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Freeter

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"I Love Hina." , posted Wed 27 Mar 07:51

I just watched Love Hina yesterday(on DVD fortunately, no lame English dub for me!

) and...wow. I'm HOOKED. This show is just so...zany, so funny, I...I need more!

So for all you Hina advocates out there (*coughJazziecough*), some questions:

-How many episodes are there?
-Did the opening totally give away who Keitaro's "mystery girl" was, or am I just seeing things?
-Do you have the theme song stuck in your head like I do(arrghhhh...addicting...)?

Also, if you know when the next DVD is comin out, I'd appreciate that also!

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Juan

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"Re(1):I Love Hina." , posted Wed 27 Mar 08:52

Let see, you have 25 (26?) regular episodes, a spring and christmas special, and 3 episodes of the love hina again series (number 3 has not been released yet. I might be missing stuff, but the local experts will correct me :)

As for the opening, it sorta hints the mistery girl down to 2 options.

quote:
I just watched Love Hina yesterday(on DVD fortunately, no lame English dub for me! ) and...wow. I'm HOOKED. This show is just so...zany, so funny, I...I need more!

So for all you Hina advocates out there (*coughJazziecough*), some questions:

-How many episodes are there?
-Did the opening totally give away who Keitaro's "mystery girl" was, or am I just seeing things?
-Do you have the theme song stuck in your head like I do(arrghhhh...addicting...)?

Also, if you know when the next DVD is comin out, I'd appreciate that also!

http://www.angelfire.com/tx/carniceria

Jazzie D

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"Love Hina answers." , posted Wed 27 Mar 09:19

quote:
I just watched Love Hina yesterday(on DVD fortunately, no lame English dub for me! ) and...wow. I'm HOOKED. This show is just so...zany, so funny, I...I need more!

So for all you Hina advocates out there (*coughJazziecough*), some questions:

-How many episodes are there?
-Did the opening totally give away who Keitaro's "mystery girl" was, or am I just seeing things?
-Do you have the theme song stuck in your head like I do(arrghhhh...addicting...)?

Also, if you know when the next DVD is comin out, I'd appreciate that also!

*lol*

1. There are 24 episodes. The 25th episode as many proclaim, is an OVA. There are also 2 Specials - Winter/X-mas (My personal fav) and Spring. The new OVA series you see many people like Rid, Holiday, Rugal and myself talk about is called Love Hina again, which is a 3 OVA series. The last one should be out today, if I remember correctly. (I'm getting hookups from a friend sometime this week or next week, if he thought I wanted to see all three OVA's.)

2. No. The opening does not give away Keitaro's girl, though it does sort of give you a clue between two girls. If you want to know who it is, see the spoiler below. (Finally! I am using the Spoiler tag that doesn't count as a test! ^_^)

Spoiler (Highlight to view) -
In the later volumes of the manga (not sure which one, since I've only read up to volume 8), the mystery girl is Naru. Someone just had to spoil me, but oh well. =P

End of Spoiler

3. The theme song (Sakura Saku/Cherry Blossoms Bloom by Haruka's Hayashibara Megumi) was stuck in my head for a while, but the Winter Special ending (Shukufuku/Blessings sung by most of the girls in the series) currently is now.

4. The DVD? I'm guessing in the next month or two.

pointystick

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"Re(1):Love Hina answers." , posted Wed 27 Mar 10:29

Your spoiler is wrong, or...uh...something. things get really muddled around manga book 11. I have my own spoiler.

Spoiler (Highlight to view) -
Keitaro decides it doesn't matter and stops trying to figure it out.

End of Spoiler

Time Mage

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"Re(2):Love Hina answers." , posted Wed 27 Mar 10:38

How many volumes does the manga have?

Jazzie D

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"Re(2):Love Hina answers." , posted Wed 27 Mar 10:51

quote:
Your spoiler is wrong, or...uh...something. things get really muddled around manga book 11. I have my own spoiler.

Good. I'm glad my spoiler was wrong. Besides, I haven't read all of the manga yet.

Jazzie D

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"Re(3):Love Hina answers." , posted Wed 27 Mar 11:04

quote:
How many volumes does the manga have?

If I remember correctly, I believe there's 14 and it's finished at least to the best of my knowledge, it is.

pointystick

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"Re(4):Love Hina answers." , posted Wed 27 Mar 11:28:

quote:
How many volumes does the manga have?

If I remember correctly, I believe there's 14 and it's finished at least to the best of my knowledge, it is.

