(L) Date A Live [Light Novel]

[Seeker213]

Originally Posted by Shinji103

I think people are getting carried away with the “volume 12 crammed into one episode” thing. We haven’t received such word, only an episode title that could be a lot of things other than volume 12 and a basic premise. Why would they even think to condense volume 12 in the first place? It doesn’t make sense. The only way it makes any sense is if it’s not condensed, rather intentionally left a cliffhanger leading into a fourth season. Which is still odd enough.

This feels more like it’s going to be a whacky anime original episode like the onsen episode of S1.

Yeah you’re absolutely right, it’s just that the title of the episode, and the image they showed for the preview which showed a monitor readout of a body with the names of the Spirits on the sides connected to it, with said connections disappearing as the body turns red. Is kinda making a lot of people I myself included jump to the worst possible conclusion.

Looking back it’s entirely possible the title of the episode and preview image are just meant to be massive red herrings, for a episode of harem antics. But that sense of paranoia is gonna haunt everyone until the episode airs

[Seeker213]

Originally Posted by TemporalHour

Out of curiosity, Tohka can't exist without the existence of Spirit Energy in the world, right? I'm just trying to grasp the lore again, considering I'm not really up to date with the newer volumes.

From what I can tell by piecing together the spoilers for volume 20, due to Mio’s death the Spirit energy is going to disappear with her since it all originally came from her, as such this will result in Tohka disappearing due to lacking a normal human body as she is a pure Spirit like Mio, with her body made of Spirit energy

Next part of Volume 20’s final chapter is translated as we move closer to the end

Spoiler for Final chapter excerpt 4: Tohka’s goodbye:

During this pleasant conversation, with that thought lingering in his mind, Shidou felt a small breath clog his throat.
──It was hopeless. It was hopeless. He desperately endured the tears that were about to overflow.
It should be harsher for Tohka than anyone else. However, Tohka continued to cheerfully talk. Surely, in order for her to greet him one last time with a smile. Surely, in order to not leave behind any regret to Shidou.
Therefore, he couldn’t afford to cry. Shidou somehow kept talking and smiling as his fingertips were faintly trembling.
“──Aah, that’s right──”
Tohka muttered while exhaling a deep breath out.
“Un……what happened?”
“No, I was thinking that it was time to say hello to everyone. I haven’t been able to convey my gratitude even though I’ve made this world for so long.”
“Ah……yes. But it can’t be helped. Surely everyone──”
“──Shidou! Tohka! Are you safe!?”
At the moment Shidou was talking, such a voice echoed from behind.
“Eh?”
“Mu……?”
Looking that direction in astonishment, they realized that Kotori and the other Spirits were already beginning to approach unnoticed.
“……Fu.”
“……Haha.”
As Shidou and Tohka saw their faces, they both began to laugh unbearably.
“W-what happened to the both of you?”
“Guess. It’s because it’s been a long time since seeing Kaguya’s punchable face.”
“I don’t want to hear that from someone with the same face as me!?”
And so, such verbal exchanges were made. While Shidou tried to calm down his breathing, he spread out his palms as if to apologize.
“It’s because the timing was too good. ……I was wondering if some sort of God had blessed me.”
“Ha……?”
Kotori made a face as if not understanding what she was saying.
Then, in response to that, Tohka slowly got up from the bench and turned to face everyone.
“I’m saying that it’s just good. ──Everyone came here. It’s good to look at everyone’s face at the very end.”
“…………”
Listening to Tohka, the Spirits turned breathless.
However, that fact may have already been transmitted by either Kurumi or Nia. Even though there was some biting their lips, no one looked away.
Tohka gently opened her lips while staring affectionately back at everyone.
“Kotori, Yoshino, Yoshinon, Kaguya, Yuzuru, Miku, Natsumi, Nia, Mukuro, Kurumi, and──Origami.
Thank you so much everyone. Although I was rude when we first met, I really felt lucky to be able to meet everyone. The days I spent with everyone sparkled like a treasure. Whether it is now or another time──I was very glad and had fun.
Mana and Kannazuki, all of the crew members, Ai, Mai, and Mii, Tama-chan sensei, Tonomachi, everyone in class, please tell them this for me.
Really, really……thank you.
Thanks to everyone──I was happy.”

