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 has yet to conclude after over 30 years of serialization, and has spanned over 80 volumes since its inception in 1973. the series was also adapted into an anime movie by toei animation in 1982.