To Love Ru Volume 01

The Girl Who Fell From the Sky (舞い降りた少女 Maiorita shōjo) is the first volume of the To Love-Ru series written by Hasemi Saki. The Girl Who Fell From the Sky was released in Tankōbon format November 2nd 2006 in Japan. The series was published in Weekly Shōnen Jump from August 24th, 2006 to August 31st, 2009.

Summary
Rito Yuuki, tries to confess to Haruna Sairenji the girl of his dreams, only to fail once again. After coming home and sulking in the bathtub, an alien, nude, girl appears out of nowhere named Lala and she comes from the planet Deviluke, where she is the heir to the throne. Her father wants her to return to her home planet so she can marry one of the husband candidates. But she decides that she wants to marry Rito in order to stay on Earth. Zastin has been ordered to bring Lala back and has already battled Rito. He reports to the emperor that Rito would be suited to marry Lala, after hearing Rito, who was actually defending himself instead of Lala, say that marriage is impossible unless it is with the person you love. Lala truly falls in love with Rito and decides that she wants to marry Rito after hearing what he said. Her father decides that, if Rito is able to protect Lala from her fiancés, then he can marry her. However, if Rito cannot protect Lala from her other fiancés and meet the king's expectations, Lala's father will kill Rito and destroy the Earth.

The Girl Who Fell From the Sky


Rito Yuuki is looking at Haruna Sairenji, his crush, while she was walking along the hallway. However, Rito's best friend, Kenichi Saruyama, catches Rito's looking at Haruna, and teases him of stalking Haruna. In defense, Rito said that he was just looking for the right timing to confess his love to Haruna. After school, Rito waited for Haruna by the school's main gate to confess to her. However, he was not brave enough to confess, and ended up hiding in one of the bushes. After Rito gets home, his sister Mikan tells him that their father will be home later that night, however Rito takes no notice due to his recent failure with Haruna. He calls Kenichi who says that Rito's still to naive, which causes Rito to state that he isn't, but after being told to imagine Haruna in a bikini, he realises that he is. later in the bath, Rito is thinking about what Kenichi said to him when the bath starts bubbling, and a naked girl suddenly appears out of no where which startles and scares Rito out of the bath. Later, Rito got dressed and was drying off while pondering about the events in the bathroom earlier. When he entered his room, the naked girl he saw in the bathroom earlier on was now sitting on his bed wrapped in towel, to which she says she borrowed from him. Again, this surprises Rito and causes him to back away and cover his eyes, then he asked what she was, to which the girl answered that her name was Lala, and that she came from Planet Deviluke. Rito asks if she's an alien, to which she affirms. Then, to prove her statement, Lala raises her towel a little, then turns around and reveals a long black tail by the base of her back and has a spade-shaped end. Again, this makes Rito blush extremely. Lala explains that although she has a tail, it does not mean that she transforms when she sees a full moon. Embarrassed, Rito asked Lala to hide it away already. Lala notices that Rito is blushing, and commented that it was very cute. Rito then asks Lala that if she's an alien, then how did she appear in his bathtub. Lala explains that it was because of her bracelet, Pyon-Pyon Warp-Kun. Suddenly a small robot appears, calling out Lala's name, who later introduces as Peke. Soon after that, two men appear and try to grab Lala, however Rito couldn't stand by and watch, so he grabbed Lala's hand and ran out the window with her. Lala asks Rito why he did that, to which he answered that he didn't know. However, he could not stay quiet when a girl is being kidnapped before his eyes. As this is happening, Haruna is taking her dog, Maron, for a walk, and sees Rito leading Lala on the rooftops. As they are running, one of the pursuers threw a truck in front of them to stop them. Lala then turned around and activated one of her Mechas to stop them from chasing her. The next day, Rito was covered in bruises from the night before and he complains about Lala, saying that if he had known Lala had an invention like that, he would have never tried helping her. However, Rito realizes that if Lala had used the vacuum machine in his room, the outcome would have been a lot worse, so he was happier it ended the way it did. Rito then tells himself that he does not want to get involved with Lala again. Rito was then greeted by Haruna who was standing by the road Rito was walking on. Rito was surprised that Haruna talked to him, and he stammered to greet her as well. Haruna thinks about the events she saw before where Rito was running on the roofs. She tried to ask Rito about it, but she was cut off by Rito, who saw it as a perfect chance to finally confess. Rito was blushing extremely and stammered to confess, so he closed his eyes and shouted his confession, "Since the first time I saw you, I've liked you. So please go out with me". However, at the same moment, Lala dropped in front of Rito, and Rito's confession accidentally got directed to her. Lala responds positively and says that she feels the same way. She then asks Rito to marry her, which surprised Rito. Meanwhile, in a spaceship outside Earth, the men that were defeated by Rito and Lala reported to their leader, Zastin. He then states that since the men were unable to handle Lala by themselves, then he shall personally go to Earth next. He then calls Lala a troublesome princess.

