  thumb|go nagai in his studio, tokyo, 1987; photo by sally larsen , better known by the penname , is a japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. he made his professional debut in 1967 with meakashi polikichi, but is best known for creating cutie honey, devilman, and mazinger z. he also pioneered the ecchi genre with harenchi gakuen. he is credited with creating the super robot genre and for designing the first mecha robots piloted by a user from within a cockpit with mazinger z.mark gilson, "a brief history of japanese robophilia", leonardo 31 (5), p. 367â369 [368]. in 2005, he became a character design professor at the osaka university of arts. since 2009, he is a member of tezuka osamu cultural prize's nominating committee. == life == === early life === go nagai was born on september 6, 1945 âin the ishikawa prefecture city of wajima. he is the son of yoshio and fujiko nagai (æ°¸äºè³éã»å¨å£«å­),{{cite web | title=go history | langu
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