To LOVE Ru Darkness 2 Specials

To LOVEる -とらぶる- ダークネス2nd (To LOVE-Ru Darkness 2nd Specials)

7.5(54,088)

MAL Score

Ranked #2079

Popularity #2337

Comedy
Ecchi
Romance
Sci-Fi
Harem
School

Episodes: 2
Duration: 23 min per ep
Aired: Feb 26, 2016
Status: Finished Airing

Synopsis

*To LOVE Ru Darkness 2 Specials* is a set of bonus episodes packaged with the seventh Blu-ray and DVD volume of *To LOVE-Ru Darkness 2nd*.

These extras offer additional comedic, romantic, and sci-fi-tinged school hijinks in the same ecchi harem style as the main installment.

Otaku Consensus

Xebec’s two bonus episodes land as a confident encore for viewers already invested in To LOVE-Ru Darkness 2nd, with Atsushi Ootsuki’s brisk comic timing and Yuuichi Oka’s character designs benefiting from a Blu-ray/DVD presentation that reviewers singled out for vivid color, shading, and detail. Fan response remains solid for a short extra, reflected in a 7.53 MAL score and 72/100 AniList score, but the recurring criticism is that the material can feel like filler and that its aggressive ecchi formula hits differently for viewers whose tastes have moved on.

Why You Should Watch

Watch these specials if you want the To LOVE-Ru Darkness 2nd machine at full OVA concentration: Xebec polish, rapid slapstick, alien/assassin absurdity, and fanservice staged with zero apology. They are best for viewers who like High School DxD’s libido-forward chaos but want less battle escalation, or Seitokai Yakuindomo’s gag density filtered through sci-fi harem accidents. Because they were BD/DVD bonuses rather than TV episodes, the appeal is not narrative catch-up; it is the pleasure of seeing Momo, Yami, Mea, and Rito thrown into compact scenarios that spotlight the franchise’s timing, body-language comedy, and glossy character art. If you want an ecchi encore without committing to another cour, this is the efficient version.

Key Characters

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Momo Belia Deviluke(VA: Aki Toyosaki)
Momo is the Darkness-era character fans associate with the series’ more calculating harem dynamics, balancing sweetness with a mischievous command of the room.
K
Konjiki no Yami(VA: Misato Fukuen)
Yami remains the franchise’s signature kuudere assassin presence, making her deadpan reactions especially effective against the specials’ high-volume slapstick.
M
Mea Kurosaki(VA: Yuka Iguchi)
Mea brings a sharper, more unstable energy to the ensemble, connecting the school-comedy surface to the assassin and psychosexual tags that define Darkness.
R
Rito Yuuki(VA: Akeno Watanabe)
Rito’s appeal is his improbable durability as a harem-comedy catalyst, with Akeno Watanabe’s performance keeping him reactive rather than smug.

What Makes It Stand Out

1
The specials were released as bonus episodes with the seventh Blu-ray and DVD volume of To LOVE-Ru Darkness 2nd on February 26, 2016, making them a home-video addendum rather than part of the TV broadcast run.
2
Xebec’s presentation is a major selling point: contemporary reviews of the Darkness 2nd Blu-ray release praised the strong shading, detailed backgrounds, saturated colors, and fanservice that visibly benefits from the transfer.
3
Atsushi Ootsuki handled both direction and series composition, giving these extras continuity with the main installment’s pacing instead of treating them as disconnected throwaways.
4
The staff lineup keeps the manga identity intact: Saki Hasemi is credited for the original story, while Kentarou Yabuki’s original character designs remain the visual foundation adapted by anime character designer Yuuichi Oka.
5
AniList’s tag profile is unusually explicit about the franchise blend, with Nudity at 82% and Aliens, Slapstick, Assassins, Female Harem, Heterosexual, and Psychosexual all clustered at 79%.

Fun Facts & Trivia

Fun fact 1: Despite consisting of only two episodes, the specials have a large database footprint, with 54,058 MAL votes and 279 AniList favourites recorded in the supplied data.
Fun fact 2: The release followed the main To LOVE-Ru Darkness 2nd TV season, which aired in Japan from July to October 2015, with the specials arriving on home video in February 2016.
Fun fact 3: Jin Aketagawa served as sound director and Takeshi Watanabe handled the music, preserving the audio team behind the series’ mix of school-comedy rhythm and sci-fi harem escalation.
Fun fact 4: The main credited cast for these specials centers on Momo, Yami, Mea, and Rito, a lineup that foregrounds the Darkness side of the franchise rather than the broader ensemble.
Fun fact 5: The most positive review language around the release emphasizes unapologetic excess, with one Blu-ray review describing the season’s approach as going unusually far and calling the fanservice-forward presentation pure pleasure rather than a guilty one.