To LOVE-Ru: Multiplication - Mae kara Ushiro kara
Synopsis — from MyAnimeList
On what would typically be another ordinary day, Lala Satalin Deviluke takes one of her recent inventions—a robotic cat with cloning powers—to school for a chance to show it to Rito Yuuki. Upon accidentally touching the gadget, Rito begins repeatedly duplicating himself, and the school is soon entirely overrun by a horde of his clones. The only way to deactivate the cat is to hold its tail; however, its agility makes this a challenge. Will Rito's army of himself be able to catch it, or will the Earth be flooded by an unstoppable wave of duplicates?
Audience Consensus
Fans of the To Love Ru series generally found this OVA to be an enjoyable, albeit short, continuation of the comedic ecchi formula, appreciating the consistent art and character portrayals. However, a significant portion of the audience felt the plot was pathetic and devolved into excessive, uncomfortable fanservice and depictions of sexual violation, leading to a strong negative reaction regarding the writing and characterizations.
Strengths
- Matches the art style of To Love Ru Darkness OVAs, consistent with the series.
- Voice acting is adequate, even with multiple Rito voices.
- Characters act consistently with their established personalities, leading to comedic moments.
- Artwork is generally good and consistent with the series.
- Story is easy to follow despite its simplicity.
Weaknesses
- The plot is considered pathetic and overly reliant on the premise.
- Depicts sexual violation and molestation of female characters by clones.
- Overuse of fanservice, particularly 'white panties'.
- Voice actors sound too mature for their teenage roles.
- The episode is too short.
- Rito's character is described as obnoxiously stupid.
- Lala's character is perceived as annoying.
- Momo's character is seen as having regressed.
- The plot is described as 'fucked up' and secondary to the perversion.