Kimagure Orange Road
"The Red Straw Hat"
Volume 1, Story 1
WB Volume 1, Story 1
Written and illustrated by Matsumoto Izumi
This script is based on the existent script by Enrique Conty and Tonghyun
Kim.
Translation by unknown (pencil annotations found in KOR Volume 1)
Original typesetting by : Enrique Conty
Additional translation by : Tonghyun Kim, Craig Nishida
Full-script typesetting by : Craig Nishida
Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose
Craig Nishida
Spencer Hastings
Andrew Wilson
Gary Kacmarcik
Scott Henry
Peter Norby
Last revision : 11-11-94
Questions? Comments? Corrections? Send e-mail to:
kor-trans@gnu.ai.mit.edu
NOTE: WBp#'s are printed first, Normal manga pages in parenthesis()
NOTE: Translation is done from BOTH the WB and normal manga. So depending on
which one you have there may be a few extra items.
Examples: The subtitles on page 7 (5) are only in the WB'S!
The one-page "Character Profiles" at the ends of the first
six chapters are omitted in the WB's!
Comments on the revision (CN): Besides inserting the romaji, a few missing
lines and the wideban subtitles were translated, as well as many missing
FXs, stutters, exclamations and honorifics. During editing, other lines
were modified by the members of the translation team. For the purposes
of translating, visual cues were also inserted to allow those without
the manga to also contribute to the translation effort. [This script is
not intended to be a substitute for the manga; you'd only be cheating
yourself...]
---------------------------------------------------
p 3 (*)
<*This page does not appear in the normal version.>
The Red Straw Hat makKA na MUGIwara BOUSHI
deep-red/crimson straw hat
---------------------------------------------------
p 4 (*)
<*This page does not appear in the normal version.>
To tell you the truth, this hakkiri Itte kono MACHI.....
town... speaking-plainly this-town
___
...I've gotten to like it! KI ni Itte-shimatta yo ore!
took-my-fancy-(finality) I
---------------------------------------------------
p 7 (5)--TITLE PAGE
[A large poster of Madoka is splashed on a brick wall. Kyousuke leans
back against the wall, dressed in formal shirt, bowtie, pants and
suspenders, and holds a bouquet of flowers. Small signs are taped
above and below the Madoka poster.]
MAIN TITLE (at top)
The Red Straw Hat makKA na MUGIwara BOUSHI
deep-red/crimson straw hat
SUB-TITLE (at bottom) ___________
A Beautiful Girl--Whimsical BISHOUJO - kimagure - misuteriasu
and Mysterious. beautiful-girl whimsical mysterious
________
A Boy--Bewildered and SHOUNEN tokimeki
His Heart Throbbing. boy/lad throbbing-of-(one's)-heart
tomadou bakari
be-bewildered/puzzled ready-to/about-to
sign at top: [in romaji]
Look! #mite ne#
sign at bottom*: [in romaji]
The beginning, the beginning! #HAGIMARI HAGIMARI!#
(hajimari = the-beginning/start/origin/
opening)
<*This bottom sign appears in the wideban only--in the normal volume this
sign reads "MADOKA".>
---------------------------------------------------
p 8 (6)
1
[A shot of the sky, tree branches at the side.]
Kyousuke: [off]
....ty-one ......juu ichi
2
[View from far behind, we see Kyousuke climbing, nearing the top of the
stairs.]
Kyousuke:
Eighty-two. Eighty-three. hachi juu ni hachi juu san
3
[Tight shot of his feet in tennis shoes.]
Kyousuke footstep FX: ___
ton
4
Kyousuke: [wiping his brow]
Phew! It's hot! fuu ATSUi
---------------------------------------------------
p 9 (7)
1
[Kyousuke facial portrait--he looks back down the stairs.]
2
Kyousuke:
About...a hundred steps! zatto... 100-DAN wa aru na!
approximately steps (T) exist
3
[A sudden breeze hits, and Kyousuke closes his eyes.]
wind FX: ____
byu_
(byuubyuu = whistle)
Kyousuke hair FX: ________
zawazawa
Kyousuke:
Ohh... That feels good. o-- kimochi i--
feeling good
4
[Kyousuke portrait--he goes wide-eyed at the sight of something...]
5
[Pov from behind him shows what he sees--an unidentified object in the sky.]
narration:
UFO?! It can't be... #UFO# ?! masaka...
---------------------------------------------------
p 10 (8)
1
[A closer shot reveals that it is a straw hat.]
2
narration:
A hat? A straw hat...? BOUSHI? MUGIwara BOUSHI ka..........
hat straw-hat
3
narration:
"Come here!" "koi!"
hat FX:
ku_
4
[Kyousuke prepares to grab it...]
narration:
Come down here! kotchi ni Ochite koi!
this-way coming-down come!
5
[Leaping, he snares it.]
Kyousuke:
ARG! yo
6
[View from behind a nice pair of legs at the top of the steps shows
Kyousuke, standing a few steps down from the top, with the hat upon
his head.]
Madoka: _____ _______
Nice catch! naisu kyatchi
---------------------------------------------------
p 11 (9)
1
[Madoka full-portrait--she stands pretty much as seen in the anime...
in shorts and shirt, over which is a floral-print shirt knotted at bottom.
The wind has mussed up her hair some...]
2
[Kyousuke facial portrait--wide-eyed.]
3
Madoka:
The wind just took it away. IMA no KAZE de TObashichatta no
in-today's-wind (= TObashite-shimatta)
blown-away-(regret)
4
Kyousuke: __
S-such a cute girl! ka...kawaii ko!
cute girl
Kyousuke heartbeat FX: _____
doki_
5
Madoka:
I'm glad. I thought it had yokatta zutto SHIMO made
gone all the way to the was-good directly as-far-as-bottom
bottom.
