Kimagure Orange Road "Are You Really Going to Study Abroad?" Volume 12, Story 4 WB Volume 7, Story 6 Written and illustrated by Matsumoto Izumi Translation by : Larry Greenfield (24 Mar 1994) Special Thanks to : Takayuki Karahashi Compilation & Additional translation by : Craig Nishida Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose Craig Nishida Leo Hourvitz Gary Kacmarcik Last revision : 08-20-95 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 107 (67) are only in the WBs! --------------------------------------------------- p 107 (67)--TITLE PAGE [Portrait of Kyousuke, looking reflective in black jacket over a sweater. He rests his right hand against the back of his neck.] MAIN TITLE (at top) Are You Really Going to Study Abroad? SUB-TITLE (at bottom) One Who Wants to Live Hard in a Gentle Way, Gazing at the Stars... --------------------------------------------------- p 108 (68) 1 [Exterior view of the Ayukawa residence.] phone: [off] 2 [Madoka sits at her desk and answers it.] Madoka: Yes. Ayukawa residence... 3 Madoka: Otousan! 4 [Madoka portrait--she looks a bit stunned.] 5 Madoka: What? --------------------------------------------------- p 109 (69) 1 [Exterior view of a school building.] narration: The next day... 2 [Komatsu's face is a picture of daffyness. Hatta winces and looks at him. Behind the two, Kyousuke watches. The three are walking down a hallway.] Komatsu FX: Hatta: What's with that face? 3 Komatsu: [smiling] Because spring break is almost here! How can you not be happy?!! 4 Komatsu: But just think! Soon we'll be 2nd-year high school students! That was quick, wasn't it. In the twinkling of an eye! Hatta: [palms upturned] That's what's called "seishun" . Kyousuke: What are you talking about? 5 [Kyousuke's attention is drawn off-panel.] sensei: [off] But... That's... Rather sudden... 6 [View shifts. Kyousuke is looking through the open door to the faculty room. Inside, Madoka has just turned away from a teacher, and is heading for the door.] --------------------------------------------------- p 110 (70) 1 sensei: Anyway, if that's what you've decided, then you'd better hurry. 2 Madoka: Yes. 3 [She steps out into the hallway and spots Kyousuke, who stands and stares at her.] Madoka: Oh. 4 Kyousuke: [concerned] What's the matter? The faculty room... Did you do something, or... 5 [She smiles gently back...] 6 [...then turns and flashes him a wink over her shoulder.] Madoka: You're very perceptive! sign: Faculty --------------------------------------------------- p 111 (71) 1 [He talks to her back as she walks away.] Kyousuke: Wh-what did you do? Madoka: An awfully bad thing. 2 Kyousuke: [a bit sadly] .......... You were smoking? 3 [She gives him a friendly glance over her shoulder.] Madoka: ...... You're very perceptive! 4 Madoka: [walking away] See ya. 5 Kyousuke: You're lying! Madoka: Ah ha ha ha! narration: I knew right away, that this meant it was a joke...! 6 Madoka: [smiling] Well... It's nothing serious. narration: Why is it that lately I can kind of tell when Ayukawa is lying?! sign: Fire Fighting --------------------------------------------------- p 112 (72) 1 [Exterior view from a playground up towards the Kasuga apartment building.] narration: Anyway, it'll soon be spring. 2 [Kyousuke lies on his stomach, happily watching TV. A sort of congenital idiot is on the screen.] Kyousuke: La la la 3 [His sisters watch from their seats at the kitchen table.] Kurumi: I wonder why he's so happy...? Manami: Who knows? When spring draws near, the horsetails spring up and the flowers bloom. 4 Manami: It's no wonder that oniichan is in such high spirits. In fact, you could say it's a natural phenomenon! Kurumi: Spring is a scary time, huh. Kyousuke: [looking at his sisters] .......... 5 [Exterior night shot of the Hiyama residence.] sign: Hiyama --------------------------------------------------- p 113 (73) 1 [Someone's tossing lipstick in the air.] 2 [It's Hikaru, who sits on her bed and snatches it out of the air.] Hikaru catch FX: 3 Hikaru: [merrily] Eh! heh! heh! Lipstick that I got from Madoka-san! 4 [She stares hard at it.] Hikaru: But... I was surprised... Really, Madoka-san! All of a sudden... 