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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].

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. This was later developed with more openly erotic series such as Kekko Kamen. With this, he broke the taboo of talking about sex in manga. He is considered as the father of sexy fanservice, ecchi and even hentai genres.
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. He also created, along with Ken Ishikawa, the transformable robot concept with Getter Robo. 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.
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. 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. 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.

Contents 1 Early life 2 First works 3 First success and controversies 4 Founding of Dynamic Productions and meeting with Ken Ishikawa 5 Summary of works 6 Manga by Go Nagai 7 Anime titles created or based in the works of Go Nagai 8 Tokusatsu/Live action created or based in the works of Go Nagai 9 References 10 External links

[edit] 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].

His family had just returned from Shangai. 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].

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].

Graduated from the Metropolitan Itabashi High School of Tokyo^[9], what triggered his entrance in the world of manga was a misconception. 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. When he consulted his older brother, he commented "Oh, that certainly will be colon cancer"^[15]. 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. 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].

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. 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]. 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].

[edit] 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.^[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.

[edit] 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. 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. 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. For the depiction of breasts, he took particular inspiration from the Venus de Milo. ^[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. ^[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. ^[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. 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]

[edit] 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.^[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.

[edit] 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]. 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. 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. 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.

In 1970, Go Nagai started a company, Dynamic Productions, to fund his manga and anime ventures. Dynamic Productions' first titles were Getter Robo and Abashiri Ikka (あばしり一家, Abashiri Family).

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. 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.

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. 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). 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^{[citation needed]}. 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].

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.

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). 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.

In 1980, he received the 4th Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen for Susa-no-O.^[35]

Nagai has worked with Shotaro Ishinomori and Ken Ishikawa. He is currently being more prolific in manga production than ever. Much of Nagai's work has been adapted into anime and tokusatsu. Nagai also made a cameo appearance in The Toxic Avenger Part II.