Okkochite-itchatta
(= itte-shimatta)
fell-down-(process-of/finality/regret)
to OMOtta kara
thought-that that's-why
---------------------------------------------------
p 12 (10)
1
[Madoka descends the stairs a bit to talk to him.]
Madoka:
It would've been a real taihen na no yo ne
hassle since this stairway terribly-difficult
is so long...
kono KAIDAN NAGAi kara...
these-stairs long that's-why
Kyousuke:
Y-yeah... It really is. u...un... NAGAi ne
2
Madoka:
After all, it's got 99 nantatte 99-DAN mo aru n da kara
steps. after-all steps even exist (reason)
Kyousuke: [resuming his ascent]
Really...? 98, 99... hee-- 98 99...
[Madoka ascends with him.]
3
Kyousuke:
100! 100!
4
[They look at each other.]
5
Madoka:
You're kidding! There uso~~~ 99-DAN shika nai hazu yo!
should only be 99! lie steps should-only-be
Kyousuke:
But, I counted exactly demo... chanto SHIMO kara kazoeta yo
from the bottom. but exactly from-bottom counted
Madoka:
That can't be right! sonna hazu nai wa!
that-kind-of not-likely
---------------------------------------------------
p 13 (11)
1
Madoka:
When I counted there were atashi ga kazoeta TOKI wa 99-DAN
only 99 steps! I (S) counted occasion (T) steps
shika nakatta wa
only-were
2
Kyousuke: [smiling]
Maybe you counted wrong? kazoemachigaeta n ja nai no?
miscounted
Madoka:
Speak for yourself! ara yoku YUu wa ne!
oh! well to-speak
3
Madoka:
Isn't it you who miscounted? anata koso machigaeta n ja nai?
you indeed mistaken (not-explan)
4
Kyousuke: [sure of himself]
O-o-oh no. There were i----e chanto 100 arimashita
exactly 100. no-o-o-o exactly there-were
Madoka:
It's 99! 99 yo!
5
Kyousuke: [yelling]
100! 100 da!
Madoka: [yelling]
99!! 99!!
6
Kyousuke:
Th-then how about this! ji...jaa ko-- shiyou!
then like-this shall-do/make
7
[Madoka stares back.]
Kyousuke: [off]
Take the average and make aida o totte 99.5-DAN!
it 99.5 steps! between (O) taking steps
8
[View of a walkway in the park.]
Madoka and Kyousuke: [off]
AH-HA-HA! a ha ha
---------------------------------------------------
p 14 (12)
1
Madoka: [smiling]
What does it matter, konna koto...... do--demo
anyway. this-kind-of-thing anyway
i-- koto na noni ne
okay matter although
Kyousuke: [smiling]
I guess so. sore-mo so-- da
you're-right-(in-a-way) (conjecture)
2
Madoka:
You're not from this town! anata... kono MACHI no HITO ja nai desho!
you this-town 's person poss-be
Kyousuke:
Eh?! e_
3
Kyousuke:
Why... How do you know? nan-de... wakaru?
why to-be-known
4
Madoka:
You have an accent! datte namatte-ru
because be-speaking-w/provincial-accent
mono!
person
Kyousuke:
Eh... Is that so? e... so-- ka na?
like-that I-wonder
5
Madoka: [starting to head down the stairs]
I gotta go now. mou sorosoro Ikanakucha
now soon (= Ikanakute wa )
must-go
6
Madoka: [off]
See ya! ja ne!
Kyousuke: ___
Bye! bai!
[Kyousuke clasps his hands behind his head.]
7
narration: ___
I'm Kasuga Kyousuke. ore KASUGA KYOUSUKE
Kyousuke: [realizing he's wearing her hat]
Oh! a
---------------------------------------------------
p 15 (13)
1
Kyousuke: [waving it]
Hey! Your hat! o--i BOUSHI!
[Madoka looks back up.]
narration:
There's a reason for my aru RIYUU de KYOU kono MACHI ni
moving into this town there-is a-reason today to-this-town
today...
HIkKOshite-kita n da kedo......
began-moving (explan) but
2
Madoka: [small smile]
It's yours! ageru wa!
to-give
3
Kyousuke:
Eh? e?
4
Madoka:
You look good in it. nakanaka niatte-ru yo sore
very be-suiting that-(one)
5
[Kyousuke stands there, blushing, clasping the hat to his chest.]
6
[He puts the hat back on and watches Madoka walk down the stairs.]
narration:
To tell you the truth, this hakkiri Itte kono MACHI.....
town... speaking-plainly this-town
narration: ___
...I've gotten to like it! KI ni Itte-shimatta yo ore!
took-my-fancy-(finality) I
---------------------------------------------------
p 16 (14)
1
[Exterior shot of the sky, trees and the Kasuga's apartment building.]
2
sign: [left side is out-of-frame]
Kasuga Takashi KASUGA TAKASHI
Kyousuke KYOUSUKE
Manami manami
3
Kyousuke: [walking in]
I'm home... tadaima--
4
Kurumi: [off]
WATCH OUT, ONIICHAN! abunai oni--chan
Kyousuke:
EH?! e
5
[A dresser comes flying directly at him.]
dresser FX: ____
bua_
Kyousuke: [horrified]
! !
---------------------------------------------------
p 17 (15)
1
collision FXs: _____
baki_ don guwara gasha~~n
(bakuon = explosion)
Kyousuke: [off and warbly]
Gyaaa! gya~~~_
2
[Overhead view looking down on the carnage.]
Manami:
Oh no... yatta~~~
did
narration:
Because that was so sudden TOTSUZEN de
you were probably surprised, because-it-was-all-of-a-sudden
but...
odorokareta deshou ga...
were-surprised poss-be but
3
[Kyousuke lies under the dresser, girls underwear draped over him.]
narration:
...to be honest, my JITSU wa uchi.....
family... in-fact/really family
4
[He lifts up a bra and stares at it skeptically...]
narration:
...though I'm embarrassed hazukashi nagara.....
to admit it... be-ashamed-of though/while
5
[...and slaps a palm to his forehead and pounds a fist to the floor.]