[Kuroageha]

If Touka was made by Mio just like Shidou, hey, even if she gets away with the OTP it still would be wincest end

[Seeker213]

Originally Posted by Kuroageha

If Touka was made by Mio just like Shidou, hey, even if she gets away with the OTP it still would be wincest end

Tohka was created by Mio by complete accident, plus from what I remember they really aren’t related.

[cyberdemon]

Tohka was created by Mio’s spirit power, not blood. Shidou is essentially a clone of Shinji using Mio as a surrogate given the ability to absorb Mio’s spirit power. They are only connected spiritually and not by any blood.

[Seeker213]

Final chapter of volume 20 has finished translating, and is now available on the Date A Live Discord channel, and the Date A Live LN translation group on FaceBook. So please send your thanks to Vizard as he is known on Discord for his work. For consistencies sake I will be crossposting the remainder of it here.
One important thing to note is Vizard thinks Yoshino confessed to Shidou for Tohka’s sake due to how she was acting like everything was okay and thus wanted to force her to confess her feelings, and after reading it for myself I’m inclined to agree.

Spoiler for Final chapter excerpt 5: knew it was coming but doesn’t hurt any less:

“Tohka......”
“Ugh, ugh──”
“Tohka-zan......”
At Tohka’s words, the Spirits lowered their faces as tears started to fall.
Tohka, who smiled as if she was a little troubled, turned towards Shidou.
“....... Shidou──it’s about time. Before the world collapses ......Please.”
And, as if prepared, she said so.
“........................Yeah.”
Shidou took a deep breath, and after breathing out, he replied.
He stepped in front of Tohka, placing his hand on her shoulder.
Immediately Tohka was looking at Shidou’s eyes───slowly, closing her eyes.
Certainly, like she was waiting for a kiss.
“............”
Of the sort when coupled with her beauty, her body looked just like a carved sculpture.
While minimizing the tremors shaking his hand, he closed his eyes as well and brought his lips close to Tohka’s lips.
──But, at that moment.
“Tohka-san......”
Such a voice was heard coming from among the Spirits. “Eh──?”
“......!”
Shidou and Tohka suddenly open their eyes, turning to the owner of that voice.
Over there──it was a little girl with a rabbit puppet on her left hand.
“Yoshino......? What’s wrong?”
Tohka looked at the girl in surprise──staring at Yoshino.
Yes. Just at the moment Shidou was about to kiss Tohka, Yoshino raised her voice to stop it.
No──not only that.
“......Is it okay? Tohka-san......”
Yoshino, with tears pouring down, squeezed out her voice from her throat.
From such a scolding expression coming from Yoshino, Tohka was left momentarily breathless.
“Y-Yoshino......?”
“Is it really okay......! These last words are......so......!”
Yoshino yelled out, matched her eyes that were wet with tears to Yoshinon who was on her left hand.
“......Yoshinon.”
“──Un. Good luck, Yoshino.”
After Yoshino exchanged such words with “Yoshinon”, she took a deep breath── As it was, she pulled out “Yoshinon” from her hand.
“Wha......!?”
At such a scene, the Spirits all raised a startled voice.
That’s right. Yoshinon is Yoshino’s most important friend. So much so that they were also together and being separated was enough to make her mental state unstable. No one ever imagined Yoshino removing Yoshinon by herself.
“......Natsumi-san. Please hold onto this for a little while.” “Eh......!? Y-yes......”

