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087:

第
49th Sweet: Sakuma-shiki Drops
[TL note: "sakuma-shiki drops" means "sakuma-style drops"]

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088:

あ
That was close...

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ど
It's a real downpour...

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夏
Well, sudden showers are common in summer... I hope it subsides soon...

…
... Hmm?

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089:

…
!!

=====

ほ
Hotaru-san?!

あ
Oh, Kokonotsu-kun!

=====

び
You're completely drenched!!

急
Well, it started raining quite abruptly.

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あ
I've been wandering in fruitless search of a shelter from the rain, and my feet have brought me here.

い
I'm at loss for words.

と
M-Maybe you could just sit down for now!

濡
Don't just stand in the rain!!

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090:

ふ
Phew...

=====

…
...

=====

な
It's... how to say... I don't really like rain... Or rather, I don't like it at all...

突
It sure happened suddenly.

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神
Thank you, God...

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091:

ジ
*clunk...*

=====

ふ
Hu hu...

こ
One dagashi is much better appreciated in such heavy rain...

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サ
Sakuma-shiki Drops...!

[on the sakuma-shiki drops]

サ
Sakuma-shiki

豊
Toyoroku Trademark

ド
Drops

[end of sakuma-shiki drops]

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普
Usually, you can't carry a dagashi with you once you've opened the bag...

=====

こ
But thanks to this strong lid, which keeps all intruders at bay...
Even in this rain...

=====

…
...

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コ
Kokonotsu-kun...
Can you please open it...?

ハ
Haaaah...

ハ
Haaaah...

拒
She's been kept at bay...!

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092:

カ
*pop*

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１
A 10-yen coin!

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誰
To think there was a way to open it using something everyone carries around with them...!!

さ
You're so inventive, Kokonotsu-kun!!

い
No... I'm pretty sure that's how everyone opens it...

そ
Really?!

む
Now I'm curious about how you opened them until now.

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気
With my spirit!

気
Your spirit?!

意
It actually works better than you'd expect.

=====

今
It didn't work today because the can is wet with rain...

気
Her spirit...?

は
Haah!!

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サ
Have you ever wondered why Sakuma-shiki Drops

っ
don't stick to one another inside the can?

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093:

あ
Ah... Now that you mention it...

ポ
It's always sad when a candy sticks to its bag inside your pocket...

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そ
The reason why they don't stick to one another is also

手
what gives them their unique, grainy texture!

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魔
It's a magical powder... Powdered sugar!

ま
You're using words that can easily be misunderstood again...

=====

変
They didn't put anything weird in it, and it tastes good, so it's fine!!

当
Of course they didn't!! It's candy, for God's sake!!

=====

と
Anyway, using this delicious powder to keep the drops from melting and sticking to one another is tasteful and /dashing/.

は
Here.

行
[can't read :(]

探
Detective Agency

ま
Well, I guess...

い
Dashing?

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…
Ghh...

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094:

…
...

ハ
mint

=====

…
...

フ
Haah!

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今
What were you trying to do just now, Kokonotsu-kun?!

え
Huh?!

中
Were you going to put it back in and take another one?!

う
Ugh...!!

や
Stop right now!!

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気
Putting a drop back in the can because you don't like the flavor is strictly taboo!

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い
Even if it's you, I can't forgive this, Kokonotsu-kun...

わ
I get it! I get it already!!

さ
Eat it!

ご
I'm sorry!! I can eat it myself!

さ
Eat it!!

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095:

そ
In the first place, why do some people think of mint flavor so badly when it's actually so good...?

ハ
It's so good there are whole cans of mint-flavored drops!

え
Huh?! Does that really exist?!

=====

…
!

=====

意
Mint is actually better than I thought...

[can't read again :(]

探
Detect[...]

そ
By the way...

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コ
what were you doing here, Kokonotsu-kun?

う
Hmm? Well, nothing much... I was taking a walk, then there was this evening shower...

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ほ
And you, what were you doing here, Hotaru-san? We're pretty far from the store.

私
I was taking a walk too.

=====

い
I have to enjoy this place while I'm still here.
I don't know how long it will last.

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あ
Ah... Real-

お
Oh,
/look!/

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096:

晴
It stopped raining!
Kokonotsu-kun!!

=====

…
...

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そ
By the way, are there many benches like this one in the countryside?

え
Huh?! Do bus stops not look like that in the city?!

バ
It's a bus stop?! But there was no bus!!

ま
The summer is still young.

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097:

だ
Dagashi Kashi https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/42820 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 48 by JoCurryrice 2016-10-23T14:22:59+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com
Reserved for Crossbreed Scans.


077:

第
48th Sweet: Glico
[TL note: "glico" is derived from a shortening of "glycogen", which is one of the candy's ingredients]

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078:

喫
I've forgotten something at Tou-kun's place...

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あ
Is that so? Saya-shi said she'd come at Shikada Dagashi later, so you can ask her to take it with her.

い
No...! I mean... Well, I /could/, but...

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僕
What I forgot there is the manga I'm drawing... and...

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豆
Tou-kun coaxed me into drawing characters modeled after Hotaru-san and Saya-chan (well, it's not like I was against the idea)... I can't let her see that!!

い
Well... It's a bit...

こ
How about drawing them in sexier poses?

い
Good idea!

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な
I understand... I can tell it's a serious matter just by looking at your face, Kokonotsu-kun.

ほ
Hotaru-san...!

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079:

「
/"Glico"/
caramel candies...!

=====

こ
As you know,
just like their slogan /!\ /"300 meters per candy"/ indicates,

=====

実
each of these candies contains 16kcal of energy, which is what it takes to run 300m.

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「
We're running to Endou,
Kokonotsu-kun!

[on the glico]

ひ
300 meters per candy

グ
Glico

お
they're good and make you strong

[end of glico]

「
"Glico"!!

特
Everyone can recognize its characteristic package with the "finish line logo". They're caramel candies that contain glycogen, a nutrient present in oysters.

=====

…
...
Okay!

な
Getting excited for no apparent reason.

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080:

Ｇ
Go!

=====

こ
There's about 1500m from here to Endou.
If each candy lasts 300m...

つ
Then...!

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５
We'll arrive there using exactly five candies!

な
I see...

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081:

残
The last 300m!!

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082:

こ
Now, I just need to eat a fifth candy to reach...

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な
Wha-

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な
What have I done?! How could I forget...?

グ
A pack of "Glico" contains only four candies...!!

=====

こ
But then how am I supposed to run the last...

=====

‼
!!

=====

こ
With this...
it adds up...

足
to 1500m...

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ほ
Ho-

ほ
Hotaru-san...! But you...

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083:

走
Run, Kokonotsu-kun!!

私
Don't worry about me...! Did you forget the reason why you're running...?!

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あ
She left a candy for me, which means...

=====

最
she knew from the very beginning fours candies wouldn't be enough...

パ
*crunch*

わ
And she ran the previous 300m without one...!!

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ほ
Hotaru-san...!!

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喫
Café

エ
Endou

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084:

ふ
Phew.
I guess I'll get going soon.

ん
Hmm?

=====

コ
It's where Kokonotsu and my brother were sitting.

忘
Did they forget it?

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重
important

（
(small) chest

重
important

重
important

（
(small) chest

重
important

（
(small) chest

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間
Did I make it on time?!

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ぎ
Yeeeeeeeek!!

コ
For the first time, Kokonotsu understood the true meaning of "overwhelming violence".

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086:

だ
Dagashi Kashi https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/42819 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 47 by JoCurryrice 2016-10-23T12:58:58+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com
Reserved for Crossbreed Scans.


069:

第
47th Sweet: Anzu Bou
[TL note: "anzu bou" means "apricot stick"]

だ
Dagashi Kashi

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070:

あ
Don't you think that Anzu Bou are tricky to eat?

液
There's always the risk of the contents spilling out...

=====

そ
But...

ぽ
Hup!

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む
*nom* *nom*

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ピ
*fwiiip*

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口
If you throw the whole bag into your mouth and to its contents...

こ
You can eat it without spilling a drop!

め
It's spilled all over the place!!

[on the anzu bou]

ボ
Bou

常
Minatsune's Original

あ
Anzu Bou

ミ
Minatsune's

[end of anzu bou]

あ
Anzu Bou

杏
A dagashi made of apricot dipped in syrup. It comes in a long vinyl pouch, hence the name "stick". What makes it unique is its texture, which is not quite like jelly, and not quite like jam either!

=====

て
Anyway, if you want an easy way to eat it...

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071:

凍
Why don't you just freeze it?

そ
It even tastes better that way.

=====

[mostly unreadable line, so maybe it should be kept that way, the only readable character is the first one, which is "freeze", so she's probably saying basically the same thing as in her next line.]

？
?
What? What's wrong?

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な
I have never...

あ
I have never eaten a frozen Anzu Bou... Not even once!!

…
...

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ウ
I've heard the rumors... That it tastes good when frozen...
But...

…
...

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家
I cannot wait... until I reach the refrigerator at home!!

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072:

そ
To begin with, I can't even wait until I'm out of the store to eat the dagashi I've bought!

そ
I had forgotten about that...

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じ
Then why don't you just do it at our store?
Take an Anzu Bou and come with me.

え
Huh?

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ア
Ice Cream

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ア
The store's freezer...?

そ
Exactly! Now, we just have to write your name on this bag...

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ア
Ice Cream

ほ
Hotaru-sa

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あ
Put the Anzu Bou in the bag, and the bag in the freezer.

ホ
Hotaru-san

=====

こ
Now, in 2 to 3 hours...

冷
You can taste a frozen Anzu Bou!

ア
Ice Cream

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073:

２
2 to 3 hours...?

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待
I can't wait that long...

そ
I'm sure you can do it if you make an effort!!

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さ
Like you just said, dagashi are supposed to be eaten outdoors.

マ
Let's leave the problem of etiquette apart.
[TL note: in japan, it's usually considered bad manners to eat outside]

ア
Ice Cream

ア
Ice Cream

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家
You can go home and put it in your refrigerator,

駄
but it's more common to just freeze it at the store and eat it while playing.

だ
Most dagashi stores allow it because it's just how things naturally turn out.

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な
I see... It's the kind of freedom that's typical to dagashi stores!

そ
Exactly!

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で
But no matter how hard I try, I can't wait!! I want to eat it!!

え
Huuuh?! Calm down, Hotaru-san! Don't do anything rash!!

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最
Don't you...

一
want to try the best, the most delicious way to eat Anzu Bou?!!

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074:

な
Then endure it! You must stay strong, Hotaru-san!!

う
Ugh...!! Ueeeh...!!

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さ
I shouldn't have expected less from you...

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あ
To boost your sales by making me to buy more dagashi while the Anzu Bou is freezing...

い
I didn't do anything. You just started eating dagashi because you couldn't wait...

こ
You natural born businessman!

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と
And three hours have passed while we were chatting, Kokonotsu-kun!!

…
...

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お
Oooh...

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075:

…
...

ど
Please go ahead.

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シ
It tastes a bit like sorbet, doesn't it?

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今
I learned a great deal today.

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時
Sometimes, it's just best to wait...

あ
Thank you, Kokonotsu-kun!

気
I'm happy that you liked it.
Oh, then...

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076:

も
Do you want to buy another one and leave it here?

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…
Why would I...?

シ
Shikada

駄
Dagashi

=====

さ
For the same reason as before. If you buy it now,

名
put your name on it and leave it in the freezer...

明
Your Anzu Bou will freeze overnight,
and you can eat it as soon as you arrive tomorrow!

イ
[...]ce Cream

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…
...

取
It's really practical! It's just like you booked it.

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こ
Y-You... You natural born businessman!

え
H-Huh?!

１
I'll buy one... no, two of them!

シ
Shikada

駄
Dagashi

コ
Kokonotsu's talent for selling dagashi should not be taken lightly... https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/42692 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 46 by JoCurryrice 2016-08-18T17:57:02+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com
Reserved for Crossbreed Scans.


061:

第
46th Sweet: Ume Jam

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062:

も
I've made up my mind.

ほ
Hotaru-san...

行
I'm leaving...

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止
Don't try to stop me, Kokonotsu-kun...

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シ
I leave Shikada Dagashi
in your care...

シ
Shikada

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い
Erm... Nope, I'm not taking it over...

=====

…
...

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063:

頼
Anyway, I leave it in your care...

い
Hey, did you hear me?! I said I'm not taking it over!!

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て
And when I asked you were you're going, you said...

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「
"I'm leaving on a journey to become the /'Ume Jam'/ successor."

[on the ume jam]

本
Genuine Ume

全
No artificial sweetener

元
Pioneer

商
Trademark

梅
Ume Jam

本
Genuine Ume

全
No artificial sweetener

[end of ume jam]

梅
Ume Jam

梅
A dagashi made with Ume flesh that has been on the market for more than 60 years. It mixes Japanese and Western styles in a form that is unique to it. Eating it on lightly-baked senbei is extremely popular.

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後
What do you mean by "becoming the successor"...?!

=====

そ
It's the manufacturer's job to find one!!

違
You've got something wrong, Kokonotsu-kun...

=====

梅
The production of Ume Jam... is assured by a single individual!

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064:

そ
His name is Hirofumi Takabayashi! He's the artisan who's been producing Ume Jam all on his own for more than 60 years now!!

高
Hirofumi Takabayashi-san

高
But Takabayashi-shi hasn't chosen his successor yet!
In other words, if he ever comes to retire, Ume Jam could very well become nothing more than a memory of the past!!
[TL note: the "-shi" honorific used here is different from the one she uses for "saya-shi", and simply means "mister/miss/..."]

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そ
That would be a bit sad.

そ
I didn't know...

軽
How can you stay so detaaached?!!

=====

コ
Kokonotsu-kun!

お
It's time for a lesson!!

=====

高
When Takabayashi-shi was 14 years old, the war came to an end.

終
[...]ar is over

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065:

そ
Back then, kamishibai were all the rage in the city.

だ
Dagashi Kashi

=====

皆
While everyone was fascinated by the kamishibai, what caught his eyes were the thin "senbei" that were sold during those...

=====

あ
I'm sure if there were something like jam to add some flavor to senbei, it'd sell like hotcakes...

そ
At that time, one of his father's friends had given him "apple powder"...

=====

り
apple

梅
ume

…
...

乾
and he had seen dried ume at a dry snacks store, and it gave him a brilliant idea.

=====

そ
And then, after two years of trial and error...

完
he found the perfect recipe!

=====

う
Vob Dis Ube Jab... /(For this Ume Jam.)/

え
Huuuh?! What part of the story made you cry?!

=====

こ
A million thanks to Takabayashi-shi... no, Takabayashi-shin! for this miracle, for giving birth to Ume Jam...!
[TL note: "-shin" means "god"]

…
...

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066:

わ
I know where you're coming from.

う
Woooaaah!! Don't scare me like that!

ヨ
You-san...

=====

父
You know, when I was young... people often said that I was a very agitated child...

す
*sniff*

な
Now he's gonna tell us his life story...

今
And you're still agitated...

=====

よ
I was always running around and sweating a lot, so I needed a lot of salt...

ウ
Woohoo!

か
But I just couldn't settle down and calmly eat something.

=====

そ
In times like those, Ume Jam was really great!

吸
I could play while sucking on it.

=====

体
Ah, the feeling of the ume's bittersweetness penetrating my body...

あ
I was made of Ume Jam back then...
Or rather, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that I was Ume Jam...

過
No, it /is/ an exaggeration! Don't lose sight of yourself!

=====

ち
*sluuurp*

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067:

や
It's really super good... We can't afford to lose it! That's why I have to succeed...

=====

待
Wait!
Don't you have the Shidare company to succeed, Hotaru-chan?

ぐ
Ghh...!

そ
And... You can still make your decision after listening to what I have to say.

=====

そ
First of all, Takabayashi-shi has sons...

！
!

で
But he doesn't want them to succeed him.

=====

な
Why...?

フ
Hu hu...

氏
Apparently, he said...

=====

「
"You have to become better fathers than I've been for you."

そ
And also...

高
Takabayashi-san

「
"I'm the one who has started the whole Ume Jam business, and I'll be the one who ends it."

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そ
Should we really ignore his feelings just to satisfy our selfish desires...?

か
He's so cool...

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068:

…
...

氏
I see... So he said that...

=====

私
Then I guess there isn't much we can do but keep on loving Ume Jam...

そ
Exactly...

う
Right...

=====

そ
I understand... What's important is to be thankful for the Ume Jam and other dagashi that exist today...!

継
It's not a question of whether or not the son succeeds the father...! So it's fine if I become a mangaka...!!

=====

コ
Kokonotsu-kun...

=====

だ
Of course it's /not/ fine!

お
You have to take over the store.

え
Huuuh?! Did you two really understand the moral of this story...?!

受
Kokonotsu inherits (?) his father's will! https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/42599 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 45 by JoCurryrice 2016-06-24T14:19:41+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com
Reserved for Crossbreed Scans.


053:

第
45th Sweet: Ohajiki
[TL note: "ohajiki" comes from "hajiku", which means "to flick"]

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054:

駄
Among the toys sold in dagashi stores,
one of them has a long history, and even though its shape has changed, it still exists today, and possesses an unchanging set of absolute rules...

シ
It's easy to learn, yet hard to master... I'm talking about...

=====

お
Ohajiki.

=====

破
Haaah!!!

は
Well, out of bounds again, Hotaru-chan.

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055:

お
Ohajiki.
They're flat glass marbles with colorful, wavy patterns inside them.

一
The most common rules are for players to scatter their ohajiki and in turn to flick one of them. If it hits an ohajiki designated in advance, the player wins that ohajiki.

=====

め
I already felt that when we played Menko...

=====

こ
But it really feels like the loser gets robbed in this kind of game...

取
Has won 6 ohajiki.

２
Has won 2.

「
It's a world in which you're considered trash unless you win...

=====

あ
It kinda feels like the ancestor of trading card games, in a sense.

４
Has won 4.

あ
Ah, I see what you mean.

=====

全
You're absolutely right.

勝
This game is fun exactly because there is something substantial to win!

=====

そ
And,
when you lose, you lose everything...

０
Has won 0.

失
And you're losing everything...!!

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056:

こ
This cannot beeeee!

次
It's your turn next, Tou-kun.

よ
Alright!

…
...

=====

ふ
Phew! They're separated, even if it's just by a small margin!

ふ
Phew!

何
What did he just do?

え
Huh?! Were you playing without knowing the rules?!

=====

ま
Well, you do this to measure the distance between two ohajiki.
You don't have to do it when the they're far enough from each other.

=====

あ
But when they're too close, it's hard to say whether there was a hit or not...

そ
In that case,
you have to "part" them by passing your pinkie between them.

=====

小
You can't choose to hit an ohajiki with another if you couldn't part them.

ほ
Hmm...

=====

ほ
Hah!!

カ
*tack*

====================

057:

で
And,
after the hit...

=====

…
...

=====

あ
Ah!

つ
*tap*

=====

今
You have to pass your pinkie between the two ohajiki again!

あ
Ah, Hotaru-san...

指
If you can't pass your finger between them, it doesn't count as a hit, and you don't win the ohajiki!

く
Damn...

=====

残
Too bad for you!

う
She looks happy...

０
Has won 0.

=====

次
Alright, it's my turn next!

し
Let's go!

そ
It still puzzles me... How can Saya-shi be so good in so many fields...?

=====

う
Ah, how I wish I had her talent... If I could be a girl working at a dagashi store and who's good at games...

小
With the pinkie, right?

う
Yeah.

=====

は
Ah!

=====

サ
Saya-shi!

====================

058:

コ
Why don't you try working at Kokonotsu-kun's house?!

ブ
Bfffh!

パ
*clink*

=====

え
Khofh! Ghagh...!
W-What?! Where did that come from?!!

い
Well, I thought it would be the best way to make use of your talent, Saya-shi!

な
What are you talking about?!

び
That scared me... I thought it was gonna hit...

あ
That was dangerous...

い
It definitely hit you! Your sunglasses are in pieces!

大
Are you okay?

=====

ま
Now I'm in a tight spot.

０
Has won 0.

未
I'm the only one who hasn't won a single ohajiki yet...

９
Has won 9.

３
Has won 3.

７
Has won 7.

=====

こ
I'm forced to use my last resort!

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059:

普
Normally, you get a /whole bag/ of these little ohajiki for around a hundred yen...

=====

掟
But there is a way to defy the rules...
To get /a single one/ for a hundred yen...!!

=====

そ
Y-
You didn't...!!

=====

禁
The forbidden ohajiki...

石
Comparing the sizes of an /ishikeri/ and an /ohajiki/.

石
ishikeri

お
ohajiki

通
It's nickname is "Ishikeri"!!

=====

私
I can't believe you forced me to use it...
But, with this, my victory is assured!!

く
Damn it! You had a trump card...!

=====

さ
Now, let's begin...

あ
Ah!

====================

060:

…
...

=====

石
Since ishikeri are bigger, they're also heavier, and when they fall, they break nearly 100% of the time. https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/42575 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 44 by JoCurryrice 2016-06-14T17:13:59+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com
Reserved for Crossbreed Scans.


045:

44th Sweet: Tsukuru Gaburi Chew
[TL note: "tsukuru" means "to make", and "gaburi" is an onomatopoeia for biting something strongly]

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046:

コ
Kokonotsu-kun, are you the type of person who manage to lick candies until the end?

噛
Or do you end up biting them halfway through?

=====

あ
Ah, I'm the type...

ガ
*cranch* *cranch*

あ
Well, it's pretty obvious which one you are...

=====

と
I know. Nevertheless, biting a candy is heresy...

で
But I still can't help it.

し
However!

=====

噛
There's a candy you can bite; it's even the way it's supposed to be eaten! Its name is...

[on the gaburi chew]

ガ
Gaburi Chew!

[end of gaburi chew]

「
"Gaburi Chew"!

=====

へ
Hmm... Wait! Is it really a candy, and not a gum?

ふ
Hu hu... It's often mistaken for a gum, but it's actually a candy.

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047:

ガ
It has been developed as a candy that children can bite and play with just like gum.

ガ
It's a candy you can "chew" with a "gaburi" sound, hence "gaburi chew"!

は
Hmm... I see. Now that you mention it,
it's way too hard for a chewing gum.

=====

そ
I know, right! It's super hard! When you bite into it, it really feels like you could pull your teeth out...!

子
Hotaru when she was a child

ヤ
Oh, crap...!

お
Yeah! It's really good, but eating it really hurts the jaw!

=====

と
Right,

=====

い
so let's leave this subject aside for a moment and...

…
?

=====

あ
Ah, that's right, Kokonotsu-kun!

え
Huh?! What's this cute little thing?!

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048:

自
Have you never wanted to try and make your own original dagashi?

=====

オ
My own original...?

そ
Yes!

=====

普
You're usually at the shop, selling dagashi.

で
But...

=====

一
I'm sure you've dreamed of it at least once!

売
"Ah, I want to make my own dagashi, not just sell them!"

=====

ま
Well... I guess maybe once, when I was a child...

で
Ah, I knew it! And so...

=====

な
You can fulfill this dream with this
"Tsukuru Gaburi Chew"!

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049:

ね
I guess it must be something like Neru Neru Neru ne...
Mix it, knead it,
it's done!

ほ
Oooh!

=====

つ
There are many dagashi that you have to make before eating them...
But it's surprising that you can even make animal figures with dagashi...

[on the tsukuru gaburi chew]

ガ
G[...]ri c[...]ew

い
Let's make a lot of animals!!

