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Go Nagai (born September 6, 1945) is a prolific Japanese manga artist who has written, illustrated, or otherwise contributed to over 360 manga titles since his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi . Specializing in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and erotica, he is best known for creating the seminal works Cutie Honey , Devilman , and Mazinger Z in the 1970s. [1]

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1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Anime titles created by or based on the works of Go Nagai / Dynamic Pro

These following anime titles were based on the works of Go Nagai's assistants.

The following title was based on the works of Dynamic Planning.

Tokusatsu/Live action created by or based on the works of Go Nagai / Dynamic Pro

Additionally, Nagai appears as an actor in the following productions:

Games created by or based on the works of Go Nagai / Dynamic Pro

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<i>Devil Lady</i> Manga by Go Nagai

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<i>Kekko Kamen</i> Japanese manga series

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<i>The Abashiri Family</i> Manga

Abashiri Ikka is a Japanese manga series created by Go Nagai that originally ran in the magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion. Some of its characters returned with different names as part of other series, such as Cutie Honey, UFO Robot Grendizer and Mazinger Angels Z among others.

<i>New Cutie Honey</i> 1994 original video animation anime series

New Cutie Honey is a 1994, Japanese anime series in the Cutie Honey media franchise created by Go Nagai. Inspired by continued popularity of the original 1973 Cutie Honey television series, and first announced by Toei Video in October 1993, it was the only Cutie Honey anime production to be licensed for distribution in the United States until Discotek Media released the 1973 series on DVD in November 2013. Unlike the original, it was developed as an OVA, a type of anime made for home video. The OVAs were released by ADV Films in the US, and have also been sold in the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Australia, and New Zealand.

<i>Harenchi Gakuen</i> Japanese manga created by Go Nagai

Harenchi Gakuen is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai. The manga was one of the first to be serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump, where it ran from 1968 to 1972, with its chapters collected in thirteen tankōbon volumes. A modern-day version of the manga, Heisei Harenchi Gakuen, was serialized by Nihon Bungeisha and Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha in Weekly Manga Goraku and Weekly Manga Sunday, respectively, from 1994 to 1995. A sequel to the original series, illustrated by Teruto Aruga and titled Harenchi Gakuen: The Company, was serialized in Shueisha's Business Jump from 2007 to 2008.

<i>Dororon Enma-kun</i> Japanese manga series

Dororon Enma-kun (ドロロンえん魔くん), also known as Satanikus!, is a Japanese horror-comedy anime and manga series created by Go Nagai. It is one of Nagai's most famous works in Japan, although not very well known in the rest of the world. In 2006, it would get a sequel/remake in Demon Prince Enma, which drops the comedy and becomes a full-fledged suspense-horror series. After the OVA was released, another manga version was released called Satanikus Enma Kerberos by Eiji Toriyama. A remake entitled Ghastly Prince Enma Burning Up aired in Japan in 2011.

<i>Getter Robo Go</i> Japanese anime and manga series

Getter Robo Go, sometimes romanized as Getter Robot Go and known in the United States as Venger Robo, is a Japanese mecha anime and manga series and the third entry in the Getter Robo franchise originally created by Go Nagai and Ken Ishikawa.

<i>Re: Cutie Honey</i> 2004 Japanese video animation

Re: Cutie Honey is a three-episode OVA series based on the 2004 tokusatsu (live-action) film Cutie Honey, both being adaptations of the 1970s manga written and illustrated by Go Nagai. The series was co-produced with Gainax and Toei Animation, directed by Hideaki Anno, and shown on the Animax satellite television network in 2004. The first episode aired on July 24, two months after the live-action film was released. DVD releases for each episode followed, with the first released on September 21. The series tells the same story as the film, but contains nudity and additional character development. On 2003, Anno also collaborated Ito together on manga titles Cutie Honey a Go Go!.

