Drache & Chamäleon 01

龍とカメレオン [Ryū to Chameleon] #1

by Ryo Ishiyama, Leon Turmann (translator)

Garyu ist ein genialer Mangaka, dessen Serie sich bereits über 150 Millionen Mal verkauft hat. Shinobu hingegen besitzt das unheimliche Talent, andere Zeichenstile perfekt zu kopieren. Als die beiden nach einem Streit zusammen eine Treppe hinunterstürzen, führt der Unfall dazu, dass sie sich im Körper des anderen wiederfinden. Während Shinobu das mit seinen Fähigkeiten gut passt, macht sich Garyu bereit für die Herausforderung seines Er muss sein eigenes Meisterwerk übertreffen.

Genres: Manga, Shonen, Graphic Novels

204 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 15, 2024

Reviews

[Michael Matthews · Rating 5 out of 5]

Woah a manga review?
Ik 95% of my friends on here don’t care BUT ITS HAS WORDS ON A PAGE DAMNIT SO I’M ADDING IT TO MY GOODREADS COUNT.
Yeah idk how I stumbled upon this one since it is super niche but this is an amazing story (still ongoing) and it’s so well done that I can’t wait for each monthly release.
The premise is: imagine the best, most popular author in the world has a Freaky Friday with someone who can copy their style without anyone noticing. That copycat refuses to give it up because they like the fame and glory so the original author has to outdo his own best work and regain the title of best in the world in order to switch back. He starts from the bottom of the ladder, assembles a team and teaches stuff about the industry along the way. DID I MENTION THE VISUALS? So detailed, unique and a joy to look at. Honestly inspired me to do get back into drawing in Procreate.
I’m excited to see how this ends up, which I don’t think is anytime soon.

[Dieudonné Lola]

Un très bon premier tome, la trame narrative est hyper intéressante MAIS NON LES FEMMES NE BAVENT PAS QUAND ELLES LISENT UN MANGA FAUT ARRÊTER LES CONNERIES.

[Lucille · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5/5
Un très bon premier tome sur deux mangaka qui échangent de corps après un accident, l’un à succès avec une série qui marche du tonnerre et l’autre connu pour son travail d’assistant car il sait très bien reproduire le style des autres, mais un peu frustré de ne pas avoir rencontrer de succès sur ses propres travaux. Il jubile de ce coup du sort qui le transforme en « personnage principal » car se retrouve dans le corps d’un mangaka à succès et se sent capable de continuer le travail. Pourtant c’est le mangaka a succès dans le corps de l’assistant que l’on va suivre, une personne positive et passionnée qui va faire son possible pour tenter de créer quelque chose avec sa nouvelle apparence, et essayer de se mesurer à sa propre création. J’ai beaucoup aimé, c’est très accrocheur et se lit tout seul.
Mon seul point négatif c’est sur les perso féminins, je n’ai pas encore confiance qu’ils seront bien traité, certains passages m’ont mis un peu ?? Mal à l’aise ?? Et pourtant tout le reste du ton du manga me donne envie de continuer donc à voir sur la suite si ça continue ou si c’était une crainte sans fondement !

[Coesius (Casper) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this. The artstyle is great, the story is awesome, and it inspired me to start working on my own manga as well

[Anna Quilter · Rating 3 out of 5]

kind of a ho hum body swap story but the inner workings of a manga artist are interesting.

[The Therapy Book Club (Chantal) · Rating 2 out of 5]

My fault for forgetting this was a body swap as I am not a fan. I much prefer these types of stories (especially as it depicted the manga industry) to be in a slice of life manga, and the fact that it was made into a Shonen felt odd to me. Unfortunately, I didn't enjoy it.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cool showcasing of artistic styles when the main characters body-swap. Annoyingly marred by unnecessary fan servicey treatment of every female character.

[Kelli · Rating 3 out of 5]

So, here we’ve got your basic body-swap story.

When beloved veteran manga artist Garyo Hanagami and rookie manga artist Shinobu Miyama take an unfortunate tumble down the stairs, the two wake up in the other’s body. Hanagami immediately wants to figure out how to fix this problem but Miyama is thrilled—he can finally be the celebrated manga artist he’s aspired to be rather than the rookie in the wings, copying the art styles of others.

What ensues is an epic battle of art and storytelling as Hanagami decides he will build his career from the bottom up and challenge the “chameleon” who thinks he can ever be a true “dragon” in this field.

It’s an exciting premise and the art style here is very sharp, very cool. This story has a lot of aesthetic and appealing elements to it—if you enjoy manga about manga.

I don’t really.

Reading this first volume gave me the same feeling I had with “Bakuman”—it’s interesting but not enough for me to want to read a full length series about, you know? Also, stories like this just kind of lend themselves to being a bit of a “circle jerk”, if you will.

Manga about manga (and, really, any “meta” ideas) walk a very thin line between being introspective and being obnoxiously self-referential.

