| 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. Logo | |
Native name | 株式会社秋田書店 |
|---|---|
Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Akita Shoten |
| Type | Kabushiki gaisha |
| Industry | Manga, magazines |
| Founded | August 10, 1948 |
| Founder | Teio Akita |
| Headquarters | Chiyoda, Tokyo , |
Key people | Shigeru Higuchi (president) |
| Products | Published manga |
| Website | akitashoten |
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 on 10 August 1948.[1][2] Its main editorial target has always been teenagers (shōnen and shōjo), and it currently publishes mostly manga.[citation needed] As of 2020, the company's president is Shigeru Higuchi.[1]
Magazines[]
Male-oriented manga magazines[]
Shōnen magazines[]
- Bessatsu Shōnen Champion (別冊少年チャンピオン, Bessatsu Shōnen Chanpion) – Bimonthly (the 12th of month)
- Champion Red (チャンピオンレッド, Chanpion Reddo) – Monthly (the 19th 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]
Seinen magazines[]
- Champion Red Ichigo (チャンピオンレッドいちご, Chanpion Reddo Ichigo) – Bimonthly (the 5th of month), defunct
- 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 month)
Female-oriented manga magazines[]
- Princess (プリンセス, Purinsesu) – Monthly (the sixth of every month)[5]
- Princess Gold (プリンセスゴールド, Purinsesu Gōrudo) – defunct[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
- Suspiria Mystery (サスペリアミステリー, Sasuperia Misutarī) – the twenty-fourth of every odd 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
- Hitomi (ひとみ) – defunct
Other magazines[]
- Family Computer Champion (ファミコンチャンピオン, Famikon Chanpion) – defunct
- Bōken'ō (冒険王) – defunct[10]
See also[]
- List of manga published by Akita Shoten
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 企業情報 [Company Profile]. Akita Shoten . Retrieved 20 September 2020.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 秋田書店 [Akita Shoten]. Kotobank . The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Loo, Egan (18 January 2010). "2009 Japanese Manga Magazine Circulation Numbers". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Manga Cross". MangaCross.jp . Retrieved 20 September 2020.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 虫ん坊 2013年4月号 (133). Tezuka Osamu Official . 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). ...
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (18 December 2019). "Princess Gold Magazine Ends Publication in January After 40 Years". Anime News Network. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ プチプリンセス. Akita Shoten . Retrieved 20 September 2020.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ フォアミセス. Kotobank . The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ for Mrs.スペシャル. Media Arts Database . Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Tezuka, Osamu (2012). Dororo (Omnibusition ; second Americanition ed.). Vertical, Inc. ISBN 978-1-935654-32-2.
External links[]
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Akita Shoten at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
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