is a Japanese

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and manga writer. He is best known for authoring the

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series ''

To Love Ru is a Japanese manga series written by Saki Hasemi and illustrated by Kentaro Yabuki. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from April 2006 to August 2009, and the chapters collected into ...

'' (2006–2009) and '' To Love Ru Darkness'' (2010–2017) alongside illustrator Kentaro Yabuki. Together the two manga series have over 16 million copies in circulation.

Career

In the 1980s and 1990s, Saki worked in the

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industry. He first met manga artist Kentaro Yabuki at preliminary meetings for the 2005 anime adaptation of Yabuki's ''

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''. When Saki told Yabuki that he was interested in writing an original manga, the artist told Saki he could contact him if he had any questions. But it was Yabuki who reached out to him to work on what would become ''

''. ''To Love Ru'' was serialized in ''

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'' from April 24, 2006, to August 31, 2009, and its sequel '' To Love Ru Darkness'' was serialized in ''

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'' from October 4, 2010, to March 4, 2017. Both series received multiple anime adaptations and have been released in North America. In the December 2020 issue of

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' ''

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'' manga magazine, it was announced that Saki and artist Wise Speak would launch a manga series titled ''GT-Girl'' on November 27, 2020.

Works

Video games

*'' Zero4 Champ'' – vehicle illustration *''Zero4 Champ II'' – vehicle illustration *''The Great Battle Pocket'' – character design *''Mini 4 Boy'' – character design, planning *''Mini 4 Boy II'' – character design, scenario writer *''Little Busters Q'' – screenplay, planning *''Ojamajo Adventure: Naisho no Mahou'' – screenplay, planning *''Nuga-Cel!'' *''Motto Nuga-Cel! '' *''Tengi Sosei Strike Girls / Gorgeous Maiden Girls Striker'' – scenario supervision *''Honey x Blade / Honey x Blade 2'' – scenario supervision *''Detariki Z Tokubetsu Bōei-kyoku Taiin no Nichijō'' – scenario supervision

Anime

*'' Sugar Sugar Rune'' – Script (episodes 5, 12, 21, and 36) *''

'' – Script (episodes 3, 4, 5, 9, 13, 14, 18, and 19) *'' Powerpuff Girls Z'' – Script (episodes 2, 12, 23, 25, 41, and 48) *'' Pinky:St'' – Series Composition *''

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'' – Series Composition *''

'' (TV) – Original creator *''

'' (OVA) – Original creator *'' Motto To Love Ru'' – Original creator *'' To Love Ru Darkness'' (TV) – Original creator *'' To Love Ru Darkness'' (OVA) – Original creator *'' To Love Ru Darkness 2nd'' (TV) – Original creator *'' To Love Ru Darkness 2nd'' (OVA) – Original creator

Manga

* (with Kentaro Yabuki; 2006–2009

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) – Story * (with Kentaro Yabuki; 2010–2017 Shueisha) – Story * (with Kotarō Shōno; 2013–2014 Gakken Plus) – Story * ''GT-Girl'' (stylized as ''GT-giRl'', with Wise Speak; 2020–2022

) – Story

References

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