Season 1 E1 - What Is Kabaddi? 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.) [00:04] narrator     In this game, the only     thing used is the body. [00:07] narrator     Working together with your teammates, [00:09] narrator     you capture the "raider"     invading your territory. [00:11] narrator     Dragging them down and forcing     them out leads to victory. [00:15] narrator     If you had to describe the way it looks,     it might be a "running combat sport." [00:19] narrator     The name of this game is... [00:21] narrator     kabaddi! SIGN    What Is      Kabaddi? [01:55] Yoigoshi     I took entering high school as my opportunity [01:57] Yoigoshi     to live a life as far away     from sports as possible. SIGN    Noukin High School, First-year     Yoigoshi Tatsuya [02:04] Yoigoshi     I hate all sports. [02:07] Yoigoshi     Coaches that get spitting mad     at the slightest mistakes... SIGN    Under 15     Yoigoshi the Unstoppable     Rising Youth Kicker [02:10] Yoigoshi     The sports media that get rattled by a     middle schooler's choice of schools... [02:15] teammate 1     Always hogging all the attention. [02:17] teammate 2     He needs to quit acting so     full of himself. I could... [02:18] Yoigoshi     Teammates wallowing in jealousy     and malicious gossip, all of it... [02:22] teammate 1     That's gotta be it. [02:23] Yoigoishi     I hate all of it. [02:26] soccer player 1     Yoigoshi! I know you're in there! Come out! [02:29] soccer player 2     Come on! Join the team, even     just as a provisional member! [02:33] soccer player 2     Yoigoshi! [02:35] Yoigoshi     Sports are stupid. [02:37] Yoigoshi     Go away! [02:38] soccer player 1     You're just a first-year kid. What makes you     think you can talk to us like that— [02:41] soccer player 2     It's fine! He can talk down     to us or whatever he wants! [02:43] soccer player 2     Just, please, let's play soccer together— [02:50] Yoigoshi     "Together"? [02:51] Yoigoshi     I hate hanging around sportsmen. [02:56] soccer player 2     Th-That was scary... [02:58] soccer player 1     He's not right in the head. [03:02] Yoigoshi     I know a much smarter,     much cooler way to communicate. [03:11] Yoigoshi     That's right. [03:13] Yoigoshi     Micomico Livestreaming! SIGN    Micomico Douga [03:15] computer     Micomico Douga! [03:18] Yoiogoshi     Now, then... SIGN    No livestreams scheduled. SIGN    New Community Members SIGN    New Members (6 people) [03:20] Yoigoshi     The community membership is increasing! [03:24] Yoigoshi     It's moving in a pretty good direction. [03:29] Yoigoshi     A troll, huh? Better report it. [03:32] Yoigoshi     A world where I can erase those     I don't like with a single finger. [03:36] Yoigoshi     This is the best! [03:37] Yoigoshi     Now, it is time. [03:39] Yoigoshi     Let's begin. [03:40] Yoigoshi     The livestream of the Night's End! [03:43] Yoigoshi     We're just chatting today.     Ask me whatever questions you want. SIGN    Comment SIGN    Comment SIGN    Hey, there SIGN    He's here SIGN    Night's End, you're [03:47] commenter     Night's End, you're a student, right? [03:49] Yoigoshi     Yes. I am a student, but I do not     wish to talk about my private life. [03:54] Yoigoshi     I want to keep my online and real lives     separate. It'd be a pain otherwise. SIGN    Comment SIGN    Comment SIGN    Hey, there SIGN    He's here SIGN    Night's End, you're SIGN    What a shame. Why [03:59] commenter     What a shame. Why don't you     join a club or something? SIGN    You got invited right? [04:02] commenter     You got invited right? To the soccer team. SIGN    You might get invited again. [04:04] commenter     You might get invited again. [04:08] Yoigoshi     I-I-Invitation? [04:09] Yoigoshi     What's going on here? [04:11] Yoigoshi     Is this someone I know? [04:12] Yoigoshi     Was I naïve in thinking a mask would     be enough to hide my identity? [04:19] Yoigoshi     Who is that, in this moment of crisis? [04:22] Yoigoshi     Those soccer players from earlier? [04:26] Azemichi     'Sup?! [04:28] Azemichi     Is there a guy named "Yoigoshi" here? [04:31] Yoigoshi     Who are you? [04:33] Azemichi     Oh, are you alone? I thought     I heard you talking to someone... [04:37] Yoigoshi     O-Oh, yeah... [04:39] Yoigoshi     I was on the phone. [04:43] Yoigoshi     More importantly, what did you want? [04:46] Azemichi     Oh! So, you're Yoigoshi, huh? [04:51] Azemichi     Sir! SIGN    Noukin High School     Azemichi Soma [04:53] Azemichi     I'm first-year Azemichi Soma! [04:55] Azemichi     I came to invite you to     join the kabaddi team! [04:58] Yoigoshi     K-Kabaddi? [05:00] Yoigoshi     I've know the name, but I didn't     know we had a team here. [05:04] Yoigoshi     It's got nothing to do with me, though. [05:07] Yoigoshi     It takes some guts for a first-year     to invite me into a club, [05:11] Yoigoshi     but go away. [05:12] Yoigoshi     I have no intention of playing     sports in high school. [05:14] Azemichi     J-Just hold on a sec! [05:17] Azemichi     "Go bring us that Yoigoshi     who's famous for soccer," [05:20] Azemichi     that's what my senpai asked me to do. [05:22] Yoigoshi     Hey! What're you doing? Let go! [05:24] Azemichi     I'm begging you! [05:26] Azemichi     Just provisionally, no, even if     you just come as an observer! [05:29] Yoigoshi     Let go of me! [05:32] Yoigoshi     What? I can't move him! [05:34] Yoigoshi     That's not possible!     He's so much smaller than I am! [05:41] Yoigoshi     How's that? Learned your lesson? [05:46] Azemichi     Just come and watch... [05:48] Yoigoshi     He's not gonna leave, huh? [05:50] Yoigoshi     This is different from the     other invites I've received. [05:52] Yoigoshi     This one's trouble. [05:54] Yoigoshi     As long as he's here,     I can't restart my livestream. [05:57] Yoigoshi     I've got no choice. I don't want to, but... [05:59] Yoigoshi     I just need to go watch? [06:01] Azemichi     Huh? Oh. Yeah, probably. [06:03] Yoigoshi     Okay. I'll get ready to go. [06:05] Azemichi     Really? All right! [06:07] Yoigoshi     If I'm going to sever this relationship, [06:09] Yoigoshi     instead of trying with     this stubborn errand boy, [06:12] Yoigoshi     it seems like it would be faster to     talk to these upperclassmen of his. SIGN    Noukin High School [06:17] Azemichi     Yoigoshi, thanks for being     so quick to understand. [06:21] Yoimichi     I'm not interested in joining     the team, but thinking about it, [06:23] Yoimichi     kabaddi will probably make     a good topic for a chat. [06:26] Yoimichi     I am the very epitome of livestream hosts. [06:28] Azemichi     Oh, yeah. Are you sure you     didn't want to change clothes? [06:30] Yoiomichi     Huh? Oh, yes. I'm only     planning to watch, after all. [06:33] Azemichi     Oh, come on. It'd be better if you tried it. [06:36] Yoigoshi     Why would I do that? [06:37] Yoigoshi     Chanting "kabaddi" while you run. [06:39] Yoigoshi     There are a lot of gags about     that ridiculous sport, aren't there? [06:41] Azemichi     It's not ridiculous! [06:44] Azemichi     Kabaddi is a sport unlike any other!     A team sport with no equipment! [06:49] Azemichi     You fight using just your and your     teammates bodies. It's an intense sport! [06:53] Yoigoshi     Why's he getting all worked up?     It's so suffocating. [06:56] Yoigoshi     But a team sport with no equipment, huh? [06:59] Yoigoshi     I've never heard of that before. [07:00] Azemichi     Senpai! Yoigoshi's here! SIGN    Gymnasium 1 [07:04] Yoigoshi     They're using the old gym? [07:07] Yoigoshi     Well, it is just a colorful     little sport, after all. [07:18] Misumi     Hey! It's Yoigoshi! [07:21] Yoigoshi     What was that?     This is the kabaddi team, right? SIGN    Kabaddi Team Second-year     Misumi Kyohei SIGN    Kabaddi Team Second-year     Date Shinji [07:24] Date     He's tall. About 185 centimeters? [07:27] Misumi     Wow. You're even cooler than your     soccer photos make you look. [07:30] Yoigoshi     Do guys with builds like that play it? [07:33] Date     He doesn't have much muscle.     About 75 kilos, maybe? [07:36] Yoigoshi     Hey! [07:37] Misumi     Well, he did play soccer. [07:38] Azemichi     His kicking was amazing! [07:41] Yoigoshi     Stay away from me, you musclebound morons! [07:43] Misumi     Aw, come on. Let's be friends. [07:47] Misumi     We're gonna be on this team together, right? [07:49] Yoigoshi     No! I'm not here because I want to be— [07:50] Iura     Hey! [07:51] Iura     It's rude to go in so suddenly, guys. [07:54] Iura     Sorry about that, Yoigoshi-kun. [07:56] Iura     Everyone's just excited     about meeting someone famous. SIGN    Kabaddi Team Third-year     Iura Kei [07:59] Iura     I'm the kabaddi team's vice-captain, Iura.     Nice to meet you. [08:03] Yoigoshi     Vice-captain? [08:04] Iura     Sorry to send a first-year     after you like that. [08:08] Iura     It should have been me, [08:09] Iura     but since the captain's hospitalized,     I've been so busy. [08:12] Yoigoshi     So it was the vice-captain     who sent baldy after me? [08:15] Yoigoshi     But that's a relief. [08:16] Yoigoshi     He seems the most likely to listen     to reason here. A nice type of guy. SIGN    Heave-ho SIGN    Heave-ho [08:19] Yoigoshi     Because I'd really hate getting forced     to participate in practice or something. [08:20] background     Heave-ho! Heave-ho! [08:25] Iura     Allow me to introduce you.     Those two are second-years— [08:28] Yoigoshi     I don't need introductions.     I need to talk to you. [08:30] Iura     What's wrong? That's a scary expression. [08:32] Yoigoshi     I was pretty much dragged here against     my will. I'm not joining the team! [08:36] Iura     Don't say that. Won't you wait and     make a decision after you've tried it? [08:39] Yoigoshi     If you're short on members, you     can try someone else, can't you? [08:42] Iura     Someone else, huh?     Well, we are short on members, but... [08:46] Iura     It's you the kabaddi team wants, Yoigoshi. SIGN    "Yoigoshi the Unstoppable" Unprecedented Forward, Plays Dirty [08:49] Iura     "Yoigoshi the Unstoppable." [08:50] Iura     Soccer's a sport with a lot of contact,     and he's never been taken down. SIGN    "Yoigoshi the Unstoppable" [08:54] Iura     We've been looking for someone who     specializes in that kind of running. [08:57] Yoigoshi     I just hated other people     touching me, that's all. [09:00] Yoigoshi     More importantly, I'm so busy,     I can't join a team. SIGN    Night's End [09:03] Yoigoshi     I have to livestream on a regular     schedule or my fans will leave me. [09:08] Iura     So, livestreaming keeps you that busy? [09:10] Yoigoshi     Yeah. [09:12] Yoigoshi     What?! [09:13] Yoigoshi     This guy... He knows? [09:16] Iura     I just love Yoigo—Night's End's     livestreams so much, I record them! [09:21] Iura     I wish everyone in the school could see them! [09:25] Iura     I'm all ready to send it to everyone, see? [09:28] Yoigoshi     You evil... Is this a threat? [09:30] Iura     Far from it! As a fan, I simply     want to spread the word! [09:34] Iura     More importantly, I'll say this again... [09:37] Iura     Won't you try it out, just for today? [09:41] Azemichi     What're you guys talking about,     bringing out your computer like that? [09:44] Iura     Well, the thing is... [09:46] Yoigoshi     Wait! All right! If it's just for today! [09:50] Yoigoshi     He was not a nice type of guy! [09:55] Iura     Since we have a beginner,      we'll start with the basics. [09:58] team     Sir! [10:00] Yoigoshi     It's rough enough that they     need to lay down these mats? [10:03] Yoigoshi     And they seem to have a scoreboard up. [10:05] Yoigoshi     But what kind of sport is kabaddi anyway? [10:09] Azemichi     It's an intense sport! [10:11] Misumi     A cool sport! [10:12] Date     Where muscles clash! [10:14] Yoigoshi     I don't get it, and quit crowding me! [10:17] Iura     Put simply, kabaddi is like tag. [10:20] Iura     It's a sport where two teams     try to tag each other on the court. [10:24] Yoigoshi     Like tag? [10:26] Iura     Okay, guys. Let's try a little match. [10:29] team     Sir! [10:34] Azemichi     I'll be attacking! [10:38] Azemichi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi, [10:41] Azemichi     kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi! [10:47] Iura     In kabaddi, you have raiders and defenders. [10:50] Iura     Who's raiding and who's defending     is clearly defined through turns. [10:53] Iura     If you think of it like tag,     the raider is "it." [10:55] Iura     He goes alone to try to tag the opponents. SIGN    Raider (It) Azemichi Soma [10:58] Azemichi     Kabaddi! Kabaddi! SIGN    Defense (Runners)     Second-years [11:01] Misumi     Still got a ways to go! SIGN    Azemichi's Territory SIGN    Second-years' Territory [11:03] Iura     The defense has multiple players [11:05] Iura     and they try to run from the     raider without getting tagged. [11:08] Iura     They can run anywhere within     their half of the court. [11:10] Iura     The territories are defined by the mid-line. [11:12] Yoigoshi     How are they supposed to keep     running in that tiny space? [11:15] Iura     That is why there are restrictions, of course. [11:18] Iura     The raider can only cross the     mid-line and go after opponents [11:21] Iura     for the amount of time they can say     "kabaddi" without taking a breath. [11:25] Yoigoshi     So that's why they're always     saying "kabaddi, kabaddi." [11:28] Azemichi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [11:28] Iura     A tag counts anywhere on the body. [11:31] Azemichi     Kabaddi! [11:32] Iura     The slightest graze against the clothes,     or even a single hair, counts as a tag. [11:36] Yoigoshi     A single hair? [11:39] Yoigoshi     So, the tags are what gets you points? [11:41] Iura     Well... close. [11:43] Iura     After contact is made, you get     what's called the "struggle." [11:45] Iura     It's the state right before you get points,     when you have them in your hand. [11:49] Yoigoshi     Struggle? [11:51] Iura     The raider only gets the points once      he returns to his own territory. [11:58] narrator     Struggle! [12:01] Misumi     We're in the struggle. [12:03] Date     Come on, now. [12:04] Azemichi     Kabaddi! Kabaddi! Kabaddi! [12:06] Yoigoshi     "Return to his territory"?     Can't he just go back? [12:07] Azemichi     Kabaddi! Kabaddi! Kabaddi! [12:10] Azemichi     Kabaddi... I can't make it back... SIGN    Raid Failed [12:13] Misumi     That was close! [12:15] Date     You... You just wanted to show Yoigoshi,     and let yourself get tagged, didn't you? [12:22] Iura     If the defense can capture the raider, [12:23] Iura     preventing him from returning,     then they get a point. [12:26] Iura     Alternating this attack and defense     pattern gives you kabaddi. [12:29] Iura     That's a simplistic explanation, anyway. [12:32] Iura     Why don't you give it a try? [12:34] Yoigoshi     That? [12:36] Iura     You'll be fine! [12:38] Iura     Well then, I'll be the raider,     just to test things out. [12:41] Iura     No catching—that is, no tackling. [12:44] Iura     We'll just be playing a simple     game of tag within the court. [12:47] Iura     You two, use your heads and run away, okay? [12:51] Azemichi     Yes, sir! [12:53] Iura     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [12:56] Yoigoshi     "Use your heads and run away"? [12:59] Yoigoshi     Who needs brains in a game of tag? [13:01] Yoigoshi     This way's no good! [13:04] narrator     Struggle! [13:09] Iura     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [13:12] narrator     Struggle! [13:15] Iura     Right! With the two of you,     that's two points. [13:18] Azemichi     You're too fast, Iura-senpai. [13:21] Iura     Now, the two of you try it. [13:23] Iura     I'll watch from the outside and collect data. [13:27] Iura     And, one thing... [13:29] Iura     The way you ran just now was odd. [13:32] Iura     You changed direction suddenly, didn't you? [13:34] Iura     Why? [13:35] Yoigoshi     Huh? That's obvious, isn't it? [13:39] Yoigoshi     You were trying to herd me and baldy     in the same direction, weren't you? [13:43] Yoigoshi     We both ended up getting tagged,     so it didn't end up mattering, but— [13:47] Azemichi     Kabaddi! [13:48] Azemichi     You should never let your     guard down, Yoigoshi! [13:51] Azemichi     Don't underestimate kabaddi! [13:56] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi... [13:58] Yoigoshi     It is, indeed, an idiotic     sport played by idiots. [14:02] Yoigoshi     However... [14:03] Yoigoshi     getting dissed by idiots grinds my gears! [14:09] Azemichi     What's this? [14:10] Azemichi     I don't hear you saying "kabaddi"! [14:14] Yoigoshi     K-kabaddi... Kabaddi... [14:15] Misumi     He seems embarrassed to do the chant. [14:17] Iura     But he's an interesting guy. He saw     what I was trying for right away. [14:20] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi... kabaddi... kabaddi... [14:22] Iura     I thought he only had height     and good reflexes, [14:25] Iura     but he's got good judgment and he's proud. SIGN    Raider     Attacker [14:28] Iura     He's a raider-type. [14:31] narrator     Struggle! [14:34] Misumi     He's the opposite type to     the little guy, Azemichi. [14:37] Misumi     He's more suited to being an anti. SIGN    Anti     Defense [14:41] Yoigoshi     What's wrong? I'm a rookie here, you know. [14:45] Yoigoshi     Is this a plan to let me     win to make me feel good? [14:48] Date     If this were just tag,     he'd be in a bad position. [14:51] Iura     Well... [14:52] Iura     I don't know about that... [14:55] Misumi     Don't you think the people who are     good at raiding are a little twisted? SIGN    Raider-type [15:00] Azemichi     Kabaddi! Kabaddi! [15:05] Yoigoshi     This kabaddi or whatever     isn't anything special. [15:08] Yoigoshi     You can't touch me at all. [15:11] Azemichi     Blast it! I'm not done yet! [15:14] Yoigoshi     It's already eight. It's about time I... [15:16] Iura     Gather up! That's the end of practice. [15:19] Yoigoshi     Finally. [15:20] Iura     Sorry for threatening you. SIGN    Deleted [15:23] Iura     All the recordings and the messages. See? [15:26] Yoigoshi     You did that pretty easily. [15:28] Iura     And there's a little thank you. [15:29] Yoigoshi     A "thank you"? SIGN    Micomi     Community SIGN    Night's End-san's Community [15:31] Yoigoshi     My community page? SIGN    New Community Members SIGN    New Members (107 people) SIGN    Glasses Girl SIGN    Hiro SIGN    Guest [15:34] Yoigoshi     Wh-What is all this? [15:36] Yoigoshi     My membership has increased     by over a hundred people? [15:39] Iura     The thing is, I know a lot of different     people on the net, you see. [15:43] Iura     I promoted you a bit. [15:45] Iura     I've lost count of how many godly     livecasters I've created this way. [15:49] Iura     They're all dummy accounts, but people     do gather where there are people, right? [15:53] Yoigoshi     "Godly livecasters"? [15:55] Iura     If you joined the team, I could increase     your membership by several thousand... [15:59] Yoigoshi     But, joining the team is a little— [16:01] Iura     You feel the need to think when     things happen suddenly, right? [16:03] Iura     Then, how about a game? [16:05] Iura     One-on-one kabaddi with Azemichi.     If you lose, you join the team, [16:09] Iura     but if you win, I'll increase     your community memberships. [16:11] Iura     And, of course, you won't     have to join the team. [16:14] Yoigoshi     Compete against him? [16:16] Yoigoshi     In practice, he couldn't even touch me. [16:19] Iura     But this time, you'll be playing     closer to the official rules. [16:23] Iura     The defenders are allowed to tackle. [16:24] Iura     If the raider is taken down in the defense's     territory, the defense gets a point. [16:30] Iura     What do you think? [16:31] Yoigoshi     So, takedowns are possible. [16:33] Yoigoshi     Even up against all the players on the     field in soccer, no one took me down. [16:36] Yoigoshi     And in terms of speed, I have this guy beat. [16:38] Yoigoshi     This is a contest I'm certain to win. [16:41] Yoigoshi     Sounds like fun. I'll take that challenge. SIGN    Azemichi SIGN    Yoigoshi [16:47] Iura     Playing to two points! [16:48] Iura     Yoigoshi on offense. Begin! [16:51] Azemichi     I'm not losing again! Bring it on, Yoigo— [16:54] Azemichi     H-He's super-focused. [16:57] Yoigoshi     Godly livestreamer. [16:59] Yoigoshi     Just two points, and I have     a chance at that throne. [17:00] Yoigoshi; background     Kabaddi. Kabaddi. Kabaddi. [17:02] Yoigoshi     I cannot let this opportunity pass me by. [17:05] Yoigoshi; background     Kabaddi. [17:06] Misumi     He doesn't seem embarrassed anymore. [17:07] Iura     It just shows how desperate     he must be feeling. [17:10] Misumi     But that was a nice move there. [17:12] Misumi     Getting him to let down     his guard by playing tag. [17:14] Misumi     Then, in a serious match with     joining the team on the line, [17:15] Misumi     setting him up against that Azemichi? [17:18] Iura     I'm sure he'll notice along the way. [17:19] Iura     Kabaddi... [17:21] Iura     is a combat sport. [17:23] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi! [17:24] narrator     Struggle! [17:26] team     Huh? [17:28] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi. Kabaddi. SIGN    Azemichi SIGN    Yoigoshi [17:31] Iura     True, this does seem like the kind     of thing that gets a point, but... [17:35] Yoigoshi     All right! That's one point! [17:36] Date     Don't give me, "all right"! [17:38] Date     Punching's against the rules! [17:39] Yoigoshi     A touch is a touch! [17:41] Misumi     Just how desperate are you?! [17:43] Yoigoshi     Besides, I didn't know that! [17:45] Azemichi     It's fine. He can have the point. [17:47] Azemichi     With his hand in a fist,     his reach was shorter. [17:51] Azemichi     It's my fault for letting my guard down. [17:53] Yoigoshi     Reach? [17:55] Yoigoshi     I see. [17:56] Yoigoshi     He's right. I shouldn't make     a fist if I don't need to. SIGN    Raider Azemichi SIGN    Azemichi SIGN    Yoigoshi [18:00] Iura     Next, Azemichi will be on offense. [18:02] Yoigoshi     It's similar to tag, but in this game,     kabaddi, played on this small court... [18:07] Yoigoshi     reach is everything! [18:08] Yoigoshi     Of course, increasing the area in     which you can tag is a given, [18:11] Yoigoshi     but even if you get tackled by the defense, SIGN    Safe     Area [18:12] Yoigoshi     you can fall onto your own territory. [18:15] Yoigoshi     Which means that as long as I don't get     taken down deep in the court, I'll be fine! [18:15] Azemichi     Kabaddi! Kabaddi! Kabaddi! Kabaddi! [18:20] Yoigoshi     But it's different for the shrimp. [18:22] Yoigoshi     If I tackle him at this distance,     he can't get back! [18:25] Azemichi     Kabaddi? [18:26] Misumi     He went for a tackle! [18:28] Yoigoshi     It's over! This is my second point! [18:28] Azemichi     Kabaddi. [18:30] Azemichi     Ka...bad...di! [18:35] Yoigoshi     H-He's not going down?! [18:38] Azemichi     Kabaddi! [18:41] Azemichi     Thanks for coming in to make     contact yourself. That helped. [18:44] Azemichi     Trying to tag you is crazy hard. [18:47] Yoigoshi     He let me catch him on purpose?! SIGN    Azemichi SIGN    Yoigoshi [18:50] Iura     Azemichi, raid successful! One point! [18:54] Iura     You were tricked by his size, right? [18:55] Iura     He surprises everyone. [18:58] Iura     Azemichi's from a potter's family     high up in the mountains. [19:01] Iura     According to him, his everyday life     was like constant weight training. [19:05] Yoigoshi     His everyday life was all weight training? [19:07] Iura     One more point! Take him down, Azemichi! [19:10] Azemichi     Sir! [19:11] Yoigoshi     I should have stuck to running. SIGN    Raider Yoigoshi SIGN    Azemichi SIGN    Yoigoshi [19:13] Yoigoshi     But now, I'm the raider. [19:15] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi. Kabaddi. Kabaddi. [19:16] Yoigoshi     When attacking, reach and     speed determine everything. [19:19] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi. Kabaddi. Kabaddi. [19:20] Iura     Now, what will you do, Yoigoshi? [19:22] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi. Kabaddi. Kabaddi. [19:26] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi. Kabaddi. Kabaddi. [19:27] Misumi     He seems to have figured out at what     distance he's guaranteed to make it back. [19:30] Date     That's a surprise. It's hard to do that. [19:30] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi. Kabaddi. Kabaddi. [19:35] Yoigoshi     To win, you have to get     close to your opponent. [19:35] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi. Kabaddi. Kabaddi. [19:37] Yoigoshi     But if you get close, the risk     of being caught increases. [19:41] Yoigoshi     In most contact sports,     you want to evade your opponents, [19:45] Yoigoshi     but in kabaddi... [19:46] ---     Kabaddi. Kabaddi. Kabaddi. [19:47] Yoigoshi     to win, what you want is to face     off against your opponents, [19:49] Yoigoshi     just like in combat sports! [19:54] Iura     Azemichi! You're too focused! [20:00] Yoigoshi     And, because it's so similar to combat sports,     it makes a certain thing necessary. [20:04] Yoigoshi     A ranking system. [20:06] Yoigoshi     That's how big a handicap     height and weight can become! [20:11] narrator     Struggle! [20:14] Yoigoshi     Now, all I need to do is take one step back. [20:16] Yoigoshi     This is farewell! [20:18] Yoigoshi     When I become a godly livecaster, [20:20] Yoigoshi     I'll tell people that kabaddi     isn't just a sport for gags. [20:23] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi— [20:27] Azemichi     Being tall means you have      more area to grab! [20:31] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi? [20:33] Azemichi     When I dragged you here... [20:37] Azemichi     I felt sort of bad about it. [20:40] Azemichi     But now I'm glad. [20:41] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi... [20:43] Azemichi     Yoigoshi, while we've been competing... [20:45] Azemichi     your face has said that you're having fun! [20:48] Yoigoshi     Having fun? Playing kabaddi? [20:51] Yoigoshi     That's not possible— [20:54] Yoigoshi     I can do this! It's just one step! [20:54] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi... [20:56] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi... [20:56] Yoigoshi     If I reach, I can make it! [20:57] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi... Kabaddi... [20:59] Yoigoshi     Just a few centimeters! [21:00] Yoigoshi     Make it... Make it... [21:01] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi! [21:03] Yoigoshi     Make it! [21:06] Azemichi     Yoigoshi, starting now, we're teammates! [21:09] Azemichi     I'm counting on you! SIGN    Azemichi SIGN    Yoigoshi [21:14] Iura     Yoigoshi, raid failed. [21:16] Iura     One point to Azemichi on defense. [21:19] Iura     End of match! [21:21] Iura     With 2 to 1, Azemichi wins! [21:28] Azemichi     Year 1, Class 1, Azemichi Soma! [21:31] Azemichi     I have played kabaddi for one month.     The thing I love most is kabaddi! [21:36] Misumi     Second-year, Misumi Kyohei. [21:38] Misumi     I've been playing kabaddi for     one year and one month. [21:40] Misumi     What I love is cool stuff! [21:41] Date     Same year, Date Shinji! [21:43] Date     I've played kabaddi for six months! [21:45] Date     What I love is muscles! [21:47] Yoigoshi     Don't introduce yourselves... [21:51] Iura     Third-year, Iura Kei. [21:54] Iura     I've been playing kabaddi for six years. [21:55] Iura     What I love is the internet. What I hate... [21:59] Iura     is people who don't keep their promises. SIGN    Club Registration [22:03] team     Welcome to the kabaddi team! [22:07] Yoigoshi     And thus I was dragged into the kabaddi team. [22:11] Yoigoshi     No matter how much I hate sports     and groups reeking of sweat, [22:14] Yoigoshi     there's no way to send a report     or flag in regular life. SIGN    Captain (Cap) SIGN    Meisei Hospital [22:25] Ojo     Hello, Kei? [22:27] Ojo     Yeah. They said I'll probably     be discharged next month. [22:31] Ojo     Did anyone else join? [22:34] Iura     Yes, someone joined. Someone interesting. SIGN    Next Time "Men Who Connect" [23:49] background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [23:50] Yoigoshi     Next time! [23:50] Yoigoshi     "Men Who Connect." [23:52] background     Kabaddi! E2 - Men Who Connect 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.) SIGN    Noukin High School Student Dorms [00:06] Takenaka     In his Junior Youth era, up against     all the powerhouse teams, SIGN    This story is a work of fiction. All persons and organizations are imagined.     The kabaddi and game rules which appear in this anime are drawn from the original work. [00:10] Takenaka     he was never taken down once.     A master of evasion. [00:13] Takenaka     "Yoigoshi the Unstoppable." SIGN    Under 15     Yoigoshi the Unstoppable     Rising Youth Kicker SIGN    How to get on the starting lineup [00:17] Takenaka     Yoigoshi-kun! Perfect timing! [00:20] Takenaka     I'm the coach for the soccer team, Takenaka.     Can we talk for a minute? [00:25] Yoigoshi     Is this an invite? SIGN    Noukin High School, First-year     Yoigoshi Tatsuya [00:27] Yoigoshi     Sorry, but I've already been forced     to decide on a team. [00:30] Takenaka     W-Wait, please! [00:31] Takenaka     Our soccer team absolutely needs     "Yoigoshi the Unstoppable"! [00:35] ---     "Yoigoshi the Unstoppable" [00:36] Yoigoshi     "Unstoppable," huh? [00:38] Yoigoshi     When was that? [00:42] guys     Yay! [02:19] Yoigoshi     The kabaddi team. SIGN    Men      Who Connect [02:20] Yoigoshi     I have been forced to become a member. SIGN    Kabaddi Team First-Year     Azemichi Soma [02:24] Azemichi     Yeah! Stopped the raid again! [02:26] Yoigoshi     Damn it! You musclebound morons! [02:29] Date     No, I am still far from true muscularity. SIGN    Kabaddi Team Second-Year     Date Shinji [02:32] Misumi     Iura-san, why don't you let him     practice some defense, too? SIGN    Kabaddi Team Second-Year     Misumi Kyohei SIGN    Kabaddi Team Third-Year     Iura Kei [02:37] Iura     Yes, well, I have been telling him     he should work on some defense, but... [02:41] Yoigoshi     I refuse to do defense. [02:43] Misumi     Right, then! [02:45] Misumi     We're on defense one more time! [02:47] Date     Yeah! [02:48] Iura     Azemichi, you watch the mid-line! [02:51] Yoigoshi     The offense in kabaddi,     just like football and rugby, [02:54] Yoigoshi     gets targeted for tackles     by a large number of players. [02:57] Yoigoshi     Even so, there is a reason     I do not want to play defense. [03:00] Yoigoshi     And the reason is... this! [03:03] Yoigoshi     This incomprehensible formation     where the defense hold hands! [03:07] Yoigoshi     I never, ever want to     hold hands with other guys! [03:10] Misumi     What? You have some kind     of aversion to holding hands? [03:13] Date     They're rugged and hard, [03:14] Date     but once you summon the courage     and take hold, you'll soon get used to it. [03:17] Yoigoshi     Stop talking about it that way! [03:19] Iura     Holding hands, or making a chain,     is common practice in kabaddi defense. [03:23] Iura     To counter a solo raider,     you have a "pack" defense. [03:26] Iura     When capturing a single, agile raider, [03:29] Iura     you need a "chain" to block     their path or surround them. [03:34] Yoigoshi     Chains, huh? [03:36] Yoigoshi     Sounds oppressive. [03:38] Yoigoshi     Ridiculous. [03:40] Yoigoshi     Connections with people should     be light, like on the net. SIGN    Raider     Yoigoshi Tatsuya [03:44] Yoigoshi; background     Kabaddi. [03:45] Yoigoshi; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [03:45] Yoigoshi     The basic rules of kabaddi are simple. [03:48] Yoigoshi     The offense chants "kabaddi"     while entering the opponents' court. [03:52] Yoigoshi     If they can touch an opposing player     and return to their side of the court, [03:55] Yoigoshi     they gain points. [03:57] Yoigoshi; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [03:57] Yoigoshi     But in actual practice,     it can be surprisingly complex. SIGN    Defense     Iura Date Misumi [04:00] Yoigoshi     The raider is alone and     the defense works as a pack... [04:03] Yoigoshi     It would be better to say     that they're one giant animal. [04:05] Yoigoshi     After a touch, trying to return [04:07] Yoigoshi     to your territory down     the middle is a fool's plan... [04:10] Yoigoshi     You'll end up surrounded on both sides. [04:13] Yoigoshi; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [04:14] Yoigoshi     Which means... [04:15] Yoigoshi     the one I should try to tag     is the jerk with the perm! [04:18] Yoigoshi     I'll narrow down the chances     for a tackle to the left side! [04:21] Yoigoshi     Even if the lightweight     with the narrow eyes grabs me, [04:22] Yoigoshi; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi! [04:23] Yoigoshi     there is little danger     of being taken down. [04:24] Yoigoshi; background     Kabaddi! [04:25] Yoigoshi     This should work. [04:27] Iura     It was a good plan, but... [04:29] Iura     it was so good, it was easy to read. [04:31] Yoigoshi     He's so fast! [04:33] Yoigoshi     But for a raider,     this is the same as a touch! [04:36] Yoigoshi     If I can make it back to my     territory, that's one point! [04:38] Yoigoshi; background     Kabaddi... [04:39] Misumi     You're not getting back! [04:40] Date     We're not giving you a point! [04:42] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi... [04:46] Yoigoshi     Oh! This... isn't good! [04:52] Iura     This just shows that lighter guys     can serve to slow you down. [04:56] Iura     Next, we'll have Azemichi practice raiding. [04:58] Azemichi     Sir! SIGN    Raider     Azemichi Soma [05:02] Azemichi     Kabaddi! Kabaddi! [05:04] Azemichi     Kabaddi! Kabaddi! [05:05] Yoigoshi     Idiot. Shouting like that. [05:08] Yoigoshi     You only get to attack for as long     as one breath lasts, you know? [05:11] Azemichi     Kabaddi! Kabaddi! [05:11] Yoigoshi     You're wasting oxygen.     Get taken down like the fool you are. [05:15] Azemichi     Kabaddi! Kabaddi! Kabaddi! [05:16] Yoigoshi     That'll never work. [05:17] Yoigoshi     I couldn't even touch them, so you... [05:20] Yoigoshi     What? [05:21] narrator     Struggle! [05:23] Iura     We're in the struggle! [05:24] Misumi     Stop him! [05:25] Date     Don't let him get back! [05:26] Azemichi     Kabaddi! Kabaddi! Kabaddi— [05:29] Azemichi     Kabaddi! Kabaddi... [05:30] Iura     He's not stopping. SIGN    2nd-3rd-Years SIGN    Azemichi [05:34] Azemichi     Raid successful! [05:36] Azemichi     And the struggle was with two people,     so I get two points! [05:38] Azemichi     All right! [05:40] Yoigoshi     How is this possible?! [05:41] Azemichi     Were you watching the line, Yoigoshi? [05:43] Yoigoshi     Oh, uh, I have something in my eye... [05:45] Azemichi     Liar! [05:47] Head teacher     This is it. The kabaddi team. SIGN    Gymnasium 1 [05:49] Takenaka     I wish you, as head teacher,     would try to persuade him, too. [05:51] Takenaka     He should be playing soccer! [05:53] head teacher     That's true. [05:55] head teacher     As you say, coach, for the     sake of our school, he is- [05:57] Azemichi     It went in, I tell you! The tip! [06:00] Yoigoshi     Yeah, but after getting     forced to the ground. [06:02] Azemichi     Even if you're not upright,     as long as it's in, it's in! [06:04] Azemichi     You are seriously such a tightass! [06:07] Yoigoshi     What? [06:07] Yoigoshi     You're the one who's satisfied     with just the tip of one finger! [06:10] Yoigoshi     What kind of man are you? [06:12] Misumi     Now, now. Yoigoshi, you try     being the attacker again. [06:15] Date     Or would you rather come     and hold hands with us? [06:17] Yoigoshi     I would not! [06:19] head teacher     Shall we try another day? [06:21] Takenaka     Yes, let's. [06:26] Azemichi     I only managed a successful raid twice. [06:29] Misumi     Yoigoshi, you didn't succeed     even once, did you? [06:32] Date     Don't worry about it. [06:35] Iura     Since you're exhaling the whole time,     raiding is tough, right? [06:38] Yoigoshi     Y-Yeah. [06:40] Yoigoshi     After doing all that useless shouting,     he should be more tired, but [06:43] Yoigoshi     he's succeeding at raids. [06:46] Yoigoshi     Are you sure you're not     taking it easy on him? [06:50] Iura     With Azemichi, he's doing     so many unnecessary things, [06:53] Iura     it makes it harder for us. [06:54] Yoigoshi     Huh? [06:55] Yoigoshi     His being inefficient     makes it harder to play him? [06:58] Yoigoshi     What is he talking about? [06:59] Yoigoshi     Now that I think about it,     what did I used to do in soccer? [07:03] Yoigoshi     The basic method of evading     opponents is the feint. [07:06] Yoigoshi     And to win, [07:08] Yoigoshi     you need to carefully observe     the guys you can't stand. [07:12] Yoigoshi     The musclehead, Date. [07:14] Yoigoshi     He doesn't have speed,     but he does have the most power. [07:17] Yoigoshi     If he catches me, even alone,     it's a certain take-down. [07:20] Yoigoshi     I should try to avoid confronting him. [07:23] Yoigoshi     The jerk with the perm, Misumi. [07:24] Yoigoshi     He doesn't have the power Date does,     but his reach is slightly longer. [07:28] Yoigoshi     He's the type that wants     to go for the tackle. [07:30] Yoigoshi     It's a risk, but he's easier     to mark for a touch. [07:32] Yoigoshi     And then... [07:34] Yoigoshi     the problem is the narrow-eyed guy, Iura. [07:37] Yoigoshi     He's got less speed and power than me, but [07:39] Yoigoshi     he can read movements, get ahead,     and slow me down. [07:42] Yoigoshi     A real nuisance. [07:44] Yoigoshi     Think! How can I attack this? [07:47] Iura     He's doing so many unnecessary things,     it makes it harder for us. [07:50] Yoigoshi     That's it! I can see it! [07:52] Yoigoshi     A way to evade the chains! [07:54] Azemichi     You look like you're thinking     pretty hard there, Yoigoshi! [07:57] Azemichi     Quit being such a stranger!     