"The Library Freedom Act 1." "The library is free to collect materials 2." "The library is free to circulate materials 3." "The library guarantees the privacy of its patrons 4." "The library can oppose improper censorship" "When an incursion into a library occurs, we are charged with its protection until the bitter end." "We protect the books and freedom of the people." "For nations that destroy their books, will eventually destroy their people." "Excuse me, I'd like to check these out." "Yes, ma'am." "Regarding the Media Improvement Act, which aims to restrict pornographic, violent and discrimatory depictions, the Tokyo Assembly convened the General Committee and heard various positions supporting and opposing the Act." "Regarding this Act, and it's impact on society, simply put, it is an infringement on our free speech." "The use of foul language, has huge negative impacts, that reach all the way to our youth." "There is a danger in this Act leading to an oppression of thought, so we should not enact this into law." "I think that this is what has been demanded, for the government to go in this direction." "If I was to be more specific," "I am talking about censorship." "This sort of thing, well, according to the Media Improvement Act," "However, I think we need the freedom to read." "Well, I think the government needs to take it under consideration" "Citizens, do not be alarmed." "To allow us to determine what print media is allowable, the viewing of books and media deemed harmful..." "The classification of media is an immediate priority and I think it is necessary to once again consider the Media Improvement Act." "The new era will be known as "Seika"" "1989:" "First Year of Seika Era Media Improvement Act goes into effect" "I am currently at a bookstore that has censored the books according to the Media Improvement Act." "Please take a look at this shelf." "This entire section has been censored." "Please look at this." "Books that have been censored under the designation of harmful media are being incinerated here." "We are from the MBC." "(Media Betterment Committee)" "From here on, this bookstore is under censorship." " Drop it!" " No!" "The free flow of commerce in itself doesn't exist anymore." "It's really causing serious damage." "According to the MBC, they are stepping up the intensity" "Up til now, more than 65,200 titles, both online and in print, are designated as harmful media..." "Using taxes, the ruling party is forcing the law through..." "That's not the point, the measure was adopted based on a majority being in favor." "After implementation, militarization continued through the arming of the MBC" "What are you hiding?" "This is a censored book." "As for the rollout of ebooks, they are being halted one after another." "Escalating prices and purchases..." "It's just pictures!" "What are you doing?" "!" "?" "Let go!" "You want to go to the police for shoplifting?" "Go ahead, call the police!" "I'll go to the police, but this book is coming with me!" "Shut up!" "Let go!" "2004:" "Year 16 of Seika Era The LDF is formed to oppose censorship" "Kanto LDF!" "(Library Defense Force)" "We declared libraries as the place to gather materials to allow freedom of access to books." "Please explain why you want to join." "I want to protect the books." "Just like that man..." "The Library Freedom Act" "Good morning" "Good morning, ma'am" "Starring Okada Junichi" "Eikura Nana" "Tanaka Kei and Fukushi Sota" " Morning" " Morning" " This please" " Got it" " Morning" " Morning" "Based on the series by Arikawa Hiro" "Produced by Tsujimoto Tamako" "Unit, attention!" "Attention" "Present Arms" "Directed by Sato Shinsuke" "2019:" "Year 31 of Seika Era" "Musashino Library #1, Tokyo (Kanto Library Base)" "Please return them by May 30th" " Thank you" " Of course" "Next, please" " I'd like these" " Certainly" "Tezuka, Kasahara..." "last lap!" "Who said you could lay down?" "Give me 100 push-ups!" "Tezuka..." "Got it" "Do push-ups!" "1, 2" "1... 2... 3... 4..." "Kasahara, what are you doing?" "You must really like push-ups 7... 8..." "That stupid instructor!" "Of course you fall down at the end, but that's not the plan!" "To me, he's not so bad, and he gets extra points for being Task Force." "Absolutely, positively not!" "A bad personality and not a bit pleasant." "Kasahara..." "Not only that, but he's a shrimp, I wouldn't even dream of it!" "I tried to stop you..." "What?" "If you are going to bash your superior, you may want to pick a better place." "Kasahara, your voice is a bit loud." "Um, well, just now..." "I'm not with her," "I'm a huge fan of yours!" "Backstabber..." ""The Library Freedom Act"" "Enacted based on Section 4 of the Library Law," "Libraries were the sole institutions with the legal basis to oppose censorship." "But after this, the Hino Library incident, aka the "Hino Nightmare", occurred." "20 years ago, a group supporting the Media Improvement Act, attacked a library without warning." "12 employees, including Director Inamine, were killed." "The real culprits were never found and we're still not sure who they are to this day." "In addition, this incident was the key to the formation of the LDF." "The militarization has continued and brought us to the current times." "He scared me..." "At the same time, the MBC, armed with machine guns, has intensified their censorship over the past 30 years." "Occasionally, it led to big skirmishes." "What is the basis of the LDF's methods?" "Anyone?" " Sir" " Tezuka" "It