(L+CR) To Love Ru

[Zippicus]

Meh this show is reasonably entertaining. Not great, not horrible. The one thing I don't really like is when they reuse a gag multiple times in an episode (which happens all too often).

Originally Posted by bmkharuhiism

Ouch! And I really liked Kanokon, too. Probably more than To Love-Ru so far.

Me too!

[CrowKenobi]

Originally Posted by Midonin

Though I do agree that trimming it down to 12, (or, mostly) sharpening the quality of the anime original material would've given it a much better impression.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: with all the manga material available, why do they even need anime original material????

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by CrowKenobi

why do they even need anime original material????

Because they'd rather do their own thing.

[Guardian Enzo]

I'm not one to pile on the train when everyone turns on a series mid-way, usually, and I actually think Rito is a better than average male harem lead. But this thing really has lost it's way big-time. It's almost like a different show now. Where in the world is Haruna? Has Rito's imouto (one of the funnier characters in the series) even appeared in the last 7 or 8 eps? While this was obviously never Citizen Kane, it's still a shame that a generally upbeat and entertaining series - I'd have called it a poor man's SNH - degenerates into something unrecognizable and loses interest in it's own major plot threads.

[Guardian Enzo]

Ep. 23 - oy...

.01 points for a brief Mikan appearance. Other than that - oy... Was any of this recent crap in the manga?

It seems obvious in hindsight that 14 was the peak for this series. The one thing that elevated it above pure fluff was the innocently lustul romantic feelings between Rito and Haruna, portrayed so well in the early eps. 14 was one of the more genuinely kawaii teen romance eps I've seen in any series for a while - it was hard not to have high hopes at that point. Where has that series gone??

[X207]

Originally Posted by Guardian Enzo

Ep. 23 - oy...

.01 points for a brief Mikan appearance. Other than that - oy... Was any of this recent crap in the manga?

It seems obvious in hindsight that 14 was the peak for this series. The one thing that elevated it above pure fluff was the innocently lustul romantic feelings between Rito and Haruna, portrayed so well in the early eps. 14 was one of the more genuinely kawaii teen romance eps I've seen in any series for a while - it was hard not to have high hopes at that point. Where has that series gone??

it has gone a bit off track with those damn fillers, especially e20, and even more with 23. i honestly thought they'd stick closer to the manga.

[asaqe]

Originally Posted by Guardian Enzo

I'm not one to pile on the train when everyone turns on a series mid-way, usually, and I actually think Rito is a better than average male harem lead. But this thing really has lost it's way big-time. It's almost like a different show now. Where in the world is Haruna? Has Rito's imouto (one of the funnier characters in the series) even appeared in the last 7 or 8 eps? While this was obviously never Citizen Kane, it's still a shame that a generally upbeat and entertaining series - I'd have called it a poor man's SNH - degenerates into something unrecognizable and loses interest in it's own major plot threads.

The only thing Rito was ever good at was being rather failish. I for one welcome cooldude as our conquerer of ToLoveRu.

[uis]

They should fired the director!!!
I think episode 22 quite good with Yui development but in 23 they strip Yui...
I angry like HELL!!... Why they doing that!!!!!

[zibi88]

Yes lately episodes were very bad ;/ the one who makes those ideas should say bye to the company.

If the anime would contain few manga chapters in full then people would be happy but they are made randomly ;/ but the last 3titles of anime make a big turn toward development

next 24episode will be taking idea from chapter 30 of manga with Lala beign shy (in manga it was becouse of fever) but how they will make it in anime I wonder ;/ mostly the first half will be about Lala beign shy but the rest from preview show that maybe it makes lala's emotional mood change (from Shy to brutal or something)


about the titles of last 2episodes

Spoiler for titles :P:

"episode 25. The Earth's Final Night and episode 26. Lala"

Hmm I think it might be as Lala must return to Deviluke since nothing went toward wedding so she spends her last days at earth... and then in last episode Rito realizez that he loves lala and will go after her (maybe to deviluke) or simply he will say it to her before she eneters the ship to her home planet... so from now on everyting returned to normal except Rito and Lala become real couple (engaged)

and btw. Hi everyone ^^

[Vexx]

I dropped this series less than halfway through ... but from browsing the synopses and reports, looks as though I did myself a favor. I'm watching ep 22 through the end almost for academic purposes.

