Kimagure Orange Road"The Suspicious Flickering Light Beam!"Volume 3, Story 9WB Volume 2, Story 10Written and illustrated by Matsumoto IzumiTranslation by Craig H. NishidaCompilation by Spencer C. HastingsEditing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose                                 Craig Nishida                                 Spencer Hastings                                 Peter Norby                                 Jay Harvey                                 Ramon GalindoLast revision : 9-19-94NOTE: [WBp#'s are printed first, Normal manga pages in parenthesis()]NOTE: Translation is done from the WB manga. So there may be a fewextra's to those of you not having them.Example: (The subtitles on page 201 (179) are only in the WB'S!)---------------------------------------------------p 201 (179)--TITLE PAGE[Madoka stands, hand on hip, other hand toys with her hair which is tied up on top; her midriff is bare, thus the subtitles.]MAIN TITLE (at top)                                       _______  The Suspicious Flickering       GIWAKU     KOUSEN   /   yuratsu!  Light Beam!                     suspicion  light-beam   <*><* yuratsuku = to flicker/waver/shake/tremble/jolt/vibrate/sway/rock><I suppose the title refers to Kyousuke--even though "light" might make you think "Hikaru".  But Hikaru isn't in this chapter.  And Kyousuke is the one full of suspicions.  So in this sense, "waver" might be better since his confidence/belief in Madoka is wavering; on the other hand a beam of light would more likely "flicker" rather than "waver".>SUB-TITLE (at bottom)  With Hair Up and Spirits        KAMI      o  #UP#  ni   KIBUN   wa #HIGH#!  High!                           the-hair (O)  up  (IO)  spirit  (T) high                                  ______  I Want to Feel the Nuance       binkan     SUHADA to  on My Sensitive Skin...         sensitive  with-bare-skin                                  _______                                  nyuansu  shitai...                                  nuance   want-to-be-felt---------------------------------------------------p 202 (180)1[Exterior shot of ABCB.]phone FX:                         _______  <ring ring>                     riri--n2Madoka:                                 _______  Yes, this is ABCB.              hai   abakabu desu3[Madoka listens to whomever is on the other end of the phone.]4Madoka:  Shuu-chan!                      SHUU-chan!5Madoka: [smiling]  It's been a long time,          HISAshiburi            ne--  huh?                            after-a-long-interval  (right?)  Yeah, fine!                     un GENKI!                                     vitality6[Madoka glances at the clock, which reads 9:40.]Madoka:                           _____  Work?                           baito?  ...yeah.  I'm done soon.        ...... un   mo-- sugu  Owaru    kedo                                              soon       be-over  but---------------------------------------------------p 203 (181)1Madoka:  WHAT?  TONIGHT?!                e  KON'YA?!2[Master looks on, curious.]3Madoka FX:                        ______  <peek!>                         chira_Master FX:                        _____  <ahem>                          gohon4Madoka: [writing on a pad]  Yeah...  I got it.              un......  wakatta                                                      ________  The record store in front       EKIMAE           no reko--do  -YA ne  of the station.                 front-of-station 's record     store  I'll be there.  Bye.            iku yo ja5[On the streets at night, Madoka looks about.]6[From behind, we watch her walk away, past some night spots.]sign 1:                           _______  Kitty Cat Lounge                nyannin                                  meow-person  <there is a cat-face on this                                                                       sign>sign 2:  A.H Hat-chan                    #A.H# hatchansign 3:                           _______  Tracy Snack Bar                 sunakku #TRACY#sign 4:  A.M Mitsuru-kun                 #A.M#  mitsuru-kunsign 5:                           ________  Tremolo <something>             toremoro   ????                                  a-tremolosign 6:                           ____     _________  Music Woman Pub & Restaurant    pabu #&# resutoran  #MUSIC WOMAN#                                  pub      restaurantsign 7:                           ____  White Water Bar                 ba--  SHIROMIZU                                  bar   white-water-left-after-washing-rice<The "white water" referred to in sign #7 is literally the "white water left after washing rice".  Not too unusual if you consider that sake is made from rice.>sign 8:  A.G. <a name>-chan              #A.G# <2-undeciphered-kanji> -chansign 9:                           _____  Seventh Heaven                  runru                                  (= runrun?)                                     in-7th-heaven/on-cloud-9---------------------------------------------------p 204 (182)1[Exterior shot of ABCB.]narration:  The next day...                 YOKUJITSU----Master: [off]  Welcome!                        