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Translation: Kuroko no Basket 119

2011-12-23T17:52:36+00:00

For imangascans

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*sfx*
italics = emphasis

pg01
-: They're tied...
-: For real... that Touou...!?

-: The 3-pointer was amazing too, but that drive at the end...
-: Susa, who got passed, doesn't stand out but he's easily on par with the ace of an average team.

-: I thought it was going to be a one-sided game for Touou but...
-: If they're not careful, there might be an upset...!?

pg02
-: They're strong...!
-: It's not a fluke, Seirin High School...!!

Kagami: We're managing somehow for now. // Shouldn't we take Kuroko off the court to save him for later?

Kuroko: No... // I can go for a little while longer

Kuroko: ...coach

pg03
Kuroko: Right when the 2nd quarter starts, let me do it one more time. // Vanishing drive.

-: Huh?

Kuroko: Even though we're tied, we're really barely clinging on. // I don't want to hold back.
Kiyoshi: It'll let us attack first, but...

Kiyoshi: ...I don't know. // If we overuse it, there's a chance they'll figure out the trick. // We shouldn't be reckless.

Riko: ...Alright, do it!
-: Huh?

pg04
Riko: It's better than becoming passive. // It's important to stay one step ahead at all times.

Riko: They'll figure out the drive's mechanism sooner or later. // But even if they figure it out, it doesn't matter. // It's not a trick that can be used all the time anyway.

Riko: In exchange, if the conditinos are right, even with that knowledge, they can't stop it. // It's that kind of a trick.
-: ...conditions!?

pg05
Takao: Conditions, um... that drive can't be done by Kuroko on his own.
-: On his own...? ...wait, // you figured it out, Takao?

Takao: Well yeah. Shin-chan and I got passed by it so many times.
Midorima: Be quiet Takao. I'll stop him next time.

Takao: ...first, the movement

[It's a "duck-in" that moves diagonally // The human eye can follow vertical and horizontal movements but it's not good at diagonal movements. // On top of that, Kuroko is good at reading people's line of vision so // he sinks down at particularly difficult angles]

-: With just this, most players are unable to stop him... but // at most, it'll be an "almost-vanishing drive"

Midorima: But when a certain condition has been met...// the vanishing drive is complete.

pg06
-: And that, is Kagami-kun.

-: His presence on the court is above the pack. // In that aspect, he's as good as Aomine-kun.

-: On the court, the ball is the object with the most presence. // Because of that, Testsu-kun normally can't perform misdirection when he has the ball.

-: But he's improved now and can misdirect the opponent for just a second.

-: By doing a diagonal "duck-in" at the moment when the opponent's eyes are draw to Kagami-kun. // That's how the Vanishing Drive works.

pg07
-: In other words, the vanishing drive can // only be used when Kagami-kun can be seen by the opponent...!!

-: So that means we just need to keep Kagami and Kuroko apart! // Then that's easy. If Aomine checks Kagami then...

Aomine: ...Ha // No thanks.

Wakamatsu: Huh!? // Not again, you friggin'..

Aomine: That's my line. // Don't let him do it, keep Kagami away... // Why do I have to do petty crap like that?

pg08
Aomine: If he wants to do it then let him, as much he wants // He won't be able to pass me even if hell freezes over.

Aomine: I can only be beaten by myself.

-: The 2nd quarter is starting.

pg09
-: What!?

pg10
-: A 1-on-1 betwen Aomine and that little guy!? // The heck...!!

[No doubt about it.. there's only 1 thing to do]

Aomine: Just what I was thinking, Tetsu. // We really get along when it comes to basketball.

pg11
Kuroko: I think... // so too...!

[Vanishing Drive!!]

pg14
-: No way!! // How did he...!?

pg15
-: His eyes...!?

[It's true that without looking at Kagami-kun, your reaction wouldn't slow down...but]
Riko: Impossible...!!

[Did he move by feeling Kuroko's breathing and rhythm!? // Is such a thing even...]

Aomine: Really, I wonder why. // Tetsu and I don't agree on anything else // but we mesh when it's basketball.

pg16
Aomine: That's a shame. // Tetsu.

pg19
Aomine: Make no mistake, Tetsu...

Aomine: A shadow only exists because of light. // No matter how much you try, it's not the other way around.

Aomine: You can't // beat me.

Translation: Nisekoi 1

2011-11-05T22:07:14+00:00

Reserved for Lazy Ass Scans

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pg01
-: Let's get married...!

[10 years later // this lock is still unopened-]

pg02
-: Zakusha in Love (Love for Eternity)

-: You have the "lock". // I have the "key". // Keep it on at all times. // Hold on to it safely.

-: ... One day, if we meet again as grown-ups, // I'll use this "key" to take out what's inside // and then-

-: -Yeah!

pg03

[My name is Ichijou Raku]

[I started high school this spring. // I’m a normal high school student you'd find anywhere.]

Raku: Alright.
*licks*

[Yes. // Except one minor thing-]
Raku: He-y. // Guys, food's ready~]

pg04
-: Ah!! // Good morning!! // Bocchan!!!
**Bocchan is a respectful term used to refer to someone’s son

[...my family is a little bit // Yakuza]

["Shuueigumi" is a // top Yakuza group that's pretty well known in these parts]
**The name is a play on Shuueisha, the company that publishes WSJ

[I'm the family boss’s only son...]
-: So good-!!! // As expected of Bocchan-!!
-: Ah, we can't thank you enough for always doing this.

pg06
Raku: It's fine. // If I left it to you guys, we'd be eating crap...

Raku: I'll just think of it as practice for when I move out one day...

-: What-!? // Bocchan, are you going somewhere!?
-: No, we don't want that!! // Please don't go, Nidaime!!
Raku: Don't call me Nidaime!!
**Nidaime means second-generation boss in this context

[Perhaps it's because of this family background. // Growing up, I was taught to live "as befits a man".]
**On the scroll:
Ichijou Family Rules
100 Rules for being a Man
1. Never turn your back on an enemy
2. Brush your teeth properly
3. Take it easy on all-nighters

[The problem was, I wasn't brawny and I was terrible at fighting. // These guys may want to make me a Yakuza, but frankly, I'm just not cut out // for that]

Raku: ...Like I keep saying // I'm not going to be a Yakuza!
[What-! // But-!!]

pg07
Raku: My dream is to graduate from a top university, become a stoic civil servant // and live properly with my head held high!!

-: Wow-!! // I don't really get it but that's so cool Bocchan!!
-: As expected of our Nidaime!!

Raku's dad: My my. // You're always so restless.
Raku: Pops.

Raku's dad: Right, Raku. // I have something important to tell you soon, so keep that in mind.
Raku: ...? Something important?

Raku: ...oh crap // I'm gonna be late.
-: What!? We can't have that!!

-: Get the limo ready right now!! // No, idiots, the 15 meter one!!
Raku: STOP-!!

[- And so // against my wishes, this is my typical day at home]

pg08
[For me, everyday is one trouble after another]
-: ...Alright then, Bocchan!! // Please have a wonderful day today!! // Have a great day!!!

[Ah... // I can feel the painful stares of curiosity- // In high school, my family was supposed to be a secret // so I could finally enjoy a quiet, peaceful school life-]

[Don't get me started on how difficult it was to make friends up until now, because of these guys...]
-: Hey! What are you looking at. You got a problem with Bocchan, huh?
Raku: Stop that!!

-: Oh right, Bocchan, // lately there's been an unfamiliar gang stirring up trouble on our territory... // Please be careful, Bocchan.
Raku: Huh? A gang?

pg09
-: The truth is we had a gun fight just yesterday...
-: My right ear was blown off // but I'll be fine
Raku: Pfft!!

[I hate it. // This blood-soaked world-]

[Ah- // I can't wait to get out this house // and live peacefully-]

[Now that I think about it, in order to get into a top ranking university, all I do is study. Never mind girlfriends, // I've never even been liked by a girl...]

Raku: ... No

[I have. // Even if it was only once... // For me, until this day,]

pg10
[everyday was one trouble after another]

-: Pant... Pant... // Oh no- I'm late-

[But on this day // my destiny changed.]

-: Ha!

[Yes, from today on]

pg11

[it would be one gigantic trouble after another]

Raku: Huh?

-: Oops.

pg12
Raku: Gyaaaa-!!!
-: Kyaa

-: ...oww

-: Ah...! Sorry! // I was in a hurry!

-: I'm sorry!!

Raku: W... // what the hell was that...

pg13
-: Hey, Raku... // wait, whoa!?
Onodera: Ichijou-kun!? // Those injuries, what happened!?

-: Are you okay!? // Did you know your nose is bleeding?
Raku: Ah! Onodera! // F...fine, fine, I'm perfectly okay!

-: ...Huh? // You got attacked by a random girl?

-: Don't be ridiculous. Our school wall is over 2 meters high. // Jumping over that and kneeing you, what kind of girl can do that?
Raku: I'm telling the truth!!

-: Never mind that, have you heard!? // Today's transfer student is a girl! // And the rumor is, she's a beauty...!!
Raku: This guy ... he totally doesn't believe me.

Onodera: Wait one second. // I'll get you a band aid...
Raku: Huh!? // Oh, that's okay...

Onodera: No it's not! // What if germs get in? // Here!

[Whoa~! Onodera is so close...! // Getting hurt might have its perks...]

-: ... // I'm happy for you Raku.
Raku: Sh... // shut up...!!

Raku: Sigh... // I thought today was going to be the worst, // but I did get to talk to Onodera, so maybe it's not so bad after all...

-: …Alright, I'm going to introduce a new student today. // Come in Kirisaki-san.
Chitoge: Okay.

pg15
Chitoge: Nice to meet you! // My name is Kirisaki Chitoge and I just transferred from the United States.

Chitoge: My mother is Japanese and my father is American so I'm half-Japanese, // but as you can see I can speak Japanese perfectly, // so don’t be shy to talk to me.

pg16
-: Whoa-!! Cute-!! // She's so beautiful!!! // Her legs are so slim!! What's with that style~!!

-: She's says she's mixed. // I've never seen a girl this cute!!

-: Okay, for now, why don't you sit in the empty seat in the back...

Chitoge: Hmm?

Chitoge & Raku: AH----!!!!

pg17
Chitoge: You're that...
Raku: That violent girl!!

[Vi...? //

o... //

len... //

t...?]

Chitoge: Wha...! What do you mean, "violent girl"!?
Raku: You did a jumping kneekick on me just now in the school field!!

Chitoge: I already apologized!!
Raku: You call that an apology~!? It wasn't one at all!!
Chitoge: I did apologize! Don't play the victim just because of a little bump!

Raku: How was that little!! I almost fainted!!
Chitoge: Oh really. Maybe your blood pressure is low! // I already apologized so why can't you just let it go!? What a sissy!!

Raku: Is that the attitude of a person apologizing!? You...

Raku: ape woman!!

pg18
Chitoge: Who are you calling "ape woman"!!!

[-At this moment]

[my door to even worse trouble-ridden days]

[opened with a bang]

[The transfer student and my // 1st day-]

pg19
Chitoge: ... Now you've done it. // I embarrassed myself!!

Raku: Why am I being yelled at?

Raku: It should be the other way around!! I was the one who got punched!!
Chitoge: I've had to suffer because of you too!!

Chitoge: A new life in Japan...! // I was supposed to take the first step in my beautiful high school debut...!!

Chitoge: And now that plan is ruined because of you!!
Raku: I • don't • care!!! You started it!!

pg20
-: ... That's the kneekick girl? // So he was being serious~

-: But!! // A kneekick from a girl as cute as her, I'd gladly...

-: Oh?

-: What's this. // You guys know each other?

-: Well then, that's perfect.
Raku & Chitoge: Huh?

pg21
Chitoge: What-!?
Raku: Why is she next to me...!!
-: Because- // Kirisaki just came to Japan and she's bound to have a lot of worries.

Raku: I object!! // I strongly object!!
[This treatment is obviously unfair!!]
-: Your motion has been denied.

-: I'll leave it to you then, Ichijou.
Raku & Chitoge: What~~~

Chitoge: ... don't come near here. // I'd catch your sissy-ness!
Raku: Wha...

Raku: Right back at you!! // I'd hate to catch your ape-ne.... // I didn't say anything.

pg22
[Damn it, what's with this girl...!! // I've never met such a violent and annoying girl in my life...!!]

[How is this even a girl.... // Such a difference compared to Onodera or that "girl from the promise".

[...I wonder how that girl's doing... // I don't remember her face or her name but I remember that promise so clearly.]

[I never saw her after that... // but as long as I have the pendant, I still have a chance-]

[Ah... if Onodera and I could have something like my first love too... // Just kidding...]

Raku: ... Hn?

Raku: Hn? // Hnn?

Raku: Ah-!!?

pg23
Raku: It's gone!! // My pendant is gone!!

Raku: When did this happen. // Where...
[What a loud guy...]

[It must be during that kneekick...!!]

Chitoge: Huh!? // I don’t see why I have to help you find such a thing.

Raku: I lost it because of your kneekick so you're partly responsible!! // I can’t think of any other time when this could have happened!!
Chitoge: ...You can look for it yourself...
Raku: I'm saying this because I couldn't find it on my own!!

Onodera: What wrong? Ichijou-kun...
Raku: Onodera-!

pg24
Raku: Um ... I lost something that's kind of important...
Onodera: Oh really? Do you want help?
Raku: N...no! I lost it because of this girl // so it's her duty to help me look for it.
[Hello. I'm Onodera. // Nice to me you.]
Chitoge: What!?

Chitoge: And? // So what kind of pendant was it?
Raku: Oh. // It's a chain about this big // with a lock shaped like this at the end...

Onodera: Huh?

Onodera: Is that...
Chitoge: Hn? // Did you see it somewhere?
Onodera: Oh, sorry, I made a mistake ... // probably...

Chitoge: ... Alright. // I'll look for it and in return, // can you promise you won't talk to me inside the school from now on?
Raku: ...huh?

Chitoge: I hate guys who go on and on about things that have passed. // I don't want people to think I'm friends with an intolerant guy like that.

25
[Grr~!! She pisses me off so much!! // We just met and she bad-mouths me like that!!]

[Hmph!! "Don't talk to me."!?]
Raku: Oh, fine, I'd be happy to.
Chitoge: ... and I'm only helping after school, okay?

[I don't want to be involved with a girl like you any longer eith...]
-: Oh, I forgot to tell you, Ichijou.
Raku: Huh?

-: I want you to tell Kirisaki more about the school so // like you, I gave Kirisaki...

-: animal keeping duty. Take care!
[Wh...]

pg26
Raku: ... why did this happen!?
Chitoge: ...Hey. // Didn't you promise not to talk to me?

Raku: How can we get work done we don't talk? // Besides, this isn't "inside the school".
Chitoge: ...what a nitpicky man.

[Damn it...! // Why am I stuck with someone like this...]
Chitoge: ... Now that I'm here,

Chitoge: what's with the number of animals...
Raku: I couldn't help it. They were injured.

Chitoge: You took all these in yourself!?

Chitoge: ...sigh // We won't get anywhere by talking like this.

Chitoge: Let's finish this quickly and look for your pendant or whatever.
Raku: What are you doing-!!

pg27
Raku: If you give it that much water, the roots will rot!!
Chitoge: Wha... this amount is fine ... I think
Raku: Even when the water's overflowing from the planter!?

Raku: I can't leave this to you! // I'll get the animal feed ready so you help me carry that.
Chitoge: What! Can you not boss me around!?

Raku: Umm // the right amount of feed for a (fully grown male) chicken is-
Chitoge: So nitpicky!!!

Raku: If I decide to do something, I have to do it properly.
Chitoge: If you do it like that, the day will be over!!

Chitoge: If you're a man, you have to do things without minding the small details!!
Raku: The goldfish!!!

Raku: You're being too manly!!
Chitoge: What, you have a problem with this!?
Raku: These guys are fragile unlike you!!

[Who's not fragile!!?]

pg28
Raku: If we do it your way, the plants here will shrivel up in 2 days!!

Chitoge: If we do it your way, the animals here will die from stress in 2 hours...!

[Damn it-!! She disagrees with everything...!! // We're completely incompatible!! I have to work with someone like her for a week...!?]

[Hey! We'll look for your pendant in the time remaining!! // I know that!!]
[The violent girl and my // 2nd day-]

Chitoge: Mmm...
[Japanese is so confusing...]

Raku: Here.

pg29
Chitoge: ... What's this?
Raku: My notes for Modern Japanese. // You couldn't keep up at all right?

Raku: I might not like you, // but I'm not the type to ignore a person in need.

Chitoge: I thought I told you to not talk to me?

Chitoge: I don't need your help, got it?

[What • a • bitch~!! // Crapping on my kindness like that~ !!]
[The bitchy girl and my // 3rd day-]

-: Hey, hey, Raku. // When did you become so close with Kirisaki-san?
Raku: What?

-: Well you're together a lot. // You're doing something together after school to and, // you talk all the time, like good friends.
-: Like good friends...!? // How is that...

pg30
-: You know how Kirisaki-san is pretty, right? // A lot of guys are interested in her.

-: Like, why did she come to this school? // Or why at such a weird time?
Raku: Pretty~? That?

Raku: She's just a classmate that sits next to me. // We're only together because of a situation, // and I'm definitely not friends with someone like her!

-: Oh really?

Raku: She's getting even more ape-like.

pg31
[Do you want me to stop helping you!? // I'm sorry!]
[The acrobatic girl and my // 4th day]

Raku: Ouch... tsk, that gorilla woman. // What kind of environment do you have to be raised in to end up that violent?]

Raku: Although, I'm not one to talk when it comes to environment.

-: Aniki!! // That damned gang is at the 3rd city district again!!
-: What!? It's the third time this week!!
** Aniki: Yakuza slang used to refer to someone who is older or of senior rank within a family

Onodera: ...Here, Ichijou-kun.
Raku: O...oh, thanks!

Onodera: ...Looks like you have more injuries now.
Raku: Really, that girl... she punches people so easily...
[Even the Yakuza are slower to fight...]

pg32
Onodera: But // though you say that, you're still nice to her. That's Ichijou-kun's good quality.
Raku: ...huh?

Onodera: You helped Kirisaki-san take notes, right? // I saw that.

[Whoa~!! She saw that! // I'm so happy!]
Raku: O...okay.
Onodera: Oh right, // Ichijou-kun, where did you buy that pendant?

Raku: I didn’t... someone gave it to me a long time ago.
Onodera: A long time ago?
Raku: Around 10 years ago...?
Onodera: Te...! Y...you keep things for a long time...

Raku: It's for a promise // so I've been careful.
Onodera: ...promise.....
[The gorilla woman and my]

pg33
[6th day-]
Chitoge: ... It's not turning up at all.
Raku: ...Oh, be quiet. // Didn't you say you hated people who go on and on about things?

Raku: ...By the way, // why did you transfer at such a weird time?
Chitoge: Huh? // Why are you asking, all of a sudden....

Chitoge: ... Nothing special. // Because of my parents.
Raku: Hmm. // What do your parents do?

Chitoge: W...why does that matter!? // Why should I tell you, of all people, my life story!?
Raku: Ugh... she really isn't cute at all...

Raku: ...A “beauty”, huh...

[Well if she keeps quiet, she might be... // And-]

pg34
[even though she complains a lot, she still helps me look for the pendant everyday-]
Chitoge: ...sigh not here either. // I'll go look over there.
Raku: Uh...uh-huh

[...hn?]

[Wait... // this smell...]

[I feel like I've smelled it before... // it's nostalgic somehow...]

[Like a smell I've known since a long time ago-]
Raku: ... Where could I have smelled it?

pg35
-: Hn?
-: Fuck off!! // Son of a bitch!!

-: Get 'em-!! // Don't fuck with the Yakuza, damn it-!!

Raku: Is it ... // getting worse...?
[Is that the gang!?]
[Kirisaki and my]

[7th day-]

-: Hey, hey, Kirisaki-san

Chitoge: Huh?

pg36
Raku: You're late, Kirisaki. // Start helping already...

Chitoge: Ah-!! I can't stand it anymore!! // I'm not doing this any longer!!
Raku: Huh!?

