The series follows a high school student named Seiji Aino, who becomes trapped in a polyamorous relationship with four girls: the annoying angel cupid Guri, the violently obsessive Akane Hiyama, the shy but defensive Yuzu Kichougasaki and the sadistic psychopath Shikimi Shiramine.
Seiji is tasked with showing Guri how to properly utilize her Kiss Note, which magically brings couples together, and teaching her all about true love.
She convinces Seiji to go kiss his crush, Akane Hiyama, the school's popular girl, who turns out to harbor even stronger feelings for him, bordering on obsessive and psychotic.
Written and illustrated by Megane Mihoshi, Love Tyrant was serialized online from May 2012 to January 2019 in Flex Comix Comic Meteor website.
The anime is directed by Atsushi Nigorikawa at studio EMT Squared with scripts written by Natsuko Takahashi and Monaca composed the music.