The second promotional video for "Ascendance of a Shosetsuka ni Naro Daughter," a new TV anime series based on the popular light novel "Ascendance of a Bookworm: I'll Do Anything to Become a Librarian," which is popular on novel submission sites such as "Shosetsuka ni Narou," was unveiled on March 28th at "AnimeJapan 2026," the world's largest anime event, currently being held at Tokyo Big Sight (Koto Ward, Tokyo).
The video, featuring the opening theme "Pages" by Little Glee Monster and the ending theme "Ima mo, Arigato" by Erika Ikuta, expressed the appeal of each point, such as "family love," "bookmaking," and "fantasy." An "anime support illustration" drawn by Yu Shiina, who is in charge of the illustrations for the original work, was also released, with Shiina commenting, "Myne from the lower town goes from commoner to noble, and changes her name to Rosemyne, and struggles through a glamorous life full of fantasy! Please enjoy the anime 'A Bookworm'!!"
The official ytv animation YouTube channel has released "Special advance streaming information for the opening video of the first chapter" ahead of the broadcast.
The series is a light novel written by Miya Katsuki and illustrated by Yu Shiina. It tells the story of Urano Motosu, a girl living in modern Japan who dies on the very day she gets her dream job at a library. She then regains consciousness as Myne, a young girl in another world ruled by magical nobles, and struggles to obtain books. The series has sold over 13 million copies. The first season of the TV anime aired from October to December 2019, the second season from April to June 2020, and the third season from April to June 2022.
"Ascendance of a Bookworm: The Lord's Adopted Daughter" follows Myne as she chooses to live as Rosemaine, the lord's adopted daughter, in order to protect her family and friends in the lower town. Produced by WIT STUDIO, known for works such as "SPY×FAMILY" and "Attack on Titan Season 3," the anime features voice acting by Yuka Iguchi as Rosemaine and Show Hayami as Ferdinand. It will air on Yomiuri TV and the Nippon Television Network nationwide every Saturday at 5:30 PM starting April 4th, for two consecutive seasons.