Raku: W... // what the heck.
Chitoge: ...Some girls in our class just said,

-: Hey, hey, / Kirisaki-san, are you dating Ichijou-kun?
-: What~ but you’re always chatting happily and I heard you're together after school too~!
Chitoge: ... to me
Raku: Wha...

pg37
Chitoge: When do we look like we're chatting happily!? // The only reason we're together after school is because I'm kind enough to help this idiot look for a missing pendant!!
Raku: What!!?

Onodera: ...student council ended early today. // Maybe I'll go help Ichijou-kun look for his pendant.

Raku: You've got to be kidding!! It's your fault too!!

Chitoge: Isn't it because you didn't hold on to it properly!? // And don’t get me started on you!!

Chitoge: Hasn't it been a week!? // It's time to give up already!! // Either someone's already taken it // or they've thrown it away thinking it was trash!

pg38
Raku: ...you don't know that. // Besides, that's ... // to me....!

Chitoge: Hmph! // A guy shouldn't care so much about a measly pendant. // Are you the type who can't sleep if you lose your favorite teddy bear?
Raku: Huh!?

Chitoge: You're probably going to say you got it from a girl you liked in the past or something! // Ah, disgusting. // What a sissy, clinging onto your past like that!!

Chitoge: Besides, that girl // is bound to have forgotten she even gave that to you.

Chitoge: How lame!! // What an idiot!!

-: "Hold on to it safely".

pg39
Raku: SHUT THE HELL UP!!! // Then you don't have to help, just go away!!!

*plop*
*plop*
*plop*

pg40
Chitoge: Fine...

[-Now I've done it...]

[yelling at a girl for real. Honestly-]

[how unmanly-...]

pg41
[Even though she's like that // she still helped me this entire time..]

[Well // it's too late to say that now...]

[Chitoge and my]

[11th day]

-: -Besides, that girl // is bound to have forgotten she even gave that to you.

-: What an idiot!!

Raku: ... damn it!!

pg42
Onodera: Ichijou-kun!!

Onodera: ...Kirisaki-san // wants to see you...

Raku: ... what's with her // calling me out here...

Raku: Hm?

Raku: ...wait? // Isn't that...

Raku: Kirisaki...

pg43
Raku: Gyaaaaa!!!

Raku: OWWW!! What the hell did she do...!!
Onodera: Ah! Are you okay!? Ichijou-kun...

Ichijou: Hn?

Ichijou: Wha.... // This is...!!

Onodera: ...!! // Is that... Ichijou-kun's...?
Ichijou: Yeah... // But why does she...

pg44
Onodera: Kirisaki-san has been // looking for it ever since that time.

Onodera: She did it when you weren't looking // ... she told me not to tell you but...

Raku: Hn?

** On top of the letter:
[Translate it if you can!!]
** In the square panel:
[*Translation "I fulfilled my duty. So don't talk to me anymore, scum bastard!! Chitoge]

Raku: ... I can't read it but I can still tell she’s dissing me.
[Once again, she's not cute at all...]

Raku: ....tsk
[She really is super annoying // but I guess she has her good points too...]

Raku: ...and // what she said makes sense too...

pg45
Raku: It's probably better if I // forgot about this ridiculous promise...

Onodera: Tha... // that's not true...!

Onodera: Ichijou-kun ... // you made a promise with someone right? / If that person remembers the promise like you do... // I'm sure they'll be sad.

Onodera: Even if it's a promise between children from 10 years ago... // it might be precious to that person.

[Wha...]

pg47
[Onodera...? // It can't be...]

Onodera: Ah...! Sorry!! // For saying such a strange thing...!
Raku: Wha... // N...no...

Raku: ...Thanks. // That cheered me up.

Raku: You're right. // Even if I never end up seeing that person again, // it doesn't change the fact that this promise is important to me. // I'll hold on to it with care.

Raku: Thanks a lot, Onodera! // I'll see you around!
Onodera: Ah! // Right ... see you!

Onodera: ...sigh....

pg47
Onodera: I // missed my chance to ask again...

Onodera: I'm so stupid...

Raku: ... That scared me~ // For a second, I thought Onodera was the "girl from the promise"...

[It can't be... // ... if Onodera was "that girl" then....]
Raku: But they have a similar vibe... and what she said...

[Oh crap-!! If it’s true, it’d be the best....!! // An amazing fate...!]
Raku: Alright! When I see her next week, I'll confirm it nonchalantly!]

pg48
[...But well // I couldn't have had that talk with Onodera // if it wasn't for the gorilla woman...]

[I guess I could thank her a little. // Although we probably won't interact from now on... // Or so I thought]

[We would actually end up interacting again surprisingly soon-]
Raku's dad: Oh you're back, Raku. // Come to my room.

Raku: ...what is it Pops, telling me to come all of a sudden...
Raku's dad: Didn't I say I had something important to tell you? // Things got settled faster than I was expecting...

Raku's dad: I'm sure you've heard about our rivalry with a gang, but // it's about to escalate into a full-blown war.

Raku: What!! // That doesn't sound alright, a war...
Raku's dad: Well, if it happens, neither side will come out unscathed.

Raku's dad: So!! // There's only one way to avoid this war. // And it's something only you can do.

pg49
Raku: O... // only I can...?

Raku's dad: To tell you the truth, I've known the other boss for a long time. // And he has a daughter around your age... // So, Raku

Raku's dad: Can you and that girl // become lovers?

Raku: What-!!?

Raku: L...lovers!!? // Wha...Why would you...
Raku's dad: No big deal, it’s just for pretend. // If the Nidaimes of the two fractions are lovers then even the young members can’t do anything to interfere, right?

Raku: B...but, even so, you've gotta be kidding, I can't do it!! // I'm...!
[Onodera might be the girl from the...!]
Raku's father: What, you have a girlfriend?
Raku: Ugh... // that's.... mumble, mumble...

pg50
Raku's father: Sorry but lives are at stake here. // Even if you cry and beg, you'll still have to do it.
Raku: Ugh...

Raku's father: Alright, come in.
Raku: Huh!? They're already here!?
[I should have // predicted it then.]

Raku: Ugh... but it can't be helped... // It's just for "pretend" so it'll probably only be for a few days // and if the war can be avoided...
[I should have noticed the numerous hints // and avoided the worst situation possible-]

-: ... // But I haven't decided I'll do it yet...
Raku: Hn?

-: Even though I hear he's pretty handsome?
-: What!? // No, no, but...

[Wait? // This voice...]

Raku's dad: Alright. // This is the girl that's going to be your lover-

pg51
Chitoge: I haven't made up my mind...

pg52
[-At that second]

pg53
[everything came together.]

[Why she transferred with weird timing.]

[Why she didn't want to talk about her family.]

[And why // her smell made me feel nostalgic]

Raku: ...Right. // That smell is...

[The smell of gunpowder-]

Raku's dad: ...This is the girl, Kirisaki Chitoge ojou-chan. // Starting tomorrow, you two will...
**ojou-chan is a polite and affectionate way of referring to someone's daughter.

pg54
Raku's dad: Be lovers for // 3 years.

Raku: Wha...
[And so-]

[today, the completely incompatible us // became lovers]

[This fake love would // eventually lead me to the promise from 10 years ago, but]

[I had no way of knowing that just yet.]

Translation: Kuroko no Basket 132

2011-10-23T15:28:23+00:00

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**Once again, this is a rush job. The translation will be re-checked before it is scanlated.**

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pg01
-:5 minutes left... // Seirin's taking a gamble!!

Midorima: What's scary about Aomine isn't his speed or skill. // The really troublesome part comes after that...

Midorima: His overwhelming ability to make shots from any position

Midorima: Kagami has grown after learning animal instinct, but even then // he hasn't been able to stop him in the second half

Midorima: Even though Seirin's firepower has increased with Kuroko's trump card // if both sides are gaining points, the gap will never close. // No matter the situation, the conclusion is, as long as Touou is in the lead...

pg02
Midorima: Aomine must be stopped.

Aomine: ......tsk

[Taking on Aomine with 3 people!?]
Wakamatsu: Are these guys serious...!!

-: WHOA

pg03
-: Seirin has no shot of winning...!!

-: What a pressure, he can't even pass!!

-: Alright, nice defense!!

[Passing has never been Aomine's thing // this is the simplest and most effect way...!]
Imayoshi: But ....

pg04
Imayoshi: Isn't that // too few?

pg05
-: Wha-...

-: WHOA

pg06
[From the side-!?]

pg07
-: How the hell can he move like that-!!

Kuroko: Kagami-kun, Kiyoshi-senpai, can I have a word?

Kuroko: I'll stop Aomine-kun. // Please lend me your strength.

Kagami: Wha-...?
Kiyoshi: ...! // You mean to triple-team him?

Kiyoshi: But... with Aomine's current condition, even with 3 people, we might not be able to stop him...
Kuroko: I know... // which is why

Kuroko: I want Kagami-kun to let him through once.
Kagami: Huh?

pg09
-: Wha-...

-: Kagami!?

Wakamatsu: Could it be....
[He let him through on purpose?]

-: The real goal was... // Kagami's block from his blind spot-!!

pg11
-: He dodged it!!?

[Dodging that...!?]
Hanamiya: Is he really human?

-: Alright, we got this-!!

-: Waaaa

pg12
-: Huh...

-: Ah...

pg13
-: It missed-!!?

Imayoshi: No way...
[That Aomine would miss a shot from there-!?]

Aomine: ...Tetsu...you bastard...!

[Could it be-]

pg14
[He was forced to miss- // by Kuroko...!]

Kuroko: To stop the current Aomine-kun is probably impossible

Kuroko: That's why, with overflow // I'll direct Aomine-kun's focus away from the ring for a split moment when he shoots

Kagami: ...Yeah, but... will Aomine really miss with just that...!?
Kuroko: ... It won't have much of an effect on a regular shot

pg15
Kuroko: But... if he's moving at a fast speed while aiming for the ring, it's a whole different matter.

Kuroko: Even a split second gap in his vision will be amplified if he's moving fast. // If Kagami-kun and Kiyoshi-senpai can force him to his limits...

[I didn't think overflow would be used like this... directing glances from the ring to himself, rather than from his teammates to himself]

[...no]

[In fact it's the opposite... // this is the true meaning of this skill...!]

pg17
[A misdirection that lowers the shooting accuracy of a fast-moving opponent // It’s like a skill created just for Aomine...!]

pg18
-: Woo-hoo, 6-point difference-!! // Finally!!

pg19
-: Seirin has caught up to a 6-point difference!!

Kuroko: I can't stop Aomine-kun // but // Seirin won't lose!

Aomine: Not bad... Tetsu!!

Translation: Kuroko no Basket 131

2011-10-23T03:55:02+00:00

**A rushed effort once again. Will be edited before official scans. Basketball players out there, do refs say "Basket counts" in English or do they have another term for it?**

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pg02
-: It’s in-!! // Aomine is as great as ever…

pg03
-: And he gets the ball back right away-!!

-: Ugh...

[I can't stop him...!! Damn it... // Even using Kuroko's last trump card, it's still like this...]
Kagami: The gap isn't shrinking...!!

[What should I do... // What should I...]

pg04
Hyuuga: Don't sweat it! // Let's move on!

Hyuuga: We wouldn't be able to mark that monster like this if it weren't for you. // Keep it up!

Kagami: But...
Hyuuga: Hey, they can't stop us either.

Hyuuga: So we'll just // go 3-points at a time!!

pg05
-: A three-!!

[Even though they can't afford mistakes, he's not afraid of missing at all...!! // Can he really have that much faith in his shots!?]

Hyuuga: Yeah... I have faith.

pg06
Hyuuga: In my teammates!

Wakamatsu: Ugh...

Hyuuga: I can shoot not because I won’t miss // but because it's okay even if I do miss!

pg07
-: Whoa, it’s in!! // Really. How many has it been for him today!?

pg08
[He made a string a 3-pointers despite my defense... // I'll definitely get this in...!!]

Sakurai: Go!!

Imayoshi: Sakurai...!!
[No good... his rhythm is off!!]

Aomine: Tsk... // Stop getting flustered just because of a little pressure!

pg09
Aomine: Give it!!

pg10
-: Oooh

-: Guh...

pg11
Kiyoshi: Shit, it's a fake

pg13
-: Whoaa, it went in! //And he drew a foul too... // which means...

-: Pushing!! White jersey number 7!! // Basket counts*. // One throw!!

[*When the defense makes a foul at the same time as a shot, and that shot goes in, one free-throw is awarded]

-: The basket counts!! // It's a 3-point play.

[Touou Gakuen // does not value the concept of team play.]

pg14
[A super heavy focus on individual ability. // Because of this, the players do not generally work together or even attempt to stay on the same page // BUT // even so, they have a common understanding.]

[They are - // a thirst for victory and]
Imayoshi: We have faith too.

[an absolute trust in the ace]
Imayoshi: In Aomine's strength.

pg15
-: It's in!!

-: A 10-point difference again!!

-: Ugh...

Kuroko: Kagami-kun, // Kiyoshi-senpai // can I have a word.

pg16
-: Ooh, it's in!!

-: But...

-: The difference isn't shrinking...!! // Whaa, please do something-!!

pg18
-: WHA-!!?

pg19
-: This is...!? // A Kuroko, Kagami, Kiyoshi triple-team!?

-: We'll stop you!!!

Translation: Kick no Oneesan 3

2011-10-23T03:07:09+00:00

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pg57
Hana: Do you want to // stay for some tea?

Akiyama: W...who'd have thought.... // on only our first date (?) !? // That I'd...

Akiyama: Excuse me.

Akiyama: end up entering Natsuno Hana's room...!!

pg58
Akiyama: W-ow!!

Hana: Alright, I'll go make the tea.

pg59
Akiyama: O-ooh this is Natsuno Hana's curtain!! // Wah, and this her stuffed animal!!

Akiyama: G-aah, her TV!! // Whoa, tissue!! // Wow!

Akiyama: Amazing-!! // So this is her room!! It's way more girly than what I was expecting!!

Akiyama: Is this man... her favorite kickboxer!? // Or...

Hana: I could only find coffee.

Akiyama: Ah, right. I'm fine with anything!

pg60

*plunk*
[HUH!!]

*pours*

[It felt like too much powder...]
*sip*

[BITTER!!]

Akiyama: Strong coffee is great after a drink, isn't it.
[This is... Natsuno Hana's preference!!]

*B-bitter*

Hana: I'm sh-orry... it was my first time making coffee...
**This is not a typo, she actually says shorry
Akiyama: Huh... Then why do you even have it!?

pg61
[Oh no... I've got to say something!! // Or we'd really only be drinking tea!!]
Takagi: No silence!! She'll think you're boring. // Just keep praising her or whatever!!
[Anyway, you have to talk!! And listen!! // According to Takagi]

Akiyama: Um, today was... really a lot of fun. // Being able to have dinner with THE Natsuno Hana.

Akiyama: A...and

Akiyama: If you don't mind... maybe, // we can have a meal again sometime?

*nods*
Akiyama: Then!! // Let's exchange contact numbers or...!!

pg62
*nodding*
*shocked*

Akiyama: Um.., then, I'll be going now.

Hana: Just a little longer... // okay?

pg63
Akiyama: She... touched my hand. // It was so soft..!!

Hana: Yukiyama-san
Akiyama: Oh. Yes. // It's Akiyama

Hana: You're interested in kickboxing, right?
Akiyama: Yes!!

Hana: Uh-huh.
Akiyama: I never watched combat sports before so I was scared at first but...

Akiyama: Do you ever get scared Natsuno-san? // Like during matches.
Hana: Hmm. But it feels good.

Akiyama: Ah-, that's true. Sports are great // I too like to work up a sweat...
Hana: No, no.

pg64
Hana: Because you can punch 'em as hard as you want!!

Akiyama: Pun...?

Hana: Like... BAM. // BAM. // BOOM
Akiyama: Bam.. huh. // I've never punched anyone... // Boom.

pg65
Akiyama: Then, you'd want to have a match soon, right. // I'll be eagerly wai-
Hana: Match... no I can't.

Akiyama: Wha...
Hana: I got in a fight at my old gym so they won't let me.

Akiyama: Um.... // If there's something I can do, please let me know!! // I...

*again*

Hana: I'm... gonna go wash my face.

pg66
Akiyama: Ahh, that was surprising. // Punching people feels good? //.... But wait.

Akiyama: It didn't feel too bad... I think!! That kick...
[PLEASURE---]
[No No No // On second thought, no]

Akiyama: Never mind that, this situation!! She let me in her room... which means! // Thinking normally... // Could she have a thing for me!? // Does she!?

[...wait a minute, this sound.]

[Sho-sho-shower-!?]

Akiyama: Why!? She just went to wash her face... // Unless...

pg67
Hana: Let's do something that feels good? Like, BAM.
Akiyama: B // b // b

[WHAT-!!]

Akiyama: Huh.

Akiyama: Sh-

Akiyama: She's here-!!

Akiyama: Whoa,

Akiyama: Waah!! // Natsuno-san!

pg68
Akiyama: I'm going hom....
-: What's this?

pg69
*KYAAAAAA*

-: Wh-// ww-why is there a man in my home!?
Akiyama: Wait, a woman!? A man!?

-: Huh!? Who are you calling a man! // I'm a woman!!
*puts on wig*
[Whaaat]

-: What do you mean "Whaaat"!! // I'm different from when I was like this!!
Akiyama: I'm sorry!

Akiyama: A MAN-!!

-: Get out!!
Akiyama: No, please wait!

pg70
-: Come on, get out already!
Akiyama: This is Natsuno Hana's room right!? // There must be a misunderstanding.

-: This is my room! // You dumbass.

Akiyama: Huh, then... // That must... mean

Akiyama: boyfriend? You cohabit with Natsuno-san!?
-: Of course not!! // I only fall in love with men!! // You wanna be beat up!!
** The woman (?) uses "ore", the male pronoun for "I" here**

-: Oh I let slip a bad side just now.
Akiyama: I'm sorry. // Then… who are you? // And what exactly is your relationship to Natsuno-san...

pg71
-: I'm Natsuno Hana's kickboxing coach, Ruriko. // And the owner of this room. // She's just staying here.

Akiyama: Ah... and the kickboxer in the picture
Ruriko: Domon Kouji, the former feather class Number 2 of Japanese kickboxing.

Akiyama: Kouji... so you ARE a man...
*whispers*
Ruriko: *grunts*

Akiyama: Wait a minute, Kouji-san
Ruriko: Shut up, I'm Ruriko now!!
Akiyama: Before I leave, can you tell me Natsuno-san's contact number?
Ruriko: You sleaze.
Akiyama: I'm, Natusno-san's fan!! In kickboxing.

*scoff*
Ruriko: You're better off giving up.

pg72
Ruriko: That girl is clueless with this kind of stuff. // There's no use liking her. // She won't give you the time of day.

Akiyama: But, today, it was Natsuno-san who invited me to the room.

Ruriko: When she gets drunk she brings in a lot of things.
[She’ll follow easily too]

Ruriko: See.

Ruriko: You're just like these dolls here.

Ruriko: Wait
[Hana-chan?]

pg73
Ruriko: Why are you sleeping in this pile?
Hana: Ah, Domon-san.

Ruriko: You brought in a weird thing again...!
[Weird thing?]
Hana: But Domon-san, you said you wanted people.

Ruriko: What, so you mean you were recruiting for the gym? // Aww, you're so cute.

Ruriko: No matter how you look at him, he's a cowardly salaryman, // but I guess he's kinda cute, in a harmless way.

Ruriko: Do you want me to train you hard? // If you'd like, come.

pg74
Akiyama: In the end...

Akiyama: The reason she invited me in // was so she could recruit me to the gym. // *sigh*...

[But I have it now. // A connection to her!!]

[If I go here... // I can see Natsuno Hana!! // ALRIGHT!!]

Ruriko: You can see me too.
*smooch*
*goosebumps*

[Ahh~]

Ruriko: He didn't have to be that grossed out...

Translation: Kuroko no Basket 130

2011-10-10T03:34:45+00:00

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pg01
-: 8 point difference! // Seirin has quickly caught up to an 8-point difference!!

-: The 3rd quarter is about to end... // if it's a 1 digit difference...

-: we can do it!!

pg02
-: ...what?

[From well behind the 3rd point line... // He's shooting from that position!?]

pg03
[Even if he can hit a 3-pointer, he's not a shooter // so his success rate can't be high...]

[On top of that, with this long range... // there's no way it'll go in!!]

