List of To Love Ru characters

This article lists the characters from the Japanese anime and manga series To Love-Ru.

Yuuki Family

Rito Yuuki (結城 リト, Yūki Rito) Voiced by: Akeno Watanabe

The male protagonist of To Love-Ru, Rito is a 16 year old high-school student. Rito used to be on the soccer team in junior high and was quite good, but quit because he was constantly helping his father with his mangaka duties, thus did not want to leave his sister Mikan alone in the house. Mikan comments he is very good at the most "useless little things", like crane and festival games. Along with the numerous useless little things Rito is good at, he is also an accomplished gardener/florist, and he is the one who takes care of the monster plant in his backyard, a birthday present from Lala.

Rito's nature is borderline clumsy, where he always ends up ogling or groping the many girls in the series (though mostly unintentional). It is only by accident that he encounters Lala Satalin Deviluke, and despite his enduring feelings for Haruna Sairenji, Rito shows signs of developing deeper affection towards Lala throughout the story. In fact, he is concerned when he searches a whole day for Lala after she disappears, when in fact she is staying at Haruna's apartment, after he yells at her. Rito claims he feels uneasy whenever Lala is not around and he probably does like her, but is unsure if what he feels is actually love..

Manga: In the manga, Rito's relationship with everyone of the girls is much more deep than the anime. But his only feelings shown by him, are directed to Haruna, and on rare, (But increasing) occasions, Lala. He is shown to be much more mature later in the series, stating that looks are not a factor in relationships, but is still unfortunately accident-prone.

Anime: In the anime, Rito's introduction into the series is very similar to the manga, but is less indecisive towards the end of the series. Through on out from episode twenty-four of the anime, he begins to show genuine feelings for Lala, and even admitting that he liked her, instead of "Possibly" liking her. Rito even tells Haruna that he wishes to tell her his true feelings, meaning he still might have feelings for Haruna, and Lala at the same time.

Mikan Yuuki (結城 美柑, Yūki Mikan) Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa

Rito's independent and reliable 11 year-old sister, Mikan takes care of the housework while their parents are away on business. In contrast to her brother, she is very mature and does not hesitate to tease him, going as far as stating they aren't blood related, just for a laugh. Mikan also seems to have a certain lack of respect for Rito because of this (she hardly ever addresses him by his honorific as an older brother), but does answer him "Onii-chan" as thanks for trying so hard to take care of her when she develops a fever. Mikan may not show it, but she cares very deeply for Rito and misses his company, and states how they used to play together before Lala entered their lives.

Mikan grows quite attached to Golden Darkness, perhaps due to Darkness seemingly being the same age as her. Mikan is very perceptive and seems to be able to read people's emotions, even their reactions, most of which is Rito's obvious anxiety around Haruna and Yui Kotegawa's subtle feelings for him (Mikan even calls him a "playboy" for attracting so many girls).

Saibai Yuuki (結城 才培, Yūki Saibai)

Rito's father is a mangaka and is very different compared to Rito in terms of both looks and personality. Saibai draws at amazing speeds and can be utterly serious before deadlines are met, but seems to have a bit of a goofy side, such as making a joke about Rito and Lala "sleeping" together every night and punching Rito when he got drunk and mistook his son for a burglar.

In the anime, along with Ringo he is not shown.

Ringo Yuuki (結城 林檎, Yūki Ringo)

Rito's mother is a fashion designer and a scout for fashion models. Normally working overseas, she returns home to check up on the family. Despite initially appearing to be refined and chic, Ringo's personality is equally as odd as Saibai's, where she has a tendency to start sizing women up with her hands, whenever she spots pretty girls. Ringo seems to take her work very seriously, having immediately entered "work-mode", when she meets Lala for the first time.

In the anime, along with Saibai he is not shown.

