E1 - Stand Up, Vanguard!!

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[00:22] Kai
    Sorry.
[00:34] Kai
    What happened to you?
    Did you lose a fight or something?
[00:38] Kai
    But you don't seem the fighting type.
[00:41] Kai
    Did you get bullied?
[00:50] Kai
    You wanna try this? It's fun.
[01:02] Kai
    So these fifty cards together
    make up a Vanguard deck.
[01:08] Kai
    Let's do this!
[01:10] Aichi
    A-Already?
[01:13] Kai
    You learn better by doing!
[01:19] Kai
    Come on! There's nothing to be afraid of.
[01:22] Aichi
    I n-need to get home soon...
[01:25] Kai
    Is it that late already?
[01:29] Kai
    Wait a sec!
[01:32] Kai
    You can keep this one.
[01:35] Kai
    He's a pretty strong swordsman.
[01:42] Kai
    Come on! Just imagine it!
    Imagine yourself being as strong as him.
[01:48] Aichi
    I c-can't!
[01:51] Kai
    Guess it's hard to do off the bat.
[01:53] Kai
    But once you can picture that,
    I bet you'll be able to change.
[01:58] Kai
    Imagination will become your strength.
SIGN    Image 1
    Stand Up, Vanguard!!
[03:44] Miwa
    You're lucky, getting to live on your own.
[03:47] Miwa
    But still, after you moved away
    all of a sudden in grade school,
[03:51] Miwa
    I never thought you'd
    come back here for high school.
[03:54] Miwa
    What brought you back?
[03:58] Miwa
    Are you ignoring me?
[04:02] Suiko
    It's the hottest card game around!
[04:05] Kourin
    You're already playing Cardfight, aren't you?
[04:08] Rekka
    You haven't heard about it?
[04:10] Rekka
    Then I'll tell you!
[04:11] Rekka
    It's called...
[04:13] The 3
    Vanguard!
[04:14] Miwa
    Hey, a Vanguard commercial.
    You still play, right?
[04:18] Kai
    Whatever.
[04:19] Miwa
    Huh?
[04:21] Miwa
    So you're still in the habit of dodging
    topics to hide your embarrassment.
[04:27] Miwa
    Kai! What's this thing?
[04:29] Kai
    Jerk! Give it back, Miwa!
[04:31] Miwa
    It's been so long! Let's do a fight!
[04:33] Miwa
    There's a shop near here
    with this scary yet cute clerk!
[04:41] Kai
    Card Capital...
[04:45] Miwa
    Let's go in.
[04:48] Miwa
    H-Hold on, Kai! We came all this way...
[04:52] Miwa
    So let's check out the scary-cute girl!
[04:55] Kai
    That's why we're here?
[04:58] Miwa
    Hey, there!
[05:01] Miwa
    She usually chews me out with
    "Enter the store quietly."
[05:07] Morikawa
    All right!
[05:12] Morikawa
    I'll finish you off with General Seifried!
[05:16] Morikawa
    Well? Gonna do a damage check?
[05:23] Morikawa
    You're no match for me!
[05:26] Izaki
    You did it, Morikawa!
[05:27] Inenaga
    You set a new record for consecutive wins!
[05:31] Morikawa
    Anyone else wanna try their luck with me?
[05:35] Morikawa
    The heck? Are you all cowards?
[05:38] Misaki
    Sheesh.
[05:40] Shin
    He won again, huh?
[05:42] Miwa
    Why, Manager? Is the
    middle school kid really that good?
[05:45] Shin
    He has a bit of an attitude...
[05:45] Morikawa
    Get a shot of the champion! Yay!
[05:48] Shin
    But out of all our regulars,
    you could say he's the liveliest.
[05:52] Miwa
    Liveliest, huh...
[05:54] Morikawa
    Well, I guess this makes me
    the strongest fighter at Card Capital!
[05:58] Morikawa
    Izaki, Inenaga. You guys fight me.
[06:01] Izaki
    Sure.
[06:01] Inenaga
    Okay.
[06:01] Miwa
    Wait a second.
[06:03] Miwa
    If you wanna call yourself the strongest,
    then you'll have to beat him.
