"Tonari no Nanjo-san" - Manga by Sakura Yukimori
- brittb92
- Jul 31, 2018
- 3 min read
This latest translation is a Yoshino Nanjo (aka Nanjolno) manga written and illustrated by her long-time friend, Sakura Yukimori (Twitter account here).
This work can be found in Nanjolno's 5th Anniversary Book commemorating her solo artist career. Here's the link to buy it if you want to check it out.
Be warned, this translation is NOT perfect. There's also some handwritten Japanese I found a bit hard to understand, and therefore I couldn't translate it. So you'll notice some handwritten stuff that doesn't have any English context. I'm really sorry!! But other than that, all of the main bubbles and boxes have been done!!
I also want to apologize because I just simply do not have the time to edit and typeset all of these pages, so what I'm going to do is post one page, and then put the script below the scans they go to. Again, I'm sorry I couldn't make this look a little prettier > <
DO NOT REPRODUCE THIS WORK!!!
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS JUST A TRANSLATION.
Enjoy~
Tonari no Nanjo-San
By: Sakura Yukimori
[Page 97]
Box 1: It's nice to meet you! I'm Yukimori Sakura.
Box 2: It's been close to 10 years since I met Nanjo-san.
Box 3: This time, I'm going to be doing something for her 5th Year Anniversary Book commemorating her solo career. (congratulations!!)
Box 4: I wanted to portray the "on and off" versions of her in the form of a manga (while showing you from a friend's perspective).
[Page 98 ]
The friend, Nanjo-san (1)
Panel 1
The usual Nanjo dresses in the standard, basic fashion.
Panel 2
She's in her "off" attire, but still has a cute appearance. She doesn't even look 33. Somehow or another, she looks really young.
Panel 3
Bubble 1: Yuki-chan... (This is what she calls me.)
Bubble 2: Mm? What is it?
Box: This is when we traveled to Hakone.
Panel 4
Bubble 1: Did they ask you for identification?
Bubble 2: They did, right?
She got mistaken for a minor..
(She was 30 at the time)
The friend, Nanjo-san (2)
Panel 1
Box 1: Nanjo-san doesn't talk very much..
Box 2: And there's no hidden side to her.
Panel 2
Box 1: She never pretends to be something she isn't.
Box 2: Sometimes when I see her appearance I actually forget that she's working.
Bubble: Ah, it's the same person.
Panel 3
One day we went to the place she was working.
(I'm going to your live!) (I'm a big fan of your solo work!)
Ashi-san and everyone was really nervous, but...
Panel 4
Because Nanjo-san doesn't pretend around anyone, they became really familiar with each other in about 30 minutes.
Bubble 1: Ah, please don't mind me. I'm just playing a game.
Bubble 2: Is that really Nanjo-san?....
(It doesn't matter who, it doesn't matter where...)
[Page 99]
Christmas Nanjo-san
Panel 1
It was the Christmas 5th Anniversary Live...!
But....
Bubble: For Christmas...
Panel 2
Bubble 1: I feel like going out with lots of people...
Bubble 2: I understand. I think I want to be a shut in.
Bubble 3: That's understandable.
Panel 3
Bubble 1: I'll do a takoyaki party!!!
Bubble 2: You're kidding. So you're that confident in your offline life.
Panel 4
Bubble: Merry Christmas!
Box: She played FF14.
Nanjo-san, the Artist
Panel 1
Box 1: When she's playing FF14, and then leaves abruptly,
「Read the script, write lyrics, check on photos.」
Box 2: That means it's almost time for her to go to work.
Panel 2
After her seiyuu activities,
She emits a relaxing type of aura...
But she actually spends every day of her life considerably busy.
Bubble 1: You're pale!
Bubble 2: Are you sleeping?
Bubble 3: Yup, yup.
Bubble 4: Yuki-chan, are you?
Bubble 5: Don't worry about me!
Panel 3
Bubble 1: If you keep doing the same things, your fans will soon get tired of it.
Even though she receives praise from everyone around her, she always keeps her cool. She is always evolving along with her own vision.
Panel 4
Especially when it comes to her solo career.
I believe this is the strongest, most effective way to see the world through the eyes of Nanjo Yoshino.
[Page 100]
Box 1: During her lives, Nanjo-really shines.
Box 2: She looks like she's really having fun.
Panel 1
Box: I also feel like I've been revitalized.
Bubble: Starting tomorrow I'm going to do my best...
Panel 2
Box: After the show was over
(You done so good. It was so good)
Panel 3
Bubble 1: But OO was at XX today, what about △△... I wonder if that went ok..
Bubble 2: I'll have to reconsider that. I'll go straight there.
Box: Even here she is being strict on herself.
Panel 4
Bubble: So, to Eorzea!! (World in FF14)
Box: But, as expected, Nanjo-san was just being Nanjo-san.
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