Kimagure Orange Road"Be Careful, Kurumi-chan!"Volume 3, Story 1WB Volume 2, Story 2Written and illustrated by Matsumoto IzumiTranslation by Craig H. NishidaCompilation by Spencer C. HastingsEditing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose                                 Craig Nishida                                 Spencer Hastings                                 Ramon Galindo                                 Andrew Wilson                                 Tony Schrick                                 Melinda Miller                                 Ross Dickinson                                 Station ZebraLast revision : 8-10-94NOTE: [WBp#'s are printed first, Normal manga pages in parenthesis () ]NOTE: Translation is done from the WB manga. So there may be a few extra'sto those of you not having them.Example: (The subtitles on page 29 (7) are only in the WB'S!)---------------------------------------------------p 29 (7)--TITLE PAGE[Full-page panel of Kurumi & Manami, hugging and smiling.]MAIN TITLE (at top)  Be Careful, Kurumi-chan!        kurumi-chan KIotsukete!                                              being-carefulSUB-TITLE (at bottom)  If It's a Pretty Girl, Go       kirei na KO nara         KOE kakeru  Talk to Her.                    if-it-is-a-pretty-child  talk-to-her  The City Wolf Is Stalking!      MACHI no _URUFU_ (kanji = OKAMI) ga                                  city  's  wolf            wolf   (S)  Dawdling Can Be Dangerous       NERAtte-ru!     MICHIKUSA  on a Summer Afternoon.          be-stalking/shadowing                                                  playing-along-the-way                                  abunai       NATSU  no GOGO...                                  dangerous    summer 's afternoon---------------------------------------------------p 30 (8)1[Kyousuke and Madoka walk out of the school building.]narration:  Today was a peaceful day...     HONJITSU wa HEION na    HI de arimashita--                                  today   (T) tranquility day   was2narration:  Actually, Hikaru-chan caught    jitsu wa hikaru-chan ga  kaze o hiite  a cold and had to stay home.    actually             (S) catching-a-cold                                  YASUnde-iru        no desu                                  be-staying-home    (explan)3Madoka:  Now, where should I go          sate  KYOU   wa  doko e  today?!                         now   today  (T) to-where                                  ASObi ni iko--        ka na!                                  shall-go-for-a-visit  I-wonder4Kyousuke: [sternly]  Ayukawa.                        AYUKAWA  CHUUGAKUSEI no kuse-ni                                           even-though-a-jr-high-student  Junior high students  shouldn't be playing            YO      ASObi  nanka  at night!                       night   play   somewhat                                  ikenai        ze                    _!                                  unacceptable  (strong-insistence)   !5Madoka:  Such talk.  Weren't you         toka nan toka  i--tsutsu  thinking of coming along        this-and-that  (= iu nagara)  with me?                                          while-saying                                  tsuite ko  yo-- to OMOtte-ta                                  go-along   were-thinking-to                                  n desho?                                  (possible-explan)Kyousuke: [embarrassed smile]  Heh heh.                        hehe6narration:                                         _______  And since ABCB is closed        omake-ni KYOU wa abakabu no TEIKYUUBI---  today, Ayukawa is in high       in-addition      ABCB    's regular-day-  spirits.                                 today              to-be-closed                                  sono se--   ka        AYUKAWA mo                                  that cause  (?)               also                                  ikiiki-shite-ru      yo-- desu!                                  is-becoming-lively   seems-to-beKyousuke:  Where are you going?            de  doko   iku  no                                  at  where  go   (inquiry)Madoka:  See...  Just as I thought.      horaa yappari---------------------------------------------------p 31 (9)1[Both Kyousuke and Madoka turn at a shout from behind.]Manami: [off]  ONIICHAAAN!                     oni--cha--n!---------------------------------------------------p 32 (10)1Kyousuke:  Whaaat?!                        nani~~~_?!2Kyousuke:  Kurumi was taken by a strange   kurumi ga   mizushirazu no  OTOKO  guy!!                                  (S)  strange/unknown-man                                  ni  TSUrete-ikareta  da to~~~_!!                                  by  was-taken3Manami:  We were walking home            ISSHO ni   KAEru TOCHUU  together but I forgot           together   homeward-journey  something and went back.                                  atashi  WASUreMONO  I told her to wait at the       I       something-forgotten  school gate, but when I  came back she was gone.         OMOidashite  tori ni itta    no                                  remembering  went-that-way   (empathy)                                  de machiawase no  KOOMON no tokoro ni                                     meet           at-school-gate                                  kite    mitara  kurumi inakutte                                  coming  when-see       not-being-there4Manami:  I asked a kid nearby and        CHIKAku ni  ita   KO ni   kiitara  he said she was taken by        area-nearby       child   when-ask  some high school guy.                       was-located                                  KOOKOOSEI -gurai    no   OTOKO no KO  ni                                  sr.