Akita Shoten
Akita Publishing Co., Ltd. (株式会社秋田書店, Kabushiki-gaisha Akita Shoten) is a Japanese publishing company established on 10 August 1948 in Chiyoda, Tokyo. Its main editorial target has always been teenagers (shōnen and shōjo), and it currently publishes mostly manga. The current president is Sadami Akita.
Magazines
Male-oriented manga magazines
Weekly Shōnen Champion (週刊少年チャンピオン, Shūkan Shōnen Chanpion) – each Thursday
Bessatsu Shōnen Champion (別冊少年チャンピオン, Bessatsu Shōnen Champion) – the twelfth of each month
Monthly Shōnen Champion (月刊少年チャンピオン, Gekkan Shōnen Chanpion) – the sixth of each month
Champion Red (チャンピオンRED, Chanpion Reddo) – the nineteenth of each month
Champion Red Ichigo (チャンピオンREDいちご, Chanpion Reddo Ichigo) – the fifth of every even month
Young Champion (ヤングチャンピオン, Yangu Chanpion) - each second and fourth Tuesday of the month
Young Champion Retsu (ヤングチャンピオン烈, Yangu Chanpion Retsu) - the third Monday of every even month
Play Comic (プレイコミック, Purei Comikku) - each second and fourth Thursday of the month