Billy Bat 74

Ok, that's the last one I have the raw for. There should be two more chapters out by now, I'll translate those when I get the raws.

[Billy Bat 74 Translation by Kewl0210]
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Sign: Inner Kii Province Station
Guy: Eh? Bus?
The bus doesn't leave until tomorrow morning.
Kevin: Then, a taxi?
Guy: Ah---- Sorry, all gone.
Side: Having crossed the Pacific Ocean, this group lands at an old train station in a mountain village. Past here is the a solitary island of the landmass.

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Title: Chapter 74 Doodle
Guy: The old man who drove the only taxi died the other day.
The old woman who owned the one hotel died last year.
Where are you folks headed?
Kevin: Koumori Village.

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Guy: .........
Kevin: ?
Um...... Is something wrong?
Guy: No...... I was just wondering what the other guy who went to that nothing village the other day went for..........
Kevin: The other day?
Guy: A foreigner. A really tall one.
He suddenly started talking to me, and I didn't know what to do.
Then when I listened closely, he was actually speaking Japanese.
"Wheere iiis Koumori Villaaage?", he said.
Kevin: ..........
Guy: Ah, right. If you're going to wait for the bus, go over there.

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Guy: Today's a weekday so the Kamisori Family and the Avecs shouldn't be there.
It's an international theater. And they're running movies late into the night.
Sign: International Theater
Sign: Great Monster Gazura

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Gazura: KISHAAAA!!
KISHAAAA!!
Randy: Oooooh!!
Jackie: Amaaaazing!!

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Randy: I knew it, Japan's special effects are really intense.
Jackie: Compared to those listless American movies, they have a different kind of spirit......
Don't you think, Kevin......?
Ah......
Maybe he went to the bathroom......
Randy: Uwaaah! It blew fire again!!
Sign: Concession Stand
Kevin: This isn't the time to be doing things like this................
Um......
Could I borrow a phone?

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Woman: Where you callin'?
Kevin: Ah, I'll pay for it of course.
It's to Koumori Village..........
Woman: Koumorui Village........
Kevin: Yes...... There wouldn't be anyone working at the village office at this time of night, so......
perhaps the residential police station or somewhere......
Woman: Nobody'll pick up.
Kevin: Huh?
Woman: The sake dealer in front of the station told me.
Even when he called the Koumori Village offices and police department for alcohol expenses, nobody would pick up.
Kevin: What does that mean......?
Woman: I dunno.
Maybe the village as a whole decided to shirk all their payments.

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Kevin: Something happening.............
at Koumori Village.......
Gazura: KISHAAAA

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Jackie: HIIIII!!
Man: Hanae-san! Hanae-saaaan!!
Jackie: Hew......
Hanae: Haruhiko-san!!
Haruhiko: Are you all right, Hanae-san?!! Quickly, we must escape before Gazura gets here!
It's okay. I've found a way to defeat Gazura!!
Hanae-san, your father's research was not in vain!!
Yamashita: A------------!!
Jackie: !?

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Jackie: Hey, you!! I can't see!!
Yamashita: It's the bat sensei drew!!
Jackie: Huh?
Hanae: Haruhiko-san!!
Haruhiko: Hanae-san!!
Randy: I don't know what you're talking about. Sit down, this is a good scene!!
Yamashita: Ah......
S......Sorry. I...... I got a little excited......
It's just, a bat my sensei drew appeared in the movie!!
It's true!! It really is!!
Randy: Okay, great, just sit down!!

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Yamashita: I'm really sorry.
I really don't have time to be watching a movie. I'm supposed to be looking for somebody and I came in here and I couldn't help myself.
Randy: Okay, just get out of the way.
Jackie: Looking for someone?
Yamashita: I'm looking for someone named Kinji.
It's written with the kanji for "rich man". He's called Kinji.
Both: ..........
Randy: That's me.
Yamashita: Ah, totally wrong.
He's handsome like Ikebe Ryou.
Randy: H......Hey, I'm Kinji!! Hey!!

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Randy: Hey!!
Gazura: KISHAAA!!
Guy: I see.

