Kimagure Orange Road
"Unintentionally the Cupid!"
Volume 16, Story 8
WB Volume 9, Story 13
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 263 (145) are only in the WBs!
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p 263 (145)--TITLE PAGE

[With feet slightly apart and knees pulled up tight against her chest, Madoka
 sits on the grass.  Dressed in black from head to toe, she beams a radiant
 smile.]

MAIN TITLE (at top)                                __________
  Unintentionally the Cupid!      OMOwazu          kyu--piddo!
                                  involuntarily/
                                  without-meaning-to

SUB-TITLE (at bottom)
  The Highlands of Wind and       MIDORI to  KAZE no KOUGEN   wa
  Greenery Prosper Under a        green/ and wind 's plateau/ (T)
  Mysterious Premonition...       verdure            tableland

                                  FUSHIGI na YOKAN ni        tokimeite...
                                  by-mysterious-premonition  prospering/
                                                             is-influential/
                                                             beating-fast

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p 264 (146)

1
[Exterior night view of a school building.]

2
[Madoka clenches her eyes shut and rushes into @Kyousuke's arms.]
Madoka:
  Kyaaaaaa!!                      kyaa------_!!

@Kyousuke:
  Oh!!                            otto!!

3
[Madoka looks off-panel in nervousness.]
Madoka:
  J-just now, a shadow over       i...IMA  soko ni   HITOKAGE ga...
  there...                            now  at-there  a-figure (S)

@Kyousuke:
  Hm?                             n?

4
[They see themselves.]

5
Madoka:                                      ______
  O-ohh.  It's a mirror.          na nan da  kagami  ja nai ka

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p 265 (147)

1
[Isolated shot of windows and ceiling in a hallway.]
@Kyousuke: [off]
  Are you that scared...?         sonna ni   kowai...?
                                  that-much  scary

2
[View down the long and dark hallway.]
Madoka: [off]
  Meanie!                         ijiwaru!

  As if you didn't know           atashi ga   ko-- yu--    no     YOWAi tte
  this sort of thing is my        I      (S)  this-kind-of (nom)  weak  (T)
  weakness!
                                  shite-ru  kuse ni!
                                  am-doing  despite-the-fact

3
@Kyousuke:
 (Ohh.  I thought she was a       (he--  kekko--  KI ga tsuyoi   KO    da
  pretty tough-minded girl,              quite    strong-minded  girl  is
  but she's more timid than
  I expected.)                    to OMOtte-ta       kedo  IGAI ni
                                  was-thinking-that  but   unexpectedly

                                  kowagari      na  n da   na)
                                  timid/coward  is  (explan)

4
@Kyousuke:
  There, there.                   yoshi yoshi

5
[He puts a protective arm around her.]
@Kyousuke:
  Come closer.                    motto  soba ni  oide
                                  more   near     come

@Kyousuke FX:
                            gui_!

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p 266 (148)

1
[@Mitsuru and Shiori pause at a phone booth.]

2
@Mitsuru: [hanging up]
 (It looks like she's not at      (do--yara    IE ni   mo   inai
  home either.)                    look-as-if  at-home too  isn't-there

                                  rashii)
                                  seem

phone receiver FX:                ______
                           gachan

3
@Mitsuru:
 (It seems Ayukawa also hasn't    (AYUKAWA mo   mada  IE ni   wa
  returned home yet...)                    too  yet   at-home (contrast)

                                  kaette-nai              mitai da  shi...)
                                  not-have-returned-home  seems     consider

phone booth door FX:              ___
                          gii

4
[He walks down the street.  Shiori follows, a few steps behind.]
narration:
  I have a bad feeling            nani-ka    iya na YOKAN           ga...
  about this...                   something  unpleasant-premonition (S)

  Hayakawa Mitsuru...             HAYAKAWA mitsuru...

  Because he's a playboy...!!     aitsu     ONNAttarashi  da  tte yu--
                                  that-guy  playboy       is  called

                                  kara        naa...!!
                                  that's-why  (rhet)

5
[With a serious look, he visualizes @Kyousuke jumping all over Madoka.]
narration:
  Can't be...                     masaka...
                                  ___
  Is he using my body and         ore no KARADA o   tsukatte   AYUKAWA ni
  hitting on Ayukawa...?!         my-body      (O)  use-(and)  to-Ayukawa

                                  sematte-iru        n ja...?!
                                  is-pressing-close  (explan)

@Mitsuru FX:                      _____
                            gokun

6
[Exterior view of a school's front gate.]

