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The Best Episodes of Date A Live

Every episode of Date A Live ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Date A Live!

The Best Episodes of Date A Live

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,...

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  1. Background image for Demon King of Descending Darkness
    8.2/10(169 votes)

    #1 - Demon King of Descending Darkness

    S3:E8

    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.

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  2. Background image for Tengu City, Five Years Ago
    8.2/10(168 votes)

    #2 - Tengu City, Five Years Ago

    S3:E9

    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?

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  3. Background image for Frenzied Nightmare
    8.0/10(204 votes)

    #3 - Frenzied Nightmare

    S1:E9

    Shido and the others face off against "Nightmare", and they receive some unexpected help.

    Director:Kaoru Suzuki
    Writer:Jin Tanaka
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  4. Background image for Angel of the Starry Night
    8.0/10(183 votes)

    #4 - Angel of the Starry Night

    S3:E11

    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.

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  5. Background image for An Opened Heart
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - An Opened Heart

    S4:E6

    Shido races to save Mukuro before DEM reaches her first. But when she gets hostile, Shido, Kotori, and the Spirits must outplay their enemies in order to open her heart.

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  6. Background image for Locked Memories
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Locked Memories

    S4:E7

    Mukuro resorts to drastic measures in order to monopolize Shido's heart. To gain his full love and affection, Mukuro locks away all memories of him.

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  8. Background image for Key and Sword
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Key and Sword

    S4:E8

    In a competition for Shido's lips, Mukuro battles against Inverse Tohka. Before long, all goes wrong and Shido must stop Mukuro from destroying the planet.

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  9. Background image for Nightmare's Seduction
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Nightmare's Seduction

    S4:E9

    Shocked by Kurumi's appearance at school, Shido and crew try to deduce her intentions. This time, Shido's date with a Spirit is a matter of life and death.

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  10. Background image for Past Sins
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Past Sins

    S4:E11

    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.

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  11. Background image for Beginnings of War
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Beginnings of War

    S5:E1

    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...

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  12. Background image for Another World, Another Girl
    7.9/10(163 votes)

    #11 - Another World, Another Girl

    S3:E10

    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?

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  13. Background image for Inversion
    7.8/10(172 votes)

    #12 - Inversion

    S2:E10

    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.

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  14. Background image for Can You Find Me?
    7.8/10(170 votes)

    #13 - Can You Find Me?

    S3:E2

    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.

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  15. Background image for For the Sky and the Sword
    7.6/10(211 votes)

    #14 - For the Sky and the Sword

    S1:E3

    With the support of Ratatoskr, Shido goes on a date with Tohka as Origami watches from afar.

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  16. Background image for The Seventh Spirit
    7.6/10(168 votes)

    #15 - The Seventh Spirit

    S3:E1

    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?

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  17. Background image for The Power Given
    7.6/10(158 votes)

    #16 - The Power Given

    S3:E7

    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?

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  18. Background image for Visitors
    7.5/10(190 votes)

    #17 - Visitors

    S1:E7

    A young AST joins Origami and the others in the fight against the Spirits. Meanwhile, another transfer student appears at Shido's school.

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  19. Background image for Triple Capriccio
    7.5/10(190 votes)

    #18 - Triple Capriccio

    S1:E8

    Shido takes Tohka, Kurumi, and Origami out on dates on the same day. Will he be found out?

    Director:Takashi Ando
    Writer:Jin Tanaka
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  20. Background image for Manifestation
    7.5/10(162 votes)

    #19 - Manifestation

    S2:E4

    The woman stalking Tohka and Shido before, Ellen, finally reveals her true colors and orders a pack of mechs called Bandersnatch units after Tohka in an attempt to capture her. During the clash, Tohka gets incapacitated and captured only for Shido to call upon her sword to break the Bandersnatch off her. Meanwhile, Kannazuki and his crew on board the Fraxinus gets attacked by an enemy airship. Kannazuki launches a counterattack after deflecting several shots, leading to a full-scale dogfight between the two ships. Back at Shido's battle, Ellen falls down into a pit trap (oddly enough) dug by Ai, Mai, and Mii allowing Shido and Tohka to escape. Running to Kaguya and Yuzuru, he summons Tohka's power to intervene the duel and convinces both the girls to forget about becoming Yamai and focus on enjoying their lives together. Noticing the airship that attacked the Fraxinus, the twins combine their powers and eviscerate the ship with one massive blast. After the incident, Shido successfully seals the Yamai twins' powers, unfortunately stripping them of their clothes just as Tohka arrives. Meanwhile, Kotori learns from a strange man that Shido has manifested a spirit's power and that she might have to kill Shido if the situation worsens.

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  21. Background image for You're Natsumi
    7.5/10(162 votes)

    #20 - You're Natsumi

    S3:E3

    Shido is losing his head and losing friends faster with each passing day of Natsumi's game. But when it's all over, he may have a little problem on his hands.

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  22. Background image for Make Shido Itsuka Swoon
    7.5/10(169 votes)

    #21 - Make Shido Itsuka Swoon

    S3:E12

    All the sealed Spirit power is making Shido go wild, but the only cure is to kiss him again. Can all the girls entice Shido to fall for them before it's too late?

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  23. Background image for Flame Spirit (Ifrit)
    7.4/10(185 votes)

    #22 - Flame Spirit (Ifrit)

    S1:E10

    Shido learns the truth about his and Kotori's powers, and Origami reveals more details about her past.

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  24. Background image for The Truth About Miku
    7.4/10(169 votes)

    #23 - The Truth About Miku

    S2:E9

    Shido almost got caught until Miku makes an entry as she commands the Spirits to join the battlefield just to collect Tohka. Origami in a convention suit partners with Mana. While Shido and Miku argue, he reveals that Kurumi learned how Miku acquire her Spirit power from Phantom (like Kotori), she finally tells that she used to be a splendid singer Tsukino Yoimachi, but one day she rejected a TV producer's career offer due to disgrace, then bad rumors spread with no help from her agency and fans, she tried to reconnect with her fans, but suffers psychogenic aphonia, resulting in her losing her voice; this cause Miku to tension condemn humanity. Shido vows to keep his promise. Origami, Ratatoskr, terrorizes the territory to subdue Ellen. Westcott makes his appearance when Shido and Miku find Tohka. Shido is stabbed by Ellen with Tohka watching she goes berserk.

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  25. Background image for Despair Comes Crashing Down
    7.4/10(161 votes)

    #24 - Despair Comes Crashing Down

    S3:E5

    The Humpty Dumpty satellite has a great fall towards Tengu City. Will Natsumi realize her own self-worth before the city is reduced to rubble?

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  26. Background image for Crossroads
    7.4/10(160 votes)

    #25 - Crossroads

    S3:E6

    Origami makes an unexpected decision that shakes things up. While Shido runs off to investigate, a spatial quake alarm lands the others in a special kind of trouble.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Demon King of Descending Darkness" is the best rated episode of "Date A Live". It scored 8.2/10 based on 169 votes. Directed by Makoto Sokuza and written by Hiroki Uchida, it aired on 3/1/2019. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Tengu City, Five Years Ago".