Big Comic Superior
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 Cover of February 22, 2008 issue | |
| Categories | Seinen manga[1][2] |
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| Frequency | Semimonthly on 2nd and 4th Fridays |
| Circulation | 108,667[2] (July-September, 2016) |
| First issue | July 1, 1987 |
| Company | Shogakukan |
| Country | Japan |
| Based in | Tokyo |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | bigcomicbros |
Big Comic Superior (ビッグコミックスペリオール, Biggu Komikku Superiōru) is a semimonthly seinen manga magazine published since July 1, 1987 by Shogakukan in Japan. Its target audience is somewhere between the audience for Big Comic Original and Big Comic Spirits.[citation needed] The magazine has published works by a number of well-known manga artists, including Ryoichi Ikegami, Mochiru Hoshisato, Yū Koyama, Yūji Aoki, Fumi Saimon, Norifusa Mita, George Akiyama, and Buronson.
Superior was originally a special issue of Big Comic Original, published twice monthly on the 1st and 15th. However, since it was selling just as well as the main three magazines (Big Comic, Big Comic Original, and Big Comic Spirits), it began to be released every other week. It is currently released twice monthly on the second and fourth Fridays. As of 2015, Superior has a reported circulation of 115,334 for each issue.[3]
Currently running manga series
| Title | Author/Artist | Premiered |
|---|---|---|
| Ajiichimonme Tsugi Aji | Zenta Abe (story) & Yoshimi Kurata (art) | December 28, 2018 |
| Blood on the Tracks (血の轍, Chi no Wadachi) | Shuzo Oshimi | February 24, 2017 |
| Boku-ra wa Min'na Ikite Yuku! | Hideki Akiyama | September 25, 2020 |
| Dārin wa 76-sai | Rieko Saibara | November 14, 2014 |
| Echika no jikan | Yukio Tamai | October 25, 2019 |
| Eisei Otome no Tatakai-kata | Kuzushiro | April 26, 2019 |
| Fool Night (フールナイト Fūrunaito) | Kasumi Yasuda | November 13, 2020 |
| Harassment (ハラストレーション Harasutorēshon) | Katsunori Hara | July 13, 2018 |
| Harler Derby (ハーラーダービー Hārādābī) | Yuji Moritaka (story) & Akira Mizukami (art) | February 28, 2020 |
| Kotarō wa Hitori Gurashi | Mami Tsumura | March 13, 2015 |
| Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt | Yasuo Ohtagaki | March 23, 2012 |
| Natsume Arata no Kekkon | Taro Nogizaka | June 28, 2019 |
| Phobia (フォビア Fobia) | Katsunori Hara | December 25, 2020 |
| Ra ̄ men sai Yū-ki | Midori Kube (story) & Tan Kawai (art) | February 14, 2020 |
| Taiyō to Tsuki no Hagane | Daruma Matsuura | June 12, 2020 |
| Trillion Game (トリリオンゲーム Toririongēmu) | Riichiro Inagaki (story) & Ryoichi Ikegami (art) | December 11, 2020 |
| Tsuma Kansatsu Nikki | Shigeyuki Fukumitsu | August 12, 2020 |
List of works
- Aibō by Tamayo Koyasu
- Aji Ichi Monme by Yoshimi Kurata, Yoshita Abe, and Yukie Fukuda
- Ankō: Kaizuri Kaijō Sōsasen, written by Masaki Kitahara and illustrated by Hideki Akiyama with assistance from Fishing Graph
- Azumi by Yū Koyama
- Bow Wow by Terry Yamamoto
- Chūshun Komawari-kun by Tatsuhiko Yamagami
- Hannari! by Fumi Saimon
- Gigant by Hiroya Oku
- Higake Kin'yūden Komanezumi Shussemichi, written by Toichi Akizuki and illustrated by Kōji Yoshimoto with supervision from Yūji Aoki
- Kiichi!! by Hideki Arai
- Lord, written by Buronson and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami
- Maihime: Diva, written by Ryō Kurashina and illustrated by Tomoya Ōishi
- Money no Ken by Norifusa Mita
- Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt by Yasuo Ohtagaki (ongoing)
- Moonlight Mile by Yasuo Ōtagaki
- Ojuken no Hoshi, story by Mayu Sugiura, illustrated by Kenjū Imatani and created by Nozomi Hashira
- Okuribito by Akira Sasō
- Radio Jikan by Radio Wada
- Rāmen Hakkenden, written by Rokurō Kube and illustrated by Tan Kawai
- Reiraku by Inio Asano
- Sekai no Chūshin de Kuda o Maku by Inosuke Rodriguez
- Shakaijin Misaki Satoru by Yasuyuki Kunitomo
- Sprite by Yūgo Ishikawa
- Team Medical Dragon, written by Akira Nagai and illustrated by Tarō Nogizaka
References
- ^ Jason Thompson (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey Books. pp. 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.
- ^ Japan Magazine Publishers Association Magazine Data June 2015. Retrieved Oct. 28, 2015.
External links
- Big Comic Superior official website (in Japanese)
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