Akita Shoten Explained
| 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 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. |
| Type: | Kabushiki gaisha |
| Industry: | Manga, magazines |
| Founder: | Teio Akita |
| Hq Location City: | Chiyoda, Tokyo |
| Hq Location Country: | Japan |
| Key People: | Shigeru Higuchi (president) |
| Num Employees: | 134 |
| Num Employees Year: | 2022 |
| Products: | Published manga |
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. 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
- – Bimonthly (the 12th of month)
- – Monthly (the 6th of month)
- [3] – Weekly (each Thursday)
- – Weekly web comics (Tuesday and Thursday)[4]
Defunct:
- Bōken Ō - monthly from 1949 to 1983
- Manga Ō
Seinen magazines
- – Monthly (the 19th of month)
- – Monthly (the 4th Tuesday of every month)
- – Monthly (the 1st of every month)
- – Semimonthly (each 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month)
- – Semimonthly (each 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month)
- – Bimonthly (the 3rd Monday of every month)
Defunct:
- – Bimonthly (the 5th of month)
Female-oriented manga magazines
- – Monthly (the sixth of every month)[5]
- – Monthly (the first of every month, digital only)[6]
- – the sixth of every month
- – the twenty-sixth of every month
- – Monthly (the third of every month)[7]
- – Quarterly[8]
- – the sixth of every odd month
- – the sixth of every even month
- – the twenty-eighth of every even month
Defunct:
- [9]
- – the twenty-fourth of every odd month[10]
Other magazines
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: ja:企業情報 . Company Profile . https://www.akitashoten.co.jp/company . Akita Shoten . 23 June 2023 . ja.
- Web site: ja:秋田書店 . Akita Shoten . https://kotobank.jp/word/%E7%A7%8B%E7%94%B0%E6%9B%B8%E5%BA%97-1453591 . Kotobank . . 23 June 2023 . ja.
- Web site: 2009 Japanese Manga Magazine Circulation Numbers. Loo. Egan. 18 January 2010. 2 August 2014. Anime News Network.
- Web site: Manga Cross . MangaCross.jp . 20 September 2020 . ja.
- Web site: ja:虫ん坊 2013年4月号 (133) . https://tezukaosamu.net/jp/mushi/201304/special1.html . Tezuka Osamu Official . 20 September 2020 . ja . 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). ....
- Web site: ja:プチプリンセス . https://www.akitashoten.co.jp/petitprincess . Akita Shoten . 20 September 2020 . ja.
- Web site: ja:フォアミセス . https://kotobank.jp/word/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%82%A2%E3%83%9F%E3%82%BB%E3%82%B9-734427 . Kotobank . . 20 September 2020 . ja.
- Web site: ja:for Mrs.スペシャル . https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/C119865 . Media Arts Database . . 20 September 2020 . ja.
- Web site: Pineda . Rafael Antonio . Princess Gold Magazine Ends Publication in January After 40 Years . . 20 September 2020 . 18 December 2019.
- Web site: [Suspiria] ]. Anime News Network . 8 August 2023.
- Web site: Akita Shoten Launches New Webtoons Brand J-Toon. Anime News Network. February 21, 2023. February 21, 2023.
