Kimagure Orange Road
"The Pretend Boyfriend"
Volume 17, Story 4
WB Volume 10, Story 2
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 : 09-08-95
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 25 (65) are only in the WBs!
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p 25 (65)--TITLE PAGE
[Madoka stands in a white wraparound bikini.]
MAIN TITLE (at top) _bo--ifurendo_
The Pretend Boyfriend itsuwari no #B.F#
false/deceitful 's boyfriend
SUB-TITLE (at bottom) ___________
The Contrast Is... kontorasuto ga...SHIGEKI-TEKI
Exciting. contrast (S) stimulating/inciting
_enjeru_
An Incredibly Tempting SAIKOU ME no DOKU NAGISA no TENSHI!
Beach Angel! highest temptation beach 's angel
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p 26 (66)
1
[Akane leans close to Kyousuke.]
Akane:
Say... Listen... nee... kiite......
2
Kyousuke: [aghast]
W-- ma...
3
[He tries to fend her off.]
Kyousuke:
Wait, Akane!! mate akane_!!
___
We're cousins!! ore-tachi wa itoko DOUSHI da zo!!
we (T) fellow-cousins are !!
Akane:
It's okay. i-- ja nai
In this case, it doesn't kono sai kanke-- nai wa_!
matter! under-these- connection not-have
circumstances
4
Akane:
KYOUSUKE!! KYOUSUKE_!!
5
[His face goes goofy.]
Kyousuke:
(Ahhhh... My God!! (aa... KAMISAMA!!
___
We... Watch out!) ore-tachi...... abunai!)
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p 27 (67)
1
[Akane kneels on the floor. He flinches back from his seat on the couch.]
Akane:
Please!! o-negai!!
Just while my friends TOMODACHI ga kite-ru aida dake de
are here!! friends (S) are-coming just-while
i-- kara sa_!!
okay that's-why
I think you're a reliable atashi KYOUSUKE no koto tayori ni naru
guy! I about-you reliable
OTOKO da to OMOtte n da!
man are thinking-that (explan)
2
[His face slowly...]
3
[...returns to normal.]
Kyousuke:
.......... What? .......... nani ga?
4
Akane:
That's why... da kara...
Akane:
I haven't said anything yet. atashi mada nan ni mo itte-nai yo
I yet anything not-said
5
[Akane and Kyousuke turn to find Kazuya taking flash photos of them.]
camera FX: ______
pasha_
Kazuya:
Good!! Good!! ii zo ii zo
6
[They stare at him blankly. Kazuya looks up from behind the camera.]
Kazuya: ___
Ah! ha_
7
[With a nervous smile on his face, he runs off.]
Kazuya:
Oops! ikene_!
Kazuya FX: ________
pyu----_
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p 28 (68)
1
Akane: [meekly]
Actually, I have a request. jitsu wa tanomi ga aru n da
actually request (S) have (explan)
2
Akane:
A little while ago, I had sakki ikinari
a sudden phone call from a-little-while-ago suddenly
my friends, and they said
they're coming here to TOMODACHI kara DENWA ga atte
have fun... from-friends phone-call (S) there-is-(and)
koko ni ASObi ni kuru tte itte-kita
to-here come-to-play began-saying-that
n da kedo
(explan) but
Kyousuke:
Here? Why shouldn't they koko ni? kurya i-- n ja nai?
come? to-here if-come okay (neg/explan)
3
[Kyousuke rests his hands on top of his head. Akane drops her gaze.]
Kyousuke: ___
I don't really care... ore BETSU ni kamawanai kedo......
I particularly not-care but
Akane:
But these friends are demo sono TOMODACHI tte no ga
awfully weird people. but these-friends (quote) (nom) (S)
suggoku HEN na yatsura de sa
amazingly strange fellows being
4
Kyousuke:
In what way? donna?
5
[Akane clenches a fist.]
Akane:
They're all going out with minna OTOKO no KO to tsukiatte-ru no
guys. everyone with-boys are-going-with
[Kyousuke falls off the sofa.]
