Johji Manabe
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is a Japanese manga artist.
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
: A Dog of Flanders, Genshi Shōnen Ryû, Marco
, Dokonjō Gaeru
, King Arthur, Galaxy Express 999, Lupin the 3rd: Season 1, Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro
, Future Boy Conan
(episodes 8-17)...
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.
He is not to be confused with an animator
Animator
An animator is an artist who creates multiple images that give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence; the images are called frames and key frames. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, video games, and the internet. Usually, an...
of the same name (but written differently, 真鍋譲二), who worked mainly in the 1970s for Oh! Production
Oh! Production
, sometimes credited as Oh! Pro or Oh Pro, is an anime production studio in Amanuma, Suginami, Tokyo, Japan. It was established in May 1970 by animators Norio Shioyama, Kōichi Murata, Kazuo Komatsubara, and Kōshin Yonekawa.-Created by Oh! Pro:...
: A Dog of Flanders, Genshi Shōnen Ryû, Marco
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother
is an anime series directed by Isao Takahata and aired in 1976. It is loosely based on a small part of the novel Heart by Edmondo De Amicis, i.e...
, Dokonjō Gaeru
Dokonjo Gaeru
' is a manga and anime series created by Yasumi Yoshizawa.-Summary:While frog Pyonkichi is hopping in an empty lot in Nerima, Tokyo's Shakujii Park, middle schooler Hiroshi trips over a rock and squashes him. However, Pyonkichi is reborn as an imprint on the front of Hiroshi's shirt and now gives...
, King Arthur, Galaxy Express 999, Lupin the 3rd: Season 1, Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro
The Castle of Cagliostro
is a 1979 Japanese animated film co-written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It is one of the films featuring master thief Arsène Lupin III.The second animated Lupin III movie and arguably the best known, Castle of Cagliostro was written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, who also co-directed the first...
, Future Boy Conan
Future Boy Conan
is an anime series, which premiered across Japan on the NHK network between April 4 and October 31, 1978 on the Tuesday 19:30-20:00 timeslot. The official English title used by Nippon Animation is Conan, The Boy in Future....
(episodes 8-17)...
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.
Works
Listed chronologically.- Outlanders (8 volumes, 1985–1987, HakusenshaHakusenshais a Japanese publishing company. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo.The company mainly publishes manga magazines of various genres and is involved in certain series' productions in their games, original video animation, musical and their animated TV series....
) - Caravan KiddCaravan Kiddis a shōnen science fiction manga by Johji Manabe. It was published in the United States and Canada in English by Dark Horse Comics.-Plot:Wataru and his partner Babo, two black market merchants with no morals to speak of, get caught up in a battle between the Helgebard Empire and the mysterious...
(5 volumes, 1986–1989, ShogakukanShogakukanis a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, manga, non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan.Shogakukan founded Shueisha which founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hitotsubashi Group, one of the largest publishing groups in Japan...
)- The Key of Graciale (1 volume, April 1987, ISBN 459213107X, Hakusensha)
- Powerful Mazegohan (3 volumes, 1986–1989, Hakusensha)
- Dora (1 volume, December 1987, ISBN 4403611486, ShinshokanShinshokanis a Japanese publishing company. It was established on June 14, 1961. In April 2009, the US publisher Digital Manga Publishing announced a co-branding operation with Shinshokan, to license yaoi and shōjo manga from Shinshokan's Wings, Dear and Dear+ anthologies under the DokiDoki imprint .-Manga...
) - Capricorn (5 volumes, 1988–1990, Shinshokan)
- Sorcerian: Ten no Kamigami-tachi (volume 6 in the SorcerianSorcerianis an action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom, and the fifth in the Dragon Slayer line of games. It was originally released for the NEC PC-8801 in 1987, and was later ported to other PC platforms such as the NEC PC-9801, the NEC PC-88VA, the Sharp X1 Turbo, and the MSX 2, for which it...
manga series, September 1989, ISBN 4049260158, Kadokawa ShotenKadokawa Shotenis a well-known Japanese publishing company based in Tokyo, Japan. Kadokawa has published both manga novels and magazines, such as Newtype magazine...
