Seesaw Game by Takeyama Jin 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. —03 -1 Seesaw Game Takeyama Jin —04 -1 005 Upside Down Tag 037 The Things You Don’t Have Enough Of. The Things You Want. 067 Seesaw Game 101 Thoughts On The First Day Of Summer 129 The First of Spring —05 -1 …wa… Wait…! Don’t leave me…! -2 Wuh… -4 If you don’t want to be left behind, wake up, already! Yeees sir —06 -1 Upside Down Tag —07 -1 Don’t leave me…! …she said! -2 Ohmygod So funny!! ### handwritten And the teacher had the perfect comeback, right? Shut up, already! Drop it and let’s go to lunch! -3 Geez! You’re so fast to get on my case… Hmph As a kid, I had a childhood friend I really liked. And sometimes I dream about them. -4 When they went far away, it really made me sad. -5 It’s been so many years now, but I just haven’t been able to forget them. This time, the dream felt so real… I mean, that happened more than 10 years ago. ### handwritten Huh? Doesn’t that girl have a different uniform? —8 -1 Transfer student, maybe? There was an additional desk in our class after all. Eh? Seriously? I didn’t notice ### handwritten -2 Huh, was there a desk put next to mine? Let’s see Which one is she? -3 Eh? No way… sfx- Jolt -5 That’s… —09 -1 Sfx - Slump Momo!? -2 Nurse’s Office -3 No way? A premonition dream…? Did you faint because you were hungry? -4 …yeah, yeah. Hmm ### handwritten Too hard to explain, so let’s go with that. -5 Do you know that girl? -sfx: Urk… —10 -1 Um um um um W-w-wha… What are you talking about? -2 Ah, Yeah, I knew it. Wha? Momo’s friend? -3 Eh..? No… Um… I dunno… Huh? What’s with that? Just what kind of thing is it then? Someone you know, But not a friend. And it makes you collapse? ### handwritten -4 …so Was it that you were bullied or something!? -5 It’s ok! We didn’t say anything to anyone else. We’re on your side!! sfx- Squeeze No, uh… What are you talking about? —11 -1 “What”? You wanna get revenge on that girl, right? Oh my ### upper handwritten Deadly Serious ### handwritten -2 What the hell? -3 Hey… Stop saying disturbing things, okay? It’s not like that ### handwritten Wha? It’s not that? It’s not! -4 No, not revenge or anything. So… Today, let me introduce our transfer student… -5 Onizuka Mio-san. Everyone, get along with her. Oookay It’s not like I have a grudge. -6 We were… It’s… It’s been a while… —12 -1 Eh? And you are…? -2 No way!? She forgot!? -3 I’m Momo… sfx- Pout pout pout Eh? Ah… You look different now! I didn’t recognize you! -4 I’m sure you’ve forgotten me… No, I remember. -5 Oh, it’s ok. Well, let’s get along… Crap… ### in box Can’t believe it! ### lower right Ah… Yeah… Nice to meet you… ### handwritten Well that really pissed me off She completely forgot about me. 
 —13 -1 And… That’s what’s going on. I decided I’m going to get revenge (?) on that brat. I’m going to give her a shock… Whoa… sfx- Clap clap -2 Sir!! So just what sort of revenge are we thinking, here? sfx- Snap Mmm… That’s the problem, right? I’m pondering it… -3 I don’t want to hurt her… Mm Mm Bullying her is out of the question… So what can we do… -4 So! How about beating her in a straight up fair and square competition? If you win, you’ll feel better, right? ### handwritten top That kind of revenge goes on forever, so you win! ### handwritten Like in sports Or studying or something. Fufufu 5 That’s it!! —14 -1 Study Competition ### upper left Momo vs Onizuka 5 Round Competition ### middle top Midterm ### small Cooking Competition Home EC sfx- Chop chop Hya Sports Competition P.E. ### upper left sfx- Whoosh Art Competition Art Class ### lower left -2 Huh? You, uh, lost three at the same time COMPLETE FAILURE Uggghh… I thought I at least had a shot at P.E… And to top it off, she’s too cool! -3 What the hell is up with her! Pisses me off Like a perfect specimen? Nah, the problem’s with Momo’s levels… I thought I could win at P.E…. sfx: Wah wah -4 Come to think of it, she was cool and good at everything back then too… sfx- Ka-clunk ### lower right Sigh sfx- Tap Tap Mm? —15 -1 So I’m on your mind just that much, huh? sfx- Smirk -2 sfx- Blush N… No way!! -3 You’re so stupid! So full of yourself!! Oh, really now? sfx: Smirk smirk -4 Oooh, my… Ufufufufu I see, I see A fight? -5 Ahhh… Not just the utter defeat, but she’s got me dancing to her tune… She’s stuck in my head, 24/7… Grrr… -6 sfx- Flap Mm? —16 -1 Marathon? Nakaeshima High School Marathon Announcement Date: Course: Schedule: -2 Aha! This is it!! I’ve got no talent, But I’m strong! sfx- Flush -3 Marathon? Yeah, Momo’s pretty fast Ah That might be good, right? -4 We’ll help you out too. Thanks! -5 Your time’s improved! They said these shoes are good Your nutrition’s important too, ok? -6 Shhhhhh —17 -1 