ラブひな ７

ラブ ひな [Love Hina] #7

by Ken Akamatsu

景太郎にとって４回目のセンター試験がスタート。しかし成瀬川＆乙姫との三角関係もデッドヒート！？
東大２次試験１日目までを収録。

Genres: Manga, Romance, Graphic Novels, Comics, Fiction, Comics Manga, Comedy

193 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 14, 2000

About the author

Ken Akamatsu (赤松 健, Akamatsu Ken, July 5, 1968 -) is a Japanese mangaka from Tokyo.

In his teenage years, Akamatsu failed the entrance exam to Tokyo University, and applied for Film Study instead (it is speculated that this is where he got the idea for Love Hina). Eventually, he became famous as an illustrator featured in Comiket (short for Comic Market, a comic convention bi-annually held in Japan). He used the pen name Awa Mizuno (水野 亜和, MIZUNO Awa). Akamatsu, still in college, then proceeded to win the Weekly Shonen Magazine award twice. His "A Kid's Game for One Summer" was awarded the coveted 50th Shonen Magazine Newcomer's Award soon after he graduated.

After a big hit with A.I. Love You, he finally made a grand success with his new manga, Love Hina. The series appeared in Weekly Shonen Magazine and has been collected in eleven volumes (with fourteen volumes in total), which have sold over 6 million copies in Japan, and received the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen in 2001.
Akamatsu had added elements of his own life experiences to the story, and this was said to have induced a unique feeling to the manga especially for Western readers, whose lack of familiarity with Japanese culture for the most part added to the effect. The series, published in America in 2002, was especially well received in many overseas countries - Akamatsu was surprised that even foreign readers found Love Hina to be "cute" and to their liking.

He is now married to his wife 'Kanon' Akamatsu, who was previously a singer/idol. He is currently working on his latest manga series, Negima!: Magister Negi Magi, which is his longest running manga so far. Like Love Hina, has also been made into an anime series. A second independent retelling of Negima was made called Negima!?. Both series were produced by XEBEC (Negima!? was produced by SHAFT).

Reviews

[Robert Beveridge · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ken Akamatsu, Love Hina, vol. 7 (Tokyopop, 1999)

I've been thinking on and off about complaining about the incredible stupidity one finds here (and in most relationship comedies), that of the characters just being too stupid to actually talk to one another, but somewhere in the middle of this volume, I came to realize that, really, most of us were that stupid in high school. Of course, most of us probably didn't have to deal with Keitaro's complicated life. New complications arise: is Mutsumi really the girl he made the promise to? Fun series. ****

[Bibliothecat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review for the complete series



Keitaro just doesn't seem to be successful at anything - he failed his university entrance exam twice, was thrown out by his parents and just generally seems plagued by bad luck. Wanting to give the entrance exam another go, he decides to find accommodation in his grandmother's hotel. Upon arrival, though, it turns out that the hotel has now become a girl's dormitory where he is anything but welcome. But luck might be coming Keitaro's way after all when he learns that his grandmother has transferred the dormitory's ownership to him!

Love Hina seems to be a case of people either loving it and considering it a classic, while others think of it as a sexist work full of fanservice. I find myself in neither of these groups, though I have read other works by the author that really deserve being called out for sexism. In any case, let me start by saying that I love Akamatsu's art - especially in Love Hina. His earlier works weren't as nice to look at while I find that post-Love Hina works lost character and just look very generic.

So apart from loving the art, this was also one of the first manga I read and bought and therefore also has some nostalgia effect on me. As I was still new to reading manga and didn't know much about the different genres, because I had seen a lot of pictures of it and just generally liked the look of it, I decided to give this one a try. I didn't realise until much later that I wasn't even the target audience for this series, and even back then, it was never a huge favourite of mine, though I certainly did always enjoy reading.

I first and foremostly enjoy Love Hina as a comedy, it is one of the most hilarious manga I have read and often has me laughing out loud. A large chunk of the comedy can certainly be called 'dirty jokes', yet it's a far call from what people give it - I don't think that these jokes are sexist, indecent or demeaning towards women in any way. The girls in this manga all have very different personalities, but with the except of shy Shinobu, they're all pretty tough and know how to deal with the male characters of this series (although Keitaro is more often blamed when actually innocent than not).

