Sunday, May 15, 2011

To Love-Ru Vol. 14

VOL. 14 – FRIENDS UNITED BY LOVE
Trouble 116 – Dandy Man Dog


Nana and Momo suddenly appear in Rito’s room, LOL, why does the Deviluke sisters have this weird tendency to suddenly appear there? Probably like a lot of readers sometimes, Nana is wondering why so many girls like Rito, and at the end of the chapter she finds out that Haruna likes him also.

Trouble 117 – Romantic Forecast

Nana founds out about the good points of Rito from Haruna and also why she doesn't confess. Loved the part where Maron attacks the tail, this chapter is one of those chapters that are typical of putting the guy in a good light.

Trouble 118 – The Power of Love

The point has arrived in which Haruna confronts Lala and admits she loves Rito as well! A funny beginning, although one that doesn't give you a clue of what this chapter is going about. The ending is interesting as it stops just as we get to Lala’s reactions.



Trouble 119 – A Step in Falling in Love

Lala accepts that Haruna loves Rito pretty well, and they still become friends, seems like Lala doesn't mind sharing Rito. I was surprised that Lala was as embarrassed as Haruna was when Rito suddenly showed up. At least with this chapter, it seemed to create something a little different to the story so far.



Trouble 120 – Magic Love Potion

I liked this chapter, usually I don't really like Kotegawa that much but she was pretty cool. Seems like her brother is pretty understanding especially since after he saw what he thought he saw what Kotegawa and Rito was doing. I thought this chapter was quite nice and interesting.

Trouble 121 – Metamorphose

In this chapter, Mikan wears Peke and Mikan ends up wearing Lala’s alien dress form and also Yami’s clothing as well. An interesting chapter that is great to read, Yami is also great when she appears at the end too. Amusingly, for the alien caught at the end, he suffers the same fate as all the others, getting handed to Zastin to be escorted to the galactic police, pretty funny (especially when the characters are like “we do what we always do and hand it to Zastin who will get the to the galactic police”).

Trouble 122 – Friends United by Love

Apparently Lala’s acting a bit weirder than usual, although Rito doesn't notice anything (his sister Mikan points out it, she is very observant). We also get to see the new lodgings of the Deviluke sisters which is situated in a distorted space in the roof of the house.


Lala says to Haruna that they can share Rito, something I thought is very generous, too generous… Last frame is pretty funny as Rito kinda spies on Lala to see what is wrong.

Trouble 123 – Hostile Feelings

The real Kyouko finally makes an appearance in person, Run is now in her show and although a bit hostile at first, they soon become friends. Seems like being an alien is really common, since Kyouko is also an alien… Nothing too special about this chapter though.

Trouble 124 – Let’s Go to Space

This chapter is the start of another bigger story arc, this time taking five chapters. It centres on saving Celine who is sick!! Hopefully she doesn't die, as I have become quite partial to this weird alien plant. A great starting chapter with a lot of funny bits, and we get to see some of Rito’s more desirable characteristics.


It was quite good when Rito tries to find a ship big enough to fit them all only to have that idea smashed for one reason or another. I highly recommend reading this chapter as it’s the beginning of a pretty good story arc as well.

Omake – Delusional Chocolate

A short three page omake, this one was good, and I loved the ending where it was hilarious.

Overall

Some might find this a bit boring (in truth, I did a little bit, but it wasn't so bad) with all the reflections and feelings flying around, taking up more than half the chapters in this volume. There are still a lot of good stuff here so it is an entertaining volume, plus, it begins on one of the better story arcs in the series.
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