Date A Live Sets Date for Fifth Season

During the AnimeJapan 2024 event, a new promotional video was revealed for the fifth season of the anime adaptation of the light novels written by Koshi Tachibana and illustrated by Tsunako, "Date A Live". The video confirms that the premiere is scheduled for April 10 in Japan, and shows a snippet of the opening theme song titled "Paradoxes" and performed by Miyu Tomita.

The fourth season was scheduled to premiere in the Fall-2021 (October-December) season, but was delayed to Spring-2022 (April-June) due to "various production circumstances." Koushi Tachibana and Tsunako published the original light novels through Fujimi Shobo's Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint between March 2011 and March 2020, with a total of twenty-two volumes.

Voice Cast

Nobunaga Shimazaki as Shidou Itsuka
Marina Inoue as Tooka Yatogami
Aya Endou as Reine Murasame
Misuzu Togashi as Origami Tobichii
Ayana Taketatsu as Kotori Itsuka
Asami Sanada as Kurumi Tokisaki
Iori Nomizu as Yoshino
Minori Chihara as Miku Izayoi
Maaya Uchida as Kaguya Yamai
Sarah Emi Bridcutt as Yuzuru Yamai
Ayumi Mano as Natsumi

Production Equipment

Jun Nakagawa (Date A Bullet: Dead or Bullet, High School Fleet Movie) is directing the anime at GEEK TOYS Studios.
Fumihiko Shimo (Amagi Brilliant Park, Clannad, Golden Time, Shinkoukei's Mikakunin) is in charge of writing and supervising the scripts.
Naoto Nakamura (Date A Bullet: Dead or Bullet, Egao no Daika, High School Fleet Movie) is in charge of character design and animation direction.
Gou Sakabe (Zero no Tsukaima: Futatsuki no Kishi, Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji, Seiken Tsukai no World Break) is in charge of composing the soundtrack.

Synopsis of Date A Live

Thirty years ago, a strange phenomenon called a Space Earthquake devastated central Eurasia, taking the lives of more than 150 million people. Since then, smaller spacequakes have been manifesting around the world. Shidou Itsuka, a seemingly normal high school student encounters a girl at the epicenter of a space earthquake.

He is informed by his sister Kotori that this girl is one of the spirits that, when they make an appearance in the world, are the cause of these space earthquakes. He also learns that his sister is the captain of the ship Ratatoskr. She recruits him in order to make use of his mysterious ability to seal the powers of spirits. In order to prevent them from becoming a threat to humanity. However, there is a downside. To seal a Spirit's powers, Shidou must make the Spirit fall in love with him.

Source: Comic Natalie

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