Cyborg Grampa-G 17

Love is a strange thing that sometimes knows no age...so when G-chan falls for a cute teen idol who is casting for her latest movie...only trouble will follow!

Chapter 17: Maiko-chan is Mine!

165.
Yuu: Kei, call G-chan for breakfast.
Kei: G-chan, are you sleeping?
Kei: Oh!?
G: Hyo!?
Kei: AH…TH…THAT’S!!
G: Don’t go barging into a person’s room!!

166.
Kei: G-chan, wasn’t that the idol Maiko Aikawa now--!? Are you a fan!?
Gantetsu: Shi shi shi shi.
G: It’s…natural. Currently, Maiko Aikawa is the most popular idol of the elderly! Gen next door and the Yamada’s grandpa are all in the fanclub!
Kei: I’ll show you something cool. Look it over.
G: Hyo!? It’s Maiko Aikawa!! They’re having an audition for her partner in the movie “Fortissimo of Love”!!
Paper:
Top Caption: MOVIE: “FORTISSIMO OF LOVE”
Right Caption: MAIKO AIKAWA PARTNER RECRUITMENT
Open Audition: It was interesting going to Gifu. Give back my money, Oitsuru-chan. Whoever has a super-alloy Gold Lightan, please call Ibaraki…!! I don’t have Screen Tone 61!! OPEN AUDITION. Come back Nakagi-san. Your assistant is loitering and it’s a mess!
(TN: I know I probably screwed up one or two of these silly, non-connected comments, but there’s a reason I translated it…and you’ll know at the end)
G: They’re recruiting a partner for popular idol singer Maiko Aikawa! The auditions will be determined by judging!!
Eiichi: Who is this Maiko Aikawa…
Kei: She’s on the TV now.
Kei: She’s currently the #1 most popular idol singer.

167.
Z: MAIKO-CHAN!
Kei: Whaa!? Z’s a fan too!!
G: I understand!
G: IF SHE NEEDS A PARTNER, THEN I’M PERFECT!
Sash: MAIKO
Eiichi: You can’t—audition……
Kei: Idiot—the requirements are written that it’s limited to 16-20 year old males!
G: Love isn’t restricted by age~~!!
Kei: OWW
Kei: S**t—stubborn gramps.
Eiichi: Granny will strangle you to death if she knew…

168.
Q: What are you doing—
G: Mu! If it isn’t grandma!!
G: It’ll be terrible if you knew!!
Kei: Cruel!!
G: Let’s go!
Z: Master, I’m going too!!

169.
Announcer: We’re all gathered here at the hall today for the audition’s final judging! From within the applications of 35,000, we’ve selected and whittled down to ten!
Announcer: Who of these will truly shine from within as our Cinderella boy!

170.
Announcer: Even the facial expressions of the judges have become quite stern.
Sign: Head Judge
Voice: Fu…such trash…
Genjirou: At 6, I debuted with pride in my kiddy singing voice. Currently, I’m really active on stage and TV! This will be won by Genjirou Hikaru.
Genjirou: CO-STARRING WITH MAIKO AIKAWA—IT WILL BE MINE!!
Announcer: Wh…what are they~~!
G: Hyo!?
G: I’m Cyborg G-chan. I’m doing an audition!!
Z: I’m Cyborg Hunter Z!!

171.
G: Hyo—it’s Maiko Aikawa—
G: MA-I-KO-CHA~~~N!!!
Judge: Please stop!!
Judge: You have too much emotion, cool it down.
Maiko: Kya—
G: Well I’m relieved thanks to my grandpa pampers!
Genjirou: Hey, grandpa, you’re bothering us. Why did you come here?
G: Hyo!?
Genjirou: Go home, quickly!
G: We’re here to mix up this audition!
Participants: WAA!!
Judge: Head Judge, what should we do…
Head Judge: Mu, if he can knock this off, then it’s better to have him lose later……

172.
Announcer: This has become truly bizarre! The auditions are reopening adding the new three!
Genjirou: Chi, a grandpa? Well, that’s fine.
Judge: Ah, no dogs. No!
Gantetsu: Shi shi!?
G: He transformed to Gantetsuman!
G & Maiko: FAIL!!!

