E24 - Nobody Wishes to See the Beautiful Cherry Blossoms

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[00:01] Taichi
    So why my house?
[00:03] Chihaya
    Because you have a 60-inch TV!
SIGN    Master Match | Queen Match
[00:07] Chihaya
    These are the Master and Queen matches!
[00:08] Chihaya
    Master and Queen matches!
    Master and Queen matches!
[00:11] Chihaya
    We have to watch on a big screen!
[00:13] Chihaya
    There was the option of going
    to Dr. Harada's house,
[00:15] Chihaya
    but the other three members
    are in the Suihoku society,
[00:18] Chihaya
    so Coach Kitano would be upset.
[00:20] Chihaya
    Okay, I can understand that.
[00:22] Chihaya
    But now is a bad time...
[00:23] Mom
    Oh, Chihaya-chan.
[00:27] Mom
    You've come to visit?
[00:29] Mom
    It's been so long.
[00:31] Mom
    It turns out that the play
[00:32] ---
    I was going to attend this afternoon was
[00:34] ---
    actually scheduled for tonight.
[00:35] Mom
    But it worked out, since you're here.
[00:37] Chihaya
    No, um, I'll leave right away.
[00:39] Mom
    Why? Enjoy your stay.
[00:43] Mom
    I want to thank you for making
[00:44] ---
    Taichi feel at home in the karuta club.
[00:52] Chihaya
    She hates me. She hates me.
    She hates me.
[00:55] Chihaya
    She's looking at me. She's looking
    at me. She's looking at me.
[01:00] Taichi
    Want to go up to my room?
[01:02] Chihaya
    Huh?
[01:03] Taichi
    There's a smaller TV in my room.
[01:06] Taichi
    You can't concentrate on the match
    if my mother's watching you.
[01:09] Taichi
    I'll head on up then.
[01:15] (Flashback) Taichi
    You shouldn't be running
    to a guy's room like that.
[01:18] (Flashback) Taichi
    I'm not gonna let you in.
[01:22] Chihaya
    Oh, this feels weird.
[01:25] Chihaya
    I'm a little nervous.
[01:30] Chihaya
    So very nervous.
SIGN    Chihaya Furu
SIGN    Verse 24
SIGN    Nobody
    Wishes
    To See The
     Beautiful
    Cherry
    Blossoms
[02:44] Chihaya
    Oh, you haven't rearranged anything.
[02:46] Taichi
    Why would it change?
[02:47] Chihaya
    I haven't been in here
    since grade school.
[02:49] Chihaya
    Your room always felt big,
    but now it feels even bigger.
[02:53] Taichi
    Really?
[02:54] Taichi
    Even though you've gotten bigger?
[02:55] Chihaya
    There were a bunch of plastic
    models and toys lying around.
[02:59] Chihaya
    What happened to that soccer poster?
[03:01] Chihaya
    Your room's so bare now.
[03:06] Chihaya
    What is it?
[03:08] Taichi
    Nothing.
[03:09] Chihaya
    What?
[03:10] Taichi
    Nothing.
[03:11] Chihaya
    What?
[03:12] Taichi
    Nothing, just...
[03:17] Taichi
    You're in my room.
[03:19] Chihaya
    Huh?
[03:20] Mom
    Taichi!
[03:23] Mom
    You're supposed to leave the door open.
[03:25] Mom
    Your other friends are here.
[03:28] Taichi
    O-Okay...
[03:33] Nishida
    I can't believe Mashima
    called this a "small" TV.
SIGN    42 inch...
[03:36] Nishida
    It's at least double the size
    of the TV at my house...
[03:41] Mom
    The karuta club members
    always look so plain.
[03:46] Mom
    Taichi, aren't you pushing
    yourself too hard?
[03:50] Mom
    How long are you going
    to keep playing karuta?
[03:59] Person A
    We bring you another
[04:00] ---
    live broadcast from Omi Jingu,
    in Shiga Prefecture.
[04:03] Person A
    The Ogura Hundred Poets
    Competitive Karuta
[04:05] ---
    Master Match and Queen Match.
[04:07] Person B
    It's finally here.
[04:14] Chihaya
    The Queen match is about to begin...
[04:16] Chihaya
    My dream...
