Japan Has A Book Of European Philosophers As Anime Girls

    “Decartes is a haughty princess; Heidegger is a long-haired cultural club leader.” Thank you Aya.shii.org for bringing this to our attention.

    "Me, Tsundere and Heidegger" (2011) is a light novel about European philosophers as anime school girls.

    Lights novels (or "ranobe") are a uniquely Japanese YA genre aimed at middle and high schoolers. They are often illustrated by famous anime artists.

    In this book, post-Enlightenment philosophers are girls in modern Japan having an after school discussion.

    According to the synopsis, the protagonist is a misogynistic salarymen jealous of his beautiful boss. After dying in an accident, he is reincarnated as a high school girl. She then gets a good lecture by 8 philosopher classmates.

    No big deal, just some big-time philosophers being kawaii anime girls on a lawn.

    Kant senpai, the hardass leader, explaining the categorical imperative.

    Spinoza is shy, bookish, and somehow a scandalously dressed Lolita.

    Berkeley and Hume sharing an intimate moment.

    "Chapter 8: Nietzsche — God Is Dead, But Nothing Has Changed."

    It has an average 4-star review on Amazon Japan.

    H/T Ayashii World for this discovery.