Series synopsis
A Good Librarian Like a Good Shepherd, also known as 大図書館の羊飼い is a Japanese animation comedy television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on October 9, 2014. It ended on December 25, 2014. It stars Junji Majima, Madoka Yonezawa, Nozomi Yamamoto and Atsumi Tanezaki.
Kyotaro Kakei has always had an affinity towards books in hopes to find answers to his life. With a mentor's promise, he continues to search for a book with his absolute hope. However, this changes when he receives a foretelling message saying that "Today, something will happen that will change your fate. --From the Shepherd." Due to this premonition, his normal school life at Shiomoi Academy becomes entangled due to the optimistic Tsugumi Shirasaki and the Shimoi Happy Project.
Premise
Kyotaro Kakei has always had an affinity towards books in hopes to find answers to his life. With a mentor's promise, he continues to search for a book with his absolute hope. However, this changes when he receives a foretelling message saying that "Today, something will happen that will change your fate. --From the Shepherd." Due to this premonition, his normal school life at Shiomoi Academy becomes entangled due to the optimistic Tsugumi Shirasaki and the Shimoi Happy Project.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Junji Majima as Kyoutarou Kakei (voice)
- Madoka Yonezawa as Tsugumi Shirasaki (voice)
- Nozomi Yamamoto as Senri Misono (voice)
- Atsumi Tanezaki as Nagi Kodachi (voice)
- Yuka Saitou as Tamamo Sakuraba (voice)
- Eri Sendai as Kana Suzuki (voice)
- Satoshi Tsuruoka as Gizaemon (voice)
- Showtaro Morikubo as Ikkei Takamine (voice)
Supporting cast
- Rina Sato as Miyu Serizawa (voice)
- Kei Mizusawa as Aoi Takigawa (voice)
- Miyuu Kashiwagi as Sayumi Ureshino (voice)
- Taiten Kusunoki as Nanai (voice)
- You Taichi as Sayori Shirasaki (voice)
- Saki Nakajima as Maho Mochizuki (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 18 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 6 | December 25, 2014 | May 28, 2015 |
| Season 1 | 12 | October 9, 2014 | December 25, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Picture Drama 01: Tsugumi Shirasaki & Tamamo Suraba | December 25, 2014 |
| 2 | Picture Drama 02: Kana Suzuki & Senri Misono | January 29, 2015 |
| 3 | Picture Drama 03: Nagi Kodachi & Sayumi Ureshino | February 26, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Formation of the Library Club After receiving a text from the "Shepherd", Kakei gets has a sudden intuition that the girl he saw handing out posters is in danger and runs back to pull her out of the way, however they trip and Kakei accidentally gropes her breast, resulting in the news spreading that he is a molester. |
October 9, 2014 |
| 2 |
Lost and Found Kakei and the others start their Shiomi Happy Project activities by picking up trash and find a beautiful tuning fork... |
October 16, 2014 |
| 3 |
Lonely Song Princess Kakei and Suzuki get help from the genius of the cafeteria while Shirasaki and the others pay the Song Princess a visit… |
October 23, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 9, 2014 |
| Last aired | December 25, 2014 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 00:30:00 |