Kimagure Orange Road"A Distant Love"Volume 1, Story 6WB Volume 1, Story 6Written and illustrated by Matsumoto IzumiThis script is based on the existent script by Enrique Conty.Translation by unknown (pencil annotations found in KOR Volume 1)Original typesetting by : Enrique ContyAdditional translation & Full-script typesetting by : Craig NishidaEditing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose                                 Craig Nishida                                 Spencer Hastings                                 Andrew Wilson                                 Peter NorbyLast revision : 11-11-94NOTE: 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 127 (125) 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 127 (125)--TITLE PAGE[Kyousuke sits between Madoka and Hikaru at a counter.  In front of them rests a large drink with 2 straws.  Madoka gives a slight frown, Kyousuke smiles and Hikaru winks.]MAIN TITLE (at top)                        _________  A Distant Love                  KOI  no  disutansu                                  love 's  distanceSUB-TITLE (at bottom)  Two Straws, Though There        SANNIN    iru        noni  Are Three People...!            3-people  there-are  even-though                                  ________                                  sutoro--  futatsu......!                                  straws    two---------------------------------------------------p 128 (126)1[Exterior shot of a cafe.  It is night.]2[Inside, Hikaru sits with a hand against her cheek.  She looks up towards the ceiling.]Hikaru: [sighing in misery]  Aaaaah...                       a~~~~a3[Madoka looks over at her.]Hikaru:  <sigh>                          fuu4[Pov shifts so we now see they sit at the bar.]Madoka:  For quite a while now...        do-- shita    no   sakki kara?  What's wrong?                   what's-the-matter  from-a-little-while-ago  I notice you're sighing a       tameiki     bakkari tsuichatte  lot.                            heavy-sigh  a-lot   (= tsuite-shimatte)                                                         noticing-                                                          (finality/regret)5Madoka:  You're just not your usual      nan-ka   itsu-mo no hikaru-rashikunai  na!  self!                           somehow  not-like-the-usual-Hikaru6[Hikaru gives her a disconsolate look.]---------------------------------------------------p 129 (127)1Hikaru: [turning away]  I-is that so?!                  so soo desu ka--_2Madoka:                                                           ______  Maybe your date didn't          moshi-ka-shite  OTOKO no KO ni  de--to o  show up or something...         perhaps/maybe   by-boy          on-date                                  suppoka-sareta  toka......                                  was-stood-up    whatnot3[Hikaru looks stunned.]Hikaru heartbeat FX:              ____  <thump>                         doki4Hikaru:  H-how do you know?!             na...nan-de wakaru  n desu   ka~~_?!                                       why    know    (explan) (?)Madoka:  Just a guess.                   nan-to-naku ne                                  for-some-reason/without-really-knowing-why5Hikaru: [wide-eyed]                                      ___  Wow!  Madoka-san, your          uwa--_   madoka-san no kan            tte  intuition is really sharp!           !              's 6th-sense/hunch                                  surudoi--_!                                  sharp/keenMadoka: [smiling]  Yeah...                         maa ne~~~~_6[Madoka looks a bit guilty as she visualizes snapshots of the day she spent at the park with Kyousuke.]narration:  Yeah, because I was out         maa ne... ka    nan se   ano HI  that day with the very guy                      because  that-day  who stood you up on your                        ______  date...                         atashi ga  sono de--to o   suppoka-shite                                  I     (S)  that-date  (O)  being-stood-up                                  CHOUHONNIN     to issho datta     n da mon                                  leader/author  was-together-with  (reason)                                  na----7narration:  Sorry, Hikaru...                gomen ne  hikaru----Madoka: (I can't tell you even if my     (kono koto   hikaru ni wa  KUCHI ga  mouth was ripped open.)          that-thing  to-you   (T)  mouth (S)                                  sakete mo       Ienai    na)                                  even-splitting  not-say---------------------------------------------------p 130 (128)1[As Hikaru continues to look at her, Madoka drops deep in thought.]narration:  But that's his fault!           demo  sore       wa   aitsu    ga                                  but   that-(one) (T)  that-guy (S)                                  WARUi     n da!                                  to-blame  (explan)  How can he forget an            futsuu     sonna TAISETSU na koto  important thing like that?      generally  that-kind-of-important-thing                                  WASUrerareru?                                  be-forgottennarration:  If he didn't forget, but        moshi  WASUreta  n ja nakute  stayed with me on purpose,      if     forget         not  then he's...                                  SHOUCHI de      atashi to issho   ni                                  being-aware-of  together-with-me (IO)                                  itatosureba   aitsu----                                  if-go-and-do  that-person2Madoka: [exploding]  ...a pretty irresponsible       kanari  i-- kagen na OTOKO  ne!!  guy!!                           fairly  irresponsible-guyMadoka fist-on-table FX:          ___  <thud>                          don[Hikaru is surprised.]3Hikaru: [smiling]  It's okay already.              moo  i-- desu yoHikaru FX:  <smile!>                        niko_4Hikaru:  Somehow, I feel better now      nan-ka   madoka-san ni   kiite-morattara  that I've talked it over        somehow            (IO)  when-listen-  with you!                                                 (favor-from-you)                                  _______                                  sukkiri  shichatta!                                           (= shite-shimatta)                                  felt-refreshed-(finality)5[Hikaru goes back to being the ever-beaming Hikaru...]Hikaru:  It was silly of me to sink      konna koto          gurai  de  Ochikomu  this low.                       this-kind-of-thing  extent     sink/fall-in                                               ____                                  atashi  mo   baka datta   n desu                                  I       too  was-foolish  (explan)  I'm quick at recovering!        atashi  TAchinaori                                  I       recover-(oneself)                                  HAYAi         n da!                                  quick/prompt  (explan)6[They go to pay the check...]Hikaru: [cheerfully]  Come to think of it, maybe      KANGAete-mitara              sono HI  he had some important           when-come-to-think-about-it  that-day  business to do that day...                                  NANI-ka  DAIJI na   YOUJI    ga                                  some     important  business (S)                                  atta no    ka-mo-shirenai  shi                                  there-was  it-may-be-that  and-besides  I'll ask him tomorrow!          ashita    KARE  ni   kiite-miyo     tto!                                  tomorrow  him  (IO)  shall-try-and-ask[It's Madoka's turn to look surprised.]cashier:  That will be 2600 yen.          2600-EN ni  narimasu7[Madoka gives a small smile.]narration: "Him?", huh...?                  KARE...kaa<Translation note (CN):  In the previous frame, Hikaru says "I'll ask him tomorrow", and the pronoun she uses for "him" is "kare", which can also mean "boyfriend"...  Madoka, here, is musing upon Hikaru's choice of words.>Madoka:  Well...                         so-- da ne..........  That sounds good!               sore       ga   i--  yo!                                  that-(one) (S)  good---------------------------------------------------p 131 (129)1[They walk out onto the street.]Hikaru: [slightly embarrassed]  So when are you going to        de itsu  kiite-kureru       n desu  ka  ask me his name?                so when  ask-(favor-to-me) (explan) (?)                                  KARE no NAMAE                                  his-nameMadoka: [smiling]  In fact, wasn't that the        jitsu wa  sore       ga   ICHIBAN kiite  first thing you wanted me       in-fact   that-(one) (S)  first   asking  to ask?                                  hoshikatta  n desho?                                  desired    (poss-explan)2Hikaru: [blushing deeply, both hands to cheeks]  His name is...  Kasuga          sono KATA   no NA    wa  Kyousuke-sama!                  that-person 's name  (T)                                  ..........KASUGA KYOUSUKE-sama!                                                           (high-honorific)Hikaru:  Wahhh.  I said it...            wa--  itchatta~~~~                                        (= itte-shimatta)                                           said-(finality/regret)3[Madoka gives a brief sad look.]4Madoka: [smiling at Hikaru]  Oh, him.                        ......aa   aitsu neHikaru:                                           _____ __  He's pretty cool!               KARE  nakanaka  kakko ii  n desu   yo--_                                  he    very      cool      (explan)5Madoka: [smiling]  I see.  Then keep at it,        so-- ka   jaa   ganbari na yo  Hikaru.  I'll be rooting        I-see     then  persist/do-your-best  for you!                                  hikaru  atashi mo   OUEN suru                                          I      too  encourage/aid                                  kara      sa!                                  that's-why6Hikaru: [beaming back]  Okay!                           hai!7[Madoka gives another brief unhappy look.]8[As they walk down the street, Hikaru enthusiastically lifts both arms to the sky.  Madoka walks quietly beside her.]Hikaru:  All right, let's go!            yossha  iku de~~~_!---------------------------------------------------p 132 (130)1[At school, Kyousuke approaches Madoka at her desk.]class FX:                         ______        ________  <clamor>  <noise>               waiwai        gayagaya                                  clamourously  noisily 2Kyousuke: [embarrassed and nervous]  Uh, do you have a minute?       ano...  chotto ii?                                  uh      a-sec  okay3[Madoka whips her head around and gives him a glare.]4[Kyousuke recoils.]Kyousuke fear FX:  <tremble!>                      biku_                                  (bikubiku = tremble-with-fear/be-jumpy)5Madoka: [getting up, still glaring at him]  Perfect timing.                 choudo     yokatta  wa                                  perfectly  was-good  I have to talk to you, too.     atashi mo   HANASHI ga  aru      no                                  I      too  talk   (S)  to-haveKyousuke:  Eh?!                            e_6[As they walk down the hall, Kyousuke looks at her in apprehension.  Madoka ignores him.]Kyousuke:                                      ___ (Ayukawa talk to me...?          (AYUKAWA ga  ore ni  HANASHI...                                          (S)  to-me   talk  What the heck about?)           ittai         nan   daro?)                                  in-the-world  what  poss-be7Kyousuke: (She glared at me with a         (sugoi KAO shite          niramareta kedo...  scary expression...              having-scary-expression  was-giving but  But maybe it's because I        yappari    KOUEN de  KUCHI o suberaseta  let it slip at the park         after-all  in-park   made-slip-of-tongue  that I had a date with                            ______  Hikaru-chan?                    hikaru-chan to no de--to no koto ga                                  about-date-with-Hikaru           (S)                                  GEN'IN     daro--   ka                                  the-cause  poss-be  (?)  Somehow, I don't think this     nan-da-ka  YOU      tte no mo  anmari  will be very pleasant.)         somehow    business (T)        <not>-very                                  TANOshii koto    ja nasasou da     na)                                  pleasant-matter  seeming-unlikely---------------------------------------------------p 133 (131)1[The two emerge on the roof of the school building.]narration:  The roof?!                      OKUJOU---?!  