E9 - Leap Forward, Side-by-Side! 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.) SIGN    January Miho Training Center [00:05] Aki     Yes, sorry. Yes. [00:09] Kota     Aki, what's wrong? [00:11] Aki     I screwed up. [00:12] Aki     They told me not to treat     the horse so roughly. [00:15] Sojiro     You get your rough nature     from your dad, I bet. [00:17] Aki     You seem like you're working really hard. [00:19] Aki     You going to be in the Fukujuso Tokubetsu? [00:21] Sojiro     Yup. [00:22] Sojiro     And Eri told me my dad's place     is sending a jockey, too. [00:27] Aki     Oh, really? [00:30] Sojiro     I can't afford to lose. [00:35] Aki     I guess bad blood in families runs deep. [00:38] Kota     Yes. The footwork's looking good.     Steadier, too. [00:43] Kota     Yes. I'll be fine. SIGN    Episode 9 Leap Forward, Side-by-Side! [02:18] Asahi     Hello, everyone! [02:21] Sojiro     You haven't changed a bit, instructor. [02:23] Asahi     And you're all doing fine! [02:25] Asahi     You've learned to control     your horse like a pro, huh? [02:29] Aki     I'm a lot better than I was, right? [02:30] Kota     You'd better be. [02:32] Kota     If we're going to be     participating in a real race, [02:35] Kota     at a bare minimum we have     to be able to control our horses. [02:38] Asahi     Wow! [02:40] Aki     Well, we're having fun. [02:43] Aki     One of us is constantly sending evil     thought waves toward Ritto, though. [02:48] Asahi     Mr. Sakuraba, the reason your     father didn't accept you [02:53] Asahi     was that he wants his dear     son to mature on his own. [02:56] Sojiro     But he took Shimotsuki. He wants     the attention she brings, I bet. [03:01] Kota     It's too late to worry about it. [03:03] Aki     That's right. [03:04] Aki     We'll just have to do our best here. [03:06] Aki     Back to training! [03:08] Aki     See you, instructor! [03:09] Kota     Guys... [03:10] Sojiro     Saying that is my job! [03:13] Asahi     They're showing signs of     being blue and growing up. [03:17] Asahi     Now, what about the other side? SIGN    Ritto Training Center SIGN    9 Days Until Wakagoma Stakes [03:32] Miyashita     That horse is running as brilliantly      as they did in their maiden race. [03:36] Miyashita     I can see why they skipped the qualifiers. [03:39] Kishino     Great, aren't they? [03:40] Kishino     I'll have one for you next time. [03:44] Miyashita     Please do. [03:46] Miyashita     It's been a while since we've had a good one. [03:48] Miyashita     Akari, looks like you'll get     that prize winner you wanted. [03:52] Akari     It's thanks to your instruction. [03:54] Miyashita     It's your stables' third year. It's time. [03:58] ---     Yes. [04:14] Shun     Keep Kirarin away from the other horses. [04:17] Shun     You're scaring them. [04:18] Hayashida     Oh, is that why we stopped giving     them partner horses to ride with? [04:21] Shun     Yes. They looked scared      in their maiden race. [04:25] Hayashida     Yeah? [04:26] Hayashida     That helped them get out of the pack, then. [04:30] Shun     It was just luck... [04:33] Hayashida     Are you saying my skill is just luck? [04:36] Shun     No. I'm sorry. [04:39] Hayashida     Kazanami, relax. As a jockey,     you should understand this. [04:43] Hayashida     Leave it to me. [04:46] Shun     Right... [04:48] Shun     Thank you. [04:54] Kikumi     Oh, if it isn't the philanderer     with an eye for the young ones! [04:59] Shun     That's so mean, Kikumi. [05:01] Kikumi     How's Kirarin looking? [05:03] Shun     Still a little scared. [05:06] Shun     We stopped running them      with a partner horse. [05:09] Kikumi     You really are kind to     the horses, aren't you? [05:12] Kikumi     We're lucky to have      him around, huh, Kisuke? [05:15] Shun     Kisuke's a good horse. [05:17] Shun     He's got such nice hair.     