Kurumi: [to Manami]
He's alive, he's alive. Ikite-ru Ikite-ru
be-living
narration:
...is a family of ESPers!! CHOU-NOURYOKU IKKA nan desu!!
super-ability a-family are
Kyousuke pounded fist FX:
don
---------------------------------------------------
p 18 (16)
1
Manami:
Hey, Kurumi! It's your chotto-- kurumi! anata no sei yo
fault! your fault
Kurumi: _____
Buuuut, I can't move the dattee-- tansu
dresser if I don't use the buuuuut bureau/chest-of-drawers
Pooower. _chikara_
nan-te NOURYOKU TSUKAwanai to
the-likes-of if-not-use-the-Power
HAKObenai n da mo--n
not-transport (is-the-reason)
2
[Kyousuke leaps to his feet. His sisters turn their attention back to him.]
narration:
"That's cool!", you say?! "sore wa urayamashii" desu tte?!
that-(one) (T) enviable is
NO WAY! tondemonai!
far-from-it/don't-you-believe-it
Kyousuke FX:
suku_
3
Kyousuke: [livid and in Kurumi's face]
AAAHH! I can't stand a----_ mo-- iya da
living like this any more!! ! already be-unpleasant
konna SEIKATSU wa!!
this-kind-of-life/existence
KURUMI! kurumi
4
Kyousuke:
Listen! ii ka!
We moved this time because KONDO no TENKOU datte
in P.E. class you ran this-time's changing-schools because
the 100-meter dash in
3 seconds! omae ga MAE no GAKKOU no
you (S) previous-school's
TAI-IKU no JIKAN ni #100m# o
P.E.-class (IO) 100-meter (O)
3-BYOU de HASHItte-shimatta
in-3-seconds ran-(finality/regret)
kara nan da zo--_
that's-why that-is !!!!!
____ ___
Humans aren't motorcycles, nana-han ja nai n da zo
you know!! seven-and-a-half<*> are-not (explan) !!
NINGEN wa_!!
humans !!!
<*referring, I guess, to engine-
displacement in 100-cc's?>
[In the left part of the panel is a flashback where Kurumi exultantly
crosses a finish line. A teacher holding a stopwatch flips in amazement.]
Kurumi race FX:
dogyu~~n
narration:
I want to be a normal boy!! futsu-- no OTOKO no KO ni naritai!!
normal boy (IO) want-to-become
5
Takashi: [off]
Exactly. sono toori
---------------------------------------------------
p 19 (17)
1
Takashi: [sitting and holding a newspaper]
Just as Kyousuke says, the KYOUSUKE no yu-- toori washira IKKA no
Power that this family as-saying we a-family
possesses must never be
used in public!! MOtte-iru _CHIKARA_ wa HITOMAE de wa
be-possessing Power (T) in-public (T)
ZETTAI TSUKAtcha ikenai !!
absolute (= TSUKAtte wa ikenai)
must-not-use
2
Takashi:
Let's not have to move mata KIJIN-HENJIN
again because people are again odd/eccentric/queer-fish
calling us weird!
yobawari sarete HIkKOsu koto no
being-called to-move matter
nai you ni na!
not-have
newspaper FX: _____
pasa_
3
Manami: [indignant]
You keep saying that, to i-- tsutsu oTOOsan mo
Dad--even though this (= to iu nagara) father even
(clearly) isn't the time though-you-say-that
to be just sitting around ______
in your pajamas reading the pajama kite SHIMBUN nan-ka
newspaper. wearing-pajamas newspaper and-such
YOnde-ru TOKI ja nai desho
be-reading is-not-the-time
[Takashi scrunches down behind his newspaper and looks embarrassed.]
Takashi FX: _____
gohon
4
narration:
Let me formally introduce aratamete KAZOKU o SHOUKAI shimasu...
you to my family... formally family (O) introduce
_____
My old man... oyaji
[Shot of dad in headband, carrying boxes and books.]
5
narration:
Twin sisters Manami... futago no IMOUTO-tachi manami
twin 's younger-sisters
[Manami stands with duster in hand.]
6
narration:
...and Kurumi! ......to kurumi!
[Kurumi sits and eats.]
Kurumi FX:
mogumogu
7
[Exterior shot of the Kasuga apartment building.]
Manami: [off]
Come on, oniichan. You saa saa oNIIchan mo TETSUDA tte ne!
help, too! come-on too help
You were goofing off, sabotte-ta n desho----_!!
weren't you...!! were-lying-down-on-the-job (poss-explan)
School begins tomorrow! ashita kara GAKKOU yo!
beginning-tomorrow school
Kyousuke: [off]
Yeah, yeah... I'm busted... hei hei bareta...
was-discovered
Takashi: [off]
Kurumi, what are you eating?!! kurumi nani TAbete-ru no!!
what be-eating
narration: _chikara_
Everyone please, please, minasan NOURYOKU no koto wa
keep our ESP Power a secret. everyone about-Power (T)
--Kyousuke
kureguremo NAISHO ni...... KYOUSUKE
earnestly secretly
---------------------------------------------------
p 20 (18)
1
[Exterior shot of the school.]
Matsuoka-sensei: [off]
This is Kasuga Kyousuke-kun TENKOU 7-KAI no
who has changed schools changing-schools times 's
seven times.
KASUGA KYOUSUKE-kun da
this-is
sign:
Kouryou Secondary School KOURYOU GAKUEN CHUUTOU -BU
Section school secondary-grade section
2
[Isolated shot of classroom 3-A's hall sign.]
