Shounen Shikku 1

Long rant ahead... If you want to scanlate this manga or translate it to another language, please read the rant. Otherwise, you don't have to read it, but you still should.








00 (cover)
Yellow right: With a huge dream as their aim,
Yellow center: start running, boys!
Red left: Shining brightly, let's rush towards the future! With ambition, passion, and all of our strength full-throttle!
Left pink: New series!
Black: By Tsukuda Yuuto
White: With lead color and [yellow] 50 pages!!
[T/N: I'd recommend putting the “by” and “with” with a different font color.]
Title below: Shounen Shikku

01
Yellow: Let's go. / Yup.
Yellow: Sentou, that guy who stepped forth... / That guy...!
Yellow: With the white headband... / There's no mistaking it.
[Sign: Nation-wide Japanese Juvenile Football Tournament – District Preliminary Round]
Yellow: The player #9, the forward. / He was last year's top scorer for the competition in the whole district.
Green: Right before the field of the glory that burns green!
Yellow: Otori Haruki...
[T/N: I know it says “Ootori”; I just don't like a double O at the start of a name... It doesn't look good to me.]
Haruki: Let's start it.
AllOfMisaki: GO FOR IT! / GO!!
Green bottom left: New series!
Red: Shounen Shikku

02-03
Haruki: That makes it final...! / Right now, I'm... / definitely the coolest...!!!
Sky-blue top: NEW SERIES!!
Red: Having dreams, looking at the past, / they climb on their way / to the top of the world!
Yellow: ☆ Shining brightly, let's rush towards the future! With ambition, passion, and all of our strength full-throttle! New series!
Black: Shounen Shikku
Green right (author): Tsukuda Yuuto
White bottom: no. 1 – Otori and Jinmyou

04
Text: Within the prefecture, there is a juvenile football club that always boasted of their leading strength. / It is Misaki FC. / In this team,
Text: there was a single boy who was always the ace......
Teacher: Everyone, how's it going...?
Teacher: When the sauce starts boiling, make sure to add in the ingredients. / After that, keep it boiling until the chicken meat is tender. / Don't forget to put the lid on the saucepan.
Guys: Ahaha / There~ / Like this / Do it with your right, dummy!
[Whiteboard: Cooking practice]
Haruki'sGang#1: Haruki! / Eeh, Haruki!
HG#1: So you won the first game, huh?!
HG#2: Of course!
Sou: That's because we kept cheering you up!

05
HG#1: Haru...
Haruki: Shit...! I can't get this right...
HG#1: Huh, Sou. What's the deal this time...?
Sou: Well, yesterday there was a film on TV... The protag was a guy who could break eggs with one hand. | So he's like trying to get it right before the class is over.
HG#2: Since we're handling eggs...

06
HG#1: But where did he get all those many eggs?
Teacher: Wait a sec!! Otori-kun!!
HG#2: ?! Teach?!
Teacher: Did you took all the eggs from the preparation room?!!
Haruki: Gotta flee!
Teacher: Woah?! Now, wait!!
Box: Otori Haruki was always trying to show off and look cool in a cruel way.
Box: He spent his whole childhood, day after day / having frequent urges to show off in an extremely obvious manner.
Text: Such as staring far away through the window, / getting his hand deep into his pocket at the slightest chance, / climbing atop high places, / breaking eggs with one hand. / Within his mind, he only thinks of his “looking cool list”, where he wrote down ways to show off in different situations...

07
Haruki'sGang: Darn... Now for your fault we can't eat the eggs anymore, huh? (?)
Haruki: The proportion with one hand... The difficulty level is quite high...
HG#1: Yeah, right, the proportion... | You just put all of our food to waste!
Haruki: Don't worry! I got a full container waiting at home.
HG#1: My stomach hurts...
HG#2: Why this excitement? This isn't for the cooking practice...
Bully#1: Listen up, I'll trade it! / Now gimme this rare card!
Bullied: ...... This is extortion... kind of.
HG#1: Those guys are in the same year than us. | And it seems like they get on well with people in lower years.
HG#2: What do you say, Haruki? | ...Haruki?

08
[Highlight: Help someone who's in a quarrel]
Bully#1: Uwah... What was that?!
Bully#2: An egg?!

09
Haruki: Helping someone | who's in a quarrel...
Haruki: Yep! | That sure is cool!
Bully#1: Guh...
Bully#2: It's Otori and his gang...!

10
Bully#1: Waaah! L- Let's go baack!
Bully#2: Uwaaa!
HG#1: Wahahaha! Serves you well!
HG: Let's go!! After them!
Bully: Gyaaah! My shoeees!
Haruki: I didn't choose the eggs at random, mind you!
HG#2: But you actually did... | ...Boy, you okay?
Bullied: Th... Thanks.
Haruki: No need to thank me... / Just, whenever you're in trouble... call me!
Haruki: And the result for this is... top score! I feel so lively!!

