Johji Manabe
Japanese manga artist
Johji Manabe (真鍋譲治, Manabe Jōji), also known as George Manabe, is a Japanese manga artist.
He is best known in the English-speaking world for Caravan Kidd, Outlanders, and Capricorn.
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.
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!
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