is a Japanese mangaka, animator and mecha designer. 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. These detailed and somewhat plausible designs sparked a fresh wave of designs in mecha anime. From there, Nagano went on to design elegant and graceful mecha for his manga The Five Star Stories that displayed elongated lines, … Wikipedia
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