Happy Birthday by Sakanaya TL by boke ### TL notes indicated by hash tags like this: ### ### Page numbers indicated by — for example, page one is —1 ### Panel numbers indicated by - or example, panel one is -1 ### Unless otherwise noted, panel and text balloon flow is from upper right to lower left —139 -1 Horomura Noeru (聖) and Shioya Hijiri (聖) are identical. ### the premise of this story is that both girls have the same Kanji for their names, but the pronunciation is different. However, they have chosen to both go by a third pronunciation in order to be alike. Most Kanji have several dictionary pronunciations, but for names, parents can add additional ones… ### Sei means “Saint” -2 Always together. Always doing the same thing. 14 Noeru’s Birthday 15 Hijiri’s Birthday Birthdays one day apart. Houses right next door. -3 And their faces… Hey, Which one of you is Noeru and which one is Hijiri? —140 There’s no Noeru or Hijiri. We are Sei. ### Bold “Sei” -2 Right!? Even their names! -3 We are… -4 Today, red hairband! sfx: ping -5 I thought so too! sfx: be-whoop -6 Smile —141 -1 Happy Birthday Presented by Sakanaya New Talent! Debuting in Yuri Hime!! Always together Good morning, Sei. The curtain falls on playing house —142 -1 Wow! We’re in junior high now! -2 I was so nervous I didn’t sleep much. What about you Sei? -3 Me too! Right!? -4 Since my hair looks like I have a perm, I wonder if the teacher is going to say anything. ### until recently, perms and hair color were forbidden for students. -5 We’ve always been in class1, huh? Congratulations, New Students ### sign In junior high, the classes are ABC… So A, then? -6 Oh, The class roster? Let’s go Sei. sfx: Bustle Bustle —143 -1 Tapppa tappa tap -2 Yaaay -3 Wheeze Wheeze -4 Ummm… Let’s see, we are… —144 -1 Beep -2 Noeru! So fast! sfx: Whoosh -3 You’re first in both short and long distance! Cool ### handwritten Were you in relay in elementary school or something? Aaaw You’re embarrassing me. sfx- heh heh -4 You going to join a sports club? We’re thinking about an arts club. -5 Right, Sei? —145 -1 Don’t worry about it! 1B Shioya Hijiri Grip Strength 11kg Sit ups 9 times Seated Forward Bend 50m Time 12.06 20m Shuttle Marathon 8.96 -2 Sei? Noeru? -3 Girl’s Dressing Room Horomura-san in class A was first among girls. —146 -1 That’s what they said, Hijiri! Is Noeru that good at sports? Eh? Um… -2 Shioya-san, are you close with Horomura-san? Close is not even word for it, right Hijiri? Um… That’s… -3 They come to school dressed alike, saying “it’s coincidence!” Whaa Like that’s coincidence? They are always together, and they call each other by the same name, see? That sounds fun. Like one person in two bodies, huh? -4 But Isn’t that a bit suffocating? -5 Don’t Horomura-san and Shioya-san seem like they have opposite personalities? Well that kind of thing goes around in junior high. But maybe they should dial it back. They may get bullied or something… ### handwritten It was hard to approach them back in grade school. Like they were in their own world. -6 Ah, Sorry, don’t mean to be bad-mouthing you… It’s fine. —147 -1 I think so too. sfx- ding dong -3 Noeru Let’s go check out clubs! Like the basketball club and stuff. Oooh! I wanna… -4 Ah, But I’m going to the Arts… Lets just go see! You’re the only one I know from grade school! -5 Or are you are matching Hijiri, so don’t have any interest? Whaa? That’s not it! sfx: Lean -6 Do what you want! It’s not like you look alike anymore, right? —148 -1 Bam! That’s not…! Sei -2 Let’s go home -4 Sei, how is class B? —149 -1 Everyone seems easy to talk to. …I see. -2 But it’s boring without you there, Sei. Right? Right? -3 Is it really alright… That you turned down that girl’s invite? sfx- Clench -4 Eh? We don’t have any interest in sports, right? -5 I see… -6 So today and tomorrow are… —150 -1 Our Birthday! ### left it singular on purpose. -2 Been a while since we’ve been here. The stores are different. sfx: Wandering around Last time was Christmas, right? -3 What should we do for a present? Mmm Rings…? But we can’t wear them at school. -4 If it’s necklaces, our collars would hide them… Rings. -5 How about pair rings? —151 -1 Yeah I was thinking that too! -3 $ ### or keep it as the yen sign -5 In sickness Or in health —152 -1 Alway together. -3 Hey, Sei… -4 My mom and dad aren’t that tall. So I don’t think I’m going to match you on height. —153 -1 Sei, I heard your PE test was so good! Maybe you should try things like that out? Se… Sei…? -2 Even if we change, we can always be together… -4 Sei… Aha After you give a present, this is the next thing, right? -5 It just happened… sfx- Flutter —154 -1 It just happened that I grew. My PE results just happened too. Sei, Listen… Sei, you can do it too. If I can, you can… -2 We’ve alway been the same. Always together! -3 That’s what I think… It’s Noeru! -4 From my class… It’s Haruka, ok? Remember it! Imagine running into you here -5 We just came from the welcome party. You left so early, we couldn’t invite you. —155 -1 Noeru, wanna go to karaoke? Mika bought a porn mag, wanna read it? Stop! I just liked the cover, I don’t have any interest in the contents! -2 Um… If I can go with Sei… You should go. /3 Let’s call this quits. -4 Noeru. —156 -3 Ding Dong What do two girls do together? A lesbian sex primer -4 sfx- ka-cha sigh… Was mom coming home late…? -5 Yes? —157 -1 Um… Sorry, what I said before was kinda harsh. -2 But everyone seemed like they wanted to get to know you, Sei. And I need to learn how to do things on my own… -3 We don’t need anything like that. -4 We’re one heart, one mind. I’m telling you we can’t do that anymore, so let’s talk about what comes next! -5 I’m telling you we can, kay? —158 -1 Whumpf Kya! -2 Sei -3 Let’s become one! —159 -1 There’s a way to become one with the person you love, both body and mind. The girls from my class told me about it. -2 sfx- Creak… Because our bodies aren’t one, our hearts have lost their connection. We have to be together. -3 If we’re not together, we’re not “Sei”. sfx- Clench -4 So that’s why… Ok. -5 If that will make you happy, Noeru. —160 -1 Hah Nn -2 Nmm Kiss -3 Nn -4 I tried to do what they said on the net, but I don’t really get it… Mmmmm -6 What’s the matter? Not feeling well? Hah Hah… —161 -1 You don’t understand? -2 Ow sfx- Wha-bam Erg Shut up! -3 Have to hurry and become one! ### box Next was the breasts? sfx- Slide sfx- rub Body and soul -4 Just what’s supposed to happen here? Ah Together ### box -5 Hah Hah What am I supposed to be feeling? And what’s up with Sei since this started? -6 I don’t get it… Can we really become one? —162 -1 Does it hurt? Is it painful? What is she feeling? I can’t ask her, what if I’m wrong again…? Can I believe it? ### box -2 Can we Transcend the flesh? ### box Nn Ah Sei’s skin is getting so hot… -3 Even now? ### box Will this really bring us together…? Why? What am I doing wrong!? -4 I don’t get it! I mean, we were always -5 Always confirming Always conforming Pretending to understand. Today, red hairband! I thought so too! I don’t get it! I don’t understand! This boundary/skin. —163 -1 Noeru I always ### box -2 What a terrible expression. You don’t have to be afraid. I always ### box -3 I’m sorry, It’s impossible after all. Yeah. Pretended not to notice. ### box I can tell just by looking. —164 -1 I’ve never made that expression, huh? -2 Your eyelashes are so long. Your hair is so adult like. I’m jealous. sfx- rustle -3 But aren’t your legs too thin? You need to eat more! Ahaha sfx- Rub rub Kya -4 What a shame. I should have noticed much earlier. —165 -1 You’re beautiful Hijiri —166 -1 I don’t know how to be a “Noeru” who isn’t Sei. I haven’t been Noeru enough to know. -2 Noeru is Noeru. That’s… -3 ‘cause I was imitating you, Noeru, ok? -4 I always wanted to be like you since we were little. Since I’m not fun and nice like you, Noeru. Can she play too? We’re neighbors! Oookay And -5 I wanted to have you all to myself! —167 -1 It was so fun. I wanted to be with you always. -4 Good morning! —168 -1 Hijiri. Noeru. -2 Just can’t get used to it. Ahaha I thought the same! -3 I’m might be late ‘cause of club. Yeah, If I’m running late too, let’s go home together. -4 Huh? What’s that chain around your neck? -5 Wah! You can see it? Glad to know before the teacher finds out! Ohmigod —169 -1 It’s this. Ah -2 Since we went and bought them… What’s wrong? sfx- rummage rummage -3 Me too. -4 Eh? What’s with that, Hijiri? Well, if I do this, then we’re… Yeah. —170 -1 Always together, right? -3 I thought so too!