Volu 20, Afterword
—I offer this to you, the blade dance of Ren Ashbell, Strongest Blade Dancer!
Shimizu here. Thanks for waiting, everyone.
I hereby present to you "True Force", the final volu of Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance!
To stop the Holy Lord's plan to destroy the world, Kamito and company had gone to Astral Zero with the Queens accompanying them. However, the revived sacred sword had destroyed Ragna Ys and scattered the mbers of Team Scarlet. In front of Kamito, who was being devoured by the power of darkness, a girl claiming to be Ren Ashdoll appeared—
Thus, the story reached the final volu at last. I wonder if everyone enjoyed the ride fully? While I was writing the final volu, I felt conflicted at tis because there was so much content I wanted to put into the book. Luckily, in the end, I still managed to complete the good ending that I envisioned in my mind.
...Oh dear, co to think of it, it's really been a long period of ti. Starting from the first volu sold towards the end of 2010, the series has continued until now, fully eight years in total. Wow, it surely makes emotional.
Having experienced the creation of twenty books, my love for the characters has grown deep. To be honest, there were tis when I didn't want to end it. There were things I still wanted to write about. But even though the novel did not describe it, Kamito and Claire have a long life ahead of them, and would continue to live energetically in that world of theirs. Having finished writing the final volu, this is what I think. I wonder how many concubines the harem kingdom will have in the end (at least twelve of them, right!?) By the way, inspiration for the subtitle "True Force" ca from the ani adaptation's opening the sung by Harada Hitomi-san. This is Est and Kamito's song, as well as Restia and Ren Ashbell's song. I hope everyone can listen to the song again after reading the final volu. I wonder if it will bring new thoughts to you.
And so, even though the rate of publication fell in the middle and made everyone worry, this series successfully ca to its conclusion at last. It's all thanks to your support, dear readers. At the sa ti, these eight years have left with many precious mories.
The autograph session with readers, the event in Taiwan (I had so much fun, an unforgettable experience of a lifeti. Thank you for your support, fans in Taiwan!), Hyouju Issei-sensei's godly manga, and the ani adaptation that ca out four years ago, every week's script eting was extrely exciting. And events of the ani's voice actress unit "Kneesocks" were super amazing. The final scene's blade dance still leaves with a vivid impression (too bad I don't have enough pages to continue with my thoughts!) Also, there was the drama CD that ca out last year, produced by the ani's original staff. Although I was the one who wrote the script, the voice actors really blew away with their aweso acting skills, making understand what professional skills truly ant. I really have to thank everyone for giving all kinds of valuable experiences!
It's hard not to feel a little sad about the series' conclusion, but right now, my heart is filled with gratification.
Finally, let thank everyone would took part in the production of Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance.
Sakura Hanpen-sensei, who created so many cute characters, Uda Natsuno-sensei, who was in charge of the SD character illustrations, Nimura Yuuji-sensei who took over illustrations later on, and Shisaba Kohada-sensei who crossed the finish line at the end, I am extrely grateful to all of you. Thanks to you, Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance was able to reach a perfect conclusion.
Hyouju Issei-sensei, thank you for drawing a supre manga.
Once again, let thank the ani's Director Yanagisawa Tetsuya, Yoshioka Takao-sama, Fujii Maki-sama, Kawai-sama, Hatayama-sama, all staff at TNK, Producer Tanaka-sama, and all the animators who poured life into the characters. Then there is Kashiwagi-sama and Yonezou-sensei of Connect Hearts that produced the drama CD.
Next is the series' benefactor, Shouji-sama, Narita-sama, Sukawa-sama, Nakamichi-sama, and generations of editors, proofreaders, designers, sales and marketing, I sincerely offer my gratitude to everyone who took part in the series' work!
Finally, I have to really really thank all the readers who supported this series that lasted as long as twenty volus! I will treasure for a lifeti the reader letters and the surveys you mailed to !
Let take this opportunity advertise a little here. I am currently working on stories for Ichihara Kazuma-sensei's 'After School Bitchcraft which is serialized in the monthly Comic Alive magazine, as well as Aogiri Makoto-sensei's 'Iseikai Munchkin which is serialized in the web magazine Wednesday's Sirius. Like the final volu of Blade Dance, the first volu of After School Bitchcraft will be available for sale in March. I hope for support from everyone!
Also, the drama CD of Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance is on sale with great reviews. The first limited edition discs will co with a werewolf card ga (illustrated by Yonezou-sensei), likewise I hope everyone can check it out!
Also, also, I am currently writing in preparation for a new series to be published at MF Bunko J. I will work my hardest to bring the new book to everyone as soon as possible, so please look forward to it.
—Well then, see you next ti with my new series!
Shimizu Yuu, February 2019 (#nowplaying Kokuin Sanka)
Illustrator's Afterword
Greetings, this is Shisaba Kohada, in charge of illustrations.
Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance finally welcod its final volu.
Throughout these four volus, stepping in mid-series and going until the end, I've felt excited about working on a major intellectual property.
Although I also faced a corresponding amount of pressure, in the end, things worked out and I passed the finish line safely.
Though it was not for long, illustrating for Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance really was a very wonderful experience.
I thank Shimizu-sensei and the editor for choosing .
Finally, I must deeply thank all the readers who gave their kind blessings to Kohada who took over mid-series. Thank you so much for everyone's support!
Last illustration is Claire!
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