In the beginning, woman was truly the sun. An authentic person. Now she is the moon, a wan and sickly moon, dependent on another, reflecting another’s brilliance. The time has come for us to recapture the sun hidden within us. Haikara-san ga Tooru immediately establishes itself as an intrinsically revolutionary curio for the modern girl, … Continue reading “In the Beginning, Woman Was Truly the Sun”: Haikara-san ga Tooru and Emerging Feminism in the Taishou Era
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