DECISIONS, DECISIONS The nation of Japan is connected via wormhole to a place called the Holy Eldant Empire in a parallel fantasy world. It had been Japanâs little (or big) secret, but after an aircraft carrier got caught in the time slip, the Americans know about it, too. The Americans have an extralegal idea for how to get their hands on the extraordinary technology of the Eldant Empireâand their target is Petralka! Can Shinichi and his friends stand against the modern worldâs most powerful military force? What waits beyond this final battle? Welcome to the final installment of Outbreak Company!
The year is 20XX, and Shinichi Kanou is a pretty typical otaku: he loves anime, manga, games, and light novels, but his devotion to the two-dimensional hasn't always made him the most popular guy around. What he doesn't know is that Japan has discovered a portal to another world in the vicinity of Mount Fuji. The people of the Eldant Empire, though, only have eyes for one of Japan's traditional exports: pop culture. Enter Amutech, a purveyor of "general entertainment" that's secretly run by the Japanese government. Shinichi lands a job as the company's general manager. Now he finally has a chance to put his nerd know-how to good use spreading the otaku gospel in the Eldant Empire. And wait... he has to work with a half-elf maid, an empress, AND a female soldier to get the job done?
THE NEW GIRL IN TOWN On the far side of a mysterious wormhole somewhere in Japan is a fantasy world, and in it, a country called the Holy Eldant Empire. Amutech is a company established to bring otaku culture to the people there (or maybe foist it on them), and now itâs getting a new staff member: Hikaru, who comes in as assistant to the general manager, Kanou Shinichi. Sheâs also strikingly beautiful, a heckuva communicator, and almost immediately a big hit at both the palace and the school. Eldant will only get even more otaku on her watch, but the beloved cultural export starts to show a dark side, too. At the same time, something is happening in the Eldant Empire, and Shinichi may be in danger (again). What can he do? Anything?!
CAN YOU GO HOME AGAIN? So youâve got the Eldant Empire, a fantasy world somehow connected to Japan by a mysterious âhole.â And youâve got Kanou Shinichi, general manager of Amutech, a company whose whole purpose is to promote cultural exchange with this new landâusing otaku stuff! Shinichiâs father is a master at churning out popular light novels, but when something happens to him, Shinichi rushes home. His Eldant friends, worried this is another ploy by the Japanese government, send Myusel and Elvia with himâand the Empress Petralka sneaks along for good measure. The Big ThreeâAmerica, China, and Russiaâknow somethingâs up in Japan. Thatâs why the kidsâ sightseeing jaunt to Akihabara turns into a war zone. Thatâs how Minori gets captured by the Russians. And thatâs why Shinichiâs house is surrounded by a mysterious armed squadron. Can Shinichi and his friends rescue Minori and get back to Eldant, or does their journey end here?!
Taneatsu’s shogun Iesada has died, but unlike previous bereaved consorts, he has been denied the refuge of taking Buddhist vows. Stuck in the Inner Chambers, he has instead thrown himself into supporting the new shogun, Iemochi. But salacious rumors about the nature of their relationship and the arrival of Iemochi’s new consort threaten to make a mockery of his noble intentions! -- VIZ Media
ITâS THE END OF THE OF THE (OTHER) WORLD AS WE KNOW IT On the other side of a wormhole connected to Japan is a fantasy world called the Holy Eldant Empire. The Empire isnât on the best of terms with the neighboring Kingdom of Bahairam, where thereâs just been a major disaster. Amatena and Clara, of the Baharamanian army, are right in the middle of it all when who should they run into but Myuselâs mother, Falmelle! With her Foreseeing Eye, she makes a prediction: âBring Shinichi here, and things will be resolved!â Thatâs how Kanou Shinichi, General Manager of the otaku-goods business Amutech, finds himself heading for Bahairam once again, this time with his friends in tow. But the fate of the entire enchanted world might be riding on him! Is this going to be his final fantasy?!
So youâve got the Eldant Empire, a fantasy world somehow connected to Japan by a mysterious âhole.â And youâve got Kanou Shinichi, general manager of Amutech, a company whose whole purpose is to promote cultural exchange with this new landâusing otaku stuff! Shinichiâs father is a master at churning out popular light novels, but then word reaches Shinichi that his dadâs series has been put on indefinite hiatus. Shinichi may have kept his family at armâs length in his days as a shut-in, but he canât ignore this, and makes plans for a visit home. His Eldant friends, worried that this is another ploy on the part of the Japanese government, convince the JSDF to let them send Myusel and Elvia along as bodyguards. Call it the first Eldant embassy to Japanâand they have a lot to learn. An unexpected interloper, a series of accidents, and more international [interdimensional?] intrigue are waiting in the wings for Shinichi and his friends!
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