Kimagure Orange Road "The Shutter Chance!" Volume 8, Story 2 WB Volume 4, Story 15 Written and illustrated by Matsumoto Izumi Translation by : Hitoshi Doi (16 Feb 1992) Additional translation by : Craig H. Nishida Compilation by : Spencer C. Hastings Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose Craig Nishida Spencer Hastings Jerry Lee Thomas Wyatt Ka-Ping Yee Last revision : 07-17-95 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 305 (29) are only in the WBs! --------------------------------------------------- p 305 (29)--TITLE PAGE [Facial portrait of a tanned Madoka. She tilts down her sunglasses with a fingertip, while looking back at us. Her hair is up with a scarf tied around her head.] MAIN TITLE (at top) The Shutter Chance! SUB-TITLE (at bottom) A Mischievous Witchy Girl. Doing the Samba in Style! --------------------------------------------------- p 306 (30) 1 [A shot of a poster.] poster: Kojima Camera Stores FRESH COUPLE PHOTO CONTEST GRAND INVITATION First Prize - The photographer will receive a top-of-the-line, single-lens reflex camera; the model couple will be awarded 30,000 yen. In addition, the first-place photo will be displayed in public here in town as an advertisement poster for our store!! Entry Details Listed on Application!! 2 [View pans back to show Komatsu standing on the sidewalk outside a camera store, reading the poster. Kyousuke and Hatta mill about.] Komatsu: Hey hey. The winning picture will be displayed around town as a poster... sign: ...Camera 3 [Tight shot of a camera in the window display.] Komatsu: [off] Kyousuke, why don't you have your father take a picture of you and Hikaru-chan? Hatta: [off] After all, he's a pro... So he'll win first prize for sure! 4 Kyousuke: No thank you!! narration: A poster all over the city... It's like a criminal's public display. 5 [The three continue on their way home from school.] Komatsu: The camera stores are using this cheap trick to try to sell more film! 6 [The three part ways.] Hatta: See you. --------------------------------------------------- p 307 (31) 1 [Hatta quickly hides around a corner...] sign: Cafe Marvel Hatta FX: 2 [...and peers back to watch Kyousuke walk away.] Hatta FX: 3 [With the coast clear, he runs back the way they came.] Hatta: (I can't let this chance slip by!) 4 Hatta: (I'll ask Kurumi-chan or Manami-chan, and take a picture of the two of us! I can also use that as an excuse to get close to them...) 5 Hatta: (If I win, we'll be a well-known and officially-recognized couple throughout the city!!) Hatta FX: 6 [Hatta does a pratfall inside the store when he sees Komatsu talking to the salesclerk.] Komatsu: Give me all the film you have! Oh, and also an entry form for the contest posted outside, and... Hatta pratfall FX: 7 Komatsu: [wide-eyed innocence] Oh, is that you, Hatta-kun? Hatta: Hey, you!! --------------------------------------------------- p 308 (32) 1 salesclerk: I'm sorry. Because of the contest, we're completely sold out of film... Komatsu and Hatta pratfall FX: 2 Komatsu: Shit... Who the hell...! Komatsu FX: Hatta: [amused] Probably someone like you. 3 [Full-length portrait of Akane, as she walks in her school uniform. This is splashed over panels 4 and 6.] 4 [View pans back to show her walking along the sidewalk, outside the camera store.] signs: ...Camera Color Prints 5 Akane: Hmm, a photo contest for couples... What's this? The first-place couple will have their photo displayed on a poster throughout the city... 6 Akane: That's it! Akane fist-on-palm FX: 7 Akane: (I'll take a picture of Kyousuke and Hikaru-chan. Then everyone will know about their relationship.) 8 Akane: [smiling] (He'll be so happy he'll cry!) --------------------------------------------------- p 309 (33) 1 [Exterior shot of ABCB.] 2 [A couple clasp hands.] Umao: Ready, Ushiko-san. Ushiko: Yes, Umao-san. 3 [View pans back to show the two turning to beam smiles at a camera set up on a tripod.] Umao/Ushiko radiant smile FX: 4 [From the counter, Madoka, Kyousuke and Hikaru turn to watch.] 