Date A Live IV" key visual "Date A Live IV" key visual (C)2021 Tachibana Kouji, Tsunako/KADOKAWA/"Date A Live IV The fourth season of the TV anime "Date A Live," "Date A Live IV," will air from April 8, and a key visual has been released. The series is an anime adaptation of Kouji Tachibana's romantic comedy action novel (published by KADOKAWA), which follows a group of "spirit" girls with such overwhelming abilities that they are called "disasters" and a high school student, Shidou Gokawa, who has the ability to "seal the spirits' power by kissing them. The film depicts the figure of Dou. So far, the first three TV anime seasons, a theater version, and a spin-off "Date a Bullet" have been produced. The new key visual depicts Shido with the spirits in the center, as well as Nia Honjo and Rokuoku Hoshimiya, spirits who will appear in the fourth season. (C)2021 Tachibana Kouji, Tsunako/KADOKAWA/"Date A Live IV" Production Committee In addition, "Cast's Choice - Best of Date" will be shown on YouTube's "KADOKAWAanime" channel prior to the fan voting results to be announced at "Fantasia Bunko Online Festival 2022" on March 13. As special edited videos, "1st Term: Nobunaga Shimazaki, Marina Inoue, Ayana Taketatsu, Iori Nomizu/https://youtu.be/QI5XunUey80", "2nd Term: Marei Uchida, Emi Bridcut Sailor, Misato Chihara/https://youtu.be/vqWQmZqakfg", "3rd Term: Misuzu Togashi, Asami Sanada and Ayumi Mano/https://youtu.be/jHNIhvuiQI4" videos were released, looking back at scenes from the first three seasons in a best-of-three format. Date A Live IV" will start airing on AT-X, TOKYO MX, BS11 on April 8, KBS Kyoto on April 9, and Sun TV on April 10. dAnime Store will start distributing it on April 8, and other distribution sites will follow in order. Scheduled to be released.
【Background】
・Graduated from Kyoto University with a major in Japanese Culture Studies, Faculty of Letters
・After graduation, worked 4 years as editor and proofreader for a print magazine specializing in traditional performing arts and culture
・Became a freelance journalist in 2021 and launched japanculturean.com in 2022
【Expertise】
・Pop-Culture Fusion Analysis
Analytical commentary on how modern pop-culture media (anime, film, fashion) incorporates and reinterprets traditional Japanese motifs.
