E1 - The Ugly Duckling

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[00:11] ---
    You're seriously in high school?
[00:12] ---
    You're so damn short,
    I thought you were still a baby in diapers!
[00:15] ---
    Whew boy, that's a load off my mind.
[00:17] ---
    I thought we might get in deep shit
    shaking down a little kid for cash.
[00:20] ---
    So just do the smart thing and hand it over.
[00:23] ---
    It's five on one.
[00:24] ---
    Okay then, I'll give you five minutes.
[00:26] ---
    Huh?
[00:27] ---
    The hell are you talking about?
[00:28] ---
    Calcium Bar
[00:33] ---
    Bring it on!
[00:35] ---
    I'll take you out one by one!
[00:38] ---
    A minute for each of you!
[00:46] ---
    I've never seen a kid so full of himself, what a riot!
[00:50] ---
    Goddammit...!
[00:52] ---
    Ganging up on people like that is so unfair...
[00:55] ---
    Speak with your words and not your fists, dammit.
[00:59] ---
    They took every last yen I had, those bastards!
[01:07] ---
    But it's fine...
[01:09] ---
    ...as long as they didn't take these babies away from me!
[01:12] ---
    Whatcha got there?
[01:20] ---
    That bag.
[01:22] ---
    Those punks tried to take it from you a few times,
[01:24] ---
    but you clung on to it so desperately they gave up.
[01:27] ---
    You must have somethin' really special in there.
[01:35] ---
    Well, these...
[01:46] ---
    These are my wings!
[02:04] ---
    Rikukaikuu doko ni ikou
    Where to go? The land, sea or sky?
[02:07] ---
    Ahiru no Sora
[02:08] ---
    Kimi o sasoitai na
    I wanna invite you to come along
[02:11] ---
    Monogatari wa hajima tterunda
    The pages of our story have started to turn
[02:18] ---
    Okubyou kaze mo recycle
    If you lose your nerve then recycle it
[02:21] ---
    Mayotteru senaka oshite
    And let it push you past hesitation
[02:24] ---
    Give and go! Isogou
    Give and go! With the flow
[02:32] ---
    Mogutteita honou ga kaodashite
    Instincts that are buried deep will always rear their head again
[02:38] ---
    Kakusenai no sa yume ni mita yume
    People can't just hide the dreams they once dreamed of
[02:45] ---
    Tobenai tsubasa demo
    Even if these wings can't fly
[02:48] ---
    Bokura wa habataite sora o kanjitai
    We want to spread them wide and embrace the sky
[02:55] ---
    Naritai jibun ni naritai
    Becoming the people who we want to be
[02:58] ---
    Ima dekinai koto mo ashita wa wakannai ze
    You never know, the impossible could be possible tomorrow
[03:05] ---
    Waru agaki shiyou
    So let's keep up the struggle
[03:09] ---
    Happy go ducky!
[03:25] ---
    Sorry to bum so much food off you, man.
[03:25] ---
    The Ugly Duckling
[03:28] ---
    N-not a problem.
[03:30] ---
    I was waiting here to meet someone at 5:00,
    but then I got really hungry.
[03:34] ---
    Oh yeah?
[03:35] ---
    Do you want to know who I'm waiting to meet?
[03:37] ---
    I bet you do!
[03:39] ---
    N-no, not particularly.
[03:40] ---
    Oh, come on! Play along, man!
[03:44] ---
    I met this girl named Tomo online.
    Isn't she a major cutie?
[03:50] ---
    Look at that, it's almost 5:00 already!
[03:53] ---
    I don't want to get in the way of your date.
    So uh, I'm just gonna leave.
[03:57] ---
    Whatever, it's too late...
[04:00] ---
    I already waited here a whole 24 hours
    and she never came.
[04:06] ---
    Goodbye.
[04:07] ---
    Don't just abandon me, man! I'm beggin' you!
[04:12] ---
    Go higher!