Planet Deviluke

Lala Satalin Deviluke (ララ・サタリン・デビルーク, Rara Satarin Debirūku) Voiced by: Haruka Tomatsu

The female protagonist of To Love-Ru, Lala is the princess of Deviluke. A rather childish girl, she is somewhat näive of the culture and familiarities on Earth. Lala initially runs away from home, citing she does not wish to get married to any of her arranged suitors. She enjoys making all manners of inventions (usually designed as pranks) and uses them frequently, often prompting some disastrous effect or another. Upon arriving on Earth, Lala pretends to love Rito to keep herself from getting married, but does exactly what she did not intend, after she misinterprets what Rito shouts in self-defence. Throughout the series, she always tries to get Rito to love her more, and barely shows any form of negativity towards him. She even states it is impossible for her to hate him.

Eccentric, playful and intelligent, Lala isn't shy, to a point where it feels almost natural for her to be in the nude (the only exception of this occurs when Lala catches a fever, causing a change in personality and when her clothes melted from an alien frog's mucus). Like all citizens from Deviluke, Lala's physical abilities exceeds a human and has a distinctive tail with a shape of a spade on the end. Oddly, her tail is very sensitive, causing her friends to nickname it as her "weakness" as it is later explained by Nana that on their planet the female tails are extremely sensitive where a male's isn't. According to Ringo, Lala's measurements are B89, W57, H87.

Peke (ペケ) Voiced by: Satomi Arai

Lala's all costume robot, who acts as a module to form her clothing. Peke is exceptionally devoted to Lala and has the ability to shapeshift into any kind of clothing for her to wear, but this also drains his power supply. As his batteries run out, the clothing Lala wears will slowly dissolve, until it completely disappears. To recharge, Peke simply needs to sleep.

Gid Lucione Deviluke (ギド・ルシオン・デビルーク, Gido Rushion Debirūku) Voiced by: Hidetoshi Nakamura

The King of Deviluke and Emperor of the known universe, Gid is the father of Lala, Nana, and Momo. Despite his near omnipotent power, he has the physical appearance of a child, looking slightly devilish, with shark-like teeth, spiky black hair, and the characteristic Devilukean tail; while his daughters' tails end in spades, his appears as a wicked looking trident. Gid's personality borders juvenile delinquence and perversion. Lala claims the only reason he wants her to get married is so he can step down as king and be free to pursue his perverted hobbies. However his personality is contrast to the anime, as he is serious and nearly kills Rito and destroys the earth if Lala didn't intervene. He orders Rito to become the best in the universe by the next time he comes or he will destroy the earth against Lala's wishes.

In the anime, Gid's challenge for Rito to become number one in the universe comes much more quickly than in the manga.(Which hasn;t happened so far) In the end, Rito somehow overcomes his challenge, and Gid offers his blessing to Rito, and Lala.

Nana Asta Deviluke (ナナ・アスタ・デビルーク, Nana Asuta Debirūku) and Momo Velia Deviluke (モモ・ベリア・デビルーク, Momo Beria Debirūku)

Lala's twin younger sisters, they are the ones who trap most of the characters in a virtual game world created by Lala that they subsequently modify. They claim they did this to determine the nature of their sister's friends and to test Rito's affection for Lala. Nana appears the more mischievous of the two, with an affinity for fauna, while Momo is slightly calmer and shares a connection with flora. Currently they are on earth, running away from their studies. Lala takes it upon herself to dicipline them when they do something bad (ironically most of the time she has done the same thing herself, like when she tells them that it's rude to sneak into Rito's bed). It is shown that Momo likes Rito where Nana can't figure out why so many girls like him. In Chapter 116 Nana finds out that Haruna has affection for Rito from the mouth of her dog, Maron. After which, when Nana goes home, it starts to rain. Rito comes to find her and gives her an umbrella, and Nana gets what Haruna called "a warm, gentle feeling." This implies that she too will get a crush on Rito, but calls him a playboy to cover it up. Momo seems to already have a crush on him as well, doing many of the same things Lala does like jumping on him, sleeping in his bed, but she also doesn't mind that he plays with her tail.

Zastin (ザスティン, Zasutin) Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu

Lala's personal bodyguard and the best swordsman on Deviluke. Initially, Zastin disapproves of Rito, deeming him weak and subsequently soughts to test his strength. However, once Rito exclaims his opinion of marriage in self-defense, Zastin is swayed by his words (though not in the way Rito intends) and summarily approves of him, believing he truly understands Lala's feelings. He is currently working as the assistant chief to Saibai; the funds he gets for his duties are handed to Lala for her use. Zastin has shown a keen interest in becoming a mangaka, professionally.

