The official social media account for Ascendance of a Bookworm: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke has revealed new cast members for the series. The anime will premiere on April 4 and run for two consecutive cours.
The new cast members are as follows:
- Yukari Tamura as Georgine
- Mami Koyama as Veronica
- Minami Takayama as Forencia
- Kazuhiro Yamaji as Bonifatius
- Nao Tōyama as Angelica
- Asami Seto as Brigitte
- Katsumi Fukuhara as Zack
They join Yuka Iguchi and Show Hayami, who reprise their roles as Rozemyne and Ferdinand, respectively. Yoshiaki Iwasaki, known for his work on Kowloon Generic Romance, is directing the new series at Wit Studio. Mariko Kunisawa returns to write the series scripts, and Aiko Minowa is the new character designer. MICHIRU returns to compose the music. Additionally, Nogizaka46 member Erika Ikuta performs the anime’s ending theme song “Ima mo, Arigatō (Even Now, I Thank You).” Little Glee performs the opening theme song “Pages.”
Other staff members include:
- Color Design: Makiho Kondō
- Art Setting: Seiki Tamura, Ayami Hidaka, Ikuko Tamine, Yifei Lyu
- Art Director: Seiki Tamura
- Compositing Director of Photography: Mayuko Koike
- Editing: Jun’ichi Masunaga
- Sound Director: Jun Watanabe (returning)
- Sound Effects: Hiromune Kurahashi
- Animation Producer: Keita Yoshinobu
Miya Kazuki released the Ascendance of a Bookworm novels from 2013 to 2017 on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website. You Shiina illustrates the print edition. The main series concluded with its 33rd volume in December 2023, which has sold more than 11 million copies.
In October 2019, the light novel received its anime adaptation. The first season of the anime aired in 2019, followed by a second season in 2020, and a third season in 2022. Lastly, these three seasons are streaming on Crunchyroll, and Ascendance of a Bookworm: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke will likely also be available on the service.
