To Love-Ru Watch Order: The Complete Guide Including OVAs
If you want to start watching To Love-Ru anime but are unsure where to start, you are in the right place. In this article, we are bringing you the best To Love-Ru watch order, and we will also include OVAs in this guide.
It chronicles the life of high school student Rito Yuuki after he meets and accidentally gets engaged to the alien princess Lala Satalin Deviluke. The title, Toraburu, is a pun on the English loan words toraburu (“trouble”) and rabu (“love”), referencing the harem aspect of the series.
Let’s now see what is To Love-Ru watch order guide compiled of.
To Love-Ru watch order at a glance
To Love-Ru anime contains twenty-six episodes and three OVAs. Other than that, there are also six OVA episodes of To Love Ru Darkness. Let’s see what they look like in the right order.
- To LOVE-Ru
- To LOVE-Ru OVA
- Motto To LOVE-Ru
- To LOVE-Ru Darkness OVA
- To LOVE-Ru Darkness
- To LOVE-Ru Darkness OVA
- To LOVE-Ru Darkness
- To LOVE-Ru Darkness OVA
- To LOVE-Ru Darkness 2nd
- To LOVE-Ru Darkness 2nd Special
- To LOVE-Ru Darkness 2nd OVA
- To LOVE-Ru: Multiplication – Mae kara Ushiro kara
Now let’s see the complete watch order, what the anime is about, and how are the seasons and OVAs connected.
To Love-Ru the complete watch order
Let’s see what the seasons are about, as well as the OVAs and how they connect to each other.
To Love Ru (season 1)
While the first season uses characters and general themes from the original manga, a large majority of episodes in this season is anime original and did not adapt much from its source material manga.
To LOVE-Ru OVA
These OVA episodes are mostly fillers and even though they are interesting to watch for the fans of To LOVE-Ru, you can skip them if you want.
These OVAs take place before Motto To Love Ru.
Motto To LOVE-Ru
The second season of the anime series, titled Motto To Love Ru, was produced by Xebec and directed by Atsushi Ōtsuki. It aired for 12 episodes between October 6 and December 22, 2010 and would mark the beginning of the anime strictly adhering to the manga.
This season continues to follow Yuuka Rito, who is never able to get an excuse not to have sexual incidents with women in his vicinity. Even though Lala claims that she will be with him, Rito still has feelings for his former friend Haruna. Following these events, the heart of Rito still beats for Haruna.
To LOVE-Ru Darkness
A third season of the anime series, titled To Love Ru Darkness, a sequel manga, was produced by Xebec, directed by Atsushi Ōtsuki, and aired for 12 episodes between October 6 and December 29, 2012. The opening theme for To Love Ru Darkness is “Rakuen Project” by Ray and the ending theme is “Foul Play ni Kurari” by Kanon Wakeshima. Sentai Filmworks released To Love Ru Darkness on DVD and Blu-ray in North America on July 15, 2014.
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The Love Darkness is the Sequel to Motto To Love Ru. The story is about two sisters from another planet Nana and Momo trying to achieve their goal and also make a harem for Rito.
To LOVE-Ru Darkness OVAs
As with the original To LOVE-Ru OVAs, these episodes are mostly fillers and you can skip them, but if you are a fan of To LOVE-Ru, they are a must-see then.
To LOVE-Ru Darkness 2nd
The fourth and final season of the anime series titled, To Love Ru Darkness 2nd, aired in Japan between July 7 and October 29, 2015. The opening theme is “secret arms” by Ray, while the ending theme is “Gardens” by Mami Kawada. Sentai Filmworks released To Love Ru Darkness 2nd on DVD and Blu-ray in North America on November 1, 2016.
The story continues to unfold after the events from To Love Ru Darkness.
Do you need to watch To LOVE-Ru anime in order?
You should watch the four anime seasons in order, but if you want, you can skip all the OVAs. Still, To LOVE-Ru OVAs are pretty interesting and fun, so if you are a fan of anime you should watch them.
Will there be more To LOVE-Ru anime in the future?
To LOVE-RU finished in 2017, and there weren’t any announcements from then, so, unfortunately, we don’t belive there will be more To LOVE-Ru anime in the future. Still, we had to wait for a long time to get the new season of Bleach, so who knows, maybe we will get To LOVE-Ru in the future as well.
