cute birthday manga!

[insaneneko]

Via mirageofblaze: Hotaka Ran, the illustrator of the prequels did a series of short manga strips for Naoe's birthday on her blog. Very hilarious and very cute. I linked to each post and provided a very quick and dirty translation under the cut. (I did a crap job on the SFX as usual, sorry.) :P In any case, her website is worth checking out as she does fanart for Hikago! Among other things.


One

panel 1:
On a certain day in April
Naoe: Takaya-san...Are you free on May 3?
*heart thumping*

panel 2:
In Matsumoto
Takaya: Oh sorry, I'm not.
Naoe: What! Then what about that night?
Takaya: NOPE.

panel 3:
Takaya: Sorry Naoe, I'm taken from morning to night.
Naoe: T...Taken, Takaya-san?!!!
Takaya: It's Taken By Tachibana Yoshiaki-san Day (hehe)

panel 4:
Takaya: ...What about you? Are you free on May 3?

panel 5:
Happy Birthday Naoe 2010

Two

May 3 Sunny

panel 1:
Naoe: ...

panel 2:
Naoe: Hmm....
He can't decide what to wear...

panel 3:
*smiles*
Naoe: Okay!

panel 4:
*phone rings with some inane melody*

Three

panel 1:
someone: Oh, Yoshiaki, Arimoto's owner has just come to the office. So along with some sightseeing you should...
Naoe: There is no response. [I] am like a corpse...
*click*

panel 2:
Naoe: I've got to hurry
*flings cell on couch*
Of course he has Takaya-san's cell

panel 3:
Nicely waxed shiny Posche-chan (the fifth one?)

panel 4:
Crow: Caw
Naoe: !!!

Four

panel 1:
*turns quickly*

panel 2:
*turns quickly the other way*

panel 3:
...So it's just a crow.
It's not bursting into a birthday song either...
Crow: ...

panel 4:
It may have been attracted to the car's shine. I may have shined it too much.
*go away*
Crow: Caw

panel 5:
Naoe: Ah
Naoe: Stop!
*pecking noise*

Five

panel 1:
Naoe: I said to stop!
Crow: Caw

panel 2:
Naoe: AAAHH

panel 3:
Crow: Caw...

panel 4:
30 minutes later...
Naoe has repaired the damage with a wax to repair scratches that he'd mail ordered and departs
*vrooom*

panel 5:
I've got a bad feeling, the omens are bad
I'll listen to music for a change
*click*

Six

panel 1:
DJ: Next is a different new single. It has quickly become the talk of the town and has debuted at number one!! SEEVA
*twitch*
DJ: The song is

panel 2:
*loud sound*

Seven

panel 1:
SEEVA: Hidden in the blades of grass...Metsuko glares at me...

panel 2:
SEEVA: [She?] was so cute when [she?] was alive...Ah...Joubutsu Joubutsu Metsu Metsu Metsu
SEEVA: Choubuku Choubuku Bye Bye Bye
*click*

panel 3:
Naoe: ...
*gasps*

Eight

panel 1:
Naoe: What?! Where'd this fog come from...

panel 2:
Samurai: It is a spell. If you stop you will be ensorcelled. Do not stop the horse!
Naoe: !

panel 3:
Naoe: A samurai!

panel 4:
A commanding smile

Nine

panel 1:
Samurai: Don't believe what you see. I'll give you direction. Let's go!!
Naoe: Okay!
Samurai: Right

panel 2:
*motor sound?*

panel 3:
*screeching sound*

panel 4:
*screeching sound*

panel 5:
AHHH!!!

Ten

panel 1:
in Matsumoto
Naoe is late...

panel 2:
*restless*

panel 4:
I guess I'll take another bath...

panel 5:

Miya: Mu-chan, can I stay over tonight?
A floral scent.

Eleven

panel 1:
Naoe: Um...
Naoe: I'm sorry I'm late

panel 2:
Takaya: ...
Naoe: You see...I had a slight..

panel 3:
Takaya: ...

panel 4:
Naoe: ...accident...

panel 5:
*smooths*
*pats*

Twelve

panel 1:
Takaya: Mm, very nice.

panel 2:
Naoe: TakaTakaTakaya-san

panel 4:
Takaya: Happy Birthday Naoe