Manga

Several manga, Japanese comics, based on the Donkey Kong series were licensed by Nintendo for publishers and, usually, released only in Japan.

Uho Uho Donkey-Kun

Uho Uho Donkey-Kun (ウホウホドンキーくん) is a manga series published by Shogakukan, and released in Japan between January 1995 and December 1998. Yumiko Sudou (須藤ゆみこ) is the writer and artist of the series. Each individual chapter was first released on the CoroCoro Comic monthly magazine, and re-released later as five standalone volumes. The story adapts events of the games Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Country 2 and Donkey Kong Country 3.

Cover of the first volume of the Uho Uho Donkey-Kun manga series.

Cover of the second volume of the Uho Uho Donkey-Kun manga series.

Cover of the third volume of the Uho Uho Donkey-Kun manga series.

Cover of the fourth volume of the Uho Uho Donkey-Kun manga series.

Cover of the fifth volume of the Uho Uho Donkey-Kun manga series.

Dixie Kong's first meeting with Diddy Kong is depicted on pages 88 and 89 of volume 2 of the Uho Uho Donkey-Kun manga series.

4-koma Gag Battle

4-koma Gag Battle is a manga series of 4-koma, comedy comics in the format of four vertical panels, published and released in Japan by Kobunsha. Each manga is an anthology series containing short stories written and illustrated by various artists. Most of the books licensed by Nintendo are based on games of the Mario series.

• Super Donkey Kong 4-koma Gag Battle (1995): based on the game Donkey Kong Country.
• Super Donkey Kong 3 4-koma Gag Battle (1997): based on the game Donkey Kong Country 3.
• Diddy Kong Racing 4-koma Gag Battle (1998): based on the game Diddy Kong Racing.
• Donkey Kong 2001 4-koma Gag Battle (2001): based on the game Donkey Kong Country for Game Boy Color.

Cover of the Super Donkey Kong 4-koma Gag Battle manga.

Cover of the Super Donkey Kong 3 4-koma Gag Battle manga.

Cover of the Diddy Kong Racing 4-koma Gag Battle manga.

Cover of the Donkey Kong 2001 4-koma Gag Battle manga.

Donkey Kong: Uho Uho Dai Shizen Gag

Donkey Kong: Uho Uho Dai Shizen Gag (ドンキーコング ウホウホ大自然ギャグ, Donkī Kongu Uho Uho Mother Nature Gags in Japan), also known as Donkey Kong (ドンキーコング, Donkī Kongu in Japan), is a manga series published by Shogakukan, and released in Japan between September 1999 and June 2001. Makoto Hijioka (ひじおか誠) is the writer and artist responsible for the series. Chapters were first released on the CoroCoro Comic monthly magazine, and re-released later on books of two volumes. The story is an adaptation of the events of fifteen episodes from the Donkey Kong Country animated series. However, some chapters did also feature the characters Lanky Kong, Tiny Kong and Chunky Kong from the game Donkey Kong 64.

Cover of the first volume of the Donkey Kong: Uho Uho Dai Shizen Gag manga series.

Cover of the second volume of the Donkey Kong: Uho Uho Dai Shizen Gag manga series.

Trivia

• The term "uho uho" (ウホウホ), used in the titles of some manga series, is the Japanese onomatopoeia for monkey/ape sounds.