Unauthorized and poorly written 4-panel manga transrations Thursday, October 27, 2005 - Part 15: Miss Tron, Too (THE END!) Toron-sama mo baito (zoku) Miss Tron goes to work, too (continuation) Kobun: Okorareteru… Servbot: He is angry. Kobun: TORON-SAMA NO DAIJI~ Servbots: PROTECT MISS TRON… Kobun: TORON SAMA WO IJIMERU NA~~~ Servbots: DO NOT BULLY MISS TRON! Tron: Yappari kuuzoku ga ichiban ne. Tron: As I thought, you’re best cut out for ambush work. Kobun: Oh. Oh. Servbots: Oh. Of course. Posted at 11:14 p.m., not that it matters. Thursday, October 27, 2005 - Part 14: Miss Tron, Too Toron-sama mo baito Miss Tron also goes to work Tron: Mo~~~ Antatachi baito hitotsu matomo ni dekinai no? Tron: Whaaa.... Not one of you could keep a job? Tron: Kou nattara… ATAKUSHI GA YARU WA! Tron: If that’s the case then… I’ll do it! UEITORESU WAITRESS Tron: Desu ne. Tron: Aren't I. Tron: Youkoso irasshaimashita wa. Sa… o hiya wo… Tron: Welcome to our humble restaurant! Here is some wat… Kobun: Toron-sama, boku ga hakobimasu~~~ Servbot: I’ll carry it, Miss Tron!!! Tron: A Tron: Oh… Kobun: Wa~! Chotto ii tokoro ni nokottemasu ne~ Servbot: Wow! That landed in the perfect place. Posted at 11:10 p.m., not that it matters. Thursday, October 27, 2005 - Part 13: Bar Baito sono juusan: Baa Bar 36gou to 20gou wa baa de otsutome desu~~~ #36 and #20 both found employment at a bar……… Girl:Ara! Shachou irasshai. Girl: Good evening, boss! Man: Yaa… atarashii pianohiki ga haitta ne. Man: Ah! You’ve got a new piano man, I see. Girl: Atarashii musume mo haitta no yo. Girl: And a new girl as well! 20gou: 20goumi desu~~~ #20: …I’m… Miss #20… SFX: BATAN SFX: SLAM 20gou: Naze nigeru no… #20: …why did he run? Girl: Komatta ne… Girl: This won’t do at all. Kokoro wa……………ika ryaku desu. But… not that easygoing. Posted at 11:07 p.m., not that it matters. Thursday, October 27, 2005 - Part 12: Fast Food Place Baito sono juuni: Faasutofuudoten Fast Food Place 20gou wa faasutofuudoten de baito desu~~~ #20 went to work at a fast food place……… 20gou: IRASSHAI! #20: WELCOME! SFX: Doki doki SFX: Thump thump 20gou: Hajimete no baito wa doki doki suru desu~~~ Saa. Okyakusan yo irasshai~! #20: My… first job… I’m so nervous. Well. Come on, customers! SFX: SHI-N SFX: Nothing. Mitame wa kowai kedo kokoro yasashii no desu na~~~… To look at him is scary. But he is at heart an easygoing fellow. Posted at 10:59 p.m., not that it matters. Saturday, May 22, 2004 - Part 11: Manager Baito sono juuichi: Maneejaa Manager 30gou wa shinjin aidoru no maneejaa ni narimashita. #30 went to work managing a young, fresh-faced idol singer. Idol: Yoroshiku. Idol: A pleasure. 30gou: Bacchiri sukejuuru kanri shimasu. #30: I have drawn up your schedule. 30gou: E~ mazu 8ji ni oki../ 8ji5fun ni/ 8ji15fun ni kao o araite/8ji20fun ni kaidan wo/8ji25fun ni fuku wo kigae/8ji30fun ni toire ni wa…e~ koko de wa ooben o shite mo…raimasu 8ji45fun ni… 8ji50fun ni asagohan wo to naiyou wa… #30: let's see... 8 AM awakening 8:05 out of bed 8:15 wash face 8:20 go downstairs 8:25 get dressed 8:30 go to the bathroom aaaaaand…you can do #2 here if you want but you only have until 8:45…. At 8:50 eat breakfast, which will consist of rice and… SFX: SHI-N SFX: (the inimitable Japanese sound of nothingness) Guy: KUBI YO! Guy: YOU’RE FIRED! 