Big Comic Original
Appearance
Categories | Seinen manga |
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Frequency | Semimonthly on the 5th and 20th |
Circulation | 832,375 (2008) |
First issue | 1972 |
Company | Shogakukan |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Website | http://www.bigoriginal.shogakukan.co.jp/ |
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 male audiences, generally older teens and adults. 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.[1] Circulation in 2008 was reported at slightly over 830,000 copies.[2]
Mangaka and series
- Mitsuru Adachi
- George Akiyama
- Mitsuo Hashimoto
- Kenshi Hirokane
- Ichimaru
- Shin'ichi Ishizuka
- Hideo Iura
- Eiji Kazama
- Kaze no Daichi (story by Nobuhiro Sakata)
- Kenichi Kitami
- Tsuri Baka Nisshi (story by Jūzō Yamasaki)
- Kō Kojima
- Hige to Boin (running since 1974)
- Nakayama Masaaki
- PS Rashomon (with Masao Yajima)
- Shinji Mizushima
- Abu-san (running since 1973)
- Yuji Nishi
- Andonatsu (story by Terry Yamamotō)
- Osamu Uoto
- Genmai Sensei no Bentō boku (scenarios by Masaki Kitahara)
- Naoki Urasawa
- Master Keaton (with Hokusei Katsushika)
- Monster
- Pineapple Army (story by Kazuya Kudo)
- Pluto
- Takatoshi Yamada
- Dr. Koto's Clinic (moved from Young Sunday)
References
- ^ Schodt, Frederik L. (1996). Dreamland Japan: writings on modern manga. Stone Bridge Press. p. 97. ISBN 188065623X.
- ^ Japan Magazine Publishers Association Magazine Data 2008.
External links
- Big Comic Original Official Website (in Japanese)
- Big Comic Original profile in Anime News Network