Kimagure Orange Road "S.H. Are the Initials of Love" Volume 8, Story 9 WB Volume 5, Story 7 Written and illustrated by Matsumoto Izumi Translation by : Craig H. Nishida Compilation by : Spencer C. Hastings Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose Craig Nishida Spencer Hastings Thomas Wyatt Jerry Lee Ka-Ping Yee Mike Ramsey 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 135 (181) are only in the WBs! --------------------------------------------------- p 135 (181)--TITLE PAGE [Madoka pokes a finger through, to widen a view through a Venetian blind.] MAIN TITLE (at top) S.H. Are the Initials of Love SUB-TITLE (at bottom) When You Peek Through a Curtain of Magic You Should Catch Sight of the Mystical Dove That Is Colored with the Foreshadowing of Love... --------------------------------------------------- p 136 (182) 1 [Tight shot of the upper floors of a school building.] school bell FX: 2 [Hikaru opens her shoe locker and is surprised to find an envelope resting there.] locker door FX: narration: It's been a long first term and tomorrow is the last day... 3 [She looks at it as she walks out of the building.] Hikaru: This is for me? 4 note: My Sweet Baby!! Hikaru-chan: You are my Goddess. Go out with me. I'm always nearby, watching you. From S.H. 5 Hikaru: [blushing, wide-eyed] Y-you're kidding!! This is a love letter. Hikaru heartbeat FX: 6 Hikaru: (Initials "S. H."... "Nearby..." I wonder if it's a classmate? A boy in my class with the initials "S. H.") --------------------------------------------------- p 137 (183) 1 [She visualizes the face of an ugly guy.] Hikaru: (Oh, that's it. I think he has a face like this...) 2 Hikaru: [smiling to herself] (H-hey. That's not to my taste.) 3 [She and Kyousuke walk home together.] Hikaru: Sempai. To tell you the truth... I... 4 Hikaru: [abashed] ...received a love letter. 5 Kyousuke: [aghast] EH! 6 [She playfully pulls the sides of her face outward, and as though it were made of rubber, it stretches into a bizarre expression.] Hikaru: But that person has a face like THI-I-IS... Hikaru FX: Kyousuke: 7 Hikaru: [tearing up the note] I'm not interested in someone like that, and in the first place, I have Sempai... note FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 138 (184) 1 [She takes him by the arm and smiles up at him.] Hikaru: I won't keep any secrets from you, Sempai--I'll tell you everything. 2 Hikaru: Bye. 3 Kyousuke: (Hikaru-chan got a love letter, huh...) narration: It's not a good feeling after all. 4 [Hikaru walks alone. Around a corner in the foreground is a good-looking boy. He combs his hair...] sign: Convenien... 5 [...and steps out in front of Hikaru.] Shin'ichi FX: 6 Shin'ichi: Hi! 7 Hikaru heartbeat FX: Hikaru: (Oh, he's sorta handsome!) --------------------------------------------------- p 139 (185) 1 Shin'ichi: Uhh... I wonder. Have you read my letter? sign: Copies, 10 yen. Hikaru: Huh? 2 Shin'ichi: I'm Harada Shin'ichi from the class next door. 3 [Hikaru visualizes the envelope with the initials "S.H."] Hikaru: Ah! 4 Hikaru: [blushing, smiling] Huhhh?! Th-then...! (That letter was from this person...) 5 Shin'ichi FX: Shin'ichi: Hmm. 6 Shin'ichi: I wasn't crazy after all! 7 Shin'ichi: Hikaru-chan, frankly speaking, you're great! You're wonderful!! sign: Recruiting for Part-Time Workers! Hikaru: [wide-eyed, hands to her red cheeks] Oh my! --------------------------------------------------- p 140 (186) 1 Shin'ichi: [off] And so, a girl as nice as you is poorly matched with just any old guy from around here. 2 Shin'ichi: How about going out with me? Don't you think we'd be a fine match? 3 [Kurumi walks down the sidewalk, alone.] Hikaru: [off] Go out? You and me?! sign: DPE Color... Kurumi brisk walk FX: 4 [She pauses to sneak a peek around the corner. There she sees Hikaru and Shin'ichi standing and talking.] 5 Kurumi: [in shock] C-can this be true?! 6 Kurumi: [racing off] Th-this is serious!! Kurumi FX: 7 Hikaru: [turning away] I'm sorry, but... There's someone I've set my heart on. Shin'ichi: I know. --------------------------------------------------- p 141 (187) 1 Hikaru: [turning, wide-eyed] Huh?! Shin'ichi: It's that Kasuga guy from high school, isn't it. 2 Shin'ichi: You oughta dump stupid guys like that!! Stick with me!! Hikaru: [squint-eyed glare] St-stupid...? 