Akita Shoten
Akita Publishing Co., Ltd. Is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It was founded by Teio Akita in 1948.
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Akita Shoten
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- Name
- Akita Publishing Co., Ltd.
- Founded
- 1948
- Headquarters
- Wakaba · Hon-Komagome
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Akita Publishing Co., Ltd. Is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It was founded by Teio Akita in 1948.
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Overview
Overview
The company is known for publishing the manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion, which serialized works such as Osamu Tezuka's Black Jack, Keisuke Itagaki's Baki the Grappler, and Shinji Mizushima's Dokaben.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Akita Publishing Co., Ltd. • Native Name — 株式会社秋田書店 • Romanized Name — Kabushiki-gaisha Akita Shoten • Type — Kabushiki gaisha • Industry — Manga, magazines • Founder — Teio Akita • Hq Location — Honkomagone • Hq Location City — Bunkyō, Tokyo • Hq Location Country — Japan • Key People — Tokuji Yamaguchi (president) • Num Employees — 165 • Num Employees Year — 2026 • Products — Published manga • Website — https: akitashoten.co.jp
Shōnen magazines
Shōnen magazines
• Bessatsu Shōnen Champion – Bimonthly (the 12th of month) • Monthly Shōnen Champion – Monthly (the 6th of month) • Weekly Shōnen Champion – Weekly (each Thursday) • Manga Cross – Weekly web comics (Tuesday and Thursday) Defunct: • Bōken Ō - monthly from 1949 to 1983 • Manga Ō
Seinen magazines
Seinen magazines
• Champion Red – Monthly (the 19th of month) • Dokodemo Young Champion – Monthly (the 4th Tuesday of every month) • Golf Comic – Monthly (the 1st of every month) • Play Comic – Semimonthly (each 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month) • Young Champion – Semimonthly (each 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month) • Young Champion Retsu – Bimonthly (the 3rd Monday of every month) Defunct: • Champion Red Ichigo – Bimonthly (the 5th of month) • Champion Jack
Female-oriented manga magazines
Female-oriented manga magazines
• Princess – Monthly (the sixth of every month) • Petit Princess – Monthly (the first of every month, digital only) • Mystery Bonita – the sixth of every month • Elegance Eve – the twenty-sixth of every month • For Mrs. – Monthly (the third of every month) • For Mrs. Special – Quarterly • Love MAX – the sixth of every odd month • Love Cherry Pink – the sixth of every even month • Dejīru Supesharu – the twenty-eighth of every even month Defunct: • Bessatsu Princess (別冊プリンセス, formerly Bessatsu Viva Princess→Viva Princess→Bessatsu Princess) • Monthly Bonita (ボニータ, predecessor to other Akita Shoten shojo manga spin-off magazines such as Deluxe Bonita, Bonita Eve, Let's Bonita, Candle, Fushigi Mystery, and Mystery Bonita) • Princess Gold • Suspiria Mystery – the twenty-fourth of every odd month • Hitomi
Other magazines
Other magazines
• Family Computer Champion – defunct • J-TOON – Webtoons
Institutional history
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1948
Akita Shoten established.
1948
Akita Shoten is recorded from 1948.
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