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* NotSoDifferent: Enoki got along with Komaki, despite leading a MBC element that netted his capture in the anime run of the novel.
** He also enjoys reading Toma's work despite [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial him saying that he's in a fan event to keep an eye out for him]].
** He also enjoys reading Toma's work despite [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial him saying that he's in a fan event to keep an eye out for him]].
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** He also enjoys reading Toma's work despite [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial him saying that he's in a fan event to keep an eye out for him]].
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The Media Betterment Committee was established in Seika 1 (1989) after the Media Betterment Act was passed in the Diet despite some opposition by various opposition parties/groups. It's mandated to enact censorship policies that are against Japanese moral/political values or it they go against Japanese/international laws, norms and human rights.
The MBA places the Committee as a division of the Japanese Ministry of Justice.
Like their LDF counterparts, the MBC has Betterment Special Agency offices in all regions of Japan. Under their jurisdiction is the Media Betterment Corp., which acts as their armed response unit.
The MBC has their arms, gear and vehicles acquired from the budget provided by the [=MOJ=].
It's rumored in the Libary War 'verse that the MBC was indirectly responsible for the [[NoodleIncident Hino Nightmare Incident]] and [[TheManBehindTheMan backs various pro-censorship and anti-violence groups]] as long as they can undermine anti-censorship groups, including the LDF, in the long run.
[[folder:General]]
* CoolCar: The live-action movies portray them using black Lincoln Navigators.
* CulturePolice: The Media Betterment Committee's role under the Japanese law enforcement system.
* FacelessGoons: Their Corps unit wears balaclava and ballistic helmets to conceal their identities.[[note]]The live-action films has them wear ballistic googles to substitute for helmets equipped with visors.[[/note]]
* KickTheDog: The MBC has no problems torturing Komaki just to get him to do a FalseConfession via PoliceBrutality that he helped Marie by showing her a novel where the protagonist is deaf just like her.
* PoliceBrutality: Anyone arrested or detained by the MBC will be subjected to being tortured in custody.
** In the anime version, a MBC operator nearly shoots a kid during a shootout with LDF forces protecting a children's library compound despite firing a warning shot.
* PutOnTheReich: The MBC's officers are dressed too similar to fascist groups that operated in the 1930s and 1940s. Averted with the light novel and live-action movies, where their officers are dressed similar to the (mostly) blue uniforms used by the National Police Agency.
* SWATTeam: The Media Betterment Corp is the tactical arm of the MBC, meant to go after libraries, bookstores and individuals, groups and [=VIPs=] who conduct anti-censorship activities. In the fourth light novel (also in Anime/LibraryWarWingsOfRevolution), they are also mandated to conduct anti-terrorist operations if they have reason to believe that someone's work is used by the bad guys. Their gear in the anime/live-action films is similar to what actual tactical units would use.[[note]]The anime shows them with ballistic helmets with visors and body armor that covers their chest, groin and shoulders while the live-action films shows them with [=PASGT=]-like helmets and tactical vests.[[/note]] [[spoiler:Its mandate was removed by the end of the series when the Diet approved an amended MBA that doesn't allow them to be armed.]]
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: The MBC is a legitimate law enforcement division of the [=MOJ=]. [[spoiler:It's only when a wounded MBC operator shot at an unarmed Genda in the Mito library raid did things start to look bad for them initially before criticism died down.]]
[[/folder]]
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!Headquarters
!!Administration
[[folder:Shigeru Onodera]]
* TheGhost: He's only mentioned in the light novels, but his name is used by the MBC as the main source of authority to enact MBA policies.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Onodera's the chairman of the MBC.
[[/folder]]
!Betterment Special Agency
!!Officers
[[folder:Hajime Biitani]]
* DeadpanSnarker: In Series/LibraryWarsBookOfMemories, he quips that the LDF is a bunch of thugs when they ambush a MBC transport convoy despite the lack of arms.
* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:In the live-action movies, he's responsible for covertly assisting the Bakushudai in kidnapping Nishina.]]
* LetsFightLikeGentlemen: He agrees to fight the LDF on equal terms under policy of the MBA. [[spoiler:It doesn't mean that he'll play by the rules if he can help it such as tolerating MBC operators to shoot at LDF soldiers.]]
* MouthOfSauron: Like all MBC officers, he talks only to enact MBA policies by showing MBC warrants when a raid or other MBC operation is about to take place.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Akiya Ogata]]
See Characters/LibraryWarLibraryDefenseForce
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Nosaka]]
* SatelliteCharacter: He's shown in the live-action films to present another officer in the MBC and acts as Bittani's second in command.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Nosaka's not seen again after the live-action film's version of the Battle of Odawara.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Unnamed officer in Osaka]]
* PunchClockVillain: Despite being with a despised government agency, he only was in the MBC to do a job and was kind enough to give Kasahara her umbrella. [[spoiler:This ended when she knocked him out since he spotted Toma with her.]]
* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler:His presence in Osaka when he gave the broken umbrella to Kasahara meant that she and Dojo needed to accelerate their plan since he would have alerted the BSA to their presence.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: It's only hard to mention his presence, even just a bit, since he was responsible for changing the story's pace in the series.
[[/folder]]
!Media Betterment Corps.
[[folder:Takeshi Enoki]]
* CanonForeigner: Enoki only shows up in the anime in order to portray someone from the ranks of the MBC.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: In Anime/LibraryWarWingsOfRevolution, he grabs a MBC officer's Glock 17 when the latter opens fire on Kasahara in downtown Osaka since a few shots nearly killed a civilian.
