Arakawa Under the Bridge 1

Right back of Book.

"Can you help me experience love?"

This love story takes place on the Arakawa River. A story about a man born with a silver spoon in his mouth named Rec and a homeless girl named Nino. Their strange living circumstances have just begun. Is this a satire? Or...? We present to you a new kind of story that will cause the people in Japan to reconsider the things that are going on right now. How will it effect you?

Picture of Nino and box (box says Oranges)

Left side
When I was little, I would often play by the riverbed on my way home from school. The place under the bridge would often shine really bright because of the sun reflecting off the water. I've always had a strong fascination with the place under the bridge and living under it has always been one of my dreams: a dream I've managed to make come true through this manga. Thank you, Arakawa Under the Bridge. And thank you everyone who purchased this manga. I'm more grateful than you can ever imagine.

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Sister's cookies

Homemade and apparently very delicious.

I believe the reason for its taste is the amount of pressure he uses to form the cookies with his hands.

Ichinomiya family tie

Hand sewn. I feel sorry for the person who had to sew that.

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Chapter 1: The guy who can't be in debt to anyone
Chapter 2: Under a Bridge on This Big Planet
Chapter 3: Positive Thinking
Chapter 4: Green Green
Chapter 5: Insides
Chapter 6: Truth
Chapter 7: Rec Under the Bridge
Chapter 8: A Place of Rest
Chapter 9: GO
Chapter 10: A New Life
Chapter 11: When We're Together
Chapter 12: Out of the Bath
Chapter 13: Sea Urchin
Chapter 14: Memories of Rec's past
Chapter 15: Welcome Party
Chapter 16: Transform
Chapter 17: Sister of War
Chapter 18: Misa
Chapter 19: Teachings of Jesus
Chapter 20: A Mystery in the Middle of Winter
Chapter 21: Decision
Chapter 22: Nino in a Snowy Sky
Chapter 23: The Reason I Love
Chapter X: Distance

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Title area: Love Report

next: 1) The guy is just too great that girls feel uneasy leaving him alone.
Girl to the right: Do you really want your man to feel tied up?!
Name under bubble: Miko

Girl: Humans are picky. // Here they live with so many people // yet they choose only one person to be theirs. // I wonder why...

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Chapter 1 - The guy who can't be in debt to anyone.

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Kou: I am Ichinomiya, Kou. / Heir to the Ichinomiya company. // The world's best enterprise. // In other words, // I came into this world // already a winner. // I'm graduating from Tokyo College with straight A's. // I've paid for my apartment and my school expenses all / without relying on my parents. // This is practice so I can succeed in society. // Reason being is the Ichinomiya family's golden rule says:


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Right side: One should never create a debt to other people.

Kou: My necktie says this too. // A heirloom that each first son of the Ichinomiya family has tied around their neck generation after generation. // So far I've lived protecting that rule. // I'm proud of it. // And I plan on continuing to live my life without creating a debt to anyone else... // Yes, even if...

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Kou: I'm in a situation like this. // Kids these days can be quite bizarre... // Appearing like a storm and suddenly taking off my pants.

Top text: Why my / pants---!!!

Kou: They then put it up there and left... // Hold up! I'm not mad! / More like they are in debt to me for me not getting angry!!

Side: It's not because children these days are scary or anything!!

Kou: And luckily at this hour there's not many people around. // Ups-a-daisy... // With no one around, there's no one to care if I'm walking around in my boxers...

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Girl: Hey // aren't you... // freezing your ass off?

Kou: A person... // No.... // I tend to get hot easily... // Focus...

Girl: If you say so.

Kou: I need to hurry and get my pants back...!! // Cause if she gets the wrong idea and starts to scream I'd be

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Kou: Finis...

Girl: ...Ummm... I couldn't help but think that... // If you were to show about 3 more centimeters wouldn't you be guilty of indecent exposure...?

Kou: No. I'm afraid you're just imagining things.

Girl: I could help you out if you want?
Small text: With this

Kou: Oh? Real-... NO THANKS!! // I'm fine! I'll get through this... // I will NOT let myself be in debt for a situation like this!!

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Kou: It's just...just a little further...

目標 - Goal
支点 - current position
勝ち組 - Winner
パンツにかかる力 - The resistance on my boxers
デンジャー - Danger
デンジャー - Danger
上へ行こうとする力 - The resistance to climb up

Right box: Diagram of what will happen when he stretches his right leg.

Left box: Just a little bit further and I'll reach my pants but my butt will show. // Even if she were to file a lawsuit.... //

Small text: I object!!
[TN: Reference to the DS game Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]

Kou: If she didn't want to see that all she had to do was look away!!

Small text: I'll prosecute those damn kids while I'm at it!

Kou: That'll work! // One should never create a debt to other people....!! // To be the successor of the company!! // I can do this alone...!!

Girl: Ah // If you go any higher...

Kou: I don't care. Leave me alone!! // I can not allow myself to be in debt to anyone else!!

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Kou: That's just the way... / I was brought up... // When I was a one year old... // I was taught to take care of things all by myself. // By the time I was three...

Someone: Kou, // come here. // Repay the debt you created when you were one // to your father this instant... // Chop chop // If you don't, I'll put toys in my mouth!! // I'll cry!!

Kou: You have no idea how hard it was to get him to burp...

Girl: That's hard to believe...

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desk: Ichinomiya Kou
Kou: In my later elementary school years / I became self-aware that I'd become the heir of the company...

Girl: Ah // Ko-kun, you dropped your eraser...

Kou: I can take care of myself...

Girl: Oh... excuse me...

Kou: Haha... that sure brings back memories... // Anyway, do you now understand where I'm coming from...?

Girl: Yeah... if you insist...

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Girl: I want offer anymore.

Kou: Thank yo-... // Eh?! // Huh?!

Girl: Good luck

Kou: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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Kou: What have I done...?! // The iron pole that fell with me is weighing me down. // I have to move it. // I can't... / do it alone!! // Am I going to die?! // Is this the end?! // NO!!!

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Kou: Help me...!! // Ugh // I'm gonna die...

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Someone: ... Hey!! // I said hey!!

Kou: RAW FISHHHHHH?!?!

Someone: Oh! // You're alive.

Kou: Why was there a fish in my mouth?!

Someone: Sorry, // let me apologize in advance...

Kou: HUH!?!?

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Girl: You're / in debt to me.

Kou: Wha- // WHAT?!?!? // The first debt that I've ever created...

Girl: You ok?

Kou: was the HUGE debt of someone saving my life!