Hanamiya: Haha... // you idiots have it all wrong

Hanamiya: It's not about probability // Like I said, when it comes to doing what others detest, he's the best

Imayoshi: I'll admit you're strong.. and I'm being honest when I say you're our strongest challenger // but...

Hanamiya: They want to maintain their fighting spirit // and end the 3rd quarter with a 1-digit difference

pg04
Hanamiya: Imayoshi is the kind of guy who gets things done especially at a time like this

pg05
-: Whoa, it went in!? // Right before the end of the 3rd quarter... // It's a buzzer beater!

Imayoshi: Oh, it went in

Kasamatsu: ...this brings up bad memories

Riko: ....tsk
[He aimed to get that in!? // They live up to their name as the tyrant runner-up of the Interhigh... this is]

pg06
[Touou Gakuen!!!]
Imayoshi: But even so // we're the ones who will win

pg07
-: The 3rd quarter has ended // We will now enter a 2 minute intermission.

pg08
*pant pant*

Riko: Kuroko-kun's getting spent...
[Because there's more targets, oveflow requires even more attention than the normal misdirection... // As expected, it probably won't last until the end...]

Kiyoshi: Sorry... could you redo my taping?
-: Ah, yes!

[Please last until the end... // Don't let it be like the Shuutoku match]

[We have to win no matter what...!! // Even if I break my leg...]

pg09
Hyuuga: You're overthinking it, doofus

Hyuuga: It's a bad habit of yours // You need to trust us more

Hyuuga: We're not gonna say we can win without you but... // There's no need for you to work hard for our sakes too

Hyuuga: This is the team you made

Hyuuga: Before the Winter Cup started, Kagetora-san said to me

Kagetora: Good job working hard until now. // I know I've said some harsh words but...

pg10
Kagetora: You can be confident // This team is strong

pg11
-: The last quarter will begin.
-: Alright, it's the last 10 minutes!!

Hyuuga: We're gonna win!!
-: Yeah!!

pg12
Momoi: Hey, Aomine-kun!?
Aomine: Huh? What?
Momoi: Not "what?"! It's starting!

Momoi: Everyone's already gone! // Did you even listen to the coaching?

Aomine: My bad, // Wasn't listening.

[...what]

pg13
-: Alright... this is it. // It's the last 10 minutes

pg14
-: It's started!!! The final 4th quarter!!!

pg15
Hyuuga: Alright, first we're gonna give you a taste... // of your own medicine!!

-: It's Hyuuga!! // This is...

[A barrier jump shot!! ... but // I won't let you!!]

pg16
Wakamatsu: Wha-...
[He combined it with Kuroko's overflow...]

[It doesn't just feel fast...!! // It's like time skipped forward...]
Sakurai: No, I can't keep up...!!

pg17
-: Whoa, a 3-pointer!! // Out of nowhere.... // Right from the start, they went back to a 1-digit difference!!

-: What a tough bunch!! // Even after that buzzer beater, they're still going as strong as ever!!

pg18
Aomine: My bad. // Wasn't listening.

Murasakibara: Hey~ *sigh*
Kuroko: Aomine-kun, there are times when you don't listen because you're concentrating too hard
*I already said my bad...*
Midorima: Even so, you're defeating the purpose if you didn't listen to the game plan

Aomine: No... it just happens when it's a worthy opponent. // But don't sweat it.
Murasakibara: Hey!
*Hahaha*

Aomine: I'll definitely win!

pg19
[Aomine-kun... // Just a little... but definitely // He's returned to the old Aomine-kun...!?]

Translation: Kuroko no Basket 129

2011-09-17T04:36:42+00:00

**Sorry about how long this has taken. School has started so I will not have the time to release Kuroko translations as quickly as I used to. Please expect the chapters 130+ in the upcoming weeks.**

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pg01
-: Wha...

pg02
-: What the heck was that-!?

pg03
[How could...that's impossible!! That // a player other than Kuroko could vanish...!?]

[...your movement is too sloppy!]

pg04
-: What!?

Imayoshi: Oh no!!
[What a stupid pass...//damn it, I wasn't thinking!!]

-: Argh...

pg05
[-v //vanis-]

[Damn, this has gotta be a joke!! // Hyuuga too!!?]

pg06
-: Seirin makes another shot in a row!! // It's a 10-point difference!!

-: Whoa, captain!!

pg07
Imayoshi: What's going on...// Kuroko's misdirection definitely did run out // I can see him clearly, but why..

Imayoshi: I can see... him!?

[Kuroko-kun...!]
-: You're going in at the start of the 3rd quarter!?

pg08
-: It's true that it'll be hard for us without Kuroko but... / will misdirection last until the end that way!?

Kuroko: ...no // it won't last

Kuroko: That's why... // I'll make it run out

-: Wha-..

-: Then what do we do after!? // At this rate, wouldn't it run out by the end of the 3rd quarter at best!?

Kuroko: I said the effect would run out but.... // more accurately, it means the opponents won't be able to take their eyes off of me.

pg09
Kuroko: Directing them the opposite way ... // focusing their glances on me is possible.

Kuroko: They can't take their eyes off of me because it's as if // a 10th player suddenly appeared on a court that only had 9 players.

Kuroko: Right afterwards, I become the easiest target to direct glances to. // Everyone else needs to match their play to that.

[When he completed the vanishing drive in the game against Shuutoku // at the same time, he realized the possibility of this move. // Directing the opponents eyes off of his teammates instead of off himself]

pg10
[Giving every player but him the same effect as the vanishing drive, // that's misdirection overflow!!]

pg11
-: ....Tsk

[...but]

Midorima: ...but this move // has several risks

Midorima: The first is time... it can only be used at the end of the game and... // directing the opponent's eyes toward Kuroko can't last long either...

Midorima: At most until the end of the game... // maybe not even until then...

Midorima: And one more... // it's throwing away the future
[-Huh!?]

Midorima: Right now, Kuroko is essentially doing magic tricks while revealing how it works. // Which means once this match ends...

pg12
Midorima: Against Touou, misdirection // won't work ever again

Midorima: They're both in the Tokyo division ... they'll have to play against each other many more times in the future // ... but

Midorima: No matter how much Kagami and the others grow // Touou's not an opponent you can win against without a trump card

Midorima: Which means to take this huge gamble, Seirin has // thrown away the possibility of winning against Touou after this

pg13
Kuroko: Even so // it's better than losing here.

pg14
-: Ohhhh

-: Gah!!
[He still had this much strength left!?]

pg16
Kuroko: I'll think about // the future when the time comes

pg18
-: Whoa, finally, an 8-point difference!! // They're down to 1 digit!!

[This isn't a joke... // They're attacking like crazy!!]

Imayoshi: Oh really, come on now // you're betting way too much

Imayoshi: You've really raised the bar
[Damn... have to admit it. // They're by far our strongest challengers ever]

pg19
[As the 3rd quarter is about to end, Seirin has caught up to a 1-digit difference!!]

[For us to win this battle... // we'll have to bet everything too...]

[Tetsu...]

Translation: Kuroko no Basket 128

2011-08-06T17:53:52+00:00

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pg01
[The audience and everyone, // including the "Generation of Miracles", thought the same thing-]

-: They're out of options.

pg02
-: Seirin has lost.

pg04
Imayoshi: But hey, it's not something to be ashamed of. // In fact, I think you did amazingly well.

Imayoshi: Entering the Winter Cup with a team of only 1st and 2nd years... // In a year, you'll have an even better shot.

Imayoshi: Challenge again next year.

pg05
Kiyoshi: At last, it's tomorrow.

pg06
Hyuuga: Yeah...
Kiyoshi: Let's make sure we don't leave any regrets.

Kiyoshi: No matter if we win or lose.

Hyuuga: What are you saying? We'll win! // Did you forget our promise, moron!?

Kiyoshi: Ah... that's right.

Kiyoshi: ...by the way, I went to the hospital yesterday.
Hyuuga: Hn...ah! How was it?

Kiyoshi: Hyuuga... I'm only going to tell you.

pg07
Kiyoshi: This will be the last tournament // that I'll be able to play with everyone.

Hyuuga: ...Huh?

Hyuuga: But...! I thought you were okay for one year...
Kiyoshi: ...I thought so too, but...

Kiyoshi: I may have pushed myself a little too hard in our past matches. It's getting worse faster than they thought... // Never mind the next Inter-High, I won't even last until the Kantou Tournament.
**Inter-High is the national basketball tournament held in the summer, as opposed to the Winter Cup in the winter. The Kantou Tournament is the preliminary for the Inter-High in the Kantou region, which encompasses Tokyo i.e. Seirin.**

Hyuuga: ...Is that so.

pg08
Kiyoshi: What, Hyuuga! // No need to get all sad about this!

Kiyoshi: I chose to play basketball with you guys instead of having surgery. // I don't even have a tinge of regret about it.

Kiyoshi: With Riko, // Izuki, // Mitobe, // Koga, // Tsuchida, // Kagami, // Kuroko, // Furihata, // Kawahara, // Fukuda, // #2

pg09
Kiyoshi: No matter how bright my future would have been if I had the surgery, // I'd rather fight alongside you guys right now.

Kiyoshi: And now I'm about to stand on the national stage with these teammates. // I don't think I can be happier.

Hyuuga: ... of course you can, you moron!

pg10
Hyuuga: You'll be even happier from now onwards!

Hyuuga: We're standing at the start line, not the finish line.

Hyuuga: We won't lose // until we're No.1

pg11
Kuroko: ...I can't wait that long

Kuroko: "Next time" isn't good enough.

[This will be the last tournament // that I'll be able to play with everyone.]

[I promise to // win against Aomine-kun]

[I want to become No.1 alongside everyone...!]

[Just once more // I want to see Aomine-kun playing with a smile]

Kuroko: Not next time...

pg12:
Kuroko: We win now!!

pg14:
[They haven't given up... not any of them...! // And...]

[They haven't lost their fighting spirit // In fact it's even greater than before...!?]

[But Seirin shouldn't be able to do anything! // They're already at death's door...]

Imayoshi: Your Phantom Sixth Man's misdirection has run out // Spirit alone won't make a difference.

Izuki: That's not quite right...

pg15
Izuki: It didn't run out, // we ran it out

pg16
[He's disappea- // What...!?]

pg17
-: Waaah- it went in!! // No, more importantly, just now... Imayoshi couldn't react at all!?

pg18
-: What the heck just happened!?

[Could that have been Izuki-san's skill...? // No but.. / That's impossible!!]

[That was Kuroko's ... // Vanishing Drive...!!]

Riko: He didn't disappear ... // He was made to disappear!

[Putting him in at the start of the 3rd quarter wasn't a meaningless decision. // A move that can only be used when misdirection has run out, // Kuroko-kun's true trump card]

pg19
[Misdirection // Overflow!!]

**Let Seirin's epic comeback begin, lol**

Translation: Kuroko no Basket 127

2011-07-31T16:50:37+00:00

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*sfx*

pg01
[Proof of "animal instinct" - the ace awakens!!]
**omg color page <3 Also, lol at Kiseki being bigger than Kuroko and Kagami in the poster**

pg02
Aomine: Why don't we go to round 2 as well?

Aomine: Kagami!
[This guy-]

pg03
Imayoshi: Oh no... // I'm not letting you pass

Imayoshi: As long as I'm marking you // you should give up trying to help.

Kuroko: ....tsk

[Kuroko's been stopped and the Senpais are being marked harder than the first half... // at this rate, the gap will keep widening]

Kagami: No choice but to do it!!

[In that moment Kagami felt a shiver // from a subconscious simulation]

pg04
[The image of utter defeat surpassing the first half]

Aomine: Oi, pay more attention.

pg05
[Damn it-]

Izuki: Wha-...

Kiyoshi: I can't believe it...
[He stilled for only a moment, not enough to say he hesitated... and yet]
Kiyoshi: He took advantage of that lapse!?

pg06
-: Waaaa stop him Kagami-!!

Aomine: Damn...

Hyuuga: Wait, damn you...!!

-: Whoa, Hyuuga!!

pg07
Hyuuga: Damn it
-: No but in that second...

-: Kagami // got in position!!

Kagami: Like hell I'll let you through!!

pg08
**Aomine spins around Kagami while in the air o.O**

pg09
[WHAT-!!?]

pg10
**and makes the shot**

pg11
-:....*gasp*

-: Waaah, what was that just now!? // He did a 360 in the air and dodged... // it's like he's super-human!!

[Does this mean he wasn't serious in the first half...!?]
Takao: What the heck is...

Midorima: It's very simple.
Takao: Huh?

Midorima: I believe the skill Kagami acquired is what's called "animal instinct". // ...but

pg12
Midorima: Kagami wasn't the only one with "animal instinct". // That's all there is to it.

Midorima: Since he stopped playing seriously, his instinct became dull // but it came back slowly during his battle against Kagami...

[At that moment, what Kagami felt // was no longer frustration or defeat]

Kagami: ...ama...zing

pg13
[It was // a pure feeling of respect]

[Because Aomine had // reached the pinnacle as a basketball player]

pg14
-: Nice rebound!!

Kiyoshi: Grr...
[This guy... from the start, he was aiming for the landing]

[Like against Hyuuga just now, Touou has this too...]
Izuki: A strong defence based on Momoi's predictions and data

pg15
-: A fast break offense-!! // The point gap is widening... // It's getting harder for Seirin!!

-: No matter what we do, they get ahead of us... damn it! // If Kuroko can at least shake off his mark....

-: I got it!! If Kuroko starts changing pass routes like he did during the Kirisaki match...

Riko: ...no

-: ...there's definitely a risk involved...but...
Riko: ...That's not what I mean

pg16
Riko: He's... already doing it
-: Huh?

Riko: But he still can't shake him off

Riko: It's not just Momoi's strategy...// Kuroko-kun's mind is being read completely too

-: No way...

pg17
-: It's no use. The gap keeps widening... // The 3rd quarter is almost done... they're finished // I thought they were doing pretty well, but I guess this is the reality

Kise: Really, what are they saying...the match hasn't...
Kasamatsu: ...no

Kasamatsu: ...there won't be another // ...upset

Kise: Wha-... not you too, Senpai... you're saying it's too late for them to catch up with this gap!?
Kasamatsu: That's not it.

Kasamatsu: Look

pg18
Kise: Kuroko-cchi's being marked by this guy again...!?
[Could it be...]

[they can see him...!?]

Kasamatsu: The longer he uses it, the less effective it becomes. He can't use it for a full 40 minutes.

Kasamatsu: Seirin can't do anything ... and // now there's also no possibility of them making a comeback like before

pg19
[Misdirection has completely // run-]

Kasamatsu: They're out of options // Seirin has...lost
[Will there be light in the despairing darkness!?]

Translation: Kick no Oneesan 2

2011-07-29T17:07:32+00:00

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**Hana is speaking in some sort of dialect (I think it's Kansai) while she's drunk, so if there's a way to express this in English, let me know**
*Takagi calls Akiyama a "hetare". I don't know if this is usually translated in scanlations, because it's difficult to translate exactly. If it can be left the way it is, please change the 2 instances of "chicken" to "hetare".**

pg33
[Lately I, Akiyama Shinichiro, am hooked on- // women's kickboxing!!]

[More accurately, on Natsuno Hana!! // She has a cute face and is ridiculously strong!!]

[But suddenly, she disappeared from the world of kickboxing...]
-: Natsuno Hana is not registered in the tournament listings

Akiyama: Will I ever see her again?

[So then why is she.... why!?]

pg34

Akiyama: Why is she sleeping on a roadside bench at 3a.m!?

pg35
Akiyama: She's real...right?

Akiyama: What should I do? This situation... // I can't just leave her here. What is that doll...

Akiyama: I should walk her home...!!

Akiyama: We're here, Natsuno-san.

Akiyama: Alright // I'll be going now

pg36
Hana: Um... Do you want... // to stay and drink some tea?

Akiyama: Then I'll just have one cup. // And then arm in arm, the two disappear into her bedroom...

Akiyama: No no no!! Not happening!! // Has anything like that happened in my life ‘til now!? // Much less with someone like Natsuno Hana!?
[Impossible!!]

pg37
Akiyama: I-I should calm down. // I'm a level-headed fan.

Hana: Hn...

Akiyama: ...What are you doing at a place like this. // What happened to kickboxing!?

Akiyama: What I want to see // is you shining in the ring-
[Yes, as a level-headed fan]

[OOOH!?]

pg38
Akiyama: So defenceless!!

Akiyama: I’ll take a photo as a keepsake!! // No this is bad, fans shouldn’t do this... // but...

Akiyama: A-alright, got it!!

Akiyama: Just one <3
[Cute]

*startled*

pg39
Hana: Hn.

Akiyama: Who-a

Akiyama: Um, I, // am just a kickboxing fan and... // I mean // A-are you okay!? // Um...

Hana: I'm okay. // I can // kick

Akiyama: Huh?

pg40
[Not good... I made her angry!?]

Hana: Hold the mitt properly, // coach

pg41
Hana: Come on, quickly! // Coach!!

Akiyama: Aah... // what is this!? // Is she drunk? Half-asleep!?
Hana: Coach, properly.

[Coach! // What is it? // Dunno...]
Akiyama: Whaat!? // When did an audience get here!!

-: What are you doing?
Akiyama: Wha-wha-wha?

Hana: Let's go, coach!
Akiyama: Wai-wai-wait!?

Akiyama: E-excuse me!!

[Hn?]

pg42
Ah- what a surprise... // What was that just now // ... but isn't it amazing?

[I was kicked by // Natsuno Hana...!!]
Akiyama: I have to tell Takagi!

Takagi: What? You met that kickboxer!?

Takagi: Ah-, good for you. // Bye now.
Akiyama: It was a coincidence!? Coincidence!! Isn't it a miracle!?

Akiyama: On top of that, she kicked me while half-asleep. // She got me good.
Takagi: Uh-huh.

Takagi: ...so, you’re acquainted with her now?

Akiyama: Huh!? No, I haven't gotten that far...

Takagi: Did you ask for her number and email?

Akiyama: Uh...no, not that....

Takagi: Do you know if she’s single?

Takagi: So you met her, but you got nothing out of it?
Akiyama: But…
*grope grope*
*moans*

pg43
Takagi: You chicken
*shocked*

Akiyama: …oh yeah, I should go get my coat…

*it’s not even here*

pg44
[Why, is she in front of my apartment!?]

Hana: This. // I found your house from the agenda in here.

[She came all the way to deliver this…!? // Wait, she doesn’t remember what happened?]
Akiyama: T-thank you very much
Hana: Goodbye then

Akiyama: U-um // wait…!

pg45
Akiyama: Um…
[This is my second chance!!]

[There might not be another one… // Alright!]

Akiyama: You’re Natsuno Hana, the kickboxer, right? // Do you have a boyfriend? // So-… // um // I have to say something!! // What happened to kickboxing? // Will you be at the next match…// Wi // wi // wi

Akiyama: Will you join me // for dinner tonight?

Akiyama: Ugh // What am I saying… // It’s like a pick-up line…

pg46
[YESSSSSS-!]

Akiyama: Good job inviting her!! I did well!! // What would you like to drink? // Something with alcohol?

Hana: I drank too much yesterday so // just a bit.

Akiyama: …..so cute!!
[Her casual clothes are good too!!]

pg47
Akiyama: Then, to start things off… a toast!

Akiyama: Did you see that, Takagi!! // I just shared a toast with Natsuno Hana!! // And I was the one who invited her!!

Akiyama: Just like this, I’m going to become her friend with the help of alcohol!! // Friends with her!! // …no, to more than friends!!

Hana: *SIGH*
Akiyama: So fast!!

pg48
Hana: *SIGH*
Akiyama: So much!!

Hana: Hn.

Hana: He-ey, are you drinking?
Akiyama: Yes, I am.
Hana: Rea-ally?
Akiyama: Yes
Hana: Huh

Hana: So… who are you?
Akiyama: I’m Akiyama. This is the 4th time…

Akiyama: Um…Natsuno-san. // About… kickboxing.

pg49
Hana: Alright, let’s drink.
Akiyama: I’ve had enough…

Hana: What, are you not feeling well? // Isn’t your face a bit red?

Akiyama: Natsuno-san, that’s…. a vase
Hana: Cold! // You’re not feverish at all!

Hana: …Huh?
*throws away*
Akiyama: Aah!