Tomorrow’s the big event. I wanted to get a light run in today too, but… Seems like tomorrow will be clear, though… -2 But, can’t go home yet… Wonder if it’s gonna stop -3 You want in? -4 So -5 This time it’s the marathon you’re competing against me with? Is… Is that so wrong!? sfx- snicker… -6 Nope, not wrong, but… But? -7 Just was thinking you’re cute. Cu…! —18 -1 Hey, Momo… Wh… What now. Kya She calls me by my name like it’s nothing!! -2 So you still like me after all, huh? -3 Eh? —19 -1 Wh… What are you saying… -3 Dash -20 -1 Slam -3 What the hell’s with her… sfx- Slump -4 What the hell!? What the hell!? What the hell…!!! I don’t get it!! -5 Just what Is going on here!? -6 Ugyaaaa!! It feels likes my face is on fire!! -7 It’s because I came home in the rain… ### 37.6 is a slight fever —21 -1 I’m gonna pretend I didn’t see that… It’s almost 8! Yeah Who cares about a fever anyway. I might win the marathon today. It’d be my only victory, so… I’m heading out! -3 Hey, isn’t your face red? You got a cold? You ok? I’m fine. I’m fine. -4 So nice the weather’s good, huh? Ah, I brought some candy Wha? -5 Get set… Bang —22 -2 Yeah This is a pretty good pace… But -3 Why is she in front? So she can run distance too? -4 I guess I just can’t win… -6 No… —23 -1 I’m not going to be left behind again. If only for today, I’m not going to give up… -2 Not giving up… -3 Ah… -4 I’m a little lightheaded… Not giving up… -5 Fever.. Maybe? Don’t want to give up… —24 -1 Mi… —25 -1 For Rent —26 -1 Ah… -2 I was dreaming, huh…? This is… This is the Nurse’s office… -4 Ah, that’s right… -5 I wasn’t left behind… Nn… —27 -1 I chased after her… Sorry… -2 Hah? You moved away because of my accident, right? -3 What? No! But I’m right! I dashed out and… -4 No, you’re wrong… I’m the one who needs to apologize… What for!? —29 -1 I moved far away without saying anything… I’ve always regretted that… -2 Ah… -3 But that’s why I came back to see you… sfx- Grasp -4 To get the girl I love To forgive me. —29 -1 Hey, Momo… Is it ok for me to stay? -2 If I say no, will you disappear again? -3 …yeah That’s cheating… —30 -1 That only leaves me with one answer, right…? Then… You’d better never let me go… -2 Yeah —31 -1 Got it… -2 Oh? You two made up? That’s great!! Hmmm Ahaaa -3 But, um… —32 -1 Aren’t you a little too friendly? sfx- Bluuush Sitting on her lap like that? Mm? This is normal. Just normal. -2 That’s so not normal. Totally got the hots for each other. ### handwritten Ufufu ### bottom right Irked ###small Must be nice Oh… Well, ok. -3 Our feelings I better get down… I’m heavy, I’m sure ### handwritten No way. Not at all. ### handwritten Continuing these 10 years -4 I’m just realizing Hehe I promised I wouldn’t let you go, right? That it was first love. Whump ### in bubble —33 -1 Chirp chirp chirp -2 Nn… -3 Morning -4 Blush… —34 -1 What are you looking at? Your sleeping face -2 Ah… That’s embarrassing… -3 You’re cute. Um -4 Aren’t you two forgetting that we’re on our school trip? Thank god it’s five people to a room… sfx- Snoore —35 -1 Which one would be better as a gift…? Yatsuhashi ### Box. Yatsuhashi are traditional sweets in the Kyoto area. Green Tea ### box in rear Pick the one you want to eat. Well, if it was me, I’d eat you… Watch your mouth in public, ok? One Matcha ice cream please Okay Matcha Ice Cream 300 Yen —36 -1 Seesaw Game —37 -1 Entrance Ceremony -2 Class Assignments sfx: Murmur Murmur -3 Honjyou… Here. Rin… Here. Matusyama… Here. Maeda… Here. Yoshida… Here. sfx- Murmur Murmur -4 Watanabe… Here. …mm? -5 Where’s Watanabe? I hear her, but don’t see her sfx- Glance Glance I’m… —38 -1 I’m here!! -2 So Ti… Uh… Ok! Everyone’s here! sfx- Grr -3 Ok, we’re about to head in to the ceremony He was about to call me tiny, wasn’t he!! So pissed! —39 -1 The Things You Don’t Have Enough Of. The Things You Want. —40 -2 It doesn’t really bother me, ok? Wha? Ah… But… -3 I mean, it’s true that I’m short, ok? And it happens all the time. ### handwritten We’ve been friends since junior high. Moreover -4 We’re caught in the same complex. ### above panel 142cm Gimme some of your height! That one of us is short and the other tall. Difference is height: 35cm! But, short is cute! 177cm —41 -1 In the past, I’ve been teased about it. You shrimp! -2 A giant and a dwarf!! Since becoming friends with Mutsuki in junior high I’m more confident since I’m not alone. sfx- Argh What the hell? I’m gonna beat you!! -3 But if I had been alone… I don’t think I’d been able to throw it in their faces like that… -4 I’m always thankful for Mutsuki So that’s why -5 That girl’s sooo tall! -6 She’s so thin and elegant, huh? Like a model. Such long legs. —42 -1 Glance -2 Hm? -3 Nothin’ Well I might not have a complex about Mitsuki’s height anymore, but… -5 Ok, nice to meet you. -6 What’s up? Mutsuki… Ah Hana… —43 -1 A basketball club senpai was trying to recruit me. Ah You were really involved back in junior high, right? Not so much? -2 So Going to join the basketball club? Yeah -3 Hana, what are you going to do? Mm… I suck at basketball, so Maybe be the manager or something? Mm… -4 Manager would be awesome! Eh? Really? -5 Basketball Club -6 Eh? Manager? That’d be good. -7 But really, Since we’ve never had a manager, that would be a huge help. Up till now, we’ve been taking turns doing it… ### handwritten Ah I see. I get the feeling I’m going to be worked hard… Huh… —44 -1 By the way, do you know the rules of basketball? Ah, Yeah. I was in the basketball club in junior high -2 Eh? At your height? I was a sub, but… I can play, even if I’m short… Ah, right -3 Hana was always supporting me during junior high!! If Hana wasn’t there, I don’t think I would have done nearly as well ### handwritten sfx- Grip Ah I see. -4 Yeah, that’s right! -5 I was because Hana was there that I could push myself past my limits! -6 Mutsuki is always so kind… —45 -1 Every since way back… When it comes to Mutsuki, I’ve always… Hana? -2 Th-thump -3 Nn? What? So happy that were are in the same club in high school too! Just was thinking that… -4 Ah Yeah It’s awesome -5 Smile -6 Oooooh… I… -7 I’m going to get an application form! ? I got one for you, Hana. Eh? Ah Thanks… But since Mutsuki is a “friend”, I can’t tell her This feeling of mine… —46 -3 Pweee Everyone! Gather ‘round!! -4 Here is the starting lineup for next week’s practice match. -5 Point guard: Ootani Shooting guard: Kosuge Small Forward: Murata Power Forward: Tachibana Center: Yoshida -6 Whoa! A first year!? It’s you, Mutsuki! sfx- whoa… —47 -1 That’s all. Those five, please remain after practice. For today, we’ll wrap up practice here. Thank you very much!! -2 Basketball Club -3 Yeah, Mutsuki is so rad, huh? -4 She’s stood out since junior high. She famous in the school district! That’s dumb. She’s famous through the whole prefecture! I think she got a sports scholarship… ### handwritten Hmm… It that so…? -5 But, y’know- ###small bubble bleeding into panel 4 But isn’t she cooler than any of the guys around here? Ah Hah!? What the hell are you saying!? —48 -1 Mutsuki’s not cool, she’s cute!! You guys don’t know shit! -4 Huh? Mitsuki is… -6 I see… Mutsuki’s pretty famous because of basketball… —49 -2 But somehow… -3 Yeah, sure. It’s ok, but… I don’t care for it… -4 sfx- Flump -5 …what? I’m tired. The game hasn’t even started! —50 -1 I can relax most when I’m near you, Hana. -3 Stop talking nonsense. Time to fire it up! Riiiight! —51 -4 Ok, All done. -5 Snoore -6 I told her she could go home, already. Today, we don’t have club after all… sfx- Shhff —52 -1 Since really nice… -2 Nn… Nyum… -3 What the hell am I doing…!! Haah… Hey! Wake up! sfx- Wha-pish Ow… -4 You done…? Yeah Let’s go home. Mm That was close. That was close. —53 -1 Um -2 Mm? Ah… -4 He’s from the school we had the practice match with… Yeah, it was a mixed school… Eh? Ummm… You’ve got business with Mutsuki, right? Ah… Ok, I’ll head out then… Go ahead -5 That’s right. Yeah. -6 Boys are just not going to be able to leave a girl like Mutsuki alone… N… No, that’s not it! —54 -1 I’m interested in you… Eh? -2 So… Ah… well… You see… I saw you at the game… sfx: Fidget Fidget -4 I thought you were cute, so… sfx: Fidget Fidget So… -5 Ah I’m going to get confessed to!? Eh!? Why me!? Shit! —55 -1 So, you like Hana? -2 Eh? -3 Ah So her name’s Hana! -4 So you like Hana? -5 Mutsuki? —56 -1 Ah… Yes -2 Ahh I knew it. I see, I see. But you’d better give it up. -3 Eh…? Hana has someone she loves, ok? Whaa!? -4 H… How does she know…? Eeeh!? I… I see. Yup -5 Ah… Well, then… —57 -1 Maybe just exchange contact info on line? -6 Slump —58 -1 Sorry… sfx- thud -2 Wha… -3 Why? Sorry for lying about you having someone you like… -4 Ah… She thinks it’s a lie… Whew… It’s fine. Totally. You helped me out. -5 Ah… Huh…? —59 -1 I thought she was pissed because she figured out my feelings. But, it’s not that… right…? But if not… That was a pretty strong reaction… -3 I… get it… Mutsuki hates conflict. No matter what happens, she’s always smiling. -4 But then… Why did you say that? —60 -3 Because I thought you were going to be taken away. —61 -1 Ah… -2 Crap… -3 Don’t confuse this for…! Ah… Haha What are you talking about? Mutsuki doesn’t mean anything by it… -4 Mutsuki, I’m always going to be your bestie, right? —62 -1 Sorry, Hana sfx: Slide —63 -1 Being besties isn’t enough. -2 Eh? -3 Eh? -4 Eh? —64 -1 Seems like I wasn’t wrong after all…? -2 Hey…! Mutsuki! You wait a second!!! Don’t you ignore me! ### bottom