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VegettoEX: Adding last two chapter title images

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	\|width=100\|[[File:slime-morimori-chp-1-title-page.png\|100px\|link=]]\|\|align=left\|スライムもりもり<br>''Suraimu Mori Mori''<br>'''Vigorous Slime'''{{efn\|The ''mori mori'' onomatopoeia refers to someone or something with a large, vigorous appetite; the phrase is often left untranslated with regard to this particular sub-franchise.}}\|\|''[[V-Jump]]''<br>(December 2003 issue to November 2015 issue)<br><br>''[[Saikyō Jump]]''<br>(January 2012 issue to January 2016 issue; incomplete serialization)\|\|2003-2015\|\|144		\|width=100\|[[File:slime-morimori-chp-1-title-page.png\|100px\|link=]]\|\|align=left\|スライムもりもり<br>''Suraimu Mori Mori''<br>'''Vigorous Slime'''{{efn\|The ''mori mori'' onomatopoeia refers to someone or something with a large, vigorous appetite; the phrase is often left untranslated with regard to this particular sub-franchise.}}\|\|''[[V-Jump]]''<br>(December 2003 issue to November 2015 issue)<br><br>''[[Saikyō Jump]]''<br>(January 2012 issue to January 2016 issue; incomplete serialization)\|\|2003-2015\|\|144
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	\|width=100\|[[File:~~tbd~~.png\|100px\|link=]]\|\|style="white-space: nowrap;" align=left\|ドラゴンクエストモンスターバトルロードビクトリー<br>''Doragon Kuesuto Monsutā Batoru Rōdo Bikutorii''<br>'''Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Victory'''\|\|''[[V-Jump]]''<br>(June 2010 issue to ~~TBD~~ issue)\|\|2010\|\|~~TBD~~		\|width=100\|[[File:Dq-monster-battle-road-chp-1-title-page.png\|100px\|link=]]\|\|style="white-space: nowrap;" align=left\|ドラゴンクエストモンスターバトルロードビクトリー<br>''Doragon Kuesuto Monsutā Batoru Rōdo Bikutorii''<br>'''Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Victory'''\|\|''[[V-Jump]]''<br>(June 2010 issue to November 2010 issue{{efn\|Tentative citation; there are six total chapters, and this lines up with the TOC beyond the issues we personally own, but still need to actually acquire to independently source first-hand.}})\|\|2010\|\|6
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	\|width=100\|[[File:Slime-dawn-chp-1-title-page.png\|100px\|link=]]\|\|align=left\|スライムドーン!!<br>''Suraimu Dōn!!''<br>Slime Dawn!!\|\|''[[V-Jump]]''<br>(February 2016 issue to October 2021 issue)\|\|2015-2021\|\|68		\|width=100\|[[File:Slime-dawn-chp-1-title-page.png\|100px\|link=]]\|\|align=left\|スライムドーン!!<br>''Suraimu Dōn!!''<br>Slime Dawn!!\|\|''[[V-Jump]]''<br>(February 2016 issue to October 2021 issue)\|\|2015-2021\|\|68

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	\|width=100\|[[File:~~tbd~~.png\|100px\|link=]]\|\|align=left\|スライム大作戦<br>''Suraimu Daisakusen''<br>'''Great Mission of the Slime'''~~<ref group="note">~~A full English title translation of "Great Mission OF THE SLIME" is printed on the back of all three collected volumes of this manga series.~~</ref>~~\|\|''[[V-Jump]]''<br>(May 2000 issue to November 2003 issue)\|\|2000-2003\|\|43		\|width=100\|[[File:Slime-daisakusen-chp-1-title-page.png\|100px\|link=]]\|\|align=left\|スライム大作戦<br>''Suraimu Daisakusen''<br>'''Great Mission of the Slime'''{{efn\|A full English title translation of "Great Mission OF THE SLIME" is printed on the back of all three collected volumes of this manga series.}}\|\|''[[V-Jump]]''<br>(May 2000 issue to November 2003 issue)\|\|2000-2003\|\|43
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VegettoEX at 16:34, 31 March 2026