[No!! Can’t hold a conversation!! // The alcohol has affected her too much!!]
Hana: Hey, are you drinking?
Akiyama: Yes
Hana: He-ey
Akiyama: Yes
Hana: So who are you?
*pant pant*

pg50
Hana: *SIGH*, that’s what I call drinking.

Akiyama: In the end, we didn’t have any meaningful talks…

Akiyama: *sigh* Not even about kickboxing…
Hana: That ain’t the right way.

[ain’t?]
Hana: The fist has to be higher. // Move it forward at the shortest distance. // Keep the right hand on guard.

Hana: Like this…
Akiyama: You’re not even doing it.

Akiyama: …you must really like it. // Kickboxing.

Akiyama: But, why… aren’t you entering matches?

pg51
Hana: I’m not ‘not entering’. // I can’t enter!!

Hana: I have to get stronger with more practice and more matches…
Akiyama: O-okay. Then isn’t it hard for you to see… your boyfriend?
[Yes, I asked!!]

Hana: I don’t have a boyfriend.
Akiyama: Ooooh-!?
[Single!?]

Hana: I have to go higher.

Akiyama: Higher?
[I have a chance too-]
Hana: To the world

pg52
Hana: World champion!!

pg54
Hana: I don’t have time for dating!!

Akiyama: W…world champion!?

Hana: For a boyfriend!!

Hana: J-just throw that away!! // Let’s go

pg55
Hana: We’re here-!
Akiyama: It’s a pretty good place.

Akiyama: Then, I’ll be going now.

Akiyama: *groan* // Is she more than what I was expecting? // A normal person like me wouldn’t be fit for her?

[It ended, with nothing // Takagi, I really am a chicken.]
*SIGH~*

pg56
Akiyama: *pull*

Hana: Do you want to // stay for some tea?

WHAAAT-!?

Translation: Kuroko no Basket 118

2011-07-27T00:53:29+00:00

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italics = emphasis

Riko's dad: I already told you, that's not right!
*hand chop*
Hyuuga: Oww

Riko's dad: That’s only a normal backstep. // Pay more attention to your posture. // Haven't I told you? Gravity is what's important.

Riko's dad: Speed is the same thing as how fast you can move your center of gravity. // Moving the heaviest part of your body requires the most energy // and if you want to go faster too, you need explosive muscle power.

Riko's dad: That's why you don't move it. // Right from the start, leave your center of gravity behind you!

Riko's dad: All the while, keep your posture normal so that your opponent doesn't notice.

Riko's dad: Now, remember it with your body! Come on, one more time!!
Hyuuga: Y-yes!

pg02
-: Whoa, another one!! 2 in a row-!!

Imayoshi: Well now, he's picked up a nasty trick.

pg04
[Hyuuga's athletic ability isn't great. At best, he's slightly above average...so then,]
-: how's he doing that step... // Even with the help of Momoi's data, I can’t keep up.

-: You alright, Sakurai... do you need help?

Sakurai: No... // I'm fine

Sakurai: by myself

-: ....Really?
[Huh?]
The background cartoon: [The Usual Sakurai // I'm sorry, I'm sorry! // But, um, I don't want to bother you... I'll try by myself...]

pg05
-: Whoa, amazing defence!!

-: Good job!! // Hyuuga, nice defence!!

-: Sakurai!!

pg06
-: He shot it forcefully!!?
Wakamatsu: Hey, too early, idiot-!! // We're not even prepared over here!!

[Even if he's good at quick releases, this is too quick...!! // This shot won't go in!!]

pg07
Izuki: Wha-!
[He got that in!?]

Imayoshi: Don't get the wrong idea. // Quick shooting isn’t the only reason he was made a starting player.

Imayoshi: The stronger the opponent, the more // accurate Sakurai’s shots become

Imayoshi: Because even though he doesn't look it....

Sakurai: I'll be the one to win
Hyuuga: What?

pg08
Sakurai: 'cause I'm better, hmph!

Hyuuga: ...Huh!?

Imayoshi: when it comes to shooting, he... // really hates to lose.

pg09
Hyuuga: Izuki...
Izuki: Hmm?
Hyuuga: Keep passing to me.

Izuki: Alright, but... // you're pretty riled up, aren't you, Hyuuga?

-: Right, our Captain hates losing too!! // More importantly, he’s just as proud of his shooting!!

Hyuuga: Proud, huh... well, I am... but // right now, more than that...

pg10
Hyuuga: he’s annoying the hell out of me!! // ‘Hmph’ my ass, ‘hmph’!!

-: Ooh, there he goes!!

pg11
-: Barrier jump-shot!! // Amazing! How many is it already!?
**Hyuuga's move is called "Barrier Jumper" in Japanese, but jump-shot sounds more normal.

-: ...No!!

pg12
-: Touou's not losing!! // Sakurai's quick release!!

-: They're not missing the basket!! // It's a stalemate!!

pg13
Kise: A 3-point shoot-out... // it's starting to become pretty dull

-: But shooting from the inside instead wouldn’t be a good idea. // It would mean running away, and that would affect them mentally later on.

Kasamatsu: It's not a great game plan // but for both Seirin and Touou, running away now means losing.

Kasamatsu: And both teams know it. // They have to tough it out for their prides.”

pg14
-: It went in! 5 seconds remaining...

-: Is the 1st quarter going to end with Touou leading...!?

-: ...tsk

pg15
Kuroko: No, // not yet

-: That's...

pg16
-: the vanishing drive!!
Wakamatsu: Damn it!

pg19
-: They're tied-!!

-: Seirin's amazing!! They caught up at the buzzer!!

Imayoshi: Susa... how was it?

Susa: Ah... it was exactly like Momoi said.

Imayoshi: ... that’s it then.
[I know now, the identity of the vanishing drive...!!]

Translation: Kick no Oneesan 1

2011-07-25T16:54:39+00:00

This translation is for use by the scanlation group ryColaa

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pg05
Akiyama: Group date? // I told you, I can't go.

Takagi: What!? What are you saying Akiyama!! // They're models, models!!

Akiyama: Models? Who cares...
Takagi: Who cares!?

Akiyama: I'm hanging up. Cell phone use is forbidden.
Takagi: Hey! Akiyama!! You...

-: And now, // match #3 will begin!

-: In the red corner-

pg06
-: the Yamato Nadeshiko of destruction!! // Natsuno Hana-!!!
**Yamato Nadeshiko is a term describing the ideal Japanese woman

pg07
[Round: 1 Riiman Otoko to Kick Onna (Salaryman Guy and Kick Woman)]

pg09
-: The promising rookie, Natsuno Hana, // how will she do today-...

Akiyama: She's here today too!! // ...she's really...

Akiyama: really great!!

-: Hana! // Hana-chan!

Akiyama: It's about time for me to be vocal too, right. // ...alright.

Akiyama: Ha-
-: Hana-chan! // Kyaa-

Akiyama: Ugh

pg10
Akiyama: ...Let me tell you guys, I'm the man who's seen all of her matches. // All her matches!! I'm not like those loud fanboys.
[You're not telling anyone]

-: Today is Natsuno's 3rd match since her debut.
Akiyama: Well, all 2 matches

[It was 3 months ago]
-: The next segment is about female kickboxers...

Akiyama: Female kickboxer? // I bet they’re women that look like men.

-: My goal is to lose weight~
[She was on the screen for only a few seconds]

[In the corner of the screen]

[2x Zoom]

pg11
[30x Zoom]
** lol his eyes must be amazing

Akiyama: *spills*

*snaps out of it*

*WAAAA*
Akiyama: C-cold!

Akiyama: I'm probably the only one who found her before her debut on that TV.
*chuckles*

-: Natsuno's opponent has - // a record of 8 wins 2 ties in 10 matches

-: In the blue corner, the square-cut Cleopatra!! // Buffalo Nishi-!!

pg12
-: Whoa! She looks strong. // Their arms are different thickness!!

-: She can't win against that. // Even though she wins by a landslide in the looks department.
Akiyama: You guys don't know?

Akiyama: About Natsuno Hana!! // Since debuting, she's won both of her matches. // Both were KO wins!!

Akiyama: She's not just cute-

-: Let the match start!!

-: Oh, right off the bat, Buffalo charges!!
*Oh-!*
Akiyama: No worries.

pg13
-: Attacking, // Attacking // She's not stopping!! Charging. // Buffalo is charging!

-: She's done for.

-: Still at it-!

-: I knew she was just looks...
Akiyama: Shut up.

-: Natsuno is backing up!! // She can only defend-

pg16
-: And the match ends-!! // A high kick KO by Natsuno-!!

Akiyama: See-!! // Right-!?

Akiyama: Gre-
-: Great job, Hana-chan!!

-: Well then, let's interview the winner, Natsuno. // How was it today?

pg17
Hana: Uh, ...um // T-///thank you very much.

*bows*
-: Wai- // wait, // wait

Akiyama: Short!

-: Can you say something for the fans...?

Hana: I'll work hard in // next month's match too!!

-: Ah... that was Natsuno!!
Akiyama: Again, short!!

Akiyama: I-I'll call something out at the end... // Ha-
-: Hana-chan!

[...No, it's okay // even if she hears my voice...]

pg18
*sighs*
Akiyama: That was so good. // Hana-chan's match!!

Akiyama: I wish I could support her more- // For example-

[Cook her dinner // when she's making weight]
Akiyama: Sorry for the wait!

[Give her a massage]
Akiyama: She relaxed and went to sleep!!
[Yes]

[listen to her complain about work // ....things like that]
*pets pets*
[It's okay, it's okay]

pg19
[....things like that!!]
*giggle giggle*

Akiyama: Alri-ght. A celebration party tonight!! // Let's go home and have a toast!!

[The next day]

[Accounting Department]

*SIGH*

pg20
Akiyama: ...I wanna go home. // *sniffle*...

*rustle..*

Akiyama: Ah~ so it's next month .... // I wanna see her again soon~

Takagi: Akiyama
*startled*
*hides*

Akiyama: Takagi
Takagi: Oh- you're by yourself. // Did they force all the work on you?
Akiyama: They're relying on me!

pg21
Takagi: Anyways, why didn't you come to yesterday's group date!?
Akiyama: Ugh. You reek of alcohol.

Takagi: They're models!! // Models!! // Well there were a few that didn't look like any kind of model but... // Do you understand!?
Akiyama: But I had something I wanted to see...

Takagi: What's this thing you wanted to see more than those cute girls!? // Spill!!
*Gaah*

Takagi: Ki... // kickboxing? Women's? What is that

Takagi: In order to watch that!? // Instead of cute, stocky? That's what you like!?
[I can't believe it-]
*hands over*
[Here]

pg22
Takagi: Ooh!?

Takagi: Way above average!!
Akiyama: Ri...// right!?
Takagi: She's cuter than the girls from yesterday

Akiyama: Tha-tha girl's called Natsuno Hana and she just debuted recently but, // all 3 of her matches were KO wins!! // Amazing, right!?

Akiyama: She's not just cute!! // Understand?
*chuckles*
Takagi: That's pretty pathetic.

Takagi: A full-grown adult-
[Wha-]

pg23
Takagi: acting like an idol's groupie.
*guilty jerk*

Takagi: Ah....// no // I'm... // not like that

Akiyama: I liked kickboxing to begin with ... // and she's one of the players I follow...
Takagi: You!? Having an interest in a combat sport!?

Takagi: Just one of the players you follow, eh... sounds fishy
Akiyama: H-hey, in the sport of women's kickboxing!

pg24
Akiyama: people are surprised by women hitting each other. // But it's really about trained physique, technique, and the clash of two souls!!It's a true battle! Not just for show,

Akiyama: it's a serious contest between women!! Alright?
*flips*

Takagi: Hey, that's word-for-word from this! You poser!
Akiyama: Ah-!! Hana-chan!!

Akiyama: Go home already. // I'm busy-!!
*types frantically*
Takagi: Yeah, yeah
*yawns*

Akiyama: Tsk.

Akiyama: Making fun of my hobby. // I've been watching her since before her debut. // What's wrong with being Natsuno Hana's fan! // Group date my ass.

pg25
Akiyama: That girl's going to become more and more famous from now on... she'll be big!! // The girl I discovered from the corner of the screen!!

[That's pretty pathetic. // A full-grown adult...]

Akiyama: Takagi's right. // This really is // pathetic!? // Is it...?

Akiyama: Should I quit...?

[1 month later]

pg26
Akiyama: I still... // ended up coming!!

Akiyama: It's okay even if it's pathetic. // I'm going to watch Natsuno Hana!!
[Here's a pamphlet]

Akiyama: ....what?

Akiyama: Um, Natsuno Hana's name is...
-: Oh yes.

pg27
-: Natsuno Hana is not participating this time.
*shock*

Akiyama: It... // it can't be!!
*drops*

[Next month. // I'll wait for next time...!!]

[But I didn't see her the next month either]

pg28
[She didn't take part in the next tournament. // Her name disappeared from the tournament listings and her gym's homepage // That match was the last time I saw her.]

pg29
[And then...]
*pant pant*

Akiyama: *SIGH* // I've done it now...

Akiyama: I should have just waited for the starting train... // Why did I choose to walk home... // I'm an idiot

Akiyama: Whoa // It's already 3 o'clock...
*shock*

Akiyama: *groans*

pg30
Akiyama: That darned Hana-!!

Akiyama: She was so strong! // And she was beginning to become popular!!

Akiyama: She could have gone much higher!!! // Hana, you idiot-!

Akiyama: No, no. It's the fault of those around her. // Hana-chan isn't to blame! I'm sure // What are you doing, manager? The higher-ups at the gym? // With that outstanding talent...

Akiyama: I could have done... // done much better!! // Tonight, all the matches will feature Hana-chan-!!

*sigh..*
Akiyama: Hn?

pg31
Akiyama: Oh // early morning public kissing-!?

Akiyama: I bet she's not even cute... // What's with the guy's posture.
*peeks*

Akiyama: ...a traffic doll?

Akiyama: Is she just a drunken OL? // How unseemly.
*slips*

pg32
Akiyama: Natsuno Hana.... // the kickboxer?

Translation: AKB49 - Renai Kinshi Jouretsu 45

2011-07-23T19:11:05+00:00

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pg01
*pant*
*pant*

*pant*

Minoru: Are you alright? Yoshinaga...!?

Hiroko: ...Yeah

pg02
[I guess you can't be... // alright...?]

Hiroko: Urayama-kun, are YOU alright? // I'm heavy, aren't I?
Minoru: Perfectly fine!! // It's like I'm riding by myself
*pedal pedal pedal*

Hiroko: Thanks...
Minoru: Huh...?

Hiroko: If I just followed what my dad said // I'm sure I would have regretted it for the rest of my life

[Yoshinaga...]

Hiroko: To be honest, I don't know even now... if I'm right... // Even though it's about myself, isn't it pathetic...

pg03
Hiroko: See, I'm bad at singing and dancing, right?

Hiroko: Of course I want to keep being an idol. // But I don't think my dad's wrong... // saying I don't have an idol's talent

Hiroko: I also feel like I shouldn't make my parents worry // No matter how strict, he's the only father I have...

Hiroko: I wonder if the other Kenkyuusei will be angry... if they'll forgive me... // I have to apologize...

Hiroko: But... I've got to do it

Hiroko: Even if everyone hates me // and I become all alone...!

pg04
Minoru: I'm

pg05
Minoru: here

pg06
Minoru: What's important to...Yoshinaga, // being an idol, I support that

Minoru: I know you might encounter lots of // painful things and sad things but

Minoru: as long as Yoshinaga is an idol // until I'm the last one remaining, I'll be your fan.

pg07
Hiroko: Urayama-kun...

Minoru: Gah! // We passed the station!!

Minoru: Was it Togasaki-san? Go talk to that guy! // Maybe he'll think of a good solution!!

Hiroko: ... yeah

-: What!? Your father was stopping you!?

pg08
Hiroko: I'm sorry! // I thought I'd cause you trouble so I couldn't tell you I kept this a secret...!!

Hiroko: From now on, I'll change my mindset

Hiroko: and work harder than before // so please let me perform with you again!!

Togasaki: I understand now
-: Togasaki-san...

pg09
Togasaki: Quit AKB

Minori: What!?

Togasaki: Did you think I'd sympathize with you? // Welcome you back, pet your head // and help you convince your father?

Minori: Hi...Hiroko had to muster up a lot of courage to come here. // For the other Kenkyuusei and for her fans

Togasaki: Fans? // Do you think you're full-fledged idols now?

pg10
Togasaki: There are plenty of replacements for Kenkyuusei. // The audience will forget about you in 3 months.

Togasaki: All the members here // have unwavering belief

Togasaki: Someone who's not determined to lose everything in order to be an idol // can't be kept in AKB.

pg11
-: W..well... Togasaki-san was saying that but he's probably cheering for you...
-: It didn't look that way

-: He-y, idiot! Don’t say that!!

-: Well, for today, let's work hard during the performance for the fans. Right, Hiroko?

Hiroko: Y...yeah... // Thanks...

pg12
-: I can't believe it

-: I thought you were motivated so I put up with your bad singing and dancing // but if that motivation is shaken, then it's hard to work with you

-: Today your friend took you here but // what about tomorrow? The day after that? // If your dad tells you to stop, aren't you going to quit again?

-: There are a lot of people // who want to be in your position.

pg13
-: How rude is it // if you're doing this half-heartedly

[I have to work hard-]

[I'm causing trouble...]

pg14
[I have to work hard! // More than anyone...!]
music: Yatto futari ha-

music: Deaetan dakara

[There are a lot of people who want to be in your position. // How rude is it]

[I have to work hard]
music: Akireru kurai-

pg15
[There are plenty of replacements for Kenkyuusei]

music: Watashi ga hitori de-

Hiroko: Why...

pg16

Hiroko: Why am I so // bad at this-

Hiroko: If I had talent // would my dad have approved-

pg17
[I understand your potential the most]

[Was my dad // right...]

[I'm // here]

[I'm sorry... Urayama-kun...]

[Maybe I'm not cut out // to be an idol after all-]

-: Wai-...wait, please don't do that!

pg18
Hiroko: D... // dad...!!

Hiroko's dad: It's easy to have moments of confusion in adolescence // Right now // you can still go back

pg19
Hiroko's dad: Come

Minoru: Hi...// Hiroko...!!

pg20
[Goodbye, AKB]

Translation: Kuroko no Basket 126

2011-07-23T18:33:13+00:00

This translation is for use by imangascans

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pg01
-: Whoa, for real? With Touou as the opponent... // an upset...!!

-: Seirin upsets~!!

Imayoshi: Well this is difficult... // they're all so courageous, I'm in tears

Imayoshi: ... but

pg02
Imayoshi: thinking you'll win if you work hard... // the world isn't all sunshine and rainbows like that

pg03
[Holding on to the thoughts from back then, another hot summer comes, this year // 126Q: Let's be friendly]

pg04
-: Touou's trying to catch up!! // Can they stop Seirin's energy!?

Imayoshi: ...*sigh* really

[Shooting all of a sudden!?]
Izuki: Ugh...

pg05
Izuki: Ah!?
[Damn it, a feint!!]

-: Nice pass!!

-: Whoa, taking the lead again so quickly!! // Their offensive power is unrivalled this tournament!!

pg06
Izuki: Damn it...
Hyuuga: It's alright Izuki! Let's take the lead back!!

Izuki: Huh?

Riko: ...Wha-!?

Imayoshi: If we can stop their energy? // They're thinking so lowly of us

pg07
-: Imayoshi is guarding Kuroko?

pg08
Imayoshi: Did you know? There are a lot of things you can only see through a mirror.

Izuki: Stopping Kuroko...!? No...that's // not possible...!!

-: Shuutoku's Takao couldn't stop him with his Hawk Eye and you couldn't with your Spider's Web... // You can't do anything to him with spirit alone // What exactly are they planning?

Hanamiya: HA! // How should I know... // Well... maybe he's the right one for the job

pg09
Hanamiya: No one has a worse personality than that guy
-: I don't really know but... you're one to talk

[This never happened before...]
Izuki: Ugh...

-: It can't be... Kuroko is...

[Until know, Kuroko's pass has been stopped a few times... // but he managed to get through with new passes and drives. // But this is different]

pg10
-: Kuroko can't throw off his guard!?

