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: 5/28/2001
Cover Date: 6/11/2001
Cover Design: Yuri Mizutani
- Agnes Kamen by Minoru Hiramatsu started serialization in this issue.
Question
If your series were to adapted into a TV drama… What would the theme song be?
自分の作品がドラマになるなら、主題歌は･･･?
| Series | Author | Answer (English) | Answer (Japanese) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agnes Kamen アグネス仮面 | Minoru Hiramatsu ヒラマツ・ミノル | Ichirou Mizuki. | 水木一郎。 |
| Subaru 昴スバル | Masahito Soda 曽田正人 | Morning Musume. | モーニング娘。 |
| Parking Violation Wars!! 駐禁ウォーズ!! | Story: Ryoichi Imai Art: Uhyosuke 作: 今井亮一 画: ウヒョ助 | “Computer Grandma” sung by her grandchildren. | 「コンピュータおばあちゃん」。歌・その孫。 |
| Hanazono Merry-Go-Round 花園メリーゴーランド | Haruko Kashiwagi 柏木ハルコ | Tango. | タンゴ。 |
| 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 | Wagner. | ワーグナー。 |
| Naguruzo! 殴るぞ! | Sensha Yoshida 吉田戦車 | Akira Kushida (from Kinnkuman). | 串田アキラ(キン肉マンの人)。 |
| Monimoni もにもに | Koji Aihara 相原コージ | Beautiful Sunday | ビューティフル・サンデー。 |
| 20th Century Boys 20世紀少年 | Naoki Urasawa 浦沢直樹 | The answer is featured prominently at the beginning of volume 1, so check there. | 単行本1巻冒頭て盛大にかかっておりますのでそちらをご覧ください。 |
| Saikano 最終兵器彼女 | Shin Takahashi 高橋しん | For singing, it’s Aiko-san. For music, it’s Hisaishi-san. | 歌ならaikoさん。曲なら久石さん。 |
| 8 8エイト | Atsushi Kamijo 上條淳士 | Da･To-Y. | Da･To-Y。 |
| Jimihen じみへん | Tatsuya Nakazaki 中崎タツヤ | Sakiko Ito’s Sunflower Girl. | 伊藤咲子のひまわり娘。 |
| Kaijuu Jinsei 怪獣人生 | Nobuyuki Hori ほりのぶゆき | Hmm, the music is got to be by Akira Ifukube, right? | まぁ、とりあえず音楽は伊福部昭でしょ。 |
| Senkousekka 電光石火 | Kenji Morita 盛田賢司 | The Blue Hearts. | ブルーハーツ。 |
| 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 | A Russian folk song like for Vovchanchyn. (Aoyama) | ボブチャンチンにロシア民謡を。(青山) |
| 365ho no RYUTA 365歩の竜太 | Story: Masao Yajima Art: Chihiro Tamaki 作: 矢島正雄 画: 環ちひろ | Chita… I won’t say it. (Tamaki) | チータ･･･とは言うまい。(環) |
| Chocolat ショコラ | Eisaku Kubonouchi 窪之内英策 | “Hm? You’re singing? Your throat okay?” by some guy. | 「え?唄うの? ポリープ大丈夫かしら?」byアイツ。 |
| Oishinbo 美味しんぼ | Story: Tetsu Kariya Art: Akira Hanasaki 雁屋哲+花咲アキラ | Shinichi Mori is good. (Hanasaki) | 森進一がいい。(花咲) |
| 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 | Johnny & Associates. Wait, that’s a company? Then anyone of them is fine. | ジャニーズ事務所。えっ、それ会社なの? じゃあ誰でもいいっす。 |
| Aozora 青空 | Hidenori Hara 原秀則 | “Koi no Uta” by George Tokoro | 所ジョージの「恋の唄」。 |
| The 3 Young Men THE3名様 | Makochin Ishihara 石原まこちん | Asamade nama TV! theme song. | 朝まで生テレビのテーマ曲。 |
| Boku 僕 BOKU | Yasuhito Yamamoto 山本康人 | Dedicated to you, my editor Hoshino-san. He’s 27 years old and looking for love. | 担当の星野さん、あなたに捧げます。27歳、恋人募集中。 |
| A Capricious Concept 気まぐれコンセプト | Hoichoi Productions ホイチョイ・プロ | Man Arai (If you get it, you’d understand). | 新井満さん(何故か、わかる人にはわかる)。 |
| Naoko 奈緒子 | Story: Nobuhiro Sakata Art: Yuu Nakahara 坂田信弘+中原裕 | Takuro Yoshida (Nakahara) | 吉田拓郎。(中原) |
| Animal Mania アニマルマニア | Kiriko Kubo 玖保キリコ | I like the theme from (the very old) “Edo wo Kiru.” You’ve seen that drama? | 「江戸を斬る」(古すぎ)のテーマがいいなー? なんのドラマだ? |