You can ask me about anything! [08:00] Azemichi     I mean, I am your senior     in kabaddi, after all! [08:04] Yoigoshi     I have nothing to ask an idiot. [08:06] Azemichi     I'm sorry! I got a little cocky there. [08:09] Azemichi     Instead of talking about idiots and stuff, [08:11] Azemichi     we could, you know, talk about kabaddi— [08:12] Yoigoshi     But there was something     to be learned from an idiot. [08:15] Yoigoshi     I won't lose this time. [08:18] Azemichi     Did you find some surefire way to win? [08:20] Azemichi     Tell me! Tell me! [08:22] Yoigoshi     An idiot wouldn't be able to do it. [08:24] Azemichi     An idio— I won't know until I try! [08:29] Iura     Okay! Break's over! [08:32] Iura     We'll split into defense and offense.     Yoigoshi is raiding first. [08:35] Iura     Azemichi, you be referee, okay? [08:37] Azemichi     Sir! [08:41] Iura     Keep your guard up. [08:42] Iura     It seems Yoigoshi has     some kind of secret plan. [08:47] Yoigoshi     That's right. [08:49] Yoigoshi     Let me show you my hat trick! [08:53] guys     Hat trick? [08:55] Azemichi     What's a "hat trick"? [08:58] Iura     In soccer, it's when a single player     scores three goals in one game. [09:02] Iura     This is a bluff. [09:04] Iura     The risks of touching all     three of us are too high. [09:08] Iura     To get three points, he'd have to     lure us in, let himself get caught, [09:12] Iura     and, in that moment,     return to his territory. [09:14] Iura     Touching us each individually is too risky, [09:17] Iura     and his breath wouldn't     last long enough anyway. [09:20] Iura     No, wait... [09:22] Iura     With that bluff, we'd all be careful     not to get lured too close together. SIGN    Raider     Yoigoshi Tatsuya [09:26] Iura     That could be what Yoigoshi is aiming for. [09:29] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [09:31] Iura     A sort of feint to keep himself     from being easily tackled. [09:34] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi! [09:36] Yoigoshi     Good! [09:37] Yoigoshi     Even when I step in some,     they aren't coming to grab me. [09:39] Yoigoshi     The diversion is working! [09:42] Iura     I don't dislike a cunning plan. [09:42] Yoigoshi; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [09:45] Iura     I'll keep it to myself, though. [09:47] Yoigoshi     This guy... Has he noticed     the trap I've set? [09:50] Yoigoshi     But, I noticed something, too.     The reason I lose... [09:54] Yoigoshi     The difference between Azemichi and myself. [09:56] Azemichi     Kabaddi. Kabaddi! [09:59] Yoigoshi     The cant. Repeating "kabaddi" over and over. [09:59] Yoigoshi; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [10:01] Yoigoshi     If it stops, the raid fails. [10:04] Yoigoshi     It's more important to keep a     constant volume than to be loud, but... [10:09] Yoigoshi     my voice only gets louder     when I go in for a touch. [10:13] ---     Kabaddi! [10:15] Yoigoshi; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [10:15] Yoigoshi     Which means they were using     my cant to read my movements [10:17] Yoigoshi     and get ahead of me! [10:20] Yoigoshi     Keep the cant steady. [10:21] Yoigoshi     That alone will help to keep them     from reading me, [10:23] Yoigoshi     but I'm going to deliberately     make my cant unsteady... [10:27] Yoigoshi     and use it as a feint! [10:34] Yoigoshi     Did he read me? [10:37] Iura     Targeting me was your mistake. [10:39] Iura     The cant should hold steady naturally,     like breathing in yoga. [10:44] Iura     Realizing that and deliberately     going for the opposite... [10:46] Iura     That kind of twisted thinking...     is something I do, too. [10:50] Iura     It was fun... your two-layered trap. [10:54] Iura     But that isn't enough to escape the chain— [10:56] Azemichi     You're in the struggle! [10:58] Iura     What? I haven't touched him yet— [11:01] narrator     Struggle! [11:04] Iura     His foot? [11:05] Yoigoshi; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [11:06] Iura     He was targeting Date from the start? [11:08] Yoigoshi     It isn't a two-layered trap.     I told you, didn't I? [11:11] Yoigoshi     This will break through the chain... [11:15] Yoigoshi     a triple-layer trap, the hat trick! [11:18] Misumi     Stop him! [11:18] Yoigoshi     I kicked him with my return leg.     There's no way you're catching me! [11:25] Yoigoshi     Did you see that? My first win! [11:28] Yoigoshi     Kaba— [11:29] Yoigoshi     You can't be serious! [11:32] Azemichi     Yoigoshi! [11:33] Misumi     You okay? That was a huge noise. [11:38] Yoigoshi     Oh, no! [11:40] Yoigoshi     I stopped my cant, but I haven't     made it back to my territory yet! [11:48] Misumi     Be more careful about your shoelaces. [11:52] Yoigoshi     Yeah. It won't be a problem. [11:53] Yoigoshi     It's been a while since I tripped     on my own. I was surprised is all. [11:57] Date     But, who'd have thought you'd go     for a touch with your feet. [12:01] Iura     Did you really make it back     to your territory? I couldn't tell. [12:06] Yoigoshi     O-Of course I did! [12:08] Yoigoshi     I definitely— [12:09] Azemichi     You were in. [12:12] Azemichi     Finally, right? Little by little...     he made it in. [12:17] Misumi     What's with the weird phrasing? [12:20] Iura     If that's the ref's call,     there's nothing else to say. [12:23] Iura     But, it looks like you need     to get some proper shoes. [12:27] Iura     Let's see... Tomorrow, after school. [12:31] Iura     We'll all go together to buy     kabaddi shoes for Yoigoshi. [12:35] Iura     It will serve well both for safety     and to deepen our friendship, right? [12:39] Iura     We can call it "The Kabaddi     Team Friendship Shopping Plan"! [12:43] Date     Nice! [12:44] Misumi     The name of the plan is very literal. [12:47] Azemichi     I'm super looking forward to it! [12:49] Yoigoshi     Shopping... with these guys? [13:01] Yoigoshi     Okay. [13:02] (Flashback) guys     So, tomorrow, after school,     we'll come get you. [13:07] Yoigoshi     I'll go home before they get here. [13:09] Yoigoshi     I don't want to go shopping     with guys like them. [13:15] Misumi     Let's go! [13:21] teacher     Careful on your way home! [13:22] Iura     Yes, sir. [13:23] Yoigoshi     So you play the nice guy out here, huh? [13:26] Iura     It's not a bad thing, is it? [13:28] Iura     Besides, there are a lot     of powerhouse sports teams here, [13:32] Iura     so we need to make     as many friends as we can. [13:34] Iura     Otherwise, our team budget     and position will be in danger. [13:37] Yoigoshi     Well, we don't have many members,     and we are playing kabaddi, after all. [13:42] Yoigoshi     A team bag? [13:43] Yoigoshi     It's so ugly. [13:46] Misumi     Don't worry! We'll make one     for you, too, Yoigoshi! [13:49] Azemichi     S-Sorry for making a show     of them in front of you. [13:51] Yoigoshi     It's not like I want one! [13:53] Azemichi     But, they make you really feel like     we're friends! Aren't they great? [13:56] Azemichi     It's proof we're a team! [14:00] Yoigoshi     Even with the same bag and uniform,     sometimes you aren't a team. [14:04] Azemichi     Huh? [14:05] Yoigoshi     At any rate, I hate all this     "trying to get along" stuff. [14:08] Yoigoshi     It's irritating. [14:10] Iura     You say that, but you're very diligent     about coming to practice, aren't you? [14:14] Iura     Speaking of which, Yoigoshi,     you haven't done any livestreams lately. [14:17] Yoigoshi     Huh? [14:18] Yoigoshi     If I weren't stuck with you guys,     I'd do one in a flash. [14:21] Iura     Even though livestreamers get flamed a lot? [14:24] Yoigoshi     If you tried it, you'd see why it's fun. [14:27] Iura     "If you tried it," huh? [14:29] Yoigoshi     What? [14:32] Iura     I was just thinking     that kabaddi is the same way. [14:41] Yoigoshi     They're selling more kinds than I expected. [14:43] Iura     We'll use the team budget to buy them,     so make sure to choose well. [14:45] Misumi     They're playing footage from a tournament! [14:48] Azemichi     Wow! [14:49] Yoigoshi     This shape is like those other ones... [14:51] Iura     You see them in combat sports, right? [14:53] Iura     Kabaddi has the same form as a combat sport. [14:55] Iura     The closest is wrestling. [14:58] Iura     So, a thin sole and tall ankle     is probably the most common design. [15:03] Yoigoshi     Enough people play     that they can hold tournaments? [15:06] Yoigoshi     I thought of it as a bit     of gag sport, but... [15:09] Date     Well, it doesn't compare to the     major sports. It's pretty small-scale. [15:13] Misumi     It makes guys like our senpais     who have played forever very happy. [15:17] Yoigoshi     Senpais... plural? [15:19] Misumi     We have one more third-year. [15:21] Yoigoshi     Oh... [15:23] Yoigoshi     I see. It's a tough world, huh? [15:26] Misumi     Huh? [15:31] Yoigoshi     Because it's a minor sport,     there aren't as many opportunities, [15:34] Yoigoshi     so there are a ton of     desperate players, right? [15:36] Yoigoshi     It wasn't the same field, but I fought a bunch      of different kinds of guys at nationals. [15:41] Yoigoshi     Whether it was a powerhouse or a weak team, [15:44] Yoigoshi     the most difficult ones to play     were the desperate ones. [15:49] Misumi     That hurts to hear. I mean,     I underestimated them, at first, right? [15:53] Date     And we always lose in the first round. [15:56] Iura     The "desperate ones," huh? [15:59] Iura     Now I think about it,     no matter how much he complains, [16:01] Iura     I've never seen Yoigoshi slack off. [16:04] Misumi     But, it seems like a real waste. [16:06] Misumi     Quitting when you're at the national level. [16:09] Date     Why did you quit soccer? [16:12] Yoigoshi     Why? [16:13] (Flashback) Yoigoshi     Why don't you pass to me? [16:15] (Flashback) Yoigoshi     I'm running out in front! [16:19] (Flashback) teammate     You're always racing ahead on your own, [16:22] (Flashback) teammate     at a speed where we can't catch up. [16:30] Misumi     Yoigoshi? [16:33] Yoigoshi     I already told you.     I've always hated sports. [16:39] Azemichi     Yoigoshi. Are you gonna      buy those shoes? [16:41] Yoigoshi     Huh? What're you grinning about? [16:44] Azemichi     Well, it's just that those     are the same as the ones I bought! [16:48] Azemichi     Why are you putting them back?! [16:52] Yoigoshi     Okay. I guess I'll get these. [16:56] Yoigoshi     Where did Iura run off to? [16:59] basketball 2     Hold on! One more time! [17:02] basketball 2     Come on, one hundred fifty kilos! [17:06] Yoigoshi     They're from our basketball team? [17:11] basketball 1     Huh? Hey, if it isn't Yoigoshi! [17:13] basketball 2     What's this? Shopping? [17:15] Yoigoshi     Who's this? Acting all familiar. [17:17] basketball 1     So the rumors are true, huh? [17:20] Yoigoshi     Rumors? [17:21] basketball 2     They say the soccer genius     has joined some weird team. [17:25] basketball 1     I don't really know much, but it's "kabaddi."     That hilarious one, right? [17:31] basketball 1     Is kabaddi actually an impressive     sport or something? [17:33] basketball 2     Hey, look at that! Look! [17:35] basketball 2     See the bag? [17:36] basketball 2     That little cueball must be      in the kabaddi club, too! [17:38] basketball 2     He's tiny! What a total joke! [17:44] Yoigoshi     Hey, Azemichi. Come here a minute. [17:46] Yoigoshi     Let's have a match. I found something fun. [17:49] Azemichi     Sure. [17:51] Yoigoshi     This measures the strength of your back. [17:53] Yoigoshi     It says the average     for a high school first-year is... [17:55] Yoigoshi     about one hundred forty kilos. [17:57] Azemichi     I just pull, right? [18:01] basketball 1     What? You're going to     go up against him with this? [18:03] basketball 1     You shouldn't pick on the weak, you know— [18:08] basketball 2     T-Two hundred?! [18:09] basketball 1     Are you a pro wrestler or something? [18:12] Yoigoshi     You want to have a go, too? [18:14] basketball 2     N-No, thank you. We're fine. [18:20] Yoigoshi     Don't diss. [18:24] Azemichi     It says I got two hundred fourteen     kilos! Your turn, Yoigoshi! [18:28] Yoigoshi     Huh? We're done with that.     I feel all refreshed. [18:31] Azemichi     You said we were having a match! [18:33] Azemichi     If you don't do it, I'll look     like an idiot all on my own! [18:43] Yoigoshi     You are an idiot. [18:44] Azemichi     I am not an idiot! [18:47] basketball 1     The kabaddi team's insane. [18:49] Iura     You there, can I have a moment? [18:53] basketball 2     Huh? Who are you? [18:59] Yoigoshi     Hey. [19:00] Iura     Yes? [19:00] Yoigoshi     Those basketball guys were being     super polite when we left. [19:04] Yoigoshi     What did you do? [19:05] (Flashback) basketball     Thank you for all your hard work! [19:07] Iura     Oh, nothing. [19:09] Iura     I just told them a little secret, that's all. [19:12] Iura     Like when we talked about livestreaming. [19:13] Yoigoshi     This guy... [19:15] Iura     They said they'd help us look     for new members! [19:18] Misumi     We need seven members. [19:21] Date     When you don't have     enough people on defense, [19:23] Date     it makes it hard to train on offense. [19:25] Misumi     If only Yoigoshi could play defense. [19:28] Yoigoshi     If I don't have to hold hands,     I don't mind doing it. [19:31] Misumi     Right? [19:32] Misumi     You're kidding! What happened to you? [19:34] Date     Should we call an ambulance? [19:35] Yoigoshi     I'm not sick or hurt or anything! [19:38] Yoigoshi     It's just... [19:41] Yoigoshi     I can't stand getting beaten     by that guy all the time. [19:44] Yoigoshi     Until I can win, I'll get     a little more serious about this. [19:51] Misumi     You really are a sore loser, aren't you? [19:56] Azemichi     It's a text from a girl in my class. [19:59] Azemichi     "Will you introduce me to Yoigoshi-kun?"      is what she wrote. [20:02] Date     This is the first time I've seen one of these. [20:04] Misumi     Oh, you little lady-killer! [20:07] Misumi     Oh, yeah. Yoigoshi, you got a girlfriend? [20:11] Yoigoshi     They only get in the way. [20:13] Iura     We've got so many bachelors here, it's sad. [20:16] Date     Misumi broke up recently, right? [20:18] Misumi     Boring. So, the only one     with a girlfriend is... [20:23] Misumi     you, huh, Azemichi? [20:26] Yoigoshi     Huh? [20:27] Misumi     A girl out in the countryside, right? [20:29] Misumi     You may be far apart, but make sure     you treasure your girlfriend, okay? [20:32] Azemichi     Sir! I'll do my best! [20:34] Yoigoshi     N-No... It's not like... [20:37] Yoigoshi     It's not unnatural, or anything. [20:39] Yoigoshi     For Azemichi to have a girlfriend, that's... [20:41] Yoigoshi     Having a girlfriend, I mean, that's... [20:43] Yoigoshi     I've never had one, but if I wanted one,     I could have one right away anyway. [20:46] Yoigoshi     I'm not upset about this at all! [20:49] Yoigoshi     It's not at all like he's passed me up, [20:51] Yoigoshi     but I should check and see     if he really does have a girlfriend. [20:54] Yoigoshi     That's only right! [20:56] Yoigoshi     D-Do you have a picture     of your girlfriend? [20:59] Azemichi     I do, but... [21:01] Azemichi     It's sort of embarrassing. [21:03] Yoigoshi     I will kill you. [21:05] Azemichi     What are you angry about? [21:06] Yoigoshi     Just show me. [21:09] Azemichi     Here. This is her. [21:11] Yoigoshi     It's not important. [21:14] Yoigoshi     It's the kind of girl who would     date a guy like him. [21:17] Yoigoshi     She's probably a cow reeking of potato— [21:23] Yoigoshi     Die! [21:26] Azemichi     Why?! [21:27] narrator     Struggle! [21:28] Misumi     Calm down, Yoigoshi! [21:30] Misumi     I was shocked at first, too, but... [21:31] Yoigoshi     Don't try to stop me! [21:33] Yoigoshi     For the sake of all men,     I will kill him here and now! [21:37] Date     What kind of sense of duty is that? [21:41] player 1     Coach, are you serious? [21:44] Takenaka     You're both handsome. And you're tall! [21:47] Takenaka     You'll be fine! [21:48] player 1     Fine with what, Coach? [21:50] Yoigoshi     You! You! [21:51] Azemichi     What are you so angry about? [21:52] Takenaka     They're here. Go! [21:54] Yoigoshi     I'm talking about breaking up! [21:55] Yoigoshi     Long-distance relationships never work! [21:57] Yoigoshi     And with that height,     I'm a better match anyway, right? [22:00] Azemichi     I'm not breaking up with her!     Size has nothing to do with anything! [22:04] Yoigoshi     Size matters! [22:04] player 1     A l-lovers' quarrel! [22:07] Takenaka     I see. So, that's his type. [22:10] Takenaka     I'll have to try again. [22:12] Narrator     And so, the curtain closed on     "The Kabaddi Team Friendship Shopping Plan." SIGN    Next Time| "Into the Burning World" [23:49] background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [23:49] Yoigoshi     Next time... [23:50] Yoigoshi     "Into the Burning World"! [23:52] background     Kabaddi! E3 - Into the Burning World 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.) SIGN    This story is a work of fiction. All persons and organizations are imagined.     The kabaddi and game rules which appear in this anime are drawn from the original work. [00:07] Misumi     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [00:13] narrator     Struggle! [00:15] Misumi     Kabaddi... [00:16] Misumi     Okay, that's two points! [00:18] Yoigoshi     Hey! [00:19] Yoigoshi     Couldn't you see I was going for the tackle? [00:21] Azemichi     You were in the back, Yoigoshi!     Shouldn't you have moved? [00:24] Misumi     Quit fighting in the middle of practice. [00:27] Yoigoshi     Isn't there some kind of secret     to defense? Some trick? [00:30] Misumi     Well... [00:32] Misumi     With defense, you want     to picture "fish herding." [00:36] Yoigoshi     Fish herding? [00:37] Misumi     For example, if you came for me, [00:40] Misumi     someone would come from     behind, and "wham!" [00:42] Yoigoshi     Hold on! What's "wham" supposed to mean? [00:45] Date     At any rate, if you can catch them,     you can take them down. [00:48] Yoigoshi     I'm not like you! [00:51] Iura     Well, until things start shaping up, SIGN    2nd-Years SIGN    1st-Years [00:54] Iura     let's keep practicing two-on-two like this. [00:56] Azemichi     "Shaping up"? [00:58] Iura     First-years versus second-years. [00:59] Iura     Losers clean the mat and tidy up. SIGN    2nd-Years SIGN    1st-Years SIGN    Into the      Burning World [02:44] Yoigoshi     We got thrashed. [02:46] Iura     Look, do you guys know why you lost? [02:51] Yoigoshi     Because he keeps getting in my way! [02:53] Azemichi     I-Isn't it because Yoigoshi's     defense keeps failing? SIGN    2nd-Years SIGN    1st-Years [02:56] Iura     Kabaddi is a sport played empty-handed. [02:59] Iura     The rules are simple. The gap in experience     between you is only about a year. [03:03] Iura     Plus, you two are probably faster than them. SIGN    2nd-Years SIGN    1st-Years [03:05] Iura     So, why... [03:07] Iura     did you get so overwhelmingly trounced? [03:09] Misumi     Is it really okay for us to leave first? [03:12] Iura     Yup! Good work today! [03:13] Iura     Oh, but before you go, just one thing... [03:16] Iura     Say something to provoke them. SIGN    Uhh... [03:21] Misumi     M-Man, you're nothing special. [03:23] Misumi     At this rate, I'd be better off     playing against a scarecrow. [03:26] Date     Y-You don't have enough muscle. SIGN    Conserve     Water [03:31] Yoigoshi     Damn it... [03:33] Azemichi     Yeah... Being told you're worse     than a scarecrow is a shock. [03:36] Yoigoshi     It's obvious that Iura made them say that! [03:40] Azemichi     Really? [03:41] Yoigoshi     The thing I'm angry about [03:43] Yoigoshi     is that the only reason     I can think of for that rout [03:46] Yoigoshi     is a lack of teamwork! [03:51] Azemichi     Why does that make you angry? [03:53] Yoigoshi     Because it means that, to win,     I need to work together with you! [03:58] Yoigoshi     You attack solo. Even if you fail,     you only concede one point. [04:02] Yoigoshi     But defense is different. [04:04] Yoigoshi     Not being able to score is one thing, [04:06] Yoigoshi     but if things go badly, a lot     of points can be taken at once. [04:09] Yoigoshi     We can't keep running into each     other and going off alone to tackle. [04:13] Yoigoshi     We have to think of a way to     understand each others' movements. [04:17] Azemichi     For example, if we want to dodge right, [04:19] Azemichi     we can say, "I'm dodging right!"      Then we'd know! [04:22] Azemichi     I mean, the defense can talk, so... [04:24] Azemichi     Oh! No, that wouldn't work!     The other team would hear, right? [04:29] Yoigoshi     That's it! [04:31] Azemichi     Huh? SIGN    2nd-Years SIGN    1st-Years [04:39] Misumi     Kabaddi... Kabaddi! [04:41] Yoigoshi     One! [04:42] Yoigoshi     Three! [04:46] Azemichi     Sorry, Yoigoshi! [04:47] Yoigoshi     Listen better, idiot! [04:49] Iura     Those numbers... [04:52] Iura     I see. [04:58] Date; Misumi     We'll head out first! [05:00] Yoigoshi     Dang it. [05:01] Azemichi     Thank you! [05:05] Date     What they were doing today...     Those were signs, weren't they? [05:07] Misumi     Seemed like it. [05:10] Yoigoshi     Okay. [05:12] Yoigoshi     Let's go. SIGN    Gymnasium 1 [05:13] Azemichi     You're too fast! Hold up a minute! [05:16] Iura     Are you off to practice your signs? [05:19] Azemichi     You could tell we were doing signs? [05:22] Azemichi     Keep it a secret from the others. [05:25] Iura     A secret? When they're used right in     front of you, you can't help but notice. [05:29] Yoigoshi     They were a suggestion     from Yoigoshi, I take it? [05:30] Azemichi     Huh? Oh. We thought it up together. [05:33] Iura     I see. It's not bad. [05:36] Iura     At the very least, you're doing     better than in the beginning. [05:39] (Flashback) Azemichi     Signs? [05:40] (Flashback) Yoigoshi     Yeah. For three things. [05:43] (Flashback) Yoigoshi     Dodge right. Dodge left. Go for the tackle. [05:47] (Flashback) Yoigoshi     I'll use numbers to issue these three orders. [05:51] (Flashback) Azemichi     Numbers, huh? [05:55] Iura     When it comes to strategy and evasion methods,     Yoigoishi is first-rate, after all. [06:00] Azemichi     I only noticed recently, but the     thing Yoigoshi is the most amazing at [06:05] Azemichi     is in a totally different place! [06:08] (Flashback) Yoigoshi     ...is how it will go. [06:10] (Flashback) Azemichi     You're really amazing. [06:11] (Flashback) Azemichi     Going this far in a practice     match within the team. [06:14] (Flashback) Yoigoshi     That's got nothing to do with it. [06:16] (Flashback) Yoigoshi     Regardless of who the opponents may be, [06:18] (Flashback) Yoigoshi     you're expected to give your      utmost in every match. [06:24] Iura     Huh? [06:31] Azemichi     Hey! [06:33] Yoigoshi     What took you so long? [06:38] Azemichi     It's crowded again today. [06:41] Yoigoshi     It's a shortcut to my usual bento place. [06:43] Yoigoshi     And the path is narrow, so it's perfect     for practicing evading people. [06:47] Yoigoshi     Rule 1: Do not come into contact with anyone. [06:50] Yoigoshi     Two is about speed. [06:52] Yoigoshi     The half-priced bento will sell out quickly. SIGN    Mega Portion SIGN    Great     Value SIGN    Half-Price [06:54] Azemichi     It's not healthy to only eat stuff like that. [06:58] Yoigoshi     Just follow me. [06:59] Yoigoshi     Don't forget the signs     I taught you yesterday! [07:02] Azemichi     Got it! [07:03] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi is fought in close combat. [07:05] Yoigoshi     What we want is a hair's-breadth evasion, [07:08] Yoigoshi     and to maintain a stance     that allows for a quick tackle. [07:11] Yoigoshi     How many times did you run     into someone yesterday? [07:13] Azemichi     I grazed someone four times! [07:15] Yoigoshi     After you dodge, imagine yourself tackling! [07:17] Azemichi     I know! [07:21] Azemichi     Sorry! I made a mis— [07:22] Yoigoshi     Stay focused! [07:26] Yoigoshi     We made it with no "struggle." [07:28] Yoigoshi     You should at least finish with style. [07:33] Iura     After the break, we'll have a match. [07:36] Misumi     Hey, Shin! [07:37] Iura     You played baseball through     middle school, right? [07:41] Misumi     What kind of guys did you have     as your juniors on the team? [07:43] Date     Mostly, there were those who     were earnest and idolized you, [07:46] Date     or those who saw you as the     competition. One of the two. [07:48] Misumi     Really... [07:50] Misumi     I like the guys who see you      as the competition. They're fun. [07:54] Date     I feel the same. [07:58] Misumi     Man... We have some good junior     members here, don't we? SIGN    2nd-Years SIGN    1st-Years [08:01] Iura     Second-years on offense. Commence play! [08:04] Misumi     Now, my little juniors. [08:07] Misumi     What will you do for me today? SIGN    Raider     Misumi Kyohei [08:10] Yoigoshi     Don't forget what we each have to do! SIGN    Defense First-Years [08:12] Azemichi     G-Got it! [08:13] Yoigoshi     While one defenseman draws off the raider, [08:16] Yoigoshi     the other cuts off the     raider's line of escape. SIGN    Line of Escape [08:20] Yoigoshi     First, I'll act as a decoy     and lure the raider! [08:24] Azemichi     I know he's working to lure him, but... [08:26] Azemichi     isn't that too close? [08:28] Misumi     Kabaddi! [08:29] Misumi     He can evade even at this close a range? [08:32] Yoigoshi     Come on. Target me. [08:32] Misumi; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [08:34] Yoigoshi     I'll chip away at your oxygen and     keep you from scoring any points! [08:37] Iura     A normal decoy wouldn't     be able to be that close. [08:41] Iura     That's a feat only a monster can pull off. [08:43] Misumi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [08:45] Yoigoshi     Five! [08:46] Azemichi     Got it! [08:48] Misumi     Man, those signs! Azemichi can dodge, too? [08:52] Misumi     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [08:53] Azemichi     All right! [08:54] Misumi     The evasion expert... [08:56] Misumi     Yoigoishi's instincts are being     transmitted perfectly to Azemichi. [08:58] Misumi; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [09:00] Misumi     Guess there's no helping it. [09:02] Misumi     I'll just have to make use     of my defense experience... [09:04] Misumi; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [09:06] Misumi     This is how a raider herds fish into a net! [09:09] Misumi     I'll run both of you into     the side of the court! [09:11] Misumi; background     Kabaddi! [09:12] Yoigoshi     Four! [09:14] Misumi     Th-They aren't running into each other     anymore! In just these few days? [09:17] Misumi     Kabaddi... [09:20] Azemichi     That's the first time we got away! [09:22] Yoigoshi     Without a tackle, we don't get points. [09:27] Yoigoshi     We're just getting started! [09:32] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [09:34] Misumi     Yoigoshi, you're a sharp one. [09:37] Misumi     Haven't you figured out [09:39] Misumi     the best way to work in sync? [09:42] Yoigoshi; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [09:43] Yoigoshi     You're telling me my signs     are inferior to a chain? [09:46] Yoigoshi; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [09:46] Yoigoshi     Our evasions are succeeding. [09:51] Yoigoshi     The chains... [09:53] Yoigoshi     are broken? [09:54] Yoigoshi     He's coming for the tackle solo! [09:56] Yoigoshi     But if he's alone, I can     deflect him with my hand. [09:58] Misumi     Here's a question for you, Yoigoshi. [10:00] Misumi     When one defender, me, has both hands free... [10:04] Misumi     what should the other defender be doing? [10:09] Yoigoshi     Letting go of his hand was a     sign to go for a tackle? [10:14] Azemichi     Oh, man... SIGN    1st-Year Team Yoigoshi     Raid Failed 1 Point Conceded [10:20] Azemichi     Don't worry about it, Yoigoshi! [10:22] Yoigoshi     We'll get it back on defense! [10:25] Date     I'll go. [10:26] Date     What is wrong with your raid? [10:28] Date     With that performance,     they'll never see the flaw in their signs. SIGN    2nd-Year Team     Raider/Date [10:34] Date; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [10:36] Yoigoshi     Date, huh? [10:37] Yoigoshi     He's slow, so he's easier to catch, but... [10:40] Yoigoshi     if he isn't taken down completely,     he'll drag you all the way to his territory. [10:44] Yoigoshi     To get him, we need to lure     him to the edge of the court. [10:48] Yoigoshi     Fifty-five! [10:49] Azemichi     Got it! [10:50] Yoigoshi     Here we go! The two of us     will simultaneously tackle— [10:54] narrator     Struggle! [10:58] Date     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [11:01] Date     kabaddi... SIGN    2nd-Year Team Date     Raid Successful 2 Points [11:05] Misumi     So their timing really is off     when they go in to tackle? [11:08] Date     It's pretty much simultaneous, [11:09] Date     but you can shake them off     when they come one at a time. [11:13] Yoigoshi     Time to attack! [11:15] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [11:15] Iura     Those signs. [11:17] Iura     They are absolutely working for evasion. [11:20] Iura     Yoigoshi's instincts are saving Azemichi. [11:25] narrator     Struggle! [11:27] Iura     And his raids are starting to look good. SIGN    1st-Years SIGN    2nd-Years [11:29] Iura     But he's never had to     "take someone down" before. [11:34] Yoigoshi     You're too slow! [11:35] Iura     On this small court, the split second it     takes to confirm a sign will prove deadly. [11:41] Azemichi     You okay? [11:43] Azemichi     You've been calling all through     both attack and defense. [11:45] Yoigoshi     Shut up. [11:46] Yoigoshi     All you need to do is follow my orders. [11:50] Yoigoshi     Damn it, this is why I hate having     to coordinate plays with others. [11:55] Yoigoshi     No one shows up in the place     I want to receive my pass... [11:59] Yoigoshi     and a pass never comes to     me when I want it, either. [12:02] Yoigoshi     Not like that. You're too slow. [12:04] Yoigoshi     That's not enough. This isn't working. [12:08] Yoigoshi     That's why coordinating plays is stupid. SIGN    2nd-Year Team     Raider/Date [12:12] Date     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [12:13] Yoigoshi     Four! [12:15] Yoigoshi     Oh, no! [12:18] narrator     Struggle! [12:21] Misumi     That was a mistake in     Yoigoshi's orders, right? [12:24] Date     Did you figure out their signs? [12:26] Yoigoshi     Blast it! I'll get it back— [12:28] Azemichi     Next, I'll raid, okay? [12:30] Yoigoshi     You... What do you think you're doing? [12:32] Azemichi     I mean, you've been getting     to do all the raids. [12:36] Yoigoshi     That's because I'm faster! [12:38] Yoigoshi     Follow the plan! [12:41] Azemichi     I'm not some machine made just for you. [12:43] Yoigoshi     What? [12:45] Azemichi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi! [12:46] Iura     Calm down, Yoigoshi. [12:48] Yoigoshi     Iura... [12:48] Azemichi; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi! [12:49] Iura     It's your weakness! [12:51] Iura     Your logic and abilities are above average. [12:53] Iura     And, up until now, you've managed to get     by on your own. That's your weakness! [12:57] Azemichi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi! [12:57] Yoigoshi     What's wrong with that? [12:59] Iura     I never said there was     anything wrong with it. [13:02] Iura     But it is unmistakably a weakness. [13:04] Azemichi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi! [13:05] Iura     You haven't really watched your teammate     fight your opponents, have you? [13:09] Yoigoshi     Somehow, the defense's stance... [13:12] Yoigoshi     is it lower than when I went? [13:15] Azemichi     Kabaddi! Kabaddi! [13:17] Misumi     He got me! [13:18] narrator     Struggle! [13:19] Azemichi     Kabaddi, kabaddi! SIGN    1st Year Team Azemichi     Raid Successful 2 points SIGN    1st-Years SIGN    2nd-Years [13:26] Azemichi     We got two points back! [13:29] Azemichi     Did you see that, Yoigoshi? [13:31] Yoigoshi     To think I've learned something     else from an idiot... [13:34] Azemichi     Huh? SIGN    2nd Year Team     Raider/Misumi [13:37] Yoigoshi     We'll stop them this time! [13:40] Date     Misumi... [13:42] (Flashback) Misumi     I'm not sure, but those signs... [13:44] (Flashback) Misumi     I think I understand all the movement     patterns the numbers indicate. [13:48] (Flashback) Misumi     Even numbers. Odd numbers. Double digits. [13:51] (Flashback) Misumi     He's giving orders for three patterns. [13:53] Misumi     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [13:55] Misumi     Kabaddi! Kabaddi! [13:58] Misumi     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [14:00] Yoigoshi     Four! [14:02] Misumi     That's the sign for "right"! [14:07] Misumi     Huh? The opposite? [14:10] Yoigoshi     He got tricked by the fake sign! [14:11] Yoigoshi     I thought they'd have them     figured out around now! [14:14] (Flashback) Yoigoshi     I'll use numbers to issue these three orders. [14:17] (Flashback) Azemichi     Numbers, huh? [14:21] (Flashback) Yoigoshi     At least, that's how we'll make it look,      and we'll use different signs. [14:24] (Flashback) Yoigoshi     The numbers are a fake     to hide the real signs. [14:28] (Flashback) Yoigoshi     I'll use my fingers to give     you the signs. Watch closely. [14:32] Iura     So, the fingers were the     real signs after all. [14:34] Yoigoshi     And the thing you must take hold of     after a hair's-breadth evasion is... [14:37] Yoigoshi     the pivot leg holding all     the person's body weight! [14:39] Yoigoshi     Until now, we've been aiming for     the body since it's easier to grab, [14:43] Yoigoshi     but to stop a raid,     you should take a lower stance... [14:46] Yoigoshi     because grabbing the legs is best! [14:48] Yoigoshi     If I can grab his leg,     Azemichi can tackle him! [14:53] Yoigoshi     Oh, no! I forgot to give him a sign! SIGN    2nd-Year Team Misumi     Raid Failed 1 Point Conceded [15:15] Yoigoshi     How did you... [15:17] Azemichi     I'm not some machine. [15:19] Azemichi     I can't move exactly according to orders, [15:22] Azemichi     but I watch my teammates closely and I think. [15:27] Azemichi     Earlier, you said you     "learned something," right? [15:29] Yoigoshi     Huh? [15:32] Azemichi     The last time you said that,     you pulled off something insane. [15:35] Azemichi     That's why, for me it sounded like... [15:37] Azemichi     "I'm gonna do something crazy. Follow me!" [15:40] Azemichi     That's what I heard, loud and clear! [15:44] Yoigoshi     I didn't say that... [15:45] Yoigoshi     I never said anything... [15:50] Yoigoshi     What is this? [15:52] Yoigoshi     What is it? [15:54] Yoigoshi     What is this feeling? SIGN    1st-Years SIGN    2nd-Years [15:58] Misumi     Yeah. [15:59] Misumi     That feeling gives you goosebumps, right? [16:06] Misumi     We've known that feeling for a long time now. [16:11] Misumi     And what's beyond that, too! [16:13] Yoigoshi     Beyond this... SIGN    1st Year Team     Raider/Yoigoshi [16:18] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [16:21] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi! [16:22] narrator     Struggle! SIGN    1st Year Team Yoigoshi     Raid Successful 2 Points SIGN    1st-Years SIGN    2nd-Years [16:30] Azemichi     Three points down. [16:31] Azemichi     We can do this, Yoigoshi! [16:33] Yoigoshi     Yeah. [16:33] Azemichi     Not just "yeah!" Come on! High five! Right here! [16:38] Yoigoshi     Hurry up. We're on defense. [16:40] Misumi     Why can't you just be honest with yourself? [16:43] Misumi     If getting fired up freaks you out... [16:46] Misumi     you'll never win. SIGN    2nd-Year Team     Raider/Misumi [16:50] Yoigoshi     He looks like a beast. [16:53] Misumi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [16:56] Iura     I've used a lot of metaphors     to explain kabaddi. [16:56] Misumi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [16:59] Iura     Tag and combat sports...     