For the Afterword
FOR THE AFTERWORD
“Is this Papa’s book?”
Recently, my two-year-old daughter has started asking me this while pointing at copies of The Ryuo’s Work Is Never Done! in my bookcase. Then again, she’ll point at any character and yell, “GIIINKOOO!” so I’m not sure how much she really understands.
She’s not showing much interest in anime just yet. Still, I get the feeling that this two-year-old obsessed with animal picture books has an inkling of what her father is writing when he goes into his office.
This volume is about Yaichi and Machi’s story.
Light novels are quite a bit different from Shogi books, and I feel that Shogi books can be rather particular sometimes. But there are some similarities between the two.
Techniques that allow children and adults to enjoy it–––just as a two-year-old who can’t read will enjoy bright colorful pictures, the illustrations in Shogi books are more than enough to stimulate the imagination. The authors do all sort of things to make them simple and fun to read so that their books can be enjoyed by as many people as possible.
The book that Yaichi and Machi wrote together will have a large impact on many people within the story.
In much the same way, I want to use as many techniques as I can to make The Ryuo’s Work Is Never Done! invigorating for everyone who reads it!