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Dark Rose Princess · 2018-02-02, 20:57

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Originally Posted by JonasDown!

Well people. This might be sudden but the title of the new volume is out.

Spoiler for Spoiler:

For those wondering where the info comes from, it's from Ranobe: http://ranobe-mori.net/label/fantasia-bunko/

That was a suprise honestly.

Eh, not really that surprising. I’ve had a feeling it might be ‘Mio x’ rather than ‘Kurumi x’ for a while now, and it’s been clear that this is the grand finale we’ve hit for a while. Still, I doubt we end here. I expect Volume 19 will be what finally ends the series.

Curiously, DAB3 isn’t listed there. Wonder why it’s been delayed...

JonasDown! · 2018-02-02, 21:10

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Originally Posted by The Chaos Entity

Eh, not really that surprising. I’ve had a feeling it might be ‘Mio x’ rather than ‘Kurumi x’ for a while now, and it’s been clear that this is the grand finale we’ve hit for a while. Still, I doubt we end here. I expect Volume 19 will be what finally ends the series.

Curiously, DAB3 isn’t listed there. Wonder why it’s been delayed...

Speaking from my perspective, considering how this kind of has been done in the past, first time in Miku's arc when Hanten Tohka appeared on the cover, the focus slightly shifted from Miku to Tohka. The volume still was named Miku Truth.

Meanwhile now since Kurumi was completely destroyed, it is expected a shift in the spotlight now as well, Mio having showed up takes priority than Kurumi who is now

Spoiler for spoiler:

I still expected for some reason the title to have "Kurumi x" for the reason I stated beforehand. Despite that I understand the intentions.

Dark Rose Princess · 2018-02-02, 22:01

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Originally Posted by JonasDown!

Speaking from my perspective, considering how this kind of has been done in the past, first time in Miku's arc when Hanten Tohka appeared on the cover, the focus slightly shifted from Miku to Tohka. The volume still was named Miku Truth.

Meanwhile now since Kurumi was completely destroyed, it is expected a shift in the spotlight now as well, Mio having showed up takes priority than Kurumi who is now

Spoiler for spoiler:

I still expected for some reason the title to have "Kurumi x" for the reason I stated beforehand. Despite that I understand the intentions.

No? The first multi-volume arc was Kurumi Killer => Itsuka Sister. Kurumi Killer has no epilogue, and Itsuka Sister starts at chapter 6.

So this isn’t the first time an arc starts with Kurumi, introduces a new Spirit, and then continues into a novel named after that new Spirit.

cyberdemon · 2018-02-02, 22:35

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Originally Posted by JonasDown!

Well people. This might be sudden but the title of the new volume is out.

Spoiler for Spoiler:

For those wondering where the info comes from, it's from Ranobe: http://ranobe-mori.net/label/fantasia-bunko/

That was a suprise honestly.

Wonder if this means it’s the last volume or just that perhaps it’s foreshadowing mio’s death

Dark Rose Princess · 2018-02-03, 06:15

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Originally Posted by cyberdemon

Wonder if this means it’s the last volume or just that perhaps it’s foreshadowing mio’s death

I imagine its less flowery than that. Like, DAL is, at its core, a love letter to dating sims (hence ‘Tohka Dead End’ - a ‘Dead End’ is a name for a ‘Bad End’ where you die...and Shido does die in that Volume) and so I imagine that this is Mio ending the game by making her final gambit - with the the next Volume then bringing things to a conclusion.

Seeker213 · 2018-02-03, 14:33

Can someone explain what's this about Kurumi being destroyed? I remember spoilers for volume 17 saying it ended with Kurumi being attacked, but I don't know where to find good summaries for Date A Bullet, in the case that series has important information

Dark Rose Princess · 2018-02-03, 16:06

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Originally Posted by Seeker213

Can someone explain what's this about Kurumi being destroyed? I remember spoilers for volume 17 saying it ended with Kurumi being attacked, but I don't know where to find good summaries for Date A Bullet, in the case that series has important information

I can summarize DAB for you, but it has nothing to do with Kurumi being dead.

She is fatally wounded at the end of V17 - that's what they're talking about. DAB seems to happen after she dies, but before she's revived inevitably in V18.