3
Kyousuke: [smiling, hand behind head]
Pleased to meet you! yoroshiku!
Matsuoka-sensei:
Umm... Your desk will be... etto KASUGA-kun no SEKI wa......to
uh... 's seat (T)
class FX:
zawazawa zawazawa
crowd-rustlings
4
Matsuoka-sensei:
But it's certainly amazing shikashi sugoi ne kimi 7-KAI tte no wa...
--seven times... but amazing you 7-times
classmate 1: [off]
He did what? aitsu nani yatta n da?
he what did (explan)
classmate 2: [off]
Awesome... sun ge-- na--
super feat/stunt/trick
Kyousuke:
Uh... haa......
5
Kyousuke: [reaching an empty desk]
Under the circumstances, KATTE SHIttaru (= SHItte-aru)
I'm a Transfer Veteran! circumstance (state-resulting-from)-knowing
_______
TENKOU beteran!
changing-schools veteran
Oh, is this my seat? a koko desu ne SEKI wa
oh this-place is seat
Matsuoka-sensei:
Ah! Not there. a! soko ja nai
that-place not-there
6
Matsuoka-sensei:
That's Ayukawa-kun's seat. soko wa AYUKAWA-kun no SEKI da---
that-place (T) 's seat is
Kyousuke:
Ohh, she's absent. a-- KESSEKI
absence
7
Matsuoka-sensei:
No... She's here. iya...... kite-ru koto wa
no be-coming matter
She's here, but... kite-ru n da ga
be-coming (explan) but
---------------------------------------------------
p 21 (19)
1
[Kyousuke portrait--puzzlement.]
Kyousuke:
? ?
2
[Kyousuke stands up front next to the teacher again. From the middle of the
class a boy stands, waves and points to an empty desk next to him.]
Komatsu:
Sensei, here's an open seat. SENSEI koko aite ma--su
this-place companion there-is
3
Komatsu: [smiling and holding an open magazine]
Heh heh heh heh... Welcome. hehehehe irassha--i
Komatsu magazine title:
Ribbon ribon
Kyousuke seat FX: _____
gara_
4
Komatsu: [smiling]
Glad to meet you. I'm yoroshiku ore KOMATSU tte n da
Komatsu. pleasure-to-meet I (explan)
Komatsu:
Oh, that's right. a sou sou
5
Komatsu: [flashing him the raised pinkie finger]
If there's something you kotchi no hou de wakaranai koto wa
don't understand about in-this-way not-understand-things (T)
this, just ask, and I'll
probably have the answer! kiite-kureyo tabun
shall-ask-(favor-to-me) perhaps
OSHIete-yare -sou da ze_!
inform-(favor-to-you) (conjecture)
6
Kyousuke:
Thanks. arigato
Kyousuke FX:
kusu_
7
Kyousuke:
Uhh... The person that sits ano... sakki no SEKI no HITO wa
there is Ayu--? uh just-now's-seat's-person (T)
etto ayu......
uhh Ayu--
Komatsu:
Ohh, it's that delinquent, a---- ano FURYOU AYUKAWA madoka daro!
Ayukawa Madoka! that-delinquent poss-be
8
Komatsu: ________ ______
She "escaped". In other esukeipu tsumari sabori!
words, she's playing hooky! escape in-other-words play-hooky
Kyousuke: ______
Hooky?! sabori?!
---------------------------------------------------
p 22 (20)
1
[Isolated shot of the sign outside classroom 1-C.]
2
[The class gathers around Manami's desk. Kurumi smiles and sits on top of
the desk, Manami sits with more dignity in her seat.]
boy 1: [beaming] ______
Our class was lucky to get futari to mo kono kurasu tte no wa
the both of you. w/2-people too this-class
_______
rakki-- datta yo na---
lucky was
boy 2: [in seat behind Manami] ___
Starting tomorrow, I'll ore nan-ka ashita kara
feel it's worth coming I somehow beginning-tomorrow
to school...
GAKKOU kun no ni
school though
Ikigai KANjichau yo--
(= Ikigai KANjite-shimau yo--)
be-finding-my-life-worth-living-(finality)
girl 1:
Oh, listen to the guys... ma-- DANSHI ttara
oh! boys (I-tell-you!)
3
girl 1:
But why did you have to demo anata-tachi doushite 7-KAI mo
transfer seven times? but you-(plural) why 7-times even
TENKOU shita wake
changing-schools did reason?
girl 2:
Yeah. aa sou ne
4
Kurumi: [brightly] _______
Ta-dah! In the last school ja----n! nyanto JITSU wa
I ran a hundred meters in (= nan-to) in-fact
3 seconds...
MAE no GAKKOU de atashi
at-previous-school I
#100m# o 3-BYOU de......
100-meter (O) in-3-seconds
Manami:
Kurumi!! kurumi!!
5
[Manami stands and claps a hand over Kurumi's chattering mouth. Their
classmates look on in surprise.]
Manami:
Wh-what are you talking na...nani Itte n no yo
about? what saying
That's not it! That's chigau desho chigau desho horaa!
not it! Listen! wrong poss-be look/listen!
Kurumi squirm FX: ____
moga
(mogaku = struggle/writhe/wriggle/squirm)
Manami seat FX: _____
gatan
6
[View from the back of the class shows the crowd of boys gathered around
the twins.]
Manami: [hidden from view]
Moving is our hobby. SHUMI nan desu atashi-tachi HIkKOsu no
a-hobby that-is we moving
reaction FX: ___
do_
boys:
Wah ha ha! wa ha ha
---------------------------------------------------
p 23 (21)
1
[Exterior shot of a school building.]
school bell FX: ___ ___ ___ ___
kin kon kan kon
2
[It's lunchtime and a mob is assaulting the cafeteria counter that sells
bread, sandwiches and other items... It is complete mayhem.]
student 1: ___ _____ ___ ______ ___
M-melon bread and a potato me_ meron pan ni imo sarada pan kudasa--i
salad bread, pleeease. melon-bread potato-salad-bread
please
student 2:
Where are you touching!? doko sawatte n no yo
where touching
student 3:
QUIT SHOVING! osu na_
not-push/shove-(neg-command)
student 4:
WAHHHH wa---
student 5: _______ ___
Croquette bread for me! atashi korokke pan!
