Thread:OH&S/@comment-25364614-20200410131100

New thread since we're in April.

Wouldn't have thought we'd be in this position three months ago, but here we are...

Railgun T's production and broadcast schedule is currently in doubt due to the COVID-19 event forcing Japan to declare several states of emergency across the country. Many highly anticipated anime series that were due to broadcast this season (Oregairu, SAO, Re:Zero) have been pushed to July. Here's hoping that they at least finish the Daihaseisai Arc.

Dengeki Bunko Magazine (whose final print edition was released today) revealed that Toaru Majutsu no Index: Gaiten Shoku Volume 1 (とある魔術の禁書目録 外典書庫(1)) will be released in June. This is the BD side story collection that Miki promised would be released as a full light novel earlier this year.

Gaiten Shoku translates to "Apocrypha Archive" but that's probably not a suitable translation. Apocrypha are works, usually written, of unknown authorship or of doubtful origin; as opposed to canon written by the actual author. These side stories are written by the original author, Kamachi Kazuma. The intent of the word is meant to convey that these stories exist outside the main novels. i.e. side stories. So the intent is something like Side Story Library/Stack Room/Archive etc. For the record, js06 is calling it the Side Story Archive.

Also worth noting is that Haimura is surprised he's been credited for the illustrations as Fuyukawa illustrated the Railgun SS novels. Perhaps Norse Mythology SS is coming out first? 