Chameleon (manga)

Chameleon (Japanese: カメレオン, Hepburn: Kamereon) is a Japanese manga series created by Atsushi Kase which was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine between 1990 and 1999; forty-seven tankōbon were released.[2][3] The manga won the twenty-third round of the Kodansha Manga Award in 1999 for shōnen manga, beating out titles such as One Piece and Karakuri Circus.[4] The series follows the antics of tenth-grade student Eisaku Yazawa who wants to become a bōsōzoku.

Chameleon
Cover of Chameleon volume 47 as published by Kodansha
カメレオン
(Kamereon)
GenreComedy, yankī[1]
Manga
Written byAtsushi Kase
Published byKodansha
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original run1990 – 1999
Volumes47
Original video animation
Directed byMitsuo Hashimoto
Written byTakao Yotsuji
Music bySaburo Takada
StudioTanaka Productions
Licensed by
ADV Films
Released 1992 – 1996
Runtime50 min per episode
Episodes6

It was adapted into an OVA series consisting of six 50-minute episodes running from 1992 to 1996 produced by Tanaka Productions. The first two episodes were directed by Mitsuo Hashimoto, the third was by Hiromichi Matano, the fourth by Ken Bluestem, and the last two by scriptwriter Takao Yotsuji. The first episode was released in America by ADV Films as Bite Me! Chameleon[1] in 1998. It was also adapted into a live-action film directed by Noboru Matsui and starring Hosei Yamazaki as Eisaku Yazawa in 1996.

In 2008, Fairy Tail's Hiro Mashima drew a one-shot remake of Chameleon for the 50th anniversary of Weekly Shōnen Magazine.[5] A pachinko game called CR Chameleon was released in 2008 by Taiyo Elec.[6] Chameleon Seven Years After was published through Weekly Shōnen Magazine on 6 November 2013.[7] A sequel titled Kuro Ageha (くろアゲハ, lit. "Black Swallowtail") started to be serialized in the following issue.[7] It has spawned two tankōbon volumes published on 16 May, and 17 July 2014.[8][9]

The manga has sold over 30 million copies as of January 2011.[10]

References
  1. Sevakis, Justin (16 September 2014). "Pile of Shame - Bite Me! Chameleon". Anime News Network. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  2. カメレオン (1) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  3. カメレオン (47) ＜完＞ (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  4. Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on 16 August 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. "Shōnen Magazine Marks 50th with New, Returning Manga". Anime News Network. 12 March 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2008.
  6. CR カメレオン (in Japanese). Taiyo Elec. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  7. 加瀬あつし「カメレオン」7年後を舞台に続編が月マガ連載. Comic Natalie. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  8. くろアゲハ (1) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  9. くろアゲハ (2) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  10. 『ケセランパサラン』＆『カメレオン』2月1日より配信 (in Japanese). Animate. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
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