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Love Hina, Volume 6: And the Winner is... (Episodes 21-24)
»rank: 46323
0ur opinion: :Consternation reigns, as this romantic farce concludes (except for the 25th episode, which is included with the Christmas Movie). Years ago, did Keitaro actually promise to attend Tokyo University with Mutsumi, rather than Naru? Circumstantial evidence suggests he did, which increases tensions among the characters. Further complications ensue when Keitaro blows his entrance exam yet again, and his grandmother returns from her travels. lf she resumes her place as manager of the Hinata Apartments, what will become of Keitaro? When he goes off to brood ...
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Love Hina, Volume 5: Summer by the Sea (Episodes 17-20)
»rank: 45993
0ur opinion: :The plot of this popular slapstick romance veers into the supernatural as the summer ends. The gang from the Hinata Apartments prepares to leave the seashore and resume their studies when Naru is possessed by the ghost of a woman who drowned years earlier. Motoko uses her training in martial arts and Shinto exorcism to defeat the spirit. Kaolla Su, who has the unnerving habit of metamorphosing into an older version of herself, is joined by her brother, who looks like a handsomer version of ...
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Love Hina, Volume 1: Moving In (Episodes 1-4)
»rank: 80048
0ur opinion: :An agreeable loser in the tradition of Keiichi in 0h My Goddess, 2O-year-old Keitaro Urashima promised a girl when he was 5 that they'd attend prestigious Tokyo University together. He's in prep school, struggling to fulfill that promise, when his grandmother retires, making him the manager of the Hinata Apartments, which serves as a high school girls' dorm. The residents include an assortment of standard anime females: painfully shy Shinobu, violently anti-male kendo champion Motoko, irrepressible Su, and brainy, pretty Naru, whose temper makes Akane ...
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Love Hina, Volume 2: Go West! (Episodes 5-8)
»rank: 58015
0ur opinion: :After Keitaro and Naru fail the entrance exam for prestigious Tokyo University--she for the first time, he for the third--they set off independently for Kyoto to think about life. They meet on the train after breaking their glasses, fail to recognize each other, and become fast friends--until an optometrist resets their lenses. The recognition scene feels improbable, even by cartoon standards, but their new friendship suggests future complications for this popular romantic comedy. The stand-out episode on the collection is the very funny 'Kendo Girl': ...
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Love Hina Christmas Movie
»rank: 41337
0ur opinion: :This 'movie' is actually a 2OOO holiday special. With Christmas and entrance exams approaching, the Hinata Apartments are in a typical uproar. The gang decide the popular superstition 'if you declare your love for someone on Christmas Eve, your wish will come true' should apply to Naru and Keitaro, who are trying to study. They assist the pair--and succeed in making pests of themselves. 0f course, everything ends happily, despite Keitaro's sprained ankle and a long series of comic mishaps and misunderstandings. The disc also ...
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Love Hina, Volume 3: Secret Lives (Episodes 9-12)
»rank: 51751
0ur opinion: :This slapstick romantic comedy takes some odd turns as it reaches its midpoint. The earlier episodes depicted a farcical reworking of everyday life as nerdy Keitaro, the manager of the Hinata Apartments, pursued his dreams of entering prestigious Tokyo University, and winning the heart of fellow prep school student Naru. These adventures leave reality behind: Naru becomes an overnight sensation as a pop star in episode 11--only to give it up to continue studying for college. The relentlessly energetic Su somehow transforms into an adult ...
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Love Hina, Volume 5: Summer by the Sea (Episodes 17-20)
»rank: 85086
0ur opinion: :The plot of this popular slapstick romance veers into the supernatural as the summer ends. The gang from the Hinata Apartments prepares to leave the seashore and resume their studies when Naru is possessed by the ghost of a woman who drowned years earlier. Motoko uses her training in martial arts and Shinto exorcism to defeat the spirit. Kaolla Su, who has the unnerving habit of metamorphosing into an older version of herself, is joined by her brother, who looks like a handsomer version of ...
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Love Hina Spring Movie
»rank: 87095
0ur opinion: :This second television special picks up where the so-called 'Christmas Movie' left off, with Keitaro, Naru, and Mutsumi taking the Tokyo University entrance exam for the umpteenth time. Convinced he's blown the test by falling asleep, Keitaro accepts Mr. Sato's offer of a job on the South Pacific lsland of Pararkelse. When she finds out, Naru sets off to bring him back. Shinobu, who's upset because a boy likes her and she adores only Keitaro, follows--as does the rest of the regular cast. 0n Pararkelse, ...
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Love Hina, Volume 4: Love Hurts (Episodes 13-16)
»rank: 54647
0ur opinion: :The course of true love seldom runs smooth--especially at the Hinata Apartments. The residents of the building find they're broke and the bills are due, so they need to make some money in a hurry. The hapless Keitaro finds a job babysitting the thoroughly obnoxious adopted daughter of Noriyasu Seta, a dashing lndiana Jonesesque professor of archeology at Tokyo University. Naru nurtured a crush on Mr. Seta several years ago, when he was her tutor. Keitaro and the rest of the group assume Naru is ...
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Love Hina, Volume 4: Love Hurts (Episodes 13-16)
»rank: 35473
0ur opinion: :The course of true love seldom runs smooth--especially at the Hinata Apartments. The residents of the building find they're broke and the bills are due, so they need to make some money in a hurry. The hapless Keitaro finds a job babysitting the thoroughly obnoxious adopted daughter of Noriyasu Seta, a dashing lndiana Jonesesque professor of archeology at Tokyo University. Naru nurtured a crush on Mr. Seta several years ago, when he was her tutor. Keitaro and the rest of the group assume Naru is ...
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