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Tondemo (Japanese
slang: "outrageous" or "preposterous") is a category of entertainment.
Tondemo is defined by the Academy of Outrageous Books (Togakkai) as
"something amusing us from a perspective that differs from what the author
intends." Although the authors seriously claim their 'theories', their
extraordinary ideas entertain us.
Past winners of the Togakkai award:
- Ninja, its Origin and Technique, an ostensibly scholarly
exploration of the history of
ninja techniques, including the secret
magical hand gestures
- Amazing Science Fiction Weapons, a notoriously poorly
researched book detailing the weapons and plots of science fiction
series
- A Final Warning from Mother Earth, a guide to the future
based on the knowledge of the ancients of
Atlantis and other civilizations.
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