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[loki]

so i recently got a rival schools issue of gamest ex, full of delicious rival schools lore. of course, it is all in japanese, so i also commisioned a friend on tumblr to translate some bits of it. and, because a thread will make for convenient reading than a bunch of images and a textfile, here those bits are~

red text: TAIYO ACADEMY UNIFORMS

top left: Boys’ Winter Uniform
The base design is the most typical style of high school uniform there is. The emblem on the collar is its defining feature. The choice of shoes is up to the individual student. Kyosuke’s prized white gakuran is thought to be a uniquely made-to-order item.

top right: Girls’ Winter Uniform
Essentially, it’s the same as the summer uniform, but with a blazer layered over it. As with the summer version, socks and shoes are up to the student. If someone wore knee-socks with a uniform like this, it could put their male co-eds at risk of a heart attack.

Bottom left: Boys’ Summer Uniform
There’s no uniform policy on shirts, so any open-necked dress shirt or polo is considered acceptable. Having so much of the uniform be customizable makes you feel like your fashion sense is being tested.

Bottom right: Girls’ Summer Uniform
The ribbon on the collar is this summer uniform’s defining accent. It suits cute girls so well that it’s a crime! The bag, shoes, and socks are all up to the individual student’s taste.

large orange text in background: SEVEN WONDERS
red text: Taiyo High

paragraph on top of page: The Seven Wonders! Almost every school has their own urban legends that circulate among the students, and Taiyo High is no exception! Why the number is always seven is in itself a mystery, but anyway, let’s take a look!

#1: Shrieks of Terror! The Headless Jizo Statue!?
In the mountain behind Taiyo High, there’s a shrine with a small altar. If some unlucky person looks at it at midnight, the head of the Jizo statue will disappear, and they’ll die within a year! (In truth, the statue’s head was missing as long as anyone can remember.) It’s become a popular spot for tests of courage during summer break, and if you aren’t careful, it’s possible to run into a big crowd…

comic panel:
male student: The head!
female student: Pfft… (It didn’t have one in the first place.)

#2: A Curse Upon the Victor!?
For some reason, on years where the school wins the annual Tai-P Showdown, college acceptance rates plummet! After becoming the heroes of Tai-P, the victorious students’ recommendation letters are rejected one after another, and they’re doomed to become ronins! (This one is actually true. It’s probably just because everyone’s works themselves into a fever during the event, right? Another possible explanation is that they’re out of good luck after using it all on Tai-P.)

#3: Mystery of the School Cafeteria!? Afternoon Under Attack
During their afternoon lessons, students who pick the “Side Dish of the Day” (a popular menu item at school lunch) will always get called on by the teacher during class! Because of that, you may think it’s best to avoid picking the side dish, but it just so happens that it’s a really good value and tastes really delicious! Should you live with the terror of getting called on, or have a beautifully carefree afternoon…

#4: A Wandering Ghost Student!?
The library, the girls’ gym changing room, the area behind the clubrooms, the male swim team’s changing room, the student government meeting room… These are all places where the spirit of a long-dead student who committed suicide is said to appear!! Although it’s not unusual for a high school to have its share of ghost stories, this one doesn’t follow the spirit… rather, follow the example of most, since there are reported sightings in countless places throughout the school.

subtitle: A foreigner’s ghost in the classroom!? Actually, this is just Boman.

#5: Imminent Destruction! The Mystery of the Tai-P Showdown!?

comic panel: What happened to all the attention she gave me back then…?
kanji in comic panel: ICY

It’s said that couples who start seeing each other during the Tai-P competition never last until graduation! It’s a strange jinx for sure, but could it be that it’s just a rumor started by jealous singles!? However, couples getting together in the heated frenzy of the Tai-P Showdown often come to their senses later, so this legend could have some some scientific (?) backing.

#6: The Obligatory Graveyard Legend
Apparently, long, long ago, the area beneath the clubrooms used by many of the student clubs was once a cemetery! (Is that why the grounds are so large!?)

Since the beginning of history, if there’s a building put up over a large area, theories will spring up that it used to be a gravesite. Maybe the reason it’s under the clubhouse in Taiyo High’s case is because students wanted to spice up their lonely afterschool time!?

subtitle: You hear a lot of rumors about school buildings being built on top of graveyards. The picture has nothing to do with this, but it’s a nice view of the mountain behind the school.

