The Time of the Animals!? is the twenty-fourth chapter of To LOVE-Ru manga.
Plot[]
A third-year girl Tenjōin Saki appears. She is very wealthy and is accompanied by her two servants/friends, Aya Fujisaki and Rin Kujou. Meanwhile, Rito and Lala are walking to school. When Ren comes up to Lala, Rito recalls what happened in the previous chapter and kicks him starting a fight while Lala misinterprets it as them getting along. Noted that Lala is popular amongst students, Saki then has her friend investigate claiming that there is no room for more than the one number one girl in the school.
In the I-A, Saruyama explains to the class that the Sainan School festival is coming and their class festival's theme will be an animal cafe (an animal-themed cafe). Rito's classmates are perplexed calling it a stupid idea, but he says it is the time of the animals and has already prepared the costume. The girls then go to change into their (revealing) costumes for the cafe. Haruna is very hesitant to change into her costume, but Risa and Mio force her to wear a cute cat-lady one.
Once the girls return to class, all the boys are excited and change their opinions. Rito is angry at Saruyama for making Haruna wear something so naughty, but he reassures Rito about a special role for him. After looking at Haruna and Lala's costumes, even Rito claims that "Animal Cafe is great."
Meanwhile, Rin is spying on Rito's class and discovers about the animal cafe. Saki is then bent on beating Lala at the festival and being the top girl in the school.