Akita Shoten is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It was founded by Teio Akita on 10 August 1948. As of 2020, the company's president is Shigeru Higuchi. Magazines Male-oriented manga magazines ''Shōnen'' magazines * – Bimo ...

is a Japanese publishing company, which has published several manga series in their magazines.

1960s

1969

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The Abashiri Family is a Japanese manga series created by Go Nagai that originally ran in the magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Champion''. Some of its characters returned with different names as part of other series, such as ''Cutie Honey'', ''UFO Robot Grendizer'' a ...

'' *'' The Crater'' *''

Dororo is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga artist Osamu Tezuka. Tezuka's childhood memory of his friends pronouncing as ''dororo'' inspired the title of the series. ''Dororo'' was first serialized in Shogakukan's ''W ...

1970s

1970

*'' Sensuikan Super Nine Nine''

1971

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Babel II is a Japanese 1971 manga series by Mitsuteru Yokoyama. It was translated into an animated format in 1973 as a television series, in 1992 as an original video animation series and in 2001 as a thirteen-episode television series. Yokoyama' ...

1972

*'' Dokaben'' *''

Gun Frontier is a 1972 manga by Leiji Matsumoto.In Matsumoto's works, there have been planets with towns modelled somewhat after the Wild West. In ''Galaxy Express 999'', one of them is called Gun Frontier. Another such planet appears in ''Cosmo Warrio ...

1973

*'' Black Jack'' *''

Cutie Honey is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai. First appearing in ''Weekly Shōnen Champions 41st issue of 1973, the series ran until April 1974. It follows an android girl named Honey Kisaragi, who trans ...

1974

*'' Cosmoship Yamato''

1975

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Bride of Deimos is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written by Etsuko Ikeda and illustrated by Yuuho Ashibe. It premiered in ''Princess'' magazine in December 1974, later moving to ''Viva Princess'', where it ran until the magazine became defunct with ...

'' *'' Eko Eko Azarak'' *''

Grendizer , known as '' Grandizer'' in the United States, is a Japanese Super Robot anime television series and manga created by manga artist Go Nagai. It is the third entry in the ''Mazinger'' series, however it is non-canon due to '' Mazinger Z: ...

'' *'' Uchu Enban Daisenso''

1976

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Crest of the Royal Family is a shōjo manga by Chieko Hosokawa. It has run in the monthly magazine ''Princess'' since 1976. In 1991, it received the 36th Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo. As of 2015, the collected volumes had sold 40 million copies in Japan, making ...

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From Eroica with Love is a shōjo manga, ''shōjo'' manga by Yasuko Aoike which originally began publication in 1976 by Akita Shoten. The series ran irregularly in the Japanese anthology magazine ''Viva Princess'' from December 1976 to April 1979, then moved to t ...

1977

*'' His Name Is 101'' *''

Space Pirate Captain Harlock is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Leiji Matsumoto. It was serialized in ''Play Comic'' from 1977 to 1979, with the chapters collected into five ''tankōbon'' volumes by Akita Shoten. The series follows the titular Capt ...

1979

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The Book of Human Insects is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. It is about Toshiko Tomura, the "Woman of Talent", who is able to leech the abilities out of people, constantly reinventing herself. The manga was originally serialized in ...

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Mobile Suit Gundam , also known as ''First Gundam'', ''Gundam 0079'' or simply ''Gundam '79'', is an anime television series, produced and animated by Nippon Sunrise. Created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, it premiered in Japan on Nagoya Broadcastin ...

1980s

1981

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A, A Prime ''A, A Prime'' is a manga anthology of short stories written and illustrated by Moto Hagio. Originally spelled ''A, A′'', it was first published in November 1984 by Shogakukan and brings together three science fiction stories published betwe ...

1982

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Plawres Sanshiro is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Jirō Gyū. It was serialized in the Akita Shoten magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Champion'' from 1982 to 1985. An anime television series adaptation was broadcast from 1983 to 1984. Overview ...

1983

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Dai Kōshien is a Japanese baseball manga series written and illustrated by Shinji Mizushima. The original series was serialized in Akita Shoten's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Champion'' from April 24, 1972 to March 27, 1981, but it w ...

1987

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Lady!! is a Japanese manga series written and illsutrated by Youko Hanabusa. It was published by Akita Shoten in the ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Hitomi Comics'' from 1987 to 1993 and collected in 12 tankoubon volumes. The manga series was ad ...

