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E1 - I Want to Backflip!

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[00:53] Futa
    It was the start of another
    blazing hot summer.
[01:01] Sign
    Summer Tournament
    Sendai
[01:05] Futa
    That moment we all yearn
    for when we're young...
[01:08] Futa
    Giving everything you have and
    pushing yourself to the limit
[01:12] Futa
    for one brief flash of glory.
[01:13] Futa
    This was one such blazing hot summer.
[01:27] Futa
    It's over...
[01:29] Team
    We're heading out, Futaba.
[01:48] Futa
    Three straight years on the bench.
[02:03] Futa
    I-Is that some kind of ritual?
[02:05] ---
    Guys.
[02:08] Shi
    It's time.
[02:09] Shi
    Have fun out there, like always.
[02:11] Nan
    You said it!
[02:12] Nan
    Let's do this, guys!
[02:14] Wat
    Yah!
[02:14] On
    Let's get it done!
[02:16] Nana
    Watari, watch your finishing pose.
[02:18] Wat
    Yah.
[02:19] Kizu
    And your handstand posture, Onagawa.
[02:21] Ona
    No worries there.
[02:22] Wata
    Time to show our stuff.
[02:23] Nana
    Don't just show it. Keep it aligned.
[02:26] Wata
    Right.
[02:31] Futa
    Music?
[03:09] Sign
    70th Miyagi Prefecture Inter-High Athletics Tournament
    Men's Rhythmic Gymnastics
[03:09] Futa
    "Miyagi Prefecture Inter-High
     Athletics Tournament."
[03:12] Futa
    "Men's rhythmic gymnastics"?
[03:15] Futa
    Boys do rhythmic gymnastics, too?
[03:37] Futa
    They're the boys I saw before...
[03:37] Ann
    Competing ninth:
     Soshukan Private High School.

[03:51] Nana
    Ready!
[07:19] Futa
    Incredible.
[07:21] Futa
    Incredible... Just incredible!
[07:24] Sign
    70th Miyagi Prefecture Inter-High Athletics Tournament
    
    
    Men's Rhythmic Gymnastics
    
    
    
    
    Soshukan High School
[07:26] Futa
    Soshukan High School...
[07:28] Sign
    70th Miyagi Prefecture Inter-High Athletics Tournament
    Men's Rhythmic Gymnastics
[07:28] Sign
    Soshukan High School
[07:29] Sign
    70th Miyagi Prefecture Inter-High Athletics Tournament
    Men's Rhythmic Gymnastics
[07:29] Sign
    Soshukan High School
[07:29] Sign
    Score
[07:31] Sign
    70th Miyagi Prefecture Inter-High Athletics Tournament
    Men's Rhythmic Gymnastics
[07:32] Sign
    Sendai Tokuou
    
    
    
    Akiu Daiei Institute
    
    
    
    Kurihara City Third
    
    
    
    Matsushima Minami
    
    
    
    Tendo Daitoku
    
    
    
    Miyagi Korin Academy
    
    
    
    Taga Chuo Institute
    
    
    
    Minami Ootaki
[07:33] Sign
    Sendai Tokuou
    
    
    
    Akiu Daiei Institute
    
    
    
    Kurihara City Third
    
    
    
    Matsushima Minami
    
    
    
    Tendo Daitoku
    
    
    
    Miyagi Korin Academy
    
    
    
    Taga Chuo Institute
    
    
    
    Soshukan
    
    
    
    Minami Ootaki
[07:38] Futa
    Why is their score so low?
[07:41] Mi
    Actually, that's high.
[07:43] Mi
    To score fifteen with only four members...
[07:46] Mashi
    Ao High, huh? Not bad at all.
[07:49] Futa
    B-But they lost, didn't they?
[07:51] Mashi
    First time watching men's rhythmic gymnastics?
[07:53] Futa
    Y-Yes...
[07:55] Mashi
    Men's rhythmic gymnastics groups
    are supposed to have six people.
[07:59] Mashi
    You can compete with as few as four,
[08:01] Mashi
    but you're docked a point and a half
    for each missing member.
[08:04] Futa
    Is that a lot?
[08:06] Mashi
    Well, a perfect score would be twenty.
[08:09] Mi
    Men's rhythmic gymnastics
    routines are graded by deductions.
[08:12] Mi
    You start with max points
    and lose some for each mistake.
[08:15] Futa
    So for them to still score over fifteen...
[08:18] Sign
    Kurihara City Third
    
