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JoCurryrice Releases https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/rss 2016-11-06T14:18:16+00:00 /favicon.ico MangaHelpers Admins admin@mangahelpers.com https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/42868 Translation: Dagashi Kashi 49 2016-11-06T14:18:16+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com

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087:

第
49th Sweet: Sakuma-shiki Drops
[TL note: "sakuma-shiki drops" means "sakuma-style drops"]

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088:

あ
That was close...

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ど
It's a real downpour...

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夏
Well, sudden showers are common in summer... I hope it subsides soon...

…
... Hmm?

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089:

…
!!

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ほ
Hotaru-san?!

あ
Oh, Kokonotsu-kun!

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び
You're completely drenched!!

急
Well, it started raining quite abruptly.

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あ
I've been wandering in fruitless search of a shelter from the rain, and my feet have brought me here.

い
I'm at loss for words.

と
M-Maybe you could just sit down for now!

濡
Don't just stand in the rain!!

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090:

ふ
Phew...

=====

…
...

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な
It's... how to say... I don't really like rain... Or rather, I don't like it at all...

突
It sure happened suddenly.

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神
Thank you, God...

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091:

ジ
*clunk...*

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ふ
Hu hu...

こ
One dagashi is much better appreciated in such heavy rain...

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サ
Sakuma-shiki Drops...!

[on the sakuma-shiki drops]

サ
Sakuma-shiki

豊
Toyoroku Trademark

ド
Drops

[end of sakuma-shiki drops]

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普
Usually, you can't carry a dagashi with you once you've opened the bag...

=====

こ
But thanks to this strong lid, which keeps all intruders at bay...
Even in this rain...

=====

…
...

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コ
Kokonotsu-kun...
Can you please open it...?

ハ
Haaaah...

ハ
Haaaah...

拒
She's been kept at bay...!

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092:

カ
*pop*

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１
A 10-yen coin!

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誰
To think there was a way to open it using something everyone carries around with them...!!

さ
You're so inventive, Kokonotsu-kun!!

い
No... I'm pretty sure that's how everyone opens it...

そ
Really?!

む
Now I'm curious about how you opened them until now.

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気
With my spirit!

気
Your spirit?!

意
It actually works better than you'd expect.

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今
It didn't work today because the can is wet with rain...

気
Her spirit...?

は
Haah!!

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サ
Have you ever wondered why Sakuma-shiki Drops

っ
don't stick to one another inside the can?

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093:

あ
Ah... Now that you mention it...

ポ
It's always sad when a candy sticks to its bag inside your pocket...

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そ
The reason why they don't stick to one another is also

手
what gives them their unique, grainy texture!

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魔
It's a magical powder... Powdered sugar!

ま
You're using words that can easily be misunderstood again...

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変
They didn't put anything weird in it, and it tastes good, so it's fine!!

当
Of course they didn't!! It's candy, for God's sake!!

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と
Anyway, using this delicious powder to keep the drops from melting and sticking to one another is tasteful and /dashing/.

は
Here.

行
[can't read :(]

探
Detective Agency

ま
Well, I guess...

い
Dashing?

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…
Ghh...

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094:

…
...

ハ
mint

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…
...

フ
Haah!

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今
What were you trying to do just now, Kokonotsu-kun?!

え
Huh?!

中
Were you going to put it back in and take another one?!

う
Ugh...!!

や
Stop right now!!

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気
Putting a drop back in the can because you don't like the flavor is strictly taboo!

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い
Even if it's you, I can't forgive this, Kokonotsu-kun...

わ
I get it! I get it already!!

さ
Eat it!

ご
I'm sorry!! I can eat it myself!

さ
Eat it!!

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095:

そ
In the first place, why do some people think of mint flavor so badly when it's actually so good...?

ハ
It's so good there are whole cans of mint-flavored drops!

え
Huh?! Does that really exist?!

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…
!

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意
Mint is actually better than I thought...

[can't read again :(]

探
Detect[...]

そ
By the way...

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コ
what were you doing here, Kokonotsu-kun?

う
Hmm? Well, nothing much... I was taking a walk, then there was this evening shower...

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ほ
And you, what were you doing here, Hotaru-san? We're pretty far from the store.

私
I was taking a walk too.

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い
I have to enjoy this place while I'm still here.
I don't know how long it will last.

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あ
Ah... Real-

お
Oh,
/look!/

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096:

晴
It stopped raining!
Kokonotsu-kun!!

=====

…
...

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そ
By the way, are there many benches like this one in the countryside?

え
Huh?! Do bus stops not look like that in the city?!

バ
It's a bus stop?! But there was no bus!!

ま
The summer is still young.

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097:

だ
Dagashi Kashi

https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/42820 Translation: Dagashi Kashi 48 2016-10-23T14:22:59+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com

Reserved for Crossbreed Scans.

077:

第
48th Sweet: Glico
[TL note: "glico" is derived from a shortening of "glycogen", which is one of the candy's ingredients]

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078:

喫
I've forgotten something at Tou-kun's place...

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あ
Is that so? Saya-shi said she'd come at Shikada Dagashi later, so you can ask her to take it with her.

い
No...! I mean... Well, I /could/, but...

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僕
What I forgot there is the manga I'm drawing... and...

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豆
Tou-kun coaxed me into drawing characters modeled after Hotaru-san and Saya-chan (well, it's not like I was against the idea)... I can't let her see that!!

い
Well... It's a bit...

こ
How about drawing them in sexier poses?

い
Good idea!

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な
I understand... I can tell it's a serious matter just by looking at your face, Kokonotsu-kun.

ほ
Hotaru-san...!

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079:

「
/"Glico"/
caramel candies...!

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こ
As you know,
just like their slogan /!\ /"300 meters per candy"/ indicates,

=====

実
each of these candies contains 16kcal of energy, which is what it takes to run 300m.

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「
We're running to Endou,
Kokonotsu-kun!

[on the glico]

ひ
300 meters per candy

グ
Glico

お
they're good and make you strong

[end of glico]

「
"Glico"!!

特
Everyone can recognize its characteristic package with the "finish line logo". They're caramel candies that contain glycogen, a nutrient present in oysters.

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…
...
Okay!

な
Getting excited for no apparent reason.

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080:

Ｇ
Go!

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こ
There's about 1500m from here to Endou.
If each candy lasts 300m...

つ
Then...!

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５
We'll arrive there using exactly five candies!

な
I see...

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081:

残
The last 300m!!

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082:

こ
Now, I just need to eat a fifth candy to reach...

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な
Wha-

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な
What have I done?! How could I forget...?

グ
A pack of "Glico" contains only four candies...!!

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こ
But then how am I supposed to run the last...

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‼
!!

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こ
With this...
it adds up...

足
to 1500m...

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ほ
Ho-

ほ
Hotaru-san...! But you...

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083:

走
Run, Kokonotsu-kun!!

私
Don't worry about me...! Did you forget the reason why you're running...?!

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あ
She left a candy for me, which means...

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最
she knew from the very beginning fours candies wouldn't be enough...

パ
*crunch*

わ
And she ran the previous 300m without one...!!

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ほ
Hotaru-san...!!

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喫
Café

エ
Endou

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084:

ふ
Phew.
I guess I'll get going soon.

ん
Hmm?

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コ
It's where Kokonotsu and my brother were sitting.

忘
Did they forget it?

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重
important

（
(small) chest

重
important

重
important

（
(small) chest

重
important

（
(small) chest

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間
Did I make it on time?!

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ぎ
Yeeeeeeeek!!

コ
For the first time, Kokonotsu understood the true meaning of "overwhelming violence".

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086:

だ
Dagashi Kashi

https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/42819 Translation: Dagashi Kashi 47 2016-10-23T12:58:58+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com

Reserved for Crossbreed Scans.

069:

第
47th Sweet: Anzu Bou
[TL note: "anzu bou" means "apricot stick"]

だ
Dagashi Kashi

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070:

あ
Don't you think that Anzu Bou are tricky to eat?

液
There's always the risk of the contents spilling out...

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そ
But...

ぽ
Hup!

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む
*nom* *nom*

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ピ
*fwiiip*

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口
If you throw the whole bag into your mouth and to its contents...

こ
You can eat it without spilling a drop!

め
It's spilled all over the place!!

[on the anzu bou]

ボ
Bou

常
Minatsune's Original

あ
Anzu Bou

ミ
Minatsune's

[end of anzu bou]

あ
Anzu Bou

杏
A dagashi made of apricot dipped in syrup. It comes in a long vinyl pouch, hence the name "stick". What makes it unique is its texture, which is not quite like jelly, and not quite like jam either!

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て
Anyway, if you want an easy way to eat it...

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071:

凍
Why don't you just freeze it?

そ
It even tastes better that way.

=====

[mostly unreadable line, so maybe it should be kept that way, the only readable character is the first one, which is "freeze", so she's probably saying basically the same thing as in her next line.]

？
?
What? What's wrong?

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な
I have never...

あ
I have never eaten a frozen Anzu Bou... Not even once!!

…
...

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ウ
I've heard the rumors... That it tastes good when frozen...
But...

…
...

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家
I cannot wait... until I reach the refrigerator at home!!

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072:

そ
To begin with, I can't even wait until I'm out of the store to eat the dagashi I've bought!

そ
I had forgotten about that...

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じ
Then why don't you just do it at our store?
Take an Anzu Bou and come with me.

え
Huh?

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ア
Ice Cream

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ア
The store's freezer...?

そ
Exactly! Now, we just have to write your name on this bag...

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ア
Ice Cream

ほ
Hotaru-sa

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あ
Put the Anzu Bou in the bag, and the bag in the freezer.

ホ
Hotaru-san

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こ
Now, in 2 to 3 hours...

冷
You can taste a frozen Anzu Bou!

ア
Ice Cream

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073:

２
2 to 3 hours...?

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待
I can't wait that long...

そ
I'm sure you can do it if you make an effort!!

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さ
Like you just said, dagashi are supposed to be eaten outdoors.

マ
Let's leave the problem of etiquette apart.
[TL note: in japan, it's usually considered bad manners to eat outside]

ア
Ice Cream

ア
Ice Cream

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家
You can go home and put it in your refrigerator,

駄
but it's more common to just freeze it at the store and eat it while playing.

だ
Most dagashi stores allow it because it's just how things naturally turn out.

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な
I see... It's the kind of freedom that's typical to dagashi stores!

そ
Exactly!

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で
But no matter how hard I try, I can't wait!! I want to eat it!!

え
Huuuh?! Calm down, Hotaru-san! Don't do anything rash!!

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最
Don't you...

一
want to try the best, the most delicious way to eat Anzu Bou?!!

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074:

な
Then endure it! You must stay strong, Hotaru-san!!

う
Ugh...!! Ueeeh...!!

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さ
I shouldn't have expected less from you...

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あ
To boost your sales by making me to buy more dagashi while the Anzu Bou is freezing...

い
I didn't do anything. You just started eating dagashi because you couldn't wait...

こ
You natural born businessman!

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と
And three hours have passed while we were chatting, Kokonotsu-kun!!

…
...

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お
Oooh...

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075:

…
...

ど
Please go ahead.

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シ
It tastes a bit like sorbet, doesn't it?

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今
I learned a great deal today.

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時
Sometimes, it's just best to wait...

あ
Thank you, Kokonotsu-kun!

気
I'm happy that you liked it.
Oh, then...

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076:

も
Do you want to buy another one and leave it here?

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…
Why would I...?

シ
Shikada

駄
Dagashi

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さ
For the same reason as before. If you buy it now,

名
put your name on it and leave it in the freezer...

明
Your Anzu Bou will freeze overnight,
and you can eat it as soon as you arrive tomorrow!

イ
[...]ce Cream

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…
...

取
It's really practical! It's just like you booked it.

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こ
Y-You... You natural born businessman!

え
H-Huh?!

１
I'll buy one... no, two of them!

シ
Shikada

駄
Dagashi

コ
Kokonotsu's talent for selling dagashi should not be taken lightly...

https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/42692 Translation: Dagashi Kashi 46 2016-08-18T17:57:02+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com

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061:

第
46th Sweet: Ume Jam

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062:

も
I've made up my mind.

ほ
Hotaru-san...

行
I'm leaving...

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止
Don't try to stop me, Kokonotsu-kun...

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シ
I leave Shikada Dagashi
in your care...

シ
Shikada

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い
Erm... Nope, I'm not taking it over...

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…
...

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063:

頼
Anyway, I leave it in your care...

い
Hey, did you hear me?! I said I'm not taking it over!!

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て
And when I asked you were you're going, you said...

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「
"I'm leaving on a journey to become the /'Ume Jam'/ successor."

[on the ume jam]

本
Genuine Ume

全
No artificial sweetener

元
Pioneer

商
Trademark

梅
Ume Jam

本
Genuine Ume

全
No artificial sweetener

[end of ume jam]

梅
Ume Jam

梅
A dagashi made with Ume flesh that has been on the market for more than 60 years. It mixes Japanese and Western styles in a form that is unique to it. Eating it on lightly-baked senbei is extremely popular.

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後
What do you mean by "becoming the successor"...?!

=====

そ
It's the manufacturer's job to find one!!

違
You've got something wrong, Kokonotsu-kun...

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梅
The production of Ume Jam... is assured by a single individual!

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064:

そ
His name is Hirofumi Takabayashi! He's the artisan who's been producing Ume Jam all on his own for more than 60 years now!!

高
Hirofumi Takabayashi-san

高
But Takabayashi-shi hasn't chosen his successor yet!
In other words, if he ever comes to retire, Ume Jam could very well become nothing more than a memory of the past!!
[TL note: the "-shi" honorific used here is different from the one she uses for "saya-shi", and simply means "mister/miss/..."]

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そ
That would be a bit sad.

そ
I didn't know...

軽
How can you stay so detaaached?!!

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コ
Kokonotsu-kun!

お
It's time for a lesson!!

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高
When Takabayashi-shi was 14 years old, the war came to an end.

終
[...]ar is over

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065:

そ
Back then, kamishibai were all the rage in the city.

だ
Dagashi Kashi

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皆
While everyone was fascinated by the kamishibai, what caught his eyes were the thin "senbei" that were sold during those...

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あ
I'm sure if there were something like jam to add some flavor to senbei, it'd sell like hotcakes...

そ
At that time, one of his father's friends had given him "apple powder"...

=====

り
apple

梅
ume

…
...

乾
and he had seen dried ume at a dry snacks store, and it gave him a brilliant idea.

=====

そ
And then, after two years of trial and error...

完
he found the perfect recipe!

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う
Vob Dis Ube Jab... /(For this Ume Jam.)/

え
Huuuh?! What part of the story made you cry?!

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こ
A million thanks to Takabayashi-shi... no, Takabayashi-shin! for this miracle, for giving birth to Ume Jam...!
[TL note: "-shin" means "god"]

…
...

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066:

わ
I know where you're coming from.

う
Woooaaah!! Don't scare me like that!

ヨ
You-san...

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父
You know, when I was young... people often said that I was a very agitated child...

す
*sniff*

な
Now he's gonna tell us his life story...

今
And you're still agitated...

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よ
I was always running around and sweating a lot, so I needed a lot of salt...

ウ
Woohoo!

か
But I just couldn't settle down and calmly eat something.

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そ
In times like those, Ume Jam was really great!

吸
I could play while sucking on it.

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体
Ah, the feeling of the ume's bittersweetness penetrating my body...

あ
I was made of Ume Jam back then...
Or rather, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that I was Ume Jam...

過
No, it /is/ an exaggeration! Don't lose sight of yourself!

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ち
*sluuurp*

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067:

や
It's really super good... We can't afford to lose it! That's why I have to succeed...

=====

待
Wait!
Don't you have the Shidare company to succeed, Hotaru-chan?

ぐ
Ghh...!

そ
And... You can still make your decision after listening to what I have to say.

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そ
First of all, Takabayashi-shi has sons...

！
!

で
But he doesn't want them to succeed him.

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な
Why...?

フ
Hu hu...

氏
Apparently, he said...

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「
"You have to become better fathers than I've been for you."

そ
And also...

高
Takabayashi-san

「
"I'm the one who has started the whole Ume Jam business, and I'll be the one who ends it."

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そ
Should we really ignore his feelings just to satisfy our selfish desires...?

か
He's so cool...

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068:

…
...

氏
I see... So he said that...

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私
Then I guess there isn't much we can do but keep on loving Ume Jam...

そ
Exactly...

う
Right...

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そ
I understand... What's important is to be thankful for the Ume Jam and other dagashi that exist today...!

継
It's not a question of whether or not the son succeeds the father...! So it's fine if I become a mangaka...!!

=====

コ
Kokonotsu-kun...

=====

だ
Of course it's /not/ fine!

お
You have to take over the store.

え
Huuuh?! Did you two really understand the moral of this story...?!

受
Kokonotsu inherits (?) his father's will!

https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/42599 Translation: Dagashi Kashi 45 2016-06-24T14:19:41+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com

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053:

第
45th Sweet: Ohajiki
[TL note: "ohajiki" comes from "hajiku", which means "to flick"]

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054:

駄
Among the toys sold in dagashi stores,
one of them has a long history, and even though its shape has changed, it still exists today, and possesses an unchanging set of absolute rules...

シ
It's easy to learn, yet hard to master... I'm talking about...

=====

お
Ohajiki.

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破
Haaah!!!

は
Well, out of bounds again, Hotaru-chan.

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055:

お
Ohajiki.
They're flat glass marbles with colorful, wavy patterns inside them.

一
The most common rules are for players to scatter their ohajiki and in turn to flick one of them. If it hits an ohajiki designated in advance, the player wins that ohajiki.

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め
I already felt that when we played Menko...

=====

こ
But it really feels like the loser gets robbed in this kind of game...

取
Has won 6 ohajiki.

２
Has won 2.

「
It's a world in which you're considered trash unless you win...

=====

あ
It kinda feels like the ancestor of trading card games, in a sense.

４
Has won 4.

あ
Ah, I see what you mean.

=====

全
You're absolutely right.

勝
This game is fun exactly because there is something substantial to win!

=====

そ
And,
when you lose, you lose everything...

０
Has won 0.

失
And you're losing everything...!!