[06:08] Morikawa
    Aren't you from Hitsue High? You any good?
[06:11] Kai
    Miwa, I never said anything
    about fighting this guy.
[06:15] Morikawa
    "This guy"?
[06:17] Morikawa
    Fine, I'll do ya a favor and fight you.
[06:21] Kai
    You'll do me... a "favor"?
[06:24] Morikawa
    You may be my elder,
    but I'm not gonna hold back.
[06:28] Kai
    Spare me the tedious chatter.
    Let's just get started.
[06:33] Misaki
    Is your friend really going to be okay?
[06:37] Miwa
    Just watch.
SIGN    Sub Manager
[06:51] Kai
    Attack.
[06:53] Morikawa
    I've still got a damage check!
[07:02] Kai
    I win, "champion."
[07:04] Morikawa
    Rats!
[07:06] Morikawa
    How could I lose?!
[07:09] Miwa
    You did it! V-V-V! Victory!
[07:13] Miwa
    You're as strong as ever, Kai!
[07:15] Miwa
    All right! Now Toshiki Kai's
    the strongest fighter at Card Capital!
[07:19] Morikawa
    Why're you gloating?!
[07:21] Miwa
    Shut up, sore loser!
[07:22] Morikawa
    Dang it!
[07:25] Misaki
    Thanks again.
[07:27] Miwa
    Come back for a rematch anytime!
[07:30] Misaki
    What are you, his manager?
[07:34] Kai
    That's the strongest they've got?
[07:43] Kai
    I just can't get into the game
    with opponents like that.
[07:52] Izaki
    Morikawa...
[07:53] Inenaga
    What's all this?
[07:55] Morikawa
    I need a real powerful card
    to beat that jerk Kai.
[07:59] Morikawa
    So I got an advance on my allowance
    and bought a whole box!
SIGN    Uesugi's Army
    
    12,000
[08:05] Mark
    Today, we're covering
    the Battles of Kawanakajima!
[08:09] Mark
    Of them all, the fourth battle,
    the Battle of Hachimanbara...
[08:12] StudentA
    We're covering Kawanakajima this early?
[08:14] Mark
    ...is the best known for being
    an extraordinary life-or-death struggle.
SIGN    Warrior
[08:18] Mark
    but who led the 8,000 troops
     in the attack against Shinano?
[08:22] Mark
    Shimamura!
[08:24] Shinamura
    Shingen Takeda.
[08:25] Mark
    Yes!
SIGN    Shingen Takeda
[08:27] Mark
    On the opposing side, who led the
    12,000 troops that engaged the enemy?
[08:31] Mark
    Suzuki!
[08:33] Suzuki
    Kenshin Uesugi.
[08:34] Mark
    Yes!
SIGN    Kenshin Uesugi
[08:36] Mark
    What was the battle formation
    that Uesugi's army employed?
[08:39] Mark
    Kubota!
[08:41] Kubota
    The "winding wheel" formation.
SIGN    Warrior
[08:43] Mark
    Yes!
SIGN    Uesugi's Army: Winding Wheel Formation
[08:45] Mark
    Amidst heavy fog,
    they engaged Shingen's main force!
SIGN    Attendance Record
[08:48] Mark
    Now, what formation did Takeda's army use?
[08:51] Izaki
    As always, I don't get this class.
[08:54] Izaki
    Why are we using cards?
[08:57] Inenaga
    A foreigner, a Warring States Period freak,
    and a card game fan. He's too kooky for me.
[09:02] Mark
    Now, in this cutthroat Warring States Period...
[09:06] Mark
    Let's see...
[09:08] Mark
    How would you have lived?
[09:10] Mark
    Aichi Sendou!
[09:12] Mark
    Sendou?!
[09:14] Aichi
    O-Okay...
[09:18] Mark
    Sendou, what would you have done
    to make your mark in that period?
[09:22] Inenaga
    I haven't heard him talk in forever!
[09:25] Izaki
    There's limits to how quiet you can be!
[09:27] Suzuki
    What's wrong, Aichi?!
[09:28] Aichi
    Um, uh...
[09:29] Kubota
    Hang in there, man.
[09:31] Mark
    Hey, come on!