bubble Ah… I have always… Wanted both more height… and Mutsuki!! —65 -1 Did I do something wrong…? No, your problem is that this is a yuri manga… —66 -1 Seesaw Game —67 -1 Seesaw Game —68 -3 Morning -4 sfx- Flush Go… -5 Gooooo …d moring! -6 C’mon Let’s keep it chill like always. Ah, Yeah! B… But I can’t keep it chill like always! —69 -1 Because yesterday… Hey…! Mutsuki! You wait a second!! Don’t you ignore me!! -2 Geez I finally got… you… Huh? What? Are they fighting? sfx- Wheeze… Wheeze… -3 Picking on a little girl… That’s awful… -4 Nn.. sfx- Shake Shake H… Hana? -5 Come, on! Mutsuki, we’re going to your house! Eh…? Why!? Because your house is right there! Eh sfx- Whish -7 Silence -8 Getting back to that… —70 -1 Kissing me out of the blue! Saying “Being besties isn’t enough”! Urgh I can’t look Hana in the face! What’s with this lecture? Why did you run away after that? -2 Th… That’s because, you see… Yeah? -3 It was like that and such, so you see… I don’t understand at all!! Just say it! -4 …nn -5 W… We’ve always been together since junior high The way you pay attention to things, and are so nice… The way you’re small, but so fierce… You have all sorts of things I don’t I’ve always thought you were so cool… —71 -1 Before I knew it, I was in love with you. I’m sorry. -3 Why are you apologizing? Eh…? Ah… That’s… Maybe it’s problem for you…? Y’know, that? -4 It’s not a problem or anything. It makes me happy, like it’d make anyone happy. Thanks… -5 Welling up —72 -1 Thank you for not hating me!! sfx- Sniff Sniff Wha!? What the hell are you saying? I don’t hate you -2 And that just happened. I keep thinking about it. I feel like I’m gonna die… sfx- Sigh I confessed out of the blue. -3 Glance -5 Ahh So cuuute -6 No. Stop. Well, I knew it was going to be hard after I confessed… -7 And Hana’s a girl girl and all… —73 -1 Thanks. -3 That “thanks” Was the response to my confession… Thanks ### written -4 I confessed, but Nothing’s changed between us. -5 I feel relieved… No. Yeah, I’m disappointed. It’s a complicated feeling… -6 …ki Mutsuki!! Huh… —74 -1 Is something wrong? You’re spacing out… ### handwritten Cra… I’m ok! Sorry ### handwritten -2 If you’re not feeling well, don’t push yourself. Yeah… -3 Ok, so then… Starting tomorrow we hit midterms so club will be on pause. Testing Period The week before testing | The week of testing ### this is reversed for english reading ease. Everyone, be sure to keep up some light conditioning at home. That’s all. Ooookay!! -4 Good job, everyone! -6 Mutsuki. —75 -2 You ok? Why? -3 You seem distracted. Back at club… I… I just couldn’t sleep last night… Ah -5 Y… You should go straight home and get some sleep. Not going home, Hana? -6 Ah, yeah. I have some shopping. Need a notebook and a reference book Wha? I’ll go out with you!! -7 No, I didn’t mean that in a weird way… -11 It’s pretty crowded, huh? It’s rush hour, after all. —76 -3 What? -4 MMhehe It’s nothing. Hana might not remember it, but -5 
The first time we talked was on the train… Ah, she can’t reach the handle… -6 You can hold on to me. Eh? I’m fine…! It’s ok, it’s ok. -7 I thought she was younger that me then. Not going to say that though. She was even shorter back then… —77 -1 And now, even without saying anything She just naturally grabs on… sfx- Eheheh -2 It makes me a little happy. heheh sfx - Creeeeep -3 Grrr High school girl butt! Huff Huff ### small sfx: Twitch Twitch sfx- Slide -4 Whoosh sfx- Panning up —78 -1 What’s with that hand? You going for it? I’m videoing it, kay? -2 Erk -3 Hey What? Ow sfx- Shuffle sfx- Murmur Murmur ### big sfx -4 What!? A molester!? Back there? -5 I didn’t notice at all… There’s guys that target tall girls. Better be careful. -6 But you better be careful too, Hana… I’m fine. -7 When I’m by myself, I ride the women’s only car. I see… Self defense is important. -8 Hana really has her shit together, huh…? Being able to hander molesters and stuff… —79 -1 She’s always been able to speak up for herself… Who you calling midget, you ape! You stink Wow… -2 Me? No matter what anyone says I’m always smiling… -3 Maybe that’s why I’m so drawn to Hana… But -4 I want to get myself together like Hana… -5 Are you studying for your tests? Ugh… -6 You use this formula here… -7 Midterms Final Day —80 -1 It’s over… Aahh… All the formulas leaked out of my head… -2 Good job. You ok? Yeah Somehow. -3 Don’t tell me - you pulled an all nighter? You could tell? Whoa I knew it. -4 Ok Ok Today, go home and sleep. Hana, not going home? -5 Yeah. I have to buy some stuff for club. The stuff Sensei asked for. Eh? I’ll go with you! Sfx- Clatter -6 …oh Deja vu, kinda? We did this before… -8 sfx- Clank -9 I’m going reload my card. I’m going on to the