“Rito transforms into a woman, joins island trips, RPG quests, and faces alien sisters' chaos in comedic misadventures.”
To LOVE-Ru OVA
To LOVEる -とらぶる-
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Synopsis
Rito transforms into a woman, joins island trips, RPG quests, and faces alien sisters' chaos in comedic misadventures.
Episode 01: Rito becomes a Woman Lala invents a gizmo to make her bust bigger. However, this invention of hers accidentally turns Rito into a woman. Episode 02: Rito and Mikan Feeling lonely because Rito is always spending time with Lala, Mikan storms out of the house. While Rito and Lala are out looking for her a few flashbacks from the past, showing Rito and Mikan as kids, are shown. Episode 03: Welcome to the Southern Resort!! Haruna wins an island resort trip for ten females. Rito gets turned into a dog by one of Lala's inventions and somehow ends up on the island as well. Episode 04: Trouble Quest Rito and the girls become trapped inside an RPG game where the objective is to save Lala and defeat the evil witch Kyouko. Episode 05: Nana and Momo Lala's sisters cause mischief for Rito and his harem at a cherry blossom viewing. Episode 06: Draft, Metamorphose, Hand & Tail Yami and Yui confront with a senior, causing Yui to lose her panties. Mikan finds Peke taking snapshots of new clothing while shopping. Suddenly, a stranger steals her bag. As Rito tries to explore Lala's cleaned-up bedroom, he accidentally activates one of Lala's invention, fusing his hand to Lala's tail.
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What 7 viewers settled on.
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σ 1.39 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 0.29
Running avg · Apr 2010 → Aug 2023
- 8 “The artwork shows a slight improvement, and the character development makes existing cast members more interesting while providing plenty of laughs. While some episodes lack a substantial plot and...”
- 10 “This adaptation finally nails the source material by faithfully animating manga chapters and keeping characters true to their original portrayals. While episode 3 feels like a lackluster,...”
- 9 “The To Love-Ru OVAs are a significant improvement over the TV series, offering better humor, deeper character development, and the welcome removal of unnecessary censorship. While the plot remains...”
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- Format 6 × 25′ eps × min
- Total runtime 2h 30m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2009 – Apr 2010
- Source Ova media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-4256 catalog
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- Shueisha Producer