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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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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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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