I've got a bad feeling about    nan-ka   FUKITSU na YOKAN        ga  this!                           somehow  an-ominous-presentiment (S)                                  suru  na--_!                                  to-do2Madoka:  Nobody's here.                  DARE-mo inai neMadoka FX:                        _____  <grin!>                         niko_3narration:                                                 _____  Wh-what's with that grin?!      na nan da--_      IMA no niko_       wa                                     what's-that?!  now 's smile!/grin!Kyousuke heartbeat FX:  <thump!>                        doki_4[Panels 4-5 have rounded corners, denoting a fantasy...]narration:  C-can't be...                   ma masaka----[Madoka whips out a gleaming knife with 8-inch blade.  Quite suitable for scaling and gutting indecisive boys.]Madoka:  You flirting bastard!           kono uwaki OTOKO me                                  this-fickle-man  (derogatory-suffix)  How dare you humiliate          dachi  no hikaru ni   yokumo  my friend Hikaru!!              friend 's       (IO)  how-dare!                                  ____                                  haji             o   kakaseta       na!!                                  humiliate/shame (O)  (make)-about-to-do[Kyousuke recoils and goes cross-eyed staring at the knife in front of his face.]Kyousuke:  Y-yipes!  F-forgive me!         hi...hie---_  go...go-kamben             o!                                             !       (hon)-pardon/forgive (O)5Madoka:  Don't give me excuses!          MONDOU MUYOU!                                  no-argument![She tosses him over the railing.]Madoka FX:                        ___  <whump>                         donnarration:  Ayukawa is a delinquent...      AYUKAWA tte  FURYOU      da  shi----                                          (T)  delinquent  be  considerKyousuke: [in free fall]  Waaaahh!                        wa~~~_6[End of daydream.]Kyousuke FX:  <SHIVER!>                       zo_Kyousuke:  Sc-scary...!                    ko kowa~~~_!---------------------------------------------------p 134 (132)1Madoka:  By the way...                   tokoro-de..........Kyousuke: [petrified]  Y-yes?!!                        ha hai_!!2Madoka: [eyes glinting]  About Hikaru...                 hikaru no koto  da  kedo                                  about-hikaru    be  but3narration:  I thought so.                   yappari  so-- kaa4Kyousuke: [embarrassed]           _ ___  Th-there must be something      o ore  do--ka shite-ru    yo na  wrong with me to forget           I    be-something-wrong  such an important promise.                                  anna TAISETSU na YAKUSOKU                                  that-kind-of-significant-promise                                  WASUrete-ta     nan-te  sa--                                  was-forgetting  and-such  I mean, uh, I rushed over       iya  ano  ato   ISOide-Itte-mita  there later, but Hikaru-chan         uh   later tried-to-hurry-(process-of)  was already gone.                                  n da      kedo  hikaru-chan  mo-- inakutte                                  (explan)  but                already-gone5Kyousuke:  ...and on the station's         de   EKI no DENGOMBAN ni  message board, in humongous          on-station's-message-board  letters, was written "jerk".                             ______                                  dekkai JI de             baka--  tte                                  in-humongous-characters  fool    (T)                                  kaite-atte                                  (state-resulting-from)-writing  No...!  I'm ashamed of          iya~~~~_  ware nagara hazukashii  myself.                                !  I-am-ashamed-of-myself6[Madoka stands there, eyes closed, no expression.]7[Kyousuke sweats it out.]8Kyousuke: [gaze downcast, blushing]  I feel I did a really bad       ano KO ni    wa....  HONTOU ni  WARUi koto  thing to her.                   to-that-girl (T)     really     bad-thing                                  shita  to OMOtte-ru      yo                                  did    be-thinking-that---------------------------------------------------p 135 (133)1Madoka: [turning to face him]  So...  You've apologized        de.... hikaru ni  ayamatte-kita     wake?  to Hikaru?                             to-Hikaru  began-apologizing (reason)2Kyousuke: [eyes wide, still blushing, twiddling his fingers]  Eh!  No...  Not yet.            e  iya...  sonoo  I was thinking I should         KYOU   Ikou      to OMOtte-ta       n da  go do that today.               today  shall-go  was-thinking-that  (explan)3Madoka: [small smile]  By all means, that needs to     zehi                       sou shite  be done.                        by-all-means/without-fail  doing-like-that                                  hoshii             mono ne                                  desire/in-need-of  thing4Madoka: [looking out over railing]  That girl might appear          ano KO...   KI ga TSUYOi     you da  kedo  to have a strong spirit,        that-girl   strong-attitude  seems   but  but she's quite naive!                                  are de         kekko-- JUNJOU  nan da!                                  in-that-(one)  quite-naive     that-is5Madoka:  I feel sorry for her.           kawaiso-- ni  She thought you didn't          moshi-ka-shitara  KIRAwareta    n ja nai ka  like her, and she was           maybe/possibly    was-disliked  worried all this time.                                  tte  zutto         NAYAnde-ta   no yo                                       all-the-time  was-worried6narration:                                                   ___  Worried?  She likes me that     NAYAnde-ta?  sonna ni      ore no koto---  much?                           was-worried  particularly  about-me7Madoka: [small smile at him]  But, well, Hikaru's got         shikashi  maa  hikaru mo  some taste in guys.             but            hikaru-too                                  mono    SUki             ne                                  person  a-taste/a-liking  She really seems to like        anta no koto  HONTOU ni  SUki mitai da  yo  you.                            you           really     seems-to-like[Kyousuke stands there with a stricken look.]