Area no Kishi 58

Note:

AREA no Kishi v8ch058 by Igano Hiroaki and Tsukiyama Kaya

Key:
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A new dialogue = new panel

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(page049)

Announcer: Tsujidou Academy's number 9, Hasegawa...
has slashed into Enoshima's goal!! [K: OMG... compare Slam Dunk's Hasegawa and Area no Kishi's Hasegawa!! Same hairstyle!!!]

sfx: ROOOOOAAARRR

Announcer: And his goal was not offside!
1-0!! Tsujidou Academy takes the first goal!!

#58 Possessing True Strength

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Kouta: That... that was offside, wasn't it?
When the number 10 threw the ball in, the number 11 and number 9 were past the final defence line.

Nana: It's nothing to do with the defence line, Kouta-kun.

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(page050)

Nana: The offside rule isn't applicable to throw-ins in the first place.

Kouta: Eh?

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Kouta: I... I didn't know. Really?

Yakumo: Are you really in the football club?

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sfx: grrar... grr...

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Kurebayashi: Damn...
Kaiouji: We were fooled!
horikawa: They resorted to this? Kill kill kill kill!!

sfx: kick kick

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Kakeru: Deliberately leaving the flank empty in order to steal the ball...

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(page051)

Kakeru: And then immediately putting the ball out of play so that they can get a long throw into goal.

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box: offside line

Kakeru: That was why the opponent forward ignored the offside line and entered the penalty area from the start.

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Nana: Of course Kaiouji-san and Horikawa-san knew that throw-ins don't count under the offside rule.
But they didn't expect a throw-in from that position to fly into the penalty area like a free kick.

Nana: Their minds realised what was happening, but their bodies were too slow to react.

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Iwaki: It was my misjudgement.
Kakeru: Coach Iwaki!

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Iwaki: Understanding and combating the opponent's tactics is the job of the coach.

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Iwaki: The possibility that they prepared this special move did not enter my mind. It's my fault.

Kakeru: That isn't true... That wasn't something easily predicted...

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(page052)

Iwaki: I knew that this opponent wouldn't be easily predictable.

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Nana: Coach Iwaki?

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Kondou: Iwaki-kun, the score is still 1-0. How can the coach be shaken by something like this? [K: He's saying, you're a coach. How can you be so disturbed by this small thing?]

Iwaki: Th... That's right.

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Iwaki: Don't advance carelessly up the sides of the pitch!
Iwaki: And even if that one-top number 9 is offside, Kaiouji-kun, you go mark him!

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Kaiouji: O... okay!!
Hasegawa: Heh.

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(page053)

[for each beautiful chapter with 80% art 20% text... there are 5 chapters with 60% text 40% art. Haha I exaggerate. XD]

Kakeru: That's all we can do for now. We don't know when and where they'll strike again with a long throw-in into our penalty area...

Kouta: Damn it! It's so frustrating!

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Kouta: Although they're both set plays, if it's a free kick then the forward who advances too far in would be offside.
But with a throw-in it still counts even if he aims for behind the goalie, right?

Kurebayashi: Defence, move up a bit!

Hasegawa: Behind him...
sfx: smirk

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Yakumo: Are you by any chance an idiot?
sfx: freeze

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Yakumo: screech-
Kouta: grrr-

Kakeru: Ah, he's really doing it!!

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both: Eh? [dots...]

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Kurebayashi: You! Where the hell are you wandering off to!!

Kaiouji: You're too deep in, aren't you!!

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(page054)

Hasegawa: Hehe... Just kidding.

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Kurebayashi: Was that for real or not?
Kaiouji: Well, anyway, he's got to be marked tightly.

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Yakumo: Shit, man... what are they screwing around for!?
Nana: No, that was also a ploy.

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Yakumo: A ploy? Don't you mean a play? [K: This is kinda hard to explain... and despite my love for lame puns I'm not too good at making them. Nana's like "No, that was a "youdou" tactic" which translates to "No, that was a fake" and Yakumo is like "Youdou... don't you mean douyou?" Douyou is what Iwaki was earlier - shaken up, disturbed, etc. Clearly I didn't keep that meaning...]

Kakeru: What do you mean?

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Nana: Influenced by the fact that the offside rule doesn't apply to throw-ins,
Nana: Coach Iwaki put a man on number 9, Hasegawa.

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Nana: But because of that, because that number 9 went too far up, even going behind the goalie,

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(page055)

Nana: one of our only two defenders is now stuck in front of the goal.

Nana: And our goalie Kurebayashi-san is standing too far forward so he's unable to defend the goal. [K: jeez, tell this to Iwaki why don't you]

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Kakeru: That... That's bad, Seven.

Kakeru: That means the starting point of the counterattack we've used until now,
the 2-5-3 "Booby Trap Formation", will collapse.

