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Arc Almanac

17 Oct 2026Draft. Not yet checked against the books.

All series / Date A Live / Arc 12

Arc 12 of 22 in Date A Live

Arc 12: Volume 12

Arc name chosen by Arc Almanac, because the books don’t name it.

I’ve watched through

Season 1 stops before this arc.

Season 2 stops before this arc.

Mayuri Judgement stops before this arc.

Partly seen by the end of Season 3.

Partly seen by the end of Season 4.

Partly seen by the end of Season 5.

What happens

The Spirit powers within Shido become unstable, and the girls must intervene.

Parts of this arc

  1. Prologue and Chapters 1–5
  2. Epilogue: Kurumi and the Ratatoskr council
  3. Epilogue: Shido’s recovery

Where it sits

Arc 12 in Date A Live
FormatVolumesUnitsLanguage
Light novelVol 12Prologue–epilogueJapanese
Light novelVol 12Prologue–epilogueEnglish
AnimeSeason 3Season 3, episodes 1–12—

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