Story: 4/10
What I can give To LOVE-Ru credit for is an interesting premise with a colorful cast of characters. Rito Yuki is a less than average high school boy that through miscommunication with an alien girl somehow ends up in a situation where he needs to marry her. The large majority of the anime focuses on light comedy and ad nauseum ribaldry, once in a while stepping away from this to create tension due to the politics and drama of this situation and what it means for Rito. The harem aspect takes time to develop but by the second season it becomes the focus and this hurts the narrative at large.
Art: 7/10
The art is well above comparable titles that would have come out around the same time. Animation, while not always seamless, is lively and fits the tone of each scene. The character designs are distinct enough to be memorable and the repeating environments help the viewer ground themselves in the world the story takes place in.
Sound: 5/10
The voice acting was fairly fine, albeit annoying at times. I suppose this is fine coming from inherently annoying characters such as the main love interest dere-dere and oujo-san character. I didn't find the sound effects used to be pervasive in any way, though the music in most scenes would draw my attention away from what was happening on screen.
Character: 4/10
The characters are written to be generally two dimensional, with most of their interactions stemming from the protagonist's accidental sexual assaults on them. While there's the potential for an interesting dynamic due to the protagonist's feelings for another girl and his obligation to marry this kind alien, this potential is never explored and is instead replaced with a cliche love triangle where the honest and true intentions of each character are largely kept from each other.
Enjoyment: 4/10
My personal distaste for boob grabs and tentacle teasing aside, I found the experience of watching To LOVE-Ru to be mildly annoying to frustratingly dragged out to an almost unacceptable degree. The majority of the anime is filler with some vague characterization sprinkled throughout.
While this approach to character development may work for some, I found it to be taxing to watch and forced into several episodes to remind you that there is a story that isn't progressing. A good premise surrounded by cardboard cutout characters, poorly written interactions, and acceptable art makes To LOVE-Ru a "turn off your brain" watch.
Overall:
One accidental boob grab/10
