Me, The Gyaru, And The Quiet Girl by Yukio Yuki 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 - for example, panel one is: -1 ### Unless otherwise noted, panel and text balloon flow is from upper right to lower left. ### Sometimes my comments are snark or color, so feel free to ignore those. —463 -1 We live in an age where Anyone with a phone app can livestream. ###top screen Which mascara? ###right comment Cute! ###left (New Discovery Corner) Makeup Livestream ###bottom right screen Cosplay Livestream ###left (Chatting) Laid-back -2 Hmm, so this is what kids are into these days. Seems kinda rad… ###screen Summer ###thin letters at top Breakthough 1,000,000 Subs! Anyone can live stream with this App! Live Share ###left grey box Get Started ###bottom button -3 Whump —464 -1 They are complete opposites, with no common points… Me, The Gyaru, And The Quiet Girl -2 Ah! Soz! A wonderful Oneshot! Returning Author! ###black star Yukio Yuki That’s how it seems, but?! —465 -1 Turns away -2 Whaaa? -3 Heeeey… Chiaki, you ok? She totally blew you off! That’s Sometani from class, right? I’ve never seen her talk with anyone. -4 Hey! I was face down in my phone! Sooooorry, Sometani! You’re such a sweetie ###handwritten Keep it down! -5 Urg, I gotta go to the staff room to get my supplementary lesson test back. I’m gonna scoot. Wha? ###handwritten No way… Ok, laters! —466 -1 Let’s go to karaoke tomorrow! -2 Whaa? Math 1-B Sometani Kano ###notebook Makeup Test Name: Igarashi Chika ###paper -3 Why do I have to take this to Sometani’s house?! -4 I borrowed it because I was making a new quiz. She’ll need it for tonight’s homework. Here’s the map ###handwritten -5 Crap, I could have just handed it to her back then. Sometani’s house. It’s close. Thanks! ###on map School ###in building Here ###under circle —467 -1 Sometani -2 Ding Dong Ding Dong I’m here, but no answer. Ding Dong -3 Guess I’ll just shove it in the mail slot. -4 Boom shaka shaka boom boom -5 Someone’s home after all. What’s with the club music? —468 Boom shaka shaka boom boom —469 -1 Boom cha boom -2 Whaaaa? —470 -1 What was this one? It’s an old one, right? But… her sister, maybe…? sfx- Blink -2 I… Igarash-sa… sfx- Erk -3 Igarashi Chika -4 So… Sometaaaaani?! -5 LiveShare Yeah, I know this one! The livestream app, right? —471 -1 I brought this ###small letters -2 But total surprise, girl! That you would do comedy livestream… -3 N… No… Huh? -4 Sfx- Whssh NatsuNatsu ###One reading of the Kanji in Kano’s name is “Natsu” 12 Followers Recent Stream ###box I wanna be a gyaru! I’m striving to be a gyaru. I’d like to make friends with everyone. Nice to meet everyone. -5 Eh? Seriously? But uh, why do you wanna be a gyaru? And “NatsuNatsu”? ###handwritten sfx- Nod -6 Um… I…. -472 -1 I’ve… never… been… able to… talk with… others…. I… always bring… everyone down… -2 I thought… If I could… learn to talk… to people online… shy.com How to talk to people Click here for recommended books Topic: Communication Live Share ###grey box Breakthough 1,000,000 Subs! Anyone can live stream with this App! ###lines are cut off -3 You’re the… star of the class… I thought… I’d… try to be… like you… -4 B-be like me?! That’s supposed to be me? You can do it! Gyaru Fashion! New for 1990 And… I found this at home… It’s mom’s. From back then… —473 -1 I’m not one of those stuck in the past gyarus! First! Get them socks off! ###loose sock used to by a gyaru fashion trademark K-pop -2 Seriously? Trying to be like me? sfx- Shiver -3 Guess I gotta… -4 Howz abouts I show you How to be like me? —474 -1 NatsuNatsu 12 Followers Streaming Now ###box On the road to gyaru-dom -2 Heya! Starting today I’m going to help Som… NatsuNatsu totally become a gyaru! She’s like this! But wanted to give it a try! Changed back ###handwritten -3 Wha? So she wasn’t a gyaru up til now? See? sfx- Slump -4 OK, Go ahead and say whatever you want! I’ll watch. Eh? -5 sfx- Flip Gyaru Slang #1 Total Believer #2 Blinding —475 -1 Confiscated! sfx- Crunk Ah… -2 Siiiigh Trying to imitating like that? Bzzt! Dissapointing! -3 What you really think, Sometani, won’t be found in here, right? -4 Sometani, What kind of