High School Boys and the Morning Journey
It surprised me.
Yeah, me too.
It's awesome!
Right?
It sounds different from a guitar.
Impossible...
Don't come at me from behind.
And thus, Tadakuni began his quest to become the strongest swordsman.
I'm not questing, and nothing's beginning.
There's no point if you don't equip your weapon.
You're annoying!
Tadakuni takes 5 damage.
But it sure is a nice stick.
Tadakuni takes 5 damage.
Tadakuni takes 5—
Why have I been taking damage?!
Because you're not properly equipped.
What? Is it because I was holding the sword like this?
You're so nitpicky!
Hey, you.
Are you headed to the town out west?
If so, take me with you.
Who the hell are you?!
My name is Jack.
I'm searching for a suitable human to become the third demon lord
and oppose the other two demon lords who are fighting for possession of this world.
Don't make up some grandiose background story!
This'll end once we get home anyway!
Jack joined your party.
Too long! What music was that?
You know, it's that music that plays in RPGs when someone joins your party—
Don't explain!
Then let us go, boy!
Jack takes 5 damage.
Yeah, you'd better equip that!
So, where are we going?
Isn't it obvious, scum? We're going to the King's castle first.
He called me scum! Just who is this guy?
My name is Jack.
Enough of that.
A monster appears.
What?!
What should we do?
Ignore it.
Ignore it?!
We've arrived, boy. This is the castle.
Thank goodness you made it, heroes!
Why is everyone in the same pose?
So you're the mid-boss, huh.
He's not the mid-boss!
You've seen through my disguise. I am the mid-boss.
He is?!
I'm finished!
The plot's moving too fast!
Somehow, we managed to defeat one of the demon lords.
He was a demon lord?
The plot's progressing too fast since we're almost home!
Shit, I forgot my bag!
Did we leave them back there?
I was wondering why you guys weren't holding anything.
Return!
But man, that black hair, and those glasses...
Are you still going on about that?
Why?
One who possesses the ability to draw the legendary sword has finally appeared, I see.
Thou art the hero.
Seriously?
Bring it on, demon lord!
Come, hero!
His weakness... is his heart.
tabidatsu yume wo kanadehajime
We will start singing of our dreams of a journey
ta
bi
da
tsu
yu
me
wo
ka
na
de
ha
ji
me
saisho no peeji hiraite
and read the first page of our story
sa
i
sho
no
pee
ji
hi
rai
te
donna takara yori kagayaku mono mitsuketa
I found something that glitters brighter than any chest of gold
do
nna
ta
ka
ra
yo
ri
ka
ga
ya
ku
mo
no
mi
tsu
ke
ta
furikaereba hora
When I turn around
fu
ri
ka
e
re
ba
ho
ra
baka mitai ni warau kao ga doko made mo susumaseru
I see your face as it laughs stupidly, and it spurs me on forever
ba
ka
mi
ta
i
ni
wa
ra
u
ka
o
ga
do
ko
ma
de
mo
su
ma
se
ru
kono semai heya de kaita monogatari ga
The story I wrote in this cramped, little room
ko
no
se
ma
i
he
ya
de
ka
i
ta
mo
no
ga
ta
ri
ga
tsumugu shousetsu no puroroogu
is the prologue of our story together
tsu
mu
gu
shou
se
tsu
no
pu
ro
roo
gu
oozora e todokisou na supiido de
With a speed that seemed to reach the clouds in the sky
oo
zo
ra
e
to
do
ki
sou
na
su
pii
do
de
kaji mo torazu hashittekita
I ran without ever knowing where it would lead me
ka
ji
mo
to
ra
zu
ha
shi
tte
ki
ta
tabidatsu yume wo kanadehajime
We will start singing of our dreams of a journey
ta
bi
da
tsu
yu
me
wo
ka
na
de
ha
ji
me
tsugi no peeji wo hiraiki
tsugi no peeji wo hiraki
and read from the pages to come
ts
ugi
no
pee
ji
wo
hi
raki
hatenaku tsuzuku yume no umi e
Not knowing if the endless ocean of our dreams
ha
te
na
ku
tsu
zu
ku
yu
me
no
u
mi
e
hikari ka yami ka wakarazu ni
is shrouded in darkness or light
hi
ka
ri
ka
ya
mi
ka
wa
ka
ra
zu
ni
ichido kiri no bokutachi no tabi
we look for more pages to fill our story in it
i
chi
do
ki
ri
no
bo
ku
ta
chi
no
ta
bi
tsugi no peeji wo sagashite
as we enjoy the journey we can only go on once
ts
ugi
no
pee
ji
wo
sa
ga
shi
te
High School Boys and Convex Mirror Girl
Hey.
Slow day today?
Pretty slow.
Nago, I want to ask you something.
What?
What do high school girls find attractive about boys?
Well, their looks, of course.
Well, that's a given.
Isn't there anything else?
Well...
My friend told me that if someone says they like you, then you start liking them back.
Is that how it is?
But if she doesn't like his face, she'll turn him down regardless.
So it boils down to that, after all?
Why do you ask?
Do you want to be popular?
Huh? What are you talking about?
I-I'm already popular.
