Marmalade Boy
Volume 6, Chapter 1
pages 2-37
Written and illustrated by Yoshizumi Wataru
Translation & editing by : Craig Nishida
Additional translation by : Paul Hirose
Yutaka Sasagawa
Last revision : 97-10-05
Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? Please send them to:
mboy-trans@soyokaze.biosci.ohio-state.edu
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p 2
[Portraits of the characters accompany the following captions. The captions
for Miki and Yuu run around their portraits, with arrows pointing from one
section to the next.]
heading:
Introducing the Cast of TOUJOUJINBUTSU SHOUKAI
Characters characters introduction
caption:
Akizuki Meiko AKIZUKI MEIKO
Close friend of Miki. MIKI no SHIN'YUU.
A person of solid character. shikkari MONO.
caption:
Koishikawa Miki KOISHIKAWA MIKI
Likes Yuu <heart symbol> YUU ga SUki <heart-symbol>
Brightly --> AKAruku -->
brightly/cheerfully
Spirited and --> GENKI de -->
spirited-(and)
Simple personality. TANJUN na SEIKAKU.
unsophisticated personality/character
caption:
Suou Ginta SUOU GINTA
Miki's classmate. MIKI no DOUKYUUSEI.
Likes Arimi. ARIMI ga SUki.
caption:
Tsuchiya Kei TSUCHIYA KEI
_____
A guy who's a co-worker at MIKI no baito SAKI no
Miki's part-time job. 's part-time-job the-other-party (nom)
OTOKO no KO.
boy
caption:
Matsuura Yuu MATSUURA YUU
What's his relationship MIKI to no NAKA wa?
with Miki? with-Miki (nom) relationship (T)
Shares same house with MIKI to DOUKYO -->
Miki -->
Is cool, but --> kakko ii, da kedo -->
_______
...a bit mean. chotto ijiwaru
caption:
Suzuki Arimi SUZUKI ARIMI
Yuu's old girlfriend. YUU no MUKASHI no KANOJO.
text:
The Story up thru (5). (5) made no o-HANASHI
[paragraph 1]
Miki and Yuu come to live MIKI to YUU wa, RYOUSHIN ga
in the same house due to and (T) parents (S)
their parents announcing
that they're swapping IreKAe KEKKON suru to IiDAshita tame,
marriage partners. swap-marriages proposed-that because
DOUKYO suru koto ni.
live-in-same-house of-all-things
Miki gradually becomes IJIWARU na kuse ni TOKIori
attracted to Yuu, who mean although sometimes
sometimes displays sweetness
despite being mean. YASAshisa o MIseru YUU ni,
sweetness (O) show by-Yuu
shidai ni MIKI wa hikarete-iku.
little-by-little (T) comes-to-be-
attracted
[paragraph 2]
Yuu seems to have found his YUU ni wa JITSU no CHICHI OYA ga
real father, but, in the by-Yuu (contrast) real-father (S)
end, he isn't able to find
him. iru rashii kedo, KEKKYOKU
is-found appear but in-the-end
wakarazu jimai.
not-know
Miki revealed her feelings KANAshimu YUU ni OMOi o
to a grieving Yuu. sorrow/grief to-Yuu feelings (O)
uchiaketa MIKI....
revealed
And the two of them share soshite FUTARI wa RYOU OMOi ni!!
the same feelings towards and/then 2-people (T) both feelings in
each other!! _zu_
(But it's a secret from their (demo RYOUSHIN #S# ni wa NAISHO
parents <heart symbol>.) but to-parents (contrast) secret
<heart-symbol>)
[paragraph 3]
One day, it was decided sonna aru HI, YUU ga #CM# ni
that Yuu will appear in like-that one-day (S) in-commercial
a commercial.
DEru koto ni natta.
appear it-was-decided
On top of that, he shikamo SAKUMA suzu tte iu
co-stars with a popular moreover called-Sakuma-Suzu
model by the name of ______
Sakuma Suzu! NINKI moderu to KYOUEN!
with-popular-model act-with/co-star
Yuu is liked by Suzu, and YUU wa suzu ni KI ni Irarete,
he tutors her, too. (T) by-Suzu is-liked-(and)
KATEIKYOUSHI mo shite-iru.
tutor too is-doing
[paragraph 4]
Miki was a bit uneasy... choppiri FUAN na MIKI.
a-little anxious
But she made a promise to da kedo, NATSU YASUmi ni YUU to
go on a trip alone with but at-summer-break with-Yuu
Yuu on summer break.
FUTARI de RYOKOU ni Iku YAKUSOKU o
by-2-people on-trip go promise (O)
shita no.
made
She has to do her best and gambatte o-KANE o tamenakya!
earn money! do-one's-best-(and) money (O) must-amass
[paragraph 5]
____________
Miki started working MIKI wa kawaii aisukuri--mu-YA-san de
part-time at a cute ice (T) at-cute-ice-cream-shop
cream shop. ________
arubaito o HAJImeta.
part-time-job (O) started
There, she meets a guy soko de TSUCHIYA KEI to iu
named Tsuchiya Kei, and... thereupon called-Tsuchiya-Kei
OTOKO no KO to DEAtte....
with-guy meet-(and)
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p 3
1
[Night falls over the Koishikawa-Matsuura residence.]
2
[Jin smiles at the cup of Bobson's ice cream that he holds in his hand.]
Jin:
Ohh. oo
Jin:
Tastes good! umai!
3
[The four parents sit at the dining table, all happily eating ice cream.
Rumi turns to smile over her shoulder at Miki, who is sitting on a sofa in
the living room.]
Chiyako:
It's really delicious! honto oishii wa!
really delicious
Youji: _____
You started working at a ii toko de baito HAJImeta
good place, huh, Miki-chan. at-good-place part-time-job started
na MIKI-chan
(rhet)
Rumi:
You'll bring some back home mata moratte-kite ne--
again, right? <heart again bring-back-home-(please) (rhet)
symbol>
4
Miki: ____
That's no good. dame da yo
It wasn't given to me; I moratta n ja nakute KAtta
bought it. was-given (nom) is-not-(and) bought
n da kara
(explan) that's-why
______
Unlike cakes, there's no ke--ki to CHIGAtte UreNOKOri
leftover ice cream... differ-from-cake-(and) unsold-goods
nante nai n da kara
the-likes-of not-have (explan) that's-why
ne
(rhet)
Miki:
Today is special! KYOU wa TOKUBETSU!
today (T) special
5
[A view over the top of Miki's head shows the four adults looking angrily
at her. Miki sweats.]