platform, ok? —81 -1 Forgetting to reload her card? Well, that’s just like her… -2 Yank -3 Mu… Mutsu… -4 Who are you!? -5 Hey…! What!? Sorry to keep you waiting… Just fork over the phone!! —82 -1 Wha!! You’re that perv from before! Yank Shut your face!! -4 Bam —83 -1 You keep your hands of my Hana! -2 “My Hana”…? Stunned… -3 Hey! Station staff! Over here! What? A fight? sfx: Chatter Chatter —84 -1 Sigh… -2 Yeah, that was a shock… Out in public, in front of everyone… Quite a few students from our school too… I’m so sorry! sfx- Bowing to the floor ### which is the ultimate form of apology -3 But she’s really gonna give up on me… If Hana hates me now, I wanna die… Seriously, what the hell am I doing…? -4 Well, As far as I’m concerned, it’s all good. Eh? All good? —85 -1 “Eh?” Yeah Wha? But… But people will get the wrong idea, right? -2 Th…that’s Well, it’s not so much the wrong idea as reality, right? sfx- Bashful -3 …whut? -4 …nn? —86 -1 Whaaa!? Mutsuki! You said you loved me, right!? sfx- Shriek I… I did!! But ###small I don’t know how you feel, Hana!! -2 Eh? No way… I said “thanks”, right? I did… Huh… -3 Oh come on… You didn’t get it? Yeah sfx- Nod Nod -4 Aargh Seriously? S… Sorry. —87 -1 Uuuuummm I… I also love you Mutsuki. I do… sfx- Uuuuww… -2 No way!? Wahwahwah -3 Well, you see… I think maybe I liked you first I mean, you’re so popular and all sfx- Uwah Uwah I never thought you’d feel the same way So I tried to give up and stuff. —88 -1 When you confessed, it made me so happy. -2 I see! -3 Hey! Don’t get all sappy on me now!! sfx- Stretch Yup -4 Teehee -5 I’m going home… What? Why!? “Why”…? -6 C… Cause I’m embarrassed… sfx- Bluuuush —89 -1 Bam -2 No way. -3 Not letting you go. —90 -1 Grr -2 Sit! sfx- Thud -3 sfx- Whumpf Sigh… -4 I’m not crazy about being looked down on. Wha? Really? -5 So I’m gonna be the top, kay? Ufufu -6 Yep? “Top”? What does she mean? Sfx- Heartthrob So cute… —91 -1 shhf -4 Nn —92 -1 Fufu Yeah, you’re cute Mutsuki. -2 Hwhaaah? -3 In my head I know I’ve got to get it together. —93 -1 I can’t resist her… -2 Yeah, I can’t win against Hana… -3 Oh, come to think of it… -4 Is it true Mutsuki clotheslined some molester at the station like a shining knight? Hey, Senpai… ### handwritten What kind of urban legend is that? -5 Ah, I knew it. I got scared when I heard about the assault After that Nothing of event happened. —94 -1 We spend our unchanging days Together with the one we love. -3 That’s our “everyday”. —95 -1 Your clothes are cute today. -2 Blush… -4 It’s just the same as always! We’re gonna be late for the movie! Ah, Yeah -5 The fact that we’re dating like crazy is a secret. —96 -2 The sound was amazing, huh? Yeah -3 Um -4 If you turn right at the 2nd light, it’ll be right there. You’ll be able to see South Hall’s billboard, I think. -5 Thank you. This is a big help. It’s a shigen competition. ### This is a untranslatable pun. The woman means “poem” but Mutsuki get confused and thinks it’s the homophone “resources”. No, no She means “poem”, ok? -6 Ah, Here. For you. -7 Thank you. Some candies. -8 Get along with you big sister, ok? Big sis…!? —97 -1 That’s a landmine for Hana… She’s gonna be grumpy… Take care! Hmm? -2 Wha? She’s ok?. What? -3 N-nothing… -4 M-maybe she didn’t notice? It’s nothing L-let’s go to the restaurant If she didn’t notice, it’s fine. -5 Sigh… -6 Well, I know what you want to say. About the “big sis” thing, right? Eh? —98 -1 Well, Maybe I’ve grown up a bit. Sigh -2 A… Adult!? sfx: Blush… -3 Eh? Ah! You totally thought of something dirty, right!? Whaa… I didn’t! You did! You perv! The both of us are still little kids. —99 -1 Mutsuki, not going to look for clothes? They have all sorts of sizes here. Nope. I love watching you shop for yourself. —100 -1 Seesaw Game —101 -1 Zreeeeeeee… Zreeeeeeee… ### cidadas. It’s a sound of summer. -2 So hot… -3 Ok, then… -4 I lived in this town up to high school. But it’s not my hometown or anything. But the reason I return every year is… —102 -3 It’s been 10 years since then, huh? -4 I had a friend. A super important friend to me. Just between you and me, I had special feelings for her. Misaki!! sxf- Flomp Yuuko! You’re heavy! Meanie! But I was never able to tell her that. -5 That was back when we were juniors. -6 We promised that we’d go to the ocean. I had bought a new swimsuit and waited, full of anticipation on that day. But… Yuuko never showed up to where we were supposed to meet. It was a traffic accident. ### under panel —103 -1 Thoughts On The First Day Of Summer —104 -1 …City Station Plaza Shopping Street -2 First off, let’s check in… This time, I’ve got three days, two nights… ### handwritten Plenty of time… ### handwritten lower right Let’s go to the ocean next