The Extra Kobayashi-kun Volume 4 Free Talks and Side Boxes Translated: Soffey Lyons Do not use without permission. Please remember to support the authors by buying the original releases or licensed translations! ------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation Key: Volume p(page)(number) Position in the Page Title Direct Translation [translator's note] ------------------------------------------------------------------- ============================================================= Volume 4 p5 Box at the Bottom Making of Kobayashi-kun 16 Sign: "Fubuki's bag" Fubuki is the oldest girl and so it seems she always has various things ready. Even when it looks like she's empty-handed, she actually had various things hiding somewhere. "Even so, why is that bag that small?" Fubuki: Oh! I'm good at packing things! ...er, that's not the problem. ============================================================= Volume 4 p13 Side Bar ONE Hi everyone. I'm Masami Morio. This is my 26th volume of comics. Morio: Pardon the yukata. Speaking of why I'm in this kind of outfit... actually it's because I'm currently in a hotel writing this draft. (For the reason, please see the N.G. at the end, written for this volume.) I don't bring work outside very often.... Serves me right. -*- It's already the 4th volume of "The Extra Kobayashi-kun". It's a volume with an awful lot of variety. Please take your time and enjoy. ============================================================= Volume 4 p35 Illustration Ribbit ============================================================= Volume 4 p36 Box at the Bottom Making of Kobayashi-kun 17 Sign: "Let's take a bath" This section, Yamato and Chihiro happily went to the bath, but (laugh) there were also requests to "please also draw a scene in the bath!" ...no, it has nothing to do with the contents so- (and I don't really want to draw it) I drew the girls in the bath, but when I draw it's too moral so it isn't [fan] service. (laugh) ...Please don't anticipate this kind of [fan] service of Morio... Toy: cheep ============================================================= Volume 4 p43 Side Bar TWO "Summer Trip Story (1)" This time is a story with Chihiro as the main character. It looks like his popularity's gone up again. (laugh) "It's something I drew thinking, "let's go outside of school on occasion". It's standard summer trip content. However, it's a bit too bad I didn't draw a "spook walk"!... maybe? (laugh) -*- The "frog rainy day outfit" illustration at the beginning of the second story was the grand prize for the magazine's "Kobayashi-kun street clothes contest". I really wanted to have him wear it in the story, but it became unnatural for the story so it became an opening illustration. The frog umbrella was an accessory added by me, Morio. Isn't it cute? Ribbit. Ribbit. ============================================================= Volume 4 p68 Box at the Bottom Making of Kobayashi-kun 18 Sign: "The angel and the devil." Various writings have "angels and devils" in them, but this seems to be the first time I've used them. Yamato: Waah Don't these two have a gender? Do they? (laugh) These two were fun so I'd like to try writing something again. ============================================================= Volume 4 p77 Side Bar THREE "Summer Trip Story 2" I used to own a dog as well. I'd never really petted cats so I was very scared, but since I went to visit my friend in the summer I'm now able to pet them ok.-- Morio: ... Kotetsu-chan and Natsu-chan They kept trading places on my lap. Since then I've been very ok. -*- If I have a pet, I've promised myself it'll be a black rabbit! I'll name it Torajirou. (laugh) Whenever I see a black rabbit at the pet shop, I call him "Tora..." in my mind before leaving. I'm a strange girl. Then, at any rate, I'm satisfied. ============================================================= Volume 4 p111 Side Bar FOUR "-- Lost Child --" It's a serious special side story. It's the other story that ran with the 4th story in the 3rd volume of comics (the Himawari Contest) when the "double feature" ran in the magazine. As the author, I actually like this type of story-- I wrote the story at one go and it was really easy as well. -*- Actually when I was young I got lost in a department store. (laugh) That's a very scary thing for a child. I remember that I was also very panicked. I think that on occasion I'd like to write more stories like this giving hints of Yamato's past. ============================================================= Volume 4 p125 Extra Chihiro: So it is tights? Kengo: ...yuck. Yamato: Fubuki: Um. Book: Trap Script Romeo and Juliet ============================================================= Volume 4 p143 Side Bar FIVE "Shakespeare Tonight (1)" It's a special side story. It's based on "Shakespeare in Love" which won 7 academy awards and opened in Japan in '99. I'm really afraid so. The original movie is given a lot of flavor by the "golden lies" (...as it was put in the movie) to many actual people. With the suspicion, it was an enjoyable wonderful love story. -*- This era and these costumes and all as always strike my heart. (laugh) ...oh, but, for some reason I did something horrible. I apologize to all the pure fans of the movie!! For those of you who are going to try to see the movie, I urge you to please forget this story for the moment. ============================================================= Volume 4 p151 Side Bar SIX "Shakespeare Tonight (2)" It seems the angel and devil pair were well received. I'm glad. I think the frills on Kengo were unexpectedly not incongruous, how about it? Also, it was fun to draw a long-haired Fubuki again after so long. -*- When I was writing this story, the movie had still not been put out on video in Japan. So, I gathered various materials from overseas. I didn't have much time with the schedule; at any rate, it was very frustrating--. However, the "Making of..." (8 pages) was received better than the story I worked my best on. (Crying while laughing). It's a shock. But, it was fun! I really do like one-shot stories... ============================================================= Volume 4 p165 Side Bar SEVEN Well, did you enjoy volume 4? It's a volume with a bit of variety scattered throughout. (Am I always saying this kind of thing?) I'll be glad if you liked it. -*- "The Extra Kobayashi-kun" is still continuing in LaLa magazine. Shall I see you next in volume 5? ...I've gotta do my best. Morio will do her best in 2000 as well, please continue to favor me with your patronage. -*- Please have fun every day easy-paced with laughter. ============================================================= (To Be Continued in sideB) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not use this translation without permission! Find more translations at: http://www.zaha.net/shoujo/morio/kobayashi/kobayashi.html -------------------------------------------------------------------