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Go Nagai | |
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永井豪 | |
.jpg) Go Nagai at Japan Expo in 2008 | |
| Born | Kiyoshi Nagai (永井潔, Nagai Kiyoshi) September 6, 1945 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Manga artist |
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| Relatives | Yasutaka Nagai (brother) |
| Awards | 4th 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 |
| Website | Dynamic Pro Official Site Go Nagai official site |
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.