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Library War

September 22nd, 2008 (12:21 am)


Has anyone heard of the anime series, Toshokan Senso (Library War)? I don't believe it is so well-known. I found it quite by chance and thought I'd watch the first episode...and ended up watching the whole 12 episodes in one day (and thoroughly enjoyed it). It's set in a futuristic, dystopian-like world where freedom of speech and expression is closely censored by the government. Fighting this oppression are the libraries who have taken a military approach and employ 'book soldiers' to stand against the abuse of power.
It's actually a romantic story at heart but the backdrop is really interesting and not an insignificant or irrelevant issue. Highly recommended!
(all episodes can be found on veoh.com)

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Posted by: more Reme than Rome, really ([info]aidara)
Posted at: September 22nd, 2008 12:54 am (UTC)

Cool, sounds like something I'd enjoy. Thanks for the rec! :)

Posted by: Elspeth ([info]elspethelf)
Posted at: September 22nd, 2008 05:40 pm (UTC)

You're welcome! I'm still feeling kinda high from watching it XD

Posted by: Lina ([info]linakitten)
Posted at: September 22nd, 2008 09:31 am (UTC)

I've not heard of it, but it sounds interesting.

Posted by: Elspeth ([info]elspethelf)
Posted at: September 22nd, 2008 05:41 pm (UTC)

It is! :D

Posted by: Profiterole ([info]_profiterole_)
Posted at: September 22nd, 2008 07:46 pm (UTC)

I've heard of it, but I haven't watched it.

Posted by: Elspeth ([info]elspethelf)
Posted at: September 23rd, 2008 10:24 pm (UTC)

You should! You should! XD

Posted by: Inknose the Facinorously Fantabulous ([info]pippins_nose)
Posted at: September 25th, 2008 09:16 am (UTC)
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that sounds super cool! next time I am procrastinating I shall definitely check it out :)

Posted by: Elspeth ([info]elspethelf)
Posted at: September 25th, 2008 07:39 pm (UTC)

Please do :D

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