The Mystic Archives of Dantalian
2011 1 season · 12 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

The Mystic Archives of Dantalian

ダンタリアンの書架

Synopsis

ダンタリアンの書架

Six months ago, Lord Hugh Disward (Huey), lost his eccentric grandfather, Wes. To inherit Wes's estate, Huey must take guardianship over the 'Mystic Archives of Dantalian' that contains forbidden knowledge and a mysterious girl called Dalian. Dalian and Huey begin an unlikely partnership as they solve mysteries caused by Phantom Books. Original Light Novel written by Gakuto Mikumo and illustrated by G-Yuusuke. Adataped to manga first by Chako Abeno, and again by Monaco Sena.

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The 2010–2012 Japan Window

The Mystic Archives of Dantalian holds position #259 of 441 Japan seriess in the 2010–2012 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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    #3

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    ★ 8.9 · 2011
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    #4

    Mother

    ★ 8.7 · 2010
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    #5

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    ★ 8.6 · 2012
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    #6

    Hunter x Hunter

    ★ 8.6 · 2011
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    #7

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    ★ 8.6 · 2012
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    #8

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    ★ 8.6 · 2010

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Mystic Archives of Dantalian premiered alongside 138 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 138 other Japan seriess in 2011.

The 2495th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Audience Engagement

22
Reviews
39th
Review-volume percentile
43rd
Popularity percentile

22 audience reviews — more than 39% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity sits at the 43th percentile among Japan seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
July 16, 2011
Last Air Date
October 1, 2011
Broadcast Span
3 months
Total Episodes
12 across 1 season
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 5 hours

Reception Benchmarks

6.7
TMDB Rating
22
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,815 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (39th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,839 of 2,532 (top 73%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesGAINAX, Dwango, KADOKAWA, TV Tokyo, THE KLOCKWORX
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes1 / 12
Release DateJuly 16, 2011

Questions Answered

When did The Mystic Archives of Dantalian end?

The Mystic Archives of Dantalian finished its run with its final episode airing on October 1, 2011.

Where did The Mystic Archives of Dantalian air?

The Mystic Archives of Dantalian aired on TV Tokyo, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.