Episode
Ascendance of a Bookworm: New Retainers
Overview
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...
Details
- Series
- Ascendance of a Bookworm
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 21
- Air date
- 2020-05-17
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
New Retainers is Episode 21 in Ascendance of a Bookworm of Ascendance of a Bookworm. It aired on 2020-05-17. The runtime is 24 min.
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Episode 20: 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.
Episode 22: 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.
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