Kimagure Orange Road
"I'm a Man!"
Volume 13, Story 3
WB Volume 7, Story 14
Written and illustrated by Matsumoto Izumi
Translation & full-script typesetting by : Craig H. Nishida
Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose
Craig Nishida
Ramon Galindo
Last revision : 08-26-95
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 271 (51) are only in the WBs!
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p 271 (51)--TITLE PAGE
[Madoka sits in a chair, dressed in sweatshirt and pants. She looks back at
us, unhappily.]
MAIN TITLE (at top) ___
I'm a Man! ore wa OTOKO da!
I (T) man am
SUB-TITLE (at bottom) ______
I Want to Bother the Cool ku--ru na anata o KOMArasetakute
You, and After Being a Bit cool/ you (O) want-to-bother/
Peevish, I Try to Play the unfriendly perplex/trouble-(and)
Coquette.
choppiri sunete wa
a-bit being-peevish/sulky (T)
AMAete-mimasu
play-the-baby-(to)-(and-see)/
play-the-coquette-(to)-(and-see)
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p 272 (52)
1
[Exterior shot of a sunny day with buildings in the distance.]
narration: _go--ruden'ui--ku_
Golden Week enters the OUGON SHUUKAN mo iyoiyo HOMBAN
stage at last. Golden-Week too at-last acting-before-
the-audience
Today, the weather is fine! HONJITSU wa KAISEI desu!
today (T) fine-weather is
2
[Exterior shot of the Kasuga apartment.]
narration:
To study, and to love! BENGAKU ni soshite KOI ni!
for-study and/then for-love
Because of the great SEISHUN DAI- BAKUHATSU de
explosion of youthful youth great- explosion on-account-of
energy, it literally *is* _go--ruden'ui--ku_
Golden Week! MOJIDOOri no OUGON SHUUKAN!
literally (nom) Golden-Week
3
[Looking depressed, Kyousuke lies on his stomach on the floor, reading manga.]
narration:
Perhaps... tabun...
It's like that, out in the SEKEN de wa
real world. in-the-world/public (contrast)
so-- na n darou
like-that is (poss-explan)
Kyousuke FX: ____ ____
goro goro
4
[From out of nowhere, Grandpa comes a-shrieking. Kyousuke and his manga go
flying.]
Grandpa:
KAAAA!! ka------_!!
5
Grandpa: [sternly]
Sheesh, a young man lounging mattaku WAKAi mon ga TENKI no i-- HI ni
about at home on a nice really young-man (S) on-nice-weather-day
day... ________
IE de gorogoro shitoru to wa
at-home is-loafing (define)
Is, how does one say, nan taru FUKENKOU na_!!
unhealthy!! how-put-it unhealthy is
Kyousuke:
But... datte...
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p 273 (53)
1
[Flashback to ABCB. Kyousuke staggers back as the parrot blurts out...]
parrot:
Can't do it here! koko ja dekinai yo!
at-this-place (T) can't-do
_____
If we only had a bed too, beddo no hitotsu mo areba i--
it would be great!! bed 's one too if-have okay
kedo!!
but
2
[Flashback. Madoka blushes and frowns.]
3
[Flashback. Kyousuke looks back, aghast.]
4
[Kyousuke looks up at the ceiling and lets out a sad sigh.]
narration:
Ever since then... are IRAI...
I've felt somewhat do--mo KIMOchi ga shizunjatte...
depressed... somehow feelings (S) being-dejected-
(finality)
5
narration:
With the long-awaited sekkaku no KYUUJITSU mo kaette
holiday, I find myself, long-awaited holiday too all-the-more
all the more, with time
on my hands... TE mochibusata ni natchatte...
to-have-nothing-to-do becoming-(finality)
6
Grandpa: [smiling]
How's this? do-- ja
As a diversion, why don't KIbarashi ni kore kara washi to
you go and see a bonsai to-a-diversion now/hereafter with-me
exhibition with me now?
