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Summary: The fun in the sun has begun
Review: Book 4 of the Love Hina series ended with Naru realizing that her former crush, Keitaro's boss Seta, had returned to Japan. Now in book 5, Naru struggles to sort out her feelings for Keitaro and Seta as the gang hits the beach for the summer.
The first half of this book works the best, as the gang goes to a summer festival, works at Haruka's seaside cafe, and does their own screwy rendition of Saiyuki, a famous Oriental myth/legend. Some classic bits include Motoko's martial arts battle with Seta, Naru's role as Goku the monkey, and Shinobu accidentally kicking Keitaro in his "delicate place."While I wouldn't say the second half of the book was bad, it definitely comes off as disappointing after the gang returns from the beach. Motoko gets a good story about her kendo training, but the rest feels unusually pointless. Shinobu's story about her first kiss comes off as embarassing, while Kitsune's prank in the last story only sets back the progress of Keitaro and Naru's relationship. This is also the first time Su transforms into an adult, and it's something I wish Ken Akamatsu had never included, as it doesn't get much developement throughout the series. The anime highlights this part of Su much better, and I would've been completely lost if I hadn't watched it first. All in all, while I don't mind stand-alone, "day-in-the-life" filler stories, at this point they should be much better and maybe even have a running theme. Speaking of the anime, there's one scene that I feel it does much better than the manga, and that is the kiss under the fireworks. Naru's misunderstanding here (which results in Keitaro being punched yet again) just doesn't work for me, and it feels like a cheap trick to prolong the series instead of letting the characters get their feelings out. While the mood is also spoiled in the anime version, it's due to a third character's interference, and even without the kiss, you know that Naru and Keitaro shared a meaningful moment. Here, the moment is completely spoiled. Book 5 starts out with a five-star adventure on the beach, but drops to a three after the characters get back. Because of that, I'm giving this one four stars.
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Summary: The fun in the sun has begun
Review: Book 4 of the Love Hina series ended with Naru realizing that her former crush, Keitaro's boss Seta, has returned to Japan. Now in book 5, Naru struggles to sort out her feelings for Keitaro and Seta as the gang hits the beach for the summer. The first half of this book works the best, as the gang goes to a summer festival, works at Haruka's seaside cafe, and does their own screwy rendition of Saiyuki, a famous Oriental myth/legend. Some classic bits include Motoko's martial arts battle with Seta, Naru's role as Goku the monkey, and Shinobu accidentally kicking Keitaro in his "delicate place." While I wouldn't say the second half of the book was bad, it definitely comes off as disappointing after the gang returns from the beach. Motoko gets a good story about her kendo training, but the rest feels unusually pointless. Shinobu's story about her first kiss comes off as embarassing, while Kitsune's prank in the last story only sets back the progress of Keitaro and Naru's relationship. This is also the first time Su transforms into an adult, and it's something I wish Ken Akamatsu had never included, as it doesn't get much developement throughout the series. The anime highlights this part of Su much better, and I would've been completely lost if I hadn't watched it first. All in all, while I don't mind stand-alone, "day-in-the-life" filler stories, at this point they should be much better and maybe even have a running theme. Speaking of the anime, there's one scene that I feel it does much better than the manga, and that is the kiss under the fireworks. Naru's misunderstanding here (which results in Keitaro being punched yet again) just doesn't work for me, and it feels like a cheap trick to prolong the series instead of letting the characters get their feelings out. While the mood is also spoiled in the anime version, it's due to a third character's interference, and even without the kiss, you know that Naru and Keitaro shared a meaningful moment. Here, the moment is completely spoiled. Book 5 starts out with a five-star adventure on the beach, but drops to a three after the characters get back, so it ends up with four stars.
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Summary: Awesome!
Review: I am completely in love with this book. I just piced it up to check it out and was completely blown away by it. It is about a boy named Keitaro who moves into an all girls dorm. That's all I have to say, It is funny and romantic. You should read it.
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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: I got the first three books from my friend for Christmas, and they are great! After reading the first three, I went out and bought four more - up till volume 7 (the other volumes have not yet been released). They are really funny with a bit of romance...
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Summary: It Just Can't Be True...
Review: I love this book! It's a perfect blend of comedy, romance, and and jokes. I recommend it to all fans of Love Hina. The more time Keitaro spends with Naru, the more he becomes attracted to her. But can he release his feelings to her when she doesn't think of him as more than just a friend? Or does she.....
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Summary: Excellent!
Review: In this volume it's time for the Hinata house residents to have some fun! They work at the Hinata House cafe run by Keitaro's aunt, Haruka. Soon the girls start to wonder about kissing and that's when Su breaks out her kissing invention that pretty much sucks your face off and then a play that goes terribly wrong! Not to mention the fact that Naru's old tutor and love interest comes back and this could ruin what little has built up between Naru and Keitaro! Sarah the American girl who is the daughter of the absent minded scientist Seta, who just happens to be Naru's love interest adds a little spice to the plot. But this little girl isn't sweet. Keitaro gets stuck watching her while trying to make a little cash by working for her father. Since her father can't properly care for her, just when Keitaro thinks he's rid of the brat, he sends her to live at Hinata House! Keitaro also see's Su's transformation and is quite stunned by the magic that surrounds this wild girl!
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Summary: Excellently excellent and brilliantly brilliant!!!!!
Review: The perfect summer read, Love Hina #5 finds the Hinata household living in up on holiday at the beach! (Perfect to read when its July in England and rain just keeps coming down!) I LOVED: the scene at the beach when Shinobu is-(almost!)-kissed-by-Sempai!, The play of Goku and her funtastic friends, Naru and Keitaro's first kiss, (together, anyway!) Su's big secret and poor Motoko nearly having a breakdown! Find all this and more in Love Hina #5, where anything, and I mean ANYTHING could happen!
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Summary: Let's Go to the Beach!
Review: This hilarious manga series continues, and it's as funny as ever. This time, the characters spend a week at the beach, so there a lot of swimsuit drawings. There is also a lot of character developement for the secondary characters this time around. Highly recommended, but start with Book 1.
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