is nonaggressive defense." "Focusing on a warning shot to avoid any unnecessary bloodshed." "Exactly." "The use of weapons by the LDF is limited to within the grounds of a Library." "We don't fight just to fight, we fight in order to defend." "Remember this." "Regarding the personnel, the team composition is absolutely right." "Your definition of "right" is a bit boring." "It shouldn't be exciting, right?" " Point!" " Commander..." "Next!" "Point!" "Next!" "Point!" "Point!" "Who's next?" "!" "?" "Not me, not me!" "We have a field trip today." "I guess there's no choice..." "I will be your opponent." "You don't have the skill." "What about me?" "It's me!" "You both want to be thrown around?" "Hey!" "What are you doing?" "Kasahara, you'll spar with me." "What?" "You can pin her?" "You guys are too nice." "I'll show you how to handle a woman." "What?" "Begin!" "Are you sure you're ok?" "After all, you're much shorter..." "Can you even reach my collar?" "Point!" "You may be taller than me, but you're not very bright." "During training, you must worship the mat." "Dojo!" "Impressive..." "What was that about worshipping the mat?" "No rules, huh?" "My arm!" "Nomura!" "Count to 30." "Yes, sir!" "1, 2, 3, 4..." "I heard you dropkicked Dojo?" "In the history of the LDF, there's never been a recruit like you." "You picked a fight with Dojo..." "He started it!" "He hates me!" "In Tokyo's Suginami District, a 17 year old youth was arrested as the suspect in the serial murders of a number of young women." "In a search of the young man's residence, a blunt object thought to be the murder weapon and a number of offensive horror novels were found." "The majority of them are categorized as harmful materials according to the Media Act." "Of course, they are going to blame it on the books." ""It's the books' fault" "Movies lead to crime"" "That way, you'll never feel at ease..." "Are you listening?" "Huh?" "What?" "Everyday you just sit and stare, that's why you're still a virgin." "That's the reason?" "You need to remember your prince's face clearly." "I just remember the feel of his hand." "His hand on my head was so gentle." "If that's all you've got, you'll never find him." "Just at the Kanto Library Base, there are almost 3000 people." "It's okay even if I don't find him." "What?" "Wasn't that the whole reason you joined the LDF?" "If I work hard everyday, someday, by fate, the time will come that I meet him." "You believe in fate..." "Yeah" "Sometimes, you're... you're so cute I could eat you up!" "Here I go, I'm digging in!" "Hey, wait a second!" "Ah, it looks so good" "I'm eating the strawberry!" "As of June 25th in the Year 31 of the Seika Era (2019)" "Library Clerks 1st Class Iku Kasahara and Hikaru Tezuka are now members of the LDF and are ordered to duty in the Library Task Force." "I am your commander, Captain Genda." "Welcome to the unit." "You two and Komaki will be assigned to a newly formed squad under Dojo." "What?" "This unit is the dream of all 30,000 members of this nation's LDF and you are the first woman ever!" "Something wrong?" "!" "?" "No, this is a great honor!" "In other words, the problem is me?" "I feel the same way about you." "Get used to it." "Listen carefully, don't get full of yourselves..." "The training for the Task Force involves all sorts of activities while carrying an 8 pound rifle, all of the ammunition, a flak vest, all together about 22 pounds worth of gear." "Kasahara, you're too slow!" "Speed it up!" "What are you doing, Kasahara?" "Go, Tezuka!" "Kasahara!" "Hurry up!" " 6!" " 6!" " 7!" " 7!" " 8!" " 8!" " 9!" " 9!" " 10!" " 10!" " 11!" " 11!" " 12!" " 12!" "12!" "12!" "12!" " 12!" " All together!" " 13!" " 13!" "Managing the library is also an important duty of the Task Force." "Many of the censored publications are stored in the underground archives." "When a request is made from upstairs, it must be located from among the collection of 9 million volumes." "A detailed knowledge of the operations floor is necessary." "Mountain training involves a 25 mile ruck march with 65 pounds of equipment, and setting up a one-man tent in the field." "Halt!" "Squad leaders..." " Sorry" " Sorry" "Kasahara on rappel!" "Get in position!" "In position!" " Clear below!" " Clear below!" " On rappel!" " On rappel!" "Wow, she's good!" "Kasahara complete!" "Good job" "She's doing well." "She's a monkey." " You've never done this?" " Is it really the first time?" " Safety good!" " Rifle clear!" "One hit for 3 points, nothing else." "What?" "!" "?" "All of them center mass, good job!" "What, all of them?" "Good job!" "It doesn't really matter." "Combined with your score, no matter what, we lose to the other squads." "You're useless..." "Excuse me," "I'd like to speak to someone in charge." "I'm sorry, and you are?" "The President of the PTA." "Just a moment, please." "The PTA?" "What is it this time?" ""The distribution of all horror novels is prohibited"" "All of them..." "That's a little overboard, isn't it?" "That serial killer, he's become propaganda for the MBC." "Because of this problem, the next event in the library will be "The History of Censorship"" "That's still secret." "How exciting!" "Anyway, if you really think about it, censorship is asinine." "Ah, there are plans for an exhibition of the Prince book series." "That's right, I can't wait!" "Are you going?" "Certainly!" "Are you getting the hang of the archives?" "I'm doing my best." "You're not really suited for it, huh?" "If you're not part of the