Timid 16-year-old Rito Yuuki has yet to profess his love to Haruna Sairenji—a classmate and object of his infatuation since junior high. Sadly, his situation becomes even more challenging when one night, a mysterious, stark-naked girl crash-lands right on top of a bathing Rito.
To add to the confusion, Rito discovers that the girl, Lala Satalin Deviluke, is the crown princess of an alien empire and has run away from her home. Despite her position as the heiress to the most dominant power in the entire galaxy, Lala is surprisingly more than willing to marry the decidedly average Rito in order to avoid an unwanted political marriage.
To LOVE-Ru depicts Rito's daily struggles with the bizarre chaos that begins upon the arrival of Lala. With an evergrowing legion of swooning beauties that continuously foil his attempted confessions to Haruna, To LOVE-Ru is a romantic comedy full of slapstick humor, sexy girls, and outlandishly lewd moments that defy the laws of physics.
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Hayamin
Story: Pretty much all filler. Each episode stands alone except the ending and they don't really play off of each other. The series strays way too far from the Manga and doesn't explore the main parts where you see many characters develop themselves. I understand that the Manga has stories that end in one chapter and expansion is necessary to make the Anime but they could've handled it better. A similar style to the beginning of Full Metal Panic Fumoffu would've been cool where there were two stories split between an episode. Since chapters for To-Love-Ru are short, that would've been a great direction forthis show to take. However, this show's filler made me feel incredibly bored as most of the stories weren't even adapted from the Manga. They were original stories. Only some of the episodes were based off the Manga. The ending was disappointing but you can predict that it'll go nowhere anyway. A predictable "plot" and being composed of mostly ecchi scenes gets it a 5. I'll admit that a few of the episodes, maybe five of them, I really liked, thought they were well done, and made me laugh a bit.
Art: Better than I expected for a series like this. It was pretty consistent for each episode. Nothing looked too horrible to me.
Sound: Nothing in the bgm caught my attention and the opening was just okay. As for the voice acting, I didn't really have a problem with anyone. No one was extremely annoying to listen to. They did a pretty good job here.
Character: I did enjoy watching some of the characters but a lot of them seemed neglected and didn't get much screen time, which kind of disappointed me. I know they're side characters but if they're going to show up more than a few times, make them do more than "Oops, you can see my panties" or accidentally get naked. I suppose in the end, I shouldn't expect more than that in a series like this.
Enjoyment: I finished it. That's a sign that I didn't completely hate it. Most of the episodes made me want to punch my screen though. They were that awful and stupid. So be careful with it. It's supposed to be comedy as well but it didn't spark too much laughter from me. I wouldn't say that they're trying too hard or anything like that. It's just that most of the pervy jokes, accidents and misunderstandings are things we've seen before.
Overall: I wouldn't mind a second series since they have more material to pull from and I enjoyed the Manga. It would be great to see certain stories animated. I just did not like how this turned out because despite the Manga being mostly stand alone stories, the creators of this show felt the need to make their own plots for many episodes... Would I recommend this to anyone? Not really since I can basically describe this as generic. It's nothing outstanding and there's a lot of "typicalness" to it. If anything, for those new to Anime it might just be their first ecchi comedy because if you start watching Anime, you'll run into these somewhere along the line unless you're very selective and careful.
Thank you for reading my review. Feedback would be greatly appreciated. Hope this helped.
anime_n00b
Well.. Where do I start.. Hmmmm Well I watched this series due to a suggestion in the recommendations of Rosario + Vampire.. Although the shows are both somewhat similar.. I expected a bit more out of the series. Let me start with this.. there are to me.. two seasons to this series basically..and the second series starts somewhere around episode 14.. but.. too be quite honest in my opinion.. Episodes 18-24 are basically OVAs that are stuffed in.. I mean.. There is the story of Kyoto the Fire Girl..a entire episode about a show Lala and Rito watch on television.. which had absolutely nothing to do withanything.. There is an episode (23) that is adapted to Japanese folk tales which is really neat and informative.. but it has absolutely nothing to do with the storyline..
The first episodes though.. 1-10 kept me well entertained.. and I laughed alot.. and the art is done really well.. and of course.. the fanservice is about the only thing that kept me interested enough to watch it.. the girls are very busty.. and very beautiful.. lol.. its hard not to enjoy Lala .. because shes buxom and clueless most of the time.. I liked most of the characters in this.. I didnt find any I didnt really care for much.
The OP and the ED are decent.. they sort of fit the general feel of the show.. if you like ecchi.. youll love the OP .. lol.. indeed..
So let me warn you with this in closing.. if you dont like fanservice/ecchi ..pass this up.. because its the only thing that keeps this series somewhat afloat.. due to the fact that its so accessive it makes you giggle a bit..
