MIFV Interview Series: Dr. Jeffrey Angles on ‘The Luminous Fairies and Mothra’

2026-01-13

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Nathan sits down with Dr. Jeffrey Angles for a conversation on his next upcoming kaiju novel translation: The Luminous Fairies and Mothra. This short three-part book was the world’s introduction to the “Queen of the Monsters,” and it has a potent place in Japanese history and literary tradition. Learn about this and more in this interview! Order the book: https://a.co/d/016Tybg. Watch the original video version of this interview on the MIFV YouTube (http...

Nathan sits down with Dr. Jeffrey Angles for a conversation on his next upcoming kaiju novel translation: The Luminous Fairies and Mothra. This short three-part book was the world’s introduction to the “Queen of the Monsters,” and it has a potent place in Japanese history and literary tradition. Learn about this and more in this interview!

Order the book: https://a.co/d/016Tybg.

Watch the original video version of this interview on the MIFV YouTube (https://youtube.com/live/NPwJ0zTjPGk?feature=share) or The Worlds of Nathan Marchand YouTube channel (https://youtube.com/live/7IYvHjV2YKA?feature=share).

Listen to Nathan and Becky “Bex” Smith discuss Mothra (1961): https://tinyurl.com/MIFV-59-Mothra-1961.

Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip, and Henshin Power V3!

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