Ascendance of a Bookworm

***Ascendance of a Bookworm*** (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 niwa Shudan o Erandeiraremasen*~), also known as ***Honzuki no Gekokujō*** (本好きの下剋上), is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Miya Kazuki and illustrated by You Shiina. The series began as a web novel at the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. The series has also been released as a manga and has an anime series animated by Ajia-Do.

The story centers around Urano Motosu, a young Japanese soon-to-be librarian who dies in an earthquake buried underneath her beloved books. Luckily, she gets reincarnated in another world as the young daughter of a commoner family. When she awakens as Myne she learns that books are scarce and only obtainable by rich people, mostly nobles. Myne (retaining her memories from her previous life) decides to create and print her own books so that she can read again.

# Achievements

* The number of sold volumes reached over 10 million including the digital version.

## Results of the "Kono Light Novel ga sugoi!" Rankings

The *Kono Light Novel ga sugoi!* magazine counts its volumes using the number of the following year. So *2021* show results collected in 2020.

### 2019

* 1st place in the tankōbon category
* 7th place in top light novel of the decade category
* 5th place Myne in the female character category

### 2021

* 2nd place in Tankoubon category
* 2nd place Ferdinand
* 3rd place Rozemyne
1/3
* 1st place in the josei category
* 2nd place in the tankōbon Category
* 2nd place Ferdinand in the male character category
* 3rd place Rozemyne in the female character category
* 9th place You Shiina in the illustrator category

### 2022

* 9th place You Shiina in the illustrator category
* 3rd place in the tankōbon Category
* 4th place Ferdinand in the male character category
* 5th place Rozemyne in the female character category

### 2023

* 1st place in the tankōbon Category
* Inducted into hall of fame
* 5th place Ferdinand in the male character category
* 4th place Rozemyne in the female character category

# External Links

Web novel
* 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～ at Shōsetsuka ni Narō

Light novel/manga
* 「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〜」特設サイト at TO BOOKS
	+ Manga section

Anime
* TVアニメ「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」公式サイト

Other info
* Ascendance of a Bookworm at Wikipedia
* Ascendance of a Bookworm at the Animanga Wiki

# References

1. ↑ 「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〜」特設サイト (*“The Ascendance of a Bookworm ~ You will do anything to become a librarian ~” Special site*). tobooks.jp.
2. ↑ "Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! Reveals 2017 Series Ranking". Anime News Network. November 23, 2016.
3. ↑ "Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! Reveals 2018 Series Ranking". Anime News Network. November 24, 2017.
4. ↑ "Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! Reveals 2019 Series Ranking". Anime News Network. November 23, 2018.
5. ↑ "Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!: Sword Art Online is the Light Novel of the Decade". Anime News Network. November 26, 2019.
6. ↑ "Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! Reveals 2019 Series Ranking". MyAnimeList. November 25, 2018.
7. ↑ "Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! Reveals 2020 Series Ranking". Anime News Network. November 25, 2019.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 "Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! Reveals 2021 Series Ranking". MyAnimeList. November 24, 2020.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! Reveals 2022 Series Ranking". MyAnimeList. November 27, 2021.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 "Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! Reveals 2023 Series Ranking". MyAnimeList. November 30, 2022.
11. ↑ このライトノベルがすごい！ 2024. Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2024. Interview with Miya Kazuki.