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| Release Date | April 26, 2012 | |
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| Preceded by None |
Chapter list | Followed by Method |
Spirit is the 1st chapter of the manga adaption of Date A Live, being released on April 26, 2012, with illustrations done by Ringo, and story based on the light novels series.
Synopsis[]
On April 10th, at the end of the spring holiday, Shido Itsuka is still sleeping. His peaceful sleep was broken as his cute little sister, Kotori Itsuka, was dancing on him. Annoyed, Shido pretended that he was being infected with the "T-Virus" causing Kotori to run downstairs, screaming while being scared. Later, Shido went downstairs, brushing his teeth, and remembered the reason why she woke him up in the first place. He then apologized to Kotori and decided to cook breakfast while watching the news, only to hear about another Spacequake hitting Japan. Shido then remembered the "Great Eurasian Sky Disaster" (aka The First Spacequake) that happened 30 years ago and also the main reason why smaller Spacequakes began to appear. Kotori then muttered something that Shido could not hear, and she dodged his question by telling him that it was nothing.
After a while, they talked about what should they eat during lunch. Their talk ended by deciding to go to a family restaurant after school. Kotori then added that Shido should go even if there was an earthquake, fire, Spacequake, or even when the restaurant was overrun by terrorists. Thus, Shido promised he would come even if all of it happened. They then ate breakfast before leaving for school. At school, as he proceeds to his new classroom, he later meets Origami Tobiichi, who seems to know him despite being a person Shido lacks any knowledge about. This is then followed by a kick from his old friend, Hiroto Tonomachi. Shido's homeroom teacher comes in a few minutes later, introducing herself as Tamae Okamine.
As lunchtime arrives, Shido is about to go to the family restaurant he had promised with Kotori. He was briefly stopped by Hiroto Tonomachi, who asked if he could tag along, to which Shido replied back that Kotori wouldn't mind. A Spacequake was then suddenly detected, and all residents were requested to evacuate and go to the nearest shelter. Worried about his little sister, Shido tried to contact Kotori. Due to her not picking up the phone call, he decided to find her location using his GPS, only to give himself shivers when he discovered that Kotori was at the family restaurant all this time. Shido rushed to the place while worrying about why she wasn't moving away. While he was running, thinking that she was stupid, Shido suddenly got a brief glimpse of a person. The Spacequake then blew up everything in front of him, almost reaching his feet and ending his life.
Moments later, Shido was surprised to see a mysterious girl, who was pointing her sword towards him, asking if he had come to kill her as well.
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Trivia[]
- Unlike the Light Novel, Tonomachi kicked Shido on the back. In the Light Novel series, Tonomachi just gave Shido a slap.