Love Hina
2000 1 season · 24 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Love Hina

ラブひな

Synopsis

ラブひな

Keitaro and his childhood sweetheart make a promise to be accepted at and to meet each other at the prestigous Toudai University before she moved out of his life. About a decade later, Keitaro has become an artist and a daydreamer, having ranked 27th from the last in the national practice exam. When his grandmother leaves the all-girls dormitory, he becomes the residential manager and soon meets up with two Todai applicants who may have been that sweetheart, since he`s forgotten her name. Then there the other tenants like young Shinobu who was in despair until Keitaro helped her, Motoko the swordsmaster who sees men as evil distractions, Su Kaolo the genius child inventor and the sneaky Kitsune.

Also On TV Tokyo

Other series that aired on TV Tokyo.

Other Titles From XEBEC

Animation + Comedy in Japan

973 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Love Hina itself).

The 1999–2001 Japan Window

Love Hina holds position #117 of 205 Japan seriess in the 1999–2001 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger
    #1

    Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger

    ★ 8.9 · 2001
  2. One Piece
    #2

    One Piece

    ★ 8.7 · 1999
  3. InuYasha
    #3

    InuYasha

    ★ 8.6 · 2000
  4. Fighting Spirit
    #4

    Fighting Spirit

    ★ 8.6 · 2000
  5. Shaman King
    #5

    Shaman King

    ★ 8.6 · 2001
  6. Digimon Tamers
    #6

    Digimon Tamers

    ★ 8.6 · 2001
  7. Zoids: Chaotic Century
    #7

    Zoids: Chaotic Century

    ★ 8.6 · 1999
  8. Leave it to Kero!
    #8

    Leave it to Kero!

    ★ 8.6 · 2000

The 2000s Japan Landscape

Love Hina premiered in 2000 — a quieter year for Japan cinema with only 64 titles in our catalog. The 2000s overall landed 1020 films and series across 10 years of activity.

'0064'0180'0282'0385'0496'05117'06134'07113'08125'09124

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 63 other Japan seriess in 2000.

The 1268th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Audience Engagement

51
Reviews
64th
Review-volume percentile
80th
Popularity percentile

51 audience reviews — more than 64% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity (80th percentile) outruns review volume (64th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
April 19, 2000
Last Air Date
September 27, 2000
Broadcast Span
5 months
Total Episodes
24 across 1 season
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 8.8 hours

Reception Benchmarks

6.6
TMDB Rating
51
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,939 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (36th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,896 of 2,532 (top 75%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesXEBEC, Starchild Records, Bandai Visual
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes1 / 24
Release DateApril 19, 2000
Official Sitewww.tv-tokyo.co.jp

Questions Answered

When did Love Hina end?

Love Hina finished its run with its final episode airing on September 27, 2000.

Where did Love Hina air?

Love Hina aired on TV Tokyo, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.