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To Love Ru Darkness
is a Japanese manga series written by Saki Hasemi and illustrated by Kentaro Yabuki. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine from April 2006 to August 2009, and the chapters collected into 18 ''tankōbon'' volumes. It chronicles the life of high school student Rito Yuuki after he meets and accidentally gets engaged to the alien princess Lala Satalin Deviluke. The title, , is a pun on the English loan words ("trouble") and ("love"), referencing the harem aspect of the series. ''To Love Ru'' is noted for its fan service, with Hasemi and Yabuki admitting that they tested the boundaries of what would be allowed in a ''shōnen'' manga. A drama CD was released in February 2008, featuring an original story along with character songs. Following a 26-episode anime television series adaptation that aired in Japan in 2008, Xebec produced six original video animation episodes and a 12-episode second season, titled '' Motto To Love Ru' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rito Yuuki
The Japanese manga series ''To Love Ru'' and its sequel ''To Love Ru Darkness'' feature an extensive cast of characters created by author Saki Hasemi and illustrator Kentaro Yabuki. After high school student #Rito Yuuki, Rito Yuuki accidentally gets engaged to Lala Satalin Deviluke, the runaway crown princess of the alien planet Deviluke, he reluctantly helps her transition to life on Earth, while gradually befriending his dream girl, Haruna Sairenji. Along the way, Rito meets and gets entangled with a colorful cast of other girls (both humans and aliens alike), such as the uptight, high-strung #Yui Kotegawa, Yui Kotegawa, the sex-switching alien #Run & Ren, Run/Ren, and the queen bee of their school, #Saki Tenjouin, Saki Tenjouin. At the same time, Rito must fight off Lala's antagonistic alien suitors, one of whom sends the assassin Golden Darkness to kill him. Hasemi said that the latter half of the manga features a lot more quirky and unique characters because, the newer the ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |