Library War - Recommendations

Caraniel says...

Both series have a militaristic backdrop with a good dose of humour. Both shows have a similar feeling from them, so if you liked one you will probably like the other.

Oehr says...

This series also focuses on a comedic relationship with many problems and misunderstandings while both are related to miliary. Overall, its very similar and at least as lovely as the other one!

JAhU says...

It may not sound too convincing but FMP and Toshokan Sensou did feel somehow alike. Well TS wasn't a mecha show and didn't have those bits of echii, but that wasn't the main subject of FMP (really). In FMP we have a guy(solider) who enters a world he is (totally) unfamiliar with, namely high-school. On the other hand in TS we have a girl joining army. See the pattern? Good.

Plot wise FMP might be actually better (more coherent), but TS delivers some character development, which FMP so badly lacks. Yeah I know, it all sound fishy, but trust me there is a big chance that you will like one if you liked the other.

P.S. As a side note, Doujou and Sagara look quite alike.

xmnemosyne says...

While the main story plots are different, they're both Military, and share things in common. They're both rather funny with "subliminal relationships" so to speak. The main characters in both obviously have feelings for each other, but there is mostly restraint and stop these shows from turning in to romance.

cyntez says...

Even though Toshokan Sensou has a lighter feeling than the drama that can be seen in Full Metal Panic ,both animes have really similar elements - mostly for good.TS and Fmp follow the story of love on the battlefield.What first starts as a military duty ends as a love story.While not focusing mainly on romance, you are presented with alot of action battles and well put comedy.Fmp has more strong points but Ts also slowly reveals its charm with its good characterization.Both animes's female protogonists here are stubborn,tomboish emotional and pretty strong!At times Kasahara(TS) and Chidori(Fmp) are violent to their beloved ones but this is their strange way to express their emotions.The male leads also have alot of similarities.Fmp and Ts differ in many other ways despite military and romance themes so both shows deserve to be watched.

norco says...

Both of these series contain couples that argue in a comedic fashion. They each include comedy and action in their story-telling through a militaristic background. Full Metal Panic! focuses more on its action and mecha battles but still delivers in romance and drama.

HasseRovdjur says...

Both Full Metal Panic! and Toshokan Sensou features skirmishes between paramilitary organisations coupled with romance, flat-out comedy and "a day in the life"-moments. If the premise of one of them interested you it might be a good idea to check out the other.

cloub14 says...

Both have a strong military and comedy theme with some romance     mixed in. Both also contain a strongly independent female lead who is protected by a male lead, whether she likes it or not. If you like one then I definantly recommend the other!

snivets says...

Apart from military themes, I found that the interplay between the main characters is very similar in these two shows. Do they like each other or hate each other, or is it something in between? You'll have to watch them both to find out!

AnnonOMous says...

If your enjoying Toshokan Sensou then I garunte you'll enjoy Read Or Die TV.

Just like Kasahara, Yomiko Readman and other paper users enjoy books and will go a fair way to saving them.

Merryberry says...

The importance of Books in a world were library hold power are the foundations for both of these series. Creation of characters with a love of books has meant that both series pull off the library power and wars with equal effect with their great storytelling. Well worth watching to see the lengths that the characters will go to rescue a single book.

Verdeloth26 says...

They're action series' about books! In both of these shows, the main focus is a passion and love for books. If you love books too, then these two shows are definitely for you.

HasseRovdjur says...

They both feature bibliophilic female protagonists that are willing to go to great lenghts to protect books and surpriingly powerful libraries. Both series contains comedy, drama and a fair amount of action scenes, though RoD TV has a superhero-angle while Toshokan Sensou has a very military slant.

Rfsancho says...

While one show is about protecting and the other show is about using, they are both indeed heavily centered about written literature with lots of combat and conspiracy by either bad groups or governments.

StaffOfOne says...

Both series: books are considered very important, lots of action scenes, humourous. They are also fighting in a war between two powerful leagues, over the distribution of information. Library wars is fighting against censorship, while those in ROD are fighting against those who want the knowledge in the 7 books. 

Eriksson says...

Toshokan Sensou has the same feel as Pumpkin Scissors in the way that both have a female officers that want to be a hero. Not to mention the military atmosphere! If you like Military animes these are both recomended!

TotallyLovable says...

Whoever is keen on breathtaking gun fights and the army, may be interestied in watching Pumpkin Scissors where the lead male character is constantly fighting tanks and which is more intriguing, he always wins. On the other hand, Toshokan Sensou's plot is set in the future, where in spite of the advanced technology, gun fights are also a common thing and are no different of those presented by Pumkin Scissors. In both anime, the main characters - Oland in PS and Aihara in TS, try to be a part of a team, despite the obstacles that stand in their way.

JAhU says...

