Kimagure Orange Road "Be Careful of Skinship!" Volume 7, Story 8 WB Volume 4, Story 12 Written and illustrated by Matsumoto Izumi Translation by : Hitoshi Doi (9 Aug 1992) Additional translation by : Craig Nishida Compilation by : Spencer C. Hastings Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose Craig Nishida Spencer Hastings Jordan Lampe Thomas Wyatt Jerry Lee Matthew Klippenstein 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 243 (157) are only in the WBs! --------------------------------------------------- p 243 (157)--TITLE PAGE [Madoka stands and rocks back on her heels. She's dressed in sweatshirt, shorts and running shoes.] MAIN TITLE (at top) Be Careful of Skinship! = "child-rearing with frequent physical contact ('skinship')." In the context of this story, more like "close physical contact."> SUB-TITLE (at bottom) Tantalized by Mysterious Eyes--a Love-Chase with a Cute Demon! --------------------------------------------------- p 244 (158) 1 [Happy couples walk by, arm-in-arm.] narration: It's Golden Week all over the country... Everyone's happily... guy: girl: 2 [But through it all, Kyousuke walks alone...] narration: ...singing the praises of spring. 3 [He casts a dark look at ABCB...] narration: Singing the praises... Kyousuke FX: 4 [...and unhappily visualizes the events at the end of the previous chapter. Namely, that of Madoka--sans skirt--belting him into a thorny bush.] 5 [Kyousuke walks on, looking at the sidewalk. Ahead of him, a smiling Kazuya --accompanied by both girlfriends (remember? the ones that look like tiny versions of Madoka and Hikaru)--comes walking towards him.] narration: Ahhh, spring is already... Kyousuke FX: Kazuya and girls FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 245 (159) 1 Kyousuke: [looking up] Oh...? Kazuya: Oniichan! 2 girls: Hello-o-o! Kyousuke: [wincing] (This guy's doing pretty well...) Kyousuke: Scoundrel. 3 Kazuya: [pointing at ABCB] Aren't you going in? Kyousuke: [turning away] Not really... Bye! Kyousuke FX: 4 [Kazuya portrait--small knowing smile.] 5 Kazuya: It's not that you're NOT going in, but that you CAN'T go in, right? Kyousuke: Kyousuke FX: 6 [Kyousuke recovers and continues to walk away. Kazuya pursues him.] narration: I gotta go. Nothing good can come from having anything to do with this guy right now! Kazuya: Oh, wait! Kyousuke FX: 7 Kazuya: [embarrassed] Oniichan, I wanted to apologize to you about the other day! [Kyousuke stops in surprise.] --------------------------------------------------- p 246 (160) 1 Kazuya: [abashed] I'm a man, too! I finally understand your feelings comple-e-etely. 2 [Kazuya's pov of Kyousuke as he looks back with a measuring look.] 3 Kazuya: [hitting his own chest] Did something happen between you and oneechan? If you like, we can talk about it. Kazuya FX: narration: He's not such a bad guy after all. 4 Kazuya: Ah ha ha ha ha! So that's why you can't go into ABCB. sign: [partial] Bus... ...Entrance Kyousuke: Don't laugh. 5 Kazuya: Then why don't you try this with reverse psychology? sign: Entrance Kyousuke: Eh? 6 Kazuya: If doing 'H' things made her dislike you, you can make up by doing 'H' things! <'H' = "Hentai" = perverted> sign: Bus Tickets Railway Ticket Book Entrance traffic light sign: City Block 2 Kyousuke: [livid] Excuse me-e-e?! --------------------------------------------------- p 247 (161) 1 awning sign: Books Kazuya: [a wink and thumbs-up] Just watch! 2 [Kazuya goes behind his 2 girlfriends, chibi-M and chibi-H (Kyouko), and emphatically flips up their skirts.] Kazuya FX: girls: Kyaaaaa! 3 [Both girls laugh and playfully poke at Kazuya.] Kyouko: Oh no! Kazu-kun, you're so 'H'! Kazuya/girls FX: 4 Kazuya: [whispering to Kyousuke] Girls are pretty happy when boys do something 'H' to them. 5 Kazuya: A moderate amount of 'H' is the best skinship to use on a girl. Kyousuke: [sweating] I-is that so...?! 6 Kazuya: You should try it out on Hikaru-oneechan and Madoka-oneechan, too! I'm sure it'll go well! 7 [As Kyousuke waves and leaves, Kazuya exhorts him on.] Kazuya: Skinship, shinship, go for it! Kyousuke: Y-yeah... narration: Maybe there's some reasoning behind that skinship he was talking about... --------------------------------------------------- p 248 (162) 1 narration: A drowning man will catch at a straw! Kyousuke: (Maybe I'll give it a shot.) 2 [Kazuya facial portrait--he is beside himself with evil joy.] Kazuya: (He fell for it!) Kazuya FX: 3 [View pans back to show Kazuya lying on the ground, protecting his head with his arms as an enraged chibi-H and chibi-M stomp and pummel him.] Kyouko: Why did you do that in public?! Grr...! chibi Madoka-clone: Lech! girls FX: 4 Kazuya: [grimacing] (See? Do something like that and it's bound to end up like this!) (This was payback for last time!!) 5 [Exterior shot of a coffee shop.] 6 [Inside, Kyousuke and Hikaru sit at the counter and enjoy their coffee.] 