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Yotsubato! 62

Yotsuba & Balloons (aka Yotsuba & the Sky)

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+ posted by pseudorandom as translation on Apr 24, 2010 03:34 | Go to Yotsubato!

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[TN: This was retitled "Yotsuba & the Sky" (Yotsuba to sora) in the tankobon, but I'm translating the magazine scan here.]

Yotsubato! chapter 62

page 1:
vertical text: Buoyant hearts! (kokoro, ukiuki!)
below: Today is always the most enjoyable day. (itsudemo kyou ga, ichiban tanoshii hi.)
title: Yotsuba&!
chapter 62: Yotsuba & Balloons (dai-62-wa Yotsuba to kikyuu)

page 2:
Asagi: Isn't breakfast like this good? (kou iu asagohan mo ii nee)
Out in a river-bed (kawara de)
Torako: Starting the day with beef skewers? (asa kara gyuukushi ka yo?)

Yotsuba: Daddy, receive a bite of your yakisoba? (to--chan no yakisoba Yotsuba hitokuchi moraou ka?)
Koiwai: "Receive"? That's not how to ask for it. (moraou ka? ja nee yo)
What time's the next balloon flight? (tsugi kikyuu tobu no nanji datta?)

page 3:
Torako: 3 o'clock. (3-ji)
Asagi: That's 6 hours from now, isn't it? (ato 6-jikan wa aru ne)
I wonder why. (dou sukka ne)

SFX: chew chew (ngu ngu)

Yotsuba: Tora, this is (Tora kore wa)
Duralumin (jurarumin)
Is it cute? Is it cool? (kawaii? kakkoi?)
Torako: It's cute. (kawaii)

SFX: smile (ni----)

page 4:
SFX: *wind blowing* (wuii) (buooo)

Asagi: Yotsuba's default speed really is running. (Yotsuba-chan wa idou no kihon ga hasiru da nee)
Yotsuba: They're making balloons again! (mata kikyuu tsukutteru!)

Koiwai: Sure are -- will they be flying these too? (honto da mata tobu no ka naa)

page 5:
PA: Starting now at the event headquarters tent we offer, (tada ima yori honbuyoku no tento ni okimashite)

PA: at the reception desk, the chance to personally board a hot-air balloon. (netsukikyuu taiken toujou uketsuke o--- )
Ena: Personally board! (taiken toujou-datte)
Asagi: Oh, we gotta ride one. (o sore wa noran'to)
[TN: guessing at the colloquialism there.]
Koiwai: Right -- Yotsuba, go! (yoshi Yotsuba ike!)

SFX: dash (da)

SFX: Yaaa (wa---)
Koiwai: Oh, there's the children. (oo kodomo-tashi ga)
That brought 'em in. (suiyoserarete iku)

Sign: Hot-Air Balloon Rides
students ¥500
adults ¥1000

Koiwai: And just like that, there's a line. (atto iu ma ni gyouretsu ga dekita na)
Yotsuba: We're gettin' on a balloon? There's room for me? (kikyou noreru? Yotsuba ma ni atta?)
Ena: Don't worry. (daijoubu da yo--)
Asagi: Are we all getting on together? (ichi-do ni minna noren' no ka na?)
Torako: I'll stay on the ground and take photos. (watashi wa shita kara shashin totte yaru yo)

page 6:
[ticket to ride]

Woman: Next in line, come up please. (de wa tsugi no kata kite-kudasai)
Please watch out for the rope. (ro--pu wa mata ga nai de kudasa--i)
Yotsuba: Yes! Yes! (hai! hai!)
Koiwai: Yo, be careful. (oi ki o tsukeru)

page 7:
Yotsuba: We go up in that? (koreta no noru--?)
Woman: Wait a sec. (chotto matte ne--)
Man: Don't get off yet. (mada orinai de)

Voice: One person get on as another gets off. (hitori notara hitori oriru--)
Adults get on first please. (ookii hito kara notte kudasai)
Or we'll float (uichau n'de)
Koiwai: Then I'll start. (nja ore kara)

Koiwai: Oof (yo)

Koiwai: Yotsuba, here. (hore Yotsuba)
Yotsuba: I'll get on myself! (jibun de noru)

page 8:
Yotsuba: It's crowded! (semai na----!)

Yotsuba: I can't see! (mienai----!)

