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I've been watching ChilledChaos for a few years (I still can't believe he's retiring) and I only just got into Danganronpa, so I only just realized that one of his Twitch alerts is Mondo's "hell yeah!" voice line...
I thought I was going crazy hearing it watching a Danganronpa playthrough but omgg
The Kiyotaka Ishimaru Mastermind comic from 4コマ KINGS Vol. 4!
SPECIFICALLY CITING THIS SO THAT OTHERS KNOW WHERE TO FIND THIS COMIC!!!
Huge, HUUUUGE thanks to @panicuriprince!!! They helped me with clearing the text, rewording panels and putting everything together! Pages 4, 5, and 6 are her doing! PLEEEASE go send her some love, they REALLY helped me get this done and I literally couldn't have done this without her :D
There's a document below the break with more literal translations for the comic, as well as translation notes, a link to a Google Drive folder with ALL of the pages, and other interesting tidbits! Please give it a read!
The Japanese pages will also be below the break!
(As well as a little spiel of mine. It's quite long, so be careful!)
(also please forgive how many tags there are here-)
Remember to read right to left <3
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As promised, here are the Japanese panels:
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AND HERE'S THE DOCUMENT!
This is a fully translated comic from the Danganronpa 4koma KINGS series (Book 4).
Kiyotaka Ishimaru becomes brainwashed by the Mono-Ranger
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✨ WOW ✨
I can't begin to describe to you all how AMAZING this feels!
I've spent the past 2 years on what felt like a wild goose chase, desperately searching for this one comic that I wasn't even sure existed.
This all started with me finding a photo on Tumblr of this comic and spiraling into this deep dive. First I didn't know if this was even real, then I found out that this comic series had ceased printing, then I couldn't be sure which book it was actually in.
There is literally almost no information out there about the fourth volume of this anthology series. I've said this before and I'll say it again, volumes 1 and 2 both have full translations that you can download off of other websites, and while 3 doesn't seem to have that, there are a lot of separately translated comics floating around out there, namely on Pinterest.
The 4th volume had NOTHING! No matter how hard I searched or how many links I clicked, no one has really said ANYTHING about this book, which was why this specific comic was so hard for me to find.
But I have all of the books now, so I definitely want to do this again for all of them so that people have easy access to these translations. I'll start with book 4 though haha.
Also, I'm not sure who it was, but HUUUUGE thanks to the kind stranger on Ebay who was willing to sent me the whole series!! I literally don't know where I would be right now if these books weren't with me, so thank you <3
Also, thank you to all of my Japanese teachers that I've had throughout the years. If it weren't for them, I wouldn't have been able to understand the comic, haha! One even helped me out in the early stages of this process, so extra thanks to him <3
I feel really passionate about accessible media. I think that everyone should be able to read and find whatever they want. That's part of the reason that I've endeavored on this project. I want everyone to be able to seek out and find these comics if they really want to. And, of course, I want everyone to be able to understand them, too.
So please enjoy this comic! If you'd like to repost it, I'd appreciate being credited just so that others know where they can go to find the full comic.
This one-man project isn't so one-man anymore, and I seriously can't thank everyone who's helped me enough!!! I'm honestly so glad I didn't have to go through this alone <33
ALSO
If you see anything, LITERALLY ANYTHING, that you think I could change/improve (like formatting or different interpretations of the Japanese text), PLEASE shoot me a message!! I want to make sure this comic is as good as it can be, and I'd love to hear your thoughts!
Even if you don't have a suggestion and would just like to reach out to ask a question or something, PLEASE don't be afraid to do that! I know I get really cold feet when sending people asks, so I'm going to reassure everyone who needs to hear it now: You're never going to be a bother to me! I love getting asks! Whenever anyone sends me something, I get really excited <3
So ask questions! Tell me I did a horrible job and got none of the text right! Ask why Ishimaru literally cannot be evil! I don't know the answer, either!
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Thank you all so much for the support and the kind words you've been giving me ever since I first announced I was translating this comic! Your support has been extremely motivating to me! Also, you guys are hilarious with your tags!
