Zack Davisson
he/him
Translator / Writer / Scholar
Seattle, WA, USA
Biography:
Zack Davisson is an award-winning translator, writer, and folklorist. He is the author of Yurei: The Japanese Ghost, Kaibyo: The Supernatural Cats of Japan, Yokai Stories, Narrow Road, and Amabie: Past and Present. He translated globally-renowned properties such as Go Nagai's Devilman and Cutie Honey, Leiji Matsumoto's Space Battleship Yamato and Captain Harlock, and Satoshi Kon's Opus, as well as Shigeru Mizuki's multiple Eisner Award-winning Showa: A History of Japan and famous folklore comic Kitaro. He currently co-writes for Demon Days from Marvel Comics.
He lectured on manga, folklore, and translation at colleges such as Duke University, Annapolis Naval Academy, University Ca' Foscari Venezia, UCLA, and the University of Washington, and contributed to exhibitions at the Henry Art Gallery, the Museum of International Folk Art, Wereldmuseum Rotterdam, and the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
Convention Guest Appearances
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2025
- Animé Los Angeles 2025 - January 9-12, 2025 in Long Beach, CA, USA 2024
- Rose City Comic Con 2024 - September 6-8, 2024 in Portland, OR, USA
- Anime NYC 2024 - August 23-25, 2024 in New York, NY, USA
- Emerald City Comic Con 2024 - February 29 - March 3, 2024 in Seattle, WA, USA
- Animé Los Angeles 2024 - January 4-7, 2024 in Long Beach, CA, USA 2023
- Anime NYC 2023 - November 17-19, 2023 in New York, NY, USA
- Rose City Comic Con 2023 - September 22-24, 2023 in Portland, OR, USA
- Anime Boston 2023 - April 7-9, 2023 in Boston, MA, USA
- Emerald City Comic Con 2023 - March 2-5, 2023 in Seattle, WA, USA 2022
- Anime Frontier 2022 - December 2-4, 2022 in Fort Worth, TX, USA
- Anime NYC 2022 - November 18-20, 2022 in New York, NY, USA
- Kumoricon 2022 - November 11-13, 2022 in Portland, OR, USA
- Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival 2022 - November 5, 2022 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
- Rose City Comic Con 2022 - September 9-11, 2022 in Portland, OR, USA
- Emerald City Comic Con 2022 - August 18-21, 2022 in Seattle, WA, USA 2021
- Anime NYC 2021 - November 19-21, 2021 in New York, NY, USA
- Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival 2021 - November 6, 2021 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
- Rose City Comic Con 2021 - September 10-12, 2021 in Portland, OR, USA 2020
- Animé Los Angeles 2020 - January 9-12, 2020 in Ontario, CA, USA 2019
- Anime NYC 2019 - November 15-17, 2019 in New York, NY, USA
- KuroNekoCon 2019 - August 9-11, 2019 in Spokane, WA, USA 2018
- Rose City Comic Con 2018 - September 7-9, 2018 in Portland, OR, USA 2017
- Rose City Comic Con 2017 - September 8-10, 2017 in Portland, OR, USA
- KuroNekoCon 2017 - July 29-30, 2017 in Spokane, WA, USA
- AnimeNEXT 2017 - June 9-11, 2017 in Atlantic City, NJ, USA
25 confirmed guest appearances