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Go Nagai (永井豪)(ながいごう)
Born Kiyoshi Nagai (永井潔)
September 6, 1945 (1945-09-06) (age 62)
Wajima, Ishikawa, Japan
Residence Japan
Nationality Japanese
Occupation Manga artist
Known for Harenchi Gakuen
Mazinger Z
Cutie Honey
Devilman
UFO Robot Grendizer
Spouse Junko Higo / Sumiko Higo (肥後純子)(ひごすみこ)[1][2][3] (1982-present)
Relatives Kenji Nagai (永井謙次)(brother)[4]
Takashi Nagai (永井隆)(brother)[4]
Yasutaka Nagai (永井泰宇)(Older brother, real name: Baku Nagai - 永井博[5], alias: Hiroshi Koenji - 高円寺博)[6]
Website
http://www.dynamicproduction.co.jp/ (Japanese) Dynamic Productions

Go Nagai (永井 豪 Nagai Gō?, born Kiyoshi Nagai (永井潔 Nagai Kiyoshi), September 6, 1945 in Wajima, Ishikawa) is a Japanese mangaka and an important innovator of several genres within anime and manga[7]. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar is a city located in Ishikawa, Japan. As of 2008, the city has an estimated Population of 31532 and the density of 74 persons For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The are the dominant Ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent of these approximately 127 million are residents of Japan is the Japanese word for a comic artist or Cartoonist. Outside of Japan, Manga usually refers to a Japanese Comic book and mangaka is a Japanese media franchise created by Go Nagai. Harenchi Gakuen is one of the manga serialized in the very first number of the magazine Shōnen Jump, by known as Tranzor Z in North America is a Manga series by Go Nagai, serialized in Shueisha Shōnen Jump from October is a Japanese Media franchise created by Go Nagai. Cutie Honey first appears on volume 41 of the 1973 edition of Shōnen Champion. is the title of a popular Manga and Anime created by Go Nagai, as well as the name of the main character of the manga and anime is a Super robot show created by Manga artist Go Nagai.It was shown on Japanese TV in 1975 and lasted 74 episodes is a Japanese novelist Manga author and scenario writer He is one of the four brothers of famous Mangaka Go Nagai. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar is a city located in Ishikawa, Japan. As of 2008, the city has an estimated Population of 31532 and the density of 74 persons For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. is the Japanese word for a comic artist or Cartoonist. Outside of Japan, Manga usually refers to a Japanese Comic book and mangaka (anime in Japanese, ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly

Among the many genres of anime and manga for which he is known, four have had the most direct influence from him:[8]