Chiyako/Youji/Jin/Rumi FX:
<annoyance> bu-- bu-- bu-- bu-- bu--
Miki:
I get it... ...wakatta yo
I'll go buy some again! mata KAtte-kuru yo!
again go-and-buy
6
[She lets out a sigh.]
Miki:
Whew... fuu...
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p 4-5 [TITLE PAGES]
1
[A montage of three Miki portraits.]
Title: __________ _____
MARMALADE BOY [6] mamare~~do - bo~~i [6]
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p 6
1
[Filler art. Miki stands in hat, striped top and pants.]
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p 7
1
[A portrait of the boy Miki met in the walk-in freezer at work.]
narration:
That guy... ano OTOKO no KO
narration:
...didn't come into the ano ato o-MISE no hou ni
store after that... after-that in-direction-of-store
KOnakatta...
didn't-come
Which means he went out the tte koto wa URAGUCHI kara
back door. that-means (T) from-back-door
DEte-tta n da
went-and-gone-out (explan)
narration: _____
I wonder if he works there, KARE mo asoko de baito shite-ru
too. he too at-that-place is-working
no ka na
I-wonder
2
[Her face resting in her hands, Miki thinks hard. She blushes and sweats a
bit.]
narration: __________
Ooo, I'm so embarrassed u~~~~ hazukashii yoo
<sweat bead>.
He didn't need to come in yori ni yotte anna tokoro ni
there, of all places! of-all-places to-place-like-that
KOnakutatte i-- no ni!
unnecessary-to-come even-though
narration:
I wonder if he saw them. MIrarechatta ka naa pantsu...
My underpants... were-seen-(finality) I-wonder underpants
3
[Her eyes pop wide.]
Miki:
Ah! ha_
4
[Filler art. Tiny tot drawings of Miki, Yuu and Ginta. They carry flowers
and walk from right to left.]
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p 8
1
[Her pov of her left wrist.]
2
[View pulls back to show her seated at the sofa still. She's staring in
horror at her wrist.]
Miki: ___________
(THE BRACELET!! IT'S (nai buresuretto------!!)
GO-O-ONE!!) not-there bracelet
2
[Pov from the dining room table as Chiyako and Youji turn to watch Miki race
from the room.]
narration:
That's right. sou da
______
I put it in my apron!! epuron ni Ireta mama----!!
in-apron put-in as-it-is
Miki FX:
<RUN!> da------_
3
[A view of the four, faces perplexed.]
Chiyako/Jin/Rumi/Youji:
? ?
Youji: ________
What's this? All of a nani totsuzen...
sudden...
4
[Miki's view of her uniform, laid out on the floor.]
5
[Her bookbag and its contents, also laid out on the floor.]
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p 9
1
[View pulls back to show Miki on the floor, pale and gazing at the items on
the floor.]
Miki:
(GONE!!) (nai!!)
Miki: ______ _____
(Even in my apron and bag...) (epuron ni mo kaban no NAKA ni mo)
in-apron and inside-bag too
Miki:
(It isn't anywhe-e-ere!!) (doko ni mo nai yo~~~~!!)
at-anywhere isn't-there
2
[Flashback. Miki topples off the short ladder as the boy races forward
to catch her.]
narration:
It's lost. Otoshita n da
I'm sure, back then... kitto ano TOKI
surely that-time
narration:
Or, if not then, then when de nakya KIgaeru TOKI ni----
I changed clothes... or,-if-not... change-clothes at-time
3
[Tears start welling in her horror-stricken eyes.]
Miki:
You're kidding. uso
Oh no-o-o... ya daa...
Miki tears FX:
<gradually...> jiwaa...
narration:
Even though it's something YUU ni moratta DAIJI na MONO na
important that I got from by-Yuu got important-thing is
Yuu!
no ni
even-though
Even though it's my suggoku suggoku KI ni Itte-ta atashi no
treasured item that I liked awfully awfully was-liking my
very very much!!
TAKARA MONO na no ni!!
precious thing is even-though
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p 10
1
[She clenches her eyes shut and shakes her head violently.]
Miki: ____
(Uh-uh, I mustn't give (uun akiramecha dame!)
up!)
Miki shake-head FX:
<whirr whirr> bun bun
Miki:
(If I look for it re-e-eally (ashita o-MISE de yo--ku
carefully at the store tomorrow at-store carefully
tomorrow, I'll definitely
find it!!) SAGAseba ZETTAI MItsukaru!!)
if-look-for absoluteness (can)-find
2
[View of the Bobson's sign.]
Miki: [off]
(I can find it, right!?!) (MItsukaru yo ne_!?)
3
[Closeup of Miki's despondent face.]
Miki:
......... .........
Miki:
Sure enough, it's gone... yappari nai...
4
[She squats on the floor, eyes shut.]
Miki FX:
<lose heart!> gakku----_
narration:
Maybe the cleaning person o-SOUJI no HITO ga KIzukanai de
didn't notice it and threw cleaning 's person (S) not-notice-(and)
it away.
SUtechatta no ka na
threw-away-(finality) I-wonder
narration: ______
Ahhhh, what a shock... aa shokku...
I can't recover... TAchiNAOrenai...
5
[She springs forward, face peering at the floor.]
Miki:
!! Wait! !! MAte yo
Maybe it's in the gap YUKAITA no sukima ni haitte-ru n ja...
between the floorboards... in-floorboard's-gap is-going-in
Miki FX:
<sproing!> gaba_
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p 11
1
[The lady manager and the boy from before stand and stare at Miki off-panel.
Both sweat. The manager looks a bit worried, too.]
