Kadokawa Shoten Retracts Final Dantalian no Shoka Novel

Publisher Kadokawa Shoten has canceled its planned publication of a ninth Dantalian no Shoka light novel next January, “due to various circumstances.” Series author Gakuto Mikumo has explained that he never intended the novel series to extend past seven volumes, but wrote an eighth novel at his editor’s request. Mikumo was asked to write a ninth volume, and Kadokawa Shoten even formally solicited it, but Mikumo has flatly refused to compose another book in the series.

The ninth novel was tentatively scheduled to be released in a limited edition that would include an OAD. Kadokawa Shoten & animation studio Gainax have not yet clarified if the bonus anime episode will still be produced for an alternate distribution method.

I say “Cheers” to Mikumo for standing up to pressure and respecting his artistic integrity over corporate demands. Do readers really want to end a beloved series with a book that the writer didn’t want to write?

Source: Anime News Network