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[English] [Translation] Persona 3 21 by Ju-da-su

2009-05-19T07:21:57+00:00

Great . . . now what . . . ? -_-"

*sigh*

Enjoy . . . ^_^"

Reserved for Red Hawk Scanlation

Persona 3
Chapter 21 “Piece:13 Pragmatic Transfer”
Pg. 1
** Start of the serialization after the exchange!! The tank-shaped shadow draws near to Minato and the party!! **

Pg. 2-3
8/6 THURS: Dark Hour

Pg. 4
Akihiko – It stood up!?

Aegis - I’ll provide support!!

Pg. 5
Junpei – Wow!
You just overdid it

Pg. 6
Akihiko – POLYDEUCUS!!

Pg. 7

Pg. 8
Fuuka - It splits up!?

So this is why the signal is a bit strange. The cannon part is actually a separated shadow

Leader, Yukari-chan, Junpei-kun, watch out!!

Pg. 9
It’s attacking. Dodge it!!

Junpei – Even if you said it all of the sudden like that!!

Pg. 10
Aegis – Farewell

Pg. 11
Junpei - . . . Haha, she totally overdid it

Mitsuru – So they’re called “Strega”, right, those Persona users . . .

Other than us . . .

Pg. 12
Takaya – Greetings. I’d gone to meet with “those people”

Shinjirou - . . . did you?

Takaya – It would seem that they plan to destroy the Dark Hour. That’s nothing more than rejecting one’s own “power”
Even though the way of using the “power” is totally up to the one holding it

I can never accept that they’re doing

Shinjirou – Just do as you wish . . .

Pg. 13
Jin – And just what are you up to? Those guys did come asking you to go back to them, didn’t they?

Shinjirou - . . . those Stregas are so infuriating

Takaya – And the next time we meet . . .

Pg. 14
It might be as enemies to each other

Junpei – Wow . . . Shinjirou-senpai is so strong

Pg. 15
Akihiko Looks like your body is still as strong
Shinjirou – Fuh . . . not yet in my top form though

Akihiko – You used to be a battle genius after all
My desire to win against you is also one of my motivations to start boxing
Shinjirou – Say whatever

What? You’re tired already?
Ken – Sh- . . . Shut up

Shinjirou - . . . alright

Pg. 16
. . . Jeez
You’re so stubborn. If it’s about taking me back again, then there’s no more need for me to talk to you
Akihiko – I’m not talking about that this time though
8/9 MON

I’m just asking . . . whether we should talk about our old days a bit

Shinjirou – Huh?

Akihiko – We’ve been together for so long; 14 years already ever since we met at the orphanage . . .
Back then, three of us were just playing around without caring about the “time”
Shinjirou – Talking of memories, huh . . . ?

That’s totally not like you. Normally, you would just look ahead like an idiot.

. . . What is it you want to say?

Pg. 17
…俺だってそれくらいするさ
おまえにはな
Akihiko – . . . That’s pretty much all I’ll do
For you that is

Shinjirou - . . . Ken just became one of us

Ikutsuki-san recognized his “potential”, and he’s now a “Persona user”

Shinjirou - . . . Really

Let me ask you one thing
He joined you guys at his own will?
Akihiko – Yeah . . . he volunteered himself

Pg. 18
Shinjirou - . . . I get it now

Guess I’ll have to stay by his side then

Fuuka – You can’t use your Persona!?

Yukari – Ah . . .
No

Pg. 19
It’s not like it won’t come out anymore or anything
. . . It’s just
Like I can’t really use my power so well like before, that’s all . . .

Mitsuru - Your power just got awakened not long ago, so it’s alright

Plus, that Strega . . . the Persona of that Takaya; even I can feel some kind of fear from it
Maybe that is the ability of his Persona

Yukari - . . . Maybe I really was just confused

Junpei – Back then . . . will I really be able to call out my Persona as well?

. . . But even if I can

Pg. 20
Ken – Don’t be so down about it, please

After all, I’m still rather new to Tartaros
I can’t use Persona well just yet too
Shinjirou – Being so worried about something like that

Simply means that you still need a lot more of the real time experience

You elementary kid
Mitsuru – Shinjirou!

Shinjirou – Mitsuru, my room is still free, right?
Mitsuru – Yes . . . it’s still exactly the same
Shinjirou – Gosh . . . but you do clean it up at least, don’t you?

Ken - . . . You are

Pg. 21
I’ve heard that you had “run away” from this place before
I won’t say I’ll want to work with that kind of person . . .

Shinjirou – You sure can talk like a mature person

I’ll be in you guys’ care from today on though

Pg. 22
8/16 MON

Junpei – What to say . . . summer vacation is about over, huh?
. . . but well, nothing special I can do about it though

In the end, everyday is just the same repeating cycle

Pg. 23
Everyone seems to have so much fun. Fighting to protect this moment, huh . . . thinking of it that way

It made me sound really cool

Pg. 24
But I can’t actually be of any use for real at all

Pg. 25
Yo
What’re you doing?
At that time . . .

I wonder why I actually greeted her
You’re not going to the festival?
Maybe I just saw myself somewhere in that girl who is totally alone, drawing picture

Chidori - . . . Move

I can’t draw like this
Junpei - . . . Ah, sorry

Drawing picture instead of going to the festival; you must really like it then
I really envy you for having something you can focus on

Pg. 26
Ah, but then you can just draw the picture of the festival, can’t you? It would be fun

Chidori - I didn’t like it or anything
I draw just because I wanted to

Junpei – But isn’t that because you like it?

Chidori – You’re . . .
Junpei – Ah
I’m Junpei. Just call me like that.
Chidori – Junpei . . . you didn’t have it?

Something that you dreamt of . . .
Something that made you feel like you’re “alive”

Pg. 27
Junpei - . . . Haha
This is bad
I didn’t think much about it yet, to tell you the truth
For you, it’s when you are drawing pictures, aren’t you?

Chidori - . . . I wonder

Junpei – Actually, there’s one thing though, that can make me think like I’m really living to the fullest

Well, how should I say, when I act like the “hero of justice” maybe?
Chidori - . . . The hero?

