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: 6/11/2001
Cover Date: 6/25/2001
Cover Design: Kyoko Hasegawa
- Tennen by Satoshi Yoshida had begun its serialization in this issue.
Question
Ichiro has been very successful, so what is your proudest consecutive record?
大活躍のイチローですが、 あなたの自慢の連続記録は?
Ichiro is in reference to Ichiro Suzuki who was in his rookie season for the American Major League Baseball for the Seattle Mariners.
| Series | Author | Answer (English) | Answer (Japanese) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennen てんねん | Satoshi Yoshida 吉田聡 | I dropped my cell phone 3 times in 1 year. | 1年間で3回携帯電話を落としました。 |
| Subaru 昴スバル | Masahito Soda 曽田正人 | I never thought I’d be still working as a mangaka for 10 years. | 漫画家そのものを10年やれるとは思わなかった。 |
| 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 | I’ve done ____ more than 30 times in an hour. | 1時間あたり30回以上○○○して頂きました。 |
| Agnes Kamen アグネス仮面 | Minoru Hiramatsu ヒラマツ・ミノル | I’ve never failed an exam (since I don’t take the hard ones…). | 試験に落ちたことなし(難しいのは受けなかったから･･･)。 |
| 20th Century Boys 20世紀少年 | Naoki Urasawa 浦沢直樹 | I wonder how much longer my daughter would take a bath with me. | いつまで一緒に入ってくれるか、娘と一緒の風呂。 |
| Naguruzo! 殴るぞ! | Sensha Yoshida 吉田戦車 | I’ve been reading “Guin Saga” (up to volume 79) since high school. | 「グイン・サーガ」(現在79巻)を高校の時からずっと読んでいる。 |
| Naoko 奈緒子 | Story: Nobuhiro Sakata Art: Yuu Nakahara 坂田信弘+中原裕 | Since they are very resilient, I kept sea monkeys for 5 years. | なかなか全滅しないので、シーモンキーを5年間飼い続けた。(中原) |
| Parking Violation Wars!! 駐禁ウォーズ!! | Story: Ryoichi Imai Art: Uhyosuke 作: 今井亮一 画: ウヒョ助 | In my previous series “Traffic Defendant Step Forward!!”, I worked for 26 weeks without any prep. (Uhyosuke) | 前作「交通被告人前へ!!」、描きためナシで26週休まず。(ウヒョ助) |
| A Capricious Concept 気まぐれコンセプト | Hoichoi Productions ホイチョイ・プロ | Is this called “Whimsical Concept”? | 「気まぐれコンセプト」の連載ですかネ。 |
| Jimihen じみへん | Tatsuya Nakazaki 中崎タツヤ | I am defined by my ability to give up on things I start. | 何をやっても続かないのが私の特長。 |
| Kaijuu Jinsei 怪獣人生 | Nobuyuki Hori ほりのぶゆき | Previous spec was 2 times. On loop it was 15 times. With the new standards, I max at 10 times. | 旧スペックで2回。ループで15回。新基準になってからは10回が最高。 |
| Hanazono Merry-Go-Round 花園メリーゴーランド | Haruko Kashiwagi 柏木ハルコ | ………. | ･････････････････････。 |
| 8 8エイト | Atsushi Kamijo 上條淳士 | Continuity, persistence, and continuation are my challenges. | 連続、持続、継続は、俺の課題だな。 |
| Aozora 青空 | Hidenori Hara 原秀則 | I’ve been married for 11 years… (I’m surprised she’s stayed this long…). | 結婚して11年目･･･(よく続いているよなぁ･･････)。 |
| Oishinbo 美味しんぼ | Story: Tetsu Kariya Art: Akira Hanasaki 雁屋哲+花咲アキラ | I’m a bad child who hasn’t returned home in 16 years. (Hanasaki) | 16年、田舎に帰ってない親不孝者です。(花咲) |
| Monimoni もにもに | Koji Aihara 相原コージ | I masturbated five times in a row. | オナニー連続5回。 |
| Heaven? ~Gokuraku Restaurant~ Heaven? ~ご苦楽レストラン~ | Noriko Sasaki 佐々木倫子 | I haven’t drank alcohol in 2 weeks. | お酒を2週間飲んでいない。 |
| Saikano 最終兵器彼女 | Shin Takahashi 高橋しん | Nothing ever happens consecutively. | あんまり連続してません。 |
| Senkousekka 電光石火 | Kenji Morita 盛田賢司 | I ate the same pizza for a whole week! | 1週間連続同じピザを食べ続けた! |
| The 3 Young Men THE3名様 | Makochin Ishihara 石原まこちん | I’ve failed my moped license exam 3 times in a row. | 原付免許の試験、3回連続不合格。 |
| Chocolat ショコラ | Eisaku Kubonouchi 窪之内英策 | “Diet failure. Current in Personal Best” by some guy. | 「ダイエット失敗。鋭意記録更新中」byアイツ。 |
| 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 | It’s been 3 months but I still haven’t opened the computer I bought. (Aoyama) | パソコンを買ってはや3ヵ月、まだ箱を開けていません。(青山) |
| Animal Mania アニマルマニア | Kiriko Kubo 玖保キリコ | I’ve made fresh spring rolls 4 days in a row?? But that’s nothing to brag about. | 生春巻きを4日続けて作ったことか?? 自慢することではないです。 |
