Nagai Go and MANGART BEAMS have teamed up for the first time! Collaboration T-shirts will be available for pre-order from Friday, August 9, 2024.
2024.08.09
MANGART BEAMS, a project that handles a wide range of manufacturing and branding projects targeting pop culture and entertainment, has collaborated for the first time with manga artist Go Nagai. T-shirts featuring graphics using visuals from the Go Nagai Memorial Museum will be available for pre-order for a limited time from Friday, August 9, 2024 on the BEAMS ONLINE SHOP.
The design printed on the T-shirt features graphics using the official visuals from the Nagai Go Memorial Museum in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, and conveys the message "GO TOGETHER SPIRITS OF STEE."
In addition, profits from the sales of this item, excluding production costs and other expenses, will be donated to the disaster relief organization "Civic Force" (※), a public interest incorporated association, to support the Noto Peninsula earthquake recovery efforts.
We pray for the safety, health, and peace of mind of all those in the affected areas, as well as a speedy recovery.
Message from Professor Go Nagai
This time, MANGART BEAMS has made a T-shirt featuring the official visual of the Nagai Go Memorial Museum in Wajima City.
I think it has a cool design that can also be worn as everyday clothing.
As the words in the design say, "SPIRIT OF STEE," I would like to wear it when I write manga and put my soul into it.
This is a charity T-shirt.
We hope you will wear them and help support the reconstruction effort.
Go Nagai
(※) Disaster relief organization "Civic Force Public Interest Incorporated Association"
Product Details
Price: ¥4,620 (tax included)
Size: S, M, L, XL
Color: black
- Order period
- August 9, 2024 (Friday) 11:00 to August 25, 2024 (Sunday) 23:59
*Scheduled to be delivered in late September
*As this is a limited quantity order, orders will end when the upper limit is reached.
- sales place
- BEAMS ONLINE SHOP
*Limited quantity available
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Go Nagai
Born in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture. Blood type: O
He made his debut in 1967 with "Meakashi Polikichi."
The manga artists who influenced him include Osamu Tezuka, Sanpei Shirato, and Shotaro Ishinomori. He has a wide range of works, from humorous jokes that everyone can laugh at to serious developments that incorporate sex and violence, and he continues to produce works in a variety of genres to this day.
"Devilman" was made into a TV anime in 1972, followed by "Cutie Honey" in 1973, and "Mazinger Z" broke new ground in robot manga, with humans piloting robots. This was followed by other TV anime works such as "Great Mazinger" and "UFO Robot Grendizer", and the Mazinger series became popular worldwide.
He is also the only manga artist to have had serialization in all of the weekly Shonen magazines: Weekly Shonen Jump, Weekly Shonen Magazine, Weekly Shonen Sunday, Weekly Shonen Champion, Weekly Bokura Magazine (suspended), Weekly Shonen King (suspended), and Weekly Shonen Takarajima (suspended). He has also had a major influence on subsequent manga artists.
Masterpiece
"Harenchi Gakuen" (1968)
"The Abashiri Family" published in 1969
"Devilman" released in 1972
"Mazinger Z" released in 1972
"Dororon Enma-kun" released in 1973
"Cutie Honey" released in 1973
"Violence Jack" released in 1973
Born on September 6, 1945 in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture
Nagai Go has a memory of being a fetus, curled up in complete darkness.
I remember myself
March 1964: Graduated from Itabashi High School
April 1965: While working part-time at a restaurant, he began writing manga in earnest.
September: Becomes assistant to Shotaro Ishimori (now Ishinomori)
1967: Debuted with "Meakashi Polikichi" (November issue of Bokura / Kodansha)
First serialized in "Little Monster Yadamon" (original story by Ushio Souji)
1968 - "Harenchi Gakuen" (Shonen Jump/Shueisha) becomes a huge hit and becomes a social issue.
April 1969: Dynamic Production Co., Ltd. was established.
1970: Nikkatsu film "Harenchi Gakuen" released
In 1972, "Devilman" and "Cutie Honey" were made into TV anime, and "Mazinger Z" opened up new horizons in robot manga. This was followed by other TV anime works such as "Dororon Enma-kun", "Great Mazinger", and "UFO Robo Grendizer". These were also broadcast in Europe at the same time, and gained worldwide popularity.
In 1978, he joined the Science Fiction Writers of Japan Club of Japan. He served as its president for two terms from 1996 to 2000.
1979: "Sugoi no Ou" serialization
In 1980, he won the 4th Kodansha Manga Award for "Sugoi no Ou"
In 1983, he published his original work "ONI" in the American visual comic magazine "Epic."
1989: Debuted as a video director with "Go Nagai's Scary Zone"
Since then, he has directed "Kowai Zone 2" and "Kuso Kagaku Ninkyoden Dos Ryu".
June 1997: The 30th anniversary party for his debut was held at the Tokyo Hilton International, sponsored by the Japan Science Fiction Writers Club.
"Go Nagai 30th Anniversary Exhibition" held at Bunshun Gallery in Ginza
July 1998: "Go Nagai: End of the Century Exhibition" held at Iwaki City Museum of Art
Since then, the exhibition "The World of Go Nagai" has been held at Umeda Loft (Osaka), traveling nationwide to Mitsukoshi Museum of Art in Shinjuku, Asahikawa Museum of Art in Hokkaido, and Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art.
1999: Established the "Go Nagai Newcomer Award" in "Magazine Z" (Kodansha)
2000: "Devilman Illustrations Exhibition" held at Shibuya Parco
"The World of Science Fiction Manga - Nagai Go and Tezuka Osamu Exhibition" held at the Takarazuka Municipal Tezuka Osamu Manga Museum
April 2002: Designed "Hot Spring Fairy Arima-chan", the image character for Arima Onsen in Hyogo Prefecture
2004: The films "Cutie Honey" (Warner Bros.) and "Devilman" (Toei) are released
2005: Professor at Osaka University of Arts (until 2017)
In 2007, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of his debut, "Go-chan Magazine" was published in "Monthly Afternoon" (Kodansha).
Lectures at the University of Rome and the University of Venice
Created "Monzen-kun", a character for Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture
He served as a judge for the Short Film category at the 11th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival.
2008: Winner of the Citizens' Award at the 18th Yubari Fantaland Grand Prize
2009: The Nagai Go Memorial Museum opens. He is appointed as the honorary director.
2011 Yamanashi Literature Cinema Award "Master Class Award" winner
2014 Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2014 Anime Achievement Category (Original Author) Award
In 2016, he was invited to Romics (held in Rome, Italy) and won the Romics d'Oro award.
Won the Diamond Grand Prize in the Animation category at the 25th Japan Movie Critics Awards
Movie "CUTIE HONEY-TEARS-" (Toei)
2018: Received the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award at the 47th Japan Cartoonists Association Awards. Held the "Go Nagai Exhibition: Commemorating 50 Years of Artistic Career" at the Osaka Cultural Center Tempozan.
Currently serialized in "Weekly Post" (Shogakukan)