Date a Live

Director(s)Jun Nakagawa
Production year2024
Genre(s)Animation
Approx. running minutes24m
CastNobunaga Shimazaki, Jessie James Grelle, Marina Inoue

Date a Live

moderate threat
Classified Date:
10/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

DATE A LIVE is a Japanese anime series; in this episode, news that Kotori learns that Kurumi has time travelled and Shido looks for clues to uncover Mio Takamiya's true identity.

threat and horror
A fantastical character duplicates themselves by shooting themselves in the head several times.
additional issues
Mild gun threat and fantasy violence are also present. There are lengthy discussions about kissing, which include references to three-way kisses, and images of people French kissing.
moderate innuendo, implied moderate bad language
Classified Date:
10/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

DATE A LIVE is a Japanese anime series; in this episode the Fraxinus crew ready themselves to battle a fleet of invaders.

language
Implied moderate language ('cock') is accompanied by milder terms ('tits', 'jerk').
sex
Moderate innuendo references masurbation and ejaculation, as well as male and female anatomy.
additional issues
A number of enemy ships threaten to attack a city. Mild violence includes use of fantastical guns, swords and energy blasts during battle sequences. A person holds a gun to their head to illicit magic powers.
strong violence
Classified Date:
10/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

DATE A LIVE is a Japanese animated fantasy series; in this episode, a full-scale confrontation between Shido and DEM begins.

violence
Blood spurts are evident in scenes in which people are stabbed in the chest. Milder scenes include fights involving energy blasts.
additional issues
A person appears to be preparing to take their own life. There are moderate verbal sex references, as well as an occasional focus on women's bodies. Mild bad language ('shit', 'crap') is accompanied by very mild terms such as 'damn'.
moderate violence, threat, nudity, brief suicide reference
Classified Date:
10/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

DATE A LIVE is a Japanese animated fantasy series; in this episode, Shinji finds an amnesiac girl at the scene of an earthquake.

violence
A yonng man is slashed with a knife in undetailed fashion, followed by brief sight of blood in the aftermath. A person is shot below frame, accompanied by a brief stylised blood spurt and limited blood in the aftermath.
threat and horror
Men armed with knives and guns chase and threaten a couple.
nudity
In one scene, a teenage girl's exposed breasts are covered by her hair. Accordingly, there is no strong detail.
suicide and self-harm
In a brief scene containing moderate visual detail, a person prepares to take their own life. However, they do not do so.
additional issues
There are brief mild verbal sex references, as well as mild bad language ('bastard').
strong violence
Classified Date:
10/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

DATE A LIVE is a Japanese animated fantasy series; in this episode, Reine's real identity is revealed.

violence
There is a close-up emphasised blood spurt in a scene in which the tip of a blade emerges out of a young woman's chest. Milder scenes include fights involving energy blasts.
additional issues
In a brief scene containing moderate visual detail, a person prepares to take their own life. However, he does not do so. There are also moderate verbal sex references, as well as a brief sexualised close-up sight of a woman's cleavage. Very mild bad language ('hell', 'heck') occurs.
strong violence
Classified Date:
10/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

DATE A LIVE is a Japanese animated fantasy series; in this episode, Westcott reflects on his youth and the development of a neighbouring world.

violence
A character is stabbed through the torso with a fantastical bladed weapon, resulting in large gushes of blood. Other moments include fantastical battles involving energy blasts.
additional issues
There is partial sight of a young woman's exposed breasts. Mild bad language ('bastard', 'crap') occurs, as well as even milder terms such as 'damn'. There is sight of an overturned car with blood across the ground.
moderate violence, sex references, sexual harassment references
Classified Date:
10/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

DATE A LIVE is a Japanese animated fantasy series; in this episode, the spirits come under attack.

violence
Characters are stabbed with a fantastical bladed weapon, resulting in bloody aftermath detail.
sex
A sequence features brief comic references to a man's foot fetish. There is also sexualised focus on the physical attributes of female characters.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Verbal references are made to sexual harassment, however, these lack detail and the perpetrator's behaviour is presented negatively.
additional issues
Very mild bad language ('butt', 'hell') occurs. There are also scenes of mild fantasy threat.
moderate violence, sex references
Classified Date:
10/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

