Tasogare-iro no Uta Tsukai:Volume1 Afterword
Afterword
The creation of Night Color Recitations which was said to be impossible to complete, and the master of all five Recitation Colors.
Exchanging promises to mutually fulfill their dreams that everyone had laughed at and called a fantasy, the girl Evhemary and the boy Xins walked down their respective paths. And after time passed, Neight, who carried on Evhemary’s will, met the girl who studied Red Color Recitations, Kluele, at a Recitation School—.
How was “Tasogare-iro no Uta Tsukai – Evhe Smiles in the Dawn”, which won the honorable mention award in the eighteenth Fantasia novel competition? This story, which began from a promise in the past, is filled with a variety of wishes and troubles.
The girl who attempted to leave behind proof of her existence and the boy who searched for his own path— Through the four main characters, a story is told about the joy and happiness of having a shared dream, as well as the true difficulties of advancing towards it.
That is also a familiar feeling for we who were born into the real world. Even though this work takes place in a fantasy world, the same worries and anxieties that we face regularly are also genuinely felt by Neight and his friends.
However, without being discouraged by the difficulties, they earnestly advance forward in order to fulfill their “dream” known as Recitations.
Recitations— a fascinating summoning technique that is an important feature in this work. That is, the art of calling forth something by using a catalyst of the same color, and then singing praise to that name. Although Recitations were accepted by the editors, it is actually a word daringly made up by the author. The Recitation scene that we were concerned about is finally completed, revealing the wishes of Neight and his friends while combining fragility and beauty.
We sympathize with them as they advance, believing in their choices while being fascinated by the brilliance of Recitations— That is the charm of the work and the author, Sazane Kei. I certainly believe in the mysterious sense of sadness that we can connect to and the purely wonderful feeling of satisfaction we get after reading this novel.
Furthermore, for summarizing this work, the illustrator Takeoka Miho’s existence was essential. The process of turning the clear mood of the world in the novel and the Recitation “songs” into illustrations was extraordinary enough to make even the lead editor’s heart pound.
Neight and Kluele met in this book and made an appearance to the readers. Out of all the readers, there seem to be many who still want to talk longer with us after this episode. If you like this story, please share your thoughts with us before the next volume! That will support the author more than anything and become her driving force to expand this story world even farther.
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Tokyo prefecture, Chiyoda ward, Fujimi 1-12-14
Fujimi Shobo, Fujimi Fantasia Bunko editorial department
Sazane Kei-sama
Takeoka Miho-sama
We look forward to your support!
