Kimagure Orange Road "Let It Be a Hurricane!" Volume 7, Story 6 WB Volume 4, Story 10 Written and illustrated by Matsumoto Izumi Translation by : Hitoshi Doi (27 Jun 1992) Additional translation by : Craig Nishida Compilation by : Spencer C. Hastings Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose Craig Nishida Spencer Hastings Thomas Wyatt Matthew Klippenstein Jordan Lampe Last revision : 07-03-95 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 the WB manga, so there may be a few extras to those of you not having them. Example: The subtitles on page 201 (115) are only in the WBs! --------------------------------------------------- p 201 (115)--TITLE PAGE [Madoka in half-portrait, wearing her school uniform.] MAIN TITLE (at top) Let It Be a Hurricane! SUB-TITLE (at bottom) Without Asking the Looking Glass, If You Look into the Eye of a Rainbow, You Should Be Able to See My Future... --------------------------------------------------- p 202 (116) 1 [Shot of a train.] 2 [Tight shot of a guy wearing dark glasses and with Walkman headphones on.] loud music FX: 3 [View pans back to show him sprawled on a seat, tapping his foot on the floor. Seated next to him is a cute girl of 15-16 years with shoulder-length hair. This is Akane. I guess she's supposed to have red or brown hair.] punk foot FX: overwhelming presence FX: 4 [Akane and other passengers look on with dismay.] loud music FX: [off] 5 Akane: Hey, you. Think of the nuisance you're causing others. 6 [He looks at her menacingly, over the top of his dark glasses.] punk: What's that...?! Nee-chan, you're pretty spirited for a cute girl. punk FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 203 (117) 1 [She flinches.] Akane heartbeat FX: 2 punk: [dragging her down the aisle by the wrist] Then why don't we get off and I'll listen to your lecture at our leisure? Akane: L-let me go! No-o-o! public address: Nakagawa Station... Nakagawa Station... 3 [The arm of a schoolgirl reaches out to the volume-control of the punk's Walkman, which sits in his coat pocket.] arm FX: 4 [It's Hikaru. She cranks it up to full power.] walkman FX: punk: GYAAAAA! 5 [Akane, back to the now-open doors, looks on wide-eyed. Hikaru patiently watches the punk stumbling about.] punk: Wh-who did tha-a-at?! 6 Hikaru: [looking at her watch] 3 - 2 - 1 punk FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 204 (118) 1 [She punts him off the train.] Hikaru: ME! Hikaru shove FX: punk: OH-WAH! 2 [Perfect timing--the train doors close.] punk: You pipsqueak! train door FX: 3 [Through the door, Hikaru pulls down an eyelid and sticks out her tongue.] Hikaru: Bleah. train FX: punk: W-wait! 4 [Hikaru turns, blushing at all the attention...] Akane: Th-thanks. crowd FX: Hikaru: Ah! 5 [She hides her face and runs off down the aisle.] Hikaru: Kyaaa! I'm so embarrassed. Hikaru FX: 6 [Akane watches with a gentle smile.] --------------------------------------------------- p 205 (119) 1 [Madoka and Kyousuke walk down the sidewalk in school uniforms.] Madoka: Thanks for going shopping with me. You were very helpful! 3 Kyousuke: My pleasure! Besides, I had nothing else to do. 4 [He waves good-bye as they go their separate ways.] Kyousuke: See ya. sign: "Water Demon War," by Wada. On sale March 1st. large sign: Books 5 [He stops to watch her as she heads to ABCB, one building away.] narration: It turned out we're in the same class in high school, and Ayukawa's in a good mood lately! 6 [He materializes outside his apartment building.] Kyousuke teleport FX: narration: I took a shortcut without thinking... --------------------------------------------------- p 206 (120) 1 [He materializes inside the front door to his home.] Kyousuke teleport FX: 2 Kyousuke: I'm home! 3 [Kyousuke drinks juice at the open refrigerator, but nearly chokes when he hears...] Takashi: [off] HEY-Y-Y! KYOUSUKE!! carton: Orange. 100! 4 Takashi: [sternly] You teleported home just now, didn't you? Kyousuke: [wincing] No one noticed me, so I just... 5 Takashi: Do you want to move again?! Kyousuke: I-I'm sorry. 6 [Kyousuke is then surprised to see...] Takashi: Kyousuke: ? --------------------------------------------------- p 207 (121) 1 [Akane, still laughing, sheds her disguise. Kyousuke staggers back.] Akane: Ah ha ha! It's me, Kyousuke! Akane transformation FX: 2 [Full-portrait of Akane, dressed as before in sweatshirt and long pants.] 