    
    
    
    Matsushima Minami
    
    
    
    
    
    Tendo Daitoku
    
    
    
    
    
    Miyagi Korin Academy
    
    
    
    
    
    Taga Chuo Institute
    
    
    
    
    Soshukan
    
    
    
    
    
    Minami Ootaki
[08:19] Futa
    That is incredible!
[08:22] Taka
    We're up against Sendai Tokuou
     for regionals, then.
[08:25] Riku
    Sounds boring.
[08:27] Riku
    You're more interested in Ao High, I'll bet.
[08:30] Taka
    Let's go.
[08:32] Ann
    We will now be holding the awards ceremony.
[08:36] Ann
    All competitors, please return to the
    arena in accordance with instructions.

[08:38] Mashi
    Let's go, Misa-pon.
[10:10] Mashi
    Backflip!!
[10:15] Mi
    Men's rhythmic gymnastics?
[10:17] Ayu
    Huh, I didn't know that was a thing.
[10:19] Futa
    Yeah, it was really something.
[10:21] Futa
    I never knew the human body
    could move like that!
[10:24] Ayu
    Oh, yeah?
[10:26] Yoshi
    Speaking of, I heard somewhere
[10:27] Yoshi
    that it's especially popular
    here in the Tohoku region.
[10:32] Futa
    I still thought the Ao High
    guys were the best...
[10:38] All
    Let's eat!
[10:40] Ayu
    Did you make Shotaro's
    gyoza bigger than ours?
[10:42] Mi
    Sho-chan's worn out from his game today.
[10:45] Ayu
    From warming the bench, you mean?
[10:48] Yoshi
    I'm sorry it ended the way it did,
[10:50] Yoshi
    but I'm glad your time
    on the team was drama-free.
[10:52] Yoshi
    Now you can focus on entrance exams.
[10:53] Ayu
    Do you know where you're applying yet?
[10:56] Futa
    Well, as far as my grades are concerned...
[10:59] Yoshi
    Is there anywhere you want to go?
[11:01] Futa
    Anywhere I want to go?
[11:02] Yoshi
    Yeah. Where do you want to go?
[11:05] Yoshi
    It's important to do what you want.
[11:07] Ayu
    And what if that's not going to school?
[11:09] Mi
    He's saying to give it some thought.
[11:13] Futa
    What I want to do...
[11:17] Sign
    Daitokai
[11:17] Sign
    Kojien
    Fifth Ed.
[11:17] Sign
    Iwanami Dictionary
[11:17] Sign
    Shin Meikai Dictionary
[11:17] Sign
    Daijirin
    Third Ed.
[11:18] Sign
    Kairin High School
[11:18] Sign
    Be healthy
    and study hard
[11:18] Sign
    Soshukan
    High School
[11:27] Futa
    What I want to do... Where I want to go...
[11:48] Futa
    Wait... What?
[11:51] Mi
    Sho-chan! Better get going,
    or you'll miss the entrance ceremony!
[11:54] Ayu
    I'm off!
[11:56] Mi
    Hey! Don't run with food in your mouth!
[12:02] Sign
    Soshukan Private High School
    Entrance Ceremony
[12:11] Pri
    The world around us is unpredictable,
[12:14] Pri
    but one thing that is certain
[12:16] Pri
    is the fact that you must forge
    your own path to the future.
[12:19] Sign
    Recruit new members
[12:19] Sign
    TWO OF THEM
[12:19] Sign
    Go get 'em*!!
[12:19] Sign
    Goal
[12:20] Nana
    Okay, our goal is to bag
    at least two new members!
[12:22] Wata
    Yah!
[12:23] Chi
    Are you sure about this, Shichigahama?
[12:26] Nana
    If we wait until classes start, the other
    clubs'll snatch up the best recruits!
[12:30] Jo
    Of course they will.
[12:32] Jo
    Most student athletes are here
    for the baseball and soccer clubs.
[12:38] Wata
    Basketball an' volleyball are
     gettin' good these days, too.
[12:41] Jo
    I know, right?
[12:42] Nana
    Enough with the bad attitudes!
[12:44] Nana
    We gotta make it to the Inter-High
[12:46] Nana
    and prove that Ao High's a place
    for men's rhythmic gymnastics!
[12:50] Nana
    And to do that, we need six members!
[12:54] Wata
    Yah!
[12:54] Jo
    I know, but still...
[12:58] Sign
    Come backflip with us!
    The men's rhythmic gymnastics club
    is now recruiting!!
    