irasshai!2[Kyousuke sits at the counter and looks about.]3Master:  What can I get you today?       nan   ni   nasaimasu ka   KYOU wa?                                  what (IO)  do       (?)   todayKyousuke:                             ________  ___  Oh, I'll have an ice cafe.      a   aisukafe  ore                                      ice-cafe  I4Kyousuke: [looking about again]  Uh...                           ano...5[Master studies him.]6Master: [smiling]  Sorry, she's not here!          ZANNEN  datta ne!    AYUKAWA-kun  Some important business         regret  was  came up, and so she's  taking a break from work.       DAIJI na YOU      ga  dekita toka   de                                  important-errand (S)  can-do somehow                                  YASUnde-ru         n da                                  be-taking-a-break  (explan)7Kyousuke:  Oh...                           haa......narration:  I got hold of some movie        EIGA no KEN   ga  tickets so I thought I'd        movie-tickets (S)  invite her...                                  TE ni haitta kara                                  since-came-into-my-possession                                  sasoou        to OMOtte kita     noni---                                  shall-invite  began-thinking-that---------------------------------------------------p 205 (183)1[Kyousuke spies a piece of paper on the counter.]2Kyousuke: (That's Ayukawa's                (AYUKAWA no JI           ja nai ka!)  handwriting!)                            's handwriting  is-not(?) (Hmm, let me see...)             (nani nani)3[Closeup of the paper.]memo:  Shuu-chan                       SHUU-chan  10:30 PM                        #PM 10:30#  front of station                EKIMAE  in front of record store        reko--do-- -YA MAE4[Kyousuke's eyes grow wide.]5Kyousuke: (Shuu-chan?!)                    (SHUU-chan?!) (Who might that be?)             (DARE no koto darou)                                   who          poss.-be6Kyousuke: [still staring at the paper] (Since she wrote "chan",         (chan tte  kaku      kara ni wa  they must be pretty close.)      "chan"    to-write  since                                  kekko-- SHITAshii  NAKA   nan daro-- naa)                                  rather-friendly    terms  what-poss-be7Kyousuke:                          ________ (So she's meeting this guy       (reko--do -YA MAE          tte  koitsu to  in front of the record           in-front-of-record-store  (T)  w/this-guy  store?)                                  MAchia               wake shite-ru                                  wait-for-each-other  be-the-reason                                  tte koto  ka)                                      thing (?) (And this late...                (shikamo      konna OSOku ni...                                   furthermore  at-this-kind-of-lateness  Who in the world might          ittai DARE        nan darou SHUU-chan te)  "Shuu-chan" be?)                who-in-the-world  what-poss-be---------------------------------------------------p 206 (184)1[Master sets down Kyousuke's order...]drink FX:                         ___  <plop>                          ton2[...and notices what Kyousuke is reading.]Master FX:                        ______  <peek!>                         chira_Kyousuke FX:                      ___  <Ah!>                           ha_3Kyousuke: [setting it down] (Oh no, oh no!)                  (ikenai ikenai!)memo FX:                          _____  <flutter!>                      pasa_4Kyousuke: (Again, as usual, my worries     mata   itsu mo no  SHIMPAISHOU ga...  run away with me...             again  always      worry-habit (S)                                  ___  It's a bad habit of mine!)      ore no  WARUi kuse  da!)                                  my      bad-habit   be5[Kyousuke sips his drink.]narration:  Hey!  This is nothing to        kora_!   kore gurai de  get worried about.  Right,      hey !    about-this  Kyousuke?!                                  SHIMPAI suru koto nai                                  not-a-thing-to-get-worried-about                                  ja nai ka  KYOUSUKE!                                  is-not(?)6[Portrait of Madoka.]narration:  It's Ayukawa.  It must          AYUKAWA no koto da mon       kitto  certainly be a legitimate                       is (explan)  surely  errand!                                  chanto shita            YOUJI     ni                                  proper/up-to-standards  business  at                                  KImatte-ru yo!                                  be-settling/decidingnarration:  That's what this "Shuu-chan"    da kara           SHUU-chan   to yu-- no  is all about...                 for-that-reason  "Shuu-chan"  saying-that                                  mo----7[Kyousuke looks up at the ceiling, in thought.]8[Exterior night shot of ABCB.]narration:                                                     ___  But I don't really know         da kedo     AYUKAWA no koto  ore  everything about Ayukawa...     