Kimagure Orange Road
"Nights Are an Adventure"
Volume 16, Story 6
WB Volume 9, Story 11
Written and illustrated by Matsumoto Izumi
Translation & full-script typesetting by : Craig H. Nishida
Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose
Craig Nishida
Matthew Akira Klippenstein
Last revision : 09-02-95
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 223 (105) are only in the WBs!
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p 223 (105)--TITLE PAGE
[Our favorite set of ESPer twins (well, the ESPer Ogi twins from "Karura Mau"
are also cute...) stand in sailor-suit tops and unmatched skirts. Both pull
down their eyelids and stick out their tongues.]
MAIN TITLE (at top) ___________
Nights Are an Adventure YORU wa adobencha--
night (T) adventure
SUB-TITLE (at bottom)
Mustn't, Mustn't Forget Us! WASUrecha dame dame
mustn't-mustn't-forget
atashi-tachi!
us
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p 224 (106)
1
[View across the cityscape at night.]
2
[Exterior view of the large Dai-Ichi Hotel.]
traffic FX: [off] _____ ______
pua-- buoooo...
sign: [both]
Mitsumori Bank MITSUMORI GINKOU
3
[View down a hotel hallway.]
4
[View of a room door.]
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p 225 (107)
1
[A view of the hotel room.]
2
[Shiori's blouse and skirt lie on the carpeted floor.]
3
[So do her bra and panties.]
4
[@Mitsuru lies on his back on one of the beds. He's still in his clothes, but
he's out cold.]
5
[A view looking towards the room's door. Light streams through the
ventilation slats of the bathroom door.]
6
[Closer view of the closed bathroom door.]
shower FX: [off] ____
za--
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p 226 (108)
1
[Full-length frontal view of a showering Shiori.]
shower FX: [off] ____
za--
2
[@Mitsuru opens his eyes.]
@Mitsuru:
Hm? n?
@Mitsuru FX: _____
muku_
3
[He sits up on the edge of the bed. Kyousuke's face appears on the speech
bubble.]
@Mitsuru:
Ah?! Where am I?! ha_? koko wa...?!
4
[He flashes back to when he was surrounded by girls.]
narration:
That's right! so-- da!
A lot of girls suddenly MACHI de KYUU ni
started swarming around me in-town suddenly
in town...
takusan no ONNA no KO-tachi ga
numerous-girls (S)
muragatte-kite...
start-swarming/crowding-(and)
And I ran to escape them. nigemawatte-ta n da
was-running-about-trying-to-escape (explan)
@Mitsuru: [flashback]
Wh-what's this-s-s!?! na nan da~~~~~~_?!
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p 227 (109)
1
[Flashback. He and Shiori sit in the back of the cab.]
Shiori: [flashback]
Let's go, Mr. Driver!! itte!! UNTENSHU-san!
going driver/chauffeur
narration: _________
And then a girl in a taxi soshitara takushi-- de ONNA no KO ga
rescued me... and/then in-taxi girl (S)
___
ore o tasukete-kurete...
me (O) rescue-(me)-(and)
2
[Flashback. Shiori leans over to kiss him on the cheek.]
narration:
And then suddenly, she KYUU ni sematte-kite
boldly came on to me, and suddenly come-and-draw-near-(and)
kissed me... ____
kisu sarechatte...
was-being-kissed-(finality)-(and)
Shiori FX: [flashback] ____
chu_!
3
[He stands and looks out the window.]
narration: ______
And then we came to this kono hoteru ni tsuite...
hotel... at-this-hotel arriving
Because I was exhausted sono ato nigemawatte-ta tsukare no
after running around trying that- was-running- fatigue 's
to escape, I fell asleep... afterward about-trying-to-escape
sei ka nechatta n da...
fault slept-(finality) (explan)
4
[He catches sight of his reflection in the window.]
@Mitsuru:
Hm? n?
5
@Mitsuru:
H-huhhh!?! a are~~~~_?!
6
@Mitsuru:
(Th-this-guy is... (ko koitsu wa...
______
That idol star, Hayakawa ano HAYAKAWA mitsuru toka yu-- aidoru!!)
