Afterword

Afterword

Hiyo, light novelist Sakaki here, bringing you Volume 9 of Outbreak Company: The Power of Moe.

Hey, just so you know, in addition to the normal release, this volume is available in a limited edition with an included drama CD. I wrote the script and the cast of the anime performed it. It features everybody going nuts—uh, in the best possible way. The actors really killed it, and I laugh every time I listen to it, if I may say so myself.

It’s been a long time since I did a script like that, so I kind of accidentally reverted to my novel writing habits, much to the chagrin of Hanae-san, who plays Shinichi. (He had a lot of very long lines.)

The story itself doesn’t really have anything to do with the main plot, and there’s some kind of meta stuff in there. Just think of it as me getting a little carried away, what with the anime happening and, uh... forgive me.

And so but anyway.

The seed for the plot of this novel actually first appeared in the anime: Shinichi goes back to Japan.

In the show, only Myusel accompanies him to Japan (and subsequently to Akihabara), but since I was behind the curve on this one anyway, I decided to liven it up a bit by including Petralka and Elvia getting in their licks in in the ol’ home country.

Then there’s Shizuki, a character whose name has been spoken only in whispers (figuratively! very foreshadow-y!) and who could never have played a real role in the story unless Shinichi was in Japan. I also set up some other things that should pay off later, to the extent that I ended up needing a second volume to finish out the story arc. Sorry about that. Think of it this way: more volume means more story, which means I had plenty of room to have some fun. Hope you look forward to the conclusion.

Now, then. Outbreak Company is at nine volumes already. We’re gonna be breaking into two digits with the next release! Exactly how long and how far this story will go—how many total volumes it’ll be—is something I don’t know right now, but I’m so grateful for all the support this series has gotten from readers so far.

I would be thrilled if you’d continue to join me for Shinichi and company’s zany adventures.

Ichiro Sakaki

29 Apr 2014

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Outbreak Company: Volume 9

by Ichiro Sakaki

Translated by Kevin Steinbach

Edited by Sasha McGlynn

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 © 2014 Ichiro Sakaki

Illustrations by Yuugen

All rights reserved.

First published in Japan in 2014 by Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.

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Ebook edition 1.0: June 2019