Neither of those are wrong. [17:00] Misumi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [17:03] Iura     A team sport played empty-handed, kabaddi. [17:07] Iura     Its origins lie in hunting. [17:10] Iura     The skills an unarmed human     needs to capture a wild beast [17:13] Iura     matured and developed into     this, or so they say. [17:15] Iura     Which means that kabaddi [17:17] Iura     goes back to the origins     of living creatures... [17:20] Iura     It's a sport that awakens primal instincts! [17:23] Iura     You can't lie. [17:26] Iura     It's written all over your face. [17:28] Misumi     Kabaddi! [17:30] Yoigoshi     Two! [17:32] Yoigoshi     My breath... I can't shout anymore... [17:36] Yoigoshi     Maybe just the hand signs will be enough? [17:38] Yoigoshi     No. Even just giving signs is tough. [17:41] Misumi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [17:41] Yoigoshi     Why am I trying so hard at this anyway? [17:45] Yoigoshi     I hate sports. SIGN    1st Half SIGN    2nd Half SIGN    Overtime     1st Half 2nd Half SIGN    Total [17:48] Yoigoshi     Is that really true? [17:51] Yoigoshi     When I played soccer,     all that stuff happened. [17:54] Yoigoshi     Then why isn't it "I hate soccer"     instead of "I hate sports"? [17:58] Yoigoshi     Because I fought with my teammates, right? SIGN    Yoigoshi the Unstoppable, Scores 4 Goals in Bad Weather SIGN    Is promotion to the Youth league near?! We're closing in on the details! [18:00] Yoigoshi     There may have been some problems, [18:03] Yoigoshi     but as long as we produced results,     all that could be ignored. [18:06] Yoigoshi     Just like my teammates said,     as long as we got results, [18:09] Yoigoshi     there was no need to try hard. [18:12] Yoigoshi     As soon as I thought of that as the     correct path, sports felt boring. [18:17] Yoigoshi     Everyone around me reeked     of lies. I hated it. [18:21] Misumi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [18:22] Yoigoshi     Hold on! [18:23] Yoigoshi     That makes it seem like what     I wanted was friends! [18:25] Misumi     Kabaddi! [18:28] Azemichi     Don't space out on me, Yoigoshi! [18:31] Azemichi     You're expected to give your      utmost in every match, right? [18:35] Azemichi     You weren't lying, right? [18:38] Yoigoshi     That's right. [18:38] Misumi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [18:39] Yoigoshi     It's no lie! [18:41] Yoigoshi     When you include the time for     switching offense and defense, [18:44] Yoigoshi     we probably only have     once chance left to raid. [18:44] Misumi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [18:47] Misumi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [18:47] Yoigoshi     We need to gain points on defense! [18:50] Yoigoshi     Azemichi! [18:52] Misumi     What's with this formation? [18:52] Misumi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [18:54] Misumi     It's obvious they don't want me getting back. [18:56] Misumi     I'll look for an opening and touch Yoigoshi. [18:58] Misumi     On the way back, I'll tag     Azemichi for the second point. [19:02] Misumi     So you are coming in,     you super-aggressive decoy! [19:05] Misumi     But really... You're underestimating     me a little too much! [19:07] ---     Kabaddi! [19:09] Misumi     If Azemichi gets close, then I can     escape to the right. No problem. [19:13] Misumi     Giving those orders and doing all     the raiding has exhausted you. [19:17] Misumi     Can you really keep dodging at this distance? [19:22] Yoigoshi     Thanks for not running, Senpai. [19:26] Date     Misumi! [19:29] Misumi     Oh, no! I took my eyes off him for a second! [19:31] Misumi     But, just like I thought, if I go right... [19:33] Yoigoshi     Too bad. [19:35] Yoigoshi     This is a dead end, too! [19:48] Misumi     Kabaddi... [19:50] Yoigoshi     He's going over? This can't be happening! [19:53] Misumi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi! [19:56] Yoigoshi     No one... [19:57] Yoigoshi     Not even Azemichi expected that chain... [20:00] Yoigoshi     Even then... Even with that... [20:05] Yoigoshi     We still couldn't stop him? SIGN    2nd-Year Team Misumi      Raid Successful 2 Points SIGN    1st-Years SIGN    2nd-Years [20:11] Misumi     A team-up made overnight     isn't gonna work on me. [20:17] Yoigoshi     He got me. [20:19] Yoigoshi     What should I do? [20:20] Yoigoshi     Do I just need to work on getting     tougher like all of you? [20:21] Date      [20:24] Yoigoshi     Or, should I learn to be more like Iura? [20:26] Yoigoshi     I don't know. [20:28] Yoigoshi     I'll go raid. [20:31] Azemichi     Y-You sure you're good to go, Yoigoshi? [20:34] Yoigoshi     We've got one more turn on defense. [20:36] Yoigoshi     Make sure you've got some stamina left. [20:37] Yoigoshi     We need your strength for defense. [20:41] Yoigoshi     Man... What I went and said     just now isn't like me at all. [20:45] Yoigoshi     It's been a long time since     I was this close to my limits... [20:49] Yoigoshi     That's right. When you're short on     oxygen, your vision gets blurry. [20:54] Yoigoshi     I'd forgotten. [20:57] Yoigoshi     This world... [21:00] Yoigoshi     This burning world... [21:03] Yoigoshi     It feels so good! [21:06] Misumi     All right! Let's stop him, Shin! [21:08] Date     Yeah! [21:14] Iura     End of match! [21:16] Iura     With a score of 22 to 18,     the second-years win! [21:20] Misumi     Water! [21:21] Date     A four-point gap, huh? [21:23] Yoigoshi     Damn it! [21:24] Azemichi     Even though you got a point     back at the end, Yoigoshi... [21:27] Yoigoshi     No. Before thinking about     that, our defense is still— [21:32] Yoigoshi     What are you trying to do?! [21:34] Iura     Make sure your body doesn't get cold. [21:36] Yoigoshi     Huh? This isn't my jacket— [21:39] Iura     Nope. It's yours. [21:43] Iura     Hey, Yoigoshi. [21:45] Iura     Kabaddi is fun, isn't it? [21:50] Yoigoshi     It's boring. [21:53] Yoigoshi     If I can't win, it's boring! [21:56] Yoigoshi     Just one more step. [21:58] Yoigoshi     Always, over and over. [22:00] Yoigoshi     I'm going to get past that "one more step." [22:02] Yoigoshi     If this coordinating with teammates     thing is necessary to win, [22:05] Yoigoshi     then I guess I have no choice. [22:07] Yoigoshi     I'll be your teammate. [22:09] Iura     In that case, Yoigoshi-kun,     allow me to formally say... [22:14] Iura     welcome to the kabaddi team. SIGN    Next Time "The Strongest Raider" [23:49] background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [23:50] Yoigoshi     Next time, "The Strongest Raider!" [23:52] background     Kabaddi! E4 - The Strongest Raider 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.) SIGN    Meisei Hospital SIGN    This story is a work of fiction. All persons and organizations are imagined.     The kabaddi and game rules which appear in this anime are drawn from the original work. [00:07] Ojo     Good. No problems with my legs. [00:13] Ojo     I want to hurry back... [00:15] Ojo     to that dangerous, magnificent world. [01:49] teacher     I'm passing back the results     of your physical fitness exams. [01:52] teacher     And I'll be passing back your     quizzes from last week, too. SIGN    The Strongest      Raider [01:56] Mom     Tatsuya, are you doing well? SIGN    Mom SIGN    To Tatsuya SIGN    Tatsuya, are you doing well? SIGN    I'll always be rooting for you. SIGN    Make sure you work hard in both athletics and studies, okay? [01:59] Mom     I'll always be rooting for you. [02:02] teacher     Yoigoshi! [02:04] Yoigoshi     My mom worries too much. [02:06] teacher     Hang in there. [02:07] Mom     Make sure you work hard in both     athletics and studies, okay? [02:12] boy 1     Yoigoshi-kun! [02:13] boy 2     We heard you're still doing amazing things     even in a new club! That kabaddi thing. [02:17] boy 1     Your reflexes are so insane     it's no problem for you, right? [02:21] Yoigoshi     No, empty-handed team sport      isn't as easy as you'd think. [02:26] boy 1     Really... So, kabaddi's a team sport. [02:29] boy 2     How many players do you need for a game? [02:33] Yoigoshi     How... many? [02:35] Azemichi     Huh? [02:36] Azemichi     I don't really know, either. [02:38] Yoigoshi     You'd care, normally, wouldn't you? [02:40] Yoigoshi     About the number of regulars or     players on the starting lineup... [02:42] Azemichi     I'm new at this, too, you know? [02:44] Azemichi     Just remembering the rules     is as much as I can handle. [02:47] Azemichi     And I haven't really played many sports. [02:50] Yoigoshi     You must have had sports     teams in middle school. [02:52] Azemichi     Huh? We didn't have teams. [02:55] Yoigoshi     You didn't have teams? [02:57] Azemichi     Out in the countryside where I lived,      there weren't many people. [02:59] Azemichi     The only exercise we could get was     running on the mountain, or fishing... [03:03] Azemichi     All we could do was challenge nature. [03:06] Azemichi     After coming to Tokyo, I could challenge people      like you and our senpai for the first time. [03:10] Azemichi     It's been so much fun, I haven't     had time to give it much thought... [03:16] Yoigoshi     All right. [03:18] Yoigoshi     I won't ask you any more. [03:19] Azemichi     Wha— Why not? [03:21] Iura     Didn't I say? [03:23] Iura     Usually, games are played seven-on-seven. [03:25] Yoigoshi     Seven players? [03:26] Yoigoshi     Then we don't have enough people, do we? [03:30] Iura     No, as long as we have five people,     we can have matches. [03:32] Yoigoshi     You just said seven-on-seven! [03:35] Iura     I did say "usually," didn't I? [03:38] Iura     Think about it. [03:39] Iura     Up to this point, we were able to play     one-on-one and two-on-two, weren't we? [03:44] Iura     Even at other schools, [03:45] Iura     there are lots of teams that      don't have many members [03:47] Iura     who will have five-on-five games with us. [03:50] Yoigoshi     Why is it all so sloppy? [03:52] Iura     Kabaddi is a sport where the numbers     on the court fluctuate anyway. [03:57] Yoigoshi     Fluctuate? [03:59] Iura     It's like dodgeball. [04:01] Iura     Whether on offense or defense, [04:02] Iura     players who have a point taken have     to leave the court. It's a rule. [04:06] Iura     If their teammates score, they can come back. [04:09] Yoigoshi     Th-Then... [04:11] Yoigoshi     sometimes the defense will     have seven players... [04:13] Yoigoshi     and sometimes there will be only one? [04:15] Iura     That's right. [04:16] Iura     Though, it doesn't matter much for training,      so we don't worry about it for practice. [04:21] Iura     These are things that come after     members know all the rules, [04:24] Iura     so you only need to think about what     you can do right now, Yoigoshi. [04:28] Yoigoshi     What I can do right now... [04:30] Yoigoshi     It's been about a month     since I started kabaddi. [04:33] Yoigoshi     I've learned a lot, but what     is it that's needed to win? [04:37] Misumi     Good work, guys! [04:39] Yoigoshi     Date...senpai... [04:42] Date; Misumi     What?! [04:44] Yoigoshi     Do you have a minute? [04:48] Date     Found it. SIGN    Sit Ups 10     Sit and Reach 8     Side Step 6     1500m Run 7     50m Run 6     Standing Long Jump 7     Ball Throw 10 SIGN    1500m SIGN    50m SIGN    Standing     Long Jump SIGN    Ball Throw SIGN    Grip Strength SIGN    Sit Ups SIGN    Sit and     Reach [04:49] Date     Those are the results from my fitness test. SIGN    Yoigoshi Tatsuya SIGN    Physical Fitness Test     Personal Chart SIGN    Date Shinji SIGN    Noukin High School SIGN    Year 1 SIGN    Male SIGN    Kabaddi Team [04:52] Yoigoshi     I'm lacking in physical strength, in power. [04:56] Yoigoshi     Iura said it, right? [04:57] Yoigoshi     The number of players on     the court will fluctuate. [05:00] Yoigoshi     If I'm ever on defense alone, I won't     be able to take down a powerful raider. [05:05] Yoigoshi     So, I'm here asking you     for ways to get stronger. [05:08] Yoigoshi     Come in for a minute. [05:13] Yoigoshi     Baseball? [05:16] Date     I'm from a baseball family. [05:17] Date     I played from before I can     remember through middle school. [05:20] Date     I guess it'd be like you and soccer. [05:23] Date     So, I know a lot about how to bulk up, but... [05:27] Date     for kabaddi, your physique is     already more than good enough. [05:32] Yoigoshi     Don't be stupid. I'm tall, but... [05:35] Date     You should put on a little more muscle,     but you might go over the limit. SIGN    Name: Date Shinji     Height: 174.2 cm     Blood Type: B     Weight: 79.9 kg [05:39] Date     Eighty kilos. [05:40] Date     In kabaddi tournaments,     that's the set weight limit. [05:45] Yoigoshi     Weight limit? [05:47] Date     For someone over 185cm tall with     long arms and legs like you, SIGN    Physical Fitness Test Personal Chart     Noukin High School Year 1     Kabaddi Team Male SIGN    Name: Yoigoshi Tatsuya     Height: 187.5 cm     Blood Type: A     Weight: 75.2 kg [05:52] Date     even if you get the same     physical strength as me, [05:54] Date     your sense of balance, which is     so important in kabaddi, will suffer. [05:58] Date     And, more than anything else,     you'll kill that speed you're so proud of. [06:02] Date     You have power. That's good, and you     should work on developing it, but... [06:06] Date     It isn't me you should try to be like. [06:08] Date     You're unstoppable, right, Yoigoshi? [06:11] Yoigoshi     Weight limit, huh? [06:14] Yoigoshi     I'm only five kilos shy of the limit.     I can't afford to put on excess muscle. [06:20] Yoigoshi     Again? SIGN    Mom SIGN    To Tatsuya SIGN    You joined a team? SIGN    Make sure you're respectful toward your senpai, SIGN    and learn as much as you can from them. [06:21] Mom     You joined a team? [06:23] Mom     Make sure you're respectful     toward your senpai, [06:25] Mom     and learn as much as you can from them. [06:28] Yoigoshi     They won't teach me the important stuff. [06:32] team     We're ready! [06:34] Iura; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [06:36] Yoigoshi     Our best raider is Iura, [06:38] Iura; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [06:40] Yoigoshi     but his lack of power makes him the only     one I have a chance of taking down solo. [06:44] Misumi     He's going off on his own again! [06:46] Iura; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [06:47] Iura     His expression says he wants     to take someone, anyone, down. [06:50] Iura     But, are you aware? [06:51] Iura     In kabaddi, the raider has an     overwhelming advantage one-on-one. [06:52] Iura; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [06:55] Iura     Where the anti has to tackle, [06:58] Iura     the raider only has to touch.     The difference in difficulty is clear. [07:00] Iura; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi... Kabaddi! [07:04] Misumi     I'm amazed he dodged that! [07:07] Yoigoshi     What does this guy see? [07:09] Iura; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [07:11] Yoigoshi     Hey, wait! Don't head back! [07:13] Iura     Huh? [07:15] Yoigoshi     In defense practice,     you're the only guy I can take down. [07:19] Iura     So you say, but I can't keep up the cant. [07:22] Yoigoshi     I want to get the hang of how a     tackle feels, in order to win. [07:25] Iura     Yoigoshi. [07:27] Iura     When I told you to think     about what you can do now, [07:30] Iura     what I meant was that I wanted you to     develop the skills you already have. [07:33] Yoigoshi     Skills? On defense, the only thing     I can do is dodge a touch... [07:38] Iura     Can you dodge even at this distance? [07:40] Yoigoshi     Of course I can. Anyone could— [07:45] Iura     How do you usually dodge? [07:47] Yoigoshi     W-Well, I watch my opponent carefully... [07:50] Yoigoshi     and somehow it just sort of happens... [07:51] Iura     You can't say, can you? [07:53] Iura     It's difficult to explain     an innate talent to others. [07:56] Iura     In your case, Yoigoshi, you have     an eye for evasion, speed, [08:00] Iura     and, most importantly, reach. [08:02] Iura     That's why you will become Noukin's     Beast, the strongest raider. [08:08] Iura     There's no need to push     yourself on solo defense. [08:10] Iura     It's on offense where I'm counting     on you to get us points. [08:17] Yoigoshi     It's not much, but wearing a mask helps     recreate the breathlessness of the cant. [08:20] Yoigoshi     I'll work up a sweat before practice. [08:22] Yoigoshi     My heightened awareness is different     from that of the ordinary people. [08:27] Yoigoshi     Whoa! [08:29] Yoigoshi     I didn't sense him at all! [08:31] Ojo     Whoops... [08:32] Yoigoshi     S-Sorry! Are you okay? [08:34] Ojo     I'm fine. [08:37] Yoigoshi     He's so light! [08:38] Ojo     I'm the one who should apologize. [08:40] Ojo     You're not hurt, are you? [08:43] Yoigoshi     Uh, no... [08:45] Yoigoshi     He's so gaunt, he looks like     he's on the brink of death. [08:49] Ojo     That's a relief. [08:50] Yoigoshi     Especially compared to the burly types     I've been hanging out with lately. [08:54] Ojo     Well, I have somewhere to go.     If you'll excuse me. [08:59] Yoigoshi     H-Hold on there! SIGN    Uesuna     Park [09:03] Yoigoshi     Here. [09:04] Ojo     I'm so sorry. I really am fine. [09:08] Ojo     I'm always like this, so... [09:10] Yoigoshi     You wobble around like this all the time? [09:12] Ojo     I am part of a team at my     high school, a sports team, [09:16] Ojo     but I just don't seem to get any stronger. [09:19] Yoigoshi     I-I see. A team. [09:23] Ojo     I'm finally going back. [09:25] Ojo     Hearing we have an amazing     new member made me anxious. [09:28] Ojo     I only ran a little and     I ended up getting dizzy... [09:32] Yoigoshi     He seems like he's having a rough time. [09:35] Ojo     Our new member is famous in     a different sport, you see. [09:39] Yoigoshi     Is this a thing where I should     try to encourage him? [09:42] Yoigoshi     I-I know a guy like that. [09:46] Yoigoshi     He was completely trashed by     the guys with experience. SIGN    Not encouraging [09:49] Yoigoshi     S-So, I'm sure you'll be fine, right? [09:52] Ojo     Do you think so? [09:53] Ojo     Now that I think about it,     you were running, too... [09:55] Misumi; background     We're getting pretty excited, too, right? [09:57] Yoigoshi     Oh, I was... [09:58] Date; background     Oh. That's unexpected. It sticks. [09:59] Yoigoshi     What are those guys doing? [10:01] Date; Misumi     Ack! [10:02] Date     Yoigoshi's found out about his welcome party! [10:05] Misumi     Man. And we wanted to surprise him— [10:10] Date; Misumi     Hello, sir! [10:11] Yoigoshi     Huh? [10:12] Ojo     Oh! Is that Kyohei and Shinji? [10:14] Date; Misumi     Welcome back, Captain! [10:17] Yoigoshi     C-Captain?! SIGN    Noukin High School Third-Year Kabaddi Team Captain     Ojo Masato [10:19] Misumi     Yoigoshi! Why are you with him? [10:22] Ojo     Yo.... [10:23] Ojo     Yoigoshi-kun?! [10:24] Misumi     What's going on? [10:30] Yoigoshi     This is the team leader? [10:32] Yoigoshi     The leader that manages these musclebound     morons and that fiendish four-eyes? [10:35] Yoigoshi     I don't understand.     How could a guy like this... [10:38] Azemichi     Welcome back! [10:39] Azemichi     Thank you for your hard work      in fulfilling your obligations! [10:41] Iura     Was he serving time? [10:42] Ojo     It's been a while, hasn't it, Soma? [10:45] Yoigoshi     You've met each other? [10:47] Iura     Last winter. [10:49] Iura     Cap is the one who scouted Azemichi. [10:52] Yoigoshi     Why is that guy the captain? [10:54] Iura     Why do you ask? [10:56] Yoigoshi     I mean, he seems really weak... [10:59] Yoigoshi     What can he do with a body like that? [11:03] Iura     Ask him yourself. This is the     perfect chance, isn't it? [11:06] team     Cheers! [11:08] Azemichi     Let's play cards, Captain! [11:11] Misumi     But not with Iura-san. [11:12] Iura     Why? [11:13] Misumi     Because you never lose, Iura-san. [11:16] Ojo     I'm not very good at cards. [11:18] Yoigoshi     So, he's not super smart     or anything either, huh? [11:22] Ojo     Yoigoshi-kun, you should come play, too! [11:24] Yoigoshi     I'm fine. Once we start a game,     there'll be no end to it. [11:28] Misumi     This guy really, really hates losing. [11:31] Misumi     It's one thing if it's only a test of abilities, [11:33] Misumi     but when luck is involved,      he'll just keep playing until he wins. [11:37] Ojo     Really? [11:38] Azemichi     If it's a test of abilities,     there's one I want to try! [11:42] Azemichi     Arm wrestling! [11:44] Iura     In that case, we'll leave     Date and Misumi out. [11:46] Misumi     Uh oh. He's holding a grudge about earlier. [11:48] Date     And he dragged me into it, too. [11:57] Ojo     Though imperfect... being captain allows     you to begin to see many things. [12:02] Ojo     Like how the team looks up to me, [12:04] Ojo     or conversely, a wariness... [12:05] Ojo     like when my worth is being tested. [12:09] Ojo     I heard that "Yoigoshi the Unstoppable"      had grown to hate sports... [12:13] Ojo     Seeing you so serious     about this makes me happy. [12:16] Ojo     So, I'll show you a little     of why I'm captain. [12:23] Iura     Well, then. Ready... [12:25] Iura     Go! [12:28] Yoigoshi     Huh? [12:29] Azemichi     Captain! [12:30] Date     The captain has only just been discharged     from the hospital, Yoigoshi! [12:34] Yoigoshi     There was no weight to him.     I couldn't feel any power at all! [12:38] Yoigoshi     Has my own strength drastically improved? [12:41] Yoigoshi     Azemichi! [12:47] Yoigoshi     Th-That doesn't seem to be the case. [12:53] Yoigoshi     He's at a level where he     can compete with Iura? [12:55] Ojo     Darn it. [12:56] Yoigoshi     Hey. This is too much work,     so I'm just going to ask flat-out. [12:59] Yoigoshi     Why are you the captain? [13:01] Yoigoshi     You're clearly weak, and you can't     possibly be cut out for kabaddi. [13:04] Misumi     Hey, Yoigoshi! [13:06] Ojo     That's true. My body isn't     really built for kabaddi. [13:09] Ojo     But the reason I'm captain... [13:12] Ojo     is because I'm the strongest. [13:16] Yoigoshi     What? [13:21] Iura     Even if I try to stop you,     you won't listen, right? [13:24] Ojo     Yeah. I'll only do a little. [13:26] Iura     Don't get reckless. [13:28] Yoigoshi     After those arm wrestling results,     he's gonna do kabaddi? [13:32] Ojo     They say you're fast on your feet, right? [13:34] Ojo     A fast rookie playing     the same position as me. [13:37] Ojo     It'd make you anxious, right? [13:40] Ojo     There hasn't been     anyone like that up to now. [13:44] Ojo     I've been so anxious to play... [13:48] Yoigoshi     So, it wasn't that you were freaking out? [13:50] Ojo     Let's hurry up and play a game, okay? [13:53] Ojo     Hurry up... [13:55] Ojo     Let's do this! [14:00] Ojo     No, no. [14:02] Iura     Cap, I don't want you to strain yourself. [14:04] Iura     Will you be able to do introductions     in a one-turn game? [14:07] Ojo     Yes. [14:12] Ojo     It's been a while, hasn't it? [14:15] Ojo     I'm a raider, so would     someone play defense for me? [14:19] Yoigoshi     Of course, I'll be the one doing it. [14:21] Yoigoshi     I'm curious to see what     you can do, after all. [14:23] Azemichi     I want to, too! [14:24] Ojo     Thank you. Anyone else? [14:26] Misumi     We're not wearing clothes     we can move in, so... [14:29] Iura     I'll referee, so please     go ahead with two-on-one. [14:32] Yoigoshi     What's with them? [14:34] Yoigoshi     They're not interested     in the challenge at all? [14:36] Yoigoshi     Well, he is just out of the hospital... [14:39] Yoigoshi     and with such a slender build... [14:41] Yoigoshi     You were saying something about being     the strongest, but I don't believe you. [14:45] Yoigoshi     I've got reach and speed. SIGN    Defense     First-Years [14:47] Yoigoshi     And this guy's little, but he's got power. SIGN    Raider     Ojo Masato [14:51] Ojo     Does it look like I have nothing? [14:54] Ojo     For now... Let's give it a try. [14:58] Ojo     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [15:00] Yoigoshi     I don't sense anything. [15:02] Yoigoshi     He's "scentless." [15:03] Ojo; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [15:04] Yoigoshi     People who possess something exceptional     have a particular air to them, a scent. [15:09] Yoigoshi     There isn't anything at     all emanating from this guy. [15:15] Ojo     Kabaddi. [15:19] Ojo     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [15:21] Ojo     Kabaddi. [15:24] Yoigoshi     Huh? Just now... [15:27] Yoigoshi     Did he touch me? [15:30] Yoigoshi     W-Wait! That one didn't count! [15:32] Yoigoshi     I let my guard down! Let's go one more time! [15:34] Ojo     I thought so. [15:35] Ojo     Kei! Can we go again? [15:37] Iura     I suppose you'll have to. [15:38] Ojo     Yay! [15:40] Azemichi     So, the captain's skill     works on you, too, Yoigoshi? [15:43] Azemichi     Skill? [15:45] Azemichi     I first met the captain     when I was fishing, and... [15:50] (Flashback) Azemichi     No good, huh? [15:59] (Flashback) Azemichi     Wow! [16:01] Azemichi     Fishing in the winter is really hard. [16:04] Azemichi     I asked how he caught so many. [16:06] Azemichi     He said, "Offset your     breathing and your timing." [16:09] Azemichi     "If you do that, living things     won't be able to react." [16:12] Yoigoshi     Am I some kind of fish? [16:14] Azemichi     The reality is, you weren't     able to do anything, right? [16:18] Yoigoshi     I wasn't on my guard earlier. [16:22] Ojo     Then, this time, let's get serious. [16:25] Ojo; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [16:26] Yoigoshi     This time, I'll watch closely. [16:29] Yoigoshi     A low stance, balanced for     both attack and evasion... [16:33] Yoigoshi     A smooth, difficult to read, steady cant. [16:37] Yoigoshi     And he's very likely keeping me and     Azemichi at the edges of his vision. [16:42] Yoigoshi     An obscure line of sight. [16:44] Yoigoshi     Huh? [16:46] Yoigoshi     That means I don't know     anything about anything. [16:48] Ojo     Kabaddi. [16:53] Ojo     Kabaddi! [16:58] Yoigoshi     From the side? [16:59] Yoigoshi     I thought he was in front of me! [17:01] Ojo     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [17:03] Yoigoshi     He's pursuing hard! [17:05] Azemichi     Leave it to me! [17:10] Yoi/Aze     He didn't come in?! [17:12] Ojo     Kabaddi. [17:14] Azemichi     No way. I thought I was in his blind spot. [17:17] Ojo; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [17:17] Yoigoshi     He read us completely. [17:22] Yoigoshi     It isn't just speed, is it? [17:24] Yoigoshi     When I think you won't come, you do. [17:26] Yoigoshi     When I think you're coming, you don't. [17:27] Ojo     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [17:28] Yoigoshi     Is your specialty the feint? [17:31] Ojo     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... SIGN    I'm doing the cant right now... SIGN    I'm doing the cant right now... [17:33] Ojo     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [17:34] Yoigoshi     You can stop your cant! [17:35] Yoigoshi     The next one will be the real one. [17:38] Ojo     Asking a question in the middle     of a match. That's interesting. [17:42] Ojo     But you're a little off. [17:43] Ojo     My skill isn't quite as civilized as a feint. [17:46] Ojo     I won't tell you any more yet. [17:48] Yoigoshi     Well, that's petty of you. [17:49] Yoigoshi     Then, how about my next question? [17:51] Ojo     Hm? [17:52] Yoigoshi     If I can stop you,     would you say I'm strong? [17:58] Ojo     Yes. Undoubtedly so. [18:02] Iura     He's starting to sense something. [18:03] Iura     That's Yoigoshi for you.     His instincts are good. [18:06] Iura     Okay. This time really is the last time. [18:08] Azemichi     Sir! [18:10] Ojo     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [18:12] Yoigoshi     Under normal circumstances,     human movement is mostly predictable. [18:15] Yoigoshi     The placement of the center of gravity,     areas of tension, line of sight. [18:15] Ojo     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [18:20] Ojo     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [18:21] Yoigoshi     But I don't feel anything from this guy. [18:23] Yoigoshi     If I can't read him, then all I can     do is use my reflexes to evade... [18:26] Yoigoshi     so that I can't be read either... [18:26] Ojo     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [18:28] Yoigoshi     Just like him... [18:30] Ojo     Kabaddi... [18:37] Ojo     Kabaddi. [18:40] Iura     He's copying the captain?! [18:43] Ojo     Kabaddi. [18:45] Yoigoshi     Blast! I let him get away! [18:48] Azemichi     Yoigoshi! What did you just do? [18:50] Yoigoshi     Huh? Nothing. I just spaced out! [18:52] Misumi     You're kidding me. What was that? [18:54] Date     I don't know. [18:55] Ojo     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [18:58] Ojo     Kabaddi... [18:59] narrator     The unconscious copying of a     man who excels at learning. [19:03] narrator     The "scent of the exceptional"     they had spoken of began to rise. [19:08] narrator     However, there was one more     beast giving off that scent. [19:14] Ojo     Kabaddi! [19:17] Yoigoshi     Is he angry? No... He's smiling. [19:20] Yoigoshi     Either way, this scent... [19:26] Ojo     Kabaddi. [19:27] Yoigoshi     Clear motions of attack! It's a feint. [19:32] narrator     Struggle! [19:33] Yoigoshi     It wasn't! It was just what it looked like! [19:35] Ojo     Kabaddi... [19:36] Yoigoshi     I can't anticipate him! His movements     are totally different from before! [19:43] narrator     In general, the raider's arm     is unsuitable for a take down. [19:46] narrator     Impulsively grabbing it means [19:47] narrator     you either believe you can     win through strength, [19:50] narrator     or that you are, quite simply, afraid. [20:00] Yoigoshi     Why... [20:03] Yoigoshi     Why am I on the ground? [20:06] Yoigoshi     Was I taken down? By him? [20:11] Ojo     Kabaddi... [20:13] Ojo     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [20:20] Ojo     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [20:23] Iura     He made it back! [20:26] Ojo     Yay! Two points! [20:35] Ojo     This really is fun. [20:37] Iura     Too much fun. [20:39] Iura     You completely switched on     at the end there, didn't you? [20:42] Iura     You'll hurt yourself again. [20:43] Ojo     That was the first time     anyone has ever copied me. [20:47] Ojo     I was just so happy. [20:48] Yoigoshi     Copying you wasn't something     I did out of logic. [20:51] Yoigoshi     More importantly, how did     you take me down at the end? [20:53] Ojo     It was a type of counter. [20:56] Ojo     It's used in boxing and stuff. [20:58] Yoigoshi     A counter? [20:59] Yoigoshi     Even though I hadn't attacked? [21:01] Ojo     Even so, you breathe, don't you? [21:04] Ojo     Sudden actions... [21:06] Ojo     When people go to use their strength,     they always either stop breathing or exhale. [21:12] Ojo     Thinking about it in reverse, when you     inhale, you are very nearly unguarded. [21:16] Ojo     If I match my max to that moment, [21:19] Ojo     both touching and tackling become simple. [21:21] Ojo     I'm not good in a     "ready, go" situation, though. [21:25] Yoigoshi     I couldn't sense anything from this guy. [21:28] Yoigoshi     He didn't let me sense anything,     and then, a counter... [21:31] Yoigoshi     No wonder he's a pain to deal with. [21:33] Yoigoshi     On top of that, this guy is... [21:37] Yoigoshi     still hiding something from me! [21:41] Iura     Our captain's been playing kabaddi     as a raider for over ten years! [21:44] Yoigoshi     Ten years? [21:45] Yoigoshi     You little... How could you tell me     to go be "the strongest raider"?! [21:49] Iura     What's this? Yoigoshi, are you giving up? [21:54] Yoigoshi     Don't be stupid. [21:56] Yoigoshi     I've only just seen the way ahead. [21:58] Yoigoshi     I'll do it. [22:01] Ojo     Oh, that's right! [22:02] Ojo     Yoigoshi-kun, there's something     important I forgot to tell you. [22:06] Ojo     My name. Now that I think about it,     I haven't told you yet, have I? [22:12] Yoigoshi     It's fine. [22:13] Ojo     Huh? [22:15] Yoigoshi     I can just call you "Captain," right? SIGN    Next Time "The Match Begins!!!" [23:49] background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [23:50] Yoigoshi     Next time, "The Match Begins!!!" [23:52] background     Kabaddi! E5 - The Match Begins!!! 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.) [00:06] Ojo     Well... That wasn't any     good at all, Yoigoshi-kun. SIGN    This story is a work of fiction. All persons and organizations are imagined.     The kabaddi and game rules which appear in this anime are drawn from the original work. [00:11] Iura     Yoigoshi's raid success rate is about     70% when he's returning with one point. [00:16] Iura     With two points, it's 30%, and he's almost     never returned with three or more points. [00:21] Ojo     If you can't get points as an anti, [00:23] Ojo     you need to get a whole bunch of points     on raids to increase that success rate. [00:26] Azemichi     Captain, what about me? [00:28] Ojo     Oh... Soma, you're... [00:31] Ojo     You're doing okay.     Just keep working hard like this. [00:33] Azemichi     Huh? [00:35] Misumi     Hear that? [00:36] Ojo     And you, Kyohei... [00:38] Ojo     you focus too much on the catch     and become a target for a touch. [00:41] Ojo     On the other hand, Shinji, you're too     cautious. It makes you slow on the catch. [00:46] Ojo     You both need to watch each     other carefully as you move. [00:48] Date; Misumi     Yes, sir! [00:51] Date     I'll follow your lead next time. [00:53] Misumi; dialogue fades away     Okay. Why don't we try... [00:54] Iura     I think Azemichi is still pretty     rough around the edges, too. [00:57] Ojo     Yeah. But that's fine. [01:01] Ojo     Right now, he's good just     having fun playing kabaddi. [01:03] Misumi; background     Why do you space out like that? [01:04] Ojo     Kyohei and Shinji learned what it's     like to lose at the winter tournament. [01:05] Yoigoshi; background     Sorry. [01:08] Ojo     And Yoigoshi-kun has likely experienced     that on a much higher level. [01:08] Misumi; background     Is it really that hard? [01:10] Yoigoshi; background     When it happens,     I can't seem to recover well. [01:13] Iura     There are things only people who know the     pain of losing can understand. [01:18] Iura     I'm sorry, but I have no intention of     deliberately setting Azemichi up to lose. [01:21] Ojo     I feel the same. If you can win,     that's the best anyway. [01:25] Iura     Then, why don't you help me win, too? [01:27] Iura     It's been six years since     you scouted me, you know? [01:30] Ojo     Yeah. SIGN    The Match      Begins!!! [03:05] Yoigoshi     He's fast and he can take down raiders. [03:08] Yoigoshi     Somehow, I just can't see myself     catching up to the captain. [03:14] Yoigoshi     If you're here to invite me     to a team, I refuse the offer. [03:16] Ojo     Hello. [03:18] Yoigoshi     C-Captain? [03:19] Ojo     I thought I'd share some of     my nikujaga stew with you. [03:27] Yoigoshi     What's up with this situation? [03:29] Ojo     How is it? I'm pretty proud     of how it turned out. [03:32] Yoigoshi     It's good. [03:34] Ojo     I'm so glad. [03:36] Yoigoshi     But, I mean, it really is good. [03:40] Ojo     About nationals... What kind of     people get to go to that world? [03:46] Ojo     I've never won a single game.     