Would I suggest this anime? .... Yes... but to someone who just wants to watch something maybe as a change of pace or a break from a anime they just watched with a really deep storyline.. or if you just want to see alot of half naked girls with a couple laughs lol.
Thank you for reading!
Anthony_DiGrande
This is just mindless, fun entertainment. Alright so the story of To Love Ru is about a boy name Yuuki Rito who gropes a pink-haired alien name Lala who is the princess of Deviluke. After trying to confess his feelings to a girl, Haruna Sairenji, he accidentally confesses to Lala and says to him "Lets get married". From there on Rito tries to get out of the relationship with Lala, but has other things in his way that actually makes him closer to her. The plot does get more of a serious tone towards the end of the anime, but overall it's just a fun anime. Myfavorite character in this show is without a doubt Lala. She is one of my all time favorite female characters. I don't know why but I like characters like her. This charismatic, upbeat, joyful personality and always having a positive outlook no matter how bad the situation. Even though Rito accidentally "proposed" to her. Lala loves Rito with all her heart and you can see in the show that she is devoted to him. Speaking of Rito he is a clumsy pervert. Literally think of every way to accidentally cop a feel and he does it. He doesn't like to think of himself as a pervert he just is really clumsy. And yes that is a running gag in this show. I also like that unlike other harem male leads, Rito doesn't want a harem he just gets tangled up into one.
The comedy in my opinion is pretty funny. Even though some people can get irritated with running gags, but I just love them.
Do I think To Love Ru is great. No. In all honesty the story is pretty stupid, but is it funny and entertaining Yes. I think this show is very good, has likable characters, nice music and voice acting. If you don't like ecchi anime then you're going to dislike this show. Overall I say give it a watch.
DrAlucard
To-Love-Ru was a huge disappointment for me. The series had so much potential, but in the end, turned out to be one big failure... It had no plot whatsoever, beside the first few episodes, which introduced the "story". No plot progression for characters as well, what they did was throw in a few new characters during the show and there it ended. They could use much more interesting turn of events and character progression it even hurts to think about it. Another thing I have to point out - the humor in this series is simply NOT FUNNY... AT ALL. The only one who actually mademe laugh was Zastin - he's a genious, not to mention his seiyuu is Takehito Koyasu and he's one of my favorites (Adam Blade from Needless, Shark Fujishiro from Seto no Hanayome, Luke Valentine from Hellsing...). Still wasn't worth it...
Sound and animation are OK I guess, nothing special but not great either. Too much tenticle service also brought it down for me, though other echii scenes were decent. There were a few, only a FEW normal episodes, yet they also weren't satisfying, the rest were simply dreadful. When I got to the 9~10's episode, I thought I'm gonna quit, but still gave it another chance - that was a mistake.
As I said, I did not enjoy the series at all and would not recommed it to anyone. Bad humor, poor story, no character progression... Overall - bad, very bad. One of my friends saw it before me, he said "whatever you do - do not watch this anime", but I still gave it a shot... Should've listened to him in the first place...
Simonian
'To Love-ru' is an anime with one exclusive purpose - to supply the viewer with a fresh uninterrupted stream of ecchi, served with a side of slightly cliche but still grin inducing comedy. Now this is only going to work for those who are really into ecchi/comedy or something light-hearted in general as 'To love-ru' lacks any semblance of a plot and is entirely episodic. One common occurrence that I've noticed during my time on MAL is that people will usually go into these type of series knowing full well what they are and then complain about it afterwards anyway. This anime is targeting avery specific audience and if you do not fall within the boundaries of that audience then you will naturally end up bored or even despise the series. You can guess which side of the camp I'm on.
The "plot" of this anime is a no brainer. There's a fragile looking teenage boy (Yuuki Rito) who has tremendous difficulties dealing with the opposite sex. One day a female alien (Lala) teleports to his bathroom & he "accidentally" gropes some boobs and all hell breaks loose. After that incident, as if through some divine prank, our hero finds himself randomly bumping into women's private parts like a blind man at an orgy. Things only keep getting more hectic from then on as the protagonists unintentional shenanigans intensify exponentially until the whole thing goes positively FUBAR.
That's it. That's your whole plot described right there. What happens between that initial introduction and the ending is more or less plot insignificant and for the most part features side-stories and fillers alike - all aimed at giving you as much ecchi as possible and increasing your chances of having a stroke. And 'Love-ru' doesn't mess around either. In some episodes they'll give you buck-naked characters for your viewing pleasure within a few seconds after the opening song.