5 Hikaru: What are those people doing? I've seen couples taking pictures lately... 6 Madoka: Oh, that's because a local camera store... Kyousuke FX: 7 Kyousuke: AHH! AYUKAWA! Madoka: Huh? --------------------------------------------------- p 310 (34) 1 Kyousuke: [pointing at the door] There's a customer. [Both Madoka and Hikaru look at him wide-eyed.] Madoka: Yes, yes. door FX: 2 [Hikaru goes back to sipping her drink through a straw.] narration: What a relief... Hikaru-chan doesn't know about the contest. 3 narration: If Hikaru-chan found out... [Hikaru pops up with a camera in hand.] Hikaru FX: Hikaru: Ta-dah! 4 [In front of the camera set on a tripod, Hikaru happily hugs Kyousuke about his neck.] narration: It'll turn out like this. camera FX: 5 [Large posters of the winning Kyousuke-Hikaru photo are plastered on the walls surrounding a wide-eyed Madoka.] narration: And if it won by any chance... 6 [Kyousuke winces as he visualizes an indignant Madoka.] Madoka primness FX: narration: It'll be like this for sure! Kyousuke FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 311 (35) 1 [Kyousuke looks calculatingly at an unsuspecting Hikaru.] narration: I have to do all I can to keep Hikaru-chan from finding out about the contest...! 2 Akane: [entering] Oh, there you are. 3 narration: A-Akane! Akane: I was looking for you. 4 Akane: [spotting Madoka, smiling] Ohh?! 5 Madoka: [nervous smile] Welcome. Akane: [winking and elbowing Kyousuke in the neck] Oh, Ayukawa-san was working here. 6 [A crying child spills a glass at one of the tables. Madoka rushes over with a towel.] mother: I'm sorry... kid crying FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 312 (36) 1 [Akane stands behind Kyousuke and Hikaru, who sit at the counter. Both look back at her in puzzlement.] Akane: Hmm. 2 [Smiling, Akane pushes the two together. Kyousuke's and Hikaru's eyes grow large.] Akane: Oh, sit closer together. Akane FX: 3 [Akane adds another straw to Hikaru's drink.] Akane: This is fine. straw FX: 4 [Akane shouts like a drill sergeant. Her charges leap to comply.] Akane: Okay. Smile and drink the juice! Kyousuke and Hikaru reflex FX: 5 [Akane takes a picture of the sweethearts sharing the same drink.] camera FX: 6 Hikaru: [looking up] ? Kyousuke FX: 7 Kyousuke: Wh-what are you doing all of a sudden?!! Kyousuke stand-up FX: 8 [His anger disappears as he realizes...] narration: This is awful. Where's Ayukawa now...?! --------------------------------------------------- p 313 (37) 1 [He wipes his brow when he sees that Madoka is busy talking to the mother of the crying child.] Kyousuke: narration: Oh good! She wasn't looking. 2 Akane: [winking and exiting] Leave the rest to me! It'll win first prize for sure!! Kyousuke: W-wait a minute! 3 [Akane smiles and gives Madoka a thumbs-up.] Akane: Good-bye, Madoka-chan! Next time, let's take a picture together, okay? 4 [Kyousuke sweats and looks ill.] narration: Sh-she got me... Hikaru: What's this about "first prize?" 5 [He slaps a hand to his face.] narration: That was such a direct attack... 6 [Exterior night shot of the Kasuga apartment building.] 7 [Kyousuke lounges on the floor in front of the stereo.] Kyousuke: (But I was careless just now. But a picture taken by just Akane can't possibly be a winner.) 8 [Kurumi, holding the phone, turns to Kyousuke.] Kurumi: Oniichan, Father's got a job for you! --------------------------------------------------- p 314 (38) 1 [Kyousuke sits at the bench at a bus stop.] 2 Kyousuke: That Dad--abusing his son again. It's such a hassle to take the bus. Maybe I should just teleport. sign: Bus 3 Madoka: [off] Kasuga-kun! Kyousuke heartbeat FX: 4 [Kyousuke turns to see Madoka standing near.] 5 Kyousuke: Ayukawa! Madoka: Where are you going at this hour...? 6 Kyousuke: I have to bring something to my father's studio. Where are you going? Madoka: I'm on my way home from ABCB. Then we're on the same bus! --------------------------------------------------- p 315 (39) 1 Madoka: [leaning to read the posted bus schedule] Just as I thought--it seems it's already left. 2 Kyousuke: [looking at his watch] Oh? But it should be here at 11:10. It's now exactly 10 after. 