AFTERWORD

Hello. Yuu Miyazaki here.

Here we are with Volume 3 of The Asterisk War now in stores. To all of you supporting this series, I’m truly grateful.

Well, I recall, after the last volume, writing about how many more characters there were. I added even more in this volume. And there are still more to come as the story goes on. But all these personalities are necessary to move the story of Asterisk forward, so please pardon the population.

The Phoenix Tournament finally got underway in this volume, and I got to shine the spotlight onto some of the other schools that really hadn’t had their turn yet. The story will revolve around this Festa event for a little while longer, so there’ll be even more chances for the other schools to take the stage. You can count on it!

Once again, we have a wealth of mesmerizing illustrations from okiura. I was especially blown away by Claudia on the front cover. She’s just too beautiful! Really amazing! I also asked okiura to head the character design for Irene and the others. I just can’t bow my head low enough to him.

And the manga version of The Asterisk War, by Ningen, will start its serial run in earnest soon. In fact, the spells in this volume that Julis casts were reverse-imported from Ningen’s work. I’m one of those people who can still recite Lina Inverse’s Dragon Slave spell from memory, so this stuff makes my heart sing. I never want to stop being that kind of nerd!

Last but not least, I want to thank all the people who helped me with this work.

To my managing editor, Mr. Iwaasa—I’m so thankful for everything you do. And to Shimizu, the rest of the editorial staff, and the staff at the bookstores that hosted my book signings, thank you so much. And thank you most of all to the readers supporting me!

Looking forward to seeing you again in the next volume.

Yuu Miyazaki

April 2013