But that's not the only noticeably interesting quality of this anime, in my opinion. The comedy here might not be anything novel in the ecchi genre but it is very easy to understand and follow. You won't need a degree in Japanese history or the inside knowledge of the anime industry to get the jokes here. Most of the comedy is slapstick and centered around surrealistic situations. Girls popping out of nowhere to hug a peeing man who then proceeds to pee all over himself, the toilet and the hall of his school while running frantically... is pretty surrealistic to me unless times have moved on and that's what teenagers in highschools now do to kill time.
The art is precise and for an ecchi anime it has to be anyway, since the visual aspect is half of the success here. This series' primary focus on female characters can be easily seen and especially the clothing they have on. However all other things have also been drawn with attention to detail. The overall quality is very good.
The sound/voice acting is likewise good but surprisingly the "OST" of this anime is recycled. I've heard some of the songs used here in other animes, one notable example being 'Sister Princess'. It makes the series seem more generic, then again the OST is not what you'll want to be focusing on here. Of course the opening and ending is still unique and befitting of an ecchi series.
Now we come to the most dreaded part of the review. Enjoyment. The most difficult time for a reviewer comes right after he/she finishes a particular anime. Not before or during but after the anime ends. You have to sum your feelings up and express them but also make a recommendation to potential readers. So I'll say this - if you're unsure or don't like ecchi mixed in with comedy don't watch this. You'll hate it, leave a rating of 2 and curse the producers. When Xebec, TBS and Sentai Filmworks sat down together on this project, it was decided from the outset that it was going to target a rather narrow audience and that audience will be able to appreciate the fact that this anime is very good at what it does - ecchi entertainment. For everyone else however, it will be a waste of time.
I for one enjoyed it as 'To Love-ru' served its intended purpose. The story is lacking considerably, at times it's camp as hell but none of that matters because that's not what this anime is about.
8 points from me.
Thaiberium
to-LOVE-Ru, a slice of life romantic comedy. Now its an adaptation of the manga, and as far as I can tell, it only adheres to the source material in spirit. Not that there is a problem with that. It'd be rather unfair to compare it manga anyway. First up is the plot, or the lack thereof. They work quite well as standalone episodes, since there is not much continuity among them. However, there are some plot holes here and there. I still can't find the point in the anime that explains how Run ends up liking Rito. They eventacked on a mini-arc at the end which brought the show to somewhat of a conclusion. It may have been hasty but there was little else they probably could have done.
As for the art, in tune with the spirit of the manga is very, ahem refreshing with judiciously placed art and lighting. Though there is a tinge of reuse and the feeling of loss when some scenes could not be depicted due to the violence (which has many reasons as to why it is so). The art shifts in certain episodes are a well done as well. Overall, quite good.
The sound however, is not something to write home about. It is adequate for the scenes depicted, but there is nothing special of note in it. Same goes for the background music. The OP and EDs are well done though and I am sucker for the guitar entrance of the OP.
Unfortunately, romantic comedies thrive on status quo, which requires that the relationships between characters stay the same. Quite so as is the case with To-LOVE-Ru's main characters. The love triangle that started has never progressed, and apart from the rare episode where we get to see Lala in another light (even then, they pressed the reset button at the end). However, surprisingly enough, its the secondary characters that get explored a bit more. Though some get very few episodes, or none at all, its quite easy to see that they are people themselves. This is a far cry from the same old indecisive Rito, shy Haruna and energetic Lala.
Quibbles aside, it is an enjoyable show. It really is more comfort food, nothing ground breaking but its not a total failure in following the formula though. There is not much else going for it except for the art, so I recommend this only for those who just want some eye candy. Besides if you're feeling jealous of the male lead, you know they're doing something right. Still, in real life, you'd have to go out and find trouble. But in to-LOVE-Ru, trouble finds you!
DaBigD
"Rito~" Story: Well, the story isn't better than your average ecchi/harem/comedy anime. The protagonist always gets into "misunderstandable positions" with the girls whom all seem to feel something to the protagonist. All the space business doesn't help either. If you ever expect something more than this, to-LOVE-Ru is not for you. 7/10 Art: The art is what I'd call typical for your average ecchi anime. It's not bad, but it's not ultra high quality of course. I found no reason to make it high quality when all the fans of harem would watch it unless it has seems like it's from 1990s. Don't ask me how those rippedoff clothes are replaced.
7/10
Sound: saikou no chansu Now is the time! minogasanai- Oops sorry about that. I must say that the OP and ED of to-LOVE-Ru is pretty catchy. Especially after you watch them over and over again "for various reasons." Though I like the OP more, the ED isn't unbearable or anything. For background music, I can't really decide. It surely isn't the type I'd download buy, but it doesn't have any moments that I feel the loss of background music. The seiyuu cast is good too. It's my first time listening to Tomatsu Haruka, but her voice as Lala is really cute ^^ And Rito is of course voiced by a girl.
