Ascendance of a Bookworm (TV)
Alternative title:
Honzuki no Gekokujō (Japanese)
本好きの下剋上 (Japanese)
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 (Japanese)
Genres:
slice of life
Themes:
Isekai
Objectionable content:
Significant
Plot Summary:
A certain college girl who's loved books ever since she was a little girl dies in an accident and is reborn in another world she knows nothing about. She is now Myne, the sickly five-year-old daughter of a poor soldier. To make things worse, the world she's been reborn in has a very low literacy rate and books mostly don't exist. She'd have to pay an enormous amounts of money to buy one. Myne resolves herself: If there aren't any books, she'll just have to make them. Her goal is to become a librarian. (from manga)
User Ratings:
324 ratings have been given [details]
Episode titles: We have 14
Vintage:
2019-10-02
Opening Theme:
"Mashiro" (Pure White) by Sumire Morohoshi
Ending Theme:
"Kami-kazari no Tenshi" by Megumi Nakajima
Official website:
TVアニメ「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」公式サイト (Japanese)
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Ascendance of a Bookworm Episodes 1-26 Streaming (Aug 3, 2020)
Ascendance of a Bookworm ‒ Episode 26 (Jun 22, 2020)
Ascendance of a Bookworm ‒ Episode 25 (Jun 16, 2020)
Ascendance of a Bookworm ‒ Episode 24 (Jun 16, 2020)
Ascendance of a Bookworm ‒ Episode 23 (Jun 1, 2020)
Ascendance of a Bookworm ‒ Episode 22 (May 25, 2020)
Ascendance of a Bookworm ‒ Episode 20 (May 11, 2020)
Ascendance of a Bookworm ‒ Episode 19 (May 4, 2020)
Ascendance of a Bookworm ‒ Episode 18 (Apr 27, 2020)
Ascendance of a Bookworm ‒ Episodes 15-16-17 (Apr 22, 2020)
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North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 24-30 (Jan 27, 2021)
Ascendance of a Bookworm TV Anime Gets 3rd Season (Jul 12, 2020)
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Blu-ray (Region A) |
Ascendance of a Bookworm: I'll Do Anything to Become a Librarian! - Seasons 1&2 (Blu-ray) 2021-01-26 (from $44.88) |
Blu-ray (Region B) |
Ascendance of a Bookworm - Seasons 1&2 [Collector's Edition] (Blu-ray) 2023-11-27 |
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Director: Mitsuru Hongo
Series Composition: Mariko Kunisawa
Storyboard:
Mitsuru Hongo (OP; eps 1, 10) Motoko Shikama (as 羽永花ゆい; eps 5, 11) Takahide Ogata (eps 3, 6, 12) Takeshi Mori (eps 7, 9, 13) Yoshiki Kawasaki (ED; eps 2-4, 8, 14)
Episode Director:
Chikayo Nakamura (eps 7, 13) Mitsuru Hongo (OP; ep 1) Motoko Shikama (as 羽永花ゆい; ep 5) Shigeru Ueda (上田繁; eps 4, 10-11) Takahide Ogata (eps 3, 6, 9, 12) Yoshiki Kawasaki (ED; eps 2, 8, 14)
Music: MICHIRU
Original creator: Miya Kazuki
Original Character Design: You Shiina
Art Director: Ryōka Kinoshita
Chief Animation Director:
Emiko Endo (4 episodes eps 3, 7, 10, 13 )Toshihisa Kaiya (5 episodes eps 2, 5, 8, 11, 14 )Yoshiaki Yanagida (5 episodes eps 1, 4, 6, 9, 12 )
Animation Director:
