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Date A Live, Vol. 1 (light novel)
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A little meet-cute in a decimated city
April 10. The first day of school. Shido Itsuka is rudely awoken by his personal alarm clock—his little sister. It’s shaping up to be another typical day—well, as typical as it gets on a planet plagued by massive spatial quakes.
Little does Shido know, however, his life is about to take a sudden turn when he encounters the source of this destructive phenomenon—a girl his age, apparently known as a Spirit. It turns out, there are only two ways he can stop her from unleashing hell on the world: eliminate her by force or placate her by taking her out on a date and making her fall in love with him!
Discover the beginning of this intriguing tale in Date A Live, Vol. 1 (light novel) by Koushi Tachibana and Tsunako Tsunako.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781975319915
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 23 March 2021
Country: United States
Imprint: Yen Press
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 14.0mm
Width: 210.0mm
Height: 140.0mm
Weight: 240g
Pages: 176
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