Christian Schmidt (born 14 February 1980 in
Frankfurt (Oder)
Frankfurt (Oder), also known as Frankfurt an der Oder (, ; Central Marchian: ''Frankfort an de Oder,'' ) is the fourth-largest city in the German state of Brandenburg after Potsdam, Cottbus and Brandenburg an der Havel. With around 58,000 inh ...
), known as Klopfer, is a German writer and editor.
Biography
Schmidt was born in 1980 to a teacher and a technician. Growing up in the
German Democratic Republic
East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from Foundation of East Germany, its formation on 7 October 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on ...
, he was a
Young Pioneer.
He adopted the name ''Klopfer'' (English:
Thumper) after the ''Bambi'' character, as both ''Christian'' and ''Schmidt'' are among the most common names in Germany.
Since 2016, his pseudonym is officially recognised.
After completing his
Abitur
''Abitur'' (), often shortened colloquially to ''Abi'', is a qualification granted at the end of secondary education in Germany. It is conferred on students who pass their final exams at the end of ISCED 3, usually after twelve or thirteen year ...
in 1999, Schmidt studied
computer science
Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation. Computer science spans Theoretical computer science, theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, and information theory) to Applied science, ...
at the
University of Potsdam
The University of Potsdam is a public university in Potsdam, capital of the state of Brandenburg, northeastern Germany.
The university is mainly situated across three campuses in the city. Some faculty buildings are part of the New Palace o ...
from 1999 until 2004. At the
Humboldt University of Berlin
The Humboldt University of Berlin (, abbreviated HU Berlin) is a public research university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin, Germany.
The university was established by Frederick William III on the initiative of Wilhelm von Humbol ...
, he studied
Japanese studies
, sometimes known as Japanology in Europe, is a sub-field of area studies or East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on Japan. It incorporates fields such as the study of Japanese language, history, culture, litera ...
from 2004 until 2005 and
German studies
German studies is an academic field that researches, documents and disseminates German language, literature, and culture in its historic and present forms. Academic departments of German studies therefore often focus on German culture, German h ...
from 2005 until 2010.
From 2000 until 2016, Schmidt maintained the Manga and Anime online database ''Animestreet''. In 1999,
he opened a personal website which he named ''Klopfers Web'' in 2002. Among other texts, he writes columns for ''Klopfers Web'', and has released two volumes of collected columns in printed form. For his high degree of communication with his readers through his website, he has been described as an "Author 2.0".
Since 2002, Schmidt works for the manga publishers
Egmont Manga & Anime
Egmont Manga (EMA, formerly ''Egmont Manga & Anime'') is one of the largest publishers of manga in Germany. It was founded in 2000 as a daughter company of Egmont Ehapa, after the manga boom in Germany became apparent around the turn of the mi ...
and
Tokyopop
Tokyopop (styled TOKYOPOP; formerly known as Mixx Entertainment) is an American distributor, licensor and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa and Western manga-style works. The German publishing division produces German translations of licens ...
. He wrote articles for the magazines ' (2002–2004) and ' (2003–2006) and edits German translations of manga series, among them ''
Detective Conan
''Case Closed'', also known as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' since January 1994; its chapters are collected in 107 ...
'', ''
Inuyasha'' and ''
Mirai Nikki
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sakae Esuno. It was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's '' Shōnen Ace'' between January 2006 and December 2010, and has been collected into 12 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The plot depicts the ...
''.
Selected work
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Edited
References
External links
Klopfers WebAnimestreetarchived
offline for maintenance since 2016)
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Living people
1980 births
People from Frankfurt (Oder)
German editors
21st-century German male writers
Humboldt University of Berlin alumni