Kimagure Orange Road "I Like Japan!" Volume 3, Story 7 WB Volume 2, Story 8 Written and illustrated by Izumi Matsumoto Translation by Hitoshi Doi Additional translation/revision by Craig Nishida Compilation by Spencer C. Hastings Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose Craig Nishida Spencer Hastings Andrew Wilson Peter Norby Tony Schrick Last revision : 9-03-94 NOTE: [WBp#'s are printed first, Normal manga pages in parenthesis()] NOTE: Translation is done from the WB manga. So there may be a few extra's to those of you not having them. Example: (The subtitles on page 157 (135) are only in the WB'S!) COMMENT ON THE REVISION (CN)-- Changes were minor. Added the honorifics, Kyousuke-stutters (many!), FX's, the subtitles on the title page, about 4-5 untranslated lines, additional newspaper text, the title of a book that Kurumi is reading (major chuckle here), missing ! and ? from the Japanese text, parentheses for the character's thoughts, that sort of stuff... During the discussion phase of the script preparation, some lines were re-worded, as well. ____________________________________________________________ p 157 (135)--TITLE PAGE [Back view of a tanned Madoka, standing in bikini, T-shirt and hat at the beach. Palm trees flank her as she looks out to sea.] MAIN TITLE (at top) I Like Japan! SUB-TITLE (at bottom) To the South the Weather Clears, Crisp Against My Skin. Listening to the Stirring of the Palm Trees Behind Me, My Secret Self Looks Back at the Summer! --------------------------------------------------- p 158 (136) 1 [Kyousuke and Hikaru walk down a residential street.] narration: It hit me like a bolt from the blue... 2 [Kyousuke looks wide-eyed at Hikaru.] 3 Kyousuke: Uh, Hikaru-chan. Say that again? Hikaru: Like I said...! 4 Hikaru: ...Madoka-san is going to America. 5 [Kyousuke is stunned.] 6 Kyousuke: [smiling brightly] Oh, that's nice. Is she going on vacation? --------------------------------------------------- p 159 (137) 1 Hikaru: No. She's going to live there! The whole family is going to move!! 2 [Kyousuke stunned look #3...] 3 Kyousuke: N-no way... 4 Hikaru: Well, it's true! Her parents are... 5 Kyousuke: [sweating] W-wait a second. Come to think of it, Ayukawa's parents... 6 [Shot looking up at the September sky. Sunlight sparkles through breaks in the overhanging trees branches.] Kyousuke: [off] ...what do they do?! --------------------------------------------------- p 160 (138) 1 [Kyousuke arrives home. He looks frantic.] door FX: 2 [He races past his sisters. Manami stands and watches him go by. Kurumi looks up from the book she is reading.] Kyousuke FX: Book title: [open book in Kurumi's hands] "Origin of Species"--C. Darwin 3 [Kyousuke dives into a stack of newspapers. Kurumi peers from the side to watch.] newspaper FX: 4 Kyousuke: Found it!! 5 [An angled view of the newspaper article...] Page header: ...Newspaper 13 August 1984 Headlines: CHICAGO PHILHARMONI... WORLD-RENOWNED VIOLINISTS MR. AND MRS. AYUKAWA'S SUDDEN HOMECOMING!! ARE THEY PREPARING TO EMIGRATE TO AMERICA?!? Story text: [some lines cut off at edges] Both gifted violinists... Presently, the world-renowned Ayukawas... ...arrived early this morning from Ameri... 6 [Tighter shot of the headlines in panel 5] narration: I can't believe it. Ayukawa's parents are world-famous musicians... narration: Come to think of it, I didn't know anything about Ayukawa's family. 7 Kyousuke: [reading on] Still more... --------------------------------------------------- p 161 (139) [This page is bordered in black, denoting a flashback...] 1 [Kyousuke and Hikaru continue the conversation which opened this chapter.] Hikaru: Because of work, Madoka's parents are often away [i.e., more often than they are present in Japan]. She can't just travel with them or it would detract from her studies. 2 [Kyousuke stunned look #4...] Hikaru: [off] So ever since she was little, she's been left in the care of her grandfather. 3 Kyousuke: But they've been separated for a long time. Why take Ayukawa to America at this late date...? 4 [Shot of the sky.] Hikaru: [off] At first, they planned to return to Japan, but they received great recognition abroad... Hikaru: [off] And they bought a house in America, and her sister got married, so Madoka is all by herself now... 5 Hikaru: [brightly] There is a wonderful life waiting for her over there. 6 [End of flashback. In the present, Kyousuke still stares wide-eyed at the open newspaper.] Kyousuke: A wonderful life, huh...? --------------------------------------------------- p 162 (140) 1 Kyousuke: (But it might be some kind of mistake. It's not like she told me herself...!) 2 [Cut to Madoka, standing at a railing on a walkway (at the park?). She looks out over the city.] narration: America... 3 [A young couple and their small daughter walk by. The father carries the girl on his shoulders.] 4 [Madoka turns to watch the girl as the girl laughs.] 5 [The girl smiles and pulls on her father's hair. Mom laughs at the look on Dad's face.] 6 [Madoka looks on, deep in thought.] --------------------------------------------------- p 163 (141) [This page is bordered in black, denoting a flashback...] 1 [Present-day Madoka visualizes her young (approx.) 4-year-old self...] Madoka: I want to go to America too!! 2 Father: We'll come back right away. Madoka: No, I wanna go with! 3 Mother: Madoka, you listen to what grandma says and be polite. 4 [Madoka chases after her departing parents. Someone--her sister?-- stands and watches.] Madoka: Papa, Mama! 5 [She stands next to her sister, watching her parents leave.] 5(inset) [Closeup of Madoka as she weeps.] --------------------------------------------------- p 164 (142) 1 [Exterior shot of ABCB.] 2 [Madoka looks in through the window.] 3 [She sees Hikaru and Kyousuke, sitting at the counter, chatting with Master.] 4 [Shot of Hikaru clinging in happiness to the arm of her Darling. Kyousuke sorta finds an interesting spot on the ceiling to look at.] 5 [Madoka facial portrait--sadness.] 6 [Madoka enters, eyes downcast.] door FX: 7 Hikaru: [brightly] Hey! [Kyousuke has a stricken look.] --------------------------------------------------- p 165 (143) 1 [Madoka facial portrait--she gives Kyousuke a look of trepidation.] 2 [Kyousuke facial portrait--there is some anxiety on his face as well.] 3 Madoka: [smiling to Hikaru] Oh, I didn't know you were here. Hikaru: [smiling back] We're here to get in the way! 4 [Madoka walks past Kyousuke. Kyousuke watches her go by.] Madoka: Work, work. 5 narration: Ayukawa... narration: Are you really going to America?! 6 [Kyousuke watches as Madoka puts on her ABCB apron.] --------------------------------------------------- p 166 (144) 1 Hikaru: Madoka-san, when are you leaving? Is the date fixed? Kyousuke FX: [Kyousuke looks to be near cardiac arrest; Madoka spins around in surprise.] 2 [Kyousuke and Madoka exchange a glance.] 3 Madoka: [looking away] ......yeah. 4 [Kyousuke stares at the counter in front of him.] Madoka: [off] The day after tomorrow. 5 Hikaru: Wow, you're in a hurry. Madoka: Well, I have busy parents. 6 narration: She's going to America. S-so the story was true, after all! A-and the day after tomorrow?! S-so soon... 7 Hikaru: I wish I could go to America, too! --------------------------------------------------- p 167 (145) 1 Hikaru: She's so lucky, getting to live in America! 2 Kyousuke: I... I like this city better! 3 [Kyousuke gazes at Madoka...] 4 [...who looks back at him in some surprise.] 5 Hikaru: [whacking Kyousuke on the back] What are you saying, Sempai?! Everyone knows America is better! Hikaru whack-on-the-back FX: [Kyousuke pitches forward against the counter.] 6 [Exterior shot of ABCB.] Hikaru: [off] Madoka-san, we'll go see you off at the airport!! Right, Sempai? Kyousuke: [off] Y-yeah. --------------------------------------------------- p 168 (146) 1 [Later...] Madoka: I'm home! door FX: 2 Mother: Did you decide, Madoka-san? 3 Madoka: Mother... 4 [Madoka pauses in thought.] 5 Madoka: You always have it your way! 6 Madoka: You left me alone for so many years. Then you suddenly say you want me to go to America... 7 Mother: But from now on we can live together. Wasn't that your dream? --------------------------------------------------- p 169 (147) 1 Madoka: You're right... 2 [Madoka watches her mother as she walks away.] Mother: [off] Well! Don't be so lazy. Did you finish packing? Oh yeah... 3 Mother: I have to go talk to your teachers tomorrow, too! Mother: Ah! Busy, busy. 4 [Exterior shot of the Ayukawa home.] 5 [Madoka lies back in bed, wide awake.] 6 [She visualizes Kyousuke.] Kyousuke: [flashback!] I...like this city better! --------------------------------------------------- p 170 (148) 1 [Exterior shot of the Kasuga apartment building.] 