To LOVE-Ru Darkness (To LOVEる -とらぶる- ダークネス To Raburu -Toraburu- Dākunesu?) is the sequel to the To LOVE-Ru and Motto To LOVE-Ru anime, based on the manga series of the same name, To LOVE-ru Darkness. The first season of To Love Ru: Darkness anime series is composed of 12 episodes and 6 OVAs. Each OVA is a filler side-episode consists of two or three story segments, while adapting random manga chapter. The first OVA served as the pilot episode before the TV series aired and following on. The series was announced on March 31st, 2012 and the first episode aired on October 5th of the same year on Tokyo MX. The anime is produced by Xebec and directed by Atsushi Ootsuki.