You know, for a series about protecting books (and protecting people from books) The Mystic Archives of Dantalian isn’t really respecting its source material. I actually really enjoyed the anime, despite the production issues and lack of explanation. The format actually works since the light novel is very random as well.
Alternative Titles:
- Dantalian’s Bookshelf
- Bibliotheca Mystica de Dantalian
- Dantalian no Shoka
- ダンタリアンの書架
Year Anime Premiered: 2011
Animation Studio: Gainax
Number of Seasons: 1 + 1 OVA
Source Material Country of Origin: Japan
Source Material Available: Light Novel, Manga
Entry Last Updated: May 13th, 2024
Where To Start The Mystic Archives of Dantalian Light Novel After The Anime?
Where do you start The Mystic Archives of Dantalian light novel after the anime? Novel 1, and know full-well you will see every episode appear as a chapter at some point.
What to Expect From The Mystic Archives of Dantalian Source Material Compared to The Anime?
So the thing about how The Mystic Archives of Dantalian adapts the light novel… It picks a chapter from novel one through novel four at random, and then adapts it. They aren’t adapted in order and no light novel is fully adapted. The light novel is actually quite episodic even within individual novels.
The anime actually starts near the end of the first light novel, since it has an in medias res beginning arc in the light novel.
Where To Start The Mystic Archives of Dantalian Manga After The Anime?
The Mystic Archives of Dantalian also has a manga, and it also, unhelpfully, adapts individual chapters of the light novels, at random. So reading the manga from the beginning is also recommended. Since it adapts chapters at random, if you do read it from the beginning, the stories will be presented differently in order than both the anime and light novel.
Is The Mystic Archives of Dantalian Light Novel and Manga Over?
The Mystic Archives of Dantalian light novel and manga are both completed. The Mystic Archives of Dantalian light novel ended in 2008 with Novel 11. The Mystic Archives of Dantalian manga ended in 2012 with Chapter 30. The manga does adapt all of the light novel story (in quite long chapters).
Will There Be A Mystic Archives of Dantalian Season 2?
It has been a long time since the anime, manga, and light novels all concluded. Furthermore, the Mystic Archives of Dantalian anime suffered from a lack of budget and questionable storytelling choices. Pray for reboot rather than a second season since stories like Mystic Archives of Dantalian are actually gaining some popularity these days.
