Big Comic Spirits

Big Comic Spirits
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 new 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
Finished series
1980s
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)
by Kimio Yanagisawa (1983–1986)
Iron Virgin Jun by Go Nagai (1983)
by Hisashi Eguchi (1985–1986)
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)
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)
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)
by Shin Takahashi (1993–1999)
Tekkonkinkreet by Taiyō Matsumoto (1993–1994)
Happy! by Naoki Urasawa (1993–1999)
Henshū Ō by (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)
by Masahito Soda (1999–2002)
Saikano by Shin Takahashi (1999–2001)
2000s
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)
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)
by Kei Toume (2006–2009)
Takemitsuzamurai by Issei Eifuku (story) and Taiyō Matsumoto (2006–2010)
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)
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 (story) and (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)
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 )
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)
2020s
Ōjōgiwa no Imi o Shire! by (2020–2023)
365 Days to the Wedding by Tamiki Wakaki (2020–2023)
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth by Uoto (2020–2022)
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)
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References
External links
Weekly manga magazines published in Japan
Magazines established in 1980
Shogakukan magazines
Seinen manga magazines
Magazines published in Tokyo