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Ken AKAMATSU

赤松 健
Family name (in kanji): 赤松
Given name (in kanji): 健
Date of birth: 1968-07-05
Blood type: B
Favorites:
Long-haired girls
Meganekko
Uniforms
E-mail: akamatsu@mrh.biglobe.ne.jp (Japanese)
Website:
ailove.net (Japanese)
Web Diary / Blog:
赤松健 KenAkamatsu on Twitter (Japanese)
News: Show:
Manga Creator Ken Akamatsu Wins Seat in Japan's House of Councillors (Jul 10, 2022)
2 Ad Agencies for Mangamura Piracy Site Ordered to Pay 11 Million Yen (Dec 22, 2021)
Love Hina Creator Ken Akamatsu Aims to Run for Japan's Legislature Next Summer (Dec 16, 2021)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 16-22 (Mar 25, 2015)
Japan Passes Bill Outlawing Child Pornography Possession (Jun 18, 2014)
Negima's Ken Akamatsu Listed with New Manga in August (Aug 15, 2013)
Nikkei: Negima's Akamatsu to Start New Manga This Summer (Mar 9, 2013)
Negima's Akamatsu Discusses Next Work With Shōnen Magazine (Oct 3, 2012)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 28-June 3 (Jun 6, 2012)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, February 12-18 (Feb 24, 2012)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, February 5-11 (Feb 17, 2012)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, January 29-February 4 (Feb 10, 2012)
Negima Manga/Film DVD Bundle Gets 57,000 Pre-Orders (Feb 7, 2012)
Negima! Magister Negi Magi Manga to End in 3 More Chapters (Feb 3, 2012)
Akamatsu's J-Comi Site Starts English Beta, iOS App (Dec 11, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, November 27-December 3 (Dec 9, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, November 20-26 (Dec 2, 2011)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2011 (Nov 30, 2011)
Negima Film's DVD to Run 70+ Minutes with 31 Cards (Nov 18, 2011)
Negima Film's Length Nearly Doubled for Manga-Bundled DVD (Nov 16, 2011)
Japan to Join Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Talks (Nov 11, 2011)
Weekly Wrapup 30/Oct - 5/Nov (Nov 8, 2011)
Negima's Akamatsu Warns Against Changing Japan's Copyright Law (Oct 31, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, October 9-15 (Oct 21, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, September 25-October 1 (Oct 7, 2011)
Akamatsu's J-Comi Site Posts Adult Manga Restricted by Tokyo Law (Oct 3, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, September 18-24 (Sep 30, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 28-September 3 (Sep 9, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 21-27 (Sep 2, 2011)
Weekly Wrapup 21/Aug - 27/Aug (Aug 29, 2011)
Negima Film DVD to Be Bundled with Manga in Early 2012 (Aug 27, 2011)
Negima Anime Film Altered 'Due to Production Issues' (Aug 25, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 15-21 (Aug 24, 2011)
Negima/Hayate Film Double-Billing Offers Hayate Manga #99 (Aug 13, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, July 24-30 (Aug 5, 2011)
Top 50 Manga Creators by Sales Since 2010 (Aug 5, 2011)
Negima, Hayate the Combat Butler Films' Trailer Posted (Jul 29, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, July 17-23 (Jul 29, 2011)
San Diego Comic-Con 2011 - Kodansha Comics (Jul 21, 2011)
Negima Film to Tell 'Ver. B' Finale, Bundle Manga #0 (Jul 13, 2011)
Negima, Hayate the Combat Butler Films' Teaser Posted (Jun 18, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 29-June 4 (Jun 10, 2011)
J-Comi Hosts Mafia to Lure Manga by Hen Zemi's Tagro (Jun 8, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 22-28 (Jun 3, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 23-29 (Jun 1, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 15-21 (May 27, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 16-22 (May 25, 2011)
Weekend Wrapup: 17/4 - 23/4 (Apr 24, 2011)
2 Aki Sora Manga Books to No Longer Be Printed After July (Apr 21, 2011)
Weekend Wrapup: 10/Apr - 17/Apr (Apr 17, 2011)
J-Comi Posted Jubilee Manga by Devil Hunter Yohko's Miyao (Apr 14, 2011)
