Ken Akamatsu
Ken Akamatsu (Japanese赤松 健, Akamatsu Ken, born July 5, 1968 in Tokyo Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist, who became internationally known primarily for Love Hina. Many of his works include elements of the so-called fan service, which are scantily clad for action not absolutely necessary representations girl. A recurring motif is that of a boy who is surrounded by many attractive girls.
Life
As a teenager, Ken Akamatsu passed the entrance exam to the University of Tokyo and not reported instead of a film studies. He may have picked up for the character Keitaro Urashima from Love Hina this experience. He then attended the Chūō University, completed a literature study and turned to drawing. His debut work as a professional mangaka he published in 1993 with Hito Natsu no Kids Game and was awarded the 50th Newcomer Award of the Japanese manga magazine Shōnen Magazine. After his second manga A. I. Love You Love Hina he celebrated in 1997 with his greatest success. Love Hina has been translated into numerous languages , awarded the Kodansha Manga Award and implemented as an anime. In 2002, he designed the character design for the anime Mao -chan and started in 2003, after the completion of Love Hina, Magister Negi Magi with, which was also already successfully implemented in an anime series.
Up to Magister Negi Magi, he led the Dōjin Circle Level -X.
Ken Akamatsu is married since July 2002 with singer Kanon Akamatsu (赤松 佳音) and has a daughter.
On 26 November 2010 Ken Akamatsu launched the site J- Comi on the no longer moved Manga for free and to be published DRM -free. The located at this time in beta status offer started with all 14 volumes of Love Hina.
2013 launched its new series UQ Holder! as the successor of Magister Negi Magi.
Works
- Hito Natsu no Kids Game, 1993
- A. I. Love You, 1994-1997
- Itsudatte my Santa! , 1998
- Love Hina, 1999-2002
- Magister Negi Magi, 2003-2012
- UQ Holder, 2013 -