[09:32] Mark
    Sendou, what would you have done
    back then to go down in history?
[09:36] Mark
    Imagine it. Picture it.
[09:41] Aichi
    I... I w-would have stayed in the back...
[09:45] Aichi
    Um...
[09:49] Aichi
    So I c-could run away at any time...
[10:00] Shimamura
    Talk about backward-looking!
[10:06] Mark
    Sendou...
[10:07] Mark
    That might be a good idea for surviving
    the actual Warring States Period,
[10:12] Mark
    but I think you could've done better for
    yourself today by using your imagination.
[10:17] Izaki
    You're like the lowliest soldier!
[10:19] Inenaga
    At least picture yourself
    as a samurai in command!
[10:22] Aichi
    S-Sorry...
[10:24] Mark
    All right, let's continue with
    the Battles of Kawanakajima.
SIGN    Japanese History
[10:26] Aichi
    I blew it...
[10:28] Aichi
    But with such great military leaders around,
    I never would've done anything of note.
[10:43] Aichi
    Blaster Blade...
[10:46] Aichi
    Even in the Warring States Period,
    you would've been...
[10:50] SamuraiA
    Who are you?!
[10:54] Blaster
    I am Blaster Blade!
[10:56] Blaster
    I have come from the hallowed nation
    of United Sanctuary!
[11:00] SamuraiB
    Are you some form of monster?!
[11:02] SamuraiA
    Everyone, attack!
[11:11] Morikawa
    The last pack...
[11:13] Morikawa
    Please!
[11:20] Morikawa
    Great, thanks for nothing...
[11:25] Morikawa
    A lowly foot soldier,
    smirking to himself. So annoying...
[11:31] Morikawa
    That's a Vanguard card!
[11:33] Morikawa
    And it's Blaster Blade?!
[11:37] Morikawa
    That's a totally rare card!
[12:08] Aichi
    Wh-What do you want, Morikawa?
[12:11] Morikawa
    Aichi Sendou...
[12:13] Morikawa
    I didn't know you were a Cardfighter.
[12:17] Aichi
    M-Me, a Cardfighter?
[12:20] Morikawa
    Don't play dumb. You were holding
    a Vanguard card, right?
[12:26] Aichi
    Yes, b-but I've never
    played against anyone.
[12:31] Aichi
    I'm not a Cardfighter.
[12:35] Morikawa
    Just a lowly soldier, huh?
[12:37] Morikawa
    Anyway, show me that card.
[12:49] Morikawa
    It's true! It really is Blaster Blade!
[12:52] Izaki
    Show me, too!
[12:54] Inenaga
    Awesome! It's my first time seeing one!
[12:56] Morikawa
    With this, I can beat him!
[13:02] Aichi
    Wait a minute, Morikawa!
    Don't take that away!
[13:05] Aichi
    Someone gave me that card!
    It's important to me!
[13:08] Morikawa
    Shut up!
[13:15] Morikawa
    You're not a Cardfighter, remember?
[13:19] Morikawa
    It's a shame that this card's gone unused.
    But now it's in good hands.
[13:27] Aichi
    G-Give it back. That card... is mine.
[13:33] Morikawa
    You twerp! When I knock you down, stay down!
[13:34] Inenaga
    Morikawa!
[13:38] Izaki
    Enough!
[13:39] Morikawa
    Leggo of me!
[13:42] Morikawa
    I'm gonna get revenge for yesterday.
[13:44] Morikawa
    Let's go to Card Capital.
[13:47] Aichi
    Card Capital...
[13:54] Miwa
    Oh man, I lost again!
[13:57] Misaki
    Fight quietly!
[13:59] Kai
    You're outclassed.
[14:01] Miwa
    What was that?!
[14:03] Miwa
    One more time!
[14:04] Miwa
    This time I'll show you that
    I'm different from when I was a kid!
[14:07] Morikawa
    Fight me!
[14:11] Morikawa
    Toshiki Kai, don't get full of yourself
    just because you beat me once.
[14:15] Morikawa
    Fight me one more time, for the title
    of Card Capital's strongest fighter!
[14:19] Misaki
    Enter quiet--
[14:20] Miwa
    Okay, okay.
