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 one episode, Keitaro and the Hinata House girls perform a play based on the old legend Journey to the West. This legend inspired the Dragon Ball anime/manga series. Additionally, the voice actor for Goku in Dragon Ball, Masako Nozawa, is the voice of Granny Hina in the series.

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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

Maehara Shinobu: By Medical Powers, Rururururu!

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Connections

Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #35.2 (2006)

User Reviews

This is a great romanitc comady series.

I will keep this short and sweet. This series follows the exploits of a clumsy boy who inadvertently becomes the manager of an all-girl apartment building. Laugh-riots ensue as he trys repeatedly to manage the girls and get into college, often finding himself in sticky situations. It really hits on that period of life (in and around those high school years, at least for me)when alot of your time is spent daydreaming of the pretty girls that you have crushes on and encounter in your day to day activities. Anyway, it is a very fun story and I don't think it should be missed.