A.I. Love You (A・I が止まらない!, A.I. ga Tomaranai!) is a Japanese manga series by author Ken Akamatsu. The story follows Hitoshi Kōbe, a high school guy who isn't good at anything but programming. He creates a program in particular named Program 30 which is that of a female, and is shocked when she comes to life in the real world due to a lightning storm. Hitoshi names her Saati and teaches her about the real world, while she instructs him on how to properly have a girlfriend. Things get more complex however when two more of Hitoshi's programs come to life, and a hacker goes after Saati's program. A.I. Love You was first serialized through Weekly Shōnen Magazine in 1994, but later moved to Magazine Special where it ended in 1997. The series was collected into nine manga volumes that were also released by Kodansha between 1994 and 1997. Two re-releases followed; however, each time a volume was deducted.
In 2003, Tokyopop acquired the license to release the series in North America. The story's title was changed but Tokyopop tried to keep a pun that had been used in the original Japanese title. Eight English language manga volumes were released between February 3, 2004, and April 12, 2005. The volumes were printed until 2009 when Tokyopop announced that the series would go out of print. The English adaptation was well received, and although reviewers pointed out that Akamatsu's artwork was not at the professional level yet, they praised the story and characters.
Volume list
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | |
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01 | September 16, 1994[1][2] | 4-06-312056-2 | February 3, 2004[3] | 1591826152 | |
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02 | November 17, 1994[4][5] | 4-06-312073-2 | April 13, 2004[6] | 1591826160 | |
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03 | March 16, 1995[7][8] | 4-06-312119-4 | June 8, 2004[9] | 1591826179 | |
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04 | July 17, 1995[10][11] | 4-06-312161-5 | August 3, 2004[12] | 1591826187 | |
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05 | March 16, 1996[13][14] | 4-06-312249-2 | October 5, 2004[15] | 1591826195 | |
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06 | July 17, 1996[16][17] | 4-06-312296-4 | December 7, 2004[18] | 1591826209 | |
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07 | February 17, 1997[19][20] | 4-06-312379-0 | February 8, 2005[21] | 1591829437 | |
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08 | May 16, 1997[22][23] | 4-06-312415-0 | April 12, 2005[24] | 1591829445 | |
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09 | October 17, 1997[25][26] | 4-06-312470-3 | — | — |
References
- ↑ A・Iが止まらない 1 (in Japanese). ASIN 4063120562.
- ↑ A・Iが止まらない!(1). 講談社BOOK倶楽部 (in Japanese). Kodansha Ltd. Archived from the original on December 17, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ↑ A.I. Love You, Vol. 1 (Paperback). ISBN 1591826152.
- ↑ A・Iが止まらない 2 (in Japanese). ASIN 4063120732.
- ↑ A・Iが止まらない!(2). 講談社BOOK倶楽部 (in Japanese). Kodansha Ltd. Archived from the original on December 17, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ↑ A.I. Love You, Vol. 2 (Paperback). ISBN 1591826160.
- ↑ A・Iが止まらない 3 (in Japanese). ASIN 4063121194.
- ↑ A・Iが止まらない!(3). 講談社BOOK倶楽部 (in Japanese). Kodansha Ltd. Archived from the original on December 17, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ↑ A.I. Love You, Vol. 3 (Paperback). ISBN 1591826179.
- ↑ A・Iが止まらない 4 (in Japanese). ASIN 4063121615.
- ↑ A・Iが止まらない!(4). 講談社BOOK倶楽部 (in Japanese). Kodansha Ltd. Archived from the original on December 17, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ↑ A.I. Love You, Vol. 4 (A.I. Love You) (Paperback). ISBN 1591826187.
- ↑ A・Iが止まらない 5 (in Japanese). ASIN 4063122492.
- ↑ A・Iが止まらない!(5). 講談社BOOK倶楽部 (in Japanese). Kodansha Ltd. Archived from the original on December 17, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ↑ A. I. Love You, Vol. 5 (A.I. Love You) (Paperback). ISBN 1591826195.
- ↑ A・Iが止まらない 6 (in Japanese). ASIN 4063122964.
- ↑ A・Iが止まらない!(6). 講談社BOOK倶楽部 (in Japanese). Kodansha Ltd. Archived from the original on December 17, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ↑ A.I. Love You, Vol. 6 (A.I. Love You) (Paperback). ISBN 1591826209.
- ↑ A・Iが止まらない 7 (in Japanese). ASIN 4063123790.
- ↑ A・Iが止まらない!(7). 講談社BOOK倶楽部 (in Japanese). Kodansha Ltd. Archived from the original on December 17, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ↑ A.I. Love You, Vol 7 (A.I. Love You) (Paperback). ISBN 1591829437.
- ↑ A・Iが止まらない 8 (in Japanese). ASIN 4063124150.
- ↑ A・Iが止まらない!(8). 講談社BOOK倶楽部 (in Japanese). Kodansha Ltd. Archived from the original on December 17, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ↑ A.I. Love You, Volume 8 (Paperback). ISBN 1591829445.
- ↑ A・Iが止まらない 9 (in Japanese). ASIN 4063124703.
- ↑ A・Iが止まらない!(9). 講談社BOOK倶楽部 (in Japanese). Kodansha Ltd. Archived from the original on December 17, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2011.