173.
Announcer: So, first will be self-introduction!
#1: Number 1, Makoto Niwano…Mangaka…
(TN: More about him in vol. 1)
Judge: Fail!
#2: Number 2, Nobuhisa Tsuruoka! Mangaka…
(TN: Another Jump mangaka during the period, Nobuhisa Tsuruoka is more notable for his seinen works and a couple shorter works with artist Tetsuo Hara)
Judge: Fail!
Genjirou: Number 10: Genjirou Hikaru (19). At 6, I brilliantly debuted with my kiddy singing voice. My hobbies are horseriding, tennis and sports in general!! Currently, I’m really active on TV and stage.
Judge: Passed!
Announcer: As expected, Hikaru-kun shines with the merit of his rearing!
Genjirou: Maiko…you’ll fall for me…
Caption: Judge
SFX: Doze doze
Z: Number 11! Zetto Sekaidou! My other name is Cyborg Hunter Z!!

174.
Judge: What’s with your kettle!? Take it off so you won’t be indecent.
SFX: AHAHAHA
Z: No way!
Maiko: Ah~~I’m thirsty—
Maiko: Passed--!
Announcer: So next is Number 12. Kaizou-san…Huh? Where’s Kaizou-san?
Judge: Tokijirou Kaizou!
G: Hyo!?
G: Hold on. I’ve come to surely be chosen as your co-star.
Genjirou: Hey gramps!
Maiko: I’m…fine!
Genjirou: Damn you perverted gramps! You’re getting too familiar with my beloved Maiko Aikawa!!

175.
Genjirou: Wh—what is that gramps!!
Announcer: Kaizou-san, what are you…!?
G: Ooh…next is the head…!!
G: Hyo--!?
G: I am the farming cyborg!
G: CYBORG GRANDPA G!! MY HOBBIES ARE BONSAI CARE AND MODIFICATION SURGERY!!

176.
G: My body is equipped with a variety of weapons for repelling crows who invade my fields!
G: Lasers are my supplemental equipment!
G: And my ultimate technique is the G Megaton!!
Announcer: Wha—we get it, that’s enough!!
G: How’s that, will I be your co-star!
Genjirou: You’re irresponsible, gramps!
Genjirou: Do something, head judge!
Head Judge: Muu…
Head Judge: Unforgivable~~if I choose that guy, this will affect my character. If that’s the case, he has to go down no matter what!

177.
Head Judge: Well, Kaizou-san,you must have physical strength to appear in this movie. So then—
Head Judge: Please walk over ten laps on only your toes while holding a bucket of water on your head and holding a 50kg dumbbell in one hand.
G: Like this!
Bucket: Nitro
Head Judge: HIIII!?
Head Judge: Muu…Pa…Pass…
Announcer: Well—This movie, as you all know, is a super-great emotional work about a girl afflicted with an incurable disease who burns with the youth of tennis, makes a bond with her coach and becomes emboldened to live.
Announcer: Of course, the girl is Maiko Aikawa!

178.
Announcer: Here, you will wave this tennis racket! You’ll be judged by this here.
Genjirou: The racket has replaced toys since I was 5; I’ll show you my game.
Z: If it’s tennis, leave it to me!
G: TENNIS IS EVIL—CHANGE IT TO GATEBALL!!
(TN: “Gateball” is a mallet game similar to croquet with the object for a team to score either putting their “number ball” through a gate or to a goalpost)
G: Maiko-chan burns with the youth of gateball, makes a bond with her old coach and becomes emboldened to live…
Judge: What are you saying!
Head Judge: No way…you…gramps---!!
Judge: Hey hey, please calm down!

179.
Head Judge: Next is the final judging; he must fall.
Judge: Please watch. With this, the old man will truly answer to it……
Announcer: Well, finally, with a large crowd watching, this audition has been selected and whittled from 35,000 to three.
Announcer: Who from within will be our Cinderella bo!?
G: Me!
Announcer: So, the final judging—
Announcer: Will be decided by a kissing scene with Maiko-chan!
Z: Eh!?
G: OOOH…
Genjirou: Whaat~~!?

180.
G & Genjirou: N~~~~
Maiko: !?
Announcer: Hold on.
G: Hyo!?
Announcer: The first contestant is Sekaidou-san. His clothing is strange, but his sweet mask has high estimation from the judges!! He could win it here!
Maiko: ………
Announcer: What’s wrong, Sekaidou-san! He suddenly spout a nosebleed and flew away!
Head Judge: Fail!

181.
Announcer: Surprise is a surprise! Sekaidou-kun failed too and, including Tokijirou Kaizou, two remain! Which among them will be chosen as the co-star!
G: Next is my turn, Ma-i-ko-cha~~n!
G: Hyo!?
Genjirou: Ke, idiot. Watch, gramps.
Announcer: As expected from Genjirou Hikaru! A magnificent performance for the first co-star candidate!
Announcer: Ooh—what a good mood. It’s not too much to say it’s about decided!!

