
To Love-Ru recently had its first DVD release, which means some scrutiny is in order. However, this awkwardly titled anime does not seem inclined to walk the same path as that most determined of ero-anime Kanokon, at least at this stage. The comparison screens speak for themselves:
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Spotting the huge flurry of screenshot activity, I couldn’t help but notice To Love-Ru has received an interesting addition in the form of some near kinbaku rope action in episode 13. Given some of the recent DVD enhancements we’ve been seeing I can’t help but wonder how such scenes will fair in transition? Examples below.
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Just as the To Love-Ru manga compilation edition got an H upgrade from the serialised edition, so will the DVD edition of the anime get improved ecchiness. The DVD is due July 25th, so we should not have too long to wait until the inevitable side-by-side comparisons. Some (quite tame) screens at Famitsu.

One of the more innovative, and possibly unintended, uses of Yahoo.co.jp’s “Certification for Everyone” interfaces, a simple set of tools which allow users to create scored tests, is provided by ToLOVEる☆LOVE, namely a test to identify To Love-Ru characters by their pantsu, and their nipples (you will likely need to familiar with the manga compilation’s more liberal usage of nipples to gain the coveted rank of master here).
If you failed dismally, as did I, you will be heartened to know that the pass rate is a mere 36%, so your inadequate pants discrimination skill is not so shameful.

Looks like the inevitable stream of ToLOVEる/To Love-Ru games is getting started. The title is given as “To LOVEる – とらぶる – ワクワク! 林間学校編”, “To Love-Ru – Wakuwaku! Outdoor School Story”. It is to be an adventure game for the Nintendo DS with 3D stylus probing action reminiscent of a certain witch fondling game. Screens and source at Famitsu. No word on just how raunchy things will get; with To Love-Ru we seem to have quite a wide range of ecchiness, but being on a Nintendo system I would wager it will be on the tamer side.

Interesting comparison of the censorship of serialised versus compilations of ToLOVEる/To Love-Ru here – it seems quite heavy handed, but this is Shonen Jump so I suppose it is understandable. What of the TV versus DVD versions of the anime, I wonder? Personally, I think I prefer seinen manga, of either variety, where this sort of thing is not an issue.