Kimagure Orange Road"The Red Straw Hat"Volume 1, Story 1WB Volume 1, Story 1Written and illustrated by Matsumoto IzumiThis script is based on the existent script by Enrique Conty and TonghyunKim.Translation by unknown (pencil annotations found in KOR Volume 1)Original typesetting by : Enrique ContyAdditional translation by : Tonghyun Kim, Craig NishidaFull-script typesetting by : Craig NishidaEditing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose                                 Craig Nishida                                 Spencer Hastings                                 Andrew Wilson                                 Gary Kacmarcik                                 Scott Henry                                 Peter NorbyLast revision : 11-11-94Questions?  Comments?  Corrections?  Send e-mail to:          kor-trans@gnu.ai.mit.eduNOTE: WBp#'s are printed first, Normal manga pages in parenthesis()NOTE: Translation is done from BOTH the WB and normal manga. So depending on      which one you have there may be a few extra items.      Examples: The subtitles on page 7 (5) are only in the WB'S!                The one-page "Character Profiles" at the ends of the first                six chapters are omitted in the WB's!Comments on the revision (CN):  Besides inserting the romaji, a few missing lines and the wideban subtitles were translated, as well as many missing FXs, stutters, exclamations and honorifics.  During editing, other lines were modified by the members of the translation team.  For the purposes of translating, visual cues were also inserted to allow those without the manga to also contribute to the translation effort.  [This script is not intended to be a substitute for the manga; you'd only be cheating yourself...]---------------------------------------------------p 3 (*)<*This page does not appear in the normal version.>  The Red Straw Hat               makKA na          MUGIwara  BOUSHI                                  deep-red/crimson  straw     hat---------------------------------------------------p 4 (*)<*This page does not appear in the normal version.>  To tell you the truth, this     hakkiri Itte      kono MACHI.....  town...                         speaking-plainly  this-town                                                                   ___  ...I've gotten to like it!      KI ni Itte-shimatta          yo  ore!                                  took-my-fancy-(finality)      I---------------------------------------------------p 7 (5)--TITLE PAGE[A large poster of Madoka is splashed on a brick wall.  Kyousuke leans back against the wall, dressed in formal shirt, bowtie, pants and suspenders, and holds a bouquet of flowers.  Small signs are taped above and below the Madoka poster.]MAIN TITLE (at top)  The Red Straw Hat               makKA na          MUGIwara  BOUSHI                                  deep-red/crimson  straw     hatSUB-TITLE (at bottom)                                           ___________  A Beautiful Girl--Whimsical     BISHOUJO    -    kimagure  -  misuteriasu  and Mysterious.                 beautiful-girl   whimsical    mysterious                                           ________  A Boy--Bewildered and           SHOUNEN  tokimeki  His Heart Throbbing.            boy/lad  throbbing-of-(one's)-heart                                  tomadou                bakari                                  be-bewildered/puzzled  ready-to/about-tosign at top: [in romaji]  Look!                           #mite ne#sign at bottom*: [in romaji]  The beginning, the beginning!   #HAGIMARI HAGIMARI!#                                  (hajimari = the-beginning/start/origin/                                              opening)<*This bottom sign appears in the wideban only--in the normal volume this sign reads "MADOKA".>---------------------------------------------------p 8 (6)1[A shot of the sky, tree branches at the side.]Kyousuke: [off]  ....ty-one                      ......juu ichi2[View from far behind, we see Kyousuke climbing, nearing the top of the stairs.]Kyousuke:  Eighty-two.  Eighty-three.      hachi juu ni    hachi juu san3[Tight shot of his feet in tennis shoes.]Kyousuke footstep FX:             ___  <tap>                           ton4Kyousuke: [wiping his brow]  Phew!  It's hot!                fuu    ATSUi---------------------------------------------------p 9 (7)1[Kyousuke facial portrait--he looks back down the stairs.]2Kyousuke:  About...a hundred steps!        zatto...       100-DAN   wa   aru  na!                                  approximately      steps (T)  exist3[A sudden breeze hits, and Kyousuke closes his eyes.]wind FX:                          ____  <whoosh!>                       byu_                                  (byuubyuu = whistle)Kyousuke hair FX:                 ________  <rustle>                        zawazawaKyousuke:  Ohh...  That feels good.        o--  kimochi  i--                                       feeling  good4[Kyousuke portrait--he goes wide-eyed at the sight of something...]5[Pov from behind him shows what he sees--an unidentified object in the sky.]narration:  UFO?!  It can't be...           #UFO# ?!    masaka...---------------------------------------------------p 10 (8)1[A closer shot reveals that it is a straw hat.]2narration:  A hat?  A straw hat...?         BOUSHI?    MUGIwara BOUSHI ka..........                                  hat        straw-hat3narration: "Come here!"                     "koi!"hat FX:  <whirr!>                        ku_4[Kyousuke prepares to grab it...]narration:  Come down here!                 kotchi ni  Ochite       koi!                                  this-way   coming-down  come!5[Leaping, he snares it.]Kyousuke:  ARG!                            yo6[View from behind a nice pair of legs at the top of the steps shows Kyousuke, standing a few steps down from the top, with the hat upon his head.]Madoka:                           _____ _______  Nice catch!                     naisu kyatchi---------------------------------------------------p 11 (9)1[Madoka full-portrait--she stands pretty much as seen in the anime... in shorts and shirt, over which is a floral-print shirt knotted at bottom. The wind has mussed up her hair some...]2[Kyousuke facial portrait--wide-eyed.]3Madoka:  The wind just took it away.     IMA no KAZE de   TObashichatta        no                                  in-today's-wind  (= TObashite-shimatta)                                                      blown-away-(regret)4Kyousuke:                                     __  S-such a cute girl!             ka...kawaii ko!                                       cute   girlKyousuke heartbeat FX:            _____  <thump!>                        doki_5Madoka:  I'm glad.  I thought it had     yokatta   zutto     SHIMO made  gone all the way to the         was-good  directly  as-far-as-bottom  bottom.                                  Okkochite-itchatta                                            (= itte-shimatta)                                  fell-down-(process-of/finality/regret)                                  to OMOtta     kara                                  thought-that  that's-why---------------------------------------------------p 12 (10)1[Madoka descends the stairs a bit to talk to him.]Madoka:  It would've been a real         taihen na           no yo ne  hassle since this stairway      terribly-difficult  is so long...                                  kono KAIDAN   NAGAi  kara...                                  these-stairs  long   that's-whyKyousuke:  Y-yeah...  