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ラブ ひな [Love Hina] #13
Love Hina, Tome 13
Keitarô et Naru passent leur temps à s’embrasser depuis leur retour de Hokkaido, ce qui n’est pas du goût de Motoko. Elle n’arrête pas de se faire des films au lieu d’étudier. Ce n’est pourtant pas le moment de penser à l’amour pour elle, alors que ses résultats d’examens blancs sont désastreux. Les choses empirent quand sa grande sœur lui rend visite pour fêter son entrée à Tôdai. Sauf que Motoko n’a jamais réussi à lui avouer qu’elle était loin d’avoir réussi…
208 pages, Paperback
First published October 17, 2001
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Ken Akamatsu
639 books232 followersKen 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).
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).
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February 24, 2024
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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December 23, 2018
I think I would have rated this book higher if I hadn't had to go through Volumes 11 and 12 to get here.
The story returns to the romantic comedy it was in the beginning, focusing on Motoko as she realizes she realizes she has changed from the hard, disciplined sword maiden and become more feminine and wishing to become more desirable... to Keitaro. Keitaro's adopted sister, Kanako, seems to change character in the middle of the book. The other characters realize this, mention it, and then dismiss it as if it is all part of an inside joke. Mutsumi pops up here and there acting as a deus ex machina. As the plot reaches a dead end, she suddenly provides all that is needed for the story to continue on.
Any other problems with the story? Su's language pattern seems to change. Perhaps it was due to a different translator, but since Su is a major part of the story line in this volume, it is noticeable. (Keep in mind that I have not read volumes 1-3, so I only know the Su character from volume 4 on. That is how I am making my judgement.) Motoko's elder sister, Tsuruko, acts out of character as well, seeming to be more accepting and tolerant.
In general, the whole story becomes chaotic and ridiculously improbable (even for manga) as if the author is attempting to wind up the series as quickly as possible.
Regarding modesty, the same issues apply from the previous volumes. If you have read this far, you accept them as tolerable.
On to Volume 14, the final volume.
The story returns to the romantic comedy it was in the beginning, focusing on Motoko as she realizes she realizes she has changed from the hard, disciplined sword maiden and become more feminine and wishing to become more desirable... to Keitaro. Keitaro's adopted sister, Kanako, seems to change character in the middle of the book. The other characters realize this, mention it, and then dismiss it as if it is all part of an inside joke. Mutsumi pops up here and there acting as a deus ex machina. As the plot reaches a dead end, she suddenly provides all that is needed for the story to continue on.
Any other problems with the story? Su's language pattern seems to change. Perhaps it was due to a different translator, but since Su is a major part of the story line in this volume, it is noticeable. (Keep in mind that I have not read volumes 1-3, so I only know the Su character from volume 4 on. That is how I am making my judgement.) Motoko's elder sister, Tsuruko, acts out of character as well, seeming to be more accepting and tolerant.
In general, the whole story becomes chaotic and ridiculously improbable (even for manga) as if the author is attempting to wind up the series as quickly as possible.
Regarding modesty, the same issues apply from the previous volumes. If you have read this far, you accept them as tolerable.
On to Volume 14, the final volume.
October 13, 2025
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!
August 30, 2017
This volume pleasantly surprised me in how much I liked it, I thought it would be another filler volume, but instead of filler we got some lovely romance from two couples :)
August 14, 2018
I love how the series matures with each book!
August 21, 2018
Great manga.. It's hard to put it down!
August 10, 2020
Good manga art. Silly, goofy plot that is hard to follow, but amusing in unintended ways.
September 27, 2020
Pretty great Romance manga, really good story and love the art style 😁👌❤️
June 30, 2021
Come si fa ad allungare il brodo? Si portano tutti i protagonisti in un paese sperduto e tutte le ragazze si mettono a dar la caccia a Keitaro...
September 18, 2022
Another volume that has a lot of action and a cute ending.