---------------------------------------------------p 136 (134)1[Kyousuke facial portrait--wide-eyed and blushing.]2Madoka: [with a gentle look]  Do something about it!          nan-toka                                  (manage)-somehow-(or-other)                                  shite-yan   na        yo!                                  (= shite-yaru?)                                     do-(favor-to-her)3Madoka:  It's not my business to         atashi ga  KUCHI o hasamu koto    ja nai  butt in, but I can't ignore     I     (S)  put-mouth-into-matter  is-not  it because Hikaru is like  a little sister to me.          n da      kedo   hikaru no koto wa                                  (explan)  but    about-Hikaru   (T)                                  IMOUTO DOUZEN             de                                  same-as-a-younger-sister  on-account-of                                  hottokenai         na da...                                  (= houtteokenai)      be                                     not-leave-as-is4Madoka: [turning to leave]  That's all I wanted to say      atashi ga  anta ni   Iitakatta      no wa  to you.                         I     (S)  you (IO)  wanted-to-say                                  sore        dake                                  that-(one)  only  Bye.  Good luck!                ja ne  o-shiawase     ni!                                         (hon)-good-luck5Madoka FX:                        _____  <stop short!>                   pita_6Madoka:  So, what did you want me        tokoro-de   sotchi   no  YOUJI     wa?  for?                            by-the-way  that-way 's  business7[Kyousuke pulls her jacket out from the bag he was carrying.]jacket FX:                        ___  <swish!>                        su_8[He holds it out to her.]Kyousuke:                         _______  Thanks a lot for the jacket,    jaketto  doumo arigatou    sore to.....  and...                          jacket   thanks-very-much9Kyousuke: [blushing, but earnest]  ...I-I think that I should      ko...KOUEN no koto   ayamarou  apologize about the park!            about-the-park  shall-apologize                                  to OMOtte!                                  thinking-that---------------------------------------------------p 137 (135)1[Madoka yanks her jacket from him.]Madoka:  Let me tell you this...         Ittoku        kedo......                                  (= Itte-oku)  but                                     say-(for-future's-sake)2Madoka: [flashing with anger]  ...I don't want an apology      anata kara ayamarareru    sujiai wa nai wa!!  from you!!                      from-you   be-apologizing no-right/reason3[Kyousuke stands there stunned and chastened...]4[...and watches her walk away.]Madoka jacket FX:                 _____  <flutter!>                      pasa_5[He looks over his shoulder back at her receding figure, a truly forlorn look on his face.]narration:  Doesn't even want an            ayamarareru     sujiai wa nai...  ka  apology...  Hmm...              be-apologizing  no-right/reason6[Pov falls back and he recedes into the distance.  He still looks back over his shoulder.]narration:  Well, she's not my girlfriend   maa  KOIBITO demo             nan demo nai  or anything...                       sweetheart-or-something  to-be-nothing                                  n da      shi                                  (explan)  and-besides  And it's not like we have       SHOURAI     o   CHIKAi       atta  a pledge <to be together>       the-future (O)  pledge/oath  had/there-was  for the future...                                  wake demo nai shi----                                  but-it's-not-the-case7[Pov continues to fall back.  In sorrow, Kyousuke hangs his head over the railing...]narration:  That...  I mean.  That's        so--     iya  so-- da       kedo--  right, but...                   like-that     that's-right  but8[His pov of a blushing and ecstatic Hikaru.]Hikaru:  Whaaat?!!  Is that what it      naan da!!    so-- datta     n desu   ka--_  was?!                           what's-that  was-like-that  (explan) (?) !  You were out helping with       oto--sama no o-SHIGOTO   TETSUDAtte-ta  your father's work?!            father    's (hon)-work  was-helping                                  n desu    ka----_!                                  (explan) (?)    !---------------------------------------------------p 138 (136)1[They stand at the shoe lockers.]Kyousuke: [hand to back of head]  I'm very sorry!!                HONTOU ni gomen!!Hikaru:  O-oh no.                        i...i--e  I have to apologize too,        atashi  koso    SHITSUREI na koto  for writing such a rude         I       indeed  rude-thing  thing on the message  board.                          DENGOMBAN ni      KAichatte                                  on-message-board  (= KAite-shimatte)                                                       writing-(finality/                                                                    regret)2[Kyousuke sweats and blushes slightly.]narration:  Ahhhhh...  I told a lie!        a~~~~a   uso tsuichatta!                                               (= tsuite-shimatta)                                           told-a-lie-(finality/regret)3Hikaru: [looking down]  But, I'm glad.                  demo......  yokatta  You didn't dislike me,          atashi no koto  KIRAtte-ta    n ja nai  then?                           me              did-dislike   be-not                                  n desu   ne                                  (explan)4Kyousuke:  N-no way.                       ma masaka5[Hikaru beams a megawatt smile.]6[Kyousuke smiles gently.]narration:  That she should be so           konna ni   yorokonde-kureru  happy...                        so-(much)  be-glad-(favor-to-me)                                  nan-te----                                  the-likes-ofnarration:  I should have apologized        motto HAYAku  ayamareba     yokatta na!  sooner!                         sooner        if-apologize  was-good7Hikaru: [making goo-goo eyes]  Then can you come with me       ja    sassoku      KYOU  no HOUKADO  right after school today,       then  immediately  today 's after-school  please!                                  tsukiatte   kudasai!                                  