Kimagure Orange Road "Parallel Boogie!" Volume 10, Story 1 WB Volume 6, Story 1 Written and illustrated by Matsumoto Izumi Translation & compilation by : Craig H. Nishida Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose Jun Watatani Craig Nishida Thomas Wyatt Jerry Lee Last revision : 08-16-95 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 7 (7) are only in the WBs! --------------------------------------------------- p 7 (7)--TITLE PAGE [Parallel-Madoka sits on the interior sill of a window in a ravaged classroom. She wears her school uniform, skirt hiked to show lots of leg.] MAIN TITLE (at top) Parallel Boogie! SUB-TITLE (at bottom) A Young Lady Who Learns of Love Cannot Remain Innocent Forever... --------------------------------------------------- p 8 (8) 1 [View of a merry-go-round.] Hikaru: [off] Sempaaaaai! Hurry, hurry! narration: Hello, everyone. Kyousuke here. I was dragged to the amusement park by Hikaru-chan. 2 [Shot of this amusement park's mascot--a 7-foot-tall kappa.] narration: Hikaru-chan, who naturally loves amusement parks, seems to have a particular goal in mind today. Yes, that is... 3 [View of a roller coaster coming out of a corkscrew, and, in the distance, the swinging pirate ship ride.] --------------------------------------------------- p 9 (9) 1 [Kyousuke and Hikaru sit in a car of a rocketing roller coaster. Hikaru raises both arms in glee. Kyousuke's face is a mask of pure terror.] roller coaster FX: narration: Hikaru-chan's goal is... This!! The amusement park's newly-opened, indoor roller coaster ride! 2 [View shifts to show the roller coaster moving along unseen tracks in the dark interior of the building. Ahead of them, a bright light shines.] narration: It feels just like we're riding on a starship that's traveling past the stars! 3 [Tight shot of Kyousuke--eyes and teeth clenched shut, a grimace on his face.] narration: Still, by nature, I can't handle roller coasters... 4 [Another shot of the roller coaster ride.] narration: This is the SCARIEST one I've ever ridden!! roller coaster FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 10 (10) 1 [Kyousuke's pov from the front seat of the roller coaster. They head towards the bright light of a "star".] narration: I-I can't... I can't take this any more! 2 [Hikaru raises both arms and smiles. Kyousuke shuts his eyes again.] narration: H-help...! 3 Kyousuke: [flash thought] (I want offa here!! Anywhere!!) 4 [He throws up his hands in fear as the light of the "star" grows very bright.] Kyousuke: Oo-wahhh! 5 [He teleports out, leaving behind a Hikaru with eyes clenched shut (but still smiling). Note that Hikaru wears a skirt, blouse and sweater.] Kyousuke dematerialization FX: 6 [Kyousuke flies through a dark void. Glowing bolts crackle around him.] --------------------------------------------------- p 11 (11) 1 [He rematerializes back in his seat, surprise on his face. Oddly, Hikaru is now wearing a white jumpsuit. Her eyes are clenched shut.] Kyousuke rematerialization FX: 2 [Tight shot of the wheels on the roller coaster.] braking roller coaster FX: 3 [He embraces Hikaru, who looks quite surprised.] Kyousuke: I-is it over? 4 [Kyousuke springs away in embarrassment.] Kyousuke FX: Kyousuke: Ah! S-sorry. 5 [Hikaru portrait--Angel-of-Death look.] 6 [She straight-arms him with a solid right to the cheek. For those of you scoring at home, this is Kyousuke's Parallel Slap/Punch #1. His face goes loopy.] Hikaru: YOU ASSHOLE!! WHATCHA THINK YA DOIN', YA PIG!! --------------------------------------------------- p 12 (12) 1 [Hand to injured cheek, eyes wide in shock and hurt, Kyousuke stares back. This is Hikaru's pov.] Kyousuke: H-Hika... 2 [A crowd gathers around the two, who stand next to the roller coaster. Hikaru plants her feet wide and confronts him.] Hikaru: WHO THE HELL ARE YA?!! Kyousuke: Eh?! 3 Hikaru: Getting fresh with me! How long were you sitting next to me? I should have been riding alone! 4 crowd FX: 5 Hikaru: [glaring] Anyway... 6 Hikaru: STEP OUTSIDE!! Kyousuke: F-FORGIVE ME-E-E!! [He hightails it out of there.] --------------------------------------------------- p 13 (13) 1 [He pauses near a bench to catch his breath.] Kyousuke: trashcan sign: Trash Container 2 Kyousuke: [hand on injured cheek] Ahh, I was so surprised. What the hell's the matter with Hikaru-chan...? 3 Kyousuke: Huh? Why did I have to run away? 4 [Panels 4 and 5 show his pov of a few of the rides nearby.] narration: But... Ever since then... sign: Entrance 5 narration: ...I haven't been able to find her. sign: Mystery of the Universe 6 [A view of the entrance to the amusement park. It is a dingier place than when we were last here.] Big sign: Toshima En message sign at right: Entrance includes an unlimited pass to all rides in the park. large sign at right: [partial] FREE... Adult: 3000... narration: I wonder if she disliked me because I was acting too much like a wimp? 7 [Shot of a posted sign.] notice: Effective today, Toshima En is closed. Thank you very much for your patronage over the years. And because the entire park will be demolished starting tomorrow, entry is hereby prohibited. 