Marmalade Boy Volume 8, Chapter 3 pages 69-99 Written and illustrated by Yoshizumi Wataru Translation & editing by : Craig Nishida Additional translation by : Paul Hirose Last revision : 98-02-08 Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? Please send them to: mboy-trans@soyokaze.biosci.ohio-state.edu --------------------------------------------------- p 69 1 [Four panels are overlaid onto a partly-cloudy sky.] 2 [Tight shot of a cordless phone / answering machine.] phone FX: 3 [View pulls back a bit. Yuu sits on his bed, back against pillow and headboard, reading a book. He eyes the ringing phone.] phone FX: 4 [He turns to reach for it...] phone FX: [off] 5 [...and picks up the receiver.] phone FX: 6 [Filler art. Miki smiles at us, with head askance.] --------------------------------------------------- p 70 1 [View from the foot of the bed. Yuu still sits at the head of his bed, back against pillow and headboard.] Yuu: Yes? Ahh, Mother. Yuu: Uh-huh. I'm well. How about you? Yuu: Ahh... Sorry. That's right. Yuu: I still have a little more work left to do... 2 [Chiyako looks indignant while holding her phone to her ear. To her right are Jin, Rumi and Youji. Rumi and Jin exchange glances.] Chiyako: More wo-o-ork?! We're already into August! When in the world will you be able to come home? Ahh-ah. How boring! Rumi: It's a "no"? Jin: Sounds that way. 3 Yuu: [closing his eyes] I'm sorry. I'm trying my best in the first year, and if I take the credits, then the rest will be a breeze. 4 [A mottled background.] narration: Actually, I was able to finish up any such work a long time ago. narration: Except for my summer job, I don't have anything special to do, and have pretty much more time than I know what to do with. narration: But... narration: ...I can't go back home to Tokyo. --------------------------------------------------- p 71 1 [Portrait of a teary-eyed Miki, against a background of flowers.] narration: Seeing Miki would be... narration: ...painful... 2 Yuu: [smiling] Bye... I'll call again... Chiyako: [phone] Ah! Wait a moment. Miki-chan says she wants to talk to you. I'll put her on, 'kay? 3 [Yuu panics, scrambling upright and turning towards the side of the bed.] Yuu: EH?! W... narration: Miki is...?! 4 [A white panel.] Miki: [phone, off] Ah, Yuu-u-u? It's been a while! How have you been? 5 [Yuu is wide-eyed and silent.] --------------------------------------------------- p 72 1 [Miki smiles while talking on the phone.] Miki: You sorta have a lot of work to do? Architecture school is hard, huh. 2 [Sweating, Yuu now sits on the side of his bed.] Yuu: Ahh... No... Miki: [phone] But, y'know, come back here for a little break. 3 [View pulls back to show that Miki is surrounded by the four adults. She laughs nervously. Youji and Chiyako look amused, but Jin and Rumi give her droll looks.] Miki: Our parents miss you now, and they're annoying me. I can't possibly entertain them all by myself... Jin: What? Rumi: How rude. 4 [A grey panel.] Miki: [off] All your friends want to see you, too, so please make the time somehow. Yuu: [phone] Uh-huh... But... 5 Miki: [softly smiling] It's always all right to be here... 'Kay? . Her line can also be interpreted as, "I'm all right (all the time)."> --------------------------------------------------- p 73 1 [A white panel.] Miki: [phone] Bye... I'll be waiting...! phone FX: 2 [Yuu sits frozen, phone still held to his ear.] 3 [He slowly lets the phone fall away.] 4 [A portrait of a beaming Miki.] narration: "It's always all right to be here..." narration: "I'm all right..." that Miki used, for an = "I". can also mean "I," rather that the more literal "this way" or "here".