ぶ
[...]mal series

イ
[...] differ from image.
[...] box are not assembled.

色
Let's use many col[...] to make colorful animals!

４
[...] Gaburi Chews

み
light blue

ち
brown

[end of tsukuru gaburi chew]

え
Huh?! Is that what you meant by "make"?!

=====

え
Hmm... Let's see... We're supposed to make "animals" by putting "Gaburi Chew" into the mold and pressing...

わ
Hiya!

ね
Doesn't it sound fun?!

ま
Well...

か
They're cute.

[on the tsukuru gaburi chew]

チ
Chew-chan

つ
Tsukuru Gaburi Chew

ど
Animal Series

ガ
Gaburi-kun

[end of tsukuru gaburi chew]

か
It's easy!

=====

な
I see...

=====

４
There's four pieces of Gaburi Chew of different colors, and molds to make different parts in each pack.

へ
Hmmmm...

色
It means we can mix colors if we want! Let's try it right away!

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050:

…
Ghh...!

…
Khh...!

=====

か
It's hard...!! So... damn... hard!!

ガ
Gaburi Chew's... so... hard!!

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は
Haah...
Haah...!

は
Haah...
...

=====

…
...

=====

…
...

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051:

熱
It's the heat...

=====

熱
The heat?

え
Yes. You know how children have warmer hands than adults?
Here, touch my hand...!

=====

‼
!!

=====

あ
Ah!!
Erm... I...!

ね
See? My hands are pretty cold!

こ
I think that heating Gaburi Chew makes it softer and therefore more malleable.

=====

…
...
I see, then...

=====

と
Therefore, let's turn off the AC!

あ
Ah, damn it! Why did she have to choose that option?!

=====

シ
[...]hikada

駄
Dagashi

=====

で
We...

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052:

で
We did it!!

=====

若
These lions aren't perfect, but they're still pretty well done!

あ
It's too hot...

そ
I agree!

=====

こ
Now we can turn the AC back on... Having a new AC is so great...

は
Haaah...

と
And now...

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次
We can make the remaining "cat" and "dog".

イ
Dog

ネ
Cat

ラ
Lion

残
"Remaining"...?!

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更
And there are also sets to make bunnies, horses, and much more!

[on the tsukuru gaburi chew]

つ
Tsukuru Gaburi Chew

ど
Animal Series

[end of tsukuru gaburi chew]

今
The set we're currently doing is number 5, out of six sets, from each of which we can make three animals!!

[on the tsukuru gaburi chew]

つ
Tsukuru Gaburi Chew

ど
Animal Series

[end of tsukuru gaburi chew]

な
You don't say...

全
They finally managed to finish making every single animal somewhere during the night. https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/42559 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 43 by JoCurryrice 2016-06-06T12:34:02+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com
Reserved for Crossbreed Scans.


035:

第
43rd Sweet: Maken Gummy

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036:

ま
I give up.

ま
I have no idea what the true way of playing with Maken Gummies is...

=====

な
Where did that even come from...?

だ
Oh, please, Kokonotsu-kun!

ひ
You do remember Himo Q, right?

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あ
That gummy exists solely for the sake of being played with...

そ
I-I thought the conclusion we reached was the exact opposite!!

ほ
Hwataaah!

ひ
Hotaru playing with a Himo Q.

=====

だ
But now look at this...

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037:

…
...

[on the maken gummy]

ま
Mak[...] Gummy

ぐ
A coiled-up rock-paper-scissors gummy!

ま
Maken Goods Present

コ
Cola flavor

[end of maken gummy]

[on the maken gummy]

ま
Maken Gummy

け
[...]ken [...]s [...]nt

グ
Grap[...]

[end of maken gummy]

[on the maken gummy]

ま
Maken Gummy

ぐ
A coiled-up rock-paper-scissors gummy!

サ
Lemon-lime flavor

[end of maken gummy]

う
Right.
They're /Maken Gummies/.

=====

こ
Their distinctive characteristic is that they are shaped like rock, paper, or scissors...
So I think they're meant to be used to play rock-paper-scissors...

=====

…
...

ど
But...

=====

ど
But how...?!

え
Huuuh?! Why are you crying?!

ル
Because I can't tell how to use them!!

=====

シ
Shikada

駄
Dagashi

=====

え
Erm...

第
I hereby declare the first...

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038:

「
"Is there a right way to play with Maken Gummies?...

ア
D'you know why they called us here?

さ
No idea...

て
... or rather, can these really be used to play rock-paper-scissors" conference open.

=====

本
I am well-aware that this space is usually reserved to eat the dagashi bought here,

緊
but, since this meeting is of utmost urgency, I decided to requisition it...
And it's not getting used a lot anyway...

=====

２
I have asked the two of you to come here...

多
because I wanted to gather as many suggestions as possible.

=====

は
Let us get to the facts. In spite of being a major product in the world of dagashi,

謎
"Maken Gummy" is still shrouded in mystery...

=====

正
Let's face it! Using Maken Gummies for the sole purpose of playing rock-paper-scissors is way too impractical!

と
And that's what brought me to thinking that playing rock-paper-scissors with them might be an incorrect use...

普
It's faster to play it directly.

そ
Well, yeah.

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039:

で
But, you know, Hotaru-san...

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パ
The mascot characters drawn on the bags have names.

グ
The rock is "Guupoo", the scissors "Chokirin", and the paper "Paatan"...
[TL note: "rock" is "guu", scissors "choki", and paper "paa" in japanese]

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グ
Since the characters are named after rock-paper-scissors...

や
it's certain that it has some kind of link to the game.

…
...

=====

そ
True... I used to think the same...

で
But I don't think that was the intent, but only that the outcome looks like it to us...

=====

彼
I think they're actually new humans... /The next step in evolution!!/

よ
'sup!

=====

違
Yeah, right! Fat chance!

…
...

人
They're the future of man! It's a new theory of evolution!!

=====

あ
Erm...

サ
Saya-shi!

じ
We just need to find a way to play rock-paper-scissors with these, right?

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040:

例
For example... Two persons could prepare a big pile of these,
and then, to play, each of them picks one bag at random

=====

そ
and shows it

提
right away!

=====

こ
Wouldn't that work to play a game of rock-paper-scissors special to this dagashi?

お
Oh!

=====

お
Wow! You're amazing, Saya-chan! It must be the answer!

…
...

え
H-He he...

=====

す
It's a good answer... A very good one...

ピ
*rip*

ち
But look, let me open one of them...

=====

今
The one I just opened was a "scissors", right?

で
But...

=====

中
It was a "paper" inside.

え
H-Huuuuuh?!!

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041:

ど
It looks like the contents are put in the bags at random...

わ
What the hell...?!

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確
Well, if that's the case... Then yeah, I guess the loser wouldn't be satisfied with the result...

そ
Exactly. And that's why I don't think that's the answer.

俺
I still don't think that I've lost!

=====

ク
Khu khu... I guess I'll enlighten you, then.

な
What? D'you have an idea?

答
Could it be that you've found the answer, Endou-kun?!
H

=====

俺
The gummy that looks like a star has sparked my interest more than the hand-shaped one.

全
There's one inside each bag.

実
It's actually really supposed to be a star.

=====

こ
Now, I think you all remember that sticky, hand-shaped toy that looked like it was made from gum...

の
streeetch

あ
Ah... I think I remember it...

=====

よ
Alright... Can you stand up, Saya?

そ
And switch places with me.

ア
Me?

=====

そ
Now, I just have to adjust my aim, and do...

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042:

こ
this!!

ブ
Bffh!!

=====

コ
Did you burn this in your memory, Coconuts?!

み
N-No... I haven't seen anything!!
K

=====

と
After what I've done, I'm probably gonna get pun-

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殴
The star-shaped gummy symbolizes... the stars you see after getting punched...

な
What do you think?

地
I'mma send you flying to the stars!!!

う
Hmm... I don't think that's the answer...

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044:

Dagashi Kashi https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/42512 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 42 by JoCurryrice 2016-05-18T16:08:36+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com
Reserved for Crossbreed Scans.


027:

第
42nd Sweet: Yogurette

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028:

そ
This story happened when Kokonotsu and Saya were still children.

シ
Shikada

駄
Dagashi

=====

コ
Coconuuuts!

コ
Coconuuuts!
Let's plaaay!

=====

お
Ah, there you are!

何
What are you doing?

=====

ふ
Hu hu... Look at this, Saya-chan.

ん
Hmm?

=====

よ
Y-Yo-Yogurette...?

に
Maybe you'll find a /smiling yogurette/ in this pack!

ヨ
Yogurette

ビ
Bifidus & Calcium

ポ
deliciously crunchy

そ
Exactly! The /Yogurette!/

=====

ま
Is that another dagashi?

確
Well, yes, but this one is slightly different from the others.

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029:

箱
Look, it's written "rich in nutriments" at the back of the box.
[TL note: it's an official terminology in japan, which states that it contains at least a given quantity of some given nutriments (it is used mainly for dietary supplements)]

エ
"Nutriments"...?

ど
Well, to put it simply,
that means it contains stuff like calcium, which is good for bones and teeth, and bifidus, which helps the digestive system.
In other words, it means this dagashi is good for the health.

=====

す
Isn't it amazing?! Children always want to eat sweets,

ど
but they're seen as "bad for the health".

や
No! No! No! I want to eat sweets! Sweets! Sweets!

お
No, you already eat enough sweets!!

=====

そ
But this one tries to appeal to the parents as healthy!

こ
The guy who designed it is a genius!

ま
Well, I guess this one should be okay.

よ
Hell, yeeeaaah!

=====

コ
You really know a lot about dagashi, Coconuts.

い
Ha ha... Thanks, but I don't actually know that much...

=====

そ
And here's what the contents of the box looks like...

=====

お
Oooh!

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030:

な
It kinda looks like cold medicine.

そ
Exactly! The company that produces this dagashi also produces medicines, and they used their knowledge to create this packaging.

=====

な
It really looks like it could be used while playing doctor.

=====

お
P-
Playing doctor...?

そ
C-C'mon... We're already in fourth grade...

？
?

別
Well, I don't really want to play that... But if you want to...

=====

い
No, I don't really want to play doctor either.

ま
Well, playing childish games once in a while doesn't sound too bad either!!

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031:

何
What in the world am I doing...?

せ
Doctooor...

=====

ど
What's wrong?

な
I think I have a fever.

そ
Okay, I'll take your temperature.

=====

…
...

体
I don't have a thermometer...
So I'll have to...

=====

！
!

=====

コ
I-Isn't your body temperature's kinda low, Coconuts...?

は
Haah!

は
Haah!

は
Haah!

は
Haah!

な
No, it's your hand that's burning hot, Saya-chan!!

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032:

は
Huh?! S-Sorry, I wasn't thinking of anything stran-

パ
*whoosh*

=====

あ
Ah!

=====

サ
Saya-chan!
Look...

=====

い
out...

=====

あ
Ah...

=====

ご
S-Sorry! Erm... And thanks...
Th-That's alright...

…
...

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033:

な
Why did that memory have to pop into my mind just now...?

う
Uuugh...

恥
I hate how embarrassing memories just randomly pop up without warning...

=====

…
...

コ
Coconuts must have forgotten...

ア
Since he's so dense...

=====

ま
Well, it's just an embarrassing memory, after all...

シ
[...]ikada

忘
I guess it suits me better if he's actually forgotten...

=====

お
Hey! You here, Coconuts?

=====

あ
Oh, Saya-shi!

お
Oh! Hiya, Hotaru-chan!

お
Hey, Saya-chan!

=====

ふ
Hu hu hu! You arrived just at the right moment!
Since you're here, please join us, Saya-shi.

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034:

今
Today, let's talk about the dagashi that is well-known for being featured as "rich in nutriments"...

ヨ
The Yogurette!!

=====

？
?

ど
What's wrong, you two?

=====

コ
C-Coconuts remembers about it too...

今
Judging from his reaction...

ふ
Hmm...

ま
It actually made her somewhat happy. https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/42511 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 41 by JoCurryrice 2016-05-17T16:17:54+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com
Reserved for Crossbreed Scans.


019:

第
41st Sweet: Ninjin
[TL note: "ninjin" means "carrot"]

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020:

…
...

=====

静
It's so quiet...
So peacef-

=====

だ
uuuuuuuul?!!

=====

…
...

な
What the...?!

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021:

今
Did that sound come from the backyard...?!

=====

何
Pops, what are you do-

=====

お
Oh, Kokonotsu, what's up?

ホ
No, seriously, what are you doing?!

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022:

ん
What? You can't tell?
It's a /bomb/, duh!

=====

い
Huh?! A bomb?! Sorry, but that doesn't help me at all!!

=====

ヨ
You-san, that was too cryptic. You have to be to be clearer if you want him to understand...

=====

に
You have to say it's...
/a carrot./

さ
You're not being any more helpful!!

=====

い
Come on, Kokonotsu, I'm sure you know about carrots.

え
Eh?

=====

き
Just show him, I'm sure he'll understand, You-san!

ほ
Righto!

=====

…
...

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023:

ほ
Here, it's your share, Kokonotsu.

食
You can eat it.

=====

あ
Erm... Thanks...

=====

…
...

=====

あ
Ah!

=====

あ
I-It's the dagashi that's inside that pouch that looks like a carrot!

ポ
Isn't it called /puffed rice/?

に
Carrot

袋
Indeed, they decided to call it "ninjin" because the pouch looks like a carrot.
[TL note: reminder, "ninjin" means "carrot"]

=====

そ
Right! And /that/...

米
is the machine used to produce "ninjin" from rice, the "bakudan"!
[TL note: "bakudan" means "bomb"]

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024:

こ
It's basically just a pressure cooker. You heat it to elevate the pression of the vapor inside the cooker.

圧
pression

米
rice

熱
heat

そ
And then, the machine suddenly releases the pressure, turning the rice into a delicious, crispy snack.

ポ
It's the same principle as popcorn.

=====

そ
In order to release the pressure, one has to hit the lever with a hammer.

そ
I like the roaring sound and white smoke it produces during that process...

だ
Hence the name "bakudan".

風
I agree, I find them very elegant...

う
Did we really have something like that at home...?

=====

じ
Yeah, I remember my grandfather taking it with him to peddle puffed rice.

リ
He pulled a whole trailer behind him...

へ
I didn't know that...

行
Alright, time to work!!

若
He's still so energetic...!

=====

こ
He had to pull this huge machine behind him...

重
It looks heavy.

い
Well, you know, this is actually one of the smaller models.

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025:

工
I heard that the ones for industrial use are just as big as cannons.

さ
Okay, it's nearly time for the next batch.
Plug your ears.

は
Fire!

わ
*excited*

ふ
Hmm...

=====

ほ
Hah!

=====

ん
Hmm...?

ど
What's wrong, pops?

=====

こ
I think it's broken...

あ
Oh.

え
Whaaaaat?!

=====

貴
It's so precious...!!

実
There aren't many people who own this kind of machine...

ま
Well, it's not surprising, this one must be around 100 years old...

=====

な
Have you noticed how...

み
it always happens when you're least prepared for it?

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026:

そ
But here's exactly what you need!
The portable puffed-rice machine!

￥
¥100,000

今
Get it now, for only 100,000 yen!! You heard right, only 100,000 yen!!

=====

な
With this, you can eat as much puffed rice, as many ninjin as you want!

へ
Wow, that sounds great! And for only 100,000 yen, what a deal!

=====

…
That's...

=====

商
an idea we got to start a new business. What do you think?

ま
Can't you be more direct?!!

な
Have you noticed how it always happens when you're least prepared for it? https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/42491 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 40 by JoCurryrice 2016-05-11T12:38:49+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com
Reserved for Crossbreed Scans.


011:

第
40th Sweet: Baby Star Ramen

だ
Dagashi Kashi

==========

012:

す
Sorry, Kokonotsu...
I really wanted to tell you sooner...

父
I'm...

ユ
trying to make a living as a YouTueber...
[TL note: typo on purpose, see the YOUTuebe logo on page 18]

…
...

遡
Let's go a few minutes back in time...

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013:

コ
Kokonotsu had woken up in the middle of the night.

水
I'm thirsty...

う
Hmm...

ん
Huh?
Is pops still up...?

〜
~
~

誰
Is he talking with someone...? Maybe he's on the phone...

電
Hmm?

い
Hiiii!
And welcome to a new episode!

つ
And, wow! it's already the tenth episode!
Time sure flies!

じ
Okay, so let's get started!

い
No...
He's...!!

「
Welcome to "You's Dagashi Channel"!

今
Alright, so today's dagashi is... "Baby Star Ramen"!

ユ
He's one of those YouTuebers who upload videos in which they review sweets!!

食
Right, so that's what I'm going to review today!

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014:

親
Pooooops!!

え
Huh?! What?! Kokonotsu, what are you doing up this late?!

こ
That's exactly what I wanted to ask you!!

今
Back to the present.

正
That was a real shock.
I can't believe my own father's a YouTueber...

う
Ugh... Well, you see...
I thought it might help us earn a little something...

有
I heard that the most famous YouTuebers earn up to twenty million yens a year
and their videos are watched ten thousand times every day! Isn't it amazing?!

父
And how many times do your videos get watched?

１
About 13 times...
In total.

才
You're not made for it! Stop right now!!

じ
Th-Then, since I was going to shoot a video right now, can you tell me what I'm doing wrong?

む
Hmm...
Well, I don't really mind...

だ
Welcome to You's Dagashi Channel!

そ
Are you gonna start again from the beginning...?

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015:

今
The dagashi I'm going to tell you about today is: the Baby Star Ramen!

お
Oyatsu Company

ベ
Baby Star Ramen

ベ
Baby Baby Baby Baby Baby Star

チ
Chicken

ベ
Huge

で
Baby-chan

タ
Bath Towel

て
Ta-da-dah!

題
His choice of dagashi looks good...
K

言
As you all know, it's a dagashi inspired by ramen! I'm sure all of you have had some, at least once.

こ
It was... erm...

チ
*glimpse*

カ
cheat sheet

１
created in 1959! Wow...! This one's an old-timer...

こ
It was still called "Baby Ramen" at the time! Oooh...!

…
...

P
Chirp!! Chirp!!

う
Well, my dagashi store is even older than that, though!

じ
Alright, so let's start the tasting.

む
*nom* *nom*

う
Hmm! It's good! Like... really good!

い
It's great! The... taste! It's like... erm... tasty!

食
The texture... and the taste...

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016:

下
You completely suck at thiiiis!!!

え
Huh?!

な
Are you even trying?! H-How can you suck so much?! There are so many things you could say here! It's the "Baby Star", damn it!!

う
G-Ghh...

例
For example... You could have said it was born from the production of instant ramen!

そ
That's right! Ain't I awesome?

そ
Oh, you mean how it's made from the noodle scraps the workers were given as snacks, and which they really loved...?

ワ
Woo-hoo!

お
It's snack time!

バ
*crack*

そ
Yeah, that.

す
Isn't it amazing?!

そ
It has such an unexpected history... You could even say its existence itself is an accident... That's part of its identity as a dagashi!

た
Y-You're right...

あ
And this character, everyone knows about him!

あ
Ah, Ba-chan...

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017:

こ
There's actually two characters! A boy called Ba-chan and a girl called By-chan,
and their mother is a designer! You could have said that!

お
Mother
Conceptual drawing

ベ
That the clothes they wear are cosplays designed by their mother...! Or that these clothes change with the flavor...!

カ
Kung-fu cosplay
"Utsunomiya's Gyoza Senbei"
[TL note: utsunomiya is a japanese city that is famous for its gyoza]

道
Dosanko cosplay
[TL note: "dosanko" is the name of a horse breed from hokkaido, and also a nickname for people from hokkaido]
"Sapporo's Miso Ramen"

マ
Marine cosplay
"Salt Ramen"

マ
Maharajah cosplay
"Curry Ramen"

あ
Oh, yeah! Now that you say it...!

知
If you know about it, then talk about it!!!

せ
You know more than the average guy, so use that knowledge! Do you think people want to watch videos in which all you say is "it's good"?!

だ
B-But basically all other videos are like that...

や
If you're gonna do it, then be serious about it! You're trying to live off it, right?!

ジ
still on

ベ
The "star" in "Baby Star" is...

子
the expression of the desire to become a star...

ス
I'm a star!

一
to become the number one star of children's snacks!

==========

018:

こ
This was the first episode of "You's Dagashi Channel" to ever reach a hundred views.

一
...to become the number one star...

ヨ
You's Dagashi Channel - Episode 10

だ
There were even a few discussions about it among dagashi enthusiasts.

…
...

い
Was the camera on all the time...?

ア
I saw your movie!

な
I think it was really nice!

…
...

と
It got Hotaru's approval. https://mangahelpers.com/t/willeke4439/releases/42175 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 32 by Willeke4439 2016-01-04T06:45:34+00:00 Willeke4439 admin@mangahelpers.com P117

33rd Sweet: Melon Ball


P118

……
This is…

a box with stuff didn’t throw away because I thought I might be able to use it for something!!

What’s it from…?
I always find weird things whenever I clean out my closet…

Everybody has things they can’t throw away…
Ah! That voice…

Hotaru-sa-…
Wait!! What’re you doing down there!!?

I have some things like that too.


P119

What’re you doing in front of my room…?
What’s inside that box?
You’re staying like that while talking to me…?

Anyways, I don’t know… I’d have to open it.
Heh heh heh…

I don’t know either, but I can make one guess.
Huh…!?

Why-…? Ah!

A box that the sweets-loving Kokonotsu couldn’t throw away…

I bet it has things that “you might be able to use later, so can’t throw away.”
sfx: rustle
From that, I can speculate…

sfx: gasp
……No way…


P120

Melon ball!! containers.
Look!
package: Melon ball Sorbet

Melon Ball
Melon-flavored sorbet ice cream inside of a melon-shaped container!
The empty container has a strange charm, which makes people unable to throw them away after they finished eating the contents. …

See? I knew it! It’s just as I expected from you, Kokonotsu-kun!!
Wow…
This takes me back… I can’t believe your guess was right.

I just know you can’t throw those away.
Yeah, yeah.
It faintly smells like melon…

Seeing those made me want to eat some melon balls!! I’ll go buy some!!
……

There’s nothing else of interest in there.
Just some strangely shaped rocks I must’ve picked up…
A rubber figurine, some marbles, receipts…
Yum.


P121

I collected all sorts of things as a kid.
No, I didn’t really collect them. I just couldn’t throw them away…
What’s this?

I kept thinking I could use them again for something…
Something……

Ah! I don’t really think any of it is useful now. I’ll throw it away soon…
Something…
It’s fine! You don’t have to put any thought into it…
Something…
Hotaru-san!!

sfx: gasp

Purifying salt…

To ward off evil spirits!? Are there any in this room!?


P122

Let’s not get into any horror stories here!
I see…
anything scary is off-limits…

Then how about putting a candle in the containers…
You mean like, ambient lighting?

Then line them up alongside the road at night.
That’s still scary!!

Why is that all you can think of!!?
Huh…?
I wonder why…? Maybe because it’s summer…
Let’s come up with something more simple.


P123

There’re a lot of pens on your desk, Kokonotsu.
Huh…?
Yeah…

sfx: snap
How about you make them into pen holders!!
Huh…?

And let’s replace all your pen holders with melon balls!
Okay!?
All of them!!