Yoshino handed over “Yoshinon” to Natsumi, who then let out a voice as if she had turned inside out. Rather than from the politeness, it was as if she was overwhelmed by Yoshino’s mysterious intensity.
Yoshino then took one step ahead and continued to make her declaration to everyone.
“Everyone. I will use the victory privilege right now. Do you mind?”
“............!”
The Spirits all fell silent at Yoshino’s words. Only Shidou made a face as if not understanding what Yoshino was saying.
Then, Yoshino raised her face as if having decided on her feelings, gazing at Shidou──as she said.
“──Shidou-san. I love you.”
“......!?”
“Huh!?”
From the sudden confession, both Tohka and Shidou raised voices of surprise.
That’s right. They didn’t even imagine that there would be someone who would confess their love at such a timing where the world was about to come to a close. Moreover, that it would come from someone as docile as Yoshino.
But the other Spirits just quietly watched on, as if they had already decided.
Yoshino kept crying as her nose began to redden, but she still kept continuing in a feverish tone.
“Since the time you saved me, I’ve always loved you......! This feeling won’t lose to anyone else......! Not even to Kotori-san! Not even to Origami-san! And──not even to Tohka-san!”
“Wha......!”
Tohka was astonished by Yoshino’s sudden confession, but then she spontaneously felt herself tightening the amount of strength placed into her fist.
“W-what are you suddenly saying Yoshino!? If you say that, I also to Shidou──” Then.
Tohka felt something trickling down her face.

But the time she realized it was her own tears, it was already──
Something within herself had broken down.
“Ah, ah, aaah, aaaaaaaaaaah──”
The waves of emotions she held back up until now began to leak out through the starting point of a small hole.
In order for Shidou to not be sad, for everyone to not regret, she endured everything that began to overflow.
“Yes......I also......I also love Shidou......!”
“Tohka──”
Shidou widened his eyes in surprise.
But it couldn’t be stopped anymore. She couldn’t stop it. Tohka grabbed onto Shidou’s shoulders, she let out the words of volatile passion to its destination.
“Shidou......Shidou! I love Shidou! This ‘love” is different form the “love” to everyone else! Who would want to lose......! I want to be with Shidou more! I want to spend more time with Shidou! No......I don’t want to disappear......! I don’t want to be apart from Shidou......!”
“────”
Tohka, while shedding huge beads of tears, complained and clung onto Shidou.
Tohka, who had ruled herself out so much until just a moment ago.
Not wanting to make everyone sad, Tohka who kept herself strong.
“Ugh, ah──”
He looked at that.
Something within Shidou was cut apart.
“──Aaah, aaaaah, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah──!!”
Shidou, who had also been feigning to be as calm as possible to sympathize with Tohka’s feelings, had tried to be cheerful.
He didn’t want to leave behind any sadness.

He wanted to at least part ways with a smile.
He wanted to spend these last moments happily together.
──Oh.
──What is this.
“──What......is this......!”
At that moment Shidou squeezed out his voice, breaking down while tightly, tightly hugging Tohka.
“I also......I also like Tohka! I like you so much I don’t know what to do......! I don’t want to be separated from you......! I want to be with you more!”
And so, he cried out with a voice enough to make his throat feel crushed.
──Why did I endure? To spend the remaining time meaningfully? To not make Tohka sad? Right now, all of that consideration seemed impertinent. Who cares about that. Fuck all of that. What he hated was his farsightedness. What he hated was the moderateness he attached to himself. This was the last time he could speak with Tohka. This was the last time he could convey his feelings to Tohka──!
As if tempted by the lamentation from those two, the world made a noticeably powerful despicable act.
The sky collapsed, the earth splintered, the surrounding scenery disappeared. “Tohka......!”
“Shidou......!”
Shidou and Tohka called out for each other’s name──
Sharing a final kiss in the fading world.

The world cleared up.
The original world had been restored.
Opening his eyes, Shidou and the others saw that the Tenguu City Park had disappeared from the face of the earth, replaced by the sound of waves reaching the shore.
It was the place at “that time”, after the battle with the Spirit of Origin──the place where Mio’s Sephira Crystal had disappeared.
Compared to “that time” the scene did not change. Everyone’s appearance,
The surrounding scenery as well,
Even the wreckage scattered around was exactly the same.
It’s just that, in Shidou’s arms, Tohka’s figure──was gone.