[I can't even give the ball to him... // It can't be... // Misdirection isn't working...!!]

pg11
[Kuroko is completely disabled-!!]

Imayoshi: Don't be so hostile. // Let's be friendly.

-: Face guarding #11!?

pg12
-: We'd have done that already if we could've // Even if you pay attention to him, before you realize it, he's run off somewhere

Momoi: "Before you realize"... that's the important thing
-: Huh?

Momoi: He doesn't disappear during the entire match // Normally, he's just hard to notice

Momoi: Because of that, you stare at him so that you don't miss him // but that's what makes you easy to misdirect

Momoi: The more you try to look at him, the worse it is // It just becomes easier to fall for misdirection

-: But then how do you guard him...
Imayoshi: Hey, hey... she's pretty much already given you the answer
-: Huh?

pg13
Imayoshi: You mean, // just stop trying to look at him, right?

Momoi: ...That's right. // He uses misdirection when he's coordinating with his teammates

Momoi: Right before that, he must make // eye-contact with the other player

Momoi: The player he makes eye-contact with is like a mirror reflecting him // If you look at where that player is looking, he'll for sure be there

Momoi: To guard him without losing sight of him then, // you have to look at the player giving the pass, after eye-contact, rather than him, and move in that direction

pg14
Momoi: What's most threatening is not his passes or drives but the misdirection technique that supports it all // If you render that useless, it's the same as rendering him useless

Imayoshi: Alright, got it // Susa, let's change marks.

Imayoshi: I'll take #11/Kuroko

[To think of stopping Kuroko-kun like this, you have to know him fully. This must be Momoi's idea... // ... but to be able to do it so perfectly... ]
Riko: That Imayoshi guy...

-: Hey hey... your Senpai's amazing

pg15
-: He's actually smarter than you, isn't he, // Hanamiya?

Hanamiya: You're annoying. Shut up.

Hanamiya: I don't know about intelligence...but // I wouldn't want to compete at things like poker with him.
-: What?

Hanamiya: Reading the opponent's mind from their facial expressions and habits... // he's a monster when it comes to playing mind games

Hanamiya: He's completely aware of Whatever Kuroko's thinking

pg16
Hanamiya: No one is better than him at doing what others don't want

[A 3-pointer!? // Then...the play just now was to prep for this...!?]

pg17
-: And a 3-pointer!! Touou has widened the gap in one go!!

-: Ugh

Izuki: Hyuuga!!

[We'll return the favour!!]

[Barrier Jumper!!]
**I'm having trouble translating this 'attack', lol. So essentially, all of a sudden, Hyuuga moves away from the opponent really quickly, further than you'd expect, and hits a 3-pointer. The other way the manga puts it is "不可侵のシュート", which means "a shot of nonaggression". If you think of a better name, let me know.

-: Let's go, Captain!!

pg18
-: Huh!!?

Hyuuga: Wha-!?

[To stop the jump shot after that quick back-step, focus on his center of gravity]

[Don't be fooled by his upper body // When he gets the ball, look at the toes of his pivot foot]

pg19
[Touou's showing their true colors now...!! // Damn it...!! // Can't stop them like this....!!]

Aomine: Tsk, getting excited by themselves over there...

Aomine: Why don't we go to round 2 as well?

Translation: Haikyuu!! 1

2011-07-23T16:49:52+00:00

This translation is reserved for Manga:Code

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*sfx*

pg01
[Volleyball (HAIKYUU) // 1 team made up of 6 people (for a 6-person formation). 2 teams hitting a ball across a net in the middle. // A sport that uses 3 volleys to connect to an attack, without letting the ball fall to the ground]
**haikyuu = 排球, the Kanji and Chinese (pai qiu) term for volleyball. In Japan, the English-derived word バレーボール is used to refer to the sport in most cases.

[-Tying shoe laces // tightly, tightly]

[so that I can run anywhere, // jump anywhere, // and]

pg02
[reach the ball// with this hand]

pg03
[To the top, further, higher, faster!!]

[2011 // Early April]

-: I heard the boys’ volleyball team has a practice match today.
-: Wow-! They're working hard even though it's still spring break- // Who’s it against?

-: That's what I wanted to tell you! // Against "Karasuno"!!
-: Karasuno?
-: It's that high school that's been picking practice matches with the schools around here lately and winning them all!
-: 'Picking'...it's not a fight, you know

pg04
-: Until last year, they were an unknown weak team // so it's been quite the buzz

-: Look over there // Lately other schools have been watching their matches too

-: Wow-! I had no idea!

-: Oh
-: Greetings!!! // Cheers!!!
-: They're here, they're here!!

-: Karasuno High!
On their jerseys: Karasuno High School Volleyball Team

-: They really are 'Karasu'! Their jerseys are black!
**Karasu (烏) means crows
-: They don't have a lot of people. Not even 10...

pg05
-: The buzz-cut guy is so scary looking! Whoa, he looked this way.
-: Mr. Glasses over there is the only tall one.
Tanaka: Girls
*turns*

-: But the most famous one in Karasuno is the "Setter"! // From Kitagawa First Middle School, last year's runner-up at the middle school prefectural tournament,

-: Kageyama Tobio!!
-: Huh? But entrance ceremonies haven't happened yet, right? // He's already taking part in the club!? He's really driven!
["Setter" Tosses the ball up for spikes and sets up the attacks. The team's control tower position.]

Kageyama: Let's win in straight sets again today!
[Karasuno High School Almost 1st year Setter Kageyama Tobio]
[Almost 2nd year Center Tsukishima Kei]
*ignores*
Tanaka: Why are you acting like the leader, newbie!!
[Almost 2nd year Left Side Tanaka Ryunosuke]
*clap clap*
Sawamura: Alright, alright. Stop fighting and go warm up!
[Almost 3rd year Captain Right Side Sawamura Daichi]

pg06
-: Chance!
-: Left, left!

-: Oh no... // what a point difference

-: ...was Karasuno always this strong??
-: Can't keep up with their attack at all... // Anyways-

-: that buzz-cut's got a lot of power~! // ... and if you face him, you'd lose just in spirit... he's scary

-: "Glasses" is an annoyingly calm and clever blocker and...

-: The captain's really steady... // If that person was gone, the defence would be in shambles

-: And... // as expected...

pg07
-: Kageyama...! // He throws up accurate tosses from any position... Seems like he's already Karasuno's control tower...

-: -but I don't really want to be teammates with him
-: Yeah
Kageyama: Tanaka-san, it's your 4th service miss today
Tanaka: Shut up! // I know that!!

*whistle*
-: Ah! // We lost!

-: But the setter really was amazing!

Hinata: -This is

Hinata: Karasuno High...!

pg08
Hinata: The team // I'm going to be an ace at...!
[Karasuno High School Almost 1st year Hinata Shouyou]

-: Who's that?
-: Dunno.

[A few days later]

[Prefectural Karasuno High School]

[First Auditorium]

pg09
Sawamura: Only 3 first years entering the club, including Kageyama...*sigh*
Kageyama: So few!
Tanaka: Don't be so blunt about it!

Kageyama: How should I say it then?
Tanaka: *annoyed*
Sawamura: I wish an ace spiker would just show up like BOOM!

Hinata: CHEERS!

Hinata: 1st year class 4!

Hinata: Hinata Shouyou!! // I'm here to be the ace of the volleyball team!!

Tanaka/Kageyama: ...Say what?

pg10
Sawamura: ...Ah~um~ // You want to join? Have you played volleyball before?
Hinata: Yes!!

Tsukishima: Oh nice~! // A new ace, huh!

Tsukishima: With that height?
Hinata: Ahh!?

Hinata: E-even if I'm not big...
*stands up straight*

Hinata: I can jump!!

Tsukishima: Wow, how amazing!
*can't speak*
Kageyama: You

Kageyama: if you're really all that // Spike one of my tosses

pg11
Hinata: This guy... is the one that was being praised last time // "Kageyama"...!!
Sawamura: Hey don't

Hinata: Fine!

Hinata: I'll do it!

Sawamura: Ahh...

Tanaka: Hey! The net is 240 cm! // You gonna be alright!?
Sawamura: *agh*

Sawamura: They're all underestimating me...!
[In tears]

*toss*

Hinata: I'll scare you guys, just watch!!

-: WHAT!?

pg12
[-he flew]

pg13
*slip*

*lands*

*hits*

*laughter*
Tanaka: What's with the magnificent air-ball just now!!
Tsukishima: Embarrassing~
Sawamura: But the jump was amazing...!
*turns red*
Hinata: ...ugh

Kageyama: You // said you were experienced, right...?

pg14
Hinata: ... I did!! // Spikes too, // I can touch it about 3 out of 10 times

[Touch...it...?]

Sawamura: B... // by the way, how strong was your middle school?

Hinata: I've never played a match! // We only had 3 people so we were just a "society"... //-that's why

Hinata: in order to play real volleyball // I came to a high school that had an actual team!

Tsukishima: Hahaha
Tanaka: And yet saying "I'm going to be the ace". Aren't you afraid of anything? // Hmm?
Hinata: *ugh*

Kageyama: -When you can't even do the basics... // don't say things like you're going to be the ace!

pg15
Kageyama: Even if you can jump high // a guy like you // is far from being a starting player

Kageyama: We don't need someone who's only talk.

Sawamura: Ahh, hey don't, don't! // Don't worry about it Hinata! He's just really passionate about volleyball.
Hinata: ...damn it...

Hinata: ...for sure...I'm going to become a starting player for sure...and then... // I'll make you say "Please hit my toss"..!

*stops*

Kageyama: Who would say that, idiot.

Hinata: Ah... // That was supposed to be in my head... // Did it come out?

pg16
Kageyama: When you can't even do the basics, don't say things like you're going to be the ace!
Hinata: Damn it... // Just watch me... // I'll practice the most and become the best...!

Hinata: Alright, the first one her... // ...huh? It's open... // *gaah*

*toss*

pg17
Hinata: Grr... he's the first one here!

["Who'd say that, idiot"]
Hinata: He's so annoying! // Just because he's slightly good! // Well, not just slightly!

Hinata: And even though he's good, practicing the most! // How greedy! Give me some of your skills!!

Hinata: Hey, hey, hey! // What do you have to do to be so good. // Hey
*startled*

Hinata: Hey // hey

Hinata: Hey // *Arrgh*
Kageyama: Practice!! // While thinking about your form! // Carefully!! // Over and over !!!

Hinata: I- // I'll do it!

pg18
Hinata: -Kageyama, you // went to a strong middle school, right?

Hinata: Why didn't you go to a stronger school?

Kageyama: Because if you want to play against all the top schools // you have to be part of a team that's not "at the top"

Hinata: !? // Then you came to a weak school so that you could play against strong teams!?
Kageyama: Even if you're weak, there's no reason you can't win against fellow high-schoolers. // What's important is how you draw out the strength of your players.

Kageyama: "Multiplying" that drawn power // is my job.
Hinata: Damn... // What he's saying is kinda cool...

Kageyama: I was wondering too
Hinata: What!? // What are you wondering about me!?

Kageyama: You've been "sorta" playing since middle school // so why are you so bad?

pg19
Kageyama: You're wasting your jumping ability. Even though you can jump that high.
Hinata: But... // I didn't have a teacher to teach me... // and we couldn't play in matches so the other guys didn't take it seriously...

Kageyama: Don't make excuses!!!
Hinata: You're the one that asked!!

Hinata: ...but // we still... had fun
Kageyama: had fun...?

Kageyama: In a competition...

Kageyama: to truly have fun // you need to be strong

Kageyama: With your ability now // there's no way you can have fun during a match

pg20
Hinata: Damn it...

Hinata: I can... // I can... do it, you'll see...!

*bell ringing*
-: Time for food~ // Food // food~

-: Ah, Hinata woke up!
-: How's he able to wake up right at lunch break?
*gets up*

-: And where are you going!?
Hinata: Practice
-: For what!?
*dash*

["With your ability now there's no way you can have fun during a match"]
Hinata: I'm going to practice and practice // and become stronger no matter what!!

pg21
*stops*
*munch munch munch*
Hinata: Hmm, but... // if I practice by myself // it'll be a repeat of middle school...

Hinata: Nnnn~
*swallows*

Hinata: Alright!
*alert*

-: Huh? Kageyama?

-: ...I don't think he'll wake up until afternoon classes start
*snore*

-: Tanaka? // He got called away by teachers just now to discuss his habits

Tsukishima: Practice!? // It's lunchtime time right now.

Sawamura: Oh // Alright// I'll watch, I'll watch

Hinata: Captain!

pg22
Hinata: Ah // Damn it

Sawamura: Hahaha! Don't be in such a rush. You'll get better for sure, Hinata.
Hinata: Really?
Sawamura: Yeah. Your athletic ability is high to start with // but above that, your personality is your weapon!

Hinata: Hardworking and // honest

Sawamura: You realized you couldn't keep practicing the way you did in middle school // so you went to find the other players, right? Giving up your lunch break. // Being able to work hard and being honest // it's a really valuable talent.

Hinata: What about Kageyama then!? Is he "honest" too!!?
Sawamura: Ah...

Sawamura: Right, he doesn't have what you'd call an "honest personality" but... // he cares a lot about winning // so he has a flexible mind

pg23
Sawamura: He's always thinking about getting better and winning // so if it's for that purpose, he's willing to listen to other people's opinions
Hinata: So if I'm needed to 'win' will Kageyama throw tosses to me!?
Sawamura: Uh-huh, that's right! So...

Sawamura: Work hard, get better and become an important player on the team alongside Kageyama
Hinata: Yes!

*jump*
Tanaka: Oh! // Hinata's jumping really high today too

Tsukishima: His timing's completely off. Too tense.
Tanaka: Calm down and watch the ball~

Hinata: Damn it...
Kageyama: Of course you're won't get better so easily! Don't get bummed out so easily!!
Sawamura: Hey! You guys, get over here~!

pg24
Sawamura: I've decided the opponent for our next practice match.

Sawamura: It's the private school Hanagata Academy
Kageyama: Oh!
Tanaka: Oh!?
Tsukishima: Ugh

Sawamura: They're definitely a candidate to win the prefectural tournament this year. // They play “data volleyball” by analyzing their opponents thoroughly.

Sawamura: I heard they even have dedicated analysts.
Tanaka: Ahh! // It's those guys that have been at our practice matches lately.

Hinata: ...aren't you going to say "win in straight sets" like you usually do?

Kageyama: Probably... our attack patterns have already been analyzed so // it'll be a tough match.
Hinata: But...

Hinata: you say that so happily...

pg25
Kageyama: Well it doesn't matter to you since you won’t' be playing.
Hinata: *riled up*

Hinata: ...I...!

Hinata: came to the team so that I could play actual volleyball!! // I'll play no matter what!!

Tanaka: That's not something for you to decide!!
Hinata: Gahh!

[The day of]

[-the practice match vs. Hanagata Academy- // Hanagata Academy Private High School back entrance]

pg26
-: Karasuno's "Kageyama" came from Kitagawa First Middle School right~

-: Ah~ they came second at last year's middle school prefectural tournament?
-: He went to such a weak school despite that
-: What, he wants to be the boss at a weak school?? // Apart from Kageyama, they're all worthless.
-: Like that buzz-cut guy!
-: Ah! The one with the stupid-looking face~

Tanaka: Hey!?
-: Ugh

-: Ah // Um
Tanaka: -If you don't take Karasuno seriously...

pg27
["we'll eat you alive"]
**食い散らかすぞ "is actually a description of the way crows eat things (messily, I guess?) but a literal translation doesn't sound as scary.

[Gaaah!?]

Sawamura: -I think you guys know already but-

Sawamura: you can't cause any problems coming to another school, okay?

Sawamura: Sorry about that! // Hey, don't loiter. Hinata, stop following their leads
-: Ah, no...

pg28
Tanaka: Those bastards! Saying all those things!!
Hinata: I'll blow them away during the match!!!
Tanaka: Yeah! Ah... huh?

Tsukishima: ...did you know you have to play in the match first before you can blow them away?
Hinata: Ugh

Hinata: Damn it...

-: All right! // Chance ball!

-: Get to the front // front!
-: Someone cover that

Tanaka: Ahh // Damn it, again...

pg29
-: Oh no! We stopped you again. I’ve lost count of how many times already.
Tanaka: B-a-s-t-a-r-d-s!

Kageyama: Sorry. Our pattern's definitely being read... // the level of their blocks is above our expectations
Sawamura: Hmmm I guess this is the difference in our levels...?

-: Karasuno's attacks depend on Kageyama! // And our "Kageyama countermeasure" is perfect....!

Sawamura: Hmmm... we're stuck... // What should we do...

pg30
Sawamura: I guess in order to change the flow...

Kageyama: Please don't do that! // If you let THAT in, it'll just get harder!

Sawamura: ... But it's a practice match so we’ve got to try things! // You know how high Hinata's potential is, right? // If he gets more experience, he'll become a big asset

*whistle*
-: Member change!

Sawamura: Hinata // Ready to go!?

[WHOAA]
Hinata: ! // Yes!

[A match...!!]

pg31
[My first... // match!!]

Kageyama: Don't get nervous!! You'll be too much to handle.
Tanaka: I think that's impossible

Sawamura: Focus on this one point!!

[This is... the air of the court during a match...!! // But this is only a practice match... // an official match will be // ... more...!!]

pg32
Kageyama: ... nothing else to do but try ...!

Kageyama: Even if it's by chance, do it!! // Hinata!

Tanaka: Do it!

Hinata: I can... // hit it too!!

pg33
-: Amazing! // What a magnificent miss!
Hinata: Ugh...
Tsukishima: You're being too hasty

Hinata: It's still... the first one // The next time, for sure...!! // O- // one more!!

pg34
-: !? // Why are you there!?

Hinata: Ah!
Tanaka: Wha-!?

Sawamura: Don't worry about it!

Tanaka: Ah! Kageyama's head is short-circuiting!!

Tanaka: You // lousy player!!!
Sawamura: Ahh, no, don't // Sorry, time-out!

*whistle*

pg35
Kageyama: ..."motivation" alone // can't make up for technique and experience!

Hinata: .....yeah....

Kageyama: What?

Hinata: I'm // lousy!! // I haven't practiced nearly enough yet!!

pg36
Hinata: But! // I want to spike the ball!! // And I want to play in the match!! And I want to win!!

Hinata: So

Hinata: as a better player you // have to adjust to me!!

["He cares a lot about winning so he has a flexible mind"]

Tanaka: What did Hinata just say!?

Sawamura: -So that’s

Sawamura: the decision Hinata made // in order to win this match.

pg37
*nods*

Kageyama: -Alright

Tsukishima: What do you mean "alright"?
*Huh?*
Kageyama: ...Hinata, // go where there are no opponent blockers // jump fast and high, then swing as hard as you can // Don't mind the the ball.

Tanaka: !? // How can he spike without minding the ball! // He'll just miss again!
Kageyama: No, Hinata won't miss

Kageyama: I'll // make him hit it

Tanaka: What!?
Kageyama: -...I'll // BRING you // the ball

Kageyama: Jump while trusting me

pg38
Hinata: -Okay
Tanaka: Hey!? // Do you really understand!?

Kageyama: Hinata's... strength apart from his jumping ability
[He doesn't say "impossible" or "I can't"]

[Every single time, his first words are,]

Hinata: I'll do it!

Tanaka: Hey, what are you planning? Are you alright!?
Kageyama: If it's a "decision for winning"

Kageyama: then I'll do it

*whistle*

pg39
Sawamura: It's like Kageyama's already strong concentration // became even stronger...

[Calm and observant eyes... // while being aware of the entire court-]

[Is he also watching...!? // All of Hinata's movements...!?]

Hinata: Where there are no opponent blockers // fast // high

["Jump while trusting"]

[that the ball]

pg40
[will come HERE!!!]

pg41
Kageyama: -Alright!

Tsukishima: Ugh
Sawamura: For real...!

Hinata: It hit my hand!!
*WHOAA*
*tingles*

Tanaka: !? // What!? What the!?

Sawamura: Kageyama... // I think he tossed the ball to exactly where Hinata's hand was... // matching his swing without even a slight time lag

Sawamura: Hmmm... Amazing, or rather.... scary... // And also

pg42
Sawamura: Hinata's jumping ability...! // He jumps to a really high place // so he stays in the air longer!
Tsukishima: "I'll bring the ball over" and "don't mind the ball" // it doesn't make sense to a normal person. Scary

-: #7 can actually hit!? // That wasn't in our data!?
Kageyama: Alright! They're doubting themselves. // Now-

Kageyama: One more, Hinata!!