going-with  please  There are some things I want    atashi-tachi no  sho--rai    ni tsuite  to talk about concerning        our              the-future  concerning  our future...                                  IROiro   o-HANAshi shitai    koto                                  various  (hon)-want-to-talk  things                                  mo   aru        shi...                                  too  there-are  considerHikaru in-ecstasy FX:             ____ ____  <purrrrr>                       goro nyan                                  purr meow8Kyousuke:  But, is it all right for        demo.....AYUKAWA  hottoite  Ayukawa to go home alone?       but               (= houtteoite)                                                       leaving-alone                                  KAEtte          ii   no                                  returning-home  okay  She always goes home with       itsu-mo  ISSHO ni  KAEtte-ru desho  you.                            always   together  poss-be-returningHikaru:  Oh, Madoka-san will be all      a_   madoka-san  nara      DAIJOUBU desu_  right!                          oh!              if-it-is  it's-okay    !---------------------------------------------------p 139 (137)1[Exterior shot of a movie theatre.  A billboard stands over the ticket booth.  Cans of paint sit on a platform that is suspended by rope in front of the billboard.  It will apparently be painted over.]movie billboard:  Constellation Wizard.           SEIZA          MAJUTSUSHI                                  constellation  magician/conjurer<In smaller characters are the film's producer and star actress...  See panel 145-2.>paint cans:                       ______  Paint                           peintosign over window:  Adults   = 600                  OTONO - 600    KODOMO - 300  Children = 300  Showing 10 AM to 7 PM           JOUEI           #AM 10:00 ~ PM 7:00#                                  film-on-screen<Not much of a nightlife in this town, I guess...>top poster:  Dawn's <something>...           AKATSUKI no <complex kanji>  wa...                                  dawn     's middle poster:                    _________  "Matomikku", <something>        matomikku  <complex kanji>  AMA- SENSEI  Heavenly Teacher                                            heavenly-teacherbottom sign:  2nd thru the 15th               2-KA  -  15-NICHI2[Inside the darkened theatre, Madoka sits.]3[A shot over her shoulder shows us the movie--the lead actress points a ray-gun at someone off-screen.]4[Madoka profile--she watches the movie with an unhappy look.]5[Two creeps walk down the aisle, scoping out the crowd.]6creep 1: [spotting Madoka]  Oh!                             o7creep 1:                                          _____  Look!  She's dazzling.          MIro yo~~~_!    mabui    ja n                                  look      !     dazzling---------------------------------------------------p 140 (138)1[Exterior shot of a coffee shop.]2Hikaru: [glaring, no-nonsense look]  Say!  Kasuga-sempai...          nee!  KASUGA-SEMPAI wa3Hikaru:                                               __  About Madoka-san...  <Do you>   madoka-san no koto  su...  li<ke her...>                   about-Madoka        (suki) = likeKyousuke coffee-spewing FX:       ___  <spray!>                        bu_<Translation note (CN):  Like most play-on-words gags, this won't translate at all...  Hikaru starts out saying "su..." and Kyousuke's guilty conscience has him thinking Hikaru is about to say "suKI" = "like/be-fond-of"...  But in reality...>4Kyousuke: [sweating, anxious]  ..........                      ..........Hikaru: [smiling]                    ____  Don't you think she's           ...teki   da  to OMOimasen?  wonderful?                      (suteki)  be  not-think-that                                   wonderful<...she says "suTEKI DA" = "is-wonderful", instead...>5Kyousuke: [in relief]  Yeah!  She's okay.              un!  i-- n ja nai noHikaru: [beaming]  I thought so!!                  desho---_!!6narration:  Ah!  That scared me.            a--  bikkuri shita                                       was-frightened/surprised  You can't tell what she's       kono KO    ikinari  going to blurt out next!        this-girl  w/out-warning                                  nani  o   Ii-dasu      ka  wakaran  na--_                                  what (O)  start-to-say     not-know     !7Kyousuke:  Hikaru-chan, it seems you       hikaru-chan wa  zuibun    AYUKAWA no koto  like Ayukawa very much.                    (T)  very/quite                                  shitatte-ru  yo-- da  ne                                  be-adoring   seemsHikaru:  She's like a big sister         moo  ANE DOUZEN               desu!!  to me!!                              same-as-an-older-sister  is8Kyousuke: [musing up at the ceiling]  But, I wonder if Ayukawa        shikashi  AYUKAWA tte  MUKASHI kara  was tough even when she         but               (T)  from-long-ago  was little.                                  KI ga TSUYOkatta     no  ka naa                                  had-strong-attitude      I-wonder9[Hikaru opens up her bookbag...]Hikaru:  <giggle!>                       kusu_---------------------------------------------------p 141 (139)1[...and pulls out...]Hikaru:  Isn't this pretty?              kore        kirei      desho                                  this-(one)  beautiful  poss-beKyousuke:                         ________  A pendant?                      pendanto?2[This page is bordered in black, denoting a flashback.  Here, a 6-year-old Hikaru chases after a bully.  The bully mockingly holds the pendant in his hand.]narration:                                                   ____  When I was in elementary        SHOUGAKKOU        no TOKI  gaki-DAISHOU  ga  school, a bully took my         elementary-school 's time  a-bully      (S)  pendant.                                          ________                                  ite          kono pendanto  o                                  there-being  this-pendant  (O)                                  torarechatta           n desu                                  (= torarete-shimatta)  (explan)                                     did-take-(finality/regret)little Hikaru:  Hey you!  