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As far as I know, the 2019 BEM series is based in a late 60's anime of the
same name. Did that anime have an original manga version? Or did the story
start with the anime?


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Did the original Bem have a manga that was based on?


**All _Humanoid Monster Bem_ anime are original**, but they also spawned manga
adaptation.

The first _Humanoid Monster Bem_ anime in 1968 got its manga adaptation and
was serialized in _Bokura_ monthly manga magazine until 1969, then reissued by
_Kodansha_ in 2012 and got its paperback edition in 2010.

The second anime in 2006 got its manga adaptation and was serialized in
_Weekly Young Jump_ and _Mankaku_ , then got its tankobon version in 2007.

The third anime, _BEM_ in 2019 got its manga adaptation and was serialized in
_Manga Park_ application.

* * *

The manga spin-off _Humanoid Monster Bem RETURNS_ was the only original manga,
which was serialized in _Monthly Shonen Gangan_ since 1993 until 1995. The
anime (and game) adaptation was planned in 1997 but got canceled, and thus
leaving only the manga.

* * *

Source: [Japanese
Wikipedia](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A6%96%E6%80%AA%E4%BA%BA%E9%96%93%E3%83%99%E3%83%A0#%E6%BC%AB%E7%94%BB%E7%89%88)


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