Kimagure Orange Road
"The Stage of Dreams"
Volume 16, Story 9
WB Volume 9, Story 14
Written and illustrated by Matsumoto Izumi
Translation & full-script typesetting by : Craig H. Nishida
Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose
Craig Nishida
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 283 (165) are only in the WBs!
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p 283 (165)--TITLE PAGE
[Madoka stands in bikini bottom and tanktop, in front of a sparkling sea.]
MAIN TITLE (at top) ________
The Stage of Dreams YUME no sute--ji
dream 's stage
SUB-TITLE (at bottom) ___________
The Lapping Sounds of the marinburu-- no zawameki wa
Marine Blue Are a Prelude marine-blue 's stir/noises (T)
to a Sparkling Time of
Year!! KAGAYAku KISETSU no
shine/glitter/ the-seasons/ 's
brighten time-of-year
_pureryu--do_
ZENSOUKYOKU!!
prelude
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p 284 (166)
1
[The Kasuga sibs cross a street together.]
narration: _________
The day of the auditions... o--dishon TOUJITSU------
Kurumi:
Oh, Manami-chan, aren't you ne-- ne-- manami-chan wa DEnai no?
going to take part? (T) not-appear (?)
2
Manami:
I'd be too embarrassed, so atashi wa hazukashi-- kara
I'll just watch. I (T) embarrassing that's-why
mite-ru dake de i-- yo
am-watching just being okay
3
Manami: [winking]
Do your best, Kurumi. gambari na yo kurumi
I'll be rooting for you! OUEN suru kara ne!
4
Kurumi:
Oniichan, aren't you going oni--chan wa DEna...
to take pa... (T) = not-appear
Kyousuke: [glaring in her face]
NO! DEmasen!
not-appear
5
[He drops his gaze and enters lecturing mode.]
Kyousuke: ________
In the first place, I can't somosomo anna mi--ha-- na mono ni
understand why people would in-the-first-place with-those-kinds-of-
want to appear with airheads bimbos/airheads
like that. _yatsu_
DEtai to yu-- NINGEN no
want-to-appear that fellow (nom)
___
KI ga shirenai yo ore wa
unknown-intention I (T)
6
Hikaru: [off]
Sempa-a-ai!! sempa--i!!
[His eyes pop wide.]
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p 285 (167)
1
[Full-length portraits of Madoka and Hikaru standing side-by-side in dresses.]
2
Kurumi:
Hikaru-chan and Madoka-san hikaru-chan ya madoka-san mo
are also taking part, right? and too
DEru no ne
appearing (rhet)
[Madoka smiles and Hikaru winks and gives two thumbs-up to Kurumi.]
Hikaru:
Yup. Let's give it our un gambaro-- ne_!
best shot, 'kay?!
3
[Hikaru looks inquiringly at Kyousuke, who can't meet her gaze and mumbles
into his fist.]
Hikaru:
By the way, what can't you tokoro de nanno KI ga shirenai
understand, Sempai? by-the-way what-kind-of unknown-intention
n desu kaa SEMPAI?
(explan) (?)
Kyousuke:
...... Nothing. ...... ie
4
[Exterior view of the audition hall.]
banner: ______ ______ ____
Yamato TV. *You*--A Star yamato terebi kimi koso sutaa TANJOU
Is Born. TV you indeed birth-of-a-star
_________ ________
Audition Caravan. o--dishon - kyaraban
audition caravan
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p 286 (168)
1
[Kyousuke pauses outside. Manami and Kurumi rush for the entrance.]
2
[His feet come to a stop.]
Kyousuke FX:
!!
3
[He stares at the ground.]
narration:
There is one thing that hitotsu KIgakari na koto ga aru
bothers me. one anxious/ there-is-something
disturbing
4
[Flashback pic of Mitsuru and Kyousuke, slamming their heads together.]
narration:
That yesterday, I swapped sore wa kinou HAYAKAWA
places with Hayakawa that-(one) (T) yesterday
Mitsuru with the Power... _chikara_
mitsuru to NOURYOKU de Irekawatta
with by-Power changed-places
koto......
