Date A Live IV Volume 1 (Standard Edition)

★The highly popular light novel series, which has sold over 6 million copies, is finally getting its long-awaited sequel! The wildly popular light novel series "Date A Live" (published by Fantasia Bunko) has been adapted into three TV anime series, a feature film, and an OVA. With over 6 million copies sold, the series continues to enjoy overwhelming popularity both in Japan and overseas, even after the conclusion of the original novel. The highly anticipated new series, "Date A Live IV," will finally begin airing on TV in April 2022!

★The "Date A Bullet" production team, revealed at the theatrical event, will reprise their role, delivering high-quality animation! The director will be Atsushi Nakagawa, who directed "Pokémon the Movie: Everyone's Story" and "Date A Bullet"! Series composition will be handled by the director of "I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense." The series will be directed by Fumihiko Shimo, known for his work on "New Game!", "Date A Live!", and many other titles! Character design will be handled by Naoto Nakamura, known for "High School Fleet" and "Date A Bullet"! Animation will be handled by the cutting-edge studio GEEKTOYS, which has worked on a wide range of genres, from romantic comedy to action, including "Will You Fall in Love with a Pervert, If I'm Cute?" and "Plunderer," and also received high praise for "Date A Bullet"! The elite creators who worked on "Date A Bullet" will bring this new anime series to life in high quality!

★New voice actors will join the series' familiar voice cast, further enhancing the world of "Date A Live"! The cast includes Nobunaga Shimazaki, Marina Inoue, Misuzu Togashi, Ayana Taketatsu, Iori Nomizu, Asami Sanada, Maaya Uchida, and Sarah Emi Bridcutt. Familiar voice actors from the "Date A Live" series, including , Minori Chihara, and Ayumi Mano, will reprise their roles! Additionally, a new character will be introduced this time: Honjou Nia, the second-ever confirmed spirit in the world, will be voiced by Hitomi Nabatame, known for her roles as Guan Yu Yunchang in the "Ikki Tousen" series and Bazett Fraga McRemitz in the "Fate" series! And Hoshimiya Mutsumi, the mysterious spirit floating through space, will be played by Nana Ebina from "Himouto! Umaru-chan" and Tomo Kageyama, who voiced Beatrice in "Princess Principal"! A stellar cast of voice actors will bring "Date A Live IV" to life!

★Luxurious bonus features include an original novel written by Tachibana Koushi, an original illustration box with Tsunako's original illustrations, and more! Volume 1 comes with an original novel written by Tachibana Koushi (with an original illustration and cover by Tsunako)! Both volumes 1 and 2 come with a box featuring original illustrations by Tsunako, a digipack featuring character designer Naoto Nakamura, a bonus serial code for the smartphone game "Date A Live: Seirei Crisis," a special booklet, and other must-have bonuses!

[Bonuses with Each Volume] 1. Box featuring original illustrations by Tsunako 2. Digipack featuring character designer Naoto Nakamura 3. Original novel by Tachibana Koushi (with cover featuring original author and illustrator Tsunako) 4. Bonus serial code for the smartphone game "Date A Live: Seirei Crisis" 5. Special booklet 6. Promotional video collection

[Episodes Included] Episodes 1-6

[TV Broadcast Information] The anime will begin airing on Friday, April 8, 2022! ◆AT-X: Every Friday from 10:00 PM - 10:30 PM starting April 8 Repeat Broadcast (Tue) 10:00 / (Thu) 16:00 ◆TOKYO MX: Starting April 8th, every Friday from 1:00 AM to 1:30 AM ◆KBS Kyoto: Starting April 9th, every Saturday from 11:30 PM to 12:00 AM ◆Sun TV: Starting April 10th, every Sunday from 1:00 AM to 1:30 AM ◆BS11: Starting April 8th, every Friday from 1:00 AM to 1:30 AM

[Story] Along with the unprecedented disaster known as "spacequakes," spirit girls emerge from a neighboring world. Humanity has been struggling to deal with these girls, whose overwhelming powers have earned them the nickname "scourge." When it comes to fighting spirits, the only options available to humanity are to annihilate them with military force, or...

"Go on a date and make them fall in love!"

By kissing a spirit who has fallen in love with you and reached maximum affection, you can seal their spiritual power and use it to your own. Itsuka Shido possesses such supernatural powers. By suppressing the overwhelming spiritual powers that are the root cause of the spirits' spiral of conflict, and sometimes using his power to protect them, he saves the spirits one after another.

[Main Staff] ◆Original Story: Koushi Tachibana (Published by KADOKAWA Fantasia Bunko) ◆Original Illustrations: Tsunako (Published by KADOKAWA Fantasia Bunko) ◆Director: Jun Nakagawa ◆Series Composition: Fumihiko Shimo ◆Character Design: Naoto Nakamura ◆Sub-Character Design: Shiori Tanaka ◆Mechanical Design: Mika Akitaka, Yasuyasu Moriki ◆Art Director: Junki Nakata ◆Color Design: Hitomi Ikeda ◆Director of Photography: Keisuke Nozawa ◆3D Director: Kenichi Shirai ◆Special Effects & 2D Works: Noriko Mashiko ◆Editor: Masato Yoshitake ◆Sound Director: Yasunori Ebina ◆Music: Tsuyoshi ◆Music Production: Nippon Columbia ◆Animation Production: GEEKTOYS

[Main Cast] ◆Shido Itsuka: Nobunaga Shimazaki ◆Tohka Yatogami: Marina Inoue ◆Origami Tobiichi: Misuzu Togashi ◆Kotori Itsuka: Ayana Taketatsu ◆Yoshino: Iori Nomizu ◆Kurumi Tokisaki: Asami Sanada ◆Yakuya Yamai: Maaya Uchida ◆Yuzuru Yamai: Sarah Emi Bridcutt ◆Miku Iyase: Minori Chihara ◆Nanasin: Ayumi Mano ◆Nia Honjo: Hitomi Nabatame ◆Mukoku Hoshimiya: Hikaru Kageyama

(c)2021 Tachibana Koushi & Tsunako/KADOKAWA/"Date A Live IV" Production Committee Standard Edition