Miki: [off]
Ahhhh, drat it... a---- mo----
I can't see clearly. yoku MIenai yo
well can't-see
Jee-ee-eez! <sweat bead> ttaku----_
Miki FX: [off]
<rustle rustle> goso goso
manager:
What are you doing, ...nani yatte-ru no KOISHIKAWA-san
Koishikawa-san? what are-doing
2
[Their view of Miki, who looks up from where she's crawling on the floor.]
Miki:
Huh? e
3
[Profile view of the three. Everyone's eyes are dots. Miki blushes deeply
and sweats.]
Miki:
Ah. ...... a ......
<Commentary: This <a> has two of those "tick-marks" on it.>
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p 12
1
[Exterior view of the store.]
2
[Miki and the boy stand behind the ice cream counter. Both face forward,
neither looking at the other.]
3
[Miki sneaks a look.]
Miki FX:
<peek!> chira_
4
[Her view of Kei.]
manager's narration:
Let me introduce SHOUKAI suru wa TSUCHIYA KEI-kun
Tsuchiya Kei-kun. introduce
manager's narration: _____
Maybe he's your sempai koko de no baito wa
working here by about 2 at-here 's part-time-work (T)
months longer than you,
Koishikawa-san. KOISHIKAWA-san yori 2-ka-GETSU kurai
than-Koishikawa around-2-months
SEMPAI ka na
I-wonder
<Commentary: That is, even though Kei is younger than Miki, he's her <sempai>
at work due to the fact he's got 2 months seniority on her there.>
5
[Flashback. Miki's view of the two. The manager smiles as she gestures
towards Kei, who stands next to her.]
manager's narration:
Learn a lot and get along iroiro OSOwatte NAKAYOku
well together, please! various learn-(and) on-good-terms
yatte ne!
do-(please) (rhet)
narration:
I should really like to ...sou shitai no wa
do that... like-that wanting-to-do (T)
yamayama da kedo
have-a-great-heart-to-do but
narration:
But this is so awkward... KI mazui naa...
awkward/unpleasant (rhet)
I've only been seen looking tatetsuzuke ni anna
disgraceful like that again in-succession/on-end like-that
and again... <sweat bead>
mittomonai toko bakka MIrarete
shameful occasion only am-seen-(and)
6
[Sweating, Miki forces a wide smile and turns to Kei.]
Miki: _____
(B--! But he's my (de_ demo baito NAKAMA
coworker. but fellow-part-time-worker
da mon
is reason
I have to hurry and get HAYAku NAKAYOku nannakya!)
along with him!) quickly on-good-terms must-become
Miki:
Excuse me! ano_
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p 13
1
[She turns to face towards him, but he just peers back at her from the
corner of his eye.]
Miki:
Your name's so cool. NAMAE kakko i-- ne
name cool (rhet)
Is it okay if I call you KEI-kun tte YOnde-mo ii?
"Kei-kun"? (quote) even-if-call okay
2
[He pointedly turns his eyes away from her, and closes them.]
Kei:
Yah... ...a--
Kei FX:
<fwip> fui
3
[Miki looks blankly.]
4
[View of a wall.]
narration:
What an unsociable guy... BUAISOU na KO da naa...
<sweat bead> unsociable boy is (rhet)
Miki: [off]
S-sorry about yesterday... ki_ kinou gomen ne--
yesterday sorry
Did it hurt? ITAkatta?
was-painful
You were there all of a KEI-kun KYUU ni iru kara saa
sudden, so I was surprised. suddenly is-there that's-why
bikkuri shichatte
being-surprised-(finality)
5
[Kei doesn't move nor speak. Miki's eyes contract to dots.]
Kei:
......... .........
FX:
<silence> shi--n
===Sidebar===
FREE TALK (1):
Today is 12/21/94. KYOU wa '94-12-21.
I moved 3 days ago and I'm 3-KA MAE ni HIKKO(shi) o shite, ATARAshii
writing this at the new 3-days before move-(and) new
workplace.
SHIGOTOBA de kore o KAite-imasu.
at-workplace this (O) am-writing
(I'm getting them to (SHIMEKIri o nobashite-moratte...)
postpone the deadline...) deadline (O) get-(someone)-to-postpone
__________ _____
Time flies; it's already HAYAi mono de, "mamare--do" no anime
been 9 months since the fast-thing is-(and) Marmalade 's anime
start of the "Marmalade"
anime telecast. HOUEI KAISHI kara mou
telecast commencement since already
9 ka GETSU.
9-months
I have the feeling that 5-KAN de #FREE TALK# o KAkenakatta
since I couldn't write any in-volume-5 (O) couldn't-write
Free Talk in volume 5, maybe
it's a little too late now, no de, chotto IMA sara
but I'm going to try and since when-it-is-a-little-too-late
write several things about
anime and such. ka na to iu KANji desu ga,
I-wonder called feeling is but/and
_____
anime no koto nado, iroiro
about-anime etc several
KAite-miyou to OMOimasu.
intending-to-try-and-write
_____
The good point about the anime no ii tokoro wa, atarimae da
anime version, of course, 's good-point (T) natural is
is that animation, voices,
and music are added. kedo yappari UGOki to KOE to
but sure-enough movement and voice and
ONGAKU ga tsuku koto desu ne.
music (S) added (nom) are (rhet)
_____
When the skilled kyara no UGOki ni Awasete,
performances of the voice character's-movement in-accordance-with
actors follow in synch with
the characters' movements, SEIYUU-san no JOUZU na ENGI ga
and the drama is stirred up voice-actor-(hon) 's skilled-performance (S)
with more and more music,
then, somehow, they become tsuite, sara ni ONGAKU de
scenes that are awfully follow-(and) more-and-more with-music
better than even the
original work, so I'm happy. MOriAgeru to, nanka
when-heap-up/stir-up-(tension) somewhat
GENSAKU yori mo sugoku ii
than-original-work too awfully-good
______
shi--n ni natte-tari suru no de
into-scene is-turning-(or) since
ureshii desu.
happy am
Recently, the story has been SAIKIN wa sukkari HANASHI ga
entirely overtaken and the recently entirely story (S)
anime is turning into an _____
original development, and Oitsukarete-shimatte, anime wa
since the fine points aren't is-overtaken-(finality)-(and) anime (T)
known even by me, the _________
author, (although I'm orijinaru na TENKAI ni
informed of the general original into-development
outline) I'm watching it
with a fresh (?) feeling. natte-ite, SAKUSHA no
is-turning-(and) author (nom)
WATASHI ni mo (OOSUJI wa
by-me too outline/summary (T)
KIite-iru mono no)
am-being-informed-of reason (nom)
KOMAkai TOKORO wa wakaranai
minor/small/fine points (T) not-understand
no de, SHINSEN na (?) KIMOchi de MIte-imasu.
since with-fresh/new-feelings am-seeing
<Note: That question mark is actually there in her text.>
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1
[Miki sweats and smiles.]
