Season 2
- E1 - So The Flower Has Wilted
- E2 - As My Love First Came
- E3 - Feel Love Deepen
- E4 - To tell the people in the capital that I make for the islands
- E5 - Be as dear now, those were the good old days
- E6 - To set the Tatsuta River ablaze
- E7 - They all exchange hellos and goodbyes at the famous gates of Afusaka
- E8 - Which shines over Mount Mikasa
- E9 - My Only Thought
- E10 - Rain takes longer to dry
- E11 - I feel as though my body is on fire with Ibuki mugwort
- E12 - The only sign of summer
- E13 - In my dreams, I creep closer to you
- E14 - People would always ask if I was pining for someone
- E15 - No matter where I stand
- E16 - Wait for the Emperor's Return
- E17 - Gust of wind
- E18 - My fear is that you will forget
- E19 - I do not know where this love will take me
- E20 - The fall paddy shacks
- E21 - But its legacy continues to spread
- E22 - Long Last We Meet
- E23 - To see the beautiful cherry blossoms
- E24 - When I must hide...
- E25 - I can look up and see the snowy cap of Mt. Fuji
E1 - So The Flower Has Wilted
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SIGN Chi
SIGN ha
SIGN ya
SIGN fu
SIGN ru
[00:09] [POEM] Kanade
...to reveal moonlight, clear and bright.
[00:17] [POEM] Kanade
So the flower has...
[00:22] [POEM] Taichi
Feel love, nobody, feel sorrow...
[00:34] [POEM] Kanade
...years in this world.
SIGN Let's start a competitive karuta club!
Please come see Ayase Chihaya in class 2-9!
[00:39] [POEM] Kanade
Impassionate gods have never seen...
[00:49] Kanade
Hey.
[00:51] Kanade
I don't think we should hold
a karuta demo tomorrow.
[00:55] Chihaya
What? Why not?
[00:57] Kanade
We'll scare away all the first-years.
[00:59] Chihaya
Huh?
[01:00] Taichi
True.
[01:01] Chihaya
Huh?
SIGN Kana-chan's right.
[01:03] Chihaya
Huh?
[01:03] Nishida
They'll run for the hills.
[01:04] Chihaya
But...
[01:06] Kanade
Don't worry!
[01:07] Kanade
Let me handle this!
[01:09] Chihaya
Okay...
[01:23] Chihaya
Taichi.
[01:26] Chihaya
Will any new students come?
[01:28] Taichi
It's hard to say.
[01:32] Chihaya
I hope they fall in love with karuta.
[01:38] Taichi
Yeah.
[01:46] Chihaya
The way we did...
SIGN to set the Tatsuta River ablaze
SIGN Chihaya Furu
SIGN Verse 1
SIGN So
The
Flower
Has
Wilted
[03:16] Background
Good morning.
[03:18] Person A
Have you heard?
[03:18] Person A
The younger sister of the model
[03:20] ---
Ayase Chitose is in
the class above ours!
[03:21] Person B
No way! I'm a fan!
[03:23] Person C
Let's go check her out!
[03:27] [Messenger] Captain
From: Kazuki
Subject: (none)
First day of school for us both.
I'm so tired. Feel lousy.
Time for a new start, though,
so why don't we both
look for new partners?
What I mean is, let's break up.
[03:28] Sumire
Impossible...
[03:31] Sumire
Impossible...
[03:33] Sumire
I was dumped...
[03:40] Sumire
I need to find a new boyfriend!
[03:42] Sumire
The hottest guy in this school!
SIGN Available Clubs for New Students
[03:44] Person A
That's a cute strap!
[03:45] Guy
The tennis team's goal this
year is to win Nationals.
[03:45] Person B
Where'd you get it?
[03:46] Person C
These pink student IDs are so cute!
[03:48] Person D
Our badges are cute, too!
[03:49] Sumire
We love everything cute.
[03:52] Person A
Um... Hanano-san, right?
[03:54] Person A
I'm Hinako.
[03:55] Person A
What's your first name?
[03:57] Person A
That's a lot of mascara.
[03:57] Sumire
We love how cute we are.
[04:00] Sumire
Hanano Sumire.
[04:02] Sumire
We search for someone who
loves how cute we are.
[04:06] Person A
Wh-What are you doing?
[04:08] Sumire
I'm searching!
[04:10] Sumire
Oh! There's a nice one in class 1!
[04:13] Sumire
I'm going to make him regret dumping me
[04:14] Reader
Next, we have the competitive
Hundred Poets Karuta Club.
[04:15] ---
because we went to
different high schools
[04:18] Sumire
by finding a super hot guy!
[04:21] Taichi
I'm the president, Mashima Taichi.
[04:24] Chihaya
I-I'm the captain, Ayase Chihaya.
[04:27] Person A
Dude!
[04:28] Person B
He's gorgeous!
[04:29] Person C
They're wearing kimonos!
[04:31] Person D
She's so cute!
[04:31] Kanade
We have their attention now!
SIGN Recruitment Strategist
Kana-chan
[04:32] Person A
"Karuta club? What's that?"
[04:34] Person B
"Sounds minor."
[04:34] Person C
"Not interested."
[04:35] Kanade
Before the typical
reactions can kick in,
SIGN Was told
to keep
quiet
[04:37] Taichi
The karuta club plays a competitive
one-on-one card game
[04:38] Kanade
we send out Chihaya-chan
and the president in hakamas
[04:40] ---
to make our club look important
[04:41] ---
based on the Ogura Hundred Poets.
[04:42] Kanade
and grab the hearts of the
first-years like an eagle's talons!
[04:45] Person A
Hey, Hanano-san!
[04:45] Taichi
While the game is meant to be
competitive, there is also a cultural aspect...
[04:47] Person A
Isn't he hot?!
[04:48] Person A
Hana—
[04:52] Person A
Eagle?
[04:53] Taichi
Please drop by, if you're interested.
[04:55] Taichi
Finally, our captain would
like to say a few words.
[04:57] Chihaya
Huh?
[05:02] Chihaya
Um... Er...
[05:06] Chihaya
I-I don't...
[05:08] Chihaya
...have many ordinary friends,
[05:11] Chihaya
but my goal is to become friends
with all one hundred cards,
[05:14] Chihaya
so I want one hundred junior members!
[05:19] Person A
A hundred members?!
[05:20] Person B
You're too greedy!
[05:22] Person C
She wants to be friends with cards!
[05:23] Sumire
Cute and clueless?
[05:25] Sumire
Annoying.
[05:33] Person A
She's so cute!
[05:34] Sumire
But...
[05:36] Sumire
I found my man!
[05:39] Chihaya
Are any new members going to come?!
SIGN Notice: If the karuta club does not recruit five new members next year, you will have to return the clubroom. Good luck. I was able to increase the club's budget to 30,000 yen. -Miyauchi
[05:41] Nishida
We'll be in trouble if no one comes.
[05:44] Kanade
The reaction to our
introduction was promising.
[05:46] Chihaya
Really?!
[05:47] Kanade
Yes.
[05:47] Taichi
But we don't want too many.
[05:51] Taichi
Well, if we get some
first-years to join,
[05:55] Taichi
we'll have to figure out
who's going to teach them.
[05:59] All
What?!
[05:59] Taichi
Why?!
[06:01] Chihaya
Me! Me! Me!
[06:01] Taichi
Why are you volunteering when you're
the worst possible candidate?!
[06:03] Nishida
Don't you need to practice?!
[06:04] Chihaya
Me! Me! Me! Me! Me!
[06:10] Chihaya
How many first-years are going to come?
[06:18] Chihaya
We were able to buy new cards
with the extra budget.
[06:23] Chihaya
I hope they learn to love karuta.
[06:26] Chihaya
And then...
[06:34] All
Hello!
[06:39] Person A
What's wrong, Senpai?
[06:41] Person B
Are you okay?
[06:42] Chihaya
I-I'm okay...
[06:46] Person A
This is my application.
[06:47] Person B
Here's mine.
[06:48] Person C
I can't wait to get started!
[06:50] Chihaya
Really? You're all going to join?
[06:52] Person D
I can't wait!
[06:53] Chihaya
Thank you! Thank you!
[06:57] Sumire
Glad to be here.
[07:00] Chihaya
Ni-Nira?
[07:02] Chihaya
Nira-chan?
SIGN Nira-chan
[07:03] Sumire
She can't even read my name right?!
[07:05] Taichi
Stupid! Chihaya, it's Sumire!
[07:07] Taichi
Sumire!
[07:08] Chihaya
Su-Sumire-chan!
[07:09] Sumire
She's definitely an enemy.
[07:12] Sumire
Pretty, clueless, and dumb.
[07:14] Sumire
She's every girl's enemy!
[07:17] Sumire
I couldn't tell when she
was wearing a hakama,
[07:21] Sumire
but she's got an amazing figure.
[07:23] Sumire
They look good together.
[07:28] Chihaya
Um, let's start by introducing
the second-years.
[07:32] Chihaya
From the far end...
[07:33] Sumire
Excuse me, can I ask a question?
[07:35] Sumire
Does President Mashima
have a girlfriend?
[07:38] Person A
Excellent question!
[07:39] Person B
Way to go, Hanano-san!
[07:44] Kanade
Your upperclassman is talking!
[07:46] Kanade
It's not your turn to speak!
[07:50] Sumire
Small figure with huge boobs!
[07:52] Sumire
Enemy!
[07:53] Miya
I need to take care of the tennis team.
[07:56] Miya
I'm counting on you.
[07:59] Chihaya
Um, have any of you played
competitive karuta before?
[08:05] Chihaya
Who's memorized all of the
Hundred Poets poems?
[08:10] Chihaya
It's okay!
[08:11] Chihaya
We were all beginners at one point!
[08:13] Chihaya
I made printouts of the poems with
their unique syllables and meanings.
[08:17] Chihaya
Please start by memorizing
all one hundred.
[08:20] Person A
What? Memorize?
[08:22] Person B
Why?
[08:23] Person C
How many pages are there?
[08:23] Person D
This looks hard.
[08:24] Person E
I can't do this.
[08:25] Person F
Just skim it.
[08:28] Kanade
There will be a test in one week.
[08:29] Kanade
If you haven't memorized
all of the poems, you fail.
[08:31] Kanade
There will be a retest offered.
[08:33] Person A
What? A test?
[08:34] Chihaya
Kana-chan, a week isn't long enough.
[08:34] Person B
We have to memorize all of them?
[08:37] Kanade
They're in high school now!
[08:39] Kanade
They can do this.
[08:40] Chihaya
But...
[08:41] Kanade
We have to make them do this!
[08:44] Chihaya
Um, we'll explain the rules next.
[08:46] Nishida
Me?
[08:48] Chihaya
Matches are played between two people.
[08:50] Chihaya
You take 50 of the Hundred Poets cards
[08:53] Chihaya
and put the remainder back in the box.
[08:54] Chihaya
Each person places 25 cards, with
a 3 centimeter gap in between.
[08:57] Nishida
Here's your 3 centimeters.
[09:00] Chihaya
This is the basic layout.
[09:01] Chihaya
You win if you reduce the 25 cards
on your side to zero first.
[09:06] Chihaya
First, you have 15 minutes to
memorize the positioning of
[09:09] ---
the 50 cards on the field.
[09:11] Chihaya
This is just a tutorial, so we'll
only use three minutes.
[09:13] Nishida
One minute's enough.
[09:15] Kanade
The first poem read
is the opening poem,
[09:18] Kanade
which isn't part of the Hundred Poets.
[09:21] Kanade
The poem of Naniwa Bay, said to be known
[09:23] ---
universally during the Heian period,
[09:25] Kanade
was chosen as...
SIGN Kana-chan.
[09:29] [POEM] Kanade
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
[09:38] [POEM] Kanade
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
[09:46] [POEM] Kanade
I feel that my love...
[09:48] [POEM] Kanade
As my love first came...
[09:49] Sumire
Huh?
[09:50] Sumire
What?
[09:52] Sumire
What are they doing?
[10:01] Chihaya
Um, so there you go.
[10:03] Chihaya
Once you learn the poems,
the unique syllables,
[10:06] Chihaya
and how to position, you'll be
able to quickly take cards.
[10:09] Chihaya
Let's work together to make it
to the National Championship.
[10:15] Sumire
Um...
[10:16] Sumire
We're not interested in
this complicated stuff.
[10:19] Sumire
Can we play bozu mekuri
with the cards in a corner?
[10:23] Person A
You're too frank, Hanano-san.
[10:25] Person B
No kidding.
[10:26] Person C
But I like the idea of
playing bozu mekuri.
[10:27] Person D
I don't know how to play that, either.
[10:29] Person F
We'll start by learning
the Hundred Poets poems.
[10:32] Person B
See you again next week.
SIGN Let's start a competitive karuta club! Please come see Ayase Chihaya in class 2-9!
[10:36] Person D
You're a riot, Hanano-san.
[10:41] Chihaya
W-Well, that's how it goes at first.
[10:46] Chihaya
Since we have twenty
people who want to join,
[10:49] Chihaya
we should do what we can to
help them understand karuta.
[10:52] Chihaya
Right?
[10:54] Chihaya
Huh?
[10:58] Taichi
Chihaya.
[11:02] Taichi
You don't have time to teach first-years
who aren't particularly interested.
[11:07] Taichi
If you're serious about playing
in the Master and Queen match,
[11:10] Taichi
shouldn't you skip club practice and go
to the Shiranami Society instead?
[11:14] Nishida
What are you talking about, Mashima?
[11:16] Nishida
The high school tournament comes first.
[11:18] Nishida
It's been a year since we
last played as a team!
[11:21] Nishida
Are you saying that the individual
tournament is more important?
[11:23] Nishida
Sure, you're probably worried because
you still haven't made Class A...
[11:27] Kanade
Porky!
[11:36] Kanade
I'll take responsibility
for teaching them.
[11:38] Kanade
We don't need twenty new members.
[11:40] Kanade
I'll only let the ones who can keep up remain.
[11:43] Chihaya
What? You can't do that, Kana-chan!
SIGN I think it's a good idea.
SIGN The five of us will be playing in the high school tournament.
SIGN The first-years aren't important.
SIGN They can play bozu mekuri in the corner if they want.
[11:57] Chihaya
Wh-Why would you all say that?
[11:59] Chihaya
We need to train new members!
[12:01] Chihaya
Or else the karuta club
won't last very long!
[12:06] Nishida
Ayase, what are you expecting
from the first-years?
[12:12] Nishida
We're the ones who will
be winning matches.
[12:22] Chihaya
I never knew, until
the first-years came,
[12:26] Chihaya
that we all cared about
[12:29] Chihaya
different things.
[12:39] [Messenger] [SIGN]
From: Nami
Subject: Heya
Sumire!
Heard the news!
You broke up with Kazuki?
And in spring! Too sad!
[12:41] Sumire
That's not true!
[12:42] Sumire
I've already found my
next potential boyfriend!
[12:44] Sumire
He's a second-year and
he's handsome and tall!
[12:45] [Messenger] ---
...and tall and the class prodigy!
I joined his club too,
so I'm totally gonna date him.
Want his picture?
I took it when he wasn't looking!
[12:52] [Messenger] [SIGN]
From: Nami
Subject: Re: Re: Heya
Whoa!
He's out of your league.
Good luck!
I don't see you landing that hunk.
[12:54] Sumire
She doesn't get it.
[12:56] Sumire
My slightly above average looks
[13:00] Sumire
make me your typical shojo
manga main character!
SIGN I want to be popular!
[13:02] Sumire
Plus, there's a beautiful
rival for me to defeat!
SIGN Literature Class 2-9 Fukasaku Tokiji
[13:07] Person A
On page 12, you'll find...
[13:10] Nishida
We're the ones who will
be winning matches.
[13:10] Person A
Akutagawa Ryunosuke's Rashomon.
[13:14] ---
One of Akutagawa Ryunosuke's...
SIGN There might be a first-year who
loves karuta and is really good!
[13:20] Person A
...more touching stories is...
SIGN We only have two months until
the high school tournament prelims.
There's no time to train them now.
We can wait two months.
[13:23] Person A
...about a lesson he taught his
young child who was at play...
SIGN If we wait two months,
they'll all leave!!
SIGN I don't see a problem?
[13:32] Person A
Never step over a book.
[13:35] Person B
Wait, that's it?!
[13:37] Chihaya
We're all so different...
SIGN Science Class 2-1 Miyauchi Taeko
[13:41] Miya
There will be a quiz at the
beginning of every class.
[13:44] Miya
As second-years, you need to begin
counting down to college exams.
[13:48] Miya
Prepare by identifying the
schools you wish to attend...
[13:49] Chihaya
I'll teach them.
[13:51] Taichi
She doesn't understand how
precious time is right now.
[13:57] Taichi
She's the one dreaming
about becoming Queen.
[13:59] Taichi
She's the one who cries
when she loses.
[14:03] Chihaya
Didn't we say that we would
have a meeting during lunch?
[14:05] Nishida
But I ate my lunch during class, so
I need to go buy some melon bread.
[14:09] Chihaya
I'll give you half of mine.
[14:10] Nishida
That's not enough.
[14:12] Nishida
Oh, Kana-chan!
[14:13] Nishida
You're early.
[14:15] Kanade
Class 5 is the closest to this room.
SIGN Oh, everyone's here.
SIGN Class 1's too far away.
[14:22] Taichi
So, on the topic of the first-years...
[14:25] Chihaya
Me!
[14:27] Taichi
Chihaya...
[14:29] Taichi
What do you care the most about?!
SIGN Priority:
Master and Queen Match
[14:31] Taichi
You're not going to defeat
Wakamiya Shinobu like this!
SIGN Priority:
Proper Etiquette
[14:34] Kanade
I'll teach the first-years!
[14:37] Kanade
Some may quit, but we need
to teach them how to behave!
SIGN Priority:
The Practice Environment
SIGN If we can just keep this room
[14:42] ---
and have some fun with the
first-years, we're in good shape.
[14:45] Nishida
We can't focus on practicing
with 20 kids babbling!
SIGN Priority:
High School Championship
[14:49] Nishida
The preliminaries are in June!
[14:53] Taichi
Chihaya?
[15:00] Chihaya
Right now, I care the most
[15:02] Chihaya
about Taichi making Class A.
[15:06] Taichi
Wait... Chihaya?
[15:07] Taichi
I'm the most important...
[15:10] Chihaya
My goal is
[15:12] Chihaya
to win the team High
School Championship,
[15:14] Chihaya
as well as the individual High School
Championships in each class,
[15:19] Chihaya
while training the first-years,
[15:21] Chihaya
so we can become a strong karuta
school like Hokuo Academy!
[15:27] Chihaya
Huh? Wait, what's wrong?
[15:30] Nishida
Sh—
[15:31] Nishida
She's so greedy!
[15:33] Nishida
I've never seen anyone
this greedy before!
[15:36] Chihaya
Are you okay?
[15:37] Taichi
Chihaya...
[15:40] Taichi
Ignoring your other goals for now,
[15:41] Taichi
how are we going to become a
strong karuta school like Hokuo?
[15:45] Taichi
We need a proper coach
for that to work.
[15:47] Chihaya
Well...
[15:49] Chihaya
If we recruit enough new members,
[15:50] Chihaya
I'll come back to teach them
karuta after I graduate.
[15:58] Taichi
I've never seen anyone so greedy.
[16:03] Taichi
Or anyone who loves karuta so much.
[16:09] Sumire
Huh? Mashima-senpai isn't
going to be teaching us?
[16:13] Chihaya
The other second-years are practicing
for the tournament in June.
[16:17] Chihaya
Once you've learned the basics,
you'll be able to practice with us.
[16:21] Person C
Don't you need to
practice, Ayase-senpai?
[16:23] Person B
Are you teaching us because
you won't be playing?
[16:25] Person A
Benched?
[16:27] Person B
Is that how it works?
[16:31] Chihaya
I'm the ace!
[16:32] Chihaya
Ace... Ace... Ace... Ace...
SIGN We'll use the tape today.
[16:37] Kanade
Yes.
[16:38] Nishida
Are we starting now?
[16:39] ---
Yes.
SIGN Uh, I'll play Kana-chan while Mashima plays Porky.
[16:46] Taichi
Say...
[16:48] Taichi
Can I go practice at
the Shiranami Society?
[16:52] Taichi
Just on Tuesdays and Thursdays?
[16:55] Nishida
Why are you bothering to ask?
[16:57] Nishida
Get going!
[16:58] Nishida
You can practice with
Dr. Harada and Tsuboguchi-san!
[17:04] Chihaya
Right now, I care the most
[17:06] Chihaya
about Taichi making Class A.
SIGN I think that Ayase's changed a bit.
[17:15] Nishida
She's changed?
SIGN It's hard to say...
SIGN But I mean, Ayase's words
SIGN inspired Mashima to think about himself, for once.
[17:29] Sumire
I'm tired...
[17:30] Chihaya
You can memorize poems
in their entirety,
[17:30] Sumire
Memorization? Is this a
classical literature class?
[17:32] Chihaya
or you can use shortcuts.
[17:34] Sumire
Huh? I don't remember any boys.
[17:37] Sumire
Whatever.
[17:40] [Messenger] ---
09 So the flower has wilted during the long spring rains,
just as my beauty has faded
during my forlorn years in this world
[17:42] Chihaya
For "Though I prayed,"
[17:44] Chihaya
the second verse begins
with "I never asked,"
[17:46] Chihaya
so think "pray, never ask."
[17:47] Chihaya
Hmm?
[17:51] Chihaya
Sumire-chan!
[17:52] Chihaya
What's wrong?!
[17:53] Chihaya
Did you see something?!
A ghost?! A bug?
[17:56] Sumire
This poem is absolutely correct...
[18:08] Sumire
Youth and beauty...
[18:11] Sumire
...soon fade.
[18:18] Sumire
So I must live for love!
[18:21] Sumire
Senpai, I'm so sad
[18:23] Sumire
that I need to go home!
[18:25] Chihaya
Huh?
[18:29] Chihaya
She's so sensitive!
[18:42] Sumire
Mashima-senpai!
[18:45] Taichi
Huh? Aren't you...
[18:46] Sumire
What a pleasant surprise.
[18:48] Sumire
I have a headache, so I left early.
[18:52] Taichi
Um... Sumire-chan, right?
[18:54] Sumire
He called me Sumire-chan!
[18:56] Taichi
What's your last name?
[18:57] Sumire
Hanano.
[18:59] Taichi
Do you think you can handle
the karuta club, Hanano-san?
[19:01] Sumire
Of course!
[19:03] Taichi
Really? That's good!
SIGN Call me Sumire...
[19:06] Sumire
Even his voice is perfect!
[19:08] Sumire
I'm so lucky that we take
the same train to school!
[19:13] Sumire
This is working out pretty well, right?
[19:15] Sumire
I think my chances are looking good!
[19:18] Taichi
There's an open seat.
[19:19] Taichi
Why don't you sit down?
[19:20] Sumire
No, I can't sit down
while you're standing.
[19:22] Sumire
There might be other
people who need to sit more,
[19:27] Sumire
so I would rather leave the seats open.
[19:32] Sumire
I just have to play the
sweet little girl.
[19:36] Taichi
Don't worry about it.
[19:38] Taichi
You're not feeling well, right?
[19:45] Person A
Look at him.
[19:46] Person B
Isn't he handsome?
[19:59] Sumire
Y-You must be popular, Mashima-senpai.
[20:04] Taichi
I wouldn't know.
[20:05] Sumire
You must be.
[20:07] Sumire
I bet girls ask you out all the time.
[20:09] Sumire
You don't have to worry about
looking for a girlfriend.
[20:12] Taichi
I'm not really sure about that lately.
[20:17] Taichi
It doesn't seem right to
let a girl choose me.
[20:21] Taichi
I would rather choose the
girl I devote myself to.
[20:37] Reader
Bubaigawara. Bubaigawara.
[20:40] Taichi
You're pretty cute, so I bet a
lot of boys would choose you.
[20:44] Taichi
Bye.
[20:51] Sumire
That really stung...
[20:56] Sumire
Mashima-senpai will never choose me.
[21:03] Sumire
I won't accept it!
[21:06] Sumire
I want to have a choice, too!
[21:08] Sumire
I...
[21:10] Sumire
...don't want to write
poems about regret!
[21:15] Kanade
While the story is taking a
romantic twist for some members,
SIGN during my forlorn years in this world
[21:20] Kanade
our captain is bullying the new members
[21:22] ---
by taking all 100 cards
in a Genpei match.
E2 - As My Love First Came
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SIGN Bubaigawara Station
[00:07] Sumire
Where is Mashima-senpai going?
[00:11] Sumire
Cram school? Part-time job?
[00:13] Sumire
Is he meeting with someone?
[00:20] Sumire
I want to know everything...
SIGN Cultural Center
SIGN Shiranami Karuta Society Practice Room
[00:34] Sumire
More karuta...
SIGN Chihaya Furu
SIGN Verse 2
SIGN As My
Love
First
Came
[01:48] Person A
Oh?
[01:49] Person A
We never see you here on weekdays.
[01:51] Taichi
Yes, I guess.
[01:52] Person A
Then you'll be playing...
[01:55] Taichi
Uh, can I play Tsuboguchi-san?
[01:59] Tsuboguchi
It's fraud!
[02:01] Tsuboguchi
Total fraud!
[02:02] Tsuboguchi
Public schools are supposed to be co-ed,
[02:06] Tsuboguchi
but they added classes aimed at boys
and now it's almost a boys' school!
[02:08] Person A
Tsuboguchi-kun got a job
as a high school teacher,
[02:13] Person A
but there are only eight
girls in his grade.
[02:16] Tsuboguchi
I should have stayed in
school another year...
[02:23] Taichi
You don't want to stay
in school too long.
[02:25] Taichi
That's the one area where
you can beat Master Suo.
[02:28] Tsuboguchi
Bastard!
[02:28] Taichi
Please be my opponent
for the first round.
[02:41] Sumire
What are they doing?
[02:45] (Flashback) Chihaya
You have 15 minutes to
memorize the positioning
[02:47] (Flashback) ---
of the 50 cards on the field.
[02:48] Sumire
Are they really memorizing
the positions?!
[02:51] Sumire
No, no way!
[02:53] Sumire
There aren't any pictures, just words!
[02:56] Sumire
Plus, the cards on the other
side are upside-down!
[02:59] Person A
Let's begin.
[03:02] [POEM] Reader
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms.
[03:12] [POEM] Reader
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms.
[03:20] [POEM] Reader
As my love first came to realization,
[03:23] Sumire
How do they move so fast?!
[03:25] Sumire
Right, she said something
about unique syllables.
[03:28] Sumire
Wait, we have to memorize the
poems and their unique syllables?
[03:32] [POEM] Reader
The night breaks to day,
and day turns to night,
[03:38] Sumire
I don't get it.
[03:40] Sumire
I don't get it.
[03:41] Sumire
Why is someone like him...
[03:43] Sumire
playing karuta?
[03:51] Taichi
He's good.
[03:52] Taichi
He's making a totally one-sided attack.
[03:55] Taichi
And he's aggressive about sending cards.
[03:57] Tsuboguchi
I'm moving a card.
[03:59] Taichi
I have to memorize the positions again!
[04:00] Tsuboguchi
I'm moving another card.
[04:05] Taichi
I want to be stronger!
[04:07] [POEM] Reader
A house left...
[04:09] Taichi
I want to make every second count!
[04:16] Harada
What's the matter?
[04:18] Harada
Are you watching them play?
[04:20] Harada
Perhaps you're interested in joining.
[04:22] Sumire
No, um...
[04:22] Harada
We don't want to distract the
players, so let's talk over there.
[04:26] Sumire
No, th-that's not it!
[04:28] Sumire
W-Wait!
[04:30] Sumire
Wh-What's so fun about karuta?
[04:34] Harada
Huh?
[04:36] Harada
That's something you can't
know until you've tried it.
SIGN Obviously
[04:40] Harada
And you still won't
understand after you play.
[04:43] Harada
I've been playing for 45 years
and I still don't understand.
[04:46] Sumire
Huh?
[04:47] Harada
I've never been able to figure it out.
[04:52] Harada
That's why I keep playing.
[04:58] Sumire
No way.
[05:01] Mom
Chihaya, help me clear the table.
[05:04] Chihaya
Okay!
[05:06] Mom
Say, what are you working on over there?
[05:09] Chihaya
Look.
[05:10] Chihaya
Isn't it nice?
[05:11] Mom
Huh? Oh...
[05:12] Chitose
I'm home!
[05:13] Chihaya
Oh, Sis is back!
[05:15] Chihaya
Hey, look at this!
[05:17] Chihaya
Isn't it nice?
[05:19] Chitose
That's awful.
[05:28] Kanade
Chihaya-chan?
[05:30] Kanade
You're early.
[05:31] Kanade
What are you doing?
[05:33] Chihaya
Oh, you always come early to
clean up the room, right?
[05:38] Chihaya
I thought I should help out.
[05:40] Chihaya
Sorry about not noticing sooner.
[05:44] Kanade
It's okay, Chihaya-chan!
[05:47] Kanade
I only clean when I notice it's needed.
[05:49] Chihaya
Well, I just realized that I've only
done quick, easy cleanups...
[05:53] Kanade
It's okay. It's okay.
[05:58] Kanade
Use dry paper towels
to wipe tatami mats!
[06:00] Kanade
Or a rag that's been wrung dry!
[06:03] Kanade
Never underestimate the
damage water can do!
[06:04] Chihaya
Y-Yes, ma'am!
[06:05] Kanade
If you want to help clean,
I'll teach you the basics!
[06:08] Chihaya
Okay.
[06:09] Kanade
We're out of time.
[06:10] Kanade
The first-years are arriving!
[06:11] Chihaya
Yes, ma'am!
[06:12] Kanade
Take care of your own
responsibilities, first!
[06:14] Chihaya
I'm going!
SIGN New T-Shirts Victory or Bust Mizusawa Power
SIGN National Number One World Number One
[06:30] Chihaya
Shock!
[06:32] Chihaya
We lost so many!
[06:34] Chihaya
Is it because I got carried away and took
all 100 cards during the Genpei match?
[06:37] Person A
Everyone wants to use this
one week trial period
[06:41] ---
to check out the other clubs.
[06:42] Person B
Yep, yep.
[06:44] Chihaya
It's so hard...
[06:46] Chihaya
I want them to know
how fun karuta is,
[06:50] Chihaya
but it's so hard...
[06:54] Person A
Hanano-san? What's wrong?
[06:57] Person B
What? Are you thinking
about the karuta club?
[06:59] Sumire
Oh. Nah.
[07:01] Person A
Of course not.
[07:03] Person A
Mashima-senpai won't be there today.
[07:05] Person B
I'm moving on to another target.
[07:07] Person A
Tajima-kun in class 2 is pretty cool.
[07:09] Sumire
So you weren't that serious
about Mashima-senpai?
[07:13] Person B
We were just going with the flow.
[07:14] Person A
He's cute, but...
[07:16] Person A
I didn't think karuta would be so intense.
[07:18] Person A
I don't want to work that hard.
[07:20] Sumire
Yeah, no kidding.
[07:27] Sumire
We've only been friends a few days,
[07:30] Sumire
and we're already out of
things to talk about.
[07:33] Sumire
Is this what high school will
be like if I don't join a club?
[07:37] Sumire
Scary...
[07:38] Sumire
I need to find a new boyfriend fast.
[07:41] Sumire
I can't waste time worrying about
finding the hottest guy in school.
[07:51] [POEM] Sumire
So the flower has wilted...
[07:53] Person A
Huh? What?
[07:54] Sumire
No, it's nothing.
[07:59] [Messenger] [SIGN]
From: Kazuki
Subject: (none)
Yo! How you doing?
Wanna meet up if you're free?
[08:02] Sumire
What's wrong with this guy?!
[08:04] Sumire
He's the one who dumped me,
[08:06] Sumire
and now he's asking me out
without a single apology?!
[08:08] Sumire
I understand your true nature now!
[08:11] Harada
I've never been able to figure it out.
[08:15] Taichi
I would rather choose the
girl I devote myself to.
[08:23] Sumire
I want to understand...
[08:26] Chihaya
Shock!
[08:27] Kanade
What? There was only one left?
[08:32] Chihaya
This is the last new member, um...
[08:36] Tsuboguchi
I'm Tsukuba from class 1-10.
[08:38] Chihaya
Right, Tsukuba-kun.
[08:40] Chihaya
He was the only one left,
so I brought him here.
[08:44] Nishida
I-It's not your fault.
[08:46] Nishida
This is what happens when you take
Mashima out of the equation.
[08:49] Chihaya
Sorry, guys...
[08:50] Kanade
I'm sure it would have been the
same if any of us taught them.
[08:53] Chihaya
I'm sorry...
[08:55] Chihaya
We were going to make our
school a karuta powerhouse...
[08:58] All
It's okay. None of us were
dreaming that big.
[09:06] Taichi
This is why I didn't want
to let Chihaya teach them.
[09:12] Chihaya
I feel so bad for the cards.
[09:17] Chihaya
They don't get to make more friends.
[09:24] Sumire
Um, nobody was in the classroom...
[09:27] Sumire
Are we in here today?
[09:31] Taichi
Thank you for coming, Hanano-san!
[09:36] Taichi
Thank you!
[09:42] Taichi
This is terrific!
[09:45] ---
Terrific!
[09:50] Taichi
Well, you first-years are probably
still learning the ropes,
[09:53] Taichi
but would you be up for a casual match?
[09:56] Nishida
Sounds like a good idea.
[09:57] Kanade
Hanano-san.
[09:59] Kanade
Your nails are a little long.
[10:01] Kanade
I have clippers here.
[10:02] Sumire
Huh?
[10:03] Sumire
I'm not gonna clip my nails.
[10:04] Sumire
I work hard to keep them nice.
[10:07] Kanade
But you could injure your
opponent if you hit their hand.
[10:09] Sumire
It's okay.
[10:10] Sumire
I won't be trying that hard.
[10:14] Nishida
W-Well, they won't be moving
that fast, at first.
[10:18] Chihaya
Just give it a shot for now.
SIGN Yeah.
[10:21] [POEM] Tsutomu
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter...
[10:28] [POEM] Tsutomu
Here comes spring, now the flower blooms.
[10:29] Sumire
Oh, no!
[10:30] Sumire
Hold on!
[10:32] Sumire
I think I might have panda eyes!
[10:34] Sumire
Yikes!
[10:36] Kanade
Come with me, Hanano-san!
[10:38] Chihaya
Ka-Kana-chan?!
SIGN Are the girls going to be okay?
[10:46] Taichi
Just let them be.
[10:47] Taichi
It's never a good idea
for guys to butt in.
[10:51] Nishida
They can be scary.
[10:54] Nishida
U-Uh... Tsukuba-kun, is it?
[10:57] Nishida
Sorry about all these hiccups.
SIGN Have you learned the cards yet?
[11:01] Tsuboguchi
Uh... I only know twenty or so.
[11:04] Nishida
Oh, really?
[11:05] Nishida
You can take your time.
[11:08] Tsuboguchi
Still...
[11:11] Tsuboguchi
I'm good.
[11:14] Kanade
What's wrong with you, Hanano-san?!
[11:16] Sumire
What do you mean?
[11:17] Sumire
I'm making sure I look good.
[11:20] Kanade
A woman must always move with grace.
[11:25] Kanade
I can see that—
[11:26] Sumire
Why shouldn't I make myself pretty?
[11:27] Kanade
Hanano-san—
[11:28] Sumire
I need to look nice if I want a boyfriend.
[11:30] Kanade
It's vulgar and foolish to spend
all your time thinking about love!
[11:38] Sumire
What?
[11:39] Sumire
Isn't Hundred Poets just
a bunch of love poems?
[11:43] Sumire
Humans have always spent
a lot of time on love.
[11:49] Sumire
I'm not too interested in karuta,
[11:53] Sumire
but I'm willing to work hard for love.
[11:56] Sumire
Just so you know, I'm
after Mashima-senpai!
[12:02] Kanade
Th-This won't work...
[12:04] Kanade
She's seriously crazy about love.
SIGN Crazy
about
karuta
[12:14] Kanade
Hanano-san, you haven't
finished changing yet?
[12:17] Kanade
We're supposed to start practice soon.
[12:19] Sumire
Sorry.
[12:22] Kanade
You don't need makeup when
you're only in high school—
[12:25] Sumire
Please, this is just a little mascara.
[12:28] Sumire
It's part of my identity now.
[12:30] Kanade
She'd fix her mascara
[12:30] Kanade
even in a fire
[12:31] Kanade
She'd fix her mascara even in a fire...
[12:36] Tsuboguchi
These are the Hokkaido cards
I mentioned yesterday.
[12:40] Taichi
These are cards?
[12:40] Tsuboguchi
Oh, I was in Hokkaido through middle school.
SIGN They're real wood...
[12:44] Tsuboguchi
This is known as "Second Verse Karuta."
[12:46] Nishida
Oh, I've heard of that before.
[12:49] Nishida
It's where the reader skips
straight to the second verse.
SIGN Huh? Really?
[12:54] Tsuboguchi
That's right.
[12:55] Tsuboguchi
So I've only memorized
the second verses.
[13:00] Tsuboguchi
Second Verse Karuta is usually
[13:01] ---
played in the form of
three-on-three team matches.
[13:04] Tsuboguchi
When I was in Hokkaido, I played all
the time with my three brothers.
[13:08] Tsuboguchi
My team was undefeated
in local tournaments.
[13:12] Tsuboguchi
I heard that everyone on the mainland
plays First Verse Karuta,
[13:15] Tsuboguchi
so I wanted to become
good at that, too.
[13:19] Tsuboguchi
Like a Master, I think?
[13:22] Tsuboguchi
That's how good I'll be.
[13:26] All
These first-years are a pain.
SIGN I-I understand.
SIGN You might have been good at Second Verse Karuta,
SIGN but the rules for competitive karuta are completely different.
SIGN I'll give you a thorough lecture, so take some notes.
[13:40] Tsuboguchi
Komano-senpai, what's
your rank or grade?
SIGN I'm a first grade in Class C.
[13:46] Tsuboguchi
No thanks then.
[13:48] Tsuboguchi
Wh-What about Mashima-senpai?
[13:50] Taichi
Huh? I'm in Class B.
[13:52] Tsuboguchi
Then I want Mashima-senpai to teach me.
[13:54] Sumire
Oh, me too!
[13:57] Nishida
Forget it.
[13:58] Nishida
Let's start practicing.
[14:00] Nishida
The first-years can play each other.
[14:02] Chihaya
But he's experienced, so all the more
reason to start with the basics...
[14:04] Nishida
Ayase!
[14:06] Nishida
You're not being realistic!
[14:07] Nishida
We can't afford to waste
too much energy when
[14:10] ---
the prelims are coming up!
[14:15] [POEM] Chihaya
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter...
[14:20] Tsuboguchi
I'm going to work really, really hard,
[14:23] Tsuboguchi
so I get good fast.
[14:23] [POEM] Chihaya
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms.
[14:24] Sumire
I hope this doesn't take long,
[14:26] Sumire
since I get to be with
Mashima-senpai on the way home.
[14:29] Taichi
The same problems keep cropping up...
[14:31] [POEM] Taichi
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms.
[14:32] Kanade
The mood is terrible.
[14:34] Tsutomu
Why is Ayase...
[14:35] Nishida
...so focused on the first-years?
[14:38] [POEM] Chihaya
The storm will soon carry
me to the afterlife,
[14:42] Sumire
Um. Um.
[14:43] Sumire
Which one was that?
[14:44] [POEM] Chihaya
so I wish...
[14:45] Chihaya
Huh? Tsukuba-kun's left-handed?
[14:50] [POEM] Chihaya
None are left who know me
[14:53] [POEM] Chihaya
Takasogo pines...
[14:57] Chihaya
Wait! He's using both hands!
[14:59] Chihaya
And he's using his left hand to guard!
[15:01] Tsuboguchi
Yes!
[15:02] Tsuboguchi
The next one will be mine, too!
[15:03] Tsuboguchi
Let's go!
[15:05] Chihaya
He's slamming the floor to
intimidate his opponent.
SIGN Forbidden
[15:08] Chihaya
What should I do?
[15:09] Chihaya
Second Verse Karuta is
completely different...
[15:10] [POEM] Chihaya
I know that my heart is all aflutter
[15:15] [POEM] Chihaya
and by no fault of mine
[15:21] Chihaya
His hand moved straight to the card...
[15:24] Chihaya
He has strong fingers...
[15:27] [POEM] Chihaya
...are wet with dew
[15:33] [POEM] Chihaya
So the flower has wilted during the long
spring rains, just as my beauty has faded
[15:35] Sumire
I know this one!
[15:46] Chihaya
Sumire-chan.
[15:47] Sumire
Huh?
[15:48] Chihaya
Trim your nails.
[15:50] Sumire
What?
[15:50] Sumire
Why?
[15:52] Chihaya
Did you see how strong
Tsukuba-kun's fingers are?
[15:54] Chihaya
If you hit him, you'll tear off your nail.
[15:57] Sumire
Tear it off?!
[15:59] Sumire
Please, I'm not going to
try that hard at karuta—
[16:02] Chihaya
You will.
[16:04] Chihaya
You were happy about taking
your first card, right?
[16:07] Chihaya
You'll start moving faster and
faster to take cards, Sumire-chan.
[16:12] Chihaya
O-Okay, how about your right hand?
[16:14] Chihaya
Just trim your right hand.
[16:15] Sumire
Wait!
[16:16] Sumire
Stop this!
[16:17] Sumire
I already said that I joined this
club to be with Mashima-senpai,
[16:21] ---
not to play karuta!
[16:23] Sumire
Oh...
[16:25] Sumire
Oh gosh...
[16:27] Sumire
I've had enough!
[16:28] Chihaya
Wait!
[16:29] Chihaya
Sumire-chan!
[16:30] Nishida
Ayase!
[16:31] Nishida
Forget it.
[16:33] Nishida
She's made it clear that she
doesn't want to play karuta.
[16:35] Nishida
Just ignore her.
[16:38] Chihaya
Ever since I collapsed and had to forfeit
last year during the national championship,
[16:43] Chihaya
I've spent every day wondering
what would have happened
[16:46] Chihaya
if we had one more member.
[16:52] Chihaya
We finally have new members...
[16:54] Chihaya
Two of them stayed.
[16:59] Chihaya
I can't ignore them!
[17:02] Kanade
Chihaya-chan...
[17:08] Kanade
Chihaya-chan!
[17:11] Kanade
I-I'll go get her!
SIGN Ayase...
SIGN You need to calm down.
SIGN You can launch yourself like a catapult.
[17:21] Chihaya
Did you see how strong
Tsukuba-kun's fingers are?
[17:24] Tsuboguchi
Ayase-senpai complimented me.
[17:28] Nishida
Tsukuba-kun.
[17:31] Nishida
I'm in Class A, and I have
the most experience.
[17:35] Nishida
Is it okay if I teach you?
[17:37] Tsuboguchi
Eh...
SIGN Only
likes
attractive
people
[17:38] Nishida
Don't groan!
[17:39] Nishida
You should thank me!
[17:40] Tsuboguchi
Eh...
[17:41] Nishida
Thank you very much!
[17:43] Tsuboguchi
Thank you very much...
[17:45] Nishida
Let's start with the basics, then.
[17:48] Nishida
You're only allowed to use one
hand in competitive karuta.
[17:50] Nishida
It's against the rules
to use both hands.
[17:52] Nishida
Are you right-handed?
[17:53] Nishida
I'll show you the proper
right-handed form, so copy me.
[17:55] Nishida
Answer me!
[17:56] Tsuboguchi
Y-Yes, sir!
[17:57] Nishida
Move your right leg back.
[17:59] Nishida
Bend over a little.
[18:01] Nishida
Your head's crossing the line.
[18:03] Nishida
Back up.
[18:06] Nishida
None of us blamed Ayase
[18:09] ---
for what happened at the
tournament last year,
[18:12] Nishida
because we all knew that she
was the one who hurt the most.
[18:16] Nishida
You want to become as good as you were
[18:18] ---
at Second Verse Karuta, right?!
[18:19] Tsuboguchi
I want to become a good player.
[18:23] Nishida
Okay, I'll make you good!
[18:28] Chihaya
We finally have new members...
[18:30] Chihaya
Two of them stayed.
[18:33] Chihaya
I can't ignore them!
[18:38] Kanade
Hanano-san!
[18:46] Kanade
Hanano-san, let's go back.
[18:48] Kanade
It's okay, so come with me.
[18:50] Sumire
No!
[18:51] Sumire
I'm so embarrassed.
[18:53] Sumire
He knows now...
[18:55] Sumire
Mashima-senpai knows how I feel now.
[18:59] Sumire
You're probably laughing at me!
[19:02] Sumire
You think love is foolish!
[19:03] Sumire
If you're here to mock me, go away!
[19:11] Kanade
Yesterday, when you said
[19:14] ---
that Hundred Poets was
a bunch of love poems,
[19:16] Kanade
I had to admit you were right.
[19:19] Kanade
We share the same feelings
that they did in the past.
[19:24] Kanade
However, Hundred Poets
is an anthology of poetry.
[19:28] Kanade
Their poems are still known
a thousand years later,
[19:31] Kanade
because they expressed their
feelings and techniques
[19:33] ---
in adherence to the 31 syllables rule.
[19:37] Kanade
The feelings expressed are
dependent on the rules!
[19:41] Kanade
Do you really think that
the president knows your
[19:44] ---
true feelings after hearing
that little outburst?
[19:48] Sumire
But...
[19:49] Kanade
It's okay!
[19:51] Kanade
It's okay, so let's go back.
[19:54] Kanade
Come with me.
[19:57] Sumire
You make it sound so easy...
[20:06] Kanade
Hanano-san.
[20:10] Kanade
Can you teach me how to put on mascara?
[20:14] Kanade
Since I only have three eyelashes...
[20:18] Kanade
Also...
[20:20] Kanade
I think crying in embarrassment
[20:23] Kanade
is a sign of a beautiful soul.
SIGN Hey, she's back.
[20:35] Taichi
Is everything okay?
[20:39] Chihaya
We still have some time left.
[20:40] Chihaya
Up for a match?
[20:44] Sumire
Um... Is it okay if...
[20:48] Sumire
I do some studying instead
of playing a match?
[20:51] Sumire
I haven't memorized
all of the poems yet!
[21:06] Sumire
The feelings expressed are
dependent on the rules.
E3 - Feel Love Deepen
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[00:02] [POEM] Reader
but there is only desolation
under an autumn sunset.
[00:11] [POEM] Reader
Swift waters parted by the jagged rocks
[00:15] Person A
The Fukui Class A champion is
[00:17] ---
Murao Shinichi-kun from
the Fukui Nagumo Society.
[00:20] Person A
The runner-up is Wataya Arata-kun
from the Fukui Nagumo Society.
[00:24] Person B
The Nagumo Society is impressive.
[00:26] Person B
They placed first and second
in the Fukui tournament,
[00:29] ---
which features over 100 Class A players.
[00:30] Person C
The final match was excellent.
[00:33] Person C
Players from the same
society showing no mercy.
[00:35] Person D
Murao-kun managed to
outlast his opponent.
SIGN Runner-up Wataya Arata
[00:42] Kuri
Congratulations.
[00:44] Kuri
You're strong, when you're
serious about playing.
[00:46] Person C
I can't wait to see you play
in the Master match this fall.
SIGN National Karuta Tournament
Fukui Champions
SIGN Wataya Hajime Wataya Hajime Wataya Hajime Wataya Hajime
[00:53] Yoshi
Wataya-kun, Wataya-kun.
[00:54] Arata
Oh, Mr. Yoshioka.
[00:57] Yoshi
Congratulations on second place.
[00:59] Yoshi
You came so close,
[01:00] ---
but at least you have
everyone's attention now.
[01:02] Yoshi
Both you and Murao-kun are
considered possible favorites
[01:07] ---
for the Master match this fall.
[01:08] Yoshi
You've begun to prepare for the
tournament this fall—
[01:10] Arata
No, Mr. Yoshioka.
[01:14] Arata
My current goal is the
high school championship.
[01:20] Arata
There's someone I really want to play.
[01:27] Chihaya
It's that time of year again.
[01:33] Chihaya
June.
SIGN 33rd Champion Mizusawa High School
[01:35] Chihaya
Time for the National High
School Karuta Championship:
[01:39] Chihaya
Tokyo Regional.
SIGN Chihaya Furu
SIGN Verse 3
SIGN Feel
Love
Deepen
[02:56] Mom
Mashima-kun!
[02:58] Mom
I've missed you so much!
[02:59] Taichi
It's been a while, Oe-san's mother...
[03:02] Taichi
Ri-Rieko-san...
[03:04] Mom
Yep, it's Rieko!
[03:06] Mom
You're looking even more handsome!
[03:08] Sumire
Who is that woman?
[03:09] Sumire
She's all over him!
[03:11] Kanade
Hanano-san!
[03:12] Kanade
Why are you just standing there?
[03:14] Kanade
I'll help you get dressed,
so move to the other room.
[03:16] Sumire
Huh? But I'm not playing.
[03:18] Kanade
What do you mean?
[03:20] Kanade
You're a member of the
Mizusawa Karuta Club.
[03:22] Kanade
All of our members wear hakama!
[03:26] Sumire
I've never worn a hakama before.
[03:34] Sumire
It's beautiful...
[03:37] Sumire
I'm so happy!
[03:40] Kanade
At first, I didn't think
this was going to work,
[03:44] Kanade
When you raise your arm,
[03:45] ---
you should hold your sleeve
up, so it doesn't roll back.
[03:48] Kanade
but now it feels like we finally
have our second female member!
SIGN Counts as a male member
SIGN Group A Preliminaries
SIGN Mizusawa Shuryukan West High Togu
[03:53] Tsutomu
This year, there are a total of fourteen schools,
[03:55] ---
split into four groups.
[03:57] Tsutomu
We're in Group A, with
Shuryukan and West High.
[04:01] Tsutomu
Perfect! I can use the
data from last year.
SIGN Say, Ayase, about the order we're going to use...
[04:09] Chihaya
Wh-What?!
[04:11] Chihaya
Huh?! Fission?! Cloning?!
[04:14] Tsukuba
Oh, sorry if my brothers are bothering you.
[04:16] All
Hey, it's Big Bro!
[04:18] Tsukuba
In our family, we're taught
to run into pretty people.
[04:21] Chihaya
Tr-Triplets?!
SIGN Seriously?
[04:23] Tsukuba
No, they're each a year apart.
SIGN Ages 9 - 10 - 11
[04:24] All
We're here to cheer for Big Bro!
[04:26] Person A
You look cool!
[04:28] Person B
You're rockin' that kimono!
[04:30] Person D
Do that one thing!
[04:31] Tsukuba
That one thing?
[04:33] Person A
That's so cute!
[04:34] Person D
You look just like Peko-chan!
[04:36] Chihaya
Oh, he does!
SIGN He doesn't!
[04:39] Person A
Are you going to play
in the tournament?
[04:40] Person B
Of course he is.
[04:41] Person B
We were Second Verse Karuta champions.
[04:44] Person B
Big Bro was an ace attacker!
[04:46] Person C
You're also good at
mainland karuta, right?
[04:48] Tsukuba
Y-You bet.
[04:50] Tsukuba
Your brother will dominate
with the power built
[04:52] ---
from practicing with wooden cards!
SIGN My Hero
[04:56] Tsutomu
How can he say that?
[04:58] Tsutomu
He hasn't beaten any of the
second-years in a single practice match,
[05:01] Tsutomu
so he won't get to play.
[05:03] Nishida
What?! Tokyo gets to send two schools
to the national championship this year?!
[05:07] Taichi
If there are more than
ten schools in a region,
[05:10] ---
two get to advance...
[05:11] Nishida
We're so lucky!
[05:13] Nishida
That makes it a lot easier!
[05:17] Retro
Doesn't matter if one advances
[05:19] Retro
or two advance!
[05:22] Retro
Hokuo Academy will win in the end!
[05:27] Nishida
I've been thinking that our Tsukuba
and Retro-kun are similar,
[05:31] Nishida
but Retro-kun is way weirder.
[05:33] Retro
I can hear you!
[05:34] Taichi
You should apologize to Tsukuba-kun.
[05:36] Retro
I can hear you guys!
[05:40] Retro
Porky.
[05:42] Retro
You're too nice.
[05:44] Retro
Why let Eyelashes, who's stuck
in Class B even though
[05:48] Retro
he tops you all in skill, be your president?
[05:52] Retro
He's probably kept this
a secret from you guys,
[05:54] Retro
but he entered tournaments
in Hiroshima and Kyoto,
[05:58] Retro
and he's still Class B
because he couldn't win.
[06:01] Taichi
You're in the same boat!
[06:03] Taichi
I ran into you in Hiroshima,
Kyoto, everywhere I went!
[06:05] Taichi
Neither of us have made it to Class A!
[06:10] Retro
Well, team matches are
a different animal.
[06:12] Retro
We'll be winning.
[06:14] Taichi
That's bull!
[06:16] Taichi
Honestly, Hokuo doesn't scare us
now that Sudo-san's graduated!
[06:20] Retro
You won't be able to say that
after seeing our ultimate weapon.
[06:24] Taichi
Ultimate weapon?
[06:28] Retro
See you in the finals!
[06:30] Person A
Last year's champions will
now return the trophy.
[06:38] Chihaya
This was the first trophy
we worked together to win.
[06:43] Chihaya
We fought so hard.
[06:45] Chihaya
We were completely focused on our goal.
[06:48] Chihaya
A year has passed.
[06:50] Chihaya
We have to win again
[06:52] Chihaya
and make it to Nationals.
[06:55] Chihaya
Our next dream is to be
number one in Japan!
SIGN Group A Round 1 Mizusawa High School
SIGN Nishida Yusei
Oe Kana
Ayase Chihaya
Komachi Tsutomu
Mashima Taichi
[07:00] Taichi
Yeah, we want to get off
to a running start.
[07:04] Taichi
Let's use the order
Komano came up with.
[07:06] Nishida
Sounds good.
[07:07] Kanade
I think it's fine.
[07:09] Tsukuba
Oh, then I'll go turn this in.
[07:12] Taichi
Huh? Oh, thanks.
[07:22] Nishida
Tsukuba-kun?
SIGN Komano Tsutomu [Removed] Tsukuba Akihiro [Replacement]
[07:25] Nishida
What do you think you're doing?!
[07:27] Nishida
How could you change the order?!
[07:29] Nishida
If you've got a problem, say something!
[07:32] Tsukuba
B-But!
[07:34] Tsukuba
I came within three cards of
beating Komano-senpai once!
[07:37] Tsukuba
I've almost caught up
in terms of skill!
[07:39] Tsukuba
I'm...
[07:44] Taichi
Cool down.
[07:46] Taichi
If you can't, go home.
[07:51] Person D
Is he playing soon?
Is he playing soon?
[07:53] Person C
Keep it down or they'll yell at you.
SIGN Let's switch up the order.
SIGN For our first match against Shuryukan,
SIGN let's switch me out
SIGN for Hanano Sumire.
[08:07] Sumire
Huh?
[08:07] All
Huh?
SIGN For our second match against West High,
SIGN we'll switch out Kana-chan
SIGN for Tsukuba Akihiro.
SIGN I just checked and Shuryukan is pretty much
[08:18] ---
fielding the same lineup as last year.
SIGN Going off my data from last year, they're strong against boys
SIGN and really weak against girls.
SIGN So it makes sense to go with three girls.
[08:30] Kanade
I think you're right.
SIGN The West High team is still mainly female.
SIGN I'm guessing that they still favor a focused style
[08:37] ---
with vocal encouragement.
SIGN Tsukuba-kun.
SIGN Open your eyes for a moment.
[08:43] Tsukuba
L-Like this?
SIGN You don't need to lick your lips!
SIGN If you keep that look on your face the whole match, you'll definitely win!
SIGN Your loud voice can also be used as a weapon!
SIGN The remaining three players will have to play every game.
SIGN Mashima, Porky, Ayase...
SIGN It's on you.
[09:12] Chihaya
Let's go, Mizusawa High School.
[09:17] [POEM] Reader
for there is no one else out here
[09:26] [POEM] Reader
Rain takes longer...
[09:28] [POEM] Reader
The night breaks to day...
[09:30] [POEM] Reader
May I live to see...
[09:31] [POEM] Reader
In the sleepy...
[09:32] Tsukuba
She's so cool!
[09:34] All
She's so cool!
[09:38] Tsukuba
Uh...
[09:39] Tsukuba
Why are you giving me a chance?
SIGN Shh. You're too loud.
[09:45] Tsukuba
I said a lot of rude things.
[09:51] (Flashback) Tsutomu
Can I go home now?
[09:54] (Flashback) Tsutomu
I'm only here because
you need five people
[09:56] (Flashback) ---
to make it to the national tournament!
[09:57] (Flashback) Tsutomu
Anyone could take my spot!
[09:59] (Flashback) Tsutomu
Sorry, everyone!
SIGN I've been in your shoes.
SIGN I was also given a chance.
SIGN There's no rush. You'll get better very soon.
SIGN It's okay.
SIGN You have the passion and talent.
SIGN It's okay.
[10:28] Tsukuba
He's so cool...
[10:32] Sumire
Why am I playing in a match?
[10:34] Sumire
Nobody told me this would happen!
[10:36] Sumire
I just wanted to watch!
[10:37] [POEM] Reader
Nothing can be worse than
living a moment longer
[10:39] Sumire
Which card is it? Which card is it?
[10:41] Sumire
Um... Um...
[10:44] Sumire
Oh, found it!
SIGN I'm glad you got a card
[10:50] [POEM] Reader
So the flower has wilted...
[10:52] Sumire
I know this one!
SIGN Hehe
SIGN Our hands touched
[10:54] Person A
Our hands touched!
[10:59] Sumire
That's Ayase-senpai's opponent...
[11:11] Person A
She won by 25 cards.
A perfect score.
[11:15] Both
Thank you very much.
[11:18] Person A
Damn!
[11:19] Sumire
She never let her opponent
touch her hand.
[11:22] Sumire
She wasn't belittled for being a girl.
[11:27] Sumire
Memorize! Memorize!
[11:30] Sumire
I know all of the first verses!
[11:32] Sumire
Focus. Focus...
[11:35] Sumire
so I can react!
[11:37] Sumire
Faster!
[11:39] Sumire
I can feel the blood flowing through
the brain cells I've neglected to use!
[11:44] Sumire
I'll move faster next time!
[11:48] (Flashback) Chihaya
You'll start moving faster and
faster to take cards, Sumire-chan.
[11:53] Sumire
I hate to admit it, but she's right!
[11:58] Both
Thank you very much.
SIGN But
I
still
lost
[12:03] Chihaya
Yes! One victory down!
[12:13] Person A
Oh, Ms. Miyauchi.
[12:15] Person A
Doesn't the tennis team
have a match today?
[12:17] Miya
Our tennis team will be
just as good this year.
[12:21] Miya
It didn't take them long to win,
[12:23] ---
so I'll be heading over
to the karuta regional.
[12:26] Person A
Ah, I see.
[12:29] Person A
Oh, that's right.
[12:30] Person A
New members.
[12:32] Person A
Did the karuta club recruit
five new members?
[12:37] Miya
Of course!
[12:38] Miya
Look at the 20 applications
I have here!
[12:41] Person A
Oh, that's wonderful!
[12:43] Person A
You always deliver, Ms. Miyauchi.
[12:46] Miya
Though 18 of them quit.
[12:48] Person A
Speaking of the karuta club...
[12:53] Person A
Ayase-san turned in a blank
career plan again this year.
[12:58] Person A
What are we going to do about her?
[13:03] Miya
Some time...
[13:07] Miya
Please give her some time.
[13:09] Miya
She may act like she never
thinks, but she does...
[13:16] Miya
I think.
[13:21] [POEM] Reader
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
[13:27] Person A
Victory for West High!
[13:28] All
Yes!
[13:29] Taichi
Mi! Zu! Sa! Wa!
[13:31] Tsukuba
Pight!
[13:34] Nishida
Pight?
[13:36] Sumire
Honestly, Tsukuba just had to blow it.
[13:38] Kanade
He must be very nervous.
[13:39] [POEM] Reader
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
[13:40] Tsukuba
It's okay. It's okay.
[13:43] Tsukuba
My brothers are watching me.
[13:45] Tsukuba
I have to be the hero!
[13:48] [POEM] Reader
As friends and strangers come...
[13:50] Nawano
First card on the board!
[13:51] Person A
Nice one, Nawano-senpai!
[13:54] Nawano
Let's keep it going!
[13:55] All
Yes!
[14:00] [POEM] Reader
So the flower petals...
[14:02] [POEM] Reader
I hear the beating...
[14:06] [POEM] Reader
Since I could not hide...
[14:10] Tsukuba
I screwed up!
SIGN people would always ask
if I was pining for someone
SIGN Since I...
SIGN when I cannot bear
growing any weaker
than I already have.
SIGN Nothing...
[14:12] Tsukuba
I made the worst possible mistake!
[14:14] Tsukuba
When I get flustered, I forget I'm
not playing Second Verse Karuta!
[14:18] Nawano
He went for the card that
started the same way.
[14:22] Nawano
He's a total amateur.
[14:23] Nawano
Lucky me.
[14:27] Taichi
Tsukuba is up against
West High's captain.
[14:30] Taichi
She's the only Class A
player on their team.
[14:32] Taichi
I guess we're fortunate that
[14:33] ---
we're not wasting one of
our Class A players on her,
[14:37] Taichi
but this is tough for Tsukuba.
[14:40] Tsukuba
I embarrassed myself to
play in this match...
[14:48] Tsukuba
I was so confident...
[14:51] Tsukuba
Karuta was the one thing
I was confident about.
[14:57] Chihaya
You're so lucky, Tsukuba-kun.
[14:59] Chihaya
You get to play a Class A
player in an official match.
[15:03] Chihaya
You're lucky!
[15:04] Tsukuba
Huh?
[15:05] Taichi
That's true.
[15:07] Taichi
You rarely get to play people
outside your class in tournaments.
[15:10] Taichi
This is a chance that only
comes in team tournaments.
[15:13] Kanade
That's our captain!
Way to give him a boost!
[15:15] Sumire
What? He's lucky?
[15:19] Taichi
That's not it...
SIGN Lucky him
SIGN I wanted to play her
[15:21] Taichi
She's just jealous!
[15:24] Tsukuba
How am I lucky?!
[15:26] Tsukuba
I want to win!
[15:27] Tsukuba
I want to play someone I can beat!
[15:30] Tsukuba
I can't afford to lose my confidence!
[15:33] Tsukuba
I can't afford to...
[15:36] [POEM] Reader
Since the dew...
[15:38] Tsukuba
It's not working!
[15:39] Tsukuba
Damn...
[15:40] Tsukuba
I was so close...
[15:44] Tsukuba
I was so close?
[15:46] Tsukuba
She's a Class A player?
[15:49] [POEM] Reader
Impassionate gods...
[15:53] Tsukuba
Ayase-senpai is way faster.
[15:56] Tsukuba
Nishida-senpai is way stronger.
SIGN Kitano Town Children's Center
[16:09] (Flashback) Person B
Big Bro is here!
[16:11] (Flashback) Person B
It's Big Akihiro!
[16:12] (Flashback) Person D
Big Bro! Help us with karuta!
[16:15] (Flashback) Tsukuba
Were they bullying you again?
[16:18] (Flashback) Tsukuba
Your brother's here to save the day.
[16:23] Tsukuba
It's okay.
[16:28] Tsukuba
It's okay!
[16:34] Nawano
This will be a cinch.
[16:38] Nawano
Wh-What?!
[16:40] (Flashback) Tsutomu
If you keep that look on your face the
whole match, you'll definitely win!
[16:44] (Flashback) Tsutomu
Your loud voice can also
be used as a weapon!
[16:47] Tsukuba
T-Time to take some cards!
[16:48] Tsukuba
It's on now!
[16:54] (Flashback) Nishida
I'll make you good!
[16:58] (Flashback) Nishida
There are two cards you
absolutely have to master.
[17:03] (Flashback) Tsukuba
"Feel love deepen" and "Feel sorrow wash"?
[17:06] (Flashback) Nishida
You need to make these cards your own.
[17:09] (Flashback) Nishida
Since your name is Tsukuba-kun.
[17:13] (Flashback) Tsukuba
But my name's Akihiro,
[17:15] (Flashback) ---
so I was really good at
the eight cards with
[17:16] (Flashback) ---
second verses that started like my name.
[17:18] (Flashback) Nishida
You always have something
to complain about!
[17:20] (Flashback) Tsutomu
There are sixteen cards with first
verses that start like your name.
[17:25] (Flashback) Tsutomu
Few people can say that they
specialize in the "The" cards.
[17:28] (Flashback) Tsutomu
You're really lucky.
[17:30] (Flashback) Tsutomu
Start with the two "Feel" cards.
[17:33] (Flashback) Tsutomu
Then you have the sixteen "The" cards.
[17:38] (Flashback) Tsutomu
It'll take time, but you
can master those cards.
[17:44] [POEM] Reader
Feel love deepen...
[17:47] Tsukuba
Start with the "Feel" cards!
[17:48] [POEM] Reader
widening into a river as it
descends Mount Tsukuba.
SIGN The emotions experienced after a long-awaited reunion banish any lingering memories of the past
[17:51] Tsukuba
Then I move onto the "The" cards!
[17:57] [POEM] Reader
The emotions experienced...
[17:58] Tsukuba
Ah, that won't work!
[18:00] Tsukuba
There are too many "The"
cards all over the place!
[18:09] Tsukuba
My brothers are watching me.
[18:12] Tsukuba
But...
[18:14] Tsukuba
My teammates are with me!
[18:20] Kanade
She's so good!
[18:22] Kanade
Another 25-card perfect game!
[18:24] Kanade
Her opponent is clearly weaker,
[18:26] Kanade
but Chihaya-chan has been flawless!
[18:32] Sumire
This is impressive.
[18:35] Tsutomu
Mashima, Porky, Ayase...
[18:39] Tsutomu
It's on you.
[18:41] Chihaya
One win for Mizusawa!
[18:42] All
Yeah!
[18:44] Tsukuba
Y-Yeah!
[18:46] Kanade
We wouldn't be this strong,
if the first-years weren't here.
[18:51] Taichi
Two wins for Mizusawa!
[18:53] Kanade
Not President Mashima...
[18:54] Nishida
Okay! Three wins for Mizusawa!
[18:56] Kanade
Not Porky...
[19:01] Tsukuba
They're so dependable
that it makes me sick!
[19:09] Tsukuba
Sorry...
[19:11] Tsukuba
I can't be the hero.
[19:14] Tsukuba
I'm acting like a loser,
[19:16] Tsukuba
but right now, I just want one card!
[19:19] Tsukuba
One card!
[19:20] Tsukuba
One card!
SIGN Tsukuba X - O Nawano
(13 card differential)
[19:25] Both
Thank you very much.
SIGN Komano X - O Suda
(2 card differential)
[19:28] Both
Thank you very much.
[19:30] Chihaya
You were so close, Desktomu-kun!
SIGN I almost caught up.
[19:34] Nishida
You did a good job against
a Class B opponent.
[19:43] Person B
You were so cool, lady!
[19:45] Person C
You're pretty and strong!
[19:46] Person B
Really strong!
[19:47] Person D
Awesome! Awesome!
[19:48] Chihaya
Th-Thank you...
[19:50] Person B
But Big Bro will catch up in no time!
[19:53] Person C
We only played with
wooden cards at home,
[19:55] Person C
but we'll start practicing
with the paper cards you use!
[19:58] Person B
Big Bro will get better then!
[20:01] Person D
Big Bro's super awesome!
[20:08] Chihaya
Then you should all come to the
Shiranami Society next week!
[20:11] All
Shiranami Society?
[20:12] Nishida
Hey! That's no fair!
[20:13] Chihaya
I got us some new members, Dr. Harada!
[20:23] Shinobu
It's been a long time.
[20:26] Shinobu
Yes, that's right.
[20:30] Shinobu
I'm looking forward to it, Mr. Ise.
[20:34] Ise
I'll get you registered.
[20:36] Ise
I can't wait to watch the
tournament this year.
[20:38] Ise
You'll probably dominate the
individual bracket though.
[20:42] Shinobu
I still have much to improve.
[20:45] Ise
If you need a practice partner,
drop by the Myojo Society.
[20:49] Shinobu
Thank you very much.
[20:51] Ise
Oh, there's one more thing
to look forward to.
[20:54] Ise
The grandson of Eternal Master
Wataya is coming from Fukui
[20:57] ---
to participate in the individual bracket.
[21:00] Ise
Everybody's been talking about it.
[21:03] Ise
How many years has it been since
he's played in an official match?
[21:05] Ise
Even I can't wait.
[21:09] Shinobu
Arata?
E4 - To tell the people in the capital that I make for the islands
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[00:05] A
Time has really flown.
Has it already been three years?
SIGN Wataya Family Grave
[00:08] B
I can still hear Master
Wataya's voice sometimes.
[00:14] Dada
Arata, it's getting hot,
so let's head back.
[00:17] Mom
W-Wait!
[00:18] Mom
I just put those sandwiches
there as an offering.
[00:21] Ara
I can understand why Grandpa
and Dad never got along.
[00:24] Dad
Your grandpa didn't like me
[00:26] ---
because I wasn't interested in karuta!
[00:28] Mom
Your quarrels were the reason you took
[00:30] ---
a job in Tokyo and forced
Arata to switch schools.
[00:34] Dad
B-But!
[00:36] Dad
It was a good experience, right?
[00:37] Dad
You made friends in Tokyo.
[00:44] Mom
That's right.
[00:45] Mom
The Tokyo High School
Regional is today.
[00:48] Mom
Are your friends doing well?
[00:50] Mom
You exchange e-mails, right?
[00:51] Ara
No, not as often as before.
[00:53] Dad
You need to send more e-mails
[00:56] ---
or your friends in Tokyo
will forget about you.
[00:59] Ara
Really? I doubt that would happen.
[01:03] (Flashback) Chi
Cell phones are incredible!
[01:05] (Flashback) Chi
Like the misty bridge!
[01:12] Ara
Chihaya...
[01:15] Ara
In my mind, our misty bridge...
[01:17] Ara
is not a cell phone, but something else.
[01:21] Ara
Mom, Dad.
[01:24] Ara
If I win the National High
School Championship,
[01:28] Ara
I want you to grant my request.
SIGN Chihaya Furu
SIGN Verse 4
SIGN To tell the
people in
the capital
that I make
for the
islands
[02:41] Hara
Man, I'm so excited.
[02:43] Hara
I hope we don't miss the finals.
[02:46] Hara
They should have made it
past the prelim stage, easy.
[02:49] A
Yes, yes, Doctor.
[02:51] A
Mashima-kun hasn't sent any
e-mails about them losing yet.
[02:54] Hara
Eyelashes...
[02:57] Hara
I wonder what his problem is.
[03:00] Hara
Based on his play during practice,
he should be a Class A player now.
[03:05] Hara
He's put in so much effort,
so why can't he win a tournament?
[03:10] A
Doctor, I ran into
[03:12] ---
Mashima-kun at the Kyoto
and Hiroshima tournaments
[03:15] A
and watched him play.
[03:17] A
It seems like...
[03:19] A
...he just has terrible luck.
[03:22] A
He can never catch a lucky break
when he needs it the most.
[03:27] Sumi
Mashima-senpai!
SIGN I made them myself <3
[03:29] Sumi
Please, have some!
[03:31] Tai
Sorry, I try to avoid eating
anything solid before a match.
[03:36] Pork
Wait. Mashima, you're
copying Dr. Harada?
[03:38] Pork
I'm gonna eat up.
[03:40] Pork
If we win our next match,
we're in the Nationals!
[03:43] Pork
You can have some, boys.
[03:44] All
Yay!
[03:47] Tai
Don't think too much.
[03:50] Tai
If I lose after doing everything
I can, I can accept that.
SIGN Group C Preliminary
[03:53] Tai
What's important is that I do my best.
[03:57] Hara
Oh, there they are!
[03:58] Chi
Dr. Harada!
[03:59] Hara
Sounds like you're doing well.
[04:01] Hara
I'm glad to hear that.
[04:02] Tai
Thanks for coming to cheer us—
[04:09] Hara
I'm certainly here to cheer you on,
[04:12] Hara
but that's not the only
reason I'm here this year.
[04:14] Hara
It's twice as exciting for me,
but also quite distressing.
[04:17] Chi
Huh?
[04:18] Hara
Oh? Haven't you heard?
[04:21] Tsu
Let's go, guys!
SIGN Homei
[04:23] ---
Yes!
[04:23] Tsu
The team to defeat last year's
dark horse, Mizusawa,
[04:26] Tsu
will be this year's dark horse, Homei!
[04:29] All
Yes!
[04:30] Tai
Tsuboguchi-san?
SIGN High School Championship Tokyo Regional Final Tournament Bracket
SIGN Mizusawa High Homei High Hokuo Academy Shoyo High
[04:32] Pork
This could be dangerous.
SIGN Yeah, they were completely off my radar.
[04:36] Pork
The data from last year won't help.
[04:37] Tsu
What's the problem?
[04:40] Kana
Homei's advisor, Tsuboguchi-san,
[04:42] Kana
was the East Representative for
the Master match last year,
[04:45] Kana
and he's the ace of the Shiranami society
Chihaya-chan and the president are in.
[04:49] Tai
Did you know, Chihaya?
[04:53] Tai
I don't understand what
gets you excited...
[04:58] Tsu
Everyone's worked hard
to make it this far!
[05:00] Tsu
You're playing much better than two
months of practice can account for!
SIGN Every Card Counts
[05:03] Take
Your advice was spot on, Coach!
[05:05] Toda
After changing my form,
my swing is much smoother!
[05:09] Nana
Me, too!
[05:10] Mori
I followed your instructions
for sending cards
[05:12] ---
and my opponent made four mistakes!
[05:14] Sasa
Lost that one, lost that
one, lost that one...
[05:17] Sasa
"I hear," "As this," "Note that,"
"The storm blasts," "May it"...
[05:20] Take
Sasa, you need to learn to let go!
[05:20] Sasa
"My fear is not," "The autumn wind," "Like the"...
[05:25] Tsu
Mizusawa is strong,
[05:26] Tsu
but the practice and hard work you've
put in since spring will pay off.
[05:33] Tsu
Will you take me to Omi Jingu?
[05:36] All
Yes!
[05:38] All
Th-That's youthful spirit...
[05:43] Tai
They changed orders every match.
[05:45] Tai
It's hard to see any patterns.
[05:48] Tsu
Go easy on us, reigning champions.
[05:55] Tai
I've known Tsuboguchi-san
since I was a kid.
[06:00] Tai
He wants to win.
[06:02] Tai
What order will they use?
[06:04] Tai
Who's their strongest player?
[06:06] Tai
What order do we use to
guarantee three victories?
SIGN Good Luck
[06:08] A
Taichi-kun! Taichi-kun!
[06:11] A
Good luck! I bought this for you!
[06:12] A
A lucky charm!
[06:14] B
I bought one, too! Take it!
[06:15] A
All you're missing is the luck!
[06:17] A
You have the skill!
[06:19] Tai
Sorry, I need to come
up with our order!
[06:22] N
Will the semifinalists please
turn in their orders?
[06:26] Tai
Damn, there's no time.
[06:32] Hara
Eyelashes...
[06:33] Hara
An individual match is a team match.
[06:36] Hara
A team match is an individual match.
[06:41] N
Homei High School, Takei-kun.
[06:44] N
Mizusawa High School, Komano-kun.
[06:44] Tai
What did he mean?
[06:46] Tai
Homei High School, Toda-san.
[06:46] Tai
Team matches and individual
matches are different things.
[06:49] ---
Mizusawa High School, Mashima-kun.
[06:51] Tai
The side that does better
as a team will win!
[06:52] ---
Homei High School, Sasa-san.
[06:55] N
Please begin placing your cards.
[06:57] N
After a fifteen minute memorization
period, the match will begin.
[07:01] Chi
Amazing...
[07:03] Chi
Group C had strong schools like Kase
High and Eiko University High.
[07:08] Chi
They must have improved a lot
with Tsuboguchi-san's teaching.
[07:10] Take
I knew it!
[07:12] Take
You're totally my type!
[07:14] Take
Give me your number after the match!
[07:17] Chi
Wh-What?!
[07:18] Tsu
Good!
[07:19] Tsu
Chihaya-chan isn't used
to romantic stuff,
[07:22] Tsu
so we can use that.
[07:23] Tsu
Still, I know that she'll go back
[07:25] ---
to being crazy about karuta
once the match starts,
[07:27] Tsu
so we're only pretending
to go after her.
[07:30] Take
So how about it?
[07:31] Take
It's a promise.
[07:33] Chi
What do I do? What do I do?
[07:35] Tai
That's dirty!
[07:36] Tai
You're taking advantage
of Chihaya's personality!
[07:38] Tai
I know what you're up
to, Tsuboguchi-san!
[07:42] Tsu
In reality, we're throwing
Eyelashes off his game.
[07:44] Tsu
Chihaya-chan may be Mizusawa's ace,
[07:46] Tsu
but Eyelashes is their mental leader.
[07:50] Tsu
You pay too much attention
to your surroundings.
[07:52] Tsu
Are you sure that you
should be glaring at me?
[07:56] Mochi
Dr. Harada.
[07:57] Hara
Oh, Mochida-kun.
[07:58] Hara
It looks like Hokuo is
winning their games.
[08:01] Mochi
Yes, thank you.
[08:03] Mochi
By the way, did you notice, Doctor?
[08:06] [POEM] N
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
[08:06] Mochi
They're switching readers
every round this year.
[08:09] Mochi
It must have been difficult
to find five readers.
[08:11] Hara
Oh, that's impressive.
[08:13] Mochi
I know.
[08:13] [POEM] N
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
[08:25] [POEM] N
Here comes spring, now
the flower blooms
[08:42] [POEM] N
My life means nothing...
[08:43] Hara
What was that pause about?!
[08:45] Hara
Mochida-kun, is he an amateur?!
[08:47] Mochi
No, Tashiro-kun is certified!
[08:49] [POEM] N
...to see you again
[08:54] [POEM] N
I wish I could show the...
[08:55] Hara
He didn't wait long enough this time!
[08:57] Mochi
Tashiro-kun's nervous because he was
[08:59] ---
just certified as a Class B reader!
[09:00] Mochi
He's not following the correct rhythm!
[09:03] A
Mizusawa's at a disadvantage!
[09:05] A
The strange rhythm will affect
experienced players more!
[09:08] B
Taichi-kun's luck is so terrible!
[09:11] Kana
Karuta is similar to dance.
SIGN Irritated
Irritated
Irritated
Irritated
[09:15] Kana
You can't dance if the
music is off beat.
[09:19] Tai
Oe-san.
[09:21] Tai
Focus on the first card.
[09:22] Tai
Make your own rhythm.
[09:26] Kana
Yes.
[09:27] [POEM] N
...with tears of blood
[09:33] [POEM] N
A mountain village grows...
[09:37] Tai
Chihaya and Nishida are fine.
[09:39] Tai
What about Komano?
[09:40] Tai
Komano, attack the next card!
SIGN Yeah!
[09:45] Chi
My opponent's card
placement is very familiar,
[09:47] ---
since their coach is Tsuboguchi-san,
[09:49] Chi
and he's playing the Shiranami
offensive karuta style.
[09:51] Chi
Offensive is my style, too...
[09:53] Take
I'd love a girlfriend
who's good at karuta.
[09:56] Take
You're perfe—
[09:58] Chi
Focus on the opponent's
bottom right side!
[10:00] [POEM] N
I feel that my love...
[10:04] Tsu
Chihaya-chan's gotten better.
[10:07] Tsu
I never expected to defeat the
two Class A Mizusawa players.
[10:13] Tsu
But...
[10:15] Take
Yes! I took one from
my opponent's side!
[10:17] Nana
Same here!
[10:17] Mori
Good, keep it up!
[10:21] Chi
He's taking all the
cards I'm not watching,
[10:24] Chi
while sending all the cards
I've been targeting.
[10:26] Tai
Tsuboguchi-san's taught
them all the nasty tricks.
[10:30] [POEM] N
A mountain stream dips...
[10:34] Tai
Crap, I was too late.
[10:36] Tai
I need to focus.
[10:39] Sasa
Come on! Come on! Come on!
[10:45] Tai
I'm pretty sure I want to ignore that.
[10:48] [POEM] N
Nobody wishes to see...
[10:49] Sasa
I knew it would come!
[10:53] Sasa
Come on! Come on! Come on!
[10:55] Tai
Some kind of curse?
[10:57] Tai
What's with her?
[10:59] Tai
She's the only one acting so strange.
[11:02] Sasa
I've dreamed about becoming the karuta
queen since I was a little girl.
[11:06] Sasa
However, I didn't have the courage
to enter a karuta society,
[11:09] Sasa
so I had to practice and work
on my positioning by myself.
[11:13] Sasa
Our high school had a karuta club,
[11:15] ---
but they just sat around chatting.
[11:17] Sasa
That was when my savior arrived.
[11:22] (Flashback) Tsu
Everyone, karuta is fun!
[11:24] (Flashback) All
Huh?
[11:26] (Flashback) Tsu
I guess it's not karuta that's fun...
[11:31] (Flashback) Tsu
It's the act of trying
your hardest that's fun!
[11:35] Sasa
I was shocked.
[11:38] Sasa
I wasn't the only one
who wanted to try hard.
[11:44] Sasa
I was shocked...
[11:48] [POEM] N
The sky may hold...
[11:49] Sasa
It came!
[11:50] Tai
She guessed two cards in a row?!
[11:52] B
He's trying to attack, but
he's not getting any chances!
[11:54] A
Horrible luck!
[11:56] [POEM] N
So spring ends...
[11:56] Sasa
That's it!
[12:01] Hara
Eyelashes doesn't believe
that he just needs luck.
[12:05] Hara
He continues to believe
that he lacks the skill.
[12:10] Tai
Why?
[12:12] Tai
She can guess cards this
well after two months
[12:14] ---
of instruction from Tsuboguchi-san?
[12:17] Tai
I've been working my ass off for years.
[12:19] Hara
But when he tells himself that
it's skill that he lacks...
[12:26] Tai
Her sense is better than mine?
[12:29] Hara
he falls victim
[12:31] Hara
to the belief that he
doesn't have the talent.
[12:40] Tai
Is it because of the reader's rhythm?
[12:42] Tai
We aren't leading the way
we were in the prelims.
[12:45] Tai
What about Nishida?
[12:46] Tai
He's up by ten cards?
[12:48] Tai
Impressive.
[12:49] (Flashback) Retro
Porky.
[12:50] (Flashback) Retro
You're too nice.
[12:52] (Flashback) Retro
Why let Mashima, who's stuck
in Class B even though
[12:55] (Flashback) Retro
he tops you all in skill, be your president?
[12:58] Tai
Stuck in Class B...
[13:03] Tai
Which card is she aiming for?
[13:05] Tai
Check the card she just sent.
[13:07] Tai
Talent...
[13:09] Tai
She's watching "When the,"
[13:10] Tai
but being careful since the dead card
"When I" hasn't been read yet.
[13:13] Tai
Talent...
[13:14] Tai
"When winds blow" and "When winds
send" are still out there.
[13:16] Tai
Talent...
[13:19] Tai
This won't work!
[13:21] Tai
Focus!
[13:23] Tai
Refresh my memory! Check everything!
[13:26] A
Huh?
[13:28] A
The air conditioner above
Taichi-kun isn't working.
[13:30] B
Why now?! Why that one?!
[13:33] A
Horrible luck!
[13:34] Tai
It's so hot... I need a towel...
[13:41] Tai
My memorization... My hard work...
[13:43] [POEM] N
The emotions experienced...
[13:43] Sasa
There it is!
[13:46] Tai
Aren't doing anything for me!
[13:49] Hara
This is a good match.
[13:51] Hara
Eyelashes is up against
a strong opponent.
[13:53] Tsu
Well, she's hooked on your teachings.
[13:58] Tsu
"Play like you can guess
what card's coming next."
[14:01] Tsu
"If you end up taking a different card,
[14:02] ---
talk like it was the
one you were expecting."
[14:07] [POEM] N
The sound of birds crossing...
[14:09] Sasa
I don't care about that card.
[14:11] Tsu
It's a simple strategy,
but it's not easy to pull off.
[14:14] Tsu
If she can convince him that the flow
[14:16] Tsu
is on her side, and not on his,
[14:19] ---
she might be able to overwhelm him while
he's worried about leading the team.
[14:24] Hara
You're pretty passionate about this,
[14:26] Hara
considering that you're the biggest
Class A slacker in our society.
[14:32] Tsu
I had to ignore my own problems...
[14:35] Tsu
It's the act of trying
your hardest that's fun!
[14:38] Tsu
...to inspire them.
[14:41] Tsu
I didn't try my hardest,
[14:44] Tsu
so I was left with regrets.
[14:53] Tsu
Every match is close, and it's so hot...
[14:57] Sumi
What do I have to do to become
Mashima-senpai's girlfriend?
[15:00] Tsu
Huh?! What are you talking about?!
[15:03] Sumi
There's nothing else for me to
do right now besides think.
SIGN She's
really
crazy
about
love...
[15:07] Sumi
After watching him for two
months, it's become very clear.
[15:10] Sumi
Mashima-senpai is in
love with Ayase-senpai.
[15:14] Sumi
Why?
[15:15] Sumi
Ayase-senpai doesn't pay any
attention to Mashima-senpai.
[15:21] A
Yes, that's right.
[15:22] A
The air conditioner in the very back.
[15:23] B
Can I start after this match is over?
[15:32] Miya
It's a sauna!
[15:33] Miya
Plus, it's only affecting my kids!
[15:35] Tai
This sweat feels gross...
[15:38] Tai
I don't want to wipe it off
with a loaner kimono,
[15:41] Tai
but I don't have a towel...
[15:42] [POEM] N
As I wait for...
[15:44] Sasa
Yes, got it!
[15:45] Sasa
Go on the attack!
[15:46] All
Yes!
[15:52] Tai
E-Excuse me!
[15:54] Tai
Can I have a towel?
[16:23] Tai
Thank you very much.
[16:26] Tai
I always try to play it cool.
[16:29] Tai
I feel embarrassed about losing,
[16:31] Tai
so I run off to tournaments
far away in secret.
[16:36] Tai
I know that I'm not alone...
[16:40] Tai
But...
[16:44] Tai
I want to be strong, even when I'm alone.
[16:47] [POEM] N
my body burns like the seaweed
drying on the shores of Matsuho
[16:56] [POEM] N
The storm will soon carry...
[17:01] Tai
Yes, that's one card!
[17:03] Tsu
He's keeping his eyes on
the cards while speaking.
[17:07] Tsu
He's not turning to look
at his teammates.
[17:09] Tsu
That's right, Eyelashes.
[17:12] Tsu
A team match is an individual match.
[17:14] Tsu
You must trust in your teammates
while playing by yourself.
[17:21] Tsu
Huh? Where are you going?
[17:23] Sumi
To watch the other match.
[17:25] Sumi
I can scout out our
opponent in the finals.
[17:30] Sumi
"There's nothing else to do
right now besides think"?
[17:32] Sumi
There has to be something else!
[17:36] Sumi
I'm a member of this team!
[17:39] Sumi
A member of the Mizusawa karuta club!
[17:43] [POEM] N
No matter where I stand
on the shores of Tago,
[17:51] Rieko
He caught up!
[17:57] [POEM] N
I can look up and see the
snowy cap of Mt. Fuji
[18:06] [POEM] N
When winds blow oak leaves...
[18:08] [POEM] N
None are left...
[18:12] [POEM] N
I feel as though...
[18:16] [POEM] N
Look for the sound...
[18:19] [POEM] N
The hazy early morning
light comes not from...
[18:23] Tsu
He's built a lead in no time.
[18:26] Tsu
She was able to make her sense
work in the first half,
[18:29] Tsu
but in the second half...
[18:30] Sasa
I'm moving my cards.
[18:33] Sasa
I'll bring them together
and hit them all together.
[18:36] [POEM] N
Waves creep closer...
[18:38] [POEM] N
Feel sorrow wash over me...
[18:39] Sasa
I'm not giving up yet!
[18:41] Sasa
I want to win!
[18:43] Miya
1 to 4.
[18:45] B
He just needs one more card, but the cards
have all been on his opponent's side!
[18:48] A
His luck is still horrible!
[18:52] Tai
"My life," "I wish," "A mountain
village," "May it," "The sky is,"
[18:54] Tai
"The tail," "Though my," "Gust," "Impassioned was," "I feel that,"
[18:55] Tai
"Feel love," "The autumn paddy," "While it pains," "Impassioned vows,"
[18:57] Tai
"A mountain stream," "Nobody,"
"The sky may," "So spring ends,"
[18:58] Tai
"While autumn," "May the
time we," "Said bed,"
[19:00] Tai
"The emotions," "Swift," "Since the,"
"The sound of birds," "As this," "As the years,"
[19:02] Tai
"May the time spent," "The night,"
"While it may," "Rain," "My only thought as I,"
[19:04] Tai
"After many," "Would the,"
"As my," "The storm will"...
[19:06] [POEM] N
though autumn is not mine alone
[19:11] Tai
"No matter," "When winds blow,"
"None are," "I feel as,"
[19:12] Tai
"Look," "The hazy early morning light,"
"Waves," "Feel sorrow"...
[19:18] [POEM] N
The...
[19:22] [POEM] N
...sight of Mount Arima...
[19:31] Tai
Thank you very much.
[19:33] Sasa
Thank you very much...
[19:44] Tai
Did everyone win?
[19:46] Tai
What's the score?
[19:49] Tai
Man...
[19:50] Tai
I'm a failure as the president
if I don't know that.
[19:54] All
Thank you very much.
[19:57] Tsu
Hey, Sasa.
[19:59] Sasa
I-I'm sorry, Coach!
[20:01] Sasa
My dedication wasn't strong enough!
[20:05] Tsu
Eyelashes, how many cards were left?
[20:08] Tai
95 cards were read,
[20:10] Tai
so there were only 5 cards left.
[20:12] Tai
None of them were dead cards.
SIGN What?! He knew that?!
SIGN What?! He knew that?!
[20:15] Tsu
The last card had become
a first-syllable card,
[20:18] ---
but you didn't move fast enough,
[20:21] Tsu
because you thought there might
be other The cards left.
[20:24] Tsu
You lost your lead in the second
half because your opponent
[20:26] ---
was more aware of how
many cards were left.
[20:28] Tsu
Isn't it creepy when someone
can memorize cards like that?
[20:31] Tsu
He practices like crazy every day,
[20:34] Tsu
but I'm inspired by the
effort he puts in.
[20:39] Tai
Thank you very much, everyone.
[20:41] Tai
I'll wash these towels
before returning them.
[20:43] Rieko
It's okay, Taichi-kun!
[20:45] Rieko
It's because the air
conditioning wasn't working!
[20:46] A
You can have all the towels you need.
[20:48] B
Good luck in your next match.
[20:51] All
Does it really matter if he's good
at karuta when he's so popular?
[20:55] Tai
Thank you too, Hanano-san.
[20:57] Sumi
Oh, it was nothing.
[21:00] Sumi
I have to be on my guard!
[21:02] Sumi
Ayase-senpai is watching
Mashima-senpai!
[21:07] Sumi
Though, I can't be entirely sure.
SIGN Mizusawa High Homei High Hokuo Academy Shoyo High
[21:16] Chi
Our next match is against the
strongest school in Tokyo, Hokuo.
[21:22] Chi
They'll give us their best shot!
[21:24] Chi
We have to play to win!
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SIGN High School Championship Tokyo Regional Final Tournament Bracket
SIGN Mizusawa High Homei High Hokuo Academy Shoyo High
[00:02] Ama
The two remaining teams get
to go to Nationals, right?
[00:06] Ama
We don't need to try that hard, then.
[00:10] Retro
How can you say that,
President Amakasu?!
[00:12] Retro
Have you forgotten how we
were humiliated last year?!
[00:14] Retro
We must defeat Mizusawa
and reclaim our trophy!
[00:17] Ama
What? That's too much effort.
[00:20] Ama
Whatever.
[00:22] Ama
We still have our Retrot cards.
[00:26] Ama
Tell us Mizusawa's order so we can win
[00:28] ---
with a minimal amount of effort.
[00:32] Ama
We'll go after those three.
[00:34] A
Mizusawa has one Class B
and two Class C players.
[00:37] B
If we know their order,
we can guarantee three wins.
[00:40] C
Retro's predictions have
never been wrong before.
[00:45] Ama
Well, we're counting on you.
SIGN Retrot
SIGN Chihaya Furu
SIGN Verse 5
SIGN Be as
dear now,
those were
the good
old days
[02:18] A
Hey, why are you the only one with
such a responsibility? Are they nuts?
[02:23] A
Are you getting enough rest?
SIGN Oe
Desk
Chihaya
Porky
Mashima
[02:25] A
Well?
[02:30] Tai
What order should we go with?
[02:31] Pork
Not sure.
SIGN It'll help if we can out-think Hokuo.
[02:37] Pork
But it's great that we still go
to Nationals, even if we lose.
[02:41] Pork
Really takes a load off...
[02:42] Chi
What are you talking about?
[02:44] Chi
Our goal is to become
number one in Japan!
[02:46] Chi
To become number one in
Japan, we can never lose!
[02:52] Chi
Hokuo will give us their best shot.
[02:55] Retro
We'll take it back next year!
[02:58] Chi
We get to play a 100% serious match!
[03:03] Kana
Well, it's a good idea to aim high.
[03:07] Pork
I'm a little worried about the
ultimate weapon Retro-kun mentioned.
[03:10] Yuka
Here, drink this.
[03:12] Yuka
Honestly, you can't do
anything without me.
[03:17] Pork
S-Sis?!
[03:20] (Flashback) Yuka
I got a boyfriend recently
who's totally hooked on me!
[03:24] Pork
Retro-kun is her boyfriend?!
[03:27] Pork
Is this the ultimate
weapon he mentioned?!
[03:30] Sumi
Excuse me.
[03:33] Sumi
I went over to scout Hokuo
[03:36] ---
during their semi-final match,
[03:38] Sumi
and I heard their president
talking, since he wasn't playing.
[03:41] Ama
It'll be easy to win against Mizusawa.
[03:44] Ama
I just have to beat Mashima.
[03:46] Ama
We only need three wins.
[03:48] Ama
Any one of our regular starters
[03:50] ---
can beat glasses boy and boobie girl.
[03:53] Chi
Huh? He ignored us?
[03:55] Chi
No way!
[03:56] Chi
They wouldn't be so conservative
in the final match!
[03:58] Tai
No, Chihaya.
[04:01] Tai
This is how the strong schools play.
[04:03] Tai
It makes sense to focus
on securing wins.
[04:05] Tai
If they can guess our order,
they'll use that against us.
[04:09] Tai
That's fine.
[04:12] All
We just need one or two of
us to pull off an upset!
[04:16] (Flashback) Ama
I just have to beat Mashima.
[04:18] Tai
I'm mad now!
[04:20] (Flashback) Ama
Any one of our regular starters
[04:21] (Flashback) ---
can beat glasses boy and boobie girl.
[04:23] Desk
I'll make him regret that!
[04:25] Kana
Boobie girl?!
[04:27] Tai
Our captain wants us to
become number one in Japan!
[04:30] Tai
No trickery!
SIGN Nishida Yusei
Oe Kana
Ayase Chihaya
Komano Tsutomu
Mashima Taichi
[04:32] Tai
Here's the order we'll use!
[04:35] Tsu
Oh, I'll turn in the order.
[04:37] Tai
Yeah, thanks.
[04:43] Pork
Hey! Not again!
SIGN 1 Nishida Yusei
2 Tsukuba Akihiro
3 Ayase Chihaya
4 Komano Tsutomu
5 Mashima Taichi
[04:44] Pork
Why you...
[04:46] Tsu
But Oe-senpai looks a little tired.
[04:50] Pork
That doesn't make it okay
to change anything!
[04:51] Pork
You lost your match earlier!
[04:53] Tsu
But I was getting better as I played.
[04:56] Tsu
I think I can win my next match!
[04:57] Pork
This is not the right way to do it!
[04:59] Tsu
But! But!
[05:00] Tsu
I'll be more useful than someone who's tired—
[05:01] Tai
Enough!
[05:03] Tai
Starting today, the boys in
this club aren't allowed
[05:05] ---
to start sentences with "but"!
[05:07] Both
What?!
SIGN Just the boys?!
[05:08] Tai
We're sticking with a second-year order!
[05:09] Tai
You're a spectator, Tsukuba!
SIGN Good thing I'm a girl.
[05:11] Kana
The president snapped...
[05:14] Chi
Ta-Taichi...
[05:15] Chi
Why are you telling
them not to use "but"?
[05:18] Tai
I've been following that
rule since third grade.
[05:20] Chi
Huh?
[05:22] Mom
Men should never begin a
sentence with the word "but"!
[05:26] Tai
I didn't always agree with my mother,
[05:29] Tai
but she taught me to pay attention
to when I'm making excuses.
[05:33] Chi
I'm a little scared of your mom...
[05:38] Chi
but that's incredible.
[05:40] Chi
Your mom helped you become strong.
SIGN This year, Hokuo is lead by the third-year Class A Amakasu Nayuta.
SIGN The first-year Shiroyama is also in Class A.
[05:52] Pork
A first-year in Class A?
SIGN The other players are in Class B.
[05:55] Pork
Schools with actual coaches
have so much more depth.
[05:59] Pork
Our coach is a science and PE teacher.
[06:15] Mochi
Okay, everyone!
We've reached the final!
[06:17] Mochi
Stay focused!
[06:19] Mochi
To ensure that all the
practice we put in after
[06:22] ---
last year's loss will pay off,
I have an ultimate weapon...
[06:25] Ama
We lost last year because we
[06:27] ---
correctly guessed their order,
but failed to use that advantage.
[06:31] Ama
That won't be an issue this year.
[06:33] Ama
This will be easy.
SIGN Retro's Projected Order Oe (C) - Shiroyama Ayase (A) - Kameda Mashima (B) - Amakasu Nishida (A) - Takuma Komano (C) - Kinashi <- Me
[06:35] Ama
Even if we lose to Ayase and Nishida,
[06:37] ---
we're sure to beat the other three.
[06:38] Ama
After we win with a minimal amount of energy,
[06:40] Ama
the coach will treat us to yakiniku!
[06:42] All
Yeah!
[06:44] Yuka
Fight!
[06:48] A
I will now read the order
for the final match.
[06:52] A
Hokuo Academy, Shiroyama-kun.
[06:54] A
Mizusawa High School, Nishida-kun.
[06:56] Pork
Huh?
[06:57] All
Huh?
[06:58] A
Hokuo Academy, Kameda-kun.
[07:00] A
Mizusawa High School, Oe-san.
[07:03] A
Hokuo Academy, Amakasu-kun.
[07:05] A
Mizusawa High School, Ayase-san.
[07:08] A
Hokuo Academy, Takuma-kun.
[07:10] A
Mizusawa High School, Komano-kun.
[07:13] A
Hokuo Academy, Kinashi-kun.
[07:16] A
Mizusawa High School, Mashima-kun.
[07:18] Tai
What's going on?
[07:20] Tai
They're playing us straight?
[07:23] Ama
Hey, Retro!
[07:25] Ama
What are you thinking?!
[07:27] Ama
Your projected order was
completely different!
[07:29] Mochi
Amakasu-kun, calm down!
[07:30] Ama
What are you trying to pull?!
[07:31] Mochi
Predictions are gonna
be wrong sometimes!
[07:33] Ama
Was your prediction wrong?! Well?!
[07:39] Retro
Why should we use minimal energy?
[07:41] Ama
What?!
[07:42] Retro
Aren't we supposed to be Hokuo Academy?
[07:46] Retro
Our ace against their ace.
[07:48] Retro
Our number two against
their number two.
[07:50] Retro
Isn't that how we should win?!
[07:54] Retro
Hokuo Academy is the
strongest school in Tokyo!
[07:57] Retro
That's what I want to show everyone!
[08:05] Yuka
H-He's so cool!
[08:07] Ama
You're going to cost us this
match because of your pride!
[08:10] Ama
Being good doesn't mean you
have to win straight up!
[08:13] Sudo
Hokuo Academy is the
strongest school in Tokyo?
[08:17] Sudo
Isn't that common sense?
[08:21] Retro
You're late, Sudo-senpai!
[08:23] Sudo
I'm not late.
[08:25] Sudo
I made it just in time.
[08:26] Sudo
Though I would have left if
you hadn't reached the finals.
[08:29] Ama
E-Err, Sudo-senpai? Why are you here?
[08:32] Ama
I didn't know you were
coming to cheer for us.
[08:34] Sudo
I'm not here to cheer for you.
[08:37] Sudo
Mr. Mochida asked me to be
the reader for the final.
[08:43] Chi
Reader?
[08:45] Tsu
Who is that?
[08:46] Kana
The former Hokuo Academy ace, Sudo-san.
[08:49] Kana
He was the runner-up in the individual
tournament of the National Championship.
[08:53] Tsu
Huh?
[08:53] Sumi
Is someone like him allowed
to be the reader?
[08:57] Sudo
Get to your places.
[08:58] Sudo
Hokuo players never dawdle!
[09:04] Ama
How come Retro knew and
I didn't, when I'm in charge,
[09:08] ---
Mr. Mochida?
[09:10] Mochi
Amakasu-kun, you're a good player,
[09:14] ---
but you always want to relax.
[09:17] Mochi
You've given up on becoming
the best in Class A
[09:19] ---
with all these monsters around.
SIGN Sadist
SIGN Monster
SIGN Bear
[09:23] Ama
This is tough... Very tough...
[09:27] Ama
But...
[09:28] All
If we lose, he'll kill us.
[09:32] Chi
Their facial expressions have changed.
[09:34] Chi
He's putting pressure on Hokuo, not us.
[09:39] Chi
Their ultimate weapon...
[09:43] Chi
Ms. Miyauchi?
[09:44] Miya
Sorry to show up right when
you're about to start.
[09:48] Miya
I had the idea to make these yesterday,
[09:50] Miya
and I just put on the finishing touches.
[09:52] Miya
It should be easier for
you to move around now.
[09:58] Chi
Tasuki...
[09:58] Desk
I can move now.
[10:02] Pork
I don't feel as hot now.
[10:04] Rie
You made it just in time.
[10:08] Chi
Ms. Miyauchi...
[10:11] Chi
You might be a science and PE teacher...
[10:14] Chi
You might not know much about karuta...
[10:29] A
Please begin placing your cards.
[10:32] All
Good luck.
[10:36] Retro
You look pretty sharp...
[10:37] Retro
at least on the outside.
[10:40] Retro
However, I'm going to win today.
[10:43] Retro
I will win.
[10:47] Tai
Retro...
[10:50] Retro
...he entered tournaments
in Hiroshima and Kyoto,
[10:53] Retro
and he's still Class B
because he couldn't win.
SIGN Hiroshima Tournament
[10:58] Tai
It's him again!
SIGN Ogura Hundred Poets Competitive Karuta Kyoto Tournament
[11:00] Tai
Not again!
[11:04] Tai
I get sick of his face,
[11:07] Tai
but it was comforting at the same time.
[11:11] Tai
He hasn't given up on himself yet.
[11:14] (Flashback) Chi
Your mom helped you become strong.
[11:18] Tai
Chihaya...
[11:20] Tai
A lot of people have helped
to make me who I am.
[11:23] Tai
Aren't you the same way?
[11:29] Ama
This sucks.
[11:30] Ama
It's so exhausting to play
someone who's intense.
[11:34] Ama
Why can't they learn to take it easy?
[11:37] Ama
This would be a lot easier
if we still had Sudo-senpai,
[11:42] Ama
but he's gone now.
[11:45] Ama
He's gone...
SIGN If you don't pull it together, I'll stab you
[11:48] Ama
...but he's still putting pressure on us.
[11:58] A
Both teams have secured their
places in the national championship.
[12:01] B
They could end up wearing
each other out.
[12:04] C
So why...
[12:05] D
is it so tense?
[12:09] [POEM] Sudo
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
[12:12] Chi
His voice is much stronger
than I expected.
[12:16] [POEM] Sudo
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
[12:20] Chi
The air conditioner above us is still off,
[12:23] Chi
but it's not as hot now.
[12:26] Chi
Thank you, Ms. Miyauchi.
[12:28] [POEM] Sudo
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
[12:31] Chi
They can keep it off.
[12:34] Chi
The only sound I need is...
[12:41] [POEM] N
Waves creep closer...
[12:42] Sumi
They're too fast!
They're both way too fast!
[12:46] Sumi
Who got that one?
[12:47] Sumi
The little Hokuo guy?
[12:50] Hara
Chihaya-chan was looking at the
card on the opponent's side
[12:54] N
that started with the same letter.
[12:56] ---
She was being cautious since
she doesn't know this reader.
[12:59] Chi
I should have gotten that one.
[13:02] Chi
I just need another 3 millimeters.
[13:06] Chi
If my finger had been
right on the corner...
[13:09] Chi
There.
[13:10] Chi
There.
[13:12] Chi
Connect.
[13:14] Chi
Connect.
[13:17] [POEM] N
in my dreams, I creep closer to you
[13:25] [POEM] N
When the misty bridge...
[13:29] Hara
She's lost two of her
best cards in a row.
[13:31] Hara
That boy has good sense.
SIGN Got it
[13:34] Hara
Rather, I guess, he has good reflexes.
SIGN Get back to your seat
SIGN Awesome
[13:38] Hara
A flexible upper body with
a snappy and firm spring...
[13:43] Chi
I need to be sharper.
[13:45] Chi
Here.
[13:46] Chi
Here.
[13:48] Chi
This is the point.
[13:49] Chi
The point I want to reach.
[13:51] Chi
I need to be more accurate!
[13:52] Ama
Are you trying to insult me?
[13:54] Ama
Reviewing your mistakes between cards?
[13:56] Ama
Is this a practice match?
[13:59] Hara
Ah, he makes a good point.
SIGN That's because he's my student
[14:03] Hara
You should focus on the next card
[14:05] ---
instead of the one you just lost.
[14:09] Hara
But I've been telling Chihaya-chan
that for a very long time.
SIGN Because she's my student
[14:15] Chi
Here.
[14:16] ---
Here.
[14:18] Hara
It's okay, Chihaya-chan. Carry on.
[14:21] Hara
You should never dwell
on the past in a match.
[14:25] Chi
Connect...
[14:26] Chi
Connect!
[14:28] [POEM] N
The sound of birds crossing...
[14:32] Pork
Who is this guy? He's weird.
[14:35] Pork
He moves a little slow,
which is throwing me off.
[14:40] Pork
And...
[14:42] Pork
That
[14:43] Pork
hairpin is bugging me!
[14:46] [POEM] N
Nobody wishes to...
[14:47] [POEM] N
After I determined...
[14:51] Kame
You're pretty good.
[14:53] Kame
I thought the boobies
would weigh you down.
[15:01] [POEM] N
is that I have no way
to tell you in person
[15:01] Kana
1, 2, 3, 4.
[15:06] Kana
1, 2, 3, 1.
[15:10] [POEM] N
Said bed was cold as I lay awake
[15:18] [POEM] N
for the night would drag on
when I thought of my beloved
[15:22] Kana
Sudo-san's voice dissipates into the air.
[15:27] [POEM] N
As my love first came...
[15:28] Kana
I can trust him!
[15:30] Kame
Four in a row?
[15:36] Sudo
Excuse me.
[15:37] Kana
I take that back.
[15:39] Hara
Sudo-kun is pretty good.
[15:42] Hara
His rhythm is accurate and
his enunciation is clear.
[15:45] Hara
Did you have him read for his team?
[15:47] Hara
I can't imagine that he was interested
in reading during practice.
[15:51] Mochi
Well, that was the case before
he reached middle school.
[15:57] Sudo
Mr. Mochida.
[15:59] Sudo
I'm going to attend a class for readers.
[16:02] Sudo
I believe that Master
Suo has spent more time
[16:06] ---
studying readers than he has
studying cards or opponents.
[16:10] Mochi
Sudo-kun's strength...
SIGN I'll be the one who crushes the Master
[16:12] Mochi
is drawn from his pride.
[16:15] Mochi
It's odd, but the people
who have the most pride
[16:19] ---
are the ones who work the hardest.
[16:21] Mochi
Looking up every step of the way.
[16:27] Ama
I thought she was faster,
but I guess I was wrong.
[16:30] Ama
I'm already 7 cards up.
[16:32] Ama
This should be a fairly easy win.
[16:38] Ama
But what is she doing?
[16:40] Ama
She's being really sensitive
about her motion...
[16:42] Ama
Focused on her accuracy...
[16:46] Ama
Is she looking at Wakamiya Shinobu?
[16:49] Ama
That's impossible!
[16:51] Ama
I lost by 24 cards last year,
[16:53] Ama
and you lost by 20 cards, too!
[16:56] Ama
She's strong enough to
give you nightmares!
[16:59] Ama
She's out of our reach.
[17:03] Chi
Connect... Connect...
[17:06] Chi
Connect... One more millimeter...
[17:09] Ama
You can keep your eyes
focused on a distant goal,
[17:13] Ama
while you lose the match you're in.
[17:15] [POEM] N
My own sleeves are like...
[17:18] Mochi
Good!
[17:19] Hara
He was fast on that one.
[17:20] Hara
He moved towards "My own home" before
returning to "My own sleeves."
[17:23] Hara
Hokuo's players are pulling ahead.
[17:27] Ama
It was only six months ago that we were
[17:29] ---
experiencing Sudo-san's pressure,
glares, and voice every day.
[17:34] Ama
We're on our home turf when
Sudo-san is the reader!
[17:37] [POEM] N
Feel sorrow wash...
[17:40] Tai
Retro!
[17:41] ---
Why do you always use strange motions?!
[17:43] Yuka
That was cool!
[17:47] Tai
Your fingers are injured and taped up,
[17:49] Tai
but you insist on worming them in!
[17:52] Retro
Win!
[17:53] Retro
Win!
[17:54] Retro
Win!
[17:56] [POEM] N
The sky may hold the same moon
[17:58] Kame
I'm in trouble. Boobie girl is good.
[18:05] Kana
It's our fifth match, but I'm
still able to move well.
[18:07] Kana
Mom made sure that my
sash was tied tight,
[18:10] Kana
and I have the tasuki
made by Ms. Miyauchi.
[18:13] Kana
I tire less easily in a kimono.
[18:16] Kame
Oh, crap.
[18:17] Kame
I'll be in big trouble if
I lose to boobie girl.
[18:20] Kana
You probably wouldn't know,
[18:23] Kana
but a kimono is designed perfectly
[18:25] ---
for a boobie girl to move around!
[18:30] Miya
The more I learn about
competitive karuta,
[18:33] ---
the more magical it seems.
[18:35] Miya
Gender doesn't matter.
[18:38] Miya
Size doesn't matter.
[18:40] Miya
Intelligence and strength don't matter.
[18:43] Miya
Age doesn't matter.
[18:46] [POEM] Sudo
Would this old palace courtyard
and the eaves strewn with weeds
[18:57] Miya
Every poem read sends you
back a thousand years.
[19:01] Miya
How many sports are
capable of such a feat?
[19:08] Both
Thank you very much!
[19:10] Chi
Huh?
[19:11] Shiro
One win for Hokuo!
[19:13] Ama
Yes!
[19:13] Kame
Way to go, Shiroyama!
[19:14] Chi
What?
[19:16] Chi
Porky was crushed?!
SIGN Lost by 13 cards
[19:21] Hara
This is bad.
[19:23] Hara
The first victory in a
team match is critical.
[19:26] Hara
The losing side feels
a lot more pressure.
[19:31] Hara
So even when you're losing,
[19:33] ---
it's important to drag out the match...
[19:37] Hara
Yet he lost this early!
[19:40] Pork
But it's been so long since
I played five matches in a row
[19:42] ---
and my head's starting to spin.
[19:44] Pork
Those circles kept bothering me.
[19:47] Pork
I got distracted every time I saw Sis.
[19:49] Yuka
You're so awesome, Retro-kun!
[19:51] Pork
But...
[19:53] Pork
Not allowed to start
sentences with "But"...
[19:55] Tai
I thought we could count on Nishida...
[19:57] Tai
What about everyone else?
[19:59] Tai
How are Oe-san and Komano doing?
[20:01] Tai
They're in close matches.
[20:02] Tai
What about Chihaya?
[20:03] Tai
Huh?
[20:04] Tai
Chihaya's losing by 5 cards?
[20:06] Tai
Chi—
[20:15] Tai
I'm in a close match myself.
[20:18] Tai
If I speak, it shouldn't be
to ask if she's okay.
[20:22] Tai
It should be to announce
a win for Mizusawa!
[20:26] Pork
You're trying to copy
Wakamiya Shinobu's style,
[20:29] Pork
but you're closer to Suo
Hisashi's style right now.
[20:34] Chi
Porky, I've always wanted to become
something I wasn't close to.
[20:39] Chi
She can accurately and precisely
[20:41] ---
touch an exact point
with her fingertips...
[20:44] Chi
She plays silent karuta...
[20:46] Chi
However, I can't beat Amakasu-san
with my accuracy right now.
[20:52] Chi
It's not easy to be as
good as Shinobu-chan.
[21:00] Desk
You have twenty!
[21:02] Desk
Twenty one-syllable cards!
[21:10] [POEM] N
In the sleepy...
[21:16] Hara
Chihaya-chan, are you...
[21:22] Hara
...trying to use both
of their strengths?
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[00:04] Both
Thank you very much!
[00:06] Chi
What?
[00:07] Chi
Porky was crushed?!
SIGN Lost by 13 cards
[00:13] Tai
If I speak, it shouldn't be
to ask if she's okay.
[00:17] Tai
It should be to announce
a win for Mizusawa!
[00:20] [POEM] N
may the wind bring clouds
to extend their stay.
[00:31] [POEM] N
In the sleepy...
[00:37] Hara
Chihaya-chan, are you...
[00:42] Hara
...trying to use both
of their strengths?
SIGN Chihaya Furu
SIGN Verse 6
SIGN To set the Tatsuta River ablaze
[01:58] [POEM] N
In the sleepy spring sunlight,
[02:05] Ama
What?
[02:07] Ama
"In order to restore" hasn't been read yet.
[02:10] Ama
"In the sleepy" isn't a
one-syllable card yet.
SIGN In the
SIGN sleepy
SIGN In order
SIGN to restore
[02:13] Ama
So why?
[02:14] Ama
Was it because she was
camping that card?
[02:18] Ama
I think she moved before
I even heard "In" spoken.
[02:23] Ama
That's impossible!
[02:25] Ama
No human is capable of that.
[02:28] Ama
She just happened to guess right!
[02:31] Sudo
Focus, Amakasu!
[02:34] Sudo
She's not guessing cards!
[02:37] Sudo
Ayase Chihaya can hear.
[02:41] Sudo
She can hear!
[02:45] Sudo
I don't know what it is in
my voice that she can hear,
[02:48] Sudo
but there's a difference between
[02:50] ---
the "In" in "In the" and the "In" in "In order."
[02:53] Sudo
I want to know what
it is I'm telling her.
[03:00] Sudo
My voice isn't
[03:03] Sudo
telling her anything...
[03:04] [POEM] N
a whirlwind of flower petals descends.
[03:12] Sudo
She's taking control of my voice...
[03:14] [POEM] N
Nothing can be worse...
[03:18] Ama
Again?
[03:20] Ama
"No more" is still in play,
but she moved on "No."
[03:24] Ama
There are other players who
can move fast or react fast,
[03:28] Ama
but that's not what she's doing here...
[03:38] Ama
Huh?
[03:45] (Flashback) Hara
Nine months have passed...
[03:47] (Flashback) Hara
Stop taking cards with your speed.
[03:50] Hara
It must have been hard, Chihaya-chan,
[03:53] Hara
but you've made incredible progress.
[03:57] Hara
You concentrated on your
accuracy the first half,
[04:01] Hara
and now you're taking risks to
take cards with your speed.
[04:07] Hara
You're giving yourself more weapons!
[04:10] (Flashback) A
There are 28 one-syllable cards for him.
[04:15] (Flashback) Desk
You have 20!
[04:26] Chi
This is what I wanted...
[04:28] Chi
What I could never explain...
[04:31] Chi
The sound that comes
before a sound forms...
[04:33] Chi
I'm finally able to say I can hear it, too!
[04:39] [POEM] N
when I cannot bear growing any
weaker than I already have.
[04:48] [POEM] Ama
A mountain stream...
SIGN when people and grass grow scarce
[04:49] Ama
Crap! A fault!
[04:52] Ama
Damn!
[04:54] Ama
This is bad.
[04:56] Ama
A fault this late in the match...
[04:58] Ama
I'm in trouble!
[05:01] Sudo
Amakasu! Say something!
[05:03] Sudo
Don't let your opponent focus!
[05:05] Sudo
Say that she's encroaching
on the playing field
[05:07] ---
or that there's a hair
sticking out of her nose!
[05:10] Sudo
Now I know how it
feels to be a reader!
[05:15] Sudo
I don't want to interfere!
[05:17] [POEM] N
as helpless autumn leaves are
caught against the flow.
[05:25] [POEM] N
While autumn leaves...
[05:27] Sudo
Not when she's this focused!
[05:32] Tsu
His five-card lead is
gone, just like that.
[05:40] Ama
Damn, why do I have to
play such a tough match?
[05:43] Ama
This is all Retro's fault!
[05:53] Ama
Retro's losing his own match!
[05:56] Retro
Our ace against their ace.
[05:59] Retro
Our number two against
their number two.
[06:01] Retro
Isn't that how we should win?!
[06:04] Retro
Hokuo Academy is the
strongest school in Tokyo!
[06:07] Retro
That's what I want to show everyone!
[06:18] Ama
Sudo-san is gone.
[06:20] Ama
I'm the Hokuo ace now.
[06:23] Ama
In every other sport I tried,
[06:25] ---
I was told that I could
never be a starter,
[06:28] Ama
but in my last summer here,
[06:30] ---
the members voted for me to lead them.
[06:33] [POEM] N
Said world grants no change, I pray,
[06:38] Hara
"Said world grants no change"
is a five-syllable card.
[06:40] Hara
Chihaya-chan covered the
"Said world grants no escape" card
[06:44] ---
on her side before attacking
the opponent's side.
[06:47] Ama
My body may be small,
[06:49] Ama
but I can still cover my
own cards against a girl.
[06:53] Ama
I don't need a big lead.
[06:55] Ama
One card is all it takes.
[06:57] Ama
I'll still win in the end...
[06:59] Ama
by playing karuta the Hokuo way.
[07:02] Mochi
Amakasu-kun is working hard.
[07:05] Mochi
I want him to be able to relax...
[07:07] Mochi
Why haven't Takuma and Kameda won yet?
[07:14] Desk
I can tell my teammates
are trying their best.
[07:18] Desk
I can see that my
opponent is worn down.
[07:21] Taku
Why can't I pull ahead? What's wrong?
[07:25] Taku
He was a weak amateur last year!
[07:28] Taku
I need to finish this match quickly!
[07:31] Desk
I lost to Takuma-kun
by 15 cards, last year.
[07:35] [POEM] N
when the fisherman who casts
his nets can seem dear.
[07:36] Desk
All he remembers is
that he crushed me.
[07:39] Desk
He's not taking me seriously,
[07:40] ---
so he's placed all his
cards to the lower right.
[07:44] [POEM] N
Impassionate gods...
[07:46] Sumi
Yes!
[07:47] Sumi
All four of them got it!
[07:48] Taku
W-Wait!
[07:50] Taku
"Impassioned vows" is still in play,
so I was able to cover in time!
SIGN I touched the card first.
SIGN I moved around your hand to tap it from the side.
[08:00] Taku
It's easier to bypass a right-handed
cover with your left hand.
[08:04] Taku
Was that his goal?!
[08:07] Desk
Of course, Takuma-kun has played
karuta much longer than I have.
[08:11] Desk
However, in the year
since I lost to him,
[08:16] Desk
I've had more fun playing
karuta than he has.
[08:20] Desk
I just know it!
[08:23] [POEM] N
are joined at river's end.
[08:26] Kana
Two cards left...
[08:32] [POEM] N
May the time spent in our one night together
[08:37] Pork
Kana-chan has one card left.
[08:39] Pork
Mashima, Ayase, and Desktomu-kun
have two cards left.
[08:43] Pork
Crazy...
[08:45] Pork
I've never seen a match where
four games were all this close.
[08:48] Pork
All four may possibly come down to luck-of-the-draw.
[08:52] Tsu
The finals are incredible.
[08:55] Hara
All four games are down
to three cards total.
[08:58] Hara
It's possible that we could see...
[09:01] Pork
Crap!
[09:02] Pork
Crap! Crap! Crap!
[09:05] Pork
Mashima! Ayase! Desktomu-kun! Kana-chan!
[09:07] Pork
Pay attention!
[09:08] Pork
If all four of you are put in
[09:09] ---
luck-of-the-draw situations
without realizing it, we'll lose!
[09:12] Pork
We're guaranteed to lose!
[09:14] [POEM] N
bring a life of everlasting love.
[09:23] [POEM] N
I know that my heart...
[09:24] Pork
N-No way!
[09:27] Sumi
Huh?! What?!
[09:28] Sumi
They moved so fast that I
couldn't tell what happened.
[09:30] Tsu
Ayase-senpai, Mashima-senpai, and
Komano-senpai won their cards.
[09:35] Pork
I've never seen this happen before...
[09:38] Pork
Four simultaneous luck-of-the-draws!
[09:45] Taku
Uh, I'm moving "The hazed early" left.
[09:51] Desk
Is he doing this because
I'm left-handed?
[09:53] Retro
I'm moving "The fall paddy" left.
[09:56] Retro
Oh, sorry. I think I'll move it back.
[09:58] Tai
No, that's not what
they're trying to do!
[10:01] Pork
Ayase! Please!
[10:03] Pork
Look around you!
SIGN Thinking about which card to send
[10:04] Pork
Don't look at the cards!
Look around you!
[10:07] Pork
Wait until Kana-chan has received hers!
[10:09] Pork
Don't send your card yet!
SIGN but from the crystal white snow of Yoshino
[10:14] Kame
I'm sending "The hazed early."
[10:21] Desk
They got us.
[10:28] Pork
Hokuo...
[10:31] Pork
...successfully split their cards.