Ragna92 · 2018-02-04, 10:06

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Originally Posted by The Chaos Entity

I can summarize DAB for you, but it has nothing to do with Kurumi being dead.

She is fatally wounded at the end of V17 - that's what they're talking about. DAB seems to happen after she dies, but before she's revived inevitably in V18.

Wait.. DAB is canon?

Dark Rose Princess · 2018-02-04, 18:51

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Originally Posted by Ragna92

Wait.. DAB is canon?

Yes, it is.

If Date AST Like was canon, what made you think DAB wouldn’t be?

tuckersister · 2018-02-06, 06:29

I wonder why Kurumi always teases Hibiki with her gun. I also wonder if Hibiki still has that small gun from DAB I in DAB II. There will definitely be a DAB reference in Vol 18 after Kurumi wakes up.

Dark Rose Princess · 2018-02-06, 07:40

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Originally Posted by tuckersister

I wonder why Kurumi always teases Hibiki with her gun. I also wonder if Hibiki still has that small gun from DAB I in DAB II. There will definitely be a DAB reference in Vol 18 after Kurumi wakes up.

#1: Kurumi doesn't 'always' tease Hibiki with her gun. She does it one time in DAB2, because Hibiki gets her into idol shenanigans.

#2: That isn't Hibiki. That's Empty - Kurumi in Hibiki's body; you can tell by the red eyes. Hibiki has blue eyes. Hibiki and Empty are not the same character. The narrative makes this bluntly apparent. Empty is Kurumi - and even remembers who she is, and is then referred to as 'Kurumi' towards the end of V1; 'Kurumi' then goes by Hibiki, as the secret is out, before they switch back at the end of the novel.

And that 'small gun' is Tzaphkiel's flintlock pistol, so no, Hibiki doesn't have access to it. Her Innocent Angel is a set of claws - not that she'd ever use them. She's a pacifist.

#3: There might be, yes. Date AST Like has been referenced - as have the Encores, so I wouldn't be surprised - but 'definitely'? No.

Mizo · 2018-02-10, 06:35

Spoiler for Vol 18:

mind someone translate this plz <3 ?

CanDurukan · 2018-02-10, 07:23

Spoiler for Vol. 18 Translation:

Dark Rose Princess · 2018-02-10, 10:20

'Beginning of the end'... Yep, V19 or V20 are the last...

maton456full · 2018-02-10, 10:32

Actually the sinopsis says :

Spoiler for sinopsis:

Dark Rose Princess · 2018-02-10, 13:03

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Originally Posted by maton456full

Actually the sinopsis says :

Spoiler for sinopsis:

Yes? All of the summaries begin 'let's begin our date/war'. This highlighting that V18 is the 'beginning of the end of that war'...goes along with what we've already been told. That DAL is at it's climax, it's ending, it's final battle and subsequent conclusion.

Still...I'll confess, I didn't quite expect that this is what V18 would be. Like, it's far too early to call what exactly will occur in it...but it's still far more...battle-orientated than ever before. It'll be interesting to see where Westcott is in this conflict (if he is even part of it; Mio could just up and one-shot him)

tuckersister · 2018-02-10, 13:42

Keep in mind that Origami fought Mio before so she will puts up a good fight before losing. None of the other spirits fought Mio.

Seeker213 · 2018-02-10, 16:14

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Originally Posted by tuckersister

Keep in mind that Origami fought Mio before so she will puts up a good fight before losing. None of the other spirits fought Mio.

Uh wasn't that fight mainly Mio dodging Origami's attacks? Gonna need to check the part where Origami goes after Mio when she went back in time again, but I'm pretty sure it consisted mostly of Mio dodging her attacks, until she managed to remove what Mio was using to hide her appearance, at which Mio point decided to leave.

Really wouldn't call that a fight

Dark Rose Princess · 2018-02-10, 16:45

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Originally Posted by Seeker213

Uh wasn't that fight mainly Mio dodging Origami's attacks? Gonna need to check the part where Origami goes after Mio when she went back in time again, but I'm pretty sure it consisted mostly of Mio dodging her attacks, until she managed to remove what Mio was using to hide her appearance, at which Mio point decided to leave.

