Date A Live is a 2013 anime based on the light novel series with the same name written by Kōshi Tachibana and illustrated by Tsunako. It was serialized and published in Fujimi Shobo's Dragon Magazine from March 19, 2011 to March 19, 2020, with a total of 22 volumes.
The anime series for Season 1 was animated by AIC Plus+, directed by Keitaro Motonaga who directed from Seasons 1 to Season 3, and started airing the first season in Japan from April 6, 2013 to June 22, 2013, consisting of 12 episodes. The second season was animated by Production IMS, and aired from April 12, 2014 to June 14, 2014, consisting of 10 episodes. The third season was animated by J.C.Staff and aired from January 11, 2019 to March 29, 2019, consisting of 12 episodes. The fourth and fifth season was animated by Geek Toys, directed by Jun Nakagawa, and the fourth season aired in Japan from April 8, 2022 to June 24, 2022, consisting of 12 episodes. The fifth season of the anime started airing in Japan on April 10, 2024.
FUNimation Entertainment licensed and produced an English Dub of the anime which was released for the first season on June 10, 2014, then later for the second season on March 22, 2016. Crunchyroll simulcasted the third season while Funimation produced the simuldub. The series was later moved to Crunchyroll following the acquisition by Sony. On April 21, 2022, Crunchyroll announced that the fourth season would receive an English Dub, which premiered the following day. The fifth season was produced by Crunchyroll and premiered on April 24, 2024.
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Cast[]
Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Season(s) |
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Main Characters | ||||
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Shido Itsuka / Shinji Takamiya / Shiori Itsuka |
Nobunaga Shimazaki | Jessie James Grelle | 1-5 |
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Austin Tindle (eps. 39-40) |
4 | ||
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Saeko Zōgō | Ryan Reynolds | 2 | |
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4 | |||
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Tohka Yatogami / Princess |
Marina Inoue | Michelle Rojas | 1-3 |
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4-5 | |||
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Secondary Characters | ||||
Spirits | ||||
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Origami Tobiichi / Devil / Angel |
Misuzu Togashi | Michelle Lee | 1-3 |
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4-5 | |||
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Kotori Itsuka / Efreet |
Ayana Taketatsu | Bryn Apprill | 1-3 |
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4-5 | |||
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Yoshino Himekawa / Hermit |
Iori Nomizu | Tia Ballard | 1-3 |
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4-5 | |||
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Kurumi Tokisaki / Nightmare |
Asami Sanada | Alexis Tipton | 1-3 |
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4-5 | |||
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Kaguya Yamai / Berserk |
Maaya Uchida | Brittney Karbowski | 2-3 |
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4-5 | |||
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Yuzuru Yamai / Berserk |
Sarah Emi Bridcutt | Megan Shipman | 2-3 |
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4-5 | |||
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Miku Izayoi / Diva |
Minori Chihara | Jad Saxton | 2-3 |
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4-5 | |||
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Natsumi Kyouno / Witch |
Ayumi Mano | Katelyn Barr | 3 |
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4-5 | |||
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Nia Honjo / Sister |
Hitomi Nabatame | Mallorie Rodak | 4-5 |
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Mukuro Hoshimiya / Zodiac |
Akari Kageyama | Kristen McGuire | 4-5 |
Recurring Characters | ||||
Ratatoskr | ||||
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Reine Murasame / Mio Takamiya / Phantom |
Aya Endō | Barrett Nash | 1-3 |
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4-5 | |||
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5 | |||
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Kyouhei Kannazuki | Takehito Koyasu | J. Michael Tatum | 1-5 |
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Aaron Roberts (ep. 35) |
4 | ||
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Mana Takamiya | Misato | Felecia Angelle | 1-2 |
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4-5 | |||
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Elliot Baldwin Woodman | Jōji Nakata | Ed Blaylock | 2 |
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John Swasey | 3-5 | ||
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Hikaru Midorikawa (young) |
5 | ||
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Makoto Koichi (childhood, ep. 52) |
Robin Clayton (childhood, ep. 52) |
5 | |
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Karen Nora Mathers | Nozomi Nishida | Jill Harris | 3-5 |
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Izzi Raine (childhood, ep. 52) |
5 | ||
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Kyouji Kawagoe | Gou Inoue | Christopher Sabat | 1-4 |