> 5 [Filler art. Short-haired Miki in black sleeveless blouse and a transparent shirt over it.] --------------------------------------------------- p 74 1 [A mottled background.] narration: Her cheerful voice that was the same as long ago... narration: "I've recovered...and I'm all right now..." Is that what she wanted to say? 2 [Closeup of Yuu, who has a faraway look on his face.] narration: Miki... 3 [Exterior daytime view of the Koishikawa-Matsuura residence.] 4 [Backpack slung over his shoulder, Yuu pauses outside the front gate to his home.] 5 [Closer view of his apprehensive expression.] ---------------------------------------------- p 75 1 [Yuu's pov as he enters the front door. The four adults have wide smiles and are shooting off party poppers. Chiyako is in the foreground with arms flung wide for a hug.] Chiyako: WELCOME BACK, YUU-U-U ! party popper FX: banner: A FERVENT WELCOME party popper FX: Youji: WELCOME BACK! caption with arrow pointing at speech bubble above: Since it's Sunday, everyone is here. Rumi: WE WERE WAITI-I-ING!! 2 [Tight shot of Yuu. He cringes and sweats.] Yuu FX: Yuu: Ruins the atmosphere... 3 [Yuu stands with the four adults gathered about him.] Youji: It was hot, right? Drink some cold barley tea, or something. Chiyako: Tonight it's a yakiniku party! Please look forward to it . 4 [Yuu notices something off-panel.] 5 [It's Miki, who stands quietly to the side, with a soft smile on her cute face.] --------------------------------------------------- p 76 1 [She gives him a genuine Miki smile.] Miki: Welcome back, Yuu. 2 Yuu: I'm home. 3 [She holds out her right arm, showing him her tan.] Miki: Yuu, you aren't tanned at all, are you. Aren't you playing sports? Yuu: Uh-uh... Miki: That's no good. You'll lose your health. Look, I'm a nice shade, right? 4 Miki: [smiling] I joined a tennis circle. I'm together with Ginta and Arimi-san, too. Miki: Recently, there was a summer training camp... 5 [Yuu watches her off-panel, no longer apprehensive.] --------------------------------------------------- p 77 1 [Overhead view of the dining room table, with all six family members eating heartily.] 2 [inset] [Miki smiles with her chopsticks in her mouth.] Miki: Tastes good . 3 [inset] [Yuu, sitting to her right, turns to look at her.] 4 Jin: A-a-all right. After we eat we're all playing with fireworks, huh?!! Miki: Yayyy! 5 [Jin and Chiyako distribute sparklers to Rumi, Yuu and Miki.] 6 [As Miki and Chiyako play with sparklers, Yuu stands off to the side, hands in pockets and watching quietly.] --------------------------------------------------- p 78 1 [His pov of her smiling face.] narration: She's the cheerful Miki who was here before. 2 [Closer view of Yuu, with bubbles in the background.] narration: She's the Miki... narration: ...whom I love... 3 [His pov again. While Youji smiles on, Miki stands in profile, happily looking through the sparklers she holds in her hands.] narration: She's really recovered... narration: I'm glad... narration: I wonder if she found a new boyfriend or something. 4 [Yuu drops his gaze.] 5 [A grey panel.] narration: Even though I forced her away... narration: ...feeling sad...is stupid. narration: Isn't it okay like this...? --------------------------------------------------- p 79 1 [Holding a packet of sparklers, Jin walks up to the pensive Yuu.] Jin: Yuu, you try this too. Here! Yuu: Ah, okay. 2 [Closeup of the sparkler.] sparkler FX: 3 [View pulls back. Yuu holds the sparkler.] sparkler FX: 4 [A white panel.] narration: Miki is all right now. narration: She recovered. 5 [A white panel.] narration: Now it's time to think about myself. 6 [Filler art of a super-deformed Miki.} --------------------------------------------------- p 80 1 [Yuu in profile.] narration: I have to forget about Miki. narration: I have to give up... narration: ...everything... 2 [Exterior evening shot of the Miwa residence.] 3 [Satoshi smiles while talking into the phone.] Miwa: It's been a while, so what do you think of Tokyo, Yuu? Compared to Kyoto, which one's hot? Ehh? Are you serious? 