[14:22] Morikawa
    Well?! This time, I'll--
[14:24] Kai
    I refuse.
[14:25] Morikawa
    What? Why?!
[14:28] Kai
    You suck at card games.
[14:31] Kai
    Your tactics are monotonous,
    and your strategy has no depth.
[14:34] Kai
    You rely too much on the power of the cards.
[14:37] Kai
    That's why I'd get nothing out of fighting you.
[14:40] Miwa
    Wh-Whoa, you don't hold back.
[14:43] Morikawa
    You'd get nothing out of fighting me, huh?
[14:48] Morikawa
    Then, if you win, I'll give you this card!
[14:53] Miwa
    Oh, it's Blaster Blade!
[14:56] Kai
    Blaster Blade?
[14:58] Morikawa
    Now you can't say
    you wouldn't get anything, right?
[15:01] Miwa
    Cool! Let me see!
[15:03] Kai
    Blaster Blade. Where did he get that?
[15:06] Shin
    Huh. Blaster Blade?
[15:09] Misaki
    Is it rare?
[15:10] Shin
    Why, are you interested, Misaki?
[15:12] Misaki
    Not at all.
[15:14] Miwa
    Me, me! I'll fight you!
[15:18] Morikawa
    You?
[15:19] Miwa
    If you beat me, you get to fight Kai.
[15:23] Kai
    Hey, Miwa!
[15:25] Morikawa
    All right, let's Cardfight!
[15:32] Aichi
    M-My...
[15:35] Aichi
    My card!
[15:37] Miwa
    There! I attack you with this!
[15:41] Miwa
    Okay, damage check.
[15:43] Miwa
    If it goes through, I win, right?
[15:46] Morikawa
    Please!
[15:50] Morikawa
    No trigger...
[15:52] Miwa
    Yay! I win!
[15:55] Miwa
    Well, I'm keeping this Blaster Blade.
[15:59] Miwa
    Look what I got, Kai!
[16:00] Kai
    Let me see.
[16:02] Miwa
    Hey, that's mine! Mine!
[16:05] Morikawa
    Darn it!
[16:08] Misaki
    Welcome.
[16:11] Aichi
    M-My card...
[16:14] Aichi
    Give me back my card!
[16:17] Miwa
    Who's he?
[16:20] Aichi
    M-Morikawa...
[16:22] Aichi
    Please! That card means a lot to me!
[16:25] Morikawa
    Like I care!
[16:28] Kai
    Is this your card?
[16:33] Aichi
    Th-That's right! That's mine!
[16:36] Aichi
    P-Please give it back to me!
[16:42] Kai
    Why should I?
[16:43] Aichi
    Huh?
[16:45] Kai
    He fought with this card
    on the line, and lost.
[16:53] Kai
    To us Cardfighters,
[16:55] Kai
    the results of a fight mean everything.
[16:58] Kai
    It's settled. The card belongs to him now.
[17:04] Kai
    A card that's been taken away
    can only be regained through a fight.
[17:09] Aichi
    Then, w-will you fight me?
[17:13] Morikawa
    Wh-What're you talking about?!
[17:14] Morikawa
    You've never done a Cardfight!
[17:18] Aichi
    I've never done one before,
[17:21] Aichi
    but I put together a deck because
    I wanted to have a Cardfight someday.
[17:24] Morikawa
    Say what?!
[17:26] Kai
    Fine.
[17:27] Kai
    I'll fight you. Come over here.
[17:29] Aichi
    O-Okay!
[17:31] Miwa
    What the heck, Kai?! That's my card!
[17:34] Kai
    Fine, let me borrow it.
[17:37] Morikawa
    Hey, wait!
[17:39] Morikawa
    He said this was his first Cardfight!
[17:43] Morikawa
    Why refuse to fight me,
    but agree to fight this beginner?!
[17:48] Kai
    In your last fight, were you
    challenging Miwa seriously?
[17:54] Kai
    This guy is serious in
    trying to get that card back.
[17:58] Kai
    I have no reason to refuse someone
    who challenges me to a serious fight.
[18:05] Izaki
    Morikawa!
[18:05] Inenaga
    Morikawa!