1. Eroticism, ecchi & hentai: With his comedy Harenchi Gakuen, he was the first to introduce erotic elements in manga. Ecchi (or Etchi, from the Japanese エッチ etchi) is derived from a Japanese word meaning "lewd" "sexy" "lascivious" is a Japanese word that in the West is used when referring to sexually explicit or pornographic comics and animation particularly Japanese Anime, is a Japanese media franchise created by Go Nagai. Harenchi Gakuen is one of the manga serialized in the very first number of the magazine Shōnen Jump, by This was later developed with more openly erotic series such as Kekko Kamen. is originally a Shōnen Manga series from Japanese creator Go Nagai, which spawned an OVA series and several adult Live-action With this, he broke the taboo of talking about sex in manga. A taboo is a strong Social prohibition (or ban) against words objects actions or discussions that are considered undesirable or offensive by a group culture An organism's sex is defined by the gametes it produces males produce male gametes (spermatozoa or Sperm) while females produce female gametes (ova or Egg cells; individual He is considered as the father of sexy fanservice, ecchi and even hentai genres. fanservice,, or simply, is a vaguely defined term primarily used for Japanese anime and manga to refer to elements in a story that are unnecessary to a storyline and are designed
2. Mecha & super robot: He was the primary impulsor of the mecha genre in manga and anime, as well as the creator of the concept of a piloted super robot, setting the standards for the genre with Mazinger Z and the rest of his super robots, which also paved the way for anime and manga in several countries, being UFO Robo Grendizer one of the best examples. Word origin and usage The term "mecha" is derived from the Japanese abbreviation for the English word " mechanical " is a term used in Manga and Anime to describe a giant robot or Mecha, with an arsenal of fantastic super-powered weapons sometimes transformable or combined from known as Tranzor Z in North America is a Manga series by Go Nagai, serialized in Shueisha Shōnen Jump from October is a Super robot show created by Manga artist Go Nagai.It was shown on Japanese TV in 1975 and lasted 74 episodes He also created, along with Ken Ishikawa, the transformable robot concept with Getter Robo. was a Japanese manga artist. He is renowned as the co-creator with Go Nagai, of the Getter Robo anime series as well as four of their is a Super Robot Manga series created by Go Nagai and Ken Ishikawa, as well as an Anime series produced by Toei Animation. Nagai, however, considers Osamu Tezuka (Tetsuwan Atom) & Mitsuteru Yokoyama (Tetsujin 28-go) as the real creators of the super robot manga, since he was inspired by them in the creation of Mazinger Z. was a Japanese manga artist, Animator, producer and Medical doctor, although he never practiced medicine is a Japanese Manga series and Television program first broadcast in Japan from 1963 to 1966 was a famous Japanese manga artist. His works include Tetsujin 28-go, Giant Robo, Akakage, Babel Gigantor is the American adaptation of the Anime version of Tetsujin 28-go, a Manga by Mitsuteru Yokoyama released in 1956.
3. Shojo & magical girl: While Sally, the Witch was the first magical girl, Cutey Honey was the first transforming girl in anime & manga, as well as being one of the first independent female characters in manga, not having a romantic interest in a male character and fighting against injustice just like any male hero. belong to a sub-genre of Japanese fantasy Anime and Manga. Magical girl stories feature young girls with superhuman abilities who are forced to fight evil and protect is a Japanese Media franchise created by Go Nagai. Cutie Honey first appears on volume 41 of the 1973 edition of Shōnen Champion. is the Japanese word for " Transformation," literally meaning "to change or transform the body Most of Nagai heroines share this independent and strong character, which was also a novelty in the Japanese manga of that time.
4. Horror, gore & splatter: Widely known for Devilman and Violence Jack, Nagai revolutionized the genre before those works with Mao Dante, which had to be suspended by the editor because of the pressure of several groups. A splatter film or gore film is a type of Horror film that deliberately focuses on graphic portrayals of gore and Graphic violence. is the title of a popular Manga and Anime created by Go Nagai, as well as the name of the main character of the manga and anime is a Manga created by Mangaka Go Nagai in the 1970s that was adapted into a three episode OVA series produced between 1986 and 1990 is the title of several horror -themed Manga series written by Go Nagai as well as an Anime series The Devilman manga, however, is probably his most influential work in this genre and a major advancement in manga, with a mature approach in the narrative, having even a dramatic and innovative ending at the time of its original publication. Devilman influenced generations of mangakas such as CLAMP. is a Japanese Mangaka group The group's Manga series are often made into Anime after release

Contents

Early life

Go Nagai was born in the year 20 of the Showa era, in the sixth day of the ninth month[9], son of Yoshio and Fujiko Nagai (永井芳雄・冨士子夫妻)[10], and the fourth of five male brothers [9], in the city of Wajima, located in the Prefecture of Ishikawa[11], about a month after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima[12]. The, or Shōwa era, is the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Shōwa ( Hirohito) from December 25, 1926 to is a city located in Ishikawa, Japan. As of 2008, the city has an estimated Population of 31532 and the density of 74 persons WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were nuclear attacks near the end of World War II against the Empire of Japan by the United States at

His family had just returned from Shangai. Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million While he was still in his early childhood, he along with his mother and his four brothers moved to Tokyo after the premature passing of his father[11]. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū.

