Anime Kokoro Library

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(Kokoro Toshoukan)
Broadcast: 10/12/2001 to 12/28/2001
Production: Studio Deen
Creator: Nobuyuki Takagi (manga)

Young Kokoro and her sisters Iina and Aruto run a library high on a mountain. Kokoro has just begun to help out, and she tends to take everything to heart. Even when things go badly, though, her indulgent sisters help her see everything through.

The library's remote location means a serious lack of users. The municipal government is unsure that the library is worth maintaining.

But the mountain, the library and the three sisters are part of a story that goes back to a time when things were not so good for the town. And there is something about them which may mean a lot more to the town than even the town's mayor realizes.

This is definitely the kind of show people either love or hate. The series runs on its own time according to its own logic. There is no action and very little drama. The writing is fairly flat and there are no major themes. And hey, some people don't like anything sweet or cute.

But Kokoro Library has style and charm to burn, and three eccentric characters who are perfectly content with each other's company. Kokoro has a very peculiar logic that always manages to stand the world on its head for a moment. And the production supports everything with gorgeous visual work and excellent voice acting and music.

AnimeSuki thinks enough of the show to archive torrents onsite.