7.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
To LOVE-Ru (2008)
To LOVE-Ru (2008)
Overview
The story is about Rito Yuuki , a high-school boy 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.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Trans: Negative
Viewer Rating
7.3
Overview
The story is about Rito Yuuki , a high-school boy 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.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
To LOVE-Ru is an apolitical romantic comedy focused on harem tropes, slice-of-life situations, and ecchi elements, with its central conflicts and resolutions being entirely personal and comedic rather than addressing any broader political or ideological themes.
The movie features a cast with visible diversity, primarily due to its inclusion of various alien species and prominent female characters, rather than explicit racial or gender recasting of traditional roles. The narrative maintains a neutral to positive portrayal of its male protagonist and does not center on explicit critiques of traditional identities or strong DEI themes.
Secondary
To LOVE-Ru features gender-fluid alien characters and uses accidental same-sex situations or cross-dressing for comedy and fan service. These elements are presented as plot devices or biological traits, not as a meaningful exploration or affirmation of LGBTQ+ identities, resulting in a neutral overall portrayal.
The series frequently features involuntary gender-bending as a comedic and fan-service plot device. These transformations are often a source of embarrassment or objectification for the character, rather than an exploration of gender identity. The portrayal uses gender change for superficial gags, aligning with a problematic depiction that lacks dignity or affirmation for transsexual themes.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The anime "To LOVE-Ru" is a direct adaptation of its manga source material. All major characters maintain their established genders from the original work, with no instances of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as another.
To LOVE-Ru is an anime adaptation of a Japanese manga. The characters, both human and alien, are consistently portrayed in the anime as they were established in the original manga, with no changes to their race or species.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.4
8.2
Critic Ratings
N/A
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