Jinbē (じんべえ) is a romance manga by Mitsuru Adachi.
It appeared irregularly in the manga magazine Big Comic Original from 1992 through 1997, and was collected in one tankōbon volume in May 1997.
In 1998, it was adapted as an 11-episode television drama series by Fuji TV.
[1] Adachi dealt with a similar situation, a brother and sister who are not related by blood, in his earlier series Miyuki.
Broadcast on Fuji TV from October 12, 1998 – December 21, 1998, Jinbē garnered an average 15.9% rating.