Series synopsis
The Book of Bantorra is a Japanese animation sci-fi & fantasy action & adventure television series that premiered on ANIMAX on October 2, 2009. It ended on April 2, 2010. It stars Haruka Tomatsu, Romi Park, Toru Okawa and Miyuki Sawashiro.
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.
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Haruka Tomatsu as Noloty Maruchie (voice)
- Romi Park as Hamutz Meseta (voice)
- Toru Okawa as Mattalast Balory (voice)
- Miyuki Sawashiro as Mirepoch Finder (voice)
- Yuichi Nakamura as Volken Macmani (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 27 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 27 | October 2, 2009 | April 2, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Bomb, a Book and a Sinking Ship When 'Armed Librarians' launch an attack against a 'Church of Shindeki' ship they are attacked by 'Human Bombs'. After boarding the ship and fighting off the guards (the Mock Men), the Librarians find dozens of 'Meats' in the hold but are unable to save them all before the ship itself explodes. One of the few survivors is the Human Bomb, Colio Tonies who's only thoughts are of killing the Acting-Director of the Armed Librarians, Hamutz Meseta. |
October 2, 2009 |
| 2 |
Bombs, a Princess and a Gray Town Colio and his companions find themselves at the Toatt Mine region still searching for Hamutz. However it isn't long before Lumion, a local Armed Librarian discovers that they are human bombs. In the ensuing confusion one of the bombs detonates killing Lumion and this in turn prompts Hamutz herself to head to the Toatt Mine to search for those responsible. |
October 9, 2009 |
| 3 |
A Bomb, a Human, and the Sickness of a God of Death Colio is given another piece of the book of the Ever-Laughing Witch and he learns more about her past. He also comes face to face with the women he is supposed to kill but things do not go as he thought they would. |
October 16, 2009 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ANIMAX |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 2, 2009 |
| Last aired | April 2, 2010 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 22:00:00 |