Studio Proteus is a Japanese manga import, translation and lettering company, founded in 1986 by Toren Smith and based in San Francisco. Other staff included translators Dana Lewis and Frederik Schodt, letterer Tom Orzechowski and translator/letterer Tomoko Saito. The company worked with many different publishers, including Viz Media, Innovation Publishing and Eclipse Comics, but its main outlets were Dark Horse for mainstream titles and Fantagraphics' imprint Eros Comix for adult (hentai) titles.
Read more about Studio Proteus: Early Years (1986–1994), Middle Years (1995–2001), Later Years, Criticism and Buyout (2002–2004), Awards and Nominations, Publications, Anime Translations, See Also
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