Silent Library has been a primetime, family-oriented television sensation in Japan and is considered to be one of the most influential comedy shows in Asia!  Created by the popular Japanese comedian, Hitoshi Matsumoto, in 2001, Silent Library has been a successful segment on the long-running variety show “Downtown No Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!” After becoming a hit on the Internet through the power of viral video websites with more than 3 million hits on YouTube and many groups performing their own re-enactments, Silent Library has proven to be an international success.

*NTV's hit format  "Silent Library" has been commissioned by digital channel 5* in the  UK. The six-episode series will be broadcast weekly starting July 12th, 2011 and will not only include games from the Japanese original series, but also add games newly created by the UK production side.