Miki: _____
You weren't working ...kinou wa baito
yesterday, were you? yesterday (T) part-time-work
nakatta n desho?
weren't-there (rhet)
Why were you there? nande asoko ni ita no?
why at-that-place was-there (?)
2
[Kei looks the other way as he answers. Miki's eyes contract to dots.]
Kei:
When I came to get something ...WASUremon tori ni kitara
I'd left behind... something-forgotten when-come-to-get
Kei FX: ____ ____
<mumble mumble> boso boso
Kei:
The coldroom door wasn't REIZOUKO no TOBIRA ga chanto
shut properly, so I went refrigerator 's door (S) properly
inside to check...
SHImatte-nakatta kara NAKA
wasn't-closed that's-why inside
TASHIkame ni...
to-make-sure
3
[Miki glares. The background turns dark and angry.]
Miki FX:
<get mad> mukkaa~~~~
4
Miki: [off]
Hey! chotto!
Miki FX: [off]
<yank!> gui_
5
[Yelling, she grabs him by his arm and spins him around to face her.]
Miki:
When you're talking to HITO to HANAsu TOKI wa chanto
someone, turn and face with-person talk time (T) properly
this way like you should,
huh! kotchi MUkina yo ne_
this-way turn-round (rhet)
You're being rude, y'know?! SHITSUREI desho!?
rudeness poss-be
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p 15
1
[Kei stares at her.]
2
[She glares back.]
3
Kei:
BWA! bu_
4
[He convulses in laughter.]
Kei:
BWA HA HA HA HA! buahahahaha
5
Miki:
?! !?
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p 16
1
[Kei tries to cover his mouth as he continues to laugh merrily.]
Kei: ____
I-it's just too funny-y-y. ...mo mo---- dame okkashi----
already no-good funny/comical
It's because you've looked anta kinou kara mechakucha
ridiculously uncool since you since-yesterday absurd/nonsense
yesterday.
kakko wari-- n da mon
look-uncool is-the-reason
Kei:
I was trying to avoid narubeku... KAO MIne-- you ni
looking at your face as much if-possible face so-as-to-not-see
as possible...
shite...
make-(and)
And desperately...trying not fukidashi -sou na no
to burst out laughing! burst-into-laughter seem
HISSHI de... koraete-ta no ni
desperately was-restraining even-though
2
[Miki's face turns expressionless as she watches Kei off-panel. Her face is
flushed slightly and she sweats.]
Kei: [off]
<gya ha ha ha ha> gya ha ha ha ha
I can't sto-o-op! tomanne----_
Ahh, it hu-u-urts! kurushi----_
3
[Still laughing uncontrollably, Kei puts out his right hand to steady himself.
Off panel, it lands in something squishy.]
Kei:
Ha ha ha ha... ha ha ha ha...
Kei hand FX: [off]
<smoosh!> gucha_
4
[Tight shot of his hand resting in some ripple ice cream.]
5
[Kei stops laughing and stares at his hand. Both he and Miki sweat.]
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p 17
1
[Miki covers her mouth, trying to keep from laughing...]
Miki:
<tee!> pu--_
2
[...but she lets it out, laughing and pointing at Kei. Kei pulls his hand
out, and stares at it. He still sweats.]
Miki:
<ah ha ha ha ha...> a ha ha ha ha..
Miki:
Uncoo-o-ool! kakko waru----_
Miki: _
Ohhhh! You can't talk ya daa JIBUN datte
about others, either! self even
HITO no koto Ienai yoo
about-person can't-say
Kei hand FX:
<sticky-y-y> beto----
3
[He turns to look at Miki off-panel, without expression.]
Miki: [off]
<ah ha ha ha ha ha> a ha ha ha ha ha
4
[His eyes open a bit wider, as he watches Miki off-panel.]
===Sidebar===
FREE TALK (2): _____
Occasionally, I get a letter tama ni "anime ga
that says, "Why is the occasionally anime (S)
anime different from the
original?" or "I want them GENSAKU to chigau no wa naze?"
to do the original work," is-differing-from-original-work (T) why
but since the amount of
original story is totally to ka "GENSAKU doori ni
insufficient, it can't be or-such in-accordance-with-original-work
helped.
shite hoshii" to ka iu o-TEGAMI o
want-to-do say-such letter (O)
moraimasu ga, GENSAKU RYOU
receive and/but amount-of-original-work
ga ZENZEN TArinai no de
(S) entirely is-insufficient since
shikata nai n da yo ne.
can't-be-helped (explan) (rhet)
It's because "Ribbon" is a "ribon" wa TSUKI 1-KAI da kedo
monthly, but the anime is Ribbon (T) once-a-month is but
weekly. _____
anime wa MAISHUU da mon.
anime (T) every-week is reason
_____
Well, even though the ma, NAIYOU to ka, kyara no
contents and the characters' well contents and-such characters 's
personalities and the roles
differ a little, please SEIKAKU to ka YAKUWARI to ka
don't mind too much, and personality and-such a-part/a-role and-such
please enjoy both the
original work and the anime, JAKKAN CHIGAtte-mo,
'kay. some/a-few even-tho-is-differing
anmari KI ni shinai de, GENSAKU
too-much not-mind-(and) original-work
_____
to anime to 2-TOUri
and with-anime according-to-2/as-2
TANOshinde-kudasai ne.
enjoy-(please) (rhet)
_____ _________ __________
As for the anime's original anime no orijinaru suto--ri--
story, it's in the hands of anime 's original-story
the production staff, and _______
generally, they've kindly ni KANshite wa SEISAKU sutaffu ni
consulted with me beforehand about/concerning (T) to-production-staff
on the makeup of the story.
o-makase shite-imasu ga,
am-leaving-to-(humble-form) and/but
__________
daitai no suto--ri--
generally/on-the-whole (nom) story
KOUSEI wa JIZEN ni
constitution (T) beforehand
SOUDAN shite-kudasaimasu.
