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Toshokan Sensou

Toshokan Sensou

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Toshokan Sensō, Library War
Japanese: 図書館戦争

Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 10, 2008 to Jun 26, 2008
Producers: Production I.G, CODE
Duration: 23 min. per episode
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
L represents licensing company

Statistics

Score: 7.771 (scored by 4694 users)
Ranked: #5652
Popularity: #551
Members: 9,088
Favorites: 102
1 indicates a weighted score
2 based on the top anime page.

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Popular Tags

action comedy military romance

Synopsis

Toshokan Sensou tells the story of Kasahara Iku, the first woman to join the Library Task Force. In the near future in Japan, the Media Enhancement Law has been forced upon the population censoring all books and media. To counter this, the Library Defense Force was created. To protect themselves against the Media Enhancement Law Commission, all major libraries are fully equipped with a military Task Force, who take it upon themselves to protect the books and freedom of media of the people. This anime follows Iku and her fellow soldiers as they protect various special books and artifacts from the oppression of the Media Enhancement Law Commission. A love story, war story, and comedy all rolled into one.

Related Anime

Adaptation: Toshokan Sensou, Toshokan Sensou: Spitfire!, Toshokan Sensou: Love & War
Side story: Toshokan Sensou Special

Characters & Voice Actors

Doujou, Atsushi
Doujou, Atsushi
Main
Maeno, Tomoaki
Japanese
Maeno, Tomoaki
Kasahara, Iku
Kasahara, Iku
Main
Inoue, Marina
Japanese
Inoue, Marina
Asahina, Hikaru
Asahina, Hikaru
Supporting
Ono, Daisuke
Japanese
Ono, Daisuke
Genda, Ryuusuke
Genda, Ryuusuke
Supporting
Suzumori, Kanji
Japanese
Suzumori, Kanji

Staff

Hamana, Takayuki
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard
Takahashi, Hitomi
Theme Song Performance
Ishikawa, Mitsuhisa
Executive Producer
Nakamura, Satoru
Character Design, Animation Director


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Jul 10, 2008
Archaeon
Toshokan Sensou (or The Library Wars), is another one of those odd anime that I seem to end up reviewing. The show has a nice premise which is reminiscent of Orwell's 1984 and Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 all rolled into one.

The anime is based on a series of four light novels by Arikawa Hiro (entitled Toshokan Sensou, Nairan, Kiki, and Kakumei respectively), which were published from 2006 to 2007. The novels were later serialized in two mangas. The first manga was made by Yumi Kiiro, and published in Lala magazine from September 2007. The second was made by Furudori Yayoi, and was published Dengeki Daioh magazine read more
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Aug 10, 2008
formosan
I tried really hard to hate this anime. I watched the first episode and I was absolutely geared up to hate the whole thing and bring all my negative emotional baggage down on it.

I failed. I fell in love with this anime.

It deals with a war very unlike Western wars, and with laws very unlike Western laws. In the real world war is incredibly lawless and ugly, and law enforcement is terrible. But this anime deals with an extremely civilized war with very strict rules of engagement, very limited weapons, and scrupulous regard for human life, so it's not like watching read more
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Recommendations

Besides sharing the same genre, both have female protagonists working to the future of their respective roles and accomplishing their missions. Although their plots are entirely different, the two series have a fair share of conflicts and purpose that pertains to their respective stories.
Both series feature an endearing, enthusiastic airhead of a protagonist making her debut in her dream job with the support of a very colorful (and equally endearing) cast of strong characters. While in one case the goal is to protect books (and therefore culture and knowledge) and in the other it is the environment that is at stake, Kasahara (Toshokan Sensou) and Tanabe (PlanetES) share a same ideal and a similar approach in how to defend it. They also encounter the same hardships and embark on similar journeys, which makes for great character development and emotional involvement in both series.

Oh, and last but not least – the dynamics between Doujou and Kasahara are highly reminiscent of the sparks-ridden chemistry shared by Hachimaki and Tanabe in PlanetES! :)

Opening Theme

"Atashi no Machi, Asu no Machi (あたしの街、明日の街)" by Takahashi, Hitomi

Ending Theme

"changes" by Base Ball Bear

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