Japanese manga series by Atsushi Kase
First
tankōbon volume cover, featuring Eisaku Yazawa
Genre
Written by Atsushi Kase Published by
Kodansha Imprint Shōnen Magazine Comics Magazine
Weekly Shōnen Magazine Demographic
Shōnen Original run April 11, 1990 – February 2, 2000 Volumes 47
Directed by
Mitsuo Hashimoto Written by Takao Yotsuji Music by Saburo Takada Studio Studio Egg Licensed by Released August 16, 1992 – March 22, 1996 Runtime 50 min per episode Episodes 6
Written by Atsushi Kase Published by Kodansha Imprint Monthly Shōnen Magazine Comics Magazine
Monthly Shōnen Magazine Demographic Shōnen Original run December 6, 2014 – December 6, 2022 Volumes 20
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
Manga
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
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
A
direct-to-video
live action film adaptation, produced by Nihon Eizō, was released on February 23, 1996.
[16]
Other media
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
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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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 .
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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 .
^
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 .
^
カメレオン(1) (in Japanese).
Kodansha . Archived from
the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2023 .
^
カメレオン(47) (in Japanese).
Kodansha . Archived from
the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2023 .
^
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 .
^
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 .
^
【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 .
^
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 .
^
"Profile" (in Japanese).
Visual House EGG inc. [
ja ] . Archived from
the original on October 13, 2008. Retrieved March 21, 2023 .
^
カメレオン(1) . CDJournal (in Japanese).
Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023 .
^
カメレオン(6) . CDJournal (in Japanese).
Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023 .
^
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 .
^
"Press Releases" .
ADV Films . Archived from
the original on December 7, 1998. Retrieved March 21, 2023 .
^
"Bite Me! Chameleon" .
ADV Films . Archived from
the original on February 8, 2000. Retrieved March 21, 2023 .
^
カメレオン [VIDEO他] . CDJournal (in Japanese).
Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023 .
^ 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 .
^
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 .
^
『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 .
^ 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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