Sebuah adaptasi [[anime]] diumumkan pada tanggal 7 Maret 2019. Seri ini dianimasikan oleh [[Ajia-do Animation Works]] dan disutradarai oleh [[Mitsuru Hongo]], dengan Mariko Kunisawa sebagai penulis skenario, Yoshiaki Yanagida serta Toshihisa Kaiya sebagai perancang desain karakternya, dan musiknya dibuat oleh Michiru.<ref name="ANN1"/> Musim pertama berlangsung selama 14 episode,<ref>{{cite web|date=1 Agustus 2019|title=Ascendance of a Bookworm Anime Reveals 14-Episode Length, October 2 Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-08-01/ascendance-of-a-bookworm-anime-reveals-14-episode-length-october-2-debut/.149575|accessdate=1 Agustus 2019|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=1 Agustus 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801053445/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-08-01/ascendance-of-a-bookworm-anime-reveals-14-episode-length-october-2-debut/.149575|url-status=live}}</ref> yang ditayangkan sejak tanggal 3 Oktober hingga 26 Desember 2019 di saluran [[Asahi Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]], [[Tokyo Metropolitan Television|Tokyo MX]], [[Wowow]], dan [[BS Fuji]].<ref name="ANN2"/>{{efn|Wowow menayangkan seri ini pukul 24:30 pada tanggal 2 Oktober, yaitu pukul 12:30 pada tanggal 3 Oktober 2019.}} [[Sumire Morohoshi]] membawakan lagu tema pembuka berjudul {{nihongo|"Mashiro"|真っ白}},<ref name="ANN2"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-05-31/sumire-morohoshi-performs-opening-theme-for-ascendence-of-a-bookworm-anime/.147330|title=Sumire Morohoshi Performs Opening Theme for Ascendance of a Bookworm TV Anime|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=31 Mei 2019|accessdate=31 Mei 2019|archive-date=3 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903163754/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-05-31/sumire-morohoshi-performs-opening-theme-for-ascendance-of-a-bookworm-tv-anime/.147330|url-status=live}}</ref> sementara [[Megumi Nakajima]] membawakan lagu tema penutup yang berjudul {{nihongo|"Kamikazari no Tenshi"|髪飾りの天使}}. Seri ini mencakup Bagian 1 dari novel ringan. Musim kedua seri ini berlangsung selama 12 episode ditayangkan sejak tanggal 5 April hingga 21 Juni 2020 dan mencakup volume 1 dan 2 dari Bagian 2 pada novel ringan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-12-05/ascendance-of-a-bookworm-anime-2nd-part-premieres-next-spring/.154041|title=Ascendance of a Bookworm Anime's 2nd Part Premieres Next Spring|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=5 Desember 2019|accessdate=5 Desember 2019|archive-date=28 Januari 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128214501/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-12-05/ascendance-of-a-bookworm-anime-2nd-part-premieres-next-spring/.154041|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-02-05/ascendance-of-a-bookworm-anime-part-2-unveils-ad-confirms-april-4-launch-of-12-episodes/.156161|title=Ascendance of a Bookworm Anime Part 2 Unveils Ad, Confirms April 4 Launch of 12 Episodes|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=5 Februari 2020|accessdate=5 Februari 2020|archive-date=6 Februari 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206043507/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-02-05/ascendance-of-a-bookworm-anime-part-2-unveils-ad-confirms-april-4-launch-of-12-episodes/.156161|url-status=live}}</ref> Sumire Morohoshi juga membawakan lagu tema pembuka untuk musim kedua berjudul {{nihongo|"Tsumujikaze"|旋風}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.monstersandcritics.com/anime/ascendance-of-a-bookworm-season-2-release-date-part-2-2020-honzuki-no-gekokujou-shisho-ni-naru-tame-ni-wa-shudan-wo-erandeiraremasen-part-3-manga-light-novel/|title=Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 2 release date: Part 2 confirmed for April 2020!|publisher=[[Monsters and Critics]]|date=6 Maret 2020|accessdate=6 Maret 2020|archive-date=19 Mei 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519153312/https://www.monstersandcritics.com/anime/ascendance-of-a-bookworm-season-2-release-date-part-2-2020-honzuki-no-gekokujou-shisho-ni-naru-tame-ni-wa-shudan-wo-erandeiraremasen-part-3-manga-light-novel/|url-status=live}}</ref> Episode OVA bernomor 14.5 terdiri dari dua bagian ditayangkan pada tanggal 9 Maret 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/en-gb/anime-news/2020/03/05/ascendance-of-a-bookworm-opens-the-book-on-part-2-in-new-promo|title=Ascendance of a Bookworm Opens the Book on Part 2 in New Promo|publisher=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=6 Maret 2020|accessdate=14 Maret 2020|archive-date=17 Juni 