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pg1
Title Page 

pg2
Maki: Later
Ryuuji: Yeah

Shibata Maki (16), just living the days as they come, no changes at all.

Maki: At least walk me to my house, it's not even far.
Maki: Nothing to talk about anyways.
Maki: It wouldn't kill the time anyways.
Maki: Even so,

Maki: It's not like I'm searching for something new either.
Iwamura:  Ah.

pg3
Maki: It just seems like nothing matters anymore...
Maki: Nua!?

Maki: What is this!

Maki: ?Buta-kun?
Paper: <Character No. 1 Buta-kun.  Boy.  Loves to make airplanes.  Wants to be a pilot when he grows up.  Bright and cheerful.>

Iwamura: Sorry, Sooorry!

pg4
Iwamura: Thank God, thanks so much

Maki: No, not at all
Maki: This guy seems dorky
Iwamura: That was a strong wind huh?

Iwamura: I was really in trouble

Maki: That...Buta-kun
Iwamura: Eh

Iwamura: Oh this, I use it in puppet theatre
Iwamura: (We were practicing at Kawahara)

Maki: Puppet theatre...it doesn't suit him...

pg5
Iwamura: You know, near here, at the East Nursey School,
Maki: His eyebrows are thick
Iwamura: Usually at the start of the month we put on a puppet theatre show...
Maki: I wonder how old he is
Maki: Not my type at all

Iwamura: If you know any kids, bring them along to see, it's tomorrow at 1:00
Buta puppet: (Bye)
Maki: Ok-

Maki: It seems uninteresting...

pg6
<Next Day>
Maki: What!? A promise with a friend...

Maki: You're the one who wanted to go to a movie!
Maki: Oh really!  Fine then! Stupid Ryuuji!

Maki: I'm so pissed!
Phone: Pi

Photo: <Ryuuji*Maki>

Maki: Hmph!

Maki: At times like these, studying is all that's left!
Maki: A student's duty!

<5 minutes pass>

Maki: Eeh, come on, let's do something, why not?
Maki: You're on a date!?

<5 minutes pass>

pg7
Maki: AAAaa I'm so bored!!

Maki: That's right...
Maki: At one o'clock...

Maki: Puppet theatre huh...

Maki: I have nothing to do, may as well go watch

pg8
Maki: This feels nostalgic...

Sensei: Can I help you?We're not open today
Maki: Wa!

Maki: Ah-well, I heard that there's a puppet show going on...
Maki: A teacher!?  I was scared out of my wits
Sensei: Ah, you know Iwamura-kun?
Sensei: This way

Sensei: Oh, it looks like it's almost done
Kid: (Buta-kun, don't give up!)

pg9
Kids: (Wow)(I can't see)
Kids: (Don't give up!)(You're almost there!)
Maki: Hmm...

Maki: It's a big hit
Maki: The kids are enthralled
Buta puppet: It flew!
Maki: This is so cute...

Maki: Oo!?
Maki: The kids are-
Kids: (Let's play!)(OK)

Iwamura: Ah
Kid: (Hey, can I see Kuma-kun?)
 
pg10
Iwamura: You came!

Maki: Uh-yeah.  I had some time, and...
Kid: You came to see it too?
Maki: Yeah
Sensei: Iwamura-kun, is she your girlfriend?

Iwamura: NO SHE'S NOT!
Iwamura: As if she would be!
Sensei: Oh, you're getting embarrassed, how suspicious
Sensei: (Aren't you sneaky)
Kid: Scary!
Maki: Stop turning red!
Maki: The teacher too! He's scaring the kids

Sensei: I'll make tea, so please both have some
Kid:(Later!)
Iwamura: (Ja ne)

Iwamura: A-my name is Iwamura-my first name's Takumi
Sensei: Here you are.
<Teacher's hand>
Maki: I'm Shibata Maki
Maki: Call me Maki

pg11
Maki: Iwamura-san, are you a teacher here?
Iwamura: EH? No way,
Iwamura: No, I'm still in high school, my last year.

Maki: Hi-high school student!?  Looking like this!?

Iwamura: Do I look old?  Yeah, everybody tells me so.
Iwamura: Humph!

Maki: No-not at all!
Maki: Totally

Maki: A-then, is this a part-time job? The puppet show
Iwamura: Nope.
Maki: Eh

Iwamura: I don't get any money

pg12
Maki: Eeeeeh really!?  What a cheap teacher!
Iwamura: No, you see

Iwamura: I'm the one who asked for help, so...
Iwamura: And on his off days too
Maki: ?

