Date A Live (デート・ア・ライブ)

30 years ago

Near the border between

China and Mongolia.

The enormous spacequake which struck central Eurasia,

caused an unprecedented 150 million deaths.

And...

dare mo ga utsumuku machi

誰もがうつむく街

In the streets of a forsaken town

kawaita kaze fukinuketeku

乾いた風 吹き抜けてく

A dry wind blows through

hikari motometa hitomi

光求めた瞳

Eyes which search for the light

utsuru no wa zetsubou dake

映るのは絶望だけ

Show nothing but despair

dare ni mo todokanai sakebi

誰にも届かない叫び

Screams which reach no one

sagasu sono te de tomete

探すその手で止めて

Find themselves within my hands!

nani mo kamo kowareta sekai de

何もかも壊れた世界で

In this world where everything is broken

wake mo wakaranai mama ni

理由もわからないままに

Where I can no longer tell what is happening

fureta yasashisa ga mada kowakute

触れた優しさが まだ怖くて

I am still scared of the kindness you touched me with

ana no aita kokoro no sukima

穴の開いた 心のスキマ

Will you be the one to fill the gap

umete kureru hito ha kimi nano?

埋めてくれる人はキミなの？

That has opened in my heart?

erande Date A Live

選んで Date A Live

Choose a Date A Live

Episode 1 April 10th

...now, my sister is waking me up in the worst way possible.

Kotori, my cute little sister.

What's wrong, my cute older brother?

Get off of me already!

You're heavy!

GOUF!

You said "GOUF"!

That's a mobile suit for terrestrial warfare!

Hey!

Why are you going back to sleep?

Wake up!

Wake up, Onii-chan!

Wake up!

Run, Kotori...

Huh?

I've caught the "I have to sleep for ten more minutes,

or else I will tickle my sister to death" virus.

Abbreviated as the "T-virus".

What did you say?

Run, Kotori...

...while I still have control of myself.

But what will happen to you, Onii-chan?

Forget about me!

As long as you're safe...

Hurry!

No way... Onii-chan!

Good grief.

I'm so scared.

The T-virus is so scary.

Calm down!

It's your usual Onii-chan.

O-Onii-chan?

Don't be scared.

I'm Kotori's... friend.

A small-scale spacequake was observed on the outskirts of Tengu City, in the early hours of the morning.

The damage was comparably minor, and none of the residents who live nearby suffered injuries.

The conditions under which the spacequake occurred are still under investigation.

Another one?

This one was close by.

Looks like it.

Spacequakes.

Wide-area vibrational phenomena which have an unknown cause.

As the name suggests, the space itself shakes,

destroying everything in the affected area.

It's an outrageous natural disaster.

In the six months that followed the great disaster 30 years ago,

numerous spacequakes occurred in places all around the world.

In Japan, the area near where we live was reduced to nothing,

by a spacequake known as the Great South Kanto Spacequake.

Nothing happened for the next 25 years.

But five years ago, out of the blue,

starting with the newly redeveloped Tengu City,

spacequakes started occurring again and are now on the rise.

Furthermore,

they seem to be centred around Japan.

Haven't they been especially common recently?

I guess so.

I guess this is a bit faster than anticipated.

Hey!

We're about to have breakfast!

Come on...

Make sure you eat all of your breakfast, too...

Of course!

I love you, Onii-chan!

Any requests for lunch?

Opening Ceremony

The Deluxe Kid's Plate!

Isn't that something from a family restaurant?

I'm sorry, but this kitchen doesn't have that on the menu.

What?!

Come on!

Please... Please!

I'm begging you, Onii-chan!

Deluxe Kid's Plate!

Lunch at a family restaurant!

Arai

Arai

Shopping

Shopping

Street

Street

A family restaurant isn't something to be that happy about.

Let me be.

Thanks, Onii-chan!

So, Onii-chan, let's meet here after school, okay?

Sure.

It's absolute.

It's an absolute promise.

Even if terrorists come and take over the restaurant,

you still absolutely have to come.

If they do, then we won't be getting any food.

All right all right, be careful on your way to school.

Hmm?

Isn't that Itsuka-kun?

Aren't they a little too close?

So he really does have a sister complex, like the rumours say.

Gross.

It's absolutely an absolute promise, okay?

Even if there's a spacequake, you absolutely have to come!

Yeah.

Hurry up and get going.

Good morning, Itsuka.

Hey... Tonomachi...

Glad to see you're doing so well at the start of the new term.

Well, there are rumours about him too.

People say Tonomachi-kun swings both ways...

Gross.

What's wrong?

I think I just spotted the super genius.

Gross.

But what a coincidence it is for us to be in the same class again, Itsuka.

I really feel that it is our fate to be together.

Oh really?

Oh sorry.

My girlfriend is calling.

Oh?

Since when?

Let me introduce you.

What?! That's a dating simulator!

She's no different from a normal girlfriend.

Don't discriminate.

Dating simulators contain all a person needs to know about how to interact with women!

They're practically dating textbooks.

Especially when this one, "Love me - My Little Seed", is always running,

and you can access it at any time...

Itsuka Shido

Me?

Yes.

How do you know my name?

You don't remember?

Hey... who's that?

You don't know who the super genius, Tobiichi Origami, is?

Tobi... ichi...

Origami?

She always has the highest scores in the grade and is flawless at PE.

On top of that, she's gorgeous.

She's never fallen out of the top three in the "Girls who I want to be my lover" ranking, from what I know.

I'm surprised you don't know about the most famous person in the school.

But why does Tobiichi know you?

That's what I'd like to know.

Oh!

It's Tama-chan!

Good morning!

My name is Okamina Tamae.

I'll be your homeroom teacher for the year.

Tobiichi Origami.

How does she know me?

Why is she staring at me?

What's wrong with her?

What in the world does she want with me?

Itsuka, let's go home together.

Sorry, I've got plans.

Oh, with a girl?

I guess you could say that.

It's just Kotori though.

I know.

From what I know,