Junpei – The hidden time, unknown to anyone, between each day . . .
That’s the battlefield only for those with the chosen power!
The hero fighting on and on, even today, to protect humanity from what’s lurking in the shadow!

Pg. 28
Well, the time I feel the fullest is something like that!

Wha-HEY!!

Your hand is bleeding!!

Chidori - . . . Yeah
Sometimes, it just happened on its own

Junpei – You’re weird! Normal people wouldn’t be so calm about that. Hold out your hand, I’ll take a look at it

Chidori – . . . You’re weird
Junpei – You are the weird one

Pg. 29
Chidori – About what you’ve said before . . . you fight alone then?
Junpei – Hey, don’t take it so seriously, OK?

Chidori – In the time unknown to anyone, right?
Then . . . it’s obvious that no one knows about it
You fight without anyone knowing, without anyone admiring you

That’s fabulous

Junpei – You . . . think so

Chidori – I want to hear more about your story
I’ll be waiting for you here then

Junpei – Ah . . . and what’s your name?

Pg. 30
Chidori - . . . I’m Chidori

Pharos – Hi

Pg. 31
Long time no see. Anything new?
How are you doing?
Minato – Sleepy

Pharos – I’m starting to remember a bit more now
The “end” is actually predetermined from the very start, because a lot people wish for it
Strange, isn’t it? To wish for the “end”

But . . . well
Maybe it might be more enjoyable if everything ends

The trial is drawing near. It’s almost full moon as well, so be careful

Pg. 32

Pg. 33
Fuuka – It’s great that Junpei-kun becomes cheerful recently
Yukari – I wonder what is up with him

But I can’t just worry all the time like this though

Chidori – Heh . . . so you never lose even once ever since you entered that club and fought with those monsters?
You got to be the ace of the team then?

Junpei - We- . . . Well, something like a leader, I guess

Pg. 34
Something like, if I’m not there, they can’t really start on anything
Once we start on our mission, everyone will have to follow my order
It’s really hard, you know? To be a leader

Chidori - . . . Really

Junpei - . . . Yeah

Pg. 35
Chidori – Thanks, Junpei. I really enjoyed your story . . .
See you tomorrow then . . . in the full moon night

Pg. 36
Yukari – That . . . idiot!

Where did he go off to!
He knows that it’s full moon today, didn’t he!?
9/5 SAT – Dark Hour

Fuuka – I’ll try . . . having Lucia to search for him
Mitsuru – No . . .

We should prioritize searching for the shadow for now. How is it, Fuuka?
Fuuka - . . . Yes . . . but
I know that it’s nearby . . .
That it’s somewhere around here, but . . .

Pg. 37
I can’t find it . . . why
Mitsuru – Never mind then . . . let’s separate out and search for it
The mall is wide. We have to find our target and defeat it before the Dark Hour comes to an end!

Fuuka - . . . That alone
Is something I can do . . .
It’s my duty, yet I . . .

Lucia . . .
Please!

Pg. 38
A network . . . below us . . . ?
Somewhere underground . . . in something like a square box

Aegis – Network . . . maybe
It is related to the underground cable
This place used to be a power plant back in the time this island was still developing. There should be several electricity cables buried underground

Mitsuru – I get it . . . so it’s like that tank and train that we had fought before

Akihiko – Then it is inside the whole cable network?

Yukari - But how did it?

Minato - Then . . . its true self should be somewhere

Pg. 39
Ken - A squared room . . . underground?

地下室…駐車場ゲーセン…
どこだったか電源の調子がどうとか少し前に聞いたな
Shinjirou – A room underground . . . the game center at the parking lot . . .
I already asked about where it is and the condition of the electric generator a short while before, didn’t I?

Fuuka - There! I have traced back the cable to its origin now
I’ve found it!! The true self of the big shadow

It’s in the “Escapade” Club
The closest one to there will be Ken-kun!!

Pg. 40
Ken-kun! Wait for everyone to come first
Ken-kun!!

Ken – We’re in hurry, don’t we? I can deal with it alone . . .

Shinjirou - . . . Tch, that idiot!!

Ken – My mom was killed two years ago
From the look of it, it seems like an accident, but in fact, it is not

Both my mom and I, who had a little bit of the “potential”, strolled into the Dark Hour that night

Pg. 41
The berserk shadow that loamed around the town destroyed our house
My mom was buried alive in the rubbles that fell down, and I lost my “home”

僕は自分の持ってる“ペルソナ能力”を唯一の手がかりに今まで生きてきた
I lived on up till now with my “Persona ability” as the only clue I have

Kirijou-san probably concluded it as an “accident” just to conceal the truth
Perhaps that’s what remains in other people’s thoughts
Even though I do know the “truth”, the police will never believe me since I’m still a kid

But, I no longer care about that

Pg. 42
I will not forgive the Dark Hour and shadows for robbing me of my home and my mom!
I hate them!!
I’ll do whatever it takes to erase all of them. That’s my only truth

My Persona, “Nemesis”

Pg. 43
Is the image of my vengeance itself!!

Pg. 44
Junpei – What is the meaning of this . . .

Pg. 45
Chidori . . .

Chidori – I want to ask for your favor. Give out this order to your friends
If you do as I said, I will not harm you
Order them to stop their mission . . . simple, isn’t it?
Not only this time, but don’t do any more mission from now on

Junpei - . . . So you really are one of “those guys”
Yeah, if not, you wouldn’t . . .

Chidori – Quickly

Pg. 46
Junpei - . . . but
I can’t order them . . .
Chidori – Why?
Your friends and your missions are more important than your own self?
You might die from that, you know?

“Death” is what normal people fear the most . . .
Isn’t it . . . ?

Junpei – Sorry, but I . . .
I’m not the leader . . .

Pg. 47
Ken – OOOOOO!!

NEMESIS!
Unforgivable, isn’t it!? You hate it, don’t you!!?
Then what’s wrong? Is this all the “power” you’ve got!?

Slice that thing into pieces!!

Pg. 48
KUAH!

