Kimagure Orange Road
"The Suspicious Flickering Light Beam!"
Volume 3, Story 9
WB Volume 2, Story 10
Written and illustrated by Matsumoto Izumi
Translation by Craig H. Nishida
Compilation by Spencer C. Hastings
Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose
Craig Nishida
Spencer Hastings
Peter Norby
Jay Harvey
Ramon Galindo
Last revision : 9-19-94
NOTE: [WBp#'s are printed first, Normal manga pages in parenthesis()]
NOTE: Translation is done from the WB manga. So there may be a few
extra's to those of you not having them.
Example: (The subtitles on page 201 (179) are only in the WB'S!)
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p 201 (179)--TITLE PAGE
[Madoka stands, hand on hip, other hand toys with her hair which is
tied up on top; her midriff is bare, thus the subtitles.]
MAIN TITLE (at top) _______
The Suspicious Flickering GIWAKU KOUSEN / yuratsu!
Light Beam! suspicion light-beam <*>
<* yuratsuku = to flicker/waver/shake/tremble/jolt/vibrate/sway/rock>
SUB-TITLE (at bottom)
With Hair Up and Spirits KAMI o #UP# ni KIBUN wa #HIGH#!
High! the-hair (O) up (IO) spirit (T) high
______
I Want to Feel the Nuance binkan SUHADA to
on My Sensitive Skin... sensitive with-bare-skin
_______
nyuansu shitai...
nuance want-to-be-felt
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p 202 (180)
1
[Exterior shot of ABCB.]
phone FX: _______
riri--n
2
Madoka: _______
Yes, this is ABCB. hai abakabu desu
3
[Madoka listens to whomever is on the other end of the phone.]
4
Madoka:
Shuu-chan! SHUU-chan!
5
Madoka: [smiling]
It's been a long time, HISAshiburi ne--
huh? after-a-long-interval (right?)
Yeah, fine! un GENKI!
vitality
6
[Madoka glances at the clock, which reads 9:40.]
Madoka: _____
Work? baito?
...yeah. I'm done soon. ...... un mo-- sugu Owaru kedo
soon be-over but
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p 203 (181)
1
Madoka:
WHAT? TONIGHT?! e KON'YA?!
2
[Master looks on, curious.]
3
Madoka FX: ______
chira_
Master FX: _____
gohon
4
Madoka: [writing on a pad]
Yeah... I got it. un...... wakatta
________
The record store in front EKIMAE no reko--do -YA ne
of the station. front-of-station 's record store
I'll be there. Bye. iku yo ja
5
[On the streets at night, Madoka looks about.]
6
[From behind, we watch her walk away, past some night spots.]
sign 1: _______
Kitty Cat Lounge nyannin
meow-person
sign 2:
A.H Hat-chan #A.H# hatchan
sign 3: _______
Tracy Snack Bar sunakku #TRACY#
sign 4:
A.M Mitsuru-kun #A.M# mitsuru-kun
sign 5: ________
Tremolo toremoro ????
a-tremolo
sign 6: ____ _________
Music Woman Pub & Restaurant pabu #&# resutoran #MUSIC WOMAN#
pub restaurant
sign 7: ____
White Water Bar ba-- SHIROMIZU
bar white-water-left-after-washing-rice
sign 8:
A.G. -chan #A.G# <2-undeciphered-kanji> -chan
sign 9: _____
Seventh Heaven runru
(= runrun?)
in-7th-heaven/on-cloud-9
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p 204 (182)
1
[Exterior shot of ABCB.]
narration:
The next day... YOKUJITSU----
Master: [off]
Welcome! irasshai!
2
[Kyousuke sits at the counter and looks about.]
3
Master:
What can I get you today? nan ni nasaimasu ka KYOU wa?
what (IO) do (?) today
Kyousuke: ________ ___
Oh, I'll have an ice cafe. a aisukafe ore
ice-cafe I
4
Kyousuke: [looking about again]
Uh... ano...
5
[Master studies him.]
6
Master: [smiling]
Sorry, she's not here! ZANNEN datta ne! AYUKAWA-kun
Some important business regret was
came up, and so she's
taking a break from work. DAIJI na YOU ga dekita toka de
important-errand (S) can-do somehow
YASUnde-ru n da
be-taking-a-break (explan)
7
Kyousuke:
Oh... haa......
narration:
I got hold of some movie EIGA no KEN ga
tickets so I thought I'd movie-tickets (S)
invite her...
