Yes, it's true. I do give talks and make appearances, both virtual and real. Among the places I have lectured or made presentations are universities, high schools, corporations, societies, and conventions--in the United States, Canada, Australia, Europe, and Japan. I always enjoy interacting with audiences. And I'm flexible! Click
You can contact me => fred[at mark]jai2[dot]com
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"I'd like you to know that I have been involved with a number of webinars since the lockdown, and yours has been hands-down my favorite so far....And, it is by far the event that has garnered the most positive feedback. Like me, so many people truly loved hearing your story about Kiyama and The Four Immigrants Manga."— Prof. Ann Marie Davis, Japanese Studies Librarian, The Ohio State University Libraries, 2020.
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"Fred’s...was one of the best book presentations I have ever seen....I heartily recommend him as a speaker."— Taryn Edwards, Mechanics’ Institute Library, San Francisco, 2012.
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"Fred weaved concrete advice with entertaining anecdotes in a very approachable manner. It was an invaluable opportunity for our students to listen and learn from his experience."— Glen Anderson, teacher at the "Masters of Arts in Translation, Interpretation and Language Education" program at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. February 9, 2022.
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"His insight and good humor make a most interesting and entertaining speaker as well as a widely respected author on Japanese history and culture.” —Jim Mockford, former chairman, Friends of MacDonald society, LinkedIn, July 24, 2008.
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"Schodt is a humble and nuanced speaker."—Ryan Sands, Electric Ant, 2009.
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"The main idea I took away from this experience was simple: whenever Frederik Schodt is talking about manga and anime, I should drop whatever it is I have planned and go listen to the man. You should, too."— Grant Goodman, Manga Recon @ Otakon 2009: Grant’s Report, Part 3, August 1, 2009
--HISTORY--
2024
2024-10-03
Place: Chris Scott's Japanese class, at The Nueva School, 131 E 28th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94403.
Time: 10-14:00
Title: Osamu Tezuka and Astro Boy: Creating the Modern Manga/Anime Complex
2024-09-24
Place: (Virtual-zoom) Columbus Metropolitan Library, Main Library, 96 South Grant Ave., Columbus, OH.
Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Title: "Translating Pros: In Dialogue with Manga Localizers."; Presented by Cartoon Crossroads Columbus; Ohio State Center for Languages, Literature, and Cultures; Ohio State Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures; and Ohio State Institute for Japanese Studies. With Zack Davisson, Ryan Holmberg, and moderated by Prof. Keita Moore.
Place: New York City, Javits Center, Anime NYC, Panel Room 4, 1A23
Time: 1:30pm
Title: "FREDERIK SCHODT and MATT ALT: Translating and introducing Japanese pop culture to the world, from Manga! Manga! to Pure Invention" (Host & moderator: Deb Aoki )
2024-08-23
Place: New York City, Kinokuniya bookstore
Time: 6:00pm
Title: American Manga Awards Signing and talk with Frederik Schodt, Matt Alt, Hiroko Yoda, moderated by Deb Aoki.
2024-08-22
Place: New York City, Japan Society, 333 E 47th St, New York, NY 10017
Time: 6:40pm
Title: American Manga Awards ceremony, including induction of Fred Schodt into American Manga Awards Publication Hall of Fame. Hosted by Matt Alt.
2024-06-27
Place: (Virtual-Zoom) Foundational Seminar: Sports and Leisure in East Asia Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, West Virginia (part of NCTAsia)
Time: 09:00-12:00 EST
Title: "Astro Boy and the Manga/Anime Business" (Host & moderator: Drs. David Gordon & Jason Allen)
2023-06-21
Place: (Virtual-Zoom) Foundational Seminar: Exploring East Asia through Illustrative Juvenile Literature, at Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, West Virginia (part of NCTAsia)
Time: 09:00-12:00 EST
Title: "The Four Immigrants Manga" (Host & moderator: Dr. David Gordon)
Place: Cartoon Crossroads Columbus, Columbus, Ohio.
Time: 14:00-14:50
Title: Spotlight on Manga Scholar Frederik Schodt moderated by Prof. Ann Marie Davis, OSU Japanese Studies Librarian.
Time: 12:30-14:00
Title: Osamu Tezuka, Astro Boy, and the Manga/Anime Revolution
2022-06-28
Place: (Hybrid Talk) DG717 | 717 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103. Sponsored by Japan Society of Northern California. With Matt Alt & Hiroko Yoda. Time: 6:30-8:00 P.M (PST)
Title: MANGA MANIA: A brief history of how manga conquered america and left an indelible imprint on pop culture. Video HERE.
2022-02-09
Place: (Virtual) Talk on personal experiences to students in the "Masters of Arts in Translation, Interpretation and Language Education," Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, at class taught by Glen Anderson.
Time: 21:30-22:00 (PST)
Title: (Informal discussion w/ no particular title).
Place: (Virtual-Moodle) Johannes Wieninger's master class on East Asian Art History at the University of Vienna.
Time: 17:00-18:30 (Vienna time)
Title: Osamu Tezuka and the Manga/Anime Revolution.
2021-10-05
Place (Virtual): Chris Scott's Japanese class, at The Nueva School, 131 E 28th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94403.
Time: 12:30-13:46
Title: Osamu Tezuka, Astro Boy, and the Manga/Anime Revolution
2021-03-12
Place: [ZOOM] Sponsored by the Mechanics Library and the San Francisco Writers Conference
Time: 12:00-13:00PM PST
Title: The Making of My Heart Sutra: a world in 260 Characters, with author Frederik Schodt and publisher Peter Goodman of Stone Bridge Press
2021-01-19
Place: [Zoom] Panelist on Cultural News webinar.
Time: 19:00-20:30 PST
Title: Presentation of Samura Tools and Accompanying Stories
2021-01-19
Place: [Go to Meeting] Webinar on Astro Boy for Igroup and Tezuka Productionsin Bankok, Thailand
Time: 21:00-21:50PM PST
Title: Osamu Tezuka--the God of Manga, the Father of Anime...and Astro Boy
Place: [ZOOM] Sponsored by the Japan Foundation and the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
Time: 16:00-17:30PM PST
Title: Transforming the World: How Japanese Robots Saved a Nation and Charmed a Planet
2020-11-04
Place: [ZOOM] University of Ohio, University Libraries International and Area Studies Department, for the Global Comics Series. Organized by Ann Marie Davis, Japanese Studies Librarian.
Time: 6:00-7:30pm
Title: The Four Immigrants Manga: How a Japanese Fine Artist Leapt Across Cultures With a Comic Book in 1931
See here for more information on the Four Immigrants
2020-10-8
Place: [ZOOM] University of San Francisco, Center for Asia Pacific Studies, Professor John Nelson class on Buddhism.
Time: 6:30-7:45pm
Title: My Heart Sutra: A World in 260 Characters
2020-10-06
Place: [ZOOM[ Chris Scott's Japanese class, at The Nueva School, 131 E 28th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94403.
Time: 13:00-14:00
Title: Henry Kiyama and the Four Immigrants Manga.
2020-02-11
Place: University of San Francisco, Center for Asia Pacific Studies, Professor John Nelson class on Buddhism.
Time: 6:30-7:45pm
Title: "My Heart Sutra"
Place: USC Brain and Creativity Institute's Joyce J. Cammilleri Hall (BCI), Los Angeles
Time: 19:00
Title: "An American Musical Manga" (pre-performance panel discussion with Min Kahng, Leslie Martinson & Julie Cho.
2019-11-02
Place: Eimei University, San Mateo.
Time: 14:00-17:00
Title: "Seeking My Heart Sutra"
2019-10-26
Place: Marsh Theater, Berkeley.
Time: 19:00-19-30
Title: "Post-show talk-back with David Hirata on Sumidagawa Namigoro and Japanese acrobats, after his performance of ""The Jap Box"
2019-05-25
Place: Anime North, Toronto, Canada.
Time: 14:00-15:00pm
Title: "Osamu Tezuka, Astro Boy, and the Manga/Anime Revolution"
2019-05-24
Place: Anime North, Toronto, Canada.
Time: 18:00-19:00pm
Title: "From Manga to Musical. Henry Kiayama and the Four Immigrants Manga"
2019-04-18
Place: University of California, Berkeley, Dwinelle Hall. Professor John Nelson's class on religion.
Time: 14:00-16:00pm
Title: "Thoughts on Religion, Manga, Anime, and Miyazaki." (With Beth Cary)
Place: University of San Francisco, Center for Asia Pacific Studies, Kalmanovitz Hall, Professor John Nelson's graduate seminar.
Time: 6:30-7:45pm
Title: "Popular Culture Waves: The Past, Present, and Future of the J-Pop Engine."
2018-10-04
Place: Chris Scott's Japanese class, at The Nueva School, 131 E 28th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94403.
