Keitaro Urashima's dream is to attend Tokyo University with his childhood sweetheart- a girl he hasn't seen in years. After failing his entrance exams, he's in danger of losing his chance to ramance her for good. He dives into being a caretaker of his grandmother's hotel, to only find out his job is more like heaven than hell. This "hotel" is actually an all-girls dorm filled with the hottest girls in Japan. Is he too preoccupied studying anatomy or will he pass the test of all test- getting his crush to have a crush on him! Failure means humiliation – and moving back home. With the bright and beautiful Naru as his tutor, he might just stand a chance at success – as long as he can keep his mind on his studies and off his tutor.

Keitaro Urashima
The landlord of the Hinata House. Actually, he is a landlord-in-training. He's Ronin - studying to get into Tokyo University. 19-years old. A nice guy, but sort of a loser. Never had a girlfriend before.

Naru Narusegawa
Boards at the Hinata house (Room 304). Goes to the same cram school as Keitaro. 17-years old and third year high school student. Really intelligent.

Mitsune Konno
Boards at the Hinata House. (Room 205) 20 years old. Likes to tease Keitaro.

Motoko Aoyama
Boards at the Hinata House (Room 302). She once thought she was in love with Keitaro, but it turned out to be somewhat of a love/hate relationship. She is a very athletic 15 year-old who practices kendo.

Shinobu Maehara
Boards at the Hinata House (Room 201). She left home because it was painful when her parents were going through a divorce. She is a very shy 12-year old seventh-grader. The tenants try to protect her from Keitaro.

Suu Kaolla
Boards at the Hinata House (Room 301). She is a foreign exchange student. She is a hyperactive 13-year-old.

Love Hina - which won a prestigious Kodansha Manga of the Year award for its creator - is Akamatsu Ken's 2nd major manga series. His earlier AI Ga Tomaranai - a sort of cyber love comedy - ran for 8 volumes in the early-to-mid-90's. The wildly popular Love Hina manga - which has spawned an anime series and a slew of character merchandise in Japan - recently completed its 14 volume run.