BONSAI -TEN demo
bonsai exhibition or-something
mi ni ikan ka?
to-see not-go (?)
[Kyousuke looks at us from the corner of his eye, and sweats it.]
narration: _shiruba--ui--ku_
Then, it's Silver Week... sore ja GIN-IRO SHUUKAN da yo...
then Silver-Week is
7
[But Grandpa opens up the newspaper.]
Grandpa:
Oh, that's right. o so-- so--
There's a program I want to mitai BANGUMI ga atta n ja
watch. want-to-see program (S) there-was (explan)
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p 274 (54)
1
[Grandpa waves a forefinger.]
Grandpa: ___
Voila! hoi!
TV FX: ______
pachi_
2
Kyousuke: [glaring] _chikara_
Ojiichan, please don't use oji--chan MUSESSOU ni NOURYOKU o
the Power for no good unprincipled Power (O)
reason!
TSUKAwanai de kudasai!
please-don't-use
Kyousuke:
This place isn't like the koko wa inaka to wa
countryside. here (T) from-the-country (contrast)
chigau n desu kara ne
is-different (explan) that's-why (rhet)
Grandpa: [smiling]
Don't say such strict katai koto yu-- na yo
things. hard-thing don't-say
3
[Tight view of the TV screen. Two men and a woman are onscreen, with the guy
in the middle yelling up towards the skies...]
actor: ___
I'M A MA-A-AN! ore wa OTOKO daa_!
I (T) man am
4
[View pans back to show three guys swimming off towards the sun. Two others
flounder in the water. The same guy points to the sun and says...]
actor:
Say farewell to whomever. sayona~~ra o da~~re~~ ni~~ Iu~~
farewell (O) to-who say
___________
Farewell to the snail. sayona~~ra wa katatsumuri nii~~
farewell (T) to-snail
actor:
It's a race towards that ano dekkai YUUHI ni mukatte
gigantic setting sun! heading-into-that-humongous-setting-sun
kyo--so-- daa
race is
5
[Grandpa crosses his arms and watches the TV, happily. Kyousuke sweats.]
Grandpa:
See, Kyousuke. miro KYOUSUKE
A young man must present WAKAi mon wa a-- denakya ikan
himself like that. young-man (T) like-that must-appear
Being high-spirited is GENKI ga atte i-- nou!
good! spirits (S) being good
6
Kyousuke: ______
That's TV... are wa terebi da kara...
that-(one) (T) TV is that's-why
There's not a human alive NAMAMI no NINGEN de anna
who has nothing but bizarre for-a-living-man that-kind-of
situations like that.
SOU JOUTAI bakka
noisy situation/condition only
no yatsu nante inai yo
about the-likes-of not-be-there
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p 275 (55)
1
[Grandpa crosses his arms and solemnly drops his gaze.]
Grandpa:
You don't seem to have any omae wa kore to itte
good points in particular... you (T) this-(one) saying-that
torie ga nasaso-- da shi...
merit (S) seem-unlikely consider
_chikara_
So if you'd only use the semete NOURYOKU demo TSUKAeba
Power, perhaps you could if... Power or-something if-use
become someone popular
like that. a-- yu-- NINKIMONO ni
that-kind-of into-popular-person/favorite
nareru kamo shiren no ni no--
can-turn-into it-may-be even-tho
Kyousuke:
NO THANKS! kekkou desu_!
2
[Kyousuke eyes the white parrot sitting in its cage.]
narration: _chikara_
Because of that Power... sono NOURYOKU no sei de...
that-Power 's fault on-account-of
Because of a strange bird oji--chan ga tsurete-kita
that ojiichan brought along, (S) brought-along
Ayukawa doesn't like me...
