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Date A Live S4E8 — Key and Sword

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Date A Live•Season 4•Episode 8

Key and Sword

7.8/10 · 201 votesMay 27, 202224 min

Ranked #8 of 12 in Season 4•−0.1 vs season avg

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.

Directed byJiro Arimoto

Written byFumihiko Shimo

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Cast13

Nobunaga Shimazaki

Nobunaga Shimazaki

Shido Itsuka (voice)

Marina Inoue

Marina Inoue

Tohka Yatogami (voice)

Misuzu Togashi

Misuzu Togashi

Origami Tobiichi (voice)

Ayana Taketatsu

Ayana Taketatsu

Kotori Itsuka (voice)

Iori Nomizu

Iori Nomizu

Yoshino (voice)

Asami Sanada

Asami Sanada

Kurumi Tokisaki (voice)

Maaya Uchida

Maaya Uchida

Kaguya Yamai (voice)

Sarah Emi Bridcutt

Sarah Emi Bridcutt

Kuzuru Yamai (voice)

Minori Chihara

Minori Chihara

Miku Iyazoi (voice)

Hitomi Nabatame

Hitomi Nabatame

Nia Honjō (voice)

Akari Kageyama

Akari Kageyama

Mukuro Hoshimiya (voice)

Aya Endo

Aya Endo

Reine Murasame (voice)

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Fumihiko Shimo

Fumihiko Shimo

Writer

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Nanako Tatsu

Supervising Animation Director

Y

Yoshiaki Tsubata

Supervising Animation Director

H

Hiroyuki Kambe

Animation Director

N

Naoto Nakamura

Supervising Animation Director

K

Koichi Kikuchi

Animation Director

M

Mikako Kunii

Supervising Animation Director

Y

Yumiko Mizuno

Supervising Animation Director

T

Tomotaka Nakayama

Animation Director

S

Satoru Kiyomaru

Supervising Animation Director

R

Ryu Yamada

Animation Director

T

Tomokatsu Nagasaku

Supervising Animation Director

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Episode Summary

"Key and Sword" is episode 8 of Date A Live season 4. It scored 7.8/10 from 201 votes, ranking #8 of 12 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Jiro Arimoto and written by Fumihiko Shimo, it aired on May 27, 2022.

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