{"id":405166,"date":"2023-08-09T22:43:45","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T03:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/needmoretv.com\/shows-like-toshokan-sens%c3%b4-2008\/"},"modified":"2024-03-07T16:18:14","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T22:18:14","slug":"shows-like-toshokan-sens%c3%b4-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/needmoretv.com\/shows-like-toshokan-sens%c3%b4-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"Shows Like Toshokan sens\u00f4 (2008)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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7.1 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 181 reviews)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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In a world where information is heavily censored, Kasahara Iku joins the Library Force to protect the freedom of literature and follow in the footsteps of a man who once saved her favorite book from being destroyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Genre:<\/strong> Animation, Action, Comedy, Romance<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Marina Inoue, Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Miyuki Sawashiro, Akira Ishida
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1 season, 13 episodes, 23-minute runtime<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Shows Most Like Toshokan sens\u00f4 (2008)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mikakunin de Shinkoukei (2014)<\/h3>\n \n
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7 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 466 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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Kobeni has lived with her Mother and Sister, Benio, for most of her life. When she’s 16, Hakuya, a tall, quiet boy, comes to stay with her and it’s revealed that they’re actually engaged. Kobeni comes to learn about a past injury while fighting her growing feelings for Hakuya and surviving her Sister’s sister-complex.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Animation, Comedy, Romance<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Wataru Hatano, Eriko Matsui, Haruka Terui, Yuri Yoshida
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1 season, 12 episodes, 23.0-minute runtime<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Shin no Nakama ja Nai to Yuusha no Party o Oidasareta node, Henkyou de Slow Life Suru Koto ni Shimashita (2021)<\/h3>\n \n
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6.7 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 1126 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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Red was once a member of the Hero’s party, a powerful group destined to save the world from the evil forces of Taraxon, the Raging Demon Lord. That is, until one of his comrades kicked him out. Hoping to live the easy life on the frontier, Red’s new goal is to open an apothecary. However, keeping the secret of his former life may not be as simple as he thinks. Especially when the beautiful Rit, an adventurer from his past, shows up and asks to move in with him.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Animation, Adventure, Fantasy<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Ryouta Suzuki, Kanon Takao, Sora Amamiya, Rie Kugimiya
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1 season, 13 episodes<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Blue Period (2021)<\/h3>\n \n
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7.7 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 2760 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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Bored with life, popular high schooler Yatora Yaguchi jumps into the beautiful yet unrelenting world of art after finding inspiration in a painting.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Animation, Drama<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Hiromu Mineta, Yumiri Hanamori
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1 season, 12 episodes, 24.0-minute runtime<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou (2019)<\/h3>\n \n
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7.1 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 3348 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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Seventeen-year-old Hajime Nagumo is your average, everyday otaku. However, his simple life of pulling all-nighters and sleeping in school is suddenly turned upside down when he, along with the rest of his class, is summoned to a fantasy world. They’re treated like heroes and tasked with the duty of saving the human race from utter extinction. But what should have been any otaku’s wet dream quickly turns into Hajime’s nightmare. While the rest of his class are blessed with godlike powers, Hajime’s job, Synergist, only has a single transmutation skill. Ridiculed and bullied by his classmates for being weak, he soon finds himself in despair. Will he be able to survive in this dangerous world of monsters and demons with only a glorified blacksmith’s level of strength?<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Tia Lynn Ballard, Matt Shipman, Toshinari Fukamachi, Minami Takahashi
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2 seasons, 17 episodes, 23.0-minute runtime<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Akkun to Kanojo (2018)<\/h3>\n \n
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6.5 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 202 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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The romantic comedy follows the everyday life of an extremely tsundere (initially aloof and abrasive, but later kind-hearted) boy named Atsuhiro “Akkun” Kagari and his girlfriend Non “Nontan” Katagiri. Akkun’s behavior is harsh toward Nontan with verbal abuse and neglect, but he actually is head-over-heels for her and habitually acts like a stalker by tailing her or eavesdropping. Nontan is oblivious to Akkun’s stalker ways, and thinks his actions are cute.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Animation, Comedy, Romance<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Arisa Kori, Ayaka Suwa, Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Keisuke Ueda
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1 season, 25 episodes, 3.0-minute runtime<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Gokushufudo (2021)<\/h3>\n \n
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7.3 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 5190 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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A retired gangster spends his time as a househusband carrying out home chores.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Animation, Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Kenjir\u00f4 Tsuda, Shizuka It\u00f4, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Keith Silverstein
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1 season, 10 episodes, 16.0-minute runtime<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Suki-tte Ii na yo (2012)<\/h3>\n \n
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7.3 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 3739 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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Mei is a quiet girl, who has had no boyfriend and couldn’t even make friends in 16 years. One day she accidentally injures Yamato, the most popular boy in school, and for some reason Yamato takes interest in her.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Animation, Drama, Romance<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Ai Kayano, Takahiro Sakurai, David Matranga, Chris Ayres
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1 season, 14 episodes, 25.0-minute runtime<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Ore Monogatari!! (2015)<\/h3>\n \n
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7.8 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 1905 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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A pretty young girl and a sweet but plain-looking boy fall in love. Will their relationship prevail?<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Animation, Comedy, Romance<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Takuya Eguchi, Megumi Han, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Tia Lynn Ballard
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1 season, 24 episodes, 24.0-minute runtime<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Bokura wa minna kawaisou (2014)<\/h3>\n \n
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7.2 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 709 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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Thanks to his parents’ job transfer, high school freshman Usa finally gets to enjoy living on his own in the Kawai Complex, a boarding house. Ritsu, the senpai he admires, also lives there, as do a few other “unique” individuals.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Kana Hanazawa, Sanae Kobayashi, Y\u00fbichi Iguchi
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1 season, 13 episodes, 24.0-minute runtime<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Komi-san wa, Komyushou Desu. (2021)<\/h3>\n \n
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7.8 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 7258 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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An elite and aloof schoolgirl is in fact severely withdrawn and anxious about communicating with others. An ordinary schoolboy befriends her and helps her to open up and talk with people.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Aoi Koga, Gakuto Kajiwara, Rie Murakawa, Rina Hidaka
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1 season, 12 episodes, 24.0-minute runtime<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Amaama to Inazuma (2016)<\/h3>\n \n
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7.2 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 724 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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Six months after his wife’s death, a highschool teacher struggles to raise his daughter due to his inability to cook. When he meets an introverted student, who’s also a part-time cook, he decides to learn to cook good meals for his daughter.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Animation, Comedy, Drama<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Y\u00fbichi Nakamura, Rina End\u00f4, Saori Hayami, Haruka Tomatsu
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1 season, 12 episodes, 24.0-minute runtime<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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In the world of television, where genres blend and boundaries are often blurred, there exists a show that perhaps not everyone has stumbled upon but certainly deserves a spotlight for its unique premise and engaging storytelling. This show is “Toshokan Sens\u00f4” or “Library War,” which first aired in 2008. It’s a blend of action, romance, and a dash of comedy, set against a backdrop that might sound a bit out there at first – a world where libraries form their own military units to fight against censorship. Yes, you read that right. So, let’s get into why this show is worth your time, without any unnecessary fluff.<\/p>\n

