Kimagure Orange Road "Emotional Expression 100%!" Volume 13, Story 8 WB Volume 8, Story 3 Written and illustrated by Matsumoto Izumi Translation by : Dave Mou (28 July 1991) Compilation & Additional translation by : Craig Nishida Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose Craig Nishida Frederick Gallagher Matthew Akira Klippenstein 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 47 (151) are only in the WBs! --------------------------------------------------- p 47 (151)--TITLE PAGE [Sitting in a long slip or nightgown, Madoka looks up at us with a smile.] MAIN TITLE (at top) Emotional Expression 100%! SUB-TITLE (at bottom) I Won't Fall in Love So Easily! --------------------------------------------------- p 48 (152) 1 [Exterior night shot of the Kasuga apartment building.] narration: It's said that humans... Are creatures of emotion. 2 [Wide view of the apartment. Kurumi lies on a pillow on the floor and watches TV. Kyousuke and Takashi sit at the table in pajamas. Kyousuke watches his sister while Takashi is hidden behind his newspaper. Manami washes dishes at the sink.] Manami washing-dishes FX: TV FX: [off] 3 [Panels 3-5 are split-panels. The TV screen on the right and Kurumi's face on the left. Here, a guy, who wears a goofy costume with his face framed in the palm of a large open hand, stares out from the TV. Kurumi laughs.] comedian FX: comedian: I am so-o-o-o stupid. Kurumi FX: 4 [TV--A young woman clings to the back of a bleeding and bandaged guy. Kurumi's eyes tear up and she raises both hands to her mouth.] girl: You mustn't die!! girl: Hey-y-y, hey! Kurumi FX: 5 [TV--A newscaster reads the news. Kurumi is enraged.] supertitle: announcer announcer: There's been another unexplained murder. Kurumi FX: Kurumi: Unforgiveable!! --------------------------------------------------- p 49 (153) 1 Kyousuke FX: 2 [An enraged Kurumi advances on her grinning brother.] Kurumi: What? Smirking at people... It gives me the creeps!! 3 [Resting chin in hand, he smiles at Kurumi.] Kyousuke: You're completely unsophisticated, aren't you. Kurumi anger FX: Kurumi: Wha-a-at?!! 4 Kyousuke: [smiling] Don't get mad. I didn't mean it in a bad way at all. Kurumi: [hands on hips] Then, what DID you mean? 5 Kyousuke: All I'm saying is that you show your emotions quite easily. 6 Kyousuke: You laugh easily... You get mad easily... You cry easily... Perhaps showing your feelings so easily just proves you're still a kid. --------------------------------------------------- p 50 (154) 1 [He leans back with a smug look. Kurumi, furious, gets in his face.] Kurumi: You're rather simple, too, oniichan!! Kyousuke: I'm an adult, so it'll take more than just that to agitate me. 2 [She starts rolling up her sleeves.] Kurumi: All ri-i-ight!! Tha-a-at does it!! 3 [She tickles his ribs from behind. Kyousuke strives to keep his composure.] Kurumi FX: Kyousuke chair FX: Kyousuke: Urp! 4 Kyousuke: [looking barely under control] I'm okay. It doesn't bother me. 5 [Now sitting on the floor, he grimaces as Kurumi tries something new.] Kurumi: [pinching his cheek] Well! How's this?! Arg! Kurumi FX: Kyousuke FX: Kyousuke: Nothing, nothing. Manami: [crossing her arms] (...... There they go again.) 6 Kurumi: Yeearrrgggh. Then THIS will settle the issue!! Kurumi FX: [It's the famous Kurumi neck-lock, 180-degree up-and-over back-slam!] --------------------------------------------------- p 51 (155) 1 [She arches her back and knees, lifting her brother up and over her head, slamming him into the floor behind her.] Kyousuke FX: Kyousuke: OOF! 2 [Tight shot of what's left of Kyousuke.] Kurumi: [off] Huh...? He's out cold. 3 [Manami raises her jubilant sister's arm.] Manami: A victory for Kurumi-i-i!! Kurumi: [smiling] See? Oniichan tried to do more than he can bear. 4 [Kyousuke sits on the floor in his room and rubs the back of his neck in agony.] Kyousuke: Ow-ow-ow-ouch. narration: Something seems out of whack... 5 [He opens his eyes wide in realization.] Kyousuke: (Ah! Speaking of necks out of whack...) narration: What'll I do if my Power starts going out of whack again like before?* 6 [He levitates a dumbbell with the Power.] 