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Male protagonist of ''To Love-Ru'' and resident [[Chick Magnet]], Rito's in love with Haruna when the series begins but after failing to confess to her he tries to have a nice soak in the bath until Lala teleports onto him... in the nude... ''yeah''. Turns out she's an alien princess from a far-off planet and she's just looking for an excuse not to go home, setting off Rito's daily routine of trouble.

* [[Accidental Pervert]] - Quite possibly a contender for [[Trope Codifier]]. Seriously, take a shot every time he manages to get into an "accidental situation" with any of the female characters in the series, and kiss your liver goodbye.

** [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] in chapter 108:

* [[Accidental Kiss]] - With Ren. Naturally, Rito is pissed, and he takes it much worse in the manga than the anime. And by "much worse", we mean he kicks Ren's ass for it, starting with a [[Dynamic Entry|flying kick]] and progressing to a [[Big Ball of Violence]].

* [[Allergic to Love]] - Even touching a girl's "parts", just thinking about Haruna in a swimsuit or seeing a naked girl will freak the hell out of him and send him running away. He gets better as time goes on, but is still liable to freak out if it goes too far.

* [[Beware the Nice Ones]] - While the manga less emphasized on this, Rito WILL hurt you when the time is right.

** The best comparison is when Ghi Bree kidnaps and starts molesting Haruna. The manga version shows Rito [[The So-Called Coward|trying a hit and run strategy]], while in the anime... HOLY SHIT!

* [[Nice Guy]] - A veritable saint for not snapping and/or forcing himself onto one of the (many) hot girls in the cast after ''all this'' sexy extraterrestrial insanity.

** He's practically [[The Messiah]] for the way he tries to help Yami, no matter how often she insists she'll kill him someday.

* [[Shout-Out]] - Possibly: he looks similar to Kaito from ''[[Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch]]''.

* [[Talking in Your Sleep]] - Usually about sweets.

* [[The Chew Toy]]

* [[The So-Called Coward]] - Rito didn't hesitate to rush in to fight [http://blog-imgs-40.fc2.com/m/a/r/marushou/20080509184634.jpg this guy] to protect Haruna and Lala. Sure, Ghi Bree turns out to be a frail weakling and was only using his [[Voluntary Shapeshifting|shapeshifting]] powers to ''look'' like a roid-raging demon, but nobody told Rito about that.

** More recently, in ''Darkness'', he [[Diving Save|rescued]] Nana as she was about to be slashed by a [[Evil Weapon|sword]] that was using Kujou Rin as a [[People Puppet]] to wield it. And '''then''' he went on a [[Journey to the Center of the Mind]] to rescue '''Rin''' before the sword could manage complete "[[Demonic Possession]]".

* [[This Loser Is You]] - Originally, though he does develop as a character over time.

* [[Unwanted Harem]] - If he successfully obtains ''everyone'' in it as Momo plans to, he's going to have ''a lot'' of descendants.

 

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One of two female protagonists in the original manga, Haruna's the [[Girl Next Door]] who manages to be both sweet and kind without annoying the fandom. She was Rito's initial love interest until Lala came along; Haruna, of course, likes Rito too. Having become best friends with Lala, she won't do anything to break up Lala and Rito's engagement and only tells Lala that she loves Rito so she wouldn't feel guilty about not doing so in the future.

* [[A-Cup Angst]] - As a phase: in the beginning it didn't bother her (not like she was flat to begin with, anyway), but when the idea that Rito likes girls with big breasts was planted into her head, she got more depressed and self-conscious. It's only when she remembered a speech Rito made about inner beauty, while she was trying to reassure Nana (who suffers from this trope twice as much), that she snapped out of it and regained confidence in herself.

* [[Betty and Veronica]] - Betty to Lala's Veronica.

** [[Hair Color Dissonance]] - Early in the manga, Rito describes her as having black hair, but subsequent recoloring of Haruna depicts her with dark purple.

 

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Head of the public morals committee at Sainan High, Yui's seemingly obsessed with everything being proper and decent. Much to her displeasure, most of Rito's troubles has dragged her along wtih him. Thanks to spending time with him, Yui has some affection for Rito, but develops an exceptional case of [[Cannot Spit It Out]].

* [[Ascended Extra]] - Following a certain point in the manga, Yui was given more and more screentime as Haruna appeared less for subsequent chapters.