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Ogenki Clinic is a 1987 Seinen manga series by Haruka Inui which was originally published in ''Play Comic''. The manga was adapted into an anime OVA series. There was also a live-action version, ''Welcome to Ogenki Clinic''. The plotline revolves around ...

1988

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Darkside Blues is a manga series by Hideyuki Kikuchi. The story has been adapted into an anime film directed by Yoshimichi Furukawa. The film was originally licensed by Central Park Media and then later licensed by ADV Films. Storyline The story involves ...

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Vampire Princess Miyu is a Japanese horror manga series by Narumi Kakinouchi and Toshiki Hirano, as well as an anime adaptation by the same creators. The anime was originally presented in a 4-episode OVA (Original Video Animation) licensed by AnimEigo i ...

1990s

1990

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Crows The Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS) is a series of remote weapon stations used by the US military on its armored vehicles and ships. It allows weapon operators to engage targets without leaving the protection of their vehicle. ...

1991

*'' Baki the Grappler'' *'' Inochi no Utsuwa''

1992

*'' Samurai Legend''

1993

*'' Super Radical Gag Family''

1994

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Apocalypse Zero ''Apocalypse Zero'', known in Japan as , is a manga series written and illustrated by Takayuki Yamaguchi. It was serialized in Akita Shoten's '' Weekly Shōnen Champion'' from July 1994 to August 1996. The manga was adapted into a two epis ...

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Canon Canon or Canons may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Canon (fiction), the conceptual material accepted as official in a fictional universe by its fan base * Literary canon, an accepted body of works considered as high culture ** Western ca ...

1995

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A.I. Revolution is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuu Asami. It was serialized in ''Princess (magazine), Princess'' magazine from 1994 to June 2003. The final chapter of ''A.I. Revolution'' is listed in the table-of-contents of ''Princes ...

'' *'' Dokaben Professional Baseball''

1996

*'' Musashi Number 9''

1998

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Alien Nine is a Japanese manga series by Hitoshi Tomizawa, which was later adapted into an original video animation (OVA) series by J.C.Staff. The manga was serialized in Akita Shoten's ''Young Champion'' magazine, spanning 3 volumes. In 2003, Tomiz ...

1999

*'' Fire Candy'' *'' New Grappler Baki: In Search of Our Strongest Hero''

2000s

2000

*'' Battle Royale'' *'' By the Sword'' *''

Hanaukyo Maid Team is a Japanese manga series created by Morishige. ''Hanaukyo Maid Team'' is about a young boy, Taro Hanaukyo, who has inherited a vast family fortune and, more importantly, the hundreds of employees working at the family mansion. While dres ...

'' *'' Love Junkies'' *''

Nanaka 6/17 is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Yagami. The manga was published by Akita Shoten between 2000 and 2003 and the chapters collected into 12 ''tankōbon'' volumes. An anime television series adaptation animated by J.C. ...

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Three in Love is a ''shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Shioko Mizuki. It was originally serialized in Akita Shoten's ''Princess'' magazine between the March 2000 issue, and 6 June 2002. In December 2007, Go! Comi announced their license of ' ...

'' *'' With the Light''

2001

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Cantarella Cantarella was a poison allegedly used by the Borgias during the papacy of Pope Alexander VI. It may have been identical with arsenic Arsenic is a chemical element with the symbol As and atomic number 33. Arsenic occurs in many minerals, usu ...

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Dejiko's Champion Cup is a Japanese manga and anime series created by Koge-Donbo. The series follows a Catgirl (anime and manga), catgirl named Di Gi Charat "Dejiko" who was adopted as the mascot of Broccoli (company), Broccoli's retail chain sto ...

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Eiken Eiken may refer to: Places Norway * Eiken, Norway, a former municipality in the old Vest-Agder county * Eiken, Agder, a village in Hægebostad municipality in Agder county ** Eiken Church, a church in Hægebostad municipality in Agder county Swi ...

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Ikebukuro West Gate Park , usually referred to by its initials IWGP, is a series of urban mystery novels by Ira Ishida. It was adapted into a drama television series directed by Tsutsumi Yukihiko. The television drama then got a manga adaptation. An anime televis ...

'' *'' S-CRY-ed'' *''

Seven of Seven is an anime TV series created by Yasuhiro Imagawa (''Giant Robo'', ''G Gundam'') and produced by A.C.G.T. The TV series premiered January 10, 2002 on TV Tokyo and finished in run on June 27, 2002, totaling 25 episodes. A New Year's special ...

