Kimagure Orange Road "Manami's Big Adventure!" Volume 12, Story 7 WB Volume 7, Story 9 Written and illustrated by Matsumoto Izumi Translation by : Larry Greenfield (25 Oct 1992) Compilation & Additional translation by : Craig Nishida Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose Craig Nishida Ramon Galindo Leo Hourvitz Larry Greenfield Last revision : 08-26-95 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 167 (127) are only in the WBs! --------------------------------------------------- p 167 (127)--TITLE PAGE [Manami sits on the floor, knees raised in front of her. She's dressed in a yellow ribbon (with large bow), baggy sweater and pants.] MAIN TITLE (at top) Manami's Big Adventure! SUB-TITLE (at bottom) Can a Heart Tied Up in a Yellow Ribbon Be Freed by the Gentleness of a Breeze, the Power of a Blaze? --------------------------------------------------- p 168 (128) 1 [Exterior daylight shot of the Kasuga apartment building. Sunlight sparkles down.] 2 [View of a washing machine.] washing machine FX: 3 [Manami vacuums the living room floor.] vacuum cleaner FX: 4 [Still in pajamas, a bleary-eyed Kurumi enters.] Kurumi: Manami-chan, is there anything to e-e-eat? Manami: There's the rest of yesterday's stew. vacuum cleaner FX: 5 [Still in HIS pajamas and with hair disheveled, Takashi enters the room. Manami looks up from her vacuuming.] Takashi: Do you know where my shirt is? Manami: It's being washed, so take out a new one. 6 [Kurumi checks under the kitchen sink.] Kurumi: Hey, where's the stew? Manami: In the fridge! --------------------------------------------------- p 169 (129) 1 [Manami opens the refrigerator.] Kurumi: It's not the-e-ere. Manami: Look, it's here! 2 [Kurumi puts on a beseeching smile and claps her hands together before her. Manami sets a pan on the stove.] Kurumi: Warm it up! Manami: Yes, yes. 3 [Manami hangs the wash out to dry on the balcony.] 4 [Kyousuke (in striped pajamas) and Kurumi hold forth articles of clothing to Manami. They look apologetic.] Kyousuke: Please do this, too. Kurumi: This, too... Please. Manami: Really-y-y. I wish you'd bring them out before I do the laundry. 5 [Manami takes a breather and looks out at the world from the balcony railing.] Manami: Phew! 6 [Two girls walk by, chatting, on the street below.] girl 1: Hey, the crepes from Penguin shop are delicious. girl 2: Then, let's go there to eat today, after we see "Young Sherlock Holmes." 7 [Manami contemplates.] --------------------------------------------------- p 170 (130) 1 Manami: (Those girls are my age, or at least not different by much...) 2 Manami: [stretching] Ahhhh... Even I'd like to forget about housework once in a while, and go out and play! 3 [She stops short, turning to see Takashi and Kyousuke smiling behind her.] Takashi: It would be okay if you went out and played once in a while... Kyousuke: Yeah, that's right. 4 Kurumi: [smiling] Yeah! After all, we're at a playful age. Let's go somewhere! Kyousuke: [glaring] You're always playing. 5 [Kurumi points an angry finger at Kyousuke. The two shout at each other.] Kurumi: Oniichan! Talk about the pot calling the kettle black! Kyousuke: I'm a guy!! 6 [Manami portrait--happy smile!] Manami: I'm fine... Besides, if I go out to play, who'll do the meals, laundry and housecleaning? 7 Kurumi: [thinking about it] .......... --------------------------------------------------- p 171 (131) 1 Kurumi: Then that's okay!! Kyousuke: Oh! You're the clever one! So you've finally realized what it takes to be a woman? 2 [Kurumi points an angry finger at Kyousuke. The two shout at each other.] Kurumi: You're here, oniichan!! Kyousuke: I'm a guy!! 3 [Manami watches the off-panel argument with a little concern.] Kurumi: [off] Quibbles like that won't hold in today's society of sexual equality!! Kyousuke: [off] You're shutting your eyes to your own shortcomings!! 4 Takashi: [smiling] Then this is what we'll do about the housework--we three will somehow or other do it!! 5 Takashi: Manami, take your time all day today, and go and have some fun! 6 [Manami portrait--stunned.] 7 [She smiles nervously.] Manami: Okay... --------------------------------------------------- p 172 (132) 1 [Exterior shot of a classy women's dress shop.] 2 [Close-up of two-thirds of Manami's face. She's taken off her glasses.] Manami: Once in a while, I'll exchange my glasses for my contacts, and... 3 [Full-portrait of Manami, standing in a coat over a dress.] Manami: Yeah... Maybe something like this... 4 [View of a 4-lane divided street.] Manami: [off] Well, I wonder where I should go? 5 [Manami walks down the sidewalk, looking around at the buildings in town.] Manami: Still... Since I hardly ever go out and play, the fact is I don't know what I should do... --------------------------------------------------- p 173 (133) 1 [Exterior shot of the Kasuga apartment building.] 