The characters are another strong point in this series. I find Keitaro a very likeable main character - he draws bad luck like no other but is very kind and caring. He learns and recognises his weaknesses and definitely grows as the story progresses. Still, bad luck seems to stick with him all the way to the last chapter. In any case, I love the original cast of the girl's dormitory, they are such a varied but well-balanced group. They are great friends, a bit crazy together and there's at least one for every kind of reader to enjoy. My personal favourites are Naru, Mutsumi, Shinobu and Motoko - which actually surprises me as Shinobu and Motoko were among my least favourite when I read this series initially.

Another thing I love about this series and that speaks against the harem sexist accusations is the fact that not all the girls are in love him Keitaro. I am very sure that several of them are just interested in a platonic kind of relationship, e.g. I don't believe that Su sees in him anything but a big brother. Only some of them are genuinely interested in him and I think all of them have feelings that are well-developed and according to their personalities. I also think the female bodies are nicely drawn and natural-looking - there are no extremely overshaped breasts or curves as one can find in most other 'fan service' series.

Nonetheless, there are a few things that I also don't enjoy about Love Hina. At around the tenth volume, the story starts to drag. Ten volumes seems a good amount to wrap up this kind of story, instead, we get some additional characters that are utterly annoying and just unnecessary. Sara has to be among the most annoying little girl characters I've ever come across! But at least she still adds to the story while the whole Kanako arc felt like a major filler to just drag everything out. The fact that it was never mentioned that Keitaro has an adopted sister made it feel all the more as though it was an afterthought to keep the show running. I find Kanako a very unpleasant character and wish her part would have been left out. Since her appearance, the series felt more and more estranged from its original genre as there was a lot of over-the-top action going on.

But hey, annoying characters and arcs aside, Love Hina has one of the best endings, or rather epilogues, out there. It brings the whole series to a nice round conclusion and gives you a nice idea of what's become of everyone - it was really the best way this series could have ended!

[Alex Shrugged · Rating 4 out of 5]

As this romantic comedy continues, it is revealed that the girl that Keitaro really loves is... well... that would be a spoiler so forget it. But that has been the point of this series where as a young boy (5) Keitaro promises a young girl (younger than 5) that they would go to Tokyo University together and then get married and their love would last forever. Keitaro can no longer remember the girtl's name but his commitment to entering the University remains.... if only for his tutor's sake, Naru.

That is pretty much the story throughout this series with Keitaro failing or having fears of failing the entrance exams. Thus humiliated (or fear of being humiliated so why even try) he runs away and avoids confrontation with Naru. With Mutsumi also vying for Keitaro's affections, along with several other girls who don't stand a chance, the conflict becomes obvious.

Keitaro has been waiting for his "moment" to profess his love. I just wish he'd get going with it.

This volume has the same issues of sexual situations and naked butts, but nothing worse than a PG-13 rated film. The manga itself is rated for age 18+.

I'm continuing on with the series.

[Les passions de Meline · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ce septième tome fut assez intéressant sur certaines promesses. Keitaro a beaucoup mûri et je l'ai découvert sous un nouveau jour. Comme les filles dans la pension, j'ai pu trouver Keitaro d'avantage un homme qu'il n'y parait.

Bien que l'histoire suive son cours, la fin ne présage rien de bon même si certains sentiments se sont dévoilés. J'espère que la suite me laissera vraiment satisfaire.

Un tome assez captivant sur la nouvelle année et sur ce qui se profile pour entrée à Todaï. Keitaro a de quoi nous inquiété.

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[~Cyanide Latte~ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kind of on the fence with this volume. On one hand, it's heavy back into the fan service nonsense, and in some cases, it starts to distract from the plot again. On the other, the focus of this volume is very clear, and I appreciate the linear aspect of the story and the unfolding levels of drama regarding the connections between Keitaro, Naru and Mutsumi. That's genuinely what I'm here for at this point.