[18:06] Misaki
    Thanks again.
[18:07] Kai
    So, let's get started.
[18:09] Aichi
    R-Right.
[18:11] Kai
    But first...
[18:15] Miwa
    That's my card!
[18:16] Kai
    Pipe down.
[18:18] Kai
    You need Blaster Blade to
    complete your deck, don't you?
[18:22] Aichi
    Y-Yes.
[18:25] Kai
    You can borrow it, then.
[18:26] Kai
    It'd just be a handicap for me.
[18:29] Aichi
    Th-Thank you!
SIGN    Sub Manager
[18:46] Kai
    I'm Toshiki Kai. And you?
[18:49] Aichi
    I-I'm Aichi Sendou.
[18:55] Kai
    You seem to be a beginner,
[18:57] Kai
    so I'll explain the rules as we play.
[19:00] Kai
    Now, imagine it.
[19:13] Kai
    That's the planet Cray.
[19:15] Kai
    It's the Earth-like planet
    where our battles take place.
[19:30] Kai
    Right now we're on the planet Cray
    in spirit form, as astral bodies.
[19:35] Aichi
    Wow...
[19:38] Kai
    Our bodies are weak,
    but we have two abilities.
[19:44] Kai
    The first is "Call."
[19:46] Aichi
    Call?
[19:48] Kai
    Monsters inhabit this planet.
[19:51] Kai
    We have the ability to summon them as units.
[19:56] Kai
    But the monsters we can summon
[19:59] Kai
    are ones we have a contract with.
[20:02] Kai
    As in, only the ones we've gathered
    to complete a 50-card deck.
[20:07] Kai
    There can be up to four
    of the same card in a deck.
[20:10] Kai
    But I'm sure you know that,
    if you put a deck together.
[20:14] Kai
    Our second ability is "Ride."
[20:17] Aichi
    Ride...
[20:18] Kai
    This is the ability to possess a
    summoned unit with your astral body.
[20:23] Kai
    And once you've possessed a unit...
[20:26] Kai
    ...it's called the Vanguard.
[20:29] Aichi
    Vanguard...
[20:31] Kai
    It means "one who leads."
[20:35] Kai
    As astral bodies,
    the first units we possess
[20:38] Kai
    can only be grade 0 units.
[20:41] Kai
    Start by choosing a
    grade 0 unit from your deck
[20:44] Kai
    and laying it face down here.
[20:49] Kai
    This card is your first Vanguard.
[20:52] Kai
    Once that card is turned over,
[20:54] Kai
    it becomes none other than you.
[20:58] Kai
    You yourself become the Vanguard,
[21:00] Kai
    leading the monsters
    you have a contract with in battle.
[21:04] Kai
    After shuffling your deck,
[21:06] Kai
    place it here and draw
    five cards for your hand.
[21:10] Kai
    At this point, you can redraw any
    cards in your hand. Do you need to?
[21:14] Aichi
    N-No.
[21:16] Kai
    Then we're ready.
[21:18] Kai
    Once the first Vanguard
     is turned over, the game begins.
[21:22] Kai
    Ready?!
[21:23] Aichi
    Y-Yes!
[21:25] Kai
    Stand up, The Vanguard!
[21:25] Aichi
    Stand up, Vanguard!
[23:10] Miwa
    Hey, Kai, what do you do for meals
    now that you live alone?
[23:14] Kai
    I cook for myself.
[23:15] Miwa
    Wait, what?!
[23:16] Miwa
    You're one of those guys who can cook?!
[23:18] Kai
    Is that bad?
[23:19] Miwa
    Not at all!
[23:20] Miwa
    Cook something for me too next time!
[23:22] Kai
    Forget it.
[23:23] Miwa
    I know how you dodge subjects
    when you feel embarrassed.
[23:28] Kai
    I'm not dodging the subject.
[23:30] Miwa
    Yeah, right.
[23:31] Miwa
    Well, you can cook for me anytime!
[23:33] Miwa
    What's one of your best dishes?
SIGN    Image 2
     Ride, The Vanguard!!
[23:36] Kai
    Beef stroganoff.
[23:38] Miwa
    Whoa!