E28 - Cardfight Club Initiated!

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[00:03] Student A
    Ms. Tatsunagi!
[00:04] Student B
    You're so cute, Kourin!
[00:06] Student C
    I'm a big fan!
[00:08] Student C
    Could I have your autograph?
[00:09] Student A
    Hey, you jerk! That's out of line!
[00:12] Student B
    That's right! Our teacher said
    we should treat her with discretion!
[00:17] Kourin
    While I'm at this school,
    I'm simply a fellow student.
[00:22] Kourin
    I hope we can all be friends
[00:24] Kourin
    without any fuss made over me.
[00:27] The Four
    Yes! Let's be friends!
[00:29] Student E
    H-Hey, that's one of the members of the
    Tatsunagi family's idol group, "Ultra-rare"!
[00:34] Student F
    What?! The IT industry conglomerate
[00:36] Student F
    that's also said to dominate
    the media all around the world?!
[00:39] Student F
    The Tatsunagi Foundation?!
[00:41] Student G
    I wanna get closer to her!
[00:44] Aichi
    E-Excuse me...
[00:46] Aichi
    Please let me by.
[00:47] Student H
    Look, it's Kourin!
[00:49] Naoki
    You're in the way! Move!
[00:57] Aichi
    U-Um...
[00:58] Aichi
    Thank you, Ishida.
[01:01] Naoki
    Huh? I didn't do jack.
[01:04] Aichi
    Isn't it amazing that
    an idol transferred into our class?
[01:08] Naoki
    You think so?
[01:09] Naoki
    It's just annoying to me,
     how everybody's gushing over her.
[01:12] Aichi
    I suppose I'm not very comfortable
    with all the commotion, either.
[01:20] Aichi
    But anyway...
[01:21] Aichi
    I'm going to go put up my Cardfight Club fliers.
[01:25] Naoki
    Fliers?
[01:27] Aichi
    S-Sorry.
[01:29] Aichi
    I bumped into you again.
[01:32] Aichi
    Oh! Maybe you'd like...
[01:37] Naoki
    Oh, that.
[01:39] Aichi
    This morning I put up a flier
[01:41] Aichi
    on the bulletin board
    in front of the faculty room,
[01:44] Aichi
    but the response was kind of... lukewarm...
[01:48] Aichi
    So I thought I'd be
    a little more proactive about it.
[01:52] Naoki
    You're gonna put up all of those?
[01:54] Aichi
    I guess it is a lot...
[01:56] Naoki
    Well...
[01:58] Naoki
    Good luck with that.
[01:59] Aichi
    Thanks!
[02:02] Aichi
    Did that go okay?
[02:05] Aichi
    I didn't act strange, did I?
[02:07] Aichi
    No, I feel like I did a good job
    of talking to him normally.
[02:21] Aichi
    No, I can't let it get to me.
[02:24] Aichi
    I won't cower in fear anymore.
[02:28] Aichi
    Now, let's get started!
    This is just the beginning!
[02:31] Aichi
    Stand up, High School Life!
[02:35] Aichi
    Oh, uh, n-nothing...
[02:38] Aichi
    I'm now a student at Miyaji Academy
[02:41] Aichi
    and have decided to start a Cardfight Club...
[02:46] Aichi
    I've got to imagine it!
[02:49] Aichi
    Today, my imagination will take shape!
SIGN    Image 28 Cardfight Club Initiated!
[04:30] Naoki
    What's with me?
[04:32] Naoki
    Chatting with a kid like that...
[04:34] Naoki
    Sheesh. It ain't like we're friends...
[04:38] Boy A
    Naoki!
[04:40] Boy A
    C'mere, Naoki!
[04:43] Boy A
    This is fun!
[04:45] Boy A
    If he falls, you get one point.
[04:47] Boy A
    If he cries, you get ten points.
[04:49] Boy A
    Well? Wanna give it a try?
[04:51] Young Naoki
    That's dumb.
[04:56] Naoki
    I thought, "That's boring..."
    and didn't do anything.
[05:03] Naoki
    If I remember right, those bullies
    all got expelled from the academy after that.