Despite his skill with the sword, Zastin has a horrible sense of direction (similar to River Zastory and Roronoa Zoro), resulting in him getting lost (one of the running gags in To Love-Ru). He also seems to have extremely bad luck, where he keeps getting run over by trains and cars. Like some To Love-Ru characters, Zastin bears a passing resemblance to Creed Diskenth, the main antagonist of Black Cat, in terms of appearance and choice of weaponry.

Sairenji Family

Haruna Sairenji (西連寺 春菜, Sairenji Haruna) Voiced by: Sayuri Yahagi

One of Rito's classmates and the girl of his affections, Haruna has similar feelings for him, having been attracted to his kind, gentle nature since junior high. Despite her growing love for Rito, which she believes to be unrequited, she usually suppresses her feelings and cannot confess to him because of her friendship with Lala, who also loves Rito. She lives with her older sister in an apartment and has a severe fear of ghosts and the supernatural, the exception being Shizu Murasame, to an extent. When frightened, she has a habit of grabbing the nearest thing around her -- typically Rito -- and swinging wildly, in an attempt to get rid of whatever frightens her. Recently after having a chat with Nana, she finally got up the courage to tell Lala that she too is in love with Rito.

A highly responsible person, Haruna's personality can sway her classmates' hearts to vote for her as their class representative, even when she did not run to be a candidate. She is affiliated with the tennis club and a southpaw. According to Mio, Haruna's measurements are B79, W56, H82.

Akiho Sairenji (西連寺 秋穂, Sairenji Akiho) Voiced by: Mikako Takahashi

She is Haruna's older sister that owns the apartment Haruna lives in. Not much is known about her but is revealed to be really popular with the guys (getting confessions from two guys at the same time) yet continuously turns them down. In chapter 117, it's shown that she is dating Kotegawa Yuu, Kotegawa Yui's older brother. But as her little sister explained, she isn't looking for love at the moment.

Other Extraterrestrials

Ren/Run Elsie Jewelria (レン・エルシ・ジュエリア, Ren Erushi Jueria) Voiced by: Fuyuka Ōura

A childhood friend of Lala, Ren is infamously known for wearing girls clothing during his play dates with Lala when he was a child. He arrives on Earth to win Lala by proving he is "man enough" for her, but becomes jealous of her relationship with Rito. Due to his pursuit of her, he accidentally gives Rito his first kiss. While Ren is furious, it has an unexpected consequence towards his "alter ego". As Ren is from planet Memorze (メモルゼ, Memoruze), he can change gender in mind and body upon triggering a specific stimulus; in his case, a sneeze. As a girl, Run (ルン) is in love with Rito, due to the kiss, and blames Lala for her misfortunes, while Ren is still in competition, albeit one-sided, with Rito for Lala's hand in marriage. Currently, Run is a famous idol, in an effort to win Rito and has been Run much longer than Ren to the point that when she does turn into Ren some of the characters comment that they haven't seen him in a while. Ren even mentions to himself and Run (by talking to each in other minds) that he hasn't appeared for a while and it was his turn.

In the anime, Ren shows only a few times, while Run takes the spotlight most of the time. She seems to be much more serious about her feelings towards Rito to the point of stalking him, even taking a simple misunderstanding from him into her believing all men are never serious about her feelings. Although her personality is the same, Run does not become a Japanese idol. (Although she attempted to)

Golden Darkness (金色の闇, Konjiki no Yami) Voiced by: Misato Fukuen

A dispassionate, withdrawn assassin, Golden Darkness is hired by one of Lala's arranged suitors, Lacospo (ラコスポ, Rakosupo) to kill Rito, until she breaks the contract, noting the true nature behind her target. Golden Darkness is currently staying on Earth, roaming around the city streets and Sainan High, with a motivation to continue her duty to assassinate Rito, although she has yet to accomplish this (hinting she only said that as an excuse to stay on Earth). Commonly referred as "Yami-chan", she spends her time reading books and magazines, while eating taiyaki (it is the only thing she eats on Earth, prior to spending a night at the Yuuki residence for a sukiyaki dinner). By her planet's calcuations, she is 24 years-old.

