Manga like Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen Dai 1-bu - Heishi no Musume

also known as Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 1

What is Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 1 about?

Status: Finished

Part 1 of Honzuki no Gekokujou.

A certain college girl who's loved books ever since she was a little girl dies in an accident and is reborn in another world she knows nothing about. She is now Myne, the sickly five-year-old daughter of a poor soldier. To make things worse, the world she's been reborn in has a very low literacy rate and books mostly don't exist. She'd have to pay an enormous amount of money to buy one. Myne resolves herself: If there aren't any books, she'll just have to make them! Her goal is to become a librarian. This story begins with her quest to make books so she can live surrounded by them! Dive into this biblio-fantasy written for book lovers and bookworms!



Note: This entry covers 77 chapters of the webnovel (chapter 01 - 77).

Tags: Reincarnation , Isekai , Family Life , Female Protagonist , Economics , Rehabilitation , Class Struggle , Disability , Tragedy , Urban , POV , Urban Fantasy , Writing , Work , Magic , Coming of Age , Josei , Survival , Gods , Mythology
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Here is a list of Manga similar to Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen Dai 1-bu - Heishi no Musume

The Apothecary Diaries

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

Also known as The Apothecary Diaries.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Mystery

In the East is a land ruled by an emperor, whose consorts and serving women live in a sprawling complex known as the hougong, the rear palace. Maomao, an unassuming girl raised in an unassuming town by her apothecary father, never imagined the rear palace would have anything to do with her—until she was kidnapped and sold into service there.
Though she looks ordinary, Maomao has a quick wit, a sharp mind, and an extensive knowledge of medicine. That's her secret, until she encounters a resident of the palace at least as perceptive as she is: the head eunuch, Jinshi. He sees through Maomao's façade and makes her a lady-in-waiting to none other than the Emperor's favorite consort... so she can taste the lady's food for poison!



Tags: Foreign , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Detective , Medicine , Historical , Royal Affairs , Maids , Adoption , Politics , Economics , Conspiracy , Episodic , Heterosexual , Primarily Female Cast , Religion , Agriculture , Drugs , Ancient China , Crossdressing , Seinen , Natural Disaster , Tragedy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Meta , Go , Age Gap , Shogi
Tearmoon Empire

Tearmoon Teikoku Monogatari: Dantoudai kara Hajimaru, Hime no Tensei Gyakuten Story

Also known as Tearmoon Empire.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Surrounded by the hate-filled gazes of her people, the selfish princess of the fallen Tearmoon Empire, Mia, takes one last look at the bleeding sun before the guillotine blade falls... Only to wake back up as an eleven-year-old! With time rewound and a second chance at life dropped into her lap, she sets out to right the countless wrongs that plague the ailing Empire. Corrupt governance? Check. Border troubles? Check. Natural calamities and economic strife? Check. My, seems like a lot of work. Hard work and Mia don’t mix, so she seeks out the aid of others, starting with her loyal maid, Anne, and the brilliant minister, Ludwig. Together, they strive day and night to restore the Empire. Little by little, their tireless efforts begin to change the course of history, pushing the whole of the continent toward a new future. And why did the selfish princess have a change of heart, you ask? Simple—she didn’t. She’s just terrified of the guillotine. They hurt like hell, and Mia hates pain more than work. Lazy, selfish, and a complete coward, the ill-equipped princess of the Tearmoon Empire, armed with memories of her past life and a diary from the future, tries to avoid dying at the guillotine again and changes the very course of history in the process!



Tags: Age Regression , Conspiracy , Female Protagonist , Alternate Universe , Politics , Villainess , Royal Affairs , Economics , Reincarnation , School , Shoujo , Time Manipulation , Heterosexual
Fushi no Kami: Rebuilding Civilization Starts With a Village

Fushi no Kami: Henkyou kara Hajimeru Bunmei Saiseiki

Also known as Fushi no Kami: Rebuilding Civilization Starts With a Village.

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Romance

Ash is an 8-year-old boy with apparent past-life memories, who lives in a remote deserted village. As he remembers leading a bountiful life, he cannot bear living in a world akin to the Dark Ages, where not even the internal combustion engine exists. For that reason, he needs to consult books containing knowledge from a highly developed ancient culture, that is said to have existed far in the past. This is only the beginning of story about a young boy who sets out to revolutionize the world in order to rebuild civilization and achieve his ideal life!



Tags: Agriculture , Reincarnation , Lost Civilization , Isekai , Post-Apocalyptic , Economics , Medieval , Demons
Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools

Madougushi Dahlia wa Utsumukanai: Kyou kara Jiyuu na Shokunin Life

Also known as Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

After dying of overwork in Japan, Dahlia is reborn into a world filled with magic. Raised by a master of magical toolmaking, she develops a passion for the craft and becomes engaged to her father’s apprentice. Before her father can see her wed, however, he suddenly passes away. As if this weren’t enough, on the day before their wedding, her fiancé announces that he’s in love—but not with her! Dahlia finally realizes she needs to live for herself. She vows to be her own woman from now on and devote herself to her craft, even if it’s not quite the quiet life she was hoping for! From a chance encounter with a knight to starting her own company, there are challenges aplenty on the horizon. But this young craftswoman is no longer a shrinking violet—she’s Dahlia, and she’s ready to bloom.