How about you, Yasunori?
I'm popular.
Don't lie!
I've been punched by a girl at a riverside before!
Really?
How violent.
I have a question for you, too.
Why do high school guys just randomly start talking about themselves?
I'm sorry for doing that up till now.
We'll be more careful from now on.
You want me to praise you, or something?
Well, putting that aside...
More importantly, deliver that.
How about you, Nago?
Well, she's...
What?
You need to work on your appeal even more than I do.
Huh?
Yeah.
At least make an effort.
Work a bit harder, Nago!
You aren't trying hard enough.
These guys are pissing me off.
Yasunori, hand me that convex mirror.
This?
Why do we even have one of these?
Eyes wide open
Hold up.
What's with the cheerful pose? More like, who was that?
Going back to what we were saying, the face doesn't make the—
Jeez, you guys are annoying.
Let's just say I lost, so get back to work!
We're heading out.
Hey, Tadakuni.
Do you think we'll get to meet the girl in the mirror again?
Probably not.
But I won't give up.
Just get going!
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High School Boys and Friendship Power
Little sister!
What was that for?!
You guys stole my underwear again!
No...
We didn't, though.
Shut up!
If you don't die right now, I'll kill you!
If you don't wanna get killed, then die!
Hey, calm down.
How many times do we have to die?
Well, we borrowed them one time to play around with,
but this really wasn't us.
Liar!
Then find out who did it!
I'm sure it just blew away in the wind.
Yeah, you're just too self-consciou—
And so,
we're staking it out.
Seriously?
This is ridiculous.
We won't find any culprit.
Well, yeah, since you're the culprit.
I wonder what I should do, as his friend.
Well, first, I should tell Tadakuni—
You too?!
What the heck are those guys doing?
Did the stress get to them?
But I can't overlook this.
I'll beat some sense into them and make them apologize. That'll settle things.
It's my duty as a friend to bring them back on the right path when they go astray.
But... would a true friend really do that?
A friend is...
someone who walks with them, even if they walk a different path!
Someone who can bear the burden of their sins!
Isn't that what it means to be a true friend?!
What are you doing, you pervert?
It was you, after all?!
Huh?
Hey!
Go for it, little sister!
W-Wait!
What a minute!
Die!
Yeah, it's true! I took it!
I...
Sorry!
Tadakuni and Hidenori stole them, too!
Bastard!
How beautiful
friendship is!
How beautiful
friendship is!
Daily Lives of High School Boys.
High School Boys and Literary Girl 2
I... don't like this wind.
The wind always snatches away what's precious to me.
I'll stop this wind.
One day, for sure.
I got the wrong girl!
I'm so embarrassed!
Hey Motoharu, we're leaving.
S-S-Sis!
Where'd you go?
To the convenience store.
High School Boys and Traditional Events
Hey.
Get back here.
Huh?
Don't leave yet, guys.
What's up, Karasawa?
Today's the day of the Clean Campaign.
We're picking up trash on Asahi Street until five.
Yeah, about that.
Of course, I want to join in, but...
How would it look if a bunch of guys were loitering around picking up trash?
Huh?
We're taking part in a well-respected school tradition that everyone in this area loves.
Participate.
Let me see our school pamphlet for a minute.
Seems like there's too many useless school events in there.
Picking up trash isn't useless.
I know that volunteering and orientation are important.
Public
North
Sanada
High
School
School information
Public
North
Sanada
High
School
School information
Public
North
Sanada
High
School
School information
Public
North
Sanada
High
School
School information
But what the hell is this "70 hour fast" thing?!
Yearly Events
That's just cruel!
Yearly Events
70 hours?
Who the hell thought of that?
Tradition, huh?
It wasn't the student council, at least.
All right, I'm going to ask the principal.
Yeah, he'd probably know.
Hey, wait.
Come in.
What is it?
What's the "70 hour fast" from this pamphlet about?
I don't know if it's a tradition or what,
but please tell us the reason we do it.
I've only been principal for three years. Hell if I know.
However,
I can't just turn away students who have come all the way here with doubts in their minds.
1-
1984.
1984!
Yes, 1984.
North Sanada Public High School
Due to Sanada North Public High School's reduced enrollment,
the school had fallen into crisis.
The principal at the time heard the cries of the students
and faced the prefecture alone, resolutely pleading his case for 70 hours straight.
And a miracle was said to have finally occurred.
"And so, the school was saved"...?
Yes.
I can't believe something like that happened.
And we're supposed to learn from his great example?
You don't actually have to fast.
As long as you love this school which he protected, that's enough.
Yes, sir.
To think that this school event had such a deep meaning behind it.
Excuse me.
This school
was founded in 1989.
High School Boy and Childhood
Hey, Motoharu.
What, sis?
What do you want for dinner?
Make some soba.
Oh, that's nice and simple.
My friend said
that she fights with her little brother all the time.
It's pretty rare, what we have!
Really?
Not many siblings get along, ya know?
Well, it may be rare.
My buddy has an older sister, too,
but he pretty much hates her.
Did you know?
Most entertainers get plastic surgery.
Really?!
'Cause she's a compulsive liar.