#7: An Elderly Mystery! Minamoto-San is 100 Years Old!?
The school janitor, Minamoto, might actually be over 100! (He looks old, but he’s actually only 48.) The janitor, who is quite popular (?) with the students, can always be seen sipping tea while munching on rice crackers, which gives off an impression that he’s behind the times by almost half a century. That certainly explains this rumor…

[loki]

orange text in background: GORIN HIGH SCHOOL UNIFORMS

top right:
Girls’ Winter Uniform
A blazer sporting the school’s emblem and a shoestring tie, paired with matching skirt. The style of backpack is enforced by the school, but students may choose any color they please.

mid-left:
Boys’ Winter Uniform
A blazer bearing the school’s emblem layered on top of a vest and necktie. The bottoms are thick slacks (students are not required to wear their shirt tucked in). The shoes are up to the individual student. Most students opt for sneakers over traditional dress shoes.

bottom left:
Boys’ Winter Uniform
The shirt is a polo with the school’s emblem. The pants are slacks made out of a light material, but they’re rarely seen as most students show up in their gym clothes during the summer months.

bottom right:
Girls’ Summer Uniform
The polo is identical to the one worn by their male colleagues, but why is it so tremendously adorable when a girl’s wearing it? The bottom is a pleated skirt. This kind of uniform suits active female students to a T.

large orange text in background: SEVEN WONDERS
red text: GORIN HIGH
paragraph below it: Gorin High is of national renown for its students’ athletic abilities, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have its own urban legends! There are a lot of superstitious types among sports players, so is that why there are so many rumors circulating among the students here!? How frightening.

#1: Mysterious Miracle! Unexplained Electronic Sounds Coming from the Clubroom!?
Apparently, the students at Gorin High are obsessed with sports video games. (The fervor is such a spectacle that it’s referred to as a sort of secret underbelly of Gorin.) If one were to guess, the soccer club probably tends towards soccer games, while the baseball club prefers baseball games, and so on. There’s even talk that the martial arts club plays fighting games as a sort of image training for real matches…

#2: Heart-Thumping Spots Everywhere!?
Many clubs have something known as the “Legendary (blank)” on their facilities. The Legendary (blank), of course, is a place where something special happens if someone confesses there. To give a few examples, there’s the Legendary Backnet, the Legendary Goalpost, the Legendary School Co-Op Store… Etc. etc. The fact that “legendary” spots are thrown around here and there with reckless abandon is one of the school’s most notable traits.

subtitle: I’ll bet underneath the scoreboard is another legendary spot.

#3: The Price of Being MVP!?

When a student at Gorin becomes MVP of a baseball tournament, when they eventually turn pro, they never become rookie of the year! Or so the legend goes.

This rumor was presumably started by players who were bitter because they were never MVP during their high school days, and no one really knows for sure whether there’s truth to it. The students who believe it will purposefully hold back in matches to avoid being named MVP.

subtitle: The greatest fear of the baseball club!? Shoma’s a long way from MVP, though, so he can probably relax!

#4: A Batter’s Ghost!?
If you’re alone in the Gorin High boardinghouse on the day of the Obon festival, you might encounter the ghost of a player who lost his hands in an accident, who will appear while chanting “Let me hit one, too…”. What’s he talking about hitting? A ball? The head*? A shuttlecock? Someone’s ass? He’s definitely not talking about go or mahjong, right…?

*TN: as in kendo

comic panel: “Let me hit one too…” “Let me… Hey!”

#5: A New Year Mystery!? Boardinghouse Ghost
If you don’t go home during New Year’s and stay in the school boardinghouse, you might see a ghost of a player that lost both its feet in an accident (although since it’s a ghost, it wouldn’t have feet anyway…). Students who stay in the boardinghouse year-round undergo pretty intense training, so many end up working themselves to such exhaustion that they end up seeing illusions. Maybe too many endorphins in the brain is the cause?

#6: Suspicious Rebate!? The Headmaster’s Collusion!
On the night of the last day of the Gorin Festival, the results will already be on the web, and the next day, the sports papers will have published every detail of the festival, with pictures and everything. As a result, there’s a rumor that the principal has a secret detail with the media. There’s a lot of worldwide interest in Gorin High, so it’s pretty obvious why there’s a lot of reporting on the event.

comic panel:
computer screen: Gorin High News Flash! Gorin Festival Results: Full Report
newspaper: Gorin Festival
text bubble: That was fast… Like, REALLY fast…

#7: The School Was Targeted!?
During the recent incident where many high schools were the victim of attacks, there were more Gorin High students kidnapped than at any other school. This is probably due to their athletic ability, which made them appealing to Justice High, as every single top-level player was taken during the raid.

