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Rachel Thorn

Rachel Thorn

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]

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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

  1. [1]
    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) – via Twitter.
  2. [2]
    "Faculty Members | Kyoto Seika University". www.kyoto-seika.ac.jp. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  3. [3]
    Alverson, Brigid (February 17, 2009). "Matt Thorn Returns to Translation". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on April 26, 2009.
  4. [4]
    Macdonald, Christopher (July 9, 2005). "Matt Thorn to Teach Manga in Japan". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 29, 2007.
  5. [5]
    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.
  6. [6]
    Phillips, George (August 24, 2004). "Otakon 2004 - Opening Ceremonies". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 29, 2007.
  7. [7]
    Cha, Kai Ming (April 5, 2010). "Matt Thorn Talks About Publishing Manga". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  8. [8]
    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.
  9. [9]
    Macdonald, Christopher (July 8, 2004). "New Otakon Guests". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  10. [10]
    Loo, Egan (March 8, 2010). "Fantagraphics Adds Moto Hagio's A Drunken Dream (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  11. [11]
    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.
  12. [12]
    Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 4, 2012). "Fantagraphics Posts Preview of Moto Hagio's Heart of Thomas Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  13. [13]
    Moore, Caitlin (December 7, 2020). "Review: Mermaid Saga Collector's Edition Vol. 1". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  14. [14]
    Ressler, Karen (October 27, 2015). "Moto Hagio's Otherworld Barbara Manga Listed From Fantagraphics". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  15. [15]
    Sherman, Jennifer (July 20, 2018). "Fantagraphics Adds Moto Hagio's The Poe Clan Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  16. [16]
    Cha, Kai-Ming (March 15, 2010). "Fantagraphics Steps into Manga Publishing". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
  17. [17]
    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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