Maki: If not for money
Maki: Why are you doing it?
Maki: He's not suited at all to puppets

Iwamura: .....

Iwamura: When I was still young

Iwamura: My parents were busy, and even on their off days I couldn't get them to play with me
Maki: I remember being like that too

pg13
Iwamura: But about then, a man who had moved next door and liked kids,
did all he could for me
<with parents' consent^_^>
Iwamura: Over time

Iwamura: Other kids who felt the same way came too
Iwamura: If I could become like that

Iwamura: I thought, if only I can make kids happy like that
Iwamura: Actually, my real aim is to be a piture book author, but I'd like to do puppet shows too...
Iwamura: And make up a puppet troupe
Iwamura: That's

pg14
Iwamura: My dream
Maki: Dream...?

Maki: Chee-sy! 
Maki: It's dorky and cheesy, but...

Iwamura: You're mean
Maki: (I'm sorry)
Maki: He's trying so hard...

Maki: Dream huh...
Maki: I'd forgotten that word...

pg15
<Next day>
Maki: Good morning
Student: Morning Maki

Maki: After all, I couldn't think of any dreams

pg16
Ryuuji: Come on, let's go again
Random Girl: Eeh, but...

Random Girl: Look

Ryuuji: Hey Maki

Ryuuji: What, are you still mad?
Maki: Not really
Ryuuji: What then? Weirdo

Maki: Oh yeah, Ryuuji, do you have a dream?

Ryuuji: Haa?

pg17
Ryuuji: What are you talking about?  That's lame
Maki: He's making fun of me...

Maki: I thought so, I don't think I'll be able to find anything with you
Maki: again

Ryuuji: What!?  What's that supposed to mean-
Maki: It always ends up like this
Teacher: Hey, sit down, the bell's ringing!!

Maki: Somehow, we're cooling off...

pg18
Maki's Friends: EEH! You're really going to break up!?
Maki: Well, yeah...that's how I feel...
Maki's Friends: No way...

Maki's Friends: What a waste, Ryuuji-kun is so cool
Maki's Friends: (Give him to me)
Maki's Friends: Yeah, yeah!

Maki: Right now he's not cool at all.  And...

Maki: AH!
Maki's Friends: What?
Maki: It's Iwamura-san!!

Maki: Sorry, gotta go!! Please take care of everything
Maki's Friends: Eh? What are you talking about

Maki: Iwamura-san

pg19
Iwamura: Ah-from yesterday-um-
Maki: I'm Maki! Shibata Maki
Iwamura: Maki-chan
Maki: (Did you forget?  Jerk^_^)

Iwamura's Friends: EH! What's this!?
Iwamura's Friends: AAa! A girl!

Iwamura's Friends: What what what!? Girlfriend!? Gan-chan's?
Iwamura: No-
Iwamura's Friends: You traitor, you said you weren't in a relationship!!
Maki: No

Maki: We've just met each other
Maki: (Friends?  Pretty noisy...)
Iwamura's Friends: Oh is that all

Iwamura's Friends: Should've known huh, ha ha

Maki: Ah-I just noticed

Maki: You really ARE a high school student You're wearing a uniform
Iwamura: Wha-

pg20
Iwamura's Friends: GYA-HAHA!He's being told that again!
Maki: Ah
Iwamura's Friends: It's true, he looks way older!
Iwamura's Friends: (A ha ha ha)
Iwamura: HUMPH!!

Maki: I'm sorry
Iwamura's Friends: (Old man)(And his eyebrows)(Gyahahaha!)
Iwamura: It's ok, I'm used to it
Iwamura's Friends: By the way, how did you guys meet?Not at a singles party right?

Maki: Uuh...
Maki: Is it ok to say I wonder...
Iwamura: Oh, at the puppet show
Maki: He's admitting it straight out

Iwamura's Friends: Oh, I see, way to go
Maki: They all know
Iwamura's Friends: Speaking of puppets...

Iwamura's Friends: Oh yeah!! Before, during class, Gan-chan was drawing a picture book and-
Iwamura: Hey stop it-
Maki: ?
Iwamura's Friends: Yeah, yeah

pg21
Iwamura's Friends: He was so moved by what he did that he cried!! And then he was made to stand in the hallway...
Iwamura's Friends: (Gyaaa-ha-haaa)
Iwamura's Friends: This guy is an idiot
Iwamura: AAAGH(crying)

Iwamura: I'm never going to show my notes to you guys again!You'll be in trouble on test day!
Iwamura's Friends: Aw, come on, we even went shopping with you
Iwamura's Friends: Yeah, even though it was really embarrassing

Maki: Shopping? What? Embarrassing?
Maki: They look like they're having fun
Iwamura: (Just wait, someday...)

