[2] The series, directed by Koji Masunari,[3] features the main characters of the original manga such as Yomiko Readman and Joker.

[5] Meanwhile, in Tokyo, Yomiko Readman gets her hands on an ultra-rare German first edition book, "die Unsterbliche Liebe" (or "The Undying Love").

We learn that Yomiko is an agent of the British Library special operations division, a group tasked to locating and protecting rare books worldwide.

[7] In London, Joker and the British Library staff uncovers evidence that someone has created various super-powered clones (or "I-Jin") of famous historical figures.

The I-Jin, led by a clone of Ikkyu Soujun, are trying to steal the sheet music in Yomiko's book to reconstruct Ludwig van Beethoven's supposedly lost "Death Symphony," which causes anyone who hears it to commit suicide.

[8] The Library team discovers that the I-Jin have built a rocket which, when launched, will play the supposed "Death Symphony" over worldwide radio frequencies.

Yomiko becomes bent on finding her, even though she turned on the Library Team, but she is taken hostage herself by none other than Nancy, revealing that she is an I-Jin clone of Mata Hari.

[17] Eve McLachlan of CBR praised the OVA for not letting down book lovers, and Yomiko Readman as proving that "the pen really is mightier than the sword.

[19] Theron Martin of Anime News Network said something similar, noting that the OVA episodes spin a "high-spirited adventure yarn focused on super-powered fights" while explaining the ability of Yomiko Readman, praised the visual and technical aspects, noted the change in tone compared to R.O.D the TV, and criticized the "hokey plot and premise".

[11] Matt Lopez of Animerica have the OVA an "A" and called it "unmistakably sweet-in the way a kick-butt action series is sweet", noted its devoted fan following, and argued that the premise is simple, as a "classic superhero-vs.-bad guy story."