Kimagure Orange Road "The Lake of Memories" Volume 18, Story 1 WB Volume 10, Story 8 Written and illustrated by Matsumoto Izumi Translation & compilation by : Craig H. Nishida Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose Craig Nishida Leo Hourvitz Matthew Akira Klippenstein Last revision : 09-21-95 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 145 (7) are only in the WBs! --------------------------------------------------- p 145 (7)--TITLE PAGE [Hikaru stands in half-portrait, in a sleeveless dress and a hat. Sunlight sparkles down.] MAIN TITLE (at top) The Lake of Memories SUB-TITLE (at bottom) Falling in Love Under the Midsummer Sun... --------------------------------------------------- p 146 (8) 1 [A train comes down the tracks.] narration: Today, just to you, I secretly introduce a wonderful summer resort that's still not very well-known. narration: Four-and-a-half hours by express train from town... 2 [A train station under high mountains.] narration: We get off at a small highlands station that's surrounded by the Japanese Alps. 3 [A bus travels along a road.] narration: From there, another hour by bus... --------------------------------------------------- p 147 (9) 1 [Hikaru smiles and sticks her head out the bus window.] Hikaru: Mmmmm, the air's so sweet!! 2 [Kyousuke stands and stretches as Hikaru and Madoka get off the bus.] narration: Eventually, the bus reaches the end of the line, close to a small lake. 3 [The three stand at the bus stop, looking off-panel.] narration: It's been a long time since I've come over to ojiichan's place. --------------------------------------------------- p 148 (10) 1 [Pov shifts. They're looking at a lake. On that lake are two small islands.] Hikaru: [to Kyousuke] This lake's interesting, huh. 2 Hikaru: [pointing] See! There are two islands in the middle of the lake. 3 Kyousuke: Ahh... Man Island and Woman Island, huh... Hikaru: [merrily] Sorta like a bathhouse, hm. 4 [A closer view of the two islands.] Hikaru: [off] Do people live there? Kyousuke: [off] They look deserted. --------------------------------------------------- p 149 (11) 1 Hikaru: Wowww! Wonderful!! I wanna go and see. Kyousuke: Well, I'll ask ojiichan. Maybe there's a boat leaving from somewhere. 2 Hikaru: All right! 3 [A view up some stone stairs. At the top is a house.] 4 [The three are greeted by Manami and Kurumi.] Manami: Welco-o-ome. Kurumi: We've been expecting you-u-u!! 5 Grandpa: [smiling] Oh! Come in, come in!! narration: Kurumi and Manami got here a step ahead of us. --------------------------------------------------- p 150 (12) 1 [Hikaru beams and clasps ojiichan by the hands.] Hikaru: Ojii-chama, hope I'm not intruding! Hikaru handclasp FX: Grandpa: Ohhhh! Welcome. 2 [Madoka also beams.] Madoka: .......... Hope I'm not intruding. Madoka FX: Grandpa: Ohhhh! Welcome, welcome. 3 [Grandpa looks over the two girls.] Grandpa: Hm? 4 [Grandpa elbows a surprised Kyousuke.] Grandpa: As usual, you bring the both of them. Grandpa elbow FX: 5 [Kyousuke finds himself in a headlock.] Grandpa: Looks like you still can't decide, you lech! headlock FX: Hikaru: [smiling] Decide what? 6 [Grandpa flips a coin.] Grandpa: Instead, maybe I'll just cleanly settle it for you right here... With this 10-yen coin. coin FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 151 (13) 1 Grandpa: Heads or tails? Kurumi: Tails! Hikaru: Heads!! 2 [An angry Kyousuke leaps into the face of Grandpa.] Kyousuke: Don't just go and decide like that, please!! 3 [Grandpa reaches into a pocket.] Grandpa: I see. That's too bad. I was going to give you something nice when it was decided. Grandpa FX: Kyousuke: Eh? 4 [Tight shot of a necklace and pendant.] Grandpa: [off] See? Pretty, isn't it. 5 [Kyousuke holds it up and studies it.] 6 [View pans back. Grandpa and Kyousuke are standing on the outer walkway, alone.] Kyousuke: What's... This? --------------------------------------------------- p 152 (14) 1 Grandpa: .......... Grandpa FX: 2 Grandpa: What happened to that Takashi? Didn't he come? Kyousuke: Ah, Dad? Uhh... 3 Kyousuke: Some urgent business came in, so he couldn't come and join us. It looks like Dad couldn't turn it down... 4 Grandpa: [smiling] I see. That's too bad. He hasn't changed at all from way back. 5 [Kyousuke again looks at the pendant in his hand.] Kyousuke: Ah, what's this? Grandpa: [off] Keep it. 6 Grandpa: When you've decided on which one, why don't you present it to that girl? Kyousuke: Eh? --------------------------------------------------- p 153 (15) 1 [Grandpa smiles and whispers in Kyousuke's ear.] Grandpa: Telling her, "I love you." Grandpa FX: 2 Kyousuke: Jiichan! crows-in-background FX: Grandpa: Bwa! ha! ha! ha! 3 Kyousuke: ...... Grr. narration: As usual, you can't beat jiichan. 4 [View of the forest, sunlight streaming through the leaves.] --------------------------------------------------- p 154 (16) 1 [Another view of the lake with the two islands.] 2 Kyousuke: [off] By the way, ojiichan. I'd like to cross over to those islands with everyone... Is there a boat? Grandpa: [off] Uhhh... Sure, you 'can go' go, but... 3 Grandpa: Even without a boat, why don't you just do it in one jump with the Power? Kyousuke: [angrily] Is that something you can do in public? 4 [Grandpa and Kyousuke look off-panel. Above, the stars begin to appear in the twilit sky.] Grandpa: .......... I see. You want to go to those islands, Kyousuke? Kyousuke: Eh?! --------------------------------------------------- p 155 (17) 1 Grandpa: Actually... Those islands are... 2 [Hikaru, Manami and Kurumi stare back, expectantly.] 