2 [Tight shot of a clock--it's 4:00 AM.] 3 [Kyousuke lies back in bed, wide awake.] 4 [He visualizes Madoka in her ABCB apron.] narration: The day after tomorrow... 5 narration: ...Ayukawa will go to America!! 6 [He sits up.] narration: It wasn't just a story, after all!! Kyousuke FX: 7 [He stands.] narration: Shit! There's nothing I can do this time! 8 [Tight shot of his feet as he walks out his apartment building.] --------------------------------------------------- p 171 (149) 1 [Madoka stands on the sidewalk.] 2 Kyousuke: Ayukawa! 3 Kyousuke: Wh-what are you doing at this hour... 4 [Madoka looks back at him with a slightly sad look.] 5 Madoka: [gazing down, smiling] I couldn't sleep, and by the time I noticed, I'd already walked this far. 6 [Kyousuke facial portrait--he watches her.] 7 Kyousuke: [small smile] I couldn't sleep either. --------------------------------------------------- p 172 (150) 1 [Exterior shot of a building, a lit streetlamp, and the night sky.] 2 [Kyousuke and Madoka sit in adjacent swings at the playground.] 3 Kyousuke: [looking up at the sky] It's going to be light soon. 4 [Madoka looks at him, wistful.] swing FX: Madoka: .......... 5 Madoka: [swinging, with a smile] Say, Kasuga-kun. Why do you like this city? 6 [Kyousuke blushes and gazes down.] --------------------------------------------------- p 173 (151) 1 Madoka: There's nothing special about this city. It's the same as any other. 2 [Against a backdrop of American icons, Madoka swings.] narration: Compared to that, America has New York, Chicago, Hollywood, and Beverly Hills! 3 Madoka: [looking up to the sky] There are a lot of people and lots of fun things waiting for me there! 4 Madoka: [smiling and looking down] For that, I'd first have to study English. And then... 5 [Tight shot of Kyousuke's hand grasping one of Madoka's chains to stop her swinging.] 6 [He stands behind her. Madoka is wide-eyed.] Kyousuke: I... --------------------------------------------------- p 174 (152) 1 [Tight profile shot as he stands behind her.] 2 [pov pans back] Kyousuke: I like this place the best. 3 [Shot of the meeting on the 99.5 steps--Kyousuke stands at the top with red hat on his head, watching Madoka walk down. Overlaid on this is a half- portrait of Madoka as she speaks her flashback line below...] Kyousuke: [off] Since the first time I came here... Since I counted the number of steps... Madoka: [flashback] It can't be... There should only be 99. 4 [Eyes closed and solemn, Kyousuke flashes with the force of his words.] Kyousuke: To me this is the most beautiful city!! 5 [Madoka gives that some thought...] 6 [...and lowers her gaze and smiles.] --------------------------------------------------- p 175 (153) 1 Madoka: Tee-hee. [Kyousuke goes bug-eyed.] 2 Madoka: A-HA-HA-HA 3 Madoka: [smiling merrily] Did you really think that I was going to America?! 4 Kyousuke: [blushing] WHAT?! 5 [Madoka stands up, looking sweetly at him.] swing FX: 6 Madoka: From the beginning, I wasn't planning on going to America. 7 [Kyousuke stunned look #5...] --------------------------------------------------- p 176 (154) 1 Kyousuke: Wh-what!! 2 Madoka: That's right. I was just teasing everyone! 3 Kyousuke: [raising fist in mock anger] What's that? That's mean. [Madoka laughs in glee.] 4 narration: Anyway, Ayukawa's trip to America has been called off! 5 narration: And... the most beautiful city to me is still here! 6 [They walk off under lightening skies.] Kyousuke: But, I didn't know that your parents were so famous! narration: Ayukawa's parents apparently gave up on bringing her this time, but... Madoka: Were you surprised? 7 Kyousuke: No resemblance at all. Madoka: Anyhow... narration: ...I still have the uneasy feeling that she may change her mind on a whim... --------------------------------------------------- p 177 (155) 1 [Kyousuke walks down the hallway to his apartment.] narration: But really... 2 [Madoka half-portrait.] 3 narration: I wonder if she really had no intention of going to America from the beginning? Ayukawa... 4 [At the airport, Madoka stands next to a woman (her sister?), smiles and waves goodbye to the departing plane.] narration: But for now... 5 [Shot of her parents in their seats.] Mother: That Madoka. Telling us only yesterday that she won't go! Father: It's okay. The next time we come, all three of us can go back together. narration: ...I'm relieved! ---------------------------------------------------