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Arc Almanac

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

All series / Date A Live / Arc 17

Arc 17 of 22 in Date A Live

Arc 17: Volume 17

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.

Season 3 stops before this arc.

Partly seen by the end of Season 4.

Seen by the end of Season 5.

What happens

Shido shares what Kurumi has done for him as Ratatoskr prepares to confront DEM.

Parts of this arc

  1. Fragment Chapter: The Birth of Spirits
  2. Chapter 1: The Signal Outbreak of War
  3. Chapters 2–5

Where it sits

Arc 17 in Date A Live
FormatVolumesUnitsLanguage
Light novelVol 17Fragment–chapter 5Japanese
Light novelVol 17Fragment–chapter 5English
AnimeSeason 5Season 5, episodes 1–12—

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