HEN na TORI no sei de AYUKAWA ni
because-of-strange-bird by-Ayukawa
KIRAwarechatta n da kara...
was-disliked-(finality) (explan) that's-why
3
Grandpa:
All right. Then I'll just yoshi ja washi ga hitotsu
turn you into a hero like all-right then I (S) once
the one on TV!
omae o ano #TV# no SHUJINKOU no you na
you (O) like-that-TV-hero
________
hi--ro-- ni shite-yarou!
shall-be-as-hero
Kyousuke:
MIND YOUR OWN BUSI... yokei na o-SEWA...
4
[Grandpa taps his forefinger on Kyousuke's forehead, much like Kurumi did to
hypnotize him in previous stories.]
Grandpa:
Primal hypnosis! GANSO SAIMINJUTSU!
the-originator/founder hypnotism
Grandpa fingertip FX:
tsun
5
[Exterior shot of the Kasuga's front door.]
sign:
Kasuga Takashi KASUGA TAKASHI
Kyousuke KYOUSUKE
Manami manami
Kurumi kurumi
6
[The door bursts open to reveal a decisive Kyousuke standing there.]
door FX: ______
batan_!
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p 276 (56)
1
[He raises a fist and shouts.]
Kyousuke:
THAT'S RIGHT! so-- da
IT'S NO USE MOPING AROUND! ujiuji shite-te-mo
even-tho-am-sulking
sho-- ga nai n da
can't-be-helped (explan)
___
I'M A MAN!! ore wa OTOKO da!!
2
[He races down the hall.]
Kyousuke:
I'm going!! iku ze_!!
Kyousuke running FX: __ __ __
da da da
3
[Grandpa stands at the door and smiles.]
Grandpa:
Uh-huh... un un...
With that, he is truly a sore de koso WAKAMONO ja...
man... and-so/then indeed young-man is
4
[View down a sidewalk.]
5
[Exterior view of ABCB.]
6
[The heroic-looking Kyousuke enters.]
door FX: _____
karan
Kyousuke: ___ ___
haa haa
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p 277 (57)
1
[Master is behind the counter. Kyousuke searches about.]
Kyousuke:
Ayukawa! Is Ayukawa-kun AYUKAWA AYUKAWA-kun wa iru ka_!!
here?!! (T) is-here (?)
2
[Master portrait--surprise.]
3
Master: ____
Ayukawa-kun is resting at KYOU wa AYUKAWA-kun kaze de
home today with a cold... today (T) with-cold
YASUnde-ru n da kedo...
is-resting (explan) but
4
Kyousuke: __ ____
EH?! A C-COLD?! e_ ka kaze?!
5
[Master portrait.]
6
Master:
I wonder if she's lying IMA goro hitori IE de
around at home alone, about-this-time/now home-alone
feeling lonely about now.
NEkonde-te sabishii
being-ill-in-bed lonely
OMOi o shite-iru n ja nai ka naa
am-thinking (explan) I-wonder
7
Master: [looking up at the ceiling]
How sad! kawaiso-- ni!
If only I didn't have to o-MISE sae nakereba washi ga
mind the store I'd rush if-only-there-wasn't-the-store I (S)
over there at once, but...
sugu ni demo kaketsukete-yaru
at-once or-something rush-over-(for-her)
n da ga...
(explan) but
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p 278 (58)
1
Kyousuke: [exiting]
Please leave it to me! makasete-kudasai!
door FX: _____
karan
2
Master FX: ________
nikoniko
3
[He runs down the sidewalk.]
Kyousuke footsteps FX: ___ ___ ___
ta_ ta_ ta_
4
[Running, he bumps against a guy who glares at him.]
Kyousuke FX: ___
don
Kyousuke:
Ah, excuse me!! a suimasen_!!
5
narration:
Arg, this is taking too e--i modokashii!
long!
6
[To the astonishment of six pedestrians, his body fades away.]
Kyousuke teleport FX: ___
su_
7
[Exterior shot of the upper floors of the Ayukawa residence.]
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p 279 (59)
1
[Madoka lies under covers in her bed. She rests one arm over her head.]
