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So yeah. its s5.
To be honest so. i have no idea if or how.
We're reached the point in date a live where kurumi is the last girl, so what happens after kurumi arc is anybody's guess.
From what i know though like, im not sure. i dont think they'll be able to cram the rest of the anime in, so right now my/the speculation is that the ending is gonna be a movie or Something? s5 is a weird thing since we're so close to the end
So anyway. s4 left us hanging in the middle of the kurumi arc with some of the last(?) big spoilers.
Kurumi something, one thing. or rather, like, i was spoiled about it a long time ago and the foreshadowing is BLATANTLY there if you go and rewatch s1, but yeah reine was behind Well, maybe not everything. date a live is still keeping some sekrets from us.
But anyway so right now, no idea what reine is up to. the immediate issue is kurumi is one thing and we also have to constantly deal with dem every time, soo whats gonna happen now? who knows. tbh date a live has always been like that, we had some really dark moments here and there and like more and more uh, while not super violence actual fighting yes
One last thing is that. in s4 the op was by tomita miyu, but i dont think she actually voiced anyone in s4? it seems like she's doing the op for s5 as well but i dunno. are they really gonna introduce even more characters at this point? i mean i say that even though s4 introduced nibe and artemisia and shrug
Speaking of artemisia its heavily implied that she's either tricked and/or being mind controlled or something along those lines. shrug
anyway now we are back
looks like this is some kind of flashback from reine's perspective. or well
i mean clearly reine has something but what and why i dunno
anyway back to our case we left off with kurumi vs reine.
still kinda confusing. looks like reine managed to escape
kurumi talking intensifies. kurumi has always been like the sekret one
back to shido and shido explains
the strange thing is what now? since if/when kurumi explains the whole reine thing to the gang im really wondering what will happen to reine. though there's a decent chance reine might just move first.
kurumi has always been a thing i guess, while reine has just been you know, siting around
is it just me or do the twins look a bit too similar
also by the way after disappering for the entire s3 and most of s4 mana is here. im like the only person that cares about mana but le orz.
has shido always been that much taller than the other girls or is it just camera angles
there is a possibility that the whole thing isnt quite the same. or is it? like where is kurumi now and what is going on
also yeah. date a live hasnt actually told us about like, we know shido is adopted by kotori's family but how and why
loots of talking. talking required.
so apparently they're gonna use michael to try and unlock shido's memories. convenient. if it works
well uh. this is convenient. i mean i dont remember the exact number of years but its like 30 years or maybe around there since the first spirit.
like we have all the girls, mana, and reine here all at the same time. its pretty cramped isnt it. and thats not even counting kurumi
one thing i have been thinking about is its funny that, date a live anime s1 was 2013, and here in 2024. like uh
even taketatsu ayana i dunno
anyway so yeah memory shenanigans. another day
somehow i have a bad feeling. either its also gonna fail on mana or maybe even worse
meanwhilee
i mean idk
but kurumi is gonna be in big trouble soon
time travel plots man
oh hey how convenient of kurumi to show up
i mean its really weird because off screen kurumi has been
so shido and kotori have no idea of just what dem is up to
but they really should have expected that dem wasnt going to just sit around
its also like you know. reine has laways been on and off but now that we the viewers know it really is weird. no idea when shido and co will know though
it would be really funny if the whole thing was a red herring but yeah uhh
i dont remember actually. dem has been escalating things ever since they showed up and it would be pretty oof
i mean i highly doubt dem is just gonna roll over. if anything they've been surprisingly stubborn so far
we have a whole lot of spirits on our side but like, its not like they are all based on combat
anyway its a rather convoluted strategy. so basically they arent allowed to actually tell each other their plans and have to just wing it when the battle starts. kinda dark and twisted that you're not allowed to communicate at all
kurumi talking to herself has always been word
im not sure. it sounds like one of those details that got left out in the anime adaptation but, like how much limit does kurumi actually have? i assume its to do with the fact that she basically has to go around kkilling other people in order to charge up her own powers
wait. did the ast even show up at all in s4? its been so long since they were relevant that i dont remember anymore. i think the last time they were like legitimately important was back in s2? its possible they showed up in s3/4 a bit here and there but for the most part
curious though since its not like they have any stake in the matter
also you know origami and mana etc kinda funny but also weird
i have no idea how much time is supposed to have passed each vol. i assume like each vol probably only takes about 3-7 days. maaybe two weeks for some of the more time consuming ones
its origami alright, just blasting away indoors
so yeah here is the kurumi scene where we see, presumably each clone requires exactly one
Anyway a very very long talking scene and introduction. are we gonna jump straight into the battle next time?