9/10
Characters: I must say that none of the characters can be classified as unique (well, maybe Lala's dad, but you get the point.) BUT, even though they are not unique, they are not rip-offs (not counting our usual extremely lucky "but-i-love-both-of-them" Rito of course.) The girls are all lovely as expected. Aside from the main interests, there are many funny (and somehow unique) side characters in the show, all being aliens. Ranging from cute little to absolutely perverted monsters, they will manage to make you laugh quite a few times.
7/10
Enjoyment: Comedic aspect of to-LOVE-Ru can always be noticed. There weren't any comedic moments that seemes "dull" to me, but that of course depends on how much you like ecchi. I take that back, you may find it funny even if you don't like it that much.This anime is much more than being extremely ecchi version of a certain anime made with absolutely nothing in mind.
9/10
Overall: If you like ecchi/harem/comedy genres and laugh out loud when the protagonist goes on a series of misunderstandings just to get hit by the girl he loves, this is the anime for you. A daily of ecchi keeps doctors away.
8/10
callmebiko
To LOVE-Ru is a pretty standard harem anime with the usual sickeningly innocent protagonist with unbelievable luck with women falling at his feet. This anime is full of fan service, I mean packed full, there isn't an episode without a decent amount of ecchi scenes. Despite the fan service and dull story it is still a pretty funny and fun to watch anime, with the following continuation to Motto To LOVE-Ru and To LOVE-Ru Darkness being very enjoyable to watch. What I loved about the To LOVE-Ru series as a whole (all 3 seasons), was the enjoyment. This anime made me laugh but was fun anduplifting throughout, it was just very pleasant to watch. I'm not one to watch anime one handed but the fan service usually came with a laugh so it added to the anime without being purely for fan service sake. The romance in the anime is enjoyable to watch unfold albeit a bit frustrating sometimes but overall it was sweet and really makes you envy the main character.
What I disliked about the To LOVE-Ru series was the repetitiveness. They re-used so much over and over. Almost all the jokes came from the same misunderstandings, basically all the comedy came from misunderstandings. Almost every episode followed the same format, a flower or invention would do the same thing and the outcome would be the same and it got a bit tiresome. This series is incredibly predictable, you can easily guess what is about to happen and it ruins a lot of moments. I disliked how the main characters and side characters roles kept changing so much throughout the series, some characters would disappear and reappear whenever it suited the writers to throw them in, it really devalued any character progression when their roles were messed around so much. I disliked how the first season had 26 mediocre episodes and the much better follow up seasons only had 12 episodes each.
(Story: 7/10)
The story of To LOVE-Ru the first season takes place over 26 episodes. I've watched some great anime that told an entire story over 26 episodes, and yet this anime did nothing over 26 episodes. There is basically no story to the first series, it's really just showing the day to day life and events of the characters. Well there is a story but its overshadowed by the fan service and random events that it becomes almost unimportant. After 10 episodes I was about to drop this anime but I'm glad I didn't. To LOVE-Ru is the first season, followed by Motto and then Darkness. The first season is nothing special at all but the following seasons make up for it, they are much much better in every way and are thoroughly enjoyable. The story and enjoyment factor goes up with every season, the first season (To LOVE-Ru) for me would be a 7/10 at a push, the next season (Motto To LOVE-Ru) a much better 8/10 and the final season (To LOVE-Ru Darkness) a strong 9/10 in my opinion.
I rarely mention the art of anime series because I like contrast between different series with their own unique style of drawing and colouring. I will however say that the art of To LOVE-Ru was nothing impressive at all but I was really impressed with the next two seasons, a lot of work was put into the vivid colours of Motto and Darkness with a nice soft feeling on the eyes.
Overall I enjoyed this anime as a whole and I will be watching any new episodes they bring out but it has a lot of flaws and is far from perfect which is expected from a harem anime I suppose. My tip would be to not watch this anime around your family, it would raise too many questions I feel if anyone saw what you were watching. Since the anime is so immersed in fan service you should get the uncensored DVD versions which have better quality and are uncensored so you don't have to stare at mist and sunshine and can actually watch the series as it was meant to be watched.
Dkosty
Wow, what a pile. Story: 26 episodes of will they-wont they three way romantic tension that ends in an utterly atrocious cop out ending. Ill save you the trouble *spoiler* NOTHING HAPPENS *End spoiler*, the story was a mixture of failed service attempts and absolute garbage literally. Art/Sound: one up side is that the art and sound are above average, woopy the story still sucks Characters: I have seen some pretty generic and thoughtless characters but the ones in this take the cake. Golden Darkness was the cheapest ripe off of eve from black cat i have ever seen, and they don't even use it for jokes. Yuukiis pretty much Tsuna from Katekyo Hitman Reborn with a touch of Nagasumi from Seto No Hanayome which i would call the funniest anime ever, if your watching this garbage stop and go watch that NOW. The last character that is a blatant ripoff is Saruyama again taken from Seto No Hanayome an almost perfect duplicate of Serutobi, so perfect that the only difference is the Sa vs. Se.
