Tatakau Shisho

Tatakau Shisho, also known as Armed Librarians: Book of Bantorra, is a captivating Japanese light novel that follows the story of Colio Tonies, a boy with a bomb implanted in his chest and a mission to kill the powerful Armed Librarian, Hamyuts Meseta. Set in a world where the deceased are turned into 'Books' stored in a Library, Colio's life takes a turn when he encounters the 'Book' of a princess and falls in love. This love leads him into a grand battle, blending action, drama, fantasy, mystery, and seinen themes in a narrative filled with antihero protagonists, brainwashing, conspiracies, and romantic subplots, making it an award-winning work with elements of leadership, library, and special abilities.