Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!? - Volume 15 - Chapter Aft

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Afterword

Long time no see everyone, it’s the author Takehaya.

This fifteenth volume goes on sale in March, which will mark just about five years since the first volume was released. And on this fifth anniversary, I have a major announcement to make. You may have seen or heard about this already but...

Invaders of the Rokujouma?! is getting an anime!

This is all thanks to you readers who have supported me through these—including the side books—seventeen volumes. I would like to start by thanking you from the bottom of my heart.

Now then, the anime is set to be broadcast in the summer season, and preparations for it are rapidly proceeding. I myself regularly participate in the scenario conferences. As for the content itself, I think that it will be faithfully adapted. Of course, the restrictions are more severe than that of a novel, so it’s not easy work. You can’t make an anime just by splitting a story up into half an hour chunks, after all.

But counter to the difficulties, the anime format definitely has its strengths. We’ll get to see things like the characters’ gestures and cuteness, or Yurika’s uselessness, in a whole new way. It will be fun to see it all come together visually. A lot has been left up to the readers’ imaginations so far, so there’s that to look forward to.

So weighing all the pros and cons of an anime, I’m praying that it turns out to be a success in everyone’s book. While everyone will perceive it differently, I can only hope that as many readers as possible enjoy it.

Now that I think about it, an anime version first came up in the fifth volume. Three years have passed since then, and I’m personally really grateful it’s happening now. While preparing for the anime, there are lots of things to take into consideration. For example, you might be wondering about who appears in the ruins in the first volume. If that character had to be strictly defined three years ago, the development from there on would have been restrained. If I’d had to suddenly stop the series due to adult reasons, that could have been troublesome. But now we’re up to the fifteenth volume, and the progress of the story from here on out has already been determined. There aren’t anymore lingering questions like that. That’s why I believe the anime will be able to accurately portray the person in the ruins. Since novels and animes always have differences like those, I hope you’ll enjoy it in a different way if you pay attention to details like that.

This is about all the space I have for the afterword this time around. It was all about the anime, but I couldn’t help myself. That’s just how big the news is.

Lastly, I would like to thank the editorial department who is helping with both the novel AND the anime; the respective companies involved; Poco-san for always drawing cute characters; and finally, all the readers who bought this volume.