Mastodawn

Barnes & Noble and HarperVia asked me to talk a bit about my work translating Uketsu for the B&N Reads blog to coincide with the release of Strange Buildings. It's up! #Uketsu #StrangeBuildings

Strange Encounter: A Guest Pos...

Strange Encounter: A Guest Post by Jim Rion - B&N Reads

Viral sensation Uketsu returns to the chilling world of Strange Pictures with a dark new story told through the lens of eleven mysterious buildings, with each one laying the groundwork for a sinister secret. Read on for an exclusive essay from Jim Rion — Uketsu’s translator — on Strange Buildings. I first encountered Uketsu during […]

B&N Reads

Jim Rion Mar 24

The awsome Michelle Delgado of the Scare Me! Newsletter very graciously interviewed me about horror (Japanese et al.) and translating Uketsu, and it is now live! I really need to work on my verbal tics. Way too many "like"s and "very"s... #Uketsu #StrangeBuildings #JapaneseLit #Translation

Translating Uketsu's Strange M...

Translating Uketsu's Strange Mysteries With Jim Rion

An inside look at how STRANGE PICTURES and its two sequels became a global sensation, from the translator who was there from the very start.

Scare Me!

Jim Rion Mar 10

With Strange Buildings out worldwide, Jim talks about some of the fun, and challenges, of the biggest Uketsu book yet. #Uketsu #StrangeBuildings jimrion.com/2026/03/10/t...

Translating Strange Buildings

Translating Strange Buildings

Strange Buildings is out, and it’s the best Uketsu yet.

Jim Rion - Translator & Writer

Jim Rion Mar 10

With Strange Buildings out worldwide, Jim talks about dude if the fun, and challenges, of the biggest Uketsu book yet. #Uketsu #StrangeBuildings

http://jimrion.com/2026/03/10/translating-strange-buildings/

Translating Strange Buildings

Strange Buildings is out, and it’s the best Uketsu yet.

Jim Rion - Translator & Writer

Jim Rion Mar 4

Lol, the "search terms" box inside WordPress never seems to work but one did register today. No, buddy, it's not real. Unless it is? #StrangeBuildings #Uketsu

Jim Rion Jan 26

Jim has two translations coming out next month, and they're some great ones: Strange Buildings and The Ark. #Books #Uketsu #StrangeBuildings #TheArk

Upcoming Translations

Upcoming Translations

2026 is well under way. January has blurred by, and as February approaches I am stunned to realize that I have two translations coming out next month. First up is a title that has probably flown un…

Jim Rion - Translator & Writer

Jim Rion Nov 14, 2025

An update on current and upcoming English translation of Uketsu books. #Books #Uketsu #StrangeBuildings #StrangeMaps

Strange Translations

Strange Translations

I seem to have become known as “Uketsu’s English translator,” which is certainly not a bad thing to be. But it does mean I get quite a lot of questions about the works, some of wh…

Jim Rion - Translator & Writer