Rachel Thorn

Rachel Thorn
Born	Matt Thorn (1965-05-12) May 12, 1965 (age 59)
Occupation(s)	Cultural anthropologist, associate professor, translator
Known for	Manga translation

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
• Promise by Keiko Nishi (January 1994). First shōjo manga ever published in the United States. The two stories in this manga were then included in the Four Shōjo Stories anthology.
• 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. 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.
2. "Faculty Members | Kyoto Seika University". www.kyoto-seika.ac.jp. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
3. Alverson, Brigid (February 17, 2009). "Matt Thorn Returns to Translation". Publishers Weekly . Archived from the original on April 26, 2009.
4. Macdonald, Christopher (July 9, 2005). "Matt Thorn to Teach Manga in Japan". Anime News Network . Retrieved January 29, 2007.
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. Phillips, George (August 24, 2004). "Otakon 2004 - Opening Ceremonies". Anime News Network . Retrieved January 29, 2007.
7. Cha, Kai Ming (April 5, 2010). "Matt Thorn Talks About Publishing Manga". Publishers Weekly . Retrieved April 9, 2010.
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. Macdonald, Christopher (July 8, 2004). "New Otakon Guests". Anime News Network . Retrieved August 13, 2020.
10. Loo, Egan (March 8, 2010). "Fantagraphics Adds Moto Hagio's A Drunken Dream (Updated)". Anime News Network . Retrieved August 13, 2020.
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. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 4, 2012). "Fantagraphics Posts Preview of Moto Hagio's Heart of Thomas Manga". Anime News Network . Retrieved August 13, 2020.
13. Moore, Caitlin (December 7, 2020). "Review: Mermaid Saga Collector's Edition Vol. 1". Anime News Network . Retrieved March 7, 2021.
14. Ressler, Karen (October 27, 2015). "Moto Hagio's Otherworld Barbara Manga Listed From Fantagraphics". Anime News Network . Retrieved August 13, 2020.
15. Sherman, Jennifer (July 20, 2018). "Fantagraphics Adds Moto Hagio's The Poe Clan Manga". Anime News Network . Retrieved August 13, 2020.
16. Cha, Kai-Ming (March 15, 2010). "Fantagraphics Steps into Manga Publishing". Publishers Weekly . Retrieved May 24, 2010.
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.

External links

• Official website
• Rachel Thorn at Anime News Network 's encyclopedia