Tokyo Mew Mew Chapter 6 Disclaimer: This translation is only allowed on Ichigo Nyan!, my site (http://www.spenecial.com/tmm). If you want to use it for your own, please e-mail me and I'll see what I can do for you. This translation is not to be used to make "scanlations"--it is accompanyment to the manga for English readers. It is also not to be sold for money and/or used for commercial use. Any corrections you can give me would help a whole lot. Key: *sounds/actions/onomatopoeia* [translation notes by me] (thoughts) -asides- [Realise that my Japanese sucks ass! I'm only in my first year, and I have to use two sites and my boyfriend to get it all done even anything close to right. I generally guess at some things, and I probably have all the onomatopoeia (sound effects) fucked up. But you can get the jist, yup?] [I own the tankouban, not the Nakayoshi chapters. So my page counts are the counts that are in my book. React accordingly.] [Names are written Japanese style with the last name first. Since this is the order used in the manga, I keep it that way.] translated by Nethilia nethilia@yahoo.com *~*~* p. 43 Ichigo: (He said it... he said it...) -Aoyama: Because Ichigo is my kitty...- Aoyama-kun said it nyan! *heart* *jingle* p. 44 Ichigo: Oh... (It's Aoyama-kun!!) (Uh-oh!) *jingle* (I was being very silly just now... I hope I wasn't seen.) (There, like always, It's the same. So very popular.) (He's somewhat busy... So I'll run along...) (It can't be helped... Today I won't talk and will go go home...) *finger motions* p. 45 Ichigo: (Aoyama-kun... Even from so far away... He noticed my bell!) -Student: Hey, Aoyama, it's time to start club activities!- -Aoyama: Ah, let's go now.- (It seems hard for us to be together by ourselves...) A...oh... I need to go to work! (For the time being, things are moving ahead nyan *heart*) Ichigo: Good afternoon! Retasu: Watch out! p. 46 *shattering* Ichigo: Wh-wh!? Retasu: Ah, Ichigo-san, good afternoon. *zoom!* Ichigo: Kya! Just a... What's happening here!! Retasu: A...a.. Purin: Welcome, na no da! Retasu: From today, Purin-san works here too. Ichigo: ... p. 47 Retasu: She heard us taking about the cafe by mistake and wouldn't be talked out of it. Ichigo: R-really? Purin: Wait, na no da! Ichigo: ... Retasu: (Look...) So cool, yes? Purin-san is very good... A--a customer! Wel-come... Kyaa!! *crash* Ichigo: Aa..Retasu!! Minto What are you doing showing up this late in any case, Ichigo! Ichigo: E.... Minto: Hurry up! Change clothes and give us a hand, please! Look! Hurry up! Hurry up! Ichigo: A... Y-yes! Minto: Hurry up! Carry this! Hey! There's no water over there! Clean up those plates Retasu broke! Take that customer's order! -Ichigo: Welcome...- Look! Purin dropped the shortcake's strawberry! p. 48 Ichigo: GOD! Why am I working harder with even more people here!? Minto: It's really mysterious, hmm? Ichigo: You're doing the least amount of work! -Mysterious smarthmouth...- -Retasu: A...- -Purin: I'm dancing the plates, na no da!- Minto: Ah...but it's time for afternoon tea. It's my daily routine. I haven't missed a single day since I was a little girl.. You're the one who's idly chattering when you have things to do at work... -Retasu: U..huh?- -Purin: Ack na no da!- -Ichigo: Grr...- -Retasu: S-sorry!- -Ichigo: Ah..Retasu...just a..- Minto: AAAA!!! -Ichigo: What now?