# Big Comic Spirits

Big Comic Spirits (ビッグコミックスピリッツ, Biggu Komikku Supirittsu) is a weekly Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Shogakukan. The first issue was published on October 14, 1980. Food, sports, romance and business are recurring themes in the magazine, and the stories often question conventional values. The magazine is published every Monday. Circulation in 2008 averaged over 300,000 copies, but by 2015 had dropped to 168,250. In 2009, Shogakukan launched a sister magazine, Monthly Big Comic Spirits.

## History

Big Comic Spirits launched on October 14, 1980, as a monthly magazine. The following June, it changed to a semimonthly magazine published on the 15th and 30th days of each month. Beginning in April 1986, the magazine became weekly, with new issues published every Monday.

## Currently running manga series

| Title | Author/Artist | Premiered |
| 15-Bu no Shoujotachi: Idol no Tsukurikata (15分の少女たち－アイドルのつくりかた－) | Kappi (story) and Rie Toi (art) | October 2021 |
| Akane no Ne (アカネノネ) | Eriko Yada | July 2022 |
| Alice, Doko Made mo (ありす、宇宙（どこ）までも) | Kiko Urino [ja] | June 2024 |
| Ano Tsuki ni Mukatte Ute! (あの月に向かって打て！) | Kazuyuki Samukawa | January 2020 |
| Aoashi (アオアシ) | Yugo Kobayashi | January 2015 |
| Asadora! (連続漫画小説 あさドラ！, Renzoku Manga Shōsetsu Asadora!) | Naoki Urasawa | October 2018 |
| Bōkyaku no Sachiko (忘却のサチコ) | Jun Abe | August 2014 |
| Dance Dance Danseur (ダンス・ダンス・ダンスール, Dansu Dansu Dansūru) | George Asakura | September 2015 |
| Dragon Jam | Itsunari Fuji | May 2011 |
| Ekiden Danshi Project (駅伝男子プロジェクト) | Shin Takahashi | May 2022 |
| Fuuto PI (風都探偵, Fūto Tantei) | Riku Sanjo (story) and Masaki Satou (art) | August 2017 |
| Ganbaryonkā, Masako-chan (がんばりょんかぁ、マサコちゃん) | Masaru Miyazaki (story) and Osamu Uoto (art) | January 2022 |
| Haibaiyōshi Mizuiro (胚培養士ミズイロ) | Mari Okazaki | October 2022 |
| Hana Ikeru: Kawakita Kōkō Kadōbu (ハナイケル-川北高校華道部-) | Hamachi Yamada | February 2023 |
| Heaven no Tenbin (ヘブンの天秤) | Ruru Jōdo | June 2022 |
| Hirayasumi (ひらやすみ) | Keigo Shinzō | April 2021 |
| Ikiteru Uchi ni Oshite Kure (生きてるうちに推してくれ) | Niwa Tanba | August 2022 |
| Kenkō de Bunkateki na Saitei Gendo no Seikatsu (健康で文化的な最低限度の生活) | Haruko Kashiwagi | March 2014 |
| Kimagure Konseputo (気まぐれコンセプト) | Hoichoi Productions | October 1981 |
| Koi to Kokkai (恋と国会) | Keiko Nishi | November 2018 |
| Konoyo wa Tatakau Kachi ga Aru (この世は戦う価値がある) | Hatsumi Kodama | April 2023 |
| Komegura Fūfu no Recipe-chō (米蔵夫婦のレシピ帳, Komegura Fūfu no Reshipi-chō) | Yukio Katayama | October 2022 |
| Kūneru Maruta Nūbo (くーねるまるた ぬーぼ) | Jingu Takao | February 2018 |
| Kujō no Taizai (九条の大罪) | Shohei Manabe | October 2020 |
| Maō ga Zutto Mite Iru (魔王がずっと見ている) | Hiroshi Noda (story) and Masayasu Fukushima (art) | February 2022 |
| Mushoku no Gakkō –Shokugyō Kunrenkō de no 200-kakan– (無職の学校～職業訓練校での200日間～) | Seike Takaharu | March 2022 |
| Mogura no Uta (土竜の唄) | Noboru Takahashi | September 2008 |
| My Home Afro Tanaka (マイホーム アフロ田中, Mai Hōmu Afuro Tanaka) | Masaharu Noritsuke | October 2022 |
| Muta no Aru Seikatsu (無田のある生活) | Sho Asahina | November 2022 |
| Nigatsu no Shōsha: Zettai Gōkaku no Kyōshitsu (二月の勝者 ―絶対合格の教室―) | Shiho Takase | December 2017 |
| Oishinbo (美味しんぼ) | Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki | October 1983 |
| Ōjōgiwa no Imi o Shire! (往生際の意味を知れ!) | Kyo Yoneshiro | February 2020 |
| Otona no Zukan Kaiteiban (おとなのずかん改訂版) | Kei Itoi | December 2021 |
| Owakare Hospital (お別れホスピタル, Owakare Hosupitaru) | Bakka Okita | December 2017 |
| Platanus no Mi (プラタナスの実, Puratanasu no Mi) | Toshiya Higashimoto | October 2020 |
| Re Cervin (レ・セルバン, Re Seruban) | Kōsuke Hamada | January 2022 |
| Robō no Fujii (路傍のフジイ) | Kurao Nabe | May 2024 |
| Roppen (ROPPEN-六篇-) | Akira Miyashita | December 2022 |
| Shinkurō, Hashiru! (新九郎、奔る！) | Masami Yuki | January 2020 |
| Shokubutsu Byōrigaku wa Ashita no Kimi wo Negau (植物病理学は明日の君を願う) | Minoru Takeyoshi | September 2022 |
| Sukoshi Dake Ikikaeru (すこしだけ生き返る) | Fumi Usukura | October 2022 |
| Uranaishi Hoshiko (占い師星子) | Mimico Misaki | April 2023 |
| Yumenashi Sensei no Shinro Shidō (夢なし先生の進路指導) | Masaki Kasahara | April 2023 |

