Date A Live

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.

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Yatogami, Tooka Main

Inoue, Marina Japanese

Tobiichi, Origami Main

Togashi, Misuzu Japanese

Itsuka, Kotori Main

Taketatsu, Ayana Japanese

Yoshino Main

Nomizu, Iori Japanese

Itsuka, Shidou Main

Shimazaki, Nobunaga Japanese

Tokisaki, Kurumi Supporting

Sanada, Asami Japanese

Murasame, Reine Supporting

Endou, Aya Japanese

Takamiya, Mana Supporting

Misato Japanese

Kannazuki, Kyouhei Supporting

Koyasu, Takehito Japanese

Fujibakama, Mii Supporting

Tsukimiya, Midori Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Motonaga, Satoshi Producer

Kurakane, Chiaki Producer

Ougi, Jiyuu Producer

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Jun 5, 2024

Elhwing

Recommended

After watching the first season of this show, I can understand why it's popular and I can recommend it, but this show won't appeal to everyone, it's clearly aimed at viewers who already enjoy romcom/harem.

I'll try to explain down below the pros and cons of this anime, this review won't contain any spoiler.


The pros :

+ The animation is good, there are a few fighting scenes that are dynamic, and the quality felt consistent throughout the whole season.
+ The "offbeat humour" works pretty well. I mean, don't expect something like Gintama's comedy, but there are many funny jokes here and there that that ... are refreshing. Not every joke is original of course, but it's better than the average regarding the romcom/harem standards.
+ The lore regarding the events depicted in this season is original enough and make the viewer ask itself some questions concerning what might happen afterwards etc... It's not groundbreaking, but it's good enough to justify what's happening and make the story feel coherent as a whole.
+ Many waifus

The cons :

- The character design is too childish, well not for every character, but for some characters that's the case, like the male MC.
- It's linked with the last point, there are a few loli and incest references in this show. Now, there isn't any unwatchable scene or anything, but you know, even when it's shown with a "funny tone", it can never really feel right.


All in all, this show has good things to offer : it's an original story to justify the harem settings, the comedy while not being always original does have its moments, and the animation quality is satisfying. However, it's still far from being perfect since the anime has a few shortcomings : with this story setting, I can't find a good reason to make the characters look so young and even include some very child looking girls in the harem. Fortunately, there is nothing too cringe and this anime aims for a "cute/lighthearted vibe", so we can forgive those few flaws, but maybe it could have been more ambitious ? Anyway, as a 12 episodes season, Date a Live I was pretty entertaining, I don't know if it gets old after watching the 5 seasons, but you should give a try to the first one at least !

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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May 17, 2024

ItsSPY007

Mixed Feelings

If you are here, It means two things
1) You watched that "Suki Suki Dai Suki KekkonShiyou MY HONEY" edit of Kurumi
2) You saw the harem and ecchi tag and rushed to check what this anime has to give

Either way, this anime is about a bunch of hot ladies called spirits whose appearance causes a black hole bigger than those of your average school hoe to appear and annihilate everything in its way towards total DESTRUCTION. DESTRUCTION of property, DESTRUCTION of mankind, and DESTRUCTION of your brain cells that is If you decide to stay up till 3 AM in the morning trying to binge-watch this ... anime like me. Now these hot ladies are available in a variety of shapes, sizes, and even brands. We got that dumb troup, a loli, a tsundere witch who can change her body size, twins, a red mafia lady who can control time and is a top-tier waifu material. Fan service is endless.

Now these spirits appear at random places and at random times and they can't control it and don't even know how it happens. And BAAM, Black Hole. There is an organization called AST whose job is to kill these spirits because of the destruction they cause. Then another organization took pity on those spirits and wanted to seal their powers. Now the way their power is sealed is very... Ummm... Very Questionable. The main character has to date those spirits and make them fall in love with him and when those spirit's affection level becomes high, he has to kiss them and then their powers are sealed. Yeah, I know right??? IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MEEEEE!!!! Once their powers are sealed, the AST won't be able to detect them anymore and thus won't target them anymore.

When I first learned about this plot, I was like how long can it get? But man they stretched it all the way to 5 seasons. The story has many turns and is quite decent enough. Script writing was good, and the music was great too. Solid character designs and peak comedy. The fight scenes were great. Overall, this show is peak fiction and I would definitely recommend this to all the fiction/fantasy enjoyers.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Apr 16, 2023

LuciaWalrus

Not Recommended

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Pedo bait would be appalling but it could be worse. If someone tells you they enjoy the how get escape while you can. i regret watching this show admittedly i was 13 but this is some disgusting sh*t. there is no plot like most ecchi and its core focuses on the mc saving the girls and lewd situations idk been a long time since watching just here to give others a warning. story 1/10 not unique character. bad. There was no goal just terrible romance and with the utmost sincereness stay away from this show. how much do i need to type with the ... not enough info i will just answer the questions ts gives.
1.The story is not unique and very predictable i remember the show still (unfortunately) you will know all the plot to come from ep 1.
2. The art is fine and fitting its 7/10 but that is not the issue
3.The characters are not well rounded they are basic and predictable "blush" (sorry but i need to get the point across) no one has ever been this kind to me or "i've been alone my whole life i can't believe you saved me. just trash.
4. No use previous example above.

Reviewer’s Rating: 2

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