To LOVE-Ru OVA

Episode 01: Rito becomes a Woman
Lala invents a gizmo to make her bust bigger. However, this invention of hers accidentally turns Rito into a woman.

Episode 02: Rito and Mikan
Feeling lonely because Rito is always spending time with Lala, Mikan storms out of the house. While Rito and Lala are out looking for her a few flashbacks from the past, showing Rito and Mikan as kids, are shown.

Episode 03: Welcome to the Southern Resort!!
Haruna wins an island resort trip for ten females. Rito gets turned into a dog by one of Lala's inventions and somehow ends up on the island as well.

Episode 04: Trouble Quest
Rito and the girls become trapped inside an RPG game where the objective is to save Lala and defeat the evil witch Kyouko.

Episode 05: Nana and Momo
Lala's sisters cause mischief for Rito and his harem at a cherry blossom viewing.

Episode 06: Draft, Metamorphose, Hand & Tail
Yami and Yui confront with a senior, causing Yui to lose her panties.

Mikan finds Peke taking snapshots of new clothing while shopping. Suddenly, a stranger steals her bag.

As Rito tries to explore Lala's cleaned-up bedroom, he accidentally activates one of Lala's invention, fusing his hand to Lala's tail.

Deviluke, Lala Satalin Main

Tomatsu, Haruka Japanese

Yuuki, Rito Main

Watanabe, Akeno Japanese

Sairenji, Haruna Main

Yahagi, Sayuri Japanese

Deviluke, Momo Belia Supporting

Toyosaki, Aki Japanese

Konjiki no Yami Supporting

Fukuen, Misato Japanese

Kotegawa, Yui Supporting

Nazuka, Kaori Japanese

Yuuki, Mikan Supporting

Hanazawa, Kana Japanese

Deviluke, Nana Astar Supporting

Itou, Kanae Japanese

Elsie Jewelria, Run Supporting

Ono, Fuyuka Japanese

Momioka, Risa Supporting

Yuzuki, Ryouka Japanese

Nakayama, Nobuhiro Producer

Chino, Takatoshi Producer

Ooyoshi, Makoto Producer

Shinozaki, Shinya Assistant Producer

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Aug 6, 2023

ExtendedRenegade

Recommended

A bit of a Preamble:

I think the first thing to mention here should be the unfortunate state of these episodes. As of writing this, there is no legitimate streaming service anywhere, Japan or otherwise, that has these 6 episodes; if you want to watch them, the only legal means of doing so is by purchasing the Japanese home video discs second hand. Of course, that's much more difficult/expensive outside of Japan, but is possible via Japanese proxy purchasing sites, just keep in mind there are no subs for them.

This is obviously a bummer on its own, but making it worse is the fact that Motto ... To Love-Ru, the actual sequel season to the first season, heavily involves characters that appeared in these episodes and frequently refers to events that occurred within them with no context for anyone who hasn't seen them.

With that out of the way; my opinions.

If you're watching To Love-Ru, I'm going to assume you're watching it for the fanservice, or at least initially came to it for that. If you were looking for more, you're going to be extremely pleased. The fanservice has been cranked up to absurd levels and is damn near constant. Think of any risque situation that happened in the first season, and make it twice as lewd. Fully exposed butts and breasts are everywhere, characters are fully nude in every episode, and no character is safe from it. If that's your thing, this show is what you want.

And it's enhanced thanks to the much better art and animation quality of these episodes. Everything overall looks much cleaner and more colorful, and this is most prevalent in the character design. All the characters have had their designs tweaked a bit, and look much better over the first season. They did give them a...cuter? I guess?...design, so it may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I feel it suits the show much better. It's not on the same level as Motto in my opinion, but it's a definite improvement over the more dated look of the first season and still holds up well.

Everything else about the show is pretty much what you would expect from OVA's of an ecchi series. Plot is non-existent outside of the basic setup of the events occurring in each episode. It's just there to facilitate the copious amount of fanservice you'll be getting. That said, unlike the first season which only loosely followed the manga, these episodes apparently do a better job of following chapters from the source, so there is that. However, at times this works to viewers who didn't read the manga's detriment as there are some references to the manga with no context for those unfamiliar, such as one of the new characters, Celine, who just sort of randomly appears with no back story or explanation at all. Due to the lighthearted nature of the show this doesn't really have that big of an impact, but it does lead to some confusion.