11
Teacher: Yes, about the seat change... | I'd like to introduce you to a new transfer student.
Teacher: His name is Jinmyou Kaoru-kun. / He'll be attending this school from today. | Everyone, try and get along well with him.
Jinmyou: ...I'm Jinmyou. / Please treat me well.

12
Girls: Jinmyou-kun, where do you come from?
Jinmyou: From a neighbor district.
Girls: Do you have any siblings?
Jinmyou: Uh huh.
Girls: Is that so? If you ever need some guide around here, I'd be glad to do it!
Jinmyou: I prefer to walk alone.
Girls: Jeez, Jinmyou-kun.
Boys: Haruki! Read Jump yet? / Come and see this, Haruki! Yesterday I found a porn book! / Really?! Let me see it! / Did you see on TV...?
Haruki: ...Just what / is this... sense of defeat...?
Haruki: Now, now, what?! He's cool since birth... / That's foul play!
Box: At that moment, he saw a cool-looking boy, and he found himself jealous on impulse...
Haruki: .........Huh. / Just calm down... | I bet that stuck up guy has no sense of motion.

13
Coach: I'd like to introduce you a new member.
Jinmyou: My name is Jinmyou Kaoru. / I'd like to play as a mid-fielder, like in my old team. | I'd love it if you helped me adapt here as soon as possible.
Coach: Let's start the practice then.
Coach: Go!
Guys: Yeah.

14
Guys: !! It's Haruki! / Stop him! Surround him!

15
Random#1: Goal! | Haruki sure is getting all worked up with this today.
small: something happen?
Random#2: Oh, right! Haruki!
Random#2: Can you teach me that Cruijff turn you did today?
Random#3: Now, wait, what about my form check before?
Random#4: Haruki, please teach it to me too...
Random#2: ...? Haruki?
HG#2: He's being acting weird for the whole day.
Random#3: ? | What's he looking at?

16
Text: Cool-looking guy -> Cool / Sports player -> Cool / Cool-looking + sports player →
Haruki: Hm... Guys... | Just wait a bit for me...
Haruki: I just gotta beat the crap outta that guy ASAP.
HG#2: Black! / Hot!
Random#3: What's this malice?!
Coach: Well, so let's get to the next on the menu.
Coach: A 1-versus-1! / The offense one will try to slip the coverage, while the defender will try to stop the offense.
[Text on figures: Offense / Defense]
Coach: You'll take turns with your partner for offense and defense, doing 5 times each. / Remember that you can change your speed as needed.

17
Haruki: I want to be put with Jinmyou-kun!
Jinmyou: Are you from my class?
Haruki: Yeah! I'm glad that you remember! / I'm Otori Haruki, a forward!
Jinmyou: ......Nice to meet you.
Haruki: Do you feel uneasy for having just moved here? / Most people don't understand that, huh? / Your situation, I mean.
Haruki: And now you'll know
Haruki: who's

18
Haruki: Misaki's aceeeeee!!!

19
Guys: He beat... / Haruki...?!
Haruki: ......Heh, that was just a fluke. | Now you'll see how I do with offense.
Haruki: Stop it if you can!

20
Haruki: Eat this!
Haruki: Oww...

21
Guys: Amazing!! / He stopped Haruki's dribble!!
Guys: That was great, Jimnyou! / Truly awesome!!
Haruki: Hm... But I thought you wanted me to teach you that Cruijff...
Random#2: What was that foot move you did? Teach it to me!
Haruki: Say... What about the form check...?
Random#4: Hey, hey! Which was the club you played in before moving here?

22
Text: ...That day,
Text: the 1-versus-1 against Jinmyou ended with him winning 5 times on offense and 5 on defense out of a total of 10. / While Otori Haruki's results were 0 victories and 10 defeats...
Text: That time, he felt / more frustrated than ever before.

23
Jinmyou: Oh, Otori.
Haruki: What the hell! I'm having a hella problem here, don't you see?!!!
Jinmyou: Don't raise your voice...
Haruki: Damn you, I was going all straight to become the ace | and now you have to break the trend just because you're on a roll?! / Like hell I'll lend you the place of Misaki FC's ace!
Jinmyou: ...Actually not. / At most you can be the ace of teen football. / But you don't have an aim.
Haruki: ...Just what the hell...
Text: A target...?
Haruki: Don't you dare look down on me... huh?!
Jinmyou: ...You do care about me.
Haruki: Eeh?! / Now, wait a sec, oi!
Jinmyou: You never changed at all.

24
Jinmyou: But if you're fine with what you have, / just stay with it, king of the hill.
Haruki: Damn you...
Haruki: Just so you know...
Haruki: I'm not a dumbass!!

25
Jinmyou: That's / wasting an egg.

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27
Text: ...His ball touch / is so overwhelmingly softer than mine......!

