The Plot of this story focuses on a world where when people die they have their memories and depending your interpretation there soul in stone books and there is a group called the Armed librarians whose job is to ensure the protection of these books and ‘’Heaven’’ by placing them in this giant library called Bantorra Library against those who would use the book for nefarious purposes in particular the group’s main rival is the church of the true heaven who’s main job is to seek out means to attain The True Heaven….At the Same time there is conspiracy involving both parties behind the secrets of the Books and Heaven that is slowly reveal as the story go.
Well that is the general outline of the plot….The plot itself is divided among a series of Story arcs that involve several characters which I might add is huge.. There are over 30 or so characters that this show focuses on ….AS for the Development….Some develop slowly but steadily others are felt rushed or skipped and should have more build up but u can only do so much with 27 episodes which is how long tis series is. The story arcs at first would seem isolated from one another and appear episodic but it slowly builds up over time for the final climax and every little detail is slowly revealed so there is sense of mystery throughout the whole thing.
The Setting is also remnant of that of the early 20th century but they are just burrowing elements from that period this series and setting and even the world is different from our own so keep that in mind.
The Animation for this series is probably the biggest flaw that this series has…AS compared to other animation for this seems so bland and lacking in detail even the brightness and color are so dull and the use of CGI especially for vehicles and certain armoury and attacks seem so out of place with the rest of the background art.
The Music is well I would say appropriate most of it is like an orchestral flow and simplistic piano and violin scores that is reminiscent of the early 20th century period which is appropriate given the heavy themes and focus that the series burrows from that era. Also I should point out that infamous Ali Project were the one’s who composed the opening song which at that time u could practically spot ali project in every opening animation of a lot of anime series released during that year…this was released in 2009 by the way.
Bottom Line…I would admit this is not a series that would win high praise or is a 10 out of 10 marvel but it is a very good show that does need more recognition especially those who love series that focus on Mystery, Action, Secret Organisations, Early 20th Century Historical reanactmants and Philosophical debate which I forgot to mention there is a lot of philosophical talk in this especially concerning life, death, happiness and grieve.
So I would recommend to give it a try….at the very least try to watch the first few episodes and than u decide especially if find yourself in need of a good watch but have no idea what to focus next.