-high-student    's   boy         (IO)                                             at-least                                  dokka      TSUrete-kareta  tte...                                  somewhere (= TSUrete-ikareta)                                               was-taken5Kyousuke:  I-is that true?!!               ho honto        ka   sore wa     _!!                                     really/true  (?)  that       (!)6Kyousuke:  I have to find her quickly      hayaku   sagashi-dasanai to  before things get out of        quickly  if-not-begin-to-look-for  hand!                                  tonde-mo-nai                                  absurd                                  koto   ni  naru         zo~~~_                                  things     become    (very emphatic)Madoka:  This guy might get rough        RAMBOU             demo  with her if she tries to        violence/rowdyism  or-something  get away.                                  saretara-tai        e   n da yo                                  if-wanting-to-leave    (explan/emph)---------------------------------------------------p 33 (11)1Kyousuke:  N-no...  I'm not worried        i iya...  sotchi no HOU   wa   anmari  about that...                     no      that-direction  (T)  the-rest                                  SHIMPAI nai  n da      kedo  ne...                                  worry   not  (explan)  butMadoka: [wide-eyed]  Huh?                            e?2Kyousuke: [picturing Kurumi wielding her Power] (It's the opposite thought       (sono  HANTAI ga kowai...)  that scares me...)               that  opposite  scarynarration:  I can see her getting angry,    YUBI IPPON fureta dake  demo  and with just the touch of a    finger-blow       just  or-something  finger, send him flying                    bring-gently-into-contact  20-30 meters!                                  #20~30 m#    wa futsu  tobasareru                                  20-30 meters    anger  be-sent-flying                                  no ga ME ni miete-ru     mon na--_                                        look  be-seeing3Kyousuke:  We'd better find her before     TEOKUre ni naru    MAE ni  nan   toka  it's too late.                  too-late   become  before  what  and                                  mitsukedasanai   sa nai to na                                  not-begin-to-find   notManami:  Really!  That poor guy...       HONTOU!  KI no DOKU ni OTOKO no HITO...                                  really   pitiable/unfortunate-man[Madoka looks really puzzled...]4Madoka:  Anyway, I'll help too.          tonikaku atashi mo   TETSUDAu wa do--se  Besides, ABCB is closed         anyway   I      too  help        anyway  today...                        _______                                  abakabu mo    YASUmi nan da   shi                                  ABCB    also  recess what is  and-besides                                                holiday5[Komatsu sprouts as if from nowhere, scaring the bejeezus out of Kyousuke.]Komatsu: [screaming]  Whaaat!!  Kurumi-chan was       nani~~~_!!  kurumi-chan ga YUUKAI  kidnapped!                      what                       kidnapping                                  saretatte                                  disappearing  THIS IS SERIOUS!!               sorya  ICHIDAIJI !!                                  this   serious-matter6Komatsu: [clasping Kyousuke by the hands]        ___  To the best of my humble        oyobazu-nagara ore mo   CHIKARA ni  ability, I, too, will help.     *              I   too  help    with  Oniisan!                        <*oyobazu-nagara = to-the-best-of-                                            my-ability,-poor-tho'-it-be>                                  naro--  ja nai       ka      oni-san_!                                          is/will-not  (?)           (!)                                  shall-be-made-up(of)Kyousuke:  Where did you pop out of?       doko   kara  waite         DEta                                  where  from  spring-forth  emerged                                  n da      o-MAE                                  (explan)  you7Komatsu: [with serious/earnest expression]  It's stupid to search all       issho ni  sagasu no wa  together!                       together  searching-for  It would be better if we        NOURITSU ga WARUi!  first split up into 2 groups.   bad-use-of-the-brain                                  koko wa mazu          futa KUMI ni                                  here    first-of-all  in-two-groups                                  wakareta         HOU ga ii                                  became-divided   it-would-be-better-to---------------------------------------------------p 34 (12)1Komatsu: [with devilish grin]  Oniisan and Ayukawa search in   so-- yu-- wake de oni--san wa AYUKAWA to  the direction of the city.      that-kind-of-reason  Manami-chan and I will look     MACHI no HOU o      sagashite  kure!  towards the suburbs.            city  's direction  searching-for                                  ___                                  ore wa manami-chan to KOUGAI no                                  I                     suburb 's                                  HOU  o     sagashite-miru                                  direction  try-searching-forKyousuke: [vexed]                               __  You're only saying that for     KATTE     ni  kimeru         na yo!  your own selfish reasons!       selfishness   to decide/set  (neg.-imper.)2narration:  Now I've also got to worry      manami to  koitsu       o   futari dake  about leaving Manami alone      w/Manami   this-person (O)  only-two-people  with him.                                  ni suru    tte no mo    SHIMPAI                                  to-decide         also  worry/fear                                  da  naa                                  be  (confirm.)Komatsu:  Right, Manami-chan?!            ne manami-chan!3Madoka:  What does this guy look like?   de         soitsu    donna OTOKO?                                  