THE WORLD BELONGS TO KOGALS! translation by kamikaze, english editing by valkyrie x. notes on the translation: for ease of use, actions are in red, thoughts and narration are in blue, sounds and captions are purple, and asides, whispering, and notes from the author (seen in the manga as tiny text) are green. Page breaks are denoted by line breaks and the ---- symbol. also, "Friend A" and "Friend B" probably have names, but I'll have to look for them (if anyone can remember these offhand, let me know!) ^_^ GUY: You like me, don't you? RAN: What, like you're the pimp from the Matsukiyo commercials? (Matsukiyo is short for Masumoto Kiyoshi, a drug store popular among younger people) RAN: [smashing dufus] GET OFF YOUR HIGH HORSE!!! ---- GUY: [landing on butt] OWWW! RAN: Who would ever like a pretentious guy like you?! Don't look down on me, dork!! ---- GUY: What did you say you little­­ GIRL A: Satoru?! GIRL A: [now angry] Hey, what do you think you're doing to my man?! That pisses me off!! RAN: Shut up you bimbo!! RAN: [cracking nuckles] Unless, of course, you're challenging me knowing I'm THE Ran Kotobuki...Then I'd accept. ---- GIRL B: Ran Kotobuki?! GIRL C: Crap! She's the freak that's been roughing it up in Shibuya! We're in trouble! Let's get out of here! GIRL A: It... It's the Iron Rule of Kogals to take up a challenge that's offered!! GIRL B: Whatever! There's no Iron Rule like that!! (aside) GIRL C: No way! no way! GIRL A: Here we go girls! RAN: You're pretty gutsy! Bring it on! POLICE: Okay, that's enough. You there, why don't you come with me to the station? ---- RAN: [flapping arms wildly] Wha..What are you doing! It was just getting fun!! POLICE: No excuses. GIRL: [running away] Gyahahahaha, you dork, you dork! GIRL: [running away] Haha, you got caa-aught! GUY: [running] I'm outta here!! RAN: [throwing purse] Dammit! Here, take the stupid bag you got for me!! GUY: [hit by bag] OW! RAN: [being dragged by officer] (to people) Whaddaya lookin at?! (to officer) Hey! Quit pullin so hard! VOICE: [drop of sweat] Geeez!! ---- VOICE: (to Ran, who has feet up on desk) It's my job to serve and protect the city of Shibuya, not to drag you away from fights! And it looks like you've been getting guys to pick up clothes and a purse for you too! HEY RAN! Are you even listening?! RAN: It was his free choice to pay for all my stuff, so it ain't like a crime or anything. (aside) What a waste of a bag... POLICE: [slamming desk] It it weren't for the fact that I'm your brother, You'd have a full record!! At least be a little grateful!!! RAN: [picking ears] Yeah yeah yeah...(in an ungrateful tone) thank you very muuh-ch. (aside) dang, that ticks me off! NARRATION: I'm Ran Kotobuki, 16 years old. I'm the most unfortunate kid, with a police chief for a father, a lady cop for a mother, and a mago-gal* for a sister. *(ko- from ko-gal is short for "Ko-ko-sei", the word for "high-schooler." It also in Japanese means "child." Mago-gal is a play on this concept, "Mago" being the Japanese word for grandchild, signifying Sayo's ­ Ran's younger sister ­ inferiority as a Ko-gal wannabe) ---- RAN: [sitting up and sticking thumb up to her brother] Lemme set you straight big bro... I'm nweeeeever going to become a public servant like mom and pop want me to. I'm gonna keep hangin' out as a ko-gal until our parents give up on the idea, so I'll be seein' ya around! RAN: [setting feet on her brother's police office desk] Besides, it goes against my personality to be a lady cop... (aside) lame-o lame-o. RAN'S BRO: Quit talking like that! VOICE FROM CORNER: Helloooo? GIRL: Ha-looooo!! ("Hello" said in English with a Japanese accent.) Miyu-chan's here! ---- RAN: [saluting] Yo. MIYU: [saluting and smiling] Yo. (heart-mark) MIYU: [offering something up to Ran's brother] Yamato-kun, you have tonight's graveyard shift, right? I made you a midnight snack. YAMATO: [eyes gleaming] OOOOOOHH! RAN: [taunting] Woohoo! A snack from the loving wife! Not too shabby you cradle robbing cop! YAMATO: