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  Love Hina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The anime is produced in North America by Bandai, in Spain by Jonu Media, and in Singapore by Odex.
Love Hina falls under the harem anime genre as well due to the familiar set up of one boy living with a group of pretty but unusual women.
Motoko's sword attacks closely resemble those of Inuyasha, which author Ken Akamatsu is a fond fan of; her very appearance is, in fact, almost a spoof of Kikyou, from the same series.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Love_Hina   (2497 words)

  
 HAWAIIAN GODDESS HINA
She is described as Hina in the Fire.
She was born as a blood clot from Hina's head.
She was raised in the mythical land of Ke'alohi lani and is worshiped by readers of omens.
www.powersthatbe.com /goddess/hina.html   (357 words)

  
 Visual Japan: Hina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
"Hina*" or "Hina Ningyo (Hina dolls) is a set of dolls displayed for "Hina Matsuri (Hina festival) " on 3rd March.
When a girl is born, parents buy a set for her first Hina Matsuri, "Hatsu zekku." However since many Japanese live in narrow houses, royal couple version, with only prince and princess is popular.
Hina set is displayed only for a month.
www.harapan.co.jp /english/JPImage_e/hina_e.htm   (378 words)

  
 hina perfume   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Consequently knowledge of the Hina making process has been portrayed, at best, as one in which a number of aromatic herbs, spices, roots, seeds, etc. have been combined and hyrdodistilled to produce the characteristically potent oriental fragrance.
The notes which it contributes to the overall Hina compositions are dry, woody-earthy, bark like ones which while adding their own unique odor values also have superior fixative properties.
A unique feature of lids used for the Hina distillation is that they have two holes in them which means that two bamboo pipes or "chonga"can be inserted into them at a time as opposed to one which is used for the making a single note attar.
members.aol.com /parijata/hina.html   (2287 words)

  
 Love Hina Advance Walkthrough - IGN FAQs
Honestly I was all excited inside, I mean "Love Hina on GBA!" But when you come down to it the game is pretty basic and stright forward, but being a Love Hina fan I was felt that either way I was going to do a FAQ on it.
Kentaro is in the Love Hina anime only and thus is only filler, however, I think he should have been in the manga as he is an enjoyable character who adds even more humor of a different kind.
Hina Obasan (Grandma Hina) is the grandma of Keitaro and Kanoko and is the one that gives Keitaro the ownership of Hinata-sou.
faqs.ign.com /articles/431/431997p1.html   (12498 words)

  
 ~' Just Like a Puppy Dog '~   ~' The Asahi Hinata Fanlisting '~   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Hina is the main character from one of CLAMP's newest manga, "Suki", which means "to like" in Japanese.
Hina is a schoolgirl who lives on her own in a big house, with no companions aside from her teddy bears Waka (who is fl) and Tono (who is white).
All the girls in her class love Asou-sensei because he is the first young male teacher at their school for a long time, and Hina in her own way loves him, but is not sure what it is she's feeling (being so naive!).
www.obiwanmarie.co.uk /hina   (620 words)

  
 Love Hina: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
A harem anime is a term for an anime or manga story wherein one male character is surrounded by - often living with - several female characters....
Love hina again is a three episode ova that takes place after love hina: spring special, and thus expands the love hina anime story....
Love hina again is a three episode ova that takes place after love hina: spring special, EHandler: no quick summary.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/lo/love_hina.htm   (1091 words)

  
 Hawaiian Mythology: Part Two: Children of the Gods: XV. Hina Myths
Hina-ai-malama (Hina feeding on the moon) is the grandchild of Kai-uli and Kai-kea (Dark and Light sea) and child of Hina-luai-koa (-vomiting coral) and her younger brother Ku-kea-pua.
The obscure symbolism of these undersea stories links Hina-hanai-a-ka-malama (Hina nourished on the moon) with the matings described in the story of Wakea and Papa, ancestors of the race, from which are descended the lines of chiefs on the various islands of the group.
This undersea Hina further becomes the Hina-hanaia-i-ka-malama (Hina who worked in the moon) or Hina-i-ka-malama (Hina in the moon), stories about whom are localized about Kauiki at the eastern point of the district of Hana on the island of Maui and connect her with both the Aikanaka and the Maui legendary cycles.
www.sacred-texts.com /pac/hm/hm17.htm   (3211 words)

  
 Hawaiian Legend of Hina
Hina, a strong female force of creative and productive power in the physical world and a common ancestor, is one of the great goddesses with mythologies throughout Polynesia.
In Hawaiian mythology and chants there is reference to Hinapukui`a (Hina gathering seafood - the goddess of fishermen), Hina`opuhalako`a who gave birth to all reef life, Hina who held dominion over the art of Kapa making, and the Hina of the moon and stars, just to name a few.
This collection of Hina stories is intended to stimulate new interest as well as preserve the very powerful and pervasive mythology of the Hina goddess in all her forms.
www.coconutinfo.com /hina.html   (303 words)

