Love Hina ~Again~ DVD

Keitaro and Naru have finally made it into Tokyo University — the childhood promise that drove the entire series has been kept. Their feelings for each other are, characteristically, still a mess. Before Naru can say anything definitive, Keitaro breaks his leg at the welcoming ceremony and has to skip a semester. He decides to use the time working with Seta on an archaeological dig — which puts him conveniently far away from Hinata Inn and inconveniently far away from Naru. In his absence, a new manager arrives: Kanako, introduced as Keitaro's stepsister, with strict rules, a talent for disguise, and a very complicated relationship with Keitaro that she intends to resolve in his favor whether he wants her to or not. The residents of Hinata Inn do not take well to regimented living. Naru, watching someone else pursue Keitaro with considerably more directness than she has managed, begins to wonder if she has been too slow. When Keitaro returns, three way romantic chaos — Naru, Kanako, and Keitaro's own inability to process any of it — builds toward a conclusion the TV series never reached.

Love Hina Again is a three-episode OVA sequel to the Love Hina TV series and specials, directed by Yoshiaki Iwasaki and based on Ken Akamatsu's manga — adapting the Kanako arc from volumes 11–12 more faithfully than the TV series managed. The OVA features upgraded animation quality and a notably more mature tone than the television series, following the manga more closely in both story and character development.

The three episodes were released in Japan individually between January 26 and March 27, 2002, titled "Kanako," "Keitaro," and "Naru." The North American DVD was released by Bandai Entertainment on September 2, 2003, collecting all three episodes on a single disc. 

Notable Staff & Voice Talent

Director: Yoshiaki Iwasaki
Original Manga: Ken Akamatsu (serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine, Kodansha)
Series Composition: Kuro Hazuki
Studio: Xebec (Nadesico, Dual!, Sorcerer Hunters, Pilot Candidate)
Music: Shinkichi Mitsumune
Opening Theme: "Kirari Takaramono" by Yui Horie
Ending Theme: "Be for Me, Be for You" by Yui Horie (solo ep 1; duet with Yuji Ueda ep 3)

Japanese Cast:
• Yuji Ueda as Keitaro Urashima (Rurouni Kenshin, Mahoromatic Something More Beautiful)
• Yui Horie as Naru Narusegawa (Kurogane Communication, Love Hina TV)
• Satsuki Yukino as Kanako Urashima (Maetel Legend)
• Masayo Kurata as Motoko Aoyama (Steel Angel Kurumi)
• Junko Noda as Shinobu Maehara
• Yuu Asakawa as Kaolla Su
• Reiko Takagi as Mutsumi Otohime
• Yumiko Kobayashi as Kentaro Sakata (Pilot Candidate)
• Megumi Hayashibara as Haruka Urashima (Slayers, Evangelion, Gestalt, Tenchi in Love)

English Dub Cast (Bandai Entertainment):
• Derek Stephen Prince as Keitaro Urashima (Ninja Cadets)
• Dorothy Elias-Fahn as Naru Narusegawa (Rurouni Kenshin, Mahoromatic, Steel Angel Kurumi)
• Sandy Fox as Kanako Urashima (Ninja Cadets, Knights of Ramune, Steel Angel Kurumi)
• Steve Blum as Seta (Cowboy Bebop, Mahoromatic, Moldiver, Love Hina Again)
• Kirk Thornton as additional cast (Kurogane Communication)

DVD Features

• Outtakes
• Textless Opening & Ending Credits
• Reversible DVD Cover
• Dolby Digital Sound
• Bandai Entertainment Previews

Spoken Languages: English & Japanese Audio, English Subtitles

Edition Details

Japanese Title: ラブひなAgain (Rabu Hina Agēn)
Runtime: ~93 Minutes (Complete OVA, 3 Episodes)
Director: Yoshiaki Iwasaki
DVD Release Year: 2003 (U.S. Release, September 2 — Bandai Entertainment)
Original Release Date (Japan): January 26 – March 27, 2002
Publisher: Bandai Entertainment
Rating: 16+
Region: Region 1 (U.S. / Canada)
Genre: Romantic Comedy, Harem, Drama
Themes: Kanako Arc, Tokyo University Promise Fulfilled, Rival Stepsister, Manga-Faithful Adaptation, OVA Upgrade

Media assumed VG+ unless otherwise noted.