Enjoyment: What you don't enjoy garbage you tolerate it.
To anyone wanting to watch this please before you even start the first episode grab a hammer and beat your skull until you feel dumbed down enough to understand the dribble that is To- Love-Ru. Peace im gonna go re-watch seto no hanayome right now and i suggest you do the same
Aphiel1
So I completed this series not but a few days ago and believe that I'm finally ready to review it.The basis of this series is we have alien (Lala)who comes to earth trying to escape capture who meets this "unfortunate" fellow (Rito) who seems to be this socially inept loser who can't ask out the girls of his dreams (Haruna); events happen and by some strange coincidence Rito ends up engaged to Lala which throws his whole entire world into a spin of alien encounters, comedy, romance and ecchi. So for those of you wondering is this something new no absolutely not but is thissomething enjoyable...short answer yes long answer maybe leaning towards a yes.
Story- Yeah the story is not that complex it's a love comedy ecchi so it has pretty much everything you expect (mandatory hot spring episode you for some reason cannot have an ecchi series without one). Basically it adds a few new swings to the whole scene but basically most episodes are scenes and scenarios that if you've watched pretty much any other series that focuses around the same general plot you've seen it before. My opinion not so bad I was glad to see something new at all seeing as most series today lack even the creativity to try and come up with a new idea or twist to make their series interesting. Although I'm telling you now I subtracted one point from story because there was one episode in the series that just had nothing at all to do with the story line in any way form of fashion and it only pissed me off for the next week that I had watched it so yeah (its episode 20 for those of you who wish to know).
Art- Okay yes the art was really good. I mean it's not my eyes are bleeding from beauty good but it make you stop and admire it for a while good but this is actually becoming very common today especially in series where the basis is a form of love comedy.
Sound- No joke the sounds were pretty good everything matched up all the sounds were smooth and best of all the voice acting was incredible.
Character- Well yeah it's not as though we haven't seen these kinds of characters types before and you'll know what I mean the instant you watch this series but what kept me from completely flunking this series on characters were the unique and innovative styles innovating to make them unique I mean typically we can just point and go generic character #2 but in this case even though it is generic character #2 it is an interesting version of them with some new twists put onto their character type (alright not completely true but you will notice that some characters do not always act as you expect them too).
Enjoyment- So how do I feel after finishing this series...pretty good actually. It had an acceptable story line a decent moving pace and in my opinion a pretty good ending.
So do I recommend this series as a matter of fact I do if you like comedy or ecchi this is definitely the series for you although I'm warning you in advance if you expecting a lot of drama, romance, and especially action you will be sorely disappointed. And once again a word of warning don't waste your time watching episode 20.
tony1982sc2
Classic ecchi, weak characters, no plot, no music no nothing, if you like grab boobs and so it's your show, if you want to watch a good anime, stay out of this one, only character that is okish is yami. MC is horrendous, classic good guy who makes all the FC fall for him, totally really retarded. The art is ok-ish, the only good thing of the anime probably and is not even that good. FC are just stereotypes with no personality or developement. If you like boobs and play with your wood this is your anime if you want something decent... just no. As ecchi is ok-ish, ifyou know what I mean.
Happycougar
It had its laughs but there was just TOO MUCH GOD DAMN FILLER, for a good portion of the middle episodes I felt I was just dragging myself through it, really could've been a 12-13 episode anime, I felt that the laughs were not consistent and sometimes I would go almost an entire episode without laughing, maybe it's b/c I've watched too many harem comedies and I'm used to the oh no you've seen my panties jokes but I just felt they were beating a dead horse most of times they attempted jokes but it did have its moments and I watched the entire thingso it wasn't all bad, probably wouldn't recommend unless someone wants to watch a basic harem comedy that they don't have to much thought into
interception
Sadly, the To Love-Ru anime is no different from the other Shonen Jump anime adaption flunkies. It takes a cute manga and adds in some of the most dross filler in anime period. We're not even going to bother talking about the cast, because the paper they drew the sketches of these characters on has more depth than 90% of the cast. Aside from maybe chief heroine Lala, who's cute, likable, but a little grating at times, the only decent characters are Rito's little sister, the calm and supporting Mikan, and busty, alien school nurse Ryouko Mikado, the only other character with a functional brain.(Though you might be tempted to question that, since she is the one who tasked two high-schoolers with running a huge inn... while in the middle of their school year?) And of course, we'd be remiss to leave out the principal of everyone's school, whom we kept wondering why he was allowed to keep his job. Or even walk around free to randomly sexually assault girls, which he does in almost every single one of his appearances.
