Futari Bus - Ch. 9 - Sunday

[andrybak]

@NamekazeMinato two chapters in one day? Thank you for translating these, of course, but this pace doesn't seem healthy... Maybe slow down a little. Let yourself and your team rest between releases.

 

[pataponaccount]

One step back

 

[GamKHT]

She wanted him to ask to hang out so bad, but I can't even blame the poor kid. Everyone's been on that position before

 

[UdenEmpati]

Actually - "sayonara' feels like such a weird word for goodbye from him, at least in terms of how I understand that word in-context.
Like maybe he was trying to sound cool, I guess? An's reaction to it made it seem like he maybe was trying to play off his awkwardness and she (kinda) called him on it, but to then go and not talk to one another the next day on the bus - it's just weird energy.

Maybe that's me reading into it more than I should, but. It feels a bit disorienting, just out of nowhere like that.

 

[skymadrid]

Wow, accurate moment happened in Manga. Weirdly wholesome

 

[HyperSonic0509]

In the alternate universe where they don't end up together he's gonna remember this in the future and be in immense p a I n

 

[draxdeveloper]

Calm down people, they are in the middle school.
That said... Felt like a extra chapter

 

[Gogglesluxio]

If they keep hurting me like this I'll need to get hit by a bus bro

 

[rnjbexe]

I like this chapter. Feels authentically abrupt. From the last couple of panels, you can tell this interaction will linger on both of their minds.

 

[MaCl0wSt]

Thanks for the chapters!

 

[2662]

This felt like a .5 chapter, its even only 9 pages

 

[Heika]

This is progressing even slower than the middle schooler train romcom

 

[caitsith]

Tragically typical middle-school fumble

 

[coyote_vdb]

Thanks for the translation.

 

[BCS]

People waxing on about adolescence but isn't that normal behaviour? Like what do you want them to do, spontaneously go on a shopping mall date when they both have plans and previous arrangements?

 

[crash147]

She was inviting you to date mfer cmon🤦‍♀️

 

[Vivafif]

Luluca about to hear this story soon and either get jealous or tease him for fumbling lol

 

[Cordi1]

imagine if the manga got axed and this was the last chapter released

 

[Rafalga]

I mean there is nothing to be upset about. He was there with his mother and didn't want to involve her since you know, kids and being embarrassed of your parents goes hand in hand. It can be awkward. Both are there for completely different reasons as well. This is nothingburger and probably won't happen again because them bumping into each other constantly all of a sudden would be unrealistic enough already. Series has the bus in the title after all.

Also, doesn't he literally say "have a nice day" in katakana (habua naisu dei) (hence her reaction)? Why sayonara and why in romanji? That changes the ending scene entirely and actually makes An's anger justified which is not suppose to be the case.

Correct me if i'm wrong;

 

[andrybak]

Also, doesn't he say literally say "have a nice day" in katakana (habua naisu dei) (hence her reaction)? Why sayonara and why in romanji? That changes the ending scene entirely and actually makes An's anger justified which is not suppose to be the case.

Correct me if i'm wrong;

Huh. I guess "sayonara" is just an awkward attempt at localization ("he speaks in English, so in translation we make him speak Japanese"). It's awkward, because "sayonara" is too well known among the readers (the word is even in some English dictionaries).

A translator note "he says 'have a nice day' in English here" would have been helpful. The speech bubble could have used:

• Unrelated third language, like Spanish or French
• Western comic style formatting, with angle brackets denoting something spoken in a foreign language
• Romaji transliteration: "habu ah naisu dei"