Love Hina
Japanese media franchise
Love Hina is a Japanese manga. It was created by Ken Akamatsu. It tells the story Keitarô Urashima. Urashima is a Japanese student who tried to enter the famous university of Tokyo (Todai or Tokyô Daigaku). Love Hina exists also as an animated series.
| Love Hina | |
| ラブ ひな (Rabu Hina) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Harem,[1] romantic comedy,[2] slice of life[3] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Ken Akamatsu |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Magazine |
| Original run | October 21, 1998 – October 31, 2001 |
| Volumes | 14 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Yoshiaki Iwasaki |
| Written by | Shō Aikawa |
| Music by | Koichi Korenaga[4] |
| Studio | Xebec |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | April 19, 2000 – September 27, 2000 |
| Episodes | 25 |
| Original video animation | |
| Love Hina: Christmas Special | |
| Directed by | Yoshiaki Iwasaki |
| Written by | Shō Aikawa |
| Studio | Xebec |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | December 25, 2000 |
| Runtime | 44 minutes |
| Original video animation | |
| Love Hina: Spring Special | |
| Directed by | Yoshiaki Iwasaki |
| Written by | Shō Aikawa |
| Studio | Xebec |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | April 1, 2001 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Original video animation | |
| Love Hina Again | |
| Directed by | Yoshiaki Iwasaki |
| Written by | Shō Aikawa |
| Studio | Xebec |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | January 26, 2002 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Episodes | 3 |
Story change
Keitarô Urashima is a 19-year-old boy who tries to study at the well known university of Todai. He tried three times and failed. He finally decides to go to the hotel of his aunt, the Hinata Hotel. When he got to the hotel, he found that it has been changed into a girls' hotel. The first time he met the people living in the hotel, they were not very happy to see him. Slowly, they began to accept him, even if he is clumsy and a pervert.
Characters change
- Keitarô Urashima: Keitarô is a 19-year-old boy who tries to study at Todai. He failed three times. When he was younger, Keitarô and a young girl made a promise to enter Todai when they were older. Keitarô still remembers this but cannot remember who this young girl was or what her name was.
- Naru Narusegawa: Naru is a 17-year-old girl. She was accepted to Todai. She is the best of her class. She has a bad temper and hits Keitarô when she is angry.
- Mutsumi Otohime: Mutsumi is a nice 20-year-old girl. She is clumsy and forgets things.
- Shinobu Maehara: Shinobu is a 14-year-old girl. She is very shy. She loves to clean and cook.
- Motoko Aoyama: Motoko is a 15-year-old girl. She is violent. She sometimes hits Keitarô with her sword.
References change
- ↑ Chen, Tony (September 17, 2002). "Love Hina GN 1-5 – Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 14, 2008.
- ↑ Brenner, Robin E. (2007). Understanding Manga and Anime. Greenwood Publishing Group. 89, 112. ISBN 9780313094484.
- ↑ Paul (September 14, 2004). "Love Hina Volume 1". Anime UK News. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ↑ "町立図書館 - スタッフ". TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on 2018-08-11. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
