Harvest Festivals and Staying Home

Ascendance of a Bookworm episode 23 is named after the fact that church nobles are heading off to various regions to take part in harvest festivals, and that Myne won’t be able to stay at her home over the winter. But, the episode doesn’t actually touch on these topics all that much, so let’s just recap what we know about them.

The harvest festival either seems to have been created by the church or commandeered by it. My guess is that the latter is probably the case because I’m sure harvest festivals were around long before the church was. So how did the church turn these festivals into pseudo-religious events?

Well, church nobles are sent out to collect taxes from the various townspeople during their harvest festivals. We can assume that the idea behind doing this is that by making a “donation” to the church during this time, you’re effectively asking the gods to ensure you have a productive harvest.

And the whole thing with Myne is that while she normally lives at her home, this won’t be the case during the winter. The winter is when the church holds a ceremony in which Myne will be donating her mana, and so they need her to be on the church grounds at all times — they don’t want a snowstorm keeping her away.

However, there’s also a potential double meaning to the “staying home” part of the title. This is, of course, the idea that while church nobles participate in the harvest festivals, Myne is a commoner and so shouldn’t be allowed to. This in turn leads to one of the church nobles destroying the library in an attempt to teach Myne her place and keep her from attending the festival.

The Nippon Decimal Classification

With the church library in shambles, Myne is given the opportunity to reorganize it as she sees fit. And the method of organization she chooses is the Nippon Decimal Classification (NDC), which itself is based on the Dewey Decimal System invented by Melvil Dewey.

For anyone who doesn’t know what “Nippon” is, that’s just the Japanese word for Japan. So the NDC is the Japanese Decimal Classification.

This system of organizing books uses 10 main genres which are then divided into a number of sub-genres. The number of sub-genres wasn’t mentioned in the episode and it doesn’t really matter for this context so I didn’t bother looking it up.

What interests me more than Myne’s use of the NDS, though, is the inclusion of books on magic within it — or rather a lack thereof. Myne doesn’t know how to classify magic within the system: Do they fall under the Natural Sciences or Technology genres?

When she asks the head priest this question, he gives us some potentially important information. First, magic would likely be classified as a natural science, but that’s not the case for magic items — they would likely be considered technology. That makes books covering both subjects a bit of a gray area.

The second thing he says is what I believe is going to be more important for the future of the series. He states that magic books can’t be housed in the library because only nobles are allowed access to them. And it turns out that being a noble is more than being born into the right family, they also need to graduate from a noble school.

Will we see Myne attend one of these noble schools so that she can eventually read the books on magic? I think that’s a likely scenario.

Benno and Lutz Agree with Me

Last week I explained a number of potential issues with Myne choosing to make a children’s version of the holy scriptures her first mass-produced book. And this week, Benno and Lutz also brought up all of those same concerns.

Again, the primary issue Myne needs to solve is how she’s going to fund her bookmaking. It’s unlikely that the church will fund her endeavors because the church leaders already know Myne makes a profit from her workshop. They’re more likely to force her to use her own money than to fund her projects.

So that means the only way she’s going to be able to keep paying for books to be made is by selling them — something she’s already stated she doesn’t want to do just yet. This first book was made specifically to be a free teaching tool for the orphans of the church.

As a merchant, Benno is obviously concerned by the fact that Myne isn’t being conscious of the financial position she’s putting herself in. But as Lutz points out (and as I pointed out last week) even if Myne wanted to sell this book, it’s unlikely anyone would actually buy it.

The target audience for this book is the church orphanage — and as I already explained, the church isn’t likely to pay for copies. So the next option is to sell to the general populace, but they’re not exactly fond of the church so they probably wouldn’t buy a copy of the scriptures.

At this point, I think the only way for Myne to salvage this project is to print even more copies and hand them out for free to the townspeople. They may not pay for the scriptures, but if the book is free they may accept it. And once they learn how to read from that book, they’ll be more willing to buy a future book.