And muscles, too! [05:23] Shun     He's retiring in March, huh? [05:26] Kikumi     I thought he had some      more fight left in him. SIGN    Oak Diamond SIGN    Ritto C Assistant SIGN    Ritto Hill Good Assistant SIGN    Ritto C Good Assistant SIGN    Ritto C Good Assistant SIGN    Ritto Hill Good Assistant [05:36] Akira     Kirarin's looking good. [05:38] Tayasu     Yes. Their times are stable. [05:41] Tayasu     If you believe the data,     they're looking good. [05:44] Akira     I hope training them solo pays off. [05:47] Tayasu     But their starting pace worries me. [05:51] Akira     Let's share that with Hayashida,     along with Kazanami's concerns. [05:56] Tayasu     About Hayashida... He's accomplished     quite a lot as a jockey, [06:00] Tayasu     but I don't get a good feeling from him. [06:03] Akira     That's fine. [06:04] Akira     Whether he does what we     tell him isn't important. [06:06] Tayasu     I'm sorry? [06:07] Akira     What matters is the fact that we told him. [06:10] Akira     If he doesn't do what we say,     and then he fails to get results, [06:13] Akira     we can get rid of him. [06:16] Akira     We're winning the Wakagoma Stakes. SIGN    Kyoto Racetrack Wakagoma Stakes [06:28] Miku     It's Kazanami and Kirarin! [06:30] ---     Go for it! [06:32] Kishino     Now, let's see if we can score an easy win. [06:35] Akira     We'll be fine. [06:36] Akira     They're in good shape. [06:38] Kishino     Yes. [06:41] Kishino     We certainly need them to be. [06:50] Shun     They're afraid. [06:52] Shun     I knew it. They're afraid of     all the people and horses. [06:57] Kikumi     Don't worry. Shun will be just fine. [07:02] Announcer     They're lined up at the gate     for the Wakagoma Stakes! [07:07] Announcer     And they're out of the gate! [07:22] Kishino     Let's talk later about what happens next. [07:31] Announcer     The winner is Fence Lord! [07:33] Announcer     Oak Diamond, the favorite, broke out     in the last half but lost by a neck! SIGN    Neck [07:45] Shun     Hayashida! [07:54] Shun     Why did you charge into the pack? [07:57] Shun     I told you! They're scared of other horses! [08:01] Hayashida     Yeah, the lady told me the same thing. [08:04] Hayashida     But I had to go forward     if I was going to win. [08:07] Hayashida     They didn't do what I needed them to, though. [08:11] Hayashida     Kazanami, do you think a wimp     like that can win the derby? [08:16] Hayashida     Every horse at the derby is top-notch. [08:19] Hayashida     You can't win if you're      scared of every pack. [08:22] Shun     Wait... Did you do that     deliberately? For practice? [08:26] Hayashida     This isn't the only race in the world. [08:28] Hayashida     If you think about the future,     this is what's best for that horse— [08:32] Shun     Don't be so selfish! [08:37] Hayashida     Yeah, maybe I was being selfish. [08:40] Hayashida     I was too desperate for a win. [08:50] Shun     I'm sorry! [08:51] Akira     I don't need your apologies. [08:53] Akira     I'm responsible for deciding     how to train the horses. [08:57] Shun     Sumeragi? [08:59] Akira     I spoke with their owner, Kashino. [09:02] Akira     The owner does not believe this     loss was the horse's fault. [09:08] Akira     So we'll be racing Kirarin in the Yayoi     Sho as planned, but changing jockeys. [09:13] Tayasu     Winning the Yayoi Sho will give us the prize     money we need to compete in the derby. [09:18] Tayasu     And the Satsuki Sho, too. [09:20] Shun     You're getting