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: 10/22/2001
Cover Date: 11/5/2001
Cover Design: Risa Goto
- J.Boy by Junichi Nojyo started serialization in this issue.
- The oneshot G.T. Maestro by Chiyomi Miyamoto was published in this issue.
Question
If you could be anything for a day, what would you want to be?
一日○○になるとしたら、何になりたいですか ?
| Series | Author | Answer (English) | Answer (Japanese) |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.Boy J.boy | Junichi Nojyo 能條純一 | It’s been a while. I look forward to working with you again. | お久しぶりです。またよろしくお願いします。 |
| Hanazono Merry-Go-Round 花園メリーゴーランド | Haruko Kashiwagi 柏木ハルコ | A Detective. | 刑事。 |
| 20th Century Boys 20世紀少年 | Naoki Urasawa 浦沢直樹 | Being our family dog for a day. | 「一日ウチの犬」でコロゴロする。 |
| Karabuki カラブキ | Isami Nakagawa 中川いさみ | Kindergarten child. | 幼稚園児。 |
| Shippujinrai 疾風迅雷 | Tsuru Moriyama もりやまつる | Doing a good deed every day!! That’s it! | 一日一善!! 以上! |
| The 3 Young Men THE3名様 | Makochin Ishihara 石原まこちん | A person with good physique for a day. | 一日体格のいい人。 |
| Tennen てんねん | Satoshi Yoshida 吉田聡 | President of Shogakukan for a day. | 一日小学館の社長。 |
| 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 day in the life of Fumimaro Konoe during the French occupation of South Indochina. | 仏領南インドシナ進駐時の一日近衛文麿。 |
| Monimoni もにもに | Koji Aihara 相原コージ | President of the United States for a day. | 一日アメリカ大統領。 |
| OMEGA TRIBE オメガトライブ | Yukio Tamai 玉井雪雄 | A Gang Leader. | 番長。 |
| Boku 僕 BOKU | Yasuhito Yamamoto 山本康人 | A dog for a day. | 一日ワンちゃん。 |
| Nijikoshi Iinchou にじこしいいんちょう | Nobumi のぶみ | A Police Officer. | 署員。 |
| Heaven? ~Gokuraku Restaurant~ Heaven? ~ご苦楽レストラン~ | Noriko Sasaki 佐々木倫子 | Being Kawai-kun for a day… Oh, he wasn’t here this time. | 一日川相くん、彼は･･･あ、登場してない、今回ほとんど |
| Naguruzo! 殴るぞ! | Sensha Yoshida 吉田戦車 | Yujiro Hanma for a day. | 一日範馬勇次郎。 |
| Parking Violation Wars!! 駐禁ウォーズ!! | Story: Ryoichi Imai Art: Uhyosuke 作: 今井亮一 画: ウヒョ助 | A stray cat basking in the sun for a day. (Uhyosuke) | 一日ひなたぼっこ野良猫。(ウヒョ助) |
| Aozora 青空 | Hidenori Hara 原秀則 | A Ramen Shop employee for a day. Learn the ropes and then change jobs!! (joke) | 一日ラーメン屋店員。ノウハウ覚えて転職だァ!! (ウソ) |
| Naoko 奈緒子 | Story: Nobuhiro Sakata Art: Yuu Nakahara 坂田信弘+中原裕 | The manager of the Hanshin Tigers on draft day. (Nakahara) | ドラフトの日に、一日阪神の監督。(中原) |
| 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 part-timer at a guesthouse for the day would sound fun. | 一日ペンションのバイト、なんか楽しそうじゃないっすか。 |
| G.T. Maestro G.T.MAESTRO | Chiyomi Miyamoto 宮本千代美 | A one-day time leaper (is that word outdated?). | 一日タイムトラベラー (表現が古い?)。 |
| Jimihen じみへん | Tatsuya Nakazaki 中崎タツヤ | Governor of the Bank of Japan. | 日銀総裁。 |
| Saikano 最終兵器彼女 | Shin Takahashi 高橋しん | A cat owner for a day. | 一日、猫飼い主。 |
| Kaijuu Jinsei 怪獣人生 | Nobuyuki Hori ほりのぶゆき | Mika Kano for a day (to see what’s happening). | 一日叶美香(どうなってるか調べる)。 |
| 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 | Headmaster. For Noh or Jiuta dancing. | 家元。能か地唄舞の。 |
| Animal Mania アニマルマニア | Kiriko Kubo 玖保キリコ | Editor-in-Chief of Spirits for a day!! Would it be fun? Hmmm. | 一日スピリッツの編集長!! 楽しいかな?? うーん。 |
| A Capricious Concept 気まぐれコンセプト | Hoichoi Productions ホイチョイ・プロ | A yakuza boss. | 暴力団組長。 |
