Marmalade Boy Volume 5, Chapter 4 pages 120-152 Written and illustrated by Yoshizumi Wataru Translation & editing by : Craig Nishida Additional translation by : Paul Hirose Yutaka Sasagawa Additional editing by: Jeanne Hedge Last revision : 02-16-97 Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? Please send them to: mboy-trans@soyokaze.biosci.ohio-state.edu --------------------------------------------------- p 120 1 [Ecstatically, Miki holds up a sweatshirt. The side she shows reads "Toryo University Attached..."] Miki: Hey, Ginta. Look, look . Miki FX: Miki: Sure enough, we were right to do these in dark blue, huh. The printing on the back's cool, too! 2 [View pulls back to show Miki and Ginta standing on a sidewalk. Miki has set down the two packages of shirts she was carrying. Ginta still holds his three packages by their handles. Miki continues to hold up the sweatshirt for Ginta to see.] Ginta: Don't unfold them in a place like this... Can't you just wait until we get back to school? Miki: Bu-u-ut, I wanted to hurry and see them . 'Cause the club training shirts we ordered are finished at last. 3 [While Miki is preoccupied, Ginta looks off-panel and recognizes someone.] Miki: I want to hurry and show them to everyo-o-one . Ginta: Ah. 4 [Smiling, Miki takes a look around Ginta.] Miki: ? What is it? --------------------------------------------------- p 121 1 [Their pov of Arimi, who stands in her school uniform, staring off into the distance.] 2 [View pulls back to show Arimi standing outside what is probably a coffee shop.] 3 [Smiling brightly, Miki begins to wave.] Miki: Ah! Arimi-sa... 4 [One of the Arimi Fan Club members exits the store. Arimi turns to look.] Murai: Sorry to keep you waiting. 5 [Filler art. Crude drawing of a girl--probably Miki--with a cat, happily reading a book.] --------------------------------------------------- p 122 1 [Ginta and Miki stare blankly.] 2 [Their view of Arimi and Murai as they smile at each other.] Arimi: Thanks for the treat. Murai: You're welcome. 3 [Another view as Murai and Arimi walk away.] 4 Miki: That guy... ...is in Arimi-san's Fan Club. Miki: "Murayama," or something... narration: I see... 5 [While Ginta narrates, Miki wracks her brain...] narration: She decided to go out with that guy, huh. I see... Miki: Huh? Is it Murata? Miki: Murakawa? Miki: Murasawa? Muraki? Murasame? --------------------------------------------------- p 123 1 [Miki's pov as Ginta turns to her with a bright smile.] Ginta: I-- I'm glad! It looks like Suzuki-san's found a new boyfriend. 2 [Miki looks back with wide eyes.] 3 [Still smiling, Ginta crosses his arms and drops his gaze.] Miki: Ginta... Ginta: I was worried because it seemed that she was pretty much dragging about over Matsuura... But, she's all right now. Yup. That's good, that's good! 4 Miki: [off] I wonder if that's so... Doesn't he somehow seem unserious? Ginta: [off] It's not like that... Tsutomu was saying that even though he's popular with girls, he's doing a fan club without even getting a girlfriend. Miki: [off] But what I think isn't serious is calling it a "fan club"... 5 [Appearing like his happiness is forced, Ginta marches off. Miki stands and watches him blankly.] Ginta: There are nice guys who aren't serious. It's all right, it's all right! Ginta: Well, let's go! Everyone's waiting! Miki: ......... --------------------------------------------------- p 124 1 Miki: [off] Ginta... It sounds like you're persuading yourself. 2 Ginta: Eh...? Miki: Then is that okay? Huh? Is it okay to just leave it like this? 3 Ginta: What are you saying...? Strange girl. Ginta: Of course it's okay. 4 [The background grows cloudy as Miki sweats and studies Ginta out of the corner of her eye.] Ginta: [off] I'll have to try hard and get a girlfriend, too! Ah-ahhh... I wonder if there's a cute girl somewhere? Just joking. Miki: ...... 