Summary: Iku and Mikihisa’s team pick up the valuable Book of Prophecy from a store owner who wants library readers to be able to read the banned story. Unfortunately, the MCF ambushes Mikihisa’s team on their way back, and Iku and Mikihisa are forced to take the book and hide in the nearby Hino Marshalling [...]
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I love you even when you’re mad, Iku, although I’m sure Doujou loves you more (and, if not yet, soon). I still don’t care how little sense this series makes. It’s totally awesaome. The best part about episode 4 was the part where, in order to get around the problem of not beling allowed to fire [...]
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Exams are evil. They cause unbelievable stress to us, university students… and delayed the speed delivery of Toshokan Sensou episode to teh community. Oh well, here it goes. Sorry for the late. Toshokan Sensou 06 ( 1280
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Doujou Atsushi is officially my favourite guy character this season. Sorry, Kogarashi :P If I really had to summarize this episode, it would be along the lines of: Iku and Komaki have to bring a [very important sci-fi?] book back to the library. They get attacked by the Media Communists along the way, and have to play hide and seek with them villains for a while. Iku and Komaki talk a lot
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Before I fly off to my conference in Portugal, I got some spare time to watch Library War Episode 6. It is definitely something worth the watch! I will not spoil those as yet, but it turns out that Production I.G might have answered our wishes. No, it is not a Dojo x Kasahara romance [...]
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When it comes to Production IG, I find myself more often than not, enamoured with their works. Not everything they do is exceptional, or even exceptionally animated, but when IG is behind an anime you can usually expect it to be fresh, challenging and interesting. They are undoubtedly my favourite studio, because they so frequently [...]
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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 know, it’s halfway through the season already–but one more very late set of first impressions, shall we? (This is what happens when you have a limited amount of time…) Himitsu: The Revelation What is this show trying to be? The plot description that I gathered from Hashihime suggested a Minority Report-like sci-fi series, as memory and [...]
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Apparently, what inspired Hiro Arikawa to write Toshokan Sensou is the Statement of Intellectual Freedom in Libraries of the JLA (Japan Library Association), written on a plaque inside the library she and her husband visited. This was mentioned in her postscript in volume 1, but I really didn't understand it until today, when I checked out the spunky updated Toshokan Sensou article on Wikipedia. I fail as a TS fan! zetsuboushitaaa! I couldn't believe my eyes when I read this Intellectual Freedom Statement... it's the exact Library Liberation Act of the novel -- the four articles, expounded upon point by point. I never thought it exists in real life O.O My respect for libraries just escalated to a thousandfold after this. I guess this means that the people mocking Library War for its "ridiculous" premise of fighting for books are also mocking this Library Bill of Rights (the US has one too) in the process. tsk.
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I love funny faces. From the very beginning, I really enjoyed this episode and it was such a relief that I understood the humour. Unlike the previous episode, which started off with like, ten minutes of just recapping the earlier events, this time it commenced with something entirely different. Even though [...]
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In today's news, the criminal billionare Lex Luthor was arrested… His crime? Stealing cakes. 40 of them. Iku and Commander Inamine are taken as hostages by the Bakushuukai, a group that supports the Media Cleansing Committee. Under the threat that the Bakushuukai will blow up the funeral procession, Inamine and Iku go along [...]
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Brawn Before Brains XD There's a lot to like about this episode (unless you're just into the gun-toting aspects of this show), most notedly how everyone chipped in to help Iku distract her parents from the dangerous aspects of her job without her having to ask them (well, Shibasaki had to be offered a good meal, but I would have done the same. What are friends for? :P) Guess it once more shows
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Summary: Iku’s parents have come to visit, and Iku’s friends reluctantly agree to help her keep up the charade. Unfortunately, Iku’s dad is very perceptive, and the article that Maki wrote about Iku is quite popular. While sharing a bath, Iku’s mother also notices a bruise on Iku’s arm, and gets worried. It’s [...]
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Following the two-and-change shoujo shows in this season has been an interesting look at the sort of evolution this genre has undergone in the 21st century. There are distinct kinds of styles found in these shows tailored for the female audience - although they still manage to find a large audience for both genders with their [...]
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So much for procrastination… here’s this long overdue deep frying! No wonder I thought my deep frying for episode 1 turned out too short, I forgot to mention some more stuff regarding the Doujou x Iku lobby scene! >_< It’s not all that much but it would’ve made the scene more dramatic =D The Lobby Scene: Iku’s Monologue Going back to the lobby scene, there should’ve been this Iku monologue which showed us how she came to terms with what Komaki and Doujou was trying to tell her before, Komaki with his thought-provoking question, “Are track-and-field and P.T. similar?” (which Iku obviously didn’t get), and Doujou’s scolding, “If you’re always going to think of this [lightly] like some sports, then you better quit!”
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OMGBBQWTFFUNNYSHIT /ROFL Ah… it’s out! So here you go : Toshokan Sensou 5 ( 1024
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Kasahara Iku is an officer working under the Task Force. She has never truly buckled under the immense stress faced in her work. Kasahara is a heroine, being the only female officer who is good enough to be under the Task Force. However, her biggest challenge ever is arriving right to the doorstep of her [...]
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Library War…confuses me. It’s a series that can’t decide whether it wants to be a military/soldier story, a romantic drama, or a slice of life tale. Library War takes place in the near future where the Japanese government has enacted a “Media Improvement Act”. This is supposedly to monitor books for content that’s not appropriate for [...]
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It took me four months to get this completed. (oh and sorry for the crappy cellphone cam pic... I still haven't bought a replacement for my old [stolen] one =.=; ) As you probably know by now, I bought the actual copies of the Library War novels months before the anime started airing and gawd are they thick and such a pain in the ass to read! That was way back January, almost at the same time I made this short random blurb on the upcoming Spring shows, and well, I only got my copy of the last two volumes just this week. Surprising huh. The entire 4-volume Toshokan Sensou novel set was still available in Amazon JP then, but with my ever-hatred for Amazon JP as far as international shipping goes, I ordered my copy from HMV, an online shop I'd heartily recommend to everyone for its fast, reliable, and really affordable shipping offer. At about 300-450 yen shipping fee per item (sold at their original suggested retail price btw), you’ll get your package 3 days after it’s been shipped through EMS!
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Summary: After some completely unnecessary recap, we learn the thugs are the Bakushuukai. Really they are just a bunch of dorks who wish they were in the MCC and use a fake bomb threat to get Iku and Kazuichi to go with them. The Bakushuukai call up the LTF demanding the LTF destroy the [...]
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