I’m sure it’ll be awesome! You’ll be surrounded by dagashi every day!!
I already AM surrounded by them every day…

Yes… Pen holders…
I think I’ll do that too.
……

Ah!
Is there anything else!?

It’s almost time for my snack. I should go home!
Huh!? Already!? And you just ate a melon ball!


P124

Anyways, you can have that. Bye!
Have what!?
Oh, this! When’d she put it there!?

……

“Well, I guess it’s not bad”. Is that what you’re thinking?
Aaah! Don’t scare me like that!!
Kokonotsu’s room just became a little cozier!



https://mangahelpers.com/t/willeke4439/releases/42174 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 32 by Willeke4439 2016-01-04T06:44:57+00:00 Willeke4439 admin@mangahelpers.com P109

32nd Sweet: Kendama

TL note: A kendama is a traditional Japanese wooden toy, with which you can play a kind of cup-and-ball game.


P110


…….Oh…
You must be joking again…

sfx: sigh
sfx: shake shake
……

No, I’m serious! It’s really popular right now!
……

Especially amongst young people on the streets of Harajuku! All the hip-hop kids!

All the hip-hop kids in Harajuku…
are playing Kendama…



P111

……

You’re lying!! There’s no way that can be true!!
I’m not lying!! It’s really popular!!

If it were popular, we would be selling more of them at our store!!
Packages: Kendama
1300 yen
Ack…! He’s got a point…!!
And they’re more expensive than I thought.

Those have been sitting there since I was little.
…So if they sell…

Hm?
…then you’d believe me…?

No way, Tou-kun…!!
If I bought them, you’d believe me!?



P112

Please give me two of them. (One for you, too.)

“I thought he was just joking and that he’d give up soon. But he’s not”, Kokonotsu thought. You shouldn’t underestimate a man’s determination.
That’s what it means to be a real man…

That’ll be 2600 yen… yen… yen…
sign: Shikata dagashi
Tou-kun only has 200 yen left now.

sign: Shikata dagashi
……

There!


P113

……

…Wait a minute. It’s too early to decide whether this is fun or not…
I haven’t said anything yet, so why’d you answer me!!?

It’s… not really about having “fun” or not… But isn’t this too hard…?
That’s strange… It looked really cool and easy on the videos I saw online.

What’d they do in the videos?
Hmm… They’d hold the ball like this…
Throw up the body…

and catch it in the hole of the ball…


P114

Gyaaaaaah!!

Tou-kun!!
……Ow!!


Anyways… They did tricks like that…
sfx: smile
sfx: throb throb
I don’t get it!! And your finger is bent in a weird way!!

Oh, there you are.

Saya-chan.
Hi.


P115

Why’re you here?
No reason. I’m not here to see you, at least.
Isn’t Hotaru-san coming today…?

Oh.
That’s a kendama!
Y-yeah… Wanna play?

I used to play kendama all the time when I was little.

sfx: tap tap tap
It’s pretty easy once you get used to it.

Hey, I think I can still do it.
Wooooow!! That’s so coooool, Saya-chan!!


P116

Huh… It’s popular again?
How’d she do that?
sign: dagashi
Apparently, yeah.

Tou-kun just came to the store and bought some.
What?

I’m sure we have some in a drawer at home…
Kendama, I mean.

…….Oh, I just really wanted a new one.

He spent almost all of his money on new kendama, but got bored of playing with them after 3 days.

https://mangahelpers.com/t/willeke4439/releases/42173 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 31 by Willeke4439 2016-01-04T06:44:24+00:00 Willeke4439 admin@mangahelpers.com P101


31st Sweet

Aji Curry

TL note: “Aji” means “flavor”


P102

Hello. I’m Shikata Kokonotsu. When I grow up, I want to be a mangaka.
I was thinking of going out to buy art supplies for my manga.

But then Hotaru-san ambushed me…
with a big smile, and a big bag.



P103

Let’s go!!
Go where…?
The art shop?

Nagasaki.

I’m not going…

Naga-… Huh!? That’s really far away!! Why go there all of a sudden!?
Heh heh heh…

You’re so stubborn, Kokonotsu-kun.
sfx: zip
You should change your mind when you see this.

Yamato’s “Aji Curry”.
Bag: Yamato’s Aji Curry

Yamato’s “Aji Curry”.
A spicy curry-flavored snack.
The traditional manufacturing process hasn’t changed since its invention, over 50 years ago!
Mascot character: Yamato-kun


P104

What’s with the flashy pose?
…Aji Curry… It’s good, isn’t it?
Too close…
Right! It’s great!!

But what does that have to do with Nagasaki?

The person who creates Aji Curry…
is at the Aji Curry factory in Nagasaki.

“You’re talking a factory tour…? Why don’t you do that for every type of sweet then?”
That’s what you want to say, right? It’s written on your face. Let me tell you.

Sh-she gets it!

They say that there is only one person in the world who can create the true flavor of Aji Curry. His skills are worthy of being a national treasure!

sign: Aji Curry
Direct sales depot

Also, there’s a direct sales depot close to the factory. Certain types of dagashi can only be bought there!

[The person with national-treasure level skills]


P105

Th-… That does make me a little curious.
N-no, but…
Despite everything, he does like dagashi.
sfx: rip
Hm?

What are you do-…
sfx: sniff
What’re you doing!?

Ahhhhh♥
That expression is inappropriate!!

The best thing about Aji Curry is its scent. It just makes you hungry.
She started explaining. With that face!!

The scent is strong enough to catch people’s attention if you open it in a crowded place, isn’t it?
Ah.
Something smells good.
I’m starting to get hungry.
What is it?
You have experience with it!?


P106

The whole shop smells like it now…
The smell of packaged and preserved Aji Curry is already this intense…

Doesn’t it make you want to try the real thing, fresh from the factory?

……!!

Rumors say that there’s an “extra spicy” variant of Aji Curry in Nagasaki.
I know you wanna try it, Kokonotsu!

And at the factory shop, you can take pictures with a live-sized cutout of Yamato-kun!
[Mascot character: Yamato-kun]
Dammit… I kinda want a picture…!!

sfx: puff

sfx: puff
What’re you…
Huh!?


P107

C-… could it be…!?
sfx: puff puff
[Hitting the bag]
[Nice scent]
[Getting hungry]

You’re trying to make me think of nothing but Aji Curry by hitting the bag and making the scent waft my way!!!

sfx: puff puff
It’s so simple, but very effective!!

……But still…
I can’t come with you right away…
Sorry.

Alright. I guess I’ll have to go and enjoy the freshly-made Aji Curry all by myself.
Wait, are you really going right now!? It’s really far…


P108

Bye! See you later.

A…
private jet…!?

The next day, Kokonotsu received a photo from Hotaru-san. She looked happy.
The photo smelled like curry spices.


https://mangahelpers.com/t/willeke4439/releases/42172 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 30 by Willeke4439 2016-01-04T06:43:41+00:00 Willeke4439 admin@mangahelpers.com P93

30th Sweet:
Cabbage Tarou


P94

Kokonotsu-kun.
Look at this.

Cabbage Tarou
A well-known and popular item.
This round Worcester sauce-flavored snack
is light and crispy
and very tasty!

bag: Cabbage Tarou
Light and crispy!!

Cabbage Tarou…
Are you buying that?
It’s 20 yen.

Calm down, Kokonotsu-kun.
……
But I AM calm.

What’s this?
Ramen Tarou
Bag: Ramen Tarou
Yum!
Chicken flavor

And yakiniku Tarou.
package: Yakiniku Tarou
spicy!

Squid Tarou.
package: Squid tarou
healthy
Tasty

Corn ring Tarou.
With garlic

Grilled eel Tarou.

Wasabi seaweed Tarou

Who the heck…
is Tarou?

Oh, I get it!
You wanna see which “Tarou” snack is the best!

There’s no way to decide that!!
They’re all champs!!


P95

You sure say some scary things.
Sorry…
Why’d she get mad…?

…Anyways, there are lots of snacks named “Tarou”.
You’re right. There really are.

And most of them have some kind of mascot character.
Like a boxer, a frog, or a round squid… They’re very diverse.

So which of them…

…is the real Tarou…!?
Huh!? What is she talking about!!?

Aren’t all of them real?
Wait!! Don’t stop my train of thought…


P96

Huh…? Hmm… Then…
Tarou… Tarou…
Isn’t “Tarou” just a name…?

What do you mean?
Ah, no… This just came to mind, but…
I thought it was funny…

What if the characters all existed for real…
Work hard, okay?
Yes!
and started working at confectionary companies as employees?

Yay!
They worked very hard and got promotions…

Chief.
[Chief]

C.E.O.
[C.E.O.]
calligrapy: Cabbage

Tarou.
Cabbage Tarou!!


P97

Kokonotsu-kun…
I guess it doesn’t make sense, does it…?
Haha…
No…

Thank you…
Tears of gratitude!!

It’s been a long time since I heard such a moving story.
The “office theory”… It’s perfect.
Oh, no problem…

But it still leaves some questions.
?

Why is he wearing a police uniform? Is he an officer?
And what is the meaning of the name, “Cabbage Tarou”?
And why is it a frog?


P98

Even though it’s called “Cabbage Tarou”, there’s no cabbage in the snack.
Oh…
That happens a lot with Dagashi…

Well, this should explain it.
The snack is round, so it looks like a cabbage.
And you usually eat cabbage with Worcester sauce. So they named it this way because it’s sauce-flavored.
I see.
Cabbage Tarou tastes like Worcester sauce.

There’s also a theory about the costume.
Oh, really?

It’s because he’s protecting a cabbage patch.
He’s a security guard!?

I see… There’s no way he could be a C.E.O. at a company then…
Real life is harsh…

But he does carry a pistol. Isn’t that hardcore?
Freeze!
I’d prefer him to solve conflicts peacefully!!


P99

His cabbage is so important he’ll do anything to protect it…
That makes me wonder what he has to protect it from…

What if it’s not a cabbage patch…
but a Cabbage Tarou patch…?
packages: Cabbage Tarou
Yes, that’s it!!

In that case, it totally makes sense for him to draw his pistol!!
I said freeze!!
It doesn’t!! Wait, does it!?

Stealing someone’s Cabbage Tarou is an unforgivable act… It’s the worst… Seriously…
Does she have some kind of trauma…?


And frogs are really quick, so they could catch the thieves easily. That would explain why it's a frog.
Don't think you can get away
That's scary! What's he gonna do with you if he caught you!!

Well...



P100

Alright, now we’ve solved all the mysteries.
Did our crazy imagination really solve anything…?

I’ve completely accepted it inside my heart as a possible answer. Especially your “office theory”.

We’ll have to try our hardest as well…
just as the little frog who became “Tarou”. Then we can run great sweets shops…

Wait, hey!
Don’t use the story about Cabbage Tarou to decide my future!!
Tee hee hee!

Kokonotsu was in a good mood that day.

……


https://mangahelpers.com/t/willeke4439/releases/42171 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 29 by Willeke4439 2016-01-04T06:42:36+00:00 Willeke4439 admin@mangahelpers.com P85

29th sweet:
Beware of sour grapes


P86

Whoops…! There!

Hey, look.
There’s a secret item.
Huh? Where? How do I get it?

Oh, it’s too late. You suck at this.
Wha-…!?
You’re almost out of life.
……
Hey, wait. Don’t rush me.

You died.
Nooo!!

package: 1 out of 3 is super sour
Grape flavor

You’ve got no talent for games.
Talent!?
………
He looks so similar……


P87

package: Beware of sour grapes!
1 out of 3 is super sour!

……Uh!!
It’s sour!!

Beware of sour grapes!
Contains three pieces of grape-flavored chewing gum.
However! One out of three is “extra sour”.
No doubt (seriously)…
It’s extremely sour,
so you’d better be ready for it…

Endou-kun looks so much like it…
Could he be…

cosplaying…!?

No way…!! But wait… It’s possible...
Especially remembering the thing with the bontan ame…

I do it too once in a while, but…
[Cosplaying as Pochi-kun]
Yay!
he does it every day…!?
Package: Potato fry
Fried chicken flavor
4 pcs

Hm?
What’s wrong, Hotaru-san?


P88

Those sunglasses…
look great on you…

She’s thinking about weird stuff again. It’s written on her face…!
?
Thanks.

Did you know that the “sour grapes”…

were originally created due to a mistake…
They accidentally mixed in too much citric acid, and the candy turned out way too sour.
Oops!
Huh…?
Too sour!
The flavor was created by coincidence.

They say that the boss fainted when they made him try one…
……!!
Boss!?
That’s an awful prank!


P89

That playful spirit… is what defines dagashi!

It’s important to rely on coincidences or randomness once in a while.
That’s why girls are into fortunetelling and stuff…

That’s why… Kokonotsu-kun!!
Let’s use the sour grapes to decide whether you’ll take over Shikata Dagashi or not!!
Dammit…!! I can’t just let a whimsical bet like this decide my life!!
Ack…!

The rules are simple.
The person who eats the sour grape loses.

Huh…? There’s no way to tell which is which.
It’s totally random.
……


P90

Actually…
There’s an easy way to tell the difference!!

There’s the mascot character with the sunglasses on the package.
Here
Here
Here
Its position gives it away!!

On this package, the left character has the glasses…
Which means…

I won’t loose if I pick the middle or the right one…!!
I’m having this one!!

What are you gonna do if you lose, Hotaru-san?
Heh heh… Then I’ll do anything you say.
That’s kinda sexy…
Anything…

Come on, Kokonotsu. Take your pick.


P91

Hmm… I remember now…
Those guys were talking about how you can tell the difference… Something about the position of the sunglasses…
Those guys.

!?
But there’s no proof that they’re right.

……
?
What’s wrong, Hotaru-san?

Nothing!! Just hurry up and choose!!
Yes!! I’m sorry!!

Now, let’s eat.
Okay.
Alright… He picked the left one…

Hm.
Phew.
It’s sweet… I didn’t get it…

Me neither.
Huh? So none of us picked the-…


P92

She’s got it!
Ahh, it’s sweet…
And she’s terrible at hiding it!!

sign: Shikata Dagashi

Guess there’s no easy way to win… Life isn’t that sweet…
Pun intended.
sfx: sigh…
Yum! (E)
Is it good!? (K)

I’ll be back.
O-okay…
Kokonose was thinking, “What about your promise to do anything I say…?” But he couldn’t say it out loud.
He must be thinking of something dirty…
https://mangahelpers.com/t/willeke4439/releases/42169 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 28 by Willeke4439 2016-01-04T06:39:39+00:00 Willeke4439 admin@mangahelpers.com P77

28th Sweet: Watapachi

TL note: Watapachi is a type of carbonated cotton candy. “Wata” means “cotton” and “pachi” refers to the “fizzy” sound you hear when eating it.



P78

……

……


I have a canker sore.
Aaaah! Ouch, ouch…! That sounds so painful…



P79

Well, I think I know why I got it…
Yeah, I guess.
It’s probably because of…

insufficient sleep.

I don’t think so…

Huh…? Is it stress, then!?
Of course not!! I don’t know how much you sleep or how stressed you are, but…
There’s a much more obvious cause!!!!
I do sleep a lot.

Is it because I eat so many sweets?
That’s right…


P80

That can’t be!
Huh!? You’re brushing me off!!? I’m SURE that’s the reason!

But… I’m in trouble now.
Why?

Ohhhh… Ohhhhh! She’s looking at the watapachi as if she wants it really badly…!!
[60 yen]

P81

What’s Watapachi!?
A soft and fluffy candy with the mysterious texture of cotton wool. There’s a hard candy mixed in, which makes a crackling sound when you put it in your mouth!
It sounds like “pachi pachi”!!
sfx: pachi pachi pachi
bag: watapachi
sfx: fluffy
I-it’s so good… but it hurts!! Yum!


!!

Don’t do it!!
!?

If you have a canker sore, the watapachi is probably only…
gonna make it hurt worse!!

You’re right… That may be true…
But…


P82

the knowledge that I shouldn’t eat something…
only makes me want it more badly…!!
bag: watapachi
60 yen
Aaaaah… Aaaaaaah…

Imagination.

sfx: fluff fluff
Whoa!!

Hm...? Where are we?
I think it’s about time for us to explode.
It would seem so...

I see... This is the last time we’ll ever get to talk to each other...
Hey, stop it. Don’t be a downer.

......
......?


P83

Imagination
Sorry... But it’s time...
I’ll be going first.
H-hey! Wait! There’re still some things I need to tell you...!!

The time we spent together... was pretty fun.
sfx: crack...
Stop! I don’t wanna hear it!!

sfx: BANG
Farewell
my friend...

Heh heh...

H-Hotaru-san?

Huh!? What’s up, Kokonotsu-kun?
Nothing, but...
She must’ve been imagining something weird again...

Doesn’t it hurt? Your canker sore...

sfx: pachi pachi pachi


P84

Aaaaaaaaah!!
sfx: pachi pachi pachi (etc...)
Waaaaah!!!?

My canker sore!! The crackling of the watapachi is hitting my sore spot!! (H)
Aah!! Aah!! I’m in pain just from listening to the sounds!! Don’t tell me how it feels!!
The pain is getting more and more intense... But when it’s done crackling... (H)
Hm...?

It feels...
so good...
sfx: sigh...

“I think you’re the only one who enjoys that feeling, Hotaru-san...” That’s what Kokonotsu wanted to say, but he wisely kept his mouth shut.



https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41794 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 24 by JoCurryrice 2015-09-18T15:52:42+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com
Reserved for Café con Lenin.


043:

第
24th Sweet: Yatta! Men
[translation note: "yatta! men" means "yippee! noodles"]

==========

ア
won

044:

う
Ugh...

１
I only have 120 yen...

ま
Damn, I can't buy any art supply with that... Why does it cost so much to draw manga...?

つ
Pops could at least give me some money for tending the store...

お
It sounds like you have money troubles!!

は
Ah!!

は
Ah, that voice...!

誰
There's a simple way to make money, anyone can do it...

今
If you want, I could make an exception and teach it to you right here, right now...

う
That sounds sooo fishy...!!

==========

045:

シ
Shikada
Dagashi

あ
I'm not suspicious...

全
I'm definitely not anyone suspicious...

ほ
No, you're pretty much always suspicious, Hotaru-san.

そ
Let's get back on the topic...

こ
It's an original money-making technique I have developed myself. I haven't told anyone about it yet.

メ
Money-making technique...

コ
You're really very lucky, Kokonotsu-kun!

僕
Erm, I never said I was going to do it...

ま
Now, now, now!! Just listen to what I have to say!!

や
It's actually very simple.

使
It only uses this...

==========

046:

ヤ
Yatta! Meeeeeen!!

ヤ
Yatta! Men

チ
A chicken-flavored dagashi designed after noodles. Since there's so little to eat, people tend to eat a few in a row, but they're very salty, so be careful!

[on the yatta! men]

ヤ
Yatta! Men

[end of yatta! men]

こ
We'll use the winning "Yatta! Men".

ア
The winning ones?

そ
Exactly... Here, 10 yen.

あ
Ah, thank you...

普
When you win something with a dagashi, in most cases, it's the right to eat another one...

[on the morocco fruit yogul]

あ
won

[end of morocco fruit yogul]

[on the garigari-kun]

あ
won

[end of garigari-kun]

な
But, when you win with a "Yatta! Men"...

現
you actually get some cash!!

現
Well, no, it's not really cash, but a coupon.

２
20 yen

２
Can be exchanged against 20 yen of dagashi.

ま
Now, now! Anyway, if we just keep winning with these...

==========

047:

お
then we'll just keep getting more and more money.

は
lost

は
Y-You lost!!

こ
It's the principle of perpetual motion.

多
I don't think that's it!

は
And you lost!!

そ
Indeed, I lost...
I have lost countless times.

そ
And a thought was born from all these losses...
Isn't there a way to tell the winning ones from the losing ones...?

物
Isn't there a reason for everything that happens in this world...?

シ
Sheeeh...!
[translation note: "Sheeeh!" is Iyami's catchphrase in "Osomatsu-kun", a manga by Fujio Akatsuka]

パ
Isn't the drawing on the package a rip-off from an old manga...?
By Fujio Aka*suka...
[translation ntoe: the character on the "yatta! men" package looks a lot like Iyami]

そ
That's the one thing you're not supposed to say!!

そ
And then I heard it was drawn by the director of the company that makes "Yatta! Men" himself...

い
Come on, I just told you...
What, for real?!

==========

048:

こ
Look at this one. Its lid is a bit dented, right?

あ
Yes, it is.

こ
It's a winning one.

っ
That's what the kids I met here told me.

こ
This one's dented, see? They're winning ones more often than others.

そ
Really?!

そ
Is it really true...?

信
/They have zero credibility!!/ They don't win more often than others!!

と
Anyway, we have to try it!!

無
I think it's just a waste of time, though...

ぺ
*rip*

お
Oh!

==========

049:

す
Wow!

１
10 Yatta! Men
or 100-yen of goods

ほ
I really won!! And 100 yen, too!!

こ
I can't believe that it actually works...!

ほ
How did it go for you, Hotaru-san...?

え
Huh? W-Well...

良
I'm happy for you, Kokonotsu-kun...

あ
Huuuuuh?! It looks like she lost again!!

そ
After that...

ど
Why...?!

…
...

立
she tried to win again and again, but to no avail...

ド
Draw!!
[Yu-Gi-Oh! reference, maybe?]

は
lost

オ
Ooooooooh

そ
And finally...

は
Haah...

は
Haah...

==========

050:

…
...

は
lost [*17]

コ
Kokonotsu-kun...

私
I admit my defeat...

は
Haah... Haah...

勝
We weren't competing now, were we...?

ま
I can't believe she lost every single time...

実
To tell you the truth...

駄
I have never won anything with a dagashi. Not even once.

な
Then why did you decide to use this method?! Wait, not even once?! That's actually amazing in itself!!

信
I wanted to believe...

自
in my own possibilities...!!

こ
Kokonotsu thought to himself that he should never let her try gambling ever.

…
... https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41792 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 23 by JoCurryrice 2015-09-17T17:11:57+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com
Reserved for Café con Lenin.


035:

第
23rd Sweet: Yanyan Tsuke Bou
[translation note: "yanyan tsuke bou" means "yanyan dipping stick"]

==========

036:

今
If I asked you to come here today, it is for no other reason

「
than to hear your own opinion on the matter, as the heir of the "Shidare Company", Hotaru-chan.

コ
Cocoa Cigarettes

あ
I was wondering why the great You-san was formally asking for my assistance...

な
But now I see, it is indeed a very tricky question.

「
Is "Yanyan Tsuke Bou"

[on the yanyan tsuke bou]

ヤ
Yanyan Tsuke Bou

あ
open

つ
Delicious when dipped, fun to [...]

ヤ
Yanyan Tsuke Bou

チ
Dip it in the /chocolate cream/, it's delicious!

[end of yanyan tsuke bou]

駄
a dagashi or not?

==========

037:

…
...
Erm...

僕
Can I go back to my room...?

駄
Of course not!

そ
She's right, Kokonotsu. We're not playing, for God's sake.

そ
First of all, "Yanyan Tsuke Bou" is...

て
Why are we doing this at our home...?

ポ
*crunch* *crunch*

「
a popular snack whose concept is "delicious when dipped, fun to dip".

つ
Dip it, then eat it.

な
mysterious, yummy powder

チ
chocolate

つ
delicious, crispy dipping sticks

皆
Everyone must have tried it at least once in their lives.

モ
Most certainly.

率
Then please answer honestly:

初
What did you think the first time you ate some?

