Kimagure Orange Road
"A Romantic Night"
Volume 6, Story 3
WB Volume 3, Story 14
Written and illustrated by Matsumoto Izumi
Translation & full-script typesetting by : Craig H. Nishida
Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose
Craig Nishida
Spencer Hastings
Jerry Lee
Thomas Wyatt
Jordan Lampe
Matthew Klippenstein
Last revision : 04-11-95
Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? Please send them to:
kor-trans@gnu.ai.mit.edu
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
extras to those of you not having them.
Example: The subtitles on page 289 (51) are only in the WB's!
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p 289 (51)--TITLE PAGE
[Head and shoulders portrait of Madoka, her face framed by a shawl.]
MAIN TITLE (at top) __________ _____
A Romantic Night romantikku - naito
SUB-TITLE (at bottom)
Both the Anguish and KOI no NAYAmi mo tamerai mo
Uncertainty of Love Somehow both-love's-anguish and-hesitation/waver
Melt Away Under the Eye of _aya_
a Beguiling, Flickering naze-ka YOU shiku yurameite
Star... somehow <*> flickering/quivering
HOSHI no HITOMI ni
star 's pupil-(of-the-eye) (IO)
tokete-yuku......
go-and-be-dispelled/cleared/
go-and-be-solved/go-and-come-loose
<*ayashiku = fascinating/strange/
incredible/suspicious
YOU = attractive/bewitching/calamity>
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p 290 (52)
1
[Similar to the closing panel of the previous chapter. Exterior night shot
of the ski lodge with triple-insets of Kyousuke, Hikaru and Madoka in
stunned, mouth-open states.]
2
Yuusaku: [bursting into the room]
Wait, wait, wait...! mate mate mate----_
I'll handle this! koko wa ore ni makasete!
this-place (T) leave-(a-matter)-to-me
door FX: ___
ban
3
Yuusaku:
Kasuga! You've finally KASUGA_ kisama to--to--
shown your true colors. ! you at-last
SHOUTAI o arawashi-yagatta na
one's-true-colors (O) revealed-(contempt)
You pervert! kono sukebe!
___
In the name of God, I'll TEN ni kawatte kono ore ga
punish you for th... on-behalf-of-God this I (S)
SEIBAI shite...
punishing
wa ha ha ha ha
[Hikaru sweats and looks wide-eyed at something off-panel.]
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p 291 (53)
1
[It's Kazuya in the buff. Surprised, he covers up his privates.]
2
Hikaru: [blushing]
S-Sempai! You've shrunk so se SEMPAI! konna ni chiji n ja tte
much. so-(much) shrunk (cause)
Kazuya: ____ ____
It's me. ME! Kazuya! boku da yo boku! KAZUYA da yo
I is I
3
Yuusaku:
Eh?! e_?!
Hikaru:
Th-that voice... so sono KOE wa......
that voice (T)
4
Hikaru:
...Kazuya-kun?! KAZUYA-kun?!
Yuusaku:
How come you're here?! nande omae ga iru n da!
why you (S) be-here (explan)
Kazuya:
Ah! a_
5
Kazuya:
(O-oh no! The room numbers (i ikene_ HEYA BANGOU kaeta
are still reversed.) room number exchanged
mama datta)
as-it-was
Yuusaku: [going back out to look at the door]
That's funny. I was sure HEN da na TASHIka ni
this was Room Te... strange is certainly
koko wa 1O GOU...
this-place (T) = room
6
[Isolated shot of the door plaque. The number 11 appears.]
7
Yuusaku:
Huh...? Room Eleven?! are...... 11 GOUSHITSU?!
___
It IS our room...! ore-tachi no HEYA da----_
our room it-is !
Hikaru: [smiling and skipping out into the hall]
Oh no! I mistook this one ya da--_ tonari no HEYA to
for the room next door! oh-no ! with-next-room
machigaeta wa!
made-mistake
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p 292 (54)
1
[Meanwhile, Madoka (in a bath towel) covers up as Kyousuke stares.]
2
[Blushing, she scurries back into the bathroom.]
Madoka FX:
sasa_
3
[Door still open, she hides around the corner, back against the wall.]
Madoka: [blushing]
(Wh-why is Kasuga-kun (na nande KASUGA-kun ga iru no yo...)
here...?) why (S) being-here
Madoka heartbeat FX: ____ ____
doki doki
4
Madoka:
How rude! SHITSUREI ne!
