#albert’s expression in the last panel lol

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Coco’s Touch Panel Voice #4 Transcription Translation

This wonderful soul has been transcribing the messages on the touch panels at Coco's; pardon me for just translating only this one 😅

"Written by a MakoHaru person so please pardon me" (Translated by one too lol)

[ ] = Transcriber's notes

Coco’s 2023 Campaign Voice #4 (9/19~10/2)

Greeting to Everyone

Makoto: Hello, welcome to Coco’s! Today the 5 of us will see you off.

Haru: It was a nice summer this time as well. Please make fun memories until the end.

Rin: It’s finally the last spurt! Is there anything you’ve left undone? Follow us until the end!

Sousuke: Rin’s passionate, as usual. We also feel like we dashed through as best we could.

Ikuya: It was tough but it was fun. Everyone who’s come to Coco’s, please take your time today as well.

Haru: Well then, to those who’ve come to Coco’s from us, it’s the Coco’s campaign message.

Campaign Guide:

Rin: No 1: By buying an applicable order, you can get 1 new artwork random clear file of ours~.

Sousuke: When serving your meal, the staff will bring out the clear file. Please check the menu for details.

Rin: No 2: If you apply using the serial code written on the receipt of applicable orders, you can win Coco’s original prizes.

Sousuke: When you collect points by applying, you can hear the story voice. It’s our ambassador activity record.

Rin: Right, right! They also showed me the Coco’s original memorial book. It was interesting editing this!

Ikuya: Everyone was there at that time. It was full of each person’s memories, and it was very lively.

Rin: I hope that everyone who sees this enjoys it, too!

Sousuke: Please confirm the details for how to apply on the website or menu.

Rin: When you apply a total of 33 times, you definitely get the Coco’s original memorial book, so please participate!

About the Collab Menu & Closing Greeting

Makoto: I wonder if everyone’s enjoyed the collab menu. We’ve prepared a lot, so please eat them.

Haru: Speaking of which, Makoto, you were also asked to help in the kitchen, did that go alright?

Makoto: Eh!? Ah, Hn~~~  Weeeeeellllllllll~......💦

                I did wrap in aluminum foil...for a bit....I guess?💦

               Sousuke said ‘Would you like to give it a try,’ but it was difficult to use the right amount of force...

               Just a bit.....~....not a bit, I ripped the aluminum foil! 💦

               Aah, but, I’m good at carrying the juice cases and such???

Haru: ...I see. Makoto, that’s plenty. [I can see the smile...]

Makoto: ~Really? If there’s something that I can do, please let me know, whatever it is!

Haru: Yeah. I always rely on you.  [I can see the smile...]

Makoto: There are also things I can’t do well, but I’d be happy if we all put our strengths together, and everyone enjoys themselves until the end!

Haru: Thank you for showing me your smiles of enjoying yourselves. I’m also happy. [For a second I thought he was saying this to Makoto]

   Please make the best summer memories at Coco’s. Signing off,

All: This has been the campaign message!

Haru: Please continue to relax and enjoy your meal.

Collab Menu Voice (#3 and #4 are the same)

Haru / Rin / Ikuya: Coco’s x Free Collab Campaign is underway!

Rin: There’s a ton of menu items you can only taste here! Are you ready to enjoy yourself?

Haru: Please enjoy to the fullest today as well.

Reading of Corresponding Menu Item (#4)

Haru: New Birth! Mackerel Acqua Pazza 2023 ~Prepared by Nanase Haruka~

           I think everyone has already realized the appeal of mackerel, but I want you to please try it.

Haru: Sakura in Full Bloom! Mentaiko Pasta ~IWATOBI Special~

           We expressed our precious memories through cooking. We’d be happy if you also enjoyed it.

Haru: Haruka’s Dolphin Blue Wave

           A blue parfait that takes the image of the sea or pool we swam in. It’s a beautiful blue.

Haru: Albert’s Silver Sweet Odin

           Albert also ate it happily when taste testing it. I also want you to try it.

Voice when Ordering (Same #1 - #4)

Haru: Thank you for your order. I want you to continue to enjoy the Cocos x Free! campaign.

Makoto: Thank you for your order. Please continue to enjoy the Cocos x Free! campaign!

Rin: Thank you for your order! (says thank you in English) Please continue to enjoy the Cocos x Free! campaign.

Sousuke: Thank you for your order. Please continue to enjoy the Cocos x Free! campaign.

Sousuke: Thank you for coming today. Please continue taking part in the Cocos x Free! campaign.

Ikuya: Thank you for your order. Please continue to enjoy the Cocos x Free! campaign.

