Date A Live IV
デート・ア・ライブⅣ
Synopsis
Continues the story of Date A Live III
In Date A Live III, Shidou Itsuka carries on with his task for Ratatoskr, finding and containing Spirits while strengthening his connections with those he has already sealed. As fresh Spirits appear, he takes on harder missions to stop more catastrophes. Along the way, Shidou learns more about where the Spirits truly come from.
In this installment
In Date A Live IV, Shidou Itsuka continues his mission with Ratatoskr, taking on new challenges after overcoming previous ones. His everyday life is disrupted when he encounters and helps a starving woman on the street, eventually following her to her apartment. There, she reveals herself as Nia Honjou, a famous manga artist using a pen name, and also a Spirit who knows about Shidou's secret operations. Intrigued by testing his charm, Nia challenges Shidou to a date. As he works to contain her abilities, Shidou learns more about Nia and her connection to Deus Ex Machina Industries, an organization he knows all too well.
Background
Date A Live IV adapts novels 13-16 of Koushi Tachibana's light novel series of the same name. Date A Live IV was scheduled to premiere in October 2021, but was delayed to 2022 due to various undisclosed circumstances. The series was released on Blu-ray and DVD in two volumes from August 24, 2022 to September 28, 2022.
