Kimagure Orange Road
"Spring Is for Idols"
Volume 16, Story 4
WB Volume 9, Story 9
Written and illustrated by Matsumoto Izumi

Translation by : Edward Weinstein and Albert Nakano (Sep 1994)
Additional translation & full-script typesetting by : Craig Nishida
Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose
                                 Craig Nishida
                                 Matthew Akira Klippenstein

Last revision : 09-02-95

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 183 (65) are only in the WBs!
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p 183 (65)--TITLE PAGE

[Madoka stands at the mike, one shoulder bared.]

MAIN TITLE (at top)                          ______
  Spring Is for Idols             HARU   wa  aidoru
                                  spring (T) idol

SUB-TITLE (at bottom)             ______                   _________
  The Beat of My Heart Is a       ha--to no KODOU      wa  harike--n!!
  Hurricane!!                     heart  's beat/pulse (T) hurricane

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p 184 (66)

1
[A male idol singer belts out a song onstage.]

2
crowd:                            _____________
  Mitsuru-u-u!                    mitsuru------_

  Kyaaaa!                         kya------_

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p 185 (67)

1
[Mitsuru sings.]

2
Kurumi:
  Kyaaaa!  He's so great!!        kyaa--_  sutteki--_!!

3
[View pans back.  Kurumi is watching TV.  She looks back at the rest of the
 family and points at the TV.]
Kurumi:                                         ______
  Look, look!  Isn't he           mite mite--_  suteki    ne----_!!
  great?!!                        look          splendid  (rhet)

4
[Kyousuke eyes his sister.]
Kyousuke FX:
                          ji--_

5
[She eyes him back.]
Kurumi:
  Hey!  What's with that look?    nani yo_!  sono ME            wa
                                  what       that-eye/attention (T)

dramatic FX:
                            kaa_

Kyousuke:
  What's so great about a         konna yatsu       doko      ga   i--  no?
  guy like that?                  fellow-like-this  what-part (S)  good

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p 186 (68)

1
[She stares him in the eye and holds up a hand mirror to his face.]
Kurumi:                           _______
  Handsome!                       hansamu!

tag:
  Mirror                          kagami

Kyousuke:
  ..........                      ..........

2
Kyousuke: [lecturing]
  You two are already in          omaera       mo   mou  KOU 1        darou
  your first year of high         you-(plural) too  now  1st-yr-high  poss-be
  school.*                        ______
  Rather than watch TV all        terebi bakkari  mite-nai de
  the time, don't you have        TV     just     don't-be-watching
  things to think about?
                                  motto  KANGAeru    koto  ga   aru darou
                                  more   think-about thing (S)  poss-there-are

  Don't you have more things      motto  yaru   koto  ga   aru darou!
  to do?!                         more   to-do  thing (S)  poss-there-are

<*Commentary (EW/AN):  Equivalent to 10th grade in the U.S.>

3
Kurumi/Manami FX:
                          ji~~~~_

Kyousuke:
  Wh-what is it?                  na nan da

  What's with that look...?!      nan da sono ME wa...?!

4
[Kurumi crosses her arms and closes her eyes.]
Kurumi:
  You should take your own        sono KOTOBA  sokkuri        sono mama
  advice, oniichan.               those-words  just-as-it-is  like-that

                                  oni--chan ni  o-KAEshi shimasu
                                  to-oniichan   make-a-return/return-a-
                                                compliment

Kyousuke:
  Eh?!                            e?!

5
Kurumi/Manami:
  You're in third year            mou      KOU 3          desho--_
  high already, right!            already  3rd-year-high  poss-be

[Kyousuke flinches back.]

Kyousuke:
  ULP!                            gu!