[Some random Otaku]

Originally Posted by Seeker213

Final chapter of volume 20 has finished translating, and is now available on the Date A Live Discord channel, and the Date A Live LN translation group on FaceBook. So please send your thanks to Vizard as he is known on Discord for his work. For consistencies sake I will be crossposting the remainder of it here.
One important thing to note is Vizard thinks Yoshino confessed to Shidou for Tohka’s sake due to how she was acting like everything was okay and thus wanted to force her to confess her feelings, and after reading it for myself I’m inclined to agree.

Spoiler for Final chapter excerpt 5: knew it was coming but doesn’t hurt any less:

“Tohka......”
“Ugh, ugh──”
“Tohka-zan......”
At Tohka’s words, the Spirits lowered their faces as tears started to fall.
Tohka, who smiled as if she was a little troubled, turned towards Shidou.
“....... Shidou──it’s about time. Before the world collapses ......Please.”
And, as if prepared, she said so.
“........................Yeah.”
Shidou took a deep breath, and after breathing out, he replied.
He stepped in front of Tohka, placing his hand on her shoulder.
Immediately Tohka was looking at Shidou’s eyes───slowly, closing her eyes.
Certainly, like she was waiting for a kiss.
“............”
Of the sort when coupled with her beauty, her body looked just like a carved sculpture.
While minimizing the tremors shaking his hand, he closed his eyes as well and brought his lips close to Tohka’s lips.
──But, at that moment.
“Tohka-san......”
Such a voice was heard coming from among the Spirits. “Eh──?”
“......!”
Shidou and Tohka suddenly open their eyes, turning to the owner of that voice.
Over there──it was a little girl with a rabbit puppet on her left hand.
“Yoshino......? What’s wrong?”
Tohka looked at the girl in surprise──staring at Yoshino.
Yes. Just at the moment Shidou was about to kiss Tohka, Yoshino raised her voice to stop it.
No──not only that.
“......Is it okay? Tohka-san......”
Yoshino, with tears pouring down, squeezed out her voice from her throat.
From such a scolding expression coming from Yoshino, Tohka was left momentarily breathless.
“Y-Yoshino......?”
“Is it really okay......! These last words are......so......!”
Yoshino yelled out, matched her eyes that were wet with tears to Yoshinon who was on her left hand.
“......Yoshinon.”
“──Un. Good luck, Yoshino.”
After Yoshino exchanged such words with “Yoshinon”, she took a deep breath── As it was, she pulled out “Yoshinon” from her hand.
“Wha......!?”
At such a scene, the Spirits all raised a startled voice.
That’s right. Yoshinon is Yoshino’s most important friend. So much so that they were also together and being separated was enough to make her mental state unstable. No one ever imagined Yoshino removing Yoshinon by herself.
“......Natsumi-san. Please hold onto this for a little while.” “Eh......!? Y-yes......”

Yoshino handed over “Yoshinon” to Natsumi, who then let out a voice as if she had turned inside out. Rather than from the politeness, it was as if she was overwhelmed by Yoshino’s mysterious intensity.
Yoshino then took one step ahead and continued to make her declaration to everyone.
“Everyone. I will use the victory privilege right now. Do you mind?”
“............!”
The Spirits all fell silent at Yoshino’s words. Only Shidou made a face as if not understanding what Yoshino was saying.
Then, Yoshino raised her face as if having decided on her feelings, gazing at Shidou──as she said.
“──Shidou-san. I love you.”
“......!?”
“Huh!?”
From the sudden confession, both Tohka and Shidou raised voices of surprise.
That’s right. They didn’t even imagine that there would be someone who would confess their love at such a timing where the world was about to come to a close. Moreover, that it would come from someone as docile as Yoshino.
But the other Spirits just quietly watched on, as if they had already decided.
Yoshino kept crying as her nose began to redden, but she still kept continuing in a feverish tone.
“Since the time you saved me, I’ve always loved you......! This feeling won’t lose to anyone else......! Not even to Kotori-san! Not even to Origami-san! And──not even to Tohka-san!”
“Wha......!”
Tohka was astonished by Yoshino’s sudden confession, but then she spontaneously felt herself tightening the amount of strength placed into her fist.
“W-what are you suddenly saying Yoshino!? If you say that, I also to Shidou──” Then.
Tohka felt something trickling down her face.

