Kimagure Orange Road "I'm a Cat!" Volume 14, Story 4 WB Volume 8, Story 8 Written and illustrated by Matsumoto Izumi Translation by : Hitoshi Doi (28 Oct 1989) Compilation & Additional translation by : Craig Nishida Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose Craig Nishida K. Huong Matthew Akira Klippenstein Frederick Gallagher Last revision : 08-27-95 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 151 (67) are only in the WBs! --------------------------------------------------- p 151 (67)--TITLE PAGE [Art is rotated 90-degrees. Madoka lounges on her side on the beach, wearing a swimsuit. She tilts her head back to catch the summer rays.] MAIN TITLE (at top) I'm a Cat! SUB-TITLE (at bottom) Against the Screen of a Blinding Summer Sky, an Angel Dreams of the Future... --------------------------------------------------- p 152 (68) 1 [View looking up at a low building from the sidewalk.] narration: Now that final exams are over, I feel completely free!! 2 [Kyousuke lies on his back on the floor, sound asleep.] narration: Summer vacation is already just around the corner! Kyousuke: ZZZ 3 [Tight shot of a pair of feet in shoes.] cat: [off] Meow-w-w. shoe FX: 4 [It's Kazuya, who stands outside the Kasuga apartment building carrying a white cat with dark paws, tail and ears.] Kazuya: Heh! heh! heh! cat: Meow-w-w. 5 [Exterior shot of the apartment building.] collision FX: [off] Kyousuke: [off] Gyaa!! 6 [Kazuya races out of the apartment looking gleeful.] Kazuya: Ya-hoo! The experiment worked!! door FX: Kazuya FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 153 (69) 1 [Both Kyousuke and the cat lie sprawled on their backs.] @cat: Ow-ow-ouch. 2 [Tight shot of the cat's tail, waving in the air.] @cat: What? That Kazuya. Just when a person's feeling good taking a nap... @cat tail FX: 3 [His pointy ears twitch.] @cat: Hm? 4 [He looks back over his shoulder at the tail that waves in the air.] @cat: Hm? @cat FX: 5 [He turns to look at his human body, which lies sprawled unconscious nearby.] @cat: Hm? 6 [The cat freaks out.] @cat: (WH-WHA-A-AT!?!) narration: I've t-turned into a cat!! --------------------------------------------------- p 154 (70) 1 [Kazuya runs down the street.] Kazuya: (If *we* can switch bodies, how would it be for people and animals? I wanted to try it out at least once. I didn't want to do it myself, so...) Kazuya footsteps FX: 2 [The cat arches his back. His hair stands on end.] narration: Th-that jerk!! Doing something outrageous... I have to catch him and make him turn me back to normal!! 3 narration: I-I can't teleport!! I can't use the Power when I'm a cat?! 4 [He catches up to Kazuya, who merely shows him his lower eyelid and sticks out his tongue.] narration: W-wait-t-t!! @cat: (But, running like this... Is so pitiful!) Kazuya: Nyah, nyah. Catch me if you can! Kazuya footsteps FX: 5 [The cat runs into a miniskirted girl. A bottle of sake she's carrying tumbles out of her sack.] @cat/girl FX: girl: KYAA! --------------------------------------------------- p 155 (71) 1 [The cat lies dazed on the ground.] @cat: (Ow-ow-ow-ouch...) 2 [The bottle does a lazy twirl as it comes down. Sake splashes everywhere.] sake bottle FX: 3 [Surprised, the cat finds the open end of the bottle jammed firmly in his mouth.] sake bottle: 4 sake bottle FX: narration: What's this?! Oo! L-liquor?! 5 [The girl--who we only see from below the shoulders--stands and watches as the cat goes up on its hind legs, balancing the sake bottle up in the air.] girl: A-ama-a-azing!! The cat is chugging down the bottle! 6 [The cat tries to dislodge the bottle with his front paws.] @cat FX: narration: I-I can't get it out... sake bottle FX: 7 [She pulls the bottle out of the cat's mouth.] girl: Are you okay, kitty? sake bottle FX: 8 [His furry face is flushed, and he looks dazed.] @cat: ?! @cat FX: crows-in-background FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 156 (72) 1 [He looks up. Right up the girl's short skirt.] @cat heartbeat FX: 2 [The girl is Hikaru, who looks down, wide-eyed.] 3 [The cat looks up with bleary eyes.] narration: H-Hikaru-chan! dramatic FX: @cat FX: 4 [Hikaru picks up the cat.] narration: B-but what the heck... Being a cat isn't so bad! Hikaru lift-cat FX: @cat FX: 5 [He passes out in her arms. Hikaru looks down in fright.] @cat FX: Hikaru: Oh no! He fainted! What'll I do? 6 [Exterior shot of the Ayukawa residence.] --------------------------------------------------- p 