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～

Genres: Fantasy, Isekai, Reincarnation
Themes: Isekai, Reincarnation
Studios: Ajia-do
Producers: ABC Animation, BS Fuji, flying DOG, Genco, Happinet, JTB Next Creation, KlockWorx, MediaNet, TO Books, Tokyo Animator Gakuin, WOWOW, Yomiuri TV Enterprise
Licensors: Crunchyroll, Sentai Filmworks
Rating: 7.97 / 10
Rank: #727
Popularity: #750
Users Listed: 348,593
Users Scored: 179,313
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 10/02/2022
Aired: October 3, 2019 – December 26, 2019 (Fall)
Type: tv
Source: Light Novel
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 14
Broadcast: Thursday at 00:30 (JST)

Synopsis:

Myne begins life as a child in a world largely devoid of readily available literature. Reincarnated with an insatiable thirst for stories, she finds herself acutely aware of the scarcity of written material in this medieval setting. Driven by a profound longing to experience the breadth of human knowledge, Myne embarks on a personal mission: to create the books she desires. The series follows her efforts to overcome societal and economic barriers surrounding literacy, navigating a world where hand-copied texts are a luxury. It explores themes of perseverance, the power of individual will, and the enduring importance of storytelling in shaping culture, set against a backdrop of a meticulously crafted historical environment.

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Episodes:

Episode 1: A World Without Books (Aired: 10/03/2019)
Episode 2: Life Improvements and Slates (Aired: 10/10/2019)
Episode 3: The Events of Winter (Aired: 10/17/2019)
Episode 4: Forests and Clay Tablets (Aired: 10/24/2019)
Episode 5: Baptisms and Strange Fevers (Aired: 10/31/2019)
... and 31 more episodes

Characters:

Lutz (Main) - Voice Actors: Tamura, Mutsumi, Tirado, Jeannie, Rodríguez Ramírez, Ángel Iván
Myne (Main) - Voice Actors: Iguchi, Yuka, Buhr, Reba, Ponzanelli, Valca
Benno (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Koyasu, Takehito, Bravo, Alan, Mobus, Xander
Bezewanst (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hoshino, Mitsuaki, Alberto, Santos, Chalmers, Brook
Carla (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tachibana, Yuuko, Davis, Rebecca
Corinna (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kinugawa, Rika, Harlacher, Erika, Juárez, Alma
Eva (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Orikasa, Fumiko, Day, Kirsten
Ferdinand (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hayami, Show, Taylor, Armen, del Roble, Daniel
Fey (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hanamori, Yumiri, Berzins, Laila
Frida (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Uchida, Aya, Mills, Kayli
Gunther (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Koyama, Tsuyoshi, Tang, Kaiji
Gustav (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Naka, Hiroshi, Chalmers, Brook
Mark (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Maeno, Tomoaki, Anderson, Brian
Otto (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hino, Satoshi, Zieja, Joe
Ralph (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nabatame, Hitomi, Mcrae, Danielle
Tuuli (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakajima, Megumi, Reimold, Lisa
Zasha (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hino, Mari, Anderson, Brian

Staff:

Kashimura, Emi (Producer)
Kawamura, Hitoshi (Producer)
Koyama, Michiyoshi (Producer)
Nagano, Masahiko (Producer)
Oomori, Shinji (Producer)
Ozawa, Shinichirou (Producer)
Ozawa, Fumihiro (Producer)
Satou, Keisuke (Producer)
Tsunoda, Hiroaki (Producer)
Yamaguchi, Tatsuya (Producer)
Yoshida, Yoshihiro (Producer)
Dekune, Kasumi (Assistant Producer)
Honda, Hikaru (Assistant Producer)
Kurita, Hiroko (Assistant Producer)
Minegishi, Kai (Assistant Producer)
Miyagi, Souji (Assistant Producer)
Hongou, Mitsuru (Director)
Watanabe, Jun (Sound Director)
Kawasaki, Yoshiki (Episode Director, Storyboard, Assistant Director)
Nakamura, Chikayo (Episode Director)
Ogata, Takahide (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Kunisawa, Mariko (Script, Series Composition)
Mori, Takeshi (Storyboard)
Morohoshi, Sumire (Theme Song Performance)
Nakajima, Megumi (Theme Song Performance)
Shirato, Yuusuke (Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition)
Yoshizawa, Kayoko (Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Lyrics)
Arai, Kouta (Publicity)
Cassell, Jalen K. (ADR Director)
Ebato, Kenji (Planning)
Endou, Emiko (Animation Director, Key Animation, Chief Animation Director)
Endou, Kenichi (Chief Animation Director)
Hatta, Shinsaku (Planning)
Hoshino, Taku (2nd Key Animation)
Ichinose, Miyoko (Color Design)
Itou, Yukihiro (Planning)
Kado, Tomoaki (Animation Director, Key Animation)
Kaiya, Toshihisa (Animation Director, Character Design, Chief Animation Director, Key Animation)
Kaku, Tetsurou (Key Animation)
Kanbe, Muneyuki (Planning)
Kazuki, Miya (Original Creator)
Kikuchi, Hanako (Key Animation)
Kinoshita, Ryouka (Art Director)
Kishi, Chiemi (Key Animation, Animation Director)
Kitamura, Naoki (Director of Photography)
Kobayashi, Yukari (Key Animation)
Komatsu, Shigeaki (Associate Producer)
Kondou, Yuuji (Animation Director)
Kumagai, Kayoko (Animation Director, Key Animation)
Kumagai, Konatsu (Key Animation)
... and 28 more staff

News:

North American Anime & Manga Releases for January (01/05/2021)
2020 April Fools' Day Collection (04/02/2020)
Second Cours of 'Honzuki no Gekokujou' Airs in Spring 2020 (12/06/2019)
Fall 2019 Simulcast List [Update 11/16] (09/27/2019)
Fall 2019 Preview (09/17/2019)
PV Collection for Sep 9 - 15 (09/15/2019)
More Cast Announced for TV Anime 'Honzuki no Gekokujou' (07/01/2019)
TV Anime 'Honzuki no Gekokujou' Premieres in Fall 2019 (06/06/2019)
Light Novel 'Honzuki no Gekokujou' Receives TV Anime Adaptation (03/07/2019)

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