E1 - I Want to Backflip! Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [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!