Time: 13:00-14:30
Title: Osamu Tezuka, Astro Boy, and the Manga/Anime Revolution
2018-09-12
Place: County Fair Building, Golden Gate Park (off 9th Ave), for the Japanese Tea Garden city guides in San Francisco
Time: 17:30-19:30
Title: Henry Kiyama and the Four Immigrants Manga.
2018-06-10
Place: San Francisco Comic Con, 550 10th St., Oakland, CA 94607. Cosponsored by the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco
Time: 14:00-15:00
Title: Osamu Tezuka and Astro Boy: Creating the framework for the modern manga and anime industries
2018-05-30
Place: Kinetech Arts, at Counter Pulse, 80 Turk St., San Francisco, CA.
Time: 8:00-10:00
Title: Featured Artist Presentation, with Paige Starling Sorvillo.
2018-03-30
Place: Drew High School, San Francisco, Jason Whiton's class.
Time: 9:00-10:00
Title: Why read manga? Why watch anime? Manga, Anime, and History
2018-03-22
Place: Washington D.C., Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, AATJ (American Association of Teachers of Japanese) 2018 Annual Spring Conference.
Time: 12:50-14:30pm
Title: "Edutainmentification" in Japanese Manga," as part of a panel on "Thematic Approach in the Language Classroom Using Manga," with Prof. C.J. Suzuki (Baruch College & CUNY) and Hideki Hara, head of the Japan Foundation Los Angeles.
2018-02-12
Place: Drew High School, San Francisco, Drew Writer's Festival, Jason Whiton's class.
Time: 9:30-11:00
Title: Manga, Anime, and History
Place: University of San Francisco, Center for Asia Pacific Studies, Kalmanovitz Hall, Professor John Nelson's graduate seminar.
Time: 6:30-7:30pm
Title: "Popular Culture Waves: The Past, Present, and Future of the J-Pop Engine."
2017-10-20
Place: Tokyo, Japan National Press Club/東京、日本記者クラブ.
Time: 2-3:30pm
Title: English: “Cultural surfing: Riding the waves of transnational history, technology, and pop culture” /Japanese: Cultural SurfingーIT、歴史、アニメ・漫画、ポップカルチャー、異文化交流の波に乗って生きる. Moderated by Yukari Shiina.モデレーター：椎名ゆかり先生
2017-10-16
Place: Ascot Hall, Hotel Okura, Tokyo, Japan
Time: 6:00pm-6:45pm
Title: (Acceptance speech, in Japanese, at the 2017 Japan Foundation Award ceremony).
2017-09-11 to 13
Place: OTAKON. Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington D.C.
2017-09-11
Time: 4:30-5:30
Title: Creation of "The Osamu Tezuka Story"
2017-09-12
Time: 5:45-6:45
Title: How to Write about Japan (With Roland Kelts)
2017-09-13
Time: 10:15-11:15
Title: From Manga to Musical:The story of "The Four Immigrants Manga".
2017-07-17
Place: ゆいの森あらかわ, 東京都荒川区荒川二丁目50番1号. （日本文芸家協会＆荒川区主催）
Time: 14：00～16：00
Title: 「漂流民から始まった対外関係・ 吉村昭を再読する」。関川夏央＆石田千と一緒
2017-07-16
Place: SWET Book Fair and Special Lecture, Shimazono House, 3-3-3 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo.
Time: 2:00-6:00 p.m. Conversation with the amazing Leza Lowitz from 4:00-5:30; Book Sale 2:00-5:45
Title: "From My Experience".
2017-05-16
Place: Alumni House, University of California, Berkeley.
Time: 10:00 a.m. (15 minutes talk)
Title: "My Asia," commencement address to East Asian Studies department graduates. [Not open to the public].
2017-04-11
Place: Terrace Room, Cohen Hall, University of Pennsylvannia, Philadelphia, Penn Forum on Japan Colloquium, hosted by the Center for East Asian Studies.
Time: 17:00
Title: “Professor Risley, The Imperial Japanese Troupe, and Philadelphia”
2017-04-10
Place: Prof. Linda Chance class, 402 Cohen Hall, Center for East Asian Studies, University of Pennsylvania
Time: 13:00
Title: "Osamu Tezuka, Astro Boy, and the Manga/Anime Revolution”
2017-03-31
Place: Drew High School, San Francisco, Jason Whiton's class.
Time: 9:00-10:00
Title: Osamu Tezuka and the Development of Manga and Anime
2017-02-08
Place: 国際交流基金本部 ホール（さくら）[Japan Foundation HQ hall (Sakura)
Time: 19:00-20:30
Title: 「～世界に日本マンガを紹介して40年～フレデリック・ショット講演会」（第10回日本国際漫画賞 関連イベント、モデレーターが椎名ゆかり）. ("Talk by Frederik Schodt, who spent 40 years introducing Japanese manga to the world.") Event in conjunction with the 10th International Manga Award, moderated by Shiina Yukari.
2017-02-07
Place: Professor Beverley Curran's class, Science Hall N-220, International Christian University, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan
Time: 11:30-12:30
Title: "Reflections on Manga Translation" （マンガ翻訳を再考する）
2017-02-06
Place: 明治大学 グローバルフロント1階 グローバルホール 〒101- 0062 千代田区神田駿河台1-1
Time: 15:00-17:00
Title: 第10回日本国際漫画賞記念シンポジウム (Commemorative Symposium in Conjunction with the 10th Anniversary of the Japan International Manga Award") In Japanese.
Place: Madeleine Graham's 7th & 8th grade classes at The Odyssey Middle School, San Mateo, California.
Time: 10:30-12:00
Title: Osamu Tezuka and Manga
2016-10-11
Place: On a three-masted ship, De Nieuwe Liefde in Amsterdam
Time: 16:00
Title: Acceptance remarks for lifetime award, at Ranald MacDonald Award Ceremony, October 11, 2016.
2016-08-27 Place: Piedmont Center for the Arts, Piedmont, California.
Time: 16:00-20:00:20
Title: "An Introduction to Osamu Tezuka" (as part of the book launch party for The Osamu Tezuka Story: A Life in Manga and Anime, by Toshio Ban and Tezuka Productions, published by Stone Bridge Press, Berkeley, California, July, 2016.
2016-07-20
Place: University of California, Berkeley, ORIAS (Office of Resources for International and Area Studies).
Time: 11:00-12:20
Title: "Japanese Pop Culture in North America: From Woodblock Prints to Acrobats to Manga and Anime," part of "Pop Culture in World History" conference.
2016-03-09
Place: The University of San Francisco, Fromm Hall - FR 111 -Broad conference room.
Time: 17:15-18:30
Title: "The Continuing Allure of Hayao Miyazaki" (with Beth Cary).
2016-03-06
Place: Drew High School (Lingerr Senghor's 9th grade class).
Time: 10:00
Title: Translating Manga.
2016-02-26
Place: Meiji University, Nakano Campus, Tokyo.
Time: 14:00
Title: 「日米をまたぐストーリー漫画の始源 ～アメリカに渡った日本人漫画家『木山義喬』～」 (小野耕世との対談）(Origins of Story Manga, Straddling Japan and America-- On Henry Kiyama, the Japanese Manga Artists who Travelled to the America"; with Kosei Ono..
Place: The Asian Art Museum, San Francisco.
Time: TBD
Title: Henry Yoshitaka Kiyama and the Manga-Comics Nexus.
2015-09-25
Place: University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Time: 8-10pm
Title: (With Beth Cary) "The Continuing Allure of Hayao Miyazaki," along with planned screening of "The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness".
2015-09-24
Place: University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Time: 12:00-1:30pm
Title: "Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe: How an American Acrobat Introduced Circus to Japan--And Japan to the West."
2015-09-24
Place: University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Time: 16:15-18:00pm
Title: "Two Unheralded Transpacific Pioneers-- Native American Explorer, Ranald MacDonald, and Comicbook Artist, Henry Yoshitaka Kiyama."
2015-06-26
Place: The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Rd. Delray Beach, FL 33446
Time: 6:00pm
Title: "Japan as “The Robot Kingdom." For more information click HERE.
2015-04-22
Stanford University
Place: Stanford University, California. Center for East Asian Studies
Time: 18:00-19:30
Title: “The Continuing Allure of Hayao Miyazaki" (with Beth Cary).
2015-04-20
Professor Mark Blum's class
Place: Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures,University of California, Berkeley, Dwinelle Hall, Room 228
Time: 16:00-17:30
Title: Religion and Manga
2015-04-16
A.W. Mellon Comics Workshop
Place: Van Hise 104, The University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.
Time: 4:00-5:30pm
Title: “Osamu Tezuka and Astro Boy: Creating the Modern Manga/Anime Complex”.
