Keitaro Urashima is the main character of the
love hina series, a second-year ronin studying to enter Tokyo University (sometimes known as "Todai"). As a child, the young Keitaro Urashima made a promise with a girl, based on a story the children overheard that two people who love each other will live "happily ever after" if they enter 'Todai'.
Keitaro Urashima
is set on gaining entrance to Todai to fulfil the promise he made to his childhood friend, even though he cannot properly remember either her name or her face. Later, in volume 13, it is revealed that Todai may not even refer to Tokyo University after all.
After failing to pass the entrance exams on Keitaro Urashima's second attempt Keitaro's parents seem either unwilling, or unable, to let him continue living at home while he studies. As a result he travels to "Hinata Inn", a hotel owned by his grandmother to find a place to stay and study. Following a misunderstanding where the residents believe Keitaro Urashima to be a burglar and peeping tom, Keitaro discovers the hotel is now a female-only dormitory.
To compound the confusion, Keitaro Urashima's Aunt
Haruka Urashima mistakenly assumes he has passed the entrance exams and is already a Todai student; consequently the residents agree he can stay. When he fails to correct her and is discovered to be lying, Keitaro Urashima is forced to leave until Haruka Urashima announces that the deeds to the inn have been transferred to Keitaro Urashima by his grandmother: Keitaro is, in fact, the new landlord.
In the
love hina anime television series,
Keitaro Urashima is voiced by Yuji Ueda in Japanese and Derek Stephen Prince in English. Keitaro's name is taken from mangaka Keitaro Arima.
Keitaro Urashima will join
The Love Hina Game some day, for all our girl/woman players to score!
