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Books Bought with Tax

2026 · 1 season

A gentle, brisk little workplace comedy that leaves you feeling quietly warmed and a bit more hopeful about people.

Genres
Drama, Comedy
Overview
Kiichi Ishihira, a delinquent high school student, happens to visit a certain library for the first time in ten years. There, he finds a team of unique staff members working hard every day for the sake of the patrons! After starting a part-time job at the library, Ishihira learns about the various rules and tasks involved in ensuring everyone can discover books and experience the joy of learning. The many encounters he has at the library gradually begin to change Ishihira, who had previously felt a lingering sense of emptiness... We present a heartwarming comedy set in a library!
How it feels
Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Coming-of-age, found family, friendship, work
Content
Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Genres
Drama, Comedy
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • coming-of-age
    • found family
    • friendship
    • work
    • healing
    Places
    • workplace
    • school
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension2
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight4

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, comedy
    Created by
    Hiroyuki Muramatsu, Tomoki Sakanashi
    Written by
    Riko Sakaguchi
    Starring
    Daiken Okudaira, Nanase Nishino, Macho Aoki, Sayaka Isoyama, Karen Otomo, Noriko Iriyama, Asumi Kikuchi, Taisuke Niihara
    Length
    1 seasons, 32 episodes, 15 min each
    Network
    NHK G, NHK
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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