Kyousuke FX: _____
zuru_
6
Kyousuke: [forced smile]
I don't think that's BETSU ni HEN ja nai to OMOu
particularly weird... particularly strange is-not think-that
kedo......
but
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p 29 (69)
1
Akane:
Wha-a-at?! But I like e~~~~?! demo atashi wa OTOKO no KO yori
Madoka-chan better than but I (T) than-boys
guys.
madoka-chan no ho-- ga SUki yoo
like-better
[He clenches both fists and squeezes his eyes shut in irritation.]
Kyousuke:
You're the one who's HEN na no wa kimi no ho-- da!!
weird!! strange (nom) (T) your-direction are
2
Akane:
Like... sore ga sa...
____________
All those girls do koto aru goto ni bo--ifurendo no koto
is brag about their thing there-is every about-boyfriend
boyfriends.
JIMAN suru wake sono KO-tachi wa...
boast/brag reason those-girls (T)
3
[This and the next 8 panels are black-bordered, denoting the flashback. Here,
a blonde and a brunette girl, both wearing a schoolgirl uniform of Akane's
type, look back at us.]
blonde:
Are you still saying you're anta mada ONNA no KO ni
only interested in girls, you still in-girls
Akane?
shika kyo--mi ga nai nante
only-have-interest the-likes-of
itte-ru wake? akane
are-saying reason
brunette:
Even though you're in 3rd- KOU 3 ni mo natte sa--
year high, too... into-3rd-year-high too turning-into
4
[The two girls exchange glances while sneaking peeks back at us.]
blonde:
At the end of our last atashi no KARE ttara kono MAE
date, my boyfriend had a my-boyfriend I-tell-you before-this
hard time letting go of ______
me. de--to no wakare giwa nakanaka
date 's time-to-go -readily
watashi no koto hanashite-kurenakutte
about-me not-let-go-(of-me)
brunette:
Oh. Me too. ara atashi nanka
5
[Pov shifts. Akane watches the two with arms folded and a bored expression
on her face.]
blonde/brunette FX: __________
pechakucha
narration:
I don't have any particular atashi wa BETSU ni OTOKO no KO
interest in guys, so I I (T) particularly boy
didn't feel jealous or
anything, but... nante kyo--mi nai kara
the-likes-of not-have-interest that's-why
urayamashi-- toka OMOwanakatta
enviable or-such not-thought/felt
n da kedo..........
(explan) but
6
blonde:
Akane, aren't you in fact akane anta HONTOU wa OTOKO na
a guy? you true (T) man are
n ja nai?
(explan/neg)
Akane FX:
gusaa!
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p 30 (70)
1
[Akane does a slow burn.]
narration:
If I sit quietly and koitsura damatte ki--terya
listen, they'll just these-girls be-quiet-(and) if-listen
say anything they like.
i--tai ho--dai i--yagatte
talk-as-one-likes-(contempt)
Akane FX: _______
muka~~_
2
Akane:
How rude! SHITSUREI ne
I'm a girl! atashi wa ONNA yo!
The real thing!! sho--shin sho--mei no!!
blonde:
Then show proof! ja SHOUKO o misete-minasai
then proof (O) try-and-show
3
[Akane turns aside and drops her gaze.]
Akane: ____________
E-even I have one or two a...atashi datte bo--ifurendo no
boyfriends!! even-I boyfriend 's
hitori ya futari wa iru wa yo!!
one and two-persons (T) there-are
Though I was keeping it ima made kakushite-ta kedo
a secret till now... till-now was-keeping-secret but
blonde:
Really? HONTOU?
Aren't you lying? uso tsuite n ja nai?
lying (neg/explan)
4
Akane:
.......... ..........
I'll introduce him soon! sono uchi sho--kai suru wa!
soon introduce
blonde:
So shall we bet on whether ja kakeyou ka akane ni HONTOU ni
or not you really have a so shall-bet (?) by-Akane really
boyfriend, Akane? ____________
bo--ifurendo ga iru ka do-- ka
boyfriend (S) is-there whether
5
Akane:
.......... Sure! .......... ii wa!
6
[Back to the present. Kyousuke grimaces.]
Kyousuke: _
.......... How could .......... anta ra nee
you-u-u.
narration: ___
Making a bet that's just kake nante ore ya KAZUYA to
like the one between bet the-likes-of with-Kazuya-and-me
Kazuya and me...
onaji koto yatte-ra......
same-thing is-doing
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p 31 (71)
1
[He closes his eyes and looks a bit aloof.]
