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Recently added titles (July 2026)

Building upon the titles listed for July/August, September, October,  November, and December 2021, and January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December of 2022, and January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December of 2023, January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September,  October, November, and December of 2024, and January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December of this year, and January, February, March, April, May, and June of this year, this post notes recent titles with libraries or librarians in popular culture which I’ve come across in the past month. Each of these has been watched or read during the past month. No films, animated series, or other entries with libraries (or librarians) to add for this past month, but I did come across some in webcomics and anime. There may be spoilers for these series, so be aware.

Animated series recently added to this page

None for this month.

Anime series recently added to this page

• I Want To Love You Till Your Dying Day, “Friends” (s1 ep 3)
• I Want To Love You Till Your Dying Day, “Accomplices” (s1 ep 4)
• Detective Conan aka Case Closed (s2 ep 22)
• You and I Are Polar Opposites, “Dilemma of a Winter’s Night” (s2 ep 2)
• You and I Are Polar Opposites, “New School Term” (s2 ep 4)

While Ascendance of a Bookworm continues into a second cour (with no more episodes with libraries or the protagonist Myne as a librarian), Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia (set in the 13th century) has the protagonist aiming to get back her book of Eucidlis from an arrogant imperialistic Mongolian princess, and Draw This, Then Die! has the protagonists cleaning the room of a manga book store on the second floor to become their club space, in the second episode of season 2 of You and I Are Polar Opposites, “Dilemma of a Winter’s Night”, Yamada meets Nishi in the middle of winter break as a pretext to see her. While he doesn’t confess his feelings, and nor does she, he wrongly thinks the library doesn’t have a “nice” atmosphere, even though it does. They choose between going to the study room where talking, food, and drink are forbidden, and a free space, with Yamada going with the latter.

Otherwise, in the episode, Nishi admits she comes to the library “quite a bit,” which Yamada finds commendable, and admits he can’t study at all, at home, as it is far too distracting. He admits that inviting her there was just a pretext by accident while she admits that she comes there every day, and has finished all her homework. He is shocked, she admits she wanted a pretext as well, and he stops himself from saying they should date, feeling it isn’t a right place. He ends up being quiet during their date-not-date while studying.

There’s another library scene in the episode “New School Term”. Even the description on Crunchyroll indicates this, saying, “Suzuki takes Yamada to the school library, with an ulterior motive in mind. Nishi is happy that Yamada came, but anxious that others might find out about their relationship.” Shenanigans ensue, while Nishi and Taira work as library for their student library duty. At one point, Taira even wants to process the book returns, while Nishi isn’t sure how to handle Yamada there, and Suzuki offers to help Yamada with reshelving books at another point. She also came to see Yamada. Funny enough, no one else comes into the library except them which seems strange (and they comment on this later, saying few people come there anymore), because this is the school library after all! I also like how Taira helps out Nishi and even gives Yamada a book recommendation, showing he is a true friend. I liked how Yamada and Suzuki enjoy reading books in the library, while showing the library duties, like checking in and out books in a way that seems relaxing, making it seems like something you do every day. There is a cute moment where Yamada and Nishi say each other’s full names.

Then there’s the awful news that Crunchyroll removed Black Lagoon, along with other series like Blood Blockade Battlefront and Grimgar, Ashes and Illusions, as has been reported elsewhere, without any warning. I have an account on that streaming service and the history (which shows what anime series I have watched) doesn’t even mention it at all! I mention this here because that series has a library scene as I noted in my post on here on July 2nd, in the episode “The Succession” (s1 ep 20), first saying that in the episode “Yukio is reading a book by Martin Heidegger as shown in the 20th episode (“Succession”) of the classic crime thriller anime Black Lagoon, which is replete with having girls with guns, particularly hothead Chinese-American Revy.” I went into further detail, saying:

…Yukio is reading a book by Martin Heidegger, as she tells her friend Maki, in the school library, calling the book philosophical and “very powerful.” In contrast, Maki says she likes skincare guides and modern horror books, with Yukio saying she remembered Maki saying she liked Anne Rice. They talk a bit more with Yukio saying she sometimes feels like she is caught inside of book worlds, and viewers see some of the library bookshelves. She says she doesn’t like Stephen King and Maki says she thought Yukio would like Edgar Allan Poe. She says she doesn’t like the ones that imagine the night, and she does not like the world as it makes her scared, that it is not romantic at all.