Conclusion

What do you think of Ascendance of a Bookworm episode 23? Do you think we’re going to see Myne attend a school for nobles in the next season? And how do you think she’s going to recover the cost of mass-producing her holy scriptures for children? Let me know your thoughts in the comments.

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Wilma and Holy Scriptures for Kids

Ascendance of a Bookworm episode 22 didn’t cover quite as much interesting content as the previous episode did. However, the series did reach an important milestone in Myne’s quest to create books: Her very first book has been completed.

But the first book Myne completes isn’t a real book, it’s a picture book made for her upcoming baby sibling. And from what we’ve seen, it’s not even a picture book that tells a story. It’s literally just a book with basic shapes in it because according to Myne, babies like solid shapes.

The first real book Myne is currently working on is a children’s version of the scriptures. And while I don’t think that Myne should be promoting the teachings of the corrupt church like that, this choice makes a lot of sense.

Originally Myne planned for the story of the three little pigs to be her first real book. However, after reading a rough draft of the book to some of the children in the orphanage, she learned that neither pigs nor wolves exist in this world. And since they don’t exist, it’s difficult for the children to really understand the story.

Now, I think this story still could have worked. After all, she could just treat pigs and wolves like fantastical creatures like dragons are in our world. Or, she simply could have swapped them out for animals that do exist and fill the same roles in this world.

But the choice of turning the scriptures into a children’s’ book makes more sense. The church can’t be mad at her because she’s promoting their content, the story should already be familiar to the children, and it’s teaching the children how to read.

Mass Production

There are two major issues with Myne choosing to create a children’s version of the holy scriptures as her first real book. The first is the issue of mass production and the second is the issue of cost. These issues are tied to one another, but I’m counting them separately because they each need to be considered for different reasons.

Mass producing books is not an easy feat in this world. We can assume that it’s never been done before, and that means Myne needs to start with the most basic of mass production technology. In the end she settles on wooden engravings printed onto paper.

However, even though Myne has settled on a printing technology to use, this is still a pretty slow method of mass production that requires a lot of manpower. If she wants to ramp up production to a larger scale, she’ll definitely need a more automated solution.

Cost is probably the bigger issue here, though. With time and manpower, mass production can be achieved. But the cost of mass-producing books won’t be paid off so easily. As Benno reminds Myne, the materials needed to produce books, such as ink, are very expensive.

This issue of cost could also either be made better or worse due to Myne’s decision to print the scriptures as her first real book. On one hand, it’s possible that the church itself will cover the cost of her book. They may do this because it’s beneficial for them to have the scriptures spread and also for the populace to know how to read — so they can read the real scriptures.

But if the church doesn’t cover the cost, then is anyone else really going to want to buy Myne’s book? Everyone outside of the church hates the church, so I’m not convinced they will.

Myne’s First Book

As mentioned earlier, Myne’s first book is a picture book created for her soon-to-be baby sibling. This book isn’t very impressive, especially when compared to the mass-produced book she’s working on, but it still represents two years of Myne’s hard work.

That may seem like a long time to make a single picture book, but we need to remember that she’s already laid the groundwork for mass-producing real books as well. She knows where and how to get all the materials she needs, she has a workshop, and she has the financial backing of both a merchant company and the church.

Also, even if Myne lost the favor of the church, which I think is a very real possibility, she isn’t reliant on the church anymore. Sure, the church provides her and her “workers” with food and shelter, but she’s already successful enough to acquire those things on her own.

And, if we take this loss of the church’s favor to the extreme and say that the church takes over her workshop, that still wouldn’t set her back too far. I don’t know if the church could even do that, but it seems to have a lot of legal authority, so it’s a real possibility.

The issue for the church if they do this is that the workshop itself, and even the workers within it, aren’t Myne’s moneymaker. Everything Myne needs to set up a new bookmaking operation is in her head.

