Kimagure Orange Road"Ticket Trouble!"Volume 3, Story 2WB Volume 2, Story 3Written and illustrated by Matsumoto IzumiTranslation by Craig H. NishidaCompilation by Spencer C. HastingsEditing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose                                 Craig Nishida                                 Spencer Hastings                                 Andrew Wilson                                 Station ZebraLast revision : 8-08-94NOTE: [WBp#'s are printed first, Normal manga pages in parenthesis()]NOTE: Translation is done fr8 a fewextra's to those of you not having them.Example: (The subtitles on page 49 (27) are only in the WB'S!)---------------------------------------------------p 49 (27)--TITLE PAGE[Full-panel pic of Madoka standing in near-profile, hair tied back and up.  Behind her lies the ocean at sunset.]MAIN TITLE (at top)               _______ ________  Ticket Trouble!                 tiketto toraburu!SUB-TITLE (at bottom)  Evening Calm.  Paradise.        YUUnagi    /    RAKUEN   /  Rosy Sunset.  Hair Combed       evening-calm    paradise  Back.  Melancholy!                                  akane  IRO     /     KAMI no KE  /                                  red    color         the-hair                                                 ___________                                  kaki-age   /   merankori--!                                  comb-upward    melancholy!<Translation note:  The slashes "/" in the romaji correspond to "super-scripted" periods>---------------------------------------------------p 50 (28)1[Exterior shot of school.]narration:  Only 3 more days until          nokosu  tokoro  ICHI  GAKKI  summer vacation.                have-remain     one   school-term                                          point-in-time                                  mo          ato 3-KA                                  as-many-as  another-3-daystop part of sign:  Kou...                          KOU<Translation note:  "Kouryou" is the name of the school.>2[The sign outside classroom 1-B...]3[Hikaru stands smiling at her desk, lunch stack in hand.]Hikaru: (Well...  It's finally here!     (sate... to machi ni matta  Lunchtime!)                      well       anxiously-waited-for                                  o-HIRU       ga   kimashita yo--)                                  (hon-)lunch  (S)  came      (emph)lunchstack FX:                    ___  <plonk>                         don4Hikaru: (Even if I say so myself,        (KYOU no o-bento--  wa   ware nagara  today's lunch is pretty          today's   lunch   (T)   for-me-to-do-  good...  It had better                                     such-a-thing  be--I've been up since          ____  4 AM making it!)                gu--  nan   da  kara     nan   tatte                                  good  what  be  since    that  arose                                  ASA no 4 JI  kara            Okite                                  4-A.M.       beginning-(at)  getting-up                                  tsukutta      n da      mon   ne--_!)                                  made/created  (explan)  thing5Hikaru:                                   _______ (Surely, Darling will be         (kitto  da--rin  mo   yorokonde  happy with it, too.)             surely          too  with-pleasure/gladly                                  -kureru        daro--     na)                                  (favor-to-me)  poss.-be  (confirm.)lunchstack FX:                    _____  <rattle>                        gara_6[Behind Hikaru, 2 desks away, four of her female classmates are chatting. Hikaru eavesdrops.]Girl #1 (with glasses):                               ______  Oh wow, Momoko!  Going          i-- na--   momoko   kurabu no GASSHUKU  on a club retreat with          (exclam.)           clubs-lodging-together  Hatta-kun?!                                  HATTA-kun to ISSHO   nan   datte~~~_?!                                  together-with-Hatta  that  evenGirl #2:                                       _________ _____  Ooohh!  The perfect chance      wa--_  jaa   fua--suto kissu no  for a first kiss!               Oh  !  well  first-kiss      's                                                    ______                                  ZEKKOU            chansu   ja nai                                  grand/first-rate  chance   won't-itGirl #3:  Hey hey!  You want the guys     chotto    DANSHI ni  KIkoeru   ja nai  to hear?                        wait      by-boys    be-heard  be-not---------------------------------------------------p 51 (29)1Momoko: [blushing & cringing]  Whaaat!  That's why he's        e~~~_   demo--  HATTA-kun  taking me?!                     Eh  !   but                                  okute                    da  kara-- _                                  taking-person-somewhere  that's-why !Girl #1:  Don't be like that, Momoko.     sore ja   momoko  anata ga   KARE ni  You must give him that          in-that-case      you   (S)  him (IO)  chance!                                                ______                                  so-- yu--     chansu o    ataete                                  that-kind-of  chance (O)  giving                                  age-nakya       dame          yo                                  (= age-nakareba dame)        (emph)                                     unacceptable-if-not-give2Girl #1:  Don't worry.  If he really      DAIJOUBU   HONTOU ni  likes you he'll probably        okay       really  only try to kiss you once  or twice.                       