J-Comi Posts 1st User-Submitted, 'Purified' Manga Scans (Apr 13, 2011)
J-Comi: 'Purify' File-Shared Manga with Authorized Ads (Apr 11, 2011)
Kodansha Adds New U.S. Shugo Chara!, Until the Full Moon Manga (Mar 30, 2011)
Anime/Manga/Game Industry Members Check In After Quake (Mar 11, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 21-27 (Mar 2, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 14-20 (Feb 23, 2011)
J-Comi, Google Work on Comic Viewer With Foreign Support (Jan 3, 2011)
Shueisha, Kodansha Collaborate on J-Comi Manga Site (Dec 6, 2010)
Hikaru Utada Concert to Be Streamed Worldwide (Dec 5, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, November 22-28 (Dec 3, 2010)
The World God Only Knows, J-Comi Events to Be Streamed (Dec 3, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 22-28 (Dec 1, 2010)
Manga Creators' Panels on New Youth Ordinance Bill Streamed (Nov 29, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, November 15-21 (Nov 28, 2010)
Negima's Akamatsu Wants to Put Dōjinshi on Manga Site (Nov 25, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 15-21 (Nov 24, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, November 8-14 (Nov 19, 2010)
Negima's Akamatsu Plans Free Site for Out-of-Print Manga (Nov 16, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, October 31-November 6 (Nov 12, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, October 24-30 (Nov 5, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 22-28 (Sep 3, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 23-29 (Sep 1, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 15-21 (Aug 27, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 16-22 (Aug 25, 2010)
Love Hina Manga Returns with 1-Shot Story in September (Aug 20, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 8-14 (Aug 20, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 1-7 (Aug 14, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, July 25-31 (Aug 6, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, June 13-19 (Jun 25, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, June 6-12 (Jun 18, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 30-June 5 (Jun 11, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 23-29 (Jun 4, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 24-30 (Jun 2, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 17-23 (May 26, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 14-20 (Mar 26, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 6-12 (Mar 19, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, February 27-March 5 (Mar 12, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, February 21-27 (Mar 5, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 22-28 (Mar 3, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 15-21 (Feb 24, 2010)
Negima! ~Mō Hitotsu no Sekai~ Extra Green-Lit for Fall (Jan 29, 2010)
Shuho Sato: Publisher Lost Several Billion Yen Last Year (Jan 13, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 23-29 (Dec 2, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, November 15-21 (Nov 27, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 16-22 (Nov 25, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, November 8-14 (Nov 20, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, November 1-7 (Nov 13, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, October 25-31 (Nov 6, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, September 27-October 3 (Oct 10, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 21-27 (Sep 30, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 14-20 (Sep 23, 2009)
Negima Anime Feature Confirmed for 2011 (Update 2) (Sep 5, 2009)
Negima, Duel Masters, Penguin no Mondai, Mai Mai Promos (Sep 2, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, July 26-August 1 (Aug 7, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, July 19-25 (Aug 1, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, July 12-18 (Jul 27, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, July 5-11 (Jul 17, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, June 28-July 4 (Jul 10, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, June 21-27 (Jul 9, 2009)