4 [Satoshi's eyes turn to dots as he realizes the phone has been snatched out of his hand by Suzu-chan.] Miwa: Ah... phone FX: Suzu: Welcome back, Yuu-sensei! How are you? Suzu's feeling super-fine!! caption with arrow pointing at Suzu: Was here to play ---> --------------------------------------------------- p 81 1 Suzu: [phone] Say, say. I want to see you-u-u. Let's meet. Come over here no-o-ow. Yuu: [smiling and sweating] Ha ha... I get it. I'll come. Yuu: You're still the same, huh? 2 [He hangs up and realizes Miki is nearby.] phone FX: Miki: Are you going to Miwa's place? 3 [A white panel.] Yuu: [off] Uh-huh. Miki: [off] Then, shall we lock up and leave together? I have some shopping to do, too. 4 [A view of clouds in the sky.] 5 [Yuu and Miki walk through the neighborhood.] 6 Miki: Y'know, Suzu-chan was waiting for Kei-kun at Bobson's the other day. Yuu Ohh? Those two know each other? --------------------------------------------------- p 82 1 [Tight shot of their shoes as they walk.] Miki: It seems they've become friends lately. Or rather, maybe I get the impression that Suzu-chan has taken a fancy to him all on her own. But Kei-kun doesn't seem to think it's bad, either. Yuu: I see... 2 [Miki turns toward him, with a smile.] Miki: Is Takayama-san from Kyoto? What's she doing over summer break? 3 [Miki's pov. Yuu's eyes widen and he sweats. He does not meet her eye.] Yuu: .... Uhh. 4 [View of one of the houses along their path.] Yuu: [off] She's a native of Shizuoka... (That is, if I remember correctly.) But she was saying she'd be traveling to America over summer break. Miki: [off] Hmm. Then, you can't see her for a while... You must be sad... Yuu: [off] Well, it can't be helped. 5 [He stares forward as he addresses her.] Yuu: How about you, Miki? Have you found someone you like? 6 [Upon looking at her, he realizes he might have said something to disturb her. Miki's face is rather expressionless.] Yuu: Ahh. I'm sorry! If you don't want to tell me... --------------------------------------------------- p 83 1 [Like Yuu before her, Miki stares off at the horizon ahead with a somber expression.] Miki: The one whom I like... Miki: ...even now, is you, Yuu. 2 [Yuu is stunned.] 3 [Miki gently closes her eyes.] Yuu: Huh...? Miki: I know about Takayama-san, and I've resigned myself, so I no longer cry or become troubled... But the feelings of love can't be changed just like that... --------------------------------------------------- p 84 1 [She smiles softly.] Miki: A one-sided love which I know I can't get you to look back at... ...is very hard, but... Miki: But even just having someone to love is something to be happy about... And trying to suppress the feelings makes it even more painful... Miki: And so... Will you allow me to love you? 2 Yuu: Mi... Miki: [off] It's all right. I won't put you to any trouble. 3 [Overhead view. Miki stands in front of Yuu, with her back to him. Both have stopped walking.] Miki: I'll continue to properly do things with you as family... And so, beyond that, I won't make any demands. --------------------------------------------------- p 85 1 Miki: [off] Just, in my heart... Yuu: [off] NO! 2 [Miki spins around, eyes wide. Yuu is sweating and staring wildly off to his right.] 3 [He drops his gaze slightly but does not meet her eye.] Yuu: Something like that is no good. I'd be troubled by that! 4 [Isolated shot of Miki's legs.] Miki: Why...? 5 [She stares at him, uncomprehendingly.] Miki: I said I won't put you to any trouble! My feeling of love for you, Yuu... Don't feel like you have to destroy it. I just want to treasure it! Miki: Why won't you allow me at least that much? --------------------------------------------------- p 86 1 Yuu: [off] It's absurd... Something like that! Why don't you understand?! Miki: [off] I just don't!! 2 [Tight shot of Miki's face, looking a bit stubborn.] 