Go Nagai

Mangaka, Comic Book Creator

1945 –

67

Who is Go Nagai?

Kiyoshi Nagai, better known by the penname Go Nagai, is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z. He also pioneered the ecchi genre with Harenchi Gakuen. He is credited with creating the Super Robot genre and for designing the first mecha robots piloted by a user from within a cockpit with Mazinger Z. In 2005, he became a Character Design professor at the Osaka University of Arts. Since 2009, he is a member of Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's nominating committee.

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Born
Sep 6, 1945
Wajima
Also known as
  • Gô Nagai
  • Nagai Gō
  • Kiyoshi Nagai
  • 永井潔
  • Nagai Kiyoshi
  • 永井 豪
  • Nagai
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Siblings
Spouses
Nationality
  • Japan
Profession
Employment
  • Dynamic Planning
Lived in
  • Ishikawa Prefecture

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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