“Kurumi enters a deadly wish-granting game among quasi-spirits and forms a temporary alliance with Hibiki.”
Date A Bullet: Dead or Bullet
デート・ア・バレット デッド・オア・バレット
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Synopsis
Kurumi enters a deadly wish-granting game among quasi-spirits and forms a temporary alliance with Hibiki.
Soon after falling into another world, Kurumi Tokisaki takes interest in a particular white cat. Much to Kurumi's disappointment, the two part ways. Kurumi later meets Hibiki Higoromo, a white haired quasi-spirit. Hibiki explains that they are at the center of a killing game between quasi-spirits. Within the Neighboring World, the spirits compete for a single wish to be granted to the lone survivor of the death-match. Understanding the rules of the game, Kurumi and Hibiki reach a compromise—a temporary alliance.
What people say
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Derived from 16 sampled reviews
What 16 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.84 · split reception
5.3 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 3.0
↓ 2.56
Running avg · Oct 2020 → Jul 2025
- 8 “This film delivers exactly what I wanted as a Kurumi fan who dislikes Date A Live: pure fighting action with absolutely no harem trash, annoying characters, or ecchi content—just 100% Kurumi....”
- 7 “The OVA delivers the grandiose epic fights that DAL excels at, and I particularly love seeing Kurumi in action; it works well as a standalone battle royale short that anyone can jump into without...”
- 10 “I particularly enjoyed how the story clarified Kurumi's abilities—specifically that "aleph" is a speed increase rather than teleportation—while cleverly connecting back to the Date A Live II OVA,...”
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- Format 1 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 24m all episodes
- Aired Aug 2020 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-15694 catalog
Produced by
- Nippon Columbia Producer