Pg. 49
AAAAAH

Pg. 50
Shinjirou – Jeez . . .

Such a troublesome guy you are!!

Pg. 51
Ken – It’s true! I saw it!! I’m not joking
The thing about the car accident is just a made-up story!!
Police – Liar! How am I supposed to believe that!!

Ken – Believe me!

I seriously saw it with my very own eyes!!

Pg. 52-53
The monster that looks like a shiny horse
Killed my mother!!

Pg. 54
Chidori - . . . Looks like
It’s too late right now . . . the Shadow’s response is already gone

You knew? A detecting Persona . . . so that’s why you know where we are

Chidori – Media told me about it . . .
She’s my friend . . .
. . . But why do you have to lie to me?

I can’t understand . . .
Junpei – Then . . .
The reason . . .

Pg. 56
Why you befriend with me . . .
Was so I don’t notice that you’re the “enemy” and let my guard down, right . . . ?
That’s it then . . . if not

Why would you befriend with someone like me . . .

Chidori - . . . That’s

Pg. 57
Yukari – Nice, Fuuka! She said she was really worried since it is strange how Lucia can’t pick up any responses
So she predicted that something like this might happen!!

…いや　誰って言われても
Junpei – Yukatan!
Chidori – Who is that girl . . . Yukatan?
Junpei - . . . Well, even if you ask me who

Yukari – Hm . . . How are you related to her?

Chidori – Come . . . Media

Pg. 58
Junpei – Minato!!

Chidori - . . . Ah
Media?

Junpei – Chidori . . .

Pg. 59
NOOOOOOO
MEDIAAAA!!

Pg. 60
Ken – It’s him . . .

Pg. 61
He was the one

Who killed my mother . . .

Pg. 62
. . . Hate
Hate
Hate! Hate!!
I can never

Ever forgive him
** The flame of hatred burning inside Ken! Be sure to follow in the next chapter!! **

Thank you for reading . . .

[English] [Translation] Persona 3 17 by Ju-da-su

2009-03-18T13:11:43+00:00

Nothing. Just re-submitting since this is missing from the achieve (but does have its thread), so . . . big thanks to bax for the heads-up on this. I would had missed it if not for him. ^_^"

PERSONA 3~~~~!!! XD

So, I'm taking this up for translation for Noizy, and Noizy only (though I know GHS said they are not dropping, but . . . meh, there's no rules that one series of manga are to be scanlated by only one group, isn't it? I mean, I am already jumping between two groups for Tales and love both WoaA and Eternal though they're doing the same series as well~ XD ) Am skipping a bit because I don't have my past Dengeki Maoh with me except for this month's one that I just bought the day before. ^_^"

Dengeki Maoh is totally a perfect magazine for me because of that. Magazine of manga that is adapted from games . . . AND THEY EVEN HAVE THE "PERSONA 4 NAVI BOOK"~! XD *fangirl over the yellow booklet that came with September Dengeki Maoh* KUMA~~~ XD

ENJOY~! XD

Reserved for Noizy Scanlation Group only! Please do not use it for scanlation!

PS. And CupofDice, just out of curiosity, but I plan to scan two chapters this Friday, so since, this one is out first, do you want the PERSPECTIVE 3 first? (and I'll scan the one in June issue for sure, or if you want the July one since GHS seems to have already work on the one in June?) So that you can just take it and then edit it first and either save it till the one in August issue is out then release or just release it out first then go back later . . . ? >.>"

Persona 3
#17 “Perspective 3 - Fragment Part 4: Even so, the thought is the meager ray of light”
Pg. 1
Mitsuru – My father
-- 11/18. WED --

He took all the responsibilities of Kirijou group to himself . . .

Pg. 2
Ever since that incident that awake my Persona
My father always looks as if he’s searching for his place to die
As if he’s saying that he had no more values to live

I fought because I don’t want to him to make that face anymore

And everything just goes wasted . . .

I guess from the very start, awaking my Persona and fight with all I have too
Had become one of my father’s worry . . .

Pg. 3
It would have been better if I’m not here at all

Isn’t it!?

Pg. 4
Yukari – I’m sorry
But . . . whether it goes wasted or not is what after this is all about

Pg. 5
I used to live around here before
I haven’t told anyone about this yet, but my mother . . .
She always went out with some man I don’t know of after my father died

Because I hated that, I always came to this river bank alone . . .

That’s why I . . .

If I don’t the very least believe in my father, I wouldn’t be normal like this

Pg. 5
Ken – It had been really big news in television and newspaper

That the head of Kirijou group had passed away suddenly
But they said he died from an illness though . . .

Pg. 6
Akihiko – Yeah . . . it’s always different from the truth

Yukari – Will Mitsuru-senpai . . . really be OK?
== Normally, it would have been “Kirijou-senpai”. The English version of the game changes it to “Mitsuru-senpai” iirc (I played Japanese FES, but had seen that in my brother’s gameplay, since he played the English one)

Junpei – She is a single daughter as well . . . so she got to bear everything from the funeral to the problem about successor
むこう１週間は強行軍だな
It really is one busy week
What should we do from now on then?
Akihiko – That’s why we’re gathering like this

Fuuka – What had happened to Aegis?

Yukari – But really, what should we do from now? We have no clue as to how to get rid of the Dark Hour at all
それらしい敵ももういないし…
There is no such enemy to fight as well . . .

Pg. 7
Minato – “Nyx”

Ken – Also, what could that person possibly means by the “Fall”?
He said something about the one who called for the “Fall” as well

Junpei – It doesn’t seem like it will just pop up in front of us and say hello too

Akihiko – First, for now, there’s only one thing we can do . . .

Pg. 8
Junpei – An- . . .
And that is?

Akihiko – Training!!

Fuuka – Yukari-chan

Pg. 9
Umm . . . I went into gathering the things in the Chairman’s room
And I found this video left in the chairman’s computer hard disk while I’m looking through it

It almost got deleted already, but I tried to restore it back

Since I think it is something very important for you

Yukari – Thanks . . . I’ll take a look at it then

Pg. 10
Eiichirou – I wish this record . . .
Will be heard by someone who . . .