Mitsuru!!) that so-called idol-(star)
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p 228 (110)
1
narration: ___ ______
Wh-why have I turned into na nande ore ga ano aidoru KASHU
someone like that idol why I (S) that-idol-singer
singer?!
nanka ni?!
into-the-likes-of
2
[He stares at the ground in contemplation, and visualizes the collision at
the street corner.]
narration:
I-it was then! a...ano TOKI da!
that-time is
It's when I collided at MAgari KADO de butsukatta TOKI da!!
that street corner!! at-street-corner collided time is
_chikara_
I swapped bodies with the NOURYOKU de Irekawatchatta n da!!
Power!! by-Power changed-places- (explan)
(finality)
@Kyousuke: [flashback]
..........! ..........!
3
[@Mitsuru stares out the window at the city lights.]
narration:
Come to think of it, were so-- ieba ashita no
they saying that this idol come-to-think-of-it tomorrow 's
star was showing up to be a _______ _______ ________
judge at tomorrow's talent tarento-sukauto-kyaraban no SHINSAIN
scout caravan...? talent-scout-caravan 's judge
______
to shite kono aidoru ga
as/in-capacity-of this-idol-(star) (S)
yatte-kuru tte itte-ta kke......
turn-up was-saying-that (?)
But, to think I could shikashi masaka koitsu to
have swapped bodies with but impossible with-this-guy
this guy...
Irekawaru nante...
change-places the-likes-of
4
narration:
And so that's why the girls sore de ONNA no KO ga KYUU ni
suddenly swarmed over me...? then/and-so girls (S) suddenly
muragatte-kita no kaa
came-and-swarmed (?)
___
It wasn't because *I* was ore ga motete-ta n ja nakatta
popular with girls... I (S) was-popular- (nom) wasn't
(with-girls)
n da...
(explan)
@Mitsuru FX: _______
gakkari
5
[He stares closely at his reflection in the window.]
@Mitsuru:
But... shikashi...
@Mitsuru FX:
jiro jiro
6
@Mitsuru: ___
No matter how you look at dou mite-mo ore yori TOSHISHITA ni wa
it, he isn't younger than to-all-appearance than-me by-younger (T)
me!
mien!
not-appear
He's around 18 or 19. 18~19 atari ja nai ka
around-18~19
He's cheating on his age! NEN saba yonde n da na
years cheating-in-counting (explan)
koitsu!
this-guy
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p 229 (111)
1
[He visualizes Shiori.]
narration:
By the way... tokoro-de..
___
That girl who brought me ore o koko e tsurete-kita
here... Who the heck is me (O) to-here brought-with
she?!
ano KO wa ittai... DARE?!
that-girl (T) in-the-world who
2
[His pov of Shiori's top on the floor.]
@Mitsuru: [off]
Hm?! n?!
3
[He picks it up.]
@Mitsuru:
Th-this is... ko kore wa..........
4
[He picks up her tiny panties and blushes.]
@Mitsuru:
Th-this is...?! ko kore wa...?!
5
[Shiori stands under the shower.]
shower FX: _____
za--_
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p 230 (112)
1
[Nighttime, and Hikaru and @Kyousuke stand outside her home.]
Hikaru:
Sempai, having you come SEMPAI KYOU wa tsukiatte-itadaite
with me, and on top of that today (T) have-(you)-go-with-(and)
you even treated me to
dinner... omake ni SHOKUJI made
in-addition even-meal
gochiso-- ni natchatte
turn-into-treating-(finality)-(and)
Thank you. arigato-- gozaimashita
@Kyousuke: ___
Then, you can "treat" me, ja ore ni mo "gochiso--" shite yo
too. then to-me too "treating"
Ah, no, what a thing to say. a iya kotchi no HANASHI
this-way 's talk
@Kyousuke:
You look so delicious... kimi oishi -sou da ne
you tasty look-as-if
Ah, no, what a thing to say. a iya kotchi no HANASHI
2
Hikaru: [beaming] _________
Please come to see the ashita o--dishon mi ni kite-kudasai ne!
audition tomorrow! tomorrow audition come-to-see-(please)
3
[Mitsuru's face appears within @Kyousuke's speech bubble.]
@Kyousuke:
S-sure... ha haa...
@Kyousuke: _________
(Huh? Is this girl turning (he-- kono KO ano o--dishon ni
out for that audition?) this-girl at-that-audition
DEte-kuru no ka)
coming-to-appear (?)
4
[She stares forcefully into his eyes and clings to his arm. He flinches
back.]
