A Good Librarian Like a Good Shepherd
2014 1 season · 12 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

A Good Librarian Like a Good Shepherd

大図書館の羊飼い

A Good Librarian Like a Good Shepherd sits in the top 7% of Japan seriess on this catalog — ranked #315 of 4,579 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

大図書館の羊飼い

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.

Reception Benchmarks

8.3
TMDB Rating
45
Audience Reviews
Outstanding
Critical Tier

Ranked #315 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (93rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #272 of 2,532 (top 11%).

Also On Tokyo MX

Other series that aired on Tokyo MX.

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The 2013–2015 Japan Window

Among 546 Japan seriess we catalog from this window, A Good Librarian Like a Good Shepherd places #39 — near the top of its class.

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    ★ 8.7 · 2013
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    #2

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    ★ 8.6 · 2014
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    #3

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    ★ 8.6 · 2014
  4. Golden Time
    #4

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    ★ 8.6 · 2013
  5. SCHOOL-LIVE!
    #5

    SCHOOL-LIVE!

    ★ 8.6 · 2015
  6. Castle Town Dandelion
    #6

    Castle Town Dandelion

    ★ 8.6 · 2015
  7. SCANDAL Documentary film HELLO WORLD
    #7

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    ★ 8.6 · 2015
  8. The Seven Deadly Sins
    #8

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    ★ 8.5 · 2014

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when A Good Librarian Like a Good Shepherd premiered alongside 186 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 186 other Japan seriess in 2014.

The 3045th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Audience Engagement

45
Reviews
62nd
Review-volume percentile
46th
Popularity percentile

45 audience reviews — more than 62% of Japan seriess in our index.

Review volume (62th percentile) outruns trending popularity (46th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
October 9, 2014
Last Air Date
December 25, 2014
Broadcast Span
3 months
Total Episodes
12 across 1 season
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 4.8 hours

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesHoods Entertainment, BraveHearts, TIS, DMM.com Lab, HOBIBOX
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes1 / 12
Release DateOctober 9, 2014
Official Sitewww.daito-anime.com

Questions Answered

When did A Good Librarian Like a Good Shepherd end?

A Good Librarian Like a Good Shepherd finished its run with its final episode airing on December 25, 2014.

Where did A Good Librarian Like a Good Shepherd air?

A Good Librarian Like a Good Shepherd aired on Tokyo MX, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.