## Finished series
### 1980s

* Bokkemon [ja] by Takashi Iwashige (1980–1985; moved from Big Comic)
* Maison Ikkoku by Rumiko Takahashi (1980–1987)
* Wounded Man by Ryoichi Ikegami and Kazuo Koike (1982–1986)
* My Name Is Shingo by Kazuo Umezu (1982–1986)
* Ruri Iro Generation [ja] by Kimio Yanagisawa (1983–1986)
* Iron Virgin Jun by Go Nagai (1983)
* Paparinko Monogatari [ja] by Hisashi Eguchi (1985–1986)
* Koji En [ja] by Koji Aihara (1985–1988)
* F by Noboru Rokuda (1986–1992)
* Crying Freeman by Ryoichi Ikegami and Kazuo Koike (1986–1988)
* Yawara! by Naoki Urasawa (1986–1993)
* Tokyo Love Story by Fumi Saimon (1988–1990)
* Dance till Tomorrow by Naoki Yamamoto (1989–1990)
* Ryōgoku Oshare Tōshi by Reiko Okano (1989–1990)
* Utsurun Desu by Sensha Yoshida (1989–1994)
* Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga by Kentaro Takekuma and Koji Aihara (1990–1991)

### 1990s

* Fourteen by Kazuo Umezu (1990–1995)
* Wangan Midnight by Michiharu Kusunoki (1990) (transferred to Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine)
* Hanaotoko by Taiyō Matsumoto (1991–1992)
* Yattarou Jan!! [ja] by Hidenori Hara (1991–1996)
* Boys of Summer by Norifusa Mita (1992)
* Gallery Fake by Fujihiko Hosono (1992–2005, 2012, 2016)
* Asunaro Hakusho by Fumi Saimon (1992–1993)
* Tokyo Daigaku Monogatari by Tatsuya Egawa (1992–2001)
* Ii Hito [ja] by Shin Takahashi (1993–1999)
* Tekkonkinkreet by Taiyō Matsumoto (1993–1994)
* Happy! by Naoki Urasawa (1993–1999)
* Henshū Ō by Seiki Tsuchida [ja] (1993–1997)
* Arigatō by Naoki Yamamoto (1994–1995)
* Itoshi no Irene by Hideki Arai (1995–1996)
* Ping Pong by Taiyō Matsumoto (1996–1997)
* Yoiko by Yūgo Ishikawa (1996–2001)
* Aozora by Hidenori Hara (1998–2002)
* Uzumaki by Junji Ito (1998–1999)
* Believers by Naoki Yamamoto (1999)
* 20th Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa (1999–2006)
* Chocolat by Eisaku Kubonouchi (1999–2003)
* Subaru [ja] by Masahito Soda (1999–2002)
* Saikano by Shin Takahashi (1999–2001)

### 2000s

* 8 [ja] by Atsushi Kamijo (2000–2003)
* Gyo by Junji Ito (2001–2002)
* Kōkō Afro Tanaka by Masaharu Noritsuke (2001–2004)
* Pet by Ranjō Miyake (2002–2003)
* Homunculus by Hideo Yamamoto (2003–2011)
* Danchi Tomoo by Tobira Oda (2003–2019)
