Resources for Fujio Akatsuka

***Disclaimer**: There is often confusion and misinformation about runners of this wiki or itself having "all the manga ever", or knowing everything and having everything there is about Akatsuka, and even at times accusations of people deliberately hoarding information or manga from the public. It is important to point out that nobody is born with knowledge or may know everything, and that research isn't exclusive to any one person. There are many books and websites to help educate you on your favorite manga-ka, and Akatsuka himself is no exception with many possibilities! This wiki would not be possible without any of those resources to start.*

There may be questions on where a reader could start in wanting to see and learn more about Akatsuka's works, and what can be offered outside here, and this page will help provide answers and a guide on what's the best to get started with. Any credit is given to these resources where credit is due, as the hard work of both Japanese and other international researchers should not be forgotten or be assigned to any one person on the internet.

Just because there may also be information gleaned from an auction listing or sample photos also may not mean anyone on this wiki physically has a copy, but these websites are encouraged for someone to get that very chance at buying manga or seeing what there might be offered by websites.

For copyright reasons, entire manga stories also cannot be exhibited here and unofficial translations are also not allowed to be linked without penalty from Fujio Pro. As severe as it might sound, please respect that when wondering why there are limits to what the wiki itself can have posted up, and feel free to look into buying the works.

## Buying Fujio Akatsuka

These are websites where Fujio Akatsuka's manga can be bought through, along with other memorabilia related to his works.

### Yahoo! Auctions (Japan)

*https://auctions.yahoo.co.jp/*

A popular auction site. Many used Akatsuka-related books and goods can be found, but overseas shoppers may need a bidding service like Buyee to help them win these items. This is one way a reader could acquire magazines with unreprinted material, but sometimes archives of these auctions can be telling enough with their sample images of the content.

### MANDARAKE

*https://order.mandarake.co.jp*

A used goods store with several locations in Japan. It also has an online web buying service where you can buy items from its stores. You can find many used Akatsuka books and magazines with his manga there, but they may be expensive or have sold out. Keep in mind that if you do not live in Japan, the overseas shipping may be expensive. This site does not specifically require a proxy service to buy through it.

The auction service portion of Mandarake can also show evidence of rare Akatsuka goods that were sold off, be they manga magazines, rough draft pages for series, or concept artwork. Mandarake's ZENBU magazines are often a good resource to see what was auctioned off in the past or being auctioned off currently, and to see what items may not even be taken account of by companies like Fujio Pro.

### Mercari

*https://jp.mercari.com/*

Another online shopping site that is good for buying Akatsuka items through. It does not directly sell to overseas buyers, although services like Buyee can be used to purchase the requested items.

### Used Bookstores of Japan (Nihon no Furuhon-ya)

*https://www.kosho.or.jp/*

A used bookstore lookup site, which displays what vintage books and magazines are available at bookstores across the nation. Sometimes you may find specific items this way, but they may sell out and disappear with time. A buying service is necessary with this website.

### Amazon

*https://www.amazon.co.jp*

Amazon's Japanese site does not ship items like manga overseas, but buying services can help you with this part. The English Amazon site may sometimes also have results from Japanese booksellers for his manga, though they are not always guaranteed to stick around for long.

## Research Blogs

You may see these blogs referenced and cited at times, and they are greatly recommended.

### Cartoon Research

Contains English-language primers to works like Osomatsu-kun, The Genius Bakabon, and Extraordinary Ataro, along with many classic Showa anime. It is great for Western fans who do not speak Japanese to have an entrance into these series and know of the anime adaptations.

### The Fujio Akatsuka Preservation Society (Japanese)

A blog which stands out for its attempts to correct mistakes even made by the official website, and never-ending research to learn what works of Akatsuka have eluded reprints and acknowledgement. It contains write-ups on different works and can point out modifications made for reprints, though as some works are so huge, the work of this blog will never quite be done.

It is blogs like this that help shine more light on certain series that Fujio Pro's own Tatsuya Matsuki would eventually work to uncover and digitize in turn; The books of *Hiragana Osomatsu-kun* and *Fujio Akatsuka at Night* came about from his archiving.

### Fujio Akatsuka as a Cultural Heritage (Japanese)

Another blog, run by the writer Hiroshi Nawa. A fan since his teens that once got to meet Akatsuka, Nawa would carry his appreciation into adulthood and be responsible for various social critique books, eventually getting his chance to display his knowledge through his intense research. The blog contains excerpts from his first two books, giving cultural context into some works and a recap of the highs and lows of Akatsuka's life.

These books and his blog were responsible for bringing the names of other forgotten series into the light, and to the curiosity of different fans that wished to read them again. But even now, there may still be forgotten Akatsuka works rediscovered, and Nawa has planned a third book to recap and expand on his findings.

### Akemi Matsuzaki's Blog (Japanese)

A vintage manga blog by shoujo author Akemi Matsuzaki, featuring her personal collection of Showa-era manga. Akatsuka series and one-shots will sometimes pop up on it via write-ups of magazines that he also happened to appear in.

### Manga Bookshelf (Japanese)

Another vintage manga blog which Akatsuka works may sometimes appear on, via write-ups and sampling of issues.

## Library Lookups

### The National Diet Library (Japanese)

The online database for the National Diet Library, one of Japan's largest libraries and often relied upon for old books and magazines that are out of print. Many services can only be accessed at the library itself or only by Japanese internet users, but it is often useful for checking the data of magazines they have in their collection.

The library also offers a "Remote Copy Service" available to those living in Japan and that have registered with the library, where users will be able to request materials to be photocopied and sent to them through the mail.