But the time she realized it was her own tears, it was already──
Something within herself had broken down.
“Ah, ah, aaah, aaaaaaaaaaah──”
The waves of emotions she held back up until now began to leak out through the starting point of a small hole.
In order for Shidou to not be sad, for everyone to not regret, she endured everything that began to overflow.
“Yes......I also......I also love Shidou......!”
“Tohka──”
Shidou widened his eyes in surprise.
But it couldn’t be stopped anymore. She couldn’t stop it. Tohka grabbed onto Shidou’s shoulders, she let out the words of volatile passion to its destination.
“Shidou......Shidou! I love Shidou! This ‘love” is different form the “love” to everyone else! Who would want to lose......! I want to be with Shidou more! I want to spend more time with Shidou! No......I don’t want to disappear......! I don’t want to be apart from Shidou......!”
“────”
Tohka, while shedding huge beads of tears, complained and clung onto Shidou.
Tohka, who had ruled herself out so much until just a moment ago.
Not wanting to make everyone sad, Tohka who kept herself strong.
“Ugh, ah──”
He looked at that.
Something within Shidou was cut apart.
“──Aaah, aaaaah, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah──!!”
Shidou, who had also been feigning to be as calm as possible to sympathize with Tohka’s feelings, had tried to be cheerful.
He didn’t want to leave behind any sadness.

He wanted to at least part ways with a smile.
He wanted to spend these last moments happily together.
──Oh.
──What is this.
“──What......is this......!”
At that moment Shidou squeezed out his voice, breaking down while tightly, tightly hugging Tohka.
“I also......I also like Tohka! I like you so much I don’t know what to do......! I don’t want to be separated from you......! I want to be with you more!”
And so, he cried out with a voice enough to make his throat feel crushed.
──Why did I endure? To spend the remaining time meaningfully? To not make Tohka sad? Right now, all of that consideration seemed impertinent. Who cares about that. Fuck all of that. What he hated was his farsightedness. What he hated was the moderateness he attached to himself. This was the last time he could speak with Tohka. This was the last time he could convey his feelings to Tohka──!
As if tempted by the lamentation from those two, the world made a noticeably powerful despicable act.
The sky collapsed, the earth splintered, the surrounding scenery disappeared. “Tohka......!”
“Shidou......!”
Shidou and Tohka called out for each other’s name──
Sharing a final kiss in the fading world.

The world cleared up.
The original world had been restored.
Opening his eyes, Shidou and the others saw that the Tenguu City Park had disappeared from the face of the earth, replaced by the sound of waves reaching the shore.
It was the place at “that time”, after the battle with the Spirit of Origin──the place where Mio’s Sephira Crystal had disappeared.
Compared to “that time” the scene did not change. Everyone’s appearance,
The surrounding scenery as well,
Even the wreckage scattered around was exactly the same.
It’s just that, in Shidou’s arms, Tohka’s figure──was gone.

Where is this Facebook page?

Link please...

[Some random Otaku]

Originally Posted by Seeker213

Final chapter of volume 20 has finished translating, and is now available on the Date A Live Discord channel, and the Date A Live LN translation group on FaceBook. So please send your thanks to Vizard as he is known on Discord for his work. For consistencies sake I will be crossposting the remainder of it here.
One important thing to note is Vizard thinks Yoshino confessed to Shidou for Tohka’s sake due to how she was acting like everything was okay and thus wanted to force her to confess her feelings, and after reading it for myself I’m inclined to agree.

