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but does is it really nessicary to put that type of stuff in every second of the show. It pretty much destroys half of the population that may read it, just look at it this way the kids that watch it get busted by their parents because they see that kinda stuff and the parents band it, Its that simple. So now all he really has left that still watch it are the older teens and Adults. So it was a iffy situation with this series. But really I don't want to rag on Ken's books, Because their good just are more mature. Here are the main characters of Love hina,
Keitaro Urashima is a 20-year-old cram-school student who is desperately trying to get into University of Tokyo 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 dormatory. 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 University of Tokyo, keeping his promise to Naru, and travels with Seta on his archeology trips.
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.| 01 | "All-girls Dorm with Outdoor Bath: Hot Springs" (露天風呂つきの女子寮 温泉な) | April 19, 2000 |
| Keitaro Urashima made a promise to a girl he can't remember 15 years ago that they would go to Tokyo U together. Now he is trying to fulfill the promise more than ever. One day he goes to visit his Grandma Hina and ends up running the Hinata Apartments where all the residents are over-the-top girls. | ||
| 02 | "The Hinata's New Resident, Shinobu: Arrow Signs" (ひなた荘の新住人しのぶ 矢印な) | April 26, 2000 |
| Shinobu Maehara is a girl going through troubling times. Her parents are going through a divorce, she has no friends & is moving away from Hinata. She has a chance encounter with Keitaro and ends up with his sketchbook which has drawings of her in it, smiling. She returns it, and Su recognises her from school. Su calls Shinobu her friend and she runs away, crying. The residents blame Keitaro as usual for his dirty drawings in the sketchbook when actually it is Shinobu who doesn't want to leave. Keitaro organizes a going away party for her where she ends up cooking. Her parents realise she is missing and head to the apartments and Haruka distracts them while Keitaro tries to hide her. In the end her parents let her stay at the Hinata Apartments where she pays her rent by being the cook. | ||
| 03 | "Kendo Girl in Love?: Swordplay" (恋する!?ケンドー娘 剣劇な) | May 3, 2000 |
| Motoko Aoyama has returned to the Hinata Apartments and is shocked to find a man in charge. She tries to kill Keitaro numerous times yet eventually comes to more or less accepting him as the manager. | ||
| 04 | "The Tokyo U Promise from 15 Years Ago: Diary" (東大の約束は15年前 日記な) | May 10, 2000 |
| Keitaro sneaks a peak at Naru's diary and finds out about a promise that apparently she made 15 years ago to go to Tokyo U. Then Keitaro begins to think that he made his promise to her. She is very insecure about talking about it and repeatedly denies it.The promise was supposed to be to a guy named Seta. | ||
| 05 | "Wow. A Trip to Kyoto! Exciting" (急接近!京都二人旅 ドキドキハラハラな) | May 17, 2000 |
| Keitaro and Naru both embarrassed about failing the entrance exams again both decide to go on a short holiday to Kyoto. They are oblivious to the fact that they are sharing the same seat on the train due to the fact that both their glasses are broken. They spend a day together and both think they have found an ideal match. They are forced into sharing a hotel room and they finally get their glasses back and realize that they spent the day with each other. They have an argument during a game of ping-pong where Keitaro says that Naru has been wasting her life which leads to a night from hell for Naru. Meanwhile the residents of the Hinata Apartments mount a rescue mission which gets completely sidetracked because nobody knows where they are. | ||
| 06 | "Keitaro's First Kiss is with...? Journey" (景太郎、初キス?の相手 旅路な) | May 24, 2000 |
| Keitaro and Naru continue their shared holiday, much to Naru's disgust. They meet up with Mutsumi, the girl Keitaro ran into at their second exam, who is having difficulty in getting home to Okinawa. Keitaro offers to accompany Mutsumi, and Naru eventually tags along, but because of Mutsumi's bad sense of direction they end up in several other Japanese cities that aren't Okinawa. Along the way they just miss the rest of the girls, whose efforts to find Keitaro and Naru lead them to unusual experiences. | ||