2
narration:
I have to eat something... nani-ka TAbenakucha......
something must-eat
I wonder if I can stand up? TAteru ka na?
But unfortunately, no one demo ainiku dare-mo inai
is here, so I have to do it but unfortunately nobody-is-here
myself.
shi JIBUN de yaranakya
and-besides by-oneself must-do
3
[Madoka rises.]
narration:
Hikaru went off on a trip hikaru mo KAZOKU de RYOKOU ni
with her family, so she too with-family on-a-trip
isn't here...
DEkakete-te inai shi...
is-setting-out-(and) isn't-there consider
Madoka sit-up FX: _____
muku_
4
[Kyousuke fades into view in midair...]
Kyousuke rematerialization FX: ___
fu_
5
[...and makes a clumsy landing onto the front porch.]
Kyousuke landing FX: ____ ________
dosa gorogoro
6
[Madoka pauses.]
doorbell FX: ___ _____
pin po--n
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p 280 (60)
1
[She looks out the door. Kyousuke stands there.]
door FX: _____
kacha
Madoka:
Who's there? donata?
___ ___
haa haa
2
Madoka:
Kasuga-kun... KASUGA-kun...
3
Kyousuke: ___
Now that I'm here, ore ga kita kara ni wa
everything's all right!! now-that-I-came/since-I-came
mo-- DAIJOUBU da!!
now all-right is
4
[Madoka portrait--face flushed, she stares back...]
5
[...and slams the door in his face. Kyousuke staggers back.]
door FX: _____
batan
6
Kyousuke:
Hey, you don't have to do chotto sorya nai daro--_
that! hey that poss-not-have
Open up! akete-kure yo----_!
Kyousuke pounding FX: ___ ___
don don
7
[Back against the closed door, Madoka shouts angrily.]
Madoka:
My head already aches and tada de sae ATAMA ITAkutte NEte-ta
I was sleeping in bed, so even-simply head ache-(and) was-in-bed
there's no way I'd ever let
in a pervert like you!! no ni anta mitai na #H# na HITO
even-though like-you perverted-person
Irerareru wake nai desho!!
be-letting-in poss-have-no-reason
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p 281 (61)
1
[Kyousuke manages to pry the door open and sticks his head in.]
Kyousuke:
H-hold on, Ayukawa!! ma matte-kure yo_ AYUKAWA!!
door FX: __ __ __
gi gi gi
2
Kyousuke:
Could it be you haven't hyottoshite nani-mo TAbete-nai
eaten anything? possibly haven't-eaten-anything
n ja nai no?
3
Madoka:
What's wrong with that? sore ga do-- shita no?
that-(one) (S)
Kyousuke: [rolling up his sleeves] ___
All right, then I'll make yoshi ja ore ga tsukuru yo!!
you something!! then I (S) make
4
[Winking over his shoulder, he trots off into the next room.]
Kyousuke:
Let me use your kitchen! DAIDOKORO o haishaku!
kitchen (O) borrow
5
[Madoka watches him with a slightly nervous look.]
Madoka:
(I wonder what the heck he's (ittai... do-- yu-- tsumori
trying to pull?) in-the-world what-kind-of intention
na no kashira?)
is (nom) I-wonder
6
[He returns with a bowl.]
Kyousuke:
Here you go! do--zo!
bowl FX: ____ ____
hoka hoka
7
Kyousuke FX: ________
nikoniko
8
[Madoka holds the bowl in surprise.]
Madoka contemplation FX:
ji----
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p 282 (62)
1
[She raises a pair of chopsticks to her mouth.]
Kyousuke: [smiling]
Well? doo?
2
Madoka FX:
paku_
Madoka:
...... Mm. ......un
3
[View pans back. They are in her bedroom. Kyousuke throws up both arms in
joy.]
Kyousuke:
All ri-i-ight!! yatta ze------_!
4
[His pov of her. She smiles.]
Madoka:
.......... First time, hm? ..........HAJImete ne
5
[Her pov of him.]