Task Force, that'll be the end..." "My condolences" "I know!" "That Tezuka..." "He said he couldn't stand me" "But, since it's true I can't do anything right..." "I didn't have a comeback" "Actually, I heard that Tezuka is the son of the Library Association Chairman" "No way!" "By the way, how do you always know this stuff?" "It's just my hobby" "Tezuka is from the upper class, so someone like you in the same Task Force would be more than he could handle, for sure." "Anyway, you'll just have to make the best of it" "That's the way to have a happy work environment in Dojo's squad" " Be on guard!" " Ouch..." "Thanks to all the push-ups, I am sleep deprived" "If you are awake enough to be sarcastic, you can do squats too" "What?" "Hey, stop that!" "I caught him in the act" "Look out!" "If he's still free, you haven't caught him" "When are you going to quit treating this like a game?" "!" "I'm so sorry" "I really didn't..." "I didn't understand why you were so angry with me every day." "Training is not a game" "Reaching the goal is not the end." "I was not fully invested" "It was the same just now" "If he had defeated me, it would have meant my end" "In actual combat..." "I am useless" "That's enough" "It's my fault, I'm sorry" "You're not cut out for this job" "Pack up your things and go home to Ibaraki" "I'm not quitting!" "I..." "I want to be just like that LDF member that saved me when I was in high school" "So there's no way I'm quitting" "There's no place for someone like him in the LDF" "He's not someone to look up to" "I was against your recruitment and all the rest of them, too" "Genda" "Hey" "You came?" "It's been awhile I'm "New Society" magazine's" "Ms. Orikuchi, right?" "You covered a story for us once" "That's right" "I always read your pieces" "New Society has given life to the lost art of journalism" "Thanks to you, we eke out a living" "He hasn't regained consciousness" "He hoped to hold out as long as possible in order to protect the Odawara Library of History" "That's where Mr. Nobeyama continued to protect the evidence of injustices from when the Media Act was enacted" "If he dies..." "Odawara will become a battlefield." "Kasahara!" "What are you doing?" "!" "Hold this" "The peg needs to be..." "I can't hear!" "The peg needs to be..." "What?" "The rope should..." "The rope should..." "The peg needs to be at a 90 degree angle to the rope!" "Or it won't hold up under strong winds!" "Sorry" "Try to remember the things I taught you!" "Your character shows in your shooting, too" "Shooting?" "You look at the target closely until the end" "Look at me for instance" "Umm..." " Oh no!" " What?" "It's wet..." "It's wet..." "It got wet" "What?" "What is it?" "It's my good luck charm" "Wipe yourself off first!" "What's the story?" "What?" "That book" "Oh" "It's a fairy tale" "A story about a journey with friends" "This one is the last in a series" "I waited forever for it" "But when it was finally released, it was on the censored list" "The hero cuts off the dragon's head with his sword" "They said it was too cruel" "But, my biggest complaint is that as kids finish elementary school, if they can't keep up, it is viewed as their own problem" "The motto of education these days is to just go with the flow" "I don't like that everyone is taught to think" "I know, right?" "!" "Usually, the characters don't take a stand and aren't the least bit interesting" "If you are a hero of the people, you end up fighting, if it's a stubborn old man, you don't continue with the story," "You're smiling..." "Huh?" "Amazing!" "It's the first time I've seen it" "Hey, don't stop!" "It feels good to smile" "Five years ago, this was the book that he saved for me" "That LDF member... he seemed like an ally of justice" "He took it back from the MBF as a "sanctioned book"" "and said "Thanks to you, this book wasn't destroyed"" "I was proud of saving this book" "The right of sanctioning," "Is not the sort of decision that one soldier can make by themselves" "He acted foolishly" "So you're saying if it was you, you wouldn't have helped?" "Of course" "Why?" "Because it's the rule!" "Listen" "We are not "allies of justice"" "That's what you believe?" "Yeah" "If that's true, I can't follow you" "If, five years ago, the person in that bookstore was you" "I would have never dreamed of being in the LDF" "What do you think of the Task Force training?" "Newbie!" "It's a lot of studying" "Right" " Excuse me" " Yes?" "Isn't Library Defense just basic urban warfare?" "Yeah" "So why do we do field training?" "Maybe, cause I feel like it?" "Huh?" "To put it another way," "You need to prepare for all possibilities" "Any other ways to say it?" "Censorship" "Huh?" "Where?" "Bunch of show offs" "Are they targeting that shop?" "No, it was probably a tip-off from some citizen" "Aren't we going to stop them?" "What are you talking about?" "Can't we use the right of sanction?" "That's just a method of procuring materials" "It would just cause a fight" "We aren't here to interfere with censorship activities" " But..." " Enough!" "The LDF exists to protect the Libraries" "If we abuse this power, the rules could all disintegrate" "Understand?" "Yes, sir!" "Kasahara!" " Hey, Kasahara!" " Get back here!" "Hey!" "Hey!" "Stop!" "Stop the vehicle!" "Stop the convoy!" "Stop the convoy!" "Kanto LDF!" "Under Library Freedom Act Article 30, I hereby appropriate these materials" "These books are declared as sanctioned materials!" "Soldier" "Please give me all the books you