Uta No Prince-sama 1

Merry Christmas everyone! :3

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Text 1 [pink] The popular otome game is now a manga!

Hayato: To everyone watching all over the country! // Good morning!

Text 2 [red] Ah…Hayato-sama

Hayato: We’ll start the morning with this song!

Text 3 [red] You look really handsome today too!

Text 4 [yellow] My idol candidates! 43 pages and a colour spread at the beginning of the magazine!

Text 5 [pink]
Art: Yukihiro Utako
Original Work: Kanon Kunozuki, Broccoli
Character Design: Chinatsu Kurahana

Box 1: However difficult the challenge he faces, his smile never fades.

Box 2: Everyone’s cheerful and spirited idol, who lights the night sky…

Text 6: Someday, I’ll write my own song…

Haruka: Uh oh, I’m going to be late!

Text 7: Uta no Prince-sama

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Text 1: Candidate = Love Score

Text 2: No Music, No Love - Melodious School Love

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Text 1: Idol Candidates x Songwriter

Text 2: I…want to be a songwriter.

Text 3: I’ll make

Text 4: the musical notes I love

Text 5: into idols!!

Brown bubble: Call it Uta☆Pri! ♥

Blue text: Uta no Prince-sama
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Saotome: Congratulations on your acceptance into the school, everyone!

Haruka: [SFX] huff [x3]

Saotome: I am the principal of this school. // Shining… / Saotome…

Haruka: Ah…

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Otoya: She fell really badly!

Masato: It’s only the first day and she’s already late…

Natsuki: That looks like it hurt!

Page 9.

Text 1: Mom…Dad…what should I do?

Text 2: On top of being late to the opening ceremony, I stood out like this…

Shou: I should be the one saying that!

Ren: Too bad! Just a little more and I could have seen something!

Tokiya: People will doubt your integrity. Have some self respect!

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Text 1: I was sure I’d always wanted to overcome my misfortune and lack of presence…

In panel:
[Haruka] Let me treat your wounds…

[Student 1] Nanami’s not here…where’d she go?
[Student 2] Was she being stealthy?
[Haruka] Umm…I’m here…

Banner: My beautiful (?) life.

Text 2: This development…

Text 3: was too unexpected!

Text 4: Of course it’d happen!

Haruka: Anyway, I’ve got to apologise…! // I-I-I-I’m…

Page 11.

Saotome: Alright, alright…what’s the matter? [Go and sit down.]

Haruka: Ah…

In panel:
[Haruka] I’m sorry…
[Saotome] I get it…

Saotome: It seems like this’ll be another interesting year…

Text 1: I did that

Text 2: just after entering the school…

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Text 1: Ah…if there was a hole, I’d jump into it!

In panel: Shame

Text 2: At this rate, I feel like school life isn’t going to be any different…

Otoya: Hey…what are you doing?

In panel [Haruka] At this rate…

Haruka: Ah…I thought I’d jump into a hole…

Otoya: What are you talking about? // You really are interesting!

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Text: Ah…what a brilliant smile!

Otoya: Anyway…are you alright? You fell pretty badly…

Haruka: Ah, yes…I’m fine.

Masato: Ah, you’re the one who was late this morning. // I see that we’re in the same class.

Haruka: Yes, I’m sorry.

Masato: Don’t be so afraid. Here, you dropped this.

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Haruka: Ah, thank you.

Natsuki: That embroidered cat on your handkerchief is cute. // As you would expect, its owner is also lovely.

Otoya: Hey hey, you’re flirting with her all of a sudden…

Natsuki: It’s cute, so what’s wrong with saying that?

Haruka: Having this many people talk to me at once

Text: has never happened before…

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Ringo: Okay~ Sit down everyone~

Otoya: No way! Our homeroom teacher is Rin-chan!

Ringo: That’s right~ ♥ // I’m Ringo Tsukimiya, the homeroom teacher for Class A! // Feel free to call me Ringo-sensei!

Natsuki: [Ah] You don’t even look like a man up close!

Ringo: There’s no stubble left! ♥

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Text 1: The national idol Ringo Tsukimiya is a very popular male idol right now!