Ai Kato (eps 3, 9) Chiemi Kishi (eps 3, 6, 12) Emiko Endo (ep 7) Kanako Tsuji (eps 2, 8, 14) Kayoko Kumagai (eps 7, 13) Masakazu Saitō (eps 7, 13) Shigeru Katō (eps 3, 6, 9, 12) Tomoaki Kado (eps 7, 13) Tomoyuki Matsumoto (eps 1, 4, 10) Toshihisa Kaiya (OP) Yayoi Yoshikawa (eps 1-2, 5, 11) Yayoi Yūdō (ep 12) Yoshiaki Yanagida (OP) Yūji Kondō (eps 1, 4, 10)
Art design: Toshiaki Amada
Sound Director: Jun Watanabe
Director of Photography: Naoki Kitamura
Producer:
Emi Kashimura Fumihiro Ozawa Hiroaki Tsunoda Hiroyuki Birukawa Hitoshi Kawamura Keisuke Satō Masahiko Nagano Shinichirō Ozawa Shinji Ōmori Tomoyoshi Koyama Yoshihiro Yoshida Yosuke Shimizu
2D Work: Akiko Hamanaka
2nd Key Animation:
Emiko Niiyama (ep 14) Hanako Egami (eps 2, 14) Haruka Matsunae (ep 2) Ryoko Sugiura (ep 2) Taku Hoshino (ep 14) Yui Miyashita (ep 2)
Animation:
Chiaki Kumakura (IKIF+; ED) Hikaru Hara (IKIF+; ED) Momoko Yamada (IKIF+; ED) Tomoko Shima (IKIF+; ED)
Animation producer: Tatsuya Yamaguchi
Assistant Director: Yoshiki Kawasaki
Background 3D Modeling: Yasushi Mito
Background Art:
An Hoai (Bihou; eps 1-8, 14) Anh Huyenh (Bihou; eps 6-12) Anh Huynh (Bihou; OP; eps 1-14) Anh Nguyen (Bihou; eps 5-6) Ayami Yamaguchi (Bihou; eps 1-2, 14) B. Pakrada (Bihou; eps 2-4) Bao Pham (Bihou; eps 6-13) Chinh Dan (Bihou; eps 1-12, 14) Dien Tran (Bihou; eps 1-14) Dung Ha (Bihou; OP; eps 5-6, 9-12) Duy Nguyen (Bihou; eps 6-13) Hanh Tran (Bihou; eps 6-13) Hung Ba (Bihou; eps 1-12, 14) Huong Vo (Bihou; 5 episodes eps 5-6, 9-10, 12 )Isao Yokoyama (Bihou; eps 6-12) Jia Ling Zhu (Bihou; eps 4, 6, 10-13) Kazunori Miyazato (Bihou; OP; eps 1-14) Kham Huy (Bihou; eps 1-8, 14) Kosei Matsushita (Bihou; eps 2-5) Linh Thuy (Bihou; eps 1-8, 14) Michie Suzuki (Bihou; OP; eps 1-10, 12-14) Phong Nguyen (Bihou; OP; eps 5-13) Phuong Bao (Bihou; eps 1-8, 14) Phuong Ngoc (Bihou; eps 1-12, 14) Phuong Nguyen (Bihou; ep 6) Quang Nguyen (Bihou; 5 episodes eps 5-6, 9-10, 12 )Sam Vo (Bihou; eps 5-6, 9-12) Sotaro Sato (Bihou; eps 1-14) Suong Ngoc (Bihou; eps 1-8, 14) Tai Cao (Bihou; eps 5-6) Tai Phat (Bihou; eps 1-12, 14) Thao Nguyen (Bihou; eps 6-13) Thuong Dinh (Bihou; 5 episodes eps 5-6, 9-10, 12 )Thuy Nguyen (Bihou; eps 6, 8-13) Tram Lam (Bihou; eps 5-6) Trinh Tu (Bihou; eps 1-8, 14) Tu Phan (Bihou; OP; eps 6-13) Tuan Van (Bihou; eps 1-11, 14) Tuyen Co (Bihou; eps 6-13)
Color Check:
Masaaki Hino (eps 3, 6, 9, 12) Miho Sakurai (eps 7, 13) Miyoko Ichinose (OP; 6 episodes eps 1-2, 5, 8, 11, 14 )Tamai Okuda (eps 1, 4, 10)
Color Coordination:
Masaaki Hino (eps 3, 6, 9, 12) Miho Sakurai (eps 7, 13) Miyoko Ichinose (OP; 6 episodes eps 1-2, 5, 8, 11, 14 )Tamai Okuda (eps 1, 4, 10)
Color design: Miyoko Ichinose
Editing: Tomoki Nagasaka
Finish Animation:
Kana Aizawa (eps 3, 6, 9) Masaaki Hino (eps 6, 12) Masayuki Kusaka (ep 1) Mayumi Sawame (eps 3, 6, 9, 12) Miyo Tsukahara (eps 3, 6, 9, 12) Naomichi Hata (ep 1) Tamai Okuda (ep 1) Tomomi Sakurai (eps 3, 6, 9, 12) Yukie Nakajima (ep 1)
In-Between Animation:
