To Love Ru is a Japanese manga series written by Saki Hasemi and illustrated by Kentaro Yabuki. The series was published by Shueisha in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine from April 24, 2006, to August 31, 2009. It chronicles the life of high school student Rito Yuuki after he meets and accidentally gets engaged to the alien princess Lala Satalin Deviluke. The 162 chapters were collected into 18 tankōbon volumes, published between November 2, 2006 and April 2, 2010.[1][2] The series was republished in a 10-volume bunkoban edition between November 18, 2016 and March 17, 2017.[3][4] To celebrate Yabuki's 20th anniversary as a professional artist, a special To Love Ru story was published in Weekly Shōnen Jump on April 27, 2019.[5] A To Love Ru one-shot was released on the Shōnen Jump+ website on January 13, 2023, to commemorate an art exhibition held as a conclusion to the manga's 15th anniversary celebrations.[6]
A continuation of the manga, titled To Love Ru Darkness, was serialized in Shueisha's monthly Jump Square magazine from October 4, 2010 to March 4, 2017.[7][8] Two additional "extra" chapters were published in the May and June 2017 issues of Jump Square.[8] The 77 chapters of the manga were collected into 18 tankōbon volumes, published between March 4, 2011 and April 4, 2017.[9][10] A full-color To Love Ru Darkness one-shot was published in Jump Square on May 2, 2019 to celebrate Yabuki's 20th anniversary as a professional artist.[11] The series was republished in a 10-volume bunkoban edition between October 16, 2020 and February 18, 2021.[12][13]
Volume list
editTo Love Ru
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1 | The Girl Who Came From the Sky Maiorita Shōjo (舞い降りた少女) | November 2, 2006[1] 978-4-08-874278-6 | December 5, 2017[14] 978-1-947804-00-5 | ||
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2 | The Steamy, Heart-Pounding Mood of a Traveler Dokidoki Yukemuri Ryojō (ドキドキ湯けむり旅情) | February 2, 2007[15] 978-4-08-874322-6 | December 5, 2017[14] 978-1-947804-00-5 | ||
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3 | Charge! The Secret Flower Garden Totsugeki! Himitsu no Hanazono (突撃!秘密の花園) | April 4, 2007[16] 978-4-08-874345-5 | January 30, 2018[17] 978-1-947804-06-7 | ||
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4 | I Wanna Know You Better Motto Shiritai (もっと知りたい) | June 4, 2007[18] 978-4-08-874370-7 | January 30, 2018[17] 978-1-947804-06-7 | ||
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5 | Golden Darkness Konjiki no Yami (金色の闇) | August 3, 2007[19] 978-4-08-874405-6 | March 20, 2018[20] 978-1-947804-08-1 | ||
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6 | Starting Once Again Mō Ichido Koko Kara (もう一度ここから) | October 4, 2007[21] 978-4-08-874428-5 | March 20, 2018[20] 978-1-947804-08-1 | ||
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7 | The One Haruna Likes Haruna no Suki na Hito (春菜の好きな人) | January 4, 2008[22] 978-4-08-874469-8 | May 29, 2018[23] 978-1-947804-11-1 | ||
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8 | Heart-Pounding ♥ Survival Dokidoki♥Sabaiburu (ドキドキ♥サバイバル) | March 4, 2008[24] 978-4-08-874488-9 | May 29, 2018[23] 978-1-947804-11-1 | ||
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9 | A Curious Night Kininaru Yoru (気になる夜) | May 2, 2008[25] 4-08-874514-0 | September 25, 2018[26] 978-1-947804-15-9 | ||
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10 | Bath Wars Ofuroba Sensō (お風呂場戦争) | August 4, 2008[27] 978-4-08-874543-5 | September 25, 2018[26] 978-1-947804-15-9 | ||
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11 | To Love Ru Quest Toraburu Kuesuto (とらぶるくえすと) | October 3, 2008[28] 4-08-874567-1 | February 19, 2019[29] 978-1-947804-23-4 | ||
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12 | A Rather Girly Boy♡ Otome Chikku Bōi♡ (乙女ちっくボーイ♡) | January 5, 2009[30] 978-4-08-874618-0 | February 19, 2019[29] 978-1-947804-23-4 | ||
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13 | On Festival's Eve Matsuri no Yoru ni (祭りの夜に) | April 3, 2009[31] 978-4-08-874652-4 | June 11, 2019[32] 978-1-947804-31-9 | ||
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14 | Beloved Friends♡ Koi Tomo♡ (恋友♡) | June 4, 2009[33] 978-4-08-874676-0 | June 11, 2019[32] 978-1-947804-31-9 | ||
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15 | Petal Princess Hanabira-Hime (花びら姫) | August 1, 2009[34] 978-4-08-874714-9 | August 6, 2019[35] 978-1-947804-34-0 | ||
