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Love Hina #2
Love Hina Omnibus 2
When Keitaro Urashima fails his entrance exams to get into Tokyo University for the second time, he's officially an unemployed and uneducated slacker. To make things worse, his parents have kicked him out of his house. Fortunately, his grandmother owns the fabulous Hinata Lodge and has agreed to take Keitaro in as caretaker. What he doesn't know is that the lodge is actually a girl's dorm and he's the only guy around! Most guys would kill to live with five sexy ladies, but if Keitaro's not careful, this job will kill him.
576 pages, Paperback
First published December 13, 2011
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Ken Akamatsu
641 books231 followersKen 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 manga, Love Hina. The series appeared in Weekly Shonen Magazine and has been collected in eleven volumes (with fourteen volumes in total), which have sold over 6 million copies in Japan, and received the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen in 2001.
Akamatsu had added elements of his own life experiences to the story, and this was said to have induced a unique feeling to the manga especially for Western readers, whose lack of familiarity with Japanese culture for the most part added to the effect. The series, published in America in 2002, was especially well received in many overseas countries - Akamatsu was surprised that even foreign readers found Love Hina to be "cute" and to their liking.
He is now married to his wife 'Kanon' Akamatsu, who was previously a singer/idol. He is currently working on his latest manga series, Negima!: Magister Negi Magi, which is his longest running manga so far. Like Love Hina, has also been made into an anime series. A second independent retelling of Negima was made called Negima!?. Both series were produced by XEBEC (Negima!? was produced by SHAFT).
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 manga, Love Hina. The series appeared in Weekly Shonen Magazine and has been collected in eleven volumes (with fourteen volumes in total), which have sold over 6 million copies in Japan, and received the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen in 2001.
Akamatsu had added elements of his own life experiences to the story, and this was said to have induced a unique feeling to the manga especially for Western readers, whose lack of familiarity with Japanese culture for the most part added to the effect. The series, published in America in 2002, was especially well received in many overseas countries - Akamatsu was surprised that even foreign readers found Love Hina to be "cute" and to their liking.
He is now married to his wife 'Kanon' Akamatsu, who was previously a singer/idol. He is currently working on his latest manga series, Negima!: Magister Negi Magi, which is his longest running manga so far. Like Love Hina, has also been made into an anime series. A second independent retelling of Negima was made called Negima!?. Both series were produced by XEBEC (Negima!? was produced by SHAFT).
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February 14, 2021
Love Hina Omnibus, Vol. 2 (My Kindle Review)
The humorous adventures at the Hinata Inn continue to be a joy to read.
In the beginning of the next omnibus volume, Keitaro gets a job working as an assistant for Seta, a lecturing professor and also must take care of his adoptive daughter Sarah, who creates plenty of trouble for him and his crush on Naru. One big surprise happens as it turns out, Seta was Naru’s old teacher from high school who she had a crush on, and now it brings a lot of awkwardness for everyone.
Summer has arrived in volume five and Keitaro and the girls are spending it at the beach while also working at his Aunt Haruka’s beachside cafe and putting on a play for children. Sarah must stay with them while Seta’s away and surprisingly, her rowdy behavior helps Keitaro for he, her and Naru have a wonderful time on an abandoned island. The girls have begun to warm up on Keitaro with shy Shinobu having a growing crush on him, Su reminded of her big brother and Kitsune playing Cupid in a way for him.
In volume six, autumn is here and the whole gang goes to an amusement park and Keitaro and Naru begin to grow closer to each other. The inn’s new pet Tama, a cute flying turtle runs away when she’s feeling neglected and when they find her, they also find Mutsumi who’s returned and has moved into town. She’s joined their studies and hot springs escapades, and the holidays are around the corner and she might be falling for Keitaro, who might be the boy she made a promise to as a child. A (100%/Outstanding)
The humorous adventures at the Hinata Inn continue to be a joy to read.
In the beginning of the next omnibus volume, Keitaro gets a job working as an assistant for Seta, a lecturing professor and also must take care of his adoptive daughter Sarah, who creates plenty of trouble for him and his crush on Naru. One big surprise happens as it turns out, Seta was Naru’s old teacher from high school who she had a crush on, and now it brings a lot of awkwardness for everyone.
Summer has arrived in volume five and Keitaro and the girls are spending it at the beach while also working at his Aunt Haruka’s beachside cafe and putting on a play for children. Sarah must stay with them while Seta’s away and surprisingly, her rowdy behavior helps Keitaro for he, her and Naru have a wonderful time on an abandoned island. The girls have begun to warm up on Keitaro with shy Shinobu having a growing crush on him, Su reminded of her big brother and Kitsune playing Cupid in a way for him.
In volume six, autumn is here and the whole gang goes to an amusement park and Keitaro and Naru begin to grow closer to each other. The inn’s new pet Tama, a cute flying turtle runs away when she’s feeling neglected and when they find her, they also find Mutsumi who’s returned and has moved into town. She’s joined their studies and hot springs escapades, and the holidays are around the corner and she might be falling for Keitaro, who might be the boy she made a promise to as a child. A (100%/Outstanding)
July 28, 2021
The art's cute enough, though the plot is a lot been there done that tropes. It's passable, but I think I would have enjoyed it more with less manga under my belt.
June 24, 2020
A really great manga. So much fun.
This is such a cute manga. Such interesting developments, too, especially near the end of this omni. Is it fate? Is it hitsuzen? Time will tell. Art, rough, but decent. Dialogue, good, but at times, too many sounds/noises/effects. Characters, believable, likeable, & relatable. If you like fun rom-coms, read this manga!
This is such a cute manga. Such interesting developments, too, especially near the end of this omni. Is it fate? Is it hitsuzen? Time will tell. Art, rough, but decent. Dialogue, good, but at times, too many sounds/noises/effects. Characters, believable, likeable, & relatable. If you like fun rom-coms, read this manga!
July 18, 2020
This was pretty entertaining, with one heck of an ending. I look forward to the next one!
Reread July 18th, 2020
This was really good. We meet Seta-san, who's pretty cool and intriguing (I want to know all about his crazy adventures), see Naru and Keitaro get closer, and see Mutsumi again. Exciting ending, too. Overall, a good volume as Good stuff. 4.5 stars.
Reread July 18th, 2020
This was really good. We meet Seta-san, who's pretty cool and intriguing (I want to know all about his crazy adventures), see Naru and Keitaro get closer, and see Mutsumi again. Exciting ending, too. Overall, a good volume as Good stuff. 4.5 stars.
August 1, 2019
Alright
A little less entertaining than the first one, but still entertaining. Will read the rest of the series when I get the chance.
A little less entertaining than the first one, but still entertaining. Will read the rest of the series when I get the chance.
June 20, 2021
A clumsy young man studying for a university test he has already failed several times is also the manager of a hostel for young women and girls. Hijinks ensue. The times when it is genuinely funny, romantic and sweet don't make up for the creepy bits that pander to paedophiles.
January 25, 2026
Bookly reading time: 2hr 22mins
May 1, 2021
Un segundo tomo que conecta perfectamente con el primero, que mantiene su tono divertido lleno de momentos que arrancan las carcajadas del lector y que, a su vez, comienza a aderezarse con pequeñas pinceladas emocionales que generarán una unión mayor por parte del lector.
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March 17, 2015
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