week! No way! Too many jellyfish!! -3 Oho. That uniform… And I don’t have a swimsuit Use the school one Wha!? Underclassmen from my old school… -5 A school swimsuit would be kinda… —105 -1 Yuu…ko? -3 No, no way in hell… …right? Yuuko’s been dead 10 years now… ### lower right sfx- Tmp Tmp Tmp But, uh… Why’s she’s heading my way? -4 Do you need directions? Eh? -5 Ah Wandering around, staring at her phone. Suitcase. Ah… —106 -1 No, no No, I used to live here, so… Ah Visiting home, then. It is Obon, after all. ### Obon is a major Buddhist festival in Japan where the ghosts of the deceased come back for a week or so. Coincides with the summer festival season. -2 Nn… Yeah, Something like that… Maybe? -3 Okays! Then have a good time, kay? -4 Yeah -5 Tmp Tmp Tmp Thaaaat was a shock… ### under panel —107 -1 Seeing her up close, she was a spitting image… -2 So there really are coincidences like that, huh? -3 What should I do about dinner? Maybe an Izakaya would be good? ### a restaurant focussing on serving alcohol and food. -4 Oh, this place might be nice. -5 Yeah, let’s do it. sfx- Rattle Welcome! -6 Hm? -7 Ah —108 -1 It’s her… Oh! The travel lady! -2 Wha? “Travel lady”? -3 sfx- Chatter Chatter Onee-chan, come from the city? ### Onee-chan is used here as a generic address for a woman in their late teens or twenties. Here, here Let me pour you a drink Sa-chan, give travel lady a glass! -4 Sorry about all that… They’re pretty nosy… sfx- Tap -5 Nah… It’s all good. They treated me to some booze, so… No Sorry for just shooting off my mouth back there. You aren’t traveling, just coming back home. Ah -6 Sa-chan! Later! We’ll be back. Okay! Thank you very much! -7 Popular, huh? Hehe No, it’s not like that! -8 Huh…? —109 -1 Doesn’t Maru High prohibit it’s students from working? Eh? It’s not prohibited. -2 You need permission, though. Permission? -3 I’m saving up for tuition. Since it’s just mom and me at home. Wha… Good on you! -4 Fufu Hm? No It’s just you come off like a teacher… Onee-san -5 Asking about my part time work and stuff. -6 ‘cause I am a teacher. sfx- Ba-bam -7 Eh? I’m a high school teacher. I teach math. -8 Um… —110 -1 Do you have some time after this? -2 You don’t have to go home? It’s 8pm? I texted my mom. It’s fine. My mom works at a construction site and is home late. -3 Since I’m with a teacher, she’s all good. And I’m not telling a lie or anything! Uh, no… normally it should raise some red flags… Eh -4 Living alone can tough, so… You should looking into living at the university dorms. Fufu I see, I see. —111 -1 Sensei, why did you come back this time? Eh? -2 I mean, this is not your hometown anymore, right? You’re staying in a hotel, after all… -5 I’m visiting the grave of a friend… —112 -1 Eh… Ahaha Well, somehow I’ve been visiting her grave on Obon for the last 10 years. -2 Ah… Um… -3 It must have been a very important friend to you, then… -4 sfx- Heartfelt -5 Hey It was a long time ago, so… You don’t have to be so concerned. Ah I’m sorry. I thought she looked like Yuuko, but… —113 -1 But on the inside, she’s pretty different… First of all, Yuuko wasn’t that serious. -2 Thank you very much! -3 Ahh My belly’s nice and full. So satisfied. Thanks for treating me. My pleasure. -4 Thanks for today. It was fun. -6 Um… —114 If you’re free tomorrow, do you want to hang out together!? -3 Sure. Well, it’s the truth that I’m free… -4 But hanging out? Where would we go? —115 -1 Good mooorning! sfx- Wave Wave Morning! Where do you want to go today? -2 First off! The ocean! Eh!? I don’t have a swimsuit! ### Handwritten We can roll up our pant legs and splash around. ### lower right -3 Ah… This is pretty fun… Kyaa Yay Kya -4 Next! Shopping! Eh? And then the festival!! Whaa!? This is cute… ### on left, with Sa-chan holding the top -5 The yaki-soba is so yummy! The tako-yaki is good too! -6 What’s up with this schedule… My strength’s giving out… Oh, come on… -7 Last is the fireworks… Yeah… Mm? —116 -1 Really crowded here… sfx- Crush Crush -2 Hm… -3 Is ok to move locations? ? Sure -4 Almost there sfx- Pa-whump Ok… -5 Ok, we’re here! -6 Whoaaaa… Heheh -7 Misaki! —117 -1 Let’s go see the fireworks again this year, ok? Same place as always? Of course!! -2 sfx- Sniff… -3 Crap Gonna cry… I thought I was over it… -4 Misaki? Ah, It’s nothing… I… -5 …huh? —118 -1 Misaki, seems you’ve become a crybaby? -2 I never told her… my first name… right? —119 -1 It’s been a while. —120 -1 Yuuko… Is it you? Yep. -2 ‘cause it’s Obon. I came back. -5 Why are you inside Sa-chan? Mmm Well, that’s… ‘cause she has something she needs to tell you!! See!? Whaddya mean “see”? —121 -1 Hey, Misaki… Hm? -2 Sorry I couldn’t keep our promise. -4 It’s fine already. -5 Sorry to make you come to see