Kinnikuman 4

Planet Kinniku has gone hog-wild: thanks to mistaken identity, that pig that was mistaken for Kinnikuman has now taken over his home! But will Kinnikuman's homecoming be a blessing...or a curse?

Chapter 4: Save Planet Kinniku!

51.
Narrator: Here in the Great Kinniku Galaxy, fifty billion light years away from the Earth, the first and foremost planet is Planet Kinniku.
Kinniku Person: It’s terreble! It’s terreble!
Sign: Tobacco
Narrator: What’s so terreble, no, terrible is that earlier, that abominable pig took part in the Kinniku Family’s custom of the Sporting Olympics. What!
(TN: The term used for “sporting” is “Kakutouwaza”, which represent all combative arts which do not involve weapons)
Sign: Sporting Olympics
Signs: Pig / Glorious 16th Style / Cobra Twist / Headlock
(TN: Outside the pig, everything else is a wrestling style: the “Glorious 16th style” was an innovation of “Giant Baba” while Cobra Twist was a notable move by Tatsumi Fujinami)
Narrator: Judo, boxing, wrestling, he mastered all events.
Pig: WAHAHAHA
Silver: I regretfully lost to a pig.
Bronze: Uuh…
Narrator: And that’s just not all, he threw a written challenge for the Champion Belt of the Greatest Sportsman in Space, held by Kinniku Daiou, who acquired the position of champion of “53rd Space Sportsman Champion” in a 2 to 1 victory after 65 minutes of fierce fighting.
(TN: Making it easier for us at this time, I decided to keep “Great King Kinniku” as “Kinniku Daiou”)
Narrator: The one who took the place of champion would take the position of King of Planet Kinniku.
Narrator: The townspeople undertook a terrifying shock.
Sign: Daiou Surrenders
People: HII—
Narrator: That abominable pig took the name of “King Ton” and his partners increased one by one.
SFX: BUI BUI BUI BUI BUI BUI

52.
Narrator: Planet Kinniku has become a planet of pigs!
King Ton: WAHAHAHAHA
SFX: BUI BUI BUI BUI BUI BUI BUI BUI BUI BUI
Narrator: On the other hand, Kinniku Daiou, who was overthrown by King Ton…
Queen: Dear, get better soon and please make a comeback in being king! (Uuh…)
Girl: Of course, Daiou-sama!
Daiou: The years…have been cruel to me. It’s already too late.
Queen: What are you going to do with your timidness!
Daiou: Hi…
Queen: The greatest wrestler in pro wrestling, the Iron Man Lou Thesz, came back to become NWA World Heavyweight Champion at 50!!
(TN: She’s sort of right: in actuality Lou Thesz won the World Heavyweight championship at 46 in 1963. However, he did win another wrestling title in Mexico in 1978…at 62)
Caption: He he he, I’m amazing.
Daiou: Wa……amazi—ng!
Daiou: But then…my strength is like this……
SFX: Rise…
Queen: Aah…you can’t do it!
Daiou: Don’t cry, wife. This enemy will surely be taken down by our son!
SFX: GUOOO
Queen: De…dear!
Girl: Daiou-sama!

53.
SFX: PI PI PI PI
Suguru: Baba is strong.
SFX: PI—PI—
Meat: Really, already…he said he would never go back to Planet Kinniku last time, but when I gave him gyudon, he was “Yay---go home, go home”……
Suguru: Hold on, hold on, Meat-kun. I’ve got something to say but
Meat: Yes, what is it?
Suguru: If I’m the “Burning Fighting Spirit” Antonio Inoki, then Meat is the “Human Bomb” Kotetsu Yamamoto after all! HA HA HA
(TN: Antonio Inoki is another notable wrestler in the 1970s, founding the “New Japan Pro Wrestling” circuit in 1972 after being fired from the Japanese Wrestling Association. Kotetsu Yamamoto was one of the first major wrestlers of the NJPW circuit)
Meat: What are you talking about--!
Meat: Really, already…please don’t read those things one after another!
Suguru: Uoooo, Buccha--!
Narrator: Eventually, Kinnikuman and Meat arrived on planet Kinniku.
SFX: PI—

54.
Meat: Ah! Everyone’s come for the reception of your arrival.
Suguru: Ahahaha…it appears they are pleased with my return!
Back: Furoshiki
(TN: A Furoshiki is a cloth used to wrap items, such as presents)
SFX: KYA—KYA—WA—UOOO KYA—
Girls: WELCOME BACK, MEAT-KUN---!!
SFX: DODODODODO
Meat: Ah…hold on, everyone, the prince is…
Girls: Eh? The prince is with you?
Suguru: It’s me!!
SFX: KIRI
Girls: GYA—HAHAHA
Suguru: ……
Suguru: They were unhappy, really…
SFX: Steam steam
Meat: We…well, at any rate, let’s go to the Daiou’s place.

