Afterword
I’m very sorry about the afterword to the previous volume! Know that I am offering you the deepest kowtow I can muster.
It is I, Takayama! I’m very sorry for writing such a cheerful and enthusiastic afterword at the end of the previous volume even though it had ended on such a somber note. I realized I’d made a mistake when I got the sample volume and went back over the contents. Please forgive me!
Anyway... It’s been a while. Hello.
If I may offer an excuse, when writing a light novel, the afterword’s length is decided after the total page count of the novel is decided, so it’s written as part of a completely different process. So when I’d written the afterword for volume fifteen, I was over the moon at the anime adaptation announcement. I couldn’t contain my excitement. I felt the blood drain from my face when I saw what it looked like in the sample book. I really am sorry if that afterword dampened any of the lingering emotions that the previous volume’s end had imparted upon you. I’ll do my best to make sure this doesn’t happen in the future.
Now, setting aside the serious matters for the moment, I’d like to move on to something a little lighter. I think it’ll be happening about a week after this volume is released...
The first episode of The Master of Ragnarok anime will be airing!
I was actually an extra in one of the scenes in the first episode. They’ve even put my name in the credits!
If you notice some really bad voice acting among the shouting extras, that’s me. Please think of it as the playful efforts of a lowly author.
But really though, wow, voice actors are true professionals at their craft. The lines of extras are all improvised, but everyone came up with things to say so easily... My mind went completely blank during my take, and nothing came to me whatsoever. I was also really surprised at how different a VA’s voice can be between their normal voice and the voice they put on for their role.
For things like episode previews, they’re just given the text and told they have fifteen seconds, without anything to give them visual cues, and they get it in one take!
Yeah, it’s all really impressive. Everything they do just oozes professional skill.
However... While all the attention usually goes to the VA cast, the production staff is just as impressive! The director makes comments and asks questions that make it crystal clear that they’ve actually read the source material, while the art content really makes me understand the depth of their craft. The sound director even made small critiques about the voice acting in spots where I, the author, found nothing wrong. The amazing thing is that the retake was even better!
As an amateur, I was overwhelmed by the sheer amount of work and skill that goes into making an anime. It was a very precious experience, and I’m grateful for having had the opportunity to experience the making of an anime episode!
Now, I’d like to move on to my usual thanks.
To my editor U, thank you so much for putting up with me submitting my work at the eleventh hour!
I’m sorry for going off to watch the recording session for the anime even when I was getting close to the deadline. I knew in my heart that I probably should have been working on my manuscript, but I went because I felt there wouldn’t be another opportunity like this. I offer my regrets here.
To the illustrator, Yukisan-sensei! The cover art this time is awesome! I even changed the climax of this volume a little after seeing the cover art!
Also, thanks to all the other people involved with this volume! I sincerely believe that it’s thanks to all your support that I’ve finally been blessed with an anime adaptation! I look forward to working with you further in the future.
Last of all, I send my heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you readers!
I repeat myself here, but it’s thanks to your support that we’re getting an anime adaptation. I hope you’ll enjoy watching Yuuto and the others move around on the screen as much as I do.
Now, once again, I hope we’ll see each other again in the next volume...
Seiichi Takayama
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