Sh-shut up! MIYU: [snuggling Yamato-kun] ehehe, falling in love because you detained me... don't you think it's so dramatic? YAMATO: [embarrassed] H-hey! I'm on duty right now ! RAN: [in background] So, did you guys kiss yet? MIYU: [in background] Weeeeeeeelllll.... DISPATCH: "Robbery in front of Shibuya Centre. Please respond." YAMATO: Roger! Proceeding immediately! ---- YAMATO: Miyu, thanks for the snack! Ran! Go straight home! See ya. MIYU: Be carefuuuul! Ahhh maaaan! He's so handsome!! RAN: [muttering] As if... MIYU: When I was in a rebellious rampage, Yamato-kun patiently listened to my complaints and worries. He wrapped his warm heart around me. MIYU: (scene underneath) What's your problem?! I'm gonna bust you up!! YAMATO: (scene underneath) Why don't you tell me what's bothering you? MIYU: [leaning to side of wall] This place is the memorial station for me and Yamato-kun! RAN: [looking over] And? Did you guys kiss yet? MIYU: [crying] Nooo, not yeeeet. He said he's going to wait until Miyu's a little more grown uuuup. RAN: [waving hand and laughing] Don't rush it don't rush it. It's way better than being stuck with a guy who's pushy. ---- MIYU: (from out of frame) Really? It's rare for you to say something serious like that, Ran. RAN: Well, I'm the type that has to confirm my partner's love for me before I let them get into my pants. (aside) First, make them wait, second, make them wait again. MIYU: [sitting at desk with Ran] Well, I've completely confirmed that! (heart mark) Right now I'm preparing for our first time by wearing a push-up bra. (singing) "press, press, and lift them up" * RAN: Good, cuz you're pretty flat. MIYU: Aaaa! You're not supposed to say that! VOICE: [displaying bag] Look at this! I got a bag from First Meishou High! * There's a commercial in Japan featuring a domestic brand similar to the now famous Wonderbra where ladies sing a little jingle saying the bra presses the breasts together to form cleavage and lifts them up to make it more prominent. ---- MIYU: No way, really?! I'm so jealous! FRIEND A: Should be should be (heart mark) RAN: Is it real? FRIEND A: And on top of that I bought it straight from Asou-kun, the "Super Highschooler."* (aside) half price too (heart mark). FRIEND B: Hey, could that be... could that be... FRIEND B: (right of frame) This person? [Picture in magazine reveals guy's name to be Yuuya Asou] FRIEND A: (bottom of frame) Yeah! He's the guy that took 2nd place in the "Super Highschooler Grand Prix!" FRIEND B: (left of frame) Hey, he's pretty good lookin isn't he? FRIEND A: (right of frame) I actually wanted one from Rei Otohata, who won the grand prix. RAN: (middle) lemme see. MIYU: Bet the competition is pretty fierce. * "Super Highschooler" is a title bestowed upon good looking high schoolers appearantly by a popular magazine (made up of course) called "Gals!" (isn't that a coincidence?) ---- RAN: Dang, totally the clean-cut fresh type. The kind I can't STAND! FRIEND A: Don't talk bad about Rei-kun! His looks are on a different scale than the rest of them. FRIEND A: Before, Tokushin Academy bags were it, but now it's definitely First Meishou High! (aside) The fact that it didn't come with his necktie was a setback. FRIEND A: Having a bag from that school can be said to be a status symbol for Kogals (heart mark) ---- RAN: I want it... RAN: [rolling on floor] I WANT IT I WANT IT I WANT IT TOOOOOOO!!! IF IT'S FOR FREE THEN I WANT IT EVEN MOOOOOORE!!! FRIEND B: She's going crazy... MIYU: Is she the kid from the Playstation commercials? FRIEND A: She always wants what's popular, more than everyone else...even though she's always broke. RAN: [stopped rolling] Well I guess that's it... Guess I'll get a job... (muttering) what a pain... FRIEND A: Ah, yeah yeah, by the way... Did you hear the rumour about Hoshino? FRIEND A: They say she's escort dating. FRIEND B: No way. FRIEND A: Someone said they saw her walking with some middle-aged guy around Shibuya. FRIEND B: Sheeeeeeeeeesh! ---- FRIEND A: (left) She