I -croquette-bread
3
[Komatsu emerges from the pack, clutching a sandwich. Kyousuke stands back,
a bit perturbed.]
Komatsu:
Yes! Today, I'm in luck!! yata--! KYOU wa tsuite-ru zo
today (T) be-in-luck !!
_____ _____
I got my hands on the MABOROSHI no katsu-sando ga
illusive katsu-sand ...
TEni Iru nan-te
fall-into-my-hands or-such/etc.
crowd:
Dummy. aho
UGH! ugya--
Ouch. itete
4
[They walk out of the cafeteria.]
Komatsu: ___
Aren't you going to buy KIMI wa pan kawanai no
bread? you (T) bread not-buy
Kyousuke:
No. I brought a bento . yeah lunch brought
5
[They descend the stairs.]
Kyousuke:
This is a lively school. nigiyaka na GAKKOU da ne
lively/noisy/cheerful school be
Komatsu:
Isn't it? so-- daro
like-that poss-be
It's because this place has koko wa CHUUGAKU
junior high, senior high, this-place (T) jr-high-school
and college all in one.
KOUKOU DAIGAKU minna
sr-high-school university all
aru kara na
there-are that's-why
And there are a lot of sore ni kekko-- ONNA no KO
girls... what's-more quite/very girls
OUi n da ze~~
many/much (explan)
---------------------------------------------------
p 24 (22)
1
Komatsu: [talking with a katsu-sand stuffed in his mouth]
That's why all the students da kara maa koko no SEITO wa
here are goody-goodys! that's-why this-place's-students (T)
hotondo ONSHITSU SODAchi no
very-nearly hothouse-growth 's
person-brought-up-in-prosperity
botchan jo--chan tte toko ka na!
boys girls occasion I-wonder
2
Kyousuke: [smiling at Komatsu]
Goody-goodys, huh? .....ONSHITSU SODAchi nee...?
Komatsu: [flashing with indignation]
Oh, don't I look like one? are..... yappa MIenai?
sure-enough not-look-like
3
Komatsu: [stops and turns to look at something]
OH! o
4
Komatsu: [looking into classroom 1-C]
J-just a sec. Hey, take a chi chotto are MIro yo KASUGA-kun!
look, Kasuga-kun! just-a-sec hey look!
5
Kyousuke:
Eh? e
Komatsu: [wide-eyed]
There! There! asoko asoko!
6
[A shot of Kurumi, standing inside and smiling at someone off-panel.]
Komatsu: [off]
Look! The little girl with hora KAMI no NAGAi chitchai KO
the long hair. look! hair 's long teeny-weeny girl
That girl! ano KO!
___
My kind of girl! ore gonomi!
I (konomi = a-liking/fancy/choice)
Cuuuute!! ka_ waii---!!
---------------------------------------------------
p 25 (23)
1
Kyousuke: [hands in pockets]
Oh, that's just Kurumi. nan da kurumi ja nai ka
what's-this
Komatsu: [turning in surprise]
Eh?! H-how do you know e_ na...nan de SHItte n no?
that? ! what knowing
2
Komatsu: [elbowing Kyousuke in the chest]
Kasuga-kun, you're KASUGA-kun tte INAI NA to
surprisingly quick...! (T) surprisingly
TEeBAYAi n da na---_
quick/nimble/agile (explan)
You pervert. kono-- sukebe
this perverted
3
Kyousuke:
She's my sister! IMOUTO da yo!
(younger)-sister be
[Komatsu, taken by surprise, misses with his elbow.]
Komatsu elbow FX: ____
zuru
4
Manami: [standing behind Komatsu and carrying a stack of books]
Oniichan! oNIIchan!
Kyousuke:
Hey, Manami. yoo manami
5
Kyousuke:
Is everything okay with kurumi no yatsu DAIJOUBU ka?
Kurumi? 's affair all-right (?)
She better not be using it. TSUKAtte-nai darou naa
not-be-using poss-be
Komatsu: [leaning behind Kyousuke, bug-eyed and staring at Manami]
Oniichan? oNIIchan?
6
[Manami facial portrait.]
Manami:
It's all right! DAIJOUBU!
I'm watching her closely. atashi ga chanto MIte-ru
I (S) fully/perfectly be-watching
mon
(reason)
Just leave it to me. makasetoite
leave-it-to-me
book titles:
Mathematics SUUGAKU
Japanese KOKUGO
Physical Education TAI-IKU
English EIGO
7
Manami: [entering the classroom]
Kurumi, I got the books... kurumi--- KYOUKASHO moratte-kita yo~~
textbooks got
---------------------------------------------------
p 26 (24)
1
[Komatsu facial portrait--heart-symbols in his eyes.]
2
Komatsu: [grabbing Kyousuke by the lapels]
O... Oni... Oni... o...oni...oni...
3
Komatsu: [enthusiastically hugging Kyousuke around the neck]
ONIIIIII-SAN!! oni~~san!!
Kyousuke:
WAH!! uotto--_!!
Komatsu FX: __
gaba_
4
Komatsu: [arm around Kyousuke's shoulder, other hand clasping Kyousuke's]
I mean, I'm delighted! iya-- boku wa ureshii!
I (T) delighted/glad
To have made friends with oNIIsan no yo-- na HITO to
someone like you, oniisan... resembles-oniisan w/person
TOMOdachi ni nareru nan-te
to-have-made-friends-with etc.
