Afterword
Afterword
Thank you for reading Yume Random
! This is volume 7 of the Kokoro Connect
series, following Volume 1: Hito Random
, Volume 2: Kizu Random
... You know what? Forget it! There’s too many! Just check my bibliography!
Anyway, hello there! KokoroCo! My name is Anda Sadanatsu! KokoroCo!
Truth be told, I’ve always wanted to make that “There’s too many!” joke. It was always my hope that I’d publish enough books to make it possible—and now we’ve got seven books down, so it felt like the perfect time! All thanks to the support from my dear readers. Truly, I can’t thank you enough! Thank you for making this silly fantasy come true. Almost makes me want to wax sentimental about how far I’ve come... Great, now I’m doing it!
Speaking of dreams, another one is coming true.
Kokoro Connect
is getting a video game adaptation.
Yes, I’m serious. It’s really happening... supposedly!
First the manga, then the drama CDs, then the anime, and now we’re getting a video game. I can’t say I ever saw this coming. When my editor told me the good news, I muttered to myself, “My reality has exceeded my wildest dreams.”
We authors are a greedy bunch, and as such I always fantasized about a manga or anime adaptation, but a video game?
Completely blew me away. I’ve gotten so much support, even I’m
sitting here like, “Good gravy, just how popular is this damn book?” It’s kind of terrifying! I’d be a little worried about the author if I were you!
So as you can see, the Kokoro Connect
multimedia project is chugging right along! As of this writing, they just announced the voice cast for the anime. For the latest news on all the Kokoro Connect
adaptations, you can check FBonline, the official Famitsu Bunko homepage, for periodic updates!
Now then, I’d like to make an announcement about the future of the series. It’s looking like the next volume will be another short story collection; these stories will be set at various points in time in the chronology of the series, so look forward to it.
Also...
What follows this second short story collection... will be the final arc of the series.
That’s the plan, anyway.
If you’ve read this far, I hope you’ll follow the CRC’s journey to the very end. I promise to pour my heart and soul into my writing in order to meet your lofty expectations.
I know it can be depressing to think about “the end”... BUT! With Kokoro Connect
, there’s no need to feel blue! I mean, think about it! You’ve got an anime and
a game to look forward to! This series is going out with a bang, and I hope you’ll join in the fun with me!
(Also available for purchase: volume 2 of the Kokoro Connect
manga, as well as the second drama CD, titled Spring & Dates & Pretend-Siblings
!)
Lastly, the acknowledgments!
There are so many people I’d like to thank, I honestly can’t keep track of them all by this point. I may not get the chance to thank you directly, but know that I’m grateful to you from the bottom of my kokoro
.
To Shiromizakana-sama: Thank you so much for your wonderful artwork. Your art makes Kokoro Connect
what it is, and I hope you’ll stay with me to the very end.
Before I go, I’d like to extend my full gratitude to all of my readers once again. Thank you!
—Anda Sadanatsu
January 2012
January 2012
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Kokoro Connect Volume 7: Yume Random
by Sadanatsu Anda
Translated by Molly Lee
Edited by Adam Fogle
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
Copyright © 2012 Sadanatsu Anda
Illustrations by Shiromizakana
First published in Japan in 2012 by KADOKAWA CORPORATION ENTERBRAIN
English translation rights arranged with KADOKAWA CORPORATION ENTERBRAIN
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