Kimagure Orange Road
"S.H. Are the Initials of Love"
Volume 8, Story 9
WB Volume 5, Story 7
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
                                 Thomas Wyatt
                                 Jerry Lee
                                 Ka-Ping Yee
                                 Mike Ramsey

Last revision : 07-17-95

Comments?  Corrections?  Suggestions?  Please send them to:
     kor-trans@gnu.ai.mit.edu

NOTE: WBp#'s are printed first, Normal manga pages in parentheses()
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 135 (181) are only in the WBs!
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p 135 (181)--TITLE PAGE

[Madoka pokes a finger through, to widen a view through a Venetian blind.]

MAIN TITLE (at top)                                   ________
  S.H. Are the Initials of Love   #S - H# wa   KOI no inisharu
                                          (T)  love's initials

SUB-TITLE (at bottom)                      _______
  When You Peek Through a         MAHOU no ka--ten  NOZOitara
  Curtain of Magic You Should     magic 's curtain  when-peek-through
  Catch Sight of the Mystical
  Dove That Is Colored with       KOI no YOKAN ni        IROzuita
  the Foreshadowing of Love...    by-love's-premonition  colored

                                  SHIMPI no HATO ga   mieru    hazu...
                                  mystical-dove  (S)  is-seen  likelihood

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p 136 (182)

1
[Tight shot of the upper floors of a school building.]
school bell FX:                   ___ ___ ___ _____
       kin kon kan ko--n

2
[Hikaru opens her shoe locker and is surprised to find an envelope resting
 there.]
locker door FX:                   _____
                           kacha

narration:
  It's been a long first term     nagakatta            ICHI GAKKI mo
  and tomorrow is the last        was-for-a-long-time  one  term  and
  day...
                                  ashita   ga   SAISHUU       BI...
                                  tomorrow (S)  last/closing  day

3
[She looks at it as she walks out of the building.]
Hikaru:
  This is for me?                 atashi -ate            yo ne
                                  me     -to     (rhet)

4
note:                             ___ _______ ______
  My Sweet Baby!!                 mai sui--to beibii!!

  Hikaru-chan:                    hikaru-chan e:
                                  ____      ____
  You are my Goddess.             kimi wa   boku no  MEGAMI   da
                                  you  (T)  my       goddess  are

  Go out with me.                 tsukiatte-kure
                                  go-with-me

  I'm always nearby, watching     CHIKAku kara   itsu-mo
  you.                            from-close-by  always
                                  ____
                                  kimi no koto  mite-ru
                                  about-you     am-watching

  From S.H.                       #S.H#  yori

5
Hikaru: [blushing, wide-eyed]
  Y-you're kidding!!              u uso!!
                                  __________
  This is a love letter.          rabureta--   ja nai  kore
                                  love-letter  is-not  this-(one)

Hikaru heartbeat FX:
                          doki_

6
Hikaru:                            ________
 (Initials "S. H."...             (inisharu  #S - H#...

 "Nearby..."                      CHIKAku kara    tte...
                                  from-close-by   (quote)
                                  ______
  I wonder if it's a              kurasu no KO     ka na?
  classmate?                      class  's child  I-wonder
                                  ______
  A boy in my class with the      kurasu no OTOKO no KO de
  initials "S. H.")               class  's boy         by

                                  #S - H# tte yu-- to)
                                  called-S.H.      (quote)

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p 137 (183)

1
[She visualizes the face of an ugly guy.]
Hikaru:
 (Oh, that's it.                  (a  so-- da

  I think he has a face           TASHIka                  konna KAO shita...)
  like this...)                   if-I-remember-correctly  had-face-like-this

2
Hikaru: [smiling to herself]
 (H-hey.  That's not to my        (chi chotto    atashi no  KONOmi
  taste.)                                        my         liking/taste

                                  ja nai  wa ne)
                                  is-not

3
[She and Kyousuke walk home together.]
Hikaru:
  Sempai.  To tell you the        SEMPAI  jitsu wa...   atashi...
  truth...  I...

