Mushi:Vol1 Author's Notes
Author's Notes[edit]
Hello everyone. Akira here. This novel, Mushi, Eyeball, and Teddy Bear, is the first volume of five. I consider this a transition for myself personally. But for now, let’s disregard my perspective. I hope you readers can treat as an independent piece.
I don’t know what kind of different viewpoints the readers reading this will have, but I will assume you’ve already read the entire volume. So what do you think? The synopsis of the book and what was actually in the book have totally different moods from the very start, though that was entirely my fault, not the fault of the synopsis.
This book was originally supposed to be a comedy. I was obsessed with comedies at the time. I wrote 'Mushi, Eyeball, and Teddy Bear' by concentrating on the ludicrous challenge of “How crazy can I make this story”. Actually, the title used to be 'The Daily Life of Class 1-B’s Gankyū Eguriko'.
So the initial characters had crazy names like “Gankyū Eguriko” or “Milady Usarin”. The story originally started with a meteorite falling, and ended with a giant teddy bear wreaking havoc. But once I put my pen to paper, the story that should have been a comedy began to become serious… *gasp*.
Obviously, this was because of my lack of strength, but maybe this wasn’t so bad after all. Though the stage was set for a comedy, I ended up writing a serious story. Not only was this a rare experience, it also fortunately brought me a “Best Newcomer” award.
I don’t know how this work will turn out, but even if it can reach the readers’ hearts even slightly, I will be very happy.
Finally, I give my heartfelt thanks to everyone involved in this novel.
First of all, I would like to thank Mr Kindaichi, who was the first person ever to call me to come to a publishing company and made me incredibly nervous, and whose first words were "...very interesting!". You saved me. Many thanks for the flowers at the commencement ceremony, and for how much you cared for me.
Next is Ms Mitsuki Mausu. Thank you for the gorgeous and unique illustrations that distinguished this novel, which had many more ordinary, everyday characters compared to other series. Honestly, I hated Guriko's character before I saw Ms Mitsuki's illustration, but now I feel the exact opposite towards Guriko. I originally thought Guriko would look like a fearsome demon, and didn’t think she could be so cute. It was really surprising!
Finally, I would like to thank all of you readers.
Novels only contain words, but it takes valuable time for you to read them. As an author, in order to prevent that time from becoming a waste, I want to write novel with humor and consideration.
— Akira
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