Yukari – This is . . .
Eiichirou – Have the heart
Yukari - The record from that time . . .

ご当主は忌まわしい思想に魅入られ変わってしまった
Eiichirou – The head had already been possessed by an evil thought
This experiment . . . should never have been conducted!

That’s why I had tried my best to stop it

But, because of that, the escaped shadows will surely have a bad influence to the future
Though if not done so, the whole world might end up being destroyed!!

Pg. 11
Please . . . listen to what I have to say
I’ll repeat this

Don’t do anything to the escaped shadow!!

Yukari – Eh, this is . . .

Eiichirou – I can’t . . . stop this experiment
悪魔に魅入られたご当主の耳に私ごときの言葉は届かなかった！
My words can no longer reach the leader who had been possessed by that demon!
They will try to eat each other and reunite into one . . .
And if that happens, it’s the end of everything. I’ll repeat it again . . .

Pg. 12
Don’t do anything to the escaped shadow!!
Yukari – The real record!

Father
He tried to stop the experiment . . .

I probably cannot be saved anymore

I have . . . one last thing to ask for
To anyone who is watching this, if you have a chance
To see my daughter, Yukari, then please tell her this . . .

Pg. 13
I’m really sorry. I promised I’ll go back, but then it turned out this way . . .

But the time I spent together with you is the happiest time
I can ever spend with anyone in this world
I want you to be strong . . .
Yukari – Fa- . . . –ther

Eiichirou – I love you, Yukari

Pg. 14
Yukari – FATHER!!

But . . .

Pg. 15
It isn’t at all futile
What I believe
Doesn’t go wasted at all!

I’ve become strong . . .
Though it took a very long while to get here, but the message
I’ve heard it out now

Father
I’ll try to do something

Pg. 16
That is good, is it?

Pg. 17
. . . My father
Though he is related to the research, he tried to stop it in the end
Saying that letting the shadows go will be dangerous
He put in his life in order to stop it

That’s why I fought

. . . I want to fight to get rid of the Dark Hour
I want to continue my father’s wish!

Pg. 18
Mitsuru - . . . wish

Father’s . . . wish!?
Continue . . .
His wish . . . !!

Yukari – Yep, that’s what I think what I . . .
What we can really do!!

Mitsuru - . . . Fuh

Pg. 19
That’s right
It . . .
Isn’t finished yet

. . . Then
見届けてもらおうじゃないか！
Let’s see it throughout then!
Along with my father in heaven

And

With you as well!!

Pg. 20

Pg. 21
Yukari, will you come with me?
Together!!

Yukari - Then, let’s get back and have an open bath then

Mitsuru – . . . Bath?

You haven’t seen it yet? The open bath there looks great
これからは裸の付き合いといることでなんでも相談してくださいね
We can have the open relationship together, so we can talk together about everything
Mitsuru - . . . Open?
==裸の付き合い actually means something like, you just open your whole heart kind of thing. But in this case, it can also mean the meeting of the naked (in the bath . . . >.>”) but the sound really weird. But, yeah, that’s why Mitsuru was surprised about it and said she is embarrassed about it. ^_^” (pun . . . - -“)

Pg. 22
. . . No thanks, I’m embarrassed

Yukari – Wait
Don’t go all red like that!
I’m embarrassed too, you know

Let’s go. It’s nearly curfew time now too!

Pg. 23-24
Mitsuru – Father . . . Please don’t worry
I’m no longer alone
And . . .

I’ll not look back again

Please watch over me

Pg. 25-26

Thank you for reading . . .

[English] [Translation] Persona 3 20 by Ju-da-su

2008-12-06T18:45:57+00:00

Sorry, RL got in the way (still have to finish my long Chemistry lab report - -")

One thing though, BakaScarlet . . . that one line with the long T/N in the translation (you'll notice it, because it's the only line I put in the Japanese and the T/N is extremely long . . . >_<") can you skip that one first? I mean, I seriously am not sure that I got that one right. I'll have to ask someone about it first. I'm sure that I'll have to change it somehow though, but don't want only one single line to pull back the whole translations. So, can you please leave that one first? SORRY~~ >_<"

Done . . . sorry for being late . . . - -"

Reserved for Red Hawk Scanlation

Persona 3
#20 “Piece 12: Conflict”
Pg. 1
** Great echo! The second part to Strega Arc **
Akihiko – In the full moon night, Fuuka locates a giant shadow
In the abandoned underground military facility
== It’s doesn’t really said “abandoned”, but it’s more like a facility that belonged to an army in the past, so . . . assuming that it’s abandoned . . . - -“

In the cool and dusty atmosphere even during the humid night of midsummer
Those people called as “Strega”

Pg. 2
Make their first appearance before us
Fuuka – This can’t be!
But my Lucia can’t sense anything about them!
-- 8/6 THURS : Dark Hour --

** Comic volume 4 is now on sale, with the chivalrous Mitsuru on the cover!! **

Pg. 3
Takaya – Nice to meet you, I’m Takaya
And this here is Jin . . .
Well, we had been watching you even till today from the shadow . . .
And heard about that “heroic battle” of yours to protect mankind as well

But . . .
Will you stop it . . . ?

Mitsuru – What do you mean?
Jin – Simply speaking

If the shadows and the Dark Hour are gone, “this power” might gone as well
And we can’t let you do that!!

Pg. 4
Mitsuru – You mean . . . you’re also Persona users!?

Takaya – Shadows and us always go together . . . such thing as disaster will still always happen
Even without shadows, people will kill each other . . . that’s what it is
That’s the Providence . . . the natural thing
But all you do is nothing more than an ambition of “an individual”

Your “justice” is just an excuse to make it looks righteous
Fabrication!
Fakery!

Pg. 5
Just a mere “hypocrisy”

Jin – You should’ve already noticed
About your purpose in life even long before you come to know of the Dark Hour

You want to go back to the boring daily life?
You’ll lose your purpose, you know?

Pg. 6
Takaya – Oh yes . . .

