Josei?:blink
Yes, Seeing is believing! MH has shoujo/josei's translation. Now you know what's the pros of female translators!(Just kiddin') But I have to admit I am more of a Shounen/Seinen girl. I still read some shoujo/josei, but there are some I really don't touch because I can't stand too much fluff. I like blood gashing and seeing heads bouching on the ground more. :tem
I think that's why "Honey and Clover" is so special to me because it looks so fluffy and yet I wasn't turn off at all. The language used in there is simply one of the most beautiful manga I ever read. I usually pick series that are more underrated to work on, but strange to say, this popular manga didn't even have a complete series scanlations at all. Everyone seems to know it through the anime.
And so, "Honey and Clover" is a work I always want to work on since a year ago, but I couldn't do at that time due to my Japanese Proficiency. I still don't think my Japanese is fantastic now, but I like to challenge myself. And here's the product. I am glad how it turns out, and doing this truly make me understand the difference between Shounen/Shoujo and Seinen/Josei. Phew~
I hope the length didn't scare you off(although even myself was deeply surprised by the length...:yelling)
I will work on this on my pace, but don't worry. That doesn't mean I would take a year to release one chapter.:tem
My translations are free to be used by anyone for scanlating or sharing, but please remember to credit. This is all I ask.
If you see any errors, please let me know.
Comments are always welcome.
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Thank you very much and please enjoy!
*{T.N}= Translator’s notes
Numbering of pages is followed by the raw provided.
Dear Scanlator(s), please keep the translator's notes when scanlating. Thank you.
Here's the raw.
[Last edited: 2th Sept 2008]
(01-102[back Cover]):
6 tatami room+Kitchen 3 mat and no bathroom; such an apartment live three young men; Morita, Mayama and Takemoto, who may be poor, and yet leading satisfying lives as art university students. And then, they meet Hanamoto Hagumi…
The big exciting Volume 1 has arrived!!
(01-002[Author’s words + Title page])
[Author’s words]
(Umino Chika)
In order to “train my stamina”, I even rode my bicycle specially to the west coast which is a little far! The journey just took me 36 minutes. A easy victory!^_^ But on my way back, I’ve gotten anemia that I ended up spending 2 and half hours instead….
[Title page]
Honey and Clover 1
Umino Chika
(01-003[table of Content + Cover page])
[table of Content]
Honey and Clover
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After words: page 190
[Cover page]
Honey and Clover
Chapter 1
(p2)
[6 *(1) tatami mat room,/Kitchen 3 tatami mat,/ No bathroom.]
[Ten minutes walk to the university.]
Mayama: Oi---what‘s up?
Takemoto: Mayama senpa---i--, are you full right now? I have some *(2) Korokke.//Do you like to have some?
[built 25 years ago/Rent: 38 000 yen]
[sounds can be heard so clearly by everyone. /All residents are students.]
Guy: Eh? Korokke?! Can I have some as well?
Mayama: Korokke? Are there enough for me too?
Takemoto: Of course!/ There’s a lot, so everyone is wel--come.
[Facing east, the rising sun is dazzling.]
*{T.N(1)= In Japan, the size of a room is typically measured by the number of tatami mats .It’s a thick straw mat serving as floor covering in the Japanese house. That means the apartment they are living is really really small.}
*{T.N(2)= I use “korokke” as it is somewhat different dish from “croquette”. Korokke is a Japanese deep fried dish originally related to croquette. Korokke is often served with tonkatsu sauce and shredded cabbage. My favorite is white sauce filling, which is called “Cream Korokke”. Yummy.}
(p2)
[After I’ve gotten into an art university since arrived in Tokyo, I realized that the surrounding of the school is so isolated by many farmlands that it surprised me.
My meals I made are so awful that it surprised me.
The price that *Sentou has charged is so high that it surprised me.
The homework is so much that it surprised me.]
[but now, they have all become a part of my daily routine...]
*{T.N= Sentou is a Japanese public bath whereby you need to pay for usage. Apartments are relatively costly in Japan, so some are not acquired with a private bathroom. Sentou is different from “Onsen“(Hot Spring). Sentou is mainly for bathing purpose.}
Takemoto: Ah, wait a minute. Who has mayonnaise? I’ve just used up mine.