* [[Butt Monkey]] - Initially when she's introduced: the harder she tries to keep law-and-order, the more screwy fate treats her.

* [[He Is Not My Boyfriend]] - Almost completely in denial about her feelings for Rito -- especially evident when she makes Valentine's Day chocolate for him and insists, even to herself, that it's just "obligatory chocolate". ''Right'', Yui, you just keep saying that...

** Even after fantasizing about getting ''married'' to Rito and ''pregnant'', she's still trying her hardest to not admit her feelings to herself.

* [[Ms. Fanservice]] - Semi-subverted, since it's usually against her will.

* [[My Name Is Not Durwood]] - Her name is Ko''te''gawa, not Kokegawa.

* [[Tsundere]] - Yui's a classic example of a Type A.

 

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The school's queen bee who considers Lala her rival. Of course, her numerous attempts at showing Lala up just make her embarrass herself in the end. She has a crush on Zastin, and is dismayed to learn that he's Lala's servant.

* [[Alpha Bitch]] - Played for laughs on some occasions, portrayed with sympathy on others.

* [[Evil Laugh|Evil]] [[Noblewoman's Laugh]]

* [[Large Ham]]

* [[Playing Against Type]]

* [[Those Two Girls]] - Almost always accompanied by her friends/servants, [[Bodyguard Babes|Kujou]] [[Legacy of Service|Rin]] and [[Meganekko|Fujisaki "Aya" Ayako]].

 

* [[Brother-Sister Incest]] - Subverted: it's really a crush, and quite one-sided on her part. However, the series skirts this trope quite a bit (such as Mikan telling her brother they were [[Not Blood Siblings]] just to see his reaction).

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]

* [[Magical Girl]] - Played with: two of her school friends now presumably believe her to be one, after seeing her [http://www.mangahere.co/manga/to_love_ru/v14/c121/9.html '''flying''' in pursuit of a criminal while wearing Lala's outfit courtesy of Peke].

* [[Only Sane Man]]

* [[Wise Beyond Their Years]] - It's a worrying state of affairs when one of the most mature and emotionally stable people in the cast is 11 years old (10 in the anime).

** It can also be inferred that by the manga's end she's 12, seeing as she's in her last year of grade school and the manga ended in the break between that and her entering middle school. Still, it doesn't change the fact that she's ''way'' too mature for her age.

* [[Zettai Ryouiki]] - Type B.

 

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Haruna and Lala's classmates and good friends, Mio and Risa are [[Those Two Girls]] of the cast. Both are more than willing to help their female classmates with their personal problems ranging from beauty to smarts, but aren't above ''groping'' them, though.

* [[Bi the Way]] - Although Risa's aroused by the female form, that doesn't stop her from pushing Rito onto her bed and attempting to seduce him... but she was nice enough to relent when he faints from embarrassment/arousal.

* [[Cosplay Otaku Girl]] - Mio.

* [[Those Two Girls]]

 

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A 400 year-old ghost girl found wandering around in the abandoned school building, Oshizu was mistaken to have been haunting the place (in reality, it was extraterrestrials trying to find a place to live). From then on, she moves freely around the school campus; in addition, Dr. Ryouko Mikado creates an artificial body (with the same face and hairstyle as her ghost form) for her to inhabit. Oshizu begins working as an assistant nurse to pay off the expenses for the body.

* [[Cute Ghost Girl]] - At first; granted, she ''was'' human, but technically no longer one. Subverted later on into a...

** [[Ridiculously Human Robot]] - Dr. Mikado fashions an artificial body for her.

** [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|Why Did It Have To Be Dogs?]] - The easiest way to get her sufficiently scared.

 

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Rito's "best" (if you could really call him that) friend since junior high, Kenichi's envious of Rito for all of his [[Accidental Pervert]] situations. He does, however, especially in the earlier chapters, support Rito + Haruna and sometimes goes out of his way to arrange time for the two to be together.

* [[Bromantic Foil]] - In contrast to the more innocent Rito, although the latter still gets all the "[[Cursed with Awesome|incidents]]".

* [[Casanova Wannabe]]

* [[Lolicon]] - It's not his first choice, but when Lala is turned into a little girl, he remarks, "This has a charm of its own," and he's flushed and drooling as he snaps a picture.