Text 2: That Ringo-chan is our homeroom teacher!

Text 3: What an amazing school this is!

In panel: Ah! It’s so bright it makes me dizzy!

Ringo: Don’t get so fascinated that you faint!

Haruka: O-Okay!

Ringo: Alright, I’ll give you a simple explanation of the school. // I think everyone knows this, / but Saotome Academy is a performing arts academy that operates a one year system, with the aim of training idols.

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Ringo: The recording studio / and the live stage // It’s not just that we have complete facilities, just like the real thing, / the teachers are all active idols.

Student 1: Hey! I bumped into Ryuuya Hyuuga just now!

Student 2: Eh? That means Ryuuya is a teacher here too?

Text: I was confused this morning, so I didn’t realise…the teacher this morning was...

Ringo: That’s right, he’s the homeroom teacher of the elite class, Class S.

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Ringo: If your grades are good enough, it’s possible to be recruited by the Shining Agency when you graduate, regardless of which class you started in.

Student: [Alright!] Then I’ll become Ringo-chan's underclassman!

Ringo: I wonder... // Only those who complete the year having developed their natural talents well // will finally gain entry to the Shining Agency... // And only one pair will be able to debut straight away.

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Otoya: One pair...?

Ringo: That’s right, a singer is meaningless on their own. // There's a melody and lyrics together... // which makes a song, then the singer can perform the song for the first time...

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Ringo: So, in addition to idols, this school also trains songwriters. // The songwriter considers the artist and creates a melody, // then the idol knows the feelings with which the songwriter created it. // But I think you’ll develop more outstanding talents than just writing and singing songs.

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Ringo: So... / For one year, the singers and songwriters will pair up, aiming to be pros! // You’ll also pair up at the graduation audition to challenge each other, so it’s very important!

Text 1: Graduation audition...

Text 2: Choosing only one pair at a school where even competition for a place is high...

Text 3: Winning is impossible unless you make the greatest song...

Ringo: Well, before you choose your partner, everyone introduce themselves!
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Ringo: The first one will be that energetic boy there! ♪

Otoya: Alright! // My name is Otoya Ittoki and I’m 15 years old! My birthday is the 11th of March and my blood type is O! I’m hoping to be an idol! // My hobby is singing! // I did it in one shot!

Natsuki: Okay, I’m next~

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Natsuki: My name is Natsuki Shinomiya. My speciality is cooking and I’m also hoping to be an idol. // I’ll make some sweets next time, so please don’t hesitate to try them!

In panel: Ah~ Even though I was thinking of singing...

Masato: Getting overexcited is shameful. // My name is Masato Hijirikawa. I’m hoping...to be an idol... // My speciality...I can play...the piano...a little...

Text: Hijirikawa? As in Hijirikawa Corporation?!

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Text: Ah~ Everyone aiming to be an idol is so handsome!

Ringo: Okay, next is the girl who's surrounded by all those flowers!

Haruka: Ah...yes! // Ah... // Umm... // I’m…Haruka Nanami...I want to be a songwriter... / Pleased to meet you...

Text: I had to stumble on the introduction of all things...!

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Otoya: You can't shake that nervousness, right?

Natsuki: It’s okay, you're not bothering anyone.

Masato: Just calm down and take a deep breath.

Text 1: It’s been a long time

Text 2: since someone has smiled so kindly at me.

Text 3: I want to create a great melody for them!

Text 4: One that makes everyone happy!

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Text: I want to make these kind smiles into a melody!

Haruka: I'm Haruka Nanami! / Pleased to meet you!

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Ringo: See, you can smile beautifully. // Okay, Haru-chan, please sit down.

Text: Uh...I messed up...

Ringo: Alright, next we'll decide your all important partners! // Tada! ☆ / "The red string of fate~♥"

[T/N: There is an East Asian belief that the gods tie an invisible red string around the ankles of men and women who are destined to meet.]

Ringo: The ones who want to be idols take this end // and the ones who want to be songwriters take the other end.

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Ringo: Is everyone holding on? The person at the other end will be the partner you work with for the whole year!

Text 1: I'm excited about who my partner will be...

