Born in New York, Takami Nieda has translated Japanese titles for English-language publication, including Hideyuki Kikuchi’s Dark Wars: The Tale of Meiji Dracula, Koji Suzuki’s Promenade of the Gods, M’s Death Note: L, Change the World, and Hayao Miyazaki’s The Art of Ponyo. In addition to her work as a translator and screenwriter, she teaches writing and rhetoric at Highline Community College in Seattle.