While being a child, he was influenced by the work of Gustave Doré (specifically, a Japanese edition of the Divine Comedy) and Osamu Tezuka (his brother Yasutaka gave him a copy of Lost World)[13][12][14]. The Divine Comedy

Graduated from the Metropolitan Itabashi High School of Tokyo[9], what triggered his entrance in the world of manga was a misconception. is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English it calls itself Itabashi City Secondary Education in Japan is split into Middle schools (中学校 chūgakkō) which cover the seventh through ninth years and High schools (高等学校 While passing his ronin year in a prep school in order to aim at the Waseda University, he suffered a severe case of non-stopping diarrhea for 3 weeks. For a history of higher education in Japan see Education in Japan. often abbreviated to, is one of the top universities in Japan. In Medicine, diarrhea, also spelled diarrhoea (see spelling differences) is frequent loose or liquid Bowel movements Acute diarrhea When he consulted his older brother, he commented "Oh, that certainly will be colon cancer"[15]. Colorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or large bowel cancer, includes Cancerous growths in the colon, Rectum and At that point, Nagai was convinced that he was going to die and would disappear from the world. So he thought that he could leave some evidence that he had lived. He came to the conclusion of doing something that he liked as a child: manga. He was determined to create one work of manga in what he thought were his last months[15].

Getting prepared for the task, he went to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with catarrh of the colon. Colitis is a chronic digestive disease characterized by Inflammation of the colon. After receiving medicine for one week, he was fully healed. But that didn't change his determination, and this was the turning point in his life[15]. He was going to run swiftly the road of manga. He stopped attending at the prep school after three months and started living as a ronin[15]. In Japan, a is a student who has graduated from middle school or high school but has failed to enter a school at the next level and consequently is studying outside of the school system

With the help of his brother Yasutaka, he created his first manga works[16][12]. Though aiming to be a mangaka, publishers continually returned his works[15], mainly because of his mother, who was opposed to his manga career. is the Japanese word for a comic artist or Cartoonist. Outside of Japan, Manga usually refers to a Japanese Comic book and mangaka It is said that, when the young Go submitted his tables to publishers, his mother secretly convinced the publishers to reject them[17][11][18].

However, his work was noticed by Shonen Sunday, which made contact with Shotaro Ishinomori[16]. was an influential figure in Manga, Anime and Tokusatsu who created several immensely popular long-running series such as Cyborg 009 and Thanks to some kind of trial manga that he created with the help of his brother Yasutaka, he was finally accepted in the studio of Shotaro Ishinomori in 1965[12].

This manga was about a Sci-Fi Ninja[14], a prototype for what would later be a different story called Kuro no Shishi. Nagai was 19 years old when he originally made this work, starting with 15 or 16 pages and after a year, it ended up being 88 pages long. At that time it had no title[14].

Shotaro Ishinomori saw this work and praised Nagai for it, but commented that the design was too chunky and should improve it a little. Two or three days later, Nagai was invited to become an assistant with Shotaro Ishinomori and this work was forgotten until 2007, when it was published for the first time, in the magazine Comic Ran TWINS Sengoku Busho Retsuden (コミック乱　TWINS　戦国武将列伝) by LEED, under the name Satsujinsha (殺刃者（さつじんしゃ）)[19].

His professional career began in 1967, despite the opposition of his mother[17].

First works

After working as assistant of Shotaro Ishinomori, his very first professional manga work was Meakashi Polikichi (目明しポリ吉 also 目明かしポリ吉)[10][20], a very short gag comedy oneshot, published in November 1967 in the magazine Bokura by Kodansha. is the largest Japanese publisher headquartered in ( Bunkyo) Tokyo. [21] Almost at the same time, this was followed by the manga adaptation of Tomio Sagisu's TV anime Chibikko Kaiju Yadamon (ちびっこ怪獣ヤダモン, Little Monster Yadamon), also published in 1967 in the same magazine. [22] A common misconception is that Kuro No Shishi (Black Lion) was his first manga work; while not entirely false, what Nagai really made two years earlier than Meakashi Polikichi, was only a draft for what would later be Kuro no Shishi,[23] which would not be actually published until 1978. [24]

His first works consisted entirely of short gag comedy manga. This would change with Harenchi Gakuen. is a Japanese media franchise created by Go Nagai. Harenchi Gakuen is one of the manga serialized in the very first number of the magazine Shōnen Jump, by

First success and controversies

In less than a year after debuting, he met with a big success. After being an unknown mangaka, he became a protagonist of televised debates and journalistic investigations. [8]