Like Lala, Golden Darkness' physical abilities are exponentially stronger than a human's. She carries a unique ability to turn her body parts into various objects, ranging from swords to dragon heads, or changing their size shown when she makes her breasts bigger. She states she hates "ecchi" people, and does not hesitate to assault a person who looks at her in an obscene way (most of the time this being The Principle). Like some To Love-Ru characters, Golden Darkness' mannerisms, appearance and abilities bears similarity to Eve from Black Cat. Both characters also share the same voice actress in their respective drama CD/animated counterparts.

In the final episode of the anime, it is hinted that she shows slight feelings for Rito, whens he doesn't want someone else to kill him while slightly blushing. Golden Darkness is shown to be much more comical, than herself in the manga. She, in one episode thought of herself as "extra baggage" for Mikado through a misunderstanding, and quickly apologizes for it, before running away.

Ryouko Mikado (御門 涼子, Mikado Ryouko) Voiced by: Masako Joh

The provocative school doctor at Sainan High, Ryouko helps out other extraterrestrials on Earth in various manners, usually those dealing with medical care, though she does offer students a variety of her own concoctions. She always wears very revealing clothing that emphasizes her large bust, even at school, and doesn't seem to mind that the males ogle her. She too is an alien with her elf-like ears hidden by her short hair, but it has yet been specified what her species is.

Lacospo (ラコスポ, Rakosupo) Voiced by: Kappei Yamaguchi

One of Lala's arranged suitors, Lacospo is Golden Darkness' former client, hiring the assassin to kill Rito so he can marry Lala. Unfortunately, his plan backfires when Lala states she "can never marry someone so cruel" and Golden Darkness breaks their contract upon discovering her target is not how Lacospo describes him. Defeated, he leaves, but vows a return to win Lala over. Lacospo is usually seen mounting a giant, alien frog Gama, capable of regurgitating an acidic-like mucus that oddly enough melts only clothes, using this to satisfy his perversion.

Lacospo returns, hiring a new assassin to take out Rito again, only Golden Darkness is caught in the middle of protecting him.

Students of Sainan High

Yui Kotegawa (古手川 唯, Kotegawa Yui) Voiced by: Kaori Nazuka

An uptight, high-strung girl placed in Rito's class during the second year, Yui has little to no tolerance for anything she does not consider to be acceptable behavior. Her haughty opinions, quick temper, and habit of speaking her mind often results in her vocally reprimanding people who are acting "inappropriately". Yui quickly grows annoyed and disgusted by the eccentricities and bizarre actions involving her classmates, particularly with regards to Rito and Lala. Unfortunately for Yui, almost every encounter with Rito usually ends up with her embarrassed, and though her complicated nature prevents her from easing her behavior, she does slowly warm up to Rito's usual antics, claiming he needs to lighten up when he feels anxious.

Yui is shown to have genuine feelings for Rito in the manga, more than the anime. She has thoughts on whether or not Rito would like how she looks, or in chapter 120, if he saw something embarrassing that she may have left out in her room. In the anime, she only shows slight feelings for Rito. Such as her heart beating faster when she looked at his face.

Saki Tenjōin (天条院 沙姫, Tenjouin Saki) Voiced by: Ayako Kawasumi

The arrogant queen bee of the school, third-year student Saki consistently tries to one-up Lala, stating there can only be "queen" in Sainan High. She once tries to seduce Rito to make Lala jealous, but when does not work, Saki takes up any excuse to physically assault Rito. She gains a crush on Zastin, only to be horrified when she discovers he is Lala's servant. However, this makes her very determined to win his heart, at any cost.

In the anime, Saki attempts to seduce Rito throughout the series. One major difference between the anime, and manga, is that Saki does not fall in love with Zastin, only looking at him in astonishment.

Kenichi Saruyama (猿山健一) Voiced by: Hiroyuki Yoshino

The perverted best friend of Rito, Kenichi has known him since junior high and is more open and obvious of his obsession with girls and is one of the few male characters Rito can talk to about his situations involving Haruna or Lala. He is aware of Rito's feelings for Haruna and advises he get together to her. Recently, Kenichi reveals to have a crush on a girl, but does not realize it is Rito, who is accidentally transformed into a girl by one of Lala's bizarre inventions.

