Starting in September 1996, the Manga Allman magazine moved from a monthly serialization to a bi-weekly serialization. A new issue would come out every-other-week. Similar to most other magazines, these would have a release date printed on the cover that would not be it’s actual release date. The magazine would tend to release 2 weeks prior to the date that was printed on the cover.
Most of the series that were in the monthly edition of the magazine continued into the bi-weekly serialization. This change ushered in some new series, such as F.Compo, that would become a staple for years to come.
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This magazine was targeted at older men and the stories contain mature topics and can contain graphic detail. Representative images for the series have been selected to minimize the graphic imagery. Plot summaries may allude to some of those mature topics.
1996 – #10
Release Date: 9/4/1996
Cover Date: 9/18/1996
Total Issue #: 13
Cover: N. Iijima
Columns:
- Wine & Restaurant Freedom
- Short Story: Another “Cat” Day
- TORA’s Formula Diary
- Feeling Great!
- Daisaburō Okumoto’s Insect Journey
- Allman’s Pub
| Title | Chapter # |
|---|---|
| F.Compo | 1 (Color) |
| Shin-Otokogi (新・男樹) | 13 |
| Shonan Shokudo (湘南食堂) | 1 |
| Sommelier (ソムリエ) | 9 |
| J – The Outlawyer | 14 |
| Beast Men (獸人) | Oneshot (Color) |
| Hello, This is the Announcement Department (もしもしこちらアナウンス部なり) | 13 |
| Doutoku Senshi Chōjū Giga (道徳戦士超獣ギーガー) | 9 |
| Tokyo Time Machine (東京タイムマシン) | 6 |
| Takasare (たかされ) | 1 (Color) |
| Pochi, Let’s Go! (ポチ、つれていこう！) | 4 |
| Omoide to Monday (思い出つまんで) | 11 |
| Shimatsuya Jikenbo (始末屋事件簿) | 20 |
| Rusalka wa Kaeranai (ルサルカは還らない) | 6 |
| Aotadaigaku Bangaichi (青田大学番外地) | 13 |
| Senkuu no Tamashii (戦空の魂) | 18 |
F.Compo
Author: Tsukasa Kojo (北条 司)
Notable Past Work:
City Hunter (シティーハンター) in Weekly Shonen Jump (1985-1991 – 35 volumes)
Past Allman Work:
Splash!5 in November 1995 issue
Story:
After losing both of his parents, Masahiko Yanagiba, he moves in with distant uncle’s family, the Wakanaes. But when he arrives, he discovers that whom he thought was his “uncle” is now a woman, and his “aunt” is now a man. With the traditional family roles changed, how will he adapt to this new life?
Shonan Shokudo (湘南食堂)
Author: Yui Yoichiro (唯洋一郎)
Notable Past Work: Gokuraku Family (極楽ファミリー) in Super Jump (1991 – 7 volumes)
Past Allman Work: DẼ☆BOO☆CAT, which ended in the previous issue (Monthly Manga Allman)
Story:
The “Shonan Shokudo” is a famous restaurant filled with the scent of the ocean located in the seaside town of Shonan. A ton of unique characters always stop by!!
This is a series of 4-koma gag manga. Each “chapter” can contain various individual 4-koma stories.
Beast Men (獸人)
Author: Masaya Tokuhiro (徳弘正也)
Notable Previous Work: New Jungle King Tar-chan (新ジャングルの王者ターちゃん♡) in Weekly Shonen Jump (1990- 1995 – 235 chapters)
Past Allman Work: Yuki-onna (雪女) in first issue of Monthly Manga Allman
All Star Guest #13
Story:
In order to get married, you must become a beast!
This is a 31 page gag manga that featured a color page. It has never been reprinted and no additional information about the story is available.