[04:13] ---
    But man, you really took a beating back there.
[04:16] ---
    What's your name?
[04:17] ---
    It's Kurumatani.
[04:19] ---
    Sora Kurumatani!
[04:20] ---
    Curly-man-panties?
[04:22] ---
    No, "KURUMATANI"!
[04:24] ---
    Well, even though you got your ass whooped...
[04:27] ---
    ...I'll admit I'm impressed you didn't run away
    from all those guys.
[04:32] ---
    I've always been really short.
[04:34] ---
    It's made me the target of bullies for my whole life.
[04:37] ---
    But more than anything,
[04:39] ---
    I hate being thought of
    as weak just because of my size.
[04:42] ---
    So I swore to myself that I'd never run away from a fight,
[04:44] ---
    no matter how many guys I was against!
[04:49] ---
    By the way, that last fight
    put my losing streak at 200 in a row!
[04:52] ---
    Nice. I'm diggin' your good vibes, man.
[04:55] ---
    But I guess since I keep losing,
    the fact that I'm weak hasn't really changed at all.
[05:00] ---
    It's never too late to change that.
[05:05] ---
    I can teach you... how to put up a real fight.
[05:10] ---
    So you must be really strong, right?
[05:12] ---
    Let me put it this way...
[05:14] ---
    ...someday soon I'll have dominated
    every martial art in the world.
[05:17] ---
    In the entire world?!
[05:19] ---
    W-well, this guy is really tall and he seems pretty buff!
[05:25] ---
    If you want to win a fight, then...
[05:27] ---
    ...you first have to train your reflexes to avoid
[05:30] ---
    anything and everything that may come at yo-
[05:38] ---
    Crap, it crashed!
[05:40] ---
    Jeez mister, why didn't you just move outta the way?!
[05:42] ---
    The propeller better not be busted!
[05:44] ---
    What a disaster!
[05:45] ---
    Watch out next time, geezer!
    What a disaster!
[05:46] ---
    Watch out next time, geezer!
    Let's get out of here.
[05:47] ---
    Stupid jerk!
    Fluff for brains!
[05:48] ---
    I'm just gonna go.
[05:50] ---
    Good morning!
[05:52] ---
    Mornin'!
[05:53] ---
    Morning!
[05:54] ---
    Can't believe school's already back in session.
[05:57] ---
    KANAGAWA PREFECTURE KUZURYU HIGH SCHOOL
[06:02] ---
    All right.
[06:03] ---
    Time to spread my wings!
[06:10] ---
    It's huge!
[06:13] ---
    It was hard to tell yesterday since it was
[06:15] ---
    filled with chairs
    for the entrance ceremony.
[06:20] ---
    Starting today, I can come here...
[06:23] ---
    ...to play basketball every single day!
[06:30] ---
    Ah! This is the life!
[06:40] ---
    I can't wait until it's time for practice to start!
[06:53] ---
    Look what we have here.
[06:56] ---
    What elementary are you from, kid?
[07:00] ---
    Huh...?
[07:01] ---
    BOYS'
    BASKETBALL
    TEAM
[07:05] ---
    Since you're wearing our uniform,
    I'm gonna assume you're one of the new freshmen.
[07:08] ---
    Look, I'm not here to fight!
[07:10] ---
    What a total pipsqueak.
[07:12] ---
    So, are we gonna teach him a lesson or what?
[07:15] ---
    Let's cut him some slack.
    You're still on probation, remember?
[07:18] ---
    Those shoes are downright filthy.
    You should just throw them out.
[07:22] ---
    I can't! These are way too important to me
    to just throw away!
[07:26] ---
    Oh?
[07:27] ---
    Are they some sort of expensive limited edition or what?
[07:29] ---
    Nothing like that.
[07:31] ---
    I really treasure them...
    because my mother gave them to me.
[07:36] ---
    I'm Momoharu, the captain of the team.
[07:38] ---
    Uh, okay!