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Masaomi Mikimoto | Kentarō Tone | Bradley Campbell | 1-4 |
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Hinako Shiizaki | Satomi Akesaka | Cynthia Cranz | 1-4 |
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Munechika Nakatsugawa | Gorgeous | Matt Thurston | 1-4 |
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Kozue Minowa | Tomoko Usami | Sara Ragsdale | 1-4 |
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Maria | Suzuko Mimori | Sarah Roach | 4-5 |
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Deus Ex Machina | ||||
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Isaac Ray Pelham Westcott | Ryōtarō Okiayu | Alex Organ | 2 |
Christopher Wehkamp | 3 | |||
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4-5 | |||
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Mei Fukuda (childhood, ep. 52) |
Lexi Nieto (childhood, ep. 52) |
5 | |
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Ellen Mira Mathers | Shizuka Itō | Trina Nishimura | 2-3 |
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4-5 | |||
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5 | |||
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Jessica Bailey | Yūko Kaida | Jennifer Green | 2 |
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James A. Paddington | Toshiharu Nakanishi | R. Bruce Elliott | 2-3 |
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Artemisia Bell Ashcroft | Eriko Matsui | Lindsay Seidel | 4-5 |
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Nibelcole | Yumiri Hanamori | Julie Shields | 4-5 |
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Roger Murdoch | Ryūichi Hirose | Phil Parsons | 3 |
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Russell | Seiya Yamanaka | Barry Yandell | 3 |
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Simpson | Naoki Bandou | Brian Mathis | 3 |
Raizen High School | ||||
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Tamae Okamine | Kaori Sadohara | Anastasia Muñoz | 1-3 |
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4-5 | |||
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Hiroto Tonomachi | Anri Katsu | Nick Haley | 1-2 |
Clifford Chapin | 3 | |||
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4-5 | |||
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Ai Yamabuki | Risako Murai | Jamie Marchi | 1-3 |
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4-5 | |||
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Mai Hazakura | Kayoko Tsumita | Leah Clark | 1-3 |
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Miona Kogawa | 4-5 | ||
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Mii Fujibakama | Midori Tsukimiya | Monica Rial | 1-3 |
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4-5 | |||
AST | ||||
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Ryōko Kusakabe | Ao Takahashi | Caitlin Glass | 1-5 |
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Mikie Okamine | Kanami Satō | Sarah Wiedenheft | 2, 4-5 |
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Mildred F. Fujimura | Saki Ogasawara | Kristin Sutton | 2, 4-5 |
Other Characters | ||||
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Ririko | Kayoko Tsumita | Bryn Apprill | 1 |
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Asahi Hoshimiya | Risa Sekiguchi | Morgan Garrett | 4 |
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Narrator | Kotono Mitsuishi | Alex Moore | 1-5 |
Episodic Characters[]
Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Ep(s). |
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Second Season | ||||
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Tsukamoto Sansa | Kaori Nakamura | Martha Harms | 17 |
Fourth Season | ||||
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Hiroki Takajo | Chitose Morinaga | Kimmie Britt | 36-37 |
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Big Bad Wolf | Mike McFarland | 39 | |
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Blue Ogre | Ryan Seale | ||
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Red Ogre | Jeremy Inman | ||
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Sawa Yamauchi | Saori Ōnishi | Jill Harris | 46 |
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Irene Fox | Megumi Nakamura | Kelly Greenshield | 49 |
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Haruko Itsuka / Haruko Homura |
Aya Suzaki | Taylor Murphy | 50 |
Additional Voices[]
Notes[]
There were a few recasts that happened during season 3-4:
- Austin Tindle temporarily replaced Jessie James Grelle as Shido Itsuki between seasons 4 episodes 5-6 due to the Grelle being ill during those weeks
- Aaron Roberts temporarily replaced J. Michael Tatum as Kyouhei Kannazuki for the first episode of season 4.
- Christopher Wehkamp replaced Alex Organ as Isaac Ray Pelham Westcott starting with season 3 due to Organ preferring to focus on his stage acting.
- Clifford Chapin replaced Nick Haley as Hiroto Tonomachi due to the later being inactive in dubbing.
- John Swasey replaced Ed Blaylock as Elliot Baldwin Woodman from season 3 due to Blaylock’s passing in 2017.
Multimedia Samples[]
Episode 1 of Season 4 officially available on YouTube[]
Clips[]
Eternal Links[]
- Date A Live at the Internet Movie Database.
- Date A Live (anime) on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia.
- Date A Live on Behind The Voice Actors.