5 Hikaru: (But... Thank you, Madoka-san... This lipstick! I'll certainly use it with great care!!) 6 [She stands in a decisive posture on her bed.] Hikaru: That's it!! Hikaru stand-up FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 114 (74) 1 [Exterior view looking down at the balcony of the Kasuga apartment.] phone FX: [off] 2 Manami: Oniichan, phone call from Hikaru-san. Kyousuke: Okay, okay. 3 Kyousuke: [into the phone] Eh?! Uh-huh. Uh-huh. In 3 days, right! 4 Kyousuke: [joyfully] That's fine! Bye! 5 [After hanging up, he spreads his arms and happily makes like an airplane. His sisters exchange whispered comments.] Kyousuke: La la la Kurumi: I bet it's a date. Manami: [smiling] Now the euphoria has finally gone to his head! 6 [Exterior night view of the departures level at Tokyo's Narita International Airport.] --------------------------------------------------- p 115 (75) 1 [Interior view of the luggage check-in area.] public address: Flight 552, leaving Narita for Los Angeles, is... 2 [Tight shot of a pair of feet in high heels.] Madoka footsteps FX: 3 [View pans back. A full portrait of Madoka is splashed over panels 3 and 4. In minidress and coat, she carries a suitcase, and looks a bit grim.] 4 [A Pan Am Boeing 747 takes off into the night skies.] plane FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 116 (76) 1 [Full portrait of Hikaru, in blouse, miniskirt, jacket and knee-high socks. She waves happily back at us.] narration: And then, 3 days later... Hikaru: Sempa-a-ai! 2 [She happily takes him by his arm.] Hikaru: There's a movie I absolutely wanted to see with you, Sempai! 3 [She looks up at him and he blushes.] Kyousuke heartbeat FX: 4 Kyousuke: (So cute...!!) narration: Hikaru-chan... For some reason, seems different than usual--more grown-up... I wonder why? --------------------------------------------------- p 117 (77) 1 [He stares at the girl by his side. Hikaru is looking ahead and doesn't notice the attention.] narration: Today, especially... So sexy! 2 narration: I wonder if it's because of the lipstick?! Kyousuke heartbeat FX: 3 [View of a theater building.] billboard: ...Egg ...Showing ...Las Vegas Banzai! 4 [Seated inside, Hikaru rests her head against his arm and watches the movie. Kyousuke looks over at her.] 5 [Back out on the street, Hikaru clings merrily to his arm.] narration: If you think about it, Hikaru-chan will soon be a 3rd-year junior high student! 6 [They sit in a restaurant. Hikaru looks across at him over her glass. He looks back with a soft smile. In a small inset is his pov of her face as she drops her gaze.] narration: Looking like this, she's already quite a lady, isn't she... --------------------------------------------------- p 118 (78) 1 [Out on the street once more, she looks up at him with liquid eyes. He blushes deeply.] Hikaru: Today was awfully fun...! Kyousuke FX: 2 [View pans back. Night has fallen. He clutches his chest and turns away from her.] Kyousuke: Wh-what's this heart- pounding...? Kyousuke heartbeat FX: Hikaru: Huh?! 3 Kyousuke: [embarrassed] Ah. I mean... It's nothing. 4 [He points over at a park bench.] Kyousuke: U-uhh... Shall we sit for a bit? Ha ha ha... 5 [They sit, but Hikaru glances at her wristwatch.] Hikaru: Ah! Oh no! It's already this late! [Grinning, he rests his hand on her upper arm.] Kyousuke: St-still, it's okay. Ha ha ha ha! 6 [She turns to look at him in puzzlement. Kyousuke blushes fiercely and yanks his offending hand away.] Hikaru: Huh? Kyousuke hands FX: Kyousuke: I-I mean. Nothing... 7 [Kyousuke portrait--he blushes and ponders.] narration: I'm... Acting a little strange today... --------------------------------------------------- p 119 (79) 1 [Hikaru portrait.] narration: Is this all because of that lipstick that makes her look so grown-up...?! 2 [Hikaru stares straight ahead. Kyousuke looks at her, wide-eyed.] Hikaru: Sempai... 3 [She turns to look at him.] Hikaru: Am I... Cute? 4 Hikaru: Today, I really really dressed up for you, Sempai. 