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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 Worst Episode
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    Date A Live Season 5 Episode 7 - The World Tree Sheds Leaves
    6.0/10(166 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. Date A Live Season 5 Episode 8 - The One Who Pulled the Trigger
    6.0/10(231 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 2 Episode 10 - Inversion
    6.1/10(208 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. Date A Live Season 2 Episode 9 - The Truth About Miku
    6.4/10(206 votes)

    #4 - The Truth About Miku

    S2:E9

    Shido almost got caught until Miku makes an entry as she commands the Spirits to join the battlefield just to collect Tohka. Origami in a convention suit partners with Mana. While Shido and Miku argue, he reveals that Kurumi learned how Miku acquire her Spirit power from Phantom (like Kotori), she finally tells that she used to be a splendid singer Tsukino Yoimachi, but one day she rejected a TV producer's career offer due to disgrace, then bad rumors spread with no help from her agency and fans, she tried to reconnect with her fans, but suffers psychogenic aphonia, resulting in her losing her voice; this cause Miku to tension condemn humanity. Shido vows to keep his promise. Origami, Ratatoskr, terrorizes the territory to subdue Ellen. Westcott makes his appearance when Shido and Miku find Tohka. Shido is stabbed by Ellen with Tohka watching she goes berserk.

    Director:Keitaro Motonaga
    Writer:Hideki Shirane

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  5. Date A Live Season 2 Episode 2 - Hurricane Children
    6.6/10(205 votes)

    #5 - Hurricane Children

    S2:E2

    After a very awkward moment in Shido's class where Tohka tries switching genders in an effort to bunk with Shido, the class goes on a field trip to Arubi Island. During the entire trip, Origami and Tohka end up constantly annoying Shido in an effort to win his affections. Meanwhile DEM Industries, an organization with an interest in spirits begins stalking Tohka. Some time later, a massive hurricane appears out of nowhere while Shido and Tohka are on a stroll. Three trash cans strike Tohka, knocking her out in the process while two spirits viciously battle overhead. When Shido tries to intervene, the twin spirits Yuzuru and Kaguya decide that their next battle will be over winning Shido's heart to the latter's dismay. When the two girls follow Shido back to the class holding his arms, Origami becomes enraged over her new competition. As Shido's teacher tries to arrange the girls to be students in the class, Kaguya and Yuzuru explain that they were once one spirit named Yamai and that their contests are in an effort to find out whose personality will stay when the girls fuse and become Yamai once more. Later that day, an incident occurs when the twins drag Shido into the men's bath in an effort to sexually seduce him. Things get worse when Tohka shows up along with the rest of the class.

    Director:Kaoru Suzuki
    Writer:Hideki Shirane

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  6. Date A Live Season 2 Episode 3 - Two Requests
    6.6/10(202 votes)

    #6 - Two Requests

    S2:E3

    The twin spirits, still trying to seduce Shido, start cuddling up to Shido completely naked in bed. The situation worsens when one of his teachers walks in on the mess. Later, Shido plans to seal the Yamai twins' powers without letting one of them win in an effort to avoid both the unpredictability of the loser and what would happen to the loser's personality. During their contest, they have Shido coat their backs in suntan lotion ending up turned on from the application. Later, the Yamai sisters team up with Shido to take on Tohka and Origami in a volleyball game in which the winner is the former's team. During the afternoon, Origami is ambushed by a strange mech-like being.

    Director:Daisuke Tsukushi
    Writer:Hideki Shirane

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  7. Date A Live Season 4 Episode 12 - Cycle of Salvation
    6.7/10(309 votes)

    #7 - 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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  8. Date A Live Season 1 Episode 2 - Another Close Encounter
    7.0/10(252 votes)

    #8 - Another Close Encounter

    S1:E2

    Shido practices making women fall in love with him and has another encounter with the Spirit "Princess".

    Director:Takashi Ando
    Writer:Hideki Shirane

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  9. Date A Live Season 1 Episode 4 - Sullen Rain
    7.0/10(238 votes)

    #9 - Sullen Rain

    S1:E4

    Shido encounters the mysterious "Hermit" one rainy day, and Tohka and Origami fight over Shido at school.

    Director:Keitaro Motonaga
    Writer:Hideki Shirane

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  10. Date A Live Season 3 Episode 3 - You're Natsumi
    7.0/10(193 votes)

    #10 - You're Natsumi

    S3:E3

    Shido is losing his head and losing friends faster with each passing day of Natsumi's game. But when it's all over, he may have a little problem on his hands.

    Directors:Makoto Sokuza, Kohei Hatano, Nana Harada
    Writer:Hideki Shirane

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  11. Date A Live Season 4 Episode 5 - Fairy Tale
    7.0/10(186 votes)

    #11 - Fairy Tale

    S4:E5

    Trapped by Beelzebub in a world of fiction, the crew is desperate to escape. But without their powers to aid them, they're at the mercy of the story they're inside.