Given the existing manga material (more than enough) and given the number of plot derails or "might as well be omake" -- it *looks* as if the production team suffered from an overblown sense of ego or they just simply didn't care about the characters.
It appears from my view to be another serious case of "whatever we do, they'll buy it anyway." hubris.

We'll see if they actually close the series out with an ending...

[kenjiharima]

Originally Posted by Vexx

I dropped this series less than halfway through ... but from browsing the synopses and reports, looks as though I did myself a favor. I'm watching ep 22 through the end almost for academic purposes.

Given the existing manga material (more than enough) and given the number of plot derails or "might as well be omake" -- it *looks* as if the production team suffered from an overblown sense of ego or they just simply didn't care about the characters.
It appears from my view to be another serious case of "whatever we do, they'll buy it anyway." hubris.

We'll see if they actually close the series out with an ending...

If that's their case, that ticks me off. No matter how good or lovable a character is without a good story plot people will complain.

But anyways it's a good fanservice series. Better get back to the manga.

[gabbytay]

Originally Posted by Shiroth

Because they'd rather do their own thing.

They suck it. They should really stick to the original material otherwise this series is destined below abysmal.

[X207]

Originally Posted by zibi88

Yes lately episodes were very bad ;/ the one who makes those ideas should say bye to the company.

If the anime would contain few manga chapters in full then people would be happy but they are made randomly ;/ but the last 3titles of anime make a big turn toward development

next 24episode will be taking idea from chapter 30 of manga with Lala beign shy (in manga it was becouse of fever) but how they will make it in anime I wonder ;/ mostly the first half will be about Lala beign shy but the rest from preview show that maybe it makes lala's emotional mood change (from Shy to brutal or something)


about the titles of last 2episodes

Spoiler for titles :P:

"episode 25. The Earth's Final Night and episode 26. Lala"

Hmm I think it might be as Lala must return to Deviluke since nothing went toward wedding so she spends her last days at earth... and then in last episode Rito realizez that he loves lala and will go after her (maybe to deviluke) or simply he will say it to her before she eneters the ship to her home planet... so from now on everyting returned to normal except Rito and Lala become real couple (engaged)

and btw. Hi everyone ^^

maybe it will turn out like ch 48+49 only more drawn out for dramatic effect.

[klowny]

that episode was so awful i think i got cancer again

but not the worst Filler in an anime i ever seen

[Kristen]

Originally Posted by Vexx

I dropped this series less than halfway through ... but from browsing the synopses and reports, looks as though I did myself a favor. I'm watching ep 22 through the end almost for academic purposes.

Given the existing manga material (more than enough) and given the number of plot derails or "might as well be omake" -- it *looks* as if the production team suffered from an overblown sense of ego or they just simply didn't care about the characters.
It appears from my view to be another serious case of "whatever we do, they'll buy it anyway." hubris.

We'll see if they actually close the series out with an ending...

Probably not. I think Xebec, after seeing their DVD sales, is going to try anything in their power to leave the series open for a second season. I mean, it's not like they couldn't. Stupid ecchi filler is available anywhere. And if they wanted to go closer to Haruna or Lala, they should have already. It's far too late now to try thatpath without rushing it.

[relentlessflame]

Originally Posted by Kristen

Probably not. I think Xebec, after seeing their DVD sales, is going to try anything in their power to leave the series open for a second season. I mean, it's not like they couldn't. Stupid ecchi filler is available anywhere. And if they wanted to go closer to Haruna or Lala, they should have already. It's far too late now to try thatpath without rushing it.

I agree with you (though Xebec has little to do with it - they just animate the show). As I alluded to earlier, I think the producers (Geneon, Avex, etc.) are trying to set this up to be a long-running serial with more seasons down the road. Like I said before, this is a "plot-of-the-week" anime that sets up the characters and their general back-stories, and then throws them in one random situation after the other. That's like the romantic-comedies of old (some of them used to run for years without resolving the main setup). Newer shows tend to be shorter, more focused, more plot-driven, mostly because they're so short. This show is trying to be more like something you just watch from week to week to see whatever the latest antics are, and could easily have 52 or 104 episodes with the way it's being written. That's what I think they're going for anyway, even if that isn't what manga-fans here wanted to see.

