{"rewrite":{"id":"r_341286f9ef90cbc4d96f2087","clusterId":"c_0cd3685e915d01976bd94c7d","slug":"ascendance-of-a-bookworm-part-3-adds-kaede-hondo-as-charlotte","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3 Adds Kaede Hondo as Charlotte","summary":"Kaede Hondo joins Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke as Charlotte, the character announced Saturday alongside a climax promotional video on the anime's website. The series premiered on April 4 on Yomiuri TV and NTV, airing across two consecutive cours, with Crunchyroll streaming English subtitles and a dub. Yuka Iguchi and Show Hayami return as Rozemyne and Ferdinand.","whyItMatters":"With the half-year broadcast already running, the Charlotte casting and climax video land as the second cour's marketing, and adieu's 'Wanna me.' replaces Erika Ikuta's ending theme for that stretch.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe casting arrives while the anime is mid-run. Part 3 opened on April 4 on Yomiuri TV and NTV at 5:30 p.m. JST and is airing across two consecutive cours, so the climax promotional video and Hondo\u0026#39;s Charlotte land around the point where the second cour begins.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe music changes with it: adieu performs the second cour\u0026#39;s ending theme, \u0026#39;Wanna me.\u0026#39;, while Kana Nishino handles the opening, \u0026#39;Power of Love.\u0026#39; Yoshiaki Iwasaki directs at Wit Studio, replacing Mitsuru Hongo, with Mariko Kunisawa on series scripts and MICHIRU returning to compose.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Kaede Hondo's Charlotte arrives after the Part 3 premiere and a climax promo, so the marketing is running behind episodes already on Yomiuri TV and NTV.","twitterPost":"Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3 is still adding cast after its April 4 premiere, with Kaede Hondo voicing Charlotte.","threadsPost":"Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3 keeps revealing cast after it already started airing. Kaede Hondo is Charlotte, announced alongside a climax promotional video, which puts the marketing behind episodes already running on Yomiuri TV and NTV.","newsletterBlurb":"Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3 added Kaede Hondo to its cast as Charlotte, and the anime's website posted a climax promotional video. The series premiered April 4 on Yomiuri TV and NTV for a two-cour run. adieu sings the second cour's ending theme, 'Wanna me.'","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-12/ascendance-of-a-bookworm-part-3-anime-casts-kaede-hondo-reveals-climax-promo-video/.241696\",\"title\":\"Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3 Anime Casts Kaede Hondo, Reveals Climax Promo Video\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4609,"outputTokens":639,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789213464,"createdAt":"2026-09-12T11:38:30.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-12T11:43:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-12T11:43:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_0cd3685e915d01976bd94c7d","canonicalTitle":"News\nAscendance of a Bookworm Part 3 Anime Casts Kaede Hondo, Reveals Climax Promo Video","representativeArticleId":"a_f4097754db86c0b3240a0793","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Kaede Hondo\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-12T10:09:56.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-12T10:09:56.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-12T11:43:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-12/ascendance-of-a-bookworm-part-3-anime-casts-kaede-hondo-reveals-climax-promo-video/.241696","title":"News\nAscendance of a Bookworm Part 3 Anime Casts Kaede Hondo, Reveals Climax Promo Video"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Kaede Hondo"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}