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Akita Shoten

Japanese publishing company

Summary

Japanese publishing company

Field	Value
name	Akita Publishing Co., Ltd.
native_name	株式会社秋田書店
native_name_lang	ja
romanized_name	Kabushiki-gaisha Akita Shoten
logo	Akita_Shoten_Logo.svg
logo_alt	The company's logo says "Akita Shoten" in Japanese, in a black, sans serif font; below, in smaller text, it says "Akita Shoten since 1948" in English.
image	Bunkyo green court honkomagome.JPG
image_caption	Headquarters in Bunkyō, Tokyo
type	Kabushiki gaisha
industry	Manga, magazines
founded
founder	Teio Akita
hq_location	Honkomagone
hq_location_city	Bunkyō, Tokyo
hq_location_country	Japan
key_people	Shigeru Higuchi (president)
num_employees	134
num_employees_year	2022
products	Published manga
website

Akita Publishing Co., Ltd. is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It was founded by Teio Akita in 1948. As of May 2023, the company's president is Shigeru Higuchi. 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.

Magazines

Male-oriented manga 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

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

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
Desir SP – 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

Other magazines

Family Computer Champion – defunct
J-TOON – Webtoons

References

link
link. [[The Asahi Shimbun Company]]
(18 January 2010). "2009 Japanese Manga Magazine Circulation Numbers". [[Anime News Network]].
"''Manga Cross''".
"Champion Jack".
link
link
link. [[The Asahi Shimbun Company]]
link. [[Agency for Cultural Affairs]]
(18 December 2019). "''Princess Gold'' Magazine Ends Publication in January After 40 Years".
"[Suspiria]".
(February 21, 2023). "Akita Shoten Launches New Webtoons Brand J-Toon".

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