Afterword
To most of you, nice to meet you. My name is Kinuta.
This work, titled The Cosplay Onee-san Who Strips Right Away, is a novel that won a prize in the second half of the 37th Fantasia Grand Prize. In a world where there are hardly any novels about cosplay, they chose a novel about exhibitionist cosplay—an audaciously bold pick. Their generosity is just too grand.
When I was brainstorming ideas, the protagonist was an adult, but somewhere along the way, they turned into a shota. My fetish slipped out. There are a few forced settings to make an onee-shota story work in a high school setting, but since my editor didn’t ask for any revisions, it’s apparently fine. Score!
Many of you might be wondering, “What the heck is exhibitionist cosplay?” It’s not something I made up—it’s a real thing in the world. By the way, regarding Hiyori’s income, I toned it down to a level that’s imaginable for readers and works for the novel’s story. It’s a scary world out there.
To the illustrator, Hamu-san: thank you for all the designs. I couldn’t help but laugh when Onee-chan’s design came in half-naked. It’s true, she’s barely wearing clothes in the story. Why is there a girl stripping more than the main heroine? So ecchi…
For publicity, we had help from the manga artist Abi-san. When my editor first introduced them, I was shocked, like, “An ecchi promotional manga!?” But turns out, they draw ecchi slime manga. I was totally reading that stuff! So ecchi…
To my editor, M-san, thank you for all your support. When you suggested adding youthful elements to this theme, I was baffled for a while. But somehow, it ended up feeling youthful! So ecchi…
To everyone involved in the judging and publication of this novel, I’d like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude.
I’ve got a bit of space left, so I’ll do a rap.
Yo, let me say I ain’t strippin’— Characters droppin’ clothes? I ain’t trippin’. Every time my abs show, they call me wild, Sayin’ my six-pack’s stacked, I got style. Nah, that’s just my ribs, no meat, no filler, No substance, no nothin’, I’m just a chiller. Who’d think a skinny dude’s abs’d cause a scene? Ideal body type? Sumo, you mean? No way, man, I’m aimin’ for Paul Walker. If I could be like him, that’d be a shocker. Cosplay culture, Japanesque vibe, Mystery outfits from 2D tribes. Plans keep flowin’, they drift away, New genres hit, they’re here to stay. MC Kinuta’s comin’ your way!
Thanks for listening. Let’s meet again.
