ココロ図書館

Kokoro Toshokan

Kokoro Toshokan, a small library, lies nestled in an unpopulated mountain far away from town. Three sisters, Iina, Aruto and Kokoro, call the library home and run it from day to day. Kokoro is just beginning her adventures at the library. Will she become a full-fledged librarian? Will the remote library ever attract readers? Kokoro tries her best to make her dreams come true at Kokoro Library, a place where miracles can happen. (Source: Anime News Network)

Names

Original	ココロ図書館 (japanese)
Romaji	Kokoro Toshokan
English	—
Chinese	可可露图书馆 (simplified · via bangumi)
Also known as	Kokoro Library

Facts

Format	TV series · 13 ep · 24 min · 5h total
Aired	2001-10-12 → 2001-12-28 (Autumn 2001)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	Studio DEEN
Source	Manga
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Comedy Drama Slice of Life
Themes	Iyashikei Cute Girls Doing Cute Things Work Coming of Age Primarily Female Cast Female Protagonist

Reception

Community score	6.79 / 10
Bayesian score	7.35 / 10
Composite	48.9
On lists	2,755
Favourited	29 (1.1%)
Completion	68.0%
Drop rate	10.2%
In backlog	55.3%
Score spread σ	2.09

Score distribution

1192133164325716120712181239931051

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Autumn 2001	D	24 of 40
Year	2001	D	72 of 127
Studio	Studio DEEN	D	111 of 209
Era	Early 2000s	C	327 of 687
Genre	Slice of Life	D	966 of 1,578
Season (all years)	Autumn	D	1,031 of 1,921
Genre	Drama	D	1,261 of 1,917
Length	Single-cour	D	1,353 of 2,668
Genre	Comedy	D	1,751 of 3,488
Source material	Manga	D	1,808 of 3,025
Format	TV series	D	1,820 of 3,322
Origin	Japan	D	3,602 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Kouji Masunari, Yoshiyuki Shikano, Hiromi Kikuta
Series composition	Yousuke Kuroda
Character design	Hideki Tachibana
Music	Hisaaki Hogari
Original creator	Nobuyuki Takagi

Franchise — ココロ図書館

ココロ図書館 - コミュニケーションは切る

Kokoro Toshokan: Communication wa Kiru

2002Special

Relation	Year	Title
sequel	—	Kokoro Toshokan: Communication wa Kiru

AniList id 799 · MAL id 799 · Bangumi 11727 · record updated 2026-08-27