#nagano mamoru

[alphamecha-mkii]

Cross Mirage (Male Type) Lineart by Nagano Mamoru

[nyaa]

FSS ( ファイブスター物語) September 1985, acrylic + rotring pen

[wdlabo]

コミックの表紙だとここまで細かな描写がされていることに気がつけなかった。

この原画たちは絶対に肉眼で見て欲しい。

展示としては7割くらいFSSで、Zガンダムやエルガイム、ダンバイン等は少なめ。

画像は出しませんが、細かなカラー指示の入った手書きイラストや下絵、デッサンなども必見。

あと、模型たちを見ると購入して作りたくなるので要注意。

[aire1111]

[deadc0py]

I am reading... The Five Star Stories! A deliciously elegant work, but something I've noticed is that there is a certain fascination with hermaphroditic imagery, and Emperor Amaterasu-no-Mikado (also known as Ladios Sopp) is the focal point of this. They, as a character, are treated with the utmost respect, utter reverence from all those in their presence. They are not presented like a pervert or a sexual deviant, they are well-groomed, compassionate, and charismatic.

Obviously The Five Star Stories is a Japanese work, beginning in 1989, and it follows the tradition of 1983's Stop!! Hibari-kun! in which Amaterasu is exclusively referred to with masculine pronouns regardless of their presentation, so I can't really praise it for being ahead of its time in regards to gender expression and acceptance of trans bodies, but it's definitely ahead of the competition in the sense that Ladios is viewed as unquestionably beautiful, and not an object of revulsion or a punchline.

It's the imagery of the demonic baphomet but instead belonging to a wholly angelic figure. My bar for transfeminine representation in media is low, it should be said, but FSS is really quite refreshing, honestly.

I've only just finished the first volume now (which was absolutely brilliant by the way), so I can't say for certain as to how things turn out (as it's to my understanding that, later on, at least for a period of time, Amaterasu presents completely as a woman) but so far, Mamoru Nagano's crown jewel is just really a spectacular read, and I recommend it in all its incomprehensible glory, enthusiastically, and to anyone who has eyes, solely because it looks like this:

(Images below)

And I think that's pretty cool.

[chikuwashika]

所沢に行ってきた！

幸せな時間でした

[tokyostreetlights]

[voxbelicosa]

LED Mirage - sketchbook

[empty-movement]

*Crashes into room*

KUNIHIKO IKUHARA AND MAMORU NAGANO COSPLAYING SAILOR MARS AND SAILOR VENUS IN THE YEAR 2000

[hideous-armor]

Mamoru Nagano

[mara-ganger]

can't believe the office lady haman karn manga referenced her nagano design, holy shit

[alphamecha-mkii]

A-Toll Scritti Lineart by Nagano Mamoru

[thevaultofretroscifi]

[wdlabo]

久々の旅行。

[aire1111]

[lagrange-one]

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