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| Jesus Christ, Mio trying to wipe Shido's memory is such a low move, even for her at this point. Everything seems to be in despair although it's interesting that Tohka is still here. Tohka return revived a light of hope and confidence again. Tohka put on a fantastic fight this episode imo, probably one of her best in awhile. Mio vs Tohka is a major point of his arc. Can't also forget Kurumi who made a surprise reappearance. Shido and Tohka's chemistry remained strong this episode and truly had its feelings. I do think they made Mio a bit OP this season though. |
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| Tohka put up a good fight even after she had been defeat already... In an indeterminate space, Tohka finds herself floating and encounters a young woman—Dark Tohka. They converse, and Dark Tohka reveals the origin of the spirits, helping Tohka uncover her true identity. After some lighthearted banter, Dark Tohka hugs Tohka and pushes her forward, leaving only Tohka, Shidou, and Mio. Mio explains more about Tohka, revealing that when she divided her power into ten Sephira crystals, one of them developed its own ego. She asks Shidou if he ever noticed something unique about Tohka that the other Spirits lacked. It's then that Shidou realizes Tohka was the only one without a name, as if she never had one. Tohka interjects, saying it's fine since Shidou was the one who named her. A battle erupts between Mio and Tohka. Now, Tohka can borrow power from other spirits and Mio herself. Her Sandalphon sword gains a significant power-up, surpassing its final form. Her Astral Dress also changes, resembling Yoshinon's ability to wear Zadkiel as armor. Finally, Tohka lands a decisive blow on Mio. Tohka then hears Mio utter "Ain," summoning her trump card. The world is bathed in light, and when it dissipates, Tohka's silhouette vanishes from sight. Back to the past; now it's time to rewrite everything that has happened up to this point, and of course, it's time for a date. |
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| I definitely felt the pain in my heart. Time to rewrite everything so that's mean it's time for a Date. |
| It's basically the best episode in the entire series. Everything before it was building to this and everything after is solving the problems that this episode placed on Shido. Plenty of twists and it was a really good one, the most emotional episode up to this point. |
| ok, not gonna lie Tenka & Tohka conversation remind me of Kurumi and her clones lol, and Tenka giving that big sister support to Tohka, and finally Shido using Zafkiel for the first time !!! and yeah, Kurumi still the best girl tho, and we have 4 episode left, now we're gonna see Shido date with Mio/Reine !!! |
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| I actually praise them for dedicating an entire episode to the events that transpired here. A lot of old OSTs have been used from beginning to end, and there's the new Tohka Ratelibish theme that just dropped. Have good luck guessing what are the actual ages of the spirits with wiped memories. It's almost impossible for Shido to hate Mio, so he needed lots of emotional drive. Rational emotional drive, not just trauma and despair. I remember once Tachibana remarking DAL to be a story of Mio - but things never really goes as she wishes for, which is amusing. Especially because she's "Deus". This was my favorite moment of Kurumi in the series, as she actually ditched "I'll do it on my own" for "I'll make a proper sacrifice to help beat an enemy that's leagues above me". Also yeah, my favorite b/w novel illustration. Onto the next volume!  |
| "All truth is meaningless. In the end, 'meaning' comes from the mind of each individual human. Even when there is a single truth, it can mean different things to different individuals. The truth has no meaning in itself!" - Erika Furudo |
| Shido finally using Zaphkiel was so hype. I'm excited to see were the story will go from here |
| @ZeroViolet That's the thing, no spirit really posed a threat to her, did they? But she also declared at the beginning that they had every right to oppose her and she'll let them. She sees them like her daughters and kinda wanted to see them off for one last time, otherwise she would have just deployed "Ain" at the very beginning (not exactly, but you get what I mean). Remember her taking her time to close dead Kurumi's eyes? That's respect to someone who has suffered and fought hard. And there's Tohka, and she's a whole another deal because she's the only one like Mio in that world. As of now, she was her biggest direct threat, but that's hugely a "relative" term. Yes, she can use time related powers. And also parallely, she really doesn't see this as a threat to her plan. |
Laplace_kunMay 29, 2024 10:35 AM
| "All truth is meaningless. In the end, 'meaning' comes from the mind of each individual human. Even when there is a single truth, it can mean different things to different individuals. The truth has no meaning in itself!" - Erika Furudo |
| "Yes, it's me." Such a simple and sweet response to having someone repeatedly say your name in tears. Tohka's been my favorite since S1 and that moment really made me smile Kudos to Kurumi for always thinking one step ahead tho |
| This episode was really incredible. Perhaps it is the best episode of Date a Live in anime. Tohka finally shined in the anime after being regrettably overshadowed in her moments of shining. Kurumi was also very important, despite appearing briefly. Tohka is Shidou's greatest savior, always supporting him as much as possible. I was glad to see that so clearly shown. And she was really badass, she faced off against a goddess and made her bleed. Tohka is the best girl!!!!!! I was afraid that the anime wouldn't be able to demonstrate Shidou's despair properly, especially based on S4. But S5 improved, and I think his desperation was visible in his expressions. Btw, it's obvious he loves Tohka by the way he acts. |
| Greatest thing I ever laid my eyes upon. |
