This time I will review one of my favorite anime entitled Date A Live. This anime is taken from a light novel of the same name and tells the story of a young man named Itsuka Shidou who must save the world by facing "Seirei/Spirit", but by dating them. For more details, just look at the review.

Title : Date A Live
Release Date : April 6, 2013
Episodes : 12
Duration : 23 Minutes per Eps
Genre : Comedy, Harem, Mecha, Romance, School, Sci-Fi
Story Source: Light novel
Studio : AIC Plus+

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Synopsis

Once upon a time there was a huge explosion destroying the center of Eurasia which claimed the lives of no less than 150 million people. Thirty years later, Itsuka Shidou met a mysterious girl who came from another dimension. That girl is one of the "Spirits" that was the cause of the big explosion 30 years ago. To prevent another major disaster from happening, Shido must seal the Spirits' power by dating the girl and making her fall in love.

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Storyline

When I watched the first episode, I found this anime very boring. Finally, I dropped this anime and have no intention of watching it anymore. But after a few days later, I became curious, and finally I watched it again. And after I watched episode 2, I became addicted. At first I thought "oh, this anime is really bored with the story" but now it's "how come it's so fun anyway". The story of this anime Harem is very unique, indeed basically one of my favorite anime is the Harem anime, but seriously, usually the Harem model anime is an ordinary Slice of Life story. But in this anime, the Harem is mixed with Action, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Supernatural, Super Power, Romance, Slice of Life, all made into one. The storyline is also not boring, it turns out, I think the first episode was a bit boring, but if you've watched episode 2, you'll definitely be curious about the next episodes.

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Character

There are many unique characters in this anime, but I will only discuss the main characters. First Itsika Shido, a high school student who is the main character. He is Itsuka Kotori's half-brother. Shidou had the ability to seal the Spirit's power within him by kissing it. Itsuka Kotori, Shidou's half sister. Unbeknownst to Shidou, Kotori is the head of Ratatoskr, an organization that aims to save the world by sealing the Spirit's power. Yatogami Tohka, Tohka was the Spirit that Shidou first met. After Shidou succeeded in sealing his power, he became a student at Shidou's school and became his classmate. She was very jealous when Shidou was close to other women. He often fights with Origami. By the AST she was given the nickname Princess. Tobiichi Origami, Origami is Shidou's classmate and he likes Shidou. He is a member of the Anti Spirit Team (AST), an organization that aims to fight Spirits. His goal in joining the AST was for revenge, because both his parents died from a fire-powered Spirit five years ago. Yoshino, the Spirit in the form of a little girl by the AST was given the nickname Hermit. Yoshino is a gentle Spirit. He does not like to hurt humans and war. He has a dual personality. His other personality lies in the stuffed rabbit in his hand named Yoshinon. And lastly Tokisaki Kurumi, Kurumi who has the nickname Nightmare is known as a cruel Spirit who has killed more than 10000 humans, not including Spacequake victims.

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Art

AIC Plus+ studio, I just found out about this one studio. But I immediately fell in love with the graphics made for this anime. The character designs are different from most animes. Background and animation of explosions - explosions and others are also quite good.

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Ost

I have never skipped the Opening and Ending songs of this anime, they are all good to listen to. The opening song is titled Date A Live, sung by the sweet girl band ARMS. The ending song as a whole from the first episode to the last there are 4 songs. The ending of the first episode is Hatsukoi Winding Road, sung by Kayoko Tsumita, Risako Murai, Midori Tsukimiya. I think this song is quite unique and is one of the weirdest songs I've ever heard. The other three songs are SAVE MY HEART, SAVE THE WORLD, and Strawberry Rain by Nomizu Iori. He himself is the voice of Yoshino.

Overall Score

Storyline : 8.5 / 10
Character : 8 / 10
Art : 8.2 / 10
Ost : 8 / 10
Overall : 8 / 10