| Record Number |
780493 |
| ISBN |
9781421534893 (paperback) |
| Author |
Yumi, Kiiro author. |
| Title |
Library wars. 2 : love & war / [graphic novels] story & art by Kiiro Yumi ; original concept by Hiro Arikawa ; [English translation, Kinami Watabe ; adaptation and lettering, Sean McCoy]. |
| Edition |
Shojo Beat edition. |
| Publisher/Date |
San Francisco, California: VIZ Media, 2010, c2008. |
| ©2008. |
| Pagination etc. |
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations ; 20 cm. |
| Series |
Library wars 2 |
| Contents note |
First published in Japan in 2008 by Hakusensha, Tokyo. |
| This book reads from right to left. |
| Summary Note |
In the near future, the federal government creates a committee to rid society of books it deems unsuitable. The libraries vow to protect their collections, and with the help of local governments, form a military group to defend themselves the Library Forces! When the director of the Kanto Library Base gets sick, a temporary replacement is assigned, according to regulations. But Iku and her roommate Asako discover a trail of missing books that lead back to the temporary Director. Has he betrayed everything the Library Forces stands for and handed books over to the enemy?! |
| Target audience note |
Rated T+ for Older Teen. |
| Language note |
Translated from the Japanese. |
| Subject |
Libraries -- Japan -- Comic books, strips, etc |
| Censorship -- Japan -- Comic books, strips, etc |
| Government policy -- Comic books, strips, etc |
| Young adult fiction |
| Graphic novels. |
| Added Author |
Arikawa, Hiro, 1972- contributor. |
| Watabe, Kinami translator. |
| McCoy, Sean adapter. |
| Shelf Location |
YA YUMI |
