Ascendance of a Bookworm (2019)
Ascendance of a Bookworm (2019)
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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Toshiyuki Morikawa Toshiyuki Morikawa As: Karstedt (voice)
Fumiko Orikasa Fumiko Orikasa As: Effa (voice)
Takehito Koyasu Takehito Koyasu As: Benno (voice)
Kazuhiko Inoue Kazuhiko Inoue As: Sylvester (voice)
Hiroshi Naka Hiroshi Naka As: Gustav (voice)
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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.


Certification: TV-14

Details

Airs: Tuesdays at 02:30am on WOWOW, AT-X, Tokyo Metropolitan Television, BS Fuji, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation

Genres: Animation, Drama, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Premiered: 03 October 2019

Language: Japanese

Country: Japan

Runtime: 25m

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Cast

Toshiyuki Morikawa

Toshiyuki Morikawa

Karstedt (voice)

Fumiko Orikasa

Fumiko Orikasa

Effa (voice)

Takehito Koyasu

Takehito Koyasu

Benno (voice)

Kazuhiko Inoue

Kazuhiko Inoue

Sylvester (voice)

Hiroshi Naka

Hiroshi Naka

Gustav (voice)

Megumi Nakajima

Megumi Nakajima

Tuuli (voice)

Show Hayami

Show Hayami

Ferdinand (voice)

Satoshi Hino

Satoshi Hino

Otto (voice)

Yuko Sanpei

Yuko Sanpei

Gil (voice)

Yuka Iguchi

Yuka Iguchi

Main (voice)

Tomoaki Maeno

Tomoaki Maeno

Mark (voice)

Tsuyoshi Koyama

Tsuyoshi Koyama

Gunther (voice)

Mutsumi Tamura

Mutsumi Tamura

Lutz (voice)

Aya Uchida

Aya Uchida

Frida (voice)

Kiyono Yasuno

Kiyono Yasuno

Wilma (voice)

Yuuichirou Umehara

Yuuichirou Umehara

Damuel (voice)

Minori Suzuki

Minori Suzuki

Rosina (voice)

Rika Kinugawa

Rika Kinugawa

Corinna (voice)

Haruki Ishiya

Haruki Ishiya

Shikikoza (voice)

Chiyo Tomaru

Chiyo Tomaru

Delia (voice)

Sho Karino

Sho Karino

Fran (voice)

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