Jean-Baptiste FLAMIN’s Profile

Born in 1987.
After graduating from the Department of English-French Translation at Paris Diderot University (Paris 7), he graduated from the Department of Japanese Studies at INALCO (National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations).
He studied Japanese language and literature at Rikkyo University as a MEXT scholarship student.
He began translating American novels in 2011 and has been translating Japanese novels, essays, practical books, fantasy, and gamebooks since 2015.
His interests also include mystery novels, queer theory, social issues, and veganism.
In 2018, he received the 9th Historia Children's Book Prize for his translation of Mariko YAMAMOTO's Sisters of Hiroshima.

Translations (Original Titles Included)

English to French Translation

Novels, etc.

• Correspondence for the French NGO "France Parrainages" (since 2010)
• Tao Lin, Richard Yates, Au Diable Vauvert, 2012.
• Kevin Wilson, The Family Fang, Presses de la Cité, 2013.
• Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera, What if it’s Us? (co-translated with Mathilde Tamae-Buon), Hachette Roman, 2018.
• Projet Pieuvre Collective, Pieuvre (web series, French-English subtitles, broadcast on social media, July 2021 - August 2022)

Japanese to French Translation

Novels

• Takashi HIRAIDE, By the Poplars (co-translated with Diane Durocher), Rizzoli Publishing, 2015
• Yuka MURAYAMA, Intoxicated by Flowers, Presses de la Cité, 2015
• Soki TSUKISHIMA, Final Fantasy Type-0: Change the World, Vol. 2: The Penultimate Truth (co-translated with Cécile Ceneux and Hana Kaneku), Lumen, 2015
• Welzard, Body Search, Lumen, 2016
• Kazuaki TAKANO, 13 Steps, Presses de la Cité, 2016
• Mariko YAMAMOTO (author), Keizo IWAFUCHI (illustrator), Sisters of Hiroshima, Bayard, 2017 (Winner of the 9th Historia Children's Book Prize)
• Kazuaki TAKANO, Genocide, Presses de la Cité, 2018
• Makoto SHINKAI, Novel: 5 Centimeters per Second, Pika Éditions, Pika
• Jun EISHIMA, Final Fantasy XV: The Dawn of the Future, Mana Books, 2020
• Ira ISHIDA (author), Minetaro MOCHIZUKI (illustrator), Phoenix Boy: Andy Takeshi's Great Tokyo Air Raid, Le Lézard noir, 2021
• Tatsuki FUJIMOTO (planning, original concept), Sakaku HISHIKAWA, Chainsaw Man: Buddy Stories, Crunchyroll, 2022
• Kazushige NOJIMA, Novel: Final Fantasy VII: Traces of Two Pasts, Mana Books, 2022
• Natsu HYUGA, The Apothecary Diaries, Vol. 3 (co-translated with Sacha Bouchon), Lumen, 2023
• Natsu HYUGA, The Apothecary Diaries, Vol. 4 (co-translated with Sacha Bouchon), Lumen, 2023
• Natsu HYUGA, The Apothecary Diaries, Vol. 5 (co-translated with Sacha Bouchon), Lumen, 2024
• Hajime KOMOTO, Kiyoko HOSHI, Mashle: Magic and Muscles - Mash Burnedead and the Book of Adventures 1, Crunchyroll, 2023
• Hajime KOMOTO, Kiyoko HOSHI, Mashle: Magic and Muscles- Mash Burnedead and the Spell of Resurrection, Crunchyroll, 2024
• Sanaka HIIRAGI, Le Gardien des souvenirs, Nami, 2024
• Natsu HYUGA, The Apothecary Diaries, Vol. 6 (co-translated with Sacha Bouchon), Lumen, 2025
• Hajime KOMOTO, Kiyoko HOSHI, Mashle: Magic and Muscles - Mash Burnedead and the Go-for-Broke Spirit, Crunchyroll, 2024
• Hika HARADA, The Library's Midnight Snack, Nami, 2025
• Sosuke NATSUKAWA, The Story of the Cat Who Tried to Protect You, Robert Laffont, 2025