2 [Kurumi takes a ladle to a pot simmering on the stove. She glares at it.] Kurumi: Hey, fetch the sauce, Dad!! Takashi: This black one? 3 [Kurumi takes it and upends it over the pot.] Kyousuke: [wide-eyed] Isn't that soy sauce?! Kurumi: [glaring] They're all the same! bottle of soy sauce FX: 4 Kyousuke: It looks like you're running out of ketchup... bottle FX: Kurumi: Then I'll substitute this. [She upends a small bottle into the pot.] 5 Kyousuke: [sweating] Hey, isn't that tabasco sauce? Kurumi: [glaring] It doesn't matter which one!! 6 Kurumi: [brightly] All do-o-one! Well, let's eat!! 7 [Tight shot of the concoction. Huge unchopped vegetables bob on the surface of a dark, bubbly goo. A bottle of tabasco sauce also floats to the surface.] "stew" FX: 8 [Takashi and Kyousuke look a bit frightened.] Kyousuke/Takashi FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 174 (134) 1 [Kurumi turns aside from her pot.] Kurumi: S-somehow... Is something burning? Kurumi/Kyousuke FX: Kyousuke: Isn't that your cooking? 2 [In the foreground an iron rests on a shirt. Smoke fills the air.] Kyousuke: Dad! The iron!! Takashi: [running over] Shoot!! smoke FX: 3 [Exterior shot of a Haagen-Daaz ice cream store.] 4 [Manami holds an ice-cream cone. A sugar-cone... Good choice!] 5 [Manami glances up at the prices listed on the wall.] Manami: This is pretty expensive, huh... Manami FX: 6 [She looks at all the ice cream.] Manami: (Mmm... But delicious! I wonder how they make it? I bet the amount of eggs is...) Manami FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 175 (135) 1 [Outside, at a sidewalk sale, she pauses to study clothes on a rack.] Manami: (Oh, this is so cute.) 2 Manami: (But... If this is all there is, I can make it myself... And it looks the same as one sold for less at a neighborhood bargain sale.) Manami FX: 3 [Manami stops short.] 4 [She knuckles her head and sticks out her tongue.] Manami: (Oh no! Really, these are just my usual habits... Even though I came here to play, all I'm doing are these kinds of things...) 5 [Two boys watch someone off-panel.] boys FX: 6 [View shifts to show them watching Manami-chan walk by.] boy 1: Look! She's pretty cute. boy 2: I wonder if she's alone? Heh! heh! heh! 7 [Tired, Manami rests on a bench.] Manami: Whew. --------------------------------------------------- p 176 (136) 1 [The boys lean over the bench from behind.] boy 1: Hey, why not have... boy 2: ...some tea with us? Heh! heh! heh! 2 Manami FX: 3 [Kyousuke portrait--he clutches his throat and opens his mouth wide.] Kyousuke: Ahh... Ooo... 4 Kyousuke: Ugh...! Thanks to being force-fed Kurumi's abnormal cooking, my throat feels strange... 5 Kyousuke: (Making me eat awful stuff like that... It's a wonder I didn't die...) 6 [Behind him, Manami is running pell-mell towards him. She doesn't see him because she's looking back over her shoulder...] Manami footsteps FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 177 (137) 1 [...and so she crashes into him.] Manami: Kya!! collision FX: Kyousuke: Wah! 2 [They both end up on the ground.] Manami: Oh, I-I'm sorry! Kyousuke: Th-that's okay... 3 [His pov of her as she stares back blankly.] Manami: HM?! 4 [She searches the ground.] Manami FX: Manami: (Oh no! I lost my contacts.) 5 [She looks up and behind her. The two boys approach.] boy 1: Hey, wait! There's no reason to run!! boy 2: There she is, there she is. Manami: Ah! 6 [Manami clings to Kyousuke, who is somewhat surprised.] Manami: Pl-please help me!! Kyousuke: Huh?! --------------------------------------------------- p 178 (138) 1 [Kyousuke's pov of boy 1.] boy 1: Hey, hand over that girl. 2 Kyousuke: Sh-she doesn't seem willing. boy 2: All we're saying is that we'll merely drink tea with that girl. Step aside! 3 [The boys' pov of Kyousuke, whose face turns a bit dark.] narration: Then... It can't be helped! 4 [Tight shot of boy 1's face.] 5 [Kyousuke shimmers a bit with the Power.] 6 boy 1: [looking surprised] AH! boy 1 FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 179 (139) 1 boy 1: [contorting] Gya ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! 2 [View pans back. Boy 2 is tickling boy 1 from behind in the ribs.] boy 1: What are you doing?! Stop it! Wah ha ha ha ha ha! boy 2: M-my hands are moving on their own! hands FX: Kyousuke: [hauling Manami off] Run! 3 [They pause to catch their breath.] Manami: Th-thank you. Kyousuke: That was nothing... 