Kimagure Orange Road
"But It's a Paradise!"
Volume 8, Story 4
WB Volume 5, Story 2
Written and illustrated by Matsumoto Izumi

Translation & full-script typesetting by : Craig H. Nishida
Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose
                                 Craig Nishida
                                 Spencer Hastings
                                 Thomas Wyatt
                                 Jerry Lee
                                 Scott Henry
                                 Ka-Ping Yee
                                 George Robbert

Last revision : 07-17-95

Comments?  Corrections?  Suggestions?  Please send them to:
     kor-trans@gnu.ai.mit.edu

NOTE: 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 27 (73) are only in the WBs!
NOTE: The existent script by Patrick Yip is evidently done from an
      unauthorized Chinese translation.  It contains many major and minor
      deviations from the Japanese and so was not used in preparation of
      this script.
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p 27 (73)--TITLE PAGE

[Madoka slumbers in a hammock chair, dressed in shorts and sleeveless shirt.]

MAIN TITLE (at top)                      _________
  But It's a Paradise!            datte  paradaisu!
                                  but    paradise

SUB-TITLE (at bottom)
  Even Her Secret Sleeping        HIMITSU no       NEGAO  mo   SUZUshige na
  Face Is Refreshing.             secret/private/  one's-sleeping-face
                                  confidential            too  cool/refreshing
                                                           __________
  If You Could Awaken This        FUSHIGI  NATSU  IRO      shinderera
  Mysterious Summer-Tinged        mystery  summer-colored  Cinderella
  Cinderella with a Dream-                 _____
  Colored Kiss...                 YUME IRO kissu de      Okosetara...
                                  by-dream-colored-kiss  if-able-to-wake-up

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p 28 (74)

1
[A rainy day outside school as classes let out...]
book:                             _________
  Margaret             maguritto  GA/E/KAKU 
                                  margaret   picture/drawing/sketch

2
[Outside, a smiling Madoka catches up to a despondent Hikaru.  BTW, Madoka
 looks especially great in this panel.  Nice action pose.]
Madoka:
  Hikaru!                         hikaru!

3
Hikaru:
  Madoka-san...                   madoka-san...

4
Madoka:
  You're depressed.               GENKI nai               no ne
                                  low-spirited/depressed
                                                  ______
  You haven't shown your face     SAIKIN  uchi no kurasu ni
  around my class lately...       lately  in-my-class
  What's the matter?
                                  KAO misenai     kedo  do-- shita no?
                                  not-shown-face  but   what's-the-matter

Hikaru: [looking at the ground]
  I've lost confidence in         atashi  JISHIN   nakushichatta   n desu
  myself.                         I       self-confidence          (explan)
                                                   lost-(finality/regret)

5
Hikaru:
  I wonder if Sempai really       SEMPAI  HONTOU ni  atashi no koto
  likes me...                             really     about-me

                                  SUki na  no kashira...
                                  liking      I-wonder

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p 29 (75)

1
[Panels 1-4, and 6 are double-bordered, denoting the flashback sequence.
 Here, Kyousuke answers the door to find a beaming Hikaru waiting there.]
narration:
  You see, I went over to         jitsu wa  kono aida      SEMPAI no IE ni
  play at Sempai's place the      actually  the-other-day  at-Sempai's-house
  other day.
                                  ASObi ni itta  n desu
                                  went-to-play   (explan)

2
[They sit on the couch and chat.  Kyousuke holds the "A Hard Day's Night" LP.
 Yes, vinyl!!]
narration:
  There just happened to be       cho--do    DARE-mo  inaku  tte
  no one around, and it was       just-like  nobody   -being-there
  just us two.
                                  futari   kkiri
                                  2-people only
                                                  ______
  The mood was fantastic.         tottemo   ii    mu--do  datta  n desu
                                  immensely nice  mood    was    (explan)

3
[Hikaru gazes into his eyes, and edges closer.]
narration:
  When suddenly, our              futo      futari no  KAIWA        ga
  conversation stopped.           suddenly  2-people's conversation (S)

                                  togireta               TOKI
                                  was-interrupted/broke  time

Hikaru:
  Sempai...  What are you         SEMPAI...    IMA  nani  o   KANGAete-imasu?
  thinking about right now?                    now  what (O)  be-thinking

Hikaru edge-closer FX:            ___ ___ ___
               tsu tsu tsu

4
narration:
  And then, he looked me          soshitara  SEMPAI  jitto
  straight in the eye...          then               intently/fixedly

                                  atashi no koto  mite
                                  at-me           looking

Kyousuke:
  Same as you...                  hikaru-chan to  onaji koto  sa
                                  with-Hikaru     same-thing

5
[Back in real time, Madoka looks back at Hikaru sharply.]

