Summer Ecchan

Here is the 3rd “issue” of Ecchan no Eco-na Hanashi. This is the June issue, so I redid the little Ecchan face spot that I posted on the first comic. The face goes below the comic and helps introduce the bulkier text part where the month’s ecology theme is explained further. So this is “summer Ecchan” which will be used probably for this month and next month. In August I may do an “Obon Ecchan” wearing festival clothes.

Since this one is this month’s issue, you’re all caught up on Ecchan, and it probably will be a few weeks before I post the next issue in July. But I still have a couple of alternate comics that didn’t get published, so I’ll be publishing those soon as well.

This is the first issue to start using returning characters as well… I needed a couple of characters, and when I was sketching up ideas for what animal to use for the series, I went through a whole list of animals. The bear and the frog were both candidates, so I am glad to be able to give them a spot in subsequent comics.

Read on below for the translation of this month’s comic!

Ecchan #3: June 2011

Panel 1:「新しいのを買わないとだめかな…」
“Do I have to buy a new one…?”
Panel 2:「自転車屋さんで直してもらえば、まだ乗れるんじゃないかな！」
“I bet if you take it to the bike shop, they can fix it for you!”
Panel 3:「この制服、もう小さくなっちゃった。」
“This school uniform is already too small.”
Panel 4:「学校のバザーに出すと喜ばれるよ！」
“You can make someone happy by donating it to the school bazaar!”