    Join us and...
    - Learn how to do a backflip!
    - Hang with a group of nice senpais!
    - Learn how to do a backflip!
    - Live your dream club life!
    - Learn how to do a backflip!
    
    Beginners welcome! First session is all watching!
    We practice in the gym after school.
    
    Anyone seeking to apply, come to the men's
     rhythmic gymnastics club room in the club annex
     at lunch or after school!
[12:58] Uri
    Here.
[12:59] Jo
    Huh? What's the meaning of this, manager?
[13:01] Kura
    Each of you has to give out one hundred.
[13:03] Kura
    Get it done.
[13:04] Wata
    Anyone here seein' that I got extra?
[13:08] Nana
    Hey, here they come!
[13:10] Nana
    Let's go!
[13:11] Nana
    Hey, you! You look like you're in shape!
[13:15] Chi
    Well, that's our captain.
[13:15] Nana
    Well? Wanna try men's rhythmic gymnastics?
[13:17] Jo
    Unstoppable once he's
    made up his mind. Like always.
[13:20] Nana
    You, too!
[13:21] Jo
    Now, let's get out there!
[13:23] Wata
    Yah!
[13:24] Man
    What's that all about?
[13:25] Man
    Did he say men's rhythmic gymnastics?
[13:26] Man
    They're really champing at the bit, huh?
[13:28] Man
    What club are you gonna join?
[13:33] Jo
    Wanna try men's rhythmic gymnastics?
[13:35] Jo
    Doesn't get much cooler
    than continuous backflips!
[13:38] Jo
    Well? Wanna join us?
[13:39] Chi
    Onagawa! You're supposed to recruit guys!
[13:41] Wata
    Ya sonsa bitches!
[13:43] Wata
    Too good to accept a flyer
    from yer senpai, are ya?
[13:46] Wata
    Huh?!
[13:47] Chi
    Stop that.
[13:57] Futa
    Wh-Wh-What do I do? I'm n-n-not ready...
[14:01] Mi
    I'd like to join.
[14:05] Chi
    Wh-What'd you say?
[14:07] Mi
    I'd like to join the men's
    rhythmic gymnastics club.
[14:19] Nana
    Got one!
[14:21] Nana
    Glad to have you!
[14:22] Nana
    You mean it?
[14:23] Nana
    Welcome!
[14:24] Nana
    Good to meetcha!
[14:27] Futa
    Now it's even more awkward...
[14:33] Sign
    Men's
    Rhythmic
    Gymnastics
    Club
[14:37] Sign
    Men's Rhythmic
    Gymnastics Club
[14:40] Sign
    Club Application
    
    
    
    
     (Teacher Copy)
[14:40] Sign
    April 7th, 2022
[14:40] Sign
    Class 1-B, Student no. 33 Ryoya Misato
[14:40] Kuri
    Ryoya Misato?
[14:43] Nana
    What's up, Kurikoma?
[14:47] Sign
    
    
    Rising Star: Natori Fourth Junior High's Ace,
    Ryoya Misato, Takes Second Place
    
