To Love Ru
| To Love Ru | |
| File:To Love-Ru manga volume 1.jpg Cover of the first manga volume. | |
| Genre | Harem, Sci-fi, Romantic comedy |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Saki Hasemi |
| Illustrated by | Kentaro Yabuki |
| Published by |  Shueisha |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Anime | |
| Directed by | Takao Kato |
| Studio | Xebec |
| Video game | |
| To Love-Ru -Trouble- Waku Waku! Rinkangakkō-hen | |
| Developer | Marvelous Interactive |
| Publisher | Marvelous Interactive |
| Genre | 2D and 3D visual novel |
| Platform | Nintendo DS |
| Released | August 28 2008 |
| Video game | |
| To Love-Ru -Trouble- Doki Doki! Rinkaigakkō-hen | |
| Developer | Marvelous Interactive |
| Publisher | Marvelous Interactive |
| Genre | 2D visual novel |
| Platform | PlayStation Portable |
| Released | September 25 2008 |
To LOVE-Ru (To LOVEる -とらぶる-, To LOVEru -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 May 2 2008, nine 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 began airing in Japan on April 3 2008. Two video games are planned for release on the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable in August and September 2008, respectively. The title, when written in Japanese hiragana as Toraburu (とらぶる) translates to "trouble".
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 up to the king's expectations, Lala's father will kill Rito and destroy Earth. However, eventually Lala convinces her father to not destroy the earth but continue to let her stay on earth.
Media
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 May 2 2008, nine volumes have been published by Shueisha.[1]
Drama CD
A drama CD for To Love-Ru was released on February 29 2008 with an original story.
Anime
An anime series adaptation produced by Xebec and directed by Takao Kato first aired in Japan on April 3 2008, and is set to contain 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, and the ending theme is "Lucky Tune" (ラッキーチューン, Rakkī Chūn) by Anna.
Video games
Two To Love-Ru video games have been announced.[2] 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 is expected to be released on August 28 2008.[2] The second is a 2D adventure visual novel on the PlayStation Portable entitled To Love-Ru: Exiting 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 is due for release on September 25 2008.[2]
References
- ^ "Official manga volume listing" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved 2007-09-24.
- ^ a b c "To Love-Ru DS and PSP Editions Official Website Open Today" (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. 2008-05-30. Retrieved 2008-05-30.