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5Loved it!
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4Liked it!
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3It was OK
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2Disliked it
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1Hated it
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Average 4.0
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Dec 28, 2009 9:15 PM
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Looks interesting and funny. I love Miyu-Miyu's character, Konoha. Looking forward to movie ver.
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Dec 29, 2009 9:40 AM
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[gg] just released it btw. It was interesting, funny and somehow intriguing. Looking forward to the movie indeed.
Dec 29, 2009 11:07 AM
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It was pretty good. I will definitely watch the movie.
Dec 29, 2009 11:45 AM
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It was really fun and somehow unique,I can say I never watched an anime this kinda:)
About movie I think it'll consist of some short stories of Konoha.
Btw I liked art too:D
Dec 29, 2009 1:55 PM
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More Touko here than in whole manga so far. It's a little odd.

nefertiti said:
About movie I think it'll consist of some short stories of Konoha.

I don't think so.
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Dec 29, 2009 2:30 PM
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Indeed, it was really interesting. I loved the characters, they are very charismatic :D
I'm definitively going to watch the movie <3
Dec 29, 2009 4:15 PM
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No wonder she is so thin.


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Dec 29, 2009 11:30 PM
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She eats paper XD. -had a classmate who ate paper too , he was a gross little kid:P-

Shall watch the movie..
Dec 30, 2009 4:49 AM
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That was a fun ride. I enjoyed it.

Will watch the movie.
Dec 30, 2009 11:10 AM

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This was very interesting! I'll definitely watch the movie.
Dec 30, 2009 12:40 PM

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I liked it, and I'm very anxious to watch the movie.
Dec 30, 2009 3:41 PM

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Kobato, ganbarimasu! Wait.. that's not right.

I liked this. It was an interesting concept. A boy that writes stories for a girl to eat as snacks. I'll watch the movie.
Dec 31, 2009 1:09 AM

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Looks really good, will definitely be watching!! And it's Miyu!!!! Ever since Asura Cryin' and Cross Game I'm a total Miyu Irino fanboy. So just for that I'll be watching. But, the story looks really cool as well. I really like how she was in the middle of the story, and the story was animated. And, the art is quite nice as well. I am looking forward to this movie, can't wait...Urahara Out!!
Jan 1, 2010 12:32 AM

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That was interesting and refreshing.

The BGM is really good too. I have a feeling the OST will be awesome (if they ever release one :P).
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Jan 1, 2010 12:09 PM

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she eats paper.....

it was interesting,
Jan 2, 2010 1:58 PM

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I've been looking forward to this movie for a while now. The plot is honestly a bit strange, with an even more strange girl with a lively imagination. Her cute appearance makes up for it, though.
It reminds me of this children's book I once read. It was a story in a story. (fourth wall) The pet of the actual writer wanted to write a book that would appeal to everyone, also in the literal way, thus, he decided to bake a book. Instead of paper pages, he used edible paper, and the ink was replaced by chocolate sauce.

Really, when I read that as a kid, I thought it was a brilliant idea, heh.
Jan 2, 2010 2:00 PM

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Kobato, ganbarimasu!

Yes, yes yes. So adorable.
Jan 5, 2010 3:40 PM

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Very much enjoyed.

What could possibly drive a person to be so obsessed and engrossed into literature that they would be compelled to eat the paper it's printed on?? Is this a lighthearted slice-of-life, school, romance, or will there be tragedy and drama?? Hmm... time will tell. (Yes I realize it's listed as Romance, Mystery, Drama...) :P

Either way, I Look forward to seeing just how this story unfolds...
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Jan 6, 2010 7:41 AM
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This preview was way too light-hearted compared to the original story, liked it anyway.

Though I hope the movie is a proper adaptation of the light novel and this preview was comedy just for the heck of it.
Jan 13, 2010 2:48 PM

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Wow she actually eats the pages, no matter how good a story is no way it takes like food and I don't think this is healthy either. Anyway this might be one of these feel good anime like Natsume and Spice and Wolf (Season 1); I look forward to it.
Jan 22, 2010 9:20 AM

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Book-eating youkai moe
Jan 24, 2010 9:29 AM
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I definitely gotta watch this!