Mayama: Mayonnaise? Hey, Takemoto…/You still need mayonnaise when you eat Korokke?
[university student year 2; 19 years old.]
(SFX: Too much--!)
Mayama: Wow! That’s a little too much, isn’t it?// How come you have such a mountain of Korokke? (Here, your mayo.)
SFX: Snort---
Takemoto: That’s because…/Morita-senpai said, “For everyone to eat”…..
Mayama: Ah! Morita-senpai has returned!
(p3)
Mayama: It’s been a while…//Must be around 12 days already? I thought this time he’s dead somewhere in a place that no one would ever know…
SFX: Snort---
Takemoto: It’s 14 days. It’s about half a month.
Mayama: Ewk…But really, he’s too mysterious./He would disappear every time without a word, and nobody would know when the heck did he run off.//
(Morita: I’m back…)
(The bag: “ *Tiger Shop’s Youkan“)
After a while, he would just come back raggedly too.//
On the same time…//
*{T.N= Chika-sensei is playing with words here. Youkan is a sweet bean jelly made of red bean paste, agar and sugar. It is small and cubical in size. Youkan contains the kanji “lamb”. Originally, it was indeed a Chinese dish made from sheep‘s gelatin. It‘s great to eat around the summer because it‘s chilling. }
His butt’s pocket would always be filled with some mysterious cash notes…
SFX: Fully filled….
Mayama: …Why did I…feel that somehow, those money seem to have increased…?
Takemoto: Mayama-senpai…About Morita-senpai…//What kind of part-time job is he really d…doi...
Mayama: …I don’t know….
(p4)
Man 1: AWE---SOME!/(Can I join?)
I brought my *Otafuku(Fried noodle) sauce along!
Man 2: I want Korokke too! My earning only left with 70 yen. (I‘M SAVED!~)
*{T.N= Otafuku sauce is a popular manufacturer of sauces for dishes, such as Okonomiyaki and Yakisoba. “Otafuku” in Japanese means “moon-faced woman”, so that’s why you can see a plump-faced woman as the logo .}
But isn’t it too much?!// I believe there is about 10kg here?
SFX: Quite a fabulous Korokke party~
[seasonings from right to left; top to bottom: Salt, Tonkatsu(Fried pork cutlet) sauce, Mayonnaise , Otafuku sauce, light Soya sauce.]
Man 1: Ah, those’re from the downtown of MY CITY.// In addition, he bought them at the Mega Sale, 5 minute before the closing at 9pm.
Man 2: But, Morita-san… why the heck must it be Korokke---?//
Since he has that much money, WHY THE HECK IT HAS TO BE KOROKKE OUT OF ALL THINGS?
SFX: Snore----- Snore-----
Man 2: He can buy something better….much better…Something like meat, meat, MEAT~~~~~~~~//
Is he using that to provoke us, the needy ones on purpose?!--------- (WAH~~~~~~~~~)
Mayama: Don’t cry, Hasegawa. If not, you’re tricked by Morita-san.
Takemoto: But he has a heart, at least.// He bought Curry and Original; half for each flavor.
Man 1: …No. Most probably there were too many left-over, so he was forced to take them….
(p5)
Mayama: But,/ why is this guy not sleeping in his own room, huh?
Takemoto: Uh… Just a while ago….//
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Morita: Those are yours./ For everyone to eat.//
But under one condition…//
Wake me up at 8am to…mor…row….
SFX- (Morita drops onto the ground) // Takemoto: GYAAA-------
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Takemoto: He said he must get up on time for tomorrow’s morning lecture at 10am.
Ah…../ Don’t tell me….it’s that….
Man 2: When Morita-san was in Year 1, he missed one hour less for his attendance that he was unable to graduate. And so, he was forced to repeat his class for 2 years.
Mayama: That’s it!
Takemoto: OH NO~ Does that mean I hold a grave responsibility right now?! (NOOOOOOO-------)
I also remember that he overslept and repeated his class once again for the previous year.//
Which means… if he didn’t catch it this time, he’ll be an university student for the 7th year?!
(Classes for Year 1 are very early, so it’s hard to wake up.)
SFX- (Morita: Snore~~~~)// (Clocks: Ringgggggg…Ringggggg….)