[edit] Manga by Go Nagai

• Meakashi Polikichi (目明しポリ吉, 目明かしポリ吉, Detective Polikichi)(1967-11)
• Yadamon (ヤダモン, ちびっこ怪獣ヤダモン, Chibikko Kaiju Yadamon)(1967-12) Original work by Tomio Sagisu
• Yuhi no Kenman (夕日の剣マン)(1968-01)
• Chibikko Keiji-chan (ちびっこ刑事ちゃん)(1968-01)
• Jintaro Sandogasa (じん太郎三度笠)(1968-02)
• Hana no Sanshiro (ハナの三四郎)(1968-02)
• Sanbiki no Kenman (三匹の剣マン)(1968-03)
• Go-chan no Fantaji Waraudo Ban (豪ちゃんのふぁんたじい・わらうどバン)(1968-04)
• Jigoku no Kenman (地獄の剣マン)(1968-04)
• Izari Shi Monogatari (いざり市物語)(1968-05)
• Magokko Kinta (馬子っこきん太)(1968-05)
• Koya no Kenman (荒野の剣マン)(1968-06)
• Tenrankai no E (展覧会の絵)(1968-07)
• Harenchi Gakuen (ハレンチ学園, Shameless School)(1968-08)
• Allah-kun (アラーくん)(1968-08)
• Dengeki Shiro Inazuma Sakusen (電撃四郎イナズマ作戦)(1968-08)
• Kaze Ten Ninpo Cho (風天忍法帳)(1968-08)
• Bravo! Sensei (ブラボー！先生)(1968-09)
• Ra Samurai (ラ・サムライ)(1968-09)
• Usurasebun (ウスラセブン)(1968-09)
• Kaishin Saku (会心作)(1968-10)
• Shin Sen Kumi Somatsu Ki (新選組そまつ記)(1968-10)
• Pansy-chan (パンジーちゃん)(1968-11)
• Kuishin Boku-chan (くいしんボクちゃん)(1968-12)
• Receive-chan (レシーブちゃん)(1968-12)
• Wanpaku Yaro no Mechanic Daisenso (わんぱく野郎のメカニック大戦争)(1969-01)
• Nazonazoboya X-kun (なぞなぞぼうやＸくん)(1969-01)
• Ultra Spy Hige Godzilla (ウルトラスパイ ヒゲゴジラ)(1969-01)
• Yume no Sekai no Mari-chan (ゆめの世界のマリちゃん)(1969-01)
• Goketsu Mika-chan (ごうけつミカちゃん)(1969-01)
• Meakashi Polikichi -Yokoku Goto no Kan-]] (目明しポリ吉-予告強盗の巻-)(1969-01)
• Fighting Pants-kun (ファイティングパンツくん)(1969-02)
• Daimachi Sensei (ダイマチ先生)(1969-02)
• Kimagure Kyoshitsu (きまぐれ教室)(1969-02) Also known as Kimagure Sensei (きまぐれ先生)
• Neko no Ko Love-chan (ねこの子ラブちゃん)(1969-02)
• Kikkai-kun (キッカイくん)(1969-02)
• Handsome-kun (ハンサムくん)(1969-03)
• Hunter-kun (ハンターくん)(1969-03)
• Onna Bancho Hoin Daiko (女番長ほういん大子)(1969-03)
• Migawari Pansy-chan (みがわりパンジーちゃん)(1969-04)
• Koibito-kun (コイビトくん)(1969-04)
• Sweet-chan (スイートちゃん)(1969-04) Co-production with Taiyo Noguchi
• Funny Boy (ファニーボーイ)(1969-05) Co-production with Yukio Asai
• Godzilla Gayuku (ゴジラがゆく)(1969-05-09)
• Oni Keiji Gayuku (鬼刑事がゆく)(1969-05-23)
• Janken Ken-chan (ジャンケン・ケンちゃん)(1969-06) Co-production with Taiyo Noguchi
• Onna Tobaku Shi Gayuku (女賭博師がゆく)(1969-06-13)
• Chikan Gayuku (痴漢がゆく)(1969-06-27)
• Sweet-chan (スイートちゃん)(1969-07-08) Co-production with Tsutomu Oyamada