3 [Yuu looks back at her, sweating.] 4 [Angrily, she averts her gaze by turning away quickly.] Miki: It's okay! Grr! Miki FX: Miki: They're my feelings. 5 [Yuu starts doing the slow boil.] Miki: [off] You have no right to say anything, Yuu! Your feelings got cold all on your own, too. I'll love as I please, too!! Yuu: Wha...? --------------------------------------------------- p 87 1 [Another view of the nearby houses.] Yuu: [off] Hey, Miki! Miki: [off] Ahh, I give up! This conversation is over already! 2 [Yuu is still visibly worked up, but Miki turns away and rushes off with a sunny smile.] Yuu: Mi... Miki: Ah! That garden's wonderful! Miki: Full of sunflowers! 3 [Yuu's pov. Miki stands at a low wall, on the other side of which grow some sunflowers. She's strangely still, her back to us.] 4 [Yuu lets out a puff of air.] 5 [Tight shot of his right shoe, as he begins to walk towards her.] Yuu: Miki... ===Sidebar=== FREE TALK (6): He's forcibly kissed by girls... (On top of that, it's always out in public.) "It's even done for 12 seconds like that, and even though you leapt up and said, 'what was tha-a-at?', you felt what it was, Miki!!" and "Keep away from me sometimes, Yuu!" and such--it was I who put the stuffing into my own characters (^_^). That Miki was only wearing pink and blue combination outfits was disappointing. (I don't like this combination...) Somehow, it seems that theme colors were decided on, and perhaps for more than 70% of the time, it was these colors. It was a pity that the foreign characters were all speaking Japanese perfectly. I often find in anime and manga where someone is "transported to a strange world (going to a foreign country), but where everyone speaks Japanese... (Continued in (7)) --------------------------------------------------- p 88 1 [His pov. Miki is closer now, but we still only see her back.] Miki: Wait a minute! 2 [Yuu's expression softens at the unusual request.] 3 [Tight shot of Miki's right hand, which rests on top of the wall separating her from the sunflowers.] Miki: I'm sorry... Right now, just a moment... Don't...come over here. 4 [Yuu stands there, studying her.] 5 [His pov of her again, of her back.] 6 [Yuu's eyes widen.] --------------------------------------------------- p 89 1 Yuu: [off] MIKI! Yuu FX: [off] 2 [Yuu has spun her around with a hand to her right shoulder. Miki stares at Yuu, tears streaming from her eyes.] --------------------------------------------------- p 90 1 [Yuu can only stare.] 2 [She looks up at him through tear-filled eyes.] Miki: Even though I told myself I mustn't... 3 [View pulls back. Yuu stands in front of Miki. She faces him with arms crossed at her waist, as though she's trying to keep her feelings in.] Miki: If I cry here it's ruined. Miki: Although I tried desperately... ...to endure it, I... 4 [She clenches her eyes shut, in obvious emotional agony.] 5 [Yuu stares at her, wide-eyed...] --------------------------------------------------- p 91 1 [...and embraces her tightly.] 2 [With her head under his chin, he exclaims...] Yuu: I'm sorry, Miki! 3 [View shifts to show Miki's expression of shock.] Yuu: I'm sorry... --------------------------------------------------- p 92 1 [View pulls back. He continues to hold her. Miki is too surprised to hug him back.] Yuu: That I got cold is a lie. Also, what I said about going out with Takayama-san... Yuu: The truth is, I love you, too. Yuu: I love you, Miki! 2 [He pulls back slightly from the embrace, to look into her eyes.] --------------------------------------------------- p 93 1 [Yuu clenches his eyes shut.] Yuu: But... Yuu: ...no matter how much I love you... ...it's no use. 2 [View over his shoulder at a stunned Miki. She can only stare into his face.] Yuu: WE CAN'T, MIKI!! 3 Miki: ...... What...? Miki: ...are you saying, Yuu? --------------------------------------------------- p 94 1 [A patterned panel.] Miki: [off] What does this mean...?! 2 [A pile of photos.] 