* [[Loves My Alter Ego]] - He falls in love with "Riko", Rito's [[Gender Bender|genderbent]] version.

* [[Butt Monkey]]/[[Chew Toy]]

* [[Dirty Old Man]]

** On the last page of the "Trouble Quest" arc, he's being eaten alive by a crocodile in the Amazon Basin. He's amorously chasing Run around the high school again in the very next chapter.

 

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The second female protagonist in the original manga, Lala is the crown princess of planet Deviluke. She ran away from home after her father Emperor Gid Lucion Deviluke kept forcing her suitors for an [[Arranged Marriage]]. Arriving on Earth, she accidentally (or rather, ''conveniently'') lands in Rito's bathtub... while he was in it. She winds up getting engaged to Rito, deeming him suitable enough to be her fiance, though this was only to escape out of the situation with her father and bodyguards. Eventually, Lala does genuinely come to love him and even encourages Haruna's love, despite the fact it interferes with her own.

* [[Badass Adorable]] [[Badass Princess|Princess]]

* [[Betty and Veronica]] - Veronica to Haruna's Betty.

* [[Vapor Wear]] - Supposedly, she dislikes wearing a bra.

 

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Lala's bodyguard and the strongest in the Devilukean military, Zastin was tasked to retrieve the princess, until he's mistakenly swayed by Rito's words on Lala's [[Arranged Marriage]], citing he truly understands the princess' feelings (though that wasn't what Rito had meant). Relegating to stay on Earth to continue his bodyguard duties for Lala, Zastin in the meantime works as an assistant for Rito's father Saibai and is learning how to draw manga himself.

* [[Bishonen]]

* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]] - Much to Gid's chagrin, Zastin becomes quite an accomplished manga artist under Saibai's direction. [[Compressed Adaptation|Well, in the manga, at least]].

* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]

 

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One of the deadliest assassins in the galaxy, Golden Darkness was originally hired by one of Lala's suitors to kill Rito, until a slip from her client's mouth reveals her target is not what he seems to be. Voiding her client's contract, she turns against him and stays on Earth for the time being.

* {{spoiler|[[Artificial Human]]}}

* [[Ascended Extra]] - Originally a secondary character ([[Billing Displacement|not that you'd know from her prominence in promotional materials]]), she gets promoted to lead female protagonist along with Momo for the ''Darkness'' spin-off sequel.

* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]

* [[What Is This Thing You Call Love?]]

 

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Younger sister to Lala, Momo is Nana's younger twin. [[Buxom Is Better|Well-endowed]] for her age (to Nana's angst) and the more mischievous of the twins, Momo fled with Nana to Earth to run away from their studies back on Deviluke. She has a unique ability to talk to plants.

* [[Ascended Extra]] - Like Yami, Momo was a recurring secondary character, until the ''Darkness'' sequel ascends her to become the second female protagonist.

* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]] - While she displays a kind and cheerful persona to everyone, in truth, Momo is [[Manipulative Bastard|exceptionally manipulative]] and [[Ax Crazy|violent]]. All this is ''before'' mentioning how unbelievably [[Lovable Sex Maniac|horny]] she is.

** Momo only displays her real personality in front of Nana, and to a lesser extent, Rito. She has expressed regret over being forced to show her more violent behaviour in front of him, though she states she's perfectly fine showing her perverted side, regardless.

* [[The Fake Cutie]]

* [[Fantastic Arousal]] - Her tail.

* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]] - Is it "Velia" or "Belia"?

* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]] - The more feminine of the twins in contrast to Nana's tomboyish nature.

 

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Younger sister to Lala, Nana is Momo's older twin. Having had enough of their studies back on Deviluke, she flees to Earth to pay Lala a visit (with Momo tagging along). Like Momo's ability to talk to plants, Nana can communicate with animals; unlike her twin, Nana finds it hard to believe why everyone around Rito likes him, having witnessed a few "incidents" that proves otherwise.

* [[A-Cup Angst]] - Poor, poor Nana. It must be hard to grow up alongside [[Buxom Is Better|Lala and Momo]].

* [[Amazingly Embarrassing Parents|Amazingly Embarrassing Sister]] - Lala is this to her, at least in regards to Mea.