Takasare (たかされ)
Artist: Motomiya Hiroshi (本宮ひろ志)
Story: Suguru Egawa (江川卓)
Full Title: Takasare: Just Baseball… But Still Baseball… (たかされ たかが野球… されど野球…)
Notable Past Work: Salary Man Kintaro (サラリーマン金太郎) in Weekly Young Jump (1994 – 2002 by Motomiya Hiroshi)
Story:
The Pro baseball team, Angels, have signed the promising rookie, Masaru Shizunai, to play the opening game. But the result is… a touching baseball story.
The story was written by Suguru Egawa, a former Yomiuri Giants Pitcher who then transitioned into a baseball analyst. Originally it was planned to be a non-fiction story, but Suguru Egawa couldn’t write a story he wasn’t personally involved with. The title “Takasare” then came as an abbreviation of “Taka ga Egawa sareta Egawa” from this non-fiction story written by Egawa.
1996 – #11
Release Date: 9/18/1996
Cover Date: 10/2/1996
Total Issue #: 14
Cover: R. Suzuki
Columns:
- Freedom of Wine
- Daisaburō Okumoto’s Insect Journey
- Short Story: Another “Cat” Day
- All Over Japan
- Miss Travelogue
- TORA’s Formula Diary
- Feeling Great!
- Allman’s Pub
| Title | Chapter # |
|---|---|
| Shin-Otokogi (新・男樹) | 14 (Color) |
| Sommelier (ソムリエ) | 10 |
| Takasare (たかされ) | 2 |
| Dolce & His Master (ドルチ ～ダイ・ハード・ザ・キャット) | Oneshot Part 1 (Color) |
| Latin Star (ラテンの星) | 1 |
| Shimatsuya Jikenbo (始末屋事件簿) | 21 |
| Shonan Shokudo (湘南食堂) | 2 |
| J – The Outlawyer | 15 |
| F.Compo | 2 (Color) |
| Doutoku Senshi Chōjū Giga (道徳戦士超獣ギーガー) | 10 |
| Rusalka wa Kaeranai (ルサルカは還らない) | 7 |
| Wanna Be Cool? Be a Detective!! (かっこいいだろ?刑事って!!) | Oneshot |
| Hello, This is the Announcement Department (もしもしこちらアナウンス部なり) | 14 |
| Tokyo Time Machine (東京タイムマシン) | 7 |
| Senkuu no Tamashii (戦空の魂) | 19 |
| Aotadaigaku Bangaichi (青田大学番外地) | 14 |
| Uta Otoko (歌男) | 13 |
| Pochi, Let’s Go! (ポチ、つれていこう！) | 4 |
Dolce & His Master (ドルチ ～ダイ・ハード・ザ・キャット)
Author: Hirohiko Araki (荒木 飛呂彦)
Notable Concurrent Work: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure (ジョジョの奇妙な冒険) in Weekly Shonen Jump (1987-2004)
All Star Guest #14
Story:
Dolce the cat, is stuck on partially capsized yacht in the middle of the ocean with his owner Masago Ayashi and an un-named lady. What will each of them do to survive while they hope for a potential rescue?
This oneshot was split across two chapters in issue #11 and #12.
Latin Star (ラテンの星)
Author: Hayafune Kei (ハヤフネケイ)
Notable Previous Work: Goat Feed (ヤギのエサ) oneshot from February 1996 issue of Monthly Manga Allman.
Story:
An out-of-this-world gag manga with a unique art style.
This is a series of individual gag stories ranging from 2 to 4 panels each across multiple pages.
Wanna Be Cool? Be a Detective!! (かっこいいだろ?刑事って!!)
Author: Chōshichirō Saruyama (猿山長七郎)
Notable Previous Work: Won the runner-up in the 2nd “All Manga Prize”
Winner of the 3rd “All Manga Prize”
Story:
Ryuji Minamiura, a shady looking guy who always wears sunglasses, is a new detective who has just started his new job. On his first day, a bank robbery is under way. What hijinks and misunderstandings will he get into?