 

There is a second scene in the episode in the reading room where Yukio is thinking about the gang war between the Russian mafia and Japanese yakuza, and does not listen as much to what Maki tells her and decides to not tell her troubles. The reading room is shown briefly in the next episode, but not enough to mention it here. It is worth noting that Heidegger was directly involved with the Nazis from 1933 to 1945, and even banned from teaching after the war until 1949 (when the ban was lifted). He also never expressed remorse for being involved with the Nazis, which is funny because Hannah Arendt, who became known for her political theory against authoritarianism, including Nazism and fascism. I’m not sure why Heidegger was mentioned (in the manga as well), except to possibly indicate that Yukio was intellectual, nihilistic, and his existential philosophy was appealing. At the same time, I seriously doubt she was a Nazi as there was an earlier plot line in the series where the protagonists stole loot from a submarine filled by wannabe Nazis/neo-Nazis and killed a bunch of them, but rather a bit of a mob boss, if I have to guess. At the same time, during his life, Heidegger had intellectual contact with Japanese scholars like racist Hajime Tanabe (who later regretted defending claimed Japanese state and racial superiority) and pro-militarist Shūzō Kuki over the years, influencing his work, according to Reinhard May.

This all comes when I came across recently this video of an anime fan expressing anger it was removed (along with Crunchyroll locking their anime store behind a paywall effectively), along with this video on the fading, yet important, legacy of the series:

A late entry here is the third episode of I Want To Love You Till Your Dying Day. In that episode, Sheena Totsuki goes to the library of her school-of-sorts/orphanage/training institute, to study. She had wanted to go with Mimi Kagari, but she is unable to so because Mimi left to fight enemies. While there she meets her school friends, Lizzy Seiran and Ali Maud who are a couple themselves, and she reveals what Mimi’s guardian (Fran) told her. Later in the episode, however, Mimi reveals her secret to Sheena, shocking her beyond belief. In the scene itself, you see the wonder of the library which is well-used by students, and seems like a place to relax (and study), with wooden tables, and all the books you’d like to read.

There was an additional library scene in the fourth episode of that same series, with flashbacks to Sheena thinking of Mimi, and a new scene of Mimi balancing books on her head, while Sheena is learning about resurrection magic, and is surprised by Airi and Seiran. One of my favorite parts (shown below) is when the bell rings and breaks Mimi’s concentration, annoying her, as she almost trying to show off a bit by balancing books on her head.

Last but least is episode 50 of Detective Conan (also known as Case Closed), “The Library Murder Case” / “The Book Without Pages”.  I have been looking forward to watching this episode for a long time, but I finally got to watch it this month, at long last, an episode which fulfills so many stereotypes when it comes to fictional librarians and libraries. I’ll write a whole post on this, but to give the quick and short version of this, Conan Edogawa, a kid detective (wasn’t always a kid) works with his school friends of sorts to uncover the truth behind the disappearance of a librarian, and soon suspect the library director. They learn that there are fake books in the children’s section where drugs were being stored, and this is why the director murdered that librarian. He even tries to kill all of them too, but they turn all the bookshelves into dominos so they fall on him, allowing the police to come in and arrest him, taking him away, while they find the body (which was on top of an elevator). It’s gory, but also feeds into many stereotypes, which, perhaps, is not at all a surprise for an episode that came out on March 1997. Some even put some parts of the episode as one of the top scariest moments in the series!

Comics recently added to this page

• The Burning Scheme, Issue 4
• Literary Link [issues 1 to 11]
• My Awkward Princess, “|CH 12| Library Hours“
• My Awkward Princess, “|CH 13| Routine“
• My Awkward Princess, “|CH 14| Almost Everyone“
• Pinky Promise, “Episode 15“
• Pinky Promise, “Episode 16“

In the fourth issue of The Burning Scheme, the protagonists, Vera at Sierra Verde Preparatory School, go to the library together, for a group project, with one of them, Calliope, saying the other (Vera) is “pretty.” Vera doesn’t like this closeness and leaves shortly thereafter, to the disappointment of Calliope.

In the episode “CH 12 | Library Hours” of My Awkward Princess, Alice Evelyn and Luna Charlotte do library service together, with Luna annoying Alice, and Luna getting “tamed” by someone else when they give her a lollipop. At one point, Luna catches Alice when she falls, to her annoyance, saying Luna just wanted to touch her, when in reality she just wanted to make sure she wasn’t hurt. And Alice thanks Luna. All this time she is giving instructions to the student vice-president who is relatively incompetent.

Otherwise, in the episode “|CH 13| Routine”, Alice is overworking herself in the library, feeling it will get better the next day and that there cannot be any distractions because the student council depends on her. She feels that she is almost perfect. One day, Luna is with her in the library, believes with Alice believing she should not slow down, and that she has keep working. She pushes it off, despite blood coming out of her nose, saying she isn’t her problem, telling her to stop distracting her, while Luna is deeply worried.

In the episode after this, “|CH 14| Almost Everyone,” Luna goes to the library to read, with Alice asking her why her section of the library isn’t organized yet, and starts bossing her around. Luna finds Alice, who she calls “puppy,” entertaining, and thinks back to when Alice thanked her for catching her, saying that doesn’t happen. Later, in the stairwell, Alice gives her cookies and tells her to show up the next day on time, making Luna blush because Alice gave her sweets (remembering that she likes them), and calls her “dangerous.”

