Kimagure Orange Road"S.H. Are the Initials of Love"Volume 8, Story 9WB Volume 5, Story 7Written and illustrated by Matsumoto IzumiTranslation & full-script typesetting by : Craig H. NishidaEditing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose                                 Craig Nishida                                 Spencer Hastings                                 Thomas Wyatt                                 Jerry Lee                                 Ka-Ping Yee                                 Mike RamseyLast revision : 07-17-95Comments?  Corrections?  Suggestions?  Please send them to:     kor-trans@gnu.ai.mit.eduNOTE: WBp#'s are printed first, Normal manga pages in parentheses()NOTE: Translation is done from the WB manga, so there may be a few      extras to those of you not having them.      Example: The subtitles on page 135 (181) are only in the WBs!---------------------------------------------------p 135 (181)--TITLE PAGE[Madoka pokes a finger through, to widen a view through a Venetian blind.]MAIN TITLE (at top)                                   ________  S.H. Are the Initials of Love   #S - H# wa   KOI no inisharu                                          (T)  love's initialsSUB-TITLE (at bottom)                      _______  When You Peek Through a         MAHOU no ka--ten  NOZOitara  Curtain of Magic You Should     magic 's curtain  when-peek-through  Catch Sight of the Mystical  Dove That Is Colored with       KOI no YOKAN ni        IROzuita  the Foreshadowing of Love...    by-love's-premonition  colored                                  SHIMPI no HATO ga   mieru    hazu...                                  mystical-dove  (S)  is-seen  likelihood---------------------------------------------------p 136 (182)1[Tight shot of the upper floors of a school building.]school bell FX:                   ___ ___ ___ _____  <cling clong clang clonnng>     kin kon kan ko--n2[Hikaru opens her shoe locker and is surprised to find an envelope resting there.]locker door FX:                   _____  <clack>                         kachanarration:  It's been a long first term     nagakatta            ICHI GAKKI mo  and tomorrow is the last        was-for-a-long-time  one  term  and  day...                                  ashita   ga   SAISHUU       BI...                                  tomorrow (S)  last/closing  day3[She looks at it as she walks out of the building.]Hikaru:  This is for me?                 atashi -ate            yo ne                                  me     <addressed>-to     (rhet)4note:                             ___ _______ ______  My Sweet Baby!!                 mai sui--to beibii!!  Hikaru-chan:                    hikaru-chan e:                                  ____      ____  You are my Goddess.             kimi wa   boku no  MEGAMI   da                                  you  (T)  my       goddess  are  Go out with me.                 tsukiatte-kure                                  go-with-me  I'm always nearby, watching     CHIKAku kara   itsu-mo  you.                            from-close-by  always                                  ____                                  kimi no koto  mite-ru                                  about-you     am-watching  From S.H.                       #S.H#  yori5Hikaru: [blushing, wide-eyed]  Y-you're kidding!!              u uso!!                                  __________  This is a love letter.          rabureta--   ja nai  kore                                  love-letter  is-not  this-(one)Hikaru heartbeat FX:  <thump!>                        doki_6Hikaru:                            ________ (Initials "S. H."...             (inisharu  #S - H#... "Nearby..."                      CHIKAku kara    tte...                                  from-close-by   (quote)                                  ______  I wonder if it's a              kurasu no KO     ka na?  classmate?                      class  's child  I-wonder                                  ______  A boy in my class with the      kurasu no OTOKO no KO de  initials "S. H.")               class  's boy         by                                  #S - H# tte yu-- to)                                  called-S.H.      (quote)---------------------------------------------------p 137 (183)1[She visualizes the face of an ugly guy.]Hikaru: (Oh, that's it.                  (a  so-- da  I think he has a face           TASHIka                  konna KAO shita...)  like this...)                   if-I-remember-correctly  had-face-like-this2Hikaru: [smiling to herself] (H-hey.  That's not to my        (chi chotto    atashi no  KONOmi  taste.)                                        