Kimagure Orange Road
"I Turned into a Fish!"
Volume 17, Story 9
WB Volume 10, Story 7
Written and illustrated by Matsumoto Izumi
Translation by : Craig Nishida & Leo Hourvitz
Full-script typesetting by : Craig Nishida
Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose
Craig Nishida
Matthew Akira Klippenstein
Gary Kacmarcik
Last revision : 09-09-95
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 both the WB and regular manga, so there
may be a few extras to those of you not having both.
Example: The subtitles on page 125 (165) are only in the WBs!
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p 125 (165)--TITLE PAGE
[Madoka sits at the beach wearing black bikini bottoms, a white bikini top,
and an elastic hairband. She smiles off to her right.]
MAIN TITLE (at top) ____
I Turned into a Fish! o-sakana ni natta boku!
became-a-fish I
SUB-TITLE (at bottom)
Even in a Dream, A Wonderful YUME no NAKA made SUTEKI na EGAO...
Smile... even-in-a-dream wonderful smile
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p 126 (166)
1
[Exterior view of the Kasuga apartment building and the partly cloudy skies.]
narration:
At last, it's the iyoiyo TAIBOU no NATSU YASUmi desu
long-awaited summer break. at-last long-awaited summer-break is
2
[Kyousuke lies on his back on the floor, asleep.]
Kyousuke FX:
#ZZZ#
3
phone FX:
#RRRRR#
[He sits up, eyes wide open.]
Kyousuke sit-up FX: _____
gaba_
4
Kyousuke: [beaming on the phone]
Ah, Hikaru-chan... a hikaru-chan
___
Me? Now?! ore ima?!
Yeah, I'm studying... un BENKYOU shiteru n da
am-studying (explan)
Hikaru: [phone, smiling]
Ohhhh! What a hassle... hee----_ TAIHEN desu nee
5
Kyousuke:
Eh?! To a fair?! e_ ENNICHI ni?!
Ayukawa's also going? AYUKAWA mo kuru no?!
Ayukawa too coming
Hikaru: [phone, smiling]
Yup! Let's scoop goldfish! sou! KINGYO sukui shimasho
goldfish shall-rescue-(scoop)
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p 127 (167)
1
Kyousuke: [smiling]
Well... sou da naa
I wonder what I should do... do-- shiyou ka naa
what shall-do I-wonder
Hikaru: [phone]
But if you're studying now, demo BENKYOU-CHUU nara
then inviting you would be but while-study if-it-is
bad, huh.
sasou no WARUi desu yo ne
inviting bad is (rhet)
2
Kyousuke: [broad smile]
No... I'll go! iya... iku yo!
Ohhhh, it's all right. naani DAIJOUBU hahahahaha
Ha ha ha ha ha! what all-right
Kyousuke:
I'll be finished soon! mo-- sugu katazuku n da!
before-long is-finished (explan)
3
Hikaru: [phone, smiling]
Then, we'll come to pick ja ato de SEMPAI no toko
you up later at your place, then later 's place
Sempai.
mukae ni ikimasu
go-to-meet
Kyousuke: ___ ___
Sure, sure. hai hai
4
Hikaru: [phone]
Then, in that case... ja so-- yu-- koto de
then in-that-matter
Kyousuke:
G'bye! sainara--_!
5
[He hangs up.]
phone FX: ____
chin
6
[He stretches his arms and looks up at the ceiling.]
Kyousuke:
We-e-ell! saa--te!
Then, maybe I really will ja hikaru-chan ga kuru made
study until Hikaru-chan then (S) until-come
comes...
HONTOU ni BENKYOU suru ka naa
really study I-wonder
7
[He sits at his desk and stares at the wall.]
Kyousuke: ______
Well... It can't be helped maa... tesuto no KEKKA HONTOU ni
since my test results well test 's result really
really were the pits...
SAIAKU datta kara shikata nai
worst was that's-why can't-be-helped
n da kedo...
(explan) but
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p 128 (168)
1
[He drops his head onto the desk and closes his eyes.]
Kyousuke:
Ahhhh. I want to turn a~~a KINGYO ni demo naritai yo
into a goldfish or goldfish want-to-turn-into
something. or-something
Really, there aren't any mattaku KINGYO ni wa
tests for goldfishes... really for-goldfish (contrast)
______
tesuto mo nai shi...
test too there-aren't and-besides
2-3
[Closer views of his face as he sleeps.]
Kyousuke FX:
#Z#...
4-7
[Small panels that slowly fade to black.]
8
[Bubbles appear.]
bubble FX: ____ ____
buku buku
9-12
[Small panels that go from black to grey.]
13
[View from underwater.]
narration:
Ah! a!
14
narration:
...... Huh? ...... are?
