Myriad Colors Phantom World

Myriad Colors Phantom World
The cover of the first novel.
無彩限のファントム・ワールド (Musaigen no Fantomu Wārudo)
Genre	Fantasy
Novel series
Written by	Sōichirō Hatano
Illustrated by	Shirabi
Published by	Kyoto Animation
Original run	20 December 2013 – present
Volumes	3 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by	Tatsuya Ishihara
Written by	Fumihiko Shimo
Music by	Effy
Studio	Kyoto Animation
Licensed by	US Crunchyroll
Original network	Tokyo MX, TVA, ABC, BS11, AT-X
English network	SEA Aniplus Asia
Original run	7 January 2016 – 31 March 2016
Episodes	13 + OVA (List of episodes)

Myriad Colors Phantom World (無彩限のファントム・ワールド, Musaigen no Fantomu Wārudo^?) is a Japanese fantasy novel series written by Sōichirō Hatano and illustrated by Shirabi. An anime adaptation aired between 7 January and 31 March 2016.

In the near future, the accidental release of an experimental virus causes an outbreak that changes the brain chemistry of every person in the world, allowing them to perceive extra-dimensional beings called "phantoms". In addition, some children born after the outbreak have developed special powers that allow them to battle and seal phantoms. Even though the vast majority of phantoms are harmless, many of these gifted children are placed in clubs and organizations dedicated to dealing with phantoms that prove to be nuisances or threats to humanity. The story revolves around Haruhiko Ichijo and his friends in the Phantom-hunting club of Hosea Academy, a private school for children with special abilities to seal phantoms, and their everyday life and struggles, dealing with phantoms.

The novel was written by Sōichirō Hatano and illustrated by Shirabi. It was published by Kyoto Animation's novel imprint on 20 December 2013. The book received an honorable mention in the novel category of the fourth Kyoto Animation Award on 5 April 2013. Previous works to be featured in the awards have received anime adaptations. A second novel was released on 30 October 2015. A third novel was released on 11 February 2016.

An anime television series aired between 7 January and 31 March 2016 on ABC Asahi, Tokyo MX, TV Aichi, and BS11. The series is directed by Tatsuya Ishihara and written by Fumihiko Shimo, with animation produced by Kyoto Animation. Kazumi Ikeda will handle the series' character designs, and will also serve as the chief animation director. Shinpei Sawa provides the designs for the Phantoms. The series' music is composed by Effy. Additionally, Ryuuta Nakagami serves as director of photography; Mikiko Watanabe is the series' art director; Kana Miyata provides the color key; Hiroshi Karata is in charge of accessories planning; and Yota Tsuruoka is the sound director. The opening theme song is "Naked Dive" by Screen Mode, and the ending theme is "Junshin Always" (純真Always^?, "Innocence Always") by Azusa Tadokoro. The anime will be released on seven Blu-ray and DVD compilation volumes containing two episodes and one picture drama each between 6 April and 5 October 2016. An original video animation will be bundled with the seventh volume. Crunchyroll will release the series on Blu-ray and DVD with an English dub.