Date A Live (light novel)
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| Yeah, this episode looks like something out of a fantasy book. I mean, Shido has been involved in some weird shit in this franchise but this takes the cake. There's even a parody of the three little pigs and the Big Bad Wolf. I kinda like the sillness of this episode though. It also made Shido look like a meme in that pig outfit while giving all the girls a colorful look with their dresses. |
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| Hinako's voodoo is a real thing!!! The Three Little Pigs Red Riding Hood Momotaro The Little Match Girl Hansel and Gretel Cinderella The Little Mermaid The Emperor's New Clothes So..., what's next?? Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs? Rapunzel? lol |
真姫ちゃん！ 何が好き？ トマト よりも あ･な･た♡  |
| This was a wierd episode i mean, it really feel like a fairy tail more than a normal Date a Live episode, without context of what happen last episode i could believe this wan more of an OVA than a normal chapter |
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| Actually I really liked to see them in a fairy tale world that mixed many classic stories and each character having a specific role from different tales, and even that other manga where Shido is, so we got a clone of him to fight xD |
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| i dont know why this episode exists |
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| man that was so freaking cheesy, almost made me drop if not for the nostalgia of S1 and some characters that I enjoy watching. |
| Episode still not up on crunchyroll wtf?? Ok episode finally went up and this was definitely a change of pace from the past few episodes. Any episode with adult Natsumi is blessed and we got a nice amount of her today. Moment of silence for my boy who lost his waifu figure’s head. Heartbreaking  |
Marinate1016May 6, 2022 8:55 AM
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| Going all literate childhood fantasy fairytale stories in mish-mash fashion, this is definitely a weird episode lols. Shido playing the protagonist part of childhood stories like the Three Little Pigs to Yoshino's Little Red Riding Hood, this is definitely Isaac Westcott's Beelzebub at work for trapping them inside his Book, and all of them have to get out of there alive. Kotori's Little Match Girl and the Yamai twins's Hansel and Gretel side, it certainly hits a different dynamic. Damn, Fraxinus's staff can really fight, but give an F for the guy whom lost his favourite figurine'e head shot off. But hot damn, Natsumi being Cinderella to hit 12 at close call feels like a waste, but Kotori's thinking gets them into the ball somewhat with Miku being The Little Mermaid, and buck naked Origami factoring in as The Emperor's New Clothes with her coat on. When the enemies come in, Shido and the other Spirits are really left in peril not being able to utilize their powers. And it'd be to think that both Nia and Shido's manga battle last episode that also adds to the weirdness with their characters and Shido's manga drawn version, that is a source of inspiration to help the real Shido figure out Space Spirit Mukuro's heart and hopefully win her to their side. Now that the fantasy fairytales are over, it's time to save Mukuro. |
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| It was a Fun Episode. Enjoyed it. I liked how it portrayed those Fairy Tales in the episode. It should've been a little longer to cover it nicely, but it was rushed, although nice. Miku was so cute 🥰, can somebody give me the full body pic of Mermaid Miku? |
Anayan_KashyapMay 6, 2022 12:09 PM
| WISHED I COULD ALSO GET TRANSPORTED TO A WORLD FULL OF MAGIC And DUNGEONS, please take me there too if you could ( ◜‿◝ )♡ |
| kind of a boring ep well next ep is gonna be all action or so I've heard from ln readers |
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| Okay wasn't expecting a fairy tale ish episode. |
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| One of the weirdest if not the weirdest episode of this whole series, sigh. |
AkeZZZ said: when natsumi go from cinderella to the poor clothes she was almost snow white, besides maybe some colour differences. maybe tohka would fit as snow white though, in closer inspection, also it looks like she always wears a dress, didnt/dont remember that, (so i think tohka would be the best fit) she has the same hair colour pretty much, or close enough. kurumi would not fit even though the black hair, and pretty much always a dress. her personality is totally opposite lolHinako's voodoo is a real thing!!! The Three Little Pigs Red Riding Hood Momotaro The Little Match Girl Hansel and Gretel Cinderella The Little Mermaid The Emperor's New Clothes So..., what's next?? Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs? Rapunzel? lol |
evangelionfanMay 6, 2022 10:32 AM
| Amazing episode, loved it so much |
NickReyes said: Ronninn said: I mean, it depends because the last director skipped over a lot of things and made half of the season nasty, so I believe I'll stick with this one.Nah, I don't have any problem story wise. The direction here just feels bland. This season is weak for now compared to previous season, its hard to top Origami Angel/Devil arc. Its hard to judge this season's director. |
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Hashiriya_weeb87 said: Was a wasteful episode… in keeping it to the light novel… I guess we will never get to know who phantom is.. in the anime unless you’ve read the light novel And we will never get to know who the spirit of origin is Unless you’ve read the light novel… It should of been a OVA more than episode 5 :/ Nah it was not a filler episode, so it deserved to be episode 5. Anyway it's good we don't see who Phantom or the Spirit of Origin are in this season, otherwise it would mean the anime would have had a really rushed adaptation... and no thanks, better save it for another season instead |
| Misty was a real one 💀 |
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| very gorgeous effects and outfits and fun little episode |
| Really fun episode! Especially those pretty outfits for the characters, next episode will probably conclude vo.14 . |
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| rip Misty, you were a brave sacrifice. Also good job cooler Shido |