4
Hikaru: [abashed]                 __________
  ...received a love letter.      rabureta--   moratchatta     n desu
                                  love-letter  got-(finality)  (explan)

5
Kyousuke: [aghast]
  EH!                             e_

6
[She playfully pulls the sides of her face outward, and as though it were
 made of rubber, it stretches into a bizarre expression.]
Hikaru:
  But that person has a face      da kedo  sono HITO    koo--nna
  like THI-I-IS...                   but   that-person   = like-this

                                  KAO shite-te...
                                  is-having-face

Hikaru FX:
                     biro~~n

Kyousuke:                         __ ___
                        pu pu_

7
Hikaru: [tearing up the note]
  I'm not interested in someone   sonna     no     atashi  SHUMI     ja nai
  like that, and in the first     like-that (nom)  I       interest  am-not
  place, I have Sempai...
                                  shi          DAIICHI    atashi ni wa
                                  and-besides  the-first  by-me     (contrast)

                                  SEMPAI ga   iru       n da      shi...
                                         (S)  is-there  (explan)  and-besides

note FX:                          ________
                         biribiri

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p 138 (184)

1
[She takes him by the arm and smiles up at him.]
Hikaru:
  I won't keep any secrets        atashi  SEMPAI ni   wa          nan demo
  from you, Sempai--I'll tell     I       from-Sempai (contrast)  anything
  you everything.
                                  kakusazu      uchiakechaimasu
                                  not-conceal/  confess/confide-(finality)
                                  not-keep-secret-from

2
Hikaru:
  Bye.                            ja

3
Kyousuke:                                           __________
 (Hikaru-chan got a love          (hikaru-chan ga   rabureta--   o   nee...)
  letter, huh...)                              (S)  love-letter (O)  (rhet)

narration:
  It's not a good feeling         yappari...  i-- KIBUN           ja nai na
  after all.                      after-all   good-feeling/humor  is-not

4
[Hikaru walks alone.  Around a corner in the foreground is a good-looking
 boy.  He combs his hair...]
sign:                             _________
  Convenien...                    konbinien...

5
[...and steps out in front of Hikaru.]
Shin'ichi FX:                     ___
                         za_

6
Shin'ichi:
  Hi!                             yoo!

7
Hikaru heartbeat FX:              ____
                           doki

Hikaru:
 (Oh, he's sorta handsome!)       (ara  choppiri        ii OTOKO!)
                                        somewhat/a-bit  handsome-man

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p 139 (185)

1
Shin'ichi:                                  ___
  Uhh...  I wonder.  Have         ano...    ore no  TEGAMI
  you read my letter?             uhh       my      letter

                                  yonde-kureta        ka na
                                  read-(favor-to-me)  I-wonder

sign:                             ______
  Copies, 10 yen.                 kopi--  10 EN

Hikaru:
  Huh?                            e

2
Shin'ichi:                        ___            ______
  I'm Harada Shin'ichi from       ore  tonari no kurasu no HARADA SHIN'ICHI
  the class next door.            I    nearby-class     's 

                                  tte yu--  n da
                                  called    (explan)

3
[Hikaru visualizes the envelope with the initials "S.H."]
Hikaru:
  Ah!                             a!

4
Hikaru: [blushing, smiling]
  Huhhh?!  Th-then...!            e----_  ji ja!

 (That letter was from this       (ano TEGAMI  wa   kono HITO   gaa)
  person...)                       that-letter (T)  this-person (S)

5
Shin'ichi FX:                     _____
                          jiro_

Shin'ichi:
  Hmm.                            fumu

6
Shin'ichi:
  I wasn't crazy after all!       yappari da

                                  ore no ME ni     KURUi      wa   nakatta!
                                  to-my-eyes/      confusion/ (T)  not-had/
                                  in-my-judgement  madness         not-existed

7
Shin'ichi:
  Hikaru-chan, frankly            hikaru-chan  hakkiri itte
  speaking, you're great!                      speaking-plainly
                                            _______
                                  KIMI wa   gureito!
                                  you  (T)  great
                                  ______
  You're wonderful!!              suteki da!!

sign:                             ________
  Recruiting for Part-Time        arubaito        BOSHUU!
  Workers!                        part-time-work  recruiting/invitation

Hikaru: [wide-eyed, hands to her red cheeks]
  Oh my!                          maa

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p 140 (186)

1
Shin'ichi: [off]
  And so, a girl as nice as       shitagatte
  you is poorly matched with      therefore/for-that-reason
  just any old guy from
  around here.                    KIMI hodo no KO     wa   sonjo
                                  girl-as-nice-as-you (T)  ?????

