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"First published in Japan in 2008 by Hakusensha, Inc."--Colophon.
In keeping with the original Japanese format, this book reads from back to front and from right to left.
"In the near future, the federal government creates a committee to rid society of books it deems unsuitable. The libraries vow to protect their collections, and with the help of local governments, form a military group to defend themselves---the Library Forces! Iku Kasahara has dreamed of joining the Library Defense Force ever since one of its soldiers stepped in to protect her favorite book from being confiscated in a bookstore when she was younger. But now that she's finally a recruit, she's finding her dream job to be a bit of a nightmare. Especially since her hard-hearted drill instructor seems to have it in for her!"--P. [4] of cover.

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Interesting Hybrid submitted by Brad B. on December 13, 2010, 12:39pm Part of this series’ premise is, admittedly, over the top, but it only makes it all the more intriguing: In the near future Japan, libraries have formed their own military defense force to protect themselves against a government bent on confiscating and censoring inappropriate books in military style raids. The setting is a great piece of fun about upholding the first amendment, and there is a backdrop of training for an elite military group for the main character, but understand, at it’s heart, this manga is mostly a love story about a girl and her seemingly bossy/rude superior officer, who may or may not have actually saved her life when she was younger. The other stuff is backdrop, but the hybrid makes for a very unique romance story.

Enjoyable submitted by fremont on July 23, 2011, 11:51am Really enjoyed this series! A sweet love story and will make you think about issues of censorship and information control a bit, too.

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PUBLISHED
San Francisco, CA : Viz Media, 2010.
Year Published: 2010
Description: 166 p. : chiefly ill. ; 19 cm.
Language: English
Format: Graphic Novel

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781421534886
1421534886

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Yumi, Kiiro.
Arikawa, Hiro, 1972-
Watabe, Kinami.

SUBJECTS
Libraries -- Japan.
Censorship -- Japan.
Government policy -- Japan.
Graphic novels.