| Author | Project Itoh |
|---|---|
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Hayakawa Publishing (Japanese) Viz Media (English) |
Publication date
| 2007 (Hayakawa SF Series/JCollection) 2010 (paperback) |
Published in English
| 2012 |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 282 (Hayakawa SF Series/JCollection) 431 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 978-4-15-030984-8 |
Genocidal Organ (虐殺器官 Gyakusatsu Kikan) is the debut novel of Japanese science fiction writer Project Itoh. It was first published by Hayakawa Publishing in 2007 and later re-printed in 2010 in paperback form. A poll by the yearly SF magazine SF ga yomitai ranked Genocidal Organ as the number one domestic SF novel of the decade.[1]
The English translation of Genocidal Organ, translated by Edwin Hawkes, was published in August 2012 by Haikasoru / Viz Media.
Plot[edit]
When Sarajevo was destroyed by a homemade nuclear weapon, the leading democracies of the world transformed into surveillance states, where each individual is constantly monitored, watched, and wired. While the developed nations of the world entered this state, the developing countries around the world endured a multitude of genocides. Those developing countries went from Harmony to complete destruction in about 6-8 months, with all of the events and evidences leading to one person, an American named John Paul.
Clavis Shepherd, a US Special Forces Officer, along with his team of advanced super soldiers, are tasked to find and eliminate John Paul. They want to know, how does one man cause so many destructions and deaths.
Animated film[edit]
| Genocidal Organ | |
US edition poster
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| 虐殺器官 (Gyakusatsu Kikan) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Anime film | |
| Directed by | Shūkō Murase |
| Produced by | Kōji Yamamoto |
| Written by | Shūkō Murase |
| Music by | Yoshihiro Ike |
| Studio | Manglobe Geno Studio |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | October 31, 2016 (TIFF) February 3, 2017 (Japan) |
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