E1 - What Is Kabaddi?

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[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!