A 25-minute fever dream where a time-obsessed yandere meets her match — and maybe herself.
The first part of Date A Bullet: Hibiki Higoromo, better known as, Empty, is an amnesiac young girl. She wakes up in the neighboring world, where she encounters Tokisaki Kurumi. In order to kill the mysterious girl, Kurumi leads Empty to a school. When arriving at the school, a number of girls, known as semi-spirits, gather together. Now then, a new battle begins.
Cinematography
Gothic lolita aesthetic meets bullet-hell visual chaos
Acting
Sanada's Kurumi laugh still haunts my speakers
Sound
Clock motif sound design that tick-tocks into your skull
Director
Jun Nakagawa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Date A Live's sprawling multimedia empire; this arc originally ran as a light novel spin-off before gaining enough cult momentum for adaptation. The 'Bullet' naming convention deliberately echoes the franchise's date-simulation roots while weaponizing them.
The 25-minute runtime was a deliberate constraint — director Jun Nakagawa wanted to replicate the breathless pacing of reading a single light novel volume in one sitting, explaining the aggressive editing that leaves newcomers scrambling.
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