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Ascendance of a Bookworm is a sci-fi & fantasy and drama anime series that premiered on YTV on October 3, 2019. It has 2 seasons and 60 episodes so far and is still airing new episodes. The latest episode, Season 2 Episode 24 "Rescue", aired on October 3, 2026.

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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Ascendance of a Bookworm

2019 · 36 episodes · Last episode: 4 years ago

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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    36. Blessing

    Finale

    To protect her family, Main agrees to be adopted by Sylvester. It is he who enters the cathedral with Sir Karstedt just at the moment when Ferdinand and Sir Bindewald are involved in a fight, but this entire affair will not only have consequences for Main because now Count Bindewald, the bishop, and Delia have to answer for their actions.

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    35. The Black Protective Charm

    Because of the lack of caution exercised by one of the gate guards, the carriage with the noble from another domain has entered the city. Gunther finds out that Main is being targeted and gets worked up over protecting Main. But then, Main is attacked by some mysterious men. Main believes what Sylvester told her and presses her blood seal upon the black charm he gave her. But then, Main's attackers become even more aggressive. Finally, the high priest's true intentions and his plans with Dirk are revealed.

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    34. Ominous Developments

    On the way home from Heidi's workshop, they hear the emergency bells sound through the city as well as see a red emergency flare go up into the sky. Main is worried about what might've happened. It is decided that Main should stay home until they can find out what is going on. Main gets to spend some time with her family back home again. After a while, Main is finally allowed back outside and heads to the cathedral. Once she gets there, she realizes Dirk is missing, and unbeknownst to her, there was another threat lurking just around the corner!

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    33. Delia and Dirk

    Dirk suddenly develops a high fever. Delia, who adored Dirk, and started to see him as her own family, was worried sick. Main sees his symptoms and realizes that he may have the Devouring. After talking to Ferdinand, they decide to raise him without letting others know that he has the Devouring. Meanwhile, Main continues her colored-ink experiments with Heidi as she helped out with taking care of Dirk at the cathedral, but...

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    32. The Abandoned Child of the Cathedral and Making Colors

    Main is finally able to go home. Her little brother Kamil is born and she becomes even more determined to create books. That is when Main meets a helpful collaborator named Heidi, who is the daughter of an ink maker. Heidi is extremely curious and passionate, so she hit it off immediately with Main. They start to make colored inks through trial and error. Meanwhile, a baby is abandoned at the cathedral and Main and her attendants end up taking care of him.

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    31. Gift from the Blue-Robed Priest and Going Home

    With the Spring Prayer finished, Main and the others returned to the cathedral. Sylvester appoints Main as his guide to show him around the orphanage and workshop, where they observe how the scripture picture books are made. As he leaves, Sylvester gives Main a necklace with a black stone, saying it's a protection charm just in case anything were to happen. Meanwhile, Ferdinand, who had also witnessed the books being made, tells Main's method of making books will change history and how dangerous that may be.

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    30. Spring Prayer

    Main and the others get ready to head off to the Spring Prayer, when they meet a blue-robed priest named Sylvester. Main doesn't know how to deal with Sylvester who seems to do whatever he wants. She tries to avoid Sylvester as they go around to various farming villages and she does an amazing job doing all of the rituals. Eventually, they end up at Viscount Gerlach's mansion. Apparently he had shown interest in Main before. But that night, something terrible happens!

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    29. The Dedication Ceremony and Spring Arrives

    The knight Damuel has become Main's bodyguard. Now that she's able to go places, Main is excited about going to the library. They hold the Dedication Ceremony where she offers her mana into small holy grails. That was quite tiring for her, but she still goes back into town to see how Johann is doing with her order. Her passion for books just doesn't top. Spring is drawing closer, and Main can't wait to go back to her family, but then she receives some devastating news.

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    28. The Story About Winter Stays and the Future

    Main ends up having to start her winter stay at the cathedral. However, she instantly becomes homesick. Also, in a meeting with Benno, Ferdinand, and Karstedt, it's revealed that Wolf is a dangerous individual with ties to nobles. Apparently, even the nobles are after Main because of her powerful mana and her bizarre knowledge. In order to keep her out of danger, Ferdinand comes up with a proposal, and...

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    27. The Beginning of Winter

    Autumn has come to a close. Main starts selling the scripture picture books, gets asked by the apprentice blacksmith Johann to be his patron, and starts taking the next step in her bookmaking endeavors. While this is going on, Main finds out that the guild master of the Ink Guild, Wolf, is trying to get information on her. Benno then proposes an idea to Main and...

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    26. Dreamlike World

    Finale

    Tasked with healing the land ravaged by the trombe, Main has to put on a show. How that will affect the way the onlookers see her is anybody's guess... and so is how the head priest will react.