be however  about-Ayukawa    I                                  HONTOU ni  SHIranai na---                                  really     not-know---------------------------------------------------p 207 (185)1[Madoka stands and unties her ABCB apron.]narration:  And again, the next day...      soshite  sono  mata   YOKUJITSU----                                  and      that  again  the-next-dayMadoka:  Oh!                             ara2Madoka:  You came yesterday.             kinou      kita  n datte                                  yesterday  came    evenKyousuke: [embarrassed]  Ha ha!                          ha ha_narration:  Ayukawa's here!                 AYUKAWA wa ita!3narration:  All right!  Today indeed...!    yoshi      KYOU   koso----!                                  all-right  today  indeed/preciselyKyousuke:  I have two movie tickets.       EIGA no KEN   ga   2 MAI        aru  If tomorrow's okay...           movie-tickets (S)  2-(counter)  exist                                  n da      kedo    yokattara  ashita...                                  (explan)  but     if-okay    tomorrow4[Madoka looks at him.]5Madoka: [small (apologetic) smile]  I'm sorry.  I have to run       gomen ne  ashita   wa   chotto YOU    ga  a little errand tomorrow.                 tomorrow (T)  small  errand (S)                                  aru no                                  exists6Kyousuke:  Oh.                             asooMaster:  Ayukawa-kun, it's almost        AYUKAWA-kun sorosoro  JIKAN        da yo  time.                                       soon      time/period  be7Madoka:                                               ________  Oh, you're right.  I'm sorry    HONTOU da  suimasen masuta--  about this, Master.             really be  sorry    Master  Well, I'll be going!            ja o-saki ni!                                       beforehandMadoka: [waving]  Bye, Kasuga-kun.                ja ne KASUGA-KUN---------------------------------------------------p 208 (186)1[Kyousuke sits stunned.]door FX:                          _____  <rattle>                        karan[Master touches him on the shoulder.]touch FX:                         ___  <tap>                           ton2Master:  Worried?                        SHIMPAI kai?Kyousuke: [blushing]  Eh!  N-no.  Not really...       e  i ie  sonna         betsu ni...                                       no  that-kind-of  in-particular3Kyousuke:  But...  What in the world       demo......  do-- shita n desu  is going on?                    but         what-is-the-matter                                  ka ittai?                                     in-the-world4[Master thinks about it.]5[Shot of the ABCB wall.]Master: [off]  Well.  I didn't hear what       saa ne   donna YOUJI ka wa  kind of errand, but ever                 what-kind-of-errand/business  since that phone call (on  the evening of) the day         kiite nai    kedo  tada  ototoi  before yesterday...             not-hearing  but   just  day-before-                                                                yesterday                                  no YORU     DENWA  ga  atte   kara......                                  's evening  telephone  having because6Kyousuke:  Ah!                             ha_narration:  Telephone...                    DENWA----7[Kyousuke visualizes Madoka waving and leaving the ABCB. Overlaid on this is the memo.]memo:  Shuu-chan                       SHUU-chan  10:30 PM                        #PM 10:30#  front of station                EKIMAE  in front of record store        reko--do-- -YA MAEnarration:  Ayukawa was called by that      AYUKAWA----  "Shuu-chan" guy in that             ____  memo?!                          ano memo  ni  atta                                  that-memo     existed                                  SHUU-chan toka yu--  yatsu ni                                  called-"Shuu-chan"   that-person                                  YObi-dasarete?!                                  be-calling-up  I guess I was right.  But       yappari       so-- na no ka  shikashi  what in the world is this       as-I-thought  seeming-like   but  all about...                                  ittai nan          no tame ni----                                  what-in-the-world  due-to---------------------------------------------------p 209 (187)1[Exterior night shot of Komatsu's home.]narration:  The day my worries              SHIDAI ni  SHIMPAI ga  gradually grew...               gradually  worry  (S)                                  tsunotte kita               aru     HI---                                  began-growing-more-intense  happen  daysign:  Komatsu                         KOMATSU2[Inside, Kyousuke tries to do the homework, but Komatsu flashes him a centerfold pinup.]narration:                        ___  ...I spent the night at         ore wa  NATSUYASUmi no SHUKUDAI    no  Komatsu's house in order        I  (T)  summer-vacation's-homework 's  to cram and finish up the  summer vacation homework.       Oi-komi               no tame ni                                  final-lap/last-spurt  because-of                                  KOMATSU no IE ni    TOmari ni itta                                  at-Komatsu's-house  went-stopping-for-                                                                the-night3[Daylight.  