Where am I?! koko wa... doko da?!
this-place (T) where is
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p 129 (169)
1
[Suddenly a huge scoop churns the water.]
scoop FX: ______
goboon
2
[The scoop approaches rapidly.]
narration:
O-oo-wahhh!! u uwa----_!!
3
scoop FX:
guwaa_!
narration:
Wh-what's this?! na nan da?!
4
[A frightened goldfish turns towards us. Other goldfish flee in panic.]
goldfish 1:
If you don't look sharp, KIMI mo ukauka shite-ru to
you're gonna get caught!! you too if-be-careless/absent-minded
tsukamatchau ze!!
be-caught-(finality/regret) !
narration:
EH?! e?!
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p 130 (170)
1
[The scoop takes away one goldfish. Another looks on in horror.]
goldfish 2:
Oo-wahhh! I'm caught!! uwa~~~~~~_ tsukamattaa!!
scoop FX: _____
gobo_!
2
[Only a trail of bubbles is left in the scoop's wake.]
bubbles FX: __________
gobobobobo
3
[Kyousuke-goldfish stares at himself in the mirrored wall of the tank.]
narration:
Eh?! e?!
4
narration: ___
Th-this... Is me?! ko kore...ore?!
5
[His pov looking up through the surface of the water. Kurumi looks gleeful,
scoop and bowl in hand. Manami smiles at her.]
Kurumi:
Hooray-y-y! yatta--_
I caught one!! IP-PIKI tsukamaeta----_!!
one-(counter) caught
Manami:
That was good, Kurumi! umai ja nai kurumi!
skillful/good
6
[Kyousuke-goldfish looks up.]
narration:
Th-them!! a aitsura!!
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p 131 (171)
1
narration: _ ___
M-maybe I've turned into o ore moshi ka shite
a goldfish!! I it-is-possible
KINGYO ni natchatta n da!!
turned-into-goldfish-(finality) (explan)
2
[Hikaru and Madoka also kneel at the side of the tank. Hikaru holds her
paper scoop high.]
Hikaru:
But I wonder where that demo doko ni KIechatta
Sempai disappeared to? but to-where disappeared-(finality)
no kashira SEMPAI ttara
(nom) I-wonder (I-tell-you)
3
narration:
Ah! Hikaru-chan and a_ hikaru-chan ni AYUKAWA!
Ayukawa!
[His pov. Both girls looks straight back at us.]
4
[With fierce determination, Hikaru plunges her scoop into the water.]
Hikaru:
ALL RI-I-IGHT, IT'S THIS yoo--shi koitsu da!!
GUY!! all-right this-guy is!!
scoop FX: _______
jabo--n
5
[Kyousuke swims for his scaly life, the scoop hot on his tail.]
narration:
Wahhhhh! wa------_
___ ___
H-Hikaru-chan! It's me! hi hikaru-chan ore da yo ore!
Me!
scoop FX: ____
gobo
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p 132 (172)
1
[She looks down in disappointment.]
Hikaru:
Ahh, he got away-y-y. a--n NIgerarechattaa
2
[She stares at the goldfish in the tank.]
Hikaru:
(Hmm. A rather nimble (u--n nakanaka subashikkoi KINGYO
goldfish... quite nimble goldfish
Pretty athletic, huh.) UNDOUSHINKEI ga i-- no ne)
athletic-skill (S) good (rhet)
3
Hikaru: [smiling]
(Just like Sempai.) (marude SEMPAI mitai)
just-like seem
Hikaru FX: _____
kusu_
4
[His pov. Two groups of goldfish have gathered in the two far corners of the
tank.]
goldfish: [right]
Hey-y-y. Over here. o--i kotchi ni NIge na yo kotchi
Swim over here. to-this-way escape is this-way
goldfish: [left]
Hey-y-y. This way's safer!! o--i kotchi no ho-- ga ANZEN da yo!!
this-way more-safe is
5
[Franticly, Kyousuke-goldfish looks at one corner and then the other.]
narration:
Oo-oo-wahhh! u uwa--_!!
Which way should I swim?! dotchi ni NIgetara i-- n da?!
to-which-way if-escape good (explan)
Kyousuke-goldfish FX: ___ ___
oro oro
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p 133 (173)
1
[Madoka watches the antics of this lone goldfish.]
Madoka:
(This goldfish can't decide (kono KINGYO dotchi ni NIgetara i--
which way to go, hm. this-goldfish to-which-way should-escape
no ka mayotte-ru no ne
(nom) (?) is-at-a-loss-(what-to-do)
What an indecisive guy!) YUUJUUFUDAN na yatsu ne!)
2
Madoka: [merrily]
(Just like a certain (marude doko-ka no dare-ka-san
somebody from around here!) just-like somewhere 's Mr.-somebody
sokkuri!)
just-like
Madoka FX: _____
kusu_
3
[Madoka stares at her paper scoop...]