[10:35] Pork
In a luck-of-the-draw, the rule
is to protect your own card.
[10:39] Pork
Whoever's card is read, wins.
[10:41] Pork
It's a 50-50 contest.
[10:43] Pork
But in this situation...
[10:46] Tsu
Hokuo is good.
[10:48] Tsu
You can tell they're
used to team matches.
[10:50] Tsu
They were able to split their cards.
[10:53] Hara
Splitting your cards
[10:55] ---
is a strategy employed towards
the end of a team match.
[10:58] Hara
In a 5 vs. 5 team match, you
only need three wins to win.
[11:03] Hara
In other words, the team
that already has one win
[11:06] ---
only needs two wins out
of the luck-of-the-draw.
[11:09] Hara
So to ensure victory, they made sure
[11:12] ---
that they have two of each
of the remaining cards.
[11:16] Hara
After "I know that my heart" was read,
SIGN Amakasu vs. Ayase
SIGN Takuma vs. Komano
SIGN Kinashi vs. Mashima Kameda vs. Oe
[11:19] Hara
they casually told their
teammates what their card was.
[11:24] (Flashback) Taku
Uh, I'm moving "The hazed early" left.
[11:32] (Flashback) Retro
I'm moving "The fall paddy" left.
[11:34] (Flashback) Retro
Oh, sorry. I think I'll move it back.
[11:40] (Flashback) Hara
They waited until they saw
which card Chihaya-chan sent,
SIGN but from the crystal white snow of Yoshino
[11:49] (Flashback) Kame
I'm sending "The hazed early."
[11:51] Hara
before setting everything up
by sending the final card.
SIGN The hazed early The hazed early
dawn light dawn light
SIGN The fall paddy The fall paddy
[11:58] Hara
Now their cards are split.
[12:02] Hara
As a team, they have two of each card,
[12:06] ---
so regardless of which card is read,
[12:08] ---
as long as they protect their
own cards, they'll win.
[12:11] Tsu
It's a strategy that's
borderline against the rules.
[12:13] Mochi
Oh, I should ask Tashiro-kun
to provide a ruling.
[12:18] Hara
Mizusawa should have tried
for a 3 to 1 split.
SIGN The hazed early dawn light comes not from the moon
[12:25] Hara
Then, it would have come down to luck.
[12:28] Hara
They would have had a
50% chance of winning.
SIGN Hokuo wins
SIGN The fall paddy shacks have rough thatching
SIGN Mizusawa wins
[12:34] Hara
Now, they can only win if
they take an opponent's card.
[12:39] Tai
Crap...
[12:41] Tai
It's basically impossible
for us to win now!
[12:44] Caption
Only looking at her own cards Can't see the cards that are further away
[12:46] Tai
We were unprepared...
[12:48] Tai
I never thought this might happen.
[12:51] Tai
Our lack of experience in
team matches is showing!
[12:53] Tai
This is the worst time for Hokuo's
karuta experience to pay off!
[13:01] Chi
Huh?
SIGN The hazed early dawn light
SIGN The fall paddy
SIGN The hazed early dawn light
SIGN The fall paddy
[13:03] Chi
Does this mean...
[13:05] Chi
...it's really hard for
us to score three wins?
[13:08] Chi
No way! What do we do? What do we do?
[13:19] Pork
What am I doing...
[13:21] Pork
I told our first-year
that I'd make him strong,
[13:25] Pork
then I alone lost early on....
[13:28] Pork
I'm pathetic!
[13:29] Pork
They're all fighting!
Giving their all!
[13:34] Pork
This is all my fault!
[13:44] Ama
Practicing swings that reach my side?
[13:47] Pork
Is Ayase planning to attack
her opponent's side?!
[13:58] Sumi
Mashima-senpai...
[14:00] Tai
"The hazed early dawn light" and
"The fall paddy" are on the field.
[14:03] Tai
The dead cards that
haven't been read are
[14:06] Tai
"Long," "Impassioned Vows," "Like the,"
"The hazed field," "The fall wind"...
[14:13] Tai
We can't move on "The hazed" or "The fall."
[14:16] Tai
It all comes down to
the third syllable!
[14:19] Tai
If "The hazed early" is read,
Chihaya will take the opponent's card!
[14:24] Tai
If "The fall paddy" is read,
I'll take the opponent's card!
[14:29] Tai
We're not giving up!
[14:31] Tai
Mizusawa will take three wins!
[14:33] Tai
We'll be the champions!
[14:36] [POEM] N
Long last we meet...
[14:38] [POEM] N
Like the sound of someone
knocking on my door,
[14:42] A
They're really trying to
take the opponent's cards?
[14:45] B
Mizusawa is serious about attacking...
[14:48] Retro
This isn't a typical luck-of-the-draw.
[14:51] Retro
Unlike Mizusawa, none of us need
to attack the opponent's side.
[14:56] Retro
We just have to focus on
protecting our own cards.
[14:59] Retro
It's impossible to penetrate
that kind of defense!
[15:03] Retro
Mashima must know that!
[15:05] Tai
I'm taking it!
[15:07] Retro
He has to!
[15:08] Tai
I'm taking it!
[15:09] [POEM] N
...blown by the autumn wind.
[15:14] [POEM] N
The fall wind parts the wispy clouds
[15:22] Retro
A fault...
[15:27] Tai
One win for Mizusawa!
[15:38] Hara
That wasn't just a simple
mistake by Retro-kun.
[15:41] Hara
Eyelashes' focus and
unwavering persistence
[15:45] Hara
pushed Retro-kun into that error.
[15:49] Hara
Luck-of-the-draw isn't about luck.
[15:52] Hara
Luck doesn't decide a match!
[15:57] Hara
Each school has one win.
[16:00] Hara
It's an even match now.
[16:04] Ama
What the hell, Retro?!
[16:07] Ama
First, you lied about
your retrot cards.
[16:10] Ama
Now, you made a mistake that
ruined our perfect split!
[16:14] Ama
What if we lose?!
[16:16] Ama
How are you going to make up for this?!
[16:19] Ama
I'll sock him.
[16:20] (Flashback) Ama
The two remaining teams get
to go to Nationals, right?
[16:23] (Flashback) Ama
We don't need to try that hard, then.
[16:27] Ama
I'll sock him.
[16:29] Ama
I'll win...
[16:31] Ama
I'll win and sock Retro hard!
[16:37] A
The Hokuo ace is also
practicing offensive swings.
[16:39] B
He's going to attack.
[16:44] Mochi
Amakasu-kun...
[16:46] Ama
Cover my card on "The."
[16:48] Ama
If the next syllable is "fall," I attack.
[16:51] Ama
If it's "The hazed field," I cover,
[16:53] Ama
and if it's "The hazed
early," I clamp down.
[16:55] Ama
There's no such thing
as a throw-away match!
[16:58] Ama
We're Hokuo!
[17:00] Ama
Hokuo wins!
[17:01] Sudo
Amakasu...
[17:04] Sudo
Be careful, Amakasu!
[17:06] Sudo
There are people...
[17:08] [POEM] N
to reveal moonlight, clear and bright.
[17:13] Sudo
capable of clearing their
minds in this situation.
[17:17] [POEM] N
The hazed early dawn light
comes not from the moon
[17:24] Sumi
Who got it?! Who got the card?!
[17:27] Tsu
I can't tell! They moved too fast!
[17:29] Mochi
Who got it?!
[17:29] Hara
Who moved faster?!
[17:31] Ama
It's mine! I moved faster!
[17:33] Chi
No.
[17:33] Ama
I touched it first!
[17:35] Chi
No.
[17:35] Ama
Ref!
[17:38] Chi
No.
[17:42] Chi
It was
[17:45] Chi
at the same time.
[17:46] Ama
Huh?
[17:49] Tashiro
In that case, it goes to
the side the card was on.
[17:51] Tashiro
Amakasu-kun wins.
[17:54] Chi
Thank you very much.
[17:58] Mochi
Hokuo Academy wins the Tokyo regional
[18:02] ---
over Mizusawa High School 3-2!
[18:05] All
Thank you very much.
[18:08] A
Wow, that was an incredible final.
[18:10] B
That was exciting.
[18:11] C
That was a once-in-a-decade
kind of match.
[18:13] Sudo
Amakasu.
[18:16] Sudo
Is Hokuo the strongest team in Tokyo?
[18:22] Ama
No.
[18:24] Ama
On the last card, I only moved
because I felt Ayase move.
[18:28] Ama
If it had been "The hazed field,"
I would have committed a fault.
[18:30] Ama
I couldn't hear a thing.
[18:34] Ama
After that match, I can't say that
Hokuo is the strongest team.
[18:38] Sudo
Lame.
[18:40] Sudo
If you can't be the
strongest team in Tokyo,
[18:43] Sudo
show me that you're the
strongest team in Japan.
[18:46] Ama
Sudo-san...
[18:47] Sudo
I'll be coming to watch on your budget.
SIGN Shouldn't we wake up Ayase?
[18:56] Kana
Yes, the closing ceremony's
about to begin.
[18:59] Pork
E-Everyone! I'm sorry!
[19:01] Pork
It's all because I screwed up!
[19:03] Pork
Because I lost first!
[19:07] Tai
Chihaya...
[19:10] Chi
Th-That was fun!
[19:14] Chi
That was the most fun we've had!
[19:23] Tai
Five matches is really difficult.
[19:27] Tai
Huh? Where's Tsukuba?
SIGN He said he was going somewhere with his brothers.
[19:31] Kana
They're really close.
[19:33] Chi
Guys! We start practicing
for Nationals tomorrow!
[19:36] Tai
Chihaya!
[19:38] Tai
Let everyone rest for a day.
[19:39] Chi
What?!
[19:43] Tai
Huh? Aren't you going
this way, Hanano-san?
[19:47] Sumi
Sorry, I have something to do.
[19:56] Hara
What?! You want to join
the Shiranami society!
[19:59] Hara
All four of you?!
[20:00] Hara
Really?!
[20:01] Tsu
Yes, please accept us.
[20:03] D
What's a karuta society?
[20:05] C
Can we become strong?
[20:06] B
I'm gonna become a Master.
[20:13] Hara
Oh, we meet again.
[20:17] Hara
Will you be number five?
[20:22] Chi
Bye!
[20:23] Chi
We start practicing for
Nationals in two days!
[20:39] Chi
Oh, it's Arata!
[20:41] Chi
An e-mail from Arata!
[20:48] [Messenger] Caption
Did you have fun at the
high school regional final?
[21:00] (Flashback) Arata
Why are you crying?
[21:02] (Flashback) Arata
It was really fun.
[21:13] Chi
Arata.
[21:15] Chi
That match was the most
fun I've ever had,
[21:21] Chi
and it was the most
difficult loss I've ever had.
E7 - They all exchange hellos and goodbyes at the famous gates of Afusaka
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[00:03] [Messenger] ---
Daikon!!
She should really quit dramas.
She should just be a model.
Getting too old for teen mags?
She's not tall enough to model either (lol)
That drama was just bad, though.
[00:03] [Messenger] ---
What's your honest opinion of Ayase Chitose?
[00:03] [Messenger] ---
She should really quit dramas.
She should just be a model.
Getting too old for teen mags?
She's not tall enough to model either (lol)
That drama was just bad, though.
I couldn't cry over her acting.
Was she really taking in the scene?
Even if she was, her acting sucks.
She hasn't even been in quiz shows lately.
Is she getting less work?
Are they realizing they can't use her?
What'll she do now?
She should study hard and get a job.
[00:05] [Messenger] ---
Even if she was, her acting sucks.
She hasn't even been in quiz shows lately.
Is she getting less work?
Are they realizing they can't use her?
What'll she do now?
She should study hard and get a job.
Maybe she's even too dumb to study (lol)
Guess just looking good isn't enough.
She should have tried to be good
at other things, not just looks.
If she keeps this up, she'll just
be half-assed at everything.
What'll she do? What'll she do?
[00:10] Sis
Mom, what's wrong with Chihaya?
[00:14] Mom
Oh, they didn't win the
karuta regional yesterday.
[00:19] Sis
Karuta again?
[00:21] Mom
But they still qualified for
Nationals by placing second.
[00:24] Sis
Then what does it matter?
[00:28] Sis
How can she get so upset over karuta?
[00:30] N
The Queen wins the best of three...
[00:33] Sis
Wh-What is it?
[00:35] Sis
You've been watching that DVD
with the chubby girl every day.
[00:38] Sis
If you don't want to watch it,
take it out of the player.
[00:49] Sis
Besides, if you can't produce results
after working hard every day,
[00:53] Sis
you probably don't have any talent.
[00:54] Mom
Chitose.
[00:59] Sis
Mom, I'm going to cut
back on work this summer
[01:02] ---
and focus on studying for entrance exams.
[01:06] Sis
I should probably go to college.
[01:09] Mom
Huh?
[01:11] Sis
Since it seems I don't have
the talent to be an actress.
[01:20] Chi
I watched her every day...
[01:23] Chi
I wanted to learn how to be
as precise as Shinobu-chan.
[01:27] (Flashback) Chi
Precision... Precision...
[01:31] Chi
I wanted to see if it would
work against a good player.
[01:35] Chi
That was a team match,
not an individual match.
[01:39] Chi
My loss meant our loss.
SIGN Chihaya Furu
[02:57] T
So, the Contemporary
Literature final will cover
SIGN Verse 7
SIGN They all
exchange
hellos and
goodbyes at
the famous
gates of
Afusaka
[03:00] ---
up through Natsume Soseki on page 102.
[03:04] T
Classical Literature covers
everything through page 89.
[03:10] T
If anyone scores under 70,
[03:15] T
they'll be required to write 20
short poems over summer break.
[03:20] A
What?
[03:20] B
A 70?!
[03:21] C
Poems?
[03:22] Chi
70... That's impossible...
[03:24] T
Speaking of poems...
[03:26] T
Karuta club captain.
[03:27] ---
Gulp!
[03:28] T
I heard that only two of your
[03:32] ---
twenty new members are still around.
[03:34] ---
Yipe!
[03:35] T
Were you aware that
the concert band would
[03:38] ---
be given your clubroom if you
didn't recruit five new members?
[03:41] Pork
Fight back!
[03:43] Pork
Tell him that we recruited
twenty, if only for a moment!
[03:48] Chi
I-I'm sorry...
[03:51] Chi
But Nationals are coming up!
[03:54] Chi
Please let us stay in
the clubroom until then!
[03:57] Chi
We only held on to two new members,
[03:59] Chi
but they're worth five!
[04:00] Chi
I beg you! I beg you!
[04:04] T
Speaking of Natsume Soseki, he
had some famous words of wisdom.
[04:09] T
"Charm is reserved for
[04:10] ---
dealings with people with
more power than you."
[04:13] A
Teach, you always quote other people.
[04:15] T
Use the remaining class time to study.
SIGN That was a close call.
SIGN You're too honest, Ayase.
[04:23] Pork
I know.
SIGN But it's not like the concert band doesn't have their own room, right?
[04:28] Pork
Yeah, but...
[04:30] Pork
Look.
[04:31] Pork
They added a bunch of
new members this year,
[04:33] ---
and they have to place
instruments in the hallway
[04:35] ---
because there's no room inside.
[04:38] Yama
Can you grab the two euphoniums?
[04:39] A
Yes.
[04:41] B
I wish our advisor had as much
influence as the Empress.
[04:45] Yama
Hey, don't just stand around!
[04:47] Yama
Prelims are next week.
[04:49] Yama
This is the year we
make it to Nationals!
[04:57] Miya
You want to let the concert
band use the second floor?
[04:59] Miya
Why would you do that?
[05:02] Miya
You practice with the windows
closed and no air conditioning
[05:05] ---
in the middle of summer because
you don't want any noise.
[05:09] Miya
You won't be able to practice if the
concert band is on the second floor.
[05:12] Chi
That's true,
[05:15] Chi
but we could let them use the
space for storage at least.
[05:19] Miya
Still, you shouldn't do this just because
[05:21] ---
the karuta club didn't
recruit five new members.
SIGN Concert band advisor
[05:24] Miya
There isn't anyone
putting pressure on you.
SIGN Because we can't
[05:28] Chi
But...
[05:31] Chi
The concert band is having a hard time,
[05:33] Chi
and it'd be selfish to only think
about the karuta club's interests.
[05:38] Miya
Ayase-san is being considerate!
[05:42] Miya
This is my most glorious
day as a teacher!
[05:45] Chi
Actually, I thought of
something during our match...
[05:49] Chi
We're playing karuta to win, right?
[05:53] Chi
I'm not sure how to explain this,
[05:56] Chi
but we'll definitely run into situations,
[05:58] ---
like the finals, where luck is important.
[06:01] Kana
This is...
[06:03] Chi
That's why...
[06:04] Tai
The extent of our captain's greed...
[06:06] Chi
If we're nice to other clubs,
[06:08] Chi
we might get something in return.
SIGN Karuta
[06:10] All
It always comes back to karuta!
[06:15] Miya
I-I understand.
[06:17] Chi
Thank you.
[06:21] T
Yes, Ayase-san is a fascinating girl.
[06:25] Miya
I can't tell if she's
innocent or calculating.
[06:28] T
Personally, I think she's
a gambler at heart.
[06:32] Miya
That's absurd.
[06:34] T
It's not easy to admit that in the end,
[06:40] T
you can't always influence
the result of a match.
SIGN Let's start a competitive karuta club! Please come see Ayase Chihaya in class 2-9!
SIGN Karuta Club Finals Preparation HQ
[06:50] Chi
70 in both Contemporary and
Classical Literature...
[06:53] Chi
That's impossible.
SIGN There's a lot of noise coming from the second floor.
[06:58] Kana
Now, now. It'll get better
once they've settled in.
[07:03] Chi
Desktomu-kun! I don't get it! Teach me!
[07:07] Chi
I'm home.
[07:09] Mom
Welcome home, Chihaya.
[07:11] Ken
Welcome home. You were in
the newspaper yesterday.
SIGN Summer of Karuta Hokuo Academy successfully...
[07:18] Ken
Huh? What?
[07:32] Mom
Chihaya.
[07:34] Mom
Are you going to practice
karuta tomorrow?
[07:37] Chi
Huh? Why?
SIGN Shiranami Karuta Society Practice Area
[07:40] [POEM] N
My own home is a retreat lying southeast...
[07:43] Sumi
I can win!
SIGN 9 years old
[07:44] Sumi
I can beat the two younger brothers!
SIGN 10 years old
[07:47] Sumi
I can hold my own against the oldest!
SIGN 11 years old
SIGN 16 years old
[07:50] Sumi
But I can't do anything against Tsukuba!
[07:52] B
You're awesome, Bro!
[07:54] B
Sumire's too easy for you!
[07:55] C
It won't be long before
I can beat Sumire!
[07:58] D
Yeah!
[07:58] Sumi
Show some respect for your elders!
[08:00] C
Sumire looks mad.
[08:02] B
What's wrong, Sumire?
[08:03] D
Sumire has a short temper.
[08:05] Tai
I never dreamed that you would
[08:06] ---
join our karuta society, Hanano-san.
[08:09] Sumi
It's because karuta is so much fun!
[08:17] Tsu
I know, right? Karuta's so much fun.
[08:21] Tsu
I was inspired after watching
the second-years play.
[08:24] Tsu
I want to get better!
[08:26] Sumi
Huh? How is karuta fun?
[08:30] Sumi
It's hot, tough, and exhausting!
[08:32] Sumi
Plus, it sucks that I can't win.
[08:34] Sumi
I only said that because
Mashima-senpai was around.
[08:36] Tsu
What? You were trying to score points?
[08:38] Sumi
Yeah.
[08:39] (Flashback) Kana
The feelings expressed are
dependent on the rules!
[08:43] Sumi
The rule in this love is
to be serious about karuta.
[08:48] Sumi
Mashima-senpai is following the same
rule with his eye on Ayase-senpai.
[08:53] Sumi
He's waiting until she notices his feelings!
[08:55] A
Next, we have Hanano-san
against Dr. Harada.
[09:00] Hara
Let's have fun.
[09:02] Sumi
No! He'll kill me! He'll eat me!
[09:04] ---
Let me play someone weak!
[09:06] Hara
Don't worry. I'll start
with 40 cards as a handicap.
[09:10] Sumi
Just let me play Mashima-senpai!
[09:11] All
Good luck, Sumire!
[09:13] Hara
Why? Eyelashes is really good.
[09:13] Tsu
Hanano is such an open book.
[09:15] Tsu
But...
[09:16] (Flashback) Sumi
It's hot, tough, and exhausting!
[09:18] (Flashback) Sumi
Plus, it sucks that I can't win.
[09:21] Tsu
You've already gotten hooked on karuta.
[09:29] Chi
Mom, I'm not in the mood for shopping.
[09:34] Mom
Just follow me.
[09:36] Chi
There's nothing I want...
[09:40] Mom
Here we are.
SIGN Oe Traditional Clothing
[09:51] Rie
Welcome.
[09:52] Chi
Oh, it's Kana-chan's mom.
[09:55] Mom
Don't be so rude.
[09:57] Mom
Sorry about dropping in
on such short notice.
[10:00] Mom
This is a small token
of our appreciation.
[10:02] Rie
You didn't need to go to such trouble.
[10:05] Rie
You were kind enough to send
presents for New Year's and Obon.
[10:07] Mom
Think nothing of it.
You've helped my daughter so much.
[10:10] Chi
Mom, you sent gifts for
New Year's and Obon?!
[10:13] Chi
When did you do that?!
Wow! You're so grown-up!
[10:15] Mom
It's common sense!
[10:17] Mom
Do you realize how generous Oe-san
[10:19] ---
has been to lend you
those wonderful kimonos?
SIGN I'm a grown-up!
[10:23] Rie
Please, it's no big deal.
[10:24] Rie
Chihaya-chan has helped us
by modeling for our catalog.
[10:29] Rie
Our sales have shot up ever
since Mizusawa's karuta club
[10:34] ---
started wearing hakamas
in their matches.
[10:38] Rie
Please come inside and have some tea.
[10:41] Mom
No, we're here today...
[10:44] Mom
...because I was thinking that
Chihaya should have her own hakama.
[10:53] Kana
Huh?
[10:54] Chi
Oh, Kana-chan.
[10:55] Mom
W-Wait! I wasn't planning
on anything fancy!
[10:59] Mom
A premade one will be fine!
[11:01] Rie
Now, now.
[11:03] Rie
It won't hurt to have a look.
SIGN Slick salesperson
[11:05] Chi
Mom, you don't have to buy one for me.
[11:09] Mom
You plan to continue
playing karuta, right?
[11:11] Mom
You'll need a hakama
every time you play, right?
[11:14] Mom
It's our job as your parents to provide.
[11:24] Rie
Oh, that one's finished.
[11:27] Rie
Would you like to try it on?
[11:28] Mom
What? You know how to put one on?
[11:32] Chi
First, put on the kimono.
[11:34] Chi
Then, for the hakama...
[11:36] Chi
Um, do the narrow strings go in front?
[11:39] Kana
That's right.
[11:40] Chi
Then pull it on and...
[11:43] Chi
Um...
[11:45] ---
Um...
[11:47] Kana
You're doing it right, Chihaya-chan.
[11:48] Mom
When did she learn to do this?
[11:52] Chi
Then I tie a knot...
[11:55] Chi
Okay.
[12:00] Mom
I'm embarrassed to admit that
I know nothing about karuta.
[12:04] Mom
I've only gone to see a
handful of her matches.
[12:08] Mom
The first time I watched her play, I knew.
[12:12] Mom
She was going to be fine.
[12:14] Mom
Chihaya would do just fine as
long as she was playing karuta.
[12:19] Mom
Even if she had the fifth
lowest grades in her class...
[12:24] Mom
Even if her room was decorated
with strange bears...
[12:27] Mom
Even if she didn't give any
thought to her future...
[12:29] Chi
She knows...
SIGN About my grades and career survey
[12:30] Mom
She would do just fine.
[12:30] Kana
She knows...
[12:36] Mom
I'm more worried about
her older sister,
[12:39] ---
since she's chosen an
unstable line of work.
[12:42] Mom
It's taken me this long
to buy her a hakama...
[12:44] Mom
I felt bad about ignoring
her all this time.
[12:50] Chi
Mom.
[12:52] Chi
You weren't ignoring me.
[12:56] ---
You believed in karuta.
[13:02] Kana
Chihaya-chan, would you
like to look at the juban?
[13:05] Kana
We received one today in a lovely color.
[13:07] Kana
And you always want a pair of tabi.
[13:10] Chi
Ooh, I've never worn tabi before!
[13:12] Kana
This way.
[13:17] Rie
I think that's perfectly fine.
[13:19] Mom
Huh?
[13:20] Rie
I've discovered while
raising my daughter,
[13:24] Rie
that it's very difficult and important
to give children space to grow.
[13:34] Chi
You didn't have to do this, Mom.
[13:36] Chi
There were hakamas that cost less.
[13:38] Mom
It's not a problem, since
she set up a payment plan.
[13:41] Chi
But...
[13:42] Mom
That was the one you looked best in.
[13:45] Chi
But this is for karuta matches,
so a plain one would work.
[13:49] Mom
But Chihaya, what if...
[13:59] Chi
But Mom...
[14:01] Chi
You might have forgotten,
[14:03] Chi
but we have to pay for travel and
lodging when I go to Nationals.
[14:07] Chi
This isn't the best time
to be buying a hakama...
[14:09] Mom
I-It'll be fine!
[14:11] Mom
There's enough money saved up...
[14:13] Mom
...by your dad.
[14:14] Chi
By Dad?
[14:16] Mom
She'll do just fine.
[14:18] Mom
Chihaya will do fine as long
as she's playing karuta.
[14:24] N
The Queen wins the best of
three in two straight matches.
[14:28] Sis
I'm home.
[14:28] [POEM] N
Since I could not...
[14:30] N
Incredible! The fastest card taken today
was her best card, "Since I could not"!
[14:35] [POEM] N
Rain takes longer...
[14:36] Chi
Precision!
[14:38] Chi
Precision!
[14:39] Chi
Pinpoint precision!
[14:41] Chi
I won't waste that loss!
[14:44] Chi
I'm going to surpass Shinobu-chan!
[14:47] Sis
She's back to her usual self.
[14:51] Sis
You must be a fool to
try so hard at karuta.
SIGN Harusaki Entrance Exam Seminar Summer's Not Too Late to Start
[14:59] Sis
Oh, Kondo-san?
[15:01] Sis
About the audition this summer...
[15:03] Chi
I have to become stronger!
[15:05] Chi
My victory will mean our victory!
[15:08] Mom
You don't have a secret stash?!
SIGN Secret stash!
SIGN No such thing
[15:09] Dad
No such thing.
SIGN Let's start a competitive karuta club! Please come see Ayase Chihaya in class 2-9!
[15:11] Chi
70... 70... 70... 70...
SIGN Again?
[15:20] Kana
They're playing?
[15:24] Pork
Why? That's not the deal we made.
[15:27] Tsu
And they suck.
[15:29] Kana
Oh, dear. They sound more
frenzied than impassionate.
[15:33] Chi
What do you mean?
[15:35] Kana
What? I'm talking about
impassionate versus frenzied.
[15:40] Chi
Impassionate means that
you're intense, right?
[15:43] Chi
What about frenzied?
[15:47] Kana
We're in the second season and
[15:50] ---
she still doesn't know
what the title means?!
[15:53] Kana
This is my fault!
[15:55] Sumi
I don't get it either.
[15:56] Pork
I thought decorative words
didn't have any meaning.
[16:00] Kana
Pay attention now.
[16:02] Kana
There are many different definitions and
[16:04] ---
theories surrounding
the word impassionate,
[16:07] Kana
but I believe the easiest explanation
SIGN "Impassionate"
[16:10] ---
is to compare impassionate and frenzied.
SIGN "Frenzied"
[16:14] Pork
I've heard people talk
about frenzied gods.
[16:17] Kana
Both words are used in reference
to the power of gods.
[16:21] Kana
Frenzied refers to power used for wrong,
[16:23] Kana
while impassionate refers
to power used for right.
[16:27] Kana
Both words are used to describe intensity,
[16:30] ---
but their contexts are completely different.
[16:33] Kana
Frenzied would be used to
describe a shaky, spinning top,
[16:38] Kana
while impassionate would refer to a
top that spins perfectly smoothly.
[16:43] Kana
Strong enough to repel
anything that makes contact,
[16:46] Kana
while projecting stability...
[16:48] Kana
It almost looks like it's completely still,
[16:51] Kana
focusing its power in perfect balance,
with no lean in any direction.
[16:57] Chi
Impassionate...
[17:03] Chi
Huh? What?
[17:05] A
School anthem!
[17:07] A
Best of luck to the Mizusawa High
School Karuta Club at Nationals!
[17:43] Pork
They're doing the second verse?!
[17:45] Tai
And the third verse?
[17:47] Desk
Are they going to do the fourth verse?
[17:53] A
Thank you for letting
us use the second floor!
[17:56] All
Thank you!
[17:57] B
We'll try to keep the noise down!
[17:58] C
It's awesome that you made it to Nationals!
[17:59] D
Good luck!
[18:00] B
Win it all!
[18:02] E
Bye!
[18:04] F
Thank you!
[18:10] Sumi
That came out of nowhere!
SIGN Four verses of the school anthem!
[18:13] Tai
Mr. Matoba was crying!
[18:15] Pork
It's the first time the Empress has
listened to one of his requests.
[18:18] Chi
Wow! Wow!
[18:19] ---
That was like how they send off
the baseball team to Nationals!
[18:20] Pork
I've never received support
[18:22] ---
from anyone who wasn't
involved in karuta.
[18:24] Kana
No kidding.
[18:30] Kana
They sent us a good wave,
[18:32] Kana
and their rendition of the school
anthem was very impassionate.
[18:39] Chi
We'll ride the wave
they've pushed us on...
[18:42] T
So close, Ayase-san!
SIGN That wasn't close—
SIGN Sorry
[18:44] Mom
What?! You're not taking your hakama
because you fainted last year?!
SIGN You should have said something sooner
[18:48] Chi
...and win.
[18:50] Chi
This time, we won't lose a single match
[18:52] Chi
on our way to become
number one in Japan!
[18:58] Kana
Hanano-san, that's cute.
[19:01] Kana
I know. I brought all
kinds of underwear,
[19:04] Kana
since you never know what might happen.
[19:06] Miya
Hanano-san, are you going to
sleep with your makeup on?
[19:10] Sumi
Yes, since you never
know what might happen.
[19:14] Miya
Nothing's going to happen!
[19:15] ---
Sniff...
[19:18] Miya
Good grief...
SIGN Struggle Kick
[19:20] Sumi
We're on a trip!
SIGN I only get to take a bath, sleep, & play karuta?
[19:22] Sumi
Why shouldn't something
exciting happen?!
[19:28] Sumi
I've been wanting to ask you.
[19:31] Sumi
Is there anyone you like, Ayase-senpai?
SIGN Straight up!!
[19:35] Sumi
Is there anyone you think about
when you're alone at night,
[19:38] ---
wishing you could see them and
wondering what they're doing?
[19:43] Chi
Well, I don't know Shinobu-chan's
phone number...
[19:46] Both
Rivals don't count!
[19:51] Chi
I wonder what he's doing.
[19:53] Chi
I want to see him.
[20:00] Chi
Arata?
[20:02] Chi
Yep, that's right.
[20:04] Chi
We're staying at an inn by Lake Biwa.
[20:07] Chi
Are you going to come tomorrow, Arata?
[20:10] Chi
What? Just the individual
tournament in two days?!
[20:13] Chi
Oh, your school doesn't
have a karuta club.
[20:18] Chi
Right...
[20:28] Chi
Arata.
[20:29] Ara
Huh?
[20:30] Chi
You should have started a karuta club.
[20:33] Chi
You should have started a team.
[20:38] Ara
I'm not interested in team tournaments.
[20:41] Ara
I'm focused on winning the
individual tournament.
[20:47] Chi
I-I plan to win the
individual tournament, too!
[20:50] Ara
It won't be easy to
win both tournaments.
[20:53] Ara
Wakamiya Shinobu's going to be there.
[20:55] Chi
I'll beat Shinobu-chan!
[20:57] Ara
I heard that she lost a lot of weight.
[20:59] Chi
What?! Shinobu-chan is an enigma!
[21:03] Chi
I'll still win!
[21:17] Chi
The High School National Ogura Hundred
Poets Karuta Championship begins.
E8 - Which shines over Mount Mikasa
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[00:11] Chi
The High School National Ogura Hundred
Poets Karuta Championship begins.
[00:19] Chi
We'll win every match
[00:20] Chi
and become number one in Japan!
SIGN Chihaya Furu
SIGN Verse 8
SIGN Which
shines
over
Mount
Mikasa
[01:43] Chi
Wh-Why am I dressed like this?
[01:46] Kana
You're asking why?
[01:47] Kana
Did you forget what happened last year?
SIGN Right, right
[01:50] Kana
When you suddenly collapsed last year,
[01:53] Kana
it was because you were overwhelmed
by the heat and your nerves.
[01:56] Kana
So this year, we'll make sure
the heat isn't an issue.
[02:00] Chi
It's okay.
[02:02] Chi
I'm not wearing a hakama this year.
[02:04] Kana
But...
[02:05] Chi
Plus, this is my second time at Omi Jingu.
[02:10] Chi
We're back.
[02:13] Chi
This is our second national championship.
[02:16] Chi
What kinds of matches will we play?
[02:19] Chi
How strong are the other teams?
[02:23] Sumi
Hey, Tsukuba!
[02:24] Sumi
Stop sneaking pictures of girls!
[02:27] Sumi
They'll arrest you!
[02:28] Tsu
Don't insult me!
[02:30] Tsu
I'm taking pictures of
the pretty Akita ladies
[02:31] Tsu
while taking pictures of the karuta
holy land, the Omi Learning Center!
[02:34] Sumi
Y-You're not supposed to admit it...
[02:37] Tsu
Ooh, I've seen this area
in pictures before!
[02:41] Tsu
The Master match takes
place up here every year!
[02:44] Tsu
Where do they put the TV cameras?!
[02:46] Sumi
Cut it out already!
[02:49] Chi
This is the first national championship
for our first-years.
[02:52] Pork
Okay, let's all get changed...
[02:55] Pork
Into the new T-shirts my sister made!
SIGN Winners
SIGN Winners
[03:00] Sumi
Wow!
SIGN It's got punch!
[03:02] Chi
So cool!
[03:03] Kana
That's a lovely blue.
SIGN Huh? Wait...
SIGN I can see something in the dots...
SIGN Second Place
SIGN Second place...
[03:12] All
Second place winners?!
[03:13] Pork
Huh?
[03:17] Yukari
What did you expect?
[03:19] Yukari
The champions will be
Retro-kun's Hokuo.
[03:24] Pork
Sorry, everyone.
[03:25] Pork
Let's wear our regular T-shirts.
[03:30] Chi
All ready.
[03:31] Pork
Sorry. We ended up having
to wear our usual T-shirts.
[03:35] Chi
That's okay. We can focus better
when we're in familiar gear.
[03:38] Tsu
Hey, Hanano! Take a picture!
[03:40] Sumi
Geez, what now?
[03:42] Tsu
My brothers are waiting at home!
[03:50] Sumi
"I'm a starter for the national
championship, of course!"
[03:54] Sumi
"Your bro's gonna knock them out!"
[03:56] Sumi
You're lying again!
[03:58] Sumi
Why would you be a starting member?
[04:00] Pork
We're heading down!
[04:01] Sumi
Oh, okay.
[04:07] Tsu
I want to be a starter!
[04:09] Tsu
I've given up Second Verse Karuta
[04:11] ---
to focus on mainstream
karuta since spring!
[04:14] Tsu
I've learned a lot at
the Shiranami society!
[04:17] Tsu
This time, I'll successfully change the order,
show my true skill, and become a regular!
[04:23] Sumi
Tsukuba!
[04:25] Sumi
The lineups for the first round are up.
[04:28] Tsu
What? They already chose
the starting members?
[04:34] Tsu
Huh?
SIGN 1 Nishida Yusei 2 Oe Kana 3 Ayase Chihaya 4 Mashima Taichi 5 Tsukuba Akihiro
[04:35] Sumi
What?! Tsukuba's really a starter!
[04:38] Sumi
That's amazing!
[04:40] Tsu
Starter...
[04:42] Tai
The group stage match-ups
were drawn yesterday,
[04:44] ---
so Komano and I already came up
with the order for the first round.
[04:47] Tsu
Why me? Isn't Komano-senpai a starter?
SIGN For the National Tournament
SIGN A month has passed since the Tokyo regional.
SIGN You've worked very hard.
SIGN In terms of skill, you're even with me.
SIGN Don't forget that our goal is to become number one in Japan!
SIGN While the two rounds in the group stage are taking place,
[05:06] ---
I'll be scouting the other top schools
SIGN to prepare for the championship bracket!
SIGN The five of you have to get us there!
[05:16] Pork
Does that mean you're not
playing in the group stage?!
[05:19] Pork
Are you really okay with that?!
SIGN Yeah.
SIGN I'll need Hanano to help me scout.
[05:24] Sumi
What?
SIGN Check groups H and I for us.
[05:27] Sumi
Geez...
[05:29] Sumi
Fine.
SIGN I'm impressed.
SIGN You brought your own notepad.
[05:34] Sumi
I-It's no big deal...
SIGN Then I'll show you which room you'll be in.
[05:37] Sumi
O-Okay.
[05:42] Tsu
He's so cool...
[05:44] Chi
Desktomu-kun worked just
as hard as the rest of us.
[05:47] Chi
Could I do what he did?
[05:50] Chi
After putting in so much hard work,
[05:54] Chi
could I accept that someone
who started later
[05:57] ---
had caught up to me?
[06:01] (Flashback) Desk
If Ayase's serious about her dream for
us to become number one in Japan,
[06:04] (Flashback) Desk
we can't flounder around like usual.
[06:06] (Flashback) Desk
There has to be someone
in a support role.
[06:32] Retro
Yo, Eyelashes!
[06:34] Retro
Should you really be so worked up?
[06:36] Retro
Isn't tomorrow's individual tournament
[06:38] ---
and your chance to make
Class A more important?
[06:42] Tai
It doesn't matter if I lose
my first match tomorrow.
[06:47] Tai
We'll win every match today.
[06:50] Tai
I want to win...
[06:52] Tai
together.
[06:53] Pork
Our opponent's order isn't up yet.
[06:56] Kan
I believe we were matched up
with a school from Chiba.
[07:00] Tai
It's a strange feeling.
[07:02] Tai
Have I been infected
by Chihaya's greed?
[07:06] Tai
I want us to become number
one in Japan together.
[07:12] Pork
There it is!
[07:18] Chi
Is this...
[07:19] Pork
Don't tell me that...
[07:20] Tsu
No way...
[07:21] Tai
Huh?
SIGN Chiba International School of Information Sciences Napa Payakaroon Rachel Port Anthony Sorb Bak Gyeong-Seo Matt Rowan
[07:35] Sumi
Um...
[07:36] Sumi
In group C, I need to
pay attention to...
[07:39] Sumi
the First Akashi Girls' School from Hyogo.
[07:42] (Flashback) Desk
Make sure you pay extra close attention
to the third-year Ousaka Megumu!
[07:45] Sumi
Is she really that special?
[07:48] Desk
She was the west representative
in last year's Queen match.
[07:51] Desk
She lost a close match to Yumin,
SIGN Yumin?
[07:53] ---
but she's still the strongest
girl in west Japan.
[07:56] Sumi
Okay...
[07:59] Sumi
But how can I tell who's who?
[08:02] Sumi
For now, I'll put that they're
all ordinary-looking.
[08:09] Megu
Oh, excuse me.
[08:12] Sumi
Sorry!
[08:15] Megu
I got the quick energy boost you wanted.
[08:17] Nana
Thanks, Megumu.
[08:18] Sumi
Megumu?
[08:19] Nana
I'm so thirsty.
[08:21] Megu
Here.
[08:24] Nana
Energy boost...
[08:26] Megu
Did something run out of power?
[08:28] Nana
Y-Yeah... Thanks...
[08:30] Sumi
Ousaka Megumu is ordinary-looking
and an airhead.
[08:34] A
Megumu-tan! You're adorable as always!
[08:36] Sumi
Megumu-tan?!
[08:38] A
I've got the best seat in the house!
[08:41] B
Hey, is that a new model?!
[08:44] A
This guarantees that I'll capture
Megu-tan's beautiful karuta!
[08:47] Sumi
She's ordinary-looking,
an airhead, and popular?!
SIGN I'm a little
shocked...
[08:49] Sumi
Moreover, she's popular
with old-school freaks!
[08:51] Nana
The three cameramen with
glasses are back again.
[08:55] Haya
We only recently got them to silence
the shutter sound during matches.
[08:59] Nana
They're a pain.
[09:01] Megu
I know. I wish we could dump
them in an incinerator.
[09:04] All
Swoon!
[09:05] Sumi
She's ordinary-looking, an airhead,
popular, and sharp-tongued?!
[09:15] All
Swoon! Swoon!
[09:17] Megu
Okay, let's do the best we can.
[09:20] All
Yes!
[09:21] Sumi
I'm so confused,
[09:23] ---
but there's a lot more to female
karuta players than meets the eye.
[09:29] Desk
Groups E and F are in the
hall by the main office.
[09:32] Desk
The team that we must watch carefully...
[09:42] Desk
The team we must watch...
[09:45] Desk
is last year's champion,
Fujisaki High School.
[09:49] Desk
They've won the championship 13 times.
[09:52] Desk
With over 50 members and a long tradition,
[09:54] ---
they're the greatest
obstacle in our path.
[09:57] Desk
I have to collect as
much data as I can.
[10:03] Desk
The first match for group
B is about to start.
[10:06] Desk
Will they be okay?
SIGN Mizusawa
High
SIGN Chiba
International
High School
of Information
Sciences
[10:09] Desk
Their first opponent,
[10:11] ---
Chiba International High School of
Information Sciences, is new to karuta,
[10:15] Desk
so I couldn't find any data.
[10:18] Desk
Karuta's never been big in Chiba,
[10:22] Desk
so it should be easy for them to win.
[10:28] Tsu
Wh-What should I do?!
[10:30] Tsu
I've never been so close
to a foreigner before!
[10:33] Tsu
What should I do?
[10:35] Pork
Are we really playing
against these guys?!
[10:36] Pork
Can they play karuta?!
[10:38] Pork
Can they understand Japanese?!
[10:40] Kana
The foreigners are wearing hakama,
[10:42] Kana
while we're wearing T-shirts...
[10:44] Kana
I'm so ashamed!
[10:47] Tai
What do I do?
[10:48] Tai
Everyone's thrown off...
[10:50] Tai
But...
[10:53] Tai
The biggest question
is why you're crying!
[10:57] Matt
It's impressive that there are
so many people playing karuta.
[11:01] Pak
No one wears hakama except us,
[11:05] Pak
but it's lucky to be notable.
[11:07] Anth
Without hakama, we are the most noticeable.
[11:10] Rach
That's right!
[11:11] Napa
Let's make a bet the most card!
[11:14] Chi
Karuta has become a global
game like poker and Othello!
[11:22] Tai
Ignoring Chihaya for now,
I need to calm the others down.
[11:27] Tai
Forgive me,
[11:29] Tai
but your pronunciation is not correct...
[11:32] Tai
Maybe you can more easily speak
Japanese than English, can't you?
[11:37] Matt
I'm so embarrassed now!
[11:39] Matt
They caught us!
[11:40] Pak
Who said that we could put pressure
on them by acting like foreigners?!
[11:43] Pak
I barely know middle school English!
[11:45] Anth
It's not my fault!
[11:47] Anth
I've never left Japan before!
[11:48] Pak
Was it you?!
[11:49] Rach
Just so we're clear,
my English is better than yours!
[11:53] Pak
Listen to yourself!
[11:55] Pak
You've never left Chiba before!
[11:56] Rach
I study hard!
[11:57] Matt
I study hard, too!
[11:59] Anth
But your intonation is totally wrong!
[12:00] N
Quiet down!
[12:02] N
Please place your cards!
[12:06] Anth
We grew up in Japan
[12:08] Anth
and fell in love with karuta.
[12:12] Anth
Please...
[12:14] All
Let's have a good match.
[12:26] N
Two more minutes of memorization time!
[12:31] A
The media is here?
[12:33] B
Yes, it's from a local station in Chiba.
[12:36] A
Ah, The Chiba International High
School of Information Sciences.
[12:39] A
They're attracting a lot of attention,
[12:41] A
since we have foreign high school
students wearing hakama.
[12:43] C
Hopefully, it'll be good publicity
for the tournament.
[12:47] D
Man, why is their first match
against a Tokyo school?
[12:51] D
Those guys are probably strong.
[12:52] D
The hosts should have put
more thought into the brackets.
[12:55] D
I wanted to do a feature like,
"The blond samurai
[12:57] ---
forges ahead with karuta!"
SIGN Finish them
[13:05] Kana
It's really bugging me...
[13:07] Kana
It's really bugging me that she's
wearing her kimono backwards...
[13:12] Chi
His card placement
[13:14] ---
is exactly like what I used
when I first started!
[13:19] Chi
The cards are lined up in alphabetical
order by unique syllable!
[13:22] Tai
My opponent's even better!
[13:25] Tai
They're lined up in alphabetical
order by second verse!
[13:27] Tai
It's so unusual, it's actually
hard to memorize!
[13:29] N
Time's up!
[13:33] All
Thank you for the game.
[13:35] All
Thank you for the game.
[13:38] [POEM] N
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
[13:47] [POEM] N
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
[13:56] [POEM] N
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
[14:04] [POEM] N
Like the sound...
[14:06] Matt
Yes! I got it!
[14:08] Tsu
He's big... I-I'm scared...
[14:11] Tsu
There weren't any black
people in Hokkaido...
SIGN He's lying
[14:14] Tsu
I can't beat him...
[14:19] Pork
Is he from Vietnam? Thailand? Laos?
[14:23] Pork
In any case,
[14:25] ---
his card placement is very methodical.
SIGN Hundred Poets Competitive Karuta
[14:34] Pork
Guys, just do what we always do.
[14:38] Pork
They're just a bunch of karuta lovers.
[14:45] Tsu
That's impossible!
[14:46] Tsu
Karuta's difficult and complicated!
[14:50] Tsu
How could foreigners ever love karuta?!
[14:52] Tsu
I mean, Japanese people
don't like it, either...
[15:00] (Flashback) Anth
We grew up in Japan
[15:02] (Flashback) Anth
and fell in love with karuta.
[15:05] Chi
Fell in love...
[15:06] [POEM] N
the thistle and brush are
blown by the autumn wind
[15:15] [POEM] N
Though I prayed...
[15:20] Anth
She's fast... Really fast.
[15:24] Anth
So fast that it's scary...
[15:26] Anth
This is competitive karuta.
[15:30] Anth
At first, I was willing
to try anything.
[15:33] Anth
Tea ceremony, Asian calligraphy,
flower arrangement...
[15:38] Anth
Since my physical appearance
was that of a foreigner,
[15:42] Anth
I thought I might be able to make
[15:43] ---
friends if I did something
really Japanese.
[15:47] Anth
I first encountered
karuta in high school.
[15:50] (Flashback) Anth
You memorize a hundred cards and
try to take them from each other?
[15:53] (Flashback) Anth
That sounds so intellectual! So fun!
[15:58] Anth
But as I became more engrossed
in competitive karuta...
[16:01] (Flashback) A
Eh, not interested.
[16:03] (Flashback) B
No, thanks.
[16:04] (Flashback) C
He's just a foreigner.
[16:06] Anth
My Japanese friends grew distant.
[16:14] Anth
It's okay...
[16:16] Anth
I know that everyone
thinks we're strange,
[16:21] Anth
but it's okay!
[16:24] [POEM] N
I never asked to be treated colder
than the winds of Mount Hatsuse
[16:33] [POEM] N
Swift waters parted by the jagged rocks
[16:35] Rach
Yes! I got the card!
[16:37] Rach
This is my favorite poem!
[16:41] Kana
I'm also a fan of this poem.
[16:42] Rach
No way!
[16:43] Rach
I also like this one,
this one, and this one!
[16:46] Kana
"Feel love deepen," "The storm will soon,"
"The hazed field of"...
[16:50] Kana
They're all love poems.
[16:51] Rach
You're not taking them from me!
[16:53] [POEM] N
are joined at river's end
[17:03] [POEM] N
My own sleeves are like...
[17:16] [POEM] N
None are left...
[17:17] [POEM] N
All alone, I step...
[17:19] Pork
He's got good sense.
[17:21] Pork
So there are people with good
karuta sense who aren't Japanese.
[17:27] Pork
But then there are cards where
he doesn't move an inch.
[17:30] Pork
He's a simple player who only
takes the cards he recognizes.
[17:34] Pork
His hearing is superb.
[17:37] Pork
If he learned more about how
to send and place cards...
[17:41] Pork
They're free.
[17:44] Pork
They're showing us how our playing
style is dictated by competitive karuta.
[17:48] Pork
They don't adhere to certain
theories when placing cards.
[17:50] Pork
They pay extra attention
to the poems they like.
[17:53] Pork
They use whatever form they want.
[17:55] Pork
They're all playing Hundred
Poets in their own way.
[18:03] Chi
One card...
[18:06] Chi
One card at a time, Mizusawa!
[18:08] All
Yeah!
[18:15] D
Don't get too excited.
[18:17] D
Let the Chiba kids have their glory.
[18:20] [POEM] N
After many, many years...
[18:26] [POEM] N
A house left to the weeds...
[18:31] D
Amazing...
[18:32] A
#36!
[18:34] B
One moment please!
[18:34] D
This is beautiful...
[18:35] C
#17 is over here!
[18:38] D
They're moving so fast,
[18:40] D
yet they're moving in unison...
[18:45] Chi
This is our love for karuta.
[18:50] Chi
This is the product
[18:53] ---
of the hard work we put in
[18:56] ---
every day!
[19:11] Anth
The best karuta is beautiful to watch.
[19:20] D
Unfortunately for the Chiba International
School of Information Sciences,
[19:25] ---
this tournament ended with the first match...
[19:29] D
Any comments?
[19:33] D
U-Uh, any comments?
[19:37] Anth
I suppose...
[19:39] Anth
We were put in our place.
SIGN Er, that's what you want to say?
[19:41] A
What are you doing?
[19:44] A
Wait, don't erase that!
[19:45] Tsu
Sorry, we'll fix it once we're done!
[19:47] A
Stop!
[20:01] Anth
Karuta is fun,
[20:03] Anth
but competitive karuta is amazing.
[20:07] Anth
We were shown how a good team
can play competitive karuta.
[20:13] Anth
We'll do our best to promote karuta
at our school, improve ourselves,
[20:17] Anth
and return a better team next year.
[20:35] A
Bye, Arata.
[20:37] A
Let me know when you're done
watching your friends play.
[20:40] Ara
Thanks, Uncle Motoki!
[20:45] Ara
I'm a little late.
[20:46] Ara
Is their first match over?
[20:49] (Flashback) Chi
Are you going to come tomorrow, Arata?
[20:52] (Flashback) Chi
What? Just the individual
tournament in two days?!
[20:55] Ara
I was lying.
[20:58] Ara
After I pay my respects, I'll
go watch Chihaya and Taichi.
E9 - My Only Thought
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[00:03] A
Bye, Arata.
[00:04] A
Let me know when you're done
watching your friends play.
[00:07] Ara
Thanks, Uncle Motoki!
[00:12] Ara
I'm a little late.
[00:14] Ara
Is their first match over?
[00:17] (Flashback) Chi
Are you going to come tomorrow, Arata?
[00:20] (Flashback) Chi
What? Just the individual
tournament in two days?!
[00:23] Ara
I was lying.
[00:26] Ara
After I pay my respects,
I'll go watch Chihaya and Taichi.
[01:05] Ara
Wh-Who are you?
[01:10] Ara
Oh, that mole!
[01:11] Ara
Are you Shinobu-chan?
[01:13] Ara
I didn't recognize you because you
looked completely different on TV.
[01:16] Ara
What are you doing to put on
and lose weight so quickly?
[01:23] Ara
Huh? What's wrong?
[01:25] Ara
You don't need to cry, Shinobu-chan.
[01:27] Ara
Aren't you the invincible Queen?
[01:36] Shi
It's been four years since I last lost,
[01:40] Shi
but I still have much
room for improvement,
[01:44] Shi
so I might end up losing to you,
despite your long absence.
[01:50] Ara
This is the pride of a Queen
[01:53] Ara
and the temper of a Kyoto woman.
[01:56] (Flashback) Shi
Since you quit karuta, you're
never beating me again, fool.
[02:03] Ara
What are you doing here, Shinobu-chan?
[02:05] Ara
Isn't the individual
tournament tomorrow?
[02:07] Ara
Kyoto's not that far away.
[02:09] Shi
Are you daft?
[02:11] Shi
Every year on this day, I visit the shrine
[02:14] ---
before watching the Lake Biwa Birdman Rally.
[02:21] Ara
You came all the way
out here and you're not
[02:22] ---
going to watch the team tournament?
[02:24] Shi
Team tournament?
[02:27] Shi
That's for players who
don't love karuta.
[02:31] Shi
That's why you aren't
playing in it, right?
[02:38] (Flashback) Ara
It's strange.
[02:41] (Flashback) Ara
Why do I keep getting matched
against her in the first round?
[02:44] (Flashback) Ara
In fourth and fifth grade, too.
[02:47] (Flashback) Gra
Arata, Shinobu-chan will
surely be a future Queen.
[02:54] (Flashback) Gra
Go beat her again.
[03:02] (Flashback) Chi
You should have started a karuta club.
[03:06] (Flashback) Shi
Team tournament?
[03:07] (Flashback) Shi
That's for players who
don't love karuta.
SIGN Chihaya Furu
SIGN Verse 9
SIGN My
Only
Thought
[04:29] Tai
We won our first match.
[04:31] Tai
How did it go
[04:32] Tai
on your side?
[04:34] Tai
How does Fujisaki look this year?
[04:38] Tai
What's wrong?
SIGN Mashima...
[04:44] Tai
Five of their eight registered
members are Class A?
[04:46] Desk
And they sent out all five
of them in the first round.
[04:52] Tai
Five Class A members...
SIGN I'll be watching their second match, as well.
[04:57] A
Hey, what should we do for lunch?
[04:59] B
How about the soba place
inside the temple?
[04:59] ---
Sorry.
[05:00] Tai
What's wrong, Komano?
[05:02] B
Who's that? A scout?
[05:04] A
He was taking a bunch of
notes during the match.
[05:11] Mako
Hey, if you're spying on us,
then write this down.
[05:13] Mako
In Fujisaki, the girls are
scarier than the guys.
[05:20] Desk
Wait...
[05:21] Desk
Aren't you a guy?
SIGN Flat
[05:24] Mako
But the truly scariest of all
are the beautiful, right?
[05:29] B
There it is!
[05:30] ---
Makoto-senpai's trick of holding
matches on his eyelashes!
[05:32] A
Wow! He's got three of them today!
[05:34] B
That's a good sign, senpai!
[05:36] A
Wonderful!
[05:36] Desk
I-I've known this for a while,
[05:37] Both
Go, go, Fujisaki!
[05:38] Desk
but the best karuta players
[05:40] Desk
are all weirdos!
[05:44] Kana
Stop that, Chihaya-chan.
[05:45] Chi
Huh?
[05:46] Kana
A girl shouldn't gulp water
standing up like that.
[05:49] Chi
I'm trying to fire myself up.
[05:51] Kana
Is something wrong, Prez?
[05:57] Tai
No, it's nothing.
[05:58] Retro
You people like to talk a lot.
[06:01] Retro
Hokuo will be breezing
through the group stages.
[06:05] Retro
How's it looking for Mizusawa,
number two in Tokyo?
[06:08] Retro
Try not to drop out too early.
[06:10] Chi
We won't!
[06:12] Retro
We'll be waiting for you in the final!
[06:14] Chi
That's fine!
[06:15] Chi
We'll get you back for Tokyo!
[06:17] Retro
We'll take you down!
[06:19] Mura
Arata.
[06:20] Ara
Oh, Murao-san.
[06:27] Tai
What is it, Chihaya?
[06:28] Chi
Did you hear Arata's voice?
[06:30] Tai
Huh?
[06:35] Tai
What are you talking about?
[06:37] Tai
He said that he was only playing
in the individual tournament.
[06:40] Chi
Yeah, but he might be here.
[06:43] Chi
I just heard him...
[06:44] Tai
Chihaya!
[06:46] Tai
Whether he's here or not,
our second match is coming up.
[06:49] Tai
Focus on the tournament.
[06:50] Chi
S-Sorry.
[06:54] Tai
Yamaguchi Mioka, our second opponent,
[06:56] Tai
Fujisaki has five Class A players.
[06:57] ---
is fielding a bunch of boys
without much experience.
[07:00] Tai
How do we deal with that?
[07:02] Tai
Then there's Hokuo and
First Akashi Girls'...
[07:06] Tai
There are many strong
schools at Nationals.
[07:08] Tai
We don't have time to
think about Arata.
[07:12] Tai
But what if...
[07:16] Tai
...he really is here?
[07:18] Tai
What if Arata comes to watch us?
[07:23] Mura
Wh-What's this about, Arata?
[07:25] Mura
Why are we hiding?
[07:26] Ara
S-Sorry. Come this way.
[07:31] Ara
Murao-san, you're on the
tournament committee this year?
[07:34] Mura
Yeah, and there are other Nagumo
society members helping out.
[07:38] Mura
I had to wake up at five.
[07:39] Ara
Sounds like hard work.
[07:41] Mura
I don't mind.
[07:42] Mura
There were other people doing
this work when I was a student.
[07:47] Mura
This is my way of paying them back.
[07:48] Mura
We should keep the tradition going.
[07:52] Mura
What about you, Arata?
[07:54] Mura
You're only registered for the
individual tournament, right?
[07:57] Ara
Oh, I wanted to watch my friends play.
[08:00] Mura
Oh, you mean Fujioka West from Fukui?
[08:04] Mura
You have friends there?
[08:05] Ara
Oh, no...
[08:07] Mura
Fujioka West is having a hard time.
[08:09] Mura
They've fought hard in the group stages
with their three registered members,
[08:12] Mura
but how long will they last?
[08:14] A
Murao-san!
[08:15] Mura
Oh, sorry.
[08:18] Mura
The team tournament means
more in high school karuta,
[08:21] Mura
but the individual tournament is
where you'll witness true skill.
[08:25] Mura
You should go home and
rest up for tomorrow.
SIGN Fukui
SIGN Fujioka
[08:30] Sho
Oh, he finally picked up!
[08:32] Sho
Coach, where are you?!
[08:34] Sho
Isn't Tajiri with you?!
[08:36] Sho
We were placed in a
group with three teams,
[08:38] ---
so we didn't play the first round,
[08:39] Sho
but we'll be up soon!
[08:46] A
An accident caused a traffic jam and they're
only at the edge of Kyoto Prefecture.
[08:49] A
It'll be at least an hour
before they get here...
[08:52] A
I'm sorry, Masaki!
[08:53] A
You're the one who went through
LASIK surgery for this tournament!
[08:58] Ara
Shoji?
[09:01] Ara
Are you Shoji?
[09:03] Ara
I'm Arata.
[09:04] Ara
We went to the same middle school.
[09:08] (Flashback) Shoji
Wataya!
[09:09] (Flashback) Shoji
You were lucky to have a
Master for a grandfather,
[09:11] (Flashback) Shoji
but now it's the opposite!
[09:13] (Flashback) Shoji
He's the reason you don't
have time to practice!
[09:18] Shoji
Wa-Wataya Arata?
[09:20] Ara
Yeah.
[09:21] Shoji
Arata?
[09:22] Ara
You ended up going to Fujioka West?
[09:26] Shoji
The super karuta player Wataya
Arata who went to Fujioka East?!
[09:29] Ara
Huh?
[09:31] A
Hey, does Fujioka West
only have three players?
[09:35] A
I thought that Fukui was big on karuta.
[09:39] A
Only three schools showed
up for their preliminary.
[09:42] B
I've heard that the players all spend
their time at karuta societies instead.
[09:45] A
Oh, like the Fukui Nagumo society.
[09:47] A
It's famous for being really good.
[09:50] A
Wait, doesn't that mean that their
three players could be really strong?
[09:57] Ara
What is this?
[09:58] Ara
What am I doing?
[10:01] Ara
Why am I here?
[10:03] Kuri
Okay, we will now begin the second
round for groups H and I.
[10:08] Kuri
Please place your cards.
[10:10] Ara
Shoji! This won't work!
[10:11] Ara
It's going to fail!
[10:12] Sho
What's wrong, Tajiri-kun?
[10:13] Ara
They're gonna find out!
[10:15] Ara
Director Kuriyama from our
karuta society is up there!
[10:19] Sho
Don't worry.
[10:20] Sho
An Arata without glasses is no Arata.
[10:22] Sho
You're Tajiri-kun.
[10:24] Kuri
We will now begin fifteen
minutes of memorization time.
[10:28] Kuri
You have until that minute hand hits 6.
[10:30] Ara
Why is this happening?
[10:33] (Flashback) Ara
That won't work.
[10:35] (Flashback) Ara
I go to a different high school.
[10:37] (Flashback) Sho
Our schools are right next to each other!
[10:40] (Flashback) Ara
That's not the point!
