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, also known as George Manabe, is a Japanese
manga artist A manga artist, also known as a mangaka (), is a Cartoonist, comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist before entering the indus ...
. He is best known in the English-speaking world for '' Caravan Kidd'', '' Outlanders'', and '' Capricorn''. He is not to be confused with an
animator An animator is an artist who creates images, known as frames, which give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, and video games. Animat ...
of the same name (but written differently; 真鍋譲二) who worked mainly in the 1970s for
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. Former members ...
, contributing to such works as '' A Dog of Flanders'', ''Genshi Shōnen Ryû'', ''
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother is a Japanese animated television series directed by Isao Takahata that aired in 1976. It is loosely based on a small part of the Italian novel ''Heart'' (') created by Edmondo De Amicis, i.e., a monthly tale (''racconto mensile'') ''From ...
'', '' Dokonjō Gaeru'', ''
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'', ''
Galaxy Express 999 is a Japanese manga series. It is written and illustrated by Leiji Matsumoto, later adapted into a number of anime films and television series. It is set in a spacefaring, high-tech future in which humans have learned how to transfer ...
'', '' Lupin the 3rd: Season 1'', '' Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro'', '' Future Boy Conan'' (episodes 8–17), and others.


Works

Listed chronologically. *'' Outlanders'' (8 volumes, 1985–1987,
Hakusensha is a Japanese publishing company. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. The company mainly publishes manga magazines and is involved in series' productions in their games, original video animation, music, and their animated TV series. The com ...
) *'' Caravan Kidd'' (5 volumes, 1986–1989,
Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of comics, magazines, light novels, dictionaries, literature, non-fiction, home media, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but ...
) **'' The Key of Graciale'' (1 volume, April 1987, , Hakusensha) *'' Powerful Mazegohan'' (3 volumes, 1986–1989, Hakusensha) *'' Dora'' (1 volume, December 1987, ,
Shinshokan is 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 and manga from Shinshokan's '' Wings'', ''Dear'', an ...
) *''Capricorn'' (5 volumes, 1988–1990, Shinshokan) *''Sorcerian: Ten no Kamigami-tachi'' (volume 6 in the '' Sorcerian'' manga series, September 1989, ,
Kadokawa Shoten , formerly , is a Japanese publisher and division of Kadokawa Future Publishing based in Tokyo, Japan. It became an internal division of Kadokawa Corporation on October 1, 2013. Kadokawa publishes manga, light novels, manga anthology magazines ...
) *'' Banpanera'' (1 volume, February 1991, ,
Fujimi Shobo , formerly , was a Japanese publisher that specialized in light novels, manga, Japanese role-playing games, role-playing games and collectible card games. Founded in 1972 and reorganized three times, it was at times an independent company and at ...
) *'' Junk Party'' (1 volume, November 1991, , Kadokawa Shoten) *'' Russian Clash'' (1 volume, April 1992, , 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, 10 April 2004, , Media Works) *'' Viva Usagi-gozō'' (5 volumes, November 1993 – December 1995,
Gakken is a Japanese publishing company founded in 1947 by Hideto Furuoka, which also produces educational toys. Their annual sales are reported at ¥ 90 billion ($789 million US). Gakken publishes educational books and magazines and produces othe ...
) *'' Chūka Ichiban'' (1 volume, December 1993, , Kadokawa Shoten) *'' Gosei Dōji Ran'' (2 volumes, August 1995 – September 1996,
Kobunsha is a Japanese publishing company. It publishes literature, manga novels, and women's magazines. Company history Kobunsha was established on October 1, 1945, and belongs to the Kodansha group. The company has published Japanese authors such a ...
) *'' Drakuun: Dragon Princess Army'' (5 volumes, 1995–2003, Kadokawa Shoten) *'' Budō Shōsa Powerful China'' (1 volume, December 1996, ,
Tokuma Shoten is a publisher in Japan, headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. The company was established in 1954 by Yasuyoshi Tokuma in Minato, Tokyo. The company's product portfolio includes music publishing, video game publishing, movies, anime, magazines, man ...
) *'' Wild Kingdom'' (5 volumes, December 2000 – February 2003,
Enterbrain , formerly , is a Japanese publisher and division of Kadokawa Future Publishing founded on January 30, 1987, as . Magazines published by Enterbrain are generally focused on video games and computer entertainment as well as video game and strate ...
) *'' Kurobone'' (1 volume, 10 October 2003, , Media Works) *'' Ogin'' (1 volume, 17 March 2005, , Ohzora Publishing) *'' Oniku ni Chu'' (1 volume, 17 August 2005, ,
Takeshobo is 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 ma ...
) *'' Makunouchi Deluxe'' (3 volumes, 8 May 2006 – October 2007, Takeshobo) *'' Tail Chaser'' (3 volumes, 25 August 2006 – 25 December 2007, Fujimi Shuppan) * ''Ring × Mama'' (5 volumes, 27 August 2008 – 29 August 2011, Takeshobo, / / / / ) * ''Koisuru Ushi-chichi'' (2 volumes, 2009–2010, Fujimi Shuppan) * ''Kanojo de Ippai'' (3 volumes, 2010–2012, / / , Houbunsha) *'' Johji Manabe Presents: Maina Kishin Sōki'' (1 volume, Gakken) *''Rise of the Outlaw Tamer'' (4 volumes, 2021- )


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Johji Manabe
manga works at Media Arts Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Manabe, Johji 1964 births Hentai creators Japanese animators Living people Manga artists