30gou: Naze? #30: why? Chotto yarisugi mitai desu~~~ He had overdone it just a bit. Posted at 01:23 p.m., not that it matters. Tuesday, August 26, 2003 - Part 10: Wrapping Baito sono juu: Rappingu Wrapping 13gou wa depaato de rappingu no shigoto desu~~~ #13 went to work at a department store, wrapping gifts……… Girl: Kore onegai ne. Girl: Could you take this one? SFX: BOMU! SFX: BOOM!* Doll: HAZURE Doll: TRY AGAIN Girl: Yamenka! Kono aho Girl: BEAT IT, you asshole! SFX: gesu SFX: SMASH 13gou wa itazura inochi na n desu~~~ Komatta mon desu~~~ #13 lived a life of mischief. It was never easy. *Okay, if you need to, you can pretend this just says BOMB Posted at 12:39 a.m., not that it matters. Sunday, August 10, 2003 - Part 9: Izakaya 2 Baito sono kyu: Izakaya 2 Pub – 2nd Part 3gou mo izakaya de baito wo hajimemashita~~~ #3 also went to work at a pub……… 3gou: Uma~ #3: Delish……… Label: Tabekasu Label: EVIDENCE Label: Tarinai Label: NOT NEARLY ENOUGH 3gou: Aa. Tenchou. #3: Boss! 3gou: A----n. Mata are mo tabetai desu~~~ Sore mo tabatai desu~~~ #3: No… NO! I still want to …. eat… that! And… that! Want to eat that… no… Yappari 3gou ni wa ryouri no deru mise wa mukanai you desu~~~ As we thought, #3 was simply not fit for food service. Posted at 04:36 p.m., not that it matters. Tuesday, August 5, 2003 - Part 8: Izakaya 1 Baito sono hachi: Izakaya 1 Pub – 1st Part 34gou wa izakaya de baito desu~~~ #34 went to work at a pub……… 34gou: Go-chuumon wa~~~ #34: Your order, please? Customers: Are kore dore… Customers: This that that this these those this that these that this those… Customer: Chotto…kono hito kemuri ga deteru--- Customer: Hey! HEY! There’s smoke coming out of this guy! 34gou wa mata kangaesugichatta mitai desu~~~ #34, again, was asked to think harder than he was able to. Posted at 07:28 p.m., not that it matters. Monday, August 4, 2003 - Part 7: Bookstore Baito sono nana: honya Bookstore 40gou wa honya de baito desu~~~ #40 went to work at a bookstore……… 40gou: Irasshaimase--- #40: Welcome! Girl: Reji koutai suru wa. 40gou-kun tana no seiri wo shite kureru kashira? Girl: I’ll take the register now. Will you please put the bookshelves in order? 40gou: ha---i. #40: Riiiiiight! 40gou: housou konshi yougo #40: [unreproduceable words] Girl: Kyaaa! Yamenasai! Kono hon wa yoi ko momiteru no yo… Girl: NO! You shouldn't look at... 40gou wa H na hon wo mite kowarechaimashita. #40 got into the porn and broke. Posted at 09:23 p.m., not that it matters. Sunday, August 3, 2003 - Part 6: Public Baths Baito sono roku: furoya Baths 23gou wa furoya no baito desu~~~ #23 went to work at the bathhouse……… 23gou: Fu----- #23: aaaaaaaaaah. 23gou: ii baito da… shiawase…tenshoku… #23: what a great job………so happy...... I think it’s my calling... Boss: kora! Chanto Bandai ni suwatterou! Boss: HEY! You’re supposed to be keeping watch! 23gou wa kono baito wa awanai you desu… #23 just wasn’t cut out for that line of work. Posted at 10:30 a.m., not that it matters. Sunday, July 27, 2003 - Part 5: Tutor Baito sono go: kateikyoushi Tutor 34gou wa kateikyoushi no baito desu~~~ #34 went to work as a tutor……… Boy: Yoroshiku onegaishima~su. Shosan. Boy: Pleased to meet you! I’m in the third grade… Boy: Sensee… koko n toko wakannai. Boy: Teacher… I don’t get this part. 34gou: wa… wakaran #34: …do… do not underst… 34gou: ra – n… wakaran… #34: …not…understand… SFX: Shu…. Shu…. SFX: PSSSSSSSSSH Boy: MAMA----! Sensee ga---- Boy: MAMA! Teacher… is…! 