Kimagure Orange Road "The Happening on the Street Corner!" Volume 16, Story 5 WB Volume 9, Story 10 Written and illustrated by Matsumoto Izumi Translation & compilation by : Craig H. Nishida Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose Craig Nishida Matthew Akira Klippenstein Last revision : 09-02-95 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 203 (85) are only in the WBs! --------------------------------------------------- p 203 (85)--TITLE PAGE [A charcoal drawing (half-portrait) of Madoka in school uniform. She stands in profile, looking back at us with a serious expression.] MAIN TITLE (at top) The Happening on the Street Corner! SUB-TITLE (at bottom) A Fragile Memory of Glass... --------------------------------------------------- p 204 (86) 1 [Exterior shot of a coffee shop.] narration: Saturday afternoon... Finally, tomorrow is the day the contest is recorded for broadcast. 2 [Inside, Kyousuke looks off-panel.] Kyousuke: Hey, that contest... Are you really taking part in it? 3 Madoka: Huh? 4 [They sit at a wall, which has a low counter running along it.] Kyousuke: That... Talent scout caravan... 5 Madoka: I'm taking part. --------------------------------------------------- p 205 (87) 1 [He looks back with a somewhat worried expression.] Kyousuke: ...... Oh. narration: There's a reason why I'm worried... I heard from Komatsu and the others... 2 [Flashback pic of Mitsuru singing.] narration: Hayakawa Mitsuru, whom we saw on TV before, is coming over to judge that audition!! And that means he'll naturally be meeting Ayukawa and Hikaru-chan, and... 3 narration: THIS IS THE PROBLEM! In other words... Even among the celebrities, that guy called Hayakawa Mitsuru is rumored to be an awful playboy!! 4 [Kyousuke clenches his fist.] narration: ...... I'm worried! 5 Madoka: But I was only asked to perform on keyboards in the back of Shuu-chan's* band! It's temporary! writing at bottom of page: *Refer to Volume 2. Kyousuke: Eh?! --------------------------------------------------- p 206 (88) 1 [Full-length portrait of Madoka as they exit.] Madoka: Of course, it seems everyone on the band is seriously thinking about turning pro... 2 Kyousuke: But isn't this an audition for idol singers rather than a contest for rock bands? 3 Madoka: Everyone in the band was saying that if they can turn pro, then regardless of the genre, they wouldn't wish for much... Kyousuke: Hmm. 4 narration: I-I see. If that's the way it is, then I feel a bit relieved! 5 [View looking off down the street.] Kyousuke: [off] Then, it isn't because you want to become a star. 6 Madoka: Huh?! Me? --------------------------------------------------- p 207 (89) 1 [She smiles and tries to stifle a laugh.] Madoka: Pretty funny... That joke. narration: Come to think of it, I haven't heard Ayukawa sing... 2 Kyousuke: Ohh, what a shame! Just once, I wanted to hear you sing, Ayukawa! 3 [He smiles and points to himself.] Kyousuke: Sing for me. 4 [She closes her eyes in mock irritation.] Madoka: No! 5 Kyousuke: [merrily] Stingy! C'mon. Kyousuke: 'Kay?! [She walks away, still looking irritated.] Madoka: No! 6 [They head off in separate directions. She smiles and waves.] Madoka: See ya! --------------------------------------------------- p 208 (90) 1 [Kyousuke ambles down the sidewalk.] 2 [His attention is caught by something off-panel.] narration: A star... Hmm. 3 [It's a poster outside a record store. A poster of Mitsuru singing onstage.] 4 [A closer view of the poster.] narration: Having no tests, and no studies, either! Doing what he likes, and getting screamed at by female fans... 5 narration: I'd like to be one--a celebrity or... 6 [Someone's pov as an enormous mob of girls closes in.] girls: Kyaaaa! Kyaaaa! girl stampede FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 209 (91) 1 [Hayakawa Mitsuru, wearing shades and a white coat, runs while looking back over his shoulder. Great disguise!] Mitsuru footsteps FX: 2 [He hides around a corner of a building.] Mitsuru FX: 3 girls: Kyaaaa!! Mitsuru-u-u! That way!! 4 [The girls race past his hiding place.] girls stampede FX: 5 [Mitsuru portrait.] 6 [He looks over the top of his shades.] Mitsuru: ...... Phew. narration: I'll give it to you straight. It's not that I don't like girls! No, I love them!! More than anything else! --------------------------------------------------- p 210 (92) 1 [He cautiously peers out of the alleyway.] narration: Despite that... Why is it... That even though lots of girls draw near, I have to run away and not let them lay one finger on me?! Mitsuru FX: 2 [He walks out onto the sidewalk, putting his shades in his coat pocket.] narration: Show-biz guys are popular with girls! What's more, they said you could take your pick. But I was a fool to be taken in by that! After all, now is the time I don't know when FF is done. 3 girl: Ah! There he is!! girl: Over there! Mitsuru: Oops. Oh no. 4 [He runs.] narration: Ahh... I want to go back to being an ordinary guy!! 5 [Two guys head on a collision course at a street corner. Kyousuke walks with hands in his pockets. Mitsuru races in the other direction, looking over his shoulder.] --------------------------------------------------- p 211 (93) 1 [View looking up at the sky and power lines.] collision FX: 2 [The two lie on the sidewalk. Both clutch their heads.] Mitsuru/Kyousuke: ..........! 3 [Filler art. Pic of Mitsuru singing into a mike.] --------------------------------------------------- p 212 (94) 1 @Kyousuke FX: 2 [Still looking back at the chasing girls, @Kyousuke runs off. @Mitsuru rises to a sitting position, rubbing the back of his head.] @Kyousuke FX: @Kyousuke: ..........! @Mitsuru: Ow-ow-ow-ouch. @Mitsuru FX: 3 narration: Actually, at this moment... Whether it was because of the Power or because of the weather, Hayakawa Mitsuru and I swapped bodies... [@Mitsuru watches in puzzlement as he spies his body running off. Behind him, the girls close in.] @Kyousuke footsteps FX: @Mitsuru: Huh...? I'm running...? girl: [pointing] There he is! 4 [@Mitsuru is engulfed by his adoring fans.] girls: Kyaaaaaa! Mitsuru-u-u! girls FX: 5 @Mitsuru: Wh-what's this-s-s!?! --------------------------------------------------- p 213 (95) 1 [The girls hold out flowers and notepads towards him. He blushes and stares at this sea of girls.] @Mitsuru: What the hell happened!?! 2 [@Kyousuke pauses to catch his breath.] @Kyousuke: 3 [He wipes his brow.] @Kyousuke: If I've come this far, then maybe my pursuers won't be here soon! 4 Hikaru: [smiling] Fou-u-und you! [@Kyousuke flinches.] @Kyousuke: Gahhhhh! --------------------------------------------------- p 214 (96) 1 [He smiles nervously at Hikaru.] @Kyousuke: A-an autograph? Or a handshake? Hikaru: H-huh? 2 [With a smile, she grabs him by an arm and hauls him off.] Hikaru: How lucky to have met you now. Please come shopping with me!! I'm going to buy my stage outfit for the contest. Hikaru FX: 3 @Kyousuke: W-wait a sec. I-I'm busy...!! 4 [His face takes on a sly expression.] narration: A-ha. It appears she doesn't know who I am. 5 [He snatches his hand back from her. Hikaru stares at him in surprise.] @Kyousuke: Wait! What is there to hide from? I'm Hayakawa Mitsuru, the star!! @Kyousuke FX: 6 [Hikaru stands and stares.] --------------------------------------------------- p 215 (97) 1 [With a merry smile, she belts him on the back. @Kyousuke lurches forward.] Hikaru: C'mon, Sempai! Really now!! Hikaru