Hobby and Practical Books

• Keisuke MATSUMOTO, A Monk's Guide to Tidying Your Mind Through Cleaning, L’Iconoclaste, 2017
• Akira HAYASHI (Go Office), How to Draw School Manga: An Introduction, Pika Éditions, 2017
• Shinichi NAGATSUKA, How to Arrange Flowers for the First Time: A 3-Step Method for Improvement, Rustica Édition, 2019
• Sakura YAMAGUCHI, Susumu ZENYOJI, The Casual Kimono Book: Enjoying Japanese-Western Mix-and-Match Outfits!, Le Lézard noir, 2021
• YANAMi, An Introduction to Posing and Drawing Using an Artist's Mannequin, Vigot, 2023
• Yuyu YUKIHARA, Easy to Understand with Manga! Lemon-chan Starts Illustrating from Scratch, Vigot, 2023
• Yuyu YUKIHARA, Easy to Understand with Manga! Lemon-chan Wants to Learn How to Draw Character Faces, Vigot, 2023
• Yuyu YUKIHARA, Easy to Understand with Manga! Lemon-chan Wants to Learn How to Draw Character Poses, Vigot, 2024
• Tomoko TASHIRO, Let's Draw with Colored Pencils: Cute Motifs and Flower Patterns for the 12 Months, Vigot, 2024

Mooks, Strategy Guides, and Gamebooks

• Studio BentStuff, Final Fantasy VII – 10th Anniversary Ultimania, Mana Books, 2018
• Akira TORIYAMA, Dragon Quest Illustrations, Mana Books, 2018
• Square Enix, Final Fantasy XV Official Works, Mana Books, 2019
• Capcom, Street Fighter Artworks: Kiwami, Mana Books, 2019
• Studio BentStuff, Digital Hearts, Square Enix, Final Fantasy VII Remake: Material Ultimania, Mana Books, 2021
• Square Enix, Studio BentStuff, Digital Hearts, Final Fantasy VII Remake Ultimania (co-translated with Claude Mouchard), Mana Books, 2022

Subtitles

• French translation of the screenplay for the 1953 Japanese film Asakusa Story (based on the original work by Yasunari KAWABATA, directed by Koji SHIMA) for the Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris (co-translated with Diane Durocher)
• Subtitles for the documentary Oto no hako (Box of Sound), Sycomore Films, 2018

Interviews, Newspaper Articles, Forewords, etc.

• Interview with novelist Haruki MURAKAMI (Le Nouvel Obs & Madame Figaro, August 2011) (co-translated with Diane Durocher)
• Foreword to Kengo KUMA's Daniel Ost, L’art floral et la beauté de l’éphémère (Les Arènes, 2015)
• Newspaper articles for Mot.tiff Unlimited, 2017–2019
• Director Hayao MIYAZAKI's tribute to Isao TAKAHATA (Coyote Mag, 2018)
• Interview with director Naomi KAWASE about her film Vision (Haut et Court website, 2018)
• Haruki MURAKAMI's translator's afterword to Dag Solstad's Novel 11, Book 18 (Notabilia, 2017)
• Interview with artist Takashi MURAKAMI (Mot.tiff, 2018)
• French translation of the catalog for NHK's donated films on the Battle of Okinawa (for the French documentary production company T2MP, 2019)
• Interview with manga artist Lemon HARUNA (Le Figaro, May 2021)
• Articles from Asahi Shimbun and Mainichi Shimbun on the passing of Katsura FUNAKOSHI (May 2024)

Other

• Kanji textbook for the National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO) (co-authored with Diane Durocher, Alexandre Pijolat, and Jérémie Buonomo), published 2011
• Eizo HIRAYAMA, Watermelon, Éditions des grandes personnes, 2023