6
[He sits in front of the TV with a nervous smile.]
Kyousuke:
  Ooooh!  This show's pretty      iya----_  nakanaka  omoshiroi    ne--
  interesting.                              quite     interesting  (rhet)

                                  kono BANGUMI
                                  this-program

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p 187 (69)

1
Takashi:
  Well done...  You truly         erai     ne    sasuga  CHOUNAN     da  ne
  are the eldest son.             well-done      truly   eldest-son  are
                                  ______
                           uo_hon

2
[Kyousuke gets to his feet...]
Kyousuke:
  Well...                         saate

3
[...and leaves the room, scratching his head.  His sisters smile at each
 other.]
Kyousuke:
  Study, study.                   BENKYOU BENKYOU

Kyousuke FX:                      ____ ____
                 pori pori

4
[A view of one section of his room.  A manga and a dumbbell sit on the floor.]
manga:                                    _____
  Shounen  Dembu            SHOUNEN dembu

5
[An open notebook lies on his desk.]

6
[Books and a pencil case sit on the desk.]

7
[Kyousuke reclines in his seat, legs up on the desk and arms behind his head.]
chair FX:                         ______
                          gishi_

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p 188 (70)

1
[He stares up at the ceiling.]
Kyousuke:
  Third year in high school...    KOUKOU       3-NENSEI  kaa...
                                  high-school  3rd-year

2
Kyousuke:
  There sure are lots of          KANGAeru     koto...
  things to think about...        think-about  things

                                  tashika ni  iroiro   aru       yo naa
                                  certain     several  there-are    (rhet)

chair FX:                         ______
                          gishi_

3
[Takashi sticks his head in his room.  Kyousuke suddenly sits up straight with
 a book in hand.]
Takashi:
  Just thinking about it          KANGAete-ru         dake  ja
  is useless!!                    are-thinking-about  just

                                  dame     na  n da      zo
                                  no-good  is  (explan)  !!

  You have to DO!                 yaranakya na_!

door FX:                          _____
                           gacha

Kyousuke FX:                      _____
                            gatan

4
Takashi: [off]
  You're going to college,        SHINGAKU suru                  n daro!
  aren't you!                     go-to-a-school-of-higher-grade (poss-explan)

door FX:                          _____
                            batan

Kyousuke:
  Ye-e-es!                        e~~i!

5
[View looking into his bedroom through the sliding glass door.  Kyousuke looks
 outside.]
narration:
  My school goes up to college    uchi no GAKKOU wa   DAIGAKU made
  in an escalator system!         my-school      (T)  up-to-college
                                  _____________
                                  esukare--ta--  SHIKI!
                                  escalator      system

  But if my test grades are       demo  amari ni    fudan no  SHIKEN no
  bad too often, I might be       but   too-(much)  constant  exam   's
  in for it...
                                  SEISEKI ga   WARUi to  yabai   wake  de...
                                  marks   (S)  if-bad    chancey reason



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p 189 (71)

1
[He leans his head back in his hands once more.]
narration:
  That means...                   to yu-- koto wa..........

  I should study properly         SHIKEN BENKYOU mo   chanto
  for my exams, too.              exam   study   too  properly

                                  shinai to  ikenai  wake   de
                                  if-not-do  bad     reason being

2
narration:
  No matter how much Power        kore bakkari    wa
  I may have, there's nothing     only-this-(one) (T)
  that can be done about               _chikara_
  this...                         ikura NOURYOKU ga atte-mo  do-- suru
                                  no-matter-how-much-Power   what do

                                  koto   mo   dekinai     mon   naa
                                  (nom)  too  impossible  thing (rhet)

3
[Kyousuke looks towards his door.]
Kurumi/Manami: [off]
  Kyaaaa!  Are you kidding!?!     kya----_  uso----_?!

  Banza-a-ai!!                    banza--i!!

4
narration:
  That guy...                     aitsu...

5
[He visualizes Mitsuru singing.]
narration:                        ___
  He looked younger than me,      ore yori  TOSHISHITA  mitai datta  kedo
  but he's already in a world     than-me   younger     seemed       but
  that has nothing to do with
  school and such...              mou      GAKKOU toka to       wa
                                  already  with-school-and-such (contrast)

                                  KANKEI no nai        SEKAI ni ite...
                                  not-have-connection  be-in-a-world-(and)
                                                 _____ _____
  And the girls scream for        ONNA no KO ni  kya-- kya-- iwarete...
  him...                          by-girls          is-said-(and)

6
narration:
  ......  I'm jealous!!           ......  urayamashii!!