Maybe it's presumptuous of me to ask... [03:51] Yoigoshi     The people who get to go to nationals... [03:55] Yoigoshi     are the people who seriously give     everything they've got to get there. [04:00] Yoigoshi     That's the kind of thing     people usually say, anyway. [04:03] Ojo     Huh? [04:04] Yoigoshi     The reality is, I think only a     handful of geniuses make it there. SIGN    "Yoigoshi the Unstoppable" Advances to the Final 4! [04:08] Yoigoshi     And... [04:09] Yoigoshi     in spite of everyone making a big     deal out of me being "unstoppable," [04:11] Yoigoshi     I only made it to the final four. [04:14] Yoigoshi     When did you start playing kabaddi, Captain? [04:16] Ojo     It was so long ago, I don't remember now. [04:20] Yoigoshi     Same here. [04:21] Ojo     In middle school, a kabaddi     association reached out to me, [04:25] Ojo     and I went overseas a number of times. [04:27] Yoigoshi     Overseas? [04:29] Ojo     It's nowhere close to the     same scale as soccer. [04:31] Ojo     It was an Asia-only tournament. [04:33] Yoigoshi     But that still pretty much makes     him a representative of Japan! [04:37] Ojo     We got annihilated. [04:39] Ojo     And we'd been pretty confident, too. [04:42] Ojo     There's always someone better. [04:44] Ojo     That's something you come to understand     completely if you play sports. [04:48] Ojo     But you keep playing anyway. [04:50] Yoigoshi     It's no fun if you don't win, is it? [04:52] Ojo     Well, yeah. No one thinks losing is fun. [04:56] Ojo     Everyone wants to stand at     the very top, if they can. [05:00] Ojo     As kabaddi slowly spreads through Japan, [05:03] Ojo     I'll win my way to the top with the     teammates I practiced alongside... [05:06] Ojo     That's the goal that I have     held within me all this time. [05:13] Ojo     Let's do it through kabaddi. [05:15] Ojo     You wanted it, too, didn't you, Yoigoshi? [05:18] Ojo     Number one in Japan. [05:21] Yoigoshi     I couldn't even beat you. [05:23] Ojo     Was losing the match frustrating? [05:26] Yoigoshi     Of course it was! [05:28] Ojo     I'm the one who's frustrated. [05:30] Yoigoshi     Huh? [05:31] Ojo     It's nothing. Sorry for staying so late. [05:34] Ojo     I'll head off now. [05:36] Yoigoshi     Huh? Okay. Thanks for the food. [05:39] Ojo     Not at all. [05:45] Iura     Hey! [05:47] Iura     I was running and I happened to see you. [05:49] Ojo     If you train too much,     you'll wreck your body, you know? [05:52] Iura     I'm not you. [05:55] Iura     What did you and Yoigoshi talk about? [05:57] Ojo     Hm? Our dreams and soccer and things... [06:02] Iura     Didn't I mention it? He said he     fought with his teammates and quit. [06:06] Ojo     Something like that. [06:08] Iura     Getting him to wear a jersey      was a major struggle. [06:12] Iura     He said teammates were annoying. [06:14] Ojo     A long time ago, you said     the same thing, Kei. [06:20] Ojo     I'd like to have him play in a match once. [06:22] Iura     A practice match? [06:24] Ojo     Yeah. [06:25] Iura     Our opponents would have to be... [06:27] Iura     a school that would play us five-on-five,     a team without many players. [06:32] Ojo     How about Souwa? They're close to us, right? [06:34] Iura     They're a powerhouse school that made     the Kanto region final four last year. [06:37] Iura     They won't... [06:39] Iura     Wait. [06:40] Iura     This year, that guy is captain, isn't he? [06:44] (Flashback) 2nd string A     So, the guys on the first string     are headed overseas, huh? [06:47] (Flashback) 2nd string A     The world team is on a different level. [06:49] (Flashback) 2nd string B     Next time, I'll be going, too. [06:52] (Flashback) Rokugen     Ojo! [06:53] (Flashback) Rokugen     Hurry up! [06:54] (Flashback) Ojo     I'm going now, Kei. [06:56] (Flashback) Iura     Yeah. Go take your beating and come back! [06:59] (Flashback) Rokudan     Was that a friend of yours, Ojo? [07:02] (Flashback) Ojo     Yeah. We've been friends     since elementary school. [07:05] (Flashback) Rokugen     A guy from the second string, huh? [07:08] Ojo     Kei? Kei! [07:10] Iura     What is it? [07:11] Ojo     It's unusual for you to space out like that. [07:13] Iura     I was thinking about the training schedule. [07:16] Ojo     Your lies don't work on me, Kei. [07:19] Ojo     They're a powerhouse school. [07:20] Ojo     And it's not like we don't know them.     I know it'll make you self-conscious. [07:24] Iura     That goes for both of us. [07:25] Iura     Masato isn't someone you can      lower your guard around, is he? [07:28] Ojo     I suppose so... [07:30] Ojo     I sent him a text just now. [07:34] Ojo     Being on the world team comes in handy, huh? [07:36] Ojo     We split up so we could fight each other. [07:40] Ojo     He will absolutely accept the invitation. SIGN    Maybe 5-on-5... SIGN    I couldn't ask for more. [07:43] Rokugen     I couldn't ask for more. SIGN    Souwa High School [07:51] Rokugen     Make your cant louder! [07:53] members     Yes, sir! SIGN    Souwa High School Kabaddi Team Captain     Rokugen Ayumu [07:54] Rokugen     First-years, the tape marking the     court is starting to come up. [07:57] Rokugen     Kabaddi is a sport that carries great risks. [07:59] Rokugen     Do not neglect proper maintenance! [08:01] first years     Sir! [08:02] Rokugen     Second- and third-years run sprints. Let's go! [08:03] 2nd; 3rd years     Sir! [08:10] 1st year A     Ow! SIGN    Souwa High School Kabaddi Team Second-Year     Takaya Ren [08:13] Takaya     Oh, that was a nice sound. [08:15] 1st year B     T-Takaya-senpai! [08:18] Takaya     I'll help! Because I'm     a nice senpai, you see. [08:23] Rokugen     Second-years are running sprints, too.     Don't slip off on your own. [08:26] Rokugen     Let me hear you! [08:27] members     Yes, sir! [08:30] Takaya     Yeah... [08:31] 1st year A     He may be like that, but he is our     ace after all... that Takaya-senpai. [08:35] Rokugen     You start slacking off as soon     as I take my eyes off you. [08:38] Takaya     Well, I mean, running dashes     is super boring, you know? [08:41] Takaya     And I'm always the fastest anyway. [08:48] Takaya     Kabaddi. Kabaddi. [08:54] narrator     Struggle! [08:56] Kisaki     His reach is insane! [08:58] Murotani     When Takaya is raiding, you have to give up     the bonus line and fall back, or else... [09:02] Takaya     Nope, not doing this. [09:03] Kisaki     Huh? [09:04] Takaya     Rokugen-san, please, get in here. [09:07] Takaya     When they're this slow,     it messes with my rhythm! [09:10] Kisaki     You little... [09:11] Takaya     Since I can cant for three times as long     as most people, it's already super easy. [09:15] ---     Kabaddi... [09:16] Rokugen     We have a set rotation. [09:18] Takaya     This isn't any fun. [09:21] Takaya     And I mean, the thing is... [09:22] Takaya     I came up on land with the excitement     of a water creature evolving, you know? [09:27] Rokugen     This isn't like when you were a swimmer. [09:30] Rokugen     This involves teamwork. [09:33] Takaya     But from the sounds you're making,     Rokugen-san, I can tell you're excited. [09:38] Rokugen     My self-control fails me. [09:40] Takaya     That's natural. I mean, facing off against     a powerful opponent is fun, isn't it? [09:45] Takaya     It's boring when your opponent is weak. [09:48] Eikura     I'll switch out. [09:49] Eikura     I hate to say it, but he's the     real thing in kabaddi, too. [09:56] Takaya     Here it comes. [09:58] Takaya     Guess I'd better dive in for real. [10:06] Yoigoshi; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [10:07] Ojo     This says he took first     at nationals in swimming. SIGN    National Middle School Championship     Consecutive Wins SIGN    Takaya Ren SIGN    Comments on Winning [10:10] Ojo     He's a lot like Yoigoshi-kun. [10:12] Ojo     The way he's tall and came     from a different sport... [10:16] Iura     I like Yoigoshi better. [10:18] Yoigoshi; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [10:18] Ojo     I don't know why he quit swimming     and chose kabaddi, but... [10:22] Ojo     Maybe he was looking for opponents? [10:25] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi! [10:26] ---     Kabaddi... [10:26] Ojo     You and me, Kei. [10:27] Ojo     Let's compete to see who can accomplish     the most in this next match. [10:30] Iura     Compete? [10:32] Ojo     That's right. [10:33] Ojo     Competing with you to see who can help     our little juniors grow the most, Kei... [10:37] Ojo     It's fun. [10:40] Iura     You really are annoying. [10:42] Ojo     There you go again. [10:42] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi! Kabaddi! Kabaddi! [10:43] Iura     Let me just say, no one beats me     when it comes to training people. [10:48] Yoigoshi     Blast it! One point again? [10:51] Azemichi     Man, he got me. [10:53] Iura     Azemichi! Come here a sec. [10:55] Azemichi     Sir! [10:58] Ojo     Well, I guess I'll go make     something of Yoigoshi-kun. [11:04] Iura; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [11:05] Yoigoshi     A practice match? [11:06] Yoigoshi     When? [11:07] Ojo     This weekend. [11:09] Ojo     We're playing one of the Kanto     region's top four, Souwa High School. [11:12] Ojo     It'll be five-on-five. [11:13] Yoigoshi     Kanto top four right off the bat, huh?     Nice work getting that set up. [11:16] Ojo     I know their captain, you see. [11:20] Iura     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [11:21] Yoigoshi     Are they strong? SIGN    Strong and Steady [11:23] Ojo     Strong enough that when you think of     kabaddi in Tokyo, you think of them. [11:27] Ojo     They've had a kabaddi team since before     the tournament was established. [11:30] Ojo     They have a lot of members and many of     them have fully developed physiques. [11:34] Ojo     They'd been in a bit of a slump lately, [11:36] Ojo     but since Rokugen from the world team     joined, they've gotten stronger again. [11:40] Ojo     They made it to the final four last year      after their ace raider joined. [11:44] Ojo     It may be a practice match, but those     two will definitely be playing. [11:54] Takaya     It really is totally different! [11:55] Takaya     It really is fun! [11:57] Takaya     Hey, Rokugen-san! [11:59] Takaya     Between me and this Ojo,     which one is stronger? [12:03] Rokugen     Ojo. [12:04] Takaya     No hesitation. [12:07] Takaya     I'm eager to face him. [12:10] Rokugen     He's just gotten out of the hospital,     so he'll probably be on the bench.      [12:13] Rokugen     If he does play, it'll probably     only be in the final stages. [12:15] Takaya     Huh? But... [12:17] Takaya     If we get forty points in the first half,     he might come out earlier, right? [12:23] Takaya     Okay, time for practice!     Everyone, get on the court! [12:25] Takaya     What're you taking a break for? [12:27] Kisaki     You told us to get out! [12:29] Takaya     You're better than nothing. [12:30] Kisaki     Okay. You're dead! [12:33] Rokugen     He's inconsistent, but our     beast isn't just talk. [12:35] Takaya     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [12:42] narrator     Struggle! [12:44] narrator     Struggle! [12:47] Rokugen     I'm planning to wolf down your team, Ojo. [12:51] Rokugen     Do you have someone? [12:53] Rokugen     A beast who can take us on? [12:58] Yoigoshi     Special training, huh?     Our opponents must be pretty crazy. [13:02] Ojo     Yoigoshi-kun, you're going to wrestle with     their ace raider, Takaya, and beat him. [13:06] Ojo     On top of having the same kind     of reach and speed as you, [13:08] ---     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [13:09] Ojo     he can keep up the cant for an unusually     long time, giving him more time to raid. [13:13] Ojo     According to the data, it can be     as much as a minute and a half. [13:16] Yoigoshi     It's only one breath! [13:17] Yoigoshi     Usually, the cant only goes for     about thirty seconds, right? [13:20] Ojo     He'll be calm and take his time to attack. [13:24] Ojo     Getting only one point     per raid makes him antsy. [13:28] Ojo     Yoigoshi-kun, I'm going to teach you a     whole bunch of techniques for scoring. [13:32] Ojo     Watch closely... and learn. [13:36] Yoigoshi     Yes, sir! [13:41] Ojo     We're the Noukin High School kabaddi team! [13:44] Noukin     Thank you for having us! [13:46] Souwa     Sure thing! [13:48] Souwa 1st year A     I'll show you to the locker rooms! [13:50] Souwa D     They only have six members? [13:52] Souwa E     But, one of them was on the     world team with Captain Rokugen. [13:55] Souwa D     Is that Ojo? He's so skinny. [13:57] Souwa F     What's with the bald guy? [13:59] Souwa F     And they've got a really huge guy, too! [14:01] Souwa G     That's the soccer guy.     "Unstoppable," they called him. [14:03] Souwa F     Unstoppable? [14:04] Souwa G     He's famous! [14:06] Misumi     You really are amazing, you know that? [14:11] Rokugen     So, you've come, my friend. [14:14] Ojo     It's been a while, Rokugen! [14:18] Yoigoshi     Is that Souwa's captain? They seem     like they get along pretty well. [14:21] Iura     Is that how it looks? [14:23] Ojo     Thanks for having us today. [14:27] Yoigoshi     Huh? [14:28] Rokugen     Taking a break because     of an injury? Pathetic. [14:31] Rokugen     With a captain who can't even look after     himself, I feel sorry for your team. [14:36] Ojo     We've got a lot of really capable     guys on our team, you see. [14:39] Ojo     Even if I'm not standing around arrogantly     issuing commands, they won't slack off. [14:43] Date     The air is crackling over there. [14:45] Rokugen     But my juniors' game sense is... [14:47] Ojo     If we're talking about that, then mine are... [14:49] Yoigoshi     Stop bragging about your juniors. [14:55] Rokugen     I'm sorry, but we'll be winning this. [14:57] Ojo     That'll be us. [15:00] Rokugen     I'm glad to see you, too, Ojo's friend. [15:06] Iura     "Ojo's friend," is it? SIGN    Noukin Locker Room [15:11] Souwa 1st year A     This is your locker room. [15:15] Takaya     Welcome! [15:17] Souwa 1st year A     T-Takaya-senpai?! [15:19] Takaya     I'm here to pay my respects. [15:22] Yoigoshi     This is the guy? [15:23] Takaya     Please, come in! [15:29] Takaya     You. You're the only one who's different. [15:33] Takaya     Are you a rookie? [15:38] Takaya     And you with the shiny head, you are,     too, right? You seem pretty hyped. [15:41] Takaya     Oh, what a nice sound. [15:42] Azemichi     What're you doing? [15:44] Takaya     And, the man in question is... [15:47] Takaya     Huh? Oh! [15:49] Takaya     Are you Ojo-san? [15:50] Ojo     Yes. [15:53] Takaya     Nice to meet you! [15:54] Takaya     I was so excited to play you,     I woke up extra early! [15:57] Ojo     I'm sorry, but today I won't be... [15:59] Takaya     Don't worry. [16:02] Takaya     I'll get us a huge point gap in     the first half and drag you out. SIGN    Takaya Ren ♥ SIGN    Takaya Ren Fan Club SIGN    Kabaddi for Beginners [16:15] soccer player 1     Coach, you can't have called off     voluntary practice today because of... [16:20] Takenaka     I'm sorry. We're doing this to     try to get Yoigoshi-kun to join! [16:22] soccer player 2     What? Again? [16:25] Rokugen     Do not cause trouble for our opponents. [16:27] Takaya     I was just saying hello. [16:32] Misumi     He's an interesting one. [16:34] Misumi     Would you usually say that stuff     right in front of your opponents? [16:36] Date     He's either really stupid, or it's     a foregone conclusion for him. [16:41] referee     Everyone, please line up. [16:47] Azemichi     Th-The captain isn't lining up? [16:50] Yoigoshi     It's only the members     playing that do it, right? [16:54] Takaya     He's a rookie, isn't he? [16:56] Takaya     He seems the most relaxed. [16:59] Rokugen     Apparently, he's a fierce player who made     it to the national final four in soccer. [17:01] Takaya     Huh? Why's he playing kabaddi? [17:04] Yoigoshi     I should be asking you that. [17:06] Takaya     Huh? [17:07] Takaya     I made it to number one in swimming,     so I figured I was done. [17:11] Eikura     Stop it. [17:12] Takaya     But you didn't make it to     number one, so why'd you quit? [17:18] referee     We're ready to start. [17:20] referee     The first half will be twenty minutes. [17:22] referee     Crossing the bonus line [17:24] referee     when there are five or more defensemen     will result in one point. [17:27] referee     Starting, we have white... [17:29] referee     Souwa will start the match! [17:31] everyone     Let's have a good game! SIGN    Kabaddi for Beginners [17:33] soccer player 1     Coach! What are the rules? [17:35] Takenaka     I'm looking them up right now! [17:37] soccer player 2     They're starting! And it looks     like they're holding hands! SIGN    Defense     Noukin 5 Players [17:40] Iura     Yoigoshi, when we have     an odd number on defense, [17:42] Iura     you don't need to be part of the chain. [17:43] Iura     Stay nimble and dodge them. [17:45] Yoigoshi     Got it! SIGN    Raider     Souwa / Takaya [17:47] Takaya     I'm gonna nail it right off the bat, okay? [17:50] Rokugen     Don't let your guard down. They have     a guy who's clearly well-built. [17:54] Yoigoshi     Are you coming for me, ace raider? [17:56] Yoigoshi     He's about the same height as me, but... [17:59] Takaya; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [18:00] Yoigoshi     he feels a lot bigger. [18:03] Yoigoshi     Guys, is this how you     felt going up against me? [18:06] Takaya     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [18:10] Azemichi     What is that pose? [18:12] Takaya     Kabaddi... [18:15] narrator     Struggle! [18:18] Takaya     Kabaddi! [18:22] Yoigoshi     Hey, you're pretty fast! [18:25] Takaya     Kabaddi. [18:32] narrator     Struggle! [18:36] Date     Misumi got taken down? [18:37] Iura     Bonus line! [18:39] Iura     He'll take the point! [18:41] soccer player 1     Bonus line? [18:43] Takenaka     It seems that if he crosses that line     in the back, he gets another point. [18:47] soccer player 1     Really... [18:49] Takaya     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [18:55] Takaya     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [18:58] Iura     He hasn't stopped the cant! [19:00] Iura     Misumi! Go stop his raid! SIGN    Souwa SIGN    Noukin SIGN    Souwa SIGN    Noukin [19:05] Takaya     Oh, dear. Just two points? [19:08] referee     Red numbers 3 and 5, out! SIGN    Noukin OUT     Misumi, Azemichi [19:12] Azemichi     Sorry. [19:13] Yoigoshi     Why'd he push him back just now? [19:13] Misumi     We'll get the next one. [19:15] Iura     When the opponent tries to continue the raid,     the guys who got touched push him out. SIGN    Souwa SIGN    Noukin [19:20] Iura     It's so that their teammates who haven't     been touched don't get targeted. [19:23] Souwa F     They still seem to be talking basics. [19:26] Souwa G     What's with him?     He's huge, but he's a rookie? [19:29] Takenaka     I see. So, the two who were     touched leave the court. [19:34] Yoigoshi     I'll go raid. You guys are so stiff,      you won't be any match for them. [19:38] Misumi     Who are you talking about? [19:40] Yoigoshi     If I get two points,     you guys can come back, right? [19:45] Yoigoshi     Sorry your break's gonna be so short. [19:47] Takaya     He's so cool! [19:49] Ojo     It's too early for that yet, Yoigoshi-kun. SIGN    Raider     Noukin / Yoigoshi [19:53] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [19:56] Rokugen     Fall back! SIGN    Defense     Souwa 5 Players [19:57] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [19:58] Rokugen     Don't force a tackle! [19:59] players     Sir! [20:01] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [20:02] Takenaka     You can say this about most sports, [20:04] Takenaka     but the thing you need most     in a game is momentum. [20:07] Takenaka     If you can gain momentum, [20:09] Takenaka     it's easier to achieve miracles     that exceed your abilities. [20:13] Takenaka     Of course, you do risk failure, [20:15] Takenaka     but he's always been a player who's     good at creating momentum. [20:19] Kisaki     He comes in pretty hard, but I     don't feel like I can get him. [20:19] ---     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [20:22] Murotani     Is it just a bluff so he can aim     for the point from the bonus line? [20:27] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi... [20:28] Kisaki; Murotani     We won't let you! [20:29] Takenaka     No matter the sport... [20:32] Takenaka     the importance of momentum doesn't change. [20:35] Takenaka     Right? [20:47] narrator     Struggle! [20:48] Takenaka     Yoigoshi the Unstoppable. [20:52] Yoigoshi     I got three of them! [20:56] Kisaki     A roll kick? [20:57] Murotani     He was aiming for the defense     to gather in one place! [20:59] Yoigoshi; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [21:04] Yoigoshi     Come on. Push me out. [21:04] ---     Kabaddi... Kabaddi... SIGN    Strong and Steady SIGN    Souwa SIGN    Noukin [21:09] Ojo     That was amazing. He made it     seem like it was only natural. [21:13] Ojo     But he only succeeded at that     about once in ten times. [21:16] Yoigoshi     Come on back, you scaredy cats. [21:17] Misumi     Can't you just let me praise     you for once, you numskull? [21:22] Iura     Things have gotten quite a bit easier. [21:25] Yoigoshi     You'd better show some gratitude. [21:26] Iura     That's right. If you work     hard, things change. [21:29] Yoigoshi     Huh? [21:30] Iura     It's not a bluff anymore, right? [21:34] Iura     Your hat trick. [21:38] (Flashback) Yoigoshi     Let me show you my hat trick! SIGN    Souwa SIGN    Noukin [21:43] narrator     A mere minute into the game... [21:46] Souwa A     Is Noukin really a weak school? [21:49] Souwa B     He got three points without grabbing anyone! [21:52] narrator     opinions all around had clearly changed. [21:55] narrator     Some had begun to see opponents     as true challengers... [21:57] narrator     Some had made unforeseen mistakes, [21:59] narrator     and felt pressured by the     achievements of their peers... [22:02] narrator     Every gaze in the venue was     focused on a single rookie... [22:08] Ojo     He doesn't waver at all. [22:10] narrator     ...except for one. [22:13] Takaya     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... SIGN    Next Time "Chase X Counterattack" [23:49] background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [23:49] Yoigoshi     Next time... "Chase X Counterattack!" [23:52] background     Kabaddi! E6 - Chase X Counterattack 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.) [00:05] narrator     There, in that world, he listened     to the sound of bubbles being born, SIGN    This story is a work of fiction. All persons and organizations are imagined.     The kabaddi and game rules which appear in this anime are drawn from the original work. [00:08] narrator     he heard the sound of water splitting open... [00:12] narrator     and, in the end, he heard voices cheering. [00:15] narrator     That was how Takaya Ren, who knew what     it was to be number one, spent his days. [00:20] girls     Ren-kun! SIGN    Raider     Souwa Takaya SIGN    Souwa Noukin SIGN    Defense     Noukin 5 players [00:27] Takaya     Kabaddi. [00:29] Iura     If we can stop him here, it'll be huge! [00:31] team     Yeah! [02:03] Takaya     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... SIGN    Chase X      Counterattack [02:05] Yoigoshi     We haven't built up momentum yet. [02:07] Yoigoshi     First, we need to crush     the cat-eyed jerk. [02:09] Takaya     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [02:13] Yoigoshi     He really is fast! [02:15] Yoigoshi     But... [02:15] Yoigoshi     not as fast as our captain! [02:16] Takaya     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [02:20] Yoigoshi     Where do you think you're looking?! [02:22] Misumi     Idiot! That's way too     close to enemy territory! [02:24] Iura     No. He hasn't noticed! [02:29] Takaya     Kabaddi! [02:30] narrator     Struggle! [02:33] Yoigoshi     This is bad! [02:34] Yoigoshi     He can make it back! [02:35] Takaya     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [02:37] Yoigoshi     Why is he headed deeper? [02:38] Iura     Stop him, Yoigoshi! SIGN    Bonus Line [02:40] Iura     We have five on defense right now! [02:42] Iura     He's trying to get another point     by crossing the bonus line! [02:44] narrator     Bonus! [02:46] Yoigoshi     So that's what it was! [02:48] Takaya     Kabaddi... [02:49] Misumi     We're gonna make you drop all     the points you're holding! [02:54] Takaya     Kabaddi! [02:54] narrator     Struggle! [02:57] Misumi     If we take him down, this won't matter! [02:59] Misumi     Huh? [03:01] Misumi     What? [03:02] Yoigoshi     He went outside the court? SIGN    Souwa Noukin [03:16] Yoigoshi     You left the court! [03:18] Iura     He only touched the ground     within his territory. [03:20] Iura     The points count. [03:22] Takenaka     One point for crossing the bonus line.     Three points by touching. [03:26] Takenaka     That's four points total! [03:28] Takaya     I'm tired of hearing it. [03:31] Takaya     I'm tired of hearing the complaints of     losers and the cheers of the crowd. [03:35] Yoigoshi     Losers? [03:37] Takaya     This is how you use long arms and legs. [03:41] Takaya     You shouldn't be satisfied     with just three points. SIGN    OUT: Yoigoshi, Misumi, Iura [03:45] Iura     We're out. We need to     leave the court, Yoigoshi. [03:49] Yoigoshi     The way he looks down on us! We need     to get points on the raid again! [03:54] Yoigoshi     Wait, we don't have a raider     on the court right now! [03:58] Date     I'll go. [04:00] Azemichi     What? [04:00] Date     It's normal to be nervous your first match. [04:03] Date     He's the weird one. SIGN    Defense     Souwa 5 players SIGN    Raider     Noukin / Date [04:09] Date     Kabaddi. [04:11] Kisaki     That guy's got a good build. [04:12] Rokugen     Don't be intimidated.     We've got five on defense here. [04:16] Takaya     Yeah. Those are the footsteps     of someone with no speed. [04:19] Date     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [04:19] Takaya     I'll stop him. [04:21] Takaya     And I'll leave the rest to you! [04:24] Date     Kabaddi! [04:25] Takaya     Seriously? [04:27] Kisaki     Whoa! [04:28] Misumi     He's flailing all over the place.     There's no way to get close to that. [04:31] Takaya     Come on! Somebody, hurry up! [04:34] Rokugen     Yes. [04:35] Rokugen     Leave it to me! [04:42] crowd 1     Wow! That looked so easy! [04:44] Souwa team member     Nice anti, Captain Rokugen! [04:46] Misumi     He got Shin... with just one hand? [04:49] referee     Number four, out! SIGN    Souwa Noukin SIGN    Raid Failed: Date OUT     Souwa: 1 point Gained [04:52] Iura     This is bad. [04:54] Iura     Failing to get Takaya out was bad, [04:57] Iura     but to have our strongest power player     taken down with one hand... [05:00] Iura     that's rough, psychologically. [05:02] Iura     Is this what you were aiming for, Rokugen? [05:05] Rokugen     Still, you have quite an impressive physique. [05:08] Rokugen     You must have put yourself through     an immense amount of training. [05:10] Date     Thank you. [05:12] Iura     I guess he's not really the type. [05:14] Rokugen     The only shame is that it isn't     a physique built for kabaddi yet. [05:19] Rokugen     You cannot win with brute strength alone. [05:23] Rokugen     I know that from experience. [05:27] Yoigoshi     Every single one of them is just... [05:29] Iura     Calm down. We need to do this rationally. [05:32] Iura     You, too, Azemichi! You're alone     out there, but stay calm! [05:34] Azemichi     S-Sir! [05:36] Yoigoshi     What happens if everyone is out? Do we lose? [05:39] Iura     We don't lose, but it's called a "lona," SIGN    "Lona" [05:42] Iura     and in exchange for everyone returning to     the court, the other team gets two points. [05:47] Yoigoshi     They get another two points? SIGN    Raider     Souwa / Takaya SIGN    Defense     Noukin / Azemichi [05:48] Yoigoshi     Make sure you stop him,     Azemichi! [05:51] Takaya     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [05:53] Misumi     He's completely tensed up. [05:54] Takaya     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [05:56] Iura     It's because it's his first match. [05:58] Date     And just playing one-on-one     in itself is rough. [06:01] Takaya     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [06:05] Azemichi     Am I going to be able to take     this guy down one-on-one? [06:08] Azemichi     A guy so big and so fast... [06:12] Takaya     Kabaddi! [06:15] Azemichi     What? [06:17] Azemichi     This is just the same as usual! [06:19] Iura     Looks like he's back. [06:20] Iura     He's moving well, don't you think? [06:22] Iura     When you're short, having a shorter     reach is a disadvantage, [06:25] Iura     but since your center of gravity is stable,     there's strength in even the small movements. [06:29] Iura     Most importantly, [06:29] Takaya     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [06:30] Iura     when you're in a low position, it isn't easy     for a raider to go in for a touch. [06:32] Takaya     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [06:33] Iura     They run the risk that their legs,     their lifeline, will be caught. [06:37] Yoigoshi     So, even though Azemichi's on his own,      if he can grab Takaya's legs... [06:39] Iura     That's right. He can take him down. [06:41] Iura     Plus, they're playing one-on-one.     There's only one target. [06:41] Takaya     Kabaddi, Kabaddi, kabaddi... [06:45] Iura     Takaya will fight deep in the court. [06:48] narrator     If we were to show this situation     another way, it would be... iai! [06:51] narrator     Each is trying to finish the     other with a single killer blow. [06:53] narrator     No help is coming. [06:55] Iura     This scenario is one I've already thought of. [06:58] Iura     A leg-tackle from a low position. [07:00] Iura     I had Azemichi practice that exhaustively. [07:03] Iura     Even as he slammed his head into my knees,     he did it over and over again. [07:07] Takaya     Kabaddi. [07:11] narrator     Struggle! [07:15] Azemichi     He's mine! [07:18] Azemichi     His weight disappeared? [07:19] Azemichi     It can't be! [07:25] Takaya     Kabaddi! [07:27] Yoigoshi     He shook him off?! [07:29] Takaya     Kabaddi. [07:31] referee     Souwa, raid successful! [07:35] Takaya     And I'll take the     two-point lona, too, thanks! SIGN    "Lona"     Noukin High School Wiped Out [07:39] Narrator     Noukin High School, lona. SIGN    Souwa: Takaya Raid Successful     Touch 1 pt + Lona 2 pts     3 pts Gained [07:46] Azemichi     H-His reaction was insane... [07:49] Azemichi     You predicted that was coming, didn't you? [07:53] Takaya     'Course I did! That catch was so sharp,     I figured you must've practiced a ton. [07:58] Takaya     That's why I dove deeper     instead of dodging. Okay? [08:03] Azemichi     Yeah. [08:04] Takaya     It wasn't bad, [08:05] Takaya     but anyone who gets taken down     by that is still second-rate. SIGN    Previously taken down by that [08:13] Ojo     Takaya Ren. He's definitely first-rate. [08:16] Ojo     Deliberately crushing our strong points     to show the difference in ability... [08:21] Takenaka     The momentum Yoigoshi created     has completely disappeared. [08:25] Narrator     After that, the point     spread continued to grow. [08:29] Iura     This isn't good. [08:30] Yoigoshi     A ten-point spread. Is that bad? [08:32] Iura     Having lots of points taken at once is bad. [08:34] Iura     We've lost antis, so we're still     at a disadvantage in numbers. [08:37] Iura     When fewer players on defense,     you can't stop raids you normally could. [08:42] Iura     First, let's get our stances solid. [08:44] Iura     Yoigoshi, your match with     Takaya will have to— [08:46] Yoigoshi     I know! [08:47] Yoigoshi     There's no point if we lose the match. [08:49] Yoigoshi     I'll be back. [08:51] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi! [08:52] Rokugen     Will he target Takaya again? [08:54] Takaya     Look at him, all fired up. [08:56] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi! [08:58] Rokugen     He's fast! [08:59] Rokugen     But rashly traveling deep     into the court is reckless. [09:01] Rokugen     A five-man defense can easily cut     off a raider's lines of escape! [09:05] Takaya     And we're done here. [09:06] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [09:07] Takaya     Your retreat has been blocked off. [09:09] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi! [09:11] Murotani     Wasn't he gunning for Takaya? [09:12] Yoigoshi     If a single blow isn't enough     to create momentum for us, [09:14] Yoigoshi     then first, I'll reduce their defense! [09:17] Murotani     There's nowhere to run! [09:18] Kisaki     No, he's got reach! Watch the outside! [09:21] Yoigoshi     The outside, you say? [09:22] Yoigoshi     For me... [09:24] Yoigoshi     there's this! [09:26] narrator     Struggle! [09:28] Takenaka     That's something we're used to seeing. [09:29] soccer team 1     A feint, huh? [09:30] soccer team 1     Without a ball, he's even faster! [09:33] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [09:33] Yoigoshi     Okay. That's two out. [09:35] Yoigoshi     We'll have all our members on defense. [09:37] Yoigoshi     We can start over from here. [09:39] Yoigoshi     Just watch, Takaya. [09:41] Yoigoshi     Where'd he go? SIGN    Souwa Noukin [09:43] ---     Kabaddi... [09:43] Yoigoshi     At any rate, that's two points! [09:45] Iura     Hurry up and come back, Yoigoshi! [09:47] Yoigoshi     Huh? [09:48] Takaya     Kabaddi! [09:49] narrator     Struggle! [09:51] Iura     As soon as you came back,     it was their turn to raid! [09:54] Yoigoshi     Wha—?! [09:55] Yoigoshi     He... [09:56] Yoigoshi     He was right behind me?! [09:59] Yoigoshi     This is bad. [10:00] Yoigoshi     At this rate, it's the same     as playing four-on-one! [10:03] Yoigoshi     Plus, Misumi and Azemichi     only just came back! [10:05] narrator     Struggle! [10:06] Yoigoshi     Our defense is all over the place! [10:09] Takaya     Kabaddi... [10:13] Yoigoshi     What is this? SIGN    Souwa Noukin SIGN    Souwa: Takaya Raid Successful     Touch 3 pts Gained SIGN    OUT: Yoigoshi, Iura, Date [10:17] Souwa team 1     That's three points! [10:18] Souwa team 2     Noukin's only got two     players left until a lona! [10:21] Souwa team     Nice chase! [10:23] Yoigoshi     "Chase"? [10:25] Iura     An attack strategy where, as soon     as we returned to our territory, [10:27] Iura     they attacked with no time gap. [10:29] Yoigoshi     Is that allowed? [10:31] Iura     As long as the raider hasn't been tackled     when returning to home territory, [10:33] Iura     there's no rule against it. [10:35] Iura     You have to get close to the raider as they     head back, so there's risk to it, too. [10:40] Yoigoshi     I see! [10:42] Yoigoshi     If I'd been more guarded about my rear, [10:43] Takaya; background     Yikes! [10:43] Yoigoshi     it might have been possible for me     to touch him right before returning! [10:47] Yoigoshi     Damn it! [10:48] Iura     I'm sorry. I should have     taught you about that. [10:52] Iura     He timed his attack for the     moment we were trying to start over. [10:55] Iura     He really is a nasty one. [10:57] Iura     And the ones he touched were our     raider-types, me and Yoigoshi. [11:00] Iura     Plus, Date, who raided once. SIGN    Defense     Souwa 5 Players SIGN    Raider     Noukin / Misumi [11:03] Iura     He's killed our offense. [11:05] Misumi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [11:09] Misumi     Kabaddi! Kabaddi! [11:11] Misumi     All of them are pretty well built! [11:13] Misumi     And the second I take my eye     off them, they circle around! [11:16] Misumi     Kabaddi, kabaddi! SIGN    Misumi Returns: No Points [11:17] Misumi     Blast! Their defense is too tight! [11:20] Iura     He wasn't able to score, huh? [11:22] Iura     Just don't get caught! See the defense     through with just the two of you! [11:26] Misumi     Sir! [11:28] Misumi     Defense is our domain! [11:30] Misumi     We're stopping them,     even if we're up against Takaya! [11:32] Azemichi     Sir! [11:37] Iura     Rokugen is... the raider?! [11:41] Misumi     This guy can raid, too? [11:43] Rokugen     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [11:44] Azemichi     They're keeping Takaya-san in reserve? [11:46] Misumi     This guy's got power, Azemichi! [11:49] Azemichi     Sir! [11:50] Rokugen     Kabaddi! [11:52] Azemichi     Stop his legs! That's all I can think about! [11:56] Rokugen     Kabaddi... [11:57] Azemichi     He's coming. [11:59] Yoigoshi     He dodged? [12:02] Ojo     Rokugen. [12:03] Azemichi     Damn it... [12:04] Rokugen     Kabaddi, kabaddi! [12:05] Misumi     He can dodge Azemichi's catch     with that huge build? [12:09] Misumi     His cant and his movements are steady. [12:11] Rokugen     Kabaddi, kabaddi! [12:17] Yoigoshi     Azemichi! [12:20] Rokugen     Kabaddi... [12:22] Noukin     He grabbed him! [12:23] Rokugen     This guy... [12:25] Azemichi     It doesn't matter how many times you dodge! [12:27] Azemichi     I'll stop your legs! That's all! [12:31] Rokugen     Kabaddi! [12:33] Rokugen     Letting them catch me. Pathetic. [12:35] Rokugen     If I had the same build as Ojo,     they would have taken me down. [12:39] Rokugen     Still lacking... [12:40] Rokugen     I'm still sorely lacking! [12:43] Azemichi     Even though I've got his leg... [12:45] Misumi     Even though there's two of us on him! [12:47] Rokugen     Kabaddi. [12:49] referee     Two points! Noukin, lona! [12:52] referre     Two additional points to Souwa! SIGN    Souwa: Rokugen Raid Successful SIGN    Touch 2 pts + Lona 2 pts     = 4 pts Gained [12:59] Misumi     That's our second... [13:01] Azemichi     ...lona. [13:03] Yoigoshi     A fifteen-point spread.     