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	* In the fourth (and final) issue featuring ''Dragon Ball'', titled "No. 18's Hip Attack" (18号のヒップアタックの)		* In the fourth (and final) issue featuring ''Dragon Ball'', titled "No. 18's Hip Attack" (18号のヒップアタックの)

	Alongside ~~Yuuki Nakajima~~, Riku ~~Sanjo~~, and ~~Koji~~ Inada, Osamu Kaneko contributed a celebratory image for a ''Dragon Quest'' 30th anniversary live stream held in May 2016. Kaneko's image includes text saying congratulations on the anniversary, as well as drawings from each of his respective "Slime" manga series and their titles.<ref name="kanekoart30thannstream"></ref>		Alongside [[Yūki Nakashima]], [[Riku Sanjō]], and [[Kōji Inada]], Osamu Kaneko contributed a celebratory image for a ''Dragon Quest'' 30th anniversary live stream held in May 2016. Kaneko's image includes text saying congratulations on the anniversary, as well as drawings from each of his respective "Slime" manga series and their titles.<ref name="kanekoart30thannstream"></ref>

	~~==Notes==~~
	~~{{reflist\|group=note}}~~

	==External Links==		==External Links==

	* TBD		* TBD

			==Notes==
			{{notelist}}

	==References==		==References==
	{{~~reflist~~}}		{{Reflist}}

	{{DragonQuest}}		{{DragonQuest}}

VegettoEX at 00:38, 30 March 2026

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	When ''V-Jump'' was rebooted for its monthly serialization in May 1993 (for its July 1993 issue), Kaneko returned with ''[[Slime Adventure]]'', a series that ran for 79 chapters through to 2000. Within ''Slime Adventure'''s eventual collected volume release, all three of the ''V-Jump'' trial issue comics were included as extras (the first two in volume 1<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://bsky.app/profile/vegettoex.bsky.social/post/3m7awcrqhec2r\|Website=Bluesky\|Title=@vegettoex.bsky.social\|Date=05 December 2025\|AccessDate=24 February 2026}}</ref>, and the third in volume 2<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://bsky.app/profile/vegettoex.bsky.social/post/3m7swne2vzc2z\|Website=Bluesky\|Title=@vegettoex.bsky.social\|Date=12 December 2025\|AccessDate=24 February 2026}}</ref>).		When ''V-Jump'' was rebooted for its monthly serialization in May 1993 (for its July 1993 issue), Kaneko returned with ''[[Slime Adventure]]'', a series that ran for 79 chapters through to 2000. Within ''Slime Adventure'''s eventual collected volume release, all three of the ''V-Jump'' trial issue comics were included as extras (the first two in volume 1<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://bsky.app/profile/vegettoex.bsky.social/post/3m7awcrqhec2r\|Website=Bluesky\|Title=@vegettoex.bsky.social\|Date=05 December 2025\|AccessDate=24 February 2026}}</ref>, and the third in volume 2<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://bsky.app/profile/vegettoex.bsky.social/post/3m7swne2vzc2z\|Website=Bluesky\|Title=@vegettoex.bsky.social\|Date=12 December 2025\|AccessDate=24 February 2026}}</ref>).

	''Slime Adventure'' was itself followed by several other popular series featuring the Slime characters from ''Dragon Quest'' for most of ''V-Jump'''s contemporary run, ~~including~~ ''[[Slime Dawn!!]]'' which concluded with its 68th chapter in the magazine's October 2021 issue (released that August), wrapping a continuous, multi-decade run of manga in the magazine from Kaneko.		''Slime Adventure'' was itself followed by several other popular series featuring the Slime characters from ''Dragon Quest'' for most of ''V-Jump'''s contemporary run: ''[[Great Mission of the Slime]]'', ''[[Slime Mori Mori]]'', and finally ''[[Slime Dawn!!]]'' which concluded with its 68th chapter in the magazine's October 2021 issue (released that August), wrapping a continuous, multi-decade run of manga in the magazine from Kaneko. All of Kaneko's long-running "Slime" manga have been released as collected editions in Japan.