[05:14] Naoki
    Aw, nuts!
[05:19] Naoki
    But still...
[05:21] Naoki
    ...the kid who got bullied's
    come back to the academy.
[05:24] Naoki
    And he's trying to do... something.
[05:27] Naoki
    Seriously, what's this
    card club thing he's trying to form?
[05:35] Aichi
    W-Won't you join the Cardfight Club?!
[05:38] Aichi
    If you're curious, please try it out!
[05:40] Aichi
    U-Um...
[05:42] Aichi
    Even if you've never played, I'll teach you!
[05:45] Aichi
    I guarantee it'll be fun!
[05:47] Aichi
    How about it?!
[05:49] Student H
    What's he doing? Soliciting for a club?
[05:52] Student I
    No one's going to join anything like that!
[05:55] Student J
    Let's go, Kourin.
[05:57] Student K
    Huh? But wait...
[05:59] Student K
    Didn't Kourin do a commercial
    for some card game?
[06:03] Kourin
    Well then, good day to you all.
[06:11] Student H
    Check out that car!
[06:12] Student I
    That's the Tatsunagi Foundation for you.
[06:21] Aichi
    In the end, not one person took a flier...
[06:26] Aichi
    No, it's just that they're
    not familiar with Vanguard yet.
[06:30] Aichi
    I have to work harder at making sure
    they all know just how fun the game is!
[06:39] Naoki
    That kid lives near here?
[06:47] Naoki
    What's this place?
[06:50] Naoki
    "Card Capital"?
[06:53] Aichi
    Hello!
[06:54] Kamui
    Brother Aichi!
[06:55] Morikawa
    You're late!
[06:56] Miwa
    Fight me first!
[06:58] Kamui
    No, I'm first!
[07:00] Naoki
    I don't get why,
    but the kid seems awful popular here!
[07:04] Shin
    Welcome!
[07:06] Kamui
    Me! Me!
[07:07] Kamui
    I'm first!
[07:07] Naoki
    O-Old man!
[07:08] Shin
    Yes?
[07:09] Shin
    Wait, I'm old?!
[07:11] Naoki
    Hey, old man...
[07:13] Naoki
    What kinda shop is this?!
[07:14] Shun
    I'm so glad you asked!
[07:18] Shin
    This is a specialty shop run by
    and for people who love card games!
[07:23] Shin
    It's called Card Capital!
[07:25] Shin
    Sir, I notice that you're wearing
    the same uniform as Aichi...
[07:28] Shin
    Are you his friend?
[07:30] Naoki
    Not really.
[07:32] Naoki
    Whoa, hang on...
[07:34] Naoki
    Is he such a regular here
    that you remember his name?
[07:37] Shin
    Of course I do!
[07:38] Shin
    He's the champion of
    the Vanguard Fight Asia Circuit!
[07:43] Naoki
    A champion?! Him?!
[07:45] Shin
    Why not come in and check it out?
[07:48] Shin
    A fight is about to begin!
[07:52] Shin
    Come on in!
[07:53] Naoki
    Well, since you insist...
[07:56] The Two
    Stand up, Vanguard!
[08:00] Aichi
    I ride Glyme!
[08:02] Kamui
    The Great Kamui rides Battleraizer!
[08:05] Aichi
    I ride Allen!
[08:07] Aichi
    My turn's over.
[08:08] Kamui
    I ride Raizer Custom!
[08:10] Kamui
    Then I draw and attack with Raizer Custom!
[08:13] Aichi
    No guard!
[08:15] Kamui
    Drive check!
[08:16] Kamui
    I got a draw trigger!
[08:19] Aichi
    Damage check!
[08:22] Naoki
    I don't get it...
[08:25] Shin
    Sir, is this your first encounter with Vanguard?
[08:29] Naoki
    Well, yeah...
[08:31] Shin
    I see!
[08:32] Shin
    Then, I'll explain the basics.
[08:36] Shin
    To start, there are two things
    you should remember about Vanguard.
[08:40] Shin
    The first is "Ride",
    which is when you possess a unit.
[08:43] Shin
    The second is "Call",
    which is when you summon a unit.
