Translation Notes

Translation Notes

 

1 Saltimbocca: Marinated veal, chicken, or pork dish, topped with prosciutto and sage, popular in Switzerland, Italy, Spain and Greece (Italian).

 

2 Gâteau à l’ananas: French pineapple cake (French).

 

3 Poe’s Clan (“Poe no Ichizoku”) was a historical shoujo manga published in 1972 to 1976 by renowned manga artist Moto Hagio about a family of vampires.

 

4 Konpeito: Japanese hard candy originally made in Portugal. Comes from the Portuguese word confeito, which means “sugar candy.”

 

5 Genpuku is a coming-of-age ceremony for boys between the ages of 11-17.

 

6 Mogi: A female equivalent coming-of-age ceremony for girls between the ages of 12-14 for traditional samurai families. Seijin shiki is the modern day version of the coming-of-age ceremony for girls and boys who reach the age of 20.

 

7 Bosatsu: Bodhisattva, or “enlightened being” in the Buddhist religion. In this case, the most likely Bosatsu Mizuho resembled was the Japanese “Kannon Bosatsu” or “Goddess of Mercy.”

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).