History Literature / DateALive

Three manga adaptations were published: ''Date A Live'' (which follows the original novels, and got CutShort), ''[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Date Ast Like]]'' (a {{Yuri}} spinoff involving Origami, with a girl from the AST called Mikie as the main character), and ''Manga/DateAOrigami'' (a [[{{Yonkoma}} 4-koma]] which focuses on the romantic comedy aspect of the series). An anime adaptation produced by [[{{Creator/AIC}} AIC Plus+]] was announced for April 2013. At the end of the last episode, a second season [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-06-21/date-a-live-anime-gets-2nd-season was announced]], this time being produced by Creator/ProductionIMS. At the end of the Second Season, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eUCwxq1nPc a film adaptation was announced]], which was also produced by Production IMS. A third season premiered in January 2019, this time being produced by Creator/JCStaff. A fourth season was announced to be in production on March 16 2020 and initially scheduled to premiere in October 2021, but was later delayed to Spring 2022, now produced by Geek Toys. A fifth season was announced in June 2022 via a teaser at the end of the 12th episode of the fourth season and will start airing in April 2024.

** Miku: [[MakeMeWannaShout Sound]] (and by extension, [[MagicMusic Music]]).

* {{Fanservice}}: Overall, the {{Fanservice}} content is actually at the low end for a HaremSeries.

* SealedWithAKiss: At the end of almost every story arc, the arc's Spirit and Shido share a kiss that seals her powers and [[TheNudifier leaves her naked]].

* SpellMyNameWithAnS:
** For some reason the manga (both the main and the spinoffs) like to spell Origami's family name as Tobiiti instead of Tobiichi. Also Kannazuki [=/=] Kannaduki.
** Depending on the source, the name of one of the spinoff manga may either be ''Date AST Like'' or ''Date A Strike''. Or even ''Date A Stlike''.

Three manga adaptations were published: ''Date A Live'' (which follows the original novels, and got CutShort), ''[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Date Ast Like]]'' (a {{Yuri}} spinoff involving Origami, with a girl from the AST called Mikie as the main character), and ''Manga/DateAOrigami'' (a [[{{Yonkoma}} 4-koma]] which focuses on the romantic comedy aspect of the series). An anime adaptation produced by [[{{Creator/AIC}} AIC Plus+]] was announced for April 2013. At the end of the last episode, a second season [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-06-21/date-a-live-anime-gets-2nd-season was announced]], this time being produced by Creator/ProductionIMS. At the end of the Second Season, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eUCwxq1nPc a film adaptation was announced]], which was also produced by Production IMS. A third season premiered in January 2019, this time being produced by Creator/JCStaff. A fourth season was announced to be in production on March 16 2020 and initially scheduled to premiere in October 2021, but was later delayed to Spring 2022, now produced by Geek Toys. A fifth season was announced in June 2022 via a teaser at the end of the 12th episode of the fourth season.

* AccidentalKiss: Yoshino has one with Shido in episode 4 of season 1 after she falls off a platform inside a mall. Unfortunately Tohka sees it and [[ClingyJealousGirl isn't too happy]] with it. Yoshinon's taunting doesn't help any either.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Tohka's voice in the first few episodes of Season 1 sounds a lot deeper compared to what came after.

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Endemic to the setting, with Shido and Kotori having significant holes in their past memories. Notably, [[spoiler:the entity that gave Kotori her Efreet powers, Phantom, then proceeded to strip Shido and Kotori of their memories. While Kotori forgot only about the existence of said entity; Shido forgot a lot more.]] Most of the Spirits have no memories [[spoiler:that they were once human]] and seem to have lost variable amounts of basic knowledge. Tohka seems to be the one that was hit the hardest by this, as she even ''[[NoNameGiven doesn't has a name]]'', creating a lot of FishOutOfWater situations (she didn't know what a (animal) fish was either, or that they swim, for that matter. She thought they were only food and an aquarium was a restaurant). [[spoiler:It's because Tohka is a pure Spirit and therefore had zero interaction with human world or even a name to begin with.]]

** Creator/AyanaTaketatsu voices yet another annoying younger sister who is far more than she appears and basically plays a real-life galge. [[Literature/{{Oreimo}} Kirino, is that you]]?

* InSpiteOfANail: During Volume 11 (season 3 in the anime), Shido successfully [[spoiler:saves Origami's parents from their predicted deaths]], creating a new timeline in the process. However, [[spoiler:said parents still die a year later in an unrelated traffic accident]], though this carries no ill change to [[spoiler:Origami. While she still holds some hatred towards spirits, and joins the [=AST=] like her original counterpart, she fights not as an avenger, but as a protector, following the example of someone she believed to be Shido's older brother (in actuality, it was Shido himself) TakingTheBullet for her parents. Essentially, nothing of significance changes except Origami is not into Shido and hasn't met him before, and everything past her FaceHeelTurn doesn't happen.]].

->''"Now, let our date ([[AlternateCharacterReading battle]]) begin!"''

