Series: Kick of the Gods — the daily-life manga of ANCHORAGE, a kickboxing gym with 4 locations in Fukuoka, Japan.
About this episode: Episode 4, first published in Japanese on June 22, 2014, under the title "Toward the Gym's Opening." A splendid bar counter has been built inside the gym, and Ryota proudly shows it off to Ganesha…
Panel 1
- Ganesha: “Wooow—”
- Ganesha: “Wow.”
- Ryota: “We've got a lovely bar counter in the gym now!!”
Panel 2
- Ganesha: “No, no. I haven't done a thing.”
- Ryota: “This too is all thanks to you gods' protection. For now, how about a beer…”
- Ryota: “Ah!”
- Ryota: “Lord Ganesha!”
Panel 3
- Ganesha: “Well, maybe a little protection, I guess…”
- Ryota: “Ah.”
Panel 4
- Ganesha: “I'll drink that!! Hurry, give it here!”
- Ryota: “He drinks.”
- Ryota: “Beer is…”
Notes
- The outside title "The Kick Gym, Steadily Nearing Completion" means the gym's construction is progressing steadily toward completion — this episode was drawn just before the gym opened.
- "Hurry, give it here!" renders the Hakata-dialect "hayo" (hurry) in casual speech.
- Panel 2's two small bubbles ("Ah!" / "Lord Ganesha!") and Panel 4's middle bubble ("He drinks.") are attributed to Ryota from context: the speech tails alone do not settle the speaker.
- The beer bottle label and the "ANCALE" T-shirt logo are part of the artwork and are left untranslated, as in the other episodes.
- This is an archive episode from June 22, 2014, from the very start of the series.
Original Japanese version: https://www.anchorage.asia/manga/391/
Next episode: Ep. 5 — ANCALE Website, a Huge Hit!!
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