anata no koto SUki nara                                  if-liking-you                                  KARE no HOU    kara                                  he             because                                  ____                                  kisu no  hitotsu ya futatsu                                  kissing  one-and-two                                  shite-moraeru   hazu      yo--                                  be-getting      should   (emph)Girl #3:                                ________  Wow, "etchii"!! <perverted>     wa--  etchi--_!<Translation note:  "etchi" = "H" = "hentai" = perverted>3[Wheels start grinding in Hikaru's head.]4[Hikaru turns to look at the lunch she holds.]5Hikaru: [thoughtful]               _______ (What about Darling taking me    (da--rin  mo okute nan da  wa_!!  kitto)  on a trip!!  Surely...)                   too      what-be   !    surely                                               taking-person-somewherenarration:  If he really liked me           TASHIka ni  HONTOU ni  atashi no koto  he certainly would have         certainly   really     me  kissed me by now.                                   ____                                  SUki nara  moo      kisu  gurai                                  if-liking  already  kiss  to-the-extent                                  shite-kurete mo                  i--                                  even-though-doing-(favor-to-me)  fine                                  koro        yo ne                                  time-when   (emph/confirm)6Hikaru: [flashback!] "You must give him that          anata ga   KARE ni   so-- yu--  chance!"                        ______                                  chansu  o   ataete  age-nakya dame yo                                  <i.e., same as p51, panel 1>7narration:  That's true.  I must give       so-- da       wa----      atashi mo  Darling the chance, right?!     that's right  (insist.)   I      also                                  ______      ______                                  daarin ni   chansu  o                                        (IO)  chance (O)                                  atae-nakya ikenai        no ne           _                                  (= ataenakereba ikenai)  (? and empathy) !                                     must-giveHikaru:  (But how...?)                   (demo do-- yatte...)                                   but  how  doing---------------------------------------------------p 52 (30)1[Exterior shot of Hiyama residence.]sign:  Hiyama                          HI                 -YAMA                                  japanese-cypress    forest2[Home from school, Hikaru sits at the kitchen table eating cookies.  Her mom works at the sink.]Hikaru: [finding 2 coupons]  Huh!  What's this?              are_  nani kore?3Hikaru: "2 people, 1 couple--            2 -MEI      1 -KUMI    UMI        no  seaside lodging coupon"            persons     couple  sea/beach  's                                  MINSHUKU  SHUKUHAKU KEN                                  inn       lodging   coupon/ticketHikaru FX:                        _____  <crunch>                        parin4Mrs. Hiyama:                      ________  I won it at a department        depa--to no FUKUBIKI de  store lottery, but I'll         at-department-store's-lottery  give it to you if you want  it.                             ATARI        nitchatte                                  success/hit  (= nitte-shimatte)                                                  matching-(finality)                                  ne      anta ni ageru yo                                  okay    give-to-you   (emph)Hikaru:  Hey...  "Ooshima Beach,         nani nani  OOSHIMA KAIGAN 2-HAKU 3-KA  2 nights, 3 days..."                               beach<Geographical note:  Ooshima is an island off Tokyo Bay.>5Hikaru:  Wow, "Ooshima Beach"!           are--_  OOSHIMA KAIGAN tte  madoka-san to  That's where Madoka-san              !                 (T)  with-Madoka  promised to go with me!                                  iku  YAKUSOKU shite-ta  tokoro ja n!                                  go   was-promising      placeMrs. Hiyama:  Oh!  Then that's great,         ara  ja    choudo  yokatta  n ja nai no  isn't it?                       oh   then  just    good     isn't-it(?)                                  ____  You can go for free.            tada de   ikete                                  for-free  can-go6Hikaru:        FX:  Y-yeah...      <mumble>         u un            mogunarration:  Oh, come to think of it,        a   so-- ieba----        madoka-san to  Madoka-san and I never did      oh  come-to-think-of-it  with-Madoka  decide when to go.                                  wa   itsu-iku-ka  mada                                  (T)  someday-go   not-yet                                  KImete-nakatta    kke                                  was-not-deciding  ???---------------------------------------------------p 53 (31)1Hikaru: [picking up the telephone]  Okay, I'll call and decide      yoshi  kono sai  da kara  now.                            okay   now       for-that-reason                                  DENWA shite  KImecha        otto                                  telephoning  (= KImete wa)  all-right!                                                  deciding2Hikaru: (Wait...)                        (MAte yo...)3Hikaru: [flashback!]                                         ______ "You must give him that          anata ga KARE ni so-- yu-- chansu o  chance!"                                  atae-nakya dame yo                                  <same as p51, panels 1 and 6>narration:  THAT'S RIGHT!!                  so-- da_!!4narration:                                       _______  I'll give these coupons to      kono KEN--     da--rin ni  age-chaou!  Darling!                        these-coupons  to-Darling  (=agete-shimaou)                                                               shall-giveHikaru:                                             ______  Surely this is the chance!!     kore wa masashiku chansu  yo!!                                  this    no-doubt  chance  (emph)5Hikaru:  It says, "2 people, 1 couple"   2 -MEI 1 -KUMI  ttatte  but it's also good for just                     (= ittatte)  one person alone...                                even-though-saying                                  betsu ni        hitori de                                  particularly    by-oneself                                  ittatte             i--   wake da                                  even-though-going   good  (is-reason)                                  shi                                  and-besides  Well, all right.                yo--shi  ja  I'll go on ahead and wait       atashi  hito    ASHI  saki ni  for Darling to come, and        I       person  walk  ahead/earlier  then give him a nice                     ________  surprise!                       itte     da--arin ga   kuru no  o                                  going             (S)  coming  (O)                                  MAtte    odokashite-yaro          _                                  waiting  (= odorokashite-yaroo*)  !                                              shall-surprise-(someone)<*odokasu = to threaten/menace, whereas odorokasu = to surprise; Hikaru  wanting to give Darling a nice threat didn't seem right...>6[Hikaru daydreams in panels 6-7...]Hikaru: [in bikini at beach]      _______  Darling!  I've been waiting     da--rin!   MAtteta wa  for you.                                   waitedKyousuke:  Hikaru-chan!                    hikaru-chan!Hikaru FX:                        ______  <rapture>                       uttori                                  with-rapture/enchantedly/absorbedly7[Kyousuke and Hikaru embrace.]Hikaru:  I'm so happy you came           ureshii wa   yappari  after all!                      happy/glad   after-all                                  kite kureta         no ne!                                  came-(favor-to-me)Kyousuke:  Well, of course!                mochiron    sa   _!                                  of-course   well !!---------------------------------------------------p 54 (32)1[Exterior shot of school building.]Kyousuke: [off]  Ehh!  Really?  I can have       e~~~_  HONTOU ni  moratte ii no?!  these?!                         eh  !  really     giving  okay ?!2[Kyousuke and Hikaru stand in the school courtyard.]Kyousuke: [sweating]  B-but there's two of them...    de demo KEN     2 -MAI     aru                                     but  coupon  2-of-them  exists                                  kedo...                                  howeverKyousuke FX:                      ______  <peek!>                         chira_Hikaru FX:                        _____  <smile!>                        niko_3Hikaru:  It's okay.  It turns out        atashi wa   i--   n desu   mo--  I won't need them!              I      (T)  okay (explan)  already                                  sono KEN       iranaku                                  those-coupons  not-needing                                  natchatta          kara!                                  (=natte-shimatta)  that's-why!                                    turned-into-(finality)4[She leans in close.]Kyousuke:  But aren't you going...?        demo  hikaru-chan wa ika...                                  but                  goHikaru:  Please be sure and go, okay?    zehi          itte   kudasai  ne  I'll be waiting!!               without-fail  going  please   (okay?)                                  atashi  MAttemasu!!                                  I       wait5[She runs off.]Hikaru: [over her shoulder]  No matter what happens,         nani ga   atte-mo  I'll be waiting for you!        what (S)  even-though-happens                                  MAttemasu  kara        ne!                                  wait       that's-why  (confirm.)6Kyousuke: [wide-eyed]  "Wait"...?                      MAtte...masu?7Hikaru:                                        _______ (After all this...  I'm sure     (kore de...  da--rin  mo    kitto  Darling will come!)              by-this...           even  surely                                  kite-kureru           wa!)                                  coming-(favor-to-me)---------------------------------------------------p 55 (33)1Kyousuke:  That's weird.  If she's not     ....HEN na   no  going, why would she wait           strange  (empathy)  for me?                                            ___                                  nan-de ikanai  de  ore no koto  MAtte-ru                                  why    not-go      for-me       be-waiting                                  n darou                                  (probable-reason)2[Kyousuke walks down the hall, outside classroom 3-A.]Kyousuke: (I was so certain                (tekkiri  hikaru-chan mo    iku no  ka  Hikaru-chan was going,           <*>                  also  going  too...  I'm a little  disappointed.                   