Ascendance of a Bookworm Official Fanbook Vol. 01

Ascendance of a Bookworm Official Fanbook Vol. 01

Here is the first official Ascendance of a Bookworm fanbook, intended to be read after finishing Part 3 Volume 2. This book contains a slew of additional content, including all the color and cover artwork up to Part 3 Volume 1, a short story on a pair of new apprentices’ first tour of the temple, a manga chapter by Suzuka, and three four-panel manga by You Shiina.

Also inside are design sheets showing how Bookworm’s characters were visually brought to life, and a Q&A with author Miya Kazuki containing lesser-known details about the plot as well as information on how she planned out and developed the series.

Ascendance of a Bookworm Official Fanbook Volume 1 contains exclusive bonus content based on the series written by Miya Kazuki and illustrated by You Shiina.

Biographical Notes:

Miya Kazuki is a japanese author best known for the series Ascendance of a Bookworm.

You Shiina is a japanese illustrator best known for the series Ascendance of a Bookworm.

Suzuka draws the manga adapatation of Ascendance of a Bookworm.

Title Notes:

Proven appeal of subject: Over 82,000 copies of this series (combined light novel and manga) have been sold as eBooks. All print volumes have been taken to second printing! Japanese turnout is strong, with three concurrent arcs receiving unique manga serializations and a third anime series coming soon!

Genre staying power: Combining fantasy elements with cute slice-of-life antics, Ascendance of a Bookworm is a story by a book-lover for book-lovers. The serialised storytelling also encourages returning for the next volume!

Artwork: The Ascendance of a Bookworm Official Fanbook series comes in an A4 trim. Volume 1 contains over 20 full-color pages of artwork and nearly 30 black-and-white sketches, comics, and illustrations from both the original novel illustrator and primary manga adaptation artist.