Library War

It is 2019 (the 31st year of the Seika era). Thirty years have passed since the enactment of the Media Betterment Act, designed to curb acts that disturb public order and morals or infringe upon human rights. The war between the Media Betterment Committee and the Library Defense Force has swept across all of Japan. Kasaharu Iku, a member of the Library Defense Force, has never confided in her parents about her desire to become a defender—a dangerous role she has longed for since childhood—and trains diligently every day. In high school, Iku nearly had a book snatched away by a Media Betterment officer at a bookstore but was rescued by a Library Defense Force member. Admiring this unknown rescuer as if he were a prince and aspiring to become a partner in justice herself, Iku decided to join the Library Defense Force to take on the responsibility of protecting books. Soon, Iku, with her exceptional athletic ability and boundless enthusiasm, is assigned to the "Library Special Forces," an elite unit composed of the finest members...