It really is.        u...un...  NAGAi ne2Madoka:  After all, it's got 99          nantatte   99-DAN    mo    aru    n da kara  steps.                          after-all     steps  even  exist  (reason)Kyousuke: [resuming his ascent]  Really...?  98, 99...           hee--   98  99...[Madoka ascends with him.]3Kyousuke:  100!                            100!4[They look at each other.]5Madoka:  You're kidding!  There          uso~~~    99-DAN    shika nai hazu    yo!  should only be 99!              lie          steps  should-only-beKyousuke:  But, I counted exactly          demo... chanto   SHIMO kara   kazoeta yo  from the bottom.                but     exactly  from-bottom  countedMadoka:  That can't be right!            sonna         hazu nai   wa!                                  that-kind-of  not-likely---------------------------------------------------p 13 (11)1Madoka:  When I counted there were       atashi ga  kazoeta  TOKI     wa   99-DAN  only 99 steps!                  I     (S)  counted  occasion (T)     steps                                  shika nakatta  wa                                  only-were2Kyousuke: [smiling]  Maybe you counted wrong?        kazoemachigaeta  n ja nai no?                                  miscountedMadoka:  Speak for yourself!             ara  yoku  YUu      wa ne!                                  oh!  well  to-speak3Madoka:  Isn't it you who miscounted?    anata koso    machigaeta  n ja nai?                                  you   indeed  mistaken    (not-explan)4Kyousuke: [sure of himself]  O-o-oh no.  There were          i----e    chanto   100  arimashita  exactly 100.                    no-o-o-o  exactly       there-wereMadoka:  It's 99!                        99 yo!5Kyousuke: [yelling]  100!                            100 da!Madoka: [yelling]  99!!                            99!!6Kyousuke:  Th-then how about this!         ji...jaa   ko--       shiyou!                                       then  like-this  shall-do/make7[Madoka stares back.]Kyousuke: [off]  Take the average and make       aida     o   totte   99.5-DAN!  it 99.5 steps!                  between (O)  taking       steps8[View of a walkway in the park.]Madoka and Kyousuke: [off]  AH-HA-HA!                       a ha ha---------------------------------------------------p 14 (12)1Madoka: [smiling]  What does it matter,            konna koto......    do--demo  anyway.                         this-kind-of-thing  anyway                                  i--  koto     na  noni      ne                                  okay matter       althoughKyousuke: [smiling]  I guess so.                     sore-mo                   so-- da                                  you're-right-(in-a-way)  (conjecture)2Madoka:  You're not from this town!      anata... kono MACHI no HITO   ja nai desho!                                  you      this-town  's person        poss-beKyousuke:  Eh?!                            e_3Kyousuke:  Why...  How do you know?        nan-de...    wakaru?                                  why          to-be-known4Madoka:  You have an accent!             datte    namatte-ru                                  because  be-speaking-w/provincial-accent                                  mono!                                  personKyousuke:  Eh...  Is that so?              e...   so--       ka na?                                         like-that  I-wonder5Madoka: [starting to head down the stairs]  I gotta go now.                 mou  sorosoro  Ikanakucha                                  now  soon      (= Ikanakute wa <ikenai>)                                                    must-go6Madoka: [off]  See ya!                         ja ne!Kyousuke:                         ___  Bye!                            bai![Kyousuke clasps his hands behind his head.]7narration:                        ___  I'm Kasuga Kyousuke.            ore  KASUGA KYOUSUKE<Translation notes (CN):  The kanji compound for Kyousuke =  respectful + mediate/be-in-between.  Fitting, no?  Also, in these scripts, names in the English translation will reflect the Japanese; namely, family name first, and given name last.>Kyousuke: [realizing he's wearing her hat]  Oh!                             a---------------------------------------------------p 15 (13)1Kyousuke: [waving it]  Hey!  Your hat!                 o--i    BOUSHI![Madoka looks back up.]narration:  There's a reason for my         aru       RIYUU    de  KYOU   kono MACHI ni  moving into this town           there-is  a-reason     today  to-this-town  today...                                  HIkKOshite-kita  n da     kedo......                                  began-moving     (explan) but2Madoka: [small smile]  It's yours!                     ageru wa!                                  to-give3Kyousuke:  Eh?                             e?4Madoka:  You look good in it.            nakanaka  niatte-ru   yo    sore                                  very      be-suiting        that-(one)5[Kyousuke stands there, blushing, clasping the hat to his chest.]6[He puts the hat back on and watches Madoka walk down the stairs.]narration:  To tell you the truth, this     hakkiri Itte      kono MACHI.....  town...                         speaking-plainly  this-townnarration:                                                      ___  ...I've gotten to like it!      KI ni Itte-shimatta       yo  ore!                                  took-my-fancy-(finality)      I---------------------------------------------------p 16 (14)1[Exterior shot of the sky, trees and the Kasuga's apartment building.]2sign: [left side is out-of-frame]  Kasuga Takashi                  KASUGA TAKASHI         Kyousuke                        KYOUSUKE         Manami                          manami<Commentary (CN):  Presumably, Kurumi's name lies just to the left of the edge of the panel, implying that Manami is older than Kurumi...>3Kyousuke: [walking in]  I'm home...                     tadaima--4Kurumi: [off]  WATCH OUT, ONIICHAN!            abunai oni--chan<Translation note (CN):  These scripts will retain all honorifics and names. Thus, you will find Kyousuke being referred to as "oniichan/oniisan" (older-brother) by his sisters and various small kids; Sempai (older-student), Kasuga-sempai and "Darling" by Hikaru; "Kasuga" or "Kasuga-kun" by his same-age peers and teachers; and Kyousuke by his father or close peers...>Kyousuke:  EH?!                            e5[A dresser comes flying directly at him.]dresser FX:                       ____  <WHOOSH!>                       bua_Kyousuke: [horrified]  !                               !---------------------------------------------------p 17 (15)1collision FXs:                    _____  <BANG!>  <THUD>  <WHUMP>        baki_  don  guwara  gasha~~n  <CRAAASH>                       (bakuon = explosion)Kyousuke: [off and warbly]  Gyaaa!                          gya~~~_2[Overhead view looking down on the carnage.]Manami:  Oh no...                        yatta~~~                                  didnarration:  Because that was so sudden      TOTSUZEN de  you were probably surprised,    because-it-was-all-of-a-sudden  but...                                  odorokareta     deshou    ga...                                  were-surprised  poss-be   but3[Kyousuke lies under the dresser, girls underwear draped over him.]narration:  ...to be honest, my             JITSU wa        uchi.....  family...                       in-fact/really  family4[He lifts up a bra and stares at it skeptically...]narration:  ...though I'm embarrassed       hazukashi      nagara.....  