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The Love Hina Volume 1 DVD, Moving In, holds episodes 1 to 4 of the romantic comedy anime from studio Xebec. Keitaro Urashima becomes the manager of Hinata House, a girls’ dorm, while chasing a childhood promise. This is a pre-owned copy in Good condition, in stock and dispatched within 2 business days. Add it to your cart today!
| Format | DVD |
|---|---|
| Studio | Pioneer Video |
| Released | February 19, 2002 |
| Condition | Good Condition |
| Availability | In stock |
The Love Hina Volume 1 DVD, titled Moving In, contains the first four episodes of Love Hina, the romantic comedy anime based on Ken Akamatsu's manga. Animated by Xebec and directed by Yoshiaki Iwasaki, the series first aired on TV Tokyo in Japan in 2000, and Bandai brought it to North America on DVD.
This is a pre-owned copy in Good condition. As a standard DVD, it plays in DVD players as well as Blu-ray players and most game consoles that read DVDs.
Keitaro Urashima has failed the University of Tokyo entrance exam twice. He is determined to get in because of a childhood promise he made to a girl, even though he can no longer remember her name.
When he visits his grandmother's hotel, he discovers it has been turned into a female-only apartment building. His grandmother hands him ownership, and Keitaro suddenly finds himself managing Hinata House, a girls' dorm whose residents include Naru Narusegawa, Mitsune "Kitsune" Konno, Shinobu Maehara, Motoko and Kaolla Su.
Volume 1 opens with "All-girls Dorm with Outdoor Bath: Hot Springs" and "The Hinata's New Resident, Shinobu: Arrow Signs." It continues with "Kendo Girl in Love?: Swordplay" and closes with "The Tokyo U Promise from 15 Years Ago: Diary," which originally aired on May 10, 2000.
The full TV series runs 24 episodes, with a 25th episode later released as a DVD bonus. Bandai's North American run of six DVD volumes began on February 19, 2002.
Ken Akamatsu's manga ran in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from October 1998 to October 2001 and won the 2001 Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shōnen title, so this anime volume is a natural starting point for fans of the original story.
Browse our full range of anime on DVD and Blu-ray, see more TV series on disc, or read our guide to the best anime on DVD. Collecting imports too? See our DVD region codes guide. For every episode title, see the Wikipedia list of Love Hina episodes.
Love Hina Volume 1 DVD: Questions Buyers Ask
Which episodes are on Volume 1?
Episodes 1 to 4, from "All-girls Dorm with Outdoor Bath" to "The Tokyo U Promise from 15 Years Ago."
How many episodes are in the whole series?
The TV series has 24 episodes, plus a 25th episode released later as a DVD bonus.
Will it play in my Blu-ray player?
Yes. Blu-ray players and most game consoles that read DVDs also play standard DVDs.
What condition is this copy in?
It is a pre-owned copy in Good condition, covered by our 30-day return policy.
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Amazon customer –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
vol 1
I’m a huge collector of anime. I started to read the manga a few years ago and got hooked. Unfortunately Suncoast went under years ago, so I couldn’t buy the discs from them. Our blockbuster also went under, so I couldn’t go and see if they had it for cheap, and everywhere else that I looked would’ve charged $29.99/disc–providing that they even had individual and not box-set of it… Finally came on here and was able to find them used, at a relatively cheap price–probably paid less for these discs than if I had gone out to buy a new disc or box set of it (starting at $29.99/disc, probably closer to a little over $100 for the boxset…). Very pleased with it since it runs like a charm and isn’t too beaten up (doesn’t skip, unlike some other discs I’ve gotten from sellers).
Michael Valdivielso –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
An interesting start…
I’ve heard a lot about Love Hina, so decided to start with the first DVD and then, maybe continue from there. Keitaro Urashimo finds himself the manager of a all-girl building, the Hinata apartments, somewhat against his own will. You see, he is trying to get into Tokyo University, but has already failed twice. He was studying for the third time when his grandmother invites him to visit her. He arrives to find her gone and now he has to run the apartments, keep the girls from killing him and study for his third try at getting into Tokyo U. Will he make it into the school? Will he find the girl who loved so long ago, as a child? Will he win the girls over with his pure heart? Will he stay a whimp for the rest of his life?
