Shōnen Big Comic Explained

Shōnen Big Comic
Based:Tokyo
Frequency:Bi-weekly
Category:Shōnen manga
Company:Shogakukan
Firstdate:December 1976 as Manga-kun
1979
Finaldate:1987
Country:Japan
Language:Japanese

was a bi-weekly manga magazine published by Shogakukan in Japan from 1979 to 1987. From 1976 to 1979, the magazine was titled before being renamed Shōnen Big Comics in 1979. In 1987, the magazine changed format and was renamed Weekly Young Sunday. Several of the series appearing in Shōnen Big Comic have been adapted into anime, including Esper Mami, Area 88, and Miyuki.

Works

Manga-kun era

Series marked with a ♣ appeared in the first issue.

The magazine also featured a non-manga column titled, which discussed construction of motorized toys such as radio controlled cars. The column was sponsored by Mabuchi Motor and Tamiya Corporation.

Shōnen Big Comic era