6
[Back to the story.  Kyousuke smiles and offers up a cup of noodles.  Hikaru's
 stare grows dark.]
Kyousuke:
  You're hungry, aren't you.      onaka   hetta      n desho
                                  insides decreased  (poss-explan)
                                                         _____ _______
  I got some great Cup Ramen      KONDO          oishii  kappu ra--men
  this time.                      now/this-time  tasty   cup-ramen

                                  mitsuketa                      n da
                                  found-out/discovered/noticed   (explan)

  Want some?                      TAberu?
                                  eat

cup:                                               ________
   noodles             <2-kanji> IRI    nu--doru
                                            roast  noodles

7
[In the background, we see Hikaru race out the door, Kyousuke vainly in
 pursuit.  In the foreground, the unhappy Hikaru continues to talk with
 Madoka.]
narration:
  And so...                       sore de...

  I lost it...                    atashi  ATAMA ni kichatte...
                                  I       getting-on-one's-nerves-
                                          (finality/regret)

Hikaru:                                     ______
  Sempai, you idiot...            sempai no baka--

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p 30 (76)

1
Hikaru:
  But when I calmed down and      da kedo  REISEI ni natte
  thought about it, I realized       but   becoming-calm/cool/composed
  I'd been a little quick-
  tempered...                     KANGAeru to       atashi  chotto
                                  when-think-about  I       a-bit

                                  sekkachi datta...
                                  was-hasty/impetuous/quick-tempered

  So I thought I'd try to         de  NAKAnaori shiyo--
  patch things up, but I'm        so  shall-reconcile/patch-up
  much too ashamed to face
  him...                          to omotte-ta       n desu    kedo
                                  was-thinking-that  (explan)  but

                                  SEMPAI ni   awasu KAO ga naku tte..
                                        (IO)  too-much-ashamed-to-see

2
Hikaru:
  And it seems Sempai is          SEMPAI mo   nan-da-ka        atashi no koto
  avoiding me for some                   too  for-some-reason  about-me
  reason...
                                  sakete-ru    mitai de...
                                  is-avoiding  seeming

  Now I've lost all               atashi  mou  sukkari       JISHIN
  confidence in myself...         I       now  all/entirely  self-confidence

                                  nakushichatta...
                                  lost-(finality/regret)

3
[Madoka portrait--she looks thoughtful.]

4
Madoka: [off]
  Hikaru!                         hikaru!

[Surprised, Hikaru looks up.]

5
Madoka: [smiling]                                        _______
  I'm going to Okinawa            atashi  ashita kara    okinawa ni iku  n da
  tomorrow.                       I       from-tomorrow  go-to-Okinawa

Hikaru: [wide-eyed]               _______
  Okinawa?                        okinawa?

6
Madoka:
  It's a 4-day exam break...      SHIKEN YASUmi de  4 RENKYUU
                                  in-exam-break     4-consecutive-holidays

                                  da   shi          ne
                                  are  and-besides
                                                  _________   ________
  I think I'll take the           kono KIKAI ni   sukyu--ba - daibingu no
  opportunity to get a            in-this-chance  scuba-diving         's
  scuba-diving license.           ________
                                  raisensu  toro--     to omotte
                                  license   shall-get  thinking-that

7
Madoka:
  How'd you like to come too?     doo   anata mo   ikanai?
                                  how   you   too  not-go

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p 31 (77)

1
[Hikaru thinks about it.]

2
Hikaru: [brightly]
  Okay!                           hai!

3
[Exterior shot of a travel agency office.  It continues to rain.]
sign: [horizontal, large]                      ___________
  New Japan Tourist               SHIN  NIHON  tsu--risuto
                                  new   Japan  tourist

sign: [vertical, top]                ____
  ..ist                           ...suto

sign: [vertical, middle]
  New Japan Travel                SHIN  NIHON  KOUTSUU
                                  new   Japan  transportation/travel

sign: [vertical, bottom]          ___
  L                    eru  <3-tiny-kanji>
                                  ___ ______
  L Card                          eru ka--do

4
[Madoka and Hikaru walk in.  Did I mention that Madoka has these cute little
 rainboots on?  Err...  Anyway, a familiar schoolgirl is already being helped
 at the counter.]
lady travel agent:                                     __________
  This is that pamphlet.          kore       ga   sono panfuretto
                                  this-(one) (S)  that-pamphlet

                                  de gozaimasu
                                     exists/is-there

5
[Akane heads toward the door, reading the pamphlet.]
Akane: [talking to herself]
  Now, the question is, how       ato      wa   do-- yatte  OYA      o
  do I persuade my parents...?    the-rest (T)  how  doing  parents (O)

                                  SETTOKU suru  ka      da kedo...
                                  persuade      (muse)  is but

  They'd certainly object to      ONNA no KO no hitori  TABI    nante
  a girl traveling alone...       girl          alone   travel  or-such

                                  ZETTAI        HANTAI suru daro--    naa
                                  absoluteness  poss-oppose/object-to

Akane FX:                         __________
                          butsubutsu

poster: [left]                    ______
  Canada                          kanada

poster: [right, partially blocked]________
  Transy...                       toranshi...

signs                             ____      ____
  Asia   ...rica                  ajia   ...rika

[Incidentally, the Transylvania poster depicts a man in a cape.  A bat flies
 above his shoulder.]

