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. Interested in seeing his charisma firsthand, Nia challenges Shidou to win her over on a date. As he strives for an opportunity to seal her powers, Shidou learns more about Nia and her history with Deus Ex Machina Industries, a name he is all too familiar with... [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Date A Live IV adapts novels 13-16 of Koushi Tachibana's light novel series of the same name. Date A Live IV was scheduled to premiere in October 2021, but was delayed to 2022 due to various undisclosed circumstances. The series was released on Blu-ray and DVD in two volumes from August 24, 2022 to September 28, 2022.