[FROZEN TEARDROP] Volume.13 (Complete)

And with that, the series is complete. I, uh, don't know how to feel now. It was a long series, but it also didn't feel that long at all. I'm kinda sad it's done. I don't know if my efforts helped or hindered appreciation for the series, but with everything out there now, here's to hoping new fans can finally give it a go. There are too many new mobile suits in this last volume, though! And not even any artwork to show for it.

I didn't attach the epilogue to this like I had planned. I'm actually going to redo the manga oneshot that came out a while back and bundle it with that for everyone. I'm not entirely satisfied with how I wrapped everything up, but I don't think there is much else I can do to polish it. Hard to believe I worked on this a decade ago and then just left it sit. I made some weird choices in phrasing all those years ago, that much is certain! Pretty sure those older versions are forever haunting the recesses of the net.

Notable changes from my old arse release are me opting for the Chinese names for the Zi-Long add-ons. For those wondering what the weird mode is mentioned in this, it's the same one I left the Chinese characters for in the earlier volume, with Duo Jr. and Quaterine fighting the Warlock. Also, Dekim's ship name comes from a brand of rum, J. Bally. I'm somehow not surprised given his penchant for boozing it up when writing this. I did also change the location to Isidis Planitia versus what I had in previous releases. I'll try editing that.

The new artbook drops at the end of December, barring any delays by Kadokawa, and I don't think there will be anything new included in that book story-wise, I'll keep an eye out. Probably do some new scans since I bought two copies for archival sake.

Next month will see the first half of the Wing novel starting up. They're longer than Frozen Teardrop is so that it won't be complete volumes each month. We'll have some interesting deviations in that series from what is already established, so that'll be fun to read about.