[10:42] (Flashback) Sho
Arata.
[10:44] (Flashback) Sho
I'm not expecting you to win or anything.
[10:47] (Flashback) Sho
You just have to sit down with us!
[10:49] (Flashback) Sho
It took effort to convince Masaki
and Tajiri to start a karuta club!
[10:52] (Flashback) Sho
We worked hard the past 18 months
to make it to Nationals!
[10:56] (Flashback) Sho
I don't want to go home without
playing a single match!
[11:04] Ara
But if I take off my glasses,
[11:07] ---
I won't be able to do
anything besides sit around.
[11:10] Ara
I somehow managed to place my cards.
[11:14] Ara
We're up against Jinnan
Academy from Kochi.
[11:17] Ara
The two players who win by default
are staying seated to support their team.
[11:22] Ara
They're serious about this.
My opponent is too.
[11:28] Kuri
Time is up. Let's begin.
[11:31] All
Thank you for the game.
[11:33] All
Thank you for the game.
[11:38] [POEM] N
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
[11:41] Ara
I just came here to watch
Chihaya and Taichi play...
[11:45] Ara
Please, at least, don't let me
get caught and disqualified!
[11:46] [POEM] N
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
[11:54] [POEM] N
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
[12:25] Tai
I told Chihaya to focus,
[12:27] Tai
but I'm the one who can't
stop thinking about him.
[12:30] Chi
Taichi.
[12:31] Tai
Huh? What?
[12:33] Chi
Stay focused.
SIGN Coming from you?
[12:36] Chi
If Arata comes to watch us,
[12:38] Chi
I want to show off my team,
and how strong we are.
[12:47] Tsu
I don't understand,
[12:50] Tsu
but I like the idea of
Ayase-senpai showing me off.
[12:53] Chi
This is the second round
of the group stage...
[12:56] Chi
Watch us, Arata.
SIGN Not possible
[13:03] Ara
I can't win...
[13:04] Ara
I can't influence the
other two players...
[13:08] [POEM] N
As my love first came to realization,
[13:10] Ara
But that's...
[13:12] [POEM] ---
For the cold nights when crickets are chirping,
[13:14] Ara
More tiring than playing normally.
[13:18] A
What's wrong with this guy?
[13:20] A
Is he even trying?
[13:21] A
I'm playing my heart out here.
[13:23] Ara
I'm sorry.
[13:26] Ara
I can feel his frustration...
[13:28] Ara
After making it to Nationals,
[13:31] ---
you want to play as many
games as you can...
[13:33] Ara
You want to play strong opponents
who will make you better.
[13:41] [POEM] N
Look for the sound of the cuckoo
[13:42] Kuri
He's fast.
[13:44] Ara
Crap!
[13:46] Ara
I need to be careful...
[13:47] Ara
My body moves when a one-syllable
card on my side is read.
[13:49] Ara
Even when I can't see the cards...
[13:53] Ara
Didn't this happen before?
[13:56] Ara
When I took cards without my glasses?
[13:59] [POEM] N
My fear is that you will forget
your promise to never forget me,
[14:01] Arata
Where is it?
[14:05] Tai
Found it!
[14:11] Tai
Don't tell Chihaya...
[14:15] Arata
I wanted to play as a team.
[14:17] [POEM] N
Impassionate gods...
[14:29] Arata
Why are you crying?
[14:33] Sho
Masaki!
[14:35] Sho
You're doing good! Keep on the attack!
[14:36] Sho
You can give us our first win!
[14:40] Sho
I made it to Class A before you did,
[14:43] Sho
but I couldn't win a single match
in any of the tournaments.
[14:47] Sho
Still, when I looked around,
there were other people like me.
[14:52] Sho
Strangely enough, once the three of
us were together, we started to win.
[14:55] Masa
Yep, yep.
[14:57] Sho
We aren't aspiring to become the Master,
[14:58] Sho
and we don't even have five players,
[15:00] Sho
but we can still have fun playing karuta.
[15:07] Shi
Team tournament?
[15:08] Shi
That's for players who
don't love karuta.
[15:12] Mura
But the individual tournament is
where you'll witness true skill.
[15:19] [POEM] N
but from the crystal
white snow of Yoshino
[15:27] [POEM] N
Note that...
[15:35] Kuri
The Fukui team needs all
three members to win,
[15:38] Kuri
but Kochi is leading all three games.
[15:41] A
Here.
[15:43] C
Man, they're too weak.
[15:47] Ara
It hurts...
[15:49] Ara
It hurts...
[15:51] Ara
I'm no use here.
[15:54] Ara
I can't help them out
[15:55] [POEM] N
that you pine for me as the Inaba
mountain pines, I shall return to you
[15:56] Ara
because this isn't my team.
[16:03] [POEM] N
Like a boatsman...
[16:07] E
Yes! That's one win for Jinnan!
[16:09] D
We're in the playoffs!
[16:11] A
Quiet. The match isn't over yet.
[16:14] Both
Thank you very much.
[16:26] (Flashback) Ara
I'm not interested in team tournaments.
[16:30] (Flashback) Ara
I'm focused on winning the
individual tournament.
[16:37] (Flashback) Shi
Team tournament?
[16:38] (Flashback) Shi
That's for players who don't love karuta.
[16:46] (Flashback) Mura
But the individual tournament is
where you'll witness true skill.
[16:50] (Flashback) Chi
I wanted to play more karuta together!
[17:03] Ara
Murao-san...
[17:07] Ara
What does it mean
[17:10] ---
to be good at karuta?
[17:25] [POEM] N
I do not know where
this love will take me
[17:34] [POEM] N
A mountain village...
[17:36] Sho
He got it!
[17:39] Kuri
That player has a beautiful swing.
[17:41] Kuri
Maybe as beautiful as Arata-kun.
[17:44] [POEM] N
when people and grass grow scarce
[17:53] [POEM] N
Said world grants no change, I pray,
[17:55] Kuri
His cover was clean, too.
[17:57] Kuri
Reminds me of Arata-kun.
[17:59] Kuri
But it'll be hard to make
up a 15 card lead...
[18:03] Kuri
He chose the perfect time to be
aggressive when sending cards.
[18:06] Kuri
Just like Arata-kun!
[18:16] Kuri
It's him!
[18:20] A
So fast...
[18:21] A
Who is he?
[18:23] B
He's going to come back
from a 15 card deficit?
[18:28] Ara
Fujioka West's defeat is sealed.
[18:31] Ara
But...
[18:32] Ara
I want to show respect for my opponent.
[18:36] Ara
I want to tell my teammate
that it's not over!
[18:39] Ara
I want to do something!
[18:41] Ara
I want to let them know!
[18:44] Ara
With all my strength!
[18:50] Sho
Masaki's also coming back!
[18:52] Sho
Amazing!
[18:55] Sho
His power is completely different...
[18:59] Sho
This is...
[19:02] Sho
This is a karuta player who
wants to become the Master!
[19:12] Ara
Thank you very much.
[19:14] A
Thank you very much.
[19:18] Both
Thank you very much.
[19:26] A
Jinnan Academy defeats
Fujioka West 3-2.
[19:32] All
Thank you very much.
[19:34] All
Thank you very much.
[19:41] Sho
Arata...
[19:43] Sho
Thank you...
[19:51] Sho
Thank you, Arata...
[20:02] Ara
Mr. Kuriyama...
[20:04] Kuri
What are you doing, Arata-kun?!
[20:06] Kuri
Come with me!
[20:08] Kuri
You're not a student at Fujioka West!
[20:12] Kuri
You aren't a registered
member of their team!
[20:14] Ara
I'm sorry...
[20:16] Kuri
What is the meaning of this?!
[20:18] Ara
Well...
[20:19] Sho
It's not Arata's fault!
[20:21] Sho
We begged him to play!
[20:23] Kuri
It's against the rules to
use substitute players!
[20:42] Kuri
S-Since I caught you in the
act, I can't let this slide.
[20:48] Kuri
Fujioka West will receive
a severe reprimand,
[20:51] Kuri
and Arata-kun,
[20:54] Kuri
you may be barred from playing
in the tournament tomorrow.
[21:00] N
Due to worsening weather conditions,
[21:04] ---
today's birdman rally racing and gliding
events will be postponed to tomorrow.
[21:11] N
I repeat.
[21:12] N
Due to worsening...
[21:18] Kuri
You may be barred from playing
in the tournament tomorrow.
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[00:04] Chi
Taichi.
[00:05] Tai
Huh? What?
[00:07] Chi
Stay focused.
[00:09] Chi
If Arata comes to watch us,
[00:11] Chi
I want to show off my team,
and how strong we are.
[00:21] Chi
Watch us play, Arata.
[00:23] Chi
This is the second round
of the group stage...
[00:25] Chi
We're up against Yamaguchi
Mioka High School.
[00:29] Miya
Mioka...
[00:30] Miya
Yamaguchi Mioka?!
[00:32] Miya
Yamaguchi Mioka is the
[00:34] ---
public school with the most students
accepted to Tokyo University!
[00:38] Miya
The star of public high schools...
[00:42] Pork
They're all wearing glasses.
[00:44] Kana
Desktomu-kun times five...
[00:48] Chi
Huh?
[00:50] Chi
He started placing the cards from
the left after shuffling them?
[00:55] Chi
They all used that method?!
[00:57] Pork
So there's no pattern
to their placement?!
[00:59] Kana
They're that confident in
their memorization skills?
[01:01] Tai
Wait, that's not what we
should be worrying about...
[01:05] Tai
The three guys over there
[01:07] ---
won the All Japan High
School Quiz Championship!
[01:11] Tai
Why are they playing karuta?
[01:14] Tai
Why do we keep getting matched
against weird opponents?
[01:26] (Flashback) Desk
The five of you have to get us there!
[01:31] Tai
We absolutely have to win!
[01:35] Tai
It doesn't matter how
distinguished their school is.
[01:37] Tai
It doesn't matter if
they're quiz champions.
[01:39] Tai
We've spent so much time
on competitive karuta!
[01:43] Tai
We can do this, guys!
[01:48] Tai
Hey, Captain!
SIGN Chihaya Furu
SIGN Verse 10
SIGN Rain
takes
longer
to dry
[03:01] [POEM] N
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
[03:12] (Flashback) Kuri
You may be barred from playing
in the tournament tomorrow.
SIGN No unauthorized personnel allowed
[03:17] A
What do we do?
[03:19] A
There's never been an incident
with substituting before.
[03:22] B
I could ask a friend of
mine who coaches baseball.
[03:25] C
Wait, baseball is tough on violations.
[03:29] C
We should look towards a
sport that isn't as harsh.
[03:31] D
Letting this slide won't teach
our students anything.
SIGN Committee
Member
Masuoka
Masato
(Grade 6)
[03:35] D
If his purpose here is to participate
in the individual tournament,
[03:38] D
it is our duty as educators to
punish him by taking that away.
[03:42] B
B-But, you must realize...
SIGN They're close acquaintances
SIGN So they can't say anything
[03:45] B
Wataya Arata-kun is special.
[03:47] D
Because he's the grandson
of an Eternal Master?
[03:50] B
No, that's not why.
[03:53] B
He's a truly marvelous karuta player.
SIGN Hello
[03:57] B
I dare say that Master Suo can
[03:59] ---
only be defeated if Wataya-kun
continues to mature.
SIGN Sunglasses aren't allowed?
[04:03] B
I can't deny that Master Suo is strong.
SIGN Why not?
[04:06] B
But his strange behavior
makes it difficult to use
[04:09] ---
him as a role model for children.
[04:11] B
I truly believe that it is our duty
to nurture Wataya-kun's growth!
[04:18] Kuri
So much pressure on Arata-kun!
[04:19] Mura
So much hate for Master Suo.
SIGN I don't know if I'll graduate this year.
[04:22] D
He's right...
[04:23] D
Master Suo is the biggest headache
the karuta world has ever seen.
[04:27] D
Honestly, I want to see him
lose as soon as possible,
SIGN I don't know when
I will graduate.
[04:30] D
but that doesn't make this right...
[04:32] Sho
Excuse me!
[04:33] Sho
It wasn't Arata's fault!
[04:36] Sho
I asked him to sit down with us!
[04:38] Sho
He helped make this tournament
memorable for us!
[04:41] Sho
We weren't trying to cheat
our way to victory!
[04:43] Sho
We just wanted to be able to play a match!
[04:44] Ara
Shoji!
[04:45] Sho
Please let Arata play in
the individual tournament!
[04:47] Ara
Shoji!
[04:48] Sho
I beg you! I beg you!
[04:51] D
Is that so?
[04:52] B
In that case...
[04:53] Ara
They can't do that!
[04:56] Ara
I have to accept my punishment.
[04:58] Sho
Arata...
[04:59] Sho
But...
[05:11] Ara
I'm focused on winning the
individual tournament.
[05:15] Ara
I'm not interested in team tournaments.
[05:16] (Flashback) Sho
Thank you...
[05:18] (Flashback) Sho
Thank you, Arata.
[05:21] (Flashback) Chi
You should have started a team.
[05:25] Ara
I was just jealous.
[05:29] Ara
Jealous that Taichi and Chihaya
had their own team.
SIGN Next time, we'll meet in a match.
Arata
[05:34] Ara
Sorry...
[05:38] Ara
I'm sorry...
SIGN Yamaguchi Mioka High School Karuta Advisor
Oikawa Tomonari (38)
[05:43] Miya
Excuse me...
[05:44] Miya
Are you the coach for Yamaguchi
Mioka High School?
[05:48] Miya
I'm Miyauchi, the advisor for Mizusawa.
[05:51] Oi
Oh, hello.
[05:52] Miya
I'm very surprised.
[05:54] Miya
Your members are all third-years.
[05:57] Miya
They chose to participate in
this tournament when they're
[05:59] ---
probably busy studying
for college exams?
[06:01] Oi
Yes, karuta is very useful in
studying for college exams.
[06:04] Miya
Oh, is that so?
[06:07] Oi
It lets students train their concentration
and memorization through a game.
[06:10] Oi
A convenient tool.
[06:12] Oi
I'm not too interested in winning,
[06:15] Oi
but it's funny how we're
beating schools that spend
[06:18] ---
all their time practicing
competitive karuta.
[06:21] Miya
My, that's terrifying.
[06:23] Miya
Beat the crap out of them.
SIGN Spends all
her time
practicing
karuta
[06:26] Miya
Especially you, Ayase-san!
[06:28] [POEM] N
My life means nothing...
[06:30] [POEM] N
The storm will soon carry...
[06:36] Chi
What now?
[06:37] Chi
My style is big on attacking
the opponent's side,
[06:41] Chi
but I've never seen cards placed
evenly in the middle like this!
[06:46] Chi
This makes it easier for me to make mistakes!
[06:48] Chi
I need to memorize!
[06:50] Naka
I'm moving my cards.
[06:51] Chi
Huh?!
[06:59] Chi
He...
[07:00] Chi
He moved all of them!
[07:02] [POEM] N
so I wish for a memory
of you to take with me
[07:03] Chi
Stay calm!
[07:04] Chi
If I focus, I can memorize
their positions!
[07:10] [POEM] N
None are left...
[07:12] Chi
A dead card!
[07:13] Chi
I moved because he did!
[07:16] Tai
Chihaya, be careful.
[07:19] Tai
I was thinking that they were
[07:20] ---
a bunch of intellectuals who
were giving karuta a try,
[07:24] Tai
but they understand karuta.
[07:26] Tai
They're good.
[07:29] Naka
She typically places "None are"
towards the upper left.
SIGN Yamaguchi Mioka High School Quiz Society President and Karuta Club Vice-President Nakayama Manabu (Third-year) Specializes in astronomy
[07:33] Naka
Such mistakes can arise when you stick
[07:35] ---
to certain placements.
SIGN Nicknamed Poseidon
[07:37] Naka
Karuta is very fascinating.
[07:41] Naka
My first encounter was a year ago.
[07:42] Naka
When Sasaki from the karuta club
came to see me for advice.
[07:46] (Flashback) Naka
You want us to practice with you?
[07:48] (Flashback) Sasa
You can draw parallels between
buzzer pressing and karuta,
[07:51] (Flashback) ---
so it might help.
[07:53] Naka
It all began when I watched the DVD
with the Master and Queen matches.
[07:58] (Flashback) Naka
This is...
[08:01] (Flashback) Naka
Exactly like buzzing in
early and the lag effect!
[08:06] (Flashback) Naka
Buzzing in early is when:
[08:08] (Flashback) N
Question: The Winter Triangle
is formed by Procyon, Si—
[08:13] (Flashback) Naka
At that point,
[08:14] (Flashback) ---
you can guess the rest is "Sirius, and what?"
[08:18] (Flashback) All
Betelgeuse!
[08:21] (Flashback) Naka
It's exactly like unique syllables
in competitive karuta.
[08:24] (Flashback) Naka
The lag effect is when:
[08:27] [POEM] Caption
As this trip takes me away...
[08:29] (Flashback) Naka
Humans aren't machines.
[08:32] (Flashback) Naka
If I buzz in after hearing "The Winter
Triangle is formed by Procyon,"
[08:36] (Flashback) Naka
the moderator will still say
part of the next word.
[08:40] (Flashback) N
The Winter Triangle
is formed by Procy—
[08:43] (Flashback) N
—on, Si—
SIGN Oops
[08:46] Naka
If I can catch that extra syllable,
[08:50] Naka
I have what they call
"game sense" in karuta.
[08:54] Chi
He knew which card to go for after "As"?
[08:56] Chi
No way...
[08:57] Naka
I'm moving my cards.
[08:58] Chi
What?!
[08:59] Chi
I have to memorize
their positions again!
[09:03] Naka
I don't have any game
sense to speak of.
[09:06] Naka
I just have decision-making skills!
[09:10] [POEM] N
Gust of wind...
[09:12] Chi
I'm losing my sense.
[09:16] Naka
I'm moving my cards.
[09:17] Chi
Huh?!
[09:22] Oi
Nakayama...
[09:24] Oi
I'm his teacher, and I'd have
to describe his intelligence
[09:27] ---
and memory as freakish.
[09:29] [POEM] N
hence the name fall leaves
[09:29] Naka
You have to press the button
before you can answer.
[09:34] Naka
Inspiration...
[09:36] Naka
You have to trust in that
moment of inspiration
[09:38] Naka
and attack!
[09:39] Oi
Above all, he has guts.
[09:41] [POEM] N
For you, I head out to the
fields to pick spring greens
[09:42] Chi
A multi-syllable card! Got it!
[09:47] Chi
I'm relieved that I was
able to keep my own card?
[09:50] Chi
This is how I play karuta?
[09:53] Chi
Really?
[09:54] [POEM] N
May the time we spend...
[09:57] Chi
How many cards did I hit?!
[09:59] Chi
I took a card from the opponent's
side, but I was just forcing it!
[10:28] A
What was that?
[10:29] B
Scary...
[10:30] C
Wasn't that the Queen?
[10:31] D
So she really did lose weight.
[10:36] Chi
Shinobu-chan's back to the weight
she was at when we played.
[10:43] Chi
Have I grown at all?
[10:52] Ara
What are you doing, Shinobu-chan?
You're soaked.
[10:55] Ara
What happened to the Birdman rally?
[11:00] Ara
Uh, what? Again?
[11:04] Ara
Shinobu-chan, I won't be able to
play in the individual tournament.
[11:08] Ara
I broke one of the rules.
[11:10] Ara
Good luck tomorrow.
[11:15] Shi
Mr. Masuoka.
[11:17] Shi
If Wataya Arata isn't playing, I forfeit.
[11:20] Both
What?!
[11:21] Masu
What are you talking
about, Wakamiya-san?!
[11:23] Masu
The Queen can't drop
out of the tournament!
[11:25] Ara
Yeah, you shouldn't joke around...
[11:28] Shi
I don't know what you did,
[11:30] Shi
but stop acting cool
and lower your head!
[11:33] Shi
Beg them to let you play!
[11:35] Shi
I'm also asking you to let him play.
[11:38] Ara
Wh-Why are you doing
this, Shinobu-chan?
[11:41] Shi
I didn't get to watch the
Birdman rally, and now...
[11:46] Shi
Can you not disappoint me any further?
[11:49] Shi
Do you not want to play against me?
[12:01] Chi
What will Shinobu-chan and
Arata see when they watch me?
[12:07] Chi
I'm no longer the high
school first-year me...
[12:10] Chi
No longer the sixth grade me...
SIGN Omi Learning Center
[12:16] A
We finally made it!
[12:18] B
I'm completely drenched!
[12:20] Sumi
What do I do now?
[12:21] Sumi
I can't go watch the match
by the main office.
[12:25] Sumi
Everyone else is running around,
[12:27] Sumi
but that person with glasses
is taking it easy...
[12:31] A
I really appreciate it!
[12:32] B
Thanks.
SIGN Hanano-san?
[12:35] Hana
You actually thought to bring an umbrella?
[12:37] Hana
The forecast said the chance of rain was low.
SIGN Well, the JMA and the websites I checked said it would be sunny,
SIGN but the Japan Weather Association
[12:44] ---
said that there was
a chance for showers.
[12:46] Sumi
O-Oh...
SIGN How was the Akashi Girls' match?
[12:52] Sumi
Here are the notes I took.
[12:54] Sumi
How do you think our match went?
[12:56] Sumi
There are a lot of people
so it's not easy to get in.
SIGN First Akashi Girls' all look ordinary Girl in front (with long hair) Pink checkered handbag (Ponita) white hand towel pink macaroon phone strap
[13:00] Sumi
I was too far away to see the cards,
SIGN Girl with glasses (ordinary, sharp-tongued, popular) black handbag with a charm attached white plain towel... cell
[13:03] Sumi
but I wouldn't have understood
what was going on anyway.
SIGN Thanks, Hanano-san!
SIGN Even the color
of their socks...
SIGN This is more than enough information.
[13:11] Sumi
I was so relieved
[13:13] ---
when you didn't suddenly tell me
to play in a match this time!
[13:16] Sumi
That was a big shock at the Tokyo regional!
[13:19] Sumi
Just to be clear, I'm not interested in
playing in the national championship!
[13:22] Sumi
I'm fine with scouting other teams!
[13:24] Sumi
Unlike everyone else, I don't have
the fighting spirit to be a player!
SIGN I'll try to consolidate these notes,
SIGN so grab some lunch when you have a chance.
[13:38] Sumi
O-Okay...
[13:42] Sumi
I thought that everyone else in our
club was itching to play in matches,
[13:49] Sumi
but Komano-senpai might be different.
[13:53] Sumi
Makes sense to me.
[13:54] Sumi
The world of karuta is too competitive
and intense. Who wants that?
[14:00] Oi
This is turning out to be a good match.
[14:04] Oi
Nakayama, your drive to challenge
yourself has always impressed me.
[14:10] Oi
To think that you would
work so hard at karuta
[14:11] ---
for the sake of doing well
in the quiz championship.
[14:15] Naka
That's probably what the
coach is thinking...
[14:17] Naka
However, in reality...
[14:20] Naka
I work hard at the quiz championship
for the sake of karuta.
SIGN Huh? Really?
[14:24] Naka
I love this atmosphere.
SIGN He's a freak...
[14:29] Naka
The tension before a card is read.
[14:31] Naka
So silent, you can hear people breathe.
[14:42] Naka
Wow, she has crazy lung capacity.
[14:45] Tai
Chihaya, you can win
if you just breathe.
[14:52] Chi
Excuse me...
[15:04] Chi
I can feel it rushing in.
[15:09] Chi
I can see it.
[15:12] Naka
She's kinda pretty.
[15:15] Naka
Star-wise, she's a Vega.
[15:18] Naka
Orihime...
[15:20] Naka
I don't mind it when she
looks down on me.
[15:22] Chi
Sorry about that.
[15:24] Naka
Oops, I'm wasting my brainpower
on unnecessary thoughts!
[15:27] Naka
How's everyone else doing?
SIGN In the back
[15:29] Naka
We're losing the other three
except the one in the back?!
[15:33] A
I'm moving my cards.
[15:34] Pork
What? Again?
[15:37] Pork
Doesn't really matter.
[15:39] Pork
I don't know why he doesn't get it.
[15:42] Pork
Our Suihoku society teaches
defensive karuta.
[15:46] Pork
The opponent can change his placement
around as much as he wants.
[15:48] Pork
My goal is to prevent him from taking
any of the 25 cards on my side.
[15:51] Pork
By making that my priority,
[15:55] Pork
I'm somehow able to take the
opponent's cards, as well.
[15:57] [POEM] N
...wet with dew
[16:02] [POEM] N
As friends and strangers come
and go from the capital,
[16:03] Kana
A dead card.
[16:05] Kana
A poem by the blind monk Semimaru.
[16:09] Kana
Check...
[16:13] Kana
There are six poems by
monks on the field...
[16:16] [POEM] N
My fear is not of being forgotten,
[16:17] Kana
Got it!
[16:18] Kana
This poem was written by Ukon about
her attachment to a man who left her.
[16:23] Kana
There are four poems
by women on the field.
[16:26] A
I'm moving my cards.
[16:28] A
This girl is impressive.
[16:30] A
I keep shuffling my cards around
and it doesn't faze her.
[16:32] Kana
If he's randomly placing his cards,
[16:35] Kana
then I won't bother remembering
them by position.
[16:40] Tai
I'll admit that it's impressive.
[16:42] Tai
Their style has no fixed card placement
[16:44] ---
and frequently moves the cards around.
[16:47] Tai
But in karuta, you're only
allowed to move your arm.
[16:50] Tai
Against opponents who aren't
great at memorization,
[16:52] ---
his swing is fast enough.
[16:55] Tai
But I'm good at memorization.
[16:57] Tai
I can understand.
[16:59] Tai
Their emphasis is on
memorization and accuracy.
[17:03] Tai
That's how I play karuta.
[17:06] Pork
You need mental and physical
strength to play karuta!
[17:09] Pork
I only memorize about half the cards.
[17:13] Tai
Nishida was trying to teach me that
[17:16] Tai
your body is important too!
[17:18] Tai
It takes both mind and body...
[17:21] Naka
I can't let her get into a groove.
[17:23] Naka
I'm moving my cards.
[17:24] Tai
And heart...
[17:28] Chi
Again?! How many times is that?!
[17:30] Chi
Wow! Can he really memorize them?!
[17:32] Chi
Kill! Kill!
[17:32] Chi
That's impossible for me.
[17:33] Chi
I could never do that.
[17:35] Chi
Yes, that's me...
SIGN Can memorize
SIGN Can't memorize
[17:37] Chi
I belong to the group that
can't memorize too well!
[17:41] Chi
Once I realized that,
I felt a lot better.
[17:44] [POEM] N
While I sigh and lament...
[17:45] Chi
Stay calm.
[17:46] [POEM] N
When the misty bridge...
[17:47] Naka
I'm moving my cards.
[17:49] Chi
This is the first time I've faced
someone who keeps moving his cards.
[17:53] Chi
Stay calm.
[17:55] Chi
If I stick it out long enough...
[17:57] Chi
There, they're almost all
one-syllable cards now.
[18:01] Naka
I'm moving my cards.
[18:04] Chi
He's moving them back now,
[18:04] [POEM] N
...that this love has
also sullied my name
[18:06] Chi
and he moved them to a strange spot.
[18:12] Chi
It's go time.
[18:14] [POEM] N
Note that though...
[18:17] Naka
She moved the instant the reader spoke.
[18:19] Naka
She moved faster than sound!
[18:21] [POEM] N
...I shall return to you
[18:26] [POEM] N
When I must hide...
[18:28] Naka
I don't even get a chance to move.
[18:30] Naka
I trust my inspiration and attack.
[18:32] Naka
My inspiration travels
through my brain...
[18:35] Naka
But in her case...
[18:41] Naka
It goes straight from
her ear to her finger!
[18:44] Naka
She's no Orihime.
[18:47] Naka
She's as sharp as...
[18:50] Naka
...Bellatrix of the constellation Orion!
[18:53] Naka
The Amazon Star!
SIGN Yamaguchi Mioka High School
Nakayama Manabu X
Hayashi Sosuke X
Toyota Hiroichi O
Sasaki Makoto X
Tokoro Daisuke O
[18:57] Tai
Chihaya, don't fall asleep
while standing up!
SIGN Mizusawa High School
Ayase Chihaya O
Mashima Taichi O
Oe Kana X
Nishida Yusei O
Tsukuba Akihiro X
[19:01] Tai
Wake up, Chihaya!
[19:01] Pork
You were so close, Kana-chan!
You lost by two cards!
[19:04] Tsu
I was close, too!
[19:04] Tai
Come on, Chihaya!
[19:05] Pork
You lost by 12 cards!
[19:06] Oi
You all did well.
[19:09] Oi
It hurts to lose in the group stage,
[19:11] Oi
but this experience will
help in the future.
[19:13] Oi
I'm sure it'll help in
the Quiz Championship!
[19:16] Naka
It won't help...
[19:19] Naka
It doesn't have to help!
[19:21] Naka
This loss was a loss in karuta...
[19:24] Naka
I'll avenge it by playing karuta!
[19:30] Oi
You guys are so smart
[19:34] Oi
and so dumb.
SIGN Good work, everyone!
SIGN Congratulations on advancing to the playoffs!
[19:45] Sumi
I brought some homemade cookies!
SIGN I won't have any
[19:47] Tai
How did the other schools do?
[19:49] Tai
Was it rough moving around
in the rain, Komano?
SIGN It was no problem!
[19:52] Sumi
Oh, speaking of which, the
Queen was completely drenched.
[19:56] Chi
Oh, I saw that!
SIGN It was scary!!
[19:58] Chi
She walked in dripping wet,
[19:59] Chi
then she helped this person
in a Fukui T-shirt and begged
[20:02] ---
them to let him play in
the individual tournament.
[20:04] Chi
Because she wanted to play him.
[20:06] Chi
So the Queen has a rival.
[20:12] Chi
It's Arata.
[20:14] Chi
Arata and Shinobu-chan...
[20:18] Chi
Because she wants to play him...
[20:20] Chi
Sumire-chan, can you tell me what—
[20:22] Tai
We don't have time for that right now!
[20:24] Chi
Taichi.
[20:26] Tai
Let's come up with the
order for our next match.
[20:29] Tai
Stop it.
[20:31] Tai
Queen and Arata.
[20:33] Tai
Those words will distract Chihaya.
[20:36] Tai
I need her to focus
on the team match.
[20:41] Tai
So Arata is...
[20:43] ---
here.
[20:44] Tsu
Uh...
[20:46] Tsu
I believe that Komano-senpai should
[20:48] ---
be a starting member for the playoffs.
[20:51] Sumi
What's that?
[20:52] ---
You're tired, so you
want to switch out?!
[20:54] Tsu
Bingo!
[20:54] Sumi
So you must not want
to play that badly.
[20:56] Tsu
You're wrong!
[20:57] Tsu
Komano-senpai will know better how
to use all the data he's collected!
[21:00] Kana
That's right.
[21:02] Kana
Either Tsukuba-kun or I can drop out.
[21:06] Kana
What do you think, Desktomu-kun?
SIGN Yes... I'd say...
[21:12] Pork
Wait.
[21:15] Pork
I think we should use the
[21:16] ---
same members we've been
using for the next match.
[21:19] Chi
Huh?
[21:21] Pork
I think we should go without Desktomu-kun.
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[00:01] Pork
I think we should use the same members
we've been using for the next match.
[00:05] Pork
I think we should go without Desktomu-kun.
[00:13] Chi
Huh? Why's that, Porky?
[00:15] Kana
Why?! Why would you say that now?!
[00:18] Kana
It only makes sense for Desktomu-kun
to play in the playoffs!
[00:22] Kana
He'll be much more useful than
an exhausted Tsukuba-kun!
SIGN Bingo
[00:26] Kana
Why would you say that?
SIGN Wait, Kana-chan.
SIGN I'm okay with that.
SIGN Our next opponent is Shoyo High School from Kyoto.
SIGN I was watching Fujisaki's match,
[00:37] ---
so I don't have much
information on them.
SIGN Oh, here we go.
SIGN I talked to the team they beat and found out that...
[00:46] Pork
Why...
[00:47] Pork
Why won't you speak up?
[00:49] Pork
Why aren't you asking to be a starter?!
[00:54] Pork
We've worked so hard together!
[00:56] Pork
Why are you letting a new
member take your spot?!
[01:01] Pork
I'll admit that the first-years have
taken some of the pressure off of us,
[01:05] Pork
but that's wrong!
[01:08] Pork
You can't stop fighting to play.
[01:15] Pork
Once you've lost that drive,
[01:18] Pork
you'll start to lose your edge!
[01:25] Pork
I'll take Tsukuba any day when he's
[01:27] ---
willing to rewrite the
order so he can play!
[01:29] Tsu
Huh?
[01:30] Pork
I'll let the Prez decide.
[01:35] Kana
Porky!
[01:43] Tai
What order do I go with?
[01:46] Tai
Who do I play and who do I sit out?
[01:49] Tai
I can understand where
Nishida was coming from,
[01:51] Tai
but this isn't the mood we
want before the playoffs.
[01:56] Tai
What do I do?
[01:58] Chi
Taichi, give me that.
[02:00] Chi
Um, Shoyo from Kyoto...
[02:03] Chi
There we go.
[02:05] Chi
Sano, Ooka, Kawabe, Tashiro, Sanada...
[02:07] Chi
They're all right-handed.
[02:08] Chi
Two girls and three boys...
[02:09] Miya
Everyone!
[02:10] Miya
You should have lunch now
if you haven't eaten yet.
[02:13] Miya
We only have thirty minutes left.
[02:15] Miya
There aren't any vending
machines, so here.
[02:16] Miya
I need to be more proactive
as their advisor.
[02:19] Miya
The advisor is supposed to
decide on what order to use.
[02:22] Miya
Especially when the going gets tough...
[02:26] Miya
Ayase-san can only be counted
on to play in matches.
[02:30] Miya
There's too much pressure on Mashima-kun.
[02:34] Chi
Okay, I got it.
[02:37] Chi
We'll rest Desktomu-kun and use
[02:38] ---
the same five from the group stage.
SIGN Chihaya Furu
SIGN Verse 11
SIGN I feel as
though
my body
is on fire
with Ibuki
mugwort
[03:56] Pork
What now? What now?! What now?!
SIGN Curry Rice
[03:59] Pork
Why did I have to say that
right before the playoffs?!
[04:03] Pork
Another one!
[04:04] Gran
Back again?!
[04:05] Gran
Don't you have a match coming up?
[04:07] Gran
Sure you won't regret this?
[04:09] Pork
I don't regret it...
[04:12] Pork
If I didn't say something now,
[04:14] Pork
Desktomu-kun would drift
into a supporting role.
[04:19] Pork
He wouldn't be one of
the players anymore.
[04:22] Gran
Hang in there!
[04:23] Gran
Finish the whole plate!
[04:25] Pork
But what now?
[04:28] Pork
If nobody does anything and he's
removed from the lineup...
[04:34] Pork
And if that familiar-looking person
over there really is my sister...
[04:41] Chi
Porky!
[04:43] Chi
What are you doing?!
We've been looking for you!
[04:45] Chi
The match is about to begin! Hurry!
[04:48] Chi
There's no time for us to talk strategy now.
[04:52] Chi
Why were you in the cafeteria?
[04:54] Chi
We bought three lunches.
[04:56] Chi
Oh, we'll be going with the same
lineup we used in the group stage.
[05:02] A
Playoff teams, please head inside.
[05:05] Pork
Really?
[05:07] Pork
So you don't want to play?
SIGN Porky!
SIGN If you're matched up against Kawabe, try to stay calm!
[05:13] Pork
I don't need your help.
SIGN He's just guessing!
[05:20] A
Hurry up.
SIGN No, I'm not...
[05:26] Pork
Don't need your help...
SIGN Shoyo High School Mizusawa High School
[05:28] Chi
The playoffs...
[05:31] Chi
Featuring the eight schools
that won their groups.
[05:35] Chi
One loss, and the team is out.
[05:39] Chi
Our opponent is Shoyo High
School, representing Kyoto.
[05:44] Chi
Show you...
[05:46] Tsu
Shoyo...
[05:47] Pork
Shoyo...
[05:49] Tai
A pun?!
[05:51] Tai
Is it a coincidence that all their faces
[05:53] ---
resemble ancient officials in textbooks?
[05:55] A
Two minutes left.
[05:56] Kawa
Let's do this, Shoyo!
[05:57] All
Yeah!
[06:00] Pork
Kyoto:
[06:01] Pork
where Wakamiya Shinobu is from.
[06:06] Pork
They look very imposing.
[06:10] Miya
Komano-kun?
[06:12] Miya
What are you doing?
[06:13] Miya
Didn't we tell you to get some rest?
[06:15] Miya
You should grab something to eat, too.
SIGN Yes...
SIGN Thank you very much.
[06:25] [POEM] N
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
[06:34] [POEM] N
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
[06:43] [POEM] N
Though I prayed to the god of mercy
that the one I love not shun me,
[06:46] Pork
He's fast!
[06:47] Pork
Seriously?
[06:49] Pork
Is everyone from Kyoto this fast?
[06:55] Pork
Like Wakamiya Shinobu?
[06:58] Pork
One loss in this tournament...
[07:02] Pork
and our team is out.
[07:06] [POEM] N
May it be that I...
[07:11] Pork
This is bad. Very bad.
SIGN Empress'
jacket
of love
[07:24] Miya
We should let him sleep.
[07:27] Miya
I'll go see how the match is going.
[07:29] Miya
Can you watch Komano-kun?
[07:32] Sumi
But I want to watch the match...
[07:34] Miya
You also need to get some rest.
[07:37] Sumi
Okay...
[07:38] [POEM] N
...summer night fully breaks
[07:44] [POEM] N
In the sleepy spring sunlight,
[07:48] Chi
He took another one.
[07:49] Chi
He's really fast.
[07:53] Chi
I have to stay calm.
[08:06] (Flashback) Chi
We'll rest Desktomu-kun and use
the same five from the group stage.
[08:09] (Flashback) All
Huh?
[08:10] (Flashback) Chi
Dr. Harada once taught me
[08:13] (Flashback) Chi
that you shouldn't
concentrate on watching
[08:16] (Flashback) ---
other people play before
your own match begins.
[08:18] (Flashback) Chi
It's more tiring to closely watch
a match than to play a match.
[08:24] (Flashback) Chi
After seeing this, I understand.
[08:27] (Flashback) Chi
Desktomu-kun is much more
tired than the rest of us,
[08:30] (Flashback) Chi
so I'm leaving him out.
[08:35] [POEM] N
The storm blasts...
[08:38] Pork
This is bad...
[08:40] Pork
I can't keep up with his
sporadic bursts of speed.
[08:43] Pork
My arm won't move.
[08:44] Pork
This Kawabe guy is really good...
[08:48] Pork
Kawabe?
[08:50] (Flashback) Desk
If you're matched up against
Kawabe, try to stay calm!
[08:53] (Flashback) Desk
He's just guessing!
[08:58] [POEM] N
to set the Tatsuta River ablaze
[09:07] [POEM] N
After many, many years...
[09:09] Pork
Is this speed he's using the real thing?
[09:11] Pork
Normally, I would have no trouble
protecting the "After many" at my lower left,
[09:14] Pork
but he took it before I heard the "many."
[09:18] Pork
Does he have good game sense?
[09:21] Pork
No.
[09:24] Pork
He's gambling that his
card will be read.
[09:31] [POEM] N
now bloom inside the nine-fold palace
[09:40] [POEM] N
As I wait for someone...
[09:42] Kawa
A fault!
[09:44] Pork
A person with good game sense
[09:47] ---
wouldn't let me goad
them into that fault.
[09:50] Pork
He's just guessing...
[09:55] Pork
Desktomu-kun...
[09:57] Pork
Desktomu-kun!
[10:02] [POEM] N
A mountain village grows
lonesome every winter
[10:07] Kana
According to Desktomu-kun's notes...
[10:11] Ta
Excuse me.
[10:13] Desk
Tashiro-kun likes to stand up a lot.
[10:16] Desk
He does this frequently
to get into a rhythm.
[10:20] Kana
So I should put an early stop to that.
SIGN Pout
[10:22] Kana
What? You're standing up again?
[10:26] Ta
O-Oh, sorry about that.
[10:30] Kana
That makes it harder for
Tashiro-kun to stand up.
[10:32] Kana
I'm throwing him off his rhythm early on.
[10:35] Ta
I should stand up again soon.
[10:37] Tsu
What?
[10:38] Ooka
That card was mine.
[10:40] Ooka
It wouldn't have flown in that
direction if I hadn't hit it.
[10:42] Tsu
What?!
[10:43] Tsu
I definitely got that one!
[10:45] Desk
Ooka will contest cards that she
[10:48] ---
obviously lost so she can cool down.
[10:52] Tsu
You and I both know
that I won that card.
[10:55] Tsu
I'm sending this card.
[10:59] Chi
I always thought that skill
was everything in karuta.
[11:03] Chi
I never thought that data
could be so important.
[11:07] Chi
But...
[11:11] Desk
Sanada-san is a whacker.
[11:13] Chi
He whacks the tatami when
he practices his swing,
[11:17] Chi
but it doesn't scare me.
[11:20] Desk
It means his motions are rough and sloppy.
[11:23] Chi
I can't imagine how hard it was
[11:25] ---
for him to gather this
information from a team
[11:28] ---
that just lost their match.
[11:36] Desk
Please help us!
[11:37] A
Why do we have to talk
to you about Shoyo?
[11:40] Desk
I'm begging you!
[11:42] B
You should know how it feels to
want the team who beat you
[11:44] ---
to win the whole thing.
[11:46] B
Let's get going.
[11:48] Desk
I want...
[11:50] Desk
I want to do whatever I can
to support my teammates!
[11:55] Desk
I'm sure you know how that feels!
[11:57] Desk
So please!
[12:11] Chi
Desktomu-kun has the drive.
[12:15] Chi
That notebook is his way of
saying that he wants Mizusawa
[12:19] ---
to be first in Japan.
SIGN Please...
SIGN Huh? I fell asleep?
[12:28] Sumi
You scared me, senpai!
[12:30] Sumi
I can't tell if you're awake or
asleep because of your glasses!
SIGN Sorry for that
SIGN What about the match?
[12:34] Sumi
It's still going on.
SIGN Oh...
[12:42] Sumi
I think it's perfectly okay.
SIGN Huh?
[12:46] Sumi
You're so good at gathering data
[12:48] ---
that it doesn't matter if you don't play!
SIGN It's hard to play in a match.
SIGN I know!
SIGN It's hard and scary...
SIGN I got nervous when Porky called me out.
[13:05] Pork
We won! Mizusawa won!
[13:14] Pork
You're playing in the
next match, right?
[13:18] Pork
You're playing in the
next match, right?!
[13:20] Pork
You're going to join us, right?!
[13:21] Pork
Desktomu-kun!
[13:46] Pork
We worked so hard to get here.
[13:50] Pork
We want you with us as a player.
[14:01] Pork
You should always be a player with us.
[14:10] Sho
Arata! I'm so sorry!
[14:13] Sho
It's my fault you have
to write this essay!
[14:16] Ara
No, I should apologize.
[14:18] Ara
I can't return this T-shirt yet,
[14:20] Ara
since I had to lend mine
to the drenched Queen.
SIGN And those pants
[14:21] [Messenger] Caption
And
that
phone
[14:23] Sho
That's no big deal!
[14:25] Sho
You can keep it if you want!
[14:27] Sho
Oh, unless you don't want it...
[14:30] A
Wataya-kun, what was
your objective today?
[14:34] Ara
Huh?
[14:35] Ara
I came here to cheer for
my friends from Tokyo.
[14:39] A
Then you're no longer
allowed to do that.
[14:42] A
Go to the room in the back
and write an essay of apology.
[14:45] A
Tomorrow, you will play
in the individual tournament.
[14:50] Ara
Taichi... Chihaya...
[14:53] Ara
Are you working hard?
[14:57] Sho
One page should be enough, right?
[14:57] Shi
So there won't be any more events today...
[14:58] Sho
Quality over quantity.
SIGN Can't they push the individual
tournament back a day?
[15:00] Ara
Why is it?
[15:01] Ara
It seems I only ever run
into them during matches.
SIGN Our opponent in the semifinals will be First Akashi Girls'.
SIGN I'm sure that everybody already knows this,
SIGN but our biggest obstacle is the third-year Ousaka Megumu.
[15:17] Chi
Who's that?
[15:17] All
Idiot!
[15:19] Tai
Do you have the mind of an infant?!
[15:21] Kana
She was the West representative
in last year's Queen match!
[15:23] Pork
Didn't you watch Yumin's match with us?!
[15:27] Chi
The girl who lost a close back-and-forth
game to Yamamoto Yumi-san...
[15:30] Chi
the strongest girl in western Japan!
[15:34] Chi
I wanna play her!
SIGN Their match was in a different area, so I didn't get to watch them,
SIGN but Hanano-san helped scout them out.
[15:41] Pork
That's where these notes about
bags and straps came from?
SIGN First Akashi Girls' all look ordinary Girl in front (with long hair) Pink checkered handbag (Ponita) white hand towel pink macaroon phone strap Girl with glasses (ordinary, sharp-tongued, popular) black handbag
[15:44] Pork
This has nothing to do with karuta.
[15:46] Pork
It's useless...
[15:47] Sumi
I-It's not my fault!
[15:49] Sumi
I couldn't see the cards
from my position!
[15:51] Sumi
Plus, I don't really understand
how karuta works...
SIGN It's okay.
SIGN You were very observant.
SIGN We can tell from these notes that, aside from Ousaka Megumu,
[16:02] ---
the others are ordinary girls who didn't
start playing karuta until high school.
SIGN They probably place more emphasis on the meanings,
SIGN so they're probably good at love poems.
SIGN Yuube-san is a little boyish with simple taste.
SIGN She might place more emphasis on sound.
SIGN There's also their names. Make sure you check their names.
[16:18] Kana
Names?
SIGN In Ousaka Megumu's case,
SIGN she's probably good at "While it pains," "While it may," "While it brings," and "Long,"
[16:24] ---
the cards with the starting sounds of her name.
SIGN As for their order,
SIGN the Class A players Ousaka-san and Yuube-san
SIGN 1. Yuube (Third-year) Class A 2. Hayasaka (Second-year) Class B 3. Ousaka (Third-year) Class A 4. Nanase (Third-year) Class B 5. Tanimura (Third-year) Class B
SIGN have been in these positions every match,
SIGN so it's likely that won't change.
SIGN In that case, the best scenario for us would be
[16:40] ---
to avoid matching Ayase, Mashima,
[16:43] ---
and Porky against their Class A players.
[16:48] Tai
But our ace is aggressive.
[16:51] Tai
She wants to play strong opponents.
[16:58] Chi
Then...
[16:59] Chi
Put me in the s-second position...
[17:04] Chi
I've been in either the first
or third position every game,
[17:09] Chi
so I'll probably end up
against a Class B player
[17:13] ---
in the second position.
[17:15] Tai
Chihaya's thinking of our best chance to win.
[17:19] Tai
We only need two more victories...
[17:21] Tai
She's focused on being best in Japan!
[17:25] Tai
Okay, we'll go with that.
[17:28] Pork
Ayase,
[17:30] Pork
If you really want to win,
here's my advice.
[17:33] Pork
I've been meaning to talk
to you about this...
[17:36] Pork
At the end of our match against Hokuo,
[17:37] Pork
you surrendered a card because you
both touched it at the same time.
[17:41] Pork
You can't give up when it's close.
[17:44] Pork
If you want to win,
you have to fight for every card.
[17:52] Retro
Mashima!
[17:55] Retro
Win!
[17:57] Retro
We'll have a repeat of the
Tokyo regional finals!
[18:00] A
Will the semifinalist
teams please enter.
[18:09] Chi
The semifinals:
[18:10] Chi
Mizusawa High School against
First Akashi Girls' High School.
[18:15] Chi
Fujisaki High School
against Hokuo Academy.
SIGN Victory for Fujisaki
[18:18] Miya
I know that Fujisaki's famous, but
their supporters really stand out.
[18:23] Kame
There are so many of them.
[18:25] Yuri
Excuse me for a moment.
[18:26] Yuri
Could you hold the other side for me?
[18:28] A
I'm here to support Fujisaki...
[18:31] Yuri
Oh, dear.
[18:32] Yuri
What about you?
[18:33] Yuri
No good?
[18:34] Sudo
I'll hold it.
[18:35] Yuri
Oh, thank you!
SIGN Hokuo Victory!
[18:43] Miya
Sudo-san...
[18:44] Kame
And all those alumni...
[18:57] Chi
The Omi Jingu Learning Center.
[18:59] Chi
The Urayasu room.
[19:01] Chi
A new Master and Queen
are crowned here every year.
[19:06] Chi
Where I played against
Shinobu-chan last summer...
[19:15] Sumi
I saw the Queen!
[19:16] Sumi
She was with someone from Fukui.
[19:26] Tai
Listen up, everyone.
[19:29] Tai
I'm putting Chihaya in the
number three position.
[19:30] All
Huh?
[19:32] Tai
In the regional final,
[19:33] ---
Hokuo went with even
match-ups across the board.
[19:36] Tai
Do we really want to
dodge our opponents?
[19:40] Tai
Chihaya, you just have to win.
[19:43] Tai
Bring home the win!
[19:45] Tai
Victory for Mizusawa!
[19:46] All
Yeah!
[19:54] Desk
But...
SIGN 1. Yuube (Third-year) Class A
2. Hayasaka (Second-year) Class B
3. Ousaka (Third-year) Class A
4. Nanase (Third-year) Class B
5. Tanimura (Third-year) Class B
[19:55] Desk
Akashi Girls might
change up their order.
[19:59] Desk
I didn't mention this...
[20:01] Tai
I didn't mention this...
[20:03] Both
But...
[20:05] Tai
They probably went with the
same order every match
[20:09] Tai
as preparation for the strong
teams they'll face from here on.
[20:13] Desk
They'll switch it up once they
face a strong team.
[20:17] Both
So the question is whether Akashi
thinks we're good enough.
[20:20] Mura
I will begin reading the order for
[20:23] ---
Mizusawa High School versus
First Akashi Girls' High School.
[20:27] Mura
Mizusawa High School, Nishida-kun.
[20:29] Mura
First Akashi Girls', Yuube-san.
[20:32] Pork
Good, all according to plan!
[20:34] Mura
Mizusawa High School, Oe-san.
[20:36] Mura
First Akashi Girls', Hayasaka-san.
[20:39] Kana
All according to plan!
[20:41] Mura
Mizusawa High School, Ayase-san.
[20:43] Mura
First Akashi Girls', Ousaka-san.
[20:46] Chi
All according to plan!
[20:48] Mura
Mizusawa High School, Mashima-kun.
[20:50] Mura
First Akashi Girls', Nanase-san.
[20:54] Mura
Mizusawa High School, Komano-kun.
[20:57] Mura
First Akashi Girls', Tanimura-san.
[20:59] Desk
It's so exactly according to our plan,
[21:02] Desk
it's kind of sad...
[21:04] Desk
Are they looking ahead to the finals?
[21:07] Desk
They don't respect us?
[21:12] Desk
Or perhaps...
[21:20] Desk
they have absolute faith
that their ace will win?
E12 - The only sign of summer
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[00:04] Tai
Listen up, everyone.
[00:07] Tai
I'm putting Chihaya in the
number three position.
[00:08] All
Huh?
[00:10] Tai
In the regional final,
[00:11] ---
Hokuo went with even
match-ups across the board.
[00:14] Tai
Do we really want to
dodge our opponents?
[00:18] Tai
Chihaya, you just have to win.
[00:21] Tai
Bring home the win!
[00:23] Tai
Victory for Mizusawa!
[00:24] All
Yeah!
[00:32] Desk
But...
SIGN 1. Yuube (Third-year) Class A
2. Hayasaka (Second-year) Class B
3. Ousaka (Third-year) Class A
4. Nanase (Third-year) Class B
5. Tanimura (Third-year) Class B
[00:33] Desk
Akashi Girls might
change up their order.
[00:37] Desk
I didn't mention this...
[00:39] Tai
I didn't mention this...
[00:41] Both
But...
[00:43] Tai
They probably went with the
same order every match
[00:47] Tai
as preparation for the strong
teams they'll face from here on.
[00:51] Desk
They'll switch it up once they
face a strong team.
[00:55] Both
So the question is whether Akashi
thinks we're good enough.
[00:58] Mura
I will begin reading the order for
[01:01] ---
Mizusawa High School versus
First Akashi Girls' High School.
[01:04] Mura
Mizusawa High School, Nishida-kun.
[01:07] Mura
First Akashi Girls', Yuube-san.
[01:10] Pork
Good, all according to plan!
[01:12] Mura
Mizusawa High School, Oe-san.
[01:14] Mura
First Akashi Girls', Hayasaka-san.
[01:17] Kana
All according to plan!
[01:19] Mura
Mizusawa High School, Ayase-san.
[01:21] Mura
First Akashi Girls', Ousaka-san.
[01:24] Chi
All according to plan!
[01:26] Mura
Mizusawa High School, Mashima-kun.
[01:28] Mura
First Akashi Girls', Nanase-san.
[01:32] Mura
Mizusawa High School, Komano-kun.
[01:35] Mura
First Akashi Girls', Tanimura-san.
[01:38] Desk
It's so exactly according to our plan,
[01:40] Desk
it's kind of sad...
[01:43] Desk
Are they looking ahead to the finals?
[01:45] Desk
They don't respect us?
[01:51] Desk
Or perhaps...
[01:59] Desk
they have absolute faith
that their ace will win?
SIGN Chihaya Furu
SIGN The
only
sign
of
summer
SIGN Verse 12
[03:36] Yu
Hold on, Megumu.
[03:38] Yu
We're not playing Fujisaki.
[03:40] Yu
Over here.
[03:42] Megu
What?
[03:43] Megu
Oh, sorry about that.
SIGN Swoon!
[03:48] Megu
Oh, this is still the semifinal.
[03:52] Yu
Megumu, how could you screw that up
[03:54] ---
after they read the order?
[03:56] Megu
What? But...
[03:58] Megu
They should just let us play the final now.
[04:04] All
Swoon! Swoon! Swoon!
[04:07] Sumi
She really is ordinary and
sharp-tongued, yet popular!
[04:11] All
Megumu-tan is our bitter and sweet idol...
[04:16] All
We first met her early last summer,
[04:19] All
during the brilliant First
Akashi Girls' cultural festival.
[04:23] Sumi
Wait, we're going to cut
to your flashback now?!
[04:28] All
We belong to the photography club
at the neighboring boys' school...
[04:35] (Flashback) A
What's this? Taking pictures
without permission?
[04:38] (Flashback) A
Get lost!
[04:39] (Flashback) B
Teacher, there are perverts here!
[04:42] All
Our intentions were pure,
[04:44] All
yet they called us perverts
for taking a few pictures.
[04:49] All
That was when...
[04:51] (Flashback) Megu
That's mean.
[04:54] (Flashback) Megu
Would you like to take pictures of
the demonstration our club's doing?
[04:58] (Flashback) Megu
I'm from the competitive karuta club.
[05:02] All
Megumu-tan was so kind
and lovely that day.
[05:13] (Flashback) Megu
Hey, hey.
[05:14] (Flashback) Megu
How did the pictures turn out?
[05:16] (Flashback) Megu
Let me see.
[05:17] (Flashback) All
Oh...
[05:19] (Flashback) Megu
Wow, very nice.
SIGN Delete all pictures?
SIGN Deleting...
SIGN No data
[05:26] (Flashback) Megu
Feel free to come take more pictures.
[05:28] (Flashback) Megu
I'll delete them when you're done.
SIGN Swoon!
[05:35] Me
Ever since, we've been taking
pictures for Megumu-tan to delete.
[05:40] Sumi
What?!
[05:48] Haya
What is it, Mori?
[05:50] Haya
That picture!
[05:52] Ki
It's from Megumu-tan's
tournament last year!
[05:55] Ki
You were able to salvage it?!
[05:57] Haya
Bastard!
[05:58] Ki
You've betrayed Megumu-tan!
[06:00] Mori
We can't allow the chronicle of
Megumu-tan, the next Queen,
[06:03] ---
to be completely erased.
[06:06] Mori
Anyway, haven't you noticed?
[06:10] Mori
Megumu-tan has changed...
[06:22] A
Is that Ousaka Megumu?
[06:24] B
Which one?
[06:25] A
If she was the West representative,
she must be strong.
[06:28] D
She lost to a veteran in
the challenger final,
[06:32] D
but she may be the one who
faces Wakamiya Shinobu
[06:35] ---
in the Queen match this year.
[06:36] ---
Is she really that strong?
[06:36] C
That's amazing.
[06:37] ---
The one in glasses?
[06:38] B
Which one is she?!
[06:39] C
There. The one putting on a headband.
[06:41] E
She must be fast, then.
[06:43] F
I doubt she'll lose to
anyone in her age group.
[06:46] G
Sounds like she's strong.
[06:48] C
Oh, but her opponent's really pretty.
[06:55] Chi
When I watched Ousaka-san last fall,
[06:57] ---
she was more focused on adapting
to her opponent than being fast.
[07:03] Chi
I need to be careful and accurate.
[07:07] Chi
Everybody helped to give me this chance.
[07:14] Chi
Oh, that's right.
[07:17] Chi
No matter how hard I worked,
I couldn't have made it here alone.
[07:21] Chi
This
[07:23] ---
Omi Jingu tatami is for five.
[07:32] (Flashback) Megu
They should just let
us play the final now.
[07:37] Chi
You shouldn't say such a thing.
[07:43] All
We will begin now.
[07:45] All
Thank you for the game.
[07:47] All
Thank you for the game.
[07:51] [POEM] N
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
[08:00] [POEM] N
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
SIGN Creepy
[08:10] [POEM] N
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
[08:19] [POEM] N
The sound of birds crossing
from Awaji Island
[08:27] All
Megumu-tan is faster now.
[08:34] All
She's way faster now than when she was in
[08:37] All
last year's Queen match.
[08:40] Megu
I got it.
[08:41] Megu
Okay, one card at a time, guys.
[08:43] All
Yes!
[08:51] A
Akashi Girls' has this match in the bag.
[08:54] B
Mizusawa placed second
in the Tokyo regional,
[08:56] ---
and Group B didn't have
any strong opponents.
[08:58] C
Akashi Girls has them beat in
both history and current lineup.
[09:03] C
The match to watch is definitely
SIGN Creepy
[09:06] C
Hokuo against Fujisaki.
[09:08] C
The real final.
[09:15] (Flashback) A
Wataya-kun, what was
your objective today?
[09:19] (Flashback) Ara
Huh?
[09:21] (Flashback) Ara
I came here to cheer for
my friends from Tokyo.
[09:25] (Flashback) A
Then you're no longer
allowed to do that.
[09:30] A
So he's cheering for Hokuo...
SIGN Creepy
[09:37] Mochi
Last year, Mizusawa prevented us
from making it to Nationals.
[09:42] Mochi
Amakasu and Takuma are the only
ones with experience at Nationals.
[09:46] Mochi
This year, we were able to bring
some first and second-years.
[09:49] Mochi
Fujisaki is fielding five third-years.
[09:51] Mochi
If we beat them here, they
won't be a threat next year.
[09:55] Mochi
You can do this, everyone!
[09:57] Mochi
However, I'm...
SIGN Fujisaki High School
Karuta Advisor
Sakurazawa Midori (39)
[10:00] Mochi
...really scared of Coach
Sakurazawa from Fujisaki!
[10:04] Saku
The players from Akashi Girls'
are playing well, Coach Minami.
[10:09] Saku
Ousaka-san is a strong weapon.
[10:12] Mina
Naturally, Coach Sakurazawa!
SIGN First Akashi Girls'
Karuta Advisor
Minami Daigoro
[10:14] Mina
Everybody's in a groove!
[10:15] Mina
I'm looking forward to an exciting final,
[10:18] ---
whether it's against Hokuo or Fujisaki!
[10:25] A
Please keep it down.
[10:27] Saku
Understood?
[10:29] Rion
Yes.
[10:35] Chi
When I watched Ousaka-san last
fall, she didn't seem that fast,
[10:39] Chi
but she attacked that
card at full speed.
[10:43] Chi
Being too aggressive with
"The sound of birds" is risky.
[10:45] Chi
Was she camping that card?
SIGN when I should have gone to sleep instead
[10:50] Chi
She passed me the only
"A" card on the field.
[10:53] Chi
She'll be targeting it.
[10:57] Suo
Here.
[10:59] A
Oh...
SIGN Older alumni
SIGN Older alumni
SIGN Older alumni
[11:03] A
Wait, why am I holding this?
[11:04] [POEM] N
awakens the guards of
Suma Gate at night
[11:13] [POEM] N
While the autumn leaves of
Mount Ogura would never...
[11:15] Suo
Tough luck.
[11:17] Suo
She shielded the "While autumn" on her right,
[11:19] Suo
but "While the autumn" was read instead.
[11:21] Chi
Couldn't have done
anything about that one.
[11:23] Chi
No need to worry.
[11:24] Chi
It's still early.
[11:26] Chi
I need my first card.
[11:27] Chi
One card at a time...
[11:28] Megu
I'm sending this card.
SIGN people would always ask if I was pining for someone
[11:33] Chi
The only "Since" card on the field...
[11:37] Suo
Heh, she plays a tougher game
than her appearance lets on.
