デート・ア・ライブIV
Date A Live IV
The fourth season of Date A Live. Despite the numerous challenges he has overcome so far, Shidou Itsuka's mission with Ratatoskr is far from over. In a departure from his daily routine, Shidou encounters a starving woman lying on the street and ends up helping her. After the two arrive at her apartment, the woman introduces herself as Nia Honjou—a popular manga artist working under a pen name. However, cutting straight to the chase, Nia reveals that she is also a Spirit and is aware of Shidou's secret operation. Interested in seeing his charisma firsthand, Nia challenges Shidou to win her over on a date. As he strives for an opportunity to seal her powers, Shidou learns more about Nia and her history with Deus Ex Machina Industries, a name he is all too familiar with... (Source: MAL Rewrite)
Names
| Original | デート・ア・ライブIV (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Date A Live IV |
| English | Date A Live IV |
| Chinese | 約會大作戰IV (traditional · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | Date A Live Season 4 · พิชิตรัก พิทักษ์โลก ภาค 4 · Рандеву с Жизнью 4 |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 12 ep · 24 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2022-04-08 → 2022-06-24 (Spring 2022) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | GEEKTOYS |
| Source | Light novel |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | ActionComedyEcchiMechaRomanceSci-Fi |
| Themes | Female HaremSuper PowerMale ProtagonistPrimarily Female CastUrban FantasySlapstickCGIEnsemble CastLove TriangleHeterosexualParodyTsundere |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll · Bilibili TV |
Reception
| Community score | 7.70 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.70 / 10 |
| Composite | 60.4 |
| On lists | 81,852 |
| Favourited | 1,960 (2.4%) |
| Completion | 81.4% |
| Drop rate | 3.3% |
| In backlog | 35.8% |
| Score spread σ | 1.60 |
Score distribution
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | GEEKTOYS | — | 1 of 15 |
| Broadcast season | Spring 2022 | B | 18 of 77 |
| Genre | Ecchi | A | 33 of 745 |
| Genre | Mecha | A | 35 of 484 |
| Year | 2022 | B | 68 of 318 |
| Source material | Light novel | B | 140 of 927 |
| Genre | Sci-Fi | B | 161 of 1,409 |
| Season (all years) | Spring | B | 250 of 1,868 |
| Genre | Romance | B | 256 of 1,687 |
| Era | Early 2020s | B | 316 of 1,596 |
| Genre | Comedy | B | 413 of 3,488 |
| Genre | Action | B | 418 of 2,765 |
| Length | Single-cour | B | 425 of 2,668 |
| Format | TV series | B | 595 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | B | 931 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Jun Nakagawa |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Fumihiko Shimo |
| Character design | Tsunako, Naoto Nakamura, Shiori Tanaka |
| Original creator | Koushi Tachibana, Tsunako |
Franchise — デート・ア・ライブ
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BRelated
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| prequel | 2019 | Date A Live III |
| sequel | 2024 | Date A Live V |
AniList id 116605 · MAL id 41461 · record updated 2026-08-27