Contents: “Introduction” by Raechel Dumas “A Cultural Dynasty of Beautiful Vampires: Japan’s acceptance, Modifications, and Adaptations of Vampires” by Shimokusu Masaya “Blue Lady” by Inoue Masahiko, tr. Neil Webb “Kingdom” by Asukabe Katsunori, tr. Laura Wolly Dominguez “The Stone Castle” by Kikuchi Hideyuki, tr. Jonathan Bunt “The One-Legged Woman” by Okamoto Kido, tr. Neil Webb
For over twenty years (2002-2025), Kurodahan Press brought Anglophone readers a wealth of fascinating fiction and nonfiction from and about Japan. A major focus of this press was speculative fiction, resulting in a number of works in the genres of science fiction, fantasy, weird, uncanny, and horror being translated into and published in English. Kurodahan
Edward Lipsett, an American immigrant to Japan and a professional translator, founded Kurodahan Press with two colleagues in Japan in 2002. Between then and 2025, Kurodahan Press published a wealth of Japanese texts in various genres (including speculative fiction) in English translation. Here, I ask him about sf, publishing, and translation. Rachel at SFT (SFT):
translated by Kathleen Taji original publication (in Japanese): 1999 first English edition: 2012, Kurodahan Press 344 pages grab a copy here or through your local independent bookstore or library Crystal Silence is one of the many excellent works of Japanese sf in translation published by the now-sadly-shuttered Kurodahan Press. Sprawling, technically detailed, and ambitious, Fujisaki
translated from the Japanese by Simon Varnum original edition (Japanese): 1983 translated edition: Kurodahan Press, 2018 grab a copy here or through your local independent bookstore or library Reading The Erinys Incident reminded me that I’m still quite upset about the publisher Kurodahan shutting down. For decades, Kurodahan gave us Anglophone readers a wonderful selection
translated from the Japanese by Nancy H. Ross Kurodahan Press October 10, 2020 168 pages grab a copy at your local independent bookstore or library Kurodahan Press has once again brought Anglophone readers a gem of a book. These short stories, written in the 1920s and 30s by “one of the founders of the weird
translated from the Japanese by Jim Rion Kurodahan Press May 29, 2019 252 pages grab a copy at your local independent bookstore or library What is this collection about, you ask? Short answer: Cthulhu mythos + Nazis Long answer: A collection of stories written on the theme of evil as manifested in Nazism and the
SHORT STORIES “Tick-Tick” by Xia Jia, translated from the Chinese by Emily Jin, Clarkesworld Magazine, May 1. “An Unequal Marriage” by Vicente Riva Palacio, translated from the Spanish by Toshiya Kamei, Bewildering Stories, May. “Returning” by Susana Vallejo, translated from the Spanish by Lawrence Schimel, SFinTranslation.com, May.
FICTION “The Wings of Earth” by Jiang Bo, translated from the Chinese by Andy Dudak (Clarkesworld Magazine, April 1) “Fifth: You Shall Not Waste” by Piero Schiavo Campo, translated from Italian by Sarah Jane Webb (Akashic Books, April) “Taklamakan Misdelivery” by Bae Myung-hoon, translated from the Korean by
translated by Andrew Driver Kurodahan Press July 10, 2017 236 pages grab a copy Before you do anything else, just look at that cover by Youchan Ito. It’s a thing of beauty. Ok, now to the book. Bullseye! is a collection of some of the most absurd, bizarre, haunting, and hilarious stories that you’ll ever read,
