To LOVE Ru - Reviews and What It's All About?

My reviews:

The first time I read this manga, it's kinda more wackier than any other romantic comedy mangas. But still I rate this manga on number two. The main character looks like he had more admirers than just one, because of his kind and gentle attitude, almost look like Tsukune Aono from Rosario + Vampire and Manaka Junpei from Ichigo 100%.

Enough from the reviews. Just tell what's all about it...

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To Love-Ru (To LOVEる -とらぶる-, To LOVEru -Toraburu-^?) is a Japanese manga series written by Saki Hasemi, and illustrated by Kentaro Yabuki, creator of Black Cat. The manga began serialization in Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump on April 24, 2006; as of November 2, 2008, eleven bound volumes have been published in Japan. A drama CD was released in February 2008 with an original story. A twenty-six episode anime series adaptation by Xebec aired in Japan between April and September 2008. A video game was released on the Nintendo DS in August 2008, and another game for the PlayStation Portable was released in October 2008. The title, when written in Japanese hiragana as (とらぶる, Toraburu^?) translates to "trouble".

The story of To Love-Ru revolves around Rito Yūki, a high-school student who cannot confess to the girl of his dreams, Haruna Sairenji. One day when coming home and sulking in the bathtub, a mysterious, nude girl appears out of nowhere. Her name is Lala and she comes from the planet Deviluke, where she is the heir to the throne. Her father wants her to return to her home planet so she can marry one of the husband candidates. But she decides that she wants to marry Rito in order to stay on Earth. Commander Zastin has been ordered to bring Lala back and has already battled Rito. He reports to the emperor that Rito would be suited to marry Lala, after hearing Rito, who was actually defending himself instead of Lala, says that marriage is impossible unless it is with the person you love. Lala truly falls in love with Rito and decides that she wants to marry Rito after hearing what he said. Her father decides that, if Rito is able to protect Lala from her fiancés, then he can marry her, but if Rito cannot protect Lala from her other fiancés and meet the king's expectations, Lala's father will kill Rito and destroy the Earth.

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With an idiotic plot like that, I refuse to read the early chapters. It's kinda makes your head, flying around after a slash.

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Characters
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Rito Yuuki (結城 リト, Yūki Rito^?) Voiced by: Akeno Watanabe

The male protagonist of To Love-Ru, Rito is a 16 (currently 17) year-old high-school student. Rito used to be on the soccer team in junior high and was quite good, but quit because he was constantly helping his father with his mangaka duties, thus did not want to leave his sister Mikan alone in the house. Mikan comments he is very good at the most "useless little things", like crane and festival games. Along with the numerous useless little things Rito is good at, he is also an accomplished gardener/florist.

Rito's nature is borderline clumsy, where he always ends up ogling or groping the many girls in the series (though mostly unintentional). It is only by accident that he encounters Lala Satalin Deviluke, and despite his enduring feelings for Haruna Sairenji, Rito shows signs of developing deeper affection towards Lala throughout the story. In fact, he is concerned when he searches a whole day for Lala after she disappears, when in fact she is staying at Haruna's apartment, after he yells at her. Rito claims he feels uneasy whenever Lala is not around and he probably does like her, but is unsure if what he feels is actually love.

Mikan Yuuki (結城 美柑, Yūki Mikan^?) Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa

Rito's independent and reliable 11 year-old sister, Mikan takes care of the housework while their parents are away on business. In contrast to her brother, she is very mature and does not hesitate to tease him, going as far as stating they aren't blood related, just for a laugh. Mikan also seems to have a certain lack of respect for Rito because of this (she hardly ever addresses him by his honorific as an older brother), but does answer him "Onii-chan" as thanks for trying so hard to take care of her when she develops a fever. Mikan may not show it, but she cares very deeply for Rito and misses his company, and states how they used to play together before Lala entered their lives.