according-to       what-kind-of-man                                             that-person4Manami:  Yes.  The boy said he looked    ee   nan demo mite mi  KO ga yu-- ni wa  like a pervert--wears           yes  everything    body      to-say  glasses, has an average                       seeing   boy  face but with a mouth so        ______           ______  big it takes up his whole       sukebe so-- na   megane   kakete-te  face, "millipede" eyebrows      pervert-seeming  glasses  is-wearing  and zits...                                  KAO   CHUU ga    KUCHI  tte yu--                                  face  average    mouth  said-that                                  hodo    Oki na  KUCHI  shite-te                                  degree  large   mouth  is-having                                  ________              ______                                  gejigeji   mayu-ge no nikibi zura de...                                  millipede  eyebrow    pimple-faced5[Madoka/Kyousuke/Komatsu all visualize the same villainous-looking character.]6Kyousuke:  T-that's awful...               so sore wa hidoi                                     that    awful---------------------------------------------------p 35 (13)1[Exterior shot of the "Birth" coffee shop.]2[Someone has his face buried in a magazine.]"PLAYBOY Press" front cover:  100% Success Rate.              SEIKOO                SOTSU  100%                                  success/achievement   rate  Dos and Don'ts of                        _____  Girl-Chasing.                   KIMI no  nanpa         wa                                  your     girl-chasing  (T)                                  machigatte-iru                                  be-doing-incorrectly/making-a-mistakeAd on back cover:                           ________  Want Light and Silky Hair?...   KAMI...   sarasara shite-ru...?                                  the-hair  <*>      coming-to-have                                        ________  H-kun Shampoo                   H-kun shampu--<* sound FX of light, silky hair rubbing together gently>3"Glasses": [still reading article] (First, find a topic of          (mazu   ONNA no KO to  conversation that the girl       first  with-girl  will find interesting.                                  KYOUTSUU no WADAI             o                                  common-topic-of-conversation (O)                                  sagasou                                  let's-search-for  Here we suggest you start       koko wa   dekiru dake  with sports or music...)        here (T)  to-the-extent-possible                                              _________                                  AKU  -ruku  supo--tsu  ya                                  begin ????  sports     and                                                  ____                                  ONGAKU nado ga  gu--...                                  music  etc.     good                                   _____                 ____       ______ (Anime and supermarket           (anime  to   TOKUSATSU neta  wa   tabu--)  gossip rags should be                   and  scandal-scoops  (T)  a-taboo  avoided.)4"Glasses":                        __ _____  S-so!  What's your name?!       ki kimi_...  NAMAE nante e no!?                                     you(!)    name  what    is5Kurumi:  It's Kurumi!                    kurumi da yoKurumi FX:                        _____      ________  <twitter>  <slurp slurp>        chu--      zuruzuru                                  (chuuchuu = chirrup/twitter/squeak)[Kurumi is working full-time on a platter of spaghetti, and paying him scant attention.]6"Glasses":  Really?  Kurumi-chan?!  Such    he--    so--  kurumi-chan ka~~~_  a cute name!                    really  so                (?) (!)                                  kawaii NAMAE da ne~~_                                  cute   name  is    (!)Kurumi FX:                        ________  <chomp chomp>                   pakupaku7"Glasses": [nervously]                ___ ________  Ah!  I go surfing!              a_  ore sa--fuin  yatte  n da  kedo!                                  ah! I   surfing   engaging-in  but                                                           (explan.)                                  _______      _________  But I guess I                   chu--bu ga   padoringu de OMOwazu  unintentionally achieve         inner-tube   paddling     unintentionally  take-off when paddling in       ________  my inner tube.                  teikuofu  nan ja nai  ka na                                  take-off  why-not     I-wonder  Well, I'm not great, but...     ma--  taishita ito nai kedo ne~~~~_                                  well, great        not but"Glasses":  Wah hah ha!                     wa_ ha_ ha--_---------------------------------------------------p 36 (14)1"Glasses":                        _____  Ha ha!                          haha_2Kurumi FX:                        ________  <munch munch>                   mogumogu3"Glasses" [shifting into high gear]            ___       __________  Oh, yes!  I also play in a      a so-- so--  ore tte   rokkubando  rock band.                      oh! yes      I   (T)   rock-band  Let's see...  Recently, I       mo    yatte     te  sa--  sang "London Boots" ad-lib      also  engaging-in   let's-see...  while choking, and,  uh...                       ______ _______                                  kono aida nan-ka rondon bu--tsu o                                  recently         London Boots  (O)                                  __________         _______                                  cho--kingu shite   adoribu shichatte                                  choking            performed ad-lib                                  sa--                                  let's see...4Kurumi: [bright-eyed]  Say.                            nee"Glasses":  Yes!                            ha_5Kurumi: [smiling]  Can I order more?               motto tano     n de ii?                                  more  another       okay"Glasses":  Oh, please, please.             a   do--zo  do--zo    o--i  TSUIKA                                  oh  please  please    hey   addition  Heyy!  Another order here!  Order!                          da yo    TSUIKA!                                  be (!)   addition6Kurumi: [to waitress]             ____ ________    __________  Pizza toast, katsu-sand,        piza to--suto to katsusando to  mimosa salad and pineapple                       (cutlet sandwich)  juice, please.                  ____________    __________                                  mimozasarada to painju--su kudasai                                                             please<Translation note:  "katsu-sand" = (pork) cutlet sandwich.>["Glasses" takes a pratfall.]7[He returns to reading the article as Kurumi resumes her tender relationship with food.]narration:  I'm hopeless at conversations   yappari   chotto    ko--yu--  like this!                      just-as-I-thought   such-as-this                                            a-moment                                                         ___                                  WADAI                  ore ni wa                                  topic-of-conversation  I                                  ____                                  muri ga     aru na--_                                  impossible  be     (!)Kurumi FX:                        ________  <chomp chomp>                   pakupaku"Glasses":                                                  ______  Huh?  Girls are weak            nani nani  ONNA no KO  wa mu--do ni  when it comes to moods.         hmm...     girl           at-moods  Take her to a quiet place  and hold her gently...          YOWAI!          SHIZUka na  tokoro de                                  weak/tender     calm/still  well/now                                  sotto           DAkishimereba                                  quietly/gently  if-hug-tightly-then8"Glasses":  That's it!!                     kore da...!!---------------------------------------------------p 37 (15) [Meanwhile, the search begins...]1[On the street, Madoka talks to a guy who shakes his head.]sign on building:                 _________    _____  Video Arcade                    netsukuru    bideo                                  form-a-line  video2[Kyousuke and Madoka walk away; she waves her thanks to the guy.]3[Exterior shot of video arcade entrance.]sign:                             _____ ______  Gameland                        geemu ranido                                  game  land4[They walk down the aisle between rows of sit-down video machines.]Video game FX:                    ______  <pyoon>                         pyu--n5Kyousuke:  T-THAT'S HIM!                   a aitsu        da  _!                                    that-person  is  !6[Ugly guy who looks exactly like they previously pictured sits playing a video game.]Video game FX:                    ______ ______  <pyoon pyoon>                   pyu--n pyu--n7Kyousuke:  Y-you bastard!  What did        ki kisama--_  kurumi o  doko ni   yatta?!  you do with Kurumi?!               you    (!)       (O) where-at  did---------------------------------------------------p 38 (16)1[Ugly guy turns an angry face towards Kyousuke.]Ugly guy FX:                      ___  <snarl!>                        gin_Ugly guy:                                        _____  What is it, you scum!           nan   da  yo   temee                                  what  is  (!)  you-(very-bad/crude)2Kyousuke:  D-don't play dumb!  There       shi shirabakkureru na  can't be many faces like            feign-ignorance  yours!!                                  omae no yo-- na KAO  wa  so-- so--                                  a-face-like-yours    (T) like-that                                  nai hazu da!!                                  shouldn't-beUgly guy:  What!!                          nani~~~_!!3Ugly guy:                         __                       ___  Hey kid.  Are you trying to     oi   an-chan       kono  ore ni   i--  pick a fight with me?           hey  you(-dimin.)  this  me (IO)  fine                                  gakari          tsukeyou tte no kai?                                  be-discouraged  inviting        (?)4Kyousuke FX:                      _____  <gulp!>                         goku_5[Ugly guy approaches him.]Ugly guy:  Pretty brave, huh, kid?         i--   dokyo--  ja    ne-- ka  an-chan                                  good  courage/nerve  huh (?)  you-(dim.)                                                 beingUgly guy FX:    Kyousuke FX:      _____  <grrr>          <flinch!>       sufu_          taji_6Madoka: [off]  You really don't know?          HONTOU ni  SHIranai no kai?                                  really     not-know    (?)[Ugly guy glances to the side.]7Madoka:  You'd better not be hiding      KAKUsu   to... tame ni  naranai     yo!  anything!                       to-hide  if    because  not-turn-(into)---------------------------------------------------p 39 (17)1Ugly guy:  A-Ayukawa-san!!                 a AYUKAWA-san!!2Ugly guy: [sheepishly]  I'm very sorry about this.      korya do--mo      he_ he_ he_  Heh! Heh! Heh!  I didn't        this  very-sorry  know he was with you.  I'm being very rude!            