And Kyousuke walks home, through a rather questionable neighborhood...]Kyousuke:  Yawn!                           fua_narration:  The next morning.               sono YOKUASAsign #1:  Mahjong                         MAAJAN <Cultural note (PN):  Mahjong is originally a Chinese game played with a set  of 144 cards, or tiles.  The tiles fall under three suits of 4 sets of tiles  numbered 1-9 as well as 4 each of the 4 winds (North, East, South and West)  and 3 'dragons' (Red, Green, and White).  There are also 4 seasons and 4  flowers used for scoring/bonuses.  Gameplay consists of 4 players who each  start with 13 tiles and draw and discard tiles in turn.  The object of the  game is to get certain winning combinations of tiles before anyone else does.  How much you win depends on the bonus tiles, your position, the wind  (basically what round it is) and what combination of tiles you have.  Games  are most often held in gambling parlors and are fast-paced.>sign #2:  Dirty Bookstore                 ikagawashi SHOTEN                                  indecent   bookstoresign #3:  Pachinko                        ________                                  pachinko <Cultural note (SH/CN):  Pachinko is a game of sorts played in Japan.  Called the Japanese version of pinball, it really bears little resemblance.  Pachinko is played on a vertical field.  Little metal balls are shot to  the top and they fall by gravity off and around various metal pins.  The  point is getting the balls to fall into the hole in the middle of the  board.  Those that do pile up in a tray, earning you more balls to shoot.  The balls in the tray can be redeemed for money (although one usually  collects small grocery items as winnings).  Pachinko parlors are a common  sight in Japan.>sidewalk sign:                    ______  Kabuki                          kabuki  <Japanese stage plays>4Kyousuke: [looking around at the signs] (Come to think of it, this       (so-- ieba        koko da na  is where that record store       if-that-kind-of  this-place-be  is...)                                    ________                                  EKIMAE no reko--do -YA tte)                                  record-store-in-front-of-station (...it's in a rather indecent    (kekko-- ikagawashii BASHO da naa)  neighborhood.)                   quite   indecent    area  besign #1:                                                   _________  Super-Extreme MASSAGE           CHOU-   KAGEKI-NA        massa--ji                                  super-  extreme/radical  massagesign #2:                                    _____  Dirty Videos                    iyarashi  bideo                                  lewd      videossign #3:  Super-Perverted Books           CHOU-  sukebe    SHO   #adults only#  "Adults Only"                   super- perverted bookssign #4:  Perverted Tea House             sukebe KISSA  #2# KAI <arrow-pointing-up>  2 floors (up)                          tea-house  floorssign #5:  Crows too                       KARASU      -HAJI                                  crow/raven   including/as-well-as<I don't know what the heck this one means...  Sounds rather kinky?>5[Kyousuke walks down the street.  From behind him, comes a voice...]Madoka: [off]  <sigh>  Looks like it's         to--to--  ASA    ni natchatta ne  morning already.                rapidly   morning   (= natte-shimatta)                                                         became-(regret)sign:  Large servings                  OUMORI                                  large-serving/heaping-measure6[Kyousuke turns to look.]narration:  That voice just now?!           IMA no KOE wa?!                                  now 's voice---------------------------------------------------p 210 (188)1[Shot of Madoka and Shuu leaving a building.]2[Shot of Kyousuke in shock.]narration:  A-AYUKAWA!!                     a  AYUKAWA!!3[Kyousuke zips around the corner of a building.]narration:  Who's that guy next to          tonari ni       iru    OTOKO wa----?!  her...?!                        in-area-beside  to-be  manKyousuke FX:                      ___  <zip!>                          sa_4Shuu:  Shall we get something          nani-ka    TAbete-iku?  to eat?                         something  to-eat-(process-of)5Madoka:  That's okay.  Right now I'm     i-- yo  kono mama    KAEtte  going home and straight to              this-moment  returning-home  bed.                                  NEru          kara                                  to-go-to-bed  that's-whyMadoka:  Yawn!                           afu_6[They walk past the alley in which Kyousuke is hiding.]Shuu:  Whew!  It's already morning,    yareyare  ASA      KAEri       kaa  and we're only now going home!  whew      morning  return-trip (?)Kyousuke:  !                               !---------------------------------------------------p 211 (189)1[Shuu tries to stifle a yawn.]Madoka:  A-ha!  