7 [Hikaru drinks and fails to notice the blushing, wide-eyed look on Kyousuke's face as he sneaks a look at her.] Kyousuke: [flashback thought] (A moderate amount of 'H' is the best skinship for a girl.) Kyousuke heartbeat FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 249 (163) 1 [Hikaru is dressed in blouse and miniskirt. Kyousuke slowly moves his left hand towards her rump.] Kyousuke arm FX: 2 [The waitress comes up from behind and...] waitress: [smiling] Would you care for another cup of coffee? Kyousuke FX: [Kyousuke yanks back his evil left hand with his right hand.] 3 narration: Sure enough, this sort of thing... 4 narration: ...is a bit too daring. 5 narration: I better not. [He reaches for the check...] Kyousuke: Let's see. Receipt, receipt. 6 [...and being Kyousuke, knocks Hikaru's glass of water over onto her lap.] Kyousuke/glass FX: 7 Hikaru: [flinching away] Kya!! water FX: Kyousuke: Oh, I'm sorr... Hikaru FX: 8 [Hikaru, about to topple backwards off her stool, is caught by Kyousuke's left hand... Deftly cupped to her rear.] --------------------------------------------------- p 250 (164) 1 [They stare and blush into each other's eyes.] 2 [Closeup on the hand and rear.] narration: I-I touched it!! 3 [She uncoils a vicious slap to his cheek, sending him reeling. Love the 3-D perspective of the art!] Hikaru: H!! Hikaru FX: 4 [Kyousuke portrait--he holds his injured face, eyes closed and wincing.] 5 [Opening them, and peeking between his fingers, he sees a calm and blushing Hikaru.] Hikaru FX: Kyousuke: ? 6 [With a mischievous smile she leans close.] Hikaru FX: Kyousuke: Huh?! 7 Hikaru: [with a wink and cute smile] Oh no! Sempai... You're so 'H'! narration: It... It worked!! Hikaru FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 251 (165) 1 [Shot of a train rushing by.] train FX: 2 [Inside, Kyousuke stands, a hand on the overhead strap.] sign: Kimagure Orange Road The Collected Early Chapters Now on Sale!! 3 narration: For the time being, I guess I'll just call that a rehearsal with Hikaru-chan. 4 [He smiles while watching a couple stand, arms around each other's waist.] narration: Maybe I've been a little too serious up until now. Kyousuke: (A little 'H', if it isn't too much, might not be such a bad thing.) 5 Kyousuke: [merrily] (All right. Tomorrow, with Ayukawa...) 6 Kyousuke FX: public address: Nakagawa Station. Nakagawa Station. door FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 252 (166) 1 [Right on cue, in steps Madoka. Full-length portrait, she wears a sportscoat over a T-shirt and shorts. Arg, the socks on this perfect goddess are uneven! Say it ain't so!!] sign: [top] ...Line ...gawa Station sign: [bottom] Shopping... 2 [Her pov of him.] narration: AYUKAWA?! 3 [His pov of her as she looks back.] 4 [The train starts with a bump, and the crowd presses the two together, side-by-side.] guy/Madoka FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 253 (167) 1 narration: O-oh no! I still haven't psyched myself up yet. Kyousuke heartbeat FX: 2 [Kyousuke blushes and watches her out of the corner of his eye. Madoka keeps her gaze down, and face expressionless.] Kyousuke/Madoka FX: narration: I can't just suddenly... 3 [She looks at him...] 4 [...then turns to face forward again, eyes closed.] Madoka: Long time no see. I thought you'd died. Kyousuke FX: 5 [He winces.] narration: Pretty harsh. Just as I thought, she's mad. 6 [She keeps a cold shoulder to him. He stares at her with a look of fierce determination.] narration: But... Just watch! Somehow, I'll put her in a better mood! Kyousuke: (After all, I have...) --------------------------------------------------- p 254 (168) 1 [He stares dramatically at the palm of his hand.] Kyousuke: (A special hold called "skinship"!) 