[04:18] Chihaya
    The ultimate match in
    the world of karuta...
[04:21] Chihaya
    Shinobu-chan will be playing
    to defend her title!
SIGN    Queen Match
SIGN    58th Master Match
SIGN    56th Queen Match
    
    
    
    
    Wakamiya Shinobu, Queen X Yamamoto Yumi, Grade 6
[04:26] Person A
    We will now switch to the camera inside.
[04:33] All
    What?!
[04:35] Chihaya
    Sh-Shinobu-chan?!
[04:37] Chihaya
    Why?! How?!
[04:37] Person A
    The Master match is a best of five.
[04:38] Nishida
    Wait, the announcer
    needs to say something!
[04:38] ---
    The first person to three wins will be the Master.
[04:40] Person A
    The Queen match is a best of three.
[04:41] Nishida
    The Queen's put on way too much weight!
[04:42] ---
    The first person to two wins will be the Queen.
SIGN    Her neck is gone.
[04:45] Person A
    Once memorization time is over,
    we will begin the second game.
[04:49] Chihaya
    She was so thin last summer...
[04:50] Kanade
    Why? How could she...?
[04:54] Kanade
    She's playing this match in a
    patterned crepe silk piece?!
[04:57] Both
    Kana-chan, that's your only concern?!
[04:58] Kanade
    The golden lining on top...
[05:01] Kanade
    The flower patterns are very Kyoto.
[05:04] Kanade
    Even the threading is
    achingly masterful.
[05:07] Kanade
    She's playing competitive
    karuta in a kimono that's
[05:10] ---
    worth at least one million yen!
[05:14] Chihaya
    Oh!
[05:15] Chihaya
    The Snowmaru pouch and handkerchief
    that were only available in Kansai!
[05:22] Nishida
    What are those creepy things?
[05:24] Chihaya
    After collecting 25 winning
    stickers from ice cream bars,
[05:26] ---
    you get one submission!
[05:27] Chihaya
    Those are super rare items
    that never come up!
[05:30] Chihaya
    She's so lucky!
SIGN    She was eating ice cream until she won those...
[05:34] Taichi
    Wait.
[05:36] Taichi
    Isn't the Queen in trouble?
[05:38] Chihaya
    Huh?
[05:39] Taichi
    She's put on over ten kilograms.
[05:41] Taichi
    If she's used to playing
    karuta with a light body,
[05:44] Taichi
    her strongest weapon,
    her speed, will suffer!
SIGN    Competitive Karuta Master Match 58th Master Match / 56th Queen Match
[05:48] Person A
    The first game took place this morning,
[05:50] Person A
    and Queen Wakamiya won by five cards.
SIGN    Wait, the first game's already over?
[05:53] Nishida
    Yumin lost the first game?
[05:56] Nishida
    But she only lost by five cards.
[05:57] Nishida
    She's putting up a fight!
[05:59] Chihaya
    Five cards...
[06:01] Person A
    We'll now provide a
    summary of the first game.
SIGN    First Game Digest
SIGN    Wakamiya Yamamoto
[06:04] Person A
    Both players started off very even.
[06:07] Person A
    Yamamoto, grade 6, did not allow
    the Queen to play her game.
[06:11] Person B
    She certainly played admirably.
[06:14] Chihaya
    She's not as sharp as she was
    in the high school tournament.
[06:17] Chihaya
    Is it because she's chubby now?
[06:19] ---
    Shinobu-chan...
[06:20] Person A
    We'll now introduce our players.
[06:22] Person A
    This year's challenger is
    Yamamoto Yumi, grade 6.
[06:26] Person A
    The former Queen has returned
SIGN    Yamamoto Yumi, Grade 6
[06:28] ---
    to Omi Jingu to reclaim her title.
[06:30] Person A
    During the day, she's a 24-year-old
[06:32] ---
    in her second year as a working adult.
[06:34] Person A
    While working at a large Tokyo bank,
[06:36] Nishida
    Wow! They went to the
    bank to interview her!
[06:37] ---
    she's been making the best
    of her limited practice time
[06:39] ---
    to return to the Queen match!
[06:42] Yumi
    Until I got here, I was scared
    of Wakamiya Shinobu...
[06:48] Yumi
    I could still remember how
    strong she was last year...