Kyousuke:
To put it simply, you felt yo--suru ni KATAMI no semai
cornered. in-short feel-cramped
OMOi o shita n da
had-an-experience (explan)
[She closes her eyes, lowers her head, and nods meekly.]
Akane FX: _____
kokun
2
Kyousuke: ___ ____________
So "pretend to be my de ore ni bo--ifurendo no furi o shiro
boyfriend..." so to-me boyfriend 's pretend
...you're saying. ...to
Akane FX: _____
kokun
3
Kyousuke: [smirking]
Okay, okay. I understand. hai hai wakarimashita
I'll do it. yarimasu yo
But please get a real demo i--kagen HONMONO no
boyfriend already! but enough-already! real-thing 's
____________
bo--ifurendo tsukutte-kudasai ne
boyfriend make/create-(please)
That is, guys definitely are shikashi tashika ni OTOKO ga
don't fall for guys. that-(one) but certainly man (S)
OTOKO ni horeru wakya nai ka
fall-for-man- have-no (?)
(ie, in-love) reason
Akane: [irked]
What did you say?! nan da tte?!
4
Kyousuke:
.......... Nothing... .......... ie......
narration:
But... demo..........
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p 32 (72)
1
[His pov of Akane, who sits on the couch with drink in hand.]
narration:
I think that being vain ko-- yu-- fu-- ni mie o haru
in this way is thoroughly in-this-way be-vainglorious
girl-like!
tokoro nanka wa ju--bun
case somewhat (T) fully/enough/in-plenty
ONNA no KO rashii to OMOu n da
girl-like think-that (explan)
kedo ne!
but (rhet)
2
[Kazuya hides behind the door.]
3
Kazuya:
(I'm the one who called (akane-one--chan no TOMODACHI o
Akane-oneechan's friends 's friends (O)
beforehand.) ___
MAE motte YOnda no ore na n da)
beforehand called (nom) I am (explan)
4
Kazuya: ___________
(Akane-oneechan's abnormal (abuno--maru na akane-one--chan no
weakness is... abnormal 's
JAKUTEN......
weak-point/weakness
How she appears to others!) sore wa SEKENTEI!)
that-(one) (T) appearances/decency
5
narration:
Now I can lay bare how kore de omoikkiri
lecherous Kyou-niichan is! with-this as-much-as-one-likes
______
KYOU-ni--chan no sukebe sa
's lech
kagen o abakeru tte wake da!
extent (O) can-expose (T) reason is
Kazuya: ___ ___ ___
fu_ fu_ fu_
6
[Another view of Akane's home.]
doorbell FX: ___ _____
pin po--n
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p 33 (73)
1
[Akane's friends stand side-by-side in full-portrait.]
blonde:
Good evening! komban wa!
brunette: [smiling]
Hope we're not disturbing o-jama shima--su!
you!
2
[Akane and Kyousuke meet them at the door. Akane wipes her cheek.]
3
[The two girls stare wide-eyed at something off-panel.]
brunette/blonde:
fu~~~~n
4
[It's Kyousuke, who looks a bit uncomfortable under the magnifying lens.]
brunette:
This guy is your boyfriend, kono KO ga akane no KARESHI?
Akane? this-boy (S) 's boyfriend
Akane:
Yup. sou
Well? Maybe now you doo kore de atashi ga rippa ni ONNA
understand that I'm now I (S) finely woman
truly a girl?!
da to yu-- koto ga wakatta desho?!
am that-means poss-understood
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p 34 (74)
1
[The two lean in close to study Kyousuke.]
brunette/blonde FX:
jirojiro
2
[He smiles nervously.]
Kyousuke:
Heh heh... he he...
3
brunette:
I still don't believe it! mada SHINjirarenai!
still not-be-believed
blonde:
Yeah. so-- yo
____________
With only this to go on, we kore dake ja HONTOU no bo--ifurendo
don't know whether this is with-so-little/ true-boyfriend
a real boyfriend or not, do with-this-much
we? _
ka do-- ka nante wakannai wa yo nee
whether the-likes-of not-know
4
brunette:
Maybe you'd gone around itoko ya KINJO no TOMODACHI ni
and asked your cousin or cousin and to-neighborhood's-friend
a neighborhood friend...
tanonde-kite-moratta no ka mo shirenai
had-gone-and-asked it-is-possible
shi
and-besides
Akane/Kyousuke FX: _____
giku_
5
blonde:
How much are you getting?! anta ikura-ka moratte n ja nai no?!
you some-amount getting (neg/explan)
Kyousuke:
Eh!?! e_?!
