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“Dead become readable books in Bantorra Library, guarded by psychic Armed Librarians against Sindeki Kyoudan cult.”
Armed Librarians: The Book of Bantorra
戦う司書 The Book of Bantorra
7.18
3,770 rank · 72,668 viewers · 239 favorites
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Adult Cast
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Synopsis
Dead become readable books in Bantorra Library, guarded by psychic Armed Librarians against Sindeki Kyoudan cult.
In a world where dead people turn into books and are stored in the Bantorra Library where anyone who reads a book can learn their past, Bantorra Library is maintained by Armed Librarians who wield psychic powers and their enemy is a religious society known as Sindeki Kyoudan.
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Derived from 16 sampled reviews
7.5
/10
What 16 viewers settled on.
100%
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Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.32
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σ 1.32 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.50
Running avg · Mar 2010 → May 2021
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “Oke so this is my first time doing this so anyway here it goes This anime ya how should I describe it.... It's really original and good but at the same time the story lacks something but it's still...”
- 7 “This show has to be seen all the way through to properly judge it. It's a mystery that gives many pieces but doesn't show the whole puzzle until the end. I had a hard time getting interested in...”
- 9 “Story [9] -Bantorra has very complicated story and is really serious with few funny moments. Sometimes its just hard to connect the story, but if you pay attention you will see that almost...”
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Short · 19%
Medium · 6%
Long · 75%
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A Tv Production · Fall 2009
David Production.
in association with
Geneon Universal Entertainment · Studio Mausu
- Format 27 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 10h 48m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2009 – Apr 2010 Fall 2009
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-4717 catalog
Produced by
- Geneon Universal Entertainment Producer
- Studio Mausu Producer
- Sakura Create Producer
- Atelier Musa Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor