The Extra Kobayashi-kun Volume 5 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 5 p15 Side Bar ONE Hi everyone. I'm Masami Morio. This is my 28th volume of comics. Morio: And it's the 5th volume of Kobayashi-kun. That was quick. Things have gone unusually smoothly through 5 volumes, it makes me glad. Well, this time's volume is, guess! The Kobayashi's promotion to 2nd year students!! (laugh) They were 1st year students for a long time. They'll probably be 2nd year students for a long time as well. With new characters appearing one after another, it's a volume containg a lot of "Kobayashi population density". -- So then, please enjoy this volume. Let's begin. Let's begin. ============================================================= Volume 5 p40 Picture Tsubame thinks: Easier on the salt. Tsubame: ..... ============================================================= Volume 5 p41 Box at the Bottom Making of Kobayashi-kun 19 Sign: "Speaking of Fubuki's Hair" Fubuki's hair grew longer-- Fubuki: When I braid it the ends become narrow. Hiya, intending to even-up the bangs I made it longer. Part-way through I got tired of it and it seems I made it shaggy. (laugh) At a glance it seems to grow fast, but I cut my hair at about the same time as Fubuki and mine's grown out the same amount so it's ok! (laugh) I got tired of the ends flipping so I cut it again though. ============================================================= Volume 5 p49 Side Bar TWO It's a new character. Tsubame: Yea--! Tsubame Kobayashi (male) The profile is given in the main story so this is abbreviated. He's the character I'm most interested in but, he's not very popular. (laugh) Is it because he's a heel? (explosive laugh) <- (Just in the first half) A villain for a popin' comedy would be at this level. -*- <- The new hidden character. The jizou-sama. ...no reason or advantage.... (laugh) ============================================================= Volume 5 p75 Box at the Bottom Making of Kobayashi-kun 20 Sign: "Speaking of M. Musume" ...I did it. This kind of currently popular subject quickly changes with time so is to be avoided as much as possible, but I used it this time since it's a "monthly serial"-- I was worried that the fans would get angry, but most let me go ahead. Thank you. Thank you-- So, as expected the problem is the current members have already changed...(laugh) I was ready for that. I liked the "Love Machine" era. Hikage: I... Ichii-chan left-- Head & Shoulder bands: Mo-- Musu-- [Translator's note: 'Morning Musume.' is an entertainment group with regularly changing members] ============================================================= Volume 5 p81 Side Bar THREE It's a guest character. Shingo Kobayashi (male) Kengo's younger brother. 5th grade. A hard-liner. The person he admires -> his older brother. It seems he kind of likes Fubuki-chan. (laugh) Shingo and Yukihito are strangely popular. Though when they'll appear again will depend on my mood. Yukihito & Miyuki Kobayashi (twins) (3rd year of junior High) Yukito is older. Fubuki likes young boys, but she doesn't get confused by her younger brother--. Of course not. ============================================================= Volume 5 p105 Box at the Bottom Making of Kobayashi-kun 21 Sign: "Speaking of the Cover Illustration" (Please look at the cover illustration 2 pages previous->) When this story was in the magazine I wrote the caption "it was supposed to be 'a stylish cover' but I went wrong somewhere", however I've received lots of encouraging comments like "not at all". Uh- Thank you-- No, no, actually it's not that I didn't like it. It's more that it's a picture where I'm commenting to myself "who's this girl!?" (laugh)... This kind of picture is also possible (if I stress myself). (laugh) . Pardon me!! ============================================================= Volume 5 p113 Side Bar FOUR It's a guest character 2 Shizu Kobayashi (female) Fubuki's mother. A cute woman. To make it easy to understand which family The "Kobayashi" 's families are, I've tried to use "simple naming", but I did Shizu-san differently. -*- <-This one's simply named. (laugh) Chihiro's mom: Mahiro Kobayashi (female) Chihiro's mother.... Chihiro's face and personality both resemble his mother's. I think Kengo's mother (who shows up in 1 scene) is the most ordinary mother. ============================================================= Volume 5 p136 Box at the Bottom Making of Kobayashi-kun 22 Sign: "Speaking of the Baumkuchen" Don't you smile when you happen to see these at the supermarket? When you're a kid, it's something that everyone does once - peeling back the skin with their front teeth. (really?) Actually it doesn't peel that well. (I've tried (laugh)) Using the bottom teeth might work better? (A suggestion (laugh)) It seems they actually do make large baumkuchen outdoors. According to the pictures the big kuchen's side section is almost like a fish sausage. ============================================================= Volume 5 p153 Side Bar FIVE Thanks for the impressions of the drama CD. Everyone seems to have their own favorite voice actor, I've received various opinions. However, Morio likes it enough like this. I don't take complaints or dissatisfactions. (laugh) Sneak. Morio: I've already listened to it many times-- Secretly by myself! I'm blushing! (laugh) Drama CD #2! is being prepared! Check it out. Those of you who haven't yet, definitely try "the vocal Kobayashi-kun world". -*- Well then, Did you have fun? From volume 6 that person and that person will be running in a romantic mode again. ...so, let's meet again! ============================================================= (To Be Continued in sideB) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not use this translation without permission! 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