But what if the church arrests Myne? If she’s in prison, her ideas don’t matter, right? Wrong. Myne’s ideas and inventions are such a big cash cow for the Gilberta Company and the merchant’s guild that they would undoubtedly obtain her freedom at any expense.

Conclusion

What did you think of Ascendance of a Bookworm episode 8? Do you think Myne’s decision to make a children’s version of the scriptures was the right one? And how do you think she’s going to cover the cost of producing these books? Let me know your thoughts in the comments.

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New Retainers

Ascendance of a Bookworm episode 21 has a lot of new information I want to discuss this week. And the first thing I need to mention is that Myne is going to have a younger sibling (probably). I’m not going to cast aside the possibility of a miscarriage yet, but if all goes well, Myne will have a younger brother or sister.

This is important for two reasons: It sets up Myne gaining Wilma as a retainer and it gives the High Priest more leverage with which to control Myne. I’ll get to Wilma in a moment, but first, it’s important to understand what a new child in Myne’s family could mean for the High Priest’s goals.

Three things could go wrong for Myne’s family. The baby could also have the devouring like Myne, and therefore potentially be tied to the church like Myne is. The baby could be denied a baptism by the High Priest, which would diminish Myne’s family’s status. Or the baby could be deemed “abandoned” by the High Priest and taken from the family.

Obviously all three of these outcomes would benefit the High Priest while also hurting Myne. However, I think the baby having the devouring is the best of these bad options. At least Myne knows of ways to combat it, so she could help take care of the baby rather than it too being tied to the church.

In this episode Myne also gains two new retainers: Wilma and Rosina. Wilma’s acquisition is directly related to the baby because Myne needs her artistic skills to create a picture book for it. Last week I questioned what Wilma’s role would be, and now we know.

Marrying Myne

I’ll discuss Rosina more in the next section, but she was forced onto Myne as a condition for making Wilma her retainer. Myne needed an artist, and Wilma fills that need. But Rosina is a musician, something Myne doesn’t see the need for.

The Head Priest sees things differently, though. He’s clearly interested in music which is part of the reason he’s forcing Rosina onto Myne. But the other reason he gives for doing this is that Myne needs to learn more about noble culture, of which music is a major part.

And the reason she needs to learn about noble culture is that one day she’ll be married to a noble. I always figured she would end up with Lutz if anyone, but it’s explained why this probably won’t be the case. If Myne is to have a child, the father must have a similar level of mana to her — Lutz is a commoner with no mana.

Of course, it’s possible that Lutz could awaken mana at some point in the future. Or perhaps he and Myne could decide that they don’t want children anyway. But what if Myne really does marry a noble. Who would she marry? We haven’t really met any eligible bachelors, have we?

In fact, we have: The Head Priest himself.

Yes, the Head Priest is significantly older than Myne; she’s like 10 and he’s in his 20s. But when you consider the time period this world is based on, that’s not actually that outrageous of an age gap. Also, there were a few hints at their possible romance in this episode.

The Head Priest is grooming Myne for life as a noblewoman by making her learn his favorite pastime: Music. He also gave her a gift which he says is common for a lover to give. And even Myne mentions that his musical ability would make girls fall for him.

Rosina Has a Mental Illness

Rosina is an interesting character. I don’t like her as a person, but she brings something new to Myne’s group which is interesting. All of Myne’s retainers are damaged goods when she receives them, and Rosina (and Wilma whom I’ll discuss next) is no different.

From what we initially see, Rosina views herself as above all the other grey-robes — including Fran who’s Myne’s head retainer. She doesn’t do any work other than play the harspiel, which in her defense is the only reason she was made Myne’s retainer in the first place.

Originally I assumed that Rosina may have actually once been a noble herself. This would have explained how she was so skilled at music and why she viewed herself as above doing servant’s work.

We later discover that this isn’t the case, but it would have been interesting to learn about how a woman who was once a noble fell to the level of a servant within the church. Instead, the truth is simply that Rosina suffers from a mental illness that causes her to dissociate from reality.

