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Dec 11, 2008 10:08 AM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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To be honest, I actually found this episode a bit weak. I really enjoyed the Christmas special, but this one was slightly overdone. Enormous mecha, hundreds of flying turtles and a deserted island. And oh yeah, he passed. I don't know, it all seemed a bit too unlikely to me.

I liked some parts, though. Just like the rest of the series, the theme of promises was really important and Nyamo was a really cute character with all of her hopes. Also, Shinobu, who is by far my favourite character, got lots of screen time. The animation was nice, as usual and the jokes were funny, but somehow this wasn't as I expected.
Aug 8, 2009 9:20 PM
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It was ok but I got bored of it but It was nice that they showed Shinobu more^^
Aug 19, 2009 3:06 PM
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I can't really say it was bad, but it was pretty boring. Only a couple of scenes were good. Overall, 5/10. :|
Dec 30, 2010 8:27 PM
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kinda liked this episode. Nyamo is cute I liked her
Jun 28, 2011 12:27 PM
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This was pretty bad. Boring ep with no development, only stupid slapstick humour which isn't as funny too
Jul 10, 2012 8:37 PM
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I can't find ANY good english subs for this. All the english subs don't match up with the audio, and everything else is a dub
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Nov 29, 2012 1:14 AM
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Horrible script writing. Elements are too random, they don't mix well together! Too much "fantasy," not entertaining, and dragged out way too long. Some animations are poorly done like the not moving sea. What were they thinking?! Easily the worst episode of the entire series.

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Oct 24, 2013 10:56 PM
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A decent episode I suppose...my biggest gripe is the sudden heavy appearance of ecchi fan service, especially in regard to Naru...I loved her character the first half of the season. She wasn't unrealistically gorgeous as is often the case in shows like this; she was very...natural, I guess. She didn't dress provocatively, she was very independent, and she even had a little bit of a nerdy side to her. I felt like Keitaro actually would realistically have a chance with her, a first for me, at least in this type of series.

It might sound weird, but her gradual transition into becoming ecchi fodder in the later half of the shows and specials feels kind of...wrong.

At any rate, it was nice to hear her finally confess her true feelings for Keitaro during the credits. I still want to see a genuine kiss between them though... Well, onto Love Hina Again OVA's!
Dec 3, 2013 5:23 PM

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I found this a very impressive movie, the story was quite nice and well they finally made it in Tokyo U! Let's see what the Christmas Movie has to offer but well this sure was lovely!
Mar 3, 2014 2:19 PM

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I thought it was pretty good, could've been funnier maybe.

I liked the song and that they all got in to Tokyo U and Naru confessed she loved Keitaro finally.
Jul 5, 2014 7:30 PM

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Contrary to its low ratings, I found this special to be the strongest in the Love Hina series. In terms of adventure, romance, music, and fanservice it was quite impressive, especially relative, and I felt it was worth watching Love Hina just for this.

9/10
Dec 8, 2014 1:40 AM

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7/10
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Mar 19, 2016 8:00 AM

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ok love hina was always enjoyable and this OVa was also enjoyable
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Love Hina is awesome and Naru is such a beauty
Mar 30, 2023 9:35 PM
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I never felt this much hatred towards the main character this much before. 3/10 The whole story it self are a mess, but the main character just makes it even worse.
Apr 12, 2023 12:51 AM
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None of the emotions and drama from the manga counterpart are present. Keitaro's name being on the pass list wasn't emotional. Missing the submission deadline was skipped over completely. No idea why they didn't just adapt the manga panels directly. There was maybe one shot that was taken from the manga (when they cool off under the waterfall).

Introducing Nyamo was pointless except to remind Keitaro to follow his dreams. Possibly, they planned to have her back in a future episode (like the manga) before they ran out of budget.

According to the manga, hot spring turtles LOSE their ability to fly as they mature. Here, they magically grew back their fins and flew away. Akamatsu must have had a say in this since he made a cameo... What was he thinking!
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