Aoashi
After a loss in his last junior high school soccer tourney, Ehime Prefecture’s ace player, Ashito Aoi, is devastated but in every loss there’s a victory. Tatsuya Fukuda, manager of an organization that trains students for one of the leading clubs in the J-League, sees Ashito’s raw talent and offers a tryout to his group. Together they’ll bring the youth club and Aoshi’s talents to new heights!

Season 1

E1 - First touch
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[00:17] Sign
    Ehime Prefecture Junior High School Tournament
[00:17] Sign
    Men's Soccer
[00:17] Sign
    Preliminaries
[00:17] Sign
    Iyo Newspaper
[00:36] Sawa
    Isn't that Number 10 amazing?
    He always seems to have the ball at his feet.
[00:47] Ashito
    All right!
[00:49] Baishinji 1
    The ball went to their Number 10 again!
[00:52] Baishinji 2
    That guy with the weird hair is our only problem!
[00:54] Baishinji 2
    If we can just stop him...
[01:03] Ashito
    Eat that!
[01:06] Nanami
    A hat-trick!
[01:08] Sawa
    We were down three goals,
    but we're tied now.
[01:10] Futamihama Coach
    If we keep this up, we might actually do it.
[01:10] Sign (Top)
    Futamihama
[01:10] Sign (Bottom)
    Baishinji
[01:13] Futamihama Coach
    If we win, we're in the
    semis of the prelims.
[01:15] Team Assistant
    But Aoi-kun's plays are still so random.
[01:20] Team Assistant
    He doesn't give a hoot about
     positioning or formations.
[01:23] Futamihama Coach
    Yes, well... Why not, right?
     After all, he did score.
[01:28] Ashito
    We can win this!
[01:29] Ashito
    We're gonna win this, guys!
[01:31] Team
    Yeah!
[01:32] Team Member 1
    All right!
[01:33] Team Member 2
    Let's go!
[01:34] Baishinji Gk
    Hey. Your shoe's untied.
[01:38] Ashito
    Ah! It really is. Crap.
[01:41] Baishinji Gk
    Ashito, do you remember me?
[01:45] Baishinji Gk
    We were in the same club in
     Iyo back in grade school.
[01:50] Baishinji Gk
    You weren't welcome on any team
    'cause you were such a ball hog.
[01:56] Baishinji Gk
    You ended up quitting
    that club too, didn't you?
[01:59] Ashito
    Oh, right. I guess that did happen.
[02:02] Ashito
    But as you can see,
    I'm playing for this team now.
[02:05] Ashito
    Let's do our best for another five minutes!
[02:09] Baishinji Gk
    Good for you, dude!
[02:11] Baishinji Gk
    Looks like the soccer team of some podunk
     junior high was willing to take you in.
[02:19] Baishinji Gk
    But man, the way your team plays is so boring.
[02:22] Baishinji Gk
    All they do is pass the ball to you,
    then go hang around in front of the goal.
[02:27] Baishinji Gk
    Is that their idea of fun?
[02:31] Baishinji Gk
    Well, they do look like
     a bunch of simpletons.
[02:34] Baishinji Gk
    If you tell 'em to pass you the ball,
    I'm sure they'll keep on doing it like fools.
[02:42] Baishinji Gk
    You've got those monkeys well-trained, huh?
[02:48] Sign
    Futamihama
[02:48] Sign
    Junior High
[02:48] Sign
    Fan
[02:48] Sign
    Club
[02:48] Sign
    Futamihama
[02:48] Sign
    Shopping District
[02:49] Spectator A
    Man, this is such a good game.
[02:53] Noriko
    Isn't this crowd kinda big for
     a junior high soccer match?
[02:57] ---
    You're doin' great!
[02:57] Spectator B
    Now, now, Noriko-chan. We don't get a lot
    of entertainment in this town, you know.
[03:06] Spectator A
    Oh, wow! He just headbutted him!
[03:08] Spectator B
    Is he nuts?!
[03:16] Sign
    First Touch
[03:17] Noriko
    You told me this was your
    last tournament in junior high,
[03:21] Noriko
    so I even took time off work to
    come watch. Talk about pathetic.
[03:26] Futamihama Coach
    Why do you go and do these kinds
     of things without thinking, Aoi-kun?
[03:31] Futamihama Coach
    Your mother came to watch you play,
    and yet, right in front of her eyes—
[03:35] Ashito
    My... My mom's got nothing to do with it!
[03:40] Sign
    WHAM
[03:45] Futamihama Coach
    Coach Kijima from Dougo Business High
     came to watch the game.
[03:49] Futamihama Coach
    About you getting in
    on a recommendation...
[03:54] Futamihama Coach
    He said, "I must flatly decline."
[03:57] Futamihama Coach
    "I was excited by the prospect of
    gaining such a wonderful forward,"
[04:00] Futamihama Coach
    "but we do not need a
    mentally immature player."
[04:08] Sign
    Game 4
[04:08] Sign
    Futamihama
[04:08] Sign
    Baishinji
[04:18] Hana
    Ehime?! What are you doing there*?
[04:21] Fukuda
    Visiting the family grave.
[04:23] Hana
    Huh?
[04:24] Fukuda
    Things haven't changed at all here.
     Time flows slower in this place.
[04:29] Hana
    Nozomi-san's hopping mad!
    You totally ignored the team schedule.
[04:34] Fukuda
    I left a memo detailing
    everything they need to know.
[04:37] Hana
    That's so not the point!
[04:39] Fukuda
    Are you mad? Yikes, scary.
[04:42] Hana
    Why wouldn't I be mad?!
[04:44] Fukuda
    Calm down, Hana. Now that I'm here...
[04:47] Hana
    You'll get me souvenirs?!
[04:49] Fukuda
    I'll do some work.
[04:51] Hana
    H-Huh? Wait, I still need to talk—
[04:58] Fukuda
    It's been nearly two hours now.
[04:59] Fukuda
    Just how many laps are you going to do?
[05:03] Fukuda
    You should stop now.
[05:08] Ashito
    Who are you?
[05:09] Fukuda
    I've been waiting for you to stop,
     but you just keep going.
[05:13] Fukuda
    You made a big scene at the game,
    and now you're all worked up, right?
[05:17] Fukuda
    But man, you sure are something.
[05:20] Fukuda
    You ran twice as much as the other players,
    yet you still have the energy to—
[05:24] Fukuda
    
[05:31] Futamihama Coach
    Allow me to introduce our
    newest member: Aoi Ashito-kun.
[05:35] Ashito
    My position is "Genius Forward"!
[05:37] Ashito
    I'm only interested in scoring!
[05:40] Ashito
    I am the reincarnation
    of Ronaldo in his prime!
[05:42] Ashito
    That's me!
[05:43] Ashito
    Though Ronaldo's still alive.
[05:45] Sign
    Speechless
[05:45] Ashito
    Always pass me the ball
    and I'll lead you to victory!
[05:50] Ashito
    I am the reincarnation of
     Marco van Basten! That's me!
[05:54] Ashito
    Though Marco van Basten's still alive.
[05:57] Futamihama Coach
    Uh, listen, son...
[05:59] Ashito
    Oh, one more thing, Coach...
[06:01] Ashito
    I don't need tactics.
[06:03] Ashito
    Or rather, I am the tactic.
[06:05] Futamihama Coach
    Um, w-well, uh...
[06:07] Ashito
    That's right. I am the tactic.
[06:09] Ashito
    I said it twice, 'cause it's important.
[06:18] Futamihama A
    Wow, man, this guy's hilarious!
[06:20] Futamihama B
    Our newbie's like the
    main character in a manga!
[06:22] Futamihama C
    We gotta throw him a welcome party.
[06:27] Ashito
    I can't lie about who I am.
    I'm confident, so I say I'm confident.
[06:32] Ashito
    If I don't wanna do something,
    I'll flat out say I don't.
[06:36] Ashito
    That's why I was an outcast
     on every team I joined.
[06:40] Ashito
    But...
[06:41] Ashito
    These guys accepted me for who I am.
[06:45] (Flashback) Baishinji Gk
    They do look like a bunch of simpletons.
[06:55] Ashito
    I guess I fell asleep out in the open...
[07:21] Ashito
    Oh, wow! What was that?
[07:24] Ashito
    The time between taking it on your chest
     and setting off at a run was crazy short!
[07:29] Ashito
    Who the heck are you, old man?
[07:31] Fukuda
    It's just a little trick of mine.
[07:33] Fukuda
    Want me to teach you?
[07:35] Fukuda
    With this skill, you could've scored
     at least three more goals today.
[07:42] Fukuda
    Give it a try.
[07:45] Fukuda
    All wrong!
[07:48] Fukuda
    Don't point your bellybutton toward
    the ball. When you receive the ball,
[07:52] Fukuda
    your bellybutton should be pointed
     the direction you want to run.
[07:56] Fukuda
    In order to maintain your field of vision,
[07:59] Fukuda
    your torso twists when
    you take your first touch.
[08:02] Fukuda
    And from there, you start running.
[08:04] Fukuda
    This is...
[08:10] Fukuda
    "control orientado."
[08:12] Fukuda
    Come over here.
[08:18] Fukuda
    Using only one touch, control
    the ball into one of these circles.
[08:22] Fukuda
    You have to be able to land it
    in any of them without missing.
[08:26] Fukuda
    Oh, and you stand here.
[08:28] Fukuda
    Once the ball's in the circle,
    you've got three steps max to play it.
[08:31] Fukuda
    You won't manage that unless your body's
    facing the right way after your first touch.
[08:38] Ashito
    I got it.
[08:41] Shun
    Ashito's not home yet.
[08:44] Shun
    Right.
[08:44] Sign
    Teacher-
    Guardian
    Notebook
[08:45] Noriko
    Huh? Have you seen my makeup bag?
[08:46] Shun
    Yes.
[08:48] Noriko
    Oh, crap! I'm gonna be late!
[08:51] Shun
    What? All his teammates
     are out looking for him?
[08:54] Shun
    I'm so sorry he's causing
    trouble even after the game.
[08:57] Noriko
    Gotcha!
[08:57] Futamihama Coach
    Oh, no, no...
[08:58] Futamihama Coach
    They all volunteered.
[09:01] Futamihama Coach
    The result was disappointing, for sure,
[09:04] Futamihama Coach
    but this team only started winning
     games after Aoi-kun joined.
[09:08] Futamihama Coach
    Everyone's genuinely grateful to him.
[09:10] Noriko
    Oh, just leave him be, sheesh.
[09:13] Shun
    Mom...
[09:15] Noriko
    I took time out of my day job to go watch him,
    and he resorts to an act of violence.
[09:20] Shun
    Still, Ashito being violent? Why on earth
     would he... It's just so hard to believe.
[09:26] Noriko
    Shun, I'm sorry about this.
[09:28] Noriko
    I know you're tired
    after your part-time job.
[09:31] Shun
    Oh, no, it's totally fine.
[09:34] Noriko
    I made dinner. All you
    have to do is warm it up.
[09:37] Noriko
    Feed it to him when he gets home, will you?
[09:46] Fukuda
    You're so bad at this!
[09:48] Fukuda
    What time is it now?
[09:50] Fukuda
    Hey!
[09:52] Fukuda
    Man, I might not make
    check-in time at the hotel...
[09:58] Ashito
    Sh-Shut up!
[10:00] Ashito
    No one asked you to stay and watch, old man!
[10:05] Ashito
    Dammit! It's so hard!
[10:07] Ashito
    I can get the ball in the circle, but trying*
    to hit it again within three steps...
[10:12] Ashito
    I need to cut out all my extra movements.
[10:16] Fukuda
    That's enough.
[10:17] Fukuda
    Time's up.
[10:20] Fukuda
    Seems like close control
     techniques are beyond you.
[10:24] Fukuda
    Perhaps I was expecting too much...
    At this level, he probably won't make it.
[10:31] Fukuda
    Before I go...
[10:34] Fukuda
    I want you to answer one question.
[10:38] Fukuda
    You made a play today
    that was truly spectacular.
[10:47] Fukuda
    Your team's the one-yen coins.
    The ten-yen coins are the opposition.
[10:51] Fukuda
    This was when you scored
    right before getting sent off.
[10:57] Fukuda
    You suddenly changed direction to here,
[11:00] Fukuda
    picked up the loose ball
     that dropped right here,
[11:03] Fukuda
    then squeezed your shot through
    these defenders to score.
[11:09] Ashito
    Stop bugging me.
[11:11] Fukuda
    You aren't interested in tactics, are you?
[11:14] Fukuda
    You only think about scoring yourself,
    and wildly run around with no plan.
[11:19] Fukuda
    You can't play without
    your team's cooperation.
[11:22] Fukuda
    That's how a brute plays soccer.
[11:26] Fukuda
    And yet...
[11:29] Fukuda
    Somehow, the ball kept coming to you.
[11:34] Ashito
    Ah, dammit!
[11:36] Fukuda
    All match long. It's unfathomable.
[11:40] Fukuda
    It's like the ball's drawn to you, coming
     to the guy who's playing without thinking.
[11:45] Fukuda
    That's why it looked like you
     were the only one on the field.
[11:50] Fukuda
    Your teammates trust you completely,
    so they naturally pass the ball to you.
[11:55] Fukuda
    But their skill levels are pretty low,
    and most of your scoring opportunities...
[12:01] Fukuda
    came from the incredible number
    of loose balls you picked up.
[12:05] Fukuda
    Are you aware of that?
[12:07] Ashito
    I'm trying to concentrate here!
[12:09] Ashito
    Stop talking to me!
[12:10] Fukuda
    Yikes, scary!
[12:17] Gk Dad
    He's been acting strangely since the game.
[12:20] Gk Dad
    So we asked him what the issue was,
    and he said he wanted to come apologize.
[12:25] Baishinji Gk
    Back there, I... I insulted
    Aoi-kun's teammates.
[12:33] Baishinji Gk
    B-But I was just heckling him.
[12:38] Baishinji Gk
    He just held it all in and didn't rise to it.
[12:42] Baishinji Gk
    Aoi-kun was nearly always on the ball,
    and I figured we'd never win with him on the field,
[12:48] Baishinji Gk
    so I wanted to make him hit me!
[12:50] (Flashback) Baishinji Gk
    So your mom can finally afford to
     buy you the gear you need, huh?
[12:55] (Flashback) Baishinji Gk
    I remember how you used to be crazy poor.
[12:58] (Flashback) Baishinji Gk
    Though looking at the state of your cleats,
    it seems like nothing's changed.
[13:03] (Flashback) Baishinji Gk
    Everyone used to say how
    embarrassing playing with you was.
[13:07] (Flashback) Baishinji Gk
    'Cause your mom works at night.
    Know what I'm saying?
[13:14] (Flashback) Ashito
    You're picking a fight with me, aren't you?!
[13:17] (Flashback) Ashito
    Then talk trash me all you want, you hear?!
[13:20] (Flashback) Ashito
    I'm bad, I'm sloppy, I'm brainless...
    There's tons of things you can say about me!
[13:25] (Flashback) Ashito
    But leave my mom outta this, dammit!
[13:28] (Flashback) Ashito
    Leave her out of it!
[13:30] Baishinji Gk
    I'm so sorry!
[13:33] Baishinji Gk
    We won, but I was so ashamed,
    I couldn't bear it...
[13:37] Baishinji Gk
    I'm sorry... I'm sorry!
[13:40] Shun
    Mom...
[13:47] Ashito
    My last goal?
[13:50] Ashito
    If you only look at what was happening
     in the area around the goal, you're right,
[13:54] Ashito
    but in our half, my teammates were spread
    out like this, because everyone was tired.
[13:59] Ashito
    By contrast, our opponent's
    formation was neat and compact.
[14:02] Ashito
    So I kinda figured if I hung around in 
    this space here, I could move freely,
[14:06] Ashito
    and worst case, I could
    react to any counterattacks.
[14:10] Ashito
    Then I got the ball,
    and that led to me scoring.
[14:13] Ashito
    A genius play by a genius player.
[14:15] Ashito
    But in reality, it's all thanks to my
    teammates who got the ball to me
[14:20] Ashito
    even though they were exhausted.
[14:22] Ashito
    So it wasn't a "loose ball" at all.
    And it wasn't a coincidence!
[14:26] Ashito
    It was a team goal!
[14:35] Ashito
    I'm short-tempered.
[14:38] Ashito
    I can't do anything unless they let me
     play the way I like on the field.
[14:42] Ashito
    I only think about myself out there.
[14:45] Ashito
    They were the first to accept me for who I am.
[14:49] Ashito
    They reminded me why I play soccer.
[14:56] Ashito
    I love soccer.
[15:00] Ashito
    But that's how we ended up...
[15:12] Ashito
    Wh-What the hell is with you, old man?
[15:14] Ashito
    You're creepy.
[15:20] Ashito
    Where are you going?
[15:21] Fukuda
    I need to go chill for a bit.
     You should go home, too.
[15:32] Fukuda
    Every one of them? That's impossible.
[15:35] Fukuda
    That kid remembered the positions
    of all 22 players on the field!
[16:05] Fukuda
    Man, I slept out here like a backpacker...
[16:22] Fukuda
    No way... He's been at it all night long?
[16:28] Ashito
    Oh, you're up, old man! Look!
[16:30] Ashito
    Since around dawn, I've been unstoppable!
[16:34] Ashito
    Aren't I amazing? Whoa...
[16:42] Fukuda
    You're pretty creepy, too.
[16:49] Fukuda
    I'm the manager of Tokyo City
    Esperion FC Youth, Fukuda Tatsuya.
[16:55] Ashito
    Y-Youth?
[16:57] Fukuda
    Every J.League team has a youth team
     made up of high school-aged players.
[17:02] Fukuda
    I have an ambition, you see.
[17:05] Fukuda
    To have the world in the palm of my
     hand with a team I've put together.
[17:09] Fukuda
    And it won't just be a stepping stone to the 
    world stage. Our club will be the world stage.
[17:15] Fukuda
    Barça, Madrid, Manchester, Milan...
[17:18] Fukuda
    We'll crush them all.
[17:21] Fukuda
    And what makes my ambition
     possible... is the youth team.
[17:28] Fukuda
    Come to our tryouts.
    They're in Tokyo in 10 days' time.
[17:33] Fukuda
    Go home and discuss it with your family.
[18:17] Nanami
    I knew it. It is Ashito.
[18:19] Nanami
    He's been practicing here every day lately.
[18:25] Nanami
    Too bad about the tournament,
    but we had fun rooting for you.
[18:29] Nanami
    We got super excited while
     playing our instruments!
[18:32] Sawa
    But what about high school? You missed
     out on that recommendation, didn't you?
[18:42] Ashito
    Wherever I end up, I can still play soccer.
[18:45] Kogure
    Oh, hey there. Good job, new team.
[18:48] Underclassman A
    Oh, Senpai.
[18:50] Kogure
    Hi to you too, Ashito!
[18:52] Kogure
    We took the time to visit these guys,
     so let's play some soccer together!
[18:56] Ashito
    All right! Let's do it!
[19:12] Underclassman B
    You know, Ashito-san's...
    really gotten better... hasn't he?
[19:21] (Flashback) Shun
    An invitation from a youth team in Tokyo?
[19:24] (Flashback) Noriko
    What are you babbling about?!
[19:27] (Flashback) Noriko
    I can't possibly send you to Tokyo!
    How old do you think you are?!
[19:31] (Flashback) Shun
    Mom...
[19:32] (Flashback) Noriko
    You're in junior high.
[19:34] (Flashback) Noriko
    And to play soccer, of all things.
[19:36] (Flashback) Noriko
    Don't you know the
    financial situation we're in?!
[19:42] (Flashback) Noriko
    We don't have that kind of money.
[19:49] Kogure
    I'm sorry your recommendation fell through.
[19:52] Kogure
    But you're going to Futami High
     now, right? With all of us.
[19:57] Kogure
    I'm so happy.
[19:59] Kogure
    Now we have a new goal of taking
     the weakest team ever to nationals.
[20:06] Ashito
    Yeah. You're right.
[20:09] Ashito
    It's a good goal.
[20:14] Ashito
    Huh? Shun?
[20:17] Shun
    You're coming home late these days.
[20:19] Shun
    I'm not working today,
    so I came to pick you up.
[20:25] Shun
    Fukuda Tatsuya, an ex-midfielder who used
     to play for the Japanese national team.
[20:31] Shun
    The guy who gave you that invitation...
    He was an amazing player.
[20:36] Ashito
    Shun?
[20:38] Shun
    He's from Ehime prefecture, though he
    moved away when he was in grade school.
[20:44] Shun
    His playing days were over 10 years ago,
    so it's no wonder you don't know him.
[20:51] Shun
    After graduating from a
    big-name school for soccer,
[20:54] Shun
    he joined J1's Tokyo City Esperion at 18.
[20:58] Shun
    He was a starter by age 20.
[21:00] Shun
    He hit his prime at age 23,
[21:03] Shun
    and went to play in La Liga in Spain,
     the best league in the world.
[21:07] Ashito
    Spain?!
[21:10] Shun
    He was a genius who bloomed early.
    The whole world knew his name.
[21:15] Shun
    That's where my knowledge of him stops.
[21:18] Shun
    From what I remember, he suffered a serious
     injury in the final game of that season.
[21:23] Shun
    He did make a comeback,
    but he never hit the same heights.
[21:27] Shun
    He must have retired not long after.
[21:29] Shun
    I didn't know he became a
     youth team coach, though.
[21:34] Ashito
    Ever since that day, I...
[21:37] Ashito
    I haven't been able to get
     my heart to calm down.
[21:40] Ashito
    What is this?
[21:47] Ashito
    The words of that weird creepy guy keep
    ringing in my ears, no matter what I do.
[21:55] Shun
    You should go.
[21:58] Shun
    Going to those tryouts isn't a big deal.
    Whatever happens after, we'll deal with it.
[22:03] Shun
    Here. Take this.
[22:08] Shun
    It took me quite a few days to save up
     that much. So don't waste it, okay?
[22:12] Shun
    I can be the one to tell Mom.
[22:16] Shun
    Find out for yourself
    what's waiting for you.
[22:23] (Flashback) Fukuda
    Come to our tryouts.
[22:26] (Flashback) Fukuda
    I'll take you... to the world stage.
[24:19] Sign
    Next Episode
[24:19] Sign
    Tokyo City Esperion
[24:19] Sign
    This is a work of fiction, and bears no relation to any actual persons, organizations, or names.
[24:23] Ashito
    The next episode of Aoashi is: 
    "Tokyo City Esperion."

E2 - Tokyo City Esperion
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[00:08] Ashito
    Is that the Tokyo Met building?
[00:11] Driver
    No, it's just a regular office building.
    So where are you trying to go?
[00:15] Ashito
    Tokyo City Esperion's Soccer Town.
[00:18] Ashito
    I'm here to play soccer.
[00:20] Ashito
    And take part in the youth team tryouts.
[02:00] Ashito
    All of this is one big soccer facility?!
[02:01] Sign
    Tokyo City Esperion
[02:13] Ashito
    They must be here for tryouts like me.
[02:16] Ashito
    Guess I'd better get out there!
[02:19] Ashito
    Oh, uh, the registration fee...
[02:28] Ashito
    Oh, sorry.
[02:39] Hana
    Are you the one from Ehime?
[02:43] Ashito
    Uh, yeah, I am, but how did you...
[02:47] Hana
    Your hair.
[02:47] Hana
    I was told a guy with hair
    like Valderrama's was coming.
[02:51] Hana
    My bro said it, not me.
[02:54] Ashito
    Your bro?!
[02:57] Ashito
    Cut that out! Who the heck are you anyway,
     showin' up outta nowhere?!
[03:02] Hana
    My bro's been going on and on about you.
[03:07] Hana
    So annoying.
[03:10] Mibu
    Hana-chan, hurry it up.
    The tryouts are about to start.
[03:14] Hana
    Oh, coming!
[03:19] Hana
    Follow me.
[03:21] Hana
    You're here for the tryouts, right?
[03:26] Hana
    We have a total of 86 hopefuls.
    Candidates with promise include:
[03:31] Hana
    Tachibana Soichiro from Yokoyama Musashino's
    Junior Youth soccer team.
[03:37] Hana
    He was on the team that won the
     Kanto boys' soccer tournament.
[03:41] Hana
    Kaneda Akinori, captain of the prestigious
     Tama Central Junior High team.
[03:47] Hana
    Hasegawa Yudai from Seiran Junior High.
[03:51] Hana
    Lee Jong Suk, also from Seiran Junior High.
[03:55] Hana
    Have you achieved
    anything of note in Ehime?
[04:03] Hana
    What's my bro thinking?
[04:08] Hana
    The front desk's over there.
[04:10] Hana
    You pay the 5,000 yen
     registration fee there.
[04:13] Hana
    Good luck. Do your best. See ya.
[04:16] Ashito
    Wow.
[04:20] Ashito
    A grass field!
[04:22] Ashito
    I get to play soccer on
    such a beautiful field today!
[04:26] Ashito
    I wish Shun could see this!
[04:34] Date
    I'm Date, the head coach.
[04:36] Date
    As you may already know, Tokyo City Esperion FC
     is in its ninth year in the J1 League.
[04:43] Date
    We've won the league title once,
    and the Emperor's Cup once, too.
[04:47] Date
    Our first team's record is solid.
[04:50] Date
    And it all comes down to the
    training of our youth players.
[04:54] Date
    Esperion's youth coaching is
    considered the finest in Japan.
[04:59] Date
    You can take it from here, Manager Fukuda.
[05:02] Fukuda
    Thank you all for coming today.
[05:10] Fukuda
    I believe that a team that fails to nurture
     the next generation has no future.
[05:14] Fukuda
    In reality, however, pro soccer clubs end up
[05:17] Fukuda
    having to acquire players from other clubs
    to shore up any weaknesses in their team.
[05:24] Fukuda
    But what if that player you acquire
     ends up being a disappointment?
[05:28] Fukuda
    There's no such issue with players who
    we've raised from when they were young.
[05:32] Fukuda
    We know their skills and
    personalities better than anyone.
[05:37] Fukuda
    Plus their strengths and weaknesses.
[05:40] Fukuda
    You guys can soak up the club's
    style of play as you train.
[05:45] Fukuda
    That's what it means to "raise" players.
[05:48] Fukuda
    The future of Japanese
    soccer lies in raising players.
[05:52] Fukuda
    If you pass today, we'll work together.
[05:55] Fukuda
    If you don't, use this experience
    to become a better player,
[05:59] Fukuda
    then come laugh at us because
    we couldn't see your potential.
[06:05] Fukuda
    All right!
[06:07] Fukuda
    How was that, Benzen? No flubs whatsoever.
[06:10] Benzen
    You just ruined it.
[06:13] Ashito
    Crap. I know hardly anything about the
    J.League, youth teams, or this club.
[06:20] Ashito
    I only came 'cause I was invited...
[06:26] Ashito
    And yet, I can't get my heart to calm down!
[06:34] Fukuda
    Oh, just one more thing.
[06:37] Fukuda
    It's quite rare for us to snap up
    any players from these tryouts.
[06:43] Fukuda
    There's a good chance we won't pick any of you.
[06:45] Ashito
    What?
[06:47] Ashito
    Why'd you spring that on us now, old man?!
[06:50] Benzen
    What's that?! Show some respect!
[06:53] Ashito
    But it's not fair!
[06:55] Ashito
    So many people came here,
    all wanting to get in!
[06:58] Ashito
    Not picking anyone's just plain wrong!
[07:10] Tsukishima
    M-Manager Fukuda...
[07:14] Fukuda
    Oh, right. I guess I didn't mention that part.
[07:19] Fukuda
    It slipped my mind, Ashito.
    I was kinda short on time. My bad.
[07:25] Ashito
    H-He's wearing sandals?!
[07:28] Ashito**
    Th-This team's managed
    by a crazy, creepy old man.
[07:33] Fukuda
    Youth teams aren't soccer schools.
    We can only take players who are game-ready.
[07:40] Fukuda
    In last year's intake, with the
    players one year above you,
[07:44] Fukuda
    we added 15 players to our youth team.
[07:47] Fukuda
    Of these, three were scouted,
    one made it in from the tryouts,
[07:51] Fukuda
    and 11 got promoted
     from the junior youth team.
[07:55] Ashito
    Promoted... from the junior youth team?
[07:58] Fukuda
    Yes. Most of the time,
    over half the youth team intake
[08:01] Fukuda
    is made up of players promoted
    from the junior youth team.
[08:06] Fukuda
    Last year, there were 25 third-years
     in the junior youth team.
[08:13] Fukuda
    Which means 14 kids who'd worked hard
     believing they'd be promoted weren't.
[08:18] Fukuda
    Then there's the scouted players.
[08:20] Fukuda
    Talent scouts are always on the
    lookout for promising players in Tokyo.
[08:26] Fukuda
    If we find someone worthwhile, we negotiate
     directly with them to join the team.
[08:33] Ashito
    So you're saying I wasn't "worthwhile"?
[08:36] Fukuda
    In short, thanks to the work done by our
     scout team, we already know all about you.
[08:43] Fukuda
    All 86 of you here today are players
     we didn't think were worth snapping up.
[08:49] Benzen
    Hey, now...
[08:50] Tsukishima
    Don't say it like that, Manager Fukuda.
[08:53] Date
    Fukuda...
[08:54] Fukuda
    However...
[08:56] Fukuda
    All of you already know that.
[08:59] Fukuda
    You know your worth, but you came here to take
     a chance on what is a very slim possibility.
[09:04] Fukuda
    So many of you came here
    wanting to join Tokyo City Esperion.
[09:10] Fukuda
    Players who can crawl up through a
    crowd like this really do shine through.
[09:16] Fukuda
    I'd say that spark is essential to this club.
[09:19] Fukuda
    That spirit of defiance.
    A player who can turn the tables.
[09:23] Fukuda
    We'd kill to get players like that.
[09:26] Fukuda
    Display that spark and we will find you.
[09:30] Fukuda
    So do your best.
[09:32] Applicants
    Yeah!
[09:39] Benzen
    The first stage of assessment
     is the fitness test.
[09:47] Tsukishima
    That's 6.1 seconds.
[09:50] Applicant A
    A new PB!
[09:51] Ohtomo
    Hey, you're trembling.
[09:54] Ashito
    Huh?
[09:57] Ohtomo
    S-Seems like I am, too.
[09:59] Ohtomo
    I get a stomachache when I'm nervous.
[10:03] Ohtomo
    It hurts.
[10:04] Ashito
    You're the very first person who's spoken
     to me since I got here. Congratulations!
[10:09] Ashito
    I'm Aoi Ashito.
[10:10] Ashito
    My position is "Genius Forward."
[10:14] Ohtomo
    I'm Ohtomo Eisaku.
[10:16] Ohtomo
    But forget about names! 
    This is all your fault!
[10:20] Ashito
    Huh?
[10:21] Ohtomo
    Because you couldn't keep your mouth shut,
    Manager Fukuda gave us that speech.
[10:25] Ohtomo
    And now, everyone's fired up.
[10:28] Ohtomo
    A bunch of 'em were
     bundles of nerves before.
[10:31] Ohtomo
    I actually had a shot...
[10:34] Ashito
    Oh, is that so?
[10:38] Ashito
    You're right. Lots of these guys
    looked super stiff at the start.
[10:41] Ashito
    But I like it this way better.
[10:43] Ohtomo
    Huh?
[10:45] Ashito
    I get to play soccer with
    these guys at their best.
[10:54] Tsukishima
    Next up, we'll play some
    20-minute mini-games of 7-on-7.
[10:58] Tsukishima
    This is the most important
     element of the first stage.
[11:01] Tsukishima
    Good luck, everyone!
[11:03] Ohtomo
    Who the hell decided these teams?
[11:07] Ohtomo
    This is so unfair.
[11:10] Ashito
    Bring it on!
[11:23] Hana
    Hey, bro! How's the grading going?
[11:26] Fukuda
    Hana, I told you not to call me
    that out here on the field.
[11:31] Hana
    Oh, sorry, "Manager Fukuda."
[11:34] Tsukihima
    Hana-chan, I'm sorry for making
    you work under this scorching sun.
[11:38] Tsukihima
    Even if you're Manager Fukuda's sister...
[11:41] Hana
    I don't mind!
[11:43] Hana
    It's nothing compared to the guys out there.
    They're putting their careers on the line.
[11:50] Hana
    Though the game going on here
     seems kinda... one-sided.
[12:13] Ohtomo
    Hey! What do you think you're doing?!
[12:16] Ohtomo
    Don't try and do it all by yourself!
[12:18] Ohtomo
    You keep giving the ball away, Ehime!
[12:21] Ashito
    It's 'cause you guys aren't passing to me!
[12:24] Ashito
    I wanna score, but since no one's passing to me,
[12:28] Ashito
    I have to take it upfield all by myself!
[12:29] Ohtomo
    No one's passing to you 'cause you
    don't let go of it once you have it!
[12:33] Ohtomo
    Despite all that big talk,
    you're just another show-off.
[12:42] Ohtomo
    You've got the guts to try things.
    I can see that.
[12:45] Ohtomo
    And it's not all your fault.
[12:47] Ohtomo
    We've got zero teamwork.
[12:50] Ohtomo
    We need to pull ourselves together.
[12:53] Spectator A
    The white team appears to be arguing.
[12:55] Spectator A
    It's understandable, though.
    They're totally outclassed.
[12:59] Spectator B
    Especially by that guy,
    Tachibana Soichiro.
[13:05] Ashito
    What was that?!
[13:06] Spectator B
    Rumor is, the main purpose of these tryouts
     is to work out whether or not to sign him up.
[13:15] Ashito
    Nice!
[13:16] Ashito
    I'm free over here!
[13:18] Ashito
    I'm free!
[13:24] Ohtomo
    Don't worry, Kaneda! It was a nice try!
[13:32] Hana
    Bro, is it really okay to have such a
    huge gap in skills between the teams?
[13:39] Fukuda
    Their careers are at stake in these tryouts.
[13:43] Fukuda
    All of them want to stand out and be noticed.
[13:47] Fukuda
    It's all me, me, me.
[13:49] Fukuda
    In a makeshift team where
     no one knows each other,
[13:53] Fukuda
    showing off your A-game
     is next to impossible.
[13:55] Fukuda
    "What's needed right now?"
[13:58] Fukuda
    "What role should I play in
     this imperfect situation?"
[14:02] Fukuda
    We aren't judging their
    physicality or techniques.
[14:07] ---
    We're judging their ability
     to think—their intelligence.
[14:11] Coach A
    That boy from Ehime's no good.
[14:14] Coach A
    He's stopped moving completely.
[14:16] Coach B
    Why'd Manager Fukuda even get him
     to come all the way out here?
[14:25] Ashito
    Dammit. My bad habit strikes again.
[14:29] (Flashback) Ohtomo
    You're just another show-off!
[14:35] Ashito
    It was thanks to my friends that
    I could play the way I wanted.
[14:41] Ashito
    I must never forget that.
[14:47] Ashito
    Playing with these guys,
    I can see that they're all skilled.
[14:55] Ashito
    I want to play real soccer with these guys!
[15:20] Ashito
    Ohtomo!
[15:26] Coach A
    Hey, what's he doing?
[15:28] Coach A
    He's a forward, but he's dropped
     all the way into defense...
[15:32] Coach B
    Is he still hung up on making a
    grandstand play this late in the game?
[15:35] Ohtomo
    What are you doing, Ehime?
[15:37] Ohtomo
    Pass it back to me! C'mon already!
[15:40] Nakano
    Keep the ball away from our goal area!
[15:42] Benzen
    Five minutes left! Do your absolute
     best so you won't have any regrets!
[15:48] Ashito
    Bear with it! I can do this!
[15:50] Coach A
    Unfortunately, he hasn't made the cut,
    even though he came all the way from Ehime...
[15:54] Coach A
    Aoi 
     Ashito
[15:56] Kaneda
    Dammit!
[15:58] Kaneda
    What the heck is he doing?!
[16:11] Ashito
    Please...
[16:13] Ashito
    I'm begging you! Just take
    one more step into our half!
[16:16] Ohtomo
    What's going on?
[16:18] Ohtomo
    Why's Ehime keeping the ball in that area?
[16:22] Ohtomo
    What's he aiming to do?
[16:24] Red Team No.16
    Funky Hair over there
     is totally panicking.
[16:28] Lee
    Yeah.
[16:29] Lee
    If we press him, we can win back the ball.
[16:31] Lee
    Let's go.
[16:39] Hana
    Ah! What's he doing?! Why's he
    dribbling towards his own goal?!
[16:43] Ohtomo
    Kaneda, run!
[16:57] Ashito
    Eat that!
[17:01] Ohtomo
    Awesome! Well done, Kaneda!
[17:04] Ohtomo
    That was me! My instruction was key!
[17:07] Ohtomo
    Without it, you wouldn't have
     been there, right? Right?!
[17:10] Ashito
    Hey! Did ya see that?!
[17:13] Ashito
    I'm the guy who shines even when he
     doesn't score! Yup, that's me, Aoi Ashito!
[17:17] Ashito
    Me, me, me, me!
[17:19] Ashito
    I-It was pure luck that it actually worked...
[17:24] Ashito
    Assists feel great, huh?
[17:35] Tsukishima
    Amazing!
[17:36] Tsukishima
    So cool! What a treat we just witnessed, huh?
[17:39] Tsukishima
    It was all so perfectly timed, wasn't it?
[17:41] Tsukishima
    As the forward, he dropped
    all the way into his own half,
[17:44] Tsukishima
    and drew in the opposition.
    Even their defenders.
[17:48] Tsukishima
    That created an opening in the
    other half for a fraction of a second.
[17:52] Tsukishima
    He seized that chance to send a long
     pass upfield with pinpoint precision.
[17:57] Tsukishima
    In his play, I saw a glimpse of his bird's-eye
     view that covers the whole field!
[18:05] Fukuda
    Okay, time's up!
[18:08] Fukuda
    We will now go decide which 11 players
     move on to the final stage of assessment.
[18:17] Ohtomo
    How can you eat so much, Aoi?
[18:21] Ashito
    Why are you hardly eating, Ohtomo?
[18:23] Ohtomo
    The food won't go down 'cause
    I'm nervous about whether I made the cut.
[18:27] Ohtomo
    I didn't get any time on
    the ball... Like, at all...
[18:32] Coach A
    Tachibana Soichiro. Kaneda Akinori.
[18:35] Coach A
    Hasegawa Yudai. Lee Jong Suk.
[18:38] Coach A
    They're all solid choices.
[18:41] Fukuda
    Tsukishima, what do you think?
[18:44] Tsukishima
    Ohtomo Eisaku-kun!
[18:46] Tsukishima
    He was very unique.
[18:48] Coach C
    Ohtomo Eisaku?
[18:50] Coach C
    I don't think he did anything of note...
[18:53] Tsukishima
    It was more his behavior on and
    off the field, rather than his skills.
[18:56] Tsukishima
    Did you notice?
[18:57] Date
    Of course.
[18:58] Benzen
    I did, too.
[18:59] Tsukishima
    Even before the tryouts started,
    he was chatting to different players.
[19:05] Tsukishima
    Especially those on the white team
     with numbers close to his.
[19:10] Tsukishima
    Do you know what that means?
[19:11] Tsukishima
    In those interactions with players
    likely to be on his team in the mini-game,
[19:17] Tsukishima
    he was gauging their
    personalities and playing styles.
[19:20] Coach C
    Aren't you reading too much into it?
[19:22] Tsukishima
    No, no, I'm telling you.
    Trust me. He's a shrewd one.
[19:27] Tsukishima
    He was also the only one who tried to pump up
     his team when the chips were down.
[19:33] Fukuda
    We're short on midfielders, so let's keep him.
[19:37] Coach A
    The real question mark is Aoi Ashito.
[19:41] Coach A
    We're very split on him.
[19:51] Ashito
    W-Wait, you...
[19:53] Ashito
    I see. I didn't realize
     you were a cafeteria lady.
[19:56] Hana
    I'm not! You saw me helping out
    with the tryouts!
[20:00] Hana
    I'm just volunteering for today.
    I'm just a normal junior high school student.
[20:03] Hana
    But never mind that.
[20:05] Hana
    No more seconds for you.
[20:06] Ashito
    What?!
[20:08] Hana
    Why's that surprising?
[20:09] Hana
    If you make the cut, you
    have to play again right away.
[20:13] Hana
    On top of that, you've had too much
    fried food, which is hard to digest.
[20:19] Hana
    Hey...
[20:21] Hana
    A reckless guy like you couldn't think far enough
     ahead to pull off a perfect pass like that.
[20:27] Hana
    So was it just a happy accident?
[20:32] Ashito
    To be honest with you,
    I'm not totally sure myself.
[20:36] Ashito
    They'd completely owned
    us up until that point,
[20:39] Ashito
    so I just looked around the field,
    thinking we had to do something.
[20:45] Ashito
    It's a habit of mine.
[20:46] Ashito
    Looking around the field calms me down.
[20:49] Ashito
    I don't really remember much after that.
[20:52] Ashito
    My body just sort of reacted...
[20:55] Hana
    I see! So it was intuition!
[20:59] Hana
    I'm so relieved.
[21:00] Hana
    I knew it wasn't something
    a mere teenager could copy.
[21:04] Ashito
    Huh?
[21:05] Hana
    My all-time favorite player said
     he never stopped thinking about soccer.
[21:11] Hana
    During training, during a match,
    even when he wasn't playing soccer,
[21:15] Hana
    he thought and thought
     and... thought about it.
[21:22] Hana
    If you do, "You're able to do things
     without thinking about them."
[21:27] Hana
    "That's when you've truly
    mastered your craft," he said.
[21:32] Hana
    "It's similar to intuition, but different."
[21:37] Hana
    Good luck.
[21:38] Hana
    "A man is but a thinking reed."
[21:41] Hana
    I'm Ichijo Hana. Nice to meet you!
[21:44] Hana
    I'm Manager Fukuda's sister.
    Or well, stepsister.
[21:54] Announcer
    Goal!
[21:56] Announcer
    Unstoppable 23-year-old, Fukuda Tatsuya,
[21:59] Announcer
    sent a laser beam of a long pass
    upfield from inside his own half!
[22:22] Announcement
    Attention, all candidates.
[22:26] Announcement
    We have selected who will
    move on to the next stage.
[22:30] Announcement
    Please make your way to the field.
[24:19] Sign
    Next Episode
[24:19] Sign
    The Final Test Begins
[24:19] Sign
    This is a work of fiction, and bears no relation to any actual persons, organizations, or names.
[24:23] Fukuda
    The next episode of Aoashi is:
    "The Final Test Begins."

E3 - The Final Test Begins
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[00:01] Fukuda
    I will now announce the 11 players
    who will move on to the final stage.
[00:04] Fukuda
    Fukatsu Hoichi.
[00:06] Fukuda
    Lee Jong Suk.
[00:08] Fukuda
    Kakita Toui.
[00:09] Fukuda
    Nakano Junnosuke.
[00:11] Fukuda
    Hasegawa Yudai.
[00:13] Fukuda
    Soda Kensho.
[00:14] Fukuda
    Izumi Mamoru.
[00:15] Fukuda
    Ohtomo Eisaku.
[00:17] Fukuda
    Kaneda Akinori.
[00:18] Fukuda
    Tachibana Soichiro.
[00:20] Tachibana
    Yes, sir.
[00:22] Fukuda
    And last but not least...
[00:31] Noriko
    Sorry, Shun, can you grab that?
[00:33] Shun
    Oh, sure.
[00:37] Ashito
    I did it.
[00:39] Ashito
    I-I made the cut to the final stage
    of assessment. Shun, I made the cut!
[00:44] Shun
    Good job!
[00:46] Ashito
    I can't believe it, Shun!
[00:49] Shun
    You made it this far, so go ace this test.
[00:53] Shun
    I'm the one who taught you how to play soccer.
[00:56] Shun
    You gotta raise my stock, you hear?
[01:00] Ashito
    Thank you, Shun.
[02:36] Announcement (Hotta)
    The final stage will
    commence in 30 minutes.
[02:40] Ashito
    Hey.
[02:42] Ashito
    Do you guys wanna chat?
[02:42] Sign
    The Final Test Begins
[02:44] Ashito
    Uh...
[02:45] Ashito
    Only if you want to, I mean.
[02:47] Ashito
    Since 11 of us made the cut,
[02:50] Ashito
    I'm guessing this final stage
    will be an 11-on-11 match.
[02:54] Ashito
    It'll be all of us against
    another team of 11, right? So...
[02:58] Ashito
    I... I think we should get to
    know each other a little...
[03:06] Ashito
    H-Hey! Wh-What's up with you all?
[03:08] Ashito
    I mustered up all the
    courage I have to ask that!
[03:13] Ashito
    Ohtomo?
[03:14] Ohtomo
    I don't wanna be alone until the
     final stage starts, so let's chat.
[03:18] Ohtomo
    Let's chat about love.
[03:20] Tachibana
    All right.
[03:21] Ohtomo
    The word "love" is...
[03:22] Tachibana
    Let's chat.
[03:23] Tachibana
    I'm interested in you.
[03:25] Ashito
    Huh?
[03:26] Nakano
    I-I am, too.
[03:30] Fukatsu
    I want in.
[03:38] Ashito
    A-All righty, then!
[03:42] Ashito
    Uh, we could play Truth or Dare...
[03:44] Ohtomo
    You suggested chatting without
    thinking what to chat about?
[03:47] Ohtomo
    Oh, fine. I'll start.
[03:49] Ohtomo
    Everyone say what playing style you prefer.
     Like what kind of passes you want.
[03:56] Tsukishima
    What's going on?
[03:57] Hotta
    Looks like the candidates
    are coming up with a plan.
[04:00] Tsukishima
    That's good.
[04:04] Nakano
    Those are the kind of passes I want.
[04:07] Ashito
    You're all so picky.
[04:09] Ohtomo
    Look who's talking!
[04:12] Nakano
    We all want to get signed.
[04:14] Kaneda
    Well, obviously.
[04:16] Nakano
    To tell you the truth, I think this is my
    last chance... at becoming a pro player.
[04:26] Ashito
    O-Oh, c'mon, you're exaggerating...
[04:29] Ohtomo
    Mine, too.
[04:31] Ohtomo
    I know what level I'm at.
[04:33] Ohtomo
    We have to ace these tryouts if we
    want to make it onto the youth team.
[04:38] Ohtomo
    Out of those hoping to go pro,
    we're the also-rans.
[04:42] Ohtomo
    If I end up joining my
    high school soccer team,
[04:45] Ohtomo
    I'll do the usual thing of playing for
     three years before retiring like everyone else.
[04:48] Ohtomo
    That's the future in store for me.
    But is it really what I want?
[04:53] Ohtomo
    I decided I'd change it, even
    if it calls for drastic measures.
[04:58] Ohtomo
    Tachibana, I'm sure you've
    got a different outlook on it.
[05:01] Ohtomo
    You might still get promoted
    to your club's youth team.
[05:05] Tachibana
    No...
[05:06] Tachibana
    I haven't improved as a player in years.
[05:10] Tachibana
    I've grown complacent
    at the club I grew up in,
[05:14] Tachibana
    and I can feel myself losing
     my competitive edge.
[05:19] Tachibana
    I came here today to snap myself out of it.
[05:23] Tachibana
    If I don't make it as a pro, my life is over.
[05:31] Ashito
    Huh. I've never really given any
    serious thought to going pro.
[05:38] Ashito
    You're all amazing.
[05:40] Ashito
    I mean it. I've never played
    at such a high level in my life.
[05:48] Ashito
    None of you are "also-rans."
[05:51] Ashito
    It's me saying this, so there ain't no mistake!
[05:53] Ashito
    I'm so pumped I get to play
    soccer with all of you again!
[06:02] Fukuda
    Sorry for the wait. Here are
     your final stage opponents.
[06:06] Fukuda
    Allow me to introduce...
[06:11] Fukuda
    The Tokyo City Esperion Youth.
[06:14] Takasugi
    We look forward to a good match.
[06:16] Tokyo Ce Youth
    Let's have a good one.
[06:18] Spectator
    What's the manager thinking?
[06:21] Ohtomo
    S-Seriously?
[06:23] Izumi
    H-Hold on a sec!
[06:26] Izumi
    These guys are on a whole other level
    in terms of physique and skills.
[06:30] Izumi
    This is meant to be a test, but we 
    can't show our true skills against them!
[06:37] Fukuda
    You can't play against players
     who are better than you?
[06:42] Fukuda
    You're trying to overcome the
    wall that is the youth team.
[06:46] Fukuda
    Which means going up against these guys.
[06:50] Fukuda
    So go do it.
[06:52] Fukuda
    Straightforward enough, right?
[06:55] Lee
    This is ridiculous.
[06:59] Tachibana
    So this is the Esperion Youth...
[07:03] Tachibana
    I saw them play in the final
    of last year's J-Youth Cup.
[07:07] Tachibana
    The skill on display was
    beyond anything I was expecting.
[07:10] Tachibana
    It was way above the level
    of regular high-school soccer.
[07:14] Tachibana
    With all my heart, I long
    to play that kind of soccer.
[07:24] (Flashback) Fukuda
    I have an ambition, you see.
[07:35] Fukuda
    Oh, one more thing.
[07:37] Fukuda
    At some point during the game,
    I'm going to tell you all something.
[07:41] Fukuda
    It won't be an instruction or anything.
    Just lend me your ears.
[07:52] Fukatsu
    The crowd's still buzzing.
[07:54] Kaneko
    It's hard to concentrate.
[07:56] Ashito
    Let's go win.
[07:59] Ashito
    We can do it.
[08:01] Tachibana
    I'm with Aoi.
[08:03] Tachibana
    Hear me out.
[08:05] Tachibana
    I've seen a bunch of them
     in the Under-15 league.
[08:08] Tachibana
    Most of them are first-years in high school.
[08:11] Tachibana
    Which means they're only one year above us.
[08:14] Tachibana
    I believe we have a shot.
[08:18] Akutsu
    Fukuda-san.
[08:20] Fukuda
    Hm? What's up, Akutsu?
[08:23] Akutsu
    If possible, I'd like to play, too.
[08:28] Fukuda
    Where's this coming from?
[08:30] Ashito
    Exactly! Let's do this!
[08:32] Ashito
    If we can beat these guys,
    they'll have no excuse!
[08:36] Ashito
    They'll have to sign us all up!
[08:39] Akutsu
    There seems to be some misunderstanding
     about who exactly we are.
[08:45] Tachibana
    I think our best bet is a 3-5-2 formation,
     with Aoi and Kaneda as the two up front.
[08:50] Tachibana
    I'll play in the pocket.
[08:52] Kaneda
    Aoi, can I play on the right?
[08:55] Ashito
    Sure! Whatever works!
[08:57] Tachibana
    Anyone opposed to Hasegawa
    being our holding midfielder?
[09:01] Lee
    I'll command the back line.
[09:04] Tachibana
    Okay.
[09:05] Tachibana
    I'd like the defenders to limit how much
    they go forward and just focus on defense.
[09:08] Tachibana
    How's that sound?
[09:09] Nakano
    Okay.
[09:10] Ashito
    Great, we're set! Let's go!
[09:18] Ashito
    They're still chatting? Hurry it up already.
[09:22] Akutsu
    Hey, what happened to your cleats?
[09:25] Ashito
    Huh? Oh...
[09:27] Ashito
    They're, uh...
[09:29] Ashito
    I guess you could say they're a little well-worn,
    but they're actually quite comfy.
[09:35] Akutsu
    I'm Akutsu, a first-year on Esperion Youth.
[09:38] Akutsu
    Nice to meet you.
[09:40] Ashito
    I'm Aoi Ashito from Ehime. Right back at ya.
[09:47] Ashito
    What a polite, well-mannered guy.
[09:49] Ashito
    I pictured the youth team as elites,
    and he's exactly that.
[10:04] Tachibana
    Huh? What's this?
[10:06] Tachibana
    There's a huge space there all of a sudden.
[10:09] Tachibana
    Is it a trap? But...
[10:13] Ashito
    Ohtomo, hey!
[10:19] Ashito
    No pressure, no marking...
    I'm slicing through them like it's nothing.
[10:23] Ohtomo
    Aoi!
[10:28] Hana
    Ah! So close!
[10:31] Spectator (Haruta Midori)
    Huh? It only took three of them
     to break through their lines...
[10:43] Izumi
    Ohtomo!
[10:46] Spectator A
    He passed it in behind again!
[10:50] Hana
    So close again!
[11:01] Spectator A
    What the heck are you guys doing?
[11:03] Spectator B
    Shame on you!
[11:04] Spectator C
    The youth team's supposed
     to be their inspiration!
[11:08] Spectator C
    You're losing to the candidates!
[11:14] Hotta
    Are you all right?
[11:15] Ohtomo
    Sorry. I got overexcited and
     gave myself a nosebleed.
[11:21] Tachibana
    Are they going easy on us?
[11:24] Tachibana
    No...
[11:27] Kaneda
    They must be the benchwarmers.
[11:33] Akutsu
    Can you all do it?
[11:35] Taira
    Okay.
[11:36] Matsunaga
    No problem.
[11:42] Akutsu
    Everyone's ready.
[11:44] Akutsu
    That was faster than I thought.
[12:03] Kaneda
    They might be in the youth team,
    but they're not doing so hot today, huh?
[12:07] Kaneda
    Let's do this!
[12:13] Hasegawa
    Go, No. 10!
[12:14] Hasegawa
    Break through down the wing!
[12:16] Ashito
    Only one defender to beat.
[12:18] Ashito
    If I can get past him,
    I'll be at the goal!
[12:20] Ashito
    If I use that first-touch technique
    old man Fukuda taught me...
[12:24] Ashito
    and land the ball right there*,
     he won't have time to react.
[12:30] Ashito
    Huh? He got back already?
[12:37] Nakano
    Huh?
[12:38] Ohtomo
    What?
[12:53] Lee
    Stop them!
[12:55] Lee
    What are you doing?!
[12:56] Ashito
    Their passes are... crazy accurate!
[13:00] Ashito
    They're moving the ball around with only
    one-touch passes and minimal dribbling!
[13:08] Fukuda
    Awesome, right?
[13:09] Fukuda
    Is it beyond you since you
    don't play soccer, Hana?
[13:13] Fukuda
    One-touch passing.
[13:16] Fukuda
    It's a technique for passing between
     teammates using only one touch.
[13:21] Fukuda
    If you do it right, you can bear down on
    the other team's goal at formidable speed.
[13:25] Fukuda
    But this style of play requires everyone
    involved to have exceptional positioning,
[13:29] Fukuda
    passing, and the ability to
    calculate where the space will be.
[13:34] Fukuda
    In other words, in order
    to execute it successfully,
[13:37] Fukuda
    all 11 of them must share a perfect mental
    map of the route the ball is going to take.
[13:41] Ohtomo
    Unbelievable.
[13:45] Ashito
    Snap out of it, you guys!
[13:47] Ashito
    Gettin' outplayed like this ain't no fun!
[13:53] Ashito
    For real this time!
[13:56] Ashito
    Take it down, and...
[14:07] Spectator (Haruta Midori)
    The first half is over!
[14:10] Ashito
    I took the ball down and he just...
    kicked it as soon as it landed.
[14:16] Ashito
    Which means he knew precisely*
    where I was trying to place it.
[14:21] Ashito
    This guy...
[14:23] Akutsu
    Hey, about your cleats.
[14:27] Akutsu
    Can't you afford new ones?
[14:32] Ashito
    S-So what if I can't?!
[14:36] Akutsu
    I heard you came from quite far away.
    Who paid for your trip?
[14:44] (Flashback) Shun
    Find out for yourself
    what's waiting for you.
[14:55] Akutsu
    Utterly talentless. What a pity.
[14:59] Ashito
    Huh?!
[15:00] Akutsu
    Not you.
[15:02] Akutsu
    The people around you.
[15:09] Akutsu
    People with no talent going on
    about effort and challenges...
[15:12] Akutsu
    It doesn't make anyone happy.
[15:15] Akutsu
    You wanna have fun playing
    soccer, right? You're...
[15:19] Akutsu
    ...a piece of trash. Go home.
[15:23] Akutsu
    This isn't the place for the likes of you.
[15:31] Fukuda
    Akutsu, you weren't running
     your mouth again, were you?
[15:37] Tachibana
    Why didn't they do that
    one-touch passing from the start?
[15:41] Kaneda
    Do you think they did it to mock us?
[15:44] Tachibana
    Maybe they were showing off for the crowd.
[15:48] Ohtomo
    But it was incredible, wasn't it?
[15:53] Kaneda
    Hey, Lee!
[15:54] Kaneda
    Hasegawa!
[15:55] Kaneda
    All of you! You joining in on
    this team meeting or what?!
[16:02] Ohtomo
    Hey, there. Haven't seen
    you since the Inter-High.
[16:04] Ohtomo
    I'm Ohtomo Eisaku. You remember me, right?
[16:07] Ohtomo
    Unless you manage to put your skills
    to full use today, we're all going down.
[16:15] Ohtomo
    I don't want it to end like this.
[16:28] Ashito
    H-Hey! Hold on a sec! Why are you treating me?
[16:32] Hana
    Don't underestimate me
    just 'cause I'm a cutie.
[16:35] Hana
    Leave it to me. Stopping
    nosebleeds is a piece of cake.
[16:44] Ashito
    Who exactly is she again?
[16:47] Ashito
    She mentioned something
    about being the old man's sister.
[16:57] (Flashback) Akutsu
    What a pity.
[16:59] (Flashback) Akutsu
    The people around you.
[17:07] Ashito
    Whoa!
[17:07] Hana
    Hey, don't move!
[17:09] Ashito
    You're too close! Way too close!
[17:18] Hana
    Does Akutsu-kun bother you?
[17:20] Ashito
    Wh-What's his deal?
[17:24] Hana
    He's sca-a-ry.
[17:26] Hana
    We have plenty of elite-level
    players, but he's an outlaw.
[17:31] Hana
    He's only a first-year,
    but he's already a starter.
[17:35] Hana
    Plus, he's the only one who made
     it in through last year's tryouts.
[17:46] Ashito
    He was in the same position I am now.
[17:48] Ashito
    Who are you to say if I have talent or not?
[17:53] Ashito
    You just watch me!
[17:55] Tachibana
    The second half's starting! 
    I'm determined to pass these tryouts.
[17:58] Tachibana
    Let's go pitch ourselves the best we can!
[18:00] All
    Hell yeah!
[18:03] Fukuda
    Wow. That huddle looks
    bigger than it did before.
[18:25] Ashito
    That was like running into an iron wall.
[18:27] Ashito
    This guy's core strength is crazy.
[18:30] Sign (Top)
    Candidates
[18:30] Sign (Bottom)
    Youth
[18:34] Reporter A
    We're five minutes into the second half.
[18:37] Sekiya
    They haven't done anything difficult like
    the one-touch passing in the first half.
[18:41] Sekiya
    They've kept it simple.
[18:43] Sekiya
    However...
[18:49] Haruta Midori
    The Youth's got some skillful players!
[18:52] Ohtomo
    What the heck is going on here?
[18:54] Ohtomo
    They're totally different from what
    they were like at the start of the game.
[18:59] Kaneda
    Dammit!
[19:01] Akutsu
    Back to me, Yuma!
[19:03] Ashito
    Come on!
[19:05] Hotta
    Play on!
[19:10] Tsukishima
    Kaneda-kun's a bit of a hothead, huh?
[19:13] Hotta
    Corner kick.
[19:14] Ohtomo
    N-Nice stop, goalie! Great job!
[19:19] Akutsu
    You're all absolutely useless.
[19:23] Ashito
    If you could play like this, why didn't
     you do so from the beginning?
[19:29] Akutsu
    It just took us a while to get used to stuff.
[19:33] Akutsu
    Hey, just before the second half kicked off,
[19:36] Akutsu
    you all stood around in a circle, clapping.
[19:39] Akutsu
    What was that all about?
[19:42] Akutsu
    Aren't you supposed to be rivals?
     You make me wanna puke.
[19:47] Ashito
    Is that how you passed last year's tryouts?
[19:51] Ashito
    Good to know.
[19:54] Ashito
    But it doesn't mean you have
     to be a douchebag to get in.
[20:02] Ashito
    Hey, all of you!
[20:03] Ashito
    Don't make those faces!
[20:05] Ashito
    It's a set play! We've gotta defend, y'hear?
[20:08] Ashito
    Who's marking who?
[20:10] Ashito
    Who's on this guy? And that guy?
[20:12] Ohtomo
    A-Aoi...
[20:14] Ashito
    After we defend, I'll go score some goals!
[20:17] Ashito
    Help me out with that! I can't do it
     unless you get the ball to me!
[20:22] Ohtomo
    Hey, he's right.
[20:24] Ohtomo
    We all knew the Youth would be strong.
[20:26] Ohtomo
    We were bound to give up a few goals.
[20:28] Tachibana
    Yeah! What's important is to
    keep calm and play our game!
[20:32] Nakano
    Let's do it! We won't give up till the very end!
[20:38] Ohtomo
    Aoi, over there!
[20:38] Tachibana
    Clear it!
[20:40] Ashito
    Yeah!
[20:46] Ashito
    Akutsu...
[20:56] Akutsu
    I-I'm sorry!
[20:57] Akutsu
    I lost my balance in midair.
[21:00] Akutsu
    I-I'm so sorry! Are you all right?
[21:03] Ashito
    I'm... fine...
[21:13] Hotta
    Are you okay? Let's get you off the field.
[21:19] Ashito
    Won't you give me a hand, Senpai?
[21:25] Ashito
    I ain't got time to be lying around.
[21:33] Ohtomo
    Y-You sure you're okay, Aoi?
[21:35] Hana
    I'll patch you up. Come off the field.
[21:37] Ashito
    Never mind that. Just let me score.
[21:41] Ashito
    Score...
[21:43] Ashito
    I can't let it end like this...
[21:45] Ashito
    I can't go back to Ehime like this!
[21:50] Ohtomo
    Well, it's not like we can let an
    out-of-towner steal the show anyway, right?
[21:55] Ashito
    What was that?!
[22:02] Date
    Hey, Fukuda...
[22:03] Date
    You're not really going to pick
     now to tell them, are you?
[22:06] Fukuda
    The time has come to tell them, Nozomi.
[22:13] Fukuda
    Uh... Listen up, candidates.
[22:17] Fukuda
    In this game, I purposefully
    handicapped the youth team.
[22:22] Fukuda
    Except for the goalie, everyone's playing
    a position they've never played before.
[22:27] Fukuda
    In other words...
[22:29] Fukuda
    they're all playing out of position.
[24:19] Sign
    Next Episode
[24:19] Sign (Bottom)
    This is a work of fiction, and bears no relation to any actual persons, organizations, or names.
[24:23] Ohtomo
    The next episode of Aoashi is: "CROW."