                                  sokora no UMA no HONE ja
                                  by-thereabouts's-person-from-nowhere

                                  tsuriawanai
                                  not-balance/not-match/not-suit

2
Shin'ichi:                              ___
  How about going out with        doo   ore to   tsukiawanai?
  me?                             how   with-me  not-go-about-with/
                                                 not-associate-with
                                  ___
  Don't you think we'd be a       ore-tachi  o-niai           da
  fine match?                     we         suit/match-well  are

                                  to omowanai     ka
                                  not-think-that  (?)

3
[Kurumi walks down the sidewalk, alone.]
Hikaru: [off]
  Go out?                         tsukiau?

  You and me?!                    atashi to  anata ga?!
                                  me     and you   (S)

sign:                                    ______
  DPE Color...                    #DPE#  kara--

Kurumi brisk walk FX:             ________
                     sutasuta

4
[She pauses to sneak a peek around the corner.  There she sees Hikaru and
 Shin'ichi standing and talking.]

5
Kurumi: [in shock]
  C-can this be true?!            u uso~~~~?!

6
Kurumi: [racing off]
  Th-this is serious!!            te teehen da----_!!
                                      = serious/troubling

Kurumi FX:                        ___ ___ ___
               ta_ ta_ ta_

7
Hikaru: [turning away]
  I'm sorry, but...               WARUi kedo...

  There's someone I've set        atashi ni wa          KOKORO ni
  my heart on.                    for-me    (contrast)  in-heart/mind

                                  KImeta   HITO   ga   iru     n desu
                                  settled  person (S)  exists  (explan)

Shin'ichi:
  I know.                         SHItte-ru yo

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p 141 (187)

1
Hikaru: [turning, wide-eyed]
  Huh?!                           e_

Shin'ichi:
  It's that Kasuga guy from       KOUTOU-BU           no KASUGA tte
  high school, isn't it.          high-school-section 's        (quote)

                                  yatsu   daro--
                                  fellow  poss-be

2
Shin'ichi:
  You oughta dump stupid guys     anna          saenai              OTOKO
  like that!!                     that-kind-of  unclear/not-bright  man

                                  nanka         yamete            saa--_!!
                                  the-likes-of  quitting/stopping
                                  ___
  Stick with me!!                 ore to   tsukiai     na yo!!
                                  with-me  association

Hikaru: [squint-eyed glare]
  St-stupid...?                   sa saenai...?

3
[In a rage, she gets in his face.]
Hikaru:
  WHAT'S THAT?!!                  nan da too~~~~~~_!!

  Say that again--who's stupid?   mo--    ippen  itte    mina
                                  another once   saying  all

                                  DARE ga   saenai      ttee
                                  who  (S)  not-bright  (quote)

Shin'ichi:
  Huh...?  I mean...              e...  iya...  da kara  sono...
  Because...  Uhh...

4
[A shot of the intersection.]
Hikaru: [off]
  If you say rotten things        sempai no koto  WARUku  ittara
  about Sempai, I won't           about-Sempai    badly   if-say
  forgive you!
                                  SHOUCHI shinai yo
                                  I-can't-(won't)-forgive-you

  Besides, I'm not a loose        sore ni           atashi  sonna
  woman like that!                moreover/besides  I       that-kind-of

                                  SHIRIGARU ONNA                    ja nai_!
                                  loose-woman/woman-of-easy-virtue  am-not

sign 1:                           __________
  Plastic Models                  puramoderu

sign 2:                           _______
  Radio-controlled Model          rajikon           TETSUDOU          MOKEI
  Railroads                       radio-controlled  railway/railroad  model

5
[She sticks out her tongue with a vengeance...]
Hikaru:
  You're the pits!!               anta nanka     SAITEI!!
                                  you  somewhat  the-"lowest"

Hikaru FX:
                           be----

6
[...then runs off.]
Shin'ichi:
  Ah, wait a sec...               a_ chotto...