182.
G: Nuoo…I can’t forgive this!!
G: You’re poison—
Genjirou: !?
G: He…here.
Maiko: Kya—let go, I don’t like gramps--!!
Judge: Please watch. With this, he’ll assuredly fail.
“Maiko”: I hate you!
“G”: Hyo--!?
Head Judge: Oh—of course!!
G: Muu~~I expected I’d be at disadvantage as an old man!! I’ll have to consume a large amount of energy!!
G: Change: Cyborg G-chan—
G: YOUNG VERSION!!

183.
Genjirou: U…uoo!?
Head Judge: Wh…whaaat!?
Announcer: Th…this is~~!? Has there existed a more suitable couple than this!? Will this be decided without complaint~~~!!
Genjirou: UWA—DUMMY, DUMMY, STOP IT---!!

184.
Genjirou: Unforgivable, this matter shouldn’t be good! WAAAA
Head Judge: I can’t approve either----!!
G: Muu…
SFX: CHOOMP!
Maiko: ………
Narrator: Cyborg G-chan Young Version Transformation can only last 30 seconds due to exhausting a large amount of energy!
G: Hyo~~Ai wan out for Maiko-hyan……
Maiko: WAA~~A
Genjirou & Head Judge: FAIL!!!
Genjirou: …
Narrator: After that—the contents of the movie were greatly altered……
Title: Maiko Aikawa & Gantetsu: STRAY DOG STORY
(End of vol. 2)

185.
Well in this place, I (the author) must give an expressing of gratitude to the readers.
It was in Pg 167, in the article for Maiko Aikawa’s open audition!
Whoever has a super-alloy Gold Lightan, please call Ibaraki…!! (There!)
Well we’ve rapidly collected reports from around the country of “I’VE GOT A GOLD LAITAN, HOW’S THAT—“ from the readers who read the article!

Tokyo: Gonno-kun!
Tokyo: Ejima-kun!
Saiko: Suka-kun!
Chiba: Kanhara-san!
Gifu: Kanbe-kun!
Yokohama: Nagano-kun!
Shizuoka: Suzuki-kun!
And they’re the first of many.

Thanks everyone. I don’t regret shaking with the emotion and impressions by the many words that were “offered”! However…
I’m happy that I just have everyone’s mood!
Everyone who has the super-alloy Gold Lightan, be careful even if you have it. That’s what I ask.

GOLD LIGHTAN IS…
-THIS GOLD ROBOT THAT SPARKLES BRIGHT…
-SOMEHOW TURNS INTO A LIGHTER…
BUT IT CAN’T LIGHT UP
© TATSUNOKO PRO
(TN: As bizarre of a concept as it was, Gold Lightan was a popular super-robot anime by Tatsunoko which aired in 1981-82, and yes, it was a golden robot that transformed into a lighter)

186-187.
He finally appears when he should!
CYBORG G-CHAN YOUNG VERSION!!

Somehow this manga of the killing age, which has the gramps who have a short Armageddon left in their life running the best agriculture in the world, conquering the world, or living with bleach powder in shame, has honestly introduced that YOUNG G-CHAN!

From here, YOUNG G-CHAN, YOUNG GRANNY and YOUNG GANTETSU were introduced one after another.

But ultimately they honestly weren’t needed for this manga. That’s somehow strange.
(Continued in Vol. 3)

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Pg. 86’s Gantetsuish Course
Question 1 Answers
1. Today I woke up at 8.
2. This is a pen.
3. Phew, I’m tired.
4. Though I’m a dog, it’s sad that I can only say “shi shi shi”.


TN: Well with this out of the way, we're officially halfway through the G-chan saga. I sort of hope that I've picked up a few people here or there along the way, but for those reading this as we continue onwards, thanks for picking up such a weird but neat series! As for this chapter...well, it's more of G-chan running amuck and causing chaos. In this case, you sort of wonder though that a lot of the problems here wasn't just G-chan himself but some of the competition...I mean, Genjirou and the head judge were obviously biased and didn't want anyone to really get in the way, so you can say that maybe they were causing a lot of the problems alongside G-chan himself. But in a way, Z and Gantetsu were just fall guys during the whole situation...and in the end, one of them almost got the role and the other did nothing, got the role and the movie changed as a result! But somehow I think that's just as much just desserts for Genjirou as it is for G-chan. I'll be taking another break to get back to another manga project but the second half of G-chan is coming...