I just finished reading book 13. Love Hina is one of my favorite manga ever. I especially love how all the characters age and grow more mature as things go on, especially Keitaro. He goes from an ineffectual and dimwitted kid into a competent adult over that two years or so. However, only in the manga. In the anime he stays the same old idiot the entire time. I don't like the anime at all.

[this message was edited by pointystick on Wed 27 Mar 11:28]

Jazzie D

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"Re(5):Love Hina answers." , posted Wed 27 Mar 11:43

quote:
How many volumes does the manga have?

If I remember correctly, I believe there's 14 and it's finished at least to the best of my knowledge, it is.

I just finished reading book 13. Love Hina is one of my favorite manga ever. I especially love how all the characters age and grow more mature as things go on, especially Keitaro. He goes from an ineffectual and dimwitted kid into a competent adult over that two years or so. However, only in the manga. In the anime he stays the same old idiot the entire time. I don't like the anime at all.

Yeah. That's true.

Juan

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"Re(5):Love Hina answers." , posted Wed 27 Mar 11:56

Does Keitaro still get his arse handed to by the girls even tho he's all grown up? :)

quote:
How many volumes does the manga have?

If I remember correctly, I believe there's 14 and it's finished at least to the best of my knowledge, it is.

I just finished reading book 13. Love Hina is one of my favorite manga ever. I especially love how all the characters age and grow more mature as things go on, especially Keitaro. He goes from an ineffectual and dimwitted kid into a competent adult over that two years or so. However, only in the manga. In the anime he stays the same old idiot the entire time. I don't like the anime at all.

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pointystick

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"Re(6):Love Hina answers." , posted Wed 27 Mar 13:09:

quote:
Does Keitaro still get his arse handed to by the girls even tho he's all grown up? :)

Only Naru continues to beat on him, since he doesn't do anything to stop it. Naru's violent outbursts and Kei's constant apologizing to her are two parts of their characters that never change. However, they also start fighting side by side, which rocks.

[this message was edited by pointystick on Wed 27 Mar 13:11]

Freeter

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"Re(7):Love Hina answers." , posted Wed 27 Mar 14:52

quote:
Only Naru continues to beat on him, since he doesn't do anything to stop it. Naru's violent outbursts and Kei's constant apologizing to her are two parts of their characters that never change. However, they also start fighting side by side, which rocks.

"Side by side"? They fight demons or something?

pointystick

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"Re(8):Love Hina answers." , posted Wed 27 Mar 15:21

quote:
"Side by side"? They fight demons or something?

It's always something. Usually angry villagers or giant flying turtles.

holiday

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"Bandai Love Hina DVD release dates" , posted Wed 27 Mar 18:43

Yay, another Love Hina fan! :)

Bandai has a page which lists the release dates

Bandai

Looks like the 2nd DVD will be released on
the 23rd of April, and the 3rd DVD on the
19th of June.

*looks at DVD titles*
Go West? Secret Lives? Ara, what kind of
titles are those? 0_o;;

Freeter

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"Re(1):Bandai Love Hina DVD release dates" , posted Wed 27 Mar 19:53

quote:
Yay, another Love Hina fan! :)

Bandai has a page which lists the release dates
Bandai

Looks like the 2nd DVD will be released on
the 23rd of April, and the 3rd DVD on the
19th of June.

*looks at DVD titles*
Go West? Secret Lives? Ara, what kind of
titles are those? 0_o;;

Thanks for the info guys!

Now I got some manga reading to do...

RugalBernstein

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"Re(2):Love Hina answers." , posted Wed 27 Mar 20:01

Actually, Naru has a vison of seeing Keitarou playing with another girl.. I thought the implication was that it was really Mutsumi?

Satoshi Miwa

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"Love Hina answers - Spoilers Galore..." , posted Wed 27 Mar 20:07

quote:
Actually, Naru has a vison of seeing Keitarou playing with another girl.. I thought the implication was that it was really Mutsumi?

Time to use the good old Spoiler feature....:P

Spoiler (Highlight to view) -
Naru, Mutsumi, and Keitaro did play togther as kids, which is why Naru see's Keitaro playing with another girl. But Naru is the promise girl, a fact Grandma reveals in the final volume of the manga (where Naru frets and wonders if she really is the girl). Akamatsu just uses Mutsumi to give every one the run around (It is a 14 voume Manga...:)

End of Spoiler

pointystick

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"Re(1):Love Hina answers - Spoilers Galore..." , posted Wed 27 Mar 21:57

quote:
Actually, Naru has a vison of seeing Keitarou playing with another girl.. I thought the implication was that it was really Mutsumi?
Time to use the good old Spoiler feature....:P

Funnny, after reading book 14 just now, I didn't interpret it like that at all.

