Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 2 (2) Paperback – September 7, 2010

Love the volume and enjoying every second of it with great condition of the book. Very respectful and communication. Would buy again from them.

Time for the next one. It appears that I am going to be on train till the end. Here I go.............

I just love this sires all together! It very fun to read and the characters are great. I recommend it!

~3.5/5This is a pretty standard, enjoyable series. Nothing too new, very shojo, but overall rather good. I'm glad I finally picked it up, because I am really enjoying it.The rivalry between Iku and Tezuka is still very present, only in this volume, he also decides to ask her out. Which is a complete surprise to Iku, and she doesn't know how to handle it. Eventually they start talking, though, and seem to be making their way toward a friendship, even if they don't realize it yet. Iku and Dojo are still off and on fighting and being sweet with each other, their attraction to each other ever growing, and everyone but themselves admitting to it.In ways of the Library Force, though, they had a raid from the MBC (Media Betterment Committee, their enemy), and their head librarian is found to be secretly working for the other team, although they haven't been able to find solid proof. Iku also looked into some history of how the Library Force started, and finds out some stuff about Inamine, the head of the Library Force, who's an older guy, bidden to a wheelchair, with a very kind smile. And the Force is trying to deal with the media regarding a case that's trying to shine a bad light on books.That's a rather vague look on what happened in this volume. There was some nice, interesting movement and reveals about the Force, along with nice relationship development, and a good amount of humor. I think a big reason for why this series works so well, at least thus far, is that the serious plot line is interesting, and done in a very good way, not over the top or boring, that the humor is funny, at least to me, and the characters are interesting.Iku is a pretty standard heroine, and I like her. I like Dojo and am really liking how his and Iku's relationship is developing, as well as her and Tezuka's, although I am fully on Dojo's side. The (somewhat) side characters are nice, too. Komaki is entertaining, and I generally just like watching his amusement at Iku and Dojo, and his teasing of Dojo, along with Genda. And I really like Shibazaki's character--she's an entertaining, straightforward, smart character, and I like her. Also, I'm fully on the side of her and Komaki being a thing, although I could see her and Tezuka as well.I am just really liking this series. It's fun, it's interesting, it's easily keeping my interest. And now I'm ready to go read the next volume.[This review is also available on my blog.]

Loved it!

:D

Good

The series follows Iku Kasahara as she joins the Library Defense Force in near-future Japan. The LDF is a militant group comprised of librarians and soldiers who work together to fight the forced censorship of the Media Betterment Committee through any means necessary.Iku has dreamed of joining the LDF since one of its soldiers stepped in to save her favorite book from being confiscated--something Iku could not do herself as a mere schoolgirl.Inspired by the shining example of her so-called prince, Iku is determined to become the best LDF operative that she can. Iku's dedication is challenged when she butts heads repeatedly with Instructor Dojo. While he is competent and can teach Iku a lot, he also seems to have it in for her. Will Iku survive training? Will Dojo ever warm up to her? Will Iku ever learn the true identity of her prince?All of these questions and more are answered over the course of this fifteen volume manga series.Library Wars: Love & War is far and away my favorite manga of all time.I discovered this series in 2011 when I was in library school. Since then I faithfully read every volume as they came out and became available at my library. It was bittersweet when I read the final installment this summer and realized the series was truly over.Because of the serialized nature of mangas, this series is a great choice to binge. I devoured these volumes and even though I just finished the series, I'm already thinking about a re-read. Yumi's artwork is expressive and humorous as Iku negotiates her fraught relationship with Dojo with the everyday rigors of life as an LDF agent.Library Wars: Love & War is fast-paced and filled with action (and if I'm being honest with lots of flirting and romance too). The love-hate dynamic between Iku and Dojo is, of course, at the heart of this series and remains a driving force for most of the installments.As a librarian, Library Wars: Love & War holds a special place in my heart (though I'm glad I don't have any militant aspects to my current job!). Highly recommended for anyone who is bookish and looking to get into manga. A great choice for someone looking for a series with a set number of volumes too.