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Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen - Episode Guide

Season 1

A World without Books

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Oct 2, 2019

A World without Books

Motosu Urano, a college student and a bookworm of the highest order, loses her life in an avalanche of books and wakes up in another world as a sickly girl named Myne. Nevertheless confident that she can deal with any situation as long as she has books to read, she looks all over her new home for one, but doesn't find any. To make matters worse, she couldn't see any writing in town when out with her mother Eva. She realized that she found herself in a world with a low literacy rate, one where books were prohibitively expensive.

Life Improvements and Slates

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Oct 9, 2019

Life Improvements and Slates

Having learned how expensive books are in this world, Myne resolves to make books of her own. However, she soon finds out just how frail her new body is when she and her elder sister, Turi, decide to go to the gate to deliver something their father forgot - she can hardly take a few steps before running out of breath. But that's when Lutz, a neighborhood kid the same age as Myne, offers his help. Myne is touched by this and soon makes it to the gate. There, Otto gives her his old slate, letting her experience the joy of writing once again.

The Events of Winter

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Oct 16, 2019

The Events of Winter

While everyone is snowed in by the harsh winter, Myne has a plan: a plan to craft pseudo-papyrus as the first step towards making a book. Meanwhile, Eva teaches Turi a bunch of skills in order to prepare her for her upcoming baptism in the summer. Myne is told to think about where she wants to apprentice, but as always, books are the only thing on her mind. As winter rolls on, however, the family bonds and grows closer together, and Myne hits upon the perfect gift to give Turi to wear on her baptism day.

Forests and Clay Tablets

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Oct 23, 2019

Forests and Clay Tablets

Spring has arrived, and Myne is raring to go make clay tablets in the forest. But first, she must convince her family that she can handle the journey.

Baptisms and Strange Fever

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Oct 30, 2019

Baptisms and Strange Fever

Spring has arrived, and Myne is raring to go make clay tablets in the forest. But first, she must convince her family that she can handle the journey.

Meeting

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Nov 6, 2019

Meeting

Lutz and Myne prepare for the meeting with Otto. But Otto brings someone with him, turning a casual meeting into an interview that will decide both Lutz and Myne's futures.

Seeds of Suspicion

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Nov 13, 2019

Seeds of Suspicion

With the paper-making process about to begin, Myne can't hider her excitement as she and Lutz go to meet Benno as per his invitation. He reveals that he is willing to arrange for all the equipment and materials they need to make paper, but the ensuing conversation makes Lutz see Myne in a very different light.

Lutz's Main

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Nov 20, 2019

Lutz's Main

As Myne and Lutz begin making their paper for real, Myne's excitement gets the better of her, and Lutz's suspicions come to a head. He resolves to talk to her about it after the paper is finished.

The Guild Master's Granddaughter

Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Nov 27, 2019

The Guild Master's Granddaughter

Benno looks to have Myne and Lutz registered with the Merchant Guild, but the guild master proves to be an obstacle. This results in them making plans to meet Frieda, his granddaughter.

To the Second Winter

Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Dec 4, 2019

To the Second Winter

Myne learns from Frieda that the illness she has is called the Devouring, and that it will flare up if she ever feels anxiety or loses hope. Almost on cue, her fever starts acting up...

Life-or-Death Choices and Family Meetings

Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: Dec 11, 2019

Life-or-Death Choices and Family Meetings

With Myne collapses, everyone she knows comes together in a bid to save her life. But soon, she is faced with a life-or-death decision, one that she must discuss with her family.

Baptism and Divine Paradises

Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: Dec 18, 2019

Baptism and Divine Paradises

The day of Myne and Lutz's baptism has arrived. Wearing a fancy dress and a new hair ornament, Myne appears a clear standout from the rest of the kids, but soon she loses her way and finds herself in what she sees as heaven on earth.

The Choice to be an Apprentice Priestess

Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: Dec 25, 2019

The Choice to be an Apprentice Priestess

When Myne brings up wanting to become an apprentice priestess to her family, she learns the truth about the role and what it entails, and soon comes to realize that she is in for the fight of her life.

Conclusions

Episode: 1x14 | Airdate: Dec 25, 2019

Conclusions

Myne, Gunther, and Eva head to the cathedral for their fateful meeting, knowing that Myne's life is riding on a successful negotiation. But will things really go so smoothly for them?

Season 2

Apprentice Priestess

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Apr 4, 2020

Apprentice Priestess

Main is now an apprentice priestess at the cathedral. How will she adapt to a new life in new surroundings, and how will they react to her?

Blue Robes and Uncommon Sense

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Apr 11, 2020

Blue Robes and Uncommon Sense

The stark contrast of the values at the church compared to life downtown continues to bewilder Main, as she butts heads with her retainers and her expected duties at the church.

Needs

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Apr 18, 2020

Needs

With Fran now fully on her team, Main must then get to work on winning Gil and Delia over.

Orphanage Reforms

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Apr 25, 2020

Orphanage Reforms

Main is taken to the orphanage and collapses in shock when she sees the state it and its inhabitants are in. She wants to help the kids, but will she really be able to?

Cleanups and Star Festivals

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: May 2, 2020

Cleanups and Star Festivals

As newly appointed orphanage director, Main's first task is to lead a major cleanup of the orphanage and its inhabitants. And as summer comes around, she also has some festivities in mind.

The Path Ahead of Lutz

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: May 9, 2020

The Path Ahead of Lutz

The friction in Lutz's family caused by his choice of profession comes to a head, and he runs away from home to get away from it all.

New Retainers

Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: May 16, 2020

New Retainers

When Main hears that Eva is pregnant, she decides to make a picture book for the baby and looks to recruit Wilma to be her artist. However, she finds a few roadblocks on her path...

Wilma and Holy Scriptures for Kids

Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: May 23, 2020

Wilma and Holy Scriptures for Kids

With the picture-book production in full sway, Main must navigate several hurdles regarding the process and, more pressingly, Wilma's condition.

Harvest Festival and Staying Home

Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: May 30, 2020

Harvest Festival and Staying Home

The Harvest Festival is here, and Main finds the library ransacked. She is outraged at first, but this may be a welcome opportunity for her...

Knight Orders and Requests

Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Jun 6, 2020

Knight Orders and Requests

Main has to break the news to her family that she has to stay in the cathedral over winter. Meanwhile, the request from the knight order looms large over the horizon.

Trombe and Battles

Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Jun 13, 2020

Trombe and Battles

Main and the head priest set out to join the knights on a mission to take down a rampage trombe. With this being her first exposure to proper noble society, who knows what perils lie in Main's path?

Dreamlike World

Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: Jun 20, 2020

Dreamlike World

Tasked with healing the land ravaged by the trombe, Main has to put on a show. How that will affect the way the onlookers see her is anybody's guess... and so is how the head priest will react.

Season 3

Blessing

Episode: 3x10 | Airdate: Jun 13, 2022 (24 min)

Blessing

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