Doberman Deka

Doberman Deka
Cover of the first tankōbon volume
ドーベルマン刑事
(Dōberuman Deka)
GenreDetective fiction
Manga
Written byBuronson
Illustrated byShinji Hiramatsu
Published byShueisha
ImprintJump Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Jump
DemographicShōnen
Original run19751979
Volumes29
Manga
Shin Doberman Deka
Written byBuronson
Illustrated byShinji Hiramatsu
Published byNihon Bungeisha
MagazineWeekly Manga Goraku
DemographicSeinen
Original run20122013
Volumes2

Doberman Deka (Japanese: ドーベルマン刑事, "Doberman Cop") is a Japanese hardboiled manga series written by Buronson and illustrated by Shinji Hiramatsu. It was serialized in the Weekly Shōnen Jump manga anthology from 1975 (Issue 39) throughout 1979 (Issue 48), with the chapters collected into 29 tankōbon volumes. The manga has been adapted into two live-action films (the first starring Sonny Chiba and directed by Kinji Fukasaku) and a live-action television series.

A sequel titled Shin Doberman Deka (新ドーベルマン刑事, "New Doberman Cop") was serialized in Weekly Manga Goraku from 2012 to 2013, and collected into two volumes.