[07:39] ---
    It's nice to meet you!
[07:41] ---
    BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM
[07:41] ---
    So basically, the court and this locker room
    are all part of my turf.
[07:46] ---
    If I catch you playing any basketball
    without my permission...
[07:49] ---
    ...I'll stuff those shoes of yours full of dog shit
    and then drop 'em in the sewer.
[07:53] ---
    No, I just...
[07:57] ---
    Huh?
[07:58] ---
    W-wait!
[07:59] ---
    Enough with the pranks!
[08:01] ---
    Open up! Come on!
[08:04] ---
    Oh crap. They seriously locked me in here.
[08:07] ---
    Well, somebody will let me out eventually... I hope.
[08:15] ---
    They should take better care of these.
[08:31] ---
    Nobody ever came to let me out...
[08:33] ---
    And now I've skipped my first day of classes.
[08:38] ---
    I'm starving...
[08:43] ---
    I think I still have a few in here.
[08:45] ---
    Found one!
[08:48] ---
    What's this?
[08:58] ---
    Ouch...
[08:59] ---
    Those guys made a peep hole!
[09:01] ---
    That's another level of perverted!
[09:14] ---
    She's like a super model...
[09:19] ---
    Oh yeah, baby! Keep going! Take it all off!
[09:23] ---
    Yo, we meet again.
[09:25] ---
    H-how did you even get in here?!
[09:27] ---
    Whaddya mean how? I used the door.
[09:29] ---
    Huh?
[09:30] ---
    I was here first thing in the morning
    waiting for the girls to come in for practice.
[09:34] ---
    But then I fell asleep inside this locker.
[09:38] ---
    So, you're also a student at this school?
[09:41] ---
    Yeah, I'm a sophomore in class 2-4.
[09:43] ---
    But damn, you just can't catch a break
    from being harassed.
[09:47] ---
    Can you, Burly-tan-granny?
[09:48] ---
    It's "Kurumatani."
[09:50] ---
    That Momoharu guy is only a sophomore,
    but he's number 2 on the school food chain.
[09:55] ---
    You should do what he says
    if you want to enjoy a peaceful life.
[09:58] ---
    Wait, did you see everything that happened?
[10:00] ---
    Yeah, I was in the locker.
[10:02] ---
    Then couldn't you have done something to help me?
[10:04] ---
    No way! Too much effort, man.
[10:06] ---
    Are you serious...?
[10:09] ---
    Um, I'm pretty sure it's well past the time
    that teams are supposed to meet up for practice...
[10:14] ---
    ...so why haven't those guys
    come back here to get started?
[10:18] ---
    Tell me, did any of them seem like the type
    that actually takes sports seriously?
[10:22] ---
    Huh?
[10:23] ---
    The Kuzu High boys' basketball team
    has been defunct for years now.
[10:26] ---
    Not only do they not practice,
    but they don't even try to recruit new members.
[10:32] ---
    At this school, every student
    has to join a club or a sports team.
[10:36] ---
    Even the ones that don't want to
    are forced to become a member of something.
[10:42] ---
    And this team has turned into
    a gang of punks like them as a result.
[10:46] ---
    I'm also a member of the team,
    but unlike them, I show up here every day.
[10:52] ---
    I keep tabs on how much the girls' team is growing!
    If ya know what I mean!
[10:55] ---
    But listen to my advice, just give up on basketball
    and pick another sport to play.
[11:00] ---
    No way!
[11:02] ---
    Look man, you're too short to even dream
    of becoming a serious B-baller.
[11:06] ---
    Why be so picky about this?
[11:12] ---
    I can't deny the fact that I'm short,
    or that I've never won a single fight in my life.
[11:17] ---
    But when I play basketball,
    it turns me into someone totally different.
[11:23] ---
    The court is the only place...
[11:25] ---
    ...that I feel like I can stand
    shoulder-to-shoulder with everyone else.
[11:31] ---
    Listen...
