Utsuro no Hako:Guidelines

Formatting Rules

Update:

We have changed the primary narration tense to present tense. For a more detailed (though still incomplete) explanation, see the baka-tsuki forum thread, post #164 (page 11).

Currently, the following rules apply:

1. Narration and thoughts are written in present tense.
2. …Except for obvious exceptions such as flashbacks and the like. Let common sense be your guide.
3. There is no longer any need to distinguish Direct thoughts from regular narration. If you don't know what Direct thoughts are, don't worry about it.

Punctuation & Style Rules

• Em-dashes (—) without spaces should be used for separating thoughts and marking unfinished thoughts.
• Instances for which no rules have been defined are to be dealt with appropriately by using normal quotes, italics or no special treatment at all.
• Box names are capitalized, but are no longer to be placed in quotes.
• Special words are handled as follows:

Original	Literally	Actually	Volume(s)
”願い” / ”箱” / ”所有者”	'wish' / 'box' / 'owner'	wish / box / owner -- only the first occurrence in every chapter is to be italicized, except when required for distinguishing between generic and non-generic usage.	All
”O”	'O'	O	All
『Name』	'Name'	"Name" / Name / Name (depending on situation)	All
【僕自身】	[myself]	'myself'	V2
【王】	[King], [assassinated]	King, assassinated	V3&V4

General Terms

Japanese	Rōmaji	English	Comment
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 found in the third and fourth volumes. 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 first appears in the fifth volume
願い潰しの銀幕	Negaitsubushi no Ginmaku	Wish-Crushing Cinema	Box that first appears in the fifth volume
彼と彼女の鏡面終末	Kare to Kanojo no Kyoumen Shuumatsu	Deadlock Among Mirrors	Box that is mentioned in the seventh 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")