by Mamare Touno
I confess that when I first put Krusty in, I entertained myself by making him a super-cool character. However, he was immediately too much for me to handle, and I ended up verbally smacking myself upside the head: “If a guy like this is in Akiba, he’ll solve all the crises that are going to hit the town later all by himself!” The result was this great expedition to the China-like continent. I don’t really understand novels. In that sense, I’m also startled that he met up with the Kanami side of things, which began with the idea “A three-part story sounds pretty good, doesn’t it? Yes, very good. I’ll write a side-story trilogy!”
Still, no matter what the trigger was, they were together for a volume. That meant the writer learned about Krusty’s personality and the particulars of his past, too. His character had quite a bit of his background right from the beginning, so that was according to plan, but he’s probably more of a lazy guy who finds most things to be a pain in the neck—and, in a sense, a coward—than he says he is in the book. His basic performance is far higher than Raynesia’s, and as a result, he can do anything, so he’s just a show-off and a poor loser, and because he’s Haruaki, he’s not the least bit cute. Even I’m half-disgusted, thinking, I just can’t deal with this guy and half sighing: Break your glasses already.
I might have—at my age—written my first Gary Stu. Is that really true? It doesn’t feel quite right, but…
In this book, that bespectacled superhuman Olympic Krusty was probably reborn. He’s headed for the main Genius-collector base on the moon. That will most likely also be the site of the main story’s final showdown.
This time as well, the items listed on the character status screens at the beginning of each chapter were collected on Twitter in May 2016. I used items from @_6361744744842, @aoapple, @dharma0430, @hige_mg, @hot_mintjam, @houden_noyuki, @hpsuke, @iron007dd22, @kazamasa504, @kkkjhl, @makiwasabi, @Meer_1010, @nyohru, @ookinaGU_, and @sato_shogouki. I can’t list all your names here, but I’m grateful to everyone who submitted entries. We got tons and tons of ideas this time, too! Thank you very much!! This time really was a “Break your glasses” sort of story, so the responses were loaded with loathing and affection. Hua Diao is its sole saving grace.
For details, and for the latest news, visit http://tounomamare.com. You’ll find information about Mamare Touno that isn’t Log Horizon–related in the blog Mamare Wednesday, which is updated every Wednesday.
Come to think of it, there’s a simultaneous TRPG book release this time: The Log Horizon TRPG Expansion Rulebook: Create A World That’s All Your Own!! If that sounds interesting, do take a look.
And then, and then: When Volume 11 is released, the smartphone game Log Horizon: A New Land of Adventure, which is being expanded by GREE, Mobage, and dGame, will turn three years old. That’s a very long life, and it’s thanks to all of you! Please keep giving it your support.
And finally: Shoji Masuda, who produces the series; the illustrator, Kazuhiro Hara (Hua Diao is so cute!); the designer, Ms. Kiribatake from next door design; little Fta and Nagashio of the editorial department! Oha, who helped me out again this time! Thank you to Tosho Printing! As I’m writing this, there’s a big earthquake in Taiwan in the news, and an incredible amount of snow in the Hokuriku region. I have friends in both places, and I’m worried. I hope the people there are safe.
In any case, now all that’s left is for you to savor this book. Bon appetit!
Mamare “People say in springtime you sleep like a log, but I can sleep sixteen hours even in winter” Touno
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
AUTHOR: MAMARE TOUNO
A STRANGE LIFE-FORM THAT INHABITS THE TOKYO BOKUTOU SHITAMACHI AREA. IT’S BEEN TOSSING HALF-BAKED TEXT INTO A CORNER OF THE INTERNET SINCE THE YEAR 2000 OR SO. IT’S A FULLY AUTOMATIC, TEXT-LOVING MACRO THAT EATS AND DISCHARGES TEXT. IT DEBUTED AT THE END OF 2010 WITH MAOYUU: MAOU YUUSHA (MAOYUU: DEMON KING AND HERO). LOG HORIZON IS A RESTRUCTURED VERSION OF A NOVEL THAT RAN ON THE WEBSITE SHOUSETSUKA NI NAROU (SO YOU WANT TO BE A NOVELIST).
WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.MAMARE.NET
SUPERVISION: SHOJI MASUDA
AS A GAME DESIGNER, HE’S WORKED ON RINDA KYUUBU (RINDA CUBE) AND ORE NO SHIKABANE WO KOETE YUKE (STEP OVER MY DEAD BODY), AMONG OTHERS. ALSO ACTIVE AS A NOVELIST, HE’S RELEASED THE ONIGIRI NUEKO (ONI KILLER NUEKO) SERIES, THE HARUKA SERIES, JOHN & MARY: FUTARI HA SHOUKIN KASEGI (JOHN & MARY: BOUNTY HUNTERS), KIZUDARAKE NO BIINA (BEENA, COVERED IN WOUNDS), AND MORE. HIS LATEST EFFORT IS HIS FIRST CHILDREN’S BOOK, TOUMEI NO NEKO TO TOSHI UE NO IMOUTO (THE TRANSPARENT CAT AND THE OLDER LITTLE SISTER). HE HAS ALSO WRITTEN GEEMU DEZAIN NOU MASUDA SHINJI NO HASSOU TO WAZA (GAME DESIGN BRAIN: SHINJI MASUDA’S IDEAS AND TECHNIQUES).
TWITTER ACCOUNT: SHOJIMASUDA
ILLUSTRATION: KAZUHIRO HARA
AN ILLUSTRATOR WHO LIVES IN ZUSHI. ORIGINALLY A HOME GAME DEVELOPER. IN ADDITION TO ILLUSTRATING BOOKS, HE’S ALSO ACTIVE IN MANGA AND DESIGN. LATELY, HE’S BEEN HAVING FUN FLYING A BIOKITE WHEN HE GOES ON WALKS. HE’S BEEN WORKING ON THE LOG HORIZON COMICALIZATION PROJECT WITH COMIC CLEAR SINCE 2012.
WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.NINEFIVE95.COM/IG/
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