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Based from the original light novel series by Koushi Tachibana, and illustrated by Tsunako, Date A Live is a Japanese animation series which came around in year 2013. Animation has been done by several animation studios per season, this Anime series has been spanned for at least 5 seasons, lasting for at least 12 Episodes each season.
Also, concurrent movies and other OVA Gaidens were produced in this Anime, which were not included or documented somehow in this info page.
Series Info
| Title | DATE A LIVE デート・ア・ライブ |
| Genre | Action, Harem, Fantasy, Romance, Supernatural |
| Creator(s) | Koushi Tachibana (Story) Tsunako (Art / Character Design) |
| Based From | “DATE A LIVE” Light Novel Series Published Under KADOKAWA |
| Director | Keitaro Motonaga (Seasons 1 to 3) Jun Nakagawa (4th Arc) |
| Music | Go Sakabe |
| Animation Studio | AIC Plus+ (Anime International Company) Production IMS (SEASON TWO) J.C. Staff (Third Season) GEEKTOYS (4th and 5th) |
| Original Airing Date (First Episode) | April 6, 2013 (First Season) April 12, 2014 (Date A Live II) January 11, 2019 (Date A Live III) April 8, 2022 (Date A Live IV) April 10, 2024 (Date A Live V) |
| Episodes | 12 (First Season) 10 (Date A Live II) 12 (Date A Live III) 12 (Date A Live IV) TBR (Date A Live V) |
| Official Website | https://date-a-live5th-anime.com/ |
Story
Many years ago, a spatial quake has been occurring intermittently over the parts of Eurasian continent. Because of this, a lot of people had been devastatingly died. This was caused by wandering beings, called “Spirits”, who trigger this such phenomenon. A man named Shido Itsuka is having this strange ability where he can actually see and go closer to these Spirits. This is where he met the mysterious Spirit, and she was named as Tohka Yatogami. Later on, a lot of Spirits have been appeared from this time on, and Shido must need to “date” these Spirits in order to seal their powers by just kissing them on the lips. He was being assisted by the organization or group, called the Ratatoskr, in finding and to suppress the Spirits who were trying to run amok — where only Shido can able to stop them.
Episodes List and Reviews
Here is the list of Episodes, and Episode Reviews that can be encountered in this Anime (Does not include OVAs and other concurrent movies).
Episode Reviews for Seasons 1 until 3 are not available.
Season 1 (Date A Live)
| EPISODE # | EPISODE TITLE (ORIGINAL) |
|---|---|
| 1 | April 10 |
| 2 | Close Re-encounter |
| 3 | A Sword That Splits the Sky |
| 4 | The Unhappy Rain |
| 5 | The Freezing Ground |
| 6 | The Hot Springs of Love |
| 7 | The Visitors |
| 8 | Triple Frenzy |
| 9 | A Raging Nightmare |
| 10 | The Spirit of Ifrit |
| 11 | Countdown |
| 12 | A Thing That Can’t Be Given Up |
SEASON TWO (Date A Live II)
| EPISODE # | EPISODE TITLE (ORIGINAL) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daily Life |
| 2 | The Child of the Storm |
| 3 | Two Wishes |
| 4 | Manifestation |
| 5 | Diva |
| 6 | Girls Music |
| 7 | The Army Destroyer Gabriel |
| 8 | A Promise to Keep |
| 9 | The Truth About Miku |
| 10 | Inversion |
3rd Season (Date A Live III)
| EPISODE # | EPISODE TITLE (ORIGINAL) |
|---|---|
| 1 | The Seventh Spirit |
| 2 | Can You Find Me? |
| 3 | You Are Natsumi |
| 4 | Transformation |
| 5 | Despair Crashes Down |
| 6 | The Divided Paths |
| 7 | A Brought Power |
| 8 | The Demon King of Descending Darkness |
| 9 | Five Years Ago, in Tengu City |
| 10 | Another World, Another Girl |
| 11 | The Angel of the Starry Night |
| 12 | Make Shido Itsuka Swoon |
The 4th Arc (Date A Live IV)
| EPISODE # | EPISODE TITLE (ORIGINAL) | EPISODE TITLE (REVIEWS) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don’t Panic. It’s a Spirit’s Trap | A Spirit Mangaka |
| 2 | So Be It!, 2D It Is! | Let’s Make a Doujinshi Manga! |
| 3 | What’s Yours is Mine | The Absolute Inversion |
| 4 | The Spirit from Space | Locked Heart |
| 5 | Fairy Tale | A Story Book of Imaginations |
| 6 | Unlocked Heart | Unlocked Heart |
| 7 | Locked Memories | Parallel Existence |
| 8 | Key and Sword | Friends And Myself Indeed Love You |
| 9 | The Nightmare’s Seduction | To Pat a Stray Cat |
| 10 | The Maiden’s Time | Girls and Chocolate |
| 11 | Crimes of the Past Days | Kurumi Insurrection |
| 12 | The Cycle of Salvation | Checkpoint |
The 5th Chapter (Date A Live V)
| EPISODE # | EPISODE TITLE |
| 1 | The First Signal of War |
| 2 | The Final Rest |
| 3 | The Spirit’s Resurrection |
| 4 | The Spirit of Origin |
| 5 | The Mother Zero |
| 6 | The Three Wizards |
| 7 | The World Tree Falls |
| 8 | The One Who Pulls the Trigger |
| 9 | “The Second” Chance |
| 10 | The Battlefield That Never Happened |
| 11 | The Momentary Paradise |
| 12 | And the One She Decides Is… |
Cast
| CHARACTER | ACTOR/ACTRESS |
|---|---|
| Shido Itsuka | Nobunaga Shimazaki |
| Tohka Yatogami | Marina Inoue |
| Origami Tobiichi | Misuzu Togashi |
| Kotori Itsuka | Ayana Taketatsu |
| Yoshino | Iori Nomizu |
| Kurumi Tokisaki | Asami Sanada |
| Kaguya Yamai (2) | Maaya Uchida |
| Yuzuru Yamai (2) | Sarah Emi Bridcutt |
| Miku Izayoi (2) | Minori Chihara |
| Natsumi (3) | Ayumi Mano |
| Nia Honjo (4) | Hitomi Nabatame |
| Mukuro Hoshimiya (4) | Akari Kageyama |
| Reine Murasame Mio Takamiya (5) | Aya Endo |
| Isaac Ray Pelham Westcott | Ryotaro Okiayu |
| Ellen Mira Mathers | Shizuka Ito |
| Artemisia Bell Ashcroft | Eriko Matsui |
Updated since June 20, 2024.