- p. 49 Ichigo: Have you located the fifth girl? Minto: Yes! The person in this modeling magazine, isn't it? Retasu: Ah, I remember. She's the girl from that time during the earthquake, right? Ichigo: But, the girl we saw wasn't that polite at all... What if it's another person? Minto: Are all of your eyes messed up? Retasu: E? p. 50 Minto: Just look at her! Dark hair, glossy from tip to crown, throughly treated with Cuticle hair products, that glitters like black opals! [Cuticle, from what I can gather, is some sort of brand of hair products.] Eyes like blue sapphires: mysterious and lively, intellectually serene, but with an inner passion she keeps to herself... Furthermore, such delicate, long and well shaped legs, white like platnum, that at a glance show the results of habitual exercise... She is the one! There's no mistake! She's the one we've been looking for! The supreme teammate! The earth's true warrior and protector! [*Sailor moon theme plays in Neth's head; hey, it says "senshi" in here!*] *heavenly glow* p. 51 *pause* Purin: Oh, Minto-big-sister just wants to meet this person, no da? [Do I really have to explain the big sister thing again?] Minto: I-I'm not doing it for selfish reasons! *BLUSH* I'm just trying to get the last member here quickly! Ichigo: Right, right, I got it, I got it. (Mint's so cute! She wants to be like that person.) Minto: What was that!? Ichigo, you're got a really nasty cheek!! [Cheek as in the attitude, not the body part.] Ichigo: (She thought I was serious... She got all flustered and upset.) -Retasu: *heart thumping*- Purin: It's affection, na no da! Minto: No it's not! Ichigo: (Somehow we'll have to get them together.) p. 52 Purin: But how do we meet her no da? Retasu: Good question... Plus, she's a performer... Shirogane: That's easy. While you were talking, I was doing research. The girl's name is Fujiwara Zakuro... She's a rising model within the Irie Pro comapny. [By the way, "Irie" means "bay" or "inlet" Just a note.] Akasaka: Also, now they are looking for new talent for a production. Shirogane: That's right. Ichigo, Minto, Retasu-- You have a task now! You three are to participate in that audition!! p. 53 Ichigo: EE?? -Purin: Me too...- Akasaka: Many thanks are given to you, Ryou. --You purposely didn't tell the girls an important fact about the fifth genetic sample, did you? p. 54 Shirogane: It seems that they, especially Momomiya Ichigo, are getting stronger in spirit as they look for their teammates. They might just be ready to go to the next level. This is a chance to ascertain that. Akasaka: Ryou... as I thought, you're a little malicious person-- Ichigo: Here, hmm? p. 55 Minto: This is Irie Productions, yes? Ichigo: So--this is where we're supposed to be undercover... But it is an audition... Retasu: But what do we do if we're picked? Ichigo: (That's right. If I make it I could be in commercials--) -Dream Ichigo: Ichigo's Natural Water; It stops thirst! (then maybe a CD debut--) -Dream Ichigo: Ichigo, Ichigo, Strawberry bell! (and then...and then...) -Dream Aoyama: I can't have Ichigo since she's famous now...- -Dream Ichigo: Aoyama-kun!- -Dream Ichigo: That's not it! I'll always be Aoyama-kun's!- -Dream Aoyama: Ichigo...- (It could happen!) *SMACK!* p. 56: Ichigo: OWW!! Minto: That didn't hurt! It's not our task to audition, it's to find our teammate! Ichigo: Isn't that right? To meet that young lady and find out about her. Minto: ICHIGO~!! Ichigo: Right, right, I get it. Judge: Audition participants, please gather. Ichigo: -Waa....- I'm right, there are a lot of cute girls with style. We'll start to see auditions. Miss Aizawa Minto, come forward. Minto: Yes'm. p. 57 Ichigo: (As one would expect from Minto!! Ballet and Japanese Dance make it so her body doesn't look gaudy at all!! *collective gasp* Judge: That's very good. Minto: Thank you very much. Ichigo: (Minto passed with an easy victory.) Judge: Next is Miss Momomiya Ichigo. Ichigo: Y-yes! (Okay...Now I have to make the same impression that Minto did... I need to make my chest relax...) p. 58 Ichigo: (Hee! Hee! Hee! Heeee!) [Sounds like she's hyperventilating!] (I can't clear my thoughts!) *THUMP!* -(My heart is thumping!)