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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