Series Ending Soon?

Yes, I am still here! It’s been a while. I hope you’ve all been doing ok.

(Ugh, I couldn’t find a way to make the title less click-baity. Sorry. It’s just that I can’t tell 100% without an official announcement.)

Anyway, Puyo’s (@puyotopia) last Tweet states (thanks to Carol who noticed this):

もうじき長門終わるんで谷川先生からわざわざうち宛にメッセージもらった、ありがたうれしい。

As Nagato will be ending soon, Mr. Tanigawa took the trouble to send me a message. I am both happy and thankful. [Translated]

This probably means that Volume 10 will be the final volume. I guess it was kind of getting obvious though, with some main characters leaving and all. So… I’ll monologue for a bit now. If you don’t want to read it, skip to the last sentence.

First off, this has been a really special experience. Thank you all for reading with me. I enjoyed working on this project, and I really feel blessed that I got to do so. It’s very rare for me to find a series that I’m that interested in. Strangely, never once did it feel like I didn’t want to work on this project or that I got sick of it. To be honest, I don’t know why I got so interested in the first place. Perhaps it was because I wanted a happy ending for Nagato. Perhaps I’m just a nerd who likes Haruhi related stuff too much, and I’m a sucker for intertextuality. But regardless, this has been really fun, and I’ve learned a lot. So once again, thank you so much all for the support. It really helps when people are interested in your work. I don’t want to sound like I’m saying my work is the holy grail or anything, so at the risk of letting it all go to my head, I’ll stop now.

That said, the series isn’t officially over yet. Stay tuned for actual official announcements. And here’s hoping for a satisfying ending. (Not that I expect one, but I really like epilogues, and I really want to see one for this series. Not enough stories do that.) Oh, and, of course, I still plan on translating Volume 10 whenever it actually does come out.

What do you think? I’d like to hear from you.

V/R

Calculuwhiz

Public Opinion Survey

I noticed we also stopped production on the other project we’re supposed to be in charge of, Haruhi-chan Nano Branch. (Should be on the right side of the main page.) What I want to know is, would people be interested in seeing the rest of the chapters finished? I personally don’t like it that much, but it is very short (10 chapters total). If I get enough people to say they want it, I’ll go ahead with it. Otherwise, I may just forget about it entirely.

Nagato Yuki-chan no Shoushitsu vol 6 released in Japan by Kadokawa Shoten

Nagato Yuki-chan no Shoushitsu vol 6 by Kadokawa Shoten

From Kadokawa Shoten:

At the joint Culture Festival with Kouyouen, Kyon is reunited with Sasaki! The two of them grow closer through their work on the student council… and then Kyon witnesses a confession to Sasaki?! Do your best, Nagato-san! The romantic comedy heats up in volume 6 with the appearance of a rival!

Kadokawa lists this for sale on December 26th, but Amazon Japan says they have it already in stock.

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya vol 17 released by Yen Press

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya vol.17 by Yen Press

From the Yen Press site:

One weekend, when Kyon reaches the usual SOS Brigade rendezvous spot, he is met not by his fellow club members, but instead by Sasaki, an old friend from middle school. Haruhi isn’t thrilled to find Kyon already waiting when she arrives (Who’s going to buy drinks?!) and is even less thrilled by his attractive female friend!

The vanishing of Nagato Yuki-chan anime in production!!

Yesterday was certainly a very busy day for Nagato Yuki, as a lot of anime related blogs posted the news about the upcoming anime for The vanishing of Nagato Yuki-chan – I know, I known, the official translation is “disappearance” but the original manga translate it as “vanishing”. In any case, in a tweet posted by @ultimatemegax you can read this:

The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan has an anime green-lit! http://t.co/7DE32A545p

— ultimatemegax (@ultimatemegax) diciembre 17, 2013

More reactions to this:

• Crunchyroll
• Moetron
• MyAnimeList
• ANN

“The Surprise of Haruhi Suzumiya” released by Yen Press

The Surprise of Haruhi Suzumiya – 10th light novel of the series

From the Yen Press site:

Where Haruhi goes, trouble follows!

The two storylines from The Disassociation of Haruhi Suzumiya continue, introducing a new inductee into the S.O.S. brigade who may be more than just the eager freshman she appears to be. As the two realities converge, the SOS Brigade learns that the new member may have the ability to bring the two story “timelines” together… and save the world in the process.

This book was originally published as two separate volumes in Japan, but the U.S. version will feature both volumes for the price of one.