Hikaru:
But, please don't worry!! demo SHIMPAI shinai de kudasai_!!
but don't-worry please
_______
It isn't really because I atashi BETSU ni tarento ni naritai
want to become a star!! I specially want-to-become-a-talent
wake ja nai n desu!!
reason is-not (explan)
5
[She pulls back to look up at him.]
Hikaru: _________
Actually, if you take first jitsu wa ano o--dishon ITTOU-SHOU
prize at that audition, actually that-audition first-prize
they present you with an
enormous amount of prize toru to sugoi SHOUKIN ga
money! if-get great prize-money (S)
DEru n desu!
emerge (explan)
6
[A calculating expression comes over his face.]
@Kyousuke:
...... Hmm. ...... fumu
Jumping into the fire... TOnde HI ni Iru...
jump-(and) into-fire enter
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p 231 (113)
1
[Hikaru smiles and clings to his arm once more.]
Hikaru:
After all, this too is for nantatte kore mo atashi to SEMPAI no
our future life together!! after-all this-(one) too Sempai's-and-my
SHOURAI no SEIKATSU SEKKAI
plans-for-future-life
no tame desu mono ne----_!!
for-sake-of is reason (rhet)
Hikaru FX:
gyu_
Hikaru:
I haven't sung any songs atashi UTA nante utatta koto nai
before, but I'll give it I song the-likes-of haven't-sung
my best shot! _______
kedo gambarima----su!
but try-one's-best
2
[He looks down at the pretty girl on his arm.]
@Kyousuke:
(Somehow, I don't completely (nan da ka yoku wakannai kedo...
understand, but... somehow well not-understand but
This girl's cute!) kono KO kawaii ja nai ka!)
this-girl cute
3
[His pov of her. Hikaru has closed her eyes and looks content, resting her
head on his shoulder.]
@Kyousuke: [off] ______
Unlike the girls I often itsu-mo terebi KYOKU de mikakeru
see around the TV station, usually at-TV-station see/find
she hasn't lost her naivete _______
and seems innocent like a tarento no ONNA no KO-tachi yori
freshly-picked fruit. celebrities (nom) than-girls
yoppodo surete-nakutte
much not-losing-naivete-(and)
_________
uiuishikutte mogi-tate no furu--tsu
innocently-(and) freshly-picked-fruit
da ne korya
is this-(one)
4
[With a grin, he reaches out with his free arm for her.]
@Kyousuke:
I'LL TAKE IT! itadakima--su!
While it's fresh...! SHINSEN na uchi ni...!
fresh within
5
[He misses, because Hikaru is already skipping and twirling into her house.
She smiles and waves to him.]
Hikaru:
Well, thank you for the ja gochiso--sama deshita
delightful meal.
Good ni-i-ight! o-yasuminasa--i!
Hikaru footstep FX: ___
ta_
@Kyousuke missed-grab FX: _____
suka_
@Kyousuke:
Huh? re?
6
@Kyousuke:
.......... ..........
It's an eat-and-run. kuinige daa
run-away-without-paying-for-food
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p 232 (114)
1
[View looking up at the hotel. A bank sits below it.]
sign: [both]
Mitsumori Bank MITSUMORI GINKOU
2
[@Mitsuru stands outside the bathroom door.]
@Mitsuru:
E-excuse me...! a ano~~~~_
@Mitsuru FX: ___ ___
kon kon
3
[A view of her legs (and a bit more--woo woo!) as she showers.]
Shiori:
Ahh . an mattee--_
Wait-t-t!
I'm coming out now! IMA DEru kara!
now come-out that's-why
4
[He staggers away from the door.]
@Mitsuru heartbeat FX: _____
dokin
5
[He blushes.]
narration:
Th-this is... ko kore wa...
Maybe... moshikashite...
__ __________
Sh-she's what they call a gu...guru--pi-- toka yu-- yatsu
"groupie"?! groupie so-called person
ja nai darou ka...?!
______
After all, idol stars... aidoru tte yappari......
idol (T) after-all
6
@Mitsuru: [smiling]
(...do wild things!!) (sugoi koto yatte n da!!)
great-thing doing (explan)
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p 233 (115)
1
[He sits and leans back against the closed closet.]
@Mitsuru FX: _____
gokun
narration:
If this goes on, then kono mama iku to kore wa......
this... as-it-is if-go this-(one) (T)
2
[View looking up at billboards and a building. This is downtown.]