We have to get those back, or else... [13:08] Takaya     Splash. [13:10] narrator     Noukin. [13:11] narrator     Facing their second lona of the day,     their mental state has taken a deep plunge. [13:17] Ojo     Referee, time out! [13:19] Ojo     We're switching players. [13:24] Azemichi     I-I'm fine! This'll stop in no time! [13:27] Azemichi     I can still— [13:28] Ojo     Soma. [13:29] Ojo     Injuries are just as terrifying as defeat. [13:33] Ojo     Make sure you get that treated properly. [13:36] referee     Noukin, member change! [13:38] Misumi     Azemichi... [13:39] Azemichi     I'm fine! The cut I got from     practice opened up, that's all. [13:44] Ojo     Thank you. I'm ready to play. [13:46] referee     We'll resume play with Noukin raiding! [13:50] Souwa team 1     That guy is... [13:51] Souwa team 2     Noukin's captain and... [13:54] Takaya     He's here! He's here, Rokugen-san! [13:57] Rokugen     Watch. [13:58] Takaya     Huh? [13:59] Rokugen     I said don't take your eyes off him! [14:02] Takaya     Don't worry. I'm making sure to listen, so— [14:05] Ojo     Kabaddi. [14:13] Takaya     Huh? [14:14] Takaya     The sound... I mean... [14:18] Ojo     Kabaddi. [14:26] referee     F-Four points to Noukin. [14:30] Ojo     Huh? I thought I had crossed the bonus line. [14:35] Ref     You did! [14:36] Ojo     I thought so. [14:37] Ojo     I wouldn't be satisfied     with just four points. SIGN    Noukin: Ojo Raid Successful     Bonus 1 pt + Touch 4 pts      5 pts Gained [14:42] Yoigoshi     Five points! And on top of that... [14:45] Yoigoshi     he sent Takaya out! [14:48] Takenaka     H-He got five points?! [14:53] Souwa team 1     Takaya-san... [14:55] Souwa team 1     This is the first time he's     been outside the court! [14:58] Murotani     It's like he appeared out of nowhere... [15:00] Kisaki     You thought so, too? [15:03] Takaya     That was a fun raid. [15:06] Ojo     Well, shall we get on defense? [15:09] Noukin     Captain! [15:10] Ojo     It's too early to be happy. [15:12] Ojo     Let's crush Rokugen and get a lona. [15:15] Noukin     Yeah! [15:16] Rokugen     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [15:20] Yoigoshi     Is he smiling? [15:21] Yoigoshi     If he gets taken down, it's a lona. [15:23] Yoigoshi     I should have the advantage in speed.     I'll draw him deep into the court. [15:24] ---     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [15:27] Rokugen     Kabaddi. [15:29] Yoigoshi     The same as the captain? [15:31] Yoigoshi     That was close! [15:32] Rokugen     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [15:33] Yoigoshi     I can't sense anything.     It's hard to read him! [15:37] Rokugen     Kabaddi! [15:39] Ojo     Rokugen, you've changed. [15:41] Ojo     You're no longer all about power. [15:43] Eikura     He's good at circling around! [15:45] Kisaki     He's built so slim,     and he goes in that boldly? [15:48] Ojo     I'll draw him in. [15:49] Ojo     If three, no, four of us don't go in at once,     tackling will be too dangerous. [15:53] Yoigoshi     Four of us? [15:54] Rokugen     There is no need for that. [15:55] Rokugen     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi. [16:00] Date     H-He went back? [16:02] Misumi     We're not in the struggle, right? [16:05] referee     Souwa, bonus point gained! [16:08] Yoigoshi     Blast! He'd crossed the bonus line? [16:10] Yoigoshi     Huh? Wait... When it's     just the bonus, then... [16:14] Iura     They get one point, that's all. [16:15] Iura     No one is out, and none of     their players come back. [16:19] Yoigoshi     Why'd he do that? Did he just get     tired of attacking and head back? [16:22] Ojo     Rokugen, that wasn't good, as a captain. [16:25] Ojo     Do you really want to play     me one-on-one that badly? [16:29] Rokugen     This is the only opportunity. [16:31] Rokugen     The players outside the court will come     back in the order they were tagged out. [16:35] Rokugen     If I send a single player out, my chance     to play you one-on-one disappears. [16:40] Rokugen     It's been about three years now... [16:41] Rokugen     Ever since we parted ways, [16:44] Rokugen     catching you, and defeating you,     has been my number one goal! [16:48] Rokugen     Though they may call me     the head of this team, [16:50] Rokugen     I am an anti, just a simple hunter. [16:54] Rokugen     I will drive out the beast     known as Ojo Masato! [16:58] Rokugen     I am just a hunter! SIGN    Defense     Souwa / Rokugen SIGN    Raider     Noukin / Ojo [17:04] Ojo     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [17:06] Iura     Learn all you can. [17:07] Iura     To the best of my knowledge,     they are the strongest anti and raider. [17:12] Iura     It will happen in a flash.     Burn it into your memory. [17:15] Ojo     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [17:18] Ojo     I've kept you waiting quite     a while, haven't I... [17:20] Rokugen     It's because you picked a place like Noukin. [17:22] Rokugen     Until I became captain, I couldn't     set up any practice matches. [17:28] Ojo     You chose a powerhouse school.     Did anything change? [17:34] Rokugen     That would be a touch,     if I were who I used to be... [17:38] Rokugen     No, the powerhouse team     had nothing to do with it! [17:42] Rokugen     I have changed because of you, Ojo! SIGN    Summer, Five Years Earlier     National Middle School Kabaddi Team Selection Practice Venue [17:50] Rokugen     I was born with the right build... [17:52] Rokugen     Among the selection candidates,     I stood out conspicuously. [17:56] Rokugen     But in this power-based sport, kabaddi,     there was one more man who stood out. [18:03] (Flashback) Rokugen     Why can't I beat you? [18:05] (Flashback) Rokugen     If I could catch just one finger,     I could take you down! [18:07] (Flashback) Ojo     Rokugen, it's because you think like that. [18:10] (Flashback) Ojo     You rely too much on your strength. [18:12] (Flashback) Ojo     The most important thing is to make     sure your movements can't be read. [18:16] (Flashback) Ojo     Natural, stable movements come from     steadily building a foundation. [18:22] Rokugen     The man who had been     born with the slightest build [18:25] Rokugen     continued to hone the weapons     that remained to him. [18:29] Rokugen     The frustration of losing was far     outweighed by my admiration for him. [18:33] Rokugen     He fought against the weak     body he'd been given, [18:35] Rokugen     and gained strength.     If I could beat him, then... [18:38] Rokugen     I felt I'd receive something even greater     than a medal celebrating a win... [18:43] Rokugen     The rough, mud-stained     medal of a hard worker! [18:47] Rokugen     I've got him! [18:49] Rokugen     He dodged? [18:50] Rokugen     No! He left his foot there to draw me in? [18:53] Date     Still no struggle. [18:55] Misumi     There aren't any openings! [18:57] Yoigoshi     Is his cant gonna hold up? [18:58] Ojo     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [18:59] Rokugen     Returning without a touch...     He wouldn't do that. [19:02] Rokugen     Or could it be that his legs     aren't in their best condition? [19:05] Ojo     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [19:05] Murotani     Captain Rokugen isn't losing     out in terms of agility, either! [19:08] Kisaki     No, the other guy is really something else! [19:11] Kiseki     He injured his legs, didn't he? [19:13] Takaya     How did he hurt his legs anyway? [19:16] Rokugen     Injured? [19:18] Ojo     Kabaddi! [19:20] Rokugen     Focus! Stay focused! [19:23] Eikura     If you play kabaddi,     you're gonna get injured. [19:25] Takaya     He's not the kind of guy who'd let     himself get hurt, though, right? [19:28] Takaya     I can't imagine anyone took him down. [19:31] Ojo     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [19:31] Rokugen     Ojo... [19:32] Rokugen     How much have you practiced     these last three years? [19:36] Ojo     Kabaddi. [19:38] Ojo     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [19:38] Rokugen     You... It can't be that your legs... [19:41] Rokugen     that you're the one who... [19:44] Ojo     Kabaddi! [19:47] narrator     Struggle! [19:49] Rokugen     He came in while I was distracted! [19:53] Rokugen     I will stop you! [19:55] Rokugen     The moment he touches down, the hunt is over! [19:57] Rokugen     H-He's so fast! [19:59] Rokugen     The speed at which he can spin around... [20:07] Ojo     For me, kabaddi is like a beautiful     woman high up on a pedestal. [20:12] Ojo     If you don't train yourself     harder than anyone else, [20:15] Ojo     she'll never turn to look at you. [20:17] Ojo     You may be chasing me, but you've     still got a long ways to go. [20:21] Ojo     The difference between you and me, Rokugen... [20:24] Ojo     is the difference in our love for kabaddi. [20:28] Rokugen     Love? SIGN    Noukin: Ojo Raid Successful     Touch 1 pt + Lona 2 pts      3 pts Gained [20:32] Referee     Noukin gains three points! [20:35] Yoigoshi     He did it. They're wiped out... [20:37] Misumi     That's a lona! [20:39] Murotani     D-Don't let it bother you, Rokugen-san. [20:43] Rokugen     What was that? [20:44] Rokugen     "That's not good, as a captain," huh? [20:46] Rokugen     How does a guy who wrecked his legs through     overwork have the right to say that? [20:51] Takaya     So, he is that type after all, huh? [20:53] Takaya     Rokugen-san, you lost,     but you look pretty happy. [20:56] Rokugen     I'm sorry. [20:57] Takaya     I like that type, too. [21:00] Takaya     And I like sinking them even more. [21:04] Misumi     Nice raid, Captain! [21:07] Ojo     This is just the start! [21:08] Yoigoshi     He wiped them out in just two raids. [21:11] Yoigoshi     The atmosphere is better, too. [21:13] Yoigoshi     But what is this I'm feeling? [21:15] Yoigoshi     I'm so frustrated! [21:18] Misumi     Don't space out, Yoigoshi! [21:20] Misumi     They're all back on the court over there! [21:22] Misumi     Takaya's coming! [21:24] Yoigoshi     Right! [21:25] Iura     No, there's no need to worry about that. [21:27] Iura     Adjustments have been made. [21:29] Yoigoshi     Adjustments? [21:30] referee     That's the end of the first half! Half-time! [21:33] Takaya     What? Now? [21:34] Rokugen     This isn't good! SIGN    Souwa SIGN    Noukin [21:36] Iura     An eight point spread in the first half. [21:38] Iura     Though it feels like they took     a lot more points from us. [21:40] Ojo     If we take the bonus like we did just now,      and get a lona, we'll be tied. [21:44] Ojo     That seems doable, right? [21:48] Rpkugen     The timing of the end of the     first half works for them... [21:51] Rokugen     Did Ojo deliberately aim for that? [21:53] Rokugen     He didn't have that sort of     meticulous nature before. [21:56] Iura     It's possible to build momentum this way, too. [21:58] Ojo     Now, let's head to the bench. [22:00] Ojo     Oh, and make sure you all     look like Yoigoshi... [22:04] Ojo     like you're sure this     is gonna be an easy win. [22:08] Rokugen     Those are some nasty expressions. [22:10] Takaya     Those guys are still losing right now, right? [22:12] narrator     It's the end of the first half.     Souwa has an eight-point lead, 23 to 15. SIGN    Next Time "STRUGGLE" [23:49] background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [23:50] Yoigoshi     Next time... [23:51] Yoigoshi     "STRUGGLE"! [23:52] background     Kabaddi! E7 - STRUGGLE 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.) SIGN    This story is a work of fiction. All persons and organizations are imagined.     The kabaddi and game rules which appear in this anime are drawn from the original work. SIGN    Noukin SIGN    Souwa [00:06] soccer team 1     They managed to close     the gap to eight points. [00:08] Takenaka     It's hard to tell which     way this game will go. [00:12] ref     Change courts! Souwa raiding! [00:14] ref     The game will resume with the second half! [00:17] Rokugen     Watch yourself, Takaya. [00:19] Takaya     Will do. [00:21] Takaya     Things are simple from here on out. [00:24] Takaya     We attack each other and     the strongest beast wins. [00:27] Takaya     I'm going to sink you, Ojo-san. [01:55] Takaya     Kabaddi. [01:56] Iura     If you see an opening, go for a catch! [01:58] Ojo     Yeah. [01:58] Takaya     Kabaddi... Kabaddi! [02:02] Takaya     Well, I guess I wouldn't be able     to touch him with a frontal attack. [02:05] Takaya     And this guy, more than being super-fast, [02:08] Takaya     seems like he can totally read all     my moves and counters in advance. [02:11] Takaya; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [02:12] Takaya     If there's one advantage I have over     Ojo-san, it's probably that I'm stronger. [02:15] Takaya     Should I let him catch me and shake him off? [02:19] Takaya     Come on. Here's some bait. [02:20] ---     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [02:21] Takaya     He's not coming? Maybe he's being wary. [02:24] Takaya     Then, another half-step. [02:28] Takaya     He matched the timing     of my foot moving forward... [02:30] Takaya     As soon as he grabs me, I'll shake him off! [02:35] Takaya     Kabaddi! [02:37] Narrator     Struggle! [02:40] Misumi     He can reach all the way over here? [02:43] Takaya; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [02:43] Takaya     If he'd caught me, he'd have taken me down. SIGN    Noukin Souwa [02:46] Takaya     I won't be taken off guard. [02:48] Takaya     I'll start by sinking everyone around him. SIGN    Takaya Ren SIGN    Takaya Ren Fan Club [02:49] Fan club     Ren-kun, two points! [02:52] Takaya     Okay, time for defense! [02:54] Ojo     Kabaddi. [02:56] Takaya     He chased me? [02:58] Takaya     You little...! [02:59] Ojo     You were able to dodge that, huh? [03:02] narrator     Bonus! [03:03] Rokugen     He got the bonus point! [03:05] Eikura     He's coming in hungry! [03:06] Kisaki; Eikura     We're not letting you get back! [03:08] Kisaki     If we can't read his movement, then... [03:10] Muroya     we'll block all routes of escape! [03:14] Takaya     Okay! And I've got the outside covered. [03:17] Ojo     Kabaddi! [03:17] narrator     Struggle! [03:20] Takaya     He forced an opening? [03:21] Takaya     Through guys who are stronger than him? [03:23] Rokugen     Move, Takaya! [03:25] Ojo     Kabaddi, kabaddi... SIGN    Noukin Souwa SIGN    Noukin: Ojo, Raid Successful     Bonus 1 pt + Touch 2 pts     3 pts Gained [03:29] Muroya     What was that just now? [03:31] Kisaki     He was trying to get a touch on Takaya, too! [03:34] Rokugen     He didn't have skills like that before. [03:37] Ojo     Did you think you'd whittle     away at our defense? [03:42] Ojo     That won't be possible. SIGN    BACK: Misumi, Yoigoshi [03:44] Misumi; Yoigoshi     That's scary... [03:47] Takaya     There were people like this in swimming, too. [03:49] Takaya     People whose personalities and     movements changed during a match. [03:52] Takaya     I'm feeling nostalgic. [03:54] Takaya     I sank all of those guys     and became number one. SIGN    Defense     Noukin 5 Players SIGN    Raid     Souwa / Takaya [04:01] Takaya; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [04:03] Iura     So, he's going after Masato again? But... [04:07] Iura     How is he planning to get away? [04:11] Ojo     I can't read his line of sight. [04:15] Takaya     Kabaddi! [04:16] Takaya     Kabaddi! [04:20] Takaya     Kabaddi! [04:23] Takaya     Just one more centimeter. [04:24] Yoigoshi     Don't go forgetting me! [04:28] Takaya     Wha?! [04:30] Takaya     This is the good part! Quit interfering! [04:37] narrator     After that, the two raiders     fought to take heads. [04:41] narrator     They each targeted the other team's ace. SIGN    Noukin Souwa [04:44] narrator     However, the difference between them     has slowly become apparent. [04:48] soccer team 1     They're down to a four-point gap! [04:50] Takenaka     But how? There isn't much difference     in the number of touches. [04:54] Rokugen     The issue is the success rate in bonuses. [04:57] Rokugen     In terms of having a feel for the size of     the court, Ojo's understanding is superior. [05:01] Rokugen     The amount of sweat they've shed on the     court is as different as night and day. [05:05] Rokugen     Referee! Time out! SIGN    Noukin SIGN    Souwa [05:08] referee     Souwa, thirty-second time out! [05:14] Rokugen     Do not give Ojo any more points! [05:16] Rokugen     Our defense will be absolute! [05:17] Eikura; Kisaki; Muroya     Sir! [05:20] Rokugen     What is it, Takaya? [05:21] Takaya     Nothing. It just seems like they're... [05:24] Ojo     What do you mean? [05:27] Ojo     I am asking you why I can't     go out on the next raid, Kei. [05:32] Iura     It's very simple. [05:34] Iura     They're starting to get used to your movements,     and they're wearing down your stamina. [05:38] Iura     The price for coming into the game     early is demanding to be paid now. [05:41] Ojo     But, in the time we have left... [05:44] Iura     Yes. By rights, this is when you,     our ace, should be on the court. [05:48] Iura     That is, if our ace had the kind     of strong body that wouldn't break. [05:53] Iura     Raiders are constantly haunted by the     possibility of a tackle from a blind spot. [05:57] Iura     Normally, you would be able to dodge,     or you'd be able to fall safely. [05:59] Iura     But, not when you're fatigued. [06:03] Ojo     The fact that kabaddi is dangerous     is just how things are. [06:07] Ojo     If you're afraid, you can't win. [06:09] Iura     Masato. [06:10] Iura     I'm not telling you to be     afraid of being injured. [06:14] Iura     If they break you now,     that's the end of the tournament, too. [06:18] Iura     Your dream! Our goals! All of that will end! [06:22] Iura     That is what I'm telling you to be afraid of! [06:27] Ojo     Kei... [06:28] Misumi     Senpai! [06:30] Iura     Sorry. [06:31] Ojo     It's fine. [06:34] Ojo     I just... [06:36] (Flashback) Iura     Then, why don't you help me win, too? [06:39] (Flashback) Iura     It's been six years since     you scouted me, you know? [06:44] Ojo     I'm sorry. I understand now. But, I... [06:48] Iura     You were thinking that you needed to get     Takaya out on this next raid, right? [06:52] Ojo     Yeah. [06:53] Ojo     We need to get him out this next turn, [06:56] Ojo     we'll run out of time and lose. [06:58] Ojo     And Takaya-kun isn't someone an     average raider can take down. [07:04] Ojo     Yoigoshi-kun. [07:06] Ojo     You're going in my place. [07:09] Ojo     You're the one... [07:12] Ojo     who can take out Takaya Ren. SIGN    Raider     Noukin / Yoigoshi SIGN    Defense     Souwa 5 Players [07:16] referee     End of time out! [07:18] referee     We will resume with Noukin raiding! [07:21] Rokugen     It's... not Ojo? [07:24] soccer team 1     Oh! Here comes Yoigoshi! [07:27] Takenaka     I've never seen Yoigoshi     with that expression before. [07:29] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [07:32] (Flashback) Iura     Your dream! Our goals! All of that will end! [07:37] (Flashback) Ojo     You're the one... [07:39] (Flashback) Ojo     who can take out Takaya Ren. [07:41] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [07:42] Yoigoshi     As long as I win, that's enough. [07:44] Yoigoshi     That's what I thought, but... [07:47] Takaya     The wildness is gone. Or rather... [07:52] Takaya     it's more like it's burning inside him. [07:55] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi! [07:57] Takaya     Coming for me, huh? Way too obvious. [08:00] Takenaka     He's transforming. [08:02] soccer team 2     Huh? [08:03] Takenaka     This is probably the first time     Yoigoshi has experienced this... [08:06] Takenaka     Going out in place of the ace. [08:08] Takenaka     A rookie has been entrusted     with an important role. [08:11] Takenaka     For the person with experience,     there is nothing more frustrating. [08:14] Takenaka     Yoigoshi understands that. [08:17] Takenaka     That's why, as a rookie, [08:19] Takenaka     the only thing he can think     about is helping the team win. [08:23] Takaya     The more desperate you get, the easier     it is to read your movements. [08:26] Takaya     Why don't we just have some fun with this? [08:28] Yoigoshi     Shut up. [08:32] Yoigoshi     Sports have always been stupid. [08:35] Yoigoshi     Everyone wracks their brains like idiots,     practices hard like idiots... [08:40] Yoigoshi     all so that they can win     and celebrate like idiots! [08:45] Yoigoshi     That is why I... [08:46] Yoigoshi     will pull out every last thing     I've learned from that idiot! [08:49] Yoigoshi; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [08:50] Kisaki     He's come pretty deep. [08:51] Muroya     You think we might be able to get behind him? [08:53] Takaya     Wait. [08:54] Takaya     He's planning to do a roll kick. [08:57] Takaya     Be ready to dodge it before you come in. [08:59] Takaya     His eyes are focused your way. [09:01] Kisaki     That was close! [09:02] Muroya     He switched his target? [09:05] Takaya     With a four-point gap, you want     to score a lot of points, right? [09:08] Takaya     But if you miss, you'll be wide open. [09:11] Takaya     Lure him over. [09:13] Yoigoshi     The thing I can do is take     everything I've done so far and... [09:13] Yoigoshi; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [09:19] Kisaki; Muroya     He's coming! [09:24] narrator     Struggle! [09:27] Takaya     Wha?! [09:28] Takaya     I'm his target? [09:29] Takaya     His line of sight was a feint! [09:31] Takaya     I'll stop you! [09:34] Yoigoshi     I dodged it! I can get back! [09:37] Takaya     You're not getting back! [09:39] Yoigoshi     He reached out to form a chain? [09:42] Takaya     Nice, Ei-chan! [09:43] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi! [09:44] Eikura     Rokugen-san, finish him! [09:45] Rokugen     Leave it to me! [09:47] Yoigoshi     I always gave it my very best... [09:50] Yoigoshi     but I lost over and over. [09:52] Yoigoshi     That's why I... [09:54] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi! [09:59] Yoigoshi     I will surpass my best! [10:02] Yoigoshi     Just a little further! [10:10] Takenaka     He got knocked completely into the air! [10:13] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi! [10:15] Takaya     He's still keeping up the cant? [10:18] Takaya     I've sunk him so many times. [10:20] Takaya     I've shown him the difference     in our strength over and over. [10:22] Takaya     Normally, he should have given up by now. [10:25] Takaya     But he's... [10:27] Takaya     What is this burning determination?! [10:31] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi! [10:33] Takaya     Give up! You're already outside the court! [10:41] (Flashback) Takaya     This is how you use long arms and legs. [10:50] Yoigoshi     Hey. [10:52] Yoigoshi     As a rookie, I've learned     quite a lot from you. [11:00] Yoigoshi     I made sure to get Takaya out. [11:03] Yoigoshi     Let's win this, Senpai. [11:05] Iura; Ojo     Yeah. SIGN    Noukin: Yoigoshi Raid Successful     Touch 2 pts Gained [11:07] referee     Two points to Noukin! [11:09] Azemichi     A t-two-point gap! [11:13] Takenaka     That man really is unbelievable. [11:16] Takenaka     The way he learns...      His hunger is different! [11:18] Takenaka     He's an amateur who's only been     playing kabaddi for a month, right? [11:21] Takenaka     Surely, even Souwa's carefree     number three will... [11:25] Takaya     Learned, huh? SIGN    OUT: Takaya, Eikura SIGN    Noukin SIGN    Souwa [11:32] narrator     Fifty-two seconds remain.     Souwa has a two-point lead. SIGN    Defense     Noukin 5 players SIGN    Raider     Souwa / Rokugen [11:36] narrator     And so, Souwa's raid begins. [11:39] Iura     If Rokugen scores even one point,     Takaya will come back. [11:43] Iura     For the sake of our final raid,     we can't let him return. [11:46] Rokugen     There isn't much time.     We need additional points. [11:49] Rokugen     There is still the possibility     that Ojo will raid. [11:52] Rokugen     I must touch at least two people and     return our defense to five players! [11:57] Rokugen     Kabaddi. [11:59] soccer team 2     This tension is insane. [12:01] Takenaka     The chances left are few, [12:03] Takenaka     but they do exist and his will     to make good on them is strong. [12:05] Takenaka     Who will he target? [12:10] Rokugen     Kabaddi. [12:12] Rokugen     Ojo's legs still have life in them. [12:14] Rokugen     In that case, Noukin's last raider,     thinking in terms of attack power, [12:18] Rokugen     will be one of those two. [12:20] Rokugen     That means that those two are unlikely     to risk coming in for a catch! [12:23] Rokugen     I will smack down any half-hearted tackles. [12:25] Rokugen     If they lose their nerve and fall back,     I will take the bonus! [12:29] Rokugen     What will you do, Noukin? [12:31] Yoiogoshi     He's way too focused on the captain! [12:34] Rokugen     Will you come to capture me,     you frail raider? [12:38] Yoigoshi     He's not showing any sign of running... [12:39] Misumi     That jerk! [12:40] Rokugen     Kabaddi. [12:42] Yoigoshi     He's choosing who he's dodging! [12:44] Misumi     We need to take him down fast! [12:46] Iura     Don't panic! [12:47] Iura     Even if we only have one second left,     once we start raiding, [12:51] Iura     the game continues until our raid is over. [12:53] Iura     Don't let Rokugen score! That's all     you need to think about right now! [12:56] Rokugen     Kabaddi. [12:57] ---     Here he comes. [13:01] Iura     Hey. [13:02] Iura     I wasn't even looking at you. [13:06] Iura     You're not worried about me at all? [13:09] Iura     Rokugen, you were the same     the first time we met. [13:14] (Flashback) Rokugen     Starting today, I'll be joining     the selection practices. [13:16] (Flashback) Rokugen     I'm Rokugen Ayumu. I'm looking     forward to training with you. [13:20] (Flashback) coach     He's a middle school first-year      and just started kabaddi this spring. [13:24] (Flashback) coach     For now, we'll have him mix     in with the second string. [13:27] Iura     I was the one with more     experience in kabaddi. [13:31] Iura     A big guy had started playing on a whim... [13:34] Iura     That's what I thought. [13:36] Iura     And the truth was he knew     next to nothing about kabaddi. [13:40] backgrouond     Kabaddi! Kabaddi, kabaddi! [13:40] (Flashback) Rokugen     What's a "raid failed" decision? [13:42] (Flashback) Iura     It's when a referee determines that it's     impossible for the raider to return. [13:46] (Flashback) Iura     The word "struggle" originally meant     just that, a struggle to get back. [13:50] (Flashback) Iura     Even if you're caught, as long as you     keep fighting to get back to home ground, [13:54] (Flashback) Iura     the raid isn't over. [13:56] Iura     There was a reason Rokugen didn't have     a deep understanding of the rules. [14:01] Iura     Up until that point, as soon as the     opponent got caught, it was over. [14:04] Iura     He had never allowed anyone     to struggle to get back. [14:07] Iura     That was the last day Rokugen     practiced with the second string. [14:14] (Flashback) second string 1     Those guys on the first string      really are on a different level. [14:17] Iura     There's such a clear, visible     difference between us... [14:21] Iura     What should I do? [14:24] Rokugen     Kabaddi! [14:25] Rokugen     As I thought, Ojo isn't     coming in to catch me! [14:29] Date     That's our raider! [14:30] Misumi     Don't touch him! [14:31] Rokugen     The antis' containment maneuvers are good. [14:33] Rokugen; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [14:33] Rokugen     At the winter tournament, they felt like a     one-man team with a bunch of helpers. [14:38] Rokugen     I see you've helped them grow, Ojo! [14:41] Ojo     It wasn't me, Rokugen. [14:44] Ojo     The one who helped our team grow wasn't me. SIGN    Noukin SIGN    Souwa [14:49] Iura     It's already been more than thirty     seconds since he started his cant! [14:51] Iura     The next touch... [14:53] Iura     will be his real aim! [14:56] Rokugen     Kabaddi! [15:00] narrator     Struggle! [15:02] Misumi     What?! [15:03] Date     He wasn't aiming for the raiders? [15:06] Takenaka     Two of them got touched! [15:08] Rokugen     If I targeted the raiders, I knew     it would draw in the defense! [15:12] Rokugen     If I get two points here,     then even if Ojo raids next, [15:15] Rokugen     we'll be able to push him back,     though we'll pay a price for it. [15:18] Rokugen     Those two will not be able to catch up to me! [15:21] Ojo     We can catch up to you. [15:24] Yoigoshi; Ojo     We will stop you! [15:28] Rokugen     Wh-Why are the raiders... [15:31] Rokugen     I thought that, for the sake of the     last raid, they would avoid risk! [15:36] Rokugen     Kabaddi... [15:39] Rokugen     If I don't persevere now,     how can I call myself captain? [15:41] Rokugen; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [15:42] Rokugen     I am finished with my selfishness. [15:44] Rokugen     I will return... to my teammates! [15:47] ---     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [15:48] Yoigoshi     It's useless! It's exactly like the plan.     We can't stop him! [15:52] Yoigoshi     Iura! [15:53] Rokugen     All the raiders? [15:57] Iura     I've thought it over for years... [16:01] Iura     How can I catch up to him? [16:03] Iura     The methods I arrived at were     to analyze the enemy's thinking, [16:06] Iura     and to take action in unexpected ways. [16:09] Iura     The only thing that can make up     for a difference in ability... [16:12] Iura     is strategy! [16:14] Misumi     We'll finish him! [16:17] Rokugen     Kabaddi... [16:18] Rokugen     I will return... [16:20] Rokugen     As long as my heart... As long     as my heart doesn't waver! [16:23] Rokugen     As long as the struggle continues,     the raid isn't over! [16:29] Rokugen     My arm! [16:29] ---     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [16:31] Rokugen     How far ahead has this man read? [16:34] Rokugen     Let go! [16:36] Iura     I'm giving everything I've got     against just one of your arms. [16:40] Iura     It hardly seems worth it, right? [16:42] Iura     This is cruel. [16:44] Iura     In the end, I feel keenly the     difference in our abilities. [16:48] Iura     Still, the reason I can keep fighting... [16:54] Iura     It must be because,     despite all the painful things, [16:58] Iura     the fun of kabaddi outweighs them, right? [17:02] Yoigoshi     Iura! [17:03] Ojo     Kei! [17:04] Misumi     Iura-san! [17:05] Rokugen     Kabaddi... Kabaddi... [17:07] Rokugen     I can't hear anything... [17:10] Rokugen     "Ojo's friend." [17:10] Rokguen; background     Kabaddi... Kabaddi... [17:12] Rokugen     I'll ask him myself. I must ask him. [17:17] Rokugen     I must ask the name of the powerful     opponent who defeated me. [17:23] Takenaka     Th-They stopped him. [17:25] Ojo     The raid. [17:26] Yoigoshi     Let's go! SIGN    Noukin SIGN    Souwa [17:28] ref     Souwa, raid failed! [17:30] ref     One point to Noukin! [17:32] ref     And time is up! [17:34] ref     End of match! [17:36] Yoigoshi     The game... is over? [17:39] crowd     Yeah! Yay! All right! [17:42] Yoigoshi     We had fifty seconds left! [17:44] Yoigoshi     There's no way his cant     could have lasted that long! [17:46] Ojo     Stop, Yoigoshi-kun.     A fifty-second cant isn't impossible. [17:50] Ojo     It was a mistake on our part. [17:52] Rokugen     No matter how strong the opponent,     they cannot beat time. [17:55] Rokugen     Noukin, you timed the Souwa lona for     the end of the first half, didn't you? [18:00] Rokugen     I employed your use of time as a reference. [18:05] Yoigoshi     This is where it was supposed to start.     We'd defeated Takaya and Rokugen. [18:10] Yoigoshi     When is it? [18:11] Ojo     Huh? [18:12] Yoigoshi     When is the tournament? [18:14] Ojo     Yoigoshi-kun... [18:19] Takenaka     Take a good look. [18:21] Takenaka     The strong, and those who will become     strong, their hearts are different. [18:25] Takenaka     They keep anger and conflict deep inside,     and keep their eyes focused ahead. [18:29] Takenaka     It isn't easy, but they know that if     they don't, they won't be able to win. [18:34] Takenaka     They continue to suffer until     they stand at the summit, [18:37] Takenaka     like people who have been cursed. [18:41] Iura     The tournament is in August. [18:42] Yoigoshi     August... Three months from now, then. [18:46] Ojo     For us third-years, it's our last tournament. [18:49] Ojo     We can't afford to lose.     We must claw our way up. [18:53] ref     With a score of 32 to 31, Souwa wins! Bow! [18:57] players     Thank you for the game! [19:04] Iura     Aren't you offering your     handshake to the wrong person? [19:07] Rokugen     This is no mistake. [19:09] Rokugen     My formidable opponent,     I did not know you had such strength. [19:13] Rokugen     Please, tell me your name! [19:15] Iura     The fact he doesn't have any     ill-intent is infuriating. [19:18] Iura     I'm "Ojo's friend."     Make sure you remember it. [19:22] Rokugen     Huh? That's not a name, is it? [19:25] Ojo     My name is Iura Kei. Nice to meet you. [19:28] Iura     What do you think you're doing?! [19:29] Rokugen     Iura, is it? [19:30] Ojo     Iura Kei is shy. [19:33] Yoiogoshi     Getting all chummy with the enemy. [19:37] Yoigoshi     Takaya... [19:39] Takaya     Don't make such a scary face. Here. [19:43] Yoigoshi     There's no need. [19:43] Takaya     Really? [19:44] Takaya     You're a cocky one, aren't you? [19:47] Takaya     Do you want to beat me? [19:49] Yoigoshi     Of course I do! [19:50] Takaya     What'll you do if you beat me? [19:52] Takaya     Some other strong opponent     will probably show up. [19:54] Takaya     You'll beat him, and it'll just repeat. [19:57] Yoigoshi     I'll think about that     after I become number one! [20:01] Takaya     Then come and chase me with     everything you've got. [20:04] Takaya     I've got someone I'm chasing, too. [20:06] Takaya     Here's hoping this isn't the     last time you get touched by me. [20:09] Takaya     So you've got no intention of     catching me when you're on defense? [20:11] Takeya     You say some dumb things, Rookie-kun. [20:15] Yoigoshi     It's not "Rookie-kun."     