Ascendance of a Bookworm: I'll do anything to become a librarian, 爱书的下克上：为了成为图书管理员不择手段！, หนอนหนังสือยึดอำนาจ, Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen, Ascendance of a Bookworm, 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, 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
Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen
(Source: Sentai Filmworks)
Note: The first episode was included in a bonus DVD that came with the limited edition of the 8th volume of Part 4 of the light novel that was released on September 10th, 2019 prior to its TV premiere.
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:17 AM
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Official announcement logged Jan 1, 2020, 12:00 AM.
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Ascendance of a Bookworm
Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen
2019ViewingConfirmedAscendance of a Bookworm: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke
Honzuki no Gekokujou: Ryoushu no Youjo
2026ConfirmedAscendance of a Bookworm Season 3
Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen 3rd Season
2022ConfirmedAscendance of a Bookworm Part 2
Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen 2nd Season
2020ConfirmedHonzuki no Gekokujou: Kizoku-in no Jishou Tosho Iin
Timing TBC(×﹏×)
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore measures renewal signals out of 100. It is not a calibrated probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 3 hours ago
Top reasons
- Strong renewal expectation - Strong signals suggest renewal is expected.
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Ascendance of a Bookworm renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Ascendance of a Bookworm getting a new season?
- Yes - Ascendance of a Bookworm has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
- Will Ascendance of a Bookworm be renewed?
- Ascendance of a Bookworm has already been confirmed for a new entry - it has cleared the renewal hurdle. See the Announcement Status section for the source citation.
- What is Ascendance of a Bookworm's renewal probability?
- Ascendance of a Bookworm's CourScore is 100 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily signal score out of 100.
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 78 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 3,543 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 121,191 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 8.09 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 14 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 150 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 36,495 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 3,275 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 76 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| five ch | thread posts | JP | 762 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 32 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 136 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 15,269 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 856 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 79.98 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 772 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 261,077 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 385,736 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 86,008 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 8.83 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 23,067 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 33 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 22,420 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | bd sales avg | JP | 746 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga circulation | JP | 14,000,000 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga latest volume sales | JP | 9,600 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga volume trend pct | JP | 88.24 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 7.85 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 86 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 192 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 135 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 333 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 232,524 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 4,910 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 2,817,371 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| oricon bd | oricon bd rank | JP | 7 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| oricon bd | oricon bd weeks | JP | 1 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 78 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.73 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 47,680 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 79.6 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 81 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 40.62 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 146 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 400 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 70,502 | Aug 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | 140 | Aug 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | posts 7d | JP | 19 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 59 | Aug 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 36,144,520 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 42,100 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 3,706 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 198,555 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |