Noes! It's too heavy! First of all, I’m really really sorry. Gomen gomen. >_
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The uber fast monster speed of the anime somewhat forced me to go and Deep Fry Toshokan Sensou like I did with Kaze no Stigma. The Toshokan Sensou anime might be realll good at this point, but I do think it’s even better if you know the missing antics and tidbits in between. So yeah, hopefully I’ll be able to fill in those stuff for you guys! And, I was supposedly taking down notes on the stuff omitted in episodes 1-2 of Toshokan Sensou, detail by detail, till episode 3 comes down like a BOMB and as I check what it covered in the novel, I see that it skipped 100+ pages! Now before I struggle over whether to skip reading some parts too, I shall go and talk about the differences I’ve seen in episode 1 first.
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Operation Can't-Wait-Any-Longer We decided that this anime required more love and we feel dedicated to release our own subbing version. For episode 1, we used TV Tokyo’s raw and the subtitles are physically distorted. Episode 2, we’ll use Alex-Kpek’s raw and for episode 3, Zero-Raws. We apologize if the standard of the sub is not up to par [...]
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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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As the defense of their Musashino library comes to a close, Kasahara finally understands that she is still lacking in her ability to be a member of the Library Task Force. Even though she has done a good job to protect the books, it is apparent to Dojo that she is still not experienced enough [...]
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Going ape over censorship? 
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Yes, it’s another raw review. This is how desperate I am. The first episode of Toshokan Sensou/Library War was, in a word, amazing. This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone, given my background (I work at a library doing basic but vital gruntwork and love every second of it and plan on being an actual, bona-fide [...]
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Click pictures to enlarge them. Spoilers ahead so please be cautious. 더 크게 보시려면 클릭. 네타가 있으니 주의 하시길. 한국어는 좀 더 밑으로 스크롤... ...what the hell...;;; I have a suggestion? Okay, that last scene where Tezuka asking Kasahara was just weird. I'm not sure if it is..글 전체보기
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Do you know the feeling of anticipation for the next episode of an anime series to arrive? Do you feel the agony knowing that you have to wait for a week in order to get more of a certain anime series? Do you feel the anguish that nobody seems to know how good this series [...]
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Kimi + Boku = Library War Love? Instead of part 3 of Spring 2008 First Impressions which I promised once I got to Toshokan Sensou (which I obviously have), I'm holding that back for a while and branching out to give this awesome show the love it deserves in an individual post of its own! I do want to do my own small part pimping out this show but usagijen has done a mighty fine job so far and
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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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So Library War makes its premiere, and needless to say, I loved it!! *____* As expected from Production I.G. (who Seleria and I fondly call PIG), the animation is superb, almost movie-like, I'd say. I loved the thick outline style they used on the characters, as some bloggers have also pointed out. And both the OP and ED songs are <3333 Hitomi Takahashi’s voice sounds so much like YUI I would not have been able to tell the difference if I didn’t know she was singing the OP beforehand o_O. And it goes without saying that Baseball Bear is <333 Despite the rather serious Library vs Media Improvement Brigade elements of the show, the mix of the action and humor, as well as the potential romance tidbit seemed all natural and not forced. Expect more action in the later episodes of the show, while still maintaining its touch of humor and romance (aka overall entertainment value). The prince-charming aspects of the show make it seem as if we’re watching a fairy-tale of some sort xD The pacing was also great, though I was a bit sad that they cut short some of the comedic parts, like the Judo sparring scene and some bits and pieces of dialogues, but it was understandable that they can only do so much in the span of ~23 minutes. I’m not so sure if I can have the time and leisure to make deep frying posts this time around, but we’ll see~
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This is the third series in the spring 08 season that I am very keen about. Library War plays on a rather unique storyline: the understanding of information and the use of information as a social control. In my undergraduate studies, I have been very interested in politics and the use of information. In one [...]
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Toshokan Sensou With Noitamina, I just knew that this series would be worthwhile. Toshokan Sensou has proven to have the best soundtrack this season, and with Production IG, the art looks terrific. This series also smartly spent its first episode fleshing out its main characters, instead of focusing on a story-heavy start. So instead the characters [...]
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Click pictures to enlarge them. Spoilers ahead so please be cautious. 더 크게 보시려면 클릭. 네타가 있으니 주의 하시길. Production IG...;;; I have to say. You impress me. I think this is the first time I laughed out loud watching any of the production IG stuff. This seri..글 전체보기
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I don’t even think I could find a card catalog anymore. Impressions: I really like the style they used here for the character art. All characters (and moving parts in general) have a thicker black outline than normal which really makes them stand out against the background. On the other hand, the OP looks [...]
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Caught the Preview of the anime at Dannychoo.com. It looks interesting considering it does not have magic or mecha. A must watch for me this year and its animated by Production I.G ^^
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So I just found out (for whatever reason, I’m slow) that there’s going to be a Spring anime about all out library war! Apparently the military has gotten involved in the censorship of certain books. So going to library school means basic training and learning to use a rifle to protect books. There’s a lot of [...]
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Toshokan Sensou FTW \o/ (Iku completely agrees too!) Only a few days till the airing of Toshokan Sensou, and I sure hope you guys are excited as I am (or even more!) for this show! Time for the final pimping, before this hits the airwaves! :3 WPvideo 1.10 If my previous pimpings were not enough to convince you to watch this, I sure hope this PV does +___+ Pure P.I.G. Awesomeness~!!! And the SD-ish distorted faces are really cute~ xD
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