top | info Two stories (with sample pages of translation) from a King of Fighters Anthology technical fighters vol. 11 (b&w version of cover on left)

Love^2 shyou (Let's Love^2) by Kodaka Kazuma PAGE 1 panel 1 Kyo: "He�s late!" panel 2 Kyo: "Does a live take that much time!? What�s he thinking? I�m starving here!" [note: Iori is in a band. Just as in English, a "live" refers to a show for small audience often at a dance or rave hall.] kaji kaji�sound of chewing. panel 3 Iori: I�ll probably be late, so eat first. [note: Iori�s dialogue in this story has the same tone as in the game: curt and somewhat condescending] Kyo: " �s what he said. Even if I eat alone, it won�t taste good." panel 4 Kyo: I wonder if something happened� chira�glance Kyo: an accident? Not likely� maybe he got surrounded by his fans... panel 5 text in block: Image of Iori surrounded by fans Girl A: oh, Iori~ Iori: ku, ku, ku� it�s your turn, ladies... [note: the sound of Iori laughing is often rendered �ku, ku, ku� in Japanese] Girl B: you�re wonderful~ muka muka�sound of getting angry panel 6 Kyo: Ah, I�m not even gonna think about this anymore! Kyo: I�ll just grab him and drag him back here! the whole story

Heikosen - Parallel Lines by Yamamoto ??[2 kanji for which we can�t know which readings would be right] PAGE 17 panel 1 Kyo: "I hate to repeat myself too, but I have absolutely no interest in being killed by you." panel 2 Iori: "huhum." [half condecending sigh, half chuckle] panel 3 Kyo: "It�s kind of like we�re both walking on top of parallel lines." panel 4 Iori: "That means they never cross over, is that right?" Kyo: But we can never separate from each other either. Probably�

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