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Manga translator and anthropologist
Rachel Thorn
[1] (formerly Matt Thorn ; born May 12, 1965) is a
cultural anthropologist and a faculty member at the
Kyoto Seika University 's Faculty of Global Culture (in the Japanese Culture Course) in Japan.
[2]
[3]
[4]
She
[5] is best known in North America for her work dealing with
shōjo manga (Japanese comics for girls). She has appeared at multiple
anime conventions, including
Otakon 2004 .
[6] She chose to translate shōjo manga into English after reading
The Heart of Thomas by
Moto Hagio in the mid-1980s.
[7]
In March 2010, it was announced that Thorn would edit a line of
manga co-published by
Shogakukan and
Fantagraphics .
[8]
The following credits are for translation unless otherwise noted. Most of the translation credits are as "Matt Thorn":
2001 Nights , by
Yukinobu Hoshino
A, A' , by
Moto Hagio
AD Police , by
Tony Takezaki
Banana Fish , by
Akimi Yoshida (
vols. 1–4, translated with Yuji Oniki)
[9]
Battle Angel Alita , by
Yukito Kishiro
Dance Till Tomorrow , by
Naoki Yamamoto
A Drunken Dream and Other Stories , by Moto Hagio (translator and editor)
[10]
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
[11]
The Heart of Thomas , by Moto Hagio (translator and editor)
[12]
The Legend of Kamui , by
Sanpei Shirato
Love Song , an anthology of short stories by Keiko Nishi
[11]
Maison Ikkoku , by
Rumiko Takahashi
Mermaid Saga , by Rumiko Takahashi
[13]
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind , by
Hayao Miyazaki
[9]
Otherworld Barbara , by Moto Hagio
[14]
The Poe Clan , by Moto Hagio
[15]
Project A-ko
Red Blinds the Foolish , by
Est Em
[16]
Sanctuary , by
Sho Fumimura and
Ryoichi Ikegami
[9]
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)
[16]
Fujimoto, Yukari (2012). "Takahashi Macoto: The Origin of Shōjo Manga Style".
Mechademia . 7 (1): 24–55.
doi :
10.5749/minnesota/9780816680498.003.0002 .
ISBN
9780816680498 .
Wandering Son , by
Takako Shimura
[17]
^ Thorn, Rachel [@rachel_thorn_en] (September 1, 2017).
"So I've decided to take the name my mother planned to give me had I been assigned female at birth: Rachel" (
Tweet ). Archived from
the original on April 4, 2021 – via
Twitter .
^
"Faculty Members | Kyoto Seika University" . www.kyoto-seika.ac.jp . Retrieved January 12, 2023 .
^ Alverson, Brigid (February 17, 2009).
"Matt Thorn Returns to Translation" .
Publishers Weekly . Archived from
the original on April 26, 2009.
^ Macdonald, Christopher (July 9, 2005).
"Matt Thorn to Teach Manga in Japan" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved January 29, 2007 .
^ Thorn has publicly stated that her pronouns are female. Thorn, Rachel [@matt_a_thorn] (March 9, 2015).
"Being misgendered a lot today. I suppose I need to come out a little more loudly. My preferred pronouns are she/her/hers, thank you" (
Tweet ). Archived from
the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2020 – via
Twitter .
^ Phillips, George (August 24, 2004).
"Otakon 2004 - Opening Ceremonies" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved January 29, 2007 .
^ Cha, Kai Ming (April 5, 2010).
"Matt Thorn Talks About Publishing Manga" .
Publishers Weekly . Retrieved April 9, 2010 .
^ Deppey, Dirk (March 8, 2010).
"Journalista reputation-destroying extra: Four years' work" . ¡Journalista! (blog).
The Comics Journal . Archived from
the original on March 12, 2010. Retrieved March 20, 2020 .
^
a
b
c Macdonald, Christopher (July 8, 2004).
"New Otakon Guests" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved August 13, 2020 .
^ Loo, Egan (March 8, 2010).
"Fantagraphics Adds Moto Hagio's A Drunken Dream (Updated)" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved August 13, 2020 .
^
a
b
Garrity, Shaenon K. (April 11, 2013).
"Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga Special Guest Edition: Love Song and Four Shojo Stories " .
Anime News Network . Retrieved August 13, 2020 .
^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 4, 2012).
"Fantagraphics Posts Preview of Moto Hagio's Heart of Thomas Manga" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved August 13, 2020 .
^ Moore, Caitlin (December 7, 2020).
"Review: Mermaid Saga Collector's Edition Vol. 1" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
^ Ressler, Karen (October 27, 2015).
"Moto Hagio's Otherworld Barbara Manga Listed From Fantagraphics" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved August 13, 2020 .
^ Sherman, Jennifer (July 20, 2018).
"Fantagraphics Adds Moto Hagio's The Poe Clan Manga" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved August 13, 2020 .
^
a
b Cha, Kai-Ming (March 15, 2010).
"Fantagraphics Steps into Manga Publishing" .
Publishers Weekly . Retrieved May 24, 2010 .
^ Thorn, Rachel (March 9, 2010).
"Moto Hagio collection, Takako Shimura's Wandering Son " . Matt-Thorn.com . Archived from
the original on February 22, 2014.
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