Student: Sensei~ Is this like a lottery?

Ringo: No, it's not. The red string of fate leads you to your eternal partner! // Well… / Even if you are chosen by the red string of fate, relationships are absolutely forbidden! // The principal has decided that anyone who breaks the rules will be immediately expelled, regardless of the reason for doing it!

Text: We’re not allowed to fall in love...?

Otoya: But...

Ringo: Okay, let’s go!

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Text: Eh?

Cat: Meow!

Otoya: A cat?!

Natsuki: It’s already gone...

Ringo: Ah~ What happened just now?! // Never mind, we’ll try it one more time...

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Ringo: Shi // ni // ng! ♪

Text: Eh? My string was connected to those three?!

Otoya: What on earth is this?

Masato: There can only be two people in a group...

Natsuki: Even though I managed to pair up with Nanami-chan...

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Ringo: It can’t be helped, we’ll try again...

Saotome: No! No! No! // This is the decision of the musical muses... // Miss Nanami...from now on you will be a songwriter for all three of them, write songs and aim for the auditions!

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Haruka: B-But...

Ringo: What the principal says is absolute, so we've got no choice but to follow it.

Otoya: Huh...it's a rule? // Well, we've got no choice if it's an order from the principal... // Okay...let's get on well then!

Masato: We've got no choice...I'm counting on you this year.

Natsuki: Hehe...this seems like fun!

In panel: EH?!

Haruka: It feels as if I've gotten into something pretty troublesome...

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Tomochika: You have, haven't you?

Haruka: AHHH!

Tomochika: I'm so jealous! That paradise full of good looking guys!

Haruka: Ah, I'm sorry.

In panel: Confused

Tomochika: Hmm~? That’s such a weak reaction!

Haruka: Sorry...I...um...

Tomochika: I'm Tomochika Shibuya, I'll be sharing a room with you from today! // I'm hoping to be a true idol! ☆ // I know, we're in the same class! / You can call me Tomochika! Can I call you Haruka?

Haruka: W-Well... // Tomochika-san...

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Tomochika: You're so stubborn~

In panel: Are you a wolf in sheep’s clothing?

Tomochika: Come on, try and call me Tomo-chan!

Haruka: Tomo-chan...?

Text 1: This is the first time I've called anyone by their name...

Tomochika: Well then, for this year... // No, I should say "let's be friends!"

Text 2: Friends...!

Tomochika: Ah...that’s just what I’d expect from a former legendary idol!

In panel: Are these the rumoured seven wonders?!

Tomochika: How on earth did the broken classroom return to normal after the principal left?

Haruka: It certainly seemed like magic!

Tomochika: Ah, you smiled! / You do look cuter when you smile after all! // And don't use honorifics! Just talk to me normally.

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Haruka: Ah...sorry... / Tomo-chan...

Tomochika: Okay! // Hey...did you know? // Otoya and the others are sharing with guys from S Class. / It must be tense sharing a room with your rivals!

In panel: I have one! The boy inside of me is awakening...

Haruka: But when you're around your rival, you work harder and improve your skills as an idol even more... / Don’t you think...?

Tomochika: You're too good! // I'll punish you for being too good!

Text 1: A new life.

Text 2: A new friend.

In panel:
[Tomochika] Hey...I'll do this!
[Haruka] Kyaaa!

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Text 1: To think that I'd be having this much fun

Text 2: even though I’m not watching Hayato-sama...

Text 3: There's still so much I don't know...

Otoya: Oh? You guys have the same class as us?

Box: Tokiya Ichinose

Tokiya: It wasn't intentional, but that seems to be the case.

Natsuki: Then Shou-chan must be with you too! I can't see him though...

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Shou: Hey! I'm right here!

Box 1: Shou Kurusu

Natsuki: Hehe...you're so short that I couldn't see you!

In panel: Cute~

Masato: What is it, Jinguuji?

Ren: Nothing, I just thought that jersey doesn't suit you. [I win.]

Box 2: Ren Jinguuji

Haruka: It's wonderful to see all of S Class together!

Tomochika: Things are pretty tense as usual, though.

In panel: Uh oh

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Haruka: Anyway...what's going to happen now?

