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.