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. [jp] (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

In the early sketches for what would become the Love Hina manga/anime series, Naru was known as Midori, and lacked the "hair antenna" she would become well-known for.

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Goofs

In Episode 3, (Kendo girl in Love? - Swordplay) Motoko shoots Keitaro into the air with her sword, and Keitaro bounces on a roof, landing on his back on the floor, which is clearly intact at the time of the fall. But, in the next shot, Keitaro is laying face down, and the floor boards are boken around him and smoking.

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Quotes

Motoko Aoyama: Ever since that elusive, definitely audacious, insolent, high-roller of a turtle showed up here at Hinata Apartments, I haven't had a good night's sleep.

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Connections

Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #35.2 (2006)

User Reviews

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.