to OMOtte-ta   kedo     chotto                                  <*>            however  a-little                                  <* "tekkiri ... to OMOU" = feel-quite-                                                              certain-that>                                  hyo--shinuke   -shita          na--)                                  disappointment  came-to-have  (confirm)  I guess she has other           (nanka hoka ni   YOUJI  things to do.)                   something-else  errand/appointment                                  demo          aru  no ka   na--                                  or-something  exists  (?)  (confirm.)3[He looks in the class and sees Komatsu, Hatta and some other guy.]Kyousuke: (I wonder who else I             (mou     hitori    DARE o  sasoeba  should ask.)                     another 1-person  who     if-invite                                  i--    n darou)                                  good   (possible-explan)4Kyousuke: [walking down the hall] (Going with another guy          (OTOKODOUSHI de        ittatte  would be a waste of time!)       with-male-companions  even-though-going                                  na--_    sekkaku no UMI...)                                      !    *          sea<lit., purposefully going seaside with male companions would not be a successful effort.)<*sekkaku expresses the feeling that although you've made a special  effort, you didn't quite succeed.>5[At home, Kyousuke looks at his sisters as they sit together in the living room.]Kyousuke: (If I only took one, I'd         (dotchi-ka o       tsurete-iku no  feel bad for the other.)         one-or-the-other  taking-(along)                                  mo      nokotta   ho-- wa  kawaiso-- da)                                  either  was-left  way      pitiable  be (And letting the two go          (shi                ka to itte  futari  alone would be far too           and-besides-that               2-people  dangerous.)                                  dake de  ika-seru no       wa   amari ni                                  only     going-(causative) (T)  too-much                                  mo    KIKEN        ga   o--sugiru)                                  also  danger/risk  (S)  be-too-much6Kyousuke: [smiling]  So then...  Of course...        to...  suru to...  yappari...                                  if...  if-do...    sure-enoughKyousuke FX:                      __  <small smile>                   ni---------------------------------------------------p 56 (34)1[Exterior shot of ABCB.]2[Madoka in her ABCB apron stands and stares wide-eyed at the 2 coupons she holds in her hand.]3Kyousuke: [sweating] (W-wait...  Maybe I'm being      (chi chotto...  zu--zu--shikatta  ka na)  too forward.)                        a-sec      brazen/impudent   I-wonder<Fashion note: Kyousuke wears a Toronto Bluejays T-shirt.>4Madoka:  Is this for overnight?!         kore...  TOmari de                                  this     stopping-for-the-night                                  iku  n desho?!                                  go   (possible-explan)5Kyousuke:  Eh!  Ah!  Yes!                  e_  a  hai_  B-but...                        de demo...Kyousuke FX:                      _____  <thump!>                        doki_6Kyousuke:  I'm sure the rooms are          tabun    DANJO       no HEYA  wa  separate.                       perhaps  men-&-women 's rooms                                  betsubetsu                da  to OMOu                                  separate-from-each-other  be  think-that  Besides, Hikaru...              shi               sekkaku  hikaru...                                  and-besides-that  purposefully7Kyousuke: [flash thought!]  (Oh no)                         (atto)8Kyousuke: [sweating, embarrassed]  I mean, light off the sea       hikari no mabushii           UMI  da kara  is so dazzling.                 light     blinding/dazzling  sea  that's-why<Translation note:  He oh-so-deftly passes off his slip-of-the-tongue as"hikari" (= "light")...>Madoka:  What's that have to do          nan   no  kotcha  with...                         what      (= koto wa?)                                               matter---------------------------------------------------p 57 (35)1Kyousuke:  I mean, uh, that...             da kara     e--to  sono~~~                                  that's-why  uh/um  that2Madoka:  Are we the only ones going?     kore  atashi to   KASUGA-kun  dake de                                  this  I      and  you         only                                  iku koto ni naru       n desho--                                  go  to-be-decide-that  (poss.-reason)3Kyousuke:  O-of course!  Just the two      mo mochiron!  futari dake    de ne!!  of us!!                            of-course  only-2-people  being4Madoka: [dropping her gaze]  Well...                         soo ne...5[Kyousuke sweats--the suspense is killing him...]6Madoka: [smiling]  All right.  I'll go!            yoshi   iku wa!Kyousuke:  REALLY!!                        honto--_!!7[Madoka facial portrait--slight flush with small tender smile...]8[Ditto for Kyousuke...]---------------------------------------------------p 58 (36)1[Madoka arrives home.]phone FX:                         ________  <ring ring>                     riririri2Madoka:  Yes.  Ah, Hikaru?               hai   a hikaru?3Madoka:  Huh?  I promised to go to       e  UMI e iku        YAKUSOKU ?!  the beach with you?!               go-to-the-beach  promise4Madoka: (Oh yeah.  