Johji Manabe

Johji Manabe (真鍋譲治, Manabe Jōji, born 18 December 1964 in Japan) is a Japanese manga artist.

He is best known in the English-speaking world for Caravan Kidd, Outlanders, and Capricorn. His later works are often pornographic in nature, though he was never exclusive to either adult or non-adult material.^{[citation needed]}

He is very good friends with Motoo Koyama, the creator of Ozanari Dungeon.

He is not to be confused with an animator of the same name (but written differently; 真鍋譲二) who worked mainly in the 1970s for Oh! Production, contributing to such works as A Dog of Flanders, Genshi Shōnen Ryû, 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother, Dokonjō Gaeru, King Arthur, Galaxy Express 999,^[1] Lupin the 3rd: Season 1, Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro, Future Boy Conan (episodes 8-17^[2]), and others.

Works

Listed chronologically.

• Outlanders (8 volumes, 1985–1987, Hakusensha)
• Caravan Kidd (5 volumes, 1986–1989, Shogakukan)
  • The Key of Graciale (1 volume, April 1987, ISBN 4-592-13107-X, Hakusensha)
• Powerful Mazegohan (3 volumes, 1986–1989, Hakusensha)
• Dora (1 volume, December 1987, ISBN 4-403-61148-6, Shinshokan)
• Capricorn (5 volumes, 1988–1990, Shinshokan)
• Sorcerian: Ten no Kamigami-tachi (volume 6 in the Sorcerian manga series, September 1989, ISBN 4-04-926015-8, Kadokawa Shoten)
• Banpanera (1 volume, February 1991, ISBN 4-8291-8311-X, Fujimi Shobo)
• Junk Party (1 volume, November 1991, ISBN 4-04-926030-1, Kadokawa Shoten)
• Russian Clash (1 volume, April 1992, ISBN 4-8291-8321-7, Fujimi Shobo)
• Dotō! Jamuka no Daibōken (5 volumes, July 1992 - August 1994, Shinshokan)
• Ginga Sengoku Gun'yūden Rai (27 volumes, September 1993 - December 2001, Media Works)
  • Ginga Sengoku Gun'yūden Rai: Ibun (1 volume, 2004-04-10, ISBN 4-8402-2562-1, Media Works)
• Viva Usagi-gozō (5 volumes, November 1993 - December 1995, Gakken)
• Chūka Ichiban (1 volume, December 1993, ISBN 4-04-712029-4, Kadokawa Shoten)
• Gosei Dōji Ran (2 volumes, August 1995 - September 1996, Kobunsha)
• Drakuun: Dragon Princess Army (5 volumes, 1995–2003, Kadokawa Shoten)
• Budō Shōsa Powerful China (1 volume, December 1996, ISBN 4-19-830158-1, Tokuma Shoten)
• Wild Kingdom (5 volumes, December 2000 - February 2003, Enterbrain)
• Kurobone (1 volume, 2003-10-10, ISBN 4-8402-2475-7, Media Works)
• Ogin (1 volume, 2005-03-17, ISBN 4-7767-9140-4, Ohzora Publishing)
• Oniku ni Chu (1 volume, 2005-08-17, ISBN 4-8124-6227-4, Takeshobo)
• Makunouchi Deluxe (3 volumes, 2006-05-08 - 2007-10, Takeshobo)
• Tail Chaser (3 volumes, 2006-08-25 - 2007-12-25, Fujimi Shuppan)
• Ring × Mama (5 volumes - 2008.8.27 - 2011.8.29, Takeshobo - ISBN 978-4-8124-6868-5 / -7060-2 / -7226-2 / -7465-5 / -7658-1)
• Koisuru Ushi-chichi (2 volumes, 2009–10, Fujimi Shuppan)
• Kanojo de Ippai (3 volumes, 2010-2012, ISBN 978-4-8322-3222-8 / -3238-9 / -3264-8, Houbunsha)
• Johji Manabe Presents: Maina Kishin Sōki (1 volume, Gakken)

References

External links

• (Japanese) St.Katsudon (official site)
• Johji Manabe at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia