Kimagure Orange Road "Message in Rouge" Volume 6, Story 9 WB Volume 4, Story 4 Written and illustrated by Matsumoto Izumi Translation by : Hitoshi Doi (19 Jan 1992) Additional translation by : Scott Henry Craig Nishida Compilation by : Spencer C. Hastings Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose Scott Henry Craig Nishida Spencer Hastings Jay Harvey Thomas Wyatt Jordan Lampe Matthew Klippenstein Last revision : 04-11-95 Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? Please send them to: kor-trans@gnu.ai.mit.edu NOTE: WBp#'s are printed first, Normal manga pages in parenthesis() NOTE: Translation is done from both normal and WB manga, so there may be a few extras to those of you not having both. Example: The subtitles on page 71 (181) are only in the WBs! --------------------------------------------------- p 71 (181) MAIN TITLE: [at top] Message in Rouge 1 [An empty bedroom. Sunlight streams in through open blinds.] door FX: 2 [Madoka, wrapped in a towel, sits in front of her mirror...] Madoka sit-down FX: 3 [...and tosses back her hair.] Madoka hair FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 72-73 (182-183)--TITLE PAGES [Double-page title page spread. Madoka sits on the left-hand page with her reflection in the mirror on the right-hand page. Through the mirror she looks directly into our eyes.] MAIN TITLE Message in Rouge SUB-TITLE (at bottom) Even Alone, She Doesn't Cry... --------------------------------------------------- p 74 (184) 1 [She sits and dries her hair with a hand-held hair dryer.] hair dryer FX: narration: [flashback] Say, Madoka... Don't you feel like going to high school in America? narration: [flashback] Enough already! I told you that I absolutely don't want to go! 2 [Madoka facial portrait--she brushes her hair.] 3 [Nondescript profile of her father.] narration: [flashback] Why? Is there some reason that you have to stay in Japan? narration: [flashback] There's no need to tell you something like that, Father. 4 [Madoka applies makeup.] narration: [flashback] Then do whatever you like! --------------------------------------------------- p 75 (185) 1 [She pauses in applying her lipstick...] 2 [...and uses it to write on the mirror.] writing FX: 3 writing FX: 4 [She walks away, unwrapping the towel from her body.] towel FX: 5 [A door opens.] door FX: 6 [Madoka heads out, stylishly dressed for travel, with a large handbag hanging from her shoulder.] --------------------------------------------------- p 76 (186) 1 [Tight shot of her lower legs. She wears high heels.] footstep FX: 2 [Through the open gates, we watch as Madoka walks away, down the street. In addition to her handbag, she also carries a larger travel bag.] 3 [A closeup of the writing on the mirror.] 4 [View pans back to show the entire message, with her empty bed reflected in the mirror.] message: Sayonara. Thanks for everything. --Madoka --------------------------------------------------- p 77 (187) 1 [View down a street.] 2 [From the overpass above us, Madoka stops at the railing and looks out at the traffic below. Pedestrians pass by her.] 3 [She pauses to watch a crowd gathering around some street performers.] 4 [Tight shot of her lower legs.] Madoka FX: 5 [She looks unhappily back at us...] 6 [...and abruptly turns about.] 7 [Exterior shot of the upper levels of the Kasuga apartment building, as seen from street level.] --------------------------------------------------- p 78 (188) 1 [Kyousuke carries a bowl to the dining room table.] Kyousuke: Hot, hot, hot! 2 Kyousuke: [lifting noodles with his chopsticks] I'm really tired of eating the same thing... 3 Kyousuke: [eating and glaring] Man, but that makes me so mad--Dad and the others always making me watch the house. I don't know what to do with all this free time. Kyousuke eating FX: 4 [Madoka looks across a playground at the Kasuga apartment building.] 5 Kyousuke: [still eating] (I wish Ayukawa would suddenly come and visit...!) doorbell FX: 6 [He stops eating to look at the door in surprise.] 7 door FX: Kyousuke: I'm coming... --------------------------------------------------- p 79 (189) 1 [Komatsu, smiling and waving, appears in the doorway.] Komatsu: HI! 2 [Kyousuke's face falls.] narration: Ohhh. It's just Komatsu! Kyousuke FX: 3 Komatsu: [smiling] I had nothing to do so I came over... But you look like you've got tons of free time, too. You wanna go somewhere? narration: There's no way she'd come... 4 [Madoka walks up the stairs.] Madoka footstep FX: 5 [Kyousuke, leaving with Komatsu, closes and locks the door behind him.] door FX: 6 [Just as Kyousuke and Komatsu turn the corner, Madoka comes up from the other direction.] 7 [Ayukawa stares at the intercom outside the Kasuga's door.] Madoka footstep FX: sign: Kasuga Takashi Kyousuke Manami Kurumi --------------------------------------------------- p 80 (190) 1 [She sets down her bag and rings the doorbell.] doorbell FX: 2 [She takes out a pen and a pad of paper.] pen FX: 3 message: To Kasuga-kun. 4 [Tight shot of her face as she stares at what she's written so far.] 5 [Isolated shot of a crumpled wad of paper flying through the air.] crumpled paper FX: 6 [Exterior shot of the entryway to a coffee shop.] --------------------------------------------------- p 81 (191) 1 [Kyousuke and Komatsu sit at a table, but their attention is on another table. There, a man and a woman have a conversation.] Mrs. Ayukawa: Maybe we should've called the police, after all. Mr. Ayukawa: But Mother, that's going a bit too far. 2 Mr. Ayukawa: I can't believe that she would run away from home... Komatsu: Hey, did you hear that? Someone ran away. 3 Mr. Ayukawa: If it was going to be like this, I should never have pushed her so strongly about going to America. I won't say anything more-- I just want her back home. 4 Mrs. Ayukawa: There must be some very important reason, from her point of view, to want to stay in this city. Because she's just not the kind of girl that does this sort of thing. 5 Kyousuke: (Oh. That man...) 6 narration: I have a feeling that I've seen him once somewhere... But I can't remember where! [Komatsu and Kyousuke wave and go their separate ways outside the coffee shop.] Komatsu: Bye. 7 [At his apartment building, Kyousuke stops short at something seen off-panel.] --------------------------------------------------- p 82 (192) 1 [Full-portrait shot of Madoka, in her minidress, high heels and cap, leaning back against the Kasuga's door, deep in thought.] 2 Kyousuke: Ayukawa...?! 3 [Madoka portrait--surprise.] 4 [Madoka portrait--soft smile.] 5 narration: What's this? What's the matter with Ayukawa today? Dressed like she's going off somewhere... Kyousuke: Come... 6 Kyousuke: [opening the door] Come in! Madoka: Oh, but... narration: Well, no matter what, how lucky I am to have her here! --------------------------------------------------- p 83 (193) 1 [Isolated shot of Kyousuke's pair of shoes left at the door.] Kyousuke: [off] This weekend I'm all alone because my old man and the others have already gone to Kyuushuu on a business trip... 2 [Closeup of Madoka's troubled face.] 3 Kyousuke: The way you're dressed--are you going out somewhere, or on your way back home? 4 Madoka: I came to stay over at your place. Kyousuke: [smiling] Ohhh. So that's it... 5 [He does a double-take and turns to stare at her. She looks back at him with a serious expression.] --------------------------------------------------- p 84 (194) 1 Madoka: [looking up at the ceiling] What would you do if I said that? Kyousuke: [bug-eyed] .......... 2 Kyousuke: [smiling] Ahh, you surprised me! 3 narration: Springing a joke on me like that. 4 [Isolated shot of Kasuga's TV and stereo entertainment system.] Madoka: [off] Please excuse me. Kyousuke: [off] Come on in. 5 Madoka: [looking at a stack of empty instant noodle containers.] It's true... Everyone's gone. bowl: [top] Yellow cup: [middle] Noodles!! cup [bottom] Noodles 6 [As she looks off to the side, Kyousuke turns his back to her, hiding a magazine against his chest. He puts on a nervous smile.] Madoka: Say, I... Kyousuke: What a mess...! magazine: Playboy 7 Madoka: [smiling] Shall I make you some dinner then?! Kyousuke: Ehh? Really? --------------------------------------------------- p 85 (195) 1 [Madoka chops onions in the kitchen. Note the kappa on her apron. No "piyopiyo" chicks on this pretty girl! ^_^] Madoka knife FX: 2 [Seated at the kitchen table, Kyousuke rests his cheeks in his hands and contentedly watches the back of Madoka as she works at the stove.] narration: This kind of look really suits Ayukawa... frying FX: narration: It's as though we're... 3 [Panels 3-8 are black-bordered, denoting a dream sequence. Here, Kyousuke, wearing a business suit and hat, comes home. He is greeted by Madoka in her apron.] Kyousuke: Oh, curry tonight. Kyousuke FX: Madoka Welcome ho-o-ome. 4 [He takes a bite.] Kyousuke FX: 5 Kyousuke: [moving it around in his mouth] .......... Madoka: [raptly watching him, cheeks resting in her hands] How is it? 6 Kyousuke: It's delicious! [Madoka beams.] narration: ...a newlywed couple! 7 [Kyousuke sits under the covers of their bed. Madoka sits at the edge, back to him.] narration: Speaking of newlyweds... Kyousuke: Madoka, come over here. 8 [Kyousuke moves in for a kiss. Madoka awaits it with a smile.] Kyousuke: Madoka! Madoka: Dear! --------------------------------------------------- p 86 (196) 1 [He sits at the table, eating his curry and staring up at the ceiling. His face is flushed and sweaty.] narration: I've become a bit of a lech lately... crows-in-background FX: Madoka: [wide-eyed] Oh, was it too hot? 2 [They engage in cheerful conversation. Perhaps Kyousuke here is talking about a recently overheard conversation in a coffee shop...] Kyousuke: And... He did... 3 [Madoka's smile disappears and she drops her gaze.] 4 Madoka: Hey... What would you do if I was serious about what I said before? Kyousuke: [beaming] Ohh... Sure. You can sleep over. 5 Madoka: Then I will. 6 Kyousuke: [laughing] Ba... 7 [And laughter turns to shock as he realizes that Madoka is serious.] --------------------------------------------------- p 87 (197) 1 [He slaps himself violently.] Kyousuke FX: Kyousuke: OW! 2 Kyousuke: That hurts. narration: This is real, after all! 3 [He stares at a closed door.] narration: But, is it okay for something like this to happen? Ayukawa sleeping over... Kyousuke: (If this continues...) Kyousuke heartbeat FX: 4 [Tight shot of a shower head and the top part of Madoka's head.] shower FX: faucet FX: [off] 5 [The door opens and Madoka enters dressed only in panties, clutching a towel to her front. Kyousuke looks up in surprise.] door FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 88 (198) 1 [His pov of her.] 2 [He goes into shock.] 3 [Still using the towel to cover strategic parts of her body, Madoka sits near him. Kyousuke flinches back.] Madoka: Do whatever you like... --------------------------------------------------- p 89 (199) 1 [Isolated shot of blood splotches.] drops FX: 2 [Reality check again. Kyousuke kneels on the floor, hand covering his bleeding nose. Concerned, Madoka approaches him, hands clasped behind her back. She's dressed in sweatshirt and pants.] Madoka: I guess the curry was too hot after all. Kyousuke: N-nosebleed... Kyousuke: It's not the curry... It's the nude... 3 [He stops short, looking up at her. She looks back in puzzlement.] 4 [Towel in hand, he wipes his face.] narration: Of course it won't go that way... Madoka: [toying with her hair] By the way, where... 5 Madoka: [soft smile] ...should I sleep? 6 [Kyousuke portrait--hormone overload.] 7 [He takes her to the door of his sisters' bedroom, and gestures to it.] Kyousuke: Here... My sisters' beds aren't being used. Madoka: Thanks. Good night. --------------------------------------------------- p 90 (200) 1 [Kyousuke lies back in his bed staring at the ceiling.] 2 narration: It can't be... Kyousuke: 3 [He turns over onto his side.] narration: It's true that she's sleeping over, but there's no way it would smoothly go that far. Kyousuke FX: Kyousuke: I'm so stupid! 4 [Kyousuke lies on his side in bed, awake.] 5 [Madoka lies on her side in bed, awake.] 6 [Kyousuke rolls over onto his stomach, burying his face in his pillow.] narration: But when I think that we're alone under the same roof and that she is sleeping so close by... Kyousuke: Sure enough, I can't sleep... 7 [He is startled by the sound of...] door FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 91 (201) 1 [Kyousuke portrait--wide-eyed surprise.] narration: Ayukawa...! 2 Madoka: [meekly] Can I come in? 3 Kyousuke: S-sure... Kyousuke heartbeat FX: door FX: [off] 4 [Kyousuke's pov of a half-portrait of Madoka, wearing a rather tight, white T-shirt, and a solemn look on her face. Kyousuke looks on wide-eyed in an inset.] Madoka: It's lonely sleeping by myself. door FX: ---------------------------------------------------