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is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It was founded by Teio Akita in 1948. As of May 2023, the company's president is Shigeru Higuchi. 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''. Magazines Male-oriented manga magazines ''Shōnen'' magazines * – Bimonthly (the 12th of month) * – Monthly (the 6th of month) * – Weekly (each Thursday) * – Weekly web comics (Tuesday and Thursday) Defunct: * '' Bōken Ō'' - monthly from 1949 to 1983 * ''Manga Ō'' ''Seinen'' magazines * – Monthly (the 19th of month) * – Monthly (the 4th Tuesday of every month) * – Monthly (the 1st of every month) * – Semimonthly (each 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month) * – Semimonthly (each 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month) * – Bimonthly (the 3rd Monday of every month) Defunct ...
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Mystery Bonita
is a monthly Japanese '' shōjo'' magazine published by Akita Shoten on the sixth of each month. It was originally launched as a spin-off to the magazine ''Bonita'', which was later merged with ''Mystery Bonita'' in 1996. ''Mystery Bonita'' was initially envisioned to serialize darker serials compared to its parent magazine, featuring horror and mystery works. After the merge the magazine continued to have a focus on publishing mystery and supernatural stories. The magazine is known for publishing series from a variety of genres, as in addition to the prior genres it also publishes fantasy, historical, action, romance, and non-romance works. Serializations Current * '' Crystal Dragon'' by Yuuho Ashiba (1996–hiatus) * '' Bride of Deimos: Sai Shūshō'' by Etsuki Ikeda and Yuuho Ashiba (2007–hiatus) * ''Köln Shikei Odo'' by Yasuko Aoike (2018–present) * '' Musashi #9: Ghost & Gray'' by Miyuki Takahashi (2020–present) * '' Mirage of Blaze R'' by Mizuna Kuwabara and S ...
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Akita Shoten
is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It was founded by Teio Akita in 1948. As of May 2023, the company's president is Shigeru Higuchi. The company is known for publishing the manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Champion'', which serialized works such as Osamu Tezuka Osamu Tezuka (, born , ''Tezuka Osamu'', – 9 February 1989) was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist and animator. Considered to be among the greatest and most influential cartoonists of all time, his prolific output, pioneering techniques an ...'s '' Black Jack'', Keisuke Itagaki's '' Baki the Grappler'', and Shinji Mizushima's '' Dokaben''. Magazines Male-oriented manga magazines ''Shōnen'' magazines * – Bimonthly (the 12th of month) * – Monthly (the 6th of month) * – Weekly (each Thursday) * – Weekly web comics (Tuesday and Thursday) Defunct: * '' Bōken Ō'' - monthly from 1949 to 1983 * ''Manga Ō'' ''Seinen'' magazines * – Monthly (the 19th of month) * – ...
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Princess Gold
is a monthly Japanese manga magazine published by Akita Shoten. It launched in December 1974 and is released on the sixth of each month. It has inspired several spin-off publications, including ''Bessatsu Viva Princess'', renamed ''Viva Princess'' (1976–1990), ''Princess Gold'' (1979–2020); ''Bessatsu Princess'' (1990–1994); and ''Princess Gold''s own spin-off, ''Petit Princess'', launched in 2002 and published on the first of each month. Serializations Current * '' Crest of the Royal Family'' by Chieko Hosokawa (since 1976) *''Matsurika Kanriden: Koukyuu Nyokan, Kimagure Koutei ni Misomerare'' by Rinne Ishida and Waka Takase (Since 2018) *''Boukoku no Marguerite'' by Momo Sumomo (since 2018) * '' His Majesty the Demon King's Housekeeper'' by Mika Kajiyama and Saiko Wadori (since 2019) * '' Onmyōji, Abe no Seimei'' by Mitsuru Yūki and Arata Kawabata (since 2020) * '' Toki o Kakeru Sukeban Deka'' by Saori Muronaga (since 2021) * '' Re: Sukeban Deka'' by Ashibi Fukui ...
