Japanese manga magazine
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 ]
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
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
Notes
References
^ 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 .
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