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Guy: This is magnificent.
I think I understand why my country
had such a problem handling such a small country.
You've really shown me something good.
Gaskin: Thank you very much.
SFX: PACHIH
Guy: So the director of this film is coming here right now?

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Gaskin: Yes.
Specifically, the special effects director.
Guy: Special effects?
Gaskin: He's a special director different from the main director who specialized in filming the special effects scenes.
That's why you could say why like this monster movie, everything rides on that special effects director.
Guy: It really is impressive you found such a director in the far-east country of Japan.
Gaskin: It's our job, sir.
Guy: Nice line. I'd like to make it my army's slogan.

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Gaskin: General Scott, I've been meaning to ask you......
Out of all the movie production companies, why did you choose Chuck Culkin Enterprises for this affair?
Scott: Ah...... The answer is simple.
The north wind and the sun.
Gaskin: The north wind and the sun......?
Scott: My army is the north wind,
and your Chuck Culkin Enterprises' "Billy Bat" is the sun.
If America utilizes these two well, we should be able to control the world.
Don't you think so?
Gaskin: Of course, sir.
Scott: it is because we are joining hands on this project that we'll succeed.

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Scott: The movie of national policy in a way has to be the pinnacle of entertainment.
Otherwise we can't seize the hearts of the people.
That's why missiles and Billy Bat
should join forces.
The ultimate entertainment..........
Travel to the world of the moon.
The question is whether America or the Soviets will get there first......
And the one who does make it,
controls the 21st Century.

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Scott: ..........
It's Gaskin, isn't it? What's that?
Gaskin: The special effects director for "Great Monster Gazura" drew this storyboard panel before.
Scott: Well, now.........
Those space suits have a gosh darn good design.
And this is lunar lander?

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Scot: I see. So this is how it's coming along.
Okay. Send this design to NASA.
Gaskin: Thank you very much.
Director Akechi and our staff should be just starting production in that studio.
Scott: Akechi......
I'm lookin' forward to it.

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SFX: KAAN
KAN KAN
KAN
KAN KANN
SFX: SARA SARA...
Akechi: No good.
Bring finer sand.
Guy: But we brought really fine sand, just like you told us......
Akechi: You idiots! You just brought me some sand from a beach!!

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Guy: O...... Okay.
Is the sand on the moon that fine?
Akechi: I dunno.
Maybe.
The kind that splatters from just walking on it a little would make a better special effect.
SFX: KAN
KAN KAN
KON KON KON
Akechi: Hey!! What's that supposed to be?!
Guys: The Earth.
Of course, the real one will be hung a lot better.

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Akechi: The size is wrong.
Guys: Is it too big?
Akechi: Idiots, it's too small.
Think about the sizes of the Earth and the moon.
And what's with that half-assed blue color?
Guys: Is...... Is the color wrong, too?
Akechi: The Earth's a ball of water!
Even Gagarin said so, didn't he? "The Earth was blue".
Guy: B...... But all we have is one black and white photo......
Akechi: Yeah, I have it, too.
But with this photo, you can imagine it, can't ya?!

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Akechi: It's probably astonishingly blue.
Get ridda that pale blue!!
Guys: Y...... Yes, sir.
Akechi: Geez!!
I'm surrounded by idiots!!
If it were with my "Akechi Team" in Japan, we'd be half done by now.
At this rate, I don't have a clue when this'll become the world of the moon......

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Akechi: Hey.
Guys: Yes?
Akechi: Which one of you drew this nice picture......?
Guy: Ah...... yes sir, me.
I was on the animation team in Hollywood, so I just sort of......
Akechi: Hahaha......
Looks like we've got some good 'ol company dedication here.

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Akechi: Don't you ever draw something like this!!
This is the moon, got it?!!
Your job is to make this place the spitting image of the world of the moon!!
There ain't any crap like this on the moon!!
Side: The imagination of the special effects director won't allow something to be there that shouldn't be there. For the production of the surface of the moon that no one's ever seen, what will Akechi achieve...?!
Bottom: "Billy Bat" Chapter 74 / End
Next chapter is in issue 10 going on sale 2/2! Look forward to it!