…
... It was fun,

お
and delicious.

==========

038:

だ
P-Phew! I see! That's a relief! It was the same for me!

あ
Isn't, like, super fun?! Like when you worry about how to distribute the remaining chocolate to the sticks!

粉
Or when how you can't easily grab the last bits of powder with the sticks and end up dumping it in your mouth!

ほ
Wow! You're so wild, Hotaru-chan!

…
?

あ
Huh? Weren't we supposed to discuss whether "Yanyan Tsuke Bou" is a dagashi or not?

そ
That's right.

ち
Did you not even listen to what we said, Kokonotsu?!

な
What's with that attitude?!

そ
So, what did you want to say?

あ
Ah, well...

駄
Isn't Yanyan Tsuke Bou a dagashi?

ヤ
I mean, why wouldn't it be?

え
/Huh?! What?!/ Am I mistaken?

う
Hmmmmm...

==========

039:

コ
Kokonotsu-kun...

「
You have to come back to the very definition of dagashi is to solve this question.

コ
Kokonotsu-kun, do you know what the "da" in dagashi means?

え
Erm... If I remember well, it's the "da" from "odachin".
[translation note: "odachin" is a small sum of money given to a child who has run an errand (it may also, more generally, mean "tip/reward")]

正
Indeed, that's the right answer. You're doing great for now.

そ
Now, what is the price of a "Yanyan Tsuke Bou"?

「
The price of a "Yanyan Tsuke Bou"...?

だ
It's usually from 100 to 120 yen...

は
Ah!!

そ
Exactly! MSRP: 122 yen (without tax).

「
If a "dagashi" is "a snack you can buy with odachin"...

１
120 yen is a bit too much to fit the definition!

は
You did well, take this.

父
father

わ
Yay! 50 yen!!

１
120 yen...?!

な
What sort of high-class snack is this?!

==========

040:

じ
Well, I guess it's not a dagashi, then.

迷
Not a hint of hesitation!!

も
Let's think about it a bit more!!

っ
But it looks straightforward to me...

し
I see... Then you leave me no other choice, I'll have to do /that/.

？
?

お
Oh, I see! /That/!

ぺ
*rip*

な
What are they doing...?

い
All right!

―
"What is special about June 4?"

==========

041:

な
W-What?! Is it a puzzle? Or maybe a quiz?

６
June 4? June 4... Hmm...

あ
Ah! It's "cavity prevention day"!

う
Hu hu hu!

正
Correct!

は
Ah!!

ま
No...
No way!

ふ
Hu hu...

そ
Yes way!!

こ
There's a little quiz written on every single one of these dipping sticks!!

[on the yanyan tsuke bou]

６
What is special about June 4?

[end of yanyan tsuke bou]

==========

042:

学
It's designed to play, but children learn at the same time!!

ど
*triumphant*

ど
So?! Kokonotsu-kun?!

だ
I-I-It feels so much like a dagashiiii!!

[on the yanyan tsuke bou]

６
What is special about June 4?

[end of yanyan tsuke bou]

シ
Shikad[...]

さ
So, Kokonotsu-kun, what is your conclusion?

は
Hurry!

…
...

う
Erm... I guess... it's a dagashi...

た
Maybe...

じ
Can we sell some at the shop, then?!

え
Huh? Well... Why not? It tastes good, after all.

や
Yaaaaaaaay!

パ
*crisp*

店
They only wanted to sell "Yanyan Tsuke Bou" at the shop.

…
... https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41787 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 22 by JoCurryrice 2015-09-16T10:04:40+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com
Reserved for Café con Lenin.


027:

第
22nd Sweet: Monster Stamp

==========

028:

コ
Kokonotsu! Kokonotsu! It's morning! Wake uuup!!

…
...

な
What's going on...? I'm still sleepy...

何
C'mon, it's the summer vacations, there's only one possible answer!

ん
Hmm...?

ラ
It's gotta be radio calisthenics, obviously!!

…
...

ラ
Radio calisthenics...?

シ
Shikada
Dagashi

氷
Ice

ア
Ice Cream

029:

==========

あ
Ah, Coconuts-nii-chan.

お
Hi!

…
...

少
They're so few!!

３
There's only three people here!!

も
No, there's four with me!!

あ
Of course I didn't take you into account, I came here with you!!
K

は
Haah... You know, you really shouldn't feel forced to come either...

ラ
I bet it's just something pops started without asking anyone.

コ
Coconuts-nii-chan, that's quite the bed hair...

お
I know...

あ
Ah, but...

ボ
The Boss told us to come.

ボ
The Boss...? You don't mean...

お
Sorry I'm late!

030:

==========

ご
I'm very sorry!
I overslept!!

あ
Ah, Boss!

お
You're late, Hotaru-chan.

…
...

ふ
Hu hu, I have no excuse.

あ
Ah!

お
Good morning, Kokonotsu-kun! Isn't today a perfect day for dagashi?

パ
She's in...

パ
her pajamas...!!

は
/Y-//Y//es!!/ Good morning!!

==========

031:

さ
All right, now we stretch like the Bin Ramune's powder's stuck in our throat and we can't breath!!

は
Yes, Boss!!

…
...

今
Today too, dagashi are delicious!

お
Delicious!

…
...

チ
*peek*

お
Delicious!

お
Delicious!

う
Oooh...

は
Okay, louder!!

は
Yes, sir!

コ
You too, Kokonotsu-kun!

お
Ooooh...

==========

032:

は
Great! We worked up a good sweat!

は
Haaah!

ス
Those of you who want their cards stamped, line up!

け
It /is/ quite tiresome.

…
Stamped...?

わ
Yaaay!

ふ
Hu hu... Exactly, stamped... With the dagashi you can use as a stamp after you lick it!

そ
Its name is "Monster Stamp"!!

モ
Monster Stamp!!
Lick it and it turns into a "stamp"! When you're done playing with it, you can just eat it, it's made from "Ramune"!!

[on the monster stamp]

モ
Monster Stamp

ス
You can play with the stamp and then eat it!

[end of monster stamp]

な
Oh, I see...

わ
Yaaay!

ボ
Boooss!

は
Here.

！
!

あ
Huh? Where's your card, Coconuts-nii-chan?

！
!
My card?

==========

033:

そ
Yeah, your card. The one to collect stamps.

ラ
Radio Calisthenics

こ
You can't collect them if you don't have one.

…
...
Erm...

ま
Well... I don't really want one...

あ
Ah!

も
Don't tell me... you don't have one.

ラ
Radi[...]nics

あ
So what?

だ
How laaame!! When are you from, the Middle Ages?!

だ
Lame!!

は
Huh?! I don't even want one!!

ぷ
Pfff!! You don't have one, Kokonotsu?!

だ
How lame!

ク
Damn you, pops...!!!

で
But this is a problem.
Without a card, it will feel like you're left out...

い
Oh, come on... It's alright, I don't really care...

==========

034:

や
Boo, you're being left out!

別
I don't remember wanting to be part of this to begin with!!

仕
Well, I don't see any other option...

ペ
*lick*

！
!

！
!

似
It suits you.

…
...

良
Aren't you happy, Kokonotsu?
Pops

早
Kokonotsu decided that, from then on, he'd wake up early. https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41732 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 21 by JoCurryrice 2015-09-02T11:06:50+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com
Reserved for Café con Lenin.


019:

第
21st Sweet: Sakura Daikon
[translation note: "sakura daikon" means "cherry daikon"]

==========

020:

コ
Kokonotsu-kun, to tell you the truth...

大
I'm from Osaka, born and bred.

…
...
Huh? Osaka? Really? I couldn't tell...

…
...

え
Huh? Well...
No, wait, more importantly...

な
Why in the world is she eating rice right now...?!

言
I never told you, did I?

ど
Should I tell her to stop? She seems to think it's normal...

==========

021:

そ
And therefore, I actually talk in Kansai-ben, but I usually refrain from doing so.
[Translation note: Kansai-ben is the dialect that is used in Kansai (the western part of Honshu, the main Japanese isle), and which differs a fair bit from the "standard" Japanese accent.]

は
I... see...

で
But since I'm from Osaka, in /that kind of situation/, I just can't help it...

あ
What kind of situation?

ふ
Hu hu... For example...

ま
Let's start with an Umai Bou.

[on the umai bou]

う
Umai Bou

ま
I'm round and tasty.

[end of umai bou]

う
Yup, it's a dagashi.

ヨ
A Yogul and a Kinako Bou.

駄
There's no doubt that they're dagashi.

そ
And then...

こ
That!

さ
A Sakura Daikon!

[on the sakura daikon]

さ
Sakura Daikon

[end of sakura daikon]

そ
That's right, it's that dagashi...

っ
Wait a sec', ain't dat just a Tsukemono?!

…
...

==========

022:

…
I end up playing the straight man...

つ
Without thinking.

嘘
That's definitely a lie!!

あ
Ah, she put her bowl down.

ち
By the way, I was illustrating the famous fact that "people from Kansai are always surprised when they come to dagashi shops in Tokyo because they happen to see Tukemono lying there".

あ
It's famous?!

っ
Huh?! Wait! Does that mean that there's no "Sakura Daikon" in Kansai?!

そ
Exactly!

大
Damn, I wish I could go to Osaka at least once in a while...

は
Haaaah...

と
Or, to be more precise, it's "a dagashi that you don't see very often from Kansai westwards".

へ
Hmm... I never suspected that. I'm so used to seeing it...

駄
There are actually many dagashi that are deeply rooted to a given geographic zone.

１
Well, you learn something new everyday.

と
Despite my surprise, I catch myself wondering about the taste, but ah guess 't must be like a normal dagashi...

ペ
*rip*

==========

023:

う
Good, it's got a beautiful pink color.

ペ
*crunch*

う
Mmm, the texture and crunchiness make it obvious that they used delicious Japanese Daikon to make this...

ぽ
*cronch* *cronch*

ほ
It's just faintly bittersweet...

っ
Jus' wait a sec'!

ま
Dat's exac'ly a Tsukemono!

…
...

っ
I end up...

そ
Are you gonna do that every single time?!

実
I don't have a choice, that's what really happened.

何
Hell yes, you have a choice! You definitely don't need to do that!!

==========

024:

は
Haah... Anyway, eating Sakura Daikon really makes you want to eat rice...

完
After all, it's easy to eat and all.
It's a Tsukemono down to the core.

む
*nom* *nom* *nom*

こ
It would obviously go well with rice.

む
*nom* *nom* *nom* *nom* *nom* *nom* *nom* *nom* *nom*

あ
Ahhh... I really wish I had rice to go with it...

む
*nom*

っ
Wait! Ah brought some!!

ご
Ah actually brought some rice with me!!

今
Hotaru-san's such a pain today...!!

あ
Ah!! My Kansai-ben slipped my tongue...
My native Kansai-ben dialect!!

反
I don't even know how to react...

と
Anyway...

==========

025:

今
What I wanted to tell you this time with the example of the Sakura Daikon...

げ
*burp*

食
She's eaten all of it...

お
Usually, you can't eat snacks or candies during a meal,

お
Snack Ra[...]

ガ
Gum

駄
but some dagashi actually transgress this rule.

常
Hidden within them, you can find ways to eat that defy common sense. /New possibilities./

そ
I just wanted you to know that this is also one of the charms of dagashi.

他
There are many other dagashi in the series of "dagashi that go well with rice", but I'll leave them for another time...

ま
Is she really gonna do that again...?

そ
And, on a final note...

本
To tell you the truth,

大
I'm not actually from Osaka.

==========

026:

う
Okay...

そ
Well then, thanks for the meal!!

な
What?! What the hell...?!

嵐
She sure left in a hurry...

ん
Hmm?

２
20 yen

…
...

１
10 yen

そ
Well then, thanks for the meal!!

…
...

こ
That's...

僕
my bowl...

シ
Shikada
[...]ashi

炊
Apparently, someone had also taken some rice from the rice cooker... https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41664 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 20 by JoCurryrice 2015-08-18T12:30:15+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com
Reserved for Café con Lenin.


011:

第
20th Sweet: Seven Neon

[on the menu]

メ
Menu

[on the menu]

メ
Menu

==========

012:

ト
You just activated my trap card!!

喫
Café Endou

"
The effect of "The Seven Bright Ways of Hope" is to destroy all your monsters on the field!!

く
Shiiiit, I lost agaaain!!

ハ
Ha ha ha!! You're still no match for me, Coconuts...!!

楽
They sure look like they're enjoying themselves...

そ
Indeed.

ほ
So, have you decided on your order?

あ
Ah, right...

ア
Two iced coffees!

２
Two?

え
Yeah.

…
...

こ
Come here, let's drink together!

==========

013:

[on the menu]

メ
Menu

[end of menu]

サ
I wanted to have a talk,
just you and me, Saya-shi.

師
"shi" again...

ア
Me too.

ふ
Hu hu... How nice.

や
There are some things that girls only want to discuss with other girls.

お
Oh,
girl talk? Sounds good to me.

な
So, what is it?

サ
Saya-shi...

ち
*sluuurp*

コ
You and Kokonotsu-kun have been on very good terms since you were kids, right?

い
Oh, right off the bat... Well... I can't deny we are on good terms...

こ
D-Does this mean... that her feelings for Coconuts are also...?

あ
Well... Yeah...

ド
*ba-dump* *ba-dump* *ba-dump* *ba-dump* *ba-dump* *ba-dump* *ba-dump*

な
Then why...?

==========

014:

私
Why have I never seen you eat a dagashi...?

一
Not even a single time!!

あ
Whaaat?! What is she talking about?!

コ
There's no one better than Kokonotsu-kun when it comes to dagashi... So why...?

ど
Don't ask me "why"!

な
Well, I wonder why...

と
Therefore, today, I have brought the ideal dagashi for you, Saya-shi!

ま
Indeed most suitable!

マ
She really does everything at her own pace...

こ
This one!

[on the seven neon]

セ
Seven Neon

[end of seven neon]

な
The heck is this?

ふ
Just eat one stick, and you should understand what a dagashi is.

ふ
Hmm...

ど
How do you eat those...?

中
I guess you can only eat the inside...

==========

015:

は
Haah! Haah! Haah! Haah! Haah! Haah!

う
Whoa! She's so restless! She's looking at me with so much expectation in her eyes!!

こ
I can't kill her hopes...

よ
Alright...

こ
I have to peel off

ペ
*scritch*

は
the vinyl around it!!

お
That's definitely the right way...

じ
Or not!!

こ
That's not it...!! Then...

サ
Saya-shi...?

あ
Ah, no! Just wait a little!!

そ
Just bite it...

==========

016:

そ
and... squeeze it out!!

完
It's flawless, Saya-shi!! It's so perfect it couldn't be any better!

え
He... he he...

最
It was the greatest squeezing out ever!

で
But it's hard to believe that's the right way to eat it...

ず
It's actually pretty difficult to eat.

い
You have noticed a very important point.

…
...

実
Actually, there a lot of dagashi are made difficult to eat on purpose.

え
Huh?!
Why?

そ
The charm of dagashi is that they're cheap and fit in the hand.

し
However, it necessarily means that there will be little to eat.

==========

017:

本
Properly speaking, there's not more than a single spoonful to eat in a Seven Neon.

し
However, that would be dull for children who have very limited pocket money...

要
In other words...

"
A very important point of dagashi is "to be able to enjoy them for a very long time"!!

フ
Fue Ramune

モ
Morocco Fruit Yogul

セ
Seven Neon

ふ
Hu hu... So, have you understood the greatness of dagashi...?

す
Wow! Wow! Wow!! You're like those guys in TV shows about urban legends!!
You're so cool, Hotaru-chan!!

も
Do you know other stuff like that?!

予
Saya's reaction was greater than she thought, which took her aback.

==========

018:

ふ
Hu hu... Then I'll tell you about something I've kept in reserve.

！
!

セ
There are letters on the Seven Neon packs, see? They're from A to H.

合
That makes a total of eight letters.

う
I see, I see. So, what does it mean?!

な
I heard that it actually doesn't mean anything.

な
It doesn't mean anything?! I was expecting it to have some deep meaning!!

そ
Furthermore, there are eight letters, but only seven candies in a pack of Seven Neon!

完
It's even more misleading than I thought!!

な
It seems it just ended up like that.

マ
Wow! For real?!

…
...

楽
They look like they're enjoying themselves...

ほ
Wow! You really know everything, Hotaru-chan!!

私
Yes, I know everything.

そ
Indeed...

…
Talks between girls sure last long...

"
"To be able to enjoy them for a very long time" is a very important point for dagashi. https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41659 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 19 by JoCurryrice 2015-08-17T19:01:20+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com
Reserved for Café con Lenin.


000b:

[front cover]

だ
Dagashi Kashi

コ
Kotoyama

[front flap]

コ
Kotoyama

現
Even though the seasons come and go in the real world, it rains, it snows, and springtime arrives, it's always summer in Dagashi Kashi.
I hope that this manga will give you a summery feeling, no matter in which season you read it.

[book spine]

だ
Dagashi Kashi

コ
Kotoyama

小
Shogakukan

[back cover]

ほ
Hotaru's love for dagashi just keeps growing stronger!!

「
"What is the 'Tarou' in 'Cabbage Tarou'?" "Let's think of how to play with Chou Himo Q's!" "A way to use a Melon Ball's container..." "I challenge you to a match of Suppai Budou!!"... This ridiculous summer of sweets is not ending any time soon!

[back flap]

駄
Dagashi roster

ボ
Bontan Ame
[translation note: in the USA, it is known as "botan rice candy". And bontan means pomelo.]

[on the bontan ame]

ボ
Bontan Ame

[description]

発
It was first sold a very long time ago, back in 1926... However, this dagashi still sells surprisingly well: 13 millions of these are sold each year!!
Even though the world of dagashi is one where imitations are legion, its taste is unique! The sweetness and deliciousness of the pomelo that comes in full force with each bite delights everyone from children to the elderly.
Another of its characteristics is that even though it's low in calories, it is still very satiating, which makes it a very good seller among middle and high school girls!
It's a senior in the world of dagashi, and it has always been loved by everyone regardless of gender or age... Its name is Bontan Ame!!

==========

000c:

[front cover]

ま
Another Emergency Reprinting!!

デ
This is the author's first work, and in only seven months...

累
There's more than 300,000 copies of Dagashi Kashi sold!

キ
Cabbage Tarou's mascot character bursts out laughing too?!

あ
Don't you want to remember the the taste of that day...? Here comes the second part of the delicious, nostalgic dagashi comedy!!!

コ
Kotoyama

[front flap]

[
[Dagashi Kashi]

週
Gekkan

少
Shounen

サ
Sunday

毎
On sale every Wednesday

大
Currently serialized and immensely popular!!!

[book spine]

コ
Kotoyama

少
Shougakukan

[back cover]

１
Volume 1 had a reprinting /the very day it was published/! The dagashi comedy that is the talk of the town!!!

は
Ah!! I'm sure it would be delicious if we mixed all of the flavors together!!

粉
What happens when you combine /all/ the drink mix flavors together...?

は
Ah!

完
That's exactly how grade schoolers think!!

[on the american soda]

コ
Cola

[end of american soda]

太
Tarou.

キ
Cabbage Tarou!!

キ
What is the /"Tarou"/ in Cabbage Tarou...?

[on the cabbage tarou]

キ
Cabbage Tarou

[end of cabbage tarou]

超
What is the best way to play with a Chou Himo Q...?

東
The Tokyo Tower!!

[on the chou himo q]

史
The Longest In History

超
Chou Himo Q

[end of chou himo q]

[back flap]

だ
Dagashi Kashi ②

だ
Dagashi Kashi

==========

000d:

[front cover]

だ
Dagashi Kashi ②

だ
Dagashi-loving girl Hotaru wants to fight!

コ
Kotoyama

[book spine]

だ
Dagashi Kashi

コ
Kotoyama

小
Shogakukan

==========

001:

だ
Dagashi Kashi

コ
Kotoyama

キ
Cabbage Tar[...]

==========

002:

も
Table of Contents

第
19th Sweet "Waku Waku Smartphone"

第
20th Sweet "Seven Neon"

第
21st Sweet "Sakura Daikon"

第
22nd Sweet "Monster Stamp"

第
23rd Sweet "Yanyan Tsuke Bou"

第
24th Sweet "Yatta! Men"

第
25th Sweet "Bontan Ame"

第
26th Sweet "American Cola"

第
27th Sweet "Chou Himo Q"

第
28th Sweet "Wata Pachi"

第
29th Sweet "Suppai Budou ni Goyoujin"

第
30th Sweet "Cabbage Tarou"

第
31st Sweet "Aji Curry"

第
32nd Sweet "Kendama"

第
33rd Sweet "Melon Ball"

第
34th Sweet "Neru Neru Neru ne"

第
35th Sweet "Omosiro Boy"

第
36th Sweet "Choco Baby"

第
37th Sweet "Choco Bat"

第
38th Sweet "Go En ga Aru yo"

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003:

19th Sweet: Waku Waku Smartphone
[translation note: "waku waku smartphone" means "exciting smartphone"]

秘
secret base

入
entrance

出
exit

==========

004:

あ
Thanks, Coconuts!!

ま
Please come again.

こ
And don't trip on your way back.

わ
Yeah, yeah, we'll be careful!

じ
Alright, let's bring it back to "the Boss"!!

？
?

そ
Right! Let's hurry!

…
...

じ
See you, we'll come again!

ボ
The Boss...?

シ
Shikada
Daga[...]

…
...

あ
Aren't these three always playing by themselves...?

年
I wonder if they've become friends with someone older... I ended up following them without really thinking because I was worried, but...

==========

005:

い
It's the park where they always play... So who's...

あ
Ah, Boss!

持
We've brought them!!

！
!

ふ
Hu hu... That was fairly fast...

ほ
Let me commend you...

ボ
Boss!

お
Wait, it was yooooou?!!

==========

006:

そ
So, well, erm... We've bought the dagashi you asked us for, so...

そ
Well...

ふ
Hu hu...

み
You needn't say more, I get it...

大
It's okay.

そ
These dagashi are our bond...
They belong to all of us...!

ボ
B-Boss...!!

俺
We'll follow you forever, Boss!

飼
She's taming them with food!!

あ
Ah, that's right, Boss! The change...

お
Stop...

え
Huh...? Wait, Boss, you can't possibly...?!

…
...

ツ
I don't need the change... Just keep it!

ボ
B-Boooooss!!

==========

007:

や
The Boss is so great...!

言
Her words are so majestic!

確
Wait, wasn't the change only 20 yen...?!

な
The way she says it sounds cool, but come on...!!

ん
Ah, someone's calling me. Guys, be quiet...

は
Yes, sir.

し
Shh!

私
It's me,
what is it? I'm busy right now.

え
Huh? Yes...

誰
I wonder whom she's talking to...

ん
Hmm? Wait... That's...

な
Wha-
Are you sure about that...?

「
It's one of the "dagashi you can play with"... The "Waku Waku Smartphone"!!! She's just pretending to be on the phone!!!

な
For real...? The Dagashi Hunters have arrived here...?

し
And she's creating a strange setting too!!

【
[Waku Waku Smartphone]

タ
The screen looks like a touchscreen; slide it and you can eat the small candies inside it if you win!! How lucky! Of course, you can't use it to give someone a call!!

ラ
Lucky!

え
Yes... Yes... Okay. Thank you, Kokonotsu-kun.

し
And it was me she was talking to...

…
...

ボ
Boss, these Dagashi Hunters, are they...?