Spoiler for Final chapter excerpt 5: knew it was coming but doesn’t hurt any less:

“Tohka......”
“Ugh, ugh──”
“Tohka-zan......”
At Tohka’s words, the Spirits lowered their faces as tears started to fall.
Tohka, who smiled as if she was a little troubled, turned towards Shidou.
“....... Shidou──it’s about time. Before the world collapses ......Please.”
And, as if prepared, she said so.
“........................Yeah.”
Shidou took a deep breath, and after breathing out, he replied.
He stepped in front of Tohka, placing his hand on her shoulder.
Immediately Tohka was looking at Shidou’s eyes───slowly, closing her eyes.
Certainly, like she was waiting for a kiss.
“............”
Of the sort when coupled with her beauty, her body looked just like a carved sculpture.
While minimizing the tremors shaking his hand, he closed his eyes as well and brought his lips close to Tohka’s lips.
──But, at that moment.
“Tohka-san......”
Such a voice was heard coming from among the Spirits. “Eh──?”
“......!”
Shidou and Tohka suddenly open their eyes, turning to the owner of that voice.
Over there──it was a little girl with a rabbit puppet on her left hand.
“Yoshino......? What’s wrong?”
Tohka looked at the girl in surprise──staring at Yoshino.
Yes. Just at the moment Shidou was about to kiss Tohka, Yoshino raised her voice to stop it.
No──not only that.
“......Is it okay? Tohka-san......”
Yoshino, with tears pouring down, squeezed out her voice from her throat.
From such a scolding expression coming from Yoshino, Tohka was left momentarily breathless.
“Y-Yoshino......?”
“Is it really okay......! These last words are......so......!”
Yoshino yelled out, matched her eyes that were wet with tears to Yoshinon who was on her left hand.
“......Yoshinon.”
“──Un. Good luck, Yoshino.”
After Yoshino exchanged such words with “Yoshinon”, she took a deep breath── As it was, she pulled out “Yoshinon” from her hand.
“Wha......!?”
At such a scene, the Spirits all raised a startled voice.
That’s right. Yoshinon is Yoshino’s most important friend. So much so that they were also together and being separated was enough to make her mental state unstable. No one ever imagined Yoshino removing Yoshinon by herself.
“......Natsumi-san. Please hold onto this for a little while.” “Eh......!? Y-yes......”

Yoshino handed over “Yoshinon” to Natsumi, who then let out a voice as if she had turned inside out. Rather than from the politeness, it was as if she was overwhelmed by Yoshino’s mysterious intensity.
Yoshino then took one step ahead and continued to make her declaration to everyone.
“Everyone. I will use the victory privilege right now. Do you mind?”
“............!”
The Spirits all fell silent at Yoshino’s words. Only Shidou made a face as if not understanding what Yoshino was saying.
Then, Yoshino raised her face as if having decided on her feelings, gazing at Shidou──as she said.
“──Shidou-san. I love you.”
“......!?”
“Huh!?”
From the sudden confession, both Tohka and Shidou raised voices of surprise.
That’s right. They didn’t even imagine that there would be someone who would confess their love at such a timing where the world was about to come to a close. Moreover, that it would come from someone as docile as Yoshino.
But the other Spirits just quietly watched on, as if they had already decided.
Yoshino kept crying as her nose began to redden, but she still kept continuing in a feverish tone.
“Since the time you saved me, I’ve always loved you......! This feeling won’t lose to anyone else......! Not even to Kotori-san! Not even to Origami-san! And──not even to Tohka-san!”
“Wha......!”
Tohka was astonished by Yoshino’s sudden confession, but then she spontaneously felt herself tightening the amount of strength placed into her fist.
“W-what are you suddenly saying Yoshino!? If you say that, I also to Shidou──” Then.
Tohka felt something trickling down her face.