______
I mean... Ha ha ha. iya--- hahaha
Somehow, I don't feel like a nan-ka TANIN no you na
stranger... somehow stranger resembles
KI ga shinai na---
not-feel
_____ _____
Would you like to have katsu-sando TAbemasu?
my katsu-sand? cutlet-sandwich eat/take/have
Well, let's be like brothers ma_ kore kara wa KYOUDAI no yo-- ni
and be on good terms from well from-now-on (T) like-brothers
now on.
NAKA yoku yarimasho-- ne
on-good-terms shall-do
[Kyousuke is stunned speechless.]
5
narration:
Who's a brother? Who?!! dare ga KYOUDAI da dare ga!!
who (S) brother be
Komatsu:
Right, oniisan? ne oni--san
[The twins come out in the hall to watch.]
Kurumi:
Ah, there's oniichan. a oni--chan da
6
Komatsu: [beaming]
Oh, how do you do! a HAJIme mashite!
7
Komatsu: [whipping out a notebook and licking the tip of a pen]
I--I mean, "I" --I'm Komatsu KOMATSU SEIJI doue--su
Seiji of class 3-A. small-pine arranging-official (= desu)
What are your names? kimi-tachi NAMAE wa?
you-(plural) names
What kind of food do you SUki na TAbeMONO wa?
like? liking food
______ ______ _____
Your bust, waist and hip _basuto_ - _uesuto_ - _hippu_ wa?
measurements? bust waist hips
What do you usually wear itsu-mo nani KIte nete n no?
when you go to bed? usually what wearing sleeping
[The twins cringe back, wide-eyed.]
Kyousuke: [glaring, irritated]
This guy... ko yatsu
---------------------------------------------------
p 27 (25)
1
[Exterior shot of the school. Three guys lounge about.]
Manami: [off]
See ya... jaa ne--
2
Komatsu: [waving]
G'bye, Manami-chan! manami-chan sainara--_
Don't forget Komatsu Seiji. KOMATSU SEIJI o o-WASUre naku ne
(O) (hon)-not-forgetting
[Manami stands with Kyousuke.]
3
Kyousuke:
The first day at our new TENKOU 1 HI -ME wa
school is over without any changing-schools 1st-day (T)
trouble.
BUJI SHUURYOU
peace/uneventful come-to-an-end
Well, let's go home. saa KAErou
shall-return-home
4
Kyousuke: [swiveling his head]
Ku... ku......
5
Kyousuke:
What happened to Kurumi? kurumi wa do-- shita
(T) what-happened
Manami: [smiling nervously]
Well... do-- shita mo ko-- shita mo
what-happened and this-happened
6
Manami: ______
She wants to join a club, nan-ka kurabu HAIritai kara
so she went to look around. somehow club want-to-join that's-why
MIte-kuru tte
begin-looking
Kyousuke: [aghast]
EHHH?! A-alone?! e~~_ hi...hitori de ka?!
! 1-person being
---------------------------------------------------
p 28 (26)
1
Manami:
Yeah. She said she'd be un sugu KAEru
back soon... soon/immediately to-return-home
tte Itta kara......
said-that that's-why
But that's the last I demo sore kkiri!
heard of her! but that-(one) only
2
Kyousuke: [exasperated]
T-to leave her unattended ga...GAKKOU de aitsu o hitori ni suru
at school is like having at-school her (O) 1-person to-make
the duck that carries ____
onions on its back fly nan-te negi shotta
away on an ICBM! etc. carried-onions-on-the-back
____
kamo ga #ICBM# de TOnde-itta
duck (S) on-an-ICBM flew-(away)
yo-- na mon ja nai ka!
resembles thing
[In the background, the imagined duck with onions on its back is tied to
a missile that's blasting off...]
rocket FX: ________
dodododo
3
Kyousuke: [racing off]
Let's find her! When left sagasou! aitsu o hitori ni
alone she always causes let's-look-for her (O) 1-person
problems!
shitoku to MONDAI okosu ni
(= shite-oku to) a-problem give-rise-to
when-do-(for-future's-sake)
KImatta-ru!
definitely/absolutely
Manami:
(You're assuming the worst!) (kekko-- KImekkete-ru na--_)
quite be-assuming/taking-for-granted
4
[View looking up at the face of a school building.]
Hikaru: [off]
Sweet! umai!
nice/tasty
5
[View pans down. We see Hikaru standing near a corner, talking to someone
off-panel. Around that corner, Kurumi walks and hums to herself, and
looks about.]
Hikaru: ____
But what if the teach comes? SENko-- konai desu ka ne--?
teacher not-come is
girl: [off]
Don't worry. DAIJOUBU da yo
6
[Strolling past the corner, Kurumi glances to her left and spots the 2 girls.]
Kurumi:
! !
---------------------------------------------------
p 29 (27)
1
Kurumi: [off]
Kyaa! kya--
[Kyousuke and Manami stop in surprise...]
2
[...and race in the direction of the scream.]
Kyousuke:
That's Kurumi's voice!! kurumi no KOE da--_!!
's voice be
3
Kurumi: [standing, both hands to her mouth, horrified and screaming]
Y-you're smoking ta_ tabako sutte-ru----_!
cigarettes...! cigarettes be-smoking
[Hikaru clutches at her chest...]
Hikaru: ____ ____
geho geho
4
Hikaru: [turning to give Kurumi a glare]
Ohhh, you gave me a heart a-- bikkuri shita
attack. surprised/had-a-heart-attack-
Hikaru:
You shouted so loudly. dekke-- KOE DAshi yagatte
(= dekkai?) voice put-out
humongous-
5
Hikaru:
What do you want?! Scram! nan da yo omae wa_! atchi ike!
what-is-it you go-away
SHOO! SHOO! shi_ shi_
6
Kurumi:
J-junior high students chu chu--gakuse-- wa tabako
shouldn't smoke cigarettes. jr-high-students (T) cigarettes
sutcha dame nan da kara---
(= sutte wa dame) that's-why
should-not-smoke
7
Hikaru:
I haven't seen you around. omae MIkakenai KAO da na--
you not-see face be
You're a student here? koko no SEITO ka?
this-place 's student
8
Kurumi:
I started here today! atashi KYOU TENKOU shite-kita no!