3 Akane: You're still doing stupid things. Kyousuke: [goggle-eyed] Ahhh!! 4 Kyousuke: [smiling] Akane!! --------------------------------------------------- p 208 (122) 1 [Akane facial portrait.] narration: Akane is a cousin who's the same age as me. She has the Power of Transformation! But... 2 narration: It's really only the Power of suggestion over others to make them see illusions... Akane: Are Kurumi-chan and Manami-chan okay? Kyousuke: Uh-hmm. 3 [She sticks her head back into the living room, waving a T-shirt.] Akane: Oh, Kyousuke. Lend me a T-shirt? 4 [Through a partly-open door we see her remove her sweatshirt.] Akane: Gee, it's so hot outside. I got all sweaty. 5 [View from behind her bare legs as she reenters the living room. Kyousuke is reading that major daily newspaper, "Daily Orange Road".] Kyousuke: But, how unusual... What brings you here? --------------------------------------------------- p 209 (123) 1 [His pov of his pretty cousin, standing in an oversized T-shirt. She's taken off her pants as well.] Akane: Ahhh! You don't look so happy...! 2 [He blushes.] Kyousuke heartbeat FX: 3 Akane: I'm now enrolled at Hoshi Girls High School, so I came by to say hi. 4 Kyousuke: You mean the Hoshi Girls High School in the next town? Akane: Yeah. It's close to here. 5 Akane: [winking] We're linked by a grim fate. narration: She's become so cute that I can scarcely recognize her. --------------------------------------------------- p 210 (124) 1 Kyousuke: [blushing deeply] Well, whatever... But don't you care how you look? 2 [With a playful grin she pokes him in his forehead...] Akane: You. 3 [...and elbows him in the shoulder.] Akane: You were never embarrassed before... Even though we often used to take baths together. 4 Akane: So you've reached the point where you're concerned about stuff like that? 5 doorbell FX: Akane: [heading for the door] Oh, it must be your sisters. 6 Akane: [pleasantly surprised] Oh?! door FX: 7 [Akane's pov of Hikaru, who stands slightly surprised.] --------------------------------------------------- p 211 (125) 1 Akane: [happily] Hey! You're the one from the train! Kyousuke: [blushing, a bit horrified] H-Hikaru-chan. [Hikaru takes a good look at Akane's outfit...] 2 [...and blushes.] 3 [He winces and rotates his head between Hikaru and the smiling, oblivious, and provocatively dressed Akane.] narration: Th-this is bad! Kyousuke: Oh. Sh-she's... Uh... 4 [Angrily, Hikaru hefts a cake up to shoulder-level...] Hikaru: I didn't think you were such a dirty guy, Darling! Hikaru cake FX: 5 [...launching it squarely in the face of Kyousuke...] Kyousuke cake FX: 6 [...before running off.] Hikaru FX: 7 [The cake adheres quite nicely to his face. Akane looks on with concern.] Kyousuke: .......... Akane: Darling? --------------------------------------------------- p 212 (126) 1 [He removes the cake and wipes at his brow.] Akane: [big smile] Th-then, that girl is your...?! 2 Akane: [elbowing him] This guy... When did you get a cute girlfriend like that? 3 Kyousuke: [wincing] You... That's why looking like that... Akane: [abashed] Oh no. 4 Akane: I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Kyousuke: [heading out the door] Anyway, I have to clear up this misunderstanding. 5 Akane: Ah, wait! 6 [She winks and gives him a thumbs-up.] Akane: Leave it to me!! --------------------------------------------------- p 213 (127) 1 [Shot of the exterior walkway and front door to the Kasuga apartment.] Kyousuke: [off] B-but... Akane: [off] It's okay, it's okay. Go wash your face! 2 [Dressed once more in her sweatshirt and pants, Akane races down the hall.] door FX: 3 Kyousuke FX: 4 [Shot of a street and pedestrian overpass.] --------------------------------------------------- p 214 (128) 1 [Akane runs down the sidewalk.] sidewalk sign: Stop 2 [Isolated shot of a traffic signal.] narration: I did a terrible thing... And yet, that girl is so good that she's probably more than Kyousuke deserves. sign: Akauzu City Block 2 3 [Tight shot of Akane's shoe as she runs.] narration: If he loses this chance, he won't have any luck with girls for the rest of his life... 4 Akane: (Just this once, I have to do something for him here!) 5 [Kyousuke visualizes his cousin giving him the thumbs-up.] Akane: [flashback] Leave it to me. 6 [Kyousuke steps out of the apartment.] narration: She said that, but since she jumps to hasty conclusions, I wonder what she'll do? door FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 215 (129) 1 [Hikaru stands forlorn.] Akane: There she is... 2 [Panels 2-4 show Akane undergoing her illusionary transformation. Here, Akane sparkles...] narration: Okay. Here I turn into Kyousuke. 