6
Akane: [looking up]
  Oh!                             ara!

Madoka and Hikaru:
  Ah!                             a

poster:                           ________     ________
  Transy...  Rumani...            toranshi...  ru--mani...

[Same poster, but now the bat's gone...]

signs:
                       CHUU  SHIN?  TOU
                                  
                                  ____
  Asia                            ajia

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p 32 (78)

1
[Exterior shot of an upper level of the Kasuga apartment building.]
doorbell FX:                      ___ _____
                       pin po--n

2
[Pov from behind the shoulder of a schoolgirl as he answers the door.
 Kyousuke's in the middle of drinking from a carton of juice.]
Kyousuke:
  Yes, who is it?                 hai  donata?

door FX:                          _____
                           kacha

carton:                           __________  ______
  Persimmon Juice                 pa--shimon  ju--su

  100% Persimmons                 KAKI 100%

3
[His pov of Hikaru, bursting with a smile.]
Hikaru:
  Sempai!                         sempai!

4
[Kyousuke is stunned.]
carton FX:                        _____
                           poro_

5
[Of course, it's Akane.  She enters, grabbing her drenched skirt and
 screaming in his face.]
Akane:
  Kyaaaa!  So cold!               kya------_   tsumetai!

  It's me.  Me!                   atashi yo  atashi!

6
Kyousuke: [wincing]
  A-Akane!                 a akane!    ho_

Akane:
  Grr.                            moo

narration:
  Wh-what?  Akane?  That's a      na nan da    akane ka...     yokatta!
  relief!

7
Akane:
  What on earth is the matter?    ittai         do-- shita no
                                  in-the-world  what's-the-matter

  Somehow, for a moment, it       nanka              ko--
  seemed as though I caught       something/somehow  like-this
  a look of despair.
                                  ISSHUN          ZETSUBOU tomo
                                  for-an-instant  including-despair

                                  toreru     yo-- na     KAO shichatte
                                  be-caught  looks-like  looking-(finality)

[Blushing fiercely, Kyousuke looks up at the ceiling.]

narration:
  I had a fight with              hikaru-chan to  kenka shichatte
  Hikaru-chan, and somehow,       with-Hikaru     having-fight-
  I'm too embarrassed to                          (finality/regret)
  face her.
                                  KAO awasu no ga            nanka
                                  being-ashamed-to-face-her  somehow

                                  KI mazui              n da     yo na
                                  awkward/embarrassing  (explan)

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p 33 (79)

1
[Akane's pov of him as he looks back in surprise.]
Kyousuke:
  Wha-a-at?!  Hikaru-chan         e----_?!    hikaru-chan-tachi      ga
  and Ayukawa are going to                               (and-assoc) (S)
  Okinawa?!
                                  OKINAWA ni?!
                                  to-Okinawa

2
[View pans back to show them both seated at the kitchen table.]
Kyousuke:
  Hmm...                          fu--n......

Akane:
  Huh?  You didn't know?          are    SHIranakatta no?

3
Kyousuke:
  N-no...                         i iya...

Akane FX:
                          jiro_

Akane:
  This is strange...!             kore       wa   okashii...!
                                  this-(one) (T)  strange

4
[Akane glares and yells in his face again.]
Akane:
  So you had a falling-out        sate wa    hikaru-chan to
  with Hikaru-chan, eh?!                     with-Hikaru

                                  kenka o shita  na--_
                                  fell-out

Akane FX:                         ____
                            zui_

narration:
  S-so sharp!                     su surudoi!

Kyousuke heartbeat FX:            _____
                          doki_

5
[Filler art.  Hikaru walks home in the rain--same as page 28, panel 2.]

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p 34 (80)

1
[Akane pulls back and watches as Kyousuke winces and sweats.]
narration:
  H-how could she have known?     na nande  wakatta     n daro
                                     why    understood  (poss-explan)
                                             ___________
  She shouldn't possess any       akane wa   terepashi--  motte-nai hazu na
  telepathy...                          (T)  telepathy    shouldn't-be-having

                                  no ni...
                                  even-though

Kyousuke:
  Wh-why...                       do do--shite......

2
Akane: [crossing her arms]
  Generally speaking, if it's     FUTSUU     ko-- yu-- koto
  anything to do with you         generally  this-kind-of-thing
  two lovers, I'll naturally
  know sooner than anyone else.   KOIBITO do--shi     nara      dare yori mo
                                  a-couple-of-lovers  if-it-is  anyone-else

                                  HAYAku      SHItte-te   TOUZEN    desho
                                  soon/early  am-knowing  naturally poss-be

Kyousuke: [wide-eyed]
  Eh?!                            e_?!

3
[She shouts in his face, and he sways back once more.]
Akane:                                  ____
  C'mon, barf it up!              sa--  gero shinasai!
                                        puke/vomit/retch-(command)

Akane FX:                         _____
                        zuii_

narration:
  I'm no match for Akane.         akane  ni  wa          kanawanai   ya
                                  Akane (IO) (contrast)  not-be-a-match-for

4
[A small, grey panel.]
Kyousuke: [off]
  Actually...                     jitsu wa......