(Even three alarm clocks cannot wake him up.)
(p6)
Mayama: It’s OK, it’s OK! / I heard it’s totally OK to study in an university for 8 years.
Takemoto: Can somebody lend me another clock? (NOOOOOOOO~~~~~~~)//
Ahhhhhhhhhhh! It’s already 9.30am!//
Wake up!! Morita-senpai, wake up----------//
Everyone please wake up----------------!!
SFX: Ringgggggggggg
Takemoto: AH! You’re awake!!
Morita: Yaaay! Thank you./ Since I’m awaken, please let me close my eyes for 5 more minutes.
SFX: speaks in a concise way// falls// Snorts
Takemoto: You’re sleep-talking, so stop acting like you’re clearly awake!!
(p7)
Mayama: U-h….
Takemoto: Mayama-senpai! I can’t wake Morita-senpai at all!
Mayama: After Morita-san returned from his part-time job, he need to sleep for 48 hours, at least, or he won’t wake up. / You better give up and go to school. Morita-san is going to be detained for sure.
(Morita’s face: Corpse)
Takemoto: Before he even get repeated, my university life is already transformed into a nightmare. All thanks to him!
(WAKE UPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP, SENPAI~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~)
SFX: shaking, shaking
Mayama: You’ve been tricked by him for one whole year, huh?
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Morita: It suits you so well!!//1000 yen ple---ase!!
(*20 minutes before…..)
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Mayama: Alright then. Let us try, shall we?/
First, we use his most favorite coffee milk to give him high blood pressure!// This would activate his brain cells.
(p8)
Mayama: Next, we shall record the scenes which we’ve tried our best to awake him, all in front of the TV!
SFX: Flash
*{T.N= LOL at the Teletubbies….}
Mayama: In this way, we can relieve Morita-san’s curse by 30%! / Continue to wake him up for another 15 minutes!!
(Really, this is exactly like getting possessed by an angry ghost!!!)
(Takemoto: After all we’ve done…this only worth 30%?)
Mayama: If we still can’t wake him up, you shall go to school!// I’ll lend you my scooter!
Takemoto: Eeh?! The scooter that Morita-san made?!
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Morita: HAP--PPY BIRTH--DAY, MAYAMA.// You want this, doncha?
Mayama: Senpai…Wha…What is this?
Morita: Scooter~~~ (Aww, can’t you see?)
Mayama: Don’t tell me…. That you’re using this bloody thing to replace the 10 000yen you’ve borrowed last month?! AH?!
Morita: HAHAHA (Yup.)
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(p9)
Takemoto: He won’t get up, / no matter how hard we tried.//
SENPAI! IF YOU’RE DETAINED,// PLEASE DO NOT HATE ME!!
Morita: Detained?! // Detained NO MORE!!//CHE!!
Takemoto: GYAAA--------//
SENPAI?! (Daylight robbery---------?!)
(Morita’s face: Wind)
(p10)
SFX: “aaaaaaaaaaa------!”
Mayama: Huh?//
MORITA-SENPAI?! //Eh?! Whe…Where’s Takemoto?
Girl 2: AH?! Wait a sec!
Girl 1: (Pant, pant)//
WAIT! You made this scooter from our department’s trolley after it was broken. Right? RIGHT?!
SFX: Crowds approaching
Girls: FIX OR PAY?! (KYA-------)//
You better explain about this!
Mayama: (Pretends I see nothing…….)
SFX: moving quietly…
(p11)
Morita: I didn’t do it.
Girl1: Stop pretending! Well, then tell us who did it?!
SFX: Grips
Morita: Mayama did it.
SFX: One serious look
(Mayama: What the?!)
Girls: Not so fast, Mayama!!// You did it, doncha?!
SFX: Hurryingly walk away
Mayama: Ah----------- You grotbag!---------//
Dammit-------It’s been so long since I was tricked. Morita senpai--------!!
Shuji: Ah, it’s been a long time/ since I’ve heard Mayama’s whining.
(p12)
Mayama: I thought he has finally switched his target to Takemoto, which allows me to live peacefully for the previous year. (Sigh---)
Takemoto: WHAT?! I AM YOUR SCAPEGOAT?!
