Thank you for purchasing the 11th volume of the Gimai Seikatsu light novel. I'm Ghost Mikawa, the author of both the YouTube series and the light novel.
The Gimai Seikatsu anime adaptation should have started to air by July 2024—have you readers started watching it? If you haven't yet, I highly encourage you to. It truly brings Yuuta and Saki to life on screen, and truly captures their movements and even the sounds of their breathing, giving me such a sense of reality that I, the original creator, almost felt like my heart had returned to its adolescence, falling in love with Saki. Of course, being an adult and the author, I quickly regained my composure, but I truly hope my readers allow themselves to fully delve into that kind of feeling.
Now, let's address the content of this volume. Those of you who have been following Gimai Seikatsu up to this point may have been quite surprised. Some of you might've thought, "Are these two really gonna cross that line?" while others might have felt, "Is that really all they're gonna do?" I have no intention of depicting that kind of "development" as scenes for mere consumption for this series. I'm not writing to meet the expectations or satisfaction of anyone; instead, I strive to portray Yuuta and Saki as individuals, standing by them as I depict them in a way that feels entirely natural to who they are. As their lives and relationship progress, it's only natural that there will be moments of sexual contact. However, these actions are not performed for the purpose of other's watching, so the way they are portrayed may not always be satisfactory. The only thing I can promise is that I will never treat the changes and developments in their relationship carelessly. I would be delighted if you could trust me with this and continue to watch over the rest of their lives.
And now, the acknowledgments. Thank you as always, Hiten-san, for your wonderful illustrations. Also, congratulations on the release of your art collection! The fact that we've reached the milestone of a TV anime adaptation is undoubtedly thanks to you, Hiten-san. In order not to shame your amazing work, I will continue to write Yuuta and Saki with nothing but good faith. I look forward to working with you again.
I'd also like to thank the voice actors who have helped with the YouTube series: Yuki Nakashima-san, Kouhei Amasaki-san, Ayu Suzuki-san, Daiki Hamano-san, Minori Suzuki-san, director Yusuke Ochiai-san, as well as all the staff and companies involved, editor O-san, mangaka Yumika Kanade-san, the director and staff of the anime production, and everyone involved in publishing. Thank you, as always.
And above all, I would like to extend my deepest gratitude to you all, the readers who have followed the story up to this point.
That's all from me, Ghost Mikawa.
Fan Translator's Note
Yo. Thanks for reading our fan-TL of Gimai Seikatsu Volume 11! We hope you enjoyed it. Feel free to take the time to rate the series in Novel Updates if you did!
I unironically actually never planned on picking up this series; it was just a counter-snipe after Fungus (the fan-translator for Volumes 8 - 10) was sniped. Translating this volume was pretty hectic, but it was definitely fun.
I'd like to express my gratitude to Fungus for editing and accuracy checking, as well as Kei, existence is pain, and rsa16 for helping with proofreading. GS is already a tedious piece of work to translate, so they were really big help (I would've probably broken down in tears if it wasn't for them).
I still haven't decided if I'll fan-translate Volume 12. I really want to, but it all depends on how busy I am with uni and other real life responsibilities in the end. I hope I'll be able to, but I'm not making any promises.
I'll (hopefully) catch you guys in Volume 12. If not, feel free to catch us at the other series we're fan-tling (you can check them on our website).
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