E47 - Sora the Duck

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    ...and the true reason
    that Nanao made him our point forward.
[00:05] ---
    The ball veered right towards him!
[00:09] ---
    Dumbass! You haven't shaken me off just yet!
[00:12] ---
    "Go for a three-pointer!"
[00:14] ---
    That's what the ball is saying to me!
[00:17] ---
    Is that person I see off in the distance me?
[00:19] ---
    Or is it someone else?
[00:27] ---
    Yokohama Taiei
[00:27] ---
    Consecutive threes!
[00:28] ---
    The lead is down to 22 points now!
[00:29] ---
    Chiaki!
[00:30] ---
    Not yet!
[00:32] ---
    One more shot! We're going
    to shrink their lead to 19 points!
[00:52] ---
    Ahiru no Sora
[00:56] ---
    The morning yields a rainbow of seven colors
[01:00] ---
    The birds all spread their wings wide
[01:03] ---
    There are no answers to be found anywhere
[01:07] ---
    So let's go and create them
[01:10] ---
    Feel it
[01:13] ---
    Feel it
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    You have beautiful wings of your own
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    And you will use them to fly up to the sun
[01:25] ---
    For that one sparkling moment
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    Believe that you can change
    even the world itself
[01:33] ---
    We were surely born with transparent hearts
[01:40] ---
    Using our dirty shoes we will take flight
[01:44] ---
    Drawing an arch in the air
[01:47] ---
    Before the sky of tomorrow
    disappears completely
[01:54] ---
    Pass through a night of sorrow and be reborn
[02:06] ---
    Deeeeeeefense!
[02:06] ---
    Sora the Duck
[02:09] ---
    Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
[02:12] ---
    We'll suffer another setback
    if you don't stop them here!
[02:15] ---
    Show them how fierce you can be, boys!
[02:17] ---
    It's 76 to 54 with forty
    seconds left in the quarter.
[02:20] ---
    The momentum is definitely
    in our favor right now.
[02:23] ---
    Before they decide to just hold the ball,
    we should aim for a steal and...
[02:33] ---
    We hit 'em with our own three!
[02:36] ---
    Damn it. A three, seriously?
[02:39] ---
    That was a good shot right there.
    Taiei doesn't pull any punches.
[02:42] ---
    Too bad about all that
    momentum Kuzu built up...
[02:45] ---
    Chiaki!
[02:48] ---
    There's still 30 seconds
    left, let's go for one more!
[02:52] ---
    He's still smiling a time like this?
[02:54] ---
    He's definitely fit to be a point
    guard with that personality.
[02:57] ---
    It's easy for the point guard
    to perceive all of the action
[03:00] ---
    on the court because they
    constantly face forward.
[03:04] ---
    On the other hand, players
    on the inside have to
[03:06] ---
    turn around and leave their
    backs facing the basket.
[03:08] ---
    Which means they have to depend on the point guard
    to guide them to some extent.
[03:11] ---
    But that's only for normal players.
[03:15] ---
    I'm honestly surprised.
[03:17] ---
    By how... comfortable I feel here.
[03:22] ---
    Screen!
[03:25] ---
    Switch!
[03:28] ---
    It's as if he can see exactly
    how #5 and #15 are moving.
[03:31] ---
    Does he have eyes in the
    back of his head or what?!
[03:41] ---
    It's #11... he's on the other side!
[03:43] ---
    Wait just a damn second.
[03:45] ---
    I couldn't react to that pass at all.
    So how the hell were YOU able to?!
[03:51] ---
    I figured it would be coming soon.
[03:54] ---
    That was a totally different pass
    from the one he made to Kurumatani.
[03:58] ---
    The hand it landed in, the
    height, the speed, the timing...
[04:01] ---
    It was a pass meant just
    for Natsume to shoot!
[04:06] ---
    Enabling our 2 outside players to make their own shots,
    while also aiming for the basket himself...
[04:12] ---
    I just knew that putting Chiaki
    in this position would allow him
[04:15] ---
    to use his abilities to their full potential!
[04:20] ---
    #15!
