Love Hina incidental characters
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This article covers incidental characters in the Love Hina manga and anime series.
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Keisuke Urashima
Keisuke Urashima, Granny Hina's father and great-grandfather to Keitaro and Kanako. Keisuke had promised to fix Moé-chan, a Tsukumogami (tool or doll that has been cared for for 99 years and comes to life in its 100th year). Unfortunately, he has a poor memory like his great-grandson Keitaro, and eventually forgot about Moé-chan.
Old Men about Town
These three old men were believed to be the ancestors of the Urashima family, aside from Keisuke. They appeared somewhere in the first episode, where they sort of "toyed" with Keitaro's sketchpad, accidentally letting it land near Shinobu Maehara, the grieving girl who has run away from home due to domestic turmoil.
They made fewer and fewer appearances as the series progressed.
Hina Blade
Also known as the Urashima Sword, this katana was is possession of the Urashima family for many years it seems. Has appeared in both the manga and anime as a sword with a black blade.
When drawn from the sheath, an evil presence (most likely a demon) possesses the holder of the sword, and then the person becomes incredibly powerful, although a bit silly (Naru giggling like a girl for instance). When the possessed person kisses someone, that person loses their energy so that they cannot fight.
In both anime and manga, the blade was first drawn out by Naru. However, the manga version makes it so that Keitaro gets the sword after her, and chases after Naru like a zombie (he has a broken leg at the time).
In the anime it was sealed by Motoko by throwing Keitaro to Naru, who then kissed, and she executed the Zanma Ken - Ni No Tachi (Evil Cutter 2.0) with her sister's katana, which passed through Keitaro and killed the demon possessing Naru, leaving the sword empty. The manga was the same, except Motoko went in to kiss Keitaro (who had the sword at the time) to distract him. The subtle difference affected the way in which the characters evolved with regards to liking Keitaro.
(father) Maehara
Shinobu's father. He was having marital problems with his wife, and eventually they separated. He appears in the Love Hina Christmas Special as a taxi driver who gives a free ride to some of the Hina girls who have nothing but Kaolla's play money. He tells them that they are about the same age as his daughter and that he hopes that someone is taking good care of her. He is later reunited with Shinobu at the end of the Special.
(mother) Maehara
Ken Akamatsu
Ken Akamatsu has made brief appearances in both the Christmas and Spring movies. He is referred to in the movies as "Akamatsu-sensei".