Kunio Nagatani

Kunio Nagatani is the pervert of the group. I've reviewed his "Aho-shiki" book, which is a collection of parodies of Yoshiharu's "Neji-shiki", among other SF title send-offs. He worked for Fujio Akatsuka at Fujio Pro, and has the ability to mimic a wide range of other artists. His contribution to Tokiwa Monogatari uses an artstyle similar to Yuu Takita's. He also worked with Go Nagai. He was an incredibly prolific artist, but remains mostly unknown in the west.

His 7-page Tokiwa Monogatari chapter starts with him returning to Tokiwa one afternoon and seeing Ishinomori's and Akatsuka's shoes and geta in the shoe cabinet. An editor is in the room visiting with them, saying that another artist, Tetsuya Chiba, had cut his hand on a knife, so the magazine was searching for someone to submit something to Shojo Club in his place. Ishinomori finishes off a page while the others eat dinner. Then Abi (FAF) comes in with a movie camera and films Ishinomori clowning around in a fake mustache for a personal project. The editor leaves, and Ishinomori, Akatsuka and Nagatani go to a nearby coffee shop (the main clerk is squatting in an non-feminine way in front of the door, waiting for customers). As Fujio repairs his lighter, Ishinomori hits on the waitresses, talking about the Paul Anka Show, and Kunio tries to talk about the SF writers he likes (Fredrick Brown, Robert Sheckley and Robert Heinlein). They go back to the manor, where Chiba's sketches are waiting. Tokuo Yokota, comes in the room and Akatsuka comments on his foul smell. Going into Toku's room, they discover that he hasn't had a bath in a long time, and he's got soured milk fermenting in the fridge. Needing to take a break from Chiba's manga, Akatsuka, Ishinomori, Toku and Kunio go outside and horse around, as Abi tries to read a book in his room and calls them idiots for the noise they're making.

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