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The Last Missing Library War Files and Some Random TS LOL

By usagijen ⋅ August 15, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Cover of the second DVD volume <3

It feels like years since I last posted about Library War, and I guess I owe the fans out there some good ol’ dose of more TS pimpin’ I know this will raise the eyebrows of the likes of blissmo, among other non-TS fans, but oh well~

You might be wondering why I haven’t posted any Toshokan Sensou deep frying posts in months. Well, there’s actually a pretty good reason behind this, and it goes beyond my usual alibi of being busy and not having enough time. I stopped reading the Toshokan Sensou novels, for a month or so now *hears gasps* It’s all because of the upcoming ~~grueling~~ JLPT1 exam, which I’ll be taking this coming December. Since this is less than 4 months away, I figured it’d be best to get my lazy arse off to actually study the required grammar patterns and kanji vocabs for the exam, because well, time waits for no one

Seeing Caitlin studying so hard for JLPT inspired me to do the same, to make the most out of the coming months. Perhaps once I finish up studying the grammar stuff (hopefully by the end of August), I’ll start reading Toshokan Sensou again, in the hopes of torturing myself with complex kanjis and vocabularies, in the second phase of my JLPT1 study plan. I’m gonna have to practice both reading and writing so I can learn the kanjis by heart So yeah, wish me luck, pray for me, or whatever.

Now that we’ve established the fact that I won’t be able to finish reading the Toshokan Sensou novels in yearsss, I guess it would just be appropriate to point you to the right (alternative?) direction if you want to find out more about the novels as early as NOW, especially the post-anime events that was no longer covered due to whatever constraints. More than a month ago, an active Japanese MAL-er by the name of dtshyk posted the summary of the last novel volume, with a semi-translation of it even, in the MAL Kanto Library Task Force forum. Whether you’re a Toshokan Sensou fan, enthusiast, or even a hater, I suggest you check it out and see how the real story ended, and what role Satoshi really had in the series.

I actually invited dtshyk to be a guest writer in our blog and babble about the anime-novel changes months ago, to spark up a discussion or two in this blog. He is the expert after all, unlike me, the semi-n00b weeaboo who needs help in churning out these posts for a novel as difficult as Toshokan Sensou. But since my request came too sudden (I just popped out of nowhere and got all excited the moment I found out he read the entire series lol), and I was quite insensitive not to have noticed how much he already had in his hands with being active in the MAL forums and clubs, it’s no surprise that my request was declined. So yeah, I’m afraid I’m continuing on my own from this point on, and will still be posting the deep fryings, but at a much slower rate. Hopefully, the mangas that will get released in the coming months will aid me in understanding the novel, and in writing my posts too ^-^

Speaking of the Toshokan Sensou manga, there’s this random LOL 2-page special published in the August issue of Dengeki Daioh (the magazine where it’s being serialized), featuring The Library Defenders of Justice and other randomness

Presenting, the Toshokan Sentai! Defenders of justice who fight against the forces of evil MBA!

First, we have Iku pimping the renewal of Dengeki Daioh as well as Toshokan Sensou: Spitfire! (the shounen version) volume 1, released last July. Doujou (in the 2nd panel) complains about the latter news being totally unrelated to the magazine renewal celebration And in the 3rd panel, voila! Iku’s vivid imagination of the Kanto Library Force as the Toshokan Sentai (Library Corps Squadron), with matching BGM too (hence Doujou’s complaint with the visual and audio imagery) XDD Iku is singing a sentai-esque theme song over there

Meet the sparkly ikemen bishies of the Library Corps, the T4!

Doujou and Iku gets into their usual ~~lover’s quarrel~~ heated bantering brought about by Iku’s false adverisement, then Shibasaki steps into their little fight and gives her very own imagery version of the Library Corps — Iku and the sparkling T4, a parody of Hana Yori Dango with Tsukushi Makino and the F4. ROFLMAO xDDD And, this random special ‘chapter’ ends with the MBA confiscating the copies of the ‘banned’ Spitfire! manga and Iku chasing after them

That’s all folks! Hope I can finally come up with a more prim and proper Toshokan Sensou post next time, probably once I get hold of volume 1 of the DVD, and volume 2 of the Love and War manga. This series sure is milking a LOT of money out of me

