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Date A Live

Score

6.8 / 10

Status

Finished Airing

Episodes

12

Studio

AIC Plus+

Official Streams

HuluCrunchyroll

Date A Live

Also known as デート・ア・ライブ

TVSpring 2013Source Light novelR - 17+ (violence & profanity)
ActionComedyEcchiFantasyMechaRomanceSci-Fi

6.8/10

Community score

#4006

Rank

1.1M

Members

10.4K

Favorites

Synopsis

Thirty years before a strange phenomena called a "spacequake" devastated the center of Eurasia, claiming the lives of at least 150 million people. Since then, smaller spacequakes plague the world on an irregular basis. Shidou Itsuka, a seemingly ordinary high schooler comes across a mysterious girl at the ground zero of a spacequake and learns from his sister Kotori she is one of the "Spirits" who are the real cause of the spacequakes that occur when they manifest themselves in the world. He also learns that Kotori is the captain of the airship Ratatoskr and recruits him to make use of his mysterious ability to seal the Spirits' powers and stop them from being a threat to mankind. However, there is a catch: to seal a Spirit, he must make her fall in love with him.

(Source: Anime News Network)

Production Notes

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.

Cast Highlights

Himekawa, Yoshino

Himekawa, Yoshino

Main

Voice: Nomizu, Iori (Japanese)

Itsuka, Shidou

Itsuka, Shidou

Main

Voice: Grelle, Jessie James (English)

Itsuka, Kotori

Itsuka, Kotori

Main

Voice: Taketatsu, Ayana (Japanese)

Tobiichi, Origami

Tobiichi, Origami

Main

Voice: Togashi, Misuzu (Japanese)

Yatogami, Tooka

Yatogami, Tooka

Main

Voice: Inoue, Marina (Japanese)

Fujibakama, Mii

Fujibakama, Mii

Supporting

Voice: Rial, Monica (English)

Hazakura, Mai

Hazakura, Mai

Supporting

Voice: Clark, Leah (English)

Kannazuki, Kyouhei

Kannazuki, Kyouhei

Supporting

Voice: Koyasu, Takehito (Japanese)

Core Staff

Cook, Justin

Cook, Justin

Producer

Kurakane, Chiaki

Kurakane, Chiaki

Producer

Motonaga, Satoshi

Motonaga, Satoshi

Producer

Ougi, Jiyuu

Ougi, Jiyuu

Producer

Motonaga, Keitarou

Motonaga, Keitarou

Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

Ebina, Yasunori

Ebina, Yasunori

Sound Director

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)

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Related Titles

Sequel

Date A Live: Date to Date

anime

Adaptation

Date A Live

manga

Adaptation

Date A Live: Tooka Dead End

manga

Adaptation

Date A Live

manga

Spin-Off

Date A Bullet: Dead or Bullet

anime

Recent Episodes

Episode 1

April 10

3.84/5
Aired 4/6/2013

Episode 2

Another Close Encounter

4.29/5
Aired 4/14/2013

Episode 3

For the Sky and the Sword

4.39/5
Aired 4/21/2013

Episode 4

Sullen Rain

4.26/5
Aired 4/28/2013

Episode 5

Frozen Ground

4.28/5
Aired 5/5/2013

Episode 6

Hot Springs of Love

3.93/5
Aired 5/12/2013

Episode 7

The Visitors

4.56/5
Aired 5/19/2013

Episode 8

Triple Frenzy

4.54/5
Aired 5/26/2013
Full episode listing

Quick Facts

FormatTV
Episodes12
Duration25 min per ep
SourceLight novel
RatingR - 17+ (violence & profanity)
SeasonSpring 2013
AiredApr 6, 2013 to Jun 22, 2013
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content

Ranking And Reach

Popularity#162
Scored by625.1K
BroadcastSaturdays at 01:30 (JST)
ApprovedYes

Title Variants

English title

Date A Live

Romaji title

Date A Live

Japanese title

デート・ア・ライブ

Synonyms

Unknown

Production Team

Main studio

AIC Plus+

Producers

AIC, Kadokawa Shoten, AT-X, Nippon Columbia, Fujimi Shobo

Licensors

Funimation

Japanese title

デート・ア・ライブ

Themes And Audience

HaremSchoolUrban Fantasy