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
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.
(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
Sep 10, 2026, 05:14 PM
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Official announcement logged Jan 1, 2020, 12:00 AM.
Franchise timeline
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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
2026(×﹏×)Ascendance 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
2020Confirmed
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Frozen yesterday
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 76.0
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~49,966 followers
- Favourite base strength - 3,488 cross-platform favourites
Source material looks exhausted, so near-term sequel odds are capped.
Near-term probability is capped at 20% until confirmed evidence lands.
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 20 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-updated probability 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 | Aug 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 3,606 | Aug 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 117,747 | Aug 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 8.09 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 60 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 156 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 31,882 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 3,079 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 76 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| five ch | thread posts | JP | 81 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 26 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 38 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 136 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 15,195 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 847 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 79.98 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 772 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 259,424 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 383,593 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 85,688 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 8.83 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 22,824 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 33 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 22,334 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | bd sales avg | JP | 746 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga circulation | JP | 14,000,000 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga latest volume sales | JP | 9,600 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga volume trend pct | JP | 88.24 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 7.85 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 83 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 6 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 192 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 111 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 309 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 232,514 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 4,914 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 2,815,399 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 463 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 679 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.73 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 47,202 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 79.6 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 81 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 29.1 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 144 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 492 | Sep 3, 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 | 3,697 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 195,674 | Sep 9, 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 |