my         liking/taste                                  ja nai  wa ne)                                  is-not3[She and Kyousuke walk home together.]Hikaru:  Sempai.  To tell you the        SEMPAI  jitsu wa...   atashi...  truth...  I...4Hikaru: [abashed]                 __________  ...received a love letter.      rabureta--   moratchatta     n desu                                  love-letter  got-(finality)  (explan)5Kyousuke: [aghast]  EH!                             e_6[She playfully pulls the sides of her face outward, and as though it were made of rubber, it stretches into a bizarre expression.]Hikaru:  But that person has a face      da kedo  sono HITO    koo--nna  like THI-I-IS...                   but   that-person  <konna> = like-this                                  KAO shite-te...                                  is-having-faceHikaru FX:  <stre-e-etch>                   biro~~nKyousuke:                         __ ___  <heh heh!>                      pu pu_7Hikaru: [tearing up the note]  I'm not interested in someone   sonna     no     atashi  SHUMI     ja nai  like that, and in the first     like-that (nom)  I       interest  am-not  place, I have Sempai...                                  shi          DAIICHI    atashi ni wa                                  and-besides  the-first  by-me     (contrast)                                  SEMPAI ga   iru       n da      shi...                                         (S)  is-there  (explan)  and-besidesnote FX:                          ________  <rip rip>                       biribiri---------------------------------------------------p 138 (184)1[She takes him by the arm and smiles up at him.]Hikaru:  I won't keep any secrets        atashi  SEMPAI ni   wa          nan demo  from you, Sempai--I'll tell     I       from-Sempai (contrast)  anything  you everything.                                  kakusazu      uchiakechaimasu                                  not-conceal/  confess/confide-(finality)                                  not-keep-secret-from2Hikaru:  Bye.                            ja3Kyousuke:                                           __________ (Hikaru-chan got a love          (hikaru-chan ga   rabureta--   o   nee...)  letter, huh...)                              (S)  love-letter (O)  (rhet)narration:  It's not a good feeling         yappari...  i-- KIBUN           ja nai na  after all.                      after-all   good-feeling/humor  is-not4[Hikaru walks alone.  Around a corner in the foreground is a good-looking boy.  He combs his hair...]sign:                             _________  Convenien...                    konbinien...5[...and steps out in front of Hikaru.]Shin'ichi FX:                     ___  <appear!>                       za_6Shin'ichi:  Hi!                             yoo!7Hikaru heartbeat FX:              ____  <thump>                         dokiHikaru: (Oh, he's sorta handsome!)       (ara  choppiri        ii OTOKO!)                                        somewhat/a-bit  handsome-man---------------------------------------------------p 139 (185)1Shin'ichi:                                  ___  Uhh...  I wonder.  Have         ano...    ore no  TEGAMI  you read my letter?             uhh       my      letter                                  yonde-kureta        ka na                                  read-(favor-to-me)  I-wondersign:                             ______  Copies, 10 yen.                 kopi--  10 ENHikaru:  Huh?                            e2Shin'ichi:                        ___            ______  I'm Harada Shin'ichi from       ore  tonari no kurasu no HARADA SHIN'ICHI  the class next door.            I    nearby-class     's <name>                                  tte yu--  n da                                  called    (explan)3[Hikaru visualizes the envelope with the initials "S.H."]Hikaru:  Ah!                             a!4Hikaru: [blushing, smiling]  Huhhh?!  Th-then...!            e----_  ji ja! (That letter was from this       (ano TEGAMI  wa   kono HITO   gaa)  person...)                       that-letter (T)  this-person (S)5Shin'ichi FX:                     _____  <stare!>                        jiro_Shin'ichi:  Hmm.                            fumu6Shin'ichi:  I wasn't crazy after all!       yappari da                                  ore no ME ni     KURUi      wa   nakatta!                                  to-my-eyes/      confusion/ (T)  not-had/                                  in-my-judgement  madness         not-existed7Shin'ichi:  Hikaru-chan, frankly            hikaru-chan  hakkiri itte  speaking, you're great!                      