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Date A Live

2013

デート・ア・ライブ

AnimeTVFinished AiringR - 17+ (violence & profanity)
StudioAIC PLUS+
12 Episodes
25 min per ep
7.14
1,120,181 MAL members
10,398 favorites
Light novel
MAL
Genres
ActionFantasyRomanceSci-FiHaremSchoolUrban Fantasy

Thirty years ago, the Eurasian continent was devastated by a supermassive "spatial quake"—a phenomenon involving space vibrations of unknown origin—resulting in the deaths of over 150 million people. Since then, these quakes have been plaguing the world intermittently, albeit on a lighter scale. Shidou Itsuka is a seemingly average high school student who lives with his younger sister, Kotori. When an imminent spatial quake threatens the safety of Tengu City, he rushes to save her, only to be caught in the resulting eruption. He discovers a mysterious girl at its source, who is revealed to be a "Spirit," an otherworldly entity whose appearance triggers a spatial quake. Soon after, he becomes embroiled in a skirmish between the girl and the Anti-Spirit Team, a ruthless strike force with the goal of annihilating Spirits. However, there is a third party that believes in saving the spirits: "Ratatoskr," which surprisingly is commanded by Shidou's little sister! Kotori forcibly recruits Shidou after the clash, presenting to him an alternative method of dealing with the danger posed by the Spirits—make them fall in love with him. Now, the fate of the world rests on his dating prowess, as he seeks out Spirits in order to charm them. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Date A Live adapts the first 4 novels of Koushi Tachibana's light novel series of the same name. The anime premiered on March 31, 2013 on Niconico. On TV, it premiered on April 6, 2013 on Tokyo MX. The Blu-ray Box features an additional 35 minutes worth of content. Due to the Blu-ray Box being released after FUNimation Entertainment's release, this additional material was not included in any English release.

Characters & Voice Cast

Yatogami, TookaMainVA:Inoue, MarinaJapanese/Rojas, MichelleEnglish/Gamburg, AnnaGerman
Tobiichi, OrigamiMainVA:Togashi, MisuzuJapanese/Lee, MichelleEnglish/Rachfahl, MelindaGerman
Itsuka, KotoriMainVA:Taketatsu, AyanaJapanese/Apprill, BrynEnglish/Schmidt, JosephineGerman
Itsuka, ShidouMainVA:Grelle, Jessie JamesEnglish/Shimazaki, NobunagaJapanese/Eßer, MarcoGerman
Himekawa, YoshinoMainVA:Nomizu, IoriJapanese/Ballard, TiaEnglish/Blank, JodieGerman
Fujibakama, MiiSupportingVA:Rial, MonicaEnglish/Tsukimiya, MidoriJapanese
Hazakura, MaiSupportingVA:Clark, LeahEnglish/Tsumita, KayokoJapanese/Rybiczka, AnjaGerman
Kannazuki, KyouheiSupportingVA:Koyasu, TakehitoJapanese/Tatum, J. MichaelEnglish/Nümm, AdamGerman
Kawagoe, KyoujiSupportingVA:Sabat, ChristopherEnglish/Inoue, GouJapanese/Kraus, KevinGerman
Kusakabe, RyoukoSupportingVA:Glass, CaitlinEnglish/Takahashi, AoJapanese/Betz, LaurineGerman
Mikimoto, MasaomiSupportingVA:Tone, KentarouJapanese/Campbell, BradleyEnglish
Minowa, KozueSupportingVA:Usami, TomokoJapanese/Ragsdale, SaraEnglish/Katt, CarmenGerman
Murasame, ReineSupportingVA:Endou, AyaJapanese/Nash, BarrettEnglish/Bauer, AliceGerman
Nakatsugawa, MunechikaSupportingVA:Thurston, MattEnglish/GorgeousJapanese/Bräuler, StefanGerman
NarratorSupportingVA:Mitsuishi, KotonoJapanese/Moore, AlexEnglish/Schwab, SusanneGerman
Okamine, TamaeSupportingVA:Munoz, AnastasiaEnglish/Sadohara, KaoriJapanese/Arnoldt, JasminGerman

Staff & Creators

Cook, JustinProducer
Kurakane, ChiakiProducer
Motonaga, SatoshiProducer
Ougi, JiyuuProducer
Motonaga, KeitarouDirector, Episode Director, Storyboard
Ebina, YasunoriSound Director
Andou, TakashiEpisode Director
Kimura, ShinichirouEpisode Director, Storyboard
Suzuki, KaoruEpisode Director, Storyboard, Assistant Director
Takabayashi, HisayaEpisode Director
Marchi, JamieScript
Suzuki, TakaakiScript

Production

Studios
AIC PLUS+
Producers
AICKadokawa ShotenAT-XNippon ColumbiaFujimi Shobo
Licensors
Funimation

Theme Songs

Openings
  • "Date A Live (デート・ア・ライブ)" by sweet ARMS
Endings
  • 1: "Hatsukoi Winding Road" by Kayoko Tsumita, Risako Murai, Midori Tsukimiya (eps 1)
  • 2: "SAVE THE WORLD" by Iori Nomizu (eps 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12)
  • 3: "SAVE MY HEART" by Iori Nomizu (eps 3, 7, 9, 11)
  • 4: "Strawberry Rain (ストロベリーレイン)" by Iori Nomizu (eps 5)

Details

AiredApr 6, 2013 to Jun 22, 2013
MAL Rank#4006
Popularity#163

Related Works

Sequel
Date A Live: Date to Dateanime
Adaptation
Date A LivemangaDate A Live: Tooka Dead EndmangaDate A Livemanga
Spin-Off
Date A Bullet: Dead or Bulletanime

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