2002

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Bogle A bogle, boggle, or bogill is a Northumbrian''Rambles in Northumberland, and on the Scottish border ...'' by William Andrew Chatto, Chapman and Hall, 1835 and Scots term for a ghost or folkloric being,''The local historian's table book, of r ...

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Demon City Shinjuku is a novel by Hideyuki Kikuchi that was adapted into an original video animation (OVA) in 1988, directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri. The title has also been translated as ''Hell City Shinjuku'' and ''Monster City''. It was also released as two man ...

'' *'' Hungry Heart: Wild Striker'' *''

Koi Koi Seven is a Japanese manga series created by Morishige. The story features a fighting squad of six girls ( Koi Koi Seven) belonging to the Gokō Academy who fight daily to protect the Earth's peace and future, as well as the hopeless Tanaka Tetsuro. ...

'' *'' No Bra'' *'' Noodle Fighter Miki'' *'' Original! Super Radical Gag Family'' *''

Saint Seiya Episode.G , also known as ''Knights of the Zodiac: Episode.G'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Megumu Okada. A spin-off of the manga series ''Saint Seiya'' by Masami Kurumada, it first started being serialized in the monthly ...

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Worst The Worst or Worst may refer to: * ''The Worst'', a 1997 album by Sarcófago, or its title track * ''The Worst'', a 2000 album by Tech N9ne, or its title track * ''The Worst'', a 2004 EP by Lower Class Brats, or its title track * "The Worst" (On ...

'' *'' X-Day''

2003

*'' Alien 9 Emulators'' *'' Battle Royale II: Blitz Royale'' *'' Crossroad'' *'' Fūma no Kojirō: Yagyū Ansatsuchō'' *'' Gaki Rock'' *'' The Knockout Makers'' *''

Princess Tutu is a Japanese magical girl anime series created by illustrator and animator Ikuko Itoh. Inspired by ballet and fairy tales, particularly '' The Ugly Duckling'' and ''Swan Lake'', the story follows a duck who is transformed into the mythical ...

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Shigurui is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takayuki Yamaguchi, based on the first chapter of the novel ''Suruga-jō Gozen Jiai'' by Norio Nanjō. An anime television adaptation, aired on Wowow from July to October 2007. The seri ...

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Tenshi Ja Nai!! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takako Shigematsu. It was serialized in ''Princess'' magazine from February 2003 to May 2006 and published in eight volumes by Akita Shoten. In North America, the manga was published by ...

2004

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After School Nightmare is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Setona Mizushiro. It was serialized from 2004 to 2007 in the manga magazine ''Princess'' and collected in ten volumes. It was licensed in North America by Go! Comi, with all volumes a ...

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'' *'' Dokaben Superstars'' *''

Fuan no Tane is a Japanese horror manga series written and illustrated by Masaaki Nakayama. It was adapted into a live-action film released in July 2013. Cast * Anna Ishibashi *Kenta Suga *Kōdai Asaka *Kanji Tsuda *Shimako Iwai is a Japanese writer ...

'' *'' Junk: Record of the Last Hero'' *''

My-HiME is a Japanese anime series, created by Sunrise. Directed by Masakazu Obara and written by Hiroyuki Yoshino, it premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo from September 2004 to March 2005. The series focuses on the lives of HiMEs—girls with the capa ...

'' *'' Oyayubihime Infinity'' *'' Ray the Animation''

2005

*'' Baki: Son of Ogre'' *'' Black Jack: the Dark Surgeon'' *''

Crown A crown is a traditional form of head adornment, or hat, worn by monarchs as a symbol of their power and dignity. A crown is often, by extension, a symbol of the monarch's government or items endorsed by it. The word itself is used, partic ...

'' *'' Densha Otoko: The Story of a Train Man Who Fell in Love With A Girl'' *''

My-Otome is an anime series created by Sunrise. Directed by Masakazu Obara and written by Hiroyuki Yoshino, it is a spinoff of '' My-HiME'' anime series and as such ''My-Otome'' takes place in a new setting with new main characters. The series ori ...

'' *'' Train Man: Go, Poison Man!'' *''

Squid Girl ''Squid Girl'', known in Japan as with the subtitle ''The invader comes from the bottom of the sea!'', is a Japanese manga series by Masahiro Anbe, which was serialized in Akita Shoten's '' Weekly Shōnen Champion'' between July 2007 and F ...

2006

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Cat Paradise is a fantasy action manga written and illustrated by Yuji Iwahara. It was serialized in the monthly ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Champion Red'' from June 2006 to December 2008. Chapters were collected by Akita Shoten in five ''tankōbon'' volum ...