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056:

こ
This cannot beeeee!

次
It's your turn next, Tou-kun.

よ
Alright!

…
...

=====

ふ
Phew! They're separated, even if it's just by a small margin!

ふ
Phew!

何
What did he just do?

え
Huh?! Were you playing without knowing the rules?!

=====

ま
Well, you do this to measure the distance between two ohajiki.
You don't have to do it when the they're far enough from each other.

=====

あ
But when they're too close, it's hard to say whether there was a hit or not...

そ
In that case,
you have to "part" them by passing your pinkie between them.

=====

小
You can't choose to hit an ohajiki with another if you couldn't part them.

ほ
Hmm...

=====

ほ
Hah!!

カ
*tack*

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057:

で
And,
after the hit...

=====

…
...

=====

あ
Ah!

つ
*tap*

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今
You have to pass your pinkie between the two ohajiki again!

あ
Ah, Hotaru-san...

指
If you can't pass your finger between them, it doesn't count as a hit, and you don't win the ohajiki!

く
Damn...

=====

残
Too bad for you!

う
She looks happy...

０
Has won 0.

=====

次
Alright, it's my turn next!

し
Let's go!

そ
It still puzzles me... How can Saya-shi be so good in so many fields...?

=====

う
Ah, how I wish I had her talent... If I could be a girl working at a dagashi store and who's good at games...

小
With the pinkie, right?

う
Yeah.

=====

は
Ah!

=====

サ
Saya-shi!

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058:

コ
Why don't you try working at Kokonotsu-kun's house?!

ブ
Bfffh!

パ
*clink*

=====

え
Khofh! Ghagh...!
W-What?! Where did that come from?!!

い
Well, I thought it would be the best way to make use of your talent, Saya-shi!

な
What are you talking about?!

び
That scared me... I thought it was gonna hit...

あ
That was dangerous...

い
It definitely hit you! Your sunglasses are in pieces!

大
Are you okay?

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ま
Now I'm in a tight spot.

０
Has won 0.

未
I'm the only one who hasn't won a single ohajiki yet...

９
Has won 9.

３
Has won 3.

７
Has won 7.

=====

こ
I'm forced to use my last resort!

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059:

普
Normally, you get a /whole bag/ of these little ohajiki for around a hundred yen...

=====

掟
But there is a way to defy the rules...
To get /a single one/ for a hundred yen...!!

=====

そ
Y-
You didn't...!!

=====

禁
The forbidden ohajiki...

石
Comparing the sizes of an /ishikeri/ and an /ohajiki/.

石
ishikeri

お
ohajiki

通
It's nickname is "Ishikeri"!!

=====

私
I can't believe you forced me to use it...
But, with this, my victory is assured!!

く
Damn it! You had a trump card...!

=====

さ
Now, let's begin...

あ
Ah!

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060:

…
...

=====

石
Since ishikeri are bigger, they're also heavier, and when they fall, they break nearly 100% of the time.

https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/42575 Translation: Dagashi Kashi 44 2016-06-14T17:13:59+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com

Reserved for Crossbreed Scans.

045:

44th Sweet: Tsukuru Gaburi Chew
[TL note: "tsukuru" means "to make", and "gaburi" is an onomatopoeia for biting something strongly]

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046:

コ
Kokonotsu-kun, are you the type of person who manage to lick candies until the end?

噛
Or do you end up biting them halfway through?

=====

あ
Ah, I'm the type...

ガ
*cranch* *cranch*

あ
Well, it's pretty obvious which one you are...

=====

と
I know. Nevertheless, biting a candy is heresy...

で
But I still can't help it.

し
However!

=====

噛
There's a candy you can bite; it's even the way it's supposed to be eaten! Its name is...

[on the gaburi chew]

ガ
Gaburi Chew!

[end of gaburi chew]

「
"Gaburi Chew"!

=====

へ
Hmm... Wait! Is it really a candy, and not a gum?

ふ
Hu hu... It's often mistaken for a gum, but it's actually a candy.

====================

047:

ガ
It has been developed as a candy that children can bite and play with just like gum.

ガ
It's a candy you can "chew" with a "gaburi" sound, hence "gaburi chew"!

は
Hmm... I see. Now that you mention it,
it's way too hard for a chewing gum.

=====

そ
I know, right! It's super hard! When you bite into it, it really feels like you could pull your teeth out...!

子
Hotaru when she was a child

ヤ
Oh, crap...!

お
Yeah! It's really good, but eating it really hurts the jaw!

=====

と
Right,

=====

い
so let's leave this subject aside for a moment and...

…
?

=====

あ
Ah, that's right, Kokonotsu-kun!

え
Huh?! What's this cute little thing?!

====================

048:

自
Have you never wanted to try and make your own original dagashi?

=====

オ
My own original...?

そ
Yes!

=====

普
You're usually at the shop, selling dagashi.

で
But...

=====

一
I'm sure you've dreamed of it at least once!

売
"Ah, I want to make my own dagashi, not just sell them!"

=====

ま
Well... I guess maybe once, when I was a child...

で
Ah, I knew it! And so...

=====

な
You can fulfill this dream with this
"Tsukuru Gaburi Chew"!

====================

049:

ね
I guess it must be something like Neru Neru Neru ne...
Mix it, knead it,
it's done!

ほ
Oooh!

=====

つ
There are many dagashi that you have to make before eating them...
But it's surprising that you can even make animal figures with dagashi...

[on the tsukuru gaburi chew]

ガ
G[...]ri c[...]ew

い
Let's make a lot of animals!!

ぶ
[...]mal series

イ
[...] differ from image.
[...] box are not assembled.

色
Let's use many col[...] to make colorful animals!

４
[...] Gaburi Chews

み
light blue

ち
brown

[end of tsukuru gaburi chew]

え
Huh?! Is that what you meant by "make"?!

=====

え
Hmm... Let's see... We're supposed to make "animals" by putting "Gaburi Chew" into the mold and pressing...

わ
Hiya!

ね
Doesn't it sound fun?!

ま
Well...

か
They're cute.

[on the tsukuru gaburi chew]

チ
Chew-chan

つ
Tsukuru Gaburi Chew

ど
Animal Series

ガ
Gaburi-kun

[end of tsukuru gaburi chew]

か
It's easy!

=====

な
I see...

=====

４
There's four pieces of Gaburi Chew of different colors, and molds to make different parts in each pack.

へ
Hmmmm...

色
It means we can mix colors if we want! Let's try it right away!

====================

050:

…
Ghh...!

…
Khh...!

=====

か
It's hard...!! So... damn... hard!!

ガ
Gaburi Chew's... so... hard!!

=====

は
Haah...
Haah...!

は
Haah...
...

=====

…
...

=====

…
...

====================

051:

熱
It's the heat...

=====

熱
The heat?

え
Yes. You know how children have warmer hands than adults?
Here, touch my hand...!

=====

‼
!!

=====

あ
Ah!!
Erm... I...!

ね
See? My hands are pretty cold!

こ
I think that heating Gaburi Chew makes it softer and therefore more malleable.

=====

…
...
I see, then...

=====

と
Therefore, let's turn off the AC!

あ
Ah, damn it! Why did she have to choose that option?!

=====

シ
[...]hikada

駄
Dagashi

=====

で
We...

====================

052:

で
We did it!!

=====

若
These lions aren't perfect, but they're still pretty well done!

あ
It's too hot...

そ
I agree!

=====

こ
Now we can turn the AC back on... Having a new AC is so great...

は
Haaah...

と
And now...

=====

次
We can make the remaining "cat" and "dog".

イ
Dog

ネ
Cat

ラ
Lion

残
"Remaining"...?!

=====

更
And there are also sets to make bunnies, horses, and much more!

[on the tsukuru gaburi chew]

つ
Tsukuru Gaburi Chew

ど
Animal Series

[end of tsukuru gaburi chew]

今
The set we're currently doing is number 5, out of six sets, from each of which we can make three animals!!

[on the tsukuru gaburi chew]

つ
Tsukuru Gaburi Chew

ど
Animal Series

[end of tsukuru gaburi chew]

な
You don't say...

全
They finally managed to finish making every single animal somewhere during the night.

https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/42559 Translation: Dagashi Kashi 43 2016-06-06T12:34:02+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com

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035:

第
43rd Sweet: Maken Gummy

====================

036:

ま
I give up.

ま
I have no idea what the true way of playing with Maken Gummies is...

=====

な
Where did that even come from...?

だ
Oh, please, Kokonotsu-kun!

ひ
You do remember Himo Q, right?

=====

あ
That gummy exists solely for the sake of being played with...

そ
I-I thought the conclusion we reached was the exact opposite!!

ほ
Hwataaah!

ひ
Hotaru playing with a Himo Q.

=====

だ
But now look at this...

====================

037:

…
...

[on the maken gummy]

ま
Mak[...] Gummy

ぐ
A coiled-up rock-paper-scissors gummy!

ま
Maken Goods Present

コ
Cola flavor

[end of maken gummy]

[on the maken gummy]

ま
Maken Gummy

け
[...]ken [...]s [...]nt

グ
Grap[...]

[end of maken gummy]

[on the maken gummy]

ま
Maken Gummy

ぐ
A coiled-up rock-paper-scissors gummy!

サ
Lemon-lime flavor

[end of maken gummy]

う
Right.
They're /Maken Gummies/.

=====

こ
Their distinctive characteristic is that they are shaped like rock, paper, or scissors...
So I think they're meant to be used to play rock-paper-scissors...

=====

…
...

ど
But...

=====

ど
But how...?!

え
Huuuh?! Why are you crying?!

ル
Because I can't tell how to use them!!

=====

シ
Shikada

駄
Dagashi

=====

え
Erm...

第
I hereby declare the first...

====================

038:

「
"Is there a right way to play with Maken Gummies?...

ア
D'you know why they called us here?

さ
No idea...

て
... or rather, can these really be used to play rock-paper-scissors" conference open.

=====

本
I am well-aware that this space is usually reserved to eat the dagashi bought here,

緊
but, since this meeting is of utmost urgency, I decided to requisition it...
And it's not getting used a lot anyway...

=====

２
I have asked the two of you to come here...

多
because I wanted to gather as many suggestions as possible.

=====

は
Let us get to the facts. In spite of being a major product in the world of dagashi,

謎
"Maken Gummy" is still shrouded in mystery...

=====

正
Let's face it! Using Maken Gummies for the sole purpose of playing rock-paper-scissors is way too impractical!

と
And that's what brought me to thinking that playing rock-paper-scissors with them might be an incorrect use...

普
It's faster to play it directly.

そ
Well, yeah.

====================

039:

で
But, you know, Hotaru-san...

=====

パ
The mascot characters drawn on the bags have names.

グ
The rock is "Guupoo", the scissors "Chokirin", and the paper "Paatan"...
[TL note: "rock" is "guu", scissors "choki", and paper "paa" in japanese]

=====

グ
Since the characters are named after rock-paper-scissors...

や
it's certain that it has some kind of link to the game.

…
...

=====

そ
True... I used to think the same...

で
But I don't think that was the intent, but only that the outcome looks like it to us...

=====

彼
I think they're actually new humans... /The next step in evolution!!/

よ
'sup!

=====

違
Yeah, right! Fat chance!

…
...

人
They're the future of man! It's a new theory of evolution!!

=====

あ
Erm...

サ
Saya-shi!

じ
We just need to find a way to play rock-paper-scissors with these, right?

====================

040:

例
For example... Two persons could prepare a big pile of these,
and then, to play, each of them picks one bag at random

=====

そ
and shows it

提
right away!

=====

こ
Wouldn't that work to play a game of rock-paper-scissors special to this dagashi?

お
Oh!

=====

お
Wow! You're amazing, Saya-chan! It must be the answer!

…
...

え
H-He he...

=====

す
It's a good answer... A very good one...

ピ
*rip*

ち
But look, let me open one of them...

=====

今
The one I just opened was a "scissors", right?

で
But...

=====

中
It was a "paper" inside.

え
H-Huuuuuh?!!

====================

041:

ど
It looks like the contents are put in the bags at random...

わ
What the hell...?!

=====

確
Well, if that's the case... Then yeah, I guess the loser wouldn't be satisfied with the result...

そ
Exactly. And that's why I don't think that's the answer.

俺
I still don't think that I've lost!

=====

ク
Khu khu... I guess I'll enlighten you, then.

な
What? D'you have an idea?

答
Could it be that you've found the answer, Endou-kun?!
H

=====

俺
The gummy that looks like a star has sparked my interest more than the hand-shaped one.

全
There's one inside each bag.

実
It's actually really supposed to be a star.

=====

こ
Now, I think you all remember that sticky, hand-shaped toy that looked like it was made from gum...

の
streeetch

あ
Ah... I think I remember it...

=====

よ
Alright... Can you stand up, Saya?

そ
And switch places with me.

ア
Me?

=====

そ
Now, I just have to adjust my aim, and do...

====================

042:

こ
this!!

ブ
Bffh!!

=====

コ
Did you burn this in your memory, Coconuts?!

み
N-No... I haven't seen anything!!
K

=====

と
After what I've done, I'm probably gonna get pun-

=====

殴
The star-shaped gummy symbolizes... the stars you see after getting punched...

な
What do you think?

地
I'mma send you flying to the stars!!!

う
Hmm... I don't think that's the answer...

====================

044:

Dagashi Kashi

https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/42512 Translation: Dagashi Kashi 42 2016-05-18T16:08:36+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com

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027:

第
42nd Sweet: Yogurette

====================

028:

そ
This story happened when Kokonotsu and Saya were still children.

シ
Shikada

駄
Dagashi

=====

コ
Coconuuuts!

コ
Coconuuuts!
Let's plaaay!

=====

お
Ah, there you are!

何
What are you doing?

=====

ふ
Hu hu... Look at this, Saya-chan.

ん
Hmm?

=====

よ
Y-Yo-Yogurette...?

に
Maybe you'll find a /smiling yogurette/ in this pack!

ヨ
Yogurette

ビ
Bifidus & Calcium

ポ
deliciously crunchy

そ
Exactly! The /Yogurette!/

=====

ま
Is that another dagashi?

確
Well, yes, but this one is slightly different from the others.

====================

029:

箱
Look, it's written "rich in nutriments" at the back of the box.
[TL note: it's an official terminology in japan, which states that it contains at least a given quantity of some given nutriments (it is used mainly for dietary supplements)]

エ
"Nutriments"...?

ど
Well, to put it simply,
that means it contains stuff like calcium, which is good for bones and teeth, and bifidus, which helps the digestive system.
In other words, it means this dagashi is good for the health.

=====

す
Isn't it amazing?! Children always want to eat sweets,

ど
but they're seen as "bad for the health".

や
No! No! No! I want to eat sweets! Sweets! Sweets!

お
No, you already eat enough sweets!!

=====

そ
But this one tries to appeal to the parents as healthy!

こ
The guy who designed it is a genius!

ま
Well, I guess this one should be okay.

よ
Hell, yeeeaaah!

=====

コ
You really know a lot about dagashi, Coconuts.

い
Ha ha... Thanks, but I don't actually know that much...

=====

そ
And here's what the contents of the box looks like...

=====

お
Oooh!

====================

030:

な
It kinda looks like cold medicine.

そ
Exactly! The company that produces this dagashi also produces medicines, and they used their knowledge to create this packaging.

=====

な
It really looks like it could be used while playing doctor.

=====

お
P-
Playing doctor...?

そ
C-C'mon... We're already in fourth grade...

？
?

別
Well, I don't really want to play that... But if you want to...

=====

い
No, I don't really want to play doctor either.

ま
Well, playing childish games once in a while doesn't sound too bad either!!

====================

031:

何
What in the world am I doing...?

せ
Doctooor...

=====

ど
What's wrong?

な
I think I have a fever.

そ
Okay, I'll take your temperature.

=====

…
...

体
I don't have a thermometer...
So I'll have to...

=====

！
!

=====

コ
I-Isn't your body temperature's kinda low, Coconuts...?

は
Haah!

は
Haah!

は
Haah!

は
Haah!

な
No, it's your hand that's burning hot, Saya-chan!!

====================

032:

は
Huh?! S-Sorry, I wasn't thinking of anything stran-

パ
*whoosh*

=====

あ
Ah!

=====

サ
Saya-chan!
Look...

=====

い
out...

=====

あ
Ah...

=====

ご
S-Sorry! Erm... And thanks...
Th-That's alright...

…
...

====================

033:

な
Why did that memory have to pop into my mind just now...?

う
Uuugh...

恥
I hate how embarrassing memories just randomly pop up without warning...

=====

…
...

コ
Coconuts must have forgotten...

ア
Since he's so dense...

=====

ま
Well, it's just an embarrassing memory, after all...

シ
[...]ikada

忘
I guess it suits me better if he's actually forgotten...

=====

お
Hey! You here, Coconuts?

=====

あ
Oh, Saya-shi!

お
Oh! Hiya, Hotaru-chan!

お
Hey, Saya-chan!

=====

ふ
Hu hu hu! You arrived just at the right moment!
Since you're here, please join us, Saya-shi.

====================

034:

今
Today, let's talk about the dagashi that is well-known for being featured as "rich in nutriments"...

ヨ
The Yogurette!!

=====

？
?

ど
What's wrong, you two?

=====

コ
C-Coconuts remembers about it too...

今
Judging from his reaction...

ふ
Hmm...

ま
It actually made her somewhat happy.

https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/42511 Translation: Dagashi Kashi 41 2016-05-17T16:17:54+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com

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019:

第
41st Sweet: Ninjin
[TL note: "ninjin" means "carrot"]

====================

020:

…
...

=====

静
It's so quiet...
So peacef-

=====

だ
uuuuuuuul?!!

=====

…
...

な
What the...?!

====================

021:

今
Did that sound come from the backyard...?!

=====

何
Pops, what are you do-

=====

お
Oh, Kokonotsu, what's up?

ホ
No, seriously, what are you doing?!

====================

022:

ん
What? You can't tell?
It's a /bomb/, duh!

=====

い
Huh?! A bomb?! Sorry, but that doesn't help me at all!!

=====

ヨ
You-san, that was too cryptic. You have to be to be clearer if you want him to understand...

