Ascendance of a Bookworm Passes 13 Million Copies, Enters Hall of Fame

The light novel series Ascendance of a Bookworm has surpassed 13 million copies in circulation, including e-books. The series has been inducted into the Hall of Fame for the annual Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! guidebook.

Written by Miya Kazuki and illustrated by You Shiina, the series began publication in January 2015. It follows a university student and bibliophile who is reborn as a sickly five-year-old girl named Myne in a world where books are scarce and literacy is low. Her goal is to become a librarian, which leads her to attempt to create books herself.

A new season of the TV anime is scheduled to premiere in April 2026. The anime streams on Crunchyroll.

Publisher TO Books announced several new releases for the series in April. The light novel Ascendance of a Bookworm: Hannalore's Noble Academy Year 5, Vol. 3 and its corresponding drama CD are set for release on April 10. A new volume of the TO Junior Bunko edition and two new manga volumes are also scheduled for release in early April.

Source: PR Times via 株式会社ＴＯブックス