• Zohyo Gayuku (雑兵がゆく)(1969-07-11)
• Oishasan Gayuku (お医者さんがゆく)(1969-07-25)
• Nin Gayuku (忍がゆく)(1969-08-08)
• Abashiri ikka (あばしり一家, The Abashiri Family)(1969-08-10)
• Gakuen Bangaichi (学園番外地)(1969-09) Co-production with Ken Ishikawa, Ishikawa's debut. Last stories with art by Tetsuji Aikawa
• Seibu no Yojinbo Macaroni-chan (西部の用心棒マカロニちゃん)(1969-09-15)
• Daitozoku (大盗賊)(1969, Autumn)
• Chankun (チャンクン, Chang Kung)(1969-11-18)
• Sasurai Gakuto (さすらい学徒)(1970-01) Co-production with Ken Ishikawa, Ishikawa's second professional manga
• Oni -2889 Nen no Hanran- (鬼-2889年の反乱-)(1970-01)
• Komatsu Charm (こまっチャーム)(1970-01-06) Co-production with Tsutomu Oyamada
• Kick-chan (キックちゃん)(1970-01)
• Hidoi Kyoto (ひどい巨塔)(1970-01-10)
• Sukisuki Skiing-chan (すきすきスキーちゃん, Suki Suki Skiing-chan)(1970-01-20·27)
• Kaiketsu Ultra Super Deluxe-man (快傑ウルトラスーパーデラックスマン)(1970-01-27)
• Go! Go! Go-chan Warai (ＧＯ！ＧＯ！豪ちゃん笑)(1970-02)
• Gakuen Taikutsu Otoko (ガクエン退屈男, Guerrilla High)(1970-02)
• GO! Go! Nonsense (ＧＯ！豪！ナンセンス)(1970-03-22)
• Kyuketsuki Kari (吸血鬼狩り)(1970-04)
• Jinrui no Shinpo to Fuchowa (人類の進歩と不調和)(1970-05-09)
• Go-chan no Fushigina Sekai (豪ちゃんのふしぎな世界)(1970-07-12)
• Maro (まろ)(1970-07-19)
• Boy Hunter (ボーイハンター)(1970-08)
• Tengoku to Jigoku (天国と地獄)(1970-08-11)
• Shain ha V (社員はＶ)(1970-09-11)
• Kaijuu-Hakase Pokopen-chan (かいじゅうはかせポコペンちゃん)(1970-09)
• Sanshiro (三四郎)(1970-09-12)
• Captain Past (キャプテンパースト)(1970-11)
• Mao Dante (魔王ダンテ)(1971-01)
• Africa no Chi (アフリカの血, Blood of Africa)(1971-04)
• Sanchome Ga Senso Desu (三丁目が戦争です)(1971-04)
• Zubaban (ズバ蛮)(1971-04)
• Omorai-kun (オモライくん)(1972-01)
• Devilman (デビルマン)(1972-06)
• Mazinger Z (マジンガーＺ)(1972-10)
• Kiri no Tobira (霧の扉) (1973-05)
• Dororon Enma-kun (ドロロンえん魔くん)(1973-09)
• Violence Jack (バイオレンスジャック)(1973-07)
• Cutey Honey (キューティーハニー, Cutie Honey)(1973-10)
• Getter Robo (ゲッターロボ, with Ken Ishikawa)(1974-04)
• Mayonaka no Senshi (真夜中の戦士, Midnight Soldier)(1974-04)
• Bakuratsu Kyoushitsu (バクラツ教室)(1974-07)
• Oira Sukeban (おいら女蛮, Delinquent in Drag, Sukeban Boy)(1974-08)
• Kekko Kamen (けっこう仮面)(1974-09)
• Great Mazinger (グレートマジンガー)(1974-10)
• Iyahaya Nantomo (イヤハヤ南友)(1974-11)
• Shuten Doji (手天童子)(1975-02)
• Kotetsu Jeeg (鋼鉄ジーグ)(1975-08)
• UFO Robot Grendizer (ＵＦＯロボグレンダイザー)(1975-10)