* [[What Does She See in Him?]] - Doesn't understand why everyone (including herself) is falling for Rito's kind personality.

 

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* [[Accidental Kiss]] - Ren with Rito; in fact, it's because of this that Run falls for him.

* [[Butt Monkey]] - Both of them.

* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]] - Ren.

 

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The school doctor at Sainan High, Dr. Ryouko is a ex-operative for a black market-based alien organization who wanted to overthrow Emperor Gid's rule of the galaxy, but flees to Earth in hopes of hiding from her former clients. Although primarily a school doctor, Ryouko does provide medical care to other extraterrestrials on Earth, but isn't above providing mysterious concoctions to her students.

* [[Cool Big Sis]]

* [[Gag Boobs]]

* [[Hot for Student]] - [[Ship Tease|Suspiciously, at times]], though it's more of her being...

** [[The Tease]]

 

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A [[Half-Human Hybrid|half human, half alien]] idol, Kyouko's the star of her own television show "[[Show Within a Show|Magical Kyouko]]", where her motto is "Whatever the problem is, I'll solve it by burning it!" She works alongside Run and becomes fast friends with her.

* [[Big Bad]] - Played with in the Trouble Game arc, though this was only a simulation.

* [[Expy]] - Based on the same-named girl from ''[[Black Cat (manga)|Black Cat]]'', even sharing the same seiyuu, but her personality is a bit different. Maybe she just finally matured?

* [[Show Within a Show]] - The star of "Magical Kyouko", no less.

** Its also a bit of a parody: where else can you find a [[Magical Girl]] transformation that involves the girl going to the toilets to change, or says "Whatever the problem is, I'll solve it by burning it!"

 

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Lala's gift to Rito for his 16th birthday, Celine is a giant, sentient sunflower kept in the backyard of his house. Like the rest of his house plants, Rito makes sure Celine is cared for, even referring to it as his family. After Celine contracts a disease, causing it to dry up and germinate, out pops an infant Celine from the seed. Looking like a human child (except with a noticeable flower on her head), Celine lives with in the Yuuki household and occasionally calls Rito "Mama".

* [[Cheerful Child]]

* [[Drunk on Milk]] - Like [[Ah! My Goddess|Belldandy]], Celine can't handle cola.

* [[Love Potion]] - The flower on her head can spray a pollen that temporarily causes anyone who inhales it to fall in love with Rito, be it man, woman or animal. Theorized in-universe to be a side-effect from Celine's affection for her "Mama".

* [[Plant Aliens]] - Even as a plant, Celine behaves like a human: sweating when it's hot, wearing an oversized scarf when it's cold and eating a giant bowl of ramen when she's hungry. Of course, she subverts it later and becomes a...

** Although this may simply be how everything she says sounds to human ears; Momo, being able to understand plant language, [[Timmy in a Well|learned that Rito had been hit with yet another personality-changing drug]] from "Mamaaau Maau Mau Mau Maaau Maau."

 

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An alien girl introduced in ''Darkness'' who claims to have been created by the same organization as Yami. She has been sent to Earth on a mission to take her "big sister" back.

* [[Beware the Nice Ones]] - Seems to be quite nice, but is a very strong and ruthless fighter.

* [[Bi the Way]] - Spends a good portion of one chapter groping and/or licking Riko, because she was cute.

* [[Yandere]]

 

The foremost galatic prodigy in the field of biotechnology, Professor Tearju was part of a scientific group that created Yami; {{spoiler|Tearju provided her biological makeup, making her what amounts to Yami's mother}}. She left the group due to disagreements over treating Yami as a weapon of war in hopes to overthrow the Devilukean Empire, and vanishes with a trace. {{spoiler|In reality, Tearju was being hunted down by her former clients and had to escape with her life. Dr. Mikado, a former classmate of Tearju, finds her late in ''Darkness'' and convinces her to come to Earth in hopes to reconcile with Yami. She's currently a substitue teacher at Sainan High.}}

* [[Dojikko]]

* [[Expy]] - Of the same-named character in ''[[Black Cat (manga)|Black Cat]]''. {{spoiler|''To Love-Ru Darkness'', however, leans this towards an [[Alternate Universe]] counterpart, with the link between them being the character "Eve" (Yami's true name being Eve)}}.

* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo|Tall, Blonde and Bishoujo]]