I found the DVD funny. The first episodes deal with the characters, slowly bringing them into the story. The extras were nice and the opening and ending music was cool. These episodes, with their flash-backs, really do help in setting up a foundation for the upcoming episodes (I hope). I’ll have to get the next DVD and see how they start to develop the characters!
aquastar831 –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
A great romance/comedy with lots of beautiful girls
Many anime viewers will agree that if you liked “Oh My Goddess”, give Love Hina a try, which is exactly what I did. It has quickly become my other top favorite anime series with OMG. This is story of a boy’s childhood promise to a certain girl and his determination to keep it. At 20 years old, Keitaro Urashima becomes the manager of the Hinata Inn, an all girls dorm that is owned by his grandmother. Put together a mix of craziness with Keitaro being beat up by some of the residents and a wonderful romance story, and you have Love Hina. Spanning 24 episodes, an extra episode 25, X-mas and Spring special episodes, a “Final Selection” concert, and a 3 episode OVA follow up called Love Hina Again, this is one of the best romance/comedy series out there. If romance is your thing, I highly recommend Love Hina. This is a nice long series that you will fall in love with it very quickly and ask for more.
Carl Cheng –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
My Favorite Anime, Enough Said
Love Hina, surprisingly very well-known among all anime fans, has finally made its way here to America. A series spanning 14 manga volumes, 24 episodes, 2 specials, 1 oav (episode 25), and the soon to be released in Japan, Love Hina Again (3 episode OAV).
The series stars a helpless 20 year old ronin (a person who didn’t pass the college exams) named Keitarou Urashima. Throughout high school, he never got really good grades and never had a girl friend, yet one of his earliest childhood memories was of a girl. The memory was very vague but he remembered that they made a promise to go to Tokyo University together because if two people in love get accepted, they will be definitely be happy forever. His whole reason for going to Tokyo University was for that promise and the only girl he really loved even thought he doesn’t even remember who she was. Well in the present day, Keitarou decided he needed to get out of the house so he decides to go to his grandmother’s Hinata Inn which to his surprise is now a female dormitory. This starts his lucky life with many beautiful women and possibly, one of them could be the girl he made the promise to.
The packaging of this DVD frankly turns me off. If I had never seen Love Hina or had never heard about it and just saw it on the rack, I probably would not buy it. The logo Bandai made up looks really ancient and something from the 70s or something. The pose and expression of Keitarou and Naru on the cover of the DVD does not suit them. While they do this for the comical scenes and where they are annoyed with each other, the way they are remembered by fans is the subtle naivety of their feelings for each other which was expressed in the Japanese DVD covers which I hoped that Bandai would use or something to that effect. For this reason, I made my own DVD cover as a replacement. The DVD Series Box that comes with this DVD looks okay. I wouldn’t say it was as special as the Cowboy Bebop box. The Japanese DVD Box used manga art which I didn’t think fit too well so by using the anime art for the english box was a good idea.
The music of this anime is amazing as well. The opening and ending are performed by Megumi Hayashibara who plays the role of Haruka Urashima (Keitarou’s Aunt). They put in song what the series about: both the comedic and dramatic appeal. Some of the BGMs are amazing and even all the voice actors lend a hand to create some character vocals that do get shown in the anime.
Love Hina is an anime that isn’t necessarily for everyone. It deals with minor perversion multiple times but never really shows any nudity. So if you’re a person that knows they are offended by this, then this anime might not be for you. To me, what makes this anime special is the fact that it gives me a light-hearted feeling after I finish watching each episode. Each character has his/her own depth that you can relate to. It’s humorous, sorrowful, dramatic, all at the same time. Ken Akamatsu (Creater of Love Hina manga) made perfect characters and an amazing story as well. This is a definite must-buy.
AstroNerdBoy –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
Great Series, OK Dub
This is the first of six DVD’s of the Love Hina series and it comes with a box to store everything in. The series is one of the best “harem” genre anime in existance. Harem anime stars a loser guy who finds himself surrounded by hot babes. Usually several (if not all) of the girls have the hots for him.
This DVD contains the first four episodes of the series and establish nicely the central characters and background for the overall romance story arc. The stories are well writen, the characters are well developed (by the time the series ends), and there is plenty of great humor.
The reason I did not rate this as 5-stars was the DVD itself. Sadly, the English dubbing is not that great. It is “OK” but having Kitsune voiced as a southerner with an over-the-top accent really made me cringe! Su’s voice actor didn’t do much better. There are very few extra’s on the DVD, so why not add a fifth episode?
Bottom line: “Love Hina” is a great series and well-worth having in you collection! Good humor, fun stories, and a sweet romance overall arc make this one of anime’s finest.