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Jan 24, 2010 9:32 AM

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Pretty nice. Gotta try that page eating thingy too. :P
May 14, 2010 5:39 PM

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This was actually quite good. The possibilities are quite limitless, but the aspect that she loves romance is a plus. With such a quirky outlook, she is also very cute.
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May 31, 2010 11:09 AM

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I really enjoyed this short movie, it was funny, light and refreshing.
I liked how it brought us to travel from one story to another, all connected by her long speech. She really was trying to share her passion for books by comparing the tone of each one with the taste of food.

I hope there will be a full lenght series of this movie, because this is really promising.
Jun 13, 2010 5:27 AM

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A very unique story ^^ I liked it ^^
Jun 23, 2010 4:48 PM

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That was really entertaining. Definitely gonna watch the movie.
Jun 24, 2010 12:05 AM

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cute and unique, though it looked slightly more serious than what i got
Jun 28, 2010 10:39 AM

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Maryberry said:
Book-eating youkai moe

true.

in this episode, you will die horribly... *laughs just as shion*
lightness vs. darkness
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Jul 25, 2010 4:26 AM

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I loved this 15 minute masterpiece
The female main character acted so refreshingly cute + Kobato's voice *heart*
but I think eating books is unhealthy XD
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Jul 27, 2010 9:49 AM

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Looks like I'm the only one that didnt like this.

Aug 9, 2010 7:32 AM

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GarLogan78 said:
It was pretty good. I will definitely watch the movie.


This. :D
Feb 2, 2011 6:23 AM

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Although it was short I really liked it! I wish it was more like that, ecchi is so overrated and selling too much for its good. One thing that caught my attention is this,

I love Ivan! I have most of his books and I have to say it's just like Touko explains it. Like when she mentions feelings of eagerness and sadness to wards being in love. It really is like that, I know I read them. Anyways, I really like her a lot mainly because she is the only one who can eat pages from books and be able to feel it and how it tastes like.

It is rather a unique interesting skill no one female has. They showed rather well Zinaida from one of Ivan's stories although it was ultimately a sad end but most of the stories end love in tragedy in many forms. I also liked Touko's adventures in the watermelon world of Konoha's story, which BTW in 50 minutes was way too short to write it properly. Mainly the ice cream being funny jelly fish. At the end I liked the suggestion box. It showed a rather promising wish in literature format to come true, that of love. Masterpiece this is!

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Apr 27, 2011 2:35 AM
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I really like her a lot mainly because she is the only one who can eat pages from books and be able to feel it and how it tastes like.


I agree, she's a unique character. It's funny how she could relate the content of the stories that she read to food and drinks.
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Jul 27, 2011 6:25 PM

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I watched this after the OVA and the movie, and it just reminded me that no where did they explain the origin of the 'Literature Girl'. But then again the movie was of book 5 so I guess that makes sense, or not if you know what I mean.
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May 8, 2012 4:44 AM

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Hmm...the preview was very nice, looks like I'm going to watch the movie later on.
Jul 4, 2012 8:27 AM

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Interesting show and characters. I like how she ate pages to taste the story.w

Pretty good, Hanazawa always makes a show better! :3
Sep 4, 2012 11:23 AM

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Cute addition to the movie. It's actually decent as a stand-alone OVA too! ^^
I guess the order to watching this series is:
3 OVAS -> Movie -> This?
Idk, I haven't watched the movie yet.

8/10 is my overall score.
Apr 11, 2013 1:13 PM

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This first OVA I thought it was very funny and bodes well for the movie.Il charazter design is nice and the story seems interesting! Good the first!
Jun 4, 2013 11:28 AM

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That novel looked interesting so I'll look into it.
Oct 20, 2013 6:22 PM

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For some reason, I felt really happy after watching this.
May 9, 2014 2:09 AM

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I watch this last of all, and a question came to me, how could she

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interesting...
Mar 12, 2016 9:17 PM

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Miyu's Character is Saikou
Mar 31, 2016 2:37 AM

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This show makes me want to eat my textbooks.
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Apr 1, 2016 11:26 PM

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That was atmospheric and pleasant.
Jul 15, 2016 11:52 AM

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Interesting, would have liked less focus on the book and more on the character interactions between them.
Sep 2, 2016 8:04 PM

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When 15 minutes feels like 3 hours...
Jan 19, 2018 10:48 PM
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I thought it looked very nice, and had some promise to whatever is associated with it, but there just wasn't that much there for me. I guess I need to explore this more.
May 3, 2021 10:03 PM
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Where can I watch this OVA??
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