To LOVE Ru English Sub & Dub

About To LOVE Ru

Meet To LOVE Ru (To LOVE-Ru), a comedy, sci-fi and school anime by Xebec (2008). Here is the premise in a nutshell. At its core: 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 turns into even more challenging when one night, an unexplained, stark-naked girl crash-lands right on top of a bathing Rito.

Along the way, to add to the confusion, Rito learns 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 ability 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 starts upon the arrival of Lala.

In a comedy series like this, timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. This one is best suited to viewers who want something light between heavier series.

Production & Appeal

Production sits with Xebec, which means the visual identity of To LOVE Ru follows that studio's craft. Because it leans on comedy, timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. At 7.1/10 it earns a solid reception, a safe pick for fans of the genre. It aired in 2008, which makes it easy to place in the wider anime calendar.