This is the op right? or is the ed. either way we see reine yeah.
Dont remember much about s1 or s2. s3 and s4 had some pretty quiet eds as well.
The ed is really quiet and simple though. assuming this is the actual ed, none of the other girls show up as well
No idea so i guess we'll see the op next time.
Ok so the preview. the battle starts next ep but there'll be a bit more talking. we have like...i dont even know, i lost count how many girls we have
Like, we have kotori, tohka, yoshino, (kurumi is offscreen), then the twins (2), miku, natsumi, origami, nia, mukuro, and then mana and reine. thats ten plus kurumi plus mana and Reine which is 10-13
Not much to say here, the ep itself is mostly just talking and setup for the next ep. there's still so much we dont know
Animelist has this listed for 12 eps. are we getting 4 vols or 3 vols? Hmm.
so no, dal has been entirely produced and financed by china since 2020 (thanks to the dal spirit pledge game). Chinese fans have set up this project since 2017, and allowed the license to survive and this peak to see the light of day.
I can never thank them enough, in fact the success and the hype are even greater than in season 4.
For this first episode, the animation was pretty and especially the designs were really cool. We have still seen much worse on the animation market (as jc staff).
the origin of dem and Mio will be shown later, they already did it like this for the kurumi arc in season iv.
On the contrary, the pace was excellent and 95% faithful to the light novel. A little rushed, but much better than season 4. And the designs are good too
this episode is a 9/10 honestly
@benjic665 It's too much. There probably won't be anything related to the past at the beginning, and when "that" happens it will be shown. But there will be too much to show, so they should only show a part and rush the rest. Everything related to DEM will probably be very rushed, just like S4
so no, dal has been entirely produced and financed by china since 2020 (thanks to the dal spirit pledge game). Chinese fans have set up this project since 2017, and allowed the license to survive and this peak to see the light of day.
I can never thank them enough, in fact the success and the hype are even greater than in season 4.
For this first episode, the animation was pretty and especially the designs were really cool. We have still seen much worse on the animation market (as jc staff).
the pretty ass character design and the director's love for the bloom filter is fooling ya'll
Date A Live begins its newest season with a bang. The Spirits and Ratatoskr begin their preparations of war against the DEM in a fight that has been foreshadowed all the way back in season 2. This episode delivers this aura of uneasiness and dread, while at the same time, it never abandons the heartwarming and comedic roots that made Date A Live so beloved in the first place.
Credit where credit is due: this episode is smart and knows that, instead of throwing the characters and the viewers into the action, it slowly builds up to that moment and gives them a small moment of peace before everything blows up. Hopefully, the show will keep up that momentum as the Spirits' biggest challenge yet approaches.
so no, dal has been entirely produced and financed by china since 2020 (thanks to the dal spirit pledge game). Chinese fans have set up this project since 2017, and allowed the license to survive and this peak to see the light of day.
I can never thank them enough, in fact the success and the hype are even greater than in season 4.
For this first episode, the animation was pretty and especially the designs were really cool. We have still seen much worse on the animation market (as jc staff).
the pretty ass character design and the director's love for the bloom filter is fooling ya'll
@Ronninn how can you be so clueless on the plot of a 10 year old show with only 50 episodes. Show is already polled 2nd
it's been so long following this anime, now on season 5 + a few movies.
Mukuro still prettiest girl for me. But fav girl is still Miku... I almost got bit by a dog helping a friend get a cosplay costume from a tailor. lol
anyway on to the story.. how can they lose? They have the help of Kotomine Kirei (Woodman). XD
Origami when she's not out for revenge, is actually a very nice person. She could have killed those girls when they refused to ignore DEM orders, but just gave them a warning instead. Perhaps they are shocked she is now a spirit.
I'm starting to like the Kurumi clone who went to warn Shidou. Like her more than the original.
