Akamatsuverse 'Useless' facts from LH

#51
Ezit Meti said:
That's an interesting point. But then again, it depends on how traumatic that particular moment was for her. If she's created a connection in her mind between turtles and her walking in on that, then the only way she'll be able to properly recover is by directly confronting her fear.
So either Motoko has to continually watch Tsuruko and her husband having sex, or else start a turtle farm.

:lol:
 

Ezit Meti

Well-Known Member
#53
"Wait, you want us to do what? While you do what? Because you're afraid of turtles? Run that by me again, I must have misheard you."
 

alansg

Well-Known Member
#54
The rest of the main characters:

Kaolla Su

LIKES/DISLIKES
Color: Red/Gray
Food: Banana and Takoyaki/-
School subject : Math, Phisichs, Chemestry, Biology/Japanese
Season: Summer/Winter
Videogames: Shooter/Date sim
Men: Brother/People that donÆt give her enough atention
Words: Food/Diet and hunger

Miscellaneous:
-Lamba is president of the Exploration Center of Tokio University in Pararakelse.
-Specialty: Climb trees, cook using the microwave, sleep anywhere.
-Ring tone: Emmanuele
-Idol: Shirou Sanada from Space Battleship Yamato
-Favorite technique: Rider Kick!
-First Japasese word she learned: Nandeyanen/WhatÆs that?


Shinobu Maehara

LIKES/DISLIKES
Color: White/Black
Animal: Cat/Snakes
School subject : Home economics/Math
Season: Spring/Winter
Clothes: Movie star/Salaryman
Men: Keitaro/Cowards
TV shows: Cooking/Mistery and ghost

Miscellaneous:
-Specialty: the kitchen
-Ring tone: ôMakenaideö (ZARD)
-Average of times she cry in one year: 134
-Idol: Keitaro Urashima
-Female she admires: Naru Narusegawa


Nyamo Namo

LIKES/DISLIKES
Color: Green/Pink
Hinata girls: Shinobu/Naru
School subject : Archeology/-
Season: Summer/Winter
Food: Fruits/Sashimi

Miscellaneous:
-Hobbies: Write letters to Shinobu
-Specialty: Tame big Tama, traslations and desing
-Her first Japanese word: Shinomu
-Idol: Her grandfather


Mitsune Konno

LIKES/DISLIKES
Color: Red/Pink
Men: Seta/Without goals
Drink: Sake/-
Season: Summer/Winter
Book: Espionage/Romance
Undergarment: Black
Fashion: Shoes (kinda masculine style)/Femenine shoes.

Miscellaneous:
-Hobbies: Drink, make bets
-Specialty: Read other peopleÆs emotions, seduction, fox eyes
-Ring tone: Mission: Impossible
-Dream job: unemployed
-Person she respects the most: Haruka Urashima
-Her biggest crush: Seta
-Favorite countries: South American [?]
-She likes Keitaro, but Naru is her friend. Now, if Naru hadnÆt liked Keitaroà


Kanako Urashima

LIKES/DISLIKES
Color: Black/Yellow
Men: Keitaro/The rest
Disguise: Kaolla/Naru
School subject : Math/Social studies
Food: unknown/Japanese candies

Miscellaneous:
-Hobbies: Think about her brother
-Specialty: Ventriloquy, disguise, Urashima style jiu-jitsu
-Music: something from Deep Forest
-Her dream: being manager of the hotel along with her brother
-Dream job: Wife of the manager
-Person she respects the most: Grandma Hinata
-Most treasured memory: Her kiss with Keitaro in Hokkaido
-Videogames: Fighting games
-Rival: Motoko
-Countries she has visited: all the important ones


Ema Maeda

LIKES/DISLIKES
Color: Pink/Blue
Men: Like Keitaro/-
School subject: Home economics/P.E.
Season: Spring/Summer
Animal: Chamaleon/Puppies?

Miscellaneous
-Hobbies: take baths
-Specialty: not having boyfriend in 15 years.
-She got really happy: being acepted as a tenant at Hinata-sou


ThereÆs a couple of conversations among the residents that happen during Keitaro and NaruÆs weeding. Haruka, Seta and Sarah think about how the couple have overcome every difficulty, and even with their current schedule they managed to be a happy couple. Mutumi, Motoko and Tsuruko were disusing about what kind of babies they will have, if theyÆll have NaruÆs fiery temper or KeitaroÆs resistance. Shinobu, Nyamo and Kaolla were talking about how they should be feeling about the event; Keitaro is barely there anymore, and now he and Naru were going to be away because of their honey moon, but they were already planing a welcome party. Finally, Kanako and Kitsune tell Ema a little bit about Keitaro and NaruÆs past, and how the grades of most of the residents were mediocre at best, yet they managed to get into Todai.

