Date A Live is an anime series adapted from the light novels of the same title written by Kōshi Tachibana and illustrated by Tsunako. The first season was produced by Anime International Company and directed by Keitaro Motonaga, covering volumes 1 to 4 of the light novel. It was broadcast on Tokyo MX from April 6 to June 22, 2013.[1] The second season was produced by Production IMS,[2] which ran from April 12 to June 14, 2014,[3] covering volumes 5 to 7 of the light novel. The third season was produced by J.C.Staff, which ran from January 11 to March 29, 2019,[4][5] covering volumes 8 to 12 of the light novel. The fourth season produced by Geek Toys was set to premiere in October 2021, but was delayed to 2022 for "various reasons",[6][7] which ran from April 8 to June 24, 2022,[8] covering volumes 13 to 16 of the light novel. A fifth season, also produced by Geek Toys, ran from April 10 to June 26, 2024,[9] covering volumes 17 to 19 of the light novel.
The series has been licensed by Funimation for streaming and home video release in North America and by Madman Entertainment in Australia.[10][11][12] Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved from Funimation to Crunchyroll.[13]
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- ^ "Date A Live Anime Gets 2nd Season". Otaku USA. 2013-12-16. Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
- ^ "Date A Live Anime's 3rd Season Reveals New Cast Member, Staff, January 2019 Premiere (Updated)". Anime News Network. October 20, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
- ^ "Date A Live III Anime Premieres on January 11". Anime News Network. December 14, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 7, 2021). "Date A Live IV Anime Debuts in October With New Studio, Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 10, 2021). "Date A Live IV Anime's Video Reveals 2022 Delay, More Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ Loo, Egan (March 7, 2022). "Date A Live IV Anime Announces April 8 Premiere with Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (March 5, 2024). "Date A Live V Anime Premieres on April 10". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ "Funimation to Stream Date A Live Romantic Comedy Anime". Anime News Network. April 9, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
- ^ "Funimation to Dub Date A Live, Red Data Girl, Karneval, Code:Breaker". Anime News Network. February 21, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
- ^ "Australia's Madman Ent. Adds Date A Live, Maoyu". Anime News Network. August 12, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
- ^ "Your Guide to the Spring 2022 Anime Season on Crunchyroll and Funimation". Funimation. March 22, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.