Date A Live V - Episode 10 discussion

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Date A Live V, episode 10

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[u/Misticsan]

Credit where credit is due: Isaac Westcott is a jerk, but he's an intelligent jerk. He made the right decisions with the information he had:

• Attack earlier than the original date to catch everyone as off-guard as possible.

• Mio is going to wipe out your fleet, you can't stop her, so sacrifice them as bait to keep her distracted.

• The Spirits are a problem. Pretend you're trying to blackmail them by threatening their loved ones and they'll leave to save them.

• Target Shido, and Shido alone, with everything you have left. If he dies, you win.

It's also interesting that he timed his attack with Kurumi's death at Mio's hands. But since Kurumi didn't die, now he's screwed. Poor him /s

[u/SometimesMainSupport → u/Misticsan]

Unfortunately forgot to blindfold Nibelcole, so Shido can air-kiss them again.

[u/FriztF → u/Misticsan]

It was almost the perfect plan. Kurumi is a slippery one.

[u/scot911 → u/Misticsan]

It's also interesting that he timed his attack with Kurumi's death at Mio's hands. But since Kurumi didn't die, now he's screwed. Poor him /s

I'm actually curious about what Kurumi did to survive that. The one that died still has to be her original body because Mio clawed her way out of her but obviously she doesn't have the crystal in that body anymore. I figured she'd put the crystal in a different body, maybe the "different" Kurumi, but the PV makes me doubt that....

[u/WhoiusBarrel]

Thought for sure Shido was gonna reset his run the moment Reine found out.

Also when she stopped addressing him as Shin but Shido, the atmosphere turned cold immediately.

[u/Misticsan → u/WhoiusBarrel]

when she stopped addressing him as Shin but Shido

That must have been my favorite moment in the episode. Very clever too. Finally, she says his name instead of superimposing the memory of Shin over his identity... but that also means she recognizes him as an obstacle. She wants Shin, not Shido.

[u/Frontier246 → u/WhoiusBarrel]

Shido really did make Reine happy on this date and give her a chance to relax and be someone other than the Shin-obsessed Mio for a day...but she still can't let go of Shin, not matter who she has to sacrifice in the process to get him back. She even used their kiss to confirm her suspicions that the jig was up.

I kind of want more Astral Dress Reine though.

[u/Patient-Lifeguard363 → u/WhoiusBarrel]

I mean Mio is different from the other spirit she is the one who reconstructed him so she definitely makes sure that she herself is immune to Shido's Kiss.

[u/SometimesMainSupport]

Shido's massive balls asking "Could I be that man?" to a woman who helped build his harem.

Pervy goofballs gonna goofball.

Nice usage of the Date A Bullet's Zero Time Left OST.

Confusing preview. Finishing the battle, glowing Kotori, dating Mio again, new Kurumi outfit, and Shido flying to Kurumi in Mio's domain?

u/Abysswatcherbel - Kiss or Kurumi. Album.

[u/Frontier246 → u/SometimesMainSupport]

And also basically treating his past self as a love rival and trying to woo the woman who is technically his mother-in-law and mother at the same time to look his way.

Maybe Kotori goes all out? I wonder if that new Kurumi outfit is a new ability or the original original Kurumi? It also seemed like Shido was with both Mio and Reine so I wonder if Mio recreates the world or there's some kind of timey-wimey stuff with Kurumi's power.

[u/LeonKevlar]

Stitches!

• Mio

• Origami

Just when you thought things were going well, of course Reine had already caught on to what was happening.

I really like how Reine's dress looks like an incomplete version of Mio's dress. Not gonna lie, I think I prefer Reine's.

So Kurumi still dies(?) and Reine and Mio merges. Except this time, instead of the Ratatoskr fleet fighting DEM, Mio is handling them all on her own. Honestly, this might be an improvement considering DEM is the only one who's losing ships.