Also, a very small summaryof an interview with Akamatsu. The most interesting parts:

-Love Hina was supposed to finish after Keitaro gets into Todai, but it was more succeful than he realized, and his editors wanted more. When he found that he didnÆt have any way to create tension/conflict with the characters he had by now, he introduced Kanako in a way to ôbring closureö to the story, just like he did with the character Yayoi in A.I. Love You.
-Before his arrival to Hinata, Keitaro received Saint Valentine chocolates from Kanako, but since it was from her sister, they didnÆt count.
-The perfect place to finish the story was volume 8.
-For the last arc, there was an idea of having Keitaro dissapear in an aerial accident when he was going to the U.S.A, and the girls would go and try to find him. This was way too dramatic for the overall tone of the manga, so they decided to write the Molmol arc.
-Motoko is the character he likes the most. Because of this he decided to give her even more apparitions in the last portion of the manga, starting with volume 13. He recived many criticism for this (ôWhereÆs Mutsumi?ö).
-Naru is easier to get in situations where she gets nude, when compared with Motoko or Shinobu.
-He was trying to find something to write about Mitsune, but everything failed. The most he could get was to give her a couple of episodes in the anime with more focus on her.
-There was an idea where Shinobu leaves Hinata-sou forever before the ending, but he couldnÆt write it.
-Not even he knows whatÆs going on MutsumiÆs head and her true feelings towards Keitaro.
-His favorite secondary character is Tsuruko. Specially because of her seiyuu, Miki Nagasawa, who also did Maya in Evangelion
-He wanted to use more characters from the anime in the manga, like Kentaro and Mei, but never had a chance. Only Mei made a cameo at the very end.
-The part where Keitaro gets trapped in a ædesert islandÆ is based on an episode of Doraemon. Doraemon is a great influence for Akamatsu.
-He made Naru to be completly different to other heroines of romantic comedies, like Miyuki from Orange Road, which was too perfect for his tastes.
-The rest is about the hardships of writing manga.
-Aaaaaaaand, his girfriend (at the time) remind him of Naru.


And a small info about Hinata-sou

Rent: 20000 yen
Bath open to the public 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.. 400 yen
All re rooms are equiped with a small stove and a water intake.


I'll see if there's something else that could be interesting enough to translate.
 

Lord Raa

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#56
Has no-one else picked up on the fact that Pervert!Tsuruko isn't exactly a stretch, given her preferences for undergarments?
 

H-Man

Random phantom.
#57
...curiously, it makes sense that Love Hina got the Mugendai translated in Portuguese (especially if it was from here). As well as, probably, why Kitsune would prefer South America, but that's something else.

...also, Ema liking men like Keitaro? ...that's something to think about.
 

alansg

Well-Known Member
#58
Lord Raa said:
Has no-one else picked up on the fact that Pervert!Tsuruko isn't exactly a stretch, given her preferences for undergarments?
The reason for the lack of panties is because she ALWAYS wears kimonos. Usually women doesn't wear anything under them. Also, all the girls have information about the number of panties they have:

Naru: 34 (+ 17 thongs)
Haruka: 39
Sarah: 21
Mutsumi: 40
Motoko: 7
Tsuruko: 0
Kaolla: 23
Shinobu: 26
Nyamo: 11
Mitsune: 50 (+10 swimsuits and bikinis)
Kanako: 20 (+10 thongs)


As for the rest of the book, there's a lot of really useless information (How many times Haruka appeared smoking?). Some interesting things:

-Before the publication of the manga, Shinobu was Naru's rival for Keitaro's love.
-When Motoko arrived to Hinata-sou, grandma Hinata was already traveling around the world.
-Her strongest attack: Messatsu Zankuu Zan-Ma-Sen
-Kitsune moved to Hinata-sou because of some issues with her family.
-Kaolla kicked Keitaro in the face only 10 times.
-Shinobu reads Hikaru no Go. Keitaro likes Master Keaton
-Tamachan and Kuro can lift 50 kg
-Keitaro and Kitsune are the only residents that have driver license.
-Seta and Tsuruko fought once, many years ago, when she was working for "that organization".
-Grandma Hinata has two bodyguards that are always traveling with her.

If somebody wants to know more, just ask.
 

