Kimagure Orange Road "A Bad Omen for Kyou-chan!" Volume 13, Story 1 WB Volume 7, Story 12 Written and illustrated by Matsumoto Izumi Translation & compilation by : Craig H. Nishida Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose Craig Nishida Ramon Galindo Leo Hourvitz 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 227 (7) are only in the WBs! --------------------------------------------------- p 227 (7)--TITLE PAGE [Facial portrait of Madoka, head draped in a fluffy white towel, hair damp. One eye is hidden behind the towel. The other stares back at us.] MAIN TITLE (at top) A Bad Omen for Kyou-chan! SUB-TITLE (at bottom) I Want to Peek into the Mysterious Lake That Is Reflected in Your Sapphire Eyes. --------------------------------------------------- p 228 (8) 1 [Exterior shot of the Kasuga apartment building. Cherry blossoms are in bloom and some float off in the wind.] 2 [Kyousuke in school shirt and tie, stretches and covers his yawning mouth.] Kyousuke: Why does spring make me feel so drowsy? 3 [Kurumi extends a large magnifying glass at Kyousuke's wide-eyed face.] Kurumi: Wait, kind Sir. Kyousuke: ? 4 [His pov of her.] Kurumi: I'm into fortunetelling now. 5 Kurumi: Will you allow me to examine you, oniichan? Kyousuke: Again? Okay, okay. 6 [His pov of her, as she raises the magnifying glass to her eye. Her eye appears huge in the lens.] Kurumi: Let's see now... --------------------------------------------------- p 229 (9) 1 [The magnifying glass focuses light onto a point on his head. His hair starts to smoke.] Kyousuke: Wah, ow-w-w-ch-ch-ch! Kyousuke hair FX: 2 Kyousuke: [enraged] What are you doing?! Kurumi: Shh! Be silent. 3 Kurumi: Oho. [Kyousuke stares back at Kurumi through the magnifying glass held up between the two.] 4 [The two break up in laughter.] Kurumi: Kya ha ha! A weird face! Kyousuke: Wah! ha! ha! You too! 5 Kurumi: [seriously] It's an evil sign, oniichan! Kyousuke: Eh? 6 [Kurumi consults a book.] Kurumi: The mark of women trouble, the mark of a disaster involving water... Financial misfortune! Overall, the worst!! book: Fortunetelling Manual Kyousuke: .......... 7 [Exterior view of the Kasuga apartment. A fuming Kyousuke adorns his speech bubble.] Kyousuke: You jerk! Don't talk nonsense. --------------------------------------------------- p 230 (10) 1 [View down a sidewalk along the wall that surrounds Kouryou school. Students walk towards the main gate.] 2 [Kyousuke is one of them.] Kyousuke: (Sheesh...) 3 Kyousuke: (Such silliness so early in the morning is unpleasant. I don't believe in fortunetelling.) 4 Kyousuke: (What's more, Kurumi's fortunetelling won't come true...) Kyousuke FX: [Madoka approaches him from behind.] Madoka: Kasuga-kun! 5 [He turns to look at her in surprise as she pulls up alongside him.] Madoka: What are you muttering to yourself? 6 Madoka: Say... If you're free tonight, go out with me for a bit! --------------------------------------------------- p 231 (11) 1 Madoka: There's something I want to show you! Kyousuke: Eh?! 2 Madoka: Then, it's settled! 3 Kyousuke: [happily] S-sure! narration: Kurumi's fortunetelling has already failed!! 4 [Madoka walks off, but she looks back at him over her shoulder.] Madoka: Six o'clock this evening at Sun City... Don't be late, 'kay!! Kyousuke: Okay. 5 [He stands and watches her off-panel.] narration: Today, I'm... Lucky!! 6 [Exterior shot of a school building.] --------------------------------------------------- p 232 (12) 1 [Komatsu come up behind Kyousuke in the hallway and stops him with a hand on his shoulder.] Komatsu: Ah, Kasuga! 