SFX: A big blow
Shuji: Hahaha. Mayama, you’ve been tricked by him long enough, huh--------/ Oh yah, Hagu. What’s a scooter? //
(Ahh…So that’s it? I got it…)
SFX: falls
Mayama: Sensei…Eh…// Who’s that tiny girl behind you……?//
Sensei’s daughter?
Shuji: Mayama-kun, do you like to get detained that much?//
She’s my cousin’s daughter. She’ll be a student here starting this year.
SFX: grabs
(p13)
SFX: pops out
Takemoto: Uh…I’m..//
Mayama: I’m Mayama Takumi. Architecture department, Year 4.//
Nice. To. Meet. You
SFX: Block!!
Shuji: Hanamoto Hagumi, 18 years old// My interests are making clothes and playing with clay.
SFX: Grabs
Mayama: Professor. Please don’t interrupt the youths making friends.
Shuji: By the way, Hagu’s father is the Section Chief of Nagano Prefecture’s Police Investigation, First Class. // He has doted upon his daughter for 18 years…// Do anything reckless and I will shun you to oblivion.
Mayama: Hooo….~
Takemoto: Ah…Uh…/ Well….//
Let’s share this together, shall we? (Completely didn’t listen at all)//
(Intended to treat this as lunch…)
(p14)
Shuji: Ah, I see--- Morita has a mysterious part-time job---- //
SFX: laugh
Ah…. Hagu. You’re still such a delicate person. (You look so much like your father when he’s young…..)//
Isn’t she cute?
(Hagu: very serious)
SFX: pours
(Kettle: Design History)
Hagu: Here.//
(Cup: Tea)
I shall have one then.
Mayama: (What a tiny hand…..)//
Hey, / Takemoto…
(p15)
[Ahh…//I see.// So this is….]
Shuji: Wow…Look, the sakura trees are blooming.// The weather is getting warm too, so it’s really comfortable.
[in the midst of warmth and serenity, comes tumbling with a trail of motion.
That’s right.
This is Spring.]
Mayama: (This is the first time…)// (that I’ve witnessed a moment of someone falling in love…)/ Oh, good grief.(Why am I feeling embarrassed..?)
(p16)
[Even my heart is thumping with a bumbling beat.]
Spring? / Yup, spring has arrived…
SFX: Opens swiftly
AH! MORITA-SENPAI!
Morita: Takemoto-kun,/ thank you for waking me up this morning. From now on, I can finally graduate.
SFX: pats
Mayama: Morita-san!//
Nice job for the incident just now, huh?----
Morita: Hahaha. Have you grew a little taller, Mayama?//
Hm?
(p17)
Morita: ………
Mayama: ……Morita--// -Senpai?
Morita: …………………………..
SFX: munch, munch
SFX: Dash-----
Mayama: AH! MORITA-SENPAI, YOU’RE THINKING OF FLEEING?!
(p18)
[The *(1) taro field behind the school]
[Duration: 4 minutes]
Morita: HOLD/ THIS//
UM!//
*(2) COLOBOCKLE!
SFX: Shocked!
*{T.N(1)= Taro is a widely cultivated tropical Asian plant having broad peltate leaves and a large starchy edible tuber. Also called “cocoyam“.}
*{T.N(2)= Colobockle (Koro-pok-guru) are tiny people originated from Japanese folktales, or more accurately, Ainu. Ainu is a group of ethnic people from Hokkaido. Colobockle are commonly portrayed as little fairies that carry a peltate leave. Meanwhile, there‘s also a famous Japanese illustrator called, “Colobockle“ and the art style is as cute as Hagu, and similar to Chika-sensei‘s. Well, if you still don‘t know what is Colobockle, just play “Okami“.}
(p19)
[Actually…
This is another form of “a moment of someone falling in love”.]
[it’s just that it’s too difficult to understand. (Refers to the picture below)]
SFX: Snap, snap, snap ,snap!
Morita: COLOBOCKLE!// COLOBOCKLE!
Hagu: …………. (SFX: shivers, shivers)
[so no one has even realized it!]
Mayama: …….
Takemoto: Senpai, Stop it! Are you that intended to make her cry?
SFX: HAHAHAHA…
Shuji: Hahaha… Colobockle? (Hagu is so adorable in anything~~~)
[Chapter 1-The End-]