The new version of Literary Link is finally out! That series focuses on libraries at its center, as noted in the series description: “Delinquent Faye Scott just wants to keep her head down and get through her latest sentencing — finish her community service and make it across the graduation stage as unscathed as possible — but her old enemies aren’t letting her go without a fight. However, a certain library volunteer might be the one to show Faye just the kindness she needs to change her life for the better.” I wrote a review about this series a while ago, saying:

Literary Link Review

I was going to add in some issues from Love and be Loved, but I had already added that into a posting I did on recently added titles in April, so I nixed that for this post:

Recently added titles (April 2026)

Lastly, there are two issues of Pinky Promise. In the first of these, the protagonist, Eva, tries to remind the school group to stay on task (picking books for their presentation), as they work together in the school library, and threatens to tell their teacher, Miss Cielo, that they are wasting time. Another classmate tells Hallie that Eva is too serious about school, asking her to convince Eva to not report them. Through it all, Eva is worried about Hallie and the group she is a part of, and when admiring her, she thinks back to a sexy dream she had, leading her to begin blushing. After her fellow classmate believes something may be wrong, Eva denies it, then gets up to find a book. Following this, Hallie gets up to follow Eva.

In the next of those issues, Eva thinks about her reaction and how embarrassing it was, while she starts to look for a book. Hallie comes behind her, startling her, when all she wants is to check in on her. Eva keeps blushing and denying that anything is up, saying she had been different since that morning, after Hallie spent the night at her place. She notices that Eva has been avoiding her, with Eva literally turning her head away, as she stands in front of a library bookshelf. She ends up admitting she can’t look her in the eyes because of a dream she had, where Hallie was touching and kissing her. Even after she says she is embarrassed and shouldn’t have dreamed about it, Hallie teases her about it, saying she is being “naughty,” with Eva saying it is only because she has been teasing her so much lately. Hallie gets close to her and says she is cute every time she teases her, something Eva thinks about later.

Films recently added to this page

None for this month.

Other entries recently added to this page

None for this month. However, there was the recent news that…

• HIDIVE will be streaming The Dangers in My Heart: The Movie on July 14th [English dub]
• The Apothecary Diaries Anime Film’s Trailer Reveals Title, Cast, December 11 Opening

The first of these has libraries as central to the series itself, with library scenes in 16 episodes (“I Was Stolen Away” (s1 ep1), “I Died” (s1 ep 2), “I Want To Hug You” (s1 ep 3), “I Have A Problem” (s1 ep 4), “We Split Up” (s1 ep 5), “I Melted It” (s1 ep 6), “We Swapped Places” (s1 ep 7), “I Had A Dream” (s1 ep 8), “Karta 9: I Hate Yamada” (s1 ep 9), “Bonus Dangers” (s1 OVA), “We’re Searching” (s2 ep 1), “I’m growing up” (s2 ep 2), “Yamada Likes…” (s2 ep 4), “We’re Overflowing” (s2 ep 7), “I Want to Be Closer to Yamada” (s2, ep 10), “I, We, Fell in Love” (s2 ep 13, series finale)), as it is a key meeting place of the male and female protagonists, Kyotaro and Anna Yamada respectfully. As for second series, there’s one library scene I briefly described in a post last year:

In terms of a place of knowledge, consider the 10th episode of the drama/mystery/romance entitled The Apothecary Diaries. In the latter half of the show’s 10th episode, entitled “Honey,” Gaoshun, an assistant of Jinshi, tells Maomao that he will search the court library for information about past events in the rear palace. Later, an assistant behind the information desk helps him. He finds a relevant book and he gives it to Maomao. In it, she learns about events in the past, and that a baby was delivered by Doctor Luomen (her dad!), moving this story in an interesting direction!

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3rd Anime Season For The Dangers in My Heart

https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/3rd-anime-season-for-the-dangers-in-my-heart-03-16-26/

📰 The Dangers in My Heart: Deluxe Edition Release Announced by Dark Horse

Dark Horse announces a deluxe edition of 'The Dangers in My Heart' set to drop this September, bringing new insights into the world of Danwitchi no Kai. Get ready to dive deeper!

🔗 https://animenewsdaily.us/the-dangers-in-my-heart-deluxe-edition-release-announced-by-dark-horse/

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📰 Houston Premiere Recap: 'The Dangers in My Heart: The Movie' Dub Debut

The Dangers in My Heart" movie premieres in Houston with a star-studded cast and heartfelt thanks to fans for embracing both subs & dubs alike.

🔗 https://andaily.us/5S5kP

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📰 Voice Actor Announces Role in 'The Dangers of My Heart: The Movie'

Voice actor reveals role as Ao in 'The Dangers of My Heart: The Movie', bringing Primary COLOR's guitarist to life with their voice. Excited for this new project!

