The odd things YKWIA finds and shares with me

Tataku Shisho: the Book of Bantorra

In a world where deceased people turn into stone-like books and are stored in the Bantorra Library, anyone who reads a book can learn its past. Bantorra Library is maintained by the Armed Librarians, who wield supernatural abilities, and their enemy is a psychotic cult known as Shindeki Church. As the story progresses it presents a world of sorrow and pain, and the unfairness and frugality of life, as well as personal desires. However, in each arc there is also a small underlying hope, and more of the reasons, conspiracies, and secrets are revealed behind everything.

Wow

I just watched the first episode of R.O.D. (Read or Die), a library- and book-themed anime I've heard of for several years now but didn't watch until YKWIA found it on YouTube.

I definitely share Yomiko's love of books, if not her paper skills, although that would be way cool. And I'd probably leap off the aircraft after a German copy of Immortal Beloved that evil agents were trying to steal, too.

Intriguing

What can I say, I like Steampunk. :) This is a 2004 movie by Katsuhiro Otomo, the creator of the famous manga/anime Akira. It looks breathtaking. I'd like to find it to watch. It ran in a limited number of theatres in the US in 2005 and is said to have been the most expensive Japanese full-length animated motion picture and took about 10 years to make. Fortunately it is available at Amazon including the Director's Cut, which preserves 15 minutes of film cut from the other English dubbed version. Voice talents for the English include Anna Paquin (Rogue from the X-Men movies; Sookie from 'True Blood') and Patrick Stewart of 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' and a host of other things). It didn't get a great review from Cory Gross of Voyages Extraordinaires, but that is from the perspective of someone who's a firm Steampunk enthusiast, whereas a newcomer may find it interesting. I'll let you read/watch and decide for yourself. It certainly was very hyped, and may not live up to that, but I'd like to give it a gander.

This was a great mix of Dr Horrible and anime

The anime is from 'Death Note'. The song is 'Brand New Day' from Dr Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. Actually several 'Death Note' scenes have been woven into videos with Dr Horrible, but this was particularly nice. I haven't watched the anime programme itself; I might check it out.