Date A Live English Sub & Dub

About Date A Live

Here is what Date A Live (デート・ア・ライブ) is about, retold in plain terms: an action, comedy and ecchi anime by AIC Plus+ (2013). In short: Thirty years before an odd phenomena 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.

Another thread: Shidou Itsuka, a seemingly average high schooler comes across an unexplained girl at the ground zero of a spacequake and learns from his sister Kotori she is one of the "Spirits" who are the real cause of the spacequakes that. He also learns that Kotori is the captain of the airship Ratatoskr and recruits him to make use of his unexplained ability to seal the Spirits' powers and stop them from being a threat to mankind. However, there is a catch: to seal a Spirit, he must make her fall in love with him.

With action at the core, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. Voice work is led by Kotono Mitsuishi as Narrator and Nobunaga Shimazaki as Shidou Itsuka. It will appeal most to viewers who like fast, high-impact fights. At 12 episodes in total, it is easy to plan a viewing schedule.

Production & Appeal

Production sits with AIC Plus+, which means the visual identity of Date A Live follows that studio's craft. The action focus matters here: fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. With a 6.8/10 score, it is more of a niche pick than a universal crowd-pleaser. Voice casting, including Kotono Mitsuishi as Narrator, adds to the appeal for fans who follow seiyuu. Released in 2013, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.