「前年度の1月1日から12月31日までに刊行されたSF&ファンタジー関連作品を対象に、性的役割というテーマを探求し深めたものに与えられるものです。ひらたくいうと、「SF的にジェンダーについて深く考えさせる日本の作品を選び、あなたのSF的ジェンダー考察は、すばらしい」と、一方的ではありますが、褒め称えさせていただく賞です。」http://gender-sf.org/sog/

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This paper lists ethical and procedural points that the co-authors believe are crucial for both researchers and research subjects in the realm of queer studies. While the definition of the term "queer(kuia)" in Japanese tends to be broader and more ambiguous than in English because there is no strict equivalent to "queer" in Japanese language, in this paper the authors start with the premise that Japanese-language research projects in the queer realm tend to be interdisciplinary and tend to involve people who identify themselves as sexual minorities, commonly called "LGBT(lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender)." As such, research endeavors in the queer realm have different kinds of difficulties and risks from those in other realms. Though each researcher usually belongs to another, more traditional discipline such as sociology, art history, and literary studies, among others, in addition to queer studies, the existing guidelines and textbooks in such traditional disciplines do not address the risks and problems particular to research in the queer realm. As the first attempt in the Japanese language to "spell out" such queerrelated risks, issues, and also possible ways to alleviate them, this tentative guideline nevertheless does not profess to be comprehensive or universal. Yet the authors believe that it is imperative for Japanese-language "queer" researchers to start to acknowledge specific risks and issues. In order to help the researchers(including graduate and undergraduate students), instructors(including the ones that are not at all aware of LGBT issues), research subjects or collaborators(who give interviews and provide informational materials such as the back issues of self-published zines), this paper is organized in four categories. They are: 1)"what needs to be considered in the field of queer inquiry by both the researchers and research subjects," 2)"what both the instructors and students of queer subject matter need to be careful about in the academic context," 3) "important points about textual analysis of queer material," and 4) "necessary procedures at the time of publishing and presenting the results of queer research topics." This paper discusses the complex dynamics between researchers and research subjects especially in cases in which the researchers themselves are members of sexual minorities. In such cases, the researchers might encourage research subjects of the same minority group to participate in their research without obtaining enough information about the skill, scope and aim of the researcher and the research project. This paper also examines the differences between queer readings and outing the artists and authors of the texts and representations, among many other issues.

In the fiscal year 2023 (April 2023-March 2024), I, Akiko Mizoguchi, produced the following. *Japanese-language book (May, 2023): BL kenkyûshaniyoru jendâ hihyou nyûmon: kotobani naranai “moyamoya”wo kotobade kataru “wakuwaku” ni kaeru, hyôshô bunsekino ressun (Introduction to Gender Criticism by BL Scholar: Lessons on the Analyses of Representations in order to Change Nonverbal “Qualms” to Verbalized “Excitement”) (Kasamashoin, 2023) *English-language essay (February, 2024)“What Message Does this Film Deliver to Queer Kids? :Rethinking the Critical Criteria for Live-Action BL and GL Films,” Studies of Media, Body and Image, No. 14: pp.21-48.  *In my YouTube channel, “BL with AKIKO,” the following videos were released. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRNpDCGNueBa8qDsy-5NcQ“Interview with (manga artist) Sawa Sakura” (April 9-23, 2023)“Celebrating Beriko-sensei’s Simultaneous Release in Countries” (January 31, 2024)“Scarlet Beriko on her new book, ‘Nagahama’” (March 4, 2024) In addition, I gave a video interview to South China Morning Post in their “Cultured” series. The installment in which I appear as a specialist commentator, “Boy’s Love: fictional gay romance mesmerizes Asia,” was released on YouTube on March 31, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRNpDCGNueBa8qDsy-5NcQ