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• 5.0 out of 5 stars A deep romantic event in a great romance/comedy series

  Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2002

  I'm really glad that Bandai Ent. is releasing the Love Hina X-mas special in time for the holidays. Hopefully, the Spring Special and follow up Love Hina Again will soon be released as well. I had recently seen this special episode in the original subtitled form, and I agree that it's very touching. The basis of this special is about a Christmas legend that if you admit your true feelings to the one you love on Christmas Eve, your wish to be together with that person will come true. This special is not without it's dramatic points about our main characters, Tokyo U hopefuls Naru and Keitaro, for whom everyone throughout the series has been rooting for, that really builds up to what I believe is one of the greatest romance scenes ever. Will Naru and Keitaro finally admit their feelings to each other on Christmas Eve? If you like the Love Hina series so far, definitely add this to your collection not just for this special, but for the bonus Episode 25 that will be included in this release.
  

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• 5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly as described

  Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2021

  DVD arrived on time, had no scratches, and played beautifully with no glitches. Would definitely order from again. :-D
  

• 4.0 out of 5 stars Great Special and DVD but...

  Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2003

  The "Love Hina" series is one of my favorite anime, especially in the romantic-comedy "harem" genre. This movie takes place after the series end and has Keitaro, Naru, and Mutsumi all studying for their their entrance exams. For some reason, Naru is all cold to Keitaro despite their having come to an understanding about their relationship at the end of the series. Since it will soon be a special Christmas eve where if you confess something to someone, good things will happen, Keitaro has plans to confess to Naru -- his love. Will she confess her love to Keitaro?
  If you liked the "Love Hina" series, you will LOVE this special. There is less comedy in this but the romantic story between Keitaro and Naru makes great progress. The English dub is...well, I'm sorry but I will never accept Kitsune as a southern belle! It's just so wrong, especially if you watched the series in the original Japanese. And even if you didn't, it just feels...well, wrong. Keitaro's voice isn't as good, nor is Su's. It's sad really, because some series like "Hand Maid May" actually do a great English dub.
  As to the DVD, there is an extra "Love Hina" episode here -- an OAV 25th episode. It is a filler episode dealing with Motoko and her sister. It could have been a good episode as all of the previous Motoko episodes were. However, the writers and animators thew out a good story in favor of tons of fan service. I thought the original series was done fairly tastefully -- some fan service, but nothing too "in your face". This episode actually has Keitaro falling (nothing new) and managing to pull down Motoko's panties as she falls. That's just for starters! It is outrageous!
  Bottom line: The special is GREAT and episode 25 is OK. "Love Hina" fans should put this in their collection!
  

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• 5.0 out of 5 stars Christmas Special = Good! Episode 25= Good!

  Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2005

  The christmas special is good as a side story that doesn't really take place but follows the theme of the story exectly. As for the 25 episode it is the continuation of the story. But for some reason the creators of the anime did not make all of the episonds according to the Magna that they took it from so if you want to know the whole story i suggest that you read the Magna after Vol. 12.
  

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