E4 - Crow
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[00:01] Fukuda
    Except for the goalie, everyone's playing
    a position they've never played before.
[00:07] Fukuda
    Okay, you've got ten minutes left.
    Give it everything you've got.
[00:11] Nakano
    What the hell...
[00:15] Nakano
    You've gotta be kidding.
[00:22] Nakano
    They're playing in unfamiliar positions...
    and they're still walking all over us?
[00:28] Nakano
    They're high school first-years...
    Just one year above us...
[00:34] Nakano
    So what does that say?
[00:37] Nakano
    You want us to be like them in a year?
[00:40] Nakano
    Impossible.
[00:42] Nakano
    There's absolutely no way.
[00:48] Ashito
    Thinking about it...
[00:51] Ashito
    How did Shun save up all
    that money he gave me?
[02:43] Ashito
    It still hurts where Akutsu ran into me.
[02:50] Ashito
    My legs are spent, too.
[02:53] (Flashback) Ashito
    Thanks, Mom!
[02:56] (Flashback) Ashito
    Now I can keep playing
     soccer in junior high!
[02:59] (Flashback) Noriko
    I didn't realize how expensive cleats were...
[03:02] (Flashback) Ashito
    Don't worry!
[03:03] (Flashback) Ashito
    I'll pay you back tenfold!
[03:05] (Flashback) Ashito
    I'll become a world-class pro player
    so you can live a life of luxury, Mom!
[03:10] (Flashback) Akutsu
    What a pity.
[03:13] (Flashback) Akutsu
    The people around you.
[03:16] Ashito
    Dammit.
[03:19] Ashito
    Is this it?
[03:21] Ashito
    Is this... as far as I go?
[03:26] Emi
    All the candidates seem to
    have lost their fighting spirit.
[03:30] Male Supporter A
    It's not just that the other team's
    way too strong for them.
[03:33] Male Supporter A
    Finding out they're all playing out
     of position was a real gut punch.
[03:38] Male Supporter A
    What the heck is their manager thinking?
[03:43] Tachibana
    Kaneda!
[03:44] Tachibana
    What are you doing?! Run!
[03:46] Tachibana
    Kaneda!
[03:53] Nakano
    How? How'd you get the ball to stop right
     there as if you'd told it to and it obeyed?
[04:01] Nakano
    Their fundamental skills are
    at a level that's way above ours.
[04:10] Nakano
    Their skill at translating their vision
    of soccer to the field is phenomenal.
[04:15] Nakano
    I'm pathetic.
[04:16] Nakano
    I... I simply...
[04:20] Nakano
    ...have no talent at all!
[04:25] Sign
    Nakano Junnosuke
[04:29] Sign
    Kaneda Akinori
[04:37] Hotta
    Corner kick.
[04:39] Ashito
    I wanna go home and soak in the bath.
[04:42] Ashito
    I just wanna play regular soccer
    with my friends at home.
[04:48] Ashito
    I mean, what can I really do here?
[04:52] Akutsu
    What are you, a shambling zombie?
[05:01] Ashito
    I'm done.
[05:04] Ashito
    I did everything I could today, didn't I?
[05:08] Ashito
    So I'll just...
[05:17] Fukuda
    You giving up?
[05:22] Ashito
    Giving up... on what?
[05:26] Ashito
    I give up!
[05:28] Shun
    Oh, you're home, Ashito.
[05:32] Ashito
    I failed. But what can you do, huh?
[05:34] Shun
    So what are you gonna do now?
[05:37] Ashito
    Ah, I'll just play soccer like everyone else.
[05:40] Shun
    I see.
[05:42] Ashito
    But not as a pro. As long as
    I get to play regular old soccer...
[06:11] Ohtomo
    Wow! Nice clearing!
[06:16] Ashito
    Who said I'm giving up?!
[06:27] Shun
    The average annual income for a J2 player is
     about the same as a regular office worker's.
[06:32] Noriko
    I-I was just curious!
[06:35] Noriko
    Plus, it's unlikely Ashito
     will get signed, right?
[06:39] Shun
    Yeah, that's true.
[06:41] Shun
    Tokyo City Esperion is basically the
    model of what a soccer club should be.
[06:47] Sign (Top Left)
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SIGN    Tokyo City Esperion FC Youth
    Tryouts Details
SIGN    The tryouts are July 15th
SIGN    The registration fee is 3,000 yen
[06:47] Shun
    They have a few select
    elite players and staff,
[06:50] Shun
    but their top players came
     through their youth setup.
[06:53] Noriko
    So they're a top club, huh?
[06:55] Shun
    Normally, Ashito wouldn't stand a chance.
[06:59] Shun
    And if he doesn't get signed,
    you don't have to worry about it.
[07:03] Shun
    Right?
[07:07] Noriko
    I don't really like that outcome, either.
[07:12] Shun
    Do your best, Ashito. Be true
    to who you are to the very end.
[07:16] Ashito
    Have it!
[07:19] Ashito
    I cleared that second
    corner kick to safety!
[07:22] Ashito
    Nice play, me!
[07:25] Ohtomo
    You're praising yourself?
[07:35] Ashito**
    I won't think about anything
    other than this match.
[07:38] Ashito
    That's not who I am.
[07:40] Ashito
    If the other team's too strong, that's
    all the more reason to play my own game.
[07:45] Sekiya
    Th-That No. 10 sure is something.
[07:48] Sekiya
    He still has the strength to run.
[08:23] Hana
    It's not just in this game...
    You've been doing great all day.
[08:27] Hana
    Keep it up.
[08:30] Ashito
    The old man's little sis is real kind.
[08:34] Male Supporter A
    Okay! Less than three minutes to go!
[08:36] Male Supporter A
    Candidates, give it your all!
[08:38] Ashito
    Got it!
[08:40] Ashito
    Tachibana, stick by me!
[08:42] Ashito
    Maybe we can break through down the wing.
[08:46] Tachibana
    Aoi Ashito.
[08:47] Tachibana
    Honestly, he's not that good.
[08:50] Tachibana
    But he's tough, and it gives you courage.
[08:53] Tachibana
    Or maybe... that's just me.
[09:01] Sign
    Gotcha.
[09:01] Sign
    I'm off to the tryouts now. 
    Thanks for letting me do this.
[09:01] Sign
    No worries.
[09:01] Sign
    Do your best.
[09:01] Sign
    I will.
[09:01] Sign
    I'm moving on to the final stage.
[09:01] Sign
    Good luck, Tachibana.
[09:01] Sign
    All of us on the team know 
    how serious you are about this.
[09:02] Tachibana
    I...
[09:04] Sign (Close Up)
    Give it everything you've got.
[09:04] Tachibana
    ...won't give up.
[09:06] Tachibana
    I've come this far at the
    expense of my home team.
[09:10] Tachibana
    How can I possibly give up now?!
[09:14] Ashito**
    Foul! Handball!
[09:16] Ashito
    Awesome! The perfect spot!
[09:18] Yuma
    Aw, man.
[09:19] Takasugi
    What are you doing, Yuma?
[09:22] Yuma
    Full back's a tough position, ain't it?
[09:28] Ohtomo
    Aoi! Tachibana!
[09:30] Ohtomo
    Can I take the free kick?
[09:37] Ohtomo
    Right.
[09:38] Ashito
    Hey, Ohtomo. You're kinda...
[09:41] Ohtomo
    Hm?
[09:42] Ashito
    Well, you're totally different
     before a game and during it.
[09:48] Ohtomo
    Yeah, I get real nervous before a game,
    thinking about what might happen.
[09:52] Ohtomo
    But once that whistle blows,
     I'm able to calm down and focus.
[09:57] Ashito
    That's a pretty extreme mood shift.
     How are you able to do that?
[10:00] Ohtomo
    Well, it's probably because...
[10:05] Ohtomo
    I like soccer, y'know?
[10:10] Ashito
    We don't have much time left.
[10:13] (Flashback) Hana
    My all-time favorite player said he
    never stopped thinking about soccer.
[10:19] (Flashback) Hana
    Good luck.
[10:21] (Flashback) Hana
    "A man is but a thinking reed."
[10:24] Ashito
    That's it. I need to think.
[10:27] Ashito
    With the limited time we have left,
    what should my final play look like?
[10:35] Ashito
    Calm down and think.
[10:42] Ohtomo
    It's going in! I can feel it!
[10:45] Ohtomo
    H-How high can that guy jump?!
[10:48] Akutsu
    Push up! Let's go!
[10:50] Ohtomo
    O-Oh no! They're counterattacking!
[10:53] Ohtomo
    Aoi, let's get back—
[10:54] Ohtomo
    Huh?
[11:00] Ashito
    Give me...
[11:01] Asari
    Huh?
[11:02] Ashito
    ...the ball!
[11:05] Hana
    Ah! He miscontrolled it?
[11:09] Akutsu
    Asari! One-touch passing it all the way to
     the goal should've been a piece of cake!
[11:15] Akutsu
    What the hell? What's the
    deal with this Aoi guy?
[11:19] Akutsu
    He tracks back so fast.
[11:23] Akutsu
    He was standing in front of
    the goal, next to the kicker.
[11:28] Akutsu
    He must've started running the moment
    I cleared the ball to cover that distance.
[11:36] Akutsu
    Even if that's what he did, it doesn't
    explain how he knew to run toward Asari.
[11:43] Akutsu
    How did he know the ball would go to him?
[11:46] Asari
    Dammit.
[11:47] Ashito
    Aw, man!
[11:48] Male Supporter A
    He finally caught up to him, but...
[11:50] Ashito
    If they get the ball deep into our half...
[11:54] Ashito
    ...we'll be outta time!
[11:57] Ashito
    Is this it?!
[12:00] Ashito
    Nakano!
[12:01] Nakano
    Aoi-kun...
[12:04] Nakano
    You can still run around like that?
    You really are something else.
[12:09] Nakano
    I wish I could keep going,
    too, but I'm no good.
[12:14] Nakano
    I've lost my fighting spirit.
[12:20] Nakano
    This is it for me.
[12:23] Asari
    Dammit!
[12:24] Nakano
    If we can just get one goal...
[12:52] Midori
    He went out wide?
[12:53] Male Supporter A
    Send it back! They're gonna swamp you!
[12:58] Akutsu
    Idiots! Stay back!
[13:02] Ashito
    Close in.
[13:06] Fukuda
    The other wing.
[13:08] Hana
    It got through!
[13:10] Fukuda
    The No. 5, their attacking mid,
    drifted out to the right?
[13:14] Fukuda
    Did he go out there by choice
    to fill in for the immobile No. 8?
[13:19] Tashibana
    Now's the moment. Shoot!
[13:23] Ashito
    Close in.
[13:31] Male Spectator A
    He's totally free!
[13:34] Ohtomo
    Get in!
[13:44] Akutsu
    Clear it! If we do, the game ends!
[13:48] Ashito
    Close in.
[13:52] Akutsu
    Wh-What on earth are you doing there?!
[13:57] Ashito**
    I have to close in.
[14:31] Fukuda
    Nice goal.
[14:32] Fukuda
    Soccer's all about what you do off
    the ball, when it's not at your feet.
[14:38] Fukuda
    It was an exemplary attack that showed
    how to do it with just three players.
[14:42] Fukuda
    And he was the one pulling the strings.
[14:46] Fukuda
    Aoi Ashito...
[14:49] Fukuda
    He sure is something.
[15:12] Tsukishima
    Next person, please. Aoi-kun.
[15:15] Benzen
    This is the final interview,
    but the questions will be simple.
[15:19] Benzen
    You don't have to think too much.
    Just say whatever comes into your head.
[15:25] Fukuda
    So, what did you think of our youth team?
[15:28] Ashito
    They're strong.
[15:29] Ashito
    No, "strong" doesn't cover it.
[15:31] Ashito
    Aside from that last goal,
    I couldn't do a thing.
[15:35] Ashito
    Them playing out of position was a shock,
[15:38] Ashito
    but it was more than that.
[15:40] Ashito
    It was like they had everything I wanted,
     but had given up in playing soccer.
[15:51] Ashito
    Oh, yeah. By the way, old man,
    why'd you make 'em all play out of position?
[15:57] Ashito
    It wasn't just to handicap them, right?
[16:01] Fukuda
    Are you asking me a question?
[16:02] Ashito
    Yes.
[16:06] Fukuda
    First off, it's part of their training.
[16:10] Fukuda
    A week ago, I told them they'd
    be playing the tryout candidates,
[16:13] Fukuda
    and that I expected them to trounce you guys
     despite all of them playing out of position.
[16:19] Fukuda
    It must've put them under a lot of pressure.
[16:23] Fukuda
    This last week, they've been thinking
     it over and discussing it at length.
[16:28] Fukuda
    They'd never put so much thought into
    positions that weren't their own before.
[16:33] Fukuda
    But the real end goal was to find
    out more about the candidates.
[16:39] Fukuda
    And answer questions like: "How do
    they react when backed into a corner?"
[16:44] Fukuda
    We needed to know about
    your mental strength.
[16:48] Ashito
    Mental strength?
[16:50] Fukuda
    It's the most important trait for J-Youth.
[16:54] Date
    Fukuda.
[16:55] Date
    Ask him about the goal.
[16:57] Fukuda
    Ask him yourself.
[17:00] Fukuda
    Fine. What was going through your mind
     in the run-up to that last goal? Tell us.
[17:06] Ashito
    I don't really remember...
[17:10] Ashito
    I'm not totally sure how I pulled it off.
[17:14] (Flashback) Hana
    "A man is but a thinking reed."
[17:17] Ashito
    Oh, but I was thinking. Or at least, 
    trying to think, out there on the field.
[17:24] Ashito
    That's when it hit me
    that I should go to the left.
[17:28] Fukuda
    Did you see something?
[17:30] Ashito
    Um...
[17:32] Ashito
    Yeah, I did. I saw Ohtomo running
    towards the goal out the corner of my eye.
[17:38] Ashito
    I felt like Ohtomo knew
    what I was trying to do,
[17:42] Ashito
    even though I wasn't sure myself.
[17:46] Ashito
    Then, I closed in on the goal,
    just in case Ohtomo missed...
[17:54] Fukuda
    Excellent. He is able to verbalize it.
[17:56] Fukuda
    What else did you think about?
[17:59] Ashito
    My mom and my brother.
[18:01] Fukuda
    Huh?
[18:03] Ashito
    I was thinking about my mom and my brother.
[18:06] Ashito
    I was able to score thanks to them.
[18:11] Ashito
    Up till today, I've only ever played
     soccer the way I like to play.
[18:16] Ashito
    I took it for granted that I'd go pro without
     considering what that actually entails.
[18:22] Ashito
    I've caused them nothing but trouble,
    so I need to pay them back somehow.
[18:29] Ashito
    And all I've got is soccer. So to 
    pay them back, I have to go pro.
[18:33] Ashito
    That's what I realized after seeing the
    grit of all those guys striving to go pro.
[18:39] Ashito
    Thank you, old man Fukuda.
[18:42] Ashito
    For bringing me here.
[18:45] Ashito
    Whether I pass these tryouts or not...
[18:48] Ashito
    I'm definitely gonna
     become a pro player!
[19:01] Kogure
    But man, Ashito, you're something else.
[19:04] Kogure
    You're the only one who scored
    against the youth team, right?
[19:08] Ashito
    That's so true.
[19:10] Ashito
    See? I might really get signed!
[19:13] Ashito
    I am a genius, after all!
[19:16] Nanami
    But if you don't hear from them,
    it means you didn't get in, correct?
[19:25] Sawa
    They said it'd take three weeks, right?
     So you hear back soon.
[19:33] Nanami
    And if you do get in, what are you gonna do?
[19:37] Nanami
    Will you really move to Tokyo?
[19:40] Noriko
    Okay, Shun.
[19:42] Noriko
    I'm heading home to rest up
    until my night shift.
[19:45] Shun
    Right.
[19:47] Noriko
    And you guys...
[19:48] Noriko
    I'll give you a discount on the shaved ice,
    so tell your dads to come drink at my bar, 'kay?
[19:52] Kids
    Yes, ma'am!
[19:56] Ashito
    Mom hasn't said a word about me going to
    Tokyo for the tryouts without telling her.
[20:02] Shun
    Ashito.
[20:04] Shun
    You pretend you don't care about the outcome,
     but I know you haven't been sleeping well.
[20:09] Ashito
    Well, I mean...
[20:11] Ashito
    I guess I do care about it...
[20:14] Ashito
    But I did everything I could, and I've
    mentally prepared myself in case I failed.
[20:18] Ashito
    And even if I do pass, there's no way 
    I can move to Tokyo by myself.
[20:28] Ashito
    But even so... I want to pass.
[20:32] Ashito
    I wanna get signed.
[20:41] Nanami
    Hey, Ashito, what's that
    sticking out of your pocket?
[20:45] Nanami
    A letter?
[20:46] Ashito
    Oh, this?
[20:50] Ashito
    I got this from...
[20:55] (Flashback) Hana
    Don't read it till you're back in Ehime.
[20:57] (Flashback) Hana
    Promise me you won't!
[21:02] Kogure
    W-Wait a second!
[21:03] Utsunomiya
    The manager's sister?
[21:05] Taniguchi
    She wrote you a love letter?!
[21:07] Ashito
    N-No! It's not like that!
[21:09] Ashito
    It doesn't really make sense, anyways...
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    Potato potage
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[21:13] Kogure
    A meal plan?
[21:15] Nanami
    I-Is she trying to be a
    nutritionist or something?
[21:18] Ashito
    I've got no idea.
[21:21] Ashito
    But it was partly thanks to her that I was
     able to show my worth at the tryouts.
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    Hana
[21:28] Shun
    Hey, if she's the manager's sister,
[21:32] Shun
    maybe she knows the results of the tryouts.
[21:48] Hana
    Hello?
[21:50] Noriko
    Ashito.
[21:52] Noriko
    This came in the mail.
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    Aoi Ashito
[21:58] Sign
    To: Mr. Aoi Ashito
[21:58] Sign (Right Top)
    Tokyo City Esperion FC
     President Kubo
[21:58] Sign (Middle)
    Notice of the result of the Tokyo City Esperion FC Youth Tryouts
[21:58] Sign (Bold)
    Accepted
[22:01] Noriko
    I'm sorry. I went ahead and opened it.
[22:06] Noriko
    Congratulations.
[22:08] ?
    Ashito!
[22:11] ?
    I knew you'd do it!
[22:16] ?
    So, Esperion, huh?
[22:18] Ashito
    Mom!
[22:20] Noriko
    It sort of feels like soccer's
    taking you away from me.
[24:19] Sign
    Next Episode
[24:19] Sign
    Orange Scenery
[24:19] Sign
    This is a work of fiction, and bears no relation to any actual persons, organizations, or names.
[24:23] Ashito
    The next episode of Aoashi is:
    "Orange Scenery."

E5 - Orange Scenery
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[00:07] Noriko
    Darn it! I'm gonna be late again!
[00:23] Sign (Top Left)
    To: Mr. Aoi Ashito
[00:23] Sign (Top Right)
    Tokyo City Esperion FC
     President Kubo
[00:23] Sign (Middle)
    Notice of the result of the Tokyo City Esperion FC Youth Tryouts
[00:23] Sign (Bold)
    Accepted
[00:32] ?
    So, Esperion, huh?
[00:33] ?
    All right!
[00:36] Ashito
    Mom!
[00:47] Noriko
    It sort of feels like soccer's
    taking you away from me.
[02:39] Sign
    Orange Scenery
[02:45] Noriko
    Ugh, I drank too much with my customers...
[02:53] Ashito
    Why are you calling me at this time of night?
[02:55] Hana/I
    When you called earlier, that was your mom
    I overheard, wasn't it? I heard everything.
[03:00] Ashito
    Oh, uh, that was... um...
[03:03] Hana
    What'd she mean by soccer's
    "taking you away" from her?
[03:06] Hana
    Have you talked to her since then?
[03:09] Hana/I
    Aoi Ashito!
[03:12] Ashito
    No, I haven't.
[03:14] Ashito
    She went straight to the bar
    after that 'cause she had to work.
[03:18] Hana/I
    But what did it mean?! Isn't she on your side?!
[03:22] Hana
    You came to Tokyo for
    tryouts without her consent?!
[03:26] Hana
    You ungrateful child!
[03:30] Ashito
    I-It's totally none of your business!
[03:33] Ashito
    I mean, why am I even
    talking to you about this?!
[03:37] Shun
    Ashito, if that's the manager's sister,
     could you ask her something?
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    Sun
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    Breakfast
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    Lunch
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    Dinner
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    Rice with small fish + eggs
    Yogurt, banana
    Miso soup with mushrooms
    Natto
    Sliced tomatoes
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    Potato potage
    Grapes
    Hot dogs x2
    Bacon, cabbage, eggs
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    Eggs, rice balls
    Spicy cod roe
    Pork miso soup, milk
    tangerine
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    Lettuce and ham sandwich
    Scrambled eggs, milk
    Veggie soup
    Banana
[03:41] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Rice, natto
     Grilled horse mackerel
    Stir-fried veggies
    Mushroom miso
    Soup, yogurt
[03:41] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Toast, salad, broth
    Baked chicken wings
    Banana
    Orange juice
[03:41] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Grilled salmon, miso soup
    Egg omelet with crab meat
    Rice, natto
[03:41] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Simmered chicken and dried
    daikon, Caesar salad, rice
    Cod meunière
    Grapefruit
[03:41] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Simmered miso salmon
    Stir-fried burdock, milk
    Salad with cod roe
    Seaweed rice
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    Chicken curry
    Yogurt
    Radish salad with bonito
    flakes, banana
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    Pork over rice
    Simmered seaweed, yogurt
    Broccoli and tomato salad
    Spinach with sauce
[03:41] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Udon noodles with starchy
    sauce, Caesar salad
    Simmered meat + potatoes
    Pineapple
[03:41] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Tuna fish, spinach with
    sesame sauce
    Simmered pork + veggies
    Rice, grated yam, milk
[03:41] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Pasta with meat sauce
    European-style mushroom
    soup
    Salad with meat shavings
    Milk, banana
[03:41] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Vinegared seaweed and
    cucumber, tofu
    Pork miso soup
    Fried chicken
    Rice, milk
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    Sweet and sour pork
    Egg drop soup
    Lettuce shumai
    Broccoli salad
    Rice, orange, milk
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    Simmered Chinese veggies
    Milk, rice, sautéed liver
    Mushroom soup
    Kiwi fruit
[03:41] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Rice, soup dumplings
    Seaweed + tofu miso soup
    Steamed veggies
    Teriyaki yellowtail
    Strawberries
[03:41] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Chicken and egg over rice
    Salad, clam miso soup
    Tomato with ponzu
    Grapefruit
[03:41] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Rolled cabbage
    Egg salad, mustard green
    with crunchy fish
    Rice, kiwi fruit
    Yogurt
[03:41] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Tofu with meat
    Stir-fried veggies
    Fish ball soup, rice
    Yogurt
    Tangerine
[03:41] Sign (Top)
    ♫ Example of an ideal weekly meal plan!
[03:42] Shun
    This meal plan she gave you...
[03:45] Shun
    It's really well-thought-out,
    but what's the point of it exactly?
[03:50] Shun
    Are you meant to follow this diet?
[03:53] Hana
    Oh, no, it's not a set thing you have
     to do. It was just an example.
[03:58] Hana
    All I was saying was he
    should eat a balanced diet.
[04:01] Hana
    You obviously need a great physique to
    play soccer, but it requires brains, too.
[04:06] Hana
    So it's important to feed your brain.
[04:09] Sign
    On Speaker
[04:09] Hana/I
    My meal plan's pretty
    well-balanced, Ashito's bro!
[04:13] Shun
    Huh.
[04:15] Shun
    That's cool. Coming up with meals is a real
    hassle, so maybe I'll just follow this plan.
[04:21] Hana/I
    You won't be sorry! I put lots of thought
    into it, and it's probably my best work.
[04:25] Ashito
    So, anyway...
[04:27] Hana
    Hm?
[04:28] Ashito
    Uh... Hi... Your name's Hana, right? 
    I think I remember you saying that...
[04:34] Hana
    Yeah.
[04:36] Ashito
    Why would you do all of this for me?
[04:42] Hana
    Hm. Beats me.
[04:47] Hana
    Well, anyhow...
[04:52] Hana
    You really should talk to your mom.
[04:57] Hana
    It's important.
[05:01] Ashito/I
    I don't know why she's
    lecturing me over the phone...
[05:06] Ashito/I
    ...but she's right.
[05:12] (Flashback) Noriko
    It sort of feels like soccer's 
    taking you away from me.
[05:18] Noriko
    Oh, god!
[05:19] Noriko
    Idiot, idiot, idiot, idiot!
[05:20] Noriko
    Why'd I say that?! Stupid idiot.
[05:27] Noriko
    I'm pathetic.
[05:30] Sign
    On Speaker
[05:31] Hana/I
    Hey, you still there? You listening?
[05:33] Hana/I
    Aren't you gonna say something?
[05:37] Shun
    I've never seen Mom let herself
    show weakness like that before.
[05:43] Shun
    Honestly, I was kinda surprised.
[05:47] Ashito
    Yeah...
[05:49] (Flashback) Noriko
    What were you thinking swinging that around in here?!
[05:49] Ashito/I
    I didn't know she could be
    anything other than strong.
[05:52] Ashito/I
    Now that I know how she really feels,
     I can't ever go to Tokyo.
[06:01] Ashito
    Can you hear me, Hana?
[06:04] Noriko
    Ah, apologizing would be
     too weird, so I guess...
[06:09] Noriko
    It's better if I just act normal, right?
[06:13] Noriko
    Then we can talk about it properly...
[06:17] Ashito
    Hana.
[06:21] Ashito
    I want to...
[06:25] Ashito
    make my mom's life easier.
[06:29] Ashito
    If I go pro and become famous,
    I can make a heap of money.
[06:35] Ashito
    I'm not very smart, so I'll never come up
     with another way of making money!
[06:43] Ashito
    That's why...
[06:44] Ashito
    I've got to go pro!
[06:46] Ashito
    No matter what!
[06:51] Hana
    Right.
[06:52] Ashito
    But...
[06:56] Ashito
    If going to Tokyo's gonna be tough on Mom,
     I'll have to come up with some other—
[07:02] Noriko
    I'm home, you bastards!
[07:04] Ashito
    M-Mom?!
[07:07] Noriko
    What the hell are you doing?!
[07:09] Noriko
    You're on speaker! Who are you
     callin' at this time of night?!
[07:15] Shun/I
    O-Oh, uh, Mom... It's, um, someone...
[07:18] Shun
    On Speaker
[07:18] Shun
    ...from Esperion who called Ashito—
[07:20] (Flashback) Noriko
    Huh?!
[07:21] Shun/I
    They called us, so we won't be charged.
[07:24] Noriko
    But we still pay for electricity!
[07:28] Noriko
    When it gets dark, go to bed!
[07:29] Noriko
    You're way too young to be callin'
     people at this hour with the lights on!
[07:33] Noriko
    And doing that while I'm 
    out at work is a big no-no.
[07:35] Noriko
    Y'know, when I was your age—
[07:38] Ashito
    Oh, crap! I didn't hang up!
[07:40] ---
    On Speaker
[07:43] Noriko
    Hello? If you're from the club,
    please be a bit more mindful of the time.
[07:48] Noriko
    U-Uh... I, um...
[07:50] Noriko
    Oh, and...
[07:52] Noriko
    While I have you, I need some details on
    how much it'll cost to send Ashito there.
[07:58] Noriko
    Stuff like school, housing, meals...
    I'd like you to run over it all with me.
[08:05] Hana/I
    Y-You want me to do that?
[08:08] Noriko
    Hm?
[08:09] Noriko
    She sounds a bit young, doesn't she?
     Is she really from the club?
[08:14] Hana/I
    Uh, yes, I am!
[08:16] Sign (White With Blue)
    Enrollment
    
    Guide
[08:18] Sign (White With Blue)
    Enrollment Guide
[08:18] Sign (White With Blue)
    Enrollment Guide
[08:19] Sign (White With Blue)
    Enrollment Guide
[08:21] Hana
    I might be young, but I am with the club,
     and I can answer all of your questions.
[08:31] Ashito/I
    Over the next few days,
[08:34] Ashito/I
    Hana and the other organizers gave
    Mom the ins and outs of joining the club.
[08:51] Ashito/I
    Things were rapidly falling into
    place for me to go to Tokyo.
[09:01] Ashito/I
    Though, in all that time, I didn't once 
    get to tell Mom how I really felt...
[09:25] Ashito/I
    Then spring arrived.
[09:45] Ashito
    M-Mom, I need to talk
    to you about something.
[09:48] Noriko
    Ashito, have you gotten taller?
[09:50] Ashito
    Huh? Y-Yeah, I guess...
[09:55] Noriko
    I knew it.
[09:57] Noriko
    That's growth spurts for you.
[10:00] Noriko
    So there's no need to pack
     clothes you've outgrown.
[10:03] Noriko
    Is your shoe size still 26 cm?
[10:07] Ashito
    Sh-Shoe size? Yeah...
[10:09] Ashito
    No, I mean... Mom!
[10:12] Noriko
    Okay, you're all packed!
    I'm pretty sure that's everything.
[10:19] Noriko
    Well, good luck.
[10:22] Noriko
    I won't be there to see you off.
[10:26] Ashito/I
    In the end... I never got to talk to her.
[10:35] Teacher
    As so, Aoi Ashito-kun is moving to
    Tokyo by himself to join a soccer club.
[10:46] Teacher
    Nearly all of the students here
    go to the local high school,
[10:46] Sign
    Year 3 Class 2
[10:50] Teacher
    so Aoi has made a huge decision.
[10:54] Teacher
    Since his club's training sessions start soon,
     he'll be leaving for Tokyo today.
[11:02] Teacher
    Which means he won't be graduating with you.
[11:06] Teacher
    He has to go soon, but he said he
    wanted to see you all one last time.
[11:12] Teacher
    That's why he's here before class.
    Let's send him off with a round of applause.
[11:25] Shun
    How'd the final farewell go, Ashito?
[11:30] Shun
    You didn't tell them you were
    leaving today, did you? How come?
[11:35] Ashito
    Sad and gloomy doesn't suit me.
[11:37] Ashito
    Especially not with the soccer club guys.
[11:40] Ashito
    I didn't want that whole
    "tearful farewell at the train station."
[11:47] Ashito
    And I've had my fill of seeing them
    looking sad 'cause of choices I've made.
[11:54] Shun
    Ashito, if there's anything you need
    when you get there, just let me know.
[11:59] Shun
    I'll send it to you.
[12:01] Ashito
    Right.
[12:03] Shun
    For the last six months, we've only spoken
    to the people at the club on the phone.
[12:10] Shun
    I can't picture what your
    life in Tokyo will be like.
[12:14] Shun
    So...
[12:21] Shun
    Please thank that Hana girl for me.
[12:26] Shun
    Sending you a meal plan every week
     was nothing short of amazing.
[12:29] Shun
    Same goes for her looking up answers to all
    our questions and easing our concerns.
[12:35] Shun
    She called us many times to break
    things down and explain them to us.
[12:40] Shun
    I know Mom was grateful, too.
[12:43] Ashito
    In that case, she coulda tried
     listening to her own son...
[12:48] Ashito
    I didn't get the chance to
    talk to her at all, dammit.
[12:53] Ashito
    Whenever I tried to have a serious conversation,
    she changed the subject.
[12:56] Ashito
    What was I supposed to do?
[12:58] Shun
    I'm surprised she decided
    not to come see you off.
[13:03] Ashito
    I guess you could say that's more like her.
[13:06] Ashito
    But, oh well, whatever!
[13:07] Ashito
    It's too bad I didn't get to talk to her...
[13:12] Ashito
    But I've got to go pro, even if it
    means crawling my way toward it.
[13:17] Ashito
    I can't be so wishy-washy about it.
[13:22] Ashito
    I'm thinking about Mom so much
    I'm not focused on soccer.
[13:26] Ashito
    How pathetic can you get?
[13:30] Ashito
    But all of that ends now.
[13:35] Ashito
    So, listen up, Shun! I've decided!
[13:38] Ashito
    Today, I'm gonna leave Ehime
     with a smile on my face!
[13:43] Ashito
    From now on, I've gotta be strong!
[13:48] 3Rd Years
    Hey!
[13:49] Kogure
    You're late!
[13:51] Kogure
    Man, busting a gut on a bike first
    thing in the morning is exhausting.
[13:56] Kogure
    I'm outta shape since leaving the soccer club.
[13:59] Taniguchi
    But ya gotta have the element
    of surprise for this type of thing.
[14:02] Utsunomiya
    We got here quicker than we thought
    and got tired of waitin' for you.
[14:06] Ashito
    What the...
[14:08] Ashito
    But what about school?
[14:11] Kogure
    Well, after you left the
    classroom in such style...
[14:15] (Flashback) Teacher
    Now, as the soccer team's coach,
    I can't let him just go off like that.
[14:18] (Flashback) Teacher
    So, soccer team, round up all
    your members and go after Aoi.
[14:25] (Flashback) Sawa
    Sir! We'd like to go, too!
[14:33] Kogure
    Too bad! Looks like your plan
    didn't quite work out, Ashito!
[14:37] Taniguchi
    Behaving like that doesn't really suit you.
[14:39] Utsunomiya
    We could tell you were faking it.
[14:42] Utsunomiya
    That's why you'll never be cool!
[14:46] Ashito/I
    Crap. I have to smile. Do it!
[14:49] Ashito
    Man, what am I gonna do with you all?
[14:53] Ashito
    Let's take some pictures!
[15:22] Kogure
    In truth, I wanted to continue
    playing with you in high school.
[15:27] Ashito
    Yeah.
[15:29] Kogure
    Let's play soccer together again.
[15:33] Ashito
    Yeah.
[15:35] Kogure
    Someday. Somewhere.
[15:38] Ashito/I
    Smile.
[15:40] Ashito
    Thanks, everyone!
[15:42] Ashito/I
    Smile!
[15:43] Ashito/I
    I've got to smile as I leave!
[15:45] Ashito
    Thanks to all of you,
    I could keep playing soccer.
[15:49] Ashito
    I'm gonna become the best
    soccer player in the world!
[15:53] Ashito
    Shun, I'll do my best for your sake, too.
[15:57] Ashito
    Huh?
[15:59] Ashito
    What? That's mine, too?
[16:01] Shun
    It's from Mom. She wanted me to give it to you.
[16:06] Shun
    She said to open it on the train.
[16:15] Sign
    Dear Ashito
[16:15] Ashito/I
    There's probably a letter
    inside this envelope.
[16:20] Ashito/I
    And...
[16:22] Sign
    Dear Ashito
[16:22] Sign
    Dear Ashito
[16:23] Sign
    Dear Ashito
[16:23] Sign
    Dear Ashito
[16:23] Sign
    Dear Ashito
[16:27] Ashito/I
    There's no telling what's
    inside this heavy parcel.
[16:36] Sign
    Dear Ashito
[16:40] (Flashback) Noriko
    I'll keep telling you this over and over.
[16:43] (Flashback) Noriko
    Look people in the eye when you say what
     really matters! I hate indecisive people.
[16:48] (Flashback) Noriko
    You got that?!
[16:49] Ashito/I
    She's not exactly the type
    to write letters, though...
[16:55] Ashito/I
    D-Does that mean she's written something
    she couldn't bring herself to say to my face?
[17:00] Noriko
    Notice of disownment, signed Aoi Noriko.
[17:03] Noriko
    You're an idiot son who decided to
    go to Tokyo with no consideration
[17:07] Noriko
    for what it'll do to our family finances!
[17:09] Noriko
    Therefore, we consider the existence
     of our second son null and void!
[17:13] Noriko
    Inside the parcel is your
    collection of pervy magazines!
[17:18] Ashito
    Yikes!
[17:22] Ashito/I
    Well... I can take that, no problem.
[17:26] Ashito/I
    But if the letter says anything about
    her being sad or how she'll miss me...
[17:32] Sign
    Dear Ashito
[17:36] Ashito/I
    Oh, whatever!
[17:49] Noriko/I
    "Dear Ashito."
[17:50] Noriko/I
    "I'm sorry I didn't come see you off."
[17:54] Noriko/I
    "And I know you've been trying to
    talk to me for the last six months."
[17:59] Noriko/I
    "Sorry for brushing you off."
[18:02] Noriko/I
    "Sad and gloomy doesn't suit me."
[18:04] Noriko/I
    "And I'm also selfish."
[18:07] Noriko/I
    "I'm sorry about that."
[18:09] Noriko/I
    "I've enclosed a bankbook."
[18:12] Noriko/I
    "The money is for all the things
    you'll need in your day-to-day life.
[18:15] Noriko/I
    "I'll pay for your tuition and club fees,"
[18:19] Noriko/I
    "but I didn't know how much
    everything else would cost."
[18:24] Sign (Top)
    Savings Account
[18:24] Sign (Center)
    Deposit (Yen)
[18:24] Sign (Right)
    Balance (Yen)
[18:24] Noriko/I
    "I have my bar to think about, and if I keep
    this money, I might accidentally spend it."
[18:29] Noriko/I
    "So I'm giving you a sizable
    sum now. Use it wisely."
[18:36] Ashito/I
    Mom...
[18:39] Noriko/I
    "I'll say it again."
[18:41] Noriko/I
    "I'm sorry for brushing you off
    when you wanted to talk to me."
[18:46] Noriko/I
    "Fact is, I knew what you really
    wanted to talk to me about."
[18:53] Noriko/I
    "Because that night..."
[18:56] (Flashback) Ashito
    I want to... make my mom's life easier!
[19:01] Noriko/I
    "...I heard what you said through the door."
[19:18] Noriko/I
    "That was enough. Thank you, Ashito."
[19:22] Noriko/I
    "But I can't have you saying that
    to my face. I hope you understand."
[19:30] Ashito
    Wait, stop, stop.
[19:32] Ashito
    What the heck, Mom? This isn't who you are!
[19:35] Ashito
    Jeez! I gotta stop reading! I'm going
    to Tokyo with a smile on my face!
[19:41] Sign
    I'm sorry I couldn't afford to buy you new cleats
[19:42] Noriko/I
    "I'm sorry I couldn't afford
    to buy you new cleats."
[19:46] Noriko/I
    "As a farewell gift..."
[20:08] Sign
    I'm sorry I couldn't afford to buy you new cleats
[20:12] (Flashback) Baishinji Gk
    So your mom can finally afford to
     buy you the gear you need, huh?
[20:16] (Flashback) Baishinji Gk
    I remember how you used to be crazy poor.
[20:20] Noriko/I
    "One thing that does worry me
    is how short-tempered you are."
[20:24] Noriko/I
    "But I know it's proof that
    you're earnest and sincere."
[20:31] Noriko/I
    "About the money situation..."
[20:33] Noriko/I
    "I'm your mother, so it's my job to
    support you in what you want to do."
[20:39] Noriko/I
    "And I don't find it hard at all."
[20:41] Noriko/I
    "But there are others around you, too.
    Those who root for you and lift you up."
[20:49] Noriko/I
    "You have lots of people supporting you,
    and I'm sure you'll meet more in Tokyo."
[20:54] Noriko/I
    "Always be grateful of their support."
[20:58] Noriko/I
    "Lastly, I don't know much about soccer."
[21:02] Noriko/I
    "Whether you're good at it or not,
    whether you'll go pro or not..."
[21:07] Noriko/I
    "None of that matters to me. I don't care."
[21:11] Noriko/I
    "Because I don't need to know
    any of that to be proud of you."
[21:26] Noriko/I
    "I've been proud of you ever since you
    were born. Please don't forget that."
[21:40] Noriko/I
    "Don't get hurt. Be well."
[21:45] Noriko/I
    "Playing soccer makes you happy,
    so pour your heart and soul into it."
[21:51] Sign
     Do your
    best.
[21:51] Sign
    Mom
[21:53] Noriko/I
    "Do your best. Mom."
[24:19] Sign
    Next Episode
[24:19] Sign
    First Fan
[24:19] Sign (Bottom)
    This is a work of fiction, and bears no relation to any actual persons, organizations, or names.
[24:23] Hana
    The next episode of Aoashi is: 
    "First Fan."

E6 - First Fan
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[01:55] Sign
    First Fan
[01:56] Ashito
    Let's see...
[01:58] Ashito
    "Meet in front of the clubhouse at 6pm."
[02:01] Ashito
    I've still got time.
[02:11] Ashito/I
    I wonder if anyone else passed the tryouts...
[02:17] Ashito/I
    Tachibana. Ohtomo.
[02:20] Ashito/I
    I hope you guys got in.
[02:24] Emi
    The first team's already on the main field!
[02:33] Sign
    March 15th
[02:33] Sign
    Field
    Assignments
[02:33] ---
    Main Field
[02:33] ---
    4pm onwards: First team training
[02:33] ---
    Other Field
[02:34] Ashito
    Main field... First team... Training?
[02:43] Midori
    They're here!
[02:49] Ashito
    He... He plays for Japan's national team!
[02:52] Ashito
    Players I've only ever seen on TV...
[02:56] Ashito
    are training right in front of me!
[03:03] Midori
    Oh, hey! You're the guy from the youth tryouts!
[03:08] Midori
    Luggage? Are you moving into the dorm?!
[03:11] Midori
    Did you pass the tryouts?
[03:13] Ashito
    Y-Yeah, I did...
[03:15] Midori
    Congratulations!
[03:16] Midori
    I knew you'd make it!
    You really gave it your all!
[03:20] Midori
    I hope you move up to the first team one day!
[03:27] Midori
    Oh, is this your first time
    seeing our first team training?
[03:31] Ashito
    Uh, yeah. I only just moved here from Ehime.
[03:34] Midori
    Oh, really? I'm sure you'll
     get used to it, though.
[03:38] Midori
    Since the fields are next to one another,
[03:41] Midori
    the youth team gets to watch J.League
    regulars and other top athletes up close.
[03:47] Midori
    If you're lucky, they
    might even give you tips.
[03:50] Midori
    Being part of the Esperion Youth
    has its perks, huh?
[03:53] Ashito
    Wow, that's hella cool!
[03:57] Ohtomo
    It's so incredible that I get to play
    soccer in an environment like this.
[04:03] Ashito
    Ohtomo?!
[04:05] Tachibana
    Aoi! Ohtomo!
[04:08] Ashito
    Tachibana!
[04:11] Ashito
    You guys passed, too?!
[04:14] Tachibana
    You didn't know, Aoi?
[04:16] Tachibana
    Ohtomo and I already knew that the
    three of us were the only ones who got signed.
[04:21] Ashito
    Huh-what-huh?!
[04:23] Ohtomo
    You were the only one who
    didn't swap digits with the others.
[04:29] Ohtomo
    How's it feel to be left out?
[04:32] Ashito
    S-So you two are gonna be
    living in the dorm, too?
[04:35] Ohtomo
    Yeah. I'm from Asakusa.
[04:38] Ohtomo
    I could've commuted from there,
     but I wanted to motivate myself.
[04:42] Tachibana
    Me, too. If I have time to commute,
    I'd rather use it to train.
[04:47] Tachibana
    Plus, staying with my parents
     would've made me soft.
[04:50] Ohtomo
    But that's nothing compared to you
    moving all the way from Ehime.
[04:54] Ashito
    I'm so happy you passed
    the tryouts. So happy...
[05:01] Midori
    Hey, would you guys give me your autographs?
[05:04] Sign
    Esperion
      Autograph
        Book
[05:04] Sign
    Esperion
     Autograph
      Book
[05:04] Sign
    Esperion
     Autograph
      Book
[05:04] Emi
    The very first autographs of
    Esperion's star players-in-the-making!
[05:04] Sign
    Esperion
     Autograph 
      Book
[05:10] Tachibana
    Sure. It's a great way to
    commemorate this moment.
[05:13] Tachibana
    You two are my invaluable brothers-in-arms
    who passed the difficult tryouts with me.
[05:18] Ohtomo
    T-Tachibana... How can you
    say that with a straight face?
[05:22] Tachibana
    Huh? Did I say something wrong?
[05:27] Ashito
    You want me to write my name here?
[05:28] Midori
    Yeah. It'd be great if you could
     all write on the same page.
[05:33] Sign (Right Page)
    Tachibana
    Soichiro
[05:33] Sign (Left Page)
    To Emi-san 
    and Midori-san
[05:33] Sign
    Kuribayashi
    Haruhisa
[05:33] Sign
     Esperion
    Youth
[05:36] Emi
    Oh, that's tracing paper. Don't move it.
[05:39] Midori
    That autograph's special. It's gonna
    be valuable in the future for sure.
[05:43] Ashito
    Kuribayashi?
[05:44] Ohtomo
    Didn't ya do any boning up? Don't ya know
     anything about the team you joined?
[05:50] Ohtomo
    Look. He's over there.
[05:55] Midori
    Here's an article on him.
[05:57] Emi
    He's amazing. He's a first-year, but he
    already practices with the first team.
[06:01] Sign (Right; Yellow)
    Tokyo City Esperion's
[06:01] Sign (Right; Blue; Large)
    Kuribayashi
    Haruhisa
[06:01] Sign (Right; Blue; Large)
    Kuribayashi
    Haruhisa
[06:01] Sign (Top; Green)
    J.LEAGUE
[06:01] Sign (Horizontal Headline)
    J.League Debut Imminent for the Hidden Gem of Esperion's 
    Youth Player Conveyor Belt
[06:01] Sign (Horizontal Headline)
    J.League Debut Imminent for the Hidden Gem of Esperion's 
    Youth Player Conveyor Belt
[06:01] Sign (Vertical Headline)
    In the first team 
    for the opening 
    game of the season
[06:01] Sign (Vertical Bottom Right)
    Highschooler aged 16 
    registered to play with the first team
[06:03] Ashito/I
    He's only one year older than me?
[06:06] Ashito/I
    There's a direct link from
    J-Youth to the professional world.
[06:10] Ashito/I
    If you perform, even a high schooler
    can play in the J.League.
[06:15] Midori
    Our hardcore supporters all say,
    "That Kuribayashi is something special."
[06:22] Midori
    They say he'll forge the future of
    Japan's national team, not just Esperion's!
[06:28] Ashito
    Kuribayashi Haruhisa...
[06:41] Yuma
    Oh! You're the three who
    made it through the tryouts!
[06:46] Ohtomo
    You were on the youth team at the tryouts.
[06:52] Yuma
    Yo, Asari. These three are movin'
    into the dorm too, so say hello.
[06:57] Asari
    You're too loud.
[06:58] Yuma
    It's been a while. I played defense at
    the tryouts, but I'm really a forward.
[07:03] Yuma
    Name's Motoki Yuma. Nice to meet ya.
[07:06] Ashito
    A forward, huh?
[07:07] Ashito
    Looks like you'll be my backup.
     You have my pity.
[07:10] Ashito
    I'm Aoi Ashito. Putting it lightly, I'm a
    once-in-a-millennium genius forward.
[07:15] Ohtomo
    You idiot! They're our seniors! 
    Don't speak to them like that.
[07:19] Yuma
    Oh, there seems to be a misunderstandin'.
[07:22] Yuma
    Asari and I are from the junior youth team.
    We're third-years in junior high, same as you.
[07:27] Yuma
    We were put on the team 'cause the
    youth team was short on players.
[07:31] Yuma
    Right?
[07:33] Yuma
    Oh, this is Asari.
[07:35] Yuma
    His dad's an English—
[07:36] Asari
    Yuma. I can introduce myself.
[07:40] Asari
    I'm Asari Marches Jun.
[07:42] Asari
    I played as a forward in the tryouts,
     but I'm really a defender.
[07:46] Asari
    Nice to meet you.
[07:47] Tachibana
    Likewise.
[07:48] Ohtomo
    Nice to meet ya.
[07:50] Ohtomo/I
    Handsome and good at soccer? 
    There's no way he's a good guy.
[07:54] Ohtomo/I
    He's my enemy!
[08:01] Tachibana
    You two must be very promising players if
     you're already training with the youth team.
[08:07] Tachibana
    You have my respect.
[08:09] Tachibana
    I'm Tachibana Soichiro. I transfered
    from Yokoyama Musashino Junior Youth.
[08:13] Tachibana
    As your teammate on the Tokyo Esperion team,
     I hope to learn from you.
[08:19] Tachibana
    It's nice to meet you.
[08:21] Mibu
    Well, it's past the arranged time now...
[08:24] Mibu
    and we're still one short.
[08:27] Ohtomo
    Wait, how many players
    are moving into the dorm?
[08:30] Mibu
    Ten.
[08:31] Mibu
    The whole junior youth team except Yuma
    and Asari have got their kits and moved in.
[08:37] Mibu
    But we signed one player
     after scouting him.
[08:40] Mibu
    And I can't reach him.
    He's causing headaches already.
[08:43] Mibu
    Oh, well. I'll hand out your kits and training
     gear now so you guys can get moved in.
[08:48] Ashito
    K-Kits?!
[08:50] Ashito
    Hand them out? What, now? Here?
[08:52] Mibu
    Huh?
[08:54] Ashito
    Uh, well, I thought you needed to 
    earn one by becoming a starter...
[08:57] Ashito
    Oh, wait, that means
    I need to go get some cash...
[09:01] Mibu
    You all receive kits and training gear.
[09:05] Mibu
    If you put them outside your room in the morning,
    the dorm staff will wash them.
[09:08] Sign
    Aoi Ashito
[09:10] Mibu
    If they rip or you grow out of them,
     we'll give you new ones.
[09:18] Mibu
    Aoi-kun, your roommate is the
    one who hasn't shown up yet.
[09:22] Mibu
    Could you take his kit as well?
[09:25] Mibu
    Oh, also...
[09:29] Mibu
    Your dorm was designed for J-Leaguers to
     stay in, and used to house the first team.
[09:35] Mibu
    It has everything, from a cafeteria and a
    meeting room to a spacious training room.
[09:41] Mibu
    All for 5,000 yen a month!
[09:44] Mibu
    I wish I could live here.
[09:51] Sign (Top)
    Aoi
[09:51] Sign (Top)
    Togashi
[09:51] Sign (Top)
    Aoi
[09:51] Sign (Top)
    Togashi
[09:51] Sign (Top)
    Aoi
[09:51] Sign (Top)
    Togashi
[09:52] Sign (Top)
    Aoi
[09:52] Sign (Top)
    Togashi
[09:52] Sign (Top)
    Aoi
[09:52] Sign (Top)
    Togashi
[09:52] Sign (Top)
    Aoi
[09:52] Sign (Top)
    Togashi
[09:52] Sign (Top)
    Aoi
[09:52] Sign (Top)
    Togashi
[09:52] Sign (Top)
    Aoi
[09:52] Sign (Top)
    Togashi
[10:10] Ashito/I
    I can't believe it...
[10:14] Ashito/I
    Everything's all set up for me,
    so I can just focus on soccer!
[10:32] Photographer
    Okay, ready?
[10:34] Photographer
    Shout your name and number with feeling.
[10:36] Ashito
    Aoi Ashito, Tokyo City
    Esperion Youth's No. 33!
[10:43] Ashito
    H-How come we have to do a
    photo shoot?! I was so nervous.
[10:47] Ohtomo
    Didn't you check the schedule?
    It's for the official player directory.
[10:52] Ohtomo
    I've been trying to get my hair 
    just right since 6am this morning.
[10:56] Ohtomo
    This is last year's. Check it out.
[10:58] Sign
    Player Directory
[10:58] Ohtomo
    It's an official player directory the
    J.League clubs publish for the fans.
[11:03] Ohtomo
    Youth players like us also
    get our photos in there.
[11:07] Ashito
    I gotta send one to my mom.
[11:09] Ohtomo
    By the way, what's your roomie like?
[11:12] Ohtomo
    He's the only one they scouted this year, right?
[11:15] Ashito
    Well, actually, he never showed.
[11:18] Ohtomo
    What?!
[11:19] Ohtomo
    So he's not here yet?
[11:21] Ashito
    His name's Togashi.
[11:23] Ashito
    He's super late. Do you think he's all right?
[11:26] Tachibana
    Aoi. Ohtomo.
[11:28] Tachibana
    Let me introduce you.
    This is my roommate, Kuroda.
[11:32] Kuroda
    Oh, hi there.
[11:33] Kuroda
    I'm Kuroda Kanpei. I got promoted
    from the junior youth team.
[11:37] Kuroda
    So three of you made the cut at the
     tryouts, huh? That's more than usual.
[11:43] Kuroda
    Only nine got promoted from the junior
     youth team this year. Fewer than usual.
[11:49] Ashito
    I-I'm Aoi Ashito. I'm from Ehime.
[11:52] Kuroda
    Ehime?
[11:53] Ashito
    Y'know, I just have to say...
[11:56] Ashito
    It's not cool, you junior youth
     guys all just sticking together.
[12:00] Ashito
    I know you've been playing
    together for a long time and all,
[12:04] Ashito
    but isn't there anyone willing
    to act as a go-between?
[12:09] Kuroda
    Most of us aren't great
    with that kind of stuff.
[12:11] Kuroda
    If anyone would, it'd be Yuma.
[12:14] Kuroda
    He's the resident jokester,
    and a really skillful player.
[12:17] Kuroda
    Takeshima is Yuma's best friend.
    He can be sociable too, I guess.
[12:21] Kuroda
    Asari doesn't really mix with others.
[12:24] Ohtomo
    Just look at that cocky face!
[12:26] Ashito
    So the junior youth players
     are quiet types, huh?
[12:28] Kuroda
    It doesn't help that
    they're all kind of nervous.
[12:32] Ashito
    Nervous?
[12:34] Kuroda
    One of our dreams comes
     true today, after all.
[12:39] Ashito/I
    A dream?
[12:42] Sign
    Tokyo CE Youth Enrollment Ceremony
[12:42] Tsukishima
    This year, we welcome 13 new youth
     team players to Esperion Youth.
[12:48] Tsukishima
    Congratulations to everyone.
[12:52] Tsukishima
    I'm Tsukishima Aki, one of
    the youth team coaches here.
[12:55] Tsukishima
    I graduated from this youth team,
    so feel free to ask me whatever you like.
[13:02] Ashito/I
    "One of our dreams" must refer
    to joining the youth team, right?
[13:08] Ashito/I
    Junior youth players must go through a
    selection process to get promoted, too.
[13:11] Ashito/I
    Old man Fukuda said half of them
    didn't make the cut last year...
[13:16] Ashito/I
    I'm sure the selection process
    was really competitive.
[13:20] Ashito/I
    But we're trying to go pro here, right?
[13:23] Ashito/I
    None of my dreams have come true yet!
[13:25] Ashito/I
    How can the junior youth
    guys be so complacent?
[13:31] Benen
    I'm Benzen Daigo, a goalkeeper coach here.
[13:34] Benen
    But you can ask me anything,
    regardless of your position.
[13:36] Benen
    And when you eventually
    go pro, don't forget to say:
[13:37] Ashito/I
    Just like I thought at the tryouts,
    those two look like nice people.
[13:39] Benen
    "I owe everything to Coach Benzen"
    in your interviews with the media.
[13:42] Tsukishima
    What are you saying?
[13:44] Date
    I'm Date Nozomi, the head coach.
[13:47] Date
    Everyone here will be seeing more
    of me than any of the other coaches,
[13:52] Date
    because I'm the one who's
     in charge of the B team.
[13:58] Ohtomo/I
    Just like in the pro leagues. I knew it.
[14:02] Tachibana/I
    Unlike high school powerhouses,
    a youth team is small but highly skilled.
[14:05] Tachibana/I
    Even so, there are 40
    players in total on a team,
[14:09] Tachibana/I
    and only a few of those get to
    play in official youth matches.
[14:14] Date
    Only those who perform in
     the B team will get to...
[14:17] Fukuda
    Ah, sorry, my bad. I'm late.
[14:20] Date
    ...will get to move up to the 
    A team and work with him.
[14:27] Ashito/I
    Kuroda?
[14:37] Fukuda
    I'm Fukuda Tatsuya, the youth team manager.
[14:42] Fukuda
    Nice to meet you.
[14:47] (Flashback) Fukuda
    I'll take you... to the world stage.
[14:56] Parents
    Oh, my... What's happening?
[15:02] Togashi
    Thanks for sendin' me off!
[15:08] Togashi
    Senpais, I'll never forget you!
[15:15] Togashi
    I'm Togashi Keiji! I play center back.
[15:19] Togashi
    Now that I'm here,
    this team has nothin' to fear!
[15:26] Mother A
    Hold on a minute. Is he on the youth team, too?
[15:29] Father A
    This guy got scouted?
    What were they thinking?
[15:33] Fukuda
    Togashi, I thought I said to either cut ties
    with the biker gang or forget about soccer.
[15:42] Togashi
    They just came to see me off.
[15:44] Ohtomo/I
    Th-The hell?! His character
    setup's really out there!
[15:47] Tachibana/I
    Are they serious? This guy's the 
    only scouted player this year?
[15:54] Sign
    Togashi Keiji
[15:54] Sign
    Togashi Keiji
[15:54] Sign
    Togashi Keiji
[15:54] Ashito
    Here.
[15:54] Sign
    Togashi Keiji
[15:54] Sign
    Togashi Keiji
[15:54] Sign
    Togashi Keiji
[15:56] Ashito
    I'm your roommate, Aoi Ashito.
    Nice to meet ya.
[16:00] Ashito
    I brought your kit for you.
[16:03] Ashito
    You know, old man Fukuda
    was just about to start talking.
[16:06] Ashito
    I wanna hear what he has to say,
    so go put it on and sit down, will ya?
[16:14] Togashi
    Did you get promoted from
     the junior youth team?
[16:18] Ashito
    Oh, uh, no. I got in through the tryouts.
[16:22] Togashi
    Ah, you're fine, then.
[16:25] Togashi
    Thanks for the kit.
[16:28] Togashi
    I'm Togashi Keiji. Glad to be your roomie, Aoi.
[16:31] Ashito
    Same here. Call me Ashito.
[16:33] Ashito/I
    Huh. He looks like a punk,
    but he's actually a nice guy.
[16:39] Tachibana/I
    "You're fine, then"?
[16:42] Tachibana/I
    That can only mean: "As long as you weren't
    promoted from the junior youth team."
[16:46] Tachibana/I
    But what's that about?
[16:48] Kuroda
    Aoi-kun. Watch out for that one.
[16:51] Ashito
    Huh?
[16:54] Kuroda
    What I'm saying is, don't trust him.
[17:00] Mother A
    Should a boy like that be on the team?
[17:04] Date
    Our manager, Fukuda, is considered top-class
    when it comes to developing young players.
[17:10] Fukuda
    Nozomi?
[17:14] Date
    There are many young people
    who hear about his reputation
[17:19] Date
    and come to Esperion just to
     learn from him specifically.
[17:22] Date
    And he always says, "We don't
    need players we can control."
[17:28] Date
    "To be on the world stage, we need players
    who can go beyond my expectations."
[17:33] Date
    And so, the players Fukuda ends
     up snatching from other teams
[17:38] Date
    tend to be a little on
     the unconventional side.
[17:42] Date
    But it's those types of players that grow
    into leaders for the youth and first teams.
[17:50] Date
    For years now, I've seen Fukuda do
     his thing, and I know this for a fact:
[17:55] Date
    To develop young players, we must have
    open minds and look at things long-term.
[18:02] Date
    Okay, Manager Fukuda, the floor is yours.
[18:08] Fukuda
    Um...
[18:10] Fukuda
    All right. An intrasquad game it is.
[18:14] Fukuda
    Only the new players.
[18:24] Tachibana
    Hey! What are you doing?
[18:28] Tachibana
    What's going on? I thought you'd be the
    guy who was most pumped up for this.
[18:32] Ashito
    Oh, I wanted to focus, so I figured
     I'd find somewhere to be alone...
[18:37] Tachibana
    Remember what Manager Fukuda said?
[18:40] Tachibana
    If you do well in this intrasquad game,
     you can move up to the A team.
[18:44] Tachibana
    Make sure you warm up properly.
[18:46] Tachibana
    Some guys out on the field are already real
     tense. Everyone's enthusiasm is palpable.
[18:54] Tachibana
    But for some, resting up until the very
     last minute works better for them.
[18:57] Tachibana
    Anyhow, let's do our best.
[19:05] Hana
    Bro!
[19:07] Hana
    I brought you your lunch!
[19:09] Fukuda
    Huh? What do you mean?
[19:13] Hana
    What do I mean?
[19:14] Hana
    Bro!
[19:16] Hana
    You're the one who asked 
    me to make lunch for you!
[19:21] Fukuda
    I did?
[19:22] Hana
    And I had an extra class this morning...
[19:25] Hana
    Do you have any idea how early 
    I had to wake up to make this?!
[19:30] Fukuda
    Sorry, Hana. I already ate with the
     new players in the cafeteria.
[19:36] Hana
    First, apologize.
[19:38] Hana
    This is why you can't find anyone to
     marry you at your age, dumb-bro!
[19:42] Kase
    Sorry, Hana-chan. I was the one who
    asked Fukuda to get you to come here.
[19:48] Hana
    Huh?
[19:49] Kase
    The daughter of Kaido Electric's
    president is coming again today,
[19:52] Kase
    so I was hoping you could keep her company.
[19:55] Hana
    What?! But we don't really get along...
[19:58] Kase
    Oh, come on, please. You're the same age.
    Plus, Kaido's our sponsor...
[20:03] Fukuda
    Hey, never mind that. Hana, listen to this.
[20:06] Fukuda
    Nozomi said something
    nice about me earlier.
[20:10] Fukuda
    That never happens, you know?
[20:13] Date
    I only said it to bring the parents around.
[20:16] Sign
    GRRRR
[20:16] Sign
    GRRRR
[20:16] Hana/I
    Stop being so handsy!
[20:19] Kase
    Anyway, your intrasquad match
    announcement was a surprise.
[20:23] Hana
    An intrasquad match?
[20:24] Fukuda
    That's right.
[20:26] Fukuda
    I told 'em if they did well,
    they could move up to the A team tomorrow.
[20:28] Sign
    Benzen
[20:28] Sign
    Togashi
[20:28] Sign
    Shima
[20:28] Sign
    Kuroda
[20:28] Sign
    Kameyama
[20:28] Sign
    Aoi
[20:28] Sign
    Tachibana
[20:29] Fukuda
    That got them all fired up.
[20:32] Date
    I'm against the idea of making them play a
     match in new and unfamiliar surroundings.
[20:39] Fukuda
    It might take a while for this year's
     new players to get used to each other.
[20:45] Fukuda
    So they just need to play soccer together.
    There's no better way to do it.
[20:52] Kase
    Well, I guess it's one way...
[20:58] Hana
    I'll be outside, Bro. I'm gonna go eat alone.
[21:02] Fukuda
    Hm?
[21:03] Hana/I
    I haven't seen you in ages, but your mind's
    obviously too occupied with soccer.
[21:09] Hana
    Oh, Bro! You should come
    home every now and then.
[21:12] Hana
    I know it's kinda awkward for you,
[21:15] Hana
    but Mom misses you.
[21:20] Date
    By the way, Fukuda...
[21:22] Sign
    Benzen
[21:22] Sign
    Shima
[21:22] Sign
    Kameyama
[21:22] Sign
    Yuma
[21:22] Date
    There's something I want to ask you.
[21:25] Date
    It's about that boy you brought
    here from Ehime, Aoi Ashito.
[21:32] Date
    You don't intend to give him
    special treatment, do you?
[21:36] Fukuda
    Hm? Of course not. You know I'm not the
     kind of coach who does that, Nozomi.
[21:43] Date
    Then, let me be frank with you.
[21:46] Sign
    Benzen
[21:46] Sign
    Shima
[21:46] Sign
    Kameyama
[21:46] Date
    Ever since the tryouts,
    I've been certain of this:
[21:50] Date
    Unless he improves at a miraculous rate,
     there's no way he's going pro.
[21:57] Date
    He'll never move up to the A team in the
    three years he's with us. Not on my watch.
[22:06] Date
    He might become your
     very first failure, Fukuda.
[22:10] Fukuda
    Boo!
[22:10] Fukuda
    Whoa! You scared me!
[22:14] Hana
    I'm shocked.
[22:15] Sign
    Benzen
[22:15] Sign
    Shima
[22:15] Sign
    Kameyama
[22:15] Sign
    Yuma
[22:17] Hana
    Oh, I just don't think it's a good idea to say
     that about a player who only joined today.
[22:25] Hana
    Also...
[22:27] Hana
    I'm a fan of Aoi Ashito.
    Probably his first in the world.
[24:19] Sign
    Next Episode
[24:19] Sign
    The First Youth Match
[24:19] Sign (Bottom)
    This is a work of fiction, and bears no relation to any actual persons, organizations, or names.
[24:23] Tachibana
    The next episode of Aoashi is:
     "The First Youth Match."

