| Season 2 | |
|---|---|
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| Movie Details | |
| Japanese | デート・ア・ライブⅡ |
| English | Date A Live Ⅱ |
| Release Date(s) | April 11, 2014 – June 19, 2014 |
| Theme Songs | |
| Opening Theme | Trust in you |
| Ending Theme | Day to Story |
| Insert Songs | Q&A |
| Main Staff | |
| Original Creator | Kōshi Tachibana |
| Original Illustrator | Tsunako |
| Director | Keitaro Motonaga |
| Screenplay | Hideki Shirane |
| Planning | Takeshi Yasuda |
| Character Design | Satoshi Ishino |
| Chief Animation Director | Cagetsu Aizawa |
| Producer | Chiaki Kurakane |
| Composer | Go Sakabe |
| Studio | Production IMS |
| Distributor | Kadokawa FUNimation Crunchyroll |
| External Links | |
| Anime Official Website | |
Date A Live Ⅱ (デート・ア・ライブⅡ, Dēto A Raibu 2?) is the second anime adaptation of the light novels of the same title written by Kōshi Tachibana and illustrated by Tsunako. An anime television series animated by Production IMS and directed by Keitaro Motonaga.
Information[]
The second season of the anime, titled as "Date A Live Ⅱ" or "Date A Live 2", was announced after the end of the first season, where a short teaser trailer was showed the Yamai sisters, Miku, Ellen, Westcott, Shido with Sandalphon, and Tohka in her Inverse Form.
During the "Date A FES" event on October 6, 2013, new cast was revealed: Maaya Uchida and Sarah Emi Bridcutt as Kaguya Yamai and Yuzuru Yamai, Chihara Minori as Miku Izayoi, Shizuka Itō as Ellen Mira Mathers and Ryōtarō Okiayu as Isaac Ray Pelham Westcott.
Taking over from AIC +, this season was produced by Production IMS, which was made up of most of the staff in charge of season 1. It was directed by Keitaro Motonaga, who also directed the anime's first season.
The second season, covering volumes 5 to 7, ran from April 11, 2014 to June 13, 2014 with 10 episodes.
An unaired OVA episode was bundled with the Date A Live Encore 3 short story collection and was released on December 9, 2014.
Date A Live Ⅱ has been licensed by Funimation for streaming and home video release in North America and by Madman Entertainment in Australia.
Introduction[]
Spirits are otherworldly entities with immense power, capable of creating Spacequakes whenever they appear. One way of dealing with them is through brute force and killing them... or making them fall in love and sealing their powers.
Having sealed three Spirits, Shido Itsuka continues his mission with Ratatoskr in locating more Spirits and dating them, to ensure the world's safety from further destruction. However, this time around, their problems will not be limited to Spirits as a more imposing threat seems to have noticed their activities.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Nobunaga Shimazaki as Shido Itsuka
- Marina Inoue as Tohka Yatogami
- Misuzu Togashi as Origami Tobiichi
- Ayana Taketatsu as Kotori Itsuka
- Iori Nomizu as Yoshino Himekawa
- Asami Sanada as Kurumi Tokisaki
- Maaya Uchida as Kaguya Yamai
- Sarah Emi Bridcutt as Yuzuru Yamai
- Chihara Minori as Miku Izayoi
Support[]
- Aya Endou as Reine Murasame
- Misato as Mana Takamiya
- Takehito Koyasu as Kyouhei Kannazuki
- Go Inoue as Kyouji Kawagoe
- Kentarou Tone as Masaomi Mikimoto
- Gorgeous as Munechika Nakatsugawa
- Satomi Akesaka as Hinako Shiizaki
- Tomoko Usami as Kozue Minowa
- Anri Katsu as Hiroto Tonomachi
- Kaori Sadohara as Tamae Okamine
- Ryōtarō Okiayu as Sir Isaac Ray Pelham Westcott
- Shizuka Itō as Ellen Mira Mathers
- Risako Murai as Ai Yamabuki
- Kayoko Tsumita as Mai Hazakura
- Midori Tsukimiya as Mii Fujibakama
- Ao Takahashi as Ryouko Kusakabe
- Kanami Sato as Mikie Okamine
- Saki Ogasawara as Mildred F. Fujimura
- Saeko Zōgō as Shiori Itsuka
- Yuko Kaida as Jessica Bailey
- Toshiharu Nakanishi as James A. Paddington
- Jouji Nakata as Elliot Baldwin Woodman
- Kaori Nakamura as Tsukamoto
- Kotono Mitsuishi as Narrator
Music[]
The opening theme is sung by sweet ARMS and the ending theme is sung by Kaori Sadohara. The anime's original soundtrack composed by Go Sakabe.
Opening theme: Trust in you by sweet ARMS
Ending theme: Day to Story by Kaori Sadohara
List of Date A Live Ⅱ Episodes[]
| No. | Title | Japanese Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily Life | Deirī Raifu デイリー・ライフ |
April 11, 2014 | |
| The Children of Typhoon | Gufū no Miko |
April 18, 2014 | |
| Wish of the Two | Futatsu no Negai ふたつの願い |
April 25, 2014 | |
| Manifestation | Kengen 顕現 |
May 2, 2014 | |
| Diva | Dīva ディーヴァ |
May 9, 2014 | |
| Girls' Music | Gāruzu Myūjikku ガールズ・ミュージック |
May 16, 2014 | |
| The Army-Destroying Songstress | Hagun Utahime 破軍歌姫 |
May 23, 2014 | |
| A Promise You Must Fulfill | Hatasu-beki Yakusoku 果たすべき約束 |
May 30, 2014 | |
| Miku's Truth | Miku no Shinjitsu 美九の真実 |
June 6, 2014 | |
| Inverse | Hanten 反転 |
June 13, 2014 | |
| Kurumi Star Festival (Encore) |
Kurumi Sutā Fesutibaru (Ankōru) 狂三スターフェスティバル (アンコール) |
December 9, 2014 |
Trailers[]
BD & DVD[]
Trivia[]
- Miku Izayoi is mentioned in episode 1, but her actual appearance was in episode 5.
- The second season has 10 episodes. In contrast, seasons 1, 3 and 4 have 12 episodes each.
- On June 12, 2015, the Chinese Ministry of Culture listed Date A Live Ⅱ among 38 anime and manga titles banned in China. The titles have been banned because, according to officials, they "include scenes of violence, pornography, terrorism and crimes against public morality" that could potentially incite minors to commit such acts.
- In the English Dub, Shido and Tohka's voice actors sing their own translated version of "Q&A" in episode 6.
- The OVA 2 episode takes place a month after the events of Episode 10 of Season 1.
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