[11:32] ---
    ...you should take what they said to you more seriously.
[11:35] ---
    If you try to play, then you'll be signing
    your own death warrant.
[11:39] ---
    This is their territory.
[11:42] ---
    Anyone who takes the game seriously
    is just going to throw a wrench into their plans.
[11:46] ---
    Is pissing them off just to play basketball
    really worth it to you?
[11:54] ---
    It is.
[11:56] ---
    Then... just do it.
[11:58] ---
    Huh?
[11:59] ---
    You want to play basketball, right?
[12:01] ---
    Uh, I do, but...
[12:04] ---
    What now?
[12:05] ---
    Are you changing your mind on me?
[12:07] ---
    No, but, even if I wanted to...
    the door is locked from the outside.
[12:12] ---
    BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM
[12:16] ---
    You were saying?
[12:19] ---
    Nothing.
[12:20] ---
    I won't lie to you. I hate weak little brats.
[12:23] ---
    But I dig guys who refuse to give up,
    even when the odds are against them.
[12:33] ---
    They're really going at it!
[12:35] ---
    Look!
[12:36] ---
    That girl over there is Madoka Yabuuchi.
    She's the idol of the girls' basketball team.
[12:42] ---
    In case you're curious,
    I know that her body measurements are 78-56-80.
[12:47] ---
    It's the girl I saw earlier.
[12:49] ---
    So her name is "Madoka."
[12:52] ---
    Well, hey there, ladies!
[12:54] ---
    Sorry for the short notice,
    but do you mind if we take half the court?
[13:00] ---
    S-sure, we don't mind.
[13:02] ---
    Thank you!
[13:07] ---
    Sh-she's looking my way.
[13:10] ---
    If she asks my height, I'm totally saying 160 centimeters!
[13:13] ---
    Although, I'm actually just 149...
[13:16] ---
    Hey, have a second?
[13:17] ---
    M-my height is 165 centimeters tall thanks for asking!
[13:28] ---
    The boys' team is dangerous.
[13:30] ---
    Be careful.
[13:33] ---
    Madoka!
[13:34] ---
    Sorry, I'm coming!
[13:35] ---
    Hey, Pearly-butt-acne!
[13:38] ---
    It's "Kurumatani," jeez.
[13:40] ---
    Check it!
[13:41] ---
    Impressive, huh?
[13:42] ---
    This isn't the circus!
[13:45] ---
    I'm actually going to practice,
    so please toss me one, uh...
[13:49] ---
    Actually, I don't think you've told me your name yet.
[13:52] ---
    Oh yeah? Well, my name is...
[13:55] ---
    Yo, Chiaki.
[14:00] ---
    The hell are you doing...
[14:02] ---
    ...on my court?
[14:06] ---
    Hey, cut it out! Let me go!
[14:08] ---
    Give them back!
[14:10] ---
    Hey brat, didn't you get the message?
[14:13] ---
    We told you not to practice in here without permission.
[14:16] ---
    Listen here. I really hate assholes
    who don't keep their word.
[14:20] ---
    Now I've got no choice.
[14:22] ---
    These are going straight to the sewers.
[14:24] ---
    Get your hands off them!
    Those are the shoes my mom gave me!
[14:28] ---
    Shut the hell up, mama's boy.
[14:31] ---
    Just have her go buy you a new pair.
[14:38] ---
    Seriously?! They're mine?!
[14:40] ---
    Awesome!
[14:42] ---
    I know you've always wanted them.
[14:45] ---
    But hey, if these shoes are mine now, then...
[14:48] ---
    ...you won't have a pair left to use, mom!
[14:52] ---
    That's okay. Because I...
[14:55] ---
    ...don't need to wear them anymore.
[14:59] ---
    Dammit!
[15:01] ---
    Hey kid, are you all right?
[15:04] ---
    Oh no! Your nose is bleeding!
[15:06] ---
    Those jerks are just the absolute worst.
