Meister 1

Why am I translating a sports manga again? I'm not supposed to be a sports manga translator. I don't even particularly like sports mangas... Or maybe I'm just in denial. Anyway, gave this one a check, it made me laugh, so here you go, Meister is my third official project on MH~

I love Raiho. He's an oddity, among the main characters of the sports mangas I've read, and that's quite welcome. Plus he has nices references xD

Enjoy~

Meister chapter 01

Page 01

Narration : In last year's national high school championship, there was a school that caused a stir in the Chiba prefecture tournament.
Narration : Despite being a new school and the team being made up only with freshmen,
Narration : they defeated all the veteran schools one after the other and ended up in the top 4 of the prefecture.
Blue text : Right now... The coming of a new era of football!!

Girl : Wah!
Girl : Kyaaa!

Girl : Geez, Don't run with the ball here!
Girl : You're flipping up our skirts!

Girl : You football idiot!!
Raiho : Nyahahaha, sorry, sorry, forgive me!

Page 02-03 (spread)

Play.1 Satomi High's football club
Red text : Walking on the field together with the ball, pursuing the light...

Page 04

Raiho : Uryaryarya!
Raiho : Yo!
Raiho : Ha!
(T/N : Raiho-kun seems to always use weird meaningless sounds like urya or kora, so I'm going to leave them untranslated)

Woman : Raiho-kun
Woman : you're still as full as energy as ever.
Raiho : Hello~

Man : Raiho
Man : Do your best with the football club this year too!
Raiho : Yes, I'll do my best!

Man : Oh, Raiho!
Man : I'll go cheer for you at the next match!
Raiho : Thanks!

Page 05-06 (spread)

Man : Raiho!
Man : Here, eat this apple today!
Raiho : Waa, tha...

Raiho : Wait, where did you throw it!?
Man : Huh!?
Narration : The old man from the greengrocery store has no control.

Raiho : Taaaa!

Raiho : Ho!

Page 07

Man : Oooh!

Raiho : Delicious~
Raiho : thank you, old man!
Man : Gahahaha, you managed to catch it!
Man : Aren't you a nimble one!

Someone : Oh, Raiho!
Someone : Raiho-kun, good morning!
Raiho : morning~
Someone : You'd better go to the national tournament this year!
Raiho : leave it to me!
Someone : Here, take this.
Raiho : Waa, thanks!
Someone : I'll give you this too!
Raiho : I can't carry that much!

Raiho (small text) : So good!

Raiho : hm?

Page 08

Raiho : Uwah!?

Raiho : S-s-so huge!!
Sign : Sound effects inside Raiho's brain
Raiho : What the hell!? It's the first time I see someone so huge!
(T/N: the SFX here is “zushin”, which is pretty much the equivalent of the english “thud”. Imagine a Gundam (or Knightmare, etc.) walking sound)

Raiho : 190... Maybe he's more than 195cm tall?
Raiho : Hm?

Raiho : Ah!
Raiho : Aren't those football training shoes!?

Raiho : Hey hey~ The beanpole over there!
Matsudo : Eh?

Page 09

Matsudo : A...
Matsudo : football ball!?

Raiho : Uryaryaryarya!

Raiho : Hey, why are you daydreaming!
Raiho : Pass, Paaaass!

Page 10

Matsudo : A pass, but...
Matsudo : In a place so crowded?

Matsudo : Wait, that shrimp is fast!

Raiho : Come on, pass!!

Matsudo : Geez...
Matsudo : Such a lively kid.

Matsudo : here!

Page 11

Xophien's random comment : Raiho reminds me of Misao from Lucky Star~

Page 12

Raiho : Nice pass!!

Raiho : Haha!

Raiho : Uryarya!

Little girl : Raiho-kuuun, bye bye!

Matsudo : Wha...
Matsudo : What the hell was that shrimp...

Left : Raiho shows his play style even more!! next chapter is a must-see!! Center color and 27 pages!!

