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Love Hina (ラブひな Rabu Hina^?) is an anime and manga series authored by Ken Akamatsu. The manga won the Kodansha Manga Award for best shōnen title in 2001 and the "Best Manga, USA Release" at the 2002 Anime Expo. The manga consists of 14 volumes. The anime is 25 episodes long and is supplemented with Christmas and Spring movies and the Love Hina Again OVA. There are also two novels from Love Hina, both named Love Hina: the novel (both written by the series' anime screenwriters, volume 1 by Sho Aikawa (as Kurou Hazuki), volume 2 by Hiroyuki Kawasaki), which have been released in Japan and have been released in the US by Tokyopop, the US publisher of the manga. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Madmans Logo Madman Entertainment is an Australian company that specialises in the distribution of Japanese anime and manga in Australia and New Zealand. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... 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The story is a comedy of the shōnen genre about a clumsy young man with an unparalleled amount of personal drive despite having horrible luck. After failing to get into Tokyo U (the college of his dreams), he visits his grandmother's onsen only to discover it has been turned into a girls' dorm. After his grandmother gives him the deed to the building, he has the tough job of being landlord, studying to get into Tokyo U, and dealing with the girls living there, who never pass up an opportunity to humiliate him. Bleach , a well-known example of ShÅnen manga This article is about the shÅnen style of anime and manga. ... â€œTodaiâ€ redirects here. ... Outdoor pool, Naruko, Miyagi Guidebook to Hakone from 1811 An onsen ) is a Japanese hot spring. ...

The series falls under the harem comedy genre as well due to the familiar set up of one boy living with a group of sexy but unusual women. One distinguishing feature that sets this series apart from the average harem comedy is that, for a very large portion of the manga series, Keitaro is disliked by the girls. Whereas many of the same genre initially or very quickly place the main male character at the center of the girls' lusts, Keitaro is not only initially disliked by the girls, he suffers for a rather prolonged and extended period of time.

The series is most well known for putting humorously absurd elements into an ostensibly mundane universe, such as flying turtles, ghosts, and Su's destructive mecha. For other uses, see Turtle (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Ghost (disambiguation). ... This article is about the term used in science fiction, anime, and manga. ...

The manga is published in Japan by Kodansha in Weekly Shonen Magazine, in English in North America and the United Kingdom by Tokyopop, in French in France and Québec by Pika Édition, in Spanish in Spain by Glénat, in Singapore in English and Chinese by Chuang Yi, in Brazil by Editora JBC, in Mexico by Grupo Editorial Vid, in Poland by Waneko, in Germany in German by EMA and in several other countries. The head office of Kodansha Kodansha Limited ) is the largest Japanese publisher of literature and manga, headquartered in (Bunkyo), Tokyo. ... Weekly Shonen Magazine ), also known as Shonen Magazine, is a manga magazine published by Kodansha, first published on 17 March 1959. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... For the music movie, see Tokyo Pop. ... During the 1960s, a terrorist group known as the Front de libÃ©ration du QuÃ©bec (FLQ) launched a decade of bombings, robberies and attacks on government offices. ... GlÃ©nat is a French publisher. ... Chuang Yi (Simplified Chinese: åˆ›è‰º, Pinyin: ChuÃ ngyÃ¬, meaning creative arts) is a manga and manhwa publisher and distributor based in Singapore. ... Editora JBC(known as JB comunication, JBC) is a company that publishes the book related to Japan in Brazil. ... Grupo Editorial Vid (also known as Vid or Mundo Vid) is a Mexican manga and comic publisher, each volume is sold for around 50-60 Pesos (Less than 5-6 Dollars). ... Egmont Manga & Anime is one of the largest publishers of manga in Germany. ...

The anime is released in North America by Bandai Entertainment, in Spain by Jonu Media, and in Singapore by Odex. As of July 1 2007 FUNimation announced that they had bought the license to Love Hina from Bandai and are planning on re-releasing the series and movies. As of now, Love Hina Again has not been announced as a part of the re-release although it is highly likely that it will be too. As for August 10, 2007 FUNimation announced it was simply going to re-release the series as is with no redubbing or any other modification. Tin plate toy car by Bandai Bandai is a Japanese toy making company. ... Odex is a Singapore-based company that licenses and releases anime for local and regional (Southeast Asian) consumption. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... FUNimation Entertainment (previously known as FUNimation Productions) is an American entertainment company formed by Gen Fukunaga in the early 1990s to produce, merchandise and distribute anime and other entertainment properties in the United States and international markets. ... is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Plot

The story takes place in the Kanagawa Prefecture, and centers on 20-year old Keitaro Urashima, a young man desperately trying to be accepted into the prestigious Tokyo University in order to fulfill a childhood promise he made with a girl he now regards as the girl of his life. His obsessive pursuit of this dream is one of the few shining spots of optimism in his otherwise unlucky life. He becomes manager of the Hinata House (日向荘 Hinata Sō^?, also known as Hinata Apartments), property of his family and now an all-girls' dormitory. Love Hina List of Love Hina characters Love Hina timeline Love Hina media information ANN list of Love Hina episodes Categories: | ... Kanagawa Prefecture ) is a prefecture located in the southern KantÅ region of HonshÅ«, Japan. ... The Yasuda Auditorium on the University of Tokyos Hongo Campus. ...