I did promise to      (a so-- ka  hikaru to wa  MAEmae kara  go with her a long time ago.)    oh-yeah    w/Hikaru  (T) from-beforehand                                  iko--    tte  YAKUSOKU  shite-ta n da kke)                                  shall-go      promise   was-made (explan)5Hikaru:  That's why I'm calling--        de sono koto               nan desu kedo  I want to set a firm date       on-account-of-that-matter  that-is  but  to go.                                  iku    HI o  KImetai         n desu                                  to-go  day   want-to-decide  (explan.)6[A grey panel with overlaid speech bubble...]Madoka: [off]  WHAAAT!  THE FIRST SUNDAY IN    e----_  8-GATSU  DAI-ICHI SHUU no  AUGUST?!                                August   the-first-week's                                  NICHIYOUBI?!                                  Sunday7Madoka: [sweating & reading the coupon she holds in her hand]  H-hold on!                      chi chotto MAtte! (Wouldn't you know it's the      (yappari      so-- da        KASUGA-kun  same day that Kasuga-kun         sure-enough  to-be-that-way  and I are going!)                                  ni moratta  no to DOjiTSU!)                                     got            the-same-day8[Madoka thinks about it, and doesn't look happy.]---------------------------------------------------p 59 (37)1narration:  I'm sorry, Hikaru!              gomen ne hikaru!Madoka: [eyes downcast]  ...That day is a bit bad        ...atashi sono HI   wa chotto ikena...  for me...                          me     that-day     a-little-bad2Hikaru: [off]                                        ________  Oh, and great news--            a    sore de   DAI niyu--su  KASUGA-SEMPAI  Kasuga-sempai is coming         oh!  and-then  great-news  too.  But that's okay,  right?                          mo    kuru n desu  kedo  i-- desu yo ne?                                  also  is-coming    but   is-okay  (right?)Madoka:  Whaaat!  Kasuga-kun!            e----_  kasuga-kun ga3[Madoka is wide-eyed...]4[...and soon shows her irritation.]5narration:  That jerk invited me to go      aitsu        atashi to futari de  alone with him while all        that-person  me        2-people  along he intended to go to  the beach with Hikaru?!         ikou to      saso    ttoki                                  if-shall-go  invite  time/occasion                                  nagara  KATTE ni                                  while   at-one's-own-convenience                                  suppokashite          hikaru to  UMI e                                  standing-up-(a-date)  w/Hikaru   to-beach                                  iku tsumori   na no----?!                                  intend-to-go  (neg-imper./query)Kyousuke: [flashback]  Of course just the two of       mochiron futari dake de ne!!  us!!                            <same line as p57, panel 3>6Madoka: [looking thoughtful and perhaps a bit lost]  Just the two of us...           futari    dake de ne...                                  2-people  just---------------------------------------------------p 60 (38)1Madoka FX:  Ah!                             ha_Hikaru: [off]  Hello...?  Madoka-san,          moshimoshi--  madoka-san  do--shite  what's wrong?                                             in-what-way                                  n desu   kaa                                  (explan) (?)2narration:  But, it's not Hikaru's fault.   demo--  hikaru ga  WARUi wake ja nai wa                                  but            (S) to-blame   is-not                                                           reasonMadoka:  Okay.  Let's go.                ....ii wa yo   ikimasho3phone FX:                         _____  <slam!>                         chin_4[Madoka takes the coupon in her hand...]5coupon FX:  <r-rip!>                        do_[...but she stops halfway as...]phone FX:                         ____________  <ring ring>                     zuririririri6Madoka: [angrily]  HELLO!!                         moshimoshi_!!7Yuusaku: [off]  Oh, s-sorry.  I dialed the      a su suimasen   kake     machigaemashita  wrong number.                   oh   sorry      ring-up  made-a-mistakeMadoka:  Oh, Yuu-kun!!                   a   YUU-kun_!!8Yuusaku: [staring in wonder at the receiver in his hand] (Oh!  Was that woman's           (a_   kanai KOE   ima no HONTOU ni  voice just now really            oh!  wife-voice  now    really  Madoka-san's?!)                                  madoka-san ka?)<Translation note:  Yuusaku literally says "_wife_ voice", i.e., she sounded like an angry woman/wife rather than a 15-year-old girl.>---------------------------------------------------p 61 (39)1Yuusaku:  Uh...  When are you             ano--  hikaru-chan to UMI e   iku no tte  going to the beach with         uh     w/Hikaru-to-the-beach  going  (T)  Hikaru-chan?                                  itsu   nan   deshou    ka                                  when   that  shall-be  (?)<Yuusaku stands in a Montreal Expos jersey...  Must've been a sale on Canadian baseball sportswear in 1984...>2Madoka:  Oh my.  As usual, when it       oya maa  aikawarazu  comes to Hikaru you sure        oh-my    as-usual  have quick ears, huh,  Yuu-kun?                        hikaru no koto to naru to  MIMI ga                                  when-it-comes-to-Hikaru    ears                                  hayai        no ne YUU-kun tte                                  quick/fast   right, Yuu-kun?3Yuusaku:  Eh!  