But the time she realized it was her own tears, it was already──
Something within herself had broken down.
“Ah, ah, aaah, aaaaaaaaaaah──”
The waves of emotions she held back up until now began to leak out through the starting point of a small hole.
In order for Shidou to not be sad, for everyone to not regret, she endured everything that began to overflow.
“Yes......I also......I also love Shidou......!”
“Tohka──”
Shidou widened his eyes in surprise.
But it couldn’t be stopped anymore. She couldn’t stop it. Tohka grabbed onto Shidou’s shoulders, she let out the words of volatile passion to its destination.
“Shidou......Shidou! I love Shidou! This ‘love” is different form the “love” to everyone else! Who would want to lose......! I want to be with Shidou more! I want to spend more time with Shidou! No......I don’t want to disappear......! I don’t want to be apart from Shidou......!”
“────”
Tohka, while shedding huge beads of tears, complained and clung onto Shidou.
Tohka, who had ruled herself out so much until just a moment ago.
Not wanting to make everyone sad, Tohka who kept herself strong.
“Ugh, ah──”
He looked at that.
Something within Shidou was cut apart.
“──Aaah, aaaaah, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah──!!”
Shidou, who had also been feigning to be as calm as possible to sympathize with Tohka’s feelings, had tried to be cheerful.
He didn’t want to leave behind any sadness.

He wanted to at least part ways with a smile.
He wanted to spend these last moments happily together.
──Oh.
──What is this.
“──What......is this......!”
At that moment Shidou squeezed out his voice, breaking down while tightly, tightly hugging Tohka.
“I also......I also like Tohka! I like you so much I don’t know what to do......! I don’t want to be separated from you......! I want to be with you more!”
And so, he cried out with a voice enough to make his throat feel crushed.
──Why did I endure? To spend the remaining time meaningfully? To not make Tohka sad? Right now, all of that consideration seemed impertinent. Who cares about that. Fuck all of that. What he hated was his farsightedness. What he hated was the moderateness he attached to himself. This was the last time he could speak with Tohka. This was the last time he could convey his feelings to Tohka──!
As if tempted by the lamentation from those two, the world made a noticeably powerful despicable act.
The sky collapsed, the earth splintered, the surrounding scenery disappeared. “Tohka......!”
“Shidou......!”
Shidou and Tohka called out for each other’s name──
Sharing a final kiss in the fading world.

The world cleared up.
The original world had been restored.
Opening his eyes, Shidou and the others saw that the Tenguu City Park had disappeared from the face of the earth, replaced by the sound of waves reaching the shore.
It was the place at “that time”, after the battle with the Spirit of Origin──the place where Mio’s Sephira Crystal had disappeared.
Compared to “that time” the scene did not change. Everyone’s appearance,
The surrounding scenery as well,
Even the wreckage scattered around was exactly the same.
It’s just that, in Shidou’s arms, Tohka’s figure──was gone.

Well, I think that clears things up.

Looks like Yoshino's intention was never to confess to Shido.
Rather, she just wanted him and Tohka to stop hiding their true feeling from each other, and her confessing to Shido was the catalyst for this.

[Seeker213]

Originally Posted by Some random Otaku

Well, I think that clears things up.

Looks like Yoshino's intention was never to confess to Shido.
Rather, she just wanted him and Tohka to stop hiding their true feeling from each other, and her confessing to Shido was the catalyst for this.

Don’t think that’s it exactly, pretty sure it’s more like Yoshino saw through how Tohka was trying to put up a brave front and became upset about how she was trying to act like she was okay with disappearing. So Yoshino decided to go and confess to Shido in an attempt to incite Tohka to admit her actual feelings on what was happening, with the time she had left

[Dark Rose Princess]

Originally Posted by Seeker213

Don’t think that’s it exactly, pretty sure it’s more like Yoshino saw through how Tohka was trying to put up a brave front and became upset about how she was trying to act like she was okay with disappearing. So Yoshino decided to go and confess to Shido in an attempt to incite Tohka to admit her actual feelings on what was happening, with the time she had left

The lit critic in me agrees with Seeker, here, honestly. It's really nice to see Yoshino being so mature, and to see how much she - and the other girls - care about Tohka.

[Zangor17]

So assuming there isn't a major delay or something the series should be ending with the next volume, so like August or September based on the release track record?