In 1968, while Shueisha was getting prepared to launch its first manga publication, Shonen Jump, in order to compete with other magazines from rival companies (like Shonen Magazine from Kodansha and Shonen Sunday from Shogakukan), Nagai was invited to be one of the first mangakas publishing in the new magazine. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is a major publisher in Japan, headquartered in Tokyo. The company was founded in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan also known as Shōnen Magazine, is a Shōnen Manga magazine published by Kodansha, first published on 17 March 1959. is the largest Japanese publisher headquartered in ( Bunkyo) Tokyo. is a weekly Shōnen Manga Magazine published by Shogakukan. History Shōnen Sunday was first published on Tuesday March is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, Literature, Manga, Non-fiction, DVDs and other media in Japan. He contemplated this, since he had to design a long running series instead of the autoconclusive short stories that he had been developing until that point. [11]. He accepted and the series became a big success, being the first for Nagai [25] and making Shonen Jump sell more than one million copies. [20] With Harenchi Gakuen, Nagai became the originator of ecchi sexy manga, [26] opened the door to a new era in Manga [27] and also became the symbol of an entire generation. [20] This work has influenced Japanese society radically, changing the common sense of former Manga concept completely. [28]

Harenchi Gakuen started with the idea of making a manga around a school. Nagai liked the word "Harenchi" (scandal), used commonly to advertise adult movies. For him, scandal and school were like oil and water, and he thought that mixing them would be funny. That's how the name Harenchi Gakuen came to be. [26] At first, Nagai didn't have an idea of what stories to develop, but his assistant at the time was boasting about how he had peeped on the girls during their physical examinations from a hole in the roof of his school. That gave him the idea of what would be the stories. [26]

Until Harenchi Gakuen, Japanese manga had been relatively tame affairs, but things soon changed. [26] Originally, open sexual references didn't appear in Harenchi Gakuen. The first physical examination scenes only showed from the shoulders up. But the many girls that appeared and their images became really popular. The editor asked Nagai to go further, which Nagai was eager to do. [26] The inspiration for Harenchi Gakuen came from the West. The term Western world, the West or the Occident ( Latin: occidens -sunset -west as distinct from the Orient) can have multiple meanings Nagai liked foreign movies, and used to read Playboy magazine, where the women had gorgeous and well-balanced bodies, unlike Japanese women of that time. Playboy is an American Men's magazine, founded in Chicago Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates which has grown into Playboy For the depiction of breasts, he took particular inspiration from the Venus de Milo. The Aphrodite of Milos (Greek "Αφροδίτη της Μήλου" better known as the Venus de Milo is an ancient Greek statue [26] According to Nagai, what he in fact drew was not about eroticism per se, but about Japan's culture of shame. He wanted embarrassment to be the eroticism of the stories. [26]

The manga became so popular that a live-action TV series based on the manga was developed. Harenchi Gakuen is considered as probably the work that has had the most influence in the world of manga at the end of the 1960s, leading the newly born Shonen Jump magazine to sell millions of copies per week. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 [29]

A scandalous manga in its time, it is a very innocent series for today's standards. [29] But at the time of his original publication, it met with severe criticism by some parts of the Japanese society. Harenchi Gakuen was criticized as vulgar because it introduced overt eroticism to children. Male students and teachers were depicted as being preoccupied with catching glimpses of girls' panties or naked bodies. Many parents, women's associations, and PTAs protested. Parent-Teacher Association, aka PTA, Parent-Teacher-Student Association, aka PTSA and the Parent-Teacher Organization, aka PTO [30]

In particular, the PTA protests over Harenchi Gakuen were notorious. Nagai was bombarded with interview requests from newspapers, magazines and TV. Whenever he flew outside of Tokyo, TV cameras were waiting for him. He was branded a "nuisance" and even an "enemy of society". He, however, had a clear sense of what things he could or could not do with the manga. [31]

At first, Nagai didn't think that the opposition was against him, since he always knew when to draw the line and was aware of the standards that applied with movies and similar things for an audience below 18 years old. At that time, he never drew sex scenes, avoided pictures of genitals and made nudes cute rather than sexy. [26] His fans supported him throughout the PTA protests. They sent him letters where they expressed how they were aware that the adults cracking down on them were reading much raunchier stuff than what Nagai was producing. [26]

