also romanized

Romanization

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 as Susanoo, Suna no Ou, Susa-no-O and several other variations, is a Japanese manga created by Go Nagai

Go Nagai

, better known by the penname , is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z in the 1970s. In 2005, he became a...

. It is loosely based in the Shinto

Shinto

or Shintoism, also kami-no-michi, is the indigenous spirituality of Japan and the Japanese people. It is a set of practices, to be carried out diligently, to establish a connection between present day Japan and its ancient past. Shinto practices were first recorded and codified in the written...

 deity Susanoo

Susanoo

, also known as is the Shinto god of the sea and storms. He is also considered to be ruler of Yomi.-Myths:In Japanese mythology, Susanoo, the powerful storm of Summer, is the brother of Amaterasu, the goddess of the sun, and of Tsukuyomi, the god of the moon. All three were born from Izanagi, when...

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With this manga, Nagai won the Kodansha Manga Award in the Shōnen category. The original serialization of Kodansha was suspended in 1981, but the success of the novels written by Yasutaka Nagai

Yasutaka Nagai

, bettern known by the pen name , is a Japanese novelist, manga author and scenario writer. He is one of the four brothers of manga artist Go Nagai.In 1969 he was a candidate for the Ranpo Edogawa prize for his novel Baptism of Blood , being Seiichi Morimura the winner of that year, but he...

, prompted Kadokawa Shoten

Kadokawa Shoten

is a well-known Japanese publishing company based in Tokyo, Japan. Kadokawa has published both manga novels and magazines, such as Newtype magazine...

 to request Go to resume his work on Susano Oh. With this, the manga would be published in a period of ten years, from 1979 to 1989. Even so, the manga was left with an open ending for a possible next part.

An RPG video game adaption titled Susano Oh Densetsu was released in Japan by Hudson on April 27, 1989 on the PC Engine.

External links

• Susano Oh at The World of Go Nagai webpage.
• Susano Oh Densetsu (novel) at The World of Go Nagai webpage.
• Susanoo at D/visual
  D/visual
  d/visual incorporated d/visual incorporated d/visual incorporated (株式会社ディー・ビジュアル） is a Japanese publisher of manga books and anime home video.It was established in October 2002 by Federico Colpi and Kazuhiko Murata....
  
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• Susanoo at Gonagainet.