Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3 Cour 2 PV Previews adieu Ending Song
The second cour's new ending theme by adieu marks a musical shift midway through the season, as the story arc escalates around Rozemyne's magical power and noble conspiracies.
Key Facts
- The third promotional video for the second cour of Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke debuted the ending theme song 'Wanna me' by adieu on June 27.
- The ending theme 'Wanna me' will start airing with the episode on July 11, the same day the second cour premieres.
- The second cour premieres July 11 on Yomiuri TV and Nippon TV network at 5:30 p.m. JST, and also airs on TOKYO MX and AT-X.
- The opening theme for the second cour is 'Power of Love' by Kana Nishino, replacing the first part's opening 'Pages' by Little Glee Monster.
- Yoshiaki Iwasaki directs the second cour at Wit Studio, replacing previous director Mitsuru Hongo, with returning voice cast including Yuka Iguchi as Rozemyne and Show Hayami as Ferdinand.
Reporting from 3 sources: Anime News Network, Comic Natalie, Anime Corner.
The staff for Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke released the third promotional video for the second cour on June 27. The video debuts the ending theme song "Wanna me" by adieu, the singing stage name of actress Moka Kamishiraishi. The song will start airing with the episode on July 11. The video also previews the opening theme "Power of Love" by Kana Nishino. The second cour premieres July 11 on Yomiuri TV and Nippon TV network at 5:30 p.m. JST. The anime began its half-year run across two consecutive cours on April 4. Crunchyroll streams the series with English subtitles and an English dub. Yoshiaki Iwasaki directs at Wit Studio, replacing previous director Mitsuru Hongo. Mariko Kunisawa writes the series scripts, and Aiko Minowa handles character design. The returning voice cast includes Yuka Iguchi as Rozemyne and Show Hayami as Ferdinand. New cast members include Yukari Tamura as Georgine, Mami Koyama as Veronica, Minami Takayama as Florencia, and others.
The third promotional video for the second cour of Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke also includes new footage showing "family love," "bookmaking," and "fantasy" elements, according to Comic Natalie. The video is the first to feature audio of the ending theme "Wanna me."
Adieu, the singing stage name of actress Moka Kamishiraishi, provided a comment about the song. "I expressed the beauty of 'believing' depicted in 'Ascendance of a Bookworm' in my own way," she said. "This work taught me that believing in what you love is believing in yourself." She added that she is "truly happy to be involved musically with this long-beloved work."
The song "Wanna me (TV edit)" will be available for streaming starting July 11, the same day the second cour premieres. A newly drawn streaming jacket for the anime has also been released.
The second cour will air on Yomiuri TV and the Nippon TV network at 5:30 p.m. JST on Saturdays, as well as on TOKYO MX at 9:25 p.m. on Mondays and AT-X at 9:00 p.m. on Tuesdays. MICHIRU returns to compose the music. Little Glee Monster performed the first part's opening theme "Pages," and Nogizaka46 member Erika Ikuta performed the first part's ending theme "Ima mo, Arigatō."
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.