Hey you!              ya--i  ya--i                                  <emphatic/vulgar>-hey-you/yo/you-there3[Riki waves the pendant from out his 2nd-floor bedroom window.  Hikaru stands below.]narration:  And then he took it to his      de  sono mama  IE ni  house...                            just-then  to-house                                  mottekarechatte---                                  (= mottekarete-shimatte)                                     being-brought-(finality/regret)little Hikaru:  You dipshit, give it back!      aho--          kaese--_                                  dummy/dipshit  give-back4[8-year-old Madoka enters the scene.  Hikaru bawls her little heart out. Madoka is severely steamed.]narration:  Madoka-san saw me crying and    NAite-ru   atashi o   mite    madoka-san ga  went to get it back.            be-crying  me    (O)  seeing            (S)                                  torikaeshi ni  itte-kureta         n desu                                  to-retrieve    went-(favor-to-me)  (explan)5narration:  But the bully's mother          demo  soitsu no oka--san  madoka-san no  didn't believe Madoka-san...    but   that-guy's-mother              's                                  yu-- koto      SHINjite-kurenakutte--                                  what-she-says  not-believing-(favor-to-self)Riki's mother:  Our Riki-chan isn't one to      taku no RIKI-chan wa  hito-sama    no  be stealing things from         home 's          (T)  people-(hon) 's  people.                                  MONO   nan-ka    toru   yo-- na    KO                                  things and-such  steal  look-like  child  It's not here!                  ja arimasen!                                     not-have[Riki pulls down his eyelid and sticks out his tongue at Madoka.  His mom is too busy arguing to notice.]6narration:  Even so, Madoka-san stood       sore demo     madoka-san  all night in front of that      nevertheless  house...                                  YORU ni natte mo            zutto                                  even-though-becoming-night  all-the-time                                  sono IE no MAE ni       TAtte-ita---                                  in-front-of-that-house  was-standing[From the light from Riki's house we see Madoka standing next to the house gate.]7[Pov shifts to view from Riki's 2nd-floor bedroom.  Riki looks out to see Madoka standing on the street and looking off in the distance.]Riki's mother: [off]  Riki-chan!!  It's time to       RIKI-chan!!  mo--     neru JIKAN  yo--_!  sleep already!                               already  sleep-timeRiki: [sweating]  Y-yeah.                         u...un8narration:  In the end, he caved in to      KEKKYOKU    soitsu       madoka-san no  Madoka-san's persistence        in-the-end  that-person             's  and returned the pendant.                                  KONKI        ni   MAkete                                  persistence (IO)  yield-to-(and)                                  ________                                  pendanto o   KAEshite-kureta                                  pendant (O)  gave-back-(favor-to-me)[Riki hands the pendant to Hikaru, but looks at a glaring Madoka in nervousness and embarrassment.]Riki:  It was my fault.                WARUkatta    yo                                  was-at-fault  Y'got a lot of guts.            ome--   konjo--      anna--                                  (omae)  spirit/guts  that-kind-of                                   you9[End of flashback.  Kyousuke smiles.]narration:  Hmm.  She has a strong          fu--n   sujigane             iri  no  spirit that runs deep...                staunch-to-the-core  have                                  KI no    TSUYOsa                                  spirit's strength/power/vigor/intensity                                  nan da na----                                  it-is---------------------------------------------------p 142 (140)1[The creeps look back from their seats directly in front of Madoka.]creeps 1 and 2 FX:                ________  <broad grin>                    nitanita2creep 1: [leaning over]  Hey, sister!  You're a          yo_   ne--chan  i--   ONNA  ja n!  pretty woman!                     !   sister    fine  woman[Madoka frowns.]3creep 1:  Hey, hey...  Instead of         ne-- ne--  konna         tsumannai  watching this dull movie                   this-kind-of  dull  wouldn't you rather do  something more fun with         EIGA mite-ru       yori saa  boku-ra to  us...?!                         be-watching-movie  than      with-us                                  motto omoshiroi koto    shinai~~~_?                                  more-interesting-thing  not-docreep 2:  We'll take you somewhere        i-- toko    TSUrete-tte-yaru  ze!!  nice!!                          nice-place  taking-(you)-with-(us)-(favor-                                                              to-someone)4Madoka:  You're in my way.               jama         da  yo                                  an-obstacle  be5creep 1: [pretending he didn't hear]  Ehhh?!  What was thaaaaat?!     e~~~_  nan desu      kaa~~~_?                                      !  what-is-that  (?)sign:  No Smoking                      KIN'EN6Madoka:  I can't see the screen          GAMEN          ga   yoku MIenai    n da  very well.                      screen/picture (S)  not-see-well  (explan)  Your...                         sono...                                  that---------------------------------------------------p 143 (141)1Madoka FX:                        ______  <SLAP!>                         bashi_Madoka:                                      _____  ...ugly face is in the way!!    busaiku na tsura   ga   jama                                  plain-looking-face (S)  obstructing                                  nan da  yo!!                                  it-is2creep 1: [hand to injured cheek]            _____  Y-you bitch!  I speak to        ko...kono ama--_   SHITATE ni DErya  you nicely and you get                    bitch!              (= DEreba)  carried away.                             slut     if-speaking-w/deference                                  CHOUSHI ni nori     yagatte                                  get-into-the-swing  (contempt)                                  get-carried-awayscreen:  End.                            