Iwamura's Friends: Puppet materials
Iwamura's Friends: He hand-makes them

pg22
Maki: Eh!  You make those by yourself!?
Buta puppet: (Hey)
Iwamura's Friends: Yup

Iwamura's Friends: It totally doesn't suit you-Not at all
Iwamura's Friends: <Pretending to be sewing>
Iwamura: ('Totally'-you don't have to go that far)
Iwamura's Friends: Ahaha
Iwamura: Shut up, that's it!  You are no longer my friend!
Maki: Wow...

Iwamura's Friends: Well, we'll be going now
Maki: Bye-bye
Iwamura's Friends: Let's have a singles party sometime
Iwamura: .....

Iwamura: Jeez, those guys
Maki: Iwamura-san, you're amazing
Iwamura: What?

pg23
Maki: Because, being able to make that, you're, like, a pro!
(Pro?)(What?)
Iwamura: Oh no, you're embarrassing me Your voice is really loud too

Maki: He's trying his best for his dream
Maki: Somehow he seems like he's shining...
Iwamura: This is the least I have to be able to do-Eheh

Maki: I want to do something too...
Iwamura: Well then, I should be...

Maki: Ah-Iwamura-san
Iwamura: Eh?

pg24
Maki: Can I see you again?

Iwamura: Eh?

Maki: Ah-I didn't mean-not in a weird way
Maki: Waah!  Why am I so worked up?
Maki: I was just thinking that I'd like to know more...

Maki: I guess it wouldn't work...
Iwamura: If the weather's good,

Iwamura: I'm usually in Kawara with Buta-kun

pg25
Iwamura: Later!
Maki: Bye

Maki: Being with Iwamura-san,
Maki: I feel like I can find something

Maki: A new something...

Maki: Iwamura-san

pg26
Maki: What's this?
Iwamura: Oh

Iwamura: It's kind of like image sketches, for the puppets and for my picture books
Maki: Can I look?
Iwamura: Sure

<Right now I'm really excited about making airplanes>
<I can still only make small ones but>
<Someday I'll fly one of the planes that I made>
Maki: Ah
Maki: This looks good
<You'll never be able to>

pg27
<This doesn't seem to fly well>
<I told you so, you'll never do it>
<It won't fly, I can't do it>
<Let's keep trying, don't give up on your dream>
Maki: Buta-kun is trying hard too
<I'll keep trying>
<It's flying, it's flying>
<I'm sorry>
Maki: Just as Iwamura-san is...
Maki: And what about me...?

pg28
<Congratulations>
Maki: I've decided
Maki: I've found it

Maki: I'm entering the Iwamura Puppet Troupe
Iwamura: EEH!?

Maki: Up till now, I never had anything I really wanted to do, but

pg29
Maki: I don't know why but I really want to help you!

Maki: Can't I?
Iwamura: Uh, yeah, it's ok
<Overwhelming>

Maki: Yes!

Buta: (Aren't you glad?)
 
pg30
Maki: I'm going to cheer on Iwamura-san
Maki: I'll become the little rabbit

Maki: Oh, that reminds me, where's the rabbit puppet?  She wasn't at the show before
Maki: (I'd like to do the rabbit)
Iwamura: Rabbit?

Iwamura: Sorry, I haven't made that one yet
Maki: Eeeeh...

Maki: Hm? It's not made yet?  Then...

pg31
Maki: I'll make it!  After all, I'm one of the troupe
Iwamura: Eh?

Maki: Even looking like this, I'm pretty good at homec

Iwamura: Hmmmm
Iwamura: I do have exams to study for...but I'd like to do it myself if I could...but she is a member now...
Maki: Iwamura-san?
Maki: I guess I can't

Iwamura: Well, I'll leave it to you then
Iwamura: (Ha ha ha)
Maki: Really!?

Iwamura: If you'll use my pattern, ok?
Maki: My first job!
Maki: Yes!  I'll do my best!!

pg32
Maki: So the Iwamura Puppet Troupe
Kids: (Mister, can I see that?)
Iwamura's Friends: (Yeah, Gan-chan)(Do something about this!)
Maki: Moved towards the next park performance
Maki's friend: (What's that?)
Maki: (E-heh-heh)
<Iwamura Troupe>
Maki: And made its preparations

pg33
Maki: And the day before the performance--
Maki's Friends: Lately you've seemed pretty happy
Maki: Eh?

