Love Hina Anime Episode Guide*

Episode Set #1 (1-4)
Episode Set # 2 (5-8)

Keitaro Urashima is trying the third time to get into Tokyo University, the mosy prestigious University in Japan. Why? Because of a promise he made to a girl when they were both childrean. But that was long ago, and he has forgotten who the girl was. His parents who only see him as a loafer, are constantly nagging him. So when his grandmother invites him to visit at her home, the Hinata apartments, he figures he can crash there...

But, when he arrives he suddenly finds himself under attack bt the all-female residents of the complex. Before they completely destroy him, however, they discover that he's been named the new manager! How will the girls react to a man living in their all-girls building?

He's already gotten off on the wrong foot. But as they get to know him... he still finds himself at the short end of the stick (and sometimes the katana). Can his good nature and pure heart win out? Will the girls of the Hinata Apartments accept him? Will his bones ever knit? Welcome to Keitaro's life. Welcome to Love Hina!

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A relaxing vacation...?

The good news.
Keitaro has been more or less accepted as the new manager of the Hinata Apartments.

The bad news
He failed his latest entrance exams.

So, he decides to take a short trip to Kyoto to boost his spirits. Naru, depressed and disappointed about wasting her last three years stufdying, also decided she needs a break and sets off alone. On their travels, they each meet someone who they think would be an ideal match-if only their glasses weren't broken and they could see!

Meanwhile, at the Hinata Apartments, the days pass quietly. When the rest of the group doesn't hear from Keitaro or Naru, they mount a "rescue mission." But just who is rescuing whom? On the road to love, there are many bumps and bruises-and Keitaro's going to experience them all.

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Episode Set #3 (9-12)
Episode Set #4 (13-16)

A House of Riddles

Mysteries abound at the Hinata Apartments. When the rent money vanishes...

Detective Kitsune takes the case.

Then... there's a mysterious woman who appears when the moon is red. Her behavior is rather odd, and now that you mention it, she looks a lot like Kaolla. And is that an alligator?

Suddenly Naru's on the fast track to stardom when she becomes an idol singer. Will she be leaving the apartments for good? Will Shinobu and Motoko be joining her?

Then, Motoko finds her chi drained. Unable to utilize her martial arts powers, she becomes a shell of her former proud, confident self. Who is left to protect the Hinata Aprtments from its greatest threat yet?

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Romance goes Awry

The younger residents of the Hinata apartments, waiting to see what all the fuss is about, decide to try their hand at kissing...

But with Kaolla involved, it's anything but normal.

Meanwhile, a crisis has hit the apartments! They all need to get part-time jobs to come up with the rent money. After a round of serious bickering, they all agree to do what they have to. And Keita winds up getting a job with a man from Naru's past...

A man for whom she once had very strong feelings.

Their reunion is interrupted by the discovery of an ancient turtle civilization underneath the town. How dangerous could an ancient turtle civilaztion be? You won't want to know!

And finally, after all this, the group puts on a play of the famous "Journey to the West," the legend of Son Goku. Martial arts, puppets, treachery, tanks, and talking horses-this play has it all.

 

*All the brief summaries are from the backs of the dvds, the episode summaries are my own creations.
-This section is dedicated to those who have seen the show/read the manga but don't own it and want to remember what happened, or simply want to know what happened in which episodes. If you have not yet seen the anime or read the manga, then this may ruin some of the story, as it contains a few spoilers of what happened.

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