Page 13

Sign : Chiba prefectural Satomi high school

Sign : football club

Page 14

Kozue : A giant nearly 2 meters tall?
Kanahari Kozue
Satomi high – Second year
Football club manager

Raiho : That's right, Kozu-chan!!
Raiho : I'm sure it was a space monster coming to invade Satomi City!
Raiho (small text) : It's the Yack Deculture! The seven days of fire!
Kozue : Like that could happen.
(Xophien's trivia note: Raiho's two references here are for Macross F and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, which just shows he has great tastes XD)

Kozue : But I never saw someone that tall around here...
Raiho : That's why I'm telling you it's a space monster!
Kozue : Yeah, yeah, right.

Raiho : but I'd like to meet him one more time...

Raiho : Playing football with that kid seems interesting!
Raiho (small text) : Nyahihihi

Page 15

Kozue : Still your “I want to play football with everyone!” disease?
Kozue : Geez, give me a break...
Raiho : Hm?

Kozue : Our club already has weirdos
Kozue : Everyone is looking at us with weird eyes...

Kiichi : Hey, Kanahari!
Kiichi : There's no way I'll overlook those words just now!

Kiichi : Those weirdos you mentioned...

Kiichi : You're not talking about us, right!!
Iwakuni Kiichi
Satomi high – Second year
Former yankee
(T/N : In Japan, a yankee is the term for of a special kind of delinquent, usually sporting a terrible, blond haircut.)

Koori : Kiichi-kun...

Page 16

Taira : It's not “us”, it's “me”, right...?
Taira : Mind not putting me in the same group as you...?
Koori Taira
Satomi high – Second year
Former hikikomori
(T/N : Hikikomori is the term for a guy that locks himself on his room -usually with the internet and games- and never, NEVER goes out. Feeds on pizza and 2ch. Equivalent to the westerner WoW player.)

Kiichi : What did you say, Koori! I'll kill you!!
Taira : What...? Should I leak your personal info on the net...?
Raiho : Waa, stop fighting!
Kozue : Weirdos...
Kozue (small text) : A yankee, a gloomy guy and a shrimp...

Kai : Koraaa, Raiho!!

Page 17

Raiho : Ah, Kai-kun.

Kai : Raiho, you were playing in the shopping district again, right!!
Kai Norinobu
Satomi high – Second year
Nickname : Full-tuft Lion
(T/N : the characters used in Japanese are a pun on “Reckless Lion”, obviously to make fun of both his hair and personality xD)

Kiichi : What the hell, shut up, Kai.
Taira : Can't you do it quietly...?
Kai : It's no time to calm down!! I even told you to keep an eye on this shrimp all the time!!

Raiho : but everyone from the shopping district was looking as me with gentle eyes?
Kai : Right now the police came to the school to warn them about you!!

Kai : What if it becomes a big problem and we're suspended from matches!!
Kai : I'll make you sit in seiza over here until you understand!!
Raiho : Waaaa!! Kiichi-kun, Tairacchi, save meeee!!
Kozue : You know, how about beginning training quickly?
(T/N : Seiza is a formal, and rather painful,traditional way of sitting in Japan, wiki is your friend~)

Page 18

Kai : Stop right now!!
Raiho : No way, I don't like being yelled at!
Kai : What are you, a brat?!

Matsudo : Over here are the training grounds of Satomi high's football club...

Matsudo : the first impression is important.
Matsudo : Let's greet them properly!
Matsudo : Alright!

Matsudo : Go... Good mornin...
Raiho : Geez, Kai-kun, you're so stubborn!

Page 19

Matsudo : Ah...
Raiho : Ah...

Scream : Ooooooooh
Raiho : Waaah
Raiho : Lukewarm things hit me in the face!!
Narration : Height difference is a tragedy.

Kai : You idiot, bumbing into someone!!
Kai : What are you doing!
Narration : Huge damage for both of them.
Kozue (small text) : Does it hurt that much?
Kiichi (small text) : Don't ask!!

Page 20

Matsudo : Gh...
Matsudo : What the hell...
Matsudo : Hm?

Both : Aaah!!?

Matsudo : You're from earlier...
Raiho : This morning's space monster!!?
Matsudo : Who's a space monster!!

Matsudo : This is a high school, right!? Why are you...
Raiho : Well, you know...
Kai : hey, are you alright!?

Kai : I'm sorry, are you injured?
Matsudo : Ah, I'm alright.
Raiho : It's because Kai-kun was chasing me!
Kai : What!!?

Matsudo : Spikes!