looks like she wouldn't even squash a bug either! FRIEND B: (bottom) Yup yup. FRIEND A: [looking at Ran] now if she were like Ran, then that'd explain it. RAN: [bambi eyes] Mister, could you buy this bag for me? FRIEND B: Hahaha! She's totally into it! RAN: [smacking both girls] As IF! GIRLS: OW! GIRLS: Go easy, sheesh! RAN: (thinking to herself) hmmm. So, Hoshino, huh? Well, it's none of my business... ---- MIYU: [walking behind Ran] Hey Ran, whatcha gonna dooo? RAN: (from side) Bag. MIYU: [perplexed] huh? ---- RAN: [fist clenched] I'm gonna GET one of those First Meishou High bags! And on top of that, for free! MIYU: [shocked] Eeeeeeehhhhhhhh!!? RAN: [shaking arms around] Well, yeah, I don't have any money. I can't even go to a tanning salon cuz I don't have enough money. But what I want I want! No matter what, I want it!! MIYU: (aside) Stupid? RAN: First Meishou is in Sanguu-bashi right? That means they've got to be coming through Shibuya! (quietly) I'm gonna ambush them, ambush! MIYU: Don't tell me you're gonna steal from them. I'm gonna go teeeell Yamato-kun ---- RAN: [up close] There's a better way than stealing! MIYU: [looking doubtful] Ran's brain is so simple mindeeeeed (aside) I'm doubtfuuuul. MIYU: [crying] Owiiiieee! RAN: [pointing and ignoring Miyu] Oh! RAN: Isn't that it?! First Meishou High's uniform!!! RAN: [dashing] Here we go! SOUND EFFECT: [by bag] GRASP ---- RAN: [astonished] Ah! ---- RAN: [thinking] AAAAHH! It's HIM! The "Super Highschooler" Rei Otohata! REI: ..... RAN: Luckyyyy!! He looks like such a wimp I could knock him out in one shot! And I could brag to everyone (heart mark) RAN: [looking greedy] I want your bag! ---- REI: [unphased] ... Who are you? RAN: Ran Kotobuki, first year* at Hounan High School. I want your bag. REI: [turning around] No way. RAN: Gimme gimme gimme gimme!! It's the iron rule that once you grab it you don't let go! *sophomore ---- MIYU: [arms crossed] Is this what you meant by a better way than stealing? It figures, your brain is so light. RAN: [pulling bag "huunnnggghhh!!"] Shut it! YUUYA: [pointing to Rei] He's already had three stolen. Why don't you give it up? RAN: Hey! You're the second place guy! GIRL A: Hey Kotobuki! GIRL A: Whaddya think you're doing?! Get away from Rei-kun!! GIRL B: Rei-kun is the idol of Kogals! GIRL C: Yeah, why don't you get detained again! RAN: [ticked] What's with you freaks? You're all a royal pain! Go away!!! REI: ......... REI: [asking Ran] how much? RAN: Huh? ---- REI: How much do you have on you? RAN: [looking surprised] Money? I don't have any. (aside) I'm broke. REI: [stroking Ran's chin] Hmmmmm. Well if you paid with your body I'd let you take it. I'm not the kind that likes Kogals, but... besides, you're always givin it out aren't you? [Ran snatches bag from Rei] ---- RAN: Get real! If you think that all Kogals are givin it out then you're mistaken! RAN: [punching chest "hmph!"] Besides I'm still a VIRGIN! How's that for kicks! (stunned silence) ---- GIRLS: GYAHAHAHAHAHA! She said she's still a virgin! PATHETIIIIIIC! RAN: SHUT IT! I'm just picky about guys!! RAN: [flicking Rei's chin] Don't mess with the Supreme Kogals! RAN: [stomping off] HMPH! YUUYA: After all that she took off with your bag... REI: (top) Wallet... YUUYA: (bottom) Huh? REI: [looking at wallet] I'm glad I carried my wallet. YUUYA: Yup... ---- YUUYA: [walking away with Rei] Ran-chan, huh? She kinda had impact. Wonder if I should ask her out next time. (heart mark) I wonder if it's true that she's a virgin. (heart mark) REI: Yuuya... Your head is full of dirty thoughts right now isn't it? YUUYA: I'm at that age, ya know. (heart mark) RAN: [inside house] Crap. In the heat of the moment I ended up taking his bag anyways. ---- RAN: [staring at bag] I wonder if this counts as stealing. My pride won't let me forgive myself when it comes to stealing. Hmmmmm... (small print) but maybe I'll just take it. (heart mark) DAD: [busting into Ran's room] WHAT?! WHAT'S THIS ABOUT STEALING?! MOM: [with