Akita Shoten
Founded in 1948, Akita Shoten publishes Weekly Shōnen Champion, one of the long-running shōnen weeklies, alongside Princess and other shoujo magazines. Home to Black Jack, Baki and many veteran shōnen series.
211
Total series
767.8M
Total copies
22
Magazines
58
Active series
Market share by demographic
How Akita Shoten's manga circulation splits across demographics.
Shonen
591.1M
77.3%
Shojo
91.9M
12%
Seinen
72.6M
9.5%
Josei
9.3M
1.2%
New volume releases
New manga volumes tracked for Akita Shoten, by year.
Sales evolution
Total yearly manga sales across all available years.
Manga
Top 10 historic — total circulation
| # | Series | Status | Total copies |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baki | Finished | 100M |
| 2 | Super Radical Gag Family | Finished | 51M |
| 3 | Dokaben | Finished | 48M |
| 4 | Crows | Finished | 46M |
| 5 | Black Jack | Finished | 45.6M |
| 6 | Crest of the Royal Family | Ongoing | 40M |
| 7 | Dokaben: Pro Yakyuu-hen | Finished | 37.2M |
| 8 | Maji! | Finished | 35M |
| 9 | Worst | Finished | 35M |
| 10 | Gaki Deka | Finished | 30M |
Top 10 ongoing — total circulation
| # | Series | Total copies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crest of the Royal Family | 40M |
| 2 | Yowamushi Pedal | 28M |
| 3 | Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun | 10M |
| 4 | Out | 6M |
| 5 | Crystal Dragon | 5M |
| 6 | Bakuon!! | 3M |
| 7 | King of the Ants | 2.5M |
| 8 | The Vampire Dies in No Time | 2.5M |
| 9 | Jank Runk Family | 2.5M |
| 10 | The Dangers in My Heart | 2.3M |
Top 10 ongoing — latest weekly
| # | Series | Week | Total sales (cumulative) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun #50 | Sep 7, 2026 | 60.3K |
| 2 | Yowamushi Pedal #102 | Sep 7, 2026 | 19.9K |
| 3 | Mairimashita! Iruma-kun: Boku Doumei no Game-michi #1 | Sep 7, 2026 | 14.3K |
| 4 | Mairimashita! Iruma-kun Official Anthology: Houkago no! Iruma-kun #2 | Sep 7, 2026 | 13.2K |
| 5 | Nobunaga o Koroshita Otoko〜Honnouji no Hen 1-nen-me no Shinjitsu〜 #10 | Aug 17, 2026 | 8.1K |
| 6 | Yowamushi Pedal Spare Bike #16 | Aug 3, 2026 | 12.1K |
| 7 | A Witch's Life in Mongol #6 | Jul 20, 2026 | 17.7K |
| 8 | Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru #9 | Jul 13, 2026 | 135.9K |
| 9 | Tougen Anki #30 | Jul 6, 2026 | 25.8K |
| 10 | Baki Rahen #7 | Jul 6, 2026 | 15.7K |
Top 10 ongoing — latest monthly
| # | Series | Month | Top volume sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru #9 | Jul 2026 | 90.3K |
| 2 | Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun #49 | Jun 2026 | 101.4K |
| 3 | Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun: IruMafia #8 | Jun 2026 | 60.7K |
| 4 | Tougen Anki #29 | Apr 2026 | 47.2K |
| 5 | The Dangers in My Heart #13 | Jan 2026 | 70.8K |
| 6 | Yowamushi Pedal #61 | May 2019 | 94.9K |
| 7 | Crest of the Royal Family #55 | Jun 2010 | 102.2K |
Light novels
Top 10 historic — total circulation
No light novel data for this publisher.
Top 10 ongoing — latest monthly
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Magazines
Weekly Shonen Champion
65
Young Champion
21
Bessatsu Shounen Champion
17
Champion RED
17
Princess
12
Bonita
9
Bessatsu Young Champion
8
Elegance Eve
7
Gekkan Shounen Champion
7
Manga Cross
7
Princess Gold
7
Mystery Bonita
5
For Mrs.
3
Dokodemo Young Champion
2
Champion Cross
1
Champion Tap!
1
Grand Champion
1
motto!
1
Souffle
1
Champion RED Ichigo
0
Kirara 16
0
Suspiria
0