The Worst 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 Itsuka, a seemingly ordinary high schooler comes across a mysterious girl at the ground zero of a spacequake and learns she is one of the "Spirits" who are the real cause of the spacequakes that occur when they manifest themselves in the world. He is recruited to make use of his mysterious ability to seal the Spirits' powers thus stopping them from being a threat to mankind. However, there is a catch: to seal a Spirit's power, he must make her fall in love with him and kiss him.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Date a Live" is "Fairy Tale", rated 6.4/10 from 118 user votes. It was directed by Masahiko Watanabe and written by Fumihiko Shimo. "Fairy Tale" aired on 5/6/2022 and is rated 0.1 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Romantic Hot Springs".
6.4/10 118 votes#1 - Fairy Tale
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 5/6/2022
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
6.5/10 147 votes#2 - Romantic Hot Springs
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/11/2013
Shido and the Spirits decide to visit Tengu City Hot Springs, but they run into some trouble on the way.
Director: Keitaro Motonaga, Shinichirou Kimura
Writer: Hideki Shirane, Takaaki Suzuki
6.5/10 122 votes#3 - Girl Time
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 6/10/2022
After a lunchtime showdown, Kurumi and Shido plan to settle their competition on a special holiday. In the meantime, the Spirits help Shido prepare to face Kurumi in their own way
Director: Masahiko Watanabe
Writer: Fumihiko Shimo
6.8/10 124 votes#4 - Diva
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 5/10/2014
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: Keitaro Motonaga, Shunji Yoshida
Writer: Hideki Shirane, Jin Tanaka
6.9/10 149 votes#5 - Sullen Rain
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/27/2013
Shido encounters the mysterious "Hermit" one rainy day, and Tohka and Origami fight over Shido at school.
Director: Keitaro Motonaga
Writer: Hideki Shirane
6.9/10 138 votes#6 - Daily Life
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 4/12/2014
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: Keitaro Motonaga, Daisuke Eguchi
Writer: Hideki Shirane
6.9/10 130 votes#7 - Hurricane Children
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 4/19/2014
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: Keitaro Motonaga, Kaoru Suzuki
Writer: Hideki Shirane
6.9/10 123 votes#8 - Girls' Music
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 5/17/2014
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: Keitaro Motonaga, Tooru Kitahata
Writer: Hideki Shirane, Jin Tanaka
6.9/10 122 votes#9 - What's Yours Is Mine
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 4/22/2022
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.
Director: Kim Seung-deok, Taiki Nishimura
Writer: Fumihiko Shimo
6.9/10 120 votes#10 - An Opened Heart
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 5/13/2022
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
6.9/10 117 votes#11 - Key and Sword
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 5/27/2022
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.
Director: Jiro Arimoto
Writer: Fumihiko Shimo
7.0/10 178 votes#12 - April 1X
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/6/2013
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
7.0/10 158 votes#13 - Another Close Encounter
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/13/2013
Shido practices making women fall in love with him and has another encounter with the Spirit "Princess".
Director: Keitaro Motonaga, Takashi Ando
Writer: Hideki Shirane
7.0/10 149 votes#14 - Frozen Ground
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/4/2013
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
7.0/10 142 votes#15 - Countdown
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/15/2013
To get ready for his date with Kotori, Shido goes swimsuit shopping with Tohka and Yoshino. Meanwhile, Origami finds out more about Ifrit.
Director: Keitaro Motonaga, Takashi Ando
Writer: Hideki Shirane
7.0/10 123 votes#16 - The Promise to Keep
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 5/31/2014
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: Keitaro Motonaga, Michita Shiraishi
Writer: Hideki Shirane
7.1/10 141 votes#17 - That Which Cannot Be Forgiven
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/22/2013
Shido and Kotori enjoy their date at the amusement park until they are interrupted by Origami.
Director: Keitaro Motonaga
Writer: Hideki Shirane
7.1/10 128 votes#18 - Two Requests
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 4/26/2014
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: Keitaro Motonaga, Daisuke Tsukushi
Writer: Hideki Shirane
7.1/10 131 votes#19 - Don't Panic. It's a Spirit's Trap.
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 4/8/2022
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
7.2/10 123 votes#20 - Transformation
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 2/1/2019
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: Keitaro Motonaga, Chikayo Nakamura
Writer: Hideki Shirane, Atsuo Ishino
7.2/10 122 votes#21 - Crossroads
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 2/15/2019
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: Keitaro Motonaga, Makoto Sokuza
Writer: Hideki Shirane, Hiroki Uchida
7.3/10 131 votes#22 - The Truth About Miku
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 6/7/2014
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
7.3/10 124 votes#23 - You're Natsumi
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 1/25/2019
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.
Director: Keitaro Motonaga, Kohei Hatano, Makoto Sokuza, Nana Harada
Writer: Hideki Shirane
7.3/10 123 votes#24 - Despair Comes Crashing Down
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 2/8/2019
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: Keitaro Motonaga, Mihiro Yamaguchi
Writer: Hideki Shirane, Atsuo Ishino
7.3/10 126 votes#25 - Nightmare's Seduction
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 6/3/2022
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