Product Details

• Actors: Yu Asakawa, Megumi Hayashibara, Yui Horie, Yumiko Kobayashi, Masayo Kurata
• Directors: Wendee Lee, Masakazu Hashida, Kiyotaka Isako, Yoshiaki Iwasaki, Toshinori Narita
• Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English, Japanese
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Bandai
• DVD Release Date: March 18, 2003
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000089UBR
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #90,601 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Love Hina Spring Movie" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

This second television special picks up where the so-called "Christmas Movie" left off, with Keitaro, Naru, and Mutsumi taking the Tokyo University entrance exam for the umpteenth time. Convinced he's blown the test by falling asleep, Keitaro accepts Mr. Sato's offer of a job on the South Pacific Island of Pararkelse. When she finds out, Naru sets off to bring him back. Shinobu, who's upset because a boy likes her and she adores only Keitaro, follows--as does the rest of the regular cast. On Pararkelse, Keitaro and Naru help a girl named Nyamo look for her grandfather, who disappeared searching for the ruins of an "ancient turtle civilization." As Keitaro, Naru, and Mutsumi all pass the entrance exam and Naru finally admits she loves Keitaro, this adventure seems to mark the end of the Love Hina continuity. (Rated 13 and older: comic violence, risqué humor, brief nudity, tobacco use) --Charles Solomon

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Look At It As A Bonus Disc..., February 22, 2003

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G. R. MYRICK "sanders" (Qalat, Afghanistan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love Hina Spring Movie (DVD)

Don't buy the Love Hina Spring Movie DVD for the special. This single, 45 minute Spring Special (affectionately renamed 'Movie' by Bandai) starts strong but ends weak and turns the original manga story it was based on into a joke.

Instead, buy this disc for its features. This DVD has all the bonuses that we've been waiting for and denied since the series was released, including textless openings and closings to the series, the textless ending to Episode 24, and the textless ending to the Spring Special itself. Still, the price is pretty steep for just a bonus disc that has a single 45 minute epsiode on it and extras, but we can always hope the price will come down.

So if you're going to buy it, buy the DVD for the features to complement the series, and considor the 'Movie' an extra bonus.

...And don't worry, this isn't the end. The OVA Love Hina Again will be released soon enough and it puts on a rather nice ending to the anime series.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best romance/comedy stories continues..., February 3, 2003

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Sahvin Panichpong (Kansas City, MO / Fairfax, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love Hina Spring Movie (DVD)

Following after the events of the TV series and the Christmas Special, this is when Keitaro, Naru, and Mutsumi are getting ready to take the entrance exam to Tokyo University again. The Spring Special also focuses on Shinobu, who is still struggling with her feelings about Keitaro and her own self as well. With great confidence about Tokyo U this time around, Keitaro dreams about his and Naru's future in the middle of the exam and falls asleep. Thinking that he fails again, he runs away to an island in the Pacific with Naru soon after in hot pursuit to bring him back, neither of them knowing their fate about Tokyo U. The residents of the Hinata join in the search as well, learning about a turtle civilization, and a girl named Nyamo who has a dream. What will become of our Tokyo U candidates? Will their dream come true? Definitely another part of the story to add to your collection. And hopefully, we'll be seeing the final OAV of this great series Love Hina Again soon.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Ending in Some Ways, January 31, 2003

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Aaron Wright (Texas, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love Hina Spring Movie (DVD)

While there are three oavs after this spring special, this is really the last love hina installment that captures the original feeling of the series. I saw this a while back fan-subbed and I really thought it was great. I won't give away anything, but I will say that one plotline is finally brought to an end. It is probably unlikely that you will enjoy this dvd as much as you should if you haven't seen the rest of the series that comes before it. One complaint I have is that the specials were released seperately when they could have very easily been put on a single release. That's marketing for you though.