Dr. Kishiwada's Scientific Affection 岸和田博士の科学的愛情 Volume 1, Chapters 10-11: "Dr. Kishiwada's Counterattack" Original story and art Copyright (C) 1992 Tony Takezaki/Kodansha English translation Copyright (C) 1992 Goddess Studio: Translation by Hiroshi Haga (hh0u+@andrew.cmu.edu) Proofreading by Iain Sinclair (axolotl@socs.uts.edu.au) ============================================================================= (A foot crashes into the pavement. An old, moustached man with long silver hair glares at bystanders.) ------------------- p.113 Man: Cook: You shithead, what are you doin' to my shop! (The man throws the cook into some garbage cans. He towers above street signs, his gigantic foot crushing a car. He's outside a toyshop...) ------------------- p.114 Policeman: Stop! Everyone: Officer, this way, this way! Policeman: What do you think you're doing! (The old man breathes a huge blast of fire) Ouch, ow! ------------------- p.115 Newspaper: The Genius Scientist Appears!! Wild late-night rampage in the city!! 1.8 meters tall, weighing 2 tons, a great scientist, the terror stalks the city by night. 38 people injured!! (Another old man, of near-identical appearance to the one who ran amok, reads the newspaper digustedly.) Kishiwada: Hng..g..gg.. Who would ... dare do such a thing... Was it you---!? Bystander: Wah--what's going on!? Kishiwada: Did you!? Bystander: N-no, not me! Kishiwada: Do you think I'm that stupid!? Woman: Yeek! Kishiwada: [incomprehensible shouting] ------------------- p.116 Newspaper: The Genius Scientist strikes again!! This time, in broad daylight!! Shouting "Did you do this!" and assaulting people. Shady man: Hahahahaah! Just this once, even Kishiwada lost his rationality. The decoy worked.... Shady man: Hasten the 'power-up' of the Fake Kishiwada! Minion: Yessir. Shady man: The time of confrontation with the real one is near. Shady man: Heheheh, hahahahahahaha, dance, dance, everyone! (All his suited, sunglassed minions spontaneously dance.) ------------------- p.117 (Back at Kishiwada HQ...) Commander: I understand your anger, but because of your position, you should be more careful about what you do. Kishiwada: This is a private challenge to me. Commander: We'll arrest him! So please don't do... Miss Melon: Commander!! He appeared again! Commander: Alright!! Call out the Defence Force immediately. I'll command them myself!! Miss Melon, you stay with the Doctor, please!! ------------------- p.118 Commander: Doctor! Don't be hasty!! Melon: Please don't do it! Kishiwada: Forgive me!! He's my enemy!! Therefore I shall defeat him!! Commander: Argh, what should I do, if Doctor uses his scientific power in the city.... Commander: Are you going to turn the city into rubble? Idiot!! Kishiwada: Who are you calling "idiot" !? ------------------- p.119 Troops: Stay back, stay back, stay back please, it's dangerous. Rads: Get out of my way, get out of my way! Military: Hey you, halt! Rads: Now is the time that our nation faces danger! I'll serve my country with my life!! ------------------- p.120 Rads: Great Japanese Empire, Banzai! (The guy drives his jeep into the Fake Kishiwada, who seems unaffected) Captain: Fire!! ------------------- p.121 (Kishiwada is flying through the air like Ultraman!) Kishiwada: Wait!! Kishiwada: Assuming my form... Kishiwada: ...and doing unscientific activities!! Kishiwada: Unforgivable!! Kishiwada: He--y...this way, this way. Commander: Have I arrived too late!? ------------------- p.122 Kishiwada: Oh, Commander, you're still alive? Commander: Doctor, I'm begging you! Leave this to us! Kishiwada: No, I don't want to. Commander: Oh, no! The peaceful Japan is at an end! The destruction...the footsteps of the destruction I'm hearing! This city will be the melting pot of terror and destruction... Commander: What will happen to the peace we preserved for so long!? Oh!! Jeeesus!! Kishiwada: Who are you calling "jiisan"!! ["old man"] (The Doctor blasts the Commander with his watch-laser) -------------------- p.124 (Part 2) Commander: Please, Doctor, I beg you to stop!! The city will be destroyed... Kishiwada: Black apparel, instead of white apparel.... Poor posture, and the eyes seem dead. Fake: Kishiwada: Commander!! It's a fake!! Commander: We know that already! ------------------- p.125 (The Fake spews a huge stream of flame at Kishiwada) Kishiwada: Barrier! ["Scientific Defence Wall"] Kishiwada: Reflect! ------------------- p.126 Commander/ Miss Melon: Aaah! !? (The flame was deflected back on the fake, who is now revealed to be a shiny metal robot) Kishiwada: Hm!! ------------------- p.127 Kishiwada: Look, commander! As I thought, it's a fake!! Commander: I said we knew that, didn't I!! Kishiwada: Then, since it's a robot, I don't need to hold back! Commander: (Kishiwada fires a laser from his watch , which reflects off the robot, causing havoc...) Commander: Wah-- Kishiwada: O-oh! Robot: ------------------- p.128 (Beams crackle from the robot's eyes, lifting troops, cars, pavement and Kishiwada into the air) Kishiwada: Oohhh! An anti-gravity beam!? Kishiwada: Hmph! Tsk, when things like this turn up... Kishiwada: I'm safely equipped with my accumulated gravity beam cannon!! (Kishiwada hits the robot with a blast from a device in his wallet; everything falls to the ground) ------------------- p.129 Commander: Nice, I know you could do it, Doctor! Commander: Oh! Kishiwada: He increased the power input!? Nngh.. Soldier: Commander, Miss Melon, this way, quickly!! Commander: C-can't move!? Miss Melon: No! (Miss Melon and the Commander are caught in the exact middle of the battle) ------------------- p.130 Commander: Wow! Miss Melon: Ah! Miss Melon: Doctor, stop!! My panties are going to come off!! Commander: What!? ------------------- p.131 Miss Melon: (Aaaah... "Oh, my god. Oh, my god!!") ("No good, it's a danger!!") Commander: (So if the Doctor wins first, and then the fake one wins next.... "Good, that'll be very good.") Miss Melon: (Ah- Ah-, no, no, no, no!) ("Dad, Mom, help me!!") (Troops watch drooling as the pair have their clothes pulled by opposing gravitational forces...) Troops: (Panty. Panty. Pa-panty. Panty. Panty.) (I'm so glad to be alive...) Kishiwada: I'm getting nowhere carrying on like this, let's settle things now!! Fake one!! ------------------- p.132 (A huge explosion) Miss Melon: NOOOOooo! Kishiwada: Argh! Commander: Ah! Kishiwada: You did pretty well. (The commander has lost his trousers, revealing...) Troops: Go away! Moron! Cretin! Dickhead! Commander: You goddamn stupid... ------------------- p.133 Kishiwada: Who are you calling "stupid"!! (Kishiwada fires his watch-laser at the Commander. The robot fires finger missiles at Kishiwada, devastating the area) Kishiwada: Ooops, it's dangerous here. I'd better move. Kishiwada: Alright, I have no choice but to play my trump card! Good thing I formed the 'Super Battle Team' for times like this!! ------------------- p.134 Kishiwada: Everyone, gather here at once!! Kishiwander: Scientific Battle Team, Kishiwander! (From right: Bellbottom Blue, Pichi Pichi [Fresh] Pink, Elite Red, Ike Ike [Go Go] Yellow, Homo Homo Black.) Kishiwada: Destroy that thing. I'm tired. Kishiwander: Yessir! ------------------- p.132 K3: Superconductor whip! K2: Nuclear fusion candle! K4: Particle accelerator kick! K1: Pressure-point stimulating punch! K5: Big Bang 6-inch nail! Kishiwander: Doctor, we destroyed it! Kishiwada: Oh, thank you, guys. Kishiwada: Now.. ............ ------------------- p.133 Kishiwada: Hm, seems as though a giant enemy won't appear. [A ref. to live-action stuff such as Dynaman. -HH] Sheesh, how disappointing. Kishiwada: Okay, dismissed. Kishiwander: Yessir! K1: Take a bath, kids! K2: Brush your teeth, kids! K3: Do your homework, kids! Kishiwada: I'll examine this thing, bring it back to the lab. Kishiwada: Oh, commander, can you lend me money for a taxi? My wallet blew up. Commander: Shut up, you goddamn idiot! Kishiwada: Who are you calling "idiot"!? Shady Man: Hrmmmmmm.....