5
[He looks up at the ceiling, finger to his lips.]
Kyousuke:
  And I don't really              de  yoku   wakannai        kedo
  understand it--but when I           fully  not-understand  but
  asked her if she would like     _____ _______
  some Cup Ramen she suddenly     kappu ra--men  TAberu tte      kiitara
  started to get angry.           cup-ramen      eat    (quote)  when-ask

                                  KYUU ni   okori-dashichatte
                                  suddenly  beginning-to-get-angry-
                                            (finality/regret)

Akane: [slapping her forehead]
 (You dolt...!)                   (DONKAN na                      yatsu...!)
                                   insensible/dull/thick-skinned  fellow

6
Akane:
  It seems that you don't         maru kkiri  ONNAGOKORO    to yu--  mono   ga
  understand anything about       entirely    woman's-heart that     person (S)
  a woman's heart.
                                  wakatchainai         mitai     ne
                                  (wakatte-shimainai)  it-seems
                                   not-understand-(finality/regret)

7
[She shouts in his face once more, the text of her speech growing larger
 with each line.]
Akane:
  But...                          demo...

  Then "going to Okinawa"         sore de  OKINAWA itchau tte     koto  wa
  means SHE'S GIVEN UP ON         then     go-to-Okinawa- (quote) thing (T)
  YOU!!                                    (finality/regret)

                                  AISO o tsukasareta  n da      wa!!
                                  was-given-up-(by)   (explan)

Akane FX:                         _______
                      zuiiii_

Kyousuke:
  EH?!                            e_?!

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p 35 (81)

1
[A bikini-clad, SD-style Hikaru prances happily in the shallow surf under
 a blazing sun.]
narration:
  A girl suddenly goes out        KOIBITO ni     nan no kotowari mo naku
  on a trip without telling       to-sweetheart  without-notice-at-all
  her sweetheart a thing...
                                  ONNA no KO ga   KYUU ni   TABI ni DEru
                                  girl       (S)  suddenly  go-out-to-travel

                                  nante...
                                  the-likes-of

narration:                                         ________
  And on top of that, when        shikamo   TAIYOU giragira   YUUWAKU ippai
  it reaches the point where      moreover  blazing-sunshine  temptation-full
  she goes to the sun-dazzling,
  temptation-filled southern      no MINAMI no SHIMA   to kicha
  islands, then the inevitable    's south  's island  coming-to
  occurs.                                                 _______
                                  korya  mo--  okimari no pata--n  yo
                                  this   now   customary-pattern

2
[A pack of furry animals--mostly wolves, but note the kappa in sunglasses--
 smirk back at us.]
narration:
  Over there...                   soko de...
                                                           ____
  Are those who lie in wait       KAIHOU KAN to   nakaba   yake ni   natta
  for girls who've become         with-open-feeling/emotion          became
  half-desperate, their                           half     desperate
  feelings laid bare...
                                  ONNA no KO o   machiukete-ru   mono   wa...
                                  girl      (O)  be-waiting-for  person (T)

wolf in aloha shirt:
                  hi_ hi_ hi_

3
[Kyousuke visualizes the wolf in aloha shirt hitting on the frightened,
 bikini-clad Hikaru.]
wolf:
  Where are you from?             kimi  doko kara   kita  no~~?
                                  you   from-where  came

Hikaru:
  KYAAAA!                         kya----_

Kyousuke FX:                      _____
                           goku_

4
Kyousuke:
  N-no way-y-y!                   ma masakaa--_

  Ayukawa's with her, too...      AYUKAWA datte issho    na n da     shi...
                                          also  together is (explan) consider

5
[Kyousuke visualizes the wolves hitting on BOTH frightened, bikini-clad girls.]
narration:
  Ah!  What's this...?            ha    nan da...

  Then it'd be even more          ja    yoke--  abunai     ja nai ka...
  dangerous...                    then  extra   dangerous

wolf:
  Where are you two from?         kimi-tachi    doko   kara  kita  no~~?
                                  you-(plural)  where  from  came

marching wolves FX:
                     zorozoro

6
[He stares in horror at his hands.]
Kyousuke:
  Wh-what should I do...?         do doo shiyou......

Akane: [brightly]
  Well...!                        desho--_

7
[She puts a reassuring hand on his shoulder.]
Akane:
  Then it's settled!              ja KImatta ne!