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Nana: Yes, it was originally meant to be a trap to lure the opponent's attacks.

Nana: But that space in between the defence and the midfield can possibly become a "void". [K: or "hole" etc.]

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(page056)

Oda: Araki!!
sfx: kick

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Araki: Ugh...
Araki: We're the ones who've had more possession...

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Araki: I don't know when they'll unleash their missile, so I can't be careless!

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Tsujidou: GIVE IT! [K: Alternatively, replace with a more realistic manly roar]

sfx: whoa

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Araki: Ah!
Araki: Ha!

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Araki: Damn it! Their defence is even better than what old Kondou said.

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(page057)

Araki: And to make things worse the four-man defence is ignoring the sides and concentrating itself in the middle...

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Araki: I can't find an damn opening for a through pass at all!

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Araki: But on the other hand, the empty flank is also a trap...

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Number 8: HAAARGH!
Araki: Wha! This is the third one!
sfx: whoa

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Hino: Araki!

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(page058)

sfx: kick
Araki: Take it!

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sfx: whump

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Hino: Wha!? Fuwa! [K: reason number #1 of why i love this game! Fuwa~! (Well, Fuwa and Hino. BTW Fuwa has my birthday!!! :D Which I thought was cool.)]

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Fuwa: Heh. I did say you wouldn't get to do anything,
Fuwa: Hino-Jun.

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Hino: Guh...

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(page059)

Hino: You bastard!
sfx: slam

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sfx on the top: skrrrrrt
sfx bottom: peeeeep [or whatever whistle sfx we decided to stick to... lol]

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Announcer: Whoa, that was a dangerous tackle!!

bubble: huh
huh [forgot what we were going to use... haa or huh]

bubble on bottom: huh
huh

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Announcer: The ref's come out with a card. It's a yellow card!
The Ace Striker, number 9 Hino Junpei has been awarded a yellow card!!

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Mako: Calm down, Junpei, they want to rile us up!

Hino: I know, Mako.
Damn... Provoking me...

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(page060)

Fuwa: Huh?

Fuwa: Weren't you the one who got pissed off so quickly and fouled me?

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Hino: You...
sfx: slap
Mako: Junpei! Leave it!

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Kaiouji: That number 10 again...
Kaiouji: Even though it's a free kick, that guy might turn it into a throw-in and throw it in front of the goal...

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Kaiouji: I'll mark this guy just in case.
sfx: turn

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sfx: dash

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Iwaki: Oh no!
Iwaki: Kaiouji-kun, move the line up! [K: referring to the offside line.. :D]

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Kaiouji: Shit!

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sfx: WHAM
Announcer: Kim takes the free kick quickly!

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(page062)

Announcer: He's aimed for the space in between Kaiouji, who's marking the one-top Hasegawa,

Announcer: and Oda, who's advanced forward with the intention of attacking! [K: SOOOO AWKWARD...]

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Kakeru: ba-bump

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Horikawa: Shit shit shit shit shit shit shit shit!! [K: well, give or take a few more 'shit's. Basically fill the whole bubble :D]

Announcer: Horikawa's lone, desperate defence!

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(page063)

Announcer: But Tsujidou midfielder and number 11 Seta's reached the space just a bit faster...

sfx: skrrrrrt

Announcer: He's got it!

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Announcer: The one-top Hasegawa extends an arm out, but he's being marked by Kaiouji.

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Announcer: Will Seta go for a direct shot?
Kurebayashi: Come on!

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sfx: kick

Announcer: Eh... a pass to the side!?

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(page064)

sfx: WHOA

Announcer: It's... it reaches the overlapping center-back Sugama!

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sfx: ba-bump

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(page065)

sfx: WHAM
Sugama: I GOT IT!

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Kurebayashi: Ugh!
sfx: punch

Announcer: Kurebayashi barely hits it!!

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Announcer: Is it a goal!?

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Announcer: Or a save!?
sfx: ba-bump

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(page066)

sfx: roll
roll

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Sugama: YEAAAHHHHH!

Announcer: GOOOAAALLL!! 2-0!!

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sfx: ba-bump

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(page067)

sfx: roar

Announcer: Eno High has conceded a second goal to Tsujidou!!

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Nana: We overreacted to that surprise throw-in attack and allowed an orthodox attack to succeed...

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Iwaki: The space that was a trap became a hole... [K: or void, or gap, depends on what was used earlier]

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Kakeru: ...they're good...... [K: I consider "they're strong" a massive cliche.]

sfx: ba-bump

sfx: ba-bump

Nana: Huh?

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(page068)

kakeru: Tsujidou is good.

sfx: ba-bump

Kakeru: Really good!

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sfx: ba-bump

Nana: Kakeru...