🔗 https://andaily.us/LpZRx

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📰 English Dub of 'The Dangers In My Heart' Movie Premieres in Theaters – Voice Cast & Ticket Information

The English dub of 'The Dangers In My Heart' movie is now playing in select theaters! Voice cast members include Kyotaro Ichikawa & Anna Yamada.

🔗 https://andaily.us/bqEaF

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📰 The Dangers in My Heart Movie: Now Playing in Theaters!

The Dangers in My Heart" finally hits the big screen with its English dub, bringing Anna & Kyoutarou's story to life - don't miss it!

🔗 https://andaily.us/QjuqU

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📰 Witness Shun Horie and Hina Youmiya Shine in The Dangers in My Heart Movie!

Shun Horie and Hina Youmiya shine as Kyoutarou and Anna in "The Dangers in My Heart Movie". Catch them on screen now - don't forget to take a selfie at your screening and tag us for a chance to be featured!

🔗 https://andaily.us/MmHN8

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#TheDangersinMyHeart: The Movie #Anime Review http://dlvr.it/TR03qX

#TheDangersinMyHeart: The Movie #Anime Review http://dlvr.it/TR02VZ

📰 The Dangers in My Heart Movie: Subtitled and Dubbed Release Dates Revealed

The Dangers in My Heart" finally hits the big screen, bringing its captivating story to life through both subtitled and dubbed versions on Feb 16 & 18 respectively. Don't miss out on this unforgettable cinematic adventure!

🔗 https://andaily.us/tHVcI

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📰 The Dangers in My Heart Movie: Voice Actors Share Excitement & Release Details

Voice actor duo Shun Horie & Hina Youmiya share excitement about The Dangers in My Heart's theatrical release with subtitles & dubs on separate dates - mark those calendars for the thrilling anime adaptation of this popular series.

🔗 https://andaily.us/690kC

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Finally getting around to binging The Dangers In My Heart and omg Anna likes him so much ffffffffffff it's so adorable I can't even with this show

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📰 Voice Actors Promote 'The Dangers in My Heart' Movie - Get Your Tickets Now!

Join voice actors Kyoutarou Ichikawa & Anna Yamada as they celebrate 'The Dangers in My Heart' movie release, coming to theaters Feb 16 with subtitles & dubbed version Feb 18 - get tickets now!

🔗 https://andaily.us/lSfPY

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HIDIVE Streams ‘#TheDangersinMyHeart’ #Anime Compilation Film Cast Message http://dlvr.it/TQpVZq

HIDIVE Streams ‘#TheDangersinMyHeart’ #Anime Compilation Film Cast Message http://dlvr.it/TQmFjK

📰 The Dangers in My Heart Movie: Cast Message & Theatrical Release Dates

The Dangers in My Heart" cast shares heartfelt message with fans, expressing gratitude & excitement for the film's theatrical release, coming soon to select theaters.

🔗 https://andaily.us/yvIsh

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‘#TheDangersinMyHeart’ #Anime Compilation Film Sets Running Time http://dlvr.it/TQcqnf

Konnichiwa! revela de una vez la fecha de estreno de la película de #BokunoKokoronoYabaiYatsu (#TheDangersinMyHeart) en #Mexico :3. https://universo-nintendo.com.mx/2026/01/23/boku-no-kokoro-no-yabai-yatsu-pelicula-fecha-estreno-mexico/

‘#TheDangersinMyHeart: The Movie’ Hits U.S. Theaters on February 16 & 18 Coinciding with Japanese Release http://dlvr.it/TQSfD3

‘#TheDangersinMyHeart’ #Anime Compilation Film Expands Cast As Manga Sets Final Volume http://dlvr.it/TQDpTQ

‘#TheDangersinMyHeart’ #Anime Compilation Film Debuts New Trailer & Visual http://dlvr.it/TPYw28

Si querías ver la película de #BokunoKokoronoYabaiYatsu (alias #TheDangersinMyHeart) en #Mexico y otros países bien podrás hacerlo :3. https://universo-nintendo.com.mx/2025/11/10/boku-no-kokoro-no-yabai-yatsu-pelicula-mexico/

‘#TheDangersinMyHeart’ #Anime Compilation Feature Film Sets Expanded Worldwide Release http://dlvr.it/TPBWmm

https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/the-dangers-in-my-heart-movie-psa-11-10-25/

Anime News Network reports that “The Dangers in My Heart: The Movie, the compilation film of the television anime … will get a theatrical elease in the United States, Germany, Italy, France, Mexico, Chile, Peru, and additional Central American territories, among more areas.” The film will debut in Japan on February 13, 2026. The TV anime has featured in several New Leaf Journal articles. I published a short Leaflet post on the height difference between the main duo after watching the first episode of the first of two seasons. I wrote a mixed review of the first season (prompted by the announcement of a second season) followed by a glowing review of the second. While the first season only merited a small note in my 2023 Anime Review article, I selected the second season as my 2024 TV Anime Series of the Year (it also cleaned up in my 2024 TV anime category awards and, where available, in my picks based on Crunchyroll’s slate). The ending of season 2 was, as I noted in these pages, quite saccharine.