157 (73) 1 [Hikaru's pov as Madoka answers the door.] Madoka: Oh, you're late, Hikaru. Even though you were the one who said, "let's drink tonight..." door FX: 2 Hikaru: I'm sorry. Madoka: Oh, he's so cute. 3 [Madoka bends to get a closer look.] Madoka: What's with this cat? His face is all red! @cat FX: 4 [Inside, Madoka sits on the floor, and cuddles the unconscious cat in her arms.] 5 [Hikaru drinks from a glass as she stares wide-eyed at the cat in Madoka's arms.] Hikaru: It's the first time I've seen a cat chug down a bottle. Madoka: [smiling] You forced him, didn't you! 6 Madoka: Oh. Looks like he woke up. 7 [The cat looks up at her face.] narration: AYUKAWA?! --------------------------------------------------- p 158 (74) 1 Madoka: Are you okay, kitty? 2 [The cat looks up with a sort of perplexed look at Madoka. Hikaru smiles and watches the two.] narration: But... I wonder if this is okay... Doing this sort of thing with Ayukawa, right in front of Hikaru-chan. 3 [Hikaru picks up the cat and holds him up in the air.] Hikaru: Oh, it's a boy. Wanna look, Madoka-san? crows-in-background FX: Madoka: ...... That's okay. 4 [Exterior night shot of the Ayukawa residence.] narration: And, as the night wore on... Hikaru: [off] And so, listen, listen... Madoka: [off] Ah ha ha ha! You're kidding. 5 [The cat is back in Madoka's lap as the two girls sit, smile and drink.] narration: Maybe... I'll remain a cat...! 6 [Both girls look flushed.] Hikaru: Come to think of it, I wonder what Sempai is doing now? --------------------------------------------------- p 159 (75) 1 [With a nervous, yet satisfied look, the cat peeks up at Madoka.] narration: I'm right here... 2 [Hikaru gets to her feet, and carries the cat off under her arm.] Hikaru: Well, I should be going now. Thanks for everything. Hikaru FX: Hikaru grab-cat FX: Madoka: Ohh. Are you taking him?! 3 [Madoka claps her hands together in request.] Madoka: [face flushed and smiling] Say... Won't you leave him? Madoka: Please. 4 [Hikaru--face also flushed--smiles and rubs her cheek against the cat's cheek. The cat stares at her nervously.] Hikaru: But he's like Sempai, so he's cute. Maybe I'll keep him! Hikaru cheek-against-cat FX: Madoka: Awwww. No fair-r-r. 5 Hikaru: [glaring] Then we'll do this! We'll let the kitty choose which of us is better!! Madoka: Okay! 6 [Closeup of the cat's wide-eyed face.] narration: Eh!?! 7 [The cat and the two girls sit in a triangle. Each girl beckons to the cat.] Madoka: C'mon! Hurry-y-y. Hikaru: Over here. Here. --------------------------------------------------- p 160 (76) 1 Hikaru: [smiling] Let's go home and sleep together! @cat heartbeat FX: 2 [Madoka, her skirt riding way high, gives him a peek-a-boo smile from behind her hair.] Madoka: Come to me... @cat FX: [off] 3 Madoka: [winking] We'll play together, just the two of us (heart-symbol>. [The poor cat starts sweating profusely.] @cat heartbeat FX: narration: W-wowww!! 4 narration: B-but... Are girls this bold when they're alone together...? Even Ayukawa appears so unlady-like... dramatic FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 161 (77) 1 [The cat swings his head from one to the other. Both start to look irritated.] narration: But... Which way should I go-o-o?! @cat FX: Hikaru FX: 2 [Hikaru gets to her feet in a huff.] Hikaru: Oh, this cat! Although he's a cat, he sure is indecisive, isn't he! Hikaru stand-up FX: Madoka: [nervous smile] I wonder if cats can be indecisive as well?! 3 [Sipping from her glass, Madoka aims a look at the cat.] Madoka: Just like a certain someone I know! @cat heartbeat FX: 4 [Madoka leans in real close...] Madoka: Hey, cat. Make up your mind! crows-in-background FX: 5 [Exterior shot of the Ayukawa residence. A picture of a steamed Hikaru appears in her speech bubble.] Hikaru: Grrrr! I'm irritated. I don't like this kind of cat. I'll give him to you, Madoka-san! 6 [Hikaru leaves the room.] Hikaru: Well, good night, Madoka-san! Hikaru FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 162 (78) 1 [Maodka turns on the water heater to heat the bath water.] Madoka: Well, maybe I'll take a shower. water heater knob FX: water heater FX: 2 [The cat's eyes bug out as Madoka peels down to her underwear.] Madoka clothes FX: @cat heartbeat FX: 3 [Getting down on her hands and knees, Madoka waves her front "paw" at him. The hapless cat can only stare down her cleavage and spurt out a few cc's of blood through its