E7 - The First Youth Match
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[00:03] Hana
    I'm a fan of Aoi Ashito.
    Probably his first in the world.
[00:11] Hana
    So there you have it. You never
    know when fans might be listening,
[00:15] Hana
    so watch what you say. End of discussion!
[00:24] Ashito
    Hey. What's up?
[00:38] Hana
    Y-You didn't hear all that, did you?
[00:42] Ashito
    Can I have that lunch?
[00:43] Hana
    Huh?
[00:45] Ashito
    The lunch you were talking about.
[00:47] Ashito
    Is this it?
[02:23] Sign
    The First
    Youth Match
[02:24] Ashito
    Hey, tell me something.
[02:26] Ashito
    Why do you root for me so much?
[02:30] Ashito
    I mean, I wasn't eavesdropping as such...
[02:34] Ashito
    I was just sitting there when I heard old man
    Fukuda's voice, followed by yours...
[02:39] Ashito
    Then, I heard my name, so I couldn't just leave...
     and I ended up hearing the whole thing.
[02:45] Hana
    That's exactly what eavesdropping is!
[02:49] Hana
    Don't you have a match? Just go already.
[02:53] Ashito
    Well, what I'm trying to say is...
[02:56] Ashito
    Thanks.
[02:58] Ashito
    For persuading my mom and
    all that. You've been really—
[03:02] Hana
    Noriko-san?
[03:04] Hana
    Oh, yeah! That was the first thing I was
     going to mention when I saw you next.
[03:08] Hana
    Your mom is such an amazing woman!
[03:11] Hana
    Trust me on this.
[03:12] Hana
    We got really close over the phone.
[03:15] Hana
    Just from listening to her talk,
    I could tell she really cares about you.
[03:22] Ashito
    I know.
[03:24] Ashito
    You're a good person.
[03:26] Hana
    Huh?
[03:27] Ashito
    That's what I planned to say to you when
    I saw you next. You're a good person.
[03:34] Hana
    I know.
[03:36] Ashito
    You know what? You're kinda cute.
[03:39] Ashito
    Yeah.
[03:40] Ashito
    I think you're cute.
[03:42] Ashito
    Cu—
[03:47] Togashi
    Bein' on this youth team ain't all that bad!
    Gotta love that all-you-can-eat cafeteria.
[03:54] Ashito
    J-Jeez, what am I saying?
[03:57] Ashito
    That didn't come out right.
[04:01] Hana
    Well, I guess I can tell you.
[04:04] Hana
    So, uh, I'm rooting for you because
    you remind me of a certain player.
[04:12] Hana
    And that person is someone
    very important to me.
[04:16] Hana
    Watching you takes me back to a time
    when I was totally crazy about him.
[04:21] Hana
    So I feel like I want to root
    for you for my own sake.
[04:28] Ashito
    Really? I remind you of that guy, huh?
    He must be an awesome player!
[04:35] Hana
    He is!
[04:36] Hana
    Hey, listen! I have a dream.
[04:40] Hana
    I want to...
[04:44] Hana
    H-Hey! Where'd my lunch go?
[04:47] Ashito
    Huh? I ate it all.
[04:49] Ashito
    It was good.
[04:50] Hana
    Don't you have a match soon?!
[04:53] Hana
    I said you could have one!
     Why would you stuff your face?!
[04:56] Ashito
    Don't worry, I'll be fine!
[04:58] Hana
    Give them back! I'm sticking
     my hand down your throat!
[05:01] Ashito
    What?! Hold on, you're...
[05:05] Ashito
    Stop it, you idiot! Are you insane?!
[05:10] Hana
    If you want to go pro,
    learn to take care of your body!
[05:19] Togashi
    What's up with that girl?
[05:21] Togashi
    She's scary.
[05:24] Benzen
    This intrasquad game is a 30-minute, one-off
    7-on-7 match, using only half the field.
[05:28] Benzen
    Offside rule applies.
[05:30] Benzen
    This match is just for the new players.
[05:33] Benzen
    We don't have enough goalkeepers,
     so I'll fill in between the sticks. I can't wait!
[05:39] Date
    And as Fukuda mentioned,
    if you show your worth in this game,
[05:45] Date
    you will be promoted to
    the A team immediately.
[05:48] Date
    I will instruct both teams in the tactics
     I have come up with for them.
[05:52] Date
    Follow the basic plan, though you are free to add your own individual flare.
[06:00] (Flashback) Date
    There's no way he's going pro.
[06:16] Ashito/I
    I won't have you judging me
    before I even get to play.
[06:20] Ashito/I
    And you're dead wrong.
[06:24] Ashito/I
    It's not a matter of if I can or can't
    make it as a pro, Coach Stone Face.
[06:32] Ashito/I
    I will definitely go pro. 
    There's no "want" or "hope" about it.
[06:37] Ashito/I
    I absolutely will*.
[06:39] Ashito/I
    So even if others think it's impossible,
    that means nothing to me. It doesn't matter.
[06:45] Ashito/I
    Not to mention, I have plenty*
    of people rooting for me.
[06:49] Ashito/I
    To pay them back, I've got to show results.
    That's my first step toward becoming a pro.
[06:54] Ashito
    All righty! My first youth match!
[06:57] Ashito
    That ticket to the A team will be mine!
[07:05] Ashito/I
    Score! I'm gonna score!
[07:07] Ashito/I
    I'll show 'em all!
[07:10] Ashito
    Yuma! To me!
[07:11] Yuma
    Huh?
[07:12] Ashito
    Gimme the ball!
[07:13] Ashito
    I'll show you that I'm the
    reincarnation of Roberto Baggio!
[07:16] Ashito
    Though Roberto Baggio's still alive!
[07:20] Yuma
    You're a funny one.
[07:21] Tachibana
    Give me...
[07:22] Tachibana
    ...the ball!
[07:24] Kuroda
    Yuma! Pass it back to me!
[07:26] Ashito
    No, don't! Give it to me!
[07:30] Yuma
    Here you go, Kuroda.
[07:31] Ashito
    Huh?
[07:45] Togashi
    Aw, man! Five centimeters
    lower and it woulda gone in!
[07:49] Parents
    Wow, that was close.
[07:51] Ashito
    What are you doing, Togashi?
[07:52] Togashi
    Huh?
[07:53] Ashito
    That was a great shot, but why'd you shove
     Kuroda outta the way? He's on our side.
[07:58] Ashito
    Stop messing around, will ya?
    We're trying to play soccer here!
[08:03] Togashi
    The only way to show your worth in a
    30-minute half-field mini-game is to score.
[08:09] Togashi
    Even defenders need to go for it.
[08:12] Ashito
    That's not an answer. You can't go
    stealing the ball from your own team!
[08:17] Ashito
    Don't do that again.
[08:19] Ashito
    And you're a defender. Focus on your job.
[08:22] Parent C
    Did you hear that dull
    clunk when it hit the bar?
[08:29] Ohtomo/I
    Let's go score!
[08:30] Togashi/I
    I'm gonna score!
[08:32] Ashito/I
    I've got to score!
[08:37] Tachibana/I
    Wow, that pass got through to me?
[08:39] Tachibana/I
    It came right where I needed it.
[08:44] Tachibana/I
    This is no time to be impressed.
[08:45] Tachibana/I
    If I want to score in a game at this level...
[08:50] Tachibana
    Whoa!
[08:57] Tsukishima
    Aoi Ashito doesn't look up at all, does he?
[09:01] Date/I
    Is he planning to do it all on his own?
[09:05] Yuma
    Ya tryin' to dribble it through? Won't work!
[09:07] Kuroda
    Out to the wing! Let's attack down the wing!
[09:11] (Flashback) Ashito
    You're a defender. Focus on your job.
[09:14] Ashito/I
    Don't do anything that'll mess up my play.
[09:17] Ashito/I
    You're a defender. Focus on your job.
[09:20] Ashito/I
    I'm doing this for me! I'm the one who scores!
[09:24] Ashito/I
    Don't get in my way!
[09:31] Ashito/I
    I don't care if it's egoistic.
[09:34] Ashito/I
    Call me selfish all you want.
[09:36] Ashito/I
    For this match...
[09:37] Sign (Top)
    Savings Account
[09:37] Sign (Center)
    Deposit (Yen)
[09:37] Sign (Right)
    Balance (Yen)
[09:39] Ashito/I
    A match that can get me into the A team...
[09:44] Ashito/I
    I will be the one who scores!
[09:56] Yuma
    All right!
[09:58] Masuko/I
    I guess he knows better than to charge right in.
[10:01] Asari
    Masuko.
[10:02] Asari
    Don't lose that No. 2, okay?
    But keep your distance.
[10:05] Masuko
    I know.
[10:07] Asari/I
    We have enough people behind the ball.
[10:09] Asari/I
    If we can hold this line...
[10:18] Masuko/I
    What... What's he doing?
[10:21] Masuko/I
    He's just walking...
[10:25] Asari
    What are you doing, Masuko?!
[10:26] Asari
    Don't go toward him!
[10:28] Masuko
    Huh?
[10:44] Ashito
    Eat that!
[10:46] Ashito
    How d'ya like that?!
[10:47] Yuma
    Nice!
[10:47] Ashito
    Did you all see that?!
[10:49] Ashito
    Did you see that, Yuma?
[10:49] Ohtomo
    I-I can't believe he scored...
[10:53] Ohtomo
    But what was that just now?
[10:57] Tachibana/I
    I don't get it. What was that?
[10:59] Tachibana/I
    Aoi was just aimlessly walking
    around in front of the goal.
[11:04] Tachibana/I
    Then, seconds later, he darts forward
    and breaks through their defensive line.
[11:10] Tachibana/I
    But what was the logic behind it?
[11:13] Ashito/I
    Mom, Shun, I did it!
[11:16] Ashito/I
    But I'm not done yet!
[11:17] Ashito
    I can do so much more!
[11:20] Ashito
    I'm gonna win this by scoring
    3.86 trillion more goals!
[11:24] Tsukishima
    Oh, bravo, Aoi Ashito!
    A player who defies logic!
[11:30] Tsukishima
    They defended well,
    preventing shooting chances
[11:32] Tsukishima
    and plugging the gaps so that
     no one could run in behind.
[11:36] Tsukishima
    But when Aoi-kun started walking,
    it upset the defense's rhythm.
[11:41] Tsukishima
    No one expects a player to
    start walking in that situation,
[11:45] Tsukishima
    and that action disrupted
     the defensive line!
[11:48] Tsukishima
    It drew Masuko out of the line and he
     ended up getting too close to Aoi-kun.
[11:55] Tsukishima
    How on earth did he do it?
[11:58] Tsukishima
    It's impossible unless you know how lots of
    players, including Yuma, are likely to move!
[12:05] Date
    However...
[12:07] Date
    Tsukishima, don't you feel it?
    Something doesn't quite fit.
[12:11] Yuma
    You're amazin', Ashito!
[12:16] Yuma
    That play required precise calculations.
[12:19] Yuma
    So spill: when'd ya come up with that plan?
[12:24] Ashito
    Oh, to tell you the truth,
    I don't remember at all.
[12:28] Date
    Aoi Ashito.
[12:30] Date
    He might have an interesting skill...
[12:33] Date
    But the vital flaw in his
    game will prevent him
[12:36] Date
    from making the jump
    from J-Youth to pro level.
[12:53] Togashi
    Hey, Kuroda.
[12:54] Togashi
    The parents are gettin'
    restless over there.
[12:57] Togashi
    Can't blame 'em, though.
[12:59] Togashi
    I was scouted and Ashito
    made it through the tryouts.
[13:03] Togashi
    You junior youth guys have
    had zero chance to show off.
[13:06] Togashi
    Too bad, really. You coulda shown
    your parents the perfect debut here.
[13:12] Togashi
    You junior youth guys ain't
    nothin' but a bunch of softies.
[13:17] Asari
    Masuko, switch positions with me.
[13:20] Masuko
    Huh?
[13:21] Asari
    I don't want that guy doing
    anything else to ruin my mood.
[13:26] Ashito/I
    There! Take that, you jerk!
[13:28] Ashito/I
    One goal ain't enough.
    Right, Coach Stone Face?
[13:31] Ashito/I
    Then, I'll just score as many as I can!
[13:41] Tsukishima
    What amazing power you have, Togashi-kun!
    He's speedy, too. He's like a tank!
[13:46] Ashito
    That's far enough, Togashi! You're a defender!
    Pass me the ball and get back!
[13:51] Togashi
    Tsk!
[13:55] Ashito
    All right!
[13:57] Ashito/I
    Asari?
[14:02] Ashito/I
    Oh, piss off!
[14:06] Ashito/I
    I became keenly aware during the tryouts
[14:09] Ashito/I
    that I'm way below the other youth
    players when it comes to ball skills.
[14:14] Ashito/I
    So once I got that acceptance letter,
[14:17] Ashito/I
    I practiced hard with my
    friends in the soccer club.
[14:22] Ashito/I
    I'll get by you!
[14:26] Ashito
    Huh?
[14:28] Togashi
    You idiot! What do you think you're doing?!
[14:32] Yuma
    Hey, don't push your luck
    and try to dribble past 'em.
[14:35] Yuma
    You can pass it to me like before.
[14:38] Yuma
    Move the ball about till we find
     the best place to shoot from.
[14:42] Yuma
    That's soccer.
[14:44] Yuma
    Let's work together.
[14:58] Kuroda
    Aoi-kun! Try again!
[15:00] Ashito/I
    I'll use my first touch trick.
[15:03] Ashito/I
    I can land it right there.
[15:06] Ashito/I
    And get past!
[15:09] Ashito/I
    I did it!
[15:14] Ashito/I
    H-How did he know?! Dammit!
[15:18] Yuma
    Ashito!
[15:20] (Flashback) Kogure
    Hm, point your bellybutton
    where you want to go?
[15:23] (Flashback) Kogure
    I understand.
[15:24] (Flashback) Kogure
    All right.
[15:26] (Flashback) Kogure
    You can practice that on
     us all you want, Ashito.
[15:30] (Flashback) Kogure
    We'll raise the level of your ball skills
     before you whirl into Tokyo like a storm!
[15:34] Ashito/I
    I'll get through!
[15:36] Ashito/I
    I'll get through them!
[15:39] Yuma
    Oh, man.
[15:40] Hana
    When you talked about Aoi Ashito's "vital flaw"
     that will prevent him from going pro...
[15:45] Hana
    Did you mean his ball skills, Nozomi-san?
[15:48] Tsukishima
    I'd like to know that, too, Coach Date.
[15:51] Tsukishima
    Why do you doubt his skills
    even after he's scored a goal?
[15:56] Tsukishima
    True, his ball skills
    leave a lot to be desired.
[15:59] Tsukishima
    From how he reacts to the ball
    to controlling and dribbling it,
[16:03] Tsukishima
    his skills are raw and unpolished.
[16:06] Tsukishima
    His lack of ball skills
    stands out in this company.
[16:08] Ashito/I
    Dammit!
[16:10] Ashito/I
    After all that practicing...
[16:13] Ashito/I
    And my friends helping me out...
[16:16] Ashito
    Dammit!
[16:18] Ashito
    I guess it wasn't enough.
[16:21] Ashito
    I see.
[16:23] Ashito
    I like it! That's exactly how 
    Esperion Youth should be.
[16:27] Ashito
    And I'm not backing down!
[16:33] Hana
    Ball skills can be improved.
[16:36] Hana
    And don't forget, he scored!
[16:37] Hana
    How can you say he'll be
    useless in the youth team—
[16:40] Anri
    Tactics.
[16:43] Anri
    He was talking about tactics.
     Isn't that right, Coach Nozomi?
[16:48] Date
    Precisely. As astute as ever.
[16:54] Spectator A
    H-He lost the ball again.
    That's the third time now.
[16:58] Ashito/I
    Crap! Why can't I frigging get past 'em?! Dammit!
[17:02] Ashito
    S-Sorry, guys! Just one more go!
[17:05] Ashito
    Let me give it another try!
    I'll manage it this time!
[17:09] Anri
    Aoi Ashito.
[17:11] Anri
    He is unable to execute tactics.
[17:15] Anri
    It isn't about not learning how to or
    never thinking about them. He just can't.
[17:21] Anri
    He'll be useless on the youth team.
[17:23] Hana
    Excuse me, Miss "Daughter of the president
    of our sponsor, Kaido Electric," Kaido-san...
[17:31] Hana
    Would you mind saying that again?
[17:34] Anri
    My name is Kaido Anri.
[17:36] Anri
    It's nowhere near as long as
    what you said, Ichijo Hana-san.
[17:41] Anri
    Ichijo Hana-san, is Aoi Ashito
     your favorite player?
[17:47] Tsukishima
    Anri-san, you're a hardcore
     soccer fan, aren't you?
[17:51] Tsukishima
    It's really rare to see the
    family member of a sponsor
[17:55] Tsukishima
    come to a soccer club's training sessions
    so often, let alone to watch its youth team.
[18:00] Anri
    Am I being a nuisance?
[18:02] Tsukishima
    No, not at all! We're glad to have you here.
[18:06] Ashito
    Pass it!
[18:07] Ashito
    Just one more go! Pass to me!
[18:10] Hana
    What "tactics" are you talking about?!
[18:13] Hana
    Were they given detailed
    instructions before the game?!
[18:16] Tsukishima
    Uh, well, the black team was told to attack
    and the red team was told to defend—
[18:21] Hana
    See? Talk about vague.
[18:23] Hana
    "Tactics" are concrete
    instructions from the manager,
[18:26] Hana
    like "Play down the wing," or
    "Everyone stay back and look to counter," right?
[18:31] Hana
    He wasn't given any instructions 
    like that, but he still scored!
[18:35] Hana
    Doesn't that prove he understands tactics? 
    I think he did amazingly well!
[18:40] Anri
    Um, what Hana-san's referring to is...
[18:44] Date
    Those are team tactics.
[18:46] Hana
    Huh?
[18:47] Date
    I'm not talking about those. When I say 
    "tactics," I mean individual tactics.
[18:53] Date
    That is to say, crystallized intelligence.
[18:59] Togashi/I
    What's up with the promoted players?
[19:03] Togashi/I
    They seem to be playin' a bit
    closer to each other than before.
[19:06] Kuroda
    Togashi!
[19:11] Togashi/I
    What was that, Kuroda?! You givin' me orders?!
[19:16] Ashito/I
    Okay! I'll do it this time!
[19:18] Kuroda
    Aoi! Hold-up play!
[19:20] Ashito/I
    What?
[19:22] Ashito/I
    What did you say just now, Kuroda?
[19:33] Kuroda
    Aoi-kun.
[19:35] Kuroda
    I said "hold-up play." You were
    meant to keep the ball there.
[19:39] Kuroda
    Why'd you try to take it forward?
[19:41] Ashito
    W-Well, I know what "hold-up play"
    means, but it was so sudden...
[19:46] Kuroda
    The type of pass didn't clue you in?
[19:49] Kuroda
    If you'd paid attention to our
    positioning and the path the ball took,
[19:54] Kuroda
    you could've guessed our intentions.
[19:57] Ashito/I
    Intentions? Positioning?
    The type of pass cluing me in?
[20:02] Ashito/I
    What on earth is he talking about?
[20:10] Ohtomo/I
    The promoted players on both teams
    suddenly switched it up a gear.
[20:16] Roan
    Tachibana! Press! Press!
[20:18] Tachibana
    R-Right.
[20:21] Kuroda
    If you're gonna push up, do it faster,
    Togashi! You're a step behind!
[20:24] Togashi
    Wh-What the hell did you just say?!
[20:28] Togashi/I
    Crap. What's happenin' here?
[20:31] Togashi/I
    How can the promoted players be gettin'
    better in such a short space of time?
[20:36] Date
    The black team has realized Aoi Ashito
    cannot beat Asari one-on-one,
[20:42] Date
    so they've tightened up their formation
     and started playing shorter passes.
[20:48] Date
    Seeing this change in their play,
[20:50] Date
    the red team responded instantly
    and became more compact in defense.
[20:55] Date
    That's situational awareness.
[20:57] Date
    Players have to think for themselves on the
     field to figure out the best plan of attack
[21:02] Date
    and adjust how they play
    based on how the game unfolds.
[21:07] Date
    This freedom to think and
    make choices has been instilled
[21:11] Date
    in our home-grown players
    from a very young age.
[21:15] Date
    In fact, only the promoted players
    have adjusted their play.
[21:18] Date
    The others are barely keeping up.
[21:21] Date
    As for Aoi Ashito, he doesn't even
    realize the style of play has changed.
[21:27] Date
    That's because he's the type of
    player who relies on his intuition.
[21:32] Date
    That might sound like a good thing,
    but in his case, it's too extreme.
[21:37] Date
    While he sometimes does amazing things,
[21:39] Date
    he's unable to reflect on them
    and explain how he pulled them off.
[21:45] Date
    That's miles away from
    situational awareness.
[21:47] Date
    It's obvious because he can't verbalize
    what he does, and he can't replicate it.
[21:53] Date
    That just won't do.
[21:56] Date
    The thinking abilities of a J-Youth player
[21:59] Date
    far exceed those of the
     average high school player.
[22:02] Date
    A player who can't think for
    himself will never advance.
[22:06] Ashito/I
    I don't get it.
[22:07] Ashito/I
    Why are they moving
    differently all of a sudden?
[22:13] Ashito/I
    What exactly am I supposed to be doing?
[22:17] Ashito
    Hey! Pass it to me!
[22:18] Yuma
    Togashi!
[22:23] Ashito/I
    Five minutes left in the game.
[22:29] Ashito/I
    No one's passing the ball to me anymore.
[24:19] Sign
    Next Episode
[24:19] Sign
    Night Training
[24:19] Sign (Bottom)
    This is a work of fiction, and bears no relation to any actual persons, organizations, or names.
[24:23] Yuma
    The next episode of Aoashi is:
     "Night Training."

E8 - Night Training
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[00:03] Ashito/I
    No one's...
[00:06] Ashito/I
    passing the ball... to me anymore.
[00:11] Parent A
    Oh, that poor kid. The one
    in the No. 2 jersey, I mean.
[00:15] Parent B
    Everyone's completely ignoring him.
[00:19] Date
    And so they should. Aoi's finished.
[00:24] Asari
    Aoi-kun.
[00:26] Asari
    I'm glad.
[00:27] Ashito
    Huh?
[00:29] Asari
    At the tryouts, you got the
    better of me on this one play.
[00:32] Asari
    I blamed myself and I've been
    wondering what I could've done better.
[00:38] Asari
    But it was a total fluke.
[00:40] Asari
    You're actually nothing special.
[00:43] Asari
    So let me reintroduce myself.
[00:45] Asari
    I'm Asari Marches Jun.
[02:26] Sign
    Night
    Training
[02:26] Date
    Asari Marches Jun.
[02:28] Date
    He's so obsessed with ball retention,
[02:31] Date
    he hones his individual
     tactics all year round.
[02:36] Ashito/I
    That friggin' bastard!
[02:43] Yuma**
    Everyone, move up!
[02:44] Ashito/I
    I can't let the game end like this!
[02:48] Ashito
    Yuma! Over here!
[02:50] Yuma
    Ashito! We don't need ya! Stay there!
[02:56] Date
    And there we have someone who
    is on a completely different level.
[03:00] Tsukishima
    Yeah.
[03:02] Anri
    Yuma.
[03:05] Yuma
    Kameyama, this way!
[03:10] Parent B
    Uh, Yuma-kun, the goal's back the other way!
[03:14] Parent A
    You're dribbling the wrong way!
[03:17] Date
    Incorrect. He's trying to draw out Takeshima,
    one of the other team's defenders.
[03:24] Yuma
    Kuroda!
[03:25] Mashiko
    I won't let you!
[03:28] Kameyama/I
    Cross-field pass straight
    to Kuroda. Right, Yuma?
[03:35] Ashito
    Togashi!
[03:36] Yuma/I
    What's this, Togashi?
[03:39] (Flashback) Yuma/I
    Everyone, move up!
[03:40] Yuma/I
    So you can follow instructions, huh?
     Looks like you ain't just some musclehead.
[03:45] Yuma
    To Togashi!
[03:57] Anri
    Barking instructions.
[04:00] Anri
    That's the crucial difference between
     him and Aoi Ashito, Ichijo-san.
[04:06] Anri
    To master individual tactics,
[04:09] Anri
    you must be able to put into words
    what you do and make it your own.
[04:12] Anri
    Only then can you give precise
     instructions to those around you.
[04:19] Date
    Yuma has been an extraordinary
    talent ever since junior youth.
[04:24] Date
    Even with Aoi's goal earlier...
[04:26] Date
    He was the one who made it possible
    by sensing Aoi's nonverbal intentions
[04:31] Date
    and keeping the ball near the goal.
[04:34] Date
    He has the awareness and the
    skills to utilize those around him.
[04:38] Date
    He's the ideal forward for Esperion.
[04:44] Ashito/I
    Because I stayed here,
    Asari couldn't go and provide cover.
[04:51] Ashito/I
    Stand here and do nothing.
[04:53] Ashito/I
    That was my role in this move.
[04:57] Ashito/I
    I've experienced no one passing to me before.
[05:02] Ashito/I
    At a soccer club in Ehime, my tendency
    to play selfishly made everyone hate me.
[05:10] Ashito/I
    It was straight-up harassment,
    and I didn't get to play at all.
[05:16] Ashito/I
    But this is totally different.
[05:19] Ashito/I
    They didn't need me to score that goal.
[05:23] Ashito/I
    No one was in the wrong.
[05:26] Ashito/I
    I was ignored so they could score.
[05:29] Ashito/I
    The best I could do was just stand there,
    meaning I was basically deadweight.
[05:45] (Flashback) Date
    Time's up.
[05:47] (Flashback) Date
    Good job, everyone.
[05:49] (Flashback) Date
    Now for the players
    moving up to the A team.
[05:52] (Flashback) Date
    Motoki Yuma.
[05:54] (Flashback) Date
    That is all.
[05:57] Ashito
    Dammit.
[05:59] Ashito/I
    I was so useless, no one
    would give me the ball.
[06:04] Ashito/I
    I scored a goal, but it didn't help one bit!
[06:08] Ashito/I
    But...
[06:10] Ashito/I
    What was it?!
[06:12] Ashito/I
    What the hell was the problem?!
[06:16] Ashito/I
    I don't even know what I don't know!
[06:18] Ashito/I
    Dammit!
[06:20] Akutsu
    Aoi-kun.
[06:29] Akutsu
    Sorry, Kuri. Go on without me.
[06:34] Akutsu
    I haven't seen you since the tryouts.
    Congrats on getting signed, Aoi-kun.
[06:39] (Flashback) Akutsu
    Piece of trash.
[06:41] (Flashback) Akutsu
    Utterly talentless.
[06:44] Akutsu
    Don't make that face.
[06:45] Akutsu
    I'm your senior. Of course I'm here.
[06:49] Akutsu
    I watched you play.
[06:52] Akutsu
    From up on the second floor of the clubhouse,
    with Fukuda-san and all the other seniors.
[06:59] Ashito
    What do you want?
[07:01] Akutsu
    You haven't changed a bit since the tryouts.
[07:07] Akutsu
    Seriously, how the hell did you get signed?
[07:10] Akutsu
    Your skill level's so low, your teammates
     think nothing of ignoring you.
[07:18] Akutsu
    But you did get signed, so not much I can do.
[07:21] Akutsu
    Go kick a ball in a corner for three years.
[07:23] Akutsu
    That way, your lack of skills won't
    rub off on your teammates. Dumbass.
[07:27] Ashito
    It's only... my first day.
[07:32] Ashito
    I'll crawl my way up from here.
[07:35] Ashito
    Just you wait.
[07:37] Akutsu
    Your parents are dumb, too.
    Wasting money on a talentless child.
[07:43] Akutsu
    Are they counting on the signing bonus
     from your first pro contract or something?
[07:47] Akutsu
    Every year, there's plenty of soccer moms
    who have no idea what the youth team's about.
[07:52] Ashito
    Don't go there.
[07:54] Ashito
    Don't drag family into this!
    They have nothing to do with it!
[08:00] Akutsu
    Huh? They have everything to do with it.
[08:03] Akutsu
    They're the ones paying.
[08:10] Akutsu
    Did you think things would magically
    work out once you joined the youth team?
[08:15] Akutsu
    Did you believe someone would
    hold your hand and guide you,
[08:18] Akutsu
    and that's how you'd improve?
[08:22] Ashito/I
    I...
[08:24] Ashito/I
    I thought I was prepared.
[08:26] Ashito/I
    But was I really committed enough?
[08:31] Akutsu
    We get more and more softies like
    you in the youth team these days.
[08:36] Akutsu
    Who needs them? I sure don't.
[08:45] Ashito/I
    If my commitment...
[08:47] Ashito/I
    If I wasn't committed enough for the yoth...
[08:50] Ashito/I
    Nowhere near enough...
[08:53] Ashito/I
    If that was the case...
[08:59] Tsukishima
    Then, maybe we should try—
[09:04] Ashito
    What should I...
[09:06] Ashito
    Where do I start?!
[09:10] Ashito
    You know, don't you?! What I'm lacking.
[09:15] Ashito
    I'll do anything.
[09:17] Ashito
    So please! I beg you.
[09:19] Ashito
    Teach me how to play soccer!
[09:24] Sign
    Esperion Town
[09:27] Sign
                   Esperion Town
              Shuttle Bus Stop
[09:28] Anri
    Hana-san.
[09:30] Hana
    What's up?
[09:32] Anri
    I think I understand.
[09:35] Anri
    Why you like that player, Aoi Ashito.
[09:40] Anri
    They're similar, aren't they?
    Their playing styles, I mean.
[09:47] Anri
    So I think I know how you feel—
[09:52] Hana
    Whoa! Uh, wh-wh-what is it?
[09:55] Fukuda
    Huh? Hana?
[10:00] Hana
    Ah! Hey, bro!
[10:04] Fukuda
    I didn't know you were still here.
[10:06] Fukuda
    Oh, you're the Kaido Electric girl!
[10:09] Fukuda
    I get it. You're seeing her off. Good girl!
[10:13] Anri
    Kai...
[10:16] Anri
    K-Kai... Kai-Kai-Kai-Kai-Kai...
[10:20] Hana
    Kai?
[10:20] Fukuda
    Kinda crazy?
[10:21] Anri
    Kaido Anri! That's me!
[10:23] Anri
    It's been a while, Manager Fukuda!
[10:27] Anri
    Your leadership was impeccable again today!
    They should call you the "Japanese Mourinho."
[10:33] Fukuda
    Mourinho, huh?
[10:36] Fukuda
    He didn't make his name as a player,
    so it's not much of a compliment.
[10:43] Anri
    I-I-I'm sorry!
[10:46] Fukuda
    I'm only joking. It was a joke.
[10:48] (Flashback) Anri
    I think I understand.
[10:51] (Flashback) Anri
    Why you like that player, Aoi Ashito.
[10:59] (Flashback) Anri
    They're similar, aren't they?
[11:02] Sign (Left)
    EVOLUTION
[11:02] Sign (Right)
    FUKUDA TATSUYA
[11:02] Sign (Right)
    Japan National Team
[11:03] (Flashback) Hana'S Dad
    Hana, this lady and I are
    considering getting married.
[11:08] (Flashback) Fukud'A Mom
    Hello, Hana-chan.
[11:10] (Flashback) Fukud'A Mom
    I'm Fukuda Kinuyo.
[11:12] (Flashback) Hana'S Dad
    And this is her son...
[11:15] (Flashback) Hana'S Dad
    Fukuda Tatsuya-san.
[11:17] Sign
    FUKUDA TATSUYA
[11:17] Sign
    Japan National Team
[11:20] (Flashback) Fukuda
    It's good to know my mom has
    such a great guy for a partner.
[11:25] (Flashback) Fukuda
    Now I can go play soccer in
    Spain without any reservations.
[11:28] (Flashback) Hana'S Dad
    You love her very much, don't you?
[11:30] (Flashback) Fukuda
    My mother's the reason
    I get to play soccer like this.
[11:37] (Flashback) Hana
    I love you.
[11:41] Hana/I
    The thing I remember the most about the
    first time I saw my bro up close was his eyes.
[11:47] Hana/I
    I'll always remember
    how his gaze was so calm,
[11:51] Hana/I
    yet his eyes glittered with confidence.
    I'll never, ever forget it.
[11:59] Tsukishima
    Fukuda!
[12:02] Fukuda
    What is it?
[12:07] Tsukishima
    Can you have a word with him?
[12:21] Ashito
    Kill it...
[12:28] Hana
    What's he doing?
[12:30] Tsukishima
    Well, he asked Nozomi-san for advice and...
[12:34] (Flashback) Date
    Kill it, then kick it.
[12:37] (Flashback) Date
    It's the most basic of basics in soccer.
[12:39] (Flashback) Date
    You don't even have that down.
    You need to start from—
[12:42] (Flashback) Ashito
    Please tell me how!
[12:46] Tsukishima
    Ever since then, he hasn't
    even been back to his room.
[12:51] Tsukishima
    Well, he's definitely got grit.
     I'll give him that.
[12:57] Hana
    It's not his playing style that's similar.
[13:01] Hana
    It's his eyes.
[13:03] Hana
    No matter how cornered he is,
     his eyes are always alive.
[13:09] Hana
    If he never loses that glint in them,
    he might turn into one heck of a player.
[13:17] Hana
    I'm on this ride to the very end.
[13:34] Shun
    Is that you, Ashito?
[13:36] Shun
    What have you been up to?
[13:40] Ashito/I
    Shun. There is something
    I would like to ask you.
[13:44] Shun
    So formal. What is it?
[13:46] Ashito/I
    How much does it cost for me to be
    part of this youth team for three years?
[13:50] Shun/I
    What are you talking about? How much
    does it cost? Like, in terms of money?
[13:55] Ashito
    Yeah. Mom never really told me.
[14:00] Shun/I
    Well, she's right here.
    You should ask her. I'll put her on—
[14:03] Ashito
    Oh, no, that's okay! I don't need to talk to her.
[14:05] Shun/I
    Huh?
[14:07] Ashito
    I haven't achieved anything since I got here.
[14:10] Ashito
    So I can't talk to her yet.
[14:12] (Flashback) Akutsu
    Your parents are dumb, too.
    Wasting money on a talentless child.
[14:21] Ashito
    I just need to know.
[14:24] Ashito
    Ask Mom how much it costs,
    so I can focus on playing soccer.
[14:32] Shun
    You heard him.
[14:33] Sign
    Household Accounts & Memos
[14:33] Sign
    Household Accounts & Memos
[14:33] Sign
    Household Accounts & Memos
[14:33] Sign
    Household Accounts & Memos
[14:33] Sign
    Household Accounts & Memos
[14:33] Sign
    Household Accounts & Memos
[14:33] Sign
    Household Accounts & Memos
[14:34] Sign
    Household Accounts & Memos
[14:34] Sign
    Household Accounts & Memos
[14:34] Sign
    Household Accounts & Memos
[14:35] Sign
    Household Accounts & Memos
[14:35] Sign
    Household Accounts & Memos
[14:35] Sign
    Household Accounts & Memos
[14:35] Sign
    Household Accounts & Memos
[14:36] Shun
    Whoa!
[14:39] Shun/I
    You ready?
[14:40] Ashito
    Yeah.
[14:41] Shun
    The monthly fee's 6,000 yen.
[14:41] Sign (Top)
    Ashito's Youth Team  Cost Breakdown
[14:41] Sign (Top)
    Monthly Fee:
[14:41] Sign (Top)
    6,000 yen x 12 months = 72,000 yen
[14:41] Sign (Top)
    Housing:
[14:41] Sign (Top)
    5,000 yen x 12 months = 60,000 yen
[14:41] Sign (Top)
    Meals:
[14:41] Sign (Top)
    Breakfast:
[14:41] Sign (Top)
    300 yen x 30 days x 12 months
[14:41] Sign (Top)
    = 108,000 yen
[14:41] Sign (Top)
    Lunch and dinner are free
[14:41] Sign (Top)
    Total: 240,000 yen
[14:41] Sign (Top)
    Yearly expedition
    expense: 60,000 yen
[14:43] Shun
    Housing's 5,000 yen a month.
[14:45] Shun
    As for meals, you get lunch and dinner free,
     but you pay 300 yen for breakfast.
[14:51] Shun
    In total, it's 20,000 yen a month.
[14:54] Sign (Top)
    Ashito's Youth Team  Cost Breakdown
[14:54] Sign (Top)
    Monthly Fee:
[14:54] Sign (Top)
    6,000 yen x 12 months = 72,000 yen
[14:54] Sign (Top)
    Housing:
[14:54] Sign (Top)
    5,000 yen x 12 months = 60,000 yen
[14:54] Sign (Top)
    Meals:
[14:54] Sign (Top)
    Breakfast:
[14:54] Sign (Top)
    300 yen x 30 days x 12 months
[14:54] Sign (Top)
    = 108,000 yen
[14:54] Sign (Top)
    Lunch and dinner are free
[14:54] Sign (Top)
    Total: 240,000 yen
[14:54] Sign (Top)
    Yearly expedition
    expense: 60,000 yen
[14:54] Sign
    Grand total: 300,000 yen / year
[14:55] Shun
    That's 240,000 yen a year. Plus, there's a
     yearly expedition expense of 60,000 yen.
[15:00] Shun
    The grand total is 300,000 yen a year.
[15:03] Shun
    Household Accounts & Memos
[15:03] Shun
    But this is cheaper than—
[15:05] Ashito/I
    I'll pay it back.
[15:05] Shun
    Household Accounts & Memos
[15:05] Shun
    Household Accounts & Memos
[15:06] Shun
    Household Accounts & Memos
[15:06] Ashito/I
    Club fees, tuition,
    living expenses, transportation...
[15:11] Ashito/I
    All of it. Within three years.
[15:13] Ashito/I
    Please tell Mom that.
[15:16] Shun
    Within three years?
[15:18] Shun
    That's basically saying...
[15:21] Noriko
    Don't get too worked up, okay?
[15:36] Nagano
    Hey! Why are you letting
    the ball bounce up like that?
[15:42] Nagano
    We're practicing passing, but the
    ball stops every time it gets to you.
[15:46] Nagano
    You're messing up our rhythm!
[15:49] Taira
    Hey, go easy on him, Nagano. He's new.
[15:53] Nagano
    Don't give me that crap. I'm talking
    about the most basic of basics here.
[15:59] Taira
    I wish I could say, "Don't worry about it."
[16:02] Taira
    But the youth team's about survival. We don't
     have time for someone who can't keep up.
[16:06] Date
    Hey, what's going on over there?
[16:09] Taira
    Crap! Let's go!
[16:13] Taira
    You were out of line. He's only a first-year.
[16:16] Nagano
    I had to, Taira.
[16:18] Nagano
    He has no basic skills, but he wants to go pro?
[16:21] Nagano
    It screams laziness to me.
[16:24] Taira
    Yeah, but, well...
[16:26] Nagano
    What is it?
[16:29] Taira
    I've seen him, y'see.
[16:32] Taira
    He practices alone after
    everyone's gone home for the day.
[16:36] Taira
    Every night at the dorm. All by himself.
[16:39] Taira
    After seeing that...
[16:50] (Flashback) Ashito
    Crap! It bounced up again!
[16:54] (Flashback) Ashito
    Why can't I do it?! Dammit!
[17:00] (Flashback) Ashito
    I've been practicing this every night for a
    whole week and I'm not getting any better.
[17:08] (Flashback) Ashito
    But I'm not giving up.
[17:10] (Flashback) Ashito
    I'm gonna master it, and soon.
[17:14] (Flashback) Ashito
    I won't let myself fall at this hurdle!
[17:19] (Flashback) Tachibana
    Hey.
[17:23] (Flashback) Tachibana
    Never heard of "quality over quantity"?
[17:26] (Flashback) Ashito
    Tachibana? Ohtomo?
[17:29] (Flashback) Tachibana
    You get better faster
    if you practice with others.
[17:33] (Flashback) Ohtomo
    We'll help you practice.
[17:36] (Flashback) Ashito
    H-Hold on a minute.
[17:38] (Flashback) Ashito
    I can't make you help me like this.
[17:40] (Flashback) Ohtomo
    Huh? Don't get the wrong idea.
[17:43] (Flashback) Ohtomo
    We're just here to review our basics.
[17:46] (Flashback) Ohtomo
    It might look like we're helping,
    but it actually means we're way ahead of you.
[17:51] (Flashback) Tachibana
    Hey, come on.
[17:53] (Flashback) Tachibana
    Let's show 'em that the
     tryout trio's got spine.
[17:58] (Flashback) Ashito
    Thank you!
[18:01] (Flashback) Ashito
    All right! I'll be better
    than all of you in no time!
[18:04] (Flashback) Ohtomo
    Let's do it!
[18:12] Date
    Idiots!
[18:13] Date
    You have no stamina.
[18:15] Date
    Why are you so tired already?!
[18:18] Ashito
    S-Sorry...
[18:25] Tsukishima
    You gotta ease up on the extra practice.
[18:28] Date
    Extra practice must never
    interfere with regular training.
[18:36] Ashito
    Normal training sessions won't be enough.
[18:39] Ashito
    I need to do more than the others.
[18:42] Ashito
    Otherwise, I can't close the
    gap that exists between us.
[18:49] Date
    I got a call from the dorm earlier.
[18:52] Date
    They've seen someone leaving the dorm
    at night and coming back after lights out.
[18:58] Date
    And it's not just one person. It's three.
[19:02] Date
    Aoi, don't tell me you've been ignoring
    curfew and lights out to practice.
[19:10] Date
    Togashi!
[19:15] Date
    You're Aoi's roommate.
[19:17] Date
    Have you noticed Aoi
    breaking the dorm rules?
[19:22] Togashi
    Not really.
[19:24] Togashi
    I'd be asleep, so how would I know?
[19:31] Taira
    Looks like you've been practicing the
    "kill it, then kick it" technique a lot.
[19:36] Ashito
    Taira-senpai...
[19:38] Taira
    No need to be so formal
     when we're out on the field.
[19:41] Ashito
    Huh?
[19:42] Taira
    Anyway, you're Togashi's roomie, right?
[19:46] Ashito
    Togashi?
[19:47] Taira
    Maybe it's because he was scouted, but...
[19:51] Taira
    He doesn't fit the mold
    like us junior youth players.
[19:55] Taira
    He's big and rough,
    but he plays the game right.
[19:59] Taira
    He has the basics down pat.
[20:02] Taira
    Why not ask your roomie for help?
[20:08] Ohtomo
    What?!
[20:10] Ohtomo
    You want to take the day off?
[20:12] Ashito
    Yeah. Coach Stone Face yelled at me,
    so I should lay low for a while.
[20:19] Ashito
    You two should get some rest, too.
[20:24] Tachibana
    See you.
[20:25] Ashito
    Yeah, later.
[20:42] Ashito/I
    I don't want special treatment. And I don't
    want them to be dragged down because of me.
[20:50] Togashi
    So...
[20:50] Togashi
    Going by yourself, huh?
[20:52] Ashito
    Huh?
[20:53] Togashi
    You're workin' hard.
[20:55] Togashi
    I ain't complainin'.
    I get the room all to myself.
[20:59] Togashi
    But you're kinda on edge, y'know?
     I see it in your eyes.
[21:04] Togashi
    It's like somethin's loose in
    your head. You're too extreme.
[21:09] Togashi
    Ya need someone to rein you in.
[21:11] Togashi
    Otherwise, you'll burn yourself out in no time,
     and your soccer career will be over.
[21:17] Ashito
    Uh, sorry. I'm not sure what you're saying...
[21:20] Togashi
    I'm sayin' ya gotta take a break sometimes.
[21:22] Ashito
    I won't.
[21:23] Togashi
    Then you'll burn out.
[21:26] Ashito
    I won't!
[21:27] Togashi
    That's mighty convincin' when
    you already look swamped.
[21:32] Ashito
    Fine. I'm impatient.
[21:34] Ashito
    Everyone's so skilled.
[21:36] Ashito
    Every day, I think: "Something has to change."
[21:39] Ashito
    But...
[21:42] Ashito
    I don't feel swamped at all.
[21:45] Ashito
    I'm having fun.
[21:46] Ashito
    I'm enjoying this right now.
[21:50] Ashito
    You're judged based on your soccer skills.
[21:54] Ashito
    I have to go at it with everything
     I've got, or I'll be left behind.
[22:01] Ashito
    That's something I've always wanted.
[22:03] Ashito
    This youth team's the
    best place for me to be!
[22:13] Togashi
    That's why I'm sayin' you're a strange one.
[22:15] Togashi
    You're a really interestin' guy.
[22:21] Togashi
    All righty. I'll help ya practice today.
[22:24] Togashi
    I'll teach you the real meanin' 
    of "kill it, then kick it."
[24:19] Sign
    Next Episode
[24:19] Sign
    A Broader Soccer
[24:19] Sign (Bottom)
    This is a work of fiction, and bears no relation to any actual persons, organizations, or names.
[24:23] Togashi
    The next episode of Aoashi is:
     "A Broader Soccer."

E9 - A Broader Soccer
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[00:07] Ashito
    Ouch.
[00:08] Togashi
    I told ya to open your body when you kill it.
[00:14] Togashi
    How much more do I
    gotta break it down for ya?
[00:18] Togashi
    Don't make me explain
     it all over again, idiot.
[00:21] Togashi
    Why're you so dense, anyway?
    You brainless, shaggy-haired moron!
[00:26] Togashi
    If you'd been in my gang, I'da tied ya to my bike
     and dragged your sorry ass all over town
[00:30] Togashi
    to give your slow brain the shock
     treatment it so badly needs!
[00:34] Ashito/I
    You... You're...
[00:36] Ashito/I
    ...so not cut out for teaching others!
[02:11] Sign
    A Broader Soccer
[02:12] Ashito
    Anyway...
[02:13] Ashito
    Why're you making me
    kick the ball at the wall?!
[02:16] Ashito
    What's the point of 
    you even being here?!
[02:19] Ashito
    Why don't you pass it to me?!
[02:21] Ashito
    Gimme a moving ball!
[02:23] Togashi
    You're not ready for that yet.
[02:25] Ashito
    Huh?!
[02:27] Togashi
    We need to fix all those glaring
    bad habits of yours.
[02:31] Togashi
    But your problem's with
    your head, not your habits.
[02:35] Ashito
    What's that even mean?
[02:37] Togashi
    The goal ain't just to kill the ball.
[02:44] Togashi
    Kick it at the wall.
[02:46] Ashito
    There!
[02:49] Togashi
    Now, pass it straight to me!
[02:54] Togashi
    Way too slow.
[02:57] Togashi
    Killin' the ball ain't the end of it.
[02:59] Togashi
    You kill it to set ya up for what ya do next.
[03:02] Togashi
    That's why ya kill the ball!
[03:04] Togashi
    The ball's gotta be killed to do stuff with it! 
    Ya kill it 'cause it's necessary!
[03:11] Togashi
    I've been sayin' the same thing over
     and over. Why ain't ya gettin' it?
[03:14] Togashi
    Open your body! Open it!
[03:17] Ashito
    What does "open it" even mean?! 
    Your advice is too damn abstract!
[03:26] Togashi
    Yeah, guess you're right.
[03:30] Ashito
    Since you keep talking about it...
[03:34] Ashito
    Why don't you show me what you mean?
[03:37] Ashito/I
    How about that? Can you kill the ball
    when it comes at you out of the blue?
[03:50] Ashito/I
    His touch was pure poetry in motion!
[03:53] Ashito/I
    On top of that, he kicked
    it with such precision.
[03:55] Togashi
    Hey, I actually managed to hit it.
[03:58] Ashito/I
    Not only did he do that lightning fast,
    his movements were so efficient.
[04:05] Ashito
    H-Hold up, Togashi.
[04:08] Togashi
    Huh?
[04:09] Ashito
    I just... I watched your technique and...
[04:13] Ashito
    "Open"? By "open," do you mean...
[04:22] Togashi
    Oh, my bad. I wasn't laughin' at you.
[04:27] Togashi
    I was just rememberin' something.
[04:30] Togashi
    Back in fifth grade, I went to the
    national center for the first time.
[04:35] Togashi
    But everyone there knew about
    my bad upbringing and stuff,
[04:40] Togashi
    meanin' no one paid any attention to me.
[04:44] Togashi
    I was feelin' real low, when...
[04:46] (Flashback) Fukuda
    Hey.
[04:47] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    Hm?
[04:49] (Flashback) Fukuda
    You've got talent.
[04:54] Togashi
    For 15 minutes, this guy
    watched me practicin'.
[05:00] Togashi
    And he was so good at teachin'.
[05:03] Togashi
    He knew the right words to use
    so they'd sink into my slow, stupid brain.
[05:08] Togashi
    But...
[05:09] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    Hey, c'mon, mister. I ain't got a lotta time. 
    Can't ya just tell me exactly what to do?
[05:17] Togashi
    ...he'd stop short before he got to the
    point where he was spellin' it out for me.
[05:22] (Flashback) Fukuda
    I'm not gonna tell you everything.
[05:25] (Flashback) Fukuda
    You should be the one to find the answers.
[05:29] (Flashback) Fukuda
    If you work something out on your own,
     you'll never, ever forget it.
[05:34] Togashi
    That guy was Fukuda-san. He was managin'
    the Esperion Junior Youth back then.
[05:41] Togashi
    After that, I took those bits of advice
    he gave me in that 15-minute session,
[05:47] Togashi
    filled in the blanks on my own, and
    practiced what I'd learned over and over.
[05:55] Ashito
    Old man Fukuda...
[05:58] Ashito/I
    Huh. When he wants to,
    he gives great advice.
[06:02] Ohtomo
    Hey!
[06:06] Ohtomo
    I knew you'd be out here practicing!
[06:10] Tachibana
    You're seriously bad at lying.
[06:13] Ohtomo
    Stop trying to be considerate.
    I won't let you get better on your own!
[06:19] Togashi
    Ain't ya got anythin' better to do?
[06:22] Ashito/I
    If you work something out on your own,
    you'll never, ever forget it.
[06:30] Date
    To round off this week's passing drills,
[06:33] Date
    we'll be playing a 4-on-4 mini-game today.
[06:36] Date
    However, both teams will
    play in a diamond formation.
[06:41] Date
    You are only allowed to dribble upfield.
[06:44] Date
    Additionally, long shots and one-on-one
     challenges are not allowed.
[06:48] Date
    In other words, you must
    pass your way to the goal.
[06:52] Date
    If you can't kill and kick the ball,
[06:54] Date
    you won't be able to take
    part in the passing game.
[06:58] Date
    In that case, you leave the field.
[07:03] Taira
    You gonna be okay?
[07:06] Ashito
    Just give me...
[07:08] Ashito
    Just keep passing the ball to me.
    There's no need to go easy.
[07:17] Taira
    Ready, Aoi?
[07:21] (Flashback) Togashi
    Your body's too stiff.
[07:25] Taira
    Good. Now, pass it back.
[07:30] Ashito
    I just gotta relax.
[07:33] Ashito
    Even a mini-game's still a game.
[07:35] Ashito
    This is so much fun!
[07:40] Nagano
    Aoi's the weakest link. Put pressure
     on him and watch for errors!
[07:45] Nagano
    Press!
[07:46] (Flashback) Togashi
    You're kickin' the ball too low down.
[07:53] Ashito/I
    I won't let it end here.
[07:57] (Flashback) Togashi
    The goal ain't just to kill the ball.
[08:01] Taira
    Aoi!
[08:03] Ashito/I
    I do it to move the ball.
[08:05] Ashito/I
    To move it, first I have to kill it.
[08:07] Ashito/I
    Which means I have to think about where
    I want it to go next before I kill it.
[08:14] Ashito/I
    Up to now, I've been so hung up
    on the idea of stopping the ball,
[08:19] Ashito/I
    I only thought about keeping it at
    my feet, even if it felt cramped.
[08:23] Asari
    Aoi, back to you!
[08:26] Ashito/I
    But that's not how you do it.
[08:28] (Flashback) Togashi
    Open your body! Open it!
[08:31] Ashito/I
    You "open" your body to
    widen your field of vision
[08:33] Ashito/I
    and position yourself in such a way
    that you can pass in any direction.
[08:37] Ashito/I
    Since I'm right-footed, I'll kill the ball
    so it stops diagonally to the right.
[08:43] Ashito/I
    Nagano-san's coming to tackle me,
    but he's still really far away!
[08:48] Ashito/I
    I've got more time where
    I can move about freely now.
[08:51] Tsukishima
    Huh.
[08:57] Togashi
    Now you're gettin' it, Ashito!
[09:02] Ashito/I
    Every training drill has a purpose.
[09:05] Ashito/I
    I have to understand its purpose
    and repeat the drill again and again.
[09:12] Ashito/I
    Thank you, Tachibana, Ohtomo, and Togashi.
[09:17] Taira
    Okay!
[09:19] Nagano
    We can't profit from errors.
[09:21] Nagano
    Change of plan! We'll block
     their passing channels!
[09:24] Ashito
    Awesome.
[09:31] Asari
    Aoi!
[09:33] Ashito/I
    I never knew just how important something
    as simple as stopping the ball was.
[09:39] Ashito/I
    It feels like, just by learning how to
    do it right, the scope of my soccer...
[09:44] Ashito/I
    ...has broadened a lot.
[09:52] Ashito
    Get in behind!
[09:56] Nagano
    Oh, crap!
[10:00] Ashito
    Okay!
[10:00] Taira
    All right!
[10:02] Ashito
    Nice one! Nice one, Taira-san!
[10:04] Ashito
    And nice one, me! Nice one, nice one!
[10:08] Taira
    Nice one!
[10:10] Nagano
    Yeah. Nice one, Aoi.
[10:18] Asari
    I know you've been helping
     with his nighttime sessions,
[10:21] Asari
    but what exactly did
    you teach him and how?
[10:24] Asari
    He's improved at an incredible speed.
[10:28] Togashi
    Oh, just the normal stuff.
[10:31] Togashi
    I didn't teach him anythin'
    'bout barkin' instructions.
[10:35] Togashi/I
    Ashito...
[10:36] Togashi/I
    He's got "the eyes."
[10:39] Date
    He's got good eyes.
[10:41] Date
    He's finally at the start line.
[10:44] Date
    Aoi Ashito.
[10:46] Date
    I will teach you how to play soccer.
[11:01] Sign (Top)
    Esperion Youth
[11:01] Sign (Bottom)
    Tokyo Shurin High
[11:05] Fukuda
    Manager Shimomura.
[11:08] Fukuda
    Thanks for giving us a good practice match
    to end our A team's short training camp.
[11:14] Shimomura/I
    I shouldn't have agreed to this match.
[11:18] Shimomura/I
    This isn't high school soccer.
[11:21] Shimomura/I
    They're on a whole other level.
[11:24] Shimomura/I
    This is the team that reigns supreme
    in the U-18 Premier League:
[11:28] Shimomura/I
    The Tokyo City Esperion Youth!
[11:31] Shimomura
    Manager Fukuda...
[11:33] Shimomura
    Aren't some of your players a little
    bit more exhausted than the others?
[11:39] Fukuda
    Oh, those guys only moved up
     to the A team recently.
[11:42] Fukuda
    And, well, they're all like that at first.
[11:46] Shimomura/I
    Are they really that exhausted
    simply because they're not used to it?
[11:53] Akutsu
    Hey, don't go sitting down. You're pathetic.
[11:57] Yuma
    Akutsu-san...
[11:59] Akutsu
    Get used to how it works here.
    And if you can't, leave.
[12:03] Akutsu
    Whatever you do, do it quick.
[12:06] Takasugi
    It's tough without Kuribayashi.
[12:09] Takasugi
    We could've scored four more.
[12:11] Baba
    And you're blaming us for that?!
[12:12] Takasugi
    Of course not. That's not what I meant, but...
[12:16] Takasugi
    I'm saying this is miles away from the
    kind of soccer Manager Fukuda had in mind.
[12:22] Akutsu
    Stop that, all of you!
    Take it to the locker room!
[12:26] Akutsu
    And don't mention someone who ain't here.
[12:29] Akutsu
    The players who are here
     now make up the A team.
[12:32] Yuma/I
    Hey, now...
[12:33] Yuma/I
    We scored nine goals and they're
    arguing 'bout what went wrong...
[12:37] Yuma/I
    I never expected the A team to be this good.
[12:41] Yuma/I
    The soccer I've been playing up to now...
[12:44] Yuma/I
    I'm not sure if I can even
    call it "soccer" anymore.
[12:48] Ashito
    Thanks for the food!
[12:59] Ashito
    So good! The fatty texture of the juicy
     meat goes so well with the raw egg!
[13:06] Ashito
    The more I chew, the more the
    meat juices spread around my mouth!
[13:10] Ohtomo
    Can't you eat quietly?!
[13:12] Ohtomo
    Seriously, dude.
[13:13] Ohtomo
    You can't let your guard down just 'cause
    your "kill it, then kick it" training paid off.
[13:19] Ohtomo
    Your ball skills are still rough.
[13:21] Ohtomo
    You need to polish 'em.
[13:23] Ashito
    True. But I learned a lot from
    playing in that game today.
[13:27] Ashito
    And I'll continue my nighttime practice.
    I have no intention of slacking off.
[13:32] Ohtomo
    Ah, just what I was looking for.
[13:35] Ashito
    Oh, yeah. I grabbed it for you.
[13:38] Ohtomo
    Huh?
[13:39] Ashito
    And for Tachibana.
[13:40] Tachibana
    Huh?
[13:40] Sign
    Sesame
[13:40] Sign
    Dressing
[13:40] Ashito
    You both got the seaweed glass noodle salad, right?
    Then, you gotta have this.
[13:45] Tachibana
    But wait a minute...
[13:46] Ohtomo
    You were watching what we were ordering?
[13:50] Ashito
    "Watching"? Oh, c'mon, please.
[13:53] Ashito
    I just saw it out the corner of my eye.
[13:59] Ohtomo
    From this far away?
[14:04] (Flashback) Togashi
    I didn't teach him anythin'
    'bout barkin' instructions.
[14:07] Asari/I
    He's improving at an incredible rate.
[14:10] Asari/I
    Does this mean he has
    something that others don't?
[14:18] Asari
    There's something you should know, Aoi-kun.
[14:21] Asari
    Starting tomorrow, we'll finally be
    training regularly with the A team.
[14:27] Asari
    Rumor has it, most new players
     can't keep up on the first day.
[14:31] Asari
    I wonder what they're going to get us to do.
[14:38] Yoshitsune
    Um...
[14:39] Yoshitsune
    Nice to meet you, new players.
[14:41] Yoshitsune
    I'm Yoshitsune Kenta, the captain.
[14:45] Yoshitsune
    Let's combine our efforts and...
[14:47] Yoshitsune
    If there's anything you
    don't get, feel free to...
[14:51] Yoshitsune
    I can answer any...
[14:54] Ohtomo
    Um, excuse me, Yoshitsune-san.
    W-We didn't really catch all that.
[15:00] Yoshitsune
    Well, let's work hard. Let's work hard.
[15:02] Yoshitsune
    Let's work hard.
[15:03] Tachibana
    This guy was the U-18 Premier
    League's top scorer last year.
[15:14] Fukuda
    So anyway, the A and B teams will be
    training together for the first time today.
[15:19] Fukuda
    I hope this joint session
    will inspire both teams.
[15:23] Fukuda
    Well, do try to get along.
[15:28] Ashito/I
    Oh, right. I recall them saying learning
    from old man Fukuda was their dream.
[15:37] Ashito/I
    The training's supposed to be hard,
    but I wouldn't have it any other way!
[15:42] Ashito/I
    I'll keep up if it kills me!
[15:45] Fukuda
    All right, so for today's session,
[15:49] Fukuda
    we'll play a game of 11-on-21.
[15:52] Fukuda
    First, we'll try 11 on the B team
    and 21 on the A team.
[16:04] Togashi
    Hey, now...
[16:08] Togashi
    I mean, c'mon...
[16:09] Ashito
    What the heck?!
[16:11] Ashito/I
    A game of 11-on-21?
    And you won't even tell us why?
[16:16] Ashito/I
    Wh-Why's the old man laughing?!
[16:18] Ashito/I**
    This ain't soccer!
[16:20] Fukuda
    Okay. Time to change it up.
[16:23] Fukuda
    This time around, 11 on the A team,
    21 on the B team. The B team kicks off.
[16:31] Ashito/I
    This is like kids playing. It's so lax.
[16:34] Ashito/I
    This can't be the actual training!
[16:48] Tachibana
    Ashito! Let's go!
[16:50] Tachibana
    We have the numerical advantage,
     so if we all go for it...
[16:54] Ashito/I
    Akutsu usually plays center back.
[16:58] Ashito/I
    But positions don't really matter
    when there are this many players.
[17:02] Ashito/I
    If we can spread 'em out across the field...
[17:07] Ashito/I
    Huh?
[17:09] Ashito/I
    There are no spaces?
[17:13] Tachibana/I
    Where... should I go to receive the ball?
[17:20] Yoshitsune
    Out to the wing!
    Get it to the wing and we can...
[17:24] Kiriki
    Stop trailing off!
[17:25] Yoshitsune
    Okay.
[17:32] Akutsu
    Even in an 11-on-21, the shorthanded
     team can still make good plays.
[17:37] Akutsu
    And if it's against players like you
    who know jack about soccer,
[17:41] Akutsu
    it's a piece of cake.
[17:45] Kaneko
    W-Wait, 11-on-21?!
[17:48] Mibu
    Yes. I would've preferred to show
    you something a bit more exciting,
[17:53] Mibu
    seeing as how you've come
     to interview the team.
[17:56] Sekiya
    No, it's fine. Please show us everything.
[17:59] Sekiya
    I'm sure Manager Fukuda has his reasons.
[18:02] Kaneko
    Sekiya-san, don't you think you're kinda
     overly invested in Esperion Youth?
[18:06] Sekiya
    Oh, Kaneko.
[18:08] Sekiya
    You might be right. But it's
    because the A team here...
[18:13] Sekiya
    ...is a real den of beasts.
[18:21] Ashito
    What... What the heck is going on here?!
[18:23] Tachibana/I
    There are 21 of us, yet they've
    scored two goals against us?
[18:29] Kuroda/I
    I know the A team's way above us
    in terms of skills and physicality.
[18:34] Kuroda/I
    But that's not really the issue.
    It's not even about numbers.
[18:39] Ashito
    I mean, come on!
[18:42] Ashito
    How do you play soccer with 21 players?!
    I have no idea who's meant to be doing what!
[18:47] Ashito
    We can't call whatever this is "soccer"!
[18:52] Asari
    You're exactly right.
[18:55] Asari
    We have an overwhelming numerical advantage.
     If we play normally, we can score.
[19:00] Asari
    But we haven't been playing normally.
[19:04] Asari
    So let's play soccer!
[19:06] Kobayakawa
    Hey, good for them.
[19:07] Matsunaga
    The first-years are actually
     debating what to do.
[19:12] Yoshitsune
    Taira. Nagano. Aren't you
     going to give them advice?
[19:16] Taira
    We'll leaving it to them, Yoshitsune-san.
[19:28] Kuroda/I
    I knew it. They won't press any higher.
[19:30] Kuroda/I
    So they aren't just relying on
    their skills and physicality to score.
[19:35] Kuroda/I
    We have lots more players, but the A team's
    positioned their players in key areas.
[19:41] Asari/I
    They have players guarding
    the areas we want to attack.
[19:44] Ohtomo/I
    Oh, I get it. They've basically
    turned this into a turf war.
[19:49] Kuroda
    Aoi!
[19:50] Ashito
    Got it!
[19:51] Asari
    The number of players doesn't matter!
    We have to play like normal!
[19:54] Asari
    We'll play our regular soccer!
[19:56] Ashito
    Okay!
[19:58] Asari/I
    Still, the A team is
    absolutely unbelievable.
[20:04] Asari/I
    Their skills and physicality are
    way above high school level.
[20:07] Asari/I
    But they're toying with us, not even showing
    glimpses of what they can really do.
[20:13] Asari/I
    Dammit.
[20:15] Asari/I
    I can tell without a shadow of a doubt that
    the gulf between us and the A team... is huge!
[20:21] Ashito
    Asari! Don't let yourself get overwhelmed!
[20:24] Ashito
    You're the one who said to play
    like normal! Our regular soccer!
[20:29] Ashito
    So let's focus on the basics!
[20:34] Kuroda
    R-Right!
[20:39] Kuroda
    Bring it back, Aoi!
[20:43] Ashito
    Aw, c'mon, man! I could've carried
    it all the way to the goal there.
[20:52] Asari
    Aoi, pay attention to our
     movements! Let's go again!
[20:57] Ashito/I
    Play normally. Play normally.
[21:00] Ashito/I
    If I hold the ball up here,
[21:03] Ashito/I
    I can pass it to Roan or Tachibana,
    who are running in behind.
[21:07] Ashito/I
    There's also a space behind Akutsu.
[21:09] Ashito/I
    I could run into it and be through
    on goal. That'd give me...
[21:13] Ashito/I
    ...a chance to score.
[21:15] Ashito/I
    Huh?
[21:16] Ashito/I
    The space that was there
    a second ago disappeared...
[21:21] Kuroda
    Aoi!
[21:24] Asari
    What?
[21:25] Kuroda
    Why are you giving it to me?! You idiot!
[21:38] Kaneko
    Wow! That was amazing!
[21:40] Fukuda
    All right. Time's up.
[21:55] Kuroda
    Aoi-kun.
[21:58] Kuroda
    Didn't you say to focus on the basics?
[22:03] Kuroda
    The problem is, you don't even know
    what the basics are, do you?!
[22:14] Date
    Ponder this...
[22:17] Date
    Why were Kuroda and Asari mad at you?
[22:22] Date
    Out of all 21 players on your team,
    why did those two get mad?
[22:28] Date
    Find the answer to that.
[22:30] Date
    That is your next assignment.
[24:19] Sign
    Next Episode
[24:19] Sign
    No Compromises
[24:19] Sign (Bottom)
    This is a work of fiction, and bears no relation to any actual persons, organizations, or names.
[24:23] Asari
    The next episode of Aoashi is:
     "No Compromises."