Kyousuke:
What is? nani ga dai?
6
Madoka:
That you've prepared food KASUGA-kun ga gohan tsukutte-kureru
for me... (S) meal prepare-(for-me)
nante...
the-likes-of
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p 283 (63)
1
[Madoka portrait--gentle smile.]
narration:
I bet he came by to make kitto NAKANAOri shi ni kita no ne!
up! surely came-to-make-up/patch-up-quarrel
____
He's feeling embarrassed so terekusai kara konna FUU ni
that's why he's acting like embarrassed/shy that's-why in-this-kind-
this... of-manner
furumatte-iru n da wa...
is-acting (explan)
2
[He peers closely at her forehead.]
Kyousuke:
You're sweating an awful sugoi ASE...
lot... amazing sweat
You'd better change your korya KIgae nakya naa
clothes, hmm? this change-of-clothing must-have (rhet)
3
[He puts on a sinister look and approaches with both hands held towards her.
She crosses her arms, glares and flinches away.]
Kyousuke:
Where's your clothes? KIgae doko?
___
Let me do it for you. ore ga KIgae sasete-ageru yo
I (S) let-change-clothes-(for-you)
Madoka:
No!! dame_!!
4
[She ushers him out of her room. He's carrying the bowl now.]
Madoka:
I can change my own clothes! JIBUN de KIgaeru kara
by-oneself change-clothes that's-why
i-- yo!
fine
5
narration:
Somehow, because of my nan da ka NETSU no se-- ka
fever, I've started to somehow fever 's fault (?)
feel dizzy...
memai ga shite-kichatta...
started-to-feel-dizzy-(finality)
door FX: _____
batan
6
Madoka FX: _____
fura_
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p 284 (64)
1
[Smiling, he looks down at the bowl he prepared. He dips a finger and licks
it.]
Kyousuke:
Ayukawa was very pleased... AYUKAWA zuibun YOROKOnde-ta na...
very was-pleased
Must taste pretty good. yoppodo oishikatta n da na
very was-tasty (explan)
Kyousuke:
Let's see now... dore
Kyousuke FX: _____
pero_
2
[His face flushes...]
3
[...and he claps a hand over his mouth. His eyes try to pop out of their
sockets.]
Kyousuke: _______
BLEAUGH! oe~~~~_
4
[The shock snaps him out of his hypnosis.]
Kyousuke: ___
Ah! ha_
5
[He stares down at the bowl in his hands.]
Kyousuke: ___
H-huh? What am I doing? a are ore nani yatte n daro
I what doing (poss-explan)
6
Kyousuke:
(Is this Ayukawa's house?! (koko AYUKAWA no IE?!
What am I doing here?) do--shite konna tokoro ni iru
why at-place-like-this am-here
n da?)
(explan)
7
[He turns towards a sound behind a closed door...]
Madoka FX: [off] _____
dosa_
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p 285 (65)
1
[Opening the door, he looks in.]
door FX: ______
gacha_
2
[View pans back. Madoka lies on the floor, out cold.]
Kyousuke heartbeat FX: _____
dokin
3
Kyousuke:
(A-Ayukawa!!) (a...AYUKAWA!!)
4
[Split panel. At top, Kyousuke stops short. At bottom, Madoka lies
unconscious.]
Kyousuke:
Hm? un?
5
[He reaches over to touch her forehead.]
Kyousuke:
(Wh-what an awful fever!!) (su sugoi NETSU!!)
6
Kyousuke:
(O-oh no!! (i ikenai!!
