This, the second 'Love Hina' special, begins with Keitaro, Naru and Mutsumi taking their entrance exams for Tokyo University. As he opens the paper Keitaro is ecstatic; he knows all the answers
unfortunately he is so ecstatic that he starts to think about what will happen between him and Naru and by the time he has stopped thinking there is only five minutes left to actually take the exam! Convinced that he has failed he can't face anybody so boards a ship bound for a remote Pacific island. It turns out that the ship is taking archaeologist Seta on a trip to discover the home of the ancient turtle culture. Seta calls Naru and she heads to the island followed soon after by the rest of the girls from the Hinata Apartment girls. On the Island Keitaro has met a local girl and is trying to help her keep a promise made to her grandfather.
'Love Hina' was always a bit silly and this installment is even sillier in a fun way! The way the girls get to the island was hilarious; especially Kaolla, Shinobu and Sarah who fly there on a giant robotic turtle built by Kaolla! There are the usual misunderstandings which shouldn't be much of a surprise; especially as Naru spends a fair amount of time wearing a bikini made of leaves. That might make it sound like there is a fair amount of fan service but what there is is fairly tame as one would expect given its PG rating. I was pleased that by the end we knew how Keitaro had done in his exam although if you want to find out how he did you'll have to watch the show! Overall this was a fine addition to the 'Love Hina' story; I'm sure most fans will enjoy it. I'm not sure how people who haven't seen the series will take it though; no time is wasted introducing the series and it might just seem a little too weird!
These Comments are based on watching the special in Japanese with English subtitles.
'Love Hina' was always a bit silly and this installment is even sillier in a fun way! The way the girls get to the island was hilarious; especially Kaolla, Shinobu and Sarah who fly there on a giant robotic turtle built by Kaolla! There are the usual misunderstandings which shouldn't be much of a surprise; especially as Naru spends a fair amount of time wearing a bikini made of leaves. That might make it sound like there is a fair amount of fan service but what there is is fairly tame as one would expect given its PG rating. I was pleased that by the end we knew how Keitaro had done in his exam although if you want to find out how he did you'll have to watch the show! Overall this was a fine addition to the 'Love Hina' story; I'm sure most fans will enjoy it. I'm not sure how people who haven't seen the series will take it though; no time is wasted introducing the series and it might just seem a little too weird!
These Comments are based on watching the special in Japanese with English subtitles.