to admit it...                  be-ashamed-of  though/while5[...and slaps a palm to his forehead and pounds a fist to the floor.]Kurumi: [to Manami]  He's alive, he's alive.         Ikite-ru   Ikite-ru                                  be-livingnarration:  ...is a family of ESPers!!      CHOU-NOURYOKU   IKKA       nan desu!!                                  super-ability   a-family       areKyousuke pounded fist FX:  <thud>                          don---------------------------------------------------p 18 (16)1Manami:  Hey, Kurumi!  It's your         chotto--  kurumi!  anata no  sei   yo  fault!                                             your      faultKurumi:                                     _____  Buuuut, I can't move the        dattee--  tansu  dresser if I don't use the      buuuuut   bureau/chest-of-drawers  Pooower.                                      _chikara_                                  nan-te        NOURYOKU  TSUKAwanai to                                  the-likes-of  if-not-use-the-Power                                  HAKObenai      n da mo--n                                  not-transport  (is-the-reason)2[Kyousuke leaps to his feet.  His sisters turn their attention back to him.]narration:  "That's cool!", you say?!       "sore       wa   urayamashii"  desu tte?!                                   that-(one) (T)  enviable      is  NO WAY!                         tondemonai!                                  far-from-it/don't-you-believe-itKyousuke FX:  <sproing!>                      suku_3Kyousuke: [livid and in Kurumi's face]  AAAHH!  I can't stand           a----_    mo--     iya da  living like this any more!!          !    already  be-unpleasant                                  konna SEIKATSU              wa!!                                  this-kind-of-life/existence  KURUMI!                         kurumi4Kyousuke:  Listen!                         ii ka!  We moved this time because      KONDO no     TENKOU            datte  in P.E. class you ran           this-time's  changing-schools  because  the 100-meter dash in  3 seconds!                      omae ga  MAE no GAKKOU no                                  you (S)  previous-school's                                  TAI-IKU no JIKAN  ni   #100m#      o                                  P.E.-class       (IO)   100-meter (O)                                  3-BYOU de     HASHItte-shimatta                                  in-3-seconds  ran-(finality/regret)                                  kara           nan da   zo--_                                  that's-why     that-is  !!!!!                                  ____ ___  Humans aren't motorcycles,      nana-han             ja nai   n da     zo  you know!!                      seven-and-a-half<*>  are-not  (explan) !!                                  NINGEN wa_!!                                  humans   !!!                                  <*referring, I guess, to engine-                                    displacement in 100-cc's?>[In the left part of the panel is a flashback where Kurumi exultantly crosses a finish line.  A teacher holding a stopwatch flips in amazement.]Kurumi race FX:  <flash!>                        dogyu~~nnarration:  I want to be a normal boy!!     futsu-- no  OTOKO no KO  ni  naritai!!                                  normal      boy         (IO) want-to-become5Takashi: [off]  Exactly.                        sono toori---------------------------------------------------p 19 (17)1Takashi: [sitting and holding a newspaper]  Just as Kyousuke says, the      KYOUSUKE  no yu-- toori  washira  IKKA no  Power that this family                    as-saying      we       a-family  possesses must never be  used in public!!                MOtte-iru     _CHIKARA_ wa   HITOMAE de wa                                  be-possessing  Power    (T)  in-public (T)                                  ZETTAI    TSUKAtcha ikenai !!                                  absolute  (= TSUKAtte wa ikenai)                                               must-not-use2Takashi:  Let's not have to move          mata   KIJIN-HENJIN  again because people are        again  odd/eccentric/queer-fish  calling us weird!                                  yobawari sarete  HIkKOsu  koto no                                  being-called     to-move  matter                                  nai       you ni na!                                  not-havenewspaper FX:                     _____  <flutter!>                      pasa_3Manami: [indignant]  You keep saying that,           to i-- tsutsu     oTOOsan  mo  Dad--even though this           (= to iu nagara)  father   even  (clearly) isn't the time           though-you-say-that  to be just sitting around       ______  in your pajamas reading the     pajama kite      SHIMBUN   nan-ka  newspaper.                      wearing-pajamas  newspaper and-such                                  YOnde-ru    TOKI ja nai desho                                  be-reading  is-not-the-time[Takashi scrunches down behind his newspaper and looks embarrassed.]Takashi FX:                       _____  <ahem>                          gohon4narration:  Let me formally introduce       aratamete  KAZOKU  o   SHOUKAI shimasu...  you to my family...             formally   family (O)  introduce                                  _____  My old man...                   oyaji[Shot of dad in headband, carrying boxes and books.]5narration:  Twin sisters Manami...          futago no IMOUTO-tachi     manami                                  twin   's younger-sisters[Manami stands with duster in hand.]6narration:  ...and Kurumi!                  ......to kurumi![Kurumi sits and eats.]Kurumi FX:  <munch munch>                   mogumogu7[Exterior shot of the Kasuga apartment building.]Manami: [off]  Come on, oniichan.  You         saa saa oNIIchan  mo   TETSUDA  tte ne!  help, too!                      come-on           too  help  You were goofing off,           sabotte-ta                  n desho----_!!  weren't you...!!                were-lying-down-on-the-job  (poss-explan)  School begins tomorrow!         ashita kara         GAKKOU yo!                                  beginning-tomorrow  schoolKyousuke: [off]  Yeah, yeah...  I'm busted...    hei hei    bareta...                                             was-discoveredTakashi: [off]  Kurumi, what are you eating?!!  kurumi nani  TAbete-ru no!!                                         what  be-eatingnarration:                                  _chikara_  Everyone please, please,        minasan   NOURYOKU no koto wa  keep our ESP Power a secret.    everyone  about-Power      (T)                --Kyousuke                                  kureguremo  NAISHO ni......  KYOUSUKE                                  earnestly   secretly---------------------------------------------------p 20 (18)1[Exterior shot of the school.]Matsuoka-sensei: [off]  This is Kasuga Kyousuke-kun     TENKOU            7-KAI   no  who has changed schools         changing-schools    times 's  seven times.                                  KASUGA KYOUSUKE-kun  da                                                       this-is<Translation note:  "sensei" = teacher.  Also, we don't learn the name of Kyousuke's homeroom teacher until chapter 1.3, but I include it here anyway...>sign:  Kouryou Secondary School        KOURYOU  GAKUEN  CHUUTOU         -BU  Section                         <name>   school  secondary-grade  section2[Isolated shot of classroom 3-A's hall sign.]3Kyousuke: [smiling, hand behind head]  Pleased to meet you!            yoroshiku!Matsuoka-sensei:  Umm...  