Love Hina Movie Set  (Again/Spring Movie/Christmas Movie)
Christmas MovieThis "movie" is actually a 2000 holiday special. With Christmas and entrance  exams approaching, the Hinata Apartments are in a typical uproar. The gang  decides the popular superstition "if you declare your love for someone on  Christmas Eve, your wish will come true" should apply to Naru and Keitaro,  who are trying to study. They decide to assist the pair--and succeed in  making pests of themselves. Of course, everything ends happily, despite  Keitaro's sprained ankle and a long series of comic mishaps and  misunderstandings. The disc also includes a new episode ofLove Hinain  which champion swordswoman Motoko must redeem herself in the eyes of her  older sister to remain the heir to the Shinmei School. Christmas cheer notwithstanding, nothing's changed at the Hinata Apartments. An excellent gift  for fans of this popular romantic comedy.Spring MovieThis second television special picks up where the so-called "Christmas Movie"  left off, with Keitaro, Naru, and Mutsumi taking the Tokyo University entrance  exam for the umpteenth time. Convinced he's blown the test by falling asleep,  Keitaro accepts Mr. Sato's offer of a job on the South Pacific Island of  Pararkelse. When she finds out, Naru sets off to bring him back. Shinobu,  who's upset because a boy likes her and she adores only Keitaro, follows--as  does the rest of the regular cast. On Pararkelse, Keitaro and Naru help a  girl named Nyamo look for her grandfather, who disappeared searching for the  ruins of an "ancient turtle civilization." As Keitaro, Naru, and Mutsumi all  pass the entrance exam and Naru finally admits she loves Keitaro, this  adventure  seems to mark the end of theLove Hinacontinuity.Love Hina Again MovieThe popular romantic comedyLove Hinaseemed to end with theSpring  Special Movie, when Keitaro and Naru finally got into Tokyo  University--and admitted they were in love. In this new three-part adventure, Keitaro  breaks his leg at the class welcoming ceremony and has to skip a semester. Keitaro  got into the university to keep a childhood promise; now he needs a goal of  his own. He decides to assist Mr. Seta and study archeology. While they're away  on an expedition, Keitaro's stepsister Kanako arrives and makes life  miserable for the whole cast. Keitaro returns and has to deal with Kanako's misplaced  affection, Naru's fear of commitment, an abandoned, magical resort, the  Hinato residents' well-intentioned meddling, and his own clumsiness. It all adds up  to kind of affectionate nuttinessHinafans expect and enjoy. (Rated  16 and older: comic violence, risqué humor, brief nudity, tobacco and alcohol  use)--Charles Solomon