| 07 | "First Date. Keitaro's True Feelings: Nowadays" "Kono" (初デート、景太郎のしたごころ いまどきな) | May 31, 2000 |
| Su has created a new device, Virtual-Kun, which allows you to see what a person desires in their heart. When used on Keitaro, it reveals his affection for Naru, and his intention to take her on a date to a newly-opened amusement park. But when one of Naru's classmates, the calculating Kentaro, offers her the same deal, the two men end up in a competition for her affection. | ||
| 08 | "Kendo Girl and the Legend of the Dragon Palace: Is This A Dream" (ケンドー娘の竜宮伝説 夢かな) | June 7, 2000 |
| Keitaro has obtained an old video game, 'Legend of the Dragon Palace.' At first Motoko is eager to dismiss it, but soon she and all the other girls get roped into the plot in a dream. | ||
| 09 | "The Case of the Missing Hinata Apartment Money: A Mystery" (ひなた荘密室現金強奪事件 ミステリな) | June 14, 2000 |
| The monthly rent in due in Hinata House, but since Keitaro is too sleepy to pay attention the money vanishes! It falls to Kitsune and Su, the only ones with a steadfast allibi, to discover who the thief is. | ||
| 10 | "Who is the Beautiful Women Wandering in the Moonlight? Transformation" (月夜にさまよう美女の正体は? 変身な) | June 21, 2000 |
| Whilst trying to win Naru's favour (again), Kentaro is ambushed by a girl similar-looking but older to Su. Keitaro and Naru struggle to prove Su's innocence, especially with every other male pointing the finger. | ||
| 11 | "The Idol Shooting for Tokyo U is a Prep School Student: Sing" (目指せ東大生アイドルは予備校生 歌うな) | June 28, 2000 |
| Naru wins a singing contest at the Hinata, propelling her into singing stardom. But with a new career ahead of her, can she come back to her studies and aim once again for Tokyo U? | ||
| 12 | "Changing After the Wedding? Swordmaster Motoko's Sunday Best: Feminine" (お色直し?剣豪モトコの晴れ着姿 女の子な) | July 5, 2000 |
| Motoko has a secret fear: turtles. So when Naru's pet Tama-chan falls in with the laundry, Motoko finds herself asking everyone for clothes, even Keitaro! The only problem is, without her own clothes, she cannot summon her ki, and therefore has no skill with the sword. And when Su's robotic Tama-chan comes crashing towards Hinata House, the residents definitely need a swordswoman. | ||
| 13 | "The First Kiss Tastes Like Lemon? Marshmallow? Grown-up" (初キスの味はレモン?マシュマロ? おとな) | July 12, 2000 |
| After spying on one of Keitaro's failed attempts to kiss Naru, Shinobu ends up worrying who her first kiss will be with. Her mind says Keitaro, but with Su added into the equation who knows who it will be? | ||
| 14 | "Naru's Crush Is Now a Tokyo U Professor: Turning Into Love?" (再会?なる憧れの人は今東大講師 ラブへな) | July 19, 2000 |
| There is a financial crisis at Hinata House; if the residents don't come up with 67,000 yen in three days, the utility companies will cut off all services. Keitaro ends up working for one of Tokyo U's scientists, not to mention his hyperactive daughter, but doesn't know about the old connection between this man and Naru. | ||
| 15 | "I Love You!? Romantic Confession Inside a Cave: Tall Tale" (好き!洞くつの中のラブラブ宣言 ほらあな) | |
| Keitaro is forced to look up Seta's adoptive daughter Sarah while the archaeologist is on a dig. A series of events leads them to the darker part of Hinata House, where everyone make a startling discovery. This episode seems to be derived from part of Volume 8 of the manga, when Shinobu and Nyamo are in the ruins. | ||
| 16 | "Monkey Performance at the Seaside Teahouse Hinata: A Kiss?" (海の家・浜茶家ひなたのサル芝居 チュウかな) | |
| Haruka is opening a tea house by the beach over the summer, and the residents have to put on a play to draw in customers. But when Su destroys the main building, Seta appears with an alternate venue. The price for this venue, however, is a change in the castings. | ||
| 17 | "Mesmerized by Naru on the Haunted Island! Something's Fishy!" (海…なるにドキッ!妖怪にクラッ 妖しいな) | |
| Shirai and Haitani offer to help Keitaro earn Naru's heart, with a scary boat ride that drives her into his arms. Their plans are dashed, however, when a real ghost seizes Naru, and Motoko has to fight on her behalf. | ||
| 18 | "Girls Dressed in Yukata for the Summer Festival: Let's!" (それぞれの浴衣のきみと夏祭り ほな) | |
