Last and First Idol

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• Frotag · Oct 27, 2025 · Recommends

  …particular order ... - Adiamante by Modesitt (1996), pacifist environmentalists vs cyberpunk warmongers. It's a lot of philosophy and a bit preachy at that but the world building was pretty thorough. - Last and First Idol by Gengen Kusano (2018). Similar to Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon, it parodies various aspects of Japanese culture over a period of eons. (It's a set of three ~70pg stories). - Harry Potter and…

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• Frotag · Nov 5, 2023 · Recommends

  …around here (especially Children of Time and rightfully so), but I'm looking for something with less drama / character-driven. The 3 body problem is a good example. Also tangential but I recommend trying Last and First Idol for anyone looking for ridiculous, gory, self-consistent sci-fi.

• ta8903 · Sep 30, 2026 · Recommends

  …no Qualia some time ago, and it's just as amazing as I remember the manga being when I read it as a teen. Right now I'm reading Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu. Sadly very few of these are translated. The Last and First Idol story collection is also a good read if you're interested in this genre.

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• Frotag · Sep 24, 2024 · Mentions

  Last and First idol is a parody of otaku (Japanese) culture. https://j-novel.club/series/last-and-first-idol It's really 3x short stories (~200 pages each) but here's a synopsis for the first: The story follows Mika…

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