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| 6. Fencer
Hayato  
This starts off with Keitaro, Naru and Mutsumi going to Toudai,
but fate intervenes when the invincible Keitaro, who has taken numerous beatings,
breaks his leg and is unable to begin college. He then decides that since he can't
continue his studies right now that he will go abroad with Seto. While away with
Seto Keitaro's sister Kanako pops up and becomes the manager of Hinata Sou. How
can I put this lightly, if it was not for the excellent music and animation, this
anime would have been really bad. If you have read the manga I am sure you will
agree with me. First off, the story was way too rushed and could have been at
the least, a couple episodes longer. Even so, it does give you a better ending
than Love Hina. There is barely any character development and a lot of
the other stories such as the very important one between Seto and Haruka story
are lost. The manga tells you more about everyone's feelings and the anime well...doesn't.
If you didn't like the anime that much and are interested in a more complete ending
check out the manga. |
| 5. End
of Hearts 
Love Hina Again introduces Kanako, supposedly Keitaro’s
sister. Kanako loves Keitaro just as much as Naru, who is still having a hard
time telling her true feelings towards Keitaro. Two girls loving the same nerdy,
perverted, and clumsy man? That couldn’t be good, so expect lots of fighting
between the two. The OVA was what I really wanted from the series. It was more
romantic, even though they had some pretty corny things happen during the story
line. It seems to me they changed how all the girls feel about Keitaro. All the
girls except Naru seem to love Keitaro ten times as much compared to the TV series.
The fan service had got out of hand. I was disappointed they stooped so low as
to make it even worse. You’ll see when you get to watch the opening. The
animation is a lot better in this OAV than the TV series and is closer to the
original manga style of Akamatsu and that's a nice improvement, although
there are still one or two places where you'd expect the quality of animation
to better than it is in an OAV. Unfortunately the trade off to this is the fact
that the soundtrack to the OAV seems decisively weaker than that of the TV series
and the nice songs that permeated every episode from the original 24 episodes
are now gone. To sum it all up, LHA isn't
anything new but the consequence of that is that if you've liked everything that's
occurred up to this point then you won't want to miss this final conclusion to
Love Hina. |
| 4. Cross
Scars
This installment in the Love Hina series promised to
be the final part of this popular anime and hence takes place after all the previous
series and specials. By this stage Keitaro and Naru are all set to enter into
Tokyo University but after an Naru induced accident means Keitaro can't attend
most of the first term he decides to follow a new dream that is follow Seta-san
around the world. In his absence Kanako, Keitaro's unrelated sister turns up to
run the girls dormitory and thus starts all the antics of this OAV. In
many respects LHA treads over a lot of old ground that has been covered
in everything that's gone before it. We know the character's feeling but once
again Naru seems incapable of expressing her true feelings for Keitaro. This works
fine for a while but after all that we've already seen in LH this really
isn't anything new and that's something of a disappointment. There are only so
many times that LH can seemingly give us the desired romantic outcome only
to take a step back right at the last minute. Kimagure Orange Road shows
that leaving a formula unchanged isn't necessarily a bad thing but there was a
real questionable outcome to the love triangle in the series, something LHA
lacks. Thus interest in the plot is hardly that great. But
then again, LH has never really focused primarily on the romantic side
of things and instead the comic side of events has seemed more important to the
show. The typical kind of LH humor is repeated through out this OAV, with
an even higher ammount of risque action, so this kind of repetition may be to
fans advantage. The animation is a lot better in
this OAV than the TV series and is closer to the original manga style of Akamatsu
and that's a nice improvement, although there are still one or two places where
you'd expect the quality of animation to better than it is in an OAV. Unfortunately
the trade off to this is the fact that the soundtrack to the OAV seems decisively
weaker than that of the TV series and the nice songs that permeated every episode
from the original 24 episodes are now gone. To sum
it all up, LHA isn't anything new but the consequence of that is that if
you've liked everything that's occurred up to this point then you won't want to
miss this final conclusion to Love Hina. |
| 3. Polaris
I cannot say how happy I was after watching Love Hina Again.
The name says it all, it is Love Hina all over again. It was just what
I needed to get that horrible Spring Special out of my mind. Love Hina
Again introduces Kanako, Keitaro's adopted sister, who comes to the Hinata
Inn to find Keitaro. As it would turn out, she is in love with him and because
Keitaro has this added love interest it forces Naru to do more than sit on the
side and twiddle her thumbs. Kanako's antics during the show definitely gives
Love Hina Again the fanservice that the TV series left out. Love Hina
Again is a must see for any Love Hina fan. |
| 2. weasl
More Love Hina is always a good thing. The whole gang
returns and with Keitaro having told Naru his true feelings it's now time for
Naru to fess up. Of course as all of this is going on Keitaro leaves to study
abroad with Seta and Keitaro's adopted little sister Kanako (who wants more then
just brotherly love from Keitaro) comes to the Hinata Inn. Craziness follows a
Naru tries to deal with her feelings for Keitaro, while Kanako tries her hardest
to keep the pair separate. For the most part Love
Hina Again is a great deal of fun. Kanako is one of my favorite characters
and her antics translated well from manga to anime form. Also a pleasant surprise
came in the tone of the show coming a great deal closer to the manga's vision
in both the character designs as well as a great deal more fanservice. A fun watch
for those who enjoy the series and while a different flavor then the TV series,
it still holds up well. |
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