Ascendance of a Bookworm
Original Title：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
Languages:
- English: Ascendance of a Bookworm
- Russian: Власть книжного червя
- Chinese: 书虫的下克上～为了成为图书管理员而不择手段～
- Japanese: 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
Ascendance of a Bookworm (Japanese: 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～, Honzuki no Gekokujō: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan o Erandeiraremasen, lit. 'Ascendance of a Bookworm: I'll Stop at Nothing to Become a Librarian') is a Japanese light novel series written by Miya Kazuki. The story follows Motosu Urano, a book-loving college student who dies in an earthquake, buried under her books. Reincarnated as a weak five-year-old girl named Myne in a world where books are scarce and only available to elites, Myne retains her memories from her previous life and decides to create and print her own books so she can read again. The series was originally serialized online before being published by TO Books. It has been adapted into a manga and an anime series, with the anime produced by Ajia-do Animation Works for the first three seasons and Wit Studio for the fourth season set to premiere in 2026. The series is known for its unique world, love of books, and the main character's determination to bring books to the world, and has garnered significant popularity and numerous accolades.