E10 - No Compromises
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[00:07] (Flashback) Date
    Why were Kuroda and Asari mad at you?
[00:12] (Flashback) Date
    Find the answer to that.
[00:14] (Flashback) Date
    That is your next assignment.
[00:20] Togashi
    Ah, that's better.
[00:23] Togashi
    The hell's up with you?
[00:25] Togashi
    Ya plannin' on just lyin' there all day?
[00:28] Togashi
    It's Monday, the only full
    day we get off all week.
[00:31] Togashi
    Go enjoy your free time while ya can.
[00:34] Ashito
    There's no place I want to go.
[02:09] Sign
    No Compromises
[02:11] Tachibana
    It's spring break,
    so everyone's going back home.
[02:15] Tachibana
    Get some proper rest.
[02:17] Tachibana
    I've got lots of laundry to do at home.
[02:20] Tachibana
    I feel bad making the dorm
    staff wash my regular clothes.
[02:23] Ohtomo
    Now that I'm on the youth team,
     I'm going home to pick up some chicks.
[02:28] Ashito
    Okay.
[02:29] Tachibana
    Our families live in Tokyo, so it's easy
    for us to go home, but for you, Ashito...
[02:33] Ohtomo
    You're stuck here!
[02:38] Ashito
    I'll be okay.
[02:39] Ashito
    I'll use this opportunity to
    sneak into everyone's rooms,
[02:42] Ashito
    and find out what type of
     lewd mags you're all into.
[02:45] Ohtomo
    Don't you dare!
[02:49] Togashi
    I'm off to Shonan in Kanagawa.
[02:52] Togashi
    My friends from home're
     gettin' together there.
[02:55] Ashito
    I-I see.
[02:56] Togashi
    But hey, maybe the guys from outside
    Tokyo are still here. Like, for instance...
[03:01] Togashi
    That second-year, Akutsu.
[03:03] Togashi
    I heard his family lives
     outside the Kanto region,
[03:05] Togashi
    so you could hang out with him—
[03:06] Ashito
    No way!
[03:09] Ashito
    Hell, no!
[03:09] Sign
    Tokyo City
    Esperion Club
[03:17] Kameyama
    When I get home, I gotta pick up
     all the stuff I left there.
[03:20] Masuko
    Same.
[03:39] Ashito/I
    Come to think of it,
[03:41] Ashito/I
    I haven't really talked to any of the
    promoted players since the intrasquad game.
[03:47] (Flashback) Kuroda
    The type of pass didn't clue you in?
[03:50] (Flashback) Asari
    Aoi, pay attention to our movements!
[03:54] Ashito/I
    I guess...
[03:57] Ashito/I
    I still haven't mastered things
    that come natural to them.
[04:02] Ashito/I
    I don't think they see me
    as part of the team yet.
[04:10] Ashito/I
    Maybe I should give my
    friends back home a call...
[04:17] Ashito/I
    No, I can't. What would I even tell them?
[04:26] Ashito/I
    I haven't even been here a whole month.
[04:29] Ashito/I
    I haven't achieved anything yet.
[04:34] Ashito/I
    I've got nothing to tell them.
[04:40] Ashito
    Oh, whatever! Sittin' around
     thinking ain't gonna help!
[04:43] Ashito
    I'll spend all day doing
     basic training again!
[04:46] Ashito
    I don't care if today's our day off!
    I'll work hard and get better than all of 'em!
[04:50] Hana
    Ashito!
[04:55] Hana
    Ashito!
[04:56] Hana
    Hey, let's go check out the high school!
    You haven't been there yet, have you?
[05:01] Hana
    I'll be attending the same school,
    so I can show you around. Come on!
[05:05] Ashito
    What the heck are you thinking, Hana?!
[05:08] Ashito
    This is a boys' dorm! 
    Don't just barge in like it's nothing!
[05:12] Hana
    You don't have a cell phone,
    so how am I supposed to contact you?
[05:15] Ashito
    Anyway, I don't care about school.
[05:18] Hana
    Come on.
[05:19] Ashito
    I have other plans...
[05:21] Hana
    Come on.
[05:25] Ohtomo
    Crap, crap! I forgot to put on cologne.
    Without it, I'm not attracting any cuties...
[05:30] Hana
    You're on the youth team, so you
     gotta follow the rules of the road.
[05:33] Hana
    C'mon, put your back into it.
[05:40] Hana
    You were bored, right?
[05:45] Hana
    I was helpful, right?
[05:48] Hana
    It was a good call, right?
[05:49] Hana
    You're grateful, right?
[05:57] Hana
    Say something!
[06:10] Ashito
    You tryna injure me or something?!
[06:12] Hana
    Injure?
[06:13] Hana
    Oh, that reminds me. I'd better
     give you this before I forget.
[06:17] Sign (Top)
    Meal Plan For April
[06:17] Sign (Top)
    Meal Plan For April
[06:17] Sign (Top)
    Meal Plan For April
[06:17] Sign (Top)
    Meal Plan For April
[06:17] Sign (Top)
    Meal Plan For April
[06:17] Hana
    Here.
[06:21] Ashito
    Wh-What's this thing?
[06:23] Hana
    What do you mean? A meal plan, of course.
[06:26] Ashito
    A-Another one?!
[06:29] Hana
    Listen up! If you want a strong body that
    isn't injury-prone, you need a better diet!
[06:33] Ashito
    You did one of these before.
    But why do you keep doing 'em?
[06:37] Ashito
    Just let me eat what I want!
[06:42] Hana
    This time, I've done plans
     for the next six months!
[06:46] Hana
    Okay, you can thank me now.
[06:47] Hana
    "Thank you, Hana-chan."
[06:49] Hana
    Ready? And go!
[06:50] Ashito/I
    Every time I see this girl, the same
    thought goes through my head...
[06:59] Ashito/I
    "What a total weirdo."
[07:02] Ohtomo
    Ashito?
[07:05] Ohtomo
    You...
[07:06] Ohtomo
    When the hell did you
    get so close to that cutie?
[07:14] Student A
    How long you gonna wait around?
[07:15] Student B
    Come hang out with us instead.
[07:19] Ashito
    I'm back.
[07:26] Ashito
    You're pretty popular, ain't ya?
[07:28] Hana
    Hm? Didn't you get one?
[07:31] Ashito
    I don't usually eat sweet stuff.
[07:34] Hana
    Good for you!
[07:36] Hana
    A proper diet is very important for athletes!
[07:39] Hana
    When Zico came to Japan, he yelled at
    players and called them unprofessional
[07:43] Hana
    'cause they ate so much junk food!
[07:47] Ashito
    Hey, do you want to be a
    nutritionist or something?
[07:52] Hana
    A doctor. In sports medicine.
[07:56] Hana
    Because of that, I take extra English
    classes every day, so I'm quite busy.
[08:01] Hana
    I'm such a hard worker.
[08:03] Ashito
    That's...
[08:05] (Flashback) Date
    Why were Kuroda and Asari mad at you?
[08:07] (Flashback) Date
    Find the answer to that.
[08:13] Hana
    You could be a bit more surprised, y'know?
[08:16] Ashito
    No, I am. It's just...
[08:21] Ashito/I
    It's no good. I can't focus on anything else.
[08:24] Ashito/I
    I need to be training.
[08:26] Ashito/I
    I have to get better as fast as possible
    and integrate into the team. I have to!
[08:37] Hana
    All right, here we are.
     This is Tokyo Myosen High.
[08:41] Hana
    Tokyo Esperion is
    affiliated with this school,
[08:44] Hana
    so any youth team player who wants
    to can enroll here on a scholarship.
[08:51] Hana
    Tuition's super cheap,
[08:53] Hana
    and their curriculum and school events are
    all scheduled around your soccer training.
[08:58] Ashito
    Yeah. Thanks to the scholarship,
    the financial burden on my mom isn't so huge.
[09:03] Hana
    Well, you did move here from Ehime.
[09:06] Hana
    It was a bigger deal for you.
[09:11] Ashito
    I have to go train.
[09:13] Hana
    Huh?
[09:14] Ashito
    I know how to get to school now.
[09:16] Ashito
    Thanks, Hana. See ya!
[09:18] Hana
    H-Hey!
[09:23] Hana
    Rest days are for resting, Ashito.
[09:28] Hana
    You need to think about
    the quality of your training.
[09:32] Hana
    Just training blindly won't do you any good.
[09:36] Hana
    Ever since I first met you, I've thought
    you have this great look in your eyes.
[09:41] Hana
    But on the other hand, there are
    times when you just look on edge.
[09:49] Ashito
    What are you talking about?
     You hardly even know me.
[09:52] Hana
    I saw it at the tryouts and
    in the intrasquad game.
[09:55] Hana
    I get this bad feeling whenever I see that
    twinkle of destruction you get sometimes.
[10:00] Hana
    It makes me worry.
[10:04] Hana
    Because...
[10:08] Hana
    You remind me of my favorite
     player in that regard, too.
[10:14] Ashito
    Y'know...
[10:17] Ashito
    You keep mentioning your favorite player,
     but what do you want me to do, exactly?
[10:21] Ashito
    I don't get it!
[10:24] Hana
    So true.
[10:26] Ashito
    And another thing!
[10:27] Ashito
    Stop doing this stuff for me!
[10:29] Ashito
    People will get the wrong idea if a pretty girl
    like you pays special attention to me!
[10:35] Hana
    Oh?
[10:36] Ashito
    You don't need to worry
    about me. I won't get hurt.
[10:39] Ashito
    It's my body. I know what's best for it!
[10:43] Ashito
    After all, I'm the genius forward, Aoi Ashito!
[10:47] Ashito
    And I'm me!
[10:48] Ashito
    So if you think I'm like someone
     else, it's only in your head!
[10:53] Ashito
    I'm telling you, whoever
    this guy is, I'm not him!
[10:57] Hana
    That's not what I was saying at all!
[10:59] Ashito
    I just wanted to practice!
[11:03] Ashito
    If there's something I can't do today,
    then I have to master it today!
[11:07] Ashito
    Seeing the youth team's level,
    I'm painfully aware how far behind I am!
[11:12] Ashito
    I've only got three years on the
    youth team. I'm on a time limit!
[11:16] Ashito
    I'm saying I wanna practice!
    Just let me do it!
[11:20] Ashito
    I'm grateful that you're looking out for me,
[11:22] Ashito
    but if you can't empathize with players,
     then you shouldn't be meddling in their...
[11:37] Ashito
    H-Hey... Your bike...
[12:02] Ohtomo
    I knew it.
[12:04] Ohtomo
    I knew there was no way
    you'd be popular with the ladies.
[12:09] Ashito
    O-Ohtomo?
[12:10] Ohtomo
    Y'know something? Ya really gotta get
     better at sensing what others are feeling.
[12:15] Sign
    Meal Plan For July
[12:15] Ohtomo
    I thought the same thing
    in the game yesterday.
[12:16] Sign
    Meal Plan For April
[12:30] Sign
    Enrollment
    Ceremony
[12:30] Sign
    Tokyo
    Myosen
    High
    School
[12:31] Principal
    Starting today, dedicate yourselves to your study
    and your sports as students of Myosen High...
[12:32] Sign
    MYOSEN
[12:39] Yuma
    Anri.
[12:41] Yuma
    I figured ya'd go to a better high school
     since ya were always so smart.
[12:48] Anri
    If I want to end up working
     in my chosen profession,
[12:52] Anri
    I thought it would be best to attend
    the same school as the players.
[12:56] Yuma
    Ever the strange one, ain'tcha?
[13:01] Ohtomo
    H-Hey, Yuma.
[13:03] Ohtomo
    What was that just now?
[13:04] Yuma
    Oh, hey, Ohtomo. Good to see ya.
[13:07] Ohtomo
    Isn't that the daughter of the
    president of Esperion's sponsor?
[13:10] Ohtomo
    How come you two are so close?
[13:12] Yuma
    Oh, my mother's been workin' as a cleaner
     up at her house for a long ol' time.
[13:18] Yuma
    Meanin' I've known her since we were small.
[13:22] Yuma
    Well, anyhow, this class has some
     unique characters in it, don't it?
[13:27] Yuma
    Me.
[13:28] Yuma
    You.
[13:29] Yuma
    Takeshima.
[13:30] Yuma
    Asari.
[13:31] Yuma
    Kuroda.
[13:32] Yuma
    Togashi.
[13:33] Yuma
    And...
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     sesame
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     over rice 
      with kimchi
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[13:39] (Flashback) Ohtomo
    I thought the same thing
    in the game yesterday.
[13:42] (Flashback) Ashito
    O-Ohtomo...
[13:45] (Flashback) Ashito
    What d'you mean by that?
[13:49] (Flashback) Ashito
    No, never mind.
[13:52] (Flashback) Ashito
    I'll think it over.
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    Miso soup with clams
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    Soup with dumplings
    Spinach with sesame
    Steamed salmon
    Almond tofu with fruit
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    Soup with sprouts and clams
    Rice
    Marinated broccoli
    Shrimp in chili sauce
    Soy milk cake
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    Chinese chives and eggs
              in starchy sauce
    Miso soup with seaweed
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    Pork or beef over rice 
                    with kimchi
    Egg drop soup
    Marinated salmon
    Soy beans and cheese
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    Rice
    Sautéed pork
    Tomato soup
    Mimosa salad
    Seasonal fruit
    Yogurt
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    Rice
    Miso soup
    Simmered meat and veggies
    Tuna pasta
    Fruit, milk
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    Steamed Salmon
[14:00] Ohtomo
    Yo, Ashito!
[14:03] Ohtomo
    It's been ten days.
     Have you found your answer?
[14:08] Yuma
    Hey, Ashito. I heard ya made Hana cry.
[14:11] Yuma
    Quick to make a move,
    quick to get dumped.
[14:15] Ohtomo
    Just so you know,
    Ichijo Hana isn't in our class.
[14:21] Ohtomo
    According to my investigative
    notes on the cute girls here...
[14:25] Sign
    Advanced
    English
[14:25] Ohtomo
    She's in Advanced English.
[14:27] Ohtomo
    It's in a different building, so you likely
     won't see her around school much.
[14:34] Ohtomo
    My research shows you only have 24 hours
    to apologize to a girl after you upset her.
[14:39] Ohtomo
    It's been ten days and you still haven't.
[14:42] Ohtomo
    It's over.
[14:43] Ohtomo
    Ashito, you're done.
[14:57] Yuma
    Looks like you're strugglin' with somethin'.
[15:00] Yuma
    But just don't drag it out
     till the start of the league.
[15:03] Yuma
    The B team plays competitive
     matches too, y'know?
[15:07] Yuma
    The youth team's great.
[15:09] Yuma
    Since it's a small group of players,
    we get more chances to play in games.
[15:13] Yuma
    The B team plays in a league, too,
     so ya can rack up game time.
[15:19] Ashito
    Games? Competitive matches?
[15:33] Ashito
    All right!
[15:40] Ashito
    I don't get it.
[15:44] Ashito
    I now get that I don't get it.
[15:46] Asari
    What are you talking about?
[15:48] Asari
    I don't want to talk to you. Leave us alone.
[15:51] Ashito
    You know I'm an idiot.
[15:53] Ashito
    I don't know what you're thinking
    unless you tell me. Still...
[15:57] Ashito
    That was way too sudden.
[15:59] Ashito
    I mean, it was totally my bad,
    but you didn't have to cry...
[16:03] Kuroda
    Cry?
[16:05] Ashito
    I also don't get why we can't get along.
[16:09] Ashito
    I can't do much about things
    I don't get, so I'm gonna...
[16:13] Ashito
    ...talk about me instead.
[16:17] Ashito
    First off, the 11-on-21 game.
[16:19] Ashito
    I'll tell you what was going through my
    head on the play that made you mad.
[16:24] Ashito
    My plan was to hold it up in front of the goal,
    then pass it out to the wing, turn, and run.
[16:29] Ashito
    I'd get in behind Akutsu, pick up the
     return pass, then shoot and score.
[16:35] Ashito
    Get in behind
[16:35] Ashito
    Akutsu
[16:35] Ashito
    Pass
[16:35] Ashito
    Pass
[16:35] Ashito
    Me
[16:35] Ashito
    Tachibana
[16:35] Ashito
    Kuroda
[16:35] Ashito
    Asari
[16:35] Ashito
    Roan
[16:35] Ashito
    Taira-san
[16:36] Ashito
    This is what I was thinking at the time.
[16:39] Ashito
    But... I was up against Akutsu.
[16:42] Ashito
    So from your point of view, you didn't think
     I'd manage to get past Akutsu, did you?
[16:48] Ashito
    Is that why you got mad?
    Because I was reckless?
[16:52] Ashito
    After thinking about it for ten days,
    it's the best reason I can come up with.
[16:56] Ashito
    I don't even know if I'm right.
[16:58] Ashito
    But I can say this:
[17:01] Ashito
    I wanna work with you and score goals. Okay?
[17:06] Ashito
    And all I've been thinking
     about is how to do it.
[17:09] Ashito
    So that's how I see it. I've said my piece.
[17:10] Ashito
    Get in behind
[17:10] Ashito
    Pass
[17:10] Ashito
    Pass
[17:10] Ashito
    Akutsu
[17:10] Ashito
    Me
[17:10] Ashito
    Tachibana
[17:10] Ashito
    Kuroda
[17:10] Ashito
    Asari
[17:10] Ashito
    Roan
[17:10] Ashito
    Taira-san
[17:12] Ashito
    It's your turn.
[17:16] Date
    Like you said, it might take a while
    for this year's first-years to get along.
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[17:22] Fukuda
    We've got quite a few
     characters this time, haven't we?
[17:25] Date
    The promoted players are conscientious,
    while Aoi and the others are more relaxed.
[17:30] Date
    They're not on the same page at all.
[17:33] Date
    Especially Aoi.
[17:34] Date
    Is this really the right way?
[17:37] Date
    Fukuda, your coaching methods
    have worked well up to now,
[17:41] Date
    but perhaps if our advice was more direct—
[17:44] Fukuda
    No.
[17:45] Fukuda
    Nozomi, that'd only make you feel better.
[17:49] Fukuda
    Only lazy coaches give students
     all the answers right away.
[17:55] Fukuda
    There's a point to making
     them use their brains.
[17:59] Date
    Aoi's case is especially delicate.
[18:03] Date
    I hope things work out
    the way you say they will.
[18:07] Fukuda
    While he's on the B team,
    it's on you, Nozomi.
[18:11] Fukuda
    Coaches can make or break players.
[18:14] Fukuda
    Ashito will be all right.
[18:18] Fukuda
    He'll get to the answer,
    even if he takes the long way.
[18:23] Kuroda
    Oh, I see! It's a soccer
     discussion you're after?
[18:27] Kuroda
    I'm game, Aoi-kun.
[18:29] Asari
    Kuroda.
[18:29] Ashito
    Get in behind
[18:29] Ashito
    Pass
[18:29] Ashito
    Pass
[18:29] Ashito
    Akutsu
[18:29] Ashito
    Me
[18:29] Ashito
    Tachibana
[18:29] Ashito
    Kuroda
[18:29] Ashito
    Asari
[18:29] Ashito
    Roan
[18:30] Kuroda
    The topic's the 11-on-21 game
     we had last week, huh?
[18:34] Ashito
    Uh, right.
[18:36] Ashito/I
    I didn't expect him to be
    so open to discussing it.
[18:36] Ashito
    Me
[18:36] Ashito
    Tachibana
[18:36] Ashito
    Kuroda
[18:36] Ashito
    Asari
[18:36] Ashito
    Roan
[18:36] Ashito
    Akutsu
[18:36] Ashito
    Pass
[18:36] Ashito
    Pass
[18:40] Kuroda
    In that case...
[18:41] Kuroda
    It's still your turn.
[18:43] Ashito
    Me
[18:43] Ashito
    Tachibana
[18:43] Ashito
    Kuroda
[18:43] Ashito
    Asari
[18:43] Ashito
    Roan
[18:43] Ashito
    Taira-san
[18:43] Ashito
    Huh?
[18:44] Kuroda
    In that moment...
[18:46] Kuroda
    You must've had ideas on how to score that
    didn't involve taking on Akutsu-senpai, right?
[18:52] Ashito
    Me
[18:52] Ashito
    Taira-san
[18:52] Ashito
    Tachibana
[18:52] Ashito
    Kuroda
[18:52] Ashito
    Asari
[18:52] Ashito
    Roan
[18:53] Ashito
    Yeah! Of course I did!
[18:55] Ashito/I
    I can talk it over! I can talk to them about it!
[18:55] Sign
    Me
[18:55] Sign
    Tachibana
[18:56] Sign
    Tachibana
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    Me
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    Tachibana
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    Me
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    Tachibana
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    Me
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    Tachibana
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    Me
[18:56] Sign
    Tachibana
[18:56] Sign
    Me
[18:56] Sign
    Tachibana
[18:56] Sign
    Me
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    Tachibana
[18:56] Sign
    Me
[18:56] Sign
    Tachibana
[18:58] Ashito
    My first idea was to get a crosser involved.
[19:01] Ashito
    I would've passed to Tachibana on the left,
     and he would've sent it to the opposite wing.
[19:06] Sign
    Akutsu
[19:06] Sign
    Run
[19:07] Ashito
    Meanwhile, I would've
    made a run into the middle.
[19:10] Ashito
    Overlapping on the right,
    Asari would've sent in the cross...
[19:13] Sign
    Akutsu
[19:13] Sign
    Run
[19:13] Sign
    Me
[19:14] Ashito
    And I would've scored!
[19:18] Kuroda
    Hm, yes, I see.
[19:20] Ashito
    There was space on the
    right at the time, y'see.
[19:23] Ashito/I
    I can talk about soccer like this
    even if I'm not on the field!
[19:28] Ashito
    My second idea was to simply offload it
     to Roan or Tachibana in front of the goal,
[19:32] Ashito
    then a load of us could've run towards
    the goal, confusing the opposition,
[19:38] Ashito
    and since I was closest to the goal,
    someone could've hit a long pass to me...
[19:42] Ashito
    And I would've scored!
[19:46] Ashito/I
    In the end, they're just like me.
    They all love soccer!
[19:49] Ashito/I
    Maybe we can understand each other!
[19:52] Ashito
    My third idea was a bit more unlikely,
    but before Akutsu had time to get to me,
[19:54] Sign
    Pass
[19:54] Sign
    Akutsu
[19:54] Sign
    Me
[19:54] Sign
    Tachibana
[19:54] Sign
    Kuroda
[19:54] Sign
    Asari
[19:54] Sign
    Roan
[19:54] Sign
    Taira-san
[19:55] Ashito
    I could've feinted a pass to Tachibana,
    but aimed at the goal instead and scored—
[20:00] Asari
    Enough.
[20:01] Asari
    Just stop.
[20:04] Asari
    Why do all your ideas end with you scoring?
[20:07] Sign
    Me
[20:07] Sign
    Roan
[20:09] Ashito
    Huh?
[20:12] Asari
    You need to stop obsessing over
     being the one to score. Then we can talk.
[20:19] Kuroda
    I agree on that.
[20:20] Kuroda
    In your case, it would
    make a huge difference.
[20:23] Sign
    Me
[20:24] Kuroda
    To thrive on the youth—
[20:24] Sign
    Me
[20:24] Sign
    Me
[20:25] Ashito
    Hold on a second.
[20:27] Kuroda
    Hm?
[20:28] Ashito
    Is that why... you two got mad?
[20:33] Ashito
    Seriously?
[20:35] Ashito
    I'm a forward.
[20:37] Ashito
    Why shouldn't I be thinking about scoring?!
[20:39] Ashito
    Stop obsessing over being the one score?
[20:41] Ashito
    The moment a forward starts
    thinking like that, he's done!
[20:45] Ashito
    I came to Esperion to become
    the best forward in the world!
[20:49] Asari
    I still don't know how the heck
    you made it onto the youth team.
[20:54] Asari
    When I think about my junior youth teammates
    who didn't get in because you stole their spot...
[21:01] Ohtomo
    What are you talking about?
[21:04] Asari
    Ohtomo, this has nothing to do with you.
[21:07] Ohtomo
    Ashito and I fought alongside each other
    at the tryouts with our careers on the line.
[21:12] Ohtomo
    Failure there is terminal.
[21:14] Ohtomo
    We had to jump through hoops
     to get here, just like you.
[21:18] Ohtomo
    If you've got a problem
    with that, I won't stay quiet.
[21:20] Ohtomo
    And he took your teammates' spot?
[21:23] Ohtomo
    Don't give me that crap.
[21:25] Asari
    "Crap"?!
[21:26] Ohtomo
    Asari, I'm so disappointed in you!
[21:29] Yuma
    Stop it! Enough!
[21:31] Asari
    Let go of me, Takeshima! Kuroda!
[21:34] Kuroda
    Asari, Ohtomo's right.
[21:37] Kuroda
    You went too far.
[21:39] Kuroda
    Never say that again.
[21:51] Ashito/I
    They were mad at me because I was
    obsessed with being the one to score?
[21:56] Ashito/I
    That's just ridiculous.
[21:59] Ashito/I
    No way. In fact, it's so crazy,
    I'm getting a weird feeling.
[22:04] Ashito/I
    Was there more to what they said?
[22:08] Ashito
    Nozomi-san.
[22:10] Date
    Perfect timing, Aoi. I wanted to talk to you.
[22:15] Date
    Next week, you're a starter.
[22:19] Date
    However, you must make a play that proves
    you've completed the assignment I set you.
[22:25] Date
    If you can't do that,
[22:29] Date
    I won't field you in a match for the next three months.
     Act as if your life depends on it.
[24:19] Sign
    Next Episode
[24:19] Sign
    Tokyo Metropolis League Match 1 — Seikyo High School
[24:19] Sign (Bottom)
    This is a work of fiction, and bears no relation to any actual persons, organizations, or names.
[24:22] Kuroda
    The next episode of Aoashi is:
[24:24] Kuroda
    "Tokyo Metropolis League
    Match 1 — Seikyo High School."

E11 - Tokyo Metropolis League Match 1 - Seikyo High School
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[00:02] Taira
    You all need to stop this nonsense.
[00:05] Taira
    Today is the first official
    game for the B team,
[00:08] Taira
    the opening of the Tokyo Metropolis League.
[00:10] Taira
    Man, your behavior this past week
    is bringing down the team's morale.
[00:15] Taira
    Honestly, your opponent is not that strong.
SIGN    Aoi
SIGN    Fujimiya
SIGN    Tachibana
SIGN    Kuroda
SIGN    Taira
SIGN    Ohtomo
SIGN    Asari
SIGN    Nagano
SIGN    Isshiki
SIGN    Takeshima
SIGN    Nikaido
SIGN    Sub
    Shima
    Myojin  Saito
    Togashi Kuwata
    Numazu Roan
[00:19] Taira
    But at this rate, we might
    very well let a win go. Man...
[01:57] Sign
    Tokyo Metropolis League Match 1 - Seikyo High School
[01:58] Ohtomo
    Ever since that incident,
    the animosity between us and Asari
[02:02] Ohtomo
    sort of spread through the
    rest of the first-years...
[02:04] Ohtomo
    But talk about Asari!
[02:06] Ohtomo
    Man, he is so unhappy that Ashito
    was chosen to be a starter.
[02:11] (Flashback) Asari
    Because you stole their spot...
[02:14] Ohtomo
    I just can't let go of what he said!
[02:19] Tachibana
    I feel the same way.
[02:20] Tachibana
    But can we play a match feeling like this?
[02:25] (Flashback) Date
    Why were Kuroda and Asari mad at you?
[02:30] (Flashback) Date
    Find the answer to that.
[02:33] (Flashback) Date
    If you can't do that,
[02:36] (Flashback) Date
    I won't field you in a match
    for the next three months.
[02:40] Ashito/I
    I haven't solved anything yet.
[02:44] Ashito/I
    But all I can do now is play!
[02:47] Fukuda
    Jeez, I told you I'd come home.
[02:51] Fukuda
    When? Of course when I have time to do it.
[02:55] Fukuda
    You don't know when to stop, do you?
[02:57] Fukuda
    Are you my mother?
[02:59] Ashito
    Old man! I mean, Manager Fukuda.
[03:01] Fukuda
    Oh, what's up, Ashito?
[03:03] Ashito
    Is that Hana on the phone?
[03:06] Fukuda
    Yeah. It's Hana.
[03:08] Fukuda
    Wait, are you and Hana close or something?
[03:12] Ashito
    Can you hold up your receiver for me to talk?
[03:15] Fukuda
    "Receiver"? Oh, like this?
[03:19] Ashito
    Hey, I'm following your mean plan.
[03:22] Sign
    Hana
[03:24] Ashito
    And... I'm off to play in a match!
[03:26] Ashito
    As a starter right off the bat!
    My official debut!
[03:29] Ashito
    As expected from the reincarnation
    of Ferenc Puskás!
[03:32] Ashito
    My caliber is extraordinary!
[03:33] Sign
    Hana
[03:36] Ashito
    You may come cheer for me.
[03:39] Ashito
    That is all!
[03:47] Fukuda
    Ashito.
[03:49] Fukuda
    How are you feeling today?
[03:51] Fukuda
    Think you can win?
[03:54] Ashito
    I've never had to think so
    much about a game before.
[03:58] Ashito
    But we'll win!
[04:00] Fukuda
    How?
[04:02] Ashito
    I'll score goals.
[04:05] Fukuda
    I'm going to say something obvious here.
[04:09] Fukuda
    In soccer, you can't do anything by yourself.
[04:12] Fukuda
    More so than you think.
[04:15] Fukuda
    And that's exactly why it's so fun to play.
[04:22] Sign
    Main Ground   Today's Schedule
[04:22] Sign
    Youth B
[04:22] Sign
    Seikyo High School
[04:22] Sign
    Information
[04:22] Sign
    Tokyo Metropolitan League, Match 1
[04:23] Kaneko
    Hmm, Esperion Youth B...
[04:27] Kaneko
    Team B?
[04:29] Kaneko
    Jeez, a second team?!
[04:31] Kaneko
    Oh man, what do I do?!
[04:33] Kaneko
    I was told to photograph
    the future Japanese National Team!
[04:37] Kaneko
    Sekiya-san is going to have my hide...
[04:39] Seikyo Players
    Seikyo! Let's go, Seikyo!
[04:41] Kaneko
    Oh, I'm on the opponent's side...
[04:43] ---
    
[04:45] Kaneko
    Unlike a flashy cheer for a high school team,
[04:47] Kaneko
    the youth team doesn't have much of
    a following, so they're easy to spot.
[04:50] Kaneko
    The youth team is...
[04:53] Kaneko
    Yup, there they are.
[04:56] Kaneko
    By the way, is what you said earlier true?
[04:59] Kaneko
    Are there good players in the second team?
[05:02] Kaneko
    Do you know a lot about Esperion?
[05:05] Kaneko
    Hey, you...
[05:07] Kaneko
    You're very cute and kind, but...
[05:11] Kaneko
    Your face looks super scary.
[05:13] Seikyo Bench B
    Despite being the B team,
    aren't they supposed to be elite players?
[05:16] Seikyo Bench B
    They're not that great.
[05:18] Seikyo Bench A
    What a disappointment, huh?
[05:25] Ohtomo/I
    Why did you cut in, Takeshima?!
[05:27] Ohtomo/I
    I wanted to pass it to the front!
[05:31] Takeshima/I
    No one's coming to follow up?!
[05:35] Taira
    Left side! Watch out!
[05:43] Taira
    Why did you all shy away?!
[05:47] Seikyo Bench A
    Nice goal!
[05:50] Taira
    You idiots!
[05:59] Hana
    Thirty-five minutes into the first half,
     the score's zero to three...
[06:06] Nagano
    Absolutely pathetic!
[06:08] Nagano
    We may be the B team, but we're
    still wearing Esperion uniforms!
[06:13] Asari
    We're doing what we're supposed to.
[06:18] Ohtomo
    So tell me, Asari.
    By "we," who exactly are you referring to?
[06:24] Ohtomo
    We're all out of sync today!
[06:27] Ohtomo
    Are you trying to blame everything
    on us, the tryouts players?!
[06:30] Asari
    No, I'm not!
[06:32] Taira
    Stop it!
[06:33] Taira
    I'm so disappointed in all of you.
[06:36] Taira
    You carried the bad air you had in
    the practice right into the game.
[06:40] Taira
    You made careless errors
    and gave up three goals.
[06:44] Taira
    The problem isn't even your soccer, brats!
[06:47] Taira
    Aren't you here to become
    professional players?
[06:49] Taira
    Right now, you don't have an
    shred of professionalism in you!
[06:54] Ashito/I
    My assignment...
[06:55] Ashito/I
    I still have no idea!
[06:58] Ashito/I
    In the first half, I tried
    to be on the defensive,
[07:00] Ashito/I
    which was fricking uncomfortable
    and fricking boring.
[07:01] Ashito/I
    I also tried less dribbling and
    more passing to the others,
[07:04] Ashito/I
    even though it was fricking boring.
[07:06] Ashito/I
    I did my share of boring stuff
    anyone could have done.
[07:11] Ashito/I
    Man, I'm amazed at my skills
    to do anything and everything!
[07:15] Ashito/I
    After all, I'm a genius!
[07:18] Ashito/I
    But I don't get it!
[07:20] Ashito/I
    What Asari and Kuroda want
    isn't anything like that.
[07:24] Ashito/I
    Because they still won't even
    look in my direction.
[07:29] Ashito/I
    Look at me!
[07:31] Ashito/I
    Don't you get it?!
[07:33] Ashito/I
    If we don't work together,
    we'll end up losing!
[07:39] Taira
    Coach Nozomi, please switch them out with
     some of the second and third-years.
[07:45] Taira
    We can't make a play like this.
[07:47] Taira
    In particular, Aoi, Kuroda, and Asari on the
    left line are not functioning at all.
[07:56] Taira
    I fully realize I am overstepping here,
[07:59] Taira
    but I don't want to lose!
[08:01] Date
    Very well.
[08:02] Ashito
    Wait...
[08:04] (Flashback) Date
    If you can't complete the assignment...
[08:07] Ashito
    Hold on...
[08:08] Date
    Togashi, go in for Isshiki at
    center back for the second half.
[08:13] ---
    
[08:14] Taira
    Wh-What are you saying?!
[08:16] Nagano
    When things are already messy as is,
    you plan to add Togashi in the mix?
[08:20] Togashi
    I'm not so sure about it myself.
[08:22] Togashi
    I don't feel I can go and score three goals
     with these promoted players.
[08:28] Togashi
    They're more interested in
    protecting their elite status
[08:30] Togashi
    and cheap sense of pride
    over winning the game.
[08:35] Togashi
    Those who grew up in the academy
    haven't changed much.
[08:39] Takeshima
    You bastard!
[08:40] Takeshima
    Say it one more time!
[08:42] Ashito
    Togashi!
[08:45] Ashito
    That's not true.
[08:48] Togashi
    Come again?
[08:49] Ashito
    It's true that we're not in sync.
[08:52] Ashito
    We aren't communicating.
[08:55] Ashito
    But somehow, I know this to be true:
[08:59] Ashito
    Everyone's doing the best they can.
[09:02] Ashito
    None of us here is stupid enough
    to think there's anything
[09:04] Ashito
    more important than winning.
[09:06] Ashito
    At least we have that in common.
[09:13] Date
    Clean up whatever is festering.
[09:17] Date
    I won't give you any more matches.
[09:19] Date
    So use this one.
[09:22] Date
    In the 45 minutes of the second half,
    throw yourselves at each other.
[09:26] Date
    It may cause a chemical reaction,
    or you may self-destruct.
[09:31] Date
    If you do, then that's all you really had.
[09:34] Date
    You can go and do training runs until summer.
[09:46] Kuroda
    Thanks.
[09:52] Nagano
    A-Are you serious?!
[09:55] Nagano
    The defenders are four,
    five... six at the back?!
[09:59] Nagano
    The half-backs are mostly
    positioned as defenders, as well.
[10:02] Nagano
    Who knew they'd dare to fall back that much?
[10:05] Taira
    They're focusing on the defensive,
    without regard to appearances.
[10:07] Seikyo Bench A
    That's right! All you gotta do is win!
[10:10] Seikyo Bench B
    You got this! You can beat the youth team!
[10:14] Taira
    Aoi, Kuroda, Asari!
[10:17] Taira
    You'd better know what you're doing.
[10:19] Taira
    Work it out as soon as possible.
[10:21] Taira
    The line you three are creating
    is utterly useless right now.
[10:26] Ashito/I
    The line we three are creating?
[10:30] (Flashback) Date
    Why did only those two get mad?
[10:34] Ashito/I
    Now that I think about it, back then...
[10:37] Ashito/I
    The thing that only the three of us shared,
    not the other players...
[10:44] Ashito/I
    We were on the same line.
[10:47] Ashito/I
    What is this feeling?
[10:51] Ashito/I
    Something is about to connect.
[10:55] Ashito/I
    What's happening?!
[11:12] Hana
    An unusual level of defense...
[11:14] Kaneko
    But it seems to be working really well.
[11:17] Kaneko
    And they don't have anyone to bust it open.
[11:20] Kaneko
    A second team is a second team...
[11:30] Nagano
    Oh, come on!
[11:31] Nagano
    I didn't hit him!
[11:32] Nagano
    Don't give me...
[11:33] Taira
    Hey!
[11:33] Referee
    Watch your mouth.
[11:35] Referee
    Your play is getting rough
    because you're desperate.
[11:38] Referee
    If you don't tone it down,
    I'll have to give you a card.
[11:40] Nagano
    Dammit!
[11:42] Asari
    Hey.
[11:43] Seikyo 6
    Hm?
[11:44] Asari
    Have you no shame?
[11:46] Asari
    Focusing so blatantly on the defense...
[11:49] Asari
    There's no fun in it.
[11:50] Asari
    Come on, bring it on.
[11:53] Seikyo 6
    True, this is no fun.
[11:56] Seikyo 6
    But everyone understands why it's necessary.
[11:59] Seikyo 6
    We refuse to lose to you, the youth team!
[12:05] Sign (Top)
    Esperion B
[12:05] Sign (Bottom)
    Seikyo High
[12:14] Asari
    What? You're weirding me out.
[12:16] Ashito
    Asari... You're... a master at overlapping!
[12:23] Asari
    Huh?
[12:24] Ashito
    You're a defender, right?
[12:26] Ashito
    You just came back from
    the front of the goal.
[12:30] Ashito
    That's right.
[12:31] Ashito
    You are somehow always behind me!
[12:37] Taira
    Hey, come back, you all!
[12:41] Ashito
    And... And Kuroda is...
[12:46] Ashito
    always positioning himself to
    be in between me and Asari...
[12:53] Togashi
    Don't tell me you were leisurely
    observing our teammates.
[12:58] Togashi
    We only have 30 minutes left.
[13:00] Ashito
    I noticed right away!
[13:02] Ashito
    As soon as I started paying attention,
    I could see what they were doing.
[13:06] Ohtomo
    I mean, you, Asari, and Kuroda are on
    the same line, so it's kinda obvious.
[13:12] Ashito
    No, that's not all!
[13:15] Ashito
    And even if it is...
[13:21] Ohtomo
    Hey, are you gonna be okay, Ashito?
[13:25] Ashito
    Ohtomo, Togashi...
[13:28] Togashi
    Huh?
[13:30] Ashito
    All this time, I've been thinking,
[13:33] Ashito
    "Why don't they get
    the play I'm trying to make?"
[13:38] Ashito
    "Why aren't they looking at me?" But...
[13:43] Ashito
    I didn't even see what was
    right in front of my eyes.
[13:48] Ashito
    Maybe I was the one who
    wasn't looking at them?
[13:52] Tsukishima
    Let's switch them out, Nozomi-san.
[13:55] Tsukishima
    If we don't, it will affect
    their morale in the future.
[13:58] Tsukishima
    Aoi and Asari especially
    need to be called back.
[14:03] Date
    Five more minutes.
[14:05] Date
    Give me five more minutes to observe them.
[14:08] Taira
    Asari, return it to the center!
[14:10] Taira
    You'll be surrounded!
[14:11] Taira
    Asari!
[14:13] Ashito/I
    Asari, Kuroda, and I are at an
    equal distance most of the time.
[14:20] Ashito/I
    If I get the ball and run with
    it without even looking around,
[14:25] Ashito/I
    they try and catch up with me. That's why.
[14:29] Ashito/I
    I can't quite make sense
    of what that means yet.
[14:34] Ashito/I
    But Kuroda is over there right now.
[14:38] Ashito/I
    If I were in Asari's place,
    where would I want me to be?
[14:57] Ashito/I
    I-It went through!
[15:01] Asari
    Aoi! Go cover him!
[15:06] Seikyo Bench A
    All right, a goal kick!
[15:09] Seikyo Bench B
    Too bad, youth team!
[15:11] Seikyo Bench B
    The ball finally went through
    for you, but no good!
[15:13] Seikyo Bench A
    You got lucky, but it won't happen again!
[15:23] Tsukishima
    That was another mistake by Aoi.
[15:26] Tsukishima
    The ball went through nice and clean,
    but he just stood there and did nothing.
[15:33] Tsukishima
    Aoi's performance today is lackluster.
[15:36] Tsukishima
    It's been five minutes, Nozomi-san.
[15:37] Tsukishima
    Let's switch him out.
[15:39] Date
    It is you who are lackluster today.
[15:42] Date
    You're the one who always tells me to
    think and see outside of the theory.
[15:47] Date
    You're a hard-core Fukuda fanatic,
[15:50] Date
    but I guess you're rattled because
     our opponents have three goals on us?
[15:57] Date
    We have 30 minutes to go.
[16:01] Date
    I'm expecting to see
    something exciting today.
[16:10] Asari/I
    For a second, I got my hopes up for you again.
[16:15] Asari/I
    Since the way you positioned
    yourself just now...
[16:17] Asari/I
    and the one-touch pass
    to Kuroda were perfect!
[16:20] Asari/I
    But seeing how you couldn't
    even go in to cover,
[16:24] Asari/I
    you still don't understand anything!
[16:27] Asari/I
    Esperion's soccer isn't so easy to keep up
    for a newbie who doesn't know anything...
[16:43] Kuroda
    Asari!
[16:49] Hana
    For those three...
[16:51] Kaneko
    Hm?
[16:52] Hana
    The three players on the left wing...
[16:57] Seikyo Bench A
    Oh, come on!
[16:59] Seikyo Bench A
    Why are you three passing the
    ball back and forth between you?
[17:02] Seikyo Bench A
    Are you trying to kill time when
    we're three points ahead of you?
[17:06] Kaneko
    Oh, I see!
[17:08] Kaneko
    Is one of those three your
    boyfriend, by any chance?
[17:11] Kaneko
    I know! It's the cute one with blonde hair!
[17:15] Hana
    I can't quite put it into words.
[17:18] Hana/I
    But all of a sudden, something
    shifted with those three.
[17:24] Ashito/I
    I'm sorry, Kuroda!
[17:25] Ashito/I
    Earlier, all I could think of
    was how Asari was feeling,
[17:29] Ashito/I
    and I didn't think of what you needed!
[17:32] Ashito/I
    Pass, and then immediately go to
    cover the receiver, am I right?
[17:41] Seikyo 10
    You're returning the ball to him again?
[17:45] Ashito/I
    If I were Kuroda, where do I want me to be?
[17:50] Tachibana
    Ashito! The other side!
[17:54] Togashi
    Ashito! I'm behind you, give it to me!
[17:56] Ashito/I
    I'm sorry, Tachibana, Togashi!
[17:59] Ashito/I
    Let me focus on the movements
    of Asari and Kuroda!
[18:02] Ashito/I
    Right now, I don't know why,
[18:05] Ashito/I
    but a voice in my head is telling
    me that it's what I have to do!
[18:11] Hana
    Oh, I see.
[18:14] Hana
    Those three... They're looking
    each other in the eye.
[18:19] Hana
    They're talking with their eyes right now.
[18:24] Taira
    Go for a shot, Aoi!
[18:26] Ashito/I
    I can do a middle-range shot... right now!
[18:45] Taira
    Well done!
[18:47] Taira
    It was a perfect play to
    break them up, Aoi, Asari!
[18:50] Taira
    One goal to start!
[18:52] Seikyo 6
    Don't worry!
[18:53] Seikyo 6
    We're still up by two goals!
[18:55] Seikyo 6
    Let's defend for another
    15 minutes, and we'll win!
[18:59] Seikyo 23/I
    "Don't worry"?
[19:00] Seikyo 23/I
    Is that really true?
[19:02] Seikyo 10/I
    I had no idea what was happening.
[19:04] Seikyo 10/I
    We have so many of us on defense,
    yet they perfectly broke us up.
[19:10] Seikyo 10/I
    With only those three...
[19:12] Taira
    Come on, get back quickly!
[19:16] Asari
    You had a shot.
[19:18] Asari
    Why did you pass the ball to me?
[19:21] Ashito
    I want to know that myself.
[19:31] Ashito/I
    That's right. I had a shot then.
[19:36] Ashito/I
    I did, but unconsciously,
    I passed the ball to Asari.
[19:40] Ashito/I
    Until now, I would have definitely
    gone for the shot myself.
[19:45] Ashito/I
    Because I don't want to compromise
    my pride as a forward.
[19:50] Ashito/I
    Then why did I...
[20:00] Date/I
    That's right.
[20:02] (Flashback) Ashito
    Teach me how to play soccer!
[20:07] Date/I
    You're here because you
    want to change, aren't you?
[20:12] Ashito/I
    I see!
[20:14] Ashito/I
    Right now, I'm learning how to play soccer!
[20:18] Togashi
    Ashito!
[20:20] Seikyo 10
    Watch out! They're coming in from the side!
[20:28] Kaneko
    Like you said, something interesting
    is happening with those three.
[20:33] Kaneko
    They're making eye contact,
[20:35] Kaneko
    almost incessantly,
    to communicate with each other.
[20:40] Kaneko
    In sports like soccer where
    situations can change in a second,
[20:43] Kaneko
    you rarely have time to
    bark out instructions.
[20:46] Kaneko
    In which case, the most
    effective method is...
[20:49] Hana
    Eye contact.
[20:51] Kaneko
    When Hans Ooft became general manager
     of the Japan National team,
[20:54] Kaneko
    he ingrained that most basic of
    the basics into his players.
[20:59] Kaneko
    And yet, even professional players
    haven't necessarily mastered it.
[21:04] Kaneko
    Simply looking at each other's
    eyes won't work.
[21:07] Kaneko
    There has to be a mutual understanding.
[21:12] Kaneko
    In that sense, those three
    have an ideal relationship.
[21:21] Ashito/I
    Asari, I need you to run in!
[21:26] Ashito
    Okay!
[21:28] Seikyo 3
    I won't let you!
[21:35] Ashito/I
    Now I'm getting it.
[21:37] Ashito/I
    Three. This number is what really matters.
[21:42] Ashito/I
    It can't be one or two.
[21:44] Ashito/I
    Soccer is a sport where three
    people carry the ball forward!
[21:51] Kaneko
    But what's most intriguing is...
[21:53] Kaneko
    What clicked for them so suddenly?
[21:58] Kaneko
    Yeah! This is so exciting!
[22:01] Ashito
    To Kuroda!
[22:05] Ashito/I
    No matter how tight the defense might be,
[22:07] Ashito/I
    when three people who share the same mind
    go at it, there's bound to be a gap!
[24:19] Sign
    Next Episode
[24:19] Sign (Bottom)
    This is a work of fiction, and bears no relation to any actual persons, organizations, or names.
[24:23] Kuribayashi
    The next episode of Aoashi is: "EAGLE EYE."

E12 - EAGLE EYE
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[00:02] Date
    One of Aoi Ashito's biggest weaknesses is
     how narrow the scope of his soccer is.
[00:09] Date
    He views it all at the individual level.
[00:12] Date
    "I will lead the team."
[00:14] Date
    "I will get all the good chances."
[00:17] Date
    It's always "I" this, or "I" that, or "I" the other.
[00:21] Date
    A classic example of a player unable to
     think beyond his own game. However...
[00:28] Date
    The fundamental shape
    in soccer is the triangle.
[00:32] Date
    It takes at least three
    players to do anything.
[02:07] Ohtomo
    What? Is he trying to buy
    time again because we scored?
[02:13] Togashi
    Hey, shit heel! Ya seriously
    wantin' me to snap your neck?!
[02:25] Kuroda
    In the 11-on-21 game,
    you said something to us.
[02:30] Kuroda
    "Let's focus on the basics."
[02:35] Ashito
    I did.
[02:37] Kuroda
    In that training game, all we were
     doing was relying on numbers,
[02:41] Kuroda
    so your words resonated with us.
[02:44] Kuroda
    In actual fact, the point of the
    exercise wasn't about numbers.
[02:49] Kuroda
    It was about whether we could play the game
     properly, whatever the number of players.
[02:56] Kuroda
    And the fundamental shape
     in soccer is the triangle.
[03:00] Kuroda
    That's been drilled into us
     since we were juniors.
[03:04] Ashito
    I see. So, back then, you were
    trying to create a triangle with me.
[03:11] Asari
    However...
[03:13] Asari
    You initiated the move, but you didn't
     understand the concept of the triangle.
[03:19] Asari
    You didn't even look at us.
[03:23] Asari
    And all because you wanted to score.
[03:26] Asari
    Isn't that right?
[03:29] Kuroda
    Since we were out of options, I signaled
    for you to send the ball out to the wing.
[03:35] Kuroda
    But you passed it back to me instead.
[03:38] Ashito
    And my pass got intercepted
     and they countered.
[03:42] Ashito
    You could've told me...
[03:44] Kuroda
    I did.
[03:45] Ashito
    Huh?
[03:46] Kuroda
    I did tell you.
[03:48] Kuroda
    We always talk about the importance of
     triangles in our daily training sessions.
[03:54] Kuroda
    You must've heard it said plenty of times.
[03:59] Kuroda
    Maybe you thought it was too simple and
    didn't think any more on it. Or just maybe...
[04:05] Kuroda
    ...you weren't interested to begin with.
[04:09] Kuroda
    If so, we had no chance.
[04:11] Kuroda
    Even if we'd laid it all out for you,
    I doubt it would've stuck.
[04:20] Kuroda
    For us promoted players,
    who clawed our way up to get here,
[04:24] Kuroda
    your attitude is impossible to understand,
    and frankly, we didn't want to.
[04:29] Ashito
    I'm pathetic.
[04:32] (Flashback) Ashito
    Teach me how to play soccer!
[04:37] Ashito
    I was prepared to learn the
    game from scratch, but...
[04:41] Ashito
    It didn't even occur to me to learn
     from you guys. From my teammates.
[04:51] Ashito
    In this youth team, in order to get better,
     I need to absorb everything I see.
[04:59] Ashito
    Thank you, Asari and Kuroda.
[05:03] Ashito
    Thank you for teaching me soccer.
[05:10] Asari
    But how'd you do it?
[05:13] Asari
    How'd you improve so quickly?
[05:16] Seikyo 6
    Okay! The game's restarting.
[05:19] Seikyo 6
    Listen up, you guys!
[05:20] Seikyo 6
    Those three there! If we can contain
    those three, their team won't function.
[05:26] Seikyo 6
    We have a one-goal lead!
    Let's protect it with our lives!
[05:39] Ashito/I
    All this time,
[05:40] Ashito/I
    I thought soccer was about carrying
    the ball at your feet towards the goal.
[05:47] Ashito/I
    But that's not it at all.
[05:50] Ashito/I
    You and two other players
    nearby form a triangle.
[05:54] Ashito/I
    So how do we slide this triangle into
    the opposition's part of the field?
[05:59] Ashito/I
    We tempt the other team towards us,
    and that creates a space. A tiny gap.
[06:07] Ashito/I
    One tip of the triangle
    sneaks into that gap.
[06:10] Ashito/I
    To put pressure on us and fill the space,
    other players come across to cover.
[06:18] Ashito/I
    Next, you pass the ball around the
    triangle to move the other team.
[06:22] Ashito/I
    The tiny gaps start to accumulate...
[06:25] Ashito/I
    And create a big space
    in the opposition's half!
[06:29] Seikyo 6
    Dammit!
[06:31] Ashito/I
    A-Amazing. This is amazing!
[06:34] Ashito/I
    If we keep this up,
    how many goals can we score?
[06:49] Ashito/I
    What... What is this?
[07:05] Seikyo Gk
    Don't lose your man!
[07:09] Ashito
    Asari!
[07:32] Ashito
    Ah, I knew it.
[07:35] Ashito
    Everyone moved the way
    I envisioned they would.
[07:45] Sign (Top)
    Esperion B
[07:45] Sign (Bottom)
    Seikyo High
[08:01] Anri
    He rebuilt the triangle.
[08:04] Hana
    Anri? Yuma?
[08:07] Anri
    He replaced Kuroda with Ohtomo
     as one tip of the triangle.
[08:13] Yuma
    Yup. It sure was somethin'.
[08:18] Togashi
    Ashito.
[08:23] Ashito
    That was weird. I... feel weird.
[08:29] Ashito
    It's like... I could see what they would all...
    everyone on our team and theirs...
[08:40] Ashito
    I could see... what they would all do next.
[08:48] Yuma
    Ashito did great with that goal just now.
[08:52] Hana
    But it was Asari and Ohtomo
    who combined to score.
[08:56] Anri
    Aoi made a dummy run from
     left to right across the area,
[09:02] Anri
    as if the final pass from
     Asari was going to him.
[09:06] Anri
    Seikyo High was wariest of
    the three on the left wing,
[09:11] Anri
    so they sent two players
     across to challenge him.
[09:14] Sign
    Ashito
[09:15] Anri
    But that was his plan.
[09:16] Sign
    Move 
    this guy
[09:17] Anri
    He lured those players towards him
     to clear a path for Ohtomo's shot.
[09:18] Sign
    Ohtomo
[09:24] Anri
    On top of that, in order to draw
    Asari's attention to Ohtomo,
[09:30] Anri
    he guided Asari's eyes to
     Ohtomo as he ran past him.
[09:36] Anri
    It was subtle, but he pointed to him.
[09:41] Kaneko
    It's true. That boy controlled everything.
[09:45] Kaneko
    Just in this match alone, he's not only
    grasped the concept of triangles in soccer,
[09:50] Kaneko
    he's built on it.
[09:53] Hana
    But how is that even possible?
[10:04] Taira
    We're in extra time! Last three minutes!
[10:08] Nagano
    Wrench 'em open! Score one
     more goal and we win!
[10:11] Seikyo Gk
    Protect the goal! Even if we have to rough
    'em up, we gotta keep the score tied!
[10:21] Yuma
    When they started squabblin'
    the day of the entrance ceremony,
[10:25] Yuma
    Ashito drew somethin'
    strange on the blackboard.
[10:29] Yuma
    Only those who noticed
    stayed behind after.
[10:33] Sign
    Akutsu
[10:33] Sign
    Pass
[10:33] Sign
    Me
[10:33] Sign
    Me
[10:33] Sign
    Tachibana
[10:33] Sign
    Kuroda
[10:33] Sign
    Asari
[10:33] Sign
    Roan
[10:33] Sign
    Taira-san
[10:34] Yuma
    Hey, this ain't accurate, is it?
[10:38] Yuma
    The placement of the players
    around me is correct, though.
[10:42] Togashi
    Same with the ones around me.
[10:44] Anri
    That's a bit of a leap, don't you think?
[10:48] Anri
    Surely no one can perfectly memorize the
     placement of every player on the field...
[10:52] Togashi
    You're right. It's crazy talk.
[10:55] Togashi
    But I've been thinkin'...
[10:58] Togashi
    The speed of Ashito's progress is no joke.
[11:03] Togashi
    His basics are laughable, but once he
    gets somethin' down, he owns that skill.
[11:09] Togashi
    He's able to put it to use, I mean.
[11:11] Togashi
    No one masters a technique that fast.
    Seems like he has some kind of...
[11:18] Togashi
    ...extraordinary instinctual ability.
[11:21] Anri
    Aoi is most likely able to predict
    how players are going to move.
[11:29] Anri
    And the sheer scale of it...
[11:35] Kaneko
    Memorizing the placement
    of the players on the field?
[11:38] Kaneko
    And now, he's "predicting" how
    they'll move? Every single player?
[11:43] Kaneko
    You're a youth player, right? Don't bring
    such illogical fantasies into soccer, 'kay?
[11:50] Kaneko
    Nope!
[11:52] Yuma
    Is it illogical, though?
[11:57] Yuma
    Well, anyway, all that
     difficult stuff aside,
[12:00] Yuma
    I've been excited 'bout Ashito
    ever since I saw him at the tryouts.
[12:15] Ashito/I
    We're almost out of time.
[12:19] Ashito/I
    But my brain isn't working anymore.
[12:27] Taira
    Throw-in!
[12:29] Taira
    Ashito!
[12:30] Taira
    Take it quickly!
[12:34] Ashito/I
    'Cause I'm seeing all this weird stuff,
    my head's getting fuzzy...
[12:41] Ashito
    Oh, excuse me. The ball.
[13:04] Ohtomo
    Ah, dammit!
[13:05] Ohtomo
    They're bringing on subs to eat up as much time
    as they can. They're totally going for the draw.
[13:11] Togashi
    Just make the substitution already, you—
[13:14] Tachibana/I
    There's no time left.
    Maybe just enough for one more play.
[13:19] Hana
    You...
[13:22] Hana
    You need to calm down.
[13:29] Hana
    I'm...
[13:31] Hana
    I'm sorry.
[13:43] Ashito
    I'll score a goal for you.
[13:48] Asari
    Aoi! I'll take the throw-in.
    I need you up front. Go up front.
[13:57] Ashito/I
    Triangles. Eye contact.
[14:00] Ashito/I
    I learned a different side
    to soccer, and it's awesome.
[14:05] Ashito/I
    Use the players around you,
    and let the team score.
[14:09] Ashito/I
    But that's just where it starts.
[14:12] Ashito/I
    I'm going to score.
[14:15] Ashito/I
    I'll take it one step further and use my head.
[14:26] Taira
    Everyone on offense!
[14:33] Seikyo Gk
    Don't look so anxious! Defend the goal!
[14:35] Seikyo 4/I
    Defend the goal? But how?
[14:37] Seikyo 7/I
    Do we stick more players on those three?
[14:40] Seikyo 7/I
    But we tried that already!
[14:43] Seikyo 7/I
    We ended up leaving that
    midfielder unmarked and he scored.
[14:46] Seikyo 7/I
    Which means they can coordinate
    a move with any player on the field!
[14:50] Seikyo 13/I
    Who do we pick up?
    Who are we supposed to mark?
[14:55] Seikyo 6
    I'm coming for you!
[14:58] Seikyo 6/I
    He's the one who started this. His play
    suddenly changed and everything went south!
[15:02] Seikyo 6/I
    We should have taken him out sooner!
[15:06] Ashito
    Asari!
[15:08] Referee
    Play on!
[15:10] Seikyo 6
    Don't get drawn out! Stay back!
[15:13] Seikyo 6
    Their tactic is to draw you out,
    so stay put in front of the goal!
[15:21] Ashito
    All I need to do... is bring myself.
[15:26] Ashito
    All I need to do is bring myself.
[15:32] Ashito
    Today was... so much fun.
[15:55] Voice A/I
    The right side's totally open.
[15:57] Voice B/I
    Yes, it is.
[15:59] Voice A/I
    How come no one's going over there?
[16:02] Voice B/I
    It's clear to us because
    we're seeing it from above.
[16:06] Voice B/I
    The view at ground level is very limited.
[16:09] Voice B/I
    So don't be mad at the players.
[16:13] Voice A/I
    Isn't it like a dream, being able to see and
    know where the players are from above,
[16:20] Voice A/I
    as if you're a bird in flight,
    circling over the field?
[16:24] Voice B/I
    But it's not a dream.
[16:26] Voice B/I
    It's rare, but there are players in
    the world who can do precisely that.
[16:48] Sign (Top)
    Esperion B
[16:48] Sign (Bottom)
    Seikyo High
[16:55] Crowd
    Nice one!
[17:06] Kuribayashi
    He is indeed interesting.
[17:09] Fukuda
    Isn't he just?
[17:10] Kuribayashi
    Akutsu never talks about other players,
    but he mentioned this guy, so I was intrigued.
[17:16] Sign
    Meal Plan
         For July
[17:16] Kuribayashi
    Interesting.
[17:19] Kuribayashi
    The most interesting part is he seems
    to have no idea about his abilities.
[17:24] Kuribayashi
    Seikyo High was pathetic. Too wary
    and obsessed with defending deep.
[17:29] Kuribayashi
    They didn't address the space that
     opened up for mid-range shots.
[17:33] Kuribayashi
    But no one could've guessed how much
    they'd up their game in the second half.
[17:37] Kuribayashi
    Quite a feat.
[17:39] Fukuda
    Well, this is rare.
[17:41] Fukuda
    You complimenting someone, I mean.
[17:46] Sign
    Black King
    BBQ
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 101 105 2 100
SIGN    m 50 0 b 100 0 100 100 50 100 b 0 100 0 0 50 0
SIGN    m 50 0 b 100 0 100 100 50 100 b 0 100 0 0 50 0
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SIGN    Korean BBQ Ribs
    
    Skirt steak
    
    Offal
    
    Tongue with Salt
[17:46] Mibu
    Okay, so, uh, all of you players
    on Esperion Youth's B team...
[17:50] Mibu
    Your win against Seikyo High yesterday...
[17:53] Mibu
    ...deserves congratulations!
[17:55] Mibu
    The A team also won in Aomori prefecture.
    They're on their way back now.
[18:00] Mibu
    But feeling that the B team should
    be free to celebrate without them,
[18:05] Mibu
    Kaido Electric is hosting
    this victory celebration party!
[18:09] All
    All right!
[18:10] All
    Thank you, our main sponsor!
[18:13] Mibu
    Okay, all of you! Eat up!
[18:23] Ashito
    Wow!
[18:25] Ashito
    I-I-It's so tender!
[18:28] Ashito
    The moment you bite into it, it just melts!
[18:32] Ashito
    And at the same time, the juices spread—
[18:35] Sign
    All-You-Can-Eat !!
[18:35] Ohtomo
    Just shut up and eat!
[18:36] Hana
    That's all wrong!
[18:39] Ashito
    What's all wrong, Hana?
[18:42] Hana
    Grilling can make or break meat!
     Korean BBQ ribs have lots of fat.
[18:45] Hana
    Grill it right so it tastes better,
    and is gentler on your stomach!
[18:48] Ashito
    Wh-What did you say?!
[18:50] Hana
    The so-called "8:2 rule." Grill one side
     about 80%, the other about 20%.
[18:54] Hana
    It gives it a nice, crisp texture.
[19:07] Hana
    Oh, uh... Sorry. Go ahead and enjoy.
[19:10] Hana
    I'm an outsider here.
[19:12] Kuroda
    Nah, you're the manager's sister,
    so you're far from being an outsider.
[19:17] Ashito
    Kuroda, you know Hana?
[19:19] Kuroda
    She's been helping us out since
    we were on the junior youth team.
[19:24] Kuroda
    We're in the same grade, so the
    promoted players all know her.
[19:30] Ashito
    Oh, is that so? Then you should come
    watch more of our games, Hana.
[19:37] Ashito
    We'll win next time, too!
[19:47] Kuroda
    Anyway, Asari, you wanted to say
    something to Aoi and the others, right?
[19:54] Asari
    The...
[19:58] Asari
    The day of the opening ceremony...
    I might have... m-might have gone...
[20:06] Asari
    ...too far. Please forget what I said.
[20:10] Ashito
    Hm? Oh!
[20:15] Tachibana
    I wasn't there, but...
[20:19] Tachibana
    We grow by having heart-to-hearts like
    that one! It's how we build our friendship!
[20:27] Tachibana
    Today's a new day,
    so let's work hard together!
[20:33] Tachibana
    Ohtomo, you too.
[20:36] Tachibana
    Let's play soccer!
[20:41] Kuroda
    But, you know, Aoi-kun...
[20:44] Kuroda
    When we had that fight, there was
    something you said that spoke to me.
[20:50] (Flashback) Ashito
    Stop obsessing over being the one to score?
[20:52] (Flashback) Ashito
    The moment a forward starts
    thinking like that, he's done!
[20:55] Kuroda
    I liked that.
[20:58] Kuroda
    Maybe those of us promoted from junior youth
    do think about soccer based only on theory.
[21:05] Kuroda
    But you're not bound by theories.
    I think I can learn a lot from you.
[21:09] Ashito
    Kuroda.
[21:11] Taira
    Wh-Whoa! Kuribayashi?!
[21:15] Nagano
    Is he finally coming on?
[21:17] Sign (Top Left)
    Tosu
[21:17] Sign (Top Left)
    Tokyo
[21:17] Sign (Top Left)
    2nd
    Half
[21:17] Sign
    High-schooler Kuribayashi Haruhisa makes his debut
[21:18] Sportscaster/I
    This kid's a second-year in
    high school. He's only 16.
[21:21] Sportscaster/I
    Esperion Youth's hidden gem, Kuribayashi Haruhisa,
    is making his debut on the J1 stage.
[21:29] (Flashback) Midori
    Our hardcore supporters all say,
    "That Kuribayashi is something special."
[21:31] Sign (Right; Yellow)
    Tokyo City Esperion's
[21:31] Sign (Right; Blue; Large)
    Kuribayashi
    Haruhisa
[21:31] Sign (Right; Blue; Large)
    Kuribayashi
    Haruhisa
[21:31] Sign (Top; Green)
    J.LEAGUE
[21:31] Sign (Horizontal Headline)
    J.League Debut Imminent for the Hidden Gem of Esperion's 
    Youth Player Conveyor Belt
[21:31] Sign (Horizontal Headline)
    J.League Debut Imminent for the Hidden Gem of Esperion's 
    Youth Player Conveyor Belt
[21:31] Sign (Vertical Headline)
    In the first team 
    for the opening 
    game of the season
[21:31] Sign (Vertical Bottom Right)
    Highschooler aged 16 
    registered to play with the first team
[21:34] (Flashback) Midori
    They say he'll forge the future of
    Japan's national team, not just Esperion's!
[21:43] Sportscaster/I
    Look at how calm he is.
[21:45] Sportscaster/I
    Such confidence in front of 20,000 people.
[21:49] Sportscaster/I
    We're all excited to see him play.
[21:49] Anri
    Aoi.
[21:52] Anri
    I'm in your class. My name is Kaido Anri.
[21:52] Sportscaster/I
    Kuribayashi enters the fray 29 minutes into
    the second half with Esperion one down.
[21:56] Anri
    Would you like to try some image training?
[21:57] Sportscaster/I
    How will they proceed from here?
[22:02] Anri
    Try to follow just Kuribayashi's movements.
[22:06] Sign (Top Left)
    Tosu
[22:06] Sign (Top Left)
    Tokyo
[22:06] Sign (Top Left)
    2nd
    Half
[22:06] Anri
    He's a high school student, just like you.
    Watch how he behaves surrounded by pros.
[22:12] Anri
    Picture in your mind what you'd be doing in
    his place, as if it were you out on that field.
[22:19] Anri
    And if you wouldn't mind,
    please describe to me what you see.
[24:19] Sign
    Next Episode
[24:19] Sign
    Turn
[24:19] Sign (Bottom)
    This is a work of fiction, and bears no relation to any actual persons, organizations, or names.
[24:23] Fukuda
    The next episode of Aoashi is: "Turn."