) - Banpanera (1 volume, February 1991, ISBN 482918311X, Fujimi ShoboFujimi Shobois a Japanese publishing company that specializes in the publication of light novels, manga, role-playing games and collectible card games. The company started in 1991 as a subsidiary of Kadokawa Shoten.-Magazines published:Light novel magazines...
) - Junk Party (1 volume, November 1991, ISBN 4049260301, Kadokawa Shoten)
- Russian Clash (1 volume, April 1992, ISBN 4829183217, Fujimi Shobo)
- Dotō! Jamuka no Daibōken (5 volumes, July 1992 - August 1994, Shinshokan)
- Ginga Sengoku Gun'yūden RaiGinga Sengoku Gun'yūden Raiis a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Johji Manabe. In 1994, it was adapted into a 52 episode anime television series by Easy Film and broadcast in Japan on TV Tokyo between April 8, 1994 and March 31, 1995- Characters :- Episodes :...
(27 volumes, September 1993 - December 2001, Media Works)- Ginga Sengoku Gun'yūden Rai: Ibun (1 volume, 2004-04-10, ISBN 4840225621, Media Works)
- Viva Usagi-gozō (5 volumes, November 1993 - December 1995, GakkenGakkenis a Japanese publishing company founded in 1947 by Hideto Furuoka, which also produces educational toys. Their annual sales is reported at ¥ 821 billion ....
) - Chūka Ichiban (1 volume, December 1993, ISBN 4047120294, Kadokawa Shoten)
- Gosei Dōji Ran (2 volumes, August 1995 - September 1996, KobunshaKobunshaKobunsha is a Japanese publishing company. It publishes literature, manga novels, and women's magazines.Kobunsha was first established on October 1, 1945 and belongs to the Kodansha group....
) - Drakuun: Dragon Princess Army (5 volumes, 1995–2003, Kadokawa Shoten)
- Budō Shōsa Powerful China (1 volume, December 1996, ISBN 4198301581, Tokuma ShotenTokuma Shotenis a publisher in Japan, that was established in 1954.The company was also the parent company for the film studio Daiei Motion Pictures, bought in 1974, and the record label Tokuma Japan Communications, bought in 1972, until both were sold off when Yasuyoshi Tokuma, who established this company,...
) - Wild Kingdom (5 volumes, December 2000 - February 2003, EnterbrainEnterbrainis a Japanese magazine publisher established on April 1, 2000. Enterbrain magazines are generally focused on video games and computer entertainment as well as video game and strategy guides. In addition, the company publishes a small selection of anime artbooks. Enterbrain is based in Tokyo, Japan...
) - Kurobone (1 volume, 2003-10-10, ISBN 4840224757, Media Works)
- Ogin (1 volume, 2005-03-17, ISBN 4776791404, Ohzora PublishingOhzora Publishing, also known as Ohzora Shuppan is the leading josei manga publisher in Japan, founded in 1990. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, it publishes Japanese manga, manga magazines and comic anthologies. The company is headed by . Kitawaki also runs affiliated American company Aurora Publishing, established...
) - Oniku ni Chu (1 volume, 2005-08-17, ISBN 4812462274, TakeshoboTakeshobois a major publisher in Japan.Takeshobo was founded in 1972 by Kyōichirō Noguchi, starting Japan's first Mahjong magazine . Other magazines, such as a magazine dedicated to mahjong-themed manga, as well as a magazine dedicated to yonkoma manga, were published. Furthermore, a mahjong museum was...
) - Maku no Uchi Deluxe (3 volumes, 2006-05-08 - current, Takeshobo)
- Tail Chaser (3 volumes, 2006-08-25 - 2007-12-25, Fujimi Shuppan)
- Johji Manabe Presents: Maina Kishin Sōki (1 volume, Gakken)