The facts
Country
Japan
Founded
1948-08-10
Headquarters
Chiyoda, Tokyo (temporary office in Honkomagome, Bunkyō since Jan 2025)
About Akita Shoten
Akita Shoten is a Japanese publishing company founded by Teio Akita in 1948 and headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. Since January 2025, while its head office building is renovated, it has worked from a temporary headquarters in Honkomagome, Bunkyō.
The company is best known for Weekly Shōnen Champion, which serialized Osamu Tezuka's Black Jack, Keisuke Itagaki's Baki the Grappler and Shinji Mizushima's Dokaben. Its current magazines also include Monthly Shōnen Champion, Bessatsu Shōnen Champion, the web magazine Manga Cross and the seinen title Champion Red.
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