To Love-Ru
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 Cover of the first manga volume. |
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| To LOVEる -とらぶる- (To LOVEru -Toraburu-) |
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| Genre | Harem comedy, Sci-fi | ||
| Manga | |||
| Author | Saki Hasemi | ||
| Illustrator | Kentaro Yabuki | ||
| Publisher |  Shueisha |
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| Demographic | Shōnen | ||
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
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| Original run | April 24, 2006 – ongoing | ||
| Volumes | 14 (List of volumes) | ||
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| Director | Takao Kato | ||
| Studio | Xebec | ||
| Network | TBS |
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| Original run | April 3, 2008 – September 25, 2008 | ||
| Episodes | 26 (List of episodes) | ||
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| To Love-Ru -Trouble- Waku Waku! Rinkangakkō-hen | |||
| Developer | Marvelous Interactive | ||
| Publisher | Marvelous Interactive | ||
| Genre | 2D and 3D visual novel & mini games | ||
| Rating | CERO: Ages 12 and over (B) | ||
| Platform | Nintendo DS | ||
| Released | August 28, 2008 | ||
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| To Love-Ru -Trouble- Doki Doki! Rinkaigakkō-hen | |||
| Developer | Marvelous Interactive | ||
| Publisher | Marvelous Interactive | ||
| Genre | 2D visual novel | ||
| Rating | CERO: Ages 12 and over (B) | ||
| Platform | PlayStation Portable | ||
| Released | October 2, 2008 | ||
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| Director | Takao Kato | ||
| Studio | Xebec | ||
| Released | April 3, 2009 – ongoing | ||
| Runtime | 25 minutes | ||
| Episodes | 6 | ||
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To Love-Ru (とらぶる 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 April 3, 2008, fourteen 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, while sounding like "to love you", when written in Japanese hiragana as Toraburu (とらぶる) translates to "trouble".
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[edit] Plot
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.
[edit] Media
[edit] Manga
To Love-Ru began as a manga series written by Saki Hasemi with illustrations by Kentaro Yabuki. The manga started serialization in Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump on April 24, 2006. The first bound volume was released on November 11, 2006 in Japan, and as of April 3, 2009, fourteen volumes have been published by Shueisha.[1]
[edit] Drama CD
A drama CD for To Love-Ru was released on February 29, 2008 with an original story.
[edit] Anime
An anime series adaptation produced by Xebec and directed by Takao Kato aired in Japan between April 3 and September 25, 2008, and contains twenty-six episodes. The anime uses characters and general themes from the original manga, but is for the most part original story material after the first episode. The anime's opening theme is "Forever We Can Make It!" by Thyme, the first ending theme for episodes one through thirteen is "Lucky Tune" (ラッキーチューン Rakkī Chūn) by Anna, and the second ending theme is "Kiss no Yukue" (kiss の行方), also by Anna. Three original video animation episodes have been announced and will be shipped starting on April 3, 2009 with pre-ordered copies of the manga's thirteenth volume and continue through the fourteenth and fifteenth volumes.[2] An additional three OVA episodes have been announced and will be released with the bundled version of the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth volumes.[3]
[edit] Video games
Two To Love-Ru video games have been announced.[4] The first is a 2D and 3D visual novel on the Nintendo DS entitled To Love-Ru: Exciting Outdoor School Version (To LOVEる-とらぶる- ワクワク! 林間学校編 To Love-Ru -Trouble- Waku Waku! Rinkangakkō-hen) which was released on August 28, 2008.[4] The second is a 2D adventure visual novel on the PlayStation Portable entitled To Love-Ru: Exciting Beach School Version (To LOVEる-とらぶる- ドキドキ! 臨海学校編 To Love-Ru -Trouble- Doki Doki! Rinkaigakkō-hen) which was released on October 2, 2008.[5]
[edit] Reception
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The seventh manga volume was the best selling manga volume in its first week of release in Japan.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ "Official manga volume listing" (in Japanese). Shueisha. http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/zen_list.cgi?siries_isbn=X-08-874278-8&siries_kanren_isbn=&mode=2. Retrieved on 2008-06-30.
- ^ "To Love-Ru -Trouble- To Love-Ru -Trouble- OVA Project to Be 3 Volumes Long". Anime News Network. 2008-12-08. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-12-08/to-love-ru-trouble-ova-project-to-be-3-volumes-long. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
- ^ "3 New To Love-Ru OVA Volumes Green-Lit". Anime News Network. 2009-07-01. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-07-01/3-new-to-love-ru-ova-volumes-green-lit. Retrieved on 2009-07-01.
- ^ a b "To Love-Ru DS and PSP Editions Official Website Open Today" (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. 2008-05-30. http://news.dengeki.com/elem/000/000/083/83506/index.html. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
- ^ "To Love-Ru Doki Doki! Rinkaigakkō-hen" (in Japanese). Marvelous Interactive. http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/game/to-love-ru/psp/psp.html. Retrieved on 2008-09-16.
- ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, January 1-7". Anime News Network. 2008-01-14. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-01-14/japanese-comic-ranking-january-1-7. Retrieved on 2008-08-10.
[edit] External links
- Manga official website (Japanese)
- Anime official website (Japanese)
- Xebec's website for the anime (Japanese)
- TBS's website for the anime (Japanese)
- Video games official website (Japanese)
- To Love-Ru (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
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