Your desk will be...    etto  KASUGA-kun no SEKI wa......to  uh...                                            's seat (T)class FX:  <murmur murmur>                 zawazawa zawazawa  <mutter mutter>                 crowd-rustlings4Matsuoka-sensei:  But it's certainly amazing      shikashi  sugoi  ne  kimi  7-KAI tte no wa...  --seven times...                but       amazing    you   7-timesclassmate 1: [off]  He did what?                    aitsu  nani  yatta  n da?                                  he     what  did    (explan)classmate 2: [off]  Awesome...                      sun    ge--              na--                                  super  feat/stunt/trickKyousuke:  Uh...                           haa......5Kyousuke: [reaching an empty desk]  Under the circumstances,        KATTE         SHIttaru (= SHItte-aru)  I'm a Transfer Veteran!         circumstance  (state-resulting-from)-knowing                                                    _______                                  TENKOU            beteran!                                  changing-schools  veteran  Oh, is this my seat?            a   koko        desu ne  SEKI wa                                  oh  this-place  is       seatMatsuoka-sensei:  Ah!  Not there.                 a!  soko        ja nai                                      that-place  not-there6Matsuoka-sensei:  That's Ayukawa-kun's seat.      soko       wa   AYUKAWA-kun no SEKI  da---                                  that-place (T)              's seat  isKyousuke:  Ohh, she's absent.              a--  KESSEKI                                       absence7Matsuoka-sensei:  No...  She's here.              iya......  kite-ru    koto wa                                  no         be-coming  matter  She's here, but...              kite-ru    n da      ga                                  be-coming  (explan)  but---------------------------------------------------p 21 (19)1[Kyousuke portrait--puzzlement.]Kyousuke:  ?                               ?2[Kyousuke stands up front next to the teacher again.  From the middle of the class a boy stands, waves and points to an empty desk next to him.]Komatsu:  Sensei, here's an open seat.    SENSEI  koko        aite       ma--su                                          this-place  companion  there-is3Komatsu: [smiling and holding an open magazine]  Heh heh heh heh...  Welcome.    hehehehe  irassha--iKomatsu magazine title:  Ribbon                          ribon<Commentary (CN):  "Ribbon" is a manga magazine specializing in "shoujo" (girl's) manga.>Kyousuke seat FX:                 _____  <rattle!>                       gara_4Komatsu: [smiling]  Glad to meet you.  I'm          yoroshiku         ore  KOMATSU tte n da  Komatsu.                        pleasure-to-meet  I                (explan)Komatsu:  Oh, that's right.               a sou sou5Komatsu: [flashing him the raised pinkie finger]  If there's something you        kotchi no hou de  wakaranai koto         wa  don't understand about          in-this-way       not-understand-things (T)  this, just ask, and I'll  probably have the answer!       kiite-kureyo             tabun                                  shall-ask-(favor-to-me)  perhaps                                  OSHIete-yare          -sou da       ze_!                                  inform-(favor-to-you)  (conjecture)<Cultural note (CN):  The raised pinkie finger symbolizes the secret art of nampa (girl-chasing)...>6Kyousuke:  Thanks.                         arigatoKyousuke FX:  <chuckle!>                      kusu_7Kyousuke:  Uhh...  The person that sits    ano...   sakki no SEKI no HITO    wa  there is Ayu--?                 uh       just-now's-seat's-person (T)                                  etto  ayu......                                  uhh   Ayu--Komatsu:  Ohh, it's that delinquent,      a----  ano FURYOU     AYUKAWA madoka daro!  Ayukawa Madoka!                        that-delinquent               poss-be8Komatsu:                          ________                  ______  She "escaped".  In other        esukeipu  tsumari         sabori!  words, she's playing hooky!     escape    in-other-words  play-hookyKyousuke:                         ______  Hooky?!                         sabori?!---------------------------------------------------p 22 (20)1[Isolated shot of the sign outside classroom 1-C.]2[The class gathers around Manami's desk.  Kurumi smiles and sits on top of the desk, Manami sits with more dignity in her seat.]boy 1: [beaming]                                        ______  Our class was lucky to get      futari to   mo   kono kurasu tte no wa  the both of you.                w/2-people  too  this-class                                  _______                                  rakki--  datta yo na---                                  lucky    wasboy 2: [in seat behind Manami]    ___  Starting tomorrow, I'll         ore  nan-ka   ashita kara  feel it's worth coming          I    somehow  beginning-tomorrow  to school...                                  GAKKOU kun  no ni                                  school      though                                  Ikigai KANjichau yo--                                  (= Ikigai KANjite-shimau yo--)                                     be-finding-my-life-worth-living-(finality)girl 1:  Oh, listen to the guys...       ma--  DANSHI  ttara                                  oh!   boys    (I-tell-you!)3girl 1:  But why did you have to         demo  anata-tachi   doushite  7-KAI    mo  transfer seven times?           but   you-(plural)  why       7-times  even                                  TENKOU            shita  wake                                  changing-schools  did    reason?girl 2:  Yeah.                           aa  sou ne4Kurumi: [brightly]                _______  Ta-dah!  In the last school     ja----n!    nyanto      JITSU wa  I ran a hundred meters in                   (= nan-to)  in-fact  3 seconds...                                  MAE no GAKKOU de    atashi                                  at-previous-school  I                                  #100m#      o   3-BYOU de......                                   100-meter (O)  in-3-secondsManami:  Kurumi!!                        kurumi!!5[Manami stands and claps a hand over Kurumi's chattering mouth.  Their classmates look on in surprise.]Manami:  Wh-what are you talking         na...nani  Itte   n no yo  about?                               what  saying  That's not it!  That's          chigau  desho    chigau desho  horaa!  not it!  Listen!                wrong   poss-be                look/listen!Kurumi squirm FX:                 ____  <wriggle!>                      moga                                  (mogaku = struggle/writhe/wriggle/squirm)Manami seat FX:                   _____  <crash>                         gatan6[View from the back of the class shows the crowd of boys gathered around the twins.]Manami: [hidden from view]  Moving is our hobby.            SHUMI    nan desu  atashi-tachi  HIkKOsu no                                  a-hobby  that-is   we            movingreaction FX:                      ___  <ba-dump!>                      do_boys:  Wah ha ha!                      wa ha ha---------------------------------------------------p 23 (21)1[Exterior shot of a school building.]school bell FX:                   ___ ___ ___ ___  <cling clong clang clong>       kin kon kan kon2[It's lunchtime and a mob is assaulting the cafeteria counter that sells bread, sandwiches and other items...  