34gou wa kangae sugiru to kemuri ga dechau n desu~~~ #34 thought so hard that he started to emit smoke. Posted at 09:33 p.m., not that it matters. Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - Part 4: Painting Movie Posters Baito sono yon: Eiga no kanban kaki Painting Movie Posters 39gou wa eiga no kanbankaki ni chousen desu~~~ #39 went to work as a painter of movie posters……… Painter: Taitonikku* da. Konna fuu ni wa… Painter: This is ‘Titanic.’ Paint it like this… SFX: Nuri… nuri… SFX: Paint… paint… 39gou: Owarimashita~ #39: Finished, sir! Painter: Ou… dekita no ka? Painter: Oh? You did it?! Painter: …oi. Dare da, kono onna. Painter: Uh… hey. Who’s that woman?! 39gou: Toron-sama desu~~~ #39: It’s Miss Tron! Tron: Iyaaaaan. Tron: AWWW! *Actually, it's "Titonic" here to avoid copyright issues. I didn't bother to keep that. To see the original translation of this comic as it appeared on Kobun Heat, click here. Posted at 07:18 p.m., not that it matters. Thursday, July 17, 2003 - Part 3: Housekeeper 29gou, 19gou, 38gou wa hausukiipaa no shigoto desu~~~ #29, #19, and #38 went to work as housekeepers……… 19gou: itsumo no shinai wo hataki ni mochikaete souji wo shite kudasa~i. #19: …perhaps if you were to put down your fencing stick and take up a feather duster… to clean……… 38gou: YOSH! #38: YES! 38gou: Yattaru de…Ojaa…Kakatte koi ze… #38: YES! ALRIGHT! I SHALL DO IT! PREPARE YOURSELF! Isshoukenmei yatta n desu ne. He really put his heart into it. Posted at 10:34 p.m., not that it matters. Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - Part 2: Restaurant 26gou, 21gou, 3gou wa chûkaryouriten de baito desu~~~ #26, #21, and #3 went to work at a Chinese restaurant……… 26gou tetsudau hito, 21gou tsukuru hito, 3gou hakobu hito (#26 prepares…#21 cooks… #3 carries) Chef: O--- Yoku yatteru ne. Chef: Hey… you’re doing great! Chef: N? Chef: Hunh? Customers: Harapeko…Hayaku shiro…mo… mada---?…o—i. Customers: Hey, I’m hungry… where is it?… can’t you go faster?…Hey! #3: kutta kutta… gefuuu… #3: Gulp. Gulp. Ahhhh. Chef: HAKOBANKAI Chef: YOU! WAITER! 3gou wa ryouri wo miru to tabezu ni iranai no desu~~~ As it happened, #3, having to always look at the finished product, was driven to eat it. Posted at 01:25 p.m., not that it matters. Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - Part 1 - Part-Timers (by: Chiro) Toron-sama wa dokushochû desu~~~~~ Miss Tron is currently engaged in reading……… Magazine: Baito Nyûsu Part-Timers Digest Tron: Tama ni wa jimichi ni baito de kane wo kasegu no mo shinsen yo ne… Tron: …perhaps, if I were to earn a steady income at a part-time job, it would make a good impression… Rock: Yaa! Erai ja nai ka Toron. Rock: Say, Tron! You’re really something else… Tron: KYAAAAA--- Tron: OHHHHHHHHH! Tron: Yoshi! Minna de baito suru wa ne! Tron: Alright! Everyone’s going to go out there and get a job! …to iu wake de baito wo suru koto ni narimashita~~~~ And that is how we came to have part-time work. Posted at 12:58 a.m., not that it matters. A Word On The Translations: The translations presented alongside the pictures are not perfectly accurate transliterations of the Japanese. When I wrote them, the idea in my head was to create something that would be an acceptable, natural-sounding English version. Just so you know. 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