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: 9/22/2001
Cover Date: 10/8/2001
Cover Design: Keiko Yoshida
- Subaru by Masahito Soda had the opening color pages due to continued popularity.
- Immortal Garden Story by Satō Kazuhiko was the oneshot for the issue.
Question
What is a costume you’d wear once?
一度、着てみたいコスチュームは?
| Series | Author | Answer (English) | Answer (Japanese) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subaru 昴スバル | Masahito Soda 曽田正人 | A Lancia Martini Racing suit. | ランチアのマルティニレーシングのスーツ。 |
| Shippujinrai 疾風迅雷 | Tsuru Moriyama もりやまつる | None! | ない! |
| 20th Century Boys 20世紀少年 | Naoki Urasawa 浦沢直樹 | Dressed like the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. | サージェント・ペパーズ・ロンリー・ハーツ・クラブ・バンドのかっこう。 |
| The 3 Young Men THE3名様 | Makochin Ishihara 石原まこちん | Grandpa Kin’s (Kyonshi) martial arts uniform. | キンじいさん(キョンシーズ)の道着。 |
| Saikano 最終兵器彼女 | Shin Takahashi 高橋しん | My deepest sympathies go out to those affected by the incident in New York. | NYの事件で被害を受けられた方に、お見舞い申し上げます。 |
| Naguruzo! 殴るぞ! | Sensha Yoshida 吉田戦車 | Robocop. | ロボコップ。 |
| Parking Violation Wars!! 駐禁ウォーズ!! | Story: Ryoichi Imai Art: Uhyosuke 作: 今井亮一 画: ウヒョ助 | I draw something like that almost every week. (Uhyosuke) | 毎週のように描いている、アイツラのアレ。(ウヒョ助) |
| OMEGA TRIBE オメガトライブ | Yukio Tamai 玉井雪雄 | None. | ない。 |
| Immortal Garden Story 不滅園話 | Satō Kazuhiko 佐藤一彦 | Santa Claus’ outfit (lol) since red is the color for happiness. | サンタクロース服(w)赤い物はハッピーの印らしいので。 |
| 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 Matsuri Happi. | 祭りのハッピ。 |
| Kaijuu Jinsei 怪獣人生 | Nobuyuki Hori ほりのぶゆき | A kimono like a historical figure… but it’d look like cosplay. | 文人のような和服･･･コスプレにしか見えんな。 |
| Heaven? ~Gokuraku Restaurant~ Heaven? ~ご苦楽レストラン~ | Noriko Sasaki 佐々木倫子 | A Ōoku naginata with yagasuri patterned kimono. | 大奥の矢絣のきものにナギナタ。 |
| Animal Mania アニマルマニア | Kiriko Kubo 玖保キリコ | Costumes like those of Snow White or the witch from Sleeping Beauty (Disney version). | 白雪姫とか眠れる森の美女の魔女の衣装(ディズニー版)。 |
| Jimihen じみへん | Tatsuya Nakazaki 中崎タツヤ | I thought hard about it, but got nothing. | むりやり考えたけど、ないなぁ。 |
| 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 | A Sengoku Warlord. | 戦国武将。 |
| Naoko 奈緒子 | Story: Nobuhiro Sakata Art: Yuu Nakahara 坂田信弘+中原裕 | Tekken. (Nakahara) | 鉄拳。(中原) |
| Monimoni もにもに | Koji Aihara 相原コージ | Bee Woman. | ハチ女。 |
| A Capricious Concept 気まぐれコンセプト | Hoichoi Productions ホイチョイ・プロ | Give me amazing physique without needing a costume! | コスチューム無しですばらしい肉体になりたい! |
| Boku 僕 BOKU | Yasuhito Yamamoto 山本康人 | A Boxing Referee. | ボクシングのレフェリー。 |
| Nijikoshi Iinchou にじこしいいんちょう | Nobumi のぶみ | Well… I’m not a type of person who dresses up. | そんな･･･ボクなんて服を着る柄じゃないから･･･。 |
| Aozora 青空 | Hidenori Hara 原秀則 | Shadai Farm’s racing uniform. | 社台ファームの勝負服。 |
| 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 | Race Queen. What!! I want to dress up as her!! | レースクィーン。えっ!!着せてみたいじゃないの!! |
| Senkousekka 電光石火 | Kenji Morita 盛田賢司 | Anna Miller’s. | アンナミラーズ。 |