[08:46] Naoki
    W-W-Wait a sec!
[08:48] Naoki
    What's the difference?
[08:50] Shin
    "Ride" is for you yourself, the player!
[08:53] Shin
    "Call" is for friends who fight alongside you.
[08:56] Naoki
    You yourself, and friends...
[08:58] Shin
    The unit that the player rides
    is called the "Vanguard,"
[09:02] Shin
    and the friend units are called "rear-guards."
[09:05] Naoki
    A "vanguard," and "rear-guards"...
[09:07] Shin
    Right!
[09:09] Shin
    Both players employ their units' abilities,
[09:12] Shin
    and the first one to deal 6 damage points
     to their opponent's Vanguard is the winner.
[09:17] Shin
    And then there's
    the most important thing of all!
[09:21] Naoki
    What's most important?
[09:23] Shin
    That's...
[09:24] Shin
    ...imagination!
[09:26] Naoki
    Huh?
[09:27] Shin
    Imagine it!
[09:28] Shin
    Imagination will become your strength!
[09:31] Naoki
    The heck? You making fun of me, old man?
[09:34] Kamui
    Manager!
[09:36] Kamui
    We're fighting here, so keep it down!
[09:39] Shin
    Oh, pardon me!
[09:41] Naoki
    Ah, crud!
[09:43] Naoki
    He almost saw me!
[09:46] Shin
    Now, spread the wings of your imagination,
[09:49] Shin
    and observe their fight!
[09:51] Shin
    Aichi is leading his friends
    on the planet Cray into battle...
[09:55] Shin
    ...as their vanguard!
[09:57] Naoki
    He's doing the leading...?
[10:04] Aichi
    Blaster Blade attacks Raizer Custom!
[10:10] Kamui
    No guard!
[10:11] Aichi
    Drive check!
[10:13] Morikawa
    There it is! A critical trigger!
[10:16] Aichi
    I give the power to Gallatin,
[10:17] Aichi
    and the extra critical to Blaster Blade!
[10:27] Kamui
    Damage check!
[10:32] Naoki
    "Damage check"?
[10:34] Naoki
    Old man...
[10:35] Shin
    Please, call me "Manager"!
[10:36] Naoki
    What just happened?!
[10:37] Shin
    Some units have special icons on them.
[10:42] Shin
    The card Aichi just drew
[10:44] Shin
    had an icon indicating
    that it was a "critical trigger,"
[10:47] Shin
    meaning that if his attack succeeded,
[10:49] Shin
    the damage would increase by 1 point.
[10:52] Naoki
    In other words, Sendou's attack
    hit his opponent's weak point?!
[10:56] Shin
    Exactly!
[10:57] Shin
    It sounds like you're giving
    your imagination a real workout!
[11:02] Aichi
    Go, Gallatin!
[11:03] Kamui
    Let's stop him, Turboraizer!
[11:08] Kamui
    I ain't out yet!
[11:10] Kamui
    It's the Great Kamui's turn!
[11:11] Aichi
    Go ahead, Kamui!
[11:15] Kamui
    I ride!
[11:19] Kamui
    Hi-powered Raizer Custom!
[11:27] Kamui
    Yes!
[11:34] Aichi
    I ride!
[11:39] Aichi
    King of Knights, Alfred!
[11:43] Aichi
    Imaginary Gift! Force!
[11:46] Aichi
    Counterblast!
[11:48] Aichi
    I superior call Blaster Blade!
[11:55] Blaster
    Burst Buster!
[12:05] Kamui
    I lost again!
[12:07] Shin
    What do you think, sir?
[12:08] Shin
    Were you able to imagine it?
[12:10] Shin
    Huh?
[12:14] Naoki
    Sheesh, what the heck's with that kid?!
[12:17] Naoki
    He was so pumped in there,
    I'd swear he was a whole different person!
[12:21] Naoki
    Is that card game really that fun?
[12:31] Aichi
    Good morning!
[12:34] Aichi
    Please take a flyer!
    It's for the Cardfight Club!
[12:38] Aichi
    Good morning!
[12:39] Aichi
    Oh!