Kageyama: -is just pretence...!

Hinata: Oh... // what!?
Tanaka: Alright!

pg43
Tanaka: My first clean shot today...!
Hinata: But you said "Hinata"!?
Kageyama: It was a feint, you idiot!

-: Cover!
-: Double sub // double sub!

-: All of a sudden, it's match point for Karasuno...!!

-: Damn it! Since #7 started moving around // it's hard to pick a target to block

Kageyama/Hinata: ...more than I was expecting...

Kageyama//Hinata: this guy is amazing...!! // To where I want him, he...

pg44
[comes!!!]

pg45
Kageyama/Hinata: Yes!!!

-: What the... that broad jump was super fast!
-: We lost to Karasuno...!

Tanaka: Kageyama's toss isn't losing precision~!
Sawamura: Kageyama's definitely amazing too but...

Sawamura: Hinata is // drawing out some of Kageyama's power too, I think

pg46
-: Greetings!!! // Thanks for the match!!!

Sawamura: ...hmm...

Tanaka: Is something wrong?
Sawamura: ... amazing talent is sometimes hidden due to environment
Tanaka: Excuse me?

Sawamura: I was just thinking that Hinata could have been a great player by now if he was in the right environment // But we're lucky he came to us
Kageyama: You better not get cocky! // This doesn't change the fact that your lack basic skills!!
Hinata: Ugh...

Kageyama: You said you "still had fun during middle school", right?
Hinata: Yeah
Kageyama: ...if you really // truly want to have fun

Kageyama Get // better, alright?

pg47
Hinata: I- // I'll do it!!

[-Tying shoe laces // tightly, tightly]

[so that I can run anywhere, // jump anywhere, // reach the ball with this hand, // and]

[keep being a part of // the battle on the court]

[-2 months until the team's first official match]

Translation: Kuroko no Basket 125

2011-07-16T02:51:45+00:00

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** = translator's comments
// = new bubble or new section of a bubble
*sfx*

pg01
-: Intermission has ended

Takao: Oh

[With Kagami's awakening, they managed to stay only 2-points behind during the first half...but it's still not enough]

[To win, that guy is indispensable // but... can he do it?]

-: As of now the second half

pg02
-: 3rd quarter will begin
[125Q: It's an upset!!]

pg03
Momoi: ...Tetsu-kun

Kise: Kuroko-cchi...!

Wakamatsu: It's commendable he still came out after getting owned by Aomine // but what can he do? // There's no way he could have gotten stronger in less than 10 minutes!!

*whistle*

pg04
-: It's started!! Touou starts with the ball!!

pg05
Imayoshi: Don't make such a scary face // ...although
[He's a good defence // All of them have improved their basic skills by a lot]

Imayoshi: it doesn't matter!

-: Whoa, they're going at it in the second half too!!

-: Aomine vs. Kagami!!

Kagami: This guy...!?

pg06
Kagami: *shocked*!!?

-: He got past!!

pg07
-: Wha-!?

Kagami: Damn it!!
[What's going on...!? Aomine was already at his best... // but...

[he got faster...!? // How the heck...!!]

Kiyoshi: Need back-up!!

Kiyoshi: ...tsk
[No.. won't make it in time!!]

pg08
*thud*

pg09
*whistle*

-: What?

Referee: #5, black jersey!! Charging!!//
-: Wha- Aomine's foul!!?

[He wouldn't have made it in time if he'd watched Aomine get past// Could he have...]
Imayoshi: read his path!?

Kuroko: If Aomine-kun knows my movements, isn't the opposite also true? // The time we spent together is the same.

pg10
Kuroko: When it comes to basketball, we really do think alike, // Aomine-kun

Aomine: ...So you still had that up your sleeve// Tetsu!
**I had a problem translating やってくれんじゃねーか so I went with what I felt was close to the statement. Let me know if you can think of a better translation.

Kagami: Thanks... you saved me
Kuroko: No problem

Izuki: Alright, let's go!!

pg11
[Damn it, my mark...]
-: Not good!!

-: It's Kuroko!!

*passes*

[He's not doing anything...!? ...! // I get it, so // ...he's doing nothing during offense but supporting Kagami as defence...]
Wakamatsu: That's why he came back out!!

pg13
Wakamatsu: You're doing something!!! Passing.
*shocked*
[Heeey!]

*slams*
Hyuuga: Ouch!!
*stinging*

Sakurai: Ah!

pg15
-: *shocked*!?

-: Whoaa, it went in!! A 3-pointer!! // The first points of the second half go to Seirin!!

-: Yes, Captain!!
[WHOAAAA!!]

Hyuuga: Kuroko!!
Kuroko: That was nice shooting

pg16
Hyuuga: That pass really hurts!!
[Can't you do something about it!?]
*throbbing pain*
Kuroko: ...Sorry

Sakurai: Wait a minute...!!
[That was an ignite pass!? Wasn't Kagami-kun the only one who could catch it...!?]
**"Ignite Pass" is Kuroko's "accelerating" pass. I haven't checked out past scans, so if it's been translated already to something different, let me know.

[...That's how much we've grown...!! // With their improved physical strength, now all the members can catch a normal ignite pass]
Riko: Kai is impossible but...
**"Kai (廻)" is the improved "Ignite Pass" with a helical rotation. Kuroko does it for the first time in Q116. Don't know if I should translate the name or just keep the Japanese name.

Hyuuga: Alright defence! Let's stop them!!
-: Yeah!!

Imayoshi: That's really something // When he's around, the team's quality is completely different

-: Oooh, Seirin's suddenly at the top of their game!!
-: Well yeah // they got 3 points just now...

pg17
-: it's an upset!! // For the first time in the match, Seirin's leading...!!

Imayoshi: ...then again, it's not like he's doing anything especially different
[During offense, taking it easy near Aomine and only giving passes when he's far away // During defence, using his experience to help Kagami]

[Using his current weapons to support the best he can // Devoting himself completely to the team...]

Imayoshi: How heroic...

pg18
Imayoshi: So heroic // I'm in tears
[...!? // His atmosphere is completely different...]

[This guy... Is he...]

pg19
Touou coach: ...Everything's gone according to plan until now // I feel bad since he just came out, but looks like we'll need to take care of him after all.

Touou coach: Momoi-san, you had a countermeasure for Kuroko too, right?

Momoi: I like Tetsu-kun but... // that's why I won't go easy on him

Momoi: ...yes
[I'm sorry...Tetsu-kun]

Translation: Kuroko no Basket 113

2011-07-13T00:06:05+00:00

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** = translator's comments
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*sfx*

pg01

[In high school basketball, there are 3 major championships. // The summer 'Inter-High', the fall 'National Sports Meet', and the winter 'Winter Cup'.]

[Until recently, the biggest title among them was the summer.]

[BUT // by getting sponsors and doing TV broadcasts, the winter title has gained momentum year after year.]

[Now at or even above the level of the summer...the last of the biggest titles...]

pg02
[is the Winter Cup]

pg03
[113Q I've made you wait]

pg04
Riko: W H A T is that idiot doing~!!
[that idiot]
*ROAR*

Riko: Hello!? The opening ceremony's already ended!
-: Apparently he forgot about the time difference... // He says he'll be here soon
Hyuuga: Really that guy...

-: Whoa... // the Inter-High courts were amazing too but // this is even bigger! // ...and

-: no matter where you look, there are hard-to beat-teams who've been featured in books and magazines

-: So we're gonna be playing against these monsters...

pg05
Hyuuga: Idiot!
-: Oww
*pushes*

Hyuuga: It's not like we were invited here to be the audience. // It's alright, just be confident.

-: Y-yes...！！
Hyuuga: ...right? Am I right?
*heart thumping*
Izuki: Even though you're scared too... our first national tournament
[Mr.Coward]

*ring ring*

*opens*

Kuroko: Excuse me // can I leave for a bit?
-: Mmm?

Riko: I...TOLD...YOU...don't go wondering off all the time!
Kuroko: No, um...I've been summoned

-: Summoned?

pg06
Kuroko: I'm going to go see // Akashi-kun

-: ...!? Akashi as in...
[the captain of "Generation of Miracles"...！！]

Riko: Fine. // The match starts in the afternoon, so make sure you're back by then!

Riko: ...Furihata-kun! Can you go with him, just to be safe?
Furihata: Oh, sure?

pg182
Aomine: What, Tetsu　// you have a chaperone with you?

Murasakibara: Mine-chin has Sa-cchin too. A chaperone
Aomine: Hey, leave Satsuki out of this.

Kise: Wait, Midorima-cchi, why do you have scissors with you?

Midorima: It's my lucky item of course, stupid.
Kise: Um, either way, it's dangerous, so can you stop holding it like that while walking?

pg09
Kuroko: Sorry for the wait

pg10
Furihata: *Gasp*!!?

[No way, the "Generation of Miracles" is all here!? // Is this for real...whoa, scary! I want to leave~!!]
pg11
*ring...ring...*
Aomine:　That phone's annoying, Kise // Is it from Akashi?

Kise: ...Oh!

Kise: A text from one of my fans cheering me on!
Aomine: Die

*pulls...*
Murasakibara:　Mmm~?

Murasakibara: Huh~? It won't open // Mido-chin, lend me those scissors.
Midorima: I'm going to say no.
Murasakibara: Why~? Kuro-chin, do you have one?
Kuroko: No, I don't.

[They're talking normally... // but the air's kinda heavy...]
Furihata: Well, I guess that's normal...

[Even if they're former team-mates, now they're all enemies... // eventually, they'll have to fight each other...]

pg12
Kise: Why is the person who called us here the last one to arrive!?
Midorima: Don't get angry every time. He's just this kind of person.

*munch*
*sigh*
Aomine: ...Tsk

Akashi: Sorry // I've made you wait

Kuroko: ...Akashi-kun
Furihata: Wha-!?

pg13
[That's the captain of the "Generation of Miracles"...!?]

[I can't see his face but...he's not that tall...!? // Isn't he about the same as Kuroko and me... !?]

Akashi: Daiki // Ryota //Shintaro // Atsushi

pg13:
Akashi: And Tetsuya...

Akashi: I'm happy to see you again. // The fact that we're all gathered here // is very touching

Akashi: But... there's someone who shouldn't be here // Right now, I only want to talk to my comrades

Akashi: Sorry but, can you leave?

[No, I want to as well, but... // Wha-!? Whoa, what's this!? I'm too scared to move-!!]

Kuroko: ...Furihata-kun

pg14:
Kagami: Come on, that's cold. // Don't leave him out of the loop.

Furihata: Ah-!!

Furihata: Kagami!!
Kagami: Yup, I'm back

Kagami: We can catch up later but first...

pg15
Kagami: So you're Akashi // Glad to meet you

Akashi: Shintaro, can I borrow those scissors for a bit?
Midorima: ? What do you need it for?

Akashi: My hair's bothering me // I was just thinking about cutting it

Akashi: But before that // you're Kagami-kun, right?

pg16
*swoosh*
Kagami: WHOA!?

[WHA...!?]

Kuroko: Kagami-kun!

[Wha...no way!? // Just now...he was serious...!! // What's he thinking? What if Kagami hadn't dodged in time...!!]
*chills*

pg17
Akashi: ...wow

Akashi: Good job dodging that // For moving like that, I'll forgive you this time

Akashi: But there won't be a next time // If I say to leave, then leave

Akashi: In this world, winning is everything // Winners are validated and losers are denied.
*cut*

Akashi: Until now, I've never lost at anything // and I won't in the future
*cut*

Akashi: Since I always win // I'm always right

pg18
Akashi: If you oppose me
pg19
Akashi: I'll kill you, no matter who you are.
**親でも殺す literally means "I'll kill you even if you're my parent" but the saying doesn't quite have the same effect in English so it has been changed.
[Rakuzan High School 1st year Point Guard 173 cm Akashi Seijuro]

Translation: Kuroko no Basket 123

2011-07-10T18:57:44+00:00

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** = translator's comments
// = new bubble or new section of a bubble
*sfx*

123Q: 嬉しくてしょうがないと思います

pg01
-: うおおっ...マジかよ！！
WHOA... for real!?

-: あの青峰が... // 攻めあぐねてる...！？
That Aomine... //　is having trouble attacking...!?

-: ウソだろ...
It can't be...

pg02
-: うわああいきなりブン投げ...
Whoa, he's throwing it all of a sudden...

p03
-: なっ！？
WHA-!?
[あのタイミングで止めたー！？]
[He stopped it at that timing!?]

-: 抜いた...！！ //　さすが青峰
He got past...!! //　As expected of Aomine

pg04
-: なっ！？
WHA-!?
-: うおお　スゲェッ！！ // ナイスDF火神！！
WHOA AMAZING!! // Nice defence, Kagami!!

pg05
Imayoshi: ...いったいどーなっとるんや
...What exactly is happening?

[火神のポテンシャルの高さは認める // 今までまがりなりに「キセキの世代」相手にもくらいついてきたし実際今も青峰を本気にさせた]
[I'll admit Kagami's potential is great //Until now, even if it was with difficulty, he managed to keep up against "the Generation of Miracles". And now, he's gotten Aomine serious.]

[だがそれでもトップスピードでは青峰の方が上や // なのになぜヤツはついていける...！？]
[But even so, Aomine has a faster top speed. //So why is that guy able to keep up...!?]

[まさか青峰の動きを読んでいるのか...？いや...そんなことは不可能だ // かと言って青峰の速さは動きだしを見てから反応してついていけるものではない]
[He can't be reading Aomine's movements...? No... that's impossible. //　But he shouldn't be able to keep up if he's waiting for Aomine to move before reacting...]

[自然体の構えやそこからの超人的な反応速度]
[A natural stance and from there, a super-human reaction time...]

Kise: うまく言えないんスけど... // 今のアイツのフンイキは
I can't express it well but... // his atmosphere right now

pg06
Kise: 野生の獣のそれに近い
is close to that of a wild beast

-: どうやって身につけたのか知らんが...
I don't know how he learned it but...
Riko's dad: ああ // オレらも現役時代あーゆータイプにはずいぶん苦しめられたもんだ
Yeah. // We had a tough time against his type when we were players too.

[...なるほど // アレックスに会ってきたのか...]
[...I see //He went to see Alex...]

*クス...*
*chuckle*
Himuro: またずいぶん荒療治したなタイガ
That was a rather drastic cure you took, Taiga.

Kagami: えっ！？
What!?

pg07
Kagami: 賭けバスケ！？
Gambling basketball!?

Alex: そーだ
Y-up

Alex: とりあえずここの猛者共相手に一週間生き残れ // 色々教えてやるのはそれからだ
For starters, survive against these toughies for 1 week // I'll teach you stuff afterwards if you can do that
Kagami: なっ...
Wha..

Alex: ホラ軍資金１０ドルな
Here's your war fund. 10 dollars.
Kagami: さっき1回１０ドルって書いてあったんだけど！？
BUT IT SAID 10 DOLLARS PER GAME OVER THERE!?

Alex: いいか...まずは失ったもんを取り戻してこい
Listen...first, go get back what you've lost

Alex: まあせいぜい死に物狂いでがんばれ // ここで負けて払えませんは通らんぞ
Just work hard like your life depends on it // Saying "I can't pay" when you lose won't help you here

pg08
-: おおいアレックス！ // いくらなんでもキビしすぎるぜありゃあ...！
H-hey Alex! // That's a bit cruel, don't you think...!

-: それに失ったもんってのはいったい...
And what's this thing he's lost...

Alex: まぁ一口で言えば... // 野性のカンってトコだな
Well in a word... // something like animal instinct

-: いやっ...よくわかんねーけど...そうゆうのって持ってる奴は最初からあるっつーか... // いまさらどうこうできるもんじゃねーだろ！？
Bu-t... I dunno... like, those who have that have it from the start... // It's not something you can work on later, right!?

Alex: ...そりゃあ違うぞ
...No, that's not true.
-: え！？
Huh!?

Alex: そもそも誰もが持って生まれて成長とともに失われていく力なんだよ
Everyone is born with it and lose it when they grow up

Alex: だがそれを失わずに持ってる奴らがいる // そーゆー奴らも望んでそうなったワケじゃないかもしれないが... // 今タイガを放りこんだような弱肉強食の世界で生き抜いた奴らだ
But there are those who haven't lost it // Although maybe they didn't become that way because they wanted to // They're the guys who make it in a world where the fittest survive, like the one I just threw Taiga into

pg09
Alex: 野性ってのはつまり才能じゃない // 修練の先に得る力だ
In other words, you can't be gifted with animal instinct // It's a strength you gain from training

Alex: 五感が研ぎ澄まされたその感覚は // バスケットにおいて予測などよりさらに速い反応を可能にする
In basketball, when all five senses are heightened like that, // it's possible to react faster than you can predict the opponent

Alex: ついでに言うと人より高く飛べる奴は人より速く飛ばなきゃイミがない // なぜなら最高点に達するまでにそれだけ時間がかかるからな
Besides, even if you can jump higher than others, if you don't jump faster too, there's no point. // That's because it takes that much longer to get to the highest point.

Alex: 火神のジャンプ力は // 野性と組み合わさってこそ真価を発揮する
Kagami's jumping ability will show // its true value only when combined with animal instinct

pg10
-: な！？
WHAT!?

-:　すげえぞアイツ！！ // リバウンドもとったァ！！
That guy's amazing!! // He took the rebound too!!

[いま...ボールがリングに触れたときにはもう離陸してた...！？]
[Just now... when the ball touched the ring, he'd already left the ground...!?]
Wakamatsu: なんでそんなタイミングで飛べんだよ！？
How's he able to jump with that timing!?

pg11
-: うおお誠凛反撃！！
Whoa, Seirin's counterattack!

-: 残り時間は...！？
How much time left...!?

-: あと３秒...！！
3 seconds...!!

[点差は２点...！！ // これで決めれば同点で終われる...！！]
[A 2 point difference..!! // If we make this one, we can end it at a tie...!!]

Izuki: 頼む....
I'm counting on you...

Izuki: 火神！！
Kagami!!

pg12
-: なっ！？
WHA-!?

-: フォームレスショート！？
A formless shoot!?

Aomine: ハッ...
Ha...!

pg13
Aomine: ざけんな！！ // １００年早えーんだよ！！
Don't make me laugh!! // You're a 100 years too early!!

pg14
*ガガッ*
*thud*

pg15
-: 外れたぁー！！ // けど惜しかったぞ今のは！？ // そして前半終了ー！！
It misses!! // But that was close!? // And the first half ends!!

Hyuuga: あの場面でお前...いろんなイミでめちゃくちゃだな、まったく！
In that situation you... you're ridiculous, you know that!
Kagami: いやなんとなくできそうな気がして...つい
No, I had a feeling it'd work... couldn't help myself

pg16
-: これよりインターバルに入ります // 後半第３クォーター開始は１０分後です。
It's the half-time break now // The second half, 3rd quarter will start in 10 minutes

Wakamatsu: おい青峰？どこ行くんだよ
Hey, Aomine? Where are you going?

Aomine: うるせーよ // 後半開始にはちゃんと戻る
Just shut up. // I'll be back before the second half starts.

Wakamatsu: ああ！？
Aaghh!?
Imayoshi: ...若松ほっとけ
...Wakamatsu, leave him alone

pg17
Wakamatsu: ったく...大丈夫だろうなあのヤロー... // 火神にやられてさぞヘコんだみてーだが
Tsk... that bastard better be alright... //Looked like he was pretty depressed about being outdone by Kagami
Imayoshi: まぁそう心配すんなや
Ah, don't worry about that

Imayoshi: さっきまでの青峰は確かに本気やった // ...が // 手の内全部出したわけやない
Aomine was serious just now // ...but // he hasn't shown his entire hand yet

Imayoshi: 後半始まればすぐわかる // 結局あいつに勝てる奴はおらん // てな
You'll see when the second half starts // nobody can beat him // in the end

Imayoshi: それにたぶん...逆やで？
Besides, it's probably...the opposite
Wakamatsu: は？逆？
What? Opposite?