speaking-plainly                                            _______                                  KIMI wa   gureito!                                  you  (T)  great                                  ______  You're wonderful!!              suteki da!!sign:                             ________  Recruiting for Part-Time        arubaito        BOSHUU!  Workers!                        part-time-work  recruiting/invitationHikaru: [wide-eyed, hands to her red cheeks]  Oh my!                          maa---------------------------------------------------p 140 (186)1Shin'ichi: [off]  And so, a girl as nice as       shitagatte  you is poorly matched with      therefore/for-that-reason  just any old guy from  around here.                    KIMI hodo no KO     wa   sonjo                                  girl-as-nice-as-you (T)  ?????                                  sokora no UMA no HONE ja                                  by-thereabouts's-person-from-nowhere                                  tsuriawanai                                  not-balance/not-match/not-suit2Shin'ichi:                              ___  How about going out with        doo   ore to   tsukiawanai?  me?                             how   with-me  not-go-about-with/                                                 not-associate-with                                  ___  Don't you think we'd be a       ore-tachi  o-niai           da  fine match?                     we         suit/match-well  are                                  to omowanai     ka                                  not-think-that  (?)3[Kurumi walks down the sidewalk, alone.]Hikaru: [off]  Go out?                         tsukiau?  You and me?!                    atashi to  anata ga?!                                  me     and you   (S)sign:                                    ______  DPE Color...                    #DPE#  kara--Kurumi brisk walk FX:             ________  <swish swish>                   sutasuta4[She pauses to sneak a peek around the corner.  There she sees Hikaru and Shin'ichi standing and talking.]5Kurumi: [in shock]  C-can this be true?!            u uso~~~~?!6Kurumi: [racing off]  Th-this is serious!!            te teehen da----_!!                                     <taihen> = serious/troublingKurumi FX:                        ___ ___ ___  <step! step! step!>             ta_ ta_ ta_7Hikaru: [turning away]  I'm sorry, but...               WARUi kedo...  There's someone I've set        atashi ni wa          KOKORO ni  my heart on.                    for-me    (contrast)  in-heart/mind                                  KImeta   HITO   ga   iru     n desu                                  settled  person (S)  exists  (explan)Shin'ichi:  I know.                         SHItte-ru yo---------------------------------------------------p 141 (187)1Hikaru: [turning, wide-eyed]  Huh?!                           e_Shin'ichi:  It's that Kasuga guy from       KOUTOU-BU           no KASUGA tte  high school, isn't it.          high-school-section 's        (quote)                                  yatsu   daro--                                  fellow  poss-be2Shin'ichi:  You oughta dump stupid guys     anna          saenai              OTOKO  like that!!                     that-kind-of  unclear/not-bright  man                                  nanka         yamete            saa--_!!                                  the-likes-of  quitting/stopping                                  ___  Stick with me!!                 ore to   tsukiai     na yo!!                                  with-me  associationHikaru: [squint-eyed glare]  St-stupid...?                   sa saenai...?3[In a rage, she gets in his face.]Hikaru:  WHAT'S THAT?!!                  nan da too~~~~~~_!!  Say that again--who's stupid?   mo--    ippen  itte    mina                                  another once   saying  all                                  DARE ga   saenai      ttee                                  who  (S)  not-bright  (quote)Shin'ichi:  Huh...?  I mean...              e...  iya...  da kara  sono...  Because...  Uhh...4[A shot of the intersection.]Hikaru: [off]  If you say rotten things        sempai no koto  WARUku  ittara  about Sempai, I won't           about-Sempai    badly   if-say  forgive you!                                  SHOUCHI shinai yo                                  I-can't-(won't)-forgive-you  Besides, I'm not a loose        sore ni           atashi  sonna  woman like that!                moreover/besides  I       that-kind-of                                  SHIRIGARU ONNA                    ja nai_!                                  