To Love Ru Darkness Vol. 18 Paperback – December 22, 2020

I loved how the harem thing was resolved

As much as I love this artist... the ending was lackluster and not on par with the original To Love Ru series. Towards the end of TLR Darkness there was no storyline, & the nudity was more gratuitous than humorous.In the original it was much tamer, yes- there were the typical harem grabs, pantsu shots, flashes etc. but TLR Darkness takes it to a new level of debauchery... as Rito now performs oral*** in his sleep. It's gets downright cringey!I'm not sure what the artist was trying to accomplish by upping the ante to this degree... shock value? Who knows...But take that away, you have a weak story with an ending so pathetic you question your years of fandom.Spoilers:What more can be done in a future series? 36 volumes exist, & Rito has only just told Haruna how he feels... every other girl has communicated her feelings only to be rejected. And poor Lala... we're all just waiting for the axe to drop, because even though he cares for her he was ready to break up with her until Haruna stopped him (because he started crying). In TLR Darkness Rito takes being spineless to a whole new level.And I can't reiterate enough the art has become so lewd it makes me feel dirty reading it. Enough is enough. If I'm going to read another TLR series it needs to have a better story & stop relying on cheap tricks to distract us from what it's lacking.Substance.