(nom)
5
[Two girls stop to read a poster set up outside the entrance.]
narration:
That he swapped bodies KARE wa ore to KARADA ga
with me... he (T) with-me body (S)
Irekawatta koto...
changed-places (nom)
What could he be thinking? do-- OMOtte-iru no darou ka?
what is-thinking (poss-explan) (?)
poster: ____
*You*--A Star Is Born. kimi koso sutaa TANJOU
you indeed birth-of-a-star
6
[View of people standing near the entrance.]
narration:
And... soshite...
___
What might he have thought AYUKAWA to ore no koto donna KANKEI da
about the relationship about-Ayukawa-and-me what-kind-of- is
between Ayukawa and me...?! connection
to OMOtta darou..........?!
poss-thought-that
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p 287 (169)
1
[View pans back. Kyousuke stands at the entrance.]
narration:
Today, at this assembly KYOU no kono KAIJOU ni wa...
hall... today 's at-this-assembly-hall (contrast)
2
[People walk past and around him.]
narration:
He's come here as a judge, aitsu ga SHINSAIN to shite yatte-kuru
so... If he should see my that-guy (S) as-judge come-over
face once more, yesterday's
events might come up as he da kara... moshi mo-- ICHIDO KAO o
speaks. and-so if once-more face (O)
Awasetara kinou no koto HANASHI ni
if-let-see about-yesterday to-talk
DEru ka mo shirenai
come-out it-is-possible
3
Kyousuke:
(Right in front of Komatsu (KOMATSU ya hikaru-chan no MAE de......!!)
and Hikaru-chan...!!) and in-front-of
4
[Exterior view of the assembly hall.]
sign:
Town Hall KOUKAIDOU
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p 288 (170)
1
[He looks up at the sky.]
narration:
But. Well... shikashi maa...
Therefore, in short, it's da kara mou Awanakerya i-- n da na
better if he doesn't see and-so now if-not-see okay (explan)
me now!
yo--suru ni!
in-short/in-effect
2
[He spins about and walks away.]
narration: ________
I'd like to see hikaru-chan ya AYUKAWA no sute--ji
Hikaru-chan's and Ayukawa's and 's stage
performances, but I better
not go into the assembly mite-mitai kedo
hall today, after all! want-to-try-and-see but
___
ore yappari KYOU KAIJOU ni
I after-all today at-assembly-hall
HAIru no... yameyou!
entering shall-stop
Kyousuke FX: _____ _____
kotsu kotsu
3
narration: ___
Ah! Wait. ha_ mate yo
Ayukawa's taking part, so AYUKAWA ga DEru tte yu-- koto wa
that means that naturally, (S) appearing that-means
her face will be seen by ________
Hayakawa Mitsuru on stage. TOUZEN sute--ji de HAYAKAWA mitsuru to
naturally on-stage with-Hayakawa-Mitsuru
KAO o Awaseru koto ni naru wake de
face (O) let-see turn-out-that reason be
narration: _____
And then he might just soshitara aitsu porotto kinou
easily reveal the fact and/then that-guy plop yesterday
that Ayukawa and I were ___
together yesterday...hm. AYUKAWA to ore ga issho ni ita
and I (S) together was-there
koto morashite-shimau ka mo shirenai...na
(nom) reveal-(finality) it-is-possible
4
Hikaru:
Sempai!! SEMPAI!!
What are you doing in a nani yatte-ru n desu kaa?!
place like this?! what are-doing (explan) (?)
konna tokoro de
like-this at-place
Kyousuke: ___
Ah! ha_!
5
[She hooks him by an arm and rockets off, smiling.]
Hikaru:
Hurry, hurry! HAYAku HAYAku!
