Minami no Teiō


is a Japanese manga series written by and illustrated by. It has been serialized in Nihon Bungeisha's Weekly Manga Goraku since 1992. It is one of the List of [manga series by volume count|longest manga series], with 186 volumes published by December 2025. It has been adapted into several live-action films, including original videos and two television films and also into two original video animations.

Premise

Set in, the story follows Ginjiro Manda, a ruthless loan shark who charges ten percent interest every ten days. Feared as the "Demon of Minami", Manda is uncompromising in his collection methods and is infamous for pursuing those who flee.

Media

Manga volumes

Written by and illustrated. It has been serialized in Nihon Bungeisha's Weekly Manga Goraku since 1992. Nihon Bungeisha released its volume on 16 March 1992. As of 26 April 2025 182 volumes have been released.

''Minami no Teiō: Young-hen''

A prequel manga, titled Minami no Teiō: Young-hen, was published from 2006 to 2013, and nine volumes were released from 30 November 2006 to 29 June 2013.

''Minami no Teiō: Young-hen – Riken Kūkō''

Films

The first original video film was released on 26 June 1992. The first theatrical film was released on 26 June 1993.

Incomplete list

The manga has over 60 million copies in circulation.