Ascendance of a Bookworm (2019)
Original title: 本好きの下剋上 司書になるためには手段を選んでいられません
Ascendance of a Bookworm is a 2019 Japanese-language animation series. It stars Yuka Iguchi, Show Hayami and Mutsumi Tamura.
When a sickly young girl suddenly becomes obsessed with inventing new things, her family and friends are all puzzled. "What has gotten into Myne?" they wondered, never dreaming that the answer is not a "What" but a "Who": Urano Motosu, a book-loving apprentice librarian who died in an earthquake in Tokyo who somehow found herself in Myne's body! And since Myne's world is still in a medieval stage, where books can only be owned by the elite, the new Myne intends to do everything she can to bring her beloved books to the masses in the time she has left.
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What is Ascendance of a Bookworm about?
When a sickly young girl suddenly becomes obsessed with inventing new things, her family and friends are all puzzled. "What has gotten into Myne?" they wondered, never dreaming that the answer is not a "What" but a "Who": Urano Motosu, a book-loving apprentice librarian who died in an earthquake in Tokyo who somehow found herself in Myne's body! And since Myne's world is still in a medieval stage, where books can only be owned by the elite, the new Myne intends to do everything she can to bring her beloved books to the masses in the time she has left.
When was Ascendance of a Bookworm released?
Ascendance of a Bookworm was released on 3 October 2019.
How many episodes does Ascendance of a Bookworm have?
Ascendance of a Bookworm has 48 episodes across 2 seasons.
Where can I watch Ascendance of a Bookworm?
Ascendance of a Bookworm is available on Crunchyroll Premium, Crunchyroll Premium (Via Prime), Amazon and AppleTV.
Where to watch Ascendance of a Bookworm
Stream: Crunchyroll Premium, Crunchyroll Premium (Via Prime)
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Cast
- Yuka Iguchi as Main (voice)
- Show Hayami as Ferdinand (voice)
- Mutsumi Tamura as Lutz (voice)
- Takehito Koyasu as Benno (voice)
- Megumi Nakajima as Tuuli (voice)
- Tsuyoshi Koyama as Gunther (voice)
- Fumiko Orikasa as Effa (voice)
- Tomoaki Maeno as Mark (voice)
- Kazuhiko Inoue as Sylvester (voice)
- Toshiyuki Morikawa as Karstedt (voice)
- Yuuichirou Umehara as Damuel (voice)
- Yuko Sanpei as Gil (voice)
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