8 [He looks back at the sign in puzzlement.] Kyousuke: .......... --------------------------------------------------- p 14 (14) 1 [A dark and ominous exterior shot of the Kasuga apartment building.] Kyousuke: [off] I'm home...! 2 [Manami, sitting in the tub, looks back over her shoulder in surprise.] Manami FX: 3 [Kyousuke stands at the front door and addresses her. Manami has come out wearing a towel.] Kyousuke: Ahh, I'm so hungry. Is dinner ready? 4 [She uncorks a wicked, open-palm, full-extension slap to Kyousuke's left cheek (the same one). Yup, it's Parallel Slap #2! He's sent spinning.] Manami: You perve-r-rt!! Manami slap FX: 5 [Shot of the closed front door.] Kyousuke: [off] Wh-what are you doing?! Manami: [off] Kurumi-i-i!! There's a weird guy in here! Kyousuke: [off] Is that any way to treat your older brother? 6 [She punts him 3 meters out the door and into the hallway.] Manami: There's no "older brother" here! Kyousuke: Can't be!! --------------------------------------------------- p 15 (15) 1 [Kyousuke, on hands and knees in the hallway.] door FX: [off] 2 [He visualizes his last two "Parallel Slap" encounters.] Manami: [flashback] There's no "older brother" here! Hikaru: [flashback] Who the hell are ya?!! 3 Kyousuke: [flash thought] (Nobody... Knows anything about me. Maybe...!!) 4 [He rises to his feet, hand clenched, eyes staring up.] narration: Th-this is a parallel world!! Kyousuke: And this time... 5 [He runs.] narration: I've come to a world in which I don't exist!! 6 [Aghast, he recalls the strange teleportation through the black void during his roller coaster ride.] narration: Ah! I see. Then this is all a result of the shock of that roller coaster ride!! --------------------------------------------------- p 16 (16) 1 [View looking out from the walkway of the Kasuga apartment building. This is truly a dark and grimy world--reminds me of "Bladerunner".] narration: But... I've been to a parallel world once before, so I know how to return (*). 2 [He smiles in relief.] narration: If I got here because of the shock of riding that roller coaster... Then all I have to do is ride that roller coaster again!! Kyousuke: Sure. 3 Kyousuke: Oh! Wait!! 4 [He recalls the posted sign.] Kyousuke: AHH! notice: [flashback] Effective today, Toshima En is closed. Thank you very much for your patronage over the years. And because the entire park will be demolished starting tomorrow, entry is hereby prohibited. 5 Kyousuke: If I don't ride it today, then I can never return to my universe?! Th-this is no joke. I don't want to live the rest of my life in such an unpleasant world!! 6 [He looks up in fear at the darkening skies.] Kyousuke: D-d-damn! It's already getting dark. I gotta get to the amusement park quick!! 7 Kyousuke: HURRY!! footnote at bottom: *Refer to Volume 5, "Parallel Trip!" --------------------------------------------------- p 17 (17) 1 [Tight shot of a sign over the entrance to a police station/kiosk.] police officer 1: [off] Ahh, somehow... 2 [Back towards us, one officer kicks back in his chair, feet up on his desk. He blocks nearly all of our view of another officer, wearing glasses, who sits on the other side of the desk.] police officer 1: I wonder if some amusing crime couldn't happen... I'm bored out of my mind. 3 [Kyousuke teleports in, crashing down on the two police officers.] Kyousuke rematerialization FX: police officer 1: Oh wah! 4 Kyousuke: O-oh, shit!! police officer 2: Wha... 5 Hatta (officer 2): Wh-who are you, you jerk! Komatsu (officer 1): [holding up handcuffs] Very amusing! Kyousuke: [wincing] Arg! Komatsu! Hatta!! 6 [Kyousuke hightails it down the street, pursued by the two officers and a horde of law-abiding citizens.] Komatsu: W-wait!! That's very amusing!! An arrest. You're under arrest!! stampede FX: Kyousuke: Th-this is terrible!! My Power--they saw it all! --------------------------------------------------- p 18 (18) 1 [Shot of a window from inside a room in a derelict building.] 2 [The twins, in school uniforms, turn to address a girl in helmet and white jumpsuit.] Kurumi: Hikaru-san! 3 Manami: How was the amusement park? 4 Hikaru: Ahh... No problem. 5 Manami and Kurumi: Hooray-y-y!! So now we can pay them back!! 6 [Manami reflects, visualizing Madoka.] narration: Gee... Ever since she's started going to school, our group has felt such humiliation... 