| Just before the residents go back from their summer break, they attend the Summer festival in the local town, dressed in traditional outfits. Kitsune, however, seems determined to force Naru and Seta away from one another for their own good. Could she have an alternative motive? | ||
| 19 | "Marry into Money? A Prince from Across the Sea: Warm" (玉の輿?海のむこうの皇太子 暖かな) | |
| A man who happens to look exactly like Keitaro when he wears glasses appears and is later found out to be from Kaolla's home country. He is here to get married to Kaolla but she decides she isn't quite ready yet, but tradition says she must. | ||
| 20 | "A Sepia-colored Promise with a Sleeping Girl: A Trick?" (眠りの少女とセピア色の約束 カラクリな) | |
| Keitaro discovers a doll that can move on its own. Everyone is amazed by it but Keitaro and Mutsumi seem to be able to hear it talk also. Keitaro finds out from the doll that his great grandfather promised to fix its legs but never did and being the good guy he is, Keitaro decides to fulfill his ancestor's promise... With the help of the girls, of course! | ||
| 21 | "Jealous Outburst? Two Lovebirds on a Boat: Tremble" (嫉妬爆発!?ボート上のお熱い二人 わなわな) | |
| Naru and Keitaro decide to go out to celebrate the latest grades and while both are wondering whether it's a date or not, a mysterious little girl appears. | ||
| 22 | "Little Sister Mei's Devious Plan: It Can't Be!" (妹メイのたくらみ、密室大作戦 そんな) | |
| Mei is Naru's stepsister and hopes to take Naru back home. To accomplish this, she decides she has to hook Keitaro up with Mutsumi and it is in this episode that Naru finds out something shocking. | ||
| 23 | "Naru Narusegawa - Her Wavering Heart and Keitaro: Crushed" (成瀬川なる、揺れる女心と景太郎 こなごな) | |
| Naru now wonders what she should do with her newfound knowledge and it seems like Keitaro is going to be returning home since his grandma has returned to reclaim the inn. To add more to the mess, it doesn't look like Keitaro's studies are going to be enough to help him into Tokyo University. | ||
| 24 | "Celebrate! Are the Blooming Flowers Tokyo U? Love? Everybody" (祝!サクラサクのは東大?恋? みんな) | |
| Everyone has to leave Love Hina for a day because the inn is going under renovations. It also becomes apparent that Keitaro won't be coming back to Hinata Inn and Naru has completely given up on Keitaro. Who will Keitaro decide to be his soulmate, Naru or Mutsumi? | ||
| 25 | "Motoko's Choice, Love or the Sword: Don't Cry" (素子のセンタク、恋か剣… 泣くな) | unaired |
| 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! | ||
| # | Title | Original air date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Love Hina Christmas Special - Silent Eve" (ラブひな クリスマススペシャル～サイレント・イヴ～) | |||
| 2 | "Love Hina Spring Special - I wish Your Dream" (ラブひな 春スペシャル ～キミサクラチルナカレ!!～) | |||
them with a wooden stake or run them out of the land. If your more of a basic style comic lover who reads Manga to not learn anything then you would most likely adore this comic and read it to get the interesting history behind it and the fanciful genre.
1. my number one flick of the year is Ghost in the shell. for it's compelling story line and unique drawing style.
2. my second film of the year would have to be spirited away because of it's Alice in wonderland/ wizard of Oz type story.
3. is Princess Mononoke. I chose it because its amazing action and voice actors for the movie.
10. Pokemon was a old favriote of mine but now its back on the big screen.
characters. so Ken Akamatsu designed another series of the same story called Negima!? . Negima!? is all about your star Negi and class of 31 unique teen girls.But trouble in paradise, Negi is now being attacked by the up roar of his old enemy's in the last series. Such as the vampire / girl who is avenging herself by destroying Negi for the things his father did. And a group of people kidnapping and terrorizing the students and Negi on there field trip to konoka san's house. Ken tells us this series will be more based on the magic and the wizard of OZ type 
story then his first series. My question though is, why did he have to kill one of the characters and not resurrect them!? This question may never be answered, but all i know is that the new series has gotten a great beginning to the new story line and will be hitting off with a big boom! though Anime insiders quotes "it is to early to tell how Negima!? will turn out to be." indeed it is and i hope Ken will take a clean slate and erase all of the past of Negima!. Good luck Ken and keep up the good work!