Akane hand FX:                    ___
                             pon

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p 36 (82)

1
[As Kyousuke watches wide-eyed, Akane winks at him and lifts up his "kappa"
 piggy bank.  Hey, I want one of those!]
Akane: [winking]
  So then...                      soko de...  to

  What might this be?             kore       wa   na  n deshou?
                                  this-(one) (T)  is  (poss-explan)

Kyousuke:                         ___
  My piggy bank.                  ore no  CHOKINBAKO
                                  my      savings-box

2
[She holds up a wooden mallet in her other hand...]
Akane:                                             _______
  Kyousuke, weren't you           KYOUSUKE  anata  sutereo  KAitai
  saying you wanted to buy                  you    stereo   want-to-buy
  a stereo?!
                                  tte itte-ta       yo ne!
                                  were-saying-that     (rhet)

Kyousuke FX:                      _____
                           giku_

3
[...and brings it down upon the hapless kappa bank.]
Kyousuke: [off]
  Ah!  What are you doing?!       a  nani  o   suru!
                                     what (O)  do

demolition FX:                    ______
                           gachan

4
[She holds up the money in her hands.]
Akane: [winking]
  I think you're a bit short,     SUKOshi   TArinai       yo-- na
  but I'll lend you the rest.     a-little  insufficient  it-looks-like

                                  KI mo suru  ga     NOKOri   wa   kono
                                  feel/think  but    the-rest (T)  this

                                  atashi ga   KAshite-ageyou
                                  I      (S)  shall-lend-you

  Oh, don't worry.  I won't       a  RISHI    wa   toranai     kara
  charge interest.                   interest (T)  not-charge  that's-why

                                  SHIMPAI shinai  de
                                  not-worry       being

5
Kyousuke:
  B-but...                        de demo...

  Going all the way to            ikura nan demo   OKINAWA  nante...
  Okinawa...                      as-far-as-that            the-likes-of

[She yells in his face and he bends back, wincing.]

Akane:                                            _______
  Which one's more important?!    hikaru-chan to  sutereo  dotchi ga
  Hikaru-chan or a stereo?!                   and stereo   which  (S)

                                  TAISETSU na  no?!
                                  important

6
[Exterior night shot looking straight up the face of the Kasuga apartment
 building.  It is STILL raining.]

7
[Two open envelopes lie on a table.]
Akane: [off]
  These are the hotel room        kore  ga   KOUKUU KEN      to
  and airline tickets!            these (S)  air    tickets  and
                                  ______
                                  hoteru no  SHUKUHAKU KEN!
                                  hotel  's  lodging   tickets

envelopes:                                     ___________
  New Japan Tourist               SHIN  NIHON  tsu--risuto
                                  new   Japan  tourist

  Airline tickets                 KOUKUU KEN

  Hotel lodging tickets           SHUKUHAKU KEN

8
Kyousuke: [holding up two tickets]
  Why are there two of            nande  2-MAI      -zutsu   aru   n da...?!
  each...?!                       why     (counter)  apiece  exist (explan)

Akane: [blushing]
  Oh, th-that's, uhh...           a  so sore wa  ne~~~~~~

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p 37 (83)

1
[She forces a smile and places a hand on the back of her head.]
Akane:
  Actually...                     jitsu wa...
                                                       _____   _______
  I just happened to be going     atashi mo   cho--do  uindo - sa--fin shi ni
  to Okinawa, too, to do some     I      too  exactly  to-do-windsurfing
  windsurfing...
                                  OKINAWA ni iku  koto ni natte-te...
                                  go-to-Okinawa   happening-to-be

  But going by myself...          demo  hitori ja  sono...
                                  but   by-myself  that

  Mom and Dad wouldn't let        OYA     ga   YURUshite-kurenakutte
  me.                             parents (S)  not-allowing-me

2
[She blushes, but gets serious and grabs him by the shoulders.]
Akane:                                             ____________
  So you just have to come as     anata  atashi no bodi--ga--do to shite
  my bodyguard!                   you    as-my-bodyguard

                                  kureba i--    no yo!
                                  have-to-come

Kyousuke:
 (Th-this girl...                 (ko koitsu...

  In short, she wanted to go      yo--suru ni         JIBUN   ga
  to Okinawa herself, but to      after-all/in-short  oneself (S)
  do so, she needed to use
  me as an excuse...)             OKINAWA ikitai         ga   tame ni
                                  want-to-go-to-Okinawa  but  for-the-sake-of
                                  ___   _____
                                  ore o dashi ni shitatte  wake    ka...)
                                  me                       reason  (muse)
                                        even-tho-be-under-the-pretext-of

Akane FX:
                           shikka

3
[Aerial view of a Nippon Air Lines Boeing 747 flying over the clouds.]
narration:
  So the day arrives.             n de motte  TOUJITSU
                                              the-appointed-day

Akane: [off]
  But even though it's            shikashi  OKINAWA  to ittatte
  Okinawa, it's still so          but                even-tho-saying-that
  big...
                                  HIROi                n da      shi...
                                  wide/broad/spacious  (explan)  consider

4
[Inside the plane, Akane stares raptly out the window.  Kyousuke sits
 vexed beside her.]
narration:
  When we leave behind the        don'yori to  OMOi   HAI-IRO    no
  dull, heavy and grey,           dull/leaden  heavy  grey/ashen 's
  rainy-season skies...
                                  tsuyu         SORA o   nukeru to----
                                  rainy-season  sky (O)  when-leave

Kyousuke:
  How are we going to find        do-- yatte  hikaru-chan-tachi       o
  Hikaru-chan and Ayukawa?        how  doing             (and-assoc) (O)

                                  SAGAsette    n da    yo
                                  looking-for  (explan)

Akane:
  Just leave that to              soko       wa   sore        kono
  Akane-san!                      that-place (T)  that-(one)  this

                                  akane-san ni  nukari wa nai!
                                  to-Akane-san  without-fail

  Wow, so pretty!                 wa-- kirei!

