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Mecha-Island |
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The rise of humanoid machines in the land of the rising sun |
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by Benjamin Wright |
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In Absolute Boyfriend, the Kronos Heaven company manufactures “Figures” as human companions. Hoping to perfect their product, the corporation is driven to learn ever more about the human mind, body, and emotions; enter Night, Riiko’s precious Nightly Lover Figure. The metaphorical strength of Night as a character is formidable, but the truth is Night isn’t actually all that metaphorical.
Right now Japan’s leading corporations, universities, and government labs are working hard to create robotic companions for human beings. For real.
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"Mecha-Island" has been edited for shojobeat.com;
the complete article appears in the October 2007 issue of Shojo Beat Magazine. |
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