2015-04-10
Place: College of Business auditorium, The University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming.
Time: 16:00
Title: “Henry Yoshitaka Kiyama and the Manga-Comics Nexus”.
2015-03-29
Albany Film Fest
Place: Albany Twin Theater, 1115 Solano Ave, Albany, CA 94706
Time: 2:10 pm Sunday, March 29
Title: “Anime talk: Fred Schodt on Osamu Tezuka + Rare Animations + Q&A”.
2015-02-23
Drew School’s Writers Festival
Place: Drew School, San Francisco, California
Reading at school assembly writers' panel, and talk to classes of English teachers Lingerr Senghor and Doug O'Keefe.
2015-02-13
Talk on manga and discussion with Suzuki Shini'ichi. マンガ関係の講演会&鈴木伸一氏との対談
Place: Tokyo. 区民ひろば富士見台 １階 東京都豊島区南長崎 1-6-1
Time: 19:00-20:30pm
Northern Calfornia Translator's Association meeting
Place: Golden Gate University, Room 5207, 536 Mission St., San Francisco, CA 94104
Time: 2:00pm
Title: "On Translating Animation Director Hayao Miyazaki" (with Beth Cary).
2014-10-08
Place: The Mechanics Institute library, 4th Floor Meeting Room, 57 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
Time: 6:00pm
Title: "Four Immigrants Manga: A Japanese Experience in San Francisco, 1904-1924," a talk with translator Frederik L. Schodt, and with Peter Goodman, publisher and president of Stone Bridge Press. For more information click HERE.
2014-09-15
Place: University of California, Berkeley, 180 Doe Library
Time: 4:00pm
Title: "The Continuing Allure of Hayao Miyazaki", with co-translator Beth Cary, and Miryam Sas (talk moderator). More information click HERE.
2014-07-10
Circus Historical Society Convention
Place: Auberge Royal Versailles, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Time: 9:00am
Title: "Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe"
2014-03-01
San Francisco Public Library
Place: Main Branch, Grove St., San Francisco
Time: 2:30-4:30pm
Title: "The First American Comic? Henry Yoshitaka's Kiyama's The Four Immigrants Manga
2014-01-23
University of California, Davis, Davis, California,
Subject: Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe. Details here.For report on talk, click here.
Time: 5:00pm
Venue: Cruess Hall 220
2014-01-03 to 05
OTAKON VEGAS, Las Vegas, Nevada
Temple University, Tokyo, Japan
"Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe: How an American Acrobat Introduced Circus to Japan—and Japan to the West"
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Temple University Japan Campus, Mita Hall 5F (Access MAP. )
2013-10-21
The Asiatic Society of Japan, Tokyo
"Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe: How an American Acrobat Introduced Circus to Japan—and Japan to the West"
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Venue: Shibuya Kyoiku Gakuen (SKG) 1-21-18 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0002.
2013-10-02
University of California, Berkeley, Institute of East Asian Studies conference room (6th floor, 2223 Fulton Street, Berkeley)
"Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe: How an American Acrobat Introduced Circus to Japan—and Japan to the West"
Time: 4:00-6:00 p.m.
2013-09-27 to 29
Anime Weekend Atlanta
Saturday panels:
11:30am "Astro Boy, Forever!"
15:00pm "Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe"
2013-08-27
University of San Francisco, Center for the Pacific Rim
Tuesday, 5:00 p.m. | USF Main Campus, Fromm Hall, Maraschi Room. Open to the public."Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe: How an American Acrobat Introduced Circus to Japan—and Japan to the West"
2013-07-18 to 20
Circus Historical Society 2013 Convention
Peru, Indiana.
Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe awarded CHS's Stuart Thayer Prize. 2013-06-15
Koret Hall, San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, 3:00-5:00pm
"Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe: How an American Acrobat Introduced Circus to Japan--and Japan to the West." For flyer, click HERE
2013-05-03
Jason Whiton's class at Drew School, San Francisco.
"Manga, Anime, & Circus"
2013-03-22
New People theater, 1746 Post St., San Francisco, CA 94115
Slide show and Q&A at "Astro Boy: The 60th Anniversary Exhibition at the 2013 CAAM Fest " in conjunction with the screening of the 2009 film, Astro Boy (director: David M. Bowers) 2013-02-02
Circus Center, 755 Frederick St., San Francisco, CA
Giant book launch party! 7-9pm, with acrobats, piano recital, readings, and music by reunited band, Just Friends.
2013-01-30
The Mechanics' Institute Library, San Francisco. 6pm, 4th flr. meeting room.
"Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe: A Lost History, and a Lost Page from San Francisco’s History"
Japan Association of Translators (JAT), Tokyo, Japan
"Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe: How an American acrobat introduced Western Circus to Japan, and Japan to the West." 2012-11-06
Foreign Correspondent's Club, Tokyo, Japan.
Title: "Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe: How an American acrobat introduced Western Circus to Japan, and Japan to the West."
2012-11-03
Neu, Japan.
[Talk on Henry Kiyama]
2012-09-27
Anime Weekend Atlanta
"Localization and the Grammar of Manga." 2012-06-16
ASPAC 2012, Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast, Gonzaga University, June 15-17, 2012, "Asia at the End of History & Christian Asia" 2012 Keynote: "Transpacific Japonisme, Past, Present,and Future." 2012-04-27
Jason Whiton's class at Drew High School, San Francisco.
"Manga in Japan"
Philosophy S249, Quadrangle Building,University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
"Creation of a Manga/Comic Hybrid." Talk at OSA (the Oriental Society of Australia).
2011-08-25
Cynthia Shambaugh's book club, Emeryville, CA
"Henry Kiyama and the Four Immigrants Manga"
2011-07-02
Meio University, Nago, Okinawa,Japan.
Conference on global pop culture. "Culture as a Strategy and Intercultural Studies: Post-3/11 Perspective."「 グローバル化するポピュラーカルチャーと国際文化学」
2011-04-30
1001 Mariposa, Sacramento State University, CA
"Manga as 20th Century Ukiyo-e: The Past, Present, and Future of the J-pop Engine." --Keynote at the Second Asian Studies Program Symposium--Reflections on Modern Asia: From Manga to Confucius.
2011-02-15
Japan Information Center, Consulate General of Japan 50 Fremont St. Suite 2200 San Francisco CA 94105
Kanrin Maru 150th Anniversary Special Teacher’s Workshop. “Early Encounters Between the United States and Japan,” with Professor Peter Duus and Gary Mukai. Yours Truly talks on Ranald MacDonald.
2011-02-08
Rm. 142 Dwinelle Hall, University of California, Berkeley.
" The Allure of Hayao Miyazaki, " with Beth Cary, for Dr. Miryam Sas' class on animation.
Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, Civic Center.
Panel discussion at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, with moi talking in the afternoon about Henry Kiyama and The Four Immigrants Manga
2010-09-30
Japanisches Kulturinstitut, Cologne, Germany
"Creation of a manga-comic hybrid." Keynote address at " Intercultural Crossovers, Transcultural flows: Manga/Comics."
2010-09-26
Ono Azusa Hall [小野梓記念講堂], Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan.
Panel discussion during 76th International P.E.N. Congress, Tokyo, 2010, with Takayuki Matsutani, Satonaka Machiko, Eto Mori, on how manga and anime have depicted the environment, with emphasis on Osamu Tezuka.
2010-07-30
Kabuki Hotel, San Francisco, CA.
"My Japan"--Keynote speech at JET (Japan Exchange & Teaching) Program Pre-Departure Orientation session.
2010-06-05
Temple University, Japan Campus, Tokyo, 12:30pm.
"Manga as 20th Century Ukiyo-e: The Past, Present, and Future of the J-pop Engine," Keynote address at "Politics of Popular Culture" conference.
2010-04-28
Cartoon Art Museum, 655 Mission St., San Francisco, CA 94105. 7-9pm
"The Allure of Hayao Miyazaki," with Beth Cary.
2010-04-12
Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, 5:30pm
"Tezuka, Astro Boy, and the Manga/Anime Revolution"
2010-04-10
University of Massachussetts, Amherst,Herter Hall 227, 5pm.
"Localizing manga in America; localizing comics in Japan"
2010-04-07
SUNY, Albany, NY, Lecture Center 6. 7:15pm
"Tezuka, Astro Boy, and the Manga/Anime Revolution"
2010-03-10
New People, Japan Town, San Francisco, CA
"The Allure of Hayao Miyazaki," with Beth Cary.
2010-02-18
"GADGET OK! Device Art in Japan" at the Broad Art Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, California
Keynote by Frederik Schodt: “Astro Boy and Robot Love in Japan: The Nexus of Fantasy and Technology”
2009-12-07
Kyoto Seika Daigaku (京都精華大学 Kyoto, Japan
Talk on the history of manga translation/localization.