Tags: Heterosexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Isekai , Shoujo , Magic , Food , Reincarnation , Found Family , Iyashikei
The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent

Seijo no Maryoku wa Bannou desu

Also known as The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

Sei, a 20-year-old office worker, is whisked away to a whole new world. Unfortunately for Sei, the ritual that summoned her—meant to produce a “Saint” who would banish the dark magic—brought two people over instead of one. And everyone prefers the second girl over Sei?! But this is just fine by Sei, who leaves the royal palace to set up shop making potions and cosmetics with her newfound magic. Business is booming, and this might not be such a bad life, after all…as long as her supposed Sainthood doesn’t come back to haunt her.



Tags: Magic , Female Protagonist , Isekai , Josei , Heterosexual , Office Lady , Primarily Adult Cast
Isekai Yakkyoku

Isekai Yakkyoku

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy

A young pharmacologist and researcher in Japan died from overworking, and was reincarnated in a Medieval Parallel Europe. He was reincarnated as a 10-year-old apprentice to a famous Royal Court pharmacist, had attained an inhuman skills of ability to see through disease, material creation, and material destruction.

In a society in which dubious medical practice are rampant, price gouging thru the monopoly of the pharmacist guild, and good medicine aren't available to the commoners. He was recognized by the Emperor at that time and opened a Pharmacy at the corner of the town. He will wipe out the fraud that has swept the world, and deliver to the commoners a truly effective medicine that was developed using present day pharmacology. Thus the boy pharmacist will cheat by using his previous knowledge to create innovative medicines while helping the people of the parallel world, a story about living his new life to the fullest this time.

Tags: Male Protagonist , Isekai , Urban Fantasy , Magic , Medicine , Work
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The Epic Tale of the Reincarnated Prince Herscherik

Herscherik

Also known as The Epic Tale of the Reincarnated Prince Herscherik.

Status: Cancelled
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Slice of Life

The life of Ryoko Hayakawa, a hard-core otaku, came to an abrupt end the day before her 35th birthday, before she was reincarnated as a beautiful prince in a fantasy world. However, her dream-like royal life didn’t last long, as she soon uncovered the depths of politics and corruption of her kingdom. To protect the king and his people, Ryoko, reincarnated as Prince Herscherik, resolved to conquer the darkness within his country. The problem was, the prince had no physical strength or magical powers, and even his stunning looks were surpassed by every other member of the royal family. Still, the prince persevered, using the skills he acquired during his previous life—the experience of an office worker, Ryoko’s drive for change, and her otaku brain.

Books in this series:
I. The Reincarnated Prince and the Kingdom in Woe
II. The Reincarnated Prince and the Twilight Knight
III. The Reincarnated Prince and the Haloed Sage
IV. The Reincarnated Prince and the Hero of Light
V. The Reincarnated Prince and Felvolk's Greatest Treasure



Tags: Isekai , Reincarnation , Gender Bending
Accomplishments of the Duke’s Daughter

Koushaku Reijou no Tashinami

Also known as Accomplishments of the Duke’s Daughter.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Iris Almeria, the daughter of a powerful duke, is arrested and forced to her knees in front of her fiancée. Her betrothed, Prince Edward, is rejecting her for another woman! As Iris’s life flashes before her eyes, she suddenly realizes she knows exactly what is coming next–because she has been reincarnated into her favorite otome game as its villainess. Quick thinking saves her from exile, but Iris can’t rest yet. If she wants to survive this world that sees her as wicked, she’ll have to change the world itself.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Politics , Economics , Isekai , Reincarnation , Villainess , Swordplay
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Sengoku Komachi Kuroutan

Sengoku Komachi Kuroutan

Status: Releasing
Genres:



Tags: Historical , Female Protagonist
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Raven of the Inner Palace

Koukyuu no Karasu

Also known as Raven of the Inner Palace.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Supernatural

Deep within the palace lives a mysterious woman known only as the Raven Consort. Some say she’s an old woman, others that she’s young and beautiful. But all are agreed on this: her dark arts have the power to exorcise spirits, lay fatal curses, and find what has been lost—for a price. When the young emperor, Koushou, seeks out the Raven Consort to make use of that magic, what follows will overturn the court…and perhaps even the country.



Tags: Foreign , Historical , Female Protagonist , Ghost , Necromancy , Mythology , Episodic , Magic , Shoujo , Royal Affairs , Ancient China
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