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Glad to hear Crunchyroll got it. Looks like there is an opening out now too https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-09-10/ascendance-of-a-bookworm-anime-video-previews-opening-song/.150935
I agree the character designs are a bit different from the illustrations, but I suspect this was done to simplify production and make it easier on the drawing staff :) You can't have keyframers taking several hours per frame and expect to get a return on your investment and I'd like to see them be successful with the enjoyable story I've seen in the LNs so far. This is definitely one of my favorites to follow these days, so thanks to the LN translators and everyone working on it here at JNC for your hard work! -
Pretty weird. On her status update on syosetu.com, author mentioned that she heard that anime will be broadcasted in Taiwan too. So I commented that it will be simulcasted in US too via Crunchyroll. The way she referred to my information in the subsequent status update, she sounded like she didn't know anything about it. Since she is very closely connected to the anime production, I find it odd that she is completely oblivious of what Crunchyroll is doing.
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I imagine they might be doing something like a split-cour or a pre-planned 2nd season? Might split up the anime in the same way the books and manga are, with everything after Episdoe 14 being in a "Part 2" season.
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@tusf this is a relatively small animation studio that does barely 1 anime show a year, 14 episodes is probably their limit for now. If it causes a surge in merch and books sales, and possibly Dvd sales, then they may plan for another season. But all we’ve heard so far is this one season, with no current word on anything after.
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@legitpancake said in Ascendance of a BookWorm gets TV anime:
@tusf this is a relatively small animation studio that does barely 1 anime show a year, 14 episodes is probably their limit for now. If it causes a surge in merch and books sales, and possibly Dvd sales, then they may plan for another season. But all we’ve heard so far is this one season, with no current word on anything after.
What I'd read from comments for the released preview of the opening song, it references events & people beyond a possible 14-episode run (disclaimer, haven't read this work yet...).
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New OP song music video - 諸星すみれ「真っ白」ミュージックビデオ（Short Ver.）
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@hiroto Ooooh, good song.
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So it turns out, Volume 20 of the LN came bundled with the first episode of the anime (tho I haven't been able to get it due to the only rip having no active seeders), and from what I'm told…
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MAL
Beneath the Tangles (the blog I write for) -
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@tusf by "volume 20", which part/volume? Amazon.co.jp doesn't list them as a continuous series... and they only seem to be pushing the kindle editions...
Although I probably would be better off waiting until the whole thing comes out on Bluray in the US.
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@someoldguy Part 4 Volume 8
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if they really are going the how we got here tactic I have to question why, these books are stupid long, why are you wasting time on that.
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@lurkingmclurk Thanks - I found the right one, but I can't seem to get Amazon to show the limited edition. I'd rather avoid opening another account with another vendor.
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@someoldguy The one that came out like a week or two ago, or Part 4, Vol 8(?) is what I think it is? I only heard about it from someone else on NU forums, and there is a low-quality rip out there, but dunno if ordering the Amazon one will have it, or if it's some in-story exclusive?
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@tusf I found it - ¥1296 for just the book, but Amazon doesn't list the limited edition with the DVD (which would be ¥2200 according to the TO site).
I think I'll wait.
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@eternal-wanderer I mean, it's not like it would cut the number of episodes or anything. It might confuse anime-onlys on the first episode, but i imagine everything after the first scene will continue without issue.
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How much of a delay does it usually take for DVD like this to be available in US?
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@hiroto My experience with the "bundled" DVDs is that, unless you order the bundle from Japan, you won't get it. Even when a series gets translated (like To Love-Ru, announced just days after I got the final manga from Japan), the OVA DVDs are not released with the translation.
But, my experience has been limited so far.
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@hiroto Crunchyroll so far is the only company to have rights in the west, that we’ve heard of. Even when they dub their own series (like Konosuba) they are very inconsistent with getting their series on home video. The ones that were shared with Funimation and dubbed there have had consistent home video releases, at about a year or so after the Japanese premiere (minus Masamune kun for some reason). They recently entered a deal with Viz Media for home video distribution, but nothing has come to fruition.
