Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!? - Volume 6 - Chapter Aft

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Afterword

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

The heat this summer has been overwhelming, and I wrote this novel in the middle of all of it. It’s now October and it’s gradually getting colder, so I think I’ll be able to catch up on the sleep I missed over the summer.

This sixth volume centered around Kiriha. Her reasons for taking command of the surface invasion were finally revealed.

With this, we’ve gone through a volume for each of the four invaders and their stories are beginning to take form. Thanks to that, I bet your impression of the each character has changed some from when the story first began. Having come this far, we’re finally at the starting point, and I’d like to keep the story going. I’m really glad the series has gotten on the right track. This is all thanks to you, the readers. Thank you very much, and I hope you will continue to support me in the future.

And regarding that anime PV, it should have reached the hands of all those who applied for it by the time this novel is released... It did reach you, right?

Two points regarding this PV surprised me. The first was that it has been voiced. Since it was going to be used by HobbyJapan’s sales department as a promotion, it was only planned to have video and music. However, the anime studio that was hired to produce it, SilverLink, showed their motivation by creating a short story and adding voice actors to it. Since it was different from what they had told me it would be, I was surprised when I saw it.

The second point was that a portion of the lines have mistakes in them. Since there were no lines planned for this PV, SilverLink showed a great deal of goodwill in adding them. But since there weren’t detailed notes on the characters for such an occasion, it lead to some natural mistakes. So I hope you could just laugh it off and forgive them. This was all possible because of SilverLink’s hard work. And if this novel really does get adapted into an anime, this kind of mistake wouldn’t happen, so it’s quite a rare scenario.

I would be quite happy if those who received the PV enjoyed it. And for those of who you didn’t apply for it, a portion of it is being showed on HobbyJapan’s website, so please feel free to check it out.

For me, it’s like I’m watching my younger sister’s sports meet. I’m half having fun, half nervous. Could this be an author’s fate? Personally, I found Karama and Korama cuter than I had imagined them. I wanted to see them move around energetically some more! Ho! Ho, ho!

With the PV complete, project Invaders of the Rokujouma!? has kicked into high gear. The moment of truth for determining whether this work gets an anime or not is upon us. I hope for even more support from my readers.

And now for an anecdote. Recently when I go out to eat, I encounter a cat from time to time. It seems like it lives in one of the houses I pass by, but for some reason, it begins meowing whenever it sees me. When I paid attention, I noticed that the cat wouldn’t do anything when other people passed by. It’s almost as if it’s trying to tell me something. I’m not sure if it’s because it really likes me or really dislikes me. When I see it next, I’ll try to establish contact. Will it let me pet it, or will it scratch me? I’m anxiously awaiting our next meeting, cat.

On another note, I had my air conditioner running the entire summer. Since I use my computer for work during the day, it was a necessity. And during the warm nights, it had to be on for me to be able to sleep. Thanks to that, my jaw dropped when I saw the electric bill. It was more than twice as expensive as normal. Even though it’s required for my work, I got to thinking about ecology. However, by the time the novel is released, it should be cooler, so I guess I’m safe for now.

The other day I saw a certain movie. That said, I didn’t see it in theaters. I bought the Blu-ray. The title of the movie was Moon. It was a low-budget film, but it was interesting with all the ingenious tricks they used. This was more my type of movie, and I preferred it over District 9, which I bought at the same time. I want to try writing a work set in space someday. I don’t know when that day will come though.

There’s actually room for quite a bit more this afterword, but since I’m already out of things to write about, it seems like an impossible challenge. I’ll wrap things up here.

I’d like to thank everyone at the editorial department; Poco-san who always draws cute illustrations for me; everyone at SilverLink who made the PV; my friends who give me advice; and all of my readers who bought this novel.