6
Akane: [angrily]
HOW RUDE!! SHITSUREI na_!!
Akane:
Then, what do we have to jaa do-- sureba SHINjiru wake?
do to make you believe? then what if-do believe reason
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p 35 (75)
1
[A large cocktail drink, complete with fruit-on-a-stick, a hibiscus flower,
and two straws.]
dramatic FX: ______
don~~n
2
[Akane and Kyousuke cringe.]
Akane:
...... Oo... ...... u...
Kyousuke:
Ohh!! oo----_!!
3
blonde:
If you truly are HONTOU no KOIBITO do--shi nara......
sweethearts... real couple-of-lovers if-it-is
______
Then you should be able to nakayoku kono ju--su ga nomeru hazu...
drink this juice happily in-harmony this-juice (S) should-be-
together... able-to-drink
4
[The two girls fold their arms.]
brunette/blonde:
WELL!?! HOW'S THIS?! saa_! doo?!
5
[Akane stares down at the drink, fiercely. Kyousuke looks over at her, wide-
eyed.]
Akane:
.......... ..........
6
[The two girls smile broadly.]
brunette/blonde:
Ahhhh! a----_
When you see that they can't nomenai toko miru to yappari
drink, then they were lying can't-drink case when-see after-all
after all! ___
uso datta n da~~~~~~_!
lie was (explan)
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p 36 (76)
1
Akane: [defiantly]
I'll drink it!! nomu wa!!
Akane stand-up FX: _____
suku_
Kyousuke:
Eh?! e?!
2
[She picks up and sets the drink down on a table in front of them. Kyousuke
stares at it, helplessly.]
Akane:
All right, Kyousuke. Okay? yoshi KYOUSUKE ii??
We'll do it!! iku wa yo_!!
Kyousuke:
S-sure!! ha hai!!
3
[Tight shot of the drink.]
drink FX: _____
churu
4
[View pans back. Akane and Kyousuke are the picture of loving bliss.]
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p 37 (77)
1
[Kyousuke, as he drinks from one straw.]
narration:
Ooo...! uu...!
For that matter... kore wa moshi ka shite...
Maybe this... this-(one) (T) it-is-possible
Is an indirect kiss with _____
Akane... akane to KANSETSU kissu...
with-Akane indirect-kiss
to yu-- koto de wa...
for-that-matter
Kyousuke heartbeat FX: ____ ____ ____ ____
doki doki doki doki
drink FX:
churu
2
[The two girls watch in amazement.]
brunette/blonde FX: ______
gokun_
3
[In the darkness Kazuya aims his camera.]
Kazuya:
(I'll take it!!) itadaki!!
camera FX: __ ___
pa sha
4
[Akane sets the empty glass down.]
glass FX: ___
ton
5
Akane: [glaring]
.......... ..........
How's that? doo?
narration:
Sheesh. That Akane mattaku akane no YATSU ga konna ni
cares this much about really that-Akane (S) this-much
appearances...
SEKENTEI o KI ni suru to wa......
appearances (O) care (define)
That's surprising. IGAI NA
unexpected/surprising
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p 38 (78)
1
[Akane's pov of the two girls. They stare back, blankly.]
2
[The two girls stare at each other.]
brunette/blonde: ___
Ah! ha_
3
blonde:
Wh... What do you think? do...... do-- OMOu?
brunette:
Y-yeah. Well... u un so-- ne--
I've often had drinks like atashi mo KARE to yoku
that with my boyfriend, I too with-boyfriend often
too...
a-- yatte nonda koto aru kedo...
do-like-that-(and) have-drunk but
4
brunette: [smiling, to Akane]
.......... Did it taste .......... oishikatta?
good?
blonde: [angrily]
Hey, what the heck are chotto nani ki--te n no yo anta!
you asking?! what asking you
5
[The blonde leaps to her feet. She glares at Akane. Both Akane and the
brunette look at her in surprise.]
blonde:
I-I'm still not convinced! a atashi wa mada nattoku dekinai wa!