The name's Yoigoshi Tatsuya. [20:17] Yoigoshi     You should at least remember the     name of the next person to beat you! [20:20] Takaya     Well, you're free to say     whatever you want, right? [20:23] Takaya     Tattsun. [20:24] Yoigoshi     Cut it out! That makes it     sound like I'm a little kid! SIGN    Takaya Ren [20:26] Takaya     That's fine, isn't it? [20:27] Yoigoshi     It is not fine! [20:28] Takaya     Tattsun! [20:32] Yoigoshi     Takaya scored 27 points. [20:35] Yoigoshi     The captain scored 23 points. [20:38] Yoigoshi     I only scored seven points. [20:41] Yoigoshi     On days I lose, I never     feel like I can sleep. [20:44] Yoigoshi     Saying that the weak tried their     hardest is just pretty words. [20:47] Yoigoshi     A loss is a loss. [20:48] Yoigoshi     If this were a tournament,     it would be the end! [20:51] Yoigoshi     Damn it! [21:01] Yoigoshi     What are you doing? [21:03] Azemichi     I practiced a ton,     but I couldn't do anything. [21:07] Azemichi     When our team was catching up,     when you were accomplishing so much, [21:12] Azemichi     I just couldn't be fully happy. [21:14] Yoigoshi     Are you stupid? [21:16] Yoigoshi     Not being able to execute what you     practiced during a real match is common. [21:20] Yoigoshi     You might be able to use a     third of your strength. Or not. [21:24] Yoigoshi     Since you don't know any other sports, your     awareness in this area is undeveloped. [21:28] Yoigoshi     Losing just means the other guys did more. [21:32] Azemichi     You really are amazing... [21:34] Yoigoshi     Of course I am. [21:36] Yoigoshi     I was once a child prodigy,     a genius, unstoppable... [21:39] Yoigoshi     an elite called by many different names. [21:42] Yoigoshi     Why is a person like me playing kabaddi? [21:46] Azemichi     Why? [21:49] Yoigoshi     Who do you think the first person     to stop the "Unstoppable" was? [21:59] Yoigoshi     If you lose, you bring my name down, too. [22:01] Yoigoshi     If you have time to be depressed,     then you should practice. [22:05] Azemichi     I really am glad I started kabaddi. [22:10] Azemichi     Starting now...     Azemichi Soma won't lose anymore! [22:14] Azemichi     Come on, let's run, Yoigoshi! [22:21] Yoigoshi     You little... [22:22] Azemichi     I-It wasn't on purpose! [22:24] Yoigoshi     You fall in, too! [22:27] narrator     In the new team's first practice     match, a match against Souwa, [22:30] narrator     they lost by one point. [22:33] narrator     But, little by little...     they are moving forward. SIGN    Next Time "Team Applicants" [23:49] background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [23:50] Yoigoshi     Next time, "Team Applicants!" [23:52] background     Kabaddi! E8 - Team Applicants 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.) SIGN    This story is a work of fiction. All persons and organizations are imagined.     The kabaddi and game rules which appear in this anime are drawn from the original work. [00:16] Azemichi     Oh! So this is where you were, Yoigoshi! [00:19] Yoigoshi     Azemichi. [00:20] Azemichi     I went and borrowed the key from Senpai. [00:22] Azemichi     Let's get to the gym early     and start practicing! [00:26] Yoigoshi     I've got no problems with that, but... [00:29] Yoigoshi     Is that guy a friend of yours? SIGN    Membership Application SIGN    Team      Applicants SIGN    Membership Application [02:14] Azemichi     His name's Ban Nobutaka!     He says he wants to join the team! [02:21] Azemichi     Once you talk to him,     turns out he's a pretty good guy! [02:23] Yoigoshi     It's true we're looking for members, but... [02:26] Yoigoshi     Huh? SIGN    I want to give it a try, too! [02:31] Yoigoshi     His voice is so quiet! [02:33] Yoigoshi     We can't let a guy like him join! [02:35] Azemichi     But he says he wants to. [02:37] Yoigoshi     He's so scary, it'll make it     hard for anyone else to join. [02:40] Yoigoshi     We should put him on hold     until we gather more members. SIGN    After School [02:47] Seki; Hitomi     Excuse us! [02:49] Yoigoshi; Azemichi     Huh? [02:51] Seki     Huh? This is the kabaddi team, isn't it? [02:53] Hitomi     We'd like to join, you see.     Ban-kun told us about it. [02:58] Yoigoshi     You threatened them, didn't you?! SIGN    I didn't threaten them. [03:02] Yoigoshi     Talk louder! [03:04] Azemichi     He said he didn't threaten them. [03:06] Yoigoshi     How can you hear him? [03:07] Seki     Um, you see, it was Ban who invited us. [03:11] Seki     That's how we ended up going     to watch your practice match. [03:14] Hitomi     As we watched, we got so fired up. [03:17] Hitomi     We thought it looked like a lot of fun. [03:20] Hitomi     And that's why... [03:21] Hitomi     I'm a first-year. My name's Hitomi.     I hope you'll let me join! [03:24] Yoigoshi     No, no, no, no, no... [03:25] Yoigoshi     We don't have enough     members to need a manager. [03:31] Yoiogoshi     There's nothing! [03:33] Hitomi     I'm a boy. [03:35] Hitomi     I thought I might be able to     become a little more manly here. [03:38] Yoigoshi     M-Maybe you should try cutting     your hair shorter or something. [03:42] Hitomi     My hair is like this due     to family circumstances... [03:46] Azemichi     "A man doesn't change through appearance,     but through what's inside." [03:50] Azemichi     Is what he said. I feel the same way. [03:52] Yoigoshi     Seriously, what is up with the two of you? [03:54] Yoigoshi     And you there... [03:56] Seki     First-year, Class 6. My name is Seki. [03:58] Yoigoshi     How much do you weigh? [04:00] Seki     85 kilos. [04:02] Yoigoshi     You can't participate in tournaments     if you're over 80 kilos. [04:05] Azemichi     Come on. He's saying he wants to do it. [04:08] Yoigoshi     He'll be the one getting hurt     and crying if we lose, too. [04:14] Hitomi     He's just the kind of person     Ban-kun said he was. [04:17] Yoigoshi     Huh? [04:18] Seki     I was wondering, do you remember Ban? [04:20] Yoigoshi     I don't know him. [04:23] Yoigoshi     I guess it's fine. I'll check all     of you out before our senpai arrive. [04:28] Yoigoshi     I'll raid. You guys defend. [04:32] Azemichi     You have to run so Yoigoshi     can't touch you. Okay? [04:36] Seki     Yes, sir! [04:37] Yoigoshi     If you're hopeless, our senpai     aren't going to want you! [04:40] Yoigoshi     It's dangerous, so you just watch once! [04:42] Hitomi     Yes, sir! [04:43] Azemichi     And you've gotta be careful he     doesn't cross the bonus line. [04:46] Seki     Understood. [04:47] Azemichi     And if you see your chance,     you've gotta go for it! SIGN    He's completely forgotten... [04:50] Seki     Roger! [04:54] Yoigoshi     I feel like he's got it     in for me for some reason. [04:58] Yoigoshi     Okay, here I come! [04:59] guys     Okay! [05:02] Ban     So, he doesn't remember. [05:05] Ban     We met during summer vacation     in second grade. [05:09] (Flashback) boy A     That looks great on you, Ban! [05:11] (Flashback) boy B     We've got a soccer game later,     so you should come to the school. [05:14] (Flashback) boy A     The other team's definitely gonna freak out! [05:16] (Flashback) boy B     For being such a coward,     Ban's sure got a scary face! [05:21] (Flashback) boys     Later! [05:34] Ban     All the people who pushed me around got     pushed around themselves by one lone man. [05:43] (Flashback) Yoigoshi     What? Is this all you've got? [05:47] Ban     I remember that it was a very hot day. [05:51] Ban     Without even thinking,     I spoke to him before I left. [05:55] (Flashback) Yoigoshi     Whoa! Your hair's insane! [05:57] (Flashback) Ban     Oh. They forced me to... [05:59] (Flashback) Yoigoshi     It stands out. I'm jealous! [06:01] (Flashback) Ban     Huh? Stands out? [06:03] (Flashback) Yoigoshi     There's this player who stands out for     having a ponytail even though he's a guy. [06:06] (Flashback) Yoigoshi     Standing out means a ton     more pressure, right? [06:09] (Flashback) Yoigoshi     But he makes awesome plays and gets     results in spite of it. He's so cool! [06:13] (Flashback) Yoigoshi     I truly admire him! [06:16] Ban     From that day on,     Yoigoshi-san became the one I admired. [06:21] Ban     I started playing soccer. [06:24] Ban     Whenever time allowed, I'd follow     Yoigoshi-san's games and practices. [06:30] Ban     He started to speak less and less. [06:32] Ban     Even as Yoigoshi-san stopped smiling     as he played, I followed him. [06:37] Ban     And kept following until I heard     he'd quit sports entirely. [06:43] Ban     But... I... [06:53] Ban     I always believed... [07:00] announcer     Struggle! [07:01] Ban     Welcome back. [07:04] Ban     Even if it's only a little... [07:06] Ban     I want to get closer to you! [07:09] Yoigoshi     This guy! [07:10] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi?! [07:10] Yoigoshi     What's with those eyes? [07:12] Azemichi     You're wide open! [07:15] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi! [07:18] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [07:18] Yoigoshi     No way I'm letting a gang     of rookies take me out! SIGN    Only just started SIGN    A Rookie [07:21] narrator     A rookie who has only just started. [07:23] Azemichi     I have to show these beginners how it's done! SIGN    Joined team 2 months ago SIGN    A Beginner [07:26] narrator     A beginner who joined     the team two months ago. [07:32] Seki     This does, indeed, seem     to be a dangerous sport. [07:35] Seki     It would probably be best     for me to remove my glasses. [07:39] Azemichi     Have you played sports before? [07:41] Seki     Ah! I was on the sumo team     through middle school. [07:45] Azemichi     Really? [07:46] ---     Huh? [07:47] narrator     Struggle! [07:48] Yoigoshi     What do you think you're doing? [07:50] Ban     He wanted to touch you, Yoigoshi-san. [07:52] Hitomi     Oh, me, too! [07:54] Yoigoshi     What? [07:55] Hitomi     I really admire muscles. [07:58] Hitomi     Would you mind if I touched them? [08:01] Yoigoshi     Uh, well... I wouldn't mind... exactly... [08:04] Azemichi     I've never seen Yoigoshi like this before. [08:07] Yoigoshi     No one asked you! [08:08] Yoigoshi     Anyway! These guys are— [08:10] Misumi     Looks like we've got quite     a wide reach, senpai! [08:14] Date     They're team applicants. Nice to meet you. [08:17] Ojo     Kei! A round one! There's a round one! [08:21] Iura     If you get taken down in a three-on-one     with beginners, then... [08:24] Ojo     I'm the captain, Ojo! Are you hoping to join? [08:27] Seki     Y-Yes, sir! [08:29] Ojo     Glad to have you! [08:30] narrator     And thus, new friends     joined the kabaddi team. [08:37] Iura     There are only three months left     until the tournament in August. [08:40] Ojo     First, let's build a team that     can win the first round, okay? [08:44] team     Sir! SIGN     Sir! [08:47] Yoigoshi     But, to think you've always     lost the first round. [08:50] Misumi     That's because... [08:52] Misumi     Iura-senpai's luck at the     draw is beyond terrible. [08:55] Iura     So, today we will decide your positions! [08:57] Yoigoshi     He glossed over it! SIGN    Def. SIGN    Raider [08:59] Iura     In the tournament, we'll play seven-on-seven. [09:02] Iura     The defensive positions are     groups of two, three, and two. SIGN    Def. SIGN    Raider [09:06] Iura     Usually, these three groups each     form chains and move independently. [09:10] Yoigoshi     So, this is like announcing     the starting lineup. [09:12] Iura     We'll start in positions that     make it easy to attack the raider. SIGN    Def. [09:15] Iura     Left Corner, Yoigoshi. [09:18] Iura     Right Corner, Cap. [09:21] Ojo     You'll have the same role     as me. I'll teach you. [09:24] Yoigoshi     Sir. [09:25] Iura     Next, the center three. [09:27] Iura     Left Cover, Misumi. [09:29] Misumi     Sure thing! [09:30] Iura     Center Man, Date. [09:31] Date     Yes, sir! [09:32] Iura     Right Cover, Ban. [09:35] Hitomi     That's amazing, Ban-kun! [09:37] Iura     Ban's 180 cm tall and     he has soccer experience. [09:41] Iura     The data indicates he has     decent athletic ability. [09:43] Hitomi     Wh-Where did you get that kind of data? [09:47] Iura     For now, it seems we have no choice but     to ask Hitomi to use his head to fight. [09:50] Hitomi     I'll do everything I can. [09:52] Iura     Next to Cap, the Right In will be me. [09:55] Iura     Azemichi will be Left, next to Yoigoshi. [09:59] Azemichi     Yes, sir! [10:00] Iura     Since Seki has experience in sumo,     he's got speed and power. [10:05] Iura     And his height's about     the same as Azemichi's. [10:08] Seki     N-No, it's much too early for me to... [10:11] Azemichi     Then, you'll have to try switching in for me! [10:14] Azemichi     Having strong members is best,     after all, right? [10:16] Seki     Yes. [10:20] Yoigoshi     He's as softhearted as always. SIGN    Kabaddi... Kabaddi... [10:45] team     Thanks for letting us leave before you! [10:49] Yoigoshi     I'm going, then. [10:50] Ojo     See you later. [10:52] Hitomi     My bottom hurts. Does it look swollen? [10:55] Misumi     Don't worry about it. You just need     to put on more muscle, Hitomi-chan. [11:00] Ojo     Yeah. Seems like everyone's     going to work out well for us. [11:03] Iura     Players with sports experience     tend to do well. [11:06] Iura     For now, we've got to teach     them what we can. [11:09] Azemichi     Senpai! [11:11] Azemichi     Would you be willing to train with me? [11:15] Ojo     You've been staying late every day,      but you don't have to push so hard. [11:19] Ojo     In terms of ability, you'll end up      on the starting lineup, Soma. [11:23] Azemichi     In a real match, you can't even exhibit a     third of what you've achieved in training. [11:27] Azemichi     That's why I'll do three times, no... [11:31] Azemichi     I want to do even more than that. [11:36] Ojo     All right. [11:39] (Flashback) Azemichi     Captain, what about me? [11:40] (Flashback) Ojo     Oh... Soma, you're... [11:43] (Flashback) Ojo     You're doing okay. Just keep     working hard like this. [11:51] narrator     Struggle! [11:59] Ojo     That was terrible, Soma. [12:02] Azemichi     One more time! [12:13] Iura     There are two roles in defense! [12:15] Iura     There are those who stop the raider,     vanguards in an elite attacking role, Strikers, [12:19] Iura     and those who finish the downed     raider in a support role, Backup. [12:23] Iura     Let me hear you as we play! [12:25] team     Sir! [12:27] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [12:28] Ojo     Here he comes! Everyone keep to your roles! [12:31] Ojo; Ban; Misumi; Hitomi     Strikers! [12:32] Iura; Date; Azemichi     Backup! [12:35] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi! [12:38] Yoigoshi     Too slow! [12:39] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi! [12:40] narrator     Struggle! [12:45] Yoigoshi     He covered for him? [12:47] Yoigoshi     That's not the way to be kind, Azemichi. [12:51] Azemichi     You really are ruthless, but that's     the kind of role you've got, right? [12:55] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi! [12:56] Azemichi     But I can't just set things aside. [13:00] Azemichi     If my friends are weak,     I'm going to go save them! [13:02] Azemichi     If I'm weak, I'm going to     ask my friends to teach me! [13:06] Azemichi     That's the kind of strength I'm aiming for! [13:09] Yoigoshi     This guy... [13:11] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi— [13:11] Misumi; Date; Ban; Iura     Backup! [13:13] Yoigoshi     Backup? [13:15] Yoigoshi     Kaba— [13:21] Yoigoshi     You're doing it all yourself! SIGN    Date SIGN    Misumi SIGN    Team Misumi SIGN    Team Date [13:30] Ojo     For the next few turns,     I'll be raiding each team in turn. [13:34] Ojo     The team that loses the fewest points wins. [13:36] Ojo     Hitomi-kun and Kei will defend for both teams. [13:40] Azemichi     This is a weird kind of intra-squad game. [13:43] Yoigoshi     No, this isn't an intra-squad game. [13:47] Ojo     Everyone, give it everything you've got... [13:49] Ojo     and stop me! [13:54] Ojo     Kabaddi! [14:07] narrator     Struggle! [14:11] Iura     That's enough for today! [14:13] Iura     Everyone, check to see     how many points you lost! SIGN    Misumi Team     Score     Misumi     Azemichi     Ban SIGN    Date Team      Score      Date      Yoigoshi      Seki SIGN    Date SIGN    Misumi [14:15] everyone     Sir! [14:17] Yoigoshi     We lost by five points! [14:19] Hitomi     Thank you! [14:22] Yoigoshi     That Hitomi... SIGN    Misumi Team     Score     Misumi 4     Azemichi 7     Ban 9     Hitomi 13     Iura 2 SIGN    Date Team     Score     Date 6     Yoigoshi 4     Seki 11     Hitomi 18     Iura 1 [14:24] Yoigoshi     On the other team,      he lost thirteen points, [14:27] Yoigoshi     but on our side,      he lost eighteen points. [14:30] Ojo     Are you wondering about     the points Hitomi-kun lost? [14:33] Ojo     Do you think he might      be slacking off or something? [14:35] Yoigoshi     Oh, uh, no! [14:37] Hitomi     I don't think I'm doing that, but... [14:39] Ojo     If you don't know the reason for the     five-point difference in Hitomi-kun's scores, [14:43] Ojo     that means you don't     understand each other yet. [14:48] Ojo     Why don't you try hanging out with everyone? [14:51] Yoigoshi     Hang out? What am I supposed to do? [14:53] narrator     A person who has only ever played soccer. SIGN    A person who has     only ever played soccer. [14:56] Azemichi     Hang out, huh? It's not like there are      any mountains nearby, right? [15:00] narrator     A person who didn't have     many places to hang out. SIGN    A person who didn't have     many places to hang out. [15:03] Seki     If no one minds... [15:04] Seki     May I decide what we do? [15:07] Yoigoshi     This guy is good! [15:14] Yoigoshi     Bowling, huh? [15:17] Azemichi     There's wind coming out     of this weird rack thing! [15:21] Yoigoshi     It feels like throwing this     would train your core. [15:23] Hitomi     He doesn't know what     "hanging out" means! [15:26] Azemichi     Yoigoshi! Let's have a match! [15:29] Yoigoshi     You think you'll be able to beat me? [15:32] Hitomi     He gets serious super fast! [15:34] Azemichi     It'll be a team match. [15:35] Seki     Are we all right with using     the teams we used in practice? [15:38] Azemichi     The losers buy drinks for everyone! [15:40] Hitomi     That vending machine sells ice cream! [15:45] Seki     He's a little too serious about it,     but this might work out. [15:48] Hitomi     And you can't help wondering how     Yoigoshi would do at bowling, right? SIGN    Gutter SIGN    Strike [16:02] Azemichi     All right! I knocked them all down! [16:04] Yoigoshi     Why can't I knock them down? [16:06] Seki     Azemichi-kun is better? [16:08] Hitomi     Oh, Ban-kun! [16:10] Hitomi     It might be better to go a little easy on... [16:13] Hitomi     There's no need for that? [16:20] Hitomi     Somehow... [16:23] Hitomi     the more he throws... [16:29] Yoigoshi     Yeah! [16:31] Seki     He's amazing! SIGN    Today's games have ended.     Thank you for your patronage.     Please press "Enter". [16:49] Azemichi     We won! [16:52] Yoigoshi     B-Blast them! [16:53] Seki     It's okay. Don't let it bother you. [16:55] Yoigoshi     Damn it. If I'd just knocked     down one more pin that time... [16:59] Hitomi     But you knocked down quite     a lot, Yoigoshi-kun. [17:02] Yoigoshi     To make up for the shortcomings of my allies,      I should have worked myself harder. [17:07] Azemichi     But, man, Yoigoshi, you really learn fast. [17:10] Azemichi     Maybe it's because there's no     weird habits in your movement? [17:13] Azemichi     Getting Ban and Hitomi acclimated      took a lot of work! [17:16] Hitomi     Thanks to Azemichi-kun     correcting me point by point, [17:18] Hitomi     I got a good score for the first time! [17:21] Yoigoshi     A good score? SIGN    Azemichi Team     Total | Player Name     118 Hitomi     152 Azemichi     131 Ban SIGN    Yoigoshi Team     Total | Player Name     98 Hitomi     177 Yoigoshi [17:26] Yoigoshi     Now that I look, it happened again.     Hitomi's scores are... [17:33] Azemichi     We'll be going, then! [17:35] Hitomi     Okay! [17:37] Hitomi     What should we do? [17:39] Seki     I'm hungry, so let's get something to eat. [17:44] Yoigoshi     W-W... [17:45] Yoigoshi     Want to grab some food with me? [17:57] Yoigoshi     What is it about me that doesn't work? [17:59] Hitomi     Huh? Where'd this come from? [18:02] Seki     They sound like a couple, don't they? [18:08] Seki     Maybe the ball you used had     something wrong with it. [18:10] Yoigoshi     I'm not talking about bowling! [18:12] Yoigoshi     Back in practice, it seems like you     were able to do well with Azemichi. [18:16] Hitomi     Oh! He covered for me     and gave me directions. [18:20] Hitomi     Though, Azemichi-kun lost more     points because he did that. [18:28] Yoigoshi     That way of doing things     really is softhearted. [18:31] Seki     I was thinking... [18:33] Seki     You're too nice, Yoigoshi-kun. [18:36] Yoigoshi     What? [18:37] Seki     You take everything on yourself,     like earlier, right? [18:41] Yoigoshi     That was... [18:42] Seki     Azemichi-kun makes a lot more demands. [18:46] Hitomi     The way Yoigoshi-kun doesn't rely     on anyone is really amazing, right? [18:50] Hitomi     Right? [18:50] Yoigoshi     It's not like that... [18:52] Yoigoshi     I... just didn't trust you, that's all. [18:57] Yoigoshi     I know that watching strong     people leads to strength. [19:02] Yoigoshi     That's why I watched closely and learned. [19:05] Yoigoshi     But looking at it another way,     I haven't done anything else. [19:11] Yoigoshi     If you don't look, there's no     way you'll understand, right? [19:15] Hitomi     Then, we'll see you later! [19:17] Yoigoshi     Yeah. [19:20] Yoigoshi     I thought that as long as I kept growing, [19:22] Yoigoshi     I could make up for the     shortfalls of my allies. [19:24] Yoigoshi     That in itself isn't a mistake. [19:29] Yoigoshi     The only one I worked to develop was myself. [19:33] Yoigoshi     Everyone around me, huh? [19:36] Yoigoshi     That's way harder than just     focusing on one person. SIGN    A Few Days Later [19:44] Yoigoshi     I'll act as a lure, like usual. [19:48] Ojo     No changes? [19:51] Ban     I would have liked to go with Yoigoshi-san... [19:52] Azemichi     Ban says he wishes he'd     gotten to go eat with you! [19:54] Yoigoshi     I can't hear you! [19:56] Ojo     Let's get started! [19:57] everyone     Sir! [19:58] Iura     Then, we'll start with the group     that lost last time, Date's team. [20:02] Date; Yoigoshi; Seki; Hitomi     Yes, sir! [20:06] Ojo     Kabaddi. [20:08] Ojo     Everything's going as usual so far. [20:12] Ojo     Kabaddi. [20:15] Ojo     He's gotten used to the way I move. [20:17] Ojo     Though you can't win just by dodging. [20:21] Ojo     They don't come in at the     beginning of the raid! [20:23] Ojo     Something's different. [20:26] (Flashback) Yoigoshi     We need to do the unexpected. [20:28] (Flashback) Yoigoshi     Seki, you've got, you know...     good explosive power. [20:32] (Flashback) Yoigoshi     Make speed your priority     and go for the captain. [20:35] (Flashback) Seki     You think that'll work out okay? [20:38] Ojo     Kabaddi. [20:39] (Flashback) Yoigoshi     You'll get hit with a counter. [20:41] (Flashback) Yoigoshi     But after the counter, he'll be     just a little bit off the ground. [20:45] (Flashback) Yoigoshi     There will be a moment when     he can't make any big moves. [20:50] Ojo     Kabaddi. [20:52] narrator     Struggle! [20:54] Ojo     You have the ability to clearly see     your enemies and those above you. [20:58] Ojo     I know that. [21:00] Ojo     But, what's beyond that? [21:02] (Flashback) Yoigoshi     Hitomi is much slower than we are. [21:05] (Flashback) Yoigoshi     So, if he goes for a catch     with the same timing as us, [21:09] (Flashback) Yoigoshi     he'll end up grabbing the     captain with different timing. [21:14] Hitomi     This is the first time I've     been the one touching! [21:17] Ojo     Kabaddi... Kaba— [21:18] Date; Iura     Backup! [21:23] Ojo     Kabaddi! [21:24] Yoigoshi     He used him as a shield?! [21:30] Date     Sorry! [21:30] Hitomi     Huh? Oh, no, I'm fine. [21:33] Seki     Yoigoshi-kun... [21:35] Hitomi     I... I'm really sorry.     After you took the trouble to... [21:39] Yoigoshi     If it's possible... [21:41] Yoigoshi     go for the legs, not the hips. [21:43] Yoigoshi     And Seki, don't close your eyes. [21:46] Yoigoshi     It's after the catch that you     need to use your strength. [21:49] Yoigoshi     And... SIGN     that wasn't bad. [21:52] Hitomi     Huh? What was that? [21:55] Misumi     Are you Ban or something? [21:57] Date     It's not fair to try to stop     the cant by making us laugh. [22:01] Ojo     Kei. Did you give them orders? [22:03] Iura     No. I'm in a neutral position right now. [22:08] Ojo     As captain, I'm happy, but... [22:12] Ojo     for the first time in a long time... [22:14] Ojo     I feel like I might get taken down. SIGN    Next Time "A Battle of Wills" [23:49] background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [23:50] Yoigoshi     Next time, "A Battle of Wills!" [23:52] background     Kabaddi! E9 - A Battle of Wills 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.) SIGN    This story is a work of fiction. All persons and organizations are imagined.     The kabaddi and game rules which appear in this anime are drawn from the original work. [00:07] Misumi     How many points did he just take from us? [00:11] Ojo     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [00:11] Misumi     This is no time to worry about that! [00:13] Misumi     I have to look for an opening and strike! [00:17] Misumi     If I can stop him for even a split second,     then, just like always, he'll... [00:22] Ojo     Kabaddi! [00:23] narrator     Struggle! SIGN    Date SIGN    Misumi [00:26] Misumi     Damn it! [00:28] Iura     Okay, time for a break! [00:31] narrator     Ojo has been raiding during the team's      defense practice game since last week. [00:37] narrator     The first-years have a good handle      on how to develop themselves. [00:41] narrator     However, Misumi, who has been paired     on defense with Date all this time, [00:46] narrator     is unsure how to move as     an anti in this new lineup. [00:53] Misumi     What did I used to do... [00:56] Misumi     before this guy was around? SIGN    April, one year earlier [02:29] (Flashback) Misumi's mom     Thank you. SIGN    A Battle      of Wills [02:33] (Flashback) Misumi's mom     You'll be living in a dorm, so you're     going to have to look after yourself. [02:37] (Flashback) Misumi's mom     And if you cause any trouble,     you're not getting off easy. [02:39] (Flashback) Misumi     I get it already, Mom. [02:42] (Flashback) Misumi's mom     But don't go hanging out     with any snooty dweebs. [02:45] (Flashback) Misumi     You sure have a lot of demands.     Quit worrying about me! SIGN    Noukin High School [02:50] (Flashback) Misumi     Middle school was the end     of my wild days, okay? [02:53] (Flashback) Misumi's mom     I'll leave you to it, then. [02:57] (Flashback) Misumi     Sure thing. I'll spend my     high school days happily. [03:05] (Flashback) Misumi     Then how about you give me your number... [03:06] (Flashback) Iura     You're Misumi Kyohei-kun, right? [03:09] (Flashback) Misumi     Huh? [03:11] Misumi     My happy days ended quickly. [03:17] Misumi     What? [03:19] Misumi     I'll kill you! [03:21] (Flashback) Iura     What truly splendid defensive moves! [03:24] (Flashback) Iura     So splendid, I want to show     them to all kinds of people! [03:27] (Flashback) Misumi     Wh-What do you want here? [03:34] (Flashback) Iura     Have you heard of kabaddi? [03:40] Misumi     Two senpai from the year above me, and... [03:43] Misumi     sometimes a few extra players from     outside the club, that was the team. [03:47] Misumi     All right! I took him down! [03:49] Misumi     How was that? Good? [03:51] Misumi     My brain stung from having to constantly     strategize from second to second, [03:56] Misumi     which suited my thrill-seeking     personality very well. [04:00] Misumi     In terms of power, I'm the best. [04:04] Iura     Here he comes! [04:05] (Flashback) Ojo     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [04:09] (Flashback) Ojo     Kabaddi. [04:10] Misumi     Strikers! [04:13] (Flashback) Ojo     Kabaddi. [04:14] narrator     Struggle! [04:18] Misumi     Even without him,     I wasn't afraid of anything. [04:23] Iura     Don't just attack directly.     Use feints, too. [04:26] Misumi     Sir! [04:30] Azemichi     We're losing fewer points, but we still     haven't taken the captain down even once. [04:34] Misumi     Yeah, that's true. [04:37] Misumi     The way kabaddi is, if the defense is     no good, there's no way to catch up. [04:44] Misumi     In our first competition... [04:46] Misumi     we got matched up with a team of monsters. [04:49] Misumi     Our side was mostly players     from outside the team, [04:52] Misumi     and I was an absolute sitting duck. [04:56] Misumi     I was sent off the court over and over. [05:01] Misumi     And every time, the captain managed     to bring me back, scoring on raids. [05:08] Misumi     Over and over again... [05:12] Misumi     It was like I went back just     to have points taken from me. [05:16] Misumi     I started thinking that it would     be better if I wasn't there. [05:25] Misumi     After the tournament, the players who     weren't part of the team disappeared. [05:28] Misumi     Scraping together a mishmash     of players won't be enough. [05:31] Misumi     We need a person with strong defensive     capabilities who won't give up points. [05:35] Misumi     I don't ever want to feel     that miserable again! [05:39] Misumi     It's time to go scouting. [05:42] Misumi     I already knew who I wanted to target. [05:48] (Flashback) Misumi     H-Hey, Date. [05:50] (Flashback) Misumi     What is it you're always     doing with that thing? [05:54] (Flashback) Date     Rehab for my tendons. [05:56] (Flashback) Date     They're already healed,     but it's become a habit. [05:59] Misumi     It's hard to make an opening     gambit from "rehab." [06:02] (Flashback) Misumi     Are you in a club or on a team? [06:05] (Flashback) Date     I was. [06:06] (Flashback) Date     Baseball. I was a pitcher. [06:08] (Flashback) Date     But I can't move precisely     enough anymore, so... [06:11] Misumi     That's heavy! [06:13] (Flashback) Date     I'm thinking about what I want to do. [06:15] Misumi     This is the second term!     That's too much thinking! [06:18] (Flashback) Misumi     You know... [06:20] (Flashback) Misumi     if you haven't decided     what you want to do yet... [06:25] (Flashback) Iura     Come on! [06:27] (Flashback) Iura     You'll be slow on the catch! Don't get scared! [06:30] (Flashback) Date     Yes, sir! [06:31] Misumi     That guy... All he's got is the build, huh? [06:34] Misumi     And he's the clumsy type that     can't put anything into practice. [06:40] (Flashback) Misumi's mom     But don't go hanging out     with any snooty dweebs. [06:44] Misumi     You don't need to tell me. [06:46] Misumi     I'd be better off making moves on my own. SIGN    Winter Kabaddi Tournament     High School Division [06:53] Misumi     At our second competition... [06:57] Misumi     I made exactly the same mistakes. [07:04] Misumi     All that happened was we     had more sitting ducks. SIGN    Winter High School     Kabaddi Tournament     ← Venue SIGN    Gymnasium [07:08] (Flashback) Misumi     Do you feel like quitting? [07:10] (Flashback) Date     A little. [07:12] (Flashback) Misumi     Really? [07:13] (Flashback) Misumi     If you quit now, it'd be the     same as baseball, wouldn't it? [07:16] (Flashback) Date     The reason I quit baseball was— [07:18] (Flashback) Misumi     Because you got injured, right? [07:20] (Flashback) Misumi     But if you could have played a      different position if you wanted. [07:24] (Flashback) Date     Don't say it like it's so easy!     You are a flippant, foolish man! [07:27] (Flashback) Date     Have you ever seriously     devoted yourself to anything?! [07:31] (Flashback) Misumi     No, I haven't. What of it? [07:33] (Flashback) Date     That's why you can say it like it's nothing! [07:36] (Flashback) Iura     Hey! Stop it, you two! [07:38] (Flashback) Date     Let go of me! [07:41] (Flashback) Misumi     Oh, there was something. [07:43] (Flashback) Misumi     Something I really threw myself into... [07:48] (Flashback) Misumi     Brawling! [07:51] (Flashback) Date     I figured you might be that kind of person! [07:53] (Flashback) Misumi     Our experiences are different,     you snooty dweeb! [07:57] Misumi     He's got so much power! [08:02] (Flashback) Misumi     I'll beat you to death! [08:12] (Flashback) Ojo     A fighting spirit is important in kabaddi, [08:15] (Flashback) Ojo     but punching is against the rules. [08:17] (Flashback) Ojo     We're all sharing in this frustration, [08:20] (Flashback) Ojo     aren't we? [08:26] Misumi     This isn't something I can tell the new guys. [08:29] Azemichi     Misumi-senpai? [08:30] Azemichi     What's wrong? You stopped talking. [08:32] Misumi     Huh? Oh. [08:35] Misumi     Should we try to come up with some kind     of strategy to take down the captain? [08:38] Azemichi     Sir! [08:47] Date     Hey, Misumi. [08:50] Misumi     Huh? You out running, too? [08:52] Date     Yeah. [08:54] Misumi     Hey, Shin... [08:55] Misumi     The captain's arms are really     scrawny, aren't they? [08:58] Date     What is this all of a sudden? [09:00] Misumi     You remember that time we stopped     fighting before we realized it? [09:03] Date     Ah, you mean that time, huh? [09:05] Date     It's embarrassing, so I don't     really want to remember. [09:09] Misumi     But you know, after that, we started     being able to work together for real. [09:13] Misumi     While we were out goofing around, [09:15] Misumi     we ended up becoming buddies     without even realizing it. [09:18] Misumi     Let's forget that for a while. [09:21] Misumi     I'll end up connecting with     you again eventually, Shin. [09:25] Misumi     Right now, growing and assisting the captain      is the coolest thing we can do, right? [09:30] Date     That's true. [09:32] Misumi     So, who will be the first     to take down the captain? [09:36] Date     Are we competing? [09:37] Misumi     Huh? No. [09:40] Misumi     I'm saying we should go back     to how we were way back then. [09:43] Date     Huh? [09:44] Misumi     What I'm saying is... [09:46] Misumi     this is a brawl. [09:50] Date     I see. [09:59] Date     Hey, Hitomi. Come here a sec. [10:02] Iura     They seem to have changed quite     a bit over the last few days. [10:05] Ojo     They do. [10:07] Ojo     Yoigoshi seems to be consciously making     plays that help those around him shine. [10:12] Iura     And that cautious Date [10:13] Iura     has started moving decisively,     without worrying about how he looks. [10:18] Ojo     It's not just those two, either. [10:20] Misumi     Captain! [10:22] Misumi     If you would! [10:25] Ojo     Sure! [10:25] Ojo     Team Kyohei, I'm coming to raid. [10:30] Azemichi; Misumi     Thank you for your help! [10:37] Ojo     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [10:41] Iura     Both Azemichi and Misumi have     always had a high skill level, [10:44] Iura     but there's something that's     overwhelmingly lacking. [10:48] Iura     That is... [10:50] Iura     the ability to strategize. [10:53] Ojo     He's coming! [10:56] Iura     "I'm coming in for a tackle now." [10:59] Iura     They unconsciously send     the enemy those signals. [11:02] Ojo     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [11:03] Iura     Through continuous threats, [11:05] Iura     they could divert attention     from their real catch attempt. [11:08] Ojo     Kabaddi... Kabaddi! [11:09] Iura     But... [11:14] Ojo     Kabaddi! [11:15] narrator     Struggle! [11:18] Ojo     Experience allows one to see     through a moment's inattention. [11:22] Ojo     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [11:22] Misumi     Blast it! [11:28] Ojo     Okay, next, Shinji's team! [11:30] team     Sir! [11:32] Iura     This team has a long history in sports. [11:35] Iura     They can make plans and     move together, but... [11:38] Ojo     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [11:41] Iura     You're letting him rest!     