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Rito Yuuki is a [[Ordinary High School Student|hapless high school teenager]] who's hopelessly in love with the shy, gentle Haruna Sairenji, but just can't work up the nerve to confess his feelings. One night while taking a bath, however, a gorgeous (and naked!) alien princess named Lala Satalin Deviluke crash-lands into his bathtub, and things just spiral out of control from there...

Written by Hasemi Saki and illustrated by Kentarou Yabuki of ''[[Black Cat (manga)|Black Cat]]'' fame, ''To-Love-Ru'' is -- well -- you probably haven't ''seen'' [[Fan Service]] until you've seen or read at least a minimal amount of this series. The manga debuted in April 2006, while an [[Animated Adaptation]] premiered two years later and ran for 26 episodes. Six [[OVA|OVAs]] have been released, and a second TV series, ''Motto To LOVE-Ru'', began airing in June 2010 (amazingly, the new series manages to crank up the fanservice even ''further'', if such a thing can be believed).

Written by Hasemi Saki and illustrated by Kentarou Yabuki of ''[[Black Cat (manga)|Black Cat]]'' fame, '''''To-Love-Ru''''' is -- well -- you probably haven't ''seen'' [[Fan Service]] until you've seen or read at least a minimal amount of this series. The manga debuted in April 2006, while an [[Animated Adaptation]] premiered two years later and ran for 26 episodes. Six [[OVA|OVAs]] have been released, and a second TV series, ''Motto To LOVE-Ru'', began airing in June 2010 (amazingly, the new series manages to crank up the fanservice even ''further'', if such a thing can be believed).

Unfortunately, due to Yabuki's messy divorce and subsequent gain of custody of his three year-old daughter (see [[Creator Breakdown]] below), the manga was officially and [[Cut Short|very abruptly]] canceled in the Japanese [[Shounen Jump]] magazine. He has since gotten better, and did an eight-month stint illustrating [[Mayoi Neko Overrun|another manga series]] (which has cameo appearances from To-Love-Ru characters and takes place in the same city).

A [[Spin-Off]]/sequel manga titled ''To-Love-Ru Darkness'', launched in October 2010, brings back both the author and artist. It is centered around Momo's plan to share Rito with the others whose happiness depends on him, and an unknown antagonist who controls several assasins similar to Yami, as well as Yami's [[Dark and Troubled Past]]. While characters of the original manga return, ''Darkness'' [[Ascended Extra|promotes]] both Yami and Momo to main characters and [[Demoted to Extra|significantly downplays]] the original protagonists. The fanservice in ''Darkness'' has been amped [[Up to Eleven]], to the point where Rito has "[[Accidental Pervert]]'ed" his way through at least ''five'' heavy make-out sessions with ''entirely different women''. ~~[[And the Fandom Rejoiced|An anime adaptation has been green-lit.]]~~

A [[Spin-Off]]/sequel manga titled ''To-Love-Ru Darkness'', launched in October 2010, brings back both the author and artist. It is centered around Momo's plan to share Rito with the others whose happiness depends on him, and an unknown antagonist who controls several assasins similar to Yami, as well as Yami's [[Dark and Troubled Past]]. While characters of the original manga return, ''Darkness'' [[Ascended Extra|promotes]] both Yami and Momo to main characters and [[Demoted to Extra|significantly downplays]] the original protagonists. The fanservice in ''Darkness'' has been amped [[Up to Eleven]], to the point where Rito has "[[Accidental Pervert]]'ed" his way through at least ''five'' heavy make-out sessions with ''entirely different women''.

Note that "To-Love-Ru" is a [[Bilingual Bonus|multilingual]] [[Pun]] on the word "trouble;" in Japanese, these are pronounced identically (''toraburu'').

* [[Above the Influence]] - While painful for him, Rito will often resist the advances the many girls push on him.

* [[Accidental Marriage]] - Apparently ''groping an alien princess' breasts'' is grounds for [[Disproportionate Retribution|engagement]]! ''Really''! In the manga, it's more of his speech about freedom of choice that causes her to fall in love with him (also giving Lala a good excuse to not go home), and she decides he's the only wedding candidate worthy of her. No matter what the cause, Rito's now engaged to the princess of the galaxy.

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