rid of Hayashida? [09:23] Akira     He failed to follow our orders. [09:26] Akira     It doesn't matter how close you are     to the owner if you can't get results. [09:31] Akira     But... [09:33] Akira     That goes for us, as well. [09:35] Shun     Yes, ma'am. [09:43] Shun     Let's both do our best, Kirarin. [09:52] Shun     You're... [09:56] Miku     Kisuke! [09:58] Miku     It's me, Miku! [10:01] Miku     Kisuke! You can tell it's me? [10:03] Miku     I told everybody at school about you! [10:06] Shun     Something's wrong with Kirarin. [10:07] Miku     All my friends told me     they want to meet you! [10:08] Kikumi     Wrong? [10:10] Shun     They were really avoiding the other     horses during morning training. [10:12] ---     They want to ride you, too! [10:14] Shun     The big pack of horses at the Wakagoma     Stakes may have traumatized them. [10:15] ---     Unfortunately, I won't get     to see you for a while... [10:18] Kikumi     They're so delicate. Nothing like Kisuke! [10:26] Shun     Well, Miku? [10:27] Shun     Did you get to talk to Kisuke? [10:28] Miku     No... I want to be in the same room as him. [10:31] Shun     Come see him with your dad next time. [10:34] Miku     I don't know if I can. [10:35] Miku     I've got cram school over spring break. [10:39] Shun     Oh, right! You might be able to ride him! [10:42] Shun     Once his retirement race is over, [10:44] Shun     Kisuke's going to a place called     Hirato Farms in Hokkaido. [10:48] Shun     They might let you ride     him once he's up there! [10:50] Kikumi     Yeah, I'm sure they will. [10:52] Miku     Really? [10:54] Miku     Hooray! [10:56] Miku     Will you teach me how to ride? [11:00] Shun     Leave it to me. [11:04] Tayasu     Kazanami, Kirarin's next     jockey has been decided. [11:08] Shun     Who is it? [11:12] Yu     The Yayoi Sho? [11:15] Kuji     Huh? Of course it's not you! [11:18] Kuji     The one who'll ride Oak Diamond is... [11:22] Kuji     Me! SIGN    Name SIGN    Vodka SIGN    Record SIGN    Japan: 22 Matches 10 Wins SIGN    Overseas: 4 Matches 0 Wins SIGN    Sex SIGN    Female SIGN    Color SIGN    Bay SIGN    Hanshin Juvenile Fillies, Japan Derby, Yasuda Kinen (2 Times), Tenno Sho (Autumn), Victoria Mile, Japan Cup SIGN    Major Wins [11:29] Shun     Kuji won't listen to me! [11:32] Yu     Kuji's raced in the Yayoi Sho many times. [11:35] Yu     Two years ago, he won with     the fourth most popular horse. [11:37] Yu     He knows how to fight. [11:39] Yu     That's why Kashino came to us. [11:42] Shun     And that's why I'm coming to you for help! [11:45] Shun     The Wakagoma Stakes just     made Kirarin more timid. [11:49] Shun     Their real strength isn't     coming out like it should. [11:51] Yu     Don't worry. Kuji's style is to     leave the horse to the trainer. [11:56] Yu     This time, you'll have a jockey     who does as he's told. [12:02] Yu     Your job is to make Kirarin into     a horse that can win, I think. [12:06] Shun     A horse that can win? [12:07] Yu     Kirarin couldn't bring their strong     legs to bear in the last race. [12:11] Yu     The Yayoi Sho has hills at the start and     at the goal. You need stamina, Kuji said. [12:17] Shun     The start's not a problem. [12:19] Shun     And if Kirarin can bring out     their full strength before [12:22] Shun     they hit the hill in front of the goal... [12:24] Yu     A way to make sure they can do a spurt, then! [12:27] Shun     Yeah... [12:28] Eri     They sound like a jockey     and a trainer, huh? [12:31] Amane     Shun Kazanami. What about     your own future as a jockey? [12:34] Amane     If you just go exactly      by the book in training, [12:37] Amane     it'll kill your