[04:23] ---
    Only 5 seconds left, huh? Then
    I'll return the favor with...
[04:28] ---
    We're doing full court D, fool.
[04:30] ---
    Kite!
[04:32] ---
    Fuwa! I'm gonna knock you
    into next week, dammit!
[04:41] ---
    It's #15! He's wide open!
[04:53] ---
    Boom goes the dynamite!
    Four consecutive threes!
[05:01] ---
    Hmm?
[05:02] ---
    Huh?
[05:11] ---
    The hell?
[05:12] ---
    Is he a ninja?
[05:13] ---
    Wha-?
[05:15] ---
    Kamiki...?
[05:18] ---
    H-hey kid, that was dangerous.
[05:20] ---
    Hey, Yozan...
[05:26] ---
    Yozan?
[05:27] ---
    What are you doing? The
    match is still ongoing.
[05:32] ---
    I have a request. Please put me in the game.
[05:37] ---
    That's not funny, punk!
[05:39] ---
    Stop it!
[05:40] ---
    Sei, I'm putting you in charge for the 2 minute break.
    Give everybody your orders.
[05:45] ---
    It's good practice for when I might have to be
    elsewhere during actual games.
[05:49] ---
    Now, as for you Yozan.
[05:51] ---
    Just now, you pissed me
    off in 3 different ways.
[05:55] ---
    One, you stepped on the court during a match
    despite not even being on the bench.
[05:59] ---
    Two, you acted like you're a useful player
    by requesting to be put in the game.
[06:03] ---
    Yokohama Taiei
[06:03] ---
    Kuzuryu
[06:04] ---
    Do you honestly think that you play better
    out on the court than Tetsuo does?
[06:08] ---
    Not at all, sir.
[06:10] ---
    Did you watch Kuzu High creep back up on us
    and think we were careless and weak?
[06:14] ---
    Not at all, sir.
[06:16] ---
    Let me be crystal clear. I have absolutely
    no intent or desire to put you in the game.
[06:21] ---
    Start by getting yourself on the bench first.
[06:24] ---
    You're not the only one here
    who wants to play in a match.
[06:33] ---
    I am a duck.
[06:36] ---
    That was the word you used
    to describe me when we first met.
[06:41] ---
    I always thought my inability
    to fly was a curse.
[06:46] ---
    I thought I was unlucky
    because of what I lacked.
[06:50] ---
    You're a duck. So try all you
    want; you ain't gonna fly.
[06:54] ---
    As I was just staring longingly at the court
    from a distance, that's what you said to me.
[07:00] ---
    But you're still alive. And
    you've gotta live that life.
[07:04] ---
    Unless you start moving,
    then all you're gonna do is rot away here.
[07:10] ---
    If I don't start moving now,
    then when the hell should I?!
[07:21] ---
    I gotta admit, I'm a sucker
    for fiery passion like that.
[07:25] ---
    But, now's not the time.
[07:27] ---
    This may be a practice match,
    but there are still rules.
[07:30] ---
    Your name isn't on our roster of bench players,
    which means I can't put you in the game.
[07:35] ---
    I appreciate that you had the guts
    to make your request while fully aware of that fact.
[07:39] ---
    But right now, you need to back off.
[07:42] ---
    Don't make this any more embarrassing for me.
[07:46] ---
    Yozan...
[07:49] ---
    I'm very sor-
[07:49] ---
    Please wait just a moment!
[07:58] ---
    Let's do it. I want to go
    head-to-head with Yozan!
[08:04] ---
    No can do.
[08:06] ---
    Huh?! B-but why's that?!
[08:08] ---
    We haven't done any prep work with our freshmen
    to put them in an actual game.
[08:12] ---
    Plus, doing that would be rude to your team.
[08:17] ---
    Oh, I get it!
[08:19] ---
    We're proving to be the
    superior team right now so
[08:21] ---
    you don't want make yourselves
    even weaker with Yozan!
[08:25] ---
    We're in the middle of game, keep your cool.
[08:27] ---
    That little twerp has some real balls...
[08:30] ---
    You're real good at provoking people.
[08:32] ---
    That's a good skill to have. But...