DATE A LIVE is a Japanese animated fantasy series; in this episode, Shido learns of the Spirits' fate.

violence
A battle between fantastical beings features brief, infrequent and highly stylised blood spurts. Other moments include gunfire, explosions and energy blasts.
sex
There is sexualised focus on the physical attributes of female characters.
additional issues
A person holds a gun to their head to elicit magic powers. Very mild bad language ('hell') occurs.
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
10/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

DATE A LIVE is a Japanese animated fantasy series; in this episode, Shido travels back in time and asks an unsuspecting Reine out on a date.

sex
Comic verbal and visual references are made to a female character's breasts at a hot spring.
additional issues
Very mild bad language ('hell', 'jerk') occurs.
moderate violence
Classified Date:
10/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

DATE A LIVE is a Japanese animated fantasy series; in this episode, the spirits step in to help Shido after his plan to seduce Reine goes awry.

violence
A character is slashed across their shoulder, resulting in sight of a bloody wound. A character is slashed across their shoulder, resulting in sight of a bloody wound. A fantastical being shoots herself in the head with a magical pistol, resulting in a highly stylised spurt of a blood-like substance.
additional issues
Mild bad language ('crap') is accompanied by even milder terms such as 'damn'. A group of robots terrorise students at a school; however, heroes reassuringly intervene.
moderate violence, injury detail, sex references
Classified Date:
10/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

DATE A LIVE is a Japanese anime series; in this episode, Shido arrives at a plan to make Mio choose him over Shinji.

violence
It is implied a woman punches her hand into a man's chest; detail of this is hidden from sight. Scenes of combat include fantastical gunfire and sword fighting. Supernatural characters are able to make copies of themselves by shooting themselves in the head; a woman does this in brief close-up, resulting in stylised sight of what appears to be blood.
sex
Female characters dress in sexualised outfits, include some which include BDSM references; these are not particularly focused upon, however. Characters kiss and discuss seducing others.
injury detail
There is repeated sight of blood spatter and trailing blood in the aftermath of violence.
additional issues
There is mild bad language ('crap'), as well as moments of supernatural and gun threat.
moderate violence, bloody images, sex references, suicide references
Classified Date:
10/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

DATE A LIVE is an animated fantasy series; in this episode, Mio prepares to sacrifice herself in order to protect her friends and thwart Westcott.