55.
Daiou: Wh…what, our son has come home!
Daiou: Oo! Suguru, it’s good to have you back!
SFX: HUG
Queen: Well~~you’ve gotten big.
Suguru: My name is Suguru?
Suguru: That’s something to worry about…
Meat: Wa………amazing hearing…
Queen: Actually, Suguru, you have to challenge King Ton and get back your father’s champion belt.
Daiou: Uuh…
Suguru: What are you saying? I’ve just come back to make my appearance and then quickly return to Earth again.
Daiou: What—are you going to pursue and attack the enemy of your father!!
Suguru: Why must I fight a pig!
Daiou: We didn’t tell you since there was a lag in asking.
Suguru: Wa--! No no no---!!
Girl: What a disobedient prince…
Meat: So he’s called Suguru, really……

56.
Daiou: Yo..you don’t pity your father--!!
Suguru: SHUT U—P
Girl: Prince! Please can you do it for me!
Suguru: I’ll do it!
SFX: DODOO
Daiou: Ooh…Of course. He’ll do it for this. Here, it’s your favorite, gyudon!
Suguru: I’ll do it papa!
Daiou: Eh?
Suguru: I’ll hit a come from behind, walk-off, bases-loaded home-run!!
SFX: WHO—OSH / ZUBO ZUBO ZUBO

57.
Sign: Sporting Abilities BEST IN SPACE PLAYOFF
(TN: “Ketteisen” is usually used in a playoff for a tournament win in sumo. Also, note Kazuo Nakano in this shot…yeah, he’s a BG character even in space. He showed up last chapter too)
SFX: WAI WAI ZAWA ZAWA
Announcer (Vampire): Well, today’s main event is the Sporting Ability Best in Space Playoff!
SFX: WA—WA—WA—WA—
Announcer: Introducing, in the ring already, is the champion, King Ton!
Announcer: This dream confrontation is being watched by many sports fighters who have rushed in. Surely the whole universe is watching this one match!
Announcer: Ah! Here comes the challenger: Kinnikuman! And furthermore he’s wearing an amazing costume.
SFX: WA—WA—

58.
Girl: A bouquet sent to the challenger!
Suguru: Oh--! A beautiful girl!
SFX: Kiss…
Girl: What are you doing---!!
SFX: SLAP
Daiou: Are…are you alright, Suguru!?
Suguru: It hurts~~
Meat: It’s because you don’t have a pretty face.
Girl: Ah~~don’t come near me~~
Announcer: Will everyone please ri—se for our National Anthem!
(TN: The term that is used isn’t “National Anthem” but “Kokka Suisou” which stands for “Playing a wind instrument for our nation”…but it’s close enough)
Woman: E—hem
Daiou’s Jacket: Kinniku Gym
Woman: Here is “Yoshinoya’s Flavor of Yoshinoya”.
(TN: Yoshinoya is a well known gyudon chain, the “McDonalds” of gyudon and even with a couple of US locations)
SFX: DODODO—
People: UOO
Woman: GYUDON HELPS YOUR SINEW
Woman: FOR EIGHTY YEARS

59.
SFX: CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP
Announcer: Well after that, the only thing left is to wait for the bell.
SFX: WA—WA—WA—
Suguru: OK! Meat, please give me the garlic bag!
Meat: Right!
SFX: CLICK
SFX: Empt—y
Suguru: AH~~~THERE’S NO GARLIC
Suguru: Da…damn. I forgot my garlic on Earth…without using garlic, I’m only at 1/10 of my powr…
Meat: Prince, what’s going on?
Suguru: N…no, it’s nothing, ah hahahaha
Suguru: Ah……I can’t give up…calm down. So then, here I’ll really put on a face that I can win this on my own…

60.
Announcer: Well! The Sporting Ability Best in Space Playoff begins!
SFX: RI—NG
Announcer: The first Round is a Judo jacket match!
SFX: WA—WA—WA—WA—
Daiou: Suguru, you can do it!
Suguru: WA—HAHAHA, I CAN DO ALL SORTS OF JUDO ALL BY MYSELF!
Daiou: Ooh, those are words I’ve expected!
SFX: SLI—DE / DODO
Announcer: One fall!!
Announcer: Well then, the second Round is a boxing match!
Suguru: WA—HAHAHA, I CAN DO ALL SORTS OF BOXING ALL BY MYSELF!
Daiou: Ooh, those are words I’ve expected this time!

