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Strike the Blood - Volume 5 - Chapter Aft




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Afterword 

I vaguely remember writing something in the last afterword about increasing the publication pace, but before I knew it, we were at four months, same as usual. Sorry for the wait. 

So, we’ve finally arrived at Strike the Blood, Vol. 5. With this, we’ve concluded the longer-than-I-expected Hollow Eve Festival Arc. 


I had a bunch of final-day episodes that didn’t get published with this volume, but they seemed like something I wanted to tack on in a different format if I could. The gist was to do a story centered around Kojou and Yukina alone, but I felt that it was best to split that off from this volume. 

This time around, I had a lot of fun writing the scenes with all the escapees. I rarely have an opportunity to toss in as many different kinds of villains as I like, so I played around with fleshing them out. Actually, the one I fleshed out was the guy who got the hook the moment after he took the stage, but hey, that’s life. 

Now what really took some work were the clothes worn by the heroines. I couldn’t reuse the same outfits, but even if I wanted them to get a change in wardrobe, new clothes wouldn’t just fall into their laps, would they? So, my last resort was to have the girls get the nurse and yukata outfits as befit the progression of the story. The nurse and yukata outfits are absolutely not a reflection of the author’s bizarre fetishes… Though it must be said that he doesn’t exactly mind… 

Actually, there’s a comic version of Strike the Blood that has begun serialization. We’ve put the comic version in TATE-sensei’s reliable hands. His drawings are detailed and poignant, and his story development has a good pace to it; it’s so good, I think it outdoes the original work with room to spare. It’s being serialized in Monthly Dengeki Daioh, and I’d love it if you checked it out. 

And finally, I thank all of you readers of this book from the bottom of my heart. I truly hope to see you next volume. 

Gakuto Mikumo 



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