Great Escape of Love


Rito is in class, daydreaming about his accidental confession to Lala. While Rito is trying to find Haruna, to explain the whole miscommunication between him and Lala, Lala is searching for Rito's school. Lala then gives Rito his lunch which he had dropped earlier. However when Lala claims to be Rito's bride in front of most of the male students, it causes an uproar. While they are being chased my a mob, Lala uses her "Pyon-Pyon Warp-Kun" device that teleports them, naked, into a locker in the girl's changing room right near Haruna. Misunderstanding the entire situation, Haruna slaps Rito and runs off. Back at home, Lala tries to cheer up a devastated Rito. Meanwhile, Zastin is being taken to the police station, because the officer thinks he is crazy based on his alien armor, and the fact that he claims to be from Deviluke.

A Messenger from the Galaxy


Rito and Lala sit near a river, Rito trying to explain to Lala that he doesn't want to marry her, and that it is not OK for her to live at his house. However, Lala disregards everything that he says, because she is bent on marry Rito, so she doesn't have to meet any more fiance candidates. Then, Zastin comes in to bring Lala back home, and starts to fight with Rito, thinking he is what's keeping her on Earth. While trying to attack Rito, Zastin is hit by a car and train. Zastin and Lala then get into an argument about her returning to Deviluke. Rito then interrupts, claiming that marriage is not possible if it's with someone they don't like. Lala and Zastin are both touched by this remark, and Lala actually falls in love with Rito. Zastin takes what Rito says into consideration, and believes that he is truly worthy of being Lala's husband. With that, Zastin goes back to report to the king of Deviluke.

After School Memory


Haruna sits on her bed, thinking about Rito. Rito is sleeping in his bed, when he wakes up to find Lala sleeping in his bed. Rito's sister, Mikan Yuuki, then walks in to see Lala in Rito's bed naked. Mikan then runs out of the room, misinterpreting the situation. Rito then walks to school, reflecting on how Haruna probably hates him. At school, Rito finds that he shares class duties with Haruna today. While cleaning the chalkboard, the situation is tense between Rito and Haruna. However, Haruna then tells Rito that she thinks he is a very kind person. Haruna is then embarrassed by her confession to Rito and goes to take out the garbage, but trips. Rito grabs her to stop her from falling, and she thanks him. Rito feels much more confident. However, the next day Lala transfers into Rito's class.

Approach


Zastin and his assistants sit watching as a ship approaches the Earth. Meanwhile, Lala is the talk of all of the male students, who are envious of Rito, for rumor has it that they are living together. Rito then takes Lala out to the roof to yell at her for transferring into the school, and tells her not to do anything suspicious. As a class representative, Haruna is then put in charge of showing Lala around the school. Lala talks to Haruna about love, admitting that she has recently fallen in love with someone (Rito). Lala is then sidetracked when a baseball lands near them. She then goes and takes a pitch from the school's star pitcher. However, having enormous strength, Lala crushes the ball far out of the field. When the pitcher, Taizou Motemitsu, asks Lala out, she immediately rejects him. He then challenges her to try and hit his next pitch, and if she misses, she has to go out with him. Lala agrees, but has Rito hit in her place, giving him an enhanced bat that she invented. Rito crushes the ball, but due to the force of the swing, he is thrown into the air. When Rito lands, he accidentally hits Zastin with the bat. Haruna then shows Lala to the tennis club, which she is a part of, and introduces her to the coach Sasuga.

Targeted Girl


Sasuga acts somewhat suspicious while Haruna is explaining his career to Lala. Back at the Yuuki residence, Lala praises how delicious Mikan's food is. Zastin then takes Rito out to deliver a message to him from the King of Deviluke. Lala's father then explains that while Eathings are "Shabby" he approves of him, that is if he can protect Lala, and defend himself from her many other fiance candidates. If Rito should fail, the king will not only kill him, but destroy the Earth as well. Mikan then asks Rito when he will marry Lala, claiming that Lala can fit right in their house, because it's only the two of them. Lala then tries to take a bath together with Rito, unaware that it is frowned upon on Earth. Lala then exceeds in gym at school, which leads to many people thinking that the watch used for timing is broken. Sasuga then captures Haruna. When Haruna hasn't returned, Rito goes running out to look for her. He then receives a call from Sasuga, telling him he wants to meet him regarding Lala. Sasuga then says should Rito not show up, Haruna will suffer the consequences, reviling that he has her ties up in the sports utility closet.

Intruder from Outer Space


Rito is in a hurry to make it to where Sasuga is in time. Rito makes it and demands to know what Sasuga is doing. It is then revealed that it is not the real Sasuga, but rather an aline, named Ghi Bree. Ghi Bree wants Rito to refrain from courting Lala, so that he may marry her. Rito refuses to let him marry Lala. Meanwhile, Lala is searching for Rito. Lala summons her invention "Sniff-Sniff Trace-Kun" to find Rito. However, he brings Lala to the girls locker room. Lala then yells at him to get serious and find Rito. Once again Ghi Bree demands an answer, and Rito cannot allow Ghi Bree to marry Lala. Rito then yells at him, claiming that Lala would never forgive him for using an innocent girl as a hostage into marriage. Rito then yells as Ghi Bree for treating Lala and Haruna as tools. Lala then finds Rito, Lala then notices what Ghi Bree is doing to Haruna and tells him that she hates him. Ghi Bree then goes into his true form, which is much larger and more threatening looking.