Madoka:
All right! yoshi!
4
[...and plunges it into the water.]
Madoka:
Yah!! ei_!!
scoop FX: _____
jabon
5
[The scoop looms near. Kyousuke-goldfish fans his tiny fins in panic.]
scoop FX: _____
zabon
narration:
Oo-wah! u uwa_
Even Ayukawa!! AYUKAWA made_!!
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p 134 (174)
1
[Both girls smile and hold their scoops high.]
Hikaru:
Huh? You're going after are? madoka-san mo kono KINGYO
this goldfish, too, too this-goldfish
Madoka-san?
neratte-ta n desu kaa
was-setting-sights-on/ (explan) (?)
was-taking-aim-at/was-after
Madoka: _ __ __
Ah ha ha! a ha ha!
2
Hikaru:
All right. Then, you're yoshi ja SHOUBU da!!
on!! all-right then game/match is
Madoka:
Whichever one catches this dotchi ga SAKI ni kono KINGYO o
goldfish first...right?! which (S) first this-goldfish (O)
toru ka... ne!
catch (?) (rhet)
3
[Kyousuke-goldfish finds two scoops plunging into the water.]
scoops FX: _____
zabo_
4
Kyousuke-goldfish FX: ____ ____
hyoi hyoi!
5
narration: ___
Wh-why the heck are they na nande ore bakkari ga nerawareru
only going after me? why just-I (S) be-taken-aim-at
n darou
(poss-explan)
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p 135 (175)
1
[Madoka looks determined.]
scoop FX: _____
jabon
Madoka:
Yah!! ei_!!
2
[He spins about in a circle.]
Kyousuke goldfish FX:
ku_
narration:
No way! nan no!
3
[Hikaru looks equally determined.]
Hikaru:
Gotcha-a-a!! morattaa----_
scoop FX: ___
za_
4
[Kyousuke-goldfish finds himself trapped in a corner, with Hikaru's scoop
closing in.]
narration:
Wahhh!! wa----_!!
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p 136 (176)
1
[He stares helplessly at the white circle of doom.]
Kyousuke-goldfish:
(I'm done for-r-r!!) (mo-- dame daa----_!!)
2
[The scoop slams into him, but he bursts through the paper.]
Kyousuke-goldfish FX: _____
zubo_
3
[Hikaru stares at her ruined scoop in dismay.]
Hikaru:
Ahhhh! No way-y-y!! a----_ sonnaa!!
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p 137 (177)
1
[Madoka's pov of Kyousuke-goldfish.]
narration:
S-sa-a-aved!! ta tasukattaa------_!!
2
[The fish looks up.]
narration:
...... Hm?! ...... n?!
3
[He has a view up her short skirt, and spies her panties.]
up-skirt FX: _____
chira
4
[Kyousuke-goldfish blushes.]
narration:
Huh!?! a_?!
Kyousuke-goldfish heartbeat FX: _____
doki_
5
[Madoka bends towards him, showing a bit of cleavage.]
Madoka:
C'mere... oide...
Little goldfish! KINGYO-chan!
shoulder-strap FX: _____
hara_
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p 138 (178)
1
[He stares up at her, mesmerized.]
Kyousuke-goldfish heartbeat FX: _____ _____ _____
doki_ doki_ doki_
2
[He swims about in a stupor.]
Kyousuke-goldfish FX: __________
furafura~~
3
[A scoop enters the water.]
scoop FX: ______
suu--_
4
[He notices it, but it's too late.]
narration:
Hm?! n?!
5
[Madoka flips him high in the air, and smiles in triumph.]
Madoka:
Caught ya-a-a!! tottaa------_!!
scoop FX: ___
za_
6
[Kyousuke-goldfish falls to earth.]
narration:
Wah!! wa_!!
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p 139 (179)
1
[Both girls stare up as he heads straight for Madoka.]
narration:
Wah wah wah! wa wa wa!
2
[Madoka's cleavage, to be precise. He lands, face-first, nestled gently in
the warm folds of... Uhh, never mind... ^_^]
Kyousuke-goldfish FX: ______
kyupo_
3
[She makes like a dervish.]
Madoka:
Kya!! kya_!!
Madoka FX:
guru guru jitabata
4
[Closeup of Kyousuke-goldfish. He's in shock or bliss or both...]
narration:
Oo-oo-wahhh!! u uwa--_!!
crows-in-the-background FX:
kaa_
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p 140 (180)
1
[Hikaru stares at the unmoving fish that Madoka lifts up by the tail.]
Hikaru:
It looks like you've won do--yara ichio--
for now, Madoka-san. it-looks-as-if for-now
madoka-san no KAchi... desu ne
's victory is
crows-in-the-background FX:
kaa_
Madoka: [blushing]
.......... ..........