January 30, 2025
never trust a man with a recommendation
April 1, 2015
The book was great and I enjoyed it a lot. The writing in this book was both thrilling and beautiful, it was thrilling because during the book it keep the balance between the romance and action, but the main reason why is was so thrilling was because throughout the book in the beginning it was so calm soothing until you get to the middle then you'll be get set for a thrill ride with back and forth action until the end this almost relates to the other book I read Witches and Wizards. Also I noticed a strong relationship like a love story between the two main characters both Keitaro and Naru and I mean that because in there own perspectives the both like each other, but cannot express there feelings to each other. The reason why this book is beautiful in my own option is because in the book I shows so many beautiful views from the Characters perspectives and another reason why this book is beautiful is because I said this before, but it can shows strong feelings to the single character Keitaro and the other reason why is that everyone a strong friendship between each other even though they can mad at each other they can make up and become really good friends again. Some of the strengths about this book is that it contains a lot of both romance and action at the same time the romance for this book is so cute and loving and the action contains the just right amount not to much or a lot, but just right. Another strength for this book is the main story line and by that I mean at the beginning it started slow and boring like a regular love story until you read into the middle of the book then it would start the thrill rd of a life time so muck action and quick event that happen until the end of the book then the next part continues and it starts all over again. I would recommend this to a classmate because it contain romance, thrills, chills, and a bunch of action and I know some classmates would like to read this book, but if they do they will not regret reading this book at all. there are still more series out there so yes I will continue reading this book until there are no more books for me to read about this story.
December 6, 2008
Ken Akamatsu, Love Hina, vol. 13 (Tokyopop, 2001)
Now that Keitaro and Naru are finally together, the feelings the other Hinata House residents have for Keitaro come to the fore, and it's all-out war for Keitaro's heart. Meanwhile, just as Keitaro and Naru are about to fulfill their promise to go to Tokyo University together, of course something has to get in the way. But, as usual, nothing as silly as distance is going to get between these two. Will Keitaro and Naru finally go all the way...to marriage? Not sure Akamatsu should have kept the series going after Keitaro and Naru finally hooked up, but there were some unanswered questions, and it looks like the last two volumes are going to tie up some loose ends that have been left throughout the series. If you've come this far, you can't stop now. *** ½
Now that Keitaro and Naru are finally together, the feelings the other Hinata House residents have for Keitaro come to the fore, and it's all-out war for Keitaro's heart. Meanwhile, just as Keitaro and Naru are about to fulfill their promise to go to Tokyo University together, of course something has to get in the way. But, as usual, nothing as silly as distance is going to get between these two. Will Keitaro and Naru finally go all the way...to marriage? Not sure Akamatsu should have kept the series going after Keitaro and Naru finally hooked up, but there were some unanswered questions, and it looks like the last two volumes are going to tie up some loose ends that have been left throughout the series. If you've come this far, you can't stop now. *** ½
September 14, 2015
This is an improvement over the last book in that it has more plot development and less pointless fan service. Oh, there's fan service galore, but it's not pointless as it was before. What keeps the rating from going up to 4 stars is the repetitive Motoko story. Just one more book to go.
For more in depth looks at the this book and others in the series, check out http://www.comicpow.com/thread/unders... (at the time I'm writing this review, I think it'll be about a month before the one covering this book goes up)
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February 18, 2018
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.
October 4, 2007
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 ..
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 ..
August 26, 2008
Very funny volume starting with Motoko as a star of the show, then moving to Kaola's island.. I like the late volume best!
January 14, 2009
Love Hina is getting more 'ero-ero.'
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August 20, 2009Love Hina, Volume 13 (v. 13) by Ken Akamatsu (2003)
June 22, 2017
I don't really read mangas as a rule, but this one brings back memories of good friends.
November 21, 2016
This will always have a special place in my heart. I feel although the plot is similar to many harem shows. It is certainly one of the better ones by far!!! Def read!
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June 5, 2011very funny
April 20, 2017
Plus qu'un tome, ça m'a fait plaisir de relire cette série. Le mariage à Todai est trop cool
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