- (No..No way...) *Thump thump thump* (I can't do it nyan!) *doom* Judge: Is something wrong, Miss Momomiya? Please walk. Ichigo: (I have to do it!) *Step* (That was pretty simple...) Judge: Miss Momomiya... Your hand and leg are coming forward together. [and if you know anything about a natural walk, you know that your arms and legs swing opposite!] Right, thanks for the effort. Next is Miss Midorikawa Retasu. -Ichigo: It's completely finished nya.- p. 59 *crash!* Ichigo: R-Retasu! Retasu: S-s-s-sorry! -Ehee...- Ichigo: (I was right...it's that simple... Modeling is not something that you can just do. -Minto will just have to do her best for us then...- Purin: AUDITION NA NO DA! Ichigo: Th-That voice! Retasu: Oh! Purin: Purin will walk too, na no da! Ichigo: Pu-Purin!? p. 60 Purin: Look, look!! Judge: No plate spinning!! Purin: Everyone look no da!! *BONG!* Judge: Don't ring a gong either! Purin: Purin's skills are these, na no da!! *whooosh!* Judge: Fire is not good either!! Agent: Stop fooling around! *slam!* I've never seen such an audition before! [Ah, the easiness when there's English in the manga!] Girl 1: What's wrong? Girl 2: What? What? Minto: This is awful! That judge is getting pissed... Ichigo: Eep! -God, Purin...- p. 61. Agent: What is happening? Ichigo: W-what? Director: You! How awful! How dare you make the agent mad! The audition is suspended! Every one of you go home!! Ichigo: (It can't be...!!) What will we... *opening door* Zakuro: I'm sorry I'm late. [Note: I'm not doing the side stories anymore. They get translated in the official translation and the text is so hard to read.] p. 62 Zakuro: Any trouble? Ichigo: (That person-- Fujiwara Zakuro!!) (C-cool...!) Agent: You just won't believe this!! Zakuro: What's the matter? p. 63 Ichigo: (She's beautiful...and not only that, she's fluent in English...) Girl 3: As one would expect from Zakuro-san. The story is that she lived abroad for a while. English, German, French, Chinese, and Spanish.... To be fluent in five foreign languages-- Girl 4: So cool... She's supposed to go to a very prestigious school but she may have already graduated. Zakuro: Director... Ichigo: (Cool...) Zakuro: Mr. MacGregor has said the audition may continue if I display myself as well... Director: I-is that so? Well done, Zakuro! Ichigo: (Wow--She's also very kind! Whoa...) p. 64 Ichigo: (So cool! She can even make walking looking beautiful!?) This person... If she's a teammate then it'll be just wonderful nya *heart*) p. 65 (Oh...that's right! Perhaps now is a good time to look for a mark on her?!) Minto! Don't gawk at her! Look for a mark! Minto: Oh, that's right... Ichigo: (Please be there... Where on her body is the mark? The mark that's the proof of her being our teammate...) *pause* p. 66 Minto: Honored big sister! [Much like Purin calling everyone "Big sister", only with a stronger honorific.] Ichigo: (Chimera anima!!) Girls: KYAAA! *shattering glass* p. 67 Girls: Kyaaaa! Ichigo: Everyone! Run away quickly! -Purin: This way na no da!- *glow* Ichigo: Minto?! Minto: Honored big sister, quickly run... *glow* ?! p. 68 Ichigo: (That appearance... that mark... our teammate!) Minto: Honored....big...sister... *attacking* Zakuro: Ribbon-- Zakuro's Spear! p. 69 *swish* *landing softly* *detransformation* *silence* *snap* p. 70 *POOF!* [Enter Zakuro the badass. *happy grin*] p. 71 Purin: We found you, no da! Ichigo: Such a lovely person as a teammate...! Retasu: You're our final teammate!! Ichigo: (It's just like a dream! The final one...really was Zakuro-san...) (With these girls... The feeling is that we can do anything possible.... It's a fact... Even save the earth, I'm sure...) p. 72 Zakuro: Absurd. ...I don't need anyone else with me. Teammates are non-essential. Minto: Honored big sister.... p. 73 Zakuro: You're being a pain in the ass. Minto: No way... Ichigo: (Why...?) Minto: It can't be true! Ichigo: We found the final member of our team... so why in the world is she acting like this?