2
[Overhead view of the fair.]
sign:
Yakisoba (chow mein) yakisoba
3
[Hikaru smiles and stares at the plastic bag that Madoka holds in her hand.]
narration:
Ahhhh! a--a!
In the end, I was caught. to--to-- tsukamatchatta
in-the-end was-caught-(finality)
Hikaru:
Hey, this goldfish's face ara kono KINGYO KAO ga makka!
is red! this-goldfish face (S) deep-red
Madoka:
Naturally, he's a goldfish, motomoto KINGYO da kara
so he's red. naturally goldfish is that's-why
AKAi no yo
red (nom)
4
[Closeup of the Kyousuke-goldfish, whose face indeed looks red.]
narration:
But, well. I was caught demo maa AYUKAWA ni tsukamatta
by Ayukawa, so... but well by-Ayukawa was-caught
n da kara...
(explan) that's-why
crows-in-the-background FX:
kaa_
5
[View looking up past the fair's paper lanterns to the clear night sky.]
narration
...that's okay?! i-- ka?!
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p 141 (181)
1
Hikaru: [off]
But... That was so sad... demo...ZANNEN datta naa
but regrettable was (rhet)
Madoka: [off]
Huh?! e?!
2
[Unhappily, Hikaru looks off to the side.]
Hikaru:
I thought that goldfish, sono KINGYO naze-ka SEMPAI ni nite-ru
for some reason, looked that-goldfish somehow is-resembling-Sempai
like Sempai, so...
yo-- na KI ga shita kara........
it-looks-like thought/felt that's-why
I wanted it. hoshikatta n desu
wanted (explan)
3
Madoka:
.......... ..........
4
Madoka:
(She's thinking the same (atashi to ONAji koto KANGAete-ru......)
thing I did...) with-me same-thing is-thinking
5
[Smiling, Madoka offers the plastic bag to Hikaru.]
Madoka:
All right. Then, I'll yoshi ja hikaru ni ageru yo!
give it to you, Hikaru! all-right then to-Hikaru give
Hikaru: [beaming]
Really-y-y? All ri-i-ight!! HONTOU desu kaa yattaa_!!
6
Kyousuke-goldfish:
.......... ..........
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p 142 (182)
1
[Exterior shot of the Hiyama residence.]
sign:
Hiyama HIYAMA
2
[Hikaru empties the plastic bag into a bowl filled with water and a few
aquatic plants.]
water FX: ______
chobon
3
[She winks and waves as she exits her room.]
Hikaru:
Wait here a minute, little chotto matte-te ne KINGYO-chan
goldfish. a-bit be-waiting (rhet)
___
I'll bring some food for esa motte-kite-ageru kara
you. food bring/fetch-(for-you) that's-why
4
[Both Kyousuke-goldfish and a cat notice each other at the same time.]
5
[The cat rises up and opens its mouth wide.]
cat:
unya~~~~
tag:
Black KURO
narration:
Oo-oo-wahhh! u uwa----_
Save me-e-e!! tasukete-kure--_!!
6
Kyousuke:
Sav...!! ta_...!!
[Kyousuke wakes and sits up, back in his real body.]
Kyousuke FX:
gaba_
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p 143 (183)
1
Kyousuke:
A-a dream? yu...YUME kaa
doorbell FX: [off] ___ _____
pin po--n
2
[His pov of a beaming Hikaru and a smiling Madoka. Ominously, they are both
wearing what they were wearing in his dream.]
Hikaru:
We came to pick you up, sempa--i mukae ni kimashita yo------_!
Sempa-a-ai!
3
[Hikaru turns to Madoka, still smiling.]
Hikaru:
Let's catch lots of KYOU wa takusan KINGYO
goldfish today, okay, today (T) plenty-of-goldfish
Madoka-san?!
totte-kimasho--! nee madoka-san
shall-go-and-catch (rhet)
Kyousuke FX: ____
gyo_
4
[A light shines in the window of the Kasuga apartment.]
5
[Kyousuke sits at his desk with a pencil in hand, studying hard. Hikaru
stands nearby, looking stricken.]
Hikaru:
Huhhh?! What's the matter, e----_ do-- shita n desu kaa SEMPAI
Sempai?
That you aren't going, all KYUU ni ikanai da nante...!
of a sudden...! suddenly not-go are the-likes-of
Kyousuke:
Let's see. This turns e--to kore ga ko--
into this... let's-see this-(one) (S) like-this
natte..........
becoming
Kyousuke FX: ___ ___
bu_ bu_
narration:
No more goldfish-scooping, mou... KINGYO sukui wa KEKKOU desu!
thank you! any-more goldfish scoop (T) well-enough
Kyousuke: __________ _
The integral... integuraru noo..........
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