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p 190 (72)

1
[Kyousuke rests his cheek in one hand, thinking.]

2
narration:
  An uneasy thought just          IMA  futo      ATAMA o  yogitta  FUAN...
  crossed my mind...              now  suddenly  mind (O) crossed  anxiety

3
[He visualizes the shimmering goddess.]
narration:
  I wonder if Ayukawa is going    AYUKAWA wa   SHINGAKU suru
  on to college?                          (T)  go-to-a-school-of-higher-grade

                                  no ka na?
                                     I-wonder

4
[He stares off-panel...]

5
[...and smiles.]
narration:
  Of course she is...!            suru yo na  mochiron...!
                                  do          of-course

  Yeah!                           un_!

6
[Exterior night shot of the Kasuga apartment building.]

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p 191 (73)

1
[Exterior shot of the door to studio number 2.]

2
[Inside, someone plays an electric guitar.]

3
[It's the bass player in Shuu's band.  A drummer, Shuu on lead guitar and
 Yukari on vocals round out the band.]
Shuu:
  Okay, how about something       yoshi      konna mon        daro
  like this?                      all-right  thing-like-this  poss-be

drummer:
  Good work.                      o-tsukare-sa--n

Yukari:
  Still...                        sore ni shite mo...

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p 192 (74)

1
[Madoka sits at keyboards, drinking from a can of Coke.]

2
Yukari: [smiling]
  I'm glad you made the           madoka-chan  yoku  KESSHIN shite-kureta ne
  decision, Madoka-chan.                       well  decided-(to-us)

Shuu:
  We're depending on you!         tanonda ze----_

3
[Madoka raises her can to them, smiles and winks.]

4
[Exterior daylight shot of the Kasuga apartment building.]
narration:
  The next morning...             YOKUASA----

Kurumi: [singing, off]            _______                       _____
  The scream of the accelerator   akuseru no HIMEI      kishimu taiya kara
  from squealing tires.*          accelerator's-scream  from-squeaking-tires
                                           _hito_                   ______
  A strange woman; a coupe        mishiranu ONNA  noseTObi-dashita  ku--pe
  dashed out.                     stranger/       began-dashing-out
                                  strange-woman                     coupe

<*Commentary (CN):  Kurumi sings the opening song to the first season of the
 KOR TV series, which began airing in April of 1987.  The title of this song
 is "Night of Summerside", sung by Ikeda Masanori, composed by *NOBODY*,
 arranged by Niikawa Hiroshi, with lyrics by Urino Masao.>

5
[Kurumi stands in her school uniform, holding a spoon for a mike.  Kyousuke
 claps his hands over his ears and shuts his eyes.]
Kurumi: [singing]                              ______   _________
  Encounter at a highway          DEai    wa   haiuei - jankushon
  junction.                       meeting (T)  highway-junction
                                  ________
  When I saw the harbor,          ha--ba-- miru koro
                                  harbor   see  when

  I noticed I'd fallen in         KOI ni   Ochita  to KIzuita
  love.                           in-love  fallen  noticed-that

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p 193 (75)

1
Kurumi: [singing]
  Saying you want tenderness      KUCHIzuke yori  yasashisa  ga  HOshii to
  more than a kiss,               than-kiss       tenderness (S) want   (quote)
                                  _____   ___   ___________
  Night of Summerside.            naito - obu - sama--saido

  Hidden by innocence, your       adokenasa de  kakushita HITOMI       wa
  eyes were grown-up...           by-innocence  hidden    pupil-of-eye (T)

                                  otona datta ne
                                  adult were

2
[Kyousuke bellows in Kurumi's face.]
Kyousuke:
  Arrggghhhh!  Shut up!!          e------i  urusai_!!

  Starting so early in the        ASAppara kara!
  morning!

3
Kurumi: [happily]
  Hey, listen, listen.            nee ki--te ki--te

  On the show they did last       kinou no YORU  yatte-ta    BANGUMI de
  night, they said they'd do      last-night     were-doing  on-program
  a "talent scout caravan"                   _______   _______   ________
  next time!                      KONDO      tarento - sukauto - kyaraban
                                  next-time  talent-scout-caravan

                                  yaru  n da      tte!
                                  do    (explan)  (quote)

4
[He turns to Manami.]
Kyousuke:
  What's that?                    nani sore?

