Date a Live (2013)★ 6.9/10

TV-14 · JP · 25 min · April 6, 2013 · 5 seasons

Action
Animation
Comedy
Drama
Fantasy
Romance
Thriller
Sci-Fi

Directed by: Keitarô Motonaga, Jun Nakagawa, Lee George, Daisuke Chikushi, Kaoru Suzuki

Written by: Atsuo Ishino, Fumihiko Shimo, Hideki Shirane, Takaaki Suzuki, Koushi Tachibana

Shido meets Tohka, a spirit who destroyed the Earth 30 years ago. To prevent another catastrophe, he must romance her to seal her unstable powers.

Original title

Date a Live

Storyline

Thirty years ago, the Eurasian continent was devastated by a super massive "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.

Rating

6.9 / 10 · 5,492

Companies

AIC Plus, Anime International Company (AIC), Geek Toys, J.C. Staff, Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Production IMS, FUNimation Entertainment

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