Yuzuru Nakagawa
Visiting Professor, Institute of Socio-Infonomics, Tama University
As of 11 November 2026
Biography
Completed the master’s program at the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, University of Tokyo.
Previous appointments include contract researcher at Mitsubishi Research Institute; research associate at the Graduate School of Film Producing; associate professor at Japan Institute of the Moving Image; and joint researcher at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies.
Visiting Professor, Institute of Socio-Infonomics, Tama University; part-time lecturer, School of Network and Information, Senshu University.
Selected Books and Papers
What Is “Derivative Fan Creation”?. The Seventh Collection of Papers on Copyright and Neighboring Rights, Copyright Research and Information Center, March 2010, pp. 27–49. [Japanese]
Why Is Japan a Country of Media Mix?. Marc Steinberg, supervised by Eiji Otsuka, translated by Yuzuru Nakagawa. KADOKAWA, 2015. [Japanese translation]
Research Interests
The relationships between character expression, technology, and culture, considered from the perspectives of industrial and cultural history.
Creative and Professional Activities
Animation key-frame and layout work on Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend ♭, Slow Start, and Hangyakusei Million Arthur.
Participation in the 2018 “L’ART Mangatique” exhibition at SWAY Gallery, Paris, alongside other work as a practicing creator.
English renderings of Japanese publication titles are provided for reference. Links lead to the editions or publication records used on the Japanese profile.