(L) Date A Live [Light Novel]

[Dark Rose Princess]

Originally Posted by Lhklan

I'm betting that at least one of them falls for him, hence why she's on the cover.

Ah, now there's a thought. On the one hand, I doubt it - as nothing to that effect is mentioned in the blurb, and this is still Kurumi's arc, after all; but on the other hand, I could sort of see that, to be honest. It's certainly Tachibana's style, at the very least.

[Seeker213]

Well it's entirely possible that Inverse Kurumi will still be in it, but they didn't put her on the cover so they don't spoil what she looks like

[Dark Rose Princess]

Originally Posted by Seeker213

Well it's entirely possible that Inverse Kurumi will still be in it, but they didn't put her on the cover so they don't spoil what she looks like

I've raised that point already, yeah. That's what they did with Inverse Mukuro in Volume 15.

[Estzero1]

Damn! Am I the only one who can't see the images?

Edit: Lol, depends on the browser .

[Seeker213]

Originally Posted by ooPeaToo

Cover of volume 17 and Date A Bullet vol 2

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Huh looking at the picture for volume 17, I noticed the Nibellecole has blue eyes, and assuming the four were created as perfect replicas of Marina then they should all have yellow eyes, meaning something may happen to that one which causes it to switch sides. Of course I may be speaking nonsense as I'm not sure if the eye colors were explicitly stated in the previous volume

[Dark Rose Princess]

Originally Posted by Seeker213

Huh looking at the picture for volume 17, I noticed the Nibellecole has blue eyes, and assuming the four were created as perfect replicas of Marina then they should all have yellow eyes, meaning something may happen to that one which causes it to switch sides. Of course I may be speaking nonsense as I'm not sure if the eye colors were explicitly stated in the previous volume

She's dressed the same as them, though, and whatever they're wearing bears a very string resemblance to Nia's Astral Dress. This, coupled with the fact that they're made from Beelzebub - Nia's Demon King - could easily explain it. Nia's eyes are blue, so, thusly, so are those of the Nibellecoles.

[Anime-Oppai-Lover]

Originally Posted by ooPeaToo

Cover of volume 17 and Date A Bullet vol 2

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Tachibana, you are a very sneaky writer, this was the one cover character I did not expect you to use.

I wonder if he chose this one not just to hide Inverse Kurumi, but maybe new info on Reine and/or Mio? Any of them would have given us some clue on what to expect, but the Nibelcolle?

Now its anyone's guess to what will happen, and that excites me!

[Dark Rose Princess]

Originally Posted by Anime-Oppai-Lover

Tachibana, you are a very sneaky writer, this was the one cover character I did not expect you to use.

I wonder if he chose this one not just to hide Inverse Kurumi, but maybe new info on Reine and/or Mio? Any of them would have given us some clue on what to expect, but the Nibelcolle?

Now its anyone's guess to what will happen, and that excites me!

My thoughts exactly tbh. Really exciting, isn't it!

[Estzero1]

Nevertheless, probably most people want to see inverse Kurumi on the cover. If you ask me then this means that we won't get an Inversion yet. Very likely she will get the cover in the future when it will finally happen.

[FunPark]

Well, if most Inverse versions aren't going to appear in the story, I hope we get to see them like we did with Yoshino in the next artbooks.

[Dark Rose Princess]

Originally Posted by FunPark

Well, if most Inverse versions aren't going to appear in the story, I hope we get to see them like we did with Yoshino in the next artbooks.

Well, thankfully, the first artbook only covered Volumes 1-11 and Encores 1-5...even though Volumes 12-16 and Encore 6 were out already (and for years, in 12-14's cases).

This is important because 11 doubled is 22 (the number of Volumes DAL would have to have to feature each path as a line on the cover) and 5 doubled is 10 (so each Spirit can be on an Encore cover at least once).

IE, if there really will be 10 Encores and 22 Volumes, a second artbook would be able to cover the same amount of volumes as the first.

[FunPark]

Originally Posted by The Chaos Entity

Well, thankfully, the first artbook only covered Volumes 1-11 and Encores 1-5...even though Volumes 12-16 and Encore 6 were out already (and for years, in 12-14's cases).

This is important because 11 doubled is 22 (the number of Volumes DAL would have to have to feature each path as a line on the cover) and 5 doubled is 10 (so each Spirit can be on an Encore cover at least once).

IE, if there really will be 10 Encores and 22 Volumes, a second artbook would be able to cover the same amount of volumes as the first.

Exactly what I thought at the first time.

What i really don't get is that they decided that only Inverse Yoshino would be there for us to see. Showing more than one in the next artbook will be a little bit strange, but EXTREMELY acceptable.