Lord Raa

Exporter of Juice Tins
#59
alansg said:
Lord Raa said:
Has no-one else picked up on the fact that Pervert!Tsuruko isn't exactly a stretch, given her preferences for undergarments?
The reason for the lack of panties is because she ALWAYS wears kimonos. Usually women doesn't wear anything under them.
Killjoy.

I was getting excited by the fact that Tsuruko going commando give Chesticular Fortitude a thin sliver of canonical realism.
 

alansg

Well-Known Member
#60
Lord Raa said:
Killjoy.

I was getting excited by the fact that Tsuruko going commando give Chesticular Fortitude a thin sliver of canonical realism.
Tsuruko going commando IS canon.
 

SoftRogue

Well-Known Member
#61
Ok...here's one for you.

Is there any information on what Kuro is? Does it actually talk or is it just a ventriloquist trick by Kanako?
 

H-Man

Random phantom.
#62
He means her being a pervert.

And wait, 'that organization'? What does that mean?

...also, Master Keaton?

Also, this means that Kaolla may rank second-to-last in her assaulting Keitaro, doesn't it?

...also, the +10 swimsuits and thongs proves it indeed.
 

GreydonCreed

Well-Known Member
#63
alansg said:
Lord Raa said:
Killjoy.

I was getting excited by the fact that Tsuruko going commando give Chesticular Fortitude a thin sliver of canonical realism.
Tsuruko going commando IS canon.
Wait a sec. . . in the scene in the hot springs where Tsuruko overhears Motoko and Keitaro discussing deceiving her with their fake engagement, doesn't Tsuruko storm in on them wearing only chest wrappings and loincloth-type old fashioned underwear? She certainly didn't have a towel wrapped around her. I remember it standing out because Motoko wears chest wrappings and modern bikini-style panties. Even she isn't THAT old-fashioned. ^_^

Keep in mind, Tsuruko and Motoko had a sword fight in the hot springs, and they were NOT wearing their gi and hakama.
 

alansg

Well-Known Member
#64
SoftRogue said:
Ok...here's one for you.

Is there any information on what Kuro is? Does it actually talk or is it just a ventriloquist trick by Kanako?
Well, this is kind of a shock. Kuro is... a cat. With big ears. And very smart. But it's just a cat. It can't talk, it's just Kanako using ventriloquy. And she can't fly, just "float" using cords.

And wait, 'that organization'? What does that mean?
In her profile, it's mentioned that Tsuruko's husband works for an organization that hunts demons. Tsuruko used to work for them, until she got married. In Mahou Sensei Negima, theres an organization called Kansai Magic Association, which main purpose is... well you can guess. This is just another proof that all of Akamatsu's works are part of the same universe.

...also, Master Keaton?
Master Keaton. Very fitting for an archaeologist .

Also, this means that Kaolla may rank second-to-last in her assaulting Keitaro, doesn't it?
This doesn't take in consideration all the times she used machines against him.
 

Lord Raa

Exporter of Juice Tins
#65
alansg said:
Lord Raa said:
Killjoy.

I was getting excited by the fact that Tsuruko going commando give Chesticular Fortitude a thin sliver of canonical realism.
Tsuruko going commando IS canon.
My point was that I was hoping that it was less to do with kimono traditions and more to do with her family's traditions.
 

kevinasher

Well-Known Member
#66
Lord Raa said:
alansg said:
Lord Raa said:
Killjoy.

I was getting excited by the fact that Tsuruko going commando give Chesticular Fortitude a thin sliver of canonical realism.
Tsuruko going commando IS canon.
My point was that I was hoping that it was less to do with kimono traditions and more to do with her family's traditions.
Just because it is tradition to go commando under the kimono doesn't mean she does it because she likes to... She could very well like the feel down there, as well as the exhilaration and ignore the fact that it is tradition not to wear anything underneath. *hint, hint* The problem is that she is wearing her hakama and gi when she arrives to the Hinata Sou, so she isn't always wearing a kimono. And I sincerely doubt she wears a kimono when she is instructing students at the dojo...
 

H-Man

Random phantom.
#68
Thank you!

EDIT: Keitaro really does suck... not only the Urashima are not ninja, but he didn't even learn their martial arts skills. (Also, he comes second in the book.) He hates Tennis because he lied about being part of the club and had to pay for it, and he 'revives' more like a zombie than like a phoenix.

Haruka gave her kimono collection to Kitsune and Motoko, and her married name is Seta since Keitaro's the heir. She also hates being called 'mom' even more than 'aunt'.

Sara's mark is gone.

There's information on the post-marriage stuff. Seta's wedding gift was going to be a statue of two turtles.

