Afterword
Thank you for picking up Volume 11! I think we’re long past “nice to meet you,” but once again, I’m Natsume Akatsuki, your writer(-ish).
For health reasons, I recently bought a standing speed bag and have come to dream of adding the title of “boxer” alongside that of “former author.” For the moment, it’s sitting in my room. I’m happy enough to have opened it. I haven’t touched it yet, but by the time the next book comes out, expect me to be setting the boxing world on fire under the ring name Explosion Natsume.
And so, this volume. I wanted to try to get back to the early days, when the characters were flailing around a bit. What did you think?
I find that when I try to move the story forward, I get fewer gags, and when I try to emphasize the comedy, the story grinds to a halt. It’s a real dilemma, and I spent my days rolling around on the floor in my room, wishing there was some way I could write a little better.
I think I’m finally starting to pick up some bits of foreshadowing that I planted in the past, and I hope you’ll join me for the rest of the ride.
The second season of the anime has successfully concluded. My purely personal opinion is that it was fantastic, but I did feel like it went by in the blink of an eye. Maybe it’s just because I was so busy with all the special stuff and everything.
I can only feel utter gratitude for the entire staff involved in the anime. If we ever get the chance, I would love to work together again.
I have that lonely feeling you get after a festival is over, but the Konosuba content isn’t about to stop coming: We’ve got the game coming out, these novels obviously, not to mention the manga running in Monthly Dragon Age and Monthly Comic Alive, so there’s plenty for you to enjoy!
Speaking of manga, I’ve decided to try my hand at an original serial, a series called Kemono Michi that’s being published in Monthly Shonen Ace. It’s a very mysterious story about a masked wrestler who loves living things and is called to another world, puts a German suplex on a princess, and finally opens a pet shop with a wolf girl, a freeloading vampire, a half-dragon girl, and an ant.
Okay, so maybe the summary doesn’t make much sense. Don’t worry—I don’t understand it, either.
But anyway, the first volume of that series should be coming out about the time this book goes on sale, so if it sounds interesting to you, I urge you to pick it up.
Maybe you’ll want to grab some of the many Konosuba spin-off comics while you’re at it!
Okay, time for another round of gratitude, starting as always with my illustrator Kurone Mishima-sensei and including my editor S-san, my designer, proofer, salespeople, and everyone else involved in getting this book into your hands.
And speaking of your hands. . .
My deepest thanks goes out to all my readers who have picked up a copy of this book!
Natsume Akatsuki
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