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Announcing Zach Davisson as a Cultural Guest of Honor

Posted September 30, 2026

Zack Davisson is an award-winning writer, translator, and lecturer. He is on faculty at NYU and active in his field. Respected in both academic and popular culture circles, Davisson played a significant role in making Japanese folklore, entertainment, and literature accessible to English-speaking audiences.

He translated globally known properties such as Devilman, Kitaro, and Captain Harlock, as well as modern works such as Cat + Gamer and Gou Tanabe’s Lovecraft manga. Davisson also is the author of The Ultimate Guide to Japanese Yokai, Yurei: The Japanese Ghost, and Kaibyo: The Supernatural Cats of Japan. Davisson lectured on manga, folklore, and translation at Duke University, Annapolis Naval Academy, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, and the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

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