* Last Inning by Ryū Kamio (story) and Yū Nakahara (art) (2004–2014)
* Ushijima the Loan Shark by Shohei Manabe (2004–2019)
* Waga Na wa Umishi [ja] by Yoichi Komori (story) and Yuji Takemura (2004–2007)
* Chūtai Afro Tanaka by Masaharu Noritsuke (2004–2007)
* Sekido by Yasuhito Yamamoto (2004–2006)
* Bambino! by Tetsuya Sekiya (2004–2009)
* Hakuba no Ōji-sama by Yukizō Saku (2005–2008)
* Boys on the Run by Kengo Hanazawa (2005–2008)
* Nihon Chinbotsu by Sakyo Komatsu (original work) and Tokihiko Ishiki (art) (2006–2008)
* Momonchi [ja] by Kei Toume (2006–2009)
* Takemitsuzamurai by Issei Eifuku (story) and Taiyō Matsumoto (2006–2010)
* Teiō [ja] by Ryo Kurashina and Taro Sekiguchi (2006–2008)
* Jagan wa Gachirin ni Tobu by Kazuhiro Fujita (2006–2007)
* Animal Joe by Tooru Fujisawa (2006–2008)
* 21st Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa (2006–2007)
* Shin Black Jack ni Yoroshiku by Shūhō Satō (2007–2010)
* Jōkyō Afro Tanaka by Masaharu Noritsuke (2007–2010)
* Moon: Subaru Solitude Standing by Masahito Soda (2007–2011)
* Hana to Oku-tan by Shin Takahashi (2007–2019)
* Channel wa Sonomama! by Noriko Sasaki (2008–2013)
* Misaki, Number 1!! by Masato Fujisaki (2008–2011)
* Coconut Period by Reiji Yamada (2008–2009)
* Undead [ja] by Kazurou Inoue (2008)
* Birdy the Mighty / Birdy the Mighty: Evolution by Masami Yuki (2008–2012; moved from Weekly Young Sunday)
* Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit by Motoro Mase (2008–2012; moved from Weekly Young Sunday)
* Shin Kurosagi by Takeshi Natsuhara [ja] (story) and Kuromaru [ja] (art) (2008–2012; moved from Weekly Young Sunday)
* Tomehane! Suzuri Kōkō Shodōbu by Katsutoshi Kawai (2008–2015; moved from Weekly Young Sunday)
* Goodnight Punpun by Inio Asano (2008–2013; moved from Weekly Young Sunday)
* Shut Hell by Yu Itō (2008–2010; moved to Monthly Big Comic Spirits)
* D no Maō by Kayoko Shimotsuki (2009; moved to Monthly Big Comic Spirits)
* Bambino! Secondo by Tetsuya Sekiya (2009–2012)
* I Am a Hero by Kengo Hanazawa (2009–2017)
* Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin by George Abe (story) and Masasumi Kakizaki (2009–2010; moved from Weekly Young Sunday)
* Seven Shakespeares by Harold Sakuishi (2009–2011)