It is complete mayhem.]student 1:                        ___ _____ ___          ______ ___  M-melon bread and a potato      me_ meron pan  ni  imo sarada pan  kudasa--i  salad bread, pleeease.              melon-bread    potato-salad-bread                                                                     pleasestudent 2:  Where are you touching!?        doko   sawatte   n no yo                                  where  touchingstudent 3:  QUIT SHOVING!                   osu na_                                  not-push/shove-(neg-command)student 4:  WAHHHH                          wa---student 5:                                _______ ___  Croquette bread for me!         atashi  korokke pan!                                  I       <potato>-croquette-bread3[Komatsu emerges from the pack, clutching a sandwich.  Kyousuke stands back, a bit perturbed.]Komatsu:  Yes!  Today, I'm in luck!!      yata--!  KYOU  wa   tsuite-ru   zo                                           today (T)  be-in-luck  !!                                               _____ _____  I got my hands on the           MABOROSHI no katsu-sando      ga  illusive katsu-sand <pork-      illusory  's cutlet-sandwich (S)  cutlet sandwich>...                                  TEni Iru            nan-te                                  fall-into-my-hands  or-such/etc.<Commentary (CN):  Let's clarify this once and for all.  The term used here is "maboroshi no katsu-sando" = illusive/illusory katsu-sand...  NOT "elusive".  This sandwich is hard to get so it is but a dream...>crowd:  Dummy.                          aho            UGH!                           ugya--                      Ouch.                           itete4[They walk out of the cafeteria.]Komatsu:                                   ___  Aren't you going to buy         KIMI wa  pan    kawanai  no  bread?                          you (T)  bread  not-buyKyousuke:  No.  I brought a bento <box     un    bento--  mottekita  lunch>.                         yeah  lunch    brought5[They descend the stairs.]Kyousuke:  This is a lively school.        nigiyaka na            GAKKOU  da ne                                  lively/noisy/cheerful  school  beKomatsu:  Isn't it?                       so--       daro                                  like-that  poss-be  It's because this place has     koko       wa   CHUUGAKU  junior high, senior high,       this-place (T)  jr-high-school  and college all in one.                                  KOUKOU          DAIGAKU     minna                                  sr-high-school  university  all                                  aru        kara        na                                  there-are  that's-why  And there are a lot of          sore ni      kekko--     ONNA no KO  girls...                        what's-more  quite/very  girls                                  OUi        n da      ze~~ <heart-symbol>                                  many/much  (explan)---------------------------------------------------p 24 (22)1Komatsu: [talking with a katsu-sand stuffed in his mouth]  That's why all the students     da kara     maa  koko no SEITO         wa  here are goody-goodys!          that's-why       this-place's-students (T)                                  hotondo      ONSHITSU SODAchi  no                                  very-nearly  hothouse-growth   's                                               person-brought-up-in-prosperity                                  botchan  jo--chan  tte  toko      ka na!                                  boys     girls          occasion  I-wonder2Kyousuke: [smiling at Komatsu]  Goody-goodys, huh?              .....ONSHITSU SODAchi nee...?Komatsu: [flashing with indignation]  Oh, don't I look like one?      are.....  yappa        MIenai?                                            sure-enough  not-look-like3Komatsu: [stops and turns to look at something]  OH!                             o4Komatsu: [looking into classroom 1-C]  J-just a sec.  Hey, take a      chi chotto      are   MIro  yo  KASUGA-kun!  look, Kasuga-kun!                   just-a-sec  hey   look!5Kyousuke:  Eh?                             eKomatsu: [wide-eyed]  There!  There!                  asoko asoko!6[A shot of Kurumi, standing inside and smiling at someone off-panel.]Komatsu: [off]  Look!  The little girl with     hora    KAMI no NAGAi  chitchai     KO  the long hair.                  look!   hair 's long   teeny-weeny  girl  That girl!                      ano KO!                                  ___  My kind of girl!                ore  gonomi!                                  I    (konomi = a-liking/fancy/choice)  Cuuuute!!                       ka_ waii---!!---------------------------------------------------p 25 (23)1Kyousuke: [hands in pockets]  Oh, that's just Kurumi.         nan da       kurumi ja nai ka                                  what's-thisKomatsu: [turning in surprise]  Eh?!  H-how do you know         e_   na...nan de  SHItte   n no?  that?                            !        what    knowing2Komatsu: [elbowing Kyousuke in the chest]  Kasuga-kun, you're              KASUGA-kun tte  INAI NA     to  surprisingly quick...!                     (T)  surprisingly                                  TEeBAYAi            n da      na---_                                  quick/nimble/agile  (explan)  You pervert.                    kono-- sukebe                                  this   perverted3Kyousuke:  She's my <younger> sister!      IMOUTO            da yo!                                  (younger)-sister  be[Komatsu, taken by surprise, misses with his elbow.]Komatsu elbow FX:                 ____  <slip>                          zuru4Manami: [standing behind Komatsu and carrying a stack of books]  Oniichan!                       oNIIchan!Kyousuke:  Hey, Manami.                    yoo manami5Kyousuke:  Is everything okay with         kurumi no yatsu   DAIJOUBU   ka?  Kurumi?                                's affair  all-right (?)  She better not be using it.     TSUKAtte-nai  darou    naa                                  not-be-using  poss-beKomatsu: [leaning behind Kyousuke, bug-eyed and staring at Manami]  Oniichan?                       oNIIchan?6[Manami facial portrait.]Manami:  It's all right!                 DAIJOUBU!  I'm watching her closely.       atashi ga  chanto           MIte-ru                                  I     (S)  fully/perfectly  be-watching                                  mon                                  (reason)  Just leave it to me.            makasetoite                                  leave-it-to-mebook titles:  Mathematics                     SUUGAKU      Japanese <language>                  KOKUGO          Physical Education                        TAI-IKU              English <language>                             EIGO7Manami: [entering the classroom]  Kurumi, I got the books...      kurumi---  KYOUKASHO  moratte-kita  yo~~                                             textbooks  got---------------------------------------------------p 26 (24)1[Komatsu facial portrait--heart-symbols in his eyes.]2Komatsu: [grabbing Kyousuke by the lapels]  O...  Oni...  Oni...            o...oni...oni...3Komatsu: [enthusiastically hugging Kyousuke around the neck]  ONIIIIII-SAN!!                  oni~~san!!Kyousuke:  WAH!!                           uotto--_!!Komatsu FX:                       __  <leap!