2 [Madoka notices that he's staring fiercely at his trembling hand.] 3 Madoka: Is there something wrong with your hand?! Kyousuke: Just wait and see! 4 Madoka: [irked] For what? Kyousuke: AH! 5 Kyousuke: (Wh-what am I saying...?) (I need to take a deep breath...) 6 Kyousuke FX: 7 [A view of Madoka's rear.] --------------------------------------------------- p 255 (169) 1 [He cops a feel of her rear.] Madoka FX: Kyousuke hand FX: 2 [His pov of her--her ice-queen facade has melted.] Madoka: OHH. 3 Madoka: [smiling, playfully raising a fist] Oh no, Kasuga-kun! You're so 'H'! Kyousuke: 4 [Back to the real world...] narration: It'll be like that... 5 [Isolated shot of his hand as it begins its trek...] Kyousuke hand FX: Kyousuke: (HERE I GO!!) 6 [All the passengers in the car turn towards a scream...] voice: [off] KYAA! PERVERT!! --------------------------------------------------- p 256 (170) 1 [A woman holds up the offending hand of a guy.] woman: What is this hand?!! crowd FX: pervert: It wasn't me! It wasn't me! 2 woman: Poli-i-ice. two guys: You lech. You're not sneaking away. Step off the train, you pervert. boy: It's all a mistake. 3 [Madoka calmly watches this. Behind her, Kyousuke sweats, eyes goggling. He holds the wrist of his left hand.] sign: [partial] Original Author... I'm also delighted... 4 Madoka: [turning to him] How terrible. When it turns to spring, guys like that get more common. Kyousuke heartbeat FX: 5 [She turns back to watch a police officer hustle the pervert off the train.] Madoka: That's as low as a man can get! [Kyousuke looks ill.] 6 Madoka: [smiling] Right?! Kyousuke: [wiping his brow] Ha ha ha ha! 7 Kyousuke: [staring at his hands] (Maybe... There's something wrong with it, after all?!) --------------------------------------------------- p 257 (171) 1 [Madoka stares forward at the wall again.] 2 [Kyousuke stands and glances over at her.] sign: [over picture] Prize Winner Overflows with Delight [right of picture] First Half of 1985 Akutain Prize Decision!! [below picture] Monthly Publication: The People's Literary Column book: The People's Literary Column A Personal Account (i.e., a novel). You... narration: Even if it's called skinship, I'm not a pervert. 3 narration: Apologize, Kyousuke! sign 1: [left] "> sign 2: [middle] Hana- Beauty Salon Let's Get a Perm! sign 3: [right, partial] Shopping... Kyousuke: About last time... 4 [She looks at him without expression.] 5 [Staring at the wall in front of him, he blushes.] Kyousuke: I didn't do it on purpose! 6 [She gives a little smile.] 7 Kyousuke: I'm sor... handle sign: Asia Development--Japan (?) --------------------------------------------------- p 258 (172) 1 [The train lurches, sending people stumbling about.] train FX: 2 [Madoka looks up to see a man hurtling at her.] guy: Ohhh. guy FX: 3 Kyousuke: Watch out! 4 [He grabs her and pulls her out of the way.] 5 [Madoka facial portrait--she blushes.] 6 [Tight shot of her rear. His hand clasps it.] --------------------------------------------------- p 259 (173) 1 [His other arm presses around her midsection.] Kyousuke arm FX: 2 [Kyousuke freezes and blushes, wide-eyed. Although Madoka is staring at him, he can't meet her eye.] narration: I touched it! 3 Madoka/Kyousuke heartbeat FX: 4 [Tight shot of Kyousuke's eye.] narration: Just as I thought... 5 [He looks up at the ceiling in embarrassment and bliss.] Kyousuke cheeks FX: narration: Skinship is so nice. --------------------------------------------------- p 260 (174) 1 [A crowd gathers around and ogles.] guy 1 FX: guy 2: What's this, what's this? 2 [Kyousuke catches the glare on Madoka's face.] Kyousuke: AH! 3 [They walk down a sidewalk, Kyousuke trailing her by several steps.] narration: I did it again... 4 Kyousuke: Um... Madoka FX: 5 Kyousuke: [talking to her back] That, just now... 6 Madoka: [turning] ...wasn't on purpose. 7 [Kyousuke portrait--eyes wide.] --------------------------------------------------- p 261 (175) 1 Madoka: [angry look] I'll forgive you... 2 [She cranks her arm way back.] Madoka: But let me slap you one more time! Kyousuke FX: 3 Kyousuke: [closing his eyes] (Here it comes!) 4 [Madoka gives him a gentle one on the cheek. Kyousuke opens his eyes in surprise.] Madoka hand FX: Kyousuke: Ehh...?! narration: In any case, it seemed like she'd forgiven me... Just keep the skinship under control! ---------------------------------------------------