Underplayed Gems

Read or Die (2001)

Read or Die poster
Original title
R.O.D リード・オア・ダイ
Genre
adventure anime and manga
Country
Japan
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 27 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A secret agent who loves books uses her power to control paper in battles against a mysterious enemy. She teams up with eccentric allies to stop a conspiracy that threatens the world.

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What happens

Read or Die is an OVA based on the characters of the novels and manga of the same name by Hideyuki Kurata. It was released by Studio Deen from 2001 to 2002 and distributed outside Japan by Manga Entertainment in 2003. The series, directed by Koji Masunari, features the main characters of the original manga such as Yomiko Readman and Joker. Despite this, it is not a continuation of either the light novels or the manga storyline. The OVA was aired on Adult Swim in October 2004, unedited save for the fact that the three episodes were re-cut into a single film, and later premiered on the SyFy channel Ani-Monday block in 2007. The three segments received a Blu-ray upgrade, along with the 26-episode TV series, R.O.D the TV by Aniplex of America in 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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