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p 142 (188)

1
[Exterior view of the Kasuga apartment building.]
Kyousuke: [off]
  Whuh-a-at?!                     nuani~~~
                                                   _____ __
  Hikaru-chan was getting         hikaru-chan ga   kakko ii OTOKO ni
  hit on by a cool-looking                    (S)  cool-guy      (IO)
  guy?!
                                  KOUSAI     o   semararete-ta~~~~~~?!
                                  friendly- (O)  was-being-pressed-close
                                  relations/company

2
[He visualizes the earlier manga panel.]
Hikaru: [flashback]               __________
  ...received a love letter.      rabureta--   moratchatta     n desu
                                  love-letter  got-(finality)  (explan)

Kyousuke:                                      __________
  Th-then he's the one who        ji ja    ano rabureta--   no AITE     ka?!
  sent that love letter?!            then  that-love-letter 's object/  (?)
                                                               opponent

3
[He thinks about Hikaru doing an impression of how the guy looks.]
Hikaru FX: [flashback]
                     biro~~n

Kyousuke:
  But, aren't your eyes bad?      shikashi  omae  SHIRYOKU WARUi
                                  but       you   bad-eyesight

                                  n ja nai     no
                                  (explan/neg) (?)

4
[Kyousuke sweats it.]
Kyousuke:
  In what way is he handsome?     doko      ga   ii OTOKO      na n da  yo--
                                  what-part (S)  handsome-guy  is (explan)

Kurumi: [turning to Manami]                      ______
  He's Harada Shin'ichi, a boy    manami-chan no kurasu no HARADA SHIN'ICHI
  in Manami-chan's class.                     's class  's

                                  tte      KO   yo
                                  (quote)  boy

  You know, the one who's         hora  kekko-- ONNA no KO ni  NINKI no aru...
  very popular with girls...      look  quite   with-girls     popular

5
Manami: [merrily]
  Oh, that one.                   a ano HITO ne

  Certainly, when compared to     TASHIka ni  oni--chan to
  oniichan, he's handsome.        certainly   with-oniichan

                                  kuraberya          i-- OTOKO    yo ne--
                                  if-compare-(with)  handsome-guy    (rhet)

Kyousuke FX:                      ____
                            zuki

6
Manami:
  But, that guy...                demo  ano HITO...

  I haven't heard many good       anmari         i-- uwasa   wa
  things about him.               (not)-so-much  good-rumors (T)

                                  kikanai  no yo ne
                                  not-hear

  He's bad...                     FURYOU ppoi      shi...
                                  delinquent-like  consider

7
[Both twins talk to each other, but look over at Kyousuke...]
Kurumi:
  Well, now that you mention      ma--  sore        o   yu--  nara
  it, even Hikaru-chan's bad...         that-(one) (O)  say   if-it-is

                                  hikaru-chan datte  FURYOU ppoi     shi...
                                  even-Hikaru        delinquent-like and
                                                        _______
  They'd make a pretty fine       kekkou  o-niai     no kappuru
  couple.                         quite   match-well 's couple

                                  dattari shite  ne
                                  are-(and)

Manami:
  Compared to oniichan, right?    so-- yu--    oni--chan  yori  wa  ne--
                                  that-kind-of            than  (T) (rhet)

[Kyousuke winces.]

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p 143 (189)

1
[Exterior night view of the sliding glass door to Kyousuke's bedroom.]

2
[Kyousuke looks up at the ceiling and reflects on the earlier manga panel.]
narration: [Kurumi flashback]                           _______
  They'd make a pretty fine       kekkou  o-niai     no kappuru
  couple.                         quite   match-well 's couple

                                  dattari shite  ne
                                  are-(and)

narration: [Manami flashback]
  Compared to oniichan, right?    so-- yu--    oni--chan  yori  wa  ne--
                                  that-kind-of            than  (T) (rhet)

3
Kyousuke:
 (What the heck sorta guy is      (ittai         donna yatsu         na n da!)
  he?!)                            in-the-world  what-kind-of-fellow is (expl)

4
narration:
  And, the next day...            soshite YOKUJITSU

[Kyousuke walks to school.  Catching up to him from behind is Hikaru.]