[12:40] Aichi
    Misaki!
[12:41] Misaki
    Aichi...
[12:43] Aichi
    Um...
[12:44] Aichi
    Please take one.
[12:47] Misaki
    I told you, I don't have time...
[12:49] Aichi
    Yes, I know.
[12:51] Aichi
    But maybe just in case you have
    friends who might be interested...?
[12:58] Kourin
    What do you think you're doing?
[13:00] Aichi
    Huh?
[13:00] Kourin
    You. The champion of the Asia Circuit.
[13:04] Kourin
    I asked what you think you're doing!
[13:07] Aichi
    Wha?! You recognized me?!
[13:09] Kourin
    Of course I did!
[13:10] Aichi
    Well, you see...
[13:12] Aichi
    This school doesn't have a Cardfight club,
[13:15] Aichi
    and it seems that few of
    the students know about Vanguard.
[13:19] Aichi
    So I thought I'd form a club myself.
[13:22] Kourin
    That sounds tough.
[13:24] Aichi
    It is.
[13:25] Aichi
    According to the rules,
[13:26] Aichi
    if I can't get at least five members,
[13:29] Aichi
    the Student Council
    won't recognize it as a club.
[13:32] Kourin
    So? How many do you have so far?
[13:34] Aichi
    Huh?
[13:35] Kourin
    I asked how many members you have so far!
[13:39] Aichi
    Right...
[13:39] Aichi
    Well, actually...
[13:42] Aichi
    ...it's still just me.
[13:43] Kourin
    Fine.
[13:45] Kourin
    In that case, I'll join the Cardfight Club.
[13:48] Aichi
    Huh?
[13:49] Kourin
    I'll be your first member!
[13:52] Aichi
    Uh...
[13:52] Aichi
    Wha?!
[13:53] Aichi
    You, Ms. Tatsunagi?!
[14:10] Student A
    Huh? You're going to join, Kourin?!
[14:13] Student D
    Then I'll join, too!
[14:14] Student C
    Yeah, sign me up!
[14:15] Student B
    Sendou, I wanna join, too!
[14:18] Student
    Please! Please!
[14:20] Student A
    Sendou, I'll take a flier.
[14:21] Kourin
    Just a moment.
[14:23] Kourin
    Now that I'm a member,
    I refuse to accept anyone joining on a lark.
[14:28] Kourin
    The only ones qualified to join the club
    are those who can defeat me or Aichi Sendou.
[14:33] Kourin
    In a Vanguard fight, that is.
[14:35] Aichi
    Huh?!
[14:36] All
    What?!
[14:39] Aichi
    Here!
[14:41] Aichi
    Right here is the end of the line
    for the Cardfight Club initiation test!
[14:46] Aichi
    We'll lend you a deck,
    so don't hesitate to try!
[14:50] Kourin
    Attack!
[14:52] Student A
    I didn't stand a chance!
[14:54] Kourin
    Next.
[14:55] Student D
    No way!
[14:57] Kourin
    Next.
[15:01] Student A
    Sendou!
[15:02] Student A
    Tell me how to beat Kourin!
[15:05] Student C
    Tell me, too!
[15:07] Aichi
    Um...
[15:08] Kourin
    Next!
[15:09] Shingo
    Why you...
[15:11] Shingo
    How dare you act so familiar
    with my idol, even talking to her?!
[15:17] Naoki
    Hey!
[15:18] Naoki
    You in the glasses!
[15:20] Naoki
    What's all this fuss about?
[15:22] Shingo
    It's an initiation test for the Cardfight Club.
[15:27] Naoki
    A test?
[15:28] Shingo
    Yes. Apparently you can't join
    unless you win a Cardfight.
[15:33] Shingo
    Are you interested?
[15:34] Naoki
    Not really.
[15:43] Aichi
    Ms. Tatsunagi, isn't this a little too strict?
[15:46] Kourin
    You mean the initiation test?
[15:48] Aichi
    I watched the Ultra-rare exhibition match
[15:51] Aichi
    at the Asia Circuit opening ceremony.
[15:55] Aichi
    Your fight wasn't just for show.
