ART - 6
SOUND - 7
CHARACTER - 6
ENJOYMENT - 6
Well, hello there fanservice. To LOVE-Ru is full-on packed with all kinds of ecchi goodies, crammed tightly into a bundle of filler-esque stories to bring in humor, a bit of romance, and quite a handful of bored annoyance at your side.
Like I said, the story is pretty much how you would define fillers to be. Simple episodes that were not related to the main sci-fi story that was introduced early in the anime. Which is not a bad thing in hindsight, but for a mindless entertainment of this nature, To LOVE-Ru didn't do a good job in achieving that goal for the most part. There were a lot of repetition. Let me repeat that again. There were simply too much repetition for the show to be a fun one. It was why I was amused by the first half but as time goes on, I found myself to get annoyed with the recurrence, whether it's jokes or actions, because it won't work if you've seen it multiple times. However, there were a few episodes that I really enjoyed as I found myself laughing at the silly things that happened with the characters. As for them, it was pleasing to see that the main boy wasn't as annoying as I thought he would be. In fact, he strayed away from the major denseness found in other leads who happen to be in the same situation as him, although a couple of similarities were still present. The group of girls were likable, having personalities that were different enough to each other. However, only a couple of them had screentime so I didn't feel too much about the ones who were barely there this season.
Nothing much to be said in the arts department except for the fact that it was as simple as the story. A modern take on the looks of the art style in the past. Consistency were maintained with the use of bright colors that matched with the energetic aura from the characters. Though for the animation, at times it felt dull which didn't really helped with the boring story. There were exaggeration in the comedy and ecchi scenes, as to be expected in an anime containing a lot of silliness. With fanservice, it should be unprecendented that the designs of the characters were quite proportional, including their eyes too which reaches big but not big enough to look weird. Cute I'd say, especially with their clothings as it complemented well with the personality of each characters. Same goes for the voice acting though it did took a bit of time to get used with some. While there were no notable soundtracks that I've remembered, it did removed any distractions that could possibly ruin some of the humors so that's a good thing. And for the opening and ending songs, they had a charming attitude that fit the tone of the anime if that made any sense at all.
To LOVE-Ru in the end served as an entertainment that only shows and doesn't tell any progression of the story or characters. In a sense, it's just a montage of attempted humors combined with a sexy atmosphere that worked for half of the time. Do not try to find any deeper meaning in this anime and just watch it at face value. This ecchi trial of harem is awaiting you.