5 [Miki drops her gaze.] Ginta: [smiling] Miki: (He gets wrinkles in the middle of his forehead... ...and the corner of his mouth also twitches...) Miki: (This guy really can't make a poker face.) --------------------------------------------------- p 125 1 [Ginta and Miki stand at opposite sides of the train doors. Ginta is lost in thought.] train FX: 2 [Profile view of Ginta.] narration: Certainly, I've... train FX: narration: ...had Suzuki-san on my mind all the time lately. 3 [He flashes back to 2 views of Arimi. When she spoke of not being able to forget Yuu, and her happy smile on the track.] narration: Her sad expression when she talked about Matsuura... narration: Her innocent, smiling face when she was participating on her team... narration: ...are etched in my mind and I can't get it out... 4 [Filler art. Arimi, in track wear, runs. This is the same art as in panel 99-1.] --------------------------------------------------- p 126 1 [A grey panel.] narration: But there's nothing to be done! narration: Suzuki-san knows how much I liked Miki. narration: That I was rejected by Miki, and that Suzuki-san has been on my mind lately... *That* is being too unserious. 2 [Miki's view of an unhappy Ginta, still wrapped in his thoughts.] Ginta: (There's no way I could be taken seriously. I'll only be despised...) train FX: Ginta: (Even I wouldn't be able to believe it myself.) 3 [Another grey panel.] narration: On top of that... narration: I also well know how much Suzuki-san liked Matsuura. 4 [A view of another part of the train.] narration: Someone whom she loved so very much... train FX: narration: I could never replace such a person. --------------------------------------------------- p 127 1 narration: In any case... I probably won't have any chance to see her anymore. narration: It's better that way. narration: The feelings that go so far as "she's on my mind a bit" will sort of... 2 [Ginta drops his chin and closes his eyes in resignation.] narration: ...before long... narration: ...fade away naturally... 3 [Miki watches him quietly.] train FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 128 1 [A large sign is set at the entrance to the school.] sign: Heisei 6 (ie, 1994) GRADUATION EXERCISES 2 [Miki, accompanied by Yuu and Meiko, smiles and waves.] Miki: Miwa-sa-a-an! 3 [He turns and greets them. He carries his diploma in his hand.] Miwa: Hi. 4 Miki: Congratulations on your graduation! Miwa: Thank you. Well? My address was cool, wasn't it? 5 [Three smiling faces reply. Miwa pops a vein and a few hairs sproing loose.] Meiko: Really! It would be nice if you were always like that! Yuu: Sorry. I fell asleep. Miki: Me too. Miwa: (...... If it's not one, it's the other...) --------------------------------------------------- p 129 1 Miwa: [smiling] Well, even though I'm graduating the college is on the same grounds... And I'll come to visit now and then, so you don't need to feel sad. 2 Meiko: [sweating] Who'll feel sad? Miwa: [brightly] C'mo-o-on. Be true to your feelings. Meiko: ...... 3 [View of trees and sky.] Miwa: [off] That's right. I read that! You published "Updike Essay" in the club magazine. Meiko: [off] Ahh. How was it? 4 Miwa: [smiling] Umm... I didn't understand it well. Because I haven't read Updike. Miwa: [Meiko sweats and hairs sproing loose.] 5 [Filler art. Meiko portrait. She wears a black dress and a stylish hat adorned with a dark flower.] --------------------------------------------------- p 130 1 Miwa: But you've gotten me interested in reading it sometime soon. As a review I didn't understand it completely, but as something to read it was interesting. Akizuki, I think you have the ability to write. 2 [Meiko portrait.] Miwa: [off] Why don't you try and write a novel? 