Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga explained

Ja Kanji:サルでも描けるまんが教室
Ja Romaji:Saru demo egakeru manga kyōshitsu
Genre:Comedy, parody[1]
Type:manga
Publisher:Shogakukan
Demographic:Seinen
Magazine:Big Comic Spirits
First:1989
Last:1991
Volumes:3
Type:manga
Saruman 2.0
Publisher:Shogakukan
Demographic:Seinen
Magazine:Monthly Ikki
First:October 25, 2007
Last:May 24, 2008
Volumes:1

, also abbreviated as, is a Japanese parody instructional manga by Koji Aihara and Kentaro Takekuma. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Spirits from 1989 to 1991, with its chapters collected in three volumes. The manga was licensed in North America by Viz Media, being serialized in its Pulp magazine from 2001 to 2002; they also released a single volume. A second series, titled Saruman 2.0, was serialized in Shogakukan's Monthly Ikki from 2007 to 2008; its chapters were collected in a single volume, released in 2017.

Publication

Created by Koji Aihara and Kentaro Takekuma, Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Spirits from 1989 to 1991.[2] Shogakukan collected its chapters in three volumes, released from November 1990 to June 1992.[3] [4] It was republished in two volumes, under the title, on July 19, 1997.[5] Two "21st Century Collector's Edition" volumes were released on August 28, 2006.[6] [7]

In North America, the series was published in Viz Media's Pulp magazine from May 2001 to August 2002.[8] [9] Viz Media only released a collected volume on November 6, 2002.[10] [1]

Another series, titled, was serialized in Shogakukan's Monthly Ikki from October 25, 2007,[11] to May 24, 2008. A collected volume was released by, almost ten years after the manga's first publication, on June 26, 2017.[12] [13]

Reception

Pat King from Animefringe commends the manga for its "excellent parody of the manga industry" and its artwork that "would be right at home in classic issues of Mad Magazine".[14] Johanna Draper Carlson from Comics Worth Reading comments on the "vulgar but funny" adult contents of the manga with its "nudity and various scatological gags".[15] Carlo Santos commends the manga for its "rundown of every major genre, by demographic" and praises the manga above other "How-to Art" books.[16]

Canadian cartoonist and writer Bryan Lee O'Malley described the book as a significant influence on the art style of his Scott Pilgrim graphic novel series.[17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thompson. Jason. Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Even A Monkey Can Draw Manga!. Anime News Network. December 29, 2018. July 15, 2010. December 29, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181229171815/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2010-07-15. live .
  2. Web site: ja:「出張マンガのマンガ展」10月29日(火)「30年目の“サルまん3.0”!? 相原コージ×竹熊健太郎×江上英樹『サルでも描けるまんが教室 』スペシャルトーク」開催決定!. https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000012.000045325.html. PR Times. October 9, 2023. ja. September 17, 2019. September 26, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190926184604/https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000012.000045325.html. live.
  3. Web site: ja:サルでも描けるまんが教室 1. https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M354608. Media Arts Database. Agency for Cultural Affairs. October 9, 2023. ja. October 9, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231009214553/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M354608. live.
  4. Web site: ja:サルでも描けるまんが教室 3. https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M354587. Media Arts Database. Agency for Cultural Affairs. October 9, 2023. ja. October 9, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231009214456/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M354587. live.
  5. Web site: ja:サルまん(サルでも描けるまんが教室. http://www.s-book.com/plsql/com2_series?tid=6504. s-book.com. Shogakukan. October 9, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20050216171438/http://www.s-book.com/plsql/com2_series?tid=6504. February 16, 2005.
  6. Web site: ja:サルでも描けるまんが教室 サルまん 21世紀愛蔵版 / 上. http://sol-comics.shogakukan.co.jp/solc_dtl?isbn=4091790097. Shogakukan. October 9, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20170806135116/http://sol-comics.shogakukan.co.jp/solc_dtl?isbn=4091790097. August 6, 2017. ja.
  7. Web site: ja:サルでも描けるまんが教室 サルまん 21世紀愛蔵版 / 下. http://sol-comics.shogakukan.co.jp/solc_dtl?isbn=4091790100. Shogakukan. October 9, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20170806113624/http://sol-comics.shogakukan.co.jp/solc_dtl?isbn=4091790100. August 6, 2017. ja.
  8. Web site: Viz PR for May '01. January 21, 2001. Anime News Network. August 15, 2009. May 12, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130512191434/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-01-21/viz-pr-for-may-01. live.
  9. Web site: Pulp Ends in August. April 11, 2002. Anime News Network. August 15, 2009. November 4, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121104083827/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2002-04-11/pulp-ends-in-august. live.
  10. Web site: This Month's Viz-In : November 2002. Viz Communications. October 9, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20021202225436fw_/http://www.viz.com/news/vizin/current.html. December 2, 2002.
  11. Web site: ja:【IKKI】IKKI イッキ 12月号発売中!. http://manganohi.jp/2007/10/8651.html. manganohi.jp. October 9, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20071130174429/http://manganohi.jp/2007/10/8651.html. November 30, 2007. ja. October 25, 2007.
  12. Web site: ja:「サルまん 2.0」連載から10年、初の単行本化!当時の関係者による座談会も. https://shogakukan-comic.jp/book?isbn=9784778038199. Shogakukan. October 9, 2023. ja. October 9, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231009214456/https://shogakukan-comic.jp/book?isbn=9784778038199. live.
  13. Web site: ja:「サルまん 2.0」連載から10年、初の単行本化!当時の関係者による座談会も. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/238239. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. October 9, 2023. ja. June 28, 2017. September 4, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170904063213/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/238239. live.
  14. Web site: Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga Vol.1. King. Pat. February 2003. animefringe.com. 2009-05-18. April 27, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090427084854/http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/2003/02/reviews/10/.
  15. Web site: Johanna Draper. Carlson. Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga. Comics Worth Reading. June 25, 2006. May 13, 2009. July 7, 2012. https://archive.today/20120707084954/http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/06/25/even-a-monkey-can-draw-manga/. live.
  16. Web site: Right Turn Only!! Kingdoms' Heart. Santos. Carlo. March 6, 2007. Anime News Network. 2009-05-18. April 27, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090427071042/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/right-turn-only/2007-03-06. live.
  17. Web site: Hudson. Laura. Bryan Lee O'Malley Talks 'Monkey Manga' with the Men Who Influenced 'Scott Pilgrim' Exclusive. ComicsAlliance. September 6, 2011. July 14, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110818113307/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/14/bryan-lee-omalley-manga/. August 18, 2011.