Afterword
HELLO EVERYONE, Yoshino Origuchi here.
The anime broadcast has finished, and things have NOT settled down. Well, you know.
The anime takes a lot of work, so I had to concentrate on only that for a while. I feel like I always need to be working on something.
Things have been tough with COVID-19, but I’m hoping to push through it.
First of all, let me talk about the anime.
I want to thank everyone who watched it, the staff who produced it, and the cast from the bottom of my heart. Making an anime was a dream of mine as a light novel author, and I think we did a great job on it.
I was impressed at how many people it took just to complete one season.
I’m really grateful that such a niche work could become an anime.
Now, about Volume 9.
The young group really is a mess.
I had to research echolocation to use it in the story, and the more I researched it, the more surprised I was at how interesting bats are and how powerful their sense of hearing is. Nature and living beings really are amazing.
The preen oil of birds was also impressive. I had no idea there was a hole that secreted oil, and I thought, “I can definitely make this a sexy healthy treatment scene!” I still have a lot to learn about the biology of living beings.
Of course, something terrible happens at the end.
The reason for this is that I wanted there to be a dullahan girl. You’ll have to wait until the next volume to see what happens to Glenn.
I would now like to express my gratitude.
To my editor, Hibiu-san, who is always watching over me: Thank you for everything. All my author friends love the Korean barbecue restaurant you took me to.
To Z-ton, my illustrator: Thank you for the healthy image of Illy this time. I think you’ve gotten even better at drawing light.
To Thomas Kanemaki from Comicalize, and Mitsuhiro Kimura at Zero Comicalize: Thank you both for taking such good care of me. Thank you for everything.
Also, thank you to all of the artists who talk to me. I’m specifically talking about the manga artists and illustrators on Twitter, et cetera, as well as S-B0W, the owner of Jingai Only, and the entire staff.
Also, thank you to everyone working at bookstores throughout the country. Thank you to the Comic Ryu reps and editorial staff, and the staff at Zero Comicalize. You’re like family that I can’t meet in person because of COVID. Thank you to the proofreaders who find every teeny tiny mistake.
And to all of you readers, I am forever grateful.
The next book is Volume 10.
Also, it’s the last one! I can’t believe it’s ending!
I want to give it a spectacular finale. Once it’s over, of course, there’s something else waiting.
I’m working hard on preparing that now. At this point, it still only exists in my head!
I-I’ll do my best to write something good, so just give me a little time.
Thank you, thank you,
Yoshino Origuchi