Mamoru Nagano (永野 è·, Nagano Mamoru, born January 21, 1960) is a
Japanese manga artist, animator, and mecha and character designer.
Born in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, he is noted for his work with anime
studio Sunrise. He is married to voice actress Maria Kawamura.Mamoru
Nagano made his professional debut in 1984 working with Yoshiyuki
Tomino on the TV series Heavy Metal L-Gaim. Fool for the City, his
first manga, came out in 1985 but it was 1986 that brought The Five
Star Stories, which is still in production today. Nagano founded Toys
Press, Inc. to publish much of his work.His work in Heavy Metal L-Gaim
introducing mecha with armor plates that appeared to fit loosely over
an internal skeleton. These detailed and somewhat plausible designs
sparked a fresh wave of designs in mecha anime. From there, Nagano
went on to design elegant and graceful mecha for his manga The Five
Star Stories that displayed elongated lines, delicate curves and a
degree of decoration and detail that appealed to the imaginations of a
generation of mecha fans. Nagano can be called an innovator in the
field of mecha design. He has also contributed to the mecha designs of
Zeta Gundam. Among his contributions were the Rick Dias and Hyaku
Shiki.Nagano is also the co-author (along with Kunihiko Ikuhara) and
illustrator of Schell Bullet, a novel in two volumes. Later, he has
worked on the anime Gothicmade with studio Automatic Flowers as the
producer, director, chief writer, character and mechanical designer
for the series.
Japanese manga artist, animator, and mecha and character designer.
Born in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, he is noted for his work with anime
studio Sunrise. He is married to voice actress Maria Kawamura.Mamoru
Nagano made his professional debut in 1984 working with Yoshiyuki
Tomino on the TV series Heavy Metal L-Gaim. Fool for the City, his
first manga, came out in 1985 but it was 1986 that brought The Five
Star Stories, which is still in production today. Nagano founded Toys
Press, Inc. to publish much of his work.His work in Heavy Metal L-Gaim
introducing mecha with armor plates that appeared to fit loosely over
an internal skeleton. These detailed and somewhat plausible designs
sparked a fresh wave of designs in mecha anime. From there, Nagano
went on to design elegant and graceful mecha for his manga The Five
Star Stories that displayed elongated lines, delicate curves and a
degree of decoration and detail that appealed to the imaginations of a
generation of mecha fans. Nagano can be called an innovator in the
field of mecha design. He has also contributed to the mecha designs of
Zeta Gundam. Among his contributions were the Rick Dias and Hyaku
Shiki.Nagano is also the co-author (along with Kunihiko Ikuhara) and
illustrator of Schell Bullet, a novel in two volumes. Later, he has
worked on the anime Gothicmade with studio Automatic Flowers as the
producer, director, chief writer, character and mechanical designer
for the series.
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