    Director:Masahiko Watanabe
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  12. Date A Live Season 5 Episode 2 - Final Respite
    7.0/10(161 votes)

    #12 - 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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  13. Date A Live Season 1 Episode 3 - For the Sky and the Sword
    7.2/10(258 votes)

    #13 - 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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  14. Date A Live Season 1 Episode 5 - Frozen Ground
    7.2/10(236 votes)

    #14 - Frozen Ground

    S1:E5

    Shido goes to Origami's apartment to look for Hermit's puppet, Yoshinon, who was lost during the last fight, and Tohka talks with Reine about her feelings for Shido.

    Director:Keitaro Motonaga
    Writer:Hideki Shirane

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  15. Date A Live Season 1 Episode 9 - Frenzied Nightmare
    7.3/10(249 votes)

    #15 - 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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  16. Date A Live Season 3 Episode 4 - Transformation
    7.5/10(191 votes)

    #16 - Transformation

    S3:E4

    Natsumi uses her powers to turn the girls into children. But their plan to convince Natsumi that her true form is cute turns out to be no child's play at all.

    Director:Chikayo Nakamura
    Writer:Atsuo Ishino

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  17. Date A Live Season 4 Episode 4 - Space Spirit
    7.5/10(192 votes)

    #17 - Space Spirit

    S4:E4

    When the Earth comes under attack by a Spirit from space, Shido attempts to charm her. The problem is, she's closed off her heart and just wants to be left alone.

    Directors:Koichiro Kuroda, Ryuta Imaizumi
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  18. Date A Live Season 5 Episode 1 - Beginnings of War
    7.5/10(180 votes)

    #18 - 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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  19. Date A Live Season 3 Episode 1 - The Seventh Spirit
    7.7/10(199 votes)

    #19 - 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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  20. Date A Live Season 4 Episode 2 - So Be It! 2D It Is!
    7.7/10(191 votes)

    #20 - So Be It! 2D It Is!

    S4:E2

    Shido tries to woo Nia whose heart is firmly set on 2D. In order to get Nia to read their manga, the crew challenges her to see who can sell more copies at Comico.

    Director:Yukio Kuroda
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  21. Date A Live Season 2 Episode 5 - Diva
    7.8/10(195 votes)

    #21 - Diva

    S2:E5

    The suspension placed on Origami is finally lifted, we see Kusakabe having some complaints and a new character is introduced into the series. Shido is selected as the organizer of the Ten-Oh Festival, after a spacequake alarm goes off, Shido gets working and a new spirit is revealed, Diva, proves to be more of a challenge than the other spirits. AST interrupts Diva and they go on trying to take her down resulting in her escaping, after Shido encounters himself in a troublesome situation. The transformation of Shido into Shiori begins. The fierce battle to win Diva over begins, but will Shiori be able to accomplish the task at hand or will Diva be more challenging than expected?

    Director:Shunji Yoshida
    Writer:Jin Tanaka

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  22. Date A Live Season 2 Episode 6 - Girls' Music
    7.8/10(192 votes)

    #22 - Girls' Music

    S2:E6

    Mana finally awakens from her battle with Kurumi. For the upcoming competition Ai, Mai, and Mii prepare a band to compete against Miku's. Origami hears from Ryōko about the usurp mission in capturing Tohka and Shido during the festival. Serving a Maid Café with the Yamai twins employed, Shido (as Shiori again) even hands out posters as the head maid when he and Miku come across and ask "her" to date her though Shiori still annoyed of Miku's arrogance. Shido then finds the bandmates were manipulated and will not perform for the concert. Fraxinus cuts the stage's power to slow things down, but Miku gets the advantage with her Astral Dress. The AST led by Jessica target the Tengu Square until Ryōko and Origami piloting the “White Licorice” interfere. Kaguya and Yuzuru as they are professional, backup Tohka and Shido to perform as best as they could regardless of outside interference.

    Director:Tooru Kitahata
    Writer:Jin Tanaka

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  23. Date A Live Season 3 Episode 7 - The Power Given
    8.0/10(187 votes)

    #23 - 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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  24. Date A Live Season 3 Episode 8 - Demon King of Descending Darkness
    8.0/10(205 votes)

    #24 - 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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  25. Date A Live Season 4 Episode 6 - An Opened Heart
    8.0/10(184 votes)

    #25 - 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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Worst Episodes Summary

"The World Tree Sheds Leaves" is the worst rated episode of "Date A Live". It scored 6/10 based on 166 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/22/2024. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The One Who Pulled the Trigger".