The Asterisk War, Vol. 2: Awakening of Silver Beauty
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With the support from all you readers out there, I’m putting out the second volume of The Asterisk War. Thank you so very much.
As you already know from just having read it, the second volume brought in lots of new characters. A new heroine, the student council presidents of the other schools, and new faces from Allekant. Some of them made only introductory appearances, but I do think the story became a lot livelier very quickly.
At first, the plan was to have a plot that focused in on the new heroine, Kirin. But I’m still in the process of setting the big stage for the whole epic, so I had to push the story forward as much as possible, too. I don’t want to take away from the charm of the heroines, but at the same time, I don’t want the story to stagnate, either. I’m hoping to strike the right balance, so please bear with me.
Once again, okiura’s illustrations were fantastic—better than fantastic. I’m especially impressed that he depicted Kirin so adorably, even more like a cute little animal than I (as the author) imagined. He’s taken on not only the design of the characters but also props and uniforms, the new Luxes, really everything. I’m so thankful to him.
A manga adaptation of The Asterisk War will be serialized in Monthly Comic Alive. The head artist Ningen will portray the world of Asterisk with a stylish design a little different from okiura’s. I hope you’re looking forward to it.
Finally, last but not least, I’d like to thank everyone who helped me with this volume.
My chief editor, Mr. Iwaasa—thank you for everything that you do. I always find your advice incredibly helpful. I’d also like to thank Shimizu and the rest of the editorial staff. And of course, my biggest thanks of all go to all you readers out there.
Here’s hoping I see you again for the next volume!
Yuu Miyazaki
January 2013
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