Shuu-chan, you           ara ara  SHUU-chan NEMU so-- na  have a sleepy face.                                looking-like-to-sleep                                  KAO shichatte                                      (= shite-shimatte)                                  having-expression-(finality)2Shuu: [smiling]  You have a pretty sleepy        omae          datte   kekko--  face, too!                      you(familiar)         quite                                  NEMU so--na                                  looking-like-to-sleep                                  KAO shite-ru          ze                                  be-having-expression  (strong-insistence/                                                          used-among-friends)Madoka: [smiling]  I put you through an            o-tsukare-sama deshita!  exhausting time!*                 fatigue      was<*Cultural note and commentary:  This phrase is difficult to translate into English.  Madoka here says "o-tsukare-sama deshita!"--said by one after a long day, and is almost-but-not-quite an apology or offer of thanks to another for putting the other through such a long day.><Translation note:  The significance of this conversation, which comes up in Kyousuke's flashbacks later on, is that Madoka and Shuu are using a very informal mode of speech.  Clearly, they are well-acquainted with each other.>3[Kyousuke watches as Madoka and Shuu walk away.]sign 1: [partial view]  ...Perverted                    ...sukebesign 2:  Cabaret                         kyabareesign 3:  Obscene                         waisetsusign 4:  <???>                           chauhai <something>                                          <this-is-a-stretch-of-messy-hiragana>4[Kyousuke is stunned.]5narration:                                _____  I felt like I'd been hit        marude  hamma de  ATAMA o   nagurareta  on the head with a hammer...    as-if   w/hammer  head (O)  was-hit                                  you na        KANji    datta----                                  it-resembles  feeling  was6narration:  After all, that man--that       yo--suru ni         ano OTOKO ga  so-called "Shuu-chan" guy--     after-all/in-short  that-man (S)  looks to be around college  age.                            SHUU-chan toka       yu--    yatsu de                                  a-certain-Shuu-chan  to-say  that-person                                  TOSHI wa  DAIGAKU  -gurai  de                                  age  (T)  college  or-so   beingnarration:  Also, their relationship        shikamo      AYUKAWA no koto o  allows him to address           furthermore                 (O)  Ayukawa informally...                                  omae            da  nan-te                                  you-(familiar)  be  etc.                                  yobisute-ru koto ga                                  being-a-don't-mister-him-thing                                  dekiru  TACHIBA ni  iru      koto---                                  can-do  situation   to-have  thing<Translation note:  Lit., ...allows him to call her by her informal name-- i.e., without an honorific like -san or even -kun--or by use of informal forms of pronouns.>---------------------------------------------------p 212 (190)1[Kyousuke looks up at the business signs.]narration:  And...                          soshite----2[Shot down the street.]sign #1:  Come-Along Tea House            DOUHAN SURU        KISSA                                  go-with/accompany  tea-housesign #2:  Indecent Bookstore              iyarashi SHOTENsign #3: [partial]  Studi<o>...  Stage...           #STUDI...#  sutajionarration:  They came from down that        futari   wa   asoko kara  way...                          2-people (T)  from-down-there                                  DEte-kite---                                  beginning-emerging3[Tilted shot down the street.]narration:  Oh!  I don't understand         aa moo  nan-da-ka  wake   ga  any more!                               somehow    reason (S)                                  wakaranai     ya!                                  not-understandsign #1:                                  _____  Best Humble Tea House           itchan  hikui   KISSA                                  best    humble  tea-house                                  (ichiban-diminutive)sign #2:  Student Reading Room            GAKUSEI  KAIDOKU                                  student  reading/discussion/meeting4[Madoka portrait.]narration:  Ayukawa...!!                    AYUKAWA---!!5[Kyousuke stands and stares down the street.]narration:  What in the world is this       kore      wa   itta          do-- yu--  all about?!                     this(one) (T)  in-the-world  what-kind-of                                  koto   nan   da?!                                  thing  what  besign #1:  ??????                          ...doejisign #2:                                               _____  Intensely Perverted Videos      HAGESHII  sukebe     bideo                                  intense   perverted  videosign #3:  Dirty Bookstore                 hiwai          SHOTEN                                  obscene/dirty---------------------------------------------------p 213 (191)1[Exterior shot of a movie theatre and associated billboards/posters.]Hikaru: [off]  SEMPAI!!                        