About the Author
Love Hina - which won a prestigious Kodansha Manga of the Year award for its creator - is Akamatsu Ken's 2nd major manga series. His earlier AI Ga Tomaranai - a sort of cyber love comedy and ran for 8 volumes in the early-to-mid-90's. The wildly popular Love Hina manga - which has spawned an anime series and a slew of character merchandise in Japan - recently completed its 14 volume run.