>                         gaba_4Komatsu: [arm around Kyousuke's shoulder, other hand clasping Kyousuke's]  I mean, I'm delighted!          iya--  boku wa  ureshii!                                         I   (T)  delighted/glad  To have made friends with       oNIIsan no yo-- na  HITO to  someone like you, oniisan...    resembles-oniisan   w/person                                  TOMOdachi ni nareru        nan-te                                  to-have-made-friends-with  etc.                                          ______  I mean...  Ha ha ha.            iya---  hahaha  Somehow, I don't feel like a    nan-ka   TANIN     no you na  stranger...                     somehow  stranger  resembles                                  KI ga shinai  na---                                  not-feel                                  _____ _____  Would you like to have          katsu-sando      TAbemasu?  my katsu-sand?                  cutlet-sandwich  eat/take/have  Well, let's be like brothers    ma_   kore kara   wa   KYOUDAI no yo-- ni  and be on good terms from       well  from-now-on (T)  like-brothers  now on.                                  NAKA yoku      yarimasho-- ne                                  on-good-terms  shall-do[Kyousuke is stunned speechless.]5narration:  Who's a brother?  Who?!!        dare ga   KYOUDAI  da    dare ga!!                                  who  (S)  brother  beKomatsu:  Right, oniisan?                 ne oni--san[The twins come out in the hall to watch.]Kurumi:  Ah, there's oniichan.           a  oni--chan da6Komatsu: [beaming]  Oh, how do you do!              a  HAJIme mashite!7Komatsu: [whipping out a notebook and licking the tip of a pen]  I--I mean, "I" <i.e., Komatsu   ore...  iya  boku  3-NEN    #A#-KUMI  no  switches from a rougher to      I       no   I       grade      class 's  a more friendly form of the  pronoun "I">--I'm Komatsu       KOMATSU     SEIJI               doue--su  Seiji of class 3-A.             small-pine  arranging-official  (= desu)                                  <i.e., the meanings attached to the kanji                                   characters of his name>  What are your names?            kimi-tachi    NAMAE wa?                                  you-(plural)  names  What kind of food do you        SUki na  TAbeMONO  wa?  like?                           liking   food                                   ______       ______       _____  Your bust, waist and hip        _basuto_  -  _uesuto_  -  _hippu_   wa?  measurements?                    bust         waist        hips  What do you usually wear        itsu-mo  nani  KIte     nete      n no?  when you go to bed?             usually  what  wearing  sleeping[The twins cringe back, wide-eyed.]Kyousuke: [glaring, irritated]  This guy...                     ko  yatsu---------------------------------------------------p 27 (25)1[Exterior shot of the school.  Three guys lounge about.]Manami: [off]  See ya...                       jaa ne--2Komatsu: [waving]  G'bye, Manami-chan!             manami-chan sainara--_  Don't forget Komatsu Seiji.     KOMATSU SEIJI o   o-WASUre naku        ne                                               (O)  (hon)-not-forgetting[Manami stands with Kyousuke.]3Kyousuke:  The first day at our new        TENKOU            1 HI -ME  wa  school is over without any      changing-schools  1st-day   (T)  trouble.                                  BUJI              SHUURYOU                                  peace/uneventful  come-to-an-end  Well, let's go home.            saa   KAErou                                        shall-return-home4Kyousuke: [swiveling his head]  Ku...                           ku......5Kyousuke:  What happened to Kurumi?        kurumi wa  do-- shita                                        (T)  what-happenedManami: [smiling nervously]  Well...                         do-- shita     mo   ko-- shita    mo                                  what-happened  and  this-happened6Manami:                                    ______  She wants to join a club,       nan-ka   kurabu  HAIritai      kara  so she went to look around.     somehow  club    want-to-join  that's-why                                  MIte-kuru      tte                                  begin-lookingKyousuke: [aghast]  EHHH?!  A-alone?!               e~~_    hi...hitori    de    ka?!                                     !         1-person  being---------------------------------------------------p 28 (26)1Manami:  Yeah.  She said she'd be        un   sugu              KAEru  back soon...                         soon/immediately  to-return-home                                  tte Itta   kara......                                  said-that  that's-why  But that's the last I           demo  sore        kkiri!  heard of her!                   but   that-(one)  only2Kyousuke: [exasperated]  T-to leave her unattended       ga...GAKKOU de  aitsu o   hitori    ni suru  at school is like having             at-school  her  (O)  1-person  to-make  the duck that carries                   ____  onions on its back fly          nan-te  negi shotta  away on an ICBM!                etc.    carried-onions-on-the-back                                  ____                                  kamo ga   #ICBM# de    TOnde-itta                                  duck (S)   on-an-ICBM  flew-(away)                                  yo-- na    mon    ja nai ka!                                  resembles  thing<Cultural note (CN):  Kyousuke makes a reference to the Japanese proverb, "kamo ga negi o shotte-kuru" = the duck that comes bearing the onions (that will be cooked with it to make duck soup).  If you are anyone but the duck, this is a good thing.  To strap that duck on to the back of a missile and send it hurtling away, therefore, is very bad...>[In the background, the imagined duck with onions on its back is tied to a missile that's blasting off...]rocket FX:                        ________  <vrrooom>                       dodododo3Kyousuke: [racing off]  Let's find her!  When left      sagasou!         aitsu o   hitori ni  alone she always causes         let's-look-for   her  (O)  1-person  problems!                                  shitoku to        MONDAI     okosu ni                                  (= shite-oku to)  a-problem  give-rise-to                                     when-do-(for-future's-sake)                                  KImatta-ru!                                  definitely/absolutelyManami: (You're assuming the worst!)     (kekko--  KImekkete-ru   na--_)                                   quite    be-assuming/taking-for-granted4[View looking up at the face of a school building.]Hikaru: [off]  Sweet!                          umai!                                  nice/tasty<Okay, I'm kind of American-slanging this one.  So sue me.>5[View pans down.  We see Hikaru standing near a corner, talking to someone off-panel.  Around that corner, Kurumi walks and hums to herself, and looks about.]Hikaru:                              ____  But what if the teach comes?    SENko--     konai     desu  ka ne--?                                  teacher     not-come  is                                  <derogatory>girl: [off]  Don't worry.                    DAIJOUBU da yo6[Strolling past the corner, Kurumi glances to her left and spots the 2 girls.]Kurumi:  !                               !---------------------------------------------------p 29 (27)1Kurumi: [off]  Kyaa!                           kya--[Kyousuke and Manami stop in surprise...]2[...and race in the direction of the scream.]Kyousuke:  That's Kurumi's voice!!         