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Akita Shoten

Logo: AKITA PUBLISHING CO.,LTD., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Japanese publishing company

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. As of May 2023, the company's president is Tokuji Yamaguchi.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Aug 10, 1948Founded1

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Photo: Kamemaru2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

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. As of May 2023, the company's president is Tokuji Yamaguchi. 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.2

Corporate structure

Akita Shoten sits at the top of its group. 4 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Akita Shoten Hon-Komagome
    • Shōnen Champion Comics Subsidiary
    • Young Champion Retsu Comics Subsidiary
    • Manga Cross Subsidiary · Japan
    • Akita Bunko Owned · Japan
    • Champion Cross Owned · Japan
    • Champion Red Comics Owned · Japan
    • Princess Comics Owned · Japan
    • Young Champion Comics Owned · Japan

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Akita Shoten reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Founded by Teio Akita on Aug 10, 1948.1

Leadership

Who has led Akita Shoten, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • manga

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Manga Cross

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Aug 10, 1948Founded Founded1

Sources

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