Aya Watanabe (渡邉亜矢; ep 11) Kasumi Hara (OP) Kazu Ikeda (ep 1) Ken Kaneko (金子剣; eps 6, 9, 12) Mao Fujiwara (eps 6, 9, 12) Mitsuko Arasawa (OP; 5 episodes eps 1-2, 5, 8, 11 )Saori Konishi (ep 11) Soji Nezu (ep 6) Yoji Egawa (eps 1-2, 5, 8) Yukino Morita (eps 6, 12) Yūta Hata (ep 1)
In-Between Check:
Kanako Oikawa (eps 7, 13) Ken Kaneko (ep 12) Minako Nagasawa (OP; eps 8, 11) Soji Nezu (eps 3, 6, 9, 12) Tsutomu Yamamoto (eps 1, 4, 10)
Key Animation:
Ai Kato (eps 3, 9) Ami Nagata (5 episodes eps 1, 5, 8, 11, 14 )Aya Kato (MK-Za; eps 1, 4, 10) Ayano Shimizu (ep 2) Chiemi Kishi (eps 3, 6, 12) Chiharu Fuse (Debris Sapporo; eps 7, 13) Chihiro Saitō (Debris Sapporo; eps 7, 13) Chiho Mifune (MK-Za; eps 1, 4, 10) Emiko Endo (OP; eps 1-2, 5) Eriko Takahashi (BILBA; ep 2) Etsuko Miura (三浦悦子; ep 2) Hanako Kikuchi (Debris Sapporo; eps 7, 13) Haru Sakuramoto (ep 7) Haruka Matsunae (eps 8, 11, 14) Hideyuki Funakoshi (OP) Hiroyoshi Takenaga (eps 3, 6, 12) Kanako Tsuji (eps 8, 14) Kaori Yūma (5 episodes eps 2, 5, 8, 11, 14 )Kayoko Kumagai (eps 1, 7, 13) Kazu Ikeda (MK-Za; eps 1, 4, 10) Kazuki Kuramoto (eps 2, 8) Keiichirō Saitō (OP) Kimikazu Saito (White Fox Izukogen Studio; ep 11) Konatsu Kumagai (eps 8, 14) Kōnosuke Yoshihara (ep 2) Mai Ogawa (ep 14) Maiko Onishi (ep 7) Mika Uchimura (eps 3, 6, 9, 12) Miki Sakaibara (ep 5) Mitsuyo Tsuno (ep 8) Miyako Higashi (Debris Sapporo; eps 7, 13) Motoko Shikama (eps 1, 5) Naomi Hayakawa (ep 14) Naoto Satō (MK-Za; eps 1, 4, 10) Nogi Kokage (IKIF; ED) Risa Tanaka (5 episodes eps 1, 5, 8, 11, 14 )Ryō Hirata (eps 12-13) Ryō Tanaka (4 episodes eps 2, 8, 11, 14 )Satoshi Ohashi (eps 2, 8) Shigeru Katō (eps 6, 9) Shinichi Tōkairin (ep 7) Shintarō Tomita (MK-Za; ep 1) Shizue Kaneko (OP) Soji Nezu (eps 3, 6, 12) Takashi Kawaguchi (OP) Tetsurō Karai (OP) Tetsuya Kobayashi (eps 2, 8, 11) Tomoaki Kado (ep 13) Tomohito Abe (MK-Za; eps 1, 4, 10) Tomoka Karino (MK-Za; eps 1, 4, 10) Toshihisa Kaiya (OP; ep 7) Toshiya Washida (Debris Sapporo; eps 7, 13) Tsutomu Yamamoto (MK-Za; eps 1, 4, 10) Yayoi Yoshikawa (ep 11) Yayoi Yūdō (eps 3, 6, 12) Yuan Yuan Chen (BILBA; ep 2) Yūgo Ōhashi (ep 7) Yūichi Nakajima (ep 2) Yukari Kobayashi (ep 13) Yuki Miyamoto (OP; 7 episodes eps 1-2, 5, 8, 11, 13-14 )Yuki Nishioka (ep 1) Yūki Tamori (Debris Sapporo; eps 7, 13) Yukinori Kuwabara (ep 13) Yukio Umini (ep 5) Yuko Watanabe (eps 7, 13) Yūsuke Teraguchi (eps 3, 9, 12) Yūta Hata (MK-Za; eps 1, 4, 10) Yutaka Kawasuji (eps 7, 13) Yuuta Nakajou (MK-Za; eps 1, 4, 10)
Literature: Yūko Ishiyama
Music producer: Masakazu Satō
Photography:
Ayumi Ushijima (Graphinica; OP) Eiko Hiramoto (Graphinica; eps 7-8) Hidenori Shuyama (Graphinica; eps 5-6) Isao Tōkairin (Graphinica; ep 7) Katsunori Shiradō (Graphinica; eps 1, 3) Kazuma Hatakeyama (Graphinica; ep 1) Kōhei Tanada (Graphinica; eps 7-8) Naoki Kitamura (Graphinica; OP) Shinya Katō (Graphinica; OP; eps 1-14) Si Yu Tang (Graphinica; ep 1) Yū Nishino (Graphinica; ep 1) Yu Zhang (LandQ Studios; 5 episodes eps 2, 4-5, 7, 11 )Yusuke Sasano (Graphinica; ep 1)
