Translation Notes

Translation Notes

¹ Double bridal wreath: Also known as Reeves’ spirea (Spiraea cantoniensis). The Japanese name, kodemari, means “little hand ball.” It has clusters of small white flowers. It is in the rose family.

² The good seed: Shizuma’s speech about the “good seed” is a play off the Parable of the Seeds from the Bible, found in Matthew 13. In the original parable, the “seed” is someone who hears the gospel of the Lord, and falling on “the side of the road,” on “rocks” or on “good ground” is a metaphor describing that person’s reaction to hearing the gospel.

³ Mouth of Truth: In Italian, La Bocca della Verità. The sculpted image of a face (perhaps of the sea god Neptune) found in Rome. The mouth of the face is a hole. Legend has it that if one places one’s hand in the mouth and tells a lie, one’s hand will get bitten off.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sakurako Kimino

Place of Origin: Tokyo

Blood type: O

Familiar to many as the creator of Sister Princess, a sister moe title that became a sensation in the bishoujo realm. In this series, she writes a pure, traditional yuri story freely drawn from her own experiences in an all-girls school.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Takuminamuchi

Illustrator of the comic version of Strawberry Panic! (published in Dengeki G’s Magazine).