Genocidal Organ
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Author | Project Itoh |
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Language | Japanese |
Genre | Science fiction |
Publisher | Hayakawa Publishing(Japanese) Viz Media(English) |
Publication date | 2007(Hayakawa SF Series/JCollection) 2010(paperback) |
Publication place | Japan |
Published in English | 2012 |
Media type | Print (paperback) |
Pages | 282(Hayakawa SF Series/JCollection) 431(paperback) |
ISBN | 978-4-15-030984-8 |
Genocidal Organ(Ngược sát khí quan,Gyakusatsu Kikan)is thedebut novelof Japanese science fiction writerProject 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 magazineSF ga yomitairankedGenocidal Organas the number one domestic SF novel of the decade.[1]
The English translation ofGenocidal Organ,translated by Edwin Hawkes, was published in August 2012 by Haikasoru /Viz Media.
Plot
[edit]WhenSarajevowas destroyed by a homemadenuclear weapon,the leading democracies of the world transformed intosurveillance 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 genocidal wars. Those developing countries went from harmony to complete destruction in about 6–8 months, with all of the events and evidence pointing to one suspect, an American named John Paul.
Clavis Shepherd, aUS Special ForcesOfficer, along with his team of advanced super-soldiers, are tasked with finding and eliminating John Paul. They want to know how one man can cause so much destruction and death.
Eventually, Clavis manages to track down John Paul, who confirms that he has discovered the existence of a "genocidal organ" naturally present in mankind that can be activated using a sequence of words, which he calls the "genocide grammar." He explains that he used it to cause massive civil wars in the rest of the world, believing it to be the only way to protect the United States and the rest of the "First World"from terrorism and resentment in the"Third World".Clavis, unmoved, takes him into custody, only to see him dying after an assassination operation carried out by his own intelligence unit, who were ordered to kill him to prevent the end of the" peace "carried out by the surveillance states.
Consequently, Clavis discovers the truth from Paul's personal effects: the genocidal organ is actually the result of a massive program of subliminal messages, under the name of Operation John Paul (a probable controversial reference to the influence of theCatholic Churchin the Western world), originally led cabal of leaders called the "First World Order." This group, which was most likely also behind that city's nuclear destruction, used the massive media coverage of the destruction of Sarajevo to start their operation. In fact, John Paul was originally the American agent in charge of the program, but unlike their original plan, Paul managed to escape their grasp, disappearing into the chaos of the wars that followed, creating a network of Resistance cells against his own former bosses. Paul's notes also underline that he found the true intention of the whole ordeal: to exploit the world's crises and impose an "Order of Nations,"transforming the world into aone-world government,militarized and controlled by its new masters. As a last resort, Paul created a new sequence of words to activate his "genocidal" program in theEnglish-speaking world,which, just like the rest of the world population, had received the subliminal message of genocidal organs.
The revelation causes an immense conflict within Clavis. Despite having seen firsthand the results of the genocidal organs, he is also forced to admit that America and the rest of the First World are the real culprits of the world's suffering and devastation and that in any case, while America is still standing, they have practically killed the "American dream"and imposed a convenient" First World truth. "Clavis decides to go forward with Paul's plan. He leaks the information so that he can be called to a military hearing inWashington DC,watched from afar by theJoint Chiefs of Staffand the general public. Clavis, despite having no illusion about the future or that he is doing the right thing, then activates the program, causing a second civil war centered on America.
Anime film and manga
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Directed by | Shūkō Murase |
Screenplay by | Shūkō Murase |
Based on | Genocidal Organ by Project Itoh |
Produced by | Kōji Yamamoto |
Starring | Yuichi Nakamura Satoshi Mikami Yuki Kaji Kaito Ishikawa Sanae Kobayashi Akio Ōtsuka Takahiro Sakurai |
Edited by | Tomoki Nagasaka |
Music by | Yoshihiro Ike |
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Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
An animated film adaptation, directed and written byShūkō Murase,and produced atManglobe,was scheduled to be released on November 13, 2015. However, due to Manglobe'sbankruptcy,the film's release was postponed.[2][3]It was later announced on November 13, 2015 that production on the film had resumed with the same staff under the newly createdGeno Studio,with hopes to complete the film by the end of 2016.[4]The film was released on February 3, 2017.[5]Prior to the film's theatrical screening in Japan, the first fifteen minutes were shown on October 31, 2016 at the 2016Tokyo International Film Festival.[6][7]Funimationscreened the film in select U.S. theatres on July 12 and 13, 2017.[8]
A three-volume manga by Asou Gatou based on the novel was published byKadokawa ShoteninNewtypefrom 2015 to 2017.
Voice cast
[edit]Character | Japanese voice actor[2] | English dubbing actor[9] |
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Clavis Shepherd | Yuichi Nakamura | Josh Grelle |
Williams | Satoshi Mikami | Ian Sinclair |
Leland | Kaito Ishikawa | Joel McDonald |
Alex | Yūki Kaji | Clifford Chapin |
Lucie Škroupova | Sanae Kobayashi | Jeannie Tirado |
Rockwell | Akio Ōtsuka | Christopher Sabat |
John Paul | Takahiro Sakurai | Ricco Fajardo |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^SFが đọc みたい! 〈2010 niên độ bản 〉. Hayakawa Shobo. 2010.ISBN978-4-15-209107-9.
- ^ab"GamePlaza-HARUKA- ŔźÍĽ¤ľ¤ó˝ĐąéĽęĽšĽČ ĽżĽ¤ĽČĽëĘĚÉ˝ź¨ ľÔťŚ´ď´ą".Gph.sakura.ne.jp.Retrieved2017-07-21.
- ^"Manglobe's Genocidal Organ Film Delayed".Anime News Network.Retrieved2015-10-01.
- ^"New Anime Studio 'Geno Studio' to Complete Genocidal Organ Anime Film - News".Anime News Network. 2015-11-13.Retrieved2017-07-21.
- ^"Genocidal Organ Film's Promo Video Reveals Winter Release".Anime News Network.2016-06-09.Retrieved2016-06-09.
- ^"Genocidal Organ Anime Film's New Teaser Video Streamed".Anime News Network.2016-10-13.Retrieved2016-10-13.
- ^"Tokyo Int'l Film Festival Screens Genocidal Organ Preview, Gantz:O, In the Corner of this World Films".Anime News Network.September 26, 2016.RetrievedJanuary 13,2017.
- ^"Project Itoh's Genocidal Organ Coming to US Theaters July 12 & 13 - Funimation - Blog!".Funimation. 2017-06-09.Retrieved2017-07-21.
- ^"Funimation to Release Genocidal Organ Film on Home Video with English Dub".Anime News Network. August 12, 2017.
External links
[edit]- Genocidal OrganatIMDb
- Official film website(in Japanese)
- Genocidal Organ(anime) atAnime News Network's encyclopedia
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