This OVA was so my speed, it's not even funny. The main character, Yumiko Readman, is a secret agent for the UK Library special operations division. That is a thing, people!
Even better? She's like the Green Lantern of paper, able to shape it into whatever form she can imagine. She's teamed up with Miss Deep, a cynical older woman able to phase through solid objects, and Drake, the I'm-so-utterly-over-it support guy. The three of them are out after a series of evil clones, led by a guy named Ikkyu Soujun, who is trying to find two rare books written by Beethoven so he can complete the "Suicide Symphony".
Just go with it.
Anyway, the Netflix sleeves leads one to believe that it's an hour and half long movie. Nay, nay, my friends. It's broken into 4 or 5 episodes so don't turn it off after you see credits running. Also, while I generally advocate watching foreign films and shows in their original languages, I actually recommend watching the English dub. The voice track is very professionally done, with no weird colloquialisms and since the characters are supposed to be British and American, it's less bizarre than hearing Japanese voice actors randomly using English.
There is also a TV show that I may check out. Wikipedia says that it is only loosely connected to the OVA so we'll see.
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