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Tatakau Shisho - The Book of Bantorra (TV)

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Alternative title:
戦う司書 The Book of Bantorra (Japanese)
Genres: fantasy
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 Kyoudan.
User Ratings: 29 ratings have been given [details]
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 Very good: 6 votes (sub:4, Spa.sub:1, dub:1)
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Seen in part or in whole by 164 users, rank: #1904
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 5.724 (Decent-.27), std. dev.: 2.3326, rank: #3420
Weighted mean: 5.680 (Decent-.31), rank: #3416 (seen all: 5.67 / seen some: 6.35 / won't finish: 3.49)
Bayesian estimate: 6.149 (Decent+.14), rank: #2577
Running time: 24 minutes
Episode titles: We have 13
Vintage: 2009-10-02
Opening Theme:
"Datengoku Sensen" by ALI PROJECT
Ending Theme:
"Light of Dawn" by Annabel
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Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Director: Toshiya Shinohara

Series Composition: Mari Okada

Script:
Jukki Hanada (eps 4, 7)
Mari Okada (eps 1, 5)
Saizo Nemoto (eps 3, 6)
Shinichi Inotsume (ep 2)

Storyboard:
Hirofumi Ogura (ep 7)
Masaharu Tomoda (ep 6)
Mitsuko Kase (ep 3)
Shigeru Kimiya (ep 2)
Shinichi Tokairin (ep 4)
Toshiya Shinohara (ep 1)
Toshiyuki Kato (ep 5)

Episode Director:
Hirofumi Ogura (ep 7)
Masaharu Tomoda (ep 6)
Shigeru Kimiya (ep 2)
Shunichi Yoshizawa (ep 3)
Tetsuo Ichimura (ep 1)
Toshiyuki Kato (ep 5)
TSUDA Naokatsu (ep 4)

Music: Yoshihisa Hirano

Original creator: Ishio Yamagata

Original Character Design: Shigeki Maeshima

Character Design: Masaki Yamada

Art director: Shigemi Ikeda

Chief Animation Director:
Masaki Yamada
Tomoaki Kado

Animation director:
Atsushi Aono (ep 2)
Jun Takagi (ep 6)
Masao Ebihara (ep 4)
Ryo Kobayashi (eps 3, 6)
Shinichi Machida (ep 5)
Takehiro Hamatsu (ep 1)
Yukinori Hotani (ep 7)

3D Director: Yasufumi Soejima

Sound director: Satoshi Motoyama

Director of Photography: Naoki Kitamura

Producer:
Kohei Kawase
Koji Kajita
Tetsurō Saitō
Yoshiyuki Ito

2D VFX:
Ayumi Ushijima (Graphinica)
Harutsugu Ishiguro (Graphinica)
Kouji Hayashi (Graphinica)

2nd Key Animation:
Chie Yamazaki
Dina Oohara
Eun-Soo Kim
Yuka Hasegawa

3D Modeling: Masato Hira

3DCGI:
Osamu Shibuya
Yasufumi Soejima

Action Animation Director: Shiryou Kouda

Advertising Producer:
Takashi Iida
Teruhiko Satō

Animation Assistance:
Itsuko Takeda
Jun Takagi
Tomohiro Kawahara

Animation producer: Hisataka Kasama

Art Board:
Hachidai Takayama
Yukiko Maruyama

Art Chief: Takuya Ebisawa

Art Setting:
Shigemi Ikeda
Shuichi Okubo

Assistant Animation Director:
Atsushi Aono (ep 6)
Masao Ebihara (ep 6)
Masashi Hasegawa (ep 7)
Seiko Sakai (ep 7)
Tomoaki Kado (ep 1)
Yu Sun Kim (ep 6)

Assistant Editor: Hitomi Sudō

Assistant producer:
Mami Toida
Takashi Takano

Associate producer:
Akira Sasaki
Katsunori Naruke

Background Art:
Daisuke Tahara
Hiromitsu Narumi
Kaoru Inoue
Kayoko Tomono
Mai Hamako
Masaki Kato
Masami Ota
Shizuko Kojima
Teruko Takekoshi
Wakako Hideshima
Yoshimi Mineda

Casting Manager: Daiki Shirakawa

Color design: Mineyo Oonishi

Color Key: Kimiko Kitazawa

Editing: Masahiro Goto

Finish Animation: Kimiko Kitazawa

Format Editing Desk:
Masaaki Okamoto
Yūsuke Katada

Format Editing Supervisor:
Ayaka Minami
Motoki Shirai

General Producer: Naoki Watanabe

In-Between Animation: Hisashi Mawatari

In-Between Check:
Hyoun Sook Min (ep 7)
Kumiko Ohta
Tomoko Miyata
Yong Hee Kim (ep 7)