Keitaro and Naru have finally made it into Tokyo University — the childhood promise that drove the entire series has been kept. Their feelings for each other are, characteristically, still a mess. Before Naru can say anything definitive, Keitaro breaks his leg at the welcoming ceremony and has to skip a semester. He decides to use the time working with Seta on an archaeological dig — which puts him conveniently far away from Hinata Inn and inconveniently far away from Naru. In his absence, a new manager arrives: Kanako, introduced as Keitaro's stepsister, with strict rules, a talent for disguise, and a very complicated relationship with Keitaro that she intends to resolve in his favor whether he wants her to or not. The residents of Hinata Inn do not take well to regimented living. Naru, watching someone else pursue Keitaro with considerably more directness than she has managed, begins to wonder if she has been too slow. When Keitaro returns, three way romantic chaos — Naru, Kanako, and Keitaro's own inability to process any of it — builds toward a conclusion the TV series never reached.
<br><br>
Love Hina Again is a three-episode OVA sequel to the Love Hina TV series and specials, directed by Yoshiaki Iwasaki and based on Ken Akamatsu's manga — adapting the Kanako arc from volumes 11–12 more faithfully than the TV series managed. The OVA features upgraded animation quality and a notably more mature tone than the television series, following the manga more closely in both story and character development. The three episodes were released in Japan individually between January 26 and March 27, 2002, titled "Kanako," "Keitaro," and "Naru." The North American DVD was released by Bandai Entertainment on September 2, 2003, collecting all three episodes on a single disc.
<br><br>
<b>Notable Staff & Voice Talent</b>
<br><br>
<b>Director:</b> Yoshiaki Iwasaki<br>
<b>Original Manga:</b> Ken Akamatsu (serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine, Kodansha)<br>
<b>Series Composition:</b> Kuro Hazuki<br>
<b>Studio:</b> Xebec (Nadesico, Dual!, Sorcerer Hunters, Pilot Candidate)<br>
<b>Music:</b> Shinkichi Mitsumune<br>
<b>Opening Theme:</b> "Kirari Takaramono" by Yui Horie<br>
<b>Ending Theme:</b> "Be for Me, Be for You" by Yui Horie (solo ep 1; duet with Yuji Ueda ep 3)
<br><br>
<b>Japanese Cast:</b><br>
• Yuji Ueda as Keitaro Urashima (Rurouni Kenshin, Mahoromatic Something More Beautiful)<br>
• Yui Horie as Naru Narusegawa (Kurogane Communication, Love Hina TV)<br>
• Satsuki Yukino as Kanako Urashima (Maetel Legend)<br>
• Masayo Kurata as Motoko Aoyama (Steel Angel Kurumi)<br>
• Junko Noda as Shinobu Maehara<br>
• Yuu Asakawa as Kaolla Su<br>
• Reiko Takagi as Mutsumi Otohime<br>
• Yumiko Kobayashi as Kentaro Sakata (Pilot Candidate)<br>
• Megumi Hayashibara as Haruka Urashima (Slayers, Evangelion, Gestalt, Tenchi in Love)
<br><br>
<b>English Dub Cast (Bandai Entertainment):</b><br>
• Derek Stephen Prince as Keitaro Urashima (Ninja Cadets)<br>
• Dorothy Elias-Fahn as Naru Narusegawa (Rurouni Kenshin, Mahoromatic, Steel Angel Kurumi)<br>
• Sandy Fox as Kanako Urashima (Ninja Cadets, Knights of Ramune, Steel Angel Kurumi)<br>
• Steve Blum as Seta (Cowboy Bebop, Mahoromatic, Moldiver, Love Hina Again)<br>
• Kirk Thornton as additional cast (Kurogane Communication)
<br><br>
<b>DVD Features</b>
<br><br>
• Outtakes<br>
• Textless Opening & Ending Credits<br>
• Reversible DVD Cover<br>
• Dolby Digital Sound<br>
• Bandai Entertainment Previews
<br><br>
<b>Spoken Languages:</b> English & Japanese Audio, English Subtitles
<br><br>
<b>Edition Details</b>
<br><br>
<b>Japanese Title:</b> ラブひなAgain (Rabu Hina Agēn)<br>
<b>Runtime:</b> ~93 Minutes (Complete OVA, 3 Episodes)<br>
<b>Director:</b> Yoshiaki Iwasaki<br>
<b>DVD Release Year:</b> 2003 (U.S. Release, September 2 — Bandai Entertainment)<br>
<b>Original Release Date (Japan):</b> January 26 – March 27, 2002<br>
<b>Publisher:</b> Bandai Entertainment<br>
<b>Rating:</b> 16+<br>
<b>Region:</b> Region 1 (U.S. / Canada)<br>
<b>Genre:</b> Romantic Comedy, Harem, Drama<br>
<b>Themes:</b> Kanako Arc, Tokyo University Promise Fulfilled, Rival Stepsister, Manga-Faithful Adaptation, OVA Upgrade
<br><br>
Media assumed VG+ unless otherwise noted.