loose-woman/woman-of-easy-virtue  am-notsign 1:                           __________  Plastic Models                  puramoderusign 2:                           _______  Radio-controlled Model          rajikon           TETSUDOU          MOKEI  Railroads                       radio-controlled  railway/railroad  model5[She sticks out her tongue with a vengeance...]Hikaru:  You're the pits!!               anta nanka     SAITEI!!                                  you  somewhat  the-"lowest"Hikaru FX:  <BLEAH>                         be----6[...then runs off.]Shin'ichi:  Ah, wait a sec...               a_ chotto...---------------------------------------------------p 142 (188)1[Exterior view of the Kasuga apartment building.]Kyousuke: [off]  Whuh-a-at?!                     nuani~~~                                                   _____ __  Hikaru-chan was getting         hikaru-chan ga   kakko ii OTOKO ni  hit on by a cool-looking                    (S)  cool-guy      (IO)  guy?!                                  KOUSAI     o   semararete-ta~~~~~~?!                                  friendly- (O)  was-being-pressed-close                                  relations/company2[He visualizes the earlier manga panel.]Hikaru: [flashback]               __________  ...received a love letter.      rabureta--   moratchatta     n desu                                  love-letter  got-(finality)  (explan)Kyousuke:                                      __________  Th-then he's the one who        ji ja    ano rabureta--   no AITE     ka?!  sent that love letter?!            then  that-love-letter 's object/  (?)                                                               opponent3[He thinks about Hikaru doing an impression of how the guy looks.]Hikaru FX: [flashback]  <stre-e-etch>                   biro~~nKyousuke:  But, aren't your eyes bad?      shikashi  omae  SHIRYOKU WARUi                                  but       you   bad-eyesight                                  n ja nai     no                                  (explan/neg) (?)4[Kyousuke sweats it.]Kyousuke:  In what way is he handsome?     doko      ga   ii OTOKO      na n da  yo--                                  what-part (S)  handsome-guy  is (explan)Kurumi: [turning to Manami]                      ______  He's Harada Shin'ichi, a boy    manami-chan no kurasu no HARADA SHIN'ICHI  in Manami-chan's class.                     's class  's                                  tte      KO   yo                                  (quote)  boy  You know, the one who's         hora  kekko-- ONNA no KO ni  NINKI no aru...  very popular with girls...      look  quite   with-girls     popular5Manami: [merrily]  Oh, that one.                   a ano HITO ne  Certainly, when compared to     TASHIka ni  oni--chan to  oniichan, he's handsome.        certainly   with-oniichan                                  kuraberya          i-- OTOKO    yo ne--                                  if-compare-(with)  handsome-guy    (rhet)Kyousuke FX:                      ____  <ouch>                          zuki6Manami:  But, that guy...                demo  ano HITO...  I haven't heard many good       anmari         i-- uwasa   wa  things about him.               (not)-so-much  good-rumors (T)                                  kikanai  no yo ne                                  not-hear  He's bad...                     FURYOU ppoi      shi...                                  delinquent-like  consider7[Both twins talk to each other, but look over at Kyousuke...]Kurumi:  Well, now that you mention      ma--  sore        o   yu--  nara  it, even Hikaru-chan's bad...         that-(one) (O)  say   if-it-is                                  hikaru-chan datte  FURYOU ppoi     shi...                                  even-Hikaru        delinquent-like and                                                        _______  They'd make a pretty fine       kekkou  o-niai     no kappuru  couple.                         quite   match-well 's couple                                  dattari shite  ne                                  are-(and)Manami:  Compared to oniichan, right?    so-- yu--    oni--chan  yori  wa  ne--                                  that-kind-of            than  (T) (rhet)[Kyousuke winces.]---------------------------------------------------p 143 (189)1[Exterior night view of the sliding glass door to Kyousuke's bedroom.]2[Kyousuke looks up at the ceiling and reflects on the earlier manga panel.]narration: [Kurumi flashback]                           _______  They'd make a pretty fine       kekkou  o-niai     no kappuru  couple.                         