Ascendance of a Bookworm (2019): Cast
Ascendance of a Bookworm is a 2019 animated drama directed by Mitsuru Hongo and Yoshiki Kawasaki, starring Yuka Iguchi as Main (voice), Toshiyuki Morikawa and Takehito Koyasu.
- Directors
- Mitsuru Hongo and Yoshiki Kawasaki
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- Ajiado
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Ascendance of a Bookworm About?
The premise of Ascendance of a Bookworm without spoilers.
Motosu Urano, a devoted college student and aspiring librarian, dies in an accident just as she secures a library position. Reincarnated as Main, the daughter of a low‑ranking soldier in the stratified town of Ehrenfest, she discovers books are a luxury reserved for nobles. Determined to share her love of reading, she resolves to create books herself, challenging the rigid class system.
Ascendance of a Bookworm Themes & Keywords
· 45 tags- sister sister relationship
- mother daughter relationship
- father daughter relationship
- guild
- magic
- apprenticeship
- sword and sorcery fantasy
- female protagonist
- book lover
- class struggle
- educational
- past life memories
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- economics
- business management
- high fantasy
- isekai
- librarian
- reincarnation
- fictional country
- anime animation
- isekai anime animation
- based on light novel
- literature on screen
- reincarnated in another world
- japanese literature on screen
- asian literature on screen
- transmigration
- bookworm
- blond hair
- female librarian
- low literacy rate
- yellow hair
- family life
- books
- apprentice librarian
- primarily child cast
- literacy rate
- literacy
- age regression
- blue hair
- blue haired girl
- slice of life
- slice of life anime animation
- hand drawn animation
- based on novel
Ascendance of a Bookworm Cast & Characters
Yuka Iguchi leads the cast as Main (voice), with Toshiyuki Morikawa as Karstedt (voice) and Takehito Koyasu as Benno (voice). Directed by Mitsuru Hongo and Yoshiki Kawasaki; 21 actors are credited in all.
- Co-director Mitsuru Hongo
- Co-director Yoshiki Kawasaki
- Yuka Iguchi as Main (voice)
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Toshiyuki Morikawa as Karstedt (voice) -
Takehito Koyasu as Benno (voice) - Kazuhiko Inoue as Sylvester (voice)
Also Starring in Ascendance of a Bookworm
· 17 more- Show Hayami Ferdinand (voice)
- Satoshi Hino Otto (voice)
- Fumiko Orikasa Effa (voice)
- Mutsumi Tamura Lutz (voice)
- Tomoaki Maeno Mark (voice)
- Yuuichirou Umehara Damuel (voice)
- Hiroshi Naka Gustav (voice)
- Yuko Sanpei Gil (voice)
- Aya Uchida Frida (voice)
- Kiyono Yasuno Wilma (voice)
- Haruki Ishiya Shikikoza (voice)
- Megumi Nakajima Tuuli (voice)
- Tsuyoshi Koyama Gunther (voice)
- Minori Suzuki Rosina (voice)
- Rika Kinugawa Corinna (voice)
- Sho Karino Fran (voice)
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- Chiyo Tomaru Delia (voice)
More from Mitsuru Hongo and Yoshiki Kawasaki
More films directed by Mitsuru Hongo and Yoshiki Kawasaki: One Piece: Episode of Luffy - Hand Island Adventure, One-Hit Bond, Crayon Shin-chan: Invoke a Super Storm! The Hero of Kinpoko and Sakura Wars.
Ascendance of a Bookworm Also Known As
24 alternative titles, including “O Sonho de uma Apaixonada por Livros” and “小書痴的下剋上”.
- Also known as
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- O Sonho de uma Apaixonada por Livros
- 小書痴的下剋上
- 小書痴
- 爱书的下克上
- 小書痴的下剋上：為了成為圖書管理員不擇手段！
- 小书痴的下克上：为了成为图书管理员不择手段
- El ratón de Biblioteca
- Ascenderé de ratón de biblioteca
- El Ratón De Biblioteca: Haré cualquier cosa para convertirme en bibliotecaria
- Honzuki no Gekokujou
- 本好きの下剋上
- 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 第3期
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- 책벌레의 하극상
- Власть книжного червя: Я пойду на всё, чтоб стать библиотекарем
- Історія буквоїжки: Стати бібліотекарем за будь-яку ціну
- Ascendance of a Bookworm: I'll do anything to become a librarian
- Власть книжного червя
- 爱书的下克上：为了成为图书管理员不择手段！
- 책벌레의 하극상 ~사서가 되기 위해서라면 뭐든지 할 수 있어~
- Honzuki no Gekokujou Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen
- هيمنة عثة كتب
- 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
- Історія буквоїжки
- หนอนหนังสือยึดอำนาจ
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Ascendance of a Bookworm FAQ: Cast, Director & Post-Credit Scene
Director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Ascendance of a Bookworm, each answered in a sentence.
Who directed Ascendance of a Bookworm?
Ascendance of a Bookworm was directed by Mitsuru Hongo and Yoshiki Kawasaki.
More films by Mitsuru Hongo Who is in the cast of Ascendance of a Bookworm?
Ascendance of a Bookworm stars Yuka Iguchi as Main (voice), Toshiyuki Morikawa as Karstedt (voice) and Takehito Koyasu as Benno (voice), among 21 credited actors.
Does Ascendance of a Bookworm have a post-credit scene?
No. Ascendance of a Bookworm has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Ascendance of a Bookworm in?
The original language of Ascendance of a Bookworm is Japanese.
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