Afterword
HELLO after so long! Haru Yayari here. I never thought I would have the opportunity to greet you all like this again…but that doesn’t make sense without a behind-the-scenes explanation, does it?
Here’s a little secret: I actually wrote Another World’s Zombie Apocalypse Is Not My Problem! as a casual one-shot. Now, don’t get me wrong: it wasn’t casual in the sense of no planning. Rather, it was a work of love that I had a lot of fun adding all my favorite themes into.
Truth be told, I was satisfied just tying up the story in one volume. I was also content to let the English version by Cross Infinite World end at that. So what changed? There was such an outpouring of love and praise for that one volume, we decided to continue the story.
So it was a big surprise to continue Mizuha’s story as a series, but fortunately, I hadn’t covered absolutely everything about her journey in volume 1. Maybe I had always secretly wanted to explore this world more. In any case, thanks to that, I was able to flesh out the characters I enjoyed so much in the form of a sequel, and for that, I’d like to commend my past self for leaving the story open!
You might have already guessed it by now, but volume 2 was entirely written for this publication and not just something I did in my spare time. I wrote this volume hoping to bring more enjoyment to everyone overseas who loved it so much.
The main highlight of this volume has to be a certain flying menace (purposely not mentioning what it is here in case you choose to read from the afterword!). One of the main appeals of this story is that while it is a zombie series, it takes place in a fantasy world, so I made the most of both genres in this volume. I just know if I ever ended up face to face with Mizuha, she would shove her reeking hand in my face for it!
I do feel a little concerned that the story might have taken too serious of a turn…but hopefully, the boisterous cast kept it from getting too depressing for you.
All in all, I enjoyed every second of volume 2 as I had with volume 1. I would be thrilled if you felt the same!
Now then, I could go on forever, but I might bore you so let me just finish this off with a farewell greeting. I want to thank everyone involved in sending this work out into the world. And my greatest thanks go to everyone who has continued to love this series since volume 1.
I hope your days are full of laughter and joy. May we meet somewhere again!