ファンタジックチルドレン
Fantastic Children
A group of enigmatic white-haired children has been spotted at different times and places in Europe for over 500 years. Always with the appearance of 11-year-olds, they behave far more mature than they should be, never grow old, and seem to have supernatural power. What they have been seeking is a girl, and the only clue they have is a picture with a crescent moon. Now, in the year of 2012, an athletic boy named Tohma is about to be involved in this centuries-long mystery. (Source: Anime News Network)
Names
| Original | ファンタジックチルドレン (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Fantastic Children |
| English | Fantastic Children |
| Chinese | 奇幻儿童 (simplified · via wikidata) |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 26 ep · 24 min · 10h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2004-10-05 → 2005-03-29 (Autumn 2004) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Nippon Animation |
| Source | Original work |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | AdventureDramaFantasyMysteryRomanceSci-Fi |
| Themes | ForeignEnsemble CastPrimarily Child CastLost CivilizationHistoricalPhilosophyDetectiveUrban Fantasy |
Reception
| Community score | 7.45 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.52 / 10 |
| Composite | 54.4 |
| On lists | 10,054 |
| Favourited | 158 (1.6%) |
| Completion | 70.0% |
| Drop rate | 9.0% |
| In backlog | 68.1% |
| Score spread σ | 1.81 |
| MyAnimeList | 7.54 / 10 |
Score distribution
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Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | Nippon Animation | C | 8 of 27 |
| Broadcast season | Autumn 2004 | C | 16 of 52 |
| Year | 2004 | B | 36 of 178 |
| Era | Early 2000s | B | 125 of 687 |
| Genre | Mystery | C | 283 of 652 |
| Length | Two-cour | C | 290 of 699 |
| Genre | Sci-Fi | B | 325 of 1,409 |
| Source material | Original work | B | 398 of 1,732 |
| Genre | Adventure | C | 472 of 1,534 |
| Genre | Romance | C | 497 of 1,687 |
| Season (all years) | Autumn | C | 535 of 1,921 |
| Genre | Fantasy | C | 640 of 2,142 |
| Genre | Drama | C | 832 of 1,917 |
| Format | TV series | C | 1,091 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | C | 1,890 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Takashi Nakamura, Nizou Yamamoto, Seiichi Morishita |
|---|---|
| Character design | Takashi Nakamura |
| Original creator | Takashi Nakamura |
Franchise — ファンタジックチルドレン
Related
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| sequel | 2005 | Fantastic Children Special |
AniList id 455 · MAL id 455 · record updated 2026-08-26