Ep 9. From a Shining Star, With Love

In the ninth episode of To Love Ru season 1, titled From a Shining Star, With Love, Rito and the other students are preparing for the school's cultural festival. The girls in class are excited about their various projects, with Yami planning to perform a song, and Lala, Haruna, and her friends working on a cosplay cafe.

Meanwhile, Rito is struggling to decide on what he wants to do for the festival. He ends up stumbling upon a girl named Oshizu, who has the ability to possess people's bodies. After a brief misunderstanding, Oshizu starts to open up to Rito and reveals that she is from an alien race that is at war with Lala's family.

As they talk, Rito learns that Oshizu has been trying to contact her comrades who had been sent to Earth to gather information about Lala's family. However, all attempts have failed so far, and Oshizu is worried about her teammates' well-being.

Rito immediately offers to help her and sets out to look for the aliens. He manages to find them, but they are injured and in a critical state. Oshizu possesses one of the team members and relays information to Rito about Lala's family, who may be in danger.

As the cultural festival continues, Rito and Oshizu join forces to keep the aliens' information safe from those who may want to use it against them. They are eventually joined by Yami, who helps fend off a group of mysterious attackers.

Finally, the festival comes to an end, with everyone exhausted but happy with their achievements. Rito and Oshizu exchange a heartfelt goodbye, with Oshizu thanking him for everything he had done for her.

From a Shining Star, With Love is an action-packed episode that also touches on themes of friendship and loyalty. It introduces a new character, Oshizu, who is quirky yet endearing and adds another layer to the show's already rich sci-fi universe. The episode sets up the groundwork for future conflicts and plot twists, making it a must-watch for fans of the series.