After much tribulation, he wins their respect and eventual affection. From the beginning of the series, he suffers physical damage and abuse, which continues and increases as the series goes on. (In the anime the girls are openly shown being less hostile towards Keitaro, many fans have seen this as a weakness, saying that because of this the emotional scenes – particularly those between Keitaro and Naru – don't stand out as much as they do in the manga.)

Keitaro's primary (and usually exclusive) interest is in Naru Narusegawa, though all the other girls have different sorts of affections for him (including close friend, a playmate, and non-threatening crush object). Keitaro and Naru's relationship is complicated by several girls falling for him, or girls Keitaro promised a future relationship with while he was younger.

Media

This article is part of the Love Hina Manga (Books) lovhina Theme Songs Opening Sakura Saku (Cherry Blossoms Blooming) by Megumi Hayashibara Ending Kimi sae ireba (If you were here) by Megumi Hayashibara OVA (Love Hina Again) Opening: Kirari Takaramono (Glittering Treasure) by Yui Horie Ending: Be for me, be...

Anime

There were 25 episodes produced for the animated television series. The TV series, movies and OVA were all directed by Yoshiaki Iwasaki and animated by XEBEC with character designs by Makoto Uno and Meiju Maeda (for Love Hina Again) and scripts mainly written by Sho Aikawa. The story is fairly consistent from episode 1 to 24, where it rises to a climax. Episode 25 begins anew the second half of the story. However this episode is the final episode of the television series. Most viewers feel confused about the newly-began-and-left-unfinished story arc, and also confused about why there was no true resolution to the earlier portion of the series. XEBEC is a subsidiary of the anime studio Production I.G. that specialises in the production of television anime. ...

While the 25th episode may seem an unexpected and unnatural adjunct to the plot, it is because it was meant to be the first episode of another series of 24, which would have generally rounded out the story of the series. The reason that no more episodes beyond 25 were produced is because the production company unexpectedly ran out of budget to continue it.

In Japan, a special 26th episode ran after the recording of Love Hina, a concert including all the seiyu who participated in the successful run of the series. The 26th episode was only an entire overview of the previous 25 episodes packed into one.

Some time later, as profits from the completed episodes came in, several movies were made, each of which took leaps and bounds in the plot in an attempt to bring more of a close to story. This culminated into the Christmas Movie, the Spring Movie, and the final three part OVA series called Love Hina Again which generally brings the animated story to some kind of resolution. The story covered in the animated television series and movies uses some elements of the manga story arc, but does not cover all of it, even leaving out some very colourful details, some side stories. It also utterly ignores one of the major recurring themes of the entire series, viz the depth and complexity of the relationship between Keitaro, Naru and Mutsumi and its connection to Keitaro's childhood promise. As a result, most fans find that reading the complete manga, in its fourteen volume entirety, is a much more satisfactory experience. Original Video Animation ), abbreviated OVA ), is a term used for anime titles that are released direct-to-video, without prior showings on TV or in theaters. ... Love Hina Again (ãƒ©ãƒ–ã²ãª Again) is a three episode OVA that takes place after Love Hina: Spring Special, and thus expands the Love Hina anime story. ...

However, the story had not ended at the OVA, for those who had purchased the Love Hina Again Original Soundtrack, there were drama tracks at the beginning of the CD, which is in fact, the OVA episode 4. It is entirely in Japanese, but it takes place where the OVA episode 3 left off. And it ends similarly to Naru's dream sequence in the train in Volume 14 of the Manga.

OVA

Love Hina Again (ラブひなAgain Rabu Hina Agēn^?) is a three episode OVA that takes place after Love Hina: Spring Special, and thus expands the Love Hina anime story. Of special note is the art-style and risque humor of the OVA more closely resembles the manga than the anime, which can surprise some fans. In fact, it seems to follow the storyline of the manga more so than it follows the anime, as the story in Love Hina Again is loosely based on volumes 11 and 12 of the manga. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A human ovum An ovum (loosely, egg or egg cell) is a female sex cell or gamete. ... A human ovum An ovum (loosely, egg or egg cell) is a female sex cell or gamete. ...

