is a semimonthly ''seinen''

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published since 18 February 1968 by

Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, comics ( manga), non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the ...

in Japan. It was originally launched as a monthly magazine, but switched to twice monthly on the 10th and 25th beginning in April 1968. It is paired with sister magazine '' Big Comic Original'', going on sale in the weeks ''Big Comic Original'' does not. Circulation in 2008 was reported at slightly over a half-million copies. but by mid-2015 had declined to 315,000,Japan Magazine Publishers Association ''Magazine Data June 2015''
Retrieved Oct. 28, 2015. as part of an industry-wide trend in manga magazine sales. The magazine has published works by a number of well-known manga artists, including

Osamu Tezuka Osamu Tezuka (, born , ''Tezuka Osamu''; – 9 February 1989) was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist, and animator. Born in Osaka Prefecture, his prolific output, pioneering techniques, and innovative redefinitions of genres earned him such ...

, Shotaro Ishinomori, Sanpei Shirato, Takao Saito,

Fujiko A. Fujio was a manga writing duo formed by Japanese manga artists and . They formed their partnership in 1951, and used the Fujiko Fujio name from 1954 until dissolution of the partnership in 1987, upon Fujimoto's illness. The pair was best known f ...

, Fujiko F. Fujio, and Tetsuya Chiba. ''Big Comic'' also serializes Saito's '' Golgo 13'', which is the oldest manga series still in publication. The front cover of the magazine featured a

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of a famous individual by manga illustrator

Shūichi Higurashi (1936 – April 13, 2012) was a Japanese manga illustrator and magazine artist. Higurashi was the cover artist for ''Big Comic'', a Japanese manga magazine, for more than forty years, from 1970 until fall 2011. Higurashi was raised in Matsudo, C ...

for more than forty years. Higurashi's drawings were featured on the cover of ''Big Comic'' from 1970 until 2011. Higurashi retired in the autumn of 2011 due to failing health.

List of works

Currently serialized

These series appear according to a regular schedule in the magazine. * by Takao Saito *''Hinemosu no Tari Nikki'' (ひねもすのたり日記) by Tetsuya Chiba (since 2015) * by

Tsuyoshi Nakaima is a Japanese manga artist who is the author and artist of sports manga. He is best known for the Sumo series ''Ucchare Goshogawara'', for which he received the 1989 Shogakukan Manga Award in ''shōnen'' category. and which got an OVA adaptatio ...

* by Yoichi Komori and Yutaka Toudo * by Keisuke Yamashina *, written by Norio Hayashi and illustrated by Ken'ichirō Takai * by Tōru Nakajima

Irregularly serialized

These series are currently serialized, but have no specific schedule for when each chapter appears in the magazine. *''Uchū Kazoku Nobeyama'' by Jirō Okazaki

Formerly serialized

*''

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'' by Jiro Taniguchi *''Akabee'' by Hiroshi Kurogane *'' Ayako'' by

*''Barbara'' by Osamu Tezuka *''Big Wing'', written by Masao Yajima and illustrated by Shinji Hikino *''C-kyū Salaryman Kōza'' by Keisuke Yamashina *''Chūshun Komawari-kun'' by Tatsuhiko Yamagami *''Cruise: Ishi Yamada Kōhei Kōkaishi'', written by Masao Yajima and illustrated by Hiroyuki Kikuta *''Double Face'' by

Fujihiko Hosono is a Japanese manga artist. Hosono was born in Ōta, Tokyo. In 1979, he made his debut with ''Crusher Joe'' while he was a student at Keio University. Around the same time, he joined the as an animator. He has had stories published in the manga ...

*'' Eagle: The Making of an Asian-American President'' by

Kaiji Kawaguchi is a Japanese manga artist. He is known for works such as '' The Silent Service'', '' Zipang'', ''A Spirit of the Sun'' and ''Kūbo Ibuki''. Generally, his stories involve Japan and examine the moral choices that people make in extreme situation ...