(kindly)-consult/confer
And so, my desires have de, WATASHI no KIBOU mo
been heard, too. and-so my-hope/desire too
kiite-moratte-masu.
am-having-(a-person)-hear
Like, please don't make DARE-mo SHInasenai de to ka,
anyone die, and don't make anyone not-make-die-(and) and-such
things too gloomy...
anmari KURAku shinai de to ka
<not>-very not-darken-(and) and-such
ne....
(rhet)
[Two tiny facial portraits. Both are captioned with their names, and both
are sweating. By the way, "Anju" is a character who only appears in the
anime.]
<2 people who almost looked <ayauku SHI ni sou datta 2-RI>
like they'd die.> to-nearly-die it-looked-like 2-people
captions:
Natchan. Anju. natchan anju
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p 18
1
[The view of Miki that has struck Kei. She smiles and laughs merrily.]
2
[Kei gently smiles.]
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p 19
1
[Miki's pov of Kei, who looks back in a bit of surprise.]
Kei:
A 3rd-year at Touryou TOURYOU DAI -FUZOKU no
University's affiliated high university attached 's
school, huh.
3-NEN kaa
3rd-year huh
__
Then, you're one year older ja ore yori 1 ko TOSHIUE na n da
than me. then than-me 1-year-older are (explan)
2
Miki:
Kei-kun, you're 2nd-year? KEI-kun 2-NEN na no
2nd-year are (?)
Which high school? doko no KOUKOU?
what-place 's high-school
3
[He turns to look away, his face looking serious.]
Kei:
......... .........
I'm not going right now. IMA wa Itte-nai
now (T) am-not-going
4
Miki: [wide-eyed]
... I see... ...sou...
5
[Kei stares darkly towards the store entrance off-panel. Miki studies him
out of the corner of her eye.]
narration:
A dark expression. KURAi HYOUJOU
____
Maybe there's a reason... nanka wake ari na no ka na
some reason there-is I-wonder
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p 20
1
[View of the bilingual menu on the wall.]
Miki: [off]
Say, Kei-kun... nee KEI-kun tte sa
Do you like music? ONGAKU to ka SUki na n ja nai?
music and-such liking
2
[He turns to look at her off-panel, startled.]
Kei:
Huh...?! e_...
3
[Miki is beaming at Kei and holding up a forefinger. Kei's expression is blank.]
Miki:
When I met you the first HAJImete Atta TOKI
time, I sorta had that kind for-the-first-time when-met
of feeling... _____
nanka so-- yu-- kanji da na
somewhat that-kind-of-feeling is (rhet)
tte OMOtta n da
thought-that (explan)
_____
Playing in a band maybe, or bando to ka yatte so-- tte iu ka
something like that... band and-such doing like-that or-rather...
Miki: ______ _____
A guitar and a mike would gita-- to maiku ga NIAi-sou!
look good on you! guitar and mike (S) seem-match-well
Kei:
......... .........
4
[Her pov. Again, he turns away and his eyes look far-off and distant.]
Kei:
I don't play. yatte-ne-- yo
Kei:
I have no interest in music. ONGAKU nante KYOUMI nai
music the-likes-of have-no-interest
5
[Miki looks wide-eyed and curious.]
Miki:
......... .........
Hmm...? fuun...?
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p 21
1
[View of the overhead menu.]
Kei: [off]
Never mind that. sore yori
What were you doing a sakki wa NANI shite-ta
little while ago? a-little-while-ago (T) what were-doing
n da yo
(explan)
Crawling on the floor... YUKA ni haitsukubatte
on-floor crawling
Miki: [off]
Ahhhh, that... aa are...
2
Miki: [off] ___________
I was looking for a buresuretto SAGAshite-ta n da
bracelet. bracelet was-looking-for (explan)
It looks like I dropped kinou koko de Otoshichatta
it here yesterday... yesterday in-this-place dropped-(finality)
rashikute
appear-(and)
[Kei's face registers something.]
Kei:
Ah, if that's what it was... a sore nara...
that if-it-is
3
[Closing her eyes, Miki lets out a sigh.]
Miki: ______
Drat it! It's a terrible moo suggoi shokku!
shock! grr awful shock
Miki:
It's something special that sekkaku KARE ga
my boyfriend gave me for with-much-trouble he/boyfriend (S)
Christmas! __________
kurisumasu ni kureta mono na no ni
on-Christmas gave thing is even-tho
4
[Kei's eyes open wide.]
5
Kei: [off]
Hmm... ...fu--n
You have a boyfriend. KARESHI iru n da
boyfriend have (explan)
Miki: [off]
Uh-huh <heart symbol>. un
His name is Yuu. YUU tte NAMAE na no
(quote) name is
===Sidebar===
FREE TALK (3): _____ _____ ___
"If it becomes animated, anime-KA saretara anime fan no DANSEI kara
will letters from male anime if-is-animated anime-fan 's from-male
fans increase?" ...is what
I was thinking, but it was no o-TEGAMI to ka ga FUeru no
nothing like that. (nom) letter and-such (S) increasing
ka na? ... to OMOtte-imashita ga,
I-wonder was-thinking-that and/but
sou demo nakatta desu.
like-that wasn't-anything is
What RAPIDLY INCREASED-- GEKIZOU shita no wa IGAI na
particularly unexpectedly-- increased-rapidly (nom) (T) unexpected
were letters from
HOUSEWIVES. koto ni nanto SHUFU kara no
especially what/how from-housewives (nom)
o-TEGAMI deshita.