The protests were not only against the manga, but also against the TV series. The PTA even managed to prevent the distribution of the magazine in some parts of Japan. [8] As a result of the protests, when the series was about to be cancelled because of the PTA. Nagai changed the theme in Harenchi Gakuen into a more mature and serious matter. From nonsense gags with sexy touchs, to a full scale war where murder was depicted in the bloody way for which many know him. This lead to the famous ending of Harenchi Gakuen, symbol of freedom and of rejection of the hypocrisy, where all students & teachers, while defending their freedom of expression, are killed by the PTA and other parental forces. This was the ironic answer that Nagai gave to the PTA. It wasn't the true ending of Harenchi Gakuen, as it would return to be published for several years. [8]

It was also around this time that he created Gakuen Taikutsu Otoko (ガクエン退屈男), also known as Guerrilla High, another school-themed manga, but this time war between youths and adults was the main theme. A little before that, in 1969, Abashiri Ikka (あばしり一家) was created. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is a Manga series by Go Nagai that ran in Shōnen Champion. After the series' four-year run some of its characters returned with different names as part of Both titles are a direct result of the PTA protests, being both a form of parody of what happened. Abashiri Ikka became a big success, and along with Harenchi Gakuen, the most popular series of Nagai's juvenile period. [32]

Founding of Dynamic Productions and meeting with Ken Ishikawa

Thanks to the big success of Harenchi Gakuen, Dynamic Productions (ダイナミックプロダクション, also known as Dynamic Production or Dynamic Pro, ダイナミックプロ), was founded by Go Nagai with his brothers in April, 1969. [33] Meant to be a group to help him with his works, as a consequence of what happened with Harenchi Gakuen, where he received almost no royalties derived from the TV series, films and gadgets related, Dynamic Productions became a company established to manage Nagai's relations and contractual rights of his work. Dynamic became one of the first companies to require publishers the edition of contracts (even today many manga are designed and published only on the basis of verbal agreements). [11] It would start as a yugen kaisha (limited company) and would change to a kabushiki kaisha (stock company) in 1970. A yūgen kaisha or yūgen gaisha (Jp 有限会社 lit "limited company" abbreviated in English as Y [10]

The same year of the foundation of Dynamic Pro, Ken Ishikawa joined the company. He would become Nagai's second assistant after Mitsuru Hiruta, who had been working with Nagai since the beginnings of Harenchi Gakuen. [10]. He would become one of Nagai's regular partners and his best friend. Ken Ishikawa participated as assistant in Harenchi Gakuen, Abashiri Ikka and Gakuen Taikutsu Otoko, particularly in the last one. In parallel with those activities as assistant, he co-produces with Go Nagai what would be in fact his professional debut in manga, Gakuen Bangaichi (1969-09-08 ~ 1970-09-22), and also his second manga, Sasurai Gakuto (1970-01 ~ 1970-05). He temporary quit Dynamic Productions in 1970. This prompted Nagai to end Gakuen Taikutsu Otoko and the story of this series would be left inconclusive.

Summary of works

In his series Harenchi Gakuen (ハレンチ学園, Shameless School, 1968–1972, Shonen Jump magazine) Nagai used eroticism and extreme, graphic violence in kid's manga for the first time in Japan, thus breaking taboos and becoming quite controversial[7]. is a Japanese media franchise created by Go Nagai. Harenchi Gakuen is one of the manga serialized in the very first number of the magazine Shōnen Jump, by sometimes known as Weekly Jump and better known as Shōnen Jump, is one of the longest-running weekly Manga compilations in Japan A taboo is a strong Social prohibition (or ban) against words objects actions or discussions that are considered undesirable or offensive by a group culture His use of violence and gross humour was widely loathed in many corners of Japan's society and became a concern for many PTAs at the time. Parent-Teacher Association, aka PTA, Parent-Teacher-Student Association, aka PTSA and the Parent-Teacher Organization, aka PTO The series temporary ended dramatically when all the characters died during a massacre. This type of content would be a trend in most of Nagai's later work and in those of other directors such as Yoshiyuki Tomino. is a Japanese Anime creator director screenwriter and novelist A Harenchi Gakuen live-action tv series followed in the early 1970s, as well as several other live-action movies and an OVA version (Heisei Harenchi Gakuen, or "Modern-Day Shameless School") in the mid-1990s. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. abbreviated (and sometimes as OAV) is a term originating from Japanese animation ( Anime) for animated films and series which are made specially to be The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999