Go put some pressure on him! [11:44] Iura     They understand how to set up traps for     their opponents, but, conversely... [11:47] Yoigoshi     Is he retreating? [11:50] Ojo     Kabaddi. [11:51] Iura     They're not good at     confronting the unexpected. [11:54] Ojo     Kabaddi. [11:54] narrator     Struggle! [11:55] Iura     Staying calm and rational isn't enough. [11:58] Iura     Being bold and dauntless isn't enough, either. [12:01] Iura     A combination of wildness and     rationality is the ideal in kabaddi. [12:06] Iura     Everyone has their own disposition. [12:08] Iura     It isn't something that can     be achieved with words alone. [12:12] Yoigoshi     I'm not letting you get back! [12:13] Iura     The one closest to the ideal is Yoigoshi. [12:16] Iura     The perfect ideal is... [12:18] Iura     Masato... [12:23] Iura     I'm not sure we have any members     who can reach Masato's level. [12:28] Iura     Hitomi, step out for a minute. [12:31] Mitomi     Oh. Yes, sir. [12:35] Ojo     Okay. [12:37] Ojo     Team Kyohei... [12:39] Date     He's taking breaks in between, but... [12:42] Misumi     ...the captain doesn't look tired at all. [12:45] Misumi     What do you think, Azemichi? [12:47] Azemichi     It's working. That face. [12:49] Azemichi     We've been using it to     intimidate him this whole time. [12:52] Azemichi     I'm exhausted. [12:54] Misumi     I guess I really just don't get it. [12:58] Misumi     It doesn't show on his face. [13:00] Misumi     Since forever ago, [13:02] Misumi     you've charged toward the enemy     with a nonchalant expression [13:06] Misumi     and saved us countless times. [13:09] Ojo     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [13:12] Misumi     There's no way it was so easy, right? [13:15] Misumi     You were desperate because our     defense was so weak, right? [13:18] Ojo     Another threat? [13:20] Ojo     His center of gravity is forward. [13:22] Ojo     He's really coming in for a catch— [13:26] Ojo     Kyohei was a decoy! [13:27] Ojo     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [13:33] Ojo     He came in at the same time     as Soma and Ban-kun. [13:37] Ojo     If Kyohei wasn't meant to be a decoy, then... [13:40] Ojo     they used him as a decoy at the last minute. [13:43] Ojo     Did they do it on instinct? [13:46] Azemichi     Sorry. I knew it was coming, but... [13:49] Misumi     That was more than enough.     You managed to surprise him. That's amazing! [13:52] Misumi     Now we just have to do what we planned. [13:55] Ojo     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [13:59] Azemichi     He's coming! [14:01] Ojo     Kabaddi. [14:11] Ojo     It seems Soma really can read my movements. [14:14] Ojo     That's good teamwork.     I've got nowhere to run. [14:19] Ojo     First, I'll use a counter     to put Kyohei behind me. [14:24] Ojo     He stopped?! [14:26] Ojo     Kabaddi... [14:27] Azemichi     Take the lead and grab his leg, [14:29] Azemichi     right, Misumi-senpai? [14:34] Iura     Those guys... [14:36] Iura     are strategizing? [14:40] Azemichi     He used a counter! [14:44] Misumi     Maybe... if I weren't here... [14:48] Misumi     everything would be better... [14:56] Misumi     I'm sorry for putting up     such a pathetic defense! [14:59] Misumi     From now on... [15:01] Misumi     I'll be able to take you down... [15:03] Misumi     with this strength! [15:10] Misumi     I will repay my debt to you. [15:14] Misumi     The opponent's territory! It's so close! [15:15] Ojo     Kabaddi. [15:16] Misumi     I won't let you reach it! [15:17] Ojo     Kabaddi. [15:18] Misumi     If I let him make it back, [15:19] Misumi     then I'll still be my pathetic self     who's always saved by the captain! [15:24] Misumi     I will become a strength for the captain! [15:27] Misumi     A strong man! [15:29] Misumi     A cool man! That's what I will become! [15:32] Ojo     Kabaddi. [15:39] Azemichi     He made it back. [15:43] Ojo     Kyohei. [15:44] Misumi     Yeah? [15:49] Ojo     I didn't think you'd force me      into a battle of wills. [15:57] Misumi     It wasn't just skills     I lack in... but will, too? [16:01] Misumi     Damn it! I am so uncool! [16:04] Date     Uncool? [16:06] Date     He's on the ground. [16:08] Date     That's a man that neither of us     could do anything against before. [16:13] Date     You pushed him all the way     into a battle of wills. [16:17] Date     Isn't that what you'd call cool? [16:23] Misumi     No one asked you. [16:24] Misumi     Quit saying stuff like that. [16:30] Misumi     I told you, this is a brawl. [16:33] Date     I'm not cut out for such a thing. [16:37] Ojo     Let's stop doing this kind of practice. [16:40] Yoigoshi     What? [16:41] Ojo     There's no weight to my raids. [16:44] Ojo     If you get too used to me, you'll have     a hard time with other types of raiders. [16:48] Ojo     Time for the next step. [16:51] Ojo     When you're in a group,     your individual quirks stand out. [16:54] Ojo     Based on the quirks I've seen,     I'll give each of you a technique. [17:02] Yoigoshi     Techniques, huh? [17:05] Ojo     You want something more stimulating? [17:07] Iura     Something overwhelmingly electrifying. [17:09] Iura     A practice match. [17:11] Ojo     But... [17:12] Ojo     We already played Souwa earlier, so... [17:15] Ojo     there isn't anywhere else that would play us. [17:18] Iura     There's somewhere we could try. [17:19] Ojo     You're kidding! [17:20] Iura     I'm sure you must be wanting     to see them by now. [17:24] Ojo     Oh! Do you mean... [17:28] (Flashback) Uto     Thanks for everything you've done for us. [17:30] (Flashback) Ojo     Sakura-kun! We'll be waiting     for you in high school! [17:34] (Flashback) Sakura     Yes, sir. [17:36] (Flashback) Sakura     I will become a raider that can     be a strength for you, Ojo-san, [17:40] (Flashback) Sakura     then I will come see you. [17:43] Ojo     Our plans have changed     quite a bit from back then. SIGN    m 0 0 l 30 0 l 30 230 l 0 230 SIGN    A     k     a     g     a     k     u     b     o SIGN    Akagakubo Station [18:02] Azemichi     We're here! [18:04] Yoigoshi     Are there strong players     in a place like this? [18:06] Iura     Yeah. At a place called     Saitama Kouyou High School. [18:10] Yoigoshi     Never heard of it. [18:11] Misumi     Saitama Kouyou?! [18:13] Misumi     They were quarterfinalists in the      Kanto Winter Tournament last year! [18:17] Yoigoshi     Souwa placed fourth,     making them better, right? [18:19] Date     In terms of placing, yes, but... [18:22] Date     They started their team last year,     and their oldest members are second-years. [18:26] Date     When they made the quarterfinals     last year, they were all first-years. [18:31] Iura     And two of them are our juniors     from the national selections. [18:35] Ojo     We used those connections again for today. [18:37] Misumi     No wonder they're so strong. [18:40] Iura     Here they are. [18:45] Uto; Sakura     Welcome to everyone from Noukin High School! SIGN    Saitama Kouyou High School Second-Year     Sakura Manabu SIGN    Saitama Kouyou High School Second-Year, Captain     Uto Hiromoto [18:49] Uto; Sakura     We're from Saitama Kouyou! [18:51] Uto; Sakura     We're pleased to have you! [18:54] Ojo     We're from Noukin High School.     Thank you for having us! [18:58] Noukin     Thank you! [19:02] Sakura     Hey, Hiro... [19:03] Uto     D-Did you hear that, Sakura? [19:06] Uto     Masato-san and Kei-san used     polite language with us! [19:11] Iura     We're from different schools!     What else did you expect? [19:13] Sakura     Ojo-san. SIGN    Health and Long Life [19:19] Sakura     I made a promise to become a     raider who would be a strength for you, [19:23] Sakura     but I couldn't keep it... [19:24] Sakura     I'm very sorry. [19:26] Ojo     I feel like I only ever see you bowing to me. [19:32] Ojo     Don't worry about it. [19:33] Ojo     You had to deal with a lot concerning     your grandma, too, right? [19:35] Ojo     I'm just glad you came back. [19:39] Ojo     And I've been raising up some other raiders. [19:42] Sakura     Him, you mean? [19:49] Sakura     I know it's strange for me to say this     when I'm from another school, but... [19:54] Sakura     please work hard so that you     will be a strength for Ojo-san. [19:58] Sakura     I'll leave it to you. [20:00] Yoigoshi     Huh? Uh, sure. [20:04] Iura     Sakura is a raider, just like you are. [20:07] Iura     He'll be an interesting opponent. [20:09] Yoigoshi     An interesting opponent? [20:11] Ban     Iura-senpai's strategy makes sense. [20:14] Ban     By omitting any detailed     explanations for us rookies, [20:17] Ban     he applies a moderate sense     of anxiety and tension. [20:20] Ban     He is a person who has done that endlessly... [20:23] Ban     For Yoigoshi-san, going up against another     raider will create a sense of tension... [20:24] Seki     We should brace ourselves. too. [20:26] Hitomi     Yeah. [20:34] Seki     We finally... [20:36] Hitomi     ...made it! SIGN    Ojo [20:37] Azemichi     Whoa! It sure is huge. [20:40] Yoigoshi     Why is it so deep in the mountains? [20:43] Uto     This place is used for elementary and      middle school field trips and nature camps. [20:47] Uto     It's a nature park. [20:48] Uto     And there's a gym. We use it all the time. [20:52] Uto     If we're going to have our     practice match in the afternoon, [20:55] Uto     then we can have a     group practice first, right? [20:58] Iura     Yeah. SIGN    Keep the     Locker Rooms     Clean!! [21:02] Yoigoshi     I wonder what kind of training those guys do. [21:05] Iura     Who knows? [21:06] Misumi     You saw them climb the mountain paths like     it was nothing, like Azemichi, right? [21:11] Date     If they can gain that kind of stamina,     they'll do pretty well. [21:14] Yoigoshi     Does that mean everyone     around here's like Azemichi? [21:19] Yoigoshi     Is that what you meant earlier when you     said he'd be an interesting opponent? [21:22] Iura     Well, there is that, but... [21:24] Iura     Sakura really admired one particular raider     and learned most of his skills from him. [21:30] Iura     Just like you, he learned from Ojo Masato. [21:38] Iura     You guys are sort of like fellow apprentices. [21:40] Iura     It'll make for a good match, right? [21:44] Yoigoshi     He suddenly sounds like a much     more troublesome player to me. [21:53] Ojo     We'll start with defense training. [21:55] Ojo     Is there anyone willing to be the raider? [21:59] Sakura     I'd like to. [22:13] Sakura     Kabaddi... SIGN    Next Time "Because He's the Ace" [23:49] background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [23:50] Yoigoshi     Next time, "Because He's the Ace!" [23:52] background     Kabaddi! E10 - Because He's the Ace 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.) SIGN    This story is a work of fiction. All persons and organizations are imagined.     The kabaddi and game rules which appear in this anime are drawn from the original work. [00:05] Sakura     Kabaddi... [00:14] Yoigoshi     A low stance... [00:16] Yoigoshi     A difficult to read center     of gravity and cant... [00:18] Yoigoshi     An obscured line of sight... [00:20] Misumi     He's just like the captain! [00:23] Sakura     Kabaddi. [00:26] Yoigoshi     He's started! [00:28] Sakura     Kabaddi. [00:30] Iura     He's quick to decide to evade. [00:31] Sakura     Kabaddi. [00:34] narrator     Struggle! [00:38] Misumi     It was a feint?! [00:39] Sakura     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [00:39] Yoigoshi     Makes sense. In that situation,     the captain would have done the same. [00:44] Yoigoshi     He's traced his style perfectly. [00:45] Yoigoshi     And... [00:47] Yoigoshi     his expression says he's     having way too much fun! [00:48] ---     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [00:52] Yoigoshi     What? He's not going back to his territory? [00:54] Iura     That's reckless. [00:57] Iura     With this lineup, Sakura's     got the advantage in build. [01:00] Iura     Even if he goes a little wild,     he might manage to make it back. [01:03] Iura     But... [01:04] Iura     Masato's counters work     even when he's on defense. [01:07] team     All right! [01:09] Sakura     Kabaddi. [01:11] Sakura     Kabaddi! [01:13] Yoigoshi     What?! [01:15] Iura     Kouyou, raid successful!     Two points gained by touches. [01:21] Uto     Hey! [01:23] Uto     That was dangerous, Sakura! [01:25] Sakura     S-Sorry, Hiro. [01:27] Sakura     I thought he might push for     the impossible a little, [01:30] Sakura     given we're talking about Ojo-san. [01:33] Ojo     You were right on the mark. [01:35] Ojo     You really got me. [01:36] Sakura     I was lucky, that's all. [01:40] Iura     Masato... [01:42] Iura     What just happened isn't good. [01:44] Iura     This sense of anxiety from having     the unbeatable ace sent out... [01:48] Iura     If this were a tournament, then... [01:53] Ojo     Yoigoshi-kun? [01:55] Yoigoshi     When you headed back to your territory,      you used a spin, right? [01:58] Yoigoshi     You can use it for stuff     other than touches, huh? [02:01] Sakura     It was a little different, but spins can     be used outside of attacking for evasion. [02:06] Sakura     I've built on the things Ojo-san taught me. [02:10] Yoigoshi     That counter... [02:12] Yoigoshi     When the captain caught you,     had you already factored that in? [02:17] Sakura     No. [02:18] Sakura     It's just that I'm always... [02:21] Sakura     trying to think two or three steps     ahead of my opponents' predictions. [02:26] Sakura     That's all. [02:28] Sakura     The time I spent away from kabaddi makes     me want to practice all the harder. [02:33] Yoigoshi     You left kabaddi?! [02:34] Sakura     Yes. [02:35] Sakura     Until the winter of last year. [02:37] Yoigoshi     Someone with the skills to fight     head-to-head with the captain... [02:40] Yoigoshi     Were there some kind of     special circumstances? [02:43] Uto     It's not something for casual conversation. [02:47] Yoigoshi     Then, how about if I win the game,     you tell me about it? [02:53] Sakura     Fine with me. But... [02:55] Sakura     I don't intend to lose. SIGN    Health     and     Long     Life SIGN    Because      He's the Ace [04:40] Ref     Now, we will begin the game     between Noukin and Kouyou! [04:44] teams     Thank you! SIGN    Kouyou SIGN    Noukin [04:46] Ref     The raid goes to Kouyou! SIGN    Raider     Kouyou / Sakura SIGN    Defense     Noukin 7 Players [04:49] Sakura     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [04:50] Uto     Both of our teams have a first-class raider,     but our defenses are still unskilled. [04:55] Uto     Looks like this will be a fight     over points during the raids. [04:58] Sakura     Kabaddi. [04:59] Ojo     His legs? [05:02] Sakura     Kabaddi. [05:04] Yoigoshi     He's moving wildly!     He's didn't do that in practice! [05:07] Sakura     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [05:10] Misumi     He's the complete opposite of the captain! [05:12] Misumi     He swings big, even if it leaves him     wide open, aiming to get lots of points. [05:15] Misumi     Since he's so strong, we can't just     rush in for the tackle. [05:19] Sakura     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [05:20] Sakura     I'll run wild. [05:24] Sakura     How? Did he read me? [05:26] Seki     He went in for a catch! [05:27] Hitomi     Both legs? [05:28] Iura     You've still have that habit of Masato's! [05:32] Sakura     Kabaddi! [05:33] Sakura     In a contest of power... [05:35] Sakura     I can win! [05:36] Sakura     I can carry Iura's weight all     the way back to my territory! [05:41] Uto     His follow-up was fast! [05:43] Sakura     I deliberately showed you different plays before, [05:46] Sakura     but you won't be intimidated, huh? [05:47] Sakura     In that case... [05:51] Seki; Hitomi     That's amazing! [05:53] Uto     Sakura's spins work as a technique     to shake off the defense, too! [05:58] Sakura     My gaze goes from the floor to the wall, [06:00] Sakura     from the wall to the ceiling, [06:02] Sakura     then from the ceiling to... [06:13] (Flashback) Iura     We lack defensive strength. [06:15] (Flashback) Misumi; Date     Blast it. [06:17] (Flashback) Misumi; Date     Blast it. [06:19] (Flashback) Misumi; Date     Blast it! [06:24] Sakura     Those eyes... [06:25] Sakura     These are people who have put in the work! [06:34] ref     K-Kouyou, raid failed! SIGN    Kouyou SIGN    Noukin [06:39] Misumi; Date     All right! [06:46] Iura     You underestimated our defense, didn't you? [06:49] Iura     Not being wary of Date     and Misumi was a mistake. [06:54] Sakura     You read me? [06:55] Iura     In sports, the more irritating the opponent,     the more data you want to gather. [07:00] Iura     The people who irritate me are people     who don't keep their promises, and... [07:05] Iura     geniuses. [07:07] Iura     Date! Misumi! Nice work as antis! [07:10] Date; Misumi     Sir! [07:11] Iura     Your abilities took him down. [07:14] Iura     Do the thing. [07:18] Misumi     At this rate, we'd be better off     playing against scarecrows! [07:22] Date     You lack muscles! [07:29] Seki     Sakura-san was taken out in the first raid. [07:31] Sakura     That must be tough for him. SIGN    Health     and     Long     Life [07:37] Uto     Let's get back into it!     We're still in the early stages! [07:39] Ishida     R-Right! [07:41] Iura     It's because it's still early that he     shouldn't have been taken out, though. [07:45] Iura     We'll keep the momentum here. [07:47] Ojo     Hey. [07:55] Iura     What a conflicted expression! [07:57] Date     Does he want to go raid? [07:59] Misumi     But, he knows that having     the captain go is better. [08:05] Ojo     If the raid fails, Sakura-kun will come back. [08:09] Yoigoshi     So, I can't go? [08:13] Ojo     That one point... [08:14] Ojo     It wasn't me who sent Sakura-kun out. [08:23] Iura     Even if they take you out,     we'll get you back. SIGN    Raider     Noukin Yoigoshi SIGN    Defense     Kouyou 6 Players [08:32] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [08:34] Uto     Here he comes! [08:36] Uto     Not Ojo-san, huh? [08:38] Uto     But the way this guy moves... [08:40] Uto     I've been wondering about     him since before the game! [08:43] Uto     He seems reckless, but there's this     ominous sense that he's honing something. [08:48] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi! [08:51] Sakura     The timing of their catches     is all over the place! [08:53] Seki     It looks like it'd be hard to do anything. [08:55] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi! [08:57] Yoigoshi     It's like they're attacking in waves. [08:59] Yoigoshi     It would be easy for a raider     who relies on power, [09:02] Yoigoshi     but for the captain or me, it's trouble. [09:05] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [09:05] Uto     But, man, this guy really is... [09:08] Uto     huge and fast! [09:09] Uto     It's no fair! SIGN    Technique SIGN    Reach SIGN    Power SIGN    Stamina SIGN    Speed [09:11] Uto     Masato-san's exceptional,     so this guy didn't stand out, [09:14] Uto     but it's like he's totally cheating the system! SIGN    Technique SIGN    Reach SIGN    Power SIGN    Stamina SIGN    Speed [09:17] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [09:19] Iura     With Sakura out, this is the perfect chance. [09:22] Iura     Succeeding or failing in this situation     will make a huge difference. [09:23] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [09:28] Hitomi     Huh? He's coming back? [09:29] Seki     No. He has to cross the baulk line     or else there's a one point penalty. [09:29] ---     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [09:33] Seki     He must have something in mind. [09:35] ---     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [09:36] Uto     What is this guy planning? [09:39] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi. [09:40] Yoigoshi     I'm going to test a technique. [09:42] Yoigoshi     Will the move I've spent so much     time practicing work on these guys? [09:42] Yoigoshi; background     Kabaddi. [09:47] Yoigoshi     A weapon that will allow me to     challenge strong opponents... [09:50] Yoigoshi     Remember how it felt... [09:51] Yoigoshi     and apply it to kabaddi! [09:54] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi! [09:54] ---     Kabaddi. [09:55] Uto     What's he trying to do? [09:59] Uto     A straight-ahead dash? [10:04] ---     Kabaddi. [10:06] Seki     They've closed off his rear! [10:08] Hitomi     Fall back! [10:08] ---     Kabaddi... [10:09] Uto     He's not slowing down! [10:20] Uto     He made a right-angle turn     at full speed?! [10:23] narrator     Struggle! [10:26] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi, kabaddi. [10:29] ref     Noukin touches! Two points gained! [10:33] Noukin     Two! [10:35] Ojo     It looks like there's no need for me yet. [10:39] Iura     That was a sharp turn, a cut. [10:43] Iura     Was that the technique     Yoigoshi's been practicing? [10:47] Uto     What the heck was that? [10:50] Azemichi     Hey, that was amazing! [10:52] Misumi     You should look happier! [10:55] Yoigoshi     More than happy... I'm surprised. [11:00] Yoigoshi     No one's noticed, but... [11:02] Yoigoshi     what I did just now wasn't     the perfected form. [11:04] Yoigoshi     There's still one more step beyond that. [11:08] Ojo     He just keeps growing. It's almost scary. [11:13] Sakura     For Ojo-san to let him raid...     That must mean he acknowledges his skill. [11:18] Sakura     For me, there was just the one person... [11:22] Sakura     And it wasn't acknowledgment I wanted,     but rather peace of mind... [11:27] Sakura     for my beloved grandma. [11:30] (Flashback) Ojo     So, you want to become strong? [11:33] (Flashback) Sakura     Yes. [11:34] (Flashback) Sakura     My grandmother lives with us,      and she worries about me. [11:37] (Flashback) Sakura     Because I'm timid,     she asks if I'm being bullied. [11:40] (Flashback) Ojo     People around me are always     worrying about me, too. [11:45] (Flashback) Ojo     But you shouldn't let it bother you. [11:47] (Flashback) Ojo     One day, you'll be strong enough     that no one will worry about you. [11:56] Sakura     Now I have this... I can tell her I'm     strong and she doesn't have to worry! [12:01] (Flashback) Sakura     Grandma, look!     I'm a representative for Japan— [12:06] (Flashback) Grandma     Who... are you? SIGN    Uto SIGN    Today SIGN    Sorry for deciding this on my own. SIGN    I'm quitting kabaddi. SIGN    Read SIGN    Sorry for deciding this on my own. SIGN    I'm quitting kabaddi. SIGN    Read [12:30] Uto     Hey! [12:33] Uto     Don't worry! I'll bring you back soon enough. [12:38] Iura     Keep it up and take them     all the way to a lona! [12:40] team     Sir! SIGN    Raider     Kouyou / Uto [12:42] Uto     It will be difficult to press in deep. [12:43] Uto     Kabaddi... [12:45] Uto     In that case, I'll start     by targeting Masato-san! [12:45] Uto; backgrouond     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [12:48] Uto     We'll flip things in one go! [12:49] Uto; backgrouond     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [12:50] Uto     I'll aim for Yoigoshi! [12:52] Yoigoshi     It's so easy to tell! [12:54] Uto; backgrouond     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [12:58] Iura     Yoigoshi's starting to understand     the theory of the game. [13:01] Iura     Hiro isn't outstanding in any area. [13:01] Uto; backgrouond     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [13:03] Iura     His strongest area would     probably be strategy, but... [13:07] ---     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [13:09] Uto     They've made a chain, huh? [13:11] (Flashback) Ojo     It's more difficult to stop     a moving person than you think, [13:14] (Flashback) Ojo     so it's best to make a chain. [13:17] (Flashback) Iura     And you have to be careful they     don't jump over the chain, too. [13:19] ---     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [13:20] Uto     He taught me that, too! [13:24] (Flashback) Uto     Practices with the selection     candidates were always fun. [13:28] (Flashback) Uto     And among them, the one I'd known the     longest was the most amazing. SIGN    Sakura SIGN    Sorry for deciding this on my own. SIGN    I'm quitting kabaddi. [13:36] Uto     I'm going to study kabaddi a ton! [13:40] Uto     All for the day when Sakura comes back! [13:44] Uto; backgrouond     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [13:45] Uto     I will bring Sakura back. [13:47] Uto     And what I can do to make that happen is... [13:52] Yoigoshi; Azemichi     We've got him! [13:53] Uto     Kabaddi. [13:54] Yoigoshi     He's going over! [13:59] Ojo     He's going under! [14:02] narrator     Struggle! [14:04] Uto     You've never seen this play before, have you? [14:04] Uto; backgrouond     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [14:12] ref     Two points to Kouyou! [14:16] Misumi     What was that? [14:18] Ojo     That technique is called a Dubki. [14:20] Ojo     When I was overseas, I saw tall     players get taken out by that. [14:25] Ojo     The depth of his knowledge     is Hiro's greatest weapon. [14:29] Sakura     Thank you, Hiro. You saved me again. [14:32] Uto     Sure. Feel free to worship     me with all your might. [14:36] Sakura     And you always poke fun like that right away. [14:39] Iura     So, Kouyou's ace is back. [14:42] Iura     There aren't many of them, [14:44] Iura     but he's a man with the deep knowledge     and adaptability that comes from talent. [14:49] Uto     Sakura, you do realize that we can't afford     to be considerate of these opponents, right? [14:53] Sakura     Yes. I know that better than anyone. [14:58] Sakura     I will surpass my master! [15:06] Iura     Kouyou will probably come at us [15:07] Iura     with a plan designed to prevent     a huge loss of points. [15:11] Sakura     Focus... Focus... [15:15] Sakura     Go deeper. SIGN    Health     and     Long     Life [15:20] Uto     Hey, Sakura... [15:23] Sakura     If I don't leave it all outside the court, [15:26] Sakura     I can't make any good plays. [15:28] Sakura     It's not enough yet. I need to go deeper. [15:32] Ojo     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... SIGN    Raider     Noukin / Ojo SIGN    Defense     Kouyou 6 Players [15:36] Ojo     Kabaddi... [15:36] Uto     That was close! [15:39] Ojo     That's Hiro for you. He can     react to a certain extent. [15:43] Ojo; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [15:43] Uto     Don't worry about the bonus line!      Just dodge the touches! [15:46] Ojo     Then, I suppose I'll go take it. [15:50] Misumi     So that's it!     They're using the bonus as bait! [15:53] Ojo; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [15:53] Sakura     I guess he would be wary of that. [15:57] Sakura     A feint?! [15:58] Noukin     He can make it! [16:03] Yoigoshi     This time they used Sakura as bait? [16:05] Azemichi     But when they catch him, he can counter! [16:07] Ojo     A counter... [16:10] Ojo     It doesn't work? [16:12] Uto     Masato-san's counters... They're close     to what you'd find in martial arts. [16:16] Uto     They're techniques that use     our strength against us. [16:19] Uto     That's why you can't push or pull here. [16:21] Uto     I'm not letting go before backup arrives! [16:25] Uto     I pulled without thinking! [16:35] Ojo     Kabaddi. [16:35] narrator     Struggle! [16:38] Uto     But he was in the air! [16:40] Iura     He used the opponents coming toward him     in place of the ground to push off. [16:47] Misumi     Sakura! [16:48] Date     He got around him! [16:49] Sakura     Ojo-san always exceeds expectations! [16:53] Sakura     That's why I will do the same! [16:55] Ojo     Kabaddi! [16:56] narrator     Struggle! [16:59] Sakura     He dodged? SIGN    Health     and     Long     Life [17:03] Ojo     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [17:05] Yoigoshi     How do they manage to catch him? [17:07] Ojo     Too late! I can make it back! [17:16] Yoigoshi     Did he make it back with that? [17:19] Sakura     From this position, I can tell! [17:22] Sakura     Ojo-san's reach did not make it. [17:27] ref     Noukin, raid successful!     Four points gained by touches! SIGN    Kouyou SIGN    Noukin [17:35] Sakura     You couldn't have made it. [17:37] Ojo     You understand very well. [17:40] Ojo     The normal me wouldn't have made it. [17:42] Ojo     But if I don't look at the line,     and use my shoulder, too... [17:46] Ojo     my reach goes a little further. [17:49] Ojo     It may be cunning, but I'll     do everything I can... [17:53] Ojo     Don't go thinking it will     be easy to surpass me. [18:05] Iura     Masato! You... [18:06] Iura     Get a chair! And a first aid kit! [18:09] ref     We're taking an official time out!     Please, stop the clock! [18:15] Ojo     How is it? [18:16] Iura     It's a slight cut. [18:17] Iura     It isn't deep, so it should     close quickly, but... [18:20] ref     Regardless, until the bleeding stops,     we can't allow you in the game. [18:25] Iura     Stay strong. Let's go. [18:27] Seki     S-Sir! [18:29] Iura     It's unexpected, but the timing     isn't bad for putting Seki in. [18:33] Iura     He got the troublesome players out for us. [18:35] Iura     There are two opponents left. [18:37] Iura     We need to use as much time as     possible and increase our lead. [18:41] ref     Game play resumes! Raid goes to Kouyou! [18:44] Uto     Referee! Kouyou will take a lona! [18:48] Azemichi     What did he just say? [18:50] Iura     Blast! That strategy was available... [18:52] Date     Take a lona? [18:54] Yoigoshi     You guys don't know what this is, either? [18:56] Misumi     No idea. [18:58] Iura     That's not surprising. It's a     right that's hardly ever used. [19:01] Iura     When two or fewer players     remain on the court, [19:04] Iura     you can declare that you will voluntarily     take a lona, to have all your players out. SIGN    (All-out)     Lona [19:08] Iura     The other team gains the points     from the players that remained, SIGN    Back in Play [19:12] Iura     and you concede an additional two points     as a penalty for getting wiped out. [19:15] Misumi     Then there's basically     no merit to it, is there? [19:17] Misumi     On defense, things'll get easier     because there'll be more players, [19:20] Misumi     but Kouyou is raiding next. [19:22] Iura     That's right. There is     only one point of merit. [19:25] Iura     They can immediately send     Sakura to raid. That's all. [19:31] Uto     Eleven to two. We're down by nine. SIGN    Kouyou SIGN    Noukin [19:37] Sakura     What am I doing? [19:39] Sakura     I've injured someone I respect. [19:41] Sakura     And I didn't even manage to stop him! [19:44] Uto     I went to the trouble of taking a lona     and you haven't shaken it off yet? [19:48] Ishida     The way Sakura is right now,     I might be a better choice. [19:51] Mimura     Nope. Me. Should I head out     and get us back four points? [19:55] Sakura     No, it isn't that easy! [19:59] Uto     So, you do understand. [20:00] Uto     You know that you're the     strongest of all of us. [20:04] Uto     Why can't you think that     about other teams, too? [20:07] Uto     "I'm going to surpass my master!" [20:10] Uto     This is the time to make that boast. [20:13] ref     Kouyou has the raid! [20:15] Sakura     Y-Yes, sir! [20:17] Sakura     I ended up going out for the     raid like it was only natural. [20:19] Sakura; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [20:22] Sakura     Even back when I quit kabaddi... SIGN    Health     and     Long     Life [20:29] (Flashback) Sakura     I'm not going to Noukin.     I'm going somewhere close to home. [20:34] (Flashback) Sakura     I want to be able to visit her every day. [20:39] (Flashback) Uto     I see. SIGN    Saitama Kouyou     High School     Entrance Ceremony [20:44] Sakura     Hiro wasn't going to come to Kouyou. [20:48] (Flashback) student 1     That Hiro, I heard he's     going to start a new club. [20:52] (Flashback) student 1     What's he thinking? [21:00] Sakura     If you were going to go to the     trouble of forming a kabaddi team... [21:03] Sakura     shouldn't you have just     gone to Noukin instead? [21:06] (Flashback) Sakura     I was finally managing to forget! [21:09] (Flashback) Uto     Well, that's a lie. [21:11] (Flashback) Uto     No one forgets the matches     they've been a part of. [21:16] (Flashback) Sakura     Going this far... [21:18] (Flashback) Sakura     There's something wrong with you, Hiro. [21:21] (Flashback) Uto     There's nothing wrong with me. [21:22] (Flashback) Uto     When an amazing athlete wants something,     then you've gotta put in the effort, right? [21:27] (Flashback) Uto     For me, you're that athlete. That's all. [21:35] Sakura     If I return as my feelings compel me to, [21:38] Sakura     I will be shackled by that     weight known as "expectations." [21:41] Sakura     But... [21:41] Sakura; background     Kabaddi. [21:43] Sakura; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [21:45] Yoigoshi     A nine-point lead. [21:47] Sakura; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [21:48] Yoigoshi     The situation is grim for Kouyou. [21:50] Yoigoshi     But... I'm getting a bad feeling about this. [21:54] Sakura     Kabaddi. [21:56] Sakura     They're heavy, but not painful. [21:59] Sakura     These expectations support me     when I worry and waver... [22:03] Sakura     They're an anchor! [22:06] Uto     So slow. Every single time. [22:11] Sakura     Watch me. [22:12] Sakura     Because I am... the ace! SIGN    Next Time     "The Direction We're Aiming" [23:49] background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [23:49] Yoigoshi     Next time, "The Direction We're Aiming!" [23:52] background     Kabaddi! E11 - The Direction We're Aiming 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.) SIGN    Kouyou SIGN    Noukin SIGN    This story is a work of fiction. All persons and organizations are imagined.     