Akita Shoten

Akita Publishing Co., Ltd.
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	Headquarters in 2006
Native name	株式会社秋田書店
Romanized name	Kabushiki-gaisha Akita Shoten
Company type	Kabushiki gaisha
Industry	Manga, magazines
Founded	August 10, 1948; 76 years ago
Founder	Teio Akita
Headquarters	Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Shigeru Higuchi (president)
Products	Published manga
Number of employees	134 (2022)
Website	akitashoten.co.jp

Akita Publishing Co., Ltd. (株式会社秋田書店, Kabushiki-gaisha Akita Shoten) is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It was founded by Teio Akita in 1948.^[1]^[2] As of May 2023, the company's president is Shigeru Higuchi.^[1] 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

Bessatsu Shōnen Champion (別冊少年チャンピオン, Bessatsu Shōnen Chanpion) – Bimonthly (the 12th of month)
Monthly Shōnen Champion (月刊少年チャンピオン, Gekkan Shōnen Chanpion) – Monthly (the 6th of month)
Weekly Shōnen Champion (週刊少年チャンピオン, Shūkan Shōnen Chanpion)^[3] – Weekly (each Thursday)
Manga Cross (マンガクロス, Mangakurosu) – Weekly web comics (Tuesday and Thursday)^[4]

Defunct:

Champion Red (チャンピオンレッド, Chanpion Reddo) – Monthly (the 19th of month)
Dokodemo Young Champion (どこでもヤングチャンピオン, Dokodemo Yangu Chanpion) – Monthly (the 4th Tuesday of every month)
Golf Comic (ゴルフコミック, Gorufu Komikku) – Monthly (the 1st of every month)
Play Comic (プレイコミック, Purei Comikku) – Semimonthly (each 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month)
Young Champion (ヤングチャンピオン, Yangu Chanpion) – Semimonthly (each 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month)
Young Champion Retsu (ヤングチャンピオン烈, Yangu Chanpion Retsu) – Bimonthly (the 3rd Monday of every month)

Defunct:

Champion Red Ichigo (チャンピオンレッドいちご, Chanpion Reddo Ichigo) – Bimonthly (the 5th of month)

Princess (プリンセス, Purinsesu) – Monthly (the sixth of every month)^[5]
Petit Princess (プチプリンセス, Puchi Purinsesu) – Monthly (the first of every month, digital only)^[6]
Mystery Bonita (ミステリーボニータ, Misutarī Bonīta) – the sixth of every month
Elegance Eve (エレガンスイブ, Eregansu Ibu) – the twenty-sixth of every month
For Mrs. (フォアミセス, Foa Misesu) – Monthly (the third of every month)^[7]
For Mrs. Special (フォアミセススペシャル, Foa Misesu Supesharu) – Quarterly^[8]
Love MAX (恋愛 MAX, Rabu Makkusu) – the sixth of every odd month
Love Cherry Pink (恋愛チェリーピンク, Rabu Cherī Pinku) – the sixth of every even month
Desir SP (デジールSP, Dejīru Supesharu) – the twenty-eighth of every even month

Defunct:

Princess Gold (プリンセスゴールド, Purinsesu Gōrudo)^[9]
Suspiria Mystery (サスペリアミステリー, Sasuperia Misutarī) – the twenty-fourth of every odd month^[10]
Hitomi (ひとみ)

^ ^a ^b ^c 企業情報 [Company Profile]. Akita Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 June 2023.
^ 秋田書店 [Akita Shoten]. Kotobank (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
^ Loo, Egan (18 January 2010). "2009 Japanese Manga Magazine Circulation Numbers". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
^ "Manga Cross". MangaCross.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 September 2020.
^ 虫ん坊 2013年4月号 (133). Tezuka Osamu Official (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 September 2020. About Monthly Princess: Akita Shoten's flagship shōjo manga magazine for middle and high school girls, which has been running since 1974! Released on the sixth of each month, with a special list price of 540 yen (tax included). ...
^ プチプリンセス. Akita Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 September 2020.
^ フォアミセス. Kotobank (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
^ for Mrs.スペシャル. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (18 December 2019). "Princess Gold Magazine Ends Publication in January After 40 Years". Anime News Network. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
^ "[Suspiria]". Anime News Network. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^ "Akita Shoten Launches New Webtoons Brand J-Toon". Anime News Network. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.