3 [In a rage, she gets in his face.] Hikaru: WHAT'S THAT?!! Say that again--who's stupid? Shin'ichi: Huh...? I mean... Because... Uhh... 4 [A shot of the intersection.] Hikaru: [off] If you say rotten things about Sempai, I won't forgive you! Besides, I'm not a loose woman like that! sign 1: Plastic Models sign 2: Radio-controlled Model Railroads 5 [She sticks out her tongue with a vengeance...] Hikaru: You're the pits!! Hikaru FX: 6 [...then runs off.] Shin'ichi: Ah, wait a sec... --------------------------------------------------- p 142 (188) 1 [Exterior view of the Kasuga apartment building.] Kyousuke: [off] Whuh-a-at?! Hikaru-chan was getting hit on by a cool-looking guy?! 2 [He visualizes the earlier manga panel.] Hikaru: [flashback] ...received a love letter. Kyousuke: Th-then he's the one who sent that love letter?! 3 [He thinks about Hikaru doing an impression of how the guy looks.] Hikaru FX: [flashback] Kyousuke: But, aren't your eyes bad? 4 [Kyousuke sweats it.] Kyousuke: In what way is he handsome? Kurumi: [turning to Manami] He's Harada Shin'ichi, a boy in Manami-chan's class. You know, the one who's very popular with girls... 5 Manami: [merrily] Oh, that one. Certainly, when compared to oniichan, he's handsome. Kyousuke FX: 6 Manami: But, that guy... I haven't heard many good things about him. He's bad... 7 [Both twins talk to each other, but look over at Kyousuke...] Kurumi: Well, now that you mention it, even Hikaru-chan's bad... They'd make a pretty fine couple. Manami: Compared to oniichan, right? [Kyousuke winces.] --------------------------------------------------- p 143 (189) 1 [Exterior night view of the sliding glass door to Kyousuke's bedroom.] 2 [Kyousuke looks up at the ceiling and reflects on the earlier manga panel.] narration: [Kurumi flashback] They'd make a pretty fine couple. narration: [Manami flashback] Compared to oniichan, right? 3 Kyousuke: (What the heck sorta guy is he?!) 4 narration: And, the next day... [Kyousuke walks to school. Catching up to him from behind is Hikaru.] Hikaru: Good morning. 5 Kyousuke: G-good morning... 6 Hikaru: I dreamt about you last night, Sempai. Kyousuke: Ha ha ha. 7 [Hikaru is surprised to see him staring at her.] Kyousuke contemplation FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 144 (190) 1 Kyousuke: Hikaru-chan, uhh, yesterday... Hikaru: Huh? 2 [He stares at her, blushing.] narration: Meeting with that guy... What did you talk about? 3 Kyousuke: [embarrassed] No... It's nothing. Hikaru: You're strange, Sempai. 4 Hikaru: Bye! 5 [With a slightly dark expression he visualizes Hikaru from the previous afternoon.] Hikaru: [flashback] I won't keep any secrets from you, Sempai--I'll tell you everything. 6 narration: In the end, Hikaru-chan didn't mention her conversation with that love-letter guy... --------------------------------------------------- p 145 (191) 1 [View pans back to show Shin'ichi hiding behind a tree, watching Kyousuke.] 2 Shin'ichi: But... Still, that Kasuga jerk. 3 [View pans back to show another boy beside Shin'ichi.] Shin'ichi and Yuusaku: I can't forgive him! 4 Shin'ichi and Yuusaku: Hm? 5 [Yuusaku turns to leave, looking back at the other guy.] Shin'ichi and Yuusaku: (What's with this guy...?) 6 Shin'ichi: (I'll get her, even if I have to use some dirty tricks!!) --------------------------------------------------- p 146 (192) 1 [Wide view of a student assembly. The students stand in precise lines, and are addressed by the principal.] 2 [At least one girl's thoughts are on other things... She worries, visualizing that morning's exchange.] Hikaru: Somehow, Sempai wasn't in good spirits, was he. 3 [Hikaru again opens her shoe locker to find an envelope there.] narration: I wonder if he might be worrying about yesterday's love letter. 4 Hikaru: [off] Again... envelope: From Kasuga Kyousuke. 5 [She stares closely at the envelope.] 6 Hikaru: [brightly] It's from Sempai!! 7 letter: Beloved darling. Hikaru-chan: Wait in the gym's storeroom after school today. Let's do something nice, just the two of us. You have to be there. From Kasuga Kyousuke. 8 [Clasping her hands to her chest, she twirls about in joy.] Hikaru: Hooray-y-y!! narration: Sempai's been touched off by that love letter... --------------------------------------------------- p 147 (193) 1 [Kyousuke and Madoka walk away from school grounds.] 