[06:52] Yumi
    But look at her now.
[06:54] Yumi
    She's so chubby.
[06:59] Yumi
    I'm not scared.
[07:00] Yumi
    She's still human.
[07:02] Yumi
    A child who came to the Queen match
[07:05] ---
    without paying any attention to her health.
[07:08] Shinobu
    It's hot...
[07:10] Person A
    Her opponent is Wakamiya Shinobu,
[07:12] ---
    the youngest Queen in history.
SIGN    Wakamiya Shinobu, Queen
[07:14] Person A
    She currently attends a
    high school in Kyoto.
[07:17] Person A
    Her high school does not
    have a karuta club,
[07:19] Person A
    and she'd been practicing karuta
[07:20] ---
    at Kyoto's Myojo society till sixth grade.
[07:22] Person A
    With additional practice at home,
[07:25] ---
    she was able to achieve
    overwhelming speed.
[07:27] Chihaya
    Practice swings?
[07:31] Chihaya
    She never did that during the
    high school tournament...
[07:35] Person A
    This year too, the Queen is wearing
    a very lovely kimono.
[07:38] Person B
    Yes, it's beautiful.
[07:40] Person A
    I believe that the kimono was
[07:42] ---
    passed down from her grandmother,
[07:44] ---
    who is a member of the prefectural board.
[07:45] Person B
    Oh, my.
[07:47] Shinobu
    So heavy...
[07:48] Shinobu
    And this isn't my style.
[07:50] Shinobu
    It's not like Grandma's
    watching me on TV.
[07:56] (Flashback) Grandma
    Well, well. This is quite
    serious, Shiho-san.
[08:01] (Flashback) Grandma
    You divorced your husband
    and returned home?
[08:06] (Flashback) Grandma
    If you plan on leaving that girl here,
[08:07] (Flashback) ---
    I want her learning something.
[08:13] (Flashback) Person A
    Her body is flexible,
[08:15] (Flashback) Person A
    but she has trouble following along.
SIGN    Shinobu
[08:20] (Flashback) Person A
    Her sense is good, but it's
    a little too dynamic.
[08:25] (Flashback) Person A
    Pass. Who's got all the Hearts?
[08:26] (Flashback) Person A
    Your mother is very strict
    about bringing up children.
[08:27] (Flashback) Person B
    Not me.
[08:30] (Flashback) Mom
    We haven't found anything
    for her to do yet.
[08:32] (Flashback) Mom
    Though she seems to enjoy playing cards.
[08:34] (Flashback) Person A
    That won't work.
[08:36] (Flashback) ---
    It needs to be something that
    will help her in the future.
[08:38] (Flashback) Shinobu
    This is cute...
[08:51] (Flashback) Shinobu
    So many cute pictures!
[08:55] (Flashback) Mom
    Shinobu! Enough already!
[08:57] (Flashback) Mom
    If you don't learn a useful skill,
[09:00] (Flashback) ---
    it'll be awkward for us to live here!
[09:02] (Flashback) Mom
    Stop playing games that
    won't help you in life!
[09:09] (Flashback) Grandma
    If you like karuta, you can visit
    the karuta society nearby.
[09:16] [POEM] Reader
    Naniwa Bay, now the flower
    blooms, but for winter
[09:24] [POEM] Reader
    Here comes spring, now the flower blooms
[09:34] [POEM] Reader
    Here comes spring, now the flower blooms
SIGN    Yamamoto
SIGN    Wakamiya
[09:44] Reader
    As the first frost...
[09:46] Chihaya
    A four-syllable card! Yumi-san got it!
[09:47] [POEM] Reader
    The hazy early morning light
    comes not from the moon
[09:50] Chihaya
    She defended the multi-syllable card!
[09:51] Person A
    You can tell that Yamamoto,
    grade 6, is a veteran.
[09:54] Person A
    She's doing an excellent job of
    protecting her multi-syllable cards.
[09:56] Person B
    The Queen is very good at
    breaking down defenses,
[09:59] Person B
    but watch this.
[10:00] Person B
    Her hand is so low that the
    Queen cannot slip a finger in.
SIGN    Ooh! Slow motion replay
    is really useful!
[10:05] Nishida
    Watch carefully, Ayase!
