'Zero no Tsukaima' author is on cancer, official message on site

"Familiar of ZeroI am the author ofYamaguchinoboruI discovered that Mr. Cancer is cancer around February 2011 and found that I will perform surgery in early August. Here is the message posted on the site.

"Familiar of Zero" Author, Message from Professor Yamaguchinoboru(2011/07/15 21:49 Currently, access is concentrated and it is getting heavier)
http://www.mediafactory.co.jp/bunkoj/popwin/message_yamaguchinoboru/index.html

To our readers

Thank you very much for always looking forward to my work.
This time, I will report to everyone about my illness.

As of February this year, as a result of examination at the hospital due to poor physical condition from the time,
I found a cancer.
Since cancer progression was at a level impossible to operate earlier than expected,
We decided to switch to life-prolonged treatment with anticancer drug.

Approximately May, I gallstone stroke separately from cancer and performed surgery to remove gallstones.
Fortunately during laparotomy surgery, cancer cell shrinkage was confirmed.
Even then I continued to take anti-cancer drug therapy, it was worth it, and when I was hospitalized the other day,
I was diagnosed that surgery would be possible.

Surgery is scheduled for early August.

It is 21 volumes of "Zero no Tsukaima" being written,
From the above circumstances it is difficult to publish in August.
I am very sorry for everyone of the readers who waited for it.
The concept of the "Familiar of Zero" final chapter has already been completed before writing 20 volumes,
In order to deliver the remaining 2 books as soon as possible,
First of all, we hope to make efforts to succeed the surgery and restore the body.
Humbly thank you for your understanding.

July 15, 2011 Yamaguchinoboru

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