Kimagure Orange Road
"Message in Rouge"
Volume 6, Story 9
WB Volume 4, Story 4
Written and illustrated by Matsumoto Izumi
Translation by : Hitoshi Doi (19 Jan 1992)
Additional translation/revision by : Scott Henry
Full-script typesetting by : Craig Nishida
Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose
Scott Henry
Craig Nishida
Spencer Hastings
Jay Harvey
Thomas Wyatt
Jordan Lampe
Matthew Klippenstein
Last revision : 04-11-95
Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? Please send them to:
kor-trans@gnu.ai.mit.edu
NOTE: WBp#'s are printed first, Normal manga pages in parenthesis()
NOTE: Translation is done from both normal and WB manga, so there may be a
few extras to those of you not having both.
Example: The subtitles on page 71 (181) are only in the WBs!
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p 71 (181)
MAIN TITLE: [at top] ______
Message in Rouge ru--ju no DENGON
rouge 's message
1
[An empty bedroom. Sunlight streams in through open blinds.]
door FX: _____
batan
2
[Madoka, wrapped in a towel, sits in front of her mirror...]
Madoka sit-down FX: ___
ton
3
[...and tosses back her hair.]
Madoka hair FX: _____
pasa_
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p 72-73 (182-183)--TITLE PAGES
[Double-page title page spread. Madoka sits on the left-hand page with
her reflection in the mirror on the right-hand page. Through the mirror
she looks directly into our eyes.]
MAIN TITLE ______
Message in Rouge ru--ju no DENGON
rouge 's message
SUB-TITLE (at bottom)
Even Alone, She Doesn't hitori kiri demo NAitari shinai.....
Cry... just-1-person even not-cry-(and)
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p 74 (184)
1
[She sits and dries her hair with a hand-held hair dryer.]
hair dryer FX: _____
buo--
narration: [flashback]
Say, Madoka... naa madoka----
_______
Don't you feel like going to omae amerika no KOUKOU ni iku
high school in America? you to-high-school-in-America go
tsumori wa nai ka?
intention (T) not-have (?)
narration: [flashback]
Enough already! i--kagen ni shite yo
being-moderate-(in)
I told you that I absolutely ZETTAI ni iya da tte itta
don't want to go! absolutely is-unpleasant said-that
desho!
poss-be
2
[Madoka facial portrait--she brushes her hair.]
3
[Nondescript profile of her father.]
narration: [flashback]
Why? Is there some reason naze da? nani-ka NIHON ni inakya-ikenai
that you have to stay in why is something must-be-here-in-Japan
Japan? _wake_
RIYUU demo aru no ka?
reason or-something having (?)
narration: [flashback]
There's no need to tell you sonna no oto--san ni iu
something like that, Father. that-kind-of (nom) father (IO) say/tell
HITSUYOU nai wa
need not-have
4
[Madoka applies makeup.]
narration: [flashback]
Then do whatever you like! jaa moo KATTE ni shiro!
if-that-is-the-case freely be-doing
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p 75 (185)
1
[She pauses in applying her lipstick...]
2
[...and uses it to write on the mirror.]
writing FX: ___
ka_
3
writing FX: ___ ___ ___
4
[She walks away, unwrapping the towel from her body.]
towel FX: ___
ba_
5
[A door opens.]
door FX: _____
gacha
6
[Madoka heads out, stylishly dressed for travel, with a large handbag hanging
from her shoulder.]
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p 76 (186)
1
[Tight shot of her lower legs. She wears high heels.]
footstep FX: ___
ko_
2
[Through the open gates, we watch as Madoka walks away, down the street.
In addition to her handbag, she also carries a larger travel bag.]
3
[A closeup of the writing on the mirror.]
4
[View pans back to show the entire message, with her empty bed reflected
in the mirror.]
message:
Sayonara. Thanks for sayonara osewa ni narimashita
everything. farewell thank-you-for-your-kind-help
--Madoka
#MADOKA#
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p 77 (187)
1
[View down a street.]
2
[From the overpass above us, Madoka stops at the railing and looks out at
the traffic below. Pedestrians pass by her.]
3
[She pauses to watch a crowd gathering around some street performers.]
4
[Tight shot of her lower legs.]
Madoka FX: _____
pita_
5
[She looks unhappily back at us...]
6
[...and abruptly turns about.]
