Manga zone » NAGANO Mamoru
Japanese Name: 永野護
Place of Birth: Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Gender: Male
Information for Authors: 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 us The Five Star Stories which is still in production today. Nagano founded Toys Press, Inc. to publish much of his work. Nagano is a very versatile man and has been a professional artist, manga writer, musician and fashion designer. He is married to seiyuu (voice actress) Maria Kawamura.