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Library wars : Love & war. story and art by Kiiro Yumi ; original concept by Hiro Arikawa ; English translation & adaptation, Kinami Watabe ; adaptation and lettering, Sean McCoy.

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Original language: Japanese Series: Library wars. 4 | Shojo beat manga | Library wars ; 4Publication details: San Francisco, Calif. : Viz Media, 2011.Edition: Shojo beat editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustration ; 19 cmISBN:
  • 9781421536897 (paperback)
  • 1421536897 (paperback)
Other title:
  • Love & war
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 741
  • 741.5/952 23
LOC classification:
  • PN6790.J33 Y87 2010
Summary: 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 and Commander Inamine are abducted by Bakushu-kai terrorists, who demand sensitive material from the library's protected collection in return for the hostage! Dojo is worried about Iku, his problem student with limited field experience. But what Iku lacks in training she more than makes up for in gumption, and she is not going to let library material go without a fight!
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode Item reserves
Book Melbourne Athenaeum Library Graphic novels YUM Library Bk.4 Available 065086
Total reserves: 0

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 and Commander Inamine are abducted by Bakushu-kai terrorists, who demand sensitive material from the library's protected collection in return for the hostage! Dojo is worried about Iku, his problem student with limited field experience. But what Iku lacks in training she more than makes up for in gumption, and she is not going to let library material go without a fight!

Rated: T+ for older teen.

Translated from the Japanese.

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