“Clumsy teen Daisuke transforms into phantom thief Dark when thinking of Risa, battling family legacy and rival classmate.”
D.N.Angel
D・N・ANGEL
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Synopsis
Clumsy teen Daisuke transforms into phantom thief Dark when thinking of Risa, battling family legacy and rival classmate.
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.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 57 sampled reviews
What 57 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.84 · split reception
6.1 pts
Recommenders 8.6 · others 2.5
↓ 2.00
Running avg · May 2007 → Oct 2025
- 10 “One of the best anime ever, packed with lots of romance and awesome music that keeps getting better after a slow first episode. While the opening feels sluggish enough to tempt dropping, sticking...”
- 10 “It's about a 14 year old boy named Daisuke Niwa. And the year of is 14th birthday he turs into Phantom theif dark Mousy. And he sends out warnig signals and for Dark to turn into Daisuke he has to...”
- 9 “Well i liked this a lot but not the last epsode though. this anime was really good. the way dark had his mind of his own and how Niwa and dark conflict to each other. i also like the romance...”
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- Format 26 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 9h 58m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2003 – Sep 2003 Spring 2003
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0043 catalog
Produced by
- Kadokawa Shoten Producer
Licensed by
- ADV Films Licensor
- Discotek Media Licensor