[08:34] ---
    If our opponents don't have a problem with it,
    then why not let him play?
[08:37] ---
    Tetsuo...
[08:38] ---
    If I was in Kamiki's shoes, then I probably
    would have said the exact same thing.
[08:43] ---
    Only shorties can really know
    how other shorties feel.
[08:47] ---
    Tetsuo...
[08:49] ---
    Kamiki.
[08:52] ---
    You've got some guts.
[08:53] ---
    But, you might not stand on the court
    for 3 whole years if this goes poorly.
[09:00] ---
    I haven't said a damn thing about
    actually putting him in yet.
[09:04] ---
    For crying out loud...
[09:05] ---
    I'm sorry about all this,
    Mr. Satsuki and Nanao.
[09:09] ---
    If you don't have any objection
    to it, then I suppose...
[09:11] ---
    No, none at all.
[09:12] ---
    Our team is totally okay with it.
[09:17] ---
    Go get yourself ready.
[09:19] ---
    You're going in at the
    top of the 4th quarter.
[09:23] ---
    For real?!
[09:23] ---
    M-me, too! Let me play!
[09:29] ---
    I feel sorry for that guy.
    Please also let him play...
[09:34] ---
    Christ!
[09:36] ---
    Nobody's ever pulled this
    kind of crazy stunt!
[09:38] ---
    What was the last one?
[09:39] ---
    Huh?
[09:40] ---
    The third thing that Kamiki did to piss you off.
    You only said two of them earlier, right?
[09:45] ---
    Oh...
[09:47] ---
    Because a real sportsman
    would never put themselves in danger
[09:51] ---
    by jumping down from the second floor
    of the gym like that.
[09:54] ---
    Thank you for what you said, Tetsuo.
[09:56] ---
    O-oh, sure. Don't mention it.
[09:59] ---
    Though I'm the one who
    had to sub out for you...
[10:01] ---
    You need to express your
    gratitude to him, too.
[10:04] ---
    Without that #15 being the same
    as you, I know for a fact
[10:07] ---
    Yohito would have never allowed you in.
[10:10] ---
    Damn... I guess I did end up owing him one.
[10:17] ---
    The Air Penny series? Those are pretty old.
[10:20] ---
    I heard that he's been using
    them since he was really small.
[10:24] ---
    Although, he's still small even now.
[10:26] ---
    But seriously, where does he get off?
[10:28] ---
    For a second, I wanted to shout "me too!"
[10:31] ---
    Totally.
[10:32] ---
    But considering what happened last quarter...
[10:34] ---
    I don't have the courage
    to jump into this match.
[10:37] ---
    What about Mineta?
[10:38] ---
    I bet he just said it without thinking.
[10:41] ---
    There are tons of guys in basketball
    who are confident they can do anything.
[10:44] ---
    Because it's the players with that kind of personality
    who often meet with the most success.
[10:50] ---
    Although putting in freshmen like this
    is an irregular case...
[10:53] ---
    they'll set themselves apart from the rest if they
    prove capable of jumping into this match right now.
[10:57] ---
    Hey, Kamiki.
[11:01] ---
    What is it, Shiraishi?
[11:02] ---
    This was Yohito's decision,
    so I have nothing to complain about.
[11:06] ---
    Just be sure to keep in mind
    what Yakku said to you earlier.
[11:10] ---
    You might not stand on the court
    for 3 whole years if this goes poorly.
[11:17] ---
    Right. I understand.
[11:20] ---
    This sucks! We nearly had them
    on the ropes and now they're insulting us!
[11:24] ---
    That's not what's happening at all.
[11:26] ---
    Oh come on, they're putting
    in a newbie freshman.
[11:29] ---
    That coach is definitely not the
    type to intentionally put in
[11:32] ---
    a player who would drag
    the rest of his team down.
[11:35] ---
    Hey! I've been waiting.
[11:39] ---
    It's time to drag these Kuzu
    punks through the dirt.
[11:44] ---
    I'm countin' on your help!
[11:47] ---
    Kamiki doesn't get along with anybody else,
[11:50] ---
    but he seems close to Fuwa for some reason.
