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Library War

Season 1
Iku Kasahara wants more than anything to be an ally of justice--just like her prince. In the current age, the Media Betterment Act has allowed the Japanese government to impose heavy censorship on the expression of ideas, particularly those from books. When her favorite childhood book was marked for censorship, Iku felt that oppression firsthand, but she (and the book) was saved by a man from...
201612 episodes13+
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  1. S1 E1 - My Prince Is In The Library Force
    May 18, 2016
    23min
    13+
    Iku Kasahara joined the Kanto Library Defense Force because she wanted to protect books. How's she supposed to do that when her instructor, Atsushi Dojo, has it out for her? Though she wants to be like her "prince," who gallantly protected her favorite children's book from censorship, Iku's got a long way to go before she catches up to him!
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  2. S1 E2 - Library Task Force
    May 18, 2016
    23min
    13+
    Iku made it into the elite "Task Force" group, but she wasn't the only new recruit. Fellow rookie Tezuka's got it out for her even worse than Instructor Dojo; where Dojo wants Iku to grow, Tezuka sees only disappointment.
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  3. S1 E3 - The Battle To Defend Odawara
    May 18, 2016
    23min
    13+
    The Kanto Library is set to receive important historical documents that the Betterment Committee would rather see censored. It's going to be an all-out battle to defend the books, and yet Iku's being left out of it.
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  4. S1 E4 - Retrieve the Library Force Commander
    May 18, 2016
    23min
    13+
    Despite being given the "safe" job, extremists take Commander Inamine hostage, and Iku places herself on the line as well.
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  5. S1 E5 - Oeration Parental Distraction
    May 18, 2016
    23min
    13+
    Iku might have survived a violent kidnapping attempt, but can she survive her parents coming to inspect her place of work?
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  6. S1 E6 - The Library Force Will Not Fire
    May 18, 2016
    23min
    13+
    Komaki and Iku are being hunted by the Betterment Force. With a very special book referred to as "The Propechy" on the line, the Betterment Force is pulling out all the stops to get their hands on it, and Iku isn't about to let that happen.
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  7. S1 E7 - Romantic Reference
    May 18, 2016
    23min
    13+
    Shibasaki is courted by a man who calls himself a government researcher, who is looking in to the history of book burning. Meanwhile, Tezuka's brother Satoshi attempts to recruit him for the 'Library Futures Project.' Can these two incidents be related somehow?
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  8. S1 E8 - The Man Behind The Curtain Is Satoshi Tezuka
    May 18, 2016
    23min
    13+
    Iku is thrown into the deep politics of the Library Force when she faces a board of inquiry. However, there's even more to the political games than anyone realizes, and Tezuka's brother Satoshi is behind it all.
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  9. S1 E9 - The Promotion Exam Arrives
    May 18, 2016
    23min
    13+
    Having learned who her prince really is, Iku's all in a flutter. She can't concentrate, and that's bad with a promotion exam coming up! How will she move forward, if she can only keep looking back to her prince?
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  10. S1 E10 - The Sudden Home Visit
    May 18, 2016
    23min
    13+
    The Kanto Library Defense Force is dispatched to provide extra security at another library branch's art museum, but with Iku the first and only female soldier in Kanto, the women of Ibaraki don't see her as a role model.
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  11. S1 E11 - Life-Or-Death! Ibaraki Exhibition Security
    May 18, 2016
    23min
    13+
    The "Freedom" art exhibit is more than just another article to censor, for the Betterment Force--it's an insult to their honor. The coming battle at Ibaraki is set to be worse than anything the Kanto Defense Force has seen before!
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  12. S1 E12 - Who Is The Library For?
    May 18, 2016
    23min
    13+
    In the aftermath of the Ibaraki battle, public opinion turns against the Library Force. Without Dojo, and with the Library Force under such intense scrutiny, Iku must dig deep to find where her heart truly lies.
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