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Love Hina

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2000 | 1 seasons | 22 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With mixed reviews and a short run with a modest audience, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who wants a laugh and animation lovers.
The mood
Funny with heart.
The pace
1 season: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 9 hours in all.
What might put you off
  • Rated TV-14. Probably too much for younger kids.
  • It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

Keitaro and his childhood sweetheart make a promise to be accepted at and to meet each other at the prestigous Toudai University before she moved out of his life. About a decade later, Keitaro has become an artist and a daydreamer, having ranked 27th from the last in the national practice exam. When his grandmother leaves the all-girls dormitory, he becomes the residential manager and soon meets up with two Todai applicants who may have been that sweetheart, since he`s forgotten her name. Then there the other tenants like young Shinobu who was in despair until Keitaro helped her, Motoko the swordsmaster who sees men as evil distractions, Su Kaolo the genius child inventor and the sneaky Kitsune.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsBelow par

    Mixed reviews

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Ran for 1 season and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 71K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

  • Yuji UedaKeitarō Urashima (voice)
  • Yui HorieNaru Narusegawa (voice)
  • Masayo KurataShinobu Maehara (voice)
  • Yuu AsakawaMotoko Aoyama (voice)
  • Reiko TakagiKaolla Suu (voice)
  • Junko NodaMitsune Konno (voice)
  • Megumi HayashibaraHaruka Urashima (voice)