2 Komatsu: [smiling] I'm returning the money that I borrowed from you! Sorry it took so long. 3 Kyousuke: .......... Thanks. narration: See? See? Where are my financial misfortunes?!! 4 [Exterior view of a school building.] school bell FX: 5 [Kyousuke heads off across the school grounds, bookbag in hand.] Kyousuke: (Well... I have a date tonight with Ayukawa, so I'd better hurry home.) 6 [Shot of a girl's lower leg standing on the pavement.] 7 [Pov shifts. Kyousuke looks over his shoulder at a girl. Our view is from behind her, but it is obviously Sayuri.] Sayuri: Umm... --------------------------------------------------- p 233 (13) 1 [Pov shifts again. We see both in front-view. Sayuri looks meekly at Kyousuke, one hand held to her lips.] narration: Huh? This girl--wasn't she called Sayuri or something... 2 [His pov of her.] Sayuri FX: 3 [He gives her a reassuring smile.] Kyousuke: What is it? Kyousuke FX: 4 [Sayuri spots some other girls in the vicinity.] Sayuri FX: 5 [She ushers him off across the street.] Sayuri: Over here for a bit... 6 [View down a path in the park.] --------------------------------------------------- p 234 (14) 1 [They walk down the path, Sayuri following a shy 3 paces behind him. Kyousuke looks back over his shoulder at her.] 2 Kyousuke: (What in the world does she want with me? She's pretty cute, but I don't know what she's thinking, so...) 3 [She blushes and doesn't meet his eye. Again, a hand is held to her mouth.] Sayuri: Please listen and don't laugh, 'kay? 4 Sayuri: Please do me the favor of going on a date with me for the rest of the day!! 5 [Kyousuke's eyes grow large and he staggers back.] Kyousuke: EH?! 6 [Blushing, he points to his face.] Kyousuke: M-me...?! Sayuri FX: narration: She wants to go on a d-date with me... --------------------------------------------------- p 235 (15) 1 [He looks at his wristwatch. Sayuri hangs her head to one side.] Kyousuke: B-but, today I... Sayuri FX: Sayuri: I am a nuisance, after all... 2 [Face near tears, she turns and runs off.] Sayuri: That's okay, then. Sayonara!! Sayuri FX: Kyousuke: Ah, w-wait! 3 [His pov as she stops and turns a sad yet hopeful face towards him.] 4 [View of the two walking down the sidewalk together. Sayuri wraps her arm around his and smiles at him. Kyousuke doesn't know what to make of this.] Sayuri: Thank you... 5 [Sayuri beams a smile as he looks over at her.] narration: I still have some time 'til I have to meet the promise that I made with Ayukawa... And I don't want to step all over this girl's feelings. 6 [Another view of the smiling Sayuri and nervously smiling Kyousuke.] narration: I told you so, Kurumi! Where are the signs of any women troubles?!! --------------------------------------------------- p 236 (16) 1 [Sayuri looks up at a billboard over a movie theater. On it, a cute little girl in pigtails stands facing us. Behind the girl is a rather demonic- looking creature.] Sayuri: Oh, this movie! billboard: Dorothy Slayer 2 [She looks up at it wistfully.] Sayuri: Looks fun... 3 Kyousuke: Then, shall we watch it? Sayuri: [sadly dropping her gaze] But I don't have much money with me today... 4 [He opens up his wallet and steps up to the ticket booth. Sayuri goes on tiptoes in joy.] Kyousuke: That's okay! I'll pay. Sayuri: REALLY?! 5 [The two sit amongst others in the theater. He's bought Sayuri a box of popcorn as well. They both watch the movie with smiles.] 6 [Isolated view across the lanes at a bowling alley.] --------------------------------------------------- p 237 (17) 1 [Tight shot of a ball as it sends the pins flying.] bowling ball and pins FX: 2 [Sayuri smiles and pumps both arms in joy. Kyousuke sits at the scorer's table, applauding and smiling back.] Kyousuke FX: 3 [The two sit at a table in a coffee shop and chat amiably.] 