え
That's right...
They're here at last...

==========

008:

駄
The Dagashi Hunters... They're adults, but they buy all the dagashi that are supposed to be for us children. In other words, they're our enemies...!!

そ
How terrifying...

え
Huh?! They'd make the sales of our shop skyrocket! They're really nice guys...!!

で
Then... In order to be prepared no matter when the enemy appears...
Let us build up our strengths!

や
Yaaay!!

ほ
All right, put out your hands.

…
...

わ
Woohoo!

ね
Say, Boss...

ど
Yes, what?

そ
This thing... they were selling it at the dagashi shop, so how come you can actually use it to take calls?

‼
!!

お
Hey, are you saying you don't trust the Boss?!

そ
Is that what you're saying?!

い
N-No, that's not what I mean, but...

==========

009:

今
It's amazing that she was able to deceive them just like that until now...

そ
A-And it sounded like you were talking with Coconuts-nii-chan, but...

…
...

あ
He always has those sleepy eyes, I don't think he can actually fight those Dagashi Hunters...

そ
W-Well...

確
That's true...

コ
He looks damn weak, too...

オ
And like an otaku...

ち
And he's a bit creepy...

散
They're completely trashing me!

シ
What a shock...

あ
I don't want to think that, but Boss... Could it be that you...?

待
Wait a second.

！
!

た
I will admit that... Kokonotsu-kun does not possess any physical strength...

で
However,
his force of will as a dagashi store owner is greater than anyone else's.

私
And that's why I deeply respect him, both as my rival and as a person in general.

駄
I don't really know what she means by "as a dagashi store owner"...

==========

010:

そ
But those words... made me a bit happy!!

み
Are you all safe, guys?!

さ
I was so worried after that phone call, I came to help you!

コ
K-Kokonotsu-kun!!

み
Guys, the hunters are coming! Hide if you don't want them to take your dagashi!

や
S-Shit!

…
...

早
Let's scram!

コ
Kokonotsu-kun...

…
...

助
That was a close one...! (In a lot of senses.)

や
I knew it, what the Boss said was true...

う
Yeah...

ボ
That's how she kept her honor as their Boss... https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41547 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi Omake 1 by JoCurryrice 2015-07-20T10:52:42+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com
Reserved for Café con Lenin.


157:

オ
Bonus

１
Volume 1

１
Volume 1,

１
it's volume 1.

１
It's volume 1, Kokonotsu-kun.

…
... Yes, it is...

ど
So what...?

１
It's amazing, it's a whole volume... The story keeps progressing and progressing...

そ
Did it really progress that much...?

コ
I was so moved I thought I was going to burst into tears when I read the scene where you decide to take over the shop, and...

嘘
Stop telling lies!!

==========

158:

ポ
Pocchi-kun
[I called him "Pochi-kun" in chapter 3 because I can't read... >_>]

ポ
Pocchi-kun is really my type!

ん
Hnnng...

…
!

は
Haah!!!

ぷ
Phah!

や
I guess I can't win against pops's back-muscle thing...

１
And I can only maintain it for one second.

す
It's amazing!!

お
Boobs

う
Hmm, the weather's nice today.

コ
I wonder if Coconuts is here.

人
I love boobs...

人
I love boobs more than anyone else!!!

知
I knew it, but still...!!

う
Waaaaaaah!

シ
Shikada

そ
I was waiting for you to say that...!
H

==========

159:

株式会社　やおきん
Kabushiki Gaisha Yaokin
[Translation note: the company that produces Umai Bou.]

東豊製菓株式会社
Toho Seika Kabushiki Gaisha
[Translation note: the company that produces Potato Fries and Kurukuru Bou Jellies.]

西島製菓
Nishijima Seika
[Translation note: the company that produces Bou Kinako Ataru.]

松山製菓株式会社
Matsuyama Seika Kabushiki Gaisha
[Translation note: the company that produces Namaiki Beer.]

サンヨー製菓株式会社
Sanyo Seika Kabushiki Gaisha
[Translation note: the company that produces Morocco Fruit Yogul.]

アメハマ製菓株式会社
Amehama Seika Kabushiki Gaisha
[Translation note: the company that produces Coffee Gyuunyuu Candies.]

宮田製菓　株式会社
Miyata Seika Kabushiki Gaisha
[Translation note: the company that produces Young Doughnuts.]

株式会社おやつカンパニー
Kabushiki Gaisha Oyatsu Company
[Translation note: the company that produces Butamen.]

コリス株式会社
Coris Kabushiki Gaisha
[Translation note: the company that produces Fue Ramune.]

オリオン株式会社
Orion Kabushiki Gaisha
[Translation note: the company that produces Cocoa Cigarettes.]

株式会社チーリン製菓
Kabushiki Gaisha Chirin Seika
[Translation note: the company that produces Puchi Puchi Uranai Chocos.]

株式会社岡田商店
Kabushiki Gaisha Okada Shōten
[Translation note: the company that produces Bin Ramune.]

株式会社　明光製菓
Kabushiki Gaisha Meikou Seika
[Translation note: the company that produces Kozakura Mochi.]

井村屋株式会社
Imuraya Kabushiki Gaisha
[Translation note: the company that produces Tamago Ice.]

[Translation note: "seika" means "confectionery".]
[Translation note: "kabushiki gaisha" is a type of business corporation in Japan.]

美
Thank you for all the delicious dagashi!!! https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41546 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 18 by JoCurryrice 2015-07-20T10:50:48+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com
Reserved for Café con Lenin.


149:

第
18th Sweet: Tamago Ice
[Translation note: "tamago ice" means "egg ice".]

==========

150:

ふ
Haah...

…
!

な
Hmm...?

な
Hotaru-san is usually much more energetic than that...

は
Haaah...

あ
Erm... Hotaru-san...

ん
Hmm...? What is it, Kokonotsu-kun?

な
You look really down... Is there something wrong?

そ
Yeah...

ア
I guess you're the right person to talk to...

お
Do you like boobs?

==========

151:

こ
What... could her question possibly mean...?!

真
Should I tell her the truth...?! N-No, wait...!! But, however! (title)
[Translation note: since there are no spaces to delimit words in Japanese, "Dagashi Kashi" can indeed be read as "Da ga Shikashi", which means "but, however".]

「
If I say "Yes, I love them!!", maybe she'll answer "You're such a perverted jerk, Kokonotsu-kun"...

こ
Here, I should probably pretend I'm a bit more adult and...!!

ま
Well, everyone says they love them, but I'm not really interested in them, I guess...

な
Men who only look at boobs are so childish, seriously...

コ
Kokonotsu decided to show off.

そ
I see...

じ
Then I have nothing to tell you, Kokonosu-kun.

ご
Wait, I'm sorry, I lied!!

人
I love boobs...

人
I love boobs more than anyone else!!!

==========

152:

！
!

わ
Wah!

ん
Hmm...?

こ
Is that... a "Tamago Ice"?

そ
I was waiting for you to say that...!

今
Today's theme is "Tamago Ice", also nicknamed /"Boobs Ice"/!!

た
Tamago Ice

ゴ
It's ice cream inside a rubber pouch!!

先
Just cut the extremity and suck the ice out to eat it!!

あ
Huuuuh?! By "boobs", she meant...? Whaaat?!!

と
And so, I thought we should eat them right away.

た
Just call them Tamago Ice...

え
Huh? Come again?

い
It's nothing...

先
Could you eat yours first, Kokonotsu-kun?

え
Huh? Well, I don't mind...

==========

153:

ガ
*gnap*

そ
That's right, they're supposed to be opened with scissors, but people usually just bite them off.

結
The rubber's pretty hard...

わ
Wabh?!

…
!

…
...

あ
Erm...

な
I see...

や
Just as I suspected!!

私
The effect of heating it in my hands was immediate...!

は
Haaaaaah!

な
What did you do that for?!

ほ
Well, I had to make sure of how easily the ice cream spurts out...

て
And since you call them Boo- something strange, I didn't understand what you were talking about...

？
?
What's strange?

「
They're "Boobs Ice", right?!

い
No, no, no...

==========

154:

普
People usually call them "Bomb Ice".

先
They look like bombs because their tips look like fuses, hence the name "Bomb Ice"!

ふ
Haaaah...

…
!!

爆
Come on, you can't eat bombs.

お
You can't eat boobs either!!!

て
And that's not a good argument because the same could be said of other dagashi!!

ビ
For example, the Bin Ramune! It's not like you can eat bottles!
[Translation note: remember that "bin ramune" roughly means "ramune bottle".]

で
But you can't eat bombs...

や
Why are you so fixated on this?!

そ
And also, look...

「
It's a bit embarrassing to keep saying "boobs", so...

ど
Why?! Boobs are just boobs, right?!

ぐ
Ghh...
But, well...

==========

155:

と
A-Anyway, I've called them "Bomb Ice" since I was a little kid!!

そ
And I've always called them "Boobs Ice"!! I can't just yield this point either!!

ラ
This isn't going anywhere...

そ
I agree...

は
Haah...

は
Haah...

は
Haah...

こ
Then...

食
Then we have no choice but to draw a conclusion from eating it!!

普
You just want to eat it, don't you...?

ん
Hmm...?

私
... heating it in my hands...

ほ
Hotaru-san, just wait a second, I thi-

や
I knew iiiiit!!

…
I understand now...

…
!!

==========

156:

爆
So it actually...

っ
exploded.

「
I think that... I understand the meaning of "Bomb Ice", now.

…
...

こ
I guess that's one possible answer.

僕
I think...
I also understand the meaning of "Boobs Ice".

シ
Shikada
[...]shi

氷
Ice

コ
Kokonotsu firmly believed so from the bottom of his heart.

だ
Dagashi Kashi 1 - Fin https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41545 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 17 by JoCurryrice 2015-07-20T10:49:32+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com
Reserved for Café con Lenin.


141:

第
17th Sweet: Kozakura Mochi
[Translation note: "kozakura mochi" means "cherry mochi".]

==========

142:

…
...

ん
Hmm...?

Ｆ
From: Endou Tou-kun
Subject: Did you know?

「
"Do you remember that pink one? What's it called again? It's pink and square... Erm...

…
...

ま
Anyway, that one! Erm... How many of them was there again? Well, I don't remember, but there's fewer of them now! The number per pack decreased! That's what they're talking about on the Internets right now!"

恐
This sentence is so unintelligible, it's scary...!

イ
"The Internets"...?

何
I have no idea what he's trying to tell me...

ピ
Some pink stuff... But what?! Fewer...? Square...? Pink and square...

わ
Oh! I get it! I get it now!

ピ
He can only mean one thing by "pink and square"!

==========

143:

「
"Kozakura Mochi"!

[on the kozakura mochi]

こ
Kozakura Mochi

[end of kozakura mochi]

そ
Yeah, that must be what he was talking about, saying there's few-

減
There's fewer of them!!!!

…
...

減
There /is/ fewer of them... Right...?

今
There are 1, 2, 3... 10 of them, and...

ト
*tap*

ト
*tap*

…
How many of them were there before...?

こ
If we fill the lines where there are only two of them, it's 3 columns x 4 lines, so 12 of them...?

い
No, wasn't it more than that...?

あ
Huh?! Wait! I'm getting confused now!

悩
It seems you're troubled, Kokonotsu-kun.

は
Ah! That voice...!

==========

144:

ほ
Hotaru-sa-

か
Did you just strike a cool pose while entering?!

８
August

こ
It seems the Kozakura Mochi are giving you troubles...

ま
Oh, could it be that you know the answer, Hotaru-san?!

お
It's troubling me a lot!

ふ
Hmph!

モ
Of course I do...

な
If you want, I can also tell you about a dagashi that looks exactly like Kozakura Mochi.
[Translation note: she's referring to Sakuranbo Mochi, which indeed looks very much like Kozakura Mochi.]

そ
Thanks, maybe some other time.

あ
It looks so much like Kozakura Mochi that I even bought the wrong one on a mail order site once.

へ
Wow... Hey, I told you some other time!!

そ
Originally, there were

昔
/18 of them/ in each blister pack.

==========

145:

１
18?!

小
Hotaru in grade school.

ん
Hmm.

い
So many!

３
There were 3 columns and 6 lines, hence 18 of them.

そ
After some time, they got rid of a line, so that number went down to 15.

中
Hotaru in middle school.

店
Mister, isn't there fewer of them...?

あ
Huh? What?

こ
The number of Kozakura Mochi!

こ
The member what?

こ
The Kozakura Mochi!!

そ
And then, another line disappeared, bringing that number down to 12. It's the form we're most familiar with.

最
Not long ago.

や
Wait, they /are/ fewer of them, right?!

婆
Granny, is the meal ready yet...?

ね
Hey, listen to me!

そ
And now, for some reason, they look like this...

１
The era of the 10!

３
Since they'd been decreasing in threes, I was positive the next step would be to have square blister packs with 9 of them...

こ
Like that.

で
But yeah... Now that I take a look at it again, it really feels like there's not as many as before.

な
I think it's a bit sad.

と
I don't think so.

私
I'd even say I feel the exact opposite.

え
Huh...? You really don't feel the same?
I didn't expect that.

確
That's right... There may be fewer of them, but...

==========

146:

満
does eating them provide less satisfaction now than before? I wonder.

満
Satisfaction?

そ
That's right!
For example...

食
If we use the toothpick inside the box to eat them like this...

プ
*twup*

さ
and this...

プ
*twup*

そ
Th-

プ
*twup*

プ
*twup*

プ
*twup*

そ
That's...!!

一
That's the luxurious-looking way of eating them, where you skewer them and eat them all together!!

==========

147:

も
*nom* *nom*

な
That's true... Since you usually eat them all at once, it doesn't really matter how many of them there is...

そ
And that isn't all!!

こ
This dagashi also comes in five other flavors...
/The Five Heavenly Kings of Mochi!!/ (Or so I call them.)

気
His strength changes depending on his mood. /Mix/-kun.

主
Could be the protagonist, but doesn't stand out as much as Kozakura Mochi. /Cola/.

…
...

ク
A cool, mysterious character. Is he friend or foe? /Fruit Soda/.

イ
An honest boy from the countryside who thinks "Fruit Soda is bluer than me". /Green Apple/-kun.
[Translation note: in Japanese, "aoi" means both "blue" (the color of the Fruit Soda Mochi) and "green" (as in "green apple").]

５
The only girl of the group. She's worried because she's the same color as Kozakura Mochi. /Strawberry/-chan.

５
"Five Heavenly Kings"?! It's so awkward!!
[Translation note: there is supposed to be only four heavenly kings: Bishamon-ten, Zōchō-ten, Jikoku-ten, and Kōmoku-ten.]

い
Let's go!

ぎ
Aaaaaargh!!

==========

148:

ふ
Hu hu...

む
*nom* *nom* *nom*

な
The vision I just saw sure was quite dreadful...

で
But...

そ
I see now...

そ
The fact that we all share these sensations and memories is also one of the true charms of dagashi.

こ
Like, "Hey, I used to eat them like that too!"

ふ
Hu hu, that's right.

そ
And the ones thanks to whom children can create such memories are the dagashi shop owners...
Such a wonderful job...

確
I totally agree with that.

そ
And you will perpetuate this cycle and protect this culture with your shop too, Kokonotsu-kun...

ア
I'm so happy... that someone like you decided to take over the shop.

…
...

い
No, I'm not taking it over...

…
...

ち
Tsk!

雰
Hotaru failed to twist his arm with the mood. https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41393 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 16 by JoCurryrice 2015-06-06T10:09:48+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com
Reserved for Café con Lenin.


133:

第
16th Sweet: Bin Ramune
[Translation note: "bin ramune" roughly means "ramune bottle"]

==========

134:

シ
Shikada

駄
Da[...]

ほ
Here... That's the "powder" you asked me for...

い
Sorry to make you do all the dangerous work all the time...

じ
I can't wait anymore...

こ
I'll suck it out with a straw...!!

ス
*sluuurp*

は
Haah...! Aaaaahhn!

…
...

へ
He he... Looks like the powder's starting to kick in...

何
What are you two doing...?

コ
Kokonotsu-kun?!

何
Why are you here?!

見
Did he find out...?

そ
Well, this /is/ the shop I live in...
Don't try to hide your face, pops!!

==========

135:

し
Damn, guess we don't have a choice... I'll give you one, so please overlook what you just saw.

見
Overlook...?

ん
Hmm...?

こ
Hey! It's a "Bin Ramune".
Hmm... It's been a while since I last saw one.

[on the bin ramune]

ビ
Bin Ramune

[end of bin ramune]

ビ
What is Bin Ramune?!

前
It's a dagashi that is shaped like the bottle of another dagashi we have introduced: the refreshing, delicious carbonated drink "Ramune".

ス
*sluuurp*

モ
Inside the bottle, which is made of monaka, is some "secret powder" (Ramune powder) you can slurp using a straw. It's delicious!!

で
But we don't have Bin Ramune at our shop, right? So where does it come from?

…
...

…
Hmm? What's wrong?

い
Well...

な
This is embarrassing... I did order some, but...

全
I guess you could say I... ended up eating all of it...

ア
What are you, stupid?!

==========

136:

や
Stop!! Don't blame You-san!!

ほ
Hotaru-chan...

ヨ
He hasn't done anything wrong...!!

こ
This powder is legal!! 100% legal!!

逆
It actually just makes this all more suspicious!!!
I know it's legal!!

中
It's not addictive, and there aren't any withdrawal symptoms!! It's totally safe!!

あ
Oh, shit! The powder stopped working... I need my fix...!

依
I'm seeing some obvious withdrawal symptoms right here!!

ま
Now, now. Please have a taste too, Kokonotsu-kun.

う
O-Okay...

さ
Come on!! Slurp it all up in one gulp!!

何
There nothing to be scared of!! Just do it, come on!!

わ
I get it already!! And your eyes are scary!!

一
In one gulp...

ス
*slurp*

==========

137:

‼
!!

げ
*cough*
*cough* *cough*

の
My throat!!

最
People always choke on it the first time... It was the same for me. But you'll get used to it soon.

い
No, it's just that powder suddenly went down my throat...

何
Don't worry. Your body will grow more accustomed to it each time you take some.

使
Could you stop using words like "take"?!

で
But anyway...

ラ
The Ramune powder in itself already tastes good,

ど
but it also has some kind of refreshing taste, so it's just perfect to eat on a hot summer night.

そ
Right! You're exactly right!!

だ
So, erm, well... It's not as dangerous as everyone says. What is important is to take it in moderation, right?!

な
Why are you bent on giving it such a bad image?!

世
"as everyone says"?! No one talks about it!!

==========

138:

も
It's so delicious!! Why don't you try to give it a better image?!

む
Hmm...

そ
That's right... I know one of its good points.

こ
Take a look at this bottle...

も
You've already opened another one, haven't you...?

ス
Take out the straw...

バ
*kring*

瓶
and you can eat the bottle itself.

エ
It's eco-friendly!!

は
Argh!!

勢
I bit too hard into it, and now a piece of monaka hit right behind my teeth...!

だ
Th-That's sooo lame!!

い
Ow...

==========

139:

ふ
Hu hu... There are good points you haven't mentioned yet!!

ほ
Hotaru-san!

パ
The mascot character on the package is cute!

確
It /is/ cute!!

そ
Exactly! That's the kind of good points I wanted to hear about!!

…
...

ふ
Hu hu! I can do it when I try.

他
One of the points that also make it so great is that there are many ways to eat it!

あ
Ah, she looks happy...

オ
Official

正
The official way to eat it. Stick a straw at the bottom of the bottle and suck on it.

ス
Standard

一
The most widespread way to eat it. Stick the straw at the top of the bottle.

ヤ
Bad kid

瓶
Open a hole at the bottom of the bottle and catch the falling Ramune powder with your mouth. Show people you're bad!

漢
Manly

順
Who cares about order...?! If you're a true man, just bite into it! Just like a beast...

後
Aren't the last two a bit too extreme?!

==========

140:

い
Now I know about it's good points...

そ
But, well...

そ
The real problem is that you eat all of them before we can actually sell them.

う
Ugh!

ヨ
You-san, it seems the time has come...

ほ
Hotaru-chan...

へ
Heh!
Well, it does seem so...

父
I'll come back... with a clean body...!!

が
Do your best, You-san!!

な
What the hell are they doing...?

ま
It was only the next morning that Kokonotsu understood they had skillfully forced him to tend to the store for a while...

シ
Shikada

駄
Dagashi https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41392 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 15 by JoCurryrice 2015-06-06T10:08:09+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com
Reserved for Café con Lenin.


125:

は
lost

第
15th Sweet: Puchi Puchi Uranai Choco
[Translation note: "puchi puchi uranai choco" means "pop-pop fortune-telling choco"]

==========

126:

コ
Coconuts...

な
Don't you have a sudden urge to become super popular with girls...?

す
Yeah, I really want to.

だ
I knew it...

モ
What do you think makes popular guys so popular?

わ
I don't know...

女
They're popular with girls because they understand their feelings.

街
Sometimes, you can see guys who don't really look good or anything together with super cute babes in the city, right?

頭
Wow, that haircut...

あ
That's probably because they understand women's feelings.

な
That does make sense...

==========

127:

先
I understood something while reading my sis' fashion magazines the other day...

フ
You've read fashion magazines?! Wow, you're so adult, Tou-kun...

ま
Well, yeah...

女
Women love fortune-telling...!!

女
Women love fortune-telling...?!

な
I don't know why, but there's always a fortune-telling page in fashion magazines...

男
Luck with men...? "Guys may hit on you"...?!

お
I think it must be because they like letting "coincidences", "fate", or "miracles" decide their futures...
And so, in order to understand why they find fortune-telling so fun...

こ
I've brought these!!

[on the puchi puchi uranai choco (top to bottom, left to right)]

プ
Puchi Puchi Uranai

お
Chitchat

に
Popularity

お
Practice

あ
Playing

け
Health

ス
Sports

と
Friends

し
Homework

お
Pocket Money

れ
Love

テ
Test

お
Shopping

デ
Date

ね
Wish

り
Travel

け
Marriage

な
Worries

み
Future

[end of puchi puchi uranai choco]

プ
Puchi Puchi Uranai Choco

カ
Enjoy /fortune-telling/ while /pop-popping/ small, colorful chocolate balls out of their bubbles and eating them!!

女
It's /tremendously popular/ among girls!!

…
Did you buy that at our store...?

う
Yeah, just now...

そ
I see... Thanks...

そ
Now that I think about it, I've never eaten any, so I don't really know how it works...

う
Hmm... Me neither. Well, let's try it anyway.

==========

128:

じ
Well, let's start with...

[on the puchi puchi uranai choco]

に
Popularity

け
Health

し
Homework

[end of puchi puchi uranai choco]

ト
*tap*

「
something vague, like "health".

プ
*pop*

…
!!
A double circle...!!

…
Does it mean "good"...?
[Translation note: grade school teachers draw double circles on good homework in Japan (and flowers on perfect homework).]

あ
Ah, look, Tou-kun! It's explained here.

な
I see... ◎ means "great"... ○ means "good", △ "normal", and ✕ "bad"...

う
Reading Your Fortune

チ
Look [...]

よ
Great

や
Goo[...]

つ
Which means... That my health should be at its peak right now...

方
[...]une

チ
Look at the symbol under the ch[...]

や
[...]ood

ふ
Normal

よ
Bad

…
...

で
So, how is it?

え
How is what?

い
Well, your health, duh...

い
Well, erm... Nothing wrong in particular...

