Memeoka Manhiru, also credited as Manhiru Memeoka, is a Japanese manga artist recognized as the original creator behind the anime and manga series Be-Bop Kaizokuban. Information about the creator’s personal background, such as date of birth, real name, or career outside this specific work, is not publicly documented, leading to descriptions of Memeoka Manhiru as a mysterious figure in the industry.

Memeoka Manhiru is primarily known for the manga Be-Bop Kaizokuban, which was published by Kodansha. The manga began serialization in 1989 or January 1990 in Bessatsu Young Magazine and was later compiled into six tankōbon volumes. This work is a direct parody of Kazuhiro Kiuchi’s immensely popular and long-running delinquent manga Be-Bop High School, which had been serialized in Weekly Young Magazine since 1983. Unlike the original, which focused on the brawls and daily lives of two rebellious high school students, Memeoka Manhiru’s version took the same characters and settings and reimagined them as a comedic, unauthorized-style parody.

The manga was adapted into a three-episode original video animation (OVA) series, also titled Be-Bop Kaizokuban. The OVA was produced by Toei Animation and directed by Yukio Kaizawa. The three episodes were released on home video between March 22, 1991, and June 25, 1993. The adaptation retained the parody nature of the source material, featuring exaggerated versions of the original characters, such as a bald Hiroshi and a white-haired, square-jawed Toru. Due to its blatant use of copyrighted characters for satire, the anime was considered a problematic or forbidden work, and for many years it was believed unlikely to receive an official DVD release. However, a DVD selection titled Be-Bop Kaizokuban Anime Selection was eventually released on December 5, 2008, by Toei Video.

The artistic identity of Memeoka Manhiru is defined entirely by this single work of metafiction and parody. Rather than creating an original world, the creator’s significance lies in deconstructing a contemporary pop culture phenomenon. The work stands as a notable example of a derivative parody manga that successfully received an official animated adaptation, a rare occurrence within the commercial anime industry of the early 1990s. No other original manga or anime works are credited to Memeoka Manhiru in available records.