Manami:                                   _______
  It's a contest to recruit       SHINJIN tarento  o   BOSHUU suru
  new stars.  A contest!          new-star-talent (O)  recruit/invite
                                  _________     _________
                                  kontesuto yo  kontesuto!
                                  contest

5
Kurumi: [in elation]
  And the very first one will     de      nanto  DAIICHI KAI -me wa
  be here in our town!!           and-so  what!  the-first-time  (T)

                                  atashi-tachi no MACHI ni  kuru no  yo!!
                                  to-our-town               coming

6
Kyousuke:
  And...  You can't possibly      de......  masaka      omae ga   DEru
  be thinking of turning out                impossible  you  (S)  appear
  for that?  What's more...
                                  wake?     sore ni
                                  reason    moreover

Kurumi:                           ___ _____
  Pin po-o-on!            pin po--n!

 is the bell sound on Japanese quiz shows
 which signals a correct answer.>

writing at bottom of page:
  Japan Music Copyright           NIHON  ONGAKU  CHOSAKUKEN  KYOUKAI
  Association (issued from)       Japan  music   copyright   association
  Permit Number 9251774-201
                                  (DE)     KYODAKU  BANGOU  DAI-9251774-201
                                   origin  permit   number  

                                  -GOU
                                   

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p 194 (76)

1
[Kurumi blushes and claps her hands to her cheeks.]
Kurumi:
  Maybe I'll become a             atashi  KASHU ni naro--        ka naa!
  singer!                         I       shall-become-a-singer  I wonder

Kurumi FX:                        ___
                          po_

2
[She notices that her brother is eyeing her.]
Kyousuke FX:
                          ji~~~~_

Kurumi:                           ___
  Ah!                             ha_

3
[Kyousuke slaps his side in mirth.  Kurumi is steamed.]
Kyousuke:                         ____________________________________
  Bwa-ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha!     puaha_ha_ha_ha_ha_ha_ha_ha_ha_ha_ha_
  ha! ha! ha! ha! ha!

Kyousuke FX:                      ___
                            pan

Kurumi FX:                        ______
                           kachin

4
[Exterior shot of the Kasuga apartment building.  Facial portraits appear on
 each speech bubble.  Kurumi pumps her fists and glares.  Kyousuke flinches.]
Kurumi:
  What's so funny, you jerk!!     nani ga   okashi----  kono yaro----_!!
                                  what (S)  funny

Kurumi FX:                        ____ ____
                      baka suka

Kyousuke:
  Gyaaaa!                         gya----_!

5
[Kyousuke's pov as he approaches the main gate of Kouryou school.]
narration:
  Oh brother...  After all...     yareyare...  nanse......

girls:
  Good morning.                   ohayo--

6
[Tight shot of the sign to classroom 3-C.]
narration:
  ...it's spring, isn't it...     HARU    da  mon     naa...
                                  spring  is  reason  (rhet)

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p 195 (77)

1
[Komatsu smiles and holds up a ruler as a mock-microphone.]
Komatsu:
  First up, Komatsu Seiji,        ICHIBAN     KOMATSU SEIJI  UTAimasu_!!
  now singing!!                   number-one                 sing

2
[Kyousuke watches with a forced smile.]
Komatsu: [singing]
  Changing into a dark            KURO no jakketto      hirugaeshi
  jacket,                         jacket-of-black/dark  change/turn

  You said, "follow me,"          tsuite-koi                  tte
  conceitedly.                    follow/come-along-(command) (quote)
                                  ____                      ______
                                  kiza na                   serifu
                                  affected/conceited/showy  words



narration:
  There's someone here who's      koko ni       mo   ikareta    no    ga
  lost it, too...!                at-this-place too  was-beaten (nom) (S)

                                  hitori...!
                                  one-person

3
[Komatsu smiles and takes the surprised Kyousuke by the arm.]
Komatsu:
  Here you go!  Next up!          hai_  TSUGI!

