History Main / PastoralScienceFiction

To reiterate, this is a ''science fiction'' trope. Both fantasies and realistic fiction employ this sort of vibe too commonly for it to be particularly notable, but in science fiction it is rare enough to stand out. The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastoral_science_fiction#
other Wiki has an article]] with more details.

* ''Anime/{{Aria}}'': The relatively primitive, beautiful, canal-laced world.
* ''Anime/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind'': Most of the film fits the requirements, certainly with Nausicaa's agrarian home valley, and even the alien-seeming but beautifully peaceful fungus forest fits the atmosphere perfectly (as long as you don't give the local fauna a reason to attack you).

To reiterate, this is a ''science fiction'' trope. Both fantasies and realistic fiction employ this sort of vibe too commonly for it to be particularly notable, but in science fiction it is rare enough to stand out. The [[ other Wiki has an article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastoral_science_fiction#
]] with more details.

To reiterate, this is a ''science fiction'' trope. Both fantasies and realistic fiction employ this sort of vibe too commonly for it to be particularly notable, but in science fiction it is rare enough to stand out. The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastoral_science_fiction# other Wiki has an article

To reiterate, this is a ''science fiction'' trope. Both fantasies and realistic fiction employ this sort of vibe too commonly for it to be particularly notable, but in science fiction it is rare enough to stand out. The [[other Wiki has an article
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastoral_science_fiction# ]] with more details.

To reiterate, this is a ''science fiction'' trope. Both fantasies and realistic fiction employ this sort of vibe too commonly for it to be particularly notable, but in science fiction it is rare enough to stand out. The [other Wiki has an article
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastoral_science_fiction# ] with more details.

To reiterate, this is a ''science fiction'' trope. Both fantasies and realistic fiction employ this sort of vibe too commonly for it to be particularly notable, but in science fiction it is rare enough to stand out. The [
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastoral_science_fiction# Wiki has an article] with more details.

To reiterate, this is a ''science fiction'' trope. Both fantasies and realistic fiction employ this sort of vibe too commonly for it to be particularly notable, but in science fiction it is rare enough to stand out. How do you achieve an idyllic Arcadia setting and still have it qualify as sci-fi? One approach used by Simak in several stories was to set the story in the beautiful countryside and have some [[HumanAliens human-appearing aliens]] (posessing futuristic tech) [[AlienAmongUs blend into the townspeople]]. The aliens typically hide their advanced technology and their alien identity.

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