kurumi no KOE    da--_!!                                         's voice  be3Kurumi: [standing, both hands to her mouth, horrified and screaming]  Y-you're smoking                ta_ tabako      sutte-ru----_!  cigarettes...!                      cigarettes  be-smoking[Hikaru clutches at her chest...]Hikaru:                           ____ ____  <cough! cough!>                 geho geho4Hikaru: [turning to give Kurumi a glare]  Ohhh, you gave me a heart       a--  bikkuri shita  attack.                              surprised/had-a-heart-attack-<slang>Hikaru:  You shouted so loudly.          dekke--      KOE    DAshi    yagatte                                  (= dekkai?)  voice  put-out  <contempt>                                     humongous-<slang>5Hikaru:  What do you want?!  Scram!      nan da     yo  omae wa_!   atchi ike!                                  what-is-it     you         go-away  SHOO!  SHOO!                    shi_  shi_6Kurumi:  J-junior high students          chu chu--gakuse--    wa   tabako  shouldn't smoke cigarettes.         jr-high-students (T)  cigarettes                                  sutcha dame         nan da kara---                                  (= sutte wa dame)   that's-why                                     should-not-smoke7Hikaru:  I haven't seen you around.      omae  MIkakenai  KAO   da na--                                  you   not-see    face  be  You're a student here?          koko       no SEITO    ka?                                  this-place 's student8Kurumi:  I started here today!           atashi  KYOU   TENKOU shite-kita      no!                                  I       today  started-at-new-schoolHikaru: [sinister look]  ...........                     ..........  So you're a new student.        sou ka     SHINNYUU  ri    ka                                  like-that  incoming/new---------------------------------------------------p 30 (28)1Kurumi: [in sing-song voice]  Yooou're being naughty,         i--kenai     n da      ikenai n da  you're being naughty.           bad/naughty  (explan)[Hikaru takes a pratfall.]Hikaru FX:                        _____  <flop!>                         gawa_2Hikaru: [back on her feet and yelling]  Stop singing!                   UTAu na--_!  Are you an elementary school    SHOUGAKUSEI      ka   oMAE  wa--_!  kid?!                           elementary-pupil (?)  you3[Kurumi's pov as Hikaru gets in her face.]Hikaru:  If you're new here, I'll        TENKOUSEI         nara  teach you something.            transfer-student  if-you-are                                  OSHIete-yaru                 yo                                  teach/inform-(favor-to-you)  If you mess with us...          atashi-tachi ni   kakawaru            to...                                  us          (IO)  to-have-to-do-with  if4[Hikaru backs Kurumi up against the wall and rests the palm of her hand on Kurumi's cheek.  Kurumi sweats and stares wide-eyed at Hikaru's "angel-of- death" expression.]Hikaru: [black speech bubble]  ...you'll be in for a           kowa~~~i  ME ni autte   koto    o  ne~~~  frightening experience.         scary     experiencing  matter (O)5Kyousuke: [running around the corner]  Kuru...                         kuru...6[Hikaru's/Kurumi's pov of both Kyousuke and Manami as they stop and stare.]Kyousuke:  mi...                           mi...7[Kyousuke facial portrait--he sees something surprising.]---------------------------------------------------p 31 (29)1[It's Madoka, with eyes closed, leaning back against the wall, puffing on a cigarette.]Madoka:  Hikaru, we have more guests.    hikaru~~  mata  o-KYAKU-san        da yo--                                            again (hon)-guest-(hon)  beKurumi: [smiling in relief at Kyousuke]  Oh!                             a2Kyousuke:  Wh-what...?!                    a...aree~~~~?!3[Madoka opens her eyes wide and drops her cigarette as she realizes who it is.]4Kyousuke:  Y-you're the one who gave       ki...kimi wa  tashika    kinou no...  me...                                you (T)  certainly  yesterday'sKurumi: [racing to Kyousuke with arms outflung]  Oniichaaan!                     oNIIcha--n5[Kyousuke profile--he visualizes Madoka back in panel 12-5.]Madoka flashback:  You're kidding!  There          uso--    99-DAN    shika nai hazu    yo!  should only be 99!              lie         steps  should-only-beKyousuke:  ...the hat yesterday.           BOUSHI o   kureta......                                  hat   (O)  gave---------------------------------------------------p 32 (30)1[Madoka facial portrait--shock...]2[...and she drops her gaze with a stern look...]3[When she looks up her features are composed.]Madoka:  So...  You come to this         ......soo           anta  kono GAKKOU ni  school...                             like-that/so  you   to-this-school                                  kita no...                                  came4Hikaru: [walking up to them]                                   _____  Eh?  Whaaat?  Ayukawa-san, is   e--  nani---  AYUKAWA-san no dachi?  he your friend?                      what                 's friend5Madoka:  No...                           iya......6[Panels 6 and 7 are a pair--Madoka on the right, Kyousuke on the left.  They face each other.]Madoka: [sternly]  I wouldn't know a guy like      shiranai yo...    konna yatsu!  this!                           not-come-to-know  this-kind-of-guy7Kyousuke:  !                               !narration:  ...Ayukawa?!                     .....AYUKAWA?!---------------------------------------------------p 33 (31)1[Kyousuke stands in shock, and visualizes 2 more flashbacks.]Matsuoka-sensei flashback:  That's Ayukawa-kun's seat.      soko       wa   AYUKAWA-kun no SEKI  da---                                  that-place (T)              's seat  benarration:  Ayukawa...  Oh yeah!            AYUKAWA......a  sou ka!narration:  Ayukawa Madoka.  That seat      AYUKAWA madoka  ano SEKI   ka  no  was hers!!                                      that-seat      's                                  ONNA no   datta  no ka!!                                  girl 's   wasKomatsu flashback:  Ohh, it's that delinquent,      a----  ano FURYOU AYUKAWA madoka daro  Ayukawa Madoka.                        that-delinquent           poss-be2[Madoka facial portrait--aloof.]3[She raises a pack to her lips to pull out a cigarette.]Madoka cigarette FX:              ___  <whish!>                        su_[Kyousuke is surprised.]Kyousuke heartbeat FX:            _____  <thump!>                        doki_4[Kyousuke shows his irritation.]Madoka cigarette FX: [off]        _____  <puff>                          shubonarration:  I'm not that serious a          ore tte  sonna         ni   majime  guy...                          I   (T)  that-kind-of (IO)  seriousness/                                                                 earnestness                                  SHOUNEN       ja nai     kedo...                                  boy/juvenile  being-not  but5Madoka smoking FX:                ___  <phoo!>                         fu_narration:  ...but I don't like this        ko-- yu--     notte  kind of stuff at all!!          this-kind-of  feeling-like-doing                                             _____                                  yappari    kirai                da!!                                  after-all  hated/an-abhorrence  be6[Kyousuke flashes with the Power.]