7.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Date A Live (2013)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.6
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central conflict resolution consistently champions empathy, understanding, and non-violent integration of powerful, feared beings over militaristic destruction, aligning its dominant themes with progressive values.
The anime 'Date a Live' features casting typical of Japanese animation, without explicit race or gender swaps of roles that would be considered traditionally white. Its narrative maintains a neutral to positive portrayal of its male protagonist and traditional identities, without strong or explicit DEI critiques central to the story.
Secondary
The anime features female Spirits who engage in close-quarters physical combat using their supernatural abilities and manifested weapons. These characters are shown to be victorious against male opponents, such as members of the Anti-Spirit Team or DEM wizards, through enhanced strength and melee weapon skills.
The anime "Date A Live" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. While a male protagonist briefly cross-dresses as a girl for a mission, this is presented as a temporary disguise and not an exploration of gender identity. No other characters or plotlines relate to transsexual experiences.
The anime adaptation of "Date a Live" faithfully portrays the genders of its established characters from the light novel series. There are no instances where a character canonically established as one gender is depicted as a different gender in the show.
The anime series "Date a Live" is an adaptation of a Japanese light novel series. All major characters maintain their implied East Asian/Japanese racial depiction from the source material, with no instances of a character established as one race being portrayed as another.
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6.9
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