Kiiro Yumi

A New York Times best seller and librarian favorite that will appeal to shojo and non-shojo fans alike! 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 Forces 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!

Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 1

Hiro Arikawa

Les parents d'Iku, qui s'opposent à ce qu'elle soit agent de défense, sont venus la voir sur son lieu de travail. Elle fait de son mieux en tant que bibliothécaire, leur cachant qu'elle appartient au GIB, mais...

Library Wars

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! The war between the Library Forces and the government's censorship committee heats up! Iku Kasahara, once a lowly Library Forces recruit, is now a high-profile militia member, undercover and off the radar as she accompanies a censored author to a foreign embassy. All the while, her mentor and secret love Dojo is recovering from a gunshot wound. The last time she saw Dojo, Iku vowed to tell him her true feelings, but now she's not sure she can go through with it. Are Iku and Dojo destined to be together, or will the battle for books tear them apart?

Love & war

Library wars

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! The Library Forces have decided that a censored author, Toma, must defect. But as he and the LF attempt to leave the courthouse, the roads are blocked by Media Betterment Committee troops! Library Forces member Iku Kasahara and her sergeant (and secret crush) Dojo make off in another direction with Toma. But when Dojo is injured in the escape attempt, Iku is charged with protecting both the endangered author and the man she loves!

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! The Media Betterment Committee has silenced a famous writer, and Library Forces member Iku Kasahara and her supervisor and secret crush, Dojo, must fight to protect his right to speak...and live! As the Library Forces wage a fierce battle against censorship, Iku and Dojo's burgeoning relationship provides the team with a welcome distraction, and--unfortunately for them--some comic relief!

Library wars, love & war

When several ranking officers are injured in a fierce skirmish, a rift develops in the Library Forces management causing Iku to question her place in the military group, and Iku's relationship with Dojo grows more intimate.

Library Forces member Iku Kasahara has plans to go out for tea with her supervisor and secret crush, Dojo, but just figuring out what to wear puts her in a tailspin. When an urgent call comes in about an author seeking protection from the government, Iku realizes that the fight against censorship never takes a break!

Wild Wing

Fighting censorship at her hometown art museum, Iku Kasahara and her fellow Library Forces team members are involved in a fierce skirmish in which several ranking officers are severely injured. The damage is far reaching, causing a rift in the Library Forces management that makes Iku question her place in the organization. In the midst of this controversy, Iku’s relationship with her direct supervisor, Dojo, grows more intimate when a long-discussed tea-date begins to sound more like a romantic liaison! -- VIZ Media

Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 11

Library Forces member Iku Kasahara has plans to go out for tea with her supervisor and secret crush, Dojo, but just figuring out what to wear puts her in a tailspin. When an urgent call comes in about an author seeking protection from the government, Iku realizes that the fight against censorship never takes a break! -- VIZ Media

Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 12

Iku is witness to a disturbance during a Board of Education speech on protecting children from the danger of books. The perpetrators are two young boys protesting the banning of their favorite books. But while Iku wants to reach out to the next generation of book lovers, Dojo insists that they can’t play favorites. Will Dojo’s prickly insistence on sticking to the rules ruin their budding friendship? -- VIZ Media

Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 3

The Media Betterment Committee has censored an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in Iku’s hometown! Iku’s top-ranked Library Forces team must train the local troops to defend the freedom of speech using any means necessary...but the librarians there resent her position and aren’t shy about making their feelings known. Soon Iku’s parents catch wind of her secret life as a member of the Library Forces, with disastrous results! -- VIZ Media

Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 10

Iku and Commander Inamine are abducted by Bakushu-kai terrorists, who demand sensitive material from the library’s protected collection in return for the hostages! 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! -- VIZ Media

Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 4

Iku Kasahara has dreamed of joining the Library Forces 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! Rated: T+ Toshokan Sensou LOVE&WAR © Kiiro Yumi and Hiro Arikawa 2008/HAKUSENSHA, Inc.

Library Wars: Love & War, Volume 1

Iku is witness to a disturbance during a Board of Education speech on protecting children from the danger of books. The perpetrators are two young boys protesting the banning of their favorite books. But while Iku wants to reach out to the next generation of book lovers, Dojo insists that they can't play favorites. Will Dojo's prickly insistence on sticking to the rules ruin their budding friendship? Rated: T+ Toshokan Sensou LOVE&WAR © Kiiro Yumi and Hiro Arikawa 2008/HAKUSENSHA, Inc.

Library Wars: Love & War, Volume 3

When the director of the Kanto Library Base gets sick, a temporary replacement is assigned, according to regulations. But Iku and her roommate Asako discover a trail of missing books that leads back to the temporary director. Has he betrayed everything the Library Forces stand for and handed books over to the enemy?! Rated: T+ Toshokan Sensou LOVE&WAR © Kiiro Yumi and Hiro Arikawa 2008/HAKUSENSHA, Inc.

Library Wars: Love & War, Volume 2

Japon, un futur sombre et incertain... Au début de l’ère Seika (ère fictive), le gouvernement a voté un texte appelé “Loi d’Amélioration des Médias” et qui vise en réalité à un contrôle renforcé de la culture. L’armée est ainsi mise à profit pour censurer et détruire les ouvrages susceptibles de troubler l’ordre public, ou de porter atteinte aux valeurs de la patrie ! Afin de lutter contre cette répression, les bibliothèques se sont fédérées et mobilisées afin de créer une unité d’élite spécialement entraînée pour protéger les livres et leurs lecteurs. Depuis que, lectrice, elle fut sauvée d’une rafle par un des membres de cette unité d’élite, Iku Kasahara rêve d’en faire partie à son tour. Mais l’entraînement, mené d’une main de fer par son instructeur, s’avère impitoyable ! Adaptée d’une série de romans à succès écrits par Hiro Arikawa, “La guerre des bibliothèques” est une incroyable oeuvre de politique-fiction, à la fois grave et prophétique, mais non dénuée d’humour, qui emprunte autant à Appleseed qu’à Fahrenheit 451. Une ode à la liberté et aux livres, originale pour ne pas dire unique en son genre, qui fut adaptée en une série télévisée à succès réalisée par le prestigieux studio I.G. (Ghost in the Shell). Le roman a été vendu à près de 1.5 millions d’exemplaires au Japon, et a été distingué du “2008 Seiun Award for a long fiction”, équivalent asiatique du prix Hugo. Les éditions Glénat auront le plaisir de proposer au public le premier volume du roman en septembre 2010 !

Library wars - Love and War -

There’s a groper in the library and Library Force members Iku and Shibazaki are sent in as bait! Iku’s undercover outfit makes her vulnerable...will she be able to defend herself if the pervert targets her? Later, Library Force members are required to take a test that involves reading stories to a group of rambunctious schoolkids. Coming from a big, unruly family, Iku definitely has the upper hand! -- VIZ Media

Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 9

Iku is about to face her most difficult challenge—her parents are coming to visit the library where she works! When she joined the Library Forces, she told her parents that she was just going to be a librarian. Now they might discover that she’s on the ultra-dangerous Task Force. Can her parents ever accept that she’s a library warrior? -- VIZ Media

Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 5

The Library Forces have decided that a censored author, Toma, must defect. But as he and the LF attempt to leave the courthouse, the roads are blocked by Media Betterment Committee troops! Library Forces member Iku Kasahara and her sergeant (and secret crush) Dojo make off in another direction with Toma. But when Dojo is injured in the escape attempt, Iku is charged with protecting both the endangered author and the man she loves! -- VIZ Media

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