Afterword
HELLO, Kazuki Karasawa here. For those of you who have read The Weakest Manga Villainess Wants Her Freedom!, it’s been a while, huh?
Thanks for checking out Too Strong to Belong! Banished to Another World! As with The Weakest Manga Villainess, it took a whole team of people to bring the story into English.
I actually wrote Too Strong to Belong! Banished to Another World! before The Weakest Manga Villainess, which Cross Infinite World published in English first. I think of Too Strong to Belong! as an old piece of writing, so I was shocked when Cross Infinite World asked to publish it as well. It was a little hard reacquainting myself with a story I hadn’t touched for years, as well as tapping into my mindset from back then in order to come up with a brand-new extra chapter, but the process was a lot of fun.
I’ve gotta say, the biggest draw of the story is how sweet the main character Sakurako is. (Oh, hey, I said the same thing about Elle, the main character in The Weakest Manga Villainess, haha). Sakurako has something different going for her than Elle, in that she’s super strong. But despite her strength, she’s still a normal girl who wants to fall in love. She’s shy and blushes when she comes face to face with a hot guy. I find that an adorable quality.
I also love Kazuya’s tenacity and how he has his heart set on being Sakurako’s partner. I want him to get what he wants!
Oh, I should take the opportunity to mention that a Japanese manga adaptation of The Weakest Manga Villainess is in the works! I don’t have further details at the moment, and I don’t know if it’ll get published in English, but stay tuned.
Finally, I’d like to express my gratitude to everyone involved in making this book and to my family and friends for all their support. And thank you to every reader who has picked up this story. I hope you find it entertaining all the way to the end, and I look forward to crossing paths with you again in the future!
-Kazuki Karasawa