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Cyborg 009 Manga - Hepatica Symphony, Pharaoh Virus, Modern Narcissus, The Seven Children, Invisible Strings, and Cosmo Child

Hepatica Symphony

-Well that was kinda beautiful and kinda stupid at the same time. It starts out having nothing to do with the cyborgs and then Albert just randomly shows up at the end, having a very thin tie to the main filler character. I feel like they already did this with 007 and his random old friend. Both happened on a snowy mountain too. Running out of plot lines here. 

-So...004 saved a woman from an avalanche by...shooting at snow? Like...what? The art didn’t make it clear how that works at all but okay

-It was interesting seeing Albert do something gentle for once (playing the piano). The close up of his hand definitely got me in the feels

Pharaoh Virus

-This played very similarly to the anime episode but with less action. Again I appreciated the little tidbits of history, it kinda felt like reading an Ancient Egypt kids book you’d get from the library

-I don’t really get how they went from panicking about the spread of the virus to being fine just cuz they found a single flower. Pretty sure the world’s still in danger but okay...

-Pretty timely read with the coronavirus going on lol. I learned the word for “pandemic,” “contagious disease,” and “to spread germs.” Handy!

-Why the heck did that professor’s gravestone say he only lived like 4 years? Misprint? 

-This chapter and the last one were flower centric. Either they published it that way to be clever or Ishinomori was a in a big flower mood lol 

Modern Narcissus 

-Honestly I didn’t really like this chapter. It didn’t have enough substance it was basically just Francoise telling a girl that it’s okay to have freckles lmao

-Not really sure how Francoise ended up at a fashion shoot in the first place...

-It’s mostly just cuz my Japanese isn’t up to snuff but I didn’t understand the comparison to the Narcissus myth. I thought that was supposed to be a morality fable about how vanity’s bad but the moral of this story was to love yourself?? Maybe they were trying to distinguish between obsessing over superficial beauty and accepting your true self? Let’s go with that...

-The cameraman telling them to go for a “lesbian” look was pretty gross...

The Seven Children

-WTF!? What is this random pro-life propaganda doing in my cyborg manga??? I am u n c o m f o r t a b l e...

-Seriously, this was so weird. The plot was basically 001 and 003 eavesdropping on a bunch of doctors saying that a multi-birth was dangerous and they’d have to kill the weaker babies. Francoise gives this speech about “life is a privilege! All lives are sacred under God” blah blah blah and then there’s a bunch of Christian imagery everywhere. Isn’t this a shounen manga...?

-I mean...freedom of speech and all that but just...wha??? This seriously felt like something they’d hand out to kids in church.

Invisible Strings

-Random Pinocchio reference! This was interesting to see because I know manga was originally very Disney-influenced. (I know Disney didn’t invent Pinocchio but it would be the most recognized depiction). 

-Am I supposed to take the whole chapter as a daydream Gilmore had? I thought the metaphor was kind of clever but overall I’m not really sure what the message was. Does Gilmore see the cyborgs as his kids and he doesn’t want to lose them? If so, awwwwe <3

Cosmo Child

-Okay, strapping in for a long arc. The first chapter was really short tho. I liked that it wasn’t super dialogue heavy. The art seemed more detailed and snappy than usual.

-This was adapted into a two parter in the Cyborg Soldier series. I remember it feeling pretty rushed and awkward so hopefully it will be better in its original form. 

-lol @ the panel of all of the Americans and Jet just pointing at the space colony. I’m just picturing some disaster happen in NYC and instead of running away everyone just points at it.

-006 calls their uniforms “costumes” which I found kind of funny. Is there a typical word to for superhero/sentai units’ clothes? Suits? Costumes just make it sound like they’re playing make believe lol 

-Another hilarious panel in this arc is Geronimo being tractor beamed into the space ship. Mostly because of his stiff body/expression lol 

-This really reminds me of the plot of the Cyborg 009 “Simple Series” game. Flying saucers and all of the cyborgs are separated at the beginning. Very similar vibes...

-So they randomly decided to make this a Jet-focused arc in the anime but it’s not like that at all in the manga, he barely shows up. 004 plays his role but really the focus is mostly just on the alien children, not on any specific cyborgs

-Francoise gets all deep at the end like “Ohhh the perils of humanity have been passed on to these innocent children.” Half of me thinks it was nice to add that extra layer to the story but the other half of me is rolling my eyes. 

-I have mixed feelings about this arc. It was nice to have a more action-based story but it feels really out of place. Other than the 80s movie this series doesn’t have a lot of canon aliens and they’re just treated like they’re completely normal here. Then there’s the whole forced bit about why the children can’t kill...I dunno it’s kind of clunky. Also 004 pointing his ray gun at them seemed pretty un-hero-like...