=====

に
You have to say it's...
/a carrot./

さ
You're not being any more helpful!!

=====

い
Come on, Kokonotsu, I'm sure you know about carrots.

え
Eh?

=====

き
Just show him, I'm sure he'll understand, You-san!

ほ
Righto!

=====

…
...

====================

023:

ほ
Here, it's your share, Kokonotsu.

食
You can eat it.

=====

あ
Erm... Thanks...

=====

…
...

=====

あ
Ah!

=====

あ
I-It's the dagashi that's inside that pouch that looks like a carrot!

ポ
Isn't it called /puffed rice/?

に
Carrot

袋
Indeed, they decided to call it "ninjin" because the pouch looks like a carrot.
[TL note: reminder, "ninjin" means "carrot"]

=====

そ
Right! And /that/...

米
is the machine used to produce "ninjin" from rice, the "bakudan"!
[TL note: "bakudan" means "bomb"]

====================

024:

こ
It's basically just a pressure cooker. You heat it to elevate the pression of the vapor inside the cooker.

圧
pression

米
rice

熱
heat

そ
And then, the machine suddenly releases the pressure, turning the rice into a delicious, crispy snack.

ポ
It's the same principle as popcorn.

=====

そ
In order to release the pressure, one has to hit the lever with a hammer.

そ
I like the roaring sound and white smoke it produces during that process...

だ
Hence the name "bakudan".

風
I agree, I find them very elegant...

う
Did we really have something like that at home...?

=====

じ
Yeah, I remember my grandfather taking it with him to peddle puffed rice.

リ
He pulled a whole trailer behind him...

へ
I didn't know that...

行
Alright, time to work!!

若
He's still so energetic...!

=====

こ
He had to pull this huge machine behind him...

重
It looks heavy.

い
Well, you know, this is actually one of the smaller models.

====================

025:

工
I heard that the ones for industrial use are just as big as cannons.

さ
Okay, it's nearly time for the next batch.
Plug your ears.

は
Fire!

わ
*excited*

ふ
Hmm...

=====

ほ
Hah!

=====

ん
Hmm...?

ど
What's wrong, pops?

=====

こ
I think it's broken...

あ
Oh.

え
Whaaaaat?!

=====

貴
It's so precious...!!

実
There aren't many people who own this kind of machine...

ま
Well, it's not surprising, this one must be around 100 years old...

=====

な
Have you noticed how...

み
it always happens when you're least prepared for it?

====================

026:

そ
But here's exactly what you need!
The portable puffed-rice machine!

￥
¥100,000

今
Get it now, for only 100,000 yen!! You heard right, only 100,000 yen!!

=====

な
With this, you can eat as much puffed rice, as many ninjin as you want!

へ
Wow, that sounds great! And for only 100,000 yen, what a deal!

=====

…
That's...

=====

商
an idea we got to start a new business. What do you think?

ま
Can't you be more direct?!!

な
Have you noticed how it always happens when you're least prepared for it?

https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/42491 Translation: Dagashi Kashi 40 2016-05-11T12:38:49+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com

Reserved for Crossbreed Scans.

011:

第
40th Sweet: Baby Star Ramen

だ
Dagashi Kashi

==========

012:

す
Sorry, Kokonotsu...
I really wanted to tell you sooner...

父
I'm...

ユ
trying to make a living as a YouTueber...
[TL note: typo on purpose, see the YOUTuebe logo on page 18]

…
...

遡
Let's go a few minutes back in time...

==========

013:

コ
Kokonotsu had woken up in the middle of the night.

水
I'm thirsty...

う
Hmm...

ん
Huh?
Is pops still up...?

〜
~
~

誰
Is he talking with someone...? Maybe he's on the phone...

電
Hmm?

い
Hiiii!
And welcome to a new episode!

つ
And, wow! it's already the tenth episode!
Time sure flies!

じ
Okay, so let's get started!

い
No...
He's...!!

「
Welcome to "You's Dagashi Channel"!

今
Alright, so today's dagashi is... "Baby Star Ramen"!

ユ
He's one of those YouTuebers who upload videos in which they review sweets!!

食
Right, so that's what I'm going to review today!

==========

014:

親
Pooooops!!

え
Huh?! What?! Kokonotsu, what are you doing up this late?!

こ
That's exactly what I wanted to ask you!!

今
Back to the present.

正
That was a real shock.
I can't believe my own father's a YouTueber...

う
Ugh... Well, you see...
I thought it might help us earn a little something...

有
I heard that the most famous YouTuebers earn up to twenty million yens a year
and their videos are watched ten thousand times every day! Isn't it amazing?!

父
And how many times do your videos get watched?

１
About 13 times...
In total.

才
You're not made for it! Stop right now!!

じ
Th-Then, since I was going to shoot a video right now, can you tell me what I'm doing wrong?

む
Hmm...
Well, I don't really mind...

だ
Welcome to You's Dagashi Channel!

そ
Are you gonna start again from the beginning...?

==========

015:

今
The dagashi I'm going to tell you about today is: the Baby Star Ramen!

お
Oyatsu Company

ベ
Baby Star Ramen

ベ
Baby Baby Baby Baby Baby Star

チ
Chicken

ベ
Huge

で
Baby-chan

タ
Bath Towel

て
Ta-da-dah!

題
His choice of dagashi looks good...
K

言
As you all know, it's a dagashi inspired by ramen! I'm sure all of you have had some, at least once.

こ
It was... erm...

チ
*glimpse*

カ
cheat sheet

１
created in 1959! Wow...! This one's an old-timer...

こ
It was still called "Baby Ramen" at the time! Oooh...!

…
...

P
Chirp!! Chirp!!

う
Well, my dagashi store is even older than that, though!

じ
Alright, so let's start the tasting.

む
*nom* *nom*

う
Hmm! It's good! Like... really good!

い
It's great! The... taste! It's like... erm... tasty!

食
The texture... and the taste...

==========

016:

下
You completely suck at thiiiis!!!

え
Huh?!

な
Are you even trying?! H-How can you suck so much?! There are so many things you could say here! It's the "Baby Star", damn it!!

う
G-Ghh...

例
For example... You could have said it was born from the production of instant ramen!

そ
That's right! Ain't I awesome?

そ
Oh, you mean how it's made from the noodle scraps the workers were given as snacks, and which they really loved...?

ワ
Woo-hoo!

お
It's snack time!

バ
*crack*

そ
Yeah, that.

す
Isn't it amazing?!

そ
It has such an unexpected history... You could even say its existence itself is an accident... That's part of its identity as a dagashi!

た
Y-You're right...

あ
And this character, everyone knows about him!

あ
Ah, Ba-chan...

==========

017:

こ
There's actually two characters! A boy called Ba-chan and a girl called By-chan,
and their mother is a designer! You could have said that!

お
Mother
Conceptual drawing

ベ
That the clothes they wear are cosplays designed by their mother...! Or that these clothes change with the flavor...!

カ
Kung-fu cosplay
"Utsunomiya's Gyoza Senbei"
[TL note: utsunomiya is a japanese city that is famous for its gyoza]

道
Dosanko cosplay
[TL note: "dosanko" is the name of a horse breed from hokkaido, and also a nickname for people from hokkaido]
"Sapporo's Miso Ramen"

マ
Marine cosplay
"Salt Ramen"

マ
Maharajah cosplay
"Curry Ramen"

あ
Oh, yeah! Now that you say it...!

知
If you know about it, then talk about it!!!

せ
You know more than the average guy, so use that knowledge! Do you think people want to watch videos in which all you say is "it's good"?!

だ
B-But basically all other videos are like that...

や
If you're gonna do it, then be serious about it! You're trying to live off it, right?!

ジ
still on

ベ
The "star" in "Baby Star" is...

子
the expression of the desire to become a star...

ス
I'm a star!

一
to become the number one star of children's snacks!

==========

018:

こ
This was the first episode of "You's Dagashi Channel" to ever reach a hundred views.

一
...to become the number one star...

ヨ
You's Dagashi Channel - Episode 10

だ
There were even a few discussions about it among dagashi enthusiasts.

…
...

い
Was the camera on all the time...?

ア
I saw your movie!

な
I think it was really nice!

…
...

と
It got Hotaru's approval.

https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/42137 Translation: Dagashi Kashi Omake 2 2015-12-18T21:17:02+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com

Reserved for Café con Lenin.

161:

オ
Bonus

==========

162:

に
Volume 2

2
Volume 2,

2
it's volume 2.

2
It's volume 2, Kokonotsu-kun.

…
... Yes, it is... So what...?

2
Since it's volume 2 we'll probably gather the 7 balls of the dragon.

ギ
A girl's panties!

他
Stop!! That's from another company!!

S
Maybe SOL will fire too?

他
That's from another company too! And why such a niche reference?!
[translation note: in Japan, copyright issues are usually handled by publishers, so it's not uncommon to see references to another manga published by the same company, but referencing a manga from another company might create copyright issues. Here, Dagashi Kashi is published by Shogakukan, while Dragon Ball was published by Shueisha and Akira by Kodansha, hence Kokonotsu's warnings.]

申
I am deeply sorry.

パ
Papa

言
Oh, I forgot to tell you, but the house I invited you in the other day is one of our resorts, Kokonotsu-kun.

あ
Ah, okay, I see.

あ
So you had a resort here in the middle of nowhere... I guess that shows just how rich the Shidare company is...

い
No, no.

お
Father had it built just for me.

…
I... see...

金
That's not just rich anymore...

？
?

==========

163:

青
Youth

ま
I know it's kind of out of the blue, but I bought a motorbike.

ま
For real?!

こ
We can go as far as we want now that we have one!

v
Let's get out of this back country as fast as possible!!

行
No matter how far we rode, we did not manage to get out of the forest. Then darkness fell, and so did the temperature.

引
We tried to turn back, but it was so dark we could not see a thing. Countryside is a truly terrifying place.

ボ
Boss

今
Thank you very much for teaching us (about dagashi) today again, Boss!

う
You did well. You may go.

ほ
When did you become acquainted with them, Hotaru-san?

い
Erm, that was...

公
when I was looking at them eating dagashi in the park one day, and they gave me one.

め
She looks like a pain to deal with...

い
Since they're such good boys, I decided to guide them...

ボ
You may call me "Boss"!!

え
Huh? What?!

だ
Who is she?!

自
She asked them to call her "Boss" herself...?!

==========

164:

シ
Shower

サ
This is something I heard from Saya-chan...

ん
Yeah?

ほ
She said that Hotaru-san used your shower. Is that true?

ん
Huh? Erm, yeah...

…
...

…
...?

い
I wish I were you...

は
Haah...

こ
He's actually much more of a perv' than he looks...

無
None

サ
While we're talking about, Saya...

う
Yeah?

お
She's flat as a board.

え
Huh?! Well, yeah...

コ
How do you feel about it, Coconuts?

サ
In my opinion, Saya-chan is more about...

脚
the legs... I guess.

…
I'm so proud of my little sister.

う
I know.

==========

166:

シ
Inside /Shikada Dagashi/.

エ
The air conditioner. Looks like they bought a new one.

ち
The chabudai. Here, you can eat the dagashi you've bought.

作
It's hard to tell in the manga itself, but you have to take your shoes off to go there, and there's a small step.

柱
Pillar. It's in the way.

コ
The counter where Kokonotsu always is.

駄
Dagashi shelf. There are also strange plastic models and stuff here.

駄
Dagashi shelf number 2.

い
The door from which Hotaru always enters.

買
I think this space to rest where people can eat their dagashi just after buying them is a wonderful idea.

ほ
Though you always end up eating your dagashi in front of the counter, Hotaru-san.

あ
Afterword

週
Since I only draw eight pages a week, it takes long to gather enough material to put in a book.
"It's going to be a while before volume 2 comes out... Wait, before that, will volume 2 actually come out one day...?" Or so I was thinking, but time sure flies faster than I can notice.
Thank you very much for buying the second volume of Dagashi Kashi.
It's going to be a while before volume 3 comes out...

コ
Kotoyama

著
Many thanks to "Yuitama Tatsuhiro" for drawing the author's picture.

==========

167:

株式会社ハート
Kabushiki Gaisha Heart
[Translation note: the company that produces Waku Waku Smartphones.]

丸義製菓株式会社
Maruyoshi Seika Kabushiki Gaisha
[Translation note: the company that produces Seven Neons.]

株式会社みやま食品工業
Kabushiki Gaisha Miyama Shokuhin Kōgyō
[Translation note: the company that produces Sakura Daikon.]

株式会社　やおきん
Kabushiki Gaisha Yaokin
[Translation note: the company that produces Monster Stamps and Cabbage Tarou.]

株式会社　明治
Kabushiki Gaisha Meiji
[Translation note: the company that produces Yanyan Tsuke Bou, Chou Himo Q, Wata Pachi, and Choco Babies.]

ジャック製菓株式会社
Jack Seika Kabushiki Gaisha
[Translation note: the company that produces Yatta! Men.]

セイカ食品株式会社
Seika Shokuhin Kabushiki Gaisha
[Translation note: the company that produces Bontan Ame.]

松山製菓株式会社
Matsuyama Seika Kabushiki Gaisha
[Translation note: the company that produces American Cola.]

明治チューインガム株式会社
Meiji Chewing Gum Kabushiki Gaisha
[Translation note: the company that produces Suppai Budou ni Goyoujin.]

株式会社　大和製菓
Kabushiki Gaisha Yamato Seika
[Translation note: the company that produces Aji Curry.]

井村屋株式会社
Imuraya Kabushiki Gaisha
[Translation note: the company that produces Melon Balls.]

クラシエフーズ株式会社
Kracie Foods Kabushiki Gaisha
[Translation note: the company that produces Neru Neru Neru ne.]

まるたけ食品工業株式会社
Marutake Shokuhin Kougyou Kabushiki Gaisha
[Translation note: the company that produces Omosiro Boys.]

三立製菓株式会社
Sanritsu Seika Kabushiki Gaisha
[Translation note: the company that produces Choco Bats.]

チロルチョコ株式会社
Tirol Choco Kabushiki Gaisha
[Translation note: the company that produces Go En ga Aru yo.]

ス
Thank you for all these wonderful dagashi!!!

https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/42074 Translation: Dagashi Kashi 27 2015-11-27T13:23:11+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com

Reserved for Café con Lenin.

069:

第
27th Sweet: Chou Himo Q
[translation note: "chou himo q" means "super string q"]

==========

070:

何
What the hell is she doing...?

==========

071:

！
!

ハ
Haah!

あ
Ah, it's you two.
What a coincidence to meet you here.

ハ
Haah!

う
You're right in front of the shop...
It is \so\ not a coincidence.

え
Sorry? Did you just ask me what I was doing?

言
No, I didn't!! W-Well, I \was\ going to ask, though...

じ
Alright, then I have a question for you too...

そ
You're asking your question before answering mine?! Well, whatever, ask away.

２
Have you ever been scolded during a meal for playing with your food?

あ
Yeah.

ま
Well, when I was little...

誰
I guess it's happened to anyone at least once...
Pretending Kurukuru Bou Jellies are swords and fighting with them.

な
No, I don't think so!! How did the thought of using them as swords even cross your mind?!

色
They look cool, and they have the same colors as light sabers.

ウ
Wooooooooh

実
But... there is actually a food... or, more precisely, a dagashi you can play with!

そ
Its name is...

==========

072:

史
Shijou Saichou Gummi...
Chou Himo Q!!
[translation note: "shijou saichou gummi - chou himo Q" is "chou himo q"'s complete name, and it means "the longest gummi in history - super string q"]

超
Chou Himo Q

[on the chou himo q]

噛
Chewy Chewy Happy

史
Shijou Saichou

グ
Gummi

超
Chou Himo Q

コ
Cola & Soda Flavor

[end of chou himo q]

全
It boasts the incredible length of more than 126cm! Each string is divided into a few sections whose tastes alternate between cola and soda, so you can enjoy both tastes!

グ
So it was a gummi...

て
Wait... Isn't it a bit... too long?!

そ
And why is it okay to play with it?

「
Chou Himo Q's catchphrase is "fun to play with and tastes great".

そ
In other words...

食
It's advised to play with it before eating it... Or rather, it's proper manners to play with it!!

背
I've grown taller!

「
At the time, the "Long Himo Q" was 115-cm long.
[translation note: "long himo q" means "long string q"]

み
braiding

地
It's incredibly difficult to do this without the string hitting the ground or one's feet.

な
skipping

==========

073:

都
She's just interpreting it however she pleases!

シ
Shikada
Dagashi

と
And so...

ど
Let's all think of ways to play with these!

皆
Do we have to think about it too...?

例
Look, for example...

「
This uses two "Chou Hime Q's"...
Kokonotsu-kun, please take this one.

あ
Uh, okay...

引
The rules are that we'll both pull on them, and the one whose "Chou Himo Q" breaks has to inherit Shikada Dagashi...

え
Whaaaaaat?!!

ち
Wa-Wa-Wait! Stop! Stop!!

ほ
What will you do if you lose, Hotaru-san?!

も
I'm fully prepared to face the consequences!!

…
...

==========

074:

引
draw

く
Khh! I was so close.

あ
Damn, that was close...!

は
Haah! Haah!

サ
Can you think of anything, Saya-shi?

え
Huh?!

ん
Hmm... Well, can I do, like, whatever I want?

結
Then, if you connect both ends to make a ring, then do that...

こ
Well, that's pretty much all I can think of, though...

東
The Tokyo Tower!!

==========

075:

サ
Saya-shiiiii!!!

え
He, he he...
Well, I've always been pretty good at string figure...

ツ
The twintails really suit you, too, Saya-shi!

の
Just like Nobita-kun...
[translation note: Nobita Nobi is the main character in Doraemon, and he can weave amazing string figures.]

え
He... He he...

さ
Impressive... So, what should we do next...?

と
By the way, do you know how long the first "Himo Q" was?
[translation note: "himo q" means "string q"]

え
Erm... No idea. How long was it?

ふ
Hu hu hu! It was only 30cms long. That's about one fourth of its current length!

て
Wait! Why are you whirling this "Chou Himo Q" around like Bruce Lee would to showcase his nunchuck skills?!

そ
And there were three of them per pack.

