Matt Thorn (born May 12, 1965) is a cultural anthropologist and an Associate Professor in the Department of Manga Production at Kyoto Seika University's Faculty of Manga in Japan.[1][2][3] He is most well known in North America for his work dealing with shōjo manga. He has appeared at multiple anime conventions, including Otakon 2004.[4] He chose to translate shōjo manga into English after reading Thomas no Shinzō by Moto Hagio in the mid-1980s.[5]
In March 2010 it was announced that Thorn would edit a line of manga co-published by Shogakukan and Fantagraphics.[6]
Bibliography[]
The following credits are for translation unless otherwise noted:
- 2001 Nights, by Yukinobu Hoshino
- A, A', by Moto Hagio[7]
- AD Police, by Tony Takezaki
- Banana Fish, by Akimi Yoshida (translation, with Yuji Oniki)
- Battle Angel Alita, by Yukito Kishiro[8]
- Dance Till Tomorrow, by Naoki Yamamoto
- Fanning the Flames: Fans and Consumer Culture in Contemporary Japan, edited by William W. Kelly (anthology, one chapter by Thorn)
- Four Shōjo Stories, an anthology of shōjo manga by Keiko Nishi, Moto Hagio, and Shio Satō
- Hanshin, by Moto Hagio
- The Legend of Kamui, by Sanpei Shirato
- Love Song, by Keiko Nishi[9]
- Maison Ikkoku, by Rumiko Takahashi
- Mermaid Saga series, by Rumiko Takahashi[10]
- Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, by Hayao Miyazaki
- Project A-ko
- Red Blinds the Foolish by est em[11]
- Sanctuary, by Sho Fumimura and Ryoichi Ikegami[12]
- Silent Möbius, by Kia Asamiya
- Striker: The Armored Warrior, by Hiroshi Takashige and Ryoji Minagawa
- Seduce Me After the Show by est em (supervising translator)[11]
- Wandering Son, by Takako Shimura[13]
- A Drunken Dream and Other Stories (translator and editor)[14]
References[]
- ↑ "KSU: Faculty of Manga - Dept. of Manga Production". Retrieved 2009-05-12.[dead link]
- ↑ "Matt Thorn Returns to Translation". Publishers Weekly. 2009-02-17. Retrieved 2009-05-12.[dead link]
- ↑ "Matt Thorn to Teach Manga in Japan". Anime News Network. 2005-07-09. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
- ↑ Phillips, George (2004-08-24). "Otakon 2004 - Opening Ceremonies". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2007-01-29. More than one of
|author=and|last=specified (help) - ↑ Cha, Kai Ming (4/5/2010). "Matt Thorn Talks About Publishing Manga". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 9 April 2010. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ Deppey, Dirk (March 8, 2010). "Journalista reputation-destroying extra: Four years’ work". Journalista!. The Comics Journal. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ↑ "A,A' (manga)". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
- ↑ "Battle Angel Alita (manga)". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
- ↑ "Love Song (manga)". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
- ↑ "Mermaid Forest (manga)". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Kai Ming Cha (March 15, 2010). "Fantagraphics Steps into Manga Publishing". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
- ↑ "Sanctuary (manga)". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
- ↑ Thorn, Matt (March 9, 2010). "Moto Hagio collection, Takako Shimura's "Wandering Son"". Retrieved May 24, 2010.
- ↑ "Fantagraphics Books - A Drunken Dream and Other Stories [Pre-Order]". Fantagraphics.com. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
External links[]
- Official site
- Matt Thorn at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
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