To avoid being taken back, Lala impulsively declares that Rito is her new fiancé. After all, he’s already seen her naked—which, by Devilukean custom, means they must be married. Rito’s simple life of pining for Haruna is instantly replaced with a new, chaotic reality: living with an energetic, brilliant, and accident-prone alien princess who has no concept of "personal space" and a suitcase full of dangerous, reality-bending inventions.
Crashing onto the scene in 2006, To Love-Ru (often stylized as To LOVE-Ru ) is the quintessential "harem disaster" comedy. Created by writer Saki Hasemi and illustrator Kentaro Yabuki (famous for Black Cat ), the series took the popular tropes of ecchi and romantic comedy and turned the dial up to eleven. It follows the unluckiest high school student in the universe, Rito Yuuki, whose simple confession to the girl of his dreams is derailed—quite literally—by a naked, beautiful, and very extraterrestrial princess. To Love-Ru
To Love-Ru is a chaotic masterpiece of its niche. It doesn’t apologize for what it is: an ecchi harem comedy that thrives on absurdity. However, if you can look past (or laugh with) the constant fanservice, you’ll find a surprisingly endearing story about a kind-hearted boy, an alien princess who loves him without condition, and a growing family of outcasts who find a home on a sleepy Earth town. It’s messy, it’s ridiculous, and for millions of fans, it’s absolutely unforgettable. To avoid being taken back, Lala impulsively declares