---------------------------------------------------p 34 (32)1[Madoka stares wide-eyed at the tip of her cigarette as it goes out.]Madoka cigarette FX:              _____  <plink!>                        poro_2[She holds it between her fingers and examines it.  Kyousuke whistles innocently.]3[She re-lights it.]Madoka cigarette FX:              _____  <puff>                          shubo4[Kyousuke flashes again...]5[...and her lighter flame goes out.]Madoka lighter FX:                ______  <swishhh!>                      shu--_Hikaru: [wide-eyed]  Huh!  It went out again.        are!  mata   KIeta                                  huh   again  went-out/be-extinguished6[Kyousuke looks over at Manami, who looks on in surprise.]Kyousuke FX:  <grin!>                         ni_7Manami:  O-oniichan, you shouldn't       o...oNIIchan dame yo  konna tokoro de  use it in a place like this!                 no-good  in-this-kind-of-place                                  TSUKAtcha!                                  (= TSUKAtte-wa "dame")                                     shouldn't-be-usingKyousuke: [finger to lips]  Shhh!                           shi---_8[Kyousuke turns his attention back to Madoka...]9[...and assumes a lecturing stance.]Kyousuke:                                   ______  If you smoke cigarettes at      IMA kara  tabako      nan-ka  your age, you won't give        from-now  cigarettes  somehow  birth to healthy babies!!                                  sutte-ru to    JOUBU na  AKA-chan                                  if-be-smoking  healthy   babies                                  Umenaku naru                   ze_!!                                  result-in-not-giving-birth-to---------------------------------------------------p 35 (33)1[Madoka stands stunned and blushes.]2Hikaru: [livid]  What?  You jerk.  Allll         an da to--    kono yaro--  yo--shi  right.                                        you-jerk     all-right  Watch me have one!              Unde yaro--                     ja nai ka                                  shall-give-birth-to-(favor-to-you)    (?)3[Kyousuke closes his eyes, a satisfied smirk on his face...]narration:  That should settle it!          KImatta na!Kyousuke FX:  <ahhhh>                         ji---n                                  FX-of-satisfactionbackground text: [repeated]  I did it.                       yatta ne4[...that is soon wiped away with a...]Madoka hand FX:                   ______  <SLAP!>                         batsu_5[Manami closes her eyes and cringes.  Kurumi looks on in wide-eyed surprise.]6Madoka: [turning to leave]                           ____  That's not something you        SHOTAIMEN       no redi  ni  should be saying to a lady      the-1st-meeting 's lady (IO)  that you just met, kid!                                  MUKA tte yu--             KOTOBA                                  saying-face-to-face-with  speech/remarks                                            ______                                  ja nai ne bo--ya!                                            boy/kid---------------------------------------------------p 36 (34)1[Overhead view looking down.  Madoka walks off.  Hikaru races to catch up. Kyousuke holds hand to injured cheek.]Hikaru:  Oh, wait, Madoka-saaan!         a   matte yo  madoka-sa---n                                  oh  wait2Kyousuke:  K-kid?!                         bo bo~~ya?!Kurumi: [to Manami]  Oniichan was a kid?             oNIIchan te bo--ya  datta no?                                              "kid"   wasManami: [nervous smile]  Well, that girl...              saa ne  ojo--chan3[Kyousuke facial portrait--hand still to cheek, he looks into the distance. Presumably, still at Madoka as she walks off.]narration:  Wha...                          na......4Kyousuke: (What kind of a girl is she?!)   (nan chu--      KO    da  ittai?!)                                  (= nan to yuu)  girl  be  in-the-world                                     how-to-put-it5 and 6[Exterior shot of the Kasuga apartment building.]---------------------------------------------------p 37 (35)1[Kyousuke in profile against a backdrop of the dusk sky.  He wears the red straw hat.]2[View pans back to show him reclined on the floor, back against a pillow that rests against the wall.  He looks out through the sliding glass door, past the balcony...]narration:  The girl that gave me this      kono BOUSHI  o   kureta no wa......  hat...                          this-hat    (O)  gave-me3[Various flashback pics of Madoka--At the 99.5 steps, smoking, slapping him.]4[Tight shot of Kyousuke shows the imprint of a hand on his cheek.  He gazes up at the ceiling in unhappy thought.]narration:  It was her...  Wasn't it?!      ano KO......  da yo na    yappari...?!                                  that-girl     be          after-allKyousuke cheek FX:                ________  <prickly pain>                  hirihiri---------------------------------------------------p ** (36)<**This page does not appear in the wideban version.>[Rather crudely drawn pic of Kyousuke.  He sits almost cross-legged, except that his feet are together in front of him.]Title:                            ___________  Character Profile               kyarakuta--  SHOUKAI                                  character    presentation/introductionKyousuke:  Kasuga Kyousuke                 KASUGA KYOUSUKE  Kouryou Junior High School,     KOURYOU GAKUEN CHUUTOU   -BU       3-NEN  3rd year.                               secondary-school  section    year  I'm the eldest son in the       HIkKOsu, TENKOU        -REKI        7-KAI  ESPer<*> Kasuga family,         to-move  change-school  history-of    times  and hold the funny, yet  sad experience of moving        to yu--   okashiku            mo  and transferring schools        say-that  strange/ridiculous  and  7 times.                                  kawaiso-- na  KEIKEN      o   motsu                                  unfortunate   experience (O)  to-have/hold                                  _i--esupi--_<*>              IKKA                                  (kanji = CHOU-   NOURYOKU)   a-family                                   ESP     super-  ability                                  KASUGA KE     no  CHOUNAN                                         family 's  eldest-son  Physical ability?               UNDOUSHINKEI?                                  athletic-ability  I guess I'm rather slow...      kekko-- nibui  hou  ka mo...                                  rather  slow   way  it-might-be-that  Personality?                    SEIKAKU,      NINGENSEI?                                  personality   human-nature  Well, I guess a little shy,     maa   nami        no  GE         kurai  but indecisive...               well  the-average 's  low-class  about                                  ka na      demo  YUUJUUFUDAN na  tokoro-ga                                  I-wonder   but   indecisive      but/while                                  aru      n da     yo na~~~~                                  to-have  (explan)  Ayukawa Madoka?  Hiyama         AYUKAWA madoka?  HIYAMA hikaru?  Hikaru?  You promised not to ask         sore       wa   kikanai  about that!                     that-(one) (T)  not-ask                                  YAKUSOKU  desho--!                                  promise   poss-beFootnote at bottom of page: *Abbreviation for Extra-         #Extra Sensory Perception# no RYAKU  Sensory Perception                                         's abbreviation---------------------------------------------------