No...  That is...          e_  iya... sonoYuusaku FX:  <Kaa!>                          kaa_4[Madoka stares at the partly-ripped coupon in her hand.]Madoka:  !                               !5Madoka: [smiling]  That's right.  Do you want      so-- da   YUU-kun mo   UMI  ikitai?  to go, too?                     that's-right      too  sea  want-to-go6Yuusaku:  Y-YES!  Of course...!           ha hai_  mochiron...!7Madoka:  Then I'll give you              ja    anata ni watasu           mono ga  something, and you can go       then  you      to-hand/to-pass  thing  to the beach with Hikaru.                                  aru           wa  hikaru to ISSHO ni                                  to-take-place     together-w/Hikaru                                  UMI ni      ikeru   wa yo                                  to-the-sea  can-gonarration:  Anyway, I'm going to give       kono KEN  YUU-kun ni  ageyou      do--se  this coupon to Yuu-kun.         this coupon      (IO) shall-give  anyway                                                   _____  After all, that                 anna i--kagen na yatsu no kureta mono!  irresponsible jerk gave         that-kind-of     jerk  who-gave-me-this  this to me!                          irresponsible/sloppy  Who'd go with him?!             DARE ga  ISSHO ni  iku mono   ka----                                  who  (S) together  go  person (?)---------------------------------------------------p 62 (40)1[On the street, a grinning Kyousuke makes his way to the train station.]narration:  I'm looking forward to          n de motte           TOUJITSU----  this...                              coming-to-have  that-dayKyousuke: (But...  I really didn't         (shikashi...  HONTOU ni #OK# shite-kureru  believe she'd say okay.)         but          really     to-give-an-OK                                  to wa OMOU wa  n katta       na--                                  believe-that   not-happened2[Kyousuke fantasizes about a bikini-clad Madoka frolicking in the surf.]narration:  Alone with Ayukawa at the       AYUKAWA to  futari kkiri    no UMI kaa---  beach...                        w/Ayukawa   2-people-alone     sea (?)3narration:                                     ______  Narrow waist.  Long, slender    kubireta     uesuto  sunnari  nobita  ASHI  legs!                           constricted  waist   slender  long    legs4narration:  And a yet-unseen, well-         soshite--  mada minu  fukuyokana    MUNE_!  rounded chest!                  and        yet-unseen well-rounded  chest5Kyousuke: (Ah!  "Both ecstasy and          (aa   ko--kotsu to  FUAN no futatsu  anxiety are mine."--Osamu        ah!  ecstasy       anxiety-between-two  Dazai.*)                                  ware ni  ari   DAZAI OSAMU)                                  oneself  have  (name)<* Translation & cultural note:  Kyousuke here is quoting a fragment of a   Japanese love poem written by Osamu Dazai.  Here is the fragment that   he cites, in romaji:          koukotsu to            with ecstasy          FUAN no futatsu        anxiety between two          ware ni ari            is mine   Japanese poetry occurs in alternate lines of 5- and 7-syllables, ending   in a 7-syllable line.>Kyousuke:                         ___ ______  Yeah... right!                  nan chitte!                                  <slang, "nan-itchatte" = what-am-I-saying>6narration:  But the ecstasy waiting         shikashi  nan to sono ko--kotsu  for me on the train was...      but       how    that-ecstasy                                  EKI      iki  no DENSHA     no NAKA de                                  station  going/outbound trip                                                's streetcar  inside-of                                  matte-ita    no wa----                                  now-waiting  (query/empathy/insistence)7Kyousuke: (Oh, there's the seat...         (o ano SEKI   da na... ita ita)  And there she is.)                 that-seat  be       located-(directed-                                                          towards-a-person)---------------------------------------------------p 63 (41)1Kyousuke: [reaching the seat]  Were you waiting long,          AYUKAWA  o-matase                  _  Ayukawa?!                                (hon.)-keep-(you)-waiting !2Kyousuke: [stunned]  ..........!                     ..........!3[Yuusaku is aghast.]4[Shot is a view down-the-aisle as passengers turn at the commotion.]Kyousuke & Yuusaku: [off]  WHAT!!                          nani--_!!5Yuusaku:  W-what are you doing            na nan da       omae  nan de konna  here!?!                            what's-this  you   why    this-kind-of                                  toko   ni   iru       n da!!                                  place (IO)  located  (explan)!!Kyousuke:                                                 ______  H-hey!  That's my line!         so sore wa kotchi   no  serifu da yo_                                     that    this-way 's  (actor's)-lines                                                                 be (emph)!6Yuusaku: (Why is this jerk here           (nan de hikaru-chan ga   konai  instead of Hikaru-chan?!)        why                (S)  is-not-coming                                  de  kono yarou ga kuru n da!)                                  on-account-of     come (explan)                                      this jerkKyousuke: (Why is this guy here            (nan de AYUKAWA ga konai de  instead of Ayukawa?!)            