AYUKAWA-san no o-tsureto        wa                                              's (hon.)-companion (T)                                  tsuyu-shirazu      go-BUREI                                  unknowingly       (hon.)-rudeness                                  itashashita               _!                                  engaged-in-(humble-form) (!)<Translation note:  the degree of groveling here doesn't really transfer well to English.>3Madoka:  I guess it wasn't really        do--yara HONTOU ni anta ja nai  yo--  you...                          perhaps  really    you  aren't  seeming                                  da ne     jitsu wa...                                  be        actually...4 and 5[Madoka asks several punk-characters, but all shake their heads.]3, 4, and 6 (overlap)narration:  What Ayukawa is doing makes     sore ni shite mo        AYUKAWA  tte  me wonder what kind of girl     but/still/for-all-that           (T)  she was like before.                                  MUKASHI  wa       donna                                  once-upon-a-time  what-kind-of                                  ONNA no KO  datta  n darou?                                  girl        was    (possible explan.)6narration:  It looks like all these         koitsura----  minna     AYUKAWA no koto  people know her.                these-people  everyone  about-Ayukawa                                  shitte-ru             mitai   da na                                  to-be-coming-to-know  appear  be7[Madoka facial portrait.]---------------------------------------------------p 40 (18)1[Shot of a late afternoon sky.]Madoka: [off]  I wonder who in the world       shikashi  ittai         doko no doitsu  took her.                       but       in-the-world  which-person-of-                                                                    where                                  nan   darou         ne                                  what  probably-is   (right?)2[Madoka and Kyousuke walk down the street.]Kyousuke:  Yeah...                         un...3Kyousuke:  But don't worry about that.     demo SHIMPAI nai yo    aitsu no koto  I'm sure that guy is more       but  worry   not       that-person  likely being dragged around  by Kurumi!                      da mono   kekko--  OTOKO  no ho-- ga                                  (explan)  rather   man    (comparative)                                  IROiro to         hippari-mawasarete-ru                                  in-various-ways   is-being-pulled-around                                  dake  da yo kitto!                                  just  is    surely[Madoka shows surprise at his remark.]narration:  It's starting to get dark.      sasuga ni  konna  YUUGATA ni matte-kuru  I'm worried.                    just-as-one-would-expect                                             this-kind-of                                                    begin-to-get-dark                                  SHIMPAI desu----                                  worry   am<Translation note:  YUUGATA is the period of the day from 1-2 hours before sunset to the end of twilight.>4Kyousuke: [gaze downcast]  It's okay...                    DAIJOUBU da yo...                                  okay     is5[Madoka looks on, understanding.]6Madoka: [cheerfully]  That's right!  Well, let's      so-- yo ne!   ja KONDO wa MUkou no KOOEN  try looking in the park         that's-right  well        opp.-direction  over there.                                      this-time      's park                                  ittemyo--   ka                                  going/look7narration:  Where the heck did Kurumi       sore ni shite mo        kurumi no yatsu  go?  And I wonder if Manami     but/still/for-all-that  Kurumi  is okay with Komatsu.                                  doko ni    iki yagatta  n da                                  where-at   went        (explan)                                  manami mo   KOMATSU to issho    de                                         also together-w/Komatsu  being                                  DAIJOUBU ka naa--                                  okay     I-wonder---------------------------------------------------p 41 (19) [Speaking of Manami-chan...]1[Shot of the sky viewed through the trees.]Manami: [off]  Say...                          nee                                  (attention-getting)2Komatsu:  Yes?                            hai?3[They sit in a rowboat on a lake.]Manami:  Is Kurumi really in a place     kurumi-tachi   konna tokoro ni  like this?                            (+ guy)  at-this-kind-of-place                                  iru           n desu     ka  HONTOU ni                                  is-(located)  (explan)  (?)  really4Komatsu:  Well...  I've been struck       iya...   boku no YOKAN  wa     Ataru  by a feeling!  I'm absolutely   no...    my-premonition/hunch  strike  certain they're in this park  somewhere.                      n da!       machigai-nai                                  (explan)    certain/beyond-doubt                                  kitto   kono KOOEN no doko-ka ni                                  surely  at-somewhere-in-this-park                                  hazu da                                  almost-sure-thatKomatsu FX:  <charm!>                        maji_!5Manami:  I-I wonder (if that's so)...    so soo            kashira...                                     if-that's-so   I-wonder (uncertainty)6Manami: [looking around]  But I feel like we're           demo nan-da-ka  KI       no  sei    ka  slowly going toward where       but  somehow    feeling  's  blame  (?)  there aren't any people...                                  