have collected" "You are exceeding your right to sanction materials" "You are interfering with the carrying out of our official censorship duties" " Take her away" " What?" " Hey!" " Let's go!" " Let me go!" " Come quietly!" "Let me go!" "I'm a bit late, but" "I am a Lieutenant in the Kanto LDF and those books are declared as sanctioned materials!" "You stupid fool!" "Sanctioning books is not something an idiot like you can do when you want!" "You're taking an unnecessary risk" "Back then, he did the same thing" "You're an idiot for imitating an idiot!" "He was not an idiot!" "Just a reckless fool!" "He was true LDF!" "Shut up!" "Don't make my prince out to be an idiot!" "Prince?" "Ahh!" "I'm wasting my time" "For a second, I thought that you were acting just like my Prince did" "Boy was I wrong!" "If you'll excuse me" "Ah, I thought we were going to die" "Kasahara was really worked up" "Just as reckless as you" "I'm different now" "Anyway, you're the "Prince" from long ago" "How does it feel to compete with your old self?" "I'm going to punch you if you keep talking" "= SANCTIONED =" "Ta-da!" " Here you go" " Thanks!" " Show me" " Ok" "We're from the MBF" "We are here at this store to enforce censorship laws" " Let go" " No!" "Are you hiding something?" "This is a banned title" "You want to go to the police for shoplifting?" "Go ahead, call the police!" "I'll go to the police, but this book is coming with me!" "Shut up!" "Let go!" "Kanto LDF!" "Based on the freedom to collect materials," "I declare these books to be sanctioned!" "My careless actions became an issue and they were cited in the MBF's report" "Thanks to you, this book wasn't destroyed" "Back then," "I was wrong" "Please explain why you want to join" "I want to protect the books" "Just like that man..." "That man?" "Yes, well..." "It was when I was in high school" "The MBF was conducting a raid of a bookstore in Ibaraki, my hometown" "There was this book that I just had to read, but it was on the banned list, so they took it from me" "That's when an LDF member saved me" "The book that was taken... he got it back through the right of "sanction"" "and I thought, "here's a true ally of justice"" "It was so cool and just fantastic and he gave off such a gallant vibe what I'm trying to say... here was someone I could depend on therefore, um..." "I, too, want to be someone like that" "I think I'd like to be that type of person, one that protects books against these absurd censorship policies" "that's why I thought that if I could join the LDF" "I want to be part of the defense unit, not the support staff" "Yes!" "She joined the LDF to chase after her prince" "That's why I wanted her to quit" "Take care of it, okay?" "Yup" "Huh?" "Ah-ha!" "No, no, no..." "You can't even find one book?" "!" "Do you need help with everything?" "Sorry" "I'll look one more time" "She's useless" "We'd be better off without her" "Tezuka" "You are a superior human being, but if we got rid of everyone that wasn't at your level what would that leave us with?" "To use your words, if you can see someone's superiority, you should strive for it" "People like Kasahara can only be thought of as lazy" "I get you," "but, in Kasahara's case, what is it you're hoping for?" "Do you want her to quit, or do you like it when she recognizes your superiority" "Your argument may be correct, but... it's not right to use an argument as a weapon" "So which one is it for you?" "Alert: surveillance system has been activated" "The MBF is massing in this building's vicinity" "Occupy guard positions, I repeat..." "The MBF has 7 vehicles and 50 personnel massing at the main gate" "We think the MBF's target are books in the basement of the main building" "I repeat" "We think the MBF's target are books in the basement of the main building" "Alert level raised to 6" "Everyone remain calm!" "Don't panic!" "The safe room is this way!" " The safe room..." " Why can't I just leave?" "Quit messing around, Just forget about it!" "Close the safe room!" "This is an official notification from the MBF to Musashino Library #1" "We are here to conduct censorship activities under the authority of the Media Act, para. 3" "We have reason to believe that you have materials viewed by the suspect in the Suginami District serial killings" "Turn over the offending materials immediately" "The LDF acknowledges receipt" "In accordance with para. 33 of the Library Act, we invoke our right of veto" "Very well, between the hours of 1900 and 2000 in accordance with para. 8 of the Media Act" "we will collect them by force" "The Minister of Justice has authorized us the use of weapons" "Acknowledged" "Set up barricades at the main and rear gates" "Prevent the MBF from entering" "You two, join up with the rear gate forces" "This is your first combat" "Stay calm" " Yes, sir" " Yes, sir" "The MBF will attempt to penetrate the main gate" "Prevent their entry" "I repeat" "The MBF will attempt to penetrate the main gate" "Prevent their entry" "Here they come!" "We're under attack Open fire!" "Stop the MBF from getting in!" "Stop the MBF from getting in!" "The censorship raid this time is pretty big, huh?" " Run!" " The main gate is under attack!" "Support personnel to the safe room!" "Shibasaka, what are you doing?" "Hurry up!" "Hey!" "Shibasaka!" "= CENSORSHIP TIMELINE =" "This is an emergency broadcast from the support staff!" "Their objective is Conference Room 4 in the West Building" "I repeat" "Their objective is Conference Room 4 in the West