instincts. [12:38] Amane     What happened to the boy who was     having so much fun riding in school? [12:42] Shun     That was just because     riding training was fun. [12:46] Shun     I was working out stress from the classes. [12:48] Eri     Yeah, you hated those classes, huh? [12:51] Shun     Stress... [12:54] Shun     That's it! [12:56] Shun     Thanks, Amane! [13:11] Eri     Amane! [13:14] Eri     Did something happen? [13:15] Amane     There's no problem, Eri Shimotsuki. [13:18] Eri     Doesn't look like it to me. [13:20] Eri     You haven't been coming to     morning training lately. [13:24] Amane     I'm forbidden from riding     a horse for two weeks. [13:28] Amane     They're not letting me on a     horse's back until I promise [13:31] Amane     I can get the timing down to the second. [13:33] Eri     I didn't know... [13:34] Amane     Yu Arimura and Shun Kazanami have     a lot of fun things to talk about. [13:39] Amane     A year ago, wining a major     prize was a fantasy for us. [13:43] Amane     But for them, it's reality. [13:45] Amane     And I'm not even allowed at training. [13:49] Eri     You're a good rider. You'll be fine. [13:52] Eri     Once you're a jockey, you'll     be more famous than any of us! [13:57] Amane     Because I'm not Japanese? [14:01] Eri     That's not what I... [14:03] Tako     Eri! [14:06] Eri     Tako! [14:07] Tako     I finally found you! [14:09] Tako     Now, answer my questions. [14:11] Eri     Enough. You got enough     footage already, didn't you? [14:14] Tako     That was for the magazine. [14:16] Tako     This is for a documentary following     your class's exploits since school. [14:20] Tako     Now, let's take some footage     of your private life! [14:22] Eri     Tako, you've gotten more pushy     since you became a journalist. [14:25] Tako     That's not true. How rude. [14:29] Tako     Oh, Amane, I'll talk to you later, too. [14:31] Tako     Huh? [14:38] Amane     Damn it! [14:41] Shun     I want to give Kirarin partners again! [14:44] Tayasu     But you know what they're like, don't you? [14:47] Akari     Kazanami, do you have a plan? [14:51] ---     Yes. [14:52] Shun     Kirarin's enjoying running solo, [14:55] Shun     but they've gotten too used to it [14:57] Shun     and that's why they couldn't     handle the crowd at the race. [15:00] Shun     So we'll put some stress on     them by using partners... [15:04] Akari     I see. [15:07] Akari     Put some stress on them,     and then let them work it off. [15:11] Shun     Yes. [15:12] Shun     That should give them the     strength to get out of the pack. [15:17] Tayasu     But a partner horse is a big risk. [15:21] Tayasu     One wrong move could put     too much stress on them, [15:23] Tayasu     making them useless as a racehorse. [15:26] Shun     Then we'll move their partners behind, [15:29] Shun     getting them just close enough     to cause a little stress. [15:32] Shun     And then keep doing it. [15:34] Tayasu     But how do we know how close to get? [15:38] Shun     You could tell, right, Kazanami? [15:46] Akari     The timing looks good. [15:48] Tayasu     I'm finally starting to understand      why you assigned him to this. [15:52] Akari     We'll use every resource we have on hand. [15:56] Akari     It's not just Kirarin who's     putting it all on the line. [16:02] Yu     Why won't you talk to Shun? [16:05] Kuji     Sumeragi's given me her instructions. [16:08] Yu     A jockey should only care     about one thing: winning. [16:16] Yu     The derby last year. [16:19] Yu     I finally understand why you     didn't take the lead right away. [16:27] Yu     You knew the horse's personality [16:29] Yu     and decided it was better not     to leave the