	~~All~~ of ~~Kaneko~~'~~s long~~-~~running "Slime" manga have been released as collected editions in Japan~~.		Meanwhile during this run, Kaneko worked as the scriptwriter on the short manga series ''[[Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Victory (Manga)\|Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Victory]]'' with [[Naho Ooishi]] on artwork duty. The series began in the June 2010 issue of ''V-Jump'', and concluded that same year.

	Kaneko also contributed regular one-shot manga chapters within larger works, including those for the strategy guides of the Nintendo 3DS edition of ''Dragon Quest VII''<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://x.com/sam_neco/status/297211484444950529\|Website=Twitter\|Title=@sam_neco\|Date=01 February 2013\|AccessDate=30 October 2025}}</ref> and ''Dragon Quest Builders''.		Kaneko also contributed regular one-shot manga chapters within larger works, including those for the strategy guides of the Nintendo 3DS edition of ''Dragon Quest VII''<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://x.com/sam_neco/status/297211484444950529\|Website=Twitter\|Title=@sam_neco\|Date=01 February 2013\|AccessDate=30 October 2025}}</ref> and ''Dragon Quest Builders''.
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VegettoEX at 18:54, 20 March 2026

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	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

	{{~~Cast & Staff~~}}		{{DragonQuest}}

VegettoEX at 15:59, 25 February 2026

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
			{{reflist\|group=note}}
	~~TBD~~

	==External Links==		==External Links==

VegettoEX at 15:29, 25 February 2026

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	[[File:mother-2-pullout-poster-osamu-kaneko.png\|thumb\|200px\|Pullout poster from the ''Mother 2: Gyiyg Strikes Back Game Book'']]		[[File:mother-2-pullout-poster-osamu-kaneko.png\|thumb\|200px\|Pullout poster from the ''Mother 2: Gyiyg Strikes Back Game Book'']]

	Alongside other prominent ''V-Jump'' artists of the day, Kaneko contributed illustrations for the ''Final Fantasy V Adventure Guidebook'' (ファイナルファンタジーV 冒険ガイドブック).<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://bsky.app/profile/vegettoex.bsky.social/post/3mfkpfyth622p\|Website=Bluesky\|Title=@vegettoex.bsky.social\|Date=23 February 2026\|AccessDate=24 February 2026}}</ref>.		Alongside other prominent ''V-Jump'' artists of the day, Kaneko contributed illustrations for the ''Final Fantasy V Adventure Guidebook'' (ファイナルファンタジーV 冒険ガイドブック).<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://bsky.app/profile/vegettoex.bsky.social/post/3mfkpfyth622p\|Website=Bluesky\|Title=@vegettoex.bsky.social\|Date=23 February 2026\|AccessDate=24 February 2026}}</ref>

	Similar to [[Shimpei Itoh]]'s contributions for the early ''Dragon Quest'' "choose-your-own-adventure"-style novelizations, Kaneko contributed artwork to the ''Mother 2: Gyiyg Strikes Back Game Book'' (MOTHER2ギーグの逆襲ゲームブック), including a color pullout poster in the front of the book, along with black-and-white illustrations periodically placed throughout.		Similar to [[Shimpei Itoh]]'s contributions for the early ''Dragon Quest'' "choose-your-own-adventure"-style novelizations, Kaneko contributed artwork to the ''Mother 2: Gyiyg Strikes Back Game Book'' (MOTHER2ギーグの逆襲ゲームブック), including a color pullout poster in the front of the book, along with black-and-white illustrations periodically placed throughout.

