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.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Yatogami, Tooka Main

Inoue, Marina Japanese

Tobiichi, Origami Main

Togashi, Misuzu Japanese

Itsuka, Kotori Main

Taketatsu, Ayana Japanese

Himekawa, 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

Reviews

Sep 10, 2024

eujinshi

Recommended

Overall review: As a whole from S1 to S5 (not including ova, or non-canon movies) the show is magnificent, and definitely worth a watch. Especially if you are into harems, romance, and fighting-related anime then I can highly recommend this to you. I will provide pros and cons below and some quick notes about the series if you are looking to explore it further.

Strengths of 'Date A Live':
- Heavy amounts of harem; as the protagonists' surrounds himself with girls which is one of the primary aspects of the show from Seasons 1 through 5.
- Above Average Character writing; each character is very much ... "their own person" and has specific quirks, and aspects which make them their own.
- Decently Fast Paced; as the show continues, the pacing tends to speed up (slowing down when necessary), so it is generally a good show for those with low-attention spans, or like faster paced anime.
- Lessons & Heartbreaking moments; although somewhat few and far between, the show gives glimpses of motifs/lessons for the watcher to learn from, and our heartfelt moments which flesh out the characters (or even provide a good tear-jerker).

Weaknesses of 'Date a Live':
- Slow Start; through the first few episodes, the show can be somewhat hard to get into as it takes a while to get going.
- Repetitive Themes; although it is a major aspect of the show itself and can lead to some very interesting scenes, the "dating" aspect of the show can sometimes feel a bit drawn out, and a bit predictable.

Seasons Ranked:
#1 Season 4
#2 Season 5
#3 Season 3
#4 Season 1
#5 Season 2

Best Characters (Subjective):
#1 Kurumi
#2 Mukuru
#3 Kotori
#4 Toka
#5 Reine

Conclusion;
Overall, I would give 'Date a Live' a 8/10 as it is a great show to watch due to its pacing, themes, characters, and heartbreaking backstories/moments.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

What did you think of this review?

Nice 0

Love it 0

Funny 0

Confusing 0

Informative 0

Well-written 0

Creative 0

More reviews by eujinshi (1)

Show all

Read more

Show less

Open

Gift

Report

Nov 12, 2024

IBasic_YapperI

Mixed Feelings

When I first started this anime, I thought that this was an immediate drop because of how they sexualize the girls in the show a lot and it felt like one of those generic harem anime's where the mc is all shy and nervous but pulls all the girls. However, bc I like fight scenes, I continued watching the anime (ngl those fight scenes were pretty good for it's time).

However, my perspective changed a bit, as I realized this anime was more trying to funny (and I personally did find it funny) than rather serious.

Overall, I recommend this to those who find the ... anime funny or for some reason just like watching a mc pull all the girls. If not this show is a flop.


First Review btw, hope you take my advice into consideration.

Edit: Also, I dunno why I gave this anime a 9/10, it literally wasn't THAT good, but I guess the humor got to the best of me a back then.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

What did you think of this review?

Nice 0

Love it 0

Funny 0

Confusing 0

Informative 0

Well-written 0

Creative 0

More reviews by IBasic_YapperI (2)

Show all

Read more

Show less

Open

Gift

Report

Aug 13, 2024

Apolitox

Not Recommended

Date a Live… is just a generic trashy auto-insertion cliché show, with the most boring protagonist that even Kirito feels a true character in comparison. Everything is related around this bland protagonist and his harem of generic waifus. The plot is just the girls falling in love with him in the flattest and cliché form meanwhile they have dull melodramatic and fanservice scenes. The conflict or seriousness of this series is completely stupid and meaningless. The protagonist ignores all of the consequences of everything that happens because: “muh, nobody will hurt my waifus. I must protect all of them”.

The unique good thing of this show ... is Kurumi Tokisaki… but why? Because she is the only one that tries to move forward “something” of this shitty plot (even if it’s with nonsense idiot boberies but at least entertaining idiot boberies, the writing is a crap but what are we gonna do…?). Still, this girl is mainly supported by her desing more than her characterization. Kurumi looks unique in appearance, but she is like a typical yandere girl that is interested in the flat protagonist. The rest of the girls are worst and don’t have a true reason of being in love with him.

What more can i say of this show? There is nothing more relevant to say, seriously. Dont’ watch it if you don’t want to lost your time. There are a large amount of anime shows and vastly interesting than this garbage.

Reviewer’s Rating: 2

What did you think of this review?

Nice 0

Love it 0

Funny 0

Confusing 0

Informative 0

Well-written 0

Creative 0

More reviews by Apolitox (3)

Show all

Read more

Show less

Open

Gift

Report

Quintessential Harem Trash

by rollingbull

29 Entries · 2 Restacks

Sibling Romance, Incest and Moe - Unranked

by TrustTheFungus

24 Entries · 40 Restacks

Yandere and Yangire Anime

by Keizakomu

50 Entries · 3 Restacks

North American Anime & Manga Releases for April

Here are the North American anime & manga releases for April Week 1: April 7 - 13 Anime Releases After War Gundam X Collection 1 Blu-ray Animegataris Complete Co...read more

Apr 5, 2020 10:06 AM by ImperfectBlue | Discuss (0 comments)

North American Anime & Manga Releases for July

Here are the North American anime & manga releases for July Week 1: July 5 - 11 Anime Releases After War Gundam X Collection 2 Aquarion Evol Complete Collection ...read more

Jul 4, 2016 6:28 AM by Sakana-san | Discuss (10 comments)

	Poll: Date A Live Episode 3 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page ) Stark700 - Apr 13, 2013	277 replies	by SanessyAdversary »» 2 hours ago
	Poll: Date A Live Episode 2 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page ) Stark700 - Apr 6, 2013	289 replies	by SanessyAdversary »» Nov 17, 4:57 AM
	Poll: Date A Live Episode 12 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page ) Stark700 - Jun 15, 2013	328 replies	by Borumadeni »» Nov 14, 6:25 AM
	Poll: Date A Live Episode 1 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page ) Stark700 - Mar 30, 2013	342 replies	by SanessyAdversary »» Nov 12, 3:43 AM
	Poll: Date A Live Episode 11 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 ) Stark700 - Jun 8, 2013	183 replies	by IBasic_YapperI »» Nov 2, 2:02 PM

In Numbers: The Best Anime of the Decade

What's the #1 anime of the 2010s? Which year was the best? What studio had the most hits? We have the answers to all these questions and more!

by Shymander

645,734 views

To Love-Ru: Unguilt the Guilty Pleasure!

Let's look at the To Love-Ru series to learn about its history, what makes the show stand out, and see what other shows you may want to watch if you are interested in this series.

by Mugisa

40,437 views

Spoiler

RecommendationBackground AnalysisCute GirlsMonstersHotSci-fi