Date A Live: The Movie – Mayuri Judgement
The film was announced in June 2014 and is based on an original story written and supervised by Tachibana, with its title being revealed in December 2014. Sora Amamiya joined the returning cast of "Date A Live" anime television series to voice the new character named Mayuri. "Date A Live: The Movie – Mayuri Judgement" was released in Japan on August 22, 2015, and grossed worldwide. Plot. Following her concert, Miku Izayoi invites Shido Itsuka, Tohka Yatogami, Kotori Itsuka, Yoshino Himekawa, and the Yamai twins Kaguya and Yuzuru at a reserved indoor pool. As  the group heads home, Shido begins to see a mysterious girl who is only visible to him, but the latter quickly disappears. The next morning, Shido finds a mysterious huge sphere hovering above Tengu City, but it appears invisible to everyone and can only be detected by the "Fraxinus" radar. Reine Murasame suspects the sphere is formed by the six girls' Spirit energies that they emit unconsciously due to their strong feelings for Shido. She suggests Shido date each of the six girls to relieve their emotional desire and make the sphere disappear, starting with Kaguya, Miku, Yoshino, Yuzuru, Kotori , and Tohka. The mysterious girl watches over Shido as he dates each of the girls. On his final date with Tohka, which got interrupted by Origami Tobiichi earlier, Shido meets the mysterious girl, who introduces herself as Mayuri, and learns that she was born from the girls' Spirit powers he sealed off and is connected to the sphere called Kerubiel. As Mayuri says her farewell to Shido after completing her mission of keeping the girls' moods in check, Kerubiel transforms into its Angel form and attacks them, but they are rescued by Tohka and the arrival of other girls. It  kidnaps Mayuri and continues to attack the girls in their Spirit forms. Reine realizes that Mayuri's Angel became violent due to its connection to her jealousy of the girls dating Shido. When Shido mentioned his desire to save Mayuri, the girls' Spirit powers are temporarily unsealed, aiding them in their fight against Kerubiel. After rescuing Mayuri, Kerubiel undergoes another transformation and continues its assault. As Shido tries to protect everyone, Kurumi Tokisaki secretly saves him while the girls' Spirit powers that were gathered by Mayuri begin to resonate with Tohka, giving her a new Astral Dress. With Mayuri's  help by kissing Shido, Tohka destroys Kerubiel. Mayuri begins to disappear due to the kiss sealing her intangible appearance, leaving a heartbroken Shido a necklace and lollipop similar to those he bought for Yuzuru and Kotori on their respective dates earlier. A few days later, Shido and Tohka watch the damages from the incident being repaired. The other girls join them and request more dates with Shido, but he flees them. Production. In June 2014, the "Date A Live" official Twitter account announced that the light novel series by Kōshi Tachibana would be getting an anime film, with the same  announcement being shown at the end of the final episode of "Date A Live II" (2014). The franchise's official website revealed the full title of the film in December 2014. Shido Itsuka's voice actor Nobunaga Shimazaki introduced the silhouette of the titular character, Mayuri, during the Date A Fest II event in the same month. The film would be based on an original story written by Tachibana, who also served as its supervisor. Keitaro Motonaga was revealed as the film's director at Production IMS in March 2015, along with screenwriter Hideki Shirane and character designers Satoshi Ishino  and Koji Watanabe, who also served as the chief animation director. In April 2015, Mayuri was revealed to be voiced by Sora Amamiya, who would also join the "Date A Live" anime television series' returning cast that includes Marina Inoue as Tohka Yatogami, Misuzu Togashi as Origami Tobiichi, Ayana Taketatsu as Kotori Itsuka, Iori Nomizu as Yoshino Himekawa, Asami Sanada as Kurumi Tokisaki, Maaya Uchida as Kaguya Yamai, Sarah Emi Bridcutt as Yuzuru Yamai, and Minori Chihara as Miku Izayoi. Music. Nomizu, Togashi, Kaori Sadohara, and Misato, forming the vocal group Sweet Arms, were revealed as the performers of the  ending theme music for "Date A Live: The Movie – Mayuri Judgement", titled "Invisible Date", in June 2015. The film's original soundtrack composed by Go Sakabe was released in Japan on October 14, 2015. Marketing. A promotional video for the announcement of "Date A Live: The Movie – Mayuri Judgement" was released in June 2014. A teaser visual for the film was released in March 2015. In the same month, Kadokawa promoted the film in their exhibit at AnimeJapan 2015. A teaser trailer for the film was released in April 2015. During the advance ticket sale in the same month, buyers  of "Date Tickets" received the film's guide booklet that contains the film's prologue short story written by Tachibana, rough sketches of Mayuri by "Date A Live" light novel illustrator Tsunako, a character relationship chart, summaries of the two "Date A Live" anime seasons, a profile of Tengu City, and a "peek" at the film's storyboards. A new trailer for the film was released in July 2015. Promotional partners for the film included Circle K Sunkus, Karaoke no Tetsujin, and Bean & Pop. Release. Theatrical. "Date A Live: The Movie – Mayuri Judgement" was released in Japan on August 22 , 2015. Home media. "Date A Live: The Movie – Mayuri Judgement" was released on Blu-ray and DVD in Japan on February 26, 2016. They include a 128-page novel written by Tachibana titled . "Mayuri Around" was first given as a gift novel to the moviegoers who saw the film on its premiere. Funimation began streaming the film in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand on September 21, 2021. Reception. "Date A Live: The Movie – Mayuri Judgement" grossed in Japan and in Malaysia, for a worldwide total of . The film earned in its opening weekend  in Japan, ranking thirteenth at the box office behind "Aikatsu! Music Awards: The Show Where Everyone Gets an Award!" (2015).