Dragon and Chameleon Vol. 01

Dragon and Chameleon Vol. 01

When a veteran manga creator inexplicably switches bodies with his jealous assistant, their clashing artistic ideals will rock the entire industry!

Garyo Hanagami is a best-selling manga artist praised as a genius of the craft. Shinobu Miyama is a bitter rookie with a knack for copying other people’s art styles. When an accident causes the two to switch bodies, Miyama is more than happy to take Hanagami’s place, forcing the veteran to rebuild his career from the ground up. Now, the dragon must reclaim his throne from the chameleon who replaced him!

Series Overview: Following a workplace accident, master manga artist Garyo Hanagami learns that he’s swapped bodies with an evil imposter. Never one to turn down a challenge, he vows to claw his way back to the top of the industry—even if he has to beat “himself” to get there!

Biographical Notes:

Ryo Ishiyama is best known for being the author & artist of Dragon and Chameleon, Parasite B, Ymir no Majin, Mitsukubi Condor, and Amalgam of Distortion.

Title Notes:

In Japan, Dragon and Chameleon won the U-NEXT award for print manga in the 2023 Next Manga Awards, and placed 27th for male readers in the 2024 “This Manga is Amazing!” rankings.

Ryo Ishiyama worked as an assistant on the global mega-hit One Piece and cut his teeth in the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump with two original short series. His skills are now sharper than ever, and his insider experiences are reflected in this story!

Dragon and Chameleon joins the ranks of critically acclaimed manga like Bakuman, Blue Period, and Look Back that follow an artist’s career through a dramatized lens.

Older Teen – This material is suitable for readers ages 16+.