Review of Motto To LOVE Ru

The second installment of the To Love-Ru series, I can at least say Motto To Love-Ru was better than the first series. If you were disappointed by the first one, have some hope for this one is much improved. Story: 6/10 Motto To Love-Ru adapts the same kind of storytelling that the first one used: a bunch of random filler episodes that don't have that much plot movement. The difference this time is the producers distinctly tell you that each episode is stand-alone (one 24 min ep is actually three mini-eps that are unrelated, but all have their own titles), which gives the audience a sensethat they are about to witness a casual 8 minute mini-episode that serves only comedic purposes. This small detail of simply naming each mini-episode seems trivial, but it really sets up the relaxed feel which the first one did not have. That being said, again there is not much plot movement with each episode, and you could watch the episodes in random order and not miss much. But because you start each episode with the knowledge that it's not going to be serious and is going to be more like a comedy sketch, it's a vastly different feel when you watch it.
But while it was an improvement from the first show, it still wasn't a "good" story if we're speaking in terms of all anime out there because it still follows the format of having random filler episodes rather than telling a longer and more well-developed story.

Art: 10/10
The first thing you'll probably notice is the huge improvement in art, so congrats to the studio for being able to provide better animation! No complaints here.

Sound: 10/10
I liked the opening for the first one and I liked it for this one too. No complaints for any of the sounds during the show either.

Character: 7/10
I think that Motto To Love-Ru really tried to focus on character development in this second installment, and while they do a pretty good job of it, it sacrifices the development of Rito and Lala, a relationship that I enjoyed watching in the first series. Instead, all the other characters in his harem are further developed, but if you're a fan of Rito x ______(someone other than Lala), then Motto To Love-Ru will be pretty enjoyable for you since minor characters like Kotegawa, Yami, and Nana reveal what they truly think about Rito. Like I said, this means Rito and Lala don't really have much improvement in their relationship until the very last few episodes, so this is more of a personal opinion I have about character development. Overall, their goal was to evenly develop all of the other characters since the first show focused so much on Rito and Lala, and they definitely achieved it here.

Enjoyment: 8/10
I actually did enjoy this one a lot more than the first one since I could start each episode knowing that it was a comedy and actually laugh at some of the scenes. It's a comedy, which is meant to be relaxing and humorous, and that's what this show did.

Overall: 7/10
A clear improvement from the first show, but still not a very strong anime. It didn't have any glaringly bad aspects, but also not much creative and new content either that you haven't seen in other shows. For To Love-Ru fans, however, who have seen the first one, it should be a relief to watch a sequel that is much better.