Hugh Anthony Disward inherits an old mansion and a personal library from his grandfather. In the basement of the mansion, he meets a mysterious girl—Dalian. She is a Dantalian and a gateway to "Dantalian's bookshelf", which stores the prohibited books of the demons.

Alternative title:

• Bibliotheca Mystica de Dantalian
• Dantalian
• Dantalian no Shoka (Japanese)

The Mystic Archives of Dantalian (TV): Complete Box Set (DVD) + Soundtrack Episode Titles:

• 1. Turn-up Book
• 2. Book of the Fetus
• 3. Book of Wisdom / Queen of the Night
• 4. Book of the Crowded Cans
• 5. Magician's Daughter
• 6. Libricide
• 7. Perfumer
• 8. "Book of Equivalence"/"Book of Relationship"
• 9. Book of Twilight
• 10. Phantom Score
• 11. Bibliotheca Razielis Archangeli
• 12. Song for the Unwritten Future