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As an adult, Natsuki views society as a mechanical "Baby Factory" where humans are mere tools used for work and reproduction. To escape this pressure, she enters an asexual marriage of convenience with Tomoya , another social outcast.

The story follows , who, as a neglected and abused child in Chiba, believes she is a "magician" from the planet Popinpobopia. Earthlings: A Novel

is a surreal and disturbing work by Sayaka Murata that explores deep-seated trauma, alienation, and the violent pressures of social conformity . Unlike the author's previous, more grounded hit, Convenience Store Woman , this story pushes its outsider characters into a dark, transgressive territory that challenges the very definition of humanity. Plot Overview As an adult, Natsuki views society as a