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p 267 (149)

1
[Someone with a flashlight walks down the hallway.]
watchman FX:                      ___ ___
                     ko_ ko_

2
watchman:
  I was certain...                tashika...

  Someone's voice came from       kono atari de         HITO   no KOE   ga
  somewhere around here...        somewhere-about-here  person 's voice (S)

                                  shita  n da      kedo...
                                  made   (explan)  but

3
watchman:
  But is it just my               KI no sei    ka?
  imagination?                    a-mere-fancy (?)

watchman FX:                      ___ ___
                     ko_ ko_

4
sign:
  Broadcast Club                  HOUSOU-BU

5
[@Kyousuke and Madoka hide in the darkness of the room.]
watchman FX: [off]                ___ ___
                     ko_ ko_

6
@Kyousuke:                         ____
 (Damn!  It was such a great      (che_   i-- toko   datta  no ni
  spot, but unexpected             damn!  nice-spot  was    even-though
  interference popped by!!)             ____
                                  tonda jama           ga   HAItchimatta ze!!)
                                  unexpected-hindrance (S)  entered-(finality)

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p 268 (150)

1
@Kyousuke FX:                     _____
                          baki_

@Kyousuke:
  WAH!                            wa_!

2
@Kyousuke:
  I stepped on something!!        nani-ka...    funda      zo
                                  something     stepped-on !!

3
[He starts flipping switches on a control panel.]
@Kyousuke:                             _____
  Let's see.  Lights.             etto raito wa

switch FX:                        ______
                          pachi_

4
@Kyousuke:
  None of these.                  kore demo nai

switches FX:                      ______ ______
                   pachi_ pachi_

5
[He turns on a broadcast switch.]
switch label:
  Broadcast to Entire School--    ZENKOU            HOUSOU        #ON#
  ON                              the-whole-school  broadcasting

switch FX:                        ______
                          pachi_

6
[Madoka flips a wall switch.  The lights come on.  @Kyousuke looks at her.]
wall switch:                      ______
                          pachi_

lights on FX:                     ___
                          pa_

7
[He looks down at his feet.]
@Kyousuke:
  Hm?                             n?

8
[It's a shattered LP.  His profile is on the cover.]
record:
  ...Mitsuru                      ...mitsuru

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p 269 (151)

1
[He lifts the record high.]
@Kyousuke:
  AHHHH!!                         a----_!!

2
[Exterior night shot of external speakers on a school building.  His "AHH!"
 was broadcast outside.]

3
@Kyousuke:                               ________
  MY RECORD!!                     ore no reko--do!!

4
[Madoka looks around at the control panel.]
Madoka:
  This is the Broadcasting        koko        HOUSOU-BU SHITSU     na n da
  Club's room.                    this-place  broadcast-club room  is (explan)

@Kyousuke:
  Eh?                             e?

5
[He looks about the room.]

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p 270 (152)

1
[View of a turntable...]

2
[...and a microphone.]

3
[@Kyousuke stares at something off-panel.]

4
[He stands and looks down upon the control panel.]
narration:
  The Broadcasting Club, hmm?     HOUSOU-BU kaa

  This brings back memories...    kore       wa   mata   natsukashii  naa
                                  this-(one) (T)  again  longed-for   (rhet)

5
[He grasps the mike.]
narration:
  As I recall...                  tashika...
                                  ___
  There was a mike like this      ore no KOUKOU JIDAI no BU-SHITSU ni mo
  in the club room during my      my-high-school-time 's club-room in too
  high school days, and...                   _____
                                  konna      maiku ga  atta       soshite...
                                  like-this  mike  (S) there-was  and

6
[He visualizes a smiling face from those days.]
Shiori: [flashback]
  Kazuto...!                      KAZUTO...!

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p 271 (153)

1
[Madoka picks up the record album and glances at the back.]
Madoka:
  Hayakawa Mitsuru?               HAYAKAWA mitsuru?

2
@Kyousuke: [looking smug]
  ..........                      ..........