### 2010s

* Sasurai Afro Tanaka by Masaharu Noritsuke (2010–2013)
* Hideout by Masasumi Kakizaki (2010)
* Ushiharu by Yukiko Gotō (2010–2011; moved from Monthly Big Comic Spirits)
* Shichigatsu no Hone by Satoshi Yoshida (2010–2011; moved to Monthly Big Comic Spirits)
* Asahinagu by Ai Kozaki (2011–2020)
* Hanamote Katare by Yukio Katayama (story), Momoji Higashi (cooperation), and Yukio Katayama (art) (2012–2014; moved from Monthly Big Comic Spirits)
* Shin Kurosagi: Kanketsu-hen by Takeshi Natsuhara (story) and Kuromaru (art) (2012–2013)
* Chiisakobee by Minetarō Mochizuki (2012–2015)
* Ōsama-tachi no Viking by Sadayasu (story and art) and Makoto Fukami (collaboration) (2013–2019)
* Hakubo no Chronicle by Masami Yuki (2013–2017)
* Yūzora no Cruyffism by Kazunori Tahara [ja] (2013–2016)
* Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction by Inio Asano (2014–2022)
* 1518! by Yu Aida (2014–2019)
* Ginkai no Speed Star by Michiharu Kusunoki (2014–2015)
* Tokusatsu Gagaga by Niwa Tanaba (2014–2020)
* Kedamame by Yukio Tamai (2014–2015)
* Joker Game by Kayoko Shimotsuki (2014–2015)
* Hikari-Man by Hideo Yamamoto (2014–2020)
* Furo Girl! by Yukio Katayama (2015–2016)
* Million Yen Women by Shunju Aono (2015–2016)
* Shiawase Afro Tanaka by Masaharu Noritsuke (2015–2018)
* Kanata-Kakeru by Shin Takahashi (2016–2018)
* After the Rain by Jun Mayuzuki (2016–2018; moved from Monthly Big Comic Spirits)
* Neko no Otera no Chion-san by Makoto Ojiro (2016–2018)
* Tenohira ni Ai o! by Kōji Murata (2016–2017)
* Slow Motion o Mōichido by Rie Kano (2016–2018)
* Saotome Senshu, Hitakakusu by Naoki Mizuguchi (2016–2019)
* Jagaaan by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Nishida Kensuke (2017–2021)
* Yukibana no Tora by Akiko Higashimura (2018–2020; moved from Hibana [ja])
* Peach Milk Crown by Kazunori Tahara (2018–2019)
* Kekkon Afro Tanaka by Masaharu Noritsuke (2018–2021)
* Saturn Return by Akane Torikai (2019–2022)
* Ponkotsu Ponko by Keita Yatera (2019–2021)
* Battleground Workers by Minoru Takeyoshi (2019–2021)
* Insomniacs After School by Makoto Ojiro (2019–2023)
* Run on Your New Legs by Wataru Midori (2019–2020)
* Bushi-Stant Aisaka-kun! by Nobuo Yokoyama (2019–2021)

### 2020s

* Ōjōgiwa no Imi o Shire! by Kyo Yoneshiro [ja] (2020–2023)
* 365 Days to the Wedding by Tamiki Wakaki (2020–2023)
* Orb: On the Movements of the Earth by Uoto (2020–2022)
* Platanus no Mi by Toshiya Higashimoto [ja] (2020–2023)
* Aoashi Brotherfoot by Yūgo Kobayashi (2021)
* Watashi no Musuko ga Isekai Tensei Shitappoi Full Ver. by Kanemoto (story) and Hikari Shibata (art) (2021–2022)
* Kurosagi Sakidō: 18-sai Shinseijin Sagi Hanzan-hen by Takeshi Natsuhara (story) and Kuromaru (art) (2022)