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    25. Trombe and Battles

    Main and the head priest set out to join the knights on a mission to take down a rampage trombe. With this being her first exposure to proper noble society, who knows what perils lie in Main's path?

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    24. Knight Orders and Requests

    Main has to break the news to her family that she has to stay in the cathedral over winter. Meanwhile, the request from the knight order looms large over the horizon.

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    23. Harvest Festivals and Staying Home

    The Harvest Festival is here, and Main finds the library ransacked. She is outraged at first, but this may be a welcome opportunity for her...

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    22. Wilma and Holy Scriptures for Kids

    With the picture-book production in full sway, Main must navigate several hurdles regarding the process and, more pressingly, Wilma's condition.

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    21. New Retainers

    When Main hears that Eva is pregnant, she decides to make a picture book for the baby and looks to recruit Wilma to be her artist. However, she finds a few roadblocks on her path...

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    20. The Path Ahead of Lutz

    The friction in Lutz's family caused by his choice of profession comes to a head, and he runs away from home to get away from it all.

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    19. Cleanups and Star Festivals

    As newly appointed orphanage director, Main's first task is to lead a major cleanup of the orphanage and its inhabitants. And as summer comes around, she also has some festivities in mind.

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    18. Orphanage Reforms

    Main is taken to the orphanage and collapses in shock when she sees the state it and its inhabitants are in. She wants to help the kids, but will she really be able to?

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    17. Needs

    With Fran now fully on her team, Main must then get to work on winning Gil and Delia over.

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    16. Blue Robes and Uncommon Sense

    The stark contrast of the values at the church compared to life downtown continues to bewilder Main, as she butts heads with her retainers and her expected duties at the church.

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    15. Apprentice Priestess

    Main is now an apprentice priestess at the cathedral. How will she adapt to a new life in new surroundings, and how will they react to her?

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    14. Conclusions

    Finale

    Main, Gunther, and Eva head to the cathedral for their fateful meeting, knowing that Main's life is riding on a successful negotiation. But will things really go so smoothly for them?

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    13. The Choice to Be an Apprentice Priestess

    When Main brings up wanting to become an apprentice priestess to her family, she learns the truth about the role and what it entails and soon comes to realize that she is in for the fight of her life.

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    12. Baptism and Divine Paradises

    The day of Main and Lutz's baptism has arrived. Wearing a fancy dress and a new hair ornament, Main appears a clear standout from the rest of the kids, but soon she loses her way and finds herself in what she sees as heaven on earth.

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    11. Life-or-Death Choices and Family Meetings

    With Main collapses, everyone she knows comes together in a bid to save her life. But soon, she is faced with a life-or-death decision, one that she must discuss with her family.

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    10. To the Second Winter

    Main learns from Frieda that the illness she has is called the Devouring, and that it will flare up if she ever feels anxiety or loses hope. Almost on cue, her fever starts acting up...

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    9. The Guild Master's Granddaughter

    Benno looks to have Main and Lutz registered with the Merchant Guild, but the guild master proves to be an obstacle. This results in them making plans to meet Frieda, his granddaughter.

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    8. Lutz's Main

    As Main and Lutz begin making their paper for real, Main's excitement gets the better of her, and Lutz's suspicions come to a head. He resolves to talk to her about it after the paper is finished.

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    7. Seeds of Suspicion

    With the paper-making process about to begin, Main can't hide her excitement as she and Lutz go to meet Benno as per his invitation. He reveals that he is willing to arrange for all the equipment and materials they need to make paper, but the ensuing conversation makes Lutz see Main in a very different light.

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    6. Meeting

    Lutz and Main prepare for the meeting with Otto. But Otto brings someone with him, turning a casual meeting into an interview that will decide both Lutz and Main's futures.

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    5. Baptisms and Strange Fevers

    The season has shifted to summer, and the day of Turi's baptism has arrived. Turi attracts attention with a hair ornament made by Main. Main, who has more opportunities to go to the forest, starts making wooden tablets with the help of Lutz. Meanwhile, Lutz asks Main Lutz to let him meet Otto. Lutz had a dream of becoming a traveling merchant. However, Main, shocked by her repeated failures at making paper, collapses from a high fever before the meeting with Otto.

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    4. Forests and Clay Tablets

    Spring has arrived, and Main is raring to go make clay tablets in the forest. But first, she must convince her family that she can handle the journey.

