Date A Live Iv Episode 12 ◎ | Tested |

: Critics highlighted Asami Sanada’s performance as Kurumi, noting her ability to distinguish between the "Standard" Kurumi and the more vulnerable, exhausted versions of herself.

: Fans of the light novels noted that the episode successfully adapted Volume 16, maintaining the tension and delivering on long-awaited reveals like Reine’s true identity. Date A Live IV Episode 12

: After a brief battle where Kurumi drags a version of Reine into her shadow, Shido returns to the Fraxinus to inform the other Spirits of Kurumi's actions. The season ends on a cliffhanger with another version of Reine still monitoring them from within Ratatoskr. Critical Reception The season ends on a cliffhanger with another

Reviewers and fans praised the finale for its emotional weight and production quality: : Driven by her goal to destroy the

: The episode reveals that Shido was actually killed by Ellen Mathers in a previous timeline. Kurumi has used her Sixth Bullet, Vav , to send her consciousness back in time 204 times to prevent his death and protect him, leaving her physically and mentally exhausted.

: Driven by her goal to destroy the Spirit of Origin, Kurumi offers her body to Shido, asking him to relinquish his Reiryoku and life so she can fuel a massive time-travel jump to kill the Spirit of Origin in the past.