2009-11-13/15
Freer Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, Washington D.C.
Osamu Tezuka anime retrospective at the Freer Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C.
2009-11-08
San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, Texas
"The Allure of Hayao Miyazaki". In auditorium of San Antonio Museum of Art.
2009-10-22
University of California, Davis, 1309 Surge III.
"Osamu Tezuka and Astro Boy"
2009-10-03
Center for International Studies, University of Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri, J.C. Penny Auditorium, North Campus.
Anime at UMSL: "Postmodern Japan comes to St. Louis--"a free day-long symposium where experts in the field of Japanese popular culture will share new and exciting research." Yours Truly on panel on Paprika, with Roland Kelts, Patrick Drazen, Jeni Prough, and Christopher Born.
2009-07-25
Center for Japanese Studies, University of California, 2223 Fulton Street, 6th Fl., Berkeley, California. 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM.
Hayao Miyazaki Symposium. Leading scholars of Japanese popular culture, literature, and film will discuss Hayao Miyazaki's work and his international influence in a roundtable panel discussion. Yours Truly is a "discussant."
2009-07-18&19
Otakon, Baltimore Convention Center, Maryland.
Appearances on Saturday and Sunday.
2009-07-14
Nibei Foundation, Los Angeles, California.
"Osamu Tezuka, Astro Boy, and the Manga/Anime Revolution"--presentation to Japan Studies Group.
2009-07-13
Japan Foundation, Los Angeles, California.
"Osamu Tezuka, Astro Boy, and the Manga/Anime Revolution"--presentation to Japan Foundation.
2009-07-26
San Francisco residence of Consulate General of Japan
Brief talk at confernment ceremony for Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosettte. Draft of talk here
2009-05-21
Professor Saya Shiraishi's class @ Tokyo Univeristy, Tokyo, Japan.
Discussion about the history of manga translation in North America.
2009-04-15
Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.
Discussion of Tekkon Kinkreet animated film with students, as part of Gorgeous Entertainment's Anime Masterpieces program.
2009-04-02
Jason Whiton's class at Drew School, San Francisco.
Discuss manga and anime with students.
2009-03-28
Meyer hall, Freer Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.
Introduction of four animated films in National Cherry Blossom Anime Marathon.
2009-02-11
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Panel discussion with John Dower and Roland Kelts, after screening of Grave of the Fireflies, part of Gorgeous Entertainment's Anime Masterpieces program.
2009-01-26
Stanford University, Center for East Asian Studies, Japan Luncheon Series
At the Center of the Anime/Manga Revolution: Osamu Tezuka and “Astro Boy”
2009-01-24
Japanese American Historical Society Gallery, 1684 Post St., San Francisco
Panel discussion with Jason Thompson, in conjunction with "The Many Faces of Manga" exhibit.
Washington, DC. Smithsonian Institution, Freer Art Gallery, Mayer Hall, 2pm.
Anime Masterpieces series at Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery, Mayer Hall. Grave Of The Fireflies Screening And Panel With John W. Dower and Susan J. Napier.
2008-11-13
Waterloo, Canada
Anime Masterpieces series at Waterloo Festival of Animated Cinema. Grave Of The Fireflies Screening And Panel. With Brian Ruh, author of Stray Dog Of Anime, and Central Park Media's John O'Donnell.
2008-09-27
Berkeley, California, Pacific Film Archives
Anime Masterpieces series at Pacific Film Archives. Screening of Grave of the Fireflies and panel discussion with Roland Kelts, author of JapanAmerica, Susan Napier, author of Anime From Akira to Howl's Moving Castle, and Ian Condry, author of "Hip-Hop Japan: Rap and the Paths of Cultural Globalization." Moderated by Dan O'Neill of UC Berkeley.
2008-04-26
Los Angeles
Panel discussion at LA Times Festival of Books, Los Angeles--"Reading Manga: A Japanese Phenomenon Comes to America." Moderator: Charles Solomon. Other panelists: Lillian M. Diaz Przybyl, editor from TokyoPop, and Liza Coppola, Sr. Vice President, VIZ Media.
2008-03-24
Tokyo, Japan. Temple University Japan (TUJ)
Presentation on Osamu Tezuka and Astro Boy to Paul Sutcliffe's manga class.
2008-03-22
Tokyo, Japan. JAT meeting. Forum 8, Room 1206, Dogenzaka 2-10-7, Shibuya, Tokyo Phone: 03-3780-0008
"Tezuka Osamu, Astro Boy, and the Roots of Modern Manga and Anime." Cost: Free for JAT members, \1000 for non-members.
2008-03-19
Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo American Club in Takanaka.
Lecture titled: "Manga and Astro Boy the humanoid, Japan's postwar cultural icon," at Japan College Women's Association monthly luncheon program, Tokyo.
2008-02-26
University of San Francisco, Main Campus, Xavier Hall, Maraschi Room.
"The Anime/Manga Revolution: Osamu Tezuka and 'Astro Boy'"
February 9, 2008
Washington D. C., Kennedy Center (Millennium Stage)
With Tim Hornyak (and Matt Alt) on Robots in Japanese science and fiction, as part of the"Robotopia Rising Lecture Series" at the Kennedy Center (Millennium Stage) in Washington D.C.
2007-12-21
Fremont, California, Mission San Jose High School.
Julia Madsen's Japanese language class.
2007-11-14
San Francisco. Japan Society of Northern California
Cosponsored by the American Friends Service Committee.
2007-07-21
San Francisco, Asian Art Museum.
Book signing and talk at the Asian, in conjunction with the "Tezuka: The Marvel of Manga" exhibit.
2007-07-11
San Francisco. Asian Art Museum.
Panel discussion on manga with Gilles Poitras, as part of the Blast Off! launch of the "Tezuka: The Marvel of Manga" exhibit. Pics here.
2007-07-07
San Francisco. Asian Art Museum.
Guided tour of "Osamu Tezuka: The Marvel of Manga" exhibit.
2007-06-04
Santa Cruz. University of California, Santa Cruz, History Department
Cosponsored by the Film and Digital Media Department, Oakes College, and the East Asian Studies Program.
2007-05-04
San Francisco. Asian Art Museum
Lecture to museum docents, as part of training session on "Tezuka: The Marvel of Manga" exhibit.
Place: Ni Ju Bashi, 1268 Fulton St., San Francisco.
Title: "Robots and Traditional Japanese Culture"
Time: 2:00PM
1989-03-01
Place: Hyatt on Union Square, San Francisco.
Title: "Inside the Robot Kingdom" A slide presentation and talk by Frederik L. Schodt.
Time: 2:00PM
Place: Storage Competitive Assessment Forum, DEC, Westford, #5 Carlisle Rd, MA
Title: "The Japanese People and Technology"
Time: 9:00-12:00
1988-11-XX
Place: Japan America Society of St. Louis, Inc.
Title: "Inside the Robot Kingdom: Japan, Mechatronics, and the Coming Robotopia"
Time: Noon
1988-11-(maybe 15th)
Place: Japan Society of Vermont and St. Michael's College, McCarthy Arts Center, Colchester, Vermont
Title: "Japan and Technology: What I learned by studying the Industrial Robot"
Time: 7pm
1988-11-16
Place: Japan America Society of Maine.
Title: "Jaan and Technology: Inside the Robot Kingdom"
Time: 7:30-9:30pm
1988-11-14
Place: Associated Japan Societies of America, New York
Title: "Japan and Technology: Inside the Robot Kingdom"
Time: 6:30pm
1988-11-17
Place: Japan-American Society of Rhode Island, Marriot Hotel, Providence, Rhode Island
Title: "Inside the Robot Kingdom: Japan, Mechatronics, and the Coming Robotopia"
Time: Noon
1988-11-21
Place: Northeast Asia-United States Forum on International Policy, 320 Galvez Street, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA,
Title: "Japan and Technology: Inside the Robot Kingdom"
Time: Noon
1988-11-10
Place: sponsored by Japan America Society of Dallas, University of Texas at Arlington & Automation and Robotics Research Institute. Dallas, TX
Title: "Inside the Robot Kingdom: Japan, Mechatronics, and the Coming Robotopia"
Time: 1pm
1988-10-25
Place: Dataquest conference, 1290 Ridder Park Dr., San Jose, CA
Title: "Japan and Technology, Inside the Robot Kingdom"
Time: 7pm
1988-08-28
Place: Donald Philippi house, 715 Tenth Ave., San Francisco.
Title: "Inside the Robot Kingdom: Japan, Mechatronics and the Coming Robotopia"
Time: 3pm
1988-07-26
Place: Japan Society, San Francisco
Title: "Japan and Technology: Inside the Robot Kingdom"
Time: 7pm
1988-01-13
Place: University Art Museum, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Title: "The World of Japanese Comics"
Place: Japanese Cultural Center, Foothill College, 12345 El Conte Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022. Sponsored by the Japan Society; co-sponsored by Foothill College.