I'm finally back on date with this anime and the girls; kurumi, origami, itsuka kotori and the yamai twins which I hope to see with more active posts
and a date with this season after two years
I'm so excited let's date a live
More Date A Live is nice, honestly. Have enjoyed this franchise from the beginning, and the new season has its promise as the last big hurrah of the studio. I wear my love for Kurumi on my favorites with pride, and the show gave me a bit of sauce there. The casual interactions with Kurumi have always been treasured, this time is no exception
Plus, there's going to be that big confrontation in the future. Hope those fights are going to be eye poppers.
The nostalgia from when I first watched season 1 from nearly a decade ago is insane... really appreciate how the characters have matured and developed over the seasons
Kurumi once again takes center stage to begin the new season, much like how she did for the final portion of Date A Live IV, this time with her clone warning Shido and the gang of the war with DEM to come. All the while, Shido and the spirits try to piece together their history with Takamiya Mio/the spirit of origin, Phantom. If only Nia still had her Rasiel…
The ED theme, Hitohira by sweet ARMS is perhaps their most sentimental Date A Live song, and the visuals show us the connection Shido has with Reine and Mio.
Was waiting for the dub and now that its finally here, I'm just really glad to be back in this familiar environment with all the voices and the cast I've known and loved for almost over a decade now! Can't believe we're almost at the end already.. I cried when Symphogear ended and probably will cry even more once DAL does so as well.. In any case, it was an interesting choice to adapt the Nightmare arc split into two seasons, it did take me a while to remember what was going on because of that but it also helped to waste no time getting into the meat of it. Shido's glimpse into the past makes me think his parents might have died (and possibly him himself as well?) during a huge spirit accident.. Well either way, we'll most likely find out what exactly happened there once that Mio girl is properly introduced. And for anyone who thinks this will be the last season, I feel like we'll probably need another one to really finish us off. There's still about 7 novels to adapt, and I don't see them rushing things in one season, especially since it would make sense to adapt the Tohka World arc in one season.
finally managed to catch up and what a fine start to the season. after the shenanigans from the previous one, i'm wondering what they're cooking for us this time.
Ok, while this episode definitely shows Kurumi in the spotlight of the arc with her changing the past time and time again to get to her desired result, the fact that we had the huge reveal end of S4 about phantom/Reine feels like the focus of the season. Especially given the ending theme showing both Reine and Mio (are they the same person?).
A great start for the season and they didn't take much time off the episode to give a gist of what happened before which I really liked. This episode really created enough hype for the rest of the season. Well, this could be the final season of DAL :(
Happy to see our group of spirits together aboard Fraxinus, concerned about Shido's well being, as they consider their position and upcoming battle with DEM. Eyepatch Kurumi may just be the best Kurumi.
After catching up with this series, one of the older harems (early 2010s) still ongoing, I am excited to see how it will wrap up, although I've also heard that 1 season may be too short to finish everything. Regardless, it's still hard for me to pick one of the DAL girls but Kurumi being as popular as always continues to dominate the screentime, specifically am more of a fan of the eyepatch Kurumi clone than the original Kurumi.
Love the ending theme, Hitohira by sweet ARMS, who have been a staple of this series since the first season. Reine will certainly be the focus of this arc and season as the mother of all spirits.
Shido reveals to the rest of the spirits that Kurumi's plan is to gather power and go back in time to destroy Phantom, the spirit of origin, so that she could save her best friend. We already know that Reine is Mio and that she has a connection to Shido's past. Curious to see how this relationship plays out, and when Mio will fully resurrect this season.
Finally onto the current and final or second-to-last season of Date A Live! Shido and the spirits are ready to engage in battle vs Westcott, but Shido is both the objective and Ratatoskr's trump card. Kurumi is fighting against DEM to protect Shido, but I can see her going back on that if it means that she will gain Shido's power for herself. Nonetheless, Mio looks to be an important reveal this season given the visuals and ending theme song focused around her.
I'm just hoping Nia gets some screentime (don't think she will fully regain Beelzebub powers unless they defeat Westcott though).
Since season 3 ended, Natsumi has kind of taken a backseat to the other spirits in terms of screentime, but at least we got the entire gang featured, as we have a preview of whats to come this season - an inevitable battle against Westcott and DEM. Mio will likely be the focus as well, given Reine being connected, as the mother of all spirits.
As others have pointed out here, this was the episode to set up the upcoming battles where Shidou and the girls will have their hands full vs Westcott's team of Nibelcole and bandersnatch. I guess Kurumi will be helping, while Ellen, Artemesia, and DEM units will be joining Westcott.