[10:06] Nishida
    Your defense is like Swiss
    cheese compared to Yumin's!
SIGN    Cheese...
[10:10] Chihaya
    Shinobu-chan...
[10:11] Yumi
    Excuse me.
SIGN    She's standing up already?
[10:19] Kita
    Good. That's it, Yumin!
[10:21] Kita
    After extensive research
    by the Suihoku society,
[10:23] ---
    we've determined that Wakamiya Shinobu
[10:25] ---
    has limited experience with long matches!
[10:28] Kita
    Do whatever you can to extend
    the match and wear her down!
[10:31] Kita
    We'll call this
[10:32] All
    "Operation who gives a damn
    about broadcast schedules!"
[10:36] Kita
    The first game was very close.
[10:38] Kita
    If you can win this game
    and force a third one,
[10:41] ---
    you have a chance, Yumin!
[10:45] Yumi
    Excuse me.
[10:49] Shinobu
    I'm sorry I wasn't able to take you.
[10:55] [POEM] Reader
    Look for the sound of the cuckoo
[10:56] Nishida
    Fast!
SIGN    The Queen got that one!
[10:58] Chihaya
    No...
[10:58] All
    Huh?
[10:59] Person A
    It appeared that the
    Queen had won the card,
[11:03] Person A
    but in slow motion, you can see
[11:04] ---
    that she missed the card
    by a few millimeters.
[11:07] Person A
    Yamamoto, grade 6,
    was there to clean up.
[11:10] Chihaya
    She missed?
[11:11] Taichi
    The additional weight is affecting her.
[11:15] Taichi
    From what I've seen, the Queen
    definitely has good sense,
[11:19] Taichi
    but her main strength lies
    in her body control.
[11:21] Nishida
    Yumin's taking plenty of time
    to decide on a card to send!
[11:21] Taichi
    Her control is off now.
[11:23] Nishida
    All according to the plan!
[11:24] Kita
    You can do it! You can do it, Yumin!
[11:28] Kanade
    But the Queen's swings
    are sharp as a razor.
[11:33] Nishida
    Please, Kana-chan.
     Don't use that metaphor.
[11:35] Nishida
    It's scary.
[11:36] Kanade
    I'm sorry.
SIGN    But you're right.
[11:42] Shinobu
    Heavy...
[11:45] Shinobu
    Oh, the kimono isn't heavy.
[11:48] Shinobu
    It's my body.
[11:49] Shinobu
    I ate too much ice cream.
[11:54] Shinobu
    Sorry... Sorry...
[11:58] Shinobu
    At this rate, they'll all hate me.
[12:04] Person A
    Wakamiya is really weird.
[12:06] Person A
    She spends breaks staring at her cards.
[12:08] Person B
    Is she memorizing them?
[12:09] Person C
    She's already memorized them,
[12:11] ---
    but she keeps staring at them. Creepy.
[12:14] Person A
    Hey.
[12:28] Person A
    Where did you hide them?
[12:29] Person B
    All over the place.
[12:31] Person B
    You boys are despicable.
[12:32] Person C
    She's gonna cry.
[12:33] All
    Huh?
[12:41] Shinobu
    93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99...
[12:56] Shinobu
    I don't know why,
SIGN    people would always ask if I was pining for someone
[13:00] Shinobu
    but just as I love karuta,
[13:03] Shinobu
    the karuta also loves me.
[13:08] [POEM] Reader
    Since I could not...
[13:12] Person A
    Fast! Her fastest swing
    today comes on one
[13:14] ---
    of her sweet cards,
    "Since I could not hide"!
[13:17] Person A
    Please watch the slow motion replay.
[13:19] Person B
    A beautiful stroke that only
    connects with a single card.
[13:22] Person B
    This accuracy is the Queen's forte.
[13:25] Chihaya
    I always thought that
[13:27] ---
    Shinobu-chan was aiming for
    the corner of each card...
[13:32] Chihaya
    But that's not it.
[13:34] Chihaya
    Her swing isn't sharp as a razor.
[13:37] Chihaya
    Her fingers are connected to
    the edge of every single card
[13:43] Chihaya
    by threads!
[13:50] Person A
    The second game began with
[13:51] ---
    the challenger winning the first three cards.
