Akita Shoten

Akita Publishing Co., Ltd. (株式会社秋田書店) is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It was founded by Teio Akita in 1948. 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.

Shōnen magazines
Defunct:
 * Bessatsu Shōnen Champion (別冊少年チャンピオン) – Bimonthly (the 12th of month)
 * Monthly Shōnen Champion (月刊少年チャンピオン) – Monthly (the 6th of month)
 * Weekly Shōnen Champion (週刊少年チャンピオン) – Weekly (each Thursday)
 * Manga Cross (マンガクロス) – Weekly web comics (Tuesday and Thursday)


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

Seinen magazines

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

Defunct:
 * Champion Red Ichigo (チャンピオンレッドいちご) – Bimonthly (the 5th of month)

Female-oriented manga magazines

 * Princess (プリンセス) – Monthly (the sixth of every month)
 * Petit Princess (プチプリンセス) – Monthly (the first of every month, digital only)
 * Mystery Bonita (ミステリーボニータ) – the sixth of every month
 * Elegance Eve (エレガンスイブ) – the twenty-sixth of every month
 * For Mrs. (フォアミセス) – Monthly (the third of every month)
 * For Mrs. Special (フォアミセススペシャル) – Quarterly
 * Love MAX (恋愛 MAX) – the sixth of every odd month
 * Love Cherry Pink (恋愛チェリーピンク) – the sixth of every even month
 * Desir SP (デジールSP) – the twenty-eighth of every even month

Defunct:
 * Princess Gold (プリンセスゴールド)
 * Suspiria Mystery (サスペリアミステリー) – the twenty-fourth of every odd month
 * Hitomi (ひとみ)

Other magazines

 * Family Computer Champion (ファミコンチャンピオン) – defunct
 * J-TOON – Webtoons