Matsudo : Are you from the football club?
Kai : Yeah, why...?

Page 21

Matsudo : E... Err...!!
Kai : Owah!?

Kai : Hu...
Kai : Huge!!?

Matsudo : Nice to meet you, my name is Matsudo Taku!
Matsudo small bubble) : My height is 192cm.
Matsudo : I'll be joining Satomi high starting from this spring as a freshman!!
Matsudo : Since I hope to join the football club, I'll be in your care!!

Page 22

Kai : F... Freshman!?
Matsudo : Yes.

Kai : Wait, the entrance ceremony is only tomorrow, right?
Matsudo : Ah, well, yes, but
Matsudo : I just couldn't help coming at least to introduce myself...

Kai : Couldn't help?
Matsudo : yes!

Matsudo : I was deeply moved by Satomi high's football club!!

Matsudo : the Chiba prefecture tournament last year.
Matsudo : Despite being a brand new team, Satomi high made it to the best 4 of the prefecture after a raging campaign.

Matsudo : Even if you were defeated in the semi-finals
Matsudo : you put on a great fight no one could have predicted against Kuromine high, one of the four best schools of Chiba!

Matsudo : It was just a little sports column in the local newspaper, but
Matsudo : I was very excited while reading the reports about Satomi high.

Page 23

Matsudo : What kind of training were you doing...
Matsudo : What kind of person was the one called the Scoring King, the rising star and captain Aragishi-san...
Newspaper (box) : Satomi high qualified for the semifinals
Newspaper : Injury time of the second half. Captain Aragishi, the Scoring King's decisive goal.
Matsudo : I couldn't help wondering about all these things
Matsudo : That's why I decided!

Matsudo : I want to play football in Satomi high too!

Kai : Wha... What the hell
Kai : Stop that, it's embarrassing.
Matsudo : Ah... I'm sorry!

Matsudo : Err.. And where can I find captain Aragishi?
Matsudo : Could it be you...?
Matsudo (small text) : You're kinda captain-like.
Kai : Me!?
Kai : No, no way!

Kai : Actually, you already met our captain, you know?
Matsudo : Eh?

Page 24

Kai : Here.
Raiho : Nyanyanyass~

Kai : This little one here is our captain, Aragishi Raiho.

Raiho (small text) : Nyass~

Raiho (small text) : Nyass~

Matsudo : Eeeeeeeeeh!!?

Page 25

Matsudo : Y-y-y-y-you're kidding, right!!
Matsudo : This is the captain!? The scoring king!?
Matsudo : Wait, with this height there's no way he's a high school student in the first place!!
Raiho : Eh!?
Kai : I really understand your feelings, but
Kai : That guy is actually in second year of high school.

Raiho : So rude, it's alright when a high school student is this cute, you know!
Raiho : it's alright when the captain is this cute, you know!
Kai : Don't call yourself cute! (small text : Stop that.)

Raiho : On the other hand, down there it's not cute at all!!
Raiho : Should I prove it to you!?
Kozue : Stop that!!

Kiichi : Kora, you bastard!!

Kiichi : I'll kill you if you take our Raiho lightly!!
Kiichi : Ah!?

Page 26

Matsudo : Golden pompadour hairstyle!!?

Kiichi : If I can be alone with a guy like you for just 5 minutes
Kiichi : I'll make you depart from this Earth immediately.
Kiichi : Ah?
Kiichi : Oh?
Matsudo : What's with that yankee...
Matsudo : Hm?

Taira : I'll curse to death anyone who makes fun of Raiho-kun...
Taira : Avantiko Avintegro Ardiveletake...
Matsudo : It seems there's a guy chanting a curse here!

Raiho : Come on, Kiichi-kun, stop doing that!
Raiho : Tairacchi, you too!
Matsudo : H... hey

Matsudo : Is this really the football club of Satomi high I admired!?
Kiichi : Don't stop me, I'll shape him up.
Raiho : Geez, get along with each other!
Kai : Kiichi!! You're always trying to pick a fight with everyone!

Matsudo : Don't tell me it was just a fluke when they got in the best 4 of the prefecture...

Raiho : Alright, I've decided!!
Kiichi : Oacha!!

