The Mystic Archives of Dantalian

The Mystic Archives of Dantalian
Cover of the first light novel
ダンタリアンの書架
(Dantalian no Shoka)
Light novel
Written byGakuto Mikumo
Illustrated byG-Yuusuke
Published byKadokawa Shoten
ImprintKadokawa Sneaker Bunko
MagazineThe Sneaker
DemographicMale
Original runFebruary 29, 2008February 28, 2011
Volumes8 (List of volumes)
Manga
Written byGakuto Mikumo
Illustrated byChako Abeno
Published byKadokawa Shoten
MagazineShōnen Ace
DemographicShōnen
Original runMarch 26, 2010July 26, 2012
Volumes5 (List of volumes)
Manga
Dantalian no Shoka Dalian Days
Written byGakuto Mikumo
Illustrated byMonaco Sena
Published byKadokawa Shoten
MagazineComp Ace
DemographicSeinen
Original runMarch 26, 2010October 26, 2011
Volumes2 (List of volumes)
Manga
Dalian-chan no Shoka
Written byGakuto Mikumo
Illustrated byShigeta-ke
Published byKadokawa Shoten
Magazine4-koma nano ace
DemographicShōnen
Original runJuly 7, 2011July 9, 2012
Volumes1 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed byYutaka Uemura
Produced byJunka Kobayashi
Yasuhiro Takeda
Yoshikazu Beniya
Written byKurasumi Sunayama
Tatsuhiko Urahata
Hiroyuki Yamaga
Music byYō Tsuji
StudioGainax
Licensed by
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run July 16, 2011 October 1, 2011
Episodes12 (List of episodes)

The Mystic Archives of Dantalian (ダンタリアンの書架, Dantalian no Shoka, lit. "Bookshelf of Dantalian"; alternate title Bibliotheca Mystica de Dantalian) is a Japanese light novel series written by Gakuto Mikumo and illustrated by G-Yuusuke. The series started serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's light novel magazine The Sneaker on February 29, 2008. A manga adaptation by Chako Abeno started serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Shōnen Ace on March 26, 2010. Another manga adaptation by Monaco Sena started serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen manga magazine Comp Ace on March 26, 2010. A 12-episode anime adaptation by Gainax aired between July and October, 2011.