Broken Anime

Its bath time at Haruna’s house, and Rito is invited!

Episode 12 “Their Secret” at a glance:

This episode revolved around Rito’s continuing mission to become the greatest man so that the world doesn’t meet its messy end at the hands of Lala’s father. More specifically, it revolved around his indecisiveness and his secret relationship with Haruna. Unsure of what to do, Rito begins to jog and bumps into Haruna at the park. They make their meetings a routine and begin to anticipate each other every day. Haruna helps Rito train and watches in awe of his self-improving attitude towards his exercise. After getting invited back to her house during one rainy night, things start to heat up while Rito’s clothes are drying and he’s lounging around the house in only a towel after his bath. After a bump and a fall, it seems like their feelings are finally going to be shared in the form of a kiss when Haruna’s sister finally comes home to interrupt them.

I wish I could make this face right.

The eternal struggle

Father in law?

To be a man… you must be swift as the coursing river…

A romantic meeting in the rain?

I like this dog’s style

Onee-Chan!

Haruna’s cooking is really that delicious?

Love Hina shot incoming!

New ED: “kissの行方” by Anna

Although this ED sequence is better in my opinion than the first one, including more animation and better composition, it has wayyyy too much Haruna.. none of Lala, whom I love. Give me more Lala!

Review: Needz moar Lala!

This episode felt less like Rito’s journey to become the best man in the universe and more like he was having an affair behind Lala’s back. It’s hard for me to be at peace with Rito’s relationship… whichever way it goes… if its SO indecisive. Even the episode title… “Their Secret” just screams like he’s cheating on Lala… the girl who he should be working out for, not to impress Haruna.

Even the new ED just screams that Rito is leaning towards Haruna… like he always does… In episode 13, if you missed it, he actually considers his new-found feelings for Lala that have developed made me so happy to watch… Also Lala screaming “Yuki Rito is the person that I love” should help his decision lean more towards her. I hope he comes to his senses and we can see a little bit more of the girl I love.

Preview:

Rito’s journey to become a man continues as he finds himself on a mysterious planet fighting for his life? In the next episode of To Love-Ru, “Princess Jungle”.

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