3 [...and morphs into...] 4 [...Kyousuke!] 5 @Kyousuke: Wait! 6 [Hikaru portrait--she stares back.] --------------------------------------------------- p 216 (130) 1 Hikaru: [wide-eyed] Your cousin?! 2 Hikaru: Ohhhhhh. sign: Entry by Vehicles Prohibited nameplate: Park 3 narration: The least I can do to make up for my mistake is to make them closer. Hikaru: [meekly] I'm sorry for clobbering you with that cake. 4 narration: Kyousuke will be pleased! @Kyousuke: (Under these circumstances, a young girl's heart is something like...) 5 @Kyousuke: Say... Do you like me? 6 Hikaru: [beaming a smile] OF COURSE! [Unaware of the magnitude of the response she's triggered in Hikaru, Akane continues on, gaze downcast.] @Kyousuke: Me, too. You're the one... --------------------------------------------------- p 217 (131) 1 [That is, until Hikaru rockets across and collars @Kyousuke by the neck.] Hikaru FX: Hikaru: I LO-O-OVE YOU!! 2 [@Kyousuke looks across at a couple who's stopped to watch with eyes grown wide.] narration: Wha?! lady 1: Ohhhh. 3 [More people stop and stare. They're REALLY shocked.] lady 2: This is the first time I've seen a couple like that! guy: Hey, look at that! lady 3: Oh wow! That's abnormal! 4 @Kyousuke: [wincing, sweating and wearing Hikaru around the neck] (O-oh no! H-hey, this girl is rather unreserved.) 5 Hikaru: Say, Darling. What can two people do together that's sweeter than cake? Hikaru heartbeat FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 218 (132) 1 [Elsewhere, the real Kyousuke stops when he hears...] Hikaru: [off] Say, Darling. What can two people do together that's sweeter than cake? 2 Kyousuke: (That's Hikaru-chan's voice?!) 3 [He searches about.] narration: Maybe she turned into me and chased after Hikaru-chan... 4 [He looks over some bushes...] 5 [...and staggers to see Hikaru embracing Akane.] Kyousuke pratfall FX: Akane: Ah, uhh... Hikaru: Eh-heh heh... Hikaru FX: 6 [His pov of the two. Akane spots him and smiles.] Akane: Ah! 7 narration: Wh-what the heck are they doing?! Kyousuke: [amused] --------------------------------------------------- p 219 (133) 1 narration: Oh yeah! Her Power of Suggestion only works on one person! Kyousuke: 2 [View over Kyousuke's shoulder. Kyousuke's too busy smiling to notice, but Hikaru has stepped back and closed her eyes, patiently awaiting the "something sweeter than cake." Akane smiles and looks over at Kyousuke.] narration: To Hikaru-chan she looks like me, but to everyone else she appears as herself. Akane: ! Hikaru: Mmmmm... 3 [Akane strolls over to Kyousuke...] Akane FX: 4 [...and in passing, exchanges fives. Kyousuke looks at her uncomprehendingly.] Akane: Good luck! Akane/Kyousuke high-five FX: 5 [He watches Akane smile, wave and walk away.] Kyousuke: Huh? 6 [Hikaru opens her eyes...] --------------------------------------------------- p 220 (134) 1 [...and angrily approaches the puzzled Kyousuke.] Kyousuke: Hmm? Hikaru FX: Hikaru: (Grr. How vexing.) 2 [Already confused, Kyousuke's attention is diverted off-panel. Hikaru leans in to kiss him on the cheek.] Kyousuke: Huh? Hikaru FX: 3 [His pov of Madoka, returning from grocery shopping. She hasn't seen him yet...] 4 [...but now she has, and she stares wide-eyed.] 5 Hikaru kiss FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 221 (135) 1 [His pov of Madoka, still staring.] 2 [Kyousuke, now realizing what Hikaru is doing, starts looking very ill indeed. Hikaru's lips are still attached to his cheek.] narration: Oh. This is... Maybe... What's it called? Uh... 3 Akane: [stretching] Ahh, days when you've done a good deed sure feel nice. 4 [Madoka turns away in a huff as Kyousuke winces. Hikaru clings close.] narration: Akane's meddling...! ---------------------------------------------------