9.0/10101 votesLoading...#1 - The One Who Pulled the Trigger
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 5/29/2024
Shido is shocked when Mio tells him that all the Spirits are dead. Stunned and unable to move, Mio nearly wipes his memories as Shido, but there is still one Spirit who's survived.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.9/10185 votesLoading...#2 - Cycle of Salvation
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 6/24/2022
Driven by her resolve to erase the Spirit of Origin from existence, Kurumi is fighting a battle of her own. And at long last, the identity of Phantom is revealed.
Director: Hiroyuki Kambe
Writer: Fumihiko Shimo
8.9/10100 votesLoading...#3 - The Spirit's Resurrection
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 4/24/2024
A full-scale confrontation between Shido and his friends Ratatoskr and DEM has begun. Kurumi and her clone, AST led by Ryoko Kusabe, join them, and as the battle intensifies, Shido confronts a horde of pseudo-Spirits, Nibeelcole.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.9/1094 votesLoading...#4 - Mother Mio
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 5/8/2024
Shido is flooded with memories as the girl named Mio Takamiya stands before him. She was the person with whom Shido once shared his feelings when he was Shinji Takamiya. Meanwhile, Kotori and the others learn of Reine's true identity.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.8/1090 votesLoading...#5 - The World Tree Sheds Leaves
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 5/22/2024
Many spirits were exhausted by Mio's Ein Sof Ohr and collapsed. Kotori directs Fraxinus toward Mio and fires her spirit cannon, Gungnir, but...
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.7/10103 votesLoading...#6 - Beginnings of War
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 4/10/2024
Kotori and the others gathered on the bridge of Fraxinus learn that Kurumi has traveled back in time 204 times to try to save Shido. Shido also tries to search his memories to learn who Mio Takamiya is, but...
Director: Jiro Arimoto
Writer: Fumihiko Shimo
8.7/1098 votesLoading...#7 - The Spirit of Origin
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 5/1/2024
A certain time, a certain place. Shinji Takamiya encounters a spatial earthquake, but finds a girl at the scene. She remembers almost nothing about herself. Shinji gives her the name Mio and she goes to live with him and his younger sister, Mana.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.7/1087 votesLoading...#8 - The Three Magi
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 5/15/2024
As Shido rushes to the Spirits' side, Westcott blocks his path. Meanwhile, Tohka and the others find themselves overwhelmed and powerless before Mio's manifested Angel, Ein Sof Ohr.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.7/1079 votesLoading...#9 - A "Second" Date
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 6/5/2024
Shido returns to a time before the final battle with DEM began, when no one has died yet. In order to avoid repeating the same future, Shido asks Reine out on a date. After hearing the story from Shido, Kotori and the Spirits support their date.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.7/1076 votesLoading...#10 - A Fleeting Paradise
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 6/19/2024
Kurumi manages to survive Mio's assault and the other Spirits arrive to aid Shido. Realizing why he failed to seal Mio previously, Shido plans to kiss her again and this time make her choose him over Shinji.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.6/1078 votesLoading...#11 - A Battlefield That Shouldn't Be Possible
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 6/12/2024
As Shido's date with Reine is winding down, Reine comes to the realization that history has been rewritten. With DEM approaching, Kurumi arrives at their location to aid Shido.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/1089 votesLoading...#12 - Final Respite
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 4/17/2024
The crew of Fraxinus sets about preparing for their battle against DEM with haste and high morale. The Spirits work hard to prepare snacks in order to encourage Shido and everyone else as the decisive battle draws closer by the hour...
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/1068 votesLoading...#13 - And The One She Chooses Is
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 6/26/2024
While Shido and Mio face each other and convey their feelings, Westcott activates his terrifying ritual. Can Shido and the others stop his plot from achieving fruition?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/10145 votesLoading...#14 - Past Sins
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 6/17/2022
Shido takes charge during their Valentine's Day date and trusts his gut to capture Kurumi's heart. Before it ends, a look into Kurumi's past sheds light on how she became a Spirit.
Director: Yusuke Onoda
Writer: Fumihiko Shimo
8.2/10135 votesLoading...#15 - Demon King of Descending Darkness
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 3/1/2019
Origami is on a mission to avenge her parents, but when she finally discovers the truth, it turns out to be much harsher than she bargained for.
