The Book of Bantorra (TV)
Alternative title:
Tatakau Shisho - The Book of Bantorra (Japanese)
戦う司書 The Book of Bantorra (Japanese)
Genres: fantasy
Themes: religion
Objectionable content: Intense
Plot Summary: In a world where dead people turn into books and are stored in the Bantorra Library where anyone who reads a book can learn their past. Bantorra Library is maintained by Armed Librarians who wield psychic powers and their enemy is a religious society known as Sindeki Kyōdan.
Ratings: 431 ratings have been given [details]
Running time: 24 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 27
Episode titles: We have 27
Vintage: 2009-10-02 to 2010-04-02
Opening Theme:
#1: "Datenkoku Sensen" (堕天國宣戦) by ALI PROJECT (eps 1-16)
#2: "Seisai no Ripeno" by Sasaki Sayaka (eps 17-27)
Ending Theme:
#1: "Light of Dawn" by Annabel (eps 1-16)
#2: "Dominant space" by Aira Yuuki (eps 17-27)
Official website:
戦う司書 The Book of Bantorra (Japanese)
Reviews:
The Book of Bantorra DVD collection 2 (Aug 3, 2012)
The Book of Bantorra DVD Collection 1 (May 29, 2012)
Tatakau Shisho Episodes 1-6 Streaming (Dec 2, 2009)
News: Show:
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 8-14 (Sep 10, 2019)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 11-17 (May 13, 2014)
Siren Visual Acquires Three New Titles. (Aug 20, 2012)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 15-21 (Jul 17, 2012)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 13-19 (May 15, 2012)
Press Releases:
Section23 Films Announces September Slate (Jun 14, 2019)
Section23 Films Announces May Slate (Jan 28, 2014)
Section23 Films Announces July Slate (Apr 11, 2012)
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| Blu-ray (Region A) |
| The Book of Bantorra - Complete Collection (Blu-ray) 2014-05-13 (from $85.00) |
| The Book of Bantorra - Complete Collection (Blu-ray) 2019-09-10 (from $139.00) |
| DVD (Region 1) |
| The Book of Bantorra - Collection 1 (DVD) 2012-05-15 (from $36.95) |
| The Book of Bantorra - Collection 2 (DVD) 2012-07-17 (from $13.24) |
| The Book of Bantorra - Complete Collection (DVD) 2014-05-13 (from $63.99) |
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Director: Toshiya Shinohara
Series Composition: Mari Okada
Script:
Jukki Hanada (6 episodes
eps 4, 7, 12, 14, 16, 22
)Mari Okada (11 episodes
eps 1, 5, 14, 17-19, 23-27
)Shinichi Inotsume (6 episodes
eps 2, 8-9, 14, 20-21
)Toshizo Nemoto (7 episodes
eps 3, 6, 10-11, 13-15
)Storyboard:
Rui Sawamura (4 episodes
eps 13-14, 21, 25
)Shigeru Kimiya (4 episodes
eps 2, 14, 16, 24
)Toshiya Shinohara (5 episodes
eps 1, 11, 14-15, 27
)Toshiyuki Kato (5 episodes
eps 5, 12, 14, 19, 26
)Yukio Nishimoto (ep 17) Episode Director:
Naokatsu Tsuda (4 episodes
eps 4, 14-15, 23
)Shigeru Kimiya (4 episodes
eps 2, 14, 16, 24
)Shunichi Yoshizawa (5 episodes
eps 3, 9, 11, 14, 21
)Tetsuo Ichimura (5 episodes
eps 1, 11, 14, 18, 27
)Toshiyuki Kato (5 episodes
eps 5, 12, 14, 19, 26
)Unit Director: Fumiaki Kouta (OP 2)
Music: Yoshihisa Hirano
Original creator: Ishio Yamagata
Original Character Design: Shigeki Maeshima
Character Design: Masaki Yamada
Art Director: Shigemi Ikeda
Animation Director:
Atsushi Aono (6 episodes
eps 2, 11, 14, 19, 23, 27
)Hideki Hashimoto (4 episodes
eps 8, 13-14, 21
)Masao Ebihara (6 episodes
eps 4, 11, 14, 21, 25, 27
)Ryo Kobayashi (8 episodes
eps 3, 6, 10, 14, 16, 22, 25, 27
)Shinichi Machida (5 episodes
eps 5, 12, 14, 20, 27
)Takehiro Hamatsu (7 episodes
eps 1, 8, 13-14, 19, 25, 27
)Yūko Yamada (ep 23) 3D Director: Yasufumi Soejima
Sound Director: Satoshi Motoyama
Director of Photography: Naoki Kitamura
2DVFX: Osamu Motoyama (OP1)
3D Modeling: Masato Hira
Action Animation Director: Fumiaki Kouta
Animation Director Cooperation: Fumiaki Kouta (ep 15)
Animation producer: Hisataka Kasama