３
Don't you think it's nice that there's more to eat in each pack now than then?

ほ
Hwataaah!

だ
It's rotating too much!! If you keep this up, it's gonna...

‼
!!

==========

076:

な
Wh-What have I done?! It split from the momentum...!!

私
If that dagashi hits the ground...!! I'll never be able to forgive myself!!

し
But, it's too far, I can't reach... Huh?!

コ
Ko-

コ
Kokonotsu-kuuuun?!

コ
Coconuuuuts!!

は
Ah! My body moved before I noticed...

い
Ow, ow, ow... Hmm?

コ
Kokonotsu-kun...

駄
The blood of a dagashi store owner undeniably flows in your veins...

ア
It couldn't forgive the sight of a dagashi falling to the ground in front of you... Impressive!

ま
This makes me want to make you take over Shikada all the more...!!

…
...

…
You sure have guts, Coconuts...

や
Kokonotsu felt he had just dug his grave a little bit deeper.

https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/42004 Translation: Dagashi Kashi 26 2015-11-07T12:53:58+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com

Reserved for Café con Lenin.

061:

第
26th Sweet: American Cola

==========

062:

突
Sorry for the sudden announcement,

Ｄ
Dekai
[translation note: "dekai" means "huge"]

ほ
but I'm currently at Hotaru-san's place.

そ
When I asked her: By the way, I know it's a bit late, but where do you live, Hotaru-san?

敵
So you stay wary of your enemies' movements... You're indeed my rival.

と
She willingly invited me to visit her place.
By the way, it seems I'm her rival.

…
...

や
Damn it... I'm getting so nervous...

女
I've come to visit a girl's place all alone...!

い
It's not like I'm having inappropriate expectations... /!\ But I can't really help thinking about it either...

ご
Sorry to make you wait so long.

菓
[...]gashi

は
N-No problem. You really didn't take that lo-

==========

063:

着
It took me longer than I thought to get changed.

あ
It's okay, I don't... Hmm?

ト
*tap*

絶
Admit it, you were just eating dagashi!!

女
Girls always take a lot of time to prepare themselves.

絶
She's definitely lying...

…
But anyway...

部
A casual dress...? She's wearing a casual dress...

ワ
A simple dress, huh...? It gives off a different vibe than what she usually wears, which is pretty nice too... He he...

は
Ah!!
Stop it, Kokonotsu! Don't look at her with such impure intent...

落
You must regain your compo-

！
!

==========

064:

じ
All right, I'll prepare something to drink.

カ
*pop*

な
What was that just now?!

え
*hack*

げ
*cough*

げ
*cough*

な
Something... I saw something, but...

？
?

し
I will not say what...

あ
I will not dare say what I saw, but it was wonderful...!!

え
Erm...

確
I think the powder's in there...

は
Ah! No, no, no, no, no! Hotaru-san's preparing me some tea...

こ
It's rude to her to have such indecent thoughts...!!

==========

065:

こ
It should be somewhere in that closet...

神
Lord, give me the strength to... Hmm?

耐
Endure it, Kokonotsu!!!

心
Don't let the demon gain control of your heart...!!!

お
Oh, there it is!

い
You can't let it!!

よ
All right.

は
Here, it's done.

さ
Please have some.

あ
Thank you...

ワ
I've done it... I have defeated the demon...!!

ふ
Hu hu...

ほ
It's tea Hotaru-san has made especially for me...

==========

066:

こ
Wait...! It's not tea, it's American Cola!!

ア
American Cola

[on the american cola]

マ
Matsuyama

ア
American

コ
Cola

[end of american cola]

ふ
This fine powder comes in a small pouch. Dissolve it in water to obtain delicious cola!!

そ
Exactly... You're correct!! It's American Cola... The "da" in dagashi is the "da" from "odachin". A cola can is too high-class a treat to buy with a little something...
[translation note: "odachin" means "a little something/tip"]

だ
But, however! A pouch of American Cola costs around 20 yen! If you have the money to buy a cola can, you can buy six American Colas! Wow! It's such a good deal!

セ
S-She's giving its selling points?!

家
Sometimes, I can't wait until I come back home, so I search for a tap in a park to pour water directly into the pouch and drink from it.

加
It's hard to pour the right quantity...

気
I know how you feel, but wait until you're home!!

最
These days, there are fewer and fewer parks, it really makes me sad...

そ
I see...

都
Cities also have their own problems...

==========

067:

他
The company that makes it has made many other very attractive flavors.

[on the funmatsu juice]

グ
Grape

パ
Pineapple

メ
Melon

イ
Strawberry

フ
Fresh Soda

ソ
Soda

オ
Orange

[end of funmatsu juice]

こ
Combining them to create new flavors is also very fun!

そ
You sound like a grade schooler at a drink bar...

は
Ah!! I'm sure it would be delicious if we mixed all of the flavors together!!

は
Ah!

完
That's exactly how grade schoolers think!!

さ
Let's try it right now!

混
Mix them, dissolve them...

よ
All right, it's done!!

え
What a nasty color!!

や
I don't think you should drink it, seriously!!

大
Don't worry, no matter how good it is, I'll leave some of it for you.

え
Huh?! You think it will taste good?!

そ
Well, then, let's see how good it is!

‼
!!

==========

068:

な
Why are you making that face...?

や
Does it taste as bad as I imagine...?

い
N-No! Not at all...! Wait, what do you mean by "as bad as I imagine"...?!

い
Well, erm... Anyway, why are you making that face, then?

な
How to put it...? I guess you could say /the taste is dead/...

死
Dead?!

飲
You'll get what I mean once you drink it yourself.

え
Huh?! You want me to drink that?!

当
But of course.

…
...

…
...

…
...
Ah...

コ
What Kokonotsu thought was that mixing things randomly was definitely a bad idea.

https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41913 Translation: Dagashi Kashi 25 2015-10-19T16:17:58+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com

Reserved for Café con Lenin.

051:

第
25th Sweet: Bontan Ame
[translation note: in the USA, it is known as "botan rice candy". And bontan means pomelo.]

==========

053:

う
Hmm...

私
According to my calculations, Kokonotsu-kun should have decided to take over the shop about now...

シ
Shikada
Dagas[...]

意
But he's more tenacious than I thought...

や
It seems that I'll have to be a bit forceful here...

そ
All right...

コ
Kokonotsu-kun!!

054:

==========

あ
Ah!

ほ
Hotaru-san.

シ
Verifies that she's at Shikada Dagashi.

…
?

コ
If you're searching for Coconuts, he said he had something to do and left for a bit.

そ
I see... Then I'll wait for him inside.

せ
Since you're here, Endou-kun...

な
What's it?

駄
What kind of dagashi do you like?

055:

==========

あ
Aaah... Hmm... Well...

な
I wonder...

な
I don't really know...

な
You "don't really know"...?!

何
What's this reaction...? This talk technique I developed should allow me to understand the personality of those who answer this question, but...

…
...

逆
What about you? What dagashi do you like best, Hotaru-san?

私
Me? Hu hu, you see...

私
In my case... I love the concept of dagashi itself.

ジ
There are some genres that I like better than others to some extent, but I can't easily say "this is what I like"...

ふ
Hu hu... This answer was just perfect, even for me...

な
I see.

056:

==========

ど
I guess that means you like them all pretty well.

ど
I "like the all pretty well"...?!

何
What is he saying...? Is he trying to test me...?

…
...

あ
Ah, that's right...

さ
Cocnuts gave me this and told me I can eat it if I want...

ボ
It's called Bontan Ame...

こ
But there's a problem: I can't the unwrap the wrapping paper...

カ
*scratch* *scratch*

あ
Aaaah... Aaaaaaaah...!!

057:

==========

ボ
What is Bontan Ame?

[on the bontan ame]

登
Registered Trademark

南
Tropical Specialty

登
Registered Trademark

ボ
Bontan Ame

[end of bontan ame]

誰
Everyone knows about it, it's been a very popular candy since long ago!! Its faint pomelo smell and taste are so nostalgic. Its wrapping paper is made of wafer, so it can be eaten together with the candy!!

わ
Yay!

ま
I can't believe Kokonotsu-kun's friend made such a basic mistake... No, it's impossible!

だ
Which means...

「
He's trying to tell me "Show me the true way to eat Bontan Ame".

っ
Is that it...?

私
He's trying to see if my power is enough to be Kokonotsu-kun's rival!

ほ
Hotaru-chan's so cute...

試
He's testing me...?!

ふ
Hu hu...

受
I accept your challenge!!

遠
Endou-kun...

や
Sorry to make you wait so long, Tou-kun...

058:

==========

ア
I will peel off...

私
the wafer on your heart!!

う
Whoa!! I came back at a really awkward timing...

豆
How is Tou-kun reac-

え
Huh?! O-Okay! I'm ready!!

な
He looks really happy!!

コ
Please wait here, Kokonotsu-kun.

あ
Ah, she's noticed that I'm here...

一
I'll end this in a flash.

059:

==========

今
I don't even need to use any words to describe this.

そ
Right, there is a very simple answer...

導
And I will show it to you...

遠
Endou-kun...

え
Huh?

060:

==========

豆
Tooouuu-kuuun!!

え
Huuuuh?!

こ
At that time...

豆
the Bontan Ame that was in Tou's mouth...

激
was coated in his saliva and rotating at a tremendous speed...

す
which made the wafer around it melt extremely quickly!!

あ
Erm... Tou-kun... Are you okay...?

…
Yeah...

ふ
Hu hu!

お
Delish!

な
He's smiling from the bottom of his heart!!

俺
You have peeled off the wafer that was wrapped around my heart...

ふ
Hu hu...

カ
[...]ad[...]
[...]ashi

な
What the hell are they saying...?!

https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41794 Translation: Dagashi Kashi 24 2015-09-18T15:52:42+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com

Reserved for Café con Lenin.

043:

第
24th Sweet: Yatta! Men
[translation note: "yatta! men" means "yippee! noodles"]

==========

ア
won

044:

う
Ugh...

１
I only have 120 yen...

ま
Damn, I can't buy any art supply with that... Why does it cost so much to draw manga...?

つ
Pops could at least give me some money for tending the store...

お
It sounds like you have money troubles!!

は
Ah!!

は
Ah, that voice...!

誰
There's a simple way to make money, anyone can do it...

今
If you want, I could make an exception and teach it to you right here, right now...

う
That sounds sooo fishy...!!

==========

045:

シ
Shikada
Dagashi

あ
I'm not suspicious...

全
I'm definitely not anyone suspicious...

ほ
No, you're pretty much always suspicious, Hotaru-san.

そ
Let's get back on the topic...

こ
It's an original money-making technique I have developed myself. I haven't told anyone about it yet.

メ
Money-making technique...

コ
You're really very lucky, Kokonotsu-kun!

僕
Erm, I never said I was going to do it...

ま
Now, now, now!! Just listen to what I have to say!!

や
It's actually very simple.

使
It only uses this...

==========

046:

ヤ
Yatta! Meeeeeen!!

ヤ
Yatta! Men

チ
A chicken-flavored dagashi designed after noodles. Since there's so little to eat, people tend to eat a few in a row, but they're very salty, so be careful!

[on the yatta! men]

ヤ
Yatta! Men

[end of yatta! men]

こ
We'll use the winning "Yatta! Men".

ア
The winning ones?

そ
Exactly... Here, 10 yen.

あ
Ah, thank you...

普
When you win something with a dagashi, in most cases, it's the right to eat another one...

[on the morocco fruit yogul]

あ
won

[end of morocco fruit yogul]

[on the garigari-kun]

あ
won

[end of garigari-kun]

な
But, when you win with a "Yatta! Men"...

現
you actually get some cash!!

現
Well, no, it's not really cash, but a coupon.

２
20 yen

２
Can be exchanged against 20 yen of dagashi.

ま
Now, now! Anyway, if we just keep winning with these...

==========

047:

お
then we'll just keep getting more and more money.

は
lost

は
Y-You lost!!

こ
It's the principle of perpetual motion.

多
I don't think that's it!

は
And you lost!!

そ
Indeed, I lost...
I have lost countless times.

そ
And a thought was born from all these losses...
Isn't there a way to tell the winning ones from the losing ones...?

物
Isn't there a reason for everything that happens in this world...?

シ
Sheeeh...!
[translation note: "Sheeeh!" is Iyami's catchphrase in "Osomatsu-kun", a manga by Fujio Akatsuka]

パ
Isn't the drawing on the package a rip-off from an old manga...?
By Fujio Aka*suka...
[translation ntoe: the character on the "yatta! men" package looks a lot like Iyami]

そ
That's the one thing you're not supposed to say!!

そ
And then I heard it was drawn by the director of the company that makes "Yatta! Men" himself...

い
Come on, I just told you...
What, for real?!

==========

048:

こ
Look at this one. Its lid is a bit dented, right?

あ
Yes, it is.

こ
It's a winning one.

っ
That's what the kids I met here told me.

こ
This one's dented, see? They're winning ones more often than others.

そ
Really?!

そ
Is it really true...?

信
/They have zero credibility!!/ They don't win more often than others!!

と
Anyway, we have to try it!!

無
I think it's just a waste of time, though...

ぺ
*rip*

お
Oh!

==========

049:

す
Wow!

１
10 Yatta! Men
or 100-yen of goods

ほ
I really won!! And 100 yen, too!!

こ
I can't believe that it actually works...!

ほ
How did it go for you, Hotaru-san...?

え
Huh? W-Well...

良
I'm happy for you, Kokonotsu-kun...

あ
Huuuuuh?! It looks like she lost again!!

そ
After that...

ど
Why...?!

…
...

立
she tried to win again and again, but to no avail...

ド
Draw!!
[Yu-Gi-Oh! reference, maybe?]

は
lost

オ
Ooooooooh

そ
And finally...

は
Haah...

は
Haah...

==========

050:

…
...

は
lost [*17]

コ
Kokonotsu-kun...

私
I admit my defeat...

は
Haah... Haah...

勝
We weren't competing now, were we...?

ま
I can't believe she lost every single time...

実
To tell you the truth...

駄
I have never won anything with a dagashi. Not even once.

な
Then why did you decide to use this method?! Wait, not even once?! That's actually amazing in itself!!

信
I wanted to believe...

自
in my own possibilities...!!

こ
Kokonotsu thought to himself that he should never let her try gambling ever.

…
...

https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41792 Translation: Dagashi Kashi 23 2015-09-17T17:11:57+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com

Reserved for Café con Lenin.

035:

第
23rd Sweet: Yanyan Tsuke Bou
[translation note: "yanyan tsuke bou" means "yanyan dipping stick"]

==========

036:

今
If I asked you to come here today, it is for no other reason

「
than to hear your own opinion on the matter, as the heir of the "Shidare Company", Hotaru-chan.

コ
Cocoa Cigarettes

あ
I was wondering why the great You-san was formally asking for my assistance...

な
But now I see, it is indeed a very tricky question.

「
Is "Yanyan Tsuke Bou"

[on the yanyan tsuke bou]

ヤ
Yanyan Tsuke Bou

あ
open

つ
Delicious when dipped, fun to [...]

ヤ
Yanyan Tsuke Bou

チ
Dip it in the /chocolate cream/, it's delicious!

[end of yanyan tsuke bou]

駄
a dagashi or not?

==========

037:

…
...
Erm...

僕
Can I go back to my room...?

駄
Of course not!

そ
She's right, Kokonotsu. We're not playing, for God's sake.

そ
First of all, "Yanyan Tsuke Bou" is...

て
Why are we doing this at our home...?

ポ
*crunch* *crunch*

「
a popular snack whose concept is "delicious when dipped, fun to dip".

つ
Dip it, then eat it.

な
mysterious, yummy powder

チ
chocolate

つ
delicious, crispy dipping sticks

皆
Everyone must have tried it at least once in their lives.

モ
Most certainly.

率
Then please answer honestly:

初
What did you think the first time you ate some?

…
... It was fun,

お
and delicious.

==========

038:

だ
P-Phew! I see! That's a relief! It was the same for me!

あ
Isn't, like, super fun?! Like when you worry about how to distribute the remaining chocolate to the sticks!

粉
Or when how you can't easily grab the last bits of powder with the sticks and end up dumping it in your mouth!

ほ
Wow! You're so wild, Hotaru-chan!

…
?

あ
Huh? Weren't we supposed to discuss whether "Yanyan Tsuke Bou" is a dagashi or not?

そ
That's right.

ち
Did you not even listen to what we said, Kokonotsu?!

な
What's with that attitude?!

そ
So, what did you want to say?

あ
Ah, well...

駄
Isn't Yanyan Tsuke Bou a dagashi?

ヤ
I mean, why wouldn't it be?

え
/Huh?! What?!/ Am I mistaken?

う
Hmmmmm...

==========

039:

コ
Kokonotsu-kun...

「
You have to come back to the very definition of dagashi is to solve this question.

コ
Kokonotsu-kun, do you know what the "da" in dagashi means?

え
Erm... If I remember well, it's the "da" from "odachin".
[translation note: "odachin" is a small sum of money given to a child who has run an errand (it may also, more generally, mean "tip/reward")]

正
Indeed, that's the right answer. You're doing great for now.

そ
Now, what is the price of a "Yanyan Tsuke Bou"?

「
The price of a "Yanyan Tsuke Bou"...?

だ
It's usually from 100 to 120 yen...

は
Ah!!

そ
Exactly! MSRP: 122 yen (without tax).

「
If a "dagashi" is "a snack you can buy with odachin"...

１
120 yen is a bit too much to fit the definition!

は
You did well, take this.

父
father

わ
Yay! 50 yen!!

１
120 yen...?!

な
What sort of high-class snack is this?!

==========

040:

じ
Well, I guess it's not a dagashi, then.

迷
Not a hint of hesitation!!

も
Let's think about it a bit more!!

っ
But it looks straightforward to me...

し
I see... Then you leave me no other choice, I'll have to do /that/.

？
?

お
Oh, I see! /That/!

ぺ
*rip*

な
What are they doing...?

い
All right!

―
"What is special about June 4?"

==========

041:

な
W-What?! Is it a puzzle? Or maybe a quiz?

６
June 4? June 4... Hmm...

あ
Ah! It's "cavity prevention day"!

