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

Comments

[blue-cage.livejournal.com]

Though I dearly love Mirage of Blaze (history! romance! supernatural!) I must say "THANK YOU SO MUCH" for linking to her website and letting me see all those beautiful, cute and funny Hikaru no Go art. I'm squeeing in the office right now, and I think people are looking at me like I've gone crazy, but love, love, love all the Hikaru and Akira and Sai art~♥

[insaneneko.livejournal.com]

Her Hikago art is fab, no? Glad you enjoyed them! XDXDXD