Crunchyroll Announces “Ascendance of a Bookworm” Part 2 & OVA Dub Premiere

Today, Crunchyroll is announcing the dub premiere for “Ascendance of a Bookworm” Part 2 alongside the OVA, as a part of Crunchyroll’s summer anime season.

The OVA for “Ascendance of a Bookworm” (episodes 14.5 part 1 and part 2) will launch on Crunchyroll on Saturday, June 13, and episode 15 will launch on Saturday, June 20. All upcoming dubbed episodes for “Ascendance of a Bookworm” were safely produced and recorded with a remote cast and crew.

“Ascendance of a Bookworm” follows the life of college student and aspiring librarian Motosu Urano who is transported to another world after an unfortunate accident. When she is reborn as Main, the daughter of a poor soldier, she makes it her mission to make books more freely available to everyone in this new world.

• The main cast for the “Ascendance of a Bookworm” English dub will be as follows:

  • Main will be played by Reba Buhr. Previous credits include:

    • “Pokémon Masters” – Misty (2019)

    • “Violet Evergarden” – Cattleya Baudelaire (2018)

    • “Hunter x Hunter” – Ponzu, Podungo Lapoy, and Coco Loo (2012-2013)

  • Lutz will be played by Jeannie Tirado. Previous credits include:

    • “Tower of God” – Endorsi Jahad

    • “Carole & Tuesday” – Carole

    • “One PIece” – Koala

  • Turi will be played by Lisa Reimold. Previous credits include:

    • “Gundam Build Divers re:RISE” – Hinata (2020)

    • “Magia Record” – Ui Tamaki, Additional Voices (2020)

  • Eva will be played by Kirsten Day. Previous credits include:

    • “Fire Emblem Three Houses” – Constance (2019)

    • “Arena of Valor” – Natalya / Wisp (2016)

  • Fran will be played by Chris Hackney

    • “Tower of God” – Khun Aguero Agnes

  • Gunther will be played by Kaiji Tang

  • Ferdinand will be played by Armen Taylor

  • Benno will be played by Xander Mobus

  • Delia will be played by Lizzie Freeman

  • Gil will be played by Laura Stahl