Futaba-kun Changes Translations

I'm involved in a project to translate the manga Futaba-kun Changes by Hiroshi Aro. Here is some of my work-in-progress along with a few links to related topics. Although the target audience in Japan for Futaba-kun Changes is roughly junior high school age and up, it's possible that some may find the subject matter, which involves sexual confusion of various kinds, offensive, scandalous, or even naughty. You have been warned!

Studio Ironcat began publishing an English translation of Futaba-kun Change in July 1998. It should be available at comic stores throughout the US. To avoid any possible confusion, their translation is entirely independent of mine.

Volumes 4 and 5 have been updated. There was a line missing on page 138, panel 1 in my translation of Volume 2, Part 5.
Ironcat's English version is approaching the end of volume 2. [28-Jun-99]

Volume 3 is now nearly complete. I still have a few questionable spots in parts 1 and 2. As usual, any assistance would be greatly appreciated. [28-Mar-99]

I've just uploaded Volume 8, part 6, "Futana-san Changes." Unless Aro-sensei changes his mind and decides to continue the series, this is the last Futaba-kun Changes story. Although I've now translated the entire series, there are still gaps (and errors I'm sure) in many of the stories. So I'm not done yet! [07-Jan-98]

In the "in-progress" files, I've marked places I'm unsure of with double question marks ("??"). I've also extracted the questions into separate pages which you can look at by clicking on the buttons below. If anyone has any suggestions on these, or in fact any comments at all on these translations, I would really appreciate a note about it.

The translation files include the original Japanese text along with the English translation. If your browser doesn't have the ability to display Japanese, and if you want to see it, select this button to have Shodouka© mediate for you. This page will be displayed again by Shodouka©. After that, when you select any of the links below, they will be shown with any Japanese text displayed as graphic images.

Revised version (June 22, 1997) of volume 1, part 1 "Futaba-kun Changes!"

Revised version (June 26, 1997) of volume 1, part 2 "Futaba-kun's Close Encounter in a Locked Room!"

Revised version (June 24, 1997) of volume 1, part 3 "Futaba-kun Escapes!"

Revised version (June 24, 1997) of volume 1, part 4 "Futaba-chan: The New Girl at School!"

Revised version (June 26, 1997) of volume 1, part 5 "Futaba-kun's Wild and Noisy Dance!"

Completed version (January 15, 1999) of volume 2, part 1 "Futana's Risky Change"

Revised version (March 14, 1998) of volume 2, part 2 "Futaba-kun's Lingerie Quest"

Revised version (March 14, 1998) of volume 2, part 3 "Futaba-kun: Pandemonium at the Fire"

Revised version (May 18, 1999) of volume 2, part 4 "Futaba-chan Becomes an Idol!"

Revised version (June 27, 1999) of volume 2, part 5 "Futaba-kun Enters the Battle!"

In-progress version (January 17, 1999) of volume 2, part 6 "Misaki-chan Enters the Battle!"

In-progress version (April 4, 1999) of volume 3, part 1 "Futaba-kun Remains Undefeated!"

In-progress version (April 4, 1999) of volume 3, part 2 "Futaba-kun, Hindered by Love!"

Completed version (February 22, 1998) of volume 3, part 3 "Futaba-kun's Big Return!"

Completed version (February 22, 1998) of volume 3, part 4 "Futaba-kun Visits Misaki's Home!"

Completed version (February 24, 1998) of volume 3, part 5 "Futaba-kun and the Groper!"

Completed version (February 22, 1998) of volume 3, part 6 "Futaba-kun, Doubt!!"

In-progress version (May 6, 1999) of volume 4, part 1 "Futaba-kun, Avoid the Challenge!!"

In-progress version (May 6, 1999) of volume 4, part 2 "Futaba-kun and the Sweet Pair!"

In-progress version (May 6, 1999) of volume 4, part 3 "Misaki-chan Changes!?"

Revised version (May 7, 1999) of volume 4, part 4 "Misaki-chan and the Mysteries of a Boy's Body"

In-progress version (May 6, 1999) of volume 4, part 5 "Futaba-kun: Forbidden Passion"

Revised version (May 15, 1999) of volume 4, part 6 "A Wild Futaba Chase!?"

Completed version (May 20, 1999) of volume 5, part 1 "Watch Out for Those Candid Camera Guys, Futaba-kun!"

In-progress version (June 29, 1999) of volume 5, part 2 "Futaba-kun's Training Camp Frenzy"

In-progress version (June 29, 1999) of volume 5, part 3 "Futaba-kun Lays an Egg!"

In-progress version (June 29, 1999) of volume 5, part 4 "It's Your Period, Futaba-kun!"

In-progress version (June 29, 1999) of volume 5, part 5 "Futaba-chan: The Birth of a Star!"

In-progress version (June 29, 1999) of volume 5, part 6 "Futaba-kun: Super Battle!!"

In-progress version (April 5, 1997) of volume 6, part 1 "Futaba-kun, The Water Queen!!"

In-progress version (October 15, 1996) of volume 6, part 2 "Futaba-kun and the Changes of Autumn!!"

In-progress version (February 21, 1998) of volume 6, part 3 "Futaba-kun's Secret is Revealed at Last! (Part one)"

In-progress version (February 22, 1998) of volume 6, part 4 "Futaba-kun's Secret is Revealed at Last! (Part two)"

Completed version (October 17, 1998) of volume 6, part 5 "Futaba-kun Begs Forgiveness!"

In-progress version (March 13, 1998) of volume 7, part 1 "Futaba-kun's Betrothed Arrives!"

In-progress version (October 4, 1998) of volume 7, part 2 "Futaba-kun! Your Betrothed's Been Stolen!?"

In-progress version (May 2, 1997) of volume 7, part 3 "Futaba-kun's First Date!?"

In-progress version (May 11, 1997) of volume 7, part 4 "Futaba's Kiss Auditions!"

In-progress version (July 9, 1997) of volume 7, part 5 "Futaba-kun Has a Rival!?"

In-progress version (July 9, 1997) of volume 8, part 1 "Futaba-kun Sways!?"

In-progress version (July 29, 1997) of volume 8, part 2 "Futaba-kun Burns!?"

In-progress version (August 3, 1997) of volume 8, part 3 "Futaba-kun, The Bridegroom or The Bride?"

In-progress version (December 22, 1997) of volume 8, part 4 "Futaba-kun Encounters the Unknown!"

In-progress version (December 31, 1997) of volume 8, part 5 "Futaba-kun Changes, Special Edition"

In-progress version (January 7, 1998) of volume 8, part 6 "Futana-san Changes"

Other members of the project are Mike Wilson, Dov Sherman, and Douglas Condie.

If you're interested in obtaining the eight volumes of the Futaba-kun Changes manga (the translations will make a lot more sense if you do!), you can try these stores in North America.

I can be reached at kohler@ao.com.

If you haven't been there yet, you can find out who I am (sorta) by checking out my home page.

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