Manga mania!

an ode to ambassadors and translators, and soft power

This week I had the great pleasure of moderating a hybrid in-person/online event organized by the Japan Society of Northern California on Manga Mania, hosted by the good folks at DG717. The event featured Fred Schodt, author of the seminal Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics, several other works and translator of Astro Boy and Ghost in the Shell,…