{"rewrite":{"id":"r_2d5fbd749861ee876975ed20","clusterId":"c_288ec9e9e04c46cdb0ebf69f","slug":"date-a-live-f-last-date-film-opens-march-26-2027","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Date A Live F Last Date Film Opens March 26, 2027","summary":"The Fantasia Bunko Grand Thanksgiving Festival 2026 Online event announced that Date A Live F Last Date will be an anime film opening March 26, 2027, and confirmed it as the concluding arc of the anime series. A teaser trailer and second teaser visual were shown. Fumihiko Shimo returns as scriptwriter, Naoto Nakamura as character designer, and Junji Nishimura directs at Fugaku, with ANIMEC distributing.","whyItMatters":"The film is positioned as the end of the anime adaptation, so the returning staff and cast list now reads as a closing roster rather than another installment.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eJunji Nishimura directs at Fugaku, with ANIMEC distributing. Fumihiko Shimo returns as scriptwriter and Naoto Nakamura as character designer; both worked on Date A Live IV and Date A Live V.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cast list comes back largely intact. Nobunaga Shimazaki, Marina Inoue, Misuzu Togashi, Ayana Taketatsu, Iori Nomizu, Asami Sanada, Maaya Uchida, Sarah Emi Bridcutt, Minori Chihara, Ayumi Mano, Hitomi Nabatame, Akari Kageyama and Aya Endo all reprise their roles from earlier anime installments.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Date A Live F Last Date is a film, opening March 26, 2027. Kadokawa's event confirmed it as the concluding arc of the anime, with Junji Nishimura directing at Fugaku and most of the cast returning.","twitterPost":"Date A Live F Last Date will be an anime film opening March 26, 2027. The Fantasia Bunko event confirmed it as the concluding arc, with Junji Nishimura directing at Fugaku and Fumihiko Shimo on scripts.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Date A Live F Last Date is officially a film, dated March 26, 2027, after the Fantasia Bunko Grand Thanksgiving Festival 2026 Online. The event framed it as the concluding arc of the anime series. Junji Nishimura directs at Fugaku, with Fumihiko Shimo and Naoto Nakamura returning and the main cast back in place.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-25/date-a-live-f-last-date-anime-reveals-film-format-march-26-2027-opening-in-teaser-video/.243174\",\"title\":\"Date A Live F Last Date Anime Reveals Film Format, March 26, 2027 Opening in Teaser Video\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4641,"outputTokens":626,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792924808,"createdAt":"2026-10-25T10:34:11.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T10:39:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-25T10:39:06.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_288ec9e9e04c46cdb0ebf69f","canonicalTitle":"News\nDate A Live F Last Date Anime Reveals Film Format, March 26, 2027 Opening in Teaser Video","representativeArticleId":"a_7083816c2e6bee9de4dc6e18","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Date A Live F Last Date\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-25T10:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-25T10:51:35.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-25T10:52:28.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-25/date-a-live-f-last-date-anime-reveals-film-format-march-26-2027-opening-in-teaser-video/.243174","title":"News\nDate A Live F Last Date Anime Reveals Film Format, March 26, 2027 Opening in Teaser Video"},{"source":"Anime Corner","url":"https://animecorner.me/date-a-live-f-last-date-anime-film-key-visual-and-trailer-revealed-gets-march-26-2027-premiere-date/","title":"Date A Live F Last Date Anime Film Key Visual and Trailer Revealed, Gets March 26, 2027 Premiere Date"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Date A Live F Last Date"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}