Big Comic Original
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 Big Comic Original 2007 Issue 2.5 | |
| Categories | Seinen manga[1][2] |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Semimonthly on the 5th and 20th |
| Circulation | 504,333[2] (July-September, 2016) |
| Year founded | 1972 |
| Company | Shogakukan |
| Country | Japan |
| Based in | Tokyo |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | bigcomicbros |
Big Comic Original (ビッグコミックオリジナル, Biggu Komikku Orijinaru) is a Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Shogakukan, aimed at an older adult and mostly male audience. It is a sister magazine to Big Comic, the biggest difference being that it goes on sale twice a month in the weeks Big Comic doesn't.[3] Cover artwork usually features a dog or cat, and a haiku. The dozen or so manga serials running at any given time feature a wide variety of material, from historical dramas and suspense to sports and romance, with relatively little science fiction or fantasy.[citation needed]
Launched in 1972, it has published over 1000 issues, typically running to about 350 pages in a black-and-white, saddle-stapled format, selling for 340 yen (2015). More than 83% of readers are reported to be over 30 years old, with female readers comprising about a quarter of the total. Most readers are company employees.[4] Circulation in 2015 was reported at 539,500.[5]
Currently running manga series[]
| Title | Author/Artist | Premiered |
|---|---|---|
| Akagari: The Red Rat in Hollywood | Osamu Yamamoto | May 20, 2017 |
| Dekake Oya | Sensha Yoshida | July 20, 2017 |
| Haikai Sensei | Akira Bancha (story) & Mitsuo Hashimoto (art) | September 4, 2020 |
| Himiko - Shinsetsu Yamataikoku-den - | Richard Wu (story) & Mariko Nakamura (art) | September 5, 2018 |
| Kango Joshu no Nana-chan | Chisa Nomura | May 5, 2009 |
| Kaze no Daichi | Nobuhiro Sakata (story) & Eiji Kazama (art) | August 20, 1990 |
| Like Shooting Stars in the Twilight | Kenshi Hirokane | November 4, 1995 |
| Miwa-san Narisumasu | Uhei Aoki | January 20, 2021 |
| Sanchōmenoyūhi Yūyake no Uta | Ryohei Saigan | September 20, 1975 |
| Shinya Shokudou | Yaro Abe | October 12, 2006 |
| Shippo no Koe | Midori Natsu (story) & Chikuyama Kiyoshi (art) | June 5, 2017 |
| Shouwa Tennou Monogatari | Kazutoshi Hando (story), Issei Eifuku (story) & Junichi Nojo (art) | April 20, 2017 |
| Stigma (スティグマ, Sutiguma) | Hideo Iura | March 19, 2021 |
| Tetsubon | Kiyoshi Nagamatsu (story) & Enshu Takahashi (art) | January 4, 2011 |
| Tsuribaka Nisshi | Juzo Yamasaki (story) & Kenichi Kitami (art) | 1979 |
| Zenkamono | Masahito Kagawa (story) & Toji Tsukishima (art) | December 20, 2017 |
Notable manga artists and series[]
- Mitsuru Adachi - Bōken Shōnen and Jinbē
- George Akiyama - Haguregumo
- Nobuyuki Fukumoto - Saikyō Densetsu Kurosawa
- Yoshiie Gouda - Air Doll
- Mitsuo Hashimoto - Station
- Kenshi Hirokane and Masao Yajima - Human Crossing
- Ichimaru - Okami-san
- Shin'ichi Ishizuka - Gaku: Minna no Yama
- Hideo Iura - Bengoshi no Kuzu
- Eiji Kazama and Nobuhiro Sakata - Kaze no Daichi (ongoing)
- Kenichi Kitami and Jūzō Yamasaki - Tsuribaka Nisshi (ongoing)
- Kō Kojima - Hige to Boin (1974-2004)
- Shinji Mizushima - Abu-san (1973-2014)
- Motoka Murakami - Ryuu – Ron (1991–2006)
- Jiro Taniguchi - Guardians of the Louvre (2014)
- Naoki Urasawa - Master Keaton (with Hokusei Katsushika), Monster, Mujirushi: The Sign of Dreams, Pineapple Army (with Kazuya Kudo) and Pluto
- Takatoshi Yamada - Dr. Kotō Shinryōjo (moved from Weekly Young Sunday, ongoing)
References[]
- ^ Jason Thompson (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey Books. p. 327-239. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Men's Manga" (in Japanese). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association. September 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ^ Frederik L. Schodt (1996). Dreamland Japan: writings on modern manga. Stone Bridge Press. p. 97. ISBN 1-880656-23-X.
- ^ Clements, Jonathan. "Manga Snapshot: Big Comic Original." NEO, Jan. 2011, p. 24-25.
- ^ Japan Magazine Publishers Association Magazine Data June 2015. Retrieved Oct. 28, 2015.
External links[]
- Big Comic Original official website (in Japanese)
- Big Comic Original at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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