<i>Dynamic Heroes</i> Japanese manga series

Dynamic Heroes, also known as Nagai Go Manga Gaiden - Dynamic Heroes and as Go Nagai manga heroes crossover collection - Dynamic Heroes, is a Japanese manga based in several works of Go Nagai, including most of his most famous robots, such as Mazinger Z, Getter Robot, Great Mazinger and UFO Robot Grendizer, and also several characters from other series such as Cutie Honey and Devilman. The artist of the manga is Kazuhiro Ochi and the design of the characters is based mostly in their anime incarnations.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Akira Fudo</span> Fictional character from Go Nagais manga series Devilman

Akira Fudo is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the Devilman manga series created by Go Nagai. A shy teenager living in Japan while his parents work abroad, Akira absorbs the powers of the devil Amon thanks to his friend Ryo Asuka. Then as the self-proclaimed title character Devilman, Akira starts fighting numerous enemies hidden in the world. The character also appears in the multiple anime adaptations of the series, though his role differs based on media. The spin-off Amon: The Darkside of the Devilman tells an alternate story of when Akira's body is taken over by Amon after losing his humanity.

<i>Cyborg 009 VS Devilman</i> Crossover direct-to-video anime

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<i>Mazinger Z</i> 1972 Japanese super robot manga series

Mazinger Z is a Japanese super robot manga written and illustrated by Go Nagai. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from October 1972 to August 1973 and Kodansha's TV Magazine from October 1973 to September 1974.

<i>Mazinger Z vs. Devilman</i> 1973 animated movie directed by Tomoharu Katsumata

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<i>Devilman</i> Japanese manga series and franchise

Devilman is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai. The manga focuses on a high school student named Akira Fudo who absorbs the powers of the demon called "Amon" with help of his friend Ryo Asuka in order to battle creatures hidden in human society, thus calling himself the "Devilman" in the process. The series was originally ordered by Toei Animation as a toned-down anime version of Nagai's previous manga series, Demon Lord Dante. However, Nagai wrote a darker-toned manga in order to alert readers of the dangers of the wars based on how dark the narrative becomes with each of Akira's challenges.

<i>Cutie Honey</i> Japanese manga series by Go Nagai

Cutie Honey is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai. First appearing in Weekly Shōnen Champion's 41st issue of 1973, the series ran until April 1974. It follows an android girl named Honey Kisaragi, who transforms into the busty, red or pink-haired heroine Cutie Honey to fight against the assorted villains that threaten her or her world. One of the trademarks of the character is that the transformation involves the temporary loss of all her clothing in the brief interim from changing from one form to the other. According to Nagai, she is the first female to be the protagonist of a shōnen manga series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Go Nagai</span> Japanese manga artist (born 1945)

Kiyoshi Nagai, better known by the pen name 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 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; as well as helping pioneer the magical girl genre with Cutie Honey; the post-apocalyptic manga/anime genre with Violence Jack; 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.

<i>Devilman Saga</i> Japanese manga series

Devilman Saga is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai. It is part of the Devilman franchise created by Nagai. The manga ran in Shogakukan's Big Comic from December 2014 to March 2020, with its chapters collected in thirteen tankōbon volumes.

<i>Devilman VS. Hades</i> Japanese manga series

Devilman VS. Hades is a Japanese manga series written by Go Nagai and illustrated by Team Moon. It is part of the Devilman franchise created by Nagai. The manga ran in Kodansha's Monthly Young Magazine from November 2012 to July 2014, with its chapters collected in three tankōbon volumes.

References

  1. "Hikken - Mazinger Z, Devilman, Cutie Honey Nado Kyosho - Nagai Go, 40 nen Bun no Sakuhingunga Ichido Ni" (in Japanese). Trendy.net - Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. December 26, 2007. Retrieved October 19, 2008.
  2. "Biografia Go Nagai" (in Italian). Enciclo'Robopedia. Retrieved March 25, 2008.
  3. "Go Nagai al Comicon: annunci dalla giornata di sabato" (in Italian). AnimeClick.it. Retrieved March 25, 2008.