* NotSoDifferent: Enoki got along with Komaki, despite leading a MBC element that netted his capture in the anime run of the novel.
** He also enjoys reading Toma's work despite [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial him saying that he's in a fan event to keep an eye out for him]].
[[/folder]]
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[[foldercontrol]]
The Media Betterment Committee was established in Seika 1 (1989) after the Media Betterment Act was passed in the Diet despite some opposition by various opposition parties/groups. It's mandated to enact censorship policies that are against Japanese moral/political values or it they go against Japanese/international laws, norms and human rights.
The MBA places the Committee as a division of the Japanese Ministry of Justice.
Like their LDF counterparts, the MBC has Betterment Special Agency offices in all regions of Japan. Under their jurisdiction is the Media Betterment Corp., which acts as their armed response unit.
The MBC has their arms, gear and vehicles acquired from the budget provided by the [=MOJ=].
It's rumored in the Libary War 'verse that the MBC was indirectly responsible for the [[NoodleIncident Hino Nightmare Incident]] and [[TheManBehindTheMan backs various pro-censorship and anti-violence groups]] as long as they can undermine anti-censorship groups, including the LDF, in the long run.
[[folder:General]]
* CoolCar: The live-action movies portray them using black Lincoln Navigators.
* CulturePolice: The Media Betterment Committee's role under the Japanese law enforcement system.
* FacelessGoons: Their Corps unit wears balaclava and ballistic helmets to conceal their identities.[[note]]The live-action films has them wear ballistic googles to substitute for helmets equipped with visors.[[/note]]
* KickTheDog: The MBC has no problems torturing Komaki just to get him to do a FalseConfession via PoliceBrutality that he helped Marie by showing her a novel where the protagonist is deaf just like her.
* PoliceBrutality: Anyone arrested or detained by the MBC will be subjected to being tortured in custody.
** In the anime version, a MBC operator nearly shoots a kid during a shootout with LDF forces protecting a children's library compound despite firing a warning shot.
* PutOnTheReich: The MBC's officers are dressed too similar to fascist groups that operated in the 1930s and 1940s. Averted with the light novel and live-action movies, where their officers are dressed similar to the (mostly) blue uniforms used by the National Police Agency.
* SWATTeam: The Media Betterment Corp is the tactical arm of the MBC, meant to go after libraries, bookstores and individuals, groups and [=VIPs=] who conduct anti-censorship activities. In the fourth light novel (also in Anime/LibraryWarWingsOfRevolution), they are also mandated to conduct anti-terrorist operations if they have reason to believe that someone's work is used by the bad guys. Their gear in the anime/live-action films is similar to what actual tactical units would use.[[note]]The anime shows them with ballistic helmets with visors and body armor that covers their chest, groin and shoulders while the live-action films shows them with [=PASGT=]-like helmets and tactical vests.[[/note]] [[spoiler:Its mandate was removed by the end of the series when the Diet approved an amended MBA that doesn't allow them to be armed.]]
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: The MBC is a legitimate law enforcement division of the [=MOJ=]. [[spoiler:It's only when a wounded MBC operator shot at an unarmed Genda in the Mito library raid did things start to look bad for them initially before criticism died down.]]
[[/folder]]
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!Headquarters
!!Administration
[[folder:Shigeru Onodera]]
* TheGhost: He's only mentioned in the light novels, but his name is used by the MBC as the main source of authority to enact MBA policies.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Onodera's the chairman of the MBC.
[[/folder]]
!Betterment Special Agency
!!Officers
[[folder:Hajime Biitani]]
* DeadpanSnarker: In Series/LibraryWarsBookOfMemories, he quips that the LDF is a bunch of thugs when they ambush a MBC transport convoy despite the lack of arms.
* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:In the live-action movies, he's responsible for covertly assisting the Bakushudai in kidnapping Nishina.]]
* LetsFightLikeGentlemen: He agrees to fight the LDF on equal terms under policy of the MBA. [[spoiler:It doesn't mean that he'll play by the rules if he can help it such as tolerating MBC operators to shoot at LDF soldiers.]]
* MouthOfSauron: Like all MBC officers, he talks only to enact MBA policies by showing MBC warrants when a raid or other MBC operation is about to take place.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Akiya Ogata]]
See Characters/LibraryWarLibraryDefenseForce
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Nosaka]]
* SatelliteCharacter: He's shown in the live-action films to present another officer in the MBC and acts as Bittani's second in command.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Nosaka's not seen again after the live-action film's version of the Battle of Odawara.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Unnamed officer in Osaka]]
* PunchClockVillain: Despite being with a despised government agency, he only was in the MBC to do a job and was kind enough to give Kasahara her umbrella. [[spoiler:This ended when she knocked him out since he spotted Toma with her.]]
* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler:His presence in Osaka when he gave the broken umbrella to Kasahara meant that she and Dojo needed to accelerate their plan since he would have alerted the BSA to their presence.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: It's only hard to mention his presence, even just a bit, since he was responsible for changing the story's pace in the series.
[[/folder]]
!Media Betterment Corps.
[[folder:Takeshi Enoki]]
* CanonForeigner: Enoki only shows up in the anime in order to portray someone from the ranks of the MBC.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: In Anime/LibraryWarWingsOfRevolution, he grabs a MBC officer's Glock 17 when the latter opens fire on Kasahara in downtown Osaka since a few shots nearly killed a civilian.
* NotSoDifferent: Enoki got along with Komaki, despite leading a MBC element that netted his capture in the anime run of the novel.
** He also enjoys reading Toma's work despite [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial him saying that he's in a fan event to keep an eye out for him]].
[[/folder]]
