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10 Levy McGarden Has A Huge Libary To Browse (Fairy Tail)

Levy McGarden is a support wizard in the esteemed Fairy Tail guild, and she has a good reputation for her sharp wits and her love of reading. Levy loves spending time in the guildhall's vast underground library, and she has helped Natsu and Lucy research all kinds of things in there.

9 Miyuki Shirogane Always Hits The Books (Kaguya-Sama: Love Is War)

The student council president, Miyuki Shirogane, probably isn't planning on a career as a librarian or an author, but he does appreciate the power of nonfiction and studying all the same. He is sometimes seen with a small book in hand, so he can get a little extra studying done in between classes.

8 Wan Shi Tong Owns A Massive Library (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

Wan Shi Tong is a massive owl-like spirit who claims to know ten thousand things, and in traditional Chinese culture, "ten thousand"is a way of saying "everything." Judging by the size of Wan Shi Tong's library, this stern spirit really does know everything ...except for how radios work, based on his conversation with Jinora.

7 Edward Elric Often Seeks Out Libraries (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)

Edward Elric is a state alchemist, and he gets grant money so he can conduct his own research. Like Miyuki Shirogane, Ed tends to study not because it's a hobby, but because it's a good way to keep his mind sharp and prepare him for whatever lays ahead. Ed has great respect for literature and scholars.

6 Tenya Iida Has Hundreds Of Volumes In His Dorm (My Hero Academia)

Momo Yaoyrozu has the distinction of being class 1-A's smartest student overall, but not even she takes books as seriously as her friend Tenya Iida does. Tenya is very smart too, as his glasses and his disciplined attitude suggest. And he's got the books to prove it.

5 Lieutenant Nanao Ise Carries A Huge Book Around (Bleach)

Lieutenant Nanao Ise belonged to squad 8 for a time, serving under Captain Shunsui Kyoraku until the two of them switched to squad 1 in the wake of Yamamoto's death. Nanao is content to blend into the background, but if people are misbehaving, such as Kyoraku, she'll rap their knuckles, pretty much literally.

4 Gorimi Guards The School Library (Komi Can't Communicate)

Gorimi is a minor character in the charming slice-of-life series Komi Can't Communicate, and she has appeared a few more times in the original manga. Gorimi is by far the series' biggest and strongest character, and she completely turns the "shy library girl" trope on its head.

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