If you like militaristic anime, then you should definitely watch Pumpkin Scissors and Toshokan Sensou. I don't know what else to say, hmm... the main pairs of those series have reversed hight proportions. In PS we have short girl and huge guy, while in TS we have tall girl and shorter guy. The story of TS makes less sense than the story of PS, but its complete, while PS ends halfway through. If you get confused with all the stuff I mentioned, then just stick to the first sentence (its the whole essence of this recommendation).

absolute says...

Toshokan Sensou and Pumpkin Scissors have a similar taste. They both deal with a "war life" but in a light way. In both series the main characters are naively good and they want to change the world through their job (involving war).

I think that even if one is about tank-war (Pumpkins Scissors) and the other is about a strange book-war (Toshokan Sensou) they share a common point of vies about war and characters who find themselves in it.

scizorg45 says...

In both series, the main character will defend her morals through almost every means necessary. They also focus a whole lot on teamwork.

If you liked one, you'll probably like the other.

Smartredhead says...

a cast made up of mainly military characters, an idealistic and optimistic female lead, fighting and military intrigue... both shows have them, enjoy!

JAhU says...

Planetes and Toshokan Sensou have a very similar main female character (both in terms of personality and appearance). Besides those two anime do feel alike and that is why if you liked one, you'll probably going to like the other.

Exhale says...

In both Planetes and Toshokan Sensou the female lead has a tough, dangerous occupation. The female characters have very similar personalities. Planetes is a little more slow paced than Toshokan Senshou.

Szwagier says...

While one is about military unit, and the other is about "space cleaning" unit they have almost identical main characters.

Energetic, tomboyish and utterly naive girl, doing her job because of a firm beliefs and dreams. She eventually develop feelings toward strict but very skilled superior officer, who works according to logic not feelings and have a realistic approach toward different subjects. The guy tend to save the girl over and over, because of a resemblance to himself from the past.

MONSTA11 says...

Both shows have an female lead -who is sort of an airhead- starting a new job. They both go out of their way try to protect something (books or environment) and share similar ideals over all. Both shows also have political overtones. I find them very similar on the whole.

youkais says...

Even if the plot seems to be different, the hints on both of them are alike. Put a girl with determination and a senpai with really high personality and you will have either of them.

With funny moments and tension ones too, you will enjoy these almost matura romantic drama.

airyfairy says...

Both series have influences of comedy/romance. The relation between the main characters are similar. There is the harsh authorative senpai and the barrier breaking girl. His words and recognition have stronger impact on her than any others' and he secretely admire her and her work/music.

norco says...

I found the couples in both of these series to be very similar. They both are teacher/student type relationships. They also both contain excellent comedy. The lead female and male characters are also very similar.

JAhU says...

Read or Die and Toshokan Sensou (Library War) revolve around books and library military forces. If you like such themes then Read or Die and Library War are titles for you.

P.S. ROD TV has more in common with Library War in terms of the story, and you should check it out too.

Merryberry says...

Libraries and the power which they wield are both explored from different perspectives in these two series. The matter of the power of a single book and the effort that goes to save it makes both R.O.D. and Library War, an anime that deserves to be watched if you've seen the other. Both series also have characters with whom you are able to relate to easily, making the viewing of both easy.

wolfangel87 says...

The first thing I thought of when watching Valkyria Chronicles was how similar it was to Library Wars in my mind.  The whole entire feeling of fighting for something you believe in while having strong female leads to set the pace and a bunch of supporting characters around her making it possible for her to complete her mission.  Each tale has a tragic side to it making the storyline all that more interesting.

Vazzaroth says...

Both series have a focus on the teamwork and bonds between squad mates in war-type situations. Not to mention the "Love can blossom on the battlefield" storys in each. They both have pretty excellent gunfight scenes as well.

While both have government and politics as influences to the plot, they are handled very differently.

wolfangel87 says...

The female protagonists in Library Wars and Skip Beat have an upbeat personality even though their current situation may be relatively bleak, they always see the sunshine at the end.  They strive to make it to the top of their respective fields as the main male characters help them along the way without the female characters knowing.

Emmame says...

skip beat and Toshokan Sensou are simalar in way to me because of how the heroines are so alike. their both tall when you look at their apearences, but they both hate thier instuctors at first but they gradually start to have feelings and start liking each other.

for the hero of the story their hieghts are completly different. tall-short.lol! but they both affected the heroines past. they were the people who helped the heroines chose and make choices.

if you liked the humor in skip beat or if its the other way around you will love these seies!

 

abunai says...

In many ways, Patlabor and Library Wars are built up around the same story: a young female joins a quasi-military unit filled with dedicated but quirky characters. The story focusses on her acceptance into the corps and her achievements, while at the same time telling a larger, if somewhat episodic, story. If you like one, you will likely enjoy the other.

hellonavi says...

Book worms will definitely appreciate the literary focuses of Library Wars and Hataraki Man.  Besides that they both work with literature, these two titles have very interesting, adult characters who deal with subjects like hard work, career, life philosophy and relationships, and politcs.  Both are great josei/seinen titles.