E13 - Turn
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[00:00] Nagano
    You can do it, Kuribayashi!
[00:03] Taira
    Show 'em all what we're made of!
[00:05] Ashito/I
    If it were me... out on that field...
[00:09] Sign (Top Left)
    Tosu
[00:09] Sign (Top Left)
    Tokyo
[00:09] Sign (Top Left)
    2nd
    Half
[00:09] Sign (Top Left)
    High-schooler Kuribayashi Haruhisa makes his debut
[00:13] Ashito
    I'd probably look a bit happier.
[00:17] Ashito
    I'm totally dying of jealousy.
[01:51] Sign
    Turn
[01:52] Esperion 27
    Kuribayashi!
[01:52] Sign
    KURIBAYASHI
[01:53] Esperion 27
    Take it away!
[01:55] Sportscaster/I
    Fast pressing by Tosu.
[01:57] Ashito
    Watch out! He's gonna tackle you!
[02:07] Taira
    He got past him!
[02:09] Anri
    In that moment when you
    thought he was in danger,
[02:12] Anri
    Kuribayashi looked to take advantage
    of the momentum of the other player,
[02:16] Anri
    and scythed past him.
[02:18] Anri
    You were one step behind.
[02:20] Ashito
    Y-You don't feel the tension watching
     it on TV like you do on the field!
[02:24] Ashito
    I'll focus more and try to
    imagine it for real! Just watch!
[02:27] Sign (Top Left)
    Tosu
[02:27] Sign (Top Left)
    Tokyo
[02:27] Sign (Top Left)
    2nd
    Half
[02:29] Ashito/I
    He's fast.
[02:31] Ashito/I
    He's got the speed. I'd dribble
    past another if I were him.
[02:36] Sign (Top Left)
    Tosu
[02:36] Sign (Top Left)
    Tokyo
[02:36] Sign (Top Left)
    2nd
    Half
[02:36] Ashito/I
    So fast!
[02:38] Ashito/I
    There's a triangle!
[02:39] Ashito/I
    Two teammates came over to cover. I'd work
    with them to shake off the man marking me!
[02:44] Sportscaster/I
    And Kuribayashi chooses to pass.
[02:47] Ashito
    See?! Called it!
[02:50] Ashito
    They've got too many over
    on the right, so that's a no-go.
[02:54] Ashito
    Now! I'd pass it to him, then
    run in on goal from the left!
[03:01] Sportscaster/I
    It's out to the right!
[03:04] Sportscaster/I
    A big chance for Deguchi, who is clear!
[03:06] Sportscaster/I
    Oh, nice save!
[03:09] Sportscaster/I
    But wow, what a killer pass
    from Kuribayashi!
[03:13] Anri
    His technique is amazing. But even more
    amazing is how fearlessly he tries things.
[03:19] Anri
    If that killer pass had been off by an inch,
     the other team would have countered.
[03:27] Anri
    But he didn't hesitate.
[03:30] Ashito/I
    H-How is this guy even real?
[03:33] Sportscaster/I
    Kuribayashi Haruhisa's only been
    on the field for five minutes,
[03:37] Sportscaster/I
    but he used his first touch on the ball to
    turn the flow of the game in Esperion's favor!
[03:46] Kuribayashi
    I'm sorry, but...
[03:48] Kuribayashi
    Today, I'm bringing out the flashy
     individual plays whenever I get the chance.
[03:53] Kuribayashi
    I will contribute to the team, of course.
    But I need people to remember me.
[03:59] Kuribayashi
    Now that I'm finally out on the field,
[04:02] Kuribayashi
    I'm going to get every spectator here on my side,
    so I never have to go back on the bench.
[04:16] Sportscaster/I
    Ah, that was close!
[04:19] Ashito
    How do I become more like him?
[04:23] Ashito
    This guy's just way too good.
[04:27] Anri
    I really wanted to know what you thought
    of Kuribayashi after watching him play.
[04:34] Anri
    For my own future reference.
[04:39] Anri
    Kuribayashi once said in an interview:
[04:44] Anri
    "Whatever the situation, I instantly come up
    with four viable options, then choose one."
[04:52] Ashito/I
    Four?!
[04:54] Ashito
    I don't have "options."
[04:57] Ashito
    I only ever have one course of action
     available to me at any given moment.
[05:03] Anri
    You must expand your options.
[05:05] Anri
    There's something you can
     take from Kuribayashi's game
[05:08] Anri
    and incorporate into your own.
[05:13] Anri
    You should definitely do so.
[05:16] Anri
    Please think on it.
[05:35] Sign
    Tokyo
[05:35] Sign
    Tosu
[05:37] Interviewer/I
    Here are the stars of today's match.
[05:39] Interviewer/I
    Deguchi, who scored twice, and the player
     who got the assist for the winning goal...
[05:44] Interviewer/I
    Kuribayashi Haruhisa.
[05:47] Ohtomo
    Th-This Kuribayashi guy... is a total monster...
[06:04] Taira
    Don't expect them to be
    as surprised as you are.
[06:07] Taira
    We've been watching Kuribayashi
    since we were juniors.
[06:13] Taira
    For players like us, who join
    the academy in grade school,
[06:16] Taira
    we're usually fairly good
    before we even get here.
[06:20] Taira
    Naturally, we all think we're gonna
    be the top players in junior youth.
[06:25] Taira
    But...
[06:27] Taira
    When I saw Kuribayashi on the
    first day, I immediately thought:
[06:31] Taira
    "Oh. I'll have to aim to be
     second best instead."
[06:37] Taira
    "The second-best player on this team."
[06:41] Interviewer/I
    Next, we have Kuribayashi.
[06:44] Sign
    Assisted by Kuribayashi, 
    Deguchi scores the match winner!
[06:44] Interviewer/I
    It never really crossed our minds
    that you're still in high school.
[06:48] Interviewer/I
    What a fantastic game you had.
[06:52] Kuribayashi
    I've been practicing with the first team,
[06:56] Kuribayashi
    and, honestly, there was never a moment
     where I felt I couldn't keep up.
[07:02] Interviewer
    Right. You were absolutely
    on par with them, for sure.
[07:05] Interviewer
    If you continue your physical training,
    your core will get stronger, you'll bulk up,
[07:10] Interviewer
    and you won't be so thin...
[07:21] Anri
    He is the bane of interviewers.
[07:24] Anri
    When they ask something worthless, he looks
     at them as if he knows what they're after.
[07:29] Anri
    He is known to be a tough interviewee.
[07:31] Ashito/I
    Worthless? That question was worthless?
[07:37] Sign
    Tokyo Esperion Youth
[07:37] Sign
    Tokyo
[07:37] Sign
    Aomori
[07:39] Kuribayashi/I
    In my view...
[07:41] Kuribayashi/I
    "Physical" is a word that those
    who lack technique hide behind.
[07:46] Kuribayashi/I
    I know what I need most better than anyone.
[07:46] Sign
    Assisted by Kuribayashi, 
    Deguchi scores the match winner!
[07:51] Kuribayashi/I
    The only other person who might is
    Manager Fukuda of the youth team.
[07:57] Interviewer/I
    Th-Thank you very much.
[07:59] Interviewer/I
    That's it for the interview
    with today's star players.
[08:06] Fukuda
    Yoshitsune, you'll be on a different
    training regimen starting tomorrow, okay?
[08:12] Yoshitsune
    Right.
[08:14] Sign
    Black King
    BBQ
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SIGN    Korean BBQ Ribs
    
    Skirt steak
    
    Offal
    
    Tongue with Salt
[08:14] Mibu
    Okay! Except for those in
    the dorm, you're dismissed.
[08:18] (Flashback) Kuribayashi/I
    "Physical" is a word that those
    who lack technique hide behind.
[08:23] Ashito/I
    He wasn't saying that to
    look down on being physical.
[08:27] Ashito/I
    He said it because he honestly 
    believes technique is that important.
[08:32] Ashito/I
    Backed up by an unwavering
    confidence in his own technique.
[08:37] Ashito/I
    Amazing. Kuribayashi Haruhisa...
    Everything about him is amazing!
[08:42] Ashito/I
    I want to meet him.
    No, I don't want to just meet him...
[08:46] Anri
    If you want to play with him, you have to
    move up to the A team as soon as possible.
[08:52] Anri
    Kuribayashi will undoubtedly
    return to the A team at some point.
[08:56] Anri
    If you can become an integral part
    of the A team by then,
[09:02] Anri
    you will be able to talk to him as his equal.
[09:08] Anri
    To do that, remember what I said earlier...
[09:10] Ashito
    Oh! What I can add to my own game
    from Kuribayashi's play today, right?
[09:14] Ashito
    I know what it is!
[09:16] Anri
    You... do?
[09:28] Ashito
    Where's Hana?
[09:36] Mibu
    What?
[09:37] Mibu
    Everyone, listen up!
[09:39] Mibu
    Yoshitsune got injured
    in the match in Aomori.
[09:42] Mibu
    So we'll be moving some front line players
     from the B team to the A team.
[09:47] Mibu
    Fukuda will be at our game this weekend
     and will determine who moves up.
[09:51] Mibu
    It's a huge chance for you guys!
[10:01] Hana/I
    I don't know much about soccer.
[10:07] Hana/I
    Man...
[10:08] Sign
    May Meal Plan
[10:08] Sign
    May Meal Plan
[10:08] Sign
    May Meal Plan
[10:08] Sign
    May Meal Plan
[10:08] Sign
    May Meal Plan
[10:10] Hana/I
    I spent time on revising these.
[10:13] Hana/I
    He said he wanted to eat what he wants,
    so I tried to make them more palatable.
[10:17] Hana/I
    But I couldn't give them to him.
[10:22] Hana
    What am I saying?
     I could've just given them to him.
[10:27] Hana
    Oh, whatever! I'm going home!
[10:31] Hana/I
    You can do it, Ashito.
[10:33] Hana/I
    After that goal, moving up to the
    A team is now in your sights.
[10:37] Hana/I
    I'll watch from afar so that
    I won't be in your way.
[10:44] Date
    Fukuda, I'd like to repeat
    what I said about Aoi. He's...
[10:49] Fukuda
    The sooner, the better.
[10:53] Fukuda
    For him, the sooner, the better.
[10:56] Fukuda
    If Ashito can seal the deal in the next game,
    that's faster than I could've ever imagined.
[11:02] Fukuda
    You've guided him well.
[11:04] Fukuda
    Thank you, Nozomi.
[11:19] Sign
    Tokyo Metropolis League 1, Match 2
[11:19] Sign
    Kurume
    Daiichi
[11:19] Sign
    Kurume
    Daiichi
[11:19] Sign
    Kurume
    Daiichi
[11:19] Sign
    Tokyo Esperion B
[11:19] Sign
    Tokyo Esperion B
[11:19] Sign
    Tokyo Esperion B
[11:19] Sign
    Match Venue
[11:19] Ashito
    Aw, yeah!
[11:21] Ashito
    I'm so lucky to be playing
    a match every week!
[11:25] Ohtomo
    Why are you so full of energy?
[11:27] Ohtomo
    But seriously, Ashito, aren't you tired?
[11:30] Ohtomo
    Look at your face.
[11:32] Taira
    You've been working really hard on your
    night training over the past week, huh?
[11:36] Taira
    Still doing "kill it, then kick it"?
[11:40] Ashito
    Well, yeah. That, too. But...
[11:43] Ashito
    Just you wait and see! I learned
    something from watching Kuribayashi play!
[11:47] Kuroda
    Aoi-kun.
[11:49] Kuroda
    Let's do our best today.
[11:56] Ashito
    Right!
[12:15] Ashito/I
    Just you watch. I'm moving up
    to the A team after this game.
[12:26] Date
    When you're on the bench,
    everyone's more motivated.
[12:30] Fukuda
    You think so?
[12:34] Taira
    Ohtomo!
[12:37] Ohtomo
    The other side!
[12:44] Anri
    Their coordination has gotten
    much better in just one week.
[12:48] Asari
    In the middle.
[12:50] Kurume Gk
    There's a space in the middle!
    Why are you all getting drawn out?!
[12:57] (Flashback) Anri
    There's something you can
     take from Kuribayashi's game
[13:00] (Flashback) Anri
    and incorporate into your own.
[13:02] (Flashback) Anri
    You should definitely do so.
[13:06] Ashito/I
    A killer pass!
[13:11] Ashito/I
    What the heck?
[13:14] Sign (Top)
    Kurume
[13:14] Sign (Bottom)
    Esperion B
[13:14] Kurume?
    Move up! Let's go!
[13:20] Ashito/I
    There!
[13:22] Ashito/I
    Kuroda's breaking free for a pass. So I should
     aim for there*, so he gets it in midair.
[13:28] Ashito/I
    An eye-opening, lightning*
    killer pass coming up!
[13:34] Ashito
    Wait, huh?
[13:37] Kurume A
    The hell was that?
[13:38] Kurume B
    Don't you know which goal you're aiming for?
[13:41] Ashito/I
    It's... It's not going where I want it to!
[13:51] Yuma
    Hey, Anri, I hear ya gave him
    some advice at the BBQ place.
[13:57] Yuma
    However much he tries it, that ain't workin'.
[14:00] Yuma
    His intentions were
    definitely interestin', though.
[14:07] Yuma
    Both times, he passed to players hidden
    behind opponents without any hesitation.
[14:15] Anri
    Excuse me.
[14:16] Yuma
    Huh?
[14:17] Anri
    Could you please not speak to me so much?
[14:23] Yuma
    Suit yerself.
[14:36] Sign (Top)
    Kurume
[14:36] Sign (Bottom)
    Esperion B
[14:37] Fukuda
    I'm leaving the actual coaching to Nozomi.
[14:39] Fukuda
    So I'll just say one thing in
     this half-time team talk.
[14:43] Fukuda
    Why do you all keep looking over
     at the bench during the game?
[14:50] Fukuda
    Are you playing this match
     against your manager?
[14:53] Fukuda
    Your opponents are in front of you.
[14:55] Fukuda
    Don't forget, the positions you are
     given are yours and yours alone.
[15:10] Ashito/I
    Somehow, everyone's calmer now.
[15:14] Ashito/I
    Though I never looked over at the bench...
[15:20] Ashito/I
    But I want you to watch me, old man!
[15:23] Date
    Aoi.
[15:24] Ashito
    Huh?! Y-Yes?
[15:26] Date
    If you want to imitate Kuribayashi,
    pay attention to each of his movements and think.
[15:33] Date
    A pass is a pass, whether it's a
    so-called "killer pass" or a short pass.
[15:38] Date
    It's just a means of getting to the goal.
[15:42] Ohtomo
    They were meant to be passes?
[15:43] Nagano
    Huh? They were passes?!
[15:45] Kuroda
    I didn't realize...
[15:49] Ashito/I
    A pass is a pass. Just a
    means of getting to the goal.
[15:56] Ashito/I
    I see.
[15:57] Ashito/I
    I understand now!
[16:01] Ashito/I
    Which means it should go there.
[16:04] Ashito/I
    If this pass goes through...
[16:06] Ashito
    Go!
[16:10] Tachibana
    He broke through on the right!
[16:13] Kurume Gk
    Calm down! Just block the shooting angle!
[16:18] Ohtomo
    I was heading for the middle, but...
[16:20] Ohtomo
    From here, I'll just—
[16:27] Ashito
    Eat that!
[16:30] All
    All right!
[16:36] Taira
    Bro! You totally buried it!
[16:39] Ashito
    How d'ya like that?!
[16:41] Togashi
    That Ashito. I didn't know
    he could score a goal like that.
[16:45] Fukuda
    A pass is just a means of
    getting to the goal, huh?
[16:50] Fukuda
    Good choice of words, Nozomi.
[16:54] Fukuda
    What type of goal do you
    envision when you pass the ball?
[16:59] Fukuda
    Only when you can answer that
    can you call a pass a "killer pass."
[17:02] Fukuda
    What's impressive was that he 
    envisioned himself scoring the goal.
[17:10] Ashito
    I'm the reincarnation of
    Gabriel Batistuta! That's me!
[17:14] Ashito
    Though Batistuta is still alive!
[17:17] Ashito/I
    Improving the precision
    of my passing is a given!
[17:20] Ashito/I
    But on top of that, my mission is to score!
[17:22] Ashito/I
    That's my pride as a forward. That's my answer!
[17:28] Fukuda
    Nozomi, can you call him up
     to the clubhouse later?
[17:32] Fukuda
    I'll tell him myself.
[17:38] Date
    Understood.
[17:41] Ashito
    I'm coming in!
[17:52] Fukuda
    A convincing 3-0 victory.
[17:55] Fukuda
    Ashito, it's all thanks to you.
[17:58] Ashito
    It's all thanks to you, old man.
[18:00] Fukuda
    Huh?
[18:03] Ashito
    I'm enjoying soccer more and more.
[18:06] Ashito
    Now I can do so many
    things I couldn't do before,
[18:09] Ashito
    but there's still so much I can learn.
[18:14] Ashito
    You brought me to the
    best place I could hope for.
[18:17] Ashito
    And it's all because I met you.
[18:19] Ashito
    Thank you.
[18:23] Ashito
    Please move me up to the A team.
[18:26] Ashito
    I'm not saying I think I'd be able to
    replace Yoshitsune-san right away.
[18:30] Ashito
    I still have such a long way to go. But...
[18:34] Ashito
    I swear I'll get better. That's a promise.
[18:39] Fukuda
    Now that I think about it, this is my first
    time speaking to you alone since the beach.
[18:45] Fukuda
    I'm sorry, Ashito.
[18:47] Fukuda
    I can't promote you just yet.
[18:50] Ashito
    B-But why?
[18:52] Fukuda
    Ashito.
[18:54] Fukuda
    Turn yourself into a defender.
[18:58] Fukuda
    To be more precise, become a full-back.
[19:00] Fukuda
    You will play on the world stage
     as a full-back specialist.
[19:19] Ashito
    Turn into... a defender?
[19:22] Ashito
    I don't know what you're trying to...
[19:26] Fukuda
    Your skills suit that position.
[19:28] Fukuda
    You will never again play as a forward.
[19:32] Fukuda
    A complete transition.
[19:35] Ashito
    But... my play... as a forward...
[19:43] Ashito
    Are you saying my play
    as a forward is no good?
[19:48] Ashito
    As a forward...
[19:50] Ashito
    I did so well just now!
[19:52] Ashito
    In... In both of the last two games!
[19:56] Fukuda
    You did well largely
    because of your natural gift.
[20:04] Fukuda
    And this gift cannot be put to
    best use if you're on the front line.
[20:08] Fukuda
    By grasping the situation from the back—
[20:11] Ashito
    I don't get what you're saying!
[20:13] Ashito
    No! I don't want to!
[20:14] Ashito
    I came here because I want to
    be the best forward in the world!
[20:18] Fukuda
    I'll tell you why you'll
    never make it as a forward.
[20:22] Fukuda
    First, the ball doesn't
    stay down at your feet.
[20:26] Fukuda
    That won't cut it on the A team.
[20:28] Ashito
    I'll practice more! In fact, I'm already...
[20:31] Fukuda
    You have no agility.
[20:32] Fukuda
    Plus, in short sprints, you have no
    explosive power over the first ten meters.
[20:38] Fukuda
    That's fatal as a forward.
[20:43] Fukuda
    You do have a keen eye for scoring.
    But you don't have the ability to back it up.
[20:52] Fukuda
    This isn't about the environment you're in.
    It's not because you joined the youth team too late.
[20:56] Fukuda
    It's innate.
[20:59] Fukuda
    The moment you were born,
[21:01] Fukuda
    it had already been decided for you
    that you wouldn't be a forward.
[21:08] Fukuda
    This was my plan from the start.
    When I first met you in Futami,
[21:13] Fukuda
    you filled the vacant hole I had at
    full-back in my vision like a puzzle piece—
[21:21] Ashito
    What the hell, man?!
[21:23] Ashito
    Then, why didn't you tell me?!
[21:26] Ashito
    Why now?!
[21:27] Fukuda
    You wouldn't have come if I had.
[21:31] Fukuda
    This was the best time to do it.
[21:35] Ashito
    No... I don't want to be a defender.
[21:39] Ashito
    Please, old man...
[21:41] Fukuda
    If you don't want to, then leave.
[21:44] Fukuda
    The youth team isn't a soccer school.
[21:46] Fukuda
    We can't keep players we know
    will never be good enough for us.
[22:12] Anri
    Aoi.
[24:20] Sign
    Next Episode
[24:20] Sign
    It's Just Soccer
[24:20] Sign (Bottom)
    This is a work of fiction, and bears no relation to any actual persons, organizations, or names.
[24:23] Hana
    The next episode of Aoashi is: 
    "It's Just Soccer."

E14 - It's Just Soccer
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[00:14] Sign
    Nakamura Taira
[00:14] Sign
    Nagano Itsuki
[00:14] Sign
    Kuroda Kanpei
[00:14] Sign
    Asari Marches Jun
[00:14] Sign
    Shimizu Makoto
[00:14] Sign
    Sugawara Kento
[00:14] Sign
    Yoshitsune Kenta (rehabilitation)
[00:14] Taira
    All right!
[00:15] ?
    Yes!
[00:17] Date
    To fill the gap left by Yoshitsune...
[00:20] Date
    Akutsu, you'll play as a forward.
[00:22] Akutsu
    Right.
[00:23] Ohtomo/I
    Th-The center back's playing
    as a forward? Are you Túlio?
[00:28] Date
    The players moving up won't be
     ready for matches right away.
[00:32] Date
    If you don't get much game time in the
    A team, I'll try to field you in B team games.
[00:37] Date
    So make sure you're ready
    to turn out for the B team.
[00:40] Kuroda/I
    In short, we're in between
    the A team and the B team.
[00:44] Asari/I
    I'll show them I deserve my place.
    I'll be a starter within the month!
[00:50] Ohtomo
    Well, guess I can't expect too much.
    Ashito's omission is a surprise, though.
[00:56] Ohtomo
    We won both games thanks to him.
[01:00] Tachibana
    Yeah.
[01:02] Tachibana
    I thought they'd move him up for sure,
     even if he is still lacking in some areas.
[01:07] Tachibana
    Manager Fukuda's known for his bold
    choices when it comes to picking players.
[01:12] Togashi
    Say, where is Ashito?
[02:47] Sign
    It's Just Soccer
[02:54] Sign
    Tryouts Participation Consent Form
[02:54] Sign
    Tryouts Participation Consent Form
[02:54] Sign
    Tryouts Participation Consent Form
[02:54] Sign
    Aoi
    Ashito
[02:54] Sign
    Tokyo City Esperion FC Tryouts
    Representative: Toshizo Kubo
[02:54] Sign
    Tokyo City Esperion FC Tryouts
    Representative: Toshizo Kubo
[02:54] Sign
    Tokyo City Esperion FC Tryouts
    Representative: Toshizo Kubo
[02:55] (Flashback) Fukuda
    Ohtomo Eisaku. Tachibana
     Soichiro. Aoi Ashito.
[03:00] (Flashback) Fukuda
    These three are my picks
    from this year's tryouts.
[03:04] (Flashback) Date
    Aoi won't cut it. He lacks something
    hard work can never make up for.
[03:09] (Flashback) Date
    I can't imagine him playing
    on Esperion's front line.
[03:13] (Flashback) Fukuda
    I'll turn him into a defender.
[03:18] (Flashback) Fukuda
    What do you think?
[03:19] (Flashback) Date
    A-As a full-back?
[03:21] (Flashback) Fukuda
    Yup. Makes sense, right?
[03:25] (Flashback) Date
    But I'm sure he won't want to
    change position. We can't force him.
[03:30] (Flashback) Fukuda
    Be in my corner on this, Nozomi.
[03:33] (Flashback) Fukuda
    Then I can tell him when the time's right.
[03:40] Sign
    Aoi → Changing position to DF
[03:40] Sign
    The other DFs will teach 
    Aoi the basics by Tuesday
[03:40] Sign
    Information for the B team
[03:40] Sign
    Date
[03:40] Sign
    Aoi → Changing position to DF
[03:40] Sign
    The other DFs will teach 
    Aoi the basics by Tuesday
[03:40] Sign
    Aoi → Changing position to DF
[03:40] Sign
    The other DFs will teach 
    Aoi the basics by Tuesday
[03:40] Sign
    Aoi → Changing position to DF
[03:40] Sign
    The other DFs will teach 
    Aoi the basics by Tuesday
[03:41] Sign
    Aoi → Changing position to DF
[03:41] Sign
    Aoi → Changing position to DF
[03:41] Sign
    The other DFs will teach 
    Aoi the basics by Tuesday
[03:41] Sign
    Aoi → Changing position to DF
[03:41] Sign
    Aoi → Changing position to DF
[03:41] Sign
    The other DFs will teach 
    Aoi the basics by Tuesday
[03:41] Sign
    Aoi → Changing position to DF
[03:41] Sign
    The other DFs will teach 
    Aoi the basics by Tuesday
[03:49] Sign
    Information for the B team
[03:49] Sign
    Aoi → Changing position to DF
[03:49] Sign
    The other DFs will teach 
    Aoi the basics by Tuesday
[03:49] Sign
    Date
[03:49] Ohtomo
    D-Does Ashito... Does Ashito know about this?
[03:54] Ohtomo
    Making him a defender?
    The guy's obsessed with scoring!
[04:00] Togashi
    I'm goin' for a jog.
[04:03] Ohtomo
    Huh?!
[04:05] Tachibana
    I-I'm gonna go look for him!
[04:08] Ohtomo
    Oh, I see. Damn, he doesn't
    have a cell phone, does he?
[04:12] Ohtomo
    I'm coming, too!
[04:14] Kuroda
    I-I need to go because it's almost curfew.
[04:18] Kuroda
    I can't go breaking curfew, you know?
[04:35] Sign
    Yuma contacted me.
    Aoi hasn't been back to the dorm.
[04:35] Sign
    He's in shock about being 
    ordered to change position to DF.
    Hana-san, do you have 
    any idea where he might be?
[04:35] Sign
    Kaido
[04:35] Sign
    Kaido
[04:35] Sign
    Kaido Anri
[04:42] Date/I
    The day of the enrollment ceremony...
[04:44] Sign
    Aoi
[04:44] Sign
    Kuroda
[04:44] Sign
    Kameyama
[04:44] Sign
    Roan
[04:44] Sign
    Tachibana
[04:44] Sign
    Yuma
[04:44] (Flashback) Date
    You're fielding Aoi as a forward?
[04:47] (Flashback) Date
    When do you plan on telling him?
[04:50] (Flashback) Fukuda
    He'll play as a forward for a
    couple of competitive games.
[04:54] (Flashback) Date
    And what exactly is the point of that?
[04:57] (Flashback) Fukuda
    Before we can discuss his position,
     he needs to master the basics.
[05:01] (Flashback) Fukuda
    We'll play him in the position he's
    used to and raise his skill level first.
[05:07] (Flashback) Date
    I've said this before...
[05:10] (Flashback) Date
    but he won't accept it.
[05:12] (Flashback) Date
    Don't even consider making him
    do something he doesn't want to.
[05:23] (Flashback) Fukuda
    Nozomi, Ashito's sitting by the window.
     I want you to motivate him.
[05:28] (Flashback) Fukuda
    You think he won't cut it as a forward.
     Say that loud enough for him to hear.
[05:32] (Flashback) Fukuda
    His strength lies in his defiance.
[05:35] (Flashback) Fukuda
    I promise this'll be good for him.
[05:38] (Flashback) Fukuda
    I need you to play the bad guy here.
     I'm sorry, but please do this for me.
[05:43] Date
    Fukuda... Up to now, everything's
    turned out the way you said it would.
[05:48] Date
    Things turn out the way you predict.
[05:51] Date
    It's always been this way. Always.
[06:05] Sign
    Tokyo
[06:05] Sign
    Shonan
[06:05] (Flashback) Fukuda
    Man, I'm relieved. My skills
    are good enough, Nozomi!
[06:09] (Flashback) Date
    Yeah. No one would've
    guessed this was your debut.
[06:13] (Flashback) Fukuda
    Three years, I think.
[06:16] (Flashback) Fukuda
    I can be a key player in three years.
[06:18] (Flashback) Fukuda
    I'll make a name for myself here,
     then go off to Europe.
[06:22] (Flashback) Fukuda
    I'm gonna do it, Nozomi!
[06:26] Date/I
    You're something else, Fukuda.
[06:29] Date/I
    Aoi Ashito playing full-back...
[06:33] Date/I
    If he agrees to it, unlimited possibilities
    await for both you and Aoi. However...
[06:42] Date/I
    I cannot allow you to
    bulldoze your way through.
[06:46] Date
    Was this really the right time to tell him?
[06:49] Date
    Was this the right way to do it?
[06:52] Date
    This time, I'm not so sure...
[06:55] Date
    Fukuda.
[06:57] Anri/I
    Yuma texted me.
[06:59] Anri/I
    Aoi hasn't been back to the dorm.
[07:02] Anri/I
    "Hana-san, do you have any
    idea where he might be?"
[07:44] Hana
    Your eyes.
[08:00] Hana
    Lose that look in them.
[08:04] Hana
    Have you eaten yet?
[08:09] Hana
    C'mon! C'mon!
[08:10] Hana
    Perfect, right? Neither the first team nor
    the academy are using this place today.
[08:16] Hana
    I knew they wouldn't be,
    'cause I used to work here.
[08:19] Hana
    Just sit wherever. I'll cook for you.
[08:33] Hana
    Okay, eat up!
[08:36] Ashito
    How... did you know I'd be there?
[08:42] Hana
    Anri told me what happened,
    and then, I used my brain.
[08:46] Hana
    You'd just finished a match and
    you didn't go back to the dorm.
[08:50] Hana
    You were still in your kit. In a crowd,
    you'd be spotted and the team contacted.
[08:56] Hana
    So you couldn't be downtown
     or at the train station.
[09:00] Hana
    I don't know much about soccer, but even
    I could tell this'd be tough to go through.
[09:06] Hana
    Maybe even worse for you, so I figured
    your mind would turn toward Ehime.
[09:12] Hana
    Which meant you'd be at a bus stop.
[09:16] Hana
    Still, I didn't think I'd actually find you.
[09:20] Hana
    Who knew a future top surgeon
    would be so skilled at this stuff?
[09:26] Hana
    But I'm glad I found you.
[09:30] Ashito
    I can't even remember how I got there.
[09:34] Ashito
    My mind was totally blank
     until you showed up.
[09:38] Ashito
    Even now, I'm still out of sorts.
[09:41] Ashito
    Your brother's... kind of terrible.
[09:46] Ashito
    Really terrible.
[09:50] Hana
    There's always a reason
    behind everything he says.
[09:56] Hana
    Though...
[09:58] Hana
    I don't know much about soccer, but I do
     know how much you care about scoring.
[10:05] Hana
    I'm sorry.
[10:09] Hana
    Do you want to quit?
[10:12] Hana
    You're not going to quit... are you?
[10:18] Ashito
    No, I won't.
[10:20] Ashito
    I can't afford to quit.
[10:29] Ashito
    I'll space out a little while longer, then
    head back to the dorm. I've got to, right?
[10:34] Ashito
    Sorry, Hana.
[10:35] Ashito
    I know you cooked this meal for me,
     but I'm all full up right now.
[10:47] Ashito
    A defender...
[10:49] Ashito
    A defender, huh?
[11:00] Ashito
    Wh-What are you doing?
[11:03] Noriko/I
    Hello?
[11:04] Noriko
    Hana-chan? Why are you calling at this hour?
[11:09] Noriko
    Hello? Is everything okay?
[11:12] Noriko/I
    Hello?
[11:19] Noriko
    Ashito?
[11:22] Noriko/I
    Ashito? Is that you, Ashito?
[11:24] Noriko
    I know it's you!
[11:26] Noriko
    Did something happen?
[11:40] Noriko
    Don't get too worked up.
[11:45] Noriko
    If it doesn't work out, just come home.
     That's all there is to it.
[11:58] Ashito
    Nothing happened.
[12:02] Ashito
    It's nothing.
[12:03] Ashito
    Don't worry about me.
[12:08] Noriko
    Okay, then.
[12:16] Hana
    I know you've got a lot of
    weight on your shoulders, but...
[12:20] Hana
    Don't drive yourself into a corner.
[12:23] Hana
    Don't say things like "I can't afford to quit"
    with that look in your eyes.
[12:28] Hana
    I don't know much about soccer,
    and I'm sure things aren't easy...
[12:34] Hana
    But in your case, I hope
    you can look at it like this:
[12:38] Hana
    It's just soccer.
[12:43] Hana
    I heard what Noriko-san said.
    She's a nice person.
[12:53] Ashito
    Can I eat this?
[12:57] Hana
    Of course.
[13:23] Kuribayashi
    Akutsu, there's a ruckus in the lobby.
     Did something happen?
[13:28] Akutsu
    Kuribayashi?
[13:31] Akutsu
    What are you doin' here?
    You don't live in the dorm.
[13:36] Akutsu
    Aren't you on the bench
    for tomorrow's J1 game?
[13:41] Kuribayashi
    There was someone I wanted
    to see before the match.
[13:44] Kuribayashi
    His name's Aoi Ashito.
[13:48] Akutsu
    Huh?
[13:49] Kuribayashi
    It's not a big deal, but I can't find him.
[13:54] Akutsu
    The fuss in the lobby is about him.
     He hasn't returned to the dorm yet.
[14:00] Kuribayashi
    How come?
[14:02] Akutsu
    He's a useless forward, so he was
    told to switch to being a defender,
[14:05] Akutsu
    and he wandered off in shock. What a loser.
[14:09] Akutsu
    I hope he quits and doesn't come back.
[14:12] Kuribayashi
    But why should he be shocked by that?
[14:14] Kuribayashi
    He should totally play at the back.
[14:16] Kuribayashi
    Watching him play, it's clear
    he wouldn't have gotten in otherwise.
[14:20] Kuribayashi
    You knew that, didn't you?
[14:24] Kuribayashi
    Akutsu, you should teach him how to defend.
[14:27] Kuribayashi
    That makes the most sense—
[14:29] Akutsu
    Shut up!
[14:31] Kuribayashi
    We used to talk about it a lot, remember?
[14:34] Kuribayashi
    About how we needed a full-back to
     complete Fukuda-san's "big picture."
[14:38] Ohtomo
    Ashito!
[14:40] Ohtomo
    Where have you been?
[14:43] Ohtomo
    We looked everywhere for you.
[14:46] Ashito
    Sorry. My bad.
[14:48] Ohtomo
    But, hey... Are you all right?
[14:55] Ashito
    I broke curfew. I gotta go
    apologize to the dorm mother.
[15:00] Tachibana
    Ashito...
[15:18] Akutsu
    Ya gotta be kidding me.
[15:21] Akutsu
    You're useless as a forward,
    so now you'll be trained as a defender?
[15:22] Akutsu
    Fire Hydrant
[15:26] Akutsu
    For us defenders,
    it'll be a huge pain in the ass.
[15:33] Akutsu
    You miserable?
[15:35] Akutsu
    Hey, haven't you given up on soccer yet?
[15:53] Ashito
    I don't know the first thing
    about being a defender.
[15:58] Ashito
    So I'll be relying on you.
    Please help me learn.
[16:07] Ashito/I
    Thank you, Hana.
[16:11] Ashito/I
    I really don't want to be a defender,
    but there's no other way!
[16:22] Kuribayashi/I
    Seems he's got a lot going on.
    Maybe I'll come back another time.
[16:27] Kuribayashi/I
    This meal plan I found at the game last week...
[16:30] Sign
    To Aoi Ashito
[16:30] Sign
    Ask me if there's anything 
                   you don't understand!
[16:30] Sign
    Meal Plan for July
[16:30] Sign
    Revised
     Version
[16:30] Sign
    Lunch
[16:30] Sign
    Mon
[16:30] Sign
    Dinner
[16:30] Sign
    Salad bar
[16:30] Sign
    Rice
[16:30] Sign
    Vinegared Fish
    (Seaweed or something)
[16:30] Sign
    Potato dish
[16:30] Sign
    Plain yogurt
[16:30] Sign
    Dried small fish   Grated radish
[16:30] Sign
    Rice
[16:30] Sign
    Sautéed pork loin with ginger
[16:30] Sign
    Bacon soup
[16:30] Sign
    Natto
[16:30] Sign
    Seaweed salad
[16:30] Sign
    Grilled chicken
[16:30] Sign
    Miso soup with radish
[16:30] Sign
    Fortified rice
[16:30] Sign
    Fried food
[16:30] Sign
    (Pick one you really want to eat)
[16:30] Sign
    Soup with meatballs
[16:30] Sign
    Tomato salad
[16:30] Sign
    Rice
[16:30] Sign
    Broiled miso cod
[16:30] Sign
    Natto
[16:30] Sign
    Shimmered dried radish
[16:30] Sign
    (Eat lots of fruit)
[16:31] Kuribayashi/I
    I wanted to ask him who made it.
[16:34] Kuribayashi/I
    The more I look at it,
    the better it seems.
[16:44] Togashi
    What happened to your face?
[16:46] Ashito
    The dorm mother sent me flying.
[16:48] Ashito
    Spirited moms are no joke...
[16:52] Togashi
    Okay, you ready?
[16:53] Ashito
    Ready? For what?
[16:55] Togashi
    Learnin' the basics of
    bein' a defender, of course.
[16:58] Togashi
    Who else is gonna teach ya if not me?
[17:06] Asari
    I'll join you. I'd like to pay off my debt.
[17:09] Ashito
    A-Asari!
[17:10] Ashito
    "Debt"? You mean the day
    of the entrance ceremony?
[17:14] Asari
    I'm a cut above, so I'm moving up to the A team.
[17:16] Asari
    Teaching you about being a defender
     as a farewell gift isn't a bad idea.
[17:21] Asari
    I'm not Kuroda or Takeshima,
    so I'm allowed in this room, right?
[17:27] Asari
    Togashi.
[17:33] Ashito
    Thank you. Thank you, both of you.
[17:37] Ashito
    I'll take you up on it!
[17:40] Asari
    A forward becoming a defender.
[17:42] Asari
    The game's very different for different
     positions, so it won't be easy to adjust.
[17:46] Asari
    And when it comes to that, 
    I reckon you'll struggle with it.
[17:52] Asari
    Right, Togashi?
[17:54] Togashi
    The "shuffle."
[17:56] Togashi
    If ya don't learn the
    full meanin' of the word,
[17:59] Togashi
    ya won't be playin' a
    game of soccer, Ashito.
[18:09] Togashi
    So, the shuffle is...
[18:10] Togashi
    Let's say there are four defenders,
    and one of the full-backs is headin' upfield.
[18:17] Togashi
    That creates a space right here.
[18:22] Sign
    SPAC
[18:22] Togashi
    Ya have to fill this space quickly.
[18:26] Togashi
    How would ya do that?
[18:32] Asari
    The three other defenders
     all shuffle sideways.
[18:37] Sign
    SPACE
[18:37] Asari
    Keeping it tight centrally.
[18:40] Asari
    Plugging a huge gap or a potentially
    fatal space like this is called the "shuffle."
[18:45] Togashi
    Hey, man! I was gonna tell him that!
[18:47] Asari
    What?
[18:49] Ashito
    You know...
[18:53] Ashito
    I mean, duh! Even I know that much!
[19:00] Date
    Fukuda's not here today.
[19:02] Date
    After we've trained as a group,
    we'll play a quick mini-game and call it a day.
[19:07] Date
    The A team and B team will each
     split up into two groups of nine,
[19:11] Date
    and play 20-minute 9-on-9 games.
[19:14] Date
    The aim is to clarify your position and role
     with your teammates in these teams.
[19:21] Date
    As such, you will refrain
    from getting overly physical.
[19:25] Sign
    Numazu
[19:25] Sign
    Aoi
[19:25] Sign
    Takeshima
[19:25] Sign
    Ohtomo
[19:25] Sign
    Togashi
[19:25] Sign
    Myojin
[19:25] Date
    Check the lineups to
    confirm your positions.
[19:33] Ashito/I
    So old man Fukuda's not here today.
[19:37] Ashito/I
    No, that's a good thing.
[19:39] Ashito/I
    Honestly, I don't want to see him.
[19:42] Ashito/I
    I'll do this. I'll give it a try.
[19:53] Sign
    Yuma
[19:53] Sign
    Kuroda
[19:53] Sign
    Takasugi
[19:53] Sign
    Kiriki
[19:53] Sign
    Baba
[19:53] Sign
    Yamada
[19:53] Sign
    Asari
[19:53] Sign
    Akiyama
[19:53] Sign
    Sugawara (B)
[20:01] Ohtomo
    Even Kuroda and Asari
    can't keep up with them.
[20:04] Ohtomo
    The A team's no joke.
[20:07] Ohtomo
    Right, Ashito?
[20:13] Benzen
    Come on. Hurry it up!
[20:14] Benzen
    Your game's about to begin.
[20:16] Ohtomo
    Crap!
[20:29] Date
    How are you feeling?
[20:32] Ashito
    Not bad.
[20:35] Date
    I see. Do your best.
[21:02] Ashito/I
    A-A full-back stands this far back?
[21:06] Ashito/I
    It's a completely different
    view from a forward's.
[21:09] Ashito/I
    The other team is so far away,
    I can see everyone.
[21:12] Ashito/I
    My team, their team...
    I can see every single player as a full-back.
[21:19] Takeshima
    Good to have you here.
[21:22] Takeshima
    Let’s do our best, newbie defender.
     I'll be controlling the defensive line.
[21:30] (Flashback) Asari
    Togashi and I are both
    attack-minded defenders.
[21:33] (Flashback) Asari
    If you want advice specifically on defending,
     Takeshima's your best bet.
[21:39] (Flashback) Asari
    Esperion's a super-attacking team,
    but he's been a defender since he was a kid.
[21:44] (Flashback) Asari
    Against Seikyo, everyone felt comfortable
    joining the attack knowing he had our backs.
[21:49] Ashito
    T-Takeshima!
[21:52] Ashito
    Is there anything you want
     me to do in particular?
[22:00] Takeshima
    The shuffle.
[22:01] Takeshima
    As long as you do that, that's all I ask.
[22:06] Takeshima
    If you do that bit right, you can go join
    the attack or stay put. It's totally up to you.
[22:18] Ashito/I
    I've made up my mind.
[22:20] Ashito/I
    I'm gonna do this.
[22:21] Ashito/I
    I'm ready!
[24:19] Sign
    Next Episode
[24:19] Sign
    Where I Ought To Be
[24:19] Sign (Bottom)
    This is a work of fiction, and bears no relation to any actual persons, organizations, or names.
[24:23] Akutsu
    The next episode of Aoashi is: 
    "Where I Ought To Be."

E15 - Where I Ought to Be
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[00:24] Ashito
    I've made up my mind.
[00:26] Ashito
    I'm gonna do this.
[00:27] Ashito
    I'm ready!
[00:45] (Flashback) Hana/I
    There's always a reason
    behind everything he says.
[00:50] Ashito/I
    But I can't give up on being a 
    forward. I'm not budging on that.
[00:55] Ashito/I
    I'll give full-back a try.
[00:57] Ashito/I
    If I wanna go back to being a forward,
    I need to find out why he thinks...
[01:02] Ashito/I
    ...I should play here!
[01:04] Ashito
    I'm so damn far away!
[02:37] Sign
    Where I Ought to Be
[02:39] Ashito/I
    Tachibana's crazy far away.
[02:42] Ashito/I
    The field seems bigger than before.
[02:47] (Flashback) Takeshima
    The shuffle.
[02:48] (Flashback) Takeshima
    As long as you do that, that's all I ask.
[02:50] (Flashback) Takeshima
    You can go join the attack or stay put.
     It's totally up to you.
[02:55] Ashito/I
    The ball's way upfield.
[02:57] Ashito/I
    This is no time to be defending.
[03:00] Ashito/I
    I'm pushing up.
[03:02] Takeshima
    Hold it, Aoi!
[03:06] Ashito
    But Takeshima, you said 
    I could join the attack.
[03:08] Takeshima
    Idiot. Look at the other wing.
[03:10] Takeshima
    Our right-back, Masuko,
    is already pushing up.
[03:13] Takeshima
    If the right-back goes forward, the left-back
     drops into the middle, remember?
[03:17] Takeshima
    Togashi and I have
    already shuffled across.
[03:20] Takeshima
    If you wanna push up, check what
    your teammates are doing first.
[03:29] Roan
    O-Ohtomo!
[03:33] Ohtomo
    Dammit!
[03:35] Takeshima
    They're coming!
[03:36] Ashito/I
    I knew this already, but...
[03:39] Ashito/I
    I absolutely hate defending!
[03:44] Ashito/I
    They're coming down the left.
    Are they targeting me?
[03:48] Ashito/I
    W-Well, anyway, I gotta shift
    across and cover the middle.
[03:52] Ashito/I
    I'll be ready and waiting for 'em!
    I gotta do this, dammit!
[03:56] Takeshima
    What the hell are you doing, Aoi?!
[03:58] Takeshima
    You're meant to be shuffling, you dolt!
[04:00] Ashito
    Huh?!
[04:05] Ashito
    B-But I am! Didn't you see me
    shuffle across, Takeshima?
[04:08] Takeshima
    You're not doing it at all!
[04:11] Ashito/I
    H-He's kidding, right? If I move across
    any more, the wing'll be wide open.
[04:20] Takeshima
    It seems you have zero awareness
     of the risks when playing defense.
[04:24] Takeshima
    So I gotta start by teaching you
    what's dangerous and what's not, huh?
[04:32] Takeshima
    It's not the same as playing up front, Aoi.
[04:35] Takeshima
    There's no one behind you.
[04:39] Takeshima
    "There's no one. There's no one."
[04:42] Takeshima
    Repeat that 100 times until
    the ball next comes your way.
[04:46] Togashi
    Ashito!
[04:48] Togashi
    Ya ain't shufflin' into the middle
     at all. We hafta tighten up.
[04:52] Togashi
    Be mindful of that.
[05:03] Ohtomo
    Ashito!
[05:06] Ashito
    This is the first time
    I've touched the ball today!
[05:09] Ohtomo
    Let's build some momentum!
[05:11] Ashito
    Let's go!
[05:14] (Flashback) Takeshima
    If you wanna push up, check what 
    your teammates are doing first.
[05:18] Ashito/I
    Oh, right. Masuko!
[05:19] Ashito/I
    H-He's not moving up.
[05:21] Ashito/I
    Masuko's staying put. Which means...
[05:27] Ohtomo
    The A team defender is engaging high?
[05:30] Ohtomo
    H-He's doubling up with the midfielder!
[05:32] Ashito/I
    I'm surrounded!
[05:34] Togashi
    Ashito! Put the ball out!
[05:36] Shimuzu
    Too late for that.
[05:43] Takeshima/I
    Akutsu-san... He's aiming
    for the space on the left.
[05:47] Togashi/I
    There are still two forwards occupyin'
    the middle. I can't go to him!
[06:03] Ashito
    Pushing up or not pushing up...
[06:05] Ashito
    I don't get to decide that on my own.
[06:08] Ashito
    And I've got no idea how far
     I need to shuffle across.
[06:12] Ashito
    This doesn't suit me one bit!
[06:15] Ashito
    And more importantly, this ain't fun!
[06:18] Ashito
    I don't get his reasoning at all!
[06:20] Ashito
    There's no way I can do this!
[06:24] Ashito
    Dammit!
[06:30] Akutsu
    Hey, guys.
[06:33] Akutsu
    Is the B team okay?
[06:35] Akutsu
    We've lost Yoshitsune, so it
    probably ain't our place to say...
[06:39] Akutsu
    But man, your team's seriously tanking.
[06:42] Akutsu
    Are you even able to play
    without Taira and Nagano?
[06:46] Akutsu
    Plus, you've got a total amateur on defense.
[06:51] Akutsu
    Don't go getting yourselves dumped
    from the Tokyo Metropolis League.
[06:57] Akutsu
    You want my advice, Aoi-chan?
[07:01] Akutsu
    Go back to the dorm as soon
    as possible, and pack your bags.
[07:06] Akutsu
    Be quick about it.
[07:08] Akutsu
    'Cause you've got zero talent.
[07:11] Ashito/I
    Playing as a full-back is so boring.
[07:15] Ashito/I
    There's absolutely no way I can do this!
[07:18] Ashito/I
    This isn't where I ought to be!
[07:26] Tachibana
    Roan! Out to the right!
[07:31] Ashito/I
    That's where I belong.
[07:34] Ashito/I
    I want to score!
[07:37] Takeshima
    Don't go, Aoi.
[07:39] Takeshima
    Masuko's already pushing up.
    Don't make me repeat myself.
[07:46] Takeshima
    Y'know, when you played up front,
    you seemed like a player with wider vision.
[07:52] Takeshima
    Do you just lose that
    if you're not feeling it?
[07:56] Ashito/I
    This isn't where I ought to be.
[07:59] Ashito/I
    This isn't where I ought to be.
[08:01] Ashito/I
    This isn't where I ought to be.
[08:03] Ashito/I
    Stop, dammit!
[08:05] Ashito/I
    I'm playing in a game
    right now. I need to focus.
[08:11] Tachibana
    They got the ball!
[08:12] Tachibana
    Ashito, incoming!
[08:18] Takeshima
    Didn't I tell you to shuffle across?
[08:21] Takeshima
    Block the shot!
[08:28] Ashito/I
    O-Ohtomo?!
[08:29] Takeshima
    It's not over yet! The ball's not cleared!
[08:37] Akutsu
    Oh?
[08:39] Togashi/I
    Wh-What's the deal with this guy's body?
[08:45] Takeshima
    Damn. The ball went to the other team again.
[08:47] Akutsu
    Eat this!
[08:55] Takeshima
    N-Nice clearance! Corner kick!
[08:58] Ashito
    Ohtomo!
[09:00] Tsukishima
    We told you not to get 
    overly physical today, guys.
[09:05] Tsukishima
    Jeez. It's only a mini-game.
[09:08] Tsukishima
    Everyone on this team
    seriously hates losing, huh?
[09:14] Ashito
    I... I was meant to be the one defending...
[09:19] Ohtomo
    How about we all play defensively today?
[09:24] Ohtomo
    I can show off my defensive skills.
    Basically, I did that for my own sake.
[09:31] Ohtomo
    Anyway, you should be
    apologizing to Togashi, not me.
[09:35] Ohtomo
    He wants to go upfield, but he's
    too busy defending today. Okay?
[09:44] Tsukishima
    All right! Let's restart!
[09:48] Tsukishima
    Hey, no pushing! I said, no pushing!
     Cool it, will you?
[09:52] Tsukishima
    We can't afford any more injuries.
[09:55] Ashito
    T-Togashi.
[09:56] Togashi
    What?
[09:58] Ashito
    Sorry about my defending. Because of me,
     you can't go upfield like you usually—
[10:03] Togashi
    Huh?!
[10:05] Togashi
    Get a grip, ya knucklehead!
[10:09] Togashi
    I'm doin' it for myself.
[10:12] Togashi
    Fukuda-san told me I needed
    to work on my defensive skills.
[10:18] Togashi
    Go apologize to Ohtomo, not me.
[10:32] Ashito/I
    This isn't where I ought to be.
[10:34] Ashito
    I know.
[10:36] Ashito/I
    This isn't where I ought to be.
[10:38] Ashito
    I know that.
[10:42] Ashito/I
    This isn't where I ought to be.
[10:44] Ashito
    I said I get it.
[10:47] Ashito
    I get it.
[10:50] Ashito
    So don't be a burden...
[10:52] Ashito
    on your teammates!
[11:01] Takeshima/I
    Far side!
[11:02] Togashi/I
    They aimin' at Akutsu? No...
[11:04] Takeshima/I
    Even further than that?
    But who's it going to—
[11:06] Takeshima/I
    Oh!
[11:10] Ohtomo
    The other flank!
[11:11] Takeshima/I
    Crap. They piled players up on the left,
    hoping this would happen.
[11:22] (Flashback) Fukuda
    Your team's the one-yen coins.
    The ten-yen coins are the opposition.
[11:26] (Flashback) Fukuda
    They came from the incredible
    number of loose balls you picked up.
[11:30] (Flashback) Fukuda
    Are you aware of that?
[11:39] Kobayakawa/I
    H-He read the flight of the ball?
    No, that was more than just reading the flight.
[11:44] Nagano/I
    The moment the corner kick
    was taken, he ran towards me!
[11:48] Akutsu
    Your bad choices make me
    wanna vomit! Ya stupid dumbass!
[12:00] Ohtomo
    Tachibana!
[12:01] Ohtomo/I
    Just one defender. This is
    our best chance to counter...
[12:09] Tsukishima
    Okay, time's up.
[12:18] Akutsu
    Yo, B team.
[12:20] Akutsu
    Forget about that guy.
[12:23] Akutsu
    He's being forced to play defense
    to make up the numbers.
[12:26] Akutsu
    He'll quit soon enough.
[12:29] Akutsu
    Keep hanging around with this no-talent
     spoiled brat and you'll end up just like him.
[12:35] Akutsu
    Like I said, make sure you don't
    get dumped out of the league.
[12:39] Akutsu
    That's the only job the "second team" has.
[12:43] Togashi
    Shouldn't ya be worried 'bout yourselves?
[12:47] Togashi
    Ya only managed to score one goal against a
    makeshift team. Ain't that right, "first team"?
[12:54] Togashi
    Seems to me like ya need Yoshitsune
     to function. Don't ya think? Well?
[13:03] Akutsu
    Pushovers attract other pushovers, huh?
[13:07] Togashi
    Huh?
[13:08] Akutsu
    I know people say it all the time,
    but I hope you guys aren't taking it to heart.
[13:15] Akutsu
    They say youth teams aren't as
    strong mentally as high school teams.
[13:28] Ashito/I
    Damn. That last clearance...
[13:31] Ashito/I
    If only it had gone to Tachibana,
    we could've scored.
[13:36] Takeshima
    Tempo. Rhythm. Nothing
    was working for you, huh?
[13:40] Takeshima
    But don't worry too much.
[13:44] Takeshima
    Oh, and about the "shuffle," Aoi...
[13:47] Takeshima
    Even if leaving the wing
    wide open is a risk,
[13:50] Takeshima
    always think about
    tightening up centrally first.
[13:53] Takeshima
    If we get numbers in the middle,
[13:55] Takeshima
    even if the other team attacks down
    the flanks, it won't be a big deal.
[13:59] Takeshima
    Well, you'll get it soon enough.
[14:02] Ashito
    Uh, you brought a girl to training?
[14:06] Takeshima
    I'm the type of guy who keeps his soccer
    and his private life completely separate.
[14:11] Ashito
    Oh, right...
[14:14] Sign
    Takeshima
[14:14] Sign
    Guys who refer to themselves in 
    third person and still get dates
[14:14] Sign
    Asari
[14:14] Sign
    Soccer players who marry models
[14:14] Sign
    Ranking of the Guys
[14:14] Sign
    Ohtomo Hates
[14:14] Sign
    Unranked
[14:15] Sign
    Takeshima
[14:16] Sign
    Takeshima
[14:16] Sign
    Takeshima
[14:17] Sign
    Soccer players who marry models
[14:17] Sign
    Guys who date girls, who refer
     to themselves by their names
[14:17] Sign
    Takeshima
[14:17] Sign
    Asari
[14:21] Takeshima
    Well, anyway, your shuffle has a way to go,
    but that last move wasn't bad.
[14:26] Ashito
    The last one? But I totally mishit that kick.
[14:29] Takeshima
    No, before that.
[14:32] Takeshima
    Your vision really is wide.
[14:37] Ashito
    What do you mean by "vision"?
[14:40] Takeshima
    Your lack of self-awareness is interesting.
[14:42] Takeshima
    If you learn to be more calculated with it,
    you'll have much more fun.
[14:47] Takeshima
    Plus, you'll be less erratic,
    so you'll be able to use it in any situation.
[14:52] Ashito
    I have no idea what you're talking about.
[14:54] Takeshima
    Maybe you should take a look
    at how Kuribayashi-san plays.
[15:01] Takeshima
    There's something in Kuribayashi's game
    you should incorporate into your own.
[15:06] Takeshima
    He's always doing it in matches as a way 
    of increasing the options available to him.
[15:15] Takeshima
    If you do it too, you'll find
    life as a defender more fun.
[15:19] Takeshima
    See ya.
[15:38] Sign
    Caution
[15:38] Sign
    Please only take one item at a time
[15:38] Sign
    Especially items in glass bottles, which may break and result in injury
[15:38] Sign
    Do not put your hand any further inside than the item tray
[15:38] Sign
    How to take an item
[15:38] Sign
    If an item is standing vertically, please 
    tilt it to the left before attempting to remove.
[15:43] Anri
    Yuma.
[15:44] Yuma
    Huh? What are you...
[15:45] Anri
    Togashi.
[15:47] Anri
    Why is Aoi playing as a full-back?
[15:52] Anri
    The two of you were the first ones
    to recognize Aoi's unique ability.
[15:58] Anri
    So you must have some idea...
[16:01] Sign
    Akutsu
[16:01] Sign
    Pass
[16:01] Sign
    Me
[16:01] Sign
    Me
[16:01] Sign
    Tachibana
[16:01] Sign
    Kuroda
[16:01] Sign
    Asari
[16:01] Sign
    Roan
[16:01] Sign
    Taira-san
[16:02] Anri
    ...why he has to play at full-back.
[16:05] Anri
    Please tell me.
[16:06] Anri
    What is Manager Fukuda trying to tell us?
[16:11] Anri
    I'd like to know your thoughts on it.
[16:14] Anri
    I want to know what message
    Manager Fukuda is trying to convey.
[16:19] Togashi
    What the hell are ya blabberin' about, woman?
[16:22] Togashi
    I'm beat. I don't care if
    you're the owner's daughter.
[16:27] Togashi
    I ain't got time to indulge
    the hobbies of rich people.
[16:30] Togashi
    Go on home.
[16:32] Yuma
    Togashi. For the sake of her honor,
     I'll let ya in on somethin'.
[16:37] Yuma
    This girl wants to be a manager.
[16:43] Yuma
    Even though she ain't ever played the game,
    she wants to become a manager. For real.
[16:49] Togashi
    Guess ya can do anythin' when you're born
     the daughter of the owner of a soccer team.
[16:54] Anri
    Just to be clear, I'm not saying
    I want to be Esperion's manager.
[17:00] Anri
    So it has nothing to do with me
    being the owner's daughter.
[17:04] Anri
    I hope to work with a men's soccer team,
[17:08] Anri
    but I want to build a career on my own,
    using my own ideas,
[17:12] Anri
    even if it means starting out
    with a relatively small team.
[17:18] Anri
    That is my dream.
[17:24] Yuma
    Never gets old, no matter how many times
    I hear it! I love listenin' to her talk 'bout it!
[17:29] Yuma
    She's been sayin' that for years!
[17:34] Togashi
    Okay, fine.
[17:35] Togashi
    Lemme hear your thoughts first.
[17:38] Anri
    Huh?
[17:39] Togashi
    On why you reckon he made Ashito a defender.
[17:43] Togashi
    Ya meant what ya said, right? So tell me.
[17:46] Anri
    R-Right!
[17:50] Anri
    I initially thought Aoi wasn't youth team
     material at all, regardless of his position.
[17:58] (Flashback) Anri
    He'll be useless on the youth team.
[18:00] Anri
    But after watching the game against Seikyo High,
    my impression of him changed completely.
[18:06] Anri
    His vision is truly incredible.
[18:10] Anri
    I've never seen a player like him.
[18:14] Yuma
    Ain't that the truth?
[18:16] Yuma
    Ashito was brought in to be a full-back
    'cause he can put his vision to best use there.
[18:20] Yuma
    No doubt 'bout it. I bet that's why he got in,
    even though he wasn't that good.
[18:26] Yuma
    That's Fukuda-san for you.
[18:28] Anri
    But I want to make it clear that I don't agree
    with what you two implied in the classroom.
[18:37] (Flashback) Anri
    Surely no one can perfectly memorize the 
    placement of every player on the field...
[18:42] Anri
    I mean, that's obviously not possible.
[18:45] Ashito
    Get in behind
[18:45] Ashito
    Akutsu
[18:45] Ashito
    Pass
[18:45] Ashito
    Pass
[18:45] Ashito
    Me
[18:45] Ashito
    Tachibana
[18:45] Ashito
    Kuroda
[18:45] Ashito
    Asari
[18:45] Ashito
    Roan
[18:45] Ashito
    Taira-san
[18:46] Anri
    We shouldn't bring any unscientific
     hypotheses into soccer.
[18:51] Anri
    Aoi can memorize some players' positions, 
    and predict the movements of some others.
[18:57] Anri
    That's the scope of his vision.
[19:00] Anri
    I also don't believe he can best
     utilize that talent as a forward.
[19:06] Anri
    The best position for Aoi is...
[19:10] Anri
    Attacking midfielder.
[19:11] Anri
    Or at least a deep-lying one.
[19:14] Anri
    In midfield, in any case. Definitely central.
[19:18] Anri
    But making him play as a defender?
[19:20] Anri
    Defense isn't in his wheelhouse.
[19:23] Anri
    I respect Manager Fukuda so, so much,
    but I can't understand his thinking.
[19:29] Anri
    I'd dearly like to know.
[19:32] Togashi
    Miss.
[19:33] Anri/Butler
    "Miss"?!
[19:35] Togashi
    Ya really do love soccer, don't ya?
[19:39] Togashi
    I've never heard a woman
    talk about soccer like that.
[19:43] Anri
    I... I do!
[19:44] Togashi
    Your passion's plain to see.
[19:49] Togashi
    But y'know, you're kinda
    wastin' a golden opportunity.
[19:55] Yuma
    I agree.
[19:56] Yuma
    Honestly, I couldn't care less 
    why Ashito has to be a full-back.
[20:01] Yuma
    But I do know you're bein' wasteful.
[20:05] Anri
    Wh-What exactly do you mean?
[20:08] Togashi
    First of all, about what we discussed
    in the classroom being "unscientific"...
[20:14] Togashi
    I was watchin' this TV show a while back...
[20:16] Sign (Top Right)
    Subtitles Available
[20:17] Togashi
    They had this ex-Spanish
     international on it,
[20:22] Togashi
    and they were tryin' to scientifically prove
    how wide his field of vision was.
[20:26] Togashi
    They strapped a small camera to him,
    made him play a match,
[20:31] Togashi
    and then asked him to review the footage.
[20:36] Togashi
    Then, they stopped the
    footage partway through.
[20:40] Togashi
    He was told to draw the positions of the players
     at that moment as accurately as possible..
[20:50] Togashi
    They did the same
    experiment with other players,
[20:53] Sign
    Other Players' Results
[20:53] Sign
    Actual Positions
[20:53] Togashi
    but the best they could manage
     was rememberin' three, tops.
[20:57] Togashi
    Some barely remembered
    where they were themselves.
[21:00] Togashi
    But this guy...
[21:01] Sign
    Ex-Spanish International's Results
[21:03] Togashi
    He got every player's position perfect,
    both his team's and the other team's.
[21:07] Anri
    I know of that experiment.
[21:10] Anri
    But that was the product of his training,
     built on top of natural talent.
[21:14] Anri
    Only special people like him could—
[21:18] Togashi
    For us players, it doesn't matter
    if it's scientifically possible or not.
[21:24] Togashi
    All we do is take in what's happenin'
    on the field, and trust our senses.
[21:29] Yuma
    Also, Anri...
[21:31] Yuma
    One other thing 'bout
    Ashito playin' full-back...
[21:35] Yuma
    You said earlier he
    should be playin' centrally.
[21:40] Yuma
    That says a lot about how you see soccer.
[21:43] Anri
    What?
[21:45] Yuma
    "Full-backs are only there to support,
     like the Lance in shogi."
[21:50] Yuma
    "The middle's more important."
[21:52] Yuma
    That's your unconscious bias.
[21:56] Yuma
    We ain't sure what's goin' on in
    Manager Fukuda's head, either.
[22:02] Yuma
    But if ya don't let go of your preconceived notions,
    ya'll miss the bigger picture.
[22:07] Yuma
    Soccer's much freer than that.
[22:12] Yuma
    That said, leavin' ya hangin' doesn't
    feel fair, so I'll tell ya what I think.
[22:18] Yuma
    What's Manager Fukuda's plan for Ashito
    that means he has to play at full-back?
[22:24] Yuma
    I dunno your answer to that, Togashi,
    but wanna say what we think at the same time?
[22:31] Yuma/Togashi
    Playmaker.
[24:20] Sign
    Next Episode
[24:20] Sign
    Just Like You
[24:20] Sign (Bottom)
    This is a work of fiction, and bears no relation to any actual persons, organizations, or names.
[24:23] Tachibana
    The next episode of Aoashi is:
     "Just Like You."

