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Fantasy genres
- Fairy taleA fairy tale is a short story that belongs to the folklore genre. Such stories typically feature magic, enchantments, and mythical or fanciful beings.
- FantasyThe Epic of Gilgamesh, preserved in clay tablets from ancient Mesopotamia, contains supernatural encounters that predate modern fantasy by millennia.
- High fantasyIn October 1969, Lloyd Alexander stood before the New England Round Table of Children's Librarians to deliver a speech. He used that moment to coin the…
- Science fantasyForrest J. Ackerman coined the term science fantasy in 1935 as a direct synonym for science fiction. This label emerged during the Golden Age of Science…
- Magical girlIn 1962, a young girl named Akko opened a small silver compact in the pages of Himitsu no Akko-chan. This moment marked the first time a magical girl used an…
- IsekaiIn 1929, the first Buck Rogers comic strip appeared, centering on a Pittsburgh mine worker trapped in a cave-in and preserved for four hundred years.