dad] WHERE'S THE PERPETRATOR? RAN: There's n-nothing about stealing!! Don't scare me like that, geeez!!! DAD: O-- Oh, ok. Sorry, sorry. MOM: We're like that when we smell a crime...you know. DAD: [pointing up] By the way Ran, have you mentally prepared yourself to accept being a woman police officer in the future? ---- RAN: [upset] I - KEEP - TELLING - YOU I have absolutely no intention of becoming a police officer!! DAD: Ha ha ha ha! you under-estimate yourself!!! You have the blood of police officers in your veins!!! DAD: [dramatically pointing at Ran] Your grandpa, your grandma, your greatgrandpa, and your greatgrandma, were all police officers! We're a family of officers!! It is your destiny to become a police officer!!! DAD: [at interrogation table with ramen on table, shining light into Ran's face] Why don't you just give it up? eh? (aside) your mother must be crying about all this. RAN: [unphased] I plead the fifth. DAD: Heeeey, that's not very nice. RAN: Hmph. You gotta be kidding me! RAN: [turning away] I'm DEFINITELY NOT gonna ride on the rails set before me by my parents! I'm gonna live the way I want to! ---- (Caption: Dash!) RAN: [running sticking out tongue] Thhhhbbbbbbppptt! DAD: [whipping out cuffs] Hey! Where do you think you're going?!! (small print) You're under arrest! MOM: For goodness' sake. On top of this, Sayo has been going out and playing around. (small print) What a pair of troublemakers. DAD: [looking confident] He he he. Don't you worry my dear. I'm in the process of making a program to influence Ran towards becoming an officer. RAN: [thinking] Man, that totally pisses me off!! RAN: [thinking as she stomps down street] I wonder why parents are such noisy creatures. I wanna hurry up and be able to live on my own!!! RAN: [stopping] Hm? [looking at girl] Hoshino? ---- HOSHINO: Kotobuki-san? RAN: [waving] Yo-sers! You goin' out now? HOSHINO: Yeah. RAN: [Hoshino is looking around] ? Whassa matter? HOSHINO: I sneaked out of my house quietly so... if they find me it'll be a big deal. ---- (Ran remembering: "GIRL: Did you hear the rumor about Hoshino?") RAN: ...Hoshino, uhh (CAPTION: Asking totally directly) RAN: Is it true that you're escort dating? [Hoshino is stunned] HOSHINO: Wh, why do you ask something like that? RAN: Everyone's spreading rumors about you. If it's a lie then I'll take care of it for you. ---- RAN: [laughing] Da ha ha ha ha! But, as if, right? There's no way that a girl as smart and as rich-girly as you would be doing that! HOSHINO: ... HOSHINO: It's true. I am escort dating. RAN: [shocked] NO WAY! HOSHINO: [turning away] You can go ahead and let everyone know. RAN: [as Hoshino runs] Hey wait! Hoshino! ---- RAN: [thinking(yelling?)] Are you kidding me!!? FRIEND A: Whaaaat, this is Otohata-kun's bag!!? FRIEND B: Kyaaaaaa! Lemme touch it lemme touch it!! RAN: [sitting on desk] Ha ha ha, touch it, touch all you want. just this once. FRIEND A: Cheapskate! RAN: [interjecting] I'll sell it to you for „50,000. FRIEND B: Get real! FRIEND A: [as Ran looks over] (small print) And you call yourself a cop's daughter! FRIEND B: [as Ran looks over] (small print) You suck! RAN: [thinking] ...Hoshino is taking a day off huh... ---- RAN: [thinking] Something just bugs me about this... YAMATO: Eh? A girl with a long shaggy hair cut and eyes that turn down a little? There's so many here you could be here till they rot. As if I could pick her out in a crowd. RAN: Her name is Aya Hoshino. Does she have a record? YAMATO: Hoshino, Hoshino...lemme see. Not at this station she doesn't. RAN: You're useless, for God's sake! YAMATO: What did you say?! MIYU: Yoohooo! MIYU: [happy] Hey, hey I just saw Hoshino-san! She was dressed up "Street Girl" style* so I was surprised! RAN: [turning around] What?! *"Street Girl" style is a very fashionable and refined style of Ko-gal dress. It doesn't have the same connotations that "street girl" has in normal English use. ---- RAN: Where!? Where did you see her!? MIYU: Ummm, around the Bunkamura