Audience reviews
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Kristory
I admit the story is unique but it doesnt well... I stopped watching The Ascendance of a Bookworm. What’s with joining an aristocratic family? He’s leaving his old family behind—after all those good memories, why does he have to split up with them? She should’ve been able to protect his family by unleashing his overwhelming power to threaten the nobility. It would’ve been way more exciting to see “the commoners advancing under Myne’s leadership” fighting the nobility—that wouldn’t have taken away from the essence of the bookworm’s rise… since he’s a bookworm, he created a civilization far more advanced than the nobility’s. I’m so disappointed…
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it was on my list for a long time but i was avoiding it thinking it would be just another isekai same shit trash. but oh my it was completely opposite no OP mc or like that but rather a weak and frail one. the first season was great and sometimes funny i liked the chibi artsyles in between it was so cute.
then the second season was a bit slow for me but still a wholesome one, third season was the best one as many plot progression takes place.
overall a very good , light ,funny, wholesome anime to watch and chill.
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As someone who just started this series two days ago and just finished the third season, The rating will be for Season 3, but this review will cover the series overall so far not spoiling season 3.
I really like the series. It’s been a blast watching all the episodes.
The story follows a woman who is isekai’d into a fantasy world, reincarnated as a sickly commoner girl with a condition known as the Devouring. It’s caused by an overwhelming amount of mana that could kill her. As for the “bookworm” part of the title, it fits perfectly. She has an obsession with books, and using her past life’s knowledge, she does everything she can to recreate them in this new world.
Season 1 introduces the society she’s now part of and shows how her knowledge starts changing the world. She searches for a…
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7.75/10.
TL;DR: It’s definitely still closer to a true isekai than most these days! Less coherent than previous seasons in terms of plot direction, but is able to take decent advantage of the twists that have been set up by the end of the season. Middle of the season brought the score down. Climax of the season insisted on bringing the score up.
Characters: Markedly less development than previous seasons. In this season, much of the supporting cast are used more so as plot devices rather than human beings, which is a departure from previous seasons. The developmental focus is mostly on new characters, which is not always bad but requires more attention from the show to properly develop. The show does a moderate job of introducing these new characters, but few of them are truly fleshed ou…
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6.75/10
This season was the weakest by far, with 1 being an amazing start and 2 being a fine sequel and the 3rd just being fine. However when I take a step back and look at the story as a whole it truly deserves my 7/10 rating and anyone that knows how I rate that is pretty high, because as everyone should know 5/10 is average and most things truly sit around that mark.
This show really uses the isekai genre well unlike most shows, and this truly does not feel like the copy and paste genre that most anime memes on for. I am looking forward to the next season and I truly hope that it has an upward trajectory or atleast plateaus instead of this downward one we are on.
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I absolutely loved the first season of this series. I think it's one of the better Isekai animes, but this series felt very flat to me. I don't know if I was becoming delirious or if the characters seem to be getting dumber and slower by the episode. The indecision of all the characters led to a confusing plot unraveling. I felt like I wasted my time.
A lot of the characters that I loved during the beginning like Lutz and Ben-merchant and Otto became almost background characters in this season. Although I can't even tell you who became the supporting roles. I'm not even sure Main was the main character since she really wasn't doing anything MC-worthy. All in all, it was frustrating to watch.
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This is a spoiler free, but slightly suggestive, short review.
I feel like this is a series that manages to keep up a joyful, childish mood the entire time, like nothing bad can ever happen, but at the same time it always keeps you on the edge, thinking about what is going to go wrong next and when. In my opinion pretty much everything about this anime is well put together and perfect, including the characters, the upper mentioned balance, the sounds, music, CV, the story as well, etc. The only things that keeps bothering me are the servants. Everything feels so strict and controlled, nobody can go off-trail without repercussions, yet the servants can pretty much do whatever they please. Not literally and I'm not talking about the 'obvious duo'. Servants have their ego based on how high o…
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A far more entertaining, albeit unexpected continuation of one of the best isekai series out there. Both the first and second seasons kept the majority of their respective major events towards their last two episodes, however it was a lot more spread-out in season three. Which is great as there are 2 episodes less.