[11:42] Suo
"A night" and "Since I"
[11:44] ---
are cards that Ayase likes to
attack on the opponent's side.
[11:47] Suo
Now that they're on her side, she'll
feel like she has to protect them.
[11:52] Megu
Okay.
[11:53] Megu
One card at a time...
[12:00] Suo
She'll feel like she's on the defensive.
[12:09] Miya
The opposing team is made
up of slender girls,
[12:11] Miya
yet they look so strong.
[12:13] Miya
They're moving in tandem.
[12:15] Miya
Oh! Could it be?
[12:18] Miya
Are the headbands the key?!
[12:20] Miya
Next time, I should make headbands!
[12:24] Tsu
Your brother can easily win if he tries.
[12:28] Sumi
Hey, Tsukuba!
[12:29] Sumi
How can you fall asleep?!
[12:30] Sumi
Wake up!
[12:32] Tsu
But I played three matches in a row!
[12:34] Sumi
No ifs or buts!
[12:36] Tsu
You wouldn't understand how tough it is!
[12:40] Tsu
We're talking three to four
serious matches in one day.
[12:45] Tsu
I'm a man and I'm about ready
to fall asleep on my feet.
[12:48] Tsu
Oe-senpai...
[12:51] Tsu
This being her fourth match today,
[12:52] ---
Oe-senpai is the one most likely
to be running low on stamina.
[12:56] Tsu
Especially since she lost her second
SIGN Lost by 2 cards
SIGN Lost by 2 cards
[12:58] ---
and third games by 2 cards each...
SIGN Lost by a lot
[13:01] Tsu
It really hurts when you fight hard,
only to lose at the very end.
[13:07] Tsu
If you're gonna lose
anyway, you might as well
[13:09] ---
let yourself be blown out
so you can get some rest.
SIGN Blown out of all his games
[13:13] Tsu
Oe-senpai isn't the only
one I'm worried about.
[13:17] Tsu
Komano-senpai's first game
today comes in the semifinal.
[13:21] Tsu
Ayase-senpai is up against
the opponent's ace
[13:23] ---
and just lost two cards in a row.
[13:26] Tsu
It's usually up to the
ace to set the tone...
[13:30] [Messenger] Caption
Outbox
To: Mom
Re: Nationals
Your brother the ace has
led the team to the
semifinals!
The championship is
within sight!
[13:31] A
"Your brother the ace has led
the team to the semifinals!"
SIGN That's our Bro So cool
[13:35] A
"The championship is within sight!"
[13:37] [Messenger] Caption
Inbox
From: Mom
Re: Re: Nationals
That's our Bro!
Good luck!
Take a picture
when you win!
[13:42] Tsu
I can always say that
I jammed my finger.
[13:47] Chi
Do I attack?
[13:49] Chi
Defend?
[13:51] Chi
Don't doubt myself.
[13:53] Chi
Don't doubt myself.
[13:55] Chi
Don't doubt myself.
[13:57] (Flashback) Hara
Chihaya-chan, when in
trouble, go lower right!
[14:00] (Flashback) Hara
Always go to the lower right!
[14:03] (Flashback) Desk
Make sure you check their names.
[14:06] (Flashback) Desk
In Ousaka Megumu's case,
[14:07] (Flashback) Desk
she's probably good at "While it pains,"
"While it may," "While it brings," and "Long,"
[14:10] (Flashback) ---
the cards with the starting sounds of her name.
SIGN Me (Long)
[14:15] Chi
Her best card is at her lower right.
[14:17] [POEM] N
I beseech them to wait for the
Emperor's return before falling
[14:26] [POEM] N
Long last we meet, only for
me to leave hurriedly,
[14:36] Desk
She knew to pay extra attention
to "Long last we meet"...
[14:38] Pork
She couldn't get it.
[14:41] Tani
No need to look.
[14:42] Haya
Megumu-senpai would never lose "Long."
[14:48] Chi
My opponent's card in the lower right was
read right when I set my eye on it.
[14:53] Chi
This is the West representative.
[14:59] Chi
No...
[15:01] Chi
She's much faster than she was that day.
[15:05] Chi
She has the potential to become Queen.
[15:07] Ama
Hey,
[15:09] ---
that's mine.
[15:11] Taku
You got mine, too.
[15:12] Taku
Why are you holding
three of the same card?
[15:15] Megu
Huh?
SIGN Swoon!
[15:19] Megu
Okay, one more card.
[15:21] All
Yes!
[15:28] Mina
There's a saying that
boys grow up very fast,
[15:33] Mina
but the same applies to girls.
[15:36] (Flashback) Mina
You should all get
serious about karuta!
[15:38] (Flashback) Mina
The Kyoto tournament is in May!
[15:41] (Flashback) Mina
Any application fees will
be paid by the club!
[15:43] (Flashback) Yu
You're such a pain, Daigoro!
[15:45] (Flashback) Tani
Use your energy on the volleyball team.
[15:48] Mina
The karuta club had plenty of history,
[15:51] Mina
but it wasn't particularly strong.
[15:54] Mina
Ousaka practiced all the
time at her karuta society,
[15:57] Mina
but she never tried very
hard during club practice.
[16:00] Mina
Everything changed after the Queen
challenger final in October.
[16:07] (Flashback) A
The West representative
is Ousaka Megumu from
[16:10] (Flashback) ---
the Akashi Karuta Society!
[16:13] Mina
She'd always had the talent,
but this time she was also lucky.
[16:17] Tani
That was great, Megumu!
[16:18] Nana
Next up is the challenger final?!
[16:19] Yu
If you win that, you get to play the Queen?!
[16:22] Mina
Her classmates and friends...
SIGN Good luck, Megumu
[16:28] Mina
...believed...
[16:35] Mina
...she could become Queen.
[16:42] (Flashback) A
It's too bad for Ousaka-san.
[16:45] (Flashback) B
She made it this far
on beginner's luck,
[16:48] (Flashback) B
but that's not enough
to face the Queen.
[16:51] (Flashback) B
Yamamoto Yumi-san had more
dedication and motivation.
[16:58] (Flashback) Yu
Megumu, are you upset?
[17:01] (Flashback) Megu
No, not really...
[17:03] (Flashback) Megu
I definitely wasn't as good as she was.
[17:08] (Flashback) Yu
We'll help you.
[17:10] (Flashback) Megu
Huh?
[17:11] (Flashback) Yu
We'll help, so let's practice until you're
invested enough to get upset.
[17:16] (Flashback) Yu
Let's make you Queen.
[17:20] Mina
Everyone is working together to
make Ousaka Megumu the Queen.
[17:26] Mina
I tear up when I think
[17:28] ---
of how hard they've
been working ever since.
[17:32] Mina
And I'm a grown man!
[17:35] Mina
She got used to all the attention
SIGN Ignoring...
[17:37] ---
she draws as the last West Representative.
[17:42] Mina
This proves that circumstances
can change a person!
[17:47] (Flashback) Yu
The ace usually plays
in the third position.
[17:50] (Flashback) Yu
We'll put Megumu in the
third position every match.
[17:53] (Flashback) Yu
Our goal is to get Megumu
more experience, not win!
[17:56] [POEM] N
...like the moon hidden
behind the clouds
[18:04] [POEM] N
Said night was young when
the false rooster's crow,
[18:08] Chi
I hadn't marked that one.
[18:10] Chi
This is no good.
[18:11] Chi
She's taken four cards in a row.
[18:13] Chi
I need my first card.
[18:15] Chi
My first card...
SIGN banish any lingering memories of the past
[18:20] [POEM] N
but the gates of Afusaka remained shut
[18:30] [POEM] N
When winds blow oak leaves in the twilight,
[18:32] N
There!
[18:35] Chi
I finally got a card.
[18:36] Chi
This is just the beginning!
[18:37] Chi
I can catch up!
[18:39] Chi
Attack...
[18:42] Chi
Attack...
[18:44] Chi
Attack!
[18:53] Kana
"When winds blow," Chihaya-chan.
[19:13] Chi
The rain...
[19:16] [POEM] Kana
When winds blow oak
leaves in the twilight,
[19:22] [POEM] Kana
the only sign of summer is the
ritual purification in the waters
[19:27] Chi
Stopped...
[19:33] (Flashback) Kana
This poem by Junii Ietaka
[19:37] (Flashback) Kana
describes a comfortable
last day of summer.
[19:45] Kana
This day will define our entire summer.
[19:55] Tsu
Oe-senpai is leading by 4 cards!
[19:59] Tsu
She's probably tired! Exhausted, even!
[20:06] Kana
That card is more than
"When wind blows"...
[20:10] Kana
More than three syllables...
[20:13] Kana
Chihaya-chan, when this poem
was written 800 years ago,
[20:19] ---
they must have felt very refreshed.
[20:29] [POEM] N
the only sign of summer is the
ritual purification in the waters
[20:33] Kana
They could
[20:37] ---
probably hear the wind blow.
[20:40] [POEM] N
Silent waves creep closer to the
Suminoe shore, and when night falls,
[20:44] Tai
Got it!
[20:47] Yu
What?!
[20:47] Tani
Megumu?!
[20:52] Chi
Kana-chan,
[20:54] ---
I remember.
[20:57] Kana
Speaking of dreams,
there's "Silent waves"!
SIGN in my dreams, I creep closer to you
[21:13] Chi
Megumu-chan...
[21:16] Chi
Let's...
[21:18] ---
have a good match!
E13 - In my dreams, I creep closer to you
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[00:05] Kana
"When winds blow," Chihaya-chan.
[00:24] Kana
Chihaya-chan, when this poem
was written 800 years ago,
[00:30] ---
they must have felt very refreshed.
[00:39] [POEM] N
the only sign of summer is the
ritual purification in the waters
[00:43] Kana
They could
[00:47] ---
probably hear the wind blow...
[00:49] [POEM] N
Silent waves creep closer to the
Suminoe shore, and when night falls,
[00:54] Tai
Got it!
[00:56] Chi
Kana-chan,
[00:58] ---
I remember.
[01:00] Kana
Speaking of dreams,
there's "Silent waves"!
SIGN in my dreams, I creep closer to you
[01:14] Chi
Megumu-chan...
[01:18] Chi
Let's...
[01:20] Chi
have a good match!
SIGN Chihaya Furu
SIGN Verse 13
SIGN In
my
dreams,
I creep
closer
to
you
[02:45] Chi
I couldn't take the one-syllable card on
[02:47] Chi
my opponent's lower right last
time, but I got it this time.
[02:55] Su
The opponent's lower right one-syllable
cards are always special.
[03:00] Su
You're taking a card from
right under their nose.
[03:02] Su
It's so fun!
[03:04] Su
Ayase's got the momentum now.
[03:07] Naka
That speed confirmed it.
[03:10] Naka
The neural signal goes straight from
Bellatrix's ears to her fingers.
[03:14] Naka
That's the only way
to explain her speed.
[03:18] Naka
And another one-syllable "S" card,
[03:20] ---
"Swift," was on the opponent's lower left,
[03:23] Naka
but she went straight for "Silent."
[03:25] Naka
That takes guts!
[03:30] Chi
That felt very clean.
[03:33] Chi
I hit the corner.
[03:36] Chi
I was never able to take
a card that way before...
[03:39] Kana
Chihaya-chan, that was a nice attack.
[03:40] Chi
Yep!
[03:43] Kana
The moment you celebrate,
you lose your focus...
[03:47] [POEM] ---
My own home is...
[03:48] [POEM] ---
As the years pass...
[03:50] Chi
No...
[03:52] Suo
What a waste.
[03:56] Naka
That was a waste.
[03:59] Tani
As always...
[04:00] Yu
Good, Megumu isn't
letting it get to her.
[04:05] A
She didn't let the loss
of a one-syllable card
[04:08] ---
from her own side influence her play.
[04:10] Naka
I can see why she was the
West representative.
[04:12] Mura
Akashi Girls' ace and moodmaker...
[04:15] Suo
The match will be decided by
Ousaka Megumu's performance.
[04:19] Megu
One more card. Keep it going.
[04:21] All
Yes!
[04:25] Chi
I've never played anyone
so calm before.
[04:28] [POEM] N
the sight of a midnight moon
[04:35] Chi
I can't remember how to catch momentum.
[04:38] [POEM] N
So spring nights are short...
[04:41] Chi
S-Same time...
[04:43] Pork
Don't back down!
[04:44] Pork
Fight for it!
[04:47] Chi
I-I think I got that card...
[04:50] Megu
Huh?
[04:52] Pork
I'm not telling you to force
her to give you the card.
[04:56] Pork
Even if you end up losing it, the point
is to make her feel uncomfortable.
[05:01] Pork
Throw her off her game.
[05:03] Chi
I'm sorry!
[05:04] Chi
We touched it at the same time,
so it should go to Megumu-chan...
[05:07] Chi
I'm sorry!
[05:08] Megu
Really? You can have it then.
[05:11] Chi
What?!
[05:13] Chi
She really gave it to me!
[05:15] Chi
Oh, no! Oh, no! What do I do?!
[05:17] [POEM] N
So spring ends...
[05:18] Pork
That was a failure.
[05:20] Kana
She was the one who was
thrown off her game.
[05:23] Tai
She's not made to contest cards...
[05:26] Pork
I need to step up.
[05:28] Tai
I have to step up!
[05:30] Kana
I must step up!
[05:33] Desk
I have to...
[05:36] Desk
The atmosphere and audience make
it difficult for me to move.
[05:42] [POEM] N
A mountain stream...
[05:43] Desk
A dead card!
[05:45] Desk
That was close...
[05:51] Desk
Hanano...
[05:56] Desk
According to Hanano's notes,
[05:57] ---
the girl with a ponytail had a
towel from an Aoi Ryuji tour.
[06:03] Desk
Is that the towel she
was talking about?
[06:06] Desk
She actually recognized it?
[06:09] Desk
Aoi Ryuji is a singer who's
known for his sappy love songs.
[06:13] Desk
Most of them are about broken hearts.
[06:17] Desk
Which means...
[06:19] Desk
These are the cards...
[06:22] [POEM] ---
I know that my heart...
[06:23] Desk
I have to take!
[06:24] Tani
I wanted that card.
[06:26] Tani
I heard that this person is Class C,
[06:28] Tani
but he's tough!
[06:30] Desk
I'm going to find my momentum
in my first match today!
SIGN I defended that card!
SIGN Let's take the next one, Mizusawa!
[06:36] ---
Yes!
[06:40] Desk
Hanano-san, you're very observant.
[06:42] Desk
Thanks.
[06:46] [POEM] N
While it brings me no joy, the
road beyond Mount Oe is too long
[06:49] ---
They did it!
[06:51] Kana
Everyone got my "While it brings" card!
[06:53] Kana
The momentum is shifting this time!
[06:56] Chi
Momentum is when...
[06:59] Chi
Momentum is when...
[07:01] Chi
...you take consecutive cards!
SIGN Simple-minded
[07:04] [POEM] N
After I heard...
[07:10] Chi
She's so stable...
[07:13] Pork
I got it!
[07:15] Megu
Don't worry. Just start with one card.
[07:18] Megu
Aim for that one card.
[07:19] ---
Yeah. Sorry, Megumu.
[07:23] Yu
She's so composed, even on this stage.
[07:25] Yu
Megumu is amazing.
[07:27] Yu
But I've been with her
for a such a long time
[07:29] ---
and I still don't understand
what she's thinking.
[07:32] Yu
I got everyone excited
about making her Queen,
[07:35] Yu
but how does she really feel about it?
[07:38] Yu
Does she want to become Queen?
[07:41] Tai
Chihaya isn't able to
take consecutive cards.
[07:44] Tai
Her deficit is growing steadily.
[07:48] Tai
Chihaya, you just have to win.
[07:51] Tai
Bring home the win!
[07:53] Tai
Did I say the wrong thing again?
[07:57] Tai
This is different from last year.
[08:02] Tai
A year has passed...
[08:05] Tai
A whole year.
[08:20] [POEM] N
on a long September night,
and then I saw a dawn moon
[08:29] [POEM] N
The sky is the road home
for the holy maidens,
[08:31] A
A dead card.
[08:33] B
She moved immediately, but she
was still able to pull back.
[08:35] C
Impressive...
[08:39] Rion
She didn't fall for Ousaka-san's quick reach.
[08:51] Megu
Oh, excuse me.
SIGN Good Luck Megumu
[08:58] Mina
She's savoring the moment!
[08:59] Mina
This is the glory of youth!
[09:04] Mina
That headband is now an
Ousaka Megumu trademark!
[09:08] Mina
She used to be the only
one who wore one...
[09:11] (Flashback) Megu
I made these for Nationals.
[09:14] (Flashback) Megu
Let's all wear them.
[09:15] (Flashback) Yu
Huh?
[09:16] (Flashback) Megu
This is to thank you for
the one you made me.
[09:18] (Flashback) Haya
Megumu-senpai...
[09:20] Mina
A beautiful display of friendship!
[09:22] Mina
I'm so glad to be a karuta advisor!
[09:27] All
The reason we worship Megumu-tan
[09:29] All
is because of the gap in her behavior.
[09:33] ---
Our lenses know the truth.
[09:36] Mina
Whew, I'd look pretty dumb
wearing a headband by myself.
[09:40] Mina
It was a good idea to have
everyone else join in.
SIGN Swoon!
[09:48] [POEM] N
may the wind bring clouds
to extend their stay
[09:57] [POEM] N
The storm will soon carry...
[10:02] Megu
She went below my hand.
[10:04] Megu
She took it.
[10:06] Suo
She'd been losing all of the "The" cards,
[10:09] Suo
but that was a clean win.
[10:12] Suo
Has she figured out something?
[10:17] Megu
That was...
[10:24] Megu
Okay, on to the next card.
[10:26] Megu
One card at a time.
[10:27] All
Yes!
[10:31] Megu
This is a team match,
[10:33] Megu
so why am I the only one saying anything?
[10:37] Megu
Queen?
[10:39] Megu
Not interested.
[10:46] Chi
I'm sending a card.
SIGN fades to reveal fishing nets in the shallows
[10:52] A
What? "The hazed early dawn mist"?
[10:55] B
That's a long multi-syllable card.
[10:56] B
Why?
[10:57] C
Normally, no one would send that.
[11:03] Suo
Multi-syllable cards are supposed
to be a weakness for her.
[11:06] Suo
Is she sacrificing that card?
[11:07] [POEM] N
so I wish for a memory
of you to take with me
[11:16] [POEM] N
For you, I would have given up my life
[11:17] Suo
A different multi-syllable card!
[11:29] Yu
Megumu?
[11:33] Megu
The speed when she took
that one-syllable card...
[11:36] Megu
The way she broke my cover...
[11:39] Megu
I can feel her screaming:
[11:44] Megu
"I will become Queen!"
[11:54] Megu
I'm not interested in becoming Queen,
[11:57] Megu
but I have to beat her now.
SIGN Swoon!
[12:16] Suo
She broke her opponent's cover.
[12:18] Suo
There are plenty of players who can
[12:20] ---
take certain cards really fast.
[12:21] Suo
To win, you have to overcome
[12:24] ---
your weaknesses instead of
relying on your strengths.
[12:27] Suo
How much time has she spent practicing?
[12:31] Pork
My point is that you're too sloppy
about covering your cards.
[12:35] Pork
Like this!
[12:35] Pork
How many times do I
have to repeat myself?
[12:41] Pork
You'll never become Queen if you
can't conquer your weaknesses!
SIGN now together, I guard it dear
[12:47] Chi
I did it...
[12:49] Desk
You'll do better if you listen
carefully before moving.
[12:52] Desk
I'll help you.
[12:59] Chi
I did it,
[13:01] ---
everyone.
[13:04] Chi
I did it.
[13:07] Megu
I have to beat her.
[13:13] Naka
The momentum...
[13:15] Suo
...is shifting...
SIGN Snap Snap
SIGN Taking multiple pictures in silent mode
SIGN Snap Snap
SIGN Taking multiple pictures in silent mode
[13:21] [POEM] N
I hear the beating of cloth...
[13:24] Tai
Got it!
[13:25] Kana
I protected mine!
[13:26] Pork
Same here!
SIGN Ditto!
[13:32] Megu
All right!
[13:35] Tai
A-Again...
[13:37] Kana
She couldn't take three in a row.
[13:42] All
Megumu-tan celebrated...
[13:47] All
Megumu-tan isn't telling her team
to focus on the next card.
[13:52] Mura
Interesting...
[13:54] A
This is a high level,
back and forth game.
[13:57] A
I'm pleasantly surprised.
[13:58] Chi
She's got good game sense,
[13:59] ---
and a broad field of vision to boot.
[14:01] Chi
She's watching every card.
[14:03] Chi
No matter what I do,
she's always perfectly calm.
[14:05] Megu
I'm sending a card.
SIGN fades to reveal fishing nets in the shallows
[14:10] A
She's returning that multi-syllable card.
[14:14] All
Th-This is getting good.
[14:17] Suo
That girl's gotta be a sadist.
[14:24] [POEM] N
The hazed early dawn mist
over the Kawagiri River
[14:25] Chi
The card she just sent?!
[14:27] Chi
She was able to set up a
low cover on my side.
[14:30] Chi
That was bad.
[14:34] Megu
I know how to keep people
from breaking my cover.
[14:38] Megu
I've been practicing with
everyone to beat the Queen.
[14:43] Megu
I'm not interested in
becoming Queen though.
[14:46] Megu
But I have to win to
make everyone happy.
[14:50] Megu
I have to beat you now.
[14:54] Chi
Is she mad?
[14:58] Chi
She's strong.
[15:00] Chi
I still have work to do on
multi-syllable cards...
[15:02] Chi
It's tough.
[15:05] Chi
However, I've realized
something, Dr. Harada...
[15:17] Sumi
It seems like there are more
people watching our match now.
[15:25] Pork
Akashi Girls'...
[15:26] Pork
I thought that Ousaka Megumu was
the only threat they had.
[15:30] Pork
I was a little excited about my first
match against an all-girls school.
[15:34] [POEM] N
May I see you never forget...
[15:36] Pork
She's strong!
[15:37] Pork
As strong as a boy!
[15:41] Mina
Ousaka is our engine,
[15:43] Mina
but the other girls have also improved.
[15:47] Mina
After all, they've been practicing
with Ousaka to help make her Queen.
[15:53] Mina
It's possible to become this
good if you're motivated.
[15:56] Mina
Akashi Girls' is now a team that's
improving themselves for Ousaka's sake.
[16:02] Mina
Youth... It brings a tear to my eye...
[16:10] Yu
Megumu stopped providing vocal support.
[16:13] Yu
Is her opponent that good?
[16:20] [POEM] N
The storm blasts...
[16:23] Chi
I was a moment late.
[16:24] Chi
I need to do better...
I need to do better...
[16:29] Chi
One millimeter...
[16:32] Chi
One spot...
[16:34] Chi
The green border...
[16:40] [POEM] N
Feel sorrow wash...
[16:49] Suo
I don't remember her having
such a fast motion.
[16:54] Suo
Ousaka moved before she did,
but she still took it.
[16:59] Suo
That reminded me of...
[17:04] Chi
Megumu-chan...
[17:06] Chi
Megumu-chan is me.
[17:09] (Flashback) Hara
Stop taking cards with your speed.
[17:15] Chi
She's who I'd be if someone
hadn't taught me better.
[17:30] [POEM] N
though autumn is not mine alone
[17:48] [POEM] N
A night spent waiting...
[17:50] [POEM] N
The emotions experienced...
[17:52] Rion
She finally took three consecutive cards.
[17:54] Suo
There's nothing flashy about her swing,
[17:56] Suo
but it's accurate.
[17:58] Megu
My lead...
[18:03] Megu
My lead is almost gone!
[18:10] Yu
Okay!
[18:11] Yu
One card!
[18:12] Yu
One card at a time!
[18:21] Yu
I was too loud!
[18:23] Yu
I'm not used to this kind of thing.
[18:27] Megu
Yu-chan...
[18:33] [POEM] N
The sight of the lonely moon...
[18:35] Pork
She swung that hard on a dead card?
[18:38] Pork
She might as well be a guy...
SIGN Too manly!
[18:40] Yu
Megumu,
[18:42] ---
I don't know what you're thinking.
[18:44] Yu
It's possible that you don't
care about becoming Queen,
[18:47] Yu
and you just wanted to
have fun with everyone,
[18:50] Yu
but...
[18:52] Yu
Megumu, I'll secure our first win,
[18:56] Yu
so you can take it easy.
[18:59] Yu
I still don't know what
Megumu is thinking.
[19:02] Yu
Queen...
SIGN Scary...
SIGN Tough...
SIGN Bad...
[19:06] Yu
I'll be playing in the Queen
match qualifier this year.
[19:10] Yu
After all...
[19:12] Yu
After all, how can you not
enjoy becoming stronger?
[19:16] All
Megumu-tan, you're a very gentle girl.
[19:21] All
You want to make everyone happy.
[19:22] All
You want to fulfill their expectations.
[19:25] All
We know that you're working
hard for those reasons.
[19:31] All
But honestly,
[19:34] All
we want to see you succumb
to your own desires.
[19:40] [POEM] N
As I wait...
[19:42] Chi
We touched it at the same time!
[19:43] Chi
But it was on my side, so I get it!
[19:45] Both
All right!
SIGN Trit-Trot
[19:48] Chi
That was mine...
[19:49] Megu
It was mine.
[19:50] Megu
I won that card.
SIGN Trit-Trot
[19:53] Chi
But we touched it at the same
time, and it was on my side...
[19:56] Megu
I was faster.
[19:58] Megu
I could tell.
[19:59] Chi
What? But...
[20:01] Megu
No, I won that.
[20:02] Yu
Megumu...
[20:03] Megu
I was slightly faster!
[20:07] Yu
...is contesting a card!
[20:12] Chi
You can take it then.
[20:14] Pork
She doesn't know how to
contest a card, period!
SIGN I knew it
[20:17] Megu
Don't be ridiculous, Yu-chan.
[20:20] Megu
The leader of this team is me.
[20:22] Megu
The person who can make
everyone happy is me.
[20:25] Megu
The one who will challenge the Queen
[20:28] Megu
is me!
[20:30] Chi
What?
[20:31] Yu
What?
[20:37] Yu
I've never seen Megumu
like this before...
[20:41] Chi
I gave up the card she contested,
[20:43] Chi
but that makes up for the earlier one.
[20:47] Desk
It's fine, Ayase.
[20:50] Tai
Just be your usual self.
[20:56] Tai
Okay...
[20:58] Tai
Time to attack!
[20:59] Tai
Mizusawa!
[21:00] All
Yeah!
[21:01] Yu
Okay, one card!
[21:02] Megu
One card!
[21:03] Megu
One card at a time!
[21:05] All
Y-Yes!
[21:10] Sumi
Everyone's watching our match.
[21:13] A
The two teams are even.
[21:18] Rion
The tension...
[21:21] Rion
The pressure between the two teams is clashing.
E14 - People would always ask if I was pining for someone
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[00:01] [POEM] ---
As I wait...
[00:04] Chi
We touched it at the same time!
[00:05] Chi
But it was on my side, so I get it!
[00:07] Both
All right!
SIGN Trit-Trot
[00:09] Chi
That was mine...
[00:10] Megu
It was mine.
[00:11] Megu
I was faster.
SIGN Trit-Trot
[00:13] Megu
I could tell.
[00:15] Chi
What? But...
[00:15] Yu
Megumu...
[00:16] Megu
I was slightly faster!
[00:19] Yu
...is contesting a card!
[00:21] Megu
Don't be ridiculous, Yu-chan.
[00:24] Megu
The leader of this team is me.
[00:26] Megu
The person who can make
everyone happy is me.
[00:28] Megu
The one who will challenge the Queen
[00:31] Megu
is me!
[00:34] Chi
I gave up the card she contested,
[00:35] Chi
but that makes up for the earlier one.
[00:40] Desk
It's fine, Ayase.
[00:43] Tai
Just be your usual self.
[00:48] Tai
Okay...
[00:49] Tai
Time to attack!
[00:51] Tai
Mizusawa!
[00:52] All
Yeah!
[00:53] Yu
Okay, one card!
[00:54] Megu
One card!
[00:55] Megu
One card at a time!
SIGN Chihaya Furu
SIGN Verse 14
SIGN People
would
always ask
if I was
pining for
someone
SIGN "The emotions," "All," "May my lonely," "My fear is not," "As my," "So spring ends," "Feel love," "Long," "While the," "I feel that," "My fear is that," "May it," "The fall wind," "The hazed...light,"
SIGN "Rain," "Feel sorrow," "As I," "So spring nights," "A night," "Nobody," "I feel as,"
"No more," "While it brings," "Impassioned vows," "My only...the," "Note that,"
SIGN "My life," "The hazed...mist," "A house," "I hear," "No matter," "Silent,"
"The sound of birds," "When I," "Nothing," "When the," "Look," "As this,"
"As friends," "While autumn," "May I live," "Swift," "While it may," "In order to,"
SIGN "When winds blow," "Since I," "Would this," "A mountain stream," "While I,"
"Said bed," "May the time we," "The night," "For the," "My own home,"
"A mountain village," "The tail," "After many," "May my sighs," "Since the,"
[02:26] Masa
Sh-Sho-chan, she hasn't
taken a breath.
[02:30] Masa
She isn't breathing...
SIGN "The sky is," "Though I," "So the flower petals," "Impassioned was," "The storm will," "I wish"...
[02:33] Sho
Arata, this is no simple
letter of remorse!
[02:36] Sho
It's a work of literature!
[02:37] Sho
It deserves to be published!
[02:39] Ara
Stop reading it.
[02:40] Sho
This is better than Kawabata
Yasunari and Natsume Soseki!
[02:42] Ara
You're exaggerating.
[02:46] Shi
Aren't you leaving, Arata?
[02:48] Ara
I'm staying here as
part of my punishment.
[02:51] Ara
I won't leave until the
tournament's over.
[02:53] Shi
You ooze integrity.
[02:55] Shi
Brings tears to my eyes.
[02:57] Shi
Once my uniform is dry, I'll be leaving.
[03:02] Nog
Oh, sorry I'm late!
[03:04] Sho
Coach! Tajiri! You're late!
[03:06] Sho
Way too late!
[03:07] Nog
Sorry about that.
[03:08] Nog
The engine stalled just when we got
close, and we had to call JAF.
[03:11] Taj
Since we knew we were disqualified,
[03:13] ---
we stopped for gyudon on the way.
[03:14] Sho
What?!
[03:15] Taj
Wait, is that Queen Wakamiya?
[03:18] Taj
It's really her!
[03:20] Taj
Why are you skinny now?
[03:22] Taj
What diet did you use?
[03:22] Nog
Tajiri!
[03:23] Nog
I saw the results downstairs.
[03:26] Nog
It looks like Shoyo from Kyoto is out.
[03:29] Nog
They lost to Mizusawa from Tokyo.
[03:31] Shi
Oh, that's too bad.
[03:33] Shi
I should have been
there for their match.
[03:35] Ara
Mizusawa?!
[03:36] Ara
Mizusawa won?!
[03:39] Ara
Are they still in?!
[03:42] Nog
Mizusawa beat Shoyo to
make the top four,
[03:45] Nog
and now they're playing First Akashi Girls'
from Hyogo in the semi-finals.
[03:49] Nog
An impressive run for an unknown school.
[03:52] Ara
They're winning.
[03:54] Ara
They're playing hard.
[03:57] Ara
Taichi... Chihaya...
[04:02] Shi
Team matches are so nice.
[04:06] Shi
Like a fun type of recreation.
[04:08] Shi
It's fun to do things together,
karuta or otherwise.
[04:13] Shi
I find it relaxing to watch.
[04:15] Sho
How can she relax?!
SIGN "All," "As this," "Like the," "I feel that," "Impassionate," "Since the," "May my lonely," "Impassioned vows," "Like a," "The emotions," "The hazed...light," "I know," "As the first," "As my," "When I," "The fall paddy," "Silent," "My fear is that,"
SIGN "After I heard," "When winds blow," "No more," "Would the," "Long," "The sound of birds," "The sight of Mount," "Though my," "As the years," "While I," "When the,"
[04:27] Shi
Team tournament?
[04:28] Shi
That's for players who don't love karuta.
SIGN "While the," "My life," "Would this," "A mountain village," "Said night," "My only...I"...
[04:37] Shi
Arata, I might not present
much of a challenge,
[04:42] Shi
but why don't we play a match now?
[04:47] Shi
We can kill some time.
[04:49] Sho
She's looking to kill more than time!
[04:53] Ara
I can't play.
[04:55] Shi
Why not?
[04:56] Ara
Today is a day for teams.
[05:04] Shi
Forgive me then.
[05:11] Ara
Shinobu-chan considers matches
a way to kill time.
[05:17] Ara
Because she's too strong...
[05:31] Sumi
Wh-Why?
[05:34] Sumi
Everybody's watching this match.
[05:38] Sumi
Is the other match too one-sided?
[05:41] Sumi
Hokuo already dropped three games?!
[05:47] Suo
What's that?!
[05:50] A
They're good...
[05:52] A
This year's Fujisaki team is
better than their reputation!
[05:56] A
Still, I didn't expect the First
Akashi Girls' vs. Mizusawa match
[05:59] ---
to be more exciting than the
Hokuo vs. Fujisaki match.
[06:04] A
Mizusawa came out of nowhere.
[06:07] A
They don't have any
experienced supervision,
[06:10] A
yet those kids are able
to play this well.
[06:14] Ara
I came here to cheer for
my friends from Tokyo.
[06:18] A
If Wataya Arata-kun came
here to watch Mizusawa...
[06:23] A
It's too late. Their match is almost over.
[06:30] Pork
She's good...
[06:32] Pork
More strong than good, actually.
[06:34] Pork
When I try to contest cards, she gives
me a scary look, so I back down.
[06:37] Pork
I don't like to argue with girls in the first place...
[06:41] Yu
Excuse me.
[06:46] Yu
Megumu made these headbands for us.
[06:49] Yu
But if I want to become Queen,
[06:54] Yu
Megumu's my rival now!
[06:56] Yu
Sorry about that.
[06:59] Pork
Forget it.
[07:00] Pork
I'm treating you like a boy!
[07:05] Yu
You're weaker than Megumu!
[07:08] Yu
Okay, I won!
[07:10] Yu
One win for First Akashi Girls'!
[07:13] Pork
N-Not again...
[07:16] Pork
Not in such an important match!
[07:19] Sumi
What are you doing, Nishida-senpai?!
[07:21] Sumi
I'm calling you Porky-senpai
from now on!
[07:22] Sumi
It's settled!
[07:24] Tani
Yes!
[07:24] Haya
Yuube-senpai got us a win!
[07:27] Megu
Yuu-chan took the first win from me!
SIGN Swoon!
[07:32] A
Akashi is the first team on the board.
[07:35] A
Can they pull out the win,
[07:36] A
or will Mizusawa hold them off?
[07:40] A
Only seven cards remain...
[07:43] [POEM] N
I can look up and see the
snowy cap of Mt. Fuji
[07:52] [POEM] N
Rain takes longer...
[07:54] Yu
No way!
[07:56] Yu
Megumu even lost her "Rain" card?!
[07:58] A
Who is this girl, to do that
to the West representative?!
[08:03] (Flashback) Yu
Ousaka Megumu...
[08:08] (Flashback) Yu
That name is perfect for a karuta player.
[08:11] (Flashback) Megu
What are you talking about, Yu-chan?
[08:13] (Flashback) Yu
All the syllables in both Ousaka and Megumu
correspond to single-syllable words.
[08:17] (Flashback) Yu
"Long," "Rain," and "Silent."
[08:19] (Flashback) Megu
Why "Silent waves"?
[08:21] (Flashback) Yu
Because the "mu" in Megumu is for
dream, like in the second verse.
SIGN Because the "mu"
means dream
[08:27] (Flashback) Megu
In that case, those are cards
I can't lose, not even to the Queen.
[08:34] Yu
Megumu...
[08:46] Kana
One win for Pizusawa!
[08:47] Tai
Pizusawa?
[08:48] Desk
She slipped up!
[08:49] Kana
But...
[08:50] Chi
Kana-chan!
[08:51] Kana
That's one win!
[08:53] Tsu
Oe-senpai held on to win! Amazing!
[08:57] Rion
A win immediately after
losing the first game...
[08:59] Rion
That was perfect timing.
[09:02] Rion
That's big...
[09:04] Rion
It eases the pressure
from the first loss.
[09:11] Mura
Mizusawa is a good team.
[09:15] Tai
Six cards...
[09:17] Tai
That's the number of cards
remaining on the field,
[09:19] Tai
but there are more to worry about.
[09:21] Tai
Does she know that?
[09:23] Tai
"Though my," "Like a," "After I determined,"
"Impassioned vows," "For the,"
[09:26] Tai
"So the flower petals," "A house," "A mountain
village," "Said world grants no escape,"
[09:28] Tai
"When winds send," "I wish,"
"I feel as," "Nothing," "As the first,"
[09:30] Tai
"My fear is that," "While I,"
"The sound of people," "The fall paddy."
[09:33] Tai
There are still 18 dead cards!
[09:35] ---
The fall paddy...
[09:37] Nana
Ah, a fault!
[09:39] Tai
Good!
[09:41] A
A dead card.
[09:43] A
Six cards remain on the field.
[09:45] A
The match could go either way now.
[09:47] A
The West representative,
Ousaka-san, could even lose!
[09:51] A
I never knew there was such
a strong player out there.
[09:57] Megu
I lost "Silent" and "Rain."
[10:01] Megu
Her speed is real.
[10:04] Megu
This girl...
[10:06] Megu
Ayase Chihaya...
[10:09] [POEM] N
as my sleeves are wet with dew
[10:18] [POEM] N
Impassioned gods...
SIGN Got it!
[10:21] Tai
Two wins for Mizusawa!
[10:22] Kana
Yes! Our best card!
[10:31] Tai
Did Chihaya
[10:33] Tai
lose "Impassioned"?
SIGN the red that is the Tatsuta River
[10:38] Megu
This is payback for "Silent" and "Rain."
[10:41] All
Megumu-tan held a grudge!
[10:44] Naka
Amazing!
[10:46] Naka
"Impassioned vows" and "Impassioned
was" haven't been read yet,
[10:49] Naka
so even Bellatrix was playing it safe!
[10:53] Naka
This time, the girl in
glasses went aggressive.
[10:57] Naka
This is a match between two
girls seeking to become Queen!
[11:01] A
Mizusawa now leads 2-1.
[11:04] A
If they win one more game,
they'll advance to the finals.
[11:11] Suo
Hokuo lost 1-4...
[11:15] Suo
That's pathetic!
[11:22] A
Mori! Is that a video?!
[11:25] B
Have you forgotten you're
in the photography club?!
[11:27] Mori
You can't capture her speed,
even with continuous shots.
[11:31] Mori
Th-They're so fast.
[11:34] B
She barely beat her opponent.
[11:36] All
Megumu-tan is getting faster.
[11:40] All
Because of her opponent.
[11:44] All
We want to watch
[11:47] All
as you battle with strong friends,
[11:50] All
encounter strong enemies,
[11:53] All
and realize your true potential!
[12:02] [POEM] N
I feel as though I am like
the Izumi river split,
[12:12] Chi
Megumu-chan...
[12:15] Chi
Let's work hard...
[12:17] Chi
Let's work hard!
[12:19] Chi
We can't let
[12:24] Chi
Shinobu-chan be alone forever!
[12:33] Ara
What is it?
SIGN people would always ask if I was pining for someone
[12:38] Shi
I thought I heard
[12:43] ---
"Since I could" being read.
[12:56] (Flashback) Hara
Chihaya-chan...
[12:58] (Flashback) Hara
No matter how much it may hurt,
[13:00] (Flashback) Hara
you must show your respect.
[13:12] Both
Thank you very much.
[13:19] Both
Thank you very much.
[13:21] Yu
She won!
[13:24] Tai
She lost.
[13:47] Chi
First Akashi Girls' has 2 wins...
[13:50] Chi
Mizusawa has 2 wins...
[13:54] Chi
Desktomu-kun!
[14:00] Tai
His opponent has "The sight of Mount,"
[14:01] Tai
while Komano has "May my lonely"
in a luck of the draw.
[14:05] Tai
There are four more dead cards...
[14:10] Sumi
Everyone's watching!
[14:12] [POEM] N
people would always ask if
I was pining for someone
[14:15] Sumi
I can't stand this!
[14:17] Sumi
I can't bear the fact that our
team's fate is on the line!
[14:22] Sumi
I can't bear to watch!
[14:23] [POEM] N
Though my hatred has waned...
[14:26] [POEM] N
So the flower petals...
[14:28] [POEM] N
I wish I could show the
people how my sleeves
[14:30] Sumi
It's not over yet?!
SIGN Excuse me.
[14:47] (Flashback) Desk
Karuta is hard and scary.
[14:51] (Flashback) Desk
I got nervous when
Porky called me out...
[14:56] Desk
It's scary.
[14:58] Desk
This is the last game...
[15:00] Desk
to decide the match!
[15:02] [POEM] N
Said world grants no escape
[15:06] Tai
Komano, have you noticed?
[15:09] Tai
There aren't any more dead cards!
[15:12] Tai
The next card will decide
[15:14] ---
the game!
[15:17] Desk
It's scary...
[15:20] Desk
But...
[15:21] [POEM] N
I hide in the mountains, only to
hear the haunting cry of a deer
[15:29] Desk
I'll always have...
[15:32] [POEM] N
The sight of Mount Arima...
[15:39] Both
Thank you very much.
[15:41] Both
Thank you very much.
[15:50] Chi
Desktomu-kun...
[15:52] Chi
Desktomu-kun!
[15:54] Murao
Mizusawa High School defeats
First Akashi Girls' 3-2.
[16:02] All
Thank you very much.
[16:04] All
Thank you very much.
[16:06] Mura
The final will be between Fujisaki
High School and Mizusawa High School.
[16:10] Mura
Please return to your
seats in 15 minutes.
[16:13] Miya
That was incredible.
[16:16] Miya
The second-years really gave it their all.
[16:29] Mori
Megumu-tan... Will we get it?
[16:32] Mori
Will we get it?
[16:34] Mori
Will we finally get a rare
shot of Megumu-tan's tears?!
[16:42] All
Here it comes!
[16:43] All
Memory wipe time!
SIGN She was quick today
[16:45] Megu
Can you give me this data?
[16:48] Megu
You were taking pictures during
the whole match, right?
[16:51] Megu
Give them all to me.
[16:52] Megu
Let me see them.
[16:57] All
Megumu-tan...
SIGN Megumu-tan...
[16:58] A
Wait! Those are the battery
packs, not the SD cards!
[17:05] Megu
That was my last time
playing karuta on this team.
[17:10] Tani
Megumu?
[17:12] Megu
It's all over.
[17:15] Megu
I always thought that I
would stop playing karuta
[17:19] ---
once I could no longer play with all of them.
[17:23] (Flashback) Yu
We'll help, so let's practice until
you're invested enough to get upset.
SIGN Good Luck Megumu
[17:29] Megu
I'm so stupid.
[17:34] Megu
I'm upset after winning.
[17:37] Megu
I can't stop...
SIGN Okay, it's finally time to face Fujisaki!
SIGN Pay attention to the following points.
[17:46] Chi
Desktomu-kun...
[17:47] Chi
You're incredible, Desktomu-kun!
[17:49] Chi
Incredible!
[17:50] Chi
Why did you go after "The sight
of Mount" in that luck of the draw?
[17:52] Chi
Did you hear it?
SIGN Of course not.
SIGN I was gambling.
SIGN Going from the data from the matches I've watched,
SIGN there's a slightly higher chance of a "The" card
[18:04] ---
being read in a luck of the draw.
SIGN That's all it was.
SIGN Anyway, for the final lineup,
[18:11] ---
I think we should stick
with the second-years.
[18:13] Tai
Statistically, he had a 50%
chance of guessing right,
[18:17] Tai
but I've heard people say...
[18:19] Pork
I've heard Master mention that before...
[18:23] (Flashback) Kita
There are all kinds of superstitions
when it comes to luck of the draw.
[18:26] (Flashback) Kita
Some only go for three-syllable cards
that have become one-syllable cards.
[18:29] (Flashback) Kita
Or they believe that a
"The" card will be read.
[18:31] Pork
Superstitions...
[18:34] Pork
Desktomu-kun has only been playing
karuta for 15 months,
[18:39] Pork
but he's already formed
his own superstitions.
[18:44] Pork
Desktomu-kun is learning...
[18:50] Desk
I'll always have my data to help me,
[18:55] Desk
and I'm sure it'll help everyone else.
[19:01] Chi
The grand final...
[19:05] Chi
Our team won, but I lost...
[19:09] Chi
Why?
[19:12] Chi
When the score was 2-2,
Megumu-chan took "May my sighs,"
[19:14] ---
then sent "Since I."
[19:18] Chi
It's one of my better cards,
but I lost it at the very end.
[19:24] Chi
What could I have done better?
[19:26] Chi
I was able to identify
Megumu-chan's weaknesses.
[19:30] Chi
I was able to conquer my own.
[19:33] Chi
What could I have done better?
[19:36] Chi
What could I have done better?
[19:51] Chi
Nail marks...
[19:54] Chi
I was using that much strength?
[20:02] Chi
Relax...
[20:05] Chi
Relax...
[20:08] Chi
This is the final.
[20:13] Miya
A voice mail from Mr. Matoba?
[20:17] Miya
The Mizusawa concert band?!
[20:21] Miya
They lost their competition
in the regional preliminary.
[20:25] Pork
No boost for us this time.
[20:29] Miya
What is it, Tsukuba-kun?
[20:31] Tsu
I have a request, Ms. Miyauchi.
[20:33] Tsu
Order them to replace
Oe-senpai with me.
[20:37] Tsu
Use your authority as the advisor!
[20:39] Miya
There you go again.
[20:41] Miya
If you just want attention, stop it.
[20:43] Tsu
That's not it!
[20:44] Tsu
I'm not doing this for attention!
[20:46] Tsu
But I'm here!
[20:48] Tsu
I'm scared about going up
against Fujisaki in the final,
[20:50] ---
but I'm still a member of the team!
[20:53] Kana
Please, Tsukuba-kun...
[20:57] Kana
Do I look that tired?
[21:00] Tsu
Huh?
[21:01] Kana
I'm just fine.
I can play another match.
[21:16] Kana
That was a lie.
[21:19] Kana
That was a lie.
[21:21] Kana
Tsukuba-kun, please win for me.
E15 - No matter where I stand
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[00:04] Kana
Tsukuba-kun, please win for me.
[00:10] Chi
Kana-chan?!
[00:14] Chi
Did this happen during the last match?
SIGN It's really swollen.
[00:19] Kana
Good thing it was me.
[00:21] Kana
Good thing it wasn't Chihaya-chan
jamming her finger.
[00:24] Chi
What are you talking about, Kana-chan?!
[00:26] Kana
We should consider ourselves lucky!
[00:28] Kana
It wasn't our ace who got hurt.
[00:30] Kana
We have first-years to sub in!
[00:32] Kana
Luck is on our side.
[00:34] Kana
Mizusawa is set up to win.
[00:41] Sumi
Did you notice that Oe-senpai
was injured, Tsukuba?
[00:45] Tsu
O-Of course!
[00:46] Tsu
I was watching Oe-senpai the whole time!
[00:48] Sumi
Yeah, you're lying.
[00:49] Sumi
You always lie.
[00:51] Tsu
I was worried about her stamina,
[00:54] Tsu
and I never noticed her injury.
[00:57] (Flashback) Kana
That was a lie.
[00:58] (Flashback) Kana
Tsukuba-kun, please win for me.
[01:02] Tsu
Her lie was completely different from mine.
[01:06] Miya
I'm amazed you were able
to win your game like this.
[01:08] Miya
It may be sprained.
[01:10] Miya
The swelling could get worse.
[01:12] Kana
It's okay.
[01:18] Miya
Her hand is so small...
[01:21] Miya
Yet Oe-san and Komano-kun
are able to lead the others?
[01:28] Miya
But...
[01:34] Miya
In the process, they're also providing a push.
SIGN Chihaya Furu
SIGN Verse 15
SIGN No
matter
where I
stand
[02:53] Retro
We're sorry...
We're sorry... We're sorry...
[02:57] Retro
We're sorry, Sudo-san!
[02:59] Retro
Please don't spank us!
SIGN Spank?
[03:00] A
What?
[03:01] Ama
Oh, one of the hosts...
[03:03] A
Members of Hokuo,
too bad about that match.
[03:09] Retro
Do you need something?
[03:10] A
Uh, do you know who
Wataya Arata-kun is?
[03:14] A
From Fukui...
[03:15] Retro
Wataya Arata?!
[03:16] Retro
He is my eternal rival!
[03:19] Retro
Back in the winter of sixth grade,
[03:21] Retro
when we were almost equals,
we had a fateful encounter in Tokyo!
[03:25] A
Oh, I just wanted to know
if you were acquainted.
[03:29] A
Wataya-kun came here to cheer for you,
[03:33] A
but due to a mishap, he
wasn't able to watch in person.
[03:36] A
Once the third place match is
over, you should go see him.
[03:40] A
He's in the room at the
end of the second floor.
[03:43] Retro
Wataya Arata came to cheer for us?
[03:48] Retro
Doesn't matter.
[03:50] Retro
I don't have time to worry
about another school.
[03:53] Retro
Because...
[03:56] Sudo
Bastards...
[03:59] Sudo
Are you ready to bunny hop down
the Tokaido on the way home?
[04:06] Sudo
Just kidding. I was a fool.
[04:10] Sudo
I was convinced that you
would make the final,
[04:12] Sudo
so I wasn't watching the last match.
[04:15] Sudo
I was convinced that you
would make the final,
[04:17] Sudo
so I wasn't focused.
[04:20] Sudo
This time, I'll be watching...
[04:21] Ama
Huh?
[04:27] Sudo
Hokuo must end the
tournament with a win!
[04:30] A
The third-years are so good.
[04:32] B
I want to know what lineup
we'll use for the final.
[04:34] C
There's no reason to change lineups.
[04:36] C
They're our best players.
[04:37] B
Stupid. Don't you know
Coach Sakurazawa's style?
[04:40] B
She always switches in a
younger player for the final!
[04:46] Mako
Who will be dropped?
[04:49] Ichi
Will it be me for being the
single loss against Hokuo?
[04:53] Both
This is the best lineup we have, Coach.
[05:01] Saku
Suzuki Manata.
[05:04] Saku
You're out.
[05:06] A
Wow, she's breaking up
Fujisaki's Mana-Kana,
[05:08] A
Manata-senpai and Kanata-senpai!
[05:10] B
They're even, ability-wise,
[05:12] B
but she only removed
one from the lineup.
[05:13] C
Evil!
[05:15] Mana
C-Coach, why me?!
[05:18] Saku
Your knees.
[05:20] Saku
You've put a lot of strain
on those knee supports.
[05:22] Saku
Thank you.
[05:23] Saku
We wouldn't have made it to the
finals without your hard work.
[05:27] Saku
Yamashiro Rion, you're in.
[05:32] Rion
Yes.
[05:32] D
A second-year in the lineup...
[05:34] E
I knew it'd be Yamashiro.
[05:36] E
She's confirmed to be the
next core of this team.
[05:38] F
I've heard rumors that the
reader for the next match is—
[05:40] Saku
Stop chattering.
[05:43] Saku
The finals are the best opportunity to learn.
[05:45] Saku
Watch carefully and consider
the meaning of each card.
[05:47] All
Yes!
[05:54] Mako
Yamashiro Rion.
[05:56] Mako
I figured she would be chosen.
[05:58] Mako
Frightening...
[05:59] Mako
The third-years are all in love with her.
[06:04] Mako
Frightening...
[06:05] Mako
Plus, she's copying my hairstyle.
[06:08] Mako
Frightening...
[06:09] Rion
Makoto-senpai.
[06:11] Rion
I was watching Mizusawa's match,
[06:13] Rion
so I'm familiar with each player's—
[06:14] Mako
You think you can give advice
to the third-years?!
[06:17] Mako
And why did you agree
to enter the lineup?!
[06:19] Mako
You must know how hard
Manata worked to get here!
[06:22] Mako
You should have refused to play!
[06:23] Ichi
Hey, Makoto.
[06:24] Mako
We don't need you to win!
[06:26] Ero
Stop it, Makoto!
[06:28] Mako
Why are you all so soft on Rion?
[06:30] Mako
Don't you find it creepy how
she never shows any emotion?!
[06:34] Rion
But if I play, we can win for sure.
[06:37] Rion
Also, I wasn't the one who took
Manata-senpai out of the lineup.
[06:44] Mako
I know that, you iron mask!
[06:48] Mako
I know that...
[06:50] Mako
The scariest person in Fujisaki is...
[06:54] Saku
We will be fine this year.
[06:56] Saku
The problem is the year after next.
[06:58] Saku
The third-years we have now are so good
[07:00] ---
that our team is no longer balanced.
[07:02] Saku
There are only a few first-years
who show any promise.
[07:06] Saku
I suppose I could have taken out
another third-year to let a first-year play.
[07:10] Mochi
Ms. Sakurazawa.
[07:13] Saku
Mr. Mochida.
[07:14] Mochi
Congratulations on advancing to the finals.
[07:16] Mochi
I was very impressed.
[07:18] Mochi
I just saw that you took out one
of your third-years for the final.
[07:22] Mochi
He was the player who defeated
our Kameda very quickly.
[07:26] G
Coach Sakurazawa is really something.
[07:28] G
Most people would never take out
a third-year for the final.
[07:31] F
I know, but you have to
admire Manata-senpai.
[07:34] F
He's not hiding the fact that he's upset.
[07:38] Kana
Manata, your knees aren't
bothering you that much, right?
[07:42] Kana
We can go appeal to Coach.
[07:44] Mana
Kanata...
[07:50] Kana
Ma-Manata?!
[07:53] Mana
I-It's okay...
[07:54] Mana
I was just remembering all the
grueling practice we went through.
[07:58] Saku
Yes, Suzuki Manata is
an excellent player.
[08:02] Saku
I expect him to perform well in the
individual tournament tomorrow.
[08:05] Mochi
It's my fault that Hokuo lost.
[08:09] Mochi
I'm not as strong as she is.
[08:11] Mochi
I don't have her kind of
strength and conviction,
[08:17] Mochi
to utilize the hopes of the
third-years to win the final.
[08:25] Ama
Retro, pay attention!
[08:27] Retro
Yes!
[08:29] Ama
Give it everything you got left.
[08:32] Ama
The senpais, who hated how
our red T-shirts stand out
[08:34] ---
and swore to never wear them again,
[08:36] Ama
are wearing them now
as they watch us play.
[08:39] Taku
One of those isn't a senpai...
[08:42] Ama
Forget it! Don't mention that!
SIGN Self- made replica
[08:43] Ama
She's still here to support us.
[08:45] Ama
We're not alone here!
[08:51] [POEM] Kana
May my sighs be blamed upon the moon,
[08:56] [POEM] Kana
or do my tears come from
the feelings it invokes?
[09:00] Miya
Oe-san?
[09:01] Kana
How did the Monk Saigyo feel
when he looked up at the moon?!
[09:05] Miya
I-I'm glad to see that
you're doing okay.
SIGN Listen up, everyone.
SIGN I'm confident that I can guess our opponent's lineup with 100% accuracy.
[09:18] All
What?!
SIGN Fujisaki has multiple players who are highly skilled.
SIGN Think of it as playing against five of Hokuo's Sudo-san.
[09:24] Chi
What?!
[09:25] Pork
He said that like it's nothing!
SIGN None of the players stand out for individual performance,
SIGN 1. Emuro Ryoga (Captain)
SIGN but they have a vague order that may be based on their personalities.
SIGN 1. Emuro Ryoga (Captain) 2. Ichimura Mitsuki
SIGN 1. Emuro Ryoga (Captain) 2. Ichimura Mitsuki 3. Suzuki Manata\Kanata
SIGN 1. Emuro Ryoga (Captain) 2. Ichimura Mitsuki 3./4. Suzuki Manata\Kanata ?. Yamai Makoto
[09:33] Pork
Why do you have a question mark here?
SIGN I'm not sure where to put him.
SIGN They'll be changing the lineup for the final, anyway.
SIGN One of the twins will be dropped for a younger player.
[09:44] Pork
Wait, a third-year Class A
player's getting dropped?!
SIGN Yep, and he'll probably be replaced by a girl.
[09:49] Chi
How do you know that?!
[09:51] (Flashback) Mako
In Fujisaki, the girls are
scarier than the guys.
SIGN I watched three of their matches.
SIGN Also...
[09:59] Tai
He reminds me of Arata.
[10:02] Tai
He's about the same build
and wearing glasses.
[10:05] Tai
Huh?
[10:07] Tai
I'd forgotten Arata until now.
[10:10] Tai
He kept popping up before...
[10:13] Tai
Was it because I was concentrating
[10:16] Tai
on the team match?
[10:17] A
Time's up.
[10:19] A
Will the players please enter the room?
SIGN Nationals edition
[10:22] Desk
I've done all I can.
[10:25] Desk
I doubt I'll be able to win my game.
[10:30] Desk
But...
[10:32] ---
But...
[10:35] O
Nakayama! We'll barely make the
train if we watch this match!
[10:37] O
Can we make it? Can we make it?
[10:40] Sumi
Did you really want to play that badly?
[10:42] Kana
Of course I did!
[10:44] Kana
If I'd known about this, I would
have insisted on playing!
[10:46] Sumi
Huh?
[10:47] A
I'm so glad that she agreed to come.
[10:49] A
This is a wonderful present
for the high school students.
[10:52] Kana
The certified reader,
Yamashiro Kyoko, grade 7.
[10:56] Kana
We're so lucky to have her
read for a high school match!
[11:00] Kana
She's one of the best readers out there!
[11:02] Sumi
The world of karuta is too
deep for me to understand.
[11:06] Kana
This really is the final...
[11:08] Kana
In Omi Jingu, on the ultimate stage,
with the ultimate reader.
[11:14] Both
I wanted to play!
[11:17] Chi
I'm actually a greedy person.
SIGN Huh? We know.
[11:21] Chi
Compared to becoming Queen, becoming
the strongest woman in Japan,
[11:25] Chi
it's much harder for us to
become best in Japan together!
[11:38] Tai
Let's do this!
[11:39] Pork
Mi!
[11:39] Tsu
Zu!
SIGN Sa!
[11:40] Chi
Wa!
[11:41] All
Fight!
[11:44] Mura
I will now read the order
for the final match.
[11:47] Mura
Fujisaki High School, Yamashiro Rion.
[11:49] Kana
What? Yamashiro?
[11:52] Mura
Mizusawa High School, Ayase Chihaya.
[11:54] A
They took out a third-year
Class A player.
[11:56] B
The first game is between
two second-year girls.
[11:58] Z
Wait, isn't that certified reader
Yamashiro's granddaughter?
[12:02] Z
She's a student at Fujisaki?
[12:05] Z
Is that why she agreed to come?
[12:07] Mako
You'll have a lot to answer for
if you lose in the number one seat.
[12:13] Desk
I don't know which girl they'll put in,
[12:16] Desk
but your goal is to become the
strongest girl in Japan, right?
[12:21] Mura
Fujisaki High School, Suzuki Kanata.
[12:23] Mura
Mizusawa High School, Nishida Yusei.
[12:26] Kana
I'll avenge Manata's anguish!
[12:28] Pork
I'll avenge my anguish!
[12:31] Mura
Fujisaki High School, Emuro Ryoga.
[12:34] Mura
Mizusawa High School, Mashima Taichi.
[12:36] I
The two leaders are against each other!
[12:38] J
That's how a final should be!
[12:39] Desk
This was the biggest surprise.
[12:41] (Flashback) Tai
I'll play their captain.
[12:44] Desk
That Mashima, not Ayase, was the
one who took the challenge.
[12:48] Tai
I won't run away.
[12:50] Tai
If it's a team match,
[12:53] Tai
not even Arata can scare me!
[12:55] Mura
Fujisaki High School, Ichimura Mitsuki.
[12:58] Mura
Mizusawa High School, Tsukuba Akihiro.
[13:00] Tsu
If I win here, I'll look so good!
[13:02] Tsu
I'll be a true hero!
[13:05] Ichi
Fox-eyed creature?
[13:06] Tsu
Huh? What?
[13:08] Tsu
Is that a nickname?
[13:08] Tsu
Wait, you've got fox eyes, too!
[13:11] Mura
Fujisaki High School, Yamai Makoto.
[13:14] Mura
Mizusawa High School, Komano Tsutomu.
[13:16] Mako
Oh? You actually made it
to the final, Mr. Spy?
[13:19] Mako
That's impressive,
[13:20] Mako
but you shouldn't expect to win.
[13:22] Mako
That goes for your whole team...
SIGN You should stop blowing at your bangs when you're in trouble.
[13:29] Mura
Next, we have the third place match.
[13:32] Mura
First Akashi Girls' vs. Hokuo Academy.
[13:34] Taku
Huh? Where's Retro?
[13:37] Shi
It should be dry by now.
[13:40] Sho
Stop it!
SIGN Why are you facing us?!
[13:41] Sho
Don't change in front of us!
[13:42] Sho
Give us a warning first!
[13:47] Sho
What?!
[13:48] Sho
What are you?! Who are you?!
[13:49] Sho
Strangers should stay out!
[13:51] Ara
Retro-kun?