Slick-Sama
To Love Ru is a romantic comedy anime series that follows the story of Rito Yuki, a high school student who is in love with his classmate Haruna Sairenji. However, his life takes a drastic turn when a beautiful alien princess named Lala Satalin Deviluke suddenly appears in his bathtub and declares that she will marry him.... Every mans dream, right? or is it... The first season of To Love Ru is a mixed bag, with some aspects that are enjoyable and others that are not so great. On the positive side, the show has a colorful and vibrant art style that is pleasing to theeye. The character designs are also well-done, with each character having a unique and distinct appearance.
The humor in To Love Ru is also a highlight of the show. The series is full of slapstick comedy and absurd situations that are sure to make you laugh. The interactions between the characters are also entertaining, with each character having their own quirks and personalities that make them stand out.
However, the show does have its flaws. The plot is often disjointed and lacks focus, with many episodes feeling like filler. The fan service in the show can also be excessive at times, with many scenes feeling gratuitous and unnecessary... moreover this is a "you got what you came for" type of show after all.
Overall, the first season of To Love Ru is a decent anime that has its ups and downs. While it may not be for everyone, fans of romantic comedies and ecchi anime may find it enjoyable. If you're looking for a lighthearted and humorous anime to watch, To Love Ru may be worth checking out.
KD7BWB
Lion Tamers, it's time to talk about "To LOVE-Ru". Before I go any further, I want to point out, this show is utterly moronic, in almost every category. But there is no voting category for imbecilic anime creation. So I'm forced to put that on the table, up front and center. Does this mean I intend to rip this show a new hole in its' posterior? Not necessarily. It just means that this show is intended to be liked by folks that have appreciation for things that equate to unreal expectations. And there are times when that is appropriate behavior. For example, if you notice a multi-mile longasteroid approaching the planet you live on, and understand the consequences of this approaching doom-stone, you may just wish for a nice breezy day on the beach .... of another planet. That is clearly a good reason to put your mind in the 'make-a-wish' zone.
To LOVE-Ru, is not mainly concerned with that kind of apocalyptic event, and so the wishful thinking now runs into the kind of thinking of; "... these folks are doing ... what, ... why? ..."
So let's now move into the characters, almost all of which need some discussion (I'm going to deal only with some of the primaries, the secondary characters will take too much time):
Rito Yuuki-
I realize this kind of fellow turns a lot of teenage boys cold, but let's look at this kid with a little more sincerity. Rito is loyal, decent, polite, not excessively aggressive, and he's bashful around girls. He is in fact, exactly like the young fellows who often review this show and rip it a new one because of Rito; because they have all the same characteristics. They have them, but don't really want them.
In other words, they want the girls to be attracted to boys that are abusive, obscene, non-intuitive, crass, rude, overly aggressive, pushy, loud and generally mean-spirited.
I'm sorry to make this absolutely plain, but in real life, Rito will get the girl every time; in comparison to an abusive bastard every time. It's just too bad for you young folks that want things to be otherwise. Deal with real life, and try to extend that knowledge into your appreciation for anime.
In other words, To LOVE-Ru got this part of its' story right. Rito is exactly like every other boy his age, in the real world, and just as shockingly non-adult. So he gets flustered around real girls, especially when a pretty girl is in very close proximity.
Haruna Sairenji-
Haruna is everything most of the critics of this show don't really like. Because she is the female version of Rito. She is: loyal, decent, polite, not excessively aggressive, and she's bashful around boys. Wow, there's a strange thing. And oh, I forgot; she's also cute as a bug in springtime.
Strangely enough, girls have also been bashful and self-embarrassed around boys; for a very long time. Again, I realize boys don't like this kind of girl. They want to think that the more mature view is of a girl who will drag them behind a tree and do sexual favors on demand. This is because the boy is almost always to bashful to ask for that. Boys of this age group believe they are much more manly if they wait for the girl to suggest it for them, ... because the boy is already too much of a coward. As well he should be, at Rito's age.
But in the end, we are all stuck with real life. Most girls don't behave that way. And strangely enough, when one finds a girl of that persuasion, the girl doesn't get the boy either. At least not for long.
Again, To LOVE-Ru got this part right as well. The good girl, in real life; normally wins her hearts' desire, and ends up with a nice boyfriend, and even a fine husband. I know, I'm speaking sacrilege, but the truth is; the purpose of dating, meeting friends of the opposite sex, and socializing with them; is to to get married and start a family that will raise children that are worth having in society.
The over-sexed girl gets that abusive fellow already described; and never, ever, produces anything worth having. Both die non-contributive to society, and almost never makes anything worthwhile in their own lives. These are the facts of real life.
