Anne-chan Tarou Oneshot : Anne Chan Tarou

Anne-chan Tarou
TL by Maccha

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Text in yellow: Fukushima Teppei’s new one-shot release!!
Text below: “Anne-chan Tarou”

[When I was little, I wasn’t concerned]
[but before I knew it]
[since there was somebody who suddenly made a dirty remark]
Boy: Those who get friendly with girls are lame!!!

Text in red: Those moments in boy-hood

[it’s not like I hate them// but it’s kind of embarrassing]

[and I also worry about what the other boys will say]

[Girls…really make me uncomfortable…]

[besides, I’ve been wondering who’s]
[that?]

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Big Bold Text: ANNE CHAN TAROU
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Pink text in the middle: The thing that can’t be held back…
That is the feeling of Love

Fukushima Teppei

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SFX: KEENG KONG KAANG KONG (school bell)
SFX: DA DA DA DA DA (boys dashing)
Girl: Hey!! Boy, don’t try to escape!!!
Boy: Whatever!!
Boy: As if you’re my mother or something!!!

Girl 1: Gosh those immature jerks!!
Girl 2: There’s only 2 weeks left ‘til the festival…
Girl 3: How awful getting away from the preparation project

Girl in glasses: Hey come to think of it…
Girl 2: What?

Who’s gonna be this year’s “demon-killing child”

Eh!? Me!!?


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Tarou: I…I’m ….doing it!? // This year’s “demon-killing child”…

Man in glasses: A notice came from the town hall//it’s not like anybody can do it, shouldn’t you be honored?

[7th grader
Ichinose Tarou Age 13]

Tarou: Err….//then that means…

Man in glasses: Huh?
Man in glasses: seems it hasn’t been decided yet…

Man in glasses: who it will be//that other girl who’s doing it with you…

Tarou: ……

Girl: Mother--!!
Mother: What?
Girl: What will big brother be doing?


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Mother: Oh about that event for the festival?
Mother: well at the end of the year, for the coming new year to be a good year//a boy and a girl make a statue of a demon at a shrine and then break it

Mother: Your brother will be the “Demon-killing child”// he’s been granted the role to build that demon statue and break it
Girl: SO COOL!!?
Mom: Of course!!

Tarou: …this thing

Tarou: Do I have to do it?
Man in glasses: what sinful thing are you saying!! // your grades for art is good so you should be happy and do it!
Person: …….// I see…


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Man in glasses: the thing about being alone with a girl--- // well, although I know how you feel
SFX; PUKAAAAAAA (exhales smoke)
Man in glasses: just think of it as doing a good deed for the shrine
Tarou: ……… so pushy…

Man: well you’ve hit the age of wanting to antagonize things// like “girls are lame”
Woman: or like “Boys are stupid” and stuff

Girl: Big brother where are you going!!
Tarou: Town hall!!

Tarou: This is not funny!!
SFX: ZAKU ZAKU (bike wheel cutting through snow)
Tarou: I’m gonna have them find someone else instead

Tarou: [Even in RPGs(role playing games), I hate putting girl characters in parties…]
Tarou: [doing the“demon-killing child” is totally unbearable!!!!]


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Staff: you can’t

Tarou: …I can’t huh
SFX: Zuuunnn--- (*=disappointment)
Tarou: Well they’re right obviously…

Tarou: (then in this case I’ll just have to pray that my partner would be a more docile kind of girl.)
Tarou: I can do it myself, it’s fine.
Girl: oh, are you sure?
Tarou: and say things like that to try my best to have as little awkward moments as possible--!!!

Anne: Umm…
Man: Yes?

Man: What’s wrong miss?
Anne: About this year’s “Demon-killing child”…

Anne: The girl’s role…//has it been decided who’s doing it?
Man: Oh that--//no, it’s the end of the year now so we hardly got anyone you see

Anne: …if so


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Anne: I’m Momozono Anne // from Shirayuki Middle School, Grade 7 class 1
Anne: Will it be okay if you let me do it?

Man: Really!? That’ll be helpful!!//I’m gonna inform the Shinto priest so can you fill out the form for me here?
SFX: PEKO (=bows)
Anne: Thank you very much!!!