う
Hu hu hu!

正
Correct!

は
Ah!!

ま
No...
No way!

ふ
Hu hu...

そ
Yes way!!

こ
There's a little quiz written on every single one of these dipping sticks!!

[on the yanyan tsuke bou]

６
What is special about June 4?

[end of yanyan tsuke bou]

==========

042:

学
It's designed to play, but children learn at the same time!!

ど
*triumphant*

ど
So?! Kokonotsu-kun?!

だ
I-I-It feels so much like a dagashiiii!!

[on the yanyan tsuke bou]

６
What is special about June 4?

[end of yanyan tsuke bou]

シ
Shikad[...]

さ
So, Kokonotsu-kun, what is your conclusion?

は
Hurry!

…
...

う
Erm... I guess... it's a dagashi...

た
Maybe...

じ
Can we sell some at the shop, then?!

え
Huh? Well... Why not? It tastes good, after all.

や
Yaaaaaaaay!

パ
*crisp*

店
They only wanted to sell "Yanyan Tsuke Bou" at the shop.

…
...

https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41787 Translation: Dagashi Kashi 22 2015-09-16T10:04:40+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com

Reserved for Café con Lenin.

027:

第
22nd Sweet: Monster Stamp

==========

028:

コ
Kokonotsu! Kokonotsu! It's morning! Wake uuup!!

…
...

な
What's going on...? I'm still sleepy...

何
C'mon, it's the summer vacations, there's only one possible answer!

ん
Hmm...?

ラ
It's gotta be radio calisthenics, obviously!!

…
...

ラ
Radio calisthenics...?

シ
Shikada
Dagashi

氷
Ice

ア
Ice Cream

029:

==========

あ
Ah, Coconuts-nii-chan.

お
Hi!

…
...

少
They're so few!!

３
There's only three people here!!

も
No, there's four with me!!

あ
Of course I didn't take you into account, I came here with you!!
K

は
Haah... You know, you really shouldn't feel forced to come either...

ラ
I bet it's just something pops started without asking anyone.

コ
Coconuts-nii-chan, that's quite the bed hair...

お
I know...

あ
Ah, but...

ボ
The Boss told us to come.

ボ
The Boss...? You don't mean...

お
Sorry I'm late!

030:

==========

ご
I'm very sorry!
I overslept!!

あ
Ah, Boss!

お
You're late, Hotaru-chan.

…
...

ふ
Hu hu, I have no excuse.

あ
Ah!

お
Good morning, Kokonotsu-kun! Isn't today a perfect day for dagashi?

パ
She's in...

パ
her pajamas...!!

は
/Y-//Y//es!!/ Good morning!!

==========

031:

さ
All right, now we stretch like the Bin Ramune's powder's stuck in our throat and we can't breath!!

は
Yes, Boss!!

…
...

今
Today too, dagashi are delicious!

お
Delicious!

…
...

チ
*peek*

お
Delicious!

お
Delicious!

う
Oooh...

は
Okay, louder!!

は
Yes, sir!

コ
You too, Kokonotsu-kun!

お
Ooooh...

==========

032:

は
Great! We worked up a good sweat!

は
Haaah!

ス
Those of you who want their cards stamped, line up!

け
It /is/ quite tiresome.

…
Stamped...?

わ
Yaaay!

ふ
Hu hu... Exactly, stamped... With the dagashi you can use as a stamp after you lick it!

そ
Its name is "Monster Stamp"!!

モ
Monster Stamp!!
Lick it and it turns into a "stamp"! When you're done playing with it, you can just eat it, it's made from "Ramune"!!

[on the monster stamp]

モ
Monster Stamp

ス
You can play with the stamp and then eat it!

[end of monster stamp]

な
Oh, I see...

わ
Yaaay!

ボ
Boooss!

は
Here.

！
!

あ
Huh? Where's your card, Coconuts-nii-chan?

！
!
My card?

==========

033:

そ
Yeah, your card. The one to collect stamps.

ラ
Radio Calisthenics

こ
You can't collect them if you don't have one.

…
...
Erm...

ま
Well... I don't really want one...

あ
Ah!

も
Don't tell me... you don't have one.

ラ
Radi[...]nics

あ
So what?

だ
How laaame!! When are you from, the Middle Ages?!

だ
Lame!!

は
Huh?! I don't even want one!!

ぷ
Pfff!! You don't have one, Kokonotsu?!

だ
How lame!

ク
Damn you, pops...!!!

で
But this is a problem.
Without a card, it will feel like you're left out...

い
Oh, come on... It's alright, I don't really care...

==========

034:

や
Boo, you're being left out!

別
I don't remember wanting to be part of this to begin with!!

仕
Well, I don't see any other option...

ペ
*lick*

！
!

！
!

似
It suits you.

…
...

良
Aren't you happy, Kokonotsu?
Pops

早
Kokonotsu decided that, from then on, he'd wake up early.

https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41732 Translation: Dagashi Kashi 21 2015-09-02T11:06:50+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com

Reserved for Café con Lenin.

019:

第
21st Sweet: Sakura Daikon
[translation note: "sakura daikon" means "cherry daikon"]

==========

020:

コ
Kokonotsu-kun, to tell you the truth...

大
I'm from Osaka, born and bred.

…
...
Huh? Osaka? Really? I couldn't tell...

…
...

え
Huh? Well...
No, wait, more importantly...

な
Why in the world is she eating rice right now...?!

言
I never told you, did I?

ど
Should I tell her to stop? She seems to think it's normal...

==========

021:

そ
And therefore, I actually talk in Kansai-ben, but I usually refrain from doing so.
[Translation note: Kansai-ben is the dialect that is used in Kansai (the western part of Honshu, the main Japanese isle), and which differs a fair bit from the "standard" Japanese accent.]

は
I... see...

で
But since I'm from Osaka, in /that kind of situation/, I just can't help it...

あ
What kind of situation?

ふ
Hu hu... For example...

ま
Let's start with an Umai Bou.

[on the umai bou]

う
Umai Bou

ま
I'm round and tasty.

[end of umai bou]

う
Yup, it's a dagashi.

ヨ
A Yogul and a Kinako Bou.

駄
There's no doubt that they're dagashi.

そ
And then...

こ
That!

さ
A Sakura Daikon!

[on the sakura daikon]

さ
Sakura Daikon

[end of sakura daikon]

そ
That's right, it's that dagashi...

っ
Wait a sec', ain't dat just a Tsukemono?!

…
...

==========

022:

…
I end up playing the straight man...

つ
Without thinking.

嘘
That's definitely a lie!!

あ
Ah, she put her bowl down.

ち
By the way, I was illustrating the famous fact that "people from Kansai are always surprised when they come to dagashi shops in Tokyo because they happen to see Tukemono lying there".

あ
It's famous?!

っ
Huh?! Wait! Does that mean that there's no "Sakura Daikon" in Kansai?!

そ
Exactly!

大
Damn, I wish I could go to Osaka at least once in a while...

は
Haaaah...

と
Or, to be more precise, it's "a dagashi that you don't see very often from Kansai westwards".

へ
Hmm... I never suspected that. I'm so used to seeing it...

駄
There are actually many dagashi that are deeply rooted to a given geographic zone.

１
Well, you learn something new everyday.

と
Despite my surprise, I catch myself wondering about the taste, but ah guess 't must be like a normal dagashi...

ペ
*rip*

==========

023:

う
Good, it's got a beautiful pink color.

ペ
*crunch*

う
Mmm, the texture and crunchiness make it obvious that they used delicious Japanese Daikon to make this...

ぽ
*cronch* *cronch*

ほ
It's just faintly bittersweet...

っ
Jus' wait a sec'!

ま
Dat's exac'ly a Tsukemono!

…
...

っ
I end up...

そ
Are you gonna do that every single time?!

実
I don't have a choice, that's what really happened.

何
Hell yes, you have a choice! You definitely don't need to do that!!

==========

024:

は
Haah... Anyway, eating Sakura Daikon really makes you want to eat rice...

完
After all, it's easy to eat and all.
It's a Tsukemono down to the core.

む
*nom* *nom* *nom*

こ
It would obviously go well with rice.

む
*nom* *nom* *nom* *nom* *nom* *nom* *nom* *nom* *nom*

あ
Ahhh... I really wish I had rice to go with it...

む
*nom*

っ
Wait! Ah brought some!!

ご
Ah actually brought some rice with me!!

今
Hotaru-san's such a pain today...!!

あ
Ah!! My Kansai-ben slipped my tongue...
My native Kansai-ben dialect!!

反
I don't even know how to react...

と
Anyway...

==========

025:

今
What I wanted to tell you this time with the example of the Sakura Daikon...

げ
*burp*

食
She's eaten all of it...

お
Usually, you can't eat snacks or candies during a meal,

お
Snack Ra[...]

ガ
Gum

駄
but some dagashi actually transgress this rule.

常
Hidden within them, you can find ways to eat that defy common sense. /New possibilities./

そ
I just wanted you to know that this is also one of the charms of dagashi.

他
There are many other dagashi in the series of "dagashi that go well with rice", but I'll leave them for another time...

ま
Is she really gonna do that again...?

そ
And, on a final note...

本
To tell you the truth,

大
I'm not actually from Osaka.

==========

026:

う
Okay...

そ
Well then, thanks for the meal!!

な
What?! What the hell...?!

嵐
She sure left in a hurry...

ん
Hmm?

２
20 yen

…
...

１
10 yen

そ
Well then, thanks for the meal!!

…
...

こ
That's...

僕
my bowl...

シ
Shikada
[...]ashi

炊
Apparently, someone had also taken some rice from the rice cooker...

https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41664 Translation: Dagashi Kashi 20 2015-08-18T12:30:15+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com

Reserved for Café con Lenin.

011:

第
20th Sweet: Seven Neon

[on the menu]

メ
Menu

[on the menu]

メ
Menu

==========

012:

ト
You just activated my trap card!!

喫
Café Endou

"
The effect of "The Seven Bright Ways of Hope" is to destroy all your monsters on the field!!

く
Shiiiit, I lost agaaain!!

ハ
Ha ha ha!! You're still no match for me, Coconuts...!!

楽
They sure look like they're enjoying themselves...

そ
Indeed.

ほ
So, have you decided on your order?

あ
Ah, right...

ア
Two iced coffees!

２
Two?

え
Yeah.

…
...

こ
Come here, let's drink together!

==========

013:

[on the menu]

メ
Menu

[end of menu]

サ
I wanted to have a talk,
just you and me, Saya-shi.

師
"shi" again...

ア
Me too.

ふ
Hu hu... How nice.

や
There are some things that girls only want to discuss with other girls.

お
Oh,
girl talk? Sounds good to me.

な
So, what is it?

サ
Saya-shi...

ち
*sluuurp*

コ
You and Kokonotsu-kun have been on very good terms since you were kids, right?

い
Oh, right off the bat... Well... I can't deny we are on good terms...

こ
D-Does this mean... that her feelings for Coconuts are also...?

あ
Well... Yeah...

ド
*ba-dump* *ba-dump* *ba-dump* *ba-dump* *ba-dump* *ba-dump* *ba-dump*

な
Then why...?

==========

014:

私
Why have I never seen you eat a dagashi...?

一
Not even a single time!!

あ
Whaaat?! What is she talking about?!

コ
There's no one better than Kokonotsu-kun when it comes to dagashi... So why...?

ど
Don't ask me "why"!

な
Well, I wonder why...

と
Therefore, today, I have brought the ideal dagashi for you, Saya-shi!

ま
Indeed most suitable!

マ
She really does everything at her own pace...

こ
This one!

[on the seven neon]

セ
Seven Neon

[end of seven neon]

な
The heck is this?

ふ
Just eat one stick, and you should understand what a dagashi is.

ふ
Hmm...

ど
How do you eat those...?

中
I guess you can only eat the inside...

==========

015:

は
Haah! Haah! Haah! Haah! Haah! Haah!

う
Whoa! She's so restless! She's looking at me with so much expectation in her eyes!!

こ
I can't kill her hopes...

よ
Alright...

こ
I have to peel off

ペ
*scritch*

は
the vinyl around it!!

お
That's definitely the right way...

じ
Or not!!

こ
That's not it...!! Then...

サ
Saya-shi...?

あ
Ah, no! Just wait a little!!

そ
Just bite it...

==========

016:

そ
and... squeeze it out!!

完
It's flawless, Saya-shi!! It's so perfect it couldn't be any better!

え
He... he he...

最
It was the greatest squeezing out ever!

で
But it's hard to believe that's the right way to eat it...

ず
It's actually pretty difficult to eat.

い
You have noticed a very important point.

…
...

実
Actually, there a lot of dagashi are made difficult to eat on purpose.

え
Huh?!
Why?

そ
The charm of dagashi is that they're cheap and fit in the hand.

し
However, it necessarily means that there will be little to eat.

==========

017:

本
Properly speaking, there's not more than a single spoonful to eat in a Seven Neon.

し
However, that would be dull for children who have very limited pocket money...

要
In other words...

"
A very important point of dagashi is "to be able to enjoy them for a very long time"!!

フ
Fue Ramune

モ
Morocco Fruit Yogul

セ
Seven Neon

ふ
Hu hu... So, have you understood the greatness of dagashi...?

す
Wow! Wow! Wow!! You're like those guys in TV shows about urban legends!!
You're so cool, Hotaru-chan!!

も
Do you know other stuff like that?!

予
Saya's reaction was greater than she thought, which took her aback.

==========

018:

ふ
Hu hu... Then I'll tell you about something I've kept in reserve.

！
!

セ
There are letters on the Seven Neon packs, see? They're from A to H.

合
That makes a total of eight letters.

う
I see, I see. So, what does it mean?!

な
I heard that it actually doesn't mean anything.

な
It doesn't mean anything?! I was expecting it to have some deep meaning!!

そ
Furthermore, there are eight letters, but only seven candies in a pack of Seven Neon!

完
It's even more misleading than I thought!!

な
It seems it just ended up like that.

マ
Wow! For real?!

…
...

楽
They look like they're enjoying themselves...

ほ
Wow! You really know everything, Hotaru-chan!!

私
Yes, I know everything.

そ
Indeed...

…
Talks between girls sure last long...

"
"To be able to enjoy them for a very long time" is a very important point for dagashi.

https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41659 Translation: Dagashi Kashi 19 2015-08-17T19:01:20+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com

Reserved for Café con Lenin.

000b:

[front cover]

だ
Dagashi Kashi

コ
Kotoyama

[front flap]

コ
Kotoyama

現
Even though the seasons come and go in the real world, it rains, it snows, and springtime arrives, it's always summer in Dagashi Kashi.
I hope that this manga will give you a summery feeling, no matter in which season you read it.

[book spine]

だ
Dagashi Kashi

コ
Kotoyama

小
Shogakukan

[back cover]

ほ
Hotaru's love for dagashi just keeps growing stronger!!

「
"What is the 'Tarou' in 'Cabbage Tarou'?" "Let's think of how to play with Chou Himo Q's!" "A way to use a Melon Ball's container..." "I challenge you to a match of Suppai Budou!!"... This ridiculous summer of sweets is not ending any time soon!

[back flap]

駄
Dagashi roster

ボ
Bontan Ame
[translation note: in the USA, it is known as "botan rice candy". And bontan means pomelo.]

[on the bontan ame]

ボ
Bontan Ame

[description]

発
It was first sold a very long time ago, back in 1926... However, this dagashi still sells surprisingly well: 13 millions of these are sold each year!!
Even though the world of dagashi is one where imitations are legion, its taste is unique! The sweetness and deliciousness of the pomelo that comes in full force with each bite delights everyone from children to the elderly.
Another of its characteristics is that even though it's low in calories, it is still very satiating, which makes it a very good seller among middle and high school girls!
It's a senior in the world of dagashi, and it has always been loved by everyone regardless of gender or age... Its name is Bontan Ame!!

==========

000c:

[front cover]

ま
Another Emergency Reprinting!!

デ
This is the author's first work, and in only seven months...

累
There's more than 300,000 copies of Dagashi Kashi sold!

キ
Cabbage Tarou's mascot character bursts out laughing too?!

あ
Don't you want to remember the the taste of that day...? Here comes the second part of the delicious, nostalgic dagashi comedy!!!

コ
Kotoyama

[front flap]

[
[Dagashi Kashi]

週
Gekkan

少
Shounen

サ
Sunday

毎
On sale every Wednesday

大
Currently serialized and immensely popular!!!

[book spine]

コ
Kotoyama

少
Shougakukan

[back cover]

１
Volume 1 had a reprinting /the very day it was published/! The dagashi comedy that is the talk of the town!!!

は
Ah!! I'm sure it would be delicious if we mixed all of the flavors together!!

粉
What happens when you combine /all/ the drink mix flavors together...?

は
Ah!

完
That's exactly how grade schoolers think!!

[on the american soda]

コ
Cola

[end of american soda]

太
Tarou.

キ
Cabbage Tarou!!

キ
What is the /"Tarou"/ in Cabbage Tarou...?

[on the cabbage tarou]

キ
Cabbage Tarou

[end of cabbage tarou]

超
What is the best way to play with a Chou Himo Q...?

東
The Tokyo Tower!!

[on the chou himo q]

史
The Longest In History

超
Chou Himo Q

[end of chou himo q]

[back flap]

だ
Dagashi Kashi ②

だ
Dagashi Kashi

==========

000d:

[front cover]

だ
Dagashi Kashi ②

だ
Dagashi-loving girl Hotaru wants to fight!

コ
Kotoyama

[book spine]

だ
Dagashi Kashi

コ
Kotoyama

小
Shogakukan

==========

001:

だ
Dagashi Kashi

コ
Kotoyama

キ
Cabbage Tar[...]

