The "Bokutachi no Remake"
spin-off, the β series, has now concluded.
For all of you who have read it, I believe
you understand. While this series was billed as a spin-off, it was clearly
created with a strong link to the main story in mind. The clearly different
situations and developments for the characters compared to the main story, and
the facts brought to light at the very end. As you decipher these points and
consider why this series was version β, I think you will be able to feel the
link to the main story even more. This β series can be said to be both an
"IF" story and a prequel. If you have the time, I think you might
enjoy it even more if you reread it from β volume 1.
In this series, I relentlessly depicted how
"games" are made and what kind of conflicts arise, set within a
corporate organization. Of course, while fiction is woven in, I believe many
people may have linked the underlying clash of consciousness and opinions to
real-life ones.
From now on, the stage will return to the
main story, and the theme of "games" will change to the larger theme
of "creativity." What they will see there, and how they will judge
it. Please be sure to see it through.
Acknowledgements. To Eretto-san, thank you
for wonderfully drawing such dramatic illustrations right to the very end of
the β world. I would love to see the future of these grown-up characters again
somewhere. To Editor T-sama, the β series was a continuous struggle, but thank
you for letting it land in a good way. The airplane that would have made an
emergency landing at Centrair or Kansai Airport without your help somehow
managed to reach its destination of Haneda thanks to you.
To all the readers. I thought the β series
might be a very difficult read, but thank you for sticking with it until the
end. However, having read this series will allow you to enjoy the main story
several times more, so please, please look forward to the developments to come.
With the TV anime also coming in July, next
up is volume 9 of the main story. What will Kyouya see when he goes to
Shinoaki's family home? And what will the Matsuhira of the main story's world
think from now on?
I too will look forward to thinking about
the future developments. Well then, please take care until the next volume.
Sincerely, Kio Nachi