[Dark Rose Princess]

Originally Posted by FunPark

Exactly what I thought at the first time.

What i really don't get is that they decided that only Inverse Yoshino would be there for us to see. Showing more than one in the next artbook will be a little bit strange, but EXTREMELY acceptable.

Tsunako included Inverse Yoshino because Tachibana told her what the overall feel and concept was, but hadn't yet come up with the others.

[xSauriaNx]

I was thinking about the <Nibelcolles> or either one of got hi-jacked by MARIA or such... xD

If we're getting another Ripe yet Unripe (wink wink Kotori wink wink) character for Shidou's harem, might as well do it this way... xD

[Dark Rose Princess]

Originally Posted by xSauriaNx

I was thinking about the <Nibelcolles> or either one of got hi-jacked by MARIA or such... xD

If we're getting another Ripe yet Unripe (wink wink Kotori wink wink) character for Shidou's harem, might as well do it this way... xD

Yeah, it's kinda weird that the Nibellecoles appear so young, when Maria and Marina were roughly the same height and build as Tohka - I guess its to differentiate them as different entities.

[Anime-Oppai-Lover]

Originally Posted by The Chaos Entity

Yeah, it's kinda weird that the Nibellecoles appear so young, when Maria and Marina were roughly the same height and build as Tohka - I guess its to differentiate them as different entities.

And possibly Westcott's way to reduce their chances of rebellion without making them too weak. Basically, they're old enough to be aware of what they're doing and to act, but young enough that they'd find it hard to know it's morally wrong or to think for themselves.

Children are more likely to listen to their parents than a teenager would after all.

[Dark Rose Princess]

Originally Posted by Anime-Oppai-Lover

And possibly Westcott's way to reduce their chances of rebellion without making them too weak. Basically, they're old enough to be aware of what they're doing and to act, but young enough that they'd find it hard to know it's morally wrong or to think for themselves.

Children are more likely to listen to their parents than a teenager would after all.

Maybe? That'd explain it, but...
They didn't seem to act like children, though, as that theory would suggest.

The most likely explanation is Tachibana's liking of loli-ish characters.

[Anime-Oppai-Lover]

Originally Posted by The Chaos Entity

Maybe? That'd explain it, but...
They didn't seem to act like children, though, as that theory would suggest.

The most likely explanation is Tachibana's liking of loli-ish characters.

That actually gives me an idea, and now that you mention it, my last theory doesn't seem to work with how you described the Nibellecoles.

I haven't seen it been mentioned in-universe that anyone's connected the Spirits to the Sephirot, and while Westcott might, and maybe Ratatoskr... does Shido know this? What if he thinks the Nibellecoles are just a new Spirit who have a similar power to Kurumi's clones, like how he saw Phantom transform like Natsumi?

Not knowing that could be a problem for Shido because he might not think Kurumi's the only remaining Spirit for him to seal, and that definitely seems like something Westcott would exploit if he realized it.

The reason Westcott chose them to be as young as they are? Probably because Natsumi and Yoshino have a lower threat ranking, so that would probably make Shido think that they aren't as dangerous as most of the others are.

[Dark Rose Princess]

Originally Posted by Anime-Oppai-Lover

That actually gives me an idea, and now that you mention it, my last theory doesn't seem to work with how you described the Nibellecoles.

I haven't seen it been mentioned in-universe that anyone's connected the Spirits to the Sephirot, and while Westcott might, and maybe Ratatoskr... does Shido know this? What if he thinks the Nibellecoles are just a new Spirit who have a similar power to Kurumi's clones, like how he saw Phantom transform like Natsumi?

Not knowing that could be a problem for Shido because he might not think Kurumi's the only remaining Spirit for him to seal, and that definitely seems like something Westcott would exploit if he realized it.

The reason Westcott chose them to be as young as they are? Probably because Natsumi and Yoshino have a lower threat ranking, so that would probably make Shido think that they aren't as dangerous as most of the others are.

Certainly possible - it'll be curious to see what he actually thinks of them/how he reacts to them, given that he hasn't really had a chance yet.

[nightsword]

Volume 16 Chapter 3 had Shido's first encounter with the Nibelcol. Though he passed it of initially as a dream, likely due Kurumi's time travel interference. Long story short, he initially thought they could be a Spirit with powers of copying like Kurumi, but they explain that they can be considered Spirits created by their Father, which makes them sort of different then Spirits he is use to.



Then they start dismembering him piece by piece to the point that even Camael's flames couldn't help anymore. Of course they had to go for the legs first so Shido couldn't runaway. The Nibelcol later were the ones to interfere with that infamous color page from volume 16. Here, Kurumi mocks them for being fake Spirits, which sends them into a rage, due to them perceiving it as an insult to their father.