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Love Hina came out in april 2000, and ended in september of that year.
The manga came out in 1998 and ran 14 volumes until 2001.
The anime also had 2 movies and 1 OVA (Christmas and Spring Specials, and the Love Hina Again OVA)
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that a lot of people have seen/Read it. Love Hina was also the anime that got me into Romantic Comedies and away from just watching Sci-Fi themed anime.
I don't really have a favorite episode, but I do have a favorite event in the manga:
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When Keitaro and Naru get married
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