2 Madoka: [smiling] Well, it's summer vacation. Kyousuke: [gaze down] Yeah... 3 Madoka: ......... Gloomy, aren't you. narration: Sure enough, Hikaru-chan and that guy... 4 [Madoka pauses in surprise when she overhears a conversation between two boys sharing a cigarette outside a school building.] punk 1: By now, that Harada should be directing Hikaru over to the gym's storeroom... punk 2: He's popular, and has a huge sense of pride... 5 [Madoka and Kyousuke portrait, as they listen in, wide-eyed.] punk 2: [off] But he's surprisingly naive. I wonder if he'll manage to pull it off. punk 1: [off] That's why I asked him if he knew what it took to become a man. 6 [Exterior shot of a school building.] punk 1: [off] So then he answered, "I know that!" punk 2: [off] I wonder if he really understands? 7 [Closer view of the 2 punk boys.] punk 1: But when he pulls it off, he said he'd pass her around to us next! punk 2: --------------------------------------------------- p 148 (194) 1 [Kyousuke portrait--fist clenched, he is red with rage.] 2 [Madoka portrait--she looks deadly serious.] Madoka: I see... 3 [Before Madoka can react, Kyousuke launches himself at the two.] Kyousuke: You bastards! What the hell are you talking about!! 4 [His arm cocked and ready, he's stopped by Madoka's hand on his shoulder.] Madoka FX: 5 Madoka: You head for Hikaru. Hurry and go! Kyousuke: Y-yes. 6 [She rubs her fist in her other hand. The two punks look back at her in fear.] Madoka: So you kids stirred this up! punks FX: punks: Ah! Ayukawa-sempai!! --------------------------------------------------- p 149 (195) 1 [Kyousuke runs.] narration: I'm sorry, Hikaru-chan! 2 Kyousuke: (To have doubted you, Hikaru-chan... I'm a total idiot!!) 3 [Exterior shot of the gym.] 4 [Inside the storeroom, Hikaru stands and looks about.] Hikaru: Sempai? 5 [Shin'ichi enters, closing the door behind him.] Shin'ichi: Hikaru-chan. door FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 150 (196) 1 [He reaches into his pocket. Hikaru looks frightened.] Shin'ichi: (Buying THIS was really embarrassing, but...) Shin'ichi FX: 2 [Shin'ichi portrait--a dark expression.] Shin'ichi heartbeat FX: Shin'ichi: (But I MUST become a man.) 3 [Punk 1 hits the canvas--spastic and out for the count.] punk 1 FX: 4 [Punk 2 mimics him. Madoka brushes the dust from her hands.] 5 [Exterior shot of the gym.] Hikaru: [off] KYAAAA! --------------------------------------------------- p 151 (197) 1 Kyousuke: [bursting in] H-Hikaru-chan!! door FX: 2 [Tight shot of a book being held out in two hands.] book: Jump-kun and Ribbon-chan's EXCHANGE DIARY 3 [View pans back to show Shin'ichi, with a nervous smile, presenting the book to a happy Hikaru.] Shin'ichi: U-uhh. This... If it's okay... Hikaru: Thank you very much! Kyaa! Just what I wanted!! 4 [Kyousuke pauses at the door, watching all this with eyes grown huge.] 5 Hikaru: [brightly] Ah, Sempai! 6 [With a smile, she smoothly takes the book out of Shin'ichi's hands and spins to present it to Kyousuke.] Hikaru: Look, look what I got, Sempai. Hikaru FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 152 (198) 1 Hikaru: I was here to meet you, Sempai. I don't know why, but... This kind person gave me an exchange diary. Shin'ichi: Ah! Th-that's for me and... 2 Hikaru: [turning to Shin'ichi] I'm sorry!! You were a nice person all along, after all. Shin'ichi: Y-yeah... 3 Hikaru: [clinging to Kyousuke's arm] So now we're completely and intimately tied together, aren't we!! Kyousuke: [wincing] W-well... Ah ha. Ah ha ha ha ha. 4 [Kyousuke turns to look at Shin'ichi, and is surprised to see a tear in that boy's eye.] 5 Shin'ichi FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 153 (199) 1 [She takes Kyousuke in a joyful bearhug. Kyousuke looks nervously off-panel.] Hikaru: We'll do this every day from now on, right?! Kyousuke: Ah! 2 [His pov of the open door, through which Madoka and Yuusaku look in.] 3 narration: Jeez... Whether it's Yuusaku or this guy... Hikaru-chan is quite popular, isn't she. Shin'ichi FX: [Madoka and Yuusaku turn to watch Shin'ichi walk past.] 4 Shin'ichi: [clenching his fists] (Damn...! I'm not going to be discouraged by something like this... The fight has just begun!) narration: As we head for summer vacation again, one source of worry seems to have grown. --Kyousuke ---------------------------------------------------