Speculative Japan, Volumes 1-4 – ed. Grania Davis, ed. Gene Van Troyer, ed. Edward Lipsett Free Audiobook

Written by ed. Grania Davis, ed. Gene Van Troyer, ed. Edward Lipsett
Read by J. P. Linton, Emily Ellet
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Speculative Japan, Volumes 1-4
Edited by Grania Davis, Gene Van Troyer & Edward Lipsett
Read by J. P. Linton & Emily Ellet
mp3 – 64kbps, Mono, 44.1 kHz
Total # of Tracks: 78
Total Play time: 45:23:28

Anthologies #252 & #253
These are going up slightly out of order.
The individual volumes came out between 2007 and 2018 but these two omnibuses were produced by NLS in 2019.
I did the best I could with the covers.
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From Goodreads

—Volume 01—
The time is long overdue to present the work of Japanese science fiction and fantasy writers to the world in English. The first book in a planned series, Speculative Japan presents a selection of outstanding works of Japanese science fiction and fantasy in English translation… and a glimpse into new worlds of the imagination. Drawing on the talents of some of the most famous and respected fiction writers of Japan, this anthology will guide you to new dimensions of wonder. First released at Nippon 2007, the 65th World Science Fiction Convention in Yokohama, Japan, it is now available worldwide.
—Volume 02—
A selection of outstanding works of fantasy and science fiction from Japan, published here in English for the first time to reveal new and very different slices of the Japanese imagination. Following the success of the first Speculative Japan book, Volume 2 explores the visions of best-selling authors across a range of genres, from the heart-warming fantasy of Awa Naoko to the cold, lonely outer spaces of Tani Koshu. Explore the Japanese view of speculative fiction, and discover the similarities and differences that make cross-cultural literature so satisfying.
—Volume 03—
The third book of our well-received Speculative Japan series, this volume brings more outstanding authors from the Japanese archipelago to English, with a selection of never-before published stories covering a broad range of speculative fiction… from gritty SF to dark fiction, enjoy a whole new dimension of the imagination!
“…the stories you’ll find collected here will broaden your view of what is possible or imaginable, provoking unusual — and sometimes uncomfortable — thoughts. That is as it should be.”
—David BRIN, preface to Speculative Japan Volume 1
This, the third volume of the Speculative Japan series, introduces a few touches of horror, gently flavoring the mix to give an extra tang to the usual shot of science fiction. And, as always, all of the stories and many of the authors are coming to English for the first time.
—Volume 04—
The fourth book of our well-received Speculative Japan series introduces new talents from Japan, and fresh new stories by some of the outstanding authors we’ve introduced to the English-speaking world already. From deep in the mountains of the Japanese countryside to the plains of frigid Pluto, from a warm South Pacific isle to a freezing mountainside, to Mars or inside a lonely psyche… a positive smorgasbord of speculative enjoyment, in English for the first time!

Stories in this collection:

—Volume 01—
01) Judy-San – Judith Merril, 1923-1997 by Grania Davis
02) Preface Volume 01 by David Brin
03) Introduction: Phase Shifting by Gene Van Troyer
04) “Collective Reason”: A Proposal by Shibano Takumi
05) The Savage Mouth by Komatsu Sakyō
06) A Time for Revolution by Kazumasa Hirai
07) Hikari by Kōno Tensei
08) I’ll Get Rid of Your Discontent by Mayumura Taku
09) The Road to the Sea by Ishikawa Takashi
10) Where Do the Birds Fly Now? by Yamano Kōichi
11) Another Prince of Wales by Toyota Aritsune
12) The Flower’s Life Is Short by Fukushima Masami
13) Girl by Ohara Mariko
14) Standing Woman by Tsutsui Yasutaka
15) Cardboard Box by Hanmura Ryō
16) The Legend of the Paper Spaceship by Yano Tetsu
17) Reiko’s Universe Box by Kajio Shinji
18) Mogera Wogura by Hiromi Kawakami
19) Adrenalin by Yoshimasu Gōzō
20) Afterword: From Vertical to Horizontal by Asakura Hisashi
21) Editor’s Afterword: “Translator As Hero” by Grania Davis

—Volume 02—
22) Preface Volume 02 by Edward Lipsett
23) Introduction Volume 02 by Darrell Schweitzer
24) A Gift from the Sea by Awa Naoko
25) Freud by Enjoh Toh
26) The Whale That Sang on the Milky Way Network by Ōhara Mariko
27) Old Vohl’s Planet by Ogawa Issui
28) The Big Drawer by Onda Riku
29) Emanon: A Reminiscence by Kajio Shinji
30) Midst the Mist by Kitakuni Kōji
31) The Man Who Watched the Sea by Kobayashi Yasumi
32) Melk’s Golden Acres by Takagi Nobuko
33) Q-Cruiser Basilisk by Tani Kōshū
34) Mountaintop Symphony by Nakai Norio
35) Open Up by Hori Akira
36) Perspective by Yamao Yūko

—Volume 03—
01) Preface (Volume 3) by Edward Lipsett
02) Introduction by Darrell Schweitzer
03) A White Camellia in a Vase by Ken Asamatsu
04) Heart of Darkness by Ayatsuji Yukito
05) Angel French by Masaya Fujita
06) A Piece of Butterfly’s Wing by Kamon Nanami
07) The Finish Line by Matsuzaki Yuri
08) Sunset by Minagawa Hiroko
09) It’s All Thanks to Saijō Hideki by Natsuko Mori
10) To the Blue Star by Ogawa Issui
11) The Warning by Riku Onda
12) Green Tea Ice Cream by Mark Schultz
13) Five Sisters by Suga Hiroe
14) Invisible by Tachihara Tōya
15) Lest You Remember by Takano Fumio
16) Fin and Claw by Sayuri Ueda
17) Silver Bullet by Yamada Masaki

—Volume 04—
18) Preface (Volume 4) by Edward Lipsett
19) Genesis: Dark Birth—Shining Death by Asamatsu Ken
20) Prototype No. 3 by Kobayashi Yasumi
21) Nightfall by Suzuki Miekichi
22) Pearls for Mia by Kajio Shinji
23) Dancing Babylon by Makino Osamu
24) Last Words by Inoue Masahiko
25) The Burning House by Tsukimura Ryōe
26) Vermilion by Ueda Sayuri
27) Morceaux by Minagawa Hiroko
28) Encounters on the Solar Wind by Hori Akira
29) The Ebb and Flow of the Aurora Sea by Mase Junko
30) The Sparrow Valley by Hanmura Ryō
31) Matsui Seimon on the Case by Yamada Masaki
32) The Fish in Chryse by Azuma Hiroki
33) Communion by Takahashi Takako