Keitaro Urashima has been accepted into the University of Tokyo and his adopted sister, Kanako Urashima becomes the new manager of Hinata Inn. The denizens are not pleased with Kanako's rather intrusive and sneaky methods and wish for Keitaro's return. When he does reappear however, Kanako reveals that he had made a promise with her to run an inn together. Though Keitaro thinks of her only as a sister, she does not see him as a brother; her goal is to win his love. (In anime, fictional adopted sister relationships are dramatic or humor fodder and generally not treated as incest.) Naru and Keitaro are nearly torn apart by her efforts, but manage to win out in the end by destroying the cursed Hinata annex, following which Naru finally declares her true feelings for Keitaro in front of the other girls. â€œTodaiâ€ redirects here. ... Incest is defined as sexual intercourse between closely related persons. ...

Although the Love Hina manga is generally regarded as superior, many fans in particular feel the total 90 minutes of the OVA are inadequate to cover the introduction of Kanako, a character who in many ways is already easy to dislike. Kanako, created mid-storyline herself, also contradicts some established canon. Keitaro had previously mentioned no girl had ever been nice to him, though he may have not considered her, being his sister, albeit adopted. On the other hand, if he had forgotten the promise he made to his childhood love, and even her face, it is possible that he might not have remembered something this important. Critics and fans (mainly those who haven't read the original manga) have also taken note of the increase in erotic fan service, with some deeming it excessive. This article is about the comics published in East Asian countries. ... Fan service ), sometimes written as a single word, fanservice, is a vaguely defined term chiefly used for Japanese visual mediaâ€”particularly in anime fandomâ€”to refer to elements in a story that are unnecessary to a storyline, but designed to amuse or sexually excite the audience[1][2]. It is...

Characters

Keitarō Urashima is a 20-year-old cram-school student who is desperately trying to get into Tokyo University in order to fulfill a childhood promise he made to a girl 15 years ago. This proves to be very difficult since he has terrible luck, bad studying habits, and can't grasp the material as well as others leading him to fail the exam three times making him a third-year ronin. His grandmother later grants him ownership of the Hinata Inn, a girl's dorimatory. His clumsiness lands him into deep trouble with the girls at the Hinata Inn as he is prone to accidentally seeing them naked or tripping and touching them inappropriately. Despite his flaws, he is well-meaning, friendly, and very determined, traits which eventually wins all of the girls' hearts. His developing relationship with Naru is focal point of the story. He confesses his love for her and they start down a rather bumpy relationship. He finally gets accepted into Tokyo U, keeping his promise to Naru, and becomes a renowned archaeologist with amazing luck at finding artifacts practically anywhere. This is a list of characters in Love Hina. ... Yuji Ueda (ã†ãˆã ã‚†ã†ã˜ Ueda YÅ«ji, born as ä¸Šç”° ç¥å¸ Ueda YÅ«ji, born June 15, 1967) is a popular seiyÅ« in Japan. ... Derek Stephen Prince (born February 5, 1969 in Inglewood, California) is an English language voice actor who is most famous for his various roles in Digimon, as well as his live-action voice roles of Elgar in Power Rangers Turbo and Power Rangers in Space, Noxic in Big Bad Beetleborgs... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Yasuda Auditorium on the University of Tokyos Hongo Campus. ...

Naru Narusegawa is a 17-year-old student and resident of the Hinata Inn that can be described as "one fuse short of a cannon" because of her extremely fiery temper and tendency to be very physical, mainly with Keitaro whenever she feels he's acting perverted. Of all the girls in the Hinata House, she is victimized the most by Keitaro's clumsiness which often results in her being naked, exposed in some fashion, or lying in very suggestive positions. Throughout most of high school she studied hard and became Tops in the nation on the college practice exams in order to get into Tokyo University. Because of her intense study regiment she became majorly short-sighted and has to wear thick "coke-bottle glasses" when not wearing her contacts. She developed feelings for Keitaro, however, was unable to admit it to herself or anyone else for a long time. Despite overcoming this and confessing her love, hitting Keitaro whenever he got "too close" had become involuntary and second nature. Yui Horie , born September 20, 1976) is a popular singer and voice actress in Japan. ... Dorothy Elias-Fahn is a voice actress who is the wife of Tom Fahn. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ...