I today started-at-new-school
Hikaru: [sinister look]
........... ..........
So you're a new student. sou ka SHINNYUU ri ka
like-that incoming/new
---------------------------------------------------
p 30 (28)
1
Kurumi: [in sing-song voice]
Yooou're being naughty, i--kenai n da ikenai n da
you're being naughty. bad/naughty (explan)
[Hikaru takes a pratfall.]
Hikaru FX: _____
gawa_
2
Hikaru: [back on her feet and yelling]
Stop singing! UTAu na--_!
Are you an elementary school SHOUGAKUSEI ka oMAE wa--_!
kid?! elementary-pupil (?) you
3
[Kurumi's pov as Hikaru gets in her face.]
Hikaru:
If you're new here, I'll TENKOUSEI nara
teach you something. transfer-student if-you-are
OSHIete-yaru yo
teach/inform-(favor-to-you)
If you mess with us... atashi-tachi ni kakawaru to...
us (IO) to-have-to-do-with if
4
[Hikaru backs Kurumi up against the wall and rests the palm of her hand on
Kurumi's cheek. Kurumi sweats and stares wide-eyed at Hikaru's "angel-of-
death" expression.]
Hikaru: [black speech bubble]
...you'll be in for a kowa~~~i ME ni autte koto o ne~~~
frightening experience. scary experiencing matter (O)
5
Kyousuke: [running around the corner]
Kuru... kuru...
6
[Hikaru's/Kurumi's pov of both Kyousuke and Manami as they stop and stare.]
Kyousuke:
mi... mi...
7
[Kyousuke facial portrait--he sees something surprising.]
---------------------------------------------------
p 31 (29)
1
[It's Madoka, with eyes closed, leaning back against the wall, puffing on
a cigarette.]
Madoka:
Hikaru, we have more guests. hikaru~~ mata o-KYAKU-san da yo--
again (hon)-guest-(hon) be
Kurumi: [smiling in relief at Kyousuke]
Oh! a
2
Kyousuke:
Wh-what...?! a...aree~~~~?!
3
[Madoka opens her eyes wide and drops her cigarette as she realizes who it
is.]
4
Kyousuke:
Y-you're the one who gave ki...kimi wa tashika kinou no...
me... you (T) certainly yesterday's
Kurumi: [racing to Kyousuke with arms outflung]
Oniichaaan! oNIIcha--n
5
[Kyousuke profile--he visualizes Madoka back in panel 12-5.]
Madoka flashback:
You're kidding! There uso-- 99-DAN shika nai hazu yo!
should only be 99! lie steps should-only-be
Kyousuke:
...the hat yesterday. BOUSHI o kureta......
hat (O) gave
---------------------------------------------------
p 32 (30)
1
[Madoka facial portrait--shock...]
2
[...and she drops her gaze with a stern look...]
3
[When she looks up her features are composed.]
Madoka:
So... You come to this ......soo anta kono GAKKOU ni
school... like-that/so you to-this-school
kita no...
came
4
Hikaru: [walking up to them] _____
Eh? Whaaat? Ayukawa-san, is e-- nani--- AYUKAWA-san no dachi?
he your friend? what 's friend
5
Madoka:
No... iya......
6
[Panels 6 and 7 are a pair--Madoka on the right, Kyousuke on the left. They
face each other.]
Madoka: [sternly]
I wouldn't know a guy like shiranai yo... konna yatsu!
this! not-come-to-know this-kind-of-guy
7
Kyousuke:
! !
narration:
...Ayukawa?! .....AYUKAWA?!
---------------------------------------------------
p 33 (31)
1
[Kyousuke stands in shock, and visualizes 2 more flashbacks.]
Matsuoka-sensei flashback:
That's Ayukawa-kun's seat. soko wa AYUKAWA-kun no SEKI da---
that-place (T) 's seat be
narration:
Ayukawa... Oh yeah! AYUKAWA......a sou ka!
narration:
Ayukawa Madoka. That seat AYUKAWA madoka ano SEKI ka no
was hers!! that-seat 's
ONNA no datta no ka!!
girl 's was
Komatsu flashback:
Ohh, it's that delinquent, a---- ano FURYOU AYUKAWA madoka daro
Ayukawa Madoka. that-delinquent poss-be
2
[Madoka facial portrait--aloof.]
3
[She raises a pack to her lips to pull out a cigarette.]
Madoka cigarette FX: ___
su_
[Kyousuke is surprised.]
Kyousuke heartbeat FX: _____
doki_
4
[Kyousuke shows his irritation.]
Madoka cigarette FX: [off] _____
shubo
narration:
I'm not that serious a ore tte sonna ni majime
guy... I (T) that-kind-of (IO) seriousness/
earnestness
SHOUNEN ja nai kedo...
boy/juvenile being-not but
5
Madoka smoking FX: ___
fu_
narration:
...but I don't like this ko-- yu-- notte
kind of stuff at all!! this-kind-of feeling-like-doing
_____
yappari kirai da!!
after-all hated/an-abhorrence be
6
[Kyousuke flashes with the Power.]
---------------------------------------------------
p 34 (32)
1
[Madoka stares wide-eyed at the tip of her cigarette as it goes out.]
Madoka cigarette FX: _____
poro_
2
[She holds it between her fingers and examines it. Kyousuke whistles
innocently.]
3
[She re-lights it.]