Hikaru:
  Good morning.                   ohayo-- gozaimasu

5
Kyousuke:
  G-good morning...               o ohayo...

6
Hikaru:
  I dreamt about you last         atashi  kinou      SEMPAI no
  night, Sempai.                  I       yesterday         's

                                  YUME michatta
                                  dreamed-(finality)

Kyousuke:                         __ __ __
  Ha ha ha.                       ha ha ha

7
[Hikaru is surprised to see him staring at her.]
Kyousuke contemplation FX:
                          ji--_

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p 144 (190)

1
Kyousuke:
  Hikaru-chan, uhh,               hikaru-chan  ano  kinou...
  yesterday...

Hikaru:
  Huh?                            e?

2
[He stares at her, blushing.]
narration:
  Meeting with that guy...        ano OTOKO to   Atte...
                                  with-that-guy  seeing/meeting

  What did you talk about?        nani  o   HANAshita       n darou
                                  what (O)  talked-(about)  (poss-explan)

3
Kyousuke: [embarrassed]
  No...  It's nothing.            iya...  nan demo nai

Hikaru:
  You're strange, Sempai.         HEN na   SEMPAI

4
Hikaru:
  Bye!                            ja!

5
[With a slightly dark expression he visualizes Hikaru from the previous
 afternoon.]
Hikaru: [flashback]
  I won't keep any secrets        atashi  SEMPAI ni   wa          nan demo
  from you, Sempai--I'll tell     I       from-Sempai (contrast)  anything
  you everything.
                                  kakusazu      uchiakechaimasu
                                  not-conceal/  confess/confide-(finality)
                                  not-keep-secret-from

6
narration:
  In the end, Hikaru-chan         hikaru-chan kara wa   to--to--
  didn't mention her              from-Hikaru      (T)  in-the-end/after-all
  conversation with that          __________
  love-letter guy...              ano rabureta--   OTOKO no HANASHI      wa
                                  that-love-letter guy   's conversation (T)

                                  DEnakatta...
                                  not-appeared/not-mentioned

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p 145 (191)

1
[View pans back to show Shin'ichi hiding behind a tree, watching Kyousuke.]

2
Shin'ichi:
  But...                          shikashi...

  Still, that Kasuga jerk.        sore ni shite mo    ano KASUGA  tte
                                  still/for-all-that  that-Kasuga (quote)

                                  yaro--
                                  guy-(derogatory)

3
[View pans back to show another boy beside Shin'ichi.]
Shin'ichi and Yuusaku:
  I can't forgive him!            yurusenai!

4
Shin'ichi and Yuusaku:
  Hm?                             n

5
[Yuusaku turns to leave, looking back at the other guy.]
Shin'ichi and Yuusaku:
 (What's with this guy...?)       (nan da aitsu...)

6
Shin'ichi:
 (I'll get her, even if I         (ko-- nattara         SHOUshou
  have to use some dirty           if-become-like-this  a-few
  tricks!!)
                                  kitanai TE   o   tsukatte-mo
                                  dirty-trick (O)  even-tho-use

                                  mono ni shite        miseru  ze!!)
                                  obtaining/coming-by  show

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p 146 (192)

1
[Wide view of a student assembly.  The students stand in precise lines, and
 are addressed by the principal.]

2
[At least one girl's thoughts are on other things...  She worries,
 visualizing that morning's exchange.]
Hikaru:
  Somehow, Sempai wasn't in       nanka    SEMPAI  GENKI nakatta  na--
  good spirits, was he.           somehow          was-not-peppy/spirited

3
[Hikaru again opens her shoe locker to find an envelope there.]
narration:
  I wonder if he might be         moshi ka shitara
  worrying about yesterday's      maybe/possibly
  love letter.                              __________
                                  kino-- no rabureta-- no koto
                                  about-yesterday's-love-letter

                                  KI ni shite-kurete-ru    no kashira
                                  be-worrying-(favor-to-me)   I-wonder

4
Hikaru: [off]
  Again...                        mata...

envelope:
  From Kasuga Kyousuke.           KASUGA KYOUSUKE yori

5
[She stares closely at the envelope.]

