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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!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Date A Live Season 1 Episode 12 - That Which Cannot Be Forgiven
    9.0/10(6 votes)

    #1 - That Which Cannot Be Forgiven

    S1:E12

    Shido and Kotori enjoy their date at the amusement park until they are interrupted by Origami.

    Director:Keitaro Motonaga
    Writer:Hideki Shirane

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  2. Date A Live Season 3 Episode 9 - Tengu City, Five Years Ago
    9.0/10(1 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?

    Director:Masaya Sasaki
    Writer:Atsuo Ishino

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  3. Date A Live Season 3 Episode 11 - Angel of the Starry Night
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - 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.

    Director:Yoshio Suzuki
    Writer:Hideki Shirane

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  4. Date A Live Season 1 Episode 8 - Triple Capriccio
    8.6/10(7 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Date A Live Season 1 Episode 10 - Flame Spirit (Ifrit)
    8.6/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Flame Spirit (Ifrit)

    S1:E10

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

    Director:Hisaya Takabayashi
    Writer:Hideki Shirane

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  6. Date A Live Season 1 Episode 11 - Countdown
    8.6/10(7 votes)

    #6 - Countdown

    S1:E11

    To get ready for his date with Kotori, Shido goes swimsuit shopping with Tohka and Yoshino. Meanwhile, Origami finds out more about Ifrit.

    Director:Takashi Ando
    Writer:Hideki Shirane

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  7. Date A Live Season 2 Episode 7 - Gabriel
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #7 - Gabriel

    S2:E7

    As the score results for the annual contest comes in, even though Miku won the best performance, the support of Raizen's Maid Café earns Shido enough declare winner. Depress and refusing to accept Shiori's friendship, Miku unleashes her angel Solo brainwashing the crowd, except Tohka, and hold down Shiori. But then Miku finds out Shiori is a guy leading her totally shock. To make matters worse, Fraxinus and Kotori fallen under Miku's control too, and Ellen abducts Tohka. Shido manages to escape, however, he is now a fugitive in the city. Thought-out the disturbance, Shido meets Kurumi and begs her to help him. Tohka awakens in the DEM facility restrained.

    Director:Keitaro Motonaga
    Writer:Jin Tanaka

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  8. Date A Live Season 1 Episode 6 - Romantic Hot Springs
    8.4/10(7 votes)

    #8 - Romantic Hot Springs

    S1:E6

    Shido and the Spirits decide to visit Tengu City Hot Springs, but they run into some trouble on the way.

    Director:Shinichiro Kimura
    Writer:Koushi Tachibana

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  9. Date A Live Season 1 Episode 7 - Visitors
    8.4/10(7 votes)

    #9 - 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.

    Director:Hisaya Takabayashi
    Writer:Jin Tanaka

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  10. Date A Live Season 2 Episode 1 - Daily Life
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #10 - Daily Life

    S2:E1

    Shido wakes up by the troubles of both Tohka and Yoshino and somehow resolves it, meanwhile Origami got suspended for two months by the AST. While eating their breakfast, Shido receives a text from Origami and they discuss about the event that happened a month ago, While cleaning the room of Shido, Tohka notice a suitcase (for their school-trip) that is a resemblance of a drama sequel on the television. Tohka got worried and rushes to find Shido with Origami. While Shido tries to make it up with Tohka by getting her some kinako bread on the way home he notices that the lock of his suitcase was broken, so he went out to meet up with Origami again. While Tohka imagines another scheme of the show she rushes again to find Shido. And this time he caught Shido and Origami together and imagines that Shido is abandoning her for Origami. Tohka gets jealous gaining some of her powers and runs off while carrying Shido's suitcase. Elsewhere, Tohka's unsealed power starts to create a spacequake. Shido rushes to find Tohka and finds her in their special place and Tohka (misunderstanding everything) tries to prevent Shido from leaving but he explains that all is a misunderstanding, while Tohka cannot control her powers and hit Shido with shockwaves but Shido manages to seals Tohka's power again. While Isaac and Ellen are scheming a plan for Tohka, meanwhile Kurumi plots to kill the first spirit.