[13:54] Ara
Hokuo...
[13:56] Ara
The first place team from Tokyo.
[13:58] Ara
Retro-kun's still playing karuta?
[14:04] (Flashback) Tai
It doesn't matter if I lose
my first match tomorrow...
[14:07] (Flashback) Tai
...as long as we win every match today.
[14:09] Retro
Mashima's so stupid...
[14:12] Retro
Working hard to win team matches
won't get you anywhere.
[14:15] Retro
You want to make Class A
more than anyone else...
[14:17] Retro
Maybe even more than I do.
[14:22] Retro
Wataya-kun...
[14:24] Retro
Aren't you going to cheer them on?
[14:26] Retro
Mashima and Chihaya are playing
to become the best in Japan.
[14:37] Shi
He's talking about becoming first in Japan
[14:39] ---
when it's a match between
high school students.
[14:41] Shi
I'm very impressed.
[14:42] Shi
They must all be very good.
[14:45] Shi
Don't you think so, Arata?
[14:59] Shi
You're still not going?
[15:01] Ara
If I go, I won't be able to play
in the individual tournament.
[15:05] Shi
Oh, so you care more about
the individual tournament.
[15:08] Sho
Arata, don't worry.
[15:10] Sho
The room's so packed that
no one will notice you.
[15:12] Sho
Go on.
[15:13] Sho
Isn't that why you came today?
[15:15] Ara
If I don't accept my punishment
after breaking the rules,
[15:17] Ara
I'll be incurring the
wrath of the gods, Shoji!
[15:23] (Flashback) Retro
Mashima and Chihaya are playing
to become the best in Japan.
[15:31] Sho
Not your pants!
[15:34] Shi
I wish I could be as relaxed as you are.
[15:37] Shi
I'm so nervous about the
tournament tomorrow.
[15:41] Shi
I need to go home.
[15:42] Shi
Goodbye then.
[15:45] Ara
Shinobu-chan.
[15:47] Ara
Won't you watch some of the team match?
[15:50] Ara
Your presence will encourage
some of the players.
[15:55] Shi
You must be joking.
[16:07] Desk
This is...
[16:08] Tsu
U-Ugly!
[16:11] Mako
So many three-syllable cards...
[16:13] Pork
There's only one one-syllable
card on the field.
[16:16] Tai
No "Impassion—" cards.
[16:17] Tai
This will be a tough match for Chihaya.
[16:26] All
Excuse us.
[16:31] A
They're leaving after placing their cards?
[16:33] B
Did they already finish
memorizing the cards?
[16:35] B
That's crazy!
[16:37] Ama
That's how Fujisaki plays.
[16:39] Ama
This way, they always set their own pace.
[16:42] Ama
Don't panic, Mizusawa.
[16:49] Tai
It's no big deal.
[16:51] Desk
We had to play five matches
to reach the final.
[16:53] Desk
The third-years on Fujisaki are also tired.
[16:56] Desk
I think they'll leave their seats
to avoid memorization overload.
[17:00] Desk
The girl who hasn't played yet
will probably remain.
[17:03] Chi
Master Komano, you're incredible.
[17:07] Chi
Karuta is about memorizing and
forgetting over and over...
[17:12] Chi
Memorize and forget...
[17:14] Chi
Memorize and forget...
[17:17] Chi
Forget...
[17:19] Chi
Forget everything...
[17:24] Chi
If I don't forget everything,
[17:28] Chi
I won't be able to defeat a fresh
player in her first match.
[17:32] Mako
Where's Rion?
[17:34] Ero
She's memorizing.
[17:35] Mako
What? Is that okay?
[17:36] Mako
She's not very strong to begin with,
yet she's not going to stretch?
[17:39] Ero
This is optional.
[17:41] Mako
You guys are too soft on Rion.
[17:43] Mako
True, she has incredible talent,
[17:45] Mako
but isn't it creepy how she
never shows any emotion?
[17:48] Mako
Why is she so popular?
[17:49] Mako
Plus, she's still stuck in Class B.
[17:52] Mako
Sure, she's kinda cute.
[17:54] Ichi
Hey, Makoto. I have a girlfriend, you know.
[17:57] Mako
Huh?
[17:57] Kana
Me, too.
[17:58] Mako
Seriously?!
SIGN Good luck, Senpai
[17:59] Kana
I've been dating the first-year
Mano Misaki since spring.
[18:02] Ichi
I've been with Shining Rainbow-chan
since the spring season.
SIGN Anime character
[18:05] Mako
No way!
[18:06] Mako
What about Eromu?!
[18:06] Mako
You're in love with Rion, right?!
[18:10] Ero
Rion has the breasts of an infant.
[18:14] Ero
I need an E-cup at least.
[18:14] Mako
Emuro... I forgot...
SIGN Stop it with the hands
[18:16] Ero
The bigger the better.
[18:16] ---
You're called "Eromu" because
of your erotic nature...
[18:17] Ero
The ass is also important.
[18:19] Kana
I've been thinking.
[18:21] Kana
Isn't it because you're in love with Rion?
SIGN Thump
[18:25] Mako
Huh?! Huh?! Wh-What's that?!
[18:26] Mako
Th-That's disgusting, Kanata!
[18:29] Mako
Who would love that poker face?!
[18:30] Kana
Well...
[18:31] Mako
That girl who just has sharp ears
and no sense of teamwork!
[18:37] Mako
Who was that?
I didn't hear any footsteps.
[18:39] Mako
Scary...
[18:41] Shi
So this is the extent of the
ears of the best team players.
[18:46] Shi
They have fun fooling around together,
so far away from the cards.
[18:51] (Flashback) Ara
Today is a day for teams.
[18:54] Shi
Arata...
[18:57] Shi
Why, Arata?
[19:01] ---
Like cards... Check for like cards...
[19:02] ---
"May the time we," "May the time spent"...
[19:14] Ero
Excuse us.
[19:17] Tai
Even his motions remind me of Arata.
[19:22] Tai
Do all karuta players end up like this?
[19:27] Tai
The grand finale of the team tournament.
[19:30] Tai
I'm up against Fujisaki's Class A captain.
[19:33] Tai
I chose to play against him.
[19:36] Tai
If I beat him, maybe things will change...
[19:40] Ero
I remember you.
[19:42] Ero
You played against one of our
alumni last year in the Class B final.
[19:46] Ero
I remember you.
[19:48] Ero
So...
[19:50] Ero
You're still in Class B?
[19:53] Tai
He drew a line.
[19:58] Tai
He gauged my skill.
[20:01] Ero
Yes, it's such a pity.
[20:04] Ero
I was hoping to see those H-cup
jugs bounce before me,
[20:09] Ero
but it's not meant to be.
[20:10] Ero
Then I'll go with pattern A, where I fantasize
[20:12] ---
about Coach Sakurazawa letting me
feel her F-cup boobies if I win.
[20:17] Mako
Kanata actually thinks
I'm in love with Rion?!
[20:21] Mako
I'm in love with Rion?!
[20:22] Mako
With Rion?!
[20:24] Kana
Manata...
[20:25] Kana
Watch me play, Manata!
[20:27] Ichi
Which one should I use next?
[20:29] Ichi
Saint?
[20:30] Ichi
Rider?
[20:31] Ichi
Fighter?
[20:35] Kana
What's going on?
[20:37] Kana
Why is Fujisaki so relaxed?
[20:40] Mura
We will begin now.
[20:42] All
Thank you for the game.
[20:44] All
Thank you for the game.
[20:50] [POEM] N
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
[20:59] [POEM] N
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
[21:03] Chi
It's completely different.
[21:06] Chi
This is the sound of
a certified reader.
[21:09] Chi
This is the final.
[21:12] [POEM] N
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
[21:22] Chi
This is our grand finale!
E16 - Wait for the Emperor's Return
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SIGN Not Enough Money
SIGN Will I get to
make an appearance
this time around?
SIGN °nervous°
SIGN Poor guy
SIGN Grr
[00:05] Chito
They cut down on the extra
mini-segments because there isn't enough money?!
[00:07] Chito
Put together a two-hour
Saturday 8 o'clock special!
[00:09] Chito
Write a 500 page script!
[00:11] Chito
Don't spend the whole time
talking about Chihaya!
SIGN Pissed
[00:14] Retro
What?! I thought you were finally
going to show my Road to Class A!
[00:17] Retro
Stop toying with me!
[00:18] Retro
Considering my skill, it's obvious that
I'll make Class A before Mashima does!
[00:22] Sis
I didn't get any screen
time the first season,
[00:25] Sis
so I'll be the main character
this time around, yes?
SIGN What? I'm not?
[00:27] Sis
My story about giving up on love
to pursue my dream of designing—
[00:30] Sis
Wait! Who is this Johnny
Depp look-alike?!
SIGN Lock on
[00:31] Sis
He's so hot!
[00:33] BG
Good morning.
[00:36] Sumi
Impossible...
[00:38] Sumi
I was dumped...
[00:45] Sumi
I need to find a new boyfriend!
[00:47] Sumi
The hottest guy in this school!
[00:56] Chi
This is the last new member, um...
[01:00] Tsu
I'm Tsukuba from class 1-10.
[01:05] Sumi
Um, nobody was in the classroom...
[01:08] Sumi
Are we in here today?
[01:12] Tai
Thank you for coming, Hanano-san!
[01:17] Tai
Thank you!
[01:23] [POEM] Chi
...are wet with dew
[01:28] [POEM] Chi
So the flower has wilted during the long
spring rains, just as my beauty has faded
[01:30] Sumi
I know this one!
[01:37] Chi
You were happy about taking
your first card, right?
[01:41] Chi
You'll start moving faster and
faster to take cards, Sumire-chan.
[01:45] Chi
O-Okay, how about your right hand?
[01:47] Chi
Just trim your right hand.
[01:48] Sumi
Wait!
[01:49] Sumi
Stop this!
[01:50] Sumi
I already said that I joined this
club to be with Mashima-senpai,
[01:55] ---
not to play karuta!
[01:56] Sumi
Oh...
[01:58] Sumi
Oh gosh...
[01:59] Sumi
I've had enough!
[02:01] Chi
Wait!
[02:02] Chi
Sumire-chan!
[02:03] Pork
Ayase!
[02:04] Pork
Forget it.
[02:05] Pork
She's made it clear that she
doesn't want to play karuta.
[02:08] Pork
Just ignore her.
[02:11] Chi
Ever since I collapsed and had to forfeit
last year during the national championship,
[02:16] Chi
I've spent every day wondering
what would have happened
[02:18] Chi
if we had one more member.
[02:23] Chi
We finally have new members...
[02:25] Chi
Two of them stayed.
[02:30] Chi
I can't ignore them!
[02:32] Kana
Yesterday, when you said
[02:35] ---
that Hundred Poets was
a bunch of love poems,
[02:37] Kana
I had to admit you were right.
[02:40] Kana
We share the same feelings
that they did in the past.
[02:45] Kana
However, Hundred Poets
is an anthology of poetry.
[02:49] Kana
Their poems are still known
a thousand years later,
[02:52] Kana
because they expressed their
feelings and techniques
[02:54] ---
in adherence to the 31 syllables rule.
[02:58] Kana
The feelings expressed are
dependent on the rules!
[03:02] Kana
Do you really think that
the president knows your
[03:05] ---
true feelings after hearing
that little outburst?
[03:11] Kana
Hanano-san.
[03:14] Kana
Can you teach me how to put on mascara?
[03:19] Kana
Since I only have three eyelashes...
[03:21] Sumi
There's no such thing as a human
with only three eyelashes!
[03:24] Sumi
Let me see!
SIGN This is my
eighth year
in college now
SIGN Adding
Eyelashes
SIGN I'll have some wagashi to celebrate
[03:32] Sumi
Three...
[03:35] Kana
Sorry, the mascara doesn't change the
fact that I only have three eyelashes.
SIGN Why do I feel defeated...
[03:38] Sumi
I can no longer call myself
the Mascara Shogun!
SIGN Kana-chan, for the next school club committee meeting...
[03:44] Kana
Yes?
[03:46] Sumi
I had to resort to fake ones!
SIGN Everybody will be used to it by the last episode
SIGN Chihaya Furu
SIGN Boarding for @@ Line
SIGN Love Hunter
[05:08] Sis
That hurt!
[05:09] Sis
Hey! Looking like Johnny Depp
[05:11] ---
doesn't mean you shouldn't
watch where you're going!
SIGN Sent him flying
[05:14] Sis
Don't exaggerate. I just bumped into you.
[05:15] Sis
Pull yourself together.
SIGN It may be broken...
[05:17] Sis
Well, I guess I'll have
to take you home then.
SIGN Good-bye, Desktomu-kun
[05:21] Sis
Where do you live?
[05:22] Sis
Wanna stop by the hospital?
[05:23] Sis
You're awfully skinny, you know.
[05:25] Sis
Wanna grab something to eat?
SIGN Episode 16
SIGN Wait
for
the
Emperor's
return
[05:27] A
Last year's champions will
now return the trophy.
[05:34] Chi
This was the first trophy
we worked together to win.
[05:38] Chi
We have to win again
[05:40] Chi
and make it to Nationals.
[05:43] Chi
Our next dream is to be
number one in Japan!
SIGN Group A Round 1 Mizusawa High School
SIGN Nishida Yusei
Oe Kana
Ayase Chihaya
Komachi Tsutomu
Mashima Taichi
[05:47] Tai
Yeah, we want to get off
to a running start.
[05:50] Tai
Let's use the order
Komano came up with.
[05:53] Pork
Sounds good.
[05:54] Kana
I think it's fine.
[05:55] Tsu
Oh, then I'll go turn this in.
[05:58] Tai
Huh? Oh, thanks.
[06:08] Pork
Tsukuba-kun?
SIGN Komano Tsutomu [Removed] Tsukuba Akihiro [Replacement]
[06:11] Pork
What do you think you're doing?!
[06:14] Pork
How could you change the order?!
[06:16] Pork
If you've got a problem, say something!
[06:19] Tsu
B-But!
[06:21] Tsu
I came within three cards of
beating Komano-senpai once!
[06:24] Tsu
I've almost caught up
in terms of skill!
[06:26] Tsu
I'm...
[06:31] Tai
Cool down.
[06:33] Tai
If you can't, go home.
SIGN Let's switch up the order.
SIGN For our first match against Shuryukan,
SIGN let's switch me out
SIGN for Hanano Sumire.
[06:47] Sumi
Huh?
[06:48] All
Huh?
SIGN For our second match against West High,
SIGN we'll switch out Kana-chan
SIGN for Tsukuba Akihiro.
SIGN The remaining three players will have to play every game.
SIGN Mashima, Porky, Ayase...
SIGN It's on you.
[07:10] Chi
Let's go, Mizusawa High School.
[07:13] [POEM] N
The night breaks to day...
[07:14] [POEM] N
May I live to see...
[07:15] [POEM] N
In the sleepy...
[07:17] Tsu
Uh...
[07:19] Tsu
Why are you giving me a chance?
SIGN Shh. You're too loud.
[07:24] Tsu
I said a lot of rude things.
SIGN I've been in your shoes.
SIGN I was also given a chance.
[07:38] Chi
One win for Mizusawa!
[07:40] Tai
Two wins for Mizusawa!
[07:41] Kana
Not President Mashima...
[07:42] Pork
Okay! Three wins for Mizusawa!
[07:45] Kana
Not Porky...
[07:47] Kana
We wouldn't be this strong,
if the first-years weren't here.
[07:54] Ama
Hey, Retro!
[07:57] Ama
What are you thinking?!
[07:58] Ama
Your projected order was
completely different!
[08:00] Mochi
Amakasu-kun, calm down!
[08:01] Ama
What are you trying to pull?!
[08:02] Mochi
Predictions are gonna
be wrong sometimes!
[08:04] Ama
Was your prediction wrong?! Well?!
[08:10] Retro
Why should we use minimal energy?
[08:12] Ama
What?!
[08:13] Retro
Aren't we supposed to be Hokuo Academy?
[08:17] Retro
Our ace against their ace.
[08:19] Retro
Our number two against
their number two.
[08:22] Retro
Isn't that how we should win?!
[08:25] Retro
Hokuo Academy is the
strongest school in Tokyo!
[08:28] Retro
That's what I want to show everyone!
[08:33] Chi
Ms. Miyauchi?
[08:34] Miya
Sorry to show up right when
you're about to start.
[08:37] Miya
I had the idea to make these yesterday,
[08:40] Miya
and I just put on the finishing touches.
[08:42] Miya
It should be easier for
you to move around now.
[08:47] Chi
Tasuki...
[08:48] Desk
I can move now.
[08:51] Pork
I don't feel as hot now.
[09:08] [POEM] N
Waves creep closer...
[09:09] [POEM] N
When the misty bridge...
[09:13] Hara
She's lost two of her
best cards in a row.
[09:15] Hara
That boy has good sense.
[09:17] [POEM] N
Feel sorrow wash...
[09:19] Tai
Retro!
[09:20] ---
Why do you always use strange motions?!
[09:24] [POEM] N
Impassionate gods...
[09:26] Sumi
Yes!
[09:27] Sumi
All four of them got it!
[09:28] Taku
W-Wait!
[09:30] Taku
"Impassioned vows" is still in play,
so I was able to cover in time!
SIGN I touched the card first.
SIGN I moved around your hand to tap it from the side.
[09:38] Shiro
One win for Hokuo!
[09:40] Chi
What?
[09:41] Chi
Porky was crushed?!
SIGN Lost by 13 cards
[09:46] [POEM] N
I know that my heart...
[09:52] Taku
Uh, I'm moving "The hazed early" left.
[09:58] Desk
Is he doing this because
I'm left-handed?
[10:00] Retro
I'm moving "The fall paddy" left.
[10:03] Retro
Oh, sorry. I think I'll move it back.
[10:05] Tai
No, that's not what
they're trying to do!
[10:08] Pork
Wait until Kana-chan has received hers!
[10:09] Pork
Don't send your card yet!
[10:15] Kame
I'm sending "The hazed early."
[10:19] Desk
They got us.
[10:22] Pork
Hokuo...
[10:25] Pork
...successfully split their cards.
[10:29] Chi
Huh?
SIGN The hazed early dawn light
SIGN The fall paddy
SIGN The hazed early dawn light
SIGN The fall paddy
[10:31] Chi
Does this mean...
[10:33] Chi
...it's really hard for
us to score three wins?
[10:36] Chi
No way! What do we do? What do we do?
[10:46] Pork
What am I doing...
[10:49] Tai
If "The hazed early" is read,
Chihaya will take the opponent's card!
[10:53] Tai
If "The fall paddy" is read,
I'll take the opponent's card!
[10:58] Tai
We're not giving up!
[11:01] Tai
Mizusawa will take three wins!
[11:03] Tai
We'll be the champions!
[11:05] [POEM] N
The fall wind parts the wispy clouds
[11:13] Retro
A fault...
[11:17] Tai
One win for Mizusawa!
[11:24] Sudo
Amakasu...
[11:26] Sudo
Be careful, Amakasu!
[11:29] Sudo
There are people...
[11:30] [POEM] N
to reveal moonlight, clear and bright.
[11:36] Sudo
capable of clearing their
minds in this situation.
[11:40] [POEM] N
The hazed early dawn light
comes not from the moon
SIGN Shouldn't we wake up Ayase?
[11:52] Kana
Yes, the closing ceremony's
about to begin.
[11:55] Pork
E-Everyone! I'm sorry!
[11:58] Pork
It's all because I screwed up!
[11:59] Pork
Because I lost first!
[12:03] Tai
Chihaya...
[12:06] Chi
Th-That was fun!
[12:11] Chi
That was the most fun we've had!
SIGN Karuta
Club
Secrets
SIGN Treasure
[12:23] ---
We've run into a serious problem in the
second season that affects all of us.
[12:27] Pork
The fact that my sister
SIGN Aw, you're sweating so much
[12:29] ---
and Retro-kun are the only people
we know who are dating someone!
SIGN We can't be positive that they're the only ones.
[12:36] Sudo
Girlfriend? I've got plenty of those.
SIGN A whole bunch
They give me candy
SIGN Naturally
[12:38] Mura
I-I have a bunch...
[12:39] Pork
We can't trust their claims!
[12:41] Shi
I have...
[12:41] Pork
We already know what
you're gonna say, Queen!
[12:44] Pork
Besides, we spend too much
time playing karuta!
[12:47] Pork
Mashima probably has girls
confessing to him all the time!
[12:50] Pork
Why don't you go out with them?!
SIGN I'll start calling you Piggy instead of Porky
[12:52] Sumi
How can he treat something
so important so lightly?!
[12:55] Sumi
Look at how heavy he is!
[12:57] Tai
Yeah, but,
[12:58] Tai
relationships aren't all sunshine and rainbows.
SIGN Insurmountable Wall
SIGN Yes, I know what you mean
[13:02] All
You can tell they're experienced!
[13:03] Tai
Wait, I'm grouped with Retro?
[13:05] Chi
I want to go out with
someone who's good at karuta.
[13:09] Kana
I want to go out with someone who
knows how to put on a kimono.
SIGN Just
kidding
<3
SIGN Well, I guess we'll be the best
couple for the time being
SIGN Cough
SIGN I hope the second season
has more romance
[13:15] Tai
Tsukuba! Let's practice!
[13:16] Tsu
Yes, sir!
SIGN Oe Traditional Clothing offers lessons for putting on kimono, right?
[13:19] Pork
Desktomu-kun, let's go together!
[13:21] Tsu
Huh?
SIGN 1 Nishida Yusei 2 Oe Kana 3 Ayase Chihaya 4 Mashima Taichi 5 Tsukuba Akihiro
[13:22] Sumi
What?! Tsukuba's really a starter!
[13:25] Sumi
That's amazing!
[13:27] Tsu
Starter...
[13:28] Tai
The group stage match-ups
were drawn yesterday,
[13:30] ---
so Komano and I already came up
with the order for the first round.
[13:34] Tsu
Why me? Isn't Komano-senpai a starter?
SIGN For the National Tournament
SIGN A month has passed since the Tokyo regional.
SIGN You've worked very hard.
SIGN In terms of skill, you're even with me.
SIGN Don't forget that our goal is to become number one in Japan!
SIGN While the two rounds in the group stage are taking place,
[13:53] ---
I'll be scouting the other top schools
SIGN to prepare for the championship bracket!
SIGN The five of you have to get us there!
[14:02] Pork
Does that mean you're not
playing in the group stage?!
[14:05] Pork
Are you really okay with that?!
SIGN Yeah.
[14:07] [POEM] N
Though I prayed...
[14:13] Chi
Porky!
[14:15] Chi
What are you doing?!
We've been looking for you!
[14:17] Chi
The match is about to begin! Hurry!
[14:20] Chi
There's no time for us to talk strategy now.
[14:24] Chi
Why were you in the cafeteria?
[14:26] Chi
We bought three lunches.
[14:28] Chi
Oh, we'll be going with the same
lineup we used in the group stage.
[14:34] A
Playoff teams, please head inside.
[14:37] Pork
Really?
[14:38] Pork
So you don't want to play?
SIGN Porky!
SIGN If you're matched up against Kawabe, try to stay calm!
[14:45] Pork
I don't need your help.
SIGN He's just guessing!
[14:52] A
Hurry up.
SIGN No, I'm not...
[14:57] Pork
Don't need your help...
[15:00] [POEM] N
May it be that I...
[15:03] Pork
This is bad...
[15:04] Pork
I can't keep up with his
sporadic bursts of speed.
[15:07] Pork
My arm won't move.
[15:09] Pork
This Kawabe guy is really good...
[15:13] Pork
Kawabe?
[15:14] (Flashback) Desk
He's just guessing!
[15:18] Pork
We won! Mizusawa won!
[15:23] Pork
You're playing in the
next match, right?
[15:26] Pork
You're playing in the
next match, right?!
[15:28] Pork
You're going to join us, right?!
[15:29] Pork
Desktomu-kun!
[15:33] [POEM] N
Long last we meet, only for
me to leave hurriedly,
[15:42] Desk
She knew to pay extra attention
to "Long last we meet"...
[15:44] Pork
She couldn't get it.
[15:46] Chi
This is the West representative.
[15:50] Chi
No...
[15:52] Chi
She's much faster than she was that day.
[15:56] Chi
She has the potential to become Queen.
[15:59] [POEM] N
Silent waves creep closer...
[16:01] [POEM] N
The storm will soon carry...
[16:03] [POEM] N
For you, I would have given up my life
[16:09] Yu
Megumu?
[16:11] Megu
I have to beat her.
[16:13] Megu
But I have to win to
make everyone happy.
[16:17] Megu
I have to beat you now.
[16:20] [POEM] N
Feel sorrow wash...
[16:24] Suo
I don't remember her having
such a fast motion.
[16:30] Chi
Megumu-chan...
[16:32] Chi
Megumu-chan is me.
[16:35] (Flashback) Hara
Stop taking cards with your speed.
[16:40] Chi
She's who I'd be if someone
hadn't taught me better.
[16:43] Yu
Megumu, I'll secure our first win,
[16:46] Yu
so you can take it easy.
[16:49] Tai
Okay...
[16:51] Tai
Time to attack!
[16:53] Tai
Mizusawa!
[16:53] All
Yeah!
[16:55] Yu
Okay, one card!
[16:56] Megu
One card!
[16:57] Megu
One card at a time!
[16:58] All
Y-Yes!
[17:03] Pork
I'm treating you like a boy!
[17:08] Yu
You're weaker than Megumu!
[17:11] Yu
Okay, I won!
[17:12] Yu
One win for First Akashi Girls'!
[17:16] [POEM] N
Rain takes longer...
[17:18] Yu
No way!
[17:20] Yu
Megumu even lost her "Rain" card?!
[17:22] Kana
One win for Pizusawa!
[17:26] Megu
I lost "Silent" and "Rain."
[17:29] Megu
Her speed is real.
[17:33] Megu
This girl...
[17:35] Megu
Ayase Chihaya...
[17:38] [POEM] N
Impassioned gods...
SIGN Got it!
[17:41] Tai
Two wins for Mizusawa!
[17:45] Chi
First Akashi Girls' has 2 wins...
[17:47] Chi
Mizusawa has 2 wins...
[17:52] Chi
Desktomu-kun!
[17:57] Tai
His opponent has "The sight of Mount,"
[17:59] Tai
while Komano has "May my lonely"
in a luck of the draw.
[18:03] Tai
There are four more dead cards...
[18:06] [POEM] N
Though my hatred has waned...
[18:08] [POEM] N
So the flower petals...
[18:11] [POEM] N
I wish I could show the
people how my sleeves
[18:12] Sumi
It's not over yet?!
SIGN Excuse me.
[18:22] Desk
It's scary.
[18:23] Desk
This is the last game...
[18:25] Desk
to decide the match!
[18:28] [POEM] N
Said world grants no escape
[18:32] Tai
Komano, have you noticed?
[18:35] Tai
There aren't any more dead cards!
[18:37] Tai
The next card will decide
[18:40] ---
the game!
[18:43] Desk
It's scary...
[18:46] Desk
But...
[18:47] [POEM] N
I hide in the mountains, only to
hear the haunting cry of a deer
[18:55] Desk
I'll always have...
[18:58] [POEM] N
The sight of Mount Arima...
[19:06] Chi
Desktomu-kun...
[19:08] Chi
Desktomu-kun!
[19:10] Murao
Mizusawa High School defeats
First Akashi Girls' 3-2.
[19:17] Ara
Retro-kun?
[19:20] Retro
Wataya-kun...
[19:22] Retro
Aren't you going to cheer them on?
[19:24] Retro
Mashima and Chihaya are playing
to become the best in Japan.
[19:29] Shi
Goodbye then.
[19:32] Ara
Shinobu-chan.
[19:33] Ara
Won't you watch some of the team match?
[19:36] Ara
Your presence will encourage
some of the players.
[19:39] Chi
I'm actually a greedy person.
SIGN Huh? We know.
[19:43] Chi
Compared to becoming Queen, becoming
the strongest woman in Japan,
[19:47] Chi
it's much harder for us to
become best in Japan together!
[19:59] Tai
Let's do this!
[20:00] Pork
Mi!
[20:01] Tsu
Zu!
SIGN Sa!
[20:02] Chi
Wa!
[20:02] All
Fight!
[20:07] [POEM] N
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
[20:15] [POEM] N
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
[20:20] Chi
It's completely different.
[20:23] Chi
This is the sound of
a certified reader.
[20:25] [POEM] N
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
[20:33] Chi
This is our grand finale!
SIGN Coach Sakurazawa's
Be Grateful Speech
SIGN They might as well make a live action movie Then I would be...
[22:06] ---
It seems you all don't understand, so I'll tell you.
[22:10] ---
Over the two days, a total of 1000 students
participate in the High School Championship,
[22:15] ---
but there are about 100 people
who put the entire thing on.
[22:18] ---
Staff of the National Karuta Association, as well
as members of the local karuta societies
[22:23] ---
and Kansai's college karuta societies
[22:26] ---
work hard on the reading, judging,
setting up the tatami mats,
[22:29] ---
and preparing the cards, just for you.
[22:32] ---
What you mustn't forget is that these people
are mostly Class A or High Class A players.
[22:37] ---
The top people are Grade 10,
or even former Masters or Queens.
[22:42] ---
Meaning?
[22:42] ---
Put simply, if this were the
High School baseball championship...
SIGN The unsung heroes are all stars
SIGN Third Base Ump. Ichi**
SIGN Home Plate Ump. Sada**** Oh
SIGN Second Base Ump. Shige* Nagashima
SIGN First Base Ump. Yu Darvi**
SIGN See you next week!
SIGN Next time I'll have screen time
E17 - Gust of wind
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SIGN High School National Ogura Hundred Poets Karuta Championship
[00:03] Mura
We will begin now.
[00:06] [POEM] N
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
[00:14] [POEM] N
Here comes spring, now
the flower blooms
[00:23] [POEM] N
Here comes spring, now
the flower blooms
[00:29] Chi
This is our grand finale!
[00:32] [POEM] N
As this trip takes me away in haste,
[00:44] [POEM] N
I have only autumn leaves as an offering
for the gods watching over me
[00:53] [POEM] ---
While
[00:54] [POEM] N
I sigh and lament how the one
I love does not feel the same,
[00:58] Chi
Wh-What is this?
[01:01] Chi
She's different.
[01:02] Chi
Completely different.
[01:04] Chi
Her reflexes...
[01:05] Chi
Her sense...
[01:08] Saku
Rion, the reader is your grandmother,
Yamashiro Kyoko, grade 7.
[01:14] Saku
You should be able to play well.
[01:17] Saku
By the time the other players
have also taken five cards,
[01:23] Saku
Mizusawa
[01:26] Saku
will realize their imminent defeat.
SIGN Chihaya Furu
SIGN Gust
of
wind
SIGN Episode 17
[02:48] (Flashback) Ara
Today is a day for teams.
[02:51] Shi
Why, Arata?
[02:54] Shi
This match looks boring.
[02:54] [POEM] N
only tears can bring relief
in this cruel life
[03:04] [POEM] N
The sound of people pitying...
[03:07] Pork
H-His stance is so low!
[03:09] Pork
His spider-like form is solid as a rock.
[03:12] Desk
This guy acts sort of feminine,
[03:17] Desk
but he plays like a man!
[03:19] Desk
He's strong!
[03:20] Mako
I'm not in love with Rion!
[03:22] Mako
Not Rion!
[03:24] Tsu
H-He's weird!
[03:27] Tsu
Weird!
[03:29] Ichi
Secret Technique: Thunder Fall!
[03:33] Tsu
Very weird!
[03:35] [POEM] N
descends from Mount Yoshino
upon my long-forgotten home
[03:44] [POEM] N
Though I prayed to the god of mercy
that the one I love not shun me,
[03:47] Tai
He covered on a two-syllable card?
[03:50] Tai
It's possible to move
and stop so quickly?
[04:00] Tai
They're physically strong.
Especially their upper bodies...
[04:06] (Flashback) Ero
Coach Sakurazawa.
[04:08] (Flashback) Saku
I've been playing competitive
karuta since I was six,
[04:11] (Flashback) Saku
and the harder I played, the harder
it was for my knees and back.
[04:15] (Flashback) Saku
So my goal is for all of you
to be able to play karuta
[04:19] (Flashback) ---
for a very long time
without injuring yourself.
[04:22] (Flashback) Saku
For that, the first thing you need is stamina.
[04:24] (Flashback) Saku
Before and after practice, you
must stretch for thirty minutes.
[04:28] (Flashback) Saku
Throw in thirty minutes of running
and three reps of weight training.
SIGN Groan
[04:32] (Flashback) Saku
Whenever you play full matches as part
of practice, include the full regimen.
[04:35] Ero
Whenever Coach Sakurazawa
said that word,
[04:37] Saku
Stamina.
[04:38] Ero
I was motivated to endure
whatever she put us through.
[04:42] Ichi
There's nothing erotic about that word!
[04:44] Mana
Damn you, Eromu!
[04:45] Ero
With 50 club members, Fujisaki
is famous for always winning.
[04:51] (Flashback) A
The karuta club made it
to the nationals again.
[04:53] (Flashback) B
That's amazing.
[04:54] Ero
There are no students in our school
who would belittle karuta.
[04:58] (Flashback) Saku
First-years will work
on their memorization.
[05:00] (Flashback) Saku
Second-years will work
on card placement.
[05:02] (Flashback) Saku
Third-years will work on sending cards.
[05:05] (Flashback) Saku
Take it one step at a time.
[05:08] Ero
Coach Sakurazawa has been
karuta advisor for 12 years,
[05:12] Ero
and the legacy she has built...
[05:15] Ero
is the pride of the Fujisaki karuta club.
[05:22] Sumi
Are our opponents really that good?
[05:25] Sumi
We're already losing...
[05:27] Sumi
Oe-senpa—
[05:29] Oe
Chihaya-chan...
[05:30] [POEM] N
I never asked to be treated colder
than the winds of Mount Hatsuse
[05:39] [POEM] N
I wish I could show the
people how my sleeves
[05:48] Mako
Stupid.
[05:50] Mako
Coach Sakurazawa, why did you send
Rion out in the final match?
[05:55] Mako
There are plenty of third-year
players who worked
[05:58] ---
far harder than she did.
[06:01] Mako
We don't need her hearing
and talent to win.
[06:08] Mako
We can defend Fujisaki's
legacy without her.
[06:12] Chi
Wh-Why?
[06:14] Chi
Why did she move after hearing "I"?
[06:17] Chi
I've lost a bunch of two-syllable
cards on the first syllable.
[06:21] Chi
Twenty-eight one-syllable cards.
[06:24] Chi
Is she a Suo-san type?
[06:27] Chi
But she's reacting too fast.
[06:29] Chi
What can she hear?
[06:32] Chi
What is it?
[06:35] Saku
Rion's matched against the Mizusawa
player with good game sense.
[06:39] Saku
That's why she's going all out.
[06:41] Saku
She wants to put this game away early.
[06:46] Saku
Can you keep it up, Rion?
[06:52] Shi
I'm so bored...
[06:54] Shi
But...
[06:55] [POEM] N
have been soaked red
with tears of blood
[06:58] Shi
The reader is Yamashiro, grade 7.
[07:04] [POEM] N
Since the dew atop the blades of grass
has been scattered by the winds,
[07:06] Tsu
Dead card.
[07:12] [POEM] N
it is as though pearls have been
strung across the autumn plain
[07:21] [POEM] N
While autumn leaves crunch
under deer footsteps,
[07:23] Pork
Dead card.
[07:31] [POEM] N
the stag cries longingly for the doe
[07:46] (Flashback) Kana
My favorite reader, Yamashiro-san,
has a multicolor voice.
[07:51] (Flashback) Kana
Her voice, its resonance...
[07:55] Chi
Multicolor...
[08:01] (Flashback) Chi
The "Impassionate" card looks
bright red to you.
[08:05] Chi
I also have cards
[08:07] ---
whose images are so strong in
my mind, they appear in color.
[08:10] Chi
But...
[08:12] Chi
Can a reading also have color?
[08:15] Chi
Can she hear colors?
[08:18] Shi
There's too much information
communicated when Yamashiro-san reads.
[08:23] Shi
I can beat Suo-san in most situations,
[08:26] Shi
but if Yamashiro-san is the
reader, he can be a pain.
[08:31] Shi
This girl could also be a pain.
[08:37] Mura
She's in Class B?
[08:39] Mura
Why?
[08:44] N
Rion...
[08:46] N
When she came to my karuta society
to practice as a little girl,
[08:51] N
even setting aside my bias
toward her as family,
[08:54] N
I had great hopes for her as
she was clearly a genius.
[08:59] N
But...
[09:01] (Flashback) N
Why do you stop trying
during a match, Rion?
[09:05] (Flashback) N
The same thing happened
at the last tournament.
[09:07] (Flashback) N
You have to keep trying
until the match is over.
[09:12] (Flashback) Rion
The reading
[09:15] (Flashback) Rion
wasn't pretty.
[09:18] (Flashback) Rion
It was difficult to understand.
[09:21] (Flashback) Rion
I like your reading better.
[09:25] N
If there is such a thing as
perfect pitch in karuta,
[09:29] N
that's what Rion seeks.
[09:31] N
In tournaments, there are many
readers with unique styles.
[09:36] N
If you lose a single match,
you can't win the tournament.
[09:39] N
Rion has never won a tournament.
[09:44] N
She cannot become the Queen.
[09:47] N
So you should be grateful, Rion.
SIGN Victory for Fujisaki
[09:50] N
Your team has given you
[09:52] N
a chance to be a winning player.
[09:56] Tai
Damn!
[09:57] Pork
He's good!
[09:59] Tsu
He's weird!
[10:02] Chi
I-I'm already down six cards.
[10:05] Chi
Stay calm.
[10:07] Chi
I can't let her get any further ahead.
[10:11] Chi
As the game progresses,
[10:12] ---
when there are more one-syllable
cards on the field,
[10:14] Chi
then I can...
[10:23] (Flashback) Kana
Chihaya-chan.
[10:26] (Flashback) Kana
Listen to the poems.
[10:29] (Flashback) Kana
Listen
[10:32] (Flashback) ---
to the poetry being read.
[10:43] Chi
The rain has stopped.
[10:45] Chi
The sun has set.
[10:47] Chi
I smell sweat.
[10:49] Chi
I smell tatami.
[10:50] Chi
I smell the cards.
[10:52] Chi
I hear the air conditioner.
SIGN as short-lived as the reeds of Naniwa Bay
[10:58] Chi
Summer.
SIGN to set the Tatsuta River ablaze
[11:01] Chi
Storm.
SIGN but instead you see a pale moon in the dawn sky
[11:03] Chi
Sound.
[11:05] Chi
Echo.
SIGN though autumn is not mine alone
[11:07] Chi
Loneliness.
SIGN for there is no one else out here
[11:09] Chi
Cherry blossoms.
SIGN Takasogo pines can never replace them
[11:11] Chi
Friend.
SIGN as my concern this morning is as tangled as my black hair
[11:13] Chi
Black.
SIGN burning brightly by night, yet extinguished by day
[11:15] Chi
Torch.
SIGN as short-lived as the reeds of Naniwa Bay
[11:17] Chi
The desire to be together...
[11:22] [POEM] N
May the
[11:24] [POEM] N
time spent...
[11:32] Mura
"May the scarlet," "May the time we,"
and "May it" are all in play,
[11:35] Mura
yet she covered on the
first syllable and
[11:36] ---
took the card on the second syllable?
[11:39] Mura
Is her game sense just as good?
[11:43] Chi
Kana-chan...
[11:45] Kana
"May the time we" is a dull green,
like that of withered grass in winter.
[11:50] Kana
"May the time spent" is more of a young
green, like that of budding reeds.
[11:55] Chi
I don't have many cards with a
color to connect to their sound.
[12:00] ---
This is a risky way to play,
so I can't depend on it.
[12:05] Chi
But...
[12:09] Chi
This is how I can build
momentum, Dr. Harada.
[12:13] [POEM] N
bring a life of everlasting love
[12:21] [POEM] N
My only thought as
[12:24] Rion
I don't think so!
[12:29] [POEM] N
I am put out to sea is
to ask the fishermen
[12:41] Tai
Chihaya?!
[12:49] Tai
Chihaya?
[12:50] Pork
No way!
[12:51] Desk
Is she hurt?
[12:52] Tai
Chihaya, too?!
[12:53] Mura
Are you okay?
[12:58] Chi
Yes, I'm okay.
[13:01] Chi
That scared me.
[13:03] Chi
I'm fine.
[13:04] Mura
That's good.
[13:09] Chi
Excuse me.
[13:13] Mako
Multi-syllable cards require
experience and technique.
[13:16] Mako
Rion relies on her hearing,
so her motion is sloppy.
[13:21] Mako
She panicked.
[13:23] Chi
I really wanted "My only thought as I."
[13:26] Chi
Especially after I got
"May the time spent."
[13:30] Chi
I'll have to change the momentum again.
[13:33] Chi
One card...
[13:34] Chi
One card at a time.
[13:37] Chi
One card...
[13:40] Chi
One card.
[13:45] [POEM] N
May the scarlet kadsuras...
[13:47] Tai
Crap!
[13:48] Tai
A fault.
[13:50] Tai
I was remembering the
placement from my last match.
[13:52] Tai
Damn!
[13:55] Desk
Be careful.
[13:56] Desk
Emuro Ryoga doesn't commit faults.
[14:00] Tai
Damn...
[14:01] Tai
He looks so relaxed after
playing five matches.
[14:04] Tai
Doesn't he get tired?
[14:05] Tai
He doesn't make any mistakes?
[14:08] Ero
That's because I'm in
Class A, unlike you.
SIGN I think I can hear my inner voice
[14:12] Tai
This is bad.
[14:13] Tai
Nobody can find their rhythm.
[14:15] [POEM] N
A mountain stream dips
[14:17] Tai
Not even Chihaya!
[14:22] Chi
I should have gotten that one.
[14:23] Chi
What was I doing? It was sitting at the
opponent's lower right, ripe for picking.
[14:30] Chi
What's wrong?
[14:32] Chi
Why does it hurt like this?
[14:36] Chi
Didn't I just jam it?
[14:39] Chi
What is this?
[14:40] Chi
What's wrong?
[14:42] Pork
Ayase...
[14:44] Chi
Okay, we can still do this!
[14:48] Kana
We should consider ourselves lucky!
[14:50] Kana
It wasn't our ace who got hurt.
[14:54] Kana
Luck is on our side.
[14:56] Chi
I can't stop!
[14:58] Chi
I can't break the luck that
started with Kana-chan!
[15:01] A
Fujisaki is leading every game.
[15:04] B
They're on a completely different level.
[15:05] C
It looks like they'll dominate this match.
[15:10] Shi
Excuse me.
[15:12] Shi
I should probably leave.
SIGN Ugh...
[15:16] A
Wakamiya-san, you came to watch?
[15:19] A
You shouldn't stand back here.
[15:20] A
Please come to the front.
[15:22] Shi
What?
[15:22] Shi
No, it's really not necessary.
[15:24] A
Everyone will play harder
if the Queen is watching.
[15:27] Saku
Huh?
[15:28] Kana
Huh?
[15:30] Shi
They keep saying the same thing...
[15:32] Ara
Your presence will encourage
some of the players.
[15:34] A
Everyone will play harder
if the Queen is watching.
[15:37] B
It's the Queen.
[15:41] Shi
That's absurd.
[15:45] Shi
She looks familiar?
[15:46] [POEM] N
As the first frost...
[15:49] Shi
Must be my imagination.
[15:52] Shi
Nobody
[15:54] ---
in this room is interested in playing me.
[16:00] [POEM] N
The sight of the lonely
moon in the early morning
[16:08] Rion
Her reactions were quicker before...
[16:16] Rion
Was she injured?
[16:20] ---
When I hit her?
[16:22] [POEM] N
reminds me of the lonely
dawns after we parted
[16:32] [POEM] N
As I wait...
[16:34] Chi
Good, I was able to defend it.
[16:41] [POEM] N
When winds send waves...
[16:45] Chi
"As I" and "When winds send" are easy cards
[16:47] Chi
for players with good game sense.
[16:51] Hara
Injuries are very bad.
[16:52] Hara
Avoid them at all cost.
[16:54] Hara
However, they can also
provide an opportunity.
[17:00] Hara
Injury affects the one who caused
it more than the one injured.
[17:05] Rion
What am I doing?
[17:07] Rion
Listen carefully.
[17:09] Rion
I have to win.
[17:11] Rion
I have to win.
[17:13] Rion
That's why I'm here.
[17:16] A
Yamashiro-san, you only try
when we're playing off a CD.
[17:19] B
It's obvious that you don't like it
when the older players read.
[17:22] C
You're so stuck-up, it gets us in trouble, too.
[17:24] B
Such a pain.
[17:26] Rion
I don't fit in anywhere...
[17:29] Rion
except here.
[17:33] Rion
I have to win here!
[17:35] Chi
I'm sending a card.
SIGN are joined at river's end
[17:41] Mura
She sent the only one-syllable
card in the match.
[17:45] Mura
It's risky to hope to attack it.
[17:47] Mura
Is she giving it up?
[17:53] Chi
My right index finger is
the one that's hurting.
[18:00] Chi
However, I've been practicing to hit the
[18:03] ---
green edge of the card with
my right middle finger.
[18:08] [POEM] N
I recall how my own
efforts were in vain
[18:17] [POEM] N
When the misty bridge...
[18:20] [POEM] N
The storm will soon carry me...
[18:22] Chi
Ow!
[18:27] Chi
Focus!
[18:29] Chi
Focus harder!
[18:30] Chi
Focus!
[18:33] Chi
Become a player who has
[18:35] ---
nothing but her right middle
finger and her ears!
[18:40] [POEM] N
so I wish for a memory
of you to take with me
[18:51] [POEM] N
...waters parted
[18:56] Mura
That was fast!
[18:58] Mura
I didn't think anyone besides
the Queen could be that fast!
[19:02] Shi
I remember now!
[19:04] Shi
She's the one who took a one-syllable
card from my lower left.
[19:07] Shi
If I remember right,
[19:09] Shi
it's Chihaya!
[19:20] Chi
Yama...
[19:22] Chi
Yamashiro...
SIGN Can't
remember
her first name
[19:26] Chi
Yama-chan.
SIGN Gave up
[19:28] Chi
This injury means nothing.
[19:30] Chi
We're playing to the sound
of a certified reader.
[19:34] Chi
We're competing to grasp
every little sound.
[19:38] Chi
If you don't focus, you'll fall behind.
[19:43] Shi
Stupid.
[19:44] Shi
The bob cut girl is a fool.
[19:48] Shi
It was a mistake to place the
[19:49] ---
one-syllable card that was
sent at her lower right.
[19:53] Shi
That makes it easier to target.
[19:55] Shi
You're supposed to move it
over a little to be safe.
[19:59] Shi
I wouldn't be that stupid.
[20:02] Shi
If I were playing...
[20:03] Saku
You're too far forward.
[20:06] Desk
Ayase is on a roll!
[20:07] Tsu
Four cards in a row! Awesome!
[20:09] Tai
She's still down 6 cards,
but look at her face.
[20:14] Pork
That face...
[20:16] Pork
Ayase, you can't hide it from me.
[20:19] Pork
I'm right next to you.
[20:22] Pork
Two girls have gotten injured
playing their hearts out.
[20:25] Pork
I keep losing when it counts,
[20:27] Pork
and I'm behind Mr. Excavator right now.
[20:30] Pork
When am I going to come through?!
[20:32] Pork
It has to be now!
[20:35] Pork
Excuse me.
[20:52] Tai
The passion...
[20:54] Tai
The passion always
comes from Chihaya,
[21:00] Tai
but this feels different.
[21:04] Tai
I can feel something burning
in my chest like magma.
[21:16] Tai
I know what this is.
[21:19] Tai
This is how it feels
[21:22] ---
when five people refuse to give up!
E18 - My fear is that you will forget
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[00:02] [POEM] N
My only thought as
[00:04] Rion
I don't think so!
[00:07] [POEM] N
I am put out to sea is
to ask the fishermen
[00:17] Desk
Is she hurt?
[00:20] Tai
Chihaya, too?!
[00:20] Mura
Are you okay?
[00:25] Chi
Yes, I'm okay.
[00:31] Chi
What's wrong?
[00:32] Chi
Why does it hurt like this?
[00:36] Chi
Didn't I just jam it?
[00:39] Chi
What is this?
[00:40] Chi
What's wrong?
[00:42] Pork
Ayase...
[00:44] Pork
Ayase, you can't hide it from me.
[00:47] Pork
I'm right next to you.
[00:50] Pork
Two girls have gotten injured
playing their hearts out.
[00:53] Pork
I keep losing when it counts,
[00:55] Pork
and I'm behind Mr. Excavator right now.
[00:58] Pork
When am I going to come through?!
[01:00] Pork
It has to be now!
[01:03] Pork
Excuse me.
[01:20] Tai
The passion...
[01:22] Tai
The passion always
comes from Chihaya,
[01:27] Tai
but this feels different.
[01:32] Tai
I can feel something burning
in my chest like magma.
[01:44] Tai
I know what this is.
[01:47] Tai
This is how it feels
[01:49] ---
when five people refuse to give up!
SIGN Chihaya Furu
SIGN Episode 18
SIGN My
fear
is
that
you
will
forget
[03:08] Kana
Chihaya-chan is down six cards.
[03:10] Kana
Porky is down three cards.
[03:12] Kana
President Mashima is down four cards.
[03:14] Kana
Tsukuba-kun and Desktomu-kun
are both down seven cards.
[03:18] Kana
Everyone's losing,
[03:20] Kana
but I can feel
[03:24] Kana
their refusal to give up!
[03:29] Saku
It's time for you to learn
[03:31] Saku
that there are times when spirit
isn't enough to cut it.
[03:34] [POEM] N
A mountain village grows...
[03:40] Tai
He's good,
[03:42] Tai
but he's not as good as Arata.
[03:46] Tai
Why do I feel that way?
SIGN What's with
his hands...
[03:50] Tai
Arata's definitely better than he is!
[03:55] Tai
Arata...
[03:57] Tai
I'm happy when I forget you,
[03:59] Tai
but then I feel encouraged
when I remember you.
[04:02] Tai
I'm no good.
[04:04] Tai
I'm a bad forgetter.
[04:07] Ero
Coach Sakurazawa's F-cup boobies...
[04:09] Ero
Coach Sakurazawa's F-cup boobies...
[04:10] Tai
Excuse me.
[04:13] Ero
Again?
[04:17] Tai
17 cards to 12 cards.
[04:20] Tai
I'm down by five.
[04:22] (Flashback) Hara
Let's get started.
[04:25] (Flashback) Hara
You've improved, Eyelashes.
[04:28] (Flashback) Hara
I'll spot you a 5 card handicap starting today.
[04:31] Tai
Dr. Harada started with
five more cards than I did
[04:34] Tai
on the first practice match of the day.
[04:37] Tai
The memorization left over from
the prior four matches today
[04:39] Tai
and the card movements during this match
[04:41] Tai
will go away!
[04:48] Tai
Excuse me.
[04:50] Tai
I'll spot you...
[04:52] [POEM] N
when people and grass grow scarce
[05:00] Hara
I'll spot you...
[05:02] Both
...a 5 card handicap!
[05:05] Kana
That's the best swing I've seen
from the Prez this match!
[05:10] Tai
Now...
[05:12] Tai
Let's get started.
[05:21] Desk
H-He's good.
[05:23] Desk
I can't do anything against him.
[05:26] Desk
I doubt I'll be able to win my game.
[05:29] Desk
It won't be that easy.
[05:31] Desk
I want to overcome...
[05:33] Desk
I want to overcome my own analysis.
[05:37] Pork
"So spring nights," "So spring ends."
[05:39] Pork
"So the flower has," "So the flower petals."
[05:41] Pork
Plenty of similar cards remaining.
[05:44] Pork
Extend and retract.
[05:46] Pork
Extend and retract.
[05:49] Pork
"Feel sorrow."
[05:50] Pork
"Feel love" is a dead card,
so I want to be careful.
[05:53] Pork
If I hear "sorrow," I have to attack.
[05:56] Pork
I have to take it.
[05:58] Pork
Repeatedly check the card so my
body remembers the path to take.
[06:01] Pork
Take it.
[06:03] Pork
Take the card, Tsukuba.
[06:06] Ichi
The Zodiac series is magnificent.
[06:08] Ichi
If that card's read, I'll go Virgo.
[06:10] Ichi
If it's that card, I'll go Libra.
[06:12] Tsu
He's weird.
[06:13] Tsu
He's weird and he's not
taking me seriously.
[06:18] Tsu
He's using those pointless
poses to scare me
[06:21] Tsu
while taking my cards!
[06:23] Tsu
I can't become a hero like this!
[06:28] (Flashback) Pork
There are two cards you
absolutely have to be good at.
[06:33] (Flashback) Tsu
"Feel love deepen" and "Feel sorrow wash"?
[06:36] (Flashback) Chi
I'm good at both of those.
[06:38] (Flashback) Tai
Same here.
[06:38] (Flashback) Desk
Ditto.
[06:39] (Flashback) Kana
I won't lose those cards, either.
[06:41] (Flashback) Kana
"Feel sorrow" was a poem by Oe no
Chisato about pale moonlight.
[06:47] (Flashback) Kana
When looking at the moon, you
will be overcome by sorrow,
[06:51] (Flashback) Kana
as you realize that autumn belongs to...
[06:53] Tsu
I don't really understand how you can
[06:56] ---
get sentimental about
looking at the moon,
[06:59] Tsu
but...
[07:00] [POEM] N
Feel sorrow wash...
[07:06] Tsu
When I see a card that I've practiced
constantly on the tatami,
[07:10] Tsu
I get a confidence boost!
[07:12] Miya
He got it!
[07:13] Sumi
He did it!
[07:14] ---
Now things are going our way!
[07:23] Kana
Chihaya-chan.
[07:24] Kana
Seven cards in a row!
[07:26] Kana
She's cut the deficit down to three!
[07:29] N
Amazing...
[07:31] Saku
Lacking experience playing under pressure.
[07:35] Saku
Rion...
[07:36] Rion
She's getting faster.
[07:39] Rion
What about her injury?
[07:40] Rion
Is she not really hurt?
[07:43] Chi
It's not often that you get to play an
opponent with such amazing game sense.
[07:47] Chi
Yama-chan, give me the best you've got.
[07:51] Chi
That's what I'm doing.
[07:55] [POEM] N
My fear is that you will forget...
[07:57] Mako
What is Rion doing?!
[07:59] Mako
She guaranteed that she
would win her game!
SIGN Uh, have you chosen a card to send?
[08:07] Mako
Doesn't matter!
[08:08] Mako
Take this one!
[08:15] Mako
I love everything that is beautiful.
SIGN No to outdoors
[08:19] Mako
That's why I chose not to participate
in sports that would get me dirty.
SIGN No to getting sweaty
SIGN Stretching?
[08:23] Mako
I didn't know that karuta was
just as intense until after
SIGN Jogging?
SIGN It'll help
keep you
beautiful
[08:25] ---
I was already hooked.
[08:28] Mako
But...
[08:33] Mako
While most players slap
away at the cards,
[08:37] Mako
Rion was special.
[08:39] Mako
She was beautiful.
[08:44] Mako
Win, Rion!
[08:46] Mako
If you can't win in such
favorable circumstances,
[08:49] ---
you'll get picked on again!
[08:51] Mako
By me!
[08:58] Both
Thank you very much.
[09:00] Both
Thank you very much.
[09:02] Mako
One win for Fujisaki!
[09:05] Mako
Focus, Rion!
[09:12] Desk
He doesn't blow at his bangs
when he's in trouble.
[09:17] Desk
It's a signal that he's about to get serious.
[09:19] Desk
My analysis was incomplete.
[09:22] Desk
I wasn't up to the task...
[09:25] Desk
This is the strength of a Fujisaki third-year!
[09:35] N
You're very fortunate, Rion.
[09:37] N
I was worried that it would be unfair
for me to participate as a reader,
[09:44] N
but your opponent's game sense rivals yours.
[09:47] N
I thought he was the only one
out there capable of that.
[09:52] (Flashback) Suo
Kyo...
[09:53] (Flashback) Suo
Yamashiro Kyoko-san...
[09:56] (Flashback) Suo
Please allow me to record your reading.
[10:03] [POEM] N
but instead you see a pale
moon in the dawn sky
[10:12] [POEM] N
Said world...
[10:15] (Flashback) Kana
Chihaya-chan, "Said
world grants no escape"
[10:18] (Flashback) ---
and "Said world grants no change" are
the same up to the fourth syllable,
[10:20] (Flashback) Kana
but they have completely different meanings.
[10:23] (Flashback) Kana
You could say they're different
as light and dark.
[10:27] [POEM] Kana
Said world grants no escape,
I hide in the mountains,
[10:30] [POEM] Kana
only to hear the haunting cry of a deer
[10:32] (Flashback) Kana
It invokes the image of a dead end.
[10:36] [POEM] Kana
Said world grants no change, I pray,
[10:39] [POEM] Kana
when the fisherman who casts
his nets can seem dear
[10:42] (Flashback) Kana
You can feel a longing for the eternal.
[10:46] [POEM] N
Said world
[10:50] [POEM] N
grants no change, I pray,
[10:52] Mura
No way!
[10:53] Mura
They both moved before the
unique syllable was read!
[10:55] Mura
"Said world grants no escape" is still in play!
[10:57] Mura
Were they gambling?
[10:59] Mura
That's the only possible explanation.
[11:02] Chi
Same time.
[11:03] Chi
So close.
[11:04] Chi
It was on Yama-chan's side, so she gets it.
[11:08] Chi
There's something very
wrong about this pain.
[11:11] Chi
Ignore it!
[11:13] Chi
But it hurts!
[11:14] Chi
It hurts...
[11:16] Chi
Ignore it!
[11:30] Chi
Why...
[11:33] Chi
Why do I think it was Arata who
brought Shinobu-chan here?
[11:38] (Flashback) Ara
I'm not interested in team tournaments.
[11:42] (Flashback) Ara
I'm focused on winning the
individual tournament.
[11:46] Chi
I might not be able to play in
the individual tournament.
[11:50] Chi
I might not get to play
Arata or Shinobu-chan.
[11:55] Chi
But!
[12:15] Tai
We all feel the same way.
[12:21] Tai
In this team match,
[12:22] Tai
we're only focused on winning!
[12:28] Sho
Like I was saying!
[12:29] Sho
We lost because we didn't
have enough members.
[12:33] Sho
Adult tournaments are
dominated by Fukui,
[12:36] Sho
so there should be plenty
of experienced players.
[12:38] A
I guess.
[12:40] Ara
Can I go to the restroom?
[12:42] Sho
Yeah, sure.
[12:43] Sho
Go ahead.
[12:45] A
How many experienced players
are in our high school?
[12:49] Sho
I'll do some research
when next term starts.
[13:05] Ara
I can feel the air grow thinner
[13:08] Ara
as the number of cards on the
tatami dwindles towards the end.
[13:15] Ara
Who will it be?
[13:18] Ara
Who will it be?
[13:22] Ara
Who will be the next to win
[13:23] Ara
and take a breath?
[13:28] A
The championship match is intense,
[13:30] A
but all five games in the third-place
match are within three cards.
[13:33] A
This is big!
[13:35] A
They aren't backing down.
[13:37] A
Both schools came here
to win the tournament.
[13:41] A
They can no longer accomplish that goal,
[13:42] ---
yet their spirits haven't broken?
SIGN Feels the presence of a serpent
[13:57] A
It's the same with everything.
[13:59] A
The main reason people continue
to fight after losing...
[14:02] [POEM] N
After I determined to abandon...
[14:04] A
is because other people
are still watching.
[14:07] B
Defended!
[14:08] Megu
Same here!
[14:09] C
Nice job, Megumu!
[14:11] Megu
Take the next one, team!
[14:13] Shi
I feel sick.
[14:15] Retro
I took one!
[14:16] B
Keep attacking, Shiroyama!
[14:17] Ama
Stay focused!
[14:19] Ama
Hokuo will win!
[14:20] All
Yeah!
[14:21] Shi
I feel sick.
[14:24] Shi
I should have left...
[14:28] (Flashback) C
I won another close game.
[14:30] (Flashback) C
Shinobu-chan, that makes us rivals.
[14:34] (Flashback) A
Shinobu-chan, play against
Ryuusei-kun next.
[14:41] (Flashback) A
We should keep Shinobu-chan
away from children her age.
[14:45] (Flashback) A
She'll learn to go easy on her opponents.
[14:48] (Flashback) A
The more alone she is,
the stronger she'll become.
[14:54] Shi
Why am I remembering this now?
[15:00] Shi
I should have left.
[15:03] Shi
But...
[15:04] [POEM] N
is that I have no way
to tell you in person
[15:14] [POEM] N
While it may be beyond...
[15:16] Mura
Who won that one?
[15:18] Mura
Was it the Fujisaki player?
[15:21] Mura
I'm standing right next to
them and it's still hard...
[15:25] Mura
I will make the call on that last play.
[15:28] Chi
Thank you very much.
[15:30] Mura
Neither of them are contesting the card,
[15:32] ---
so this isn't the typical time
for a referee to step in,
[15:34] Mura
but I want to let them focus.
[15:37] Mura
It's rare for two players
with such amazing game sense
[15:39] ---
to play one another.
