Akita Shoten

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Akita Publishing Co., Ltd.
Native name
株式会社秋田書店
Kabushiki-gaisha Akita Shoten
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryManga, magazines
FoundedAugust 10, 1948; 75 years ago (1948-08-10)
FounderTeio Akita
Headquarters,
Key people
Shigeru Higuchi (president)
ProductsPublished manga
Number of employees
134[1] (2022)
Websiteakitashoten.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

Male-oriented manga magazines

Shōnen magazines

Defunct:

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

Seinen magazines

  • 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)

Female-oriented manga magazines

  • 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:

Other magazines

  • Family Computer Champion (ファミコンチャンピオン, Famikon Chanpion) – defunct
  • J-TOONWebtoons[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c 企業情報 [Company Profile]. Akita Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  2. The Asahi Shimbun Company
    . Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  3. ^ Loo, Egan (18 January 2010). "2009 Japanese Manga Magazine Circulation Numbers". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Manga Cross". MangaCross.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  5. ^ 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). ...
  6. ^ プチプリンセス. Akita Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  7. The Asahi Shimbun Company
    . Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  8. ^ for Mrs.スペシャル. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  9. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (18 December 2019). "Princess Gold Magazine Ends Publication in January After 40 Years". Anime News Network. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  10. ^ "[Suspiria]". Anime News Network. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Akita Shoten Launches New Webtoons Brand J-Toon". Anime News Network. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.

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