gyaru do you wanna be? You can do it! Gyaru Fashion! ### book, cut off —476 -1 I want… To… be like… you, Igarashi-san… Hey, that’s Chika Should we block her? Maybe not… ###black bubble I… want… to really… say what… I want! That’s Sometani from class, right? I’ve never heard her talk. ###black bubble -2 Eh, Sometani, so you are like a totally fangirl for me? Kinda embarrassing ###handwritten Huh… but, I mean… -3 Well, that’s how it is! sfx- Bwoop ###repeated above panel ###comments from right First time I’m seeing this. Kinda get where she’s coming from Don’t just go along with things, ok? Don’t really get it, but you go girl! -4 Everyone, that’s how we’re doin’ this! Hit us up! 17 Followers 5 People Hit… us… up? —477 -1 Ok! Time to practice talkin’ with a smile! First time! Whoa! It’s starting! -2 What do you two do on your days off? Yus! Questions are rollin’ in! Answer them, ok? Ah… Um… -3 Ah… I… read… and…? Um… ###bottom right Ah… Ugh, This is a tough case! ###upper left -4 Mmm… If talking is tough, the how about giving them a big smile! For now, anyways… ###handwritten Eh… Random!ww Just try-w -5 Haa… —478 -1 Ok… Just try…? -3 Way to do it! 60 Followers 43 People Eh? First time I’ve seen her smile Cute! -4 Ok, then! sfx- Thud If you can smile, then next… —479 -1 We polish up your appearance! This color cardigan… 82 Followers 22 People -2 142 Followers 179 People ###no, the math makes no sense to me either on this. Maybe reverse the figures? You’re putting on too much! -3 Which one…? I can’t choose… Medium Stort ###on left of mag Short ###on right Short Right Left 321 Followers 179 People -4 ‘kay! That’s lookin’ good! 662 Followers 301 People -5 I’d deff hit that! Realz Ah ###top Don’t be stupid ###handwritten bottom Hey! Don’t go trying to get your mack on! Um… —480 -1 Every…one… Thank you… But I… could only change… -2 Because of Igarashi-san… —481 -1 Just when did she become capable of saying shit like that? W-well, yeah? ‘Cause I’m the producer! That’s what… I think… -2 Livestream Over -3 Ok! Next, we’ll have you go to school like that! Wha… Can I really do it…? Phsst! You cant totes pull it off now! -4 It’s ok! Me ’n everyone believe in you! -6 Y-yeah… —482 -3 Whaaa Sometani-san’s totally changed it up! You looked like a completely different person! sfx- Murmur N-no… it’s… Thank… you… -4 Whoa! She’s even talking! Wow, your hair’s so sleek! Whoa! ###small handwritten sfx- How ‘bout that! See? -5 But if everyone mobs her and talks to her at once, she might panic… Some… —483 -4 What…? She’s totes fine… —484 -1 Um… Today… school came alive…! That was… the most fun…! That’s great! Whoa! Sh’yeah right -2 C’mooon! You were so popular! You didn’t even talk to me. sfx- Hmph N… No… Too funnyw Jelly?w -3 Ok, next is casual clothes… sfx- Bewoop How about you choose casual clothes next? -4 W-waah… sfx- Bewoop ###repeated ###counterclockwise from bottom right You’d look good in white Let’s have everyone choose for you! This online store rocks! This is fun- Go for a natural look -5 Wah… What should I do… Everyone’s so nice… Wat. —485 -1 Until recently She couldn’t do anything without me… -2 You’re good now, right? End Livestream sfx- Beep -4 U-um… You ended… the stream…? Ah… —486 -1 What the hell am I doing? Um… look… -2 So… We don’t have to broadcast together anymore! -3 I mean… You already Don’t need me anymore, right? Is she pissed off? —487 -1 No way -2 A-at… The start… I just… admired you, Igarashi-san… -3 But… as we streamed together… As… I got… to know you… —488 -1 It’s not just… admiration… I’ve… fallen… in love… with you… ###counterclockwise from bottom right Proud of y’allz I get ‘cha! You always have fun 2gether So close! So nice! You rock this! —489 -1 I-it’s… not… about needing… or not needing you… -2 I… I mean, you’re suddenly so popular now! sfx- Whumpf Eh… That’s because… Shaddup! -3 Guess I gotta… —490 -1 Tomorrow let’s go look at clothes! And I’ll go with you! R-really…? Ehehe… -2 Ah! We didn’t confirm shutting down the stream… Everything… was streamed… Do you really want to end? Yes No ###clockwise from lower left So moved! Seeexy! Congrats! Be happy! You have to be shitting me!