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Native name | 株式会社秋田書店 |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Akita Shoten |
| Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
| Industry | Manga, magazines |
| Founded | August 10, 1948 |
| Founder | Teio Akita |
| Headquarters | , Japan |
Key people | Shigeru Higuchi (president) |
| Products | Published manga |
Number of employees | 134[1] (2022) |
| 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 in 1948.[1][2] As of May 2023, the company's president is Shigeru Higuchi.[1] 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.