3
[The picture fades.]
4
[@Kyousuke walks down the crowded street.]
@Kyousuke: ___
But... Why has my shikashi... nande ore no SUGATA ga
appearance changed so much but why my-form/shape (S)
like that of a stranger?
ko-- made TANIN no yo-- ni
as-far-as-like-this a-stranger like-a
KAwatte-shimatta n darou
underwent-a-change-(finality) (poss-explan)
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p 234 (116)
1
@Kyousuke:
(I prayed that I wanted to (futsu-- no OTOKO no KO ni modoritai
go back to being an ordinary to-ordinary-boy want-to-return
guy...
to NEGAtta koto o...
(quote) prayed/wished (nom) (O)
I wonder if God was there KAMISAMA demo ite
and granted my wish?) God or-something is-there-(and)
kanaete-kureta no ka naa?)
granted/answered-(me) I-wonder
2
[He looks up at the sky.]
@Kyousuke:
Can't be, can it... masaka nee...
3
narration:
But... shikashi...
___
Thanks to this, nobody okage de dare-mo ore no koto
suspects that I'm Hayakawa thanks-to nobody about-me
Mitsuru, the star! _______
tarento no HAYAKAWA mitsuru da to wa
talent 's is (define)
KIzukanai!
-notice/suspect
4
[He stops to stare at some music billboards.]
@Kyousuke:
(If there aren't any girls (oikakete-kuru ONNA no KO mo inakya
chasing after me, then there come-and-chase girls too if-aren't-
aren't people who stare and there
point curiously at me, ________ ___
either!) jirojiro ore no koto o monomezurashiso-- ni
stare about-me (O) curiously
YUBIsasu yatsu mo inai!)
point-at person too aren't-there
5
[Arms high, he stretches. Two drunken men walk by, arms around each other's
shoulders.]
@Kyousuke:
(A nice feeling...!) (KAIKAN...!)
two men:
da----tsu_
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p 235 (117)
1
[He blushes slightly and stifles a laugh.]
@Kyousuke:
(All right-t-t! (yo~~~~shi!
Now this means I can kore de DAISUki na ONNA ASObi ga
womanize freely, to my with-this/now most-favorite womanizing (S)
heart's content...!!)
KOKORO o kinaku OMOu zombun dekiru
freely to-heart's-content can-do
tte mon da...!!)
(quote) reason is
2
[He rolls up a sleeve.]
@Kyousuke:
(Well-l-l. I can take my (saa--te yori dori mi dori..........!)
pick...!)
@Kyousuke FX:
gui_
3
[He gives a look of determination and clenches both fists.]
@Kyousuke:
(Tonight... (KON'YA wa...
I'm gonna do as much as I yaritai ho--dai yatte-yaru!!)
like!!) do-what-I-like do-(to-someone)
@Kyousuke FX: ______
niyari
4
[He takes off across the street...]
@Kyousuke:
Yee-hahhhh! hya_ho------_
5
[...crossing at a crosswalk...]
6
[...before tripping over the far curb and falling flat on his face.]
@Kyousuke FX: _____
dote_
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p 236 (118)
1
[Exterior night shot of the hotel.]
2
[Shiori, wrapped in a towel, reaches for the bathroom doorknob.]
3
[She opens the door.]
door FX: ______
gacha_
Shiori:
Can I... Come out? DEte... ii kashira?
come-out okay I-wonder
4
@Mitsuru: [wild-eyed and blushing]
Ye... ha...
@Mitsuru heartbeat FX: _____
dokin
5
@Mitsuru:
Yes... hai...
@Mitsuru heartbeat FX: ____ ____ ____ ____
doki doki doki doki
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p 237 (119)
1
[Night view looking up at some low buildings.]
@Kyousuke stomach FX: [off]
guu_
2
[@Kyousuke places a hand on his stomach.]
@Kyousuke:
Hm? Somehow, I got n? nan da ka HARA hetchatta naa
hungry... hm? somehow got-hungry-(finality) (rhet)
All right... First of yoshi... mazu wa
all...
3
[He looks up and spies a convenient four-letter coffee shop...]
@Kyousuke:
I'll satisfy my appetite!! HARA goshirae da!!
4
[Exterior shot of ABCB.]
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p 238 (120)
1
[Another exterior shot of ABCB.]