[13:53] Person A
    Yamamoto, grade 6, appeared to
    be running away with the game,
[13:56] Person A
    when the Queen showed off her speed
[13:58] ---
    by taking six cards in a row.
[14:00] Person A
    The Queen has turned the tables
    and taken over this game!
[14:06] [POEM] Reader
    While I sigh...
[14:08] [POEM] Reader
    Swift waters parted...
[14:09] [POEM] Reader
    Impassioned vows exchanged...
[14:11] Nishida
    Incredible...
[14:12] Nishida
    This is like iaido!
[14:14] Chihaya
    No!
[14:15] Nishida
    Huh?
[14:15] Chihaya
    This isn't violent!
[14:20] Chihaya
    She would never attack the cards.
[14:25] Harada
    Think of it as making 100 new friends.
[14:40] Nishida
    Why are you crying?
[14:49] Taichi
    She wants to practice...
[14:52] Taichi
    She can't help herself.
[14:54] Taichi
    She wants to practice this very second!
[14:57] Taichi
    I guess I can help her...
[15:02] Taichi
    No...
[15:03] Chihaya
    Next year, they'll be
    your rivals in Class A!
[15:06] Chihaya
    You have to go watch them
    play, not cheer them on!
[15:10] [POEM] Reader
    For you, I would have given up my life
[15:12] Person A
    The Queen breaks through
    her opponent's cover!
[15:13] Person B
    Impressive.
[15:14] Nishida
    What's wrong, Yumin?!
[15:16] Nishida
    Hang in there!
[15:17] Kita
    Don't give up!
[15:19] Kita
    The game has only just begun, Yumin!
[15:22] [POEM] Reader
    Rain takes longer...
[15:25] [POEM] Reader
    In order to restore...
[15:27] [POEM] Reader
    Would this old palace...
[15:31] Person A
    The Queen has completely
    taken over this game!
[15:34] Person A
    Will Yamamoto, grade 6,
     be able to stage a comeback?
[15:37] Nishida
    Don't be stupid!
[15:39] Nishida
    She's not going to roll
    over and give up!
SIGN    Hearty
[15:42] Nishida
    Do you have any idea how hard
    Yumin practiced this year?!
[15:46] Nishida
    Don't lose, Yumin!
[15:48] Nishida
    The Queen is still human!
[15:51] Person A
    Oh, it appeared that the
    Queen had taken the card,
[15:54] ---
    but she missed again.
[15:56] Person A
    Oh, this is...
[15:57] Person B
    Ah, a card from the Master
    match hit the Queen's back.
[16:02] Person A
    Yes, the Master match is being
    played at the same time.
[16:05] ---
    No way!
[16:07] Chihaya
    If Shinobu-chan was thrown off
    by the card hitting her back,
[16:11] Chihaya
    that means the person who hit that
    card was faster than Shinobu-chan.
[16:14] Chihaya
    There's someone faster?
[16:20] Shinobu
    I can feel his presence...
[16:23] Shinobu
    invading my concentration.
[16:29] Shinobu
    A disturbance...
[16:33] Shinobu
    A very strong presence.
[16:35] Person A
    That's it! She's done it!
[16:37] Person A
    Wakamiya Shinobu is our Queen
    for the second year in a row!
[16:40] Person A
    She won the second game
    by thirteen cards.
[16:42] Person A
    A dominating performance
    from this sixteen-year-old.
[16:45] Person A
    Does she still have room to grow?
[16:47] Shinobu
    Thank you very much.
[16:50] Yumi
    Thank you very much...
SIGN    Waiting Room
[17:00] Yumi
    Twenty people came from
    Tokyo to cheer me on...
[17:04] Yumi
    They knew my chances were slim,
[17:06] ---
    but they still believed
    that I could win.
[17:10] Yumi
    But it was obvious that
    I stood no chance!
[17:14] Yumi
    There was no way for me to defeat her!
[17:16] Yumi
    She was so fast that I couldn't
    even try to contest cards!
[17:20] Yumi
    It didn't matter what I tried...
[17:46] Yumi
    Coach...
[17:50] Yumi
    I want to make it back here again.
[17:53] Yumi
    Please show me the way.
[17:59] Person A
    Wakamiya-san, what is the
    secret behind your strength?