7
[Exterior shot of the upper levels of the Kasuga apartment building, as seen
from street level.]
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p 78 (188)
1
[Kyousuke carries a bowl to the dining room table.]
Kyousuke:
Hot, hot, hot! achichi!
2
Kyousuke: [lifting noodles with his chopsticks]
I'm really tired of eating sasuga ni KUiakita yo~~
the same thing... truly/really was-tired-of-routine-diet
3
Kyousuke: [eating and glaring] _____
Man, but that makes me so shikashi... hara tatsu na-- oyaji-tachi
mad--Dad and the others but get-angry dad-(and-assoc)
always making me watch the ___
house. itsu-mo ore ni RUSUBAN sase-yagatte
always me (IO) make-housesit/
make-stay-home-(contempt)
____
I don't know what to do hima o moteamashichau yo
with all this free time. free-time (O) (moteamashite-shimau)
don't-know-what-to-do-
(with)-(finality/regret)
Kyousuke eating FX: _______
zururu_
4
[Madoka looks across a playground at the Kasuga apartment building.]
5
Kyousuke: [still eating]
(I wish Ayukawa would (TOTSUZEN AYUKAWA demo
suddenly come and visit...!) suddenly/unexpectedly even
tazunete-konai ka na~~~~_)
not-come-and-visit I-wonder
doorbell FX: ___ _____
pin po--n
6
[He stops eating to look at the door in surprise.]
7
door FX: _____
gacha
Kyousuke:
I'm coming... ...hai
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p 79 (189)
1
[Komatsu, smiling and waving, appears in the doorway.]
Komatsu:
HI! yoo_
2
[Kyousuke's face falls.]
narration:
Ohhh. It's just Komatsu! nan da---- KOMATSU ka!
Kyousuke FX: _______
gakkari
disappointed
3
Komatsu: [smiling] ____
I had nothing to do so I anmari hima na mon de
came over... too-(much) leisurely person because
kite-mita kedo...
tried-to-come but
____
But you look like you've omae mo so--to-- hima so-- da naa
got tons of free time, too. you too fairly spare-time looks-as-if
You wanna go somewhere? doko-ka ikanai ka
somewhere not-go (?)
narration:
There's no way she'd come... kuru hazu nai yo ne AYUKAWA ga----
ought-not-come (S)
4
[Madoka walks up the stairs.]
Madoka footstep FX: ___ ___
ko_ ko_
5
[Kyousuke, leaving with Komatsu, closes and locks the door behind him.]
door FX: _____ _____
kacha kacha
6
[Just as Kyousuke and Komatsu turn the corner, Madoka comes up from the other
direction.]
7
[Ayukawa stares at the intercom outside the Kasuga's door.]
Madoka footstep FX: ___
ko_
sign:
Kasuga Takashi KASUGA TAKASHI
Kyousuke KYOUSUKE
Manami manami
Kurumi kurumi
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p 80 (190)
1
[She sets down her bag and rings the doorbell.]
doorbell FX: ___ _____ ___ _____
pin po--n pin po--n
2
[She takes out a pen and a pad of paper.]
pen FX: ______
kacha_
3
message:
To Kasuga-kun. KASUGA-kun e
4
[Tight shot of her face as she stares at what she's written so far.]
5
[Isolated shot of a crumpled wad of paper flying through the air.]
paper FX: _______
kussha_
6
[Exterior shot of the entryway to a coffee shop.]
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p 81 (191)
1
[Kyousuke and Komatsu sit at a table, but their attention is on another
table. There, a man and a woman have a conversation.]