Page 27

Raiho : Let's play a mini game now!
Raiho :A mini game~

Kiichi : Game!!?
Taira : Why all of a sudden...?
Raiho : Since we have a new friend it's obvious we need a welcoming party, right~
Raiho (small text) : Party hard~
Raiho : You're alright with that, Matsudo-kun?

Raiho : What position does Matsudo-kun want to play?

Matsudo : W... with this height?
Matsudo : Center forward, of course!

Page 28

Narration : 7 vs 7 mini game on half a court (with assistant referees)

Guy : I'll pass to the other side of the defense line!!

Guy : Damn, I missed!!

Kiichi : Oraaa!!

Page 29

Someone : Kiichi got it!
Kiichi : Ho!
Someone : Kiichi, nice!

Matsudo : Wha... What a light trap...
Matsudo : that rugged yankee!?

Kiichi : Koraaaa!! You should pass the ball gently and carefully! Right!!
Guy : My bad...
Kiichi : And you, the defensive midfielder!! Take care of the empty space behind me when I go up the field!!
Matsudo : And on top of that he's balanced well enough offensively and defensively to play as a side midfielder!!?

Kiichi : Time for those without shirts to attack!!

Kiichi : Through pass!!

Referee : Offside!!

Page 30

Taira : Kusu kusu kusu...
Taira : thanks for your hard work... (small text : kukuku...)
(T/N : creepy laughs XD)
Kiichi : Y... you...
Kiichi : Still the same devious offside trap...

Taira : There's a scum that challenged it either way...
Kiichi : Aah!?
Matsudo : And this weak-looking guy is the pivot of the defense, the center-back!?

Matsudo : How come!? At first glance you'd think they've made a mistake with their positions, but
Taira : Kai-kun...
Taira : One more meter to the right...
Kai : Alright!
Matsudo : The team is actually working... and playing proper football!?

Matsudo : What the hell is with that school!?

Raiho : Matsudo-kun!!

Raiho : I'm centering!!

Page 31

Raiho : Here!

Matsudo : That's right! This isn't the time to wonder about the surroundings.
Matsudo : I should focus only on myself!

Matsudo : Woooh!
Matsudo : I will keep up scoring points at this school...

Kai : So high!!

Page 32

Matsudo : And become the best forward!!

Guy : Ooooh!!
Guy : Awesome...

Guy : Eh!?

Page 33

Guy : Huh...?
Guy : it's incredibly off...?

Raiho (small text) : Huh?

Raiho : Was it such a difficult ball...?

Raiho : One more time!!

Page 34

Someone : Aaah!
Someone : it's out again!!

Matsudo : The best...
Matsudo : forward!!

Someone : It's out!!

Someone : Aah!!

Someone : Again!

Kai : H... hey...
Kai : Could it be..
Kai : that...

Page 35

Kai : you're incredibly bad at heading?

Kiichi : Hyahahahaha, what the hell, even with that height!!
Kiichi : Just like a great tree of udo, huh!
Kai : H... Hey, that's enough!! Kiichi!
(T/N : Japanese saying. Udo is a kind of plant native to Japan, it's actually huge enough to be mistaken for a tree, but its stem is so soft it's actually useless when you want wood.)

Matsudo : ... I'm sorry
Matsudo : Please cross the ball again.
Matsudo : I'll definitely score the next one.
Arrow : Opponent team

Kai : H... Hey!?

Page 36

Matsudo : I grew up suddenly shortly after entering middle school.
Matsudo : Since I was more than 180cm tall in high school already, I was asked to become a forward.

Matsudo : But I've always been bad at heading...
Matsudo : I kept making mistakes in matches...

Guy : Aaah, we lost because of that guy again.
Guy : I wonder how he sucks so much at heading despite being so tall?
Guy : He's only a regular because he's huge.
Matsudo : In the end, I didn't have a place anywhere in middle school.

Matsudo : I wanted a chance to escape at the time.
Matsudo : It was at that time I read the reports about Satomi high...

Matsudo : I was thrilled seeing them going through the tournament without caring for the opinions of the surroundings.
Newspaper : Satomi high – qualified for the semi-finals!

Matsudo : That's why I decided!
Guy : Matsudo!

Page 37

Matsudo : By joining this school, maybe the me right now...

Matsudo : will be able to change!!