TE ni haitta kara
since-came-into-my-possession
sasoou to OMOtte kita noni---
shall-invite began-thinking-that
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p 205 (183)
1
[Kyousuke spies a piece of paper on the counter.]
2
Kyousuke:
(That's Ayukawa's (AYUKAWA no JI ja nai ka!)
handwriting!) 's handwriting is-not(?)
(Hmm, let me see...) (nani nani)
3
[Closeup of the paper.]
memo:
Shuu-chan SHUU-chan
10:30 PM #PM 10:30#
front of station EKIMAE
in front of record store reko--do-- -YA MAE
4
[Kyousuke's eyes grow wide.]
5
Kyousuke:
(Shuu-chan?!) (SHUU-chan?!)
(Who might that be?) (DARE no koto darou)
who poss.-be
6
Kyousuke: [still staring at the paper]
(Since she wrote "chan", (chan tte kaku kara ni wa
they must be pretty close.) "chan" to-write since
kekko-- SHITAshii NAKA nan daro-- naa)
rather-friendly terms what-poss-be
7
Kyousuke: ________
(So she's meeting this guy (reko--do -YA MAE tte koitsu to
in front of the record in-front-of-record-store (T) w/this-guy
store?)
MAchia wake shite-ru
wait-for-each-other be-the-reason
tte koto ka)
thing (?)
(And this late... (shikamo konna OSOku ni...
furthermore at-this-kind-of-lateness
Who in the world might ittai DARE nan darou SHUU-chan te)
"Shuu-chan" be?) who-in-the-world what-poss-be
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p 206 (184)
1
[Master sets down Kyousuke's order...]
drink FX: ___
ton
2
[...and notices what Kyousuke is reading.]
Master FX: ______
chira_
Kyousuke FX: ___
ha_
3
Kyousuke: [setting it down]
(Oh no, oh no!) (ikenai ikenai!)
memo FX: _____
pasa_
4
Kyousuke:
(Again, as usual, my worries mata itsu mo no SHIMPAISHOU ga...
run away with me... again always worry-habit (S)
___
It's a bad habit of mine!) ore no WARUi kuse da!)
my bad-habit be
5
[Kyousuke sips his drink.]
narration:
Hey! This is nothing to kora_! kore gurai de
get worried about. Right, hey ! about-this
Kyousuke?!
SHIMPAI suru koto nai
not-a-thing-to-get-worried-about
ja nai ka KYOUSUKE!
is-not(?)
6
[Portrait of Madoka.]
narration:
It's Ayukawa. It must AYUKAWA no koto da mon kitto
certainly be a legitimate is (explan) surely
errand!
chanto shita YOUJI ni
proper/up-to-standards business at
KImatte-ru yo!
be-settling/deciding
narration:
That's what this "Shuu-chan" da kara SHUU-chan to yu-- no
is all about... for-that-reason "Shuu-chan" saying-that
mo----
7
[Kyousuke looks up at the ceiling, in thought.]
8
[Exterior night shot of ABCB.]
narration: ___
But I don't really know da kedo AYUKAWA no koto ore
everything about Ayukawa... be however about-Ayukawa I
HONTOU ni SHIranai na---
really not-know
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p 207 (185)
1
[Madoka stands and unties her ABCB apron.]
narration:
And again, the next day... soshite sono mata YOKUJITSU----
and that again the-next-day
Madoka:
Oh! ara
2
Madoka:
You came yesterday. kinou kita n datte
yesterday came even
Kyousuke: [embarrassed]
Ha ha! ha ha_
narration:
Ayukawa's here! AYUKAWA wa ita!
3
narration:
All right! Today indeed...! yoshi KYOU koso----!
all-right today indeed/precisely
Kyousuke:
I have two movie tickets. EIGA no KEN ga 2 MAI aru
If tomorrow's okay... movie-tickets (S) 2-(counter) exist
n da kedo yokattara ashita...
(explan) but if-okay tomorrow
4
[Madoka looks at him.]