==========

002:

も
Table of Contents

第
19th Sweet "Waku Waku Smartphone"

第
20th Sweet "Seven Neon"

第
21st Sweet "Sakura Daikon"

第
22nd Sweet "Monster Stamp"

第
23rd Sweet "Yanyan Tsuke Bou"

第
24th Sweet "Yatta! Men"

第
25th Sweet "Bontan Ame"

第
26th Sweet "American Cola"

第
27th Sweet "Chou Himo Q"

第
28th Sweet "Wata Pachi"

第
29th Sweet "Suppai Budou ni Goyoujin"

第
30th Sweet "Cabbage Tarou"

第
31st Sweet "Aji Curry"

第
32nd Sweet "Kendama"

第
33rd Sweet "Melon Ball"

第
34th Sweet "Neru Neru Neru ne"

第
35th Sweet "Omosiro Boy"

第
36th Sweet "Choco Baby"

第
37th Sweet "Choco Bat"

第
38th Sweet "Go En ga Aru yo"

==========

003:

19th Sweet: Waku Waku Smartphone
[translation note: "waku waku smartphone" means "exciting smartphone"]

秘
secret base

入
entrance

出
exit

==========

004:

あ
Thanks, Coconuts!!

ま
Please come again.

こ
And don't trip on your way back.

わ
Yeah, yeah, we'll be careful!

じ
Alright, let's bring it back to "the Boss"!!

？
?

そ
Right! Let's hurry!

…
...

じ
See you, we'll come again!

ボ
The Boss...?

シ
Shikada
Daga[...]

…
...

あ
Aren't these three always playing by themselves...?

年
I wonder if they've become friends with someone older... I ended up following them without really thinking because I was worried, but...

==========

005:

い
It's the park where they always play... So who's...

あ
Ah, Boss!

持
We've brought them!!

！
!

ふ
Hu hu... That was fairly fast...

ほ
Let me commend you...

ボ
Boss!

お
Wait, it was yooooou?!!

==========

006:

そ
So, well, erm... We've bought the dagashi you asked us for, so...

そ
Well...

ふ
Hu hu...

み
You needn't say more, I get it...

大
It's okay.

そ
These dagashi are our bond...
They belong to all of us...!

ボ
B-Boss...!!

俺
We'll follow you forever, Boss!

飼
She's taming them with food!!

あ
Ah, that's right, Boss! The change...

お
Stop...

え
Huh...? Wait, Boss, you can't possibly...?!

…
...

ツ
I don't need the change... Just keep it!

ボ
B-Boooooss!!

==========

007:

や
The Boss is so great...!

言
Her words are so majestic!

確
Wait, wasn't the change only 20 yen...?!

な
The way she says it sounds cool, but come on...!!

ん
Ah, someone's calling me. Guys, be quiet...

は
Yes, sir.

し
Shh!

私
It's me,
what is it? I'm busy right now.

え
Huh? Yes...

誰
I wonder whom she's talking to...

ん
Hmm? Wait... That's...

な
Wha-
Are you sure about that...?

「
It's one of the "dagashi you can play with"... The "Waku Waku Smartphone"!!! She's just pretending to be on the phone!!!

な
For real...? The Dagashi Hunters have arrived here...?

し
And she's creating a strange setting too!!

【
[Waku Waku Smartphone]

タ
The screen looks like a touchscreen; slide it and you can eat the small candies inside it if you win!! How lucky! Of course, you can't use it to give someone a call!!

ラ
Lucky!

え
Yes... Yes... Okay. Thank you, Kokonotsu-kun.

し
And it was me she was talking to...

…
...

ボ
Boss, these Dagashi Hunters, are they...?

え
That's right...
They're here at last...

==========

008:

駄
The Dagashi Hunters... They're adults, but they buy all the dagashi that are supposed to be for us children. In other words, they're our enemies...!!

そ
How terrifying...

え
Huh?! They'd make the sales of our shop skyrocket! They're really nice guys...!!

で
Then... In order to be prepared no matter when the enemy appears...
Let us build up our strengths!

や
Yaaay!!

ほ
All right, put out your hands.

…
...

わ
Woohoo!

ね
Say, Boss...

ど
Yes, what?

そ
This thing... they were selling it at the dagashi shop, so how come you can actually use it to take calls?

‼
!!

お
Hey, are you saying you don't trust the Boss?!

そ
Is that what you're saying?!

い
N-No, that's not what I mean, but...

==========

009:

今
It's amazing that she was able to deceive them just like that until now...

そ
A-And it sounded like you were talking with Coconuts-nii-chan, but...

…
...

あ
He always has those sleepy eyes, I don't think he can actually fight those Dagashi Hunters...

そ
W-Well...

確
That's true...

コ
He looks damn weak, too...

オ
And like an otaku...

ち
And he's a bit creepy...

散
They're completely trashing me!

シ
What a shock...

あ
I don't want to think that, but Boss... Could it be that you...?

待
Wait a second.

！
!

た
I will admit that... Kokonotsu-kun does not possess any physical strength...

で
However,
his force of will as a dagashi store owner is greater than anyone else's.

私
And that's why I deeply respect him, both as my rival and as a person in general.

駄
I don't really know what she means by "as a dagashi store owner"...

==========

010:

そ
But those words... made me a bit happy!!

み
Are you all safe, guys?!

さ
I was so worried after that phone call, I came to help you!

コ
K-Kokonotsu-kun!!

み
Guys, the hunters are coming! Hide if you don't want them to take your dagashi!

や
S-Shit!

…
...

早
Let's scram!

コ
Kokonotsu-kun...

…
...

助
That was a close one...! (In a lot of senses.)

や
I knew it, what the Boss said was true...

う
Yeah...

ボ
That's how she kept her honor as their Boss...

https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41547 Translation: Dagashi Kashi Omake 1 2015-07-20T10:52:42+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com

Reserved for Café con Lenin.

157:

オ
Bonus

１
Volume 1

１
Volume 1,

１
it's volume 1.

１
It's volume 1, Kokonotsu-kun.

…
... Yes, it is...

ど
So what...?

１
It's amazing, it's a whole volume... The story keeps progressing and progressing...

そ
Did it really progress that much...?

コ
I was so moved I thought I was going to burst into tears when I read the scene where you decide to take over the shop, and...

嘘
Stop telling lies!!

==========

158:

ポ
Pocchi-kun
[I called him "Pochi-kun" in chapter 3 because I can't read... >_>]

ポ
Pocchi-kun is really my type!

ん
Hnnng...

…
!

は
Haah!!!

ぷ
Phah!

や
I guess I can't win against pops's back-muscle thing...

１
And I can only maintain it for one second.

す
It's amazing!!

お
Boobs

う
Hmm, the weather's nice today.

コ
I wonder if Coconuts is here.

人
I love boobs...

人
I love boobs more than anyone else!!!

知
I knew it, but still...!!

う
Waaaaaaah!

シ
Shikada

そ
I was waiting for you to say that...!
H

==========

159:

株式会社　やおきん
Kabushiki Gaisha Yaokin
[Translation note: the company that produces Umai Bou.]

東豊製菓株式会社
Toho Seika Kabushiki Gaisha
[Translation note: the company that produces Potato Fries and Kurukuru Bou Jellies.]

西島製菓
Nishijima Seika
[Translation note: the company that produces Bou Kinako Ataru.]

松山製菓株式会社
Matsuyama Seika Kabushiki Gaisha
[Translation note: the company that produces Namaiki Beer.]

サンヨー製菓株式会社
Sanyo Seika Kabushiki Gaisha
[Translation note: the company that produces Morocco Fruit Yogul.]

アメハマ製菓株式会社
Amehama Seika Kabushiki Gaisha
[Translation note: the company that produces Coffee Gyuunyuu Candies.]

宮田製菓　株式会社
Miyata Seika Kabushiki Gaisha
[Translation note: the company that produces Young Doughnuts.]

株式会社おやつカンパニー
Kabushiki Gaisha Oyatsu Company
[Translation note: the company that produces Butamen.]

コリス株式会社
Coris Kabushiki Gaisha
[Translation note: the company that produces Fue Ramune.]

オリオン株式会社
Orion Kabushiki Gaisha
[Translation note: the company that produces Cocoa Cigarettes.]

株式会社チーリン製菓
Kabushiki Gaisha Chirin Seika
[Translation note: the company that produces Puchi Puchi Uranai Chocos.]

株式会社岡田商店
Kabushiki Gaisha Okada Shōten
[Translation note: the company that produces Bin Ramune.]

株式会社　明光製菓
Kabushiki Gaisha Meikou Seika
[Translation note: the company that produces Kozakura Mochi.]

井村屋株式会社
Imuraya Kabushiki Gaisha
[Translation note: the company that produces Tamago Ice.]

[Translation note: "seika" means "confectionery".]
[Translation note: "kabushiki gaisha" is a type of business corporation in Japan.]

美
Thank you for all the delicious dagashi!!!

https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41546 Translation: Dagashi Kashi 18 2015-07-20T10:50:48+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com

Reserved for Café con Lenin.

149:

第
18th Sweet: Tamago Ice
[Translation note: "tamago ice" means "egg ice".]

==========

150:

ふ
Haah...

…
!

な
Hmm...?

な
Hotaru-san is usually much more energetic than that...

は
Haaah...

あ
Erm... Hotaru-san...

ん
Hmm...? What is it, Kokonotsu-kun?

な
You look really down... Is there something wrong?

そ
Yeah...

ア
I guess you're the right person to talk to...

お
Do you like boobs?

==========

151:

こ
What... could her question possibly mean...?!

真
Should I tell her the truth...?! N-No, wait...!! But, however! (title)
[Translation note: since there are no spaces to delimit words in Japanese, "Dagashi Kashi" can indeed be read as "Da ga Shikashi", which means "but, however".]

「
If I say "Yes, I love them!!", maybe she'll answer "You're such a perverted jerk, Kokonotsu-kun"...

こ
Here, I should probably pretend I'm a bit more adult and...!!

ま
Well, everyone says they love them, but I'm not really interested in them, I guess...

な
Men who only look at boobs are so childish, seriously...

コ
Kokonotsu decided to show off.

そ
I see...

じ
Then I have nothing to tell you, Kokonosu-kun.

ご
Wait, I'm sorry, I lied!!

人
I love boobs...

人
I love boobs more than anyone else!!!

==========

152:

！
!

わ
Wah!

ん
Hmm...?

こ
Is that... a "Tamago Ice"?

そ
I was waiting for you to say that...!

今
Today's theme is "Tamago Ice", also nicknamed /"Boobs Ice"/!!

た
Tamago Ice

ゴ
It's ice cream inside a rubber pouch!!

先
Just cut the extremity and suck the ice out to eat it!!

あ
Huuuuh?! By "boobs", she meant...? Whaaat?!!

と
And so, I thought we should eat them right away.

た
Just call them Tamago Ice...

え
Huh? Come again?

い
It's nothing...

先
Could you eat yours first, Kokonotsu-kun?

え
Huh? Well, I don't mind...

==========

153:

ガ
*gnap*

そ
That's right, they're supposed to be opened with scissors, but people usually just bite them off.

結
The rubber's pretty hard...

わ
Wabh?!

…
!

…
...

あ
Erm...

な
I see...

や
Just as I suspected!!

私
The effect of heating it in my hands was immediate...!

は
Haaaaaah!

な
What did you do that for?!

ほ
Well, I had to make sure of how easily the ice cream spurts out...

て
And since you call them Boo- something strange, I didn't understand what you were talking about...

？
?
What's strange?

「
They're "Boobs Ice", right?!

い
No, no, no...

==========

154:

普
People usually call them "Bomb Ice".

先
They look like bombs because their tips look like fuses, hence the name "Bomb Ice"!

ふ
Haaaah...

…
!!

爆
Come on, you can't eat bombs.

お
You can't eat boobs either!!!

て
And that's not a good argument because the same could be said of other dagashi!!

ビ
For example, the Bin Ramune! It's not like you can eat bottles!
[Translation note: remember that "bin ramune" roughly means "ramune bottle".]

で
But you can't eat bombs...

や
Why are you so fixated on this?!

そ
And also, look...

「
It's a bit embarrassing to keep saying "boobs", so...

ど
Why?! Boobs are just boobs, right?!

ぐ
Ghh...
But, well...

==========

155:

と
A-Anyway, I've called them "Bomb Ice" since I was a little kid!!

そ
And I've always called them "Boobs Ice"!! I can't just yield this point either!!

ラ
This isn't going anywhere...

そ
I agree...

は
Haah...

は
Haah...

は
Haah...

こ
Then...

食
Then we have no choice but to draw a conclusion from eating it!!

普
You just want to eat it, don't you...?

ん
Hmm...?

私
... heating it in my hands...

ほ
Hotaru-san, just wait a second, I thi-

や
I knew iiiiit!!

…
I understand now...

…
!!

==========

156:

爆
So it actually...

っ
exploded.

「
I think that... I understand the meaning of "Bomb Ice", now.

…
...

こ
I guess that's one possible answer.

僕
I think...
I also understand the meaning of "Boobs Ice".

シ
Shikada
[...]shi

氷
Ice

コ
Kokonotsu firmly believed so from the bottom of his heart.

だ
Dagashi Kashi 1 - Fin

https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41545 Translation: Dagashi Kashi 17 2015-07-20T10:49:32+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com

Reserved for Café con Lenin.

141:

第
17th Sweet: Kozakura Mochi
[Translation note: "kozakura mochi" means "cherry mochi".]

==========

142:

…
...

ん
Hmm...?

Ｆ
From: Endou Tou-kun
Subject: Did you know?

「
"Do you remember that pink one? What's it called again? It's pink and square... Erm...

…
...

ま
Anyway, that one! Erm... How many of them was there again? Well, I don't remember, but there's fewer of them now! The number per pack decreased! That's what they're talking about on the Internets right now!"

恐
This sentence is so unintelligible, it's scary...!

イ
"The Internets"...?

何
I have no idea what he's trying to tell me...

ピ
Some pink stuff... But what?! Fewer...? Square...? Pink and square...

わ
Oh! I get it! I get it now!

ピ
He can only mean one thing by "pink and square"!

==========

143:

「
"Kozakura Mochi"!

[on the kozakura mochi]

こ
Kozakura Mochi

[end of kozakura mochi]

そ
Yeah, that must be what he was talking about, saying there's few-

減
There's fewer of them!!!!

…
...

減
There /is/ fewer of them... Right...?

今
There are 1, 2, 3... 10 of them, and...

ト
*tap*

ト
*tap*

…
How many of them were there before...?

こ
If we fill the lines where there are only two of them, it's 3 columns x 4 lines, so 12 of them...?

い
No, wasn't it more than that...?

あ
Huh?! Wait! I'm getting confused now!

悩
It seems you're troubled, Kokonotsu-kun.

は
Ah! That voice...!

==========

144:

ほ
Hotaru-sa-

か
Did you just strike a cool pose while entering?!

８
August

こ
It seems the Kozakura Mochi are giving you troubles...

ま
Oh, could it be that you know the answer, Hotaru-san?!

お
It's troubling me a lot!

ふ
Hmph!

モ
Of course I do...

な
If you want, I can also tell you about a dagashi that looks exactly like Kozakura Mochi.
[Translation note: she's referring to Sakuranbo Mochi, which indeed looks very much like Kozakura Mochi.]

そ
Thanks, maybe some other time.

あ
It looks so much like Kozakura Mochi that I even bought the wrong one on a mail order site once.

へ
Wow... Hey, I told you some other time!!

そ
Originally, there were

昔
/18 of them/ in each blister pack.

==========

145:

１
18?!

小
Hotaru in grade school.

ん
Hmm.

い
So many!

３
There were 3 columns and 6 lines, hence 18 of them.

そ
After some time, they got rid of a line, so that number went down to 15.

中
Hotaru in middle school.

店
Mister, isn't there fewer of them...?

あ
Huh? What?

こ
The number of Kozakura Mochi!

こ
The member what?

こ
The Kozakura Mochi!!

そ
And then, another line disappeared, bringing that number down to 12. It's the form we're most familiar with.

最
Not long ago.

や
Wait, they /are/ fewer of them, right?!

婆
Granny, is the meal ready yet...?

ね
Hey, listen to me!

そ
And now, for some reason, they look like this...

１
The era of the 10!

３
Since they'd been decreasing in threes, I was positive the next step would be to have square blister packs with 9 of them...

こ
Like that.

で
But yeah... Now that I take a look at it again, it really feels like there's not as many as before.

な
I think it's a bit sad.

と
I don't think so.

私
I'd even say I feel the exact opposite.

え
Huh...? You really don't feel the same?
I didn't expect that.

確
That's right... There may be fewer of them, but...

==========

146:

満
does eating them provide less satisfaction now than before? I wonder.

満
Satisfaction?

そ
That's right!
For example...

食
If we use the toothpick inside the box to eat them like this...

プ
*twup*

さ
and this...

プ
*twup*

そ
Th-

プ
*twup*

プ
*twup*

プ
*twup*

そ
That's...!!

一
That's the luxurious-looking way of eating them, where you skewer them and eat them all together!!

==========

147:

も
*nom* *nom*

な
That's true... Since you usually eat them all at once, it doesn't really matter how many of them there is...

そ
And that isn't all!!

こ
This dagashi also comes in five other flavors...
/The Five Heavenly Kings of Mochi!!/ (Or so I call them.)

気
His strength changes depending on his mood. /Mix/-kun.

主
Could be the protagonist, but doesn't stand out as much as Kozakura Mochi. /Cola/.

…
...

ク
A cool, mysterious character. Is he friend or foe? /Fruit Soda/.

イ
An honest boy from the countryside who thinks "Fruit Soda is bluer than me". /Green Apple/-kun.
[Translation note: in Japanese, "aoi" means both "blue" (the color of the Fruit Soda Mochi) and "green" (as in "green apple").]

５
The only girl of the group. She's worried because she's the same color as Kozakura Mochi. /Strawberry/-chan.

５
"Five Heavenly Kings"?! It's so awkward!!
[Translation note: there is supposed to be only four heavenly kings: Bishamon-ten, Zōchō-ten, Jikoku-ten, and Kōmoku-ten.]

い
Let's go!

ぎ
Aaaaaargh!!

==========

148:

ふ
Hu hu...

む
*nom* *nom* *nom*

な
The vision I just saw sure was quite dreadful...

で
But...

そ
I see now...

そ
The fact that we all share these sensations and memories is also one of the true charms of dagashi.

こ
Like, "Hey, I used to eat them like that too!"

ふ
Hu hu, that's right.

そ
And the ones thanks to whom children can create such memories are the dagashi shop owners...
Such a wonderful job...

