Kenji Murakami is a Yokai expert based in Japan. He travels throughout the country researching Yokai traditions. He has published many books on Yokai including the
Dictionary of Yokai and the
Encyclopedia of Japanese Yokai. He is a member of the World Yokai Association and a facilitator of the Haunted Friends Association.
Zack Davisson is an award-winning translator, writer, and folklorist. He is the author of books like
Kaibyo: The Supernatural Cats of Japan, Yurei: The Japanese Ghost, and
Yokai Stories, and the translator of books like
Soseki Natsume's I Am a Cat and Shigeru Mizuki's multiple Eisner Award-winning
Showa: a History of Japan. In addition, his comic work includes
Demon Days: X-Men from Marvel,
Wayward from Image, and
The Art of Star Wars Visions from Dark Horse. He has lectured on manga, folklore, and translation at numerous colleges and contributed to exhibitions at numerous museums. He currently lives in Seattle, WA with his wife Miyuki, dog Mochi, cat Shere Khan, and several ghosts.