Shinji Nagashima

Shinji Nagashima
永島 慎二
Nagashima
Born
Shin'ichi Nagashima
永島 眞一

(1937-07-08)July 8, 1937
DiedJune 10, 2005(2005-06-10) (aged 67)
Educationassistant to Osamu Tezuka
Known forManga
MovementShōnen manga, Seinen manga, Alternative manga
AwardsShogakukan 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.