Building" "Hey, where are you going?" "Conference Room 4" "Are you disobeying orders?" "That was Shibasaki's voice" "So what?" "!" "There's no books in the conference room" "She's risking her life to tell us that so it must be right!" "Kasahara!" "You don't have to come" "Didn't they say no solo missions?" "Those guys... they're playing for keeps" "Ain't that the truth!" "Let's go!" "That's a woman, isn't it?" "Where?" "The enemy has broken through!" "The enemy has broken through!" "Stop them at the gate!" "Warning shots!" "Aim for their feet!" "This is Tezuka, in pursuit of two enemy" "They may escape towards the rear garden..." "Over" "This is Dojo..." "Standby until we get there..." "Over" "I'm going, cover me!" "I should go" "I trust your shooting more!" "I did it..." "This is Kasahara, I've got the books" "Kasahara, they're still out there...be careful" "Roger" "Get down!" "You gotta keep moving, you dumbass!" "Dumbass?" "Do me a favor!" "Think before you rush into this kind of thing!" "Three minutes until cease-fire" "Three minutes until cease-fire" "In the morning, it'll look the same as before" "Any casualties?" "Two seriously injured" "LDF casualties are usually not reported" "Even if they die, the police or courts don't get involved ...and no criminal charges are sought" "We are handicapped in combat" "We have to maintain the facade that we don't shoot to kill" "Even then, the LDF is resigned to never shoot first and devote itself only to defense" "Why?" ""We fight in order to defend"" "That is the belief of the LDF that Commander Nishina created" "The MBF prisoners have been returned" "Well done" "Heading to the conference room was very adaptive of you" "What?" "What's the problem this time?" "I have a suggestion" "You want to go out with me?" "What?" "What!" "?" "Yesterday evening at Musashino Library #1 there was a large-scale clash with the MBF" "At an emergency meeting this morning, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kawano stated" ""Commander Iwao Nishina of the LDF"" ""recklessly exercised his right to veto censorship"" "A number of people are criticizing the LDF response..." "The banned materials that the suspect had in his possession were linked to Musashino Library #1..." "The police this time?" "It looks as though you're painting the LDF as the bad guys" "We're just gathering information" "You know we won't cooperate and yet you still came" "The serial killer was a regular patron of this library, so we may find some clue from the books he read" "We would like to see the record of the books he borrowed" "Para. 32 of the Library Act "guarantees the privacy of its patrons"" "On this basis, we decline" "Reading forms just a portion of one's ideology" "And that individual's ideology should not be treated as evidence of crime" "Is that all?" "You can see yourself out" "I understand that yesterday's incident involving the possession of banned books and the leak of this info to the MBF was an inside job" "Seems like that's an issue for the LDF, too" "Are you having doubts about your people?" ""There is no sense fighting the system"" ""they're just books"" "Anything else is pointless, right?" "Is that okay?" "Shouldn't all of the agencies help each other?" "The police saying "just give up and break the law"" "That's pretty strange, isn't it?" "No..." "If you say it's reasonable, is it really?" "Back then..." "The police didn't come" "He was intimidating, wasn't he?" "He's a survivor of the "Hino Nightmare"" "His right leg was blown off and now he's got a fake one" "Huh?" "20 years of persistence..." "The bigwigs have had their hands full" "Director Inamine..." "We... have gathered here to bring down the hammer of justice on" "libraries that upset public order by keeping books that destroy our society" "Herein exists sin" "Director Inamine!" "= HISTORY OF MINAMITAMA =" "The Hino Library incident remains unsolved" "That's true" "Without knowing who provided the weapons the investigation into the MBC, with their suspected ties, was dropped" "The Hino Library was a warning..." ""This is what happens when you oppose censorship"" "Even so, the library chose to fight" "Right, they rallied around Commander Nishina, who was Deputy Director at the time." "The only survivor..." "Tragic, isn't it?" "Yes, but why are you so interested?" "Wasn't this covered in class already?" "More importantly, what are you doing about Tezuka?" "This layered pork cutlet is delicious, right?" "I never would've thought he'd ask you out" "I know!" "What the heck is he thinking?" "I thought it was a new way of messing with me" "It's hard to believe he was being serious" ""Awareness" is merely an emotional event" "The words "animosity" or "opposition", awareness is just awareness..." "It's simple..." "you're interested." "Really..." "So what are your choices?" "Fool around with Tezuka or wait and see what happens" "Doesn't sound bad to me" "But, I don't think I should have to make that choice" "He's not the man of my dreams" "Young maiden!" "Sergeant, there's a young maiden here!" "Cut it out!" "Water, please" "No problem" "= THIS BOOK HAS NOT BEEN RESERVED = = ENTER CODE AGAIN=" "= CODE DOESN'T MATCH = = PLEASE ENTER CORRECT CODE =" "What's with this thing?" "Wrong, wrong, wrong..." "Excuse me..." "No matter how many times I do it, I get an error" "Why don't you ask Tezuka?" "You guys still fighting?" "Find a way to get along" "Wait a second!" "I'm sorry" "I'll go ask Tezuka" "Tezuka asked Kasahara to go out with him" "Thanks, you