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]
Bibliography
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]
References
^ 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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