4 [Exterior shot of a tall office building.] --------------------------------------------------- p 238 (18) 1 [Madoka arrives at the meeting place--the sidewalk outside a building. She looks off to one side.] Madoka footsteps FX: 2 Madoka FX: 3 [Kyousuke stares at his watch as Sayuri looks off-panel. They're walking outside now.] narration: Already... It's time! 4 Kyousuke: Did you have a good time? Sayuri: [beaming] Yeah. 5 [The two exchange smiles.] narration: Then, about now... 6 [View across an amusement park at a distant Ferris wheel.] 7 [Kyousuke and Sayuri ride a roller coaster. Kyousuke clenches his eyes shut.] narration: I can't say that one word! riders: Kyaaaa! roller coaster FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 239 (19) 1 [Shot of the looped track for the roller coaster.] narration: Well, I'll stay with her until the last moment. It'll be okay if I teleport to Ayukawa! riders: Kyaaaa! roller coaster FX: 2 [In the middle of the ride, he turns to Sayuri, who has her eyes clenched shut.] Kyousuke: But why did you suddenly want to go on a date with me? 3 [She opens her eyes, staring forward in thought.] Sayuri: .......... 4 [His view of her--a profile.] Sayuri: I'm... Moving tomorrow. 5 [Kyousuke portrait--he studies her.] 6 [View looking up at the concrete banks and a bridge over a waterway.] --------------------------------------------------- p 240 (20) 1 Sayuri: We made nice memories... Kyousuke: .......... 2 [She runs off across the street.] Sayuri: Bye! motorcycle FX: [off] 3 [A motorcycle swerves to avoid her. Kyousuke rushes forward.] motorcycle FX: Kyousuke: Look out! 4 [The motorcyclist rides off as Kyousuke seizes Sayuri by her arm and waist and pulls her to safety.] motorcyclist: Idiot! motorcycle FX: Sayuri: Kya!! Kyousuke FX: 5 [The wide-eyed two find themselves in each other's arms.] --------------------------------------------------- p 241 (21) 1 [She looks up at him with dewy eyes.] 2 [He looks down at her.] 3 [She tilts her chin back and closes her eyes.] 4 [Tight shot of their lower legs. Sayuri goes up on tiptoe.] 5 [Kyousuke blushes and stares wide-eyed at the pretty face hovering before him.] Kyousuke heartbeat FX: 6 [View pans back. The two stand in full-portrait on the sidewalk on the bridge. Kyousuke still stares at Sayuri, who still has her eyes closed.] --------------------------------------------------- p 242 (22) 1 voice: [off] SEMPA-A-AI!! [Kyousuke staggers back in shock. Sayuri opens her eyes in surprise...] 2 [Kyousuke swivels his head. Hikaru's smiling portrait appears on his speech bubble.] Kyousuke: (Th-that voice is...?!) caption over Hikaru's face: Sempai Kyousuke FX: 3 [Pov from just over the head of a blonde girl, who races toward a stunned Kyousuke, arm raised high in greeting.] blonde girl: Sempa-a-ai! Kyousuke FX: 4 [He searches madly about. Sayuri watches him wide-eyed.] Kyousuke: (Th-there's no place to hide!!) 5 [He looks over the railing at the waters below.] Kyousuke: Ah! 6 [He jumps, pinching his nose shut.] narration: Gah. If it's come to this, I'm desperate!! Kyousuke: AH! 7 [Sayuri turns from the railing to stare at the girl racing towards her with a smile. It is Midori, the blonde follower of Sayuri. See chapter 11.9, "Love Focus!"] blonde girl (Midori): Sempa-a-ai, Sayuri-sempai! Midori FX: Kyousuke FX: [off] --------------------------------------------------- p 243 (23) 1 [Kyousuke surfaces, looking up at the bridge.] Kyousuke FX: Kyousuke: EH?! 2 [Sayuri clobbers Midori over the head with her fist.] Sayuri: Dummy! Why did you appear at a time like this?! Sayuri FX: Sayuri: A little bit more and I could have caught him!! 3 [Midori, with tears in her eyes, clasps her hands before her.] Midori: Sayuri-sempai, you're moving away so suddenly... I feel so sad... Sayuri: [looking solemn] It's just to the next neighborhood...! 