letter was
Mothers in their late-20s to 20-DAI KOUHAN ~ 30-DAI ZEMPAN
early-30s, while watching 20s latter-half 30s first-half
with their small children, ____
came to like the show more kurai no, CHIIsai o-KO-san no mama ga,
than them...which is pretty around (nom) small child 's mama (S)
much how the pattern took
shape. KODOMO to issho ni MIte-iru uchi ni
with-child together while-are-watching
JIBUN no HOU ga KI ni Itte...
self liked-more
_______
to iu pata--n no kata ga hotondo.
say-that pattern 's form (S) nearly
All say that they're mina-san, "SEISHUN JIDAI o OMOiDAsu"
"recalling their days of everybody period-of-youth (O) recollect
youth," and are enjoying it.
to itte TANOshinde-kudasatte-masu.
say-that-(and) are-(kindly)-enjoying
Anyway, the fact that ICHIOU, "ribon" wa SHOU -
elementary and junior high anyway Ribbon (T) elementary
girls are the targets of
"Ribbon" enters into my CHUUGAKUSEI no ONNA no KO ga
mind as I write, but that jr-high-student 's girl (S)
others beside that target
group can also get to enjoy SHUTAISHOU, to iu koto wa
it is really a great honor main-object that-means/the-fact-that
and I'm very happy.
ATAMA ni Irete KAite-imasu ga,
put/let-into-head-(and) am-writing and/but
sore IGAI no HITO ni mo
to-people-besides-that too
TANOshinde-moraeru tte koto wa, HONTOU ni
can-get-to-enjoy that-means really
sugoku KOUEI de sugoku ureshii desu.
great-honor is-(and) awfully-happy am
Incidentally, with chinami ni OTONA no JOSEI ni wa
adult women, Yuu has an incidentally to-adult-women (contrast)
overwhelming popularity.
YUU ga ATTOU-TEKI ni NINKI ga
(S) overwhelming popularity (S)
arimasu.
have
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p 22
1
Miki:
Say, the bracelet. Didn't ne dokka ni Ochite-nakatta?
it fall somewhere? at-someplace wasn't-dropping/falling
___________
buresuretto
bracelet
______
It's gold with 3 tiny chitchai pa--ru ga 3-tsu
pearls lined up in a row... teeny-weeny pearl (S)
NARAnda KIN no yatsu na n da
were-in-a-row gold thing is (explan)
kedo
but
2
Kei:
No... ...iya
I haven't seen it. SHIranai
not-know
3
[Miki's face falls.]
Miki:
I see... sokka...
Miki FX:
<miserable> shun
4
[Kei studies Miki, who stands with her eyes downcast and looking sad.]
5
[Yuu and Ginta walk along the sidewalk, both in school uniform and carrying
their bookbags.]
sign:
Books HON
Ginta: ____________ _____
Working at an ice cream aisukuri--mu -YA de baito? MIKI ga?
shop? Miki? at-ice-cream-shop part-time-work (S)
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p 23
1
Ginta:
Is that all right? DAIJOUBU ka yo
The club activities are BU-KATSU datte NATSU no TAIKAI
really hard this time of club-activities even summer-meet
year, with summer meets ______
coming up! ni MUkete ha--do na JIKI
face-towards-(and) hard season/time
na n da ze
is (explan) !
Ginta:
Can she do all that at once? RYOURITSU dekin no ka?
coexist can-do (?)
2
[Yuu's face registers surprise, like he hadn't thought of that before.]
Yuu:
I wonder... sou na no ka...
3
[View of the buildings alongside the street.]
Yuu: [off]
Then I'll tell her not to sore ja anmari MURI shinai
overwork herself too much. then <not>-very not-overwork
you Ittoku yo
so-as-to say-(for-future-sake)
Ginta: [off]
Yeahhh... sou da na
That's good. sore ga ii------
4
[View of Ginta's foot as he comes to a halt.]
5
[Yuu looks at Ginta in surprise. Ginta is staring at something off-panel.]
Yuu:
Suou? SUOU?
6
[View over Ginta's shoulder, at a couple walking on the opposite side.]
7
[It's Murai with his arms over the shoulders of a girl. I guess those weird
eyes are meant to show she's a foreign girl. ^_^]
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p 24
1
[Ginta glares.]
Ginta:
(THAT GU-U-UY!! (aitsu~~~~~~!!
WHAT'S HE DOING?!! NANI yatte n da!!
what doing (explan)
WHAT'S WRONG WITH SUZUKI-san wa do-- shita n da yo
SUZUKI-SAN? (T) what's-wrong (explan)
WHAT ABOUT SUZUKI-SAN!!) SUZUKI-san wa!!)
2
[Sweating, Ginta claps a hand to his forehead and shuts his eyes.]
narration:
N-no. Calm down. i iya Ochitsuke
no calm-down
Unfaithfulness isn't the UWAKI to wa KAGIran
only answer. unfaithful (T) not-be-the-only-way
narration:
A kid sister, or a relative IMOUTO to ka SHINseki to ka
are possibilities, too... kid-sister or-such relative or-such
tte KANOUSEI mo------
(quote) possibility too
3
[Still with hand to forehead, Ginta's face colors and the background grows
darker and angrier.]
4
[Abruptly, Ginta runs forward, leaving Yuu to gasp in surprise.]
Ginta:
(IS THERE A REASON LIKE (nna wake aru ka!
THAT?! like-that reason is-there (?)
THAT'S A FOREIGNER!) arya GAIJIN da)
that foreigner is
Ginta FX:
<RUN!> da_
Yuu:
Ah! Suou!?! a SUOU_!?
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p 25
1
[Ginta's pov as Murai turns at the sound.]
Ginta: [off]
Hey! oi!
2
[Ginta connects with a straight right to Murai's face.]
Ginta fist FX: _____
<WHACK> bakii
3
[View pulls back. Murai is on the ground and the girl covers her mouth in
horror.]
girl: __________
Kyaaaaaa! kya------_
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p 26
1
[Murai gets up, clutching his injured cheek. The girl cowers behind him.]
