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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 4 Episode 12 - Cycle of Salvation
    9.2/10(264 votes)

    #1 - Cycle of Salvation

    S4:E12

    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

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  2. Date A Live Season 5 Episode 8 - The One Who Pulled the Trigger
    9.1/10(182 votes)

    #2 - The One Who Pulled the Trigger

    S5:E8

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Date A Live Season 4 Episode 11 - Past Sins
    8.8/10(192 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. Date A Live Season 3 Episode 8 - Demon King of Descending Darkness
    8.7/10(175 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Date A Live Season 5 Episode 4 - The Spirit of Origin
    8.7/10(150 votes)

    #5 - The Spirit of Origin

    S5:E4

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Date A Live Season 5 Episode 5 - Mother Mio
    8.7/10(144 votes)

    #6 - Mother Mio

    S5:E5

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Date A Live Season 5 Episode 12 - And the One She Chooses Is
    8.7/10(129 votes)

    #7 - 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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  8. Date A Live Season 3 Episode 9 - Tengu City, Five Years Ago
    8.6/10(176 votes)

    #8 - 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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  9. Date A Live Season 5 Episode 9 - A "Second" Date
    8.6/10(126 votes)

    #9 - A "Second" Date

    S5:E9

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Date A Live Season 5 Episode 11 - A Fleeting Paradise
    8.6/10(129 votes)

    #10 - A Fleeting Paradise

    S5:E11

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Date A Live Season 5 Episode 3 - The Spirit's Resurrection
    8.5/10(146 votes)

    #11 - 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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  12. Date A Live Season 3 Episode 11 - Angel of the Starry Night
    8.4/10(187 votes)

    #12 - 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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  13. Date A Live Season 5 Episode 1 - Beginnings of War
    8.4/10(148 votes)

    #13 - 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...

    Director:Jiro Arimoto
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  14. Date A Live Season 5 Episode 7 - The World Tree Sheds Leaves
    8.4/10(137 votes)

    #14 - The World Tree Sheds Leaves

    S5:E7

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Date A Live Season 3 Episode 2 - Can You Find Me?
    8.3/10(174 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 10 - Another World, Another Girl
    8.3/10(167 votes)

    #16 - 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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  17. Date A Live Season 5 Episode 6 - The Three Magi
    8.3/10(133 votes)

    #17 - 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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  18. Date A Live Season 2 Episode 10 - Inversion
    8.2/10(176 votes)

    #18 - 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.

    Director:Keitaro Motonaga
    Writer:Hideki Shirane

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  19. Date A Live Season 1 Episode 9 - Frenzied Nightmare
    8.1/10(212 votes)

    #19 - 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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  20. Date A Live Season 3 Episode 1 - The Seventh Spirit
    8.1/10(172 votes)

    #20 - 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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  21. Date A Live Season 5 Episode 10 - A Battlefield That Shouldn't Be Possible
    8.1/10(128 votes)

    #21 - A Battlefield That Shouldn't Be Possible

    S5:E10

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Date A Live Season 3 Episode 7 - The Power Given
    8.0/10(162 votes)

    #22 - 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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  23. Date A Live Season 4 Episode 7 - Locked Memories
    8.0/10(164 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 1 Episode 3 - For the Sky and the Sword
    7.9/10(217 votes)

    #24 - 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.

    Director:Takashi Ando
    Writer:Hideki Shirane

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  25. Date A Live Season 1 Episode 8 - Triple Capriccio
    7.9/10(196 votes)

    #25 - 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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Best Episodes Summary

"Cycle of Salvation" is the best rated episode of "Date A Live". It scored 9.2/10 based on 264 votes. Directed by Hiroyuki Kambe and written by Fumihiko Shimo, it aired on 6/24/2022. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The One Who Pulled the Trigger".