# Anne Ishii

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American writer and translator

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Ishii in 2016

**Anne Ishii** is an American writer, editor, translator, and producer based in Philadelphia. Ishii is the host of WHYY's *Movers & Makers,* and the Executive Director of Philadelphia's Asian Arts Initiative, an arts non-profit.[1][2]

## Producer

Ishii is a producer of [*bara* manga](/source/Bara_manga). Her work includes *The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame: Master of Gay Erotic Manga*,[3] and *Massive: Gay Japanese Manga and the Men Who Make It*, edited alongside [Graham Kolbeins](/source/Graham_Kolbeins), featuring [manga artists](/source/Manga_artist) [Gengoroh Tagame](/source/Gengoroh_Tagame), [Jiraiya](/source/Jiraiya_(artist)), Seizoh Ebisubashi, Kazuhide Ichikawa, Inu Yoshi, [Takeshi Matsu](/source/Takeshi_Matsu), [Gai Mizuki](/source/Gai_Mizuki) and Poosukeh Kumada, with artwork by [Chip Kidd](/source/Chip_Kidd). In 2013, Ishii founded [Massive Goods](/source/Massive_Goods)[1] with Graham Kolbeins, a line of Bara Japanese manga and paraphernalia tied to their graphic novel of the same name. She was a co-executive producer and writer on Kolbeins's 2019 documentary [Queer Japan](/source/Queer_Japan).[4][5]

She is the translator of the English version of Tagame's manga *[My Brother's Husband](/source/My_Brother's_Husband)*.[6]

## Published works

Ishii's translation credits include the Aranzi Machine Gun series, *[Aranzi Aronzo](/source/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](/source/Bat-Manga!%3A_The_Secret_History_of_Batman_in_Japan)*.

Formerly with [Vertical](/source/Vertical_(company)),[7] she is the editor-in-chief of *They're All So Beautiful*[8] and *Paperhouses*. As a writer, Ishii has been published by *[The Village Voice](/source/The_Village_Voice)*,[7] *[Slate](/source/Slate_(magazine))*,[9] *[Publishers Weekly](/source/Publishers_Weekly)*,[10] *[Guernica](/source/Guernica_(magazine))*,[11] *[Giant Robot](/source/Giant_Robot_(magazine))*,[8] and [Asian American Writers' Workshop](/source/Asian_American_Writers'_Workshop).[12]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) Reid, Calvin (August 2, 2018). ["Anne Ishii to Head Philly's Nonprofit Asian Arts Initiative"](https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/people/article/77653-anne-ishii-to-head-philly-s-nonprofit-asian-arts-initiative.html). *[Publishers Weekly](/source/Publishers_Weekly)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20221206050716/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/people/article/77653-anne-ishii-to-head-philly-s-nonprofit-asian-arts-initiative.html) from the original on December 6, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Crimmins, Peter (February 14, 2021). ["Skate park installation and printmaking exhibition bring queer and trans artists together"](https://whyy.org/articles/skate-park-installation-and-printmaking-exhibition-bring-queer-and-trans-artists-together/). *[WHYY-FM](/source/WHYY-FM)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230530122935/https://whyy.org/articles/skate-park-installation-and-printmaking-exhibition-bring-queer-and-trans-artists-together/) from the original on May 30, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Trebay, Guy (June 23, 2014). ["Opening Ceremony Turns to Manga Comic Artist for Gay Pride Week"](https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/26/fashion/opening-ceremony-turns-to-manga-comic-artist-for-gay-pride-week.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. Retrieved December 13, 2023.{{[cite news](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_news)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Reynolds, Daniel (October 29, 2020). ["'Queer Japan' Shows the Asian Nation's 'LGBT Boom' in New Trailer"](https://www.advocate.com/film/2020/10/29/queer-japan-shows-asian-nations-lgbt-boom-new-trailer). *[The Advocate](/source/The_Advocate_(magazine))*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231101232749/https://www.advocate.com/film/2020/10/29/queer-japan-shows-asian-nations-lgbt-boom-new-trailer) from the original on November 1, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Windsor, Harry (July 22, 2019). ["'Queer Japan': Film Review | Outfest 2019"](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/queer-japan-review-1225995/). *[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230605233906/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/queer-japan-review-1225995/) from the original on June 5, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** "[My Brother’s Husband, Volume 1](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/545416/my-brothers-husband-volume-1-by-gengoroh-tagame/9781101871515/)." [Penguin Random House](/source/Penguin_Random_House). Retrieved on May 7, 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:2_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:2_7-1) Ishii, Anne (December 27, 2005). ["English as a Second Language"](https://web.archive.org/web/20231214053334/https://www.villagevoice.com/english-as-a-second-language/). *[The Village Voice](/source/The_Village_Voice)*. Archived from [the original](https://www.villagevoice.com/english-as-a-second-language/) on December 14, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_8-1) ["The Best Cure for Yellow Fever? Date an Asian"](https://www.giantrobot.com/blogs/giant-robot-store-and-gr2-news/15798819-the-best-cure-for-yellow-fever-date-an-asian). *[Giant Robot](/source/Giant_Robot_(magazine))*. April 5, 2013. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230401021743/https://www.giantrobot.com/blogs/giant-robot-store-and-gr2-news/15798819-the-best-cure-for-yellow-fever-date-an-asian) from the original on April 1, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Ishii, Anne (February 2, 2013). ["Bao Wow Wow Yippee Yo Yippee Yay"](https://slate.com/culture/2013/02/eddie-huangs-fresh-off-the-boat-reviewed.html). *[Slate](/source/Slate_(magazine))*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [1091-2339](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1091-2339). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230620071133/https://slate.com/culture/2013/02/eddie-huangs-fresh-off-the-boat-reviewed.html) from the original on June 20, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Articles written by Anne Ishii"](https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/article_authors/59.html). *[Publishers Weekly](/source/Publishers_Weekly)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231214052523/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/article_authors/59.html) from the original on December 14, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Ishii, Anne (August 15, 2013). ["Bringing Up Sunny: A champion for the bildungsroman publishes his first confessional novel based on his childhood"](https://www.guernicamag.com/bringing-up-sunny/). *[Guernica](/source/Guernica_(magazine))*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210711025408/https://www.guernicamag.com/bringing-up-sunny/) from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Ishii, Anne (June 3, 2012). ["Pen and Paper. . . on Paper"](https://aaww.org/pen-and-paper-on-paper/). *[Asian American Writers' Workshop](/source/Asian_American_Writers'_Workshop)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230530003219/https://aaww.org/pen-and-paper-on-paper/) from the original on May 30, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

## External links

- [Official website](https://anneishii.com/)

- [Anne Ishii](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2444019/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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