dandan     hito    ke no nai  tokoro ni                                  gradually  person        not  place  at                                  itte-ru   yo--na         KI       ga...                                  are-gone  it-looks-like  feeling  and...Manami:  ...and it's slowly getting      sore ni  dandan kuraku natte kita shi  dark and...                     on-that  gradually-darken    has-come                                                         becoming   and...[Komatsu is sweating, blushing and forcing a grin.]Komatsu FX:                       _____  <gulp!>                         giku_7[Komatsu strains at the oars.]narration:  S-so sharp!  If I can't         su surudoi!    koko wa  somehow fool her here...           keen/sharp  here                                  nan-toka                 gomakasaneba--                                  manage-somehow-or-other  if-not-deceive---------------------------------------------------p 42 (20)1Komatsu: [pointing off to the side]  Oh!  Someone's shadow on        oo_  MUkou no KISHI ni  HITOKAGE ga!!  the opposite bank!!  Over       oh!  on-other-bank      person's-shadow  there!!                                  asoko                    da!!                                  that-place-(over-there)  benarration:  I'm finally alone with          nan   tatte     sekkaku  Manami-chan.                    what  passing   fruitlessly-taking-                                                  special-trouble                                  manami-chan to  futari        kkiri                                  with-manami     two-(people)  alone                                  ni nareta    n da      mon                                  got-used-to  (explan)  (emph)                                                ______  I'll never have a chance        ko--yu--      chansu wa   so-- wa  like this again!!               such-as-this  chance      right!                                  konai          zo !!                                  will-not-come  !! !!2Komatsu: [paddling furiously]  We're coming to help you,       kurumi-chan ima TASUke ni iku kara ne--_  Kurumi-chan!                                now               because  !                                                  go-to-help         okay?rowing FX:                        __ __  __ __  <splish! splish!>               ba_ya_ ba_ya3[Kurumi and "Glasses" walk along a path in the park.]Kurumi:  Ah!  What a beautiful sunset!   a--_  kirei na    YUUyake!                                  Ah!   beautiful   sunset-colors4[He visualizes the faces of 2 of his male friends; some writing appears below their pictures.]narration:  Now that I think about it,      OMOeba    NAGAi michi    noridatte----  it took a long time to get      when-I-think-about-it    embarking-on  to this point--and all my                 long-path  friends are experienced...                                  TOMO wa  minna KEIKENSHA datta  shi                                  friends  all   experienced-person                                                           were   and-besidesgraffiti (top guy):               _____  Girl-chasing is fun!!           nanpa wa      i--   zo--                                  girl-chasing  good  !!graffiti (bottom guy):  Once you do it, you can't       ichido yattara   yamera no na!!  zo--_  stop!!                          once   if-do     stop            !!  !5[He stops to watch a couple talking.]narration:                                       ___  I was always the one left       itsu-mo  kono  ore dake ga   hitori  behind!                         always   this  I   only (S)  one-person                                  torinoko   sarete-ita    n da!                                  leave-a-person-behind   (explan)                                             were-going-byBoy:                              _____  _____  Yes, I'm a girl-chaser!         ha--i  nanpa         desu yo                                         girl-chasing  am   (emph)Girl:  Kyaa!  You're kidding.          kya--  uso--narration:  My curiousity about girls       iya ga  A ni      mo    KOUKISHIN   wa  grows and grows...                      increase  also  curiousity  (T)                                  TAKAmaru   bakari----                                  rise       only6[He sneaks a peek at Kurumi, who walks beside him, cute and oblivious.]"Glasses": (pant! pant! pant! pant)         (fu_ fu_ fu_ fu)                                   ___                     _____ (My prayers are answered!        (ore no HIGAN!  YUME no  nanpa!!  Now my girl-chasing dreams,      my             dream's  girl-chasing  uhh, are about to become a              Buddhist-prayer-for-mankind  reality!)                                  sorega  do-- da...  IMA                                  uhh...  what be     now                                  GENJITSU no mono  ni  naro--                                  real-thing            shall-become                                  to  shite-iru    ja nai ka)                                  if  to-be-doing  isn't-it?"Glasses" FX:                     ______  <peek!>                         chira_---------------------------------------------------p 43 (21)1"Glasses": [referring back to his magazine] (Don't sweat.  Don't let her     (ase-razu         SHITAGOKORO  o  see your ulterior motive--       free-from-sweat  ulterior-motive  girls are weak when it comes  to moods!                       misenai      koto   ONNA no KO wa                                  not-to-show  thing  girl       (T)                                  ______                                  mu--do  ni YOWAi!    toku-ni                                  mood    weak-at      particularly  Especially vulnerable during    YUUgure  doki    nado wa  SAIKOU...  