I got you a seat!! SEKI toremashita yo------_!!
seat was-able-to-obtain
Hikaru FX:
gui_
6
[He can only stare up at the sky as he's hauled away.]
narration:
Wait a sec... chotto...
It looks like I'll be on KYOU wa ochitsukanai
pins and needles all day today (T) not-settle-down/
today... not-regain-presence-of-mind
ICHINICHI ni narisou da naa......
into-all-day look-as-if-turn-into
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p 289 (171)
1
[A view looking up at the mezzanine level of this huge hall.]
2
[Kyousuke's pov of the smiling Komatsu and Hatta.]
Komatsu:
To get these seats! I had kekko-- KUROU shita n da zee---_
a very hard time! quite suffered-troubles/ (explan) !
had-a-hard-time
kono SEKI toru no!
these-seats get
3
[Hikaru smiles and waves to her left. Madoka, Kurumi and Manami sit to her
right.]
Hikaru:
Thank you, Komatsu-san. KOMATSU-san arigato--
Kurumi: [wide-eyed]
Ama-a-azing! sugo--i!
4
[Kyousuke glares off-panel.]
narration:
Damn. chikusho--
Doing something totally yoke-- na koto shi-yagatte
uncalled-for, these guys! uncalled-for-thing doing-(contempt)
Of all the things...
koitsura! yori ni yotte...
these-guys of-all-(others)
5
[View pans back. The seven sit in front-row, center-stage.]
narration:
.......... ..........
That it's the front row... SAIZEN RETSU da nante...
the-front-row is the-likes-of
6
[Young women in the crowd go wild.]
girls: _______
Kyaaaa! kya----
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p 290 (172)
1
[View from behind the two as a woman and Mitsuru stand onstage. Mitsuru
waves.]
woman emcee: ______
Here is our guest and gesuto oyobi TOKUBETSU SHINSAIN
special judge, Hayakawa guest and/as-well-as special judge
Mitsuru-san!
no HAYAKAWA mitsuru-san de----su!
's is
crowd:
KYAAAAAA!! kya------_!!
2
crowd: [off] __________
Mitsuru-u-u! KYAAAAAA! mitsuru---- kya------_
3
[Hikaru and Komatsu look questioningly at the weird guy sitting between them.
Kyousuke is trying to hide his head under his arms.]
4
Komatsu:
What are you doing, nani yatte n da? KASUGAa
Kasuga-a-a? what doing (explan)
Kyousuke: ___
Shut up. Don't mind me. urusai ore ni kamau no
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p 291 (173)
1
[Mitsuru spots someone off-panel.]
2
[Madoka realizes he's looking at her.]
3
[Mitsuru smiles and waves at her.]
Mitsuru FX: _____
niko_
4
[Her eyes widen.]
Madoka:
..........?! ..........?!
5
[Hikaru swivels her head from stage to Madoka, her eyes wide with wonder.
Madoka has dropped her gaze.]
Hikaru:
Ama-a-azing. sugo--i
Didn't Hayakawa Mitsuru wave IMA HAYAKAWA mitsuru madoka-san ni
his hand to you just now, now to-Madoka
Madoka-san?!
TE o furimasen deshitaa?!
hand (O) didn't-wave
Madoka:
...... It's just your ...... KI no sei yo
imagination.
6
[Kyousuke still has his face buried, but he's heard Hikaru.]
Kyousuke:
.......... ..........
7
Kyousuke:
(O-oh no...! (ya yabai...!
If this continues, then, kono mama yuku to HONTOU ni
everything really will be if-this-goes-on really
spilled!)
barasarete-shimau nani-mo...ka mo!)
be-disclosed-(finality) everything
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p 292 (174)
1
[A 5-man band appears on stage. Its leader is a kappa.]
narration:
And then... soshite...
_________
The auditions began. o--dishon wa hajimatta
audition (T) began
Matsumoto Izumi: [as kappa] ________ _______
Entry number two! entori-- - namba-- - 2-BAN!
