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Ascendance of a Bookworm

Original title: Honzuki no Gekokujou
  • TV Series
  • 2019– 2019–
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 23m
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7.9/10
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Ascendance of a Bookworm (2019)
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Urano, a young Japanese soon-to-be librarian, dies in an earthquake. She is reincarnated in another world as a young girl named Mayne, but learns that books are scarce and only provided to p... Read allUrano, a young Japanese soon-to-be librarian, dies in an earthquake. She is reincarnated in another world as a young girl named Mayne, but learns that books are scarce and only provided to prestigious elites. Mayne (retaining her memories from her previous life) decides to create... Read allUrano, a young Japanese soon-to-be librarian, dies in an earthquake. She is reincarnated in another world as a young girl named Mayne, but learns that books are scarce and only provided to prestigious elites. Mayne (retaining her memories from her previous life) decides to create and print her own books so that she can read again.
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  • Stars
    • Yuka Iguchi
    • Show Hayami
    • Mutsumi Tamura
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    • Yuka Iguchi
    • Show Hayami
    • Mutsumi Tamura
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      • 2 nominations

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    Yuka Iguchi
    Yuka Iguchi
    • Main
    31 episodes31 eps • 2019–2022
    Show Hayami
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    Mutsumi Tamura
    • Lutz
    28 episodes28 eps • 2019–2022
    Megumi Nakajima
    • Tuuli
    24 episodes24 eps • 2019–2022
    Takehito Koyasu
    Takehito Koyasu
    • Benno
    23 episodes23 eps • 2019–2022
    Fumiko Orikasa
    Fumiko Orikasa
    • Eva
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    Tsuyoshi Koyama
    • Gunther
    22 episodes22 eps • 2019–2022
    Lizzie Freeman
    Lizzie Freeman
    • Delia
    22 episodes22 eps • 2020–2022
    Armen Taylor
    Armen Taylor
    • Ferdinand
    16 episodes16 eps • 2019–2020
    Tomoaki Maeno
    Tomoaki Maeno
    • Mark
    15 episodes15 eps • 2019–2022
    Reba Buhr
    Reba Buhr
    • Main
    15 episodes15 eps • 2019–2020
    Sho Karino
    • Fran
    14 episodes14 eps • 2020–2022
    Yûko Sanpei
    • Gil
    11 episodes11 eps • 2020–2022
    Chiyo Tomaru
    • Delia
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    Satoshi Hino
    • Otto
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    Brian Timothy Anderson
    • Mark
    11 episodes11 eps • 2019–2020
    Mitsuaki Hoshino
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    9 episodes9 eps • 2019–2022
    Minori Suzuki
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    8 episodes8 eps • 2020–2022
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    9/10
    High Quality Medieval Historical Fantasy for the Family
    This story has fine animation, video editing and sound editing. The original novels are lengthy, but the script writers have done a good job of condensing the story. The Chibi style inner thoughts add humor. The after-credits shorts are a hoot! The English voice actors are well known and quite good. You will recognize voices from series like Re:Zero and SAO. The story is family appropriate. If you don't like books, you may not feel the same excitement that book-lovers will find here. The author has done extensive research into the history of paper and printing and this series is genuinely educational.

    The premise is the soul of a girl from modern Japan is reborn in the body of a dying little girl. The new girl is still sickly and could die at any moment. She has some memories of both lives, and she begins pushing her modern ideas onto those around her. She is constantly experimenting and creating inventions in a medieval world. She desperately wants books, so she invents paper, tools, ink, and printing technology. She also promotes cleanliness, new fashions, shampoo, and new cooking methods. In her old life in Japan, she was an isolated, self-involved book-lover. Now she is desperate to accomplish things before her soon expected death and her accomplishments far exceed her view of herself.

    The story chronicles her rise from poor commoner toward greatness. She faces many challenges and dangers. Will she die of fever, will the nobles kill or kidnap her, will the rulers label her dangerous and execute her?

    Season 3 should have been the most powerful season thus far, but the abbreviated season of only 10 episodes does not give the story the time it needs. Even so, you will be rewarded by an excellent season finale. If you want more, read the books by Miya Kazuki. English translations of fine quality are available for the first 20+ novels. Manga are also available. The initial web novels are available online in Japanese.
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    • Release date
      • October 2, 2019 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
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    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Ascendance of a Bookworm: I'll Do Anything to Become a Librarian!
    • Production companies
      • ABC Animation
      • Ajiado
      • BS Fuji
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      23 minutes
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