Date A Live

Date A Live

Alternative Titles

Synonyms

Japanese

デート・ア・ライブ

English

Date A Live

Information

Type

TV

Aired

Apr 6, 2013 to Jun 22, 2013

Episodes

12

Duration

25 min per ep

Broadcast

Saturdays at 01:30 (JST)

Studios

AIC PLUS+

Licensors

Funimation

Status

Finished Airing

Source

Light novel

Rating

R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Demographics

Statistics

Rank

3600

Score

7.15

Scored by

600403

Popularity

153

Members

1068011

Favorites

10023

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Synopsis

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.

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