Tarou: Class 1…she’s from the class next to mine…//I’m sure she’s that girl who lives in a massive house
Text outside bubble: wow that’s great
Tarou: I’m glad, she seems like a docile kind…//I mean…

Tarou: Sh…
Tarou: She….’s…c….cu….t……e……

Tarou: whoa!!
SFX: zubee!!
SFX: SA!! (turns away)
Arrow: [ray of glance]
Tarou: wasn’t lookin’!!
Tarou: I wasn’t looking ok!!!

Anne: Hey…
SFX: Drool---
SFX: BURU BURU BURU…

Tarou: …
Tarou: eh?


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Anne: Ich…ich…//ichinose tarou kun!!!
Anne: Why are you here!!?
SFX: BYU!!!
TarouL Eh?//Eh!?

Anne: Oh—no—what to do…//this can’t be anything other than fate…//well…

Anne: I wanted to do it with you that I admire, Tarou-kun…
Anne: so I came to sign up for “Demon-killing child”
SFX: BLUSH

Tarou: [eh? ... admire??]
Tarou: [w…what is she saying…?]


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Anne: Ahhhh gosh…//I like you--!!!!
Hey…that’s loud

Man: What was that?
Old lady: How nice—
Tarou: Hey…I’m not into those things…//besides I don’t know why you…

Anne: Oh // Don’t you remember found my pencil case for me before?
Tarou: just for that!!?//how would I remember!!!

Anne: Ahh…//I can’t take it any longer…!!
SFX: PINCH!
Tarou: W…what now!!!?

Anne: if I don’t hold myself back like this…
SFX: GYUU UUUUU (pinch hard)
Anne: I would be jumping onto you by now...

Tarou: uh…
Tarou: this girl…


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[is dangerous!!!!]
Tarou: See you!!!
Tarou: I’ll make the statue myself so…// don’t you ever come!!!
Anne: Hey!! Wait!!

Anne: “don’t ever come” that’s just pretension right??//you need not to be shy!!!
Man: …….

Man1: …gonna be interesting// this year’s festival…
Man 2: Sigh…

Tarou: I’m back!!!!

Father: Oh that was quick
Tarou: m…mom I wont forgive you!!!!
Father: I got 30,000 yen taken
Tarou: Really won’t forgive you!!!!

Tarou: …it’s not that I’m embarrassed or something like that—
Father: Oi, be more worried for me
SFX: Stomp stomp
Tarou: Now I ended up in a situation having to do this with a crazy girl…..

Tarou: For now, I’ll just have to make sure there’s no scope for her to help out
Tarou: I’m gonna do everything myself!

Tarou: Ok! // Let’s start with the Snow statue designing first!

Pita! (*=stops, realizes something)
[Wait…]

(What was I to think)
(That staying home was safe?)

Tarou: woahhhh mother!!!
Tarou: u…uhh there might be a complete stranger girl coming over to ask for me today but…//just tell her I’m not home!!!

Tarou: Even if she tells you she’s “my friend”, it’s a lie ok!!!!


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Father: Hey—Tarou// someone’s here—
Smile smile<3
(I’m too late---)

Anne: I’m here <3
Teehee
(She really came, dammit!!!!)

Tarou: Hey….she…not a friend or anything…
Father: Yeah I know
Eh?
Tarou:

Father: Your “girlfriend”, she said
Tarou: (How easy!!!!)

Anne: That’s wrong father-in-law//I’m his “no-doubt-wife-to-be girlfriend”
Tarou: (Father-in-law?)

Tarou: Err… I’ll seriously do it myself so…
Tarou: Sorry but please go back !ok?


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Father: YOU go back!!!
SFX: BASHI (*=SLAP)
Tarou: (To where !?)

Father; Do even you know?
SFX next to the father: BOSO…(*=whisper)
SFX: on the mat: GUI…(*=grabs)
Tarou: …?

Father: That girl’s the daughter of Momozono Construction company alright?
Fathen: And that’s the company I work for//you understand?
Tarou: Ugh…A reality I don’t want to understand…

Father: I am liking//the company I work for now
Tarou: !!