Oh, and there's another guy who has a little sister.
It seems he only talks to her about once a month.
That's horrible.
Well, since our parents are never home,
we siblings have to help each other out now,
so doesn't it make sense that we get along?
What're you saying?
We always used to play on this bank back when we were kids!
We played your favorite game, remember?
Huh?
What game?
We did not!
We really did do it.
You were always pestering me to do it!
That's a lie!
It's true!
Lies, lies, lies!
It's true!
Yeah, I get it, we get along.
Let's go shopping.
Hey, let's do it now.
Then you'll remember!
Now?
If you think you can do it with our height difference, just try it.
Huh?
I remember now!
In the past...
my sister...
used to b-bully me...
High School Boys and Ghost Stories 2
When I was brushing my teeth this morning...
Huh?
What?!
I happened to look in the mirror,
and there was some crap on my eyebrow.
I reached to brush it off,
and then...
"Snap"!
It seems it was a white eyebrow hair that had grown to three centimeters.
Don't tell such a scary story!
That wasn't scary, though.
Hey, you...
Don't get full of yourself just because you told the scariest story last time.
I'll win next time!
We may as well call Karasawa, since he's full of scary stories.
I'm going first, though.
The other day, I was washing my face in the bath.
I was rubbing the facial cleanser in pretty hard with both hands...
And then...
a crunching sound echoed in my brain.
"Damn, now I've done it!" I thought.
Blood slowly started dripping from my nose...
However...
the blood suddenly stopped dripping after just a couple seconds.
My nose was no longer bleeding, and the pain was gone.
In the end, nothing had actually happened.
Really.
This is a true story
I'm next, huh?
Oh yeah, this isn't really a scary story, but...
I remembered something about Karasawa.
He always wears a hat, right?
This really was just a coincidence, but...
I happened to see him taking his hat off once.
Man,
that was pretty damn hilarious!
Huh?
What did you see?!
Actually...
I can't tell you.
I don't think Karasawa would want other people to know.
No fair!
Let's set up an ambush before he gets here!
Yeah!
Little sister!
You were listening, weren't you?
Let's back her up!
Yeah!
Hey, you called me over here, so what's with the rough treatment?
Stop right there!
Shut up!
Grab the hat!
At this point,
I can't tell them I made that up...
Sanada North High 2-A
Action-Adventure
Story
"The Path
To Heroism"
kanashii yoru ga bokura wo tsutsumu
Lonely nights begin to fill our lives
keredomo bokura mada mada yume wo miteiru
but still, still we have our dreams
sore dake de
That's all we need
sore dake de
juubun sa
sou, juubun sa
ikiteireba
If we keep living, I should be able to see you again
ikiteireba
itsuka mata
mata
kimi ni aeru hazu sa
ohisama wa miteiru
The sun is watching
ohisama wa utau yo
The sun is singing for us
babababa rarira ba bara
babababa rarira ba
babababa rarira ba ba
ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
ba
babababa rarira ba bara
babababa rarira ba
babababa rarira ba ba
ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
ba
shinjiteiru yo ohisama hitotsu
I have faith that the sun will be there for me
kimi no uchi made
on the way to your house
The Daily Life of a Lady
I don't wanna!
I don't wanna go!
Milady,
you mustn't be selfish.
You mustn't skip school without reason.
I don't wanna go!
It's a pain in the butt!
How many times do you think I've gone?!
It should be fine if I skip one day!
Lady
Yukana
It's just a real pain!
No,
school is not that kind of place.
Butler
Nagase
You should correct that line of thinking.
Butler
Asano
No!
I said I'm not going!
Milady!
You mustn't yell so loudly!
Butler
Toyogawa
Your false tooth will fall out!
Who has a false tooth?
What are you talking about?
Jeez.
Anyway, I'm not going.
I know!
You guys think of something.
Think up a good reason for me to skip school.
Okay, go in order.
How about... because you caught a cold.
That's too common, and it won't hold!
Next.
Because your dog died.
You can't skip school because of that!
Next!
Because your false tooth fell out.
Again with the false tooth?
Why do you want me to have a false tooth so badly?
You're all useless!
Be serious about this.
Now try again.
How about... your leg hair became difficult to manage?
Yeah, that's just perfect!
Next.
Because there's a massive amount of salted fish entrails in your lunch every day.
What kind of a household do you think this is?!
Fine, last one!
Please wait a minute!
I...
Huh? You'd just mention that false tooth again.
Well,
you're right...
I was?
What are you getting at?
I've had enough of you guys!
One more time!
Because you fought with *** Imada, your best friend.
Hey, don't make fun of my friends!
You didn't have to mention *** Imada by name!
Because you hate *** Imada's teacher.
Don't copy him!
Because *** Imada is gravely injured.
Am I supposed to be *** Imada now?!
Its like you've all just given up on thinking!
Do it right!
I'll work you to death!
Yeah, that's right!
It's a false tooth.
Got somethin' to say?
Hey!
Stop it!
Stop, stop it!
I've had enough!
I'm going to school!
Where's my Fixodent?!
Don't run!
Don't run, I said!
Next Time
High School Boys and Memories of Summer
and Others
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