61.
Announcer: Ooh! Kinnikuman’s being showered in blows
SFX: WHAM BAM WHAM BAM
SFX: BOO—OM / DODOO
Announcer: Well! The match has finally been shortened to the third Round, the wrestling match!
SFX: PI—HEY, MISSIE
Suguru: WA—HAHAHA, I CAN DO ALL SORTS. WRESTLING IS TRULY MY SPECIALTY!
Daiou: ………
Announcer: Well~~then, Kinnikuman is suddenly climbing on top of the rope post!
Daiou: Ooh…! Th…that’s the posture for Mil Máscaras’ deadly technique: the Flying Body Attack. This time, I really do have hope!
(TN: Mil Mascaras is notable as one of the first Mexican luchadores to take on a heroic role in wrestling outside Mexico, as well as being one of the first lucha libre to show flying moves in Japan. His “Flying Body Attack” is also known as the “Flying Crossbody”)
Meat: Of course, prince!

62.
Announcer: There it is: Flying Body Attack!
SFX: BOING / BOOM
Suguru: UO—
SFX: BO—OM
Referee: O~~~ne! Two~~~! Three~~~!
Announcer: And~~~it’s finished. King Ton is the invincible king!!
SFX: WA—WA—WA—WA—WA—
Meat: You really are useless without your garlic…

63.
Voice: Fu fu fu…who’s invincible?
Voice: Who…who is that!
Chef: It’s been a long time, Ikue-chan.
Voice: AAH—IT’S THE OWNER OF A TONKATSU SHOP!
(TN: Tonkatsu is a notable dish of fried pork strips)
Chef: It’s…it was twenty years ago when you ran away from my shop.
SFX: Turn turn
King Ton: I…I went for a walk back then…
Chef: So today I’ll make you tonkatsu---!!
SFX: DODODODODODODODO
King Ton: HII-----
Meat: What happened?
Daiou: I…I don’t understand it well.
Daiou: Though…on the other hand.
SFX: TURN TURN SA
Daiou: I AM CHAMPION!!
SFX: WA—WA—WA—WA—
Announcer: And~~it’s finished. Kinniku Daiou has regained the championship!!

64.
Daiou: Really, I had put all my hope in Suguru and yet he couldn’t use anything at all?
Queen: Meat-kun, it is bad but can you go back and help Suguru on Earth for us?
Meat: Eh? Is that fine?
Daiou: Ah, we’ve gotten ourselves an adopted son.
Meat: Ad…adopted!
Daiou: It’s Shigeru-kun!
“Shigeru-kun”: Hello there!
Meat: Ah…
Daiou: Shigeru-kun is originally from the Kyojin Family of Planet Giants.
(TN: Obvious reference to “Kyojin no Hoshi” or “Star of the Giants”)
“Shigeru-kun”: Right, I’ll do my best with all my might!
Queen: Meat-kun, please look after Suguru.
Meat: Ye……yes…
SFX: PI—PI—RATTLE—RATTLE
Suguru: You dummy—what is it Shigeru? The prince of Planet Kinniku is me. Get it, you dummy--!!
SFX: WHAM BAM
Meat: Really, then…he’s extremely strong since his opponent is a doll.

TN: Well what can you say except for the words of E.B. White: he was "some pig"! Suguru couldn't help but try to help his family out but it wasn't his fault that he spent all those years on planet Kinniku...while he was defending Earth in his own bizarre way! Of course, yesterday's ruler is tomorrow's bacon...er, tonkatsu, so at least his family is happy...somewhat. One thing I've noticed with this chapter, though, is that somehow Yudetamago has this weird obsession with using many strange and bizarre characters all at once, such as those legendary monster announcers...in a way it also reminds me a bit of Urusei Yatsura in this period, being random for random's sake...but somehow with this being the first trip home, it does work.

I want to end this note with this comment: this will be the last chapter I'll be doing in order. I've been talking with some people notable Kinnikuman board "Little Rubber Guys"...and they really don't want me to wreck what's already a good thing thanks to Toriyama World. They did a great job already with the early stuff, so why release scans or anything with my translations? The project will live, but I decided to start doing some chapters that Toriyama World didn't do...there may be some inconsitancies, but I sort of want to fill in the gaps so that we can create as complete of a Kinnikuman run as possible. I hope you bare with it...and if you want to read the chapters I skipped (and these first four I did do), go to http://www.toriyamaworld.com