A few days ago the manga Library Wars: Love & War came across my desk at work. And yes, librarians are the heroes and we are armed to the teeth.
The manga is based on the light novel series Toshokan Senso by Hiro Arikawa. The novels also gave rise to another manga, an internet radio series and an anime series.
What are we fighting for? Well, what have we always fought for?
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!
Check it out, I’m sure you will enjoy it. Meanwhile, I’m off to brush up on my rappelling, just in case…
Update (Sept 9, 2010): A review of the manga by librarian LeAnn Suchy is available at Minnesota Reads. Thanks LeAnn for passing this along!
Thank you for the link on the review of “Library Wars.” After reading the article, I have a clearer idea on the manga. I guess I know what I should be checking out!