This is 18 page oneshot was re-released in the digital-only volume of “Chōshichirō Saruyama Short Story Collection – Sun” (猿山長七郎短編集・サン) and is available from various retailers. The oneshot would later then be turned into a short series with chapters 2 & 3 releasing later in Manga Allman.
1996 – #12
Release Date: 10/2/1996
Cover Date: 10/16/1996
Total Issue #: 15
Cover: N. Kaioh
Columns:
- Freedom of Wine
- Daisaburō Okumoto’s Insect Journey
- Short Story: Another “Cat” Day
- All Over Japan
- Miss Travelogue
- TORA’s Formula Diary
- Feeling Great!
- Allman’s Pub
| Title | Chapter # |
|---|---|
| F.Compo | 3 (Color) |
| Takasare (たかされ) | 3 |
| Omoide to Monday (思い出つまんで) | 12 |
| Dolce & His Master (ドルチ ～ダイ・ハード・ザ・キャット) | Oneshot Part 2 (Color) |
| Aran (阿乱) | 1 (Bichrome Color) |
| Sommelier (ソムリエ) | 11 |
| J – The Outlawyer | 16 |
| Shonan Shokudo (湘南食堂) | 3 |
| Autumn Stop Sign (秋止符) | Oneshot |
| Doutoku Senshi Chōjū Giga (道徳戦士超獣ギーガー) | 11 |
| Senkuu no Tamashii (戦空の魂) | 20 |
| Hello, This is the Announcement Department (もしもしこちらアナウンス部なり) | 15 |
| Aotadaigaku Bangaichi (青田大学番外地) | 15 |
| Latin Star (ラテンの星) | 2 |
| Shimatsuya Jikenbo (始末屋事件簿) | 22 |
| Tokyo Time Machine (東京タイムマシン) | 8 |
| Rusalka wa Kaeranai (ルサルカは還らない) | 8 |
| Pochi, Let’s Go! (ポチ、つれていこう！) | 5 |
Aran (阿乱)
Author: Yuko Hanai (花井由湖)
Notable Previous Work: Whereabouts of Dreams – Short Stories by Yuki Hanai (夢の行方―花井由湖短編集) was a single volume release in March 1994 that was a collection of oneshots that were previously published (likely in Super Jump Alpha).
Story:
At the end of the Sengoku period, Hideyoshi has taken control of the country. However, the next leader was killed in a bombing and now there is a body double, Aran, who is working behind the scenes now to accelerate the “Hell of the Warring States.”
Autumn Stop Sign (秋止符)
Author: Kumi Honan (方南久美)
Artist: Taku Chiba (ちば拓)
Notable Previous Work: Taku Chiba previously drew Kick Off (キックオフ) in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1982-83 for 97 chapters. He also had 3 other series that ran in the magazine in the 80s that were cancelled within 13 chapters.
All Star Guest #15
Story:
The story is described as an “adult love story” and was 25 pages long. No other information about this story is available.
1996 – #13
Release Date: 10/16/1996
Cover Date: 11/6/1996
Total Issue #: 16
Cover: Yuri Mitsui (三井 ゆり)
Columns:
- TORA’s Formula Diary
- Freedom of Wine
- Daisaburō Okumoto’s Insect Journey
- Short Story: Another “Cat” Day
- Japan National Miss Manzai
- Feeling Great!
- Allman’s Pub
| Title | Chapter # |
|---|---|
| Sommelier (ソムリエ) | 12 (Color) |
| Takasare (たかされ) | 4 |
| F.Compo | 4 |
| A Princess In Disguise (はだかの王女さま) | Oneshot |
| J – The Outlawyer | 17 |
| Latin Star (ラテンの星) | 3 |
| Aran (阿乱) | 2 |
| Hello, This is the Announcement Department (もしもしこちらアナウンス部なり) | 16 |
| Doutoku Senshi Chōjū Giga (道徳戦士超獣ギーガー) | 12 |
| Tokyo Time Machine (東京タイムマシン) | 9 |
| Shimatsuya Jikenbo (始末屋事件簿) | 23 |
| Sunflower (ひまわり) | Oneshot |
| Rusalka wa Kaeranai (ルサルカは還らない) | 9 |
| Uta Otoko (歌男) | 14 (End) |
| Senkuu no Tamashii (戦空の魂) | 21 |
| Pochi, Let’s Go! (ポチ、つれていこう！) | 6 |
| Aotadaigaku Bangaichi (青田大学番外地) | 16 |
A Princess In Disguise (はだかの王女さま)
Author: Chinatsu Tomisawa (とみさわ千夏)
Previous Manga Allman Work: Omoide to Monday (思い出つまんで) which was still on-going in the magazine.
