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Name: Noriyasu Seta Occupation: University Professor Subject: Archeology Seta shows up quite a few chapters into Love Hina. The luckless Keitaro seemingly couldn't get a job anywhere, but then just happened upon a reckless happy-go-lucky guy named Seta. It is sort of ironic in that Keitaro has tried to get into Tokyo University for so long, and failed many times, yet finds work as an assistant for someone who is a professor at Tokyo U! Teaching at a major university would lead you to believe Seta to be a dedicated 'nose to the grindstone' sort of fellow, but nothing could be farther from the truth. Seta takes life one day at a time, and is probably one of the few people that can take bad happenings - such as being on fire - in good spirits. Despite being a teacher at a University (thus leaving one to believe he is well educated), he is an absolutely terrible driver, and it is nothing less than a miracle that he managed to pass any driving exam. In fact, during his younger years, Seta failed to get into Tokyo University three times. He considers himself living proof that anyone can get into the university if they try hard enough. Seta is also known for ever puffing away on Marlbo cigarettes. Seta is often accompanied by his rather bratty daughter Sara. As an archeologist, he tends to go on long trips and such, and assumably they spend a lot of time apart. Yet the father and daughter are quite close. Seta is a single father. Not much is ever said about Sara's mother, other than she died when Sara was very young.
Now probably the more interesting aspects of Seta are those which are never really elaborated on. Although pure speculation, it all goes something like this. There once was a time in his younger years, in which Seta made the likes of Indiana Jones look like an amateur. Sometime in the past Seta set off (with some other people) to do an archeological excavation, which appears to involve some ancient culture that worshipped giant turtles. Somehow in this, Seta got involved in trying to stop an evil secret cult from taking over the world. How he helped defeat this cult isn't really said, although it has something to do with him and his comrades storming a secret base and him receiving a magical shovel (no I'm not making that up!). It would also seem that these happenings are also related to him being/becomming a martial arts master. In fact Seta is one of the few people to defeat Motoko, and suspiciously knows about her secret martial arts technique. |