Bibliobattle 知的書評合戦

Invention at Kyoto University. Tadahiro Taniguchi, then a researcher in the Katai Laboratory of the Graduate School of Informatics, designs Bibliobattle as an alternative to the conventional book-club seminar format.

Early adoption by the Field Work Study Group at Kyoto University's Faculty of Integrated Human Studies, and by Scienthrough, a science-communication group at Osaka University.

First academic publication: Taniguchi, Kawakami, & Katai, "Bibliobattle: Construction of an Interface that Generates Connections through Book Reviews" at the Human Interface Society research meeting.

Bibliobattle Promotion Committee founded. Peer-reviewed paper published in the Transactions of the Human Interface Society. The first "Bibliobattle Capital Battle" (now National University Bibliobattle) is held with 53 student presenters.

Bibliobattle is incorporated as a credit-bearing course in Osaka University's freshman seminar, marking the start of formal university-curriculum adoption.

Major media breakthrough. Taniguchi publishes the first general-audience book on Bibliobattle (Bunshun Shinsho), and the Ministry of Education names Bibliobattle in the Third Basic Plan for the Promotion of Children's Reading Activities, accelerating school-level adoption.

Bibliobattle Association established. The general incorporated association (Ippan Shadan Hojin Bibliobattle Kyokai) is founded. The National University Bibliobattle reaches 1,207 student participants.

Glossary inclusion. Bibliobattle is added to the official Glossary of Library and Information Science, formally recognized as an academic term in the field.

Pandemic-driven online expansion. Online Bibliobattle formats proliferate, including the first International Bibliobattle Tournament (SOLA 2021).

Komagome's research-trends survey records 303 universities (37.7%) and 351 public libraries (10.6%) with documented Bibliobattle events, with all 47 prefectures represented.

Taniguchi publishes "Bibliobattle in the Age of Generative AI" in Mita Hyoron Online, framing Bibliobattle as an irreplaceable form of human-mediated communication in an AI-saturated era.

National Cultural Festival. The National University Bibliobattle is incorporated into the Nagasaki Peace Cultural Festival 2025, held in Sasebo, Nagasaki — formally elevating Bibliobattle to national cultural-policy status.

Continuation as part of the National Cultural Festival, with the next venue scheduled in Kochi. This review paper begins preparation for international publication.