_______ _________ _________
Junkie Matsumoto and the janki-- matsumoto to toranki-- raida--su!
TranquiRiders! junkie-Matsumoto and tranqui riders
_______
With a tune called "Another KYOKU "YOAke no yunkeru mo-- IPPAI!"
Drink of Dawn's Yunkeru*!" tune/ dawn 's <*> another one-cup/
music drink
<*Commentary: is a class of drinks whose purpose is to increase
stamina. One such example is the product called "Lipovitan-D". This song
would appear to be a popular one sung by all manga artists pulling an all-
nighter under an imminent deadline.>
crowd: _______
WAHHH! wa----_
2
[The kappa pounds on the drums while doing vocals.]
Matsumoto Izumi: [singing] ____
Hey, you good-looking girl chotto soko yuku gu-- na KIMI
going by; won't you apply a-bit that-place go good you
some tones with me? Hey! _____ ___
issho ni to--n haranai kai hei
together tone not-stick/ (?) hey
not-apply
drums FX: ____ ____ ___
jaka jaka jan
3
[A bass player and a guy playing a triangle stand at another mike.]
bass player: [singing]
I'm sle-e-epy. nemui yo~~~~
sleepy
percussionist: [singing] ____ ____
Don't give up. kujikecha dame dame
mustn't-be-discouraged
triangle FX: ______
chi~~n
4
[The two other band players stand at a third mike.]
another band player: [singing]
It's another three pages! ato 3 -MAI
another-3 (counter-for-flat-objects)
da ze
is !
band players FX:
hiso hiso
lead guitarist: [singing] _____ _____
Do your best, do your gamba gamba
best.
sheet music:
DX-7. di ekkusu seben
DX-7
5
[The kappa grasps the microphone with one hand, and raises a bottle of yunkeru
(with a straw inserted) with the other.]
Matsumoto Izumi: [singing] _______
Ahhhh. Another drink of aa~~~~ YOAke no yunkeru mo-- IPPAI
Dawn's Yunkeru. dawn 's another-drink
bottle label: _______
Yunkeru yunkeru
6
[The kappa launches into his drum solo with a vengeance.]
drum solo FX: ____ ____ ____
dosu dosu dosu
7
[A man rushes up.]
man running FX: __ __ __ __ ___
da da da da da_
nametag:
Mr. T #T# -SHI
label: ______
torepe
8
[Mr. T hooks the kappa by the shirt and hauls him offstage.]
Mr. T: [singing]
Three more pages, one more ato 3-MAI
hour. another 3-(counter-for-flat-objects)
ato 1-JIKAN
another 1-time/hour
Matsumoto Izumi FX: ________
pyu----_
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p 293 (175)
1
[Kurumi stands at the mike and sings.]
2
boy 1:
Great!! i-- zo--_
boy 2:
So cu-u-ute! kawai--_
boy 3 FX: _____ _____
pi--- pi---
3
[Smiling, the emcee aims a microphone at Kurumi.]
woman emcee:
Oh, what a cute little lady. ara kawaii ojo--chan ne
What's your name? o-NAMAE nante yu-- no?
name what say
4
Kurumi:
Kurumi. kurumi
5
woman emcee: [smiling]
Are you in elementary SHOUGAKUSEI?
school?
You aren't in junior high mada CHUUGAKU ja nai wa yo ne------_!
yet, are you-u-u! yet jr-high are-not (rhet)
6
[Kyousuke points and holds his sides.]
Kyousuke: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
WAH! HA! HA! HA! HA! wa_ ha_ ha_ ha_ ha_
7
[Kurumi slings the microphone overhand...]
Kurumi:
What's so funny, you! nani ga okashi-- koitsu!
what (S) amusing this-guy
Kurumi arm FX: ___
bun
8
[...and it lodges in Kyousuke's mouth.]
Kyousuke FX: _____
gobo_
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p 294 (176)
1
[A long-haired rocker jams on his guitar.]
guitar FX: ___________
gyui~~~~~~n
2
[The image focuses into Komatsu wearing leather and a wig, backed up by Hatta
on drums. Hatta also wears a wig.]