Koiwai: Here (hore)
Get on my feet. (soko ashi nokketoke)
Yotsuba: I can see! (mieta!)
Voice: And up we go. (ja agarima--su)

SFX: ROAR (GO)

page 9:
Yotsuba: It's loud! (urusai!)
And hot! (atsui!)

Ena: We're floating? (uite 'ru?)

Yotsuba: We came loose! (uita!)

page 10:
Yotsuba: Bye-bye! (bai ba--i!)
Ena: See you later! (ittekima--su)

page 11:
(silent scenery porn)

page 12:
Yotsuba: Daddy, is this the sky? (to--chan! koko wa sora!?)
Koiwai: Well ... is it? What do you think? (u--n ... dou ka na dou omou?)

Yotsuba: Hmm (n--)

There's no clouds, so I guess it isn't. (kumo ga nai kara sora to chigau ka mo)

Yotsuba: Turn into sky already. (sora ni nari'kake)
[TN: Guessing at the idiom.]
Man: Ah-ha-ha-ha (ahahaha)
Koiwai: "Turn into," is it? (nari'kake ka--)

page 13:
Yotsuba: Look, Duralumin! (hora jurarumin!)
It's so high. (takai zo)

SFX: ROAR (GAO)

Yotsuba: Ah! (a)

Asagi/Ena: Ah! (a)

page 14:
(silent bear)

page 15:
Yotsuba: AGH!!
DURALUMIIIIN!!

SFX: pom (zan)

Torako/Woman: Standing up! (tatta!)

page 16:
Yotsuba: We're home! (tadaima--)
[TN: Yeah, it's probably more like "we're back," but this is funnier and avoids repeating "back"]
Torako: Welcome back. (okaeri)

Torako: Don't jump, don't jump. (tobu na tobu na)
That's dangerous (abunai naa)

Torako: It got scared when you dropped it. (otosu na yo koitsu ni kirawareru zo)
Yotsuba: Really? (hontou ni?)

Ena: That was fun. (omoshirokatta--)
Yotsuba: Let's go again, this time with Tora! (mokkai noru! kondo Tora mo!)
Asagi: You know, maybe they'll pity her and give her a ride? (sou da ne-- kawaisou dakara nosete ageyou ka)
[TN: Not sure who's being pitied or given here.]

page 17:
Asagi: What's that you bought? (nankaite kita no sore)
Torako: Potato sticks -- I got them to give them a try. (imo sutikku hajimete mita kara katta)
Asagi: So large. (cho--dai yo)
Koiwai: Yotsuba! (Yotsuba--)

Asagi: It's just potato. (tada no imo)
Yotsuba: What? (nanda!)
Koiwai: It's gotten warm so take this off. (attakaku natte kita kara ue nuidoke)

page 18:
Yotsuba: Daddy, what's that? (to--chan! are nanda!?)
It flew up! (ton'deru!)
Koiwai: Ah, it's a bamboo-copter. Did they make them? (aa taketonbo da na tsukutte kita no ka na)

Koiwai: Though given they're everywhere, I guess not. (... nishite wa achikochi de yatten'na)

Yotsuba: It's serious! Over there (taihen! atchi de)
They said they're selling them over there! (atchi de utte 'ru 'tte!)
What'll we do? (dou suru!?)

Sign: Boomarang Bamboo-copters (bu--meran taketonbo)

page 19:
Yotsuba: It's blue! (ao iru!)
Ena: Mine's orange. (orenji--)

Kowai: Right -- Daddy will show you how to do it. (yo--shi to--chan ga tehon o misete yaru)

SFX: swiii (sha)

SFX: whizzz (hyuuu)

Yotsuba: WOW (o----------)

page 20:
Yotsuba: Amazing (tonda----)
SFX: tonk (ten)

Yotsuba: That's incredible, Daddy! Do it again! (to--chan suge-- na! mokkai yatte!)
Koiwai: Sure. (yo--shi)

SFX: whii-- (pi)

page 21:
SFX: whirrr (gyuuu)

Torako: There (yo)
SFX: pat (pashi)

page 22:
Yotsuba: Tora, incredible! (Tora suge--!)
Incredibly amazing! (suge-- tonda!)
It came back! (modotte kita!)

Yotsuba (off): Tora, again! (Tora mokkai!)
Fly it again! (mokkai tobashite!)