  You know him?                   shitte-ru

Madoka:
  Yeah.                           un

3
Madoka:                                               ______
  He's that playboy idol          ano ONNAttarashi no aidoru  desho
  star, isn't he.                 that-playboy     's idol    poss-be

@Kyousuke pratfall FX:
                           zuruu_

4
@Kyousuke:                        _ ___
  I-I'M NOT A PLAYBOY!!           o ore wa   ONNA tarashi  ja nai!!
                                    I   (T)  playboy       am-not

Madoka: [blankly]
  ..........                      ..........

  It's Hayakawa Mitsuru.          HAYAKAWA mitsuru ga yo

5
[Outside, Shiori and @Mitsuru are surprised by what they hear.]
@Kyousuke: [off]                  _ ___
  I-I'm Hayakawa Mitsuru!!        o ore wa   HAYAKAWA mitsuru  da!!
                                    I   (T)                    am

Madoka: [off]                     ___
  Tee!  C'mon-n-n.                pu_  ya da--_
                                  _ __ __ __ __
  Ah ha ha ha ha!                 a ha ha ha ha

  What makes you think that?      nande  so--       OMOtta   wake?
                                  why    like-that  thought  reason

6
[@Mitsuru looks up at the school.]
narration:
  Th-that's...                    a are wa...

  Ayukawa's voice, and what's     AYUKAWA no KOE    sore ni...
  more...                                 's voice  moreover
                                  ___
  That's my voice!!               ore no KOE da!!

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p 272 (154)

1
narration:
  Which means...                  to yu-- koto wa...

  Hayakawa Mitsuru is inside      HAYAKAWA mitsuru ga  kono GAKKOU no NAKA ni?!
  this school?!                                    (S) inside-this-school

2
[He looks back at Shiori.]
@Mitsuru:
  Wait here for a bit!            chotto...  koko de        matte-te!
                                  a-bit      at-this-place  be-waiting

3
@Mitsuru:
  I'll come back soon...          sugu  kaette-kuru...
                                  soon  come-and-return-home

  And when I do, I'll             soshite   kaette-kita       TOKI wa
  be the real Hayakawa            and/then  gone-and-returned time (T)
  Kazuto.
                                  HONTOU no  HAYAKAWA KAZUTO  da yo
                                  true                        am

4
Shiori:
  Huh!?!                          e_?!

5
@Kyousuke:
  To think I'm a playboy...       ONNAttarashi da nante..........
                                  playboy      is the-likes-of
                                  ______
  All idols are that              aidoru nante         minna
  way!!                           idol   the-likes-of  everyone

                                  so--       da   ze_!!
                                  like-that  are  !

Madoka:
  A selfish motive!               FUJUN na DOUKI ne!

6
[@Kyousuke stops short.]

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p 273 (155)

1
[Panels 1-2 are black-bordered, denoting the flashback.  Here, high-school-
 aged Shiori drops her gaze.]
Shiori:
  A selfish motive!               FUJUN na DOUKI!

2
[Kazuto holds her by the arms and stares into her eyes.]
Kazuto:                           ___
  I'll become famous and          ore  ZETTAI ni   YUUMEI ni natte
  make you happy, Shiori.         I    absolutely  become-famous-(and)

                                  shiori o   shiawase ni shitai  n da
                                        (O)  want-to-make-happy  (explan)

3
[Exterior view of the darkened school building.]

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p 274 (156)

1
@Mitsuru:
  The Broadcasting Club room!!    HOUSOU-BU SHITSU ka!!

@Mitsuru FX:                      ___
                            da_

2
narration:
  If that guy...                  aitsu...

3
narration:
  ...has done anything            AYUKAWA ni  hen na koto    shitara...
  weird to Ayukawa, I             to-Ayukawa  strange-thing  if-do
  won't forgive him!!
                                  SHOUCHI shinai  zo!!
                                  won't-forgive   !!