5
[Her pov out the window of the island of Okinawa.  The skies are clear.]
Akane: [off]
  True, we couldn't catch the     sasuga ni     HIKOUKI made wa   ISSHO no
  same flight together, but       truly/indeed  to-airplane  (T)  together
  we used the same travel
  agency...                       torenakatta      kedo
                                  could-not-catch  but

                                  ONAji  RYOKOU  DAIRITEN  da  shi
                                  same   travel  agency    is  and-besides

  The rest is a breeze!           ato  wa   o-TANOshimi!
                                  rest (T)  pleasure

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p 38 (84)

1
[Spread across the tops of pages 38-39 (84-85) is this 2-page panel.
 Kyousuke and Akane look out across a sunny, sandy beach at a hotel complex.]
narration:
  ...we find the midsummer        MANATSU     no TAIYOU ga   atta!!
  sun!!                           midsummer/  's sun    (S)  existed/had
                                  height-of-summer

2
[Shot of the road entry sign to the "Coral Resort Hotel."]
Akane: [off]
  Make misfortune turn into       wazawai     TENjite   FUKU to         nasu
  good fortune.                   misfortune  changing  (good)-fortune  make

                                  tte yu--  desho
                                  say-that  poss-be

  I've made sure we're in the     chanto              ISSHO no
  same hotel.                     duly/in-good-order  together
                                  ______
                                  hoteru  totte-aru        kara
                                  hotel   are-occupied-in  that's-why

3
Akane: [shoving him in the back]
  Make up with her decisively,    shikkari   NAKAnaori shite  ikki ni
  and, in a single stroke,        firmly/    making-up-with   at-a-stroke
  seize hold of your              decidedly
  girlfriend's heart!                          ______
                                  KANOJO no    ha--to o   tsukaminasai!
                                  girlfriend's heart (O)  seize/take-hold

Akane hand FX:                    ___
                            don

4
Akane:
  And I, by the way, will         atashi mo   tsuide ni   madoka-chan no
  seize hold of Madoka-chan's     I      too  by-the-way              's
  heart...                        ______
                                  ha--to  tsukanjattari shite......
                                  heart   (tsukande-shimattari shite)
                                           seizing-(finality)-(and)

Kyousuke:
 (Y-you...)                       (ko koitsu...)

5
[He shades his eyes and smiles off into the distance.]
narration:
  Ohh, but it's not bad to be     maa  demo  MINAMI no SHIMA de
  in the southern islands              but   in-southern-islands
  with the likes of Ayukawa
  and Hikaru-chan.                AYUKAWA ya  hikaru-chan-tachi       to
                                          and             (and-assoc) with

                                  ISSHO     nante         WARUku wa nai
                                  together  the-likes-of  is-not-bad

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p 39 (85)

1
[This is the left half to panel 1 of the previous page.]

2
[The girls' pov of two smiling guys.]
Sukeda:                                ______________
  I'm Sukeda, an instructor.      boku insutorakuta-- no SUKEDA desu
                                  I    instructor         am

Komayama: [flashing a "peace" sign]
  I'm Komayama.  Pleased to       KOMAYAMA desu  yoroshiku!
  meet you!

3
[Madoka and Hikaru are taken aback.]
Madoka:
  N-nice to meet you...           yo yoroshiku...

4
[View pans up-and-away to show Kyousuke and Akane following the porter who
 carries their duffel bags.  They approach Madoka and company...]
Sukeda:
  Well, this might be sudden,     sassoku   desu ga  KOUSHUU               wa
  but we'll be holding intense    at-once/  is   but short-training-course (T)
  meetings in our short           immediately
  training course at...
                                  asu kara       SHUUCHUU -TEKI ni
                                  from-tomorrow  concentrated

                                  okonaimasu         BASHO wa...
                                  practice/perform/  place (T)
                                  hold-meeting

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p 40 (86)

1
Akane: [smiling, waving]
  There they are.  Hello-o-o.     itaita  konnichi wa--

2
Madoka:
  Kasuga-kun!                     KASUGA-kun!

Hikaru:
  Sempai!                         SEMPAI!

3
[Sukeda takes Madoka's hand in both of his.]
Sukeda:
  Then...  I'll be seeing you!    de wa...  yoroshiku ne!

Sukeda FX:
                            shikka

4
[Kyousuke glares at the two as they wave goodbye to Madoka and walk away.]
Kyousuke:
  !                               !