3 [Miki holds one.] 4 [View pulls back. The two are in his bedroom. Miki kneels on the floor, an envelope spilling photos before her. She holds one and looks at it. Yuu stands several feet behind her, his back to her. His gaze is dropped.] Yuu: They were in my father's graduation album. --------------------------------------------------- p 95 1 [He stares off at the wall off-panel.] Yuu: You get it, right? My real father is... ...Jin-san. Yuu: We're half-siblings... 2 [Miki covers her mouth with her hand and her eyes widen.] 3 [She paws through the other photos.] Miki: You're joking... I don't believe this. 4 [View of Yuu's back, as he looks away.] Miki: [off] I won't believe it! 5 [Miki cries, staring down at the photos.] Miki: So cruel... All 4 of them. Miki: Why hide such an important thing...?! --------------------------------------------------- p 96 1 Miki: [off] I'm going to ask Papa and the others and make sure! If we don't get a proper explanation, then I won't accept th... Yuu: [off] STOP IT! 2 [Eyes closed, Yuu speaks with conviction.] Yuu: It won't change the fact that our only choice is to give up, right?! Yuu: If we were to dig it up now, the family would only be thrown into confusion! 3 [Miki turns her body to look back at him. He still stands with his back toward her.] Yuu: That's why... Yuu: ...I kept it to myself... 4 [Her pov of him.] 5 [She watches him off-panel with a sad expression. Tears well in her eyes.] 6 [She clenches them shut and the tears roll down her cheeks.] Miki: No... Something like this... Miki: I can't stand this...! --------------------------------------------------- p 97 1 [She buries her face in her hand.] Miki: NO-O-O-O... 2 [A white panel.] 3 [Chiyako, holding a large bowl of salad, and Rumi exchange puzzled looks.] Chiyako: Huh? Miki-chan doesn't want dinner? Rumi: Yeah. She said she sorta wasn't feeling good. 4 [Yuu sits morosely at the dining table, idly holding his fork.] Rumi: [off] Though she was saying if she slept she'd get well... Chiyako: [off] Is it heat-stroke? --------------------------------------------------- p 98 1 [inset] [Tight shot of Miki, standing in front of a closed door.] Miki: I have a request. 2 [inset] [Tight view of Yuu, who looks at her off-panel.] 3 [View pulls back. Yuu sits on his bed, his back against his pillow which is propped up against the wall at the head of his bed. Miki stands inside his room, about 6 feet away.] Yuu: What is it...? 4 [Tight shot of her hands, which are clasped lightly together in front of her.] Miki: I want you to go with me on the Kyushu trip you promised me before. 5 [Closeup of Miki, who wears a quiet but serious expression.] Miki: Then... Just during the trip, I want to go back to being the two people we once were... And go all out and have total fun, like we're a couple of sweethearts... Miki: I want one last memory. 6 [A white panel.] Miki: [off] And then... I'll give up once and for all. I'll forget everything... 7 [Yuu quietly returns her look.] --------------------------------------------------- p 99 1 Yuu: I understand. 2 [inset] [Tight shot of hands clasped.] 3 [View pulls back. Yuu and Miki sit side-by-side on airline seats. Miki rests her head against his shoulder.] 4 [View of sky and clouds...and an airplane.] plane engines FX: --------------------------------------------------- -------------------End of Chapter------------------ --------------------------------------------------- Scorecard: Miki <---> Yuu Meiko <---> Natchan Kei <---> Suzu Rumi <---> Youji ^ ^ | | Ginta <---> Arimi v v Jin <---> Chiyako ---------------------------------------------------