saved me!" "I get it" "When... will you answer me?" "About that..." "Tezuka..." "Don't you hate me?" "It seems to me that I'm missing something" "And you..." "you changed in some way" "That's why" "Not interested?" "What do you think about me?" "Huh?" "Cut it out" "I have enough work just keeping you guys out of trouble" "That's right" "If someone tries to grab the "flower of the LDF"," "Dojo will stab them" "Well said" "This is Dojo on patrol, reporting in" "Nothing to report in Ozawa" "I am now heading directly to Kitamachi" "Roger" "You and Shibasaki, you make a good match" "Where'd that come from?" "No, I mean the same height..." "A perfect match, huh?" "What about you?" "Tezuka" "Are you going out with him or not?" "Cut it out!" "Talking to you about love, it's embarrassing..." "You're the one that started this conversation!" "Prince or whatever..." "Stop!" "Forget I said that!" "I'm going to regret saying that for the rest of my life so don't bring it up again" "Tezuka" "He's a good guy" "Is that your recommendation?" "Take it or leave it" "But I've got high standards" "Aren't you the cocky one?" "I told you I met my prince 5 years ago..." "Now you're bringing it up again!" "Whatever!" "My prince is my prince..." "Do you even listen?" "!" "Since I laid eyes on him, all other men are a little off, no one can compare" "He was just so cool..." " Are you listening?" " I'm listening!" "I respect him so much and really like him" "If I could meet him," "I would make sure that I tell him" ""I want to be just like you"!" "Is that so?" "Of course!" "This is an urgent message from HQ" "All vehicles on patrol return immediately to Kanto base" "I repeat" "All vehicles on patrol return immediately to Kanto base" "Our next story," "Earlier today, Sohachi Nobeyama, former chairman of Nobeyama Corporation, died at the hospital from pancreatic cancer" "He was 84" "The Odawara Historical Library that Mr. Nobeyama ran was closed" "In 1935, Mr. Nobeyama..." "It's like the battle horn... is sounding" "Based on Mr. Nobeyama last will and testament all of the materials at the Historical Library" "will be taken into custody by the LDF" "The MBC is clamoring for it" "Due to the extensive collection of materials related to the Media Act that are stored there it is believed to include evidence of injustices from the enaction of the Act" "How come such dangerous things were left untouched?" "It was incorporated as a private library and the reach of the MBF doesn't extend to private collections" "But, to the MBF, this handover..." "It's a once in a lifetime chance to destroy it all" "However, if they fail, all their secrets will be exposed" "The day of his funeral is when it ceases to be a private library and when the collection is turned over" "They will do anything they can to get their hands on it" "This is no longer just censorship" "We anticipate a battle never before seen in the history of the LDF" "We, too, will do everything we can to keep the MBF from interfering!" "Dojo's squad will detach Kasahara to HQ for duty at the funeral as a personal bodyguard to Commander Nishina" "What?" "The collection handover time is 1500" "We will use helicopters to transport three containers of materials" "The Task Force's primary mission is to protect the helicopters" "Bring up the map" "Lieutenant Dojo" "Why am I the only one being detached?" "Guarding VIPs is a critical mission for special forces" "It's to be expected that someone is sent from our unit" "I'm asking why it's me?" "!" "Because you're useless in combat!" "Got something to say?" "Lieutenant Dojo" "Did you really mean to say Kasahara is useless?" "For speed and reflexes, Kasahara is better than me" "Think about what you're saying, and don't just chase after Kasahara" "Didn't you say it's not right to use an argument as a weapon?" "In order to recognize it, you have to look for it" "Is that so?" "My mistake" "Dojo" "A message from Kasahara" ""I absolutely hate that runt!"" "No respect..." "What do you expect after what you said?" " Let's go" " Yes, sir" " Hey, hurry up!" " Roger" " Check it!" " Hurry over there" "Present Arms!" "Somehow... stay safe" "A lot of blood will be shed again" " Hurry" " Yes, sir" "They're here" "The ants are swarming to the treasure" " Nosaka..." " Yes, sir" "Remove the barricade" "Here we go, sir" "In accordance with Media Betterment memo #7726" "We are here to conduct censorship activities under the authority of the Media Act, para. 3" "According to Section 4, para. 34 of the Library Act, we exercise the right to self defense" "I suggest you surrender now" "We don't want to create unnecessary casualties" "Mere threats?" "Let's see what you've got" "As he finds himself in a better place, beloved friends and family offer up flowers as tokens of respect" "It's about time to begin transport of all materials by the Kanto LDF" "Prepare to fire!" " Lock and load" " Lock and load" "Fire!" "Defensive line 1, we are under attack!" "You have permission to fire!" "Cleared to go hot!" "Prepare to fire!" "Fire!" "Fire!" "This is defensive line 1, they have superior firepower!" " Tachibana!" " Yes, sir!" "Cover me!" "Container number 2 is almost full" "Aim carefully and shoot their freckles off" "Yes, sir" "I cannot get closer, I repeat" "I cannot get closer!" "Seriously?" "!" "Cover Dojo!" "Ono is in command" "Roger!" "Fire!" "Get ready!" "Cover ready!" " Cover!" " Fire!" "Wind from the Northeast at a speed of 3" "This is UH, entering as directed, over" "Roger, do