RETROFUTURISMEالمستقبلية الرجعيةA COLLECTION OF
IMAGINED FUTURES

FROM THE ARCHIVE

Naoyuki Kato

ناويوكي كاتو

Japanese illustrator born in 1952 in Hamamatsu and a founding member of Studio Nue. Since the 1970s his intricate, heavily mechanical paintings have defined Japanese editions of science fiction, from Starship Troopers and Dune to Legend of the Galactic Heroes.

رسام ياباني وُلد عام 1952 في هاماماتسو، ومن مؤسسي استوديو «نيو». منذ السبعينيات حددت لوحاته المعقدة الغنية بالتفاصيل الآلية شكل الطبعات اليابانية للخيال العلمي، من «جنود المركبة الفضائية» و«كثيب» إلى «أسطورة الأبطال المجريين».

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ABOUT THE COLLECTION

Futures worth
remembering.

This collection grew in المستقبلية الرجعية — le rétrofuturisme, a Facebook group devoted to imagined futures, science fiction art and extraordinary worlds.

Its 154 artist and collection albums bring together 2,855 images: 2,738 from the 146 original group albums, plus new sci-fi artist albums added by the curator, preserved here with their original album titles, sourced artist descriptions and source links. Search in English or Arabic, explore each album, and keep a personal selection with the heart button.

Saved selections stay in this browser and can be exported into the local curator. Full-resolution viewing is retained; image right-click saving and dragging are disabled, but screenshots and extraction remain possible. This archive does not grant permission to publish artwork or use it on merchandise; those uses need rights checked separately.

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