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Anita King, Maggie Mui, and Michelle Cheung are the Paper Sisters. They run the Three Sisters Detective Agency in Hong Kong which is dedicated to solving cases involving books. They are hired as local guides for Nenene Sumiregawa, a Japanese novelist who has been struggling with writer's block following the disappearance of her longtime friend, Yomiko Readman. The sisters are all Paper Masters—individuals with the power to control paper—and with their abilities, they save Nenene from the dangerous terrorists targeting her at a book signing. But in case they strike again, the sisters remain as her bodyguards to protect her from further harm. This is a dream come true for bookworms Maggie and Michelle who love Nenene's stories, but the young Anita cannot stand books despite her powers over paper. The three struggle to adapt to their new daily life in Japan, guarding Nenene while continuing their detective work under a mysterious organization, Dokusensha. However, the more they get to know Nenene, the more they discover the link between her, the disappearance of her friend Yomiko, and the mysterious books Dokusensha sends the Paper Masters to investigate. What began as a simple job ends up a bigger case than they have ever had before. Are these girls really willing to risk their lives over literature?



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Details

Aired: Sep 1, 2003 to Mar 16, 2004
Studios: J.C.Staff
Japanese: アール・オー・ディー ザ・ティーヴィー
Premiered: Fall 2003
Synonyms: Read or Die TV, Read or Die, ROD, Read or Die: the TV, Read or Dream, R.O.D. TV
Producers:Aniplex, Studio Deen, Broccoli, Sony Music Entertainment, J.C.Staff, Aniplex of America, Geneon Entertainment USA

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Cast & Characters

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Nenene Sumiregawa

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Satsuki Yukino

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Maggie Mui

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Hiromi Hirata

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Anita King

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Chiwa Saitou

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Michelle Cheung

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Shouko Kikuchi

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Drake Anderson

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Masami Iwasaki

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Lee Linho

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Shinichirou Miki

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Sonny Wong

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Takaya Kuroda

Cover of Nancy Makuhari

Nancy Makuhari

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Michiko Neya

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Junior

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Mitsuki Saiga

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Hisami Hishishii

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Taeko Kawata

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Yomiko Readman

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Rieko Miura

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Kim-san

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Shigeru Ushiyama

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Wendy Earhart

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Mika Sakenobe

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John Woo

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Joseph Carpenter

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Hozumi Gouda

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