Mushi:Vol1 Author's Notes

Author's Notes

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. Originally, this was supposed to be a comedy. At the time, I was obsessed with comedies. While concentrating on the ludicrous challenge of “How ludicrous can I make this story”, I wrote 'Mushi, Eyeball, and Teddy Bear'. Actually, the title used to be 'The Daily Life of Class 1-B’s Gankyū Eguriko'.

So, the first characters had crazy names like “Gankyū Eguriko” or “Milady Usarin”. Originally, the story would have 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’ve been a comedy began to become serious… *gasp*.

Obviously, this was a result of my lack of strength, but maybe this wasn’t so bad. Though the stage was set for a comedy, I ended up writing a serious story. Not only is this kind of experience rare, it fortunately brought me a “Best Newcomer” award.

I don’t know how this work will turn out, but if it can even slightly reach the readers’ hearts, I’ll be very happy.

Finally, I give my heartfelt thanks to everyone involved in this novel.

First of all, the first person in my life to call me to a publishing company and making me incredibly nervous, and whose first words were "...very interesting!" and thus saved me, Mr. Kindaichi. Many thanks for the flowers at the commencement ceremony, and for all your concern.

Next is Mr. Mitsuki Mausu. Thank you for the gorgeous and unique illustrations that distinguished this novel, which had many ordinary characters compared to other series. Honestly, before I saw his rendition of Guriko, I hated her, but now I feel the exact opposite. I originally thought of her as looking like a fearsome demon, and didn’t think she could be so cute. It was really surprising!

Finally, I 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 thought.

— Akira

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