5
Madoka: [small (apologetic) smile]
I'm sorry. I have to run gomen ne ashita wa chotto YOU ga
a little errand tomorrow. tomorrow (T) small errand (S)
aru no
exists
6
Kyousuke:
Oh. asoo
Master:
Ayukawa-kun, it's almost AYUKAWA-kun sorosoro JIKAN da yo
time. soon time/period be
7
Madoka: ________
Oh, you're right. I'm sorry HONTOU da suimasen masuta--
about this, Master. really be sorry Master
Well, I'll be going! ja o-saki ni!
beforehand
Madoka: [waving]
Bye, Kasuga-kun. ja ne KASUGA-KUN
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p 208 (186)
1
[Kyousuke sits stunned.]
door FX: _____
karan
[Master touches him on the shoulder.]
touch FX: ___
ton
2
Master:
Worried? SHIMPAI kai?
Kyousuke: [blushing]
Eh! N-no. Not really... e i ie sonna betsu ni...
no that-kind-of in-particular
3
Kyousuke:
But... What in the world demo...... do-- shita n desu
is going on? but what-is-the-matter
ka ittai?
in-the-world
4
[Master thinks about it.]
5
[Shot of the ABCB wall.]
Master: [off]
Well. I didn't hear what saa ne donna YOUJI ka wa
kind of errand, but ever what-kind-of-errand/business
since that phone call (on
the evening of) the day kiite nai kedo tada ototoi
before yesterday... not-hearing but just day-before-
yesterday
no YORU DENWA ga atte kara......
's evening telephone having because
6
Kyousuke:
Ah! ha_
narration:
Telephone... DENWA----
7
[Kyousuke visualizes Madoka waving and leaving the ABCB. Overlaid on this is
the memo.]
memo:
Shuu-chan SHUU-chan
10:30 PM #PM 10:30#
front of station EKIMAE
in front of record store reko--do-- -YA MAE
narration:
Ayukawa was called by that AYUKAWA----
"Shuu-chan" guy in that ____
memo?! ano memo ni atta
that-memo existed
SHUU-chan toka yu-- yatsu ni
called-"Shuu-chan" that-person
YObi-dasarete?!
be-calling-up
I guess I was right. But yappari so-- na no ka shikashi
what in the world is this as-I-thought seeming-like but
all about...
ittai nan no tame ni----
what-in-the-world due-to
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p 209 (187)
1
[Exterior night shot of Komatsu's home.]
narration:
The day my worries SHIDAI ni SHIMPAI ga
gradually grew... gradually worry (S)
tsunotte kita aru HI---
began-growing-more-intense happen day
sign:
Komatsu KOMATSU
2
[Inside, Kyousuke tries to do the homework, but Komatsu flashes him a
centerfold pinup.]
narration: ___
...I spent the night at ore wa NATSUYASUmi no SHUKUDAI no
Komatsu's house in order I (T) summer-vacation's-homework 's
to cram and finish up the
summer vacation homework. Oi-komi no tame ni
final-lap/last-spurt because-of
KOMATSU no IE ni TOmari ni itta
at-Komatsu's-house went-stopping-for-
the-night
3
[Daylight. And Kyousuke walks home, through a rather questionable
neighborhood...]
Kyousuke:
Yawn! fua_
narration:
The next morning. sono YOKUASA
sign #1:
Mahjong MAAJAN
sign #2:
Dirty Bookstore ikagawashi SHOTEN
indecent bookstore
sign #3:
Pachinko ________
pachinko
sidewalk sign: ______
Kabuki kabuki
4
Kyousuke: [looking around at the signs]
(Come to think of it, this (so-- ieba koko da na
is where that record store if-that-kind-of this-place-be
is...) ________
EKIMAE no reko--do -YA tte)
record-store-in-front-of-station
(...it's in a rather indecent (kekko-- ikagawashii BASHO da naa)
neighborhood.) quite indecent area be
sign #1: _________
Super-Extreme MASSAGE CHOU- KAGEKI-NA massa--ji
super- extreme/radical massage
sign #2: _____
Dirty Videos iyarashi bideo
lewd videos
sign #3:
Super-Perverted Books CHOU- sukebe SHO #adults only#
"Adults Only" super- perverted books
sign #4:
Perverted Tea House sukebe KISSA #2# KAI
2 floors (up) tea-house floors
sign #5:
Crows too KARASU -HAJI
crow/raven including/as-well-as
5
[Kyousuke walks down the street. From behind him, comes a voice...]