4
[Quietly, @Kyousuke steps out into the hall, closing the door behind him.]
door FX:                          _______  _____
                     gachari  pisha

5
[Staring at the ground, he walks away.]
@Kyousuke FX:                     ___
                           ko_

6
[@Kyousuke reflects, a bit sadly.]
narration:                        ___
  I'm just an ordinary            ore wa   tada no   ONNA ttarashi...?
  playboy...?                     I   (T)  ordinary  playboy

  No!                             chigau!
                                  ___      ______
  The reason I decided to be      ore ga   suta-- ni narou     to KImeta
  a star was for Shiori, who      I   (S)  shall-become-a-star decided-that
  I dated up through high
  school...                       no    wa   KOUKOU-JIDAI made
                                  (nom) (T)  until-high-school-time

                                  tsukiatte-ita   shiori no tame
                                  was-going-with         for-sake-of

                                  datta hazu...
                                  was   likelihood

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p 275 (157)

1
narration:
  Despite that...                 sore na no ni...
                                  ___
  I've been in my own             ore wa   koko SUUNEN
  trance the last few years,      I   (T)  the-last-few-years
  and completely forgot about
  Shiori...                       JIBUN no koto ni     MUCHUU de
                                  self  's especially  in-a-trance/delirium

                                  shiori no koto  nante
                                  about-Shiori    the-likes-of

                                  sukkari     wasurete-shimatte-ita...
                                  completely  was-forgetting-(finality)

2
[@Mitsuru races up to @Kyousuke.]
@Mitsuru FX:                      ___ ___ ___
                  da_ da_ da_

@Mitsuru:
  Found you!                      mitsuketa!

3
[@Kyousuke's face flushes and his eyes grow large.]
narration:                        _ ___
  I-I'm here?!                    o ore ga kita?!

@Kyousuke FX:
                            gyo_

4
[@Mitsuru grabs @Kyousuke by the shirt front.]
@Mitsuru:                                               __
  Found you at last!  Hey!!       yatto    mitsuketa_!  oi!!
                                  at-last  found        hey

@Mitsuru FX:                      _____
                            munzu

5
@Mitsuru: [angrily]
  You better not have done        omae  issho ni  ita       ONNA no KO ni
  anything weird to the girl      you   together  was-here  to-girl
  you were here with!
                                  HEN na koto    shinakattarou naa_?!
                                  strange-thing  better-not-have-done

@Kyousuke:
  N-no, no!!                      shi shite-nai shite-nai!!

  I was thinking of doing it,     shiyo-- to OMOtta  kedo
  but...

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p 276 (158)

1
@Mitsuru:
  Even if you just thought it,    OMOtta  dake demo  yurusen!
  I can't forgive you!            thought just even  can't-forgive

2
@Mitsuru:
  You bastar-r-rd!!               kono yaro----_!!

[@Mitsuru slams his head against @Kyousuke's.]

@Mitsuru/@Kyousuke FX:            ____
                          gon_!

3
narration:
  And then...  Finally, the       soshite...  yo--yaku  sore de
  both of us were able to         and/then    finally   and-so/then
  return to our original
  bodies...                       futari   tomo  moto no KARADA ni
                                  2-people both  in-original-bodies

                                  modoreta             wake   de...
                                  were-able-to-return  reason being

4
[Madoka rushes out of the broadcast club room.]
Madoka:
  Hey!  What's all the racket?    nani  nanno         sawagi?
                                  what  what-kind-of  uproar/disturbance

door FX:                          _____
                           gacha

5
[View pans back.  Kyousuke clutches his head, and rises up on one knee.
 Mitsuru lies on his back with a goofy expression on his face.]
Kyousuke:
  Ow-ow-ow-ouch.                  tetetete

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p 277 (159)

1
Kyousuke: [smiling]
  Ayukawa!                        AYUKAWA_!

2
[He holds her by the shoulders.]
Kyousuke:
  Are you all right?!             BUJI datta?!

Madoka:
  ?                               ?

3
Madoka:
  What are you talking            KYUU ni   nani  i--DAsu no         yo
  about all of a sudden?          suddenly  what  beginning-to-speak

  We've been together till        IMA made   issho ni ite
  now.                            up-to-now  being-together

Madoka FX:                        ______
                      kyoton

4
[She looks over at the guy lying on the floor.]
Madoka:
  Oh, this guy...                 ara kono HITO
                                  _______
  The star, Hayakawa...           tarento no HAYAKAWA...

  Mitsuru?!                       mitsuru?!

5
Madoka:
  What's he doing in a place      do--shite  konna TOKORO ni?!
  like this?                      why        in-place-like-this

  ..........                      ..........