5 [Kyousuke looks back in slight surprise.] 6 Kyousuke: [smiling gently] Yeah... Cute! narration: Hikaru-chan's such a great girl, working so hard at it... --------------------------------------------------- p 120 (80) 1 [Beaming, she wraps her arms around his neck.] Hikaru: REALLY?! 2 Hikaru: [closing her eyes] Then I must thank Madoka-san!! [Kyousuke's eyes grow huge.] 3 [His pov. Hikaru looks up into his eyes.] Hikaru: Because I got this lipstick... From Madoka-san!! 4 [Kyousuke portrait--blushing, wide-eyed.] 5 [Hikaru drops her gaze.] narration: Ayukawa's lipstick on Hikaru-chan's lips... That means... It's also touched Ayukawa's lips... --------------------------------------------------- p 121 (81) 1 Hikaru: Oh, that's right!! Do you know?! 2 [Tight shot of Hikaru's shoes and lower legs.] Hikaru: Madoka-san left for America all of a sudden. 3 [View pans back. The two stare at each other.] 4 Kyousuke: [stunned] A-America...?! 5 Hikaru: She said something about studying in America... narration: N-no way. Again, s-so suddenly...!! --------------------------------------------------- p 122 (82) 1 [Kyousuke stares at the ground and visualizes the sensei from previously.] sensei: [flashback] Anyway, if that's what you've decided, then you'd better hurry. 2 [His memory of Madoka as she smiled back over her shoulder at him.] Madoka: [flashback] Well... It's nothing serious. 3 [Kyousuke profile--wide-eyed, nervous reflection.] 4 [He visualizes a beaming Madoka.] narration: Then, that false cheerfulness... That was to avoid making me worry?! 5 and 6 [In panel 5, she turns and waves goodbye to us. In panel 6, he looks up in the sky and reaches out a hand towards a Madoka who appears to fly away. She waves back down over her shoulder. Madoka: SAYO-O-NARA-A-A... narration: A-Ayukawa!! --------------------------------------------------- p 123 (83) 1 [Turning, he sees Madoka in shirt, pants and jacket, standing there with a suitcase and a shopping bag.] 2 [He stares back, dumbfounded.] 3 [He walks over and touches her nose with his hand. She stands unmoving.] Kyousuke FX: narration: That she looks so real... Have I gone crazy? 4 [He taps her between the collarbones. Still she stands unmoving.] Kyousuke FX: 5 Madoka: [dropping her gaze] I'm back! [He recoils. Hikaru looks up at Madoka in surprise.] Kyousuke FX: 6 [Split panel. Top: Kyousuke portrait--he stares in shock. Bottom: Madoka squints back with one eye.] 7 Hikaru: [embarrassed] I'm sorry-y-y. Although I really had planned to go meet you at the airport today, I... Forgot about the time... Kyousuke: .......... --------------------------------------------------- p 124 (84) 1 [Exterior shot of ABCB.] 2 Madoka: [merrily] Here's your present, Hikaru! [Omigod... I *think* it's an "Ewok". So much for Kumagorou-chan...] Hikaru: [gleefully] Wowww! Hooray-y-y! I'm so happy!! 3 Kyousuke: [agape] U-umm... What the heck was that studying in America stuff? 4 Madoka: My father enrolled me in an American school without asking me, so I went there to cancel things! 'Cause there was some paperwork that needed to be done in person. 5 Kyousuke: Ha... Ha ha ha ha! 6 [She winks at him over her shoulder. Hikaru is still playing with her new stuffed doll.] Madoka: You thought it'd be better if I studied abroad like that, didn't you?! Hikaru: --------------------------------------------------- p 125 (85) 1 [Kyousuke portrait--wide-eyed.] 2 Kyousuke: [dropping his eyes] Yeah... I'm a little disappointed! 3 [His pov of Madoka. She smiles at him softly.] 4 [He playfully sticks out his tongue at her.] narration: Actually... I feel very relieved! 5 [Exterior shot of ABCB. Facial portraits are drawn on speech bubbles. Madoka drops her gaze and looks a bit miffed. Kyousuke grimaces.] Madoka: I took the trouble to go and buy you a present... But I won't give it to you!! Kyousuke: Cheapskate! narration: Sure enough, spring is frightening! You never know what might happen when you get lost in euphoria! ---------------------------------------------------