Planning:
Fumito Yoshio Kenji Ebato Masahiro Okamura Muneyuki Kanbe Satoshi Matsui Shinsaku Hatta Shiro Sasaki Tsuneo Takechi Yui Shibata Yukihiro Ito
Production Advancement:
Akino Mizugai (eps 2, 8, 14) Haruki Nanba (eps 1, 5, 11) Hirokazu Yokoyama (ep 4) Masako Yoshida (eps 4, 10) Sakura Morishige (eps 7, 13) Tomoya Ishikawa (eps 3, 6, 9) Yoshikazu Yamada (ep 12)
Production producer: Seiji Suzuki
Prop Design: Ryō Hirata
Publicity: Nozomi Tachizawa
Publicity Assistance: Mariko Kondō
Publicity Producer: Mutsumi Ōishi
Recording Adjustment: Kazuya Sakakieda
Recording Assistant: Kana Akimoto
Sound Effects: Hiromune Kurahashi
Sound Production Manager: Shinji Okamura (岡村信治)
Special Effects: Shōko Harada
Theme Song Performance: Sumire Morohoshi (OP)
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2nd Key Animation:
A-Line M.S.J Musashino Production Nakamura Production Studio Elle Studio Massket (eps 7, 13) Studio Neun WHITE FOX Izukōgen Studio Xebec Xing Yue Animation (ep 7)
Animation: IKIF+ (ED)
Animation Production: Ajiado
Animation Production Cooperation:
Frontier Engine (eps 7, 13) MK-Za (eps 1, 4) Studio Add (eps 3, 6, 11)
Background Art: Bihou, Inc.
Direction: IKIF+ (ED)
Finish Animation:
Artemis (OP; eps 2, 5) Heihuang Animation J&K Corporation M.S.J Musashino Production (OP) Studio Elle Studio Massket TAP Wuxi Maliang Animation xenron Xing Yue Animation
In-Between Animation:
Heihuang Animation J&K Corporation M.S.J Musashino Production (OP) MK-Za Studio Massket TAP Wuxi Maliang Animation xenron Xing Yue Animation
In-between Check: M.S.J Musashino Production (ep 14)
Key Animation:
BILBA (ep 2) Debris Sapporo (eps 7, 13) Heihuang Animation (eps 7, 13) IKIF+ (ED) MK-Za (ep 1)
Music Production: Flying Dog
Offline Editing: Jay Film
Photography Assistance: Tplus (ep 1)
Production:
ABC Animation Ajiado BS Fuji Flying Dog GENCO Happinet Corporation MIDIANET PICTURES The Klockworx Co., Ltd. TO Books Tokyo Animator Gakuin WOWOW Yomiuri TV Enterprise
Script Development: Graphinica VFX Room Art Development Café
Sound Production: JTB Next Creation
Timing Photography: Yumeta Company
Tool Development: Graphinica VFX Room Art Development Café
Video Editing: Imagica
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Translation: Sriram Gurunathan (Crunchyroll)
ADR Script: Tyson Rinehart
Associate producer: Mio Moroe (Bang Zoom!)
Audio Operations Manager: Rayner Tham
Casting Director: Mami Okada
Re-Recording Mixing: Benjamin Harrington
Senior Production Manager: Kamen Tagalicod (Bang Zoom!)
Sound Supervision: Patrick Rodman (CAS)
Spotting: Tetsuya Fujita
Supervising Producer: Joshua Lopez
Video Technician: Samantha Girod
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ADR Production: Bang Zoom! Entertainment
Internet Streaming: Crunchyroll
Licensed by: Crunchyroll
Production: Sentai Studios
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