I honestly was torn when it came to whether or not I recommend these OVA. The biggest factor against me recommending them is the sheer difficulty of just being able to watch them. Simply obtaining them requires a good bit of work that the average person outside of Japan likely wouldn't want to deal with, especially for a show that can't be understood unless you are fluent in Japanese. But at the end of the day, even if you can't understand what's being said, the lack of a serious plot and the fact that the show is hyper-focused on fanservice means you don't don't necessarily need to understand it to get what you're looking for out of it, and for how solid the fanservice is, I do think it's worth the trouble if you're a fan of the series.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Sep 20, 2018

Empyreanpain

Recommended

Be sure to watch this OVA so you can keep up with the story of To Love-Ru!

Story: Not too much to say here, it's just six episodes - some of these episodes have no real plot to them. Others do though and appear to be important to the story of To Love-Ru. It was pretty enjoyable.

Art: I think in this OVA there's actually a slight improvement in the artwork. I could be wrong though, but if you read this review and agree with me, let me know.

Sound: No real difference in the sound, it's just fine.

Characters: Even more characters have been added to the series, ... and already existing ones have gotten a bit more interesting too.

Overall Enjoyment: For all the things To Love-Ru lacks, it still makes me laugh more than any other series has in a long time. So, it's pretty high on the scale of enjoyability.

And so, next is Motto To Love-Ru!

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Sep 12, 2011

Darkmage530

Mixed Feelings

Before you click Unhelpful because of the low score read the review and judge based on helpfulness. It's not Agree/Disagree it's Helpful/Unhelpful.

To LOVE-Ru OVA:
I watched this after the TV Series To LOVE-Ru. The first thing I noticed was the increase in ecchi scenes. If you enjoy ecchi, than you will be quite happy with this OVA. Also the source I watched included a lot less censorship which again should be a positive for anyone who loves ecchi.

The characters are similar to the series and continue to be entertaining. The characters in my opinion are one of the best features of the ... show, I really enjoy their antics and the situations they end up in.

The art and sound are on par with the TV series. I didn't care as much for the Opening in the OVA but the Ending theme was great. The voice actors were the same, and they fit the roles pretty well in my opinion. Sound effects and the art style were fulfilling to the overall experience but didn't stand out as anything spectacular.

But let me get to the reason why I scored the OVA so low.

First off, all I know about the To LOVE-Ru universe is what I've seen in the series. The OVA makes the assumption that individuals have read parts of the manga. There are a couple additions and changes to characters that isn't explained. I felt instead of making that assumption it would of been easy to explain changes using a very short 1 or 2 min comedic flashback to for the uninformed audience.

The third episode is Awful. I don't mind ecchi (otherwise I wouldn't be watching this) BUT about 12 minutes of the 3rd episode is a series of pictures in the style of a slideshow with music playing in the background. Something I could do in 5 minutes using any photo manager. What's worse is they try to have a story they don't really do anything with it. Considering there are only 6 episodes total, that's a big knock against the OVA.

Finally: I scored the OVA so low because the 6th episode is wonderful. Confused? Let me explain. The 6th episode is split into 3 mini stories. Each story takes about 5 to 8 minutes and there was just the right mix of story, comedy, ecchi, and enjoyment. It was great. The problem is because the 6th episode was done so well, it shows how inferior the other 5 episodes are. It shows the true potential of To LOVE-Ru. I felt robbed of an enjoyable OVA and had to put up with 5 mediocre/crappy episodes and one outstanding episode.

A score of 5 might be a little harsh but for how good the 6th episode is the 3rd episode cancels it out with how bad it is. That leaves the 4 remaining mediocre episodes. Hence the mediocre score.

Conclusion:
This OVA had a lot of potential and falls short. But If you were a fan of the TV Series I would still recommend watching this show. The characters continue to be amusing and if you are a fan of Ecchi, this OVA should be enjoyable for you. But if you are expecting anything meaningful here, you should probably just pass this up and look for something different.

*Edit 9/15/2011* just saw that in my Anime List I gave it a 6 not a 5. Changed the overall score here. Guess I was trying to be too harsh haha.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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