[11:52] ---
    Did they go to the same middle school?
[11:54] ---
    Nope.
[11:56] ---
    It's because Yozan sees
    Fuwa like a trailblazer.
[11:59] ---
    Age and personality don't matter.
[12:02] ---
    Anybody can rise up so long
    as they've got the skill.
[12:07] ---
    Offense! Offense! Offense! Offense!
    Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
[12:15] ---
    Real talk, it's gonna be tough for us
    to make a comeback here.
[12:20] ---
    Although it's not impossible
    given the current score.
[12:23] ---
    But even if we do pull off a miracle win,
[12:25] ---
    we might not get an advisor
    considering all that's happened.
[12:29] ---
    So, what are we playing
    these next 10 minutes for?
[12:34] ---
    You don't have to waste
    time making this difficult.
[12:37] ---
    We gotta keep charging straight ahead
    if we want things to change.
[12:41] ---
    That's all there is to it!
[12:52] ---
    He scored!
[12:53] ---
    Nice pass!
[12:54] ---
    He must've been watching
    Fuwa's moves like a hawk.
[12:57] ---
    It's really difficult to nail the timing
    on a pass like that one.
[13:00] ---
    Despite his size, Yozan may prove valuable
    as a point guard who can make the best of Fuwa.
[13:06] ---
    Pass was a little slow,
    dude! What's the deal?
[13:08] ---
    You nervous or what?
[13:11] ---
    I'm risking the next 3 years
    of my life on this one game.
[13:15] ---
    Anybody would get nervous from that!
[13:18] ---
    He's so light on his feet,
    just like when he jumped down earlier...
[13:21] ---
    His drives are really smooth
    and that poker face makes him impossible to read.
[13:26] ---
    Not to mention...
[13:27] ---
    The person who taught me
    how to play basketball...
[13:30] ---
    was also named Kurumatani.
[13:33] ---
    Yeah, I knew it.
[13:35] ---
    This is what... the
    perfected form looks like!
[13:42] ---
    A two-handed shot...
[13:46] ---
    He really does resemble her a lot.
[13:49] ---
    It's impressive he made it this far
    without ever losing heart.
[13:54] ---
    He nailed a three!
[13:56] ---
    A keen sense for passing,
    quickness, and three-pointers.
[14:01] ---
    Man, I really don't want to lose to him!
[14:04] ---
    And now we're back to a 24-point lead!
[14:07] ---
    Hey, Kamiki!
[14:09] ---
    I'm sure it's hard for you to suddenly
    get in sync with other players who aren't Fuwa.
[14:13] ---
    But I'm not gonna let you
    use that as an excuse.
[14:16] ---
    If we needed three-pointers, then Atsushi
    or Tetsuo could sink plenty of them.
[14:20] ---
    This is your last chance to turn back.
[14:23] ---
    What can YOU bring to the court?
[14:30] ---
    Today Mrs. Kurumatani has joined us,
    so why don't we all go outside?
[14:35] ---
    SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOL
    OAK GARDENS
[14:36] ---
    Good afternoon!
[14:37] ---
    Good afternoon!
[14:39] ---
    Oh? I see some new faces joining us today.
[14:43] ---
    So, would you mind introducing yourselves?
[14:46] ---
    Let's start with the little girl over there.
[14:49] ---
    Excuse me! But that's Kamiki
    and he's not a girl!
[14:53] ---
    Huh? That's a little boy?!
[14:55] ---
    I'm Yozan Kamiki.
[14:58] ---
    I'm sorry! That's a very
    manly name you have there.
[15:03] ---
    Let's play tag!
[15:04] ---
    It's time for some dodgeball!
[15:05] ---
    Yeah!
[15:07] ---
    Aren't you going to go
    play with everyone else?
[15:10] ---
    I don't really like to.
[15:11] ---
    Then what do you like? Video games?
[15:14] ---
    I've never played one.
[15:16] ---
    How about sports? Maybe baseball or soccer?
[15:19] ---
    I've never tried. Since I already know
    I'm not gonna be good at them...
