Library wars 4, Love & war /

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! Iku and Commander Inamine are abducted...

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Main Author: Yumi, Kiiro.
Other Authors: Arikawa, Hiro, 1972-, Watabe, Kinami., McCoy, Sean.
Format: Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel
Language: English
Japanese
Published: San Francisco, CA : Viz Media, [2011], c2009.
Edition: Shojo beat ed.
Series: Library Wars ; 4
Shojo beat manga.
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Summary: 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! Iku and Commander Inamine are abducted by Bakushu-kai terrorists, who demand sensitive material from the library's protected collection in return for the hostage! Dojo is worried about Iku, his problem student with limited field experience. But what Iku lacks in training she more than makes up for in gumption, and she is not going to let library material go without a fight!
Item Description: In keeping with the original Japanese format, this book reads from back to front and from right to left.
Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly ill. ; 19 cm.
Audience: Rated T+ for older teen.
ISBN: 9781421536897 (pbk.)
1421536897 (pbk.)
Author Notes: Kiiro Yumi won the 42nd LaLa Manga Grand Prix Fresh Debut award for her manga Billy Bocchan no Yuutsu (Little Billy's Depression). Her latest series is Toshokan Senso Love&War ( Library Wars: Love & War ), which ran in LaLa magazine in Japan and is published in English by VIZ Media.