3 [Wide-eyed and sweating, Meiko raises both palms at Miwa.] Meiko: Huhhh?! Something like that... It's impossible! Miwa: Why? Meiko: Because, there's no reason to think I have an ability like that... 4 Meiko: [off] Instead of writing something boring, there are a lot of interesting stories in the world that I'd rather read... Miwa: [off] You don't need to write a great masterpiece. 5 Miwa: Akizuki, you... ...seem to be the type that holds things inside... --------------------------------------------------- p 131 1 Miwa: About your own self, or about people around you... Various things that you're always thinking about. Miwa: If you try and arrange it in writing, won't you feel refreshed? 2 Miwa: [smiling] I think writing a story would be fun. Give it a shot! 3 [Meiko lowers her gaze.] Meiko: But... 4 [Her pov as Miwa walks away, smiling over his shoulder.] Miwa: I'm sure you can write. When you're done let me read it. Miwa: See ya! 5 [Meiko watches him leave off-panel.] --------------------------------------------------- p 132 1 [Yuu's pov of Meiko as she stares off-panel. His hand is in view, leaning against the wall of a building, and he is apparently peering around the corner.] Yuu: Akizuki has a serious look on her face and she's following Satoshi-san with her eyes... I wonder if there was some progress? 2 Yuu: It's just a question of time before she gives in to this, hm. Miki: Huhhh? That isn't it. Meiko still hasn't forgotten about Natchan. caption with arrows pointing to Miki and Yuu: <--- Had the good sense to hide. 3 Yuu: Ehh? Are you sure? Miki: Yup! Yuu: Then, shall we bet? 4 [In an inset, Miki's eyes grow large as she contemplates the concept.] 5 [Troubled, she lowers her gaze.] Miki: No, I won't bet... Miki: Over Meiko... I don't want to bet like that. 6 [In another inset, Yuu smiles gently.] Yuu: --------------------------------------------------- p 133 1 [He leans over and whispers into her ear behind a hand.] Yuu FX: Yuu: That's what I like about you. 2 [Yuu smiles broadly as Miki's eyes grow large and her face colors.] Miki: ...... 3 Miki: [off] Say... You're filming the commercial this Sunday, right? Yuu: [off] Uh-huh. 4 Miki: Don't two-time me with Suzu-chan! 5 [Filler art. Katchan wears a jaunty cap and a vest, and waves a Japanese flag.] --------------------------------------------------- p 134 1 [Her pov of his amused smile.] Yuu: Dummy. I won't. 2 [His pov of her smile.] 3 [A view looking down upon the two, leaning back against the school building with Miki clinging tight to Yuu's arm.] --------------------------------------------------- p 135 1 film crew FX: 2 Yuu: (Film studios are a mess...) Rumi: Yuu-kun! Come over here. 3 director: I'm depending on you today, Yuu-kun. label with arrow pointing at man: Director ---> Yuu: Ah. Yes. I'm in your hands... director: You don't have any lines and very little action, so it'll be all right. Take it easy, okay? 4 [A stack of sheets is held out by a hand. Panels run down along the left-hand side with text on the right.] director: Here's the storyboard. Look it over, okay? Yuu: [off] Okay. 5 [Yuu reads the script...] papers FX: 6 [...and his eyes pop wide.] --------------------------------------------------- p 136 1 [He looks over his shoulder at Rumi, who forces a cheery smile.] Yuu: [sweating] Rumi-san... Could it be that what I'm doing... Yuu hand FX: Rumi: Yup . Good role, isn't it? Rumi: (Discovered at last, huh.) 2 [Sweating, Yuu turns away and begins heading off. Rumi slaps a hand on his shoulder to stop him.] Yuu: I'm going ho... Rumi hand FX: Rumi: HOLD IT! 3 [Rumi turns on the charm... Yuu can only sweat.] Rumi: We can't have that now that it's come this far, can we, Yuu-kun. Do you intend to disgrace me? Rumi smiling face FX: 4 Rumi: It's not that I deceived you. It's just that I kept silent . Yuu: Why you... [From off to one side, a girl in a dress approaches the two.] --------------------------------------------------- p 137 1 [Someone's pov of Yuu.] narration: He's moderately tall, too. narration: I also like his slim figure. 