VegettoEX: Mother 2 contributions and image, citing final Slime Dawn chapter issue, correcting Daisakusan chapter count

2026-02-25T15:27:05Z

Mother 2 contributions and image, citing final Slime Dawn chapter issue, correcting Daisakusan chapter count

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	[[File:Dq5-jp-manual-kaneko-illustration-example.png\|thumb\|200px\|Illustration from the ''[[Dragon Quest V]]'' Super Famicom instruction manual]]		[[File:Dq5-jp-manual-kaneko-illustration-example.png\|thumb\|200px\|Illustration from the ''[[Dragon Quest V]]'' Super Famicom instruction manual]]
	[[File:dq7-additional-monster-design-temp-screenshot.png\|thumb\|200px\|Credits from the original English language release of ''[[Dragon Quest VII]]'' (then titled "Dragon Warrior VII") noting additional monster designs by [[Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru]] and Osamu Kaneko]]		[[File:dq7-additional-monster-design-temp-screenshot.png\|thumb\|200px\|Credits from the original English language release of ''[[Dragon Quest VII]]'' (then titled "Dragon Warrior VII") noting additional monster designs by [[Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru]] and Osamu Kaneko]]

			The various works of Osamu Kaneko span promotional artwork for magazine covers, long-running manga serializations, additional artwork for game manuals and ancillary books, and in later years even additional character designs and animation contributions.

	===V-Jump Covers===		===V-Jump Covers===

	In addition to ~~his~~ actual manga serialization, Kaneko occasionally contributed cover artwork for [[Shueisha]]'s ''[[V-Jump]]'' magazine, including (but not limited to) the August 1995 and August 1998 covers.		In addition to actual manga serialization within the magazine itself, Kaneko occasionally contributed cover artwork for [[Shueisha]]'s ''[[V-Jump]]'' magazine, including (but not limited to) the August 1995 and August 1998 covers.

	===Dragon Quest: General===		===Dragon Quest: General===
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	===Video Game Packaging Design===		===Video Game Packaging Design===

	While Kaneko was not responsible for any cover/packaging artwork for games in the ''Dragon Quest'' franchise, he did provide cover artwork for the ~~PlayStation~~ video game ''~~Glint Glitter~~'' ~~released in 1999 by Konami~~, as well as the ~~1991 PC Engine version of the~~ video game ''~~Populous~~''.<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://x.com/sam_neco/status/1418075187908550656\|Website=Twitter\|Title=@sam_neco\|Date=22 July 2021\|AccessDate=18 November 2025}}</ref>		While Kaneko was not responsible for any cover/packaging artwork for games in the ''Dragon Quest'' franchise, he did provide cover artwork for the 1991 PC Engine version of the video game ''Populous'', as well as the PlayStation video game ''Glint Glitter'' released in 1999 by Konami.<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://x.com/sam_neco/status/1418075187908550656\|Website=Twitter\|Title=@sam_neco\|Date=22 July 2021\|AccessDate=18 November 2025}}</ref>

			===Additional Video Game Contributions===
			[[File:mother-2-pullout-poster-osamu-kaneko.png\|thumb\|200px\|Pullout poster from the ''Mother 2: Gyiyg Strikes Back Game Book'']]

			Alongside other prominent ''V-Jump'' artists of the day, Kaneko contributed illustrations for the ''Final Fantasy V Adventure Guidebook'' (ファイナルファンタジーV 冒険ガイドブック).<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://bsky.app/profile/vegettoex.bsky.social/post/3mfkpfyth622p\|Website=Bluesky\|Title=@vegettoex.bsky.social\|Date=23 February 2026\|AccessDate=24 February 2026}}</ref>.

			Similar to [[Shimpei Itoh]]'s contributions for the early ''Dragon Quest'' "choose-your-own-adventure"-style novelizations, Kaneko contributed artwork to the ''Mother 2: Gyiyg Strikes Back Game Book'' (MOTHER2ギーグの逆襲ゲームブック), including a color pullout poster in the front of the book, along with black-and-white illustrations periodically placed throughout.