SEMPAI!!sign #1: [partial] <Name of theater is mostly       SHIBU...  ...TOU  blocked by the speech  bubble><Possibly, we're back at "Shibuya" Plaza...  See "I'm Not a Child!", chapter 3.6.>billboard sign:                   ________  Love Comedy "I'm Sorry"         rabukome     tte      gomen ne                                  love-comedy  (quote)  I'm-sorrysmall billboard sign:             ________              ___________  Love Comedy "I'm Sorry"         rabukome tte gomen ne ro--dosho--  Road Showleft poster:  Coming Soon to a Theater        KINJITSU  KOUKAI SURU  Near You                        soon      present-to-the-public<Sorry.  For some reason I can't decipher the characters under the right poster...>2[A hand jars Kyousuke to his senses.]Hikaru: [off]  SEMPAI!!                        SEMPAI!!3[Hikaru and Kyousuke sit in their theatre seats.]Kyousuke:  A-ah!  What is it?              a aa  nan daiHikaru:  ..........                      ..........4Hikaru:  Sempai, you're looking very     SEMPAI nan-ka    KAO IRO  pale and unwell.                       somewhat  complexion                                  WARUi           mitai      massao                                  bad/indisposed  look-like  very-pale                                  desu yoo                                  are5Kyousuke:  Eh?!  I-I see.                  e?!  so soo6narration:                                                    ______  Well, that makes a lot of       sorya  so-- da yo na   anna shi--n  sense--after seeing a scene     that   to-be-that-way  that-kind-of-scene  like that...!                                  MOKUGEKI shita  n da mon...!                                  observed        (the-reason-is)---------------------------------------------------p 214 (192)1Hikaru:  But...  Thank you very much.    demo...  arigato-- gozaimasu2Hikaru: [brightly]  To be invited by you...         SEMPAI ni  sasotte moraeru           nan-te                                  by-Sempai  be-invited-(favor-to-me)  etc.  I've wanted to see this         atashi  kono EIGA   mitakatta     n desu  movie.                          I       this-movie  should-like-(to-see)                                                                    (explan)3[Kyousuke watches her.]4Kyousuke:  Aren't you hungry?  Shall       onaka sukanai?       nani-ka  we get something to eat?        not-feeling-hungry   something                                  TAbete-iku?                                  to-eat-(process-of)Hikaru: [happily]  Wow, Sempai!  You're so         waa_  KYOU no SEMPAI  KIMAE  generous today!                       today's-Sempai  generosity                                  mo   i-- ya!                                  too  good5narration: "Shall we get something to       nani-ka TAbete iku...?!  eat...?!"Kyousuke:  Ah!                             ha_6[Shot of Kyousuke covering his ears as flash-bubbles appear around him.]Flashback #1:  Shall we get something to       nani-ka TAbete iku?  eat?Flashback #2:  That's okay.  Right now I'm     i-- yo  kono mama KAEtte NEru kara  going home and straight to  bed.Flashback #3:  A-ha!  Shuu-chan, you           ara ara  SHUU-chan NEMU so-- na  have a sleepy face.                                  KAO shichatteFlashback #4:  You have a pretty sleepy        omae datte kekko-- NEMU so-- na  face, too!                                  KAO shite-ru ze7Kyousuke:  ENOUGH ALREADY!!                mo--     yamete-kure_!!                                  already  stop---------------------------------------------------p 215 (193)1[Outside on the street, Kyousuke, hands on ears, comes to his senses. Hikaru looks at him in surprise.]sign: [view of left side of same billboard seen in panel 213-1]  Screen-Projection               JOUEI                                  ______  Road...                         ro--do...2Hikaru:  Something happened after        yappari    nani-ka    atta      n desu  ka  all?                            after-all  something  happened (explan) (?)Kyousuke: [embarrassed]  N-nothing, nothing!             na...  nan demo nai nan demo nai!3[Hikaru looks on with concern.]4Hikaru: [brightly, grabbing his arm]  Well, today I was thinking      tokoro de        KYOU  wa   SEMPAI o  of taking you to a nice         well/by-the-way  today (T)        (O)  place.                                  ii toko     ni   TSUrete-tte       ageyou                                  nice-place (IO)  taking-(someone)  (favor)                                  to OMOtte-ta       n desu                                  was-thinking-that  (explan)5Hikaru: [resting her head on his shoulder]  Would you do that with me?      tsukiatte-moraemasu                     ka                                  doing-together/going-along-(favor-to-me)narration:  Usually, Hikaru-chan sticks     itsu-mo  dattara  tajirogu     hodo  so close that I shrink          usually  when-be  shrink-back  an-extent  back...                                  hikaru-chan ga  kuttsuite      kuru no                                             (S)  adhering-(to)  beginning                                  mo                                  too6Kyousuke: [small smile]  ...yeah.                        ......unnarration:  ...but today, for some          IMA  wa  naze-ka          kokochi  reason, it feels nice...        now (T)  for-some-reason  feeling                                  yoi----                                  good/nice7[They walk off down the street, Hikaru clinging to his arm.]narration:  Today, I think I want to        KYOU  wa   zutto  spend the entire day with       today (T)  the-whole-time  Hikaru-chan!                                  hikaru-chan to ISSHO ni  itai                                  together-w/Hikaru        want-to-be                                  KIBUN!                                  feeling/mood---------------------------------------------------p 216 (194)1[Exterior shot of "Mersey Beat" nightclub.]2[Inside the lobby, they stand and Kyousuke looks around him.]Kyousuke:                         _____   _______  Live spot?!                     raibu / supotto?!  <i.e., a nightclub  featuring live music>Hikaru:                                  _____  Sempai, you like rock           SEMPAI rokku  suki  desho!  music! <right?>                        rock   like  poss-be3Kyousuke:  ...yeah.                        ......unsign (top):  Today's Presen...               HONJITSU no SHU...                                  today    's ?????sign (bottom):                    ________  Apple T...                      appuruta...narration:                                          _____  But...  Now I don't feel        demo----  IMA wa  rokku o   kiku   tte  like listening to rock          but       now (T) rock (O)  listen  music.                                  KI ni wa narenai         na                                  not-feeling-inclined-to4Hikaru: [looking worried]  I don't know what happened,     nani ga   atta    ka   atashi  but you're in poor spirits!     what (S)  there-is(?)  I                                  SHIranai             kedo                                  not-know/understand  however                                  SEMPAI GENKI nai mon                                         vigor not5[Kyousuke looks at her in surprise.]6Hikaru:  When I see you like this,       sonna SEMPAI         mite-ru    to  even I become sad.              this-kind-of-Sempai  be-seeing  when                                  atashi made  sabishiku natchau                                  I      even  lonely    (= natte-shimau)                                                            become-(regret)Kyousuke:  Hikaru-chan!                    hikaru-chan!marquee sign:                                                   _____  ????            ???? Band       ?????                ikugashi bando                                                       ???????? band                                  ___________          _______  Monty Python    The Doors       montepaison          doa--zu                                  ________             ____________________  ????            ???? Band       ratoruzu             a--sharutakka--bando                                  ????????             ???????????????band---------------------------------------------------p 217 (195)1Hikaru: [brightly]  I'm sure listening to this      kitto   ko-- yu--     OTO    kikeba  kind of sound will put you      surely  this-kind-of  sound  if-listen  back on top of the world!       _______                                  sukatto shimasu           yo                                  be-free-from-bad-feelings/feel-great2[Kyousuke looks at her, wide-eyed...]3[...and smiles.]narration:  Thanks, Hikaru-chan!            arigatou hikaru-chan!narration:  That's so nice.                 yasashi-- n da ne4Hikaru: [starting to walk off]  Actually, in here...            sore to         jitsu wa  koko  ni...                                  with-that(one)  actually  here (IO)  ...is a secret!  A secret!      atto HIMITSU HIMITSU!                                       secret5Hikaru: [running towards the entrance to the nightclub proper]  Sempaaai.  Hurry, hurry.        SEMpa--i  HAYAku HAYAku  mo--  It's already started!                     hurry          already                                  HAJImatte-masu yo!                                  is-starting6[The two enter.]rock music FX:                    ________  <gyaaaaan>                      gyaaaaanHikaru: [in glee; hands to ears]  Heyyy!  They're playing!        hyaa--_  yatte-ru yatte-ru!  They're playing!---------------------------------------------------p 218 (196)1[This panel is splashed across the tops of pages 218-219.  The band, including Madoka on keyboards and Shuu on lead guitar stands onstage. The female vocalist, as we later find out, is Yukari.  The bass player (Shige) and drummer (Mitsuru) round out the band.]2[Kyousuke stands in amazement.]3[His pov of Madoka at keyboards.]4narration:  Wh-what...                      a are wa----5[Another view of Madoka performing.]---------------------------------------------------p 219 (197)1[This panel is splashed across the tops of pages 218-219...  