Father: I really like the salary especially
Father: it’s the same thing is it not!!?


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Anne: Can I come in?
Father+Mother+Sister: Oh! Please do!!// it’s a little dirty house though hehehe!!!
Tarou: my little sister dragged in this too…

Anne: Wow------

Anne: So this is your room huh, Tarou-kun---<3
SFX: Suu---haaa
Suu--- Ha--- (breath in, breath out…trying to breathe through pillow)
Tarou: You’re not even looking at the room!!!

Anne: Ahhh--- gosh, what is this?//It smells soo good--<3
SFX on the bottom right corner: Foo--n
Foo—n
SFX: next to tarou: SNIFF SNIFF
Tarou: Huh!?//Do I smell that much?

Tarou: [dammit--…we’ll just quickly decide what kind of statue to make…
Tarou: [and then ask her to leave!!!]


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Tarou: SFX: GLANCE…

Anne singing: the demon’s pants are—
Nice pants

Tarou: […Wow she’s drawing a lot of them…]
Tarou: [I see she’s not come here just to be fooling around…]

Tarou: [H…however…]
Tarou: [This is awkward!!!]
SFX: Shakes…
Tarou: [I…I can’t take it…]

Tarou: Errr---
Tarou: Momozono-san…

SFX: BATAN!! (*=falls over)
SFX: BIKU!!! (*=shocked)
Tarou: Woahhh!!?

Anne: Oh what’s this moment of happiness//never have thought that you knew my last name…
Tarou: U…Uhh//’cus I heard you talking at the town hall…


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Anne: But if you can please call me by my first name, “Anne” <3 // I don’t mind being called casually
SFX: HAA <3
HAA <3
Tarou: Uh… actually calling you informally makes me feel like I’m calling you mine so…
Tarou: I can’t!!!

Tarou: I was meant to finish this quickly and have her gone but…//I’ve only drawn one page so far…
Anne: Please show me your drawing!!

Tarou: ………Um…then….
Anne: Let’s look at it!

Tarou: I can already imagine how she’d react…
Anne: You’re a genius!!!

SFX: KASA… (*=straightens out the page)


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Anne: This is…

Tarou: oh…yeah…you know, that there’s this small temple-like thing at the shrine right?
Tarou: We could build the demon that would surround it, like a Kamakura*// and the moment we break it, don’t you think it’ll give you this feeling of “I have protected God from the demon!” ?
[*note to readers: Kamakura is a snow hut for children to play in at a festival in mid-January in Japan]

Anne: …Wow…
Anne: amazing…

Tarou: what…//Really?

Anne: Yes of course!!
Tarou: [Huh?]

Tarou: [This is not the reaction I expected…]
Tarou: [somehow it seems like she’s really complimenting me]

Anne: Let’s do this one!! // It ‘s decided then!!

Tarou: Oh…ok?//Then this one, it is…


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Anne: well thanks for having me!
SFX: PEKO! (*=bows)

Mother: Pleasure, you are welcome anytime
Father: you could even come everyday, we don’t mind
Tarou: Oi!!! Don’t say anything unnecessary!!!

Anne: Everyday…// then if you would let me to live here…
SFX: haa haa haa (*=panting)
Tarou: See, ‘cus of what you said

Tarou: Fuuu----- (*=sigh of relief)
Tarou: for some reason…I’m so exhausted…

SFX: GARA (*=door slides)
Tarou: Woah!!? (small letters on bottom left: what now)

Anne: This whole day today
Anne: I was really happy// Have a good night.

Tarou: ….

Tarou: …Today has been a really tiring day...
Tarou: but…//actually,…

Tarou: [With all that happening…she’s cute…[
Tarou: [No no no no!!!]

Tarou: ….
Tarou: I’ll just go to sleep

!!?


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Note: I’ve borrowed your pillow <3
Please use this one
Your Anne

Tarou: …..

Tarou: If you come to the shrine tomorrow…
Tarou: I’m definitely sending you away!!!