2
Ginta: [yelling]
Suzuki-san is terribly SUZUKI-san wa naa MATSUURA no koto
hurt by what happened (T) (rhet) about-Matsuura
with Matsuura!!
de sugge-- KIZUtsuite
on-acc't-of awfully being-hurt/wounded
n da zo
(explan) !!
Ginta:
Don't do anything that'll kore IJOU KANAshimaseru you na
make her even more sad! beyond-this make-sorrow-over seem
koto suru n ja ne-- yo!!
(nom) don't-do
3
[Murai's expression hardens.]
Murai:
<get upset!> ka_
4
[Murai connects with Ginta's cheek.]
Murai:
What are you doing all of ikinari NANI shi-yagaru n da
a sudden? suddenly what do-(contempt) (explan)
Murai fist FX: ___
<WHAM!> ga_
Murai:
Don't talk nonsense!! wake wakanne-- koto
meaning not-understand (nom)
Itte n ja ne------!!
don't-say
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p 27
1
[Ginta looks like he's ready for more, but Yuu holds his arm back.]
Ginta:
Asshole... teme...
Yuu:
Suou, stop! SUOU yose_
Quit it!! yamero!!
2
[Murai glares.]
3
[Closeup of Ginta's eyes.]
4
[Eyes downcast, Ginta pulls his arm out of Yuu's grasp...]
Ginta arm FX:
<fwip!> ba_
5
[...and turns to run back down the sidewalk.]
Yuu:
Suou! SUOU!
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p 28
1
[Yuu, Murai and the girl stare at Ginta as he runs off.]
Murai:
What's with that guy?! nan da ano OTOKO!
what is that-guy
Isn't he a little weird?! SUKOshi okashi-- n ja ne-- ka!?
a-little strange/weird (nom) is-not
2
[View of a school building.]
title:
Sakaki Academy SAKAKI GAKUEN
3
[Closeup of Ginta's determined and bruised face.]
Ginta FX:
<rapidly> zun zun zun zun zun
4
[View pulls back. He walks across the school, in the opposite direction that
many of the Sakaki students are walking. His uniform makes him stand out.]
5
[Carrying a tennis racket, Tsutomu registers surprise at something seen off-
panel.]
Tsutomu:
Oh?! Ginta... are_ GINTA...
6
[Tsutomu yells at Ginta's retreating back. Ginta continues on, a man with a
purpose.]
Tsutomu:
Hey-y-y, Ginta. o--i GINTA
What are you here for? NANI shi ni KIta n da yo
what came-to-do (explan)
I said, hey! oi tteba!
Ginta FX:
<rapidly> zun zun zun
7
Tsutomu:
? ?
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p 29
1
[Arimi and a track teammate talk and laugh together.]
2
[From behind, Ginta stops and yells. His face is determined. Arimi turns to
look.]
Ginta:
SUZUKI-SAN! SUZUKI-san!
3
Arimi: [sweating]
Suou-kun?! SUOU-kun!?
Ohh... What happened to ya... do-- shita no sono KAO----
your face...? what-happened that-face
Ginta:
STOP SEEING THAT GUY! ano OTOKO wa yamero!
that-guy (T) stop/quit/give-up
4
Ginta:
He was walking with his BETSU no ONNA no KATA DAite
arm around another girl's another-girl 's shoulder hold-(and)
shoulder!!
ARUite-ta zo
was-walking !!
Instead of someone like anna n ja nakute motto
that, there are lots of like-that (nom) is-not-(and) more
other nice guys...
HOKA ni ii OTOKO ga ikura demo----
besides nice-guy (S) any-number-of
5
[Arimi stares blankly (and cutely ^_^).]
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p 30
1
Arimi: [off]
W-wait a sec. cho chotto MAtte
What do you mean, "that ano OTOKO tte......
guy..."? that-guy (quote)
Ginta: [off]
It's him!! aitsu da yo!!
_________
Murai or whatever of the fankurabu no MURAI to ka iu
fan club. fan-club 's so-called
2
Arimi:
You mean, Murai-san had MURAI-san ga ONNA no KO no KATA
his arm around a girl's (S) girl 's shoulder
shoulder...
DAite... tte
holding (quote)
What's so special about ii ja nai BETSU ni
that? c'mon-that's-okay in-particular
Arimi: ________ ________ _______
It was Emily from the amerikan - suku--ru no emiri-- desho?
American school, right? American-school 's Emily poss-be
Murai-san's girlfriend? MURAI-san no KANOJO no
's girlfriend (?)
[Ginta can only stare at Arimi, blankly.]
3
[His eyes contract to dots and he sweats.]
4
Ginta: [off]
EHH!?! ee_!?
You aren't going out with SUZUKI-san aitsu to tsukiatte-ru
that guy, Suzuki-san... with-that-guy are-going-with
n ja...
(nom) <ja nai> = are-not
Arimi: [off]
No way! masaka!
Why would I? nande atashi ga
why I (S)
5
Ginta:
B-because... <sweat bead> da_ datte
He was hitting on you, aitsu SUZUKI-san ni iiyotte-ta daro
right? that-guy to-Suzuki poss-was-wooing
On top of that, I saw the sore ni kono MAE 2-RI de
two of you at a coffee moreover before-this by-2-people
shop recently...
KISSATEN ni----
at-coffee-shop
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p 31
1
[Flowers fill the background. A pair of scissors embeds itself in Ginta's
head.]
