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 does not.[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]
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 Big Comic Original February 5, 2007 issue | |
| Editor-in-chief | Nakaguma Ichirō |
|---|---|
| Categories | Seinen manga[1][2] |
| Frequency | Semi-monthly |
| Circulation | 504,333[2] (July–September, 2016) |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Company | Shogakukan |
| Country | Japan |
| Based in | Tokyo |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | Official website  |
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
edit| Title | Author/Artist | Premiered |
|---|---|---|
| Bara-mura e Yōkoso (薔薇村へようこそ) | Fumi Saimon | October 2021[6] |
| Bokura wa Sore wo Koete Yuku (僕らはそれを越えてゆく) | Yū Nakahara | September 2021[7] |
| Cecil no Joō (セシルの女王, Seshiru no Joō) | Hideo Iura | October 2021[8] |
| Curry Man (カレーマン, Karēman) | Mitsuo Hashimoto (original work by Masaru Miyazaki) | July 2022[9] |
| Dekake Oya (出かけ親) | Sensha Yoshida | July 2017[10] |
| Himiko (卑弥呼) | Richard Wu (story) and Mariko Nakamura (art) | September 2018[11] |
| Hon no Mushi Mimizuku-kun (本の虫 ミミズクくん) | Yuniko Karashi | September 2021[12] |
| Kango Joshu no Nana-chan (看護助手のナナちゃん) | Chisa Nomura | August 2010[a] |
| Like Shooting Stars in the Twilight (黄昏流星群, Tasogare Ryūseigun) | Kenshi Hirokane | 1995[15] |
| Miwa-san Narisumasu (ミワさんなりすます) | Uhei Aoki | January 2021[16] |
| No Comic, No Life (没有漫画 没有人生, Nō Komikku nō Raifu) | Minetarō Mochizuki | January 2022[17] |
| San-Chōme no Yūhi Yūyake no Uta | Ryohei Saigan | September 1974[18] |
| Shōwa Tennō Monogatari (昭和天皇物語) | Kazutoshi Hando (story), Issei Eifuku (story) and Junichi Nojo (art) | April 2017[19] |
| Shin'ya Shokudō (深夜食堂) | Yaro Abe | August 2007[b] |
| Stigma (スティグマ, Sutiguma) | Hideo Iura | March 2021[23] |
| Ta-tan (たーたん) | Keiko Nishi | January 2015[24] |
| Tetsubon (テツぼん) | Kiyoshi Nagamatsu (story) and Enshu Takahashi (art) | January 2011[25] |
| Tsuribaka Nisshi (釣りバカ日誌) | Juzo Yamasaki (story) and Kenichi Kitami (art) | 1979[26] |
| Zenkamono (前科者) | Masahito Kagawa (story) and Toji Tsukishima (art) | December 2017[27] |
Manga artists and series published
edit- Mitsuru Adachi
- Jinbē (1992–1997) and Bōken Shōnen (1998–2005)
- George Akiyama
- Haguregumo (1973–2017)
- Nobuyuki Fukumoto
- The Legend of the Strongest, Kurosawa! (2002–2006)
- Shin Kurosawa:Saikyō Densetsu (2013–2020)
- Mitsuo Hashimoto
- Station (1992–1996)
- Kenshi Hirokane and Masao Yajima
- Human Crossing (1980–1990)
- Shinichi Ishizuka
- Gaku: Minna no Yama (2003–2012)
- Hideo Iura
- Bengoshi no Kuzu (2003–2009)
- Ichimaru
- Okami-san (1990–1999)
- Okami-san Heisei Basho (2011–2013)
- Junji Ito
- No Longer Human (2017–2018)
- Eiji Kazama
- Kaze no Daichi (風の大地) (1990–2022; with Nobuhiro Sakata)
- 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
- Pineapple Army (1985–1988; with Kazuya Kudo)
- Master Keaton (1988–1994; with Hokusei Katsushika and Takashi Nagasaki)
- Monster (1994–2001)
- Pluto (2003–2009)
- Master Keaton Remaster (2012–2014; with Takashi Nagasaki)
- Mujirushi: The Sign of Dreams (2017–2018)
- Takatoshi Yamada
- Dr. Kotō Shinryōjo (moved from Weekly Young Sunday; 2008–2010) [on hiatus]
- Osamu Yamamoto
- Akagari: The Red Rat in Hollywood (2017–2021)
Notes
edit- ^ The manga started in Big Comic Original Zōkan in April 2009,[13] and has been parallel published in the main magazine since August 2010.[14]
- ^ The manga started in Big Comic Original Zōkan in October 2006,[20][21] and was transferred to the main magazine in August 2007.[22]
References
edit- ^ Jason Thompson (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey Books. p. 327-239. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 柴門ふみが描く令和の“家族のかたち”、訳ありの人々が集う別荘地が舞台の新連載. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 5, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ 「ラストイニング」の中原裕が新たに描く高校球児の物語、BCオリジナルで開幕. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 3, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ 「あさひなぐ」のこざき亜衣が描く歴史ロマン「セシルの女王」BCオリジナルで開幕. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 20, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ "カレーバカ"の天才シェフがカレーの真髄追う物語、宮崎克×はしもとみつお新連載. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 20, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ 吉田戦車の“まんが一家”がBCオリジナルに帰還、新連載「出かけ親」. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 20, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ リチャード・ウー×中村真理子が「卑弥呼」の謎に迫る、BCオリジナルで新連載. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 5, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ 僕はどうして歳三じゃないんだろう…本の虫の小学生を描く新連載がBCオリジナルで. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 18, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ 黒潮マンガ大賞から 野村知紗さん夫に続きプロデビュー (in Japanese). The Kochi Shimbun. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ ビッグ オリジナル 2010年09/05号 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ 弘兼憲史氏『黄昏流星群』の朗読劇、11.21～22上演!! (in Japanese). Shogakukan. November 10, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ 青木U平が新連載で“なりすましヒロイン”描く、BCオリジナルに登場. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 20, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael (January 9, 2022). "Minetarō Mochizuki Launches New Manga, Puts Frederick Manga on Hiatus". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ 漫画『三丁目の夕日』連載45年で1000回到達 昭和30年代の日本の暮らし描く. Oricon News (in Japanese). February 5, 2020. Archived from the original on March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ^ 「哭きの竜」能條純一が昭和天皇を描く新連載、次号は伊藤潤二「人間失格」開幕. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 20, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ Yarō, Abe. プロフィール. abeyaro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 10, 2022.
2006年『深夜食堂』「ビッグコミックオリジナル」 11月増刊号第一話が掲載～現在まで連載中
- ^ ビッグオリジナル増刊 (バックナンバー). s-book.com (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ 2007年9/5号. s-book.com (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ 「刑事ゆがみ」の井浦秀夫が描く男と女の狭間に漂う狂気、BCオリジナルで開幕. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 19, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ 西炯子が青年誌でシリーズ連載、童貞の父親とイマドキ娘の物語. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 5, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ 「テツぼん」オリジナル増刊から本誌へ昇格、完全連載化. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 6, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ 「釣りバカ日誌」連載1000回達成、西田敏行や山寺宏一ら著名人8人がお祝い. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 6, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ 犯罪者の更生を助ける保護司を描くヒューマンドラマ「前科者」開幕. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 20, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
External links
edit- Big Comic Original official website (in Japanese)
- Big Comic Original at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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