I call this short article a “PSA” in the spirt of my 2024 article on the availability of the Sound! Euphonium movies for free streaming (I previewed that Sound! Euphonium would feature in my 2024 anime review and it was in the end one of the three articles in the mix for my anime of the year pick). Of course, I never watched the Euphonium compilation movies (I did however watch the two movies that did not merely recap the anime), and I was initially inclined to say that I would not watch the Dangers movie, but Anime News Network does promise that “it will also depict the story of Kyōtarō and Anna after the series finale” (I hope that does not mean there will not be a third TV season). But if and when I get around to it, it will not be at a movie theater. I last went to a movie theater to watch the Hopkins-Jones II fight on April 3, 2010, and if that streak is to end, it will not be for the Dangers comilation movie (maybe HiDive will pick it up).

#anime #anime2023 #anime2024 #anime2026 #theDangersInMyHeart

Reviewing Teaser Trailers for Angel Next Door Season 2

https://thenewleafjournal.com/reviewing-teaser-trailers-for-angel-next-door-season-2/

First Volume Spotlight: ‘#TheDangersinMyHeart’ Manga Spinoff ‘Love Comedy ga Hajimaranai’ By Haika Nanasaka http://dlvr.it/TNkZNg

#Anime Limited Solicits 1st ‘#TheDangersinMyHeart’ Anime UK Blu-ray Release http://dlvr.it/TNNqgL

Hulu Schedules Debuts Both ‘#TheDangersinMyHeart’ #Anime Seasons Bilingual Streaming http://dlvr.it/TMTrV4

#AvexPictures Schedules ‘#TheDangersinMyHeart’ 2-Season Blu-ray Box Set http://dlvr.it/TM9NzS

Hulu Schedules Both ‘#TheDangersinMyHeart’ #Anime Season Bilingual Streaming http://dlvr.it/TM3nMH

‘#TheDangersinMyHeart’ #Anime Compilation Feature Film Sets February 2026 Debut http://dlvr.it/TLgbCR

‘#TheDangersinMyHeart’ Manga Spinoff By Haika Nanasaka Announced http://dlvr.it/TLCnQB

#Anime Limited Acquires Both Seasons Of ‘#TheDangersinMyHeart’ Anime For UK Blu-ray Release http://dlvr.it/TKzwGM

2024 TV Anime Category Awards

https://thenewleafjournal.com/2024-tv-anime-category-awards/

Handing out specific category awards for the best anime of 2024.

I rank what I think are the six best TV anime of 2024 along with 15 notables and honorable mentions.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/the-best-anime-of-2024/

https://www.wacoca.com/anime/1733680/ The Emotional Rollercoaster of ‘Dangers in My Heart’ Season 1 EP-2 #anime #thedangersinmyheart #2024Winter #僕の心のヤバイやつ第2期

‘#TheDangersinMyHeart’ #Anime Getting Feature Film http://dlvr.it/TDpbMl

Love, learning, and all the rest: Fictional libraries in “Fruits Basket” and beyond

Before watching Fruits Basket, an anime which mixes the romantic comedy, slice-of-life, and supernatural genres, I knew there was a librarian character (voiced by Sayumi Watabe). I was not aware, however, that libraries would have an important role in the series, at least in a few episodes. In this post, I’ll examine the scenes in Fruits Basket, and connect it to other posts on this blog.

In the third episode of Fruits Basket, a schoolgirl confesses to Yuki Soma (voiced by Nobunaga Shimazaki) in the library and he pushes her off. She is disappointed, saying he is closed off to most people and asks why he can’t let her in. The truth is that if women hug him, then he turns into an animal, a rat to be specific. The schoolgirl, understandably runs off, sad and likely crying, leaving him standing in the library. As it turns out, Tohru Honda (voiced by Manaka Iwami ), who is living at his house, tells him later that she is happy that he let her in, making him happy. The impact of this library scene is a strong one, even though the scene is pretty short.

