Vs.
Now, this is going to be a different kind of battle. This time, we're not going to compare whose stronger than the other, but rather look at character development and their relationship with our two heroes (Ichigo & Rito). These are two completely different genres of anime (Bleach & To-Love-Ru/Darkness), but the thing that these two lovely women have in common is this - They have a major crush on our heroes. These two not only love their heroes, but are both strong in their own right, have a bit of comic relief to them, and aren't what you'd call normal. We will be comparing the following:
1) History
2) Personality
3) Looks
4) Relationship w/Hero
History
Orihime Inoue is Ichigo's classmate and Tatsuki's best friend. She had a older brother up until he died and became a hollow. To this day, Orihime keeps a picture of her brother, Sora, to remember him. Now Orihime's brother had a big impact on Orihime. You don't know what happened to the parents, but we know that the brother was the closest thing to a family that Orihime had. So this makes her backstory a bit tragic, but it isn't touched upon as much as Ichigo's or Rukia's past.
Lala Deviluke is a princess from her own planet. She isn't from Earth, but when she arrives, she is quite fond of our hero, Rito Yuuki. She ran away from her planet because she was forced to marry someone she didn't want to be with, thus making her story not really tragic, but rather its treated like a "runaway girl who falls in love with a prince story." There isn't anything particularly tragic with her except that you don't know about the mother, she has two sisters, and her father is king/leader of Planet Deviluke.
Personality
Orihime is a happy-go-lucky kinda girl...at first. She was more like an airhead and treated as such, but as she went along with Ichigo and his friends, she became mature and lovey-dovey over Ichigo. She became dependent on everyones help (especially Ichigo), which makes her a damsel. What sets her apart is that when you compare how she was in the beginning to now, she has changed a lot. She's still happy-go-lucky, but she knows better and constantly worries about her friend's lives, how the foreseeable future will be for Karakura, and how she'll lead a normal life with her newfound Godly abilities of healing/rejecting.
Lala Deviluke is exactly like Orihime minus the airhead part. Lala is an inventor, but her creations are without flaws. She serves as a comic relief character whose is lovey dovey over Rito. A princess that has adapted to the Earthlings, Lala has learned how to live her days happily as part of Rito's harem. She isn't a damsel, but rather she can put up more of a fight (Example when she and Yami stopped a car from hurting a little kid). She gets a long with everyone. Happy over 9000x whose supportive, loving, caring, giving, and is concerned about everyone she's friends with (Rito, Mikan, Yami, Haruna, Momo & Nana to name a few).
Looks
Orihime is pretty hot. I mean her boobs stand out (which Chizuru is really fond of). She is the 2nd character next to Ichigo that has orange hair (ICHIHIME). She's cute, has a body to die for, and above all else - there's just a funny, innocent, and adorable look to her. She isn't fat, but rather has a slim body (despite the fact that she eats funny foods).
Lala is pretty hot as well. Pink hair and having a wardrobe robot that changes her outfit whenever (which of course has its Ecchi moments), Lala has various options for her wardrobe. And of course like any To-Love-Ru Character, she has boobs. I mean it grabbed the attention of Rito and she constantly sleeps naked next to him (Lucky Bastard!)
Relationship w/Hero
Orihime Inoue has established that she has loved Ichigo for awhile, but Ichigo is unaware of Orihime's confession and so her relationship with Ichigo is kinda downplayed. But when they are together, a genuine relationship is there (they hugged, held hands, Ichigo carried her, and Orihime almost kissed Ichigo in his sleep). I do firmly believe Ichihime will likely be the result of a Bleach couple.
Lala looooooooves Rito, a little too much. I find this funny and find myself extremely jealous of Rito. Everyone wants to be in Rito's shoes - have a cute pink haired alien girl who loves you, sleeps naked next to you, bathes and doesn't care if you see her naked, and a tail that pretty much is her sensitive spot when touched. Lala is competition with the other girls, but she still supports Haruna as her love rival.
NOW you're probably wondering, who is the winner of these two lovely ladies? Well, to tell you the truth, I will have to pick, to no surprise: Orihime Inoue
Why: Well, to be honest, this was to be expected. I think Orihime is the better character for one reason - she is more developed. When you look at Lala, she's always happy, always supportive, and will always be there with Rito. I got nothing against Lala (I think she's also hot too), but I found Orihime more interesting. Orihime's character has changed from the beginning to end. From her personality to the events that took place in Hueco Mundo, Orihime dramatically went through a discovery of herself (as well as her role with Ichigo) and went from being an airhead to a woman who can heal wounds. I found her to be more interesting in her confession as well. I mean Lala's confession was downright like this: She fell in love with Rito when Rito mistakenly confessed to her when it was supposed to be Haruna. Now for Orihime, she loves Ichigo, but didn't tell him in person. Instead, she found a sleeping Ichigo, almost kissed him, and said that if she had several different lives - she would love Ichigo all the same + she went to Ichigo instead of anyone else (the person to whom she could see before departing for Hueco Mundo). I found that more powerful than Lala's misunderstanding of Rito's confession that would later turn to love. Not just that, but Orihime has powers that go beyond just strength and agility, she can heal and reject time so that it can predate before something happened (Ex: Chad's arm being f'ed up by the Yammy). To me, Orihime has a story that sets the mood and tone of how she'll develop more, has a killer body, and has powers that are just phenomenal.
So who do you think is the better lady? Orihime Inoue or Lala Deviluke? Remember these are two completely different series, but the concept of loving the hero is similar in every way. Vote now! Look forward for more Fighter Mondays every Monday. Til then, Stay classy.
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