Komatsu: [yelling into the mike]
That was Hell's "XXXX"!! are wa jigoku no #XXXX#_!!
that-(one) (T) hell 's
drum solo FX: ___ _____
gya bo--n
labels in the margins:
Komatsu KOMATSU
Hatta HATTA
3
Komatsu: [singing] _rabureta--_
I'll write you a love omae ni FUKOU no TEGAMI o
letter!! to-you misfortune's-letter/love-letter
kaite-yaru--!!
write-(you)
rock music FX: _________
dobo----n
4
[View pans way back. The drums are actually a picture painted on a propped-up
board. Smoke fills the stage.]
rock music FX: ___________ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
smoke FX: ____ ____ ____ ____
moku moku moku moku
kanji on drums:
Hatta HATTA
5
[The crowd screams in unison.]
crowd FX:
kya------_
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p 295 (177)
1
[A tight view onstage shows that Hatta is merely sticking his head through
a hole in the drum set picture.]
Komatsu:
L-look, Hatta! mi miro HATTA!
At the girls cheering!! ano ONNA no KO no kanse-- o!!
those-girls 's -a-cheer
__
Hayakawa Mitsuru isn't HAYAKAWA mitsuru nanka me ja nai ze
worth our attention!! or-such eye are-not !
___
ore-tachi!!
us
Hatta: [singing] _________
Crash, bang. zugabo--n
2
[The girls start tossing cans.]
crowd:
SHUT UP!! urusa--i!!
______
Don't treat heavy metal metaru o namen na yo
like trash! metal (O) not-take-for-fools/
not-treat-like-shit
crowd:
Give it up!! hikkome--_!!
retire/withdraw
3
bottles and cans FX: ____ ____
boka boka
[Komatsu's wig is knocked off. Hatta and the drum set picture go flying.]
4
[Hikaru sings onstage. She's dressed in a sleeveless top, miniskirt and
large bow in her hair.]
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p 296 (178)
1
[Pov from behind her lovely legs. The guys go apeshit.]
crowd:
So cute!! kawaii_!!
______
Date me! de--to shite
_______ _______
pi----_ pi----_
Look over here! kotchi muite!
this-way looking
2
Toshiba EMI judge:
(Yeah... Not bad.) (un... ikeru)
Mitsuru:
(Huh?! ...... That girl...) (are?! ...... ano KO)
name plaques:
Toshiba EMI TOUSHIBA #EMI#
...kawa Mitsuru ...KAWA mitsuru
3
[Kyousuke stares up at the girl onstage.]
Kyousuke:
(...... Hmm. (...... fu--n
Hikaru-chan looks pretty hikaru-chan nakanaka kimatte-ru)
sharp.) quite is-natural/is-sure-of
4
Kyousuke: [wincing a bit]
(Now, if she only had a (kore de ONTEI sae
musical beat... now if-only-musical-interval-then
atte-itara...
is-being-there
Hikaru-chan is rather hikaru-chan tte kekko-- ONCHI
tone-deaf, huh. Ha ha ha!) (T) quite tone-deaf
__ __ __
na n da na ha ha ha...)
is (explan) (rhet)
5
[He rubs his chin and stares up raptly at Hikaru.]
Kyousuke:
(If only she could have (semete motto MAEmotte
rehearsed more beforehand!) if-only more beforehand
RENSHUU shitokeba yokatta
if-rehearse-(for-future-sake) was-good
no ni...)
even-though
Kyousuke:
But her dancing is truly...! demo odori wa sasuga...!
but dance (T) truly
6
[He stops short.]
Kyousuke: ___
(AH!!) (ha_!!)
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p 297 (179)
1
[Hikaru continues to sing.]
narration:
That's it! so-- ka!