Madoka: [off]
Looks like it's to--to-- ASA ni natchatta ne
morning already. rapidly morning (= natte-shimatta)
became-(regret)
sign:
Large servings OUMORI
large-serving/heaping-measure
6
[Kyousuke turns to look.]
narration:
That voice just now?! IMA no KOE wa?!
now 's voice
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p 210 (188)
1
[Shot of Madoka and Shuu leaving a building.]
2
[Shot of Kyousuke in shock.]
narration:
A-AYUKAWA!! a AYUKAWA!!
3
[Kyousuke zips around the corner of a building.]
narration:
Who's that guy next to tonari ni iru OTOKO wa----?!
her...?! in-area-beside to-be man
Kyousuke FX: ___
sa_
4
Shuu:
Shall we get something nani-ka TAbete-iku?
to eat? something to-eat-(process-of)
5
Madoka:
That's okay. Right now I'm i-- yo kono mama KAEtte
going home and straight to this-moment returning-home
bed.
NEru kara
to-go-to-bed that's-why
Madoka:
Yawn! afu_
6
[They walk past the alley in which Kyousuke is hiding.]
Shuu:
Whew! It's already morning, yareyare ASA KAEri kaa
and we're only now going home! whew morning return-trip (?)
Kyousuke:
! !
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p 211 (189)
1
[Shuu tries to stifle a yawn.]
Madoka:
A-ha! Shuu-chan, you ara ara SHUU-chan NEMU so-- na
have a sleepy face. looking-like-to-sleep
KAO shichatte
(= shite-shimatte)
having-expression-(finality)
2
Shuu: [smiling]
You have a pretty sleepy omae datte kekko--
face, too! you(familiar) quite
NEMU so--na
looking-like-to-sleep
KAO shite-ru ze
be-having-expression (strong-insistence/
used-among-friends)
Madoka: [smiling]
I put you through an o-tsukare-sama deshita!
exhausting time!* fatigue was
<*Cultural note and commentary: This phrase is difficult to translate into
English. Madoka here says "o-tsukare-sama deshita!"--said by one after
a long day, and is almost-but-not-quite an apology or offer of thanks
to another for putting the other through such a long day.>
3
[Kyousuke watches as Madoka and Shuu walk away.]
sign 1: [partial view]
...Perverted ...sukebe
sign 2:
Cabaret kyabaree
sign 3:
Obscene waisetsu
sign 4:
chauhai
4
[Kyousuke is stunned.]
5
narration: _____
I felt like I'd been hit marude hamma de ATAMA o nagurareta
on the head with a hammer... as-if w/hammer head (O) was-hit
you na KANji datta----
it-resembles feeling was
6
narration:
After all, that man--that yo--suru ni ano OTOKO ga
so-called "Shuu-chan" guy-- after-all/in-short that-man (S)
looks to be around college
age. SHUU-chan toka yu-- yatsu de
a-certain-Shuu-chan to-say that-person
TOSHI wa DAIGAKU -gurai de
age (T) college or-so being
narration:
Also, their relationship shikamo AYUKAWA no koto o
allows him to address furthermore (O)
Ayukawa informally...
omae da nan-te
you-(familiar) be etc.
yobisute-ru koto ga
being-a-don't-mister-him-thing
dekiru TACHIBA ni iru koto---
can-do situation to-have thing
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p 212 (190)
1
[Kyousuke looks up at the business signs.]
narration:
And... soshite----
2
[Shot down the street.]
sign #1:
Come-Along Tea House DOUHAN SURU KISSA
go-with/accompany tea-house
sign #2:
Indecent Bookstore iyarashi SHOTEN
sign #3: [partial]
Studi... Stage... #STUDI...# sutajio
narration:
They came from down that futari wa asoko kara
way... 2-people (T) from-down-there
DEte-kite---
beginning-emerging
3
[Tilted shot down the street.]
narration:
Oh! I don't understand aa moo nan-da-ka wake ga
any more! somehow reason (S)
wakaranai ya!
not-understand
sign #1: _____
Best Humble Tea House itchan hikui KISSA
best humble tea-house
(ichiban-diminutive)
sign #2:
Student Reading Room GAKUSEI KAIDOKU
student reading/discussion/meeting
4
[Madoka portrait.]
narration:
Ayukawa...!! AYUKAWA---!!
