Date A Live

Three decades ago, a supermassive “spatial quake” tore through the Eurasian continent—mysterious vibrations in space that claimed more than 150 million lives. The phenomenon never truly disappeared; smaller quakes continue to strike without warning, keeping the world on edge.

Shidou Itsuka, an ordinary high schooler living with his younger sister Kotori, is pulled into the danger when a quake is about to hit Tengu City. Caught in the chaos, he encounters a lone girl at the epicenter and learns she is a “Spirit,” an otherworldly being whose arrival triggers these disasters. Before he can make sense of it, Shidou is swept into a confrontation between the Spirit and the Anti-Spirit Team, a force determined to eliminate Spirits outright.

Another organization, Ratatoskr, argues that Spirits can be saved rather than destroyed—and to Shidou’s shock, it’s led by Kotori. Recruited into their plan, he’s given an unconventional mission: stop the quakes by making Spirits fall in love with him, turning dating into the world’s most delicate peacekeeping strategy.