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Akita Shoten

Japan(approximate location)

Contact & details

TypeEquipment Rental · Television
LocationJapan
Websiteakitashoten.co.jp
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Statusactive2026 credit i
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How their work is rated

Average rating
7.3IMDb
4.0directory 6.28.0

19 rated titles, weighted by votes

Awards

21 wins from 64 nominations across all awards

The Dangers in My Heart poster
Highest rated
The Dangers in My Heart
2023
8.05,483 votes
Requiem of the Rose King poster
Lowest rated
Requiem of the Rose King
2022
4.7310 votes
Mostly
animation, drama, action
Active
1994–2026
Best known for
BEASTARS

Ratings and awards from OMDb, matched by title and year across 25 of 34 titles. Unmatched titles are left out rather than guessed. Oscars, Emmys and BAFTAs are itemised; other awards sit in the totals. IMDb counts wins separately from losing nominations, so nominations here is wins plus losses.

Their television work

Series
2216 seasons

1990–2026

Television rating
7.3IMDb

Their films average 6.8, so the television rates 0.5 higher.

Networks
  • Tokyo MX5
  • HTB2
  • tv asahi2
  • Nagoya TV2
  • KBC2
  • ABC TV2

Across 15 series matched to TMDB, 243 episodes. 4 still returning or in production.

Longest runningThe Dangers in My Heart · 2 seasons

Series identified from OMDb, falling back to the credit type where OMDb had no match. Season counts are each show’s full run, not only the seasons this company was credited on.

Credits24 of 37

14 films · 21 TV titles

Titles per year31 titles · busiest 2023 with 6

31 titles across 27 years, averaging 1.1 a year. The last five years average 3.6 a year, above their long-run rate. 13 of those 27 years carry no credit on file.

Quality over time17 rated titles · bigger dots carry more votes
468their average 7.3200020102020

Their 2020s work is their strongest, averaging 7.3 across 9 titles. The 10 titles since 2016 average 7.2, holding at their 7.1 overall. 5 of 17 rated titles sit above their 7.1 average, which is weighted by votes: the most seen titles pull it up.

Who they work with

Writers
  • Hiroshi Takahashi2
Notable cast
  • Akio Ôtsuka3
  • Haruka Tomatsu2
Genres
  • Animation18 of 24
  • Action10 of 24
  • Drama10 of 24
  • Comedy10 of 24
  • Adventure4 of 24

Names appearing on two or more of Akita Shoten’s produced titles, across the 24 matched to OMDb. Cast is the top-billed few OMDb lists per title, so it is notable cast rather than a full cast list. A title can carry more than one genre, so the genre counts overlap.

Works with12 companies

Companies that appear alongside Akita Shoten on the same productions. The number is how many titles they share.

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