Negima's New Original Anime DVD Promo Video Streamed (Jul 1, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, June 14-20 (Jun 26, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 31-June 6 (Jun 12, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 24-30 (Jun 5, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 25-31 (Jun 3, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 17-23 (May 29, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 11-17 (May 20, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 29-April 4 (Apr 10, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 22-28 (Apr 5, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 17-23 (Mar 4, 2009)
Negima's 2nd Original Anime DVD Series Reportedly Announced (Feb 11, 2009)
ICv2 Estimates U.S. Manga Sales Were Down 17% in 2008 (Update 2) (Feb 5, 2009)
USA Today Booklist: January 12-18: Naruto Hangs On (Jan 23, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 26-December 2 (Dec 11, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 18-25 (Nov 26, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 11-17 (Nov 19, 2008)
USA Today Booklist, November 3-8: Naruto 32 Jumps (Nov 13, 2008)
79,000 Copies of 2nd Negima Manga/DVD Bundle to be Made (Oct 18, 2008)
16 Manga in September's Top 20 U.S. Graphic Novels (Oct 2, 2008)
New York Anime Festival 2008 - Del Rey Manga (Sep 28, 2008)
USA Today Booklist, September 15–21: Naruto 31 at #44 (Sep 25, 2008)
USA Today Booklist, September 8–14: 3 Manga Books Rank (Sep 19, 2008)
2nd Negima: Ala Alba Episode's 3 Promos Posted Online (Sep 17, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 19–25 (Aug 27, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 12–18 (Aug 20, 2008)
Negima! Magister Negi Magi: Ala Alba Promo Streamed (Jun 3, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 22–28 (Apr 30, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 15–21 (Apr 23, 2008)
Live-Action Negima's Unaired Episode #26 Streamed (Apr 17, 2008)
Manga Rule BookScan Graphic Novel List (Apr 7, 2008)
New Negima OVAs to Ship with Manga Volumes 23-25 (Mar 29, 2008)
USA Today Booklist, March 10–16: Fruits Basket Returns (Mar 20, 2008)
USA Today Booklist, March 3–9: Highest-Ranking Naruto (Mar 13, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 22–28 (Jan 30, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 15–21 (Jan 24, 2008)
Cancelled Comic Bonbon Mag Announces Fate of Its Manga (Nov 19, 2007)
Negima!?, Umi no Tairiku Manga Restart at BonBon's End (Oct 16, 2007)
Negima! Live-Action Drama's Negi Played by 13-Year-Old Girl (Sep 5, 2007)
Negima! Live-Action Confirmed by Creator Ken Akamatsu (May 18, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 18-24 (Apr 25, 2007)
Weekend Wrapup - Week in Anime [13/8 -20/8] (Aug 19, 2006)
Negima 2 will be All-New (Aug 14, 2006)
New Ken Akamatsu OAV (Jun 1, 2005)
Negima Facelift (Feb 7, 2005)
Negima Anime beginning in January (Oct 19, 2004)
New Anime in Japan (Sep 20, 2004)
Console News (Jul 15, 2004)
Strong Debut for Del Rey Manga (May 7, 2004)
Negima to not be censored (Feb 27, 2004)
Del Rey to Censor Akamatsu Manga (Feb 27, 2004)
AX Tokyo Guests (Sep 16, 2003)
Anime Central 2002 Other Report (Apr 21, 2003)
Ken Akamatsu Wedding Pictures (Aug 8, 2002)
ACen Announces Hidenori Matsubara (Mar 14, 2002)
Anime Central Guest Announcement (Feb 25, 2002)
Toshihiro Kawamoto at ACen (Feb 13, 2002)
ACen Announces Ken Akamatsu (Feb 10, 2002)
Interest:
Happy New Year From the Anime World: Enter the Dragon Part VI (Jan 2, 2024)
Happy New Year From the Anime World: Enter the Dragon Part V (Jan 1, 2024)
Ken Akamatsu Says Japan's Controversial Invoice System Can't Be Stopped (Dec 9, 2022)
Controversial Tawawa on Monday Manga Ad Sparks Conversation on Censorship (Apr 20, 2022)
Ken Akamatsu Comments on Casting POC Voice Actors in American Cartoons, Japanese Anime (Jul 1, 2020)