…
...

ん
Huh? Wait a sec...

俺
I might just be... in very good health right now...!

や
W-Wow! It's working!!!

==========

129:

意
Now that I think about it, it's pretty rare to be in perfectly good health, too...

な
Usually, you have a little something, like your arm hurting a bit, or something, right? Isn't it a bit strange?

…
But I can't tell if this really works yet...

次
Let's try another one...

う
Okay...

じ
Well, then... How about "homework"...?

[on the puchi puchi uranai choco]

け
Health

し
Homework

[end of puchi puchi uranai choco]

そ
But I have to tell you something beforehand...

俺
I haven't even started doing my summer holiday homework...

だ
So I thought I'd take a look at yours and copy it...

い
Well, I haven't done it either...

…
...

…
I'm popping it...

う
Okay...

プ
*pop*

==========

130:

す
A-

す
Amazing!!!

「
Those "Puchi Puchi Uranai Chocos"... They're the real deal!!

占
I didn't think fortune-telling was that accurate...!!

女
Now I see why girls are into it...

俺
Now we understand girls' feelings too... Damn, Puchi Puchi Uranai Chocos are awesome...

じ
So, which one do we pop next... Hmm?

[on the puchi puchi uranai choco]

テ
Test

ね
Wish

[end of puchi puchi uranai choco]

コ
Coconuts... Do you have a wish you want to see fulfilled?

モ
Except "being popular".

え
Hmm? Well, let's see...

パ
Nothing in particular...

逆
What about you, T-

女
I want to see a girl's panties!!

お
O-Oh... Of course...!!

==========

131:

…
I... I'm opening it...

う
O-Okay...

こ
Th-This will determine whether we get to see a girl's panties or not... It's a bit nerve-racking...

[on the puchi puchi uranai choco]

し
Homework

テ
Test

ね
Wi[...]
[end of puchi puchi uranai choco]

ド
It's making me restless...

あ
Oh, so that's where you are.

プ
*pop*

ほ
H-Hotaru-san...!

遠
And Endou-kun's together with you. But it looks like I'm interrupting you.

い
N-No! Not at all!!

ど
H-Hello.

び
She scared me...

あ
Oh, really...?

で
So, do you have some business with me...?

あ
Ah, no, not really.
It's just that it's unusual for you not to be at the store... I came here because I thought I heard your voice.

な
I see...

じ
Well, I'll be at the store, then.

あ
O-Okay.
See you...

==========

132:

そ
See you later.

…
...

…
... I don't think... we even need to look at the result...

う
Yeah...

女
Their hearts were flooded with feelings very far from understanding girls. https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41324 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 14 by JoCurryrice 2015-05-17T16:25:53+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com
Reserved for Café con Lenin.


117:

第
14th Sweet: Cocoa Cigarettes

==========

118:

見
Look, Kokonotsu.

浜
The shore is so far... The wrath of Mother Nature sure is frightening.

う
Yeah... So, how are we going back?

…
How presumptuous. Do you really think humans can defy Mother Nature?

え
Huuuh?! You mean we can't go back?!

ま
Now, now. Calm down, Kokonotsu-kun.

ト
*plof*

深
The sea may look pretty deep here, but it's actually not that...

あ
Ah?!

父
Poooops!!

==========

119:

ぶ
Phah!!

あ
My...

足
My leg!!

は
Haah...
Haah...

…
...

…
... See?

び
He's dripping wet!!

し
Still... We have to get back to the shore somehow...

良
Thank God, you still have the determination to go back.

も
Of course I do. Nature stands no change against civilization.

ま
Alright. First of all, let's sort things out by remembering what led to the current mess.

１
About an hour earlier.

す
love

==========

120:

…
...

…
Love...? Love what?

へ
He he... I still haven't forgotten... I feel so stupid...

だ
And I'm asking you what you're talking about!!

何
Well, I'm talking about your mother, who went back to live in her parents' house, of course.

え
H-Huuuuuh?! Why is he talking about something so awkward?!

あ
E-Erm... Okay...

ま
Well, I was just setting the mood.

？
?
What for?

あ
So, how is it? Have you gotten closer to Hotaru-chan since last time?

‼
!!

べ
C-

別
Closer?! What do you mean?! There's nothing between us!!

や
Come on, I told you to stop with that joke!

我
I can read my son like an open book...

ふ
Hu!

あ
Ah!

こ
This stone has just the right shape! Let's skip stones!

==========

121:

と
Haah!

ト
*ploc*

ぶ
Pffft!! It didn't even bounce a single time!!

プ
Pfff!

ぐ
Ghh...!

見
Look, to skip stones well, you have to

横
throw it sideways!!

チ
*plof*

全
You're not doing any better than me!!

…
...

…
What's wrong...?

間
I've just thrown the house keys by mistake...

え
Huuuuuh?! What kind of mistake is that?!

==========

122:

ポ
There was something in my pocket that had just the right weight to throw, so I didn't think and just...

つ
What do you mean, you "didn't think"?! To begin with, the very idea of throwing something that's in your pocket is strange!!

え
Aaah! Anyway, talking about it isn't going to help, I better do something about it!

え
Huh?! You're gonna go pick it up?!

あ
Of course I am!!

お
Obfh!!

…
!!

な
T-The waves!! The waves are too strong, Kokonotsu!! H-Help me... /He'p meee!!/

と
P-Poooooops!!

コ
Kokonotsuuu!!

ぎ
Argh!! Don't hold on to me!! I said stop!!

ゴ
Gogonobuuu...

う
Shut up!!

…
...
And that's how we arrived on this rock...

…
I see now...

結
So there was no progress whatsoever between you and Hotaru-chan...

ち
Tsk!

い
No, not really no progress at all, but...
Hey, we have more important things to deal with right now!!

==========

123:

ま
Now, now.
We probably won't get any good idea of how to get back to the shore right now.

ほ
Here.

お
Want a smoke?

何
Huh? A smoke? I'm still in high school, I can't...

っ
Wait, those are... A dagashi by ORION (Co., Ltd.) that has been loved by everyone for many years...

「
The "Cocoa Cigarettes"!!

[on the cocoa cigarettes]

コ
Cocoa Cigarettes

[end of cocoa cigarettes]

説
Thanks for the explanation.

さ
You're so very knowledgeable about dagashi, Kokonotsu...

な
S-So what?! I'm not taking over the store!

へ
Huh...? I know you don't want to.

…
!

え
Huh?!

じ
You mean it's okay if I become a mangaka?!

い
Well, no, that's not exactly what I meant either.

ど
But well, you still have time before you decide...
We'll stick together until you're sure of what's best for you.

父
Pops...

==========

124:

俺
That's how we've always rolled, isn't it?

へ
He he... Yeah... (Well, we're father and son, after all...)

さ
Well,
then...

う
Yup.

諦
Let's give up... And swim back home!!

家
They had to break the door lock. https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41265 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 13 by JoCurryrice 2015-04-26T13:18:32+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com
Reserved for Café con Lenin.


109:

第
13th Sweet: Ramune

ラ
Ramune
100 yen!

==========

110:

ね
Come on...

開
Open your country to the outside world...

…
...

…
Hmm...!!

１
1853,

や
Well, shit...

黒
arrival of the Black Ships.

==========

111:

日
You Japanese are always like this...

ほ
Why are you all so stubborn...?

い
Well, you see, we also have our own circumstances, so...

わ
I get it, I get it... Here's my trump card...

…
Hmm...?
What is this...? There's liquid in it...

ポ
*poof*

こ
Well, this is...

え
Eh?! There was a very loud sound just now! Are we okay?! Are we gonna die?!

こ
I'm scared!!

死
We're not gonna die...
Here... I'm giving it to you, please drink it...

飲
I won't die if I drink it?!

死
You won't die...

ほ
Is it really safe...?

==========

112:

う
It's good!! Damn, this is so good!!

な
What is it?!

ぷ
Haaah!

レ
Lemonade.

ん
Hmm...? Pardon?

な
Why did you improve your pronunciation?! I can even less tell what it's called now!!

じ
Well, Perry is very busy, so he'll be leaving now.

え
Huh?!

来
But he'll be back next year. Until then, he'll be entrusting you with opening Japan to the world, okay?

ち
W-Wait a second!! This Ra-Ramone...? Or was it Ramune?!

も
He's leaving another bottle for you, so take your time to think while drinking it.

ほ
Well then.

ラ
Ramune...?

む
Hmm... I guess I'll drink it...

ん
Hmm...? Wait...

さ
How did he open the other one...?!

回
Did he turn the cap...? No, it's not working... Hnnnng!

ポ
How did he make that "poof" sound?! Hnnng!! I can't open it!!

…
!!

==========

113:

ペ
Perryyyy!!! How do you open these bottleeees?! Pleeeaaase!!

ち
Hey...! Perryyyyy!! Heeeeeey!!!

な
I'll do anything, so please...!!!

か
And so,

ペ
thanks to the Ramune that Perry had brought with him,

な
best buddies

長
the long period of national isolation Japan had known finally came to an end!

ラ
And the country opened... together with the Ramune bottle!!

”
Get it? "Open".

う
It's so good!!

超
It's a masterpiece!!

い
Thank you. Hu hu hu.

…
...

あ
Ah!

ん
Hmm? What's wrong, Hotaru-chan?

今
Just when the kamishibai ended, I got an uncontrollable urge for Ramune...!!
[Translation: a kamishibai (literally "paper drama") is a form of story-telling that uses drawn pictures to tell a story.]

下
What are you, a shill with bad actor skills?!

て
More importantly... I don't like the fact that it's a lie.

さ
Saying that Perry brought the Ramune to Japan is a bit too much.

そ
You're gonna show it to the kids who come to the shop, right?

==========

114:

や
Oh my... I guess I'll have to do it.

ふ
Hmph...

…
!

お
It's time for a lesson!!

ま
First of all,
the term "Ramune" is a corruption of the word "lemonade".

え
Huh?! Really?!

レ
Remonēdo

ラ
Ramone

ラ
Ramune

ラ
Ramune

…
No but... Ramune and lemonade are completely different, right? Like, the taste, and all...

ふ
Hu hu... You've touched a crucial point!

コ
Kokonotsu-kun, do you know what the difference between "lemon-lime soda" and "Ramune" is?

え
Huh? Erm...

瓶
The shape of the bottle!

え
Huh?!

つ
In other words...! Ramune designates "a carbonated drink in a bottle that has this shape"!!

実
Ramune and lemon-lime soda are actually the same inside!!

サ
Lemon-lime soda

サ
Lemon-lime soda

ラ
Ramune

ラ
Ramune

サ
Lemon-lime soda

ラ
Ramune

俺
Actually, we're the same inside.

ま
You serious...?

元
The "lemonade" that was designed with a cork cap

サ
Lemon-lime soda

１
1853

１
1872

ラ
Ramune

約
came back with a Codd-neck bottle design twenty years later, and that's the current design of "Ramune".

今
Nowadays, there's even curry-flavored Ramune!! The taste is not what's most important!!

そ
That's not the prob- There's curry-flavored Ramune?!

==========

115:

な
Anyway, a toast to Commodore Perry, who popularized Ramune!

カ
Cheers!!

結
So that's how it turns out, in the end...

飲
I guess they just want to drink Ramune.

ん
*gulp* *gulp*

く
Khhhhh...

ぷ
Haaaaaahh!!

こ
That's it!! It's so typical of summer!!

い
Wow... You can really chug it down.

こ
Now I want to drink some too...

う
Hmm...

は
Ah!

ど
What is it, Kokonotsu?

あ
Ah, well... If we went to the beach
and brought Hotaru-san to help us,

ラ
don't you think our Ramune and ice cream would sell like hotcakes...?

⁉
?!
I see...

つ
You mean...

==========

116:

水
To have her walk around in a swimsuit and sell them, right?!

お
Who wants a delicious Ramune? I've got ice-cold Ramune! ...mune! ...une!

え
Huh?!
O-Oh... I see, since it would be at the beach...

ラ
Ramune

い
Oh, that sounds really fun! I'm down!!

う
Hmm...!
You really have a talent for everything linked to dagashi...

こ
What a wonderful plan you've thought of...

…
...

そ
Alright, let's hammer out the details...

い
Great...!
I'm looking forward to it!

ほ
Come on, Kokonotsu! Kokonotsu?

…
...

ペ
Dear Perry,

う
I have inadvertently used Ramune as an excuse to see a girl in a swimsuit... I'm very sorry.

鹿
With love,
Kokonotsu Shikada. https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41264 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 12 by JoCurryrice 2015-04-26T13:16:58+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com
Reserved for Café con Lenin.


101:

第
12th Sweet: Menko

==========

102:

駄
There is something other than dagashi that is sold at dagashi shops and that is very popular: toys and games.

お
Obake Kemuri

む
For some people, these even left a stronger impression than the dagashi themselves.

そ
And one of the games that has been very popular since long ago

ほ
Hah!

ベ
*clap*

ま
You still have a long way to go.

い
Well, it's much more difficult than it looks.

「
is "Menko".

==========

103:

店
Since the A/C broke down, there was a risk that the dagashi would go bad, so they were stored away.

あ
It's hot.

店
Once that was done, I noticed that there are many things to play with I hadn't noticed yet.

ほ
Hotaru-san said

は
Ah!

お
If they have no dagashi, let them play games!!

と
or something along those lines, so we decided to play Menko.

と
By the way...

め
Does Menko have rules or something?

め
Do kids of your generation not know Menko?!

い
Erm, you're from the same generation, Hotaru-san...

要
Simply put, it's a game to win the other's Menko cards.

取
Win?

地
You have to strike the cards scattered on the ground with your own. If you manage to flip one, it becomes yours.

お
Hah!

え
He he heee!

だ
Therefore, if you're good enough, you can get a nice collection starting from just one card.

弱
The rules are pretty harsh for the weaker players...

==========

104:

ま
Well, there were also some kids who collected them because they liked the illustrations.

カ
[...]oom [not sure at all]

グ
glove

め
Menko

パ
paper

シ
There are simple drawings, anime characters, and so on.

は
Oh, I see.

く
You know a lot about it.

ほ
I've nearly never played, though.

た
There were times when I collected them.

じ
Let's show each other our collection next time, then!

お
Sure! Sounds cool!

…
...

よ
Alright!!

そ
Well,
let's win some, then!!

？
?

…
...

め
Menko

ほ
Oh, the "edge grip"...

な
It's plain, but elegant.

は
Edge Grip

名
As the name indicates, it consists in gripping the card next to the edge. A grip that makes use of the centrifugal force.

普
But usually, you'd use the "pinch"...

果
I wonder if she'll be able to use this technique well.

ツ
Pinch

物
It consists in holding the card as if you're pinching it. The most widespread grip.

何
I don't understand what they're saying at all...

は
Hah!!

==========

105:

め
Menko

⁉
?!

で
I-I did it!!

裏
I managed to flip it!!

え
Huh?! What?! What's with that reaction?!

マ
No way...

す
Well, damn!

次
It's my turn now!

ビ
boom [still not sure]

お
Oh! That's the "scissors grip"!

か
People tend to use it because it's cool, but it's said to be extremely hard to use...

か
Is it really cool?

ま
Well, there's next to no chance for it to actually work.

そ
Well, I wonder about that...

⁉
?!

特
I'll make an exception and show it to you...

==========

106:

斜
Long-Range Diagonal Cut School...

二
Second Dance!!

な
D-Diagonal Cut?! The technique was named so because, instead of throwing your card directly against the other, you throw it in a cutting motion...!

し
Moreover, she used the Second Dance, which means...

に
She...

ビ
boom [still not sure]

２
She flipped two cards...!!
[Translation note: there's a pun here: second dance is "ni no mai", while two cards is "ni mai".]

す
I-It's amazing!!

ど
Where did you learn to do that?!

は
Heeeh...

ふ
Hu hu... I have trained for two years in order to be able to use this technique...

２
She did it for two years...?

で
But I can teach you the basics, if you want!

や
Thank you!!

==========

107:

だ
It's useless!! I can't do it!!

あ
Don't give up, Kokonotsu-kun!

ス
You have a natural talent for it!

か
It's been about 3 hours...

よ
How come they don't get tired of it...?

！
!

こ
There are even some here...

な
How was it again...?

こ
Hold it between your fingers, like that...

斜
And... cut diagonally!

斜
And say "Diagonal Cut"...

…
Hmm...?

あ
Huh...?

ス
space

３
Three cards...?

ね
Hey...!

ね
Hey, look! I just flipped three cards! I'm pretty good, right?!

==========

108:

サ
Saya-san...

何
What?
Ain't I amazing?

い
No...

サ
Saya-shi!!

師
"shi"?!
[Translation note: the shi honorific means master, teacher, mentor, etc.]

斜
Saya-chan, who has mastered the Third Dance of the Long-Range Diagonal Cut School, has fully mastered the art of Menko. https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41227 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 11 by JoCurryrice 2015-04-17T17:11:47+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com
Reserved for Café con Lenin.


093:

第
11th Sweet: Fue Ramune
[Translation note: "fue ramune" means "whistle ramune".]

==========

094:

コ
Hey, Coconuts... Have you done your homework?

ピ
*tweeeet*

や
Nope, not yet...

あ
Me neither...

ヒ
*fwiiit*

ま
Well, the summer holidays have just started, so it's okay...

う
Yeah...

…
...

ア
Ice

ピ
*pwiiiit*

ピ
*pwiiiit*

…
...

と
By the way... Don't you hear something...?

ピ
*tweet*

ピ
*tweet*

ヒ
*pwiiit*

ヒ
*pwiiit*

ピ
*pwiiit*

な
Yeah, I can hear it too...

ま
Well... It must be...

多
It must be...

ヒ
*tweeeeeet*

ピ
*pwiiiiit*

ピ
*pwiiit*

あ
Oh...
Why are you both of you here?

や
I knew it was yoooou!!

095:

==========

さ
There was some kind of whistling noise just now, right? To tell you the truth...

ピ
Going "tweet".

私
It was me!!

あ
Huh? Wait, Saya-chan, do you know Hotaru-san?

色
Well, yeah... A lot happened...

で
But, what did you use? A whistle?

ん
Hu, hu, hu...

？
?

こ
I used this!

[on the fue ramune]

コ
CORIS

フ
Fue Ramune

[end of fue ramune]

フ
Fue Ramune

お
This is usually the first thing that comes to mind when talking about a yummy dagashi you can play with! Just blowing through its hole produces a whistling sound!

お
Oh, they're Fue Ramune.

あ
Ah, I know these.

私
I bought them.

あ
Ah, so that's what made the sound.
I get it now.

遊
Dagashi you can play with are always popular among kids, no matter in which age.

ピ
*tweeeet*

吹
Blow and it whistles. In spite of its simplicity, it's quite addictive.

そ
And when you've had enough, just eat it!!

ん
Hmm... The concept is just perfect.

ガ
*cranch* *crunch*

だ
Well, people usually end up biting it midway by mistake, though.

096:

==========

ア
I know about it.

オ
There are cute toys together with them for free, right?

な
I'd say that there are some that aren't very cute mixed in too.

じ
I'm giving you the toy, then, Saya-chan.

え
Huh? Really?! Thanks!!

わ
Yaaay!

見
Look, look, Coconuts!! It's so cute!!

な
What the hell is that?! A-A... mole...?!

モ
Moleman
Naming: Kokonotsu

フ
The beginning of the "Fue" series of dagashi dates back to...

１
1953, with the "Fue Gum".
[Translation note: "fue gum" means "whistle gum".]

え
Huh? What?! What's going on now?!

少
Is a bit used to it now.

元
The Fue Gum was created thanks to a good understanding of the technique used to give fine powder the shape of a flute.

097:

==========

意
Surprisingly, the Fue Ramune saw the light of day only 20 years later.

１
1953

フ
Fue Gum

１
1973

フ
Fue Ramune

意
That \is\ surprising...

２
20 years...
Imagine how long it is... 20 years...

２
For 20 years, he tried to become a Fue Ramune, but he didn't manage to! Imagine his distress...!

出
It's not working... I'm not making any sound...!!

ス
*fffff*

ス
*ffff*

ラ
You're imagining it from the Ramune's perspective?!

き
I'm sure everyone around him must have disapproved his decision!
I'm sure there were days when he thought he was pitiful and wanted to give up!

あ
Look, he's got a hole.

う
You should fill it, seriously!

だ
So lame...

音
And he can't even whistle.

で
But...

お
Hey, Ramune.

は
Ah!

バ
You idiot! What are you sobbing here for?

フ
Fue Gum-senpai...!

そ
I see... So you decided to give up on whistling...

は
Yes...

098:

==========

先
I decided to whistle in spite of my family's disagreement because I admired you, senpai...

笛
I'll whistle!

ス
*fff*

お
W-What's that hole...?!

ま
But all I can do is this pitiful sound...

も
What else but give up can I do...?!

ラ
Tell me, Ramune...

ピ
*tweeet*

何
Why are you so flustered...?

そ
Well, of course I'm flustered! If this goes on, I'll...

違
You don't understand.

楽
You have to enjoy it...!

⁉
?!

子
Children are waiting for us.
They'll smile and say we're delicious...

お
Yummy!

そ
And we must simply look forward to it.

俺
Don't you think
that's our duty...?

…
...

先
Senpai...!

ヒ
*fwit*

099:

==========

ピ
*fwiiit*

ピ
*fwit*

あ
Huh?! Didn't you whistle just now?!

ピ
*pwiiit*

ヒ
*pwiiit*

え
Huh?! Y-You're right...!! I did iiiit!!

ピ
*pwiiiiit*

ピ
*tweeeet*

ピ
*pwiiit*

わ
Yeeeah!

っ
Just like that...

何
What the hell is that girl saying...?!

…
I get it now...

フ
I'm the Fue Ramune.
And Pops is Fue Gum-senpai.

フ
Fue Gum-senpai...

僕
This is all a plan to show me how great dagashi are and to bring me to take over the shop, isn't it?!

そ
As if I'd let that slide!!

お
And you too, what are you sayiiiing?!

100:

==========

ふ
Hu hu... So you did see through my plan, impressive!!

あ
Ah?! Huh?! She's just going with the flow?! I can't tell what's going on!!

こ
W-What should I do...? I wonder if I should enter their circle too...

僕
I told you I'm not taking it over.

ふ
Hu hu... You will change your mind soon enough...

い
No! I'm serious!

ま
Oh, come on, you!

…
...

コ
I...

コ
I think being a dagashi shop owner would suit you, Coconuts!!!

あ
W-What...?!

で
Wouldn't it? It would so suit him, right?!

え
Huh?

…
...

あ
Erm... Yeah...

サ
And so, Saya-chan entered this circle... Yes, the circle of the Fue Ramune... https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41226 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 10 by JoCurryrice 2015-04-17T17:10:52+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com
Reserved for Café con Lenin.


085:

第
10th Sweet: Kurukuru Bou Jelly
[Translation note: "kurukuru bou jelly" roughly means "whirling jelly stick".]

==========

086:

友
When I told Tou-kun that our air conditioner had broken down, he said we should go to the pool.

か
Kashigahama Public Swimming Pool

う
Woooooh!

こ
I haven't come here since I was in grade school!

え
Endou

水
Let's go look at swimsuits, Coconuts!!

も
Geez, Tou-kun, you just keep bringing up swimsuits, don't you?

テ
Calm down, Coconuts! You're way too enthusiastic!

豆
As if you weren't! You've already put your swimming hat on!