SFX: whii-- (pi)

Yotsuba: yay (wa--)

page 23:
Asagi: Torako's flying it twice as high, isn't she? (Torako no hou ga bai ijou tonde 'masu ne)

Koiwai: Let me try switching with yours for a bit. (chotto sotchi no to koukan shite mite yo)
Asagi: Wow, how immature. (uwa-- otoko-rashikunai)

page 24:
Yotsuba: Oh! (o----)
Torako: This one flies a bit better. (a kotchi no hou ga yoku tobu ka mo)

Koiwai: Why go so far? (nani ga toou ... )
Why? (nani ga ... )
Yotsuba: Tora! Again, again! (Tora! mokkai! mokkai!)

page 25:
Koiwai: Okay. (wakatta)

Koiwai: I tried to spin it as much as possible all the way to my fingertips. (ore wa dekiru dake takusan kaiten saseyou to yubi no saki made tsukatte mawashite ita)
Koiwai: But that's how the spinning goes unstable. (shikashi sono seide kaiten ga fuantei ni natte ita)

Koiwai: If I spin it with just the palms, all at once ... (te no hira dake de ikki ni mawadeba ... )
SFX: whii-- (pi)

SFX: whirrr (gyuuu)
Koiwai: Whoa! (oo!)
Torako: Oh! (o!)

Koiwai: It went! (yoku natte kita!)
It really went! (yoku natte kita zo!)
Asagi: Your father's funny. (Yotsuba-chan no otou-san omoshiroi ne)
Yotsuba: When Daddy does something, he goes all out. (to--chan wa yaru toki wa yaruo toko da)

page 26:
Yotsuba: Balloon (fu--sen)

Voice: Over there, what's he doing? (are nani shite 'ru no ka na)

SFX: *engine sound* ? (da)

page 27:
SFX: whiiiiine [of engine] (wiiiiii)
Yotsuba: Oh! (o----)

Yotsuba: That man flew himself! (ano hito jibun de tonda!)
[TN: Okay, technically "by himself".]
Asagi: What is that -- a paraglider? (nanda 'kke are paraguraida--?)

page 28:
SFX: whiiine (wiii)

SFX: rattle (parara)

SFX: DASH (da)

Ena: Yotsuba, it's candy! He's scattering candy. (Yotsuba-chan ame da! ame maite 'ru)

page 29:
kids: yay (wa---)

kids: yay (wa---)

page 30:
Koiwai: Ah-ha-ha (ahaha)

Asagi: Ha ha -- the kids are only running after it. (hahha-- kodomo-tachi wa are no uchiro o oikakeru dake)
They're not reading ahead (saki yomi ga dekitenai)
[TN: Can yomu be used in the sense of planning/thinking/looking?]
How naive. (amai ne)

Candy -- expected there (ame dake ni)

It came! (kita!)

SFX: rumble (do do do)
GONK (GA)

Asagi: ... Couldn't even catch one ... ( ... 1-ko mo torenakatta ... )
Koiwai: Defeated by children. (kodomo ni make n'na yo)

Koiwai: MY TURN TO GET SERIOUS! (ore ga honke de!)

page 31:
Koiwai: With kids, there's no hesitation about flying straight in. (kodomo wa tobi-tsuki kata ni mayoi ga nai)
Asagi: For the candy, I should buy it if I want some. (ame-kurai kaeba ii n' desu yo kaimasu yo)
[TN: Or something like that ... ]
Koiwai: 6 hours ... and still playing. (6-jikan ... asobe 'ru mo n'da naa)

page 32:
SFX: shhhhh (za--------)

SFX: gonk (go)

Yotsuba: Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha (ahahahaha)

page 33:
Ena: Balloons have come. (kikyuu kita)

Voice (Ena?): This time, in a race to come here. (kondo wa kotchi ni kuru kyougi nan'da yo)
Voice: Eh? (he---)
Koiwai: Yotsuba -- balloons have come. (Yotsuba-- kikyuu kita zo--)

SFX: slide (bya)

SFX: donk (do)

page 34:
Yotsuba: Balloons came? (kikyou kita ka--!)
Really, now. (mattaku na)
Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha (ahahahaha)

Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha (ahahahaha)

Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha (ahahahahahaha)

side text: A day full of fun. A day full of laughter. (asobi 'ppa na shi no 1 nichi. warai 'ppa na shi no 1 nichi.)

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