While the anime broadcast series for The Mystic Archives of Dantalian ended a bit ago, there’s still room for more anime and it’s being reported now that the fifth volume of the manga due out this August will contain and original anime episode entitled “Ibara-Hime.” The anime bundling with manga volumes continues to be a growing and driving force for a lot of shows and is a way to extend the life of a series a bit more. According to the initial report, it looks like the main cast from the anime and the director will all be returning for this production so it will definitely have plenty of continuity. It will also feature a bonus in an audio commentary by the director and two lead voice actors.
Series Concept: Hugh inherits a musty old mansion, along with the entire book collection contained within, from his grandfather – a bibliomaniac who once traded half his lands in exchange for a copy of a rare book. The only condition was that he also inherit the “Archives of Dantalian.”
Having arrived at the mansion to put his grandfather’s possessions in order, Hugh meets a girl of 12 or 13 quietly reading amongst the tall piles of books in the basement. She is dressed in jet-black, and wears a lock around her neck. Her name is Dalian, and she controls the gateway to the Archives of Dantalian, where the forbidden mystic books of demonic wisdom are kept…
[Source: Comic Natalie via ANN]