  Kasuga Kyousuke-kun!            KASUGA KYOUSUKE-kun

narration:
  But...  Well, right now I       demo...  maa   IMA wa   nan demo  waratte
  feel like laughing at, and      but      well  now (T)  anything  laugh-(and)
  forgiving, anything!
                                  yuruse-sou na       KIBUN    na  n da!
                                  look-as-if-forgive  feeling  is  (explan)

4
[He faces off-panel and sings into the ruler.]
classmate 1: [off]
  Great!                          umai!

class FX: [off]                   __________
                       pachipachi

classmate 2: [off]
  Hey-y-y.                        iyo--

Kyousuke: [singing]                                   ___________
  Suddenly, everyone felt         fui ni    minna     merankori--
  melancholy,                     suddenly  everyone  melancholy

  Mysteriously, the same.         KANjiru  FUSHIGI  ONAji  yo
                                  feel     mystery  same

narration:
  "Why?" you ask?                 naze ka  tte?
                                  why  (?) (quote)

5
[Tight shot as the door opens and a girl's leg enters.]
door FX:                          _____
                         gara_

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p 196 (78)

1
[It's Madoka, who takes in the scene without much expression.]

2
[Komatsu cheers on the gyrating Kyousuke.]
Komatsu:
  Hey, Mr. President!             iyo--_  DAITOURYOU

3
[Kyousuke backs into Madoka, surprising her.]
Kyousuke FX:                      ___
                            don

Kyousuke: [singing]
  Don't forget...                 WASUrenai de ne

  A single teardrop               NAMIDA wa  hitotsubu  koraete      IMA
  suppressed now.                 tear   (T) a-drop     suppressing  now

4
[He looks back at her, wide-eyed...]
narration:
  This year, once again...        KOTOSHI   mo   mata...
                                  this-year too  again

5
[...and blushes.]
crows-in-background FX:
                            kaa_

6
[Exterior shot of a school building.]
narration:                        ____________
  ...we're classmates!            kurasume--to!

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p 197 (79)

1
[In a hall, two boys sing into a fist or a fork.]

2
[Near the stairs, two girls sing as well.]

3
[Kyousuke walks past them, glancing up at the ceiling.]
narration:
  What in the world is            minna     ITTAI         nani
  everyone thinking...?           everyone  in-the-world  what

                                  KANGAete        n darou......
                                  thinking-about  (poss-explan)

4
[Exterior shot of a school building.]

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p 198 (80)

1
[Exterior shot of ABCB.]

2
[Hikaru and Kyousuke sit at the counter.  She looks over at him, as he stares
 up at the ceiling.]
Kyousuke:
  But I wonder if everyone        shikashi  minna     HONTOU ni  KOU 3
  realizes that they're           but       everyone  really     3rd-yr-high
  really in their 3rd-year
  of high school...               da   to yu--   JIKAKU
                                  are  say-that  self-consciousness

                                  aru no  ka na--
                                  having  I-wonder

Hikaru:
  Huh?                            e?

3
Kyousuke: [off]
  That's right...!                sou da...!

  You're a 1st-year high          hikaru-chan mo   KOU 1        da  ne
  school student, hm.                         too  1st-yr-high  is

[Hikaru smiles softly.]

4
Kyousuke: [smiling]
  Congratulations.                omedetou

Hikaru: [smiling]
  Heh heh!  Thank you.            hehe----_     arigatou gozaimasu

5
[Hikaru pauses and looks up.]
Hikaru:
  But I want the time to pass     demo  atashi  motto HAYAku  JIKAN ga
  by faster...                    but   I       more-quickly  time  (S)

                                  tatte hoshiku tte...
                                  want-to-elapse

Kyousuke:
  Hm?                             n?

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p 199 (81)

1
[He rests his head back against his hands and looks mournfully up at the
 ceiling.]
Kyousuke:
  ......?                         ......?

  I don't want time to go         ore wa   mou        kore IJOU
  by any faster than this.        I   (T)  -more  beyond-this

                                  HAYAku sugite hoshikunai  naa
                                  too-fast      not-want    (rhet)

                                  JIKAN  nante
                                  time   the-likes-of

  Studying...                     BENKYOU...