Mikan grows quite attached to Golden Darkness, perhaps due to Darkness seemingly being the same age as her. Mikan is very perceptive and seems to be able to read people's emotions, even their reactions, most of which is Rito's obvious anxiety around Haruna and Yui Kotegawa's subtle feelings for him (Mikan even calls him a "playboy" for attracting so many girls).

Lala Satalin Deviluke (ララ・サタリン・デビルーク, Rara Satarin Debirūku^?) Voiced by: Haruka Tomatsu

The female protagonist of To Love-Ru, Lala is the princess of Deviluke. A rather childish girl, she is somewhat näive of the culture and familiarities on Earth. Lala initially runs away from home, citing she does not wish to get married to any of her arranged suitors. She enjoys making all manners of inventions (usually designed as pranks) and uses them frequently, often prompting some disastrous effect or another. Upon arriving on Earth, Lala pretends to love Rito to keep herself from getting married, but does exactly what she did not intend, after she misinterprets what Rito shouts in self-defence. Throughout the series, she always tries to get Rito to love her more, and barely shows any form of negativity towards him; she even states it is impossible for her to hate him.

Eccentric, playful and intelligent, Lala isn't shy, to a point where it feels almost natural for her to be in the nude (the only exception of this occurs when Lala catches a fever, causing a change in personality and when her clothes melted from an alien frog's mucus). Like all citizens from Deviluke, Lala's physical abilities exceeds a human (in one chapter she manage to blow away a typhoon using her voice) and has a distinctive tail with a shape of a spade on the end. Oddly, her tail is very sensitive, causing her friends to nickname it as her "weakness" (all female Devilukeans' tails are more sensitive than a male's). According to Ringo, Lala's measurements are B89, W57, H87.

Haruna Sairenji (西連寺 春菜, Sairenji Haruna^?) Voiced by: Sayuri Yahag

One of Rito's classmates and the girl of his affections, Haruna has similar feelings for him, having been attracted to his kind, gentle nature since junior high. Despite her growing love for Rito, which she believes to be unrequited, she usually suppresses her feelings and cannot confess to him because of her friendship with Lala, who also loves Rito. She lives with her older sister in an apartment and has a severe fear of ghosts and the supernatural, the exception being Shizu Murasame, to an extent. When frightened, she has a habit of grabbing the nearest thing around her -- typically Rito -- and swinging wildly, in an attempt to get rid of whatever frightens her.

A highly responsible person, Haruna's personality can sway her classmates' hearts to vote for her as their class representative, even when she did not run to be a candidate. She is affiliated with the tennis club and a southpaw. According to Mio, Haruna's measurements are B79, W56, H82.

Ren/Run Elsie Jewelria (レン・エルシ・ジュエリア, Ren Erushi Jueria^?) Voiced by: Fuyuka Ōura

A childhood friend of Lala, Ren is infamously known for wearing girls clothing during his play dates with Lala when he was a child. He arrives on Earth to win Lala by proving he is "man enough" for her, but becomes jealous of her relationship with Rito. Due to his pursuit of her, he accidentally gives Rito his first kiss. While Ren is furious, it has an unexpected consequence towards his "alter ego". As Ren is from planet Memorze (メモルゼ, Memoruze^?), he can change gender in mind and body upon triggering a specific stimulus; in his case, a sneeze. As a girl, Run (ルン, Run^?) is in love with Rito, due to the kiss, and blames Lala for her misfortunes, while Ren is still in competition, albeit one-sided, with Rito for Lala's hand in marriage. Currently, Run is a famous idol, having released several albums.

In the anime, while Ren appears a few times, Run is the dominant personality of the two, who is more serious about her feelings towards Rito to the point of stalking him, even taking a simple misunderstanding from him into her believing all men are never serious about her feelings.

