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![]() Big Comic Original February 5, 2007 issue | |
Editor-in-chief | Nakaguma Ichirō |
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Categories | Seinen manga[1][2] |
Frequency | Semi-monthly |
Circulation | 504,333[2] (July–September, 2016) |
Founded | 1972 |
Company | Shogakukan |
Country | Japan |
Based in | Tokyo |
Language | Japanese |
Website | Official website ![]() |
Big Comic Original (ビッグコミックオリジナル, Biggu Komikku Orijinaru) is a Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Shogakukan, aimed at an older adult and mostly male audience. It is a sister magazine to Big Comic, the biggest difference being that it goes on sale twice a month in the weeks Big Comic does not.[3] Cover artwork usually features a dog or cat, and a haiku. The dozen or so manga serials running at any given time feature a wide variety of material, from historical dramas and suspense to sports and romance, with relatively little science fiction or fantasy.[citation needed]
Launched in 1972, it has published over 1000 issues, typically running to about 350 pages in a black-and-white, saddle-stapled format, selling for 340 yen (2015). More than 83% of readers are reported to be over 30 years old, with female readers comprising about a quarter of the total. Most readers are company employees.[4] Circulation in 2015 was reported at 539,500.[5]
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