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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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    Date A Live Season 5 Episode 12 - And the One She Chooses Is
    10.0/10(170 votes)

    #1 - And the One She Chooses Is

    S5:E12

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Date A Live Season 1 Episode 12 - That Which Cannot Be Forgiven
    9.0/10(220 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. Date A Live Season 3 Episode 9 - Tengu City, Five Years Ago
    9.0/10(204 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. Date A Live Season 3 Episode 11 - Angel of the Starry Night
    9.0/10(215 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.

    Director:Yoshio Suzuki
    Writer:Hideki Shirane

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  5. Date A Live Season 3 Episode 12 - Make Shido Itsuka Swoon
    9.0/10(201 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. Date A Live Season 5 Episode 3 - The Spirit's Resurrection
    9.0/10(174 votes)

    #6 - The Spirit's Resurrection

    S5:E3

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Date A Live Season 5 Episode 6 - The Three Magi
    9.0/10(160 votes)

    #7 - The Three Magi

    S5:E6

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Date A Live Season 1 Episode 10 - Flame Spirit (Ifrit)
    8.8/10(226 votes)

    #8 - 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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  9. Date A Live Season 2 Episode 7 - Gabriel
    8.8/10(190 votes)

    #9 - 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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  10. Date A Live Season 3 Episode 5 - Despair Comes Crashing Down
    8.7/10(192 votes)

    #10 - 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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  11. Date A Live Season 3 Episode 6 - Crossroads
    8.7/10(189 votes)

    #11 - 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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  12. Date A Live Season 4 Episode 7 - Locked Memories
    8.7/10(190 votes)

    #12 - 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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  13. Date A Live Season 4 Episode 11 - Past Sins
    8.7/10(222 votes)

    #13 - 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.

    Director:Yusuke Onoda
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  14. Date A Live Season 1 Episode 7 - Visitors
    8.6/10(233 votes)

    #14 - 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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  15. Date A Live Season 1 Episode 8 - Triple Capriccio
    8.6/10(231 votes)

    #15 - 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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  16. Date A Live Season 1 Episode 11 - Countdown
    8.6/10(222 votes)

    #16 - 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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  17. Date A Live Season 2 Episode 8 - The Promise to Keep
    8.6/10(191 votes)

    #17 - 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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  18. Date A Live Season 1 Episode 1 - April 1X
    8.5/10(282 votes)

    #18 - 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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  19. Date A Live Season 1 Episode 6 - Romantic Hot Springs
    8.4/10(237 votes)

    #19 - 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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  20. Date A Live Season 2 Episode 1 - Daily Life
    8.4/10(213 votes)

    #20 - 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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  21. Date A Live Season 3 Episode 2 - Can You Find Me?
    8.3/10(201 votes)

    #21 - 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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  22. Date A Live Season 3 Episode 10 - Another World, Another Girl
    8.3/10(196 votes)

    #22 - 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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  23. Date A Live Season 4 Episode 1 - Don't Panic. It's a Spirit's Trap.
    8.3/10(200 votes)

    #23 - Don't Panic. It's a Spirit's Trap.

    S4:E1

    Shido encounters a girl named Nia collapsed on the side of the road, but learns there's more to this manga artist than meets the eye.

    Director:Norihiko Nagahama
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  24. Date A Live Season 4 Episode 3 - What's Yours Is Mine
    8.3/10(190 votes)

    #24 - What's Yours Is Mine

    S4:E3

    The girls struggle to sell more than Nia, but they have a few tricks up their sleeves. However, not even the Spirits are safe when Isaac Westcott comes to claim his prize.

    Directors:Kim Seung-deok, Taiki Nishimura
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  25. Date A Live Season 4 Episode 9 - Nightmare's Seduction
    8.3/10(194 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

"And the One She Chooses Is" is the best rated episode of "Date A Live". It scored 10/10 based on 170 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/26/2024. This episode scored 1.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "That Which Cannot Be Forgiven".