Subtitle: Many students across many different clubs were put in danger.

[loki]

upper left: Girls’ Winter Uniform
A blazer with the school’s emblem over a tight-fitting pencil skirt. It gives off a very formal image when compared to the liberal dress code applied during the summer. Many students wear it to official functions.

upper right and text near bottom right: Boys’ Winter Uniform
This blazer is worn for any occassions that require formal dress. The shoes are basic loafers in black or brown. Boman wears sneakers so he can get around more easily, which everyone’s fine with.

lower left: Girls’ Summer Uniform
There’s no uniform policy for the summer, so students may wear whatever they please. In order to boost their attractiveness, students painstakingly coordinate their outfits and carefully toe the line between too plain and too gaudy.

bottom, middle: Boys’ Summer Uniform
There’s no uniform policy for the summer, so everything’s up to the student. They put together all kinds of outfits to express their individuality. Usually, the outfits worn here are popular styles from America, their home country.

text in BG: SEVEN WONDERS
red text: PACIFIC HIGH

Shocking! Has the Seven Wonders phenomenon managed to cross the gap between cultures!? Is it something that’s hard-coded in human DNA!? Well, putting things like that makes it sound like a zeitgeist on the the level of the Great Flood, but remain calm and remember that it’s all just rumors and gossip.

#1: The Drive-In Theater of Breakups!?
When lovers go to the drive-in theater behind the school, they always seem to break up for some reason! A drive-in theater is a place where a lot of companies show their advertisements… Is it the curse of a certain user of “Saikyo-ryu” whose ads are sometimes broadcasted there?

subtitle: This lively drive-in theater has a tragic curse!

#2: The Legendary Lucky Spot!?
It’s said that someone confesses to their crush at Ziggy Park, the amusement park near the school, and the confession succeeds, that couple will last until graduation!? It’s unknown where the superstition started, but the legend has a strong footing among the students.

subtitle: Ziggy Park is full of thrill rides. It’s always bustling with students on Saturdays.

#3: The Mystery of the Unmarried Hell!?
If you don’t find a date during summer school of your first year after starting at Pacific, after you graduate, you’ll never be able to get married!? Students who believe this rumor will be running around with bloodshot eyes in a frenzy on the last day of summer school. But by that time, they’ve already fallen into the jinx…

#4: The Phantom Pacific Blazer!?
If you wear the Pacific High School blazer to school on a regular school day, you’ll hear the murmurs of people around you wondering if you’re being expelled. (Boman’s very serious and wears his blazer to school every day, so no one questions it.)

subtitle: Boman looking dashing in his blazer.

#5: Wonder Yamato-damashii
When Pacific loses the PT Showdown, students will start talking about a mysterious technique known as “Yamato-damashii”. The “Yamato-damashii” is the most fearsome of these special abilities beyond American understanding, some others being the “Kiai” and “Fires and Fistfights”.*

comic panel: Yamato-damashii is terrifying…

*TN: Yamato-damashii refers to the Spirit of Japan. “Fires and fistfights” is part of the saying “Fires and fistfights are the flowers of Edo”

#6: Ghost Panic! The Lecture Hall of Death!?
There’s a rumor that the spirit of a war veteran who died in WWII wandering the big lecture hall at Pacific High! Why would an American soldier be haunting a Japanese high school in the first place is a mystery, but many say it’s just a Halloween costume that someone forgot there…

subtitle: The main building of Pacific High. The lecture hall is right next to it.

#7: The Legend of Stoic Boman!?
Apparently, when approached by girls, Boman shows absolutely no interest in romance! (Is that true!?) Bowman’s quiet demeanor is sometimes a problem for him, but the fact that he’s so serious makes it easy for rumors to spread about him. I’m sure he’s not at all bothered by it (but I guess that’s a story for another time?).