So far, this series hasn’t egregiously leaned one way or the other—and I’m willing to give it a few volumes to see where it goes. But, content-wise, this isn’t really a story I find particularly compelling so far~

[Helen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Came into this manga with no idea what it's about, but I was pleasantly surprised. It's about 2 manga artist (a well known mangaka with a popular shounen serialization and a rookie artist who copies other artists' style). They had an accident and they swapped bodies. The rookie is in the body of a well known author. The well known author is in the body of the copycat. Didn't think the story can actually be good with that premise alone, but just proves that with tons of creativity, anything can become interesting. The dragon arts is really nice; I always say it's really hard to draw dragons, but an epic one is in every chapter. And there's surprisingly a lot of action, and ofcourse all that feel-good message about taking matters into your own hands, and not giving up, having hope, etc, etc. There's also a lot of bonus panels about how a manga gets made, the inner workings of being a mangaka, which is interesting too.

[Alexiouss · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5/5

C'est pas mal du tout, je ne suis pas fan de réincarnation ou d'échange de corps mais le concept est sympa.
Suite à un accident, un mangaka célèbre et celui de son assistant vont soudainement échanger leur corps. Bien entendu, l'assistant va choisir de profiter de la situation et d'usurper l'identité + voler le travail du mangaka qui lui va devoir repartir de zéro et surpasser son propre chef-d'œuvre.
J'adore en apprendre plus sur la création et l'édition des mangas !
Sinon, je trouve le perso principal un peu trop enthousiaste mais c'est le meilleur dans son domaine alors je vais le laisser tranquille. Par contre, les quelques représentations féminines sont décevantes (cette manie de faire du fan-service pour un rien...)
A part ça, je pense lire la suite.

[Maxime Facon Lisiak · Rating 5 out of 5]

very nice, well paced, a bit annoying the reminders every three chapters which are useless in my opinion but I had a good time reading it and the scenario is interesting
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très sympa, bien rythmé, un peu embêtant les rappels tout les trois chapitres qui sont inutiles selon moi mais j'ai passé un bon moment de lecture et le scénario est intéressant

[Martha · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's an over the top and highly exaggerated story for the manga industry but that's what make it so fun and exciting! It follows the tropes to a T but its execution makes up for it. Garyo, my love you better kick Miyama to the curb!

[Edi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is def one of my fav new series! Maybe there is some influence in here from working with Boichi on the One Piece side story. Either way, love where it’s going and the setup, excited to continue reading!

[Aubrey Wagman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great introduction to a new series! I love the usage of fantasy imagery to represent the "battle" between artists, and the story kept me engaged with a solid hook for the next volume. Definitely will be reading the rest of this work!

[Elara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Este cuerpo no es el mío + mangakas.
No está mal, a veces le patina la sexualidad femenina, pero si os gustan las historias de mangakas o las de competiciones salvajes dadle un tiento ^^

[Justin Decloux · Rating 3 out of 5]

Solid, but needs a little more variety and conflict. Hope it picks up!

[BreAnna (Bre'sBooks) · Rating 4 out of 5]

entertaining manga about rival mangakas

[lanmreading manga · Rating 4 out of 5]

Truyện hay quá chòi. Plot hay ho mà đọc cực cuốn. Vẽ đẹp chỉn chu vậy mà tác giả solo không có trợ lí luôn. Trẻ làm bộ này siêu đáng xèng

[ADITYA ANAND · Rating 5 out of 5]

great book loved the dynamic between the protagonist and antagonist

[Allison · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars

[JamesJayWilliamsJr · Rating 4 out of 5]

Drache und Chamäleon ist ein Manga, der mit seiner Prämisse fesselt. Die Idee des Körpertauschs zwischen einem genialen Mangaka und einem Meister der Zeichenstile sorgt für jede Menge unterhaltsame Momente. Die Charaktere sind gut ausgearbeitet und entwickeln sich im Laufe der Geschichte weiter, was die Leser mitfiebern lässt. Besonders beeindruckend ist die Art und Weise, wie Garyo sich der Herausforderung stellt, sein eigenes Meisterwerk zu übertreffen. Die humorvollen und spannenden Elemente machen diesen Manga zu einem echten Highlight für Fans jeden Alters.

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read more graphic novel reviews at The Graphic Library.

Hanagami is a hugely successful manga artist, while Miyami is a jaded assistant. An office accident has them body-swapped, and Miyami takes full advantage of being on the top of the manga-food chain. Hanagami-as-Miyami wants his body back, obviously, but he also thinks it might be fun the start from the bottom and create something to rival his own mega-successful story. There are a few moments of fan-service that are jarring, but otherwise, this is an intriguing take on a Freaky-Friday story with a detailed look inside the manga industry for those interested in learning more about that.

Reviewed for Booklist Magazine and School Library Journal.

Sara's Rating: 8/10
Suitability Level: Grades 10-12