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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: The OVA seems like a delightful children's story if you ignore the title at first. It's about a happy and sweet woman who loves to read and has amazing adventures, but it's actually a pastiche of spy films in the James Bond vein with more HighPressureBlood.

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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: The OVA seems like a delightful children's story if you ignore the title at first. It's about a happy and sweet woman who loves to read and has amazing adventures, but it's actually a pastiche of spy films in the James Bond vein with more HighPressureBlood. Of course, some parts of the franchise also have fanservicy covers, which really should've clued one in that this is not for children.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: The OVA seems like a delightful children's story if you ignore the title at first. It's about a happy and sweet woman who loves to read and has amazing adventures, but it's actually a pastiche of spy films in the James Bond vein with more HighPressureBlood.

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* {{Adorkable}}: Yomiko is an incredible dork, being basically a 12 year old book-like girl in the body of a grown woman, but her behavior and gentle heart also make her incredibly endearing.



* {{Adorkable}}: Yomiko is an incredible dork, being basically a 12 year old book-like girl in the body of a grown woman, but her behavior and gentle heart also make her incredibly endearing.
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* * {{Adorkable}}: Yomiko is an incredible dork, being basically a 12 year old book-like girl in the body of a grown woman, but her behavior and gentle heart also make her incredibly endearing.

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* * {{Adorkable}}: Yomiko is an incredible dork, being basically a 12 year old book-like girl in the body of a grown woman, but her behavior and gentle heart also make her incredibly endearing.
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* * {{Adorkable}}: Yomiko is an incredible dork, being basically a 12 year old book-like girl in the body of a grown woman, but her behavior and gentle heart also make her incredibly endearing.
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* CargoShip: When we say "Yomiko loves books", '''we mean it'''. Several times during the OVA, she looks as if she might be crossing a certain line. Even Joker comments that the experience gained by her from "immersing herself into the book" is "quite similar to sexual ecstasy".

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* CargoShip: When we say "Yomiko loves ''loves'' books", '''we mean it'''. Several times during the OVA, she looks as if she might be crossing a certain line. Even Joker comments that the experience gained by her from "immersing herself into the book" is "quite similar to sexual ecstasy".
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: One of the tracks in the OAV, "Those who insanely love books say, 'Paper is always with us'", sounds strikingly similar to "Valse Aux-Champs Elysses", a stock music track from the APM library.

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* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: One of the tracks in the OAV, OVA, "Those who insanely love books say, 'Paper is always with us'", sounds strikingly similar to "Valse Aux-Champs Elysses", a stock music track from the APM library.

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* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad Ikkyu]], clone of the real life poet [[HistoricalDomainCharacter Ikkyu Soujun]], is the leader of the I-Jins and a terrorist mastermind. He engineers a number of deaths to get his hands on a book of Ludwig von Beethoven's that contains the secrets of the "[[BrownNote Death Symphony]]". Ikkyu tests the Symphony on a group of people, observing with sick satisfaction as they all kill each other--after which he makes plans to broadcast it across the entire planet so he can [[KillAllHumans exterminate the human race]]. He also manipulates Nancy, a clone of Mata Hari, into betraying Yomiko--then secretly clones and tries to kill Nancy when he doubts her loyalty.

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* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad Ikkyu]], clone of the real life poet [[HistoricalDomainCharacter Ikkyu Soujun]], is the leader of the I-Jins and a terrorist mastermind. He engineers a number of deaths to get his hands on a book of Ludwig von Beethoven's Music/LudwigVanBeethoven's that contains the secrets of the "[[BrownNote Death Symphony]]". Ikkyu tests the Symphony on a group of people, observing with sick satisfaction as they all kill each other--after which he makes plans to broadcast it across the entire planet so he can [[KillAllHumans exterminate the human race]]. He also manipulates Nancy, a clone of Mata Hari, into betraying Yomiko--then secretly clones and tries to kill Nancy when he doubts her loyalty.

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* LesYay: Yomiko and Nenene, Yomiko and Maggie and Maggie and Faye (Maggie read a book to the blind Faye and Faye wanted Maggie to reenact the kiss-scene with her). Maggie blushed and run off.
** There's also Anita and the book-cat-burglar Lily (Lily gave Anita a kiss as a thank you for [[NiceJobBreakingItHero leading her to a rare book for her to steal]]).
** Also have Nenene and Maggie (if one considers Maggie's flustered reaction to Nenene's threat to kiss her), Anita and Hisami and Yomiko and Nancy.



--> Please give me back my book!