All Star Guest #16
Story:
A shy princess’ bold fashion sense causes an uproar for the entire country!
The oneshot is 15 pages long.
Sunflower (ひまわり)
Author: Kiyoshi Chikuyama (ちくやまきよし)
Previous Manga Allman Work: Sports Doctor (スポーツ医) as the artist which ended in April 1996.
All Star Guest #17
Story:
A high school girl joins forces with a professional to defeat evil!
The oneshot is 39 pages long.
1996 – #14
Release Date: 11/6/1996
Cover Date: 11/20/1996
Total Issue #: 17
Cover: Nanako Ohkouchi (大河内 奈々子)
Columns:
- Freedom of Wine
- Daisaburō Okumoto’s Insect Journey
- Movie Special “Birdcage”
- Short Story: Another “Cat” Day
- TORA’s Formula Diary
- Japan National Miss Manzai
- Feeling Great!
- Allman’s Pub
| Title | Chapter # |
|---|---|
| Shin-Otokogi (新・男樹) | 15 |
| F.Compo | 5 |
| Sommelier (ソムリエ) | 13 |
| Aran (阿乱) | 3 |
| Doutoku Senshi Chōjū Giga (道徳戦士超獣ギーガー) | 13 |
| Shimatsuya Jikenbo (始末屋事件簿) | 24 |
| Takasare (たかされ) | 5 (End) |
| Takasugi Junsa Kibarimasu! (高杉巡査キバリます!) | Oneshot |
| Wanna Be Cool? Be a Detective!! (かっこいいだろ?刑事って!!) | 2 |
| Omoide to Monday (思い出つまんで) | 13 |
| Latin Star (ラテンの星) | 4 |
| Senkuu no Tamashii (戦空の魂) | 22 |
| Shonan Shokudo (湘南食堂) | 4 |
| Aotadaigaku Bangaichi (青田大学番外地) | 17 |
| Hello, This is the Announcement Department (もしもしこちらアナウンス部なり) | 17 |
| Tokyo Time Machine (東京タイムマシン) | 10 |
| Rusalka wa Kaeranai (ルサルカは還らない) | 10 |
| Pochi, Let’s Go! (ポチ、つれていこう！) | 7 |
Takasugi Junsa Kibarimasu! (高杉巡査キバリます!)
Author: Mitsuhiro Kasuga (春日光宏)
Notable Previous Work: The Samurai (ザ・サムライ) which ran in Weekly Young Jump between 1984 and 1988.
All Star Guest #18
Story:
Officer Kazuki Takasugi has transferred to the small village town of Inose to replace a retiring officer. There is meets the young lady Ryoko Yosano, the chief of police. Together they work to meet the needs of a TV program director who is doing a feature on the town.
The oneshot is 31 pages long.
This would later be turned into a full series running in Manga Allman under the title of Takasugi Keiji Kibarimasu! (高杉刑事キバリます!), changing the Police Officer (Junsa) to Detective (Keiji).
The oneshot was included in the first volume of Takasugi Keiji Kibarimasu!
1996 – #15
Release Date: 11/20/1996
Cover Date: 12/4/1996
Total Issue #: 18
Cover: Miki Fujitani (藤谷 美紀)
Columns:
- Freedom of Wine
- Daisaburō Okumoto’s Insect Journey
- Japan National Miss Manzai
- TORA’s Formula Diary
- Short Story: Another “Cat” Day
- Feeling Great!