6
Hikaru: [brightly]
  It's from Sempai!!              SEMPAI kara da!!

7
letter:
  Beloved darling.                ITOshii             ITOshii
                                  darling/dear/beloved

  Hikaru-chan:                    hikaru-chan e:

  Wait in the gym's storeroom     KYOU   HOUKAGO
  after school today.             today  after-school

                                  TAIIKU-KAN no MONOOKI de  MAtte-masu
                                  in-gymnasium's-storeroom  be-waiting

  Let's do something nice,        futari kkiri de   ii koto     shiyou
  just the two of us.             by-just-2-people  good-thing  shall-do

  You have to be there.           ZETTAI        kite   ne
                                  absoluteness  coming

  From Kasuga Kyousuke.           KASUGA KYOUSUKE yori

8
[Clasping her hands to her chest, she twirls about in joy.]
Hikaru:
  Hooray-y-y!!                    yatta--_!!

narration:                                                 __________
  Sempai's been touched off       SEMPAI ttara         ano rabureta-- ni
  by that love letter...                 (I-tell-you)  by-that-love-letter

                                  SHOKUHATSU sarete...
                                  is-touched-off

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p 147 (193)

1
[Kyousuke and Madoka walk away from school grounds.]

2
Madoka: [smiling]
  Well, it's summer vacation.     saate NATSUYASUmi ne

Kyousuke: [gaze down]
  Yeah...                         un...

3
Madoka:
  .........  Gloomy, aren't       ..........  kurai ne
  you.

narration:
  Sure enough, Hikaru-chan and    hikaru-chan yappari      ano OTOKO to...
  that guy...                                 sure-enough  with-that-guy

4
[Madoka pauses in surprise when she overhears a conversation between two boys
 sharing a cigarette outside a school building.]
punk 1:
  By now, that Harada should      HARADA no yatsu  IMAgoro
  be directing Hikaru over        that-Harada      about-this-time
  to the gym's storeroom...
                                  TAIIKU-KAN no MONOOKI ni  hikaru o
                                  to-gym's-storeroom              (O)

                                  YObiDAshite-ru hazu...
                                  should-be-summoning

punk 2:
  He's popular, and has a         aitsu    wa   moteru              shi
  huge sense of pride...          that-guy (T)  popular-with-girls  consider
                                  _______
                                  puraido ga   TAKAi      kara       naa...
                                  pride   (S)  tall/high  that's-why

5
[Madoka and Kyousuke portrait, as they listen in, wide-eyed.]
punk 2: [off]
  But he's surprisingly naive.    demo  aitsu     IGAI to       JUNJOU daro
                                  but   that-guy  unexpectedly  naive  poss-be

  I wonder if he'll manage to     umaku         yare  n no      ka na
  pull it off.                    successfully  do    (explan)  I-wonder

punk 1: [off]                              ___
  That's why I asked him if       da kara  ore  aitsu     ni
  he knew what it took to         and-so   I    that-guy (IO)
  become a man.
                                  OTOKO ni naru ni wa
                                  to-become-a-man  (contrast)

                                  do--  shitara i--    ka
                                  how   okay-if-doing  (?)

                                  SHItte-ru katte   ki--ta  n da     yo
                                  be-familiar-with  asked   (explan)

6
[Exterior shot of a school building.]
punk 1: [off]
  So then he answered,            soshitara  wakatte-ru        yo
  "I know that!"                  and/then   be-understanding

                                  sonna         mon   tte!
                                  that-kind-of  thing (quote)

punk 2: [off]
  I wonder if he really           aitsu     HONTOU ni  wakatte
  understands?                    that-guy  really     understanding

                                  n no      ka ne--
                                  (explan)  I-wonder

7
[Closer view of the 2 punk boys.]
punk 1:
  But when he pulls it off,       demo  umaku yattara         tsugi
  he said he'd pass her           but   when-do-successfully  next
  around to us next!              ___
                                  ore-tachi ni  mo   mawashite-kureru
                                  to-us         too  pass-around-(to-us)

                                  tte itte-ta      ze--
                                  was-saying-that  !

punk 2:                           ___ ___ ___
                  he_ he_ he_

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p 148 (194)

1
[Kyousuke portrait--fist clenched, he is red with rage.]