[15:24] ---
    And why is that?
[15:26] ---
    Because I'm too weak, too short,
    and nobody will ever play with me.
[15:31] ---
    Reminds me of a certain someone.
[15:34] ---
    Come with me for a bit.
[15:35] ---
    Huh?
[15:36] ---
    Don't worry, just follow me.
[15:39] ---
    So high...
[15:42] ---
    Do you know about basketball?
[15:44] ---
    Yeah, I do.
[15:45] ---
    Despite what you may think from my looks,
    I'm actually a basketball player myself!
[15:49] ---
    Generally speaking, basketball is a sport
    that is played by people who are big and tall.
[15:54] ---
    The size of your body does have
    an impact on how you play,
[15:56] ---
    but there aren't any restrictions
    or ranking systems.
[15:59] ---
    Even in the women's league, it's not uncommon
    for the average player
[16:02] ---
    to be over 180 centimeters tall!
[16:06] ---
    Do you want to know how tall I am?
[16:09] ---
    I'm 159 centimeters!
[16:12] ---
    Although, I'm officially listed
    as being 165 centimeters.
[16:15] ---
    Just like how celebrities fib.
[16:19] ---
    Here, this is your ball.
[16:25] ---
    Try and shoot it!
[16:28] ---
    Throw it up high and straight,
    aiming for the center of that basket.
[16:33] ---
    It's heavy...
[16:35] ---
    Hold on! You won't be able
    to get it in like that.
[16:39] ---
    Make a triangle using both of your hands.
[16:41] ---
    Exactly. Now loosen up a bit.
[16:44] ---
    Don't just use your chest muscles.
[16:46] ---
    You have to focus your entire body
    from the tips of your toes to the ends of your fingers.
[17:07] ---
    You got it in on the first try!
[17:09] ---
    I hardly had to teach you anything!
[17:14] ---
    You don't need to worry
    about strength or height.
[17:17] ---
    That small body of yours is
    a talent in and of itself.
[17:21] ---
    Listen, you've got instinct.
[17:23] ---
    You can become a skilled player!
[17:27] ---
    Everybody always says
    that I chose the wrong sport to get into.
[17:31] ---
    Sometimes I feel like breaking down.
    Like totally falling apart.
[17:35] ---
    Whenever that happens...
[17:36] ---
    those words that Yohito said
    roar through my head like thunder.
[17:41] ---
    Check out that kid!
[17:43] ---
    He's like a super pro or something!
[17:45] ---
    But he's really short!
[17:47] ---
    They said he pulled off a dunk
    by getting over a 170 centimeter block!
[17:51] ---
    Can nobody stop him?
[17:55] ---
    I've already started to sprint forward.
[17:58] ---
    I can't stop now. I have to keep moving.
[18:04] ---
    Dammit!
[18:07] ---
    Don't let him make any passes!
[18:17] ---
    Amazing!
    That was nuts...
[18:19] ---
    This shrimp... he's got
    some real firepower to him!
[18:23] ---
    That was an awesome shot, Yakuma!
[18:25] ---
    That was a long pass from
    behind the half court line!
[18:29] ---
    Is that okay? Can he do that?
[18:30] ---
    Does basketball have an off-sides rule?
[18:34] ---
    Maybe... it's just a hunch,
    but I think this is a type of point guard
[18:38] ---
    who plays differently from
    all the others we've seen.
[18:41] ---
    I just hope that Chiaki and Kurumatani
    can figure out something about his style.
[18:47] ---
    This is bad.
[18:50] ---
    He's good.
[18:53] ---
    Offense! Offense! Offense! Offense!
[18:56] ---
    Offense! Offense! Offense! Offense!
[18:56] ---
    Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
[19:00] ---
    Crap... those plays that
    Yozan made really rattled me.
[19:04] ---
    Gotta stay calm. Gotta stay calm.
[19:06] ---
    Hey!
[19:14] ---
    In terms of overall skill,
    Hyou has a slight advantage.
[19:18] ---
    But Natsume has started to get a firm grasp
    on the type of plays that Hyou makes.
[19:22] ---
    Damn, I panicked!
