Akita Publishing Co., Ltd.

Headquarters inBunkyō, Tokyo
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; 77 years ago (1948-08-10)
Founder	Teio Akita
Headquarters	Honkomagone, Bunkyō,Tokyo , Japan
Key people	Shigeru Higuchi (president)
Products	Published manga
Number of employees	134[1] (2022)
Website	akitashoten.co.jp

Akita Publishing Co., Ltd. (株式会社秋田書店,Kabushiki-gaisha Akita Shoten) is a Japanesepublishing company headquartered inChiyoda, 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 themanga magazineWeekly Shōnen Champion, which serialized works such asOsamu Tezuka'sBlack Jack,Keisuke Itagaki'sBaki the Grappler, andShinji Mizushima'sDokaben.

• 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:

• Bōken Ō - monthly from 1949 to 1983
• Manga Ō

• 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)
• Champion Jack (チャンピオンジャック,Chanpion Jakku)^[5]

• Princess (プリンセス,Purinsesu) – Monthly (the sixth of every month)^[6]
• Petit Princess (プチプリンセス,Puchi Purinsesu) – Monthly (the first of every month, digital only)^[7]
• 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)^[8]
• For Mrs. Special (フォアミセススペシャル,Foa Misesu Supesharu) – Quarterly^[9]
• 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:

• 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 asDeluxe Bonita,Bonita Eve,Let's Bonita,Candle,Fushigi Mystery, andMystery Bonita)
• Princess Gold (プリンセスゴールド,Purinsesu Gōrudo)^[10]
• Suspiria Mystery (サスペリアミステリー,Sasuperia Misutarī) – the twenty-fourth of every odd month^[11]
• Hitomi (ひとみ)

• Family Computer Champion (ファミコンチャンピオン,Famikon Chanpion) – defunct
• J-TOON –Webtoons^[12]

• List of manga published by Akita Shoten

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