Shinji Nagashima
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| Born |
Shin'ichi Nagashima 永島 眞一 July 8, 1937 Kita, Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | June 10, 2005 (aged 67) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Education | assistant to Osamu Tezuka |
| Known for | Manga |
| Movement | Shōnen manga, Seinen manga, Alternative manga |
| Awards |
Shogakukan Manga Award Japan Cartoonists Association Award |
Shin'ichi Nagashima (永島 眞一 Nagashima Shin'ichi?, July 8, 1937 – June 10, 2005), better known by the pen name Shinji Nagashima (永島 慎二 Nagashima Shinji?), was a Japanese manga artist born in Tokyo, Japan. His pseudonym came about due to a publisher's error when printing his name, and he continued using the pseudonym after that.
His oldest son is classical guitarist Shiki Nagashima.
From the time he was in junior high school, Nagashima aspired to become a manga artist. After dropping out of school during junior high, he worked as a paperboy and a tofu salesman. He made his professional debut as a manga artist in 1952 with his story Sansho no Piri-chan (さんしょのピリちゃん?).
After becoming acquainted with Osamu Tezuka due to occasionally living at Tokiwa-sō, he became Tezuka's assistant. While there, he formed the group Musashi Production with artists including Atsushi Sugimura (who was working under the pseudonym Kontarō), Kyūta Ishikawa and Kuni Fukai (who was working under the pseudonym Hirō Fukai).
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