5
[Kyousuke stands and stares down the street.]
narration:
What in the world is this kore wa itta do-- yu--
all about?! this(one) (T) in-the-world what-kind-of
koto nan da?!
thing what be
sign #1:
?????? ...doeji
sign #2: _____
Intensely Perverted Videos HAGESHII sukebe bideo
intense perverted video
sign #3:
Dirty Bookstore hiwai SHOTEN
obscene/dirty
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p 213 (191)
1
[Exterior shot of a movie theatre and associated billboards/posters.]
Hikaru: [off]
SEMPAI!! SEMPAI!!
sign #1: [partial]
billboard sign: ________
Love Comedy "I'm Sorry" rabukome tte gomen ne
love-comedy (quote) I'm-sorry
small billboard sign: ________ ___________
Love Comedy "I'm Sorry" rabukome tte gomen ne ro--dosho--
Road Show
left poster:
Coming Soon to a Theater KINJITSU KOUKAI SURU
Near You soon present-to-the-public
2
[A hand jars Kyousuke to his senses.]
Hikaru: [off]
SEMPAI!! SEMPAI!!
3
[Hikaru and Kyousuke sit in their theatre seats.]
Kyousuke:
A-ah! What is it? a aa nan dai
Hikaru:
.......... ..........
4
Hikaru:
Sempai, you're looking very SEMPAI nan-ka KAO IRO
pale and unwell. somewhat complexion
WARUi mitai massao
bad/indisposed look-like very-pale
desu yoo
are
5
Kyousuke:
Eh?! I-I see. e?! so soo
6
narration: ______
Well, that makes a lot of sorya so-- da yo na anna shi--n
sense--after seeing a scene that to-be-that-way that-kind-of-scene
like that...!
MOKUGEKI shita n da mon...!
observed (the-reason-is)
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p 214 (192)
1
Hikaru:
But... Thank you very much. demo... arigato-- gozaimasu
2
Hikaru: [brightly]
To be invited by you... SEMPAI ni sasotte moraeru nan-te
by-Sempai be-invited-(favor-to-me) etc.
I've wanted to see this atashi kono EIGA mitakatta n desu
movie. I this-movie should-like-(to-see)
(explan)
3
[Kyousuke watches her.]
4
Kyousuke:
Aren't you hungry? Shall onaka sukanai? nani-ka
we get something to eat? not-feeling-hungry something
TAbete-iku?
to-eat-(process-of)
Hikaru: [happily]
Wow, Sempai! You're so waa_ KYOU no SEMPAI KIMAE
generous today! today's-Sempai generosity
mo i-- ya!
too good
5
narration:
"Shall we get something to nani-ka TAbete iku...?!
eat...?!"
Kyousuke:
Ah! ha_
6
[Shot of Kyousuke covering his ears as flash-bubbles appear around him.]
Flashback #1:
Shall we get something to nani-ka TAbete iku?
eat?
Flashback #2:
That's okay. Right now I'm i-- yo kono mama KAEtte NEru kara
going home and straight to
bed.
Flashback #3:
A-ha! Shuu-chan, you ara ara SHUU-chan NEMU so-- na
have a sleepy face.
KAO shichatte
Flashback #4:
You have a pretty sleepy omae datte kekko-- NEMU so-- na
face, too!
KAO shite-ru ze
7
Kyousuke:
ENOUGH ALREADY!! mo-- yamete-kure_!!
already stop
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p 215 (193)
1
[Outside on the street, Kyousuke, hands on ears, comes to his senses.
Hikaru looks at him in surprise.]
sign: [view of left side of same billboard seen in panel 213-1]
Screen-Projection JOUEI
______
Road... ro--do...
2
Hikaru:
Something happened after yappari nani-ka atta n desu ka
all? after-all something happened (explan) (?)
Kyousuke: [embarrassed]
N-nothing, nothing! na... nan demo nai nan demo nai!
