- 7.3/1060 votes
#1 - The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/4/2008
Rito tries to work up the courage to confess to his long time crush. The universe seems to be against him, dropping a naked runaway alien princess named Lala into his bathtub.
Director: Taketomo Ishikawa
Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya
- 6.7/1044 votes
#2 - A Broken Engagement?!
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/11/2008
Rito finds that he's engaged to Lala and has three days to save the planet from her alien father, King Deviluke. To make matters worse, his longtime crush is mad at him.
Director: Yukio Kuroda
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1039 votes
#3 - Love Triangle
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/18/2008
Lala is the new transfer student at Rito's school and even though he implores her to keep a low profile, her antics are making her rather popular.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1038 votes
#4 - A Love Apron from Outer Space
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/25/2008
Inspired by Mikan's hot meals, Lala tries to cook, but the results are yucky. Rito sees his chance and declares that he will not marry Lala unless she can cook well for him.
Director: Tsuyoshi Nagasawa
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/1036 votes
#5 - The Queen's Challenge
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/2/2008
Saki Tenhouin, the queen of Sainan High School, becomes jealous when she finds out Lala's popularity is on the rise and challenges her to the Miss Sainan Competition.
Director: Yukio Kuroda
Writer: N/A
- 6.2/1036 votes
#6 - The Alien Assassin
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/9/2008
Lala wants to learn more about Rito, but she may have gotten the wrong idea in science class during dissections.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/1034 votes
#7 - All Men Should Be Like This
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/16/2008
A new rival for Lala's affections has arrived at Sainan Private High School: Ren, one of her childhood friends.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1033 votes
#8 - The Prefect of Spotless Integrity
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/23/2008
One of the school prefects, Yui, is all about good morality. She convinces the principal to allow her to create an enforcement squad, making Rito public enemy number one.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.3/1030 votes
#9 - From A Shining Star, With Love
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/30/2008
Another suitor blasts his way into the picture, this time quite literally, wearing an armored rocket suit, trying desperately to snatch Lala.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.0/1030 votes
#10 - A Space Entertainer
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/6/2008
The president of Lala's fanclub comes to take Lala away for an idol CD, but she refuses so she needs to find a 'golden egg' to do the acting. Rito tries to stop her when the president fixates on Haruna, saying that only Haruna could work as as substitute for Lala.
Director: Tsuyoshi Nagasawa
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1031 votes
#11 - The Golden Darkness
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/13/2008
Rito is attacked by a strange, golden haired girl on the street. It turns out that she is an assassin, know as Golden Darkness, hired to kill him.
Director: Yukio Kuroda
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1030 votes
#12 - A Frightening Field Day!
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/20/2008
The athletic festival has arrived and Rito makes a complete fool of himself, trying everything he can think of to impress Haruna.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1029 votes
#13 - The Greatest Man in the Universe
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/27/2008
King Deviluke is coming to Earth to see if Rito is worthy. Rito is left with only one option: become the Greatest Man in the Universe.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1029 votes
#14 - A Secret Between the Two of Us
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 7/4/2008
With Rito's Greatest Man in the Universe training underway, he runs into Haruna and they develop an unlikely relationship, which finally escalates in Rito's favor: a date!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1028 votes
#15 - Princess of the Jungle
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 7/11/2008
Rito, Haruna, and Lala are moving up in the universe, when an alien prince visits and they each become Ambassadors of Peace from the Earth.
Director: Yukio Kuroda
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/1027 votes
#16 - Run's Surprise Confession
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 7/18/2008
Everyone decides to have a fun afternoon together at the water park. However, Rito now has a new source of relationship drama: Run has fallen in love with him, too.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1028 votes
#17 - The Ghost in the Old School Building
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 7/25/2008
Rito and everyone decide to go to the old school to find out if the rumor of a ghost haunting the building is true.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.3/1029 votes
#18 - Saruyama, The Gift
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 8/1/2008
A spaceship flies over the school and drops off a package for Lala on the roof. Inside the package is a pregnant wolf that jumps out and tries to kill her!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1028 votes
#19 - Hell's Hot Springs: Alien Girls and Colorful Exposed Bodies
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 8/8/2008
After seeing a commercial on TV promoting a hot springs, Lala tells Rito that she wants to own one, proceeding to build her own right in their backyard.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 5.9/1031 votes
#20 - Explosive Heat Magical Girl Kyouko Flame
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 8/15/2008
General Mojack decides to try and take over the world so Kirisaki takes it upon her self to destroy him by turning into Magical Kyoko Flame.
Director: Yukio Kuroda
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1028 votes
#21 - A Chronicle of Bloodshed at Yuuki Inn
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 8/22/2008
Yuuki hears about an alien hotel being run by Mikade-sensei and Kimio. There, Yuuki decides to try it check it out via the old school building.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/1029 votes
#22 - A Frightening School Festival!
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 8/29/2008
Everyone is upset by Yui's submission of what they should do for the culture festival. She submitted that they do a region research display or a calligraphy display.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.0/1030 votes
#23 - Saruyama's Tales of the Inner Chambers
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 9/5/2008
Saruyama wishes that he was a nobleman from the Edo Castle. He then starts to daydream about being the ruler of Edo Castle.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1034 votes
#24 - With Shyness
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 9/12/2008
Lala's personality changes due to a fever. Rito now has to deal with Lala's constantly changing personalitues and her desire to take over the world as a deviluke princess.
Director: Yukio Kuroda
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1032 votes
#25 - Earth's Final Night
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 9/19/2008
Rito receives a message from the King which orders him to board the spaceship and prove he is the best in the universe. Before boarding, he confesses his feelings for Haruna.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of To LOVE-Ru Season 1
Every episode of To LOVE-Ru Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of To LOVE-Ru Season 1!
The story is about Rito Yuuki , a high-school boy who cannot confess to the girl of his dreams, Haruna Sairenji. One day when coming...
Genres:AnimationComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Girl Who Fell From the Sky" is the best rated episode of "To LOVE-Ru" season 1. It scored 7.3/10 based on 60 votes. Directed by Taketomo Ishikawa and written by Akatsuki Yamatoya, it aired on 4/4/2008. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "A Broken Engagement?!".