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The OVA features a lot of antastic 1960s-style spy movie jazz from Creator/TakuIwasaki.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The OVA features a lot of antastic fantastic 1960s-style spy movie jazz from Creator/TakuIwasaki.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Fantastic '60s style spy movie jazz from Creator/TakuIwasaki.
* CargoShip: Yomiko does not just love books, she ''loves'' books, and there are times when it looks like she might be crossing a line. It is quite literally in canon: Joker commented, that the experience gained by her from "immersing herself into the book" is "quite similar to sexual ecstasy".
* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad Ikkyu]], clone of the real life poet [[HistoricalDomainCharacter Ikkyu Soujun]], is the leader of the I-Jins and a terrorist mastermind who engineers a number of deaths to gain access to a book of Ludwig von Beethoven's which contains secrets of the "[[BrownNote Death Symphony]]". Testing it on a group of people, Ikkyu observes them gruesomely killing each other with satisfaction before planning to broadcast it across the entire planet to [[KillAllHumans exterminate the human race]]. While also using the heroine Yoko Readman's partner Nancy, a clone of Mata Hari, Ikkyu secretly clones her as well when he doubts her loyalty and attempts to kill her as well before putting his genocidal plans into action.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Fantastic '60s style The OVA features a lot of antastic 1960s-style spy movie jazz from Creator/TakuIwasaki.
* CargoShip: Yomiko does not just love books, she ''loves'' books, and there are When we say "Yomiko loves books", '''we mean it'''. Several times when it during the OVA, she looks like as if she might be crossing a certain line. It is quite literally in canon: Even Joker commented, comments that the experience gained by her from "immersing herself into the book" is "quite similar to sexual ecstasy".
* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad Ikkyu]], clone of the real life poet [[HistoricalDomainCharacter Ikkyu Soujun]], is the leader of the I-Jins and a terrorist mastermind who mastermind. He engineers a number of deaths to gain access to get his hands on a book of Ludwig von Beethoven's which that contains the secrets of the "[[BrownNote Death Symphony]]". Testing it Ikkyu tests the Symphony on a group of people, Ikkyu observes them gruesomely killing each other observing with sick satisfaction before planning as they all kill each other--after which he makes plans to broadcast it across the entire planet to so he can [[KillAllHumans exterminate the human race]]. While He also using the heroine Yoko Readman's partner manipulates Nancy, a clone of Mata Hari, Ikkyu into betraying Yomiko--then secretly clones her as well and tries to kill Nancy when he doubts her loyalty and attempts to kill her as well before putting his genocidal plans into action.loyalty.



* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: One of the tracks in the OAV, "Those who insanely love books say, 'Paper is always with us'" sounds strikingly similar to "Valse Aux-Champs Elysses", a stock music track from the APM library.

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* SignatureScene: The first episode features an aerial dogfight over the Manhattan skyline between a [[SteamPunk steam-powered glider]] and a giant paper airplane, punctuated by Yomiko's plaintive cries of...
--> Please give me back my book!
* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: One of the tracks in the OAV, "Those who insanely love books say, 'Paper is always with us'" us'", sounds strikingly similar to "Valse Aux-Champs Elysses", a stock music track from the APM library.


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* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad Ikkyu]], clone of the real life poet [[HistoricalDomainCharacter Ikkyu Soujun]], is the leader of the I-Jins and a terrorist mastermind who engineers a number of deaths to gain access to a book of Ludwig von Beethoven's which contains secrets of the "[[BrownNote Death Symphony]]". Testing it on a group of people, Ikkyu observes them gruesomely killing each other with satisfaction before planning to broadcast it across the entire planet to [[KillAllHumans exterminate the human race]]. While also using the heroine Yoko Readman's partner Nancy, a clone of Mata Hari, Ikkyu secretly clones her as well when he doubts her loyalty and attempts to kill her as well before putting his genocidal plans into action.



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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Fantastic '60s style spy movie jazz from Creator/TakuIwasaki.



* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Fantastic '60s style spy movie jazz from Creator/TakuIwasaki.
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** Also have Nenene and Maggie (if one considers Maggie's flustered reaction to Nenene's threat to kiss her), Anita and Hisami and Yomiko and Nancy.
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Fantastic '60s style spy movie jazz from Creator/TakuIwasaki.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: One of the tracks in the OAV, "Those who insanely love books say, 'Paper is always with us'" sounds strikingly similar to "Valse Aux-Champs Elysses", a stock music track from the APM library.

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* {{Woolseyism}}: The dub of the OVA added a lot of clever lines, mostly relating to Nancy's dialogue.


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* {{Moe}}: Yomiko, big time. Hisami is often seen as this, too.
* {{Woolseyism}}: The dub of the OVA added a lot of clever lines, mostly relating to Nancy's dialogue.
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** There's also Anita and the book-cat-burglar Lily (Lily gave Anita a kiss as a thank you for [[NiceJobBreakingItHero leading her to a rare book for her to steal]]).
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* LesYay: Yomiko and Nenene, Yomiko and Maggie and Maggie and Faye (Maggie read a book to the blind Faye and Faye wanted Maggie to reenact the kiss-scene with her). Maggie blushed and run off.
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* CargoShip: Yomiko does not just love books, she ''loves'' books, and there are times when it looks like she might be crossing a line.

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* CargoShip: Yomiko does not just love books, she ''loves'' books, and there are times when it looks like she might be crossing a line. It is quite literally in canon: Joker commented, that the experience gained by her from "immersing herself into the book" is "quite similar to sexual ecstasy".



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* {{Woolseyism}}: The dub of the OVA added a lot of clever lines, mostly relating to Nancy's dialogue.

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