• Battle Hawk (バトルホーク, with Ken Ishikawa)(1976-11)
• Change! Sabu (チェンジ！さぶ)(1976-05)
• Dongara Sanjushi (どんがら三銃士)(1976-07)
• Gloizer X (グロイザーＸ)(1976-08)
• Konran Retto (混乱列島, script by Yasutaka Tsutsui)(1976-04)
• Pro-Wres No Hoshi Aztecaser (プロレスの星 アステカイザー, with Ken Ishikawa)(1976-08)
• Burai The Kid (無頼・ザ・キッド)(1977-01)
• Denso-jin Baruber (電送人バルバー)(1977-04)
• Choman (超マン)(1978-04)
• Kuro no Shishi (黒の獅士, Black Lion)(1978-05)
• Supeope Chu Gaku (スペオペ宙学, Space Opera Chu Gaku)(1978-08)
• Shin Devilman (新デビルマン)(1979-02)
• Hanappe Bazooka (花平バズーカ)(1979-06)
• 00 Gakuen Spy Daisakusen (００学園スパイ大作戦)(1979-06)
• Susanoo (凄ノ王)(1979-07)
• Haru Ichiban (青春一番, script by Hiroshi Koenji)(1980-06)
• X Bomber (Ｘボンバー)(1980-06)
• Maboroshi Panty (まぼろしパンティ, The Legendary Panty Mask)(1980-11)
• Cinderella Kishi (シンデレラ騎士, Cinderella Knight)(1981-10)
• Tsubasa no Nin (翼の人, Human with Wings)(1982-03)
• Tetsu Senshi Musashi (鉄戦士ムサシ, Iron Warrior Musashi)(1982-04)
• This is Daisuke (This is 大介)(1982-08)
• Iron Muscle(アイアンマッスル)(1983-02)
• Tetsu no Shojo JUN (鉄の処女ＪＵＮ, Iron Virgin Jun)(1983-05)
• Cho-shojo UFO (超少女ＵＦＯ)(1983-10)
• Chonoryoku Senshi Jenes (超能力戦士ジェネス, with Yasutaka Nagai)(1983-10)
• Barabanba (バラバンバ)(1983-10)
• God Mazinger (ゴッドマジンガー, originally Mazin Densetsu 魔神伝説)(1984-05)
• Rambo Sensei (ランボーセンセー)(1986-12)
• Barabanba 2 (バラバンバ２)(1987-04)
• Full Metal Lady (フルメタルレディ)(1988-08)
• V (Ｖ（ブイ）, original by Kenneth Johnson, art by Tatsuya Yasuda)(1989-02)
• Jushin Liger (獣神ライガー)(1989-03)
• Super Saiyuki (スーパー西遊記)(1989)
• Kabushiki Gaisha Tokugawa Ieyasu (株式会社徳川家康, with Masaharu Shingu)(1990-02)
• Kamasutra(カーマスートラ, with Hase Kunio)(1990-03)
• Getter Robo Go (ゲッターロボ號, known in many parts of the world asVenger Robot)(1991)
• MazinSaga (マジンサーガ)(1990-01-01·07)
• 60 Oku no Kyouryu Tachi (６０億の恐竜たち)(1991-05-15)
• Kando Onsen (感動温泉)(1991-05-28)
• Kantoku-kun (カントクくん)(1991-05-30)
• Mist Story (ミストストーリー)(1991-06)
• Game Senshi Animard (ゲーム戦士アニマード)(1991-07-26)
• Ippatsu Hyakuman Moshi Uke Soro (一発百万申し受け候, Golf Gambler)(1991-08)
• Reikai Tanken (霊界探検)(1991-09-01)
• CB Chara Nagai Go World Gekitotsu! Shin Shun Kakushi Geitai Kai (ＣＢキャラ永井豪ワールド激突！新春かくし芸大会)(1992-01-01)
• Hito Koma Manga (ヒトコママンガ)(1992-03-17)
• Robochoi A (ロボチョイＡ)(1992-06)