In 1970, Go Nagai started a company, Dynamic Productions, to fund his manga and anime ventures. is a Japanese manga creator and an important innovator of several genres within Anime and Manga. ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly (anime in Japanese, Dynamic Productions' first titles were Getter Robo and Abashiri Ikka (あばしり一家, Abashiri Family). is a Super Robot Manga series created by Go Nagai and Ken Ishikawa, as well as an Anime series produced by Toei Animation. is a Manga series by Go Nagai that ran in Shōnen Champion. After the series' four-year run some of its characters returned with different names as part of

After Harenchi Gakuen Nagai created the Mazinger Z (マジンガーZ) series, later expanded into Great Mazinger, Grendizer, and - many years later - Mazinkaiser, where he developed the concept of giant mecha. known as Tranzor Z in North America is a Manga series by Go Nagai, serialized in Shueisha Shōnen Jump from October is the name of a Manga comic book and Anime television series by manga artist Go Nagai, made as a direct continuation of the successful Mazinger Z is a Super robot show created by Manga artist Go Nagai.It was shown on Japanese TV in 1975 and lasted 74 episodes is an Anime OVA series inspired by Go Nagai 's Mazinger series Word origin and usage The term "mecha" is derived from the Japanese abbreviation for the English word " mechanical " Mazinger was the first manga where a giant robot was piloted by the hero, thus creating one of the biggest staples of the industry. Mazinger is considered the first successful "Super Robot" anime show, and has spanned numerous imitations. is a term used in Manga and Anime to describe a giant robot or Mecha, with an arsenal of fantastic super-powered weapons sometimes transformable or combined from

Simultaneously to Mazinger, he created one of his most popular manga, Debiruman (デビルマン, Devilman), about a demonic hero fighting against hordes of demons. is the title of a popular Manga and Anime created by Go Nagai, as well as the name of the main character of the manga and anime Nagai also turned Devilman into a series which was less violent and gritty than the manga. Years later Nagai revamped this popular series by introducing the main character as a female and altering the storyline. This series is called Devilman Lady (デビルマンレディー, Devil Lady in the US). is an Anime and Manga about a woman named Jun Fudo She lives in a city terrorized with beastlike humans and is secretly recruited to rid the city of them The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It was first released as a manga and then later as an anime. Nagai has suggested that he had originally planned Devil Lady to be the entire opposite of Devilman, in that the monsters are created by science instead of magic, the hero is a woman instead of a man, and the ending would be positive, as opposed to Devilman's negative ending. However, Devilman was not as well-received overseas as Mazinger, and he chose to create a depressive ending for Devilman Lady to express his frustration. Go Nagai considers the Devilman series, as well as the Mazinger series, as being his life's work due to their massive popularity all over the world. In 1972, Nagai managed to have 5 weekly manga publications at the same time, drawing and writing. This hasn't been achieved by other mangakas with the exception of Shinji Mizushima and George Akiyama[34]. is a Japanese manga artist. He is best-known as an author of Baseball Manga, such as Yakyū-kyō no Shi, Dokaben is a Japanese manga artist known for dealing with controversial and incendiary topics in many of his works

Another long-running series, Violence Jack (ヴァイオレンス ジャック) spanned multiple volumes and dealt with a giant brute of a man fighting evil warlords in a post-apocalyptic setting where Japan has been devastated by a massive earthquake and isolated from the rest of the world. is a Manga created by Mangaka Go Nagai in the 1970s that was adapted into a three episode OVA series produced between 1986 and 1990

One of Nagai's most popular works outside of his fanbase has been Cutey Honey, considered to be one of the first "magical girl" comics and a major influence on future series in the genre (in particular Sailor Moon). is a Japanese Media franchise created by Go Nagai. Cutie Honey first appears on volume 41 of the 1973 edition of Shōnen Champion. belong to a sub-genre of Japanese fantasy Anime and Manga. Magical girl stories feature young girls with superhuman abilities who are forced to fight evil and protect is the title of a Japanese Media franchise created by Naoko Takeuchi. Nagai had less success a few years later with Majokko Tickle, a more traditional magical-girl series for younger children, although the accompanying anime was popular on TV in some European countries. also known as Magical Girl Tickle or Magical Girl Chickle, is a 1970s Magical girl Manga and Anime by Go Nagai.