Momoi: ...そうですね
...You're right

Momoi: やっと見つけた自分のすべてを出させてくれる相手... // たぶん今ごろ青峰君は
He finally found an opponent he can give his all against // Probably right now Aomine-kun

pg18
Momoi: 嬉しくてしょうがないと思います
is beside himself with joy

pg19
Koganei: あれ？黒子は？
Wait? Where's Kuroko?
-: あ
Ah,

-: ちょっと表の空気吸いたいって言ってどっか行ったんですけど
He went somewhere after saying he wanted to get some fresh air
Hyuuga: え？
Huh?

Translation: Shounen Maid 8

2011-07-10T02:12:45+00:00

[] = text in boxes or in the panel but not in a bubble
** = translator's comments
// = new bubble or new section of a bubble
*sfx*

pg01
Chihiro: Like I've said, //don't get in my bed without my permission, Madoka!!

Chihiro: Sleep in your own room!
*slam*

Madoka: It's okay. You'll get used to it, Chihiro.
*beams*
Chihiro: I'm saying it because I don't want to get used to it!!!

Chihiro: Aargh, what should I do about him?

Chihiro: Do I have to get a guard dog? //A guard dog...

pg02
[A dog... that'd be nice //since my apartment before didn't allow pets!]
Handwritten text: Yearning...

Chihiro: But walking the dog seems like a lot of trouble...
Handwritten text: Realistic
*sigh*
*dog whine*

*pant pant*
Text on the box: Please take me home

Handwritten text: Wow... how timely

pg03
Handwritten text: I mean...
Chihiro: What, someone threw you away?
*bark bark*

Chihiro: ...with this size, maybe my room is...

Chihiro: Can't, can't. //Madoka is trouble enough, let alone taking care of a dog too
*shake shake*

CHIHIRO: Bye. I'm sure a good person will take you home.

*whine whine whine whine whine*
*feels guilty*

pg04
[What are you gonna do now? //I don't know...]
*dog whine*

Chihiro: ...I'm home

Keiichiro: Chihiro-kun, welcome back.
Chihiro: Keiichiro-san, where's Madoka?

Keiichiro: Madoka-sama is taking a walk in the garden. //Do you have some urgent business?
Chihiro: Um...
*sneeze*

pg05
Chihiro: Ah, //Madoka!

*alarmed*
Madoka: W-welcome back Chihiro.

Chihiro: Yeah, I'm home. //Hey...
*sneeze*

Chihiro: ...Did you catch a cold?
Madoka: No, I'm fine... //Well? If you need me, maybe later...
*stride stride stride*

Keiichiro: Excuse me

*pull*

pg06
*meow*
*smile*
Keiichiro: Madoka-sama, what's this?

Madoka: It's a...c-cat...
*flustered*

*beep*
[Adoption Network]
Keiichiro: Hello, this is Shinozaki. //Yes, I have a kitten. Around 1 month old, male, black and short-haired, with a white right paw and blue eyes. //Yes. //Thank you very much. I'll leave it to you.

Keiichiro: Well then, I'll be taking the kitten.
Handwritten text: Fast!!
Madoka: No~

pg07
Keiichiro: ... No, it's not, 'No~'

Keiichiro: How many times do I have to tell you. //You have cat allergy so don't bring home a cat!
Madoka: But it’s been crying since last night
Keiichiro: If you keep this up, I'll take away the photos too
Handwritten text: of cats
Madoka: You're a monster~!!

Handwritten text: Keiichiro's an idiot
*cries*
Keiichiro: Ah, Chihiro-kun, sorry about that //You needed Madoka-sama?
*shake shake*
Chihiro: N-no...
Keiichiro: ?

*sits cutely*

[...W- //what should I do.....]

pg08
Chihiro: No, maybe it's the opposite. //Since it's a dog, and not a cat...
Handwritten text: Maybe I won't be scolded...

[...it might be worse...]
Handwritten text: Refer to chapter 1

Chihiro: I-it'll be okay //I'll look for someone who can take good care of you
*pets*

[I don't have a choice]

pg09
Handwritten text: Be good okay
*whines*
*ssh!*

[Now that it's like this, //I've got to hide it until I find an owner...]

Madoka: I'm hurt //Having Chi-chan comfort me is the only thing I can do now
*sniffle*

Madoka: Ah~ Relaxing~
Handwritten text: Cute~ <3
Chihiro: ... so you like cats
Madoka: Yup <3

Handwritten text: Just to make sure
Chihiro: W-what about dogs?

pg10
Madoka: That's not a pet. //It's a ferocious beast

Madoka: If you let your guard down, it'll become bigger than people and attack! //Letting a beast like that roam free is wrong...!
[Childhood trauma]
*lies on top*
Handwritten text: No~ Help me~
Chihiro: R...really

Madoka: What? What's wrong?
Handwritten text: I put a tail on it
Chihiro: N-nothing
I'll go make tea
*hurry hurry*

pg11
Friend1: Ah, I live in a high-rise, so can't
Friend2: Sorry, I've got a cat
Hino: We've already got 3 dogs...
Handwritten text: Too much

-: My mom hates dogs

-: We can't keep pets

-: Can't

-: No

Chihiro: I guess it's not so easy to find...
*sigh*

Friend1: I'm surprised Komiya picked up the stray when you couldn't keep it
Hino: Didn't you say if you can't take responsibility, leave it alone?
Handwritten text: When I took home a stray
Chihiro: I did but

Chihiro: but if no one picked it up it might've died
Hino: Well, yeah

pg 12
Hino: But where are you hiding that dog?
Chihiro: Huh? In my room
Friend2: Dogs bark so wouldn't that be easily discovered? //If he dislikes dogs so much, it might get sent to the dog pound...

Mail:
Receive Mail //Chihiro //No Subject //If you come near my room, no dinner for you

*drops*

Madoka: ... //I just got threatened by Chihiro
Keiichiro: What?

pg13
Madoka: He's been acting weird since yesterday.

Keiichiro: Weird…you say?
Madoka: Yeah. Like his mind is elsewhere.

Madoka: Even when I put cat ears on him and tickled him, he didn't get mad
Handwritten: Something's wrong...
Keiichiro: What are you doing?

Madoka: Also, he said he was going to eat in his room and took his food away//but he got mad when I brought food into the room before
Keiichiro: That’s because Madoka-sama doesn't clean up

Madoka: ...Am I //not trustworthy after all?

pg14
*door closing*
Chihiro: I'm home!

Keiichiro: Chihiro-kun, you're awfully earl...
*stomp stomp stomp stomp*

*door slamming*

*alert*

Chihiro: It’s here...
*relieved*

*good boy*
Chihiro: Guess I should think of another hiding place...
Keiichiro: ...Oh I see

pg15
Keiichiro: You seem to have inherited the slightly careless part too...
*startled*

Keiichiro: You kept you door open

Keiichiro: So, a stray dog. //Have you found someone willing to take it in?
Chihiro: Not yet
*deflated*

Keiichiro: Alright. I'll ask around acquaintances as well.
Handwritten text: Although most of them prefer cats.
Chihiro: !! Really?

pg16
Keiichiro: If you tell us the problem, we can at least help you.

Chihiro: ...I- //I'm sorry

Keiichiro: ...Isn't there //someone else you need to apologize to first?

pg17
Chihiro: Um... s- //sorry for doing something so selfish...

Chihiro: Ah
*walks away*

Chihiro: Madoka...

pg18
Madoka: For now //can you hide that dog away somewhere...
[Evacuating]
Handwritten text: Oh, sorry

[Waiting in a separate room]
Handwritten text: Please don't drool on me

Madoka: ...so?
Chihiro: Y-yeah...

Chihiro: S-//sorry for not telling you. //But //um...
[What should I do //Like expected, he's angry]

pg19
[Stay strong //I'm the one who took it home //I have to]
Chihiro: I-

Chihiro: I know it's not bad but //I'll definitely find it an owner so until then, please let it stay here.
Madoka: Okay
Handwritten text: Answers swiftly

Chihiro: Wha-?
Madoka: I may not like dogs

Madoka: but I can still listen to Chihiro’s requests

pg20
Madoka: Why didn't you tell me?
[Oh]

Madoka: Did you //think I wouldn't even listen to you?

[No //I hurt him]

pg21
*gets up*
Chihiro: Madoka //I'm sorry

Chihiro: Next time, I'll tell you from the beginning

Chihiro: So um... t //thanks in advance...?

pg22
*laughter*
Handwritten text: What the!?
Chihiro: D- //don't laugh!

Madoka: ...Okay
*chuckle chuckle*

Madoka: Thanks Chihiro.
*ticked off*
**よろしくshould translate to "Take care of me" but I had to change the meanings in the two instances so that the situation would make more sense

Madoka: But I'm not going to take care of the dog!!
Chihiro: I wasn't expecting you to...

*knock knock*

pg23
Madoka: Chi-chan <3 //Now that we're good, let's sleep //toge-

Chihiro: If you're okay with this guy being there then sure
Madoka: It's not okay!!
In the arrow: Running away

Chihiro: Oh yeah, he's going to stay in my room for now //so be careful when you come in
*smile*
Madoka: What is that, a trap!!!
Handwritten text: A barrier?!

Translation: AKB49 - Renai Kinshi Jouretsu 44

2011-07-09T21:45:28+00:00

[] = text in boxes or in the panel but not in a bubble
** = translator's comments
// = new bubble or new section of a bubble
*sfx*

pg01
Hiroko: I’m… I’m sorry dad... // I'm sorry
-: What is that? Enko?
**Enko = enjo-kosai or compensated dating
-: Isn't that a father-daughter?

-: How embarrassing~

[It still… // ended up like this]

pg02
Hiroko's dad: I've contacted the school. You can take a break for a while starting today // You don't need to worry about studying. If you do as I say, you won't be left behind.

Hiroko's dad: You've wasted a lot of time but // we just need to correct your path one step at a time...

Hiroko's dad: Got it?

Hiroko: ....Yes

pg03
*tick tick*

*tick tick*

[2 hours until the Kenkyuusei Performance // If I go now, will I make it?]

[But... // there's no way I can go]

[From the start // it was impossible]

pg04
[From the start]

Hiroko's mom: What...? Be an idol?
[watashi to kimi ga]

[koi ni ochite // yeahx2]
Hiroko: Yup! I'm practicing from now on.
HIroko's mom: Wow. And you know all of the dance? // Good job~

Hiroko: Do you think I can become an idol?
*turns*
[Yoshinaga Hiroko 1st Grade]

Hiroko's dad: What are you saying?
*turns off*

Hiroko's dad: There's no way you can become an idol // You need to cut it off with the stupidity

Hiroko's mom: D-Dear...!

pg05
[When I was small, I didn't really understand what my dad was saying but... // if I listened to him quietly, he was kind, and he was always thinking about me -that's what I thought]

[But even when I got older]

[Itoshikute wow x 2 //Watashi wa koi no android~]

*mesmerized*
Hiroko: Cute...

pg06
Hiroko: D...dad!!

Hiroko: T...that's...

Hiroko's dad: How long are you going to //hold on to this stupid dream?
*crack*

Hiroko's dad: Do you think you have the talent to be an idol? //I understand your potential the most
*crack crack*

Hiroko's dad: You're almost in middle school. You need to start being realistic.

pg07
Hiroko's dad: Do you understand // what dad is saying?

Hiroko: But I...!

Hiroko's dad: Do you understand?

Hiroko's dad: It's almost time for bed. //Go back to your room.

pg08
Hiroko: ....Yes

[I shouldn't have dreamt]

[AKB48, who are //active at Akiharabra's theatre]

[These young ladies chasing their dreams // are shining, aren't they~?]

pg09
[Boku ga boku de aru tame ni //shodo ni sunao ni narou]

[No...dad won't //allow it]

[There's no way it'll be //allowed]

[From the start]

pg10
[From the start //there was no way I could have this dream]
*doorbell rings*

pg11
Minoru: Yesterday, Yoshinaga-san left her cell phone at school
Hiroko's dad: Right. Then I'll take it.

Minoru: Also, I need to explain yesterday's handout... //It's difficult to explain without doing it face-to-face so

Minoru: as the class rep //I'm here to…

pg12
Hiroko: Oh //Yoshinaga-san

Hiroko's dad: Hiroko, did you really forget your cell phone?

Hiroko: Urayama-kun?

Hiroko: Y...yes...

Minoru: Well then I'll explain the handout...

Hiroko: Um... what... //handout...

Minoru: No time for that!
Hiroko: What?

pg13
Minoru: Let's go! // To the theatre!!

Hiroko: What!?

Minoru: I heard everything from Urakawa-san! // I have my bicycle parked outside! If we go now, you can make it!

Hiroko: From Minori...?

Hiroko: ...It's impossible // There's…no way my dad will allow it...

Hiroko: This didn't just start now // I'm used to having to give up my dream...

pg14
Hiroko: And... I don't have the talent to be an idol // From the start, it was an impossible dream...

Hiroko: Even though you cheered me on // I'm sorry Urayama-kun

Minoru: I have one too. // A dream!
Hinori: What...?

pg15
The card says:
I hope Yoshikawa can become AKB's center

Minoru: But with my power // it's really difficult

Minoru: It's like, can I really overcome this? // It's a super high hurdle!

Minoru: A lot of the time // I'll think I'm an idiot, but

pg16+17
Minoru: No matter how impossible, // there's no such thing as a dream you shouldn't have!!

pg18
[Right then, Yoshinaga was]
Hiroko: I don't know...
Minoru: What?

Hiroko: If I should really be doing this...

[trembling the whole time]

pg19
Hiroko: If I should give up // or if I should continue // I don't even know what to do myself

Hiroko: But....

Hiroko: But I still // want to be true to my dream!!

[But even so, // until my clothes almost tore]

[she held on strongly to my back]

pg20
Minoru: Let's go!! Yoshinaga!!!

Translation: Circle Game 1

2011-07-09T21:07:04+00:00

[] = text in boxes or in the panel but not in a bubble
** = translator's comments
// = new bubble or new section of a bubble
*sfx*

pg01
[And the last vote]

[is always decided by something called fate]

on the board:
Kayano Rika
Ishibashi Izumi
**正is a way of keeping count in Japanese; Rika and Izumi both have 19 ticks or votes on the board

pg04
*rustle*

*turns*
-: ... the April performance of "Gone with the Wind"...

-: the role of Scarlett //will go to //Kayano-san

pg05
Rika: ...huh? //Me?

[See]

Rika: What... //no... why //I'm not suitable...
[I knew it]

Rika: Instead of me, Ishibashi-san is more...
Izumi: That's not true Kayano-san //That //last piece of paper is in my writing

pg06
[The name I wrote feeling 100% resigned //ends up being the last vote of all things]

-: Congratulations! //I'm expecting a lot.

-: Work hard, okay?

Rika: Wait, just wai- //I can't

-: What are you talking about? Everyone decided this together.

[This is because of my fate. //I don't know who decided it, but]

Rika: The main role... //I'm fine with a supporting role...

[Always //always //always //no matter how many times //I'm destined to lose to her]

pg07
[Since she first showed up //everything I've wanted //all the things I treasured]

Izumi: "Even if" //"my pride is hurt," //"even if I lose everything,"
[The one who took them away was //none other than //her]

Izumi: "I have the soil of this land"... I do not need anything else
**Izumi is quoting something
[I don't feel angry //and my tears dried up a long time ago //...I'm bored already]

pg08
[At times like this,]

[it'll be okay if I run as hard as I can //back to the school residence]

[Until my legs cramp up, //until my heart almost tears //running and running and then dropping off to sleep //And the next day, a different morning will come]

pg09
[Yes, like that time... //Like that time]

pg10
[Running through the wild land of Africa //with his back straight, the "Courageous Lenbron".]
**"Courageous Lenbron" is a cartoon in Izumi's world

[Protecting the weak //fighting the strong]

[Back to the time when I was waiting... //dreaming of a hero like that]
Wataru: Hey, Izumi, it's started already.

pg11
Wataru's dad: Are you guys watching it together again?
above their heads:
Izumi 10 years old
Wataru 11 years old

Wataru's dad: You're really good friends, aren't you
Izumi's sister: Sensei, sorry for Izumi always coming here... //I keep telling her to stop coming to my workplace
**Sensei is a polite way to address a doctor or a teacher
Wataru: Welcome home, dad. //Hey, humans are bad, aren't they?
Izumi: Oh! It's Wataru's dad!

Izumi: The handkerchief in the lost-and-found at the hospital. //It's been 6 months, so can I have it?

Izumi's sister: No, Izumi!
Wataru's dad: Lost-and-found... oh, that box...

pg12
Izumi: It's a "Lenbron" handkerchief. //If the person who lost it doesn't appear, then it should become the finder's.
Wataru: But someone's used it already. Isn't it dirty?

Izumi: Just wash it then. Wataru, you're so dumb.
Izumi's sister: Izumi!

Wataru's dad: .....That's certainly true but, //Izumi-chan, if you want that handkerchief, //uncle can get you a new one as a present. //Right, isn't it almost your birthday?
Izumi: Ah, no thanks, no thanks.
Izumi's sister: Here, you have to drink milk
Wataru: Put sugar in it~

Izumi: If you do that, I'll have to get a return gift. //My sis is always going on about how much trouble that is.
**By trouble, Izumi means financially
*punch*

Izumi's sister: She's such an uncute kid. Oh, such a handful!
*OHOHOHOHO*
**this is exaggerated laughter
Izumi: Ouch

pg13
[Hyuga Wataru's house is a pediatric hospital, and //since he didn't have a mother, lived alone with his kind father.]
[They were pretty well off, and even had satellite antennas. //I could only watch "Lenbron" on TV at Wataru's.]

[My sister worked as a nanny here //while studying to become a nurse.]
Wataru: So that's why Izumi //didn't come on my birthday.
Izumi: I told you that before.

Wataru: Then from now on, //let's have parties without presents. //We can tell Yamashita, Nobuo and everyone.

pg14
Izumi's sister: Really! //Why did you say that! //Now they'll feel bad for us. //On top of that, you actually kept that handkerchief!
*slam*

Izumi's sister: You need to push some of the things you want to say to the back of your throat. //You shouldn't just say everything you want brashly

My sister...Wataru's dad...
Izumi: Sis, you like Wataru's dad, don't you?
SFX: brashly

SFX: drops
Izumi's sister: T-

Izumi's sister: that's what I mean, don't say things like that so clearly!
Izumi: Why not?

pg15
[I'll become 11 years old next month. //Even if I don't have a father and a mother, //I have a hardworking older sister (but she's scary when she's angry). //Even though we have to be thrifty, I still managed to get a "Lenbron" handkerchief. //School is fun and I had a lot of friends.]

[Above all, I was quite happy]
Izumi: What's wrong? //Wataru? //You look depressed

pg16
Wataru:...There's an annoying guy in my class
Izumi: Annoying? //How?
Wataru: Izumi-chan knows him too... //He's the most visible guy in our grade.

Izumi: Oh, the blondie?

Wataru: You know how he transferred to our school a while back?
Izumi: Yeah
Wataru: He lives in the housing area for government workers in the 2nd city block.

Wataru: He's //like a monster.

Wataru: At noon, when the sun shines on it, //his hair becomes more and more yellow. //If you keep watching, it really becomes all yellow.
[Changes? His hair? //I want to see.]

pg17
[You can't tell what he's thinking and //he doesn't talk. Even if I invite him to play, he won't come. //I want the class to be one, //but he won't cooperate. //He can't read or write, //so during Kanji tests, he always //RUNS AWAY]
**This was Wataru speaking
*excited yelling*
-: What what?
-: Wow, look look!
-: Who is it? Someone's climbing the forbidden Live Oak!
-: It's the blondie from class 3!

pg18
[When the sun shines on it, //his hair glows yellow]
-: Brad! //Come down //Brad, how many times do I have to tell you that that's dangerous!?

[AH! //Up that high. //Oh, so cool. //I wanted to try that too]
-: Brad, I'm going to call your parents!

pg19
[What will I see //if I climb that high //What will I see?]

Izumi: Wataru! Can you climb up there?

Wataru: Wha... That's just trying to show off.
Izumi: I want to climb it. //Let's climb up there some day~
Hanndwritten text: It's too scary today, but

Wataru: Izumi, you...

pg20
Wataru: -like showing off too, surprisingly-
[That day in the park //there were middle school students playing soccer. //We got scared so we looked for a different place to play]
-: What would Tunnels' Kinashi do in this situation?
**Tunnel's is a comedy duo
Izumi: I like the way you think.