	===Miscellaneous===		===Miscellaneous===
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	Alongside Yuuki Nakajima, Riku Sanjo, and Koji Inada, Osamu Kaneko contributed a celebratory image for a ''Dragon Quest'' 30th anniversary live stream held in May 2016. Kaneko's image includes text saying congratulations on the anniversary, as well as drawings from each of his respective "Slime" manga series and their titles.<ref name="kanekoart30thannstream"></ref>		Alongside Yuuki Nakajima, Riku Sanjo, and Koji Inada, Osamu Kaneko contributed a celebratory image for a ''Dragon Quest'' 30th anniversary live stream held in May 2016. Kaneko's image includes text saying congratulations on the anniversary, as well as drawings from each of his respective "Slime" manga series and their titles.<ref name="kanekoart30thannstream"></ref>

	Alongside other prominent ''V-Jump'' artists of the day, Kaneko contributed illustrations for the ''Final Fantasy V Adventure Guidebook'' (ファイナルファンタジーV 冒険ガイドブック).<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://bsky.app/profile/vegettoex.bsky.social/post/3mfkpfyth622p\|Website=Bluesky\|Title=@vegettoex.bsky.social\|Date=23 February 2026\|AccessDate=24 February 2026}}</ref>.

	==Notes==		==Notes==

VegettoEX: Daisakusen chapter info

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Daisakusen chapter info

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	\|width=100\|[[File:slime-morimori-chp-1-title-page.png\|100px\|link=]]\|\|align=left\|スライムもりもり<br>''Suraimu Mori Mori''<br>Slime Mori Mori\|\|''[[V-Jump]]''<br>(December 2003 issue to November 2015 issue)<br><br>''[[Saikyō Jump]]''<br>(January 2012 issue to January 2016 issue; incomplete serialization)\|\|2003-2015\|\|144		\|width=100\|[[File:slime-morimori-chp-1-title-page.png\|100px\|link=]]\|\|align=left\|スライムもりもり<br>''Suraimu Mori Mori''<br>Slime Mori Mori\|\|''[[V-Jump]]''<br>(December 2003 issue to November 2015 issue)<br><br>''[[Saikyō Jump]]''<br>(January 2012 issue to January 2016 issue; incomplete serialization)\|\|2003-2015\|\|144

VegettoEX: Pinning down exact volumes for serializations

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Pinning down exact volumes for serializations

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	!Debut Chapter Page!!align=left\|Title!!Primary Serialization!!Timeframe!!Chapters		!Debut Chapter Page!!align=left\|Title!!Primary Serialization!!Timeframe!!Chapters
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	\|width=100\|[[File:weapon-dealer-osamu-kaneko-title-page.png\|100px\|link=]]\|\|align=left\|武器屋おやじ<br>''Buki-ya Oyaji''<br>TBD\|\|''[[V-Jump]]''~~\|\|February 1993~~ (Second Trial Run, Third Issue)\|\|1		\|width=100\|[[File:weapon-dealer-osamu-kaneko-title-page.png\|100px\|link=]]\|\|align=left\|武器屋おやじ<br>''Buki-ya Oyaji''<br>TBD\|\|''[[V-Jump]]''<br>(Second Trial Run, Third Issue)\|\|February 1993\|\|1
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	\|width=100\|[[File:mahotsukai-majikkun-title-page.png\|100px\|link=]]\|\|align=left\|魔法使いマジックん<br>''Mahōtsukai Majikkun''<br>TBD\|\|''[[V-Jump]]''~~\|\|March 1993~~ (Second Trial Run, Fourth Issue)\|\|1		\|width=100\|[[File:mahotsukai-majikkun-title-page.png\|100px\|link=]]\|\|align=left\|魔法使いマジックん<br>''Mahōtsukai Majikkun''<br>TBD\|\|''[[V-Jump]]''<br>(Second Trial Run, Fourth Issue)\|\|March 1993\|\|1
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	\|width=100\|[[File:tbd.png\|100px\|link=]]\|\|align=left\|スライム大作戦<br>''Suraimu Dai Sakusen''<br>Slime Operation\|\|''[[V-Jump]]''\|\|2000-2003\|\|TBD		\|width=100\|[[File:tbd.png\|100px\|link=]]\|\|align=left\|スライム大作戦<br>''Suraimu Dai Sakusen''<br>Slime Operation\|\|''[[V-Jump]]''<br>(March 2000 issue to TBD issue)\|\|2000-2003\|\|TBD
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