Love Hina

Synopsis:

Keitaro who just failed his entrance exam to Tokyo U... again. Down on his luck he gets a message from his grandmother that she needs help running her dormitory. With nothing better to do while studying for the next exam, Keitaro accepts. However, once he gets there he quickly realizes that it's an all girls dorm. All the residents deem him as unacceptable and constantly give him trouble and usually end up kicking his ass in some form or another. Instead of backing down, Keitaro busts his ass to be accepted as the new manager.


Reviewer: Endosanity
Number of episodes watched: 30 (25 episodes and 5 OVAs to bring total closure)

Y'know, I don't know what the deal is with harem anime but I find them so freakin' hilarious. Anyway... Love Hina, probably one of the better shows I've sat through. For Love Hina, it's loaded with slap-stick comedy and there really is no plot because something changes from episode to episode. What keeps it going strong is watching each character change thier view towards Keitaro and eventually form some kind of bond with him and everyone starts looking out for one and other. But then there's Naru, she and Keitaro are *constantly* fighting but of course... start taking a liking to each other. The whole series blends comedy and romance just right and it can be summed up in one word, fun... including the three follow up movies. I watched it, I liked it, but that's just my opinion. Yes, the English track is utterly horrid and the intro song is corny as hell.

To get the full story on Love Hina you'd have to watch the entire series first followed by the Christmas Special, the Spring Special, and finally Love Hina Again which brings this great series to an epic closing.

Love Hina (opening)

Recommendation: |Above Average|

Media type: DVD
From: FUNimaition/Bandai Entertainment
Spoken languages: English;Japanese
Subtitles: English

*Note - FUNimation failed to obtain the entire series and all they offer is the original 25 episode series without the OVAs. This is makes the anime incomplete and a total waste without them which can only be summed up in two words... EPIC FAILURE! Unless they can provide us with the complete series from start to finish with OVAs included on DVD like Bandai did then just pass on it altogether. It's not worth your hard earned cash as it is!