Man the wait is gonna be intense. Date a Live is a series I love following and am genuinely surprised never got picked up for the west in one of the publishing companies big license acquiring sprees.

[Dark Rose Princess]

Originally Posted by Zangor17

So assuming there isn't a major delay or something the series should be ending with the next volume, so like August or September based on the release track record?

Man the wait is gonna be intense. Date a Live is a series I love following and am genuinely surprised never got picked up for the west in one of the publishing companies big license acquiring sprees.

Pretty much, yeah, unless some kind of epilogue is then released next Spring.

[Estzero1]

Originally Posted by Zangor17

So assuming there isn't a major delay or something the series should be ending with the next volume, so like August or September based on the release track record?

I personaly don't think so. The next thing we probably could get even before Vol.21 is Encore 9. That's how I would do it.

[Shinji103]

Originally Posted by Zangor17

So assuming there isn't a major delay or something the series should be ending with the next volume, so like August or September based on the release track record?

August/September could be another Encore, that or in winter. There’s still side stories left to volume-ize.

[Dark Rose Princess]

I think the point they're making is that for the last couple of years, the release schedule has been a main volume in March, followed by a main volume in August/September, followed by an Encore in October-December. Of course, release schedules change all the time, so that's not really that reliable a basis.

What is that reliable a basis is Tachibana not saying that Encore 9 is the next book, and instead talking about V21.

[Shinji103]

Originally Posted by The Chaos Entity

I think the point they're making is that for the last couple of years, the release schedule has been a main volume in March, followed by a main volume in August/September, followed by an Encore in October-December. Of course, release schedules change all the time, so that's not really that reliable a basis.

I know that’s their point, because it’s the point I always make.
But from a business perspective, it would be smarter to get the sidestories out before you end the series, so far all we know they may change it up. *shrug* We’ll see in a few months.

[Dark Rose Princess]

Originally Posted by Shinji103

I know that’s their point, because it’s the point I always make.
But from a business perspective, it would be smarter to get the sidestories out before you end the series, so far all we know they may change it up. *shrug* We’ll see in a few months.

Oh, I agree it'd make more sense - whole-heartedly, in fact.
Though personally, I still think we'll get an epilogue/some other type of post-end volume and a tenth Encore (we already have enough stories for Encore 9, and we've got a several months to accumulate enough for Encore 10). So I guess my expected schedule would be...

Summer - DAL V21 + DAB V6
Autumn/Winter - DAL Encore V9
March - DAL V22 (around the time V1 was first published) + DAB V7
Summer - DAL Encore 10

Then hopefully an something like 'Date A Live Artbook 2 -INVERSE-' or something. As for DAB...I'm not yet sure if the afterword says anything like DAL 20's does, regarding it ending, but the plot does seem to be heading towards a final confrontation with WQ if not next volume than the volume after. I wouldn't be too surprised if we got 10 - one for each region, but seeing as Kurumi knocks out four-in-one in V5, I think 7 is a likelier bet.

[Vendinine]

Just wanted to ask and throw this out there. Shido did use Ain Soph in the recent novel. Ain Soph is an angel that can literally bend reality and erase beings from existence. Doesn’t that make Shidō essentially omnipotent or at least close with power comparable to a God.

[Dark Rose Princess]

Originally Posted by Vendinine

Just wanted to ask and throw this out there. Shido did use Ain Soph in the recent novel. Ain Soph is an angel that can literally bend reality and erase beings from existence. Doesn’t that make Shidō essentially omnipotent or at least close with power comparable to a God.

He used Ain, not Ain Soph. But yes, if he has Mio's Angel's, then he's definitely on the level of a god. But we aren't sure he still does after V20's ending, so...

[nightsword]

Man, people won't give up the idea of 22 volumes. The whole Kallabah notion is a ridiculously blow out of proportion as Spirit eyes. Volume 20's afterword outright says that volume 21 is the final volume to end the story.

Also, yeah. Shido uses all three of Mio's angels during the final battle.