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.

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, Lupin the 3rd: Season 1, Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro, Future Boy Conan (episodes 8-17), and others.

<h2>Works

Listed chronologically.

• Outlanders (8 volumes, 1985â€"1987, Hakusensha)
• Caravan Kidd (5 volumes, 1986â€"1989, Shogakukan)
  • The Key of Graciale (1 volume, April 1987, ISBN 4-592-13107-X, Hakusensha)
• Powerful Mazegohan (3 volumes, 1986â€"1989, Hakusensha)
• Dora (1 volume, December 1987, ISBN 4-403-61148-6, Shinshokan)
• Capricorn (5 volumes, 1988â€"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'yÅ«den Rai (27 volumes, September 1993 - December 2001, Media Works)
  • Ginga Sengoku Gun'yÅ«den Rai: Ibun (1 volume, 2004-04-10, ISBN 4-8402-2562-1, Media Works)
• Viva Usagi-gozō (5 volumes, November 1993 - December 1995, Gakken)
• ChÅ«ka 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, 1995â€"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, 2009â€"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
• Johji Manabe at the Comic Book DB