28
Haruki: Damn...
Haruki: Dammit!
Haruki: Daamn!! / That guy... / Dammit all!!
Haruki: He's...
Haruki: He's just way too cool...!!

29
Text: Jinmyou, you... Did you say that seriously?!
Text: There's no way he'll get there. / And he says it all serious-looking. / Hahahaha...

30
Jinmyou: ...What are you doing here.
Haruki: Yesterday I heard you asking the coach / if this place was good to come by in the early morning.
Haruki: Let's go for a match. / The same 1-versus-1 as yesterday.
Jinmyou: Yesterday you totally lost.
Haruki: That's why!

31
Haruki: If I lost again, | that'd be just / way too uncool!!

32
Haruki: Today... / I'll beat you for sure!!

33
Jinmyou: Will you go on even losing by 6-0?
Haruki: So annoying! Now, where's the next strike? | Bring it on!
Text: He charged... / with his right leg!!

34
Text: Shit... That is-! / He's doing the same ball touch with both legs (?) ?!
Haruki: Damn... Bring on the next!

35
Text: I, the top scorer in the district,
Haruki: Now you'll see!!
Text: couldn't beat him a single time even in offense...
Text: He leans his weight on his left leg... In that case,
Text: I have to go / for the other leg!
Text: Kuh... How come he stopped me / ...once again?!!

36
Haruki: He left an opening...! / On his... | right side!!
Text: Now for sure...
Jinmyou: Thought so. / Your right leg.
Jinmyou: By only matching to my defense moves... / you can't win.

37
Text: He read through my play... / Don't tell me this guy...
Text: was showing the opening / on purpose...?!
Haruki: My strikes can't get through him?! / ......How to attack then...?!

38
Jinmyou: Right now we're 9-0. | The next shoot / will be the last.
Haruki: haa | haa / haa | haa
Jinmyou: The final score will be the same as yesterday... / 10 to 0!
Haruki: Guh...

39
Text: How many times must I have checked the list?
Text: How many pages of it must I have turned over?
Text: This ain't good... / I can't get... past Jinmyou...
Text: Dammit...
Text: I can't lose.
Text: I have to win / that Jinmyou guy...!!

40
Jinmyou: Kuh...
Jinmyou: ... Did something change...? / I couldn't follow... that move...

41
Text: What / was that just now...
Text: I missed...
Text: something in a blank page.
Jinmyou: Kuh... / This is the end.
Jinmyou: There I go, Otori!!

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45
Haruki: ...D-
Haruki: Did you see that, Jinmyou?!!
Jinmyou: ...Uuh?!
Jinmyou: ...So what? 9-1 is still a hammer victory!
Haruki: But wasn't it 0-10 yesterday?!
Haruki: Tomorrow I'll get 2-8... The day after, 3-7... | And in 9 days I'll beat you with a 10-0!
Jinmyou: Cut that calculation that won't take you anywhere!!
Haruki: Nah, this was the coolest shoot for this month. / Jealousy much, Jinmyou?!
[Laugh SFX: ngahahahaha]
Box: In present-day football, the most sought players are those with abilities. / And...

46
Text: this is the ability to come up with flair plays: / creativity.
Text: Only the witted can become the top players... / And Otori Haruki too / could have awoken that creative part of himself.
Jinmyou: In which team / was this guy until now...?
Text: He sure improved during the match...
Text: This Otori Haruki...

47
Haruki: So, Jinmyou. / Mind telling what you're aiming to? / Yesterday you said you had a real good aim.
Jinmyou: ...It's not like I have to tell you.
Haruki: You won't tell your motivation? (small: That's so uncool.)
Jinmyou: What the hell......!
Haruki: ...Heh, nothing then. / See ya.
Jinmyou: The Champions League.
Jinmyou: The greatest international football tournament in the world, | taking place in Europe. / With the strongest clubs playing playoffs. | That's what / the Champions League is...!
[T/N: These Japs, always overdoing it... XDD]

48
Jinmyou: I want to be standing | in the stadium / of its final.
[Text over Haruki: Huge ambition -> Cool]
Haruki: Me too.
Jinmyou: Huh?

49
Haruki: I'll be in the Champions League too.
Jinmyou: Huh?
Haruki: That sure is a cool dream. | You won't be the only one to make it true!
Haruki: I'll be your opponent on the final! / So that there, in the coolest stadium in the world,
Haruki: I can beat you with a 10-0!

50
Jinmyou: ...He's not an idiot after all.
Text: And that was how Otori Haruki and Jinmyou Kaoru met.
Text: Ever since that day, both of them faced countless rivals, / and ran through fierce battles on the fields to reach their goal.
Haruki: Oh?! How 'bout this?! I'm bathing in the morning sun! | Ain't this cool?
Jinmyou: As I thought, he IS an idiot. | He's sick.
White: ☆ A busy time awaits for the two!!