Coming in as you please. KATTE ni haitte-kite
without-leave coming-to-enter
What's the meaning of this? do-- yu-- tsumori yo
what-kind-of-intention/meaning
5
Kyousuke: [blushing]
Th-that... I thought I'd so sono... o-FURO ni hairou to OMOtte...
take a bath... that shall-take-a-bath thinking-that
6
Madoka:
Your room is next door! anata no HEYA wa tonari desho!
your-room (T) vicinity poss-be
Kyousuke:
Eh?!! e_!!
___
B-but this is the guys' da datte koko wa ore-tachi
room... but this-place (T) I (and-assoc)
OTOKO no HEYA ja...
in-guy's-room (T)
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p 293 (55)
1
[Shot of the closed door to Room 10.]
Hikaru: [off]
Sempaaai! sempa--i!
door FX: ___ ___
kon kon
2/3
[In adjacent panels Madoka and Kyousuke go into shock.]
Madoka/Kyousuke FX: _____
giku_
4
Hikaru: [off]
It's me-e-ee... Can I come atashi-- haitte ii?!
in?! I entering okay
Kyousuke:
Wha...! na_...!
5
Kyousuke: [looking back at the door]
Wh-what'll we do? do do-- shiyou
Madoka: [sticking her head out the bathroom door]
What do you mean, "What'll do-- shiyou tatte
we do?"
6
[With an irritated look, Madoka grabs Kyousuke by the hand and pulls him
in the bathroom...]
Madoka:
Grr! moo!
Madoka FX:
gui
7
[...just as Hikaru enters.]
door FX: ______
gacha_
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p 294 (56)
1
Hikaru:
Huh? are?
2
[Hikaru looks about, walking past Kyousuke's clothes which are piled on a bed.]
Hikaru:
Not here... Sempaaai! inai... sempa--i!
3
Madoka/Kyousuke: [leaning back against the door]
fuu
4
narration:
If Hikaru-chan catches me konna tokoro o hikaru-chan ni
like this, there'll be no this-kind-of-place (O) by-Hikaru
making excuses.
MIraretara BENKAI no shiyou ga nai
if-be-seen shall-make-excuses (S) not-have
[He looks over at Madoka, who has her eyes closed.]
Kyousuke heartbeat FX: _____
doki_
5
[His pov of Madoka.]
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p 295 (57)
1
Kyousuke: [flushed]
H-hot, isn't it...? a atsui ne...
narration:
A-Ayukawa's so sexy! a...AYUKAWA IROppoi!
Kyousuke cheeks FX: ______
bo~~~_
2
Madoka: [testily]
Of course it is. We're in atarimae desho o-FURO no NAKA na no yo
the bathroom. natural poss-be inside-the-bath is
3
narration:
Th-that's true as well, so sore mo aru ga...
but... that-(one) too there-is but
That's not the only reason sono sei dake ja nai!
why! that-cause only is-not
This hot rush is... kono ATSUi hoteri wa------
this hot glow/heat (T)
crows-in-background FX: ____
kaa_
4
Hikaru: [about to exit]
Strange. Sempai isn't okashii naa SEMPAI inai nante.....
here... strange not-here the-likes-of
5
Kyousuke:
AH! a_!
[Madoka turns to him in surprise.]
narration:
Oh no! My clothes are out ikenai FUKU SOTO ni aru n da!
there! clothes are-outside (explan)
6
[Hikaru pauses and turns to look at the closed bathroom door.]
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p 296 (58)
1
[Hikaru studies the bathroom door. Behind her, Kyousuke's clothes vanish.]
clothes teleport FX: ____
shu_
2
[Isolated shot of the bathroom sink and bathtub.]
drain FX: ____
mogo...
3
Madoka: [angrily clapping her hand over his mouth]
What's with the shout?! nante KOE dasu no yo!
what! cry-out
What if she hears? kikoetara do-- sun no
if-hear what-do
4
Kyousuke:
S-sorry... go gomen...
[Behind his back, Kyousuke catches his clothes.]
clothes rematerialize FX: ____
shu_
5
[Hikaru looks at the door.]
6
[Close-up of Madoka and Kyousuke as they freeze, nervously--she still has
her hand over his mouth.]
7
[Isolated shot of Hikaru's lower legs as she approaches the door.]
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p 297 (59)
1
[Her hand reaches for the doorknob.]
2
Kyousuke: ______ ______
Meow! Meow! nya--_ nya--_
[Madoka looks at him in surprise.]
3
Hikaru: [turning away] ____
Oh... It's a cat. nan da... neko ka
what cat (musing)
4
door FX: _____
batan
5
Madoka: [wiping her brow]
Whew. fuu
6
Kyousuke: [joyous]
Saved! tasukatta!