In some ways, I can relate this to a few issues of the romantic slice-of-life webcomic, Literary Link. The protagonist, Faye, gets a community service job at the local public library’s literary club, due to a fighter in school, and meets a girl named Atlas. As would be expected, Faye falls in love with Atlas, after she teases her a bit, and agrees to keep volunteering at the literary club. Although Atlas isn’t sure if Faye will return, she does, making her happy, especially when she brings cupcakes, and Atlas bandages Faye up from an earlier fight. [1]

Literary Link and Fruits Basket are relatively different from other depictions of romance within libraries that I’ve noted on this blog. In The Truman Show (1998) and Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008), which I wrote about in the early days of this blog, the libraries play a big role in the stories of each film. In the first film, it is pivotal moment for Truman Burbank, as he meets the woman he loves, Sylvia, and runs out from the library with her to a secluded beach. In the second film, Harold remembers how he met his ex-girlfriend, Vanessa, in the library. Both of them, in line with the fact the film is a stoner comedy, smoke pot in the library, even though it isn’t allowed.

There are many other examples of love, and romance, within libraries, whether Luz’s crush on Amity (which is later canonized) in The Owl House, Sophia beginning to confess her love to Catarina in My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!, an almost-kiss between Shizuma and Nagisa in the Strawberry Panic! episode “Etoile”, and Fumi and Sugimoto kissing in an episode of Whispered Words (“Adolescence is Beautiful”). There are other instances of love being expressed inside of library walls, including a bun-wearing librarian shushing male students who are expressing their romance in the library.

The second time that libraries appear in the series is a short scene at the end of the fourth episode, when Tohru checks out books from the library about vegetable gardens and martial arts, so she can learn about what Yuki and Kyo like and dislike. She hopes to find “hidden sides” of them. Not long after, she ends up dropping these books, dramatically, when she learns that her Grandpa’s place is now ready for her to move back in. As it turns out, she doesn’t want to go back, but she decides she has to, although she is later saved by Yuki and Kyo in the following episode. This library scene has the first librarian character in the series, the aforementioned librarian voiced by Sayumi Watabe. This librarian is a student library worker. She checks out the books for Tohru.

Such librarians are not unique in anime. I mentioned many of them in my post back in April, including one protagonist, Haruki, in the striking and moving anime film, I Want to Eat Your Pancreas. He ends up helping another protagonist, Sakura Yamauchi, who’s disabled and uses a wheelchair. He becomes her good friend and later her love interest. She works in the library alongside him. This example differs from school-age student librarians, library workers to be precise, who are almost exclusively female, shown in various series. [2]

Some of the more prominent and recurring student librarians include Hisami Hishishii in multiple episodes of R.O.D. the TV, protagonist Hanamaru Kunikida in Love Live! Sunshine!!, Yamada and Kosuda in B Gata H Kei, Azusa Aoi in Whispered Words, Fumi Manjōme in Aoi Hana / Sweet Blue Flowers, Fumio Murakumi in Girl Friend Beta, Himeko Agari in Komi Can’t Communicate, Chiyo Tsukudate in Strawberry Panic!, Sumireko Sanshokunin a.k.a. “Pansy” in Oresuki, and Anne and Grea in Manaria Friends. Of these characters, they are often said to be quiet, shy, hardworking, diligent, lonely, sweet, socially awkward, or introverted. There are exceptions like the lustful and flirtatious Yamada, or Pansy who has strong charisma and observation skills. Many also have yuri subtext integral to their characters either directly or indirectly. [3]

A unique character is Rin Shima in Laid Back-Camp. She fits with the overall theme of iyashikei, a genre of anime which is “healing,” shying away from romance or action in favor of “meaningful connections with family and friends, and finding joy in the minutiae of life,” as Marley Crusch of Polygon put it. Shima is further described by Crusch as a girl who enjoys camping, quiet, reserved personality, and an introvert, although she becomes better at talking with others by the time of the 2nd season. [4]

This differs from more professional, yet unvoiced, ones in episodes of Akebi’s Sailor Uniform, Kin-iro Mosaic, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Maria Watches Over Us, Is the Order a Rabbit, Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible, and The Dangers in My Heart. Kanina Shizuka in Maria Watches Over Us, is another example, but she is a supporting character. This connects to what I wrote in August, noting that within workplaces, there are unspoken/spoken “common standards of professional appearance” which penalize those with “tattoos and piercings, connecting with societally-sanctioned standards of appearance, which can be harsher on women.

In anime, all the characters, with stated or presumed professional credentials, in this post would be called librarians and assistant librarians, according to the landmark Library Act in Japan. In any case, one must continually be critical of what Fobazi Ettarh has defined as vocational awe, a set of values, ideas, and assumptions that “librarians have about themselves and the profession that result in beliefs that libraries…are inherently good…sacred, and…beyond critique.” With that, my post comes to a close. Until next week, where my post will examine the profound lack of libraries in Tom Gauld’s Revenge of the Librarians and stronger fictional depictions.

© 2023-2024 Burkely Hermann. All rights reserved.