2
[Madoka portrait--she looks deadly serious.]
Madoka:
  I see...                        naruhodo ne...

3
[Before Madoka can react, Kyousuke launches himself at the two.]
Kyousuke:
  You bastards!                   konno yarou!

  What the hell are you           omaera        nante  koto   o!!
  talking about!!                 you-(plural)  what!  thing (O)

4
[His arm cocked and ready, he's stopped by Madoka's hand on his shoulder.]
Madoka FX:                        ____
                           gui_

5
Madoka:
  You head for Hikaru.            anta wa   hikaru no ho--      yo
                                  you  (T)         's direction

  Hurry and go!                   HAYAku  ikinasai
                                  hurry   go-(command)

Kyousuke:
  Y-yes.                          ha hai

6
[She rubs her fist in her other hand.  The two punks look back at her in
 fear.]
Madoka:
  So you kids stirred this        bo--ya-tachi ga   sosonokashitatte
  up!                             kids/boys    (S)  even-tho-stirred-up

                                  wake    ne!
                                  reason

punks FX:
                            uge_

punks:
  Ah!  Ayukawa-sempai!!           a AYUKAWA SEMPAI!!

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p 149 (195)

1
[Kyousuke runs.]
narration:
  I'm sorry, Hikaru-chan!         hikaru-chan gomen!

2
Kyousuke:
 (To have doubted you,            (hikaru-chan o   utagau    nante
  Hikaru-chan...                              (O)  to-doubt  the-likes-of
                                  ___
  I'm a total idiot!!)            ore tte  OO-    BAKA          YAROU  da!!)
                                  I   (T)  great  idiot/stupid  jerk   am

3
[Exterior shot of the gym.]

4
[Inside the storeroom, Hikaru stands and looks about.]
Hikaru:
  Sempai?                         SEMPAI?

5
[Shin'ichi enters, closing the door behind him.]
Shin'ichi:
  Hikaru-chan.                    hikaru-chan

door FX:                          ______
                           pisha_

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p 150 (196)

1
[He reaches into his pocket.  Hikaru looks frightened.]
Shin'ichi:                         ____
 (Buying THIS was really          (kore        o   KAu no wa   sasuga ni
  embarrassing, but...)            this-(one) (O)  buying (T)  truly

                                  hazukashikatta    kedo......)
                                  was-embarrassing  but

Shin'ichi FX:                     ________
                          gosogoso

2
[Shin'ichi portrait--a dark expression.]
Shin'ichi heartbeat FX:           ____ ____
                     doki doki

Shin'ichi:                               ___
 (But I MUST become a man.)       (demo  ore  ZETTAI        OTOKO ni naru
                                   but   I    absoluteness  become-a-man

                                  n da mon      ne)
                                  is-the-reason

3
[Punk 1 hits the canvas--spastic and out for the count.]
punk 1 FX:                        _____
                           dosa_

4
[Punk 2 mimics him.  Madoka brushes the dust from her hands.]

5
[Exterior shot of the gym.]
Hikaru: [off]
  KYAAAA!                         kya----_

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p 151 (197)

1
Kyousuke: [bursting in]
  H-Hikaru-chan!!                 hi hikaru-chan!!

door FX:                          _____
                         gara_

2
[Tight shot of a book being held out in two hands.]
book:                             _____         _____
  Jump-kun and Ribbon-chan's      jampu-kun to  ribon-chan  no
                                  Jump-kun  and Ribbon-chan 's

  EXCHANGE DIARY                  KOUKAN    NIKKI
                                  exchange  diary



3
[View pans back to show Shin'ichi, with a nervous smile, presenting the
 book to a happy Hikaru.]
Shin'ichi:
  U-uhh.  This...  If it's        a ano    kore...    yokattara...
  okay...

