Love Hina
Director
Yoshiaki Iwazaki
Production
TV Tokyo, XEBEC, Yomiuri Advertising
Country of origin
Japan
Format
Series
Running time
24 episodes
Year
2000
Love Hina
By KRis
20th May 04  When I watched Love Hina I had never seen anime at all. Sure I had seen some poorly dubbed Dragon Ball Z and some Street Fighter, but I had never really seen a series that I had enjoyed. While looking through some sites I stumbled upon some pictures that belonged to Love Hina and noticed a short summary of the series. It sounded fair enough. A few days later I decided to watch Love Hina. Having watched the first few episodes I was instantly addicted. Love Hina is what started it all..... Love Hina is one of my favorite anime shows, oddly enough. It's about a high school graduate name Keitaro, trying to make it into Tokyo University to meet a girl that he promised from his childhood. After failing numerous times his parents decide to kick him out being tired of paying for his entry tests. Keitaro having no place to go decides to move into his grandmothers inn. After a little trouble, Keitaro finds out that the inn his grandmother owns is an all girls domitory and that his grandmother is gone and she left the inn belonging to Keitaro. The girls are not that happy about the news, but decide to make the best of it, making life for Keitaro as troublesome as life can get. Some of the cast includes Naru, a girl that is also trying to get into Tokyo U, Motoko-Chan, a swords master, Koalle, a technical genius and many others. As the story goes on, Keitaro keeps trying to get into Tokyo U and possibilities open up of one of the girls staying at Hinata Inn could be the girl Keitaro promised in his childhood. Love Hina is a average sized series consisting of 26 episodes and 2 specials. The specials are quite good and fit right into the storyline. Love Hina isn't an action type anime, so if you are looking for a action packed show, don't confuse the two. I love the animation and the music. The music can be kind of bizzare at times, but it will grow on you. Love Hina is romance/comedy, (my favorite type), but is not to the extent of a possible Freddy Prince Jr. movie. There is quite a bit of character change so it will keep you in the midst of what will happen. In closing, I love Love Hina and I am sure anyone else will. 9/10
-- KRis 20th May 04
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