Thank you very much for reading volume 9 of I Parry Everything. As we move forward through the Sarenza Arc, the situation with House Sarenza has begun to shift in dramatic ways. What surprises await the nation’s capital city?
Not to suddenly change the subject, but the I Parry Everything anime—which began broadcasting in July of this year—has apparently been experiencing a great deal of popularity. According to the producer, there are viewers overseas as well as in Japan. There’s even going to be an English dub, of all things. Wow.
As the author of the original work, I was fortunate enough to be shown the production process, so my hopes were high from the very beginning. Even so, I can honestly say I’m surprised by how well the anime was received. Thanks to the tireless work of everyone involved, I Parry Everything has become a series that an even wider range of people can enjoy.
It’s often said that when a novel is adapted into another form of media, the impression it gives can be drastically altered. However, thanks to the care and consideration of everyone in the production crew, the I Parry Everything anime stayed impressively close to the source material. I couldn’t be more grateful for that.
Fundamentally, the main characters—Noor, Lynne, Ines, and Rolo—remained true to their novel counterparts. In fact, thanks to the fine-tuning by the anime staff and the voice actors’ and actresses’ ability to breathe new life into the characters, I believe they became even more lovable than before.
Once again, I want to express my deepest gratitude to everyone involved in planning and producing the anime, as well as to all the performers and production staff, including Director Fukuyama. I’d also like to thank each and every one of you who watched and enjoyed the anime—especially those of you who were already reading the light novels or manga. If you discovered the series through the anime and then went out of your way to pick up the books, thank you just the same! It’s because of all of you that I’m able to continue writing this odd little story of mine.
Now, returning to the topic of the story... There are several scenes I’ve been eager to write ever since I started the Sarenza Arc. One might say that everything else has been buildup and foreshadowing! As some of you might already have guessed from the events of this volume, the next installment will serve as the climax and payoff of this leg of Noor’s adventure. In short, it’ll be stuffed full of scenes I’ve been wanting to write for a very long time. A number of the mysteries and unanswered questions that have appeared in the story so far will gradually be revealed, so please look forward to it.
For the most part, this afterword ended up being one big thank-you, didn’t it? I would greatly appreciate it if you continue to follow this story, with its rather eccentric protagonist, into the next volume and beyond.
Nabeshiki