Hikaru:
  Thank you very much!            do--mo arigato~~~~_

  Kyaa!  Just what I wanted!!     kya--     atashi  hoshikatta       n da!!
                                    I       was-in-need-of/  (explan)
                                                    desired

4
[Kyousuke pauses at the door, watching all this with eyes grown huge.]

5
Hikaru: [brightly]
  Ah, Sempai!                     a SEMPAI!

6
[With a smile, she smoothly takes the book out of Shin'ichi's hands and spins
 to present it to Kyousuke.]
Hikaru:
  Look, look what I got,          mite mite  SEMPAI  moratchatta
  Sempai.                         look               received-(finality)

Hikaru FX:                        ___
                         sa_

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p 152 (198)

1
Hikaru:
  I was here to meet you,         SEMPAI to    machiawase shite-ta
  Sempai.                         with-Sempai  was-meeting/was-having-date

                                  tokoro ni
                                  to-place

  I don't know why, but...        nande ka   SHIranai  kedo...
                                  why   (?)  not-know  but

  This kind person gave me an     kono SHINSETSU na HITO ga   KOUKAN NIKKI
  exchange diary.                 this-kind-person       (S)  exchange-diary

                                  kureta   n desu
                                  gave-me  (explan)

Shin'ichi:                                             ___
  Ah!  Th-that's for me and...    a so sore       wa   ore to...
                                       that-(one) (T)  me  and

2
Hikaru: [turning to Shin'ichi]
  I'm sorry!!                     gomen ne!!

  You were a nice person          kono mae    wa   yappari    anata tte
  all along, after all.           this-before (T)  after-all  you   (T)

                                  i-- HITO     datta  no ne
                                  good-person  were

Shin'ichi:
  Y-yeah...                       ha haa......

3
Hikaru: [clinging to Kyousuke's arm]
  So now we're completely and     kore de        atashi-tachi wa
  intimately tied together,       with-this/now  we           (T)
  aren't we!!
                                  KAMPEKI ni       FUKAi KIZUNA de
                                  to-perfection    in-intimate-bonds
                                  to-completeness

                                  musubareru  n desu    ne~~~~~~_!!
                                  are-tied    (explan)  (rhet)

Kyousuke: [wincing]                             ___ _________
  W-well...  Ah ha.  Ah ha ha     so so-- ne    aha ahahahaha
  ha ha.

4
[Kyousuke turns to look at Shin'ichi, and is surprised to see a tear in
 that boy's eye.]

5
Shin'ichi FX:
                           gusun

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p 153 (199)

1
[She takes Kyousuke in a joyful bearhug.  Kyousuke looks nervously off-panel.]
Hikaru:
  We'll do this every day from    kore kara    MAINICHI   yarimasho--  ne----_
  now on, right?!                 from-now-on  every-day  shall-do     (rhet)!

Kyousuke:                         ___
  Ah!                             ha_

2
[His pov of the open door, through which Madoka and Yuusaku look in.]

3
narration:
  Jeez...                         mattaku...

  Whether it's Yuusaku or this    YUUSAKU to ii  koitsu to ii......
  guy...
  Hikaru-chan is quite            hikaru-chan tte  kekko-- moteru  n da  na--
  popular, isn't she.                         (T)  quite-popular  (explan)

Shin'ichi FX:
                       shobon

[Madoka and Yuusaku turn to watch Shin'ichi walk past.]

4
Shin'ichi: [clenching his fists]
 (Damn...!                        (kuso------_

  I'm not going to be             konna koto de       kujikeru
  discouraged by something        by-thing-like-this  be-discouraged/
  like this...                                        lose-heart

                                  mon    ka
                                  person (talk-to-self)

  The fight has just begun!)      SHOUBU                 wa
                                  game/victory-or-defeat (T)

                                  kore kara    da  ze----_!)
                                  from-now-on  is  !     !

narration:
  As we head for summer           NATSUYASUmi      o   mukaete
  vacation again, one source      summer-vacation (O)  able-to-head-for
  of worry seems to have
  grown.                          mata   hitotsu  SHIMPAI no TANE ga
               --Kyousuke         again  one      source-of-worry (S)

                                  fueta                mitai desu  >>KYOUSUKE
                                  increased-in-number  seems

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