CB Chara Nagai Go World

CB Chara Nagai Go World is an original video animation based in the works of Go Nagai. It was originally released from to in three episodes. Following the same concept, a oneshot manga by Nagai was released in 1992.
The OVA was also released in Italy under the name Il pazzo mondo di Go Nagai.

Plot

As Akira Fudo wakes up, he finds himself in a "chibi" form, which he thinks doesn't fit a hero such as himself. He is not the only one that has changed. Together with Ryo and Miki, they set out on a journey to restore their proper appearances and find out what caused this change. During their adventure they find several other characters from the world of Go Nagai, such as Mazinger Z, Dr. Hell, Baron Ashura, and others.

Characters

''[Devilman]''

Akira Fudo/Devilman
Ryo Asuka/Satan
Miki Makimura
Jinmen
Sirène
Psycho Jenny
Caim
Agwel
Gelmer

''[Mazinger Z]''

Other series

Several other characters from other series created by Nagai also appear in both the opening and ending of the episodes, although they do not have a role in the main story.

Production

Staff

Distributor: Bandai Visual
Planning: Dynamic Planning
Original work: Go Nagai
Director/storyboards: Umanosuke Iida
Animation director: Tsutomu Yabuki
Character design/key animation director: Kazuo Komatsubara
Art director: Yoshinari Kanehako
Director of photography: Naoto Fujikura
Sound director: Shigeru Chiba
Music: Kenji Kawai
Production: Dynamic Planning, Triangle Staff
Executive producer: Bandai

Source

Theme songs

Opening: Ore ga kono Yo no Shujinkou. Lyrics by Kan-chan, composition by Kenji Kawai, song by Shinichi Ishihara.
Ending: Pending Now! Lyrics by Kan-chan, composition by Kenji Kawai, song by Kyoko Hirotani.

Media

Home video

Besides the original VHS releases, all episodes were released in laserdisc also by Bandai.

#	Standard number	Release date
1	BEAL-377
2	BEAL-378
3	BEAL-379

In was released the CB Chara Nagai Go World Remaster Box by Bandai Visual, a DVD box containing the episodes plus other extras.

Releases outside Japan

The OVA was released in Italy in VHS format by Dynamic Italia in 2000, and on 3 DVD by Yamato Video in 2013. Discotek Media licensed the series for North America and released a complete Region A Blu-Ray on September 26th, 2023.

Photobooks

As part of the collection Keibunsha no daihyakka, published by Keibunsha, three photobooks based on the three episodes were released in 1991.

Manga

An oneshot manga titled CB Chara Nagai Go World Gekitotsu! Shin Shun Kakushi Geitai Kai was released on in the magazine Comic Sankei, published by Sankei Shinbunsha.