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The Best Episodes of Date A Live Season 5

Every episode of Date A Live Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Date A Live Season 5!

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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
    Date A Live Season 5 Episode 1 - Beginnings of War
    8.5/10(147 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. Date A Live Season 5 Episode 2 - Final Respite
    7.8/10(132 votes)

    #2 - Final Respite

    S5:E2

    The crew of Fraxinus sets about preparing for their battle against DEM with haste and high morale. The Spirits work hard to prepare snacks in order to encourage Shido and everyone else as the decisive battle draws closer by the hour...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Date A Live Season 5 Episode 3 - The Spirit's Resurrection
    8.6/10(144 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. Date A Live Season 5 Episode 4 - The Spirit of Origin
    8.8/10(147 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Date A Live Season 5 Episode 5 - Mother Mio
    8.8/10(141 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. Date A Live Season 5 Episode 6 - The Three Magi
    8.4/10(132 votes)

    #6 - 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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  7. Date A Live Season 5 Episode 7 - The World Tree Sheds Leaves
    8.5/10(135 votes)

    #7 - 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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  8. Date A Live Season 5 Episode 8 - The One Who Pulled the Trigger
    9.2/10(177 votes)

    #8 - 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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  9. Date A Live Season 5 Episode 9 - A "Second" Date
    8.6/10(125 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 10 - A Battlefield That Shouldn't Be Possible
    8.2/10(126 votes)

    #10 - 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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  11. Date A Live Season 5 Episode 11 - A Fleeting Paradise
    8.7/10(125 votes)

    #11 - 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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  12. Date A Live Season 5 Episode 12 - And the One She Chooses Is
    8.8/10(124 votes)

    #12 - 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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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Beginnings of War" is the best rated episode of "Date A Live" season 5. It scored 8.5/10 based on 147 votes. Directed by Jiro Arimoto and written by Fumihiko Shimo, it aired on 4/10/2024. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Final Respite".