Those two over there

Do you have any feeling of hesitation?
You do have times when it comes to your mind, don’t you?

Whether this really is OK

Pg. 7
Junpei – Sh- . . . Shut up!
Yukari – I!

Am not thinking of anything like that!!

Pg. 8
My Persona . . .

It won’t come out!?
Takaya – If you are hesitated, no matter how much you try to trigger that summoning gun, it will not do any good

What are you afraid of?
You can think of me

Pg. 9
Only of being extremely frightening

Pg. 10
Jin – Akihiko Sanada, huh?! Third year student, Gekkoukan High, member at the boxing club
Won 18 out of 18 matches in the competition!!

先の大型シャドウとの戦闘で左のアバラを負傷完治するも無意識にかばって本調子ではなくそれゆえ！！
But because you are not yet in your best form, having to unconsciously protect your wound on the right rib that you got from fighting the giant shadow before this,

It gets really easy to predict your move!

Pg. 11

Pg. 12
Takaya – You seem to have one interesting friend . . .

But seems like it’s here now as well

Pg. 13
Fuuka – It’s the giant shadow. It’s heading this way!!

Pg. 14
Takaya – I am only here to say hello to you all this time . . .
So, go ahead and struggle hard

Akihiko – Dammit! We’re locked in

Pg. 15

Pg. 16-17
Junpei – A tank!?
Mitsuru – There might be a type like back when we fought in the monorail . . . but this time, it’s fighting the tank itself as well!

Pg. 18-19
Akihiko – Whatever it is, we will defeat it!

It’s showdown time now!!
** The battle start! Will Minato and the party survive this fight!? **

Thank you for reading . . .

[English] [Translation] Persona 3 19 by Ju-da-su

2008-11-28T14:00:43+00:00

Sorry for the lateness . . . RAW will be sent to you later, BakaScarlet. I'll have to scan it first . . . (my scanner outlet or whatever you call the place where you put in the plug isn't working . . . so I'll have to plug the outlet to where it actually is the place for my modem's plug . . . that explains why it isn't scanned yet . . . >_<")

Other than that . . . ENJOY~! XD

Reserved for Red Hawk Scanlation Group

PS. What Takaya said reminds me of P4 . . . strangely . . . OH! And I actually already complete my P4 . . . but Takaya just hyped me to go start my second playthrough now . . . >_<"

Persona 3
#19 “Piece: 11- The target”
Pg. 1
Man – . . . Wha-

What the heck is this . . . ?
What . . . is happening to me . . . ?

Takaya – Surprised? This is the “Dark Hour”:
The hidden time, lies between each day

** Strega Arc Start! **

People who are not conscious are sleeping in those coffins
ここは本来誰もが毎晩訪れている世界なのですよ
Actually, this is the world that everyone experience every night

Pg. 2
Greeting and nice to meet you
Jin – Sorry, but will you take a look at this?
Address, name, age, occupation: It’s all matched with you, correct?

Man – Wh- . . . What the heck is this? Who are you?
Takaya – You don’t have to care about that. What’s the matter is that someone is having a grudge against you

Man – A grudge? What was that? I don’t remember anything about that

Pg. 3
Takaya – “Your” malice and “other’s” malice are two different things . . .
Humans always just listen to what they want to listen; believe only in what they want to believe
Man – I don’t get it! What the . . . Explain it in some way I can understand
Takaya – There’s no need for that. What’s important right now is

あなたが抱いている感情だ！
The entertainment I’ll get from you!

Man – Don’t . . .
Don’t come!

What is with you all!
Even if you’re trying to scare me with that
Takaya – I thought I already said it, but this gun . . .

Pg. 4
Is real

Man – U- . . . Uwa
D- . . . Don-

DON’T COME!!

Pg. 5
Chidori - . . . He isn’t dead yet
Jin – Doesn’t matter
死んでも死なんでもなんやほかの事件に置き換わって記憶される
Whether he’s dead or not, it will be reported as some other random crime

Takaya - . . . There seem to be someone like us around during the Dark Hour as well
Let’s meet them sometimes and have a talk . . .

Of whether they’re on our sides or not, shall we?

Pg. 6
Yukari – Revenge request website?
-- 2009 7/28 TUES --

Fuuka – There are a lot of rumors about it lately, it seems
Junpei – They said you can put in the personal information of the person into that site and they will revenge that person for you
And I even heard that it’s 100% success and completely anonymous
Yukari - Heh, you did said something about that when you told us the ghost story as well, didn’t you?

But don’t get all crazy about the internet and didn’t do any homework at all. Summer will end soon, you know?

あ　風花はいいの勉強できるから
Ah, but Fuuka is really good with studying though
Fuuka – (side) But that’s because I . . .

Pg. 7
Junpei – What the heck? And here I thought I can scare the crap out of you
Yukari – Maybe I should put you down in that website
Junpei – Uwa, nasty you

Ikutsuki – Sorry for interrupting you, but . . .

I have something to tell you, so can you all gather up over here?

Ken – Hello, I’m Amada Ken
Ikutsuki - Well, let me introduce you to Ken, who will be with us during the summer break
He isn’t going home for summer due to a particular reason, so letting him stay in the elementary school dormitory alone is kind of lonely for him, don’t you think?

Pg. 8
Ken – At first, I lived together with my mom, but she passed away from an accident
Two years ago
Well . . .
So said, I’ll be staying here from now on. Please take care of me

Please don’t make depressing faces like that. It’s already something in the past
Ah
And I also know about that revenge website you are talking about just now as well

Pg. 9
Revenge is really scary, don’t you think?

Akihiko – I’M AGAINST THIS!!

Pg. 10
Letting him staying at this dorm means!
Ikutsuki – Yes, he is the Persona user with “potential”

It’s all up to whether he will come to understand it or not now
Akihiko-kun, we want all the power we can get, no matter how tiny that might be

Akihiko – I know . . . but he’s still an elementary student. And he is . . .

Mitsuru – Sorry, Akihiko . . .

Pg. 11
Akihiko – DAMMIT!!

Pg. 12
Elizabeth – It has been a while. Good evening

Pg. 13
Are you used to your current lifestyle now?

