- Many of his manga featured supporting characters who ended up becoming more popular and more associated with their series than the main character, such as Papa ("Tensai Bakabon"), Iyami and Chibita ("Osomatsu-kun"), and Nyarome ("Moretsu Ataro").
- In 1965, Akatsuka established his own company Fujio Productions Ltd.
- He cited comic book artist-writer Osamu Tezuka, silent-film comedian Buster Keaton and MAD Magazine as an influence on his work.
- Considered a pioneer of comedy manga. He influenced the creation of the Akatsuka Prize, formed in 1974 to commemorate writers of comedy manga.
- He started his career as a "shojo" (romance) writer, but in 1958 his comedy comic "Nama-chan" became a hit, so he switched to comedy.
- In 2000, he drew manga in braille for the blind.
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