3 [Isolated shot of the posted bus schedule.] Madoka: [off] This bus always leaves 2 or 3 minutes early at the end of the day. Kyousuke: [off] What a lousy bus! 4 narration: But... Thanks to that I can be with Ayukawa now... Kyousuke: [smiling] (What a deal!) 5 [Madoka makes a selection at a nearby vending machine...] vending machine FX: 6 [...and she comes back with two cans.] Madoka: And, it's no fun just waiting for the bus... --------------------------------------------------- p 316 (40) 1 Madoka: Here. Kyousuke catch FX: 2 Kyousuke: Thank you. 3 [Kyousuke stares at the label of the can as Madoka pulls the tab off hers.] Kyousuke: Hey-y-y! This is beer?! Madoka beer FX: 4 [Tight shot of their cans as they toast their drinks.] Madoka: Kampai . narration: In the middle of the night, at a place like this, a high school boy and girl are going "Kampai"... 5 [View pans back to show the two seated at the bench, drinking their beer.] narration: What'll we do if a policeman catches us? 6 [Kyousuke glances at Madoka as he sips at his can. Madoka looks over at the case by his side.] 7 Madoka: [off] Is that your father's camera? Kyousuke: [off] Yeah. --------------------------------------------------- p 317 (41) 1 Madoka: Do you know how to take pictures? Kyousuke: What? 2 Kyousuke: [opening the case] A little. I've been watching my father work since I was small... 3 [He visualizes himself at age 5. He aims a camera at his father. Various screw, bolts and springs pop out of the camera.] narration: I've been scolded many times for playing with his camera without permission... notation below panel: Once was not enough. 4 [Madoka portrait--she gently smiles.] 5 Kyousuke: My father specializes in scenery, but I would... 6 [Holding camera in hand, he suddenly turns to look at the world's most perfect, photogenic model...] --------------------------------------------------- p 318 (42) 1 Kyousuke: [looking thru the camera at her] ...like to take pictures of people. 2 Madoka: Kasuga Kyousuke, the photographer. 3 narration: I know. While we have the chance, why don't I take a picture of us? Kyousuke FX: Kyousuke: [face flushed] (But I can't enter it in the contest anyways...) 4 [He sets up the camera on a tripod.] narration: I don't have many pictures of me with Ayukawa. Kyousuke: Set it up like this. 5 Madoka: What are you doing? Kyousuke: Heh, heh, heh... --------------------------------------------------- p 319 (43) 1 [The flash goes off in his face.] camera FX: 2 Kyousuke: [working on the camera] (I can't get this right because I'm drunk...) Madoka: [irritated] Aha... So you're... 3 [She springs to her feet. Kyousuke rushes back to her, trying to calm her down.] Madoka: Hold it. I don't want to take any pictures for the contest... Kyousuke: Sure. Just sit there! Kyousuke FX: camera timer FX: 4 [Tight shot of Kyousuke's foot as it hits his beer can...] Kyousuke FX: 5 [...and he trips right towards Madoka.] Kyousuke: Oh-oh-oh. 6 [The camera catches him just as he plasters himself all over her.] camera FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 320 (44) 1 [Tight shot of parts of their bodies pressed together.] camera FX: Madoka: AH! 2 [Holding palm out at the camera.] Madoka: No, wait! camera FX: 3 [Their pov of the camera.] Madoka: [off] Stop the camera!! camera FX: Kyousuke: [off] Oh, s-sorry... 4 [Light falls upon the startled forms of Kyousuke and Madoka. Kyousuke is still perched over Madoka.] 5 policeman: [with flashlight] Hey-y-y! What are you doing there?!! Kyousuke and Madoka: AH! --------------------------------------------------- p 321 (45) 1 [Kyousuke looks down at the empty beer cans...] narration: Th-this is... 2 [...then leaps up and drags Madoka after him.] narration: There's nothing to do but run!! Kyousuke: Follow me! Kyousuke and Madoka FX: 3 camera FX: 4 [Kyousuke looks back...] Kyousuke: Oh no, the camera!! 