Title: "Manga, Manga: The Roots of Modern Japanese Comics" A slide presentation and talk by Frederik L. Schodt.
Time: 7:00PM Reception; 7:30PM Program
1983-03-16
Place: World Affairs Center, 2nd flr, 312 Sutter St., SF, CA. Sponsored by the Japan Society
Title: "Manga, Manga: The Roots of Modern Japanese Comics" A slide presentation and talk by Frederik L. Schodt.
Time: 7:00PM Reception; 7:30PM Program
Time: 10-14:00
Title: Osamu Tezuka and Astro Boy: Creating the Modern Manga/Anime Complex
2024-09-24
Place: (Virtual-zoom) Columbus Metropolitan Library, Main Library, 96 South Grant Ave., Columbus, OH.
Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Title: "Translating Pros: In Dialogue with Manga Localizers."; Presented by Cartoon Crossroads Columbus; Ohio State Center for Languages, Literature, and Cultures; Ohio State Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures; and Ohio State Institute for Japanese Studies. With Zack Davisson, Ryan Holmberg, and moderated by Prof. Keita Moore.
Place: New York City, Javits Center, Anime NYC, Panel Room 4, 1A23
Time: 1:30pm
Title: "FREDERIK SCHODT and MATT ALT: Translating and introducing Japanese pop culture to the world, from Manga! Manga! to Pure Invention" (Host & moderator: Deb Aoki )
2024-08-23
Place: New York City, Kinokuniya bookstore
Time: 6:00pm
Title: American Manga Awards Signing and talk with Frederik Schodt, Matt Alt, Hiroko Yoda, moderated by Deb Aoki.
2024-08-22
Place: New York City, Japan Society, 333 E 47th St, New York, NY 10017
Time: 6:40pm
Title: American Manga Awards ceremony, including induction of Fred Schodt into American Manga Awards Publication Hall of Fame. Hosted by Matt Alt.
2024-06-27
Place: (Virtual-Zoom) Foundational Seminar: Sports and Leisure in East Asia Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, West Virginia (part of NCTAsia)
Time: 09:00-12:00 EST
Title: "Astro Boy and the Manga/Anime Business" (Host & moderator: Drs. David Gordon & Jason Allen)
2023
2023-06-21
Place: (Virtual-Zoom) Foundational Seminar: Exploring East Asia through Illustrative Juvenile Literature, at Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, West Virginia (part of NCTAsia)
Time: 09:00-12:00 EST
Title: "The Four Immigrants Manga" (Host & moderator: Dr. David Gordon)
2022
2022-10-08Place: Cartoon Crossroads Columbus, Columbus, Ohio.
Time: 14:00-14:50
Title: Spotlight on Manga Scholar Frederik Schodt moderated by Prof. Ann Marie Davis, OSU Japanese Studies Librarian.
2022-10-03
Place (Virtual): Chris Scott's Japanese class, at The Nueva School, 131 E 28th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94403.Time: 12:30-14:00
Title: Osamu Tezuka, Astro Boy, and the Manga/Anime Revolution
2022-06-28
Place: (Hybrid Talk) DG717 | 717 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103. Sponsored by Japan Society of Northern California. With Matt Alt & Hiroko Yoda. Time: 6:30-8:00 P.M (PST)
Title: MANGA MANIA: A brief history of how manga conquered america and left an indelible imprint on pop culture. Video HERE.
2022-02-09
Place: (Virtual) Talk on personal experiences to students in the "Masters of Arts in Translation, Interpretation and Language Education," Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, at class taught by Glen Anderson.
Time: 21:30-22:00 (PST)
Title: (Informal discussion w/ no particular title).
2021
2021-12-03Place: (Virtual-Moodle) Johannes Wieninger's master class on East Asian Art History at the University of Vienna.
Time: 17:00-18:30 (Vienna time)
Title: Osamu Tezuka and the Manga/Anime Revolution.
2021-10-05
Place (Virtual): Chris Scott's Japanese class, at The Nueva School, 131 E 28th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94403.
Time: 12:30-13:46
Title: Osamu Tezuka, Astro Boy, and the Manga/Anime Revolution
2021-03-12
Place: [ZOOM] Sponsored by the Mechanics Library and the San Francisco Writers Conference
Time: 12:00-13:00PM PST
Title: The Making of My Heart Sutra: a world in 260 Characters, with author Frederik Schodt and publisher Peter Goodman of Stone Bridge Press
2021-01-19
Place: [Zoom] Panelist on Cultural News webinar.
Time: 19:00-20:30 PST
Title: Presentation of Samura Tools and Accompanying Stories
2021-01-19
Place: [Go to Meeting] Webinar on Astro Boy for Igroup and Tezuka Productionsin Bankok, Thailand
Time: 21:00-21:50PM PST
Title: Osamu Tezuka--the God of Manga, the Father of Anime...and Astro Boy
2020
2020-12-05Place: [ZOOM] Sponsored by the Japan Foundation and the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
Time: 16:00-17:30PM PST
Title: Transforming the World: How Japanese Robots Saved a Nation and Charmed a Planet
2020-11-04
Place: [ZOOM] University of Ohio, University Libraries International and Area Studies Department, for the Global Comics Series. Organized by Ann Marie Davis, Japanese Studies Librarian.
Time: 6:00-7:30pm
Title: The Four Immigrants Manga: How a Japanese Fine Artist Leapt Across Cultures With a Comic Book in 1931
See here for more information on the Four Immigrants
2020-10-8
Place: [ZOOM] University of San Francisco, Center for Asia Pacific Studies, Professor John Nelson class on Buddhism.
Time: 6:30-7:45pm
Title: My Heart Sutra: A World in 260 Characters
2020-10-06
Place: [ZOOM[ Chris Scott's Japanese class, at The Nueva School, 131 E 28th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94403.
Time: 13:00-14:00
Title: Henry Kiyama and the Four Immigrants Manga.
2020-02-11
Place: University of San Francisco, Center for Asia Pacific Studies, Professor John Nelson class on Buddhism.
Time: 6:30-7:45pm
Title: "My Heart Sutra"
2019
2019-11-20Place: USC Brain and Creativity Institute's Joyce J. Cammilleri Hall (BCI), Los Angeles
Time: 19:00
Title: "An American Musical Manga" (pre-performance panel discussion with Min Kahng, Leslie Martinson & Julie Cho.
2019-11-02
Place: Eimei University, San Mateo.
Time: 14:00-17:00
Title: "Seeking My Heart Sutra"
2019-10-26
Place: Marsh Theater, Berkeley.
Time: 19:00-19-30
Title: "Post-show talk-back with David Hirata on Sumidagawa Namigoro and Japanese acrobats, after his performance of ""The Jap Box"
2019-05-25
Place: Anime North, Toronto, Canada.
Time: 14:00-15:00pm
Title: "Osamu Tezuka, Astro Boy, and the Manga/Anime Revolution"
2019-05-24
Place: Anime North, Toronto, Canada.
Time: 18:00-19:00pm
Title: "From Manga to Musical. Henry Kiayama and the Four Immigrants Manga"
2019-04-18
Place: University of California, Berkeley, Dwinelle Hall. Professor John Nelson's class on religion.
Time: 14:00-16:00pm
Title: "Thoughts on Religion, Manga, Anime, and Miyazaki." (With Beth Cary)
2018
2018-11-06Place: University of San Francisco, Center for Asia Pacific Studies, Kalmanovitz Hall, Professor John Nelson's graduate seminar.
Time: 6:30-7:45pm
Title: "Popular Culture Waves: The Past, Present, and Future of the J-Pop Engine."
2018-10-04
Place: Chris Scott's Japanese class, at The Nueva School, 131 E 28th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94403.
Time: 13:00-14:30
Title: Osamu Tezuka, Astro Boy, and the Manga/Anime Revolution
2018-09-12
Place: County Fair Building, Golden Gate Park (off 9th Ave), for the Japanese Tea Garden city guides in San Francisco
Time: 17:30-19:30
Title: Henry Kiyama and the Four Immigrants Manga.
2018-06-10
Place: San Francisco Comic Con, 550 10th St., Oakland, CA 94607. Cosponsored by the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco
Time: 14:00-15:00
Title: Osamu Tezuka and Astro Boy: Creating the framework for the modern manga and anime industries
2018-05-30
Place: Kinetech Arts, at Counter Pulse, 80 Turk St., San Francisco, CA.
Time: 8:00-10:00
Title: Featured Artist Presentation, with Paige Starling Sorvillo.
2018-03-30
Place: Drew High School, San Francisco, Jason Whiton's class.