Madoka: [perplexed] ____
What would a cat be doing o-FURO ni neko ga iru ka ne--
in a bathroom? cat-in-the-bath (S) there-is (?) (rhet)
7
[In nervous relief, she sits down on the seat cover of the toilet.]
Madoka:
Jeez... mattaku...
________
Don't make me jumpy, huh?! harahara sasenai de yo ne--_
not-make-nervous being (rhet)
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p 298 (60)
1
[They both stop to reflect on where they are and how they're dressed...]
2
[Kyousuke exits the bathroom just ahead of various small airborne bathroom
articles.]
Madoka: [off]
Grr...! Get the hell outta moo--_ sassato dete tte
here! ! quickly/at-once go-out/go-away
3
Yuusaku: [exploding]
Eh?! Not there?! e_?! inai?!
4
Hikaru: [pondering the ceiling]
Strange. Where on earth okashi-- naa SEMPAI ittai doko
has Sempai gone? strange where-in-the-world
itta n daro
gone (poss-explan)
5
[Kyousuke, clothed now, starts to step out into the hall, but sees Yuusaku
and Hikaru approaching.]
Kyousuke: ___
Ah! ha_
6
Yuusaku:
That can't be right! sonna hazu wa nai ne---_!
that-kind-of-likelihood (T) not-there (rhet)
Maybe we should check mo-- ICHIDO mite-mite-iru
once more... once-more are-trying-to-see
kamoshirenai shi...
perhaps consider
7
[Kyousuke closes the door and turns to Madoka, who's also dressed.]
Kyousuke:
Arg! Here she comes again! yabai! mata kita
done-for again came
Madoka:
Huh?! e_?!
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p 299 (61)
1
Madoka: [opening the window]
Over here. kotchi kotchi
Kyousuke:
Eh?! e?!
2
Kyousuke:
Huh?! It opens just fine. are_ chanto aku ja nai ka
properly/perfectly open
3
Kyousuke: [climbing out]
Hurry, hurry. HAYAku HAYAku
4
[He slips and falls out, taking Madoka with him.]
Kyousuke FX: _____
zuru_
Madoka:
KYA! kya_
5
[Exterior night shot of some cabins downslope from the ski lodge.]
Madoka/Kyousuke FX: [off] _____
dosa_
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p 300 (62)
1
[Yuusaku and Hikaru enter the room.]
Hikaru:
Huh? That voice! are IMA no KOE!
now 's voice
door FX: _____
batan
2
[Hikaru looks at the open window.]
3
[Pov from outside. Yuusaku and Hikaru look out from the first-floor window.
Off to the side, Kyousuke and Madoka crawl away on hands and knees.]
4
[He grabs her hand and they run away from the lodge.]
Kyousuke:
For now... Run! toriaezu... nigero!
for-the-time-being run!
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p 301 (63)
1
Kyousuke:
We're okay now. mo-- DAIJOUBU ne
now all-right
2
Madoka:
Huh?! are?!
Kyousuke:
? ?
3
Madoka: ___
ha_
Madoka:
Why did I have to run, too? nande atashi made nigenakya ikenai
why I as-well must-run
no yo
Kyousuke: [amused] ___
pu_
4
[She gives him a look of irritation.]
Madoka:
Grr... This is all your moo... daitai
fault, Kasuga-kun. generally-speaking
KASUGA-kun no sei de
's fault being
5
[Kyousuke looks up and away--at the crystal-clear sky.]
6
[Panoramic view of the sky beyond them.]
Kyousuke:
Somehow... nan da ka......
It seems like I could touch HOSHI ni TE ga todokisou da ne
the stars. stars (IO) hand (S) seems-as-if-reach
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p 302 (64)
1
[Kyousuke spies a gondola on the overhead ropeway.]
2
Kyousuke: [pointing]
Say, why don't we try and nee are ni NOtte-minai?
ride that? say that-(one) (IO) not-try-and-ride
3
[He runs off.]
Kyousuke:
It's still running. mada UGOite-ru yo
still is-running/operating
4
[Madoka lets out a puff of air, and gives a soft smile.]
5
[She's about to follow Kyousuke onto gondola #17 when...]
ropeway operator:
Ah, hold on, you two! a chotto kimi-tachi!
6
ropeway operator: [face flushed]
I'm sorry, but we're closed warui kedo KYOU wa moo
for the day. bad but today (T) already
o-shimai da yo
the-end is
ropeway operator FX: _____
hikku
7
[Madoka and Kyousuke walk away.]
Kyousuke: ____
Damn! What a shame. che_ ZANNEN da na--
damn! regrettable is
That operator was drunk but ano KAKARI-IN yopparatte-ta kedo
I guess he was telling the that-operator was-drunk but
truth.
