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.[5] In 2009 Shogakukan launched a new sister magazine, Monthly Big Comic Spirits.

Big Comic Spirits
June 25, 2007 issue of Big Comic Spirits featuring model Aki Hoshino
Former editorsTakashi Nagasaki[1]
CategoriesSeinen manga[2][3]
FrequencyWeekly
Circulation150,000[2]
(July-September, 2016)
First issueOctober 14, 1980[4]
CompanyShogakukan
CountryJapan
Based inTokyo
LanguageJapanese
Websitebigcomicbros.net/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) & Rie Toi (art) October 11, 2021
2-gatsu no Shousha: Zettai Goukaku no Kyoushitsu (二月の勝者 ―絶対合格の教室―) Shiho Takase December 04, 2017
Aoashi (アオアシ) Yugo Kobayashi January 5, 2015
Aoashi Brotherfoot (アオアシ ブラザーフット) July 12, 2021
Ano Tsuki ni Mukatte Ute! (あの月に向かって打て！) Kazuyuki Samukawa January 5, 2020
Asadora! (連続漫画小説 あさドラ！, Renzoku Manga Shōsetsu Asadora!) Naoki Urasawa October 6, 2018
Bōkyaku no Sachiko (忘却のサチコ) Jun Abe August 25, 2014
Dance Dance Danseur (ダンス・ダンス・ダンスール, Dansu dansu dansūru) George Asakura September 14, 2015
Dragon Jam (ドラゴンジャム) Itsunari Fuji May 27, 2010 (moved from Monthly Big Comic Spirits, on hiatus)
Fuuto PI (風都探偵, Fūto Tantei) Riku Sanjo (story) & Masaki Satou (art) August 7, 2017[6][7][8]
Hirayasumi (ひらやすみ) Keigo Shinzō April 26, 2021
Kekkon Surutte, Hontou Desu ka? - 365 Days to the Wedding (結婚するって、本当ですか 365 Days To The Wedding) Tamiki Wakaki March 16, 2020
Kenkou de Bunkateki na Saiteigendo no Seikatsu (健康で文化的な最低限度の生活) Haruko Kashiwagi March 31, 2014 (on hiatus)
Kimi wa Hōkago Insomnia (君は放課後インソムニア) Makoto Ojiro May 20, 2019
Kimagure Konseputo (気まぐれコンセプト) Hoichoi Productions October 15, 1981
Koi to Kokkai (恋と国会) Keiko Nishi November 5, 2018 (on hiatus)
Kuneru Maruta Nubo (くーねるまるた ぬーぼ) Jingu Takao February 26, 2018
Kujō no Taizai (九条の大罪) Shohei Manabe October 12, 2020
Mogura no Uta (土竜の唄) Noboru Takahashi August 25, 2005 (moved from Weekly Young Sunday)
Oishinbo (美味しんぼ) Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki October 1983 (on hiatus)
Oujougiwa no Imi wo Shire! (往生際の意味を知れ!) Kyo Yoneshiro February 22, 2020
Owakare Hospital (お別れホスピタル, Owakare Hosupitaru) Bakka Okita December 25, 2017
Puratanasu no Mi (プラタナスの実) Toshiya Higashimoto October 5, 2020
School (教場, Kyōjō) Hiroki Nagaoka (story) & Midori Wataru (art) December 21, 2020
Shinkurō, Hashiru! (新九郎、奔る！) Masami Yuki January 27, 2018 (moved from Monthly Big Comic Spirits)
Ukiwa, to Fuurin.: Tomodachi Ijou, Furin Miman (うきわ、と風鈴。 -友達以上、不倫未満-) Munehiro Nomura May 17, 2021
Watashi no Musuko ga Isekai Tensei Shitappoi Full Ver. (私の息子が異世界転生したっぽい　フルver.) Shibata Hikari August 30, 2021

References
  1. "マンガ原作者・長崎尚志氏がヒットの極意を伝える創作講座が7月30日開講!! 「本気でマンガ原作者を目指してみないか？」小学館カルチャーライブ！". Shogakukan (in Japanese). 2017-07-18. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  2. "Men's Manga" (in Japanese). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association. September 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  3. Jason Thompson (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey Books. p. xxiii-xxiv. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8.
  4. "Shogakukan, Inc. – Magazines". Shogakukan. Archived from the original on March 10, 2000. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  5. Japan Magazine Publishers Association Magazine Data 2008 Archived March 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  6. "Kamen Rider W Tokusatsu Show Gets Sequel Project". Anime News Network. 2017-06-28. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
  7. "Kamen Rider W Sequel Project is Manga by Riku Sanjo, Masaki Satou". Anime News Network. 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
  8. "二人で一人の"彼ら"の新しい物語。その名も『風都探偵』 週刊ビッグコミックスピリッツで８月連載スタート！" (in Japanese). Toei Company. 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
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