_____
I have to get her in bed. beddo e NEkasenakya
to-bed must-put-(her-to-bed)
B-but the way she looks...) de demo kono kakkou no AYUKAWA ni...)
but this-appearance 's (IO)
Kyousuke FX:
ji----
7
Kyousuke:
(If I touch her clumsily (heta ni sawattari suru to
she might treat me like a clumsily if-touch-(and)
pervert again!!) ___
mata ore wa #H# atsukaisarete-shimau
again I (T) be-treated-like-a-
pervert-(finality)
kamoshirenai!!)
it-may-be
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p 286 (66)
1
[He edges toward the door.]
narration:
She hasn't noticed me. korya KIzukarenai
this not-be-conscious/not-be-noticing
I better get out of here... uchi ni o-itoma shinakutcha......
from-within must-take-my-leave
2
[She speaks from the depths of her fever.]
Madoka:
Kasu... KASU...
3
[Kyousuke stops and stares down at her.]
4
[Eyes still closed, she says...]
Madoka:
.......... ..........
I'm not really angry... okotte nanka inai yo...
5
[He blushes.]
narration:
I-is that her fever talking? u...uwagoto?!
6
[He spies a hand towel draped over the back of a chair.]
7
[He ties it over his eyes.]
narration: _chikara_
This is indeed the right ko-- yu-- TOKI koso NOURYOKU o
sort of time to use the this-kind-of-time indeed Power (O)
Power!!
TSUKAeba i-- n da!!
should-use (explan)
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p 287 (67)
1
[Blindfolded, he carries her in his arms...]
2
[...and takes her to her bed.]
narration: _chikara_
Even though I'm MEkakushi shite-te-mo NOURYOKU de
blindfolded, if I sharpen even-tho-am-blindfolded by-Power
all my senses with the
Power... KEHAI o KANjitori GOKAN o
sign (O) take-in the-5-senses (O)
togisumaseba...
if-well-sharpened
3
[Dressed in clean clothes, Madoka lies mostly under her covers.]
narration:
I can put her safely to bed hen na tokoro ni mo sawarazu ni
and avoid touching her in in-strange-place too to-not-touch
weird places! _____
BUJI beddo e!
safely to-bed
4
[He finally removes the blindfold and rests the towel on her forehead.]
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p 288 (68)
1
[Madoka opens her eyes and smiles gently at him.]
2
[But he's fallen asleep, kneeling at her bedside with his head resting on the
bed.]
3
[View pans back. She quietly watches him as he sleeps.]
4
[Exterior night shot of the Ayukawa residence.]
5
[Exterior day shot of the Ayukawa residence.]
birds FX: [off] ____ ____ ___ ___ ___
chun chun chi chi chi...
6
[Kyousuke comes awake, still kneeling at bedside. He stares at the sleeping
beauty.]
narration:
Yikes! arya!
It's dawn... YO ga Akechatta no ka......
the-day-dawned-(finality)
Kyousuke FX: ____
muku
7
[He checks her forehead.]
narration:
Now... mou...
Everything's all right! DAIJOUBU da na!
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p 289 (69)
1
[He pauses at the bedroom door, and smiles back at her.]
2
[Madoka opens her eyes.]
3
[He sits at the front entrance and ties on his shoes while looking up at the
ceiling in thought.]
Kyousuke:
(It seems that what ojiichan (oji--chan no itte-ta koto
was saying wasn't altogether (S) was-saying (nom)
bad.
manzara demo nakatta mitai
wasn't-altogether-bad seems
Anyway, I patched things NAKANAOri wa tomokaku...
up... patch-up-quarrel (T) anyway
For some reason, I feel nan da ka KIBUN ga i-- ya)
great.) somehow feeling (S) fine
4
[Madoka comes running up. He turns to look.]
Madoka:
Wait, Kasuga-kun! matte KASUGA-kun!
5
[She clings to his upper arm. He looks at her in surprise.]
Madoka:
Stay with me a while mo-- chotto soba ni ite!
longer! a-bit-longer beside being-there
narration:
It looks as though my real do--yara kore kara ga
Golden Week is starting it-looks-as-if from-now-on (S)
right now! _go--ruden'ui--ku_
boku no HONTOU no OUGON SHUUKAN no
my-real 's Golden-Week 's
HAJImari desu!
beginning is
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