7 [He lies in bed, pulling up the covers and looking relieved.] Kyousuke: (Whew! I'm glad. It looks like nothing's wrong at all.) narration: After all, tomorrow, Hikaru-chan and I... note at bottom: *See Compilation Volume 4, "The Girls' Day Temptation"! --------------------------------------------------- p 52 (156) 1 [Kyousuke walks outdoors, hands in his pockets.] narration: Have a date! 2 [He comes upon Hikaru, sitting in the park, reading a manga.] Hikaru FX: 3 Kyousuke: [smiling] Sorry to keep you waiting. Hikaru: Sempai. 4 Hikaru FX: Kyousuke: What's so amusing? 5 Hikaru: Ah, no. This manga is very funny... manga: Hamaguri Orange Road. Kyousuke: Let me see. 6 [Kyousuke reads. Hikaru beams.] sign: Entry by Vehicles Prohibited Hikaru: Isn't it funny?! 7 [Kyousuke's face flushes and he gets teary-eyed. His body trembles. Hikaru stares at him blankly.] Kyousuke tears-pooling FX: Hikaru: ? --------------------------------------------------- p 53 (157) 1 [He turns to Hikaru and wipes a tear from his eye. Hikaru holds the book and stares at him blankly.] Kyousuke: The parts where the hero is an idiot are great. Hikaru: .......... 2 [Kyousuke walks off a bit, rubbing his eyes and still crying. Hikaru swivels her head from him to the open book in her hands.] Hikaru: Why is he crying? This should be a "gag" manga! 3 [An idea suddenly hits her, and she turns to gape off-panel.] Hikaru: (Ah! I see!!) Hikaru (Maybe this manga... Concealed beneath the mere laughter is an incredibly profound and sorrowful theme... And Sempai understands that!) 4 [Kyousuke stops in the middle of a sniffle and stares up at the sky in puzzlement.] Kyousuke: Huh? I wonder why I'm crying? 5 [He turns to find a blushing Hikaru clasping her hands before her and gazing at him in worship.] Hikaru: Truly... Sempai. Hikaru FX: 6 [She slams into him, in glee.] Hikaru: Sempai, you're very smart!! --------------------------------------------------- p 54 (158) 1 [View looking up at a billboard.] billboard: Time of a Certain Love Love means never having to say you're sorry. vertical sign: Golden Movie Premiere horizontal sign: Golden Hall 2 [Inside the darkened theater, Hikaru looks up at the screen with tears in her eyes and both hands to her mouth. Kyousuke's face is unreadable.] Hikaru FX: 3 [The house lights come on and Hikaru turns to look at him. His face is a mask of fury.] Hikaru: ? Kyousuke FX: 4 [He storms off. Hikaru calls out after him.] Hikaru: ! Kyousuke FX: Hikaru: S-Sempa-a-ai!! 5 [They're outside now, and he's still walking ahead of her.] Hikaru: What's the matter? Wasn't it entertaining? Kyousuke FX: 6 [He turns, and with a look that could melt steel, yells out...] Kyousuke: IT WAS! I'M VERY TOUCHED!! [Hikaru does a spectacular pratfall.] Hikaru pratfall FX: 7 [He shouts up to the heavens, fists clenched.] Kyousuke: Especially the ending! Why did they have to die?! Stupid jerks!! [From her post-pratfall kneeling position on the sidewalk, Hikaru looks up at him in slight wonder.] Hikaru: (Ah! I-I see!!) --------------------------------------------------- p 55 (159) 1 [She ponders the sky.] Hikaru: (I bet Sempai felt so sorry for the hero and heroine that he got angry at the people who made that movie!) 2 [He suddenly comes to himself.] narration: Ah! Why... Am I getting mad? 3 [He turns to Hikaru, to find her clasping her hands before her and gazing with dewy eyes into his own.] Hikaru: Sempai, you're so sweet... Kyousuke: Ah! 4 [Exterior shot of a coffee shop.] Kyousuke: [off] Ehhhh!?! 5 [The two are seated across from each other at a table.] Kyousuke: I read a "gag" manga and cried, and saw a sad movie and got angry?! 6 [A pretty waitress carrying a tray approaches Kyousuke from behind.] Kyousuke: ? ? ? ? ? ? waitress FX: waitress: Ah! 7 [A plate of spaghetti goes a-flying.] Kyousuke: [off] Oo-wah! platter of spaghetti FX: waitress: [off] Kya! 8 [The waitress kneels and wipes at his crotch with a towel. Hikaru angrily gets to her feet.] waitress: I-I'm sorry-y-y!! Hikaru: What the hell are you doing to Sempai?!! --------------------------------------------------- p 56 (160) 1 Kyousuke: Wah! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! [Both girls stare at him blankly.] 2 Kyousuke: Please be careful. Really-y-y. Wah! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! 3 [Tight shot of Hikaru and the waitress. They haven't stopped staring.] Kyousuke: [off] Hee-ee-ee! Ouch... It's like my stomach's all twisted. Hee ha ha ha ha! waitress FX: 4 [He snaps out of it.] Kyousuke: Ha ha... Ah!?! narration: Huh? Why... Am I laughing? 5 [He looks across the table to see Hikaru leaning across with a smile.] Hikaru: Sempai, you're so-o-o big-hearted. Indeed! 6 [Out on the street, the two smile and wave their goodbyes.] narration: H-how strange... Hikaru: Sayonara. 7 [He stands and ponders.] narration: When I should be laughing, I feel sad... When I should feel sad, I get angry, and then, when I should get angry, I laugh... What the heck is going on? --------------------------------------------------- p 57 (161) 1 narration: All I can think is that my feelings are completely out of whack! If it's just something like joy and pleasure, then... 2 [Kyousuke rubs his neck. A diagram appears off to his side--a triangle, with arrows pointing from one corner to the next.] diagram: JOY <= <= GRIEF ===> ANGER narration: Is this the way things are out of whack...? narration: Maybe that means... 3 [Flashback--Kurumi ferociously back-slams him.] Kyousuke FX: [flashback] narration: The shock yesterday scrambled my emotions?! 4 [He runs off.] Kyousuke: Th-this is awful-l-l!! I have to hurry and fix my messed-up neck! Kyousuke FX: 5 Kyousuke: (If I should meet Ayukawa at a time like this...) Kyousuke footsteps FX: 6 [Naturally...] Madoka: [off] KASUGA-KUN! Kyousuke FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 58 (162) 1 [A full-portrait of a somber-looking Madoka runs down the right half of the page. She stands in miniskirt, blouse, light coat and flats.] 2 [View pans back. They stand and face each other on the sidewalk.] narration: Ahh... We met. sign: Famous Music 3 Kyousuke: HM? 4 [Madoka portrait--unhappiness.] 5 [A view looking up at the sky.] Kyousuke: [off] Ehhhh?!! Master is in the hospital?! 6 [View looking off towards some apartment houses.] Madoka: [off] I'm worried, so I thought I'd go see him at once... 7 Madoka: I hope it's nothing serious, but... --------------------------------------------------- p 59 (163) 1 [He glares into both fists and yells out...] Kyousuke: SHIT!! [Madoka is stunned at the outburst.] 2 Kyousuke: AH! 3 [He slaps a palm to his forehead.] narration: Sh-shoot!! Scrambled again!! Madoka: (..........) 4 [Exterior shot of a hospital.] Master: [off] Oh-h-h! It's nothing serious. Wah! ha! ha!! sign: Suzuki Hospital 5 [The two stand in a hospital room. Master lies back in bed, his right leg in a cast from foot to knee and elevated in a sling.] Master: [smiling] I was a bit clumsy and fractured a bone falling, and just to be safe I entered the hospital. Well, maybe it'll take a week to heal completely... 6 Madoka: I'm glad... Really, don't make us worry. 7 [She turns towards Kyousuke.] Madoka: Right...? --------------------------------------------------- p 60 (164) 1 [Pov shifts. Kyousuke stands, looking sad and teary-eyed. Madoka and Master stare at him blankly.] Kyousuke: Ohh. This wasn't serious...? Kyousuke FX: 2 [His pov of her. She studies him closely.] Madoka: .......... 3 Kyousuke: AH! 4 [Kyousuke and Madoka exit.] Madoka: Bye. Take care. 5 [Out in the hall, she glares at him.] Madoka: Hey...! Kyousuke: Y-yes. 6 Madoka: That rather impolite attitude back there...!! What was that? 7 [She crosses her arms and frowns.] Madoka: You looked like you preferred he was seriously injured. Kyousuke: Ah! That's not it!! 8 [She stands and ponders him. Behind her, an evil-looking brat approaches.] Madoka: (Come to think of it, I'm sure Kasuga-kun wouldn't usually react that way. I wonder if he's been drinking?) little brat running FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 61 (165) 1 [Another full-portrait of Madoka, splashed over the entire length of the page. The boy has flipped up her skirt.] Madoka: KYAA! skirt