Akatsuki (暁?) is the Japanese word for "dawn". It may refer to:
In anime, manga, or other fictional work:
- Akatsuki (Naruto), a fictional organization of criminals in Naruto
- ORB-01 Akatsuki, a fictional weapon in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
- Akatsuki, a fictional mecha of Knightmare Frames, in anime series Code Geass
- Akatsuki, a fictional demon in Konjiki no Gash Bell!!: 101 Banme no Mamono
- Akatsuki Kain, a character from Vampire Knight anime and manga series.
- Akatsuki, the capital city of Amberground, the fictional world from Tegami Bachi manga series.
- Akatsuki, a main character from Akatsuki Blitzkampf.
- Akatsuki Ferry, a fictional ship which serves as a plot basis for the 2001 show Kamen Rider Agito
In transport and aerospace:
- Akatsuki class destroyer (1901), torpedo boat destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy
- Akatsuki class destroyer (1931), destroyeers of the Imperial Japanese Navy, similar to the Fubuki class
- Japanese destroyer Akatsuki, lead ship of the 1931 Akatsuki class
- Akatsuki (train), a Japanese sleeping car train operated between Kyoto and Nagasaki
- Akatsuki (spacecraft), also known as PLANET-C, an unmanned Venus-orbiter spacecraft
Other uses:
- Akatsuki no Kuruma, a song by FictionJunction Yuuka