you have a visual?" "Over" "Visual obtained, arrived at target location" "Roger, we are taking fire in the vicinity, be careful" "Over the container Hovering, start ops" "Roger, starting slingload" "Taking cover!" "Roger" "This is UH, container 1 slingload underway, over" "Zero-zero, Roger" "This is UH Returning to Kanto Base, over" "Zero-Zero, Roger." "Awaiting your return." "The MBF has started advancing!" "Move to the trenches!" "Komaki!" "Forward!" "Never before..." "In the Hino Library incident, 625,098 books were destroyed" "What was left... was only this book" "An important volume chronicling the local history" "Concentrate fire!" "Prepare to fire!" "Fire!" "Fire!" "Now, at Odawara Library to protect the important documents that Mr. Nobeyama left behind" "the LDF is engaged in battle" "What Director Inamine protected..." "What Mr. Nobeyama entrusted to us..." "Was history, in the form of books" "A lot of history has already been lost" "Ideas have been destroyed..." "The truth has been destroyed..." "We will never permit this" "Even if blood has to flow..." "Prepare to blow it!" "It's no good, we can't hold them!" "Retreat to defensive line 2!" "Retreat!" "Retreat!" "Retreat!" "Go!" "Move!" "Hurry!" "Retreat!" "Fire in the hole!" "Forward!" "Retreat!" "Move out!" "Hurry!" "Still two coming, cover them!" "Cover!" "Ori, get up!" "Ori's been hit!" "I repeat!" "Ori's been hit!" "Good job, Dojo" "Warning shots aren't cutting it!" "Keep it up!" "We need backup!" "This is UH, container #1 movement is complete" "Returning for container #2, over" "This is Kanto Library Base" "Roger, good luck" "Move to defensive line 3!" "Moving to defensive line 3!" "Cover the wounded!" "Yes, sir!" "Move!" " Let's go Sakuma!" " Roger!" "Let's go!" "Up!" "Up!" "Sakuma!" "Get down!" "Sakuma, come on!" "Hurry!" "Hurry!" "Hurry!" " Help!" " Roger" "Where's the medic!" "Get going!" "Tachibana, let's go!" "Hey!" "Hey Medic!" "Hey!" "They're coming in stairwell #1" "We can't hold them off!" "The helicopter is back!" "This is Endo!" "Move to defensive line 3!" "This is Zero-Three, we've got a lot of wounded" "What are you planning?" "!" "Don't worry, try to rest" "Kato, Ono, Sakada, Higa!" "Let's go!" "Yes, sir!" "Zero-Zero, this is Zero-Three" "We are retreating to defensive line 3, I repeat" "We are retreating to defensive line 3" "Flight 2 is descending!" "Flight 2 is descending!" "Flight 2, start slingload operations!" "There's still 2 containers, hold line 3 at all costs!" "Get out of here!" " Get out of here!" " Roger!" "Run!" "Komaki!" "This is UH, we're headed back to base" "Zero-Zero, Roger After that, wait for orders" "Slingload complete, one container left!" "Don't question my methods, just do it" "Understood" "Let's do this" "Fire!" "Prepare to fire!" "Fire!" "We can't take anymore!" "Hold it!" "Attention MBF personnel" "Attention MBF personnel" "Cease hostilities!" "Cease hostilities!" "LDF, give up the remaining materials and abandon this building immediately!" "I repeat" "LDF, give up the remaining materials and abandon this building immediately!" "Captain Genda!" "What's the meaning of this?" "We have been required to cease fire and withdraw" "Required?" "Return to base, ASAP" "They have taken Commander Nishina" "Along with Kasahara" "These products will be up to 30% off until the end of the month" "Tachikawa South Gate Shopping Center..." "We are a group of concerned citizens in support of the Media Act" "Please incinerate all of the materials taken from the Library of History" "If even one bit remains, we will send the hostages into to the afterlife" "You're from the police?" "I was informed about the kidnapping" "This way, please" "No outside personnel..." "But I'm part of Dojo's reserve unit!" "Get out!" "Give us proof they are unharmed" "Just the girl..." "Hello?" "Are you ok?" "We're both fine" "Um, tonight, with Shibasaki" "I promised we would eat layered pork cutlet" "Could you let her know I can't make it?" "Hey!" "It's just that it's my friend's birthday..." "What was that?" "Cutlet..." "My birthday has already passed and we didn't have plans to go to Transall Restaurant tonight" "Captain Genda, I'm the Kasahara that Shibasaki mentioned" "What's the meaning of this?" "The best restaurant for layered pork cutlet is in Tachikawa" "Bring up a map of Tachikawa" "Look at routes coming from the funeral home and locate a building that they could be using!" "Yes, sir" "The kidnappers identified themselves as "supporters of the Media Act"" "Can't the police use the recording to figure out the location?" "Tezuka, it's pointless to ask." "If you look at who's behind this, you'll find the MBC" "This guy isn't acting as a policeman" "He's just here for show" "I don't have the time to deal with you!" "Just go sit quietly in some corner" "Listen up!" "The LDF is gonna take care of this matter!" "Yes, sir!" "Where are you going, Dojo?" "You can't just do what you want!" "I'm going to Tachikawa, if you find out anything, let me know" "Dojo!" "Don't try to stop me!" "Solo missions are unauthorized" "Does your leg hurt?" "No, taking it off helped" "Thank you" "Oh, sorry about that" "These 20 years, close to 2000 bookstores have been forced to close" "This place, too, was one of them" "Is this a banned title?" "You're wrong, give it back!" "Don't bother" "But that book..." "It's just a book!" "5 years ago she was ready to give up her life to protect a single book" "I don't regret helping her" "I swore I wouldn't make the same mistake