2
[Madoka half-portrait. She smiles back at us.]
Madoka:
How is it? Good? doo oishii?
3
[Her pov of @Kyousuke, who pauses wide-eyed with a spoon lifted to his mouth.]
4
[He stares across the counter at Madoka.]
@Kyousuke:
(Oo-oo-oo! A beautiful (u~~~~~~_ ii ONNA!!)
girl!!)
5
@Kyousuke:
(But... (shikashi...
___
For a while now, this sakki kara kono KO ore no koto
girl has been mistaking for-some-time this-girl about-me
me for, and calling me,
Kasuga-kun...) kanchigai shite KASUGA-kun toka
mistake-(and) or-such
YOnde-ru kedo...)
is-calling but
6
[He eyes her as she refills his water glass.]
@Kyousuke:
(But is she an acquaintance (soitsu no shiriai na no ka
of his? that-guy 's acquaintance is (nom) (?)
Or his girlfriend?! soretomo KANOJO?!
or-else girlfriend
They seem to be on strangely myo-- ni SHITAshisou ni shite-kuru naa)
familiar terms, hmm...) look-as-if-come-to-be-on-strangely- (rhet)
familiar-terms
@Kyousuke FX:
ji---
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p 239 (121)
1
[Out of her apron, Madoka sits on a table, dressed in blouse and micro-
miniskirt.]
2
@Kyousuke: [face flushed]
(The more I look at her, the (mireba miru hodo i-- ONNA...!
prettier she gets...! the-more-one-looks- beautiful-girl
at-(one)-the-more...
There isn't anyone like konna no GEINOUKAI ni mo
this even in the world like-this (nom) in-the- too
of show-biz...!!) entertainment-world
chotto inai ze...!!)
a-bit isn't-there !
@Kyousuke FX: _____
gokun
3
[A predatory look comes over his face.]
@Kyousuke:
All right... I've decided! yoshi... KImeta!
4
[His pov of Madoka.]
narration:
TONIGHT... KON'YA wa...
narration:
I'M TAKING THIS GIRL! kono ONNA o otosu!
this-girl (O) take/capture
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p 240 (122)
1
[Shiori, wrapped only in a towel, emerges from the steam-filled bathroom.]
Shiori:
Sorry to have kept you omachidoo-samaa...
waiting...
2
[@Mitsuru is lying on his back on a bed, hands behind his head and eyes
closed. She approaches the bed.]
@Mitsuru:
(Sh-she's here...!!) (ki kita...!!)
Shiori footsteps FX: ________
hitahita
3
[His eyes grow huge as her silhouette nears.]
@Mitsuru: ___
(This girl... She thinks (ore o HAYAKAWA mitsuru da
that Hayakawa Mitsuru is me! me (O) is
to OMOtte-ru n da! kono KO...
is-thinking-that (explan) this-girl
But, what'll I do...?!) shikashi do-- shiyou..........?!)
but what shall-do
@Mitsuru heartbeat FX: ____ ____ ____ ____
doki doki doki doki
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p 241 (123)
1
[Exterior view of ABCB. The exterior lights have been turned off.]
Madoka: [off]
Ahhhh! a--a!
2
[Inside, Madoka looks up a clock. It is 11:30 PM.]
Madoka: ____
The bus is gone already... moo basu naku natchatta naa
already bus isn't-here became-(finality)
It's because you came KASUGA-kun ga konna JIKAN ni
at this late hour, (S) at-this-kind-of-hour
Kasuga-kun...
kuru kara yo...
come that's-why
3
[She looks back at us with a slightly mischievous grin.]
Madoka:
Take responsibility, hm. SEKININ... totte ne
responsibility taking (rhet)
4
[Her pov of him. He smiles.]
narration: ___
I wonder if she's tempting ore no koto o sasotte-iru no ka na...
me... about-me (O) are-tempting I-wonder
__ __ __ __
Heh heh heh heh... fu fu fu fu...
__________
For me, who's widely known pureibo--i de narashita
as a playboy, this is by-playboy was-widely-known
naturally... ___
ore to shite wa koko wa to--zen...
for-me this-place (T) naturally
@Kyousuke: ___
Then, will you go out with ja ore to ASA made tsukiau kai?
me till morning? then with-me until- go-about- (?)
morning with
5
[She tosses her hair back.]
Madoka:
.......... Okay. .......... ii yo
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