Ascendance of a Bookworm

Ascendance of a Bookworm
First light novel volume cover, featuring Myne
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~
(Honzuki no Gekokujō: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan o Erandeiraremasen)
GenreFantasy, isekai
Novel series
Written byMiya Kazuki
Published byShōsetsuka ni Narō
Original runSeptember 23, 2013March 12, 2017
Light novel
Written byMiya Kazuki
Illustrated byYou Shiina
Published byTO Books
English publisher
ImprintTO Bunko
DemographicMale
Original runJanuary 25, 2015December 9, 2023
Volumes33
Manga
Part 1
Illustrated bySuzuka
Published byTO Books
English publisher
  • NA: J-Novel Club
ImprintCorona Comics
MagazineComic Corona
DemographicShōjo
Original runOctober 30, 2015July 2, 2018
Volumes7
Manga
Part 2
Illustrated bySuzuka
Published byTO Books
English publisher
  • NA: J-Novel Club
ImprintCorona Comics
MagazineComic Corona
DemographicShōjo
Original runSeptember 24, 2018 – present
Volumes11
Manga
Part 3
Illustrated byRyo Namino
Published byTO Books
English publisher
  • NA: J-Novel Club
ImprintCorona Comics
MagazineComic Corona
DemographicShōjo
Original runApril 30, 2018 – present
Volumes8
Anime television series
Directed byMitsuru Hongo
Written byMariko Kunisawa
Music byMichiru
Studio
Licensed byCrunchyroll (master license/streaming)
Sentai Filmworks (home video; S1–2 only)
Original networkABC, Tokyo MX, Wowow, BS Fuji, AT-X
Original run October 3, 2019 – present
Episodes36 + 2 OVA (List of episodes)
Manga
Part 4
Illustrated byHikaru Katsuki
Published byTO Books
ImprintCorona Comics
MagazineComic Corona
DemographicShōjo
Original runDecember 24, 2020 – present
Volumes8
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Ascendance of a Bookworm (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~, Hepburn: Honzuki no Gekokujō: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan o Erandeiraremasen, lit. "Ascendance of a Bookworm: I'll Stop at Nothing to Become a Librarian") is a Japanese light novel series written by Miya Kazuki and illustrated by You Shiina. It was serialized online from September 2013 to March 2017 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by TO Books, who has published thirty-three volumes since January 2015.

A manga adaptation of the first part with art by Suzuka was serialized online via Niconico Seiga website from October 2015 to July 2018. It was collected in seven tankōbon volumes by TO Books. Both the light novel and manga are published in English by J-Novel Club. An anime television series adaptation produced by Ajia-do Animation Works aired the first part from October to December 2019, and the second part aired from April to June 2020. A two-part OVA episode released in March 2020. A third season aired from April to June 2022. A fourth season produced by Wit Studio has been announced.