[15:45] Miya
You need to move back.
[15:48] Kana
Rion's having a hard time!
[15:51] Kana
I should have played instead.
[15:53] Kana
The coach made the wrong decision!
[15:57] Saku
The match started off with plenty of
[15:59] ---
three-syllable cards and
very few one-syllable cards.
[16:03] Saku
Rion had the advantage,
[16:05] ---
given her familiarity with the
voice of Yamashiro, rank 7.
[16:08] Saku
At least in the early game.
[16:10] Saku
She should have pressed that advantage
to seal the game away early.
[16:14] Saku
What will you do now, Rion?
[16:16] Saku
There are one-syllable cards everywhere.
[16:19] [POEM] N
So the flower has wilted...
[16:21] Rion
I've never lost a match with
Grandma as the reader.
[16:25] Rion
I was convinced
[16:27] ---
that I could defeat the Queen
if Grandma was reading.
[16:31] (Flashback) Mako
You'll have a lot to answer for if
you lose in the number one seat.
[16:35] Rion
No...
[16:37] Rion
I don't want to lose!
[16:39] Rion
I don't want to lose!
[16:42] (Flashback) Ara
Shinobu-chan...
[16:45] (Flashback) Ara
We don't belong to teams,
[16:48] (Flashback) ---
so we can only focus on
making ourselves stronger.
[16:51] (Flashback) Ara
Our love for karuta is real,
[16:54] (Flashback) Ara
but think about it:
[16:57] (Flashback) Ara
Our beloved world of karuta can only grow
[17:01] (Flashback) Ara
through the recruiting,
[17:03] (Flashback) Ara
teaching,
[17:05] (Flashback) Ara
and encouraging of new players.
[17:07] (Flashback) Ara
It's team players who keep this game alive.
[17:11] (Flashback) Shi
Doesn't matter.
[17:13] (Flashback) Shi
It's got nothing to do with me.
[17:17] (Flashback) Shi
Nobody will ever take me seriously.
[17:21] (Flashback) Shi
Nobody...
[17:22] (Flashback) All
Please wait!
[17:56] Miya
Ayase-san,
[17:58] Miya
Nishida-kun, and Tsukuba-kun
are all doing their best...
[18:01] Miya
against Fujisaki!
[18:10] Miya
Mashima-kun is still down by 5 cards!
[18:12] Miya
He can't catch up!
[18:15] Kana
That early mistake is making a difference.
[18:16] Kana
He stabilized midway through the
game and made some good plays,
[18:21] Kana
but his luck is still terrible!
[18:24] Kana
He wants to attack, but the last five
cards have all been on his side!
[18:31] Tai
I can see why this guy is their captain.
[18:36] Tai
He doesn't over-memorize.
[18:39] Tai
It's something I'm too scared to try.
[18:42] Tai
He wasn't targeting the
two cards I just lost.
[18:47] Tai
He moved his body halfway
[18:49] ---
across the field before making his move,
[18:51] Tai
and I still lost.
[18:53] Tai
He covers on two-syllable cards.
[18:55] Tai
If I press the issue,
he manages to block me.
[18:57] Tai
He doesn't commit faults.
[19:00] Tai
He's got confidence and the
stamina to back it up.
[19:04] Tai
Damn...
[19:05] Tai
We're both on our fifth match.
[19:10] Tai
The last five cards
have been on my side.
[19:13] Tai
Should I focus on defending
the seven cards on my side
[19:17] ---
instead of attacking the
two on the opponent's side?
SIGN Living Ghost
[19:24] Tai
I don't need you, Dr. Harada.
[19:27] Hara
What?!
[19:30] Tai
When in trouble...
[19:32] [POEM] N
As the years pass...
[19:33] Tai
Go lower right!
[19:35] Tai
Yes!
[19:37] Sumi
He got it!
[19:39] Kana
He wasn't blindly attacking
the lower right!
[19:41] Kana
"As my" is still in play, so he
covered before taking it!
[19:44] Kana
He was able to block his opponent!
[19:46] Kana
Amazing!
[19:49] Kana
Tsukuba-kun...
[19:53] Ichi
Thank you very much.
[19:54] Tsu
Thank you very much.
[19:58] Tsu
Damn it. Damn it.
[20:01] Tsu
So you know how to use proper technique.
SIGN Shining Rainbow
[20:04] Tsu
You were just toying with me.
[20:10] Ichi
You're pretty good.
[20:13] Ichi
You forced me to use
[20:16] Ichi
my Second Gear!
SIGN Not happy
[20:22] Kana
Tsukuba-kun, please win for me.
[20:28] A
Two wins for Fujisaki!
[20:29] B
Good!
[20:30] C
One more win!
[20:31] D
One more win for the championship!
[20:32] All
Yeah!
[20:33] Desk
Mizusawa's down 0 to 2.
[20:37] A
This is tough.
[20:38] B
Fujisaki's got this in the bag.
[20:41] C
It's impressive that they
[20:42] ---
came out of nowhere to
make the grand finale.
[20:45] D
They're strong.
[20:47] D
That makes it a five-peat for Fujisaki.
[20:50] Tai
I'm sending a card.
SIGN the cresting waves almost look like clouds in the skies
[20:55] Ero
A multi-syllable card?
[20:58] Ero
"My only thought as I" was already read,
[21:00] Ero
so this is now a two-syllable card.
[21:03] Ero
You won't be able to surprise me.
[21:05] Ero
I'm sticking to my usual playing style.
[21:07] A
This is painful.
[21:08] A
It would be most gratifying
if Mizusawa was able
[21:11] ---
to secure a single win from
the dominating Fujisaki.
[21:14] Tai
Three wins.
[21:17] Tai
We're getting three wins, guys.
E19 - I do not know where this love will take me
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[00:10] Miya
Mashima-kun is still down by 5 cards!
[00:13] Miya
He can't catch up!
[00:15] Kana
That early mistake is making a difference.
[00:17] Kana
He stabilized midway through the
game and made some good plays,
[00:21] Kana
but his luck is still terrible!
[00:25] Tai
The last five cards
have been on my side.
[00:28] Tai
Should I focus on defending
the seven cards on my side
[00:32] ---
instead of attacking the
two on the opponent's side?
SIGN Living Ghost
[00:39] Tai
I don't need you, Dr. Harada.
[00:45] Tai
When in trouble...
[00:47] [POEM] N
As the years pass...
[00:49] Tai
Go lower right!
[00:50] Tai
Yes!
[00:53] Ichi
Thank you very much.
[00:54] Tsu
Thank you very much.
[00:57] A
Two wins for Fujisaki!
[00:59] B
Good!
[00:59] C
One more win!
[01:00] D
One more win for the championship!
[01:02] All
Yeah!
[01:03] Desk
Mizusawa's down 0 to 2.
[01:07] D
They're strong.
[01:09] D
That makes it a five-peat for Fujisaki.
[01:11] Tai
I'm sending a card.
SIGN the cresting waves almost look like clouds in the skies
[01:17] Ero
A multi-syllable card?
[01:19] Ero
"My only thought as I" was already read,
[01:21] Ero
so this is now a two-syllable card.
[01:24] Ero
You won't be able to surprise me.
[01:27] Ero
I'm sticking to my usual playing style.
[01:29] A
This is painful.
[01:30] A
It would be most gratifying
if Mizusawa was able
[01:32] ---
to secure a single win from
the dominating Fujisaki.
[01:35] Tai
Three wins.
[01:39] Tai
We're getting three wins, guys.
SIGN Chihaya Furu
SIGN Episode 19
SIGN I do not
know
where
this love
will take
me
[03:00] Tai
We're getting three wins.
[03:06] Mako
Don't bother bluffing.
[03:08] Mako
It's possible you won't even get a single win.
[03:11] Desk
Mashima...
[03:12] Desk
Mashima went there.
[03:14] Desk
Three wins, when we're cornered like this...
[03:18] Desk
He's always let his actions speak for him.
[03:20] Desk
He's careful and has a lot of pride.
[03:22] Desk
He's always thinking about
what happens when he loses.
[03:25] Desk
Even when he volunteered
to play their captain...
[03:28] (Flashback) Tai
I'll play their captain.
[03:31] Desk
Mashima...
[03:34] Desk
is trying to change!
[03:36] Tai
Excuse me.
[03:41] Ero
Again?
[03:43] Ero
He keeps wasting time.
[03:46] Tai
I have six cards.
[03:48] ---
My opponent has two.
[03:50] Tai
There are plenty of dead cards left.
[03:53] Tai
"After many," "The emotions,"
"The hazed early dawn mist,"
[03:56] Tai
"The sight," "May it," "My life,"
"When I," "Nothing," "Silent,"
[04:00] Tai
"Gust," "I feel," "As my,"
"Since I," "For you I head."
[04:05] Tai
My opponent won't make
any memorization errors.
[04:08] Tai
He's aware of the changing unique syllables.
[04:12] Tai
Excuse me.
[04:19] Tai
I don't need you.
SIGN What?
[04:22] Tai
You're the only coach I've ever had.
[04:25] Tai
When in trouble,
[04:27] Tai
go lower right!
SIGN the cresting waves almost look like clouds in the skies
[04:29] Tai
Come on!
[04:29] Tai
Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on!
[04:32] Tai
Read it! Read it! Read it! Read it!
[04:34] Tai
Give it! Give it! Give it! Give it! Give it!
[04:36] Tai
Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on!
[04:40] [POEM] N
My only thought as the boat
takes me out to sea is that
[04:47] Tai
It was read...
[04:49] Tai
It was read.
[04:50] All
It was read!
[04:54] (Flashback) Desk
Mashima sent the multi-syllable
card to give himself a chance.
[04:59] (Flashback) Desk
The Fujisaki captain is
very good at covering,
[05:02] (Flashback) Desk
so he has a habit of covering
multi-syllable cards.
[05:04] (Flashback) Tai
Even when it's not necessary?
[05:06] (Flashback) Tai
He's open to attack then.
[05:08] Desk
He's using my data!
[05:12] Kana
He's only down three now!
[05:25] Tsu
Huh? What?
[05:29] Tsu
He was on a roll...
[05:32] Tsu
It is hard to decide what card
to send towards the end,
[05:34] Tsu
but this isn't the time to stress over it.
[05:50] Tai
I'm sending a card.
SIGN which shines over Mount Mikasa
[05:57] [POEM] N
the cresting waves almost look
like clouds in the skies
[06:06] [POEM] N
The storm blasts autumn...
SIGN to set the Tatsuta River ablaze
SIGN which shines over Mount Mikasa
[06:12] Mako
Eromu went for the "The sky
may" on his own side?!
[06:14] Sumi
A fault!
[06:16] Kana
Even better!
[06:17] Ero
Double fault!
[06:19] A
Eromu-senpai committed a double fault?
[06:20] B
First time I've seen that happen.
[06:22] C
He rarely commits faults,
let alone a double...
[06:27] Ero
I needed to refresh my memory.
[06:35] Ero
Wait...
[06:37] Ero
He knew exactly which card
he was going to send.
[06:40] Ero
He pretended to take a long time,
[06:43] Ero
so he could reinforce what the
field would look like in his mind.
[06:49] Tai
This is the first fault he's made.
[06:52] Tai
I know you have to be tired.
[06:55] Tai
Five matches lasting over nine hours.
[06:58] Tai
And also, the Tokyo regional champions,
[07:00] Tai
Hokuo,
[07:02] Tai
would have made you work for your win.
[07:05] Tai
I guarantee it!
[07:10] Kana
With that double fault,
[07:12] Kana
the Prez removes one card from
his side and sends another...
SIGN the plum blossoms still smell the same
[07:17] Kana
It's 3 to 3.
[07:19] Kana
He's caught up!
[07:21] Tai
I'm sending "In order for."
[07:28] Ero
Amusing.
[07:31] Kuri
The battle in the middle is getting fierce.
[07:38] Kuri
It's 5 to 1...
[07:40] Kuri
The Mizusawa player
only has one card left.
[07:43] Kuri
When did that happen?
[07:48] Mura
Yamashiro-san panicked
and committed a fault.
[07:53] Mura
Neither of them are using
any sort of strategy.
[07:56] Mura
This is a battle of sound and reflex.
[08:00] Mura
The difference between
them is barely perceivable,
[08:03] Mura
but it exists.
[08:06] Mura
Enough of a difference for
one to emerge victorious.
[08:12] Chi
Hang in there. Hang in there.
[08:15] Chi
Where am I?
[08:17] Chi
The Urayasu room in the Omi
Jingu Learning Center.
[08:20] [POEM] N
to set the Tatsuta River ablaze
[08:23] Chi
Right next to the reader.
[08:29] Chi
In the seat that assures victory!
[08:38] Mako
Rion!
[09:06] Chi
Thank you very much.
[09:13] Mura
Is something wrong?
[09:15] Pork
Oh, it's okay.
[09:17] Pork
Try not to disturb her.
[09:18] Mura
Huh?
SIGN She's asleep...
[09:21] Mura
What about you?
[09:30] Tai
No call to announce
Mizusawa's first win...
[09:40] Pork
I'm sending "No more."
[09:43] Mana
What are you doing, Kanata?
[09:45] Mana
He's clawing his way back
from the early deficit.
[09:48] Kana
What's going on?
[09:50] Kana
As the game drags on, his guesses
have been more accurate.
[09:53] Pork
It takes experience to be able
to feel the flow of the game.
[09:58] Pork
I've been playing karuta since I was five.
[10:00] Pork
I've been playing longer
than anyone else here!
[10:07] (Flashback) Chi
Compared to becoming Queen,
[10:09] (Flashback) Chi
it's much harder for us to
become best in Japan together!
[10:14] Tai
Chihaya's right.
[10:18] [POEM] N
and by no fault of mine
[10:26] [POEM] N
Said world grants no escape
[10:29] A
Eromu-senpai got it!
[10:31] B
He's so fast!
[10:37] Tai
He's quick when it comes to cards
that are now one-syllable.
[10:44] Tai
Still, I can't lose here!
[10:49] Tai
Chihaya...
[10:51] Tai
We'll have plenty of chances to
try to become Master and Queen,
[10:58] Tai
I'm moving "Like a."
[11:01] Tai
but we only get to play as a team
[11:05] ---
during our three years in high school.
[11:08] [POEM] N
The sky may hold...
[11:11] Ero
Damn! He defended it!
[11:16] Tai
I'm moving my card.
[11:22] Kana
It's down to luck-of-the-draw.
[11:24] Tsu
In both games...
[11:27] Saku
I don't believe this.
[11:29] Saku
Both of them are in
luck-of-the draw situations.
SIGN I do not know where this love will take me
SIGN I do not know where this love will take me
[11:42] Saku
Mizusawa synchronized their cards!
[11:46] Tai
There's no guarantee that we'll make
it back to the finals next year.
[11:52] Tai
We'll probably never get
another chance like this!
SIGN I do not know where this love will take me
[12:02] Kana
The famous Sone no Yoshitada poem...
SIGN Like a boatsman adrift at the mouth of the Yura, I do not know where this love will take me
[12:05] Kana
Of all cards, this is the
one the Prez gets...
SIGN No more can we hear the sounds of the waterfall, but its legacy continues to spread
[12:10] Kana
The opposing captain has "No more."
[12:13] Kana
I like these poems much more than
the ones that are more technical.
[12:21] Kana
The mouth of the Yura is
where river meets ocean.
[12:27] Kana
There, love lost its oar in the waters,
[12:30] Kana
left with no idea where it will go...
[12:34] Tai
Chihaya,
[12:37] ---
wake up...
[12:39] Tai
I want you to watch
[12:42] Tai
my fate.
[12:47] Saku
It's over if "Like a" is read.
[12:50] Saku
I didn't expect Mizusawa to
synchronize their cards.
[12:54] Saku
Surely they didn't...
[12:55] Saku
It must be coincidence.
[12:57] Saku
I wasn't expecting a luck-of-the-draw,
[13:00] Saku
but Emuro-kun has strong luck.
[13:02] Saku
This match will end 4 to 1.
[13:06] Ero
This was no coincidence.
[13:08] Ero
They were setting this up.
[13:11] (Flashback) Tai
I'm sending "In order for."
[13:13] (Flashback) Pork
I'm sending "No more."
[13:15] (Flashback) Tai
I'm moving "Like a."
[13:18] Ero
They understand how
to play team matches.
[13:21] Retro
What?
[13:22] Retro
Two of their games are
down to luck-of-the-draw?
[13:25] Retro
They synced their cards!
[13:28] Retro
They pulled it off!
[13:38] Kana
It's 50/50.
[13:39] Desk
We have a 50% chance of winning...
[13:42] Desk
A 50% chance of our cards being read.
[13:46] Desk
But...
[13:47] Kana
I've never seen...
[13:49] Desk
Mashima have his card read
in a luck-of-the-draw.
[13:57] Mako
How long has it been since
Eromu's last luck-of-the-draw?
[14:01] Ichi
Did Eromu relax because he was
up against a Class B player?
[14:04] A
It's still okay!
[14:06] B
Eromu-senpai's card will be read.
[14:08] Ero
I can visualize my "No more" being read.
[14:14] Ero
Sealing Fujisaki's five-peat!
[14:23] Tai
I don't think my card will be read,
[14:27] Tai
but I doubt I can take the last card
[14:29] ---
from a player who's
such a good defender.
[14:39] Tai
Remember to breathe.
[14:40] Tai
I can't give up yet!
SIGN I do not know where this love will take me
[14:43] Tai
"Like" is a one-syllable card now,
[14:46] Tai
but "Nothing" hasn't been read,
SIGN but its legacy continues to spread
[14:48] Tai
so he can't take "No more"
on the first syllable.
[14:51] Tai
Do I attack?
[14:54] Tai
It won't work?
[14:56] Tai
But if I don't attack...
[14:57] [POEM] N
which shines over Mount Mikasa
[15:07] [POEM] N
For you, I head out to the
fields to pick spring greens
[15:15] Tai
Nishida also went on the attack.
[15:19] Ero
They intend to attack the opponent's
side in a luck-of-the-draw?
[15:23] [POEM] N
Since I could not hide...
[15:27] Tai
Still nothing.
[15:28] Tai
His guard is so low.
[15:30] Tai
There's no opening to attack.
[15:34] Tai
Damn...
[15:36] Tai
Damn!
[15:41] Sumi
It's too much!
[15:42] Sumi
I'm too scared!
[15:44] Sumi
I can't take this!
[15:49] Sumi
Mashima-senpai!
[15:51] Sumi
Mashima-senpai!
[15:57] Tai
The one card I need won't be read.
[16:00] ---
It never is.
[16:02] Tai
Is that how my life will go?
[16:05] Tai
Is everything I do futile?
[16:10] Tai
Six more dead cards.
[16:12] Tai
"After many," "May it," "My life,"
"Nothing," "Silent," "Gust"...
[16:20] Tai
Is it futile to keep remembering these?
[16:31] Tai
Still... God...
[16:35] Tai
I beg you...
[16:38] Tai
I don't care if my card is never
read in a luck-of-the-draw again.
[16:43] Tai
So please...
[16:45] Tai
Just today...
[16:48] Tai
This one time...
[16:53] ---
Just this once...
[16:55] [POEM] N
Like a boatsman adrift...
SIGN W-We did it...
[17:11] Tsu
We did it! We did it!
SIGN We did it!
[17:13] Sumi
Yes! We did it!
[17:15] Kana
Quiet.
[17:19] Kana
The match isn't over
[17:22] Kana
until the second verse has been read.
[17:30] [POEM] N
...adrift at the mouth of the Yura,
[17:36] [POEM] N
I do not know where
this love will take me
[17:51] Tai
Hey.
[17:54] Tai
You've got tatami marks.
[18:10] Mura
The winner of the team
championship is Mizusawa,
[18:13] ---
by a score of 3 to 2.
[18:15] All
Thank you very much.
[18:18] All
Thank you very much.
[18:21] A
We lost.
[18:22] Ero
Second place.
[18:25] Mako
We came in second.
[18:29] Saku
This loss is my fault.
[18:32] Saku
If I were the god of karuta,
[18:34] Saku
I would have sided with Mizusawa
for their valiant display.
[18:39] Saku
It's my fault for building a
team solely based on strength.
[18:43] Ero
I looked down on my opponent
for spending an entire year
[18:47] ---
kicking around Class B.
[18:49] Ero
That was my mistake.
[18:52] Ero
That guy's on his way up.
[18:58] Mako
Ri-Rion?!
[18:59] Mako
You're not supposed to show emotion!
[19:02] Mako
Wait...
[19:05] Saku
Rion, listen to me.
[19:08] Saku
None of our players are capable
of defeating Ayase-san.
[19:12] Saku
It's not your fault that you couldn't win,
[19:15] Saku
but you need to realize that you
lost despite having the advantage.
[19:22] Saku
Learn some humility.
[19:25] Saku
It's on you to make sure that we don't
lose a single match next summer.
[19:31] A
The ceremony will be on the
first floor in 10 minutes.
[19:33] A
Please prepare as necessary
and proceed there.
[19:36] B
Don't forget anything.
[19:38] C
We had some excellent matches this year.
[19:41] D
So Mizusawa is our champion.
[19:50] (Flashback) Ara
If you become the best player in Japan,
[19:52] (Flashback) Ara
you'll be the best in the world.
[19:55] (Flashback) Ara
I'm not interested in team tournaments.
[19:59] (Flashback) Ara
I'm focused on winning the
individual tournament.
[20:04] Miya
Well, let's head downstairs, Ayase-san.
[20:25] Chi
D-Did you watch?
[20:27] Ara
Huh?
[20:28] Chi
Were you watching?
[20:35] Chi
My team is the best in Japan.
[20:38] Chi
I became the best in Japan
without becoming Queen.
[20:45] Chi
It's because we were playing together.
[20:47] Chi
Don't say that you're not
interested in teams!
[20:52] (Flashback) Chi
And then there's the
"Impassionate gods" card!
[20:55] (Flashback) Chi
Wataya-kun said that the card
has the same name as me!
[20:58] (Flashback) Tai
The three of us will
win together, right?
[21:09] ---
Yeah.
[21:16] ---
Yeah.
E20 - The fall paddy shacks
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[00:06] N
Your High School National Ogura Hundred
Poets Karuta Team champions:
[00:13] N
Mizusawa High School from Tokyo!
[00:20] A
Congratulations.
SIGN Champions
1st: Fujisaki High School
2nd: Fujisaki High School
3rd: Fujisaki High School
4th: Fujisaki High School
5th: Fujisaki High School
[00:35] Kana
Chihaya-chan.
SIGN Go on
[00:50] A
It's heavy. Be careful.
[00:59] (Flashback) Chi
My goal is
[01:01] (Flashback) Chi
to win the team High
School Championship...
[01:05] (Flashback) Chi
We finally have new members...
[01:06] (Flashback) Chi
Two of them stayed.
[01:09] (Flashback) Chi
Compared to becoming Queen, becoming
the strongest woman in Japan,
[01:12] (Flashback) Chi
it's much harder for us to
become best in Japan together!
[01:15] [POEM] N
Like a boatsman adrift...
SIGN Chihaya Furu
SIGN Episode 20
SIGN The
fall
paddy
shacks
[02:57] Tai
Everybody have everything?
[02:59] Kana
We're good.
[03:00] Miya
I'll have the trophy and other
awards sent back to the school,
[03:03] ---
so place everything here.
[03:04] Miya
Oh, I need to write out an invoice.
[03:06] Miya
How many are there in all?
[03:09] Chi
Ms. Miyauchi?
[03:10] Miya
What is it, Ayase-san?
[03:12] Chi
Um, is there a hospital still open nearby?
[03:16] Miya
Huh?
[03:19] Miya
Wait, it's swollen!
[03:22] Miya
Why didn't you say something sooner?
[03:25] Miya
I know of an emergency clinic.
[03:26] Miya
We went there last year.
[03:27] Pork
Oh, yeah...
[03:29] Kana
Oe-san, should we get you
looked at too, just in case?
[03:31] Kana
The swelling's gone down.
[03:34] Miya
You're okay, then?
[03:35] Miya
Mashima-kun, can you take over here?
[03:38] Miya
Let's get going.
[03:42] Kana
Will Chihaya-chan be okay?
[03:45] Kana
The individual tournament is tomorrow.
[03:47] Pork
Well, let's start packing the awards.
[03:49] Pork
Should we put the medals inside, too?
SIGN Probably.
[03:52] Kana
We'll need something
to serve as a cushion.
[03:55] Sumi
How about a towel?
[03:57] Ara
Taichi.
[03:58] Ara
I forgot.
[04:00] Ara
Here's a gift.
SIGN Famous Sake Manju
SIGN Fukui's famous sake manju...
[04:04] Ara
What happened to Chihaya?
[04:09] Tai
Arata, are you walking to the station, too?
[04:11] Ara
No, my uncle's coming in
his car to pick me up.
[04:15] Tai
Oh.
[04:16] Sudo
Hokuo!
[04:18] All
Fight! Fight!
SIGN Third Place
Tokyo Hokuo Academy
[04:19] Sudo
We're sprinting to the station, wimps!
[04:25] Yu
Boys' schools are full of idiots.
SIGN Fourth Place
Hyogo Prefecture First Akashi Girls' High School
[04:27] Haya
I'm dying for a bath.
[04:27] Yu
Did you call for a taxi, Coach?
[04:29] Nana
I'm starving.
[04:29] Yu
We need to save our energy for the
individual tournament tomorrow.
[04:35] Sumi
What?!
[04:36] Sumi
Wataya-san, Mashima-senpai, and
Ayase-senpai are childhood friends?!
[04:40] ---
Well... Yeah.
[04:43] Pork
When you put it that way,
[04:43] Sumi
No way! What kind of balance is that?!
[04:44] ---
I'm childhood friends
with Retro from Hokuo...
[04:45] Sumi
I smell a love triangle in the air!
SIGN Childhood
SIGN Friends
[04:46] Pork
She's not listening.
[04:48] Sumi
Is your school co-ed, Wataya-san?!
[04:50] Sumi
What's your type?!
[04:51] Sumi
Do you have a girlfriend?!
[04:53] Sumi
But! But! This is very important!
[04:55] Kana
Show some restraint!
[04:57] Sumi
But! But! But!
[04:57] Pork
We're going on ahead.
[04:58] Sumi
I understand how you feel! I do!
SIGN I'm hungry.
[04:59] Tsu
What's for dinner?
[04:59] Kana
I wanna know! I wanna know!
[05:02] Ara
That's amazing, Taichi.
[05:04] Ara
That girl also plays karuta?
[05:06] Tai
She's a beginner.
[05:07] Tai
Chihaya worked hard to recruit them.
[05:11] Ara
Really...
[05:15] Ara
Team...
[05:18] Ara
Taichi, in my mind,
[05:23] Ara
the only team for me is the one
I had with you and Chihaya.
[05:36] Ara
I sound pretty creepy.
[05:39] Ara
Especially since I was
looking up at the moon.
[05:41] Ara
Oh, never mind.
[05:43] Ara
On a different subject,
SIGN Tokyo
[05:46] Ara
I'm planning on going to college in Tokyo.
[05:48] ---
What?
[05:49] Tai
Wh-Which college?
[05:52] Ara
Any place I can get a scholarship.
[05:55] Ara
I'll win the individual tournament tomorrow
[05:58] Ara
and go to Tokyo.
[06:02] Tai
Tokyo...
[06:04] Tai
Arata's...
[06:07] Tai
coming to Tokyo.
[06:09] Ara
Oh, that's my uncle's car.
[06:12] Ara
Bye, Taichi.
[06:13] Ara
See you tomorrow.
[06:16] Tai
Arata...
[06:18] Tai
Chihaya wants to be on
a team with you again,
[06:23] Tai
but I don't.
[06:26] Tai
You're my enemy.
[06:29] Ara
Did you say something?
[06:31] Tai
No.
[06:33] Tai
See you tomorrow.
[06:47] Doc
What is this?
[06:49] Chi
Huh?! What do you mean, Doctor?!
[06:52] Doc
It doesn't look like
any bones were broken,
[06:56] Doc
but there appears to be a chip fracture.
[06:58] Miya
Chip fracture?!
[07:01] Doc
But a fracture would hurt more,
[07:05] Doc
and the swelling isn't that bad.
[07:07] Doc
I'll write up a referral,
[07:08] ---
so you should go to a bigger
hospital for a second opinion.
[07:10] Chi
What?!
[07:11] Miya
She has a competitive
karuta tournament tomorrow.
[07:15] Miya
Can she participate?
[07:16] Doc
Karuta?
SIGN Wow, you're good
SIGN Got it
[07:18] Doc
If you mean this, it should be okay.
[07:21] Miya
It's a little more intense.
[07:23] Doc
She should refrain from
any intense activity.
[07:26] Doc
The bone has been weakened.
[07:29] Doc
And it'll be painful if you hit it.
[07:31] Doc
I would recommend that you give up.
[07:39] Kana
Oh, Chihaya-chan.
[07:40] Kana
How did it go?
[07:42] Chi
Oh...
[07:43] Miya
Um, are you about to take a bath?
[07:46] Sumi
Yes.
[07:47] Miya
Go on, then.
[07:48] Miya
We can talk about Ayase-san later.
[07:50] Sumi
Oh, Ms. Miyauchi.
[07:52] Sumi
If you talk to the inn staff,
they'll serve dinner.
[07:55] Miya
Okay, I'll go ask them.
[07:57] Miya
Thank you.
[07:58] Miya
Go take your bath, now.
[08:01] Sumi
Let's go, Senpai.
[08:22] Chi
Oops! Boys' room!
[09:00] (Flashback) Chi
We'll win every match
[09:01] (Flashback) Chi
and become number one in Japan!
[09:03] [POEM] N
Though I prayed...
[09:06] [POEM] N
Note that though...
[09:09] (Flashback) Naka
She moved the instant the reader spoke.
[09:11] (Flashback) Naka
She moved faster than sound.
[09:13] [POEM] N
The sound of birds...
[09:15] (Flashback) Megu
Okay.
[09:16] (Flashback) Megu
One card at a time.
[09:23] (Flashback) Yu
Okay, I won!
[09:25] (Flashback) Yu
One win for First Akashi Girls'!
[09:26] (Flashback) Kana
One win for Pizusawa!
[09:28] (Flashback) Tsu
Oe-senpai held on to win! Amazing!
[09:32] (Flashback) Tai
Two wins for Mizusawa!
[09:49] (Flashback) Both
Thank you very much.
[09:53] (Flashback) Tai
His opponent has "The sight of Mount,"
[09:54] (Flashback) Tai
while Komano has "May my lonely"
in a luck of the draw.
[09:58] (Flashback) Tai
There are four more dead cards...
[10:01] (Flashback) Desk
I'll always have...
[10:04] [POEM] ---
The sight of Mount Arima...
[10:11] (Flashback) Kana
Good thing it wasn't Chihaya-chan
jamming her finger.
[10:14] (Flashback) Chi
What are you talking about, Kana-chan?!
[10:16] (Flashback) Kana
We should consider ourselves lucky!
[10:17] (Flashback) Kana
It wasn't our ace who got hurt.
[10:20] (Flashback) Kana
We have first-years to sub in!
[10:22] (Flashback) Kana
Luck is on our side.
[10:24] (Flashback) Kana
Mizusawa is set up to win.
[10:32] [POEM] N
While
[10:33] [POEM] N
I sigh and lament how the one
I love does not feel the same,
[10:37] (Flashback) Chi
Wh-What is this?
[10:40] (Flashback) Chi
She's different.
[10:41] (Flashback) Chi
Completely different.
[10:43] (Flashback) Chi
Her reflexes...
[10:44] (Flashback) Chi
Her sense...
[10:45] [POEM] N
My only thought as
[10:48] (Flashback) Rion
I don't think so!
[11:01] (Flashback) Tai
Chihaya?!
[11:03] (Flashback) Desk
Is she hurt?
[11:05] (Flashback) Mura
Are you okay?
[11:09] (Flashback) Chi
Yes, I'm okay.
[11:12] (Flashback) Pork
Ayase, you can't hide it from me.
[11:15] (Flashback) Pork
I'm right next to you.
[11:17] (Flashback) Pork
Excuse me.
[11:28] (Flashback) Mako
Win, Rion!
[11:33] (Flashback) Both
Thank you very much.
[11:36] (Flashback) Kana
Tsukuba-kun...
[11:40] (Flashback) Ichi
Thank you very much.
[11:41] (Flashback) Tsu
Thank you very much...
[11:43] (Flashback) A
Two wins for Fujisaki!
[11:45] (Flashback) Desk
Mizusawa's down 0 to 2.
[11:48] (Flashback) B
Fujisaki's got this in the bag.
[11:51] (Flashback) D
They're strong.
[11:53] (Flashback) D
That makes it a five-peat for Fujisaki.
[11:56] (Flashback) Tai
Three wins.
[11:59] (Flashback) Tai
We're getting three wins, guys.
[12:21] (Flashback) Chi
Thank you very much.
[12:27] (Flashback) Kana
It's down to luck-of-the-draw.
[12:29] (Flashback) Tsu
In both games...
[12:33] (Flashback) Tai
I beg you...
[12:35] (Flashback) Tai
I don't care if my card is never
read in a luck-of-the-draw again.
[12:40] (Flashback) Tai
So please...
[12:43] (Flashback) Tai
Just today...
[12:45] (Flashback) Tai
Just this once...
[12:50] (Flashback) Tai
This one time...
[12:53] [POEM] N
Like a boatsman adrift...
[13:05] (Flashback) Tai
Hey.
[13:08] (Flashback) Tai
You've got tatami marks.
[13:18] Chi
Thank you.
[13:22] Chi
Thank you!
[13:25] Pork
The doctor wasn't sure what's
wrong, but told you not to play?!
SIGN Metal guard underneath
[13:31] Kana
It was more than a jammed finger?!
[13:33] Tai
Why didn't you say something yesterday?
[13:36] Chi
I was hoping it might be
healed when I woke up.
[13:41] Pork
You can't play like that.
[13:42] Sumi
That's right.
[13:43] Tsu
You should forfeit, Ayase-senpai.
[13:45] Pork
It'll hurt even more if you hit it again.
[13:50] Miya
Ayase-san,
[13:52] ---
I understand how you feel.
[13:54] Miya
But...
[13:56] Miya
You won the team tournament.
[13:58] Miya
You've done very well.
[14:01] Miya
Get some rest.
[14:11] Pork
Huh? Sis?
[14:20] Pork
Man, what's with her?
SIGN Congratulations Winners
[14:29] Chi
I wanna play.
[14:33] Chi
I wanna wear this and play.
[14:36] Sudo
Hilarious.
[14:38] Sudo
You got hurt yesterday?
[14:40] Sudo
Wild animals are slower
when they're injured.
[14:45] Sudo
However, if you force the
issue and play poorly,
SIGN The S in Sudo stands for sadistic!
[14:49] Sudo
they'll say that the team
champions are weak individually.
[15:01] Chi
I haven't forgotten.
[15:04] Chi
My goal is
[15:06] Chi
to win the individual High School
Championships in each class.
SIGN gulp
[15:09] Chi
As the team high school champions,
[15:11] Chi
we'll do all we can to make it happen.
SIGN Class A
[15:17] Both
Our goal is
SIGN Class C
[15:19] Both
to win the individual
tournament in each class.
SIGN Class D
[15:21] Sumi
What? We count?
SIGN Class B
[15:26] Tai
Win.
SIGN Class A
[15:28] Saku
Today is the day we show
Fujisaki's true power.
[15:31] Saku
We will dominate the rankings.
[15:33] All
Yes!
[15:33] All
Yes!
SIGN Class B
[15:40] Sudo
If you lose, I'll throw you in Lake Biwa!
SIGN Class B Class B Class B Class A Class A
[15:43] Sudo
If you don't want that to happen, win!
[15:44] All
Yeah!
SIGN Class B Class A Class B Class B Class A
[15:47] Megu
We have to avenge our loss, girls!
[15:49] All
Yes!
[15:51] A
Well, the team tournament
[15:54] ---
was exciting as a new
school emerged triumphant.
[15:57] A
I expect this to give the
karuta world a jolt, Chairman.
[16:01] Ma
No, in the team tournament, players
rely on strength to take cards.
SIGN All Japan Karuta Association Chairman
Mashita Yoshiaki, grade 10
[16:06] Ma
The matches are very messy to watch.
[16:10] Ma
However, in the individual tournament,
[16:12] ---
we can expect battles of wit and strategy.
SIGN Super Class A
[16:22] Pork
It'll hurt if you hit something.
[16:25] Pork
How are you gonna play like that?
[16:36] Chi
I-I'll use my left hand...
[16:38] Pork
Huh?
[16:39] Chi
I'll do what I can with my left hand.
[16:42] Pork
What?!
[16:45] Chi
We're all playing to win.
[16:48] Chi
The individual tournament
is about to start.
SIGN Class A
SIGN Ayase Chihaya
SIGN Yuube Keiko
[17:07] Pork
You don't have a chance!
[17:08] Pork
She's aggressive enough to blow you
away, even using your right hand!
[17:10] Pork
What are you going to
do with your left hand?!
[17:12] Chi
But! But, but, but!
SIGN What's with that scarf?
SIGN Stare...
[17:14] A
Why is the Queen so interested?
[17:17] A
The first round should be a cinch for her.
[17:18] B
They should just seed her, for our sake.
[17:21] C
How did she lose all that weight?
[17:24] Chi
It's probably because they stopped
selling Snowmaru daifuku.
SIGN You know the reason?
[17:27] Chi
It's so sad...
SIGN Wataya Arata
SIGN Kawauchi Shoji
SIGN Wait,
I'm
playing
him?!
[17:34] Chi
Oh, Arata.
[17:35] Shi
I lucked out.
[17:37] Shi
It's a good thing I didn't get paired
against Arata in the first round.
[17:41] Shi
I would've had a taste of how
much stronger you've gotten
[17:44] ---
over the past few years.
[17:54] Shi
It's not just Arata.
[17:58] Shi
Everybody here.
[18:00] Shi
I'll make them admit that the team
tournament is nothing serious.
[18:05] Shi
I'll crush them all.
[18:08] A
The Queen looked so lame.
[18:10] B
Was that a cooling scarf around her neck?
[18:12] Ara
Oh, Chihaya.
[18:15] A
Will the players please step inside?
[18:17] A
The first round will soon begin.
[18:19] A
Class A will be on the second floor.
[18:22] A
Will the players please step inside?
[18:28] Ara
Chihaya, aren't you coming?
[18:30] Chi
Oh, I'm coming.
[18:34] Chi
It's Arata.
[18:36] Chi
Arata's here.
[18:42] Chi
Arata and I are standing
on the same tatami floor.
[18:51] Retro
Today is the day...
Today is the day...
[18:53] Retro
Today is the day I win it all
and start the Legend of Retro!
SIGN Kinashi Hiro's Road to Master Project
Classified
SIGN Retro
[18:59] Retro
What's wrong, Mashima?
[19:01] Retro
Today is the day I win!
[19:03] Tai
Retro...
[19:05] Tai
Why am I here?
[19:08] Retro
I-Is he burned out from
the team tournament?
[19:12] Retro
That's not like him.
[19:13] Retro
It's not like him, but that
means my greatest rival is out!
[19:18] Retro
My victory is assured!
[19:30] Miya
The two first-years in Class D
are in a separate hall.
[19:32] Miya
Komano-kun and Oe-san in
Class C are in the office.
[19:35] Miya
Mashima-kun will be playing the Class B
first round on the first floor.
[19:40] Miya
On the second floor is Class A,
Nishida-kun and Ayase-san.
[19:45] Miya
You can tell this is the
national tournament.
[19:47] Miya
The parents are here
to support the players.
SIGN Arata's dad
SIGN Arata's mom
[19:57] Miya
Ayase-san...
[20:08] A
It's time.
[20:12] A
We will now begin the first round of
the Class A individual tournament.
[20:16] All
Thank you very much.
[20:18] All
Thank you very much.
[20:21] [POEM] N
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
[20:32] [POEM] N
Here comes spring, now the flower blooms
[20:34] Chi
Here we go.
[20:43] [POEM] N
Here comes spring, now the flower blooms
[20:51] [POEM] N
Gust of wind...
[20:52] Yu
Yes!
[20:56] Yu
I won't lose.
[20:58] Yu
Not until I get to play Megumu.
[21:00] [POEM] N
...fall leaves
[21:07] [POEM] N
The sound of birds crossing...
[21:12] Chi
What do I do?
[21:15] Chi
I can hear everything.
[21:18] Chi
I can hear the sound,
[21:20] Chi
but my body, my left hand won't...
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[00:03] [POEM] N
Gust of wind...
[00:04] Yu
Yes!
[00:07] [POEM] N
The sound of birds crossing...
[00:13] Chi
What do I do?
[00:15] Chi
I can hear everything.
[00:17] Chi
I can hear the sound,
[00:20] Chi
but my body, my left hand won't...
SIGN Chihaya Furu
SIGN Episode 21
SIGN But
its
legacy
continues
to
spread
[01:34] [POEM] N
awakens the guards of
Suma Gate at night
[01:44] [POEM] N
My life means nothing...
[01:46] Chi
She's swinging at multiple cards?
[01:48] [POEM] N
In order to restore...
[01:50] Chi
She hit seven cards there.
SIGN She counts as a man
[01:53] Chi
Porky was right.
SIGN Strong swing!
[01:55] Chi
She's powerful!
[01:57] Chi
Calm down.
[01:59] Chi
The match has just begun.
[02:08] Chi
My reach and pivot point
are completely different.
[02:16] Yu
I feel bad about her injury,
[02:19] Yu
but she thinks she'll win with her left hand?
[02:20] Yu
That's absurd.
[02:23] Yu
This is my chance
[02:26] Yu
to avenge our loss yesterday!
[02:29] Chi
My stance is towards the other side.
[02:30] Chi
My center of gravity is on the other side.
[02:32] Chi
I usually put my weight on my left knee,
[02:34] Chi
but now it's on the right.
[02:38] Chi
I can't think too much about it!
[02:42] Chi
Use a natural stance.
[02:43] [POEM] N
After many, many years...
[02:45] Chi
My hand will reach.
[02:47] Chi
I just have to swing!
[02:53] [POEM] N
now bloom inside the nine-fold palace
[03:03] [POEM] N
For you, I head out to the fields...
[03:05] Yu
Yes! Yes! Yes!
[03:06] Chi
It won't work...
[03:07] Chi
I've never practiced covering
with my left hand...
[03:11] Miya
Those girls are very similar.
They're both easy to read.
[03:13] [POEM] N
while snow falls upon my sleeves
[03:22] [POEM] N
The hazed early dawn
[03:23] Chi
A multi-syllable card
on the opponent's side!
[03:24] Chi
She covered!
[03:25] [POEM] N
mist over the Kawagiri River
[03:27] Chi
Huh?
[03:27] Chi
Wait, I touched it?
SIGN Who got it?!
[03:29] Chi
Was Yuube-san faster?
[03:32] Yu
You won that card!
SIGN Honest
[03:37] Chi
I've never thought about
how to use my left hand,
[03:40] ---
or how to approach the card with it.
[03:44] Chi
How do left-handed players
see a right-handed cover?
[03:50] Chi
Yuube-san just lost "The hazed
early dawn mist" on the outside,
[03:54] Chi
but she has another multi-syllable
card, "My only thought as I,"
[03:56] ---
at her lower right.
[03:58] Chi
Right-handed players only know
[04:00] ---
how to play against other
right-handed players.
[04:02] [POEM] N
...nets in the shallows
[04:03] Chi
But for a left-handed player...
[04:08] [POEM] N
My only thought as I am put out
to sea is to ask the fishermen
[04:10] Chi
It's open to take!
[04:12] Yu
I lost two cards the same way...
[04:15] Miya
Ayase-san's doing a wonderful job.
SIGN Is she actually left-handed?
[04:17] Miya
She's winning multi-syllable
cards she's struggled with.
[04:19] Chi
I can do this.
[04:21] Chi
I can do this!
[04:24] Yu
I can come back.
[04:26] [POEM] N
So spring ends...
[04:26] Yu
Attack to come back!
[04:28] Chi
Huh?
[04:29] [POEM] N
Would the mountain cherry blossoms...
[04:32] Chi
What?
[04:33] [POEM] N
When winds send waves...
[04:36] Chi
I have no problem taking
cards on the opponent's side.
[04:39] Chi
So why
[04:41] Chi
doesn't my body move when it's on my side?
[04:46] Chi
What's going on?
[04:48] Chi
It feels like riding a bike with
the brakes held down halfway.
[04:52] Ara
Thank you very much.
[04:54] Ara
Thank you very much.
[04:56] Mako
Their match is already over?!
[04:57] Ama
How?!
[04:58] Ama
There haven't been 25 cards read yet.
[05:02] Ama
He won by 27 cards?!
[05:04] Ama
He was perfect, plus he got his
opponent to commit two faults?!
[05:08] A
What the hell?
[05:09] A
How does that even work?
[05:13] [POEM] N
May the scarlet kadsuras...
[05:17] B
The Queen is next to finish.
[05:19] C
She won by a perfect 25-0 score.
[05:23] Ara
What about Chihaya?
[05:26] Ara
What kind of karuta does Chihaya play?
[05:31] Ara
How does Chihaya
[05:33] Ara
play karuta now?
[05:36] Ara
Huh?
[05:38] Ara
Her right hand's injured?
[05:39] Ara
She's using her left hand?!
[05:41] [POEM] N
Impassioned was your promise...
[05:43] [POEM] N
My own sleeves are like...
[05:46] Chi
Why?
[05:47] Chi
I can take cards on the opponent's side,
[05:49] ---
so why can't I take them from my own side?
[05:51] Chi
If I were using my right hand,
I could take these without thinking.
[05:54] Chi
Why is a brake holding me back?
[05:57] Ara
That's crazy, Chihaya.
[05:58] Ara
Karuta isn't that simple.
[06:01] [POEM] N
Said bed was cold as I lay awake
[06:05] Ara
You've gotten used to taking
cards from your own side
[06:07] ---
without any thought.
[06:10] Ara
Your cards are placed for
a right-handed player.
[06:14] Yu
I'm 10 cards up now.
[06:16] Yu
She'll probably give up soon.
[06:19] Yu
Most players would give up after
injuring their right hand.
[06:22] Yu
You worked hard to get here.
[06:25] Yu
You put on a performance worthy of
the captain of the team champions.
[06:29] Chi
I should have just played
with my right hand.
[06:32] Chi
I would have been able to
last one match at least.
[06:37] Chi
No.
[06:39] Chi
If I only get one match
to use my right hand,
[06:42] Chi
I should save it for Arata!
[06:42] [POEM] N
for the night would drag on
when I thought of my beloved
[06:52] [POEM] N
In the sleepy spring sunlight,
[06:54] Ara
She attacks the opponent's side quickly!
[07:10] Chi
Um, excuse me.
[07:11] Chi
Can I move my cards?
[07:13] Yu
Uh, sure...
[07:19] Yu
Sh-She moved all of them?
[07:27] Ara
She flipped her cards around?
[07:31] Ara
I've never seen this before.
[07:34] Chi
I have to win until I play Arata!
[07:37] A
Wait.
[07:38] A
It's bad manners to move
so many cards at one time.
[07:42] Chi
Of course. I'm sorry.
[07:45] Yu
It's fine. Leave them.
[07:47] Chi
Huh?
[07:49] Yu
Leave them in that order.
[07:51] Yu
She's playing with the handicap
of having to use her left hand.
[07:54] Yu
Compared to that, shuffling
her cards around is nothing.
[07:57] Chi
She's so manly!
[08:00] Chi
Thank you very much!
[08:02] Yu
But I have no idea how this helps.
SIGN Redo my memorization...
[08:06] Yu
If she's trying to confuse me,
she'll end up hurting herself.
[08:09] Yu
It's suicidal to mess around
with your card positioning.
[08:17] Chi
This is a gamble.
[08:19] Chi
Don't think.
[08:23] Chi
Do what I usually do,
[08:25] Chi
only with my left hand.
[08:28] [POEM] N
a whirlwind of flower petals descends
[08:41] [POEM] N
Rain takes longer...
[08:44] Chi
I did it! Just like normal!
[08:48] Chi
Everything's normal, just flipped!
[08:53] [POEM] N
The storm blasts...
[08:55] [POEM] N
Note that though we may be...
[08:57] Yu
Why is she suddenly so much faster?
[08:59] Yu
Why?
[09:00] Ara
I see.
[09:02] Ara
Instead of taking cards from this
direction to that direction,
[09:06] Ara
she's taking them from that
direction to this direction.
[09:10] Ara
It's less confusing if you just
mirror your normal motions.
[09:15] Ara
The flow has changed since
she moved her cards.
[09:17] Ara
This will be tough for her opponent.
[09:19] Miya
Amazing, Ayase-san!
[09:24] Yu
Please wait.
[09:47] Yu
Excuse me.
[09:49] Yu
I can't lose to her.
[09:51] Yu
No matter who my opponent is.
[09:53] [POEM] N
The sky may hold the same moon
[09:57] Miya
She sent Ayase-san's hand flying!
[09:59] Ara
The headband girl recovered.
[10:03] Ara
She has a powerful swing.
[10:05] Ara
She goes for the card in front
as well as the one that's read.
[10:09] Ara
She even knocks away her
opponent's hand at times.
[10:12] Miya
That's playing rough!
[10:14] Chi
Yuube-san didn't hit my hand away.
[10:17] Chi
She passed through the
opening I left her.
[10:20] Chi
Amazing...
[10:22] Yu
Don't panic. Stay calm.
[10:25] Yu
This fall, I'll be aiming to
become Queen with Megumu!
[10:38] Chi
I can't win with weak attacks.
[10:40] Chi
If I hesitate, I'll lose the card.
[10:42] Chi
Focus.
[10:46] Chi
Focus.
[10:48] Ara
Chihaya...
[10:51] Ara
She's playing hard with her left hand.
[10:54] Ara
Having fun...
[10:57] Ara
Now that I think about it,
[10:59] Ara
Chihaya took her first card
from me with her left hand.
[11:05] Ara
Must be fun...
[11:07] Ara
Playing karuta with Chihaya must be fun.
[11:14] Both
Thank you very much.
SIGN Shock
[11:16] Chi
Yes, I eked out a win.
[11:19] Chi
Ayase: won by 2 cards.
[11:21] A
Okay.
[11:22] Yu
Don't get the wrong idea!
[11:24] Yu
I didn't lose to you!
[11:26] Yu
I lost because my memorization
wasn't good enough!
[11:29] Yu
I'll work on my memorization
by studying for college exams,
[11:31] Yu
so I'll be back!
[11:35] Chi
She even treats college exam prep
as preparation for karuta!
SIGN Marvelous...
[11:39] Ara
Chihaya.
[11:41] Ara
That was incredible, Chihaya.
[11:43] Ara
You won with your left hand.
[11:44] Ara
That was incredible!
[11:49] (Flashback) Arata
I believe that you have
the talent for Karuta.
[12:09] A
We will now announce the
pairings for the second round.
[12:11] A
Please check the chart and sit
at your assigned position.
[12:15] Pork
Hey, Ayase.
[12:17] Pork
You survived the first round?
[12:19] ChiI
Yep, you too?
[12:20] Pork
Oh, yeah!
[12:22] Pork
I avenged Tsukuba!
[12:24] Pork
Ayase, I feel like I can't lose today.
SIGN Nishida Yusei
vs.
Wataya Arata
SIGN Shock
SIGN Kaneko Natsumi vs. Ayase Chihaya
[12:33] Chi
Kaneko-san from Akita.
[12:36] Chi
I didn't get paired against Arata again.
[12:38] Ara
Chihaya, see you later.
[12:40] ---
S-Sure.
[12:49] Chi
Can I reach him?
[12:52] Chi
Or is he still out of reach?
[12:56] Chi
I want to know.
[13:01] Pork
I'm not crazy about karuta
the way Ayase is.
[13:04] Pork
I prefer to avoid playing
stronger players.
[13:08] Pork
I'll take all the easy wins I can get.
[13:12] Pork
But...
[13:22] Pork
But...
[13:31] Pork
I have to go back to being
crazy about karuta.
[13:33] [POEM] N
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
[13:34] Pork
When I'm up against you...
[13:40] Miya
Komano-kun and Oe-san won
their first round matches.
[13:42] Miya
Tsukuba-kun won with a bye.
[13:48] Miya
Hanano-san won?! Amazing!
[13:50] Miya
Everyone's doing great!
[13:53] [POEM] N
to tell the people in the capital
that I make for the islands
SIGN You're not supposed to make any sound when a card is being read.
[14:02] [POEM] N
May my sighs be blamed upon the moon,
[14:10] Miya
They're so into the match.
[14:12] Miya
These parents must care
very much about their child.
[14:15] Mom
Arata!
[14:17] (Flashback) Ara
Mom, Dad...
[14:19] (Flashback) Ara
If I win the high school tournament,
I have a favor to ask.
[14:25] (Flashback) Ara
I want you to let me attend
a university in Tokyo.
[14:30] Dad
Arata...
[14:31] Dad
Most scholarship offers will
come from private schools.
[14:34] Dad
It would take 4,000,000 yen in the
[14:35] ---
first year to cover registration,
tuition, and living expenses!
[14:38] Mom
You're smart enough to attend
a local public university!
[14:41] Both
Lose your match!
[14:42] Both
Lose your match!
[14:45] [POEM] N
May I see you never forget...
[14:49] Both
Hang in there, chubby kid!
[14:55] Pork
I'm no longer the kid I used to be.
[14:58] Kita
Yusei, you should work on game
awareness instead of game sense.
[15:03] Kita
With your mastery of
the basics, you can do it.
[15:06] Kita
Make assumptions about the places
where cards will be read earlier.
[15:10] Kita
I'll teach you how it works.
[15:12] Kita
You'll learn how to take
control of any match!
[15:17] Dad
You rock, chubby kid!
[15:19] Mom
Way to go!
[15:21] Ara
Amazing...
[15:23] Ara
He's following a methodology.
[15:25] Ara
I can see his training in his playing style.
[15:28] Ara
The presence of his coach in his play...
[15:30] Ara
Chihaya's high school is really special.
[15:34] Ara
They have different types
of karuta players.
[15:39] Ara
That's amazing.
[15:43] [POEM] N
When the misty bridge...
[15:48] A
He's fast!
[15:49] B
What was that?
[15:51] [POEM] N
...is nearly past
[15:57] [POEM] N
So the flower petals are scattered...
[15:59] Pork
He went from his own lower
right to his own upper left.
[16:05] [POEM] N
...withers and wilts
[16:10] [POEM] N
Nothing can be worse...
[16:13] Pork
He crossed again!
Three different points this time!
[16:21] Mom
Arata, why are you participating in
the high school tournament this year?
[16:24] Mom
Couldn't you wait until next year
when you're a third-year?
[16:28] Ara
Why this year?
[16:29] Ara
If I get into a school early by recommendation,
it'll be easier for me to focus.
[16:36] (Flashback) Ara
On the Master Challenger
tournament in the fall
[16:38] (Flashback) Ara
and the Master match in the winter.
[16:41] Pork
Why?
[16:44] Pork
Why is he so much better than me?
[16:50] Pork
I've played karuta since I was little.
[16:54] Pork
I've practiced hard the whole time.
[16:57] Pork
What's the difference?
[17:01] Pork
Ayase...
[17:03] Pork
If I injured my favored
hand, I would forfeit.
[17:08] Pork
It must have hurt when she was
playing in the final yesterday,
[17:13] Pork
but all she cared about was
winning the team championship.
[17:21] Pork
Desktomu-kun and Hanano worked hard
to collect data on the other teams.
[17:28] (Flashback) Kana
One win for Pizusawa!
[17:30] Pork
Kana-chan secured a victory
[17:32] ---
right after my loss in the
semifinal to ease the pressure.
[17:37] (Flashback) Tsu
I'm not doing this for attention!
[17:39] (Flashback) Tsu
But I'm here!
[17:41] Pork
Tsukuba kept appealing to
us for a chance to play.
[17:47] (Flashback) Tai
Three wins.
[17:49] (Flashback) Tai
We're getting three wins, guys.
[17:52] Pork
Mashima never gave up.
[17:55] Pork
That's why we were able to win.
[18:04] Pork
What did I do?
[18:14] Pork
I can at least...
[18:17] Pork
I can at least refuse to give up!
[18:30] Pork
Don't give up!
[18:32] Pork
Don't give up!
[18:33] Pork
Don't give up!
[18:46] Both
Thank you very much.
[19:02] Ara
Are all the players at Mizusawa like this?
[19:05] Ara
You played five matches yesterday,
[19:07] Ara
yet you're still playing your heart out.
[19:12] Pork
You bet.
[19:15] Pork
I don't play anywhere as
hard as the other members.
[19:19] Pork
Mashima, Desktomu-kun, Kana-chan,
Ayase, and the first-years
[19:23] ---
are all playing harder!
[19:29] Pork
Damn...
[19:39] Pork
Don't forget how he swung from
his lower left to his upper right.
[19:45] Pork
Damn! Damn!
[19:48] Pork
Don't forget how he attacked
from his opponent's upper left
[19:52] ---
to his opponent's lower right in a line.
[19:54] Pork
This is why I hate strong players!
[19:59] Pork
They make me want to beat them!
[20:03] Pork
They make me want to work harder!
[20:05] Miya
Ayase-san did it! She's
through the second round!
[20:09] Both
Thank you very much.
[20:12] Chi
I did it. I made it to the Top 8.
SIGN Snore
[20:24] Chi
This takes a lot more
concentration than normal,
[20:29] Chi
but I have to do this.
[20:31] A
We will now announce the
pairings for the third round.
[20:34] Chi
I have to use my left hand
[20:37] ---
until I get to play Arata.
SIGN Ayase Chihaya
SIGN Ayase Chihaya
SIGN Wakamiya Shinobu
E22 - Long Last We Meet
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SIGN Ayase Chihaya
SIGN Wakamiya Shinobu
SIGN Chihaya Furu
SIGN Episode 22
SIGN Long
Last
We
Meet
[01:36] Mura
We will now begin the third round
of the individual tournament.
[01:40] Mura
Please place your cards.
[01:42] All
Thank you very much.
[01:44] All
Thank you very much.
[01:50] Sakura
The quarterfinals of the Class
A individual tournament.
[01:54] Sakura
Of the eight remaining
players, three are ours.
[01:58] Sakura
Emuro-kun is up against
Amakasu-kun from Hokuo.
[02:01] Sakura
He has good game sense,
[02:02] Sakura
and his reflexes allow him
to take cards quickly.
[02:06] Sakura
In terms of mental strength
and overall balance,
[02:08] ---
Emuro-kun has the advantage.
[02:11] Sakura
Suzuki Manata must be upset about
being taken out of the lineup yesterday,
[02:14] Sakura
since he's playing better than usual today.
[02:17] Sakura
His opponent is Wataya-kun from Fukui.
[02:19] Sakura
I've been asking around
the other societies,
[02:21] Sakura
and I was only able
to learn that he's the
[02:23] ---
grandson of the Eternal Master Wataya.
[02:26] Sakura
What kind of karuta does he play?
[02:29] Sakura
Yamai-kun is up against Ousaka-san
from First Akashi Girls'.
[02:33] Sakura
While Yamai-kun relies on his power,
[02:36] Sakura
Ousaka-san's weapons are
her speed and grace.
[02:39] Sakura
She's also been playing better
than in the team tournament.
[02:42] Sakura
This will be a battle of willpower.
[02:45] Sakura
And there's the Queen,
Wakamiya Shinobu.
[02:49] Sakura
Her opponent is Ayase-san
from Mizusawa.
[02:52] Sakura
Her game sense was
enough to defeat Rion,
[02:54] ---
but how far will it take
her against the Queen?
[03:07] Haya
Coach...
[03:10] Sakura
She's been using her left
hand this whole time?
[03:12] Miya
Ayase-san removed the bandages.
[03:14] Miya
Is she going to use her right hand?
[03:19] Chi
I don't know how much I can do against
Shinobu-chan with this hand,
[03:23] Chi
but I don't want any regrets.
[03:30] Chi
Huh?
[03:33] Shi
Lame T-shirt.
[03:36] Shi
Lame T-shirt.
[03:47] Shi
The super rare Mommy Bear tanktop!
[03:59] Shi
It appears that you've
injured your favored hand.
[04:03] Shi
Shall I play with my right hand?
[04:09] Chi
That's not something
you should joke about!
[04:13] Chi
Since I played Shinobu-chan last year,
[04:17] Chi
not a day has gone by
[04:19] Chi
that I haven't remembered
her speed, her strength...
[04:23] [POEM] N
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
[04:28] Chi
My only goal has been to beat Shinobu-chan.
[04:31] [POEM] N
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
[04:36] Chi
Show me your true strength.
[04:39] Chi
The strength of the number one
player in Japan, in the world.
[04:40] [POEM] N
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
[04:56] A
Wow!
[04:57] B
How is she so fast?
[04:58] C
So fast...
[04:59] D
The Queen's play is steady today.
[05:19] (Flashback) Chitose
Hey, Chihaya! Enough already!
[05:22] (Flashback) Chitose
The drama I was briefly
in is about to start!
SIGN This again?
[05:25] (Flashback) Chitose
Haven't you gotten sick of
watching that chubby girl yet?
[05:29] Chi
I watched the Queen match so many times
[05:32] ---
that my sister was disgusted with me.
[05:34] [POEM] N
when I should have
gone to sleep instead
[05:43] [POEM] N
As my love first came...
