What do you think?
Rate this book
UQ Holder [ユーキューホルダー!] #8
ＵＱ ＨＯＬＤＥＲ！（８） (週刊少年マガジンコミックス)
刀太（とうた）の素性を知る謎の少女からの宣戦布告。刀太は少女を倒すため、まほら武道会への出場を決意する。アフロ、九郎丸（くろうまる）と共に予選会に参加するも、Aクラスの猛者達の前に歯が立たない刀太。そこに現れた貫禄満点のおばさんは、エヴァをも手玉に取る「狭間の魔女」・ダーナ！ 彼女の元で、刀太の過酷極まる修行が始まる!!
193 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 17, 2015
76 people are currently reading
57 people want to read
About the author
Ken Akamatsu
641 books231 followersKen Akamatsu (赤松 健, Akamatsu Ken, July 5, 1968 -) is a Japanese mangaka from Tokyo.
In his teenage years, Akamatsu failed the entrance exam to Tokyo University, and applied for Film Study instead (it is speculated that this is where he got the idea for Love Hina). Eventually, he became famous as an illustrator featured in Comiket (short for Comic Market, a comic convention bi-annually held in Japan). He used the pen name Awa Mizuno (水野 亜和, MIZUNO Awa). Akamatsu, still in college, then proceeded to win the Weekly Shonen Magazine award twice. His "A Kid's Game for One Summer" was awarded the coveted 50th Shonen Magazine Newcomer's Award soon after he graduated.
After a big hit with A.I. Love You, he finally made a grand success with his new manga, Love Hina. The series appeared in Weekly Shonen Magazine and has been collected in eleven volumes (with fourteen volumes in total), which have sold over 6 million copies in Japan, and received the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen in 2001.
Akamatsu had added elements of his own life experiences to the story, and this was said to have induced a unique feeling to the manga especially for Western readers, whose lack of familiarity with Japanese culture for the most part added to the effect. The series, published in America in 2002, was especially well received in many overseas countries - Akamatsu was surprised that even foreign readers found Love Hina to be "cute" and to their liking.
He is now married to his wife 'Kanon' Akamatsu, who was previously a singer/idol. He is currently working on his latest manga series, Negima!: Magister Negi Magi, which is his longest running manga so far. Like Love Hina, has also been made into an anime series. A second independent retelling of Negima was made called Negima!?. Both series were produced by XEBEC (Negima!? was produced by SHAFT).
In his teenage years, Akamatsu failed the entrance exam to Tokyo University, and applied for Film Study instead (it is speculated that this is where he got the idea for Love Hina). Eventually, he became famous as an illustrator featured in Comiket (short for Comic Market, a comic convention bi-annually held in Japan). He used the pen name Awa Mizuno (水野 亜和, MIZUNO Awa). Akamatsu, still in college, then proceeded to win the Weekly Shonen Magazine award twice. His "A Kid's Game for One Summer" was awarded the coveted 50th Shonen Magazine Newcomer's Award soon after he graduated.
After a big hit with A.I. Love You, he finally made a grand success with his new manga, Love Hina. The series appeared in Weekly Shonen Magazine and has been collected in eleven volumes (with fourteen volumes in total), which have sold over 6 million copies in Japan, and received the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen in 2001.
Akamatsu had added elements of his own life experiences to the story, and this was said to have induced a unique feeling to the manga especially for Western readers, whose lack of familiarity with Japanese culture for the most part added to the effect. The series, published in America in 2002, was especially well received in many overseas countries - Akamatsu was surprised that even foreign readers found Love Hina to be "cute" and to their liking.
He is now married to his wife 'Kanon' Akamatsu, who was previously a singer/idol. He is currently working on his latest manga series, Negima!: Magister Negi Magi, which is his longest running manga so far. Like Love Hina, has also been made into an anime series. A second independent retelling of Negima was made called Negima!?. Both series were produced by XEBEC (Negima!? was produced by SHAFT).
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews
June 16, 2023
For me the story is back on track; I thoroughly enjoyed this volume. I'm hoping that the fact that I've not read Negima! will not prove to be a disadvantage; so far it has not.
July 30, 2016
Just what the doctor ordered
I've been a big fan of the Negima series for several years now but I always wanted to learn more about Evangeline. This book finally covers a bit more of her back story. Admittedly, some of the translations are a bit rough, but overall this is probably one of the best UQ Holder stories I've read. I probably wouldn't give the previous books 5-starts like I am giving this one; it's a good story overall, but this one has a lot more to it that I like. Hope you enjoy!
I've been a big fan of the Negima series for several years now but I always wanted to learn more about Evangeline. This book finally covers a bit more of her back story. Admittedly, some of the translations are a bit rough, but overall this is probably one of the best UQ Holder stories I've read. I probably wouldn't give the previous books 5-starts like I am giving this one; it's a good story overall, but this one has a lot more to it that I like. Hope you enjoy!
August 16, 2016
I looooveed this volume! It's hilarious and the little love interest is so sweet and innocent. The landscape where the story took place was really cool too. This is my favourite book of the series so far. (:
August 31, 2016
This is an absolutely hilarious and fun volume! A new extravagant character is introduced and she's a blast! There is also a sweet little story going on as well but mostly the volume has our group training to improve their skills. Love this series!
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews