Kimagure Orange Road
"Spring Is Here!"
Volume 12, Story 5
WB Volume 7, Story 7
Written and illustrated by Matsumoto Izumi
Translation by : Hitoshi Doi (12 Jan 1992)
Additional translation & full-script typesetting by : Craig Nishida
Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose
Craig Nishida
Leo Hourvitz
Ramon Galindo
Last revision : 08-26-95
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 127 (87) are only in the WBs!
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p 127 (87)
1
[Torso of a girl running in shirt and shorts. A towel hangs over her
shoulder.]
title:
Spring Is Here! HARU ga kita!
spring (S) came
Madoka footsteps FX: ___ ___
ta_ ta_
Madoka: ___
haa
2
[Shot of her rear end as she runs.]
Madoka: ___
haa
3
[Tight shot of her foot as she strides.]
4
[View looking up at the sky. The towel has been tossed in the air.]
Madoka: [off] ______ __
I finished! go--ru in!
reach-the-goal/finish
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p 128-129 (88-89)--TITLE PAGES
[Double-page title-page art. Madoka bends slightly, resting her hands on her
thighs and catching her breath. The towel flutters in the air.]
MAIN TITLE (at top)
Spring Is Here! HARU ga kita!
spring (S) came
Madoka: ___ ___
haa haa
SUB-TITLE (at bottom)
If You Know My Heart, Then atashi no KOKORO ga wakaru nara
Go and Soar Off into the my heart (S) know if-it-is
Distant Blue Sky! _to_
AOZORA haruka ni KAKERU nde-yuke!
blue-sky far-away/ go-and-soar/fly
in-the-distance
Where the Bright Clouds KAGAYAku KUMO mo
Shimmer... shine/glitter/gleam/ cloud too
brighten/light-up
YUrete-iru......
is-flickering/shaking
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p 130 (90)
1
[She looks up into the sky. The towel comes to a rest on her head.]
towel/hair FX: _____
pasa_
2
[View pans back. She stands alone on a path. The path down which she's run
is empty.]
Madoka:
fuu_
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p 131 (91)
1
[Akane jogs up, dressed in running shorts, long-sleeve undershirt and loose
tanktop. She looks extremely winded.]
Akane: ___ ___
haa haa
2
[Akane bends down to catch her breath. Behind her, Hikaru comes running up,
dressed in sleeveless shirt and running shorts.]
Hikaru: ___ ___
haa haa
Akane:
Ahh... You're so fast, ha... HAYAi no ne-- madoka-chan
Madoka-chan. fast (rhet)
3
Akane:
I'm pretty confident of atashi mo TAIRYOKU ni wa
my physical strength... I too in-physical-strength (contrast)
JISHIN aru ho-- da kedo...
self-confidence have way is but
________ ______
But you're a superwoman. mattaku su--pa-- redi-- ne
really super lady (rhet)
Such amazing athletic suggoi UNDOUSHINKEI!
ability! amazing athletic-ability
4
[Akane shades her eyes with a hand and looks back along the path. Hikaru
glances back.]
Akane:
On the other hand... sore ni hikikae...
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p 132 (92)
1
[Kyousuke makes it to the finish. He's dressed in a sweatsuit.]
Kyousuke: ____ ____ ______
ha-- ha-- zeizei
2
Kyousuke: [wincing]
haa hii
You're all so fast... minna HAYAi na--
everyone fast (rhet)
narration:
Spring break... HARU YASUmi...
We're here at a suburban hikaru-chan no TEIAN de
athletic club at at-Hikaru's-suggestion
Hikaru-chan's suggestion. ___________ ______
KOUGAI no asurechikku-kurabu ni kitemasu
at-suburban-athletic-club come
3
[Isolated shot of the athletic club. There are tables and chairs in the
open, just outside a two-story, modern-looking, glass-faced dormitory.]
narration:
Considering my UNDOUSHINKEI ga HATTEN
underdeveloped athletic athletic-ability (S) development/growth
ability, I, Kasuga Kyousuke, ____
wanted to decline... TOJOU no boku
on-the-way 's me
KASUGA KYOUSUKE to shite wa
as/in-capacity-of (T)
ENRYO shitakatta n da kedo...
wanted-to-defer/decline (explan) but
________
But Akane forced me to come akane ni muriyari tsurete-korarechatte...
along... by-Akane by-force brought-along-(finality)
4
[Akane points a finger at him. Hikaru clasps her hands and looks upon him
with a smile. Madoka tosses her hair back.]
Akane: _____
You're last! anta ga biri_!
you (S) the-last
Hikaru:
I bet Sempai is being nice, kitto yasashi-- SEMPAI no koto
and because of "ladies surely nice about-Sempai
first," he let us win! ______ ________
redi-- fa--suto de atashi-tachi o
on-account-of-ladies-first us (O)
TAtete-kurete-ru n desu yo ne~~_
is-setting-up-(for-us) (explan) (rhet)
Madoka:
.......... ..........
5
[Winking, Hikaru turns and runs off.]
Hikaru:
Phew... fuu...
I'm thirsty. nodo kawaichatta
I'll go get us something to nani-ka nomimono MOtte-kimasu
drink. something-to-drink fetch
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p 133 (93)
1
[Dropping her gaze in disgust, Akane gives Kyousuke a straight-arm shove in
the back. Kyousuke hurtles through the air...]
Akane:
How shameful!! Acting like darashinai zo KANOJO no MAE de!!
that in front of your slovenly/slipshod !! in-front-of-girlfriend
girlfriend!!
Aren't you a man! OTOKO daro_!
Akane FX: ___
don
2
[...and lands on the pavement. Looks like he broke his fall with his face...
Madoka looks upon him with great concern.]
Kyousuke FX: ______
dosha_
3
[Madoka leans down, very worried. Akane looks matter-of-fact.]
Madoka:
Kasuga-kun! KASUGA-kun!
Akane:
His body's weak. karada ga namatte n no yo
body (S) weakening/becoming-dull
4
[Akane turns and races off.]
Akane:
It's all right!! DAIJOUBU!!
I'll just splash some water konna no MIZU demo
on him. like-this 's water or-something
bukkakerya
if-dash-(water)-on-(someone)
5
[Kyousuke comes to, to find a towel gently wiping his forehead.]
Kyousuke:
Hm? n?
6
[View pans back. Madoka sits on the ground beside him, wiping his face.]
Madoka:
Hey-y-y. Pull yourself horaa shikkari shinasai!
together!
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p 134 (94)
1
[Still in a daze, he averts his face from her. The towel is rolled up and
resting on his forehead.]
Kyousuke: ___
I'm... No good at running! ore...... HASHIru no tte NIGATE!
I running (T) weak-point
Madoka:
.......... ..........
Seems that way. so-- mitai ne
like-that seems
2
Kyousuke:
Swimming too... oyogu no mo...
______
And anything that uses a bo--ru TSUKAu yatsu mo...
ball... ball use thing too
Madoka:
.......... ..........
Seems that way. so-- mitai ne
like-that seems
3
Kyousuke: ___
Ahh, I'm so pitiful... aa ore tte nasakenai naa
I (T) pitiful (rhet)
There isn't anything nani hitotsu AYUKAWA ni MASAte-ru
I'm better at than you, what one by-Ayukawa are-better-(than)
Ayukawa...
mono ga nai to wa......
thing (S) not-have (define)
4
[Madoka portrait--she looks thoughtful...]
5
[She brushes her hair back and looks up at the sky.]
Madoka:
But you have some pretty demo kekko-- i-- toko aru
good points. but quite good feature have
ja nai
6
[Kyousuke portrait--he stares wide-eyed at her.]
7
[View pans way back. Madoka sits and pulls her knees up to her chest. She
looks over at Kyousuke, still prone on his back.]
Madoka:
Even though you don't like HASHIru no KIRAi demo SAIGO made
running, you didn't give up running dislike even-if until-end
at all, and ran the whole
way... akiramenai de KANSOU shita
not-give-up ran-the-whole-distance
n da mon...
is-the-reason
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p 135 (95)
1
Madoka:
But, for myself, running is da kedo atashi JISHIN wa HASHIru no tte...
something... but myself (T) running (T)
2
[View looking down at Akane's legs and the bucket of water she carries.]
bucket of water FX: _____
japun
3
[View from behind Akane as she stops short. Directly in front of her are the
two.]
Madoka:
...I love! SUki yo!
4
[Akane portrait--wide-eyed, open-mouthed surprise.]
5
[While Akane ponders in shock, Hikaru approaches from behind, her arms laden
with cans of drinks.]
Akane:
(W-wait a sec... (chi chotto...
What did she say-y-y?!) nan desu tte~~~~~_?!)
what is (quote)
Hikaru footsteps FX: ___ ___ ___
ta_ ta_ ta_
6
[Hikaru pats Akane on the back, surprising her. The bucket is tossed high in
the air...]
Hikaru:
What are you doing?! nani yatte n desu kaa?!
what doing (explan) (?)
Hikaru backslap FX:
don
Akane:
Wah! uwata
7
[...and lands on Akane's head, drenching her. Hikaru claps her hands before
her and apologizes. Madoka and Kyousuke look up in surprise.]
Hikaru:
I'm sorry... ..........gomennasai
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p 136 (96)
1
[The four sit and chat at one of those courtyard tables at the athletic club.]
2
[Akane's pov of Madoka, who smiles as she drinks from her mug.]
3
[A profile view of Hikaru. Kyousuke says something to her from across the
table.]
4
[Kyousuke talks across the table to Madoka. To his right, and across from
Madoka, sits Akane, who views the two with suspicion.]
narration:
That conversation a little sakki no ano KAIWA...
while ago... a-little-while-ago 's that-conversation
Maybe these two are...?! hyottoshite futari wa...?!
maybe 2-people (T)
5
[She eyes Kyousuke critically. Oblivious, he laughs at something Madoka said.]
narration:
If that's the case, that so-- da to shitara KYOUSUKE no yatsu...
Kyousuke... if-that's-the-case that-Kyousuke
Even though he has hikaru-chan to yu-- mono ga ari-nagara...
a Hikaru-chan... one-called (S) while-there-is
______
What a lech!! kono sukebe!!
But I can't just to itte-mo ukatsu ni wa
double-check carelessly. although-say-that carelessly (contrast)
TASHIkamerarenai
not-be-making-sure/confirming
It would be bad for moshi chigatte-tara madoka-chan ni
Madoka-chan if I'm if if-am-mistaken for-Madoka
mistaken...
WARUi shi...
bad and-besides
And I'd also be humiliated! atashi mo OOHAJI kaichau!
I too greatly-disgrace-oneself
6
[Akane's pov of the laughing Kyousuke.]
7
[Akane portrait.]
Akane:
(That's it!!) (so-- da_!!)
Akane fist-in-palm FX: ____
pon_
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p 137 (97)
1
[View from behind as Madoka walks down a hall.]
Madoka footsteps FX: _____ _____
kotsu kotsu
2
[She turns to see Kyousuke.]
Kyousuke:
Ayukawa! AYUKAWA!
3
[View shifts so we can see Kyousuke's face. He looks unnaturally self-
confident. He leans his head against his fist, the elbow resting against
the wall.]
Madoka:
Oh. ara
4
[Her pov of him.]
5
[View from outside the glass-faced building, to show the two standing and
talking in the hallway.]
Kyousuke:
During the day it feels a HIRUMA wa kekko-- HARU ppoi
lot like spring... in-the-daytime quite spring-like
kedo...
but
But it still gets cold at YORU ni naru to madamada
night, hm. when-becomes-night still-(much)-more
hieru ne
get-cold (rhet)
6
Madoka:
Yeah... un...
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p 138 (98)
1
[He suddenly wraps an arm around her shoulder and reels her in. She stares
in surprise.]
Kyousuke:
On a night like this... konna YORU wa......
like-this night (T)
Kyousuke FX:
gui
2
[They gaze into each other's eyes.]
3
[View pans back. He's standing at her side, arm tight around her shoulder.]
Kyousuke:
...someone's warmth... DARE-ka no nukumori o......
someone 's warmth (O)
4
[Profile shot of Madoka.]
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p 139 (99)
1
[He wraps both arms around her and looks down into her eyes.]
Kyousuke:
...is what I'd like to KANjite-itai n da...
feel. want-to-be-feeling (explan)
2
[View over his shoulder at her face. She can't meet his gaze.]
3
[Tight view of her face as she catches something off-panel.]
Madoka:
! !
4
[Looking over his shoulder, she spies Hikaru walking.]
Hikaru FX: ____ ____
suta suta
5
[Madoka looks stern and slaps him. His face goes goofy.]
Madoka:
If you don't quit joking, JOUDAN mo i--kagen ni shinai to
I'll get mad! joke too if-not-use-moderation
OKOru wa yo!
get-angry
Madoka FX: ______
pechin
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p 140 (100)
1
[He blushes and rests a hand against his injured cheek. From the choice of
pronouns he uses, it is apparent that this is Akane in disguise.]
narration:
Th-that's good... yo yokatta...
I was wrong, after all... yappari atashi no kanchigai...
after-all my misunderstanding
2
@Kyousuke: [running off]
I'm sorry, I'm sorry! SHITSUREI SHITSUREI!
Bye!! ja ne_!!
3
[Madoka watches @Kyousuke go, but she doesn't look at all angry.]
4
[@Kyousuke pauses around a corner. His body shimmers...]
narration:
Sorry to doubt you, madoka-chan gomen ne utagutte!
Madoka-chan! sorry doubting
5
[...and changes back into Akane. Her clothes change, too. Madoka walks away.]
narration:
Akane-san found it akane-san ga HENSHIN NOURYOKU
worthwhile to use the (S) Power-of-Illusion
Power of Illusion!
TSUKAtta kai ga atta tte mono ne!
used was-worthwhile (T) thing (rhet)
6
[With the coast clear, Akane heads on down the hallway, looking back over her
shoulder at us.]
narration:
But... shikashi...
____ ______
I thought I could have a sekkaku madoka-chan to rabu shi--n
love scene with Madoka-chan! especially with-Madoka love-scene
dekiru to OMOtte-ta no ni...
can-do was-thinking-that even-though
I'm a bit disappointed! choppiri ZANNEN!
a-bit disappointing
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p 141 (101)
1
[A steam-hazed view of the door to the sauna.]
2
[Madoka, shoulders bared, visualizes the embrace with @Kyousuke.]
narration:
Kasuga-kun... KASUGA-kun...
3
[View pans back. Madoka sits in the sauna, knees pulled up, a towel wrapped
around her torso. She looks reflective.]
narration:
Maybe... atashi...
Somehow, I've become a bit nan da ka chotto ISHIKI shite-ru
more conscious of him... somehow a-bit am-aware-of
no ka na...
I-wonder
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p 142 (102)
1
[Exterior night view of the dormitory.]
Kyousuke: [off]
Oo-ooo. u~~~~n
2
[Lying on his stomach in bed, he winces.]
Kyousuke:
It hurts. itetetete
3
narration: ____
Maybe it's because I haven't anna ni hade na UNDOU
done that much exercise in a that-much lavish/showy exercise
long while.
hisashiburi datta
first-time-in-long-while was
se-- ka na
fault I-wonder
Now my body aches all over! mou KARADAJUU KINNIKUTSUU!
now throughout-the-body muscular-ache
4
[He sits on the edge of his bed.]
narration:
On top of that, I drank so omake ni hikaru-chan to tappuri
much with Hikaru-chan my moreover with-Hikaru fully/amply
head is pounding!
nonda se-- ka atama mo gangan!
drank fault head too clang-clang
5
[He stumbles out into the hallway.]
narration:
That's right. At a time so-- da konna TOKI wa...
like this... that's-right this-kind-of-time (T)
door FX: ___
gii
6
[Leaning heavily against the wall, he makes his way towards the sauna.]
narration: _____
There's supposed to be tashika sauna ga
a sauna... if-I-remember-correctly sauna (S)
atta hazu...
was-there likelihood
Kyousuke:
Ow-ow-ouch. itetete
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p 143 (103)
1
[View of a sign. Women to the left; men to the right.]
2
[Space cadet that he is, he opens the door to the women's side.]
Kyousuke:
fuu
3
[Tight shot of his lower leg as he tosses his clothes into a clothes tray.]
Kyousuke clothes FX: ____
pasa
4
[He enters the sauna, a folded towel clasped over his privates. Madoka looks
up from her seat in surprise.]
door FX: ______
gacha_
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p 144 (104)
1
[She blushes.]
2
[His face flushed from drinking, he waves across the steam-filled room.]
Kyousuke: ____
Hi! You're here at this yaa_ konna JIKAN ni kimi mo
late hour, too. ! at-this-kind-of-hour you too
Are your muscles sor... KINNIKU...
= muscular-ache
3
[He recognizes who he's speaking to. His eyes grow huge.]
Kyousuke: ___
AH! ha_
4
[He throws his arms up and leaps back. Amazingly, his folded towel stays put.]
narration:
A-Ayukawa?! a...AYUKAWA?!
Kyousuke FX:
daaa~~~~~~_
5
[He prances embarrassedly out of the room.]
Kyousuke: ___
S-sorry. I spaced out... go gomen ore bo--tto shite-te...
sorry I am-being-absentminded
__ __ __
Ha ha ha... ha ha ha
Looks like I mistook the OTOKO to ONNA machigatta mitai!!
women's for the men's man and woman mistook seems
side!!
6
[Tight shot of a hand grasping his.]
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p 145 (105)
1
[He looks off-panel in surprise.]
Madoka: [off]
Wait!! matte!!
Kyousuke:
Eh?! e_
2
[Madoka shuts, then throws her body across, the door.]
door FX: _____
batan
3
Madoka:
Don't leave... DEcha dame yo
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