• Kabushikigaisha Tokugawa Ieyasu (株式会社徳川家康)(1992-07)
• MazinSaga (マジンサーガ)(1991-08)
• Cutey Honey 90's (Ｑ-ｔｅｙハニー, Cutie Honey)(1992-07-08)
• Oni Gokko (鬼ごっこ)(1993-01)
• Yami no Utage: Shutendoji I Bun (闇の宴 酒天童子異聞)(1993-01)
• Oni Kon Shiki (鬼婚式)(1993-02)
• Drag Kyoryu Tsurugi (ドラグ恐竜剣)(1993-03)
• Violence Jack Mao Korin Hen (バイオレンスジャック魔王降臨編)(1993-11-01)
• The Bird (ＴＨＥ　ＢＩＲＤ, ザ・バード)(1994-04-28)
• Heisei Harenchi Gakuen (平成ハレンチ学園)(1994-05-13)
• Taiga (大牙（タイガ）)(1994-08)
• Dante Shinkyoku: Jigoku Hen (ダンテ神曲　地獄編)(1994-09)
• Yushi Dandan (勇士ダンダン, Dandan The Warrior)(1994-10)
• Harenchi Komon Manyuki (ハレンチ紅門マン遊記)(1994-12-16)
• Memory Glass (メモリーグラス)(1995-03-15)
• Dante Shinkyoku: Rengoku Hen · Tengoku Hen (ダンテ神曲 煉獄編・天国編)(1995-10)
• Heisei Harenchi Gakuen (平成ハレンチ学園)(1995-12-05)
• Lovely Angel (ラブリーエンジェル)(1996-01-04·11)
• Shinwa Taisen: Ramayana hen (神話大戦・ラーマヤナ編)(1996-01-31)
• Gosenzo-kun (ゴセンゾくん)(1996-08)
• Devilman Lady (デビルマンレディー)(1997-01-30)
• Go Dan Jiraiya (豪談児雷也)(1997-04-25)
• Kyuketsu Onsen e Yokoso (吸血温泉へようこそ)(1997-05)
• Go Dan Kirigakure Saizo (豪談霧隠才蔵)(1997-05-25)
• Go Dan Sarutobi Sasuke (豪談猿飛佐助)(1997-06-20)
• Go Dan Goto Matabei (豪談後藤又兵衛)(1997-07-20)
• Go Dan Sanada Gunki (豪談真田軍記)(1997-08-20)
• Go Dan Araki Mataemon (豪談荒木又右衛門)(1997-09-10)
• I Ji Moto no Marta (慰自元のマルタ)(1997-10-25)
• Space Fairy ASTRA (スペースフェアリーＡＳＴＲＡ)(1998-04-07)
• Go Dan Iwami Jutaro (豪談岩見重太郎)(1998-05-10)
• Neo Devilman (ネオデビルマン)(1998-05-20)
• Go Dan Raiden Tameemon (豪談雷電右衛門)(1998-07-20)
• Devilman in the Dark (デビルマンイン・ザ・ダーク)(1998-08-08)
• Z Mazinger (Ｚマジンガー)(1998-09)
• Go Dan Hidari Jingoro (豪談左甚五郎)(1998-09-20)
• MazinSaga (マジンサーガ)(1998-09-30)
• Devilman Lady Tokubetsu Hen: Snake (デビルマンレディー特別編 スネーク)(1998-10-04)
• Go Dan Musashibo Benkei (豪談武蔵坊弁慶)(1998-11-10)
• Devilman Ghost (デビルマンゴースト)(1999-01-14)
• Essay-kun (エッセイ君, えっせい君)(1999)
• Kishin (機神)(1999-08)
• Vampire Koppu (ヴァンパイアコップ)(1999-08-05)
• Yutai-kun Kikippatsu (幽体くん危機一髪)(1999-08-05)
• Sengun (戦群)(2000-05-09) Original work by Eiji Yoshikawa
• Dororon Enbi-chan (どろろん艶靡ちゃん)(2000-12)
• Salacia ~Waga Hakugin no Mermaid~ (サラーキア～我が白銀のマーメイド～)(2001-03)
• Sharaku (帝都女記者伝 写・らく, Teito Onna Kisha Den Sharaku) (2001-04)
• Kenju Obasan (拳銃おばさん, original work by Jun Itoh)(2001-06)