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| Date a Live novels are lowkey a tribute to classical tales (even include Star Wars and Harry Potter), so this episode is a reflection of that. But we can appreciate that moment between Shido and Shido (ideal self). It is more meaningful than some people will realize. Otherwise pretty goofy episode, even outside the fantasy world. But you gotta appreciate these moments before the darker story takes over :) |
| "All truth is meaningless. In the end, 'meaning' comes from the mind of each individual human. Even when there is a single truth, it can mean different things to different individuals. The truth has no meaning in itself!" - Erika Furudo |
| this is more like a fan service episode and I'm not complaining. |
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| What a weird episode but it was pretty good nontheless. I really liked the shidos conversation |
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| This is one of my favorite episodes in S4. Yeah It's feel somewhat weird, but I really enjoy the comedy. Nice to see how they mixed up so many classic stories. The best one is Kotori The Little Match Girl. Her design is really fit with her. Let's wait for the actions in the upcoming episode.  |
| I think it was a pretty fun ep considering it was just to setup Mukuro's rescue. Press F for Misty. lol |
| I'M SO MAD! I've been waiting to get a notification from MAL to tell me when DAL was airing, and I never got it! I've been missing out on nearly half the season!!! Thank god I checked. I guess I'm doomed to always be late for DAL. Anyways, this series is still one of my favorites. It's been going great, even with the 12-episode-crunch syndrome. Nia's arc ended up being a lot shorter than I thought it would be. I guess DAL 5 is gonna be the final chapter? I thought they'd try to wrap everything up in one final swing because of the LN ending, but oh well. Awesome to see Maria's in the show now, but will they bless us will her visage? Maybe in a special? I doubt it but remain hopeful. Also, new contender for Top 10 Anime Deaths. R.I.P. Misty. |
| What the fuck was that shit? this was just genuine filler garbage, not even worth watching. waste of my time |
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| 4/5 for this episode, ngl i kinda of disliked this episode even when i read the light novel, i'm more excited to see the next episode, oh yeah Fraxinus Ex's design is good, i can say that the design is 80% same as the concept. and then i wish that Fraxinus members got more screentime. |
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| Somehow I enjoyed this episode, I guess it was mainly because of the references to those classic stories. I also enjoyed the characters outfit, all the girls were very cute. I wonder how Kurumi would look in this episode... |
Weasalopes said: Fraxinus taking off reminded me of the airship from Final Fantasy X taking off.Being told that the new cloths could only be seen to the extent of your love for Shido sure worked on Origami! Rototoskr Matches. Manga Hero Average Neighborhood Highschooler for the win! The soundtrack. It's quite good. When the Fraxinus commenced take off and the Fraxinus theme started, I found tears in my eyes. Also, that white tiger generated by Maria really looks like Mukkuru from Utawarerumono. Casting Origami as the emperor wearing no clothes just felt perfect. 1. The sheer perversion seems to match Origami's sometimes-perverted nature. 2. In the hospital episode from season 1, Origami just blatantly lied to Shido about needing Shido to carry her and feed her until Shido just went along with it, and it was funny. 3. In the season 1 OVA, it was Shido blatantly lying to Origami on their date, in order to get her to dislike him, but Origami just goes along with all of it, and it was funny too. Laplace_kun said: Hm... I figure that the other Shido is just a representation of what the girls think of Shido (although only half of the girls actually contributed to drawing the manga). But... I'm also reminded that he was initially driven to interact with Tohka because he thought she looked unusually sad when he first met her.Date a Live novels are lowkey a tribute to classical tales (even include Star Wars and Harry Potter), so this episode is a reflection of that. But we can appreciate that moment between Shido and Shido (ideal self). It is more meaningful than some people will realize. Otherwise pretty goofy episode, even outside the fantasy world. But you gotta appreciate these moments before the darker story takes over :) I wonder if that remark about them talking like Kurumi is foreshadowing anything in particular. |
TakataMay 6, 2022 8:19 PM
| I love how Tohka is the one to call her out for being naked and immediately backtracks when Origami implies she didn't see it because she doesn't love Shido enough. |
Icebreaker93 said: NickReyes said: I mean, it depends because the last director skipped over a lot of things and made half of the season nasty, so I believe I'll stick with this one. This season is weak for now compared to previous season, its hard to top Origami Angel/Devil arc. Its hard to judge this season's director. The problem with S3 was shit directing and lack of budget, Origami arc is the best thing in DAL, until Kurumi's arc, which is where this season is going to stop middays on. And as expected, the fairytale chapter was adapted, guess I will wait till next episode to binge watch both, since I want to see Mukuru in full form~~ There is no way IV wont be better than III, sadly if only the last one had similiar quality of adaptation than this one is having even for normal light stuff... |
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| Ah seeing adult Natsumi feels nostalgic. Her beauty was emphasized with this season's new art style. Tho I could only associate that remark to her adult form and Miku. Nakatsugawa really lives up to his name as "Dimension Breaker" for the sake of his figurine (Misty) lmao. |
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Marinate1016 said: Episode still not up on crunchyroll wtf?? Ok episode finally went up and this was definitely a change of pace from the past few episodes. Any episode with adult Natsumi is blessed and we got a nice amount of her today. Moment of silence for my boy who lost his waifu figure’s head. Heartbreaking my one of the favourite waifu but I like Tohka more |
| other Shido was cool |
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