おかげさまで
こっちに来てからはこんな非日常がもうすっかり日常だ
Thanks to you
Ever since you come here, all the extraordinary have already become the ordinary

Minato - What are you guys?

私たちはただの部外者でございます
Elizabeth – We are just outsiders
If you’re asking about “that boy”, then I guess you know about him more than we do
== My guess is . . . that boy means Pharos . . . >_<”

Pg. 14
That’s right . . .
I’m the person who guide the customer who comes into this place
So I guess I should guide you into moving ahead without any worries then

Please tell me once you have decided on your goal

I am interested in it

In you and the world you lived in
Before you go back out, I think I would like to hear something from you

Pg. 15
Can I . . . have a little of your time?

Minato – Just let me sleep

Pg. 16-17
** The curtain is now opened! Who are the three that appeared during the Dark Hour!? **

Thank you for reading . . .

[English] [Translation] Persona 3 18 by Ju-da-su

2008-09-18T15:55:16+00:00

That joke at the end is totally not funny . . . - -"

PLEASE DON'T END SO SOON~~!! T^T

I mean, I love P4, but don't rush through P3 just because of P4! T^T

And now, I got my mind set that I'll seriously find P4 manga and translate it. If I can find the RAW, will Red Hawk will to take on it for scanlation as well? :3

Well . . . I was just fumbling through a lot of stuff, asking people if they can scan the RAW as well since I'm running low in budget already with Dengeki Maoh and Rival (and I won't buy a magazine just for one manga . . . >.>"). I mean, I really want to translate it, no matter what. I got really addicted to P4 lately. >_<"

Anyway, back to P3, this chapter is the one of the most if not the most hilarious scene in the game: THE HOT SPRING~! XD The manga did a lot better with the joke though~! XD

ENJOY~!

Reserved for Red Hawk Scanlation Group only.

PS. I translate the announcement page for P4 as well. It is semi-hilarious, but yeah, in case you want to know about the news. :p

Persona 3
#18 “Perspective 03.5: Thereby, Farewell to Everyone”
Pg. 1

Pg. 2
Yukari – Wow!!
The open-air bath here is really big!!

わ　ホント…流れるプールみたい
Fuuka – Wow, true . . . it seems just like a wave pool
Yukari – S-So cold!!

Let’s get in!
Fuuka – Agreed!!

Pg. 3
至福のひととき
-- The blissful moment --

Aegis – Let’s have fun!!
-- Had ended --

So this is
What “open bath” is?

Ummm
But it doesn’t give me any effect

Pg. 4
What they usually said

Is “what a nice water” right?!!
風情もへったくれもない…
Yukari – She’s completely ignorant of the atmosphere here . . .

Aegis – Steam and murder!!
Fuuka – Where did you get that from, Aegis!!

Junpei – You see them . . . ? Ryouji
Ryouji - Just a little bit more . . . the steam is . . .

Pg. 5
Akihiko – Idiot, it’s good enough just confirming that they’re there already!!
Ryouji – Ah, sorry

Akihiko – Geez
Just why does it have to turn out like this . . .

-- 30 minutes ago --

Sign – Playroom
Junpei – They’re right here
Ryouji – Alright

Junpei – Senpai, Arisato, wanna go for a bath?
Ryouji – . . . Look

Pg. 6

Pg. 7
-- 20 minutes after that --

よっぼど温泉好きなんだね
You seems to like the hot spring a lot

By the way
Did you know? This open-air bath will switch from boys-only or girls-only on the certain time too
Junpei – Wow! Really?

Then that will mean it can change while we’re still bathing then, but even if that happens, we can call it an accident then

Ryouji – Yep, that’s right

Akihiko – . . . So, when is that interchanging time then?
Junpei – Well . . .
We haven’t go check that yet . . . right, Ryouji-kun?
Ryouji – Yep . . . might as well be sometimes soon too, right, Junpei-kun?
Akihiko - . . . Are you guys stupid? So that’s why we come in the weird time like this
Junpei – Hahaha, just kidding. It indeed will be soon, but it’s already late at night. I don’t think there’ll be any girl coming in the time like- . . .

Pg. 8
Yukari – Wow!! The open-air bath here is really big!!
わ　ホント…流れるプールみたい
Fuuka – Wow, true . . . it seems just like a wave pool

Akihiko – Let’s first get out of here without getting all caught
Ryouji – It seems better to got out and say sorry

We didn’t mean it too and they might as well . . .

Yukari – But you can go ahead and take your time
Fuuka – Do you want us to help wash your back?
Akihiko – You two seriously are idiots

Pg. 9
Minato – BUHA!!!

Mitsuru – What’s wrong, Yukari?

Minato – I almost died . . .

Akihiko – Oh God . . .
This is getting to the worst of the worst now . . .

Pg. 10
Mitsuru is here!!
Mitsuru – Is there something in here?

Junpei – Well . . . if we got caught, we are not going to get expelled right? But again, it’s boys-only when we got in, so we can think of it as half a joke . . .

Akihiko – You think that excuse will work?. . . if she finds us

Junpei + Ryouji – If she finds us?

Akihiko – We’ll get “executed”

Pg. 11
Yukari – I heard that from somewhere there

Junpei – Guess we’re forced into encountering them now
Akihiko – Wha . . . hey!!

Yukari – There really is something there!
Fuuka – Yes

Akihiko – Let’s run for it!!

Junpei!?
There’s no time to stop st- . . .

Pg. 12
JUNPEI!!

Mitsuru – A~KI~HI~KO~

Akihiko – It-It’s just a misunderstanding!!

This is just an accident!!

Pg. 13
Mitsuru – SILENCE!!
Akihiko – GYA

Ryouji – Seems like she’s not in the mood of hearing us out
Minato – Steam . . . and murder . . .

Ryouji – Let me handle this!!
Minato – Wah!!

Mitsuru – Where are you? COME ON OUT!!
I’ll execute all of you!!

Ryouji – Ladies and gentlemen!!

Pg. 14
Here is the Steamed Silhouette Quiz!!

