E7 - They all exchange hellos and goodbyes at the famous gates of Afusaka Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [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.