4 [Manami's extremely blurry pov of a laughing, embarrassed Kyousuke.] narration: Huh? Oniichan?! 5 [Kyousuke stares hard at this girl.] narration: Huh? Manami?! 6 [He sweats and eyes her off-panel.] Kyousuke: (Can't be. She looks like her... But she's way cuter than Manami... And she wouldn't be able to walk around without glasses.) --------------------------------------------------- p 180 (140) 1 Kyousuke: [pondering] (But... She even sounds like Manami.) 2 Manami: (I can't see clearly, but this person looks like oniichan... But the voice is completely different.) 3 [They walk down the sidewalk. Manami clings to the arm of her seeing-eye guide.] Manami: I'm sorry... I've lost my contacts... Kyousuke: I-it's okay. 4 [He smiles down at her.] Kyousuke: (Somehow, she's cute, isn't she. Sorta like my kid sisters... I wish they were this cute, too...) 5 [Manami smiles gently up at him.] Manami: (He seems sweet... But I bet he's more handsome than oniichan!) 6 Kyousuke/Manami FX: Manami: (And I wish oniichan was this reliable...) --------------------------------------------------- p 181 (141) 1 [Panels 1 and 2 comprise a single view of Manami and Kyousuke as they walk alongside some low buildings. Kyousuke smiles at her.] narration: It's just like I got another younger sister... 2 narration: Somehow, it feels awfully nice to be with this girl... 3 [Kyousuke and Manami portrait.] 4 [Kyousuke spots something worrisome off-panel.] Kyousuke: Ah! 5 [His pov of Madoka, who hasn't seen him yet.] 6 [Madoka looks across in surprise.] 7 [Kyousuke staggers to see her staring back at him.] narration: A-AYUKAWA!! Kyousuke FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 182 (142) 1 [Madoka portrait--expressionless.] 2 Madoka: [smiling] Oho! What's this? What a nice brother--caring for his kid sister! See ya. Kyousuke: Eh?! [Both Kasugas stare back blankly.] 3 [He wipes his brow as Madoka walks away.] narration: I-I'm saved!! 4 [He looks at Manami wide-eyed.] Kyousuke: (She mistook this girl for Manami...) 5 [View of signs in a train station.] narration: And then... Manami: [off] Oh no. I have to be going home now. sign: ...Station No. 2 Line Platform 6 [Bowing politely, Manami heads off. Kyousuke smiles.] Manami: I left my belongings in a station locker, so I'll excuse myself here! sign: No. 1 Line Platfo... --------------------------------------------------- p 183 (143) 1 Manami: [beaming] Thank you very much for today. I had a great time! 2 [Kyousuke portrait--smile.] 3 narration: I think she's a nice girl... 4 [Exterior night shot of the Kasuga apartment building.] Kyousuke: I'm ho-o-ome!! 5 [Kurumi enters, looking embarrassed.] Kurumi: I'm home! I went shopping, but ended up standing and reading in a bookstore... 6 [Takashi enters, looking embarrassed.] Takashi: I'm home! I went next door to play chess... Just for a bit, I'd thought, but... 7 [The three stand at the edge of a scene of domestic devastation. Kazuya couldn't have done any better himself.] Takashi: Well... Before Manami comes home... We'd better do something about this. Takashi: You guys are a little irresponsible... I mean, on reflection, I am, too, but... --------------------------------------------------- p 184 (144) 1 [With a smile, Manami enters. She's dressed differently than before and has her glasses back on.] Manami: I'm home! 2 [Kyousuke and Kurumi turn and look in fear.] 3 Kurumi/Kyousuke FX: 4 Manami: ? 5 [Manami stares about at the wreckage. Kyousuke stands at attention and stammers.] Manami: Hey-y-y, what's all this-s-s?! Kyousuke: No, uhh... Umm... 6 [Tight shot of Manami's hands as she does the dishes.] faucet FX: 7 [Behind her, Takashi hides behind a newspaper and Kyousuke and Kurumi watch her nervously and with wide-eyes.] Manami: Really-y-y! I can't leave anything to you guys after all, can I. This is what happens! Manami washing FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 185 (145) 1 [She smiles as she does the dishes.] Manami: [humming] Hmm hmm hmm 2 [Kyousuke, reading manga on the floor, is a picture of happiness.] Kyousuke: [humming] Hmm hmm 3 Kurumi: What's the matter? Did something very nice happen to you both, today? 4 [He looks up, in thought.] Kyousuke: Hmm... 5 [Manami stops short and blushes.] 6 [With a smile and a wink, Manami raises a fist.] Manami: All right! I'll give it my best shot tomorrow, too! Manami fist FX: narration: Manami-chan, it must be so tiring to always, always be doing this terrible housework... From now on, we leave ourselves to your care! --the entire Kasuga family ---------------------------------------------------