Read or Die
R.O.D: The TV
ANIMATION EXPLORER
GLOBAL RATING
7.60 / 10
7.54 / 10
INFORMATION
- Age: 13+
- Main Type: ANIME
- Publish Date: 2003-09-01
- Session: Fall
- Type: TV
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PLOT
In the alternate historical setting of Read or Die, the British Empire has remained a significant superpower. Although Kurata's editors (mistakenly) informed him that the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) no longer existed, the British Library, an external intelligence agency operating within the actual British Library, is responsible for ensuring the Empire's survival. Its Special Operations Division is also frequently mentioned. Yomiko Readman, also known as "The Paper," a superhuman agent of the Library's Special Operations, is the subject of the television series (possessing a "double 0" certification that denotes a "license to kill", as in the James Bond series, although she rarely invokes it). Her travels in both the novels and the manga alternate between carrying out tasks for the British Library and supporting the aspiring writer Nenene Sumiregawa.
