Love Hina Season 1 Episode 1 All-Girls Dorm with Outdoor Bath: Hot Spring

Love Hina is a romantic comedy anime series. The first season begins with episode one titled "All-Girls Dorm with Outdoor Bath: Hot Spring." The episode focuses on the main character, Keitaro Urashima, a teenager who failed his college entrance exams and is now trying to get into Tokyo University.

The episode opens with Keitaro on a train to Tokyo, looking for a place to live. His grandmother had given him the address to a girl's dorm in the city, which she manages, but he cannot find it. While wandering the city, Keitaro bumps into a girl named Naru Narusegawa. She sees the address he is looking for and reveals that it is the place she lives, an all-girls dorm, known as Hinata House. Keitaro decides to stay there temporarily until he figures out his next steps.

Hinata house is in a beautiful setting in the countryside mountains, and it has an outdoor hot spring bath. Naru gives Keitaro a tour of the house and shows him his new home. While Keitaro is getting settled in, Naru's roommate and another resident at Hinata House, Mitsune “Kitsune” Konno, a laid-back party girl, decides to take advantage of the outdoor hot spring bath.

As soon as they step out, Keitaro sees the hot spring and accidentally peeks inside, which angers the girls. Naru gives him an earful inside the dorm. During the argument, Keitaro reveals that he made a promise with a girl when he was younger to go to Tokyo University. The girl's name and address are written on a piece of paper he keeps with him, but the paper recently got destroyed in the hot spring.

The girls take pity on Keitaro for his unfortunate luck and invite him to take a dip in the hot spring as a peace offering. During the bath, they enjoy each other's company and apologize for the earlier misunderstanding. Keitaro seems to have some sort of memory loss when it comes to the girl he made the promise with, but Naru takes an interest in his determination to fulfill this promise and decides to help him out with his studies.

The episode concludes with Keitaro trying to study for his next Tokyo University entrance exams. Naru offers to help him study, but his new friends at Hinata house tease him and make it difficult for him to focus. Despite the interruptions, Keitaro persists and decides to make it his goal to pass the exams this time around.

Overall, "All-Girls Dorm with Outdoor Bath: Hot Spring" sets the tone for the show, showcasing its comedic and romantic elements. The episode introduces the main characters of Hinata House and establishes Keitaro's motivation to get into Tokyo University while also setting up potential love interests. The episode also provides a glimpse into the beautiful natural surroundings of the Japanese countryside.