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    • hirotoH
      hiroto @BunnyFuFu
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      @bunnyfufu said in Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion:

      There is also a major world building items the anime skipped. For example the magical plants and animals.

      If they can be skipped, that means that they may not be that important for the author. In Q&A, she says that story line is the most important for her before world building and characters. World building and characters are just plots to tell the story and they are not her main focus. Of course, as the reader, we don't know what that story is so everything looks important to us.

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      • hopebestmanH
        hopebestman @Justaidan
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        @justaidan i am waiting part 3 for that. in part 2 i dont think , we will learn about that. but its LN conversation , i shouldnt talk in here.

        8 parts, 8 weeks to read a book, than binge read the same book within' 2 hours again.

        Myne: Did we deceived him?
        Ferdinand: Indeed we did.
        Myne: *surprised myneface

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        • ShinyS
          Shiny Premium Member @Justaidan
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          @justaidan said in Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion:

          In the LN even what Myne looks like isn't revealed to the reader for ~2 books.

          What do you mean? Myne appeared on the cover of the first book.

          Stay shiny, y'all.

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          • JustaidanJ
            Justaidan Premium Member @Shiny
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            @shiny Myne is on the book cover but Myne's description doesn't show up until much further in. Myne sees herself in a mirror when clothes shopping with Benno and describes herself as with something like "a well proportioned face but with skin too pale to be called healthy". It's the first time an actual description of her occurs and Myne is a lot more ill and sickly looking from her constant fevers than then covers would have you believe.

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            • JustaidanJ
              Justaidan Premium Member @hopebestman
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              • LurkingMcLurkL
                LurkingMcLurk Member
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                More OVA images out
                http://www.tobooks.jp/booklove_ova/sp/index.html

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                • JustaidanJ
                  Justaidan Premium Member @LurkingMcLurk
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                  @lurkingmclurk Really looking forward to seeing

                  spoiler

                  Oddly the first OVA is a spoiler to the english LN readers but it will probably be similar to the short stories that were written for the end of arc 1 that give a general state of play of all the main characters, set the stakes for arc 2 and give characters like Gunther's view on Myne.

                  For anime only watchers I would really recommend those short stories. Honestly all the side stories from other characters' perspectives are excellent and really drive home that each character has their own goals, opinions and aspirations.

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                  • AlexUsmanA
                    AlexUsman
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                    Man, those japanese have no mercy towards anime-only fans.
                    Already spoiling "trombe fruits" in 1st BD box.
                    alt text

                    I don't remember if we ever saw this room in anime. Maybe it's from the second half?
                    Have HP finally cleaned his mess of a room?
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                    (Why don't images load when you open spoiler? Because of that I'm forced to insert them as previews with a link.)

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                    • Rahul BalagganR
                      Rahul Balaggan Staff @AlexUsman
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                      @alexusman

                      The forums do not let you put an image in a spoiler box, it just doesn't work.

                      I recommend putting a link to the image in a spoiler box

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                      • AlexUsmanA
                        AlexUsman @Rahul Balaggan
                        last edited by AlexUsman

                        @rahul-balaggan yeah, I changed it to preview inside a link to full size.

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                        • jcochranJ
                          jcochran Premium Member @AlexUsman
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                          @alexusman I suspect that second image isn't anywhere in the series. The bench reminds me of the merchant guild building, but the desk wouldn't belong there. The amount of clutter reminds me of the magical room for Ferdinand, along with the balances and other material. But I don't remember reading anywhere about that room having a window, so that's out as well. Suspect it's just a generic cluttered room that the artist labeled for AoaB since it's currently popular.

                          Morning and Mourning sound alike for good and sufficient reasons.

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                          • LurkingMcLurkL
                            LurkingMcLurk Member @jcochran
                            last edited by LurkingMcLurk

                            @jcochran

                            spoiler

                            Edit: Also it says on the image 「神殿 / 神官長の隠し部屋」

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                            • hirotoH
                              hiroto @jcochran
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                              @jcochran said in Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion:

                              The amount of clutter reminds me of the magical room for Ferdinand, along with the balances and other material. But I don't remember reading anywhere about that room having a window, so that's out as well.

                              ““E-Excuse me.” The moment I went inside and the door shut, a window appeared in the once-dark room and allowed a bright stream of light to pour inside. It was very sudden, as shutters had been opened very quickly.”

                              — Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 2 Volume 1 by Miya Kazuki

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                              • jcochranJ
                                jcochran Premium Member @LurkingMcLurk
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                                @lurkingmclurk Ah. So I see.
                                ::
                                And just reread a bit of P2V1 and found Myne's first entry into the room there. And yes, windows are mentioned. Along with a black and white drawing of Myne sitting on the bench with a window to her right. Although the window style is different. The drawing in P2V1 has many small panes of glass with more muntins separating them than the drawing linked by @alexusman or in the manga linked by you.
                                ::

                                Morning and Mourning sound alike for good and sufficient reasons.

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                                • JustaidanJ
                                  Justaidan Premium Member @AlexUsman
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                                  @alexusman

                                  The 2nd image isn't a spoiler it's the first room in the anime, Myne lies down on the sofa on the right and (spoilers I suppose but easily guessed with little to no impact on the story)

                                  spoiler
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                                  • AlexUsmanA
                                    AlexUsman @Justaidan
                                    last edited by AlexUsman

                                    @justaidan I know, that's what I said.
                                    We don't see it in full, only some parts if it. I guess they've already filmed the second half by the time this booklet was made. Or all backgrounds were made already.

                                    And the spoiler is the first picture.

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                                    • Libri LiberorumL
                                      Libri Liberorum Premium Member @AlexUsman
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                                      @alexusman
                                      The second image is not a spoiler. The very first shot of the anime is a slow pan over the left side of this room, and the second shot is the far right corner (with Myne on the seat.)

                                      This image gives some context to those two shots. Thank you.

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                                      • Libri LiberorumL
                                        Libri Liberorum Premium Member
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                                        I've just noticed: in the opening scene of episode 1, the Head Priest (blue haired guy, High Priest in LN translation) has been shampooing his hair. I just checked that his hair is normal in episode 14 (which chronologically is earlier.)

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                                        • jcochranJ
                                          jcochran Premium Member @Libri Liberorum
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                                          @libri-liberorum nice catch. I can just imagine the animators doing the equivalent of yelling "Hey Joe, is Ferdinand using shampoo by this scene?"

                                          Morning and Mourning sound alike for good and sufficient reasons.

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                                          • crowdcontrolC
                                            crowdcontrol @AlexUsman
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                                            @alexusman
                                            Myne called it, the lecture room

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