Afterword
The morning has broken on the night of the witch hunt.
Thank you for picking up Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World, Volume 8.
The theme for this volume was “omens.”
Following the battles between Saint Disciples and purebreds in the previous volume, the Empire and Sovereignty are approaching the dawn of a new age—and major upheaval. The captured Founder’s descendants are hauled off to the Empire. In the Sovereignty, the princess of the Hydra has joined in on the battle. With that, the princesses of the Lou, Zoa, and Hydra have each been introduced and will be wagering in the conclave to become the next queen!
And next time…we’ll peer into the forbidden secrets of the Empire.
After Unit 907 returns to the Empire to rescue Sisbell, they see… Well, you’ll see. Another Imperial secret will be unveiled.
We’re chugging forward full force, so I hope you have high expectations!
(Especially those who are Team Sisbell.)
All right…that’s enough about this volume. Let’s get into announcements.
As announced two months ago at the Fantasia Bunko Appreciation Festival 2019…Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World is going to get an anime adaptation!
The details are still in the works. I’m just grateful to be able to deliver this information. This series originally came out on the ten-year anniversary of my debut, so I’ve put a lot of thought into it. And I’ve grown attached to it, too, of course.
When it was announced, people flooded my Twitter; I’ve never gotten so much engagement for my past announcements… I really do think this series is so wonderful.
Thank you very, very much.
I hope I’ll be able to follow up with more information about the anime.
I will be sharing as much as I can on my Twitter account (https://twitter.com/sazanek), so I hope you’ll check it out every once in a while!
More adaptations! Volume 3 of okama’s manga adaptation will also come out at the same time as this volume.
There might be special bonuses at the fair; please refer to the official Twitter account for details.
Unfortunately, I’m writing the afterword before the fair, but I hope I’ll be able to make an announcement on Twitter when this hits the shelves!
(What a strange feeling putting this on my future self…)
It’s now time to talk about my concurrent series.
When we confirmed the anime adaptation for this series, I had many readers tell me that they “also support the other series!” …and I was so happy to hear that. I’d like to thank you all here.
I’ve written several longer series, and I hope I can cherish each one of them, not just this one.
I’d be so happy if you would support the following stories as well!
Why Does No One Remember My World?
Volume 7 is out! (I should be able to announce the eighth volume soon, too!)
The manga adaptation is being published in Monthly Comic Alive.
Encore at the End of the World
Ten volumes total. The manga adaptation is also being published in Monthly Comic Alive.
You can read either of the manga adaptations on Nico Nico Seiga or ComicWalker for free. I hope you enjoy them!
And finally…
Since Last Crusade is officially getting an anime, I’ve had so many people from the Fantasia, especially the editorial department, who supported me.
I would like to express my appreciation in this space.
To my old editor K (for helping me lay out the plan for this series.)
Thank you from the bottom of my heart. They came to the anime announcement at the fair, which made me so happy. I’m still thrilled to think they were watching over little old me!
To my current editor S.
I was a little panicked when I heard that I’d be changing editors from the one I had been working with…but when I heard it was you, S, I felt genuine relief. And I was surprised in a good way (lol).
Once again, I look forward to working with you.
* Those who know my old series might recognize this person as the editor of Frozen Mirror World Eden and Imperfect Divine Machine Ilis.
To my current editor, Y.
Thank you for your help during the fair and for your daily work on this series!
You’re the one that I’ve fallen to the most; you’re the busiest one among us, working on all things related to Last Crusade. The anime is still a long distance away, but I would be so happy if you would run the great lengths with me!
(Oh, but I hope that you don’t push yourself too hard.)
To the illustrator, Ao Nekonabe.
The illustration of Alice in a kimono for the fair was beautiful!
And Mizerhyby on the cover of this volume is gorgeous. I am stoked whenever I get the black and white illustrations and color inserts. I know I’m jumping the gun, but I’m looking forward to seeing your designs for Alice and Iska moving on screen!
And…I would like to introduce the anime staff, but I think I have to keep that a secret to reveal next time.
I’m almost out of space for the afterword.
Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World, Volume 9 will continue the tale of the swordsman Iska and the witch princess Alice.
Their stage has moved to the Empire and is accelerating even faster. There is much to expect from the next part of the story and many secrets and encounters that will be involved. (And, of course, Rin’s adventures in the Empire).
Why Does No One Remember My World, Volume 8 is coming out in winter of 2020. I hope we will meet again in Last Crusade, Volume 9, which is slated for early spring.
On an afternoon at the end of fall,
Kei Sazane
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