う
Whoa... There's no one here. Well, it's just as if we'd reserved the pool, which is pretty...

も
Let's just... go back...

え
W-Whaaat?! He's looks depressed for real!!

==========

087:

だ
There's no reason to go to the pool in these conditions! I'm leaving!

い
Oh, come on! Wait! We've come all the way here!

い
Ow, ow, ow!

水
I want to see swimsuits!

コ
Hey, the two idiots there! Don't act violently by the poolside!

ピ
*tweeeet*

そ
T-That voice...

転
It's dangerous! You could fall down!

何
What are you doing, Pops...?

は
Ah!! Why are you here...?!

こ
That's what I want to ask you.

お
Oh, it's your dad.

ほ
Well, you know... Managing the dagashi store using only it as income is a bit... well...

ヒ
*fweeet*

わ
You know what I mean, right?

あ
Y-Yeah... Erm, sorry...

そ
In spite of that, my son does nothing but play just because it's the summer holidays, and comes to the pool...

ほ
This is so terrible...

ピ
*fwiup*

悪
I get it! I said I'm sorry!! I'll help a bit more with the shop!!

==========

088:

ほ
Really?! Then you can tend to the store tomorrow, right?

え
Huh? Erm...
Well, it's fine with me...

？
?

ま
Well, now that we're here, we might as well take a dip.

お
Your dad seems to be working hard, too.

え
Let's see...

よ
Let's go!!

ピ
*tweeeeet*

は
It's now 1 p.m., so we're having a 15-minutes break.
We're going to put chlorine in the water and stuff.

え
Endou

さ
Okay, let's take a rest a little bit.

…
...

コ
Coconuts... I've gotta go to cram school soon...

落
Calm down, Tou-kun! There's no cram school in this town!!

ほ
Well then, please put the chlorine in the water.

は
Yes, sir!

==========

089:

あ
Huh?

コ
Kokonotsu-kun! And... Endou-kun, right?
I'm helping You-san with his work here.

じ
Well, I hope you're enjoying the pool.

…
...

…
I guess I'll skip cram school today...!

ふ
Phew...

塾
You were still going on with that...?

て
Hey, wait a second! How come Hotaru-san knows your name?! When did you get to know each other?

え
Huh? Wait! Do you know her too, Coconuts?

ふ
Hu hu...

==========

090:

作
All is going on according to plan, isn't it, Hotaru-chan...?

え
Exactly... You-san!!

ま
First, I heard by pure coincidence that he'd be going to the pool today and decided to ambush him there.

ふ
Hmm.

え
Huh? Today?

プ
Seeing his dad working part-time as a lifeguard at the pool will show him our economic situation. And so...

は
Haaaah...

た
Maybe I should help sometimes...

店
He'll feel more inclined towards helping with the shop!!

完
This plan is perfect! You're indeed the worthy daughter of the Shidare!!

あ
You're not an opponent one can make light of!!

そ
And, once again...

ピ
*tweeeet*

ほ
Alright, 15 minutes have passed, so you can go in now.

お
Oh!

==========

091:

い
Yaaay!!

ふ
Hu hu... Did \that\ go smoothly?

え
Yes! It went perfectly well!

彼
With his talent, he'll find it right away...

！
!

ピ
*twinkle*

…
?

私
What I have just scattered at the bottom of the pool...

ぶ
Haah!! P-Pops!

ん
Hmm?

「
The "Kurukuru Bou Jellies"!!

な
I don't know why...

く
But there are some Kurukuru Bou Jellies at the bottom of the pool!!

く
Kurukuru Bou Jelly

く
Jelly in a twirling cylinder! There are /three different flavors/ to enjoy: lemonade, cream soda, and grape juice!

カ
They're cute, /colorful/, and yummy!

==========

092:

な
Do you think someone dropped them in there by mistake...?

あ
Ah, you see...

来
They're like a small present we make to the people who come to the pool.

！
!

だ
Since you've found it, you can eat it.

コ
Coconuts! I've found a bunch of them too!

お
Oooh!

食
Let's eat them!

う
Yeah!

ふ
Hu hu...

こ
And now for the second phase of the plan: give him dagashi to bring him to think that running a dagashi shop would be great!

流
You're indeed the worthy daughter of the Shidare...

あ
You're not an opponent one can make light of!

あ
Ah!

「
It's written "It's forbidden to eat and drink in the whole facility"...

施
It's forbidden to eat and [...]k in the whole facility

え
Huh?!

な
Oh, well...

…
...

失
We failed!! https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41225 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 9 by JoCurryrice 2015-04-17T17:09:34+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com
Reserved for Café con Lenin.


077:

第
9th Sweet: Butamen
[Translation note: "butamen" is both pork ramen and the name of a dagashi inspired by it.]

==========

078:

…
...

今
It wouldn't be surprising for it to break down any minute now...

し
But, even if it's old, it would be hard to endure the heat without it...

今
Today's especially hot, too...

あ
Ah, Hotaru-san... Welcome.

あ
It sure is hot today, isn't it?

…
...

…
Hotaru-san...?

==========

079:

エ
T-The air conditioneeeeeeeer!!!

な
Why did you stop iiiiit?!!

ア
It's too hot!

コ
Kokonotsu-kun.

夏
There is a dagashi that is most suitable

ス
to build up stamina and overcome the summer heat...

え
Huh? Erm... No way...

そ
Yes way! That's exactly it!!

今
Today's topic is "Butamen"!!

ブ
Butamen
Pour hot water in it, and it turns into "real" ramen! There's a wide choice of flavors! It's /tremendously popular/ among kids when they're hungry!!

[on the butamen]

あ
Thoink you!

２
20th anniversary

ブ
Butamen

と
Tonkotsu Ramen

[end of butamen]

==========

080:

…
...

暑
It's freaking hot...

夏
Well, it's summer, after all!!

う
Well...
Yeah, but...

エ
Let's turn the A/C on...

な
Wha-
Noooooope! We're not turning it on!!

だ
Nooo way!

夏
In summer, you're supposed to endure the heat

…
...

ブ
while savoring some Butamen!!

ほ
All right! The water's boiling!!

…
...

ブ
Butamen comes in many different flavors.

ペ
*rip*

と
Tonkotsu, soy sauce, salted beef tongue, curry, yakisoba...

で
But the one I like best

「
is definitely "tonkotsu"!

==========

081:

と
But there's actually a good reason for that.

一
Butamen is much more expensive than most other dagashi.
They usually cost 10 to 20 yens, but Butamen costs 70 yens.

１
The children who go to a dagashi shop

駄
with a 100-yen coin in their hands

何
face a serious problem: they cannot buy more than one Butamen, so trying a new one would be much too risky.

…
!!

試
Even if they want to try something new, in the end, they tend to choose tonkotsu because it's a safe bet. I was the same back then...

は
Hurry up.

今
Now, I can try them all and choose the one I like best, but... I just feel a stronger affinity towards tonkotsu because of all these years.

ふ
Hu hu... It's so exciting to think that there are people all over Japan who share the very same feelings.

ブ
Butamen has created a bond of tonkotsu between us all!

そ
Hmm, yeah...

暑
It's so hot he's not even listening.

い
Damn it...

は
Haah... Haah...

夏
I didn't think turning the heater on during the summer would be make it that hot...

も
I can't endure it anymore... No more...

こ
Humans cannot live in that heat...

よ
It's ready!

そ
Eating Butamen in that heat would be...

==========

082:

ぷ
Haaaaah!! Butamen tastes even better on hot days like today!! The sensation of the thick broth on my stomach...

は
Haaah!

夏
Now /that/ really feels like summer!!

…
...

不
I can't help thinking

暑
that eating piping hot Butamen in a roasting hot room

も
might actually be the most delicious way to eat it...

思
I can't help thinking about it...

は
Here! It's your share, Kokonotsu-kun!!

==========

083:

…
...

…
...

…
Are you sure you don't want to turn the A/C on?

な
Wha-
I just told you that, during summer...

や
Well, there's a slight problem...

？
?

ど
What do you mean?

こ
Since it's so hot, if we don't cool the room down a little bit,

店
all the dagashi stored here will probably go bad much faster...

==========

084:

…
...
Of course, I had already noticed this point, but I was waiting to see when you would eventually notice, Kokonotsu-kun!!

絶
I'm quite sure that you were just absorbed in eating Butamen here!!

そ
Now that you've noticed, let's turn it on!

す
Right now!!

は
Okay, okay...

あ
It's too hot...

ま
Just so you know, I can still totally bear this level of heat...

カ
*click*

…
Huh...?

カ
*click* *click* *click* *click*

…
...

…
...

エ
The A/C broke down. https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41175 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 8 by JoCurryrice 2015-03-31T16:10:28+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com
Reserved for Café con Lenin.


069:

8th Sweet: Young Doughnuts

==========

070:

…
...

や
Oh, shit...

ん
*bloc*

==========

071:

ふ
Hfff...

…
...

そ
Hey, miss... Are you all right?

こ
T-That's what \I\ want to ask you!!

大
Are you okay? You're not hurt?

い
N-No, I'm okay!!

そ
You're the one who fell into that paddy field. Are you sure you're o-

そ
I see! Then everything's all right!

な
W-What's wrong with that girl?!

==========

072:

ち
C-Come with me!! Come on!

で
But my bike's...

そ
Whatever! We'll go fetch it later!

お
Heeey! I just put a towel for you here!

あ
Thank you.

ふ
Phew...

う
Thank god we weren't far from home.

着
I'll lend her some of my clothes to change into...

ど
I should also ask her where she lives.

こ
She doesn't seem to be from around here...

名
And ask her her name too.

喫
Café

エ
Endou

た
I'm back, my little sister!

う
Is our business thriving?!

==========

073:

っ
Wait, she's not here! And we have no customers...

こ
Is this café really doing okay?

サ
Well, I guess that means Saya's not back yet.

ん
Hmm?

な
Oh, so you were taking a shower.

昼
Taking a shower at this hour... Did you fall into paddy fie-

お
Heeey, I've brought you a change of clo-
thes?!

あ
Oh, thank you!

==========

074:

大
Are you okay?! Did he do anything strange to you?!

シ
*pssssh*

？
Hm? No, I'm okay.

は
Haah... I'm sorry about that. I'm the one who invited you here... I didn't think my stupid brother would do that.

あ
Oh, so he's your brother.

初
Nice to meet you! Your sister was kind enough to let me take a shower at your house!
She has brought me here when I was in a very embarrassing state, since I had fallen into a paddy field...

お
Heeeey!! Your current state is much more embarrassing!!

は
Here, to warm you up. It's on the house.

コ
Sorry, but I can't do much more than that.

==========

075:

…
... On the house...?

う
Yeah, didn't you see the plate? Our family runs a café.

喫
Café

エ
Endou

…
!!

す
W-Wow! It's so cool! It's the first time I've come to a café!

は
Wow! And it's on the house?! Seriously?!

お
Erm... Yeah...

…
Well, it looks like she's genuinely happy...

喜
She's a bit weird, but she doesn't look like a bad person.

ね
Tell me, where do you li-

っ
Heeeey!! What are you eating?!

「
They're "Young Doughnuts"!

ど
Where did you take them out of?! I didn't see you bring anything here.

ふ
Hu hu... Women all have a few secret compartments.

[on the young doughnuts]

ヤ
Young Doughnuts

[end of young doughnuts]

ヤ
Young Doughnuts

ひ
*nom* *nom*

い
You can keep eating them forever!!

ひ
There are four bite-sized doughnuts in each pack. It's a very popular item among kids all throughout the country!!

そ
Huh? Do they really...?

し
Seriously.

こ
They go very well with coffee...

==========

076:

あ
Oh, right! So, where do you live? You're not from here, right?

…
!

…
Well, there's a serious reason why I've come here.

…
!

私
I... came here to meet the "legend" who inhabits this land, and I have met him...

伝
the legend

そ
I have then signed a contract to unleash the power of he who shall continue the legend...
As long as the contract is not fulfilled, my fate is to not leave this land...

伝
he who shall continue the legend

…
...

言
I didn't get a single word of what she said!!!

と
And that's the reason why I'm currently living in this town! Let's get along!!

あ
Ah, erm... Okay...

お
The only thing Saya understood was that she was probably not a bad person. https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41129 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 7 by JoCurryrice 2015-03-17T22:14:58+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com
Reserved for Café con Lenin.


061:

第
7th Sweet: Coffee Gyuunyuu Candy
[Translation note: "coffee gyuunyuu candy" means "coffee milk candy".]

そ
Well, yeah, for sure...

コ
Kokonotsu's friend
Tou Endou

お
You didn't even know your father's famous?

え
Huh...? How come? In what sense?

何
"How come"? Of course someone that strange will stand out in such a small town.

や
So people really think he's strange...

俺
Well, I think he's entertaining, so I kinda like him.

ほ
So, why did you come to our café all of a sudden?

い
Well, you see... Someone came to see us, and it looks like she knows my pops.

喫
Café

エ
Endou

駄
She's come to your shop?

う
Yeah.

外
It seems she's not from around here.

ほ
Oh... Now that's interesting.

コ
*toc*

珍
Indeed, people rarely come to our small town...

==========

062:

同
Kokonotsu's friend and Tou's twin sister
Saya Endou

こ
especially when they're not from around here.

ほ
Here, your coffee.

あ
Thanks.

お
NP.

ほ
That's true. So, what's she like?

え
Huh...?
Erm, how to describe her...?

す
She's... very pretty...

へ
I...

へ
I see...

コ
It's not often that you say a girl's pretty, Coconuts (his nickname)...
Not often at all...

そ
R-Really...?

…
...

い
But, well... She's also very weird.

都
She has the aura of someone from the city, but she also really loves dagashi... So I feel some kind of affinity with her...

==========

063:

…
...

も
You sound... very intersted in her...

え
/Huh?!/ No, not at all! It's not like that!!

も
Geez!!

や
Come on, Tou-kun, please stop it!

わ
He's like an open book...

ち
*glance*

う
Whoa! It's so obvious she's feeling down!

は
Haaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!

可
My cute little sister has turned into a demon!

ま
Well, of course she's down in the dumps; she's loved him since forever.

あ
aaaaaaahhh...

サ
However, Coconuts doesn't know about it (since he's so dense).

あ
Ah, can I have another cup, Saya-chan? With lots of sugar, please.

==========

064:

ト
*ploc*

ま
Sure... It's alright to drink your coffee with lots of sugar or to make me listen to your sickly-sweet story...

ト
*ploc*

こ
We're at a café, so I don't mind. But it's another kettle of fish if you say my coffee tastes bad...

砂
How many sugars? It's already the third one. Just say "stop" when there's enough.

ト
*ploc*

ト
*ploc*

…
...

…
...

こ
So you can't drink it unless there's that much sugar in it, huh?

ア
Does my coffee taste that bad, huh?!

ト
*ploc*

ト
*ploc...*

ほ
Here, Coconuts...

飲
Drink it.

こ
Your life depends on your next move, Coconuts...

ど
What will you do?!!

あ
It looks too sweet...

==========

065:

ど
What will you do? What will you do, Coco-
/?!/

い
He did iiiit!!

コ
Coconuts... You're amazing...

ボ
*crunch* *crunch!!*

…
!!

お
It'sh good.

…
...

ふ
Hmph!

そ
If you like sugar that much, why don't you just eat sugar?

別
You don't have to feel forced to order a coffee...

え
Huh?

サ
But it's exactly because your coffee tastes good that it goes well with sugar.

==========

066:

僕
You see, I really don't like coffee, but I can drink yours just fine, Saya-chan.

喫
It's a good thing your family runs a café.

…
...

別
Well, I wouldn't mind making your coffee everyday eithers...

そ
That would be so kind!

原
I'm always sleepy when I draw my manuscripts.

原
Manuscripts?

あ
Oh, it's nothing...

な
I get it now... He's actually a skillful playboy!

==========

067:

じ
Well, I've got to go now.

お
Okay, see you.

あ
I'll come see you later.

わ
Okay.

…
...

あ
Ah!
That's right!

サ
I nearly forgot, but I wanted to give you something, Saya-chan.

？
?

コ
Coffee Gyuunyuu Candy
Its coffee flavor gives children who eat it the feeling they're a bit more adult. (It's actually very sweet.)

[on the coffee gyuunyuu candy]

コ
Coffee Gyuunyuu

[end of coffee gyuunyuu candy]

こ
Here, I'll give you these.

あ
I know you don't really like sweet food, but I thought that maybe you'd like those,
since you like coffee so much.

…
...

ま
Okay, I'll take them. Thanks.

う
Sure. See you.

==========

068:

…
...

…
Well, it probably sounds weird coming from me, but...

あ
It seems he pays attention to his surroundings, and to you too, of course.

…
I...

別
I have no idea what you're talking about.

え
Huh?!

ど
C'mon! It's clear as day that you love him!

ギ
Gwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

バ
Did you really think I didn't know?! You're really stupid, and so is he for not noticing!!

兄
Nii-chan, go wash that cup.

ふ
Yesh, shir.

喫
Today is just like any other day at Café Endou. https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41080 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 6 by JoCurryrice 2015-03-07T12:30:51+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com
Reserved for Café con Lenin.


053:

第
6th Sweet: Morocco Fruit Yogul

==========

054:

コ
Kokonotsu-kun.

モ
Morocco

あ
Have you ever been to Morocco?

…
...

…
...
No, never.

そ
I see...

…
?

な
Why did she ask that?

と
And so... Today's topic is "Morocco Fruit Yogul"!!

え
Huh?! What?! What's going on?!

モ
Morocco Fruit Yogul
Its moderate bittersweetness is what makes it so tasty! It's a dagashi that resembles yogurt, and its main characteristic point is the elephant drawn on its lid.

[on the morocco fruit yogul]

モ
Morocco Yogul

[end of morocco fruit yogul]

==========

055:

[on the box]

モ
Morocco Fruit Yogul

６
60 + 10 bonus

[end of box]

こ
"Yogul" has been very popular for a long time, and everyone loves it.

年
More than ten millions of these little jars are sold each year; it has achieved the status of legend!

へ
Oh, I didn't know that.

駄
And one aspect that makes this dagashi attractive is "mystery".

「
"Mystery"? What do you mean?

そ
All right, let's see...
For example, that it's named after yogurt, which isn't one of its ingredients...

ど
Or that its mascot character is an animal it's completely unrelated to...

あ
Ah...

な
Like Something Tarou. [Translation note: this is a reference to Cabbage Tarou, another dagashi, whose mascot character is a frog.]

そ
Now take a look at the Yogul once again.

確
It's indeed mysterious...
Like, why Morocco? And why an elephant?

…
You're curious about it, aren't you?

え
Huh?! Well, yeah...

そ
That's right... I wanted to shed light on those mysteries no matter what...

モ
So I went to Morocco.

え
Whaaaaaat?!!

==========

056:

調
I started investigating and discovered many things...

モ
The climate in Morocco is stable throughout the year, which makes it a very nice country to live in...

ヨ
Yogul!!

シ
I don't know.

ナ
Never heard of.

料
Their cuisine can boast to be one of the most diverse in the world, it's spicy and absolutely delicious.

モ
S-She turned into a Morocco expert!!

そ
And... I also learned of...
the crushing truth.

…
?

モ
There are no

象
elephants in Morocco...

え
Huh? Huuuuuuh?! There's no elephants?!

す
Sorry.

余
So the mystery just thickened, didn't it...?

さ
I have to say I didn't expect it to turn out like that...

あ
Ah, it's already 3 p.m.

え
Hmm? Oh, yeah, you're right.

３
And, 3 p.m. is the time for...

==========

057:

お
A snack!!

今
And she wasn't even worrying about time just a moment ago...

ん
Hu, hu, hu...

う
She looks very happy.

ヨ
The most important aspect of Yogul is its texture.

ヌ
*scoop*

甘
It tastes like yogurt, it's light and bittersweet, and it feels grainy on the tongue...

あ
Aaaaaaaaahhh...

そ
It's...

…
Aaah...

最
Awesoooome...!!

あ
Aaaaahh! Ahn!!
Angah...

ち
It's a bit weird... But it looks like she's really enjoying it...

ち
But it's still a bit weird.

…
...

==========

058:

こ
And when
there's only a little left, scrape it all up and eat it...

…
...

食
in one mouthful!!

ふ
Phew...

さ
Now...

も
I think I'll have another one!

と
What a beautiful smile...

次
What flavor should I choose next...?

Ｆ
[I have no idea what this is supposed to mean.]

ち
Wait...

？
?

ち
Wait a second, Hotaru-san...!!

何
What? Is something wrong, Kokonotsu-kun?

あ
Ah, erm... Well...

モ
You know that Morocco Fruit Yogul...

味
doesn't come in different flavors... right?

==========

059:

え
Whaaaaaaat?!!

モ
Since it has the word "fruit" in its name and that the lids have different colors, people often think that they come in different flavors, but they actually don't!!

え
Huh?! But?! No!
Huh?!

は
What?!

だ
But... Red is strawberry, yellow is lemon, right...?! That's how I've been eating them until now...! Huh?!

思
The power of imagination sure is frightening...

ガ
*rrrat*

お
Oh!
Talking about Yogul? Cool!

は
Ah!

あ
Ah.

う
Hiya!

あ
Ah, You-san.

店
So you went out instead of running the store again, pops...

ヨ
You-san, maybe you know.
Why is Yogul's name "Morocco Fruit Yogul"?

ん
Hmm?

==========

060:

確
If I remember well,

ヨ
since it's a dagashi that tastes like yogurt,
they chose Morocco because it's kind of close to Bulgaria, which is well-known for its yogurt.

そ
One explanation for the elephant illustration is that the container looks like an elephant foot...

象
Another one is that it symbolizes the wish that children will grow up as kind as elephants...
I think there were also a few others...

ん
Hmm? What is it?

…
...!

す
A-Amaziiing!

ヨ
Yogul is so deeeep!!!

え
What? What?
What's wrong?

そ
It is said that Yogul is as deep as the Mediterranean Sea itself... https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41056 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 5 by JoCurryrice 2015-03-01T16:59:25+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com
Reserved for Café con Lenin.


045:

第
5th Sweet: Namaiki Beer
[Translation note: "namaiki beer" is a pun: it both means "cheeky beer", and "nama" means "raw" in general and "draft" in the case of beer.]

お
Heeeeey!
Kokonotsuuu!

…
...

コ
Kokonotsuuu?

ふ
Hmph! I bet he just wants me to tend to the store again...

コ
Kokonotsu!

夏
As if I'd do that every single day just because it's summer holidays!

だ
Seriously, pops forces me to do his work way too much.

今
Today, I'll finally do what I want to do...
I'll draw manga...!!

コ
Kokonotsuuu! Hmm...? Well...
I guess he's still sleeping. Just the day you came to see him.

ご
Sorry you came for nothing, Hotaru-chan.

…
...

…
Hnnng!

や
Well... I didn't hear too well... But I think I heard someone came to see me.

ま
Why, just when I thought I'd take a break! What a coincidence!

で
So,

誰
I heard someone's here to see me.

046:

店
Thanks for running the store.

父
Dad

―
It's hot so...

プ
I'm going to the pool.

親
Old maaaaaan!!!

047:

く
Shit! He got me...

う
Uuugh...

も
I should have...
kept my cool...

あ
I know this old man would do just anything to make me take over the store...!!

あ
Oh!
Kokonotsu-kun?

！
!

何
What are you doing like that in front of the shop?

せ
You'll make your customers run away.

