Welp. I was wondering how long this was gonna take.

As I write this letter in January I already know how I’m going to feel – a little disappointed, but at peace. I will never regret deciding to take up this project as I sat on the toilet that July night, constipated – that’s a story for another time – I only regret that I couldn’t have done more.

All (maybe too many) of us fell in love with that boring girl standing on top of that hill. Tomoya always says he’s going to make her into a main heroine that steals all our hearts, but the funniest thing is that she already did.

For the last time, I’d like to thank everyone I had the immense pleasure of working with:

sakai – for (almost) single-handedly saving this project from degenerating into a steaming pile of broken English; I’m sorry we never got to do that April Fools’ crossover, but you’re always welcome to roll in my hood.

msirp – for showing me the ropes and making jokes that weren’t always intelligent but were mostly funny.

Ynfy – for sitting through all my unreasonable demands; may your next typesetting experience be easier and more fulfilling than the one you had with me.

xIceArcher – for destroying three months of my hard work in the space of three days; good thing you decided to go ahead and spoil yourself, huh?

Kuro-pi – for our brief but illuminating work experience, and for being the most attractive editor a guy could ever ask for.

SoraSky – best of luck on your next translation project, senpai!

hikaslap – for jinxing this project I still can’t find the words to express my feelings, even though just one would probably be enough 😉

LeinadDan – our resident H expert

Victorrama – for being yourself

nano – for abducting me and giving me Stockholm syndrome, but I never told you that, baka!

Everybody else at ND – who helped in various ways but aren’t worth mentioning individually; may you all continue your good work in our lord and savior’s name.

And, of course, all the readers – we had an amazing run together, but as they say, all good things must come to an end.

Translating Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend was more of a struggle than I ever really let on (my periodic ranting notwithstanding), but all of you made it worthwhile.

Finally, I wish the very best to whomever (if anybody) may translate this series after I do. May you have supervisors, editors and typesetters as good as mine, so that you may do Saekano more justice than I ever could.

What?

What about me?

Maybe you’ll see my handle the next time you watch a JAV, but it’s more likely I’ll disappear back into the ranks of the consumerist pi- err, otaku from which I came from, becoming just another dude eagerly waiting for Flat to come out next April.

And who knows?

Maybe one of these spring days, I’ll meet my destiny as well.