    Director:Daisuke Eguchi
    Writer:Hideki Shirane

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  11. Date A Live Season 2 Episode 4 - Manifestation
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #11 - 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.

    Director:Daisuke Eguchi
    Writer:Hideki Shirane

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  12. Date A Live Season 2 Episode 8 - The Promise to Keep
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #12 - The Promise to Keep

    S2:E8

    Shido and Kurumi arrive back at the Tengu Square to reason with Miku. Obnoxious she attempts to assault Shido, but Kurumi's power intercepts as she's resistible to Miku. As Kurumi distracts Kaguya, Yuzuru, and Yoshino; Kurumi traps Miku with Shido in a dark void to have private conversation. Despite his apology she still will not listen, so Shido makes his way to rescue Tohka alone. Westcott torments Tohka for his ambition to harness her power in despair. Fake spatial quake alarms are set off to evacuate all civilians. Kurumi holds off a pack of Bandersnatch units, as Mana appears and everyone aboard Fraxinus are back in their right minds. Meanwhile, Miku struggles about Shido's justice whether he actually cares for others than himself. Infiltrating the DEM Industries, Mana and Jessica engage, communications are jammed, Shido summons the Sandalphon to swipe the guards and enduring Kotori's healing ability.

    Director:Michita Shiraishi
    Writer:Hideki Shirane

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  13. Date A Live Season 1 Episode 1 - April 1X
    8.1/10(8 votes)

    #13 - April 1X

    S1:E1

    Shido Itsuka is an ordinary high school student living with his little sister in Tengu City, a city that is often disrupted by "spatial quakes". During a spatial quake at the beginning of the school year, he meets a beautiful and mysterious "Spirit".

    Director:Keitaro Motonaga
    Writer:Hideki Shirane

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  14. Date A Live Season 3 Episode 1 - The Seventh Spirit
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - 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?

    Director:Makoto Sokuza
    Writer:Hideki Shirane

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  15. Date A Live Season 3 Episode 2 - Can You Find Me?
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - 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.

    Director:Masaya Sasaki
    Writer:Hideki Shirane

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  16. Date A Live Season 3 Episode 5 - Despair Comes Crashing Down
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - 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?

    Director:Mihiro Yamaguchi
    Writer:Atsuo Ishino

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  17. Date A Live Season 3 Episode 6 - Crossroads
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - 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.

    Director:Makoto Sokuza
    Writer:Hiroki Uchida

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  18. Date A Live Season 3 Episode 7 - The Power Given
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - 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?

    Director:Yoshito Hata
    Writer:Hiroki Uchida

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  19. Date A Live Season 3 Episode 8 - Demon King of Descending Darkness
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - 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.

    Director:Makoto Sokuza
    Writer:Hiroki Uchida

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  20. Date A Live Season 3 Episode 10 - Another World, Another Girl
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - 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?

    Director:Nanako Shimazaki
    Writer:Hiroki Uchida

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  21. Date A Live Season 3 Episode 12 - Make Shido Itsuka Swoon
    8.0/10(1 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?

    Director:Makoto Sokuza
    Writer:Hideki Shirane

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  22. Date A Live Season 4 Episode 6 - An Opened Heart
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - 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.

    Director:Shunji Yoshida
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  23. Date A Live Season 4 Episode 7 - Locked Memories
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - 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.

    Directors:Jiro Arimoto, Taiki Nishimura
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  24. Date A Live Season 4 Episode 8 - Key and Sword
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - 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.

    Director:Jiro Arimoto
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  25. Date A Live Season 4 Episode 9 - Nightmare's Seduction
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - 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.

    Director:Yukio Kuroda
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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Best Episodes Summary

"That Which Cannot Be Forgiven" is the best rated episode of "Date A Live". It scored 9/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by Keitaro Motonaga and written by Hideki Shirane, it aired on 6/22/2013. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Tengu City, Five Years Ago".