Afterword
THE LOSERS ARE AN ANIME NOW! I TRULY HAVE NO words to express the gratitude I have for all of you for making this happen. I’ve been in touch with many of the staff, and let me assure you, it’s turning into something special. I can’t wait for you all to see it.
Anyway, back to our regularly scheduled acknowledgments. As you all know, a light novel is more than the words on the page. The accompanying illustrations bring it to life, an editor weaves it all together, and the result of multiple people’s hard work is what you hold in your hands now.
Iwaasa-san, for putting up with me and challenging my stubborn belief that Yanami was at all normal or an orthodox heroine in any way up till Volume 2. Imigimuru-sensei, for giving tangible form to the characters and the world they live in. I can’t thank either of you enough. The same goes for everyone working in the editing department who made this publication possible. From proofreaders to cover designers, there is truly no end to the people I owe this honor to.
Of course, at the end of this convoluted supply chain, is you, the reader. This upcoming anime of ours is just as much your doing as everyone else’s. Thank you. Truly, thank you.
I must extend that gratitude toward my fellow Mikawa locals as well. It was seriously surreal taking the same route I’d walk every day after school and seeing the losing heroines out on display at the old Seibunkan I used to frequent.
Speaking of miracles, the next phase of the Central Japan Railway collab is set to kick off in 2024! We owe it all to the success of that first phase, made possible only by those of you who participated, together with all the passionate staff who put it together. As if visiting Toyohashi couldn’t get any better, now you have even more incentive! I recommend checking out the special corner Melonbooks and Animate put together while you’re in the area!
Anywho, you know what I have to mention. As is tradition, I wrote another short story, just to bookend things. And this time, I did the unthinkable. I let them meet…