Mrs. Ayukawa:
Maybe we should've called yappari KEISATSU ni todoketa
the police, after all. after-all to-police reported
hou ga i-- n ja nai no
better (neg/explan)
Mr. Ayukawa:
But Mother, that's going shikashi KAAsan sore wa chotto
a bit too far. but mother that-(one) (T) a-bit
2
Mr. Ayukawa:
I can't believe that she masaka ano KO ga
would run away from home... impossible that-girl (S)
IEDE suru nante
run-away-from-home the-likes-of
Komatsu:
Hey, did you hear that? oi ki--ta ka IEDE da to yo
Someone ran away. heard (?) runaway is (quote)
3
Mr. Ayukawa:
If it was going to be like konna koto nara anna ni
this, I should never have if-it-is-this-kind-of-thing so-(much)
pushed her so strongly about _______
going to America. TSUYOku amerika Iki o semaru
strongly go-to-America (O) press/urge
n ja nakatta
not-have
I won't say anything more-- moo nani-mo iwanai kara
I just want her back home. more anything not-be-saying that's-why
KAEtte-kite hoshii
want-coming-to-return-home
4
Mrs. Ayukawa:
There must be some very ano KO ni shite-mirya kono MACHI ni
important reason, from her by-that-girl if-try-&-consider in-this-city
point of view, to want to
stay in this city. NOKOritai yohodo no RIYUU
want-to-remain extraordinary 's reason
demo aru n daro nee
or-something be-there (poss-explan) (rhet)
Because she's just not the ja nakya konna koto suru
kind of girl that does this (nakereba) this-kind-of-thing do
sort of thing. if-there-isn't
yo-- na KO ja nai mono
resemble child is-not person
5
Kyousuke:
(Oh. That man...) (are... ano OTOKO no HITO)
huh that-man
6
narration:
I have a feeling that I've doko-ka de ICHIDO MIta yo-- na...
seen him once somewhere... at-somewhere one-time saw likelihood
But I can't remember where! u--n OMOiDAsenai!
can't-recall
[Komatsu and Kyousuke wave and go their separate ways outside the coffee
shop.]
Komatsu:
Bye. ja na
7
[At his apartment building, Kyousuke stops short at something seen off-panel.]
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p 82 (192)
1
[Full-portrait shot of Madoka, in her minidress, high heels and cap, leaning
back against the Kasuga's door, deep in thought.]
2
Kyousuke:
Ayukawa...?! AYUKAWA...?!
3
[Madoka portrait--surprise.]
4
[Madoka portrait--soft smile.]
5
narration:
What's this? What's the nan da do-- shita n darou
matter with Ayukawa today? what's-this what's-the-matter
KYOU no AYUKAWA
today's
Dressed like she's going yoso iki no kakkou de
off somewhere... somewhere-else go in-appearance
Kyousuke:
Come... do...
6
Kyousuke: [opening the door]
Come in! doozo!
Madoka:
Oh, but... a demo
narration:
Well, no matter what, how maa nan ni se yo kite-kureru
lucky I am to have her here! no-matter-what come-(for-me)
_______
nante rakki--!
how! lucky
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p 83 (193)
1
[Isolated shot of Kyousuke's pair of shoes left at the door.]
Kyousuke: [off] ___
This weekend I'm all alone kono SHUUMATSU wa ore hitori na n da
because my old man and the this-weekend (T) I 1-person am (explan)
others have already gone to _____
Kyuushuu on a business oyaji-tachi wa SHIGOTO o
trip... father-(and-others) (T) work (O)
kanete KYUUSHUU ni itte-ru kara...
already to-Kyuushuu be-going that's-why
2
[Closeup of Madoka's troubled face.]
3
Kyousuke:
The way you're dressed-- sono kakkou doko-ka iku no
are you going out somewhere, that-appearance somewhere going
or on your way back home?
soretomo KAEri?
or returning-home
4
Madoka:
I came to stay over at your KASUGA-kun CHI ni tomari ni kita no
place. at-your-place to-stay-over came
Kyousuke: [smiling]
Ohhh. So that's it... na--n da so-- datta no...
what's-that like-that was
5
[He does a double-take and turns to stare at her. She looks back at him
with a serious expression.]
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p 84 (194)
1
Madoka: [looking up at the ceiling]
What would you do if I said to ittara do-- suru
that? if-say-that what do
Kyousuke: [bug-eyed]
.......... ..........
2
Kyousuke: [smiling]
Ahh, you surprised me! a-- bikkuri shita!
3
narration:
Springing a joke on me like ikinari JOUDAN kitsui yo na
that. suddenly joke harsh/severe
4
[Isolated shot of Kasuga's TV and stereo entertainment system.]
Madoka: [off]
Please excuse me. o-jama shimasu
Kyousuke: [off]
Come on in. do--zo
5
Madoka: [looking at a stack of empty instant noodle containers.]
It's true... Everyone's honto ni... DARE-mo inai no ne
gone. really nobody -here
bowl: [top]
Yellow KI IRO no tame
yellow
cup: [middle]
Noodles!! MEN!!
cup [bottom] ______
Noodles TEN(?) USU nudoru
6
[As she looks off to the side, Kyousuke turns his back to her, hiding a
magazine against his chest. He puts on a nervous smile.]
