Afterword

Afterword

Afterword

B ACK BY POPULAR DEMAND, TOO MANY LOSING Heroines Volume 4!

I’m so glad to finally pull the curtain back a little on what makes the enigmatic Shikiya-san tick, though truth be told, I was concerned about her as a character as early as Volume 1. I mean, look at her. I once voiced these concerns to my editor, Iwaasa-san, who had this wisdom to share regarding it:

“It’s probably fine.”

And so Shikiya-san was born and then given form by Imigimuru-sensei’s talented hands. Now here she is adorning the cover of a volume. Without Iwaasa-san’s shrewd judgment, it might have been a twin-tail femboy instead. And no one could have stopped me.

As is tradition, I leaned heavily upon Iwaasa-san’s guidance throughout the entire process of this publication. Which technically hasn’t ended because I’m sitting here still writing. If you’re reading this, it means I either did my job or something came up and Iwaasa-san did it for me at the expense of sleep.

Sorry about that. ← buffering apologies like a pro

Yet again, Imigimuru-sensei dazzles us with a stunning set of illustrations, and maybe a little more. Tiara-chan’s wild imagination has threatened to awaken something in me. I welcome one and all to join me on this journey.

Also, shortly before this volume goes out, the first volume of the manga will have officially gone on sale in Japan! Itachi-sensei has been gracious enough to bestow upon us yet another viewport into the world of losers, and it would behoove you to take a peek. A personal highlight for me was when Takuya from you-know-what-book had his necktie stuffed into his breast pocket. Inspired. You gotta see it.

One more announcement! As of the release of this volume in Japan, the ongoing collaboration with Nonhoi Park, located within the very real Toyohashi City itself, will be entering its second phase! The folks in charge of it have put a lot of love and effort into the whole thing, and there’ll even be puzzles. I hope it’s fun for everyone.

Wait, I lied. It wasn’t just one more announcement.

As if Nonhoi Park wasn’t enough, we’re even getting a special edition map complete with illustrations drawn by none other than Sano Tae-sensei, the author of such manga as Morita-san wa Mukuchi and Damonde Toyohashi ga Sukitte Ittorujan! I have no words, frankly. Go see it. Please.

Now I know you’re dying to know. Am I gonna do it? Are we getting another one?

Yes, I did it. You got another one. There are two characters who never got much of a chance to interact, so flick back a couple of pages to see how they get on in the extra little epilogue.