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Date A Live

2013 Ended 24m episodes

8.3/10 515 votes

AnimationSci-Fi & FantasyComedyAction & Adventure

Thirty years ago a strange phenomenon 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. Shido Itsuka, a seemingly ordinary high schooler comes across a mysterious girl at the ground zero of a spacequake and learns she is one of the "Spirits" who are the real cause of the spacequakes that occur when they manifest themselves in the world. He is recruited to make use of his mysterious ability to seal the Spirits' powers thus stopping them from being a threat to mankind. However, there is a catch: to seal a Spirit's power, he must make her fall in love with him and kiss him.

Cast:: Nobunaga Shimazaki, Marina Inoue, Misuzu Togashi, Ayana Taketatsu
Language:: Japanese
Country:: Japan
Network:: AT-X, TOKYO MX

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E01

Episode 1

★ 8.3

Beginnings of War

2024-04-10 · 24m

Kotori and the others gathered on the bridge of Fraxinus learn that Kurumi has traveled back in time 204 times to try to save Shido. Shido also tries to search his memories to learn who Mio Takamiya is, but...

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E02

Episode 2

★ 8.5

Final Respite

2024-04-17 · 24m

The crew of Fraxinus sets about preparing for their battle against DEM with haste and high morale. The Spirits work hard to prepare snacks in order to encourage Shido and everyone else as the decisive battle draws closer by the hour...

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E03

Episode 3

★ 9.5

The Spirit's Resurrection

2024-04-24 · 24m

A full-scale confrontation between Shido and his friends Ratatoskr and DEM has begun. Kurumi and her clone, AST led by Ryoko Kusabe, join them, and as the battle intensifies, Shido confronts a horde of pseudo-Spirits, Nibeelcole.

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E04

Episode 4

★ 9.0

The Spirit of Origin

2024-05-01 · 24m

A certain time, a certain place. Shinji Takamiya encounters a spatial earthquake, but finds a girl at the scene. She remembers almost nothing about herself. Shinji gives her the name Mio and she goes to live with him and his younger sister, Mana.

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E05

Episode 5

★ 9.0

Mother Mio

2024-05-08 · 24m

Shido is flooded with memories as the girl named Mio Takamiya stands before him. She was the person with whom Shido once shared his feelings when he was Shinji Takamiya. Meanwhile, Kotori and the others learn of Reine's true identity.

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E06

Episode 6

★ 9.5

The Three Magi

2024-05-15 · 24m

As Shido rushes to the Spirits' side, Westcott blocks his path. Meanwhile, Tohka and the others find themselves overwhelmed and powerless before Mio's manifested Angel, Ein Sof Ohr.

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E07

Episode 7

★ 6.5

The World Tree Sheds Leaves

2024-05-22 · 24m

Many spirits were exhausted by Mio's Ein Sof Ohr and collapsed. Kotori directs Fraxinus toward Mio and fires her spirit cannon, Gungnir, but...

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E08

Episode 8

★ 6.5

The One Who Pulled the Trigger

2024-05-29 · 24m

Shido is shocked when Mio tells him that all the Spirits are dead. Stunned and unable to move, Mio nearly wipes his memories as Shido, but there is still one Spirit who's survived.

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E09

Episode 9

★ 7.5

A "Second" Date

2024-06-05 · 24m

Shido returns to a time before the final battle with DEM began, when no one has died yet. In order to avoid repeating the same future, Shido asks Reine out on a date. After hearing the story from Shido, Kotori and the Spirits support their date.

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E10

Episode 10

★ 9.0

A Battlefield That Shouldn't Be Possible

2024-06-12 · 24m

As Shido's date with Reine is winding down, Reine comes to the realization that history has been rewritten. With DEM approaching, Kurumi arrives at their location to aid Shido.

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E11

Episode 11

★ 8.0

A Fleeting Paradise

2024-06-19 · 24m

Kurumi manages to survive Mio's assault and the other Spirits arrive to aid Shido. Realizing why he failed to seal Mio previously, Shido plans to kiss her again and this time make her choose him over Shinji.

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E12

Episode 12

★ 10.0

And the One She Chooses Is

2024-06-26 · 24m

While Shido and Mio face each other and convey their feelings, Westcott activates his terrifying ritual. Can Shido and the others stop his plot from achieving fruition?

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