Biblia Koshodou no Jiken Techou (2013) poster
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Biblia Second-hand Bookstore has been quietly open for business in some corner of Kamakura. Its owner is Shinokawa Shioriko, a young, pretty but introverted girl who is extremely shy around strangers and cannot interact well with people she meets for the first time. However, when it comes to knowledge of old books, no one can to compare to her. Talking about books makes Shioriko forget her shyness. In fact, she becomes eloquent and passionate. She unravels the mysteries and secrets associated with many old books with her vast knowledge and keen eye . ~~ Adapted from the novel series "The Biblia Antiquarian Bookstore Case Files" (ビブリア古書堂の事件手帖) by Mikami En (三上延). Edit Translation

  • English
  • Русский
  • Italiano
  • Español
  • Country: Japan
  • Type: Drama
  • Episodes: 11
  • Aired: Jan 14, 2013 - Mar 25, 2013
  • Aired On: Monday
  • Original Network: Fuji TV
  • Duration: 45 min.
  • Score: 7.6 (scored by 905 users)
  • Ranked: #4970
  • Popularity: #4427
  • Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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MysteryMel-Bookish
24 people found this review helpful
Mar 9, 2013
11 of 11 episodes seen
Completed 1
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 9.0
I was intrigued from the onset with the bookstore. The actors, scenery, and pace is very watchable and soothing. This drama uses the unspoken dialogue as the dialogue. Thus the actors are filling in the spaces with their stories, lives and secrets. The bookstore business I the US is fading art yet this drama critically illustrates its importance in the lives of others. If you love books, mystery/treasure hunting and the voluminous quiet of a bookstore this is worth the watch.
Why watch? I confess, I own a bookstore ;) and yes we have all these kinds of characters enter our store&life;.

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novalinnhe
22 people found this review helpful
Jul 3, 2013
11 of 11 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 10
I've literally just finished watching the final episode, and can definitely say that this is something I'll be coming back to again and again.

For a start, the entire drama is something quite unique. It's a mystery series, yes. But instead of the chilling tension of a gruesome murder, each episode fills you with warmth and endearment as you slowly uncover a beautiful, heartbreaking secret through the soft worn pages of that person's favourite book.

Some of the episodes do include a crime, but emphasis doesn't usually fall on it. Instead, the reasons they committed those crimes are the true mystery Shinokawa (the beautiful bookshop detective) seeks to solve. She is one of the most interesting characters I feel I've watched in a drama to date, and although I started off a little unsure of her (seemingly) emotionless character, you learn the reason she is like this as the series moves along.

Biblia Koshodou isn't a perfect drama, but one thing I love is that its "faults" seem to make it even more charming. For example, some of the plots are way, way over the top - you wouldn't try to injure others or end your marriage for a book. However, to me it feels as though this "overexaggeration" is the writers' way of trying to illustrate just *how much* they love books. You can see this in the incredible detail and research they put into each episode, each one being based off a real book and its history.

Also, the music sometimes seems very out of place; autotune and synthesisers in a drama about a quiet, beautiful girl who owns a bookshop? However, I feel this "mismatch" stops the drama becoming over-sentimental and cliched, which I eventually realised and respected the writers for.

Overall, a beautiful, heartwarming drama that I can guarantee you'll want to watch over again and again. Grab a hot chocolate, turn down the lights, and enjoy. :)

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Details

  • Drama: Biblia Koshodou no Jiken Techou
  • Country: Japan
  • Episodes: 11
  • Aired: Jan 14, 2013 - Mar 25, 2013
  • Aired On: Monday
  • Original Network: Fuji TV
  • Duration: 45 min.
  • Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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  • Score: 7.6 (scored by 905 users)
  • Ranked: #4970
  • Popularity: #4427
  • Watchers: 2,649

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