Dragon Half  June Dragon, 1992
Version  1.0: 06/22/92
Artwork and story by  Ryuusuke Mita
Translated by  Curtis Hoffmann and Kiyoshi Takenaka
English word balloons by  Bob Angell
Cover  Hop, Skip, Spring!
Comics Vol. 4, which you have been waiting for, will be
released in May, in a Manyo Manyo way (See note at end.)
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-1 Rufa
You know what, Mappy is
-2 Mappy
?
-3 Rufa
this mouse that has shown us the way to the Demon King's Island. So, we don't need him any more...
-4 Pia
[Squeeze] So... so what?
-5 Rufa
So why don't the three of us roast and eat him.
Pia
No way!!
-6 Rufa
Idiot, I'm just kidding, I can't eat him like that, even if I WERE that cruel.
113
-1 Rufa
[Shaking] Mice should be deep-fried (heart).
-2 Pia
How can you say that! Mappy is Pia's friend!!
-3 Rufa
Ah, I understand, you're close friends!
Mink
Cut it out, Rufa.
Bal.
Mink!!
-4 Mink
Eh!?
-5 Bal.
My name is Balconte. I've come to kill you.
-6 Rufa
Oh well... looks like the appearance of another Zakokyara (incidental minor character) from the Demon King's Army.
-7 Bal.
Zakokyara? Looks like you misunderstand me. Ok... let me show you proof that I'm not a Zakokyara...
114
-1 Bal.
[Close-up] My name is Balconte!
-2 Mink
!?
-3 Bal.
How about that... Do you think that Zakokyara can get half-page close-ups!? I assume you now understand my real power!!
-4 Rufa
Although we can't understand what he said... he does look a little strong.
Mink
Ah... yes.
-5 Bal.
Not a LITTLE... I'll tell you this. I challenged the Great Demon King's son, Mig, 3 times, and won all THREE times!!
115
-1 Mink
Eh!!
-2 Bal.
[Pose] Understand? Come fight me, if you don't want the kids with you to be killed!!
-3 Pia
[Shake shake] Mink -- this doesn't look good.
Mink
Do... Don't worry, Pia.
-4 Mink
If I fight courageously, I'll become ba-baan stronger, and can beat anyone.
-5 Bal.
You can't beat me even if you became ba-baan strong, do-doon strong, or manyo manyo strong!
Mink
I didn't say 'manyo manyo'.
-6 Mink
[Flap] Well... I'll be going.
-7 Pia
Fight well --
Rufa
I'll collect your bones for you --
-8 MC
[Appear noisily] Ha ha... MC = Mouse Cat BC = Black Cat FC = Fish Cat Okusama = Housewife/Fishwife
116
-1 MC
[Happy laughing] The strong Dragon Half has left.
FC
[Osakana = Fish] This is our chance, Okusama.
Both
Huh!?
-2 MC
A mouse... Today's prey (animal to hunt) is dear to me. Bad pun!!
-3 BC
[Laughing] Oh, I hate it.
FC
Okusama -- excellent pun!!
-4 Rufa
W... what!? Bastards.
Pia
You're talking about Ma... Mappy!?
-5 FC
Ma... Mappy is the name of that delicious-looking dish for tonight's dinner?
-6 Rufa
We should have eaten him... If things are going to turn out like this!!
Pia
DON'T eat him!
117
-1
[Bonk]
-2 MC
[Thud] I'll warn you... if you don't toss that to me,
BC
"Nice shot (heart)."
-3 MC
I'll kill you.
-4 Rufa
Pia!! I have a good idea!!
-5 Rufa
Mappy...
Pia
[Shake shake] We don't give them Mappy!!
-6 Rufa
Fo... fool, that's not what I was going to say!
-7 Rufa
[Crackle] My idea is to create a protective barrier, and get inside it!!
-8 Pia
[Hummm] Ah, Rufa, that's great!
119
-1 Pia
But, how do we get inside THAT?
Rufa
[Small thing] Ooh...
Cats
......
-2 Bal.
Quickly, come down here!!
-3 Bal.
Or... ha ha. Do you want to fight in aerial combat? Do you know what will happen if you do that!?
-4 Mink
No... what!?