In 1980, he received the 4th Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen for Susa-no-O. is an annual award for serialized Manga published in the previous year sponsored by the publisher Kodansha. is a Japanese word literally meaning few years which can have the following meanings Shōnen a typical Boy, from elementary school through junior high [35]

Nagai has worked with Shotaro Ishinomori and Ken Ishikawa. was a Japanese manga artist. He is renowned as the co-creator with Go Nagai, of the Getter Robo anime series as well as four of their He is currently being more prolific in manga production than ever. Much of Nagai's work has been adapted into anime and tokusatsu. (anime in Japanese, is a Japanese word that literally means " Special effects " It is primarily used to refer to Live-action Japanese Film and Nagai also made a cameo appearance in The Toxic Avenger Part II. The Toxic Avenger Part II is a 1989 film released by Troma Entertainment.

Manga by Go Nagai

Anime titles created or based in the works of Go Nagai

Tokusatsu/Live action created or based in the works of Go Nagai

References

  1. ^ Diary entry for Yubari International Adventure Film Festival '99 (Japanese). is originally a Shōnen Manga series from Japanese creator Go Nagai, which spawned an OVA series and several adult Live-action is originally a Shōnen Manga series from Japanese creator Go Nagai, which spawned an OVA series and several adult Live-action is a Japanese Media franchise created by Go Nagai. Cutie Honey first appears on volume 41 of the 1973 edition of Shōnen Champion. is the title of a popular Manga and Anime created by Go Nagai, as well as the name of the main character of the manga and anime is originally a Shōnen Manga series from Japanese creator Go Nagai, which spawned an OVA series and several adult Live-action is originally a Shōnen Manga series from Japanese creator Go Nagai, which spawned an OVA series and several adult Live-action is originally a Shōnen Manga series from Japanese creator Go Nagai, which spawned an OVA series and several adult Live-action is originally a Shōnen Manga series from Japanese creator Go Nagai, which spawned an OVA series and several adult Live-action is originally a Shōnen Manga series from Japanese creator Go Nagai, which spawned an OVA series and several adult Live-action is a Japanese Tokusatsu (live-action production of the popular Cutie Honey Manga and Anime series chief directed by Makoto Yokoyama Buichi Terasawa Official Site. Retrieved on 2008-02-23. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable
  2. ^ ph ginobegotti 2007 - japanese cartoon designer go nagai, father of mazinger and goldrake, strolling in venice with his wife junko (English). ginobegotti (Photographer). Retrieved on 2008-02-23. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable
  3. ^ The World of Go Nagai - Happy Wedding (Japanese). The World of Go Nagai. Retrieved on 2008-03-13. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II.
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  5. ^ Dynamic Pro authors (Japanese). Dynamic Productions. Retrieved on 2008-03-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of
  6. ^ HARU ICHIBAN (Italian). D/visual. Retrieved on 2008-03-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty
  7. ^ a b Lambiek Comiclopedia. Comic Creator: Gô Nagai (English). Lambiek. Retrieved on 2008-03-13. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II.
  8. ^ a b c d Colpi, Federico (1996). SERIE TV - L'autore (Italian). Il mondo di Go Nagai. Dynamic Italia Srl. . Retrieved on 2008-04-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I.
  9. ^ a b c Happy wedding Go & Sumiko (Japanese). The World of Go Nagai. Retrieved on 2008-03-29. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King
  10. ^ a b c d GO HISTORY (Japanese). The World of Go Nagai. Retrieved on 2008-05-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the
  11. ^ a b c d e L'AUTORE / CHI E' GO NAGAI (Italian). D/visual (2007-03-03). d/visual incorporated (株式会社ディー・ビジュアル） is a Japanese Publisher of Manga books and Anime home video Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Retrieved on 2008-03-29. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King
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  13. ^ Rafaelli, Luca. La parola al papá di Goldrake - Colloquio con Go Nagai (Italian). La Repubblica - Gruppo Editoriale L’Espresso Spa. Retrieved on 2008-03-29. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King
  14. ^ a b c Manga Kakumei 40 Nen Nagai Go Tokushu (Japanese). Gag, serious, SF, Fantasy Nadode Fan Miryo. Nikkan Sports News. Retrieved on 2008-04-02. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of
