Love Hina (2000– )
"Rabu Hina" (original title)

When Keitaro was a child, he was friends with a little girl. When the girl had to move away, the two made a promise to meet each other at Tokyo University when they grew up. Years later, ... See full summary »

Stars:

Yûji Ueda, Yui Horie, Masayo Kurata

Cast

Series cast summary:
Yûji Ueda	...	Keitarou Urashima (9 episodes, 2000)
Yui Horie	...	Naru Narusegawa (8 episodes, 2000)
Masayo Kurata	...	Shinobu Maehara (8 episodes, 2000)
Yu Asakawa	...	Motoko Aoyama (8 episodes, 2000)
Reiko Takagi	...	Kaolla Su (8 episodes, 2000)
Junko Noda	...	Mitsune 'Kitsune' Konno (8 episodes, 2000)
Megumi Hayashibara	...	Haruka Urashima (8 episodes, 2000)
Satsuki Yukino	...	Mutsumi Otohime (7 episodes, 2000)
Hiroyuki Yoshino	...	Masayuki Haitani (7 episodes, 2000)
Michio Miyashita	...	Kimiaki Shirai (6 episodes, 2000)
Yukie Maeda	...	Onsen Tamago (6 episodes, 2000)
Yuki Hokimoto	...	Emi Ichikawa (5 episodes, 2000)
Madoka Akita	...	Kikuko Onoue (5 episodes, 2000)
Yuri Shiratori	...	Narusegawa Mei (4 episodes, 2000)
Takuma Suzuki	...	Keitaro's Father (4 episodes, 2000)
Yasunori Matsumoto	...	Seta Noriyasu (3 episodes, 2000)
Masako Nozawa	...	Hina Urashima (2 episodes, 2000)
Aya Hisakawa	...	Amalla Su (2 episodes, 2000)
Hiromi Tsuru	...	Shinobu's Mother (2 episodes, 2000)

Storyline

When Keitaro was a child, he was friends with a little girl. When the girl had to move away, the two made a promise to meet each other at Tokyo University when they grew up. Years later, Keitaro has failed his entrance exam twice, and his parents refuse to support him any longer. His grandmother gives him refuge and employment as caretaker of her inn, which just happens to serve as a female dormitory. The eclectic group of tenants tease, annoy and berate him to no end. Still, Keitaro won't ever give up his promise to meet his childhood friend again, even though he can't remember her name.

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Plot Keywords:

promise | college | tragic hero | based on comic | turtle | 

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Taglines:

Spring back into Love Hina again!

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Television Tokyo Channel 12, Ltd. [Japan] (japanese)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Also Known As:

Love Hina

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min 22 min (24 episodes)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Much of the more risqué elements of the original manga (i.e., fan-service) were toned-down considerably for the TV series, with the exception of the unaired 25th episode.

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Goofs

Naru's need for her glasses varies dramatically between episodes. For most of the series she goes without them and has no difficulty at all (and there is no evidence that she uses contact lenses). And during the fireworks display at the festival, she is able to recognize Keitaro without her glasses in the dark, from behind. But earlier, when she and Keitaro both run off and break their glasses, she cannot recognize him without them even at a distance of inches.

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Quotes

Kaolla Su: So, what are we gonna do with him?
Narusegawa Naru: Crucify and torture him, cut out his tongue, and send him to Hell!
Urashima Keitaro: NOOOOOOOO!

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Connections

Followed by Love Hina Christmas Special: Silent Eve (2000)

User Reviews

Bizarre! Violent! Perverted! Addictive! AMAZING!

Ever since his first love disappeared from his life when he was a small child, geeky Keitaro has striven to be accepted at Tokyo University, where he strongly believes he will find his long-lost love again. Unfortunately, Keitaro's strongest assets (if he has any) aren't his grades, and he ends up being the student with the 27th worst grades on the school. Looking for a job and a place to live, he ends up at the all-girls dorm Hinata Inn where he quickly becomes the caretaker, despite the protests of Naru Narusegawa, who, to put it mildly, isn't Keitaro's biggest fan. Violent and hilarious comedy ensues as Keitaro must deal with his own extreme bad luck, angry girls, and an ever increasing sense that the world is against him.

This is in no way fine art, but that doesn't stop the show from being absolutely impossible to stop watching. This adaptation faithfully brings the essence of the manga to the TV screen: horny teens accidentally getting into awkward situations, lots of goofy humour, lots of violence (in 99% of the case directed towards poor Keitaro), lots of hot girls, a heart of gold and a generally surreal atmosphere. It's over the top, absurd and repetitive at times, but never boring. Some minor changes have been made from the source material but the show never suffers from it. In my opinion, this is as great as an adaptation of the wonderful manga can possibly be. I love it.