Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga

Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga
First tankōbon volume cover
サルでも描けるまんが教室
(Saru demo egakeru manga kyōshitsu)
GenreComedy, parody
Manga
Written by
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
MagazineBig Comic Spirits
English magazine
DemographicSeinen
Original run19891991
Volumes3
Manga
Saruman 2.0
Written by
  • Koji Aihara
  • Kentaro Takekuma
Published byShogakukan
MagazineMonthly Ikki
DemographicSeinen
Original runOctober 25, 2007May 24, 2008
Volumes1

Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga (Japanese: サルでも描けるまんが教室, Hepburn: Sarudemo Egakeru Manga Kyōshitsu), also abbreviated as Saruman (サルまん), is a Japanese parody instructional manga by Koji Aihara and Kentaro Takekuma. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Spirits from 1989 to 1991, with its chapters collected in three tankōbon volumes. The manga was licensed in North America by Viz Media, being serialized in its Pulp magazine from 2001 to 2002; they also released a single volume. A second series, titled Saruman 2.0, was serialized in Shogakukan's Monthly Ikki from 2007 to 2008; its chapters were collected in a single volume, released in 2017.