Should you watch Ascendance of a Bookworm?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Ascendance of a Bookworm
Anime · 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.
The sides of Ascendance of a Bookworm
- A librarian reborn as a sickly girl
- A medieval town where books belong to the rich
- Making paper and ink from scratch
Ascendance of a Bookworm is good for you if…
- you like a fantasy world built around class, religion and work.
- you like Myne's loving family and small daily victories.
- you like a story that takes its time over each invention.
Ascendance of a Bookworm is bad for you if…
- you don't watch anime.
- you want battles and danger in your fantasy.
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