Which one is the real Arisato-kun??
Minato - Ah

Pg. 15
Aegis – It’s nice knowing you

Thank you for supporting up till now!!
P3 The End
== Nope, this is not the end. Don’t worry . . . - -“

Pg. 16
A IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
Very, very important news

Sogabe-sensei – This might be sudden, but greetings to all. I’m Sogabe. Saying to you with the same tension
As in the end of the tankoubon.

P4 - Greetings

Y-Y-You are!!

Mr. P4 Logo!!

So solemn . . .

Pg. 17
P4 – I’ve heard that you’re going to make P4 into a comic in Black Maoh even while P3 is still on the run. Is it true?
Sogabe-sensei – I am

P4 - Also that you’re going to even put P4 color illustrations in Maoh as well . . .
Sogebe – It’s the truth

P4 – But don't you have other works to do as well? . . . Can you really do all that?
Sogabe – I’ll try

As said

I’ll be covering the serialization of Persona series in two magazines. I do have some other choice, such as quickly ending “P3”, but to quit “P3” all of the sudden because “P4” kicks in is pretty unthinkable. Therefore, I will continue on with my initial plan. (of course, it’ll be up to all the readers though!) Both “P3” and “P4” are very fun games as well, so I planned to draw the manga so that both the fans can enjoy it with me as well as committing the very little I have for the games. P3 will reach the turning point in a moment. Please be with me to the very end as well.
Sogabe Shuji

Persona 4
Sogabe Shuji/ Creator: Atlus
Dengeki BLACK Maoh Volume 5
(In store on September 19)
SERIALIZATION START!!

Thank you for reading . . .

[English] [Translation] Persona 3 16 by Ju-da-su

2008-08-27T09:18:04+00:00

One piece of advice for those who didn't get passed November in the game yet and for those who is still thinking of playing and planning to buy the game. This chapter, in particular, is the chapter that I DO NOT advise any of you who fit into those two groups to read or else you will be gravely spoiled of the game. This chapter contains one of the biggest turning point, if not the biggest turning point, of the game.

Spoiler: DON'T READ IF YOU FIT THOSE TWO CATERGORIES!

So, just a small advice, do not read this unless you don't care about getting spoiled, have no plan to play the game or have passed that point in the game! Thanks~ XD

So, I know that this is weird. I'm taking that GHS is currently having chap.14 half-way done, so I'll do this backwards; going from 17 to 16 to 15. If GHS didn't release the chapter by the time I finish with next month's monthly stuff (Blazer Drive and ToI), I'll do chap.14. Don't know if this will cause pressure on them or not, but I do hope they do keep their words and release chap.14 . . . (since I don't know how are they going to make the release go. I know that it doesn't have a fixed time, but 4 months overdue because they don't even respond to the applying editor is certainly not a good sign . . . - -")

(Yep, you might have notice, I don't really like GHS that much. Their scanlations are undoubtably good, but having a really bad history as a scanlation group is something that I still don't like about them . . . - -")

And I realized three mistakes I made with chap.17 about Persona 3. One, I might really need to translate SFX for Persona 3 because sometimes, SFX is really the word, not the sound or onomatopoeia but actually a word, just realized this. Second, the title is already written in English below the chapter number (the small text, I didn't see it at first, sorry . . . >_<") Third, dates! I mean, I know that it's so easy to miss (because I saw it as one with the picture . . . which is bad) Got to try harder then . . . >_<"

So, without further, ENJOY~ XD

Reserved for Noizy Scanlation Group!

EDIT: One silly misunderstanding made by me, Persona 3, and at least all the other Dengeki Maoh manga are supposed to be "seinen", not "shounen" . . . whoopsie . . . *change the title and go back to change all the rest of TotA and ToD: DC manga that I did*

Persona 3
#16 “Plot: 03 Fragment Part 3: So near, so far”
Pg. 1
Junpei – W- . . . Wow
-- 11/4 : WED --

Is this the special sushi set . . . ?
The slices are huge!

Ken – But where’s Ikutsuki-san and Aegis-san . . . ?

Akihiko – Ikutsuki-san is checking on Aegis’ condition, so he’s off at the lab
Looks like he’ll join us later
Ken – He still is going to the lab in the time like this
He really must like being a chairman then

Pg. 2
Takehiro – So it finally ended . . .
Mitsuru – Yes

Takehiro – I have to thank you all . . . thank you
Yukari – It’s nothing . . .

Takehiro – The 12 shadows which are the cause of all these are all destroyed, thanks to you all

You don’t have to carry any more worry now
You have your rights to enjoy your youth

Pg. 3
The SEES will probably break up at tonight’s midnight

You no longer need to put yourself into the battle
From tomorrow onwards, you can return to your ordinary school life

What’s it?
Yukari? – Oh . . . it’s nothing

Junpei – Alright! Everyone – I think we should take the memorial photo here
I was planning to take it yesterday at the scene, but the camera won’t work because of the Dark Hour

Pg. 4
Person – Alright, is everyone ready?
Junpei – Yeppee~

Akihiko – Hey, hey! You got in too close to me!
Junpei – Eh~ Isn’t that fine, Akihiko-senpai?

Pg. 5
You are all full already?
Yukari – I can’t . . . eat anymore

Junpei – How about the two senpais?
Akihiko – Enough for me
Junpei - . . . O- . . . OK

Aegis and Ikutsuki-san are so slow . . .

Just a little while . . .
And it’s going to be midnight . . .

Pg. 6
What is this . . . !?
Dark Hour . . . again!?

Akihiko? – Not “again”, but rather “still”
I do think that this isn’t completely impossible

Ken – We just . . . didn’t completely realized possibility

Pg. 7
Junpei – Why does it . . .
Yukari – Wait . . . did you hear something? The sound . . . of the bell?

Where does that come from?

Takehiro – Ikutsuki . . .

Where is he!?
Why didn’t he tell us anything about this?!!
What is his reason for taking Aegis with him for this long?!!

Pg. 8
Akihiko - . . . Mitsuru

Mitsuru – Got it . . . Everyone, prepare for battle
We’re heading to Tartarus!!