E16 - Just Like You
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[00:01] Sportscaster/I
    Kuribayashi Haruhisa once again
    joins the fray in the second half.
[00:06] Sportscaster/I
    He seems to be adjusting very
    well to being on the first team.
[00:11] (Flashback) Takeshima
    There's something in Kuribayashi's game 
    you should incorporate into your own.
[00:18] Sign (Top Left)
    Sendai
[00:18] Sign (Top Left)
    Tokyo
[00:18] Sign (Top Left)
    2nd
    Half
[00:19] Sportscaster/I
    Wow! The pass got through!
[00:22] Ashito
    Is this it? Is this what he was talking about?
[00:28] Tsukishima
    Hey, Aoi!
[00:29] Tsukishima
    No running in the dorm hallway!
[00:31] Ashito
    Nozomi-san!
[00:33] Ashito
    The footage you have
    of Kuribayashi's games...
[00:36] Ashito
    Can I have all of it?
[02:12] Benzen
    What do you think
    you're doing, Aoi?
[02:13] Sign
    Just Like You
[02:14] Benzen
    Pay attention!
[02:15] Shimizu
    Aoi-kun! Where are you looking?
[02:24] Shimizu
    Aoi-kun. You've been so distracted lately.
[02:28] Ashito
    S-Sorry.
[02:31] Shimizu
    You weren't looking at the
    person with the ball at all.
[02:34] Ashito
    Sorry.
[02:36] Benzen
    Has he lost his motivation, Nozomi?
[02:42] Benzen
    Aoi hasn't been able to focus this week.
[02:49] (Flashback) Date
    Kuribayashi's games?
[02:52] (Flashback) Date
    Forget the killer pass. You should
    be watching footage of defenders—
[02:55] (Flashback) Ashito
    There's something I need to confirm!
[02:59] (Flashback) Ashito
    It's so run-of-the-mill,
     I never paid close attention to it.
[03:02] (Flashback) Ashito
    Even I was taught it when I was little,
     so it's nothing special.
[03:08] (Flashback) Ashito
    But Kuribayashi takes it to the extreme.
    He does it constantly, all game long.
[03:13] (Flashback) Ashito
    It's almost too creepy.
[03:15] (Flashback) Ashito
    So please! Show me his past games!
[03:18] (Flashback) Ashito
    I want to see if he's been
    doing it for a long time.
[03:21] (Flashback) Tsukishima
    Does this mean you're
    ready to play as a defender?
[03:26] (Flashback) Ashito
    I can't say I'm ready.
    But my teammates...
[03:30] (Flashback) Tsukishima
    Hm?
[03:31] (Flashback) Ashito
    I don't want to cause
    trouble for my teammates.
[03:35] (Flashback) Ashito
    I want to be at a level where I'm not 
    dragging them down. I have to be!
[03:46] Takeshima
    Aoi.
[03:47] Takeshima
    You were late with the shuffle again.
[03:52] Shimizu
    Aoi-kun!
[03:55] Sign (Top Left)
    Sendai
[03:55] Sign (Top Left)
    Tokyo
[03:55] Sign (Top Left)
     2nd
    Half
[03:59] (Flashback) Ashito
    His head...
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[04:01] (Flashback) Ashito
    How many times does he turn his head?
[04:07] (Flashback) Ashito
    He's like a chicken.
[04:12] (Flashback) Ashito
    Right before he receives the ball,
    he turns his head left and right.
[04:16] Sign
    I
[04:16] Sign
    III
[04:16] Sign
    IIII
[04:18] Sign
    IIII
[04:18] Sign
    I
[04:19] Sign
    I
[04:19] (Flashback) Ashito
    He does it again after he receives it.
[04:22] (Flashback) Ashito
    And it's really quick, too.
[04:25] (Flashback) Ashito
    It takes him less than a second.
[04:29] (Flashback) Ashito
    He's doing it when the ball isn't near him.
[04:31] (Flashback) Ashito
    This motion is totally automatic.
[04:34] (Flashback) Ashito
    If I could turn my head like that, too,
[04:36] (Flashback) Ashito
    I'd always know which players and
    how many were around me,
[04:39] (Flashback) Ashito
    and what I should be doing on the play.
[04:44] (Flashback) Ashito
    The head turns I've been doing since
    I was a kid don't even compare to this.
[04:49] (Flashback) Ashito
    I have to relearn it from scratch.
[04:54] Togashi
    Ashito!
[04:56] Anri/I
    In soccer, the motion of turning
    one's head is the most basic of basics.
[05:01] Anri/I
    Yet, not many can master
    the essence of the movement,
[05:04] Anri/I
    and end up just mechanically
    going through the motions.
[05:09] Anri/I
    Ideally, you'd do it right
    before receiving the ball.
[05:12] Anri/I
    By looking this way and that, you instantly
    get a grasp on the situation on the field.
[05:18] Anri/I
    Plus, by demonstrating your
    awareness of your surroundings,
[05:22] Anri/I
    the other team hesitates to tackle you,
[05:24] Anri/I
    and your teammates feel
    comfortable linking up with you.
[05:28] (Flashback) Anri
    There's something in Kuribayashi's game
    you should incorporate into your own.
[05:37] Anri/I
    Correct answer.
[05:38] Anri/I
    This is what I was referring to.
[05:43] Ashito/I
    Th-This is no good!
[05:46] Ashito/I
    I'm turning my head pointlessly!
    I don't know what I'm looking for!
[05:49] Ashito/I
    Forget being a full-back. I'm causing
    so many problems for my teammates.
[05:55] Ashito/I
    Whoa. They're crazy scary.
[06:03] Ashito/I
    I think I've done enough of that for today.
[06:06] Ashito/I
    This is easier said than done.
[06:08] Togahsi
    Ashito!
[06:09] Togahsi
    Attack down the wing!
[06:14] Ashito/I
    Crap! I wasn't looking in front of me!
[06:16] Ashito/I
    Maybe I can pass it back to Togashi and—
[06:30] Date
    All right. Call everyone over, Benzen.
[06:34] Date
    I'm going to announce the starters for
    Match 3 of the Tokyo Metropolis League.
[06:39] Hana
    Hana-chan has arrived! It's my first day
     working in the cafeteria in a while.
[06:44] Lunch Lady
    Oh, there she is.
[06:45] Lunch Lady
    Hana-chan, this boy would
     like to speak with you.
[06:57] Sign
    Roan
[06:57] Sign
    Bench
[06:57] Sign
    Myojin
[06:57] Sign
    Shima
[06:57] Sign
    Masuko
[06:57] Sign
    Nakagawa
[06:57] Sign
    Saito
[06:57] Sign
    Fujimiya
[06:57] Sign
    Shimizu
[06:57] Sign
    Ohtomo
[06:57] Sign
    Ohtomo
[06:57] Sign
    Tachibana
[06:57] Sign
    Kuwata
[06:57] Sign
    Numazu
[06:57] Sign
    Sugawara
[06:57] Sign
    Takeshima
[06:57] Sign
    Isshiki
[06:57] Sign
    Togashi
[06:57] Sign
    Nikaido
[07:02] Anri
    Frustrating, isn't it?
[07:05] Ashito
    Hey.
[07:07] Anri
    Up until the last game, you'd contributed
    greatly to the B team as a forward.
[07:12] Anri
    A week later, you don't even make the bench.
[07:16] Ashito
    What can I do?
[07:17] Ashito
    As a full-back, even if I get on
    the field, I can't do anything.
[07:23] Anri
    You don't seem too frustrated.
[07:26] Ashito
    You mentioned the thing
    Kuribayashi does that I should copy.
[07:31] Ashito
    It's turning my head, right?
[07:33] Anri
    Yes.
[07:35] Ashito
    Is there an individual drill I can
    do for it? How do I master it?
[07:42] Ashito
    I want to be able to do it
    unconsciously like Kuribayashi does.
[07:51] Anri/I
    I-I... I'm being tested as someone
    who aspires to be an instructor!
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[07:57] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
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    Weds
[07:57] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Thurs
[07:57] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Lunch
[07:57] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Dinner
[07:57] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Salad bar, rice
    Vinegared dish (seaweed
    or something)
    Potato dish
    Plain yogurt
[07:57] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Dried small fish
    Grated radish, rice
    Sautéed pork loin + ginger
    Bacon soup (with lots of
    veggies)
[07:57] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Spaghetti aglio e olio
    Rice ball (salmon, kelp)
    Salad bar (lots of broccoli)
    Roast beef, fruit, milk
[07:57] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Buttered clams
    Stir-fried mustard leaf and
    chicken with garlic
    Rice, salad bar, soup
    Yogurt
[07:57] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Natto, seaweed salad
    Grilled chicken
    Miso soup with radish
    Fortified rice, fried food
    (Pick one you want to eat)
[07:57] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Soup with meatballs
    Tomato salad, rice
    Broiled miso cod
    Natto, shimmered dried
    radish (eat lots of fruit)
[07:57] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Oyakodon
    Tuna and radish salad
    Marinated veggies
    Fruit
    Yogurt
[07:57] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Diced steak
    Rice with seaweed
    Eggs with seafood
    Soup, fruit
    Yogurt
[07:57] Sign (Top)
    To Aoi Ashito
[07:57] Sign (Top)
    Meal Plan for July
[07:57] Sign (Top)
    Revised Version
[07:57] Sign (Top)
    Ask me if there's anything
[07:57] Sign (Top)
    you don't understand!
[07:58] Kuribayashi
    You made that meal plan, didn't you?
[08:02] Hana
    I-I knew I was missing a page.
[08:05] Kuribayashi
    I was looking at it in the cafeteria
    when that lunch lady told me about you.
[08:09] (Flashback) Lunch Lady
    She worked really hard on it,
    consulting our menu for the options.
[08:13] (Flashback) Lunch Lady
    All for a player. Brought a tear to my eye.
[08:19] Kuribayashi
    I didn't expect Manager Fukuda's
    sister to be the one who made this.
[08:23] Kuribayashi
    Ever since we were in junior youth,
    you often came by to help out.
[08:27] Hana
    Wow, what an honor. The world-renowned
    Kuribayashi Haruhisa knows who I am.
[08:33] Kuribayashi
    You patched me up when I got injured once.
[08:40] Middle-Aged Supporter A
    I thought it was you, Kuribayashi-kun!
[08:43] Middle-Aged Supporter A
    You're the big hope of
    Esperion's fans and our star!
[08:46] Kuribayashi
    Well, thank you.
[08:48] Middle-Aged Supporter A
    We'll be counting on you in the next game, too!
[08:50] Middle-Aged Supporter A
    I love you!
[08:52] Middle-Aged Supporter A
    See ya.
[08:57] Hana
    You're so loved. Guess it's to be
    expected of a world-famous—
[09:00] Kuribayashi
    I want to succeed on the world stage.
[09:04] Kuribayashi
    I mean it.
[09:06] Kuribayashi
    Can you help me?
[09:09] Hana
    Huh?
[09:10] Kuribayashi
    Make a meal plan for me too, Hana-san.
[09:13] Hana
    Huh?
[09:14] Kuribayashi
    I'm a picky eater. I don't even want
     to look at peppers or carrots.
[09:18] Hana
    A-Are you a child? Y-You must be joking.
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[09:21] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Mon
[09:21] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Tues
[09:21] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Weds
[09:21] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Thurs
[09:21] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Lunch
[09:21] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Dinner
[09:21] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Salad bar, rice
    Vinegared dish (seaweed
    or something)
    Potato dish
    Plain yogurt
[09:21] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Dried small fish
    Grated radish, rice
    Sautéed pork loin + ginger
    Bacon soup (with lots of
    veggies)
[09:21] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Spaghetti aglio e olio
    Rice ball (salmon, kelp)
    Salad bar (lots of broccoli)
    Roast beef, fruit, milk
[09:21] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Buttered clams
    Stir-fried mustard leaf and
    chicken with garlic
    Rice, salad bar, soup
    Yogurt
[09:21] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Natto, seaweed salad
    Grilled chicken
    Miso soup with radish
    Fortified rice, fried food
    (Pick one you want to eat)
[09:21] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Soup with meatballs
    Tomato salad, rice
    Broiled miso cod
    Natto, shimmered dried
    radish (eat lots of fruit)
[09:21] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Oyakodon
    Tuna and radish salad
    Marinated veggies
    Fruit
    Yogurt
[09:21] Sign (Left; From Top To Bottom)
    Diced steak
    Rice with seaweed
    Eggs with seafood
    Soup, fruit
    Yogurt
[09:21] Sign (Top)
    To Aoi Ashito
[09:21] Sign (Top)
    Meal Plan for July
[09:21] Sign (Top)
    Revised Version
[09:21] Sign (Top)
    Ask me if there's anything
[09:21] Sign (Top)
    you don't understand!
[09:22] Hana
    I mean, my meal plan's not...
[09:25] Kuribayashi
    You put so much thought into it.
[09:26] Kuribayashi
    I assumed it's what you want to do in
     the future. Sports nutrition, I mean.
[09:32] Kuribayashi
    I play in a professional league.
[09:35] Kuribayashi
    I'm sure making this for me
    will help you, too. So please.
[09:52] Hana
    On one condition.
[09:54] Kuribayashi
    What is it?
[09:56] Hana
    Ashito seems to want to play like you.
    Could you give him some advice—
[10:14] Kuribayashi
    What is it?
[10:19] Hana
    Okay, I'll work on it.
[10:25] Anri
    You have to make turning
    your head a habit, Ashito.
[10:29] Anri
    Consciously incorporate it
    into your daily training.
[10:34] Anri
    This is simple ball-juggling.
[10:37] Anri
    Then, when the ball's high up in the air...
[10:41] Anri
    ...look left and right,
    and catch it on your foot.
[10:44] Anri
    Don't just turn your head. Try to spot
     something as you look both ways.
[10:50] Anri
    For instance...
[10:51] Anri
    A pebble. A leaf. Catch on your foot.
[10:54] Anri
    And repeat.
[10:57] Anri
    B-But I'm sure you already
     know such a basic drill.
[11:02] Ashito
    Your ball control's great.
[11:04] Anri
    Y-You think so?
[11:06] Ashito
    Yeah. But you're right, I do know that drill.
[11:10] Anri
    I-I'm sorry.
[11:11] Ashito
    Though I never knew I was
    supposed to spot things.
[11:15] Ashito
    Okay. I'll do it ten thousand times.
[11:18] Ashito
    I know I can do it properly now.
[11:24] Anri/I
    He's so positive.
[11:26] Anri/I
    He was made to change his position,
    and he's not even on the bench for the game.
[11:30] Anri/I
    But he works on the assignment
    at hand without sulking at all.
[11:34] Anri/I
    It hasn't even been a week
    since his face looked like that.
[11:42] Anri/I
    He's cute.
[11:48] Ashito/I
    That pass to Ohtomo earlier...
[11:52] Ashito/I
    I did it unconsciously.
[11:54] Ashito/I
    I really have no idea how I did it.
[11:58] Ashito/I
    The only difference was
    that I turned my head.
[12:01] Ashito/I
    And just then, for a split second...
[12:06] Ashito/I
    What exactly was that?
[12:08] Ashito/I
    I feel like it's happened before.
[12:11] Ashito/I
    It was fleeting, but I saw it very clearly.
[12:14] Ashito/I
    Up until then, it was in the corner of my mind,
    all crowded like ants swarming around.
[12:21] Ashito/I
    It felt like I was able to
    connect to that vision.
[12:24] Ashito/I
    I can't quite put it into words.
[12:28] Ashito/I
    But...
[12:29] Ashito/I
    I'll turn my head.
[12:31] Ashito/I
    If I can't play in a match,
[12:32] Ashito/I
    then I'll master this perfectly
    until I can do it like Kuribayashi.
[12:37] Ashito/I
    I feel like I'm about to
    grasp something great.
[12:40] (Flashback) Takeshima
    Your vision really is wide.
[12:46] Ashito/I
    Vision...
[13:04] Sign (Top)
    Edogawa Business High
[13:04] Sign (Bottom)
    Esperion B
[13:11] Shimizu
    The situation's critical.
[13:13] Sign
    Seikyo High
[13:13] Sign
    Esperion Youth B
[13:13] Sign
    Kurume Daiichi High
[13:13] Shimizu
    We've lost four in a row, and our
    team's now in the relegation zone.
[13:15] Sign
    U-18 Tokyo Metropolis League 1
[13:18] Shimizu
    The strength of Esperion Youth is...
[13:21] Shimizu
    that even the second team plays at
     Tokyo Metropolis League level.
[13:25] Shimizu
    That's how the team manages
    to stay strong overall.
[13:29] Shimizu
    But if we're relegated, it limits the potential
    of the team next year and for years to come.
[13:34] Taira
    You're right. We must avoid
    relegation at all costs.
[13:37] Taira
    That's the bare minimum
    expected of the B team.
[13:41] Taira
    I've moved up to the A team, but I'm always
     thinking about everyone on the B team.
[13:46] Taira
    You must figure it out quick.
[13:49] Tachibana
    I'm sorry.
[13:51] Isshiki
    Tachibana isn't the only one to blame.
    The forwards aren't scoring enough.
[13:57] Takeshima
    Well, we defenders have been doing
    our part by not letting too many in.
[14:01] Takeshima
    On top of that, Togashi and I don't even
    chat to each other during the game.
[14:06] Takeshima
    Even though we're both defenders.
[14:09] Tachibana
    I really am sorry.
[14:12] Tachibana
    Because I can't score any goals...
[14:15] Taira
    Tachibana, don't try to shoulder
    all of the responsibility by yourself.
[14:19] Taira
    You're too serious.
[14:20] Shimizu
    Hey, Taira, do you think Coach Nozomi's
    considering bringing Aoi back as a forward?
[14:27] Ohtomo
    Oh! That reminds me!
[14:30] Ohtomo
    Ashito isn't here yet, is he?
[14:32] Ohtomo
    What's he doing, missing such
    an important meeting, huh?
[14:36] Masuko
    Aoi stayed behind to practice like usual.
[14:40] Ohtomo
    Oh?
[14:42] Masuko
    After our regular session,
    he trains by himself for an hour or so.
[14:46] Masuko
    Every day for the past month.
[14:49] Isshiki
    We don't have time to talk about
    players who aren't even on the bench.
[14:52] Isshiki
    We've gotta talk about the team.
[14:54] Shimizu
    I'm begging you! Offense, step up your game!
[14:57] Shimizu
    We play the team at the top, Tokyo Musashino,
     the game after next. We need it sorted by then.
[15:05] Taira
    Musashino... What's with their record?
[15:07] Sign
    After 
    Match 
    Day 6
[15:07] Sign
    Position
[15:07] Sign
    Goal
    Difference
[15:07] Sign
    Goals
     Conceded
[15:07] Sign
    Goals 
    Scored
[15:07] Sign
    Games
    Lost
[15:07] Sign
    Games
    Drawn
[15:07] Sign
    Games
    Won
[15:07] Sign
    Games
    Played
[15:07] Sign
    Points
[15:07] Sign
    Kuru-Ichi
[15:07] Sign
    Esp-B
[15:07] Sign
    Seikyo
[15:08] Taira
    Six wins, zero losses...
    and a goal difference of 17?!
[15:13] Taira
    Were they always this strong?
[15:13] Sign
    Edogawa
    Biz
[15:13] Sign
    Kanto
    Sogo
[15:13] Sign
    Tokyo YB
[15:13] Sign
    Musashino
[15:13] Sign
    Team
[15:13] Sign
    Tokyo Musashino Soccer Club Youth
[15:13] Sign
    Tokyo-VANS U-18 B
[15:13] Sign
    Kanto Sogo Gakuen High
[15:15] Shimizu
    I don't know much about it, but it seems
    they have a new manager this year.
[15:19] Shimizu
    I heard their highly-regarded junior
    youth team manager got promoted.
[15:24] Shimizu
    In any case, their strength's extraordinary.
[15:26] Shimizu
    Considering the state we're in, they're the
     team we least want to face right now.
[15:32] Taira
    Come to think of it, Tachibana...
    Isn't Musashino your old team?
[15:45] Tachibana
    You're still practicing, Ashito?
[15:48] Ashito
    Oh, hey, Tachibana!
[15:50] Ashito
    Crap! Did I miss the meeting?
[15:53] Ashito
    Sorry about that.
[15:54] Ashito
    Since I'm not even on the bench, I didn't
     think I could contribute much anyway.
[15:58] Ashito
    So I prioritized practicing.
[16:00] Ashito
    I'll carry on for a little longer,
    so head back to the dorm without me.
[16:05] Tachibana
    You're truly amazing.
[16:07] Ashito
    I am?
[16:09] Tachibana
    You don't sulk. Like, ever.
[16:12] Tachibana
    I don't know anyone who
    works harder than you.
[16:14] Ashito
    Oh, yeah?
[16:15] Tachibana
    It's true.
[16:16] Tachibana
    Even when not on the bench, you pay close
    attention to every game and cheer the team on.
[16:21] Ashito
    Sorry, but I might not have been doing any 
    cheering. Been too busy doing something else.
[16:27] Tachibana
    Huh?
[16:27] Ashito
    Up until now...
[16:30] Ashito
    I used to get sulky and refused to
    watch games I didn't get to play in.
[16:35] Ashito
    Well, it's frustrating, y'know?
[16:38] Ashito
    But this past month,
    I started thinking about vision,
[16:42] Ashito
    and I'm learning a lot by observing
     the game from the sidelines.
[16:46] Ashito
    For real.
[16:49] Ashito
    "What would I do if I were in that position?"
[16:52] Ashito
    "That guy didn't look at the middle.
    What would've happened if he had?"
[16:56] Ashito
    I'm thinking about all these things as
    I watch the game, and time just flies by.
[17:01] Ashito
    So I've got no time to cheer for you.
[17:04] Ashito
    Sorry!
[17:08] Tachibana
    How can I be more like you?
[17:18] Ohtomo
    Hey, Tachibana! Ashito!
[17:21] Ohtomo
    We need some cheering up. Let's go out
    to eat. How about okonomiyaki?
[17:26] Ashito
    Yeah, sounds good!
    You're coming too, right, Tachibana?
[17:32] Ashito
    So which place are we going to?
[17:34] Ohtomo
    Let's see... It's down by Mitaka Station.
    It's called "Musashino's No. 1."
[17:42] Nakano
    The game against Esperion
     Youth is finally here.
[17:46] Nakano
    Tachibana-kun. Ohtomo-kun. Aoi-kun.
[17:52] Nakano
    I wonder how much they've improved.
[17:58] Ohtomo
    You don't want to go to Musashino? What do
     you mean, Tachibana? It's your hometown.
[18:04] Tachibana
    That's exactly why.
    Especially not right now...
[18:07] Ashito
    Y-You can't do this to me, Tachibana.
[18:09] Ashito
    My mind's in full-on okonomiyaki mode, and I can't think about anything else.
[18:16] Tachibana
    Until I become a key player at Esperion,
    I'd rather not go back to my hometown.
[18:20] Togashi
    Oh, gimme a break. You go home
    all the time on your days off.
[18:25] Tachibana
    I visit my grandfather in Sugamo.
    He lives by himself, so I check up on him.
[18:30] Ohtomo
    Wow, aren't you dutiful?
[18:32] Tachibana
    Anyway, that's the promise
     I made to myself.
[18:36] Ashito
    I totally get that you don't wanna go
    home until you feel you've "made it."
[18:40] Ashito
    But we're only going to eat.
[18:42] Togashi
    Enough talk. Let's go!
[18:45] Sign
    For Pedestrians 
    and Bicycles Only
[18:46] Ohtomo
    Y'know, Tachibana...
[18:48] Ohtomo
    You can be a little too serious at times.
[18:51] Ohtomo
    Like with the team. When we're on
    a losing streak, you get all depressed.
[18:56] Ohtomo
    I totally don't get it.
[18:59] Tachibana
    The team hasn't been scoring.
[19:01] Tachibana
    As a forward, of course I feel responsible.
[19:04] Togashi
    Ya lost me. I don't give a crap
    so long as I'm playin' all right.
[19:07] Togashi
    'Cause then, even if the team loses,
    someone else is to blame.
[19:11] Togashi
    And if we win, I get the credit.
    Soccer's simple, really.
[19:15] Ohtomo
    I get super nervous before the game, but once
     it's over, it's in the past. I don't worry about it.
[19:24] Tachibana
    And you, Ashito?
[19:26] Ashito
    I...
[19:27] Ashito
    I don't even get to play
     in matches right now...
[19:30] Sign
    For Pedestrians 
    and Bicycles Only
[19:31] Ashito
    But I get how you feel, Tachibana.
[19:35] Ashito
    The slight difference is, if I play in a game,
    win or lose, it's my responsibility.
[19:43] Ashito
    I'm the one who makes the
     team win or makes the team lose.
[19:47] Ashito
    Which makes me the greatest, right?
[19:49] Togashi
    Say what?
[19:51] Ashito
    So when we lose, I can't help thinking
    I have to make the team win next time,
[19:55] Ashito
    and I can't wait for the next match to begin.
[19:59] Ohtomo
    Well, different strokes
    for different folks, I guess.
[20:10] Ohtomo
    It's supposed to be right
    by the train station...
[20:13] Togashi
    Hey, Tachibana! We're countin'
    on yer knowledge of the area!
[20:18] Nakano
    Whoa!
[20:25] Ashito
    N-Nakano?
[20:28] Nakano
    Aoi-kun! Ohtomo-kun! Tachibana-kun!
[20:31] Ashito
    Nakano!
[20:32] Ohtomo
    For real? It's been forever!
[20:35] Nakano
    I knew it. I knew it was you!
[20:38] Togashi
    Hey, who the hell's this guy, Ashito?
[20:41] Ashito
    This is Nakano!
[20:42] Ashito
    He's our brother-in-arms
    from the Esperion tryouts!
[20:47] Ohtomo
    Anyway, how you been?
[20:49] Togashi/I
    Huh. So he's one of the ones that didn't pass?
[20:49] Nakano
    I've been good. You guys are looking well, too.
[20:52] Togashi/I
    And he classes him as a "brother-in-arms"?
[20:52] Ashito
    So what are you doing here?
[20:55] Ohtomo
    Yeah, seriously!
[20:56] Ashito
    Your hairstyle's changed so much!
[20:58] Ohtomo
    Those lovely round eyes
    haven't changed though, huh?
[21:00] Ashito
    Oh, yeah, true!
[21:01] Ohtomo
    They're very cute, you know.
[21:04] Tachibana
    N-Nakano, that kit... Why?
[21:11] Nakano
    That's right. I play for Tokyo Musashino
     Soccer Club's youth team now.
[21:17] Ohtomo
    Tachibana's old team?
    What do you mean?
[21:20] Nakano
    After failing the tryouts, I was scouted by
    Manager Satake, who's coaching us right now.
[21:30] Nakano
    Both of us gladly accepted the offer.
[21:33] Ashito
    "Both" of you?
[21:35] Kaneda
    Nakano.
[21:42] Ohtomo
    K-Kaneda?!
[21:43] Ashito
    Wait, you too?
[21:45] Ashito
    You're on the same team as Nakano?
[21:47] Ashito
    That's amazing!
[21:49] Ashito
    Let's catch up over dinner or something!
[21:51] Ashito
    Hey, you look like you've gone up a size.
[21:56] Kaneda
    Get your hands off me!
[22:04] Kaneda
    Aoi, I never expected you to pass.
[22:10] Kaneda
    Those youth tryouts...
[22:15] Kaneda
    I failed because I got
    too cozy with all of you.
[22:20] Kaneda
    I will never forgive you.
[22:27] Ashito
    Kaneda...
[24:19] Sign
    Next Episode
[24:19] Sign
    Tokyo Metropolis League Match 7 — 
    Tama Sports University High School
[24:19] Sign (Bottom)
    This is a work of fiction, and bears no relation to any actual persons, organizations, or names.
[24:21] Yoshitsune
    The next episode of Aoashi is:
[24:22] Yoshitsune
    "Tokyo Metropolis League Match 7 —
    Tama Sports University High School."

E17 - Tokyo Metropolis League Match 7 — Tama Sports University High School
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[00:01] Kaneda
    Those youth tryouts...
[00:04] Kaneda
    I failed because I got
    too cozy with all of you.
[00:07] Kaneda
    I will never forgive you.
[00:09] Ashita
    Kaneda...
[00:10] Nakano
    K-Kaneda-kun, you shouldn't say—
[00:14] Kaneda
    Nakano. Stop talking to these bastards.
[00:18] Kaneda
    Let's go.
[00:19] Ashito
    W-Wait a minute, Kaneda!
[00:22] Ashito
    What's gotten into you?
[00:24] Kaneda
    Aoi, you in particular...
[00:27] (Flashback) Ashito
    I... I think we should get to
    know each other a little...
[00:32] Kaneda
    You're the one who started it all.
[00:34] Kaneda
    Those tryouts were do or die.
[00:37] Kaneda
    Without your little talk,
    I could've played like I usually do.
[00:40] Kaneda
    I would've passed.
[00:44] Ohtomo
    Wh-What on earth is he talking about?
[00:47] Kaneda
    How the hell talentless shmucks
     like you got into Esperion—
[00:50] Tachibana
    Kaneda!
[00:51] Tachibana
    Do you even hear yourself?
[00:55] Tachibana
    You're blaming others
    for your shortcomings!
[00:58] Kaneda
    Tachibana.
[01:00] Kaneda
    I've scored seven goals playing as
    a forward in the Metropolis League.
[01:07] Kaneda
    I hear you haven't scored any,
    even though you've played every game.
[01:12] Kaneda
    Are you struggling?
[01:14] Kaneda
    And all because you got into a
    big club you don't deserve to be in.
[01:19] Kaneda
    Doesn't that fill you with regret?
[01:21] Kaneda
    Well?
[02:54] Kaneda
    But I guess Tachibana doesn't have it so bad.
[02:54] Sign
    Tokyo Metropolis League Match 7 — Tama Sports University High School
[02:56] Kaneda
    Aoi, I heard they branded you a failure as
     a forward, so you're playing defense now.
[03:02] Kaneda
    How pathetic.
[03:04] Kaneda
    I knew you'd turn out to be the most useless.
[03:09] Nakano
    Kaneda-kun!
[03:13] Ashito
    You're wrong.
[03:16] Ashito
    Tachibana and Ohtomo are amazing players.
[03:21] Ashito
    I've thought that ever since the tryouts.
[03:25] Ashito
    Anyone who says otherwise doesn't know jack.
[03:29] Kaneda
    So Tachibana and Ohtomo are "amazing," huh?
[03:32] Kaneda
    And? What about yourself?
[03:35] Kaneda
    You're aware you're no help to your team, huh?
[03:39] Ashito
    It's true I don't get to play in matches.
[03:41] Ashito
    But I'm close. I'll be in the lineup soon.
[03:46] Kaneda
    As a full-back, yeah?
[03:49] Kaneda
    I play on the right wing.
    Which side do you play on?
[03:53] Ashito
    Left.
[03:54] Kaneda
    Nice.
[03:57] Kaneda
    We can face off against each other.
[03:59] Kaneda
    Make sure you play in the game.
[04:02] Kaneda
    I already had my sights set
    on this Esperion match.
[04:06] Kaneda
    I'll make them regret not taking me.
[04:09] Kaneda
    I'll crush you.
[04:13] Kaneda
    Though I guess I can't if
    they don't play you, huh?
[04:19] Nakano
    Kaneda-kun, wait.
[04:21] Ohtomo
    Nakano!
[04:24] Ohtomo
    Are you seriously okay about
    playing with a jerk like that?
[04:29] Nakano
    I'm sorry he said all that horrible stuff.
     I apologize on his behalf.
[04:33] Nakano
    But...
[04:34] Togashi
    He can talk the talk, huh?
[04:38] Togashi
    Whatever yer motivation,
    if ya pour yer heart into it, ya win.
[04:42] Togashi
    His core seems real strong,
    and he's confident.
[04:45] Togashi
    Bet he worked his ass off
     after failin' the tryouts.
[04:49] Ashito
    His body...
[04:51] Ashito
    ...was like steel.
[04:54] Nakano
    We've worked our asses off
     for a year since that day.
[04:58] Nakano
    Everyone at Musashino did,
    under Manager Satake's guidance.
[05:02] Ashito
    Manager...
[05:04] Nakano
    Our team's made up of players who
    didn't get into J.League youth teams.
[05:10] Nakano
    But that doesn't matter.
[05:12] Nakano
    Right now, we're truly strong.
    It feels like no one can beat us.
[05:16] Nakano
    You won't, either.
[05:19] Nakano
    Well, see ya. I'm looking forward to our match.
[05:22] Tachibana
    Nakano.
[05:23] Tachibana
    How's Manager Satake doing?
[05:26] Nakano
    When I mentioned your name,
     he sounded concerned.
[05:30] Nakano
    He said he wished you'd
     call from time to time.
[05:33] Nakano
    Okay, I'm going for real this time.
[05:38] Ohtomo
    Cheer up, Tachibana.
[05:40] Ohtomo
    Kaneda's a jerk, and I'm sure
    he talked himself up plenty.
[05:46] Ohtomo
    Let's go.
[05:48] Ohtomo
    Let's get back to the dorm!
     "Say no mo', Ohtomo!"
[05:52] (Flashback) Kaneda/I
    Though I guess I can't if
    they don't play you, huh?
[06:08] Date
    In our next league game,
[06:09] Sign
    Tachibana
[06:09] Sign
    Yoshitsune (c)
[06:09] Sign
    Roan
[06:09] Sign
    Ohtomo
[06:09] Sign
    Shimizu
[06:09] Sign
    Sugawara
[06:09] Sign
    Aoi
[06:09] Sign
    Takeshima
[06:09] Sign
    Isshiki
[06:09] Sign
    Togashi
[06:09] Sign
    Nikaido
[06:10] Date
    we must avoid a fifth loss at all costs.
[06:13] Date
    To net all three points,
    we're going with an aggressive formation.
[06:16] Sign
    Ohtomo
[06:16] Sign
    Shimizu
[06:16] Sign
    Sugawara
[06:16] Sign
    Aoi
[06:16] Sign
    Takeshima
[06:16] Sign
    Isshiki
[06:16] Sign
    Togashi
[06:16] Sign
    Tachibana
[06:16] Sign
    Yoshitsune (c)
[06:16] Sign
    Roan
[06:17] Date
    First, the midfield.
[06:19] Date
    Sugawara's going back over to the right.
[06:22] Date
    Ohtomo's on the left.
[06:24] Date
    As for the guy up top...
[06:26] Yoshitsune
    Uh, I'm your captain, Yoshitsune Kenta.
[06:31] Yoshitsune
    My injury is healing up nicely, but my
    game sense isn't back to what it was,
[06:36] Yoshitsune
    so I'm playing in the B team's matches
     to get it there. I look forward to...
[06:40] Ohtomo
    W-Wow! Yoshitsune-san's our forward?
[06:41] Yoshitsune
    As long as I'm in the game, we'll win! Yeah!
[06:45] Isshiki
    Man... Now that Yoshitsune's on the team,
     we can play the perfect formation,
[06:49] Isshiki
    but we've got that guy as our full-back?
[06:52] Sign (Spot)
    Aoi
[06:52] Sign (Right)
    Takeshima
[06:59] Isshiki
    Hey, where's Aoi?
[07:02] Togashi
    He's joggin' around outside
     'cause he can't focus.
[07:05] Shimizu
    J-Jogging?!
[07:07] Isshiki
    Is he an idiot? The game's in two hours! 
    Is he trying to wear himself out before it?
[07:11] Yoshitsune
    Did you say jogging?
[07:13] Isshiki
    Yeah, I know! Our first-year full-back's...
[07:17] Ohtomo
    He's always been like this, apparently.
[07:20] Ohtomo
    Whenever he wants to think,
    he just goes for a long run.
[07:24] Yoshitsune
    And that helps him focus?
[07:28] Yoshitsune
    Then it's a-okay with me.
[07:29] Isshiki
    Huh? H-Hey, Yoshitsune!
[07:33] Isshiki
    Togashi, you know what to do, right?
[07:35] Isshiki
    What Nozomi-san talked about.
[07:39] (Flashback) Date
    Moving on to the defense.
[07:42] (Flashback) Date
    Togashi, you've been faithfully
    following Fukuda's instructions.
[07:45] (Flashback) Togashi
    Right. No attackin' till
    I have defendin' down pat.
[07:50] (Flashback) Date
    That deserves praise. Considering your
    nature, you're doing well to stick to it.
[07:50] (Flashback) Sign
    Yoshitsune (c)
[07:50] (Flashback) Sign
    Roan
[07:50] (Flashback) Sign
    Shimizu
[07:50] (Flashback) Sign
    Sugawara
[07:56] (Flashback) Date
    Same goes for this game.
    Focus on defending.
[07:59] (Flashback) Date
    "Defend first, attack second."
[08:02] (Flashback) Togashi
    Yeah, yeah, I got it.
[08:04] (Flashback) Date
    Aoi, you too.
[08:10] Sign
    Yoshitsune (c)
[08:10] Sign
    Tachibana
[08:10] Sign
    Roan
[08:10] Sign
    Ohtomo
[08:10] Sign
    Shimizu
[08:10] Sign
    Sugawara
[08:10] Sign
    Aoi
[08:10] Sign
    Takeshima
[08:10] Sign
    Isshiki
[08:10] Sign
    Togashi
[08:10] Sign
    Nikaido
[08:10] (Flashback) Date
    Defend first.
[08:12] (Flashback) Date
    Both full-backs, think hard before you move.
[08:16] Shimizu
    This time, we've got Yoshitsune-san.
[08:18] Shimizu
    We can score without the defenders
     needing to stretch themselves.
[08:22] Isshiki
    You got that?
[08:23] Togashi
    Ya sure? To me, what Date-san said meant...
[08:26] Togashi
    So long as I do my defensive duties,
     I can join the attack.
[08:31] Togashi
    He did say "an aggressive formation," 
    didn't he? He was talkin' 'bout this lineup.
[08:38] Isshiki
    Jeez.
[08:40] Isshiki
    You and Aoi... You first-years
     sure you're ready for this?
[08:45] Isshiki
    Look at Tachibana.
[08:47] Isshiki
    He gets to play in this game,
    but can he really play like that?
[08:53] Shimizu
    And what worries me the
    most is Aoi-kun at full-back.
[08:58] Shimizu
    Why did Coach Nozomi
    decide to play him this game?
[09:02] Anri
    Stop what you're doing this instant!
[09:06] Anri
    Running around before a match?
     What are you thinking?
[09:10] Anri
    You mentioned you felt you
    couldn't do anything at full-back...
[09:15] Anri
    Do you still feel that way?
[09:17] Anri
    If you don't make a mark here,
    they'll bench you for who knows how long.
[09:23] (Flashback) Fukuda
    You will never again play as a forward.
[09:27] (Flashback) Takeshima
    Maybe you should take a look
    at how Kuribayashi-san plays.
[09:31] (Flashback) Kaneda
    I'll crush you.
[09:35] Anri
    Oh, by the way, Hana-san contacted me.
[09:39] Anri
    She's coming to watch the game today.
[09:49] Ashito
    That's it.
[09:51] Ashito
    I'm feeling happy right now.
[09:54] Ashito
    Like you said, I haven't been able to
    accept the fact that I'm a full-back now.
[10:00] Ashito
    And now that I'm a starter...
[10:02] Ashito
    It just didn't feel right.
[10:06] Ashito
    For the past month, those boring head turns
    were all I had to apply myself to.
[10:11] Ashito
    I got yelled at all the time in training.
[10:14] Ashito
    I thought maybe I was feeling nervous.
[10:19] Ashito
    But that's not it at all. It's more...
[10:24] Ashito
    Even though I'm playing
     at full-back, I'm happy.
[10:28] Ashito
    What’s gotten into me?
    I even surprised myself.
[10:34] Ashito
    I see. So Hana's coming. Okay.
[10:39] Ashito
    Then, I've gotta show her some good stuff.
[10:43] Ashito
    My mind's clear now. Let's get back.
[10:49] Anri/I
    "Happy"?
[10:51] Anri/I
    He was running before the 
    game to work through that?
[10:55] Anri/I**
    More importantly...
[10:57] Anri/I
    Why did hearing Hana-san's
    name help you realize that?
[11:03] Ashito/I
    My first match as a full-back.
    I hated the idea of playing as one...
[11:09] Ashito/I
    But my heart's saying otherwise.
[11:11] Ashito/I
    I feel ready to do something special.
[11:16] Ashito/I
    I'm gonna do it!
[11:30] Kaneko
    Why...
[11:32] Kaneko
    Why's that boy playing defense?!
[11:35] Spectator 1
    That full-back's no good.
[11:37] Spectator 3
    Yeah. He's the weak link on his team.
[11:46] Takeshima/I
    You seriously fell for that lousy feint?
[11:55] Takeshima
    Nice, Togashi!
[11:57] Isshiki
    Aoi! At least block the crosses!
[12:00] Isshiki
    How many times have
    you let them do that now?
[12:04] Isshiki
    If the ball carrier comes into your zone,
    even if you have to dive in, just stop him!
[12:08] Anri
    Oh. If it isn't the reporter from before.
[12:12] Anri
    Did you think you'd get an interesting
     article out of a local league match?
[12:16] Kaneko
    Hey, what's going on?! With Aoi Ashito, I mean!
[12:20] Kaneko
    Why's he a defender?!
[12:22] Kaneko
    And after I came here to check him out today.
[12:29] Ashito/I
    Damn it all.
[12:31] Ashito/I
    I really hate defending.
    Even one-on-ones are difficult.
[12:35] Ashito/I
    Take a breath. I have to calm down.
[12:38] Ashito/I
    I'm more overexcited
    than I am nervous.
[12:43] Tama U 13
    Their left-back's weak.
[12:46] Tama U 8
    Yeah, he must be filling in because
     they're short on players or something.
[12:51] Tama U 8
    You can tell he's new to the role.
[12:53] Tama U 8
    My heart stopped when I heard the U-18
    Premier League's top scorer was playing,
[12:58] Tama U 8
    but he hasn't been a problem.
[13:00] Tama U 8
    They're all so slow.
[13:02] Tama U 8
    You can see why they're on a losing streak.
[13:05] Tama U 13
    The wing's the way to go. We'll attack
     down there and grab the opening goal.
[13:11] Tama U 8
    Right.
[13:14] Kaneko
    I...
[13:15] Kaneko
    I watched his last match and got so
    excited seeing him involved in every goal!
[13:21] Kaneko
    That's not a good position for him!
    He's looking this way and that!
[13:24] Kaneko
    Is that necessary?
[13:25] Kaneko
    He just needs to follow the center-back's
    instructions and look upfield!
[13:30] Kaneko
    A full-back's the same as the Lance in shogi.
[13:35] (Flashback) Yuma
    "Like the Lance in shogi."
[13:39] Kaneko
    Seriously, why?
[13:41] Sign (Top)
    Tama Sports U
[13:41] Sign (Bottom)
    Esperion B
[13:44] Ashito/I
    For the past month...
[13:46] Ashito/I
    aside from the usual basic training,
    I've worked really hard on my head turns.
[13:51] Tama U 26
    The wing!
[13:52] Ohtomo
    Crap!
[13:53] Ohtomo
    They're trying to overwhelm Ashito!
[13:56] Ashito/I
    Calm down.
[13:58] Ashito/I
    Calm down.
[14:00] Ashito/I
    Calm down!
[14:01] Isshiki
    Tackle the ball carrier!
[14:03] Ashito/I
    Calm down!
[14:06] Ashito/I
    Calm down!
[14:08] Hana
    You can do it!
[14:12] Hana
    You can do it...
[14:13] Hana
    ...defender!
[14:28] Ashito
    Ohtomo!
[14:29] Ashito
    Don't get drawn out!
[14:30] Ashito
    Get on their No. 26!
[14:32] Ohtomo
    R-Right.
[14:33] Anri
    He's barking instructions?
[14:35] Tama U 13/I
    Wh-What the heck?
[14:37] Tama U 13/I
    If you go there, there's no space to attack.
[14:40] Tama U 13/I
    Their defensive midfielder's over here...
[14:43] Tama U 13/I
    So my only choice is to go this side.
[14:47] (Flashback) Isshiki
    Tackle the ball carrier!
[14:49] Ashito/I
    No. I'm not going to tackle a player.
[14:52] Ashito/I
    What I need to do is tackle...
[14:54] Ashito/I
    ...the space!
[14:59] Tsukishima
    That was a really nice move just now.
[15:02] Tsukishima
    He started running before the pass.
    He read the path perfectly.
[15:07] Tsukishima
    It was as if it was Aoi-kun
     who'd chosen that path.
[15:17] Hana
    Hey, Ashito's move just now...
[15:19] Hana
    That was good, right?
[15:21] Hana
    It feels like he defended well.
[15:23] Anri
    Um, yes.
[15:24] Kaneko
    Oh, hey, you're the girl who
    showed me around last time.
[15:29] Kaneko
    Hm? Is he looking at you?
[15:38] Kaneko
    Wait, he just ignored a cute girl
    like you who's cheering for him?
[15:44] Anri
    It's a game. He's focused on it.
[15:48] Hana
    Oh, sorry, my bad.
[15:52] Ashito/I
    It worked!
[15:54] Ashito/I
    It worked really well!
[15:56] Ashito/I
    Watch the ball carrier's movement,
[15:58] Ashito/I
    then the movements of the
    players without the ball.
[16:00] Ashito/I
    It's such a basic thing in soccer.
[16:03] Ashito/I
    But I get it now. It's all still just dots.
[16:07] Ashito/I
    And the players are the dots.
[16:09] Ashito/I
    Um, so if you do dot-to-dot...
[16:12] Ashito/I
    The area between the players...
[16:14] Ashito/I
    That's where the spaces are!
[16:16] Ashito/I
    If there aren't any good spaces,
    players are nothing but dots.
[16:20] Ashito/I
    And rather than tackling dots, taking away
    the space they want to use will tie 'em up.
[16:27] Ohtomo
    Crap! They're countering, Ashito!
[16:33] Ashito/I
    So when I'm turning my head,
[16:35] Ashito/I
    I need to note the spaces the other team
    might look to use, not just their positioning.
[16:41] Ashito
    There!
[16:42] Takeshima
    H-Hey!
[16:46] Ashito
    Huh?
[16:53] Spectator 1
    A foul? Is he hurt?
[16:55] Takeshima
    Aoi!
[16:58] Takeshima
    Don't get drawn out like that.
[17:01] Takeshima
    Don't leave such a gaping hole in your zone.
[17:04] Ashito/I
    Players are always on the move,
[17:07] Ashito/I
    so spaces the other team want
    to use are shifting every second.
[17:11] Ashito/I
    Was that interception earlier pure luck?
[17:15] Date
    Aoi!
[17:16] Date
    Come here.
[17:19] Date
    Why do you think you failed just now?
[17:24] Date
    Why do you think you
    managed to intercept it earlier?
[17:27] Ashito
    Well, um...
[17:28] Date
    On that successful interception,
     were you looking at the players?
[17:32] Ashito
    I was!
[17:33] Ashito
    I knew the ball would go into that space
    because I saw where the players were.
[17:37] Date
    Right. It was the perfect solution.
[17:41] Date
    Including the instruction you
    gave to Ohtomo just before.
[17:45] Date
    At that time, you told
    Ohtomo to go out to the left,
[17:51] Date
    cutting off that route by making it
    impossible for them to link up there, correct?
[17:56] Ashito
    Y-Yeah!
[17:58] Ashito
    Ohtomo tried to go into the middle,
    but Shimizu-san was already there.
[18:03] Date
    And then?
[18:05] Ashito
    And then, the opposition
    player gave up on the wing,
[18:08] Ashito
    and the only choice
    he had was to go centrally.
[18:11] Ashito
    Tachibana was coming up on him from behind.
[18:14] Ashito
    But Shimizu-san was in
    a really good position,
[18:18] Ashito
    so that limited the options
     for the opposition player.
[18:21] Ashito
    So...
[18:24] Date
    You really do have good vision.
[18:28] Date
    Because you can see it all so well,
    you have to take it one step further, Aoi.
[18:33] Date
    Both times, you spotted the space. When you
    intercepted successfully and when you didn't.
[18:38] Date
    So what was different?
[18:41] Ashito
    Oh. I see.
[18:44] Tama U 13
    We're the ones on top.
[18:46] Tama U 13
    Let's go get the first goal!
[18:49] Ohtomo/I
    Damn it! We're not
    getting any time on the ball!
[18:53] Ashito
    Ohtomo!
[18:54] Ashito
    Go a little more central!
    Takeshima and I have this side covered!
[18:59] Ashito
    Shimizu-san, I'll mark their No. 26.
[19:03] Shimizu
    Okay!
[19:04] Ashito/I
    Right before that interception,
    I used the players around me.
[19:08] Sign
    Aoi
[19:08] Sign
    Tama 13
[19:08] Sign
    Shimizu
[19:08] Sign
    Tama 11
[19:08] Sign
    Tama 16
[19:08] Sign
    Isshiki
[19:08] Sign
    Togashi
[19:08] Sign
    Takeshima
[19:08] Sign
    Nikaido
[19:09] Ashito/I
    When it failed, as soon as I spotted
    the space, I went in there myself.
[19:10] Sign
    Aoi
[19:11] Sign
    Aoi
[19:13] Sign
    Tama 13
[19:13] Sign
    Shimizu
[19:13] Sign
    Shimizu
[19:13] Sign
    Shimizu
[19:13] Sign
    Tama 11
[19:13] Sign
    Tama 16
[19:13] Sign
    Isshiki
[19:13] Sign
    Togashi
[19:13] Sign
    Takeshima
[19:13] Sign
    Nikaido
[19:13] Sign
    Aoi
[19:13] Ashito/I
    As a result, it created a gaping hole
    in my zone, and they ran into it.
[19:16] Sign
    Tama 13
[19:16] Sign
    Shimizu
[19:16] Sign
    Tama 11
[19:16] Sign
    Tama 16
[19:16] Sign
    Isshiki
[19:16] Sign
    Togashi
[19:16] Sign
    Takeshima
[19:16] Sign
    Nikaido
[19:16] Sign
    Aoi
[19:16] Sign
    Tama 13
[19:18] Ashito/I
    I can see the positions of
    the players and the spaces.
[19:22] Ashito/I
    Because I'm in this position at the back,
[19:24] Ashito/I
    I can shout instructions and fill
    the spaces with my teammates!
[19:29] Ashito/I
    Hey, Ohtomo, you gotta shuffle across more!
    They're gonna come for that space!
[19:37] Ashito/I
    Someone, I need that space covered.
[19:44] Yoshitsune
    One second, you're terrible.
    The next, you're amazing.
[19:47] Yoshitsune
    You're an interesting first-year.
[19:51] Yoshitsune
    You gave me the energy I needed.
[19:54] Ashito/I
    Yoshitsune-san...
[19:56] Yoshitsune
    All righty. Shall we go score some goals?
[20:00] Ashito
    Huh?
[20:07] Yoshitsune
    Nice return.
[20:10] Tama U 16
    There's no way he can make...
[20:12] Tama U 8
    ...a difference by himself!
[20:14] Hana
    Wow, two of them?
[20:17] Tachibana
    Yoshitsune-san! Pass!
[20:19] Tama U 8
    They're coming for you!
[20:33] Tsukishima
    Huh?
[20:38] Yoshitsune
    So the B team isn't ready for that, huh?
[20:41] Yoshitsune
    I see, I see.
[20:43] Anri
    When Yoshitsune faces forward, all you
    need to do is find a space and run into it.
[20:50] Anri
    All the Esperion players
    are facing forward now.
[20:59] Sign (Top)
    Tama Sports U
[20:59] Sign (Bottom)
    Esperion B
[21:01] Shimizu
    Yoshitsune-san!
[21:04] Tama U 4
    Stop him! Don't let him hold onto it for long!
[21:12] Tama U 8
    He didn't fall?!
[21:19] Yoshitsune
    Hey, punk.
[21:21] Togashi/I
    This guy sure is somethin'.
[21:23] Togashi/I
    He confuses the other team all by
    himself and takes away their space.
[21:28] Togashi
    Here you go.
[21:51] Tachibana/I
    This is how a forward who everyone
    has absolute faith in should be.
[21:57] Tachibana/I
    There's no way I can be like that.
[22:01] Ashito
    Yoshitsune-san!
[22:03] Ashito
    I want to be like you.
[22:05] Ashito
    How can I be more like you?
[22:07] Ashito
    Please tell me.
[22:10] Yoshitsune
    Oh, I see.
[22:12] Yoshitsune
    You're, um... Aoi, right?
[22:16] Yoshitsune
    Seeing you play today,
    a lot of stuff makes sense now.
[22:20] Yoshitsune
    Fukuda-san often speaks
    highly of you to the A team.
[22:25] Ashito
    Huh?
[22:26] Yoshitsune
    Aoi, don't try to be like me.
[22:30] Yoshitsune
    You're already climbing the ladder
    you're supposed to on your own.
[24:19] Sign
    Next Episode
[24:19] Sign (Bottom)
    This is a work of fiction, and bears no relation to any actual persons, organizations, or names.
[24:23] Anri
    The next episode of Aoashi 
    is: "Wind of Change."

E18 - Wind of Change
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[00:04] Yoshitsune
    The guys at this level are wary of me before
     I even do anything, so playing my game's easy.
[00:10] Ashito
    Yoshitsune-san!
[00:11] Yoshitsune
    Hm?
[00:13] Ashito
    Please don't tell me I shouldn't be like you.
[00:16] Ashito
    I've... fallen in love with how you play.
[00:19] Yoshitsune
    Oh, my.
[00:19] Ashito
    I don't care what ladder I'm climbing.
[00:23] Yoshitsune
    Aoi Mophead-kun.
[00:25] Yoshitsune
    Just this once, I'll let you in on a secret.
[00:27] Yoshitsune
    In my soccer career to date,
[00:30] Yoshitsune
    there's only one player I've ever
     gotten a teensy bit jealous of, hi-yah.
[00:33] Yoshitsune
    Just a teensy bit.
[00:34] Ashito/I
    J-Jealous?!
[00:37] Ashito/I
    When you do that*?!
[00:39] Ashito
    Who?
[00:42] Ashito
    Kuribayashi Spikes-kun.
[00:45] Ashito
    And you kind of remind me of him, hi-yah.
     So you're totally different from me.
[00:50] Ashito
    You think I'm like Kuribayashi?
[00:52] Ashito
    U-Uh, well, I've been trying to imitate how
    Kuribayashi-san plays for the past month.
[00:59] Yoshitsune
    That's right, hi-yah. That's the
    right answer, Kiteretsu, hi-yah.
[01:03] Yoshitsune
    I'm confident I can outscore anyone.
[01:06] Yoshitsune
    But I'm still just one player out of eleven.
[01:09] Yoshitsune
    Kuribayashi's different, though.
[01:11] Yoshitsune
    Man, it makes me sick.
[01:15] Yoshitsune
    Mophead-kun, who reminds me of Kuribayashi...
[01:18] Yoshitsune
    I guess I envy you a teensy bit.
[01:22] Yoshitsune
    Just a teensy bit.
[01:23] Ashito/I
    Envy?
[01:25] Ashito/I
    Someone who plays like 
    that is envious of me?
[01:27] Yoshitsune**
    But hearing you've fallen in love
    with how I play makes me feel good.
[01:32] Yoshitsune
    I'll sign an autograph for you
     later, Mophead-kun.
[03:10] Hana
    If they can get the ball to
    Yoshitsune-kun again in the second half,
[03:14] Hana
    shouldn't this be an easy win?
[03:16] Anri
    Maybe. Maybe not.
[03:19] Anri
    On the flip side, if they
    manage to contain Yoshitsune,
[03:22] Anri
    the rest of the team isn't
    playing all that well today.
[03:25] Anri
    After all, their opponents also belong in
    the top tier of the Tokyo Metropolis League.
[03:30] Anri
    They'll likely think the same and
     adjust their tactics accordingly.
[03:34] Anri
    Plus, relying on Yoshitsune might
     not help the B team right now.
[03:39] Anri
    In this situation, they should be thinking about
     how to score without relying on Yoshitsune.
[03:44] Anri
    That will be more beneficial to the team.
[03:47] Hana
    Huh. I see.
[03:51] Hana
    What's wrong?!
[03:53] Kaneko
    My knees gave way.
[03:54] Kaneko
    Who would've guessed such an incredible
    player would be getting a run-out in the B team...
[03:59] Hana
    Yup. Aren't you lucky?
[04:02] Hana
    Take lots of pics and
    write an awesome article.
[04:06] Anri
    Hana-san, you truly... don't know
     anything about soccer, do you?
[04:18] Sign (Top)
    Tama Sports U
[04:18] Sign (Bottom)
    Esperion B
[04:21] Isshiki
    We all clear? Just get the
    ball to Yoshitsune, all right?
[04:24] Isshiki
    We want to prevent a fifth consecutive loss.
     Who cares if we need to rely on him?
[04:29] Togashi
    Are ya Bobby Robson or
    somethin'? Ya got no tactics.
[04:33] Isshiki
    What?
[04:33] Takeshima
    Anyway!
[04:34] Takeshima
    We defenders will keep
    focusing on defending.
[04:37] Takeshima
    We held out pretty well
    in the first half.
[04:40] Takeshima
    Aoi made some errors, but he's improving.
[04:43] Takeshima
    More importantly, if we don't concede, we win.
[04:46] Takeshima
    So let's keep them out and win!
[04:48] Players
    Yeah!
[04:53] Togashi
    Ashito.
[04:56] Togashi
    I'm goin' on the attack. Relyin' on Yoshitsune
    to win ain't gonna help us in the long run.
[05:03] Togashi
    What're you gonna do?
[05:05] Togashi
    Ya got an itch now after seein'
    Yoshitsune play, ain't ya?
[05:15] Ohtomo/I
    They've changed their system.
[05:18] Ohtomo/I
    It's harder to get the ball*
    to Yoshitsune-san now.
[05:24] (Flashback) Yoshitsune
    You're already climbing the ladder
    you're supposed to on your own.
[05:28] Ashito/I
    I...
[05:30] Ashito/I
    I want to climb the ladder
    you're on, Yoshitsune-san.
[05:35] Ashito/I
    I want to attack. And thanks to
    Yoshitsune-san, there are more spaces.
[05:39] Ashito/I
    I have a chance to score!
[05:43] Ashito/I
    If I attack now...
[05:45] Ashito/I
    I feel like I'm about to
    grasp something great.
[05:47] (Flashback) Yoshitsune
    Fukuda-san often speaks
    highly of you to the A team.
[05:54] Ashito/I
    I'll go back to how I was before.
[06:00] Ashito
    The right wing! There's a space!
[06:03] Ashito/I
    Togashi. He's moving up.
[06:07] Ashito/I
    But that space on the right wing
    looks unusual for some reason.
[06:12] Ashito
    Isshiki-san!
[06:15] Ashito
    The injury he suffered in the first half...
[06:18] Takeshima/I
    I'm not going to let them past me!
[06:20] Takeshima/I
    Togashi? But he can catch up at that speed.
[06:25] Togashi/I
    If Takeshima and I sandwich this guy,
    we can stop him there, but...
[06:29] Togashi/Takeshima
    I will...
[06:29] Togashi/Takeshima
    I will...
[06:47] Kaneko
    Huh? Did both of those defenders
    just shy away from the ball?
[06:53] Ashito
    What the heck was that, you two?!
[06:56] Ashito
    Why didn't you communicate?!
[06:58] Ashito
    All you had to do was use your voices
     and tell the other one your plan!
[07:01] Ashito
    And just now, you purposefully didn't do that!
[07:04] Ashito
    All of us have to defend today.
[07:06] Ashito
    We've got to win today, no matter what!
[07:11] Date
    Tsukishima.
[07:13] Date
    Let's change the system.
[07:17] Takeshima
    Togashi. I need to talk to you after the game.
[07:21] Takeshima
    But for now, if we want to win,
    we've got to give it our all, like Aoi says.
[07:26] Ohtomo
    What are those guys doing?
    I can't believe they made such a basic error.
[07:31] Roan
    The second half just started,
    and the momentum's against us.
[07:37] Ohtomo
    Seems like Isshiki-san can't continue.
[07:39] Sign (Top)
    Tama Sports U
[07:39] Sign (Bottom)
    Esperion B
[07:40] Spectator 1
    Esperion's No. 9 was taken off on a stretcher.
[07:43] Spectator 2
    What a time for a new player to come on.
[07:46] Numazu
    Shimizu!
[07:49] Shimizu
    What?
[07:49] Numazu
    Togashi!
[07:51] Togashi
    Are you serious?
[07:53] Numazu
    Aoi.
[07:58] Ashito
    What?
[08:13] Tama U Gk
    We need one more goal for a comeback win!
[08:15] Tama U 8
    Keep marking Yoshitsune tightly!
[08:18] Tama Players
    Right!
[08:19] Tama U 2/I
    Conceding due to a defensive error.
[08:22] Tama U 2/I
    An enforced change at center-back.
[08:24] Tama U 2/I
    Esperion's defense is falling apart!
[08:27] Tama U 13/I
    We'll press them hard
    and snatch the ball away!
[08:31] Tama U 11
    Wait, hold on a sec!
[08:34] Tama U 11
    They've altered their system on us.
[08:39] Date
    Isshiki's replacement, Numazu,
    will remain at center-back.
[08:42] Sign
    Isshiki
[08:42] Sign
    Shimizu
[08:42] Sign
    Aoi
[08:42] Sign
    Togashi
[08:42] Sign
    Ohtomo
[08:42] Sign
    Sugawara
[08:42] Sign
    Nikaido
[08:42] Sign
    Takeshima
[08:42] Sign
    Tachibana
[08:42] Sign
    Yoshitsune
[08:42] Sign
    Roan
[08:42] Sign
    Numazu
[08:45] Date
    The anchorman, Shimizu, will drop back into
    the defensive line. And both full-backs will...
[08:45] Sign
    Shimizu
[08:45] Sign
    Shimizu
[08:46] Sign
    Shimizu
[08:46] Sign
    Shimizu
[08:49] Sign
    Aoi
[08:49] Sign
    Togashi
[08:49] Sign
    Ohtomo
[08:49] Sign
    Sugawara
[08:49] Sign
    Aoi
[08:49] Sign
    Togashi
[08:49] Sign
    Ohtomo
[08:49] Sign
    Sugawara
[08:49] Sign
    Aoi
[08:49] Sign
    Togashi
[08:50] Sign
    Aoi
[08:50] Sign
    Togashi
[08:50] Sign
    Ohtomo
[08:50] Sign
    Sugawara
[08:51] (Flashback) Numazu
    Go upfield. You and Togashi fly forward.
    Those are Nozomi-san's instructions.
[08:58] (Flashback) Numazu
    You're still a full-back though,
    so don't forget about defending, okay?
[09:01] (Flashback) Numazu
    Go up, but keep that in mind.
[09:03] (Flashback) Numazu
    Oh, and a message from Nozomi-san:
[09:07] (Flashback) Numazu
    "Attacking from defense
    isn't a whole new ball game."
[09:12] (Flashback) Numazu
    "Take what you've learned defending and
     apply it to attacking." That's what he said.
[09:19] Ashito/I
    I can go upfield?
[09:26] Ashito/I
    I can go upfield and score?
[09:34] Ashito/I
    That makes me so happy! I'm totally stoked!
[09:39] Ashito/I
    But can I really move up, just like that?
[09:42] Ashito/I
    I still have to defend.
[09:45] Ashito/I
    How do I attack while still
    doing my defensive duties?
[09:50] Ashito/I
    I want to go upfield, but...
[09:54] Ashito/I
    Dammit! I don't know how I should be playing!
[09:57] Ohtomo
    Ashito!
[10:01] Ohtomo
    Let's go! Stick with me.
    I could use your support.
[10:05] Ohtomo
    Stay at a distance, but keep up!
[10:09] Ashito/I
    Ohtomo!
[10:19] Ashito/I
    Yoshitsune-san.
[10:28] Tsukishima
    We fully expected this game to be tied.
[10:31] Tsukishima
    The timing was moved up
     due to Isshiki's injury,
[10:35] Tsukishima
    but we always planned to alter the
    system at this point in the match.
[10:39] Tsukishima
    Now it's up to the players to figure
    out how to adapt, right, Nozomi?
[10:46] Tsukishima
    Let's hope they've learned what to do.
[10:53] Tama U 26/I
    Why? Why can't I get the ball?
[10:59] Ashito/I
    I remember this feeling.
[11:02] Ashito/I
    It's just like the Seikyo High match.
[11:07] Ashito/I
    A triangle!
[11:14] Tama U 13/I
    Dammit!
[11:16] Tama U 12
    What are you doing?
    Hurry up and get the ball!
[11:18] Ashito/I
    No, they won't get the ball from us.
[11:21] Ashito/I
    The only difference is
    I'm now in Asari's position.
[11:27] (Flashback) Date
    Take what you've learned
    defending and apply it to attacking.
[11:31] Ashito/I
    Their No. 19's closing in.
[11:34] Ashito
    Ohtomo! Man on! Pass it back!
[11:39] Ashito
    Yoshitsune-san!
[11:49] Ashito/I
    Ohtomo, I'm trusting you to
    know how my mind works.
[11:52] Ashito/I
    I'm hoping you do.
[11:54] Ashito/I
    Here comes my...
[11:56] Ohtomo/I
    A pass? You want to pass, Ashito?
[11:59] Ohtomo/I
    But where to?
[12:01] Ohtomo/I
    I see it!
[12:04] Ashito/I
    I'm in the back.
[12:05] Ashito/I
    And because I'm in the back,
    I can be eyes for the players in front of me!
[12:10] Ashito/I
    Barking instructions to tell 'em what they
    can't see, and guiding them so we score!
[12:19] Hana
    Seeing you enjoy yourself like this...
[12:22] Hana
    ...makes me very happy.
[12:25] Masuko
    The pass got through!
[12:26] Kuwata
    Ohtomo!
[12:28] Myojin
    He's open in prime position!
[12:29] Bench Players
    Go for it!
[12:31] Ohtomo/I
    I can shoot!
[12:32] Ashito
    Don't shoot!
[12:34] Ohtomo/I
    That was close! I didn't see him coming.
[12:37] Ohtomo/I
    But thanks to that, it was like a fakeout.
[12:41] Myojin
    Shoot!
[12:42] Kameyama
    Go for it!
[12:47] Tama U 12
    It's clear!
[12:55] (Flashback) Yoshitsune
    You're not just one player out of eleven.
[12:57] (Flashback) Yoshitsune
    I'm a teensy bit envious.
[13:00] Ashito/I
    Everyone's one player out of eleven
    in a game of soccer, Yoshitsune-san.
[13:05] Ashito/I
    What did he mean by that?
[13:11] Ashito/I
    I have a direct shot at the goal.
[13:13] Ashito/I
    Just like in the Seikyo High match.
[13:16] Ashito/I
    I'm farther away than that time,
    but the shot's still on.
[13:23] Ashito/I
    Tachibana's free.
    And he's in the perfect spot.
[13:27] Ashito/I
    Rather than going for the
    tough shot, I should pass to him.
[13:30] Ashito/I
    No, if I nudge it a little to the right,
[13:34] Ashito/I
    I can avoid the crowd and take the shot!
[13:37] Ashito/I
    I will...
[13:38] (Flashback) Kuribayashi
    Come up with four viable options.
[13:42] (Flashback) Kuribayashi
    And out of those four...
[13:47] Ashito
    Choose one.
[14:07] Kaneko
    A full-back providing the
    assist for another full-back?
[14:10] Kaneko
    You don't see that every day.
[14:15] Sugawara
    Togashi!
[14:17] Ohtomo
    You're the best!
[14:19] Ohtomo
    The ball came in from behind you, but you 
    jumped super high on that header! Oh man!
[14:25] Sugawara
    A goal from our full-back, huh?!
[14:28] Ohtomo
    Hey, Ashito! Nice assist, dude!
[14:36] Ashito/I
    I felt Togashi's height gave us
    the best chance of scoring.
[14:41] Tachibana
    A-Ashito...
[14:43] Tachibana
    Nice assist.
[14:46] Ashito
    Why were you spacing out, Tachibana?
[14:51] Ashito
    You were standing in an offside position.
[14:58] Hana/I
    It's happening again.
    He's got that fragile look on his face.
[15:04] (Flashback) Anri
    You truly don't know
    anything about soccer, do you?
[15:09] Hana
    Yup, it's a world I just don't understand.
[15:16] Kaneko
    Oh, hey. Are you leaving?
[15:19] Kaneko
    I just remembered
     I have something for you.
[15:23] Kaneko
    Your photo.
[15:24] Hana
    Photo?
[15:25] Kaneko
    From the last game.
    There are some good ones.
[15:27] Kaneko
    Sorry I didn't get permission.
    It's to say thanks for showing me around.
[15:32] Kaneko
    There are two copies. Give one to Aoi, 'kay?
[15:36] Kaneko
    Thanks!
[15:45] Tsukishima
    What's the deal with that kid?
[15:48] Tsukishima
    I don't know what sets him off,
    but it's like he becomes someone else.
[15:53] Tsukishima
    Improvement is always welcome.
[15:55] Tsukishima
    But as a coach, how much can you even
    calculate when instructing someone like him?
[16:02] Tsukishima
    Nozomi?
[16:07] Fukuda
    "Calculate" isn't the right
     word to use, Tsukishima.
[16:12] Date
    Fukuda.
[16:14] Fukuda
    It's fun because trying to calculate
    stuff doesn't work in youth soccer.
[16:19] Roan
    We're in added time!
[16:20] Masuko
    Hold onto the lead at all costs!
[16:33] Saito
    Just a little longer!
[16:35] Myojin
    You can do it!
[16:47] Ohtomo
    Hell yeah!
[16:49] Shimizu
    We held on!
[16:51] Sign (Top)
    Tama Sports U
[16:51] Sign (Bottom)
    Esperion B
[16:54] Esperion Players
    All right!
[17:04] Ashito/I
    In the end, my last contribution in this
    game was the assist for Togashi's goal.
[17:22] Date
    The assist was good, but after it, the balance
    between offense and defense was off.
[17:28] Date
    By joining the attack, you racked up the miles
    switching between offense and defense.
[17:34] Date
    You wore yourself out on your own.
[17:36] Ashito
    Right.
[17:38] Ashito/I
    After that assist,
    my mind started to go hazy.
[17:43] Ashito/I
    I don't remember what I did afterwards,
    let alone what happened in the game.
[17:51] Fukuda
    I hear you did well in defense, Ashito.
[17:55] Fukuda
    Nozomi was full of praise for how you barked
    orders and effectively eliminated spaces.
[18:01] Fukuda
    Defense isn't easy.
[18:04] Fukuda
    Compared to offense, 
    there are more structural rules,
[18:07] Fukuda
    and you need exceptional
    skills to verbalize them.
[18:11] Fukuda
    But if you're able to bark instructions,
[18:14] Fukuda
    it means you're able to put
     your thoughts into words.
[18:17] Fukuda
    You applied that to your
    attacking and it got you an assist.
[18:21] Fukuda
    Good job, Ashito.
[18:25] (Flashback) Yoshitsune
    Fukuda-san often speaks
    highly of you to the A team.
[18:32] Fukuda
    But tell me one thing:
[18:35] Fukuda
    Why didn't you shoot?
[18:42] Fukuda
    I'm not saying it was a
    good decision or a bad one.
[18:47] Fukuda
    It's just...
[18:49] Fukuda
    I'm wondering why you look like
    you're sulking when we won the game.
[18:55] Ashito/I
    I get it.
[18:56] Ashito/I
    I'm not only frustrated because I couldn't
    play consistently for 90 minutes...
[19:02] Ashito/I
    I want to go back to being a forward,
    and yet, in that moment, I chose to pass.
[19:07] Ashito/I
    I can't explain why I did that myself.
[19:13] Ashito
    But me not shooting worked out
    well for you, didn't it, old man?
[19:17] Ashito
    You branded me a failure as a forward.
[19:22] Fukuda
    Don't doubt yourself when you
    play soccer. That's all I have to say.
[19:27] Ashito/I
    And whose fault is it
    that I'm doubting myself?
[19:30] Fukuda
    Your next opponent's
    Tokyo Musashino, right?
[19:33] Fukuda
    I watched the video.
[19:35] Fukuda
    They're one hell of a team.
[19:38] Fukuda
    You can't beat them as you are now.
[19:40] Fukuda
    But depending on how well
    you do in that match...
[19:44] Fukuda
    I might consider moving
     you up to the A team.
[19:47] Fukuda
    Good luck!
[19:53] Ohtomo
    Ashito!
[19:55] Ohtomo
    We finally won!
[19:57] Ohtomo
    And it's all thanks to your assist!
[20:00] Shimizu
    Yeah! And you did well in defense, Aoi-kun!
[20:04] Isshiki
    Aoi!
[20:07] Ashito
    Isshiki-san! How's the leg?
[20:10] Isshiki
    Don't worry about me. The important thing
     is that we finally got a win.
[20:18] Ashito
    Ow.
[20:20] Isshiki
    Thanks, man.
[20:38] Ashito
    How was that, Hana? My first game
     in a while, but I stormed it!
[20:42] Ashito
    You chose a good day to come cheer me on!
[20:48] Hana
    You did great out there.
[20:50] Ashito
    Well, of course! I knew you were coming.
[20:53] Ashito
    Gotta show my fan the good shiz, y'know?
[20:57] Ashito
    But you showed up late!
[20:59] Ashito
    Next time, be there from kickoff.
[21:01] Ashito
    I'm counting on you, Hana.
[21:04] Kaneko
    Aoi-kun!
[21:05] Kaneko
    I'm Kaneko Aoi from Soccer Every.
    Do you have a minute to talk to me?
[21:08] Ashito
    Wh-What's happening?!
[21:10] Kaneko
    Or I wish I could say that, but I have another
    interview at a different Metro League match.
[21:17] Kaneko
    So I'll give you my business card.
    Let's get together sometime.
[21:21] Hana
    Excuse me, Miss Reporter.
[21:23] Hana
    Are you talking to a player without
    going through the proper channels?
[21:27] Ashito
    A different Metro League match?
[21:30] Kaneko
    Yeah. It's, uh, the Tokyo
    Musashino Youth match.
[21:33] Ashito
    Musashino Youth?
[21:35] Kaneko
    Their sudden improvement's
     got everyone talking—
[21:38] Ohtomo
    Ashito!
[21:40] Ashito
    What's up, Ohtomo?
[21:42] Ohtomo
    Ashito, we've got a problem.
[21:47] (Flashback) Tachibana
    Excuse me.
[21:49] (Flashback) Date
    What is it?
[21:53] (Flashback) Tachibana
    In the next match...
[21:55] (Flashback) Tachibana
    Please don't play me.
[22:00] (Flashback) Tachibana
    My confidence is shot.
[22:06] Ashito
    Don't play him? Tachibana really said that?
[22:10] Ohtomo
    Yeah...
[22:12] Ohtomo
    The next match is against his
    old team, Tokyo Musashino.
[22:19] Ashito
    Ohtomo.
[22:20] Ashito
    Let's go watch their game.
[22:21] Ohtomo
    Huh?
[22:24] Ashito
    We'll take Tachibana with us.
[22:28] Ashito
    We've gotta see what kind of soccer
    they play with our own eyes.
[24:19] Sign
    Next Episode
[24:19] Sign
    What We Lack
[24:19] Sign (Bottom)
    This is a work of fiction, and bears no relation to any actual persons, organizations, or names.
[24:23] Date
    The next episode of Aoashi is: 
    "What We Lack."