[15:09] ---
    But it's a good thing that all they did were take his shoes.
[15:12] ---
    No, it's not...
[15:14] ---
    Huh?
[15:15] ---
    Those shoes are way too important to just give up.
[15:17] ---
    I'd rather die than lose them!
[15:23] ---
    Too easy!
[15:24] ---
    Come back and fight us
    when you grow out of those diapers of yours, kid.
[15:28] ---
    Go back to kindergarten, you'll fit in better.
[15:35] ---
    Give them back...!
[15:38] ---
    You damn runt! Let go!
[15:41] ---
    That's enough, Yasu.
[15:43] ---
    Huh?
[15:45] ---
    I suppose we did force you
    into making that promise with us.
[15:49] ---
    So I'll spare your shoes
    from becoming friends with the turds.
[15:52] ---
    Damn right you will! Give them back right now!
[15:54] ---
    It would be a pain to find a sewer grate
    to dump them in, anyway.
[15:58] ---
    I'll settle with a trip to the incinerator instead.
[16:02] ---
    Pipsqueaks like you
    always suck out on the court, anyway.
[16:12] ---
    No incinerator today.
[16:16] ---
    Chiaki!
[16:20] ---
    Let go, shithead!
[16:22] ---
    Not happening.
[16:22] ---
    Come here.
[16:23] ---
    Huh?
[16:24] ---
    You don't want to get mixed up
    in what's about to happen.
[16:28] ---
    Wait, what do you mean by that?
[16:31] ---
    If they start having an all-out fight in here...
[16:34] ---
    ...then the gym is going to get shredded to pieces.
[16:36] ---
    Huh?
[16:38] ---
    Chiaki Hanazono...
[16:40] ---
    ...and his twin brother, Momoharu!
[16:43] ---
    Those two completely dominate everybody
    in Kuzuryu High School.
[16:46] ---
    They're the twins from hell!
[16:51] ---
    Hell yeah! The Shining Wizard!
[16:58] ---
    But why?
[16:59] ---
    I thought... you were a basketball team...
[17:03] ---
    Why don't any of you just play basketball?!
[17:05] ---
    Huh?
[17:06] ---
    Did I forget to tell you?
[17:09] ---
    We're all members of the team,
    but none of us actually want to play basketball.
[17:13] ---
    And why is that?
[17:14] ---
    Well...
[17:15] ---
    ...it's just too much effort!
[17:17] ---
    I mean, basketball is one of those sports
    with too many damn rules.
[17:20] ---
    They really just suck all of the fun out of it.
[17:24] ---
    There are three words that I hate more than anything.
[17:28] ---
    "Rules," "Regulations," and "Requirements."
[17:31] ---
    Like I said before, I dig your good vibes, man.
[17:35] ---
    That's why, I'm going to tell you one more time.
[17:40] ---
    Just quit trying to play basketball at this school.
[17:44] ---
    Even if they have wings,
    birds can never fly without the sky.
[17:50] ---
    Just you watch!
[17:51] ---
    I'm going to become a legendary B-baller,
    just like you were, Mom!
[17:57] ---
    Oh, really?
[17:58] ---
    Great! I can't wait to see you on the court.
[18:07] ---
    I get it.
[18:09] ---
    But...
[18:11] ---
    ...let's play a game!
[18:13] ---
    What? Are you crazy?
[18:15] ---
    I'll go and get a teacher!
[18:17] ---
    Wait! Let's just see how this plays out.
[18:20] ---
    I get the feeling that kid
    is going to treat us to a real show.
[18:24] ---
    You want us to shove you in a locker this time, brat?
[18:28] ---
    You're on the basketball team.
[18:31] ---
    So let's sort this out on the court.
[18:32] ---
    Huh?
[18:33] ---
    If I lose, then I'll quit trying to play basketball here.
[18:36] ---
    But in exchange, if I win then I want you
    to let me join the team.
[18:42] ---
    Sorry, but you're not going to provoke us
    into taking up that deal.
