Editing .Hack//Epitaph of Twilight Volume1 Afterword

Nice to meet you.

My name is Miu Kawasaki.

Firstly, I would like to stress that I am not good at writing afterwords. I could barely write the contents of this story, so I’m not sure how to go about making commentary on it or explaining what it means……

That’s why― I think I’m going to us this afterword to ramble a bit about the thoughts I had while writing, so please bear with me.



For starters― the reason I wanted to write the story for Epitaph of Twilight was because with the world of “.hack” expanding in various directions, I worried that the story of its origin would end up buried.

However, it didn’t come out the way I expected, and I was conflicted over whether it would be better for this work to be written in fragments.

And on that point, I think the contents of this book are a bit different from the Epitaph of Twilight that is out in the world, but I tried to write the Epitaph of Twilight that appears in “.hack” as faithfully as possible.

I think this is a story that can be enjoyed by both those who are familiar with the franchise and those who know nothing about it at all.



Now― I have been away from writing for over a year (putting aside what I was doing on my own time……), but I have still been reading various works. I wasn’t able to read physical books, so I read what I could on my cell phone in my spare time. About two books every day. Though most of them were either detective or romance novels, I think.

Man…… cell phones really are amazing these day. It’s incredible how easy it is to read more books! The only problem is that a cell phones’ battery doesn’t last long. The battery pack could also swell from overcharging…… so if that happened, it would need to be replaced immediately, because leaving it that way seems dangerous.



And lastly, I would like to take this opportunity to say this.

To my wonderful mentor who gave me this chance when I thought the TV animation “.hack//Roots” would be my last work.

To Mr. Takenaka, my former supervisor, who left a path for me to take advantage of this opportunity (How are you doing?)

To Mr. Matsuyama of CC2 Inc. for taking time out of his busy schedule to give me advice.

To Mr. Nabae, the current manager, for not abandoning me. (I didn’t think there was such a kind and polite person in charge!)

To Ms. Shiina, who drew these cute illustrations for me.

To all the staff who were involved in the publication of this story.

To my family, who supported me emotionally until I finished writing this story.

And to the readers who picked up this book.

I am truly and deeply grateful.

This work could not have been completed without each and every one of you. I am truly thankful to you all.

From now on― if all goes well, Volume II will be released in the fall. I will continue to do my best as a writer, so please look forward to it.

March 2008

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