YouTube Manga Toshokan Z Service Trials Auto-Translate Options Worldwide (Mar 21, 2019)
Manga Artists Complain About Proposed Japanese Law Forbidding Pirated Media Screenshot Downloads (Feb 21, 2019)
Ken Akamatsu: Future Negima! 'Revival' a Possibility (May 17, 2012)
Love Hina, ComiPo! Creators Discuss Future of Manga (Apr 22, 2011)
Negima, Patlabor Creators Discuss Illegal Manga Scans (Feb 23, 2011)
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The List - 7 Christmas Anime To Ring In The Season (Dec 22, 2018)
The List - 7 Christmas Anime To Ring In The Season (Dec 7, 2013)
Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Special Guest Edition: Chobits (Nov 17, 2011)
Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Wild 7 (Jul 7, 2011)
Hey, Answerman! - Merry Holidaymas (Dec 24, 2010)
Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Maison Ikkoku (Sep 9, 2010)
Shelf Life - Blue Moon Rising (Jul 26, 2010)
Hey, Answerman! (Mar 5, 2010)
Shelf Life - Moe Monday (Apr 20, 2009)
Shelf Life - Chrismukkah Givin' (Dec 22, 2008)
Astro Toy with Rob Bricken: Lum and Naru Narusegawa (Oct 19, 2008)
Shelf Life - Capture the Flag (Feb 25, 2008)
MEGA ANSWERMAN! (Nov 23, 2007)
RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Kingdoms' Heart (Mar 6, 2007)
RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - One Year Later (Jan 23, 2007)
Hey, Santaman! (Dec 15, 2006)
Hey, Santaman! (Dec 8, 2006)
The Fall 2006 Anime Preview Guide (Oct 22, 2006)
Hey, Answerman! (Oct 20, 2006)
Shelf Life - Guu Guu Dolls (Jul 31, 2006)
2004 Year in Review - Manga (Jan 26, 2005)
Ms. Answerman: The End of the World (Aug 27, 2004)
RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Back And Hopefully Better (Aug 12, 2004)
Tankobon Tower - Groundhog Day Goodness (Feb 5, 2004)
Ms. Answerman: Column of 1000 Answers (Aug 22, 2003)
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16bit Sensation: Another Layer (TV) : End Card Illustration (ep 1)
A.I. Love You (manga) : Story & Art
Boarding School Juliet (TV) : End Card Illustration (ep 10)
Hayate the Combat Butler! Heaven Is a Place on Earth (movie) : Special Thanks To
Itsudatte My Santa (manga) : Story & Art
Itsudatte My Santa! (OAV) : Original Manga
Love Hina (manga) : Story & Art
Love Hina (TV) : Original Manga
Love Hina Again (OAV) : Original Manga
Love Hina Final (special) : Original creator
Love Hina Spring Special - I Wish Your Dream : Original Manga
Love Hina X'mas Special - Silent Eve : Original Manga
Love Hina [anime comic] (manga) : Story
Mahō Sensei Negima! Anime Final (movie) : Original creator
Mahō Sensei Negima!: Mō Hitotsu no Sekai (OAV) : Original creator, Planning, Story Composition
Mahō Sensei Negima!: Mō Hitotsu no Sekai - Extra Mahō Shōjo Yue (OAV) : Series Composition, Original creator
Mahō Sensei Negima!: Shiroki Tsubasa Ala Alba (OAV) : Original creator, Planning, Story Composition
Mahou Sensei Negima! (special) : Original creator
Mao-chan (manga) : Story, Original creator
Mao-chan (TV) : Original Concept
Negiho (manga) : Story
Negima! (TV) : Original Manga
Negima! Magister Negi Magi (manga) : Story & Art
Negima! Magister Negi Magi (live-action TV drama) : Original creator
Negima!? (TV) : Original creator
Negima!? neo (manga) : Original creator
Negima!? Spring OVA : Original creator
Negima!? Summer OVA : Original creator
UQ Holder! (manga) : Story & Art
UQ Holder! (TV) : Series Composition, Original creator
UQ Holder! Magister Negi Magi! 2 (OAV) : Original creator
Uta∽Kata (TV) : Ending Illustrations (ep 11)
Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku (TV) : Production Cooperation ("UQ Holder" ep. 2; "Maho Sensei Negima!" eps. 3, 10)

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Love Hina (TV) as Akamatsu-sensei (Special Guest; ep 14)
Love Hina Spring Special - I Wish Your Dream as Akamatsu-sensei (Special Guest)
Love Hina X'mas Special - Silent Eve as Akamatsu-sensei (Special Guest)
Negima! (TV) (Special Guest; ep 11)
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