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, and Yokai Stories and translates globally renowned comics such as Go Nagai’s Devilman, Leiji Matsumoto’s Captain Harlock, Satoshi Kon’s Opus, and Shigeru Mizuki’s Kitaro. In addition, he lectured on manga, folklore, and translation at Duke University, Annapolis Naval Academy, University Ca Foscaria Venizia, UCLA, and University of Washington, and contributed to exhibitions at Wereldmuseum Rotterdam and the Art Gallery of New South Wales.