Ask John: When Will Love Hina Again be Released in America?

Question:
Do you know when Bandai will bring Love Hina Again to America?

Answer:
Since this question seems to come up at least once a day…

Bandai Entertainment has not yet announced plans to release the three episode Love Hina Again OAV series in America, but there’s little reason to believe that it won’t be announced for American release soon. When Bandai first announced that Love Hina would be released in America, Bandai admitted to having only the translation rights to TV episodes 1-24. As the series began appearing in America, Bandai progressively acquired the translation and distribution rights to episode 25, the Christmas Special, and the Spring Special. All that’s left of the Love Hina animation now is the concluding 3 episode OAV series. While it hasn’t been announced for American release yet, the pattern by which the release of the prior Love Hina animation has appeared suggests that Love Hina Again will likewise be announced for American release soon.