HONTOU ka na--
true I-wonder
Madoka: [noticing something]
Huh? are?
8
Madoka: _______
Kasuga-kun, your jacket...?! KASUGA-kun jaketto wa......?!
Kyousuke:
Ah! It's back in the a--_ sakki no
gondola!! ! a-little-while-ago 's
_______
gondora no NAKA da_!!
inside-gondola is
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p 303 (65)
1
[Isolated shot of gondola #17. The area is unlit.]
2
[Madoka, kneeling inside the gondola, finds it.]
Madoka:
Here it is. hai kore
Kyousuke: ________
Thank you. sankyu--
3
lights-on FX: ___
pa_
4
[The gondola jolts to a start, nearly sending Madoka flying out the door.]
gondola FX: _____
gakun
5
Madoka:
Oh no. It's started to move. ya da UGOki-dashichatta
(UGOki-dashite-shimatta)
began-to-move-(finality)
6
Kyousuke: [hopping on]
Hey, what a break! mo--ke mono kono mama
a-godsend/good-bargain just-as-this-is
Let's ride! NOtchae_!
(NOtte-shimae) = get-on/ride-(finality)
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p 304 (66)
1
[Exterior shot of the gondola as it travels up the ropeway.]
Madoka:
I wonder if this is okay... i-- no ka na......
okay I-wonder
To get on by ourselves. KATTE ni NOtchatte
without-leave/ (NOtte-shimatte)
freely getting-on-(finality)
narration: ___ _chikara_
If worse comes to worst, I iza to narya ore ni wa NOURYOKU ga
have the Power... if-I-must in-me (T) Power (S)
aru n da shi
is-there (explan) consider
Kyousuke:
It's fine, it's fine. HEIKI HEIKI
2
[The ropeway operator has fallen asleep in his chair, feet up on the control
panel.]
ropeway operator FX:
gua~~
3
[As he tosses about his foot bumps against the switch, but it is already in
the "on" position.]
4
[Exterior shot of the ski lodge.]
5
[Hikaru and Yuusaku sit at the bar.]
Yuusaku:
(But where has that jerk (sore ni shite mo ano YAROU doko ni
disappeared to?) but/for-all-that that-jerk to-where
KIeta n da)
disappeared (explan)
6
Yuusaku:
(Well, whatever. (maa dotchi ni se yo
well in-what-way
____
That obstacle's gone... jama MONO wa KIeta...
in-the-way-person (T) disappeared
Which means...) to yu-- koto wa......)
narration: ______
Tonight's my chance to KON'YA koso uchiakeru chansu da!
confess! tonight indeed confess chance is
7
narration:
...the throbbing in my kono MUNE no tokimeki o!!
heart!! this-heart's throbbing (O)
[He gets to his feet and turns towards Hikaru.]
Yuusaku:
H-Hikaru-chan... hi hikaru-chan......
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p 305 (67)
1
Yuusaku: [flushed] ____ __
I-I love...* bo boku kimi ga su......
I you (S) = be-liking
2
[Hikaru portrait--she looks back at him.]
3
Yuusaku: __ ______
Love... Your skiing.* su... suki-- umai desu ne
skiing great is
Hikaru:
...Thank you. ...... do--mo arigato
<*Translation note: Actually, Yuusaku starts to say "I love you" but he
pauses at "love/like" = and changes it to =
ski great. So his line comes out as "I think you ski great.">
4
Yuusaku: [pounding the counter in anger]
(C-can't say it after all!) (ya yappari ienai yo----_!)
after-all not-able-to-say
5
[Isolated shot of three skiers, holding flares, making their way downslope--
they signal the end of the skiing day.]
6
[View pans back to show the bottom of a gondola as a group of 12 such skiers
ski down the slope below it.]
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p 306 (68)
1
Madoka: [gazing raptly out the window, past her own reflection]
Beautiful. kirei ne
2
Kyousuke:
Truly. Just like in the honto sakki no o-FURO to ii
bathroom, tonight's just real a-little-while-ago 's bath that
become a feast for the eyes.
KON'YA wa ME no HOYOU ni naru
tonight (T) become-a-feast-to-one's-eyes
koto bakkari de
thing just/only being
[Madoka blushes.]
3
[Kyousuke realizes what he said, and he in turn blushes.]
4
Kyousuke: [waving his hands]
Ah, I didn't see anything! a MIte-nai yo!
Besides, it was full of hora ano TOKI wa YUGE ga
steam then... look! that-time (T) steam (S)
ippai de......
filled being
[Madoka looks down, still blushing.]