Her previous master treated her as if she was special because she’s gifted at music. This special treatment then made Rosina believe she truly was special. And now that her former master is gone, she’s unable to cope with the fact that she was never special to begin with.

Rosina developed a dissociative disorder as a defense mechanism. It’s now up to Myne to help Rosina break free from the shackles church society placed on her just as she did with Fran, Gil, and Delia previously.

Wilma Hates Men

While I don’t like Rosina, I do like Myne’s other new retainer, Wilma. I don’t really think Wilma’s role as an artist is that important for the story, but she still fulfills other roles such as taking care of the orphans. And although it seems like Wilma is the first undamaged retainer Myne has acquired, that’s not the case.

I guess I should explain what I mean by “damaged” within this context since I’ve been saying it about all Myne’s retainers. When I refer to them as damaged, I mean that they’ve developed some sort of negative, defensive behavior as a result of how the church systematically forces its ideology onto them.

For Wilma, this damage manifests itself in her being afraid of men. She clearly has no issue with younger boys, but we do see that she appears uncomfortable around Fran. At the end of the episode, Rosina explains that this is due to Wilma being raped by a blue robed noble in the past.

I don’t have too much to say on that topic right now, as I’m sure next week’s episode will be focusing on Wilma and her past trauma. But I would like to point out that this is a fairly significant and dark turn from what we’ve seen in the series before. This second season was already darker than season 1 due to the orphans, but now rape is being thrown into the mix as well.

And it’s actually the inclusion of this darker backstory for Wilma which makes me consider the possibility that Myne’s mother could have a miscarriage. That no longer seems like a topic too taboo for the series to touch on.

I’m also really interested in learning more about the circumstances around this attack on Wilma. Was she the retainer of that noble at some point? Or did this happen while she was Lady Christine’s retainer? Also, what became of that man? Is he still within the church? And if so, is he someone we’ve already seen?

Conclusion

I think I mentioned this earlier on in the season, but Ascendance of a Bookworm season 2 is a lot better than season 1 was. Season 1 was fairly dry and ordinary, but we’re now getting to the point at which all the groundwork laid by season 1 is beginning to have a real impact on the story.

What did you think about episode 21? Do you think the High Priest will go after Myne’s younger sibling? Do you think Myne could end up marrying the Head Priest? And what are your thoughts on both Rosina and Wilma? Let me know in the comments.

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The Path Ahead of Lutz

Maybe you’ve noticed (or not) that this week’s Ascendance of a Bookworm episode review has been posted on Sunday rather than Monday.

Due to Boruto being delayed indefinitely, I’ve decided to move my Ascendance of a Bookworm reviews forward a day so that they’re closer to the actual episode release date. Once Boruto makes its return, these episode reviews will be shifted back to Mondays.

And with that housekeeping out of the way, let’s get right into the episode by discussing the rift between Lutz and his family. We’ve known since the start of season 1 that Lutz’s parents don’t agree with his decision to become a merchant. But this week we learn that they really had no idea what Lutz has been doing all this time.

You may recall that the original reason Lutz’s parents were against his desired profession is that it’s generally seen as below their own. Lutz’s family is one of craftsmen who own a shop. This means that they have a fixed home and don’t need to travel for work, something merchants spend their whole lives working towards.

However, Lutz’s work for the Gilberta Company isn’t normal merchant work. First of all, he’s not an independent merchant, he’s an apprentice at a large, noble-run company. And second, he’s being groomed to one day take over as the head of the company, so he won’t be just another merchant contracted by the company.

The disagreement between Lutz and his family comes from a misunderstanding of Lutz’s ability and projected path within the Gilberta Company. His family doesn’t understand that he’s not a blue-collar apprentice, he’s an executive apprentice.

Magical Items

Magical items in this series haven’t actually been explained very well yet. We know that these are items that soak up the mana of those who use them and that they’re generally owned by nobles and the church because of their high costs. But what we don’t know is what they can actually do.

