After the recent end of Date A Live’s fourth season, the production team wasted no time in confirming that season five was in development.
The harem rom/com series is not new to the anime realm, but the Date A Live franchise is one of the most beloved and popular among all other shows.
Since the release of its season 4 final episode “Cycle of Starvation,” the Date A Live series has been trending with positive responses, and the official Twitter account of the anime revealed that Date A Live season 5 is in the works.
The ‘Worst Spirit’ was no longer as bad as we had believed and Shido still has a long way to go because his quest isn’t over yet. With so much in store, fans can only wait for the return of the show.
Release Date
Season 5 of Date A Live has been officially confirmed to be in the works, but no official word on its broadcasting date is out yet. You can expect it to be released in the winter or spring of 2022. It will most likely receive 12 episodes and be streamed on Crunchyroll like its previous seasons.
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Production decision!
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TV animation 5th production decision!
Illustrations drawn by Mr. Tsunako are now available!
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Key Visuals
An illustration drawn by Mr. Tsunako was also released confirming Date A Live season 5 to be in the works soon after the season 4 finale.
The illustration showcased Tokizaki Kurumi and Yoshino, the heroines of the show as stunning as ever.
Plot/Storyline
Season 4 of Date A Live adapted up until volume 16 of the original light novel series, and currently, the series has 22 volumes. There is no doubt that season 5 will be action-packed since we have more than enough source material to adapt two or three more seasons.
Season 5 will pick up the story from volume 17 and likely adapt volumes 18, and 19. Where we will see an all-out war between <Ratatoskr> and DEM, which will begin with the revelation that Shido is fated to die.
In the upcoming season, get ready to be confronted with a huge secret as it will be revealed that Kurumi is the one preventing Shido’s fated death. After using too many time loops, Kurumi’s life is in danger as well and it’s’ Shido’s turn to save her.
About Date A Live
Date A Live is a light novel series by Tachibana Koshi(writer) and Tsunako (illustrator). Since its debut in 2011, it has received several manga and anime adaptations.
Girls known as spirits are the cause of spatial earthquakes in a dystopian future. Shido discovers that the only way to seal such spirits is to make them fall in love with him and kiss him. Shido has to seal as many spirits as he can to save the world.
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