See description for 218-1 above.]2[Kyousuke is speechless.]3[Another view of Madoka.]narration:  Ayukawa...?!                    AYUKAWA---?!4Hikaru: [waving]  Madoka-saaan!                   madoka-sa--n!5Madoka FX:                        _____  <smile!>                        niko_6[Kyousuke stands and stares.]narration:                                   __________  Ayukawa's in a rock band?!      AYUKAWA ga rokkubando ni?!narration:  Wh-what in the world is this?   ko kore wa   ittai  do-- yu-- koto  da                                     this(one) in-the-world           is                                                      what-kind-of-thing---------------------------------------------------p 220 (198)1[The band ends their number and Shuu takes to the microphone.]Shuu:                                        _______  Hey, I'd like to introduce      e--  SHIN- memba-- o   SHOUKAI shimasu  a new member.                        new   member (O)  introduce2[Kyousuke visualizes the conversation overheard on the street.]narration:  H-him!                          a aitsu!Shuu flashback:  You have a pretty sleepy        omae datte kekko-- NEMU so-- na  face, too!                                  KAO shite-ru ze3Shuu:                             __________  Ken-chan on keyboards is        ki--bo--do no KEN-chan ga  injured, so filling in          keyboard   's (name)  (S)  for him is...                   ____                                  kega o shimashite  RINJI ni                                  is-injured         temporary                                  TETSUDA     tte-morau  koto ni narimashita                                  assistance             thing   became4[Isolated shot of Madoka standing at keyboards.]Shuu: [off]  ...Madoka-kun!                  madoka-kun desu!crowd: [off]                                      ______  Wah!  Soooo cute!               wa--_  i-- zo-- kawaii5[Madoka facial portrait.]6[Kyousuke looks on.]narration:  Ayukawa...                      AYUKAWA----7Shuu:  Because she only practiced      nan se KANOJO ni wa   ICHIYAzuke de  overnight <lit., "salted        what   she   (IO)(T)  salted-just-overnight  overnight"> on the stage  in front of the station,        EKIMAE no sutajio de  and on the way here, we ask     on-stage-in-front-of-station  for your courtesy!                                  RENSHUU shite moratta dake    nan de                                  practiced             merely  what                                  _____                                  tochi ttari      suru no wa   go-aikyou!                                  on-the-way-here  doing   (T) (hon-)courtesycrowd: [off]                      ______ ____  She's cute, so we forgive       kawaii kara   yurushichau!  her.                            because-cute  permission-given                                  _____  Waaah!                          wa--_8Shuu:                             ___  I also went through that        ore mo   sono MOU       TOKKUN        ni  grueling crash-course           I   too  that wildness  crash-course (IO)  training, didn't get much  sleep, and practiced on the     tsukiaimashite  amari NEtenai  mon de  way here too, so out of         doing-together  not-much-sleep  consideration for my            _____  cuteness, I need your           tochi ttari      shite mo  forgiveness!                    on-the-way-here  doing too                                  _____                                  kawai-sa  ni menjite                                  out-of-consideration-for-my-cuteness                                  YURUshite            hoshii!                                  permitting/granting  in-need-ofcrowd:                            ______  Wah ha ha.                      wahaha  We don't forgive men!!          OTOKO wa yuru-san   zo--_!!                                  man  (T) permission-not-granteddrum FX?:                         ___  <ba-dump!>                      do_---------------------------------------------------p 221 (199)1[Madoka gives us a wink and a thumbs-up.]2[Kyousuke smiles.]narration:  Wh-what's this?!                na nan da!  That's what it was?!?           so-- yu-- koto      datta no kaa                                  that-kind-of-thing  was      (?)3[Shot of part of the audience.]4[Kyousuke glares, his eyes flashing.]narration:  But...                          demo---Shuu: [off]                                 _______   _____  For our second song!            de    wa  sekando / songu!                                  being (T) second-song5[Shuu looks over to Madoka as the band begins to play.]narration:  ...that familiar way they       ano SHITAshige na  YOUSU    wa----  behaved...                      that-familiar      behavior (T)6narration:  What in the world sort of       AYUKAWA to wa   ittai         do-- yu--  relationship might he have      w/Ayukawa  (T)  in-the-world  what-kind-of  with Ayukawa?!                                  KANKEI        nan darou?!                                  relationship  what-poss.-be---------------------------------------------------