Japanese manga magazine
Big Comic Superior (ビッグコミックスペリオール , Biggu Komikku Superiōru ) is a semimonthly seinen manga magazine published since July 1, 1987, by Shogakukan in Japan. Its target audience is somewhere between the audience for Big Comic Original and Big Comic Spirits .[ 4] The magazine has published works by a number of well-known manga artists , including Ryoichi Ikegami , Mochiru Hoshisato, Yū Koyama , Yūji Aoki , Fumi Saimon , Norifusa Mita , George Akiyama , and Buronson .
Superior was originally a special issue of Big Comic Original , published twice monthly on the 1st and 15th. However, since it was selling just as well as the main three magazines (Big Comic , Big Comic Original , and Big Comic Spirits ), it began to be released every other week. It is currently released twice monthly on the second and fourth Fridays. As of 2015, Superior has a reported circulation of 115,334 for each issue.[ 5]
Series
Currently running series
Past series
Aibō by Tamayo Koyasu
Aji Ichi Monme by Yoshimi Kurata, Yoshita Abe, and Yukie Fukuda
Ankō: Kaizuri Kaijō Sōsasen, written by Masaki Kitahara and illustrated by Hideki Akiyama with assistance from Fishing Graph
Azumi by Yū Koyama
Bow by Terry Yamamoto
Blood on the Tracks by Shuzo Oshimi
Chūshun Komawari-kun by Tatsuhiko Yamagami
Hannari! by Fumi Saimon
Gigant by Hiroya Oku
Higake Kin'yūden Komanezumi Shussemichi , written by Toichi Akizuki and illustrated by Kōji Yoshimoto with supervision from Yūji Aoki
Kiichi!! by Hideki Arai
Zankyō by Tsutomu Takahashi
Kotarō wa Hitori Gurashi by Mami Tsumura
Lord , written by Buronson and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami
Maihime: Diva , written by Ryō Kurashina and illustrated by Tomoya Ōishi
Money no Ken by Norifusa Mita
Moonlight Mile by Yasuo Ōtagaki
Natsume Arata no Kekkon by Tarō Nogizaka
Ojuken no Hoshi , story by Mayu Sugiura, illustrated by Kenjū Imatani and created by Nozomi Hashira
Onna Michi by Bambi Kitazawa [ja ]
Okuribito by Akira Sasō
Radio Jikan by Radio Wada
Rāmen Hakkenden , written by Rokurō Kube and illustrated by Tan Kawai
Reiraku by Inio Asano
Sekai no Chūshin de Kuda o Maku by Inosuke Rodriguez
Shakaijin Misaki Satoru by Yasuyuki Kunitomo
Sprite by Yūgo Ishikawa
Team Medical Dragon , written by Akira Nagai and illustrated by Tarō Nogizaka
Wonderland by Yugo Ishikawa
References
^ Jason Thompson (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide . Del Rey Books. pp. 327–239. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8 .
^ a b "Men's Manga" (in Japanese). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association. September 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016 .
^ ビッグコミックスペリオール . AD Pocket (in Japanese). Shogakukan . Archived from the original on May 28, 2009. Retrieved July 14, 2022 .
^ Schodt, Frederik L. (1999). Dreamland Japan . Stone Bridge Press . p. 99. ISBN 978-1-880656-23-5 . Retrieved April 13, 2022 . There is a tiny gap in the ages targeted by Big , Original , and Spirits —those between twenty-five and thirty—and Superior fills it.
^ Japan Magazine Publishers Association Magazine Data June 2015 . Retrieved Oct. 28, 2015.
^ "Start Dates Revealed for New Manga by Taiyo Matsumoto, Daruma Matsuura" . Anime News Network . Retrieved November 23, 2022 .
External links
Current 1980s–90s 2000s 2010s 2020s Superior Dalpana