This essay briefly examines three stories by Edogawa Ranpo that treat the theme of "doll-love": 'Hitodenashi no koi', 'Oshie to tabi suru otoko', and 'Mushi'. The relationship between doll-love and the desire for self-metamorphosis that pervades Ranpo's literature is considered. The essay suggests that the doll functions as a fetish to both reveal and disguise a male character's perverse desires, by elevating them to a quasi-religious form of love.
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