Date A Live
TV anime2013–
5 seasons58 episodes aired
Original: light novel
Choose the season you finished to find where to continue in the Date A Live light novel and which book edition matches that point.
Thirty 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.
Season 1
- Anime ends at
- Ep 12
- Read next
- Vol. 5light novel · English · Yen On
After Date A Live Season 1, continue the original light novel at Volume 5.
Date A Live, Vol. 5 (light novel): Tempest Yamai
Yen OnEnglishPaperback
1 side entryOVAno effect on where to continue
Date A Live: Date to DateOVADate to Date accompanies Season 1 and has no separate main-novel handoff. For the ongoing story, use the Season 1 reading route.
Season 2
- Anime ends at
- Ep 10
- Read next
- Vol. 8light novel · English · Yen On
After Date A Live II, continue the original light novel at Volume 8.
Date A Live, Vol. 8 (light novel): Search Natsumi
Yen OnEnglishPaperback
2 side entriesOVAFno effect on where to continue
Date A Live II: Kurumi Star FestivalOVAKurumi Star Festival accompanies Season 2 and has no separate main-novel handoff. 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 12
- Read next
- Vol. 13light novel · English · Yen On
After Date A Live III, continue the original light novel at Volume 13. The anime compresses some earlier novel material, so this is a forward reading point rather than a complete replacement for the books.
Date A Live, Vol. 13 (light novel): Creation Nia
Yen OnEnglishPaperback
Season 4
- Anime ends at
- Ep 12
- Read next
- Vol. 17light novel · English · Yen On
After Date A Live IV, continue the original light novel at Volume 17.
Date A Live, Vol. 17 (light novel): Ragnarok Kurumi
Yen OnEnglishPaperback
Season 5
- Anime ends at
- Ep 12
- Read next
- Vol. 20
After Date A Live V, continue the original light novel at Volume 20 for the remaining Tohka-centered story. The anime ends the main conflict, while the novels continue through Volume 22. 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.
Date A Live F Last Date
Date A Live F Last Date has been announced but has not aired. Its final novel handoff is not established; use the finished Season 5 route for now.
All volumes
Yen OnThe English edition is at Vol. 16. Vol. 17 is due Dec 2026.
Before you read
The 3 side entries listed here have no separate reading start in the main work. Follow the reading route of the season each is grouped with; their individual notes explain the connection.
Date A Live: Date to Date (OVA) · Date A Live II: Kurumi Star Festival (OVA) · Date A Live Mayuri Judgement (F)
The reading route shown here follows Date A Live (light novel). Use the recommendations for this work; volume numbers from another adaptation are not interchangeable.
The main light novel series, spanning 22 volumes, depicts the encounters between Shido Itsuka and the Spirits.
These answers use the selected edition: English · Yen On · Paperback. Changing the book language or edition updates the matched volumes. The interface language does not determine the book language.
