R.O.D Read or Die

Read or Die (R.O.D.) is a Japanese light novel series by Hideyuki Kurata about Yomiko Readman, a paper-manipulating agent for the British Library's Special Operations Division, known as "The Paper". The series, which began in 2000, has spawned multiple continuities, including a popular OVA and a TV series, though the novels remain ongoing with a planned final volume still unreleased. The core concept involves agents with superpowers, often based on historical figures, protecting rare books in a world where the British Empire still exists.