I (T) still can't-assent-to
blonde FX: ___
ba_
6
blonde:
If you really put your sonna koto yaro-- to OMOeba
mind to it, then you can that-kind-of-thing if-intend-to-do
do that even if you aren't
sweethearts!! KOIBITO ja nakute-mo dekiru
sweethearts even-if-aren't can-do
koto yo_!!
(nom)
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p 39 (79)
1
[The brunette raises a forefinger. She visualizes a game which a girl and a
slobbering guy are playing.]
brunette:
Then, how about this? ja ko-- yu-- no doo?
then like-this (nom) how
________ ______
Twister! tsuisuto - ge--mu!
twist game
voice: [off]
Okay, Midori-chan. hai midori-chan
Right hand on blue! MIGITE o AO ni!
right-hand (O) on-blue
2
[The brunette claps both hands to her cheeks and smiles. The blonde looks
irritated.]
brunette: _____
Kya! A little perverted, kya choppiri etchi ne!
huh?!
blonde:
Too tame!! TEnurui_!!
lax/lenient
3
brunette: [blushing, wide-eyed]
Then, carrying balloons!! ja FUUSEN hakobi_!!
then balloon convey/carry
brunette:
C-carry them without using te TE o tsukawanai de hakobu no yo
your hands. hand (O) don't-use carry
________
My heart's beating hard mou dokidoki mono yo
already. already heart-throbbing thing
blonde: [yelling] _________
This isn't a New Year's Day o-SHOUGATSU no GEINOU baraeti--
variety show! the-New-Year 's variety-show
ja nai ttsu-- no!
is-not
4
[Panels 4-5 comprise a single exterior view of Akane's house.]
brunette: [off]
How's this? kore wa?
5
blonde: [off]
No! dame
6
[Bubbles in a dark sea.]
brunette: [off]
How's this? kore wa?
blonde: [off]
No! dame
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p 40 (80)
1
[Akane's view of her exhausted friends. They stare back at us.]
brunette: ___ ___
fuu fuu
brunette/blonde:
We don't believe you! mitomenai!
blonde: ___ ___ ___
haa haa haa
2
[Akane stands with a murderous look on her face.]
Akane:
...... Grr. ...... moo
Then what do we have to do ja do-- shitara mitomete-moraeru
to get you to believe? then what when-do get-you-to-acknowledge
wake?
reason
___ ___ ___ ___
haa fuu haa fuu
Kyousuke FX:
taji_
3
Akane: ___
haa...
4
[Kazuya watches from behind the door.]
5
[Kyousuke stares at Akane (off-panel) in wide-eyed surprise.]
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p 41 (81)
1
blonde: [staring hard]
It's grown late... YORU mo fukete-kita koto da shi
came-and-grew-late (nom) is and-besides
________
And, after all, here are yappari atsuatsu na futari ni wa
two people who are deeply after-all deeply-in-love by-2-people (T)
in love...
koko de......
at-here
2
[Kyousuke stares off-panel.]
3
[Akane stares off-panel.]
4
[Kazuya aims and focuses his camera.]
5
[Akane gets to her feet.]
Akane:
...... Okay! ...... i-- wa!
Kyousuke:
Eh!?! e_?!
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p 42 (82)
1
Akane: [defiantly]
Then... ja......
I'll show you what you anata-tachi ga ICHIBAN mitai
want to see most of all! you-(plural) (S) most want-to-see
mono misete-ageru!
thing show-(you)
2
[Her friends stagger back with sick looks on their faces.]
brunette/blonde:
Eh!! e_!!
3
[So does Kyousuke.]
Kyousuke heartbeat FX: _____
dokin
4
Akane stand-up FX: _____
suku_
Akane:
KYOUSUKE! KYOUSUKE!
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p 43 (83)
1
Akane: [meekly]
Let's go to bed...! nemasho...!
2
Kyousuke: [wide-eyed]
Eh!?! e_?!
3
[The two girls clasp hands, blush and smile.]
brunette/blonde:
OHHHH!! ottoo_!!
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