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'''Na-Ga''' is a male [[Japanese people|Japanese]] artist who is employed as a graphic designer and illustrator for the company [[Key (company)|Key]] known for such famous [[visual novel]]s as ''[[Kanon]]'', ''[[Air (visual novel)|Air]]'', and ''[[Clannad (visual novel)|Clannad]]'' among others. Na-Ga has been working for Key since the production of ''Air'' as one of the computer graphic artists,<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.angelbeats.jp/staff/index.html|title=''Angel Beats!'' staff information|publisher=[[Key (company)|Key]]/[[Visual Art's]]|accessdate=May 30, 2009|language=Japanese}}</ref> but was able to majorly contribute to character design in Key's sixth visual novel ''[[Little Busters!]]'' with [[Itaru Hinoue]], along with the later released ''[[Little Busters!|Little Busters! Ecstasy]]''. Na-Ga returned as the sole art director and character designer in Key's eighth game ''[[Kud Wafter]]'', a [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] of ''Little Busters! Ecstasy''. For the upcoming ninth Key title ''[[Rewrite (visual novel)|Rewrite]]'', Na-Ga has been credited as only contributing to the game's [[computer graphics]] scenes.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/rewrite/rewrite.html|title=''Rewrite'' visual novel official website|publisher=[[Key (company)|Key]]| accessdate=March 31, 2008|language=Japanese}}</ref> Na-Ga worked in collaboration with [[Jun Maeda]] and [[ASCII Media Works]]' ''[[Dengeki G's Magazine]]'' to produce the [[Media franchise|mixed media]] project ''[[Angel Beats!]]'' as the original character designer. Na-Ga once worked for the company Pearlsoft R between 1997 and 1999 where he contributed to two visual novels, ''Hakanai Omoi: Anemone'', and ''Sweet Days'', as the main artist before coming to Key.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://erogamescape.ddo.jp/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/creater.php?creater=1288|title=Na-Ga's visual novel contributions|accessdate=November 17, 2007|language=Japanese}}</ref> He also participates in a [[dōjinshi]] circle named "from-D".
'''Na-Ga''' is a male [[Japanese people|Japanese]] artist who is employed as a graphic designer and illustrator for the company [[Key (company)|Key]] known for such famous [[visual novel]]s as ''[[Kanon (visual novel)|Kanon]]'', ''[[Air (visual novel)|Air]]'', and ''[[Clannad (visual novel)|Clannad]]'' among others. Na-Ga has been working for Key since the production of ''Air'' as one of the computer graphic artists,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.angelbeats.jp/staff/index.html|title=''Angel Beats!'' staff information|publisher=[[Key (company)|Key]]/[[VisualArt's]]|accessdate=May 30, 2009|language=Japanese}}</ref> but was able to majorly contribute to character design in Key's sixth visual novel ''[[Little Busters!]]'' with [[Itaru Hinoue]], along with the later released ''[[Little Busters!|Little Busters! Ecstasy]]'' and ''[[Kud Wafter]]''. For Key's ninth title ''[[Rewrite (visual novel)|Rewrite]]'', Na-Ga contributed to the game's [[computer graphics]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/rewrite/rewrite.html|title=''Rewrite'' visual novel official website|publisher=[[Key (company)|Key]]|accessdate=March 31, 2008|language=Japanese|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409202626/http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/rewrite/rewrite.html|archivedate=April 9, 2008}}</ref> Na-Ga worked in collaboration with [[Jun Maeda]] and [[ASCII Media Works]]' ''[[Dengeki G's Magazine]]'' to produce the [[Media franchise|mixed media]] projects ''[[Angel Beats!]]'' and ''[[Charlotte (anime)|Charlotte]]'' as the original character designer. Na-Ga once worked for the company Pearlsoft R between 1997 and 1999 where he contributed to the visual novels ''Sweet Days'', and ''Hakanai Omoi: Anemone'' as the main artist,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://erogamescape.ddo.jp/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/creater.php?creater=1288|title=Na-Ga's visual novel contributions|accessdate=November 17, 2007|language=Japanese|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810042010/http://erogamescape.ddo.jp/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/creater_allgame.php?creater=1288|archivedate=August 10, 2012}}</ref> and on ''Watashi'' where he was credited as a graphic designer. He also participates in a [[dōjinshi]] circle named "from-D".

==Reception==
An autographed T-shirt featuring an illustration by Na-Ga of Riki Naoe from ''[[Little Busters!]]'' was put onto the Japanese [[Yahoo!]] [[Online auction business model|Auction]] website in March 2009; bidding for the shirt started at 500 yen (about US$5). The shirt was bid on by 71 people and sold for just over 2 million yen (about US$20,100).<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/03/07/the-20000-little-busters-shota-t-shirt/|title=The $20,000 Little Busters Shota T-Shirt|publisher=Sankaku Complex|date=March 7, 2009|accessdate=November 3, 2009}}</ref> The shirt was originally released at Key 10th Memorial Fes, an event held in commemoration of Key's ten-year anniversary between February 28 and March 1, 2009.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.hcn.zaq.ne.jp/dna/index.html Na-Ga's personal website] {{jp icon}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070429120537/http://www.hcn.zaq.ne.jp/dna/index.html Na-Ga's personal website] {{in lang|ja}}
*[http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/ Key's official website] {{jp icon}}
*[http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/ Key's official website] {{in lang|ja}}


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Latest revision as of 20:46, 23 June 2024

Na-Ga
NationalityJapanese
EducationVocational school
Known forVisual novels
Notable workLittle Busters!
Angel Beats!
Kud Wafter
Charlotte

Na-Ga is a male Japanese artist who is employed as a graphic designer and illustrator for the company Key known for such famous visual novels as Kanon, Air, and Clannad among others. Na-Ga has been working for Key since the production of Air as one of the computer graphic artists,[1] but was able to majorly contribute to character design in Key's sixth visual novel Little Busters! with Itaru Hinoue, along with the later released Little Busters! Ecstasy and Kud Wafter. For Key's ninth title Rewrite, Na-Ga contributed to the game's computer graphics.[2] Na-Ga worked in collaboration with Jun Maeda and ASCII Media Works' Dengeki G's Magazine to produce the mixed media projects Angel Beats! and Charlotte as the original character designer. Na-Ga once worked for the company Pearlsoft R between 1997 and 1999 where he contributed to the visual novels Sweet Days, and Hakanai Omoi: Anemone as the main artist,[3] and on Watashi where he was credited as a graphic designer. He also participates in a dōjinshi circle named "from-D".

References

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  1. ^ "Angel Beats! staff information" (in Japanese). Key/VisualArt's. Retrieved May 30, 2009.
  2. ^ "Rewrite visual novel official website" (in Japanese). Key. Archived from the original on April 9, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Na-Ga's visual novel contributions" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 10, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2007.
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