  
 Promised ++ The Love Hina Fanlisting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
All the while, Keitaro struggles with his growing feelings for one of the girls, trying to weigh his feelings for her against those for the mystery girl he had promised to be with fifteen years ago.
The story of Love Hina is extended beyond the episodes of the anime, as well as the plot of the manga.
If that isn't enough, Love Hina Again is a 3 episode OVA that was released in Japan in January 2002 and has since been released in the US.
hina.quietsong.net /about.php   (795 words)

  
 Hina
A hina doll set can be quite elaborate and expensive, but there is a wide range ($150.00-$10,000.00) of prices for hina doll sets.
Hina doll sets consist of a seven-tiered display stand, with as many as 15 dolls, and possibly small furniture and lamps.
They put away the hina doll display son after the festival because it is believed that if the are lazy and waste time putting it away then their daughter(s) may have to wait longer to get married.
www.bridgewater.edu /~dhuffman/soc306/s02grp1/index4.html   (500 words)

  
 Rinkya - Japan Auction & Shopping Service - Hina Ningyou, Japanese Dolls, Girls' Day, Doll Festival, Hina Matsuri, Hina ...
The young hina owner must not leave her ningyou displayed even one day after Hina Matsuri but must carefully pack them away before she goes to bed on the day of the festival.
The obina (male hina): The name has been translated as "emperor," "lord," or "prince," and in fact, this doll is sometimes also known as the otono-sama (lord) or the shinnou (prince).
Hina dougu (lit., "hina props"): This term actually includes the accessories higher up on the hina dan as well, and sometimes those are sold in sets with the ones on the lowest steps.
www.rinkya.com /newsletter/01132004.php   (4657 words)

  
 eG Forums -> Hina Matsuri
Somehow strawberries have become traditional Hina Matsuri food, and the supermarket today was doing a roaring trade in sponge rolls and cream-filled cakes of all kinds, ready for girls' parties tomorrow.
Hina Matsuri is coming soon....yay!! I really love the Hina Arare, which I first had a few years ago when a friend bought me some....
Hina Arare I bought for myself: These are in various flavors including shoyu, chocolate-covered, ginger, furikake, plain, and a pink one i haven't figured out yet (I would guess ume, but ume/plums are not on the ingredients list).
forums.egullet.org /index.php?showtopic=38174   (2335 words)

  
 Hina Matsuri in Japan
This is the day families pray for the happiness and prosperity of their girls and to help ensure that they grow up healthy and beautiful.
At the top is always the dolls of the emperor and empress with a miniature gilded screen placed behind them, very much like how it is in the imperial court.
The best place to experience Hina Matsuri in Wakayama prefecture is at Kada shrine.
farstrider.net /Japan/Festivals/HinaMatsuri   (330 words)

  
 Love Hina
In Love Hina, the hot spring at the back of Hinata-sou serves as a meeting place for the girls to relax, converse about casual matters and unwind.
The EX version of the Love Hina Bath Figures changes Mutsumi's towel from pink to blue and adds Shinoby Maehara to the mix.
One of six possible Love Hina candy toys are randomly packaged in each Story Image Figure box.
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 Girls' Day Dolls
According to one source, the hina must be displayed only during the festival each year, or the daughters in the family will not find husbands.
The general word for the girls' day ningyo is hina (also ohina, and the combination form -bina, as in tachibina, "standing hina," or dairi-bina, the seated royal pair who feature in most displays) and the festival is known as Hina Matsuri (though its proper name may be Momo no Sekku, or Peach Festival).
Similar hina float in round straw "boats" on the river at Hina Matsuri, in a ceremony "for the safety of children" at Shimogamo Shrine near Kyoto.
www.clas.ufl.edu /users/jshoaf/Jdolls/hina.htm   (1307 words)

  
 blatant random silliness: Hina Matsuri   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
They were given to her for her first girls day (by her grandparents), and her mother sets them up every year for the Hina Matsuri.
The larger dolls in kimonos on either side of the platform were given to Chiemi's sister (by her grandparents) for her first girls day.
Hina Matsuri literally means "doll festival" and takes place on Girl's Day.
petitshoo.typepad.com /my_weblog/2006/03/hina_matsuri.html   (738 words)

  
 Doll's Festival (Girl's Day)
Hina matsuri is an occasion to pray for young girls' growth and happiness.
Hina is ancient word meaning doll and matsuri means festival.
The "hina ningyo"s (hina dolls) are so called as comparable to the loveliness of baby birds.
www.watanabesato.co.jp /jpculture/hinamatsuri/hina.html   (420 words)

  
 Love Hina
The anime series, Love Hina, is the TV adaptation of Ken Akamatsu's beautiful and humorous manga which is part love story and part fan service.
Almost all of the time in the shows 24 episodes are spent instead with introducing and dealing with characters as they grapple with their personal problems.
Love Hina definitely misses no opportunity to show the beautiful cast lounging around the Hinata hot spring and anywhere else where the dress code is scantily clad.
apike.ca /anime_lovehina.html   (502 words)