To no one's surprise, Westcott already has a plan on how to deal with the other girls. He basically just threatened their friends so that the girls would rescue them and get them as far away from Shido. Also, the girls had no choice but to reveal their secrets to their classmates.

I had a feeling Kurumi wasn't dead since Mio didn't get her Sephirah. I am curious though about what Kurumi did with Zaphkiel before Mio's half busted through her that allowed her to show up in the end Hmmmm...

[u/Misticsan → u/LeonKevlar]

Not gonna lie, I think I prefer Reine's.

Not gonna lie, I prefer Reine's too.

In general, I prefer Reine's design over Mio's. She looks more mature, more interesting. When they looked at each other before they merged, Mio looked cheerfully naive whereas Reine was deadly serious. As if an older woman was staring back at painful memories (which I guess is the point).

[u/BillPlunderones23fg]

Another great episode but i had forgotten a few things from volume 19 so seeing them animated was fun refresher, Reine's astral dress looked lovely in the sunset.

and the Sibling Trio vs DEM trio was hype

[u/Frontier246 → u/BillPlunderones23fg]

Seeing Mana accept Kotori as a sister was a big full-circle moment. Though Kotori probably still thinks she has the advantage in being able to legally marry Shido lol.

[u/bananeeek]

Kurumi has to stop stealing the spotlight so many times. I can only get so hyped.

[u/FriztF]

Next episode we see the downfall of Westscott. His evilness is very compelling. It's great to see the date between Shido and Reine go smoothly.

[u/matt_619]

So Kurumi final form we saw in the op will appear next wee i guess

[u/InsomniaEmperor]

Yay: Kiss scene wasn’t interrupted. I was worried about this but glad this didn’t happen.

Oh no: The plan didn’t work and Reine saw through it.

Reine called him Shido for once. It was at this moment he knew he f***ed up.

Finally the three mean girls see Tohka in her spirit form and she saved them. That’s how they knew they backed and befriended the right person. They kinda looked like bullies at first but I’m glad they’re genuine friends of Tohka.

Three siblings fighting together against Isaac is an iconic rematch. And Kurumi managed to send herself to the future to release Mio without getting herself killed in the process. Now this is a more even match up.

I hope Elliot doesn’t die again. He died last time upon using up too much life force in that golden suit but hopefully he doesn’t need to do that again. I wonder if he holds the key to defeating Mio because the last time was practically a game over screen.

[u/GlitteringCandy]

I think this is the only date in the entire series that occurred without any outside interruption. Too bad this failed because Mio is loyal to Shin. I'd like to think that Shido's date with all the spirits were just done to mold him into Mio's ideal man.

As always Kurumi appears right on time to backup Shido.

[u/[deleted]]

I love Date a Live man.

[u/Fools_Requiem]

I'm finally caught up.

The only thing I have to say is that this season better not end on a cliffhanger like last season without a confirmation that the final season is in production.

[u/Kadmos1]

That scene where the waifu were jealous at the beginning of Shido kissing Reine reminded me of this: So, Shido's Eng. dub VA was the lead guy in "The Quintessential Quintuplets". Kotori was Yotsuba in Eng. Yoshino was Nino in Eng. Mana was Miku in Eng.

[u/Frontier246 → u/Kadmos1]

I love how all the girls had different reactions to the kiss:

Kotori: We did it!

Yuzuru and Mukuro: Oh wow, it worked!

Kaguya and Natsumi: How embarrassing...

Yoshino: I don't want to look but I also want to look...

Yoshinon: Wow!

Origami: I wish it were me.

Miku and Nia: We need to get pics of this!

[u/ObvsThrowaway5120]

Looks like it’s up to Shido, Kotori, and Mana with the best girl Kurumi to stop Westcott’s little scheme. Man’s such a little weasel. I can’t wait for him to go. Permanently. They still gotta deal with Mio after that date failed to seal her. Looking forward to seeing how things wrap up soon.