Afterword

Afterword

 

One autumn day last year…

 

ME: Hello?

EDITOR: Hello. Can you talk right now? I wanted to discuss something over the phone.

ME (wondering what it could be, maybe a reprint?): Sure.

EDITOR: We’re going to do an anime.

ME: What?

EDITOR: Your work is going to be an anime.

ME: Whaaaa?!

EDITOR (HE WAS LAUGHING A LOT): Ha ha ha ha ha!

 

Right. So, we’re going to have an anime!

Seriously? An anime of this niche light novel?

Thanks to Z-ton, Kanemaki, and all you readers who like stories about non-humans, this series is doing well. I find it hard to believe, but apparently, it’s true. We’re already having a ton of script meetings. I’m really busy. I never realized that making an anime took so much work.

Even though I’m so busy, we’re still going ahead with the Monster Girl Doctor 0 project. More volumes of the novel are in the works, and there’s even a manga adaptation! It’s crazy. I only have so many hours in the day!

Monster Girl Doctor Zero will tell the story of Glenn’s time at the academy. How amazing is that?! Solopip B’s character designs are so cute! I love the Kaiko moth girl! I’m not even that big a fan of Kaiko, but the Kaiko moth girl is a monster girl, so I like her.

There’s so much to look forward to…but first, I have to write the book. Pant, pant. But, to my complete disbelief, I finished Volume 7 in time to make the anime announcement!

I think that the vampire, Plum, might become a Monster Girl Doctor series regular. She’s much more bat-like than most vampires characters, which I love. Particularly the bloodsucking scene…heh heh.

I would now like to express my gratitude.

 

To my editor, Hibiu-san, who’s always watching over me. Thank you.

You must be really busy with the anime project. I’m sorry for making you work so hard. (We’re in contact throughout three-day weekends.) (What’s a three-day weekend?) (I’m writing this afterword over the three-day weekend…)

 

To Z-ton-sensei, thank you for your illustrations.

I can’t wait to see the characters designed by Z-ton moving on the TV screen. There will be a lot of new work for the anime, too.

 

To Thomas Kanemaki from Comicalize:

Thank you for your wonderful manga adaptation. Please take care of your health, too. I can’t wait for an update. Let’s go eat once we get closer to the anime release!

 

To Solopip B, who’s working on Monster Girl Doctor, Volume Zero:

You have a really tough schedule because of me. I’ll do my best to make sure your job isn’t too hard. Thank you!

 

To everyone who worked on the anime:

This is a really special project. I’m sure it was a lot of work, but thank you for giving it your all. To me, animating a single character, the town backgrounds, or even a single rope is an impossible feat… I hope you’re as excited about the show’s launch as I am.

 

Thank you to all of the artists who’ve spoken with me, including manga artists and illustrators on Twitter, S-BOW, the owner of Jingai Only, and the entire staff. Also, my thanks to everyone working at bookstores throughout the country. Thank you to the Comic Ryu reps and editorial staff, and my family, whom I haven’t seen much since I left home. Thank you to the proofreaders who find every teeny tiny mistake.

 

And to all you readers, I am forever grateful.

 

Next up—the prequel to Monster Girl Doctor. You’ll get to see young Glenn, young Sapphee, and a certain slime. I hope you’ll look forward to it.

 

—Yoshino Origuchi

About the Author, Yoshino Origuchi

After ten years as an author, his work is finally becoming an anime. That’s thanks to the support of all of you. Thank you very much. The work is based on a special inclination, but I hope you will watch the anime, too.

 

About the Illustrator, Z-ton

I never thought that I would be drawing a cyclops girl for the cover of a light novel. But it’s because you’ve kept it going for seven volumes now. Please look forward to the anime!