[18:02] Shinobu
    I'm not that strong.
[18:04] ---
    I still have much to learn.
[18:06] Person A
    This was your second match
    against Yamamoto, grade 6.
[18:10] Shinobu
    Second match?
[18:12] Shinobu
    Oh, you're right.
[18:13] Nishida
    She forgot that she
    played Yumin last year!
[18:16] Shinobu
    She is a skilled player.
[18:18] ---
    I've learned that I
    still need to improve.
[18:21] Chihaya
    This won't work...
[18:23] Chihaya
    I'm not attached to the cards
[18:25] ---
    the way Shinobu-chan and Kana-chan are...
[18:32] Chihaya
    Taichi, you have a set of cards, right?
[18:34] Chihaya
    Can I start lining them up?
[18:37] Chihaya
    Taichi?
[18:39] Taichi
    I can hear her...
[18:41] Taichi
    but I can't dedicate myself to Chihaya!
[18:48] Nishida
    You blockhead!
[18:50] Nishida
    You're done watching BS as soon
    as the Queen match is over?!
[18:54] Nishida
    That's absurd!
[18:55] Nishida
    The real show's about
    to begin for us men!
[18:58] Nishida
    The Master match is next!
[19:00] Nishida
    The Master match is our only
    chance to watch the Master play!
[19:02] Nishida
    Today is the only day we get
    to watch Suo Hisashi play!
SIGN    Suo
SIGN    Takemura
[19:13] Person A
    The first game of the Master
    match was won by five cards.
[19:16] Person A
    The second game was won
    by thirteen cards.
[19:18] Person A
    Master Suo is up two games to zero.
[19:22] Person B
    Oh?
[19:23] Person B
    Doesn't that match the score differential
[19:26] ---
    for the Queen match games?
[19:28] Person A
    Er, one moment please.
[19:30] Person A
    Yes, you're right.
[19:32] Shinobu
    He's such a nasty person.
[19:35] Person A
    If Master Suo wins the third game,
[19:37] Person A
    he will be Master for the
    fourth year in a row.
[19:41] Person A
    We will now introduce the players.
[19:44] Person A
    The challenger is a member
[19:45] ---
    of the Kotoku-in University
    Karuta Society,
[19:46] ---
    Takemura Keichi, grade 6.
[19:48] Person A
    He works as a bodywork
    therapist in Shikoku,
[19:51] Person A
    while practicing karuta with
    the university students.
[19:54] Take
    I can't take it anymore...
[19:56] Take
    I worked so hard.
[19:58] Take
    Worked so hard to achieve my dream.
[20:00] Take
    I finally made it here...
[20:03] Take
    but now I'm ready to hate karuta.
[20:06] Person A
    His opponent is the three-time
    defending Master, Suo Hisashi.
[20:10] Person A
    We interviewed him before the match,
[20:12] Person A
    and he still hasn't graduated
    from college yet.
[20:15] Person B
    Oh, really?
SIGN    Suo Hisashi, Master
[20:17] Chihaya
    Hasn't graduated?
[20:19] Kanade
    The Master looks sharp,
     but the narration ruined it.
[20:24] Nishida
    Ayase.
[20:26] Nishida
    We men need to watch
    Master Suo carefully,
[20:30] Nishida
    but I believe you also
    need to pay attention.
[20:32] Chihaya
    Huh?
[20:34] Nishida
    You're trying to copy
    Wakamiya Shinobu's style,
[20:36] Nishida
    but you're closer to Suo
    Hisashi's style right now.
[20:37] [POEM] Reader
    Naniwa Bay, now the flower
    blooms, but for winter
[20:46] [POEM] Reader
    Here comes spring, now the flower blooms
[20:55] [POEM] Reader
    When I must hide these burning feelings,
[21:05] Person A
    Did you see that?
[21:06] Person A
    He began moving towards
    the two-syllable card
[21:08] ---
    "When I" on the first syllable.
[21:10] Person A
    For most players, there are only
[21:12] ---
    seven one-syllable cards: "Waves,
    Gust, Long, All, Swift, Look, Rain".
[21:15] Person A
    But in our interview, the
    Master had this to say.
[21:20] Person A
    There are 28 one-syllable cards for him.