Ely a in MangaLand 3 Intermediate LevelJAPANESE IN MANGALAND 3 Intermediate Level Marc Bernabe Translation: Olinda Cordukes Cover illustration: Nuria Peris Inside illustrations: Javier Bolado Gabriel Luque J.M. Ken Niimura Barbara Raya Studio KosenMarc Bernabe (L’Ametlla del Valles, Barcelona, 1976) is a Japanese-Spanish / Catalan translator and interpreter, working mainly on manga and anime translations. Apart from his translation works, he also specializes in language and Japanese culture didac- tics for foreigners, with a master’s degree by the Osaka University of Foreign Studies. His published works are: Japanese in MangaLand 1 and 2 (Japan Publications, 2004 and 2005), the Spanish adaptation of James W. Heisig’s Remembering the kanji series, and other books on Japan and the Japanese language aimed at the Spanish speaking public, http://www.nipoweb.com Japanese in MangaLand 3 Intermediate Level By Mare Bernabe © 2006 by Marc Bernabe / Represented by NORMA Editorial S.A. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form without the written permission of the publisher. Published and distributed: Japan Publications Trading Co., Ltd. 1-2-1 Sarugaku-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan. First printing: January 2006 Overseas Distributors UNITED STATES: Kodansha America, Inc. through Oxford University Press, 198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016. CANADA: Fitzhenry & Whiteside Ltd., 195 Allstate Parkway, Markham, Ontario 13R 478. AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND: Bookwise International Pty Ltd, 174 Cormack Road, Wingfield, South Australia 5013, Australia. EUROPE, ASIA and JAPAN: Japan Publications Trading Co., Ltd., 1-2-1 Sarugaku-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0064 Japan. ISBN-13: 978-4-88996-187-4 ISBN-10: 4-88996-187-9 Printed in Spain