Volume 10 Afterword + Bonus
Hello everyone.
I deliver you the final volume of the Tatakau Shisho Series, âTatakau Shisho to Sekai no Chikaraâ. Even this long story reaches its end. A lot has happened so far and Yamagata became uncharacteristically sentimental.
To think it would continue for so long⦠to think it would receive a manga⦠to think it would receive an anime⦠Thinking back we have come far.
It truly was tiresome. Crying in the storm of rejected manuscripts, writhing in agony as no ideas came, wandering between cafés and late-night family restaurants while desperately pedaling my bicycle⦠they were these kinds of days.
However, now that it all came to pass I also feel that they were happy days.
This somewhat turned out to be like a resignation letter. But I will write many more novels. Because I have a mountain of ideas to write about.
It happened only once, but I have shown up for one of the animeâs recording sessions.
While there my supervisor T-shi ordered me to greet the voice actors, so while I had some reservations, I made a greeting in front of all actors.
The only problem is that Iâm not really a person who could speak properly at such a place.
As I feared it turned out a mess.
Seeing the voice actors with their jaws dropped, I hurriedly ran away. Afterward I was shuddering in a corner of the recording room.
And when the time to begin the recording came, hearing people read the lines Iâve written aloud made me extremely embarrassed, turned my face bright right and assaulted me with an abnormal fever.
During the break I stood in the restroom, washing my face with cold water, even feeling palpitations and shortness of breath.
Perhaps unable to stay a spectator, Hamyutsâs voice actor Paku-san talked to me, but I was so absentminded I canât even recall what Iâve replied to her. I feel like Iâve also talked to other people, but I canât recall that either.
After the recording was over, I spent about an hour in a nearby café in a daze.
Thatâs how the anime adaptation was.
Now for some PR. I have written some small stories as a special perk for the first edition of the Blu-ray and DVD of âTatakau Shisho â Book of Bantorraâ. These are various short stories that turn the spotlight to the daily life of Armed Librarians Iâve not had the chance to write about. Mirepocâs unknown hobby, Volkenâs romantic circumstances and the like. Incidentally, the first story is about how Hamyuts spends her day off.
If it interests you then go ahead.
Now for some thanks.
The Tatakau Shisho Series was able to be completed due to the help of various people. Illustrator Maeshima Shigeki-sama and Shinohara Kokonotsu-sama in charge of the manga version, thank you very much. Illustration coordinator Matsumoto Miyuki-sama, designer Mukadeya Yuuko-sama, you have also been a great help. The anime staff too, I will continue being in your care. My editor T-shi and everyone of the editorial department, sorry for causing you all sorts of problems. My family and friends, you have been an irreplaceable mental support.
For you the readers, I hope we will continue our relationship.
Let us meet again in my next story.
Yamagata Ishio
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(Well⦠I really tried but some of it must be nearly impossible to read like that soâ¦)
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Tatakau Shisho Series Ending Celebrations
Manga version⦠anime adaptation⦠and the ending of the series! Yamagata-sensei, congratulations and a job well done!
Being in charge of the illustrations has made Maeshima happy (in my position as a False Manâ¦)
While completely immersed in this story of sad love mixing life and death, beauty and ugliness, I have worked hard in constructing the worldview as to not ruin that atmosphere.
Being in charge of designing the weapons was fun but Shlamuffen and the Dancing Blades were pretty difficultâ¦
This time the Colorless-Haired Statue was also quite the pain (After all sheâs a boss character⦠and she has colorless hairâ¦)
Being able to participate in this kind of group work was also a valuable experience. And finally, what I always wanted to sayâ
For Yamagata-senseiâs proof of living⦠for this wonderful storyâ¦
Thank you! I wish for you to attain happiness as well!
Maeshima Shigeki
âNow that I think about it, you havenât ever appeared on a front cover, right?â
(bluntly)
âHahahaâ¦â
âThatâs so like you, Matt-san!â
I really wanted to draw Noloty with her ponytail untied onceâ¦
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