Seriously, thank you so much! Words literally can't express how I feel right now, but I guess the best way I could describe it is cathartic. I'm REALLY happy that I finally get to share 2 years worth of work with you guys! You've all been a massive help to me in more ways than one <333
((From what I can get, Monobear makes an announcement in the cafeteria about the food, To which Mondo and Ishimaru react angrily and were just about to step up to him, but eventually, changed their minds.))
I think this is part of the Drama CD where the cast set up a school/cultural festival…? Where mondo and ishmaru are in charge of the food stand..?
Buh, I couldn’t really follow all of what’s going on here, so if anyone can provide a translation, I’d be really grateful! (*´∀`*)
here’s a basic translation gomen for inaccuracies:
((my comments will appear like this))
Monobear: Ding dong ding dong! ((he’s making it sound like a standard announcement you know the one with the weird ringing)) I just remembered, please supply the academy with 50% of the profit made from the selling of food.
Basically, we’ll be receiving royalties! If you’re just showing off your skill for no charge, you do not have to pay; therefore, if you’re super good at cooking, it’s free! Please show us your super high school level skills! Those of you who have questions, please report immediately to the headmaster’s office. However, I’m not guaranteed to be there! ((then why did u say that u lil shit)) Upupupupu!
((this next sentence is kind of irrelevant because it was a play on words and idk how to make a good english equivalent so i’m giving up but basically the word “tada” means both “free” and “however” so he’s just saying that the word did not mean the same thing in those instances))
Mondo: What the gently caress is up with that broadcast?
Ishimaru: if this was the doing of a student, as the hall monitor, I must reprimand them!! Let us go to the headmaster’s office!!
Mondo: Hey, //grabs Ishimaru// if you’re going anywhere, it’s the broadcasting room, right? If you’re gonna get ‘em, get ‘em good for me! I don’t know who the gently caress it is, but they’ve got some nerve! ((there’s a swooshy sound i think mondo just punched a wall omg calm down this is a school cultural festival not jerry springer))
Ishimaru: I agree completely!!
Mondo: “50% of the sale of food”, those idiots! I’m making yakisoba! ((fried noodles)) Who the hell’s gonna decide if it’s good or not??
Ishimaru: So that’s what got you angry..
Mondo: And who’s going to pass judgment on me, the man called the legendary vendor! ((fun fact: i asked my mom about this part because i’m a dumb baby but in japanese matsuri festivals, most of the vendors are yakuza doing this stuff in their free time!!! but they’ll sell you cotton candy ain’t that cute aw)) there ain’t no way I’m gonna lose. I’m gonna show ‘em what I got!
Ishimaru: Yes that’s right, show them! And then make them comply!
Mondo: Yeah! But.. cotton candy might be good.
Ishimaru: ((there’s another swooshy sound just lemme pretend ishmaru did a dramatic hair flip please)) what!?
Mondo: I said cotton candy! Y'know, that sweet, dream-like dessert! You’ve had it before, right? They always have 'em at festivals. They like, get ya excited!
Ishimaru: I see, that might be appreciated by the ladies!
Mondo: Idiot! Don’t be stupid! I’m not saying that to try to impress girls…
Ishimaru: Then why cotton candy?
Mondo: Because I like it, why else?? Yakisoba and cotton candy are both great! You got a problem??
Ishimaru: Then how’s yakisoba candy? Or even cotton yakisoba? ((ishimaru shh babe lemme feed you some cotton yakisoba you goddamned five year old))
Mondo: Uh, somethin weird about your taste leaning towards yakisoba….
I need need need to see more Ishimondo where Taka is the bold one and Mondo is the more embarrassed one. I think it's beautiful and I do not see enough of it.
Mondo doesn't know how to talk to girls because he gets nervous and that's when he gets loud, plus he has a blushing sprite while Taka doesn't.
Meanwhile Taka.... I get why people portray him as getting embarrassed since he's such a stickler for the rules, but I really feel like if he was able to date someone in the first place a lot of that nervousness would go away from there, just in my opinion. Plus he's. Not exactly socially skilled.
I still think shy Takas are cute though :-)
And all this being said I think Mondo would've been first to confess, just because Taka has so few real social experiences I think he'd be oblivious. It's just that Taka is so loud himself that Mondo's nervous yelling wouldn't be enough to scare him away xD
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