*''Five'' by Riki Kusaka, created by Yuzuru Hirayama *''Gekiga ObaQ'' by Fujiko F. Fujio *''Gekitō Magnitude 7.7'' by Takao Yamaguchi *''Gin no Shippo'' by Shinri Mori *''

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'' by Osamu Tezuka *''Hana China'' written by Yūji Nishi and illustrated by Shinji Hikino *''Happyaku Yachō Hyōri no Kewaishi'' by Shotaro Ishinomori *''

Hidamari no Ki is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka about a friendship between a samurai and a doctor in the final days of the Tokugawa Shogunate. ''Hidamari no Ki'' received the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1984 for general ma ...

'' by Osamu Tezuka *''Hotel'' by Shotaro Ishinomori *''I.L.'' by Osamu Tezuka *''

The Laughing Salesman is a Japanese manga series created by Fujiko Fujio. The manga began as a one-shot series serialized in Shogakukan's ''Big Comic'' magazine on 1968, later becoming a full-fledged series published by Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha's ''Manga Sunda ...

'' (one-shot) by

*'' The Legend of Kamui'', written by Sanpei Shirato and illustrated by Tetsuji Okamoto *''Kamui Gaiden'' by Sanpei Shirato *''

Kamurobamura-e is a Japanese slice of life comedy ''seinen'' manga series written and illustrated by Mikio Igarashi. It was published by Shogakukan, with four volumes released. A live action film adaptation titled , directed by Suzuki Matsuo, was released o ...

'' by

Mikio Igarashi is a Japanese manga artist born 13 January 1955 in the town of Nakaniida (now Kami), Kami District, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, though he lives in the city of Sendai. He is best known for his manga series '' Bonobono'' and ''Ninpen Manmaru''. In ...

*''Kobayakawa Nobuki no Koi'' by

Fumi Saimon is a female Japanese manga artist and novelist. She is best known for the series '' Tokyo Love Story'', which was adapted as a live-action television series. She won the 1983 Kodansha Manga Award for general manga for '' P.S. Genki Desu, Shun ...

*''Kusakabe Shomei Kyūka Omiya-san'' by Shotaro Ishinomori *''Minotaurus no Sara'' by Fujiko F. Fujio *''Mirai no Omoide'' by Fujiko F. Fujio *''Munakata Kyōju Ikōroku'' by Yukinobu Hoshino *'' MW'' by Osamu Tezuka *'' Nakaharu Koko-kun'' by Tatsuhiko Yamagami *''

Notari Matsutarō is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Tetsuya Chiba about sumo wrestling. Plot Matsutarou Sakaguchi is lazy and quick tempered. As a result, he is stuck in middle school even though he is an adult. One day he gets in ...

'' by Tetsuya Chiba *'' Ode to Kirihito'' by Osamu Tezuka *''Osozaki Jijii'' by

Yoshinori Kobayashi is a Japanese manga artist known for his controversial political commentary manga '' Gōmanism Sengen''. Life A student of French literature from Fukuoka University, Kobayashi published his first manga, ''Tōdai Itchokusen'' (東大一直 ...

*'' The Quest for the Missing Girl'' by Jiro Taniguchi *'' Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae'' by Shotaro Ishinomori *''Sora! Flight Attendant Monogatari'', written by Masao Yajima and illustrated by Shinji Hikino *''

Swallowing the Earth is a manga by Osamu Tezuka serialized in ''Big Comic'' and licensed by Digital Manga Digital Manga is a California-based publishing company that licenses and releases Japanese manga, anime, and related merchandise in the English languag ...

'' by Osamu Tezuka *'' Taiyō no Mokushiroku'' by

*'' Tsukiji Uogashi Sandaime'', written by Masaharu Nabeshima and illustrated by Mitsuo Hashimoto *''Veterinarian Dolittle'', written by Midori Natsu and illustrated by Kiyoshi Chikuyama

References

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* * {{Shogakukan manga magazines 1968 establishments in Japan Semimonthly manga magazines published in Japan Magazines established in 1968 Seinen manga magazines Shogakukan magazines