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Toshokan Sensou
Synopsis: Toshokan Sensou tells the story of Kasahara Iku, the first woman to join the library. In the near future in Japan, the media improvement law was forced to the population by censoring all books and media. To combat this, the library's defense force was created. To protect themselves against the media law commission, all major libraries are fully equipped with a military task, which rises to protect the people's books and freedom of media.
This anime follows Iku and his fellow soldiers, while protecting several books and special artifacts of the oppression of the Media Law Commission. A story of love, war history and comedy rolled in one.
Table of Content
- Information
- Trailer/OP
- Curiosities
- Characters
- Summary
- FAQ
- Meaning
- Related
Information
Anime Names
- Anime Name: Toshokan Sensou
- Anime Name in Japanese: 図書館戦争
- Anime Name in English: Library Wars
- Other names: Library War, Toshokan Kakumei, Library Revolution, Library Rebellion, Library Crisis
Production information
- Producers: Dentsu, Fuji TV, Code, Asmik Ace, ASCII Media Works, Sony Music Entertainment, Atelier Musa
- Licensors: Discotek Media
- Studios: Production I.G
Anime Information
- Type: TV
- Episodes: 12
- Date: April 11, 2008 - June. 27, 2008 - Fridays in 0045 (JST)
- Genres: Action, Comedy, Romance
- Subjects: Adult cast, military
- Target: Seinen
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Anime Reviews
- Rating: 7.451
- Popularity: 26084
Video Trailer/Opening
Curiosities
- The anime is based on a Japanese light novel series written by Hiro Arikawa.
- The title "Toshokan Sensou" can be translated as "Library War".
- The story takes place in an alternative Japan, where the law allows libraries to have an army to protect their books.
- The main character, Iku Kasahara, is a librarian who dreams of joining the library army.
- The anime was produced by the Studio Production I.G, known for producing anime such as Ghost in the Shell and Haikyuu !!.
- The author of the series, Hiro Arikawa, is a big fan of libraries and often visits libraries throughout Japan to do research for her books.
- The Light Novels series was originally published in 2006 and ended in 2007, with a total of four volumes.
- The anime was directed by Takayuki Hamana, who also directed other anime such as Prince of Tennis and Appleseed XIII.
- The anime's opening theme song, "Atashi No Machi, Ashita no Machi" was sung by Hitomi Takahashi, who also sang the 2005 anime opening theme song, Ginga Densetsu Weed.
Main Characters
- Iku Kasahara (Marina Inoue) - A young librarian who joins the library's defense force to protect the books.
- Atsushi Dojo (Tomokazu Sugita) - The Library Defense Force Leader.
- Mikihisa Komaki (Akira Ishida) - A Library Defense Officer who is a rare book expert.
- Asako Shibasaki (Kana Hanazawa) - A librarian who works with Iku and becomes her close friend.
- Hikaru Tezuka (Tatsuhisa Suzuki) - A Library Defense Officer who is a technology expert.
Summary and events
- In the near future, the Japanese government creates the media law to control the distribution of information.
- The Defense Library is created to protect the freedom of expression and the right of people from accessing information.
- Iku Kasahara joins the Defense Library as a recruit.
- Iku meets his instructor, Atsushi Dojo, and begins to fall in love with him.
- The defense library is threatened by the self-defense army, which wants to take control of the media law.
- Iku and his colleagues struggle to protect the defense library and maintain freedom of expression.
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Meaning of Toshokan Sensou
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図書館戦争
- 図書館 (toshokan) - library
- 戦争 (sensou) - war
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