- Allman’s Pub
| Title | Chapter # |
|---|---|
| J – The Outlawyer | 18 (Color) |
| Shin-Otokogi (新・男樹) | 16 |
| Sommelier (ソムリエ) | 14 |
| Tokyo Time Machine (東京タイムマシン) | 11 |
| Tonosama Rookie (殿様ルーキー) | 1 |
| F.Compo | 6 |
| Shimatsuya Jikenbo (始末屋事件簿) | 25 |
| Rusalka wa Kaeranai (ルサルカは還らない) | 11 |
| Combat Doll | 4 |
| Omoide to Monday (思い出つまんで) | 14 |
| Senkuu no Tamashii (戦空の魂) | 23 |
| Doutoku Senshi Chōjū Giga (道徳戦士超獣ギーガー) | 14 |
| Shonan Shokudo (湘南食堂) | 5 |
| Aran (阿乱) | 4 |
| Latin Star (ラテンの星) | 5 |
| Pochi, Let’s Go! (ポチ、つれていこう！) | 8 |
| Hello, This is the Announcement Department (もしもしこちらアナウンス部なり) | 18 |
| Aotadaigaku Bangaichi (青田大学番外地) | 18 |
Combat Doll
Author: Masatoshi Usune (すね正俊)
Previous Allman Work:
Chapter 3 of this oneshot series was published in the June 1996 issue.
All Star Guest # 19
Story:
War has consumed Japan for 81 years, leaving the country overgrown while the fighting in mech suits continues. The conflict continues to take the lives of the remaining soldiers in this jungle.
This is the last chapter in the Combat Doll series of oneshots.
The series was republished in Combat Doll Masatoshi Usune Extra Works.
1996 – #16
Release Date: 12/4/1996
Cover Date: 12/18/1996
Total Issue #: 19
Cover: Uno Kanda (神田うの)
| Title | Chapter # |
|---|---|
| J – The Outlawyer | 19 |
| Shin-Otokogi (新・男樹) | 17 |
| Sommelier (ソムリエ) | 15 (Color) |
| Tokyo Time Machine (東京タイムマシン) | 12 |
| Tonosama Rookie (殿様ルーキー) | 2 |
| F.Compo | 7 |
| Shimatsuya Jikenbo (始末屋事件簿) | 26 |
| Rusalka wa Kaeranai (ルサルカは還らない) | 12 |
| The Man in the Corner (片隅の人) | Oneshot |
| Omoide to Monday (思い出つまんで) | 15 |
| Senkuu no Tamashii (戦空の魂) | 24 (Color) |
| Doutoku Senshi Chōjū Giga (道徳戦士超獣ギーガー) | 15 |
| Shonan Shokudo (湘南食堂) | 6 |
| Aran (阿乱) | 5 |
| Latin Star (ラテンの星) | 6 |
| Pochi, Let’s Go! (ポチ、つれていこう！) | 9 |
| Hello, This is the Announcement Department (もしもしこちらアナウンス部なり) | 19 |
| Aotadaigaku Bangaichi (青田大学番外地) | 19 |
The Man in the Corner (片隅の人)
Author: Koji Maki (巻来功士)
Notable Previous Work: God Sider (ゴッドサイダー) which ran in Weekly Shonen Jump between 1987 and 1988.
All Star Guest #20
Story:
An occult-driven man suddenly attacks you with a knife! Who is this terrifying man in the corner in this shivering horror story…!?
This oneshot has not been reprinted.
Manga Allman Issues by Year:
Information in this article is combined from various sources, in order to provide a more unified look at the Manga Allman magazine and the manga series within. As the magazine issues are no longer easily accessible to purchased or read, especially outside of Japan, there may be some missing or inaccurate information. When additional information about the series and the magazine becomes available, we will update this article. If you have additional resources that can help expand this article, please reach out to us as noted at the bottom of our Usage & Citations page.
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