Love Hina/Chapter 001

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Title
Official English Title	Welcome to Hinata House
Kanji Title	ようこそ! ひなた荘へ
Rōmaji Title	Yōkoso! Hinatasō e
Information
Release date	October 21st, 1998
Media	Manga
Studio or Magazine	Weekly Shonen Magazine
Content
Scene Type	Bath
Sex of Bathers	Male & Female
Length	5 pages
Timestamp or Pages	Pages 10-14
Segment	Chapter

Love Hina chapter 1 is the first bathing scene in the Love Hina manga series.

Summary

Keitaro Urashima decides to take a bath in the Hot Spring in the back of Hinata House as he was trying to look for his grandmother. While he bathes in the hot spring with a Wash Cloth on his head, Naru Narusegawa appears for the first time stepping into the hot spring naked while holding a Towel. As Keitaro first meets her, Narusegawa mistakes Keitaro for being Mitsune Konno since her vision wasn't good since she had her glasses off. Naru then tries to bond with Keitaro thinking its Mitsune, and discuss that her breasts are getting bigger and then playful grabs Keitaro but then feels his erection noticing that she is not with Kitsune. Narusegawa then puts glasses on to see that Keitaro is a man and then screams while Keitaro quickly runs out of the hot spring putting a towel on. As Keitaro runs back into the changing room, he runs face first into Mitsune Konno's breasts while she was wearing a towel on getting ready to head into the hot spring. Afterwards, he runs into a laundry basket and runs out of the changing room where he gets chased by all the girls through Hinata House.

Bathers

• Keitaro Urashima
• Naru Narusegawa
• Mitsune Konno (attempted)

Appearing Tropes

• Accidental Peeping
• Arm Resting
• Arm Stretching
• Bath
• Bath Bonding
• Bath Cleavage
• Bathing Attempt
• Bathing Introduction
• Bathing First Impression
• Breast Grabbing
• Changing Room
• Crotch Covering
• Getting In
• Getting Out
• Hair Down Bath
• High Towel Wearing
• Hot Spring
• Hugging
• Low Towel Wearing
• Mixed Bathing
• Onsen
• Towel Holding
• Wash Cloth
• Wash Cloth on Head
• White Towel

Gallery

Staff

• Ken Akamatsu - Writer and artist.

Release

This chapter was first released on October 21st, 1998 in Weekly Shonen Magazine. In March 17th, 1999 the chapters were printed and published by Kodansha in the first manga volume released in Japan. The scene was officially translated and released in North America in volume 1 published by Tokyopop on May 21st, 2002.

Anime Differences

Anime version of this scene

Main article: Love Hina/Episode 01

This bath scene was adapted into the 1st episode of the anime. Both Keitaro and Narusegawa were wearing Pink Towels in the entire scene in the anime version.