Big Comic Original
Akiyama came out of retirement only 3 months later with "Bara no Sakamichi", which began serialization in the 34th edition of "Weekly Shōnen Jump" in 1971. He started his longest work, "Haguregumo", on "Big Comic Original", which won him the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1979. The series ended in 2017, and spanned 112 volumes since its inception in 1973. The series was also adapted into an anime film by Toei Animation and Madhouse in 1982.