Mutsumi Otohime is a gentle, frail, clumsy and soft-spoken 21-year-old girl who lives in Okinawa. Mutsumi is prone to catatonic fainting spells that makes her appear as though she has died. She is also described by the others as being sisterly, kind and caring, yet a ditz. Like Keitaro, she is a third-year ronin trying for Tokyo University. However, her reasons for failing are because of simple mistakes such as not putting her name on the test or succumbing to her anemia and fainting during the exam. In the manga and anime she, along with Naru, was a childhood friend of Keitaro with whom she promised to go to Tokyo U together. Mutsumi has an affinity for watermelons and turtles and gave a latter one, Tama-chan, to Keitarō and Naru as a gift. Mutsumi has eight brothers and sisters and has a striking resemblance to her mother. She is called the "female version of Keitaro" due to their shared clumsiness. When Kanako begins to run the Hinata house, Mutsumi disguises herself as Keitaro to test the girls on their hostess skills; the resemblance is so uncanny that momentarily even Naru is fooled. Yuki Inoue ), better known by her stage name Satsuki Yukino ), is a popular voice actress (seiyÅ«) in Japan. ... Julie Ann Taylor (born August 30, 1961 in Fort Irwin, California) is a voice actress who primarily works at Bang Zoom! Entertainment. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article is about the prefecture. ...

Shinobu Maehara is a 13 -year old middle school student who is very shy. She loves to clean and cook and takes care of most of the chores around the Hinata Inn. Despite a bad and embarrassing first start with Keitaro which included him accidentally exposing himself and lying to her she develops a crush on him, calling him sempai as a sign of her admiration and respect. Unlike the other girls of the Hinata Inn, Shinobu is not prone to hitting Keitarō, rather she ends up getting emotional and crying thus making Keitarō feel guilty. In the manga, Shinobu was already a resident at Hinata while in the anime she moves in after Keitaro's arrival due to family strife causing her parents to divorce (in the manga they end up reconciling upon her visit back home). Masayo Kurata (倉田 雅世 Kurata Masayo, born May 21, 1969) is a seiyū who is best known for her voice role as Shinobu Maehara in Love Hina. ... Bridget Hoffman (also Brigette Hoffman) is a voice actor. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Senpai (先輩, せんぱい) is a Japanese term for a person in a club or other organization, including a school or college, who is a senior. ...

Motoko Aoyama is a 15-year-old high school girl who is very formal and into kendo, to the point that her room resembles that of a samurai's (complete with a suit of armor). She claims lineage to a school of demonslaying swordsmen and also displays a prodigious competence with her katana. She can often wreak great damage to boulders or other objects using nothing more than her wooden practice sword (and even decks Keitarō and two of his friends with an umbrella). Motoko is very terrified of her sister, Tsuruko, whose skill far exceeds her own, and has a phobia of turtles that is left unexplained for the majority of the series. In one of the later episodes, it is suggested that her fear of turtles was due to being attacked by a demon in the form of a monstrous turtle while assisting her older sister in combat as a child. She disapproves of Keitarō early on, on the basis of him being a letch and a weakling, but later develops a grudging respect and eventually a hidden affection for him (much to her chagrin). She is at first uncomfortable with her femininity, partially because her sister left her sword for a husband, partially because of her height: she is the tallest person in the house, several cm taller than Keitaro. She later becomes more open due to Keitaro's influence. Whatever her feelings for Keitarō happen to be at a given time, she still frequently threatens or attacks him with her sword. Yu Asakawa (浅川 悠 Asakawa Yū, born March 20, 1975) is a popular voice actress (seiyū) in Japan. ... Mona Marshall (born Mona M. Ianotti on August 31st, 1947) is an American voice actress. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Kendo ), or way of the sword, is the martial art of Japanese fencing. ...

A 13-year-old foreign transfer student. She is very playful, inattentive, and shows absolutely no signs of maturing. Her childlike spirit, when combined with her boundless amounts of energy, sometimes yields downright abusive results (usually on Keitarō), though she usually maintains an indestructible air of innocence. Despite her immaturity, she is a genius technician, capable of whipping up the most outrageous devices in a jiffy – including various robot versions of Tama-chan called Mecha-Tamago and a vast array of weapons. During certain times – red moon phenomena – she transforms into a more adult version of herself. She can usually be found with Sara, the only cast member as hyperactive as she is. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Reiko Takagi (é«˜æœ¨ ç¤¼å Takagi Reiko, born November 26, 1973) is a seiyÅ« who was born in Osaka. ... Wendee Lee (born April 29, 1955 in Los Angeles, CA) is an American voice actress, one of the most prolific and experienced in the business. ...

