Date A Live

Date A Live

Kiss the girls. Save the world.

On AT-X, Tokyo MX

2013–20245 seasons58 episodes24 min8.3 / 10

A high-energy romantic comedy-action series built around a harem premise where the protagonist must seduce supernatural girls to save the world, balancing earnest character moments with comedic and fantastical spectacle.

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.

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  • Is Date A Live one of a kind? Barely. Less singular than 85% of series.

  • Does Date A Live leave you hopeful? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of series.

  • Is Date A Live sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of series.

  • Is Date A Live easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 66% of series.

  • Is Date A Live scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 59% of series.

  • Is Date A Live violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity20

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Surprise56

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Love61

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Like Date A Live

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Date A Live, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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