Time: 9:00-10:00
Title: Why read manga? Why watch anime? Manga, Anime, and History
2018-03-22
Place: Washington D.C., Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, AATJ (American Association of Teachers of Japanese) 2018 Annual Spring Conference.
Time: 12:50-14:30pm
Title: "Edutainmentification" in Japanese Manga," as part of a panel on "Thematic Approach in the Language Classroom Using Manga," with Prof. C.J. Suzuki (Baruch College & CUNY) and Hideki Hara, head of the Japan Foundation Los Angeles.
2018-02-12
Place: Drew High School, San Francisco, Drew Writer's Festival, Jason Whiton's class.
Time: 9:30-11:00
Title: Manga, Anime, and History
2017
2017-10-31Place: University of San Francisco, Center for Asia Pacific Studies, Kalmanovitz Hall, Professor John Nelson's graduate seminar.
Time: 6:30-7:30pm
Title: "Popular Culture Waves: The Past, Present, and Future of the J-Pop Engine."
2017-10-20
Place: Tokyo, Japan National Press Club/東京、日本記者クラブ.
Time: 2-3:30pm
Title: English: “Cultural surfing: Riding the waves of transnational history, technology, and pop culture” /Japanese: Cultural SurfingーIT、歴史、アニメ・漫画、ポップカルチャー、異文化交流の波に乗って生きる. Moderated by Yukari Shiina.モデレーター：椎名ゆかり先生
2017-10-16
Place: Ascot Hall, Hotel Okura, Tokyo, Japan
Time: 6:00pm-6:45pm
Title: (Acceptance speech, in Japanese, at the 2017 Japan Foundation Award ceremony).
2017-09-11 to 13
Place: OTAKON. Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington D.C.
2017-09-11
Time: 4:30-5:30
Title: Creation of "The Osamu Tezuka Story"
2017-09-12
Time: 5:45-6:45
Title: How to Write about Japan (With Roland Kelts)
2017-09-13
Time: 10:15-11:15
Title: From Manga to Musical:The story of "The Four Immigrants Manga".
2017-07-17
Place: ゆいの森あらかわ, 東京都荒川区荒川二丁目50番1号. （日本文芸家協会＆荒川区主催）
Time: 14：00～16：00
Title: 「漂流民から始まった対外関係・ 吉村昭を再読する」。関川夏央＆石田千と一緒
2017-07-16
Place: SWET Book Fair and Special Lecture, Shimazono House, 3-3-3 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo.
Time: 2:00-6:00 p.m. Conversation with the amazing Leza Lowitz from 4:00-5:30; Book Sale 2:00-5:45
Title: "From My Experience".
2017-05-16
Place: Alumni House, University of California, Berkeley.
Time: 10:00 a.m. (15 minutes talk)
Title: "My Asia," commencement address to East Asian Studies department graduates. [Not open to the public].
2017-04-11
Place: Terrace Room, Cohen Hall, University of Pennsylvannia, Philadelphia, Penn Forum on Japan Colloquium, hosted by the Center for East Asian Studies.
Time: 17:00
Title: “Professor Risley, The Imperial Japanese Troupe, and Philadelphia”
2017-04-10
Place: Prof. Linda Chance class, 402 Cohen Hall, Center for East Asian Studies, University of Pennsylvania
Time: 13:00
Title: "Osamu Tezuka, Astro Boy, and the Manga/Anime Revolution”
2017-03-31
Place: Drew High School, San Francisco, Jason Whiton's class.
Time: 9:00-10:00
Title: Osamu Tezuka and the Development of Manga and Anime
2017-02-08
Place: 国際交流基金本部 ホール（さくら）[Japan Foundation HQ hall (Sakura)
Time: 19:00-20:30
Title: 「～世界に日本マンガを紹介して40年～フレデリック・ショット講演会」（第10回日本国際漫画賞 関連イベント、モデレーターが椎名ゆかり）. ("Talk by Frederik Schodt, who spent 40 years introducing Japanese manga to the world.") Event in conjunction with the 10th International Manga Award, moderated by Shiina Yukari.
2017-02-07
Place: Professor Beverley Curran's class, Science Hall N-220, International Christian University, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan
Time: 11:30-12:30
Title: "Reflections on Manga Translation" （マンガ翻訳を再考する）
2017-02-06
Place: 明治大学 グローバルフロント1階 グローバルホール 〒101- 0062 千代田区神田駿河台1-1
Time: 15:00-17:00
Title: 第10回日本国際漫画賞記念シンポジウム (Commemorative Symposium in Conjunction with the 10th Anniversary of the Japan International Manga Award") In Japanese.
2016
2016-11-10Place: Madeleine Graham's 7th & 8th grade classes at The Odyssey Middle School, San Mateo, California.
Time: 10:30-12:00
Title: Osamu Tezuka and Manga
2016-10-11
Place: On a three-masted ship, De Nieuwe Liefde in Amsterdam
Time: 16:00
Title: Acceptance remarks for lifetime award, at Ranald MacDonald Award Ceremony, October 11, 2016.
2016-08-27 Place: Piedmont Center for the Arts, Piedmont, California.
Time: 16:00-20:00:20
Title: "An Introduction to Osamu Tezuka" (as part of the book launch party for The Osamu Tezuka Story: A Life in Manga and Anime, by Toshio Ban and Tezuka Productions, published by Stone Bridge Press, Berkeley, California, July, 2016.
2016-07-20
Place: University of California, Berkeley, ORIAS (Office of Resources for International and Area Studies).
Time: 11:00-12:20
Title: "Japanese Pop Culture in North America: From Woodblock Prints to Acrobats to Manga and Anime," part of "Pop Culture in World History" conference.
2016-03-09
Place: The University of San Francisco, Fromm Hall - FR 111 -Broad conference room.
Time: 17:15-18:30
Title: "The Continuing Allure of Hayao Miyazaki" (with Beth Cary).
2016-03-06
Place: Drew High School (Lingerr Senghor's 9th grade class).
Time: 10:00
Title: Translating Manga.
2016-02-26
Place: Meiji University, Nakano Campus, Tokyo.
Time: 14:00
Title: 「日米をまたぐストーリー漫画の始源 ～アメリカに渡った日本人漫画家『木山義喬』～」 (小野耕世との対談）(Origins of Story Manga, Straddling Japan and America-- On Henry Kiyama, the Japanese Manga Artists who Travelled to the America"; with Kosei Ono..
2015
2015-10-23Place: The Asian Art Museum, San Francisco.
Time: TBD
Title: Henry Yoshitaka Kiyama and the Manga-Comics Nexus.
2015-09-25
Place: University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Time: 8-10pm
Title: (With Beth Cary) "The Continuing Allure of Hayao Miyazaki," along with planned screening of "The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness".
2015-09-24
Place: University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Time: 12:00-1:30pm
Title: "Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe: How an American Acrobat Introduced Circus to Japan--And Japan to the West."
2015-09-24
Place: University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Time: 16:15-18:00pm
Title: "Two Unheralded Transpacific Pioneers-- Native American Explorer, Ranald MacDonald, and Comicbook Artist, Henry Yoshitaka Kiyama."
2015-06-26
Place: The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Rd. Delray Beach, FL 33446
Time: 6:00pm
Title: "Japan as “The Robot Kingdom." For more information click HERE.
2015-04-22
Stanford University
Place: Stanford University, California. Center for East Asian Studies
Time: 18:00-19:30
Title: “The Continuing Allure of Hayao Miyazaki" (with Beth Cary).
2015-04-20
Professor Mark Blum's class
Place: Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures,University of California, Berkeley, Dwinelle Hall, Room 228
Time: 16:00-17:30
Title: Religion and Manga
2015-04-16
A.W. Mellon Comics Workshop
Place: Van Hise 104, The University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.
Time: 4:00-5:30pm
Title: “Osamu Tezuka and Astro Boy: Creating the Modern Manga/Anime Complex”.
2015-04-10
Place: College of Business auditorium, The University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming.
Time: 16:00
Title: “Henry Yoshitaka Kiyama and the Manga-Comics Nexus”.
2015-03-29
Albany Film Fest
Place: Albany Twin Theater, 1115 Solano Ave, Albany, CA 94706
Time: 2:10 pm Sunday, March 29
Title: “Anime talk: Fred Schodt on Osamu Tezuka + Rare Animations + Q&A”.
2015-02-23
Drew School’s Writers Festival
Place: Drew School, San Francisco, California
Reading at school assembly writers' panel, and talk to classes of English teachers Lingerr Senghor and Doug O'Keefe.