確
I totally agree with that.

そ
And you will perpetuate this cycle and protect this culture with your shop too, Kokonotsu-kun...

ア
I'm so happy... that someone like you decided to take over the shop.

…
...

い
No, I'm not taking it over...

…
...

ち
Tsk!

雰
Hotaru failed to twist his arm with the mood.

https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41393 Translation: Dagashi Kashi 16 2015-06-06T10:09:48+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com

Reserved for Café con Lenin.

133:

第
16th Sweet: Bin Ramune
[Translation note: "bin ramune" roughly means "ramune bottle"]

==========

134:

シ
Shikada

駄
Da[...]

ほ
Here... That's the "powder" you asked me for...

い
Sorry to make you do all the dangerous work all the time...

じ
I can't wait anymore...

こ
I'll suck it out with a straw...!!

ス
*sluuurp*

は
Haah...! Aaaaahhn!

…
...

へ
He he... Looks like the powder's starting to kick in...

何
What are you two doing...?

コ
Kokonotsu-kun?!

何
Why are you here?!

見
Did he find out...?

そ
Well, this /is/ the shop I live in...
Don't try to hide your face, pops!!

==========

135:

し
Damn, guess we don't have a choice... I'll give you one, so please overlook what you just saw.

見
Overlook...?

ん
Hmm...?

こ
Hey! It's a "Bin Ramune".
Hmm... It's been a while since I last saw one.

[on the bin ramune]

ビ
Bin Ramune

[end of bin ramune]

ビ
What is Bin Ramune?!

前
It's a dagashi that is shaped like the bottle of another dagashi we have introduced: the refreshing, delicious carbonated drink "Ramune".

ス
*sluuurp*

モ
Inside the bottle, which is made of monaka, is some "secret powder" (Ramune powder) you can slurp using a straw. It's delicious!!

で
But we don't have Bin Ramune at our shop, right? So where does it come from?

…
...

…
Hmm? What's wrong?

い
Well...

な
This is embarrassing... I did order some, but...

全
I guess you could say I... ended up eating all of it...

ア
What are you, stupid?!

==========

136:

や
Stop!! Don't blame You-san!!

ほ
Hotaru-chan...

ヨ
He hasn't done anything wrong...!!

こ
This powder is legal!! 100% legal!!

逆
It actually just makes this all more suspicious!!!
I know it's legal!!

中
It's not addictive, and there aren't any withdrawal symptoms!! It's totally safe!!

あ
Oh, shit! The powder stopped working... I need my fix...!

依
I'm seeing some obvious withdrawal symptoms right here!!

ま
Now, now. Please have a taste too, Kokonotsu-kun.

う
O-Okay...

さ
Come on!! Slurp it all up in one gulp!!

何
There nothing to be scared of!! Just do it, come on!!

わ
I get it already!! And your eyes are scary!!

一
In one gulp...

ス
*slurp*

==========

137:

‼
!!

げ
*cough*
*cough* *cough*

の
My throat!!

最
People always choke on it the first time... It was the same for me. But you'll get used to it soon.

い
No, it's just that powder suddenly went down my throat...

何
Don't worry. Your body will grow more accustomed to it each time you take some.

使
Could you stop using words like "take"?!

で
But anyway...

ラ
The Ramune powder in itself already tastes good,

ど
but it also has some kind of refreshing taste, so it's just perfect to eat on a hot summer night.

そ
Right! You're exactly right!!

だ
So, erm, well... It's not as dangerous as everyone says. What is important is to take it in moderation, right?!

な
Why are you bent on giving it such a bad image?!

世
"as everyone says"?! No one talks about it!!

==========

138:

も
It's so delicious!! Why don't you try to give it a better image?!

む
Hmm...

そ
That's right... I know one of its good points.

こ
Take a look at this bottle...

も
You've already opened another one, haven't you...?

ス
Take out the straw...

バ
*kring*

瓶
and you can eat the bottle itself.

エ
It's eco-friendly!!

は
Argh!!

勢
I bit too hard into it, and now a piece of monaka hit right behind my teeth...!

だ
Th-That's sooo lame!!

い
Ow...

==========

139:

ふ
Hu hu... There are good points you haven't mentioned yet!!

ほ
Hotaru-san!

パ
The mascot character on the package is cute!

確
It /is/ cute!!

そ
Exactly! That's the kind of good points I wanted to hear about!!

…
...

ふ
Hu hu! I can do it when I try.

他
One of the points that also make it so great is that there are many ways to eat it!

あ
Ah, she looks happy...

オ
Official

正
The official way to eat it. Stick a straw at the bottom of the bottle and suck on it.

ス
Standard

一
The most widespread way to eat it. Stick the straw at the top of the bottle.

ヤ
Bad kid

瓶
Open a hole at the bottom of the bottle and catch the falling Ramune powder with your mouth. Show people you're bad!

漢
Manly

順
Who cares about order...?! If you're a true man, just bite into it! Just like a beast...

後
Aren't the last two a bit too extreme?!

==========

140:

い
Now I know about it's good points...

そ
But, well...

そ
The real problem is that you eat all of them before we can actually sell them.

う
Ugh!

ヨ
You-san, it seems the time has come...

ほ
Hotaru-chan...

へ
Heh!
Well, it does seem so...

父
I'll come back... with a clean body...!!

が
Do your best, You-san!!

な
What the hell are they doing...?

ま
It was only the next morning that Kokonotsu understood they had skillfully forced him to tend to the store for a while...

シ
Shikada

駄
Dagashi

https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41392 Translation: Dagashi Kashi 15 2015-06-06T10:08:09+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com

Reserved for Café con Lenin.

125:

は
lost

第
15th Sweet: Puchi Puchi Uranai Choco
[Translation note: "puchi puchi uranai choco" means "pop-pop fortune-telling choco"]

==========

126:

コ
Coconuts...

な
Don't you have a sudden urge to become super popular with girls...?

す
Yeah, I really want to.

だ
I knew it...

モ
What do you think makes popular guys so popular?

わ
I don't know...

女
They're popular with girls because they understand their feelings.

街
Sometimes, you can see guys who don't really look good or anything together with super cute babes in the city, right?

頭
Wow, that haircut...

あ
That's probably because they understand women's feelings.

な
That does make sense...

==========

127:

先
I understood something while reading my sis' fashion magazines the other day...

フ
You've read fashion magazines?! Wow, you're so adult, Tou-kun...

ま
Well, yeah...

女
Women love fortune-telling...!!

女
Women love fortune-telling...?!

な
I don't know why, but there's always a fortune-telling page in fashion magazines...

男
Luck with men...? "Guys may hit on you"...?!

お
I think it must be because they like letting "coincidences", "fate", or "miracles" decide their futures...
And so, in order to understand why they find fortune-telling so fun...

こ
I've brought these!!

[on the puchi puchi uranai choco (top to bottom, left to right)]

プ
Puchi Puchi Uranai

お
Chitchat

に
Popularity

お
Practice

あ
Playing

け
Health

ス
Sports

と
Friends

し
Homework

お
Pocket Money

れ
Love

テ
Test

お
Shopping

デ
Date

ね
Wish

り
Travel

け
Marriage

な
Worries

み
Future

[end of puchi puchi uranai choco]

プ
Puchi Puchi Uranai Choco

カ
Enjoy /fortune-telling/ while /pop-popping/ small, colorful chocolate balls out of their bubbles and eating them!!

女
It's /tremendously popular/ among girls!!

…
Did you buy that at our store...?

う
Yeah, just now...

そ
I see... Thanks...

そ
Now that I think about it, I've never eaten any, so I don't really know how it works...

う
Hmm... Me neither. Well, let's try it anyway.

==========

128:

じ
Well, let's start with...

[on the puchi puchi uranai choco]

に
Popularity

け
Health

し
Homework

[end of puchi puchi uranai choco]

ト
*tap*

「
something vague, like "health".

プ
*pop*

…
!!
A double circle...!!

…
Does it mean "good"...?
[Translation note: grade school teachers draw double circles on good homework in Japan (and flowers on perfect homework).]

あ
Ah, look, Tou-kun! It's explained here.

な
I see... ◎ means "great"... ○ means "good", △ "normal", and ✕ "bad"...

う
Reading Your Fortune

チ
Look [...]

よ
Great

や
Goo[...]

つ
Which means... That my health should be at its peak right now...

方
[...]une

チ
Look at the symbol under the ch[...]

や
[...]ood

ふ
Normal

よ
Bad

…
...

で
So, how is it?

え
How is what?

い
Well, your health, duh...

い
Well, erm... Nothing wrong in particular...

…
...

ん
Huh? Wait a sec...

俺
I might just be... in very good health right now...!

や
W-Wow! It's working!!!

==========

129:

意
Now that I think about it, it's pretty rare to be in perfectly good health, too...

な
Usually, you have a little something, like your arm hurting a bit, or something, right? Isn't it a bit strange?

…
But I can't tell if this really works yet...

次
Let's try another one...

う
Okay...

じ
Well, then... How about "homework"...?

[on the puchi puchi uranai choco]

け
Health

し
Homework

[end of puchi puchi uranai choco]

そ
But I have to tell you something beforehand...

俺
I haven't even started doing my summer holiday homework...

だ
So I thought I'd take a look at yours and copy it...

い
Well, I haven't done it either...

…
...

…
I'm popping it...

う
Okay...

プ
*pop*

==========

130:

す
A-

す
Amazing!!!

「
Those "Puchi Puchi Uranai Chocos"... They're the real deal!!

占
I didn't think fortune-telling was that accurate...!!

女
Now I see why girls are into it...

俺
Now we understand girls' feelings too... Damn, Puchi Puchi Uranai Chocos are awesome...

じ
So, which one do we pop next... Hmm?

[on the puchi puchi uranai choco]

テ
Test

ね
Wish

[end of puchi puchi uranai choco]

コ
Coconuts... Do you have a wish you want to see fulfilled?

モ
Except "being popular".

え
Hmm? Well, let's see...

パ
Nothing in particular...

逆
What about you, T-

女
I want to see a girl's panties!!

お
O-Oh... Of course...!!

==========

131:

…
I... I'm opening it...

う
O-Okay...

こ
Th-This will determine whether we get to see a girl's panties or not... It's a bit nerve-racking...

[on the puchi puchi uranai choco]

し
Homework

テ
Test

ね
Wi[...]
[end of puchi puchi uranai choco]

ド
It's making me restless...

あ
Oh, so that's where you are.

プ
*pop*

ほ
H-Hotaru-san...!

遠
And Endou-kun's together with you. But it looks like I'm interrupting you.

い
N-No! Not at all!!

ど
H-Hello.

び
She scared me...

あ
Oh, really...?

で
So, do you have some business with me...?

あ
Ah, no, not really.
It's just that it's unusual for you not to be at the store... I came here because I thought I heard your voice.

な
I see...

じ
Well, I'll be at the store, then.

あ
O-Okay.
See you...

==========

132:

そ
See you later.

…
...

…
... I don't think... we even need to look at the result...

う
Yeah...

女
Their hearts were flooded with feelings very far from understanding girls.

https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41324 Translation: Dagashi Kashi 14 2015-05-17T16:25:53+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com

Reserved for Café con Lenin.

117:

第
14th Sweet: Cocoa Cigarettes

==========

118:

見
Look, Kokonotsu.

浜
The shore is so far... The wrath of Mother Nature sure is frightening.

う
Yeah... So, how are we going back?

…
How presumptuous. Do you really think humans can defy Mother Nature?

え
Huuuh?! You mean we can't go back?!

ま
Now, now. Calm down, Kokonotsu-kun.

ト
*plof*

深
The sea may look pretty deep here, but it's actually not that...

あ
Ah?!

父
Poooops!!

==========

119:

ぶ
Phah!!

あ
My...

足
My leg!!

は
Haah...
Haah...

…
...

…
... See?

び
He's dripping wet!!

し
Still... We have to get back to the shore somehow...

良
Thank God, you still have the determination to go back.

も
Of course I do. Nature stands no change against civilization.

ま
Alright. First of all, let's sort things out by remembering what led to the current mess.

１
About an hour earlier.

す
love

==========

120:

…
...

…
Love...? Love what?

へ
He he... I still haven't forgotten... I feel so stupid...

だ
And I'm asking you what you're talking about!!

何
Well, I'm talking about your mother, who went back to live in her parents' house, of course.

え
H-Huuuuuh?! Why is he talking about something so awkward?!

あ
E-Erm... Okay...

ま
Well, I was just setting the mood.

？
?
What for?

あ
So, how is it? Have you gotten closer to Hotaru-chan since last time?

‼
!!

べ
C-

別
Closer?! What do you mean?! There's nothing between us!!

や
Come on, I told you to stop with that joke!

我
I can read my son like an open book...

ふ
Hu!

あ
Ah!

こ
This stone has just the right shape! Let's skip stones!

==========

121:

と
Haah!

ト
*ploc*

ぶ
Pffft!! It didn't even bounce a single time!!

プ
Pfff!

ぐ
Ghh...!

見
Look, to skip stones well, you have to

横
throw it sideways!!

チ
*plof*

全
You're not doing any better than me!!

…
...

…
What's wrong...?

間
I've just thrown the house keys by mistake...

え
Huuuuuh?! What kind of mistake is that?!

==========

122:

ポ
There was something in my pocket that had just the right weight to throw, so I didn't think and just...

つ
What do you mean, you "didn't think"?! To begin with, the very idea of throwing something that's in your pocket is strange!!

え
Aaah! Anyway, talking about it isn't going to help, I better do something about it!

え
Huh?! You're gonna go pick it up?!

あ
Of course I am!!

お
Obfh!!

…
!!

な
T-The waves!! The waves are too strong, Kokonotsu!! H-Help me... /He'p meee!!/

と
P-Poooooops!!

コ
Kokonotsuuu!!

ぎ
Argh!! Don't hold on to me!! I said stop!!

ゴ
Gogonobuuu...

う
Shut up!!

…
...
And that's how we arrived on this rock...

…
I see now...

結
So there was no progress whatsoever between you and Hotaru-chan...

ち
Tsk!

い
No, not really no progress at all, but...
Hey, we have more important things to deal with right now!!

==========

123:

ま
Now, now.
We probably won't get any good idea of how to get back to the shore right now.

ほ
Here.

お
Want a smoke?

何
Huh? A smoke? I'm still in high school, I can't...

っ
Wait, those are... A dagashi by ORION (Co., Ltd.) that has been loved by everyone for many years...

「
The "Cocoa Cigarettes"!!

[on the cocoa cigarettes]

コ
Cocoa Cigarettes

[end of cocoa cigarettes]

説
Thanks for the explanation.

さ
You're so very knowledgeable about dagashi, Kokonotsu...

な
S-So what?! I'm not taking over the store!

へ
Huh...? I know you don't want to.

…
!

え
Huh?!

じ
You mean it's okay if I become a mangaka?!

い
Well, no, that's not exactly what I meant either.

ど
But well, you still have time before you decide...
We'll stick together until you're sure of what's best for you.

父
Pops...

==========

124:

俺
That's how we've always rolled, isn't it?

へ
He he... Yeah... (Well, we're father and son, after all...)

さ
Well,
then...

う
Yup.

諦
Let's give up... And swim back home!!

家
They had to break the door lock.

https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41265 Translation: Dagashi Kashi 13 2015-04-26T13:18:32+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com

Reserved for Café con Lenin.

109:

第
13th Sweet: Ramune

ラ
Ramune
100 yen!

==========

110:

ね
Come on...

開
Open your country to the outside world...

…
...

…
Hmm...!!

１
1853,

や
Well, shit...

黒
arrival of the Black Ships.

==========

111:

日
You Japanese are always like this...

ほ
Why are you all so stubborn...?

い
Well, you see, we also have our own circumstances, so...

わ
I get it, I get it... Here's my trump card...

…
Hmm...?
What is this...? There's liquid in it...

ポ
*poof*

こ
Well, this is...

え
Eh?! There was a very loud sound just now! Are we okay?! Are we gonna die?!

こ
I'm scared!!

死
We're not gonna die...
Here... I'm giving it to you, please drink it...

飲
I won't die if I drink it?!

死
You won't die...

ほ
Is it really safe...?

==========

112:

う
It's good!! Damn, this is so good!!

な
What is it?!

ぷ
Haaah!

レ
Lemonade.

ん
Hmm...? Pardon?

な
Why did you improve your pronunciation?! I can even less tell what it's called now!!

じ
Well, Perry is very busy, so he'll be leaving now.

え
Huh?!

来
But he'll be back next year. Until then, he'll be entrusting you with opening Japan to the world, okay?

ち
W-Wait a second!! This Ra-Ramone...? Or was it Ramune?!

も
He's leaving another bottle for you, so take your time to think while drinking it.

ほ
Well then.

ラ
Ramune...?

む
Hmm... I guess I'll drink it...

ん
Hmm...? Wait...

さ
How did he open the other one...?!

回
Did he turn the cap...? No, it's not working... Hnnnng!

ポ
How did he make that "poof" sound?! Hnnng!! I can't open it!!

…
!!

==========

113:

ペ
Perryyyy!!! How do you open these bottleeees?! Pleeeaaase!!

ち
Hey...! Perryyyyy!! Heeeeeey!!!

な
I'll do anything, so please...!!!

か
And so,

ペ
thanks to the Ramune that Perry had brought with him,

な
best buddies

長
the long period of national isolation Japan had known finally came to an end!

ラ
And the country opened... together with the Ramune bottle!!

”
Get it? "Open".

う
It's so good!!

超
It's a masterpiece!!

い
Thank you. Hu hu hu.

…
...

あ
Ah!

ん
Hmm? What's wrong, Hotaru-chan?

今
Just when the kamishibai ended, I got an uncontrollable urge for Ramune...!!
[Translation: a kamishibai (literally "paper drama") is a form of story-telling that uses drawn pictures to tell a story.]

下
What are you, a shill with bad actor skills?!

て
More importantly... I don't like the fact that it's a lie.

さ
Saying that Perry brought the Ramune to Japan is a bit too much.

そ
You're gonna show it to the kids who come to the shop, right?

==========

114:

や
Oh my... I guess I'll have to do it.

