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Big Comic Original

Big Comic Original February 5, 2007 issue
Editor-in-chief	Nakaguma Ichirō
Categories	Seinen manga
Frequency	Semi-monthly
Circulation	504,333 (July–September, 2016)
Founded	1972
Company	Shogakukan
Country	Japan
Based in	Tokyo
Language	Japanese
Website	Official website

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. 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.

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. Circulation in 2015 was reported at 539,500.

Currently running manga series

Manga artists and series published

• 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)
• Osamu Yamamoto
  • Akagari: The Red Rat in Hollywood (2017–2021)

Notes

1. The manga started in Big Comic Original Zōkan [ja] in April 2009, and has been parallel published in the main magazine since August 2010.
2. The manga started in Big Comic Original Zōkan [ja] in October 2006, and was transferred to the main magazine in August 2007.

References

1. Jason Thompson (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey Books. p. 327-239. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8.
2. ^ "Men's Manga" (in Japanese). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association. September 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
3. Frederik L. Schodt (1996). Dreamland Japan: writings on modern manga. Stone Bridge Press. p. 97. ISBN 1-880656-23-X.
4. Clements, Jonathan. "Manga Snapshot: Big Comic Original." NEO, Jan. 2011, p. 24-25.
5. Japan Magazine Publishers Association Magazine Data June 2015. Retrieved Oct. 28, 2015.
6. 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.
7. 「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.
8. 「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.
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15. 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.
16. 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.
17. Pineda, Rafael (January 9, 2022). "Minetarō Mochizuki Launches New Manga, Puts Frederick Manga on Hiatus". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
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19. 「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.
20. 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
21. 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.
22. 2007年9/5号. s-book.com (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
23. 「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.
24. 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.
25. 「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.
26. 「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.
27. 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

• Big Comic Original official website (in Japanese)
• Big Comic Original at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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