5
Sukeda:
  How's that?  Those girls        do-- da         ano KO-tachi
  are perfect babes!              how  is-that    those-girls

                                  tobikkiri    no JOUDAMA           da  ze!
                                  extra-fine/  's fine-jewel/pretty-woman
                                  best-of-its-kind                  are

Komayama:                         ___
  Then it's settled--they're      ore-tachi no  TSUGI no EMONO  ni
  our next catch.                 our           next  's catch (IO)

                                  KImari      da  na
                                  settlement  is

6
Kyousuke: [glaring at the guys]
  Who're they?                    DARE?

Madoka:                               ________    ______________
  Oh, some diving instructors.    aa  daibingu no insutorakuta-- yo
                                                              _____
  They're college students but    DAIGAKUSEI       da   kedo  baito de
  I suppose they come here to     college-student  are  but   at-work-part
  work part-time.                                             time

                                  kite-ru     n da      tte
                                  are-coming  (explan)  (hearsay)

7
[Kyousuke continues to stare off-panel at the backs of the retreating guys.
 Behind him, Akane chats with Madoka, and Hikaru quietly watches Kyousuke.]
narration:
  We were right in coming         yappari    kite    SEIKAI datta!
  here after all!                 after-all  coming  was-correct

Akane:
  Oh, and our rooms are next      a  HEYA mo   tonari    do--shi  na no ne
  to each other.                     room too  vicinity  comrades

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p 41 (87)

1
[Evening falls and the four sit poolside at a table, sipping drinks.]
Hikaru:
  Wow, Akane-san.                 he--  akane-san
                                  _____   _______
  You came to windsurf?           uindo - sa--fin shi ni  kita  no
                                  to-windsurf             came

2
Hikaru: [wide-eyed]
  I'm surprised!                  odoroita!

Akane:                                ____________
  And so I had Kyousuke           de  bodi--ga--do de  KYOUSUKE ni
  come along with me as my            as-bodyguard     with-Kyousuke
  bodyguard!
                                  tsuite-kite-moratta             wake!
                                  came-along-with-(favor-for-me)  reason

3
Akane: [to Madoka]                                       ______
  And while we're at it,          do--se nara  ISSHO no  hoteru no
  doesn't it seem nicer to        if-at-all    together  hotel
  just be in the same hotel?
                                  ho-- ga i--  ja nai?
                                  better       is-not

[Madoka forces a smile and nods nervously Akane.]

4
Kyousuke: [sucking his drink dry]
  Not that it matters, but        do-- demo i--          kedo
  isn't this alcoholic?           not-matter-either-way  but

                                  kore        o-SAKE  ja nai?
                                  this-(one)  liquor  is-not

Kyousuke FX:                      ________
                       zurururu

Akane: [pointing and grinning]
  What...?!                       nani o...!

  You've nearly finished it       hotondo  nomihoshitoite
  off.                            almost   (nomihoshite-oite)
                                            tossing-it-off-(for-future-sake)

5
[Kyousuke smiles up at the starry sky.]
narration:
  But...                          demo...

  I'm sure glad I came...!        yappari      kite    yokatta...!
                                  sure-enough  coming  was-glad

6
narration:
  Under the stars of the          NANGOKU            no HOSHI no SHITA
  southern lands.                 southern-countries 's stars 's under

  The stars...                    HOSHI no......
                                  stars 's

Kyousuke FX:                      _____
                          fura_

[His face becomes flushed...]

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p 42 (88)

1
[...and he topples over in his chair like a clubbed dodo.]
Kyousuke FX:                      ___
                           do_

Hikaru:
  Sempai!                         sempai!

2
[Akane pushes Hikaru towards the fallen Kyousuke.]
Akane:
  Okay, I leave the rest to       hai  ato  wa   o-makase       hikaru-chan!
  you, Hikaru-chan!                    rest (T)  leave-in-(your)-hands

3
Akane: [taking a surprised Madoka by the arm]
  Say, Madoka-chan.  Let's        nee  madoka-chan  atashi-tachi wa
  go swimming!!                   say               we           (T)

                                  hito    oyogishimasho_!!
                                  person  shall-swim

Madoka:
  Huh?!                           e_?!

4
[Akane smiles, and pulls on the wrist of the reluctant Madoka.  Madoka's
 attention is on Kyousuke and Hikaru.]
Madoka:
  B-but...                        de demo...

Akane:
  C'mon, let's go.                saa ikimasho

  Ohh, what a magnificent         aa  nante  subarashii             YORU!
  night!                              what!  wonderful/magnificent  night

5
[With his arm over her shoulders, Hikaru helps Kyousuke back to his room.]
Hikaru:
  Are you all right, Sempai?      DAIJOUBU desu ka  SEMPAI

6
Kyousuke:
  I'm sorry...  Hikaru-chan.      gomen ne...  hikaru-chan

7
[She blushes and turns to look at him.]

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p 43 (89)

1
[Full-length portraits of a bikini-clad Akane, and Madoka in a one-piece
 swimsuit and T-shirt.  They walk near the swimming pool.]

2
Madoka: [face flushed, hand to her forehead]
  Phew.  Maybe I'm a bit          fuu  SUKOshi   yotchatta
  drunk, too...                        a-little  was-drunk-(finality/regret)

                                  ka na......
                                  I-wonder

Madoka FX:                        _____
                         fura_

Akane: [smiling]
  By now, those two are           imagoro  futari de  nakayoku
  probably getting along          by-now   2-people   on-good-terms
  well together.
                                  yatte-ru  desho--  ne
                                  be-doing  poss-be

3
[Madoka portrait--her eyes open at that remark.]

