Manga Translation Pioneer Toren Smith Passes Away

Helped bring first manga titles to English audiences; co-founded AnimeCon Writer James Hudnall reported and ANN confirmed that Toren V. Smith, one of the earliest English translators of manga, passed away on March 4. Smith has been involved in manga and anime since before 1986, when he organized the first major convention room for anime at BayCon in California. He worked at Viz Communications in i

[tshimuran]

RT @tinouye: 日本マンガの翻訳者、トーレン・スミス氏が亡くなられたそうです。80年代から、カムイ伝、アップルシード、鉄腕アトムなどさまざまな日本の作品を先駆けて翻訳された方です。合掌。

[mickn]

Manga Translation Pioneer Toren Smith Passes Away

[y-yoshihide]

トーレン・スミス氏逝去のニュース記事。