Read or Die the TV
Read or Die the TV
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Read or Die the TV

7.4 / 10
2003
1 season
26 episodes
AnimationAction & AdventureSci-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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Seasons

  • The Papers Have Landed

    1.The Papers Have Landed

    01-09-200330m

    Nenene Sumiregawa, a famous Japanese author travels to Hong Kong for a book signing. She meets Michelle and Maggie, two of the Paper Sisters, who have been hired to be her local gu...

  • Rise Up, Oh Dregs of Humanity

    2.Rise Up, Oh Dregs of Humanity

    01-09-200330m

    Nenene's editor Lee Linho hires the Paper Sisters to remain in Japan to look after Nenene. However, after fighting over money woes, they decide to pay Nenene a visit, quickly impos...

  • Let's Meet in Jinbo-cho

    3.Let's Meet in Jinbo-cho

    16-09-200330m

    When Nenene wanders off without her bodyguards, the Sisters follow her to Jinbo-cho. Michelle quickly forgets her mission and enters a shopping frenzy, while Maggie passes out from...

  • The Seventh Grade Course

    4.The Seventh Grade Course

    16-09-200330m

    Nenene insists Anita go to school, and so Anita enters the local seventh grade class. She meets and befriends the girls in her class, including the shy Hisami Hishishii. Anita ends...

  • They Shout

    5.They Shout

    01-10-200330m

    The Paper Sisters travel to Romania to retrieve a book stolen during the fire at the British Library four years ago. While attempting to infiltrate Professor Webber's castle, their...

  • The Right Stuff

    6.The Right Stuff

    01-10-200330m

    Anita's school day routine is shaken when her teacher announces the annual "Family Visit" day, and she tries to keep the knowledge of the day from her sisters, planning to skip cla...

  • In a Grove

    7.In a Grove

    16-10-200330m

    The Paper Sisters arrive in a small town searching for a retired actor named John Smith, who possesses one of the British Library books. However, after Michelle's disappearance in...

  • Seduced By the Night

    8.Seduced By the Night

    16-10-200330m

    Every night, the school library has been trashed, and Anita's classmates blame the intrusion on a poltergeist. They decide to stay in the library overnight to investigate. Anita in...

  • Heart of Darkness

    9.Heart of Darkness

    01-11-200330m

    Dokusensha sents the Paper Sisters to a hot springs resort in order to retrieve another British Library artifact, known as "the Key," from archaeologist and special agent Alice Ali...

  • A Christmas Carol

    10.A Christmas Carol

    01-11-200330m

    Nenene receives two Christmas party invitations, the first of which she discards as being sent by a lunatic. The sisters talk her into accepting the second invitation, to the 10th...

  • Goodbye Japan

    11.Goodbye Japan

    16-11-200330m

    With Nenene safe and no longer suffering writer's block, Linho terminates the Sisters' employment, so they must prepare to go back to Hong Kong. A depressed Anita finds it difficul...

  • Twilight of the Papers, Part I

    12.Twilight of the Papers, Part I

    16-11-200330m

    Lee and his soldiers subdue the Paper Sisters and kidnap Nenene, leaving the Sisters with suitcases full of money to pay them for their work and convince them to leave Dokusensha a...

  • Twilight of the Papers, Part II

    13.Twilight of the Papers, Part II

    01-12-200330m

    Michelle and Anita leave Maggie behind to hold Wong's attention while they continue the search for Nenene. When the only way to get to Nenene can be traversed by the smaller Anita,...

  • Forest of Paper Leaves

    14.Forest of Paper Leaves

    01-12-200330m

    Joker's secretary, Wendy Earhart writes a report datas about the chronology of Mr. Gentleman and the British Library, explaining their intention to ressurect Gentleman using the sp...

  • In the Gray Light of the Abyss

    15.In the Gray Light of the Abyss

    16-12-200330m

    The protagonists return to Tokyo, but quickly find themselves on the run, having been accused of causing the explosions in Hong Kong. After discovering Dokusensha orders naming Yom...

  • Fahrenheit 451

    16.Fahrenheit 451

    16-12-200330m

    Joker learns why it's foolish to attack four Paper Masters inside a library, and while the six women escape, Joker orders Wendy to execute plan "Fahrenheit 451". Thus, the British...

  • Sweet Home

    17.Sweet Home

    01-01-200430m

    Wendy faces down Yomiko and friends and shoots Yomiko--when they are helped by some cover fire provided by Drake Anderson. The heroes, now seven, retreat to Yomiko's parents' home...

  • Confession

    18.Confession

    01-01-200430m

    Junior finds himself temporarily allied with the heroes (after Michelle keeps him from shooting Nancy), as they try to figure out the truth of the matters at hand. Yomiko hides in...

  • The Family Game

    19.The Family Game

    01-02-200430m

    Anita runs off into the woods and has to be calmed by her sisters; meanwhile Yomiko makes further explanations to Nancy, Junior, Drake, and Nenene. A British Library agent called M...

  • Bonjour tristesse (French: Hello Sadness)

    20.Bonjour tristesse (French: Hello Sadness)

    01-02-200430m

    Having defeated the Mirror Man and his followers, Anita and Yomiko pursue Junior, and Yomiko shows Anita how to fly her paper plane. Junior rides in a helicopter with the drugged m...

  • D.O.D. -DREAM OR DIE-

    21.D.O.D. -DREAM OR DIE-

    16-02-200430m

    Anita returns to her school, where everyone's behavior just seems slightly off: Hisa likes Tohru, Chiho is shy, and Natsumi is embarrased by her sisters' accomplishments. Wendy Ear...

  • Seize

    22.Seize

    16-02-200430m

    Anita and Yomiko reunite with the others, forcing the British Library soldiers to stand off while they hold Joker prisoner. Meanwhile, Maggie and Nenene have taken refuge in a hote...

  • Lie to Me

    23.Lie to Me

    01-03-200430m

    Wendy prepares to exchange Nenene for Joker; in the meantime, Joker reveals to Anita that she was a test tube baby born in the British Library and tells her that Michelle and Maggi...

  • You Know Me

    24.You Know Me

    01-03-200430m

    Yomiko and the others leave for London to rescue Nenene and stop Joker, but a distraught Anita remains behind. Anita returns to Nenene's apartment only to find Maggie and Michelle,...

  • Not a Big Problem

    25.Not a Big Problem

    16-03-200430m

    The three sisters meet with Yomiko and the others, and they spend a week searching for the British Library's secret location. They finally deduce the right place and discover Mr. K...

  • From There On…

    26.From There On…

    16-03-200430m

    With Yomiko, Nenene, and the Paper Sisters captured, the Gentleman transfer begins, and the heroes attempt to talk Joker and Wendy out of their plan. Drake creates a distraction wh...

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