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16 | The Boy, the Chocolate, and... Me Danshi to Choko to... Watashi (男子とチョコと...私) | November 4, 2009[36] 978-4-08-874736-1 | August 6, 2019[35] 978-1-947804-34-0 | ||
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17 | A Girl's Feelings On'na no Ko no Kimochi (オンナノコノキモチ) | February 4, 2010[37] 978-4-08-874765-1 | November 26, 2019[38] 978-1-947804-39-5 | ||
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18 | Love You♡ Daisuki♡ (大スキ♡) | April 2, 2010[2] 978-4-08-870022-9 | November 26, 2019[38] 978-1-947804-39-5 | ||
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To Love Ru Darkness
editNo. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | |
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1 | March 4, 2011[9] | 978-4-08-870205-6 | December 5, 2017[39] | 978-1-947804-01-2 | |
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2 | July 4, 2011[40] | 978-4-08-870264-3 | January 30, 2018[41] | 978-1-947804-07-4 | |
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3 | November 4, 2011[42] | 978-4-08-870341-1 | February 27, 2018[43] | 978-1-947804-17-3 | |
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4 | March 2, 2012[44] | 978-4-08-870394-7 | April 17, 2018[45] | 978-1-947804-18-0 | |
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5 | August 17, 2012[46] | 978-4-08-870487-6 | June 26, 2018[47] | 978-1-947804-19-7 | |
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6 | December 19, 2012[48] | 978-4-08-870559-0 | September 18, 2018[49] | 978-1-947804-20-3 | |
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7 | April 4, 2013[50] | 978-4-08-870654-2 | October 30, 2018[51] | 978-1-947804-21-0 | |
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8 | August 19, 2013[52] | 978-4-08-870790-7 | December 18, 2018[53] | 978-1-947804-22-7 | |
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9 | December 4, 2013[54] | 978-4-08-870865-2 | February 26, 2019[55] | 978-1-947804-27-2 | |
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10 | April 4, 2014[56] | 978-4-08-880051-6 | April 30, 2019[57] | 978-1-947804-28-9 | |
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11 | August 4, 2014[58] | 978-4-08-880160-5 | July 2, 2019[59] | 978-1-947804-33-3 | |
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12 | December 4, 2014[60] | 978-4-08-880231-2 | October 29, 2019[61] | 978-1-947804-38-8 | |
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13 | April 3, 2015[62] | 978-4-08-880410-1 | December 17, 2019[63] | 978-1-947804-40-1 | |
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14 | September 4, 2015[64] | 978-4-08-880469-9 | January 14, 2020[65] | 978-1-947804-43-2 | |
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15 | January 4, 2016[66] | 978-4-08-880589-4 | April 7, 2020[67] | 978-1-947804-45-6 | |
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16 | July 4, 2016[68] | 978-4-08-880729-4 | June 30, 2020 (digital) August 18, 2020 (physical)[69] | 978-1-947804-48-7 | |
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17 | December 2, 2016[70] | 978-4-08-880828-4 | October 27, 2020[71] | 978-1-947804-49-4 | |
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18 | April 4, 2017[10] | 978-4-08-881053-9 | December 22, 2020[72] | 978-1-947804-52-4 | |
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Chapters not in tankōbon format
edit- "Multiplication ~From the Front and From Behind~ Part 1" (Multiplication ~前から後ろから~ 前編) – Published in Jump Square on April 1, 2017.[8] Later included in the To Love Ru Chronicle book and To Love Ru Darkness bunkoban volume 10.
- "Multiplication ~From the Front and From Behind~ Part 2" (Multiplication ~前から後ろから~ 後編) – Published in Jump Square on May 1, 2017.[8] Later included in the To Love Ru Chronicle book and To Love Ru Darkness bunkoban volume 10.
- "Tokubetsu Bangai-hen" (特別番外編) – Published in Jump Square on November 4, 2017.[73]
- "Rito and Sayaka After School " (リトと紗弥香の放課後) – Published in Weekly Shōnen Jump on April 27, 2019.[5]
- "Bangai-hen" (番外編) – Published in Jump Square on May 2, 2019.[11]
- "Tokubetsu Tomikiri" (特別読切) – Released on the Shōnen Jump+ website on January 13, 2023.[6]
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- ^ @toloveru_com (2017-11-03). 【祝!】2007年11月創刊のジャンプスクエアは本日発売2017年12月号で創刊10周年! 今号には同じくシリーズ10周年の「To LOVEる-とらぶる-」特別番外編8Pと矢吹先生&秋本治先生SPECIAL対談を掲載♪ ファンの皆様必見の内容ぜひお見逃しなく!! (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-06-25 – via Twitter.