Editing Jonathan Clements (section)

== Background ==
Clements speaks both [[Chinese language|Chinese]] and [[Japanese language|Japanese]], and many of his works relate to [[East Asia]]. He wrote his [[master's degree]] at the [[University of Stirling]] on [[manga]] and [[anime]] exports, predicting the rise of several trends in the international industry including back-to-front printing, direct American investment in anime, and the proliferation of attempts to substitute non-Japanese products. Subsequently, he translated over 70 anime and manga works for British distributors, and worked as a voice director and actor. He wrote his PhD at the University of Wales on the industrial history of Japanese animation, later published by the British Film Institute as ''Anime: A History''.<ref>Clements, Jonathan (2023). ''Anime: A History''. London: Bloomsbury Academic. pp. x–xi.</ref>

He served two years at [[Titan Books]] in London as the editor of ''Manga Max'' magazine, an experience he would later fictionalise as the [[Judge Dredd]] adventure ''Trapped on Titan''. In 2000, he received the Japan Festival Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Understanding of Japanese Culture, specifically for his work on ''Manga Max''.