[15:59] Aichi
    I sensed true strength in you.
[16:02] Aichi
    If you fight that seriously,
[16:04] Aichi
    I don't think anyone will be able to pass.
[16:07] Kourin
    We don't need members who
    only want to join because I'm an idol.
[16:09] Aichi
    But...
[16:10] Kourin
    If they don't even have
    the ability to defeat me,
[16:14] Kourin
    I don't consider them fit to be on the
    same team as you, the Asia Circuit champion.
[16:19] Aichi
    But that's just...
[16:20] Kourin
    Listen to me.
[16:23] Kourin
    If your desire for new members means
    that you're willing to have shoddy fights,
[16:26] Kourin
    then I'll quit the club, immediately.
[16:29] Aichi
    Uh...
[16:29] Kourin
    Furthermore...
[16:31] Kourin
    I don't like you calling me that.
[16:33] Aichi
    Huh?
[16:34] Kourin
    Would you call me by my given name from now on?
[16:37] Aichi
    Oh! Certainly, Kourin!
[16:41] Kourin
    Thank you.
[16:46] Kotomi
    Hey, did you hear, Misaki and Akari?!
[16:50] Kotomi
    An idol transferred to our school!
[16:52] Akari
    I know!
[16:53] Akari
    The Ultra-rare girl, right?
[16:55] Akari
    She was in a commercial for some card game.
[16:57] Kotomi
    I heard there's a boy trying to form
[17:01] Kotomi
    a new card game club
    so he can get close to Kourin!
[17:05] Akari
    Now that you mention it, I did see him.
[17:08] Akari
    He was handing out fliers
    in front of the school.
[17:10] Misaki
    Wh-Why?!
[17:12] Misaki
    Why would people assume that
    Aichi's forming his club just for an idol?!
[17:17] Kotomi
    Hey, Misaki...
[17:19] Kotomi
    Do you know something about it?
[17:22] Misaki
    Uh, no, I don't!
[17:25] The Two
    Hold on, Misaki!
[17:30] Misaki
    I'm done cleaning!
[17:32] Shin
    Thank you.
[17:34] Naoki
    Oh...
[17:34] Shin
    I'm sorry, but we're closed for--
[17:37] Shin
    Oh! I remember you!
[17:39] Naoki
    Old man! Will you teach me Vanguard?!
[17:43] Shin
    Sure.
[17:45] Shin
    Let's start with this beginner's deck.
[17:48] Naoki
    Not like that!
[17:49] Naoki
    I've gotta get good enough
    to beat the Asia champion!
[17:53] Shin
    The Asia champion?
[17:56] Shin
    Very well!
[17:57] Shin
    However, I have one condition.
[18:00] Naoki
    What condition?
[18:02] Shin
    Would you please call me
    "Manager" instead of "old man"?
[18:07] Naoki
    It's a deal, Manager!
[18:14] Kourin
    Next.
[18:15] Kourin
    I attack your Vanguard.
[18:18] Student B
    I lost!
[18:20] Student O
    You're too strong!
[18:21] Student A
    Sendou, tell me how to beat Kourin!
[18:25] Student C
    Tell me, too!
[18:27] Aichi
    Um...
[18:28] Aichi
    This is a swift-attack style of deck, so...
[18:31] Kourin
    Hey, knock it off, Aichi Sendou!
[18:34] Kourin
    If you give them tips and send them back to me,
[18:37] Kourin
    I'll be here forever!
[18:41] Aichi
    Sorry! I thought it would be
    a little more fun for them that way...
[18:47] Shingo
    Here's where I make my grand entrance and...
[18:49] Naoki
    Sendou!
[18:50] Naoki
    I wanna join the club, too!
[18:53] Aichi
    Ishida...
[18:55] Student A
    Ishida?
[18:56] Student B
    You're kidding!
[18:57] Tanimoto
    What are you talking about,
    when you're the one who bullied Sendou?
[19:01] Naoki
    What?!
[19:02] Tanimoto
    I heard all about it.
[19:03] Tanimoto
    Back in elementary school,
    you used to bully Sendou!
