Dragon and Chameleon
Japanese manga series
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Dragon and Chameleon (Japanese: 龍とカメレオン, Hepburn: Ryū to Kamereon) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ryo Ishiyama. It began serialization in Square Enix's magazine Gangan Joker in October 2022. As of November 2025, eight volumes have been published.
| Dragon and Chameleon | |
 Cover of the first volume | |
| 龍とカメレオン (Ryū to Kamereon) | |
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| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Ryo Ishiyama |
| Published by | Square Enix |
| English publisher |
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| Magazine | Gangan Joker |
| Original run | October 21, 2022 – present |
| Volumes | 8 |
Synopsis
Garyo Hanagami is a well-renowned manga artist behind the popular manga series, Dragon Land. One of his assistants is the gloomy Shinobu Miyama, a man whose illustrations make people view him akin to a chameleon. After Hanagami tries to save Miyama from falling down the stairs, the two clash heads with each other and become unconscious. Some time later, Hanagami wakes up to find that he has woken up in Miyama's body, and vice versa. Miyama continues the serialization of Dragon Land in Hanagami's body, while Hanagami attempts to launch a new serialization that aims to ultimately challenge Dragon Land.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Ryo Ishiyama, the series began serialization in Square Enix's magazine Gangan Joker on October 21, 2022.[2] As of November 2025, the series' individual chapters have been collected into eight tankōbon volumes.[3]
In January 2024, Square Enix began publishing the series in English on their Manga Up! Global service.[4] Square Enix is set to release the series in print in Q4 2024.[5]
Volumes
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 21, 2023[6] | 978-4-75-758531-7 | November 19, 2024[7] | 978-1-64-609311-3 |
| 2 | August 22, 2023[8] | 978-4-75-758734-2 | February 18, 2025[9] | 978-1-64-609328-1 |
| 3 | December 21, 2023[10] | 978-4-75-758971-1 | May 13, 2025[11] | 978-1-64-609329-8 |
| 4 | May 22, 2024[12] | 978-4-75-759196-7 | August 12, 2025[13] | 978-1-64-609354-0 |
| 5 | September 22, 2024[14] | 978-4-75-759428-9 | November 18, 2025[15] | 978-1-64-609429-5 |
| 6 | January 21, 2025[16] | 978-4-75-759623-8 | February 17, 2026[17] | 978-1-64-609449-3 |
| 7 | June 20, 2025[18] | 978-4-75-759904-8 | — | — |
| 8 | November 20, 2025[3] | 978-4-30-100176-8 | — | — |
Reception
My Hero Academia creator Kōhei Horikoshi recommended the series, describing it as "written with blood, bones, body, and spirit".[19]
In the 2023 Next Manga Award, the series ranked 13th in the print manga category and won the U-Next Prize.[20] The series won the Manga Kingdom Tottori award at the 53rd Japan Cartoonists Association Award.[21] It was nominated at the Japan Society and Anime NYC's second American Manga Awards for Best New Manga in 2025.[22]