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Princess (magazine)
is a monthly Japanese manga magazine published by Akita Shoten. It launched in December 1974 and is released on the sixth of each month. It has inspired several spin-off publications, including ''Bessatsu Viva Princess'', renamed ''Viva Princess'' (1976–1990), ''Princess Gold'' (1979–2020); ''Bessatsu Princess'' (1990–1994); and ''Princess Gold''s own spin-off, ''Petit Princess'', launched in 2002 and published on the first of each month. Serializations Current * '' Crest of the Royal Family'' by Chieko Hosokawa (since 1976) *''Matsurika Kanriden: Koukyuu Nyokan, Kimagure Koutei ni Misomerare'' by Rinne Ishida and Waka Takase (Since 2018) *''Boukoku no Marguerite'' by Momo Sumomo (since 2018) * '' His Majesty the Demon King's Housekeeper'' by Mika Kajiyama and Saiko Wadori (since 2019) * '' Onmyōji, Abe no Seimei'' by Mitsuru Yūki and Arata Kawabata (since 2020) * '' Toki o Kakeru Sukeban Deka'' by Saori Muronaga (since 2021) * '' Re: Sukeban Deka'' by Ashibi Fuk ...
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Baki The Grappler
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Keisuke Itagaki. It was originally serialized in the ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Champion'' from 1991 to 1999 and collected into 42 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Akita Shoten. The story follows teenager Baki Hanma as he trains and tests his fighting skills against a variety of different opponents in deadly, no-rules hand-to-hand combat. The series was followed by five sequels in the same magazine; , which was serialized from 1999 to 2005 and collected into 31 volumes, , which was serialized from 2005 to 2012 and collected into 37 volumes, , which was serialized from 2014 to 2018 and collected into 22 volumes, a fifth series, also named but with Baki's name written in ''katakana'' instead of ''kanji'', serialized from 2018 to 2023 and collected into 17 volumes, and , serialized from 2023. A 45-minute original video animation (OVA) was released in 1994. A 24-episode anime aired on TV Tokyo between Janu ...
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Suspiria (magazine)
''Suspiria Mystery'' (サスペリアミステリー), formerly ''Suspiria'' (サスペリア) was a bimonthly horror and mystery manga magazine published by Akita Shoten. It was named after the 1977 horror film ''Suspiria''. It had a sister magazine ''Gakuen Mystery'' (学園ミステリー), published on the 20th of even-numbered months, and the special issues ''Horror Suspiria DX'' (ホラーサスペリアDX) and ''ZOKZOK'' (ゾクゾク). Manga serialized in Suspiria were originally published in the ''Horror Comics'' imprint, and later in the ''Suspiria Mystery Comics'' imprint. History The magazine was founded in 1987 as a special issue of ''Hitomi'' during a boom in horror magazines aimed at girls in Japan which was started by the magazine Gekkan Halloween. Although it was a horror magazine, its most popular works focused on the mystery and suspense angle, specially the popular ''Vampire Princess Miyu'' that attracted readers from outside the horror genre, these circum ...
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Champion Red Ichigo
is a monthly Japanese ''seinen'' manga magazine published on the 19th of each month by Akita Shoten since August 19, 2002 (cover date October 2002), initially published as a ''shōnen'' magazine. Since 2015, the magazine slogan is . was a special manga edition of ''Champion Red'' that ceased publication in 2014. Current serializations *'' Dead Tube'' () *'' Captain Harlock: Dimensional Voyage'' () *''Kenrantaru Grande Scène'' () *''Jinrouki Winvurga'' () *''Otome no Chigiri'' () *''Scarface'' *'' Shinju no Nectar'' () *'' Galaxy Express 999 Another Story: Ultimate Journey'' () *''Franken Fran Frantic'' () *'' Fuan no Tane*'' () *''Cyborg 009 BOOGPARTS DELETE'' () *''Succubus & Hitman'' (February 2020) *''Saint Seiya: Episode G Requiem'' () *'' Saint Seiya: Meiō Iden – Dark Wing'' () *''Misumi-san wa Misukasenai'' () *''Isekai no Hime to no Koi Bakuchi ni, Jinrui no Sonbō ga Kakkatemasu'' () *''Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō Memories'' () *'' Saint Seiya: Rerise of Poseidon' ...