KANcreep 2:  Step outside!                   yaro--       omote-ku    DEro---_                                  that-fellow  go-outside  come-out-(command)3Madoka: [furious]  Very funny!!                    omoshiroi!!  I'm in a bad mood!              KYOU  wa   mushakusha shite-ta  n da!                                  today (T)  was-out-of-humor     (explan)  I'll take you on!               AITE ni natte yaru                   yo!                                  become-a-match-for-(favor-to-someone)4creep 1: [approaching her]  Then, let's begiiiin!           de wa  itadakimuaasu!5Madoka bookbag FX:                __ ___  <ka-BLAM>                       ka ban[Creep 1 takes another blow to his ugly face...]---------------------------------------------------p 144 (142)1Hikaru: [leaving, beaming, waving]           _______  See ya, Darling.                ja mata ne da--rin2narration:                        _______  Darling, huh...                 da--rin----  kaaKyousuke: [smiling, waving back]  Later!                          mata ne!3Kyousuke: [walking down the street] (Being called that doesn't       (so-- yobareru      no mo  nan-ka  bother me so much any more!)     be-called-like-that       somewhat                                  WARUi KI wa shinakunatte-kita  na--_)                                  started-not-feeling-badKyousuke: (But, I didn't know              (shikashi  hikaru-chan  anna kawaii  Hikaru-chan had such             but                    that-kind-of-cute  a cute side to her.)                                  toko   aru   nan-te  SHIranakatta)                                  place  have          did-not-know4[Kyousuke turns at a voice, and looks across the street.]creep 1: [off]  Wait, you...                    yaro mate--barber shop sign:                 _______  Hair Clippers                   barikan                                  (pair-of)-hair-clippers5[He sees Madoka walking out of the theatre.]Madoka FX:                        ____ ____  <stride stride>                 suta sutaposters at theatre entrance:  Playing May 10th                5-GATSU 10-KA   KOUKAI SURU                                    month    day  present-to-the-public                                  __________  Lightning '84                   raitoningu '84  Blue Story of Experience        AOi             TAIKENDAN                                  blue/green/     story-of-one's-experience                                  pale/unripe  Great savings                   DAI-CHOCHIKU                                  ____  "Nova" <bilingual sign>         noba6creep 1: [bursting out the door]  The game's not over yet!        mada   SHOUBU  wa  tsuite   ne--  zo!                                  still  game   (T)  playingcreep 2:                                 _______  Shit, you sukeban.              kuoso  sukeban<Translation note (CN):  "sukeban" = leader of a group of juvenile delinquent girls.>door FX:                          _____  <bang>                          batan7[Kyousuke flashes in shock.]narration:  Ayukawa...?!  What are those    AYUKAWA......?!   nan da       aitsu-ra wa  guys...                                           what's-this  guys    (T)---------------------------------------------------p 145 (143)1narration:  She's in trouble!  O-o-o-kay!   karamarete          n da    na  yo--shi!                                  being-in-a-quarrel  (explan)    all-right[He looks around...]Kyousuke FX:                      __________  <scan scan>                     kyorokyoro2[...and he sees the cans of paint on the overhead platform.]sign:  Producer: <some name>           KANTOKU         HIRO<something>  <something>                                  (film)-producer <name>  Starring:  Kurimoto Kazuko      SHUEN     KURIMOTO  kazuko                                  starring  <name>3[He flashes with the Power.]4[The cans slide over the edge.]paint cans FX:                    ___  <swish!>                        su_5creep 1: [lunging at Madoka]  Wait, damn you!                 MAchi  yagare_!!                                  wait   (contempt)6paint FX:  <SPLOOSH!>                      dopua~~n                                  (doppuri = deeply-immersed-in-something)7[The creeps fall to the ground, heads firmly wedged in cans of paint.]Madoka:  ?!                              ?!creeps:  ..........                      ..........creeps FX:                        _____  <flop>                          petan                                  (petanto = flop-onto-floor-in-slovenly-                                             manner)Kyousuke: [off]  AYUKAWA!                        AYUKAWA!---------------------------------------------------p 146 (144)1Kyousuke: [racing up]             ____  Are you all right?!             kega nakatta?!                                  not-injured2Kyousuke:  I mean, that was scary!         iya--_   bikkuri shita   naa                                       !   was-frightening  What in the world was this      ittai         do-- shita        no kore?  all about?                      in-the-world  what-was-the-matter  this-(one)Madoka:  Kasuga-kun...                   KASUGA-kun...3Madoka: [eyes closed]  Nothing serious.                taishita koto ja nai    yo                                  nothing-serious         (mild-emph)  They said "why don't we         ASObanai ka  tte yu--  kara   chotto  play?" so I just played         "not-play"   say-that  since  a-bit  with them for a bit.                                  AITE o shite yatta           dake sa                                  entertained-(favor-to-them)  just4[She turns and walks off.]Madoka:  Bye.                            ja neKyousuke:  Ah, wait a sec!                 a chotto MAte yo5Madoka: [in irritation]  What?!  Have you given Hikaru   NANI yo!  sore yori        anta  a proper apology yet?           what      than-that-(one)  you                                  hikaru ni  chanto    ayamatta    no?                                  to-Hikaru  properly  apologized6[Kyousuke facial portrait--he looks over at her, perplexed.]narration:  Ayukawa is acting strange       KYOU no AYUKAWA wa   nan-ka   HEN da na---  today...                        today's-Ayukawa (T)  somehow  is-strange7[Abrupt scene shift.  