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 seriesEdit

• Mitsuru Adachi
  • Bōken Shōnen
  • Jinbē
• George Akiyama
  • Haguregumo
• Yoshiie Gouda
  • Kuuki Ningyo (Air Doll)
• Mitsuo Hashimoto
  • Station
• Kenshi Hirokane
  • Human Crossing (story by Masao Yajima)
  • Like Shooting Stars in the Twilight
• Ichimaru
  • Okami-san
• Shin'ichi Ishizuka
  • Gaku: Minna no Yama
• Hideo Iura
  • Bengoshi no Kuzu
• 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)

ReferencesEdit

1. ↑ Schodt, Frederik L. (1996). Dreamland Japan: writings on modern manga. Stone Bridge Press. pp. 97. ISBN 188065623X. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Loug6sbKTvEC. 
2. ↑ Japan Magazine Publishers Association Magazine Data 2008.

External linksEdit

• Big Comic Original Official Website (in Japanese)
• Big Comic Original profile in Anime News Network

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