2015-02-13
Talk on manga and discussion with Suzuki Shini'ichi. マンガ関係の講演会&鈴木伸一氏との対談
Place: Tokyo. 区民ひろば富士見台 １階 東京都豊島区南長崎 1-6-1
Time: 19:00-20:30pm
2014
2014-12-06Northern Calfornia Translator's Association meeting
Place: Golden Gate University, Room 5207, 536 Mission St., San Francisco, CA 94104
Time: 2:00pm
Title: "On Translating Animation Director Hayao Miyazaki" (with Beth Cary).
2014-10-08
Place: The Mechanics Institute library, 4th Floor Meeting Room, 57 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
Time: 6:00pm
Title: "Four Immigrants Manga: A Japanese Experience in San Francisco, 1904-1924," a talk with translator Frederik L. Schodt, and with Peter Goodman, publisher and president of Stone Bridge Press. For more information click HERE.
2014-09-15
Place: University of California, Berkeley, 180 Doe Library
Time: 4:00pm
Title: "The Continuing Allure of Hayao Miyazaki", with co-translator Beth Cary, and Miryam Sas (talk moderator). More information click HERE.
2014-07-10
Circus Historical Society Convention
Place: Auberge Royal Versailles, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Time: 9:00am
Title: "Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe"
2014-03-01
San Francisco Public Library
Place: Main Branch, Grove St., San Francisco
Time: 2:30-4:30pm
Title: "The First American Comic? Henry Yoshitaka's Kiyama's The Four Immigrants Manga
2014-01-23
University of California, Davis, Davis, California,
Subject: Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe. Details here.For report on talk, click here.
Time: 5:00pm
Venue: Cruess Hall 220
2014-01-03 to 05
OTAKON VEGAS, Las Vegas, Nevada
2013
2013-10-23Temple University, Tokyo, Japan
"Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe: How an American Acrobat Introduced Circus to Japan—and Japan to the West"
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Temple University Japan Campus, Mita Hall 5F (Access MAP. )
2013-10-21
The Asiatic Society of Japan, Tokyo
"Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe: How an American Acrobat Introduced Circus to Japan—and Japan to the West"
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Venue: Shibuya Kyoiku Gakuen (SKG) 1-21-18 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0002.
2013-10-02
University of California, Berkeley, Institute of East Asian Studies conference room (6th floor, 2223 Fulton Street, Berkeley)
"Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe: How an American Acrobat Introduced Circus to Japan—and Japan to the West"
Time: 4:00-6:00 p.m.
2013-09-27 to 29
Anime Weekend Atlanta
Saturday panels:
11:30am "Astro Boy, Forever!"
15:00pm "Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe"
2013-08-27
University of San Francisco, Center for the Pacific Rim
Tuesday, 5:00 p.m. | USF Main Campus, Fromm Hall, Maraschi Room. Open to the public."Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe: How an American Acrobat Introduced Circus to Japan—and Japan to the West"
2013-07-18 to 20
Circus Historical Society 2013 Convention
Peru, Indiana.
Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe awarded CHS's Stuart Thayer Prize.
Koret Hall, San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, 3:00-5:00pm
"Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe: How an American Acrobat Introduced Circus to Japan--and Japan to the West." For flyer, click HERE
2013-05-03
Jason Whiton's class at Drew School, San Francisco.
"Manga, Anime, & Circus"
2013-03-22
New People theater, 1746 Post St., San Francisco, CA 94115
Slide show and Q&A at "Astro Boy: The 60th Anniversary Exhibition at the 2013 CAAM Fest " in conjunction with the screening of the 2009 film, Astro Boy (director: David M. Bowers) 2013-02-02
Circus Center, 755 Frederick St., San Francisco, CA
Giant book launch party! 7-9pm, with acrobats, piano recital, readings, and music by reunited band, Just Friends.
2013-01-30
The Mechanics' Institute Library, San Francisco. 6pm, 4th flr. meeting room.
"Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe: A Lost History, and a Lost Page from San Francisco’s History"
2012
2012-11-10Japan Association of Translators (JAT), Tokyo, Japan
"Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe: How an American acrobat introduced Western Circus to Japan, and Japan to the West." 2012-11-06
Foreign Correspondent's Club, Tokyo, Japan.
Title: "Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe: How an American acrobat introduced Western Circus to Japan, and Japan to the West."
2012-11-03
Neu, Japan.
[Talk on Henry Kiyama]
2012-09-27
Anime Weekend Atlanta
"Localization and the Grammar of Manga." 2012-06-16
ASPAC 2012, Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast, Gonzaga University, June 15-17, 2012, "Asia at the End of History & Christian Asia" 2012 Keynote: "Transpacific Japonisme, Past, Present,and Future." 2012-04-27
Jason Whiton's class at Drew High School, San Francisco.
"Manga in Japan"
2011
2011-10-13Philosophy S249, Quadrangle Building,University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
"Creation of a Manga/Comic Hybrid." Talk at OSA (the Oriental Society of Australia).
2011-08-25
Cynthia Shambaugh's book club, Emeryville, CA
"Henry Kiyama and the Four Immigrants Manga"
2011-07-02
Meio University, Nago, Okinawa,Japan.
Conference on global pop culture. "Culture as a Strategy and Intercultural Studies: Post-3/11 Perspective."「 グローバル化するポピュラーカルチャーと国際文化学」
2011-04-30
1001 Mariposa, Sacramento State University, CA
"Manga as 20th Century Ukiyo-e: The Past, Present, and Future of the J-pop Engine." --Keynote at the Second Asian Studies Program Symposium--Reflections on Modern Asia: From Manga to Confucius.
2011-02-15
Japan Information Center, Consulate General of Japan 50 Fremont St. Suite 2200 San Francisco CA 94105
Kanrin Maru 150th Anniversary Special Teacher’s Workshop. “Early Encounters Between the United States and Japan,” with Professor Peter Duus and Gary Mukai. Yours Truly talks on Ranald MacDonald.
2011-02-08
Rm. 142 Dwinelle Hall, University of California, Berkeley.
" The Allure of Hayao Miyazaki, " with Beth Cary, for Dr. Miryam Sas' class on animation.
2010
2010-11-07Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, Civic Center.
Panel discussion at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, with moi talking in the afternoon about Henry Kiyama and The Four Immigrants Manga
2010-09-30
Japanisches Kulturinstitut, Cologne, Germany
"Creation of a manga-comic hybrid." Keynote address at " Intercultural Crossovers, Transcultural flows: Manga/Comics."
2010-09-26
Ono Azusa Hall [小野梓記念講堂], Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan.
Panel discussion during 76th International P.E.N. Congress, Tokyo, 2010, with Takayuki Matsutani, Satonaka Machiko, Eto Mori, on how manga and anime have depicted the environment, with emphasis on Osamu Tezuka.
2010-07-30
Kabuki Hotel, San Francisco, CA.
"My Japan"--Keynote speech at JET (Japan Exchange & Teaching) Program Pre-Departure Orientation session.
2010-06-05
Temple University, Japan Campus, Tokyo, 12:30pm.
"Manga as 20th Century Ukiyo-e: The Past, Present, and Future of the J-pop Engine," Keynote address at "Politics of Popular Culture" conference.
2010-04-28
Cartoon Art Museum, 655 Mission St., San Francisco, CA 94105. 7-9pm
"The Allure of Hayao Miyazaki," with Beth Cary.
2010-04-12
Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, 5:30pm
"Tezuka, Astro Boy, and the Manga/Anime Revolution"
2010-04-10
University of Massachussetts, Amherst,Herter Hall 227, 5pm.
"Localizing manga in America; localizing comics in Japan"
2010-04-07
SUNY, Albany, NY, Lecture Center 6. 7:15pm
"Tezuka, Astro Boy, and the Manga/Anime Revolution"
2010-03-10
New People, Japan Town, San Francisco, CA
"The Allure of Hayao Miyazaki," with Beth Cary.
2010-02-18
"GADGET OK! Device Art in Japan" at the Broad Art Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, California
Keynote by Frederik Schodt: “Astro Boy and Robot Love in Japan: The Nexus of Fantasy and Technology”
2009
2009-12-07
Kyoto Seika Daigaku (京都精華大学 Kyoto, Japan
Talk on the history of manga translation/localization.
2009-11-13/15
Freer Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, Washington D.C.
Osamu Tezuka anime retrospective at the Freer Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C.
2009-11-08
San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, Texas
"The Allure of Hayao Miyazaki". In auditorium of San Antonio Museum of Art.
2009-10-22
University of California, Davis, 1309 Surge III.
"Osamu Tezuka and Astro Boy"
2009-10-03
Center for International Studies, University of Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri, J.C. Penny Auditorium, North Campus.
Anime at UMSL: "Postmodern Japan comes to St. Louis--"a free day-long symposium where experts in the field of Japanese popular culture will share new and exciting research." Yours Truly on panel on Paprika, with Roland Kelts, Patrick Drazen, Jeni Prough, and Christopher Born.
2009-07-25
Center for Japanese Studies, University of California, 2223 Fulton Street, 6th Fl., Berkeley, California. 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM.