** [[Creator/MaayaUchida Kaguya Yamai]]'s [[LargeHam colorful language]] is literally what would happen if [[LightNovel/LoveChunibyoAndOtherDelusions Rikka Takanashi]] took further lessons from [[Creator/JunFukuyama the Dark Flame Master]].
** Creator/AyanaTaketatsu voices yet another annoying younger sister who is far more than she appears and basically plays a real-life galge. [[LightNovel/{{Oreimo}} Kirino, is that you]]?

-->'''Kurumi''': If you don’t want me to cry, you can either [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking give me one of Shidou-san’s eyeballs, or let me suck your blood, or pet my head]].

** [[spoiler:Tohka's Full Form in the Mayuri Judgment movie is this, being the combined power of Tohka with all the spirits up to Miku, except Kurumi. WordOfGod even mentioned what additions the form would have had if Natsumi, Origami and Kurumi had lent her power to it.]]

** Well, technically water park, but the girls are wearing swimsuits in Volume 4/Episode 11. Shido even helps Tohka, Origami, and Yoshino pick out swimsuits prior to the water park.

** Tohka and Yoshino do this again in Volume 4[=/=]episode 12, distracting Origami long enough for Shido to [[spoiler:seal Kotori's Spirit powers]].

* BlandNameProduct:
** The astronaut girl in the DatingSim Shido plays at the beginning of Episode 2 of the anime is wearing a [[UsefulNotes/{{NASA}} NUSA]] suit.
** Averted in the light novels with [[SweetTooth Kotori's]] Chupa Chups [[TrademarkFavoriteFood lollipops]].

* BreatherEpisode: [[{{Filler}} Episode 6]] is original to the anime adaptation and far sillier than the rest of the series. Doubles as a HotSpringsEpisode. Except they only get to the hot springs a a few minutes before the end of the episode.
** Volume 5 is this also, being a LighterAndSofter arc than those on either side of it.

* BroughtDownToNormal: The premise of the series. If Shido has a good relationship with the [[GirlOfTheWeek main Spirit that is introduced]], then he can induce this to her via kissing her. Why he can do this is unknown at this time.
** CantStayNormal: Type 2. Every volume brings a new threat that can't be thwarted without their powers.
** {{Nerf}}: What happens when they do use their powers after having them sealed. Specifically, they seem to have a partially powered state where they are weaker and get a sort of partial Astral Dress. The difference being that their powers will flow back to Shido when they calm down, while [[spoiler:if they take back all their power Shido has to kiss them again.]] We've only seen it with Tohka, who gets the skirt of her Astral Dress combined with her school uniform. However, Tohka duels Origami's AST squad without a problem in the low power state. [[spoiler: Later, she gets [[CurbStompBattle owned]] by [[TheAce Ellen]] in the same mode however.]]

* {{Child Soldier}}s: A lot of the AST members, since the AST usually takes in those whose parents are dead. Usually killed by the Spirits.

* ClingyJealousGirl: Both Tohka and Origami towards Shido. Later on, the Yamai twin Spirits join in.

* CodeName: The AST, DEM, and sometimes Ratatoskr assign these towards the Spirits. "Princess" for Tohka, "Hermit" for Yoshino, "Nightmare" for Kurumi, "Efreet" for [[spoiler:Kotori]], "Berserk" for the Yamai twins, "Diva" for Miku, "Witch" for Natsumi, "Angel" for [[spoiler:Origami (or "Devil" when Inversed), "Sister" for Nia, "Zodiac" for Mukuro]]. "Phantom" is given to the enigmatic being that appears infrequently in the story. [[spoiler:The Spirit of Origin is “Deus”]]. ''VisualNovel/DateALiveRinneUtopia'' also adds "Ruler" for [[spoiler:Rinne's Spirit Form]].
* ColorFailure:

* CoolShip: The ''Fraxinus'' [[spoiler: and later The ''Arbatel'']].

* CrazyPrepared: Origami, in particular, her house. As in ''sentry guns'' are there to keep intruders out.

* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: About half of the cast.

** During the ''Mayuri Judgment'' movie, the other girls - usually Tohka and Yoshino, and the Mayuri herself - follow around Shido during his dates with the girls.

* DeathIsCheap: For Shido [[spoiler:and for Kurumi. Also true for Kotori, whose Efreet powers are sealed inside Shido.]]
** More of HealingFactor for Shido and [[spoiler:Kotori]], but they're treated as dead anyway before it kicks in.

* DespairEventHorizon: Tohka crosses this when the former decides to try to stay in this world... and then Shido [[TakingTheBullet gets shot]] by Origami. She thinks "the world had chosen to reject her in the cruelest way possible". Thankfully, Shido turns out to still be alive. [[spoiler:And again in Volume 7, when Ellen pierces Shido's chest in front of her, leading her to tap into her SuperpoweredEvilSide.]]
** [[spoiler:And then Origami follows Tohka's example in Volume 10 after realized that ''she's'' responsible for her parent's death.]]