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  16. ^ a b Scalambra, Giovanni (2002-03-11). See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Il grande Go Nagai (Italian). Divertimento. it - NEXTA Media Srl. Retrieved on 2008-03-29. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King
  17. ^ a b Crispino, Susanna (2007-05-26). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place La Sirena a strisce. Il Comicon, festival internazionale del fumetto e dell'animazione (Italian). Whipart Onlus. Retrieved on 2008-03-29. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King
  18. ^ Di Pino, Angelo (2007-05-22). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Go Nagai...intervista integrale. (Italian). CartoonMag. Retrieved on 2008-03-29. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King
  19. ^ Hikken - Mazinger Z, Devilman, Cutie Honey Nado Kyosho - Nagai Go, 40 nen Bun no Sakuhingunga Ichido Ni (Japanese). Trendy. net - Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. (2007-12-26). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Retrieved on 2008-04-02. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of
  20. ^ a b c L'AUTORE / CHI E' GO NAGAI (italian). D/visual. d/visual incorporated (株式会社ディー・ビジュアル） is a Japanese Publisher of Manga books and Anime home video Retrieved on 2008-01-25. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate
  21. ^ Kodansha magazine (Japanese). The World of Go Nagai. Retrieved on 2008-01-25. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate
  22. ^ Yadamon (Japanese). The World of Go Nagai. Retrieved on 2008-01-25. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate
  23. ^ Gō Nagai (german). wikipedia. Retrieved on 2008-01-25. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate
  24. ^ Kuro no Shishi (manga) (english). Anime News Network. Retrieved on 2008-01-25. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate
  25. ^ Harenchi Gakuen (Spanish). Mision Tokyo. Retrieved on 2008-04-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
  26. ^ a b c d e f g h i Connel, Ryan (2007-03-30). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. 40-year veteran of ecchi manga Go Nagai says brains more fun than boobs. Mainichi Newspapers Co. . Retrieved on 2008-04-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
  27. ^ Tezuka Osamu @ World - Manga works. The Song for Apollo. Tezuka Productions (2007-03-30). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Retrieved on 2008-04-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
  28. ^ Nagai Go (Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan). Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan. Retrieved on 2008-04-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English
  29. ^ a b HARENCHI GAKUEN / SCUOLA SENZA PUDORE (Italian). d/visual. d/visual incorporated (株式会社ディー・ビジュアル） is a Japanese Publisher of Manga books and Anime home video Retrieved on 2008-04-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
  30. ^ Ito, Kinko (2005-02). A History of Manga in the Context of Japanese Culture and Society. The Journal of Popular Culture 38 (3). Blackwell Publishing. DOI:10.1111/j.0022-3840.2005.00123.x. A digital object identifier ( DOI) is a permanent identifier given to an Electronic document. Retrieved on 2008-04-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
  31. ^ Alt, Matt (2007-06-16). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Go Monkey - a short excerpt of the Monkey Punch interview by Go Nagai. Retrieved on 2008-04-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
  32. ^ ABASHIRI IKKA (Italian). d/visual. d/visual incorporated (株式会社ディー・ビジュアル） is a Japanese Publisher of Manga books and Anime home video Retrieved on 2008-04-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English
  33. ^ Dynamic Pro Company Overview (Japanese). Dynamic Production (2007). Retrieved on 2008-05-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the
  34. ^ Mandana Tsushin Blog. The Busiest Mangaka Ever: Go Nagai (English). ComiPress. Retrieved on 2008-03-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of
  35. ^ Joel Hahn. Kodansha Manga Awards. Comic Book Awards Almanac. Retrieved on 2007-08-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan.
  36. ^ Biografia Go Nagai (Italian). Enciclo'Robopedia. Retrieved on 2008-03-25. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6.
  37. ^ Go Nagai al Comicon: annunci dalla giornata di sabato (Italian). AnimeClick. it. Retrieved on 2008-03-25. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6.

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