Lala Satalin Deviluke-
Lala is a character designed in lala-land. She is pretty, slender and shapely, and she has a tail, and her bat wings stick out from the sides of her hat. She is in fact a 2-dimensional character with an equally simple personality. And for some very good reasons.
Lala is a princess of a planetary empire, her father being an abusive bastard that can destroy pretty much whatever he wants, and uses that fact to his personal advantage. A clear case of absolute power corrupting absolutely.
Her father is such a bastard, that the whole last set of episodes of To LOVE-Ru are all about a challenge designed to destroy the suitor to his daughter, Rito. Does he play fair? No, breaks even his own rules in order to win. In other words, Mister Deviluke lies, cheats and steals, even when he can win without doing so. What a piece of pond scum! One wonders why, in his infinite display of disreputable conduct, he doesn't just lay it on the line, and create a new family by sexually assaulting his daughter (collaborative pun intended). It is not outside his own personality.
Lala however, is a fairly nice little girl (I can't figure out why she should be) that is quite intelligent, in an intellectual set of disciplines that leads to the creation of inventions that are never developed sufficiently to work the way they were designed.
In other words, she's a dilettante, who never, ever; finishes anything she ever starts. Which leads us all to a really important question. And that is;
"When she's finally gotten to the point where she would normally drop an invention, as it regards Rito; will she operate as she has in the past, or will she stick to something important, for once?"
After all, she got involved with Rito because she didn't want daddy to pick her husband. She said as much in the show.
Does this make her a bad person? No, far from it. It means she chafes on the abusive and domineering behavior of her father. She would like to strike out into real life on her own, and make choices for her future, by herself. She is, however, a product of her own life. She is a very rich, spoiled brat, who expects everything to work out nicely; and when it doesn't, either she builds her way out of it, or appoints someone responsible. Leaving the whole mess in something or someone else's lap. Like Zastin, as a true to life character in which this sort of thing actually happens, in To LOVE-Ru.
The only reason Lala gets away with stuff on Earth, is because she is dealing with a whole school full of boys who are too bashful to say NO, and also full of girls who raise their own game because of Lala being a threat to the social structure that they had expected, and is now in jeopardy. Most of the student body are NOT the offspring of the idle rich, and Lala IS. It creates an artificially difficult struggle for everybody concerned.
If she were to understand honorable conduct, and all that implies; Lala would go home to Deviluke, and fight it out with her father, take the throne away from him and rule the place as the reasonable and at least polite individual she is capable of.
Instead, she runs away from home, hopes her father is too busy blowing up planets to bother about her absence (which of course, makes Lala an accessory to mass-genocide), gets involved with a boy that is almost reaching the point where he can confess his appreciation for a girl in his class; as happens in real life. Totally screws that up, invades another persons' household, creates extra duties and work for Rito's sister, blows up several relationships in school, that at the bottom of all is none of her business, involves her 'true love' in events containing aliens of no-ones' choosing, endangers Earth with the arrival of some of these ne'er-do-wells, and even endangers the alien doctor, that Mister Deviluke should marry. She's his kind of girl.
In all of these events and scenarios, Lala Satalin Deviluke walks through her life with charm and great cheer, while leaving destruction in her wake. Everybody else has to clean up the messes Lala creates. But Lala is fine, although totally oblivious to almost everything else around her. The only good word that describes Lala is IRRESPONSIBLE, beyond any kind of redemption.
The Audio/Music-
While the music is cute, it is also mindless J-POP of the worst type. Having no meaning, in the sense that it might have meaning to the anime. I'm one of those people that think the music should say something about the anime. It doesn't. The inter-stigial music is adequate, but continues on the theme of "What theme might that be?"
The dialog is read well, and the mindless commentaries by Lala are appropriate for the situations. This goes for most of the other characters.
The Artwork-
Actually not bad at all. It describes the actions well, and helps tell the story. Do we get some really fresh background parallax art? No, but it is otherwise adequate.
The Story-
The basic story plot is excellent, and it had a lot in the way of comedy potential. Potential is what it had. Only a fraction of the comedy potential was ever realized. Would have been much better if Lala's father was not quite as much pond scum. Lala should have had a little more intellect (oh I dunno, maybe like real human girls?). But I keep forgetting, this show is to please teenage boys with very little appreciation for 'the thinking stuff', while providing a female heroin that girls can feel 'speaks to them'.
Yea, right. Really? Is that all Mankind has to look forward to? If so, Mister Deviluke will have little trouble destroying Earth. We'll be too busy looking up his daughters' cute little ass, to notice our cities being blown up for his personal amusement.