If you enjoyed the first two seasons, this season will only have you eager for more seasons, special episodes, and/or maybe a movie. Because -- simplifying without spoiling -- this marks the end stage for Myne's introduction.
Beyond that, the plot surrounds itself with the established cast, developing those yet to be fleshed-out whilst cementing the others, and showing Myne her future path. There is also a bit more worldbuilding to be had without Myne leaving her current lif…
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Too many Isekai lack what Ascendance of a Bookworm does in spades. As a fantasy setting the world is realistic, but not so much so that it is just copying history, but rather that it is a believable fantasy. The characters also have a believability about them that makes them interesting to watch interact. Most importantly the protagonist is the perfect center for the cast, as well as the ideal protagonist for an Isekai. From the very beginning she is placed in quite possibly the most disadvantaged position anyone in this setting can be in, but uses her knowledge from her past life to strive forward, getting closer and closer to her goal of creating a literary world. This is what makes her an ideal protagonist for an Isekai, her past life genuinely matters and this story could not be told w…
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I really enjoy this show, this season was pretty good, but it didn't meet the same expectations as S1 and S2, which is why I rated it at an 8.
Season 1 was my favorite. It starts the journey showing Myne inhabit a new body and have to learn about the new world around her. As a book lover myself, when Myne discovers this new world does not have access to reading material like our new age world does I was very interested to see how she would bring her book love to life. Season 1 introduces you to her family, her friend Lutz, the amazing amazing Benno, Otto who teaches her writing and math skills, among others. This season is the best because it shows all the inventions Myne begins to create with her friends and also shows you that this world has magic. It does a great job of world building…
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This review doesn’t include details, just a general comment on the plot of the season and it’s delivery.
I loved the first season, I was quite alright with the second one (although it felt inferior) and I went through this 3rd season with struggle and wishing it was even shorter.
I’m not sure what’s the main thing in this season, really. At the start it seems it will be about the menace of a ridiculous “enemy”, but it was smoke. The enemy is gone in no time. Then it was that the real enemy was someone else, but it barely matters because when they actually “attack” it’s quite ridiculous. And this kind of thing keeps happening through all the season. “Oh no, there is THIS problem, Myne!”, next scene, the problem is solved. Sometimes even off screen.
That, together with the recurrent uses…
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after watching and enjoying the first two seasons, I really was looking forward to watching season 3, and fortunately, it did not disappoint.
Sometimes you get a drop in quality or a series can go off the rails as it goes on, but this managed to maintain its quality in the animation, and the story kept me watching.
Season 3 is the payoff to all the groundwork that the first two seasons created, the plots, the scheming, it all comes to it's conclusion in season 3, and season 3 wraps up so much that it feels more like an ending, even if it promises a 4th season.
If you liked the first two seasons, then you will definitely love Season 3, if you didn't enjoy the first two seasons, then I don't know why you'd consider watching a third season of this.
This is still very much the slow paced s…
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Story: 8/10
The story is mostly taken to drama, for comedy it feels lacking. If you read the Light Novel, you will see a comedy scene where Myne's selfishness is shown, in the anime, he becomes a logical character.
The sad scenes are still lacking, and feel condensed, unlike in the novels, which are more pronounced. Even so, for those who have not read the novel, they can still feel the sadness of the story, but for me this is very lacking because they already know the story, and just want to enjoy the animation.
Art: 8/10
It's good, it's just that the coloring is too contrasting, sometimes it hurts the eyes because the coloring of the hair is too bright. But the coloring in the background of the image is very neat, and close to the previous prequel. Even though some of the images are bro…
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Before reading this, mind that there will be spoilers of all the seasons, just in case new watchers are curious if the series gets better over time.
After keeping up with the series for three seasons, I can say, with a heavy heart, that it is not what it used to be. The series that once had me hooked and blasting through two seasons is now a chore to watch. It lost the components that gave it heart and made it so binge-able.
