Ryuu to Chameleon
Dragon and Chameleon
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Ryuu to Chameleon

Alternative Titles

Japanese: 龍とカメレオン
English: Dragon and Chameleon
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Type: Manga
Volumes: Unknown
Chapters: Unknown
Status: Publishing
Published: Oct 21, 2022 to ?
Theme: Otaku Culture Otaku Culture
Demographic: Shounen Shounen
Serialization: Gangan Joker
Authors: Ishiyama, Ryou (Story & Art)

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Score: 7.671 (scored by 10051,005 users)
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Ranked: #20072
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Popularity: #3871
Members: 6,340
Favorites: 39

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Synopsis

Garyou 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!

(Source: Square Enix)

Background

Ryuu to Chameleon has been published digitally in English as Dragon and Chameleon by Square Enix through Manga UP! The volumes have also been published by Square Enix since November 19, 2024.

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Reviews

Mar 25, 2024
Preliminary (19/? eps)
Having worked with esteemed authors like Oda as an assistant for One Piece, Ryou Ishiyama was never able to burst onto the scene and make an identity for himself. But its all in the past now it seems, because after a near decade of hard work, he has come up with "Ryuu to Chameleon" as his breakthrough, and rightfully so. I mean the manga which the man himself, the author of My Hero Academia, Kohei Horikoshi, advised to keep an eye on, is bound to be good at least.

I had the most fun while reading this, which is a rare case for me when talking ...
Jun 1, 2025
Mixed Feelings
Preliminary (38/? eps)
Ryuu to Chameleon is a hot-blooded battle shounen about making manga. Our MC is a top mangaka who gets bodyswapped with another mangaka who is the best at copying other people's style, and he continues the MC's manga while the MC makes a new one in the copycat's body. So a pro mangaka starts from the bottom creating a new series to overcome his last one, rediscovering himself as an author, beating the copycat, and eventually reaching the top (hopefully). The premise is fun, but as I continued reading I noticed one glaring problem.

The problem lies in how the manga battles are conveyed. It's entirely ...

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