5 [...and flashes with the Power.] 6 [The camera levitates about 20 meters into the air, startling the police officer.] camera FX: 7 policeman: I-it flew... The camera flew... policeman FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 322 (46) 1 [From below, Kyousuke gestures up a concrete embankment at Madoka, who kneels at the top.] Kyousuke: Hurry!! 2 Madoka: [standing] I-I can't!! Kyousuke: Just jump!! 3 Madoka FX: 4 [The levitating camera continues to take pictures...] camera FX: 5 [...as Kyousuke catches Madoka neatly.] catch FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 323 (47) 1 [They freeze in position, both with eyes wide.] 2 narration: I-I held her!! 3 [Both blush.] Madoka: Thank you... Kyousuke: S-sure... 4 [He sets her feet gently on the ground.] Madoka: That picture you just took... Madoka FX: 5 Madoka: Don't ever show it to anyone. Kyousuke: O-okay. --------------------------------------------------- p 324 (48) 1 Madoka: [angrily] Promise me that you won't enter it in the contest, even by mistake! Kyousuke: I won't! I promise. 2 Madoka: [smile] Good! 3 Kyousuke: Ah! The bus...! bus FX: 4 [The sun shines on the exterior of the Kasuga apartment building.] Takashi: [off] You were always one to break cameras...! Kyousuke: [off] I-I'm really sorry. 5 Takashi: [reading the paper] Oh, that reminds me. The film that was inside... Kurumi FX: Kyousuke: [blushing] AH! narration: Oh shoot. I left the film inside!! [Manami flips the eggs.] frying FX: 6 Takashi: I entered it in the contest for you! That's what you wanted, right? Actually, I'm one of the judges of that contest. newspaper banner: Kimagure Orange Road Times Kyousuke pratfall FX: [Both twins look on in amazement.] 7 narration: Wh-what the hell did he do that for...?! --------------------------------------------------- p 325 (49) 1 Kyousuke: [walking to school] (What should I do about those pictures...? But since those were strange pictures, they won't be picked...) 2 [Kyousuke walks past a crowd that's gathered about the camera store. Komatsu and Hatta stand in his path.] Hatta: Hey, Kasuga. 3 Komatsu: [angrily] When did you take a picture like that...?! Kyousuke: [horror-struck] 4 narration: C-can't be... That means?! 5 [Horrified, he pushes his way into the crowd.] Kyousuke: (H-how awful!! The pictures with Ayukawa, and on top of that... With such poses...) Kyousuke FX: Hatta: [to Komatsu] But, with Kasuga's picture winning first prize, I wonder if he had his father take the picture after all? --------------------------------------------------- p 326 (50) 1 [The winning picture. The one Akane took. Hikaru winks and Kyousuke smiles back at us as both sip from straws set in the same cocktail glass.] sign: First Place: Kasuga Kyou... Hiyama Hi... 2 [Kyousuke portrait--surprise.] 3 [He looks around and spots Madoka nearby.] 4 [Madoka portrait--she smiles gently, letting out a small sigh of relief.] 5 Hikaru: [flying tackle] I'M SO HAPPY, SEMPA-A-AI! 6 Hikaru: So this was what that picture was for!! Akane: [smiling] Look, look, Kyousuke. I got the first prize camera. Komatsu and Hatta: (We ended up going all over town but still couldn't buy any film...) --------------------------------------------------- p 327 (51) 1 [Inside the store, Takashi sits while the salesclerk stands behind the sales counter and looks at pictures.] salesclerk: He is indeed your son, Kasuga-sensei. He took a really nice picture, but... Takashi: Ohh. How embarrassing. 2 salesclerk: [smiling at a photo in hand] Too bad there was only one thing that didn't follow the contest rules. 3 [The photo in question. Kyousuke, winking, catches a beaming Madoka in his arms.] salesclerk: [off] The rules said "in the sunlight," so... ---------------------------------- At bottom: [wideban only] Kimagure Orange Road 4 (End) ---------------------------------------------------