Frederik L. Schodt

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Frederik L. Schodt is an American writer, translator and interpreter, notable in manga and anime fandom for his translations of works such as Osamu Tezuka’s Phoenix, Tezuka’s Astro Boy, Riyoko Ikeda’s The Rose of Versailles, Keiji Nakazawa’s Barefoot Gen, and others.

His best known book is Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics, published in 1983 and reprinted several times, with an introduction by Tezuka. Manga! Manga! won a prize at the Manga Oscar Awards in 1983. Furthermore, in 2000 Schodt was awarded the Asahi Shimbun’s Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize "Special Prize" for his outstanding contribution to the appreciation of manga worldwide.

[edit] Bibliography

• Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics. Kodansha International, 1983.
• Inside the Robot Kingdom: Japan, Mechatronics, and the Coming Robotopia. Kodansha International, 1988. (ISBN 0-87011-854-4)
• America and the Four Japans: Friend, Foe, Model, Mirror. Stone Bridge Press, 1994.
• Dreamland Japan: Writings on Modern Manga. Stone Bridge Press, 1996.
• Native American in the Land of the Shogun: Ranald MacDonald and the Opening of Japan. Stone Bridge Press, 2003.
• The Astro Boy Essays: Osamu Tezuka, Mighty Atom, and the Manga/Anime Revolution. Stone Bridge Press, 2007 (ISBN 978-1933330549)

[edit] External links

• Jai2, his official website
• Fred Schodt convention appearances on AnimeCons.com
• Interview with Fred Schodt on The Astro Boy Essays Animation Insider