twice" "But, she... came here" "Why... did the world turn out this way?" "People became apathetic" "Most people thought "it doesn't affect me"" "They didn't understand that it really meant restrictions on their life" "Sorry" "Our generation left this sort of world to all of you" "But" "As for me... a book that I cherished was protected by an LDF member" "I received a future with the freedom to read books" "The LDF is a sort of "Ally of Justice"" "But to me... to us... you left us a future" "For me... being part of the LDF is something I can be proud of" "Dojo" "That girl... don't blame yourself that she joined the LDF" "Got it?" "Yeah" "She's not the same girl anymore" "She does whatever she sets her sights on" "But" "I can't stand it when she does something reckless" "I get so mad I can't be near her" "Despite all that, I can't abandon her" "I didn't have faith in her" "That... was my fault" "I have to go" "She's the future, so she has to be safe" "The GPS in the commander's leg has started transmitting" "Alright!" "We got it!" "Get Dojo on the horn" "Leg?" "His false leg has a transmitter that is activated when it is removed for more than 30 minutes" "How did you know that?" "Dojo, this is HQ, over" "HQ, this is Dojo, over" "The homing signal is coming from an abandoned bookstore in Tachikawa" "We're headed there ASAP" "Wait!" "Are you armed?" "Yes, sir" "You are cleared hot" "Bring them back at all costs" "Roger!" "Hey" "The right to use weapons is restricted to the grounds of the library" "So if it's inside the library, you don't have any complaints?" "Buy the whole bookstore" "I don't care how much they want" " Hurry up!" " Yes, sir!" "Headed out!" "Get ready" "Cut the crap!" "These 'offenses' are just something to get past" "That's the LDF style" "Are the preparations for incineration complete?" "You're eager, aren't you?" "To have a barbecue, you have to start the fire" "Unfortunately, we can't seem to find our flamethrowers" "Is that right?" "Listen carefully" "What did you do?" "!" "Commander!" "Start the incineration now" "His right hand is next" "You want to die?" "If you're gonna shoot, then shoot" "We won't yield to violence!" "Your assistance is no longer needed" "Don't move!" "Stop it!" "Libraries that upset public order herein lies sin" "Don't open it!" "Kasahara!" "Let's go, sir" "Commander" "We're through!" "Go!" "Go on ahead" "Protect the commander!" "Stop here for a second" " Sir, I'm letting you down" " Ok" " I'm going to stop the bleeding" " Thanks" "I'm going to take a look" "Kasahara!" "Hands behind your head..." "Let go!" "Kasahara!" "Shoot!" "Drop the guns!" "Hands behind your head!" "Down on your knees!" " Drop your weapons!" " Fingers off the triggers" " Drop the guns!" " 2nd and 3rd squads, check the 2nd floor!" "Roger!" "4th and 5th squads, check in the back!" "Roger!" "Careful, there could still be some hiding out" "Roger!" "Find Komaki and Commander Nishina!" "Komaki!" "I've found the commander!" " We're fine" " Yeah" "Commander, are you ok?" "Ah, I'm fine" "Dojo and Kasahara?" "They're fine" "That's great" "Here we go... 4000 copies to circulate at Shinagawa port" "Hurry up!" "Over here!" "This way!" "Here!" " Yes, sir!" " Hurry up!" "Extra!" "Extra!" "Read all about it!" "Extra!" "Extra!" "Extra!" "Extra!" "= KIDNAPPING OF = = LIBRARY BASE COMMANDER =" "Well..." "Just clean up now, huh?" "Are we just letting it go?" "I'm fine now, thank you" "Um, ahh..." "Just now...that was..." "I was worried about you like you were my daughter..." "You're saying you are my father?" " Nothing wrong with that!" " You're the one..." "Shut up!" "You did well" "About sending you away" "I'm sorry" "Thank you very much!" "Go home" "Dojo!" "Eventually I... am aiming for my Prince" "Yeah" "But, until then" "I will aim for you!" "I want to be an LDF member just like you!" "What I'm saying..." "I'll be the best" "I will absolutely be the best!" "You're saying I'm the best?" "So you won't quit until retirement?" "I'll be the best until then!" "Do what you want!" "I will do what I want!" "= FULL ACCOUNT OF THE = = BATTLE OF ODAWARA LIBRARY =" "= LDF vs. MBC =" "The police have received 14,000 complaints!" "That's amazing!" "This sort of thing is fleeting" "Pretty soon everyone's interest will fade" "Do you really think so?" "So it's our duty to keep it going" "The Odawara Library materials that were appropriated are currently being sorted" "So the MBC is becoming more active, right?" "It looks like we're in for another battle" "Seems like it" "To leave a future of freedom" "You don't seem too sad about getting shot down" "From the beginning," "I knew we were two different people" "Huh?" "But you still asked her out?" "You're kind of an idiot, huh?" "When you heard that Kasahara was ok you called me" "I was a little surprised, but it was cute" "If I told Kasahara, she'd kill you" "What do you mean?" "That's the kind of friendship we have..." "Strange woman..." "Dojo" "This is from Captain Genda" "He said, "next time don't forget this"" "That badge is a chamomile flower, right?" "Flowers have symbolism" ""Strength in the midst of adversity"" "Strength in the midst of adversity..." "Keep striving" "No way..." "What?" "subtitles by SCOOBY" "Junichi Okada as Atsushi Dojo" "Nana Eikura as Iku Kasahara" "Kei Tanaka as Mikihisa Komaki Sota Fukushi as Hikaru Tezuka" "Naomi Nishida as Maki Orikuchi Jun Hashimoto as Ryusuke Genda" "Special appearance by Chiaki Kuriyama as Asako Shibasaki and Koji Ishizaka as Iwao Nishina"