Love Hina
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Love Hina is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Akamatsu. It was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from October 1998 to October 2001, with the chapters collected into
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Kitsune and Shinobu (left), Naru (center), and Motoko and Su (right)
Comparison between early and late designs for the character that became Naru
Ken Akamatsu
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Ken Akamatsu is a Japanese manga artist and politician who has served since 2022 as a member of the House of Councillors. He made his professional manga debut in 1993, and is best known as the author
Love Hina
…Love Hina (Japanese: ラブ ひな, Hepburn: Rabu Hina) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Akamatsu. It was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from October 1998 to October 2001, with the chapters collected into 14 tankōbon volumes by…
Official portrait, 2024
Akamatsu at the Japan Expo in 2015
Akamatsu campaigning in Fukuoka in 2022