3
[Hikaru looks on with concern.]
4
Hikaru: [brightly, grabbing his arm]
Well, today I was thinking tokoro de KYOU wa SEMPAI o
of taking you to a nice well/by-the-way today (T) (O)
place.
ii toko ni TSUrete-tte ageyou
nice-place (IO) taking-(someone) (favor)
to OMOtte-ta n desu
was-thinking-that (explan)
5
Hikaru: [resting her head on his shoulder]
Would you do that with me? tsukiatte-moraemasu ka
doing-together/going-along-(favor-to-me)
narration:
Usually, Hikaru-chan sticks itsu-mo dattara tajirogu hodo
so close that I shrink usually when-be shrink-back an-extent
back...
hikaru-chan ga kuttsuite kuru no
(S) adhering-(to) beginning
mo
too
6
Kyousuke: [small smile]
...yeah. ......un
narration:
...but today, for some IMA wa naze-ka kokochi
reason, it feels nice... now (T) for-some-reason feeling
yoi----
good/nice
7
[They walk off down the street, Hikaru clinging to his arm.]
narration:
Today, I think I want to KYOU wa zutto
spend the entire day with today (T) the-whole-time
Hikaru-chan!
hikaru-chan to ISSHO ni itai
together-w/Hikaru want-to-be
KIBUN!
feeling/mood
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p 216 (194)
1
[Exterior shot of "Mersey Beat" nightclub.]
2
[Inside the lobby, they stand and Kyousuke looks around him.]
Kyousuke: _____ _______
Live spot?! raibu / supotto?!
Hikaru: _____
Sempai, you like rock SEMPAI rokku suki desho!
music! rock like poss-be
3
Kyousuke:
...yeah. ......un
sign (top):
Today's Presen... HONJITSU no SHU...
today 's ?????
sign (bottom): ________
Apple T... appuruta...
narration: _____
But... Now I don't feel demo---- IMA wa rokku o kiku tte
like listening to rock but now (T) rock (O) listen
music.
KI ni wa narenai na
not-feeling-inclined-to
4
Hikaru: [looking worried]
I don't know what happened, nani ga atta ka atashi
but you're in poor spirits! what (S) there-is(?) I
SHIranai kedo
not-know/understand however
SEMPAI GENKI nai mon
vigor not
5
[Kyousuke looks at her in surprise.]
6
Hikaru:
When I see you like this, sonna SEMPAI mite-ru to
even I become sad. this-kind-of-Sempai be-seeing when
atashi made sabishiku natchau
I even lonely (= natte-shimau)
become-(regret)
Kyousuke:
Hikaru-chan! hikaru-chan!
marquee sign: _____
???? ???? Band ????? ikugashi bando
???????? band
___________ _______
Monty Python The Doors montepaison doa--zu
________ ____________________
???? ???? Band ratoruzu a--sharutakka--bando
???????? ???????????????band
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p 217 (195)
1
Hikaru: [brightly]
I'm sure listening to this kitto ko-- yu-- OTO kikeba
kind of sound will put you surely this-kind-of sound if-listen
back on top of the world! _______
sukatto shimasu yo
be-free-from-bad-feelings/feel-great
2
[Kyousuke looks at her, wide-eyed...]
3
[...and smiles.]
narration:
Thanks, Hikaru-chan! arigatou hikaru-chan!
narration:
That's so nice. yasashi-- n da ne
4
Hikaru: [starting to walk off]
Actually, in here... sore to jitsu wa koko ni...
with-that(one) actually here (IO)
...is a secret! A secret! atto HIMITSU HIMITSU!
secret
5
Hikaru: [running towards the entrance to the nightclub proper]
Sempaaai. Hurry, hurry. SEMpa--i HAYAku HAYAku mo--
It's already started! hurry already
HAJImatte-masu yo!
is-starting
6
[The two enter.]
rock music FX: ________
gyaaaaan
Hikaru: [in glee; hands to ears]
Heyyy! They're playing! hyaa--_ yatte-ru yatte-ru!
They're playing!
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p 218 (196)
1
[This panel is splashed across the tops of pages 218-219. The band,
including Madoka on keyboards and Shuu on lead guitar stands onstage.