sunsets, hmm?                            thrill  etc.     maximum                                  evening/sunset/dusk  All right!)                     ka      yoshi!)                                  (?)     all-right!2"Glasses":  It's so quiet, huh?             SHIZUka da  ne...                                  quiet   be  (confirm.)3"Glasses":  Oh!  It really looks as if      aa!  marude  kono  YUUyake wa  boku  the sunset is blessing us...    oh!  quite/really              me                                               this  sunset-colors                                       ____                                  to   kimi o SHUKUFUKU shite-iru                                  and  you    be-blessing                                  mitai...                                  looks-as-if4[He beams at Kurumi in expectation...]5[...but she's gone.]"Glasses":  Huh?  K-Kurumi-chan...          are?  ku kurumi-chan...6Umao:  Oh, Ushiko-san.  Wherefore      aa  USHIKO-san anata wa naze USHIKO-san  art thou, Ushiko-san...                                  nan da...Ushiko:  Umao-san.  Wherefore art        UMAO-san anata koso do--shite UMAO-san  thou, Umao-san?                                  na no?<Translation notes:  The kanji compound for Umao = Horse + Male...  What a stud!!!  ^_^  The kanji compound for Ushiko = Cow + Child = Calf?!? And, of course, kurumi = walnut.>7[Umao and Ushiko move to kiss...]8[...but stop as they realize they have a front-row audience.]Kurumi:  Ahh...                          ji~~---------------------------------------------------p 44 (22)1["Glasses" zips Kurumi outta there as U + U vent their outrage.]FX:                               _____  <whish>                         pyu~~2"Glasses":  W-what a disaster...            na nante koto o...                                  <nante koto da = what a disaster>                                  <idiomatic>                                  ___ ___  <huff huff>                     haa haa                                  sound-of-breathing-hardKurumi:                                               __________  Say!  Is that what's called     ne    a--  yu-- no  rabushi--n  tte  a "love scene"?                 say!  ah!  saying   love-scene  (quote)3"Glasses":  Eh!!                            e_!!4Kurumi:  Wow...  That's soooo cool...    i-- naa  kurumi mo  akogare-chau      na--_                                  oh-good  I      too (= akogarete-shimau)  !                                                         long/yearn-for5narration:  N-now's the time!!              i ima da--!!                                    now is"Glasses" FX:                     _____  <gulp!>                         goku_"Glasses":  K-Kurumi-chan...                ku kurumi-chan...6"Glasses": [grabbing her by the arm]  W-would I be acceptable?        bo_ boku to  ja    dame          desu ka!!                                      with-I   well  unacceptable  am   (?)!!FX:                               _____  <grab!>                         munzu                                  grab/grapple7[Shot of the darkening sky.]Kurumi: [off]  Kyaa!!                          kya--_!!---------------------------------------------------p 45 (23) [Back on the lake...]1Manami:  Just as I expected.  They're    yappari   inai              ja nai  not here.                                 is-not-(located)2Komatsu: [edging close to Manami-chan]  No...  I'm sure they'll         iya...  kitto   kimasuyo  show up.  Let's wait here       no      surely  let's-decide  for them--just the two of  us alone!                       sore made                                  as-far-as-that-(one)                                  koko de MAchimashou                                  let's-wait-(for-them)-here                                  futari    kkiri  de    ne!                                  2-people  just   being3Manami:  W-well...                       ma ma    na...                                     wellKomatsu FX:                       _____  <rustle!>                       gasa_4[INCOMING!!!]Manami:  Kyaa!                           kya--_!"Glasses" FX:                     _______  <whoosh!>                       zazaza_Komatsu:  What!!                          are~~_!!5[Elsewhere, Kyousuke and Madoka turn at the sound of screaming.]FX:  Kyaa!  Kyaa!                    kya--_  kya--_                                  _____  <KER-SPLOOSH>                   dobun6Kyousuke:  K-Kurumi's voice!!  And         ku kurumi no KOE_!!  manami no KOE mo da!  Manami's voice, too!                      's voice                 tooMadoka:  They're by the lake!!           IKE            no HOU        yo!!                                  pond/reservoir 's direction  (emph.)7[They run.]Kyousuke:  Kurumi!  Manami!                kurumi  manami---------------------------------------------------p 46 (24)1Kurumi: [racing towards her brother with arms outflung]  Ah, oniichan!!                  a oni--chanKyousuke:  Kurumi...                       kurumi...2Kurumi: [bawling]  Waaaaa                          fue--nKyousuke: [holding her]           ____  Are you hurt?  What in the      kega wa nai ka   ittai do--  shita  world happened?                 injury  not (?)              did                                                   what-in-the-world                                  to yu--    n da?                                  tell-that  (explan)Madoka: [looking to the side]  Hey!  Look down there.          are  nee   SHITA           mite goran                                  oh   say!  the-area-below  look-at3[Manami sits relaxed and alone on a boat.]Kyousuke:  Manami!                         manami!Manami:  Oniichan.                       oni--chan4Komatsu: [surfacing]  Oh, hello!                      