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Read or Die the TV

2003-09-01 · 30 min / episode · ★ 7.6

Animation · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Five years have passed since the occurrence of the incident known as the "Human Annihilation Mission." In Japan, a novelist is dealing with writer's block after her friend has gone missing. In Hong Kong, three sisters, masters in the use of paper, run their own detective agency to solve cases that involve books. When these people are brought together, a bond greater than blood is formed - a bond that will be sorely tested by the evil powers intent on taking over the world. Join Anita, Maggie, Michelle, and Nenene as they travel the globe in order to save the world from the evil mastermind, Mr. Carpenter! Of course, that's if they can find the time to put down the books they're reading...

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Creators
Hideyuki Kurata
Production companies
Studio Deen, J.C.STAFF
Countries
Japan
Status
Ended

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Chiwa SaitoChiwa SaitoAnita King (voice)
Hiromi HirataHiromi HirataMaggie Mui (voice)
Shouko KikuchiShouko KikuchiMichelle Cheung (voice)
Satsuki YukinoSatsuki YukinoNenene Sumiregawa (voice)

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