To Love-Ru
2008 4 seasons · 64 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

To Love-Ru

To LOVEる -とらぶる-

“They're Not Illegal Aliens...But They Are From Outer Space And Of Rather Questionable Moral Character”

To Love-Ru sits in the top 3% of Japan seriess on this catalog — ranked #147 of 4,579 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

To LOVEる -とらぶる-

“They're Not Illegal Aliens…But They Are From Outer Space And Of Rather Questionable Moral Character”

The story is about Yuuki Rito, a high-school boy who cannot confess to the girl of his dreams, Sairenji Haruna. One day when coming home and sulking in the bath-tub 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.

Reception Benchmarks

8.5
TMDB Rating
360
Audience Reviews
Outstanding
Critical Tier

Ranked #147 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (97th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.6 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #120 of 2,532 (top 5%).

Audience Engagement

360
Reviews
91st
Review-volume percentile
100th
Popularity percentile

360 audience reviews — more than 91% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity sits at the 100th percentile among Japan seriess.

Also On AT-X

Other series that aired on AT-X.

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The 2007–2009 Japan Window

Among 362 Japan seriess we catalog from this window, To Love-Ru places #5 — near the top of its class.

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    #1

    25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert

    ★ 9.3 · 2008
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    #2

    Operation Love

    ★ 8.8 · 2007
  3. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
    #3

    Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

    ★ 8.7 · 2009
  4. Naruto Shippūden
    #4

    Naruto Shippūden

    ★ 8.6 · 2007
  5. To Love-Ru
    #5

    To Love-Ru

    ★ 8.5 · 2008
  6. Jin
    #6

    Jin

    ★ 8.5 · 2009
  7. Clannad
    #7

    Clannad

    ★ 8.4 · 2007
  8. Vampire Knight
    #8

    Vampire Knight

    ★ 8.4 · 2008

The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when To Love-Ru premiered alongside 124 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 124 other Japan seriess in 2008.

The 2051st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
April 4, 2008
Last Air Date
October 29, 2015
Broadcast Span
7.6 years
Total Episodes
64 across 4 seasons
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 25.6 hours

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesXEBEC
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes4 / 64
Release DateApril 4, 2008
Official Sitewww.j-toloveru.com

Questions Answered

When did To Love-Ru end?

To Love-Ru finished its run with its final episode airing on October 29, 2015.

How highly rated is To Love-Ru?

Among Japan Asian seriess in this catalog, To Love-Ru ranks #147 of 4579 — in the top 3%.

Where did To Love-Ru air?

To Love-Ru aired on AT-X, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.