[19:07] Naoki
    The heck?! But I didn't do any--
[19:09] Tanimoto
    Don't play dumb!
[19:11] Tanimoto
    One of the guys who got
    expelled told me about it!
[19:14] Tanimoto
    He said you were part of it,
    but you weaseled your way out!
[19:18] Student
    Huh?!
[19:19] Student
    That's awful!
[19:20] Naoki
    You...
[19:21] Naoki
    Don't talk baloney like that!
[19:23] Tanimoto
    There, see?! He's violent!
[19:25] Student
    What a creep...
[19:27] Student
    He's always been like this.
[19:29] Student
    Don't be scarier than your face, man.
[19:31] Student Q
    I bet you're the one who trashed
    his bulletin board flier, too.
[19:37] Naoki
    What the heck?!
[19:38] Naoki
    These jerks don't know a thing about me!
[19:41] Naoki
    They just take one look at me and judge me!
[19:45] Naoki
    Whether I trashed that flier or not,
[19:48] Naoki
    it ain't your business!
[19:52] Aichi
    Ishida...
[19:54] Aichi
    It wasn't you.
[19:56] Aichi
    You're not the one who tore up that flier.
[19:59] Aichi
    There's no reason for you
    to hurt your own reputation here!
[20:02] Tanimoto
    What's up with you, Sendou?
[20:04] Tanimoto
    Do you know who trashed that flier?
[20:08] Aichi
    I don't, and I don't even want to know.
[20:11] Aichi
    But...
[20:12] Naoki
    You're gonna put up all of them?
[20:14] Naoki
    Good luck with that.
[20:16] Aichi
    But...
[20:17] Aichi
    I do know that Ishida didn't do it!
[20:22] Aichi
    So you're welcome to challenge us!
[20:25] Aichi
    To take the test!
[20:30] Naoki
    Aw, man...
[20:32] Naoki
    You're always the timid one,
[20:34] Naoki
    but here you are,
    laying your cards on the table...
[20:38] Naoki
    Sounds fun.
[20:39] Naoki
    You've caught my interest!
[20:41] Naoki
    Hey!
[20:43] Naoki
    I wanna join this club!
[20:44] Naoki
    Fight me!
[20:46] Kourin
    Fine.
[20:48] Kourin
    You're the first challenger
    who's brought his own deck.
[20:52] Kourin
    I'll play you.
[20:54] Naoki
    All right!
[20:55] Student
    He knows how to play that card game?
[20:59] Kourin
    I don't know what happened
    between you and Aichi in the past,
[21:03] Kourin
    but I'm not going easy on you.
[21:04] Naoki
    Relax, Ms. Idol...
[21:07] Naoki
    There ain't no past between us.
[21:10] Naoki
    That's right. I never did anything.
[21:14] Naoki
    Even when they were picking on Sendou...
[21:16] Naoki
    ...I did...
[21:18] Naoki
    ...nothing at all.
[21:20] Naoki
    I did nothing, which meant...
[21:22] Naoki
    ...I also closed my eyes to the fact that
    I shared the blame for him getting bullied.
[21:28] Naoki
    So I'm gonna stop doing nothing!
[21:32] Naoki
    Here I come!
[21:36] The Two
    Stand up, Vanguard!
[23:10] Naoki
    Hey, I'm Naoki Ishida!
[23:12] Naoki
    I told 'em I wanted to join the Cardfight Club.
[23:14] Naoki
    With the deck that old man
    lent me, I'm sure to win!
[23:18] Aichi
    Thank you, Ishida.
[23:19] Aichi
    But what "old man"?
[23:20] Shin
    Ta-daaa! It's me!
[23:22] Aichi
    Manager!
[23:23] Shin
    I'm so happy to get a new customer!
[23:25] Shin
    "Should I do this to get stronger?
[23:28] Shin
    Or should I do that?"
[23:29] Shin
    And before he knows it, he's hooked, as if
    trapped in a bottomless bog with no escape!
[23:35] Aichi
    Bog?
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[23:35] Naoki
    Sorry, I've changed my mind about joining.
[23:37] Aichi
    Wait, Ishida!