The kabaddi and game rules which appear in this anime are drawn from the original work. [00:10] Sakura     Those eyes... [00:12] Sakura     These are people who have put in the work! [00:14] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi! [00:20] Uto     He turned a right angle     without hitting the brakes?! [00:23] narrator     Struggle! [00:25] Ojo     He's going under! [00:26] narrator     Struggle! [00:30] Sakura     A feint?! [00:32] Sakura     That's why I will do the same! [00:35] Ojo     Kabaddi! [00:36] narrator     Struggle! [00:43] Sakura     Watch me. [00:44] Sakura     Because I am... the ace! SIGN    The Direction      We're Aiming [02:22] Sakura     Kabaddi, kabaddi... SIGN    Anti SIGN    Anti [02:26] narrator     In general, antis do not imagine     themselves getting touched. [02:30] narrator     Their aim is always one of two     things—either dodge or catch. [02:35] Sakura     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [02:36] narrator     However... [02:37] narrator     as Sakura approaches all of them, he has     added in a slight touching movement. [02:43] narrator     And that movement suggests     to the imagination that... [02:46] Sakura     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [02:46] Ojo     They fell back! [02:49] Sakura     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [02:55] Ojo     I'm counting on you, guys. [02:55] Sakura     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... SIGN    Defense     Noukin 7 Players [02:58] Iura     He's coming! SIGN    Raider     Kouyou / Sakura [03:00] Sakura     Kabaddi. [03:04] Sakura     Kabaddi! [03:04] narrator     Struggle! [03:07] Seki     I can't react at all! [03:09] Sakura     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [03:09] Iura     Push him back, Seki! [03:11] Seki     Blast it! [03:15] Sakura     Kabaddi. [03:16] Noukin     He's coming deeper?! [03:19] Ojo     He's aiming to get a huge number of points! [03:27] Iura     I'm not letting you take the     bonus that easily, Sakura! [03:30] Sakura     Kabaddi. [03:40] Sakura     Kabaddi! [03:40] narrator     Struggle! [03:42] Iura     This is...! [03:45] Seki     Senpai! [03:49] Sakura     Kabaddi! [03:50] narrator     Struggle! [03:51] Misumi     Through the defense? [03:53] Date     Three people in an instant?! [03:55] Sakura     Kabaddi. [03:56] Misumi     No! We can't let him get back! [04:01] Misumi     Sakura is strong, even after he makes a touch! [04:04] Sakura     Kabaddi. [04:05] Misumi     A straight-ahead power battle?! [04:10] Misumi; Date     He's going over! [04:10] Sakura     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [04:12] Sakura     Kabaddi! [04:13] narrator     Struggle! [04:18] Sakura     Thank you. [04:21] Sakura     You gave me a reason to seek to be stronger. [04:24] Sakura     To live up to your expectations, [04:27] Sakura     I've polished my skills and trained my body. [04:31] Sakura     Every person I come into contact with... [04:34] Sakura     is... [04:37] Sakura     my strength! [04:41] Azemichi     If I go, I'll get touched! [04:43] Misumi     Damn it! All we can do is shove him back! [04:48] Sakura     Kabaddi! [04:48] Sakura     It isn't enough yet! [04:52] narrator     Struggle! [04:53] Azemichi     Huh? [04:55] Sakura     Right... [04:57] Sakura     Hiro? [05:00] (Flashback) Hiro     When the time comes that     you really want to win... [05:06] (Flashback) Hiro     you won't lose to anyone. [05:09] (Flashback) Hiro     That's what I think, anyway. [05:13] ref     K-Kouyou, one point from the     bonus, and from touches... [05:17] ref     Six points! [05:18] Kouyou     All right! Yeah! [05:21] Mimura     That's seven points! [05:23] Ishida     I've never seen anything like that! [05:32] Uto     That greed, at the end there, wasn't like you. [05:35] Sakura     Yeah. I have this terrible friend, you see. [05:39] Sakura     He's always saying to me... [05:41] Sakura     "You're the most amazing athlete     out there. You can do more." [05:47] Uto     What an irresponsible guy! [05:51] Sakura     Right? SIGN    Kouyou SIGN    Noukin [05:56] narrator     The monster that gained     seven points in one turn [06:00] narrator     didn't make a pose of triumph. [06:03] narrator     He didn't smile. [06:06] narrator     Instead, he bowed deeply [06:09] narrator     in a posture of profound gratitude. [06:15] Iura     Seven points in a single raid? [06:19] Date     After this, even in the future,     we may never see anything like it again. [06:23] Azemichi     That was not a normal play. [06:26] Seki     Yoigoshi-kun... [06:28] Seki     Mentally, this must be rough on him. [06:31] Sakura     That's right. He was the     only one I couldn't reel in. [06:35] Uto     If this made him shrink back a bit,     that would be ideal, but... [06:39] Uto     he is "Yoigoshi the Unstoppable," after all. [06:43] Yoigoshi     Gratitude, huh? What a nuisance. [06:48] Yoigoshi     He did a stupid amount of training, [06:50] Yoigoshi     and made it through in the     spirit of repaying a kindness. [06:54] Yoigoshi     That's a way of thinking I don't possess. [06:57] Yoigoshi     It isn't logical, but... [06:59] Yoigoshi     if you've got game sense, it's different. [07:01] Yoigoshi     What looks like pointless     training at first glance, [07:03] Yoigoshi     can become something meaningful. [07:07] Yoigoshi     He really is a nuisance. [07:09] Yoigoshi     And for precisely that reason... [07:11] Yoigoshi     I have to crush him! SIGN    Defense     Kouyou 7 Players SIGN    Raider     Noukin / Yoigoshi [07:15] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [07:19] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi! [07:20] Uto     Damn it. That freakin' berserker! [07:22] Kido; Ishida     We're not letting you take out Sakura! [07:24] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [07:26] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi! [07:27] Misumi     He's targeting Sakura again! [07:30] Misumi     I get why he's all worked up,     since they're both raiders, but... [07:34] Iura     If we want to get back on our feet here,     the only option is to drive Sakura out. [07:38] Iura     Besides, something about Sakura seems off. [07:42] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi! [07:46] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [07:49] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [07:49] Yoigoshi     He isn't moving badly, but... [07:51] Yoigoshi     he's only thinking about evading.     He's not in position for a catch! [07:55] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [07:55] Yoigoshi     This is my chance to drive Sakura out! [08:03] narrator     Struggle! [08:07] Uto     All the way in the back?! [08:09] Ojo     That technique is... [08:10] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [08:14] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi! [08:17] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi! [08:20] Yoigoshi     That was close! [08:22] Yoigoshi     What?! [08:23] Yoigoshi     Sakura! [08:27] Sakura     I must give thanks once more. [08:40] ref     Noukin, raid failed! Lona! SIGN    Kouyou SIGN    Noukin [08:42] ref     Kouyou gains three points! [08:45] Ishida     That means... [08:46] Kouyou     We made a comeback! [08:49] Ishida     Yay! [08:51] Sakura     Thank you! [08:52] Ishida     What are you talking about? [08:53] Kido     That was your strength, right,     Sakura? The seven-point man. [08:59] Sakura     Yeah. [09:01] Uto     Let's win this! [09:04] Sakura     Leave it to me. [09:08] Yoigoshi     I'm... very sorry. [09:14] Azemichi     Y-Yoigoshi? [09:18] narrator     Noukin starts again with a seven-man defense. [09:22] narrator     Wary of Sakura, they try to prevent     another high scoring round. [09:28] Sakura     Kabaddi. [09:30] Sakura     Kabaddi! [09:30] narrator     Struggle! [09:32] Kouyou     Nice one, Sakura! SIGN    Kouyou SIGN    Noukin [09:41] ref     End of the first half! Halftime! [09:46] Yoigoshi     We're four points... behind. [09:53] Hitomi     Yoigoshi-kun, your drink. [09:55] Yoigoshi     I'm fine. [10:03] Yoigoshi     It's hot. [10:06] Yoigoshi     That's cold! [10:07] Yoigoshi     Captain?! [10:08] Ojo     I froze the bottles. [10:11] Ojo     You need to rehydrate.     There's still the second half, after all. [10:16] Yoigoshi     The second half... [10:19] Ojo     Failing a raid is something     that happens a lot. [10:22] Ojo     If you let it get to you,     there'll be no end to it. [10:25] Yoigoshi     I know that. [10:27] Yoigoshi     But this time was different.     The direction was... [10:31] Ojo     The direction? [10:33] Yoigoshi     Everybody practices for the     purpose of winning games. [10:36] Yoigoshi     The time spent on teams looks     pretty much the same everywhere. [10:40] Yoigoshi     The way people grow depends on talent, [10:42] Yoigoshi     but the thing that makes the most     difference is... the nature of the effort. [10:48] Yoigoshi     It's important to know if the     direction you're aiming is right or not. [10:52] Yoigoshi     If all you're doing is sweating,     anyone can do that. [10:55] Ojo     You think like a coach. [10:59] Yoigoshi     All this time... [11:01] Yoigoshi     I've been practicing that. [11:06] Yoigoshi     The direction I'm aiming... [11:09] Yoigoshi     Maybe I went wrong somewhere. [11:13] Yoigoshi     It's fine, though. [11:16] Yoigoshi     I'm not that weak. [11:17] Yoigoshi     I just wasted some time, that's all. [11:20] Yoigoshi     I can get it back. [11:22] Ojo     Your legs... Is there     anything wrong with them? [11:25] Yoigoshi     My legs? [11:26] Yoigoshi     Nothing's wrong. [11:28] Ojo     Changing directions puts more strain     on them than you realize. [11:33] Ojo     In kabaddi, you have to change     directions quickly on a small court. [11:38] Ojo     As long as your territory's behind you,     if you can do a quick back, [11:41] Ojo     it will become a supreme raiding technique. [11:45] Yoigoshi     What are you trying to say? [11:47] Ojo     I thought the same, a long time ago. [11:49] Ojo     The skill you used, Back,     it's something I was aiming for, too. [11:55] Yoigoshi     Why... Why didn't you tell me sooner? [11:58] Yoigoshi     If I'd started practicing it sooner,     it would have been closer to complete! [12:02] Ojo     I already told you. It inflicts     a huge amount of strain. [12:05] Yoigoshi     W-Was the reason you were hospitalized... [12:08] Ojo     That's right. [12:09] Ojo     I never thought I'd go down first. [12:12] Ojo     You have an inherent knack for shifting     your weight, adjusting your stride, [12:16] Ojo     and national-level feinting skills. [12:19] Ojo     Plus, intuition honed through soccer. [12:23] Ojo     You probably won't break so easily. [12:27] Ojo     But a failure is a failure. [12:29] Ojo     I have no intention of saying     "you're so close" to comfort you. [12:32] Ojo     You wouldn't accept it anyway, right? [12:35] Ojo     So... [12:37] Ojo     all I can say is this... [12:40] Ojo     Hey, Yoigoshi-kun. [12:43] Ojo     Was I wrong in aiming to acquire that skill? [12:52] Yoigoshi     You weren't wrong. [12:55] Ojo     Right? [12:57] Ojo     That's all. [12:58] Ojo     Well, I'll head back. [13:03] Yoigoshi     The direction I'm aiming... [13:06] Yoigoshi     Ever since that day... [13:08] Yoigoshi     the direction I've been aiming is... [13:15] Yoigoshi     I see. [13:16] Yoigoshi     I did have... [13:28] Sakura     That's true. [13:29] Sakura     In soccer, he was recognized as     an athlete at the national level. [13:33] Sakura     Still, I... [13:35] Sakura     won't be beaten. SIGN    Kouyou SIGN    Noukin [13:43] ref     This starts the second half!     The raid goes to Noukin! SIGN    Raider     Noukin / Yoigoshi [13:48] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... SIGN    Defense     Noukin 7 Players [13:51] Uto     Stop him! We're going to     keep this up and pull away! [13:53] Kouyou     Sir! [13:54] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [14:01] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi. [14:03] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi! [14:04] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi. [14:08] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi! [14:09] Uto     Which will he use? [14:11] Uto     That super-sharp Cut? [14:14] Uto     Or a Back? [14:16] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [14:18] Iura     He just failed at using the Back. [14:21] Iura     This isn't his only chance to try it again. [14:25] Ojo     It'll be the Back. [14:28] Ishida     Will it be the Cut? [14:31] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [14:33] Uto     How will he come at us? [14:34] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi! [14:40] Yoigoshi     I... [14:42] Iura     They're flanking him! [14:43] Miusmi     They're anticipating a Cut! [14:44] Yoigoshi     The direction I'm aiming... [14:49] narrator     Struggle! [14:53] Noukin     It was a Back! [14:55] Ojo     Yeah. [14:58] Yoigoshi     What?! [15:00] Iura     It can't be! [15:01] Misumi     They caught up?! [15:02] Uto     Flanking was just the run-up! [15:04] Uto     If we started at the same time     as you we'll never catch up! [15:08] narrator     Struggle! [15:15] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi! [15:21] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi! [15:23] narrator     Struggle! [15:31] Misumi     He blasted through the     defense and made it back! SIGN    Kouyou SIGN    Noukin [15:35] ref     Noukin, three points by touch! [15:39] Azemichi     He got those back in a flash! [15:42] Uto     Man! Even when we predict right,      this is how it turns out? [15:49] Misumi     That was great! You succeeded! [15:52] Yoigoshi     That was a failure. [15:55] Misumi     Huh? Why? [15:56] Misumi     You made it back, right? [15:59] Yoigoshi     No. It was only by chance that I was     in a position to knock out the enemy. [16:04] Ojo     Back isn't a skill used to     get a huge number of points. [16:08] Ojo     Barely making contact with the     enemy is the merit of the skill, [16:10] Ojo     and what determines its success. [16:14] Yoigoshi     I can see why the captain [16:16] Yoigoshi     with his lack of physical strength     tried to learn this skill, [16:20] Yoigoshi     but I have the speed and     weight to repel the enemy. [16:26] narrator     The skill itself was unfinished     and as yet unsuccessful, [16:31] narrator     but a slim possibility had been     uncovered just by chance. [16:34] narrator     And, there was a sense of growth     he'd felt many times in the past. [16:40] Yoigoshi     With this skill... [16:42] Yoigoshi     I will surpass the captain! SIGN    Defense     Noukin 7 Players [16:49] Iura     Let's keep up the momentum! [16:50] Noukin     Sir! SIGN    Raider     Kouyou / Sakura [16:53] Sakura     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [16:58] Sakura     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [16:58] Uto     The defense has fallen back? [17:00] Uto     Are they prioritizing evasion? [17:02] Sakura     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [17:06] Misumi     Everyone's just supposed     to be menacing him... [17:08] Misumi     but I'm going in to challenge him! [17:10] Sakura     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [17:10] Misumi     The second he shows me an opening! [17:16] narrator     Struggle! [17:21] Sakura     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [17:23] ref     Kouyou, two points gained! [17:26] Misumi     You can't be serious! [17:28] Misumi     I couldn't even challenge him! SIGN    Kouyou SIGN    Noukin [17:33] narrator     And so the match continued. [17:36] narrator     Yoigoshi fought bravely, [17:39] narrator     but the point gap did not close. [17:42] narrator     As both teams... [17:44] narrator     approached their peak fatigue... [17:47] narrator     they could no longer move well     enough to execute their plans. SIGN    Kouyou SIGN    Noukin [18:00] ref     Noukin, time out! [18:04] narrator     They could not defend against     Sakura's fierce attacks, [18:07] narrator     and it ate away not just     at their physical strength, [18:08] narrator     but their mental strength, as well. [18:11] Iura     Seki, you're switching out. [18:16] Ojo     Thank you. You bought enough time     for my bleeding to stop. [18:20] Seki     No. I'm very sorry. [18:22] Seki     All I did out there was get touched. [18:24] Ojo     It's your first match.     Don't let it bother you. [18:27] Seki     But, after entering and exiting     the court over and over... [18:32] Seki     I started thinking it might     be better if I wasn't there. [18:37] (Flashback) Misumi     Over and over again... [18:40] (Flashback) Misumi     It was like I went back just     to have points taken from me. [18:44] (Flashback) Misumi     I started thinking that it would     be better if I wasn't there. [18:50] Misumi     Hey! [18:53] Seki     Huh? [18:53] Date     Misumi! [18:54] Misumi     Oh. Sorry. [18:57] Ojo     Kyohei... [19:02] Misumi     You can tell Sakura's an amazing     player just by looking at him. [19:05] Misumi     I don't even know how many     times he's gotten me. [19:08] Misumi     But I won't ever accept it! [19:11] Misumi     "It'd be better if I wasn't here."     I'll never say anything so uncool! [19:18] Misumi     I am #3, a striker! A Noukin anti! [19:23] Ojo     I'm #1, a striker! And a raider! [19:26] Iura     Masato?! [19:27] Date     That's no fair! [19:28] Date     "Striker" feels better than "Backup,"     like a nice ground ball. [19:31] Azemichi     I'm both, though... [19:33] Yoigoshi     Nobody cares! [19:38] Iura     The tension is gone. [19:42] ref     Play resumes! SIGN    Defense     Noukin 6 Players [19:45] Noukin     We'll win this! SIGN    Raider     Kouyou / Sakura [19:47] Sakura     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [19:50] Kouyou     We won't let you beat us! SIGN    Kouyou SIGN    Noukin [19:53] Misumi     A minute and a half left... [19:56] Misumi     We're trailing by two points... [19:58] Misumi     and I still haven't been able     to put up a decent fight! [20:02] (Flashback) Iura     In the second half, [20:03] (Flashback) Iura     we'll continue to feign focusing on     a catch and aim to wear Sakura out. [20:07] (Flashback) Iura     Because he has explosive     powers of concentration, [20:09] (Flashback) Iura     the fatigue must be just as extreme. [20:12] Misumi     Sakura will target the captain until he     sees an opening among the rest of us. [20:17] Sakura     Kabaddi... [20:19] Sakura     Kabaddi... [20:21] Sakura     Kabaddi, kabaddi... [20:25] Misumi     I don't know anything about this sense of     rivalry towards a master teacher, [20:26] ---     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [20:29] Misumi     but I'll use that to challenge him on this turn. [20:33] Iura     Don't rush things, Misumi. [20:35] Iura     Wait until Sakura comes deeper. [20:36] Sakura; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [20:38] Iura     That's why we've all fallen back! [20:41] Misumi     Coupled with the fact that     I never went for a catch, [20:44] Misumi     he must have the impression     that we're focused on evasion. [20:47] Misumi     The only time I'll actually be able     to catch him is when he's wide open. [20:47] ---     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [20:52] Misumi     Find it... the perfect timing... [20:55] Misumi     the opening... [20:59] Misumi     And with everything I've got... [21:00] Misumi     And with everything I've got... [21:06] narrator     A difference in experience. [21:08] narrator     To target when one appears     not to be targeting. [21:12] narrator     In kabaddi, this is an everyday occurrence. [21:15] narrator     In short, [21:17] narrator     there wasn't a trace of an opening to     take advantage of in the first place. [21:21] Ban     The captain! [21:23] narrator     Struggle! [21:27] Ojo     Not good! [21:29] Ojo     I've got nowhere to run! [21:32] Sakura     Kabaddi! [21:34] narrator     Struggle! [21:43] Sakura; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [21:45] Misumi     You've gotta be kidding me! [21:47] Misumi     Stop right there, you jerk! [21:49] Misumi     I will be useful to the captain, to the team! [21:53] Sakura     Kabaddi! [22:06] ref     Kouyou, three points gained! SIGN    Kouyou SIGN    Noukin SIGN    Next Time     "After Giving Every Last Drop" [23:49] background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [23:49] Yoigoshi     Next time, "After Giving Every Last Drop!" [23:52] background     Kabaddi! E12 - After Giving Every Last Drop 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.) [00:05] Misumi     I will be useful to the captain, to the team! SIGN    This story is a work of fiction. All persons and organizations are imagined.     The kabaddi and game rules which appear in this anime are drawn from the original work. SIGN    Kouyou SIGN    Noukin [00:26] ref     Kouyou, three points gained! SIGN    After Giving      Every Last Drop [02:01] Seki     One minute left. A five-point gap. [02:03] Hitomi     And the captain is out... SIGN    OUT: Misumi, Ban, Ojo [02:13] Sakura     Now... it's time for defense. [02:17] Iura     As Sakura is now, he has no openings. [02:19] Iura     With the remaining time,     we'll get at most two more raids. [02:22] Iura     If I count defense, we have three turns. [02:25] Misumi     Damn it. I can't bring myself     to look the others in the eyes. [02:29] Misumi     What am I doing? [02:32] Date     Misumi... [02:34] Date     If I gave you some casual encouragement,     would it help you get back on your feet? [02:41] Yoigoshi     Number 6, Striker and Raider, heading out. SIGN    Defense     Kouyou 7 Players SIGN    Raider     Noukin / Yoigoshi [02:48] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [02:51] Uto     Let's take him down! [02:52] Kouyou     Sir! [02:54] Uto     Just kidding! We've got enough of     a lead that we don't need to worry. [02:57] Uto     We'll sacrifice one player     and send Yoigoshi back! [03:00] Uto     What we need to do right     now is use up the time! [03:00] Yoigoshi; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [03:03] Uto     If we do that, this match     will end with Sakura's turn. [03:06] Uto     Stay wary and bring it on, Yoigoshi! [03:11] narrator     He comes from a world where every     point carries tremendous weight. [03:14] narrator     The fact that running the clock and     killing time was a valid strategy [03:18] narrator     was something he'd learned     through painful experiences. [03:21] ---     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [03:22] Yoigoshi     You think I'll let you do that?! [03:24] Seki     He rushed in! [03:25] Hitomi     It's a seven-man defense! [03:26] Uto     Our current defense isn't     set up for a takedown! [03:29] Uto     At this rate, we risk losing a lot of points! [03:32] Uto     Forget the time! Send him back now! [03:34] narrator     Struggle! [03:39] Yoigoshi     It isn't enough yet! Sakura's still in.     I have to get more points! [03:45] Uto     All right! Push him out! [03:54] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi! [03:56] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi. [03:57] Mimura     Dodge! [03:58] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi. [03:59] narrator     Struggle! [04:00] Kaji     His leg! [04:01] Uto     That's two... [04:03] Yoigoshi     Not good! I'm off balance! [04:05] Mimura     I can take him down! [04:06] Yoigoshi     This is bad! They'll come for a catch! [04:08] Yoigoshi; background     Kaba...ddi! [04:11] Yoigoshi     Don't panic! [04:12] Yoigoshi     Pick off more of them and make it back! [04:16] Yoigoshi; background     Kabaddi... [04:16] Yoigoshi     More... SIGN    Kouyou SIGN    Noukin [04:23] ref     Noukin, two points gained! [04:26] Seki     Okay! A three-point spread! [04:28] Hitomi     You're amazing, Yoigoshi-kun! [04:36] Uto     You wanted another two points, didn't you? [04:39] Kouyou     Huh? SIGN    BACK: Iura, Misumi [04:43] Iura     It seems like Yoigoshi and Hiro know. [04:45] Iura     For us to make a comeback, we needed     to gain a lot of points there. [04:49] Iura     Considering the time that's left,     we only have one more chance to raid. [04:54] Iura     There won't be another chance     for Masato to raid in this match. [05:06] Misumi     Yoigoshi? [05:09] Uto     Yoigoshi did good work. [05:12] Uto     It's just that he's up     against the wrong opponent. [05:21] Sakura     Kabaddi. Kabaddi. [05:24] Ban     This atmosphere is intense... [05:24] Sakura; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [05:27] Seki     If we don't stop Sakura,     the match is pretty much over! [05:31] Sakura; background     Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi... [05:33] Sakura     There is no "next time." [05:35] Sakura     I will end it here! [05:37] ---     Kabaddi... [05:38] Azemichi     Stop him! [05:38] Azemichi     The captain isn't here!     I will protect Yoigoshi! [05:41] Sakura     Kabaddi! [05:43] Sakura     Kabaddi! [05:46] Azemichi     His moves are getting     sharper and sharper! [05:48] Azemichi     What's with this guy?! [05:52] Yoigoshi     Azemichi! [05:55] Yoigoshi     Huh? [05:57] Azemichi     Huh? [05:58] Sakura     Kabaddi! [05:59] narrator     Struggle! [06:03] Yoigoshi     Time's running out! I have to do the next raid! [06:07] Azemichi     Both of us at once... A five-point lead... [06:11] Yoigoshi; Azemichi     We'll lose! [06:13] ---     Kabaddi... [06:14] narrator     With even a single point gained,     defeat is very likely. [06:18] narrator     A high-speed catch in the     final stages of the game. [06:21] narrator     Willpower can cast aside fatigue. [06:26] narrator     However, it was the same for Sakura. [06:32] Sakura     I can't lose. [06:34] Sakura     I won't lose! [06:36] Sakura     Through this match,     I've realized how weak I am. [06:38] Sakura     I remembered what I must do! [06:42] Sakura     I am the ace. [06:44] Sakura     With my strength, I take     my team... to the win! [06:48] Sakura     Kabaddi. [06:49] Uto     There's an anti! [06:52] Sakura     His catch is weak. What is he aiming for? [06:55] Misumi     I don't have to take him down. [06:58] Misumi     Give your utmost best for the win. [07:00] Misumi     Right, Yoigoshi?! [07:05] Hanai     Blocking? [07:05] Ishida     Number 3 was just buying time! [07:08] Misumi     I'm no match for him! Not alone! [07:12] (Flashback) delinquent 1     You're amazing, Kyo-chan! [07:15] Misumi     Nothing scared me. [07:17] Misumi     I had guys with me, but even     alone, I was unbeatable. [07:22] Misumi     Man, they're really working hard.     How is that fun? [07:26] Misumi     I just don't get it. [07:30] Misumi     Alone... I can't stop him! [07:36] Azemichi     Make it in time! [07:38] Date     Taking him down is the only path left to us! [07:43] Yoigoshi     I reached him! [07:46] Sakura     Kabaddi... [07:48] Sakura     I've learned during this match. [07:50] Sakura     In a melee, what I need to be most wary of... [07:52] Sakura     is number 4's power. [07:57] Ojo     He's using the players     coming for him as a shield! [08:00] Yoigoshi     I see! Without Date... [08:02] Yoigoshi     that spin will...! [08:08] Sakura     This guy... [08:09] Sakura     He's not folding! [08:11] Sakura     Rough and unrefined,     yet still he comes for me! [08:14] Sakura     I will stand and face him! I am not afraid! [08:17] Sakura     I'll put everything I have into this spin... [08:19] Sakura     and shake off the likes of you! [08:22] Sakura     Kabaddi! [08:28] Sakura     He's not coming? [08:34] (Flashback) Ojo     You okay? [08:36] (Flashback) Iura     It isn't time for a break yet. [08:41] Misumi     People who've been doing this     since forever are amazing. [08:47] (Flashback) delinquent 1     You're amazing, Kyo-chan! [08:48] (Flashback) Misumi     How? [08:51] (Flashback) Date     Have you ever seriously     devoted yourself to anything? [08:54] (Flashback) Misumi     Nope. [08:56] (Flashback) Misumi     I've never done any sports. [08:59] Misumi     I have to do more... practice more, or else... [09:04] Misumi     If someone like me could     predict Sakura's spin, [09:09] Misumi     it means I can take Sakura down. [09:11] Misumi     And this situation is the result of... [09:15] Misumi     Well, it wasn't just some fluke... [09:18] Misumi     I can believe that, right? [09:28] Sakura     I am... [09:31] Sakura     Kouyou's... [09:38] Misumi     I know that, Ace! [09:56] ref     Kouyou, raid failed! [09:58] ref     Noukin, one point gained! [10:00] Azemichi     Y-You stopped him! [10:06] Misumi     Yeah! [10:08] Misumi     Did you see that, all you sportsmen?! [10:11] Hanai     He offset the timing of his catch? [10:14] Uto     He sensed the danger and dealt     with it in that instant. [10:17] Uto     Without experience and training,     you could never pull off that defense. [10:21] Misumi     Don't you ever look down on me! [10:24] Ojo     Kyohei. [10:25] Ojo     There's no need for you to intimidate     everyone in the gym like that. [10:29] (Flashback) Iura     This is a new member, Misumi Kyohei-kun. [10:35] Ojo     You're already one of us. [10:43] Yoigoshi     You really went and did it, Senpai. [10:47] Yoigoshi     This time, it's my turn. [10:54] ---     Let's go! [10:55] ref     Kouyou, time out! [10:57] Seki     Fifteen seconds remaining     and a two-point gap! [11:00] Hitomi     He sent Sakura-san out! [11:06] Sakura     At this critical moment... [11:09] Sakura     Blast it. Blast! [11:11] Uto     You did more than enough. [11:14] Uto     You did it. [11:16] Uto     The moment you sent Masato-san out,     you'd already done your job. [11:20] Uto     Get it, Ace? Leave the rest to us. [11:28] Uto     It's our turn now. [11:30] Uto     Do you remember what     everyone around us said [11:32] Uto     when we made it to Kanto's top eight? [11:35] Hanai     S-Sakura carried us as a one-man team. [11:37] Uto     And what I thought then...     was that they were completely correct! [11:40] Ishida     Hey... [11:42] Uto     What's wrong with that? [11:43] Uto     Every day, we pit ourselves     against that monster. [11:47] Uto     When Sakura's on the court,     we prioritize protecting him. [11:51] Uto     But the next defense will be different. [11:54] Uto     We've had a ton of practice     against a monster. [11:57] Uto     We can show them what our     defense is truly made of. [12:01] Uto     We will win, as Kouyou. [12:04] Kouyou     Sir! [12:08] Ojo     Honestly, you've all played so well. [12:10] Ojo     While I wasn't able to be there... [12:12] Misumi     What are you talking about? [12:14] Misumi     We could only do this because you're here. [12:17] Ojo     For you to say that redeems me. SIGN    Noukin SIGN    Kouyou [12:20] Iura     But a comeback still seems difficult. [12:23] Iura     We'd need to score three points... [12:27] Iura     Every time this happens... [12:29] Iura     I find myself at a loss as to what to say. [12:32] Iura     The raider holds the key to a win or a loss. [12:34] Iura     The rest of us can only watch. [12:36] Yoigoshi     If it were the captain, [12:38] Yoigoshi     would he be able to make a     comeback on the next raid? [12:41] Iura     Yoigoshi— [12:42] Yoigoshi     I'm not losing my nerve here. [12:44] Yoigoshi     It's the opposite. [12:46] Yoigoshi     You're the one who said it, right?     "The Beast of Noukin." [12:49] Yoigoshi     "Go become the strongest raider." [12:53] Yoigoshi     I've never once thought that was a joke. [12:57] Iura     I'll tell you the plan. [13:00] ref     End of timeout! [13:01] ref     Raid goes to Noukin! SIGN    Kouyou SIGN    Noukin [13:07] Hitomi     Noukin's final raid... is starting. [13:12] narrator     Normally, a little over ten     seconds is nothing of note, [13:15] narrator     but here it transforms into unending time. [13:21] narrator     In this incredibly volatile world... [13:24] narrator     a beast has stepped forward. [13:28] Azemichi     They're going in to push him out! [13:30] Ishida     A single point is allowable. [13:31] Ishida     I'll make a play that helps us win! [13:34] Ishida     This guy... isn't running? [13:37] narrator     For Yoigoshi, the battle began... [13:41] narrator     Struggle! [13:42] narrator     in this moment! [13:47] narrator     The zones running along the side     of the court known as lobbies, [13:49] narrator     become playable areas after     the raider enters a struggle. [13:52] narrator     In this moment, a meter on     either side of the court, [13:56] narrator     two meters in total, have been unlocked. [13:59] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi! [14:00] Yoigoshi     Now, I'll be able to use distance! [14:03] Yoigoshi     The targets are far away... [14:04] Yoigoshi     The defense has spread out. [14:07] Yoigoshi     But I expected them to do this. [14:08] Yoigoshi     I've crushed their teamwork! [14:13] (Flashback) Uto     There's no helping a lack     of experience at this point. [14:15] (Flashback) Uto     If that's the case, hone yourselves now! [14:17] Hanai     As novices, though we may feel isolated,     we'll devote everything we've got... [14:21] Kido     We'll each dodge with everything we have! [14:23] Ishida     We'll each go to take him     down with everything we have! [14:26] (Flashback) Uto     And, one day, those things     will become Kouyou's... [14:29] (Flashback) Uto     our team's, strength! [14:33] Iura     He's been blocked in! [14:35] narrator     Struggle! [14:39] Ishida     A Back?! Why now? [14:42] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi! [14:44] (Flashback) Iura     I'll tell you the plan. [14:47] (Flashback) Iura     In order to prevent a huge point gain, [14:49] (Flashback) Iura     it's likely they'll spread out their defense. [14:51] (Flashback) Iura     And when you go in for a catch, [14:53] (Flashback) Iura     they'll block the course for a     Back or a Cut. That's certain. [14:57] (Flashback) Iura     So, you should use their positioning, [15:00] (Flashback) Iura     and create a trajectory targeting     the remaining opponents. [15:02] (Flashback) Iura     Using a skill you haven't mastered      in a match carries high risks, but... [15:07] (Flashback) Yoigoshi     It's like a penalty shoot-out. [15:10] (Flashback) Yoigoshi     No matter what the outcome may be, [15:12] (Flashback) Yoigoshi     you never imagine yourself     missing in a crucial moment. [15:15] Yoigoshi     Ever since I was a kid,     I've always... always... [15:22] Yoigoshi     done things this way! [15:25] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi! [15:27] narrator     Struggle! [15:30] Azemichi     That's three! [15:31] Iura     He really clinched it! [15:34] Yoigoshi     Kabaddi... [15:35] ---     Now! [15:36] Hanai     We will win with our strength! [15:39] Kido     We won't lose! If we lose now... [15:42] Kouyou     ...then we won't be able to look Sakura, [15:45] Kouyou     the guy who did all that for us, in the eye! [15:49] Kouyou     He turned! [16:00] Uto     There was always a genius beside me. [16:03] Uto     I kept working hard so that     I wouldn't get left behind! [16:07] Uto     Brains, brawn...     After giving every last drop... [16:13] Uto     that's where you'll find     the greatest of plays! [16:18] Sakura     Go, Hiro! [16:26] Uto     A spin?! [16:29] Misumi; Date     That's Sakura's— [16:33] Uto     That's right... it isn't just me! [16:36] Uto     Every single one of these guys... [16:38] Uto     Everyone is burning themselves to ash! [16:51] Uto     Don't you underestimate me! [16:59] Yoigoshi     Just one more step. [17:02] Yoigoshi     Always. Always! [17:06] Yoigoshi     I will overcome this "one more step"! [17:10] Yoigoshi     Overcoming everything... [17:13] Yoigoshi     is what I've decided to do! [17:43] ref     Four points by touch! Two points by lona! [17:45] ref     End of match! [17:52] Yoigoshi     All right! [18:00] Yoigoshi     Yeah! Did you see that? That was my— [18:13] Iura     What's with that face you're making? [18:15] Ojo     I'm happy, but... [18:17] Ojo     there's a part of my heart... [18:19] Ojo     that's saying "he really got me,"     and I hate that part of me. [18:22] Iura     That's how raiders should be. [18:25] Iura     Besides, it's the end that     decides a battle, right? [18:30] Iura     I'm counting on you for the tournament. [18:32] Ojo     Yeah. [18:38] Uto     If only I'd stopped him... [18:41] Uto     Sakura... [18:42] Sakura     The thing is, [18:44] Sakura     back when I joined the team, [18:46] Sakura     more than winning, I thought this team      seemed like it would be fun to join. [18:51] Sakura     But now, it's different. [18:54] Sakura     I want to win with this team. [18:57] Sakura     Please, lend me your strength. [19:01] Uto     We'll get our revenge at the tournament! [19:03] Kouyou     Yeah! [19:15] Iura     "I wasn't able to do anything." Is that it? [19:19] Iura     Starting now, I'll drill everything into you. [19:22] Iura     Leave the judgment as to whether or not you could do anything for after that. [19:27] Hitomi; Seki; Ban     Yes, sir! [19:29] Sakura     Ojo-san! Thank you very much. [19:31] Ojo     We should be the ones thanking you! [19:33] Ojo     That's one win, one loss, right, Sakura-kun? [19:36] Sakura     What? [19:36] Ojo     Our match. [19:38] Ojo     Thanks to you, I was able      to realize a lot of things. [19:42] Ojo     The form might be a little different, [19:44] Ojo     but make sure you keep our promise, okay? [19:47] Sakura     Our promise... [19:49] (Flashback) Sakura     I will become a raider that can     be a strength for you, Ojo-san... [19:54] Sakura     Will it really count as keeping the promise? [19:57] Ojo     It will totally count! [19:59] Sakura     I'm really no match for     him when he's like this... [20:03] Sakura     Let's settle this at the tournament. [20:05] Ojo     Yeah. [20:07] Sakura     And I'll have to keep my     promise to Yoigoshi-kun, too. [20:11] Yoigoshi     Huh? [20:12] Sakura     I said that if I lost, I'd have     to tell you why I quit kabaddi... [20:15] Yoigoshi     Oh... It's fine. [20:18] Yoigoshi     If it made someone as strong as you quit,      it had to be something big, right? [20:23] Sakura     Thank you. [20:25] Uto     Hey, Yoigoshi! How's the injury? [20:27] Yoigoshi     Hey. It's fine. [20:29] Uto     This is the second time in my life a     junior player's taken a lona from me. [20:32] Uto     You're truly incredible. [20:34] Yoigoshi     Who was it? [20:35] Uto     Huh? [20:36] Yoigoshi     Who was the first junior to     take a lona from you? [20:43] Uto     If you both win your way through the     tournament, you'll end up facing him. [20:48] Uto     He's from the world team. [20:50] Yoigoshi     The world team? [20:52] Yoigoshi     I see. SIGN    Akagakubo Station [21:03] Misumi     That Sakura shook my hand     with freakin' crazy strength. [21:07] Misumi     That's an apprentice of     the captain's for you. [21:09] Date     That's great, isn't it? He considers you a rival. [21:12] Date     He's the ace of a Kanto top-eight team! [21:15] Yoigoshi     There's still people better than him, right? [21:17] Azemichi     There goes Yoigoshi,     saying stuff like that again. [21:20] Misumi     It's our first win! And you're     the one who clinched it! [21:23] Misumi     Be happier! Show us how you feel! [21:25] Date     We need a toast! A toast! [21:26] Yoigoshi     It was just a practice match. [21:28] Yoigoshi     Why are they so excited? [21:30] Iura     Hey, Yoigoshi... [21:32] Iura     Kabaddi is fun, isn't it? [21:37] (Flashback) Yoigoshi     If I can't win, it's boring! [21:41] Yoigoshi     That's a dirty move, you know... [21:44] Iura     Which means, in short... [21:47] Misumi     What did you mean by that? [21:49] Yoigoshi     Oh, look. The train's here. [21:51] Ojo     What's going on? SIGN    Aim for     Number 1 in Japan!