[loki]

text in bg: GEDO HIGH SCHOOL UNIFORMS

left: Boys’ Summer Uniform
This school doesn’t really have any sort of uniform policy. The common style for summer is an open-necked dress shirt and school slacks. Colors and patterns are all across the board.
Lately the students here prefer to look tough and manly rather than show off, so rarely will you see a student wearing flashy or jangly jewelry.
Since it’s an all boys’ school, there’s obviously no uniform for women, but then what does Akira do? Don’t tell me she walks around in that tank-top and motorcycle jumper getup…

right: Boys’ Winter Uniform

The base is simply a standard school uniform, but students make all kinds of modifications to it on an individual basis. Truthfully, most of these uniforms resemble the long jacket of a biker more than a school uniform. It’s a world where dyes and embroidery are king.
Even though students are given freedom to arrange their outfit however they like, the haramaki made out of a washbin is something exclusive to Gan.
The uniform modeled here is very stylish, cool, and C*pcom-like, so it makes you want to make one yourself.

bg: SEVEN WONDERS
red text: GEDO HIGH
Even if they’re Gedo students, they’re only human, and human nature is to spread rumors. The students at Gedo have managed to throw together their own version of the Seven Wonders. They’re not really “wonders” as much as insights into the character of the students there, but what can you do? Give them some slack and read along with a generous heart.

#1: The Mystery of a Clean School!?
Even though you’d expect a school for delinquents to be full of stuff like alcohol, cigarettes, and thinner, you don’t see any of that at Gedo High. (No one knows whether they just use them when no one’s watching, or if they abstain from substances due to their adverse health effects.) Perhaps they’re worried that such petty acts would be a disgrace to the school’s tough and manly image?

#2: Chivalrous Spirit!? A Peaceful School!?
You’ll never see students getting bullied or shaken down for lunch money in the school halls. (Perhaps the spirit of chivalry is alive and well at Gedo?). Despite the fact that Gedo is a school for delinquents, hazing and extortion don’t seem to occur here. One would suppose that they view such acts as below them.

#3: Heartful Gedo
There’s a little shop called Yamabuki nearby the school, but they’ve never had a problem with shoplifting. The students have a soft spot for the little old lady who runs the store, so everyone makes sure to pay for their goods. The students also make sure to be on their best behavior around her. I’ll bet that she thinks that they’re all good little star students!

speech bubble in comic panel: Tch.

#4: When Gedo Gets Fired Up!?
When it comes to ball games, no one gets more heated than the students at Gedo! Of course, no matter who you are, when it comes to winning or losing a competition, it’s always more satisfying to win. At matches versus other schools especially, the mood changes drastically, and both teams get so pumped with fighting spirit that they duke it out until they can no longer stand. If only they could be as serious about their studies…

#5: Rivals Don’t Get Off Easy!
Apparently, Gedo students can spot a student from their rival school, Gorin, even if they’re in their casual clothes!
If by chance they encounter another student while walking around town, strangely, they’ll always be able to recognize that they’re from another school. Since Gorin students are headstrong and hate to lose, if they catch sight of each other, a fight is bound to break out.

subtitle: Gorin is on another level, man! Inside their little hearts is a whole lot of crazed emotion (heart)

#6: Gedo in the Throes of Passion!?
Since it’s an all boy’s school, girls are naturally somewhat of a touchy subject. Every student there is starved for female contact. Even if they think of themselves as tough guys, they are boys around that age… Each of them has the modest dream of walking hand-in-hand with a woman. If Akira’s gender was found out, who knows what kind of chaos would break out?

subtitle: At an industrial school, and one that has nearly no female students, the few girls there would likely be fighting off boys with a stick…

#7: Even The Infamous Gedo Has Compassion!?
All the students, no matter who, seem to really like Gedo. Of course, they have their fair share of complaints as students do, but they seem to have a lot of reverence for their alma mater. Even these rowdy and confrontational students have a mysterious solidarity that they hold very close. It’s a school full of birds of a feather, so their compassion for each other is nigh-unshakable.

subtitle: Many people mistake this school as closed down. However, the spirit of compassion is alive and well here.

[loki]

bg: JUSTICE HIGH SCHOOL UNIFORMS

upper left: Girls’ Winter Uniform
Layer a formal button-up blazer on top of the summer uniform, and you have Justice’s winter uniform. The students wear the same socks and shoes all year round, so they’re most likely enforced by the school.

bottom left: Girls’ Summer Uniform
The shirt is a dress shirt emblazoned with the school’s emblem, and underneath is a wraparound skirt. It’s a design that favors function over form. The girls’ uniform here is a D-class as well.

upper right: Boys’ Winter Uniform
The winter uniform is a gakuran with the front fastened by a zipper. Hyo wears a special winter uniform designated only for A-class students. The hand-over-chest posture is meant as a salute.

bottom right: Boys’ Summer Uniform
Each part of the uniform from head to toe is enforced by the school. Violation of the dress code will under no circumstances go unpunished. The uniform the model is wearing is for D-classes, with different uniforms for classes A-J.

bg: SEVEN WONDERS
red text: JUSTICE HIGH
In this era of science and utility, rumors are nothing but nonsense! Despite this stance, the Seven Wonders seem to have sprung up even at Justice High! Their own existence here is a mystery in itself, but you may find the urban legends here to be of a slightly unusual flavor compared to most.

