Talk:Ken Akamatsu

How should we refer to the subject of this article?
Why is Ken Akamatsu constantly referred to as "Ken"? Since when are we all on such good terms with him? Ken Akamatsu, Mr. Akamatsu, or Akamatsu-sensei would be more appropriate. Also I believe that "country language" means he graduated in Japanese Literature.


 * I edited the article to conform to Wikipedia's standard. Also, "Akamatsu-sensei"? I will suppose that was a joke. That's more POV than calling him "Ken". --Sn0wflake 15:41, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

Manga writers are called "Sensei". This is an appropriate title, no different than calling someone Mister or Doctor. This is not unusual in Japan. In fact if you ever asked him for his signature, it would be far better to say "sensei" than just "Akamatsu-san". This is not at all "POV". Its called being polite and giving respect. (How is calling him "Ken" a POV anyway? It's just strange, like calling President George Bush, "George" all the time.)


 * We are not in the east, we are on the west, so calling somebody sensei on an english encyclopedia article is japanophile, otaku behavior, as it differs from the standard treatment a person not of Japanese origin would receive. Maybe POV is not the best way to describe calling him Ken, unencyclopedic is more like it. --Sn0wflake 22:57, 2 December 2005 (UTC)


 * I have to agree with this guy,


 * "as it differs from the standard treatment a person not of Japanese origin would receive"


 * exactlyEAB 16:42, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Dear User:Sn0wflake,

Shut up. Don't act like you are his father/mother or something. For all you know, Akamatsu-samma might actually like being called so.

Get a life, Okay?

-Concerned citizen

I really doubt ken cares too much for honorifics, well maybe Japanese people, since they follow their standards to the top, also remember that the people who wrote the article are not even probably from japan. well who knows?, of course they should add something like 'Mister Ken' well something respectable. --David Gonzalez 02:49, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

We should all just call him Akamatsu. Wikipedia does it for every other person with an article.

Does Ken Akamatsu's work appeal to women?
Do any heterosexual women like Ken Akamatsu's manga? Or does it only appeal to men? JRSpriggs 04:35, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't have any figures to cite, but I don't see why they wouldn't. Leaving aside the ecchi stuff and the fact that all of his female characters are stock harem stereotypes, he does a great job of making all of his female protagonists strong, well-rounded (pun non intended) people with distinct personalities and positives and negatives that make them more "real" to the reader.  If he failed in this, I don't think Love Hina would've been nearly as successful. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 05:00, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I've personally met plenty of girls who like his stuff 72.64.40.165 01:48, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

'Kanon' Akamatsu / Yuka Shiraishi
I changed this listing to the correct name for Akamatsu's wife. Her name's not Yuka Shiraishi, but she does choose to publicly go by the given name of Kanon. In accordance with her wishes I won't list her actual given name here. That can be saved for a future page featuring her specifically, should she come to be encyclopedically interesting enough to justify her own article on wikipedia. --Cortana 16:04, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

hentai doujin
should there be stated he made one? http://www.aerisdies.com/img.php?cat=1397&img=25 source —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.207.21.167 (talk) 20:53, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Not unless it's been referenced in a publication that can be cited. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 17:37, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Especially since CU-Little2 isn't Akamatsu... but his assistant, MAGI. Cortana (talk) 00:00, 31 December 2007 (UTC)