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A review by emilyrainsford
Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 1 by Kiiro Yumi
funny
lighthearted
4.0
Oh my god this was so hilarious and fun!!
The premise alone of this manga is such a blast. Essentially, the government has set up a "Media Betterment Committee" to censor books. But the locally run libraries are fighting back and this means that libraries have a kind of military force as well as the clerical staff. The manga is about the main character following her dream of becoming a soldier for the library.
MC Iku Kasahara is an endearing and hilarious hot mess. There's a senior officer who is her nemesis.... with a little slow burn *tension*. He's also 5'4", I loved the short boy rep lol. It's a manga so you do have to look past the fact that he slaps her in the face hard enough to swell and refuses to apologise lol, manga is kinda wild sometimes.
The mix of military and library setting is so much fun. The art is quirky and expressive, and I loved the little honest and vulnerable notes from the artist in each chapter.
The English translation is very well done, the text feeling natural and colloquial.
I've never really read a proper manga before and this was a great one to start with. Very easy and fun - and set in a library! I think there are about 15 volumes of this so plenty to read if you enjoy the first one!
The premise alone of this manga is such a blast. Essentially, the government has set up a "Media Betterment Committee" to censor books. But the locally run libraries are fighting back and this means that libraries have a kind of military force as well as the clerical staff. The manga is about the main character following her dream of becoming a soldier for the library.
MC Iku Kasahara is an endearing and hilarious hot mess. There's a senior officer who is her nemesis.... with a little slow burn *tension*. He's also 5'4", I loved the short boy rep lol. It's a manga so you do have to look past the fact that he slaps her in the face hard enough to swell and refuses to apologise lol, manga is kinda wild sometimes.
The mix of military and library setting is so much fun. The art is quirky and expressive, and I loved the little honest and vulnerable notes from the artist in each chapter.
The English translation is very well done, the text feeling natural and colloquial.
I've never really read a proper manga before and this was a great one to start with. Very easy and fun - and set in a library! I think there are about 15 volumes of this so plenty to read if you enjoy the first one!