“Hatsuki chases her vanished sister/love into a magical library of worlds, searching book-to-book.”
Yamibo: Darkness, The Hat and the Travelers of the Books
ヤミと帽子と本の旅人
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Synopsis
Hatsuki chases her vanished sister/love into a magical library of worlds, searching book-to-book.
Hatsuki is a highschool student living with her sister, Hatsumi, who she has a huge crush on. On Hatsumi's 16th birthday, she is suddenly surrounded by a green light and disappears in front of Hatsuki. She manages to follow Hatsumi with the help of a being resembling a fat baby chick (literally), ending up in a place called "The Great Library", which is full of different worlds stored in books. Hatsumi wasn't there, though, so the search for Hatsuki's great love begins and involves traveling from book to book. (Source: AniDB)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 14 sampled reviews
What 14 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.37 · some divergence
3.5 pts
Recommenders 7.5 · others 4.0
↓ 0.79
Running avg · Aug 2008 → Sep 2024
- 7 “It's different. The storytelling in this anime is introvertic and unpredictable. It's one of those animes that go "Ok, we'll not be doing the conventional tropes. So... what will it be about...”
- 7 “TL:DR If you like some funny action/serious drama along with cute characters and just a dash of lesbian tension to liven things up, you'll most likely enjoy this series. Going into watching this...”
- 9 “Truly absurd. Say you're a girl (Hatsuki) who has a crush on your sister (Hatsumi) and one day choose to sneak into her room and just have your way with her as she sleeps. The next thing you know...”
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- Format 13 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 59m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2003 – Dec 2003 Fall 2003
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0466 catalog
Produced by
- Avex Mode Producer
Licensed by
- Media Blasters Licensor