To LOVE-Ru manga to end next chapter - NOOOOOOOOOOOO August 25
First Full Moon ended. Then Ichigo 100%. Then Suzuka. Then ARIA. And now, To LOVE-Ru?! The manga gods must hate me. WHYYYYYYYYYYYYY
The 39th issue of Shonen Jump magazine confirmed that TLR will be ending in the next issue, due out August 31. The 5th post by jaalin today is confirming that his interest in manga will coincidentally and tragically end on the same day.
I’ve been wondering to myself why TLR is one of the few manga series I’m drawn to, and I’m pretty sure it’s because of the character design. First was the Lala and Haruna lovefest, then came Magical Girl Kyoko, then Konjiki no Yami got my jb meter firing, and then this ridiculously hot girl Riko showed up, and then Momo came and smashed them all into obscurity. I say it’s the character designs because frankly, I thought the anime sucked, whereas with ARIA, I enjoyed the anime as I did the artistically-superior manga. And no other form of media has made me write an ode to feet.
Sigh… anyone got any suggestions to fill the impending void? Ane Doki is alright, I guess… hey, is Yuria 100 Shiki still going on?
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TJ at 10:41 pm on August 25th, 2009
I’ve always had the feeling that TLR could end in any issue, although I’m gonna miss the series for sure.
beeboobeeboo at 10:41 pm on August 25th, 2009
OMFG WTF NO!!!!! D:
Raithos at 10:44 pm on August 25th, 2009
wtf thats so random, it felt like the whole la la haruna arc was coming to a close but not the whole god damn manga, theres so many love stories that we havent seen unfold yet wtf?
shake at 10:45 pm on August 25th, 2009
NNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Joe Stan at 10:49 pm on August 25th, 2009
Jaalin, please cover the last chapter and do a summary/review/discussion of the series. Thanks.
A shame the story will end, but hopefully its an ending we can make peace with.
Mainimi at 10:52 pm on August 25th, 2009
I hate when Jump does this, they’ve cancelled lots of manga I liked, and yet the same crap as ever is still running, there is no place for new series to appear without having to compete with the big series.
To be fair TLR wasn’t going anywhere with the plot, but still the characters were awesome enough to keep the series going. Did they had to cut it just because it didn’t have as much readers as Naruto or Bleach? It’s like: “well loyal readers, you’re not enough, so f*** you”.
Not that I buy the magazine though, so I can’t actually complain.
Wererat42 at 10:53 pm on August 25th, 2009
Nothing of value was lost.
Unfunny fanservice manga devoid of plot. Couldn’t have lasted much longer.
God~Knows~ at 10:54 pm on August 25th, 2009
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Haesslich at 10:54 pm on August 25th, 2009
Wererat42: Yup. That utterly ninja-fanservicey Naruto’s completely devoit of plot. Sure can’t last much longer, not after all these years. Ditto that utterly devoid-of-plot Bleach… can’t see how that’ll keep persisting.
Putang at 10:59 pm on August 25th, 2009
there are many manga out there =_=… let this be the beginning of your new journey!
o_o to fill that void I suggest looking for manga with more than 50 chapters then if you decide you hate it move on… and narrow these manga down using genre preferences, art preferences, if they are scanlated weekly, monthly, or bunchly, and of course judging the initial summary along with the initial chapter (characters, story, art, etc.)…
for example since I’m a romance kinda guy if the first chapter introduces me to a whiny crying B*, then I skip it… however if it introduces me to a strong willed, bishoujo or sportsy kinda girl (as the main or prominent secondary) then hell ya I read it…
o_o I wish you luck sir…
oh btw when you get to the point where you’ve exhausted both mangafox or onemanga of all long manga that fits your preferences, thats when you start to be less picky and play around with your preference and start choosing 1’s that look or sound cool… then after that, bare with it and read the crap 1’s which might have redeeming qualities like art… or story… then after that… you can read the crap 1’s, read the 1’s people scanlate then drop and never return to till next year, or simply start nurturing your interest in novels…
again good luck… (coincidentally this is what you can do with anime O_O WHO KNEW!)
oh also ya… To LOVE-Ru ended… sorry to hear it… (never read it but maybe I should?)
The (hyper) Devil In Disguise at 11:02 pm on August 25th, 2009
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!
…I mean, OH NO!!
sean at 11:04 pm on August 25th, 2009
@Haesslich
are you seriously trying to say that To LOVE-Ru has more plot then bleach or naruto? cuz thats just ridiculous in every way possible. harem mangas in general have 0 plot and the only chapters that have meaning in them are the first and last ones, because those are the only ones where anything ever happens that matter.
@jaalin
try Ai kora/love collage its a harem manga with a twist which i thought was pretty funny, but the animation isnt as good as To LOVE-Re
Vegetarianism is the Best at 11:05 pm on August 25th, 2009
=(
Very sad. That was one of my favorite manga. But I could tell it was going to end like that mainly the way chapter 161 ended. Hopefully, Yabuki-san will give ToLoveRu a conclusive ending and will start a new manga to share his wonderful manga drawing abilities again. I’m hoping for a LaLa X Rito ending.
Also, if you’re looking for a nice manga. Try Medaka Box or Hayakuen! medaka Box is very popular but I personally like hyakuen because it makes for a nice slice of life show with very good charachter designs and a somewhat unique plot.
Blue at 11:06 pm on August 25th, 2009
Yea haha, saw that coming because rito ALL OF A SUDDEN decides to actual think about liking and loving haruna and lala. Incoming non-resolved/indecisive ending =(.
Halcyon at 11:07 pm on August 25th, 2009
Beelzebub is pretty good
Mahou Sensei Negima for harem
Cage of Eden is also pretty good (35 chapters currently)
Change 123 has good character designs - 10th volume was just recently released
Defense Devil is also pretty new but has some really nice character designs
Kimi No Iru Machi
Mirai Nikki
Mel Kano
Ocha Nigosu
Rappi Rangai
Umi no Misaki
That should be enough to get you started!
Jclicious at 11:08 pm on August 25th, 2009
Kimi no Iru Machi - I’d recommend this.. my favorite manga at the moment.. I really hope this gets animated eventually.. same timeline, author and art as Suzuka <3
Others with different style of art but still entertaining..
Yankee-kun to Megane-chan
Kaichou wa Maid-sama
ReshenKusaga at 11:15 pm on August 25th, 2009
isn’t Kimi no Iru Machi ending soon as well ._.
The way the mangaka is taking it seems like he just set it up for an ending in the near future.
dszx at 11:15 pm on August 25th, 2009
YUI KOTEGAWAAAAAAAAAA
;_;
Only one I’ll miss.
jaalin at 11:17 pm on August 25th, 2009
yea i kinda forgot to mention kokegawa and mikan
i must rly be upset -_-
dszx at 11:19 pm on August 25th, 2009
Probable Ending: Lala
Alternative: Harem
Best Ending: Yui
Alternative Best Ending: Mikan/Momo