In panel: Uwaa!

Saotome: I'll answer that! // What's taking place now is the Saotome Academy Gateway to Success, known as the "Hellish Test of Strength for Idols!"

In panel: It's the principal!

Saotome: Everyone will fight together in groups of three in a cavalry battle! // The team still standing at the end will be given a present as proof that they are idols!

Text: Proof that they are idols...?

Tomochika: I have a question...do the girls have to take part too?

Saotome: Of course! The students enrolled in songwriting will cheer for the teams!

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Haruka: I'll support the idols from behind the scenes! / I'll show them the strength of my emotions!

Text: Strong emotions...even I should have those...

Otoya: Okay then, we'll be back.

Natsuki: We're counting on your support!

Haruka: Okay! I'll shout as loud as I can!

Otoya: Hey! / What’s the meaning of this?

Natsuki: Hmm?

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Otoya: You're the most athletic one of us! Why do you get to be the rider?

Natsuki: Look, Shou-chan from S Class is the rider too.

Otoya: That's because he’s the shortest!

Shou: Don’t call me short!

Ren: Looking good, Masato Hijirikawa! // The son of the Hijirikawa Corporation having to carry a big guy like that...

Masato: Aren't you in the same situation?

Ren: This kid is as light as a flower petal resting on my shoulder!

Shou: Don't call me a kid!

Tokiya: Stop that! We'll lose our balance!

Otoya: Alright! I've seen your weak point, Tokiya!

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Haruka: Just what I’d expect from Ittoki-kun!

Announcement: Landmine number 112! Tomochika Shibuya from Class A…

In panel: Noooo!

Ringo: For your information, this isn’t a normal cavalry battle!

Text: Eh…?

Ringo: There are a lot of mines buried in the ground. // They all contain a past trauma that definitely no one wants to experience.

Ryuuya: You have to capture your opponent’s headband while avoiding the mines.

In panel: How about it? It’s just like Hell, right?

Haruka: I see, that’s what you mean by landmine…

Tomochika: It really is like hell…

Haruka: Tomo-chan!

Tomochika: Ah…! Don’t ask me about it!

In panel:
I can’t marry anymore, so I’ll just have to marry a man!
[next to arrow] Positive

Haruka: What a frightening trap!

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Box 1: We had skilfully avoided the landmines and taken the other headbands one by one.

Box 2: It became a one-on-one fight between Ittoki-kun’s team from our class and Ichinose-san’s team from Class S.

Haruka: Ittoki-kun! Hijirikawa-sama! Shinomiya-san!

Text 1: All I can do is cheer for them

Text 2: so I should at least cheer loudly!

Haruka: Don’t give up…!

Shou: Now’s our chance!

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Natsuki: Don’t worry, Shou-chan. // But… / if you let your guard down… // I’ll take it right away!

Saotome: Congratulations!

Otoya: Alright, we won!

Page 43.

Text: That’s amazing, everyone!

Bread: Proof of an Idol

Otoya: What’s that?

Masato: That’s proof of an idol?

Natsuki: Will you become an idol if you eat it?

Saotome: No, no! It’s completely ordinary melon bread, it doesn’t do a thing!

Otoya: Eh?! So there was no point in winning?

Saotome: It’s not like that! // You had the knowledge, courage, effort, willpower / and lucky timing to survive until now. / All those are important for an idol. // Right…?

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Haruka: I’m impressed! In order to teach us that, you…

Saotome: No, you’re over thinking things in my favour…

Natsuki: Well…doesn’t this melon bread look tasty?

Otoya: You’re right… // Let’s give it to Nanami…

Haruka: Eh…?

Natsuki: So she can feel full eating it and write good songs for us?

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Masato: But… // It’s true that we can’t sing anything without Nanami…

Haruka: You guys… // It’s the same for me too… // No one will hear my songs without you. // So why don’t we share it?

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Text 1: It’s so bright…

Text 2: Someday I’ll make that brightness into a song. The greatest song that can make them shine…

Box 1: Since joining Saotome Academy, I’ve had nothing but new experiences

Box 2: but I’m going to try my best for these three idol candidates!