With the first season, it was all about Myne’s family and friends. The world-building was essential for the plot, since we are seeing the new world along with Myne, trying to figure out how it works and the rules that govern the world. She joins a guild where she can bring items and recipes from her previous life. Her main problems were dealing with her devouring a…
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This has been one of very few fantasy shows that has been able to consistently deliver a high quality engaging story even as it enters it's second and third seasons. Usually fantasy and especially isekai end up blowing everything on the first season, and really if we're being honest the first 3 episodes or so. Any unique ideas they had that get people hooked on the show are only the focus of the first few hours and the rest becomes the same fluffy generic crap you can get pretty much anywhere else. Somehow three seasons in this show manages to keep my interest and the some, leaving me wanting more.
One huge draw is the characters. There's an ensemble cast, sure, but the focus is always squarely on what the main character Myne (or Main or Mine depending on who you ask) is doing or how even…
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The Smart Isekai.
If you’re someone who enjoys nitty-gritty world-building details and its political tensions in your isekai without the things that hold the genre back like cardboard box MCs, harems, generic video game level and skill systems, immature writing, “tHe HeRo”/“ThE dEmOn LoRd” etc then Ascendence of a Bookworm will probably be right up your ally.
After the first and second seasons focused mostly on world building the third is allowed to focus on the political ramifications of the reincarnated book nerd turned commoner Myne and her quest to create a library so she can become a librarian in a world with little in the way of literature. Thanks to her exploits and business her friends and family are becoming targeted more and more by the nobles who want to get rid of her and t…
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Just a headsup i will be only ranting and not talking much a bout the story but my overall opinion of the series.
Good Season and pretty nice to see the animation adaptation of the this story come to light. Though the animation its self felt a bit lower than the previous seasons it still good to see they conclude Part 2 of this story.
Overall its pretty solid for a show you light not know by reading the manga or the novel. If this was the case I would give this a 8 or barely a 9. But as a big fan of the Novel itself, it hard for me to judge it any less than my expectation. But honestly i think this will on apply to those that read the book or the manga but mainly those that read the book.
Ive started this story read first the WN and envitually started reading the LN. Very rear but base…
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Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen 3rd Season (2022)
Well, this show although it has a pretty great and emotional ending was just a bit lacking. It just does what it has done before, rather slowly and in various directions which ends up being somewhat bang average.
The art style is consistently improved from the 1st season to this which is a huge plus point and it also keeps its style.
The sound is fine, nothing really great just the same old stuff.
The character development is good in places and boring in others. I had to skip at times because you learn things that are not important to the story and you just sort of don't care. The high priest gag runs its time too much. I get it is from a novel but still, maybe it read better than it was ani…
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I absolutely love this anime and was really looking forward to the third season.
In terms of execution, it was good. The animation was never the draw of this show, but it did the job. I enjoyed the music too. Everything from the production side was fine.
Unfortunately, ten episodes wasn't really enough to fully flesh out all the different arcs they were going for. There was the high priest conspiracy, the adoption plot, the merchant plot, the magic plot, the orphanage plot.
Inventing the gutenberg press somehow felt like a side quest despite arguably being the culmination of the whole narrative from season one onward.
With so little time, this season needed a razor sharp focus. Instead, it felt like the first ten episodes of a really good 26 episode season, with this as the mid-season…
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If you are reading a review for an anime's 3rd season, I am sure you already know what is Ascendance of Bookworm is about. So I will leave out the introductory part of the review. Let's jump straight into this review.
Let's start with the positive part of the review.
As expected, the story is fantastic. Miya Kazuki did a fantastic job writing the story. The characters are the same lovable characters we love from Season 2. Myne still has a crippling addiction to reading. Ferdinand and Benno have a Myne-induced headache every single episode. Lutz desperately tries to keep Myne not working herself to death. The OP and ED are a banger, as always. The VAs does an amazing to make these characters alive.
So now, the negative part of the review.
This season's adaptation isn't as good as th…
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