ほ
H-Hotaru-saaan...

シ
Shikada

駄
Dagashi

な
What's wrong?

な
I see. So he did that...
And since he pushed the store work onto you, you don't have any free time left.

は
Exactly...

048:

ま
Well, it's not that bad since she's here...

ど
Now I'm having mixed feelings about it...

ふ
Hmm.

そ
This is indeed a serious issue.

確
Of course you want to have days when you can go to other dagashi stores to learn their ways...

わ
I understand...

違
Wrong!! You got it all wrong!!

え
Huh?!
Then what would you do?!

あ
Ah!! You want to develop new dagashi?!

…
...

ち
No, wrong again.

い
No. You see...

そ
That's not what I mean.

店
He's neglecting his work here and just taking strolls outside,

…
...

僕
he's depriving me of my freedom; that's why I'm angry.

き
I'd bet my bottom dollar annoying me's some kind game for him. That's why...

コ
Kokonotsu-kun...

そ
You're wrong.

大
You see, adults have a lot of responsibilities.

…
...

仕
And it's not just at work.
They also have to think of their families.

そ
He's got more to do than just run the store...

049:

私
Since we're still children,
we can only see things from our point of view.

…
But...

そ
Then, Kokonotsu-kun...

な
Do you want to...

私
become an adult with me?

え
Huh?!

そ
W-We should take things more slowly...!! And it may be dangerous!!

大
Don't worry, it will be raw, but safe.

生
Raw?!

な
This is even worse... I mean...!!

そ
We shouldn't do it...

深
before we get to know each other better, and...

050:

へ
Here ya go, sonny!!

[on the namaiki beer]

泡
So much foam!!

生
Draft

な
Namaiki Beer

水
Dissolve it in water and it's just like beer!

ノ
Non-alcoholic, you can't get drunk.

[end of namaiki beer]

生
Namaiki Beer

水
It becomes beer when dissolved in water?! It seems there's a rumor among dagashi enthusiasts that describes it as an "ambitious, innovative, provocative product". Hotaru's father, president of Shidare Company, said "It feels extremely real".

…
... ... What's that?

全
It's the "beer" that adults love so much.

だ
I thought of drinking this to put ourselves into You-san's shoes and view things his way.

…
...!

す
That was such an embarrassing misunderstanding!!!

「
It's "draft"!
[Translation note: "raw" and "draft" are the same word in Japanese.]

ノ
But it's alcohol-free, so it's "safe"!

「
We'll be "adults"!

う
Whaaah!!

ア
Maybe you've already had a similar experience: all the adults are drinking beer at a family meeting...

…
...

自
and you feel lonely and can't fit in because you're the only one drinking either juice or tea...

だ
But, with this,

仲
it seems we can become one of them!!

「
"It seems", huh...?

051:

コ
Have you ever drunk Namaiki Beer before, Kokonotsu-kun?

い
No. I knew about it, but I've never tried it...

え
Oh?! Really?!

…
!

じ
I'll teach you how it's done, then!!

ま
First, pour water in an ice-cold glass.

冷
Chilly!

そ
Then...

中
take the "beer seed" that's inside the bag,

こ
and drop it in the water...

お
Oooh!
It really looks just like beer!!

ツ
Let's take a few dagashi to snack on while drinking...

そ
All right!
Well, a toast to our first drinking party!

カ
Ch-
Cheers!

052:

あ
Ah!

お
It's pretty good... It tastes a bit like apple... no, more like pineapple juice!

ね
Hey, Hotaru-san!

ビ
Don't you think beer tastes pretty good too?!

う
Hu hu hu hu... Aaaah... Munching on Umai Bou while drinking Namaiki Beer...

最
Now, this is the life... Aaah...

あ
Aaah, my glass is empty... Kokonotsu-kuuun, more snacks and a refill of beer, pleeease!!

何
How come...

キ
Cabbage Tarou... Umai Bou... C'mon, hurry up...

ひ
Hips!

何
How come she can get plastered on an alcohol-free drink...?!

そ
Afterwards, Kokonotsu had to spend his whole day looking after Hotaru, who was drunk, and thus learned of the hardships adults have to face. https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41041 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 4 by JoCurryrice 2015-02-25T18:46:36+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com
Reserved for Café con Lenin.


035:

4th Sweet: Kinako Bou
[Translation note: "kinako bou" means "kinako stick"]

036:

は
lost

037:

コ
Coconuts!

シ
Shikada

菓
[...]gashi

氷
Ice

コ
Coconuts! Cocooonuts!

コ
Cocooonuuuts!!

な
What? What?

う
You're too loud.

ど
What happened?
Hey, aren't you the kid from just a moment ago?

て
And, for the record, my name is Kokonotsu.

038:

は
Here! Look!
I won!

あ
won

お
Oh! You really did!

じ
Okay, you can go take another Gorigori-kun. [Translation note: from some reason, he didn't use the pop's real name here (Garigari-kun), while he does it for the other sweets.]

外
They're outside.

や
Yaaaaay!!

や
Yaaay!!

う
He really looks happy.

く
Haah...

ち
Hey!!! Kokonotsu-kun!!

今
I just saw this kid shoplifting a Gorigori-kun from this store!!!

な
W-W-W-What the hell is that girl doing?!

039:

な
So that's what happened!

て
I was sure the Extremist Gorigori-kun Hunters Party had finally come in this town too!

ゴ
What is that Gorigori Hunter thing...?!

そ
Whatever... So you came today again, huh?

ふ
Hmph!
Of course I came.

ア
After all, in order to bring your father to work for us,

ア
I first have to turn you into a fine dagashi store owner.

…
Huh? Wait, she was serious...?!

こ
You live in such a great environment... What a waste it would be not to take it over...

っ
Maybe, but still...

王
You have everything, from the most common sweet to connoisseur treats; snacks, jellies, doughnuts, ramune candies...

は
To tell you the truth, I'm jealous of you...

…
...

見
Look at this model kit! God only knows where it was first bought from!

た
It's so exciting!!

た
So it's exciting...

そ
But what catches my eyes is...

040:

[on the box]

ど
Doriko Candy Main Store

５
55 sticks (15 winners)

棒
Bou Kinako Ataru
[Translation note: "bou kinako ataru" basically means "winning kinako stick"]

１
10 yens

[end of box]

こ
without a doubt, this.

【
[Bou Kinako Ataru]
(nickname: Kinako Bou)
A candy everyone has a close relation to. It is made by solidifying sugar and mizuame and sprinkling kinako over it. A classic for any dagashi store! If there's a red mark on the toothpick, you can get another one for free.

…
The Kinako Bou, huh...?

お
They're good, but to say they catch the eye...
They're plain compared to others...

…
I guess I'll have to start my lecture from there...

ふ
Hmph!

…
...

え
Huh? What's going on...?

い
Listen well, Kokonotsu-kun.
The world of dagashi is a battlefield.

せ
What?!

そ
Every dagashi crafts its own ingenious plans to showcase its beauty to the customers.
Be it packaging, advertising slogans, mascot characters...

そ
But amongst them!! A plain box!! No mascot character!!

己
The Kinako Bou keep on fighting while relying only on their own strength!!!

言
They're just like... desert soldiers!!

砂
I'm a desert soldier.

―
The only thing I believe in...

己
is my own strength...

き
You imagined a desert just because of the color of the kinako! Admit it!!

041:

き
The Kinako Bou have been holding their breath...
Buried in the sand... even now... waiting for their chance...

ふ
Hu hu...

私
For their chance to kill us...!!

…
...

ヌ
Hng!

く
Shit!!

僕
They're gonna kill us?!!

ド
*boom*

と
So, do you understand how amazing the Kinako Bou are, now?

ま
Well... I kind of understand what you're trying to say...

で
Great, let us keep that in mind...

実
and step onto the battlefield!

は
Here, 10 yens.

あ
Oh, thank you...

し
Still...
There is one problem with them.

問
And that is...?

よ
Have a good look.

あ
Aaaaaaaahhh!

042:

ほ
Look!

一
When it's bitten into,
some of the kinako falls down.

胸
Now my chest is all dirty.

き
kinako

ん
Hmm?

ど
What's wrong, Kokonotsu-kun?

い
No, well...
Your... chest...

ほ
Hey!! Come on, look!!

わ
I get it!

わ
I get it, so stop!!

要
So the problem is that your clothes get dirty when eating one...

き
The problem is that I can't eat all the kinako!!

…
So you want to eat it without the kinako falling...

で
But is there really something that can be done about it? Some of it will fall anyway...

ふ
Hu hu hu...
You see...

あ
There's a way!

き
A way to eat a Kinako Bou without the kinako dropping!!

！
!

き
The kinako falls because of the vibration produced by biting into the Kinako Bou!!

つ
Since we know this, we can find a solution...! And that is...!!

043:

「
"One Shot Kill"!!!

美
Sorry I'm so good.

ふ
Phew...!

ぜ
You got it all on your face! You're all dusty now!!

と
And so, by eating it like this, you can eat it without the kina-

で
No you caaan't!! It all fell on your face!!!

ふ
Hu hu... If you're going that far...

え
Hmm?

ア
Then surely you'll show me your technique.

う
Hmm... It's not really a technique or anything...

左
I just put my left hand under it and lick it afterwards...

な
I see...

044:

通
The so-called "Left Hand of God"!

そ
What?! Does it really have such a cool name?!

基
I see that you have a firm grasp of the basics...

私
Then I'll show you my best technique.

き
Hold a Kinako Bou between each finger...!

悪
The "Devil's Swords"!

こ
Weren't we talking about how to eat them without making the kinako fall?!

こ
With this technique, you can eat them in quick succession!

満
It maximizes the satisfa-

げ
*cough*
*cough* *cough*

え
*hack* *hack*

喉
Went down the wrong way.

仕
They're really going to kill her!!

ぷ
Puff! Haah... Drinking a Ramune in this terrible situation...

ま
is exactly like finding an oasis in the desert...!!

む
Choking over baking soda sounds like it would hurt.

き
Please make sure you have something to drink when eating Kinako Bou. https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/41014 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 3 by JoCurryrice 2015-02-18T12:01:51+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com 023:

第
3rd Sweet: Potato Fry
[Translation note: In Japan, "potato fry" is one way to say "French fries", and it's also a snack's name.]

や
/That/ really has to be done outside! It just has to!

は
Haah...

し
And this place just has the ideal atmosphere...

ポ
For these Potato Fries (Fried Chicken Flavor)!!

[on the potato fry]

ポ
Potato Fry

フ
Fried Chicken

こ
Well-cooked

[end of potato fry]

揚
It's a very popular snack! It has the spicy flavor of chicken that was just fried, it's crispy, and it's delicious!!

そ
Exactly!

さ
I knew you'd get it! You sure know your stuff!

ふ
Hu hu...

ふ
Hu hu... I could say the same of you, You-san!

超
They seem to be very intimate...

こ
We're at a small shrine that's a thirty-second walk from our shop.

何
As for why we're currently here...

024:

数
A moment before...

父
Pops! I'm going out for a little bit!

今
It seems You-san's here today...

こ
Hello, Kokonotsu-kun.

あ
A-Ah... H-Hello!

呼
Could you call him?

わ
*flap* *flap*

は
Y-Yes!

な
W-What's this mood!?

シ
Shikada

菓
[...]gashi

…
...

025:

な
W-What's this intense handshake!? It's as if two rivals just recognized each other's strength after years of rivalry!!

コ
Kokonotsu, go get Potato Fries and Ramune! We'll meet at the shrine!

え
Huh? Wha-

さ
Heard him, Kokonotsu-kun? Hurry up!

い
Wait up! How about you go get them yourselves?!

こ
And thus, here we are now.

い
Well, you know...

ポ
PoteF (abbreviation of Potato Fry) is really awesome!

こ
Its oily texture is great...

基
Basically, what really makes it a dagashi is its strong taste.

わ
Totally!

す
They sure have a lot to say about it...

ポ
PoteF also come in several different tastes, but I like the traditional fried chicken flavor better.

ポ
Potato Fry

フ
Fried Chicken

カ
Fried with Galbi

じ
Salted Buttered Potato

コ
Corn Potage

辛
Hot Hot Chicken

て
Teriyaki Burger

チ
Cheeseburger

ち
By the way, Hot Hot Chicken is /really/ hot... You have been warned.

026:

４
I'm really delighted that they put four of them in each bag.

な
Though it's not unusual for people to think there are only three.

ふ
Hu hu...

こ
They're so thin that they can break at the slightest shock...

開
It's true that sometimes they're in crumbles even before you open the bag...

パ
*cranch*

う
Yes!
It's so thin, but it has such a rich taste...!

ザ
*crunch* *crunch*

そ
And this oily texture is great too...
Junk food is so good... Hu hu...!

サ
*crunch* *crunch* *crunch* *crunch* *crunch* *crunch* *crunch* *crunch* *crunch* *scrunch* *cranch* *cronch*

め
Don't talk while eating, you're making a mess...

さ
By the way, Kokonotsu-kun.
In your opinion, what is the most luxurious way to eat PoteF?

え
Huh!?

え
Huh...? Huuuh!? Luxurious...?

贅
Image of luxury.

…
...?!

贅
What does she mean by "luxurious"...?

ふ
Hu hu...

難
You don't have to think so hard about it...

見
Let me show you... the most luxurious way...

027:

贅
...to eat Potato Fry!

重
Its to eat them all at once!!!

む
*chomp*

パ
*cranch*

…
Phew...!!

こ
It intensifies the PoteF's texture when chewing it... It's the best!!

め
She's got crumbles all around her mouth...

…
...

…
But...

確
It /did/ look pretty good...

あ
Ah!

そ
By the way...

聞
I forgot to ask... It's the first time you come to our shop, right?

コ
Are you Kokonotsu's girlfriend?

028:

っ
Wait! It's the first time you meet?! And g-gir-

か
Gi-Girl-

や
Oh, come on, You-san. We're just rivals.

あ
Ah, so that's it. I see.

私
Actually, this is my card...

え
Huh!? A Shidare!? Wow, now that's amazing!

も
Geez...

と
P-Pops, come on...

い
No, no, it has nothing to do with my own abilities...

ほ
Really...

な
I see, so you're from the Shidare Company... Now I understand why I thought "That girl loves dagashi" the moment I saw you.

で
But it's too bad...

コ
If you were going out with Kokonotsu,

う
I'd be more serene about our shop's future...

う
Erm...

え
Huh?

な
P-P-Pops! We told you it's not like that between us!

ね
Right, Shidare-san?!

ナ
Nice one, pops!!!

そ
That's right...

私
After all, I already have someone I love...

029:

え
Ah...

そ
O-Oh, I see...

ふ
Hu hu... Saying that was actually a bit embarrassing...

だ
Who? Who?

え
Huh? You want me to say it here?

は
Haah...

ビ
*rip*

食
Let's eat...

ほ
C'mon, c'mon, say it!

で
Of course she has someone she loves.

な
What was I thinking...?

そ
Well, if you insist that much... Hu hu hu...

え
Huh...?!

そ
That's right...

030:

ポ
Pochi-kun (that's his name)

ポ
Pochi-kun

超
is really my type!

え
Huh...?

え
Oh?! So \he\'s your type?!

意
Really?!

き
Squee! Squee!

ち
Geez! Stop it! He's really cute with his sailor suit and his tongue out while smiling!

で
But I understand!

わ
Well, I don't.

あ
Ah!

じ
Then, I guess I'll show you /that/.

？
?

ぬ
He's undressing...

は
Haaaaaaahhh...!!!

031:

破
Haah!

何
Whaaaat?! Y-You can form Pochi-kun's face by contracting your back's muscles?!

普
It's super scary...!!

す
Amazing!! I expected no less of you, You-san! How is it even possible?!

ふ
Hu hu... I have trained for many years to be able to do it...

す
Amazing!!

さ
Well... Now that I've showed you something amusing...

？
?

そ
Wouldn't it be time for you to tell us

い
the reason why you've come here?

！
!

032:

目
Huh? What reason...?

は
Ah!

そ
That's right! She said she'd come here because she wanted to talk with pops...!

…
...

こ
Why did she come so far in the countryside to see him...?

ヨ
You-san...

う
"Will you come work at the Shidare Company?"

父
My father asked me to come here to deliver this request of his.

お
Your answer, please...

え
Huuuh?! Isn't that great, pops?! I didn't think you were that famous! That's ama-

や
No way!!!!

え
Huuuh?!

即
You didn't even think about it...

予
Well, I thought you'd say that.

理
Could you please tell me your reasons?

033:

俺
I grew up in this dagashi shop, Shikada.
This shop is like my life itself.

シ
Shikada

駄
Dagashi

コ
I can't leave this place in peace until I'm sure that

安
Kokonotsu will take over as the ninth head.

父
Pops...

僕
I have no intention of taking over...

え
Huh?!

ほ
See?! He always says stuff like that!

反
He's at the rebellious age!

ど
Why...?! You have such a great father and amazing talent! What else can you possibly seek after...?!

涙
She's started crying and saying nonsense...

い
Well...

ね
Seriously...!!

は
Ah!

ヨ
You-san...

ん
Hmm?

034:

つ
If I understand well, if I manage to make Kokonotsu-kun take over your shop,

枝
then I can expect you to come work at the Shidare Company, right?

お
Yup, sure.

お
"Yup, sure"?!!

ふ
Hu hu... Very well.
I will make him take over, no matter the means!

と
So, there you have it. I'll be around for a short while,

よ
Kokonotsu-kun.

い
Erm, okay. Huh? Whaaaat?!

こ
And thus, the story began against Kokonotsu's will. https://mangahelpers.com/t/jocurryrice/releases/40630 [English] [Translation] Dagashi Kashi 2 by JoCurryrice 2014-11-05T19:17:53+00:00 JoCurryrice admin@mangahelpers.com 013:

コ
Kokonotsu...

ハ
Haah...

い
Just... do what I'm asking you to.

僕
No, pops... I'm not your toy, dammit...!!

ハ
Haah!

ハ
Haah!

店
Tend to the store!!

嫌
No waaaay!!!

ご
Excuse me... Is anyone here?

い
Welcooomey!

あ
Ah!

ま
We're not done y-

や
I finally arrived.

第
2nd Sweet: Umai Bou
[Translation note: "umai bou" means "delicious stick".]

014:

こ
This is...
dagashi shop "Shikada Dagashi", right?

突
When he saw the unexpected visitor,

コ
Kokonotsu was

見
instantly mesmerized.

015:

あ
She was a creature rarely found around there: a girl his age he had never seen before.

更
Furthermore, she had the aura of someone from the city. And, most importantly...

か
She...

か
She's cute...!! No, not cute... gorgeous...?

す
Wow! It's just as if she came straight out of a 2D world!!

？
?

と
P-Pops, w-we've got a client.

お
W-We have to welcome her...

店
Thanks for running the store.
Pops.

店
Thanks for running the store.
Pops.

016:

親
Damn you, old maaaan!!

リ
*krik* *krik* *krik* *krik* *krik*

店
Thanks for running the store.
Pops.

ち
Hey, is this "Shikada", or am I mistaken?

は
Ah!
Yes! Err, no! You're not mistaken!

い
Are you really sure...?

店
Thanks for running the store.

じ
So the person who left earlier must have been You-san.
[Translation note: His name is a pun, "you" also means "eight".]

ち
I arrived exactly as he was leaving, talk about bad timing.

タ
I think it has nothing to do with timing, he just used this chance to force the store work on me...

父
Do you know my father?

！
!

ふ
Hmph...

も
Of course I do.
He's a celebrity, after all.

何
How come...?!

私
My name is /Shidare Hotaru/.

あ
Actually, I don't think I want know the details.

あ
Huh?

「
"Shidare"? I've heard that name some-

気
So you've already found out...

017:

そ
That's right!! You know the famous sweets manufacturer, the "Shidare Company"!!

チ
When talking about chocolate, snacks, or cookies!! Anyway, when talking about sweets in general, it's the first thing that comes to mind!! The "Shidare Company"!!

そ
And, to cut to the chase, it's my father's company! The "Shidare Company"!!

…
But, someday... /It will belong to me/...

枝
And I, /Shidare Hotaru/, will turn it into the greatest sweets manufacturer in the world! Nice to meet you.

018:

な
How do I say this...?

あ
Erm... Nice to meet you to.

ど
The pleasure is mine.

ち
She's a bit strange!

そ
Oh right... You said you wanted to see my father, right?

シ
[...]ikada

駄
Dagashi

そ
Yes! Exactly!
I crossed many mountains and valleys in order to meet him! It was wackily far!

ハ
Wackily?

ふ
Hu hu... Oh well, it's not a big deal.

ま
I can start by
having a little bit of fun with you, his son.

ヨ
Son of You-san! Let's see if you are worthy of

確
being my rival!!

な
She said something... I thought only a PokXmon trainer would say...!!

019:

で
Here I come, then!! Which dagashi is the one to rule them all? The rightwise king born of all dagashi?

え
Huh?!

そ
Exactly!! The Umai Bou!!

そ
Huh? Really?!

う
One of the reasons why Umai Bou is so famous is because it comes in many different flavors...

…
Aaah...

な
I'm really in the mood for pizza right now.

な
W-What? What's going on?!

し
Ah, but I want to eat nattou as well!

こ
What should I do in this case...? I'm agonizing over it!

…
...

チ
*glance*

え
Huh?! What?! Why not eat pizza and nattou...?

は
Ah!!

気
It seems you've realized... Yes! That's the right answer!

そ
It's the best solution! Basically...

本
There are some dishes which,
by nature, you will never eat together...

気
But there's a way to eat whatever you feel like!! And that is...

020:

う
The Umai Bou!!

様
The Umai Bou will meet many different requests!

メ
Mentaiko x Corn Potage

シ
Sugared Rusk x Salted Beef Tongue

サ
Salami x Chocolate

ブ
Pork and Kimchi x Nattou

オ
Onion Salad x Brown Sugar

チ
Chocolate x Nattou

納
Nattou x Shrimp Mayonnaise

納
Nattou x Nattou

す
A-Amazing... It's amazing, but why would you ever want to eat one of these combinations?! And why so much nattou?!

そ
And so, I want to hear what combinations you'll come up with!!

は
S-Sorry?

つ
Show me the best combination you can create...

私
And try to satisfy me!!

え
Hmm, well... Okay...

な
Now she said something like the last boss of a video game would!!

「
You mean, like, "cheese" and "takoyaki" to make a "cheese takoyaki" flavor...?

[right-hand side umai bou]

た
Takoyaki Flavor

う
Umai

棒
Bou

お
Oh! He's getting octo-punched!

[left-hand side umai bou]

チ
Cheese Flavor

う
Umai

棒
Bou

[end of umai bou]

と
Something like that...?

悪
It's not bad, but...

パ
It lacks punch.

パ
Punch, huh? Hmm...

あ
Ah, then...

021:

い
How about grilling the Umai Bou themselves...?

…
I-It still lacks punch!!

う
*shlurp*

め
You're drooling your mouth off, here!!

う
Hmm... I see...

あ
Ahn...

２
Can I use more than two?

！
!
/I don't mind./

え
Then... With a "Pizza", an "Onion Salad", and a "Corn Potage"...

イ
You can make a set with an Italian feel to it... How is it?

オ
O-

お
O?

022:

お
Ottimo!!
(delicious)

や
I knew it, she's really strange...

な
You aren't half bad...

で
But she's a bit cute...

な
Somehow, Kokonotsu encountered an existence that he couldn't help but be interested in.