Maki's Friends: Because of your new boyfriend maybe?
Maki's Friends: Kyaa!  I'm so jealous!  Love mode everyday!

Maki: Hey, wait a sec!  It's not like that yet
Maki's Friends: What do you mean, yet?  You have plans?
Maki's Friends: Aaw, lucky!

Maki: See you later!
Maki's Friends: Go for it!

Maki's Friends: But, really, she's changed-She's full of life
Maki's Friends: She never looks bored anymore

Maki's Friends: Anyways, what happened with Ryuuji?
Maki's Friends: Who knows...
Maki's Friends: Well, whatever.

pg34
Narrator: Celebration, Celebration
<In rehearsal>

Kid: It was good, mister
Iwamura: Mister?
Kid: (It was cute, huh?)

Iwamura: I'm glad.  Be sure to come see it tomorrow! And bring your friends
Kid: OK
Iwamura: 1:00 at the East Nursery School

Maki: The rehearsal went well, I think the main event tomorrow will be fine
Maki: (Thanks to all our practice)

Iwamura: .....
Maki: What's wrong?

Iwamura: Nothing, just, thanks a lot...
Maki: Eh?

pg35
Iwamura: It really IS nice to have someone who understands so much
Iwamura: About my dream

Maki: Ah-

Maki: Ah, it's nothing--
Maki: I'm also happy
Maki: That I could help Iwamura-san
Ryuuji: Well!  If it isn't Maki

pg36
Maki: Ryuuji...
Ryuuji: Hm

Ryuuji: Just because I won't play with you
Ryuuji: Why are you with that dork?

Maki: What's dorky about him?
Maki: He's a lot cooler than you

Ryuuji: What are you saying...

Ryuuji: What's cool about this guy,
Ryuuji: playing with puppets?
Maki: Iwamura-san...
Random Girl: Eww

pg37
Ryuuji: But, you get girls with this, huh  Maybe I'll do it too
Iwamura: You...

Iwamura: Your heart is empty

Ryuuji: WHAT DID YOU SAY!?  What about me is empty
Ryuuji: Where does a freak like you get off acting so great?  You're a loser
Ryuuji: SAY SOMETHING!

pg38
Maki slaps Ryuuji: BACHI!
Ryuuji: Wha...
Maki: You're horrible!
Maki: Iwamura-san is striving for his dream!
Maki: A deadbeat loser like you has no right to make fun of him at all!

pg39
Random Girl: Come on, let's go
Iwamura: Ah!

Ryuuji: Shit!

Maki: It's my fault...
Maki: If I hadn't been here...
Maki: I'm so sorry, Iwamura-san

Maki: This never would have...
Iwamura: Don't worry about it

pg40
Iwamura: If I let a little thing like that bother me
Iwamura: My dream will never come true

Iwamura: No matter what anyone says I won't quit
Iwamura: Because I believe I can do it-Ah-was that cheesy?
Maki: Iwamura-san

Iwamura: More importantly
Iwamura: Let's do our best tomorrow!
Maki: I knew it

pg41
Maki: Yeah!
Maki: He's cool

Maki: And
<The day of the performance>
Kids: (I want to see)(Will Buta-kun be here?)(Yup)

Bear: I told you
Bear: You'll never do it

Buta: I can't do it(cry)
Iwamura: Usagi, this way
Bunny: Don't give up!
Maki: And I

Buta: It flew, it flew!
Maki: because of my meeting Iwamura-san
Maki: I found something new...

pg42
Bear: I'm sorry
Bunny: Congratulations, Buta-kun, you're so cool!
Iwamura: Eh? That wasn't in the script
Maki: And someone I love
Bunny: I really like you, Buta-kun
Maki: As well...
Kid: Bye-bye!

pg43
Maki and Iwamura: Bye-bye!

Maki and Iwamura: .....

Maki: Umm...
Maki: What is this heavy atmosphere Maybe I shouldn't have changed the subject

Maki: So what's your answer?

Iwamura: To what? Eh?  What did you say? Ah, I can't really remember...

pg44
Maki: I said I like you, Iwamura-san! Got it?
Maki: I've decided

Maki: What about you?
Maki: From now on as well
(High-handed)

pg45
Iwamura: Uh-me too-
Sensei: What are you doing?  The tea's getting cold! Are you saying you can't drink my tea!
Maki: Together always
Maki: Yes, I'm coming!
Iwamura: I like you-hey!!
Buta: (Chicken!)
Maki: I'm going to climb the stairway of dreams with you