For all of this year, we’re taking a look at Shogakukan’s Weekly Big Comic Spirits (週刊ビッグコミックスピリッツ) magazine back in 2001. From these issues exactly 25 years ago from their releases helps give a bit of a insight into the creators and the magazine at the time. If you want to see more of these author comments and other articles about the magazine, check out our archive for Weekly Big Comic Spirits on this page.
The cover date on the issues are not the actual release dates for the magazine. As such, we will be posting the articles based on the calendar date when the magazine was actually available for readers to pick up in Japan. In the year 2001, this would typically be published on every Monday.
Every modern issue, the editorial staff would ask a single question to all of the published authors. While the magazine was released weekly, not every series in the magazine was published in each issue. Below is the listing of the manga series as they appear in the issue along with a rough English translation for the question and each response.
Issue Info
Release Date: 4/23/2001
Cover Date: 5/7/2001
Cover Design: Yuki Koyanagi (小柳ゆき)
- Russo-Japanese War Story by Tatsuya Egawa started serialization in this issue.
Question
What shops or services do you wish were open year-round?
年中無休だったらいいなぁ･･･ というお店やサービスは?
| Series | Author | Answer (English) | Answer (Japanese) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russo-Japanese War Story 日露戦争物語 ~天気晴朗ナレドモ浪高シ~ | Tatsuya Egawa 江川達也 | Mangaka who can take frequent serialization breaks. | よく連載を休む漫画家。 |
| Subaru 昴スバル | Masahito Soda 曽田正人 | A combination book and model shop. | 本屋さんと模型屋さん。 |
| Aozora 青空 | Hidenori Hara 原秀則 | A year-round and open 24 hours golf driving range that’s in walking distance. | 年中&24時間やってて歩いていけるゴルフ練習場。 |
| 20th Century Boys 20世紀少年 | Naoki Urasawa 浦沢直樹 | If there was a 24 hour jeans shop, would you go? | 24時間オープンのジーンズ屋があるが、あれは、どうなの? |
| 365ho no RYUTA 365歩の竜太 | Story: Masao Yajima Art: Chihiro Tamaki 作:矢島正雄 画:環ちひろ | I want Matsuya’s breakfast set available all day long. (Tamaki) | 松屋の朝定を24時間にしてほしい。(環) |
| Naguruzo! 殴るぞ! | Sensha Yoshida 吉田戦車 | I would like more shops to open at 7am (early riser). | というか、朝7時からやってほしい店は多い(早起き)。 |
| The 3 Young Men THE3名様 | Makochin Ishihara 石原まこちん | Night Festivals (for diecutting). | 夜店(かた抜きの)。 |
| Kijou no Kowloon 机上の九龍 | Author: Takashi Nagasaki Art: Tomo Aoki 画:青木朋 脚本:空論制作委員会 | Libraries. (Aoki) | 図書館。(青木) |
| Senkousekka 電光石火 | Kenji Morita 盛田賢司 | Game stores. | ゲーム屋。 |
| Thirty Girls サーティーガールズ | Miya Kitazawa & Takeshi Wakasa 北沢未也+若狭たけし | Art Supply Stores (Wakasa). | 画材屋。(若狭) |
| Oishinbo 美味しんぼ | Story: Tetsu Kariya Art: Akira Hanasaki 雁屋哲+花咲アキラ | (a real) Otokogumi (Hanasaki). | (有)男組。(花咲) |
| Kaijuu Jinsei 怪獣人生 | Nobuyuki Hori ほりのぶゆき | I used to say a screentone store, but I’m not sure if that’s needed anymore. | スクリーントーンが売ってる店、と言ってましたが、今はないほうがいいです。 |
| The Two Oigawas Employment Diary ふたりの大井川 就職日誌 | Inosuke Rodriguez ロドリゲス井之介 | A fishing pond. So I can relax there. | 釣り堀。いやされてぇー。 |
| Fighting Sun Legend Gutch!! 格闘太陽伝 GUTCH!! | Hiromi Aoyama Supervision: Lou Thesz 青山広美 監修: ルー・テーズ | Banks (Aoyama) | 銀行。(青山) |
| Momoki 1 Second 百木 1sec. ももきワンセカンド | Kuwazawa Atsuo 桑澤篤夫 | If you play golf year-round, please invite me next time. | 桑澤篤夫 |
| Boku 僕 BOKU | Yasuhito Yamamoto 山本康人 | Animal Hospitals. | 動物病院。 |
| Jimihen じみへん | Tatsuya Nakazaki 中崎タツヤ | A Velodrome. | 競輪場。 |
| 8 8エイト | Atsushi Kamijo 上條淳士 | Sometimes… I want to go to the public bath at 4 or 5 in the morning. | 朝の4時5時に銭湯入りたいなあ･･･と思う時がありますね。 |
| Saikano 最終兵器彼女 | Shin Takahashi 高橋しん | I know how hard it is to work all the time, so I won’t be selfish. | 年中無休の大変さを知ってますんで･･･ワガママ言いません。 |
| A Capricious Concept 気まぐれコンセプト | Hoichoi Productions ホイチョイ・プロ | If it can make our life better, then media companies, not just publishing companies. | もしそれで、こちらの仕事が楽になるなら出版に限らずマスコミ関係全ての会社。 |
| Naoko 奈緒子 | Story: Nobuhiro Sakata Art: Yuu Nakahara 坂田信弘+中原裕 | Takeout restaurants. (Nakahara) | 店屋物。(中原) |
| Animal Mania アニマルマニア | Kiriko Kubo 玖保キリコ | A place for easing stiff shoulders and lower back pain!! | 肩こりとか、腰痛に対処してくれるとこ全部!! |
