This issue brings together contributions on Japanese, Chinese and Korean films, including one additional glimpse to South Asia, presenting portrayals of independent filmmakers, highly renowned classics, but also examples of manga and anime, the cyberpunk genre, or on most recent highly successful streaming series. The issue aims to pique curiosity and to encourage readers to delve more deeply into the multifaceted and intriguing relationship between religion and media in Asia.

Edited by: Christian Wessely, Franz Winter, and Yukihiko Yoshida

JRFM 10/2 2024 (November 2024); Deadline submissions: 10 February 2024

Escaping the Moment. Time Travel as a Negotiation of Transcendence

Time travel is transcendent per se, as it goes beyond physical boundaries and exceeds what is empirically observable. However, the idea of travelling through time is possible as a thought experiment in different media representations. It forms a meaningful topic in the fantasy and science fiction genre. In this upcoming issue of JRFM, we will reflect on different media representations of time travel and their connection to transcendence.