Anne Ishii
Writer, editor, translator, and producer
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| Intro | Writer, editor, translator, and producer | |
| is | Writer Translator Editor | |
| Work field | Journalism Literature | |
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Biography
Anne Ishii is a writer, editor, translator, and producer based in New York City.
Career
Producer
Ishii is a producer of Bara manga. Her works include The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame: Master of Gay Erotic Manga, and Massive: Gay Japanese Manga and the Men Who Make It, featuring manga artist Gengoroh Tagame and artwork by Chip Kidd. In 2013, Ishii founded Massive Goods with Graham Kolbeins, a line of Bara Japanese manga and paraphernalia tied to their graphic novel of the same name.
Published works
Ishii's translation credits include the Aranzi Machine Gun series, Aranzi Aronzo Fun Dolls (Let's Make Cute Stuff), The Cute Book, The Bad Book, Gunji, and Bat-Manga!: The Secret History of Batman in Japan.
Formerly with Vertical, she is the editor-in-chief of They're All So Beautiful and Paperhouses. As a writer, Ishii has been published by The Village Voice, Slate, Publishers Weekly, Guernica, Giant Robot, and Asian American Writers' Workshop.