Beforehand...huh. MAEmotte...ne
2
[She twirls her skirt, flashing her panties, and glances his way. Kyousuke
stares wide-eyed.]
narration:
That's right. so-- da
In that case, it'll be so-- surya i-- n da!!
fine!! like-that if-do okay (explan)
Kyousuke heartbeat FX: _____
dokin
3
[A view of some equipment backstage.]
voice: [off]
We'll take a break here koko de 10-PUN KAN no
for 10 minutes. at-this-place for-10-minutes 's
KYUUKEI ni itashimasu
in-break/rest do
4
[Kyousuke stands around a corner from a hallway of dressing room doors.]
backstage FX:
zawazawa
Kyousuke FX: ___
ko_
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p 298 (180)
1
narration:
If I see Hayakawa Mitsuru MAEmotte HAYAKAWA mitsuru ni Atte
beforehand and tell him I beforehand see-Hayakawa-Mitsuru-(and)
don't want him to talk _chikara_
about the Power or about NOURYOKU no koto ya AYUKAWA no koto
Ayukawa, then that should about-Power and about-Ayukawa
seal his lips!
shaberanai de hoshii to
don't-let-slip if-want-to/need-to
KUCHIdome shitokeba i-- n da!
hope/should-seal-lips- (explan)
(gag)-(forbid-to-speak)
2
narration:
He seemed to be a pretty aitsu kekko-- NE wa
nice guy at heart... that-guy quite nature/at-heart
i-- yatsu mitai datta shi...
nice-fellow seemed and-besides
If I ask him, I'm sure tanomeba kitto wakatte-kureru darou
he'll understand. if-ask surely poss-understand-(me)
3
[A crowd of girls press against the closed door to a dressing room.]
girls:
Kyaaaaaa! Mitsuru-u-u!! kya------_! mitsuru--_!!
sign:
Dressing Room A GAKUYA-#A#
4
[Kyousuke stands and looks around a corner.]
narration:
As things stand, I can't kore ja HAIrenai yo naa......
get in, can I... as-it-stands can't-come-in (rhet)
5
[He hides around that corner...]
6
[...and disappears.]
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p 299 (181)
1
[View of an empty dressing room.]
2
[Mitsuru is deep in thought.]
Kyousuke footstep FX: [off] ___
ko_
3
[He turns to look.]
Mitsuru:
Hey...! oya...!
4
[He sees Kyousuke standing there.]
Mitsuru:
You're... KIMI wa...
5
Kyousuke:
.......... ..........
I have a favor to ask. tanomi ga aru n da
request (S) have (explan)
6
Mitsuru:
Eh?! A favor? e_ tanomi?
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p 300 (182)
1
Kyousuke:
Actually, I'd like for you jitsu wa kino-- no koto nani-mo
to decide that you didn't actually about-yesterday anything
see anything yesterday, and
that nothing...happened! minakatta shi nani-mo...
not-saw and-besides nothing
nakatta koto ni shitoite
happened deciding-to-(for-future-sake)
hoshii n da!
want (explan)
2
Mitsuru:
Yesterday? kinou no koto?
3
[Kyousuke looks silently down at the seated Mitsuru.]
4
Mitsuru:
.......... ..........
Ahh, I see. aa sou ka
5
Mitsuru:
That... I can't do. sore wa... dekinai
that-(one) (T) not-possible/can't-do
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p 301 (183)
1
Kyousuke:
EH!?! e_?!
2
Mitsuru: ________
This stage presents a good kono sute--ji ga ii KIKAI da
opportunity. this-stage (S) good-opportunity is
___
I definitely want to zehi ore kimi no koto
talk about you onstage... by-all-means I about-you
________
sute--ji de shaberitai... ne
on-stage want-to-let-slip
3
[Kyousuke looks very worried.]
4
[Exterior shot of the assembly hall.]
Kyousuke: [off]
No... No way-y-y!! so...sonna------_!!
sign:
Yukitani Town Hall YUKITANI KOUKAIDOU
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