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Date A Live (2013)
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.
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.
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 movie features a cast that aligns with its Japanese cultural setting, without explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative primarily frames traditional identities neutrally or positively, with no explicit critique of male or heterosexual characters central to the plot.
Date A Live includes elements that touch upon gender fluidity and same-sex attraction, primarily through Natsumi's gender-bending ability and frequent yuri fanservice. However, these aspects are largely incidental, serving comedic or plot functions rather than deeply exploring or affirming LGBTQ+ identities. The portrayal avoids strong positive or negative arcs, resulting in a neutral net impact.
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.
Female characters, primarily Spirits, possess immense supernatural powers or utilize advanced technological combat suits. Their victories against male opponents are consistently achieved through these overwhelming abilities or technology, rather than through direct physical combat, martial arts, or melee weapon skill in a non-superpowered context.
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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