why               is-not-coming                                                           on-account-of                                  koitsu ga    koko ni iru      n da!)                                  this-person  is-located-here  (explan)!7Yuusaku: [storming past Kyousuke] ___  I'm getting off!                ore  Oriru!Yuusaku FX:                       ___  <bump>                          donYuusaku:  I'm not riding with you!        omae to ISSHO no DENSHA nanka  NOreru ka_                                  together-w/you   streetcar     ride     !8Kyousuke: [following]             ___  I'm leaving too!                ore datte      KAEru       sa!                                  I   reason-is  take-one's-leave                                                             (I tell you!)!narration:  If Ayukawa isn't coming         AYUKAWA ga konai n nara  UMI itte mo  there's no point in going.      if-Madoka-is-not-coming  and-going-to-beach                                  sho--              ga   nai  mon                                  nothing-to-be-done (S)  not  thingYuusaku's T-shirt:  Imperial Sea Turtle             JOU-  UMIGAME  KAGE  KOUSHI  Shadow Co.                      Imperial/gov't/best  company                                        sea-turtle                                                 shadow/phantom/silhouetteNewspaper headline:  Championship Battleground       YUUSHOU     SENJOU     OUZUme!  Finale!                         championship/victory   finale/final-scene                                              battleground---------------------------------------------------p 64 (42)1[The train doors shut in Yuusaku's face.]door FX:                          ______  <slam!>                         pisha_Kyousuke & Yuusaku:  AH!                             a_2[Exterior shot of speeding train.]train FX:                         ____  <whoosh>                        fuan3[They return to their seats.]Yuusaku:                          ___  I'm getting off at the next     ore  TSUGI no EKI de   Oriru kara na  stop.                           I    at-next-station   get-offKyousuke:  Same here!                      kotchi    mo!                                  this-way  too!FX:                               _______  <sulk!>                         busu~~_                                  (busutto = sullen/sulky)4Pretty girl: [to Yuusaku]  Excuse me, are these seats      ano--  koko   aitemasu    ka?  taken?                                 these  are-vacant  (?)?5Kyousuke & Yuusaku:  Eh!                             e6Kyousuke & Yuusaku: [smiling]  Oh, please, please.             a do--zo do--zo[Two girls take the seats that face them.]7Conductor: [off]  Next stop!                      eki-- eki--8Kyousuke:  Aren't you getting off?         omae Orinai       no ka?                                  you  not-get-off     (?)?Yuusaku: [blushing]  I think I'll get off at the     TSUGI no EKI de  Oriyo--  next stop!                      at-next-station  shall-get-off                                  to OMOtte-ta        n da      yo                                  was-thinking-that  (explan)  (emph)  At the next one!                TSUGI de!---------------------------------------------------p 65 (43)1[View of the beach--girls everywhere!]narration:  And after all is said and       kekkyoku    OTOKO futari de----  to--to--  done...                         in-the-end  man   2-people       after-all2[Kyousuke and Yuusaku stand and watch 2 girls playing in the water.]narration:  ...I end up coming to           kite-shimatta----!  the beach with a guy...!        came-and-it's-final-(sense-of-fatalism)3[Both blush at the view and break out in tiny smiles.]FX:                               _______  <hubba hubba!>                  dere~~_                                  amorousness/being-turned-into-putty4[They look at each other...]5[...and both spin in opposite directions, heading down the beach.]Kyousuke & Yuusaku:                ___ (Feh!  I'm not gonna do          (fun!    konna yatsu to ISSHO ni KOUDOU  anything with this jerk!)        pshaw!  w/this-kind-of-jerk     action                                                          together                                  dekiru         ka_)                                  be-able-to-do   ?!spinning FX:                      ____  <swish!>                        pui_---------------------------------------------------p 66 (44)1[Aerial view looking down at the beach.]2[From down the beach behind Kyousuke, Hikaru sees him.]Kyousuke: (But if it's gonna be            (shikashi konna koto nara  like this--it would've           but      if-it's-this-kind-of-thing  been better to have come  with Hikaru-chan.)              hikaru-chan to kite  HOU ga yokatta na)                                  coming-w/Hikaru      was-better<Hikaru wears an "Esprit" tanktop and shorts.  Western elements do abound in KOR!>3[She covers his eyes from behind.]Kyousuke:  WAH!!                           wa_!!Hikaru:  Guesssss who?                   da--re da?                                  who    is-it4Kyousuke: [blushing, sweating]  H-Hikaru-chan!!                 hi hikaru-chan!!Hikaru:  You came after all.             yappari    kite-kureta         n desu ne                                  after-all  came-(favor-to-me)  (explan)5Hikaru:  I'm so happy.  I was sure       ureshii na    atashi  ZETTAI  you'd come...                   glad/happy    I       absolutely                                  kite-kureru        tte  SHINjite-ta  no...                                  come-(favor-to-me)      was-sure-of6Kyousuke: [flustered and wide-eyed] "Come"?  