BlazBlue:Calamity Trigger Part 1 Afterword

Thank you so much for picking up this book, "BLAZBLUE CALAMITY TRIGGER." I'm Mako Komao, the author.

This is a novelization of the 2D fighting game "BLAZBLUE" published by Arc System Works.

Following "CALAMITY TRIGGER," titles like "CONTINUUM SHIFT" and the latest, "CHRONOPHANTASMA," have been released. If you're unfamiliar with the original work, perhaps this will be a good opportunity to try the game.

Incidentally, the latest work, "CHRONOPHANTASMA," is currently being enjoyed in arcades!

Now, for those of you who are meeting me for the first time, nice to meet you. And for those I've met before, it's been a while.

Well, it hasn't been that long since I wrote in the afterword of the previous BLAZBLUE novelization series, saying something like, "I hope we can meet again somewhere in BB." And yet, here I am starting a new novelization series with a game title! Yay!

It's "CT"! "CT"! The very first BB game. It feels nostalgic.

With this book, I wanted to bring the story depicted in the main BB game back to everyone, show the parts of CT that weren't depicted in the game, and for those who didn't know about BB or the BB story, to convey what "CT" was all about! That's the spirit with which I wrote this.

This book is the first volume of CT.

For those of you experiencing CT for the first time, I imagine you’ll likely find that the foundations of the story or even the essence of CT itself might be unclear. But I do hope you’ll enjoy that feeling of "not knowing" as you read.

One of BlazBlue’s charms is its complex, deep story and world-building. One of the reasons CT is so fascinating is that it constantly introduces mysteries, throwing the reader into a world full of things they don’t understand.

By accumulating many "unknowns" and gathering hints scattered here and there, you might think, "Maybe it's like this" or "Wouldn't it be interesting if it was like this?" And then you compare that to the answers revealed later, and new mysteries are born from that.

As a novelization that is a fragment of BB with such enjoyable elements of interpretation, I wanted to make it more like "CT" with this first volume.

I hope that this novelization, while different from the game, can be part of the ever-expanding BB story. I want it to be a collection of many mysteries and hints, and one of the worlds where various characters live.

I’ll do my best to make sure the second volume gives you plenty of new “So that’s how it was!” moments! So I hope you’ll look forward to it!

I wonder how BlazBlue: CT was for you?

Whether this is your first time reading or you’re a fan of the BlazBlue series, I’ve tried to include various little details and references that fans of the earlier novels can appreciate.

There’s so much I want to say, but more than anything, I hope you enjoyed it. I hope you had fun with this first volume. Did you have a favorite scene, character, or line?

With the complexity of the characters and the intricacies of the relationships between them, this novelization was a bit more challenging than the previous ones, but I’m so happy to see this first volume come together.

Please let me know your thoughts. Whether it's words of encouragement or harsh criticism, it's both motivating and reassuring to know that people are reading it. It makes me feel warm and fuzzy. Thank you so much to those who always give me feedback.

Now, it’s time to wrap this up.

Once again, I’d like to apologize to my editor for the numerous mishaps throughout the process. Thank you for all your help and patience. I’ll keep working hard… Sorry about that. And a big thank you to everyone at Arc System Works for your support. I’m sorry for the times I’ve sent the wrong files or made other mistakes while communicating.

Also, a special thanks to Sugiyama-san, who contributed the illustrations for this book. I was happily squealing as the cover illustrations came in while I wrote the manuscript. I’m looking forward to continuing our collaboration!

Lastly, a big thank you to Producer Mori for overseeing the detailed revisions. I’ll work hard on the second volume to make sure it lives up to the name of CT!

And, of course, my heartfelt thanks to you, the reader, for picking up this book. The novelization of BlazBlue: CT is only halfway through. I hope you’ll pick up the second volume as well. I’ll be waiting for you with the afterword there!

See you in the second volume! Thank you again!

Mako Komao

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