Date A Live
TV animeFilm2013–5 seasons58 episodes airedOriginal: light novelKoushi Tachibana
Over 6 million copiesThirty 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.
After Season 4, continue with Vol. 17
Season 1
- Anime ends at
- Ep 12Original: Vol. 4
- Read next
- Vol. 5light novel · English · Yen On
The anime’s continuation point is Vol. 5 of the original. This is the book that contains it.
Date A Live, Vol. 5 (light novel): Tempest Yamai
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1 side entryOVAreading notes
- Date A Live: Date to DateOVADate to Date accompanies Season 1 and has no separate main-novel starting point. For the ongoing story, use the Season 1 reading route.
Season 2
- Anime ends at
- Ep 10Original: Vol. 7
- Read next
- Vol. 8light novel · English · Yen On
The anime’s continuation point is Vol. 8 of the original. This is the book that contains it.
Date A Live, Vol. 8 (light novel): Search Natsumi
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2 side entriesOVAFreading notes
- Date A Live II: Kurumi Star FestivalOVAKurumi Star Festival accompanies Season 2 and has no separate main-novel starting point. For the ongoing story, use the Season 2 reading route.
- Date A Live Mayuri JudgementFMayuri Judgement is an original film attached to the TV series, without its own next main-novel volume. Use the Season 2 reading route to continue the main story.
Season 3
- Anime ends at
- Ep 12Original: Vol. 12
- Read next
- Vol. 13light novel · English · Yen On
The anime’s continuation point is Vol. 13 of the original. This is the book that contains it.
Date A Live, Vol. 13 (light novel): Creation Nia
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Season 4
- Anime ends at
- Ep 12Original: Vol. 16
- Read next
- Vol. 17light novel · English · Yen On
Vol. 17 of this edition isn’t out yet (due Dec 2026). The anime’s continuation point is Vol. 17 of the original. This is the book that contains it.
Date A Live, Vol. 17 (light novel): Ragnarok Kurumi
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Season 5
- Anime ends at
- Ep 12Original: Vol. 19
- Read next
- Vol. 20
Volumes 20–22 form a Tohka-centered epilogue beyond the main conflict concluded in Season 5. The English edition is published through Vol. 16; it has not reached Vol. 20 of the original work yet. You can continue in another language.
Other languages:
Where it stops:
Date A Live F Last Date
Date A Live F Last Date has been announced but has not aired. Where to continue reading the light novel after watching it is not yet established; use the completed Season 5 guide for now.
Original · Light novel
Date A Live
デート・ア・ライブ
Koushi TachibanaKadokawaCompleted22 volumes
Series copies in print
Over 6 million copies
Official anime site · March 2026
All volumes
Before you read
Suggested reading (English · Yen On): Season 1 ends at Ep 12. Continue with Vol. 5.
Suggested reading (English · Yen On): Season 2 ends at Ep 10. Continue with Vol. 8.
Suggested reading (English · Yen On): Season 3 ends at Ep 12. Continue with Vol. 13.
Suggested reading (English · Yen On): Season 4 ends at Ep 12. Continue with Vol. 17.
The original light novel is complete in 22 volumes.
Kadokawa: The Japanese edition is at Vol. 22.
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