quite   match-well 's couple                                  dattari shite  ne                                  are-(and)narration: [Manami flashback]  Compared to oniichan, right?    so-- yu--    oni--chan  yori  wa  ne--                                  that-kind-of            than  (T) (rhet)3Kyousuke: (What the heck sorta guy is      (ittai         donna yatsu         na n da!)  he?!)                            in-the-world  what-kind-of-fellow is (expl)4narration:  And, the next day...            soshite YOKUJITSU[Kyousuke walks to school.  Catching up to him from behind is Hikaru.]Hikaru:  Good morning.                   ohayo-- gozaimasu5Kyousuke:  G-good morning...               o ohayo...6Hikaru:  I dreamt about you last         atashi  kinou      SEMPAI no  night, Sempai.                  I       yesterday         's                                  YUME michatta                                  dreamed-(finality)Kyousuke:                         __ __ __  Ha ha ha.                       ha ha ha7[Hikaru is surprised to see him staring at her.]Kyousuke contemplation FX:  <stare!>                        ji--_---------------------------------------------------p 144 (190)1Kyousuke:  Hikaru-chan, uhh,               hikaru-chan  ano  kinou...  yesterday...Hikaru:  Huh?                            e?2[He stares at her, blushing.]narration:  Meeting with that guy...        ano OTOKO to   Atte...                                  with-that-guy  seeing/meeting  What did you talk about?        nani  o   HANAshita       n darou                                  what (O)  talked-(about)  (poss-explan)3Kyousuke: [embarrassed]  No...  It's nothing.            iya...  nan demo naiHikaru:  You're strange, Sempai.         HEN na   SEMPAI4Hikaru:  Bye!                            ja!5[With a slightly dark expression he visualizes Hikaru from the previous afternoon.]Hikaru: [flashback]  I won't keep any secrets        atashi  SEMPAI ni   wa          nan demo  from you, Sempai--I'll tell     I       from-Sempai (contrast)  anything  you everything.                                  kakusazu      uchiakechaimasu                                  not-conceal/  confess/confide-(finality)                                  not-keep-secret-from6narration:  In the end, Hikaru-chan         hikaru-chan kara wa   to--to--  didn't mention her              from-Hikaru      (T)  in-the-end/after-all  conversation with that          __________  love-letter guy...              ano rabureta--   OTOKO no HANASHI      wa                                  that-love-letter guy   's conversation (T)                                  DEnakatta...                                  not-appeared/not-mentioned---------------------------------------------------p 145 (191)1[View pans back to show Shin'ichi hiding behind a tree, watching Kyousuke.]2Shin'ichi:  But...                          shikashi...  Still, that Kasuga jerk.        sore ni shite mo    ano KASUGA  tte                                  still/for-all-that  that-Kasuga (quote)                                  yaro--                                  guy-(derogatory)3[View pans back to show another boy beside Shin'ichi.]Shin'ichi and Yuusaku:  I can't forgive him!            yurusenai!4Shin'ichi and Yuusaku:  Hm?                             n5[Yuusaku turns to leave, looking back at the other guy.]Shin'ichi and Yuusaku: (What's with this guy...?)       (nan da aitsu...)6Shin'ichi: (I'll get her, even if I         (ko-- nattara         SHOUshou  have to use some dirty           if-become-like-this  a-few  tricks!!)                                  kitanai TE   o   tsukatte-mo                                  dirty-trick (O)  even-tho-use                                  mono ni shite        miseru  ze!!)                                  obtaining/coming-by  show---------------------------------------------------p 146 (192)1[Wide view of a student assembly.  The students stand in precise lines, and are addressed by the principal.]2[At least one girl's thoughts are on other things...  She worries, visualizing that morning's exchange.]Hikaru:  Somehow, Sempai wasn't in       nanka    SEMPAI  GENKI nakatta  na--  good spirits, was he.           somehow          was-not-peppy/spirited3[Hikaru again opens her shoe locker to find an envelope there.]narration:  I wonder if he might be         moshi ka shitara  worrying about yesterday's      maybe/possibly  love letter.                              __________                                  kino-- no rabureta-- no koto                                  about-yesterday's-love-letter                                  KI ni shite-kurete-ru    no kashira                                  be-worrying-(favor-to-me)   I-wonder4Hikaru: [off]  Again...                        mata...envelope:  From Kasuga Kyousuke.           KASUGA KYOUSUKE yori5[She stares closely at the envelope.]6Hikaru: [brightly]  It's from Sempai!!              SEMPAI kara da!!7letter:  Beloved darling.                ITOshii             ITOshii                                  darling/dear/beloved  Hikaru-chan:                    hikaru-chan e:  Wait in the gym's storeroom     KYOU   HOUKAGO  after school today.             today  after-school                                  TAIIKU-KAN no MONOOKI de  MAtte-masu                                  in-gymnasium's-storeroom  be-waiting  Let's do something nice,        futari kkiri de   ii koto     shiyou  just the two of us.             by-just-2-people  good-thing  shall-do  You have to be there.           ZETTAI        kite   ne                                  absoluteness  coming  From Kasuga Kyousuke.           KASUGA KYOUSUKE yori8[Clasping her hands to her chest, she twirls about in joy.]Hikaru:  Hooray-y-y!!                    yatta--_!!narration:                                                 __________  Sempai's been touched off       SEMPAI ttara         ano rabureta-- ni  by that love letter...                 (I-tell-you)  by-that-love-letter                                  SHOKUHATSU sarete...                                  is-touched-off---------------------------------------------------p 147 (193)1[Kyousuke and Madoka walk away from school grounds.]2Madoka: [smiling]  Well, it's summer vacation.     saate NATSUYASUmi neKyousuke: [gaze down]  Yeah...                         un...3Madoka:  .........  Gloomy, aren't       ..........  kurai ne  you.narration:  Sure enough, Hikaru-chan and    hikaru-chan yappari      ano OTOKO to...  that guy...                                 sure-enough  with-that-guy4[Madoka pauses in surprise when she overhears a conversation between two boys sharing a cigarette outside a school building.]punk 1:  By now, that Harada should      HARADA no yatsu  IMAgoro  be directing Hikaru over        that-Harada      about-this-time  to the gym's storeroom...                                  TAIIKU-KAN no MONOOKI ni  hikaru o                                  to-gym's-storeroom              (O)                                  YObiDAshite-ru hazu...                                  should-be-summoningpunk 2:  He's popular, and has a         aitsu    wa   moteru              shi  huge sense of pride...          that-guy (T)  popular-with-girls  consider                                  _______                                  puraido ga   TAKAi      kara       naa...                                  pride   (S)  tall/high  that's-why5[Madoka and Kyousuke portrait, as they listen in, wide-eyed.]punk 2: [off]  But he's surprisingly naive.    demo  aitsu     IGAI to       JUNJOU daro                                  but   that-guy  unexpectedly  naive  poss-be  I wonder if he'll manage to     umaku         yare  n no      ka na  pull it off.                    successfully  do    (explan)  I-wonderpunk 1: [off]                              ___  That's why I asked him if       da kara  ore  aitsu     ni  he knew what it took to         and-so   I    that-guy (IO)  become a man.                                  OTOKO ni naru ni wa                                  to-become-a-man  (contrast)                                  do--  shitara i--    ka                                  how   okay-if-doing  (?)                                  SHItte-ru katte   ki--ta  n da     yo                                  be-familiar-with  asked   (explan)6[Exterior shot of a school building.]punk 1: [off]  So then he answered,            soshitara  wakatte-ru        yo  "I know that!"                  and/then   be-understanding                                  sonna         mon   tte!                                  that-kind-of  thing (quote)punk 2: [off]  I wonder if he really           aitsu     HONTOU ni  wakatte  understands?                    that-guy  really     understanding                                  n no      ka ne--                                  (explan)  I-wonder7[Closer view of the 2 punk boys.]punk 1:  But when he pulls it off,       demo  umaku yattara         tsugi  he said he'd pass her           but   when-do-successfully  next  around to us next!              ___                                  ore-tachi ni  mo   mawashite-kureru                                  to-us         too  pass-around-(to-us)                                  tte itte-ta      ze--                                  was-saying-that  !punk 2:                           ___ ___ ___  <heh! heh! heh!>                he_ he_ he_---------------------------------------------------p 148 (194)1[Kyousuke portrait--fist clenched, he is red with rage.]2[Madoka portrait--she looks deadly serious.]Madoka:  I see...                        naruhodo ne...3[Before Madoka can react, Kyousuke launches himself at the two.]Kyousuke:  You bastards!                   konno yarou!  What the hell are you           omaera        nante  koto   o!!  talking about!!                 you-(plural)  what!  thing (O)4[His arm cocked and ready, he's stopped by Madoka's hand on his shoulder.]Madoka FX:                        ____  <yank!>                         gui_5Madoka:  You head for Hikaru.            anta wa   hikaru no ho--      yo                                  you  (T)         's direction  Hurry and go!                   HAYAku  ikinasai                                  hurry   go-(command)Kyousuke:  Y-yes.                          ha hai6[She rubs her fist in her other hand.  The two punks look back at her in fear.]Madoka:  So you kids stirred this        bo--ya-tachi ga   sosonokashitatte  up!                             kids/boys    (S)  even-tho-stirred-up                                  wake    ne!                                  reasonpunks FX:  <urg!>                          uge_punks:  Ah!  Ayukawa-sempai!!           a AYUKAWA SEMPAI!!---------------------------------------------------p 149 (195)1[Kyousuke runs.]narration:  I'm sorry, Hikaru-chan!         hikaru-chan gomen!2Kyousuke: (To have doubted you,            (hikaru-chan o   utagau    nante  Hikaru-chan...                              (O)  to-doubt  the-likes-of                                  ___  I'm a total idiot!!)            ore tte  OO-    BAKA          YAROU  da!!)                                  I   (T)  great  idiot/stupid  jerk   am3[Exterior shot of the gym.]4[Inside the storeroom, Hikaru stands and looks about.]Hikaru:  Sempai?                         SEMPAI?5[Shin'ichi enters, closing the door behind him.]Shin'ichi:  Hikaru-chan.                    hikaru-chandoor FX:                          ______  <bang!>                         pisha_---------------------------------------------------p 150 (196)1[He reaches into his pocket.  Hikaru looks frightened.]Shin'ichi:                         ____ (Buying THIS was really          (kore        o   KAu no wa   sasuga ni  embarrassing, but...)            this-(one) (O)  buying (T)  truly                                  hazukashikatta    kedo......)                                  was-embarrassing  butShin'ichi FX:                     ________  <rustle>                        gosogoso2[Shin'ichi portrait--a dark expression.]Shin'ichi heartbeat FX:           ____ ____  <thump thump>                   doki dokiShin'ichi:                               ___ (But I MUST become a man.)       (demo  ore  ZETTAI        OTOKO ni naru                                   but   I    absoluteness  become-a-man                                  n da mon      ne)                                  is-the-reason3[Punk 1 hits the canvas--spastic and out for the count.]punk 1 FX:                        _____  <thud!>                         dosa_4[Punk 2 mimics him.  Madoka brushes the dust from her hands.]5[Exterior shot of the gym.]Hikaru: [off]  KYAAAA!                         kya----_---------------------------------------------------p 151 (197)1Kyousuke: [bursting in]  H-Hikaru-chan!!                 hi hikaru-chan!!door FX:                          _____  <rattle!>                       gara_2[Tight shot of a book being held out in two hands.]book:                             _____         _____  Jump-kun and Ribbon-chan's      jampu-kun to  ribon-chan  no                                  Jump-kun  and Ribbon-chan 's  EXCHANGE DIARY                  KOUKAN    NIKKI                                  exchange  diary<Commentary:  "Jump" and "Ribbon" are sister-magazines, specializing in shounen (boys) and shoujo (girls) manga, respectively.  As mentioned before, KOR appeared in Shounen Jump.  Why Ribbon-chan is kissing Jump-kun on the cheek and going "SPIT!" is beyond me...>3[View pans back to show Shin'ichi, with a nervous smile, presenting the book to a happy Hikaru.]Shin'ichi:  U-uhh.  This...  If it's        a ano    kore...    yokattara...  okay...Hikaru:  Thank you very much!            do--mo arigato~~~~_  Kyaa!  