Ken Akamatsu





Ken Akamatsu

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in Japan
July 05, 1968

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Ken Akamatsu (赤松 健, Akamatsu Ken, July 5, 1968 -) is a Japanese mangaka from Tokyo.

In his teenage years, Akamatsu failed the entrance exam to Tokyo University, and applied for Film Study instead (it is speculated that this is where he got the idea for Love Hina). Eventually, he became famous as an illustrator featured in Comiket (short for Comic Market, a comic convention bi-annually held in Japan). He used the pen name Awa Mizuno (水野 亜和, MIZUNO Awa). Akamatsu, still in college, then proceeded to win the Weekly Shonen Magazine award twice. His "A Kid's Game for One Summer" was awarded the coveted 50th Shonen Magazine Newcomer's Award soon after he graduated.

After a big hit with A.I. Love You, he finally made a grand success with his new man...more


Average rating: 3.97 · 27,799 ratings · 507 reviews · 95 distinct works · Similar authors
Love Hina, Volume 1
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3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 5,516 ratings — published 1999 — 10 editions
Negima!: Magister Negi Magi...
3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 1,704 ratings — published 2003 — 6 editions
Love Hina, Vol. 3
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 1,146 ratings — published 2000 — 8 editions
Love Hina, Volume 6
3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 1,081 ratings — published 2002 — 7 editions
Love Hina, Volume 5
3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 1,037 ratings — published 2002 — 7 editions
Love Hina, Volume 2
3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 1,036 ratings — published 2000 — 6 editions
Love Hina, Volume 4
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 904 ratings — published 2001 — 6 editions
Love Hina, Volume 7
4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 770 ratings — published 2002 — 7 editions
Love Hina, Volume 8
4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 727 ratings — published 2002 — 7 editions
Love Hina Volume 13
4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 660 ratings — published 2004 — 6 editions
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Love Hina, Volume 1 Love Hina, Volume 2 Love Hina, Vol. 3 Love Hina, Volume 4 Love Hina, Volume 5 Love Hina, Volume 6 Love Hina, Volume 7
Love Hina (14 books)
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3.874561623246493 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 15,968 ratings
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Negima!: Magister Negi Magi (38 books)
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4.137736911240383 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 10,658 ratings
A.I. Love You, Volume 1 A.I. Love You, Volume 2 A.I. Love You, Volume 3 A.I. Love You, Volume 4 A.I. Love You, Volume 5 A.I. Love You, Volume 6 A.I. Love You, Volume 7
A.I. Love You (8 books)
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3.5890625 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 640 ratings
Negima!? Neo 1: Magister Ne... Negima!? Neo 2 Negima!? Neo 3 Negima!? Neo 4, Vol. 4 Negima!? Neo 5 Negima!? Neo 6 Negima!? Neo 7
Negima!? Neo (7 books)
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3.918103448275862 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 232 ratings
Mao-chan 1 Mao-Chan 2
Mao-chan (2 books)
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3.5365853658536586 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 41 ratings
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“Captain's Log...

...Four days have passed with no sign of human life on this island. Hunger is about to push me to the point of...

...Eating pocket lint.

It looks edible.”
Ken Akamatsu, Love Hina 13

“What is [insert name here]? Does it taste good?”
Ken Akamatsu, Love Hina 13

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