Date A Live
"Kiss the girls. Save the world."
Plot Summary
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 & Characters
Cast
Nobunaga Shimazaki
Shido Itsuka (voice)
Marina Inoue
Tohka Yatogami (voice)
Misuzu Togashi
Origami Tobiichi (voice)
Ayana Taketatsu
Kotori Itsuka (voice)
Iori Nomizu
Yoshino (voice)
Asami Sanada
Kurumi Tokisaki (voice)
Maaya Uchida
Kaguya Yamai (voice)
Sarah Emi Bridcutt
Kuzuru Yamai (voice)
Minori Chihara
Miku Iyazoi (voice)
Aya Endo
Reine Murasame (voice)
Takehito Koyasu
Kyōhei Kannazuki (voice)
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Seasons (6)
Date A Live
12 episodes
Aired: 2013
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 A Live II
10 episodes
Aired: 2014
Shido Itsuka, who used to be a normal high school student at Raizen High, meets the first Spirit, Tohka, and awakens his power to "seal the Spirit's power". Though they may be feared and hated beings due to their immense power, Spirits were always alone and knew only combat and death. Shido, the only one in the world with the power to seal the Spirits' might, hurls himself into life-threatening dates with the beautiful Spirits in order to save them.
Date A Live III
12 episodes
Aired: 2019
Life has settled down into a calm state for Shido – or at least as calm as he can be when he's juggling the romantic interests of a half-dozen sealed Spirits and one aggressive classmate. Another spatial quake warning sends him out to a ruined amusement park to meet the newest Spirit, the green-haired Natsume, who dresses like a witch and uses magical powers to render AST attackers comically ineffective. Although things go well at first, he inadvertently offends her, and her retribution comes by pretending to be him and trying to ruin his reputation at school. When that effort ultimately gets thwarted by Origami and Tohka, she resorts to a much more involved plan that could result in one of the people around him disappearing.
Date A Live IV
12 episodes
Aired: 2022
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 A Live V
12 episodes
Aired: 2024
Shidou Itsuka faces greater peril than ever due to his continued involvement with Ratatoskr. He has already sealed 10 Spirits, and Isaac Westcott, leader of Deus Ex Machina Industries, has finally decided to kill Shidou and plunder the Spirits' powers for himself. To achieve his goal, Isaac declares an all-out war against Ratatoskr, forcing the organization to exhaust its resources to ensure Shidou's survival. Despite being severely outnumbered and outmatched, a glimmer of hope exists in the form of the Spirit of Time, Kurumi Tokisaki. Shidou must seal and acquire Kurumi's power to travel to the past and confront the Spirit of Origin—the catalyst that started it all.
Production
AIC PLUS+
J.C.STAFF
Production IMS
GEEKTOYS
Nippon Columbia
KADOKAWA
KADOKAWA Media House
GEEK PICTURES
Docomo Anime Store
AT-X