violence
Violence includes exchanges of gunfire and punches, and use of bladed weapons; violent scenes are accompanied by bloody images.
sex
Some scenes emphasise the physical characteristics of female characters.
suicide and self-harm
Suicide references occur within a fantastical context, and involve characters who are prepared to sacrifice themselves to save their friends. The opening title sequence briefly includes a character pressing a gun against his own head.
additional issues
There is mild bad language ('screw', 'fricking'), and very mild terms including 'jerk', 'damn' and 'hell'.
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Classified date10/03/2025
LanguageEnglish
threat and horror
A fantastical character duplicates themselves by shooting themselves in the head several times.
additional issues
Mild gun threat and fantasy violence are also present. There are lengthy discussions about kissing, which include references to three-way kisses, and images of people French kissing.
moderate violence, bloody images, sex references, suicide references
Classified Date:
10/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Violence includes exchanges of gunfire and punches, and use of bladed weapons; violent scenes are accompanied by bloody images.
sex
Some scenes emphasise the physical characteristics of female characters.
suicide and self-harm
Suicide references occur within a fantastical context, and involve characters who are prepared to sacrifice themselves to save their friends. The opening title sequence briefly includes a character pressing a gun against his own head.
additional issues
There is mild bad language ('screw', 'fricking'), and very mild terms including 'jerk', 'damn' and 'hell'.
moderate violence, injury detail, sex references
Classified Date:
10/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
It is implied a woman punches her hand into a man's chest; detail of this is hidden from sight. Scenes of combat include fantastical gunfire and sword fighting. Supernatural characters are able to make copies of themselves by shooting themselves in the head; a woman does this in brief close-up, resulting in stylised sight of what appears to be blood.
sex
Female characters dress in sexualised outfits, include some which include BDSM references; these are not particularly focused upon, however. Characters kiss and discuss seducing others.
injury detail
There is repeated sight of blood spatter and trailing blood in the aftermath of violence.
additional issues
There is mild bad language ('crap'), as well as moments of supernatural and gun threat.
moderate violence
Classified Date:
10/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A character is slashed across their shoulder, resulting in sight of a bloody wound. A character is slashed across their shoulder, resulting in sight of a bloody wound. A fantastical being shoots herself in the head with a magical pistol, resulting in a highly stylised spurt of a blood-like substance.
additional issues
Mild bad language ('crap') is accompanied by even milder terms such as 'damn'. A group of robots terrorise students at a school; however, heroes reassuringly intervene.
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
10/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
Comic verbal and visual references are made to a female character's breasts at a hot spring.
additional issues
Very mild bad language ('hell', 'jerk') occurs.
moderate violence, sex references
Classified Date:
10/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A battle between fantastical beings features brief, infrequent and highly stylised blood spurts. Other moments include gunfire, explosions and energy blasts.
sex
There is sexualised focus on the physical attributes of female characters.
additional issues
A person holds a gun to their head to elicit magic powers. Very mild bad language ('hell') occurs.
moderate violence, sex references, sexual harassment references
Classified Date:
10/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Characters are stabbed with a fantastical bladed weapon, resulting in bloody aftermath detail.
sex
A sequence features brief comic references to a man's foot fetish. There is also sexualised focus on the physical attributes of female characters.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Verbal references are made to sexual harassment, however, these lack detail and the perpetrator's behaviour is presented negatively.
additional issues
Very mild bad language ('butt', 'hell') occurs. There are also scenes of mild fantasy threat.
strong violence
Classified Date:
10/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A character is stabbed through the torso with a fantastical bladed weapon, resulting in large gushes of blood. Other moments include fantastical battles involving energy blasts.
additional issues
There is partial sight of a young woman's exposed breasts. Mild bad language ('bastard', 'crap') occurs, as well as even milder terms such as 'damn'. There is sight of an overturned car with blood across the ground.
strong violence
Classified Date:
10/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There is a close-up emphasised blood spurt in a scene in which the tip of a blade emerges out of a young woman's chest. Milder scenes include fights involving energy blasts.
additional issues
In a brief scene containing moderate visual detail, a person prepares to take their own life. However, he does not do so. There are also moderate verbal sex references, as well as a brief sexualised close-up sight of a woman's cleavage. Very mild bad language ('hell', 'heck') occurs.
moderate violence, threat, nudity, brief suicide reference
Classified Date:
10/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A yonng man is slashed with a knife in undetailed fashion, followed by brief sight of blood in the aftermath. A person is shot below frame, accompanied by a brief stylised blood spurt and limited blood in the aftermath.
threat and horror
Men armed with knives and guns chase and threaten a couple.
nudity
In one scene, a teenage girl's exposed breasts are covered by her hair. Accordingly, there is no strong detail.
suicide and self-harm
In a brief scene containing moderate visual detail, a person prepares to take their own life. However, they do not do so.
additional issues
There are brief mild verbal sex references, as well as mild bad language ('bastard').
strong violence
Classified Date:
10/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Blood spurts are evident in scenes in which people are stabbed in the chest. Milder scenes include fights involving energy blasts.
additional issues
A person appears to be preparing to take their own life. There are moderate verbal sex references, as well as an occasional focus on women's bodies. Mild bad language ('shit', 'crap') is accompanied by very mild terms such as 'damn'.
moderate innuendo, implied moderate bad language
Classified Date:
10/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
Implied moderate language ('cock') is accompanied by milder terms ('tits', 'jerk').
sex
Moderate innuendo references masurbation and ejaculation, as well as male and female anatomy.
additional issues
A number of enemy ships threaten to attack a city. Mild violence includes use of fantastical guns, swords and energy blasts during battle sequences. A person holds a gun to their head to illicit magic powers.
moderate threat
Classified Date:
10/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
A fantastical character duplicates themselves by shooting themselves in the head several times.
additional issues
Mild gun threat and fantasy violence are also present. There are lengthy discussions about kissing, which include references to three-way kisses, and images of people French kissing.
Director(s)Jun Nakagawa
Production year2024
Genre(s)Animation
Approx. running minutes24m
CastNobunaga Shimazaki, Jessie James Grelle, Marina Inoue
Classified date10/03/2025
LanguageEnglish