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Chameleon (manga)

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Chameleon
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Eisaku Yazawa
カメレオン
(Kamereon)
Genre
Manga
Written byAtsushi Kase
Published byKodansha
ImprintShōnen Magazine Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runApril 11, 1990 – February 2, 2000
Volumes47
Original video animation
Directed byMitsuo Hashimoto
Written byTakao Yotsuji
Music bySaburo Takada
StudioStudio Egg
Licensed by
Released August 16, 1992 – March 22, 1996
Runtime50 min per episode
Episodes6
Manga
Kuro Ageha
Written byAtsushi Kase
Published byKodansha
ImprintMonthly Shōnen Magazine Comics
MagazineMonthly Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runDecember 6, 2014 – December 6, 2022
Volumes20

Chameleon (Japanese: カメレオン, Hepburn: Kamereon) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Atsushi Kase. It was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from April 1990 to February 2000, with its chapters collected in 47 tankōbon volumes. The series follows the antics of tenth-grade student Eisaku Yazawa who wants to become a bōsōzoku.

A six-episode original video animation produced by Studio Egg was released from August 1992 to March 1996. The first episode was released in North America by ADV Films (in Japanese with English Subtitles), under the title Bite Me! Chameleon, in February 1999.

The manga has had over 30 million copies in circulation. It won the 23rd Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category in 1999.

Media

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Manga

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Written and illustrated by Atsushi Kase [ja], Chameleon was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from April 11, 1990,[2] to February 2, 2000.[3] Kodansha collected its chapters in 47 tankōbon volumes, released from August 17, 1990,[4] to March 16, 2000.[5]

A one-shot chapter, titled Chameleon Seven Years After (カメレオン Seven Years After), was released in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Magazine on November 6, 2014; a manga sequel, titled Kuro Ageha (くろアゲハ, lit. "Black Swallowtail"), started in the same magazine on December 6 of the same year.[6] It finished on December 6, 2022.[7] Kodansha collected its chapters in 20 tankōbon volumes, released from May 16, 2014,[8] to February 16, 2023.[9]

Original video animation

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A six-episode original video animation (OVA) adaptation, produced by Studio Egg [ja],[10] was released from August 16, 1992,[11] to March 22, 1996.[12] It is set to be released on Blu-ray on April 24, 2024.[13]

The first OVA episode was released by ADV Films (in Japanese with English Subtitles), under the title Bite Me! Chameleon, on February 23, 1999.[14][15]

Live-action film

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A direct-to-video live action film adaptation, produced by Nihon Eizō, was released on February 23, 1996.[16]

Other media

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In 2008, Hiro Mashima illustrated a one-shot remake of Chameleon for the 50th anniversary of Weekly Shōnen Magazine.[17]

A pachinko game, called CR Chameleon, was by Taiyo Elec in 2012.[18]

Reception

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The manga has had over 30 million copies in circulation.[19] It won the 23rd Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category in 1999.[20]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Sevakis, Justin (September 16, 2014). "Pile of Shame – Bite Me! Chameleon". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  2. ^ 週刊少年マガジン 1990年17号. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  3. ^ 週刊少年マガジン 2000年10号 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on June 18, 2000. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  4. ^ カメレオン（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  5. ^ カメレオン（４７） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  6. ^ 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 (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 6, 2013. Archived from the original on December 6, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  7. ^ 月刊少年マガジン （２０２３年１月号）. Kinokuniya (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  8. ^ 【5月16日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 16, 2014. Archived from the original on December 22, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  9. ^ 加瀬あつし「くろアゲハ」最終20巻発売、カメレオンを継ぐ2代目OZの伝説完結. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 16, 2023. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  10. ^ "Profile" (in Japanese). Visual House EGG inc. [ja]. Archived from the original on October 13, 2008. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  11. ^ カメレオン(1). CDJournal (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  12. ^ カメレオン(6). CDJournal (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  13. ^ OVA「カメレオン」Blu-ray化、ジャケットイラストを加瀬あつしが描き下ろす. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 2, 2024. Archived from the original on February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  14. ^ "Press Releases". ADV Films. Archived from the original on December 7, 1998. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  15. ^ "Bite Me! Chameleon". ADV Films. Archived from the original on February 8, 2000. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  16. ^ カメレオン [VIDEO他]. CDJournal (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  17. ^ Loo, Egan (March 12, 2008). "Shōnen Magazine Marks 50th with New, Returning Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 19, 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2008.
  18. ^ CRカメレオン LRT パチンコ 新台 機種情報. 777 Pachigabu (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  19. ^ 『ケセランパサラン』＆『カメレオン』2月1日より配信 (in Japanese). Animate. January 26, 2011. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  20. ^ Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on August 16, 2007. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
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