The story starts in 1984, with adult Keitaro arriving in Hinata in October 19th 1998. He originally met Mutsumi in February of the first year and Narusegawa in the third third of March, making the promise in early April. Kitsune entered the inn in 1994, Naru in 96, Su and Shinobu in 97, and Motoko in 98. All four of them were in April. (Also, by this, Motoko only caught the two making out, although it is probably at the point where they were nekkid; it just probably wasn't sex yet.) The mangß 'ends' in 2001 and the epilogue is in 2005. (Yes, this whole thing is stuff we know, but they detail the month and sometimes the day stuff happens.)

Hinata is in Kanagawa. In fact, the entire 'town' (although I'm guessing it's a 'ward', it's just the translation) is named Hinata.

Motoko says she feels nothing for Keitaro when the fake marriage comes up.

Keitaro and Naru never did it.

Kanako and Kaolla declare their interest for Keitaro.

The ranking was Shinobu-Motoko-Naru-Mutsumi-Kanako-Mitsune-Kaolla-Tsuruko-Haruka-Nyamo-Sarah-Ema.

Everyone loved the second epilogue chapter (the marriage); it had the highest ranking.

There's a test of Love Hina Love.

There's a showing of all of Keitaro's kisses.

Mutsumi has twin sisters and she studies Medicine.

Shipuu is a shikigami. Motoko hates grey for not being either black or white. She also has a fetish for feminine clothes but states she doesn't like them. (Also, she saw his organ directly on the front, so... where the frell were they?) Her last name may not truly be Aoyama, either.

Tsuruko's husband sort of looks like a Flame of Recca character. It also states that she ALWAYS wears kimonos (at least until she's wearing pants), so presumably this counts her hakama.

Keitaro had a girl's face when he was a kid. Mutsumi wanted to name the children Kei-ichi, Naruo, Narutaro, Keiko, Narumi, or Keina. There's a lot of 'lols' in her dialogue, too.

The colored scenes always involve nudity.

...and this was only over fifty pages.

Jeez.

EDIT: Moving along...

Kitsune has lots of sake, beer, and wine in her room.

The King of Moru Moru is Lamba's father; Kaolla's father retired. Still, whoever marries Kaolla gets to be the King. She's a fan of Uchuu Senkan Yamato. And her ringtone in Japanese was pretty perverted.

Su, Shinomu, and Nyamo discuss whether the girl likes Keitaro or not still, and they talk about parties. Shinomu asks Su to Rider Kick Keitaro.

There's an affinity chart. Keitaro goes well with Naru, Mitsune, Kanako, and Shirai, decently with Motoko, Shinobu, Su, Mutsumi, Seta, Tsuruko, Nyamo, and Ema, badly with Sarah, and horribly with Haruka and Haitani. Naru goes well with him, Motoko, Kanako, Sarah, and Ema. Haruka goes well with Tsuruko and decenty with Seta.

...yeah, lulz.

By the relationship analysis, Naru would be the man in the household, Shinobu would dump Keitaro after his mystique runs out, Motoko would push him away for being too independent, and Kanako has ABSOLUTELY NO CHANCE and it only describes the best way for her to end out (dating an older man in a business situation). Haruka and Seta love each other lots, Naru and Kitsune may have some troubles, Shinobu and Nyamo may be BFFs, but their arguing will only lead to tragedy, Kanako and Naru are friendly, and, er... lots of stuff, too. (Even Mutsumi/Tama-chan.)

People wanted to pair Kitsune with Haitani.

Kitsune, Motoko, and Shinobu were valid Naru-ternatives.

Akamatsu: "What do you expect me to do in a male dorm?"

Keitaro bled 25 times and flew away 86 times. Naru put on glasses 920 times and changed her haircut 53 times. Mutsumi died 38 times, Kanako disguised herself 12 times, Motoko cried 38 times, Kitsune showed off lingerie 20 times, Shinobu panicked 55 times (without the Epilogue), Haruka had a cigarette 222 times, Seta crashed 7 times, and Sarah hit Keitaro with archeological stuff 10 times.

There are lists of things he parodied.

Kitsune's not truly drunk all the time.

Kanako dislikes mutual love. Also, she's a scary stalker. She went to Hinata to make sure things were okay, more than because she loves her brother.

Kanako's an asshole when Ema even implies that everyone in Hinata likes Keitaro. Kitsune calls Naru a mole. The best selling volume was #1.

They teach you how to make some dishes Shinobu did.

There's all the 28 covers.

There's another test of how much you know about Love Hina.