me every year. To visit my grave!! Wha? -6 So… You saw all that!? Eheheh It not funny!! -7 I mean, I confessed that I loved you in front of your grave! Gyaaa But you don’t have to anymore. —122 -1 Don’t have to do what? Visit my grave. sfx- Smile -2 Wha? You’ve done enough. -4 Thanks for always loving me -6 …yeah… —123 -1 No! I’m the one who’s sorry! That I couldn’t say it when you were alive! Seriously, right? And don’t cry. -2 Ah… I’ve got to get going. -3 Where? Well I’ve got to give her body back -5 Can I… Mm? Can I see you again? ### under panel —124 -1 I was about to say it. -3 But I swallowed my words Bye bye —125 -1 Bye bye -2 It was the 10:30 train, right? Yes -3 Um.. I’m sorry for falling asleep at the fireworks yesterday. sfx- Bow Bow Ahaha It’s fine, it’s fine Can’t tell her she was possessed… -4 Misaki-san… -5 Mm? Nn? —126 -1 Huh!? How do you know my first name… I’m sorry! Actually, I know about you. Wha? -2 I’m Yuuko Onee-san’s cousin. ### again, Onee-san is used as a term of respect here rather than literally “older sister”. I always heard about you from Yuuko-nee… I’ve even seen pictures of you. -3 Wha? From the beginning!? You knew? No, I didn’t know at first, but… -4 When I heard about you visiting the grave, I figured… -5 sfx- Ahah Ah… So that’s why it was that schedule… -7 It was all places I’d promised to go with Yuuko… So Yuuko talked about all that too… Haah… -8 I’m sorry, you know. Mm-nn —127 -1 Thank you. It really was fun. -2 In a moment, on platform 1, a train… Ah, I’ve got to get going, okay? -3 Misaki-san! Mm? —128 -1 Next year when I get into college, can I come see you!? -2 Of course. I’ll be waiting. -3 Nn? A message? -4 From Sa-chan Sa-chan Misaki-san, you were my first love. And I still feel that way… -5 Eh? I said she has something to tell you, right? By Yuuko —129 -2 Sensei! -3 Th-thump -4 You changed your hair. Ah, is it weird? That was a shock No -5 Ah… um… Just thought it looked like Yuuko… Eh -6 Ah… —130 -1 Yeah, people are always saying that. The First Of Spring Haha… —131 -2 What kind of room are you looking for? -3 Um… Um… I’m not sure yet, but maybe something like a 1R or 1K… That’s what I’m thinking… ### 1R is a studio. 1K is a one bedroom with a kitchen. Well, for a college student living alone, that sounds about right. -4 Commuting on this rail line will make things easy. And the place we’re headed to is pretty safe. I don’t know anything about these parts, so I’ll leave it up to you. -5 Real Estate Office Rentals/Real Estate -6 Mmm… With your budget, things around here are pretty tight… The market has a 1R going for 60,000yen… ### about $600USD I see. -7 So either look further out, make do with something older, or deal with a place where you’ll have a “roommate”. ### Euphemism for a ghost. I.E. someone died in that place. Oh. —132 -1 Cafe Restaurant Cast -2 Living in the city is expensive, huh? Back where I’m from, you get a 3LDK for 30,000. ### 3LDK is three rooms, and an additional separate kitchen, dining and living space. It’s too soon to give up. Hang in there! -3 In any case, where are you staying tonight? sfx- Whoosh Ah… You can stay over at a manga cafe, right? Wha? -4 You think I’m going to let a country girl stay alone at a manga cafe!? Y… You can stay at my place Are you sure? -5 It’s fine. If something were to happen to you, Yuuko would haunt me. -7 Silence… …hm? —133 -1 I… I see… It’s almost as if you’ve seen Yuuko-nee somewhere… Right? What was with that pause just now? -3 It’s a bit messy, but… Thanks for having me. -4 It’s a nice room! Really? Huh…? ### small ballon on edge of panel -5 Your kitchen looks like it’s never been used, huh? Even though you have all the utensils. Erk -6 L… Look, recently convenience food’s been pretty good huh? And the bento places… Eh? You’re always eating packaged foods or ready made stuff? It’s… It’s not all the time… Ah sfx- ka-cha —134 -1 This is not the refrigerator of someone who cooks for themselves. Almost completely empty -2 Supermarket -3 When you eat out all the time, you get too much sugar and salt. Yes… -6 You like cooking? —135 -1 More than “like”, it was just a fact of life. I had to make my school bento everyday, and cook when I didn’t have my job. Ah… Your mom worked at a construction site, right? -2 Yeah, and my mom’s a health nut too. And I guess I caught the bug. Hmm… I see. -3 Fufu If you were to become my bride, I’d live a long life. -5 Both Yuuko and I sucked at cooking… —136 -3 You ok with the sofa? I’m fine with sleeping there, ok? It’s fine. Really? -4 Ok Good night. Good night. sfx- ka-click -5 Search results Rentals Apartment ### in box top left, first search result Rent Closest Train Station Walking Time 60,000 ….. ….. Deposit