  I've got a headache...          ATAMA itai......

2
[Hikaru launches herself at him with a smile.]
Hikaru:
  Because I'm definitely          datte    atashi  ZETTAI
  going to be your bride,         because  I       absoluteness
  Sempai!
                                  SEMPAI no o-YOME-san ni naru  n desu mon!
                                  become-Sempai's-bride         is-the-reason

  I'm even starting to think      futari   no SEIKATSU SEKKEI mo
  about plans for our life        2-people 's life-plan       too
  together now!
                                  IMA kara  chanto      KANGAete-ru
                                  from-now  thoroughly  am-thinking-about

                                  n desu  yo!
                                  (explan)

Hikaru:
  First is a one-story,           mazu   IE   wa
  4-LDK* house.                   first  home (T)

                                  4 #LDK# IKKO  -date           desho
                                  4-LDK   house  level/feature  poss-be

  Then, children--a boy and       soshite   KODOMO   wa   OTOKO no KO to
  girl each...                    and/then  children (T)  boy         and

                                  ONNA no KO ga   hitori-zutsu     de...
                                  girl       (S)  1-person-apiece  being

<*Commentary (CN):  LDK = Living-room/Dining-room/Kitchen.  Space is at a
 premium in Tokyo, so that a 4-LDK house (i.e., one with 4 bedrooms) is a
 veritable mansion.>

3
[Smiling, Madoka walks in, carrying a sack of groceries.]
Madoka:
  Huh?!  What are you talking     nani  nanno         HANASHI?
  about?                          what  what-kind-of  talk

Hikaru: [off]
  Oh!  Madoka-san!                a madoka-san!

4
[She sets the sack down on the counter, next to Hikaru.]
Madoka:
  Come to think of it, I          so-- ieba            hikaru  ki--ta  wa yo
  heard, Hikaru.                  come-to-think-of-it          heard

groceries FX:                     ___
                            ton

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p 200 (82)

1
Madoka:
  Hikaru, are you trying out      hikaru  DEru    n da      tte?
  for that contest?                       appear  (explan)  (quote)
                                      _________
                                  ano kontesuto
                                  that-contest

[Hikaru smiles back at Madoka in embarrassment.]

Hikaru:
  Eh heh!  You found out.         hehe--_  barechatta

Kyousuke: [wide-eyed]
  Eh?!                            e?!

2
[Kyousuke stares off-panel.]
Madoka: [off]
  You'll win the contest and      YUUSHOU shite
  become a star!                  win-the-championship-(and)
                                  _______
                                  tarento ni natchattari shite!
                                  become-a-talent-(and)

  Hikaru, it might suit you.      hikaru  niatte-ru   ka mo   ne
                                          is-suiting  it-may

Hikaru: [off]
  Wha-a-at?!  No way-y-y.         e--_!  sonnaa

3
narration:
  E-even Hikaru-chan...?!         hi hikaru-chan made...?!

4
Hikaru: [merrily]
  Oh, but you're trying out,      ara  demo  madoka-san koso
  too, Madoka-san!                oh   but              indeed

                                  DEru    n desu   yo ne!
                                  appear  (explan)

[Madoka smiles and blushes slightly, raising a finger to her lips.]

Madoka:
  Ah!  Shhhh!                     a_ shi--_!

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p 201 (83)

1
[Kyousuke sweats and stares off-panel.]
narration:
  ..........?!                    ..........?!

2
[His view of the two smiling girls.]
narration:
  Wh-what the hell...?            na nan  da    HONTOU ni......  ittai...
  Really...                          what is    really           in-the-world

narration:
  Even though...  It's            ikura...          HARU    da  to wa ie...
  spring...                       no-matter-how...  spring  is  although

3
[Exterior view of ABCB.]
narration:
  What are you thinking           nani  KANGAete-ru         n desu   ka?!
  about?!                         what  are-thinking-about  (explan) (?)

  Everyo-o-one!                   minasa...n!
                                  every...one

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