Anne’s mom: Oh Anne, how did you get pillow?
SFX: HAFUU <3 (breathes in the pillow)
Anne: it’s a part of my lover that I have borrowed <3

Tarou: alright—looks good!
Tarou: no problem doing this alone!!!

SFX: ZAKU (*=feet sinks in)

Tarou: !!//she’s here!
Tarou: First give me back my pillow!!!


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Boy: Pillow? // What are you saying?
SFX big bold words (top from left to right): WA HA
SFX big bold words on the right side of box: HA HA
SFX bottom skinny words: ZAKU ZAKU
Boy: Your troop of friends calling in to help you!!

Boy 1: looks like he’s building something big
Boy 2: That girl name Momozono, she’s not even here
Tarou: [Crap…]
Tarou: [this is really bad…]
Boy 3: That rich princess right?
Boy 4: Girls, they don’t have the guts

Tarou: [on the other hand…]
Anne: I like you—
Tarou: [If I was seen with her dallying on to me like this]
Tarou: [I’m…I’ll just have to die]

[in some way or the other I gotta have them leave at this point…]
Tarou: I…I’m fine. I’ll be able to manage this alone//this work is quite boring you know


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Boy: okay!!
Boy: then we won’t be helping you but ‘cause we’re free we’ll just be watching you from here!!
Tarou: (Woahhhhh we’ve broken into the worst scenario!!!)

Anne: Pork buns—
Tarou: !!!

Anne: I’ve got many // Pork buns and//warming pads
Anne: that I bought//just for you---

Tarou: crap she’s here---!!!
Anne: My apologies for being late!//I went to buy some stuff that would make us warm!//Oh?

Anne: They are your friends, Tarou kun?//I’m glad I bought the stuff in excess!
SFX: ZAWA ZAWA (*=whispers)
Boy 1: H…hey what does this mean?
Boy 2: She was saying things like “just for you”…

Boy: Uhh--- surely not, you …and that girl…
SFX: NIYA NIYA (*=grin grin)
Tarou: ….


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Tarou: Arghh…I’m not eating that crap!!!
SFX: BISHII !! (*=like a slap in the face)
Tarou: I…I’m gonna do it alone so go home!

Boy: Yeah yeah!
Boy: We don’t need a girl in the way of our boys’ bonding time!!!

Tarou: [Th…this will do…]
Tarou: I’ve been intending to do this alone in the first place anyway.

Anne: Ah—gagaga Hagagannngagaga (So you won’t eat unless I do this right?)
SFX: Mmmm---<3
Tarou: She’s so hard-struck!!!

Boy 1: H…hey you, stop it!!!
Boy 2: Umm…you…you hate him right?


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Anne: what are you saying// when
Anne: they all say we are nearly weds couple …
SFX: PO…
Tarou: this story is going way too far!!!

Boy: n…nearly-weds!!? // can middle-school’ers get married!!?
Anne: If there is love you can
Tarou: (No you can’t!!!)

Boy: Hm…
Boy: I see I see

Boy: Kinda seems like we’re bothering you so we’ll be going back
SFX: ZORO… ZORO… (*=creeps off)
Boy: Though we came here to help just for you
Boy: anyway, wish you with happiness

All the boys: I’m so jealous!!!!


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Tarou: [Oh….]
Tarou: [Oh Gosh……]

Anne: Well! // let’s both endevour ourselves and make the crystal of love* together!
Box: *as a matter of course, she means the Snow statue

Tarou: C…’cause of you…//the rest of my middle school life will have to be spent alone!!
Anne: My,

Anne: It’s gonna be alright!!! // Those people will always be your friends!
Anne’s SFX: YOISHO!!(*=expression of effort digging)
Small SFX: zaku (*=sounds of shovel digging in)
Anne: Because you’re their kind-hearted friends you know!!!

Tarou: ? ….what are you talking about?
Tarou: Besides, I’m not nice either…

Anne: Dear, that is untrue!
Anne: I’d know very--------- well!! // but

Anne: If you never knew that…
SFX: ZABAAN!
Anne: Then that too is probably a proof of your kindness! // Uhuhu!!

Tarou: ..?