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617101455/https://www.crunchyroll.com/en-gb/anime-news/2020/03/05/ascendance-of-a-bookworm-opens-the-book-on-part-2-in-new-promo|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tobooks.jp/booklove_ova/index.html|title=本好きの下剋上 ～司書になるためには手段を選んでいられません～ OVA|publisher=[[T.O Entertainment|TO Books]]|date=9 Desember 2019|accessdate=14 Maret 2020|archive-date=31 Maret 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200331073802/http://www.tobooks.jp/booklove_ova/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Produksi musim ketiga diumumkan pada tanggal 12 Juli 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-12/ascendance-of-a-bookworm-tv-anime-gets-3rd-season/.161735|title=Ascendance of a Bookworm TV Anime Gets 3rd Season|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=12 Juli 2020|accessdate=12 Juli 2020|archive-date=12 Juli 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712130851/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-12/ascendance-of-a-bookworm-tv-anime-gets-3rd-season/.161735|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2020/07/12-1/3rd-season-of-ascendance-of-a-bookworm-tv-anime-announced|title=3rd Season of Ascendance Of A Bookworm TV Anime Announced|publisher=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=12 Juli 2020|accessdate=12 Juli 2020|archive-date=12 Juli 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712153121/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2020/07/12-1/3rd-season-of-ascendance-of-a-bookworm-tv-anime-announced|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.monstersandcritics.com/anime/ascendance-of-a-bookworm-season-3-release-date-honzuki-no-gekokujou-shisho-ni-naru-tame-ni-wa-shudan-wo-erandeiraremasen-season-3/|title=Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 3 release date: Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen Season 3 predictions|publisher=[[Monsters and Critics]]|date=12 Juli 2020|accessdate=12 Juli 2020|archive-date=12 Juli 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712131344/https://www.monstersandcritics.com/anime/ascendance-of-a-bookworm-season-3-release-date-honzuki-no-gekokujou-shisho-ni-naru-tame-ni-wa-shudan-wo-erandeiraremasen-season-3/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Crunchyroll]] telah melisensikan seri tersebut<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-08-14/crunchyroll-to-stream-high-school-prodigies-have-it-easy-even-in-another-world-ascendance-of-a-bookworm-anime/.150058|title=Crunchyroll to Stream High School Prodigies Have It Easy Even in Another World, Ascendance of a Bookworm Anime|publisher=Anime News Network|date=14 Agustus 2019|accessdate=2 Oktober 2019|archive-date=2 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102183717/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-08-14/crunchyroll-to-stream-high-school-prodigies-have-it-easy-even-in-another-world-ascendance-of-a-bookworm-anime/.150058|url-status=live}}</ref> dan telah bermitra dengan [[Sentai Filmworks]] untuk distribusi di wilayah Amerika Utara.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-09-05/crunchyroll-sentai-filmworks-partner-for-home-video-releases/.163655|title=Crunchyroll, Sentai Filmworks Partner for Home Video Releases|last=Antonio Pineda|first=Rafael|date=5 September 2020|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|accessdate=6 September 2020}}</ref>
== Penerimaan ==
Seri novel ringannya telah terjual lebih dari 1 juta kopi dalam bentuk cetak.<ref name="ANN1"/> Seri ini menduduki peringkat kelima pada tahun 2017 dan peringkat pertama pada tahun 2018 dan 2019 dalam buku panduan novel ringan tahunan ''[[Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!]]'' terbitan [[Takarajimasha]] dalam kategori ''[[tankōbon]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-11-24/kono-light-novel-ga-sugoi-reveals-2018-series-ranking/.124444|title=Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! Reveals 2018 Series Ranking|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=24 November 2017|accessdate=8 Maret 2019|archive-date=14 Februari 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214143824/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-11-24/kono-light-novel-ga-sugoi-reveals-2018-series-ranking/.124444|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-11-23/kono-light-novel-ga-sugoi-reveals-2019-series-ranking/.139859|title=Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! Reveals 2019 Series Ranking|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=November 23, 2018|accessdate=8 Maret 2019|archive-date=24 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124220107/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-11-23/kono-light-novel-ga-sugoi-reveals-2019-series-ranking/.139859|url-status=live}}</ref>