a do--mo_!Komatsu FX:                       ______  <sploosh>                       zabuan5Kyousuke:  What in the world are you       omaera ittai  do--shite konna TOKORO  doing here?                     you-(plural)  why       this-kind-of-place                                         in-the-world                                  ni  iru              n da?                                  at  to-be-(located)  (explan.)6[Komatsu pulls "Glasses" up by the back of the shirt.]Komatsu:  Well!  We found that pervert    iya~~_  tsuite mitsukete tokoro desu  here!!                               !         finding   place  is                                  ze                    _!!                                  (strong-insistence)   !!!                                            ______                                  REI no    sukebe   OTOKO                                  the-much-talked-about                                            pervert  man  Hey!  Face this way already!    yai i--ka gen kotchi  MUka n       ka!                                      already           facing-about (?)7"Glasses": [turning around]  Ah!  Forgive me!                hie~~_  go go-kanben o!                                       !     (hon.)-forgive/pardon---------------------------------------------------p 47 (25)1[Komatsu stares wide-eyed and open-mouthed.]2Komatsu:  Ah!!                            a~~~~_!!"Glasses":                        ___  Arg!  You!                      ge_  omae wa!!3Komatsu:                          _ _____  Not my aniki?!  <older          a aniki          ja nai  ka!!  brother>                          older-brother  is-not  (?)!!4Madoka/Kyousuke/Kurumi:  ANIKI!                          aniki5narration:  Looking at things, in the end,  kekkyoku    tsukamaete-mireba  catching Komatsu's brother was  in-the-end  if-try-capturing-and-seeing  a surprising turn of events...             _____                                  KOMATSU no aniki    datta  to iu                                          's brother  was    to-say-that                                  IGAI na     KETSUMATSU  datta  kedo--                                  surprising  conclusion  was    although"Glasses": [embarrassed]  I'm sorry.  I'm really sorry.   gomen  HONTOU ni gomen ne                                  sorry  reallyKurumi:                                   _____ ____  Okay!  I'll let you off         yoshi!  choko-pafu #2# hai de  TE o tou  in exchange for 2 chocolate     okay    2-chocolate-parfaits   strike-a-  parfaits.                                              here       bargain<Translation note:  the term for "striking a bargain" is literally "clap hands".>6Komatsu:  But Kurumi-chan is so strong,   shikashi  kurumi-chan tte CHIKARA  isn't she?                      but                   (T) strength                                  TSUYOi    n da      nee                                  powerful  (explan)  (confirm.)                                               _____  It looks as though she          KOUKOUSEI no aniki o bun nageru ra  threw a senior high school      sr.-high-student  (O)    hurl/threw  student!                                     older-brother                                                       the-way-it-looks                                  n de na--_                                           ![Both Kyousuke and Manami look worried, but Kurumi just sticks out her tongue.]Kyousuke FX:                      _____  <thump>                         dokin7[Komatsu and his brother walk away.]Komatsu:                                             __  By Kurumi?!  That's pathetic!   kurumi_  oMAE yappari_                                           you  as-expected"Glasses": [embarrassed]  Come on.  Even Kurumi           maa maa  oni--chan kurumi-datte  could know self-defense!        come-on                   even                                  se--to-- bo--e-- yo--                                  self-defense     (assertion/emph)---------------------------------------------------p 48 (26)1Madoka:  Anyway, everything's all        tonikaku  yokatta    ne  right--your sisters are         anyway    all-right  (right?)  safe.                                  IMOUTOntachi     BUJI  de...                                  younger-sisters  safe  so...2[Kyousuke stares at her, blushing somewhat.]<Commentary:  Probably not just a Japanese male thing, or even a Japanese thing, but Kyousuke seems to be continually embarrassed about showing that he cares about his sisters...>3Kyousuke: [turning his back on Madoka and sisters]  It's not like I was really      betsu ni       SHIMPAI  nan-ka  worried.                        in-particular  worry    somehow                                  shite nakatta           yo                                  wasn't-coming-to-have   (emph)4Madoka:  Ah!  Watch out, Kurumi-chan!!   a kurumi-chan abunai_!!                                  Ah!           dangerousKyousuke: [spinning around]  Eh!!                            e_!!5[Madoka looks innocently at him as the twins smile.]narration:  Ayukawa...  Thanks for          AYUKAWA----  kurumi sagasu no  helping search for Kurumi!!                         searching-for                                  TETSUDAtte  kurete                                  helping     doing-(me)-the-favor-of                                  arigato -san!                                  thank-you(-hon.)6[Kyousuke raises his arm in mock anger; Madoka and the twins laugh.]narration:  Anyway, Kurumi and Manami       tonikaku kurumi mo manami mo BUJI de  were both safe, so              anyway          and          safe so  everything's all right!                                  yokatta    yokatta!                                  all-right  all-right!---------------------------------------------------