backslap FX: @Kyousuke: Oo!! 2 [She glares at him.] Hikaru: You're a better guy than Hayakawa Mitsuru! Hikaru: I truly believe that. 3 [He drops his gaze in a smug expression.] @Kyousuke: Heh! 4 @Kyousuke: It appears you're mistaking me for someone else, huh? Or are your eyes bad?! 5 [He points a thumb to himself, with confidence...] @Kyousuke: I'm the real-live... 6 [...until he catches sight of his reflection in a storefront window.] @Kyousuke: The real-live... --------------------------------------------------- p 216 (98) 1 [He stares into his reflection, touching his face.] 2 @Kyousuke: [aghast] Wh-wha-a-at?! Where'd this homely face come from-m-m?! 3 [He crumples into a squat, hiding his face in his hands. Hikaru leans over him and pumps both her fists.] Hikaru: I-it's nothing like that. It's wonderful!! Better than Hayakawa Mitsuru's... @Kyousuke: M-my fa-a-ace... My cool-looking fa-a-ace... 4 [Meanwhile, @Mitsuru has managed to separate himself from the crowd. He edges away.] @Mitsuru: N-no. Wait a minute!! 5 [His view of the crowd of girls, who stare back blankly.] girls FX: 6 @Mitsuru: I'm not Hayakawa Mitsuru!! You've got the wrong guy!! --------------------------------------------------- p 217 (99) 1 [The girls rush him and crush him between their bodies.] girls: Kyaaaa!! Great jo-o-oke. girls FX: 2 narration: I wonder if I really looked that much like Hayakawa Mitsuru... 3 [He starts to smile. The girls pressed up against him are all cute and have adoring eyes.] narration: It doesn't feel all that bad. More than that, it feels good!! 4 [Then, women of ALL ages begin to notice him.] girl: Hey!! Look, look! Isn't that Mitsuru! crowd: Yahhh! Kyaaaa You're kidding! 5 crowd: Mitsuru-u-u!! Kyaaaa! 6 crowd: [off] Mitsuru-u-u. Mitsuru-u-u. Mitsuru-u-u. Mitsuru-u-u. Mitsuru-u-u. Mitsuru-u-u. narration: While I really didn't understand what in the world was going on... 7 [@Mitsuru looks frightened.] --------------------------------------------------- p 218 (100) 1 [@Mitsuru runs for his life.] narration: I was caught up in a terrible uproar! 2 [A taxi drives down the street.] taxi FX: taxi door: Private 3 [Inside the taxi is a pretty girl. Yah, yah, aren't they all? She is blonde and college-aged.] 4 [She sees @Mitsuru and calls out to the taxi driver. Incidentally, we don't learn her name until next chapter, but I'll give it out now.] Shiori: Ah! Stop!! --------------------------------------------------- p 219 (101) 1 taxi FX: 2 [Shiori rolls down her window and waves to @Mitsuru.] Shiori: Over here, over here! 3 girls: Kyaaaa!! girls FX: 4 [She opens the car door, staring off-panel at the approaching mob.] Shiori: Hurry. Get in! door FX: 5 [Inside the taxi, he stares at Shiori, who smiles back sweetly and warmly at him.] door FX: @Mitsuru: Y-yes... narration: Wh-who could this girl be?! 6 Shiori: Let's go, Mr. Driver!! --------------------------------------------------- p 220 (102) 1 @Mitsuru: Th-thank you... 2 Shiori: Eh heh! Perfect timing! 3 Shiori: I've been looking all over for you-u-u! @Mitsuru heartbeat FX: Shiori: Found you at last! 4 [His pov as Shiori closes her eyes and offers her lips.] --------------------------------------------------- p 221 (103) 1 [He blushes as she kisses him on the cheek.] Shiori FX: 2 [View from the front of the taxi looking in through the front windshield. We see Shiori clinging to the arm of an extremely nervous @Mitsuru.] taxi sign: Private narration: All of a sudden, a girl... All of a sudden, a bold kiss... 3 [View pans back further. The taxi speeds towards us through the late-night streets.] narration: My mind is in a state of confusion... What the hell is going on...?! ---------------------------------------------------