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6/10
The atmosphere has disappeared....
highflying_falcon29 December 2004
What happened? I don't understand how such a beautiful anime could be ruined by such a short and meaningless sequel.

What was the director thinking when he directed this follow-up series. Not only was it hard to understand at time, it had way to much of a sexual theme to make the viewing a little bit awkward if there were any kids watching.

Some of the content in it may even force censorship laws to rate it for adult viewing only, like as if it was a Japanese Hentai.

To the writers and director, I say you ruined one of the best animes there was.
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8/10
A fun OVA sequel
Tweekums14 March 2021
Warning: Spoilers
This short OVA series is set after the events of the original series and its specials; I would strongly advise watching those first as this wastes no time reintroducing characters or their situations. My comments assume people will at least have seen some of the previous instalments.

Keitaro and Naru have finally been accepted into the prestigious Tokyo University but Keitaro promptly breaks a leg and can't attend for several months. Once he recovers he goes away on an archaeological dig with Seta. While he is away his step sister, Kanako, takes it upon herself to run the Hinata apartments. She is much stricter and appears keen to get rid of certain other residents... because she wants Keitaro for herself! The situation doesn't improve when he returns.

If you enjoyed 'Love Hina' you are sure to want to watch this. It maintains the slightly madcap fun of the original while also turning up the level of fan service somewhat... it is still fairly mild compared to some well-known series. The story is fun enough and provides quite a few laughs, if possibly not quite as many as the original.

Overall I'd certainly recommend this to fans of the original; it might not be quite as good but it is still worth watching.

These comments are based on watching the series in Japanese with English subtitles.
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7/10
Its alright I guess.
conradz5830 April 2006
Well, this part of Love Hina Again, its alright as I think it is, well still has some comedy in it, haha makes people laugh in some way. But, what lacks about Love Hina Again as the No. 2 of Love Hina, some of the scenes of Love Hina Again is too sexual. Which other people can get grossed out about it and making kids go very weird that one day parents would stop letting them watching this. Well, I think its alright, considering it also makes me laugh, its just the sexual parts and taking clothes off, its just might make other people go "Yuck" about it.

I'd say: The original Love Hina - the first one is better than I expected from this one. All the makers of this Love Hina Again has destroyed the good parts - Only the comedy has left, but all the good parts have been destroyed.
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9/10
excellent ending to the series
Keitarou leaves again with Seta for another archaeological dig. This time, we don't join him on this adventure. (Don't worry, we'll see Keitarou again later). Instead, we begin with the drama back at Hina household. We're introduced to a mysterious new girl with a pet cat that flies and talks. Who is this new girl, and why is she causing so much trouble? The drama also continues with poor Naru. Is she ready to confess her TRUE feelings? All shall be revealed in "Love Hina Again."

This movie was my favorite of the series and 2 Love Hina specials. There's great character development and plot twists. Also, if you found the series risqué, wait until you see "Again." There's even more brief nudity and sexual innuendos.

overall: an excellent ending to the series 9/10

recommend if: *you're a fan of the Love Hina series *you love anime/animation

avoid if: *you haven't seen the series and the 2 specials (refrences are made to both) *you're offended by animated nudity *you're offended by sexual innuendos.
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9/10
The OVA follows the storyline in the manga
dbloco10 July 2006
Just to add a new point of view to the post from highflying falcon.

(Refer to the bottom for a small explanation about OVA series)

The OVA, unlike the TV episodes follows the storyline in the original manga more closely, hence it is not as suited for younger viewers.

I read the manga long before seeing the anime, and the feeling i got was that the anime ruined the series, Ken Akamatsu (The creator of Love Hina) uses a lot of "perverted" humor in all of his series. Since he writes the way he does, it becomes difficult to create an anime that can have such a broad aspect of viewers as the companies that made the anime wants. The result was that the storyline got chopped to bits, stupid side stories were added, scenes and dialog were changed to better suit younger viewers and the things that made me laugh in the manga disappeared, and sadly to top it all off all most the character development and the progress of the story had gone somewhere along the line. Therefore it was a welcome relief for me to see the OVA since it was mostly the same as the manga, both in storyline and artwork. But it is certainly understandable that people who hasn't read the manga will raise an eyebrow when watching this OVA since the styles get mixed up that badly. So lets hope they make an OVA of the TV series as well, like they currently are doing with Hellsing.

**OVA (Original Video Animation) means that it is a series that isn't aired on television, but is sent straight on the DVD market. This means that the developers doesn't have to worry about looming deadlines and hence have more time to make the product. Unlike the original Love Hina anime, Love Hina Again is an OVA.
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A very good sequel to an incredible tv-series...
kzarog22 June 2003
Two years after the creation of Love-Hina (the first real anime I have ever seen) Love Hina comes to remind us of the best elements of Love Hina. Incredible animation, beautiful music, an interesting plot and of course a lot of laughs!

The story begins at Toudai, the famous university that Keitaro and Naru kept trying for them to be accepted as students. But on the first day Keitaro breaks his leg (with a little help of his friends...) causing him to loose 3 months. After a visit to his home, he decides to follow Seta in archeological site excavations, leaving Naru troubled about his actions. The reason is that (yes) nothing really happened between them all this time (in other words, they are still not a couple...). Things get really complicated when Keitaro's little sister comes in search of her brother. But she is not really his sister and her views of Keitaro are rather ...complicated. This, of course, makes life difficult in Hinata Inn, especially for Naru...

Love Hina is a very good continuation of Love Hina, even though Keitaro is not really the main character but the character that Naru and Kanako fight for (and yes, I know how this sounds...). It's theme is rather a bit more sexual than the original series and to be honest this was a bit of alienating for me in the first place, but I guess it won't bother most of the people. I strongly recommend the series for the funs of Love Hina! They will just love it!
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5/10
Tired concept
stargunner24 December 2004
Love Hina was funny partly because it was random. Love Hina Again takes this idea and throws it into the pit of hell.

Love Hina Again is 3 episodes, is completely mindless, makes no sense and contributes nothing to the original show. It has some of the classic gags from the first, with poor Kentaro's male instincts coming along with punishment from the insanity of Haruko & Co., but that's not enough to keep Love Hina Again afloat.

Good for a few laughs, but if you're looking for content, forget it. If you enjoy the humor of Love Hina, move on to something new like Golden Boy. This series has been worn out.

5/10
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