J-Novel Club
    • Categories
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Users
    • Login

    Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Anime
    bookworm
    1.1k Posts 129 Posters 780.9k Views
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • shyevsaS
      shyevsa Member @hiroto
      last edited by

      @hiroto I think its because the way the narrative is from Mayne and High Priest point of view. so it more like Mayne telling a story to High Priest, There is also because the current world resemble the Past Era of Urano's original world timeline, which can translate into "given enough time" their two world will be no different from one and another (in books availability context).

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • hirotoH
        hiroto
        last edited by

        New Series of promotional videos.

        Character PV 1: Myne.

        Character PV 2: Tuuli

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • hirotoH
          hiroto
          last edited by hiroto

          Official GIFs.

          https://gifmagazine.net/users/89056/profile

          i.e.

          alt text

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
          • smashman42S
            smashman42 Premium Member
            last edited by

            If they do her eyes when she's angry well, they'll make good gifs

            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
            • chrisisC
              chrisis
              last edited by

              I wonder if that footnote is indicative of how it's going to explain certain concepts or works later on. like, for example, the different trials she does

              spoiler
              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • lighthawk96L
                lighthawk96 Premium Member
                last edited by

                I've kinda been reading that a lot of people have an issue with the drawing of the characters for this series. While everyone is entitled to their own opinion I don't find this to be an issue. It would seem that the anime style is more reflective with the actual illustrations in the light novels and not so much the manga. While I will admit that the artwork in the manga is extremely good, I feel that going with a style that is closer to the light novel gives this anime a more rustic feel, and in a good way. The quality is not bad, it's actually quite good in my opinion and since this is a middle ages type of setting i'm liking how they went with an art style that is closer to the light novel vs the manga. But again, this is just my opinion.

                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 4
                • Eternal WandererE
                  Eternal Wanderer Premium Member
                  last edited by Eternal Wanderer

                  To be honest I didn't find the first episode all that interesting, I'm hoping it picks up for me once Myne actually starts doing things.

                  lighthawk96L HarunaChiePH 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • lighthawk96L
                    lighthawk96 Premium Member @Eternal Wanderer
                    last edited by

                    @eternal-wanderer It will. Don't worry.

                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • HarunaChiePH
                      HarunaChieP @Eternal Wanderer
                      last edited by

                      @eternal-wanderer that was me when I first started reading the novel but it should be the same with the anime in some way

                      I should start watching this once there's at least 3-5 episodes up

                      Mostly lurking these days 👀 Anything about Otherside Picnic, feel free to ask me

                      Otherside Picnic Discord server

                      裏世界ピクニック | ガンガンONLINE - new chapter every month

                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • RaitoiroR
                        Raitoiro Premium Member
                        last edited by

                        It's better than what the PV showed, but I feel like the anime format doesn't really add anything to the story, and actually doesn't fit it well.
                        I think I'm just going to wait for the GIF of Myne going "Bhuw" rather than seeing the whole thing.

                        Do you like death, war and misery ?
                        Do you like badass op loli who let nobody got in their way ?
                        Do you like vengeance story?
                        If so then then vote for The girl who ate a death god

                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                        • shyevsaS
                          shyevsa Member
                          last edited by

                          I just realize now that it was voiced "Otto-san" as in Otto overlap with "o-To-san" as in Dad
                          something that hard to translate in the LN or Manga.

                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                          • lighthawk96L
                            lighthawk96 Premium Member
                            last edited by

                            Really liking the flow of the story here. It's sticking pretty close to the main story while paying attention to some of the side parts, but not spending an overly large amount of time on things that don't need to have time spent on them. I hope that everything keeps turning out well with this one as I really enjoy it.

                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
                            • Eternal WandererE
                              Eternal Wanderer Premium Member
                              last edited by

                              Okay I enjoyed this weeks episode a lot more than last weeks. However how did the subs go from calling Myne Myne to calling her Main. I can forgive some name inconsistencies somewhat because different people are translating the anime but in this case you can clearly hear other characters calling her Myne.

                              yumenokageY stardf29S 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 1
                              • yumenokageY
                                yumenokage Member @Eternal Wanderer
                                last edited by

                                @eternal-wanderer Yeah, I thought this week's episode was better as well, although the story feels a little rushed compared to the books. As for the naming, the inconsistency is stupid but it is a valid way to try and spell her name. It's English's fault for its wacky spelling system, even "Myne" could be conceivably pronounced different ways. But really, yeah, I do think it would be better to stick with the spelling that's already been established through JNC's official translations of the light novel and manga.

                                License Wishlist: Kino's Journey, Crest/Banner anthology, SukaMoka
                                Favorite JNC Series: Bookworm, Faraway Paladin, Dendro, Grimgar, Crest/Banner of the Stars, Tearmoon Empire, Skull Dragon's Precious Daughter, Apothecary Diaries, Otome Heroine's Fight

                                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
                                • stardf29S
                                  stardf29 Premium Member @Eternal Wanderer
                                  last edited by

                                  @eternal-wanderer said in Ascendance of a Bookworm - anime discussion:

                                  Okay I enjoyed this weeks episode a lot more than last weeks. However how did the subs go from calling Myne Myne to calling her Main. I can forgive some name inconsistencies somewhat because different people are translating the anime but in this case you can clearly hear other characters calling her Myne.

                                  I think it's because how the anime depicts how her name is written in that world, it looks closer to "MAIN" in English, so they wanted to make that connection clearer?

                                  I still think it's unnecessary and will only confuse viewers in a different way.

                                  MAL
                                  Beneath the Tangles (the blog I write for)

                                  S 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • S
                                    sniper_samurai Premium Member @stardf29
                                    last edited by sniper_samurai

                                    @stardf29 It is also depicted in the LN and manga as Main written upside down in roman script. Iirc the translation was changed to Myne early on in the manga adaptation at the request of the author.

                                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 3
                                    • hirotoH
                                      hiroto
                                      last edited by hiroto

                                      Now whenever I read the part of Myne’s inner thoughts, I cannot help having that miniature Myne popping up in my head.

                                      shyevsaS 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
                                      • shyevsaS
                                        shyevsa Member @hiroto
                                        last edited by

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

                                        Now whenever I read the part of Myne’s inner thoughts, I cannot help having that miniature Myne popping up in my head.

                                        Yeah me too and I don't know since when but I already imagined Iguchi Yuka voice whenever I read Myne dialog.

                                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
                                        • Eternal WandererE
                                          Eternal Wanderer Premium Member
                                          last edited by Eternal Wanderer

                                          I honestly don't care what her name looks like in whatever fantasy language the story is using. The characters in shoe are clearly saying Myne.

                                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                          • M
                                            MoreDinosaurs Member
                                            last edited by MoreDinosaurs

                                            I am liking this anime a lot more than I thought I would (I was perfectly satisfied with the light novel). I enjoy the voices, the art direction, and the story is working so far even with all the cuts they need to make. Most importantly, I feel that the show is making good use of animation to deliver more than just a rote retelling of the novels. It's a good team!

                                            I really enjoyed the illustrations at the end of each episode, so much that I want them on my computer. I turned them into desktop wallpapers, and if anybody else would like to do that, I've posted them here in a couple different resolutions:

                                            Episode 1

                                            • Episode 1 1920x1080
                                            • Episode 1 2560x1440

                                            Episode 2

                                            • Episode 2 1920x1080
                                            • Episode 2 2560x1440
                                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 3
                                            • 1
                                            • 2
                                            • 53
                                            • 54
                                            • 55
                                            • 56
                                            • 57
                                            • 57 / 57
                                            • First post
                                              Last post