The official Twitter for the Date A Live series just recently announced that Koushi Tachibana’s light novel Date A Live will be getting a third season slated for January 2019. Date A Live’s official website announced the returning cast members and additional new member. It also announced the opening theme song will be performed by Iori Nomizu from sweet ARMS, and ending theme song by Erii Yamazaki.
皆さま、大変お待たせいたしました！
新情報を一気に解禁—!!
TVアニメ「デート・ア・ライブIII」が2019年1月より放送開始！✨✨
さあ——私たちの新たな戦争(デート)を始めましょうhttps://t.co/Wt6CCAc0xa#date_a_live pic.twitter.com/0RWZdg96Aa— デート・ア・ライブ[公式] (@date_a_info) October 21, 2018
The staff consists of:
- Director: Keitaro Motonaga (Jormungand, Getbackers)
- Series composition: Hideki Shirane (Queen’s Blade: Rebellion, Tenchi Muyo!: War on Geminar)
- Character design: Koji Watanabe (Ace Attorney, Date A Live I, and II) / Koji Yamakawa (Strike Witches, Hell Girl)
- Art director: Koichiro Bizen
- Animation production: J.C.STAFF
In addition, the returning cast was announced and is as follows:
- Nobunaga Shimazaki (Haruka Nanase from Free!) as Shido Istuka
- Marina Inoue (Armin Arlelt from Attack on Titan) as Tohka Yatogami
- Misuzu Togashi (Yukiteru Amano from Future Diary) as Origami Tobiichi
- Ayana Taketatsu (Koneko Toko from High School DxD) as Kotori Itsuka
- Iori Nomizu (Haurna from Is This a Zombie) as Yoshino
- Asami Sanada (Jun Sakurada from Rozen Maiden) as Kurumi Tokisaki
- Uchida Maaya (Rikka Takanashi from Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai) as Kaguya Yamai
- Sarah Emi Bridcutt (Yuki Nonaka from Shinmai Moau no Testamant) as Yuzuru Yamai
- Minori Chiharu (Mitsuki Nase from Koukai no Kanata) as Miku Izayoi
The new additional cast member Ayumi Mano (Ayane Matsuura from Tsuredure Children), will be voicing for Seventh Spirit Natsumi.
Anime key visuals:
Date A Live synopsis
In a world devastated by mysterious Spatial Quakes, Shidoh isn’t what you’d expect in a hero. He’s an average Joe who gets bossed around by his adorable little sister and mocked by the popular girls at his school. You’d definitely pick him last for dodge ball, but when it comes to saving the planet from imminent destruction, Shidoh’s got one thing going for him: intergalactic hotties can’t keep their hands off him! When the secret to stopping the Spatial Quakes turns out to be romancing the extraterrestrial Spirits responsible for all the chaos, Shidoh the loveable loser becomes the hero of all humanity. For every Spirit he makes out with, mankind breathes a little bit easier. Kiss the girls – save the world. That name of the game is driving the space babes crazy, and nobody does it better than Shidoh!
Sources: Date A Live Twitter, Date A Live Website