    Ranks second in individuals at the 37th National Junior
    Men's Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament
[14:47] Kuri
    He finished second in the the 37th National
    Junior Men's Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament
[14:51] Kuri
    in individuals.
[14:53] Kuri
    That Ryoya Misato.
[14:56] Sign
    Men's
    Rhythmic
    Gymnastics
    Club
[14:59] Kuri
    I thought you looked familiar.
[14:59] Sign
    Recruit new members
[14:59] Sign
    TWO OF THEM
[14:59] Sign
    Go get 'em
!!
[14:59] Sign
    Goal
[15:02] Nana
    Misato? Natori Fourth Junior High's ace?
[15:05] Chi
    So what brings you to our school?
[15:07] Ona
    Yeah, really.
[15:08] Ona
    Why not pick a halfway decent—
[15:10] Nana
    Onagawa.
[15:12] Nana
    You talkin' about Ao High
    like it's not decent?
[15:15] Ona
    I'm sorry, Captain!
[15:17] Ona
    Lay off the looming a little!
[15:17] Misa
    You have some skill.
[15:19] Misa
    Although, Senpai, while your handstand
[15:23] Misa
    looked perfectly proper
    at last year's prefecturals,
[15:26] Misa
    you dropped your elbows.
[15:28] Misa
    A 0.05 point deduction.
[15:31] Wat
    Watch yer mouth with yer senpai, punk!
[15:33] Mi
    You were unsteady in two movements
    and threw the team off balance.
[15:37] Wata
    I'm so sorry!
[15:39] Chi
    It's fine, Watari. We're all good now.
[15:42] Chi
    It seems you have a good eye.
[15:44] Nana
    But we only do group competitions.
[15:46] Mi
    That's perfect.
[15:48] Nana
    Great! That makes five!
[15:50] Nana
    One more and we're Inter-High bound!
[15:53] Chi
    Nice!
[15:53] Futa
    I can't follow up an all-star recruit...
[15:57] Futa
    What should I do?
[15:58] Uri
    I'll let Shusaku know.
[15:59] Nana
    Sounds good.
[16:00] Sign
    Men's
    Rhythmic
    Gymnastics
    Club
[16:09] ---
    Um...
[16:12] Kuri
    Intruder detected.
[16:13] Futa
    What? No—
[16:14] Sign
    Men's
    Rhythmic
    Gymnastics
    Club
[16:15] Nana
    What do we have here, Kurikoma?
[16:16] Futa
    Um, I...
[16:18] Wata
    You here to raid us?!
[16:19] Futa
    I d-don't want any trouble...
[16:23] Futa
    I... I just... er...
[16:23] Sign
    Men's
    Rhythmic
    Gymnastics
    Club
[16:25] Misa
    I know you.
[16:27] Chi
    Is he a friend of yours?
[16:28] Misa
    We watched last year's
    prefectural tournament together.
[16:30] Ona
    So we have another hopeful, do we?
[16:33] Futa
    Huh? Er, I...
[16:35] Nana
    Fine by me. You can watch our first session.
[16:38] Futa
    R-Right...
[16:43] Nana
    Let's start with introductions.
[16:46] Nana
    Third-year. Captain Masamune Shichigahama.
[16:50] Nana
    Vice Captain Keisuke Tsukidate.
    Also a third-year. It's a pleasure!
[16:55] Ona
    Third-year Nagayoshi Onagawa.
     Nice to meet you.
[16:58] Wata
    Second-year Kotaro Watari!
[17:00] Mi
    I'm Ryoya Misato.
[17:02] Futa
    I am Shotaro Futaba!
[17:03] Nana
    I know you just joined us, Misato,
    but we expect you to keep up.
[17:06] Misa
    Understood.
[17:07] Chi
    Don't worry. You're just here
    to get a feel for things.
[17:11] Futa
    Okay.
[17:12] Shi
    Hey there.
[17:13] ---
    Heya.
[17:13] ---
    Hi!
[17:14] Shi
    Hey.
[17:15] Shi
    Hello.
[17:15] Shi
    H-Hello...
[17:17] Shi
    So Misato-kun's our new recruit,
[17:19] Shi
    and Futaba-kun's just watching for today?
[17:21] Shi
    I'm Shusaku Shida, the men's
    rhythmic gymnastics club coach.
[17:25] Kura
    I'm the manager. Second-year Asao Kurikoma.
[17:28] Shi
    A pleasure to meet you both.
[17:30] All
    One, two! One, two! One, two! One, two!
[17:43] Futa
    These are interesting warm-up exercises...
[17:46] Chi
    They're isolation stretches.
[17:49] Chi
    You're pretty flexible, you know?
[17:50] Futa
    Am I?
[17:51] Chi
    Yeah. You're a natural
    for rhythmic gymnastics.
[17:56] Chi
    Any previous sports experience?
[17:57] Futa
    A little swimming, soccer, and baseball.
[18:00] Chi
    That's perfect.
[18:02] Chi
    The full-body conditioning from swimming,
[18:04] Chi
    the balance from soccer,
[18:06] Chi