• Omorai-kun 2001 (オモライくん2001)(2001-07)
• Cutie Honey: Tennyo Densetsu (キューティーハニー　天女伝説)(2001-08)
• Mazinkaizer ~Shin Majin Densetsu~ (マジンカイザー～新魔神伝説～)(2001-09)
• Violence Jack Sengoku Majinden (バイオレンスジャック戦国魔人伝, Violence Jack - Demons in a War-Torn Land)(2001-12)
• Satan Claus (サタンクロース)(2002-02)
• Mao Dante - Apocalypse (魔王ダンテ神略編, 魔王ダンテ現魔編, 魔王ダンテ魔道編, 魔王ダンテ神魔大戦編)(2002-03) The title is really Mao Dante, but in order to differentiate this remake from the original manga of 1971, it is added Apocalypse as d/visual does.
• Date Masamune (伊達政宗)(2002-12)
• Bijo to Yaju (美女と野獣)(2003-02)
• Kekko Kamen R (けっこう仮面Ｒ, art by Tatsuya Egawa)(2003-07)
• Cutie Honey a Go Go! (キューティーハニー　ａ　Ｇｏ　Ｇｏ！, project by Hideaki Anno, art by Shimpei Itoh)(2003-11)
• Devilman·Honey (デビルマン・ハニー)(2004-02)
• Tenku no Inu (天空之狗)(2004-04)
• Majin Oh Gallon (魔神王ガロン, The Devil King Gallon, original work by Osamu Tezuka)(2004-05)
• Musume Nakaten (娘中天)(2004-06)
• Hare * Aba Omoide 1 Koma (ハレ☆あば思い出１コマ)(2004-10)
• Cutie Honey Seed (キューティーハニーSEED, credited as original work)(2004-11)
• Hojo Soun (北条早雲)(2004-12)
• Occult Dan D3 (オカルト団Ｄ３, credited as original work, art by Nori Ochazuke)(2005-03)
• Black Jack ALIVE - Arashi no Yoru ni (ブラック・ジャックALIVE－嵐の夜に)(2005-05)
• Shin Violence Jack (新バイオレンスジャック)(2005-05)
• Horror Takuhaibin (ホラー宅配便, Horror Express Delivery Service)(2005-07)
• Kinshiro Burai Sakura (金四郎無頼桜)(2006-03)
• Maeda Toshiie (前田利家)(2006-03)
• Demon Prince Enma (鬼公子炎魔, Kikoushi Enma)(2006-05)
• Wanda-kun (ワンだ君)(2007-01)
• Aka Fundoshi Suzuno Suke (赤褌鈴乃介)(2007-03)
• Akuma Kishi (悪魔騎士, Devil Knight)(2007-03)
• Kingoro to Marilyn Nahibi (金五郎とマリリンな日々)(2007-03)
• Nagai Go 40-toshi no Kiseki (永井豪４０年のキセキ)(2007-03)
• Senjo no Robo Tsu-nin (戦場のロボっ人)(2007-03)
• Siren Tanjo Hen (シレーヌ誕生編)(2007-03)
• Suimizumi (翠湖)(2007-03)
• Yokai no Kao (妖怪の顔)(2007-03)
• Harenchi Gakuen ~The Company~ (ハレンチ学園～ザ・カンパニー～, art by Teruto Aruga)(2007-04)
• Tantei Jimusho H.G (探偵事務所Ｈ・Ｇ)(2007-07)
• Satanikus Enma Kerberos (ＳａｔａｎｉｋｕｓＥＮＭＡケルベロス, credited as original work, art by Eiji Toriyama)(2007-07)
• Satsujinsha (殺刃者, Satsu Ha Mono, さつじんしゃ)(2008-02) (This is the prototype for Kuro no Shishi, published for the first time as part of the commemoration of Nagai's 40 years career.)