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Champion Red
is a monthly Japanese ''seinen'' manga magazine published on the 19th of each month by Akita Shoten since August 19, 2002 (cover date The cover date of a periodical publication is the date displayed on the cover, which is not necessarily the true date of publication (the on-sale date or release date); later cover dates are common in magazine and comic book publishing. More unusu ... October 2002), initially published as a ''shōnen'' magazine. Since 2015, the magazine slogan is . was a special manga edition of ''Champion Red'' that ceased publication in 2014. Current serializations *'' Dead Tube'' () *'' Captain Harlock: Dimensional Voyage'' () *''Kenrantaru Grande Scène'' () *''Jinrouki Winvurga'' () *''Otome no Chigiri'' () *''Scarface'' *'' Shinju no Nectar'' () *'' Galaxy Express 999 Another Story: Ultimate Journey'' () *''Franken Fran Frantic'' () *'' Fuan no Tane*'' () *''Cyborg 009 BOOGPARTS DELETE'' () *''Succubus & Hitman'' (February 2020) *''Saint Seiya: Episod ...
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Kabushiki Gaisha
A or ''kabushiki kaisha'', commonly abbreviated K.K. or KK, is a type of defined under the Companies Act of Japan. The term is often translated as "stock company", "joint-stock company" or "stock corporation". The term ''kabushiki gaisha'' in Japan refers to any joint-stock company regardless of country of origin or incorporation; however, outside Japan the term refers specifically to joint-stock companies incorporated in Japan. Usage in language In Latin script, ''kabushiki kaisha'', with a , is often used, but the original Japanese pronunciation is ''kabushiki gaisha'', with a , owing to ''rendaku''. A ''kabushiki gaisha'' must include "" in its name (Article 6, paragraph 2 of the Companies Act). In a company name, "" can be used as a prefix (e.g. , ''Dentsu, kabushiki gaisha Dentsū'', a style called , ''mae-kabu'') or as a suffix (e.g. , ''Toyota, Toyota Jidōsha kabushiki gaisha'', a style called , ''ato-kabu''). Many Japanese companies translate the phrase "" in their ...
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Bōken Ō
''Bōken Ō'' (冒険王, "Adventure King") was a monthly magazine for youth published by Akita Shoten between 1949 and 1983. It was among the first generation of children's comic magazines after World War II in Japan and was initially focused on publishing illustrated prose and emonogatari and then shifted to manga. History The magazine was initially founded under the title ''Shōnen Shōjo Bōkenō'' (少年少女冒険王) and was eventually renamed ''Bōken Ō''. Nobumichi Akutsu acted as chief editor of the magazine for decades and worked extensively with Osamu Tezuka. The magazine initially published some of the biggest hits of emonogatari during its peak, among them the science fiction series ''Sabaku no Maō'' by Tetsuji Fukushima. The magazine's editor gave Fukushima American comics as a reference for the series. In the early 1950s, it shifted more and more towards manga. The judo manga ''Igaguri-kun'' by Eiichi Fukui, serialized between 1952 and 1954, became the t ...
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Comic Book Publishing Companies In Tokyo
a medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence of panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, captions, and onomatopoeia can indicate dialogue, narration, sound effects, or other information. There is no consensus among theorists and historians on a definition of comics; some emphasize the combination of images and text, some sequentiality or other image relations, and others historical aspects such as mass reproduction or the use of recurring characters. Cartooning and other forms of illustration are the most common means of image-making in comics. Photo comics is a form that uses photographic images. Common forms include comic strips, editorial and gag cartoons, and comic books. Since the late 20th century, bound volumes such as graphic novels, and comic albums, have become increasingly common, along with webcomics as well as scientific/medical comics. The history ...
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Book Publishing Companies In Tokyo
A book is a structured presentation of recorded information, primarily verbal and graphical, through a medium. Originally physical, electronic books and audiobooks are now existent. Physical books are objects that contain printed material, mostly of writing and images. Modern books are typically composed of many pages bound together and protected by a cover, what is known as the ''codex'' format; older formats include the scroll and the tablet. As a conceptual object, a ''book'' often refers to a written work of substantial length by one or more authors, which may also be distributed digitally as an electronic book (ebook). These kinds of works can be broadly classified into fiction (containing invented content, often narratives) and non-fiction (containing content intended as factual truth). But a physical book may not contain a written work: for example, it may contain ''only'' drawings, engravings, photographs, sheet music, puzzles, or removable content like paper dolls ...
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