Really wouldn't call that fight

Yeah that's about what I recall, too.

tokisakikurumi · 2018-02-11, 20:51

My prediction is the spirits will get overpowered one by one against Mio. Then Shido will step in and just when he is about to seal her Isaac shows up. I can see him being the final big bad, since it was him that started all this. Maybe he could find a way to absorb spirit energy. Then the spirit Shido cares most for, which would probably be Kurumi could get hurt and he would go inverse. I think it would be an interesting way to do things, then Mio could sacrifice herself to save him and help defeat Isaac once and for all.

2018-02-03, 14:33	Link #17466
Seeker213 Kamen Rider Exceed Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Need to know basis	Can someone explain what's this about Kurumi being destroyed? I remember spoilers for volume 17 saying it ended with Kurumi being attacked, but I don't know where to find good summaries for Date A Bullet, in the case that series has important information __________________ "The Fool Arcana does not mean that it can be taken lightly. The Fool is number zero. It is the void from which all other things begin."

2018-02-10, 06:35	Link #17472
Mizo Senior Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: realm of tragedy	Spoiler for Vol 18: デート・ア・ライブ18 澪ゲームオーバー 2018/3/20 橘公司 (著), つなこ (イラスト) さあ――終わりの始まりの戦争(デート)を始めよう「……久しぶり。ようやく会えたね――シン」ついに姿を現した始原の精霊。彼女を止めるべく、精霊たちは戦いを挑むのだが、圧倒的な力によってひとり、またひとりと倒れていき……。士道自身も元凶と対峙する! mind someone translate this plz <3 ?

2018-02-10, 07:23	Link #17473
CanDurukan Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Ankara/Turkey	Spoiler for Vol. 18 Translation: Date A Live 18 Mio Game Over Author: Koushi Tachibana Illustrations:Tsunako Let's our beggining of the end war begin (it was cooler in Japanese) 'It's been a while. We finally meet, Shin' Spirit of origin finally appeared. In order to stop her, the spirits challenge her, but by overwhelming power of her they are getting defeated one by one. Shido also confronts her Last edited by CanDurukan; 2018-02-10 at 09:15.

2018-02-10, 10:20	Link #17474
Dark Rose Princess Lost in an Elegy Join Date: Jul 2015	'Beginning of the end'... Yep, V19 or V20 are the last... __________________ Time is known to heal all wounds, and it would - if only it could. Yet these wounds cannot be healed, with permanent scars they have been sealed Locked inside is all the pain, which cannot be washed away even by the heaviest rain. If only you could feel how much it hurts, yet I would not wish that upon even the cursed. The pain is a dagger which stabs my heart, and pricks it every second till it tears apart. Like a flower whose petals have died, all I feel is emptiness inside Though for you my heart weeps a river of blood, you are not to be blamed for this flood. I’m letting you go, even though you were never mine. It was my mistake to think this could be just fine. Letting Go

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maton456full Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Argentina	Actually the sinopsis says : Spoiler for sinopsis: Sa , OwarinoHajimari no Senso Hajimeyou " "Now, let us begin the beginning of the end of the war."]

2018-02-06, 06:29	Link #17470
tuckersister Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013	I wonder why Kurumi always teases Hibiki with her gun. I also wonder if Hibiki still has that small gun from DAB I in DAB II. There will definitely be a DAB reference in Vol 18 after Kurumi wakes up.

2018-02-10, 13:42	Link #17477
tuckersister Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013	Keep in mind that Origami fought Mio before so she will puts up a good fight before losing. None of the other spirits fought Mio.

2018-02-11, 20:51	Link #17480
tokisakikurumi Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2018	My prediction is the spirits will get overpowered one by one against Mio. Then Shido will step in and just when he is about to seal her Isaac shows up. I can see him being the final big bad, since it was him that started all this. Maybe he could find a way to absorb spirit energy. Then the spirit Shido cares most for, which would probably be Kurumi could get hurt and he would go inverse. I think it would be an interesting way to do things, then Mio could sacrifice herself to save him and help defeat Isaac once and for all.