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Animax Asia to Air Simulcast of Date A Live III Anime
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Animax Asia announced on its Twitter account on Friday that it will air a simulcast of Date A Live III, the third television anime season based on Koushi Tachibana's Date A Live light novel series. The simulcast will premiere on January 11 at 10:00 p.m. GMT +8.
Cuffing season surely isn't over yet when it comes to the dating games in the all-new series of #DateALiveIII! 😏💘
— Animax Asia TV (@animaxasiatv) January 4, 2019
Be sure not to miss the premiere this Jan 11, Fri at 10PM (9PM JKT/BKK), on the same day as Japan! #Animax_eXpress pic.twitter.com/7KTlOeFzoN
The anime will premiere in Japan on AT-X on January 11 at 9:30 p.m., before airing later that evening on Tokyo MX and KBS Kyoto. The series will also air on TV Aichi, Sun TV, TVQ Broadcasting Kyushu, and BS11. The anime will stream in Japan on d Anime Store, AbemaTV, and other streaming services.
The anime will feature a returning cast, and Ayumi Mano is joining the cast as the "Seventh Spirit" Natsumi.
Keitaro Motonaga is returning to direct the anime at J.C. Staff (AIC PLUS+ and Production IMS produced the previous two series respectively). Hideki Shirane is returning to handle the series composition, and Koji Watanabe (key animator for first two seasons) is designing the characters. Four-member musical unit sweet ARMS will perform the opening theme song "I Swear," and Eri Yamazaki will perform the ending theme song "Last Promise."
Tachibana launched the light novel series in March 2011 with illustrations by Tsunako. Fujimi Shobo's Fantasia Bunko imprint published the 19th volume on August 18.
The first season of the Date A Live television anime adaptation aired 12 episodes and premiered in 2013. The second season aired 10 episodes and premiered in 2014.
Funimation released the previous seasons of the anime in North America, and it describes the anime's story:
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!
An anime film, Gekijōban Date A Live: Mayuri Judgment, opened in Japan in August 2015.
Source: Animax Asia's Twitter account
