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Kokoro Library
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| ココロ図書館 (Kokoro Library) |
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| Genre | Seinen, Science Fiction, Drama, Comedy |
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| Authored by | Nobuyuki Takagi |
| Publisher |  Media Works EMA |
| Serialized in | Dengeki Daioh |
| Original run | – |
| No. of volumes | 3 |
| TV anime | |
| Directed by | Koji Masunari |
| Studio | Studio DEEN |
| Network | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | 12 October 2001 – 28 December 2001 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
Kokoro Library (ココロ図書館 Kokoro Toshokan?) is an anime (and also a manga) about three sisters (Aruto, Iina, and Kokoro) that live in a secluded library deep in the mountains that their father built, far away from the city and any potential users. The anime was directed by Koji Masunari, who is also known for being the director of the anime OVA series Read or Die and the 2005 anime series Kamichu. The anime is best described as a moé anime, and portrays the daily life of the three sisters as they run the library. Kokoro Library is also referred to in the anime as the "place where miracles happen," and the plot largely concerns itself with these little daily miracles.
The anime has been fansubbed, but has not yet been licensed in North America.
- Iina
The eldest sister, Iina likes computers and is good at taking photographs.
- Aruto
The middle sister, Aruto is an excellent cook and has the ability to sleep anywhere. She has some drawing talent but needs to copy other's work.
- Kokoro
The youngest sister, Kokoro at the beginning of the anime has just become a librarian with her sisters at the place with the same name as me. She likes reading and enjoys watering flowers and creating rainbows while doing so. She has a cat called Kito.
Kokoro Library is situated up in the mountains, and so very few people come to the library. Kokoro and her two sisters live at the library and run it from public grant money. Unknown to Kokoro and IIna, Aruto has written several fantasy novels in her spare time.
The main goal of Kokoro is to become a librarian like her sisters. She works very hard, getting up early and doing lots of chores, like sweeping the front porch and filing books. Once she gains enough experience at the Kokoro Library, her sisters send her into town to train at a larger, busier library. Unfortunately, Kokoro fails her library certification test when she leaves the counter to track down one unreturned book an old woman wanted to borrow.
The climax of the story however is when a new mayor is elected and decides to close Kokoro Library because it is underutilized and is more of a burden on the taxpayers than anything. Soon after this announcement, Kokoro finds her father's journal that tells of how he built Kokoro Library after the war destroyed the old library. Armed with this information, Kokoro decides to go to the mayor and get her to not close the library. In the classic spirit of community, it takes the intervention of several people to get Kokoro into town when the sisters' car breaks down. The library delivery man happens by and drives them for a little while, until he runs out of gas. Then a motorcycle gang that Kokoro knew gives her a ride till they come to a collapsed tunnel. Finally, the mysterious Turtle Thief takes her the rest of the way in his hot air balloon.
As Kokoro walks in to the Mayor's Office, the Mayor is standing at the balcony and motions Kokoro over. Kokoro looks out to see the entire city protesting the closure of Kokoro Library. Kokoro then returns home with her sisters.
- Kokoro Toshokan website (Japanese)