Risa Momioka (籾岡 里紗) Voiced by: Ryōka Yuzuki and Mio Sawada (沢田 未央) Voiced by: Chiemi Chiba

The mischievous, cheerful best friends of Haruna, Risa and Mio spend as much times as they can with her and Lala. Whenever Lala inquires about Earth culture and habits, the two divulge as much information as they can for her (but often misleading and quite perverted). Risa and Mio are known for their playful habit of groping other girls. However this action backfired during episode 22 of the cultural festival, as they were having so much fun measuring the girls of their class, they completely forgot that they were the last two to have their measurements taken. Causing the students to take their revenge off screen.

Rin Kujō (九条 凛) Voiced by: Mai Hashimoto and Aya Fujisaki (藤崎 綾) Voiced by: Kaori Mizuhashi

Saki's loyal and assisting friends, Rin is skilled in the kendo arts and has been a loyal bodyguard of Saki for years, as her family has always served the Tenjouin in this position. The bespectacled Aya is weak-willed and became associated with Saki after she and Rin protected her from bullies when they were children.

Motemitsu (弄光) Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa

The best pitcher on the baseball team at Sainan High and an arrogant womanizer, whenever a new girl comes to the school, Motemitsu will try anything to get them to go on a date with him. Greatly admired by his teammates and the male student body, Motemitsu unfortunately is a closet pervert, having taken shots of girls changing.. He also keeps a personal record of every girl in the school with him.

Oshizu Murasame (村雨静, Murasame Oshizu) Voiced by: Mamiko Noto

The ghost of a girl who died in the old abandoned school building 400 years ago, Oshizu is sincere, kind, and very curious about the modern world, but has a severe fear of dogs, likened to Haruna's level of fear to the supernatural. When frightened, she can emit blasts of mental stress, blowing apart various objects and surroundings, but is also capable of manipulating others through sheer willpower. Since her meeting with Rito and the others, she begins exploring the world outside the old school building. Oshizu is aware of Haruna's crush on Rito by her ability to sense feelings while possessing another person and becomes very supportive towards cheering Haruna into confessing her feelings to him.

Oshizu "returns" to the living, after Ryouko creates a prosthetic body for her to inhabit, built with biological qualities (looking and feeling like an actual, human body). However, she occasionally "disconnects" during brief moments of excitement. She currently works as a nurse for Ryouko, but she seems to make more patients then cure them.

In the anime, Oshizu does not "Return" to the living with a new body, and instead is a rather minor character.

Other Characters

Yû Kotegawa (古手川 遊, Kotegawa Yuu)

Yui's 19 year-old brother, Yuu is a ladies' man, something Yui dislikes. After finding Rito and Yui being chased by hoodlums, he defends the two from the ruffians, while commenting that he hopes Yui will grow to be more mature. At the moment it appears he is dating Akiho Sairenji, Haruna's older sister.

Magical Kyōko Voiced by: Chiemi Chiba

A fictional magical girl character, who stars in her own television serial, Lala loves watching the series and often forces Rito to watch it with her. When Rito and his friends are subsequently given invitiations to a game world Lala created, Kyōko is programmed into the game. However, her programming is modified by Nana and Momo, turning her into the "Demon King", who is tasked to seek out Rito and offer him a way to send him and his friends home if he left Lala and promises to be her boyfriend. Adding to his anxiety, she threatens to destroy them all if he does not state his feelings for Lala. In comedic fashion, the otherwise unbeatable Kyoko is destroyed by a watering can that only Rito can use.

Like some To Love-Ru characters, Magical Kyōko is perhaps a homage to Kyōko Kirisaki of Black Cat. Both characters also share the same voice actress in their respective drama CD/animated counterparts and at one point, she even address herself as her Black Cat incarnation.

The Principal Voiced by: Kenichi Ogata

The unnamed principal of Sainan High is well-known throughout campus as a pervert. He will impulsively enroll girls into the school body, so as to oogle and grope them without hesistation, though this is not restricted in Sainan High, but in public, as well.