はてな☆イリュージョン
Hatena Illusion
🚪 Often abandoned
The series centers on Makoto Shiranui, a boy who travels to Tokyo seeking to become the apprentice of Mamoru Hoshisato, a world-famous magician and friend of his parents. Ever since he had watched a show by Mamoru and his wife Maive, he had dreamed of being a magician. Their daughter Kana (nicknamed Hatena) has been Makoto's friend since childhood. Even though Tokyo has had a rash of burglaries by a beautiful woman thief, Makoto can rest easy as long as Hatena is there. When he arrives at the Hoshisato residence, a haunted mansion, the family butler Jeeves and the maid Emma greet him, and he is reunited with Hatena, only to find out that they don't really get along now. (Source: Anime News Network)
Names
| Original | はてな☆イリュージョン (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Hatena☆Illusion |
| English | Hatena Illusion |
| Chinese | 奇幻☆怪盗 (simplified · via bangumi) |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 12 ep · 24 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2020-01-09 → 2020-06-04 (Winter 2020) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Children's Playground Entertainment |
| Source | Light novel |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | ComedyRomanceSupernatural |
| Themes | MagicHeterosexualButlerTsundereUrban FantasyHenshinMaidsFemale ProtagonistMale ProtagonistPrimarily Female Cast |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll |
Reception
| Community score | 5.13 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 5.74 / 10 |
| Composite | 28.8 |
| On lists | 15,333 |
| Favourited | 117 (0.8%) |
| Completion | 53.1% |
| Drop rate | 27.7% |
| In backlog | 34.3% |
| Score spread σ | 2.03 |
Score distribution
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Winter 2020 | E | 74 of 75 |
| Year | 2020 | E | 291 of 298 |
| Source material | Light novel | E | 921 of 927 |
| Genre | Supernatural | E | 1,218 of 1,234 |
| Season (all years) | Winter | E | 1,539 of 1,557 |
| Era | Early 2020s | E | 1,580 of 1,596 |
| Genre | Romance | E | 1,669 of 1,687 |
| Length | Single-cour | E | 2,632 of 2,668 |
| Format | TV series | E | 3,289 of 3,322 |
| Genre | Comedy | E | 3,454 of 3,488 |
| Origin | Japan | E | 7,065 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Shin Matsuo, Tetsuya Watanabe, Masakatsu Oomuro |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Tatsuya Takahashi |
| Character design | Kentarou Yabuki, Rui Nakano |
| Original creator | Tomohiro Matsu, Kentarou Yabuki |
AniList id 98515 · MAL id 35252 · Bangumi 211993 · record updated 2026-08-27