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Boy 1: hey… that Tarou…
SFX: ZAKU
Boy 2: Stop//don’t talk about the dead

Boy 1: No, I was wondering, // well it’s not as if I’m jealous or anything but
Boy 1: Maybe he’s just being made fun of by that girl

!!!

Boy 2: Perhaps…it is not something to be jealous of at all…//it seemed quite like a one-way feeling…
Boy 3: That girl is probably just probably mischief!!
Boy 4: Certainly must be!!!

Boy: if so…then there’s only one thing that we can do…
Boy 2: you’re right!!

Boy: Tell him the truth…
SFX: Gu… (*=grips)
Boy: We’ll break them up and rescue him //from that envious… I mean, shameful situation he’s in!!!


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Anne: waa--- incredible!! // it’s mostly finished!!!

Priest: true…// the work progress was much faster than I anticipated…
Priest: we gotta build the high ground for breaking of it
Tarou: Oh, Priest

Priest: There’s a dress rehearsal tomorrow morning at nine
Priest: Try not to be late you two.
Anne: Su—re

Priest: However, looks like it’s gonna be a great festival this year
Priest: In addition to this incredible statue…//God has probably been watching over you both getting along while working on this well together
Tarou: !!!


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Tarou: …I’ve only just realized…//that the whole of today
Tarou: I was with her just the two of us…

Tarou: ….

Tarou: …gosh, somewhat…// for me…
Tarou: she’s not that “dangerous person” anymore…

Mom: A phone call for you, Tarou
Tarou: ughh…

Tarou: wonder who…
Tarou: shyeaaahh hello…

Phone: it’s me, shimazaki
Tarou: !

Boy 1: there’s something we gotta talk to you about…


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Woman: Goodness, it’s beautiful!!!

Woman: suits you really well!!

Priest: yet…//Tarou’s late in getting here…

Anne: Oh about Tarou…
Anne: seems like a relative of his came to visit all of a sudden, so he said he can’t come

Anne: although I’m lonely not being able to see him today …
Anne: there’s nothing you can do about him telling everybody about his obsessions for me…<3
Priests: ….

Priest: I see…then…// well God will probably watch over additional members in this so//we’ll help you finish up the statue
Anne: That’s ok!!!


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Anne: Until the end
Anne: We both will do this together!!

Tarou: She’s just making fun of me they say!!!

Phone: She’s from the class next door and you’ve never come into contact with her before, don’t you think that it’s strange?
Phone: can you recall any moments that might have made her fall for yoU?

Phone: We all don’t like it…
Phone: not being able to hang out with you just because of this!!


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Tarou: …I must’ve been mistaken // for someone else huh…possibly

Tarou: I haven’t even done anything to her…
Tarou: and having her coming after me like that…
Tarou: just doesn’t make sense…//in a normal sense…

SFX: DON! DON! (*=thuds of the drumming)
SFX near the statues’ ear: WAI WAI (*=YAY YAY)
SFX: DON!
SFX: WAI


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Boy 1: Hey it’s starting
Boy 2: let’s go!!

Random Guy 1: The snow statue of the demon, isn’t it incredible!
Random Guy 2: Well kindaa--,//but rather that, I’m more concerned about…

Random Guy 2: hmm---?

Random guy 1: …the girl, she’s alone…

Random: she’s quite a proactive girl though//did she get dumped…?

Tarou: I SAID I’M NOT GOING!!!!
SFX: GASSHAAANNNN!! (*=sound of it breaking)


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Father: Hey!! Tarou, what are you doing!!!
Mother: D…dear…//this boy’s intended to skip out from the “demon-killing child” event so…
Mother: I told him that Momozono-san is waiting for him, but then suddenly…

Father: ….

Father: …Tarou

SFX: PAA---N (*=big slap across the face)


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Man: …what is she doing?
SFX: ZAWA… ZAWA… (*=crowd whispering)
Man: has it not started yet?

Priest: Um… Anne chan…
Anne: Oh he’s coming!

Anne: He’s probably late looking after a lost child or something!
Priest: ….?

Tarou: …okay that was wrong of me//that thing was expensive right?

