"Rabu Hina" (2000) TV series

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Directors:

Yoshiaki Iwasaki
Wendee Lee

Writers:

Hiroyuki Kawasaki (writer) (episodes)
Mitsuyasu Sakai (writer) (episode)

Seasons:

1 | 2

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Spring back into Love Hina again!

Plot:

When Keitaro was a child, he was friends with a little girl. When the girl had to move away, the two...

Plot Keywords:

Promise | Surrealism | Boarding House | Surrogate Brother | Childhood Sweetheart

Cast

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 / ... (5 episodes, 2000)
Madoka Akita	...	Kikuko Onoue / ... (5 episodes, 2000)
Yuki Hokimoto	...	Emi Ichikawa / ... (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)
Aya Hisakawa	...	Amalla Su (2 episodes, 2000)
Masako Nozawa	...	Hina Urashima (2 episodes, 2000)
Hiromi Tsuru	...	Shinobu's Mother (2 episodes, 2000)

Also Known As:

"Love Hina" (USA)

Runtime:

22 min (24 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M (some episodes) | South Korea:15 | UK:12 (DVD volumes 5-6) | UK:PG (DVD volumes 1-4) | New Zealand:PG | Australia:PG | Spain:13 | Singapore:PG

Company:

AIC

Trivia:

In Episode 16, Naru switches roles with Keitaro during the Son Goku play, and dons a very skimpy costume. Her attire closely resembles the slave girl outfit Princess Leia wore in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983), complete with the chains, collar, and leash.

Goofs:

Continuity: 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.

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!

Movie Connections:

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One of the most beautiful animes I have ever seen....

Before I saw this anime I thought it was another attempt by an anime director to make people laugh, but after watching the first episode alone I could not turn away.

This anime series is a beautiful adaptation of the original manga, although the characters all look slightly different to the way they were portrayed in the manga I must say they do look a bit batter in the series than in the manga.

I particularly enjoyed episode 20 (the episode that featured the doll Moe)which made me realise just how important it is to keep the promises you make to friends and to keep them.

The series also has a fantastic soundtrack which really broadens the atmosphere of the series and makes you feel part of the show.

To those who have not yet seen it, you don't know what you are really missing out on. So go out and buy it or rent it if you can.