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    3. The Events of Winter

    While everyone is snowed in by the harsh winter, Main has a plan: a plan to craft pseudo-papyrus as the first step towards making a book. Meanwhile, Eva teaches Turi a bunch of skills in order to prepare her for her upcoming baptism in the summer. Main is told to think about where she wants to apprentice, but as always, books are the only thing on her mind. As winter rolls on, however, the family bonds and grows closer together, and Main hits upon the perfect gift to give Turi to wear on her baptism day.

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    2. Life Improvements and Slates

    Having learned how expensive books are in this world, Main resolves to make books of her own. However, she soon finds out just how frail her new body is when she and her elder sister, Turi, decide to go to the gate to deliver something their father forgot—she can hardly take a few steps before running out of breath. But that's when Lutz, a neighborhood kid the same age as Main, offers his help. Main is touched by this and soon makes it to the gate. There, Otto gives her his old slate, letting her experience the joy of writing once again

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    1. A World Without Books

    Motosu Urano, a college student and a bookworm of the highest order, loses her life in an avalanche of books and wakes up in another world as a sickly girl named Main. Nevertheless confident that she can deal with any situation as long as she has books to read, she looks all over her new home for one, but doesn't find any. To make matters worse, she couldn't see any writing in town when out with her mother Eva. She realized that she found herself in a world with a low literacy rate, one where books were prohibitively expensive.

Adopted Daughter of an Archduke

2026 · 24 episodes · Last episode: 1 month ago

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    23. Charlotte's Baptism

    Charlotte is officially welcomed to the Archduke's family, but there is danger lurking in the shadows.

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    22. Wilfried's Actions

    Rosemyne discovers Wilfried's actions and a meeting is convened to determine the truth of the matter.

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    21. Ruelle Rechallenge

    Rosemyne tries to gather the ruelle fruit once again. This time Ferdinand and Karstedt join to ensure success.

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    20. Georgine's Visit

    Georgine comes to visit and everyone in Ehrenfest question her true motives.

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    19. Inspection of Illgner and Gathering of Summer

    Rosemyne and her Gutenberg go to Illgner in hopes of finding new materials for papermaking.

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    18. Damuel's Proposal

    The Star-Binding Ceremony begins and Rosemyne hopes Brigitte's new dress will enchant the nobility.

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    17. Holding the Fort During the Archduke Conference

    With the archduke and his wife away, Rozemyne must stay at the castle with Wilfried.

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    16. New Dress and Printing Press

    Brigitte tries on the dress that Rosemyne designed while the printing press is finally ready for a test print.

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    15. Night of Fruhtrane

    Rosemyne must go to the Goddess's Bath on the Night of Fruhtrane to collect the spring material for her jureve.

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    14. Hasse's Punishment

    Hasse's punishment has finally been decided and Rosemyne must go to witness the results.

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    13. Winter Material Gathering

    Rosemyne attempts to gather materials for her jureve once again!

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    12. The Winter Social Season and Debut

    The winter social season is here and Rosemyne must successfully finish her debut.

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    11. The Gathering of Gutenbergs

    To improve the printing press, Ingo is even willing to exchange ideas between different trades.

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    10. First Material Gathering

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    9. Wilfried's Day as High Bishop

    Rosemyne finally gets fed up with Wilfried's complaints and offers to switch spots with him for a day.

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    8. Ferdinand's Task

    Ferdinand gives Rosemyne the task to entrap and isolate the mayor of Hasse.

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    7. Hasse's Monastery

    The monastery in Hasse is now ready. Rosemyne goes for the final inspection and to accept new children.

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    6. Harspiel Concert

    Everything is falling into place for the concert. All that's left is to guard against one person...

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    5. Concert Preparations

    Rosemyne puts all her efforts into preparing for the harspiel concert.

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    4. How to Collect Donations

    Rosemyne tries to collect donations from the nobility, but finds it harder than she thought...

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    3. Archduke's Castle and Italian Restaurant

    Rosemyne officially moves into the castle and Sylvester finally eats at the Italian restaurant.

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    2. Lower City Family Reunion

    After the baptism ceremony and adoption, Rosemyne returns to the cathedral to become the high bishop.

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    1. I've Become a Noble

    Myne begins her new life as Rosemyne. Her first challenge is to complete the baptism and adoption ceremonies!

Cast & crew

  • Mutsumi Tamura

    Mutsumi Tamura

    Lutz (voice)

  • Takehito Koyasu

    Takehito Koyasu

    Benno (voice)

  • Megumi Nakajima

    Megumi Nakajima

    Tuuli (voice)

  • Tsuyoshi Koyama

    Tsuyoshi Koyama

    Gunther (voice)

  • Fumiko Orikasa

    Fumiko Orikasa

    Effa (voice)

  • Satoshi Hino

    Satoshi Hino

    Otto (voice)

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