    and the muscle training
    and agility from baseball
[18:08] Chi
    will all come in handy
    in rhythmic gymnastics.
[18:11] Futa
    Really?
[18:13] Ona
    Okay, Misato, let's move on to tumbling.
[18:15] Misa
    Sure.
[18:15] Futa
    What's tumbling?
[18:18] Chi
    A series of leaps and rolls
    across the floor or mat.
[18:26] Ona
    That's an ace for you.
[18:30] Shi
    Misato-kun.
[18:32] Shi
    I want a round-off into
    a salto backwards layout,
[18:34] Shi
    a half twist, and a forward salto.
[18:38] Misa
    Understood.
[19:02] Futa
    Incredible...
[19:03] Chi
    Futaba-kun, want to
    try some arabesques?
[19:06] Futa
    S-Sure.
[19:08] Nana
    He's got good posture.
[19:09] Shi
    I like what I'm seeing.
[19:12] Shi
    Misato-kun is good too, but...
[19:17] Kuri
    Good abdominal strength.
[19:19] Nana
    He might be cut out for this.
[19:21] Shi
    "A knack is nice,"
[19:23] Shi
    "but enjoyment is everything."
[19:25] Shi
    My wife says that all the time!
[19:27] Nana
    Y-Your... wife, huh?
[19:31] Nana
    So, what do you think?
[19:32] Futa
    O-Oh, well...
[19:35] Futa
    I still don't really know.
[19:37] Nana
    You've been interested
     in the sport for a while, right?
[19:40] Futa
    The first time I saw it was your
    tournament performance last year.
[19:44] Chi
    Too bad we lost that one.
[19:46] Uta
    B-But you were awesome!
[19:48] Uta
    You soared so high and moved so fast!
[19:51] Uta
    I could hardly believe my eyes!
[19:53] Uta
    And watching you backflip,
    then backflip all together...
[19:57] Uta
    It was just the coolest.
[19:59] Uta
    It really made me wish I could do it, too.
[20:04] Nana
    Then let's try a backflip!
[20:06] Futa
    What? Isn't it a little soon?
[20:08] Nana
    Don't sweat it! Just come with me.
[20:11] Nana
    Ready?
[20:12] Nana
    Throw yourself up like vwoosh!
[20:14] Nana
    Then it's oomph with your hips,
    and your legs go bam!
[20:17] Nana
    Then at the end, your arms go bwash!
[20:19] Futa
    Huh?
[20:20] Chi
    I don't think that's helping.
[20:22] Nana
    You don't?
[20:23] Nana
    Anyway, let's give it a try.
[20:24] Futa
    O-Okay.
[20:29] Chi
    Hey, now...
[20:30] Nana
    Try more pow with you chest.
[20:31] Futa
    My chest?
[20:33] Nana
    Help me out, Tsukidate.
[20:35] Ts
    Yeah, sure.
[20:36] Nana
    We'll hold you up,
    so jump as high as you can.
[20:39] Futa
    Right!
[20:42] Tsu
    You okay?
[20:44] Futa
    I guess I can't really do it yet.
[20:58] Futa
    He's sticking his chest out proud...
[21:05] Futa
    What Misato-kun just did...
[21:07] Futa
    Is that what you meant
    by going pow with your chest?
[21:10] Nana
    Wanna call it a day?
[21:12] Futa
    No! Let's keep going!
[21:18] Nana
    Okay! One more time!
[21:20] Futa
    Right!
[21:21] Futa
    Commit to it. Don't be afraid.
[21:23] Futa
    Right!
[21:24] Nana
    Focus on your chest.
[21:25] Futa
    Right!
[21:29] Tsu
    Okay, looking good.
[21:30] Tsu
    I think you have the form down.
[21:33] Nana
    Wanna try it once without help?
[21:35] Futa
    Yes!
[21:38] Futa
    I've never felt this way before.
[21:41] Futa
    I've always gone where people*
    invited me, just going with the flow...
[21:45] Futa
    But I've never pursued an interest so avidly.
[21:49] Futa
    Even if I lost, even if I never
    became a regular, I didn't mind.
[21:54] Futa
    But now... I want to soar.
[21:57] Futa
    I'm dying to learn how!
[22:00] Futa
    Is it because I chose this?
[22:02] Futa
    Because it's the first time
    I've decided what I want to do?
[22:06] Futa
    Where I want to go... What I want to do...
[22:09] Futa
    I really, truly...
[22:17] Futa
    I want to backflip!
[22:21] Futa
    My body's rising into the air.
[22:24] Futa
    I've never felt so light before.
[22:27] Futa
    And as everything spins around me...
[22:34] Futa
    It's like the world is opening up before me!
[22:40] All
    Heck yeah!
[22:42] Kuri
    Cool.
[22:43] Misa
    Not half bad.
[22:49] Futa
    I'm joining...
[22:51] Futa
    I'm joining the rhythmic gymnastics club!