Go Nagai

Go Nagai
永井豪
Go Nagai at Japan Expo in 2008
Born
Kiyoshi Nagai (永井潔, Nagai Kiyoshi)

(1945-09-06) September 6, 1945 (age 79)
Wajima, Ishikawa, Japan
NationalityJapanese
OccupationManga artist
Known for
RelativesYasutaka Nagai (brother)
Awards4th Kodansha Manga Award
Shōnen: Susano Oh
25th Japan Movie Critics Awards: Diamond Grand Prize
47th Japan Cartoonists Association Award
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award: All of his works
WebsiteDynamic Pro Official Site
Go Nagai official site
Go Nagai in his studio, Tokyo, 1987; photo by Sally Larsen

Kiyoshi Nagai (永井潔, Nagai Kiyoshi, born September 6, 1945), better known by the pen name Go Nagai (永井 豪, Nagai Gō), is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and erotica.[1] He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating popular 1970s manga and anime series such as Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z. He is credited with creating the super robot genre; designing the first mecha robots piloted by a user from within a cockpit with Mazinger Z;[2] as well as helping pioneer the magical girl genre with Cutie Honey; the post-apocalyptic manga/anime genre with Violence Jack;[3] and the ecchi genre with Harenchi Gakuen. In 2005, he became a Character Design professor at the Osaka University of Arts. He has been a member of the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's nominating committee since 2009.

  1. ^ Lambiek Comiclopedia. "Comic Creator: Gô Nagai". Lambiek. Retrieved March 13, 2008.
  2. ^ Mark Gilson, "A Brief History of Japanese Robophilia", Leonardo 31 (5), pp. 367–369 [368].
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference lospaziobianco was invoked but never defined (see the help page).