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Date a Live Watch Order
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The Date a Live watch order spans three seasons, two OVAs and three movies, and the correct order weaves the extras between the seasons rather than saving them for the end. Begin with Season 1, episodes 1 through 12, then watch the Date to Date OVA. Move into Season 2's ten episodes, followed by the Kurumi Star Festival OVA and the film Mayuri Judgement. Next comes Season 3, another twelve episodes. The two Date A Bullet movies — Dead or Bullet and Nightmare or Queen — round out the list and are best watched last, as they follow the Kurumi-focused spin-off. If you just want the main romance-comedy through-line, the three seasons in order are the spine; the OVAs and Mayuri Judgement are side stories, while the Date A Bullet films branch into their own arc. That is the full including-all-movies-and-OVAs order.
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Watch in the order listed: Season 1 (12 episodes, 2013), Season 2 (10, 2014), the film Mayuri Judgement (2015), Season 3 (12, 2019), Season 4 (12, 2022) and Season 5 (12, 2024). That is 58 episodes plus the film.
Checked October 2026
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Season 1
#1 · 1 entry
- 1Episodes 1-12
Season 1, 12 episodes (April 2013). Start here: a high-schooler meets the Spirits behind the spacequakes.
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Date to Date OVA
#2 · 1 entry
- 2Date to Date OVAOptional
Date to Date OVA (December 2013). Optional: a one-episode side story; the TV seasons do not need it.
OVA
Season 2
#3 · 1 entry
- 3Episodes 1-10
Season 2, 10 episodes (April 2014). Continues directly after Season 1.
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Kurumi Star Festival OVA
#4 · 1 entry
- 4Kurumi Star Festival OVAOptional
Kurumi Star Festival OVA (December 2014). Optional: a one-episode side story; the TV seasons do not need it.
OVA
Date A Live Movie: Mayuri Judgement
#5 · 1 entry
- 5Date A Live Movie: Mayuri Judgement
Mayuri Judgement film (August 2015). An original story set after Season 2; AniList places it before Season 3.
Movie
Season 3
#6 · 1 entry
- 6Episodes 1-12
Season 3, 12 episodes (January 2019). Continues after the film.
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Date A Bullet: Dead or Bullet Movie
#7 · 1 entry
- 7Date A Bullet: Dead or Bullet MovieOptional
Date A Bullet: Dead or Bullet film (August 2020). Optional: a spin-off film based on the Date A Bullet novels.
Movie
Date A Bullet: Nightmare or Queen Movie
#8 · 1 entry
- 8Date A Bullet: Nightmare or Queen MovieOptional
Date A Bullet: Nightmare or Queen film (November 2020). Optional: the second spin-off film in the Date A Bullet pair.
Movie
Date A Live IV
#9 · 1 entry
- 9Episodes 1–12
Season 4, 12 episodes (April 2022). Continues the main story after Season 3.
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Date A Live V
#10 · 1 entry
- 10Episodes 1–12
Season 5, 12 episodes (April 2024). The latest TV season on AniList.
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Checked October 2026
The two OVAs (Date to Date, Kurumi Star Festival) are optional side stories.
The two Date A Bullet films (2020) are spin-offs and optional. A film called Date A Live F Last Date is listed on AniList for March 2027 and is not on this page.
What to skip
- Watch first
- Start with Episodes 1-12 (Season 1).
- What to skip
- 4 entries are optional: Date to Date OVA, Kurumi Star Festival OVA, Date A Bullet: Dead or Bullet Movie, and Date A Bullet: Nightmare or Queen Movie. The story still tracks without them.
- Filler notes
- Date A Bullet: Dead or Bullet Movie. Date A Bullet: Dead or Bullet film (August 2020).
- Date A Bullet: Nightmare or Queen Movie. Date A Bullet: Nightmare or Queen film (November 2020).
- Date to Date OVA. Date to Date OVA (December 2013).
The correct order to watch Date a Live, as one listShowHide
Watch Date a Live in this order. 10 entries, chronological.
- Season 1: Episodes 1-12
- Date to Date OVA (OVA) — optional
- Season 2: Episodes 1-10
- Kurumi Star Festival OVA (OVA) — optional
- Date A Live Movie: Mayuri Judgement (movie)
- Season 3: Episodes 1-12
- Date A Bullet: Dead or Bullet Movie (movie) — optional
- Date A Bullet: Nightmare or Queen Movie (movie) — optional
- Date A Live IV: Episodes 1–12
- Date A Live V: Episodes 1–12
How this order works
AnimeChrono watch orders put every season, movie, OVA, ONA and special for a franchise in chronological story order, the order the events happen. When an OVA or movie takes place partway through a season, the episode range is split so it sits where it belongs. Entries you can skip are marked optional, and each order says where to start. Release order, sorted by air date, is a secondary view once every entry has a date. The orders began as a hand-curated set, and episode counts and air dates come from AniList. Fans maintain the orders from there. Any signed-in user can edit one. Edits from trusted contributors go live right away and the rest are reviewed first. Every change is versioned and can be reverted, and each order shows when it was last updated and last checked.
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Date a Live watch order FAQ
What order should I watch Date a Live in?
Watch in the order listed: Season 1 (12 episodes, 2013), Season 2 (10, 2014), the film Mayuri Judgement (2015), Season 3 (12, 2019), Season 4 (12, 2022) and Season 5 (12, 2024). That is 58 episodes plus the film. The two OVAs (Date to Date, Kurumi Star Festival) are optional side stories. The two Date A Bullet films (2020) are spin-offs and optional. A film called Date A Live F Last Date is listed on AniList for March 2027 and is not on this page.
Do I need the Date A Live OVAs?
No. Date to Date (December 2013) and Kurumi Star Festival (December 2014) are flagged optional on this page; the TV seasons carry the story. AniList lists them in the chain between the seasons.
Are the Date A Bullet films part of the main story?
No. AniList lists Dead or Bullet (August 2020) and Nightmare or Queen (November 2020) as a spin-off based on the Date A Bullet novels, with Date A Live as the parent, so they are optional on this page.
What is the chronological order of Date a Live?
Start with Episodes 1-12 (Season 1), then continue with Date to Date OVA, Episodes 1-10 (Season 2), Kurumi Star Festival OVA, Date A Live Movie: Mayuri Judgement, and Episodes 1-12 (Season 3), followed by 4 more entries. The full Date a Live watch order on this page has 10 entries across 10 series, listed in chronological viewing order.
What is the release order of Date a Live?
Date a Live aired in the same order as the chronological watch order, starting with Episodes 1-12 (Season 1).
How many episodes is Date a Live?
Date a Live has 58 TV episodes in this order, plus 3 movies and 2 OVAs.
Where do the Date a Live movies fit in the watch order?
Date A Live Movie: Mayuri Judgement comes right after Kurumi Star Festival OVA, Date A Bullet: Dead or Bullet Movie comes right after Episodes 1-12 (Season 3), and Date A Bullet: Nightmare or Queen Movie comes right after Date A Bullet: Dead or Bullet Movie.
Can I skip anything in Date a Live?
Yes. 4 entries are marked optional: Date to Date OVA, Kurumi Star Festival OVA, Date A Bullet: Dead or Bullet Movie, and Date A Bullet: Nightmare or Queen Movie. Everything else is part of the main story.
Is Date a Live finished?
Yes. Date a Live has finished airing, and this order covers everything released so far in chronological viewing order.
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