  
 Hina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the anime character, see Hina (One Piece)
In Polynesian mythology, Hina is a goddess of flatulence, mother of Māui, whom she once asked to slow down the sun so days would last longer.
She was a dual goddess, portrayed with two heads symbolizing day and night.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hina   (109 words)

  
 Hina Matsuri - Explore Japan - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
March 3 is Hina Matsuri (Doll Festival or Girls' Festival), when people pray for the happiness and healthy growth of girls.
Most families take their beautiful collection of dolls out of the closet around mid-February and put it away again as soon as Hina Matsuri is over.
This is because of an old superstition that families that are slow in putting back the dolls have trouble marrying off their daughters.
web-jpn.org /kidsweb/calendar/march/hinamatsuri.html   (358 words)

  
 Can You Feel Love Hina?
This is a non- profit website which aims to promote the anime Love Hina.
I'm aiming for the end of the month to transit "can you feel love hina" from beta stage to stage alpha.
According to statcounter.com, Love Hina Project hits 1000 hits mark.
canyoufeellovehina.blogspot.com   (820 words)

  
 Small and Pretty: Japanese Hina Dolls - Masako Katoh
As Hina Matsuri approaches, the best room (or a reception room called O-zashiki) in a typical Japanese household is occupied by a set of Hina-ningyo (Hina dolls--the Japanese world for doll is ningyo.
Hina dolls are appreciated as objects of aesthetic beauty that mirror Japan's cultural history.
Indeed, it seems that at the moment a Hina doll comes out of the box, the ritual of Hina Matsuri actually commences.
www.worldandi.com /specialreport/1991/March/Sa19757.htm   (301 words)

  
 The Hina Group
The Hina Group acted as Oak Pacific's financial advisor (formerly known as ChinaInterActiveCorp) in its $48 million Series C financing led by General Atlantic.
The Hina Group acted as exclusive financial advisor to Digital Chaotex in its Series A financing led by Morningside Ventures.
The Hina Group acted as exclusive financial advisor to Framedia in its $183 million acquisition by Focus Media (Nasdaq: FMCN).
www.hinagroup.com   (169 words)

  
 Love hina - Love hina sim date rpg cheat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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www.network54.com /Forum/475792/?love-hina   (461 words)

  
 Megatokyo Forums -> A Love Hina Game.
If the fan-made one is the one with the Love Hina characters all being insane violent drunken druggies, I don't think that's to be taken seriously.
I believe it was intentionally meant to be for humour, so plot and dialogue are to be taken at face-value only in my opinion.
Although it would have to be through checking up the game titles on the net (Google or whatever) that you discern as to how much the romance is a component of the game.
forums.megatokyo.com /index.php?showtopic=1693985   (766 words)

  
 Tahiti1.Com - The Polynesian Web Directory
The parents of the beautiful Princess Hina of Papeurii (Papeari) wished her to marry a puhi (eel), king of Lake Vaihiria.
Hema was the son of Hina who had escaped her cannibal mother, Nona, and married Noa, her rescuer.
He discovered a louse and showed it to Hina who responded, 'You will marry a woman of high rank.' True to the prophecy he took for his wife the goddess, Hina Tahutahu (Hina the magician).
www.tahiti1.com /legends/legend.htm   (614 words)

  
 Animetric.com >> Anime Reviews >> Love Hina (TV series)
Love Hina is a 25-episode TV series based on the manga by Ken Akamatsu.
In fact, one of the most remarkable things about Love Hina is how the plot continues to fall into place episode by episode, despite all the comedy that ensues.
I heard that Love Hina's animation is fully digital, and that computers were used all throughout (which will probably explain why there isn't a single Love Hina production cel anywhere on the net).
www.animetric.com /klm/hinatv.html   (602 words)

  
 Love Hina Again (2002) (V)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Closer inspection of the sword's hilt reveals it is the Cursed Blade of Hina from the previously unreleased 25th Episode of the Love Hina TV series (this episode can now be found on the Love Hina Christmas Movie DVD).
In Episode 25, it is revealed that her blade was broken in a duel with her older sister, but Keitaro gives her the cursed blade.
Love Hina Again is 3 episodes, is completely mindless, makes no sense and contributes nothing to the original show.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0368520   (431 words)

  
 ICv2 News - Love Hina--Love Story for the Otaku Generation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Love Hina is a slapstick romantic comedy featuring a shy, ineffectual, and clumsy hero (Keitaro), who is surrounded by a bevy of beautiful girls.
Love Hina, the female stereotypes are all more effectual and interesting than the bumbling hero and his even dorkier buddies.
Love Hina, which pays particular attention to the embarrassments and passions of youth with characters continually blushing and flushing red in the face.
www.icv2.com /articles/news/1935.html   (605 words)

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