What Would Happen If session:

-Mutsumi won: Naru eventually would challenge her again to something else.
-Keitaro chose Parakelse: Naru would go with him.
-Keitaro hadn't been hit by a giant onion: something else would hit him.
-Keitaro and Naru kiss in the altar/Keitaro declares himself to Naru in the abandoned building: no difference.
 

alansg

Well-Known Member
#69
H-Man said:
By the relationship analysis, Naru would be the man in the household, Shinobu would dump Keitaro after his mystique runs out, Motoko would push him away for being too independent, and Kanako has ABSOLUTELY NO CHANCE and it only describes the best way for her to end out (dating an older man in a business situation).
Now that's just sad.

Shipuu is a shikigami. Motoko hates grey for not being either black or white. She also has a fetish for feminine clothes but states she doesn't like them. (Also, she saw his organ directly on the front, so... where the frell were they?) Her last name may not truly be Aoyama, either.
What? Source- I mean, page?
 

H-Man

Random phantom.
#70
Tsuruko's description, image 47, page 88, on the box on the very bottom right.

Q. What is her husband's last name?

A. The demon combat troops is a secret unit, therefore the first and last names of the members are not revealed. Thus, Tsuruko's current last name is unknown. It may be that "Aoyama" is also a false last name.

EDIT: Also, each character has their own personal title at the top right.

Translations:

-Naru: "The charm is her sweet and prestative heart."
-Keitaro: "The perverted beast who conquered the girls of the inn."
-Haruka: "The calm and attentive chef/chief."
-Seta: "The man captivated by archaeology."
-Sarah: "The playful American little girl."
-Mutsumi: "Dopey, yet smart. The girl who heals the wounds of the heart."
-Motoko: "The magnificent swordswoman of healthy body and mind."
-Tsuruko: "The hard-headed sister who loves her 'imouto'."
-Kaolla: "Crazy inventor and princess of a tropical kingdom."
-Shinobu: "The hard-working and sensitive maiden."
-Nyamo: "The young explorer who inherited her grandfather's will."
-Mitsune: "The Hinata Girls' 'sister'."
-Kanako: "The beautiful mistress of disguises who burns for a forbidden love."
-Ema: "The low grades and the messes of the Keitaro-woman."
 

PCHeintz72

The Sentient Fanfic Search Engine mk II
#71
Reading the newest chapter of "Or Get Off The Pot"... I have to ask...

Does the Liddo Kun series mentioned in anime/manga canon and tons of fan fiction actually exist?
 

Lord Raa

Exporter of Juice Tins
#72
PCHeintz72 said:
Reading the newest chapter of "Or Get Off The Pot"... I have to ask...

Does the Liddo Kun series mentioned in anime/manga canon and tons of fan fiction actually exist?
I'm led to believe that it's an in-series creation, a bit like Gekigengar III in Martian Successor Nadesisco.

Others should be able to confirm whether this is the case or not.
 

PCHeintz72

The Sentient Fanfic Search Engine mk II
#73
Lord Raa said:
PCHeintz72 said:
Reading the newest chapter of "Or Get Off The Pot"...á I have to ask...

Does the Liddo Kun series mentioned in anime/manga canon and tons of fan fiction actually exist?
I'm led to believe that it's an in-series creation, a bit like Gekigengar III in Martian Successor Nadesisco.

Others should be able to confirm whether this is the case or not.
That is what I thought...

Hmmm... wonder if they made a creation of it like they did Gekiganger... I have the fansub of that.

It is just that is one wacked out kids show based on comments, even in canon.
 

EagleCeres

Well-Known Member
#74
Curious question for the people here on the LH Useless Fact thread:

Other than Yoko Urashima (Haruka's birth mother), were we ever informed of who the other child of Grandmother Hina is?

In other words... <s>who married into the Urashima family Keitaro's mother or father?</s>

Edit: never mind,
from the first page and alansg's links, the scan of Haruka's info from the LH Mugendai book, Kei's father married into the Urashima family.
 

Antimatter

Well-Known Member
#75
EagleCeres said:
Curious question for the people here on the LH Useless Fact thread:

Other than Yoko Urashima (Haruka's birth mother), were we ever informed of who the other child of Grandmother Hina is?

In other words... <s>who married into the Urashima family Keitaro's mother or father?</s>

Edit: never mind,
from the first page and alansg's links, <a href='http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/276/lhmharukauh8.jpg' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>the scan of Haruka's info</a> from the LH Mugendai book, Kei's father married into the Urashima family.
So his father took his mother's name?
 
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