Yukari – Umm . . . what is this exactly all about?
Fuuka - I don’t know . . . but the sound of the bell came from Tartarus
We’ll go see for ourselves what exactly happens

Koromaru – Ku—n . . .
Junpei – Time for you to look after here!

We’re depending on you if anything happens, OK?

Pg. 9

Pg. 10
Junpei – Ikutsuki-san!
What is the meaning of this!?

Yukari – Aegis . . . why are you?
Ikutsuki – She had accomplished her duty and stay here

The duty as the “weapon” of course

Pg. 11
Akihiko – You said that both the Dark Hour and the Tartarus will be gone if we defeated the 12 shadows!!
That’s why we fought all this time, yet what is this . . . ?

Ikutsuki – I didn’t say anything about “gone.” I just said “everything will end”
. . . That’s right. “The End to Everything” will come upon this world which is filled with despair

Ken – Are you saying that “defeating 12 shadows to get rid of the Dark Hour” was a lie . . . !?
Chairman . . . you knew that from the very start . . . ?

Mitsuru – What’s . . . your goal?

Ikutsuki – The 12 shadows are just “fragments” which originally are one as a whole
It got split out due to the accident, but you came in contact with them and cause them to reunite into one once again!

Pg. 12
As the final being know as “Nyx”

The one who called upon the “Fall” is now resurrected . . . this bell is the bell of that blessing
Tartarus is the “Reception Tower” for that
That’s why the shadows gathered up in Tartarus

Minato - . . . “Nyx”?
Ikutsuki – The death of all . . . but that also means the birth of all as well . . .

Pg. 13
Ten years ago . . . I was also the researcher who participated in the project
Even though we lost control of the experiment, Tartarus and the Dark Hour are not the result of that . . .
Those are also the true “power of the Shadows”

だから先代は集めたんだ…“滅び”を得るためにね
That’s why your grandfather gathered them . . . to bring about the “Fall”
Mitsuru – To bring about the “Fall”!?

Ikutsuki – Human had filled this world, and made it into the kingdom of complete nothingness!!
In the end, the “Fall” is the only way to save it

As the prophecy said . . . the “Fall” can be led by the “Prince”

And that “Prince” will become the savior of all, become the “King” and rule the new world

Pg. 14
And I’m the “Prince”!!

. . . Well, you all have done what you should for the future
Just like before, if you follow me, then I’ll give you your “salvation” then

Pg. 15
Junpei - You call death . . . salvation . . . ?
What the heck is with that?!!

Yukari - . . . I got something I’d like to ask

My father’s record from ten years ago . . .
When he said to destroy the scattered shadow . . . does it means that’s also a lie?
Ikutsuki – Yes . . . that report is indeed something he himself left for the present

But . . . with some edit so that his intention didn’t get through though

Mitsuru - . . . you fake it!?
Ikutsuki – Now that isn’t a good way to phrase that

Pg. 16
Your father . . . Takeba Eiichirou was truly a capable scientist
He as the leader may not know me who was really young at that time, but I do admired him

While the other researchers only looked at the ability of the shadows . . .
He investigated on the “Fall” with a lot of enthusiasm

But it’s a pity that he didn’t understand the “magnificence” of the “Fall”
Yukari – What . . . is that . . . ?

That was the record he traded his life with to left it behind!!

Ikutsuki – Seems so
Isn’t it already good that it did what it’s supposed to do?

Pg. 17
Junpei – O-oi

Mitsuru - Our job is to correct the mistake that was left behind!
And I’ll get that accomplished!!

Ikutsuki – My . . . that’s the simplistic move you take due to lack of understanding . . .
Well . . . you’re still young, so that can’t be helped, I guess

Pg. 18
Aegis!
Now is the time for you to accomplish your “duty”!

Capture them and make them the “sacrifices” for the Fall
Aegis - . . . Understood

Pg. 19

Pg. 20
Junpei – Wow!?
WHAT THE HECK IS THIS!?

Mitsuru – Father!

Takehiro – Ikutsuki . . . what are you getting at?!
Ikutsuki – Just as you see
I’ll make them . . . become the “sacrifice” prior to the Fall

Pg. 21
Now everything will be just like the prophecy said . . . and incidentally
Those crosses are equipped with device which suppress Persona
You won’t be able to use them
Akihiko – Dammit

父は間違っていたのだ！！
Takehiro – Father was mistaken!!

Death won’t save anyone!!
Ikutsuki – Seems like even if I already say as much, you won’t change you mind . . .
思えば先代も不幸な方だ
何を求めていたのか世継ぎのあなたは１０年経ってもまだ理解できない…
Come to think of it, the grandfather is also a misfortunate one
Even 10 years had passed, you, his successor, still don’t understand what is it he that he wanted

You’ve helped me with a lot of things . . .
So I thought I would just let you live on . . .

But now it looks like you’ll get in my way . . . Aegis!

Pg. 22
??? – Stop it!
Please stop, Aegis!!

Minato – AEGIS!!

Pg. 23
Aegis - . . . I
I . . . I . . .

I!!

Pg. 24-25
Junpei – Koromaru!

Fuuka – Koro-chan!

Takehiro – IKUTSUKIIIIIIIII!!

Pg. 26-27
. . . Mi-
. . . –tsuru

Pg. 28
Mitsuru – FATHER!!

Ikutsuki – Te- . . . ten years
Ten years of nothing . . . .
It’s not going to be like before . . .
Now, there won’t be any more exception!

Fu . . . fufufu, why do you not understand
The new world needs the “Fall” . . .
If it’s left like this, the world will just rot over many years and months . . .

Pg. 29
I’m great . . . I’m just so great

I’ll become the “King” of the next world!!

Pg. 30
Mitsuru – Why

Pg. 31
Why does it have to . . .

My father . . . used to say before . . .
That he’ll even trade his life to take responsibility for getting the children like us into this risk

But I . . .
I want my father to live on . . .

I . . .

Pg. 32
Became a Persona user because I want to protect this person . . .

Thank you for reading . . .