Just what I wanted!!     kya--     atashi  hoshikatta       n da!!                                  <scream>  I       was-in-need-of/  (explan)                                                    desired4[Kyousuke pauses at the door, watching all this with eyes grown huge.]5Hikaru: [brightly]  Ah, Sempai!                     a SEMPAI!6[With a smile, she smoothly takes the book out of Shin'ichi's hands and spins to present it to Kyousuke.]Hikaru:  Look, look what I got,          mite mite  SEMPAI  moratchatta  Sempai.                         look               received-(finality)Hikaru FX:                        ___  <fwippp!>                       sa_---------------------------------------------------p 152 (198)1Hikaru:  I was here to meet you,         SEMPAI to    machiawase shite-ta  Sempai.                         with-Sempai  was-meeting/was-having-date                                  tokoro ni                                  to-place  I don't know why, but...        nande ka   SHIranai  kedo...                                  why   (?)  not-know  but  This kind person gave me an     kono SHINSETSU na HITO ga   KOUKAN NIKKI  exchange diary.                 this-kind-person       (S)  exchange-diary                                  kureta   n desu                                  gave-me  (explan)Shin'ichi:                                             ___  Ah!  Th-that's for me and...    a so sore       wa   ore to...                                       that-(one) (T)  me  and2Hikaru: [turning to Shin'ichi]  I'm sorry!!                     gomen ne!!  You were a nice person          kono mae    wa   yappari    anata tte  all along, after all.           this-before (T)  after-all  you   (T)                                  i-- HITO     datta  no ne                                  good-person  wereShin'ichi:  Y-yeah...                       ha haa......3Hikaru: [clinging to Kyousuke's arm]  So now we're completely and     kore de        atashi-tachi wa  intimately tied together,       with-this/now  we           (T)  aren't we!!                                  KAMPEKI ni       FUKAi KIZUNA de                                  to-perfection    in-intimate-bonds                                  to-completeness                                  musubareru  n desu    ne~~~~~~_!!                                  are-tied    (explan)  (rhet)Kyousuke: [wincing]                             ___ _________  W-well...  Ah ha.  Ah ha ha     so so-- ne    aha ahahahaha  ha ha.4[Kyousuke turns to look at Shin'ichi, and is surprised to see a tear in that boy's eye.]5Shin'ichi FX:  <sniff>                         gusun---------------------------------------------------p 153 (199)1[She takes Kyousuke in a joyful bearhug.  Kyousuke looks nervously off-panel.]Hikaru:  We'll do this every day from    kore kara    MAINICHI   yarimasho--  ne----_  now on, right?!                 from-now-on  every-day  shall-do     (rhet)!Kyousuke:                         ___  Ah!                             ha_2[His pov of the open door, through which Madoka and Yuusaku look in.]3narration:  Jeez...                         mattaku...  Whether it's Yuusaku or this    YUUSAKU to ii  koitsu to ii......  guy...  Hikaru-chan is quite            hikaru-chan tte  kekko-- moteru  n da  na--  popular, isn't she.                         (T)  quite-popular  (explan)Shin'ichi FX:  <depressed>                     shobon[Madoka and Yuusaku turn to watch Shin'ichi walk past.]4Shin'ichi: [clenching his fists] (Damn...!                        (kuso------_  I'm not going to be             konna koto de       kujikeru  discouraged by something        by-thing-like-this  be-discouraged/  like this...                                        lose-heart                                  mon    ka                                  person (talk-to-self)  The fight has just begun!)      SHOUBU                 wa                                  game/victory-or-defeat (T)                                  kore kara    da  ze----_!)                                  from-now-on  is  !     !narration:  As we head for summer           NATSUYASUmi      o   mukaete  vacation again, one source      summer-vacation (O)  able-to-head-for  of worry seems to have  grown.                          mata   hitotsu  SHIMPAI no TANE ga               --Kyousuke         again  one      source-of-worry (S)                                  fueta                mitai desu  >>KYOUSUKE                                  increased-in-number  seems---------------------------------------------------