5
Madoka: [turning to him]
I wonder... Was there sonna ni YUGE nante atta kashira
that much steam? so-(much) steam or-such had I-wonder
[Kyousuke gives her a nervous smile.]
6
Kyousuke: [scratching his head]
But... I really didn't demo... HONTOU ni hakkiri to wa
see all that clearly. but really clearly (define)
MIte-nai n da
not-be-seeing (explan)
Blood was rushing into to yu-- ka hotondo ATAMA ni CHI ga
my head, and I scarcely (say)-that scarcely to-head blood (S)
remember a thing...
nobotte-te oboete-nai
be-rising-(and) not-be-remembering
n da kedo...
(explan) but
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p 307 (69)
1
[Madoka gives him a measuring look...]
2
[...turning it into a look of irritation. She gives him a mock-punch and
Kyousuke smiles and flinches.]
Madoka:
H! <"Hentai" = perverted> #H#_!
3
[Kyousuke portrait--he laughs.]
narration:
But... da kedo----
This much I clearly kore dake wa hakkiri oboete-ru
remember... this-much (T) clearly be-remembering
4
[Madoka portrait-she playfully clenches a fist. In the background a scent
seems to waft from her body, over across to panel 3 where Kyousuke is...]
narration:
Even now, could it only IMA mo AYUKAWA no KARADA kara
have been the smell of soap now even from-Ayukawa's-body
from Ayukawa's body...?
tada yotte-kuru ho no ka na
merely/only come-to-be-due-to I-wonder
______
sekken no kaori----
soap 's smell
5
[Exterior shot looking up at gondola #17 as it travels up the ropeway.]
narration:
I feel like I want to be kono mama zutto
with her, just like this, just-as-this-is all-the-time
forever!
ISSHO ni itai KIBUN!
want-to-be-together feeling
Kyousuke: [off] _________
(It'd be nice if the ropeway (ro--puuei tomatchaeba
would stop...) ropeway (tomatte-shimaeba)
if-stop-(finality)
i-- no ni...)
good if-only
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p 308 (70)
1
[The ropeway operator sits asleep as before.]
ropeway operator FX:
gua~~_
2
[This time his foot kicks the switch in the other direction.]
switch FX: _____
kacha
3
[Madoka pitches back into the lap of Kyousuke, who in turn slams back against
the side of the gondola.]
Madoka on Kyousuke FX: _____
gawa_
Kyousuke FX: ___
do_
4
[Exterior shot of the swaying gondola.]
gondola FX: _____
pita_
5
ropeway operator:
Oh no... ikene...
Looks like I accidentally ukkari NEchimatta yo-- da
fell asleep. carelessly (= NEte-shimatta) appears
slept-(finality/regret)
6
ropeway operator: [getting up and yawning]
Well, I guess I'll go home sa--te sorosoro KAEru ka na
now. well now/soon go-home I-wonder
sign:
Restricted Area--Authorized AIDA KAKARI MONO
Persons Only. space people-in-charge/operator
IGAI NI TACHI-IRU KINSHI
w/the-exception-of enter prohibition
7
[Outside, he walks away from the building.]
ropeway operator:
Oo-ooh, it's cold! u-- samu--!
sign: [right] ______
Village Lift Operations SON-EI rifuto
Control Room Entrance operated-by-the-village lift
SAGYOU SHITSU IRIGUCHI
operation room entrance
sign: [left]
DANGER KIKEN
Restricted Area--Authorized AIDA KAKARI MONO
Persons Only. space people-in-charge/operator
IGAI NI TACHI-IRU KINSHI
w/the-exception-of enter prohibition
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p 309 (71)
1
[Madoka gets up to look out the window. Kyousuke remains sprawled on the
floor.]
2
Madoka:
We've stopped... tomatta...
narration:
We really stopped! HONTOU ni tomatchatta HEN da na--_
Strange... really (= tomatte-shimatta) is-strange
stopped-(finality/regret)
___ _chikara_
Though I don't remember ore NOURYOKU TSUKAtta oboe nante nai
using the Power... I used-Power not-remember-such
no ni na
although
3
[Madoka and Kyousuke are splashed over an exterior shot of the gondola.
Madoka looks slightly worried. Kyousuke eyes her and looks nervous.]
narration:
But if we aren't moving, da kedo UGOkanai tte koto wa
then that means it's just but not-move/run case-that
the two of us, in the
dark... kono KURAYAMI no NAKA de AYUKAWA to
within-this-darkness with-Ayukawa
futari kkiri tte koto de----
just-2-people that-means
Kyousuke heartbeat FX: ____ ____ ____ ____
doki doki doki doki
narration:
In that case... to yu-- koto wa----
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