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Shido finds himself getting tricked by Kotori into several AccidentalPervert moments with Tohka after she starts living with them, though one could have been avoided: while taking a bath, he realizes that Tohka’s just outside getting ready to jump in as well. Instead of warning her before she enters the room, he decides to just dive down as long as he can, having to resurface right in front of Tohka, who freaks out and nearly drowns him.
* DiesWideOpen: Shido at the end of his first date with Tohka after TakingTheBullet from Origami. Tohka closes his eyes and covers him with her jacket before flying into a RoaringRampageOfRevenge. [[HealingFactor Turns out that he wasn’t actually dead]]. Later on, [[spoiler:Mio bursts out of Kurumi’s chest and takes the time to close her eyes after she dies in agony.]]

* ExcusePlot: The plot is basically: To save the world, date girls. Yes.

* FirstKiss: At the end of the first volume no less. [[spoiler:Though it was true only for Tohka and not Shido, who had sealed Kotori's powers via the same way five years prior.]]

* HotSpringsEpisode: In Volume 5. However, the twist is that [[StalkerWithACrush Origami]] ''tries peeking'' at the boys' side while the rest of the boys (Shido's at the girls side, long story) try peeking at the girls side.

* LongLostRelative: Thanks to [[LaserGuidedAmnesia a memory wipe]], Shido and Mana are this though Mana only remembers calling Shido "nii-sama" but that's about it.
** Any doubts about them being biological siblings get tossed out the window in Volume 7 when [[spoiler:Isaac Westcott addresses Shido as Takamiya by mistake before switching back to Itsuka.]]

* MagicFromTechnology: The "territory" the Realizers can create, where "[[RealityWarper the impossible can happen]]", gives this effect.

* NonSerialMovie: The ''[[Anime/DateALiveMayuriJudgement Mayuri Judgement]]'' film, an original story supervised by the author, taking place between seasons 2 and 3 of the anime adaptation. It had no impact on the main story, but Mayuri herself gets a faceless cameo in the season 3 premiere.
* NotBloodSiblings: Shido and Kotori. Kotori even calls it a "super galge-like setting".

* SchoolFestival: There's a combined one in Volume 6-7.
* SealedWithAKiss: Literally at the end of almost every story arc.

* StalkerWithACrush: Origami. Taken up to eleven in the [[Manga/DateAOrigami 4-koma spinoff]] (then again, maybe that's her ''downplayed'' version).

** '''The Yamai twins.''' Dear ''god'', the Yamai twins. Just ''look'' at their [[https://yande.re/post/show/219582/cleavage-date_a_live-garter-thighhighs-tsunako-und Astral Dresses]].

* TheStinger:
** At the end of the first episode in season 2, Kurumi shows up again after having disappeared during the last few episodes of season 1, and says she needs to bide her time a little in order to save up power to use her last ability.
** Kotori is seen talking to her superior at the end of episode 4 in season 2, regarding Shido's recent actions. [[spoiler:She says if she has to, she would personally kill him.]]

* TwoTimerDate: Thanks to Shido being unable to say "no" to Tohka and Origami, he's going to have to date them plus Kurumi in Volume 3.

* TwelveEpisodeAnime: The first anime season. Seems to be doing 3 episodes per light novel. While fairly faithful to the novels, [[CompressedAdaptation some details are omitted]], probably for time reasons. Examples being the [[AppliedPhlebotinum Realizer]] which [[RealityWarper powers]] the AST and Ratatoskr's tech the ''Fraxinus''' [[{{Teleportation}} Transporter]], and even Kotori's Volume 1 reveal of Shido and her being NotBloodSiblings. [[AdaptationExplanationExtrication Omission]] of the second can feel like a PlotHole at times.

* UnwantedHarem: Oh yeah. It's at its clearest at the end of Volume 5, where [[ClingyJealousGirl Tohka, Origami and the Yamais]] each grab one of Shido's limbs and refuse to let go. All for a window seat with him.

* WeaksauceWeakness: The AST's [[PoweredArmor CR-Unit]] is unsuitable for indoor combat. [[spoiler:The Nibelcole created from Westcott’s Beelzebub can be defeated just by having Shido kiss them (even a blown kiss will do).]]

* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: This is the tagline of the 2nd ''Date A Live'' visual novel at ''Creator/CompileHeart'''s [[http://www.compileheart.com/date/ars/ website.]] Cue the [[MemeticMutation "What is love?"]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhrBDcQq2DM jokes amongst the English-speaking fans]].

** the food obsessed Tohka becomes Literature/{{Momotaro}}, complete with kibi-dango, which she uses to calm the wolf.

** Miku, who had the power of her voice and is just happy with people hearing her sing (and, unrelatedly, harrassing Natsumi), becomes Literature/TheLittleMermaid, though does not become human because she refuses to give up her voice.
** ...and, finally, Origami (who is shameless around Shido) becomes [[Literature/TheEmperorsNewClothes the emperor without clothes]], with only her royal ermine cape protecting her dignity. She has to have it pointed out to her that she's stark naked under the cape.