Director: Keitaro Motonaga, Makoto Sokuza
Writer: Hideki Shirane, Hiroki Uchida
8.1/10132 votesLoading...#16 - Tengu City, Five Years Ago
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 3/8/2019
On a mission to avert disaster, Shido attempts to rewrite history. Can he stop Origami's crazed rampage or are her parents doomed to die?
Director: Keitaro Motonaga, Masaya Sasaki
Writer: Hideki Shirane, Atsuo Ishino
7.9/10166 votesLoading...#17 - Frenzied Nightmare
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/1/2013
Shido and the others face off against "Nightmare", and they receive some unexpected help.
Director: Keitaro Motonaga, Kaoru Suzuki
Writer: Hideki Shirane, Jin Tanaka
7.8/10135 votesLoading...#18 - Can You Find Me?
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 1/18/2019
While the witch impersonates one of his friends, Shido is forced into a game where he must identify Natsumi before it's too late and they all disappear.
Director: Keitaro Motonaga, Masaya Sasaki
Writer: Hideki Shirane
7.8/10145 votesLoading...#19 - Angel of the Starry Night
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 3/22/2019
Shido takes Origami on a date but she's not acting like herself. After all hell breaks loose, the fate of the world depends on whether he can reach out to her heart or not.
Director: Keitaro Motonaga, Yoshio Suzuki
Writer: Hideki Shirane
7.7/10167 votesLoading...#20 - For the Sky and the Sword
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/20/2013
With the support of Ratatoskr, Shido goes on a date with Tohka as Origami watches from afar.
Director: Keitaro Motonaga, Takashi Ando
Writer: Hideki Shirane
7.7/10137 votesLoading...#21 - Inversion
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 6/14/2014
Tohka is born into a negative form with her counterpart sword Qliphoth and has no memory. Mana and Jessica reach the concluded battle. Jessica, dying in Mana's arms, tells how she always felt jealous and wanted to become strong for the DEM, Mana made her decision to dishonor Westcott. Westcott decides to retreat, although he briefly calls Shido "Takamiya". Tohka launches brutal attacks then Miku becomes vulnerable. Yoshino, Yoshinon, Kaguya, and Yuzuru regain their sanity. Shido took the hit to protect Miku. Tohka swings the sword of demise on the city, Shido flies towards her reminding her of him; dropping the Sandalphon, he seals her power once more with a kiss restoring her. Kurumi continue her search for the captive Spirit. The next day, Miku who is happy trusting Shido she purposely kisses him sealing her power much less her clothes. Miku invites everyone to listen to her latest concert then announces to her "darling" stunning the crowd and Shido. His competition among the girls' affection continues.
Director: Keitaro Motonaga
Writer: Hideki Shirane
7.7/10126 votesLoading...#22 - Another World, Another Girl
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 3/15/2019
Shido wakes up and finds that the world around him is different. His attempt to thwart disaster may have succeeded, but for how long will it last?
Director: Keitaro Motonaga, Nanako Shimazaki
Writer: Hideki Shirane, Hiroki Uchida
7.6/10133 votesLoading...#23 - The Seventh Spirit
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 1/11/2019
Shido meets a pretty trickster that loves to get compliments. He also runs amok at the school doing one naughty thing after another. Or does he?
Director: Keitaro Motonaga, Makoto Sokuza
Writer: Hideki Shirane
7.5/10123 votesLoading...#24 - The Power Given
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 2/22/2019
As Fraxinus defends against a fierce opponent, Origami stops at nothing to fulfill her wish and makes the ultimate sacrifice. Will she regret the cost to gain what she wanted?
Director: Keitaro Motonaga, Yoshito Hata
Writer: Hideki Shirane, Hiroki Uchida
7.5/10126 votesLoading...#25 - Space Spirit
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 4/29/2022
When the Earth comes under attack by a Spirit from space, Shido attempts to charm her. The problem is, she's closed off her heart and just wants to be left alone.
Director: Koichiro Kuroda, Ryuta Imaizumi
Writer: Fumihiko Shimo
The Best Episodes of Date a Live
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Best Episodes Summary
"The One Who Pulled the Trigger" is the best rated episode of "Date a Live". It scored 9/10 based on 101 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 5/29/2024. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Cycle of Salvation".