Not much else to say this time around, I'm afraid. Perhaps a future re-read will change that, but for the time being, I'm just looking forward to eventually getting to volume 8.

[Amy Packwood · Rating 4 out of 5]

Things are coming together for Keitaro as he starts to feel like he can really get into Tokyo U with Naru's help. However, the members of Hinata House, not to mention the love triangle he finds himself in with Naru and Mutsumi. But is it enough to distract him from fulfilling his childhood promise? I'm finally getting to the point that I did over ten years ago - can't wait to see how this all ends.

[Sandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

He vuelto a releer este manga después de tener un muy buen recuerdo de mi infancia viéndolo en la tele. He de decir que, a pesar de que ha mantenido la comicidad tan característica de este tipo de mangas, muchas bromas me han parecido un poco forzadas o fuera de contexto. Aún así, no puedo darle menos de tres estrellas debido a la nostalgia.

[Arnis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Četru gadu vecumā Keitaro Urashima un kāda atmiņu dzīlēs pēc vārda aizmirsta meitene reiz smilšu kastē viens otram devuši solījumu, ka abi reiz iekļūs Todai universitātē vien aiz tā iemesle, ka jau tādā vecumā padzirdējuši, ka diviem mīlētājiem kopā esot Todai mīlestība garantēta uz mūžu.

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[Soobie has fog in her brain · Rating 1 out of 5]

E siamo finalmente a metà... Che faticaccia leggere Love Hina!

Keitaro non va bene quando sbircia ma non va bene neanche quando fa il serio... Alla fine viene picchiato sempre e comunque!

Mutusmi non mi piace!

[Amara · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm going back and forth on this series...there are some good chapters/volumes, but overall the story lacks focus.

[Briana Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

This one seemed a bit slow but I loved it nonetheless

[Chad Shamrowicz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this Manga!

[Kurtis Burkhardt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty great Romance manga, really good story and love the art style 😁👌❤️

[Krzysiek D. · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5

[Audrey · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm glad that the story is moving along with the love story, the exams and all but oh my god I'm so done with all the slapstick.

[Shannon Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

This volume had a lot going on. I have no idea if I've mentioned this In my other reviews but the art style of this series is just beautiful.

[Onírica · Rating 2 out of 5]

Si queréis leer una obra realmente magistral de Ken Akamatsu, leed la serie "Negima!: Magister Negi Magi" Una historia bien pensada que te atrapa, con personajes que evolucionan psicológicamente, un dibujo preciosista cargado de detalles y profundidad de planos en cada página, momentos trepidantes y realmente emocionantes, y una aventura interesante que leer. Probadla, de verdad.

[Annchan Maulana · Rating 3 out of 5]

i watch the anime version :
it is about a boy name Urashima Keitaro who became girls's dorm caretaker, since he fails his ent-exams into Tokyo University for the 2nd time and officially an unemployed plus his parents kicked him out of the house ^_^"
And the story begin ..

[Lucie Lacoste · Rating 4 out of 5]

J'adore toujours autant Love Hina, même après toutes ces années. C'est la première série de Ken Akamatsu et comme il l'avait dit une fois à Japan Expo dans une conférence : il aime quand il y a de jolies filles, il est lui même un peu "pervers".

[Steph · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyable manga, with great art and a funny storyline.

[Setsanata · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this volume, and it really showed Naru's feelings toward Keitaro.

[Amy]

Love Hina, Vol. 7 by Ken Akamatsu (2002)

[Shane23 dotson]

very funny

[Vicky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read prior to joining Goodreads.

[Benjamin Plume · Rating 4 out of 5]

you gotta feel sorry for the guy...

[Izzie Flynn · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fun series!

[Sabrina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mais qu'est ce que c'est que cette fin ?! Vite la suiiiite !

[Derek Moreland · Rating 5 out of 5]

*sigh* if there was any doubt left, it's gone now. I adore Love Hina. It's the PG-13 panty-shot sex comedy I never knew I needed in my life.