Series synopsis
Love Hina, also known as ラブひな is a Japanese animation comedy drama television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on April 19, 2000. It ended on September 27, 2000. It stars Yuji Ueda, Yui Horie, Masayo Kurata and Yuu Asakawa.
Keitaro and his childhood sweetheart make a promise to be accepted at and to meet each other at the prestigous Toudai University before she moved out of his life. About a decade later, Keitaro has become an artist and a daydreamer, having ranked 27th from the last in the national practice exam. When his grandmother leaves the all-girls dormitory, he becomes the residential manager and soon meets up with two Todai applicants who may have been that sweetheart, since he`s forgotten her name. Then t ...
Premise
Keitaro and his childhood sweetheart make a promise to be accepted at and to meet each other at the prestigous Toudai University before she moved out of his life. About a decade later, Keitaro has become an artist and a daydreamer, having ranked 27th from the last in the national practice exam. When his grandmother leaves the all-girls dormitory, he becomes the residential manager and soon meets up with two Todai applicants who may have been that sweetheart, since he`s forgotten her name. Then there the other tenants like young Shinobu who was in despair until Keitaro helped her, Motoko the swordsmaster who sees men as evil distractions, Su Kaolo the genius child inventor and the sneaky Kitsune.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yuji Ueda as Keitarō Urashima (voice)
- Yui Horie as Naru Narusegawa (voice)
- Masayo Kurata as Shinobu Maehara (voice)
- Yuu Asakawa as Motoko Aoyama (voice)
- Reiko Takagi as Kaolla Suu (voice)
- Junko Noda as Mitsune Konno (voice)
- Megumi Hayashibara as Haruka Urashima (voice)
Guest cast
- Kei Hayami as Keitaro's Mother (voice)
- Hiromi Tsuru as Shinobu's Mother (voice)
- Masashi Ebara as Shinobu's Father (voice)
- Satsuki Yukino as Mutsumi Otohime (voice)
- Yasunori Matsumoto as Noriyasu Seta (voice)
- Yuki Hokimoto as Emi Ichikawa (voice)
- Madoka Akita as Kikuko Onoue (voice)
- Takuma Suzuki as Old Man (voice)
- Ryotaro Okiayu as Kentaro Sakata (voice)
- Hiroyuki Yoshino as Masayuki Haitani (voice)
- Yukie Maeda as Tamago Onsen (voice)
- Michio Miyashita as Kimiaki Shirai (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 31 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 7 | December 25, 2000 | March 27, 2002 |
| Season 1 | 24 | April 19, 2000 | September 27, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Love Hina Christmas Special - Silent Eve Keitaro decides whether or not to confess his love to Naru. Eventually he confesses, but Naru's reaction is not as he had hoped. |
December 25, 2000 |
| 2 |
Love Hina Spring Special - I wish Your Dream Keitaro and Naru are taking the second exams. Keitaro takes a look at the exam and has confidence that he can pass it. Then he starts daydreaming about how he and Naru will get married afterwards, then he wakes up and the examiner announces there are 5 minutes left. Keitaro runs away and applies for a job overseas, then ends up on a mysterious island after jumping into the ocean. |
April 1, 2001 |
| 3 |
Motoko's Choice: Love of the Sword: Don't cry! Out of nowhere, Motoko's sister appears and is ready to pass on the dojo. However, Motoko is still not quite as strong as her sister and when big sister finds out about this, she gives Motoko an ultimatum: Motoko must beat her sister or marry Keitaro! |
May 2, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
All-Girls Dorm with Outdoor Bath: Hot Spring The unlucky Keitaro is given a break when his grandmother asks him to be the manager of Hinata Inn. Keitaro accepts but little does he know that since he's last been there, the inn's become a girls' dormitory! None of the tenants are all too happy about a male living with them until they begin to believe that he's a student of Tokyo University. |
April 19, 2000 |
| 2 |
The Hinata's New Resident Shinobu: Arrow Signs Shinobu's parents are getting divorced and she doesn't seem to have many friends at school but Keitaro and the girls welcome her with open arms which leads her to decide to stay at the inn instead of living with either of her parents. |
April 26, 2000 |
| 3 |
Kendo Girl in Love?: Swordplay The master of the sword, Motoko, returns from a training retreat only to find that Keitaro has been named the manager of the inn. She's outraged and is completely against a male being the manager but becomes confused by weird feelings that consume her body. Could it be love? |
May 3, 2000 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 19, 2000 |
| Last aired | September 27, 2000 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | Ended |