Hayao Miyazaki Symposium. Leading scholars of Japanese popular culture, literature, and film will discuss Hayao Miyazaki's work and his international influence in a roundtable panel discussion. Yours Truly is a "discussant."
2009-07-18&19
Otakon, Baltimore Convention Center, Maryland.
Appearances on Saturday and Sunday.
2009-07-14
Nibei Foundation, Los Angeles, California.
"Osamu Tezuka, Astro Boy, and the Manga/Anime Revolution"--presentation to Japan Studies Group.
2009-07-13
Japan Foundation, Los Angeles, California.
"Osamu Tezuka, Astro Boy, and the Manga/Anime Revolution"--presentation to Japan Foundation.
2009-07-26
San Francisco residence of Consulate General of Japan
Brief talk at confernment ceremony for Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosettte. Draft of talk here
2009-05-21
Professor Saya Shiraishi's class @ Tokyo Univeristy, Tokyo, Japan.
Discussion about the history of manga translation in North America.
2009-04-15
Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.
Discussion of Tekkon Kinkreet animated film with students, as part of Gorgeous Entertainment's Anime Masterpieces program.
2009-04-02
Jason Whiton's class at Drew School, San Francisco.
Discuss manga and anime with students.
2009-03-28
Meyer hall, Freer Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.
Introduction of four animated films in National Cherry Blossom Anime Marathon.
2009-02-11
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Panel discussion with John Dower and Roland Kelts, after screening of Grave of the Fireflies, part of Gorgeous Entertainment's Anime Masterpieces program.
2009-01-26
Stanford University, Center for East Asian Studies, Japan Luncheon Series
At the Center of the Anime/Manga Revolution: Osamu Tezuka and “Astro Boy”
2009-01-24
Japanese American Historical Society Gallery, 1684 Post St., San Francisco
Panel discussion with Jason Thompson, in conjunction with "The Many Faces of Manga" exhibit.
2008
2008-12-05Washington, DC. Smithsonian Institution, Freer Art Gallery, Mayer Hall, 2pm.
Anime Masterpieces series at Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery, Mayer Hall. Grave Of The Fireflies Screening And Panel With John W. Dower and Susan J. Napier.
2008-11-13
Waterloo, Canada
Anime Masterpieces series at Waterloo Festival of Animated Cinema. Grave Of The Fireflies Screening And Panel. With Brian Ruh, author of Stray Dog Of Anime, and Central Park Media's John O'Donnell.
2008-09-27
Berkeley, California, Pacific Film Archives
Anime Masterpieces series at Pacific Film Archives. Screening of Grave of the Fireflies and panel discussion with Roland Kelts, author of JapanAmerica, Susan Napier, author of Anime From Akira to Howl's Moving Castle, and Ian Condry, author of "Hip-Hop Japan: Rap and the Paths of Cultural Globalization." Moderated by Dan O'Neill of UC Berkeley.
2008-04-26
Los Angeles
Panel discussion at LA Times Festival of Books, Los Angeles--"Reading Manga: A Japanese Phenomenon Comes to America." Moderator: Charles Solomon. Other panelists: Lillian M. Diaz Przybyl, editor from TokyoPop, and Liza Coppola, Sr. Vice President, VIZ Media.
2008-03-24
Tokyo, Japan. Temple University Japan (TUJ)
Presentation on Osamu Tezuka and Astro Boy to Paul Sutcliffe's manga class.
2008-03-22
Tokyo, Japan. JAT meeting. Forum 8, Room 1206, Dogenzaka 2-10-7, Shibuya, Tokyo Phone: 03-3780-0008
"Tezuka Osamu, Astro Boy, and the Roots of Modern Manga and Anime." Cost: Free for JAT members, \1000 for non-members.
2008-03-19
Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo American Club in Takanaka.
Lecture titled: "Manga and Astro Boy the humanoid, Japan's postwar cultural icon," at Japan College Women's Association monthly luncheon program, Tokyo.
2008-02-26
University of San Francisco, Main Campus, Xavier Hall, Maraschi Room.
"The Anime/Manga Revolution: Osamu Tezuka and 'Astro Boy'"
February 9, 2008
Washington D. C., Kennedy Center (Millennium Stage)
With Tim Hornyak (and Matt Alt) on Robots in Japanese science and fiction, as part of the"Robotopia Rising Lecture Series" at the Kennedy Center (Millennium Stage) in Washington D.C.
2007
2007-12-21
Fremont, California, Mission San Jose High School.
Julia Madsen's Japanese language class.
2007-11-14
San Francisco. Japan Society of Northern California
Cosponsored by the American Friends Service Committee.
2007-07-21
San Francisco, Asian Art Museum.
Book signing and talk at the Asian, in conjunction with the "Tezuka: The Marvel of Manga" exhibit.
2007-07-11
San Francisco. Asian Art Museum.
Panel discussion on manga with Gilles Poitras, as part of the Blast Off! launch of the "Tezuka: The Marvel of Manga" exhibit. Pics here.
2007-07-07
San Francisco. Asian Art Museum.
Guided tour of "Osamu Tezuka: The Marvel of Manga" exhibit.
2007-06-04
Santa Cruz. University of California, Santa Cruz, History Department
Cosponsored by the Film and Digital Media Department, Oakes College, and the East Asian Studies Program.
2007-05-04
San Francisco. Asian Art Museum
Lecture to museum docents, as part of training session on "Tezuka: The Marvel of Manga" exhibit.
(Lots of dates BEFORE 2007, but records are sporadic)
1989
1989-06-03Place: Ni Ju Bashi, 1268 Fulton St., San Francisco.
Title: "Robots and Traditional Japanese Culture"
Time: 2:00PM
1989-03-01
Place: Hyatt on Union Square, San Francisco.
Title: "Inside the Robot Kingdom" A slide presentation and talk by Frederik L. Schodt.
Time: 2:00PM
1988
1988-12-05Place: Storage Competitive Assessment Forum, DEC, Westford, #5 Carlisle Rd, MA
Title: "The Japanese People and Technology"
Time: 9:00-12:00
1988-11-XX
Place: Japan America Society of St. Louis, Inc.
Title: "Inside the Robot Kingdom: Japan, Mechatronics, and the Coming Robotopia"
Time: Noon
1988-11-(maybe 15th)
Place: Japan Society of Vermont and St. Michael's College, McCarthy Arts Center, Colchester, Vermont
Title: "Japan and Technology: What I learned by studying the Industrial Robot"
Time: 7pm
1988-11-16
Place: Japan America Society of Maine.
Title: "Jaan and Technology: Inside the Robot Kingdom"
Time: 7:30-9:30pm
1988-11-14
Place: Associated Japan Societies of America, New York
Title: "Japan and Technology: Inside the Robot Kingdom"
Time: 6:30pm
1988-11-17
Place: Japan-American Society of Rhode Island, Marriot Hotel, Providence, Rhode Island
Title: "Inside the Robot Kingdom: Japan, Mechatronics, and the Coming Robotopia"
Time: Noon
1988-11-21
Place: Northeast Asia-United States Forum on International Policy, 320 Galvez Street, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA,
Title: "Japan and Technology: Inside the Robot Kingdom"
Time: Noon
1988-11-10
Place: sponsored by Japan America Society of Dallas, University of Texas at Arlington & Automation and Robotics Research Institute. Dallas, TX
Title: "Inside the Robot Kingdom: Japan, Mechatronics, and the Coming Robotopia"
Time: 1pm
1988-10-25
Place: Dataquest conference, 1290 Ridder Park Dr., San Jose, CA
Title: "Japan and Technology, Inside the Robot Kingdom"
Time: 7pm
1988-08-28
Place: Donald Philippi house, 715 Tenth Ave., San Francisco.
Title: "Inside the Robot Kingdom: Japan, Mechatronics and the Coming Robotopia"
Time: 3pm
1988-07-26
Place: Japan Society, San Francisco
Title: "Japan and Technology: Inside the Robot Kingdom"
Time: 7pm
1988-01-13
Place: University Art Museum, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Title: "The World of Japanese Comics"
1983
1983-03-15Place: Japanese Cultural Center, Foothill College, 12345 El Conte Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022. Sponsored by the Japan Society; co-sponsored by Foothill College.
Title: "Manga, Manga: The Roots of Modern Japanese Comics" A slide presentation and talk by Frederik L. Schodt.
Time: 7:00PM Reception; 7:30PM Program
1983-03-16
Place: World Affairs Center, 2nd flr, 312 Sutter St., SF, CA. Sponsored by the Japan Society
Title: "Manga, Manga: The Roots of Modern Japanese Comics" A slide presentation and talk by Frederik L. Schodt.
Time: 7:00PM Reception; 7:30PM Program