2 [Profile view of Yuu's face.] narration: And on top of that, his face... Yuu: (Anyway, Rumi-san is...) narration: ...is far more beautiful than pictured! 3 [Closeup portrait of a gently smiling Suzu-chan.] Suzu: I like him more and more. --------------------------------------------------- p 138 1 [Exterior view of the Koishikawa-Matsuura residence. It is night.] 2 [Inside, the 3 of the 4 parents sit with their mugs at the dining room table. Yuu sits on one sofa. Miki stands against the back of that sofa, facing the dining room.] 3 [Tight shot of Miki's hand, holding a bottle of perfume in the shape of a crown.] caption with arrow pointing at bottle in Miki's hand: The sample of merchandise that Yuu brought home ---> 4 [Miki looks up, and at us.] 5 [Smiling, Miki leans over the back of the sofa to talk to Yuu. Yuu looks up from the copy of Shounen Jump that he's reading.] Miki: Hey, Yuu. I think you can tell us already, huh. What kind of commercial did you shoot? magazine: Shounen Jump --------------------------------------------------- p 139 1 [Yuu closes his eyes.] Yuu: Like I said! There's nothing really special about this commercial! 2 [Miki smiles and sweats. Yuu goes back, pointedly, to reading his manga.] Miki: Can you be a bit more concrete? Yuu: ...... Miki: Umm... Yuu: ...... 3 [Hands on her hips and looking irritated, Miki turns to the adults at the dining room table.] Miki: Grr! He won't tell me at all! Even though several days have passed since the filming... 4 Chiyako: I wonder why he's hiding it so much? Youji: I asked Rumi, but all she does is grin... 5 [Smiling, Jin raises an index finger. Yuu turns around from his seat on the sofa to glare at the back of Jin.] Jin: Isn't he being bashful because he co-starred with a cute model? Oh, he wouldn't be that admirable a character. Yuu: I heard that, Jin-san! --------------------------------------------------- p 140 1 [Tight shot of the perfume bottle.] narration: Beautiful... Completely inlaid in silver and rhinestones... 2 [Profile view of Miki, studying the bottle in her hand.] narration: And was Mama saying that it's an eau de cologne for teens to twenty-somethings rather than a perfume? narration: If it's in a cute bottle like this, then one can't help but want it... 3 [A grey panel.] narration: I wonder what kind of commercial it is...? 4 [This and the next 3 panels represent Miki's imagined commercial... In this panel, Suzu walks with Yuu, her hand around his arm. The smile at each other.] 5 [Closeup of Yuu. Smiling, he holds up the bottle of perfume.] Yuu: [English] Present for you. 6 [Suzu is happily surprised.] Suzu: [English] Oh! Thank you! --------------------------------------------------- p 141 1 [Joyously, she leaps into his arms.] Suzu: [English] I love you . 2 [Back to reality. Miki's face is a mask of rage. Her hand grips the bottle tightly.] Miki FX: Miki hand FX: 3 Miki: [off] (Ahh, darn it. Just imagining it makes me mad!! I want to hurry and see the real thing so I can clear my mind!!) 4 [Chiyako, Jin and Youji sweat as they watch Miki.] Miki FX: Chiyako: What's wrong? Jin: Beats me. --------------------------------------------------- p 142 1 [Smiling, Rumi appears at the door.] Rumi: I'm ho-o-ome! Rumi: Is everyone here? I brought a pre-e-esent. 2 [Closeup of Rumi, who smiles and points to a videocassette held in her other hand.] dramatic FX: Rumi: It's freshly made and piping hot! Rumi: The video of Yuu-kun's commercial performance . 3 [Yuu makes a grab for it, but Rumi deftly pulls it away. Yuu's face is flushed and he's sweating. Rumi's face is blase.] Yuu FX: Rumi FX: 4 [Yuu glares eye-to-eye with Rumi. Rumi's face is still expressionless.] Yuu: Rumi-sa... Rumi: Don't struggle. Anyway, it'll be seen sometime. 