Now the two of them stand at a railing on an overpass, and watch the traffic go by below.]narration:                                              _____  Well, a fight with              maa  FURYOU to    no  kenka    mo  delinquents probably happens         w/delinquent 's  a-fight  even  frequently for Ayukawa,  but she seems strangely         AYUKAWA ni totte wa   yoku aru koto darou  wild today...                   for-Ayukawa      (T)  as-might-be-the-case                                  kedo  MYOU             ni                                  but   mystery/strange (IO)                                  arete-ru         KANji da    shi----                                  be-running-wild  be-feeling  consider---------------------------------------------------p 147 (145)1Madoka: [small smile]  So, was Hikaru happy?           soo  hikaru  yorokonde-ta  no ka                                               was-glad         (?)narration:                        ___  Her behavior towards me,        ore ni TAIsuru TAIDO       mo  in some way, is cold!           (her)-behavior-towards-me  even                                  nan-to-naku  sokkenai!                                  in-some-way  cold/brusque2Kyousuke: [beaming at her]                              __________  We're going to a "Live          KONDO sa--  issho ni  raibuhausu  House" next time together!      next-time   together  live-house                                  Iku     n da!                                  to-go  (explan)  Hikaru-chan knows a good        hikaru-chan ga  ii TANA    SHItte  place.                                     (S)  good-spot  knowing                                  n datte                                  (explan)<Commentary (CN):  A "Live House" is a place that features live music and where the audience can run amuck.>3[Madoka profile--she looks down at traffic, in thought.]4Kyousuke:                                  __________  Ayukawa, have you been to       AYUKAWA  raibuhausu  Itta  koto  aru?  a "Live House"?                          live-house  gone        have5Madoka: [looking at him]  Well, let's see...  Anyway...   saa ne.....  tonikaku6[She turns and walks off, but in passing behind him, gives him a whack on his back.]Madoka FX:  <WHUMP>                         donKyousuke:  Wah!                            wa_Madoka:  ...do have fun!                 NAKAyoku       yan na yo!                                  on-good-terms  do7narration:  Maybe Ayukawa is jealous of     hyottoshite  AYUKAWA---  Hikaru-chan...                  maybe                                  hikaru-chan to no koto yaite-ru...                                  be-jealous-of-Hikaru  Naah...  Can't be, can it?!     hazu wa nai   yo ne?!                                  not-likely[Kyousuke pitches over the railing.]---------------------------------------------------p ** (146)<**This page does not appear in the wideban version.>[At the top, Komatsu gives his patented wide grin.  At bottom, Takashi poses.]Komatsu:  Komatsu Seiji                   KOMATSU SEIJI  Kouryou Junior High School,     KOURYOU GAKUEN CHUUTOU   -BU       3-NEN  3rd year.                               secondary-school  section    year  Happy and bright.  I'm          AKArui  AKArui  NE               ga  bright to the bones!            bright          root/foundation  (S)                                  AKArui!                                                                  _________  My friends, let's be            nan demo        kujikezu        ganbaro--  resolute and not lose           whatever-it-is  not-lose-heart  stand-firm  heart in whatever we do!!                                  ja nai ka  SHOKUN!!                                             my friends  But to tell you the truth,      demo  boku  JITSU o yu--   to  I like girls!                   but   I     to-tell-truth  if                                  ONNA no KO  SUki desu!                                  girls       like  Oh, you knew that already?!     a_  SHItte-ta?                                   !  was-knowingTitle:                            ___________  Character Profile               kyarakuta--  SHOUKAI                                  character    presentation/introductionTakashi:  Kasuga Takashi                  KASUGA TAKASHI  Father of the Kasuga family.    KASUGA IKKA    no  oto--san                                         family  's  father                                              _____________  Occupation:  Professional       SHOKUGYOU   purokameraman  Photographer.                   occupation  "pro-camera-man"  Out of stubbornness, I          ganko ni         FUUKEI     SHASHIN  specialize in landscape         in-stubbornness  landscape  photograph  photography and have a  policy against taking           SENMON       josei wa   TOranai  pictures of women...            a-specialty  women (T)  not-take-pictures                                  SHUGI     da  kedo                                  a-policy  be  but  But I make an exception         kawaii  kurumi ya   manami  dake  wa  only for my cuties Kurumi       cute           and          only  and Manami!                                  betsu!                                  an-exception  My son probably gets his        musuko no  YUUJUUFUDAN    sa ha  indecisiveness from me...       son    's  indecisiveness                                  do--yara        JIBUN ni   NIta no  de wa...                                  is-likely-that  self (IO)  resembling  But, their mother...            shikashi   KYOUSUKE-tachi       no                                  but                 (+ sisters) 's                                  oKAAsan...                                  mother  Did my wife leave me or         TSUMA wa...   WAKAreta     no ka?  did she pass away?              wife (T)      left/divorced   (?)                                  hatamata  SHInde-shimatta       no ka?                                            died-(finality/regret)  If we have a chance, let's      sore       wa   mata       KIKAI ga areba  talk about that next time!      that-(one) (T)  once-more  if-there-is-a-                                                                     chance                                  o-HANASHI shimasho!                                  let's-have-a-talk---------------------------------------------------