-5 Bal.
I will be in trouble!!
-6 Mink
Eh!?
-7 Bal.
I can't fly!! I have a acrophobia (fear of heights)!!
119
-1
[Run]
-2 MC
[Thud] No, you can escape!!
-3 MC
[Shake shake] If I can't catch my favorite mouse...
-4 MC
I'll fall in bed, catatonic with remorse.
-5 FC
How about this!! Because I'm a cat, I absolutely have to eat that! (Untranslatable pun.) How about this one!!
-6 MC
Excellent pun, Okusama!!
FC
[Hohoho] That was a trendy gag even young people can get -- !!
-7 MC
... Now that we've had our laugh, it's time to eat.
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-1
[Slash]
-3 Mink
[Thud] This guy is really
-4 Mink
weak!!
-5 Mink
Can... I ask you one question? Did you beat Mig... really?
-6 Bal.
At Shichi Narabe (a kids' card game).
Mink
Ah. THAT is the punchline.
-7 Pia
[Push push] Mappy... give Mappy back -- !!
Mappy
[Squeak squeak]
121
-1 MC
Well, we have to split this up three ways.
Mappy
[Squeak squeak]
BC
Aye aye, Sir --.
-2 Pia
Stop -- !!
-3 MC
[Ohohohoho] If you want us to stop this, you have stop us by force. But you can't, 'cause you're weak.
-4 Pia
Mink said... if you muster your courage, you'll become ba-baan
-5 Pia
[Heavy punch] Stronger!!
MC
Wha -- !! -6/7 MC What!? [Gush] This... this is the power of courage...!?
-7 Pia
Ah.
122
-1 MC
How's that. [Laughing] [Bottle: Tomato Ketchup]
FC
It can't happen.
Pia
Augh!?
-2 Pia
That's... that's...
Rufa
[Scuttle] Scream --
-3 BC
Well... Let's get back to dinner.
-4 Mappy
[Squeak squeak squeak squeak squeak]
-5 Pia
I don't...
-6
[Flash back]
-7 Pia
Like this -- !! [Slash]
-9 Mink
[Flap flap] I'm home --.
123
-1 Mink
!?
-2 Mink
Pi... Pia!!
-3 Mink
[Shake shake] Pia, what's wrong!? Wake up!!
-4 Mink
Rufa... and... Mappy -- are gone!!
-5 Pia
Ah... Min--k.
Mink
Pia!!
-6 Pia
Now... now... a lot of cats came here...
-7 Pia
Mappy
-8 Pia
Mappy...
124
-1 Mink
It... It can't be Mappy is...
Mappy
[Squeak]
-2 Mink
Eh?
-3 Mappy
[Squeak squeak]
Pia
Heehee -- it tickles, Mappy!
-4 Pia
Well, Mink...
Mink
What?
-5 Pia
Pia... did not become ba-baan strong. Although I mustered my courage.
-7 Mink
[Tap] That's not true.
125
-1 Mink
You removed your helmet and put it on Mappy, just in time, didn't you? (Notice, the cats' fangs have been flattened down.)
-2 Mink
So even though you got hurt, Mappy was kept safe, right?
-3 Mink
You became 'Ba-baan' strong.
-5 Pia
I see, THAT was 'ba-baan'!!
Mink
That is ba-baan!
-6 Note
Meanwhile...
MC
Keya --, I feel terrible --
FC
[Pound pound] Because I feel bad, I'm attacking an innocent, Rufally.
BC
[Huh] That one was crap, okusan. Demon 126-1 King So...
-3 DK
You want to kill Mink that eagerly.
-4 Titan
She's a sinful idiot who opposes the Great Demon King-sama. My wrath is limitless, because she's MY grandchild...
-5 DK
If you insist... I permit you to kill her!! Kaiser Dragon Titan!
-6 Titan
Thank you for your generosity!! I will show you, I will rip her body apart. Just like when I massacred Sousar's parents!!
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There are several words/phrases that don't translate well. These are used to describe an action or emotion, and are actually used normally as sound effects:
Manyo manyo: In a sneaky, slimy, snake-like way.
Ba-baan: Dramatically,; drastically
Do-doon: Drastically; dramatically