Page 38

Matsudo : but despite all that
Matsudo : It's still the same thing...!

Matsudo : What can I do in order to change!

Raiho : hey, Matsudo-kun, you should change!

Page 39

Matsudo : A... Aragishi-sa...
Matsudo : Change, wait...
Matsudo : Can you read other persons' hearts!?
Raiho : Hm?
Raiho (small text) : What are you talking about...

Matsudo : Even if you don't say it I want to be reborn as the strongest forward...
Raiho : No, I'm not talking about that.

Raiho : “to another position than Forward”
Raiho : that's what I meant!

Matsudo : Haa!? What are you saying!?
Matsudo : Are you saying I'm a failure as a forward!?
Matsudo : it's common knowledge that someone as tall as me would be useful as a forward... (small text : Ten persons out of ten will tell you that...)

Raiho : is common knowledge so important?
Matsudo : Eh?

Page 40

Raiho : Throw other persons' common knowledge to the trash bin.
Raiho : If you play football tied up, it's not fun, you know~

Matsudo : Wha... What!?
Matsudo : What do you mean...
Raiho : Strictly speaking, I think there's a position that'd fit Matsudo-kun better~
Raiho : Well, rather than explaining it with words, trying it will be faster!

Matsudo : Trying?
SFFX : Suuuuu *taking a long inspiration*

Raiho : Everyone!!
Raiho : The mini game is over!!

Kai : Haa!?
Kiichi : O... over!?
Taira : Even though he was the one wanting to do it in the first place...

Raiho : And now...

Page 41-42 (spread)

Raiho : This time it's Matsudo-kun and me against the rest of you!
Raiho : it's a match, you bastards!!!

Matsudo : Haaaaaaaaaaaa

Taira : Match...?
Taira : Against all of us...?
Kai : Don't joke around!! There's no way you guys would be able to win, right!!
Kai : It's 14 against 2!?

Raiho : Against guys like you, the two of us are enough!
Everyone : Whaaaat!!? (Everyone)

Raiho : Right now we'll go past all of you crappy trashes
Raiho : And score in the goal over there!

Page 43

Raiho : If you don't like it, then come and try to steal the ball!!
Raiho : If you can steal it, then the two of us will do anything you want, dancing naked or whatever!!
Matsudo : Haaaa!!?

Guys : Don't make fun of us, you bastard!!
Guys : Bring it on!!
Guys : Everyone, let's go take the ball!!
Guys : We'll make the two of them stand at the front gate wearing only underwear!

Matsudo : Wai-wai-wait, why are you provoking them without asking my opinion!!
Matsudo : Against 14 opponents, it's just reckless!!

Page 44

Raiho (small text) : Nyafuu

Raiho : That's because Matsudo-kun is playing football with a painful face!

Raiho : Listen to me and remember it well.
Raiho : the basic motto of our club is “Freedom”, but
Raiho : there is a single ironclad rule you have to respect at all times.
Matsudo : Ironclad... rule?

Raiho : “Winning while having fun playing football”.

Matsudo : Winning while...
Matsudo : having fun...?

Page 45

Raiho : Well then, I'm counting on you for the rest~

Matsudo : Wha... Where are you going!?
Matsudo : Leaving me with the ball like that...

Kiichi : Raiho!?

Kiichi : D... Don't mind him!!
Kiichi : it's over if we surround the ball!!

Matsudo : What is that guy thinking!
Matsudo : It's... it's impossible!!
Matsudo : breaking through so many players alone...

Raiho : Matsudo-kun!!
Raiho : You don't have to go past them!!
Raiho : Protect the ball using your body!!

Matsudo : My body!?

Page 46

Kiichi : Wha!?

Guy : What!?
Guy : He's not moving an inch!!?

Guy : He's alone anyway!! Let's put him under pressure with more players!!

Page 47-48 (spread)

Kiichi : Backstep!?
Kiichi : Are you running away!

Kiichi : Oraaa!
Guy : Kh!
Guy : We can't get the ball!?

Raiho : Just like I thought~

Raiho : With that power on top of that reach
Raiho : As long as he protects the ball with his body, the opponent's leg can't reach it!

Matsudo : I can do it
Matsudo : I can do it!

Matsudo : I didn't know I could use my huge body like that too!!