[18:46] ---
    We're so far out of practice that there's no way
[18:48] ---
    any of us could actually win a one-on-one.
[18:52] ---
    Who said anything about one-on-one?
[18:55] ---
    What?
[18:56] ---
    Five-on-one is fine.
[18:58] ---
    I'll take all of you on at once!
[19:03] ---
    Don't get cocky, pipsqueak!
[19:05] ---
    Five-on-one, huh? That's pretty ballsy.
[19:08] ---
    A-are you ready to play...?
[19:10] ---
    Bring it on!
[19:12] ---
    We'll see just how tough you are
    after you lose, brat!
[19:14] ---
    I gotta say, you're pretty good at roping people in...
[19:17] ---
    ...Kurumatani.
[19:19] ---
    S-so then, does that mean you'll be joining us, Chiaki?
[19:23] ---
    Huh?
[19:24] ---
    Who, me? I'm gonna have to pass.
[19:27] ---
    I mean, that's just too much effort.
[19:29] ---
    That's why I'm proposing...
[19:31] ---
    ...that Madoka here steps in for me instead!
[19:33] ---
    Huh?
[19:34] ---
    What? Why should she?!
[19:37] ---
    He wants this to be a legit five-on-one match,
[19:39] ---
    which means that someone has to fill my spot
    since I'm not playing.
[19:43] ---
    Okay! I'll be watching from the sidelines,
    so let's get this party started.
[19:51] ---
    Running away again, huh?
[19:53] ---
    You never fuckin' change.
[20:00] ---
    Don't even bother with these guys, Madoka!
[20:02] ---
    That's right!
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    They're just trying to make you look like a bully, too!
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    Actually, how can they even think
    that Madoka would take this seriously?
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    Um...
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    I-I have a little favor to ask.
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    Please play!
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    And don't hold back!
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    Sure.
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    He'll win this match if he gets past
    all 5 defenders and scores just a single basket.
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    Is everyone agreed?
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    Okay!
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    Fat chance, kid!
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    He did it!
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    Whoa! Awesome fake!
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    No, that wasn't a fake!
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    Momoharu anticipated the move he was making
    and totally shut him out.
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    But then that kid... he used a spin
    to force his way out and get past!
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    He backed off?
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    A jump shot?! From here?!
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    A Duck-in!
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    So low!
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    That wasn't any ordinary Duck-in.
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    This kid...
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    ...he just dove straight under!
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    Doredake sora o miagetatte
    It didn't matter how long you stared up at the sky
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    Boku wa tobenai to kimi wa itta
    You always said that you would never be able to fly
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    Ato nankai te o nobaseba
    One night I cried wondering how long it would take
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    Todoku no darou to naita yoru
    Until I could finally reach you with my hands
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    Nigedasu koto ni nareteitte
    Eventually I got used to just running away
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    Sore ga yowasa dato shitta ano hi
    Until the day I realized that was a weakness
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    Hajimeyou mata, kyou kara
    So let's start it all over, right now
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    Taisetsu na mono wa itsudemo soba ni atta
    The things precious to us were always close at hand
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    Bokura wa itsumo hitori janai donna toki mo
    We are never completely alone at any time in our lives
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    Toberu sa doko made mo kimi wa
    The truth is that you can fly, wherever you want
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    Dare yori tataku tataku habataite
    Spreading your wings to go far higher than anyone else
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    Nagashita namida no kazu dake
    The more tears that you shed
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    Tsuyoku narunda
    Then the stronger you become
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    Tsubasa hiroge sekai o megutte
    Let's use those wings to travel the world over
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    Dare mo shiranai mirai o sagasou
    And find a path to a future that no one knows about
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    Zutto, zutto, zutto
    Always, always, always
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    Aruite yukou saa, issho ni
    Walking onwards, all of us together
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    Ahiru No Sora
    Next Time: Boys Without Talent
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    Next time: "Boys Without Talent."
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