nose.] Madoka FX: Madoka: Kitty . Let's go bathe together. @cat nosebleed FX: 4 [He passes out, flat on his back.] narration: O-oo-wahhh! Too much!! @cat FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 163 (79) 1 [The gas water heater does its thing.] water heater FX: 2 [The cat comes to, and finds Madoka sleeping at the table, still in her underwear.] Madoka FX: @cat: Hm! 3 smoke FX: @cat: Hm?! 4 narration: What's this burning smell?! @cat FX: 5 [The cat follows the trail of smoke to its source.] narration: Ahh!! A little while ago, Ayukawa turned on the water heater for the bath, and then... Being drunk, she fell asleep! @cat: (What'll I do? It's a fire.) @cat FX: 6 [He hops onto Madoka's back.] narration: Ayukawa, Ayukawa! Wake up!! @cat: Meow-w-w. Meow-w-w. Madoka FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 164 (80) 1 @cat: (You might say "turn off the heater," but I can't use the Power... Something that a cat can do... Is use my claws...) 2 [The cat stands on her back and sweats it.] narration: B-but... I can't scratch Ayukawa! 3 [Madoka moves in her sleep, and the cat falls off.] @cat: O-oo-wah! Madoka: Mm...m. Madoka FX: 4 [On his way down, he grabs the first available thing--the waistband of her panties.] @cat FX: 5 [Madoka comes wide awake.] Madoka: @cat FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 165 (81) 1 [She stands, blushes, and lets out a shriek. The cat goes flying back several meters.] Madoka: KYAA!! 2 [She spins around angrily.] Madoka: K-KASUGA-KUN!! Madoka FX: [Heh. The cat claps his paws to his head and winces.] narration: I-I'm sorry!! 3 [Madoka looks about, blankly.] Madoka: Huh!?! 4 Madoka: Oh no... It came out by accident... There's no way he could be here... @cat: Whew! 5 Madoka FX: Madoka: Hmm...? 6 [Madoka discovers smoke pouring out of the water heater.] Madoka: OH NO-O-O, THE BATH! smoke FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 166 (82) 1 [She turns the knob to "off".] narration: And so, somehow or other, it didn't end in a fire... water heater knob: Ignite. Extinguish. water heater knob FX: 2 Madoka: That's good... Another 2 or 3 minutes and it would have been awful. 3 [She lifts the bewildered cat high in the air...] Madoka lift-cat FX: Madoka: All thanks to you. 4 [...then brings him close. The cat blushes.] Madoka: Thank you. Here's your reward... @cat heartbeat FX: 5 [She prepares to kiss him...] narration: A-Ayukawa...!! @cat heartbeat FX: Madoka FX: 6 [A black panel with heart bubbles.] kiss FX: [off] --------------------------------------------------- p 167 (83) 1 [Kyousuke opens his eyes--he's back in his body.] Kyousuke: Hm? 2 [He's most surprised to find he's kissing Kurumi. Kurumi's stunned as well.] 3 [Both recoil away from each other. Manami, who witnessed it all, flinches back in shock.] Kyousuke: Oo-wahhh!! Kurumi! Kurumi: Oniichan! 4 [Somehow magically transforming into a wrestler's outfit, Kurumi lands a flying kick to the jaw of Kyousuke.] Kurumi: Wh-what are you doing?! You pervert!! Kurumi flying-kick FX: Kurumi: Vertical-spin kneel-kick! 5 [Kyousuke gets booted.] Kyousuke: Gyaaaa!! Kurumi: You were passed out all this time, oniichan, so I was worried and was checking up on you... But you! You!! Kurumi kick FX: 6 [Kyousuke covers his head as Kurumi stomps her boot down on it.] narration: It looks like... --------------------------------------------------- p 168 (84) 1 [Exterior shot of the Kasuga apartment building.] narration: The cat that was in my body was passed out until now... 2 [The cat sits on the floor, thumping his tail against it.] narration: But... At the same time the cat woke up, I returned to normal. And so... cat FX: 3 [The cat gives us a wink as it walks off.] narration: We found out that a cat and a person can't completely swap bodies after all! 4 [Kyousuke blushes and ponders.] narration: But if that cat had been out for another 2 or 3 minutes back then... 5 narration: No--even for a second--then Ayukawa and... [He flashes back to when Madoka leans in to kiss him in cat form.] --------------------------------------------------- p 169 (85) 1 [Isolated shot of the nameplate outside the Ayukawa residence.] narration: But... I saved Ayukawa's life, so... sign: Ayukawa 2 [A view of her front gate.] narration: For today, "cheers" to the indecisive Kyousuke-cat! 3 [A dreamy portrait of a slumbering Madoka. The cat lies asleep beside her.] ---------------------------------------------------