FX: 2 [Kyousuke portrait--he blushes and looks aghast.] Kyousuke heartbeat FX: 3 [The boy and two of his friends run away.] little brat: This oneechan has pink panties! Madoka: Hey-y-y! little brats running FX: 4 [Madoka turns to see Kyousuke yucking it up.] Kyousuke: Wah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Madoka FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 62 (166) 1 [His true emotions are displayed on his face drawn in his speech bubble. There, he's mad. But what Madoka sees is a guy laughing hard.] Kyousuke: Wh-what the hell is that brat doing?!! Kyousuke: Wah! ha! ha! ha! ha! 2 [Snapping out of it, he turns to look at her over his shoulder.] Kyousuke: Ah! 3 Madoka FX: 4 [Exterior view of the hospital.] Madoka: [off] YOU'RE THE PITS! Madoka FX: Kyousuke: [off] Ouchhh! sign: Suzuki Hospital 5 [He runs after her outside. She heads up the stairs of a pedestrian overpass.] narration: What'll I do? I have to apologize!! Madoka footsteps FX: 6 [Split panel. Right--his face wears an anguished look. Left--it changes slowly...] 7 [...to one of rage. Again, his true face appears on his speech bubble. There, he's wincing.] Kyousuke: I'm sorry for laughing!! Sorry. I'm feeling strange today!! --------------------------------------------------- p 63 (167) 1 [Still wearing an angry look, he grabs her by a wrist.] Kyousuke FX: 2 Madoka: [angrily] What sorta behavior is that?!! Is that the sort of face you use to apologize to someone?! 3 [She pulls her hand back.] Madoka: With that kind of face, I couldn't forgive you even if I wanted to... Madoka hand FX: 4 [View from the street looking up at the stairs.] Madoka: [off] AH! --------------------------------------------------- p 64 (168) 1 (inset) [Losing her balance, Madoka begins to fall down the stairs.] Madoka FX: 1 [Kyousuke lunges forward and grabs her from behind. He cups both her breasts. Madoka's eyes grow large.] Kyousuke: LOOK OUT! Kyousuke/Madoka's breasts FX: 2 [View looking up at the sky.] Madoka: [off] KYAA! Madoka/Kyousuke FX: [off] 3 [She turns away from him. Kyousuke starts falling backward down the stairs.] Kyousuke FX: Kyousuke: WAH! WAH!! Oh oh oh! 4 [He slams backwards against the stairs...] Kyousuke fall FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 65 (169) 1 [...finally coming to a rest way down at the bottom.] Kyousuke FX: 2 [Madoka has her eyes covered.] 3 [View from behind her looking down the flight of stairs. He lies unmoving at the very bottom.] 4 [Face flushed, she removes her hands and stares down in horror.] Madoka: Ka... 5 [She runs down.] Madoka footsteps FX: 6 [Finding her shoes in the way she takes them off on the fly...] 7 [...and tosses them high over her shoulder.] Madoka FX: 8 [View looking up the stairs, over the prone body of Kyousuke. She practically flies down the stairs.] Madoka: Kasuga-kun! --------------------------------------------------- p 66 (170) 1 Madoka: [kneeling beside him] Pull yourself together, Kasuga-kun!! 2 Madoka: I understand... I forgive you now... 3 Kyousuke: ...... Really? 4 [Madoka portrait--she gazes down in worry.] 5 Madoka: Feeling all right? Kyousuke: [looking dazed] Y-yeah. 6 [View looking off towards some buildings.] Madoka: [off] Did it hurt? narration: It looks like Ayukawa forgave me... Kyousuke: [off] I-I'm all right! --------------------------------------------------- p 67 (171) 1 [He stands and laughs, embarrassed.] Kyousuke: I'm glad... narration: It looks as if my neck, which was out of whack, is back to normal from the shock just now! 2 [He stares in surprise at something off-panel.] 3 [She smiles at him. He looks up, off-panel, and smiles.] Madoka: What are you smiling for? Kyousuke: Ha ha... 4 Kyousuke: [off] Ohh? Isn't that a girl's shoe up there? [Madoka blushes.] 5 [View shifts. In the foreground is Madoka's shoe, suspended from a branch. Far below, the two stand. Kyousuke looks up. Madoka kicks back a bare heel of her foot and studies it.] narration: Clearly expressing human emotions seems best... Right?! Kyousuke: Who in the world put it in a place like that...? ---------------------------------------------------