5 [Yuu is taken aback by what he hears next...] Rumi: [off] Next month, *this* will stream into living rooms nationwide... So prepare yourself! Yuu: [off] OO...! Yuu FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 143 1 [Everyone but Yuu gathers around Rumi and the proffered tape. Yuu has come unglued; he leans over, sweating, face pale and hairs sproinging every which way.] Youji: Lemme see! Chiyako: Show it, quick! Youji/Chiyako/Jin/Miki FX: Rumi: Oka-a-ay . Yuu FX: 2 [A view of the video. Suzu, wearing the cute dress seen back in the studio scene, sits on a planetary ring. Deep space and other planets hang suspended in the background.] Rumi: [off] The image is a space version of "Alice in Wonderland." In the beginning is a scene where Suzu-chan is floating in outer space. 3 [View of Youji, Chiyako and Miki--who are seated on the sofa--and Jin and Rumi-- who stand behind. All are watching the TV which is off-panel.] --------------------------------------------------- p 144 1 [With her skirt billowing and arms flung wide, Suzu drops gently to the ground.] Rumi: [off] She lands on a small planet, but when she turns around there lies a palely gleaming palace. 2 [From our vantage point, we can see past Suzu's shoulder to a distant and glowing palace that looks like something taken out of the Arabian Nights.] 3 [Cut to later. Suzu peers around a column.] 4 [Suzu's pov. A tall woman with long black hair stands there, decked in an elegant, flowing gown.] Rumi: [off] When she timidly goes inside, in there... 5 [Closeup of the gorgeous woman. "She" wears a tiara, heavy earrings and a necklace. Lips are rouged, etc. Yuu never looked better. ^_-] Rumi: [off] ...a beautiful queen is... --------------------------------------------------- p 145 1 [Closeup of the 5 viewers. Jin, Youji, Chiyako and Miki's eyes have grown grotesquely huge. Rumi smiles merrily.] 2 [Back to the commercial. The queen holds a bottle of the perfume. Suzu smiles at it and tentatively reaches out a hand towards it.] Rumi: [off] When she opens the bottle of perfume that she received from the queen... 3 [Tight shot of someone opening the cap to the bottle. Swirls emanate from the bottle.] 4 [Suzu opens her eyes. She's lying on grass.] 5 [View pulls back to show that Suzu is now in sailor fuku. She rises up on one elbow.] Rumi: [off] ...Suzu-chan awakes from slumber and finds herself back in the real world. --------------------------------------------------- p 146 1 [Smiling, Suzu holds the bottle of perfume.] Rumi: [off] But, in her pocket, neatly... 2 [Tight shot of English text. It is the brand of perfume: "S(h)iseido CROWN".] 3 [With a bright smile, Rumi rests her hands on Yuu's shoulders and presents him to the others. Yuu, vexed and sweating, averts his face.] Rumi: Well? Yuu-kun was extremely beautiful, wasn't he? 4 [Surprised, Yuu looks up. The others have not moved from their positions in front of the TV.] Youji/Chiyako/Jin/Miki FX: Yuu: Ohh...? You aren't laughing? I thought you'd burst out laughing! 5 [We see their faces now. Jin, Youji, Chiyako and Miki's eyes have all contracted to dots, and each is sweating. Yuu does a grimace and a pratfall at what he hears...] Miki: I-- I can't laugh... Chiyako: You're too beautiful. Jin: Why do you look so good in it? Youji: ...... (speechless) --------------------------------------------------- p 147 1 Rumi: [off] Yet Yuu-kun was grumbling at first... But when it came time to film he wasn't reluctant and he did things in good order. 2 [Yuu glares and shouts at Rumi's smiling face.] Rumi: Maybe, unexpectedly, he was getting into it... Yuu: I wanted to get it over with quickly, so I put up with that! 3 Yuu: And on top of that! Yuu: I'll say it right now, but I'm not a crossdresser!! The director said that he wanted to produce an androgynous atmosphere... 