The female vocalist, as we later find out, is Yukari. The bass player
(Shige) and drummer (Mitsuru) round out the band.]
2
[Kyousuke stands in amazement.]
3
[His pov of Madoka at keyboards.]
4
narration:
Wh-what... a are wa----
5
[Another view of Madoka performing.]
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p 219 (197)
1
[This panel is splashed across the tops of pages 218-219... See description
for 218-1 above.]
2
[Kyousuke is speechless.]
3
[Another view of Madoka.]
narration:
Ayukawa...?! AYUKAWA---?!
4
Hikaru: [waving]
Madoka-saaan! madoka-sa--n!
5
Madoka FX: _____
niko_
6
[Kyousuke stands and stares.]
narration: __________
Ayukawa's in a rock band?! AYUKAWA ga rokkubando ni?!
narration:
Wh-what in the world is this? ko kore wa ittai do-- yu-- koto da
this(one) in-the-world is
what-kind-of-thing
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p 220 (198)
1
[The band ends their number and Shuu takes to the microphone.]
Shuu: _______
Hey, I'd like to introduce e-- SHIN- memba-- o SHOUKAI shimasu
a new member. new member (O) introduce
2
[Kyousuke visualizes the conversation overheard on the street.]
narration:
H-him! a aitsu!
Shuu flashback:
You have a pretty sleepy omae datte kekko-- NEMU so-- na
face, too!
KAO shite-ru ze
3
Shuu: __________
Ken-chan on keyboards is ki--bo--do no KEN-chan ga
injured, so filling in keyboard 's (name) (S)
for him is... ____
kega o shimashite RINJI ni
is-injured temporary
TETSUDA tte-morau koto ni narimashita
assistance thing became
4
[Isolated shot of Madoka standing at keyboards.]
Shuu: [off]
...Madoka-kun! madoka-kun desu!
crowd: [off] ______
Wah! Soooo cute! wa--_ i-- zo-- kawaii
5
[Madoka facial portrait.]
6
[Kyousuke looks on.]
narration:
Ayukawa... AYUKAWA----
7
Shuu:
Because she only practiced nan se KANOJO ni wa ICHIYAzuke de
overnight on the stage
in front of the station, EKIMAE no sutajio de
and on the way here, we ask on-stage-in-front-of-station
for your courtesy!
RENSHUU shite moratta dake nan de
practiced merely what
_____
tochi ttari suru no wa go-aikyou!
on-the-way-here doing (T) (hon-)courtesy
crowd: [off] ______ ____
She's cute, so we forgive kawaii kara yurushichau!
her. because-cute permission-given
_____
Waaah! wa--_
8
Shuu: ___
I also went through that ore mo sono MOU TOKKUN ni
grueling crash-course I too that wildness crash-course (IO)
training, didn't get much
sleep, and practiced on the tsukiaimashite amari NEtenai mon de
way here too, so out of doing-together not-much-sleep
consideration for my _____
cuteness, I need your tochi ttari shite mo
forgiveness! on-the-way-here doing too
_____
kawai-sa ni menjite
out-of-consideration-for-my-cuteness
YURUshite hoshii!
permitting/granting in-need-of
crowd: ______
Wah ha ha. wahaha
We don't forgive men!! OTOKO wa yuru-san zo--_!!
man (T) permission-not-granted
drum FX?: ___
do_
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p 221 (199)
1
[Madoka gives us a wink and a thumbs-up.]
2
[Kyousuke smiles.]
narration:
Wh-what's this?! na nan da!
That's what it was?!? so-- yu-- koto datta no kaa
that-kind-of-thing was (?)
3
[Shot of part of the audience.]
4
[Kyousuke glares, his eyes flashing.]
narration:
But... demo---
Shuu: [off] _______ _____
For our second song! de wa sekando / songu!
being (T) second-song
5
[Shuu looks over to Madoka as the band begins to play.]
narration:
...that familiar way they ano SHITAshige na YOUSU wa----
behaved... that-familiar behavior (T)
6
narration:
What in the world sort of AYUKAWA to wa ittai do-- yu--
relationship might he have w/Ayukawa (T) in-the-world what-kind-of
with Ayukawa?!
KANKEI nan darou?!
relationship what-poss.-be
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