Layout Special Features Highlights 70 yen 1K ….. Apartment Rent Closest Train Station Walking Time 30,000 ….. ….. -6 There are still possibilities on the bus lines… 1R for 30,000 yen Let’s check it out tomorrow… —137 -1 But somehow She seemed a little down I guess not finding a room is stressful, huh? -2 sfx- creak Or, she could really come be my bride… -3 What the hell am I saying… -4 No no no No way in hell. Our ages are too far apart… And I’m fine with women, but… ### bold or italicize “I’m" And, really? I’m going to go for Yuuko’s niece? Seriously She’d haunt me, right? I… haaate… you… now… What are you doing to my cute little niece…? ### ghost talk —138 -1 Last summer, I got some thing like a love letter. From Sa-chan Sa-chan Misaki-san, you were my first love. And I still feel that way… 
-2 But ### in box on border of panel But I’m reluctant to count on her really meaning that… How long has it been since I’ve been in anything like a relationship? I’ve been trying to keep my shaking under wraps all day long today. ### under panel -3 Ever since that message She’s been on my mind She looked so dazzling when I first saw her… Sensei When I noticed, I thought I was gonna keel over and die… What kind of adult am I…? ### thought bubble Is that youth? —139 -1 We’re taking the bus today. I added a couple places to look at… Ah… -2 Um… I think it might be an inconvenience for you to accompany me for two days running… I can go by myself Eh? -3 Ah Am I getting in the way? Am I meddling in your plans? N… No, that’s not it. -4 That’s not it at all… -5 Really? Um, what? Did I do something? -6 Um… So should we go? —140 -1 Realtor …egoru ### part of a last name or something -2 Please, take a look. -3 Ah, it’s nice. Whoa… -4 Ok, then, The application fee is 10,000 yen. Looking forward to your business. Rental Application ### paper -5 It’s about 20 years old, but remodeled. You found a nice place, huh? Yeah -7 Yeah, she seems down… Ok… Then I’ll head home. -7 Eh? —141 -1 You’re not staying over? You don’t have to worry about me No I think I’ll make the final train back home. -2 No Ah… You don’t have to see me off Ok, bye… -3 She’s not looking me in the eye… I know I’m dense, but even I can see that… -4 If I let her go home like this… —142 -3 Um… It’s late, so spend the night. —143 -3 Here sfx- Tmp Thank you -4 Mmm… -6 This is no good. -7 No matter how hard I try, I can’t figure out what’s going on. Did I do something? —144 -1 Sensei, you didn’t do anything. —2 I’ve just concluded that I can’t get the results I want. -3 Like what? Were you competing in something? -5 I mean… —145 -1 Sensei, you were always talking about Yuuko-nee…! -2 Wha? -3 Eh? As soon as you saw me, it’s “you look like Yuuko” and then “I’ll get haunted by Yuuko” “Yuuko was bad at cooking” And so on and so on and so on… -4 Eh? Eh? W… Wait!! -5 You’ve got it wrong! -6 I was talking about her Because we have it in common. Wha? -7 I mean… —146 -1 You knew her too… right? That’s why I was bringing her up. -2 Eh? Ah… I see… -4 Oh sfx- Blush -5 I’m going home! You won’t make the last train connection. You’ll only be able to make it part way. -6 sfx- Shake Shake Shake Shake —147 -1 I’m going to live longer than Yuuko-nee, so go out with me!! sfx- Whoosh -2 Yeah. Sure. -3 Wha!? What’s with that carefree answer!? Are all adults just so casual!? No, I’ve been really thinking it over. Ah, do you wanna live together too? Waahh I’m going to keep the fact that I was way too excited for my age a little secret. I’m an adult, after all —148 -1 Thank you so much for reading Seesaw Game! -2 Thank you so much For buying Seesaw Game. sfx- Bow -3 The stories were all connected by the same school. I wonder if people noticed? -4 Come to think of it, it’s been a while since I’ve drawn sailor uniforms. Sailor Uniform Love! -5 Recently I had a change of editors. Nice to meet you. TEN-san Nice to meet you. I can’t get into it here, but they shared all sorts of interesting stories with me. -6 Our editorial meetings often were just chats, and thanks to that, I got new ideas! And we eat yummy things. Looking forward to it… Ah… Can’t look down on idle chatting… -7 And according to one Mangaka A editor who doesn’t chat isn’t working. According to her, it’s pretty important to not look down on it. -8 But thanks to conversations between me, my readers and my editor, I think I can draw interesting yuri stories. Look forward to it… ### upper left To all my readers, my friends, my partner, the designer, my editor… Thanks for all the support. I am grateful to you all Thank you very much —149 -1 Hey, I… I just realized something big… -2 Eh? Did she finally realize those two are… W What is it? Tokyo and Osaka have different accents!!