#1: The Closed-Off Library!?
Deep within the school is a state-of-the-art library, but no student is permitted to enter. Rumors have circulated that there’s something dangerous being kept there, or that they’re hiding some great secret of the Imawano family… There’s also a rumor that the head of Justice’s student association, Hyo Kagami, has occasionally been seen going in and out…

subtitle: This state-of-the-art library has a vast collection of books. It also serves as the principal’s office.

#2: Mystery of the Bronze Statue!?
The bronze statue of Raizo that stands above the school is always changing poses!? It’s thought that someone is controlling the statue, but no one is sure how exactly it moves. There are rumors that it must be a robot of some kind, but it’s probably not far from the truth.

subtitle: The mysterious statue looming above the academy. How does this factor into the school’s budget?

#3: Mystery of the Valorous Teachers!?
For some reason, many of the instructors at Justice are well-versed in the way of combat. “A sound mind and body” is the school’s motto, after all. The Japanese language teacher Hideo, for example, possesses full mastery of Shimazu-style karate, and the school nurse Kyoko is rumored to possess what is known as chiropractic skills from hall.

subtitle: The brawny school nurse. Is otherwise just a regular health provider.

#4: Performance-Enhancing Drugs!?
When at school, there’s little food available save for DHA-enriched drinks and gelatin meant to enhance brain growth and improve performance. Ironically, as a result, many students’ health ends up in decline. At the school co-op store, you can probably only buy DHA bread, and in the dorms, a diet of mainly fish is served to promote inner balance.

subtitle: It’s DHA-enriched soup.

#5: Alpha Wave Listening!?
There’s a mysterious class known as “Alpha Wave Appreciation Time” among the school curriculum. It’s supposed to be a time for the students to relax in between their packed schedule, but apparently many just pretend to listen to the alpha waves and sneak in some practice with their vocabulary workbook instead.

#6: The Changing Lesson Plan!?
Apparently, there’s a rumor that students at Justice have no set class schedule!? (Actually, the classes are chosen for them depending on their ability. Do the classes get easier the more skilled you are? And what happens to students who get failing marks?)

#7: The Mystery of the Secluded School!?
For some reason, clouds always seem to gather around Justice High (In the game, the school’s rarely shown on a sunny day). Sometimes extreme weather such as freak thunder and roaring winds visit the campus, making you wonder if its really part of Japan… It’s an environment clouded with unease.

[loki]

logo: Mobile Teacher G-Hideon
red vertical text on right: Hideo Shimazu

orange vertical text:
You, have you heard!? Of that brave guardian of the academy , Mobile Teacher Hideon, whose gallant silhouette soars above the morning sunrise!? Even as we speak, Hideon is keeping the school from falling into the evil clutches of the advancing hordes of students! Onward, Hideon, until we draw our final breath! FIGHT, TEACHER, READY, GOOOO!!

yellow box: What is a Mobile Teacher?
In year 0078 of the school calendar, when a conflict broke out (known as the One Year Dispute) and the students began to use mechanical weapons known as Mobile Students, the school in turn developed a weapon known as the Mobile Teacher to counter them - MT for short.

purple box: The MTX-78’s stunning victory a Mobile Student during its first deployment. The pilot is Professor Hideo Yasumuro**.

red box: Hideon’s finishing technique, Shining Hand

green box: In the palm of his hand is a J-Field emission device and releases J-Energy to crush the target.

yellow box: Cockpit Hatch/Human Size Comparison
*In the above illustration, the chest portion of the Active Armor (necktie) has been omitted.

bottom text: What myriad secrets is Hideo hiding!? The Capcom dev team reveals all!

**translators note: the kanji that make up the name Yasumuro can also be read Amuro
green text on left: Hideo’s Educational Guidance!

red box on top: Mobile Teacher
MTX-78 Hideon

top left purple box: MTX-78D
Desert Type

bottom left purple: MTX-78M
Marine Type

bottom right purple: MTP-79
Mass-Produced Type

bottom text under robot: *The contents of this page are purely fiction.

red box on bottom: The state-of-the-art mechanical weapon that the school has been developing in secret… Its name is Kyoshi-Oh - the King of Teachers! Read the next issue to find out more!

[Mikey]

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