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Directed by |
Yutaka Uemura |
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Music by |
Yo Tsuji |
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Original run |
July 16, 2011 - October 1, 2011 |
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Opening |
Mystery, Fantasy, Gothic fiction, Magic, Adventure, Supernatural, Historical, Action |
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Running time |
25 minutes per episode |
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Episodes |
12 (+ 1 OVA) |
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Ending |
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The Mystic Archives of Dantalian (ダンタリアンの書架 Dantalian no Shoka) or Bibliotheca Mystica de Dantalian is an anime produced by studio Gainax, under the direction of Yutaka Uemura, and broadcasted originally by TV Tokyo in 2011, based on the light novel of the same name, written by Gakuto Mikumo. Other TV stations that aired the anime around the same time were TV Aichi, TV Osaka, TV Setouchi and TVQ Kyushu. It was distributed on Internet by Bandai Channel and AT-X. The series is also available, with English subtitles, on media websites Crunchyroll, NicoNico and Animax UK. Funimation has licensed the series for North America for the release of DVDs.
The anime has 12 episodes and 1 OVA, released in 2012 as cross-promotion with the release of The Mystic Archives of Dantalian manga, volume 5. Compared to the manga, this adaptation is more faithful to the original source. As seen in the light novel, the chapters are named with an episode name, indicating its position in the series chronology.
Synopsis
The story takes place in England after World War I. Hugh Anthony Disward inherits an old mansion and a personal library from his grandfather. In the basement of the mansion, he meets a mysterious girl, Dalian. She is the gateway to The Mystic Archives of Dantalian, which stores the prohibited books of the demons, the Phantom Books.
These objects endanger the balance of the world, but people are fascinated by the taboo. Hugh and Dalian solve the cases with their ability to access the Labyrinth Library and summon the powers of the Phantom Books to their advantage.
Staff
| Kanji | Rōmaji | Role | |
| 上村泰 | Yutaka Uemura | Director, Episode Director, Storyboard* | |
| 三雲岳斗 | Gakuto Mikumo | Original Creator* | |
| Gユウスケ | G-Yuusuke | Original Character Design* | |
| 木野下澄江 | Sumie Kinoshita | Character Design* | |
| 立川譲 | Yuzuru Tachikawa | Episode Director, Storyboard | |
| 赤松康裕 | Yasuhiro Akamatsu | Director of Photography* | |
| 山賀博之 | Hiroyuki Yamaga | Art Director, Planning | |
| 高星晴美 | Harumi Takaboshi | Color Design* | |
| 砂山蔵澄 | Kurasumi Sunayama | Script | |
| 今石洋之 | Hiroyuki Imaishi | Storyboard | |
| 小林治 | Osamu Kobayashi | Storyboard | |
| 板垣伸 | Shin Itagaki | Storyboard | |
| 岩浪美和 | Yoshikazu Iwanami | Sound Director* | |
| 辻陽 | Yo Tsuji | Music* | |
| 野崎博樹 | Hiroki Nozaki | Sound Effects | |
| 小野大輔 | Daisuke Ono | Theme Song Performance | |
| 嶽本 野ばら | Novala Takemoto | Theme Song Lyrics | |
| 高村和宏 | Kazuhiro Takamura | Animation Director | |
| 小野田将人 | Masahito Onoda | Animation Director | |
| 堀元宣 | Motonobu Hori | Animation Director | |
| 雨宮哲 | Akira Amemiya | Key Animation | |
| 桑名郁朗 | Ikuo Kuwana | Key Animation | |
| 新井淳 | Jun Arai | Key Animation | |
| 岡真里子 | Mariko Oka | Key Animation | |
| 湯浅政明 | Masaaki Yuasa | Key Animation | |
| 河野恵美 | Megumi Kouno | Key Animation | |
| 鹿間貴裕 | Takahiro Shikama | Key Animation | |
| 吉成曜 | You Yoshinari | Key Animation | |
| 芳垣裕介 | Yusuke Yoshigaki | Key Animation | |
| 米山舞 | Mai Yoneyama | 2nd Key Animation | |
| 田村ゆり | Yuri Tamura | Editing* | |
| 山川吉樹 | Yoshiki Yamakawa | Episode Director, Storyboard (OVA only) | |
| 浦畑達彦 | Tatsuhiko Urahata | Script (OVA only) | |
| *Also credited in the OVA. | |||
Episodes
| Number | Kanji | Rōmaji | English title | Original airdate |
| 1 | 仕掛け絵本 | Shikake Ehon | Turn-Up Book | July 16, 2011 |
| 2 | 胎児の書 | Taiji no Sho | Book of Fetus | July 23, 2011 |
| 3 | 叡智の書 / 月下美人 | Eichi no Sho / Gekkabijin | Book of Wisdom / Queen of the Night | July 30, 2011 |
| 4 | 換魂の書 | Kankon no Sho | Book of Soul Exchange | August 6, 2011 |
| 5 | 魔術師の娘 | Majutsu-shi no Musume | The Magician's Daughter | August 13, 2011 |
| 6 | 焚書官 | Funsho-kan | Libricide | August 20, 2011 |
| 7 | 調香師 | Chōkō-shi | The Perfumer | August 27, 2011 |
| 8 | 等価の書 / 連理の書 | Tōka no Sho / Renri no Sho | Book of Equivalence / Book of Connection | September 3, 2011 |
| 9 | 黄昏の書 | Tasogare no Sho | Book of Twilight | September 10, 2011 |
| 10 | 幻曲 | Maboroshi-kyoku | Phantom Score | September 17, 2011 |
| 11 | ラジエルの書架 | Rajieru no Shoka | The Mystic Archives of Raziel | September 24, 2011 |
| 12 | まだ見ぬ明日の詩 | Mada Minu Ashita no Uta | Song of the Unseen Tomorrow | October 1, 2011 |
| 13 (OVA) | 荊姫 | Ibarahime | The Thorn Princess | August 9, 2012 |