A Yankee is a part-time job at a library? It’s been decided that the popular series “Books bought with tax money” of Kodansha’s “Young Magazine” will be made into a drama and animation!▼Drama information
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Night drama “Books bought with tax”
[Broadcast schedule] Summer 2026 start NHK General Every Monday to Thursday night 10:45-11:00 (32 episodes in total)
*Simultaneous and missed delivery on NHK ONE (New NHK Plus)
[Original] Zuino-kei Yamako
[Screenplay] Riko Sakaguchi
[Music] Kei Yoshikawa
[Appearance] Daikane Okudaira and others
[Director] Hiroyuki Muramatsu, Koki Sakanashi
[Producer] Saki Kowada (Tosaka Kikaku)
[Production Supervision] Setsuko Uchimaru (Tosaka Planning) Ritsutoki Kumano (NHK)
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▼Anime information
It’s decided to make a TV animation! “Look forward to the follow-up report!”

[Story]
Yankee high school student Kiichi Ishihira visits a certain library for the first time in 10 years. There, individual staff struggled every day for their users. Ishihira, who started working part-time at the library, learns that there are various rules and jobs to help everyone meet and enjoy the joy of knowing. A lot of encounters at the library gradually change Ishihira, who was somewhat unsatisfied…

Yanmaga KC Special “Books Bought with Tax”
Original: Zuino Manga: Yamayo
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