Mamoru Nagano (永野護), a Japanese manga artist, animator & mecha designer was born January 21, 1960 in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture. He is noted for his work with anime studio Sunrise, with his work in Heavy Metal L-Gaim introducing mecha with armor plates that appeared to fit loosely over an internal skeleton. From there, Nagano went on to design elegant & graceful mecha for his 1986 manga “The Five Star Stories” that displayed elongated lines & delicate curves. He is married to voice actress Maria Kawamura. Currently he is working on a new anime called Gothicmade, with studio Automatic Flowers. He will be working as the producer, director, chief writer, character & mechanical designer for the series.
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