Jul 25, 2024
Author's Commentary #150:
Time to talk about the Season 4 intro chapter, Chapter 150: A WWCF meeting and a monkey's bum.
This chapter starts off with a WWCF meeting and introduces quite a few new characters that will be important to the story. There's the new maestros, Ian and Amelia, as well as Vihaan. I'll also confirm that another maestro that hasn't yet been seen was there as well, meaning 6 of the 7 maestros were present at that meeting. As such, I'll give some brief bios on those two as well as Cyril and Ginji. First up is Ian Kimovich of Russia.
イアン・キモビッチ (Ian Kimovich) is how his name is spelled in katakana. Йен Кимович is how I believe his name would be spelled in Russian.
His birthday is April 13th which he shares with 13th chess world champion, as well as one of the greatest chess players of all time, Garry Kasparov. His name is also a nod to Kasparov as Kimovich is actually Kasparov's middle name.
His favorite piece is the queen, as that is the piece that has helped him win so many victories.
アメリア・スタヴァンゲル (Amelia Stavanger) is how Amelia's name is spelled in katakana. There's actually an interesting story behind her, as she was the character I decided would be one of the first players would meet if this series ever got a video game adaptation.
Her birthday is September 23rd and her favorite piece is the queen.
Cyril is actually a character from my other novel, Spice of Life. I believe I mentioned this in a previous commentary, but this series does take place in the same universe as Spice of life, Escape Witch, and Mystery ghost foresight.
シリル・ミルヴァートン (Cyril Milverton) is how Cyril's name is spelled in katakana. His name is inspired by both Cyril's from Fire Emblem Three Houses and Charles Augustus Milverton's from Sherlock Holmes.
His birthday is October 30th. The reason I chose this is because it is a day that World lemur day could be celebrated on. Since the day is celebrated on the last Friday of October, I decided to choose this date to be his birthday.
As for his favorite piece, it's likely the knight due to it's ability to leap over pieces.
One other fun fact about him is that due to him losing pigmentation in his face, he now looks kind of like a Japanese macaque. Pigmentation loss is actually common for silky sifakas as they age, with some even having their entire faces turn pink. Now onto Ginji.
猪原 銀仁 (Inohara Ginji) is how his name is written in kanji. 銀仁 means "silver" and "compassion", while 猪原 means "boar" and "origin".
(If I made any mistakes with the translations, feel free to correct me).
His name and character were mainly inspired by Ginji Kiyomizu from Tying the knot with an Amagami sister. However, he is also related to some characters from some of my aforementioned works. For those who want to know, he's Kaori Inohara's father.
His birthday is January 27th. The reason for that is because Ginji Kiyomizu debuted in chapter 127 of the Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister manga.
His favorite piece is the pawn, mainly because of how much it can control the board.
As for the game, the Monkey's bum is a real chess opening. I decided I wanted at least one game to be played using it, and felt now was a good time to showcase it.
One final thing I'll mention is that I don't think uploads for this series will be daily anymore. I'm still writing Season 4, and while it won't be as long as others, it's still nowhere near completion. For now, I'm aiming for weekly releases, but that's subject to change.
That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.
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