Sailor V Chapter 2
Note: This text is translated from the French edition of Sailor V.
I'm not fluent, so please forgive any gaps or errors.
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pg 45:
Title: "Chapter 2. Minako at the Arcade"
Mina: Mm Mm [mouth full] ("Oh no, I'm late again!")
Japanese Text: "Code Name is Sailor V"
pg 46:
Artemis (narrating): I'm Artemis.
Artemis (narrating): I'm a tomcat, classy and intelligent. I speak your
language fluently.
Artemis (narrating): This is my mistress.
Mina (thinking): Darn!
Teacher: Late again! It's the 13th time this month!
Artemis (narrating): In fact, she's the incarnation of Venus,
goddess of beauty and love.
Artemis (narrating): And here's Sailor Venus. Soldier of Love and Justice.
Sailor V: My code name is Sailor V!
pg 47:
Artemis: When Minako isn't Sailor V, she has bad habits...
Mina: Zzzz
Teacher: Miss Aino!!
Artemis: ...like being late, eating non-stop and falling asleep everywhere.
Artemis: On top of everything else, she hates studying. But when she changes
into a soldier, she changes completely. She becomes beautiful
and savage.
Artemis: sigh...
Mina: Savage? You say I'm the one who's savage?
Mina: One moment if you will?! I never said I wanted to become a soldier...
Mina: ...I haven't agreed to it yet.
Artemis: What? But you're chosen! You're the only one! What's there not
to like about it?!
Mina: Well, the costume...
Mina: It's not very elegant, and it's kind of lightweight. Not to mention that
I don't get paid!
Mina: Oh well, excuse me, I'm escaping to the arcade! Later!
pg 48:
Arcade Guy (who looks like Andrew/Motoki): Hey Minako! Hi!
Mina (narrating): I'm Minako Aino. I'm thirteen years old and in year 6.
[She's in first year of middle school in the Japanese system.]
Mina: I'm really just an ordinary girl. I have a bit of a crush on the
guy who works here. He's my type!
Artemis: Minako, you're worse than a guy.
Artemis(2): You love video games, but have you noticed that you're the only girl here?
Game: Kick! Knee!
Artemis: You're rude, beligerent, no talent for anything except sports.
Mina: You finished yet?!
Mina(2): Have you looked at yourself? You're just a homo cat!
Artemis: Me?! A homo?!
pg 49:
Mina: Well, yeah... Artemis is a girl's name, right?
Mina(2): Goddess of virginity and the hunt. Her brother was Apollo, the sun god.
Artemis: Minako, you're pretty good! Where did you learn all that?
Mina: It was in a video game and...
Artemis: Minako! Enough arcade for today! Go home and work!
Mina: Dumb cat! If people find out you can talk, they'll dissect you into little pieces!!
Mina: Okay
Mina(2): Ah hah! Here's the game I was looking for! I'm going to get the high score!
pg 50:
Artemis: "Lovely Fight"? It's a combat game? Is it that exciting?
Mina: Yes! Look at the this fighter's costume! Isn't it awesome?
Mina: But no matter what I do, there's always a guy ahead of me.
Mina(2): Look, my name is on the high score list but...
Mina: ...there's always this "Taku" who gets higher than me!
Sign: Arcade
Mina: I'm going to battle him!
pg 51:
Mina: Argh! He's always on top?!
Mina(2): What?! 400 000 points!
Mina: And I only have 200 000!
Mina(2): Grr! I'm mad! How can I do it?!
Guy: Ha ha ha...
Girl: Noo...
Mina: I shouldn't have come here all alone. I'll go back.
voice: A floral scent...
voice: ... a schoolgirl's uniform, long hair...
Mina: Do you have some change, please?
voice: ...a feminine voice...
voice: but that doesn't stick!
aside: Such is youth...
voice: Always, arcades have been the domain of guys...
pg 52:
voice: ...but for some time, they've been infested with parasitic couples,
voice: games for winning toys...
voice: ...and with them, girls!!
girl: Say, could you win me a plushy?
guy: Oh geesh, I'm no good. I've already lost 150.
couple: Wow, did you see that? She got it on her first try!
wierd guy: Grr! That girl's winning everything!
Artemis: Minako...
Artemis(2): Do you even remember that you're supposed to be training to be a soldier?
pg 53:
Boss (voice): Using her taste for video games may be a good idea.