Arimi:
HOW STUPID. bakka ne------
scissors in Ginta's head FX:
<stab!> gusa_
2
Arimi: [hands on hips]
One goes with anyone to KISSATEN kurai DARE to datte
just a coffee shop, right?! coffee-shop extent with-who even
Iku desho!
poss-go
First of all, I'm not being daiichi atashi iiyorarete nanka nai
hit on. the-first I not-being-wooed-(or-
anything)
wa yo
Arimi:
Sure, Murai-san and the tashika ni MURAI-san-tachi
others like me, and they certainly (and-assoc)
were doting on me, but
that was just playing atashi no koto KI ni Itte
around. Playing around! about-me like-(and)
chiyahoya shite-kurete-ta kedo
were-dancing-in-attendance-(for-me) but
anna no ASObi yo ASObi!
something-like-that play play
All three of them have 3-NIN to mo HOKA no GAKKOU ni chanto
their proper and real all-3-people at-other-schools properly
girlfriends at other
schools! HONMEI no KANOJO ga iru n da
real-girlfriends (S) have (explan)
kara!
that's-why
3
Ginta: [sweating]
Wha... na...
[Arimi scratches her chin and studies the sky.]
Arimi:
Oh. Maybe it was just a TOMISHIGE-san dake wa KYONEN
Tomishige-san who was only-Tomishige (contrast) last-year
dumped last year, and now
is free. furarechatte IMA
is-rejected-(finality)-(and) now
______
furi-- datta kashira?
free was I-wonder
Well, but it makes no ma do-- demo i-- kedo
difference... well not-matter-either-way but
4
Arimi:
Anyway... tonikaku
I also agreed to go out to atashi mo SHOUCHI no UE de
play with their fan club. I too by-agreement
_________
KARE-ra no fankurabu ASObi ni
their fan-club to-play
tsukiatte-agete-ta no yo
was-going-with-(them)
On top of that, ever since sore ni KARE-ra ga SOTSUGYOU shichatte
they graduated I haven't moreover they (S) graduate-(finality)
seen them at all.
kara wa ZENZEN Atte-nai
since (contrast) am-not-seeing-at-all
mono
reason
I have nothing to do with mou KANKEI nai wa yo!
them anymore! anymore not-have-connection
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p 32
1
[Her view of Ginta, who stares at the ground, hairs sproinging loose.]
2
[Wide-eyed, he stares unfocused.
Ginta:
You're kidding... usu daro...
Ginta:
I felt so sure... ore tekkiri
I <...to OMOu> = feel-so-certain-that
Ginta:
...that you'd be hurt SUZUKI-san ga mata KIZUtsuku
again, Suzuki-san... (S) again be-hurt/wounded
to OMOtte
thinking-that
3
[Arimi's eyes widen.]
4
Ginta:
I struck someone. HITO nagutchatta yo
person struck-(finality)
For the first time in my Umarete HAJImete...
life... be-born-(and) for-the-first-time
Ginta:
What'll I do-o-o? dou shiyou ore------
5
[Arimi reaches out to rest a hand on Ginta's forearm.]
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p 33
1
[Ginta looks at Arimi in surprise.]
Arimi:
You were thinking I'd be atashi ga KIZUtsuku to OMOtte?
hurt? I (S) be-hurt thinking-that
2
[She gazes up at him.]
Arimi:
This was for me...? atashi no tame ni...?
me for-the-sake-of
3
Ginta FX:
<blush...> kaa..
Ginta:
Uh... ......a
4
[She smiles merrily.]
Arimi:
<tee!> fu_
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p 34
1
[She takes him by the hand.]
Arimi:
Let's go. Ikimasho
Ginta: [off]
Eh? Where...? e doko...
Arimi: [off]
The health room. HOKENSHITSU
I'll treat your wound for KIZU no TEAte shite-ageru
you. treat-wound-(for-you)
2
[A bubbly view of Arimi.]
3
[Ginta, with a dazed look.]
4
[Someone's view as Arimi and Ginta walk away, hand in hand.]
5
[From behind a chain-link fence, Tsutomu stares. A gong goes off in his head.]
Tsutomu FX:
<CLA-A-ANG> ga----n ga----n ga----n
<Cla-a-ang>
<cla-a-ang>
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p 35
1
[View of the store sign outside.]
2
[Miki stands in her work uniform, looking a bit ill.]
Miki FX:
<feeling dizzy> bo------
3
narration:
I'm feeling kinda bad... nanka TAICHOU WARUi naa...
somewhat one's-phys-condition bad (rhet)
narration: ______ _____
Doing both tennis and work kurabu to baito no
lately was pretty harsh, so club and part-time-work 's
maybe I've piled up the
fatigue... 2-HON-DAte de koko n toko kekkou
in-double-feature lately quite
_____
kitsukatta kara TSUKAre ga
was-severe that's-why fatigue (S)
tamatchatta no ka na--
accumulated-(finality) I-wonder
Kei:
Hey, you're looking pale!! oi KAO IRO WARUi zo
hey face color bad !!
4
[View of the front doors and wall.]
Kei: [off]
Take a break on the 2nd 2-KAI de YASUnde-ro yo
floor. on-2nd-floor be-resting
Anyway, there aren't many do--se KYAKU anma KOne--
customers around... anyway customer <not>-very not-come
shi
and-besides
Miki: [off]
Okay. un
Thanks... arigato...
5
[Miki reels...]
Miki FX:
<faint!> kura_
6
[...and collapses towards Kei. Kei holds her up by her arms.]
Kei:
Hey...! oi_...
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p 36
1
Miki:
I'm sorry... ...gomen
Feeling a bit faint... chotto HINKETSU
a-bit anemic
2
[Eyes closed and sweating, she leans against him.]
Miki:
I'm all right. DAIJOUBU
It's no big deal... taishita koto------
important thing
3
[Kei's eyes grow large.]
4
Kei hug FX:
<squeeze...> gyu...
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p 37
1
[Still sweating, Miki opens her eyes slightly.]
Miki:
(?!) (!?)
Miki:
(Kei-kun...?) (KEI-kun------?)
2
[View pulls away. Off in front of the store, watching thru the glass front
doors, is a familiar figure in school uniform.]
3
[Closeup of Suzu-chan, staring at the two inside.]
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-------------------End of Chapter------------------
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Scorecard:
Miki <---> Yuu Meiko ---> Natchan
^ ^ ^
| | |
| | |
Kei Suzu Satoshi (Miwa)
Ginta <---> Arimi Rumi <---> Youji
^ ^ ^
| | |
| v v
Tsutomu Jin <---> Chiyako
(Rokutanda)
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