Tatakau Shisho

Volume 10 Afterword + Bonus

Hello everyone.

I deliver you the final volume of the Tatakau Shisho Series, “Tatakau Shisho to Sekai no Chikara”. Even this long story reaches its end. A lot has happened so far and Yamagata became uncharacteristically sentimental.

To think it would continue for so long… to think it would receive a manga… to think it would receive an anime… Thinking back we have come far.

It truly was tiresome. Crying in the storm of rejected manuscripts, writhing in agony as no ideas came, wandering between cafés and late-night family restaurants while desperately pedaling my bicycle… they were these kinds of days.

However, now that it all came to pass I also feel that they were happy days.

This somewhat turned out to be like a resignation letter. But I will write many more novels. Because I have a mountain of ideas to write about.

It happened only once, but I have shown up for one of the anime’s recording sessions.

While there my supervisor T-shi ordered me to greet the voice actors, so while I had some reservations, I made a greeting in front of all actors.

The only problem is that I’m not really a person who could speak properly at such a place.

As I feared it turned out a mess.

Seeing the voice actors with their jaws dropped, I hurriedly ran away. Afterward I was shuddering in a corner of the recording room.

And when the time to begin the recording came, hearing people read the lines I’ve written aloud made me extremely embarrassed, turned my face bright right and assaulted me with an abnormal fever.

During the break I stood in the restroom, washing my face with cold water, even feeling palpitations and shortness of breath.

Perhaps unable to stay a spectator, Hamyuts’s voice actor Paku-san talked to me, but I was so absentminded I can’t even recall what I’ve replied to her. I feel like I’ve also talked to other people, but I can’t recall that either.

After the recording was over, I spent about an hour in a nearby café in a daze.

That’s how the anime adaptation was.

Now for some PR. I have written some small stories as a special perk for the first edition of the Blu-ray and DVD of “Tatakau Shisho – Book of Bantorra”. These are various short stories that turn the spotlight to the daily life of Armed Librarians I’ve not had the chance to write about. Mirepoc’s unknown hobby, Volken’s romantic circumstances and the like. Incidentally, the first story is about how Hamyuts spends her day off.

If it interests you then go ahead.

Now for some thanks.

The Tatakau Shisho Series was able to be completed due to the help of various people. Illustrator Maeshima Shigeki-sama and Shinohara Kokonotsu-sama in charge of the manga version, thank you very much. Illustration coordinator Matsumoto Miyuki-sama, designer Mukadeya Yuuko-sama, you have also been a great help. The anime staff too, I will continue being in your care. My editor T-shi and everyone of the editorial department, sorry for causing you all sorts of problems. My family and friends, you have been an irreplaceable mental support.

For you the readers, I hope we will continue our relationship.

Let us meet again in my next story.

Yamagata Ishio

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(Well… I really tried but some of it must be nearly impossible to read like that so…)

Page 1

Tatakau Shisho Series Ending Celebrations

Manga version… anime adaptation… and the ending of the series! Yamagata-sensei, congratulations and a job well done!

Being in charge of the illustrations has made Maeshima happy (in my position as a False Man…)

While completely immersed in this story of sad love mixing life and death, beauty and ugliness, I have worked hard in constructing the worldview as to not ruin that atmosphere.

Being in charge of designing the weapons was fun but Shlamuffen and the Dancing Blades were pretty difficult…

This time the Colorless-Haired Statue was also quite the pain (After all she’s a boss character… and she has colorless hair…)

Being able to participate in this kind of group work was also a valuable experience. And finally, what I always wanted to say—

For Yamagata-sensei’s proof of living… for this wonderful story…

Thank you! I wish for you to attain happiness as well!

Maeshima Shigeki

“Now that I think about it, you haven’t ever appeared on a front cover, right?”

(bluntly)

“Hahaha…”

“That’s so like you, Matt-san!”

<-Maeshima loves this two!

Olivia-san surprisingly appeared on a cover

You’re an evil woman

“Obviously.”

Page 2

‘Noloty…’

I wanted Enlike to become happy with Noloty…

And why has his face changed?

Goodbye handsome~ Handsome is also good, but…

I also love Tatakau Shisho with these kinds of characters.

From the cover it seemed highly likely to turn into a cruel story

I have read it with great excitement

Poor Volken!!

The ones most difficult to design… were these two!

(Hamyuts) She was described with stuff like: A beast wearing human skin… Carnivorous beast… Not a pretty woman… Bunny embroidery

(Noloty) Following the description she seemed too much like a Muay Thay so I changed her into a southern dancer + ponytail. Many of Yamagata-sensei’s women characters seem to wear male attire for some reason

“Noloty~ I’ll let you wrap up everything~ ?”

“Everyone, Yamagata-sensei, thank you so much!”

<-Every time I made her chest bigger her hair grew longer… That was Big Sis Hammy.

->I really wanted to draw Noloty with her ponytail untied once…