Date A Live Fragment: Date A Bullet

Date A Live Fragment: Date A Bullet (Japanese: デート・ア・ライブ フラグメント デート・ア・バレット, Hepburn: Dēto A Raibu Furagumento Dēto A Baretto) is a Japanese spin-off light novel series of the Date A Live series written by Kōshi Tachibana. The series is written by Yuichiro Higashide under Kōshi Tachibana's supervision and illustrated by NOCO. An anime film adaptation by Geek Toys has been announced.

Date A Live Fragment: Date A Bullet
Cover of Date A Live Fragment: Date A Bullet volume 1 as published by Fujimi Shobo, featuring Hibiki Higoromo and Tokisaki Kurumi
デート・ア・ライブ フラグメント デート・ア・バレット
(Dēto A Raibu Furagumento Dēto A Baretto)
Light novel
Written byYuichiro Higashide
Kōshi Tachibana
Illustrated byNOCO
Published byFujimi Shobo
ImprintFujimi Fantasia Bunko
DemographicMale
Original runMarch 18, 2017 – present
Volumes6
Anime film
Dead or Bullet
Directed byJun Nakagawa
Written byYuichiro Higashide
StudioGeek Toys
ReleasedTBD
Other

Plot

Hibiki Higoromo, better known as, Empty, is an amnesiac young girl. She wakes up in the neighboring world, where she encounters Tokisaki Kurumi. In order to kill the mysterious girl, Kurumi leads Empty to a school. When arriving at the school, a number of girls, known as semi-spirits, gather together. Now then, a new battle begins.

Characters
See also: List of Date A Live characters
Character Voice cast[1]
Kurumi Tokisaki Asami Sanada
White Queen Saori Ōnishi
Hibiki Higoromo Kaede Hondo
Tsuan Mariya Ise
Panie Ibusuki Rina Hidaka
Yui Sagakure Asami Seto
Isami Hijikata Natsuki Fujiwara

Media

Light novels

Date A Live Fragment: Date A Bullet began serialization as a light novel on March 18, 2017 under Fujimi Shobo's Fujimi Fantasia Bunko. The series is written by Yuichiro Higashide and illustrated by NOCO, with Kōshi Tachibana as the supervisor. To date, six volumes have been released in Japan.

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBN
1 March 18, 2017[2]ISBN 978-4-0407-2239-9
2 August 19, 2017[3]ISBN 978-4-0407-2240-5
3 April 20, 2018[4]ISBN 978-4-0407-2239-9
4 August 18, 2018[5]ISBN 978-4-0407-2872-8
5 March 20, 2019[6]ISBN 978-4-0407-3105-6
6 March 19, 2020[7]ISBN 978-4-0407-3372-2

Anime film

The anime project was first revealed on September 17, 2019.[8] On September 23, 2019, an anime adaptation of the spin-off series was announced,[9] later revealed to be a theatrical film. On May 18, 2020 it was announced that the series will be a prequel to the novels, and the title of the series is confirmed as Dead or Bullet.[1] It is animated by Geek Toys and directed by Jun Nakagawa, with Yuichiro Higashide writing the script, and Naoto Nakamura designing the characters.[10]

References
  1. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 18, 2020). "Date A Bullet Theatrical Anime Reveals 6 New Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  2. デート・ア・ライブ　フラグメント デート・ア・バレット [Date A Live Fragment: Date A Bullet] (in Japanese). Fujimi Shobo. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  3. デート・ア・ライブ　フラグメント デート・ア・バレット2 [Date A Live Fragment: Date A Bullet 2] (in Japanese). Fujimi Shobo. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  4. デート・ア・ライブ　フラグメント デート・ア・バレット3 [Date A Live Fragment: Date A Bullet 3] (in Japanese). Fujimi Shobo. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  5. デート・ア・ライブ　フラグメント デート・ア・バレット4 [Date A Live Fragment: Date A Bullet 4] (in Japanese). Fujimi Shobo. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  6. デート・ア・ライブ　フラグメント デート・ア・バレット5 [Date A Live Fragment: Date A Bullet 5] (in Japanese). Fujimi Shobo. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  7. デート・ア・ライブ　フラグメント デート・ア・バレット6 [Date A Live Fragment: Date A Bullet 6] (in Japanese). Fujimi Shobo. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  8. Sherman, Jennifer (September 17, 2019). "Date A Live Franchise Gets New Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  9. Loo, Egan (September 23, 2019). "New Date A Live Anime Adapts Date A Bullet Spinoff Novels". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  10. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 21, 2020). "Date A Bullet Anime Reveals Staff, Theatrical Anime Format, Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
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