DATE A LIVE ANIME'S 3RD SEASON REVEALS NEW CAST MEMBER, STAFF, JANUARY 2019 PREMIERE

[Jason xXx]

A stage presentation at the "Fantasia Bunko Dai Kanshasai 2018" event on Sunday revealed that Date A Live III, the third television anime seasonbased on Koushi Tachibana's Date A Live light novel series, will premiere in January 2019. The anime will air on TV and will also stream on the Docomo Anime Store.







The event also revealed a teaser visual (below), staff, theme song artists, and a new cast member.







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.

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.





Update: Staff have also revealed more staff and the returning cast. Source: Comic Natalie



Additional staff members include:

Chief Animation Directors: Koji Watanabe, Koji Yamakawa

Art Director: Kōichirō Bizen

Color Design: Asuka Hino

Director of Photography: Yoshio Ookouchi

Editing: Yoshiaki Kimura

Sound Director: Yasunori Ebina

Sound Effects: Kiyotaka Kawada

Music: Go Sakabe

Music Production: Nippon Columbia

Returning cast members include:

Nobunaga Shimazaki as Shido Itsuka

Marina Inoue as Tohka Yatogami

Misuzu Togashi as Origami Tobiichi

Ayana Taketatsu as Kotori Itsuka

Iori Nomizu as Yoshino

Asami Sanada as Kurumi Tokisaki

Maaya Uchida as Kaguya Yamai

Sarah Emi Bridcutt as Yuzuru Yamai

Minori Chihara as Miku Izayoi