Madoka cigarette FX: _____
shubo
4
[Kyousuke flashes again...]
5
[...and her lighter flame goes out.]
Madoka lighter FX: ______
shu--_
Hikaru: [wide-eyed]
Huh! It went out again. are! mata KIeta
huh again went-out/be-extinguished
6
[Kyousuke looks over at Manami, who looks on in surprise.]
Kyousuke FX:
ni_
7
Manami:
O-oniichan, you shouldn't o...oNIIchan dame yo konna tokoro de
use it in a place like this! no-good in-this-kind-of-place
TSUKAtcha!
(= TSUKAtte-wa "dame")
shouldn't-be-using
Kyousuke: [finger to lips]
Shhh! shi---_
8
[Kyousuke turns his attention back to Madoka...]
9
[...and assumes a lecturing stance.]
Kyousuke: ______
If you smoke cigarettes at IMA kara tabako nan-ka
your age, you won't give from-now cigarettes somehow
birth to healthy babies!!
sutte-ru to JOUBU na AKA-chan
if-be-smoking healthy babies
Umenaku naru ze_!!
result-in-not-giving-birth-to
---------------------------------------------------
p 35 (33)
1
[Madoka stands stunned and blushes.]
2
Hikaru: [livid]
What? You jerk. Allll an da to-- kono yaro-- yo--shi
right. you-jerk all-right
Watch me have one! Unde yaro-- ja nai ka
shall-give-birth-to-(favor-to-you) (?)
3
[Kyousuke closes his eyes, a satisfied smirk on his face...]
narration:
That should settle it! KImatta na!
Kyousuke FX:
ji---n
FX-of-satisfaction
background text: [repeated]
I did it. yatta ne
4
[...that is soon wiped away with a...]
Madoka hand FX: ______
batsu_
5
[Manami closes her eyes and cringes. Kurumi looks on in wide-eyed surprise.]
6
Madoka: [turning to leave] ____
That's not something you SHOTAIMEN no redi ni
should be saying to a lady the-1st-meeting 's lady (IO)
that you just met, kid!
MUKA tte yu-- KOTOBA
saying-face-to-face-with speech/remarks
______
ja nai ne bo--ya!
boy/kid
---------------------------------------------------
p 36 (34)
1
[Overhead view looking down. Madoka walks off. Hikaru races to catch up.
Kyousuke holds hand to injured cheek.]
Hikaru:
Oh, wait, Madoka-saaan! a matte yo madoka-sa---n
oh wait
2
Kyousuke:
K-kid?! bo bo~~ya?!
Kurumi: [to Manami]
Oniichan was a kid? oNIIchan te bo--ya datta no?
"kid" was
Manami: [nervous smile]
Well, that girl... saa ne ojo--chan
3
[Kyousuke facial portrait--hand still to cheek, he looks into the distance.
Presumably, still at Madoka as she walks off.]
narration:
Wha... na......
4
Kyousuke:
(What kind of a girl is she?!) (nan chu-- KO da ittai?!)
(= nan to yuu) girl be in-the-world
how-to-put-it
5 and 6
[Exterior shot of the Kasuga apartment building.]
---------------------------------------------------
p 37 (35)
1
[Kyousuke in profile against a backdrop of the dusk sky. He wears the
red straw hat.]
2
[View pans back to show him reclined on the floor, back against a pillow
that rests against the wall. He looks out through the sliding glass
door, past the balcony...]
narration:
The girl that gave me this kono BOUSHI o kureta no wa......
hat... this-hat (O) gave-me
3
[Various flashback pics of Madoka--At the 99.5 steps, smoking, slapping him.]
4
[Tight shot of Kyousuke shows the imprint of a hand on his cheek. He gazes
up at the ceiling in unhappy thought.]
narration:
It was her... Wasn't it?! ano KO...... da yo na yappari...?!
that-girl be after-all
Kyousuke cheek FX: ________
hirihiri
---------------------------------------------------
p ** (36)
<**This page does not appear in the wideban version.>
[Rather crudely drawn pic of Kyousuke. He sits almost cross-legged, except
that his feet are together in front of him.]
Title: ___________
Character Profile kyarakuta-- SHOUKAI
character presentation/introduction
Kyousuke:
Kasuga Kyousuke KASUGA KYOUSUKE
Kouryou Junior High School, KOURYOU GAKUEN CHUUTOU -BU 3-NEN
3rd year. secondary-school section year
I'm the eldest son in the HIkKOsu, TENKOU -REKI 7-KAI
ESPer<*> Kasuga family, to-move change-school history-of times
and hold the funny, yet
sad experience of moving to yu-- okashiku mo
and transferring schools say-that strange/ridiculous and
7 times.
kawaiso-- na KEIKEN o motsu
unfortunate experience (O) to-have/hold
_i--esupi--_<*> IKKA
(kanji = CHOU- NOURYOKU) a-family
ESP super- ability
KASUGA KE no CHOUNAN
family 's eldest-son
Physical ability? UNDOUSHINKEI?
athletic-ability
I guess I'm rather slow... kekko-- nibui hou ka mo...
rather slow way it-might-be-that
Personality? SEIKAKU, NINGENSEI?
personality human-nature
Well, I guess a little shy, maa nami no GE kurai
but indecisive... well the-average 's low-class about
ka na demo YUUJUUFUDAN na tokoro-ga
I-wonder but indecisive but/while
aru n da yo na~~~~
to-have (explan)
Ayukawa Madoka? Hiyama AYUKAWA madoka? HIYAMA hikaru?
Hikaru?
You promised not to ask sore wa kikanai
about that! that-(one) (T) not-ask
YAKUSOKU desho--!
promise poss-be
Footnote at bottom of page:
*Abbreviation for Extra- #Extra Sensory Perception# no RYAKU
Sensory Perception 's abbreviation
---------------------------------------------------