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Ascendance of a Bookworm: Hannelore's Fifth Year at the Royal Academy Spinoff Novel Series Gets Manga Adaptation
posted on by Joanna Cayanan
TO Books' Corona EX manga website launched on Monday the manga adaptation of Miya Kazuki's Ascendance of a Bookworm: Hannelore's Fifth Year at the Royal Academy (Honzuki no Gekokujō ~Hannelore no Kizokuin Gonensei) spinoff novels titled Honzuki no Gekokujō ~Hannelore no Kizokuin Gonensei~ Koishite Mitai Ohime-sama (Ascendance of a Bookworm: Hannelore's Fifth Year at the Royal Academy -The Princess I Want to Fall in Love With-). Rei Kusakabe (My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex manga) is drawing the manga. TO Books is already listing the manga's first compiled book volume for release on December 10.
The Hannelore no Kizokuin Gonensei spinoff novels launched on the "Shōsetsuka ni Narō" website in 2017 and is still ongoing. TO Books published the novels' first volume with illustration by You Shiina in August 2024, and the second volume on August 10.
J-Novel Club is releasing the spinoff story in English and describes the story:
Half a year has passed since Yurgenschmidt inaugurated its first underage aub. Hannelore, now an archduke candidate for the country's top-ranked duchy, is in the midst of a crisis. Despite her natural indecisiveness, she finds herself pressed to choose from a growing list of marriage candidates. Her father suggests Kenntrips and Rasantark—her childhood friends—but then her half-brother Raufereg throws his hat into the ring. And what about Wilfried, the apple of her eye? Convinced that Liebeskhilfe the Goddess of Binding is toying with the threads of her fate, Hannelore turns to her dear friend Rozemyne for guidance.
Kazuki began the original Ascendance of a Bookworm novels on the "Shōsetsuka ni Narō" website in 2013, and ended the web novel in 2017. You Shiina illustrated the print edition. The main series ended with its 33rd volume (volume 12 of part 5) in December 2023. The novel series has over 12 million copies in circulation (including digital copies).
J-Novel Club is releasing both the light novels and the various manga adaptations in English. Suzuka drew the art for the manga adaptations of Part 1 and 2, and Ryō Namino is drawing the adaptation of Part 3. Hikaru Katsuki is drawing the adaptation of Part 4. J-Novel Club is releasing the manga adaptations of Parts 1-4.
The light novels inspired a television anime adaptation with three seasons by Ajia-do. The first anime season premiered in October 2019, and ended in December 2019 with 14 episodes. The second season premiered in Japan in April 2020. The anime's third season premiered in April 2022. Crunchyroll streamed the third season as it aired, and started streaming an English dub in May 2022.
Ascendance of a Bookworm: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke, the new television anime that will adapt the third part of the original novel series, will premiere in spring 2026.
Sources: Corona EX, Comic Natalie
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