The mad king, who craves for Lala Ru in a kind of naive love, trying to care for her—when rejected by Lala Ru, he goes into raving fits, screaming at her, destroying things in the vicinity, but never hurting Lala Ru (though he does pull her hair). She has special powers involving water which on the desert planet is something he craves for, to make him achieve his ultimate victory.   (Source: Wikipedia) 

Shu is a typical Japanese boy, but has an unbeatable, optimistic and determined attitude. However, when he sees a mysterious girl with strange eyes named Lala-Ru up on a smokestack, he is soon pulled into a strange desert world. Shu soon discovers the true terrors of war, which includes genocide, brutal torture, hunger, thirst, and child exploitation. Now Shu is trying to save Lala-Ru, as well as his hard earned, and often relunctant, new friends from the insane dictator, Hamdo. Whether Shu can possibly accomplish saving those he cares about while still holding up to his values remains to be seen. <br><br>
(Source: Anime News Network) 