ふ
Hmph...

…
!

お
It's time for a lesson!!

ま
First of all,
the term "Ramune" is a corruption of the word "lemonade".

え
Huh?! Really?!

レ
Remonēdo

ラ
Ramone

ラ
Ramune

ラ
Ramune

…
No but... Ramune and lemonade are completely different, right? Like, the taste, and all...

ふ
Hu hu... You've touched a crucial point!

コ
Kokonotsu-kun, do you know what the difference between "lemon-lime soda" and "Ramune" is?

え
Huh? Erm...

瓶
The shape of the bottle!

え
Huh?!

つ
In other words...! Ramune designates "a carbonated drink in a bottle that has this shape"!!

実
Ramune and lemon-lime soda are actually the same inside!!

サ
Lemon-lime soda

サ
Lemon-lime soda

ラ
Ramune

ラ
Ramune

サ
Lemon-lime soda

ラ
Ramune

俺
Actually, we're the same inside.

ま
You serious...?

元
The "lemonade" that was designed with a cork cap

サ
Lemon-lime soda

１
1853

１
1872

ラ
Ramune

約
came back with a Codd-neck bottle design twenty years later, and that's the current design of "Ramune".

今
Nowadays, there's even curry-flavored Ramune!! The taste is not what's most important!!

そ
That's not the prob- There's curry-flavored Ramune?!

==========

115:

な
Anyway, a toast to Commodore Perry, who popularized Ramune!

カ
Cheers!!

結
So that's how it turns out, in the end...

飲
I guess they just want to drink Ramune.

ん
*gulp* *gulp*

く
Khhhhh...

ぷ
Haaaaaahh!!

こ
That's it!! It's so typical of summer!!

い
Wow... You can really chug it down.

こ
Now I want to drink some too...

う
Hmm...

は
Ah!

ど
What is it, Kokonotsu?

あ
Ah, well... If we went to the beach
and brought Hotaru-san to help us,

ラ
don't you think our Ramune and ice cream would sell like hotcakes...?

⁉
?!
I see...

つ
You mean...

==========

116:

水
To have her walk around in a swimsuit and sell them, right?!

お
Who wants a delicious Ramune? I've got ice-cold Ramune! ...mune! ...une!

え
Huh?!
O-Oh... I see, since it would be at the beach...

ラ
Ramune

い
Oh, that sounds really fun! I'm down!!

う
Hmm...!
You really have a talent for everything linked to dagashi...

こ
What a wonderful plan you've thought of...

…
...

そ
Alright, let's hammer out the details...

い
Great...!
I'm looking forward to it!

ほ
Come on, Kokonotsu! Kokonotsu?

…
...

ペ
Dear Perry,

う
I have inadvertently used Ramune as an excuse to see a girl in a swimsuit... I'm very sorry.

鹿
With love,
Kokonotsu Shikada.

https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41264 Translation: Dagashi Kashi 12 2015-04-26T13:16:58+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com

Reserved for Café con Lenin.

101:

第
12th Sweet: Menko

==========

102:

駄
There is something other than dagashi that is sold at dagashi shops and that is very popular: toys and games.

お
Obake Kemuri

む
For some people, these even left a stronger impression than the dagashi themselves.

そ
And one of the games that has been very popular since long ago

ほ
Hah!

ベ
*clap*

ま
You still have a long way to go.

い
Well, it's much more difficult than it looks.

「
is "Menko".

==========

103:

店
Since the A/C broke down, there was a risk that the dagashi would go bad, so they were stored away.

あ
It's hot.

店
Once that was done, I noticed that there are many things to play with I hadn't noticed yet.

ほ
Hotaru-san said

は
Ah!

お
If they have no dagashi, let them play games!!

と
or something along those lines, so we decided to play Menko.

と
By the way...

め
Does Menko have rules or something?

め
Do kids of your generation not know Menko?!

い
Erm, you're from the same generation, Hotaru-san...

要
Simply put, it's a game to win the other's Menko cards.

取
Win?

地
You have to strike the cards scattered on the ground with your own. If you manage to flip one, it becomes yours.

お
Hah!

え
He he heee!

だ
Therefore, if you're good enough, you can get a nice collection starting from just one card.

弱
The rules are pretty harsh for the weaker players...

==========

104:

ま
Well, there were also some kids who collected them because they liked the illustrations.

カ
[...]oom [not sure at all]

グ
glove

め
Menko

パ
paper

シ
There are simple drawings, anime characters, and so on.

は
Oh, I see.

く
You know a lot about it.

ほ
I've nearly never played, though.

た
There were times when I collected them.

じ
Let's show each other our collection next time, then!

お
Sure! Sounds cool!

…
...

よ
Alright!!

そ
Well,
let's win some, then!!

？
?

…
...

め
Menko

ほ
Oh, the "edge grip"...

な
It's plain, but elegant.

は
Edge Grip

名
As the name indicates, it consists in gripping the card next to the edge. A grip that makes use of the centrifugal force.

普
But usually, you'd use the "pinch"...

果
I wonder if she'll be able to use this technique well.

ツ
Pinch

物
It consists in holding the card as if you're pinching it. The most widespread grip.

何
I don't understand what they're saying at all...

は
Hah!!

==========

105:

め
Menko

⁉
?!

で
I-I did it!!

裏
I managed to flip it!!

え
Huh?! What?! What's with that reaction?!

マ
No way...

す
Well, damn!

次
It's my turn now!

ビ
boom [still not sure]

お
Oh! That's the "scissors grip"!

か
People tend to use it because it's cool, but it's said to be extremely hard to use...

か
Is it really cool?

ま
Well, there's next to no chance for it to actually work.

そ
Well, I wonder about that...

⁉
?!

特
I'll make an exception and show it to you...

==========

106:

斜
Long-Range Diagonal Cut School...

二
Second Dance!!

な
D-Diagonal Cut?! The technique was named so because, instead of throwing your card directly against the other, you throw it in a cutting motion...!

し
Moreover, she used the Second Dance, which means...

に
She...

ビ
boom [still not sure]

２
She flipped two cards...!!
[Translation note: there's a pun here: second dance is "ni no mai", while two cards is "ni mai".]

す
I-It's amazing!!

ど
Where did you learn to do that?!

は
Heeeh...

ふ
Hu hu... I have trained for two years in order to be able to use this technique...

２
She did it for two years...?

で
But I can teach you the basics, if you want!

や
Thank you!!

==========

107:

だ
It's useless!! I can't do it!!

あ
Don't give up, Kokonotsu-kun!

ス
You have a natural talent for it!

か
It's been about 3 hours...

よ
How come they don't get tired of it...?

！
!

こ
There are even some here...

な
How was it again...?

こ
Hold it between your fingers, like that...

斜
And... cut diagonally!

斜
And say "Diagonal Cut"...

…
Hmm...?

あ
Huh...?

ス
space

３
Three cards...?

ね
Hey...!

ね
Hey, look! I just flipped three cards! I'm pretty good, right?!

==========

108:

サ
Saya-san...

何
What?
Ain't I amazing?

い
No...

サ
Saya-shi!!

師
"shi"?!
[Translation note: the shi honorific means master, teacher, mentor, etc.]

斜
Saya-chan, who has mastered the Third Dance of the Long-Range Diagonal Cut School, has fully mastered the art of Menko.

https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41227 Translation: Dagashi Kashi 11 2015-04-17T17:11:47+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com

Reserved for Café con Lenin.

093:

第
11th Sweet: Fue Ramune
[Translation note: "fue ramune" means "whistle ramune".]

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094:

コ
Hey, Coconuts... Have you done your homework?

ピ
*tweeeet*

や
Nope, not yet...

あ
Me neither...

ヒ
*fwiiit*

ま
Well, the summer holidays have just started, so it's okay...

う
Yeah...

…
...

ア
Ice

ピ
*pwiiiit*

ピ
*pwiiiit*

…
...

と
By the way... Don't you hear something...?

ピ
*tweet*

ピ
*tweet*

ヒ
*pwiiit*

ヒ
*pwiiit*

ピ
*pwiiit*

な
Yeah, I can hear it too...

ま
Well... It must be...

多
It must be...

ヒ
*tweeeeeet*

ピ
*pwiiiiit*

ピ
*pwiiit*

あ
Oh...
Why are you both of you here?

や
I knew it was yoooou!!

095:

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さ
There was some kind of whistling noise just now, right? To tell you the truth...

ピ
Going "tweet".

私
It was me!!

あ
Huh? Wait, Saya-chan, do you know Hotaru-san?

色
Well, yeah... A lot happened...

で
But, what did you use? A whistle?

ん
Hu, hu, hu...

？
?

こ
I used this!

[on the fue ramune]

コ
CORIS

フ
Fue Ramune

[end of fue ramune]

フ
Fue Ramune

お
This is usually the first thing that comes to mind when talking about a yummy dagashi you can play with! Just blowing through its hole produces a whistling sound!

お
Oh, they're Fue Ramune.

あ
Ah, I know these.

私
I bought them.

あ
Ah, so that's what made the sound.
I get it now.

遊
Dagashi you can play with are always popular among kids, no matter in which age.

ピ
*tweeeet*

吹
Blow and it whistles. In spite of its simplicity, it's quite addictive.

そ
And when you've had enough, just eat it!!

ん
Hmm... The concept is just perfect.

ガ
*cranch* *crunch*

だ
Well, people usually end up biting it midway by mistake, though.

096:

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ア
I know about it.

オ
There are cute toys together with them for free, right?

な
I'd say that there are some that aren't very cute mixed in too.

じ
I'm giving you the toy, then, Saya-chan.

え
Huh? Really?! Thanks!!

わ
Yaaay!

見
Look, look, Coconuts!! It's so cute!!

な
What the hell is that?! A-A... mole...?!

モ
Moleman
Naming: Kokonotsu

フ
The beginning of the "Fue" series of dagashi dates back to...

１
1953, with the "Fue Gum".
[Translation note: "fue gum" means "whistle gum".]

え
Huh? What?! What's going on now?!

少
Is a bit used to it now.

元
The Fue Gum was created thanks to a good understanding of the technique used to give fine powder the shape of a flute.

097:

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意
Surprisingly, the Fue Ramune saw the light of day only 20 years later.

１
1953

フ
Fue Gum

１
1973

フ
Fue Ramune

意
That \is\ surprising...

２
20 years...
Imagine how long it is... 20 years...

２
For 20 years, he tried to become a Fue Ramune, but he didn't manage to! Imagine his distress...!

出
It's not working... I'm not making any sound...!!

ス
*fffff*

ス
*ffff*

ラ
You're imagining it from the Ramune's perspective?!

き
I'm sure everyone around him must have disapproved his decision!
I'm sure there were days when he thought he was pitiful and wanted to give up!

あ
Look, he's got a hole.

う
You should fill it, seriously!

だ
So lame...

音
And he can't even whistle.

で
But...

お
Hey, Ramune.

は
Ah!

バ
You idiot! What are you sobbing here for?

フ
Fue Gum-senpai...!

そ
I see... So you decided to give up on whistling...

は
Yes...

098:

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先
I decided to whistle in spite of my family's disagreement because I admired you, senpai...

笛
I'll whistle!

ス
*fff*

お
W-What's that hole...?!

ま
But all I can do is this pitiful sound...

も
What else but give up can I do...?!

ラ
Tell me, Ramune...

ピ
*tweeet*

何
Why are you so flustered...?

そ
Well, of course I'm flustered! If this goes on, I'll...

違
You don't understand.

楽
You have to enjoy it...!

⁉
?!

子
Children are waiting for us.
They'll smile and say we're delicious...

お
Yummy!

そ
And we must simply look forward to it.

俺
Don't you think
that's our duty...?

…
...

先
Senpai...!

ヒ
*fwit*

099:

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ピ
*fwiiit*

ピ
*fwit*

あ
Huh?! Didn't you whistle just now?!

ピ
*pwiiit*

ヒ
*pwiiit*

え
Huh?! Y-You're right...!! I did iiiit!!

ピ
*pwiiiiit*

ピ
*tweeeet*

ピ
*pwiiit*

わ
Yeeeah!

っ
Just like that...

何
What the hell is that girl saying...?!

…
I get it now...

フ
I'm the Fue Ramune.
And Pops is Fue Gum-senpai.

フ
Fue Gum-senpai...

僕
This is all a plan to show me how great dagashi are and to bring me to take over the shop, isn't it?!

そ
As if I'd let that slide!!

お
And you too, what are you sayiiiing?!

100:

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ふ
Hu hu... So you did see through my plan, impressive!!

あ
Ah?! Huh?! She's just going with the flow?! I can't tell what's going on!!

こ
W-What should I do...? I wonder if I should enter their circle too...

僕
I told you I'm not taking it over.

ふ
Hu hu... You will change your mind soon enough...

い
No! I'm serious!

ま
Oh, come on, you!

…
...

コ
I...

コ
I think being a dagashi shop owner would suit you, Coconuts!!!

あ
W-What...?!

で
Wouldn't it? It would so suit him, right?!

え
Huh?

…
...

あ
Erm... Yeah...

サ
And so, Saya-chan entered this circle... Yes, the circle of the Fue Ramune...

https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41226 Translation: Dagashi Kashi 10 2015-04-17T17:10:52+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com

Reserved for Café con Lenin.

085:

第
10th Sweet: Kurukuru Bou Jelly
[Translation note: "kurukuru bou jelly" roughly means "whirling jelly stick".]

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086:

友
When I told Tou-kun that our air conditioner had broken down, he said we should go to the pool.

か
Kashigahama Public Swimming Pool

う
Woooooh!

こ
I haven't come here since I was in grade school!

え
Endou

水
Let's go look at swimsuits, Coconuts!!

も
Geez, Tou-kun, you just keep bringing up swimsuits, don't you?

テ
Calm down, Coconuts! You're way too enthusiastic!

豆
As if you weren't! You've already put your swimming hat on!

う
Whoa... There's no one here. Well, it's just as if we'd reserved the pool, which is pretty...

も
Let's just... go back...

え
W-Whaaat?! He's looks depressed for real!!

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087:

だ
There's no reason to go to the pool in these conditions! I'm leaving!

い
Oh, come on! Wait! We've come all the way here!

い
Ow, ow, ow!

水
I want to see swimsuits!

コ
Hey, the two idiots there! Don't act violently by the poolside!

ピ
*tweeeet*

そ
T-That voice...

転
It's dangerous! You could fall down!

何
What are you doing, Pops...?

は
Ah!! Why are you here...?!

こ
That's what I want to ask you.

お
Oh, it's your dad.

ほ
Well, you know... Managing the dagashi store using only it as income is a bit... well...

ヒ
*fweeet*

わ
You know what I mean, right?

あ
Y-Yeah... Erm, sorry...

そ
In spite of that, my son does nothing but play just because it's the summer holidays, and comes to the pool...

ほ
This is so terrible...

ピ
*fwiup*

悪
I get it! I said I'm sorry!! I'll help a bit more with the shop!!

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088:

ほ
Really?! Then you can tend to the store tomorrow, right?

え
Huh? Erm...
Well, it's fine with me...

？
?

ま
Well, now that we're here, we might as well take a dip.

お
Your dad seems to be working hard, too.

え
Let's see...

よ
Let's go!!

ピ
*tweeeeet*

は
It's now 1 p.m., so we're having a 15-minutes break.
We're going to put chlorine in the water and stuff.

え
Endou

さ
Okay, let's take a rest a little bit.

…
...

コ
Coconuts... I've gotta go to cram school soon...

落
Calm down, Tou-kun! There's no cram school in this town!!

ほ
Well then, please put the chlorine in the water.

は
Yes, sir!

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089:

あ
Huh?

コ
Kokonotsu-kun! And... Endou-kun, right?
I'm helping You-san with his work here.

じ
Well, I hope you're enjoying the pool.

…
...

…
I guess I'll skip cram school today...!

ふ
Phew...

塾
You were still going on with that...?

て
Hey, wait a second! How come Hotaru-san knows your name?! When did you get to know each other?

え
Huh? Wait! Do you know her too, Coconuts?

ふ
Hu hu...

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090:

作
All is going on according to plan, isn't it, Hotaru-chan...?

え
Exactly... You-san!!

ま
First, I heard by pure coincidence that he'd be going to the pool today and decided to ambush him there.

ふ
Hmm.

え
Huh? Today?

プ
Seeing his dad working part-time as a lifeguard at the pool will show him our economic situation. And so...

は
Haaaah...

た
Maybe I should help sometimes...

店
He'll feel more inclined towards helping with the shop!!

完
This plan is perfect! You're indeed the worthy daughter of the Shidare!!

あ
You're not an opponent one can make light of!!

そ
And, once again...

ピ
*tweeeet*

ほ
Alright, 15 minutes have passed, so you can go in now.

お
Oh!

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091:

い
Yaaay!!

ふ
Hu hu... Did \that\ go smoothly?

え
Yes! It went perfectly well!

彼
With his talent, he'll find it right away...

！
!

ピ
*twinkle*

…
?

私
What I have just scattered at the bottom of the pool...

ぶ
Haah!! P-Pops!

ん
Hmm?

「
The "Kurukuru Bou Jellies"!!

な
I don't know why...

く
But there are some Kurukuru Bou Jellies at the bottom of the pool!!

く
Kurukuru Bou Jelly

く
Jelly in a twirling cylinder! There are /three different flavors/ to enjoy: lemonade, cream soda, and grape juice!

カ
They're cute, /colorful/, and yummy!

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092:

な
Do you think someone dropped them in there by mistake...?

あ
Ah, you see...

来
They're like a small present we make to the people who come to the pool.

！
!

だ
Since you've found it, you can eat it.

コ
Coconuts! I've found a bunch of them too!

お
Oooh!

食
Let's eat them!

う
Yeah!

ふ
Hu hu...

こ
And now for the second phase of the plan: give him dagashi to bring him to think that running a dagashi shop would be great!

流
You're indeed the worthy daughter of the Shidare...

あ
You're not an opponent one can make light of!

あ
Ah!

「
It's written "It's forbidden to eat and drink in the whole facility"...

施
It's forbidden to eat and [...]k in the whole facility

え
Huh?!

な
Oh, well...

…
...

失
We failed!!