Books

Frederik L. Schodt is a translator and author of numerous books about Japan, including Manga! Manga! and Dreamland Japan. He often served as Osamu Tezuka's English interpreter.

The Astro Boy essays: Osamu Tezuka, Mighty Atom, and the manga/anime revolution. Berkeley, Calif : Stone Bridge Press, 2007  ISBN: 978-1-933330-54-9 The pioneering genius of Japan's "God of Comics," Osamu Tezuka (192889), is examined through his life's masterwork: Tetsuwan Atomu, also known as Mighty Atom or Astro Boy, a comic series featuring a cute little android who yearns to be more human. The history of Tetsuwan Atomu and Tezuka's role in it is a road map to understanding the development of new media in Japan and the United States. Topics include Tezuka's life, the art of animation, the connection between fantasy robots and technology, spin-offs, and Astro Boy's cultural impact.

Native American in the land of the shogun : Ranald MacDonald and the opening of Japan. Berkeley, Calif : Stone Bridge Press, 2003. The story of the opening of Japan to the west , focusing on the adventures of Ranald McDonald, a  half-Scot, half-Chinook who arrived in Japan in 1848. McDonald studied Japanese and in turn, taught English to many influential persons of the time.

(with Osamu Tezuka) Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics. Kodansha International, 1983. An introduction to Manga, the popular form of Japanese animation. 

Inside the Robot Kingdom: Japan, Mechatronics and the coming Robotopia. Kodansha International, 1988. The development of the robotics industry in Japan and important observations about its future. 

(Translator) The Gundam Mobile Suit: Awakening (by Yoshiyuki Tomino). New York: Del Rey, 1990. 

(Translator) The Gundam Mobile Suit: Escalation (by Yoshiyuki Tomino). New York: Del Rey, 1990. 

(Translator) The Gundam Mobile Suit: Confrontation (by Yoshiyuki Tomino). New York: Del Rey, 1991. 

(Translator) Gaku Stories  (by Makoto Shiina). Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1991. Published as My Boy: A Father's Memories by Kodansha America, 1993. 

(Translator)  Jack and Betty Stories (by Yoshinori Shimizu). Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1993. 

(Translator) My Boy: A Father's Memories (Makoto Shiina). Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1991

 (Translator with Jared Cook) Barefoot Gen: A Cartoon Story of Hiroshima, Vol. 2 (Keiji Nakazawa). Tokyo: Project Gen, 1979

(Translator) The Rose of Versailles Vol. 1 (Riyoko Ikeda). Tokyo: Sanyusha, 1981

(Translator) The Rose of Versailles Vol. 2 (Riyoko Ikeda). Tokyo: Sanyusha, 1981

(Translator) Tsumi to Batsu (Crime and Punishent) (Osamu Tezuka). Tokyo: Japan Times, 1990

(Translator with Toren Smith) Orion (Masamune Shirow). Milwaukee, OR: Dark Horse Comics/ Studio Proteus, 1994

(Translator with Toren Smith) Ghost in the Shell (Masmune Shirow). Milwaukee, OR: Dark Horse Comics/ Studio Proteus, 1995

(Translator) The Four Immigrants Manga (Henry (Yoshitaka) Kiyama). Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press, 1999

America and the Four Japans: Friend, Foe, Model, Mirror. Stone Bridge Press, 1994. 

Dreamland Japan: Writings on Modern Manga. Stone Bridge Press, 1996. A sequel to Manga! Manga!, providing deeper speculation about the world of manga and looking at the medium's far-ranging impact on film, design and society in general. 

Mangajin: Eigo joutatsu kakumei: shin 100mannin no eigo shiriizu (Master English the Mangajin Way). Tokyo: Sekai Shuppan, 1997.

Link to Frederik Schodt's Bibliography  including:
Articles in Books and Magazines
Newspaper Columns
Film Credits