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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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S. Bell –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
Deja Vue All Over Again
Charm is a quality to be treasured, especially in anime, where fighting, and nastiness has a tendency to get all the glory. This series has a substantial amount of charm, and I truly believe that that is a good thing. However, there are a few problems.
The story revolves around Keitaro Urashima, a twenty year old man with a mission; to get into Tokyo University to fulfill a promise made to the only girl who ever liked him, so that they can magically live happily ever after(huh???) Unfortunately, he’s a sub par student and now under increasing pressure to give up his dream and get a job. However, due to the retirement of his grandmother, he finds himself left as apartment manger of an all girl dormitory, which solves his need for a job, but complicates everything else.
If this setup seems all too familiar, that’s because it is; very typical fish out of water stuff. That said, I really kind of like Keitaro and the girls. These characters are interesting, if a bit stereotypical. What I found less attractive are the little things.
One finds out quite early that our hero has an active fantasy life. Unfortunately, it intrudes so often that it really interferes with the flow of the story. Also, as one can imagine with one guy and five girls, there are misunderstandings and a bit of violence. The thing here is that the violence is so exaggerated, it makes Looney Tunes look tame in comparison. That would be more of a problem, except that when one watches some of the goofy things that our hero does in the course of the day, you almost want to hit him yourself. I mean, there’s a difference between being naive and being a total nut.
What is left in the end is an interesting, if somewhat silly story that has at least a certain amount of promise. This story has nice moments, when people see eye to eye, and opinions change. But make no mistake, this aint Shakespeare. That said, I think there’s something worth getting here. The only question is…what?
residentgrigo –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
No way in hell
Here is my 4/10 mangaupdates review for the original manga. The anime is identical, has filler episodes and no ending: Both the anime (i just glanced at it for confirmation) and manga are bad but the manga is a bit better done and just listen to me and Bennett the Sage as his Love Hina reviews are very funny and insightful. We both sure hate Akamatsu equally but dislike his Negima (3/10) more than this circle jerk so me and ecchi/harem will never be friends. No character development, no romance, no dating, no sex, thus no service i always say. I actually started to dislike the series half way through when i read it more than 10 years ago as a teenager so the art and the very first stories are the only saving grace. To think i actually played my own money for this. Ah the sins of youth but i learned and the harem genre has been dead to me ever since so thank you Love Hina for that. A good series about an actual harm would be Ooku (8,5/10) and the deconstructive Sayonara Zetsubou-Sensei (9/10) should be the final word on the genre. At least this series isn’t porn in disguise but Akamatsu does yuri/loli hentai on the side too. Sigh.
R. A. –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
not for everyone maybe?
although this show seems to be popular based on other reviews (so it must have *something* going for it), i must warn the anime fan that this series might not be for you. if you like interesting, thought-provoking, original (etc etc) anime, don’t bother with this. everything is a total cliche and the humor is all sophmoric… i wasn’t impressed. if you are interested in the series, i recommend you watch the christmas special (which was okay) and then wash your hands of the series