Notes

[1] “Literary Club” [Issue 1]; Literary Link, May 6, 2023; “What’s her name?” [Issue 2], Literary Link, May 12, 2023; “Ethically Questionable” [Issue 3], Literary Link, May 27, 2023; “Careful with your face” [Issue 4], Literary Link, Jun. 10, 2023; “Overthinking” [Issue 5], Literary Link, Jun. 24, 2023.

[2] I’m referring to, in part, Nagisa Yasaka in My Roommate is a Cat, Nagisa Yasaka (episode: “Ones Who Can’t Be Controlled” and “What Connects Us”), Aoi Uribe in Myself ; Yourself (episode “The Important Melody”), Hasegawa Sumika in Bernard-jou Iwaku a.k.a. Miss Bernard said, Kamiya in Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie (episode: “Cultural Festival I”), Sumireko Sanshokunin a.k.a. “Pansy” in Oresuki, Anne and Grea in Manaria Friends,  and Female Student B (librarian) in Azumanga Daioh (episode 19 segment “Springtime of Life”).

[3] “Hisami Hishiishii,” Read or Die Wiki, accessed Jul. 4, 2023; “Hanamaru Kunikida,” Love Live Wiki, accessed Jul. 4, 2023; “Yamada,” B Gata H Kei Wiki, accessed Jul. 4, 2023; “Fumio Murakumi,” Yuri Wiki, accessed Jul. 4, 2023; “Agari Himeko,” Komi-San Wiki, accessed Jul. 4, 2023; “Chiyo Tsukudate,” Strawberry Panic! Wiki, accessed Jul. 4, 2023; “Sumireko Sanshokunin,” Oresuki Wiki, accessed Jul. 4, 2023; “Grea,” Yuri Wiki, accessed Jul. 4, 2023; “Anne (Rage of Bagamut),” Yuri Wiki, accessed Jul. 4, 2023.

[4] “Rin Shima,” Yuru Camp Wiki, accessed Jul. 4, 2023.

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Today's #AniAnimal are these Nara deer from "The Dangers in My Heart Season 2".

今日の #アニアニマル は『僕の心のヤバイやつ 第2期』の奈良の鹿です。

More info and other AniAnimals at: https://www.anianimals.moe/scene/8wLWXpDqP1JnmFRl-2KmWNC/

#Anime #AnimeDeer #BokuYaba #TheDangersInMyHeart #アニメ #アニメ鹿 #僕の心のヤバイやつ #僕ヤバ

PSA: Sound! Euphonium Movies On Tubi TV

I invite readers to catch up on the Sound! Euphonium anime series for free on Tubi TV before I cover the third and final TV season in my 2024 anime review at the end of the year.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/psa-sound-euphonium-movies-on-tubi-tv/

#2024Anime #ASignOfAffection #KimiNiTodoke #SoundEuphonium #TheDangersInMyHeart

#HIDIVE Firms Up Details Of ‘#TheDangersinMyHeart’ #Anime 2nd Season English Dub Premiere http://dlvr.it/T8BBB4

The Dangers in My Heart S2 Anime Review

https://thenewleafjournal.com/the-dangers-in-my-heart-s2-anime-review/

While the first season of The Dangers in My Heart missed my 2023 top-six list, the second season proved to be the first genuine anime of the year candidate for 2024.

This seems about as quintessential an Anna Yamada moment as they come. #anime #TheDangersInMyHeart

For a show with such an uneasy, awkward beginning, *The Dangers In My Heart* really turned into something else with a great journey of development and an incredibly sweet ending. 🥹 #anime #TheDangersInMyHeart

Today's #AnimeKnockoff is abidas, an Adidas knockoff from "The Dangers in My Heart Season 2".

#Anime #BokuYaba #TheDangersInMyHeart #AnimeBrand #AnimeAdidas

It doesn't matter, but why did they make Shou's mother have such an over-the-top appearance? #anime #TheDangersInMyHeart

This is the face of a girl who is ready to throw down for her man.

...also, those puffy cheeks make her look like Kirby. #TheDangersInMyHeart

https://www.wacoca.com/anime/1553708/ Yamada gets Stuck ~ The Dangers In My Heart S2 Ep 11 僕の心のヤバイやつ #2023Spring #BokuNoKokoroNoYabaiYatsu #Comedy #Episode11 #funny #ichikawa #Romance #Season2 #SportsFestival #stuck #TheDangersInMyHeart #thicc #Yamada #僕の心のヤバイやつ

Finished my anime for the week. The different relationship dynamics in *A Sign of Affection* appear to be shifting, and our pairing in *The Dangers In My Heart* keep getting closer though I wanna tell Kyoutarou to stop talking and just embrace Anna. :blobugh: #anime #ASignOfAffection #TheDangersInMyHeart

Okay, tell the truth--when you first started watching #TheDangersInMyHeart, did you seriously think that Kyotaro would turn into a character you just can't help but root for? Did you seriously think that the cringe lord dork from S1 Ep1 would turn into a Love Struck Dork?