Art Chief: Takuya Ebisawa
Casting Management: Daiki Shirakawa
Color design: Mineyo Ōnishi
Editing Assistant: Hitomi Sudō
Effects Design: Fumiaki Kouta (eps 21-22, 27)
General Producer: Naoki Watanabe
Key Animation:
Chie Kinoshita (4 episodes
eps 3, 10, 19, 22
)Etsushi Mori (4 episodes
eps 8, 13, 22, 27
)Eun-Su Kim (7 episodes
eps 3-4, 6, 8, 10, 15-16
)Fumiaki Kouta (Promotional Video; OP 2; 5 episodes
eps 1-2, 10, 20, 27
)Hideki Hashimoto (6 episodes
eps 1, 3-4, 11, 13, 27
)Hideo Maru (5 episodes
eps 6, 10, 13, 23, 26
)Hiroki Itō (5 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 8, 10
)Hirotaka Nii (4 episodes
eps 8, 16, 22, 27
)Junko Matsushita (6 episodes
eps 3, 6, 10, 16, 21, 27
)Kaoru Miura (11 episodes
eps 1, 3-4, 8, 10, 13, 19, 22-23, 25, 27
)Kazuyo Nakamura (4 episodes
eps 3, 10, 19, 27
)Keiji Shigesawa (4 episodes
eps 4, 10, 19, 25
)Keiko Kuwano (4 episodes
eps 3, 10, 23, 27
)Kenji Yokoyama (10 episodes
eps 1, 3-4, 8, 10, 13, 19, 22-23, 27
)Kiyomi Masuda (4 episodes
eps 3, 10, 13, 19
)Kyōko Kotani (4 episodes
eps 2, 13, 25, 27
)Mai Toda (5 episodes
eps 4, 11, 19, 23, 25
)Mamiko Nakanishi (6 episodes
eps 2, 6, 11, 21, 26-27
)Manabu Akita (4 episodes
eps 8, 21, 26-27
)Masaaki Yamano (5 episodes
eps 8, 11, 16, 22, 27
)Masaru Yoshioka (6 episodes
eps 1, 4, 6, 11, 16, 22
)Masaya Nozaki (4 episodes
eps 3, 10, 19, 22
)Mayumi Takeuchi (4 episodes
eps 4, 10, 19, 25
)Misao Abe (4 episodes
eps 1, 8, 19, 22
)Motoi Nakamura (4 episodes
eps 4, 10, 19, 23
)Myoung Jun Cha (4 episodes
eps 10-11, 15, 23
)Nobunori Wakana (5 episodes
eps 4, 10, 16, 22, 25
)Ryōzō Sugiyama (10 episodes
eps 1, 3-4, 8, 10, 16, 19, 22, 25, 27
)Sachiko Mori (8 episodes
eps 1, 3, 8, 10, 16, 21-22, 27
)Sato Tominaga (5 episodes
eps 7, 13, 15, 18, 23
)Satoru Nakaya (7 episodes
eps 1-2, 8, 11, 16, 22, 27
)Shunsuke Masuda (4 episodes
eps 6, 10, 16, 21
)Takaaki Sekizaki (4 episodes
eps 4, 10, 19, 25
)Takehiro Hamatsu (5 episodes
eps 1, 8, 13, 25, 27
)Takenori Tsukuma (6 episodes
eps 4, 11, 18, 21, 25, 27
)Tomohiro Furukawa (6 episodes
eps 1, 6, 16, 21-22, 27
)Yōko Kōjō (4 episodes
eps 3, 8, 10, 16
)Yū Kaneshiro (4 episodes
eps 10, 16, 19, 25
)Yūta Kiso (4 episodes
eps 6, 10, 13, 23
)Zenjirō Ukulele (eps 2, 11, 23) Mechanical animation Director: Rei Nakahara
Music producer: Katsumi Koike
Production Advancement:
Megumi Yokota (4 episodes
eps 4, 10, 19, 25
)Ryōta Tokura (5 episodes
eps 1, 8, 16, 22, 27
)Yuji Sasaki (eps 21, 27) Production Desk: Kentarō Hattori
Prop Design: Hideki Hashimoto
Recording Adjustment: Haru Yamada
Recording Assistant: Shō Ogasawara
Setting Production: Masayuki Yamamura
Sound Effects: Naoto Yamatani
Sound Production Manager: Emika Ueda
Special Photography: Hiroo Yoshioka
Theme Song Arrangement: Mikiya Katakura (OP)
Theme Song Composition: Mikiya Katakura (OP)
Theme Song Lyrics: Arika Takarano (OP)
Title Logo Design: Takahiro Moriwaki (G-Square)
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2D VFX: Graphinica
Animation Production: david production
Photography Assistance: Studio Twinkle
Production Cooperation: Animax
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ADR Director: Christopher Ayres
Translation: Ralph Yamada
ADR Script: Christopher Ayres
Art Manager: Larry Koteff (2019 release)
DVD Authoring: Neal Barnes
Media Coordinator: Janice Williams
Menu Design: Larry Koteff
Packaging Design: Larry Koteff
Production Coordination: Janice Williams (2019 release)
QC Manager: Crystal Ruiz (2019 release)
Subtitle Editor: Laura Wyrick
Subtitle Formatting: Christopher Williams
Subtitle Timing: Bryan Ingram
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Broadcaster: Animax Asia
Licensed by: Sentai Filmworks
Subtitles: MX Media LLC
Translation: MX Media LLC
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