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I'm a fan of harem series. I love To-Love-Ru so the standard "clumsy MC falls on top of girl in awkward position" thing isn't a big deal and usually gets a laugh out of me...but some things this episode felt out of place an unnecessary.
I'm talking mainly about the scene where Shougo falls on top of Rinka. It felt forced and unnecessary. The whole scene was going so well with him showing his great dancing skills and dazzling the girls and it was pretty much ruined by an out of place "Boob-grab trip gag".
Another one that bothered me was Miyabi's dress top getting lose and exposing her breasts to him. Again it felt unnecessary and out of place. Even if this is an Ecchi series it doesn't have to have an ecchi in every scene. Sometimes showing the MC acting cool from start to finish does wonders for a series.
To-Love-Ru does it well because it not only doesn't take itseçf serious from the very beginning but it is already an established gag where Rito will fall in a awkward position every time he interacts with a girl. It's such a normal thing that it no longer feels out of place (still often unnecessary, but it is the running gag of the series) and I don't want this one to take the same path.
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