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Name:          Motoko Aoyama
Age:           15
Blood Type:    A
Sign:          Sagittarious
Height:        173 (cm)
Measurements:  86B - 56W - 84H
Hinata Inn:    Room 302

If Motoko were a flower, she would most certainly be a rose: lovely to admire from afar, but easy for anyone to be cut by thorns when too close. Motoko is from a very traditional family in Kyoto which has been teaching kendo for generations. Her time at the dojo led to a life insular from men, and when her sister gets married, Motoko finds that she can't deal with the situation and moves to Hinata Inn. This worked quite well for her for a time, until Keitaro becomes the manager. Not only is she forced to deal with a man again, but in her opinion; a despicable example of one. As such she feels it is her duty to punish Keitaro for any un-acceptable actions.

Motoko's personality largely stems from a juxtaposition with her relation towards the sexes. While she looks down on Keitaro for being un-masculine; she is at the same time un-feminine. Part of her problem isn't so much dealing with men, it's also dealing with herself being a girl. In particular, Motoko is quite attractive and being oddly tall tends to add to her elegance even more. All this leads to her gaining even more male attention, which is the last thing she wants. So in her own defense she puts on a fierce outward appearance. And any man who isn't convinced by her cold aura will certainly get the point after being the victim of a supreme martial arts attack. Any man except for Keitaro that is.

No matter how cold and cruel Motoko was to Keitaro, he always treated her with kidness and acceptance. While she is constantly scolding Keitaro for not being a man enough, Keitaro has always been fine with her just being herself. Previously Motoko saw things as black and white - as if she either had to choose the way of kendo, or that of a feminine girl, but as Keitaro accepts her; she finds more and more that the two can co-exist. Unfortunately, Motoko's new found femininity comes with a drawback as she eventually ends up with a crush on Keitaro. Not that she would ever admit it.

Motoko's family has a long tradition of dispelling evil spirits, and specializes in a technique which can cut through just about anything while leaving a person in its path unharmed. Although notably this has the tendency to cut through peoples clothing - hey, it's Love Hina after all. While she's perfected this technique and is quite adept at using a sword in general, Motoko isn't even close to her sister's level. Yet later on her sister reveals that she could in fact exceed her own power if she actually lived up to her potential. Motoko will never realize her true power until she is honest with herself, and stops bottling up her feelings. This unfortunately (for Motoko) includes confessing how she feels to Keitaro...

Motoko's favorite weapon is the katana, and she carries one around with her almost everywhere. After a harsh defeat by her sister, Motoko's original sword lay shattered. Keitaro dug through the family heirlooms and gave Motoko a katana passed through generations of the Urashima family: named Hinata Urashima. For kendo purposes, Motoko also wraps her chest up in bandages, which makes her bust appear smaller than it really is. As she gets older and her figure fills out, Motoko has to wrap the bandages tighter and tighter. Eventually she notes that the wraps are so tight that it's starting to cause irregular breathing. Her main weakness (aside from Keitaro) happens to be her fear of turtles.

In Anime Form

In the anime you see that Motoko has a small fan club of underclassmen from the all girl school she attends - which she finds quite embarrassing. Motoko also addresses her sister using "ane", which is the humble form of sister in Japanese. This is pretty uncommon, since you typically tend to think of your sister as someone very close - in which you wouldn't use a humble form. But this probably stresses that Motoko is from a very traditional family.


	Name: Motoko Aoyama Age: 15 Blood Type: A Sign: Sagittarious Height: 173 (cm) Measurements: 86B - 56W - 84H Hinata Inn: Room 302 If Motoko were a flower, she would most certainly be a rose: lovely to admire from afar, but easy for anyone to be cut by thorns when too close. Motoko is from a very traditional family in Kyoto which has been teaching kendo for generations. Her time at the dojo led to a life insular from men, and when her sister gets married, Motoko finds that she can't deal with the situation and moves to Hinata Inn. This worked quite well for her for a time, until Keitaro becomes the manager. Not only is she forced to deal with a man again, but in her opinion; a despicable example of one. As such she feels it is her duty to punish Keitaro for any un-acceptable actions. Motoko's personality largely stems from a juxtaposition with her relation towards the sexes. While she looks down on Keitaro for being un-masculine; she is at the same time un-feminine. Part of her problem isn't so much dealing with men, it's also dealing with herself being a girl. In particular, Motoko is quite attractive and being oddly tall tends to add to her elegance even more. All this leads to her gaining even more male attention, which is the last thing she wants. So in her own defense she puts on a fierce outward appearance. And any man who isn't convinced by her cold aura will certainly get the point after being the victim of a supreme martial arts attack. Any man except for Keitaro that is. No matter how cold and cruel Motoko was to Keitaro, he always treated her with kidness and acceptance. While she is constantly scolding Keitaro for not being a man enough, Keitaro has always been fine with her just being herself. Previously Motoko saw things as black and white - as if she either had to choose the way of kendo, or that of a feminine girl, but as Keitaro accepts her; she finds more and more that the two can co-exist. Unfortunately, Motoko's new found femininity comes with a drawback as she eventually ends up with a crush on Keitaro. Not that she would ever admit it. Motoko's family has a long tradition of dispelling evil spirits, and specializes in a technique which can cut through just about anything while leaving a person in its path unharmed. Although notably this has the tendency to cut through peoples clothing - hey, it's Love Hina after all. While she's perfected this technique and is quite adept at using a sword in general, Motoko isn't even close to her sister's level. Yet later on her sister reveals that she could in fact exceed her own power if she actually lived up to her potential. Motoko will never realize her true power until she is honest with herself, and stops bottling up her feelings. This unfortunately (for Motoko) includes confessing how she feels to Keitaro... Motoko's favorite weapon is the katana, and she carries one around with her almost everywhere. After a harsh defeat by her sister, Motoko's original sword lay shattered. Keitaro dug through the family heirlooms and gave Motoko a katana passed through generations of the Urashima family: named Hinata Urashima. For kendo purposes, Motoko also wraps her chest up in bandages, which makes her bust appear smaller than it really is. As she gets older and her figure fills out, Motoko has to wrap the bandages tighter and tighter. Eventually she notes that the wraps are so tight that it's starting to cause irregular breathing. Her main weakness (aside from Keitaro) happens to be her fear of turtles. In Anime Form In the anime you see that Motoko has a small fan club of underclassmen from the all girl school she attends - which she finds quite embarrassing. Motoko also addresses her sister using "ane", which is the humble form of sister in Japanese. This is pretty uncommon, since you typically tend to think of your sister as someone very close - in which you wouldn't use a humble form. But this probably stresses that Motoko is from a very traditional family.