area. RAN: [mounting bike] Bro! I'm using your bike! YAMATO: Huh? No you can't! Hey! YAMATO: [shouting after Ran] Raaaaaaaaaan! YAMATO: That bike's tires are flaaaaaaat!!! RAN: [surprised] Whhaaaaaaat!? RAN: [doing face plant into tree] Hurry up and say so you dumb coooooooop!!! *BOOOM* ---- RAN: [eating dirt] Dammit! Ah! RAN: [seeing Rei and Yuuya drive by] Otohata! And 2nd Place!! YUUYA: [seeing Ran] Oh, Ran-chaaaan! (heart mark) [after Ran jumps on] Wh-whoa! RAN: To the Bunkamura! YUUYA: Huh? REI: ...Hey, this isn't a taxi. RAN: I don't care, just hurry up and drive! YUUYA: [waving arms] Whoooaaa! REI: I'll be late for work. YUUYA: Balance! Get some balance! ---- YUUYA: [looking at Ran] We're here Ran-chan. REI: [aside] work... RAN: [looking] There's too many people here I can't find her dang it! Ah! RAN: [spotting Aya] There she is! HOSHINO! RAN: [with megaphone] ---- AYA: [turning around] ...What did you come here for? RAN: [folding arms] Ya waitin' for an old geezer to show up? Why don't you give up with this escort dating thing? AYA: Leave me alone! AYA: [upset] It's something I'm doing of my own choice! I won't let anyone complain about it to me! RAN: ...Why do you want money? AYA: Because my parent's are super strict, my curfew is at 6 PM, they won't even let me have a job, and if I don't keep my grades consistently at the top, then they get really mad at me. I want to play as much as the next person, and I want to be able to shop too! ---- RAN: ...Have you sold your body? AYA: Not yet... until now it's just been dating. But...I have a feeling tonight will be...more than that. RAN: [standing across from Aya] It's fun being a Kogal even when you're broke. Don't you have any pride? AYA: It doesn't matter anymore. AYA: [while Ran looks] At first I was full of guilt, but lately I've gotten numb to it. I thought, as long as I didn't sell my heart away... ---- RAN: [getting mad] Hoooa, so you're saying that you, Hoshino, aside from your heart, are just a "thing?" (caption beside her reads: "tick tick tick") AYA: Yeah, got a problem with that? (SOUND EFFECT: SNAP!) RAN: [totally mad] BITE DOWN! (SOUND EFFECT: SMAAACCKK!!) ---- RAN: [standing over Aya] Don't be such a baby! "Things" don't feel pain! You're alive, aren't you!? If you get hit it hurts doesn't it? If you get cut, you bleed don't you!? RAN: [yelling as everyone else looks on] If you don't feel any pain, then your heart might as well be dead! Go cut your own flesh yourself and then try to sell it! If you can't do that, then don't go around talking like you know what it's about! ---- YAMATO: [applauding] Now THAT's a cop's daughter! RAN: Ah! Whoops! I just got carried away! MIYU: [looking down at Aya, who is holding her face] Yeah, yeah. MIYU: [squatting by Aya] It's more fun to play with friends than with middle-aged guys. We'll even listen to your problems. Kay? AYA: [crying] It'll take all night, is that ok? MIYU: [punching chest] Bring it on! ---- AYA: [opening purse] To be honest, I haven't used any of the money I got from my dates. (sniff sniff) AYA: [handing thick wad of cash to Yamato] Here, officer, could you take this from me? YAMATO: [saluting] With pleasure! RAN: [drooling] Wooooow... Wad of cash... I want.... AYA: So, what should we do now? MIYU: We're going to Matsukiyo* now to test their makeup! RAN: [truning around] Oh hang on a sec! RAN: [to Rei and Yuuya] Otohata! *See note at top about Matsukiyo ---- RAN: Here! I'll give this back to you. Sorry 'bout taking it without asking. REI: Take it. I got to see a really good performance back there. RAN: ... Ya know, for a guy with a face like yours, you're pretty cynical... REI: I hear that a lot. RAN: [smiling] Oh well, thank you! ---- RAN: [running] Miyu! Aya! Wait for meeee! YUUYA: Ran-chaaaan... (heart mark) YUUYA: [to Rei] She's so cute!! REI: She's dangerous. RAN: Whaddya lookin at?! AYA: ... MIYU: Let's play, let's play! NARRATION: Not afraid of anything and never looking back! The Supreme Kogals walk on to tomorrow!! END EP1