Discussion

11 comments for “The Last Missing Library War Files and Some Random TS LOL”

awww god! it is taking every ounce of restraint for me to pick up the DVDs because i need the cash for something much needed. now if i can only get the winning lotto numbers, i’d be set

Posted by biankita | August 15, 2008, 12:00 pm
LOL Ikemen Squad. I think I should move on to the manga now since yea, it’ll take me a bazillion years to read the novels as well. It’s actually so much easier to read trashy BL novels since the dialogue’s so…trashy. (Of crap, I’ve just revealed what I’ve been wasting all my spare time on *hides*)

Posted by issa-sa | August 15, 2008, 12:21 pm
I actually rolled my eyes when you wrote that non-TS fans would roll their eyes at this post lols

Good luck on the exam thing though, and let me know if it’s fun

Posted by blissmo | August 15, 2008, 5:11 pm
That DVD cover is gorgeous. Must. Get. Now. >.<

I wonder if there’s any chance the novels will get translated. Ah, time to get serious about learning Japanese.

Posted by faye | August 15, 2008, 7:08 pm
Nooo!!
I want all those TS stuffs! Dx
Aaah..D:
Doujou looks soo different in the manga. I like his hairstyle in the anime more. :’o
I like Iku’s hair in the GNovel better though.
Lawl, the manga seems promising. I’ve always wanted to read it. D:
Aaah! I wanna wanna wanna read it! Dx

Ooh and good luck with the exam! :’D
I wanna learn Japanese too. D:
Unfortunately..I only know some kanji…need to learn THOUSANDS more..xD (prolly will take me hundreds of years to learn…)
demo…ganbarimasu!

Posted by Wija-chan | August 15, 2008, 8:18 pm
Of course…I read this after a couple days of downtime and…not studying. Like…not one bit. Not one kanji. T-T Don’t be inspired by me for I am LAZY. Well, only 312 kanji more of lazy and then it’s on to being lazy on the grammar.

Good luck on L1! I wish I could do that one but I’m not even sure I’ll pass L2.

Posted by Caitlin | August 15, 2008, 8:46 pm
i usually pop by to read your reviews.. ^_^ but, never commented, komen..not much of a talker. I really liked this anime too..and seeing it ended at 12 episodes is ;_; However, according to my kouhai-chan who is Ishida Akira (Komaki) fan..she told me that there will be an unaired special episode about Komaki in DVD vol 3.

Posted by chris | August 16, 2008, 1:22 am
Best wishes for December.

I have serious doubts about my ability to pass Level 3, but since Level 4 is a one-way ticket to good ol’ nowhere I’ll probably go through with it anyway…

Posted by Diego | August 16, 2008, 6:39 am
@biankita: if only we had all the monies, then almost all our problems will be solved in no time I actually thought of canceling my order for the DVDs, but then decided to still get on with it after much deliberation.

@issa-sa: haha, secret’s out! What makes Toshokan Sensou such a difficult read is the amount of technical and political jargons which a n00b will have great difficulty getting used to *points to self* Romance or slice-of-life novels are the ones I find to be easier reads, like Kure-nai.

@blissmo: exams are never fun! Well it’s not just about the exam, the process of learning itself is supposed to be fun, and I’m having fun learning along the way. The exam is just there to check how much I progressed, and of course passing = great happiness and fun times~

@faye: unless the DVDs get licensed, I think there’s a very slim chance of that happening It’s quite a niche market, with quite a divided reception too =/

@Wija-chan: yes, I urge you to read the manga! Especially the shoujo version And don’t be overwhelmed by the thousands of kanjis out there, learn them little by little and you’ll eventually get there.

@Caitlin: Ganbatte!!! nonetheless =O I’ve been lazy, but the difficulty level of JLPT1 is inspiring me to really take this seriously now So long as you keep on learning, find it fun, I’m sure you’ll be able to pass JLPT2. One step at a time

@chris: It’s always great to see an ex-lurker come out and comment Oh, and that’s great news. More unaired episodes are more than welcome :3

@Diego: thanks! and don’t think you won’t pass until it actually happens! If you don’t pass, it only means you have to learn more and more, and that’s all there is to it

Posted by usagijen | August 17, 2008, 1:18 pm
Doujou x Iku moment on the DVD cover? Adorable. Good luck on the exams!

Posted by hazy | August 17, 2008, 5:50 pm
@hazy: thankies! ^-^

Posted by usagijen | August 17, 2008, 11:41 pm