Ascendance of a Bookworm (2019)

Adventure · Animation · Comedy

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.

IMDb rating: 7.8 (2,441 votes)
Seasons: 4
Streaming (US): Crunchyroll
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2019)

7.82 avg 15 episodes 7.1 → 7.3

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A World Without Books	7.1	115
2	Life Improvements and Slates	7.7	101
3	The Events of Winter	7.9	99
4	Forests and Clay Tablets	7.8	96
5	Baptisms and Strange Fevers	7.7	93
6	Meeting	7.9	93
7	Seeds of Suspicion	7.8	92
8	Lutz's Myne	8.0	95
9	The Guild Master's Granddaughter	7.8	89
10	To the Second Winter	7.9	87
11	Life-or-Death Choices and Family Meetings	8.0	92
12	Baptism and Divine Paradises	8.0	87
13	The Choice to be an Apprentice Priestess	7.8	86
14	Conclusions	8.6	117
15	OVA: Eustachius's Incognito Operation Downtown, Visiting Missus Corinna	7.3	52

Season 2 (2020)

7.61 avg 12 episodes 7.4 → 8.1

Big finale

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Apprentice Priestess	7.4	83
2	Blue Robes and Uncommon Sense	7.5	83
3	Needs	7.6	81
4	Orphanage Reforms	7.8	81
5	Cleanups and Star Festivals	7.5	80
6	The Path Ahead of Lutz	7.1	82
7	New Retainers	7.3	79
8	Wilma and Holy Scriptures for Kids	7.8	79
9	Harvest Festivals and Staying Home	7.6	81
10	Knights Orders and Requests	7.7	82
11	Trombe and Battles	7.9	85
12	Dreamlike World	8.1	94

Season 3 (2022)

7.73 avg 10 episodes 7.6 → 8.5

Big finale

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Beginning of Winter	7.6	76
2	The Story About Winter Stays and the Future	7.5	69
3	The Dedication Ceremony and Spring Arrives	7.6	68
4	Spring Prayer	7.8	67
5	The Gift from the Blue-Robed Priest and Going Home	7.6	65
6	The Abandoned Child of the Cathedral and Making Colors	7.5	64
7	Delia and Dirk	7.4	65
8	Ominous Developments	7.9	67
9	The Black Protective Charm	7.9	72
10	Blessing	8.5	105

Season 4 (2026)

7.66 avg 17 episodes 7.8 → 7.9

Shape drift

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	I've Become a Noble	7.8	55
2	Lower City Family Reunion	7.8	46
3	Archduke's Castle and Italian Restaurant	7.6	49
4	How to Collect Donations	7.7	39
5	Concert Preparations	7.2	35
6	Harspiel Concert	7.9	41
7	Hasse's Monastery	7.3	33
8	Ferdinand's Task	7.5	34
9	Wilfried's Day as High Bishop	7.6	34
10	Hajimete no Sozai Saishû	7.7	33
11	Gutenberg no Tsudoi	7.3	32
12	Fuyu no Shakôkai to Ohirome	7.9	31
13	Fuyu no Sozai Saishû	7.6	24
14	Hasse no Batsu	7.7	23
15	Fruhtrane no Yoru	7.9	18
16	Atarashii Ishô to Insatsuki	7.8	15
17	Ryoushu Kaigi no Orusuban	7.9	8

Ascendance of a Bookworm (2019)

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