Father: …sure, this was something quite pricey, however…
Father: that is not the point //this…

Father: was from my boss…
Father: in fact…//it was a gift sent from Momozono Anne-chan’s father
Tarou: …..


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Tarou: huh….why…//would he give it to you…?
Father: No, not to me

Fathe: To you
Father: Don’t you remember?

Father: when you in first grade…
Father: it was just around this time of the year

[Waaeeennneennnn]
[Waaeeennneennnn]

[…what is it? Why are you crying?]

[I…I just fell…and the stuff inside my school bag came out…]

[M…my dad bought for me yesterday…]

[…ok! Leave it to me!!!]


Page 039:

Tarou: I found it!!!

SFX: gachigachigachi (*=shivers)


Page 040:

Father: her pencil case…didn’t you find it for her?

Anne: [my pencil case]
Anne: [didn’t you fount it for me <3 ]

Tarou: ….

SFX: Da!! (*=dashes off)

Mother: …wow, honey!!
Mother: my--, you sure are reliable!!

Father: 8 Million yen…
SFX: GAKUU… (*=upset)
Mother: Y…you knew the price!!?
Father: I Googled it

Man: begin already--!!!!
Man 2: It’s gonna be a new year soon!!

Randomer: Doesn’t matter not having 2 people do it gosh!!!
Priest: ….

Anne SFX: Gu…


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Anne: No----!!!!
SFX on the right of priest’s head: Biku!! (*=shocked/surprised)
SFX on Anne’s head: WAHH A A

Anne: Nono No---!!!
Anne: not unless I’m with Tarou-kun, I don’t want to!!!

Randomer: Oi…she’s burst out crying…
Randomer: What’s actually going on here…

SFX: A A A A A A

SFX: ZA!!!


Page 042:

Tarou SFX: Ha…
Ha…
Ha…

Tarou: …sorry…//…I’m a bit…
SFX: HAA…
SFX: HAA…
Tarou: Late….

Page 043:

Anne: ….
Priest: [ his costume’s so messed up…]

Anne: …huhu
SFX: Goshi
SFX: Goshi (*=wipes her eyes)
Anne: uhuhuhu

Anne: well then!!//let’s do this together!!!

Tarou: Uh…
Tarou: ‘kay…

Priest: …then let’s begin
Ladies: Okay!!!

SFX: DON!!!


Page 044:

Man: feels like we’ll be welcoming a good new year—
Man 2: yeah!!

SFX on the flue: Pii…


Page 045:

SFX: ZA AAA…


Page 046:

SFX: WOW W W W W
SFX: CLAP CLAP CLAP

Father: Hey everybody get changed// first shrine visit of New Year, let’s go
Sister: I’m coming—!!
Tarou: alri---ght

Sister: [ first shrine visit of new year!!]

Tarou: oh

Anne: Hello!!

Anne: Everybody
SFX: PEKO!
Anne: Happy New Year!!


Page 047:

FatheR: happy new year! // so Anne chan, you came too I see—
Father: hahaha
Mother: Greetings to you
Sister: Greetings—
Anne: Aah, gosh—what is this// coming on the same day…makes me feel, once again, that this is fate
Tarou: …

Tarou: …..

Tarou: Uh…//Um…hey….
Anne: ?

Tarou: I’m…//I’m sorry…!!

Tarou: For forgetting… about that pencil case…


Page 048:

Anne: Uhuhuhu // you are a very kind person after all
Tarou: wh…what…?

Anne: you probably don’t remember it because…
Anne: this is something you’d normally do

A person: Anne! // We’re leaving—
Anne: Okayy!

Anne: Well then//Please treat me well this year like any other <3<3<3

Tarou: ….

Father: Oi—the shrine visit…//hm?

Father: Your scarf…has it always been that fancy?
Tarou: !!?

Anne’s mother: Oh Anne, what’s with that scarf?
Text beside Anne chan: HAFUN <3 (*=smells)
Text on top left of box: symbolization of love that bonded the two!?
Text bottom of box: Anne-chan Tarou …the end
Speech bubble by Anne outside box: it is the second part of the symbol of our love<3