[19:24] ---
    Dumbass... you shot way too fast, Kite!
[19:27] ---
    Oh? He actually estimated
    where the ball was going to fall, huh?
[19:31] ---
    So there's more to him than
    just jumping like a monkey!
[19:34] ---
    If he can't get our rebounds,
    then what else is he good for?
[19:39] ---
    Time for defense! Go back!
[19:45] ---
    Run faster! Run faster!
[19:46] ---
    Th-they're so quick! Don't they get tired?!
[19:49] ---
    We're all running for nothing
    if that last pass of Yozan's was just a fluke.
[19:52] ---
    Sweet, looks like things are
    starting to speed up now!
[19:56] ---
    C'mon, don't let yourselves
    get strung along by a freshman!
[19:59] ---
    Watch out for any long passes, shrimp!
    Don't let him get by you!
[20:02] ---
    There's no way I'm letting him past me!
    I won't let this become a fast break!
[20:08] ---
    He stopped?! Wait, is he
    gonna shoot from there...?!
[20:14] ---
    He stopped and paused everything for a second.
    
[20:17] ---
    He must have seen that I
    had breached to the inside.
[20:20] ---
    Nice shot!
[20:22] ---
    Way to go! Way to go! Itoga!
[20:25] ---
    Way to go! Way to go! Itoga!
[20:26] ---
    So quick! They still had a whole
    15 seconds left on the shot clock!
[20:30] ---
    They're picking up the pace
    this late in the game?!
[20:32] ---
    It's all because of that #24.
[20:35] ---
    Once they know a good pass might come their way,
    everyone naturally starts gunning for the basket.
[20:41] ---
    And as a team, mobility has always been
    our big selling point.
[20:45] ---
    It seems like Yozan makes the best of his talents
    in transition games like these,
[20:49] ---
    rather than in half-court practice.
[20:52] ---
    Considering this heat and
    the time that's left,
[20:55] ---
    it's going to be pretty tough
    for Kuzu High to adapt.
[20:58] ---
    Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
[21:01] ---
    White team's ball!
[21:03] ---
    I didn't have any reason to think
    that Yozan was lying to me.
[21:06] ---
    But after seeing that series of plays,
[21:08] ---
    I'm absolutely certain that he learned
    a variety of techniques from my mom.
[21:13] ---
    You should thank your DNA for that.
[21:16] ---
    Speaking of which,
    although I learned some stuff from her,
[21:19] ---
    I don't think I ever talked
    with mom about the fundamentals...
[21:23] ---
    Damn... this is frustrating!
[21:28] ---
    I guess I should thank you
    for what you did earlier.
[21:30] ---
    It was because of you
    that I got to play in this game. Thanks.
[21:34] ---
    You're welcome.
[21:36] ---
    He's gonna drive past me...
[21:38] ---
    I've had nothing but appreciation
    for your mother my whole life.
[21:42] ---
    I'm still proud of every little
    thing that I learned from her.
[21:47] ---
    I promise you. I will make my way
    up to a place on Taiei's bench.
[21:54] ---
    So next summer...
[21:56] ---
    let's fight again with the
    inter-high on the line.
[22:17] ---
    I know that realizing dreams
[22:22] ---
    Is not an easy thing to accomplish, but
[22:27] ---
    Those who say it's impossible
    from the beginning
[22:32] ---
    Can't see light with their eyes
[22:38] ---
    Up above in the sky are the fixed stars
[22:43] ---
    That always shine bright with life
[22:48] ---
    I can, too
[22:51] ---
    Taiyou runner with a heart burning at maximum
[22:55] ---
    Radiating the light of
    revolution towards the goal
[23:01] ---
    Nobody can know the outcome
    until the very last second
[23:07] ---
    I'll keep on running and improving
    until I don't recognize myself
[23:14] ---
    Step 1! Focus on winning
[23:17] ---
    Step 2! Imagine the future
[23:19] ---
    Step 3! Just penetrate through at full power
[23:30] ---
    Ahiru no Sora
    Next Time: The Straight Story
[23:31] ---
    Next time: "The Straight Story."