[edit] Anime titles created or based in the works of Go Nagai

• Devilman (デビルマン)(TV series, 1972-07)
• Mazinger Z (マジンガーＺ)(TV series, 1972-12) - aired on U.S. television in the 1980s under the title TranZor Z
• Mazinger Z tai Devilman (マジンガーＺ対デビルマン)(Movie, 1973-07)
• Cutey Honey (キューティーハニー, Cutie Honey)(TV series, 1973-10)
• Dororon Enma-kun (ドロロンえん魔くん)(TV series, 1973-10)
• Mazinger Z tai Dr. Hell (マジンガーＺ対ドクターヘル)(Movie, 1974-03)
• Getter Robo (ゲッターロボ)(TV series, 1974-04)
• Mazinger Z tai Ankoku Daishougun (マジンガーＺ対暗黒大将軍)(Movie, 1974-07)
• Great Mazinger (グレートマジンガー)(TV series, 1974-09)
• Great Mazinger tai Getter Robo (グレートマジンガー対ゲッターロボ)(Movie, 1975-03)
• Getter Robo G (ゲッターロボ G)(TV series, 1975-05)
• Great Mazinger tai Getter Robo G: The Great Space Encounter (グレートマジンガー対ゲッターロボＧ 空中大激突)(Movie, 1975-07)
• Uchuu Enban Dai-Sensou (宇宙円盤大戦争, The Great Battle of the Flying Saucers)(Movie, 1975-07)
• Kotetsu Jeeg (鋼鉄ジーグ)(TV series, 1975-10)
• UFO Robo Grendizer tai Great Mazinger (ＵＦＯロボ グレンダイザー対グレートマジンガー)(Movie, 1976-03)
• Daikyu Maryû Gaiking (大空魔竜ガイキング)(TV series, 1976-04) Nagai had some problems with Toei and was left out of the credits^[36]. Eventually Nagai sued Toei and stopped further collaborations for some time. Nagai himself confirmed that he was the creator of the robot in the Comicon 2007 of Naples, Italy^[37].
• Grendizer, Getter Robo G, Great Mazinger: Kessen! Daikaijuu! (グレンダイザー・ゲッターロボＧ・グレートマジンガー 決戦！大海獣)(Movie, 1976-07)
• Gloizer X (グロイザーＸ, Groizer X)(TV series, 1976-07)
• UFO Robo Grendizer: Akai Yuuhi no Taiketsu (ＵＦＯロボ　グレンダイザー／赤い夕陽の対決, Grendizer: Confrontation in the Red Setting Sun)(Movie, 1976-12)
• Majokko Chikkuru (魔女っ子チックル, Magical Girl Chikkle)(TV series, 1978-03)
• Psychoarmor Govarian (サイコアーマーゴーバリアン)(TV series, 1983-07)
• God Mazinger (ゴッドマジンガー)(TV series, 1984-04)
• Chounouryoku Shoujo Barabanba (超能力少女バラバンバ)(OVA, 1985-06)
• Mujigen Hunter Fandora (夢次元ハンター　ファンドラ, Dream Dimension Hunter Fandora)(OVA, 1985-09)
• Violence Jack: Slum King (バイオレンス・ジャック／ハーレムボンバー編, Violence Jack: Harlem Bomber)(OVA, 1986-06)
• Devilman: The Birth (デビルマン)(OVA, 1987-11)
• Violence Jack: Evil Town (バイオレンスジャック／地獄街編, Violence Jack: Jigoku Gai)(OVA, 1988-12)
• Jushin Liger (獣神ライガー, Beast-God Riger)(TV series, 1989-03)
• Shuten Douji (手天童子, Shuten Douji)(OVA, 1989-12)
• Devilman: The Demon Bird (デビルマン)(OVA, 1990-02)
• Violence Jack: Hell`s Wind (バイオレンスジャック／ヘルスウインド編, Violence Jack: Hell's Wind hen)(OVA, 1990-11)
• CB Chara Nagai Go World (ＣＢキャラ永井豪ワールド)(OVA, 1991-02)
• Getter Robo Go (ゲッターロボ號)(TV series, 1991-02)
• Abashiri Family (あばしり一家, Abashiri Ikka)(OVA, 1991-05)
• Kekko Kamen (けっこう仮面)(OVA, 1991-08)
• Anime V Comic Rentaman (レンタマン)(OVA, 1991)
• Kyukioku no Sex Adventure Kamasutra (究極のSEXアドベンチャー カーマスートラ)(1992-04)
• Iron Virgin Jun (鉄の処女JUN, Tetsu no Shojo JUN)(OVA, 1992-07)
• Oira Sukeban (おいら女蛮（スケバン）, Sukeban Boy, Delinquent in Drag)(OVA, 1992-08)
• Hanappe Bazooka (花平バズーカ)(OVA, 1992-09)
• Black Lion (黒の獅士, Kuro no Shishi)(OVA, 1992-11)
• New Cutey Honey (新・キューティーハニー, Shin Cutey Honey)(OVA, 1994-04)
• Heisei Harenchi Gakuen (平成ハレンチ学園)(OVA, 1996-03)
• Harenchi Koumon Manyuuki (ハレンチ紅門マン遊記)(OVA, 1996-05)
• Cutey Honey F (キューティーハニーＦ（ﾌﾗｯｼｭ）)(TV series, 1997-02)
• Cutey Honey F (キューティーハニーＦ（ﾌﾗｯｼｭ）)(Movie, 1997-07)
• Shin Getter Robo: Sekai Saigo no Hi (真ゲッターロボ「世界最後の日」, Getter Robo: Armageddon))(OVA, 1998-08)
• Devilman Lady (デビルマンレディー)(TV series, 1998-10)
• Amon: The Apocalypse of Devilman (デビルマン黙示録)(OVA, 2000-05)
• Shin Getter Robo Tai Neo Getter Robo (真ゲッターロボ対ネオゲッターロボ)(OVA, 2000-12)
• Mazinkaiser (マジンカイザー)(OVA, 2001-09)
• Demon Lord Dante (魔王ダンテ, Maō Dante)(TV series, 2002-08)
• Mazinkaiser: Death! The Great General of Darkness (マジンカイザー　死闘！暗黒大将軍, Mazinkaiser: Shitou! Ankoku Daishogun)(OVA, 2003-07)
• New Getter Robo (新ゲッターロボ, Shin Getter Robo)(OVA, 2004-04)
• Robonimal Panda-Z The Robonimation (パンダーゼット THE ROBONIMATION)(TV series, 2004-04)
• Re: Cutie Honey (Re:キューティーハニー)(OVA, 2004-07)
• Gaiking: Legend of Daikū Maryū (ガイキング)(TV series, 2005-11)
• Demon Prince Enma (鬼公子炎魔, Kikoushi Enma)(OVA, 2006-08)
• Kotetsushin Jeeg (鋼鉄神ジーグ, Steel God Jeeg)(TV series, 2007-04)