The Premise<\/h2>\n

At its core, “Toshokan Sens\u00f4” is set in a fictional Japan where a new law has been passed, giving excessive power to the Media Enhancement Law Commission (MELC) to censor any books or media deemed inappropriate. In response, libraries across Japan band together to form the Library Defense Force (LDF), tasked with protecting the freedom of expression. This is where our story begins, following the journey of Iku Kasahara, a young recruit who joins the LDF with high ideals and a personal mission.<\/p>\n

Why It Stands Out<\/h2>\n

Unique Setting<\/h3>\n

First off, the setting is a fresh take on the dystopian genre. It’s not your typical oppressive government scenario. Instead, it’s a nuanced look at censorship and the importance of freedom of expression, wrapped in an almost absurd premise. The idea that libraries would go to such lengths, including military action, to protect books is both amusing and thought-provoking.<\/p>\n

Character Development<\/h3>\n

Then, there’s the character development. Iku Kasahara, our protagonist, is not your typical hero. She’s clumsy, headstrong, and often acts before she thinks. But it’s her passion for books and her unwavering sense of justice that make her journey from a naive recruit to a competent defender of free speech so compelling. The show does an excellent job of fleshing out its characters, giving each member of the cast a backstory and motivations that are relatable and human.<\/p>\n

The Romance Element<\/h3>\n

Amidst the action and the ideological battles, there’s a subtle romance brewing. It’s not the focus of the show, but it adds a layer of depth to the characters’ interactions. The dynamic between Iku and her superior officer, Atsushi Dojo, evolves from one of frustration and misunderstanding to mutual respect and affection. It’s a slow burn, done right, without overshadowing the main plot.<\/p>\n

Key Episodes<\/h2>\n

To give you a taste without spoiling too much, here are a few key episodes that showcase the best of what “Toshokan Sens\u00f4” has to offer:<\/p>\n