I love this series mainly because it manages to blend two of my favorite things: books and fantasy together in an interesting and complex story that is both captivating and somewhat bizarre. Here we have Danlian, a cute gothic girl who happens to have a lock in her chest that opens into a mystical libarary filled with forbidden books, and her partner Hugh an ex-pilot and recent Keykeeper. Their task is to find and collect forbidden books and store them inside the library. The premise is quite simple but what interest me the most are the weird and sometimes wacky cases that these pair encounters on their mission from a book that gives u infinite wisdom to a simple book about barter. I especially like the part about a book where a obsessed fan resurrects her favorite writer and his lover just so she could murder them repeatedly everytime they are resurrected. This series reminds me a little of Gosick due to its classic setting and artistic animation which complemented the series dark magical theme as well as again we are introduce to a pair of a gothic lolita with a childish yet almost omnipotent attitude and a young energetic male hero. What's different with Hugh compared to those in Gosick and God's Memo Pad is that this time around he seems to have a hidden agenda of his own. What's disappointing about this series is that it's too dammed short to be appreciate fully. There are a lot of interesting things about the series like Dalian's past, Hugh connection to the mysterious girl inside the library, as well some potentially interesting characters like Hal Kamhout & Flamberge (whose mission is to destroy forbidden books) and the Professor & Rasiel (who seems to be in the business of making forbidden books) which were not fully explored due to the limited number of episodes. I really hope there will be a second season because this series has so much potential to be a great magical/adventure series. (show less)

First of all, i enjoy the main concept and the storyline, i think it's the idea between reality and what's written but in truth they're both reality. Just what's written, is the reality through the phantom books! I adore huey and the black princess, mainly the princess, her character amuses me, she's so childish yet holds a great ego based on personality but also the fact she's a walking library. I actually want a second season, I mean if they didn't, they kinda ended the first one kinda weird, you didn't put an end to the villian but that tells you the story goes on so it's a major turning point in which now you've presented all the characters. The only thing i'm confused and hope to learn more about is the little girl in that altered dimension, that's like the it's the most important but also the least important concept. Huey became a keeper to save the girl but in the story, his main job is to stop phantom books. (show less)