7 Kurumi: [incensed] Let's get them tonight! Hikaru: But... 8 Hikaru: Be careful! They are many, while we are few. --------------------------------------------------- p 19 (19) 1 Hikaru: And while we might be a select few, still... [Hikaru turns to watch Kurumi, who plays with a boot attached to the end of a 2-handled extension device.] spring-loaded boot FX: 2 [Hikaru grimaces and flinches back as the boot is extended at her face.] Hikaru: Wh-what the heck is that!?! Kurumi: [off] With this, I'll put an end to those guys. boot tag: Size 16. 3 [View pans back to show that Hikaru has a sack slung over her back. In it is her stuffed bear.] Hikaru: [angrily] I-idiot! Kurumi: [angrily] But you're carrying Kumagorou-chan on your back! 4 [She hugs Kumagorou-chan, turning to protect him from Kurumi. Kurumi looks on with wide-eyed surprise. Manami looks like she has a headache...] Hikaru: But I'm no good without him!! 5 [Shot of the overhead fan.] Hikaru: [off] Anyway, we've issued the challenge. Let's settle this tonight, once and for all!! Manami and/or Kurumi: Ohh! 6 [Hikaru walks off, helmet in hand.] narration: But... I feel helpless after all. Ahh... If only she were here now. 7 [She stares off into the distance.] narration: If only she... --------------------------------------------------- p 20 (20) 1 [Outside, night has fallen. Kyousuke finds shelter around the corner of a building.] crowd: He went that way!! Don't let him get away! Kyousuke: 2 [Turning, he sees a sign hanging from a door.] sign: Closed for Business 3 [View pans back. It is ABCB. A graffiti-covered ABCB.] door FX: 4 [He enters...] Kyousuke: 5 [...and looks around. Something catches his eye off-panel.] Kyousuke: 6 [View shifts. It is Madoka, who sits in the dark at the counter, wearing her school uniform with a coat draped over her shoulders. She plays solitaire. The interior of ABCB is sparsely furnished, with grime and peeling paint everywhere.] --------------------------------------------------- p 21 (21) 1 [Full-length portrait of Madoka as she turns in her seat.] 2 narration: Ayukawa!! Madoka: Can't you read the sign on the front door? We're already closed for today. 3 narration: Since this is a world in which I don't exist, naturally, Ayukawa doesn't know me either. Kyousuke: S-sorry. 4 Madoka: [glaring] If you understand, then go away. --------------------------------------------------- p 22 (22) 1 [A shadowy figure slowly pushes the front door open.] door FX: 2 Kyousuke: They're here! 3 Komatsu: Sorry to bother you. Did a kid about high-school age come in here just now? 4 Madoka: [flashing the Ace of Spades] He was here! 5 [Overhead view shows Madoka wearing her coat and standing behind the counter. Komatsu shines his flashlight about the room.] Madoka: But he split. I think he turned left... Komatsu: It won't go well for you if you're hiding him! 6 [Before exiting, Komatsu pauses at the door.] Komatsu: Aren't you... Ayukawa Madoka...? 7 Komatsu: With you around, our police work will never end! Behave yourself, pretty baby. --------------------------------------------------- p 23 (23) 1 Madoka: [starting to open her coat] He's gone. door FX: [His reply emanates from within her coat.] Kyousuke: [off] Thank you. 2 [She opens her coat wide. Kyousuke was under it, head pressed against her chest.] Kyousuke: 3 [Smiling in bliss, he utters...] Kyousuke: Really! Such incredible good luck... 4 Madoka: Lech! You touched me, didn't you?!! [She uncorks Parallel Slap #3--open-handed, full-extension, same cheek, same result.] 5 [He winces, sweats and puts hand to thrice-injured cheek.] Kyousuke: I-I wasn't touching you like that. Wh-where? Madoka: [blushing] B-because that... My breast... 6 [A panel of tiny spaceships... It's Parallel Slap #4...] Madoka: [off] What are you making me say?! slap FX: [off] 7 Kyousuke: [hand to cheek] Ow-ow-ouch... But... Why did you help me? --------------------------------------------------- p 24-25 (24-25) [The art in the final panel is splashed across both pages. The first 5 panels run across the top of the two pages...] 1 [Madoka portrait--tiny smile.] 2 Madoka: [smile] I hate leches like you... But I hate those cops even more... 3 [Tight shot of the partly-open front door.] gang lieutenant (a girl): [off] Hey!! 4 [Shot of a black boot as it steps over the threshold.] gang lieutenant: Is there someone called Ayukawa here?! 5 [The gang lieutenant's view as Madoka glares back. Kyousuke watches wide- eyed from behind her.] 6 [All are outside now. Madoka and Kyousuke face not only the gang lieutenant, but a couple dozen guys on motorcycles as well.] gang lieutenant: We have some business with you! motorcycles FX: ---------------------------------------------------