  He's definitely the real        tashika ni  HONMONO     da  wa!
  thing!                          certainly   real-thing  is

Kyousuke:                              ____
  Yup.  If you wanna get his      sou  sain         morau  nara
  autograph, now's the time.           sign(ature)  get    if-it-is

                                  IMA no  uchi    da  yo
                                  now 's  within  is

6
[Mitsuru opens his eyes blearily.]
Mitsuru:
  Nnnn...                         u...n

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p 278 (160)

1
[Kyousuke takes Mitsuru by a sleeve.]
Kyousuke:
  Come here a sec!                chotto koi yo!

Kyousuke FX:
                             gui

Mitsuru:
  !                               !

2
Kyousuke:
  At least for now, go back       IMA  dake wa   HAYAKAWA KAZUTO ni
  to being Hayakawa Kazuto.       now  just (T)  to-Hayakawa-Kazuto

                                  modotte-yari  na yo
                                  return-(you)

  For her sake...                 KANOJO  no tame ni...
                                  her     for-sake-of

3
Mitsuru:
  ......  Eh?                     ......  e?

4
Madoka:
  ..........                      ..........

  What's going on?                do--  natte     n no
                                  what  becoming

5
[Exterior view of the main gate to the school grounds.]

6
[Shiori sees something off-panel.]

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p 279 (161)

1
[Her pov of a wide-eyed Mitsuru.]

2
Mitsuru:
  Shiori...                       shiori...

3
[His view of her.]

4
Shiori:
  ..........                      ..........

  Welcome back...                 o-kaerinasai...

  Kazuto.                         KAZUTO

5
[He looks back at her, speechless...]

6
[...and slowly smiles.]
Mitsuru:
  I-I'm back.                     ta tadaima

7
[Tears pool in Shiori's eyes.]
Shiori tears FX:                  ________
                       poroporo

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p 280 (162)

1
[She buries her face in his chest.  He holds her.]

2
[Madoka and Kyousuke watch from a distance.]
Mitsuru:                          ____
  How silly.  Don't cry.          baka   da naa       naku na   yo
                                  stupid is (rhet)    don't-cry

Shiori:
  But...                          datte...

3
[Madoka drops her gaze and tosses her hair back.]
Madoka:
  What I said just now about      sakki              no ONNAttarashi no
  playboy idol singers...         a-little-while-ago 's playboy      's
                                  ______
                                  aidoru KASHU tte  KOTOBA...
                                  idol-singer  (T)  words

  Maybe I should take that        TEKKAI shite-mo   i--   ka na!
  back!                           even-tho-retract  okay  I-wonder

4
[Kyousuke facial portrait--blank surprise.]

5
[Madoka is surprised to see Kyousuke stifle laughter.]
narration:                                                 ______
  No matter who the heart-        ikura IMA  o  tokimeku   aidoru KASHU demo
  throbbing idol singer is              now (O) beat-fast  idol-singer
  right now, they're just          = no-matter-what-kind-of-X
  ordinary playboys to
  Ayukawa...                      AYUKAWA ni totte wa  tada no ONNAttarashi...
                                  to-Ayukawa           ordinary-playboy

Kyousuke:                         ___
                            pu_

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p 281 (163)

1
Madoka:
  What?                           nani yo

Kyousuke:
  No, nothing.                    ie ie

2
[He smiles and points to himself.]
Kyousuke:
  Never mind that.  Didn't you    sore yori  sakki
  hit me a little while ago?      than-that  a-little-while-ago
                                  ___
                                  ore no koto  butanakatta?
                                  about-me     did-not-hit

Madoka:
  Why...?                         nande..........?

3
[He pats her on the tush.  She blushes in surprise.]
Kyousuke:
  But, when I did something       datte  konna koto          suru to...
  like this...                    but    this-kind-of-thing  when-do

Kyousuke FX:
                         sawa_

Madoka:
  AH!                             a_!

4
Madoka hand FX: [off]             ______
                           patsu_

Madoka: [off]                        _
  PERVERT!!                       #H#_!!

5
[Madoka walks away.  Kyousuke stands there with a silly expression and a slap
 print on his cheek.]
narration:
  Well...                         sate...
                                                         _________
  At last, the auditions are      ashita   wa   iyoiyo   o--dishon  desu!
  tomorrow!                       tomorrow (T)  at-last  audition   are

Madoka FX:
                   suta suta

Kyousuke:
  See!?!                          hora ne_!

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