22nd ‘#TheDangersinMyHeart’ #Anime Episode Previewed http://dlvr.it/T3pSTd

Anime eyes vs contact lens size in BokuYaba is quite funny. No way is that tiny thing gonna stay in place on her eyes.

#TheDangersInMyHeart #BokuYaba #BokuNoKokoroNoYabaiYatsu #anime

I caught up on all the winter series I decided to follow as simulcasts. Below are my (mostly) one-sentence impressions thus far. I publish a year-end top six anime series list annually over at The New Leaf Journal, so I will note which series I view as potential candidates for 2024 based on how they compare to one another and also to series that have made my top-six in previous years.

• 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy: It is much better than the ridiculous (somewhat misleading) title and it has had some good episodes, but cracks started to show in the writing and setting with the introduction of a certain sibling.
• A Sign of Affection (thru 8): This is a solid effort all around and one of the better shoujo series I have seen in recent years — it should be a solid year-end top-six candidate with a good finish. (Note: I may be somewhat biased due to its exemplary attention to hair color detail.)
• Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki-kun: 2nd Stage (thru 8): This has erred on the disappointing side with its odd pacing and sometimes-shaky writing, but it has had its moments — episode 8 was its best episode of the first 8 and delivered what should stand as one of the better moments in 2024 anime.
• BUCCHIGIRL?! (thru 6.5): A trashy delinquent comedy that feels like it is from a different era and stays watchable by not forgetting what it is.
• Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End (thru 24): It has had some genuinely excellent moments and seems like a near-lock for best aesthetics of 2024, but episodes 18-24 have been shaky (read: boring and very uncomfortable depicting action) to put it generously. It is still a likely top-six prospect but any chance it had to be in the series of the year mix have gone by the first class mage exam wayside.
• Metallic Rouge (thru 7): It’s a convoluted mess but I’ll watch to the end for some unknown reason.
• The Apothecary Diaries (thru 20): Its generally strong start has been underminded by its unsatisfying mysteries (a problem for a mystery show) and its passion for using Maomao’s (or Xiaomao’s) long, winding monologues to advance the plot.
• The Dangers in My Heart (thru 7): The class of the season and the only anime of the year caliber show of the winter bunch.  I expected it to improve over last year’s season one, but not go go from borderline-top six candidate (it missed my 2023 top-six list but would have made 2022) to potential series of the year.
• Sengoku Youko (thru 7): This is admittedly not my cup of tea but it built up to an excellent episode 7 and has done enough to keep me around so far.
• Shangri-La Frontier (thru 20): I respect this series for turning the sort of dumb premise that usually makes me run for the hills into a genuinely fun, excellently-animated show that makes for a good watch on Sundays.
• The Demon Prince of Momochi House (thru 8): I am in a strange place with Momochi where I find it slightly boring but also find myself looking forward to it. So long as the ambulatory daikon (I thought it was a turnip, but it is a raddish) keeps appearing every episode, we have an unexpected borderline top-six candidate with a solid finish.
• Urusei Yatsura [S3] (thru 9): There’s an animation cut toward the end of the new OP that is about as pretty as anything you will see in anime (AS FOR THE ACTUAL SEASON THEY STILL YELL ALL THEIR LINES SO IT IS STILL VERY MUCH URUSEI YELLSURA).

All in all, winter 2024 has been solid and certainly better than winter 2023, which ultimately yielded no top-six entries in my final 2023 ranking. Dangers in My Heart is a genuine series of the year caliber production through 7 episodes and despite its dull mage exam arc, Frieren is still a strong more-likely-than-not year-end top six candidate. Sign of Affection and Momochi both have top-six ambitions.  I’m still not entirely persuaded by Sengoku Youko, but it is long enough that it may be a good prospect for 2024 if it keeps improving. Tomozaki, 7th Time Loop, and Apothecary Diaries are outside candidates for top-six contention but they would need much stronger finishes than what the episodes which have aired thus far suggest they are capable of.

https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/2024-winter-anime-midseason-impressions/

#aSignOfAffection #anime #anime2024 #bottomTierCharacterTomozaki #theDangersInMyHeart #theDemonPrinceOfMomochiHouse

Cooking? Let's see. How about Kyoutarou's sister making takoyaki. #anime #AniMangaFoundIt #TheDangersInMyHeart

Given Anna's father's appearance this almost feels like a family having a fun moment more than what it actually is. #anime #TheDangersInMyHeart

Dress? How about this adorable younger Anna from The Dangers In My Heart. Guess she really liked food as a kid too. #AniMangaFoundIt #anime #TheDangersInMyHeart

Anime is full of offbrand clones of real world brands like Wc Donalds. Here's #abidas in The Dangers in my Heart:

#anime #BokuNoKokoroNoYabaiYatsu #TheDangersInMyHeart