Madoka:
Say, I... ne atashi...
Kyousuke:
What a mess...! chirakatte-ru na----_
is-being-in-disorder
magazine: __ ________
Playboy reibo--i
7
Madoka: [smiling]
Shall I make you some dinner gohan tsukutte-ageyo-- ka!
then?! meal shall-make-(favor-to-you) (?)
Kyousuke:
Ehh? Really? e-- honto--?
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p 85 (195)
1
[Madoka chops onions in the kitchen. Note the kappa on her apron. No "piyopiyo" chicks on
this pretty girl! ^_^]
Madoka knife FX: ___ ___
ton ton
2
[Seated at the kitchen table, Kyousuke rests his cheeks in his hands and
contentedly watches the back of Madoka as she works at the stove.]
narration:
This kind of look really AYUKAWA no ko-- yu-- SUGATA
suits Ayukawa... 's this-kind-of-figure/form
_______
pittari da na--
closely is
frying FX: ____
ju--
narration: ___
It's as though we're... marude ore-tachi----
as-if we
3
[Panels 3-8 are black-bordered, denoting a dream sequence. Here, Kyousuke,
wearing a business suit and hat, comes home. He is greeted by Madoka in
her apron.]
Kyousuke: ______
Oh, curry tonight. o KON'YA wa kare-- ka
tonight (T) curry (musing)
Kyousuke FX: _____
pu~~n
Madoka
Welcome ho-o-ome. o-kaerinasa--i
4
[He takes a bite.]
Kyousuke FX: _____
paku_
5
Kyousuke: [moving it around in his mouth]
.......... ..........
Madoka: [raptly watching him, cheeks resting in her hands]
How is it? doo?
6
Kyousuke:
It's delicious! un_ umai!
[Madoka beams.]
narration:
...a newlywed couple! SHINKON FUUFU!
7
[Kyousuke sits under the covers of their bed. Madoka sits at the edge, back
to him.]
narration:
Speaking of newlyweds... SHINKON to ieba----
newlyweds speaking-of
Kyousuke:
Madoka, come over here. madoka kotchi ni oide
to-this-way come
8
[Kyousuke moves in for a kiss. Madoka awaits it with a smile.]
Kyousuke:
Madoka! omae!
Madoka:
Dear! anata!
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p 86 (196)
1
[He sits at the table, eating his curry and staring up at the ceiling.
His face is flushed and sweaty.]
narration: ______ ___
I've become a bit of a lech SAIKIN chotto sukebe da na ore
lately... lately a-bit lecherous am I
crows-in-background FX: ___
kaa
Madoka: [wide-eyed]
Oh, was it too hot? ara karakatta kashira?
was-hot I-wonder
2
[They engage in cheerful conversation. Perhaps Kyousuke here is talking
about a recently overheard conversation in a coffee shop...]
Kyousuke:
And... He did... de sa-- aitsu ga ne--
that-guy (S) (rhet)
3
[Madoka's smile disappears and she drops her gaze.]
4
Madoka:
Hey... What would you do nee... sakki no HONKI
if I was serious about what a-little-while-ago 's true
I said before?
dattara do-- suru?
if-was what do
Kyousuke: [beaming]
Ohh... Sure. a-- i-- yo
You can sleep over. tomatte-ttara
when-go-and-sleep-over
5
Madoka:
Then I will. ja tomatchau
(tomatte-shimau)
then sleeping-over-(finality)
6
Kyousuke: [laughing] __
Ba... ba...
7
[And laughter turns to shock as he realizes that Madoka is serious.]
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p 87 (197)
1
[He slaps himself violently.]
Kyousuke FX: _____
pisha
Kyousuke:
OW! a ita!
2
Kyousuke:
That hurts. itete
narration:
This is real, after all! yappari GENJITSU da----!
after-all reality is
3
[He stares at a closed door.]
narration:
But, is it okay for something shikashi---- konna koto ga
like this to happen? but this-kind-of-thing (S)
atte i-- mono darou ka?
happening okay thing poss-be (?)