This week we’re shown our first magical item which actually serves a purpose. Before now, all the other magical items in the series were simply items made from precious metals and designated as magical items. We don’t actually know what was magical about them other than their mana absorption properties.

The anti-eavesdropping pendant is different. Like all other magical items, it relies on mana to be used, which means that it’s just an ordinary (but expensive) pendant to non-nobles. But for those with mana, it allows them to speak to whoever has a matching pendant without being overheard.

I’d imagine that there are plenty of elemental magic items out there as well. We know that the gods the church is based on are elemental, and there are magical items associated with them so that just makes sense. But what interests me more are these non-elemental items like the anti-eavesdropping pendant.

Looking at just this one magic item we know about, it seems it’s mostly used by nobles to tell secrets behind each others’ backs. That’s not exactly an exciting use, but we can imagine more interesting uses for an item such as this, like spying.

Imagine a spy with an earring which is an anti-eavesdropping item relaying information to someone in another room. Or to hide the magic item even more it could be something like a tongue piercing. As long as they have some way to cover their mouth, they could yell information loud enough for their co-conspirator on the other side of a wall to hear.

Sure, it doesn’t project the user’s thoughts over long-range, but it can still be useful for gathering information when used by the right person (probably a woman) in the right circumstances.

Adoption Meeting

Shifting back over to the discussion of the rift between Lutz and his family, there’s an apparent way out for Lutz. Benno, the owner of the Gilberta Company, wants to adopt Lutz so that he can raise him to be his successor. This would further Benno’s interests, allow Lutz to continue his apprenticeship, and relieve Lutz’s family of any hardships Lutz is causing.

But, Lutz’s family refuses to sign the paperwork to allow Lutz to be adopted by Benno. So is that it? Will Lutz have to give up on his dreams of becoming a merchant? Not quite.

According to the head priest (whose name was revealed to be Ferdinand), the church can deem Lutz abandoned by his parents. If this is done, he would become an orphan at the church, and the head priest could then sign the adoption papers instead of Lutz’s parents.

This doesn’t end up happening, but it does bring up some questions about the role of the church.

We know that the average citizen doesn’t like the church. This is probably due to the colossal divide in wealth and the fact that the church views anyone who can’t afford a baptism to be sub-human. We also know that the average noble doesn’t like the church as well. This is hinted at by Benno’s opinion of the church and the fact that fewer nobles are joining.

So why does the church wield so much power? Nobody likes the church, so why do they do what the church says? As far as we know, the church theoretically has no power over them.

And yet, when the head priest summons Lutz’s parents, they show up. I assume this is because if they didn’t show up, the church would have declared Lutz abandoned. But where does the church even get the authority to do that from? Have they been given this right by the nation’s ruler? Or do the people still believe the church has a divine right despite hating them?

I hadn’t noticed before this episode, but we actually know nothing about the governmental structure of the nation — or even what the nation is called. Who’s in charge? Why are they in charge? How are they in charge?

Conclusion

So what are your thoughts on Ascendance of a Bookworm episode 20? What other magical items would you like to see make an appearance? And why do you think the church seemingly holds so much power within the country despite not actually being the ruling body? Let me know your thoughts in the comments.

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Cleanups and Star Festivals

For an episode that didn’t really have a lot going on, this episode actually had a lot going on. I know that doesn’t make sense, but what I mean is that a lot of ground was covered in this episode while still feeling as though nothing of note was accomplished.

New characters were introduced, a bit more world lore was mentioned, and Myne made a discovery that could take down the entire church. That’s a lot of pretty big developments if you ask me.

So two new characters were introduced in this episode: Wilma and Kai. These are two of the orphans who are now in Myne’s employment. I’m singling them out because these are the only two who are actually named. It’s possible that some of the other orphans will become more important characters, like the one angry boy with brown hair, but he hasn’t been named yet.

Wilma and Kai were also both given rewards for their hard work on Myne’s behalf. Wilma helped bathe all the younger orphans, and Kai was hard at work on cleaning duty according to Gil.