E19 - What We Lack
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[00:05] Anri
    Togashi.
[00:06] Togashi
    Huh?
[00:09] Anri
    Would you like this lunch?
[00:11] Togashi
    Huh?
[00:13] Anri
    I woke up at five this morning to make it.
[00:16] Anri
    I've never cooked a meal before.
[00:19] Togashi
    Hold on a minute here.
[00:21] Togashi
    That ain't somethin' ya made for me.
[00:23] Togashi
    Why don't ya go give it
    to the guy ya made it for—
[00:27] Togashi
    Oh.
[00:30] Togashi
    Fine! I'll eat it! I'll eat it all!
[00:33] Takeshima
    Togashi.
[00:37] Takeshima
    Like I said, we need to talk.
[02:11] Sign
    What We Lack
[02:12] Tachibana
    Let me out!
[02:14] Tachibana
    Why do I have to go 
    to Musashino now?!
[02:17] Ohtomo
    C'mon, dude, chill.
[02:18] Ashito
    Hey, Tachibana. Were you serious about that?
[02:22] Ashito
    Did you really ask to be
    left out of the next match?
[02:27] Ohtomo
    You didn't forget, did you?
    What Kaneda said to us, I mean.
[02:31] Ashito
    Plus, Musashino's your old team.
[02:34] Ashito
    Don't lots of your pals from your
     junior youth days still play there?
[02:38] Ashito
    It's a chance to show 'em
     how much you've grown.
[02:41] Ashito
    How can you not be excited about that?
[02:44] Tachibana
    If I had grown, then sure.
[02:50] Ashito
    I don't get it.
[02:52] Ashito
    I have friends who supported me back in Ehime.
[02:56] Ashito
    If I get to play soccer in front of 'em someday,
    I want to do it with my head held high.
[03:03] Ashito
    And if we found ourselves on the same field...
    Well, I couldn't ask for more.
[03:11] Kaneko
    Speaking of Musashino Youth...
[03:13] Kaneko
    Their current manager's
    supposed to be top-notch.
[03:18] Kaneko
    Musashino isn't a J-Youth team.
    It's just a regular youth team.
[03:23] Kaneko
    So you guys at Esperion should be
    way ahead in terms of potential
[03:27] Kaneko
    and the environment you're in.
[03:29] Kaneko
    But under Manager Satake, who got
    promoted from the junior youth setup,
[03:35] Kaneko
    the players there are blooming
    in spite of these disadvantages.
[03:39] Kaneko
    Isn't that exciting?
[03:41] Ashito/I
    So that means Tachibana
    used to play under that manager.
[03:48] (Flashback) Nakano
    We've worked our asses off
    for a year since that day.
[03:50] (Flashback) Nakano
    Everyone at Musashino did,
    under Manager Satake's guidance.
[04:00] Ashito
    So different from a manager who
     forces players to change positions.
[04:05] Hana
    Ashito.
[04:06] Hana
    You were thinking something bad
     about my bro just now, weren't you?
[04:10] Ashito
    Hana, why are you tagging
     along with us, anyway?
[04:14] Hana
    I'm chaperoning!
[04:16] Hana
    Man, I hope I make it
    back for my English lesson.
[04:21] Kaneko
    I know what's going on here.
[04:23] Hana
    Huh?
[04:25] Kaneko
    You're waiting for the perfect time to 
    give that to him, right? I'm rooting for you.
[04:32] Hana
    Ashito and I...
[04:35] Hana
    ...aren't like that.
[04:43] Satake
    Tachibana!
[04:52] Tachibana
    Manager Satake.
[04:55] Satake
    You've come to watch our game?
[04:58] Ashito/I
    "M-Manager"?
[05:01] Ashito/I
    So this guy is...
[05:02] Satake
    Are you playing in the game next week?
[05:07] Tachibana
    No.
[05:08] Tachibana
    I asked them not to play me,
    so I won't be playing.
[05:15] Satake
    Sounds like you're struggling.
[05:18] Satake
    That's good.
[05:20] Satake
    You chose your path knowing what lay ahead.
[05:23] Satake
    If you're struggling, it means
     you've chosen the right path.
[05:30] Satake
    I'm glad you're working hard.
[05:33] Satake
    See you.
[05:37] Ashito
    Tachibana. My heart just started pounding.
[05:41] Ashito
    We need to go see for ourselves how
    he's managed to make his team so strong.
[05:52] Sign (Top)
    Musashino
[05:52] Sign (Bottom)
    Kanto Sogo
[06:04] Ohtomo
    Remember what Nakano said?
[06:06] Ohtomo
    According to him, Musashino's made up of guys
    who wanted to be in J-Youth, but didn't make it.
[06:11] Ohtomo
    And a team like that is undefeated in Tokyo's
    top league, and on a six-game winning streak.
[06:16] Ohtomo
    That manager's got some serious know-how.
[06:23] Ohtomo
    Double pressing right off the bat?
[06:27] Ohtomo
    Oh. That was a bit desperate.
[06:30] Ashito
    Their press is fast.
[06:33] Ashito
    And it's always two players
    pressuring the ball carrier.
[06:37] Ohtomo
    They rely on numbers to win the ball to
     make up for what they lack individually.
[06:42] Muto
    Mitsuya!
[06:45] Ashito
    Three players now?! I understand pressing high, 
    but isn't this a bit too aggressive?
[06:50] Ashito
    I mean, there's already
     a huge space right there.
[07:00] Ohtomo
    He reacted so fast.
[07:02] Ashito
    No.
[07:04] Ashito
    Even before the pass was hit,
    that defensive midfielder...
[07:07] Ashito
    ...was heading straight for that space.
[07:11] Tachibana
    That space wasn't there
    by accident. It was a setup.
[07:16] Tachibana
    In order to win the ball with their press,
     they steered the pass that way on purpose.
[07:24] Ashito
    They got the ball!
[07:26] Tachibana
    This super high press soccer
    is this team's signature play.
[07:31] Tachibana
    They descend on the ball carrier like
    a swarm of bees to win possession.
[07:34] Ohtomo
    A high press in itself isn't rare,
    but when you say "super" high press...
[07:40] Tachibana
    There was a phrase Manager Satake
    would always say to us...
[07:45] Tachibana
    "Take risks."
[07:48] (Flashback) Satake
    You all know your skills aren't the best.
[07:52] (Flashback) Satake
    Which means you don't have anything to lose.
[07:56] (Flashback) Satake
    It's okay to leave a space.
[07:58] (Flashback) Satake
    Just go for it and keep up the high press.
[08:02] (Flashback) Satake
    If the other team is better than you
    man-to-man, they'll have more possession.
[08:07] (Flashback) Satake
    This makes you nervous, so you retreat
    to your own half to defend your goal.
[08:12] (Flashback) Satake
    But think about that for a moment.
    Will doing that make the other team nervous?
[08:18] (Flashback) Satake
    Of course not.
[08:20] (Flashback) Satake
    So take risks.
[08:22] (Flashback) Satake
    When you take risks, the other
    team finally feels threatened.
[08:27] (Flashback) Satake
    To make that happen,
    we shouldn't be afraid of taking risks.
[08:38] Ashito/I
    They don't hesitate.
[08:40] Ashito/I
    Everyone understands their role
    in the press and moves accordingly.
[08:45] Ohtomo
    But y'know, with such a desperate high press,
[08:49] Ohtomo
    if just one thing goes wrong,
     it'll lead to a goal.
[08:52] Ashito
    I don't think it's the high press itself
    that makes this team strong.
[08:57] Ashito
    Yes, I see!
[08:59] Ashito
    This team...
[09:00] Muto
    Kaneda!
[09:02] Ashito
    They face their weaknesses head-on.
[09:06] Ashito
    They hit on this playstyle by fully grasping
    what each of them lacks individually.
[09:11] Ashito
    Their mental strength makes it possible.
[09:14] Satake
    This year's team is nearly perfect.
[09:18] Satake
    Ten of the players completely
    understand their roles on the field.
[09:25] Satake
    And then, we have one irregularity.
[09:30] Ashito/I
    He stayed on his feet?
[09:43] Ashito
    Compared to this team,
    we're full of hesitation and weaknesses.
[09:51] Ashito
    What we lack is the strength
    they gain from playing as a single unit.
[09:56] Ohtomo
    But...
[09:58] Ohtomo
    What about him?
[10:00] Ohtomo
    Is Kaneda part of this "single unit"?
[10:15] Sign (Top)
    Musashino
[10:15] Sign (Bottom)
    Kanto Sogo
[10:24] Ashito
    Wh-What's the big idea, Hana?
     Don't go touching my butt!
[10:28] Hana
    Oh, uh, it's just... If the game's over,
    I think I'll head back now.
[10:32] Ashito
    Huh? You're leaving?
[10:35] Hana
    What is it, Ashito?
    Do you still need me for something?
[10:39] Ashito
    Do you really have to go?
[10:42] Hana
    Why?
[10:44] Ashito
    I haven't seen you in a while. And we don't
    know when we'll see each other again next.
[10:49] Hana
    Yeah, I guess that's true.
[10:52] Ashito
    Then, why don't we talk or something?
[10:55] Hana
    Talk about what?
[10:57] Hana
    We can talk about if
    you've been eating right...
[11:00] Ashito
    Or we can talk about soccer instead!
[11:05] Hana
    Anri's more knowledgeable about that, right?
[11:09] Tachibana
    Anyway, we should be getting back, too.
    I'd rather not stick around here too long.
[11:16] Miyako
    Soichiro.
[11:19] Tachibana
    M-Miyako?
[11:22] Miyako
    Not here.
[11:23] Miyako
    Let's talk somewhere off the field.
[11:28] Miyako
    Why haven't you kept in touch?
[11:30] Tachibana
    Well, uh...
[11:32] Ashito
    Tachibana, I didn't know
     you had a girlfriend.
[11:37] Tachibana
    She's my sister.
[11:39] Tachibana
    This is Tachibana Miyako, my twin sister.
[11:42] Tachibana
    She plays for the Tokyo Musashino Ladies.
[11:47] Ashito
    You've never mentioned her before!
[11:49] Tachibana
    I haven't?
[11:52] Miyako
    I don't mind you not contacting me,
    but you need to answer when Mom and Dad call.
[11:57] Tachibana
    But like I said, I don't want to be spoiled.
[12:01] Tachibana
    So until I become a starter for Esperion...
[12:04] Miyako
    You idiot! You're confusing
    being serious with something else.
[12:07] Miyako
    Like you've always done.
[12:10] Ohtomo
    Not calling your parents? 
    What are we going to do with you?
[12:14] Ohtomo
    I'll give him a good talking-to, miss.
[12:17] Miyako
    Shut up, Esperion!
[12:23] Miyako
    Soichiro, you know about
    Musashino's current standing, right?
[12:28] Tachibana
    I do. They're pretty strong.
[12:31] Miyako
    Kaneda, the forward who replaced you,
[12:35] Miyako
    is a real piece of work
    who is giving everyone a headache.
[12:39] Mikami
    Hold it, Kaneda!
[12:42] Nakano
    Kaneda-kun!
[12:43] Miyako
    Hide!
[12:43] Ohtomo
    Oh, uh, wait up!
[12:46] Mikami
    You're just a first-year! That's no way
     to speak to Muto! He's your captain!
[12:50] Kaneda
    I'm just stating the facts.
[12:53] Kaneda
    You're sluggish to get to the ball, Muto-san.
[12:59] Kaneda
    With the captain behaving like that,
    it takes longer for the ball to be fed to me.
[13:05] Kaneda
    Don't you want to be strong?
[13:07] Mikami
    Kaneda! You're all the way up front
    and never help out with the defending!
[13:13] Kaneda
    I'm the one who scores the goals.
[13:15] Kaneda
    I'm the one responsible
    for the team winning.
[13:18] Kaneda
    My pinpoint counterattacks are what
    makes our super high press soccer possible.
[13:24] Kaneda
    I have the right to say it.
[13:28] Kaneda
    But I guess I'm asking too much.
[13:30] Kaneda
    Unlike in J-Youth, no one's
    trying to go pro in this team.
[13:36] Kaneda
    Though I'll never understand...
[13:39] Kaneda
    how you can carry on playing soccer
    when you've given up on going pro.
[13:43] Kaneda
    Unlike all of you, I have what it takes.
[13:47] Kaneda
    Well, at least go tell the players who
    have no guts to stop dragging me down.
[13:52] Kaneda
    Oh, yeah. The next match is against Esperion.
[13:56] Kaneda
    The guy who passed those phony
     tryouts, Tachibana, will be there.
[14:00] Kaneda
    Yup, I'm sure you know him well,
    so let's crush him, okay?
[14:05] Ashito
    Kaneda!
[14:08] Ohtomo
    H-Hey, Ashito!
[14:10] Ashito
    You failed the tryouts because
    you weren't good enough.
[14:15] Ashito
    I know now that you're the
    weakest player on this team.
[14:21] Kaneda
    Why the hell are you all here?!
[14:24] Muto
    T-Tachibana?
[14:26] Muto
    It is you, Tachibana!
[14:28] Tachibana
    Muto-san, Mikami-san, it's been a while.
[14:32] Kaneda
    Have you come to spy on us?
[14:34] Kaneda
    And you have the nerve to call me 
    the weakest player on this team?!
[14:38] Muto
    Are you from Esperion?
[14:40] Muto
    We don't want any trouble.
[14:41] Muto
    Please leave.
[14:42] Miyako
    Hey, what's gotten into you?
    Why'd you jump out like that?
[14:45] Ashito
    That jerk Kaneda
    belittled Tachibana again!
[14:50] Tachibana
    S-Stop, Ashito! Let's go home!
[14:53] Kaneda
    Aoi! I'm surprised you still have
     the guts to trash-talk me!
[14:59] Ashito
    Say what?!
[15:00] Kaneda
    As of today, I've scored nine goals.
[15:03] Kaneda
    I'm the league's top scorer,
    way ahead of everyone else.
[15:06] Kaneda
    And what about you?
[15:08] Kaneda
    You got moved to a position
    where you can't even score!
[15:13] Kaneda
    Or are you telling me you've made up
     your mind to go pro as a defender?
[15:20] Kaneda
    I can see it written on your face!
[15:21] Kaneda
    How can you bear to stand on the field
    with a half-baked resolution like that? Well?!
[15:30] Ashito/I
    Why didn't I shoot then?
[15:33] Ashito/I
    Why?!
[15:35] Kaneda
    I hate you the most.
[15:38] Kaneda
    The country bumpkin who
    joined a J-Youth team in Tokyo.
[15:48] Kaneda
    Why are you getting all up
    in my face, Tachibana?!
[15:52] Kaneda
    You should be grateful.
[15:54] Kaneda
    After you left this team, they got
    better and stronger, thanks to me.
[16:00] Tachibana
    I don't care what you say about me,
    but I won't let you insult my friends!
[16:05] Tachibana
    Take it back! Right now!
[16:08] Muto
    What's gotten into you?
     You're usually so composed.
[16:11] Kaneda
    This is what I hate about you.
    Your stupid camaraderie.
[16:16] Kaneda
    Stop getting so cozy.
    I won't be fooled again.
[16:20] Kaneda
    I'll move up on my own,
    without depending on anyone.
[16:23] Kaneda
    I'll show you who's the better
    player in the next match.
[16:28] Sign
    Immune
    System
[16:30] Sign
    Immune
    System
[16:30] Sign
    Immune
    System
[16:30] Sign
    Earache
[16:30] Sign
    Immune
[16:30] Sign
    System
[16:30] Sign
    Earache
[16:31] Ohtomo
    How the heck is that guy a starter?
[16:35] Ohtomo
    You can't play soccer with a jerk like him!
[16:39] Miyako
    I don't know why, but it seems
    Manager Satake is giving him free rein.
[16:46] Hana
    Welcome back. You took your time.
[16:49] Ohtomo
    You can't be serious.
[16:50] Miyako
    But his teammates accept him.
[16:54] Miyako
    And they're getting stronger.
[16:55] Hana
    Did something happen?
[17:00] (Flashback) Kaneda
    How can you bear to stand on the field
    with a half-baked resolution like that?
[17:04] Ashito/I
    I wanted to say something
    back, but I couldn't.
[17:07] Hana
    What happened?
[17:09] Ashito/I
    I can't stop Kaneda if I stay the way I am now.
[17:13] Ashito/I
    Kaneda has zero doubts right now.
    As a forward, he's like a ball of raging fire.
[17:20] Ashito/I
    I can't stop him as I am.
    Not by myself or with my team.
[17:30] Ashito
    What the heck was that for, Hana?!
[17:31] Hana
    I'm asking you what happened!
[17:34] Ashito
    Y-You still didn't have to kick me!
[17:37] Ashito
    And anyway, you wouldn't
    understand if I told you!
[17:42] Hana
    I was waiting for you like I was supposed to!
[17:47] Hana
    And I remembered what I wanted to tell you.
[17:49] Hana
    I'm making meal plans for Kuribayashi-kun.
[17:55] Ashito
    Kuribayashi?
[17:57] Hana
    He'll follow them to the letter,
[17:59] Hana
    and report back on how they affect his
     physical movement and muscle mass.
[18:04] Hana
    For me, as an aspiring sports doctor,
    it's an amazing opportunity.
[18:08] Hana
    But I thought I should inform you
    before I went ahead with it. So...
[18:15] Ashito
    Why?
[18:19] Ashito
    Why do you have to inform me?
[18:21] Ashito
    It's an opportunity, right?
     You should just go for it.
[18:26] Hana
    You're right. I will.
[18:34] Ashito/I
    Seriously, why the hell do
    I feel so weird about this?
[18:38] Ashito/I
    Kuribayashi... Why Kuribayashi?
[18:42] Miyako
    But I'm a bit relieved.
[18:45] Miyako
    You used to watch games
    without that spark in your eye,
[18:48] Miyako
    but now there are things
    that can make you angry.
[18:52] Miyako
    Regardless of whether your team beats us
     or not, you seem to have good teammates.
[18:55] Sign
    Smile
[18:55] Sign
    Smile
[18:55] Sign
    Smile
[19:00] Tachibana
    Yeah.
[19:02] Tachibana
    But I asked the coaches not
    to play me in the next match...
[19:07] Miyako
    What?
[19:12] Kaneko
    Aoi-kun, where's Hana-chan?
[19:15] Kaneko
    Did she give you anything?
[19:18] Ashito
    Nope.
[19:20] Kaneko
    That's strange.
[19:23] Ohtomo
    A text from Masuko?
[19:26] Ohtomo
    What?!
[19:28] Ashito
    What's up?
[19:29] Sign
    Masuko
[19:29] Sign
    Masuko
[19:29] Sign
    Masuko
[19:29] Sign
    Just Now
[19:29] Sign
    We're doomed in the next match!
[19:29] Sign
    They just announced the players switching between the A and B teams!
[19:29] Sign
    Yoshitsune-san -> A
[19:29] Sign
    Shimizu-san -> A
[19:29] Sign
    Isshiki-san -> Rehabilitation
[19:29] Sign
    To fill the gaps, Kuroda and Asari are moving down from the A team.
[19:29] Sign
    More at the evening meeting!
[19:30] Sign
    Masuko
[19:30] Sign
    Masuko
[19:30] Sign
    Masuko
[19:30] Sign
    Just Now
[19:30] Sign
    We're doomed in the next match!
[19:30] Sign
    They just announced the players switching between the A and B teams!
[19:30] Sign
    Yoshitsune-san -> A
[19:30] Sign
    Shimizu-san -> A
[19:30] Sign
    Isshiki-san -> Rehabilitation
[19:30] Sign
    To fill the gaps, Kuroda and Asari are moving down from the A team.
[19:30] Sign
    More at the evening meeting!
[19:30] Sign
    Masuko
[19:30] Sign
    Masuko
[19:30] Sign
    Masuko
[19:30] Sign
    Just Now
[19:30] Sign
    We're doomed in the next match!
[19:30] Sign
    They just announced the players switching between the A and B teams!
[19:30] Sign
    Yoshitsune-san -> A
[19:30] Sign
    Shimizu-san -> A
[19:30] Sign
    Isshiki-san -> Rehabilitation
[19:30] Sign
    To fill the gaps, Kuroda and Asari are moving down from the A team.
[19:30] Sign
    More at the evening meeting!
[19:30] Ohtomo
    Yoshitsune-san's returning to the A team.
[19:32] Sign
    Masuko
[19:32] Sign
    Masuko
[19:32] Sign
    Just Now
[19:32] Sign
    We're doomed in the next match!
[19:32] Sign
    They just announced the players switching between the A and B teams!
[19:32] Sign
    Yoshitsune-san -> A
[19:32] Sign
    Shimizu-san -> A
[19:32] Sign
    Isshiki-san -> Rehabilitation
[19:32] Sign
    To fill the gaps, Kuroda and Asari are moving down from the A team.
[19:32] Sign
    More at the evening meeting!
[19:34] Ohtomo
    That's a huge loss on its own.
[19:34] Sign
    Masuko
[19:34] Sign
    Just Now
[19:34] Sign
    We're doomed in the next match!
[19:34] Sign
    They just announced the players switching between the A and B teams!
[19:34] Sign
    Yoshitsune-san -> A
[19:34] Sign
    Shimizu-san -> A
[19:34] Sign
    Isshiki-san -> Rehabilitation
[19:34] Sign
    To fill the gaps, Kuroda and Asari are moving down from the A team.
[19:34] Sign
    More at the evening meeting!
[19:35] Sign
    Masuko
[19:35] Sign
    We're doomed in the next match!
[19:35] Sign
    They just announced the players switching between the A and B teams!
[19:35] Sign
    Yoshitsune-san -> A
[19:35] Sign
    Shimizu-san -> A
[19:35] Sign
    Isshiki-san -> Rehabilitation
[19:35] Sign
    To fill the gaps, Kuroda and Asari are moving down from the A team.
[19:35] Sign
    More at the evening meeting!
[19:35] Sign
    More at the evening meeting!
[19:35] Sign
    Masuko
[19:35] Sign
    We're doomed in the next match!
[19:35] Sign
    They just announced the players switching between the A and B teams!
[19:35] Sign
    Yoshitsune-san -> A
[19:35] Sign
    Shimizu-san -> A
[19:35] Sign
    Isshiki-san -> Rehabilitation
[19:35] Sign
    To fill the gaps, Kuroda and Asari are moving down from the A team.
[19:36] Sign
    More at the evening meeting!
[19:36] Sign
    Masuko
[19:36] Sign
    We're doomed in the next match!
[19:36] Sign
    They just announced the players switching between the A and B teams!
[19:36] Sign
    Yoshitsune-san -> A
[19:36] Sign
    Shimizu-san -> A
[19:36] Sign
    Isshiki-san -> Rehabilitation
[19:36] Sign
    To fill the gaps, Kuroda and Asari are moving down from the A team.
[19:37] Ohtomo
    Togashi hates Kuroda's
    and Takeshima's guts, right?
[19:42] Ohtomo
    Togashi and Takeshima already have issues,
    and now Kuroda's being added to the mix?
[19:49] Ohtomo
    What?!
[19:50] Sign
    Oh, and Takeshima and Togashi
    apparently had a huge fight, 
    though no one saw it...
    Takeshima hasn't told me any more
    than that, so I don't know the details.
[19:50] Sign
    Did you hear anything about it?
[19:52] Sign
    Oh, and Takeshima and Togashi
    apparently had a huge fight, 
    though no one saw it...
    Takeshima hasn't told me any more
    than that, so I don't know the details.
[19:52] Sign
    Did you hear anything about it?
[19:52] Sign
    Oh, and Takeshima and Togashi
    apparently had a huge fight, 
    though no one saw it...
    Takeshima hasn't told me any more
    than that, so I don't know the details.
[19:52] Sign
    Did you hear anything about it?
[19:57] Ohtomo
    Are we gonna be okay?
[20:00] Ohtomo
    Can we really play like this?
[20:04] Kaneko
    Tachibana-kun.
[20:05] Tachibana
    Huh? Um, yes?
[20:08] Kaneko
    I interviewed some of
    Musashino's players today.
[20:12] Kaneko
    Every single one of them asked about you.
[20:16] Kaneko
    You really were the ace on that team.
    Ever since junior youth, it sounded like.
[20:21] Kaneko
    Even though you went off to Esperion,
    everyone said how grateful they were to you.
[20:28] Tachibana
    Grateful?
[20:29] Kaneko
    Maybe unlike the two forwards
    I saw today, Yoshitsune and Kaneda,
[20:34] Kaneko
    your strength lies
    somewhere very different.
[20:38] Ashito/I
    A different strength from
    Yoshitsune-san and Kaneda?
[20:42] Kaneko
    Comparing yourself to them is pointless.
[20:44] Kaneko
    Oh, and all of them also said they couldn't
    wait to play against you next week.
[20:57] Ohtomo
    What are you doing? Can't you see this
     is a serious moment we're having here?
[21:01] Ashito
    Something's poking me in the back.
[21:15] Ashito
    Tachibana. I'm grateful to you, too.
[21:21] Ashito
    And I trust you.
[21:23] Ashito
    So...
[21:25] Tachibana
    I know.
[21:26] Tachibana
    If I'm honest, I want to
    play alongside you two.
[21:29] Tachibana
    Ashito.
[21:31] Tachibana
    Ohtomo.
[21:32] Tachibana
    With both of you.
[21:37] Date
    We're facing Musashino next,
    who are undefeated so far this season.
[21:42] Date
    Taking that into account,
    these are the starters for next week's game.
[21:56] Date
    There are two positions I haven't decided
     on yet, but this is how we'll line up.
[22:01] Takeshaima
    Why...
[22:03] Takeshaima
    Why this lineup?
[22:05] Date
    At this moment in time,
[22:08] Sign
    Nikaido
[22:08] Sign
    Aoi
[22:08] Sign
    Togashi
[22:08] Sign
    Takeshima
[22:08] Date
    this is our best team.
[22:08] Sign
    Sugawara
[22:08] Sign
    Ohtomo
[22:08] Sign
    Tachibana
[22:08] Sign
    Fujimiya
[22:08] Sign
    Roan
[22:09] Sign
    Aoi
[22:09] Sign
    Sugawara
[22:09] Sign
    Ohtomo
[22:09] Sign
    Tachibana
[22:09] Sign
    Fujimiya
[22:09] Sign
    Roan
[22:10] Sign
    Sugawara
[22:10] Sign
    Ohtomo
[22:10] Sign
    Tachibana
[22:10] Sign
    Fujimiya
[22:10] Sign
    Roan
[22:11] Sign
    Sugawara
[22:11] Sign
    Ohtomo
[22:11] Sign
    Tachibana
[22:11] Sign
    Fujimiya
[22:11] Sign
    Roan
[22:11] Sign
    Sugawara
[22:11] Sign
    Ohtomo
[22:11] Sign
    Tachibana
[22:11] Sign
    Fujimiya
[22:11] Sign
    Roan
[22:12] Sign
    Sugawara
[22:12] Sign
    Ohtomo
[22:12] Sign
    Tachibana
[22:12] Sign
    Fujimiya
[22:12] Sign
    Roan
[22:12] Sign
    Sugawara
[22:12] Sign
    Ohtomo
[22:12] Sign
    Tachibana
[22:12] Sign
    Fujimiya
[22:12] Sign
    Roan
[22:13] Sign (In Spotlight)
    Tachibana
[22:29] Ashito
    Let's win it.
[22:31] Ashito
    You guys...
[22:33] Ashito
    We have to win.
[24:19] Sign
    Next Episode
[24:19] Sign
    The Truly Weak One
[24:19] Sign (Bottom)
    This is a work of fiction, and bears no relation to any actual persons, organizations, or names.
[24:23] Yoshitsune
    The next episode of Aoashi is:
     "The Truly Weak One."

E20 - The Truly Weak One
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[00:03] Ohtomo
    Togashi!
[00:06] Togashi
    What's up, you guys?
[00:08] Ashito
    We heard you got into
     a fight with Takeshima.
[00:11] Togaashi
    A guy like him doesn't
    stand a chance against me.
[00:15] Togaashi
    But even knowin' that, he still came
    at me, so I taught him a lesson.
[00:22] Togaashi
    Just so ya know, all of this is their fault.
[00:27] Ashito
    "Their" fault? The promoted players, you mean?
[00:30] Ashito
    Togashi, what happened
     between you and them?
[00:36] Togashi
    Y'all find out soon enough.
[02:17] Sign
    The Truly Weak One
[02:18] (Flashback) Coach
    Starting today, these three are joining 
    Esperion Junior on a trial basis for a week.
[02:26] (Flashback) Coach
    If they do well, they'll join
    the Esperion Junior next year.
[02:35] (Flashback) Coach
    So take care of—
[02:36] (Flashback) Togashi
    Lemme introduce myself.
[02:38] (Flashback) Togashi
    I'm Togashi Keiji. I'm a forward.
[02:40] (Flashback) Togashi
    I came here 'cause I wanna go pro.
[02:43] (Flashback) Togashi
    If ya play half-ass soccer,
    I'll turn down the offer, ya got that?!
[02:48] Ashito
    F-For real?
[02:50] Ashito
    Togashi was invited here as a
    trialist when he was in sixth grade?
[02:55] Asari
    That's right.
[02:58] Asari
    Ah, that doesn't matter right now!
[03:01] Asari
    Why are you in my room anyway?!
[03:03] Ohtomo
    It's my room too, you know.
[03:05] Asari
    I got demoted from the A team after
    only a month! I couldn't do anything!
[03:10] Asari
    I've never been so humiliated!
[03:17] Yuma
    So what's the deal, Tachibana?
[03:19] Yuma
    Ya said ya wanted to talk, but it's just 'bout
     the beef between Togashi and Kuroda's crew?
[03:26] Yuma
    Ya don't usually talk to me.
[03:29] Tachibana
    Yuma, please.
[03:32] Tachibana
    I've made up my mind.
[03:33] Tachibana
    I'll do anything to help us win
    the next match against Musashino.
[03:37] Tachibana
    No more doubts.
[03:39] Tachibana
    For the next week, I'll do
    everything I can for the team.
[03:46] Yuma
    I like that look on your face.
[03:51] Yuma
    I couldn't care less 'bout
    other people, but what the hell.
[03:55] Yuma
    There's a line that always gets
    trotted out in soccer. Ya heard it?
[04:01] Yuma
    "Youth team players are mentally weak."
[04:09] (Flashback) Young Yuma
    Hey, ya ain't bad, punk.
[04:11] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    W-Well, 'course I ain't!
[04:14] Young Togashi/I
    This is their basic trainin'?
    They do this every day?
[04:18] Young Togashi/I
    And they do it like it's nothin'.
[04:21] Young Togashi/I
    So this is what a J.League
    team's academy is like?
[04:23] (Flashback) Fukuda
    Yo, Togashi.
[04:26] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    F-Fukuda-san!
[04:27] (Flashback) Fukuda
    You're in good shape, I see.
[04:30] (Flashback) Fukuda
    Have you been practicing since then?
[04:33] (Flashback) Young Yogashi
    You bet! I replayed what ya taught me
    back then in my head, and practiced it a lot!
[04:39] (Flashback) Fukuda
    Good for you.
[04:41] Young Togashi/I
    Fukuda Tatsuya... The guy who gave me
    advice at the national center last year.
[04:48] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    But man, I finally get the chance
     to join the junior youth team,
[04:52] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    and I find out you're movin' up to
    coach the youth team next year.
[04:57] (Flashback) Fukuda
    I'm sure we'll work together
    one day, if you're lucky.
[05:03] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    Wow, I'm so jealous.
[05:05] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    Fukuda-san spoke to you personally.
[05:10] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    The hell do you want?
[05:12] (Flashback) Young Kudoda
    You actually do talk like a real punk.
[05:15] (Flashback) Young Kudoda
    Nice to meet you. I'm Kuroda.
[05:19] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    Other than Squinty, yer the only
    one who's said two words to me.
[05:25] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    The players in this academy
    are real quiet, ain't they?
[05:29] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    Well, with the way you
    greeted them, it's no wonder.
[05:32] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    These two also say no one's talked to 'em.
[05:36] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    Everyone's serious about wanting to go pro,
    so we don't have time to worry about others.
[05:44] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    But you're amazing!
[05:46] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    You kept up with our training session.
[05:49] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    You have a strong build,
     but you've also got skills.
[05:53] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    So listen, we have a practice match with a
    local elementary school team this afternoon...
[05:58] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    Wh-What?! A game, ya say?!
[06:00] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    Ya mean it? Awesome!
[06:03] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    Why don't we try some stuff out on the field?
[06:06] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    Try some stuff out?
[06:08] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    Like, making use of your height.
[06:11] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    Can you knock the ball down in
    front of the goal? I'll run onto it.
[06:16] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    It'll be a great way to showcase
    your skills if it leads to a goal.
[06:20] Sign
    Let's Wash
[06:20] Sign
    Our Hands
[06:31] Young Togashi/I
    Wow, they can replicate the speed
    from training in an actual game.
[06:43] Young Togashi/I
    If I join this team, I'll get to
    play at this level every day.
[06:46] Young Togashi/I
    It'll help me in my quest to go pro.
[06:49] Young Togashi/I
    This is the best environment ever!
[06:52] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    Can you knock the ball
    down in front of the goal?
[06:55] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    To showcase your skills.
[06:56] Young Togashi/I
    I don't like bein' made to provide assists,
    but I'll do it if it means I can show off.
[07:02] (Flashback) Koichi
    Stay there, trialist! Stay!
[07:06] (Flashback) Koichi
    All right, now run!
[07:08] (Flashback) Young Takeshima
    No. 6, get in the middle!
[07:10] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    R-Right!
[07:12] Young Togashi/I
    One thing's botherin' me, though...
[07:14] Young Togashi/I
    It feels like they play differently with
    each other than they do with us trialists.
[07:19] Young Togashi/I
    Like they're usin' different
    passes and instructions with us.
[07:24] (Flashback) Young Takeshima
    It's a long ball to you, No. 6!
[07:30] Young Togashi/I
    Time to show what I can do.
[07:32] Young Togashi/I
    Make sure ya get on the end of it, dude!
[07:36] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    All right!
[07:37] Young Togashi/I
    It's a one-on-one. Go on and bury it!
[07:47] (Flashback) Young Takeshima
    What are you doing, trialist?!
    You were totally free!
[07:51] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    Seriously, what are you doing?
[07:53] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    You totally could've taken that shot.
[07:57] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    What am I doin'?
[08:00] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    Why didn't ya shoot? Ya chump.
[08:04] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    Huh?
[08:06] Sign
    Esperion
[08:06] Sign
    Nanjo
[08:06] Girl A
    Takeshima-kun, you were so cool!
[08:08] Sign
    Esperion
[08:08] Sign
    Nanjo
[08:08] Girl B
    You were!
[08:08] (Flashback) Young Takeshima
    Oh, stop.
[08:09] Sign
    Esperion
[08:09] Sign
    Nanjo
[08:09] Girls
    Right? Totally!
[08:10] Sign
    Esperion
[08:10] Sign
    Nanjo
[08:11] Sign
    Esperion
[08:11] Sign
    Nanjo
[08:12] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    Ya brought girls to a game?
[08:15] (Flashback) Girl A
    Um, who's this?
[08:16] (Flashback) Young Takeshima
    Hm? Oh, he's a trialist.
[08:20] (Flashback) Young Takeshima
    Oh, neither of them are my girlfriend.
[08:22] (Flashback) Young Takeshima
    I just told them they could come
    along if they wanted to, and they did.
[08:26] (Flashback) Girl B
    Takeshima-kun's good at soccer,
    so it's really fun watching him.
[08:32] (Flashback) Young Takeshima
    Don't get the wrong idea, trialist.
[08:35] (Flashback) Young Takeshima
    I keep soccer and my private life separate.
    I can draw a line.
[08:41] (Flashback) Young Takeshima
    At least I know not to miss a chance
     to shoot when I'm in acres of space.
[08:48] Young Togashi/I
    Esperion Junior...
[08:50] Young Togashi/I
    These guys're the top
    grade-school players in Tokyo.
[08:54] Young Togashi/I
    Everyone's got incredible skills, and their
    strength in matches is monstrous, too.
[08:59] Young Togashi/I
    None of 'em ever let their guard down, either.
[09:03] Young Togashi/I
    So why...
[09:06] Young Togashi/I
    Why am I feelin' so irritated?
[09:10] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    Leavin'?!
[09:11] (Flashback) Trainee A
    Yeah. They're on a whole other level.
[09:14] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    Yeah, but ya knew they'd be really good.
[09:18] (Flashback) Trainee B
    If our skills were lacking,
    we could just work hard, but...
[09:21] (Flashback) Trainee A
    They're seriously scary.
    They've got this weird aura.
[09:27] (Flashback) Trainee A
    It's almost like they don't even see us.
[09:31] (Flashback) Trainee A
    And it just makes me feel miserable.
[09:34] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    So they look down on us. So what?
[09:37] (Flashback) Trainee B
    But they don't look down on us. They...
[09:40] (Flashback) Trainee B
    They don't even see us.
[09:43] (Flashback) Trainee A
    Didn't you feel something off
    during the game today?
[09:45] (Flashback) Trainee A
    I don't know how to explain it,
     but all through that game...
[09:49] (Flashback) Trainee A
    it felt like we were just
    there to aid their training.
[09:54] Young Togashi/I
    I see now. The reason somethin' felt off is
    'cause none of 'em saw me as their equal.
[10:00] Young Togashi/I
    They treated me like a damn trial horse.
[10:03] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    Can you knock the ball
    down in front of the goal?
[10:08] (Flashback) Trainee A
    But... But the scariest thing is that
    there's no malicious intent behind it.
[10:12] (Flashback) Trainee B
    They do it unconsciously,
    and that freaks me out.
[10:16] (Flashback) Trainee A
    B-Best of luck, Togashi-kun.
[10:22] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    Ain't got anythin' to say?
[10:25] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    What are we supposed to say?
[10:28] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    And anyway, you're staying, right?
[10:30] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    Let's work hard to the end.
[10:36] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    Oh, and you know...
[10:38] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    I didn't shoot because, in that moment,
    you had a better chance of scoring.
[10:45] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    Any other questions?
[10:46] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    Don't ya wanna score?
[10:48] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    The most fun ya can have in soccer is scorin'!
[10:55] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    Well, if my overall goal tally helps
     me to become a pro, then sure.
[10:59] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    But today was just a practice game,
     so it wouldn't even count.
[11:05] (Flashback) Young Takeshima
    I know I said this already, but you 
    should talk like that after you score.
[11:11] (Flashback) Young Takeshima
    That play today was horrible.
    All you had to do was kick it.
[11:14] (Flashback) Young Takeshima
    You're a failure as a forward
    if you can't even do that.
[11:17] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    I ain't ever played soccer with someone 
    who kicks it backwards in that situation!
[11:30] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    We're not like you.
[11:46] Sign (Top)
    Esperion Junior
[11:46] Sign (Bottom)
    Sugamo Boys Club
[11:49] Young Togashi/I
    I don't like this.
[11:50] Young Togashi/I
    What's so different about us, huh?
[11:52] (Flashback) Young Roan
    No. 15, pass!
[11:55] Young Togashi/I
    But I gotta leave that aside for now.
[11:57] Young Togashi/I
    If I wanna join the team, 
    I gotta produce results now*.
[12:00] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    Return it!
[12:01] Young Togashi/I
    Am I a trial horse again?
[12:04] Young Togashi/I
    Well, it doesn't matter.
    Soccer's survival of the fittest.
[12:08] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    Return it!
[12:09] Young Togashi/I
    No matter what, I will 
    produce results, and climb higher.
[12:15] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    Togashi-kun, the wing!
    Play the ball out in front!
[12:22] (Flashback) Coach
    Very good. Nice link-up play, you two.
[12:28] Young Togashi/I
    It doesn't feel like they're*
    usin' me as practice today.
[12:33] Young Togashi/I
    Well, whatever. This way,
    I don't gotta hold back.
[12:37] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    Hey, defense! Come up through the middle!
[12:41] Young Togashi/I
    What's wrong with that guy?
[12:43] Young Togashi/I
    In the last game, he had zero problems
    goin' upfield, even though he's a center-back.
[12:50] Young Togashi/I
    What the hell is he lookin' at?
[12:52] Young Togashi/I
    What gives? They ain't lookin'
    at the other team at all today.
[12:56] Young Togashi/I
    The hell are they lookin' at?
[13:04] Esperion Juniors
    Great job!
[13:05] (Flashback) Esperion Juniors
    Awesome!
[13:06] Esperion Juniors
    You did it!
[13:08] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    Hey, chump. So ya can shoot for yerself.
[13:12] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    What is it? You still have a problem with me?
[13:15] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    All of ya have been glancin' over at that guy.
[13:19] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    He wasn't here last game. Ain't he
    the manager of the junior youth team?
[13:23] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    What's the big idea, changin' how you play
    when the bigwigs are watchin'? Well, chump?!
[13:30] (Flashback) Young Yuma
    What're you two doin'?
[13:32] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    I didn't do anything.
[13:34] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    Yer in the same boat, redhead.
    Why didn't ya push the defensive line up?!
[13:38] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    What's the point of stayin' in yer
    own half when we're attackin'?!
[13:41] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    We gotta get goals to stay in the lead!
[13:46] (Flashback) Young Takeshima
    This is as high as we can push.
    We have to watch out for counterattacks.
[13:51] (Flashback) Young Takeshima
    A first-time long ball up to their forward
    will see us conceding. I can't be having that.
[13:56] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    Soccer isn't all about scoring, you know.
[13:59] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    Don't gimme that crap. Ya all raced upfield
     in the last match, ya redhead bastard.
[14:05] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    Ya didn't move up 'cause the manager of
    the junior youth team's here. Am I wrong?
[14:12] (Flashback) Young Takeshima
    That's not true.
[14:14] (Flashback) Young Takeshima
    Anyway, I'm concentrating on
     defending. That's how I go pro.
[14:18] (Flashback) Young Takeshima
    We've already graduated from
     the "scoring is fun" mindset.
[14:24] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    I shot because I had a better chance
     of scoring today. That's all there is to it.
[14:29] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    So all of ya are playin' soccer to go pro?
[14:35] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    What else is there?
[14:38] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    Not to win, huh?
[14:42] (Flashback) Young Anri
    Butler.
[14:43] (Flashback) Young Anri
    What are they fighting about?
[14:46] (Flashback) Butler
    I have no idea.
[14:51] Young Takeshima/I
    We're all giving everything we've got.
[14:53] Young Takeshima/I
    None of us are slacking.
[14:56] Young Takeshima/I
    So what's his problem?
[14:59] (Flashback) Young Takeshima
    Hey, you guys! Don't go upfield carelessly!
[15:02] Young  Takeshima/I
    Of course we're playing to win.
[15:05] Young  Takeshima/I
    I'll tighten up the defensive line
    and make sure we win.
[15:09] Young  Takeshima/I
    Especially today...
[15:12] Young  Takeshima/I
    "Especially today"?
[15:19] (Flashback) Young Takeshima
    Crap!
[15:25] (Flashback) Young Takeshima
    Yes!
[15:31] Young Takeshima/I
    Including the goalie, three players
    are going for it. That's not good.
[15:35] Young Takeshima/I
    I might be able to clear it, but I'll also crash
    into either the goalpost or a teammate.
[15:46] (Flashback) Young Yuma
    Wow, nice coverin', Togashi!
[15:48] (Flashback) Referee
    A-Are you okay?
[15:51] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    Don't get injured. Become a pro. Win.
[15:55] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    Here at this academy,
    those are yer priorities, in that order.
[16:00] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    'Cause of this rankin' of priorities,
    yer always calculatin' and holdin' back.
[16:05] (Flashback) Young Takeshima
    What the heck are you talking about?
[16:09] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    But what really makes me sick is...
[16:12] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    Ya don't even know yer doin' it.
[16:16] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    You ain't aware of yer weaknesses.
[16:19] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    So when a "do or die" match
     comes along, y'all will be useless.
[16:25] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    What do you mean by
     a "do or die" match?
[16:29] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    So we're prioritizing becoming pros.
     What's wrong with that?
[16:35] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    For me at least, the moment
    I know I can't go pro, my life is over.
[16:42] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    I'm always thinking about how to use my time,
    these matches, and our training sessions...
[16:48] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    so that I can become a pro.
[16:51] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    I'm betting my life on it.
[16:54] (Flashback) Young Kuroda
    Our stakes are much higher than yours.
[16:58] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    All of ya are bettin' yer lives on 
    this way of playin'? Talk about stupid.
[17:02] (Flashback) Young Takeshima
    What did you say?!
[17:04] (Flashback) Young Yuma
    Cut it out, Takeshima!
[17:04] Other Players
    H-Hey, stop! Calm down.
[17:13] Ohtomo
    I can see both sides.
[17:16] Ohtomo
    Definitely makes me think.
[17:18] Ohtomo
    I feel bad for Togashi,
    but I think Kuroda was right.
[17:24] Tachibana
    Same here.
[17:26] Ohtomo
    The whole point is to become a pro.
[17:28] Ohtomo
    Even if it means being prudent and calculating,
     you have to take the long view.
[17:33] Ashito
    Musashino's strength today was
    Togashi's type of strength.
[17:38] Ashito
    It's not about being right or wrong.
[17:40] Ashito
    I want to be strong.
[17:42] Ashito
    And to do that...
[17:44] Ashito
    I choose Togashi's side.
[17:55] (Flashback) Anri
    Please stop!
[17:57] (Flashback) Takeshima
    Enough already.
[18:00] (Flashback) Takeshima
    If you don't like how we play soccer,
     why'd you join our team?!
[18:03] (Flashback) Togashi
    I came here 'cause I wanted
    to learn from Fukuda-san.
[18:06] (Flashback) Togashi
    I ain't got no business with you.
[18:09] (Flashback) Togashi
    Anyhow, outta everyone, yer the one who
     ain't changed one bit since sixth grade.
[18:15] (Flashback) Togashi
    Ya don't even know yer stuck
     playin' academy soccer.
[18:32] Ohtomo
    Phew, training's finally over.
[18:36] Ohtomo
    I know it's prep for the Musashino match,
    but the same regimen over and over is rough.
[18:41] Asari
    I get what Coach Nozomi's going for,
[18:43] Asari
    but this tactic won't work
    if you don't have good ball skills.
[18:47] Asari
    Ohtomo, will you and the
    other tryout guys be ready?
[18:50] Ohtomo
    What are you implying?!
[18:53] Asari
    Especially him.
[18:57] Kaneko
    The team's mood... isn't great, is it?
[19:00] Anri
    It's understandable. They're up
    against undefeated Musashino.
[19:04] Ashito/I
    Dammit.
[19:07] Ashito/I
    The team's mood ain't improving at all.
[19:10] Ashito/I
    I know I have to do something
    to bring this team together...
[19:14] Ashito/I
    But I've got my hands full trying to memorize
    Nozomi-san's super-tight team tactic.
[19:20] Ashito/I
    And what can I do to bring the
     team together, anyway? I have no idea.
[19:26] Ashito/I
    But I can't give up. I have to say 
    something that'll cheer them up...
[19:32] Ashito
    Hey!
[19:33] Ashito
    Do you guys wanna go on a picnic?
[19:34] Tachibana
    Want to stay and train some more?
[19:38] Tachibana
    Nozomi-san's Musashino countermeasures
     can only be mastered through repetition.
[19:44] Tachibana
    Our regular training won't be enough.
    Let's practice it together now!
[19:49] Tachibana
    Kuroda!
[19:51] Kuroda
    That's overworking yourself.
[19:55] Asari
    How shrewd, Tachibana.
    Is this because you're a starter?
[19:59] Asari
    I know Musashino's your old team,
[20:02] Asari
    but you've done nothing of
    note in the other league games.
[20:08] Tachibana
    You're right.
[20:09] Tachibana
    To be honest, I'm scared.
[20:12] Tachibana
    I haven't slept much since
    the lineup was announced.
[20:16] Tachibana
    I'm afraid I'll play pathetically bad
    in front of my old teammates.
[20:22] Asari
    Hey, you know you're
    saying this out loud, right?
[20:25] Tachibana
    What can I do? It's just who I am.
[20:29] Tachibana
    That's me.
[20:30] Tachibana
    I may be weak, but I've
    decided I won't run away.
[20:35] Tachibana
    I want to beat Musashino.
[20:37] Tachibana
    I want to live up to
    Nozomi-san's expectations.
[20:40] Tachibana
    But I can't do it alone.
[20:42] Tachibana
    Please help me!
[20:43] Takeshima
    You're not weak, you know?
[20:47] Takeshima
    The truly weak players are the ones
    who can't talk about their weaknesses out loud.
[20:52] Ashito
    Takeshima.
[20:54] (Flashback) Young Togashi
    Ya don't even know yer doin' it.
[20:59] Takeshima
    I'll be honest, too.
[21:00] Takeshima
    Tachibana, Aoi, you guys have
     heard it too by now, right?
[21:04] Takeshima
    What Togashi said to us back
    when we were on the junior team.
[21:08] Ashito
    Y-Yeah.
[21:10] Takeshima
    The style we've cultivated since
    junior youth is the best there is.
[21:13] Takeshima
    I won't let Togashi slander it.
[21:16] Takeshima
    But what he said to me that day
    has stayed with me all these years.
[21:23] Takeshima
    And after we fought, I realized
    what I'd said was shitty, too.
[21:30] Takeshima
    It's not about being in the academy or not.
[21:32] Takeshima
    The problem is within me.
[21:35] Takeshima
    If there's truly some weakness I don't
    realize I have, then I want to get rid of it.
[21:42] Takeshima
    With that said, I've decided to go
     with your strength, Tachibana.
[21:47] Takeshima
    I'll train with you.
[21:51] Roan
    I will, too.
[21:52] Kameyama
    I'm on the bench, but I'd like to help.
[21:56] Tachibana
    Thank you, everyone!
[21:57] Asari
    Let go of me.
[22:05] Tachibana
    Okay, let's go!
[22:09] Ashito/I
    That's right. I have to face my weakness.
[22:13] (Flashback) Kaneda
    Are you telling me you've made up
    your mind to go pro as a defender?
[22:18] (Flashback) Kaneda
    How can you bear to stand on the field
    with a half-baked resolution like that?
[22:23] Ashito/I
    Do I choose to be a forward or a defender?
[22:28] Ashito/I
    I'll decide for myself
    in the Musashino match!
[24:20] Sign
    Next Episode
[24:20] Sign
    Tokyo Metropolis League Match 8
    Tokyo Musashino FC Youth
[24:20] Sign (Bottom)
    This is a work of fiction, and bears no relation to any actual persons, organizations, or names.
[24:21] Ohtomo
    The next episode of Aoashi is: "Tokyo Metropolis
     League Match 8 — Tokyo Musashino FC Youth."

E21 - Tokyo Metropolis League Match 8 - Tokyo Musashino Football Club Youths
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[00:03] Satake
    Satake Koji. I'm looking
    forward to our game today.
[00:07] Date
    Date Nozomi. I don't think
    we've met, so nice to meet you.
[00:12] Satake
    You were the type of midfielder I loved,
     back when you were playing.
[00:17] Satake
    A calm, intelligent playmaker.
[00:20] Date
    It's embarrassing when people
    talk about my playing days.
[00:24] Date
    Were you a J.Leaguer, too?
[00:26] Satake
    I only played a handful of games in J3.
[00:29] Date
    Still, you've built a wonderful team here.
[00:33] Date
    They were lesser-known players in their
     age group, but they've grown so much.
[00:38] Satake
    Well, I guess you could say I know
    how people who don't have "it" feel.
[00:44] Satake
    I know it well.
[00:49] Mitsuya
    Tachibana!
[00:52] Tachibana
    You guys!
[00:54] Mitsuya
    Man, you could've visited us every now
     and again. You're playing today, right?
[00:58] Tachibana
    Yeah. I'm looking forward to it.
[01:00] Mitsuya
    I'm glad to see you looking so well.
[01:05] Mitsuya
    Anyway, is everything okay with your team?
[01:10] Mitsuya
    I've never seen a team look
    so tense while warming up.
[01:31] Referee
    Warm-up over!
[01:34] Referee
    Both teams, please return
    to your locker rooms.
[01:41] Takeshima
    Sorry, guys.
[01:44] Takeshima
    I'm gonna take off with her for ten minutes.
[01:49] Masuko
    Wh-What the heck is Takeshima
    up to at a time like this?
[01:53] Ohtomo
    He really just left.
[01:56] Masuko
    What can you even do in ten minutes?
[01:56] Sign
    Imagination
[01:56] Sign
    Imagination
[01:56] Sign
    Imagination
[01:56] Sign
    Imagination
[03:30] Tsukishima
    Why's everyone so tense?
[03:31] Sign
    Tokyo Metropolis League Match 8 — Tokyo Musashino Football Club Youths
[03:33] Tsukishima
    It's rare to see you looking this nervous.
[03:37] Tsukishima
    Anyway, use the countermeasure we've been
     working on this past week from the get-go.
[03:42] Tsukishima
    It'd be a shame if you were too tense
     to put all that hard work to good use.
[03:46] Tsukishima
    You're better individually than them.
    Don't forget that, okay?
[03:50] Fujimiya/I
    No. Don't say that*, Tsukishima-san.
[03:53] Sugawara/I
    That "pep talk" will have the opposite effect.
[03:55] Ohtomo
    It's because we're better individually
     that we fear what it'll mean if we lose!
[04:06] Togashi
    As usual, all of ya are incompetent.
[04:11] Tachibana
    H-Hey, everyone. Please listen to me—
[04:17] Takeshima
    Sorry for taking so long.
[04:24] Takeshima
    Thanks, Tae. Like barber, like daughter, eh?
[04:29] Asari
    T-Takeshima, what happened to your hair?
[04:33] Takeshima
    If you have a red pompadour, it's tradition
    to psych yourself up by shaving your head.
[04:39] Takeshima
    How do I look?
[04:46] Masuko
    To psych yourself up?
    Right before the game? Are you serious?
[04:52] Takeshima
    Seeing those pitiful looks
     on your faces, I had to.
[04:56] Takeshima
    I wanted to psych all of you
    up too, not just myself.
[05:02] Tachibana
    Takeshima's right.
[05:03] Tachibana
    We've done all we can, haven't we?
[05:06] Tachibana
    We're way below Musashino in the league.
    That makes us the underdogs.
[05:11] Tachibana
    Let's leave our stupid pride
    behind and give it all we got!
[05:14] Roan
    Yeah! Let's do this!
[05:16] Masuko
    Bring it on!
[05:19] Ashito
    Togashi. What you said back
    when you were on the junior team...
[05:23] Ashito
    You weren't in the wrong at all.
    Like you said, winning's the priority.
[05:29] Ashito
    That's right. If we don't win,
    then neither of you are right.
[05:35] Ashito
    So with that said, let's go win!
[05:40] Sign (Top)
    Musashino Youth
[05:40] Sign (Bottom)
    Esperion B
[05:53] Kaneda
    I've been waiting for
    this moment for so long.
[06:08] Sugawara
    We'll kick the Musashino countermeasure
    into full gear from kickoff, okay?
[06:13] Sugawara
    Look at the Musashino players.
[06:16] Sugawara
    They're all familiar faces, aren't they?
[06:18] Sugawara
    We've been showing them how much better
     than them we are since we were small.
[06:22] Sugawara
    If we play our usual game, 
    there's no way we will lose!
[06:25] Esperion B Players
    Yeah!
[06:32] Kaneko
    There it is! The high press!
[06:44] Sugawara
    Quick! Over here!
[06:49] Muto/I
    He rushed him just to play it backwards?
[06:52] Muto
    Put some pressure on him!
[06:57] Miyako
    All the Esperion players are so good.
[06:59] Kaneko
    Aren't they just?
[07:01] Miyako
    But their play is so one-note. They're just
    hitting long balls. Is that on purpose?
[07:07] Takeshima
    Aoi! It's coming your way!
[07:09] (Flashback) Date
    Yes, our only advantage is how
    technically skilled we are individually.
[07:15] (Flashback) Date
    If we utilize that fully,
[07:17] (Flashback) Date
    a simple tactic will work wonders
    against Musashino's high press soccer.
[07:23] (Flashback) Date
    To make it work, brush up
     on your long ball skills.
[07:29] Ashito/I
    Let me be very clear...
[07:31] Ashito/I
    I ain't got a lot of skills!
[07:35] Ashito/I
    No matter how much I stayed behind*
    to practice, I was still bad at it. But...
[07:40] (Flashback) Takeshima
    Verbalize everything,
    one long pass at a time.
[07:44] (Flashback) Tachibana
    And make eye contact.
[07:45] (Flashback) Tachibana
    Communicate with your eyes,
     then pass it. Every time.
[07:55] Ashito/I
    For the sake of those guys
    who helped me practice it,
[07:59] Ashito/I
    I've gotta make sure this long pass...
[08:02] Ashito/I
    ...makes it all the way through!
[08:05] (Flashback) Takeshima
    Approach the ball diagonally.
[08:08] (Flashback) Roan
    The toes of your planted foot
    should point where it's going.
[08:11] (Flashback) Tachibana
    Extend your toes, lock your ankle, and...
[08:15] Ashito/I
    ...hit the middle of the ball
    with the top of your foot.
[08:22] Kaneko
    The long ball got through!
[08:23] Kaneko
    He's clean through!
[08:33] Tachibana
    Dammit!
[08:51] Shinagawa
    Esperion's tactic today is to go direct.
[08:55] Shinagawa
    They chose a style of play
    that isn't so focused on possession.
[08:58] Kaneko
    Going direct. It's a proven
    formula against a high press.
[09:03] Anri
    All of Musashino's players
    contribute to the high press.
[09:07] Anri
    Naturally, that creates numerous
    spaces in their own half.
[09:11] Anri
    So sending long balls into those spaces...
[09:16] Kaneko
    Coach Nozomi had them
    practicing long balls for a week.
[09:22] Kaneko
    So like you pointed out, it's one-note.
[09:26] Kaneko
    I'm sure a lot of teams that face
    Musashino will go with this tactic.
[09:31] Kaneko
    But what sets Esperion Youth apart
    from those other teams is their skill.
[09:37] Takeshima
    Ohtomo! Don't force it! Pass it back!
[09:44] Takeshima/I
    Staying after training wasn't a bad idea.
[09:48] Takeshima/I
    It's like, by teaching it, I was talking it
    through and explaining it to myself.
[09:53] Takeshima/I
    And I learned what all of them were thinking.
[09:56] Takeshima/I
    Spending time together like that matters.
[10:05] Roan
    I missed!
[10:07] Ashito
    Don't worry about it! You'll get it next time!
[10:11] Ashito/I
    It's working! Musashino's
    high press can't function!
[10:16] Miyako
    So basically, this tactic's all about making
     the most of their individual skill, right?
[10:22] Kaneko
    Right! For now, at least.
[10:25] Miyako
    Is that all?
[10:28] Miyako
    Is that all they've got?
[10:37] Kaneda
    Long balls, huh?
[10:39] Kaneda
    I didn't expect Esperion to fall back
    on such an immature tactic.
[10:44] Kaneda
    But you guys have some decent skills.
    You've got a good flow going. More or less.
[10:49] Ashito
    "More or less"?
[10:51] Kaneda
    Go tell that lousy player
    something for me. Tell him...
[10:56] Kaneda
    For it to work, he needed to score.
[10:59] Kaneda
    But he couldn't.
[11:01] Kaneda
    After the game, he'll realize
    that was the fatal blow.
[11:33] Ashito
    All right!
[11:34] Ashito
    Here comes today's second attempt!
[11:37] Ashito/I
    But before that, I gotta make eye contact.
[11:42] Ashito/I
    Hit the middle of the ball.
[11:44] Ashito/I
    Hit it. Hit it.
[11:47] Ashito
    Boom!
[11:50] Ashito
    Bingo!
[11:51] Kuroda/I
    Nice. You picked out a
    really good space, Aoi-kun!
[11:58] Ashito
    W-Wait, what?
[12:05] Ishikura
    Dammit!
[12:07] Muto
    Hold it!
[12:18] Tachibana/I
    Togashi's pretty amazing.
[12:20] Tachibana/I
    He has a powerful kick
    but also silky control.
[12:26] Muto
    Nakano!
[12:46] Ashito/I
    Th-That was close.
[12:49] Ashito/I
    If I hadn't brought him down...
[12:53] Ashito/I
    ...Kaneda totally could've scored just then.
[13:02] Mikami
    Sweet! Great place for a free kick!
[13:05] Mitsuya
    Plus, a yellow card for them
    in the first 15 minutes!
[13:11] Ashito
    Dammit. I'm so sorry.
[13:14] Ohtomo
    Don't sweat it. You were trying to defend.
[13:17] Takeshima
    Move more into the middle!
[13:19] Ashito/I
    A-A yellow card.
[13:21] Ashito/I
    Now I have to be careful.
[13:24] Ashito/I
    But more importantly...
[13:26] Ashito/I
    Those two long balls earlier...
[13:31] Ashito/I
    Five minutes ago,
    they would've got through just fine.
[13:35] Ashito/I
    So why aren't they getting through anymore?
[13:38] Muto
    They're leaving Tachibana
    and their No. 12 up front.
[13:43] Muto
    They want to counter with a long ball.
[13:45] Muto
    Watch out for that.
[13:55] Muto
    Kaneda!
[14:01] Ashito/I
    What's this uneasy feeling I'm getting?
[14:05] Ashito/I
    Back then, he and Kaneda
    seemed to be on bad terms.
[14:10] Ashito/I
    So what were they talking about?
[14:13] Sugawara
    All right, everyone!
    It's the direct approach all the way!
[14:17] Sugawara
    They have no answer to our tactic!
[14:19] Sugawara
    Use your technique to punch through!
[14:21] Kuroda
    Just going direct won't cut it anymore.
[14:26] Ashito
    Kuroda?
[14:27] Kuroda
    Musashino's adjusted their
    tactics in the last few minutes.
[14:31] Kuroda
    In response to our direct approach,
    they're waiting for us a step further back.
[14:36] Kuroda
    That means their reaction time once
    the ball is kicked is intentionally shorter.
[14:40] Kuroda
    And every single one of them is doing that.
[14:43] Ashito
    H-How did they adjust so quickly?
[14:47] Kuroda
    It's their No. 10. That guy.
[14:50] Kuroda
    Muto Chiaki.
[14:53] Kuroda
    He's an incredible playmaker.
[14:55] Ashito
    P-Playmaker?
[15:13] Sugawara
    There's space out in front!
    Don't let them pass into it!
[15:20] Anri
    He's in no hurry.
[15:22] Anri
    Instead of launching an attack, he's calming
     everyone down by playing back passes.
[15:27] Anri
    That was also his aim earlier, when they
     had a free kick in front of the goal.
[15:31] Anri
    It was a huge opportunity to score, but Muto
     went around talking to his teammates.
[15:38] Anri
    He was most likely telling them
     about the new game plan.
[15:41] Anri
    His calmness spreads
    through the whole team.
[15:46] Anri
    He's an excellent captain and playmaker.
[15:51] Tachibana/I
    We're only 17 minutes into the match.
[15:53] Asari/I
    They adjusted to our
    strategy too quickly. Dammit!
[16:01] Satake
    They're already starting to hesitate.
[16:04] Satake
    But Esperion hasn't got anyone
     who can calm them down.
[16:10] Ashito/I
    What on earth is going on?
[16:13] Ashito/I
    Everyone's mood is so low.
[16:16] Ashito/I
    Did you all forget what we've been
    working on this past week?
[16:19] Ashito/I
    Don't start doubting.
    Don't doubt yourselves, guys!
[16:22] Ashito/I
    We're going to win!
[16:33] (Flashback) Muto
    You don't need to go out
     of your way to get the ball.
[16:36] (Flashback) Muto
    They're bound to make a mistake.
[16:39] (Flashback) Muto
    Make something of that one chance.
[16:43] Ashito/I
    Oh, uh, a short pass, huh?
[16:46] Ashito/I
    Then, we'll reset here, and...
[16:52] Kuroda
    I hit it too weak!
[16:59] Takeshima/I
    I won't let you get past—
[17:08] Takeshima/I
    That was close.
[17:29] Ashito/I
    This guy...
[17:32] Ashito/I
    We can't leave him unmarked.
[17:35] Ashito/I
    Kaneda...
[17:38] Ashito/I
    His ball-reading skills...
[17:40] Asari/I
    That reaction to a passing error was insane!
[17:43] Roan/I
    His mid-range shots are crazy accurate.
    He can shoot from anywhere!
[17:48] Ashito/I
    One chance... One error
    is all he needs to score.
[17:52] Ashito/I
    As long as he's around, it's bound to happen!
[17:56] Satake
    High press without hesitation.
[17:59] Satake
    All players working as a single unit.
[18:01] Satake
    A playmaker to coordinate them.
[18:04] Satake
    A pure striker.
[18:06] Satake
    We have everything Esperion doesn't.
[18:14] Ohtomo/I
    We should reconsider man-marking.
[18:16] Ohtomo/I
    That guy's seriously scary.
[18:20] Takeshima/I
    This is posing a problem right when
    our long balls are no longer working.
[18:25] Takeshima/I
    For now, we need to rethink our marking.
[18:28] Ashito
    Hey, guys!
[18:30] Ashito
    Let me take care of marking Kaneda.
[18:35] Ashito
    Positionally, his direct match-up is me.
[18:38] Ashito
    I have to mark him—
[18:39] Kuroda
    You only switched to defense recently.
[18:43] Kuroda
    Do you even know how to man-mark, Aoi-kun?
[18:46] Ashito
    What? Why are you objecting—
[18:48] Kuroda
    Let me do it.
[18:52] Kuroda
    I want to make up for my error.
[18:56] Tsukishima
    Kaneda-kun has grown a lot, hasn't he?
[19:00] Tsukishima
    At the tryouts last year, it was
    only his aggression that stood out.
[19:05] Tsukishima
    His technique and speed have improved,
    but most notably, so has his core stability.
[19:10] Tsukishima
    His skills have improved tremendously,
    which has given him confidence.
[19:15] Tsukishima
    But no need to worry.
[19:17] Tsukishima
    When it comes to playing soccer,
    our kids are better equipped.
[19:21] Tsukishima
    I know it.
[19:23] Muto
    Long ball incoming!
[19:25] Muto
    Be careful!
[19:29] Muto
    What?
[19:31] Mikami/I
    They've adjusted their play?
[19:33] Mikami/I
    They've stopped relying on long balls
    and started playing more short passes.
[19:37] Nakano/I
    Possession soccer is Esperion's specialty.
[19:41] Nakano/I
    How do we want to handle this?
[19:47] Sign (Top)
    Musashino Youth
[19:47] Sign (Bottom)
    Esperion B
[19:48] Sakai
    Saeki, incoming!
[19:49] Saeki
    Got it!
[19:52] Saeki
    Nakano, hit it to Kaneda!
[19:57] Kaneda
    All right!
[20:06] Kaneko
    That pint-sized kid's man-marking him?
[20:09] Kaneko
    He might get steamrollered.
[20:12] Tsukishima
    Positioning's the most important
    thing in man-to-man marking.
[20:17] Tsukishima
    Keep a good distance from your opponent
     so you can observe his movement,
[20:22] Tsukishima
    and predict his next move.
[20:25] Tsukishima
    And then...
[20:26] Kuroda/I
    Take the ball!
[20:32] Tsukishima
    Differences in physique don't matter.
[20:34] Tsukishima
    When it comes to basic skills,
    Esperion players are a cut above.
[20:39] Tsukishima
    Other players are adjusting now too,
    by mixing in some short passes.
[20:43] Tsukishima
    If they play their usual game,
    there's no way we will lose to Musashino.
[20:48] Date
    Tsukishima.
[20:50] Tsukishima
    Hm?
[20:51] Date
    You should stop trying
     to play the game on paper.
[20:56] Kuroda/I
    All right! Now I can
    kick-start our possession soccer.
[21:10] Kaneko
    H-He's so fast!
[21:13] Kaneko
    And so's the little one who's marking him!
[21:20] Ashito
    Kaneda!
[21:27] Takeshima
    Pin him in there!
[21:31] Kuroda/I
    Stop giving me a hard time!
[21:32] Kuroda/I
    This isn't where I'm meant to be.
[21:35] Kuroda/I
    I shouldn't be having to play like this!
[21:44] Kuroda/I
    Good.
[21:56] Takeshima/I
    Angle's too tight. It won't go in.
[22:00] Kaneda
    Esperion...
[22:03] Kaneda
    You pieces of shit!
[24:20] Sign
    Next Episode
[24:20] Sign
    Like A Demon
[24:20] Sign (Bottom)
    This is a work of fiction, and bears no relation to any actual persons, organizations, or names.
[24:23] Kaneda
    The next episode of Aoashi is:
    "Like A Demon."