4
Akane: [staring]
  Wow-w-w!                        uwa----_
                                                   ________
  Madoka-chan, you're well-       madoka-chan tte  gurama--  ne
  built.                                      (T)  "glamour-girl"-
                                                   (i.e.,-curvaceous)

5
[The two guys look at something off-panel.]
Komayama:
  Hm?  Those girls are...         n?    ano KO-tachi wa...

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p 44 (90)

1
[Hikaru helps Kyousuke in through the door of his (and Akane's) room.]
door FX:                          _____
                           gacha

Kyousuke:
  Sorry.                          gomen ne

2
[Kyousuke portrait--face flushed, gaze downcast.]
Kyousuke:
  That's what I wanted to tell    sore ga   i--taku   tte   kichatta    n da
  you, so I came here.            that (S)  wanting-to-say  came-(finality)

3
Hikaru:
  Sempai...                       SEMPAI...

4
[Isolated view of one of the beds, and the TV in the corner.]
Hikaru: [off]
  It doesn't matter.  I...        i--   n desu    atashi koso......
                                  okay  (explan)  I      indeed

5
Hikaru:
  ...was thinking that I          SEMPAI ni  ayamaro--
  should apologize to you,        to-Sempai  shall-apologize
  too.
                                  to omotte-ta       n desu
                                  was-thinking-that  (explan)

 (Sempai finally understood       (SEMPAI  atashi no KIMOchi  yo--yaku
  my feelings.)                            my-feelings        finally

                                  wakatte-kureta            no ne)
                                  understood-(favor-to-me)

6
[In trying to set him down on the bed, Hikaru finds herself dragged down
 next to him.]

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p 45 (91)

1
Kyousuke and Hikaru FX:           _____
                          dosa_

2
[Tight shot of Hikaru's bare legs.  One of her shoes has come off.]

3
[Split panel view of Kyousuke's wide-eyed face and Hikaru's glassy-eyed one.]
Kyousuke and Hikaru heartbeat FX: ____ ____ ____ ____
         doki doki doki doki

4
[Lying on her side next to him, she smiles and closes her eyes.  Kyousuke
 stares up at the ceiling.]
Hikaru:
  Sempai.  Right now...           SEMPAI  atashi  IMA...

  Do you know what I'm            nani  KANGAete-ru  ka   wakarimasu?
  thinking?                       what  be-thinking  (?)  know

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p 46 (92)

1
[Wide shot of the four at poolside.]
Komayama:
  Good evening!                   komban wa--_

2
Madoka:
  Oh?!                            ara?!
                                  _____
                             hikku

3
[The two guys exchange looks.]
Sukeda and Komayama FX:           ______
                           niyari

4
Sukeda:
  Th-they're drunk!               yo yotte-ru ze

  And in their swimsuits.         shikamo   MIZUGI de
                                  moreover  in-swimsuits

Komayama:                                        ___
  Now we can add to our           kore de        ore-tachi no  MIZUGI   no
  swimsuit collection again!      with-this/now  our           swimsuit 's
                                  __________
                                  korekushon ga   mata   fueru  ze!
                                  collection (S)  again  increase-in-number

5
Komayama: [looking at the girls]
  And not before we've done       shikamo  TANOshi-- koto  shita
  some fun things...!             besides  fun-things      done

                                  ato ni          ne...!
                                  later-on/after

6
[Sukeda takes Madoka by her arm.]
Sukeda: [smiling]
  C'mon!  Come over here.         sasa_  kotchi ni oide

Akane:
  Hey, what are you doing?!       chotto  nani  sun no  yo!
                                          what  doing

7
Sukeda:
  Starting now, we're going       IMA kara      KIMI-tachi ni
  to give special coaching        starting-now  for-you-(plural)
  lessons, just for you...                      _______
                                  TOKUBETSU no  ko--chi o   shite-ageru  yo...
                                  special       coach  (O)  do-(for-you)

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1
Sukeda:
  I'll guide you, by your         TEtoriASHItori  ne......
  hands and feet...

[Madoka looks up wide-eyed and nervous, her face flushed.]

2
[The two guys again exchange looks.]
Sukeda:
 (Heh heh heh...                  (fu fu fu...

  Looks like this'll be an        SAIKOU    no YORU   ni   nariso-- da  ze...
  awesome night...!)              "highest" 's night (IO)  looks-as-if-become

Sukeda and Komayama:              ___ ___ ___ ___
             he_ he_ he_ he_

3
[Tight shot of the faces of Hikaru and Kyousuke.  She closes her eyes, and
 he looks at her.]
Hikaru:
  Sempai.                         sempai

4
[Exterior night shot of the 2-room "cabin" at the hotel.]
Hikaru: [off]
  Can I stay here tonight?        KON'YA  wa   atashi  koko ni
                                  tonight (T)  I       in-this-place

                                  tomatte       ii?
                                  staying-over  okay

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