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Anime Watch Time

How Long Does It Take to Watch Date A Live IV?

Native: デート・ア・ライブIV

Date A Live IV takes about 4.8 hours (4 hours 48 minutes) to watch in full, across 12 episodes. Use the watch time calculator for an estimate based on your own pace and playback speed.

About Date A Live IV

The fourth season of Date A Live.

Despite the numerous challenges he has overcome so far, Shidou Itsuka's mission with Ratatoskr is far from over. In a departure from his daily routine, Shidou encounters a starving woman lying on the street and ends up helping her. After the two arrive at her apartment, the woman introduces herself as Nia Honjou—a popular manga artist working under a pen name. However, cutting straight to the chase, Nia reveals that she is also a Spirit and is aware of Shidou's secret operation.

Series Context

Score

7.60

Year

2022

Format

TV

Source

Light Novel

Status

Finished Airing

Prequels, Sequels & Related Entries

Date A Live IV connects to 2 other entries — useful to know if you want the full watch time for the whole story, not just this one.

Episode Count and Watch Time

Date A Live IV Episode Count and Total Watch Time

Episodes

12

Episode length

24 min

Total watch time

4 hours 48 minutes

Status

Finished Airing

At this length, it's a manageable watch over a single weekend for most viewers.

Binge Watching Schedule

Simple Watch Schedule for Date A Live IV

Based on average episode length and normal playback speed.

Episodes per dayDays to finish
26 days
52.4 days
101.2 days

Quick Answers About Date A Live IV

Does Date A Live IV have filler episodes?+

No — Date A Live IV has no filler episodes, so the full watch time already reflects the main story only.

What changes if you skip intros and outros?+

Skipping roughly 3 minutes per episode lowers the total watch time to about 4.2 hours, versus 4.8 hours with intros and outros included.

Is Date A Live IV worth binge-watching?+

At this length, it's a manageable watch over a single weekend for most viewers.