Title: Library Wars Vol 1 Original Concept: [...]
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Disclaimer: I don’t get review copies, so this one was a super lucky find at my favorite bookstore. Having seen the Library Wars anime a few months back, I’m glad that the first rendition of this series to arrive in the US is this shoujo manga. It focuses more on what I liked from the series [...]
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Toshokan Sensou (Library War) is an awesome Anime that was suggested to me by with the username Kyrien. I was a bit skeptical as to watching it, but when I actually saw it... it was GREAT!
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Series Information ANN Encyclopedia | AniDB | AnimeNfo OP: “Atashi no Machi, Ashita no Machi (あたしの街、明日の街)” by Hitomi Takahashi ED: “changes” by Base Ball Bears Production: Production I.G [ Episode 1: Underwater Island Drive - ウラシマドライブ ] Plenty of talking in this library. Censorship. You hear this term a lot nowadays, especially now that a specific game about stealing cars is out [...]
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I spent a total of 2 hours tracking down subs for this series. (Finally found them at Fansub.tv.) And you know what? It was totally worth it. Despite its mildly unfeasible premise, Library War is one of the hidden gems of the Spring ‘08 season, much like Shion no Ou was last fall. The premise of [...]
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Summary: 22-year-old Kasahara Iku (170 cm) is a trainee in the Kanto Library Force, under the stern instruction of 27-year-old Dojo Atsushi (165 cm). Japan is in a sort of Civil War with the central government using the Media Betterment Act to censor tons of books. However, local governments have fought back by forming [...]
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Toshokan no Sensou / Library wars is a story about defending media freedom in books and the right to read.
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All I heard was a lot of 'baka's' The Media Improvement Act is a law that seeks to control creative expression that disrupts public peace or infringes on human rights. In short, lololol media censorship. Implemented in the Seika era, the Media Improvement Act carried out censorship through armed intervention. At the same time, [...]
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Fighting over books?Oww a papercut!! =( Summary: The story revolves around two groups at war,The Library corps and the Media Improvement brigade.Apparently the government has passed the Media Improvement act and The Library act.The former is to protect human rights and prevent the public from being exposed to negative elements.This means any books considered “bad” are [...]
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OP - Watashi no Machi, Ashita no Machi (Hitomi Takahashi) - pleasantly acoustic song, fuzzy show footage visuals. ’salright, I guess. ED - changes (Base Ball Bear) - what do you reckon a Base Ball Bear does? Is it some kind of mascot? Anyway, another pleasantly acoustic song, this time with running and [...]
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