I'm done with this review. I'm done with To LOVE-Ru. I actually sat through all the episodes. God what a trial! The show is entertaining in a certain mindless way, but I'm sorry if I'm one of those people that can't shut my brain off.
I gave this colorful and entertaining piece of mindless pond scum a generous 4.
milanvde
mhh, this is one of these anime´s which do not make sence at all till the last 2 episodes and the previous episodes are fillup which i disliked a lot. Also this anime contains heavily showoff echhi, that's everything with ecchi what hasn't to do with love, and a weak amount of romance ecchi, which is ever ecchi according to love. also this anime isn´t that perfected and we could say that this anime is a fun only anime. not really interesting in anything but the fun you´ll have in to LOVE-Ru so even before starting the expectation is probably way higher then the outcome. With this inmind i will write this review in my honnest words according to feelings and comparing with other look-alike anime's
Story:
well there is accualy a story in this romance, ecchi harem anime. and that is rare!. but well the story isn't that epic. just a girl from space who comes on earth meeting a boy where she falls in love with, and other girls fall in love with the boy to, boy like's a different girld tough and in 26 episodes we will accualy see an result. to be honnest i should facepalm that.
Art:
kawaii(cute) pretty much the ecchi style anime with hot girls in short skirt 'accedently' showing their body's. okay normal for ecchi.
bad lining followd up with some greater face expressions gives this anime accualy a normal rating for an anime. not something to look out for nor dislike
Sound:
kawaii(cute) again it's pretty much if the girls are all made perfect and about the rest the makers dind't give a single fuck. (sorry for my language there). always the fanservice with the sound and bad detailing in sound, like small thing's like water and some other small sounds.
Characters:
nice, again the cute style because the fanservice needs to be there. the girls all look cute and all the side characters like student's isn't really worked on. bummer. well yeay you don't see them much so i ll rate this above avarage.
Enjoyment:
personal for each other person but i liked it a lot in the start and at the end i had a bit of troubles watching it but that's okay for a 26 episode long anime with ecchi in it.
overall: a fun only anime for ecchi lovers and romance lovers
bad excecution great begin bad ending and pretty much good enough to be called a nice anime.
recomended to ecchi lovers and romance lovers, and humor lovers
not recomended for serious anime watchers and the haters from these genres above.
thank's for reading, any suggestions or pointers, message me.
LennyFuManchu
While there isn't really a plot to the first season, each episode does have its own appeal by telling a different "adventure." Aside from an appealing art style and mildly interesting characters, this anime doesn't have any unique characteristics that set it apart from other anime of the time. If anything it is merely a combination of character tropes and cliches. At the end of the day this anime is very simple. Fanservice + Harem + Spineless Protagonist = $$$$. For those who enjoy shallow, fanservice based humor, I would recommend this anime. To those who are looking for something similar, but with an actualstory, I recommend Nisekoi, High School DxD, or Sora no Otoshimono. 4/10
mistah-manila
This show was certainly hard to review. The show contained great humor, but sometimes it felt like they were trying to be serious and I kind of got lost (but still funny). The love plot in here was as well not too original, for I've seen this scenario far too many times (especially the pink haired character use. HOW MANY TIMES MUST WE RELY ON THAT CLICHE!?). But aside from the story's lack of originality, it was pretty good with some okay ecchi points, but don't get too excited (seriously don't). Overall 7/10, good humor, but the sudden switch up towards the end of the plotwas not very transitional, and the ending wasn't very fulfilling.
Newnono
Story-7 ----------------- I found the story ok. Short but sweet: An alien falls from outer space into the arms of a lucky boy, who of course isn't perverted one bit. I haven't even been watching anime faithfully more than a year, and I've seen similar set ups at least 3 other times. But the story isn't what's so great about this anime. Sure, it gets us from place to place, in a mostly episodic anime. But what I enjoyed out of this anime was the wackiness of the show. It's got lot's and lot's of wacky which i won't spoil, but trust me when I say it'sa fine show that was pretty easy to breeze through all 26 episodes for.
Art-7
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SD!?!? (by sd i mean standard definition). I watched this show on Amazon Instant Video on my HDtv so I gotta say that sucked a bit, from a technical stand point. But looking through the fuzz, this show has some good character designs. Atleast for me, who grew up playing final fantasy and loving the pretty boy hair cuts.
Sound-6
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Good opening. Endings aren't bad, just not memorable.
Character-6
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Each character has a set personality and they're sticking to it!!!! Not that good for a show with depth but this show really isn't about that. It's about comedy!
Enjoyement-7
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There are only 2 episodes out of 26 that I can recall not enjoying.
The "field day" episode and the "edo period" episode(not official names). The rest are fun and enjoyable!
Overall-7
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The show is a fine time waster, with some pretty memorable characters!