[05:46] Chi
I knew it.
[05:48] Chi
It looks like she waits until
the unique syllable to move,
[05:51] Chi
but that's not the case.
[05:53] Chi
She doesn't move her hand,
[05:55] ---
but her body is moving in
response to what's being read.
[05:58] Chi
She's saving it up.
[06:00] [POEM] N
word had already spread
[06:03] Chi
So she can take the card as soon
as the unique syllable is read,
[06:06] ---
without any mistakes.
[06:11] Chi
So...
[06:14] ---
she can stab the border of the card
[06:17] Chi
at the shortest distance.
[06:36] [POEM] N
is that I have no way
to tell you in person
[06:45] [POEM] N
I feel as though I am...
[06:49] [POEM] N
The storm blasts autumn leaves...
[06:52] [POEM] N
In order for us...
[07:00] A
Sh-She's strong.
[07:02] B
How can she be this accurate?
[07:04] C
And so fast, too!
[07:06] D
It's like there's something connecting
her fingers to the cards.
[07:09] D
Not a sound...
[07:12] D
That's how light and sharp
her movements are.
[07:17] D
She is truly the Queen.
[07:30] Chi
I'll let the people watching talk
about how strong and fast she is.
[07:35] [POEM] N
the plum blossoms still smell the same
[07:45] [POEM] N
For you, I would have given up my life
[07:53] Chi
I-I got it!
[07:55] Miya
She usually struggles with them,
but she defended a multi-syllable card!
[08:01] Chi
I only had 10 minutes to
practice, but it worked.
[08:06] Chi
It was a gamble,
[08:08] ---
but I moved "For you, I would"
from my usual position on
[08:13] ---
the inside lower right
to the inside lower left.
[08:18] Chi
This was something I didn't realize
until I tried playing with my left hand.
[08:22] ---
There's a position for
multi-syllable cards that's
[08:24] ---
difficult for left-handed players to reach.
[08:41] Chi
Forget about it.
Forget about it.
[08:45] Chi
If I hold back at all,
[08:46] ---
I won't be able to take a
single card against her.
[08:49] Chi
There's only one thing for me to focus on.
[08:52] Chi
How can I win?
[08:53] [POEM] N
now together, I guard it dear
[09:03] Chi
How can I win?
[09:07] Chi
How can I win?
[09:10] Chi
How?!
[09:14] Miya
Ayase-san appears to be reacting quickly,
[09:18] ---
but the Queen is taking all of the cards?
[09:25] Chi
How?!
[09:27] [POEM] N
In
[09:29] [POEM] N
the sleepy spring sunlight,
[09:37] Chi
I'm losing by a hair.
[09:40] Chi
Shinobu-chan is beating
me with her accuracy.
[09:43] Chi
That was one of my best cards!
[10:11] Chi
The gauze and tape are too heavy.
[10:16] Chi
I've worked hard on my accuracy.
[10:28] Shi
Why?
[10:31] Shi
Aren't you the ace of the team that
won the tournament yesterday?
[10:37] Shi
You and your friends accomplished
your goal, right?
[10:43] Shi
So why?
[10:46] Shi
Why are you so focused on
me when you're injured?
[10:55] Shi
So focused on karuta?
[10:59] [POEM] N
...I could not hide my love,
[11:04] E
"Since I could not hide"?!
[11:07] E
She took the Queen's best card!
[11:45] A
Is something wrong?
[11:47] Chi
I-I'm fine.
[11:57] Shi
I lost "Since I could not hide."
[12:01] Chi
I'm sending a card.
SIGN the red that is the Tatsuta River
[12:12] (Flashback) All
Please wait!
SIGN the red that is the Tatsuta River
[12:31] [POEM] N
people would always ask if
I was pining for someone
[12:47] A
Wow!
[12:48] B
No mercy on an injured opponent.
[12:51] Miya
Ayase-san...
[13:01] [POEM] N
as helpless autumn leaves
are caught against the flow
[13:33] (Flashback) Shi
So many cute pictures!
[13:35] (Flashback) A
If you like karuta, we can visit
the nearby karuta society.
[13:43] (Flashback) Ise
I understand.
[13:45] (Flashback) Ise
Nice to meet you, Shinobu-chan.
[13:49] (Flashback) Ise
Oh, there's a girl your age who just joined.
[13:55] (Flashback) Ise
You can practice with her.
[13:57] (Flashback) Ise
She's over there.
[14:19] [POEM] N
now bloom inside the nine-fold palace
[14:29] [POEM] N
Long last we meet...
[14:38] (Flashback) Sato
The same time.
[14:40] (Flashback) Ise
A card touched at the same time
goes to the side it was on.
[14:43] (Flashback) Ise
That goes to Shinobu-chan.
[14:46] (Flashback) Ise
Better luck next time.
[14:50] (Flashback) Ise
That's a poem written by Lady Murasaki
[14:53] (Flashback) ---
about a reunion with an old friend.
[15:02] (Flashback) Sato
Another close win for me!
[15:04] (Flashback) Sato
Shinobu-chan, we're rivals!
[15:09] (Flashback) Ise
Shinobu-chan, why don't you
play Ryuusei-kun next?
[15:16] (Flashback) Ise
He's much older than you are.
[15:18] (Flashback) Ise
Give it your best shot.
[15:38] [POEM] N
Impassionate gods
[15:45] [POEM] N
have never seen
[15:56] Shi
Thank you very much.
[15:59] Chi
Thank you very much.
[16:02] Both
Thank you very much.
[16:13] A
Oh, Wakamiya-san. What was the score?
[16:16] Shi
I won by 23 cards.
[16:18] A
Impressive as always.
[16:20] A
23 cards...
SIGN Ayase Chihaya
[16:24] Miya
Honestly, you shouldn't
push yourself like this.
[16:28] Miya
Look at the swelling.
[16:30] Miya
You even took off the taping.
[16:32] Miya
It must have hurt.
[16:34] Miya
I'll go find an ice pack, so wait here.
[16:44] (Flashback) Shi
How many cards should
I have let her take?
[16:50] (Flashback) Ise
We should keep Shinobu-chan
away from children her age.
[16:58] (Flashback) Ise
She'll learn to go easy on her opponents.
[17:04] Shi
He's right.
[17:06] (Flashback) Ise
The more isolated she is, the
stronger she will become.
[17:11] Shi
Coach Ise is always right.
[17:22] Chi
Th-Thank you!
[17:24] Chi
For not going easy on me!
[17:31] Chi
Let's play karuta again!
[17:39] Shi
When?
[17:43] Shi
When will we play?
[17:50] Chi
The Queen match!
[18:04] Shi
What was her name?
[18:25] (Flashback) Shi
Satoko-chan!
[18:38] A
In any case, the Queen
is as strong as ever.
[18:41] A
It appears that there's no one
her age who can challenge her.
[18:44] B
I'm worried about her motivation.
[18:47] B
If she stops participating in
tournaments like Master Suo...
[18:54] Shi
That was a sorry performance.
What's wrong with me?
[18:58] Shi
I only won by 23 cards.
[19:01] Shi
I lost two. And she was injured.
[19:04] Shi
I even lost "Since I could not hide."
[19:08] Shi
Next time, I won't let
her take a single card.
[19:18] Chi
My match with Shinobu-chan is over.
[19:25] Chi
It's over...
[19:31] Chi
My summer is over.
[19:40] [POEM] N
Nobody wishes to see...
[19:42] Sumi
Over here!
[19:44] Both
Thank you very much.
[19:46] Sumi
I did it!
[19:48] Sumi
I won!
[19:49] Sumi
I won!
[19:50] Sumi
I made it to the third round!
[19:52] Chi
Full power!
[19:53] Sumi
It was hard to tell since I'm always
surrounded by karuta freaks,
[19:58] Sumi
but I'm actually pretty good.
[20:00] Sumi
I might be able to win
the Class D tournament?!
[20:03] Tai
That's amazing, Hanano-san.
[20:05] Tai
I'm impressed.
[20:09] An
Yes! On to the semifinals!
[20:13] Sumi
Eliminated in the third round...
SIGN Eliminated in the third round
[20:23] Tsu
Hanano! Hanano!
[20:24] Tsu
I made it to the semifinals!
[20:25] Tsu
Take a picture so I can
send it to my brothers!
[20:28] Sumi
What?
[20:31] Tsu
I have an e-mail from Ms. Miyauchi.
[20:32] Tsu
Oh, Mashima-senpai and...
[20:35] Sumi
Mashima-senpai is still in it!
[20:37] Sumi
I'm going to go cheer for him!
[20:38] Tsu
What?
[20:40] Tsu
I'm still in it, too...
[20:57] Sumi
Mashima-senpai!
[21:03] Sumi
What's this atmosphere?
[21:10] Retro
I can't lose... I can't lose...
[21:14] Retro
I will win... I will win...
[21:18] Retro
I'll beat Mashima
[21:20] Retro
and make Class A!
E23 - To see the beautiful cherry blossoms
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[00:16] Sumi
Mashima-senpai!
[00:21] Sumi
What's this atmosphere?
[00:29] Retro
I can't lose... I can't lose...
[00:32] Retro
I will win... I will win...
[00:36] Retro
I'll beat Mashima
[00:39] Retro
and make Class A!
SIGN Chihaya Furu
SIGN Episode 23
SIGN To
see
the
beautiful
cherry
blossoms
[02:03] [POEM] N
In order to restore my faith in this world,
[02:06] Ero
I-I can't find my rhythm...
[02:10] A
Emuro-senpai's being dominated.
[02:16] [POEM] N
While it brings me no joy, the
road beyond Mount Oe is too long
[02:20] Saku
The two of them are on a
completely different level.
[02:23] Ara
I'm moving my cards.
[02:29] Saku
He's confident that he can win
his cards after moving them.
[02:32] Saku
Against a strong opponent,
he constantly moves his cards,
[02:35] Saku
so Emuro-kun is unable to get in a groove.
[02:38] Ero
And his timing is always the worst.
[02:41] A
The Queen is so fast that you
have to wonder if she's psychic.
[02:46] Saku
No.
[02:48] Saku
Wakamiya Shinobu is bonded to the
cards by a very unique rule.
[02:53] Saku
What is that rule?
[02:57] Saku
Hayashida-san, you are
recording everything, right?
[03:00] A
Yes.
[03:01] Saku
Machimura-kun, I need you to
capture the entire match.
[03:03] B
Yes, ma'am.
[03:13] Mura
Sakurazawa-san, are the
Class A matches almost over?
[03:16] Saku
It looks like our captain's going
[03:18] ---
to lose to Wataya-kun from
Fukui's Nagumo society.
[03:21] Saku
I'd love to know what
training you provided him.
[03:24] A
Please...
[03:26] A
You were a top player, and now
you're a top coach, Midori-chan.
[03:32] A
Were there any other notable
players this tournament?
[03:36] Saku
Yes...
[03:51] Saku
Excuse me.
[03:52] Saku
You shouldn't be sleeping here.
[03:56] Chi
S-Sorry...
[04:00] Saku
This injury happened when you were
playing our Yamashiro Rion, yes?
[04:04] Saku
Are you okay?
[04:06] Saku
I'll bring Yamashiro over to apologize later.
[04:08] Chi
Oh, no. It's okay.
[04:10] Chi
Don't let Yama-chan...
[04:11] Saku
Yama-chan?
[04:12] Chi
Don't let Yama-chan know about this.
[04:15] Chi
My coach said that, in most
cases, injuries are caused
[04:19] ---
by the player's own bad swing.
[04:21] Chi
I need to practice more.
[04:27] Chi
Wait, it's already dark out?
[04:30] Chi
Where's everyone else?!
[04:38] Ara
Wataya wins by 12 cards.
[04:40] A
Yes.
[04:41] Shi
Wakamiya by 14 cards.
[04:43] A
Yes.
[04:46] Saku
As expected, the Class A final will be
[04:50] ---
Wataya Arata against Wakamiya Shinobu.
[04:53] Shi
Oh, so we're the only ones left.
[04:58] Shi
The other players must be tired after
playing in the team tournament.
[05:01] Shi
I'm glad I was able to luck
my way into all those wins.
[05:08] Shi
I just need my luck to help
me through one more match.
[05:18] Chi
Wh-Why?
[05:18] Ara
Ten minutes until we start?
[05:19] Mura
No, hold on.
[05:20] Chi
Why, Arata?
[05:20] Mura
We're waiting for the other
Classes to finish up.
[05:22] Chi
Why are you smiling about
playing the Queen?
[05:25] Chi
Why?
[05:28] Chi
I want to watch Arata play Shinobu-chan!
[05:31] Chi
I need to secure a good spot up front!
[05:34] Pork
Ayase!
[05:35] Kana
Chihaya-chan!
[05:37] Chi
How did everyone do?
[05:38] Pork
Haven't you been checking your e-mail?
[05:41] Kana
I lost in the Class C semifinal.
[05:44] Kana
But Desktomu-kun made it to the final!
[05:47] Chi
That's great!
[05:48] Kana
And...
[05:50] Kana
President Mashima's in the Class B final!
[05:52] Kana
They'll both be playing on the first floor!
[05:54] Kana
Let's go!
[05:59] Kana
They're playing in different places...
[06:06] Pork
Wait...
[06:07] Pork
Is the Class A final between
Wataya Arata and the Queen?
[06:11] Pork
Seriously?
[06:17] Pork
Sorry, but I'm watching the Class A final.
[06:20] Chi
What?
[06:21] Pork
Aren't you going to do the same, Ayase?
[06:22] Kana
What? That's heartless, Porky!
[06:25] Kana
The Prez is in an important match!
[06:27] Pork
He's going to win.
[06:29] Pork
He doesn't need us there to support him.
[06:33] Pork
Desktomu-kun might need the help,
[06:35] Pork
but Mashima is a different person today.
[06:37] Pork
He doesn't need any support.
[06:40] Pork
He's the one who
[06:42] ---
wanted Ayase to focus on
practicing for the Queen match.
[06:46] Pork
He would tell you not to come see him.
[06:51] Sudo
Line up, boys.
[06:53] Sudo
Explain why none of the Hokuo
players made it past the Top 8!
[06:57] Sudo
A hundred flicks to each forehead!
SIGN I'll be in it, you fools!
[07:01] Ama
Sudo-san, what about Retro?
[07:07] Sudo
He doesn't need it.
[07:09] Sudo
He lost to someone who he thought
was his rival by 18 cards.
[07:12] Sudo
He doesn't need the flicks.
[07:14] Retro
Mashima...
[07:17] Retro
I've never seen him like this.
[07:18] Retro
He was completely different.
[07:21] Retro
Mashima was completely calm in a match.
[07:24] A
Are all players here?
[07:26] A
The finals for each class will begin at 5:20.
[07:30] Sumi
Mashima-senpai,
[07:32] ---
you should get some
water now while you can.
[07:34] Sumi
You too, Komano-senpai.
[07:36] Sumi
The other club members are
really taking their time.
[07:40] Sumi
The match is about to begin.
[07:42] Sumi
Did Ayase-senpai fall asleep again?
[07:44] Sumi
Maybe she's not coming because
she's watching Wataya-san's match.
[07:47] Tai
She's not coming.
[07:48] Sumi
Huh?
[07:50] Tai
The Class A final is probably
between Arata and the Queen.
[07:54] Tai
She won't be watching this match.
[07:57] Sumi
B-But...
[07:59] Sumi
Your opponent for the final is...
[08:03] A
This sucks...
[08:05] A
Why do we have to cheer
for Yamashiro-san?
[08:07] B
This is such a drag.
[08:09] C
She's the reason we lost the team match.
[08:13] D
She guaranteed that we would win.
[08:15] Mako
Everyone hates Rion.
[08:18] A
It's because you're always
giving her a hard time.
[08:20] B
Oh, well. Nobody else is left to root for.
[08:24] C
This was a bad year.
SIGN Who said that?
[08:28] Rion
Excuse me!
[08:31] Rion
Um... Um...
[08:35] Rion
I'll do my best to win Class B!
[08:38] Rion
Please cheer for me!
[08:47] Rion
The Fujisaki karuta club is strong
[08:50] Rion
because we've delivered results every year.
[08:54] Rion
Once the third-years are gone,
[08:57] Mako
Ri-Rion?!
[08:59] Rion
we'll lose most of our Class A players.
[09:02] Rion
I have to win.
[09:04] (Flashback) Saku
It's on you to make sure that we don't
lose a single match next summer.
[09:08] Rion
I have to win all five matches
and bring home a victory!
[09:11] Rion
I have to become a champion!
[09:16] A
It's now time to begin the
finals for each class.
[09:20] All
Good luck.
[09:35] Rion
Huh?
[09:37] Rion
Why?
[09:38] Rion
This is the final...
[09:41] Tai
What am I doing here?
[09:45] Tai
Why haven't I been able
[09:50] Tai
to defeat five Class B players in a row?
[09:52] Rion
How can he be so calm
when we're in the final?
[10:02] Kana
Excuse us.
[10:04] Chi
Excuse us.
[10:07] Chi
Can you let us through?
[10:08] Kana
Excuse us.
[10:10] Tai
Wha—
[10:13] Tai
What are you doing?!
[10:16] Tai
I'm positive that the Class A final
is between Arata and the Queen!
[10:20] Tai
The two opponents you care most about!
[10:25] Chi
Right now, I care the most
[10:28] Chi
about Taichi making Class A.
[10:35] Tai
I-I seriously don't get Chihaya!
[10:42] Rion
His breath...
[10:44] Tai
She's such an idiot.
[10:50] Tai
I have to win this match
as quickly as possible.
[10:53] Tai
I need to take a huge lead
[10:55] ---
so Chihaya can watch
Arata and the Queen play!
[10:58] Retro
Mashima lost control!
SIGN Learning Center 2nd Floor Urayasu Room
[11:05] A
Wait, the room's already full?
[11:07] B
Can't they squeeze together more?
[11:08] C
We can't get in?
[11:10] Mura
It's a good thing we only have the
Class A final in the Urayasu room,
[11:15] Mura
since the Class B final has a lot of
Fujisaki students in the audience.
[11:19] Mura
The Queen is certainly attracting
a lot of attention.
[11:24] Mura
But...
[11:25] Mura
The tournament's management is watching...
[11:28] A
Eternal Master Wataya Hajime.
[11:31] A
I used to play him all the time.
[11:35] A
How will his grandson
fare against the Queen?
[11:39] A
Is he capable of dethroning
Master Suo Hisashi?
SIGN That's me...
[11:46] Ara
This brings back memories.
[11:49] Ara
Shinobu-chan has a somewhat unique card
placement and memorization method.
[11:54] Ara
She must have been playing with
these cards by herself all this time.
[12:03] Shi
Ah, there you are.
[12:08] Shi
I'll come get you.
[12:11] Mura
Two more minutes of memorization time.
[12:14] Shi
Arata.
[12:16] Shi
The strongest karuta players are
those who faced the cards alone.
[12:23] Shi
Let's make it clear once and for all.
[12:25] Shi
Neither you nor I
[12:27] Shi
need any friends.
[12:30] Ara
Are you sure about that?
[12:35] Pork
Ayase's an idiot.
[12:37] Pork
I can't believe she's not watching this.
[12:39] Mura
Let's begin.
[12:40] Both
Good luck.
[12:43] [POEM] N
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
[12:48] Mura
How well can you do against
the unbeatable Queen, Arata?
[12:52] [POEM] N
Here comes spring, now
the flower blooms
[12:55] Mura
Wakamiya Shinobu has
the speed and accuracy
[12:58] ---
to take cards on the edge of her vision.
[13:01] [POEM] N
Here comes spring, now
the flower blooms
[13:11] [POEM] N
Since the dew atop the blades...
[13:14] A
Who got that one?
[13:16] B
The Queen.
[13:17] [POEM] N
As my love first came...
[13:18] C
Who got it?
[13:19] D
The Queen again.
[13:20] E
So the Queen's dominating again?
[13:28] A
Dominating?
[13:29] A
Don't be absurd.
[13:31] A
They hit both at the same time.
[13:37] Ara
Her incredible speed in every direction
[13:40] Ara
and her accuracy
[13:41] Ara
haven't changed a bit.
[13:43] Gran
Those are Shinobu-chan's strengths.
[13:47] Gran
Arata, remember this well.
[13:51] Gran
You break an opponent by
attacking their strengths.
[13:55] [POEM] N
Though my hatred has waned and the
tears have dried from my sleeves,
[14:00] A
That was fast!
[14:01] B
What just happened?
[14:02] C
That was a perfect cross...
[14:04] Pork
The Queen is so fast that
[14:05] ---
she can take "Though I" and
"Though my" on the first syllable,
[14:07] Pork
yet he moved before the first syllable!
[14:10] A
This reminds me of the nasty style
of karuta Master Wataya played.
[14:16] Mura
Against the Queen, he's lost two
cards that they hit at the same time,
[14:21] Mura
and now he's taken one of
her best cards with a cross.
[14:24] Mura
The Queen knows that she must
be careful against him.
[14:29] Mura
Defending every card is risky.
[14:33] Shi
I'm sorry, everyone.
[14:35] Shi
Today, I'll have to choose
which cards I can save
[14:38] ---
and which cards I can't.
[14:40] Ara
Shinobu-chan, I'm taking you down.
SIGN Learning Center 1st Floor Asahi Room
[14:52] [POEM] N
Said bed was cold...
[14:53] Tai
Bah, a fault!
[14:54] [POEM] N
May the time spent...
[14:55] Rion
A fault!
[14:56] A
How many faults have they committed?
[14:58] B
This is a mess.
[15:00] Sumi
What?
[15:02] Sumi
Mashima-senpai wasn't like
this in the semifinals!
[15:05] Miya
It's like he's a different person.
[15:07] Miya
Actually, this is what always happens
when his matches go wrong.
[15:10] Tai
Damn.
[15:12] Tai
I need to win this match quickly,
[15:15] Tai
so Chihaya can watch Arata's match!
[15:19] Chi
Ta-Taichi...
[15:22] Kana
Fortunately, his opponent,
Yamashiro-san, is also struggling.
[15:29] Chi
The reader isn't very consistent.
[15:33] Chi
I wonder why.
[15:37] Kana
Three certified readers!
[15:40] Kana
Is this the reader's final exam?
[15:44] [POEM] N
for there is no one else out here
[15:55] N
Excuse me.
[15:58] Kana
H-He's definitely failed.
[16:10] All
Win!
[16:10] All
Win!
[16:12] All
Your victory is a victory for Fujisaki!
[16:18] Rion
Now that I think about it,
[16:20] Rion
I've only ever looked at
the reader during a match.
[16:24] Rion
He has no rhythm.
[16:25] [POEM] N
for there is no one else out here
[16:26] Rion
His tempo is uneven.
[16:29] Rion
But each syllable is very clean.
[16:34] [POEM] N
—the misty bridge...
[16:41] Tai
This is the speed Chihaya barely beat.
[16:45] (Flashback) Chi
She was like Master Suo.
[16:47] Tai
Yama-chan's game sense...
[16:50] Chi
Taichi...
[16:51] [POEM] N
Gust of wind...
[16:53] [POEM] N
Would this old palace courtyard...
[16:58] Tai
What is it that she's hearing?
[17:01] Tai
There are people who can hear
[17:03] ---
certain letters before the
sound is fully formed.
[17:07] Tai
How am I supposed to play
against this kind of talent?
[17:12] Chi
You can't let Yama-chan
get in a groove, Taichi!
[17:14] Chi
You'll lose control of the match!
[17:16] Chi
You'll start losing cards
you're supposed to win!
[17:20] Tai
What am I doing?
[17:23] Tai
I have to win quickly... I have to build
a lead before the Class A final ends.
[17:30] Tai
How am I supposed to beat
someone who has talent
[17:33] ---
rivaling Master Suo?
[17:40] Tai
Excuse me.
[17:43] Tai
I'm tensing up because I'm
comparing her to Master Suo.
[17:50] Tai
Compare her to Chihaya.
[17:52] Tai
Compare her to Chihaya.
[17:57] Tai
Excuse me.
[18:00] Tai
I'm moving my cards.
[18:07] Rion
He split all of the similar cards.
[18:09] Tai
I've never beaten Chihaya,
not even in a practice match.
[18:15] Tai
But...
[18:16] [POEM] N
In order to restore...
[18:18] Tai
But...
[18:19] [POEM] N
After I heard you say...
[18:21] Kana
The similar cards he split!
[18:22] Chi
He's winning three-syllable cards!
[18:24] Rion
He got it!
[18:27] [POEM] N
—lent waves creep closer...
[18:28] Kana
That was fast!
[18:35] [POEM] N
The emotions experienced...
[18:37] [POEM] N
The fall paddy shacks...
[18:38] Sumi
There's nothing flashy
about his playing style,
[18:41] Sumi
but he's taking cards against an
opponent with good game sense!
[18:44] Sumi
He's refusing to be drawn
into a battle of speed
[18:45] Sumi
and taking cards with accuracy.
[18:52] Tai
Only one "My" card and one
"As" card on the field.
[18:54] Tai
Go straight for them.
[18:55] Tai
I have five "The" cards on my side.
[18:57] Tai
I've split them up.
[18:59] Tai
Stay calm if she attacks
on the first syllable.
[19:02] Tai
Use the upper left.
[19:04] Tai
Draw my opponent's attention here.
[19:06] Tai
Keep my hand lower, lower.
[19:08] Tai
If I cover the multi-syllable card at
my lower right, she can't take it.
[19:12] Tai
When cards are split, go for
the opponent's side first.
[19:15] Tai
I have a fifty percent chance of taking it.
[19:17] Tai
Make sure my memorization is fresh.
[19:19] Tai
Double check every card that's moved.
[19:23] Tai
Unique syllables are
changing every moment.
[19:25] Tai
Keep building and confirming
my memorization.
[19:29] Tai
Give up on all of the one-syllable cards.
[19:32] Tai
Doesn't matter if I look lame.
[19:34] Hara
Eyelashes, karuta comes down
to talent and game sense.
[19:40] Hara
However, at the same time,
[19:43] Hara
karuta is about taking
10 cards from your opponent.
[19:46] Tai
And keeping 15 of your own!
[19:51] Tai
Forget winning by a lot.
By just one card is fine.
[19:56] Tai
That one card is all I need.
[19:59] Tai
I want to beat Chihaya one day.
[20:03] [POEM] N
Impassionate gods...
[20:12] Both
Thank you very much.
[20:16] Rion
There's too much I'm lacking.
[20:20] Saku
Rion doesn't have the
necessary stamina.
[20:23] Saku
She's never won five matches in a row.
[20:27] Saku
Mizusawa's leader performed well.
[20:30] Saku
He's trained hard.
[20:32] Saku
He's prepared to battle against talent.
[20:38] Tai
Mashima by 9 cards!
[20:40] Tai
I won by 9 cards!
[20:46] Tai
Don't just stand there!
[20:47] Tai
We're going to the second floor!
[20:49] Tai
The Class A final isn't over yet!
[20:50] Tai
The Queen and Arata are playing!
[20:52] Tai
We have to—
[21:11] Chi
You made it to Class A, Taichi.
[21:20] Chi
Congratulations.
E24 - When I must hide...
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[00:07] Chi
You made it to Class A, Taichi.
[00:11] (Flashback) Tai
I was playing a third-year from Fujisaki.
[00:13] (Flashback) Tai
I only lost by three cards.
[00:16] (Flashback) Tai
Second place.
[00:18] (Flashback) Tai
I did good enough.
[00:21] (Flashback) Tai
Come on!
[00:22] (Flashback) Tai
Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on!
[00:24] (Flashback) Tai
Read it! Read it! Read it! Read it!
[00:26] (Flashback) Tai
Give it! Give it! Give it! Give it! Give it!
SIGN I do not know where this love will take me
[00:28] (Flashback) Tai
Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on!
[00:33] Chi
You did it...
[00:36] Chi
You did it, Taichi.
[00:39] Chi
Congratulations!
SIGN Chihaya Furu
SIGN Verse 24
SIGN When
I
must
hide...
[01:58] Chi
Congratulations!
[02:02] Tai
Stop crying, Chihaya. Stand up.
[02:04] Tai
We need to get going
before their match ends!
[02:08] Tai
Come on...
[02:11] Tai
Stupid, stand still.
[02:20] Chi
Taichi's Class A now.
[02:23] Chi
That means...
[02:26] Chi
he's a rival!
[02:38] Kana
Y-You can go on.
[02:40] Kana
We'll stay to cheer for Desktomu-kun.
[02:43] Chi
No, I'm the captain.
[02:46] Chi
I have to support Mizusawa—
[02:49] Tai
Thanks.
[02:50] Tai
Let's go, Chihaya.
[03:03] Kana
Hanano-san.
[03:05] Kana
"When I must hide" is a beautiful poem, isn't it?
[03:08] Sumi
Huh? What poem is that?
[03:09] Sumi
Oh, they're starting. Be quiet.
[03:13] Sumi
Oe-senpai is so strange.
[03:16] Sumi
She brings out poems like
they're candy or remedies.
SIGN When I must hide these burning
feelings, I feel as though my body
is on fire with Ibuki mugwort
[03:23] Sumi
You know nothing about
[03:27] Sumi
these feelings of mine that burn as if on fire.
[03:33] Tsu
Got it! Yeah!
[03:36] Both
Huh?
[03:37] Tsu
Yes! One more card!
[03:39] Sumi
What?!
[03:40] Sumi
Tsukuba made it to the Class D finals?!
SIGN Only person who noticed
[03:45] Sumi
I had no idea!
[03:53] [POEM] Sumi
When I must hide these burning feelings,
[03:59] [POEM] Sumi
I feel as though my body is
on fire with Ibuki mugwort
[04:04] Tai
We didn't have many dead cards
[04:05] ---
in our match on the first floor,
[04:07] Tai
so the second floor should still be going.
[04:10] Tai
I hope we can get into the Urayasu room.
[04:25] Tai
What's wrong, Chihaya?
[04:27] Chi
I'm going back downstairs
to cheer for Desktomu-kun.
[04:31] Tai
Huh? What are you talking about?
[04:33] Tai
The Queen and Arata are playing!
[04:35] Tai
Don't you want to watch their match?!
[04:40] Tai
Chihaya...
[04:44] Chi
Why?
[04:46] Chi
I wanted to watch their match so badly.
[04:49] Chi
Why?
[04:51] Chi
I'm scared.
[04:54] Kuri
Oh, sorry.
[04:55] Kuri
There's no room inside with all the
people watching the Class A final.
[05:00] Chi
Oh, really...
[05:02] Saku
Mr. Kuriyama,
[05:04] Saku
is there really no room inside?
[05:06] Kuri
Midori-chan.
[05:09] Saku
Can you squeeze us in?
[05:10] Kuri
Oh, hold on.
[05:18] Saku
You two, come with us.
[05:21] Saku
What? You don't want to watch the match?
[05:24] Chi
U-Um...
[05:29] Saku
If you've chosen to take this path,
[05:31] Saku
there isn't anything you're
better off not knowing.
[05:37] Kuri
Midori-chan, there's no room in the back,
[05:40] ---
so you'll have to go in from the side.
[05:42] Saku
Thank you very much.
[05:43] [POEM] N
banish any lingering memories of the past
[06:24] Saku
Take a seat. Don't make any noise.
[06:26] Chi
Okay.
[06:31] Chi
There's no water here.
[06:34] Chi
It looks just like a normal match.
[06:44] Chi
Yet...
[06:50] Chi
It's so painful.
[06:57] Chi
F-Five cards to eleven cards?
[07:00] Chi
Shinobu-chan's losing?
[07:03] Pork
Ayase! Mashima!
[07:05] Pork
They finally made it.
[07:06] Pork
Did Mashima win?
[07:09] Pork
I should have recorded
this match, like Fujisaki is.
[07:14] Pork
I wish I could show Ayase and
Mashima the entire match.
[07:18] Pork
Show them what's transpired...
[07:21] Pork
Show them their karuta...
[07:25] Pork
At the beginning, both Wataya
and the Queen split similar cards.
[07:32] Pork
The positioning benefited
Wataya's cross stroke.
[07:35] Pork
He could move before
unique syllables were read,
[07:37] ---
and the Queen couldn't do a thing.
[07:40] Pork
She stayed calm though.
[07:43] Pork
She targeted select cards
[07:46] Pork
and took them with her usual accuracy.
[07:50] Pork
But...
[07:53] Pork
The cards she targeted weren't being read.
[07:55] Pork
Wataya Arata had all the momentum.
[07:58] Pork
How?
[08:00] Pork
How does he summon cards this way?
[08:03] Pork
How?
[08:04] Ara
I'm moving my cards.
[08:09] A
His card sending is nasty.
[08:10] A
His card movement is nasty.
[08:12] Pork
He's as sadistic as Sudo-san.
[08:17] Pork
A perfect cross...
[08:19] Pork
A detailed game plan.
[08:23] Pork
That's not all.
[08:26] Shi
I just have to change the momentum.
[08:28] Shi
I'm only down a few cards.
[08:32] Shi
But...
[08:34] Shi
Why are things going so badly?
[08:40] (Flashback) Shi
Today, I'll have to choose
which cards I can save
[08:42] (Flashback) ---
and which cards I can't.
[08:46] Shi
I discriminated.
[08:48] Shi
I looked away from everyone.
[08:57] [POEM] N
but for autumn's coming
[09:08] [POEM] N
The fall paddy shacks...
[09:10] [POEM] N
After I determined to abandon
my love, my only regret
[09:15] A
Wow, she's fast.
[09:16] B
Impressive.
[09:17] C
Amazing.
[09:18] Chi
I-I've never heard Shinobu-chan
make any sound when taking a card!
[09:22] Chi
How many cards did she
hit with that swing?
[09:25] Chi
This isn't Shinobu-chan's usual style.
[09:28] Saku
She began moving after the first syllable.
[09:31] Saku
She's taking risks.
[09:38] Shi
Sorry, everyone.
[09:41] Shi
I'm coming for you.
[09:43] Shi
I'll take all of the remaining cards.
[09:46] A
The Queen looks so intense.
[09:48] B
The Queen has the advantage in speed.
[09:50] C
Technique becomes less viable
later in the game.
[09:54] Pork
No, it's not his technique.
[09:58] Pork
What really makes him special is...
[10:00] Ero
It's only noticeable if
you've played against him.
[10:02] [POEM] N
is that I have no way
to tell you in person
[10:02] Ero
Wataya Arata is special because...
[10:13] [POEM] N
The
[10:16] [POEM] N
fall wind parts...
[10:35] Ara
Sorry.
[10:39] A
Was that...
[10:40] B
Faster than Wakamiya Shinobu?
[10:44] Pork
The Queen reacted first.
[10:48] Pork
Her reaction and swing were very quick.
[10:51] Pork
However, despite that...
[10:54] Pork
He was able to catch up!
[10:56] Pork
With incredible acceleration!
[10:59] Ara
Sorry, Taichi, Chihaya.
[11:01] Tai
Oh, it's okay.
[11:03] Pork
But it's not Wataya Arata's acceleration
or his plethora of weapons that scares me.
[11:09] Pork
It's his relaxed demeanor that gets me.
[11:16] (Flashback) Kana
Chihaya-chan, it would refer to a
top that spins perfectly smoothly.
[11:25] Chi
It almost looks like it's completely still,
[11:28] Chi
focusing its power in perfect balance,
with no lean in any direction...
[11:33] Chi
Strong enough to repel
anything that makes contact,
[11:36] Chi
while projecting stability.
[11:40] Chi
A decorative word used for gods.
[11:45] Chi
"Impassionate."
[11:50] Tai
Chihaya, you need to stay back.
[11:58] A
This guy's for real.
[12:00] B
A high school second-year.
SIGN The Queen was our only hope!!
[12:01] C
He just turned seventeen?
[12:03] A
I was expecting great things
from Master Wataya's grandson,
[12:07] A
but nothing like this!
[12:09] Mura
It's not like Arata was
born a good karuta player.
[12:19] (Flashback) A
Arata-kun's making a lot of noise.
[12:22] (Flashback) B
He has no trouble with
players his own age,
[12:24] (Flashback) B
but he can't do anything
against Murao-kun.
[12:27] (Flashback) C
Remember how Coach Wataya always
[12:29] (Flashback) ---
warns you about your
swing being too wide.
[12:31] (Flashback) C
Hey, let's go visit him again...
[12:38] (Flashback) Ara
Visualize... Visualize...
[12:42] (Flashback) Ara
Visualize perfect karuta.
[12:48] (Flashback) Gran
Did you lose to Murao-kun again?
[12:51] (Flashback) Gran
At the last Kyoto tournament,
you lost because of a foolish error.
[12:55] (Flashback) Gran
Was your mind wandering because
I wasn't there to watch you?
[12:59] (Flashback) Ara
I was focused!
[13:00] (Flashback) Ara
I was visualizing my karuta with you
there watching, but it didn't work!
[13:05] (Flashback) Ara
I couldn't move!
[13:10] (Flashback) Gran
Are you playing karuta with
that scary look on your face?
[13:16] (Flashback) Gran
There's a lot more to visualization
than you realize.
[13:21] (Flashback) Gran
When do you find it easiest
to move around freely?
[13:25] (Flashback) Gran
When did you have the
most fun playing karuta?
[13:34] (Flashback) Gran
For now, I would start with
300 practice swings a day.
[13:38] (Flashback) Ara
What?!
[13:41] Mura
Arata was on the rise when
Master Wataya passed away.
[13:44] Mura
Then he did nothing for a year and a half.
[13:47] Mura
I don't know what it was
that brought Arata back.
[13:52] Mura
All I know
[13:54] Mura
is that after Master Wataya died,
[13:56] Mura
Arata grew 20 centimeters,
[14:00] Mura
and he didn't go a single
day this past year
[14:04] Mura
without doing 500 practice swings.
[14:09] Mura
His body grew enough
[14:12] Mura
that he could play the way he visualized.
[14:16] Saku
Perhaps...
[14:17] A
Perhaps he will be
SIGN Wait, I'm the
bad guy?
[14:19] A
the player who unseats Master Suo?
[14:24] Sudo
Forget about that.
[14:26] Sudo
The score is 4 to 9.
[14:29] Sudo
The Queen's about to go down.
[14:39] Shi
Too much noise...
[14:41] Shi
Why are there so many spectators?
[14:43] Shi
How stupid are they?
[14:47] Shi
Why am I paying so much
attention to my surroundings?
[14:58] Shi
I didn't want to have to
[15:00] ---
use my brand new Snowmaru fluffy towel.
SIGN Round
[15:03] A
The Queen is wiping off her sweat.
[15:04] B
I've never seen her do that before.
[15:06] Shi
This is my fifth match!
[15:08] Shi
Of course I'm gonna sweat!
[15:12] Shi
My matches weren't easy, either.
[15:23] Shi
I didn't need to hold myself back today.
SIGN Shudder
[15:29] [POEM] N
to reveal moonlight, clear and bright
[15:40] [POEM] N
The storm blasts autumn
leaves off Mount Mimuro
[15:42] Pork
A dead card.
[15:49] [POEM] N
to set the Tatsuta River ablaze
[15:59] [POEM] N
Like a boatsman adrift...
[16:01] A
Who got that one?
[16:02] B
Same time?
[16:03] C
I couldn't tell.
[16:05] A
The Queen was faster?
[16:06] B
She snatched it from the
opponent's lower right.
[16:12] Chi
For a moment, I thought
that Arata was faster,
[16:17] Chi
but she slipped in under his hand.
[16:20] Chi
How was she able to reach so low?
[16:22] [POEM] N
I do not know where
this love will take me
[16:34] [POEM] N
May my lonely nights in bed not be so long,
[16:38] Sudo
What just happened?
[16:39] Saku
The cards flew in two different directions.
[16:42] Pork
How is that possible?
[16:44] Pork
Who got it?
[16:45] Mura
They both hit the card,
[16:47] Mura
but...
[16:48] Mura
the Queen won it.
[16:52] Tai
Was Chihaya able to see what happened?
[16:55] Chi
Incredible...
[16:58] Chi
"May my lonely" was just read.
[17:00] Chi
Shinobu-chan had "May my lonely"
[17:02] ---
and "May the time spent"
at her lower left,
[17:04] Chi
so Arata went for the
entire group of cards.
[17:07] Chi
But Shinobu-chan was able to pick out
[17:11] Chi
the one card she needed.
[17:16] Chi
Shinobu-chan was pulling
on the strings.
[17:21] Chi
How is she able to do that?
[17:26] Chi
Faster...
[17:29] ---
Lower...
[17:49] Shi
The one with the stronger
ties to the cards
[17:53] Shi
is me, Arata.
[18:02] Shi
That smiling four-eyes
really throws me off.
[18:06] Shi
I have to be careful.
[18:08] Shi
Concentrate. Concentrate.
[18:13] Pork
4 to 7.
[18:14] Pork
The Queen has cut down the lead.
[18:16] Pork
What now?
[18:18] Shi
Concentrate. Concentrate.
[18:21] Shi
I feel like crap.
[18:23] A
I can confidently say
[18:25] A
that this the highest level of high school—
[18:27] A
no, the highest level of Class A play.
[18:30] [POEM] N
though you have never known that pain
[18:32] Shi
I'm tired.
[18:34] Shi
Hot.
[18:38] Shi
But...
[18:45] Shi
I can still become stronger.
[18:49] Shi
I can strengthen my ties to the cards.
[18:52] Shi
Stronger!
[18:55] Shi
Stronger!
[18:57] Shi
Stronger!
[19:26] [POEM] N
For you, I head out to the
fields to pick spring greens
[19:35] [POEM] N
while snow falls upon my sleeves
[19:38] Both
Thank you very much.
[19:41] Both
Thank you very much.
[19:49] A
The Queen...
[19:50] B
The Queen...
[19:51] All
Lost!
[19:54] Mura
Your High School Class A
champion, by two cards,
[19:57] Mura
is Wataya Arata-kun from Fukui.
[20:01] Tai
Arata...
[20:03] Tai
He really did it.
[20:04] A
After years without a loss,
[20:07] A
the Queen has been upset.
[20:29] Ara
You have a fever, Shinobu-chan.
[20:32] Ara
You were drenched in the rain yesterday,
[20:37] Ara
and you were wearing that
thing to keep you cool.
[20:43] Ara
I'm amazed you made
it through the match.
[21:00] Shi
I've always wanted to play
[21:03] Shi
against opponents who
wanted to put up a fight.
[21:11] Shi
Naturally.
[21:14] Shi
I'm the Queen.
E25 - I can look up and see the snowy cap of Mt. Fuji
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[00:01] A
This guy's the real deal.
[00:02] B
I've never seen the Queen lose before.
[00:04] C
He's 4-0 lifetime against the Queen.
[00:07] Ero
He's no dark horse.
[00:10] Ero
He's a true thoroughbred.
[00:14] Dad
Wh-What do we do?
[00:16] Dad
How are we going to get
out of that promise?
[00:19] Dad
Well?
[00:22] (Flashback) Ara
I want you to let me attend
a university in Tokyo.
[00:25] Dad
I know!
[00:27] Dad
Let's tell him that he has
to win two years in a row!
[00:31] Mom
There's something I haven't told you.
SIGN Arata knows about this...
[00:34] Mom
Grandpa took out an education
life insurance policy for Arata.
SIGN I was left
out again?
[00:38] Dad
Huh? What's that?
[00:40] Dad
B-But aren't you going to
miss having him around?
[00:43] Dad
Plus, housing in Tokyo can be
ridiculously expensive...
[00:46] Mom
I don't look forward to being
alone in the house with you...
[00:49] Dad
What?
[00:50] Mom
But...
[00:53] Mom
Who's going to stop him?
[00:56] Mom
He's doing what he loves
[00:58] Mom
and shining at it, all on his own.
[01:03] Tai
Incredible.
[01:06] Tai
Incredible.
[01:08] (Flashback) Ara
I'll win the individual
tournament tomorrow
[01:11] (Flashback) Ara
and go to Tokyo.
[01:13] Tai
He even beat the Queen.
[01:15] Tai
He's really going to...
[01:22] Ara
Huh?
[01:24] Ara
Aren't you supposed to
high-five when you win?
[01:26] Tai
Huh?
[01:27] Ara
You also won your match, right, Taichi?
[01:31] Ara
Congrats!
[01:39] Ara
Chihaya?
[01:41] Chi
Congratulations on your victory.
[01:45] Ara
O-Oh, thanks.
[01:49] Chi
How...
[01:52] Chi
How are you always smiling?
[01:56] Chi
How are you so calm
when you play karuta,
[01:59] Chi
even when you're up against someone
as strong as Shinobu-chan?
[02:03] Chi
How do you do it?
[02:07] Chi
I'm always so intense when I play.
[02:12] (Flashback) Ara
Sorry.
[02:15] Chi
Impassionate...
[02:18] Chi
How does he play karuta that way?
[02:27] Ara
I—
[02:27] Mura
It's time.
[02:30] Mura
We need all the champions to
assemble on the first floor.
[02:34] Mura
Please start moving.
[02:36] Ara
Sorry, I'll catch you later.
[02:46] Chi
I'm working hard.
[02:49] Chi
I've worked very hard.
[02:51] Chi
But...
[02:53] Chi
Something isn't right.
[02:56] Chi
What is it?
[02:59] Chi
What's wrong?
[03:01] Chi
I don't know what the problem is,
[03:04] Chi
but something's wrong.
SIGN Ayase.
SIGN Chihaya Furu
SIGN Verse 25
SIGN I can
look up
and see
the snowy
cap of
Mt. Fuji
SIGN Class A Champion Wataya Arata (2nd Year)
SIGN Class B Champion Mashima Taichi (2nd Year)
SIGN Class C Champion Komano Tsutomu (2nd Year) plus 1 other
SIGN Class D Champion Tsukuba Akihiro (1st Year) plus 3 others
[04:40] Chi
Amazing!
[04:41] Miya
Everyone did a wonderful job!
[04:44] Pork
I figured Ayase's goal of winning
every class was crazy...
[04:49] A
Mizusawa's really good.
[04:50] A
They won Classes B, C, and D.
[04:52] B
Should've expected it after they
won the team tournament.
[04:57] Chi
But...
SIGN Win every class
[04:59] Chi
It was supposed to go like this!
[05:04] Chi
I couldn't do it.
[05:07] Chi
Everyone else did their best.
[05:12] Chi
I couldn't do it.
[05:15] Sis
I'll carry your stuff.
[05:17] Miya
Everyone have everything?
[05:19] Miya
Let's get going then.
[05:21] Saku
Ayase-san.
[05:23] Chi
Coach Sakurazawa...
[05:26] Saku
Would you like video of the Class A final?
[05:30] Chi
You have video?!
[05:31] Chi
Yes, please!
[05:32] Saku
Okay...
[05:33] Saku
This is my e-mail address.
[05:36] Chi
O-Okay.
[05:38] Saku
Give me your contact information.
[05:41] Tai
Chihaya! We're leaving!
[05:44] Chi
Thank you very much!
[05:44] Ero
Curses!
[05:46] Ero
Even I don't have her e-mail address!
[05:46] Chi
Goodbye!
SIGN It's dangerous to give Eromu
that kind of information
[05:54] Saku
Has anyone else noticed?
[05:58] Saku
Only two players went through the entire
[06:00] ---
high school tournament without a loss.
[06:03] Saku
Wataya Arata from Fukui
[06:06] Saku
and Mashima Taichi from Mizusawa.
SIGN Surgical Hospital
[06:16] A
What is this?
[06:18] Chi
The same reaction?
[06:20] A
I can't tell what's wrong, so you'll
need to visit a bigger hospital.
[06:22] Chi
What?!
SIGN First General Hospital
[06:26] A
What is this?
[06:27] Mom
Not again?
[06:29] A
I think we need an MRI.
[06:32] Chi
What?!
[06:33] A
Don't move.
[06:38] All
E-Enchondromatosis?!
SIGN Wh-What does that scary name mean?!
[06:43] Pork
A-Are you okay, Ayase?
[06:45] Sumi
Are your bones going to
turn to mush or something?
[06:50] Chi
They ran some tests,
[06:52] Chi
and luckily it's only the third
bone in my right index finger
[06:56] ---
where the bone is softening.
SIGN Only here
[06:59] Chi
This is a really rare disorder,
[07:01] Chi
and most people go through their entire
lives without knowing they have it.
[07:06] Kana
So...
[07:07] Tai
What are you going to do, Chihaya?
[07:09] Chi
I-I'm thinking about having an operation.
[07:12] All
An operation?!
[07:14] Chi
Most people can just ignore it,
[07:17] Chi
but it's recommended that athletes
and people who use their hands a lot
[07:21] Chi
have an operation to put some
firm material inside the bone.
[07:25] Chi
It calls for full anesthesia and
I'll be hospitalized for a week.
[07:28] Pork
Full anesthesia and hospital time?!
[07:30] Tsu
Isn't it just your finger?!
SIGN You can't leave the same day?
[07:33] Chi
I'm scared...
[07:35] Chi
B-But I want to be able to play
karuta without having to worry.
[07:42] Tai
Even injured...
[07:43] Kana
...she only cares about karuta.
[07:47] Mom
Well, at least it's summer vacation.
[07:50] Mom
I need to get going. You'll be okay?
[07:52] Chitose
Take good care of my laptop.
[07:55] Chi
Uh-huh.
[07:56] Mom
We'll come back tomorrow
before your operation.
SIGN Final Match
Wataya vs. Wakamiya
[08:08] A
Young folks have high tech
ways to kill time now.
[08:12] B
Isn't that Hundred Poets
karuta, Toko-san?
[08:20] A
Why does she look like that?
[08:22] B
It's just karuta...
SIGN Ayase Chitose
Second Photo Collection
[08:33] Ara
Oh, the Millennium is
taken from Chitose.
SIGN Chitose --> 1000 Years --> Millennium
[08:35] A
Arata-kun, are you a fan of her?
[08:38] A
I prefer girls with bigger boobs.
[08:41] A
Like, big enough to close you in between them.
[08:42] [Messenger] A
Ayase Chihaya
[08:45] Ara
Yes, hello?
[08:47] Chi
Oh, you answered.
[08:48] Ara
What's that?
[08:50] Chi
You actually answer your phone, Arata.
[08:52] Chi
My sister always ignores me.
[08:56] Ara
Oh...
[09:02] Ara
What's up?
[09:08] Pork
She's not really a flower kind of person.
[09:10] Sumi
Flowers are a must when
visiting someone in the hospital!
[09:13] Sumi
If I were in her shoes, I would
want flowers as a present!
[09:17] Pork
Wouldn't food also work?
[09:19] Pork
She'd probably like chocolate more.
[09:21] Pork
Or ice cream!
SIGN I say we go with a book.
SIGN This is the perfect opportunity for her to do some reading.
[09:26] Kana
Honestly, just buy whatever you want.
[09:29] Pork
Yes! Ice cream time!
[09:31] Sumi
Wait! Ice cream is a bad idea!
[09:33] A
Excuse me.
[09:34] Tai
Huh?
[09:35] A
Do you want any flowers?
[09:39] Tai
Can I get some flowers that
are a cheerful color?
[09:43] Tai
She's probably feeling down.
[09:47] Chi
Simply put, I want to
get better at karuta!
[09:51] Ara
That's simple, all right.
[09:54] Chi
That's all I can think about.
[09:56] Chi
I've been working really
hard for a long time.
[10:03] Ara
We aren't even playing,
and you're already fired up.
[10:14] Chi
It hurts...
[10:20] Chi
It hurts...
[10:23] Chi
The cicadas are loud.
[10:26] Chi
I feel like we're in different countries.
[10:30] Chi
Even though we can talk over the phone,
[10:33] Chi
he's so far away.
[10:45] Ara
You know, whether it's an official
match or a practice match,
[10:49] Ara
I always go back to that
room when I'm playing.
[10:56] Chi
That room?
[11:02] (Flashback) Gran
When did you have the
most fun playing karuta?
[11:06] Ara
Where I was never scared,
no matter who came in...
[11:10] Ara
Where I was always happy, having fun,
[11:14] Ara
and wishing it'd never end...
[11:17] Ara
Back when you and I played karuta
in that old apartment...
[11:36] Chi
Back in that old
[11:39] ---
apartment...
[11:41] (Flashback) Chi
Wow, this place is falling apart.
[11:43] (Flashback) Ara
L-Let's play!
[11:45] (Flashback) Ara
If you become the best player in Japan,
[11:47] (Flashback) Ara
you'll be the best in the world.
[11:50] Chi
The time we spent playing there
is making Arata stronger?
[11:54] Pork
This hospital is huge.
[11:56] Tsu
Whew, it's so cool inside.
[11:57] Kana
Sorry, Chihaya-chan.
[11:58] Kana
We ran late.
SIGN It's too hot outside today.
[12:01] Pork
The chocolate's melting.
[12:07] Chi
I don't understand.
[12:10] Chi
I don't understand these feelings...
[12:14] Chi
But...
[12:16] Chi
For the rest of my life,
[12:19] Chi
I'll always love karuta,
SIGN the red that is the Tatsuta River
[12:22] chi
and I'll always love Arata.
[12:28] A
The operation was a success,
[12:30] A
so you just have the
pain to worry about.
[12:32] A
We'll keep an eye on it and,
if everything looks okay,
[12:34] A
you'll be discharged
in a week as planned.
[12:37] B
What are you doing?!
SIGN Nervous
[12:39] A
No practice swings until the cast is off.
[12:44] Chitose
Is this going to leave a scar?
[12:46] Chitose
Yikes...
[12:47] Mom
Stop that, Chitose.
[12:47] Chitose
And your summer vacation is ruined...
[12:49] Mom
We're going home.
[12:50] Chitose
Okay.
[12:51] Chitose
Try to finish your homework.
[12:57] Chitose
Oh, this is a present.
[13:02] A
Doing homework?
[13:04] Chi
Oh, yes.
[13:05] A
That's very responsible of you.
[13:06] A
Don't push yourself too hard.
SIGN Year 2 Classical Literature
Special Assignment
Compose 20 poems
[13:11] (Flashback) Kana
Chihaya-chan...
[13:13] (Flashback) Kana
It's not difficult to compose poetry.
[13:18] (Flashback) Kana
You just have to translate
your feelings into meter.
[13:25] (Flashback) Kana
But...
[13:27] (Flashback) Kana
You must be able to read poetry
before you can compose poetry!
SIGN Compose
SIGN Compose Read
[13:31] (Flashback) Kana
I believe that amateurs can only
understand 50% of verbal poems.
[13:38] (Flashback) Kana
When written out in modern
language, it goes down to 30%.
[13:41] (Flashback) ---
If the poem is written in classical language,
[13:43] (Flashback) ---
only 10% of the meaning is understood!
[13:46] (Flashback) Kana
You must accept that
you don't understand
[13:47] (Flashback) Chi
V-Verbal? Cl-Classical?
[13:48] (Flashback) ---
what you think you understand!
[13:49] (Flashback) Kana
I recommend you start
by reading these books!
[13:52] (Flashback) Chi
N-Not happening...
[13:54] Chi
I managed to compose five poems
in a rush before July ended.
[14:11] Chi
I want to play karuta.
[14:14] (Flashback) Ara
I always go back to that
room when I'm playing.
[14:26] (Flashback) Ara
If you become the best player in Japan,
[14:29] (Flashback) Ara
you'll be the best in the world.
[14:36] Chi
Ever since meeting Arata,
[14:39] Chi
my life has been all about karuta.
[14:45] Chi
Always striving to become stronger
[14:49] ---
and stronger
[14:52] Chi
so I can be able
[14:55] ---
to receive his passion.
SIGN Nurse Station
SIGN Reception
[14:59] A
Please return these to the
receptionist when you leave.
[15:02] Kana
Understood.
SIGN Visitor 32
Visitor 33
[15:05] Kana
Here you are, Prez.
[15:11] Kana
Chihaya-chan.
[15:14] Kana
You're working hard.
[15:15] Kana
Is that your summer homework?
[15:17] Chi
Uh-huh.
[15:18] Tai
Is it okay for you to be moving around?
[15:21] Tai
You can hold off on the twenty poems.
[15:25] Tai
In the sweltering summer sunlight,
[15:28] Tai
I feast upon a whirlwind of ice cream.
[15:31] Kana
Since I could not stop
thinking of Shinobu-chan,
[15:35] Kana
I wonder if she is
practicing right now.
[15:38] Chi
Yeah...
[15:39] Tai
Were you actually trying?
[15:41] Tai
Your grade will drop for every
one of these you turn in.
[15:43] Chi
What? Really?
SIGN Pardon?
SIGN 6 Inside a room isolated from the summer heat, I feel bliss upon hearing your words.
[15:47] ---
Inside a room isolated
from the summer heat,
[15:52] ---
I feel bliss upon hearing your words.
[15:59] Tai
How's your finger?
[16:00] Chi
It's fine.
[16:01] ---
I don't remember a thing
after I was knocked out,
[16:03] Chi
but I needed four stitches.
SIGN 7 Will I ever turn the corner and find you? I can only wait for a dream or a miracle.
[16:07] Chi
Will I ever turn the corner and find you?
[16:12] Chi
I can only wait for a dream or a miracle.
[16:28] Tai
She's doing better than I expected.
[16:32] Tai
It looks like the operation
was a success, too.
[16:35] Tai
She should recover in time
for the fall tournament.
[16:46] Tai
What is it, Oe-san?
[16:50] Kana
You have to try harder, Prez!
[16:58] Kana
You don't have to invite me along
when you visit her in the hospital.
[17:04] Kana
You can't expect Chihaya-chan
[17:05] ---
to be clueless for the rest of her life!
[17:19] Tai
I know.
[17:39] A
Ayase-san! No practice swings!
[17:41] A
Absolutely not!
[17:42] Ara
Sorry.
[17:45] A
Honestly...
[17:54] A
Goodbye, Coach.
[17:56] Saku
Be careful on your way home.
[17:57] Ero
Coach, it's getting dark,
so I'll walk you home.
[18:01] Saku
No, thanks.
[18:03] Saku
If I'm around you too much, I'm
afraid I'll have dreams about you.
[18:05] Ero
I'd want that!
[18:07] Saku
And why are you here when
you've already left the club?
[18:09] Saku
Yes, hello?
[18:11] Chi
Coach Sakurazawa?
[18:13] Saku
Oh, Ayase-san?
[18:14] Chi
Thank you very much for sending
the DVD of the high school final!
[18:19] Saku
Was it useful?
[18:21] Chi
Yes, I've been watching it every day.
[18:23] Chi
I'm so glad I got to see what happened
[18:25] ---
at the start of the match.
[18:28] Chi
Both players were incredible.
[18:29] Chi
I saw Arata—
[18:31] Chi
I saw Wataya-kun play for the
first time, thanks to you.
[18:35] Saku
I see.
[18:37] Chi
What were your thoughts on
that match, Coach Sakurazawa?
[18:42] Saku
Well...
[18:44] Saku
Wataya-kun had a very
balanced play style.
[18:49] Saku
There's nothing special
about his game sense,
[18:51] Saku
but he was consistent and caught
every partial syllable.
[18:54] Saku
I would guess he's a right
brain memorizer,
[18:57] Saku
but he also uses his left brain, so
fatigue isn't as much of a factor.
[19:01] Saku
The Queen is also special.
[19:04] Saku
I'd love to know how she
connects to the cards.
[19:07] Saku
She appears to be apologizing
when she moves cards.
[19:12] Saku
Her connection to the cards is very deep.
[19:15] Saku
Plus, she isn't afraid of committing faults.
[19:17] Saku
Her playing style reflects her
trust in her own karuta.
[19:21] Saku
Oh, sorry about that.
[19:22] Saku
I got carried away.
[19:24] Chi
No, that was very educational!
[19:26] Chi
It helps a lot!
[19:28] Saku
Good.
[19:32] Saku
Ayase-san, would you be interested in
[19:35] ---
participating in a Fujisaki
two-day karuta camp?
[19:37] Saku
Along with the president and
other players from Mizusawa.
[19:43] Chi
I'll come!
[19:44] Chi
I just had an operation on my
right hand, but I'll come!
[19:47] Saku
Operation?
[19:53] Chi
H-Here we are...
[19:56] Tai
Let's go.
[20:00] Chi
I wish the other players
could have joined us.
[20:04] Chi
I guess it can't be helped that the Suihoku
society has its camp at the same time.
[20:08] Chi
Sumire-chan and Tsukuba-kun
are also busy...
[20:13] Kana
Prez, I'll deal with the first-years.
[20:18] Kana
It has to be the two of you
going to Shizuoka alone!
[20:23] Tai
Anyway, are you sure
about this, Chihaya?
[20:27] Tai
You were told not to do any
physical activity for a month.
[20:30] Chi
Yeah,
[20:33] Chi
but I've never gone such a long
time without playing karuta.
[20:38] Chi
It's hard when I can't
think of anything else.
[20:51] Tai
Forward.
[20:56] Tai
We can only move forward.
[21:01] ---
Yes.
[22:30] A
Huh? Tokyo?
[22:31] Ara
Yes.
[22:33] ---
I'm hoping to get a karuta scholarship.
[22:36] Ara
After winning the high
school championship,
[22:38] ---
I have permission from my parents.
[22:40] A
Wait, Arata-kun!
[22:42] A
Don't quit!
[22:43] A
What am I supposed to do without you?!
[22:46] Ara
I'm not quitting right away.
[22:47] A
Don't leave me!
[22:49] Ara
I'm not quitting yet!