- List of The Big O chapters
This is a list of chapters of the
manga adaptation of Sunrise's nihongo|"The Big O"|THE ビッグオー|Za Biggu Ōanime television series. The chapters are written and drawn by Hitoshi Ariga and published byKodansha in "Magazine Z "."The Big O" was conceived as a
media franchise ." [http://www.japanhero.com/big_o_interview.htm Birth of the Big O] ". "The Big O" DVD Volume 1.Bandai Entertainment .] To this effect, Sunrise requested a manga be produced along with the animated series. "The Big O" manga started serialization inKodansha 's "Magazine Z " on July 1999, three months before the anime premiere.cite web | url = http://www.ancient.co.jp/~ariga/bigo/index.html | title = "The Big O" section at Hitoshi Ariga's site | accessdate = 2007-08-01 | language = Japanese ] Authored by Hitoshi Ariga, the manga uses Keiichi Sato's concept designs in an all-new story. The series ended on October 2001. The issues were later collected in six volumes. The English version of the manga is published byVIZ Media .In anticipation to the broadcast of the second season, a new manga series was published. nihongo|"Lost Memory"|ロストメモリー|Rosuto Memorī, authored by Hitoshi Ariga, takes place between volumes five and six of the original manga. The issues, serialized in "Magazine Z" from November 2002 to September 2003, were collected in two volumes. No English translation is available.
Original manga
Graphic novel list/header
Language = Japanese
SecondLanguage = EnglishGraphic novel list
VolumeNumber = 1
OriginalRelDate =December 16 ,1999
OriginalISBN = 4-06-349005-X
LicensedRelDate =November 5 ,2002
LicensedISBN = 1-59116-039-1
ChapterList =
* Chapter 00: "Prologue"
* Chapter 01: "Take Back a Memory"
* Chapter 02: "Electric Bug"
* Chapter 03: "Thy Name is Dorothy"
VolumeExtras = ;Cover characters
* Roger Smith and Big O;Omake
* Making of "The Big O"Graphic novel list
VolumeNumber = 2
OriginalRelDate =March 23 ,2000
OriginalISBN = 4-06-349014-9
LicensedRelDate =May 7 ,2003
LicensedISBN = 1-56931-806-9
ChapterList =
* Chapter 04: "Sisters Dorothy"
* Chapter 05: "A Ghost Ship & A Fallen Angel"
* Chapter 06: "No Name No Memory No Future"
* Chapter 07: "Tief Im Schwarzwald"
VolumeExtras = ;Cover characters
* Dorothy-1 and Dorothy-2;Omake
* Paradigme Gallery
* Making of "The Big O"Graphic novel list
VolumeNumber = 3
OriginalRelDate =October 23 ,2000
OriginalISBN = 4-06-349033-5
LicensedRelDate =July 2 ,2003
LicensedISBN = 1-56931-827-1
ChapterList =
* Chapter 08: "Big O Vs. Big O"
* Chapter 09: "My Sweetheart Dorothy"
* Chapter 10: "I Wish Have a Monster"
* Chapter 11: "Drinks, Oldster & Memory"
VolumeExtras = ;Cover characters
* Beck Gold and Beck Victory Deluxe;Omake
* Paradigme Gallery
* Making of The Big OGraphic novel list
VolumeNumber = 4
OriginalRelDate =March 23 ,2001
OriginalISBN = 4-06-349047-5
LicensedRelDate =October 1 ,2003
LicensedISBN = 1-56931-977-4
ChapterList =
* Chapter 12: "Remember Me"
* Chapter 13: "Godhead"
* Chapter 14: "The Sun Will Rise"
VolumeExtras = ;Cover characters
* Schwarzwald and Big Duo;Omake
* Paradigme Gallery
* Making of The Big OGraphic novel list
VolumeNumber = 5
OriginalRelDate =August 23 ,2001
OriginalISBN = 4-06-349065-3
LicensedRelDate =December 31 ,2003
LicensedISBN = 1-59116-108-8
ChapterList =
* Chapter 15: "Another Face"
* Chapter 16: "Inside of Darkness"
* Chapter 17: "A Former Life"
VolumeExtras = ;Cover character
* Dan Dastun;Omake
* Paradigme Gallery
* Making of The Big OGraphic novel list
VolumeNumber = 6
OriginalRelDate =December 21 ,2001
OriginalISBN = 4-06-349079-3
LicensedRelDate =April 7 ,2004
LicensedISBN = 1-59116-219-X
ChapterList =
* Chapter 18: "R-Dorothy"
* Chapter 19: "Angel"
* Chapter 20: "Core"
* Chapter 21: "Roger"
VolumeExtras = ;Cover characters
* Big O, Roger Smith, Angel and Big Fau;Omake
* Paradigme Gallery
* Making of The Big OLost Memory
Graphic novel list/header
OneLanguage = yesGraphic novel list
OneLanguage = yes
VolumeNumber = 1
RelDate =March 20 ,2003
ISBN = 4-06-349121-8
ChapterList =
* Chapter 01: Long Vacation
* Chapter 02: Old Wives' Tale
* Chapter 03: Show up
* Chapter 04: Trick or Treat
* Chapter 05: Meet by Chance
VolumeExtras = ;Cover characters
* Roger Smith and R. Dorothy;Omake
* Paradigme Gallery
* Making of The Big OGraphic novel list
OneLanguage = yes
VolumeNumber = 2
RelDate =October 23 ,2003
ISBN = 4-06-349151-X
ChapterList =
* Chapter 06: Electric Sheep in the Cradle
* Chapter 07: Message
* Chapter 08: Old Movie Star
* Chapter 09: Revival
* Chapter 10: Yesterday Once More
VolumeExtras = ;Cover character
* Alex RosewaterReferences
External links
;Official sites
*cite web
url = http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?series_id=28
title = Manga Volume listings
publisher =Viz Media
accessdate = 2006-11-29;Unofficial sites
*cite web
url = http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=1587&page=28
title = English and Japanese releases.
publisher =Anime News Network
accessdate = 2006-11-29
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