4 [Sayuri grabs the hapless girl by the sweater and yells.] Sayuri: I'd thought this strategy would be perfectly successful!! Sayuri: How vexing! This is your fault!! You, you!! 5 [Kyousuke stares up at the bridge.] narration: Wh-what's that? 6 [He erupts from the water, staring wide-eyed at his wristwatch.] narration: Ah! Oh no! Ayukawa!! I'm already one hour late!! 7 [He levitates out of the water.] narration: Hurry up!! But, I bet she's mad... Kyousuke FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 244 (24) 1 [Kyousuke portrait--soggy, he looks off-panel in despair.] 2 [Madoka portrait--she studies him.] Madoka FX: 3 Kyousuke: [embarrassed] I-I'm sorry... I'm late... narration: For some reason, Ayukawa was waiting for me... 4 Madoka: What were you doing? You're soaking wet! Kyousuke: No. Umm... Uhh... That is... narration: Women trouble, water trouble, and because of that date, I'm broke! 5 [His pov of her. She looks at him with little expression.] narration: In the end... Kurumi's fortunetelling was completely on target. Madoka: Then, shall we go? Everyone's already gone on ahead. 6 Kyousuke: [surprised] Eh? "Everyone..." --------------------------------------------------- p 245 (25) 1 [Exterior shot of an office building.] 2 Kyousuke: Come to think of it, I still haven't asked her what this is all about... 3 Madoka: Didn't I tell you? It's the sighting of Halley's comet. I heard you can see it through a telescope that's set up on the rooftop of this building! 4 [Isolated views of a couple of amateur telescopes.] Kyousuke: [off] Halley's comet?! Madoka: [off] Yes, that's right. You know about it? It's been said for ages, that that comet has been a star signaling disaster. 5 [She turns to him, amiably.] Madoka: On years that Halley's Comet approaches the Earth, a lot of bad things are supposed to occur, but... Kasuga-kun, are you okay? 6 [Surprised, he puts on a smile.] Kyousuke: M-me?! Kyousuke heartbeat FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 246 (26) 1 Kyousuke: N-no, really, this is... Ha ha ha ha ha! I'm fine! [She beams back at him.] 2 [His pov of her. She continues to smile merrily.] narration: Certainly... That was a near thing. Madoka: That's good. 3 [Kyousuke turns to see Hikaru, Master and his sisters.] Hikaru: [beaming and waving] Sempa-a-ai. 4 [His view out across the city. The skies are clear and full of stars.] Kyousuke: [off] Wowww. So beautiful! narration: But... It's not so much that... Indeed, I'm not afraid of Halley's comet! --------------------------------------------------- p 247 (27) 1 [Kurumi eyes her brother in a sinister manner. She pokes him in his cheek.] Kurumi: Oniichan, that expression... It looks as though my fortunetelling was right on target, wasn't it. Well. See?! You jerk. Kurumi FX: 2 [Blushing, he pumps both fists.] Kyousuke: It wasn't like that! I was just completely taken in by that person!! 3 [Madoka leans towards him, face stern.] Madoka: .......... What person? Madoka FX: 4 [He winks at her and gives a nervous smile.] Kyousuke: N-no, it's nothi... Never mind that. Hey, let's go look and see!! [Madoka looks at him wide-eyed.] 5 [View through the telescope at the blurred and unimpressive image of the disappointing visit of Halley's comet in 1986.] narration: Danger, danger... Do I really want to see Halley's comet--the star of disaster--after all?! ---------------------------------------------------