Matsudo : huh!? What's this feeling,,,
Matsudo : A feeling I didn't have while I was just waiting for high balls during my middle school years...

Page 49

Matsudo : Damn!! I'm in such a pinch, and despite that
Matsudo : I'm having fun!!?

Kai : Hey...
Kai : It's only one guy keeping the ball over there.
Kai : At this rate, the goal...

Kai : One guy!?

Raiho : Matsudo-kun!!

Page 50

Kai : Damn it!

Matsudo : he went behind the defender!!?
Matsudo : So fast!

Raiho : Matsudo-kun!

Raiho : The appropriate position for you is
Raiho : Attacking midfielder!!

Matsudo : Attacking midfielder!?
Matsudo : Me, as the control tower!?

Raiho : that pass you made to me at the shopping district...

Page 51

Raiho : Even in the middle of the crowd, that pass matched my speed,
Raiho : On top of that, the power, the course
Raiho : And it was perfect timing.

Raiho : You have the talent of a passer!!

Matsudo : It's true that before I grew up so much
Matsudo : I was playing attacking midfielder in grade school...

Raiho : Matsudo-kun! You should be seeing it with your eyes right now!

Raiho : the path to the goal!!

Page 52

Matsudo : Path!?
Matsudo : you can't mean...

Matsudo : that narrow one on such a long distance!? It's reckless!!

Raiho : I'm sure you can do it! Let's have fun playing football!!

Matsudo : Have fun, you say... it's just a huge gamble, right!?

Matsudo : but if you're insisting that much...

Matsudo : Ooooooooh!!
Matsudo : I guess I just have to try!!

Page 53-54 (spread)

Matsudo : Gooo!!!
Matsudo : Super long distance through pass!!

Guy : Wha...
Guy : My leg... can't reach it!!

Someone : It went all the way through that crowd!?
Raiho : Got it!!

Raiho : See!!

Page 55

Matsudo : I made
Matsudo : such a pass...!?

Kai : Don't take me lightly!!

Matsudo : Ah!!

Someone : He diverted it!!
Kai : Alright!!

Page 56

Raiho : As expected from Kai-kun.
Raiho : Matsudo-kun's pass was perfect, you shouldn't have been able to reach it normally.

Raiho : But thanks to you it became an interesting ball!
Raiho : thanks!

Kai : Damn it! It wasn't enough!!
Kai : Raiho...

Kai : can turn any kind of ball
Kai : into a goal!

Page 57-58 (spread)

Raiho : Yaaaa!!!

Matsudo : Awesome... He managed to shoot the ball that was diverted
Matsudo : with a volley!!

Matsudo : That's right.

Matsudo : I didn't start playing football because of my height.

Page 59

Matsudo : it was because football is this “fun”!!
Matsudo : Yeaaah!!

Page 60

Matsudo : Damn... Did I make them angry...!?

Someone : You!!

Kiichi : Aren't you a strong one, you bastard!!
Guy : What kind of pass was that!
Guy : It was more than 50 meters long!!
Guy : you went through all of us with a single pass!!
Guy : Usually huge guys have troubles using their legs well, too!!
Guy : So you had such a weapon!!

Page 61

Right : Winter high school football is incredibly fun! We're counting on you to cheer for Kaji Kimiya-sensei!!

Kiichi : you're a guy that can make a pass through the hole of a beehive, huh?
Taira : it's the hole of a needle, Kiichi-kun...

Matsudo : that my play would make them so happy...

Matsudo : It's been a while since I last felt this kind of mood...
Matsudo : it's a nice team...
Raiho : Matsudo-kun!!

Raiho : See!
Raiho : Just like I told you, right?

Raiho (small text) : Yay~

Matsudo : Incredible...
Matsudo : you brushed away what was such a painful problem for me so easily...

Page 62

Matsudo : I can understand such a team when the captain is a guy like that.
Matsudo : if i'm with this guy, then I think I'll fall even more in love with football!

Raiho : So? Matsudo-kun
Raiho : What position do you want to play as?

Matsudo : Forward...

Matsudo : I gave up on that.
Matsudo : Attacking midfielder!
Left : Opening the curtain on sparkling football!!
Bottom : next issue, color opening and 27 pages!! What is Raiho's unique playstyle!?