Overview - Date A Live

Overview

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.

Seasons

• Name: Specials

  Episode: 5

  Date first aired: 2013-12-06

• Name: Date A Live

  Episode: 12

  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 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 commander of the airship Fraxinus, crewed by the organization Ratatoskr, and 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.

  Date first aired: 2013-04-06

• Name: Date A Live II

  Episode: 10

  Gear up for a thrilling second season of the smash hit anime Date a Live! This epic new chapter picks up where last season ended and introduces some titillating new developments – like a stunning set of twin Sirens! Don’t miss this chance for a second date with your favorite space babes or their adorable hijinks could wreak havoc on planet Earth!

  Date first aired: 2014-04-12

• Name: Date A Live III

  Episode: 12

  If Shido wants to be in this world, he’ll have to save it first—but his battle requires head and heart. Dating Spirits to keep them from destroying the planet isn’t easy, and time is just about everywhere but on his side.

  Date first aired: 2019-01-11

• Name: Date A Live IV

  Episode: 12

  Ordinary high school boy Shidou discovers a mysterious girl at ground zero of a recent spacequake. Shidou learns, through his sister Kotori, that the girl is one of the Spirits: mystical creatures responsible for the spacequakes. Shidou is recruited to help "seal" the spirits and end their threat to mankind. There’s just one catch: the only way to seal a spirit—is to make her fall in love with you.

  Date first aired: 2022-04-08

• Name: Date A Live V

  Episode: 12

  Now that Shido has sealed 10 Spirits, DEM Industries leader Issac Westcott begins his true plans. On February 20, DEM will kill Shido and plunder the Spirits. Now, Ratatoskr must exhaust all efforts to protect Shido from this fate.

  Date first aired: 2024-04-10