| brilliant episode wowzers. We were robbed of a good Westcott Shido fight last week, but they made up for it with an amazing Tohka v Mio and then Mio v Shido. World building and plot twists were great and actually very consistent. I love how everything from even the very first episode of Date a Live is shown to be relevant! The big reveal about Tohka being a pure spirit like Mio was a bombshell, but then when you think about it you’re like “damn that actually makes total sense!” All the other girls did have names besides her and after we saw Mio’s flashback to meeting Shin, you couldn’t help but see the similarities. Tohka is basically this version of Shido’s Mio. Meets spirit, names her, takes her in, she becomes close to sister etc etc. It makes their fight that much more poetic. Basically Shido’s past and present squaring off. Ultimately even with her badass ultimate form, Tohka still wasn’t enough to take down Mio 😢 how do you beat someone that can reduce you to nothingness Speaking of past and present… KURUMI MASTERCLASS. Even after death she continues to come in clutch and help! Sending her clone which reminded Shido of how he never used Kurumi’s spirit abilities, again another twist that’s logically and plot consistent. I love it. The animation of Shido going back in time was so damn well done. Clearly fighting Mio head on isn’t gonna work so the best bet is to attack her heart via a date! I love it man. The author laid so many seeds that are finally about to spurt and it’s cool to see. No asspulls, just great writing. Refreshing. Reine and Shido date next week will move me I already know. |
Marinate1016May 29, 2024 11:23 AM
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| Awww yeah, time travel gun goes brrr and all the waifus are back. Let's just hope Mio won't catch on the plan. |
| I mean they kind of made Mio so powerful that nothing but going back in time and setting things straight was the one and only feasible option in the end, which would work in everybody's interest. Kurumi thinking this all through and sending one of her clones an hour in future may seem very convenient given the situation, but that's just her character lol. The truth about Tohka was always there to begin with, it's just that reading into it while being engaged into all the frivolous stuff this show has made us sit through since the first season, without much context was a tough thing lol. But still to the author. Back to the classic stuff next time, first for this season though. |
| ohka finally able to do some damage to Mio, but sadly not enough. A Kurumi clone showing up to buy just a little more time for Shidou to realize a solution. well, it's only a temporary solution. Time was rewinded. Now Shidou has to figure out how to defeat Mio. |
Best episode so far ! all these reveals and the the action was amazing! the cgi actually didn't even look bad this episode. just a great episode and next episode we get a date again. can't wait for the next episode. |
| Man DAL is just peak. Nothing more to say it always was since S1 its just even more apparent now since we're approaching the end of the series |
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| Tohka reveal was expected. Her power up was cool but still not enough. Kurumi came in clutch, always so great. And yeah noway it was gonna end like that so time to change things. A date with Reine it is. |
MegamiRemJun 12, 2024 11:13 AM
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| Ok, that was pretty awesome with Shido using Zafkiel and his eyes changes like that. |
| "Well, she's flatter than a pancake" -Mimi Alpacas |
| @CocoaGalaxy Just to make one thing sure, time travel is very limited and reiryoku draining. Kurumi had to plan devouring Shido to be able to go back to the past where she can stop spirits being born. Also since your format of writing is tough to get through, another thing I excavated is... No Natsumi didn't remember her past in S3. She just has an active mind which makes up possible past scenarios. Her past will be explored at a later time, and it's lowkey depressing, to say the least. Also, why two Tohkas is a big plot point, and one can make a lot of theories after the Inverse's first appearance in S2. |
Laplace_kunMay 29, 2024 10:09 PM
| "All truth is meaningless. In the end, 'meaning' comes from the mind of each individual human. Even when there is a single truth, it can mean different things to different individuals. The truth has no meaning in itself!" - Erika Furudo |
the ost in this iconic scene makes me feel old, then I realized the first season of DAL and its first opening was already 11 years ago damn |
| Of course Tohka and Kurumi were to fight untill the end, the only 2 girls that matter. When Mio faced Shido I thought he was going to slap the shit out of her, honestly disappointing. But not gonna lie, him finally using Zaphkiel was sick as fuck, by far the peakest of peaks of all DAL. |
Sorry if my english is bad (っ˘▽˘)っ~~~ Btw, cry about it.  |
| man mannn.. the last scene... letsgooooooooooooooooo |
こんにちは！私の名前はマルハザクです！  こんにちは！私の名前はマルハザクです！ |
| I never even thought about the fact Tohka never got a name this whole time. They've been foreshadowing since the very first episodes |
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| I fucking knew it! As soon as Reine came on the scene, I knew Shido would ask her on a date and I love it xD. Marina Inoue did such a good job voicing the two Toukas, I love how different they both sound. And Kurumi with the save of course. Shido using Zaphkiel was so hype. Date time nexr! |
| holy fuck this episode went hard in the paint shido using zafkiel was unexpected as I am an anime only, and oh Lord I was expecting this show to go the "platinum end" route, where everyone DIES - the end. but GIGA CHAD SHIDO comes in with the strap. My original thought was he was going to kill himself and then Mio would have to revert to the past somehow or basically have no reason to continue living, would've been darker, but I prefer what's going on. 5/5 |
| Such an intense episode. Maybe the most intense this season. |
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| Interesting... 4 caps to finish season. |
| An interesting battle they had with Tohka's situation. And damn, Shido used Kurumi's ability o:, good thing it worked? Welp, with a supposed reset now, I wonder what Shido is gonna try to do. |
 Never ending plan to watch list... |
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