D.N.Angel

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Synonyms: DN Angel, DNAngel

Japanese: Ｄ・Ｎ・ＡＮＧＥＬ

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Type: TV

Episodes: 26

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Apr 3, 2003 to Sep 25, 2003

Premiered: Spring 2003

Broadcast: Thursdays at 18:30 (JST)

Producers: Kadokawa Shoten

Licensors: ADV Films, Discotek Media

Studios: Xebec

Source: Manga

Genres: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Theme: School

Demographic: Shoujo

Duration: 23 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 7.17¹ (scored by 99,145 users)

¹ indicates a weighted score.

Ranked: #3466²

² based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #1289

Members: 185,114

Favorites: 1,280

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Synopsis

Daisuke Niwa is a clumsy, block-headed, and wimpy middle school student who has few redeeming qualities. On his 14th birthday, he finally decides to confess his love to his longtime crush Risa Harada, but is rejected.

In an unexpected turn of events, however, Daisuke finds himself transforming into Dark Mousy, the infamous phantom thief, whenever his mind is set on Risa. Though Daisuke is unaware of this strange heritage, his mother is certainly not: since before the boy was born, his mother had been planning for him to steal valuable works of art and let the name of the elusive art thief be known.

With doubt and confusion constantly clouding his mind, Daisuke finds himself struggling in his relationships with classmates and family. And it is not long before Daisuke realizes that he is not the only one with a fated family legacy—his greatest adversary could be the one classmate he is most unwilling to fight.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Mousy, Dark

Main

Okiayu, Ryoutarou
Japanese

Niwa, Daisuke

Main

Irino, Miyu
Japanese

Hiwatari, Satoshi

Main

Ishida, Akira
Japanese

Harada, Riku

Main

Nakayama, Sara
Japanese

Harada, Risa

Main

Asano, Masumi
Japanese

Krad

Supporting

Kusao, Takeshi
Japanese

With

Supporting

Hio, Mio

Supporting

Kawata, Taeko
Japanese

Niwa, Daichi

Supporting

Asano, Masumi
Japanese

Niwa, Kosuke

Supporting

Terasoma, Masaki
Japanese

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Beniya, Yoshikazu

Producer

Itou, Atsushi

Producer

Yoshikawa, Kouji

Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

Habara, Nobuyoshi

Director, Storyboard

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Opening Theme

"Byakuya ~ True Light" by Miyamoto Shunichi

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Ending Theme

	1: "Yasashii gogo" by Minawo (eps 1-12)
	2: "Hajimari no hi" by Minawo (eps 13-23,25)
	3: "Caged Bird" by Shunichi Miyamoto (eps 24)
	4: "Michishirube" by Shunichi Miyamoto (eps 26)

Reviews

Jul 8, 2008

theeggman85

Recommended

It seems that most people who have read the manga are disappointed with the series, and that's completely understandable. I usually like to read a manga and then ignore the anime version of it, or possibly try the first few episodes. It's sad but true: the animes just don't quite live up to their manga counterparts.
That aside, I have never read the manga, so take into account that my review is written without knowledge of the story manga-style.

Fantastic! This anime is truly amazing! I want to start by telling you this:
The reason that this anime is so great is the innocence and purity of the ... romance. Most animes lack this, in fact every other anime I have seen doesn't come close to this. Now this could be because I haven't seen enough romance animes, but D.N. Angel touched me in such a way that still leaves me impacted, one year after viewage. (Yes, I know that's not a word.)

STORY: 9/10

Great story, I'm mainly grading by how engaging the story is, not how inventive it is. Its actually a very simple story, but its this simplicity that makes it beautiful to watch. To boil it down to the essentials, its just a story about a boy who is confused about love. As the story progresses, he slowly finds his way, and begins to understand more about his life.

ART: 9/10

I love the art, its unique yet not too forcefully new. Its very refreshing, and the smooth textures really blend in with the moods of the anime. I'm not a very artsy person, but a big thumbs up in this section.

SOUND: 9/10

The OP is just amazing, I can never get it out of my head. It sounds a bit weird at first, like the vocals are a bit weak, but the more you listen to it, the more it will be stuck in your head. The in-anime music is also fantastic, great great job here too.

CHARACTER: 10/10

This is where D.N. Angel really shines. The characters are simple, some cliche, but these are the characters I have found myself being attached to the most in any anime. The focus ends up being confusion and misunderstandings, and how the characters deal with these. And instead of turning into some dum fanservicey, ecchi, borderline hentai situation like most modern semi-romances do, the characters are forced to turn away from each other and they think long and hard about their feelings. Through this process, you really start to develop your own feelings toward each character. I really really got into this anime after about 13 eps or so, I became slightly obsessed... whoopsie :D

ENJOYMENT: 10/10

Nothing much to be said here; I kinda already said it. It's really great to see such innocence on the screen when other things like violence and fanservice are in high demand. Not that I mind either of those, but D.N. Angel puts those concepts to shame. Shame shame shame, this anime is so good.

OVERALL: 10/10

I am definitely going to have to rewatch this anime when I run out (like that's gonna happen...). But this anime has something that others lack, and its probably its ability to draw the viewer deep into the romance, and you can really see and develop feelings and attitudes during the episodes. Please, you don't want to miss D.N. Angel for the world.

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Mar 14, 2008

DistinctlyBenign

Mixed Feelings

I really don't understand the raving about this series. D.N.Angel has a typical anime plot, and executes it poorly.

The story starts out typically enough, based on the first two episodes it could have really been something good. Young boy who is a high school student by day, and a paranormal thief by night.

Its just that the storyline itself develops slowly and never really built up much interest. The actual stealing was a bit interesting, in the style of Lupin the Third, but in the end D.N.Angel just fails to deliver.

I'm not sure on the English dub, but I must say that the Japaneses voice acting ...

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Mar 6, 2013

inarizushi

Not Recommended

Way, way back in middle school, I read this manga. That was back when I snapped up every manga I could find, and adored phantom thieves (Kurama, and Tuxedo Kamen, and Saint Tail, oh my!). A friend gave me the box set of the anime for Christmas and I was so excited.

Until I watched it.

D.N.Angel can't decide if it wants to be an epic story of light vs. darkness or a show about a middle school love triangle. It starts out good enough with the phantom thief angle, but that turns into a completely different story about ancient magical rivals. Which would be fine except ...

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