Utsuro no Hako:Guidelines

Formatting Rules

Update:

For several reasons, we decided to change the main narrating tense to present tense. Check for the forum, post #164 (page 11).

So as of now, these rules apply:

1. Narration and thoughts are to be told in present tense.
2. Except for obvious exceptions such as flashbacks and the like. Let your common sense guide you on this one.
3. There is no more need to distinguish Direct thoughts from regular narration. If you don't know what Direct thoughts are, don't bother.

Punctuation & Style Rules (WIP)

• Em-dashes (—) without spaces are to be used for separating thoughts and marking unfinished thoughts. (What's most common?)
• Special words are to be dealt with like so:

Original	Literally	Actually	Volume(s)
”願い” / ”箱”	'wish' / 'box'	'wish' / 'box' ¦ 'Wish' / 'Box' ¦ Wish / Box	All
『Name』	'Name'	'Name' / Name	All
【僕自身】	[myself]	myself / ?	V2
【王】	[King]	king (all game terms: monospace font)	V3&V4

Instances for which no rules has been defined are to be dealt with appropriately by using normal quotes, italics or nothing at all.

General Terms

Japanese	Rōmaji	English	Comment
“箱“	"Hako"	'Box'	-
拒絶する教室	Kyozetsu suru Kyoushitsu	Rejecting Classroom	Name of the first volume's Box
泥の中の一週間	Doro no Naka no Isshuukan	Sevennight in Mud	Name of the second volume's Box
怠惰なる遊戯	Taida naru Yuugi	Game of Idleness	Name of the third volume's box
出来損ないの幸福	Dekisokonai no Koufuku	Flawed Bliss	Maria's Box
王降ろしの国	Ouoroshi no Kuni	Kingdom Royale	Game of the third volume. Alternative: King of the Land, Land of the King's Overthrow
罪と罰と罪の影	Tsumi to Batsu to Tsumi no Kage	Shadow of Sin and Punishment	Box that appears in the fifth volume
願い潰しの銀幕	Negaitsubushi no Ginmaku	Wish-Crushing Cinema	Box that appears in the fifth volume

Types of 'Boxes'

'Boxes' can either be internal or external. Volumes 1-5 are to be updated accordingly.

Kingdom Royale Classes

Japanese	English	Comment
王	King	-
王子	Prince	-
影武者	Double	Alternatives: Look-alike, Decoy
魔法使い	Sorcerer	-
騎士	Knight	-
革命家	Revolutionary	-

Character Names

音無彩矢 = Aya Otonashi

音無麻理亜 = Maria Otonashi

星野一輝 = Kazuki Hoshino

桐野心音 = Kokone Kirino

大嶺醍哉 = Daiya Oomine

臼井陽明 = Haruaki Usui

茂木霞 = Kasumi Mogi

浅海莉子 = Riko Asami

宮崎龍 = Ryuu Miyazaki

柳悠里 = Yuuri Yanagi

新藤色葉 = Iroha Shindou

神内昂大 = Koudai Kamiuchi

O = O (not "Zero")