Giulio Bosetti

Go Nagai (Kiyhioshi Nagai was born September 6, 1945) is a Japanese mangaka and an important innovator of several genres within anime and manga. When he was 20 he created Kuro No Shishi ("Black Lion"). In 1968 in his series Harenchi Nagai used eroticism and extreme, graphic violence in children's comics for the first time in Japan, thus breaking taboos and becoming quite controversial. The series ended dramatically when all the characters died during a massacre. Though Harenchi Gakuen did not become an anime until an OVA version (Heisei Harenchi Gakuen, or "Modern-Day Shameless School") was released in the mid-1990s, it was adapted into a live-action TV series and several live-action movies. 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 Later Harenchi Gakuen Nagai created the Mazinger Z , 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 series, Devilman, about a demonic hero fighting against hordes of demons. Nagai also turned Devilman into a manga which was more violent and gritty compared to the original. 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. It was first released as a manga and then later as an anime just as Devilman. 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. 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.