-: Who was it //that wanted to be a soccer player?
-: It's Sakamoto. //He really does run fast.

*kick*
-: Oh, sorry. //It went left again.
-: I think //you're kicking it weirdly.

pg21
*bounce*
[We all realized a while ago //but pretended not to notice]

[If he wanted to play with us, he should have just said it //How uncute]

pg22
[I'm not gonna invite that kind of guy //Absolutely not]

*bounce bounce bounce*

Brad's mom: Brad!

pg23
*bounce*
*roll*

pg24
[It was]

pg25
[a well-practiced kick]

[The level of play suddenly got higher. //Everyone]

[was nervous, //even Aoyama was kicking to the right place,]

[with the intrusion of an alien]

[I was nervous //and excited to see //when his hair color would change //so I smiled at him over and over]

pg26
-:Hyuga-kun

Wataru: I'm going to prep school. I'll come another time.

-: Darn. Lately he hasn't been hanging out with us, //that Wataru
-: He's aiming to go to a private middle school.
-: I heard he rides the train to prep school
-: It's only the 5th grade and he's already worrying about middle school examinations? What a worrywart.

-: But I heard //there's a cute girl at that prep school.
-: What? //A cute girl?
Izumi: Oh, Wataru just came out.

pg27
-: Hey, //let's follow him.
[That day was a "Courageous Lenbron" day and I wanted to watch it with Wataru.]

[But Wataru's been awfully distant lately. //No fun.]

-: Hey, isn't it that girl?
-: Oh it's that girl. //She's wearing a ribbon.
[Now that I look back]

[I wish I hadn't gone]

pg28
[I regretted it for a long, long time afterwards]

[A handmade...]
Izumi: "Lenbron"
[backpack...]
-: Huh?

["I was the one who found Lenbron"]

[Suddenly I heard a sound in my chest //"But it's mine" //From a place deep down, it shook my entire body]

[Maybe it was intuition]

pg29
["Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep..." //A siren is ringing //It //feels like I shouldn't be near this girl]

[That girl is]

pg30
Wataru: Hey, what the heck. Stop following me guys. //I've already decided I'm not going to play with you guys.
-: Why not? //Is it so you can study? //Are you gonna cut of ties with us?

Wataru: I know you guys were playing with that "show off idiot" //Traitors

Wataru: I HATE that guy
Izumi: You've got a small butt-hole
//Nodame in Nodame Cantabile uses the same expression. Describes someone who's narrow-minded.

Wataru: You're a girl! Stop saying dirty words like 'butt'. I want you to stop.
Izumi: Wataru's the one who's not acting like a boy. We're not your minions!

pg31
Wataru: My friend's mom said the reason you talk dirty //is because you don't have parents and isn't educated properly!
*punch*

*crying*
-: Izumi's burst punch!
-: Her strongest attack!
[Who's this friend?]

[Weren't we your friends? //Your friend's mom //Who is that?]

Izumi's sister: Problem sets are getting expensive too...
[It's a bit out of my reach...]

-: Izumi~, you're too slow

-: We're gonna go ahead!
Izumi: Sorry, sorry. I'm out of HPs!
//Health points

pg32
[Izumi]

-: Oh, that girl's running by herself again.
-: I wish someone would let her ride with them.

-: But isn't piggybacking on bicycles not allowed?

Izumi: I'm home! //I mean, welcome back! //Sorry! //I messed up the fried rice.

pg33
Izumi: It was fine last time, but //we were out of soy sauce. Using water instead probably wasn't a good idea.
Handwritten text: It looks like porridge.
Izumi's sister: Hey Izumi

Izumi's sister: why don't you go and buy a bicycle

Izumi: Huh?
Izumi's sister: Tomorrow, go to the bicylce shop in front of the station //and pick one you like. //I'll go pay for it later.

[W]

pg34
Izumi: Why, why?
Izumi's sister: It's your birthday. //But in return, no presents for the next 80 years.

Izumi: 80... you mean a lifetime.
Izumi's sister: Bring your friends over tomorrow too. //I'll take the afternoon off from Wataru-kun's house.

Izumi: Whoa, really!? My dear sister! //Wow, sis, you really are my sister right? You're not someone in disguise?
*touch touch touch*

Izumi: Tonight... are you going to commit double suicide...?
*heart racing*
Izumi's sister: Idiot!

[Whoa- Whoa- //For real? Really? //A bicycle and presents? //Did I do something good? I must have]

pg35
Izumi: Mai-chan and //Yamashita. //Nobuo too! //Everyone, no presents! //We don't have a lot of food but

Izumi: we have the "LIFE" board game! It's great!
Handwritten text: Every house has one. Though it's odd.
-: Are you sure you can't connect video games to it? //What kind of TV is that?

Izumi: Wataru! //Come to my house later and I'll show you a surprise. //It's amazing! //It has tires, pedals, and makes a ringing noise. //What do you think it is?

pg36
-: Okay. //Tell me your address one more time?
Izumi: Yup! I'm Ishibashi Izumi //from Oota District, Higashiyukigaya //37th city block. //I'm 11 years old and 68-60-75 from the top. //I'm currently single!
**Izumi is listing her 3-size as a joke.

Izumi: My sister will pay for it later. //I'm not stealing it!
-: Okay, okay.

-: Will you be alright? //Isn't it your first time on a bike?
Izumi: Yes! //But I'm good at sports so I'll be fine!
*unsteady unsteady*
Handwritten text: Are you sure?

pg37
[Woohoo! //It's quick, like I thought //The scenery is flying by //This is mine now //Alright, let's go to Wataru's house like this //Let's show this to Wataru]
Sign: STOP

pg38
-: Are you okay?
-: Did you run her over?
-: No, I think she slipped in front of us
[... Got carried away]

pg39
[... It feels good... //Like wings... //Haha, on clouds... //Am I pedaling on a cloud...? //Oh //It's warm //Why...?]

pg40
Rika's mom: Oh she's awake. //Doctor, she's up.

[Where... is this? It's pretty but it's not Wataru's house. //There's a strange face here. //A strange smell]

[A new... house? A weird house. //Why is there a weird face like that there?]

[I've never seen this]
Doctor: Her head's okay. She just has scrapes on her knees and forehead... //She does have a bit of a fever though
Rika's dad: Okay, so no worries for now
-: Oh it's class 1's Ishibashi Izumi.
Rika's mom: Here, //why don't you come in too.

pg41
[What...? Wataru...?]

[Yamashita...]
Handwritten text: Oops she found us

Handwritten text: Oh no, oh no.
[Maichan....too?]

[All these face I've seen somewhere...]

Rika's mom: Today is //our //Rika's birthday
*shock*

pg42
[Birthday... //that girl's... //this is...]

Rika's mom: We invited //all her friends. //And you? Are you in the same class?
[that girl's house...]

Izumi: Wataru
*startled*

Izumi: I thought you were coming to my house today? //Maichan and Yamashita and Nobuo too
*ssh ssh*

-: A...//after... we were gonna go after this was done, right?
-: Yes, //yes
Handwritten text: Nice!
Wataru: We...were thinking of going any minute now.

["Beep Beep Beep Beep" //The siren is ringing.]
Izumi: It's okay already. //My place is small so you wouldn't have fit.

pg43
Wataru: Izumi, //you said you don’t like parties. //That’s why we didn’t tell you.

[That’s not]

[what I’m talking about]
-: Bye

Handwritten text: oh no

Izumi: Sorry to bother you
Rika’s mom: Huh? //Ah, wait, //that’s ours…

Wataru: Izumi
*clank*

Izumi: Go away!

pg44
-: Izumi-chan!

[Who is that girl //What is that girl //Why is her birthday on the same day //Why does she have a Lenbron backpack //Wataru, Mai-chan, everyone else //why were they in HER house? //Where’s my bicycle? //My bicycle’s gone!]

pg45
Mika: Izumi!
[Did Wataru]

Mika: Sensei! //Come! //Izumi has //an awful fever
[feel this way too]

[Sorry Wataru //that time

[I felt sorry for that kid]

pg47
[When I got back that day, //I had a fever of 41 degrees]

[My 11th birthday present was //“measles”]

Wataru’s dad: She can rest at our house. That should be easier for you too?
Mika: Yes… //….Thank you //It’s all thanks to sensei…

pg48
Wataru: ...Izu…Izumi

Wataru: Everyone's saying… sorry…. //saying...sorry...

Wataru: My dad told me //to go and get “measles” from you

Wataru: Because guys…//will be in trouble if they get it as adults
*spits out*
**Measles can cause infertility in adult men

[Fine //I'll give it to you]

pg49
[I'll forgive you]

[I want to //become related to Wataru //because I want my sister to be happy]

[I still have a lot of important things left //still have a lot of things I want]

pg50
[When I get better //I have to go look for my bicycle]

Translation: Kuroko no Basket 124

2011-07-09T18:40:19+00:00

[] = text in boxes or in the panel but not in a bubble
** = translator's comments
// = new bubble or new section of a bubble
*sfx*

124Q: 体冷えるぞ

pg01
caption: 闇に囚われし孤高の王
Captured in darkness, the aloof king

pg02
*lands*

Kagami: 体冷えるぞバカヤロー
You'll get cold, idiot.

Kuroko: ...火神君
...Kagami-kun

pg03
Kagami: 早く戻らねーと後半始まっちまうぞ
Better get back soon or the second half's gonna start.

Kuroko: ...すみませんすぐ行きます
...Sorry. I'll be there soon.

Kagami: なぁ...今何考えてたんだ？
Hey... what were you thinking just now?

Kagami: なぐさめる必要はなさそーだけど... // ただ風に当たりにきたわけでもねーだろ
You don't seem like you need cheering up... //but it's not like you came here just for the fresh breeze

pg04
Kuroko: 火神君は // バスケ好きですか？
Kagami-kun... //do you like basketball?

Kagami: ...は？
...Huh?
Handwritten text: そりゃあ...
Well, yeah...

Kuroko: 別に難しいことを思っていたわけではありません // この試合ボクはどうしても勝ちたい
I wasn't thinking about anything difficult // I just want to win this match no matter what

Kuroko: 桃井さんとの約束ももちろんありますが // 本音はただ...見たいんです
There's my promise with Momoi-san, of course, but // the truth is I just... want to see

Kuroko: もう一度...
one more time...

Momoi: ...あれ？
...Huh?

Momoi: 青峰君！
Aomine-kun!
Aomine: ん？
Hmm?

pg05
Momoi: 今日は残って練習してかないの？
You're not staying behind for extra practice today?
Aomine: いやーそのつもりなんだけど...　// なんか最近居残り練習する奴増えてきてよ
Well- I was gonna... // but lately more and more guys have been doing that

Aomine: とりあえず３軍が使ってる第４体育館は空いてるらしいからそっち行こうかと
I heard the 4th auditorium used by the third-string is empty, so I'm gonna go there
Momoi: え...！？
WHAT...!?

Aomine: ？ // なんだよ今のリアクション...
? //What's with that reaction ...
Momoi: それがね...
Well...

Momoi: 最近あそこ... // オバケが出るらしいよ
I heard that lately... // a ghost has been appearing there
*ゴクリ...*
*gulp*

Aomine: お。そのバッシュコビーの新しいやつじゃん。イカスなーマジ
Hey aren't those sneakers Kobe's new ones? Really cool, man.
Momoi: ホントなんだってばっっ！！
I'm telling the truth!!

Momoi: 夜な夜な人がいないのにスキール音とボールの音が聞こえるんだって // 同じマネージャーのみっちゃんも聞いたって！
Night after night, even though no one's there, you can hear sounds of shoes squeaking and balls bouncing. //Even the other manager, Micchan's heard it!
Aomine: アホくさ！んなことあるワケねーだろ！
What a joke! There's no way that's true!
Momoi: ちょっ...
Wai…

Aomine: つーかその青峰君ってなんかキモチワリーんだけど
By the way, you're kinda grossing me out calling me "Aomine-kun"
Momoi: だってー大ちゃんだとみんなに色々言われちゃうんだモン
But if I call you "Dai-chan", people are gonna talk

pg06
Aomine: ったくバスケやるオバケなんているかっつんだよ　// いたらいたで一対一でもしてやらー
*scoff* How can there be a ghost that plays basketball? // Even if there were, I'll just play one-on-one with him!

Aomine: ん？ // ほら見ろあかりついてるってことはやってんのは部員だろ
Hmm? // See, there's lights on, so it must be a member of the team.

Aomine: ちーす
He~llo
*ガラッ...*
*opens door*

*シーン...*
*silence*

Aomine: あれぇー！？
WHAT~!?

Aomine: オイオイまじで！？　ほんとにおば...　いや！！ // きっとさっきまで練習してた奴がいてちょーど切り上げたから... // でもドア開ける直前まで音してたよーな...
Wait, wait, for real!? Really a gho... no!! // I'm sure some guy just finished practicing... // But wasn't there noise right until I opened the door...

Kuroko: あの...
Um...
Aomine: うわぁ
WHOA!
*ビックゥッ！！*
*jumps*

pg07
Kuroko: どちら様ですか？
Who are you?

Kuroko: ...あれ？
... wait?

Kuroko: あ
Oh

Kuroko: 青峰君？
Aomine-kun?
Aomine: あ？
Huh?

Aomine: わははっなんだよそれ！じゃウスすぎていること誰も気づかなかったってことかよ？
HAHAHA, what the heck! So no one noticed you were here because your presence was too weak?
Kuroko: 青峰君笑いすぎです
Aomine-kun, you're laughing too much.
Aomine: ...あれ？そーいやオレ名前言った？
...wait? Did I tell you my name?

Kuroko: ...一年生で１軍スタメンになった有名人ですから
...you're famous. The first year who was made a starting player on the first-string team

pg08
Aomine: へー...んでお前名前は？
Huh, really... so what's your name?
Kuroko: ? // ボク３軍ですけど...
? //I'm in third-string…

Aomine: バーカ１軍とか３軍とかカンケーねぇよ // 毎晩残って練習するくらいバスケ好きなんだろ？
Stupid, I don't care if you're first-string or third-string. // You like basketball enough to stay for extra practice every night, right?

Aomine: バスケ好きな奴に悪い奴はいねぇ！オレの持論だ！
If you like basketball, you can't be bad!// That's my pet theory.

*クス...*
*chuckle*
Kuroko: ヘンな持論ですね
That's a strange pet theory.

Aomine: なぬ！？
What!?
Kuroko: 黒子テツヤです // よろしく
I'm Kuroko Tetsuya. Nice to meet you.

[その日からボクと青峰君は毎晩一緒に居残り練習をするようになりました]
[Since that day, every night, Aomine-kun and I would stay behind to practice together.]

pg09
Aomine: ...ん？ // どーかしたか？
...Hmm? Something wrong?
Kuroko: ...いえ
...No

Kuroko: 青峰君はすごいですね
Aomine-kun, you're amazing
Aomine: は？
Huh?

Kuroko: そんなに上手いのに残って練習もするなんて... // 本当にバスケしか頭にないんですね
Even though you're already so good, you still stay behind for extra practice... // you really have a one-track mind about basketball
Aomine: バカにしてんの！？
Are you making fun of me!?

Aomine: ...ますごいかどうかっつー話なら // オレはお前のほうがすごいと思うけどな
...Well, if you want to talk about being amazing, //I think you're more amazing

Aomine: いつか一緒にコートに立とうぜ // テツ！
Let's stand on the same court one day. // Tetsu!

Kuroko: ...はい
...Yes

pg10
*チッチッ*
*tick tick*

Aomine: ずいぶん今日は遅ぇな
He's awfully late today

[始めてだなこんなん...]
[This is the first time...]

Aomine: お！おせーなもう時...
Oh! Hey, you're late. There's hardly ti-

Aomine: ....？ // あれ？今日はもう帰るのか？
...? // Huh? Are you going home already?

Kuroko: ...青峰君
...Aomine-kun

Kuroko: バスケ部を... // 辞めようと思います
I'm thinking... about quitting the basketball team

Aomine: ...はぁ！？ // なんでだよ！？
...WHAT!? // Why!?

Kuroko: やはりボクの力では青峰君と一緒にプレイするどころか２軍に上がることもできそうにありません
Like I thought, with my skills, I probably won't even make it to second-string, let alone be able to play with Aomine-kun.
[そうか今日は昇格テストがあった日...]
[Oh right, there was a ranking test today...]

Kuroko: バスケは好きです // ...けど // 入部してから半年...やはり向いてないものはどうしようもありません
I like basketball... // but // I've been on the team for half a year... I guess there's nothing you can do if you’re not made for it

Kuroko: ましてやこの帝光中学校では // ボクはとてもチームの役に立てそうにありません
On top of that, here at Teikou Middle School //I don't think I can be of any use to the team

Aomine: チームに必要ない選手なんていねーよ
In a team, there's no such thing as an unnecessary player

Aomine: たとえ試合に出られなくても... // １軍の奴らより文字通り誰よりも遅くまで残って練習してる奴がまったく無力な話なんてあってたまるかよ
Even if you can't play in matches... There's no way that a guy who stays behind later than the first-string, than anyone, is completely useless

Aomine: 少なくとも俺はそんなお前を見て尊敬してたし // もっとがんばろうと思えたんだ
At least, watching you like that, made me respect you //and want to work harder

Aomine: 諦めなければ必ずできるとはいわねぇ // けど諦めたら何も残んねぇ
I'm not gonna say you can do it for sure if you don't give up // But if you do give up, there'll be nothing left

Akashi: 青峰
Aomine

pg12
Akashi: 最近見ないと思っていたらこんな所にいたのか
I thought I didn't see you for a while. So you were here.

Aomine: あー向こうの体育館は人が多くて
Oh yeah. Too many people in the other auditorium...
Akashi: まぁどこで練習してもかまわないが...
Well it doesn't matter where you practice...

Akashi: 彼は？
Who's he?

Aomine: ああ...いつも一緒に練習してんだ名前はテツ
Oh... I always practice with him. His name is Tetsu.
Murasakibara: あれーこんな人いたっけ
Hmm? Did we have a guy like this on the team?
Aomine: １軍じゃねーからな
He's not in first-string.
Handwritten text: まだ３軍
Still in third-string.

Murasakibara: ふーん...なーんだ
Hmm... whatever then

*ふぁー*
*yawns*
Murasakibara: ねーもう行こーよ
Hey~ Let's go already~

pg13
Akashi: いや...彼に少し興味がある // 面白いな...始めて見るタイプだ
No... I'm curious about him // Interesting... I've never seen this type

Akashi: もしかしたら // オレ達とは全く異質の才能を秘めてるかもしれない
He might be // hiding a talent completely different from ours

pg14
-: なんなんだあのパスは！？
What was with that pass!?
-: 特に青峰とのタイミングがドンピシャだ...!!
The timing is right on, especially with Aomine...!!

pg15
Kuroko: 青峰君はいつも笑顔でプレイしてて // バスケが本当に大好きでした
Aomine-kun always played with a smile // He really loved basketball

Kuroko: 今の彼のバスケを否定して偉そうに何かを諭すようなつもりはありません // ただ...
I don't intend to reject the way he plays now and lecture him arrogantly // Just...

pg16
Kuroko: ただもう一度 // 青峰君が笑ってプレイする姿を見たい
Just once more // I want to see Aomine-kun playing with a smile

Kuroko: もしこの試合に勝つことができたら // もしかしたら
If we can win this game // then maybe...

Kagami: さぁな...　知るかよそんなもん
Who knows... I dunno about that

Kagami: 人間そんな単純じゃねーだろーし // オレ達が勝ったところでアイツが変わるかどうかなんてわかんねー
People aren't so simple // Even if we win, who knows if he'll change or not

pg17
Kagami: ただ負けたら // それこそ今までと何も変わらねぇ
But if we lose // then for sure nothing will change from before

Kagami: オレ達にできんのは勝つために全力でプレイすることだけだろ？
The only thing we can do is play hard in order to win, right?

Kuroko: ...はい
...Yes

pg18
-: おおお両チーム出てきたぁー！！ // いよいよ後半始まるぞ！！
Oh! Both teams are out~!! // Finally, the second half is starting!!

-: これより後半 // 第３クォーターを始めます
As of now the second half // 3rd quarter will begin.