And maybe it's just me, but I don't find the new round of "filler" so terribly awful the way most seem to. I even find it funny as a parody (episode 20 in particular was great parody, I thought). Maybe it's because I personally don't have any compelling reason to care if they stick to the manga story, or any expectations that they will. I just like the characters, so I keep watching. Who knows...

Originally Posted by Vexx

It appears from my view to be another serious case of "whatever we do, they'll buy it anyway." hubris.

Or maybe a portion of the market actually likes it the way it is. If they figured that staying faithful to the manga was the best way to achieve high sales, why wouldn't they do that? Isn't that the easier thing to do? Is there any evidence that supports that correlation, other than the fact it'd make the average opinionator on this forum more happy? Of course, I do get that, faithful or not, people don't like the anime-original material at all, but I have no idea why anyone involved in the production would set-out to make a show they figure the fans wouldn't care for or only buy out of some bizarre sense of "series loyalty". Better to make a show that people will like in its own right.

[Sorrow-K]

Originally Posted by relentlessflame

Or maybe a portion of the market actually likes it the way it is. If they figured that staying faithful to the manga was the best way to achieve high sales, why wouldn't they do that? Isn't that the easier thing to do? Is there any evidence that supports that correlation, other than the fact it'd make the average opinionator on this forum more happy? Of course, I do get that, faithful or not, people don't like the anime-original material at all, but I have no idea why anyone involved in the production would set-out to make a show they figure the fans wouldn't care for or only buy out of some bizarre sense of "series loyalty". Better to make a show that people will like in its own right.

But the million dollar question is, do people actually like the anime? I guess the answer will come if we ever see a sequel or if they ever release sales figures.

Not that I've ever considered financial success a worthwhile criteria by which to judge a show...

(Edit: To clarify, it (ie, financial success) justifies a studio's intention, but it doesn't impact one way or another an anime's "merit")

[relentlessflame]

Originally Posted by Sorrow-K

But the million dollar question is, do people actually like the anime? I guess the answer will come if we ever see a sequel or if they ever release sales figures.

Not that I've ever considered financial success a worthwhile criteria by which to judge a show...

(Edit: To clarify, it (ie, financial success) justifies a studio's intention, but it doesn't impact one way or another an anime's "merit")

Well, the basis upon which these statements were being made was the sales figures for the first two DVDs averaging at around 9,000 copies/volume, which is widely considered to be "sequel-worthy". One of the better-selling shows of the season, so far.

Of course, I don't think that our personal judgements should be affected by sales figures. I like a ton of shows that were exceptionally poor-sellers, even ones that were largely seen as "critical successes" around here. That's no different from any mass media, really -- there are a lot of factors that affect sales. But when people make blanket statements bashing the production staff or posing questions like "How could anyone like this stuff?", I don't think that's fair. Why can't we assume that the people buying the DVDs legitimately like the show? Is the fact that other reasonable people might see things differently so threatening to our point of view that we have to pre-emptively paint them as less worthy of consideration? ("Ah, they're just sheep who'd buy anything; they're not discriminating, discerning patrons like we are..." Yeah, I'm so sure...) That's what gets me, anyway. Hate the show with a passion, but respect other people's right to enjoy it is what I say... Certainly, that goes both ways, though.

[Kristen]

What exactly are the DVD sale formats/schedules like? Are they releasing 2 at a time, 3 at a time with only 2 on the first DVD, 4 at a time, or what?

[relentlessflame]

Originally Posted by Kristen

What exactly are the DVD sale formats/schedules like? Are they releasing 2 at a time, 3 at a time with only 2 on the first DVD, 4 at a time, or what?

It's being released on 9 DVDs. 2 episodes on the first DVD at 6090 Yen MSRP, and 3 episodes on all the subsequent DVDs at 7140 Yen MSRP. First disc was released in late-July, and it'll release monthly to end in March.