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This synopsis was made by Benoit Socias ( bsocia@ulb.ac.be ),
comments and corrections are welcome.
Find the other synopsis of the same manga by the same person at:
http://www.swb.de/~zahara/yo/mint.html

Enjoy! ^^

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(Warning : the 'translation' is very approximative, I still don't really
  understand Japanese, ... nor speak English correctly v_v;;)

Two months without Mintona Bokura would have been too long...
That's why Ribon's April issue contains :

Mintona Bokura --  Special Manga

Noeru and Maria's jump to Nagano !

01- Maria: Now, a special edition.
    Noeru: This is Nagano Olympics game report !

    Noeru: I Looove olympic games !
           I'm happy Japan is holding it.
    Maria: What are we going to view today ?
    Sasa : Figure skating's pair short program.
           In this part, the 'lifts' and 'spins' are fixed in advanced, and that's
           the technique and the combinations which are controlled.
           During the short program, there are points elements (figures) and for
           the presentation.
           Putting all together, a ranking is established.
    All  : Great !  Sasa knows this very well !
    Sasa (He investigated a little...) ......
02- In the short program, the first place was for the Russia,
    the Oksana Kazacowa and Arthur Domitriev's team.
(I don't know anything about figure skating... so, the name's translation is
 surely wrong...)
    Miyuu: Usually, the woman's side is more observed, but with this team, both
           sides make us think they are flowers.(???)  The man, Dimitriev had
           another partner in Albertville (France) where he obtained a gold
           medal.  He also got a silver medal in Lillehammer (I'm sure it isn't
           written this way... v_v;)
           He was good and lovely !
(This team also received the 'free' category's gold medal.)
    The third place with Russian too, with Helena Berzena and Anton
    "Shiharuridoze"'s team.
    Maria: Helena's short cut was lovely.
           They are 21 and 20 years old, and are a couple in real life !
           In the free category, they got the silver medal.
03- Next, men's ice hockey : Japan vs France !
    At 7'36" from the beginning, Japan got the headstart point.
    Then, at 14'42", the score equalized.
    But soon after, Japan scored its second point !!
    At the beginning of the second period, scores were equal again.
    After that, the balance continued.
    Noeru: France is very skillful, their pass are perfectly done.
    Miyuu: The keeper's body is 1.5 times bigger (than a normal body) !
    Sasa : But the score are still equal !  Try your best Japan !
           This will end in a draw game...
04- Three minutes before the end, France scored a third point. BIG CRISIS !!
    Right after, France did a fault, and there was a penalty.
    The game was to be played with 5 players for Japan versus 4 until the
    time out.
    There was a little time left.  To seize its chance, Japan dared a tactic.
    Maria: There's no keeper in Japan's team... there are 6 players forward !?
           There's nobody to protect the goal !
    Sasa : That's victory or defeat !
    But France defended properly !
    And they got back to the Japanese goal and shooted their fourth point !
    It gave them an additional point !
    Japan losed 2 to 5, but it was a good match.
    Noeru: It was interresting !
    Maria: Ah !  A photographic machine (the one which produce cells, like the
     one where Sasa and Noeru kissed...)  That's the 'Snowlets' version !!
    The twins go in the machine, and Sasa becomes red.
    Miyuu: What's up Sasa ?
    Sasa : Nothing... (he's got some bad memories...)
05- Sasa : So... do we return ?
    Noeru: Eh  already !?  Let's see more !!
    (... Jump... Speed skate...)
    Maria: No ! There's school !
           Foremost, we haven't tickets !
    Noeru: Tickets...
           Let's buy some at those ticket scalpers (people who bought ticket
           in advance, and are selling them at higher price once it's sold out)
    (There were non-japanese scalpers everywhere !!  Why was there no Japanese
     ones ?) The gaijin scalpers are saying "CHIKETOO" instead of "CHIKETTO".
    Maria: Please stop !
    Noeru: I WANT TO SEE MORE !!!
    Sasa : You'll watch television !
    Miyuu: Next month, we'll meet again in "Mintona Bokura"
           Read february's chapter (#9) again to review it.
    THE END
    * Next month, "Mintona Bokura" will be back. Read it without fail please !!

End of special

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