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

• Harenchi Gakuen (ハレンチ学園)(TV series, 1970)
• Pro-Wres No Hoshi Aztecaser (プロレスの星 アステカイザー)(TV series, 1976)
• X Bomber (Xボンバー, 超宇宙マシーンエックスボンバー, Super Space Machine X Bomber, Star Fleet)[TV series, 1980)
• Nagai Gou no Kowai zone: Kai Oni (永井豪のこわいゾーン　怪鬼)(Movie, 1989)
• Nagai Gou no Kowai zone 2: Sen Oni (永井豪のこわいゾーン２　戦鬼)(Movie, 1990)
• Legend of the Shadowy Ninja: The Ninja Dragon (空想科学任侠伝 極道忍者ドス竜)(Movie, 1990)
• Kekkou Kamen (けっこう仮面)(Movie, 1991-03)
• Bishoujo Tantei Maboroshi Panty (美少女探偵　まぼろしパンティ)(Movie, 1991-11)
• Kekkou Kamen 2 (けっこう仮面２, けっこう仮面２　Ｗｅ’ｌｌ　ｂｅ　ｂａｃｋ・・・)(Movie, 1992-03)
• Nagai Gou no Horror Gekijou: Kiri ka Kami (永井豪のホラー劇場 霧加神)(Movie, 1992)
• Nagai Gou no Horror Gekijou: Mannequin (永井豪のホラー劇場 マネキン)(Movie, 1992)
• Oira Sukeban Kessen! Pansu tou (おいら女蛮　決戦！パンス党)(Movie, 1992)
• Kekkou Kamen 3 (けっこう仮面３)(Movie, 1993-04)
• Heisei Harenchi Gakuen (平成ハレンチ学園)(Movie, 1995)
• Jushyn Liger: Fist Of Thunder (獣神サンダーライガー　怒りの雷鳴　ＦＩＳＴ　ＯＦ　ＴＨＵＮＤＥＲ)(Movie, 1995)
• Kyuuketsu Onsen Niyoukoso (吸血温泉にようこそ)(Movie, 1997)
• Lovely Angel: Houmon Soup Degozaimasu (ラブリー・エンジェル 訪問ソープでございます)(Movie, 1997)
• Lovely Angel 2: Taiketsu! houmon Soap Jou Vs. Shucchou SM Jou!! (ラブリー・エンジェル２ 対決！訪問ソープ嬢ｖｓ出張ＳＭ嬢!!)(Movie, 1997)
• Kekko-Kamen (けっこう仮面, Mask of Kekkou)(Movie, 2004-02)
• Nagai Go World: Maboroshi Panty VS Henchin Pokoider (永井豪ワールド　まぼろしパンティVSへんちんポコイダー)(Movie, 2004-05)
• Kekko Kamen: The MGF Strikes Back! (けっこう仮面 マングリフォンの逆襲, Kekko Kamen: Mangurifon no Gyakushuu)(Movie, 2004-07)
• Cutie Honey (キューティーハニー)(Movie, 2004)
• Devilman (デビルマン)(Movie, 2004)
• Kekko Kamen Returns (けっこう仮面 RETURNS)(Movie, 2004-10)
• Kekko Kamen Surprise!! (けっこう仮面 SURPRISE)(Movie, 2004-10)
• Oira Sukeban (おいら女蛮)(Movie, 2006-02)
• Kekko Kamen Royale (けっこう仮面 ロワイヤル)(Movie, 2006)
• Kekko Kamen Premium (けっこう仮面 プレミアム)(Movie, 2006)
• Kekko Kamen Forever (けっこう仮面　フォーエバー)(Movie, 2006)
• Cutie Honey The Live (キューティーハニー THE LIVE)(TV series, 2007)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Go Nagai (Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan)

• (Japanese) 永井　豪（ながい ごう） (日本ＳＦ作家クラブ) — a Japanese version of the page.

• The World of Before the Apocalypse Fan Page: Go Nagai
• Go Nagai at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Revelation, An Essay on Devilman by Go Nagai
• (Japanese) The World of Go Nagai, with lists and pictures of various Nagai and Nagai-related works, and many notes on them.
• (Italian) Enciclo'Robopedia - Sezione di Go Nagai, a website with a biography of Go Nagai and a list of almost all of his manga and anime work from 1967 to 2004, as well as other works based on his original ideas.
• (Italian) L'AUTORE / CHI E' GO NAGAI - Dynamic Italie, the official biography of Go Nagai by D/visual.
• (Italian) Shuten Doji (Anime Mundi), detalied production information