3 Kurumi: [excitedly] ...Hyokkori Hyoutan Island! = "unexpected gourd," which doesn't make much sense unless you realize that one Japanese term for "something unexpected" is "something that comes out of a gourd". The following is taken from the PoroX2 script for "Omoide Poroporo"... "Hyokkori Hyoutan Island" was a televised puppet show very similar to a cross between "Beany and Cecil," "Mr. Rodgers' Neighborhood," and the "Muppet Show" set on a floating island. It ran an impressive 1224 episodes over a span of 5 years (1964-1969). It attracted viewers with its modern-day storyline and songs, as well as with its fresh, wide cast of characters. The main character was Don Gabacho, the self-proclaimed President (only recognized by himself as such) of the island. (Ardent KOR TV fans might remember the "Don Gabacho" flubbed line from the "Gone With the Wind" TV episode.) I'm sure Matsumoto Izumi is old enough to have remembered this show, but as for Kurumi (born in 1971)...> Kyousuke: Will you shut up! 4 Kurumi: Then, that's where Ambassador Magma's house is. Manami: You're wrong. I'm sure it's said that Minami Kousetsu lives there... Grandpa: .......... Nothing like that there!! 5 [View up at the mountain peaks, the forest and the sparkling, clear night sky.] Kurumi: [off] What? How boring! Grandpa: [off] Well... Listen! Those islands are... --------------------------------------------------- p 156 (18) 1 [Exterior shot of Grandpa's house.] 2 [Grandpa smokes his pipe and stares up at the ceiling.] Grandpa: ...the place where your dad proposed to your mom. 3 [Grandpa's pov of the five.] Kurumi: Huhhh? Otousan? 4 Kyousuke: .......... To Mom? 5 [A young Takashi walks towards us, wearing a straw hat and carrying a bag slung from one shoulder. He wipes his brow.] narration: Before their marriage, your dad was still a novice photographer... He couldn't easily come up here to see your mom. cicadas FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 157 (19) 1 [Takashi approaches Akemi (Kyousuke's mom), who stands in a dress, her skirt and long hair blowing in the breeze.] narration: For a guy like that to be able to come see my daughter--that is, your mother--he could only pop over here just once a year around this time. 2 [The two walk hand-in-hand away from a rowboat.] narration: The two of them, who could only meet once a year, always had their dates on that island. 3 [Under their clasped hands, an image of the two islands is projected. The two islands are connected by a low spit of land.] narration: In the summer, when the level of that lake drops, Man Island and Woman Island are connected. narration: Just when your dad would come by around this time of the summer... Man Island and Woman Island would also be able to meet again, once in a year. 4 [Grandpa puffs on his pipe. Hikaru looks ecstatic. Kurumi and Manami listen with eyes grown wide.] Grandpa: In the same way, those two also met again on those islands. Hikaru: Ohh! Just like the Weaver Girl and the Herdsman of Tanabata! How romantic! --------------------------------------------------- p 158 (20) 1 Kyousuke: (Hmm.) 2 [He looks off to the side.] narration: Mom, huh... 3 [View over the tops of trees.] 4 [Nighttime view of the lake with two islands.] --------------------------------------------------- p 159 (21) 1 [Exterior night shot of Grandpa's house.] 2 [An exterior walkway.] 3 [Kyousuke lies on his back on a futon. Hands under his head, he stares up at the ceiling.] 4 [Closeup of his face.] 5 [He visualizes Grandpa telling the story.] Grandpa: [flashback] That's the place where your dad proposed to your mom. --------------------------------------------------- p 160 (22) 1 [He sits up...] Kyousuke sit-up FX: 2 [...and goes for a walk outside.] 3 [He stares off into the distance.] narration: Maybe... I'll go and see those islands now... 4 [He turns at the sound of...] Hikaru: [off] It's been a long while since I've bathed with you, hasn't it, Madoka-san. Madoka: [off] You've developed quite a lot, haven't you, Hikaru. 5 [He looks off-panel, towards some lights.] 6 [It's light coming through a high window.] --------------------------------------------------- p 161 (23) 1 [Madoka soaks in the furo.] Madoka FX: 2 [Madoka stands out of the water, holding a towel to her front. She looks over at Hikaru, who sits in the furo.] Hikaru: C'mon-n-n. Really, Madoka-san! 3 [Madoka profile.] 4 [Kyousuke's flushed face as he peeks through the window.] Kyousuke heartbeat FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 162 (24) 1 [Someone bumps him on the arm and he turns. He's surprised to see Grandpa peeking through the window right beside him.] Kyousuke: ! 2 Grandpa/Kyousuke: HM? 3 Kyousuke: AHHHH!! 4 [Inside, both girls turn in surprise at the sound.] Madoka/Hikaru: Ah! 5 [Madoka and Hikaru rush to the window and stare outside. They see Kyousuke trying to scamper away. Grandpa has just teleported out.] Madoka/Hikaru: WHO'S THERE!?! Grandpa teleport FX: 6 [Kyousuke turns to face them.] Kyousuke: O-oh no-o-o!! --------------------------------------------------- p 163 (25) 1 [Exterior night shot of Grandpa's house, the surrounding mountains and the night sky.] Hikaru: [off] KYAAAA! SEMPAI, YOU PERVERT!! 2 [Shot of the starry sky.] narration: For the time being... I'll go and see the islands tomorrow. 3 [Tight shot of the pendant sitting on a dresser.] narration: To Mom's islands... ---------------------------------------------------