Ayukawa sleeping over... AYUKAWA ga tomatte-iku nante
(S) go-and-stay-over the-likes-of
Kyousuke:
(If this continues...) (kono mama ikeba...)
just-as-this-is if-have/if-is-there
Kyousuke heartbeat FX: ____ ____
doki doki
4
[Tight shot of a shower head and the top part of Madoka's head.]
shower FX: _____
pita_
faucet FX: [off] ___ ___
kyu kyu
5
[The door opens and Madoka enters dressed only in panties, clutching a towel
to her front. Kyousuke looks up in surprise.]
door FX: _____
kacha
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p 88 (198)
1
[His pov of her.]
2
[He goes into shock.]
3
[Still using the towel to cover strategic parts of her body, Madoka sits
near him. Kyousuke flinches back.]
Madoka:
Do whatever you like... SUki ni shite......
like (IO) doing
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p 89 (199)
1
[Isolated shot of blood splotches.]
drops FX: ____ ____ ____
pota pota pota
2
[Reality check again. Kyousuke kneels on the floor, hand covering his
bleeding nose. Concerned, Madoka approaches him, hands clasped behind her
back. She's dressed in sweatshirt and pants.]
Madoka: ______
I guess the curry was too yappari sakki no kare--
hot after all. after-all a-little-while-ago 's curry
kara sugita no ka na
that's-why exceeded I-wonder
Kyousuke: __ ____
N-nosebleed... ha hanaJI ga...
Kyousuke: ______
It's not the curry... kare-- ja nai yo...
curry is-not
______
It's the nude... hadaka da yo...
naked/nude it-is
3
[He stops short, looking up at her. She looks back in puzzlement.]
4
[Towel in hand, he wipes his face.]
narration:
Of course it won't go that nna hazu wa nai ka----
way... likelihood not-there (musing)
Madoka: [toying with her hair]
By the way, where... tokoro-de atashi...
by-the-way I
5
Madoka: [soft smile]
...should I sleep? doko de netara i-- no?
at-where when-sleep okay
6
[Kyousuke portrait--hormone overload.]
7
[He takes her to the door of his sisters' bedroom, and gestures to it.]
Kyousuke: _____
Here... My sisters' beds koko...... IMOUTO-tachi no beddo ga
aren't being used. here younger-sisters 's bed (S)
aite-ru kara
are-being-free that's-why
Madoka:
Thanks. Good night. arigato oyasumi
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p 90 (200)
1
[Kyousuke lies back in his bed staring at the ceiling.]
2
narration:
It can't be... masaka... na
Kyousuke:
fuu
3
[He turns over onto his side.]
narration:
It's true that she's tomatte-iku ni wa
sleeping over, but there's go-and-stay-overnight (IO) (contrast)
no way it would smoothly go
that far. chigainai ga yappari na--
must/sure (S) sure-enough
soko made CHOUSHI yoku iku hazu nai
that-far condition fully shouldn't-go
yo na
Kyousuke FX: _____
goro_
Kyousuke: ___ ___
I'm so stupid! ore no aho!
I stupid/dummy
4
[Kyousuke lies on his side in bed, awake.]
5
[Madoka lies on her side in bed, awake.]
6
[Kyousuke rolls over onto his stomach, burying his face in his pillow.]
narration:
But when I think that we're da kedo onaji YANE no MOTO de
alone under the same roof but under-the-same-roof
and that she is sleeping so
close by... futari kkiri sugu soba ni
2-people only nearby/close-by
AYUKAWA ga nete-ru ka to OMOu to
(S) is-sleeping when-think-that
Kyousuke:
Sure enough, I can't sleep... yappari nemurenai yo~~~~
sure-enough not-be-able-to-sleep
7
[He is startled by the sound of...]
door FX: ___ ___
ton ton
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p 91 (201)
1
[Kyousuke portrait--wide-eyed surprise.]
narration:
Ayukawa...! AYUKAWA...!
2
Madoka: [meekly]
Can I come in? haitte ii?
entering okay
3
Kyousuke:
S-sure... u... un......
Kyousuke heartbeat FX: ____ ____ ____
doki doki doki
door FX: [off] _____
kacha
4
[Kyousuke's pov of a half-portrait of Madoka, wearing a rather tight,
white T-shirt, and a solemn look on her face. Kyousuke looks on wide-eyed
in an inset.]
Madoka:
It's lonely sleeping by hitori de neru no wa sabishii no
myself. alone sleeping (T) lonely is
door FX: ______
battan
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