“Shy teen Rito's life turns chaotic when alien princess Lala crash-lands and declares she'll marry him.”
To Love Ru
To LOVEる -とらぶる-
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Synopsis
Shy teen Rito's life turns chaotic when alien princess Lala crash-lands and declares she'll marry him.
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.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 81 sampled reviews
What 81 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.93 · split reception
5.1 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 2.9
↑ 0.99
Running avg · Apr 2008 → Sep 2025
- 9 “This show is the first anime i ever watched and since has been one of the best animes i have ever seen. This series got me hooked one anime. As for the show itself the story is pretty good, the...”
- 9 “The accidental alien engagement and Lala’s endless stream of quirky inventions keep the tone bright and playful, delivering weird, episodic adventures with colorful aliens. Yet Rito’s bland...”
- 8 “Love-Ru is great entertainment "with benefits". The first episode, where a girl from outer space arrives at a random guy's house, didn't completely convince me, but it was a necessary basis on...”
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- Format 26 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 10h 24m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2008 – Sep 2008 Spring 2008
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-3038 catalog
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- Sentai Filmworks Licensor