Yui Kotegawa (古手川 唯, Kotegawa Yui^?) Voiced by: Kaori Nazuka

An uptight, high-strung girl placed in Rito's class during the second year, Yui has little to no tolerance for anything she does not consider to be "acceptable behavior". Her haughty opinions, quick temper, and habit of speaking her mind often results in her vocally reprimanding classmates. Yui quickly grows annoyed and disgusted by the eccentricities and bizarre actions, particularly with regards to Rito and Lala. Unfortunately, almost every encounter with Rito usually ends up with her embarrassed, and though her complicated nature prevents her from easing her behavior, she does slowly warm up to Rito's usual antics, claiming he needs to "lighten up" when he feels anxious.

According to Mio, her measurements are B88, W59, H87.

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By the way, don't ask because Kotegawa Yui is so cute when she snaps, even her personality is almost like Sotomura Misuzu. But still, I'm continuing the character's part.
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Zastin (ザスティン, Zasutin^?) Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu

Lala's personal bodyguard and the best swordsman on Deviluke. Initially, Zastin disapproves of Rito, deeming him weak and subsequently soughts to test his strength. However, once Rito exclaims his opinion of marriage in self-defense, Zastin is swayed by his words (though not in the way Rito intends) and summarily approves of him, believing he truly understands Lala's feelings. He is currently working as the assistant chief to Saibai; the funds he gets for his duties are handed to Lala for her use. Zastin has shown a keen interest in becoming a mangaka, professionally.

Despite his skill with the sword, Zastin has a horrible sense of direction (similar to River Zastory of Black Cat, Roronoa Zoro of One Piece,Ryoga of Ranma ½, and Kenpachi ZarakiBleach), resulting in him getting lost (one of the running gags in To Love-Ru). He also seems to have extremely bad luck, where he keeps getting run over by trains and cars. Like some To Love-Ru characters, Zastin bears a passing resemblance to Creed Diskenth, the main antagonist of Black Cat, in terms of appearance and choice of weaponry. of

Golden Darkness (金色の闇, Konjiki no Yami^?) Voiced by: Misato Fukuen

A dispassionate, withdrawn assassin, Golden Darkness is hired by one of Lala's arranged suitors, Lacospo (ラコスポ, Rakosupo^?) to kill Rito, until she breaks the contract, noting the true nature behind her target. Golden Darkness is currently staying on Earth, roaming around the city streets and Sainan High, with a motivation to continue her duty to assassinate Rito, although she has yet to accomplish this (hinting she only said that as an excuse to stay on Earth). Commonly referred as "Yami-chan", she spends her time reading books and magazines, while eating taiyaki (it is the only thing she eats on Earth since it is the first food given by Rito, prior to spending a night at the Yuuki residence for a sukiyaki dinner). By her planet's calcuations, she is 24 years-old, despite having an appearance of an 11 year-old and has a weakness towards anything slimmy.

Like Lala, Golden Darkness' physical abilities are exponentially stronger than a human's. She carries a unique ability to turn her body parts into various objects through use of nano machines circulating her body, ranging from swords to dragon heads. Unfortunately, excessive use becomes a hazard to her health. She states she hates "ecchi" people, and does not hesitate to assault a person who looks at her in an obscene way. Like some To Love-Ru characters, Golden Darkness' mannerisms, appearance and abilities bears similarity to Eve from Black Cat. Both characters also share the same voice actress in their respective drama CD/animated counterparts. In addition, her Lunatique spaceship is a reference to Tearju Lunatique, Eve's creator in Black Cat.

Gid Lucione Deviluke (ギド・ルシオン・デビルーク, Gido Rushion Debirūku^?) Voiced by: Hidetoshi Nakamura

The King of Deviluke and Emperor of the known universe, Gid is the father of Lala, Nana, and Momo. Despite his near omnipotent power, he has the physical appearance of a child, looking slightly devilish, with shark-like teeth, spiky black hair, and the characteristic Devilukean tail; while his daughters' tails end in spades, his appears as a wicked looking trident. Gid's personality borders juvenile delinquence and perversion, thus Lala claims the only reason he wants her to get married is so he can step down as king and be free to pursue his perverted hobbies. Lala states his current appearance is due to him using too much power during the "Galaxy Unification Wars", which desized his body, following his conquest.