Key Animation:
Ai Yamazaki (ep 7)
Akane Umezu (ep 2)
Atsushi Itou (ep 2)
Ayako Karatani (ep 2)
Chiaki Furuzumi (ep 7)
Chizuru Mori (ep 6)
Eun-Soo Kim (ep 6)
Harumi Kakuda (ep 2)
Hideki Hashimoto (ep 1)
Hideo Maru (ep 6)
Hiroki Itoh (eps 1-2)
Hiromi Nanbe (ep 7)
Hisashi Samejima (ep 6)
Jin Back-in (ep 7)
Jun Takagi (ep 6)
Junko Matsushita (ep 6)
Kan Ogawa (ep 6)
Kaori Kurosaki (ep 2)
Kaoru Maehara (ep 7)
Kaoru Miura (ep 1)
Katsumi Hashimoto (ep 7)
Kazuhiko Ishii (ep 2)
Kazuo Hayashi (ep 7)
Kenji Yokoyama (ep 1)
Koichi Nakaya (ep 2)
Kyoko Kotani (ep 2)
Mamiko Nakanishi (eps 2, 6)
Manae Mori (ep 6)
Masaharu Tomoda (ep 6)
Masao Ebihara (ep 1)
Masaru Yoshioka (eps 1, 6)
Masashi Hasegawa (ep 7)
Michihiro Kosaka (ep 2)
Michiko Takahashi (ep 2)
Michinori Shika (ep 6)
Michio Hasegawa (eps 2, 7)
Mio Inoguchi (ep 2)
Misao Abe (ep 1)
Mitsumasa Kimura (ep 7)
Mitsushi Kasano (ep 6)
Momoko Kawai (ep 1)
Motohide Nishimura (ep 1)
Odahiro Watanabe (ep 6)
Ryo Nakaya (eps 1-2)
Ryozo Sugiyama (ep 1)
Sato Tominaga (ep 7)
Satomi Kawashima (ep 7)
Sayaka Takase (ep 6)
Seiko Sakai (ep 7)
Shiryou Kouda (eps 1-2)
Sho Yamamoto (ep 7)
Shouichi Funaki (ep 2)
Shunsuke Masuda (ep 6)
Takanori Suzuki (ep 2)
Takehiro Hamatsu (ep 1)
Takeshi Morita (ep 2)
Tomohiro Furukawa (eps 1, 6)
Tomoko Fukunaga (ep 2)
Tsuguo Sakamoto (ep 7)
Yoo Yong-Jun (ep 7)
Yoshie Kimoto (ep 2)
Yoshihiro Taniguchi (ep 2)
Yoshihiro Yoshioka (ep 6)
Yosuke Sotoyama (ep 2)
Youki Ebisu (ep 6)
Yukari Watabe (ep 2)
Yukiko Mori (ep 1)
Yukiyo Komito (ep 2)
Yusuke Adachi (ep 7)
Yūta Kiso (ep 6)
Yuya Kumatani (ep 7)
Zenjirou Ukulele (ep 2)

Music producer: Katsumi Koike

Planning:
Akihiro Kawamura
Kazuhiko Torishima
Shunji Inoue
Taito Okiura

Planning Assistance:
Hiroshi Toriyama (Super Dash Bunko)
Rie Endō (Ultra Jump)
Ryou Itou (Ultra Jump)
Yukiharu Marutomi (Super Dash Bunko)

Production Advancement:
Chihiro Kojima (ep 2)
Masaki Hirai (ep 7)
Noriyuki Akita (ep 1)
Ryōta Tokura (ep 1)
Tetsuya Miyanishi (ep 6)

Production Desk: Kentarō Hattori

Prop Design: Hideki Hashimoto

Publicity:
Hajime Sugata (assistant)
Katsuharu Ōi
Masaaki Izawa
Mifuyu Andō
Sachiko Sugio (assistant)

Recording Adjustment: Yō Yamada

Recording Assistant: Shō Ogasawara

Setting Production: Masayuki Yamamura

Sound Effects: Naoto Yamatani

Sound Production Manager: Emika Ueda

Special Effects: Noriko Masuko

Special Photography: Hiro Yoshioka

Theme Song Arrangement: Mikiya Katakura (OP)

Theme Song Composition: Mikiya Katakura (OP)

Theme Song Lyrics: Arika Takarano (OP)

Theme Song Performance:
Ali Project (OP)
Annabel (ED)

Title Logo Design: Takahiro Moriwaki (G-Square)

 

Romi Paku as Hamutz

Akiko Takeguchi as Ireia Kity

Akira Ishida as Mokania

Atsushi Abe as Risley Charon

Ayako Kawasumi as Siron

Haruka Tomatsu as Noloty

Hirofumi Nojima as Enrique

Kenta Miyake as Mince

Miyu Irino as Colio

Miyuki Sawashiro as Milepoch

Ryotaro Okiayu as Segal

Ryou Hirohashi as Kyasariro Totoni

Toru Ohkawa as Mattalast

Yuuichi Nakamura as Volken

Daichi Endō as Luimon Mahaton

Daisuke Endou as Relia Bookwatt

Kenji Nojima as Winkeny Bisser

Kiyoshi Kawakubo as Rasquall Othello

Rokuro Naya as Ganbanzel Grof

Seiko Yoshida as Ia Mira

Takuya Eguchi as Hyoue Janfus

Japanese companies 

2nd Key Animation: White Line

Animation Production: David Production

Backgrounds: Atelier Musa

Broadcaster:
Animax (2009-10-02)
Bandai Channel (2009-10-05)
BS11 Digital (2009-10-03)

Finish Animation:
Albion
Front Line
Triple A
White Line

In-Between Animation:
Front Line
Triple A
White Line

Key Animation: White Line (ep 6)

Production Assistance: AZETA PICTURES (ep 7)

English staff 
English companies 
(none)
 

Subtitles: MX Media LLC

Translation: MX Media LLC

English cast 
(none)
 
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