Spoiler (Highlight to view) -
It seemed to me that all three of them made the pact together.

End of Spoiler

Satoshi Miwa

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"Re(2):Love Hina answers - Spoilers Galore..." , posted Wed 27 Mar 22:33

quote:
Funnny, after reading book 14 just now, I didn't interpret it like that at all.

Well...(whee, again with the spoiler feature..:)

Spoiler (Highlight to view) -
Yes, I do think they all made a promise to go into Tokyo U, but from my POV (take it for what it's worth ^) Voulme 14 clearly states that Naru was the girl Keitaro promised too in the opening dream scene. The chase scene in Volume 14, where Naru wonders if they did make a promise, reinforces that belief for me.

End of Spoiler

Dragon-warrior
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"Re(3):Love Hina answers - Spoilers Galore..." , posted Wed 27 Mar 22:50

I just saw the first episode
it seems so much fun
alot of girls + one guy = fun

Jazzie D

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"Names" , posted Thu 28 Mar 10:08

quote:
Go West? Secret Lives? Ara, what kind of titles are those?

Someone has been drinking too much sake, I see.

Freeter

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"Manga" , posted Thu 28 Mar 17:46

Been readin the LH manga lately, and it's really good. Raunchier than the anime(no surprise there), and Keitaro actually shows some backbone towards Naru's outbursts instead of just sittin there and taking it like he does in the anime.

I'm only up to volume 4 so far, but I'm impressed with what I've read already. Wow, so much has happened in just three volumes...

So Jazzie, when does Kanako enter the picture?

Satoshi Miwa

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"Re(1):Manga" , posted Thu 28 Mar 18:21

Volume 11 or 12, IIRC, so there is some time before she shows up.

yeah, the manga is alot more detailed it it's story. Luckily it didn't have to confine it'self to 24 /12 hour eps (plus various specials and what not). When you get to the Kanako volumes you'll see just how much the story was changed for LHA...(I just can't get into LHA, it's not as fun as the manga version of events).

Freeter

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"Re(2):Manga" , posted Thu 28 Mar 18:31

quote:
Volume 11 or 12, IIRC, so there is some time before she shows up.

yeah, the manga is alot more detailed it it's story. Luckily it didn't have to confine it'self to 24 /12 hour eps (plus various specials and what not). When you get to the Kanako volumes you'll see just how much the story was changed for LHA...(I just can't get into LHA, it's not as fun as the manga version of events).

I don't feel like downloading LHA anyway, so maybe I will enjoy the manga events more

Does the regular anime series get worse later on? I thought the first 4 eps did a nice job of recreating the manga events(especially the chase scene with Kei and the girls, Naru's spin kick was tight

Rid Hershel

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"Love Kanako Again" , posted Thu 28 Mar 18:37

quote:
Volume 11 or 12, IIRC, so there is some time before she shows up.

yeah, the manga is alot more detailed it it's story. Luckily it didn't have to confine it'self to 24 /12 hour eps (plus various specials and what not). When you get to the Kanako volumes you'll see just how much the story was changed for LHA...(I just can't get into LHA, it's not as fun as the manga version of events).

I don't feel like downloading LHA anyway, so maybe I will enjoy the manga events more

Does the regular anime series get worse later on? I thought the first 4 eps did a nice job of recreating the manga events(especially the chase scene with Kei and the girls, Naru's spin kick was tight ).

Nah, it doesn't gets worse, IMO, but it's not as funny as the manga...

At least it doesn't sucks after reading the manga like OMG...

Satoshi Miwa

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"Re(3):Manga" , posted Thu 28 Mar 18:42

Nah, Love Hina keeps up it's quality for most of the run. While the anime isn't as good as the manga, the TV eps are still fun and enjoyable. Only the LHA eps don't intrest me, for some odd reason...

Freeter

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"Re(4):Manga" , posted Thu 28 Mar 18:59

That's good to hear guys. You're right about OMG Rid, I totally regret getting the movie. Nice tag too

Freeter

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"The end...." , posted Thu 28 Mar 22:18

I just read Volume 14 and wow...VERY nice ending. I'm pretty sure the anime doesn't even come close to this.

Time for my spoiler...

Spoiler (Highlight to view) -
Grandma does reveal that Keitaro's "promised girl" was Naru. Or, "the girl by his side"(the other girls quickly get near Keitaro, messing with those words :D ).

End of Spoiler

On to the other volumes now...