The only real question I have about Wilma and Kai is exactly what role they’re going to play in the series. What do they bring to the table beyond bathing children and cleaning?

For Wilma, I could see her role being more like Fran’s. Wilma is clearly older than most of the other orphans, so she may be able to give valuable insight as an adult (or almost an adult). She’s obviously more mature than Delia, so there’s value there. But for Kai, I really don’t know what his purpose is.

High Quality Animation

The Star Festival is the bit of world lore I mentioned at the start of this review. But, rather than talking about the festival itself, because there’s not really too much information on it other than the fact it’s different for the church and townspeople, let’s talk about the animation of this series.

I know, you’re probably thinking, “what does the animation of this series have to do with the Star Festival?” That’s a good question, and really it has nothing to do with it. However, the scenes of this episode that exemplified just how poor the animation of this series is all involved the Star Festival — specifically how the townspeople celebrate it.

For example, the image below is a still frame that was shown for seven seconds while we listened to the scene it depicts unfold. And that’s not the only frame like that. There was another used while the orphans under Myne’s care had a Tau fruit fight of their own.

So, what’s my point? Is it simply that still frames equal bad animation? No. In fact, I’ve written about how still frames can be used effectively in anime before. What’s different about this series compared to, say, Attack on Titan, is when the still frames are used.

Attack on Titan obviously has some good animation, and the still frames are generally used for less important scenes which can be conveyed easily without complex animation. Ascendance of a Bookworm does the opposite. It uses still frames for scenes that would have been the most technically challenging to animate.

Does the difference there make sense? Some kids running while throwing fruit doesn’t need to be very complex animation, but it would have been the most complex animation in this series considering there’s very little movement in general. So this series is in essence replacing the (relatively) good animation with still frames rather than the bad animation.

Tau and Trombe

The whole revelation that Myne can turn Tau fruit into Trombe plants is probably the most important development in the series thus far. And if you watched the next episode preview, you’ll have seen Benno hint at this.

First, if Myne (or other children afflicted with the Devouring) can release their mana into Tau fruit, that means they don’t need to join the church or be sold off to a noble family. Remember, this is normally what they would need to do in order to gain access to magic items to pour their mana into.

Obviously if this information got out, it would be extremely bad news for the church and nobles. The church would lose an important source of mana, and the nobles would lose an important source of servants.

Secondly, if Myne can collect Tau fruit and then turn them into Trombe in a controlled environment, it makes gathering the materials she needs for paper much easier and safer. So not only is she circumventing the church to dispel her mana, but she’s also making a profile at the same time.

The one question regarding all this which you may have thought of, though, is, “why hasn’t anyone else figured this out before?” That’s a valid question considering we know the nobles can use mana, as can children afflicted with the Devouring.

And while we aren’t given an explanation, I have one for you.

Children with the Devouring probably don’t come into contact with Tau fruit in their raw form. These are weak children who don’t live very long, and any Tau fruit they come in contact with is probably prepared as food.

Also, Tau fruit appears to be a “commoner’s” food, which means nobles wouldn’t interact with it much. We can infer this partially by the fact that it plays such a major role in the Star Festival the townspeople celebrate. It has to be a cheap commodity in order for them to waste it as they do.

And lastly, even if someone figured out that Tau fruit can be used as a mana vessel, the fact that it turns it into Trombe would put them off doing this. As we’ve seen, Trombe is a very dangerous plant, so it probably wouldn’t be worth doing for most people.

Conclusion

As a final note on the Tau fruit and Trombe plant relationship, I think this also may hint at the true nature of the world and mana in this series. Are all Trombe plants Tau fruit with mana? And what does this say about mana if it turns fruit into monsters? Can it do the same to people?

What are your thoughts about the whole Tau fruit and Trombe plant connection? Do you have another reason why this hasn’t been discovered before? Do you think mana is somehow evil? And is the church collecting it for nefarious reasons? Let me know your thoughts in the comments.

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