Comments on: Library War: Satirical Allusion to Cynics?

By: aliceacademy8

aliceacademy8 — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:52:34 +0000

okay.. the “cynics” in question need to do their homework before they criticize. the idea of stifling free speech and controlling the media is not only one that is not entirely improbable, but one that has Already Happened. The Russian Revolution for god’s sake. Has noone read George Orwell?! and this isnt just about protecting books, its about not letting the government control society – do you not realize how much like puppets people would all be if the media was filtered from the time you were born?

All of that aside, i love the show its not often that a military based story can keep my attention for so long!

By: usagijen

usagijen — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:08:59 +0000

@tinyRedLeaf: you’re too modest hehe, you deserve all the credit really *gives virtual cookies to TRL*

sorry if this reply came too late, I sort of forgot about replying to this post lol.

(2) Full of emotions (she weeps, she laughs, she gets tsuntsun angry, gets deredere, GAR too :lol:) (5) her precious book

By: tinyRedLeaf

tinyRedLeaf — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:37:02 +0000

OoooooOooOoo…I see nice wallpapers! :3

Especially the third one, “BeMyself”. Haha, I wished I could read the descriptions about Kasahara. I understand some of the headers though, eg, (1) Strong idiot; (3) Beautifully healthy legs (that sounds…perverted ); (4) A model’s physique? (pffftt…hahaha, Shibasaki would dispute that opinion)

Care to translate the rest?

Oh, btw, thanks for the Kurenai Ep9 reference in your latest blog entry. I’m surprised by the huge response I’ve received for that AnimeSuki post. I knew I was on to something, but I didn’t realise it would be that big. ^^;;

By: usagijen

usagijen — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:27:47 +0000

@TinyRedLeaf: got that pic from moe.imouto.org, which you can check out here :3

By: tinyRedLeaf

tinyRedLeaf — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:38:57 +0000

Alrighty, my curiosity has overwhelmed me. Where the heck did you find that picture of Dojo and Kasahara in a field of daisies? I don’t see it on the official website.

By: usagijen

usagijen — Fri, 23 May 2008 18:25:27 +0000

@psgels and Marmosette: as Marmosette has said, this series is suffering from a “limited episode constraint” problem… They were forced to remove parts of the novel which could’ve discussed more about the censorship issues, and all that =/

the anime is still enjoyable nonetheless, which is all good.

@EvilDevil: hm, I do think most of the ones complaining before have dropped the show already… or they’re at least repressing their negative sentiments now ^^;;

@Nagato and KYPMbangi: hehe yes, this anime is just <3

@Kabitzin: yeah, suspension of disbelief issues, especially with something portrayed to be realistic as this. Each of us have varying tolerance against these flaws I guess =/

By: Marmosette

Marmosette — Fri, 23 May 2008 15:40:07 +0000

I quite like TS but I only really watch it for the story and I agree with psgels that some of the characters could really do with fleshing out. TS strikes me as a show that would have benefited from a two season run opposed to the 11-13 episodes it’s getting.
In terms of the politics involved I wish it could have been a bit less black and white because I think it would only add to the show if they presented a more human face to the media enforcement people or the library making some mistakes every now and then.
While the people taking it too seriously and insulting it can descend into useless trollism I think it’s also true that there are people who like the show but see it not as a (fairly) light story but as the anime equivalent of 1984.

By: Kabitzin

Kabitzin — Fri, 23 May 2008 14:08:16 +0000

I like Toshokan Sensou, but I still like to point out the loopholes. I just read Aroduc's article about the Uncanny Valley in Power levels, and I think the Uncanny Valley actually applies in this case too. I.E. it's easier to accept crazy things like flying lolis and robots throwing fireballs, but once things get pseudo-realistic we get turned off by the flaws. I think this theory is useful for understanding why some people have such a problem with TS.

By: Kaze

Kaze — Fri, 23 May 2008 11:12:24 +0000

I can’t really understand those ppl bitching about TS.

It’s already a fact that media censorship is a massive problem of our world and what TS is showing us *might* become our everyday life in future.

To me, this series is very special.
I have a faible for realistic plots; realistic, straight and human characters. Second, I’m a glutton for books. I’m bibliophilic. I love reading.

“�and seriously, they think magical girls/lolies/mecha robots are more belieable, than a world where books are banned and people are killed for it?� their standarts have gone out of the window if you ask me�”

That is exactly what I think.
Maybe *they* should turn off their computers and read a book – it’s good for their BRAINS.

By: KYPMbangi

KYPMbangi — Fri, 23 May 2008 07:29:13 +0000

Following Nagato’s comment ^^:
1.) It’s available in HD. Yay!
2.) I didn’t go to the library since ‘98, damn, I think it’s ‘95 or something