Zack Davisson is an award-winning writer, translator, and lecturer who played a significant role in making Japanese folklore and entertainment accessible to English audiences. On faculty at NYU, he is respected in both academic and pop culture circles. Zack is the author of The Ultimate Guide To Japanese Yokai, Kaibyo: The Supernatural Cats Of Japan, Yurei: The Japanese Ghost, and The Art Of Star Wars Visions. He was also the translator for Shigeru Mizuki’s Showa: A History of Japan, published in North America by Drawn & Quarterly.
Current projects include Ultimate X-Men for Marvel Comics, Cat + Crazy for Dark Horse, and The Art Of Shigeru Mizuki for Drawn and Quarterly. Zack has lectured on manga, folklore, and translation at Duke University, Annapolis Naval Academy, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, and the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
Zack lives in Seattle, WA with his wife Miyuki, dog Mochi, cat Shere Khan, and several ghosts.
We are excited to welcome Zack Davisson to FanimeCon for the first time as our Writer/Translator Guest of Honor!