Artemis: Okay boss, we'll try!
Arcade Guy: Huh? What are these posters?
Arcade Guy(2): A deliveryman must have left them.
Kids: Sailor V?!
Poster: Sailor V. The best game of realistic action.
Kid 1: Sailor V, what's that?
Kid 2: I've never heard of it...
Kid 3: It looks cool!
Artemis: Huff, Huff
Artemis: Alright, it's here. I hate playing deliveryman. (Whew, it was heavy!)
Arcade Guy: What...
Arcade Guy(2): They delivered a new game?
pg 54:
Mina: There's a Sailor V game?!
Arcade Guy: Hi Minako. It's a new game. You want to try it?
Mina: I don't believe it!
Mina: Uh... I lost...
Artemis: So, Minako, going to give up?
Mina: Grr!
boys: Hey... we want to play Sailor V too, but she's on it all the time!
Can't you ask for a second machine?
Arcade Guy: Sorry, but I wouldn't know who to ask. In fact, I don't even
know where that game came from!
Artemis: Yes! That's good! You're getting better Minako!
pg 55:
Mina: But... they say that even if you play it non-stop, you can't finish.
It's very difficult!
Artemis: You'll determine the ending of the game, Minako.
Mina: Me?!
Mina: Oh! Would you like to play? Please, please...
Mina(2): I've been monopolizing it a bit, it's true.
Mina: Hey, it's been a long time since I've played "Lovely Fight".
Mina: Eh!
Mina: Right on! I got a top score!
Mina: These enemies were really easy!
Mina: Cool!
pg 56:
Mina: I got it!
Mina(2): I passed Taku!
Mina(3): I'm a genius!
Wierd Guy: Shut up!
Mina: Huh?
Mina(2): Who's that over there?
Arcade Guy: Oh! They're long-time customers. They're a bit "shut-in", but
they're real experts at the games. They're sort of a club.
Wierd Guy (Taku): You're the "Minako" that keeps disputing my top rank...
Taku: ...even though no one has ever dethroned me.
Taku: You think you can fool me with that wig and disguise?!
Taku: There are lots of fans that use a female alter-ego...
to hide their true nature!
pg 57:
Taku: Come on! Take off that disguise! You're a guy!
Mina: Aah! What does he want me to do?! He's sick!
Artemis: He isn't actually one of the enemies...
Boss (voice): No, just a video game addict... but just as bad!
Boss: Use the mirror! You have the power to transform into whatever you want!
Boss: Get yourself out of this situation!
Mina: I can become anything I want? Really?
Mina: Crescent Moon Power! Transform me!
pg 58:
Mina: And hup! Have you checked out this armour?!
Mina(2): See Artemis, with this armour, he'll never get me!
Taku: Cool! She's not an ordinary girl!
Taku(2): It's like she's right out of a comic book!
Taku: I want her!
Mina: Yikes! He's a pervert!
Mina: Argh! He's heavy. I can't shift him.
Taku: Ha ha ha
Taku(2): And this armour's heavy too!
Aside: Filthy "otaku"!
[Note: In English, "Otaku" is often used to denote people who love
Japanese-style pop culture. "Otaku" in Japanese is a derogatory term
for a nerdy/geeky person who is obsessed with anime/manga/video games, etc.]
pg 59:
Mina: Moon Power! Transform-me!
Taku: Wahh! What's that light!
Sailor V: I'm Sailor V! I fight for justice! I'm Sailor Venus! On your gaurd!
Sailor V(2): Ah, this costume is much lighter and I can move freely!
Guys: Sailor V? From the game?
Guys(2): It's her, Sailor V?!
Sailor V: This is cool! After all, it's not so bad being a soldier!
Taku: Wow! Is she really real? What's she got under here?
pg 60:
Sailor V: What are you still doing?! Sailor V kick!
Sailor V: Oops... he wasn't one of the enemies.
Artemis: Minako...
Sailor V: Let's book it!
Narration: She's combatitive, likes to be noticed, and retreats quickly...
She really has the profile of a warrior...
Narration: ... thought Artemis.
Artemis: But she wastes her energy on nonsense!
Arcade Guy: Sailor V came out of the game? She's a real champion for justice?
Arcade Guy(2): Are you sure it wasn't just a promo stunt for the game?
Arcade Guy(3): All the same, I would've loved to see that happen!
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