W-what!  I thought      kite    tte...  a are--_  TASHIka  you said "you'll be             coming  (quote)           if-I-remember-  waiting."                                                      correctly                                  MAtte-ru     tte                                  be-waiting  (quote)7Kyousuke:  Oh!!                            a_!!narration:  So she meant "waiting at        so--     ka   so-- yu-- koto      datta  the beach"!!                    like-that(?)  that-kind-of-thing  was                                  no ka  UMI de  MAtte-ru    tte                                         at-sea  be-waiting  (quote)                                  koto    ka!!                                  thing  (?)---------------------------------------------------p 67 (45)1[Hikaru quietly and contentedly clings to Kyousuke's arm as they make their way down the beach.]Hikaru FX:                        ___  <sigh!>                         su_2[We get Kyousuke's pov as if looking down at Hikaru looking up at him.]Hikaru FX:                        _____  <smile!>                        niko_3[She rests her cheek on his shoulder.  Kyousuke blushes and starts to melt like the ball of wax he is...]Hikaru FX:                        ___  <sigh!>                         su_Kyousuke FX:                      _____  <thump!>                        doki_4Kyousuke: (But this isn't the same         (demo  nan-ka    itsu-mo no hikaru-chan to  Hikaru-chan--she's so quiet      but   somewhat  from-the-usual-Hikaru  and well-behaved...  So polite, too.)                chigau na     otonashi--                                  be-different  calm/quiet/well-behaved                                  to yu--   ka...)                                  say-that  and                                  (o-shitoyaka        to yu--   ka...)                                     polite/graceful  say-that  and5[Cut over to...]Yuusaku: [seeing someone ahead]  !                               !6Yuusaku:  Madoka-san!                     madoka-san!Madoka:  Oh, Yuu-kun!                    ara YUU-kun!7Yuusaku:  U-uh...  Is Hikaru-chan here?   a ano...  hikaru-chan wa?Madoka:  Looks like she went the         nan-ka  MUkou-no-HOU        itta  mitai  other way.                              opposite-direction  went  looks-                                  somewhat                            as-if8Yuusaku:                                            ______ (W-what if she's with that       (mo moshi ya  ano yaro-- to  issho nan ja)  jerk.)                              if        w/that jerk    together                                                                     that-beMadoka: [turning]  C'mon, I'll show you where      oide yo  MINSHUKU  ANNAI shite-ageru  we're staying.                  come     inn       doing-for-your-benefit/                                                     familiarity-(with)---------------------------------------------------p 68 (46)1[Madoka stops in surprise.]narration:  Ah!                             a----!2[Kyousuke and Hikaru continue along the beach, oblivious to what's ahead.]Hikaru:                               _______  Say, Darling.  From now on      nee da--rin  KYOU kara   atashi-tachi  we'll always be together.       say          from-today  we                                  zutto           ISSHO     ne                                  the-whole-time  together3Kyousuke:  Y-yeah...                       u un...Hikaru: [clinging to his arm again]  I'm so happy.                   shiawase                                  happiness/good-fortune4[She rests her head against his shoulder and he smiles.]narration:  Being with this sort of         WARUku nai  na  ko-- yu-- hikaru-chan to  Hikaru-chan isn't bad at        not-bad         w/this-kind-of-Hikaru  all.5[Kyousuke looks up.  Shock registers on his face.]6Hikaru:  Hey!                            ara7narration:  A-Ayukawa...!                   a AYUKAWA----!---------------------------------------------------p 69 (47)1[Shot of Yuusaku and Madoka--Yuusaku is furious, Madoka is pissed.]2Hikaru:  Oh!  Yuusaku?!                  are--_  YUUSAKU?!Kyousuke:  (Oh!  Better move away...!)     (o_  to    ike  ne...)                                       from  go!  (right?)Kyousuke FX:                      _____  <zip!>                          susu_3[Another shot of Yuusaku and Madoka--Yuusaku has advanced a step further to "homicidal rage", Madoka is still rather unhappy.]4Kyousuke: [brightly]  You came!                       naan  da  kite-ta      no kaa!                                  what  be  were-coming     (?)5[Closeup of Madoka's expression--she's having none of that!]6Kyousuke: [sweating]  Eh.                             e7narration:  Why does she look so angry?     nan da--     ittai  do-- shita   n da                                  what's-this  in-the-world        (explan)                                                      how-came-to-have                                  AYUKAWA  sugoi KAO  shite                                           startling-expression                                                      coming-to-have                                  ___  Did I...do something wrong?!    ore...  nan-ka    WARUi koto shita kke?!                                  I       somewhat  bad-thing  did---------------------------------------------------