4 [Yuu sweats as Jin and Youji talk between themselves.] Jin: That's crossdressing, isn't it...? Youji: Uh-huh. No matter how you look at it. Youji: And she was saying, "queen"... 5 [Aghast, Yuu suddenly spins around towards Miki, who still sits at the sofa, but now aims the remote control at the TV which is off-panel. She's still a bit wide-eyed. Music wafts from the TV.] Yuu: Ah! HEY! Miki! Yuu: Don't rewind and watch it again! --------------------------------------------------- p 148 1 [In a serious huff, Yuu crosses his arms. Youji, Jin and Chiyako smile and surround him.] Yuu: Anyway, I'm never doing this again!! Jin: Come, come. It's a nice memory. Chiyako: That's right. A page of your youth! 2 [Miki is still watching the video.] narration: That Yuu. He really is beautiful... narration: But, I'm glad. narration: If it's something like this, I can't be too jealous. 3 [Another view of the "queen" in the commercial.] narration: Besides, Yuu was saying that he won't do this anymore... narration: And maybe he'll also never see Suzu-chan again... 4 [Holding the remote control, Miki smiles.] narration: Tee hee! narration: I'm glad . Miki: (I'll watch it one more time .) --------------------------------------------------- p 149 1 [The sun shines over the Koishikawa-Matsuura residence.] phone FX: [off] 2 [A cordless phone rings and someone picks it up.] phone FX: 3 [It's Yuu...] Yuu: Hello... Ahh, Satoshi-san? 4 [Miwa sits and talks on the phone.] Miwa: I have a small favor to ask. I want you to do a part-time job once a week, but... Yuu: [phone, off] Part-time job? What kind? 5 Yuu: Tutor a junior high student? 6 [Yuu and Miwa walk through a residential area. Miwa: My cousin is a girl who's now in 2nd-year junior high. Please teach her, focusing on English and math. --------------------------------------------------- p 150 1 [View of a home.] Yuu: [off] But, why aren't you doing it, Satoshi-san? Miwa: [off] You're the one who's been designated as "cool". Ah, this house. 2 [Miwa pushes the button on the intercom at the front gate.] Yuu: Eh? bell FX: 3 voice: [intercom] Oka-a-ay. I'm coming now. 4 [Smiling, Suzu answers the door.] door FX: [off] Suzu: Welco-o-ome. Yuu-sensei! 5 [Yuu looks surprised and sweats. Behind him, Miwa smiles.] Yuu: Oh...!?! --------------------------------------------------- p 151 1 [Tight shot of two teacups on saucers.] Yuu: [off] So you're Satoshi-san's cousin...? 2 [Yuu and Suzu sit in chairs at her desk in her room.] Yuu: So naturally, you told him about the commercial, too, huh. Suzu: Uh-huh. He said he's looking forward to its telecast. 3 [Face flushed and sweating, Yuu drops his eyes.] Yuu: (I hope he never sees it in his lifetime...) 4 Suzu: [smiling] That commercial is beautiful, so I've taken a real fancy to it! Suzu: The design of the product is very cute, too... 5 [Shot of a model Saturn on a small table.] Suzu: [off] Look. I was given the Saturn that was used in the filming. Beautiful, isn't it? Yuu: [off] Uh-huh... 6 Suzu: Suzu loves beautiful things! Clothes and accessories and... I want to live my life surrounded just by the beautiful things that I like. --------------------------------------------------- p 152 1 [Eyes closed, Yuu sips from his cup.] Yuu: Hmm. Yuu: Is that so...? 2 Suzu: [smiling] Right now, what I like the most is...Yuu-sensei. 3 [Yuu looks up in some surprise from his cup.] 4 [Side-by-side view of the two. Suzu smiles in a friendly way at Yuu, who continues to stare back in surprise.] Suzu: You're very beautiful... Suzu: I really like you. --------------------------------------------------- -------------------End of Chapter------------------ --------------------------------------------------- Scorecard: Miki <---> Yuu Satoshi (Miwa) ^ | | | | v Suzu Meiko ---> Natchan Murai Rumi <---> Youji ^ ^ ^ | | | v v v Ginta ---> Arimi Jin <---> Chiyako ^ | | Tsutomu (Rokutanda) ---------------------------------------------------