Utsuro no Hako:Volume 7 Translator's Notes

Hello everyone, this is EusthEnoptEron, the translator of Hakomari. Since this is the final volume of the series, I would like to imitate the author and say a few concluding words.

So I dug out this relatively obscure series in November 2009 (that's before the third volume came out!) and it has been one of my all-time favorites ever since. Old-established readers will notice that this is just two months before I picked the series up for my main project on Baka-Tsuki, where it's been sitting for a long time now. Quite a lot has happened since then—editors came and went, the project was almost abandoned because of a lack of interest, new side-projects were added to my portfolio, punctuation rules changed (with every release of a new volume!), and I graduated university. As such, I'm quite proud to finally be able to finish this 5-year-long commitment of mine. Well, to be exact, the earlier volumes are still in dire need of proper editing. It's a wiki, so if you're reasonably eloquent and a good person, consider contributing!

On that note, I'd like to express my utmost gratitude to GrrArr, my hardworking editor who always descended from the heavens when I needed him (i.e. whenever a new volume was released) and was brave enough to make vast changes to my oftentimes incomprehensible word constructions. I'd also like to thank Kadi for being the first person who dared to join me and this project (around the time I started with the third volume). My gratitude also goes to the Spanish Hakomari translation team who have provided us with cleaned versions of the illustrations and located quite a few errors of various severities. Last but not least, thanks to the other volunteers who have helped improving Hakomari, especially the last volume.

Enough of the ramblings, though. I really hope you enjoyed Hakomari as much as I did. It may have taken a turn for the corny romantic in the end, but I think that's quite fitting to conclude this series in a satisfying manner (and I love romantic stuff, as you can see from my other projects). Nothing worse than inconclusive open ends!

I encourage all readers to give the OP and ED themes Mikage mentioned a listen. They are linked on the project page and surprisingly good. If you enjoyed the series, also consider supporting Mikage by buying the original (Japanese) books—the project page contains links to both physical and digital copies. If you're in the mood for some more Mikageness, check out the Kamisu Reina series. I'll be working to finish that one in the near future.

Finally, if there's anything missing, then it's a picture of the wedding ceremony. Artists out there! Grab your pens and Wacoms! I'm sure I'm not the only one who'd love to see one.

So long,

-EEE

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