Mitsune Konno, mostly called by her nickname "Kitsune" (which means "fox" in Japanese), is a scheming 19-year-old freelance writer (and is conspicuous in her lack of writing). A model example of a parasite single, Kitsune lives to enjoy the easy life, and frequently scams others by any means possible. She is frequently drunk, and bottles can be found hidden all over her room. Her greatest joy seems to be teasing Keitarō, even though she clearly cares for him. She is a school friend of Naru and tries her best (or worst) to make Keitarō and Naru get married. In order to maintain her finances, she often bets on horse races. In the anime, Kitsune speaks with an Osaka accent, which seems to imply a connection between her sly, money-minded personality and a common stereotype about people who hail from that region. Junko Noda , born June 29, 1971) is a female seiyÅ« born in Osaka, Japan. ... Barbara D. Goodson Gustafson (born August 16, 1949 in Brooklyn, New York) is an experienced American voice actress known for her rather extensive dubbing of various anime, as well as doing the voice of Rita Repulsa in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Power Rangers: Zeo, and Power Rangers in Space. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Prince Hanzoku terrorized by a nine-tailed fox. ... Parasite singles (パラサイトシングル, parasaito shinguru) is a Japanese expression for people who live with their parents until their late twenties or early thirties in order to enjoy a carefree and comfortable life. ... The Japanese language, in addition to to Standard Japanese, based on Tokyo speech, has dozens of geographic dialects. ...

Kanako Urashima, 17, is Keitarō's adopted younger sister. She traveled with her grandmother for some years, and returned to Japan to fulfill her promise to her adopted brother (with whom she is in love), and to change the girls dormitory back into an inn. She is very adept at bondage and disguising as other members of the Hinata apartment – except when it comes to imitating Naru's smile – and also has an intense dislike for sweets. In addition, she also bears something of a resemblance to Motoko, as they have a similar hair color, eye color, measurements, the two can jump outstanding distances, and they both can generate "ki." Additionally, she has a black cat named Kuro who can fly with his oversized ears. Kuro is observed talking, which may or may not simply be Kanako's skills at ventriloquism. Natsuko Kuwatani , born August 8, 1978 in Tokyo) is a seiyÅ« who currently works for Arts Vision. ... Melissa Fahn (born April 28, 1973) is an American voice and stage actress known for her work in anime dubs and other mainstream animated television series, as well as her work in Broadway and Los Angeles Theatre. ... Image File history File links Kanako. ... Image File history File links Kanako. ... A model in bondage cuffs with a leg spreader In the context of BDSM, bondage involves people being tied up or otherwise restrained for pleasure. ... For other uses, see QI (disambiguation). ...

Original character designs

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Critical reception

The manga won the "Best Manga, USA Release" in 2002 Anime Expo.^[1] At Book Expo America 2003, Tokyopop announced that not only had Love Hina been among the top ten graphic novels on Bookscan's list, but it was also (along with Chobits) the first graphic novel to ever enter the general trade paperback list.^[2] Anime Expo, abbreviated AX, is an anime convention that usually takes place on the July 4th weekend for 4 days each year in Southern California. ... For the music movie, see Tokyo Pop. ... Serialized in Young Magazine Original run 2001 â€“ 2002 No. ...

The anime was praised in a review by the Anime News Network [1] for being very intriguing and for mixing "drama, romance, and slapstick comedy in a pleasing combination". The music was also commended for being "incredibly cute" and used in a way which contributed to many of the dramatic effects in the anime. This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

Others, however, like Anime News Network's review on the Love Hina Again DVD [2], have criticised the continuity from Love Hina to Love Hina Again, claiming it reversed the plot from the 25-episode anime before finally confirming Narusegewa and Keitaro's romantic feelings for each other (she had already confessed her love for Keitaro in one of the special episodes of the series, but in Love Hina Again, she stills struggles to confess her feelings to Keitaro in person). Love Hina Again was also criticised by some fans for introducing Keitaro's sister, Kanako, described as being "one of the most annoying characters ever created even though she would have been better for Keitaro than Naru" and also for failing to reaching the same entertainment level as the 25-episode anime series.^{[citation needed]} This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

The manga was in a review by the Anime News Network [3] commended for being very funny and combining each of the main characters with their own key personality (eg: shy, energetic, smart, and strong). The manga, however, was in the same review stated to be inappropiate for persons under 16 years of age, due to many of the comical jokes involving sexual innuendo. The art drawing was praised for successfully managing to represent the qualities of the characters, and for "drawing such beautiful women", and the artist went on to draw characters for Negima. This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Innuendo can refer to: For Innuendo as a figure of speech please see Double entendre. ... Negima: Magister Negi Magi ) is a manga and anime series by Ken Akamatsu, known for his best selling title, Love Hina, which contains a large amount of Fan service/ecchi scenes. ...

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