E22 - Like A Demon
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[00:00] Sign (Top)
    Musashino Youth
[00:00] Sign (Bottom)
    Esperion B
[00:05] Sugawara
    Don't lose your heads! We'll be fine!
[00:08] Sugawara
    Things were going well up until the goal.
[00:11] Sugawara
    Possession soccer with
    short passes is our usual style.
[00:17] Sugawara
    Let's balance it out with
    the long passes we practiced.
[00:23] Tachibana
    Didn't we decide we'd go direct this match?
[00:27] Tachibana
    This isn't what we practiced this past week.
[00:30] Sugawara
    I'm suggesting it because our
    long balls are no longer working.
[00:34] Tachibana
    We're only 20 minutes in!
[00:37] Tachibana
    So as soon as we get a bit of pushback,
    we revert to our usual style?
[00:40] Tachibana
    We need to get our priorities straight!
[00:42] Sugawara
    Who do you think you—
[00:44] Togashi
    I'm with Tachibana.
[00:46] Togashi
    It's too pathetic.
[00:48] Sugawara
    What?
[00:49] Takeshima
    I feel the same.
[00:55] Referee
    What's the problem over there?
[00:58] Referee
    Get back in position!
[00:59] Sugawara
    Enough of your big talk.
[01:02] Sugawara
    Especially you, Tachibana.
[01:04] Sugawara
    Coming from someone who hasn't done
     jack so far, your words have no weight.
[01:13] Ashito/I
    Tachibana, I'm with you.
[01:16] Ashito/I
    I feel the same way.
[01:19] Ashito/I
    Everyone who joined the
    evening training sessions...
[01:23] Ashito/I
    feels exactly the same way.
[01:26] Ashito/I
    But it's no good.
[01:28] Ashito/I
    We're still first-years,
[01:30] Ashito/I
    and there's no one experienced or trusted
    enough to unite and lead the team yet.
[01:36] (Flashback) Kuroda
    He's an incredible playmaker.
[01:38] Date
    Aoi! Asari! Kuroda!
[03:23] Sign
    Like A Demon
[03:23] Spectator 1
    All right! Time for the restart!
[03:25] Spectator 2
    Use this momentum to get
    another goal, Musashino!
[03:31] Miyako
    Esperion's formation...
[03:34] Miyako
    They've left the two center-backs
     at the back by themselves,
[03:38] Miyako
    and pushed up the full-backs and
    the holding midfielder into midfield.
[03:43] Kaneko
    Just like they practiced.
[03:45] Anri
    Yes. I think this is the right decision.
[03:49] Date
    Don't back away! Commit to playing direct!
[03:57] Anri
    With greater numbers in midfield,
[03:59] Anri
    it gives them more options for
    hitting and receiving long balls.
[04:07] Nakano
    Tachibana!
[04:09] Muto
    I'll mark him!
[04:10] Muto
    Tachibana's a decoy!
[04:16] Ashito/I
    There's a space out front.
[04:18] Ashito/I
    Hit the middle of the ball...
[04:27] Tachibana
    Go on!
[04:29] Tachibana/I
    Please, someone just score. Anyone will do!
[04:39] Tachibana/I
    "Anyone will do"?
[04:43] Tachibana/I
    No.
[04:44] Sign
    Sugawara
[04:45] (Flashback) Date
    This is our best team.
[04:49] Tachibana/I
    To repay Nozomi-san for his faith in me...
[04:53] Tachibana/I
    It'll be me.
[04:55] Tachibana/I
    I'll be the one who scores.
[05:14] Muto**
    Counterattack!
[05:15] Kaneko
    Aw, man! Musashino's 
    interplay is just too perfect!
[05:19] Kaneko
    They adjust their game in no time flat!
[05:24] Kaneko
    Esperion has, next to
     no players in their own half!
[05:35] Anri
    No foul.
[05:36] Kaneko
    H-He got back already?
[05:38] Kaneko
    Tachibana-kun's pretty fast.
[05:46] (Flashback) Ohtomo
    Y'know, Tachibana...
[05:48] (Flashback) Ohtomo
    You can be a little too serious at times.
[05:51] (Flashback) Taira
    Don't try to shoulder
    all of the responsibility.
[05:54] (Flashback) Taira
    You're too serious.
[05:57] Tachibana/I
    I want to break out of my shell.
[06:00] Tachibana/I
    I do!
[06:02] Kaneda
    Stop him!
[06:04] Kaneda
    Letting that guy score is 
    the last thing you want!
[06:09] Kaneko
    A high double press!
[06:12] Anri
    Musashino has enough players
     in midfield to repel him.
[06:15] Anri
    Breaking through will be very difficult.
[06:18] Miyako/I
    Soichiro...
[06:20] Sugawara
    Pass it back this way!
[06:23] Tachibana/I
    I usually would, to avoid
    risking losing possession.
[06:31] Ohtomo
    Whoa, Tachibana!
[06:34] Ashito/I
    That move was amazing.
[06:39] Ashito
    I can see you're feeling
    good today, Tachibana!
[06:43] Ohtomo
    Hit a long pass out to me!
[06:45] Ohtomo/I
    I'll take it over here, then send in a cross.
[06:47] Ohtomo/I
    Get in the box, Tachibana.
[06:50] Ohtomo/I
    I'll help you score a goal.
[06:52] Tachibana/I
    I'm counting on you, Ohtomo!
[06:55] Mikami
    Oh, no, you won't!
[06:57] Tachibana/I
    Crap!
[07:00] Ohtomo/I
    Can I reach it?
[07:06] Tachibana/I
    Our grit... Our grit got us this far.
[07:11] Tachibana/I
    Is grit not enough?
[07:22] (Flashback) Kaneko
    Maybe unlike the two forwards
    I saw today, Yoshitsune and Kaneda,
[07:26] (Flashback) Kaneko
    your strength lies somewhere very different.
[07:30] Tachibana/I
    Seeing those forwards with their crazy skills
    and obsession for goals got me down.
[07:38] Tachibana/I
    But with you, Ashito...
[07:42] (Flashback) Ashito
    Who said I'm giving up?!
[07:44] Tachibana/I
    Ever since then...
[07:47] Tachibana/I
    I've always drawn encouragement from
    you facing your challenges head-on.
[07:54] (Flashback) Tachibana
    How can I be more like you?
[08:13] Tachibana/I
    The very first player I ever looked up to...
[08:18] Tachibana/I
    was you, Ashito.
[08:42] Sugawara
    Tachibana!
[08:46] Sugawara
    You did it, man! That was amazing!
[08:51] Sugawara
    Your first goal of the season,
    and what a goal it was!
[08:56] Togashi
    That chump finally scored one, huh?
[09:00] Tachibana
    I scored...
[09:02] Tachibana
    I scored, huh?
[09:36] Kaneda
    You're all totally useless.
[09:40] Ashito
    I'm happy for you, Tachibana.
[09:43] Ashito
    So happy.
[09:46] Ohtomo
    Nice one, man! You're too cool, dude!
[09:51] Satake/I
    Him scoring does more damage
    than if anyone else had.
[10:02] Tachibana/I
    I feel invincible.
[10:05] Mitsuya
    Dammit! We know better than
    anyone that Tachibana's the best.
[10:09] Mitsuya
    And now it looks like he knows it, too...
[10:14] Kaneko
    That was brilliant!
[10:16] Kaneko
    If he keeps this up, he'll be able to initiate
    attacks as well as score at the end of them!
[10:23] Muto
    Steal the ball!
[10:24] Madoka
    D-Dammit!
[10:27] Tachibana/I
    I know now. I can sense it.
[10:30] Tachibana/I
    I can tell that everyone on
    Musashino is afraid of me.
[10:34] Takeshima
    They're starting to make mistakes.
[10:36] Takeshima
    Now's our chance to apply some pressure!
[10:38] Ashito
    Ohtomo! The left wing's open!
[10:41] Tachibana/I
    Now I get it.
[10:43] Tachibana/I
    Fear on the field is a double-edged sword.
[10:49] Saeki
    Don't let him shoot!
[10:53] Tachibana/I
    Fear on the field can only
    be conquered on the field.
[10:59] Tachibana/I
    Once conquered, it's possible to plant a
    new fear in the hearts of the other team.
[11:05] Anri
    He's through!
[11:07] Ashito
    Tachibana, you gave me courage.
[11:11] Ashito
    I'm gonna score.
[11:13] Ashito
    I want to score, too!
[11:25] Anri
    Offside.
[11:26] Kaneko
    Aw, man.
[11:28] Ashito
    You're wrong! I wasn't offside!
[11:31] Ohtomo
    Cool it, Ashito.
[11:33] Ashito
    I made sure I stayed onside!
[11:36] Ashito
    There's no way I was offside!
[11:39] Tachibana
    Ashito! It was a nice try!
    Let's focus on the next one!
[11:44] Ashito/I
    Seeing your obsession for
    scoring goals got me excited.
[11:50] Ashito/I
    I decided I'd choose whether I wanted
    to be a forward or a defender in this game.
[11:55] Ashito/I
    And Tachibana, you helped me
    make that decision.
[12:01] Ashito/I
    Scoring's everything to me.
[12:05] Ashito/I
    It's my instinct.
[12:07] Ashito/I
    For me, it's what matters most in soccer!
[12:12] Satake
    He's Esperion's MVP right now.
[12:16] Coach A
    Tachibana, huh?
[12:18] Coach A
    He's revived Esperion all on his own.
[12:21] Coach A
    I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
[12:24] Satake
    He has certainly grown.
[12:26] Satake
    But the MVP I was talking
    about wasn't Tachibana.
[12:31] Coach A
    Huh?
[12:32] Satake
    Their No. 33.
[12:34] Coach A
    Their No. 33?
[12:38] Coach A
    No. 33: Aoi Ashito.
[12:40] Coach A
    He's still a first-year.
[12:43] Satake
    That's Esperion for you.
[12:45] Satake
    They have a large pool of players.
[12:48] Satake
    Their No. 33 has played two
    impressive long balls in this game.
[12:56] Satake
    His skills might be lacking, but he's
    very good at seeing where players are.
[13:01] Satake
    He was already off and running when
    the No. 36 got half a touch on the ball.
[13:07] Satake
    That's how he caught up to it.
[13:10] Satake
    And there's something else that
    proves just how wide his vision is.
[13:16] Satake
    His instructions.
[13:19] Tachibana/I
    It's tight, but not impossible.
    Should I force it home?
[13:24] Ashito
    Leave it, Tachibana!
[13:32] Satake
    Utilizing his teammates, he comes in
     to strike the final blow. Incredible.
[13:51] Sugawara
    Good work, Tachibana! Nice dummy!
[13:54] Tachibana
    Ashito! Let's slam this corner kick in!
[13:59] Ashito
    I just need to get myself into
     a position where I can finish.
[14:05] Ashito/I
    I can do it.
[14:07] Ashito/I
    I can score as a full-back.
[14:10] Ashito
    If I make forward runs, I can score a goal.
[14:14] Ashito
    I can do this!
[14:20] Satake
    It's a bit early, but let's make a change.
[14:33] Fukuda
    Oh?
[14:35] Fukuda
    What are you doing out here, Hana?
[14:38] Fukuda
    Why aren't you sitting closer?
[15:15] Kaneko
    Wh-What in the world... is that formation?
[15:20] Anri
    All ten of their outfield
    players have pushed up.
[15:26] Anri
    What an extremely high line.
[15:33] Kuroda/I
    It's an extreme move. But it's increased the
    number of players who can join the high press.
[15:39] Ashito
    Don't panic, Kuroda. Pass it to me.
[15:43] Ashito/I
    There's no need to panic.
[15:45] Ashito/I
    I know what Musashino's up to.
[15:47] Ashito/I
    Instead of huddling around their goal,
    they're being aggressive with the high press.
[15:53] Ashito/I
    It's numbers against numbers, right?
[15:55] Ashito/I
    But this is going too far.
[15:58] Ashito/I
    There's no way they won't be afraid with
    that huge unprotected space behind them.
[16:08] Ashito
    Ohtomo!
[16:13] Miyako
    He's through!
[16:14] Ashito
    All right!
[16:17] Nakano
    Offside!
[16:18] Nakano
    That was offside!
[16:22] Ohtomo
    S-Sorry, Tachibana.
    I was a bit late with the pass.
[16:26] Tachibana
    No worries.
[16:40] Roan
    What, again?
[16:43] Ashito/I
    It's an offside trap.
[16:46] Ashito/I
    We can aim for that space with our long balls,
    but they'll just keep putting us offside.
[16:54] Sign (Top)
    Musashino Youth
[16:54] Sign (Bottom)
    Esperion B
[17:08] Sugawara/I
    We still have possession
    of the ball in midfield.
[17:11] Sugawara/I
    If only we could solve the offside problem...
[17:15] Ashito
    Pass it to Tachibana!
[17:19] Sugawara/I
    Not that I'm following
    Aoi's instructions, but...
[17:30] Anri
    A-Aoi!
[17:32] Anri
    He's through!
[17:34] Kaneko
    The flag isn't up!
[17:35] Ashito/I
    The right thing to do is keep attacking.
[17:38] Ashito/I
    I know because I can see the fear
    in the faces of Musashino's players.
[17:43] Ashito/I
    With this huge space behind them,
    they can't hide the fact they're scared.
[17:49] Ashito/I
    So we keep attacking!
[17:51] Ashito/I
    I can score!
[17:56] Satake
    Good! That's it!
[17:58] Satake
    Do it, Muto!
[18:01] Satake/I
    Esperion still has a
    weakness we can exploit.
[18:13] Kaneda/I
    Am I too tense today?
    The ball keeps bouncing off me.
[18:18] Kaneda/I
    Don't be tense. Relax.
[18:21] Kaneda/I
    Remember that everything
    you've done has been for today.
[18:25] (Flashback) Tachibana
    Kaneda! What are you doing? Run!
[18:28] (Flashback) Tachibana
    Kaneda!
[18:50] Ashito
    We were trying to
    counterattack by going direct...
[18:56] Ashito
    But they countered us instead.
[19:01] Sign (Top)
    Musashino Youth
[19:01] Sign (Bottom)
    Esperion B
[19:04] Ohtomo
    It's fine! Don't worry!
[19:05] Ohtomo
    With our momentum, we'll catch up in no time!
[19:08] Ohtomo
    Aim for that space, Asari!
[19:16] Ohtomo
    I-Idiot!
[19:18] Mikami
    Go for it!
[19:22] Ashito/I
    That was my fault.
    We've got to curb their momentum.
[19:29] Ashito/I
    Wh-What's wrong with you guys?
[19:33] Satake
    It worked.
[19:35] Satake
    We used a high line to sneak in a counter.
[19:39] Satake
    I know it was high-risk
    and you were all scared,
[19:43] Satake
    but you stuck to your guns and took risks.
[19:48] Satake
    This is Musashino's soccer.
[19:50] Satake
    And you showed it to them
    in the most effective way.
[19:55] Miyako
    They were caught completely off guard.
[19:58] Miyako
    Conceding due to a tactic you were
    trying to use yourself can be devastating.
[20:07] Anri
    And with no one to rally them,
    Esperion has plunged into deeper confusion.
[20:13] Takeshima
    We just need to hold out! Time's running out,
     so this'll be the last action of the half!
[20:18] Takeshima
    Kick it out as soon as we get it!
[20:23] Ashito
    Over here!
[20:24] Muto/I
    Damn.
[20:31] (Flashback) Kaneda
    I have a favor to ask, Muto-san.
[20:36] (Flashback) Kaneda
    If you hit a long ball on the counter
    or a pass in front of the goal for me,
[20:39] (Flashback) Kaneda
    could you aim it between those two?
[20:43] (Flashback) Muto
    Those two there?
[20:46] (Flashback) Kaneda
    Those two center-backs probably
    don't work too well as a pairing.
[20:56] Kaneda/I
    How did I...
[20:58] Kaneda/I
    How did I...
[21:03] Kaneda/I
    crawl my way up from there?
[21:07] Kaneda/I
    By scoring.
[21:09] Kaneda/I
    It was the only way to console myself.
[21:14] Kaneda/I
    When I found skills I lacked, I practiced
    every day like my life depended on it.
[21:20] Kaneda/I
    An obsession for goals...
[21:22] Kaneda/I
    An obsession!
[21:44] Takeshima
    Kuroda? Kuroda!
[21:46] Takeshima
    Stretcher! Get a stretcher over here!
[21:49] Takeshima
    Kuroda!
[21:56] Ashito/I
    Such an obsession for scoring goals...
[22:01] Ashito/I
    Kaneda...
[22:05] Fukuda
    And the first half ends with a cheer, huh?
[22:09] Fukuda
    Did we concede another goal?
[22:11] Fukuda
    If we managed to keep them out,
    we might be able to catch up.
[22:15] Hana
    Really?
[22:17] Hana
    But we were being pushed so hard.
[22:20] Fukuda
    There's only one person
    who can rally the team.
[22:23] Fukuda
    I wonder how he plans to lift the
    players in the 15-minute team talk.
[22:32] Fukuda
    Should we go watch?
[24:19] Sign
    Next Episode
[24:19] Sign
    Do Your Best. Don't Lose. Fight to Your Limits.
[24:19] Sign (Bottom)
    This is a work of fiction, and bears no relation to any actual persons, organizations, or names.
[24:21] Hana
    The next episode of Aoashi is: "Do Your Best.
     Don't Lose. Fight to Your Limits."

E23 - Do Your Best. Don't Lose. Fight to Your Limits
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[00:02] Ashito/I
    You've improved so much
    in just a year, Kaneda.
[00:06] Ashito/I
    You have my respect.
[00:11] Fukuda
    Nozomi, can I have a word
    before the team talk?
[00:21] Anri
    It will be fine.
[00:24] Anri
    Aoi, you are doing great.
[00:28] Anri
    I... I know you are.
[02:06] Sign
    Do Your Best. Don't Lose.
     Fight to Your Limits
[02:09] Togashi/I
    That son of a...
[02:12] Togashi/I
    I charged Kaneda down before he could shoot,
    but he still managed to get the shot away.
[02:18] Togashi/I
    And what's worse...
[02:20] Togashi/I
    He was the one who saved my ass.
[02:23] Tachibana
    T-Tsukishima-san!
[02:25] Roan
    How's Kuroda?
[02:27] Tsukishima
    The doctor says he doesn't have a concussion.
[02:30] Tsukishima
    But the cut on his forehead is deep,
    so they're trying to stem the bleeding.
[02:36] Takeshima
    We have to regroup somehow.
[02:40] Takeshima
    Apart from Kaneda, we have them
    in hand. If we watch for counters—
[02:43] Asari
    But Kaneda's the problem!
[02:46] Asari
    There's no doubting we're better
    than them. I don't understand it.
[02:50] Togashi
    If ya don't get it, ya can't
    play soccer anymore, huh?
[02:53] Togashi
    Pathetic.
[02:54] Asari
    Togashi! Takeshima!
[02:56] Asari
    If you two aren't solid as a defensive unit,
    there's no way we can win!
[03:00] Sign
    Locker Room
[03:00] Sign
    Esperion
[03:00] Sign
    Youth
[03:00] Asari
    Both center-backs are key in this formation.
[03:04] Asari
    If you hadn't botched it,
    we wouldn't have let them score!
[03:09] Date
    That's not true, Asari.
[03:15] Date
    I'm aware that Takeshima and Togashi
    lack cohesion on defense.
[03:21] Date
    Defenders tend to focus on the times
    they allowed the other team to score.
[03:26] Date
    But I can see the big picture.
[03:29] Date
    They're defending against numbers, all while
    barking instructions and getting the ball.
[03:34] Date
    And that's without mentioning
    the quality of their long balls.
[03:38] Date
    They have initiated every
     attack in today's game.
[03:42] Date
    When it comes to their all-round play,
[03:46] Date
    Takeshima and Togashi are both
    the best defenders for this team.
[03:52] Date
    Which is all the more reason I hope to see
     the two of you play in perfect harmony.
[04:02] Takeshima
    Togashi...
[04:05] Takeshima
    Please listen to what I have to say.
[04:08] Kuroda
    I... I want in on this chat.
[04:12] Ashito
    K-Kuroda!
[04:15] Kuroda
    I'll keep playing.
[04:16] Roan
    K-Kuroda! Don't be so reckless!
[04:20] Kuroda
    Coach Nozomi, please let me play closer
     to the defensive line in the second half.
[04:28] Date
    Very well.
[04:29] Date
    I'm counting on you, Kuroda.
[04:31] Togashi
    Ya might fall flat on yer face at any moment,
    but yer gonna provide defensive cover?
[04:36] Togashi
    Too risky. I don't see ya bein' much help.
[04:39] Kuroda
    If you don't want to talk to me, that's fine.
[04:42] Kuroda
    Just stand around and watch like
    a useless log until the final whistle.
[04:46] Togashi
    What'd ya say?!
[04:49] Kuroda
    This team cannot lose because of my error.
[04:52] Kuroda
    My pride won't allow it.
[04:58] Togashi
    So this youth team "pride"
    of yours a big deal, huh?
[05:02] Date
    And what about you, Togashi?
[05:08] Togashi/I
    Me?
[05:13] Togashi/I
    He's moved on and is lookin' ahead.
[05:16] Togashi/I
    What am I doin'?
[05:19] Ashito
    I want the three of you to communicate.
[05:23] Ashito
    And to make eye contact.
[05:26] Ashito
    Put yourselves in each other's shoes
    and try to understand one another.
[05:32] Ashito
    When I got to do that with Asari and
    Kuroda in the match against Seikyo,
[05:36] Ashito
    it expanded my concept of soccer.
[05:40] Ashito
    If you three can do the same
    and be in sync with each other...
[05:44] Ashito
    I'd love to see that.
[05:45] Ashito
    I can't wait to see that!
[05:49] Togashi
    Can it.
[05:51] Date
    What Aoi is saying is right.
[05:53] Date
    It's about pressing and covering.
[05:56] Date
    When the other team is on the attack,
[05:58] Date
    you must instantly decide which of you goes
     for the ball and which of you stays back.
[06:04] Date
    Togashi. Takeshima.
[06:06] Date
    You two must have worked out some rules.
    But you need more real-time communication.
[06:13] Date
    I want you to make a clear agreement.
[06:16] Kuroda
    Allow me to say something, Takeshima.
[06:19] Takeshima
    Sure.
[06:21] Kuroda
    You can just listen to us
    without saying anything.
[06:25] Takeshima
    We'll have a one-sided conversation.
[06:31] Ashito/I
    Togashi, we all want to win.
[06:36] Ashito/I
    Please understand that.
[06:38] Ashito/I
    Come to think of it...
[06:40] Ashito/I
    This never happens.
[06:42] Ashito/I
    Nozomi-san's giving us
    such specific instructions.
[06:48] (Flashback) Fukuda
    So what's your plan?
[06:52] (Flashback) Fukuda
    You're the only one who can rally them.
[06:55] (Flashback) Date
    I want to leave it to the players.
[06:58] (Flashback) Date
    They need to see the problems
     on the field and talk it out.
[07:01] (Flashback) Date
    That's the ideal.
[07:04] (Flashback) Date
    We're only here to guide them.
[07:08] (Flashback) Date
    That's the role of the youth team.
[07:11] (Flashback) Fukuda
    It's the difference between
    teaching and coaching, huh?
[07:14] (Flashback) Fukuda
    Teaching is giving them the answers.
[07:17] (Flashback) Fukuda
    Coaching is guiding them in such a way that
    they come up with the answers themselves.
[07:23] (Flashback) Fukuda
    You're right. That's the ideal.
[07:26] (Flashback) Fukuda
    But you know, you could 
    tell them a little more.
[07:30] (Flashback) Date
    I'm never quite sure what
    I need to do to help them grow.
[07:37] (Flashback) Date
    I'm not strong like you are.
[07:41] (Flashback) Fukuda
    Players are imperfect, Nozomi. And...
[07:46] (Flashback) Fukuda
    So are we.
[07:50] (Flashback) Fukuda
    The manager can't be a god.
[07:52] (Flashback) Fukuda
    So loosen up a bit, will you?
[07:57] (Flashback) Fukuda
    If you wanna say something, just tell them.
[08:01] (Flashback) Fukuda
    Everyone on this team is relying on you.
[08:05] (Flashback) Fukuda
    A good team like this one
    looks up to their manager.
[08:10] (Flashback) Fukuda
    It's your team, Nozomi.
[08:12] (Flashback) Fukuda
    You got this.
[08:14] Sign
    Locker Room
[08:14] Sign
    Esperion
[08:14] Sign
    Youth
[08:16] Sugawara
    All right!
[08:17] Sign
    Locker Room
[08:17] Sign
    Esperion
[08:17] Sign
    Youth
[08:17] Sugawara
    Time for the second half!
     Let's turn it around!
[08:20] Ohtomo
    Yeah!
[08:29] Ashito
    Ha—
[08:29] Fukuda
    Ashito.
[08:31] Fukuda
    Come here a sec.
[08:36] Fukuda
    Stop trying to put yourself
    in a position to finish it.
[08:42] Ashito
    H-How did you—
[08:44] Fukuda
    That's not how you use your talent.
[08:49] Ashito
    You really don't want me to score—
[08:51] Fukuda
    I never said you couldn't score.
[08:54] Fukuda
    If a full-back gets the chance
    to score, they should take it.
[08:59] Fukuda
    But right now, you're moving people
    around you, without even meaning to.
[09:08] Fukuda
    If you get hung up on putting
    yourself in a position to finish it,
[09:14] Fukuda
    the team's ideal formation falls apart.
[09:18] (Flashback) Ashito
    Ohtomo! The left wing's open!
[09:21] (Flashback) Ashito
    Leave it, Tachibana!
[09:23] (Flashback) Ashito
    Ohtomo!
[09:24] Fukuda
    Starting on the left side of midfield,
    it creates an invisible stagnation.
[09:29] Fukuda
    I know you're bothered by it,
[09:31] Fukuda
    but the interception isn't the
    main reason the team conceded that goal.
[09:38] Fukuda
    Before that interception,
    a stagnation had set in
[09:42] Fukuda
    which weakened the
    cohesion of the back line.
[09:45] Fukuda
    Stagnation.
[09:47] Fukuda
    It's something you can only sense.
[09:49] Fukuda
    And only when looking at the formation
    as whole, not at any one individual player.
[09:56] Ashito
    I get it.
[09:58] Ashito
    I get it.
[10:01] Fukuda
    Okay, this is the next step, Ashito.
[10:04] Fukuda
    You're only able to move Tachibana, Ohtomo,
    and Kuroda around by barking instructions.
[10:12] Fukuda
    You aren't able to move
     the other players yet.
[10:14] Fukuda
    That's one thing.
[10:16] Fukuda
    Next, make sure the defense is impenetrable.
[10:16] Sign
    Tokyo Metropolis League
[10:16] Sign
    Tokyo Musashino 
    Football Club Youths
[10:16] Sign
    Tokyo City Esperion Youth
[10:20] Fukuda
    World-class full-backs, without exception,
[10:22] Fukuda
    only go upfield when they're sure they
    aren't leaving a hole in the defense.
[10:26] Ashito
    Old man, you told me you'd
    take me to the world stage.
[10:31] Ashito
    If I become a defender and cast off
    all hope of ever being a forward again,
[10:36] Ashito
    and continue to listen to you,
    will I get to play on the world stage?
[10:42] Fukuda
    Ashito, if you grow up based on someone
    else's plan, you won't amount to anything.
[10:49] Fukuda
    A manager always yearns for players
    who go beyond their wildest imaginings.
[10:55] Ashito/I
    The heck does that mean?
    So what am I supposed to do?
[11:01] Fukuda
    Go beyond my wildest imaginings.
[11:04] Fukuda
    If you want to play on the world stage,
    that's your top priority. I know you can do it.
[11:19] Ashito
    Could you say something to me?
[11:22] Hana
    Huh?
[11:23] Ashito
    Well, y'know... Just something.
[11:25] Ashito
    From my fan. You. Yeah?
[11:34] Ashito
    Please.
[11:41] Hana
    Do your best. Don't lose.
[11:45] Hana
    Fight to your limits.
[11:51] Ashito
    Okay! I'm off!
[11:56] Sign
    Tokyo Metropolis League
[11:56] Sign
    Tokyo Musashino 
    Football Club Youths
[11:56] Sign
    Tokyo City Esperion Youth
[11:58] Sign
    Announcement Board
[11:58] Sign
    Fire Safety
    Precautions
[11:58] Sign
    Fire Safety
    Precautions
[12:11] Sign (Top)
    Musashino Youth
[12:11] Sign (Bottom)
    Esperion B
[12:12] Kaneda
    Even with half-time, it's unlikely
     they've managed to get their act together.
[12:18] Kaneda
    So just keep feeding me the ball.
[12:21] Kaneda
    That's the only way this team can beat them.
    You all already know that, I assume?
[12:27] Muto
    Everyone, do as he says.
    Feed Kaneda and he'll score.
[12:32] Muto
    Keep on attacking. Let's wrap
    this match up, nice and quick.
[12:36] Muto
    Let's go!
[12:37] Musashino Youths
    Yeah!
[12:40] Muto
    Maintain your focus. Don't stop moving.
[12:54] Takeshima
    Here they come, Togashi.
[13:00] Sign (Top)
    U-12 Kanagawa Prefectural Selection
[13:00] Sign (Bottom)
    Prefectural Training Center
[13:00] (Flashback) Coach A
    Togashi-kun, I hear you've had
    a few run-ins with the police.
[13:05] (Flashback) Esperion Coach B
    We can't have you injuring the other kids,
    so could you go home for today?
[13:13] (Flashback) Manager
    Can you only show up to the games?
[13:16] (Flashback) Manager
    When you come to training,
    everyone gets scared and holds back.
[13:22] Togashi/I
    Fukuda-san...
[13:25] Togashi/I
    I'll go to Esperion and learn from him.
[13:28] (Flashback) Date
    I'm the manager of the B team.
    I look forward to working with you all.
[13:33] Togashi/I
    Was Date Nozomi even a J.Leaguer?
[13:38] Togashi/I
    Where the hell is Fukuda-san?
[13:40] (Flashback) Date
    Togashi, you've been faithfully
    following Fukuda's instructions.
[13:44] (Flashback) Togashi
    Right. No attackin' till
    I have defendin' down pat.
[13:49] (Flashback) Date
    That deserves praise.
    You're doing well to stick to it.
[13:53] (Flashback) Date
    Togashi. You did well today.
[13:56] (Flashback) Togashi
    Yeah. My assist on Yoshitsune's goal that
    put us on track to win was perfect, right?
[14:01] (Flashback) Date
    Not that. I meant your
     self-sacrificing defense.
[14:06] (Flashback) Date
    Even when the rest of the team
    went all-out on the attack,
[14:09] (Flashback) Date
    you dropped back into position
     at the first sign of danger.
[14:14] (Flashback) Date
    This team owes everything
    to your defensive skills.
[14:18] (Flashback) Date
    Your only flaw is you pick up
    too many yellow cards.
[14:21] (Flashback) Togashi
    Those other teams're just lightweights!
    If yer tellin' me to be less physical...
[14:25] (Flashback) Date
    I know that you aren't
     roughhousing players.
[14:29] (Flashback) Date
    Because you're so much bigger than most,
    referees quickly call fouls against you.
[14:34] (Flashback) Date
    There's no need for you to dial it back.
[14:38] (Flashback) Date
    Keep that fighting spirit of yours.
[14:41] (Flashback) Date
    You're fine as you are.
[14:48] Takeshima
    I got this.
[14:51] Togashi/I
    That bastard Takeshima has
    some incredible defending skills.
[14:54] Togashi/I
    S'all down to his exceptional
    sense for maintainin' distance.
[15:00] Togashi/I
    He can gauge the speed of the other player,
[15:02] Togashi/I
    and put pressure on 'em at the
    exact moment they don't want him to.
[15:07] Shiomaki
    Kaneda, go!
[15:10] Togashi/I
    'Cause he put pressure on him right there,
[15:14] Togashi/I
    the other guy ain't got no other
    choice than passing to Kaneda.
[15:18] Togashi/I
    In other words, he made him pass it this way.
[15:22] Togashi/I
    That was yer aim, wasn't it, Takeshima?
[15:25] Shiomaki
    Dammit!
[15:32] Togashi
    Takeshima.
[15:34] Togashi
    I hate yer guts, it's true,
[15:36] Togashi
    but yer probably the
    only one on this team
[15:39] Togashi
    who can time it just right
     when closin' down players.
[15:44] Togashi
    Basically, ya should be doin' the pressin'.
[15:47] Togashi
    I'll hang back and cover,
    and dance to yer tune.
[15:54] Togashi
    I mean, what else can I do?
[15:56] Togashi
    I don't wanna go embarrassin' that old man.
[15:59] Takeshima
    Okay, Togashi.
[16:02] Takeshima
    But there's one other problem.
[16:04] Togashi
    Yeah, Kaneda.
[16:06] Togashi
    If we don't stop him, we can't win this game.
[16:11] Togashi
    When it's Kaneda attackin', leave him to me.
[16:14] Togashi
    I'll stop him, no matter what.
[16:17] Takeshima
    I seriously hate your guts.
[16:21] Takeshima
    But what I hate more is that even I know
    you're the only one who can stop Kaneda.
[16:31] Takeshima
    I trust you.
[16:34] Takeshima
    I'm putting my faith in you.
[16:41] Kaneda/I
    Center-backs who aren't
    in sync don't scare me.
[16:46] Kaneda
    I'm going past you!
[17:04] Miyako
    What the heck happened
     during half-time?
[17:11] Takeshima
    I'll go!
[17:13] Kaneda
    You idiot! Don't let yourself get pincered!
[17:26] Sugawara
    Kick it out!
[17:31] Takeshima
    Aw, hell. We were in a good position.
[17:38] (Flashback) Ashito
    Put yourselves in each other's shoes
    and try to understand one another.
[17:44] Takeshima
    Y'know, what Aoi said has stayed
     with me more than anything else.
[17:48] Togashi
    Huh?
[17:50] Takeshima
    I followed Aoi's advice and tried
    putting myself in your shoes, but man...
[17:57] Takeshima
    Togashi, you're...
[17:59] Takeshima
    Out of all the center-backs
    I've partnered with, you have to be...
[18:06] Takeshima
    the dumbest, stupidest, biggest asshole!
[18:13] Togashi
    Kuroda!
[18:16] Togashi
    The way ya play...
    Every movement has a point, right?
[18:20] Togashi
    A bit of simple observation
    reveals the logic behind yer play.
[18:28] Kuroda
    Isn't that how everyone plays?
[18:30] Togashi
    Nah, ya take it to the extreme, ya logic fiend.
[18:39] Togashi
    Ya've always been unwaverin',
    ever since ya were a kid.
[18:43] Togashi
    That's really somethin'.
[18:48] Nikaido
    Hey, we're restarting.
    Make sure you hydrate.
[18:56] Takeshima
    I'm still pissed at you, Togashi.
[18:59] Togashi
    Huh?
[19:00] Takeshima
    I'll find out where you live
    and ding-dong ditch you.
[19:17] Kuroda
    You're also unwavering, Togashi.
[19:26] Kaneda
    You...
[19:27] Kaneda
    ...piece of shit!
[19:29] Kaneko
    H-Hey, what was that?!
[19:31] Kaneko
    Who goes for a ball that's been
     given back after an injury?!
[19:40] Togashi/I
    Out to the wing?
[19:43] Kaneda
    Dammit. Dammit!
[19:55] Ashito
    Kaneda, I knew you'd run.
[20:01] Ashito
    And you ran where I expected you to.
[20:05] Kaneda
    What?!
[20:08] Referee
    It isn't against the rules to go after a ball
    that's been given back, but that conduct—
[20:13] Kaneda
    Shut up! I know that!
[20:19] Ashito
    Kaneda.
[20:20] Ashito
    I respected you up until half-time.
[20:23] Ashito
    But you seem to have gone back
    to being who you were a year ago.
[20:30] Ashito
    It's our turn now!
[20:34] Hana
    Do your best.
[20:35] Hana
    Don't lose.
[20:37] Hana
    Fight to your limits.
[20:41] Muto
    Keep calm! Forget the high line!
    Drop back and stand your ground!
[20:48] (Flashback) Fukuda/I
    Make sure the defense is impenetrable.
[20:51] Ashito/I
    The defense...
[20:53] Ashito/I
    With Togashi, Takeshima, and
    Kuroda working as a unit now,
[20:57] Ashito/I
    all I have to do is support them.
[21:00] Ashito/I
    I don't say that 'cause I wanna go on the attack.
    That's just how strong they are as a unit.
[21:07] Ashito/I
    Which means, next up...
[21:12] Date
    Asari!
[21:15] Sugawara
    Dammit! They've all pulled back
     and they're really compact now!
[21:19] Tachibana
    Sugawara-san!
[21:23] Ohtomo/I
    Darn it. All of them have dropped back.
[21:27] Ohtomo/I
    What am I meant to do here?
[21:34] Anri
    Both full-backs...
[21:35] Miyako
    They've pushed way up on both wings.
[21:38] Kaneda
    Are they mocking us?! Their full-backs
    have totally abandoned the defensive line!
[21:43] Kaneda
    Now's the time to give me the ball!
[21:50] Ashito/I
    Wow, I haven't had this view
    of the field in a while.
[21:54] Ashito/I
    Yeah, man. It's nice.
[21:58] Muto/I
    What's that guy's deal?
    What's with that look in his eye?
[22:02] Muto
    I'll go mark him. You all stay where you are!
[22:08] (Flashback) Fukuda
    Stagnation.
[22:10] Ashito/I
    Stagnation. I like that word.
[22:14] Ashito/I
    It all makes sense now.
[22:21] Ashito/I
    Wow, just like at the tryouts
    and in the Seikyo match...
[22:26] Ashito/I
    No, it's more vivid and
    clearer than it was before.
[22:33] Muto/I
    I'll teach this guy how useless it is for
    a full-back to push up without a plan.
[22:44] Ashito/I
    Stagnation. Stagnation.
    Stagnation. Stagnation.
[22:52] Fukuda/I
    What do your eyes see now?
[22:55] Fukuda/I
    They're far more sophisticated now
    than they were back in the Seikyo match.
[23:00] Fukuda/I
    Think about it over and over, and then...
[23:03] Fukuda
    Move on instinct, Ashito!
[23:06] Satake
    Muto! You're the one marking him!
[23:09] Satake
    Go after him! Don't let him break free!
[23:15] Ohtomo/I
    Ashito!
[23:16] Ohtomo/I
    Tachibana!
[23:18] Ohtomo/I
    They both have a good chance to shoot.
[23:21] Ohtomo/I
    Who do I pass it to? Who...
[23:25] Ohtomo/I
    Ashito! I knew it'd be you.
[23:32] Muto/I
    Wh-What's going on? What's he trying to do?
[23:42] Muto/I
    The right-side full-back?
[23:47] Madoka
    I won't let you shoot!
[23:54] Hana
    He's clean through.
[24:20] Sign
    Next Episode
[24:20] Sign
    From Now
[24:20] Sign (Bottom)
    This is a work of fiction, and bears no relation to any actual persons, organizations, or names.
[24:23] Ashito
    The next episode of Aoashi is: "From Now."

E24 - From Now
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[00:00] Sign (Bottom)
    This is a work of fiction, and bears no relation to any actual persons, organizations, or names.
[00:03] Satake/I
    A diagonal run...
[00:05] Anri
    A diagonal run.
[00:08] Hana
    A diagona-wha?
[00:10] Anri
    A diagonal run.
[00:12] Anri
    It simply means running
     at an oblique angle.
[00:16] Anri
    In modern-day soccer,
    the go-to defense is zonal.
[00:20] Anri
    That is to say, you have an assigned area,
    and if anyone comes into it, you tackle them.
[00:27] Miyako
    But if someone runs through those areas at
    an oblique angle, it confuses the defenders.
[00:33] Miyako
    Who should go tackle them?
    How long should they stay on them?
[00:38] Miyako
    Should they hold their formation?
[00:41] Miyako
    It presents a bunch of problems all at once.
[00:44] Miyako
    That said, the diagonal run
    is like a surprise attack.
[00:48] Miyako
    It doesn't work that well too often. But...
[00:52] Anri
    Aoi timed his run to perfection.
[00:56] Anri
    He ran across the defenders at precisely
    the moment they didn't want him to.
[01:01] Anri
    But how did he...
[01:04] Hana
    Hm, it's probably because...
[01:08] Hana
    He now understands how defenders think.
[01:12] Ohtomo
    Good! Let's go get another!
[01:13] Tachibana
    We're on a roll! Let's go again!
[01:16] Ashito/I
    Running diagonally.
[01:18] Ashito/I
    It works. It really works!
[01:20] Ashito/I
    I'm getting so many ideas on how we can get
    one more goal and complete our comeback!
[01:24] Ashito/I
    Awesome. This is awesome!
[02:59] Sign
    From Now
[02:59] Satake
    Mark their No. 33!
    Don't let that full-back have free rein!
[03:05] Kaneda/I
    We're man-marking a wimp like Aoi?!
[03:11] Ashito
    Please, give me the ball this once, Kuroda!
[03:14] Kuroda/I
    But you're being marked.
[03:18] Kuroda/I
    What do you have in mind?
[03:23] Kuroda/I
    Wait, what? He hit it straight back.
[03:28] Kuroda/I
    There's no spin on the ball.
[03:30] Kuroda/I
    It's easy to keep it at my feet.
[03:33] Kuroda/I
    Does he want me to keep it here?
[03:37] Ashito/I
    Did you notice, Kuroda?
[03:38] Ashito/I
    If you keep the ball at your feet,
    you can check out where the spaces are.
[03:44] Ashito/I
    I know you can set up a move
    wherever you send the ball next.
[03:52] Ashito/I
    Oh, so this is it. Back in that
    inter-squad match in April...
[03:57] (Flashback) Kuroda
    The type of pass didn't clue you in?
[04:00] Ashito/I
    This is what Kuroda meant back then.
[04:04] Ashito/I
    On top of eye contact
    and barking instructions,
[04:07] Ashito/I
    I can also send messages
    with the types of passes I play.
[04:12] Ashito/I
    It clicked. Another thing
    has clicked for me in soccer.
[04:18] Sugawara/I
    He's pushed all the way up here?
    Doesn't he know he's a full-back?
[04:23] Sugawara/I
    No, he's been very useful today.
[04:27] Sugawara/I
    His positioning may be strange,
    but I can tell he's got a plan.
[04:32] Fujimiya
    Sugawara, I'm returning it to you!
[04:35] Ashito
    Keep it there!
[04:40] Ashito
    I'm moving them.
[04:42] Ashito
    I'm moving everyone around now.
[04:46] Ashito
    Awesome.
[04:49] (Flashback) Fukuda
    There's a perfect way of scoring
    a goal that only you are capable of.
[04:55] Sugawara
    Aoi!
[05:00] Ashito/I
    Point the toes of my planted foot
    where I want it go,
[05:03] Ashito/I
    and hit the middle of the ball
    with the top of my foot.
[05:08] Satake
    They switched the play?!
[05:11] Ashito/I
    Right now, the field...
[05:13] Ashito/I
    ...is inside me!
[05:21] Madoka
    A-A diagonal again?
[05:23] Fukuda/I
    A second unexpected
    diagonal run by a full-back.
[05:28] Fukuda/I
    That tricky goal they conceded
    is still fresh in their minds,
[05:32] Fukuda/I
    so they can't come out strong.
[05:34] Muto
    Why's no one putting any pressure on him?!
[05:36] Mikami
    I-I'll go!
[05:38] Ashito
    Asari!
[05:41] Asari/I
    Aoi!
[05:43] Asari/I
    I'm a sensible, cautious type of player,
    so I usually don't do risky diagonal runs.
[05:48] Asari/I
    I really don't!
[05:50] Asari/I
    But on that switch of play earlier,
    the moment you kicked the ball,
[05:54] Asari/I
    you looked right at me.
[05:56] Asari/I
    And your smile said to me,
    "Let's go kick their asses!"
[05:59] Asari/I
    Right?
[06:01] Miyako
    A-Another diagonal run?
[06:06] Ohtomo
    Th-That was sweet, Ashito!
[06:08] Ohtomo
    Now we're open...
[06:09] Ohtomo
    Huh?
[06:11] Anri/I
    Aoi would normally try to force
    in a shot, even at that range.
[06:16] Anri/I
    He's almost to the byline.
[06:18] Hana
    What's it called?
[06:20] Anri
    Huh?
[06:21] Hana
    A "diagonal run," was it? Just then.
[06:26] Hana
    That's what he did, right?
    From the middle to out there.
[06:33] Saeki
    Watch the other flank!
[06:39] Ashito/I
    Confusion.
[06:41] Ashito/I
    Confusion.
[06:43] Ashito/I
    If I can confuse them this much,
    it doesn't matter who finishes it.
[06:50] Ashito/I
    Doesn't matter who.
[06:52] Ashito/I
    Maybe me.
[07:07] Tachibana
    You nailed it!
[07:07] Sugawara
    You did it, Aoi!
[07:10] Togashi
    All right!
[07:11] Subs
    Yeah!
[07:19] Sign (Top)
    Musashino Youth
[07:19] Sign (Bottom)
    Esperion B
[07:22] Ashito/I
    I scored. It's been a while...
[07:22] Ohtomo
    That's mah boy, Ashito.
    Keep it up and let's score some more!
[07:26] Ashito
    Feels good.
[07:30] Satake/I
    Is he a monster?
[07:32] Satake/I
    He orchestrated all of it on his own.
    And he's still only a first-year?
[07:40] Fukuda
    The momentum's with us now.
[07:45] Mikami
    It's just one goal. We're only
    one goal behind. We can...
[07:50] Ashito
    Trying to mark me out of the
    game probably won't work now.
[07:57] Shiomaki
    Mikami-san!
[07:59] Shiomaki
    If two people are marking No. 33, 
    it leaves a space through the middle!
[08:13] Kaneda/I
    You've done it again, Aoi.
[08:17] Kaneda/I
    Just like a year ago.
[08:20] Kaneda/I
    Almost all of the candidates
    had lost the will to fight, but...
[08:27] Kaneda/I
    You never gave up. You kept on running, 
    forging a new path, just like today.
[08:32] Kaneda/I**
    And those two followed right behind you.
[08:38] Kaneda/I
    Those who move forward, and those who can't.
[08:41] Kaneda/I
    Those who go pro, and those who can't.
[08:45] Kuroda
    Nothing's changed since then. Nothing at all.
[08:50] Kuroda
    Am I... Am I just a fraud, after all?
[09:00] Kuroda
    I can't play like him.
[09:05] Musashino Coach A
    Kaneda, drop back and defend!
[09:11] Muto
    Don't drop back!
[09:13] Muto
    Kaneda, stay up there! On the front line!
[09:18] Shiomaki
    Coach! Kaneda doesn't need to drop back.
    He needs to stay up top!
[09:22] Muto
    Give it to Kaneda. We're sticking
     to our usual style of play.
[09:26] Muto
    You all got that?!
[09:28] Musashino Players
    Yeah!
[09:33] Muto/I
    Musashino FC Youths is a collection of
    players who didn't make it into J-Youth teams.
[09:40] Muto/I
    We all still dream of going pro.
[09:43] Muto/I
    We know we have our own strength.
[09:46] Muto/I
    But even so...
[09:49] Muto/I
    Esperion is a team of monsters.
[09:51] Muto/I
    They shove it in our faces again and again.
[09:56] Muto/I
    For us, they are something to be feared.
[10:02] Muto/I
    Kaneda joined us last summer,
    just after I was made the new captain.
[10:09] (Flashback) Kaneda
    This team will be my
    stepping stone to going pro.
[10:13] (Flashback) Kaneda
    I'll score as many goals as I can,
    so just keep sending the ball my way.
[10:18] (Flashback) Kaneda
    Especially in the Esperion match.
[10:20] (Flashback) Mikami
    Who the hell do you think you are, you brat?!
[10:23] Muto/I
    "Why'd Manager Satake recruit this guy?"
    That's what I thought initially.
[10:23] Mikami
    Dammit, let go! Hey!
[10:29] Muto/I
    However...
[10:35] Muto/I
    He kept boldly claiming he'd be
    "going pro" and he'd "beat Esperion,"
[10:40] Muto/I
    all while racking up goals.
[10:54] Sugawara
    That's the second time now!
[10:56] Muto
    You've caused me trouble all year long.
[10:56] Sugawara
    Shouldn't that be a red card?!
[10:58] Sugawara
    Pay attention!
[11:00] Sugawara
    That ain't right!
[11:02] Muto
    But at the same time,
    I've learned a lot from you.
[11:07] Muto
    Star players lead the line.
[11:09] Muto
    Kaneda, all of us will pass it to you.
[11:13] Muto
    We're not losing to Esperion, are we?
[11:30] Kaneda
    Of course we aren't.
[11:32] Kaneda
    We're not done yet.
[11:34] Kaneda
    It starts now!
[11:35] Kaneda
    I'll score! Give me the ball!
[11:40] Ashito/I
    I see now, Kaneda.
[11:42] Ashito/I
    It's been a year since that day...
[11:45] Ashito
    We've both been blessed with amazing teams.
[11:49] Togashi
    Ashito!
[12:14] Sign (Top)
    Musashino Youth
[12:14] Sign (Bottom)
    Esperion B
[12:27] Ashito
    We won.
[12:29] Ohtomo
    Man, those guys...
[12:31] Ohtomo
    They threw everything they had
    at us right to the final whistle.
[12:35] Ohtomo
    I've never expended so much
    energy in a game before.
[12:39] Ashito
    Yeah.
[12:40] Ashito
    But it was the best game ever.
[12:43] Ashito
    I hope all our games are like that.
[12:45] Ohtomo
    Well, aren't you tough.
[12:48] Fukuda
    Encouraging to hear.
[12:51] Fukuda
    Togashi, Kuroda, Ohtomo, Ashito...
[12:56] Fukuda
    Starting tomorrow, you're on the A team.
[13:00] Masuko
    Hey, that's awesome!
[13:03] Ashito
    The A team... I'll be on the A team...
[13:10] Masuko
    You're doing good.
[13:12] Roan
    Don't let it fall!
[13:14] Sign
    Togashi
[13:14] Sign
    Ohtomo
[13:14] Sign
    Kuroda
[13:14] Sign
    Aoi
[13:14] Sign
    Nagano
[13:14] Sign
    Shimizu
[13:14] Sign
    Kobayakawa (rehabilitation)
[13:20] Ashito
    Nozomi-san.
[13:24] Date
    What's all that ruckus upstairs?
[13:27] Ashito
    Oh, uh...
[13:30] Ashito
    We're celebrating our win and the promotions.
    Everyone's in Ohtomo's room.
[13:36] Date
    You're all easily pleased.
[13:38] Date
    We may have beaten top-of-the-league
    Musashino, but we're still far down the table.
[13:46] Date
    Why are you doing that?
[13:49] Ashito
    I didn't expect to get
    promoted to the A team so soon.
[13:53] Ashito
    It's all thanks to you.
[13:56] Date
    Even if you've been promoted, if you
    can't keep up, you'll get sent straight back.
[14:00] Date
    If it doesn't work out, you'll be
    back on the B team in no time.
[14:04] Ashito
    Even so, thank you for everything!
[14:10] Date
    Musashino's manager,
    Satake, talked about you.
[14:16] (Flashback) Satake
    We were thoroughly beaten today.
[14:19] (Flashback) Satake
    What a wonderful tactical
    exchange that was, Manager Date.
[14:24] (Flashback) Satake
    You're an excellent commander.
[14:26] (Flashback) Date
    I'm only a head coach.
[14:29] (Flashback) Date
    Today's win was a narrow escape for us.
[14:32] (Flashback) Satake
    Maybe so.
[14:34] (Flashback) Satake
    If that No. 33 wasn't playing,
    we might have stood a chance.
[14:41] (Flashback) Satake
    What stirred me most was the
     fact Esperion even found him.
[14:48] (Flashback) Satake
    He's nothing special in terms
    of his skills or his physicality.
[14:53] (Flashback) Satake
    Normally, he'd get overlooked
    in favor of more skilled players.
[14:58] (Flashback) Satake
    But Esperion found him.
[15:01] (Flashback) Satake
    You saw a glimpse of Aoi Ashito's
     talent and snapped him up.
[15:06] (Flashback) Satake
    That's the true potential of J-Youth.
[15:12] Date
    You're improving at an incredible rate.
[15:16] Date
    But the A team is no cakewalk.
    It really, really isn't.
[15:20] Date
    When players first get promoted, they nearly
    always struggle and come straight back.
[15:26] Date
    Even if it feels too tough for you,
    hang on for dear life and keep at it.
[15:31] Date
    Believe in your potential and
    build yourself up, one step at a time.
[15:37] Date
    I know you can do it.
[15:40] Ashito
    I will.
[15:52] Date
    You're not going to join the party?
[15:55] Date
    You don't seem all that happy,
     despite your good news.
[16:01] Ashito
    It hasn't really sunk in yet.
[16:15] Ashito/I
    Is it because the game got me too excited?
[16:18] Ashito/I
    My brain gets it, but my heart doesn't.
[16:26] Ashito
    Oh.
[16:28] Hana
    Aw, man!
[16:35] Ashito
    Hana?
[16:46] Hana
    What are you doing, Ashito?
[16:48] Hana
    It's raining! Head back to the dorm already!
[16:55] Ashito
    Hana!
[16:56] Ashito
    I did it!
[16:58] Ashito
    I got promoted to the A team!
[17:02] Ashito
    I did it, Hana!
[17:04] Ashito
    I did it!
[17:19] Ashito
    Hana?
[17:24] Hana
    Oh, ha. Just kidding.
[17:30] Hana
    Good for you! The A team, huh?
     Ashito, that's amazing.
[17:35] Hana
    Anyway, I gotta get going.
[17:58] Ashito/I
    What... What was that just now?
[18:05] Hana
    Y-You don't need to shelter from the rain,
     you know. The dorm's right there.
[18:09] Hana
    I'm going. See you, Ashito. Bye!
[18:11] Ashito
    Hey, wait—
[18:15] Ashito
    I told you not to get up off the bench!
[18:19] Ashito
    This field the B team uses
    has terrible drainage,
[18:22] Ashito
    so when it rains, it becomes more like a pool.
[18:27] Ashito
    It made training sessions
    in the rain really tough.
[18:32] Ashito
    But that won't happen on the A team's field.
[18:43] Ashito
    Are you serious?
[18:45] Hana
    It's just spring rain. It's fine.
[18:47] Ashito
    Come on, stop this.
[18:48] Ashito
    You're acting really weird today.
[18:51] Hana
    I am weird!
[18:56] Hana
    I just can't see you right now.
[19:00] Ashito
    Huh?
[19:03] Hana
    I know I'm acting weird.
[19:07] Hana
    I feel weird.
[19:23] Ashito
    So, hey...
[19:26] Ashito
    You really like old man Fukuda, don't you?
[19:30] Ashito
    You told me about the player you love.
     You meant the old man, right?
[19:36] Hana
    Yes.
[19:40] Hana
    I thought I was going to marry him.
[19:44] Ashito
    You liked him that much
    even though you're not into soccer?
[19:48] Ashito
    The old man must have
    been an amazing player.
[19:52] Hana
    That's right!
[19:53] Hana
    I saw him play with my own eyes!
[19:55] Hana
    The stadium was no longer a soccer arena!
[20:02] Hana
    It was more like a theater,
    with an opera about to start.
[20:05] Hana
    It was amazing!
[20:09] Hana
    And my bro was the lead role
     that day, no doubt about it.
[20:14] Hana
    It was unforgettable.
[20:17] Hana
    If he hadn't gotten injured...
[20:20] Hana
    If he hadn't...
[20:25] Ashito
    I see.
[20:27] Ashito
    So you're rooting for me in place of
    the old man who used to play the game.
[20:32] Hana
    Huh?
[20:34] Ashito
    You told me I remind you of
    your favorite player, remember?
[20:39] Ashito
    So you think the old man and I—
[20:41] Hana
    Y-You don't look anything alike!
[20:43] Ashito
    Well, I'm fine with that.
[20:47] Ashito
    But I kinda wish you'd
    cheer for me for being me.
[20:52] Ashito
    Your cheering works.
[20:55] Ashito
    It gives me power.
[20:58] Ashito
    I mean, every time you
    come and see me play, I win.
[21:03] Ashito
    That's crazy, right?
[21:11] Hana
    Is that true?
[21:13] Hana
    Does my cheering really
    help you in some way?
[21:18] Ashito
    O-Of course it does!
[21:20] Ashito
    You help me out more than you think!
[21:26] Ashito
    You're really acting weird today.
[21:29] Ashito
    I'm on the A team from tomorrow!
[21:31] Ashito
    So don't look like that.
[21:34] Ashito
    At least send me off with a bang.
[21:36] Ashito
    Cheer me on!
[21:38] Ashito
    That's what a fan's meant to—
[23:43] Togashi
    What're ya draggin' yer feet for?
     Hurry it up, Ashito.