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Franken Fran is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Katsuhisa Kigitsu.Champion Red. ''「木々津克久先生にインタビュー！！」'' January 2011. 年1月号、610頁. ''Japanese language'' It was serialized in ''Champion Red'' from ...

'' *'' KimiKiss: Sweet lips'' *''

Mitsudomoe , commonly translated as "comma", is a comma-like swirl symbol used in Japanese (roughly equivalent to a heraldic badge or charge in European heraldry). It closely resembles the usual form of a . The appears in many designs with various use ...

'' *'' Muteki Kanban Musume N'' *''

The Qwaser of Stigmata is a Japanese manga series authored by Hiroyuki Yoshino featuring art by Kenetsu Satō. The series is notable for its violence, fan service, and the use of vital energy coming from women's breasts (referred to as ''Soma'') as a central plo ...

'' *'' Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas'' *'' Saint Seiya: Next Dimension'' *'' Samurai Harem: Asu no Yoichi'' *'' Shinobi Life'' *'' Sundome''

2007

*'' Blue Drop: Maiorita Tenshi'' *'' Blue Drop: Tenshi no Bokura'' *'' Blue Drop: Tenshi no Itazura'' *''

El Cazador de la Bruja is an anime television series directed by Kōichi Mashimo and animated by Bee Train studio. It is a spiritual successor of '' Noir'' and '' Madlax'' and the final installment of Bee Train's "girls-with-guns" trilogy. The series was aired on T ...

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Doki Doki Majo Shinpan! is a video game developed by SNK Playmore for Nintendo DS. The player assumes the role of a junior high school student who is asked by an angel to locate a witch that has snuck into his school. In order to find the witch, he must search the su ...

'' *'' Fuan no Tane Plus'' *''

Nekogami Yaoyorozu , also known as ''Cat God'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Flipflops about a cat goddess that lives in an antique shop. An anime television adaptation by AIC PLUS+ aired in Japan between July and September 2011 and has ...

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'' *'' Volume 0: Aiolos''

2008

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Aki Sora is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masahiro Itosugi. It was first published in September 2007 by Akita Shoten. It started serialization in the ninth volume and was concluded in Volume 25 of Akita Shoten's ''seinen'' manga ...

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Black Rose Alice is a Japanese fantasy romance manga series written and illustrated by Setona Mizushiro. It was serialized in Akita Shoten's ''Princess'' magazine from 2008 to 2011, after which the manga was put on hold for eight years. Mizushiro resumed s ...

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Demon King Daimao , also known as ''Demon King Daimao'', is a Japanese light novel series written by Shōtarō Mizuki and illustrated by Souichi Itō, published by Hobby Japan under their HJ Bunko imprint. The first volume was published on February 1, 2008, an ...

'' *''Rescue Me!'' *''

Yowamushi Pedal is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Wataru Watanabe. It began serialization in the 12th issue of Akita Shoten’s ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Champion'' in 2008, and as of October 2022, the ser ...

2009

*'' Hana no Zubora-Meshi''

2010s

2010

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Always! Super Radical Gag Family is a Japanese manga series by Kenji Hamaoka. An anime adaptation by Studio Deen aired on Tokyo Broadcasting System in 1998. A second anime adaptation was announced on 2014's 10th issue of Akita Shoten's Weekly Shonen Champion on January ...

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Ibitsu is a Japanese manga Manga ( Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese ...

'' *'' Sugarless''

2011

*'' Maoyū Maō Yūsha: Oka no Mukō e'' *'' Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas - Anecdotes''

2012

*'' Dokaben Dream Tournament'' *''

Magical Girl Apocalypse ''Magical Girl Apocalypse'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese action- horror magical girl '' shōnen'' manga series written and illustrated by Kentarō Satō. It began publication in July 2012 in the manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Champion'' ...

2013

*'' Le Fruit de la Grisaia: Sanctuary Fellows'' *'' Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō''

2014

*'' Saint Seiya Episode.G: Assassin'' *'' Shounen Princess: Putri Harimau Naoko'' *'' The Way of Baki''

2015

*'' The House in Fata Morgana: Anata no Hitomi o Tozasu Monogatari''

2016

* ''Beast Complex'' * ''

Beastars ''Beastars'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Paru Itagaki. It was serialized in Akita Shoten's ''Weekly Shōnen Champion'' from September 2016 to October 2020, with its chapters collected in 22 '' ...

Unsorted

*'' The Devil of the Earth'' *'' Ikebukuro West Gate Park R''

References

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