pack, right? [16:32] Yu     Back then, I was only thinking about     who was where and what they were doing. [16:36] Yu     I wasn't thinking about     the horses' personalities. [16:40] Yu     But Shun tries harder than anyone     to understand a horse's personality. [16:44] Yu     Please trust him! SIGN    Nakayama Racetrack Yayoi Sho [17:09] Kishino     I'm counting on you, Akari. [17:13] Akari     This time, we'll be fine. [17:23] Kuji     Hey... they're... [17:29] Kuji     Got it. Leave it to me! [17:45] Announcer     The odd-numbered horses have     just arrived at the gate. [17:48] Announcer     The even-numbered horses     are being led there now. [17:52] Announcer     The skies are blue, [17:53] Announcer     and the sun's shining bright     as they line up at the gate. [17:58] Announcer     Lastly, Oak Diamond comes up at a trot. [18:03] Announcer     The staff are moving away. [18:07] Announcer     And they're off! [18:11] Announcer     Nakano Deuce is slow out of the gate! [18:12] Shun     Kirarin, this is it! [18:13] Announcer     We're off to a good start! [18:14] Announcer     Shitani Lighter from the inside! [18:16] Announcer     Oak Diamond closing in from the outside! [18:20] Shun     Good! [18:21] Announcer     They're watching what the     other horses are doing. [18:22] Yu     He broke out! [18:23] Announcer     Kyoshin Fight and Muusha Oochi     are fighting for the lead. [18:26] Announcer     Z Saiko is traveling up the outside! [18:29] Kuji     They're coming for you from behind! [18:33] Kuji     Wow! They're in the lead! [18:33] Announcer     As they round the first corner,     #10, Oak Diamond, is in the lead! [18:36] Akari     Okay, here we go. [18:38] Announcer     Shitani Light is two, two     and a half lengths behind! [18:42] Announcer     Muusha Oochi on the outside     getting close to second place. [18:45] Announcer     We round the second corner,     still with a two-length lead. [18:47] Announcer     On the outside, both horses     in fifth are coming up. [18:50] Kuji     We're not done yet! Hang in there! [18:52] Announcer     We're on the far straight! [18:53] Announcer     Kyoshin Fight is entering the third group. [18:57] Announcer     A pack's forming in the center     as we head for the halfway point. [19:01] Announcer     We're 1000 meters into the race,     just under 61 seconds! [19:06] Announcer     Now into the third corner.     Oak Diamond in the lead, [19:06] Eri     Is the pace okay? [19:07] Amane     Hard to say. [19:08] Announcer     keeping up the pace with     a three-length distance. [19:09] Yu     Can they keep it up, Shun? [19:12] Announcer     There's just 600 meters left with     Muusha Oochi trailing behind. [19:16] Announcer     And we're into the fourth corner     and onto the last straight! [19:19] Announcer     Oak Diamond is breaking away! [19:19] Shun     Kirarin, it's okay. [19:22] Shun     It's okay to be afraid. [19:23] Announcer     Take Iwate, coming up from behind! [19:26] Announcer     They're getting close to Oak     Diamond! Have they caught up? [19:45] Shun     Now. [19:48] Akari     Yes! [19:50] Yu     There goes Kuji! [19:50] Announcer     Oak Diamond pulls away     for a four-length lead! [19:55] Akari     Keep going! [19:55] Announcer     Take Iwate approaching from the outside. [19:57] Announcer     But Oak Diamond is fast! Fast! Fast! [19:57] Tayasu     Hang in there!! [20:00] Announcer     The Yayoi Sho is their ticket to Satsuki! [20:01] Announcer     It's Oak Diamond! It's Oak     Diamond with 100 meters to go! [20:05] Announcer     Une Kingdom approaching from the inside! [20:06] Announcer     But Oak Diamond keeps pulling away! [20:09] Announcer     Will Une Kingdom take it? [20:10] Announcer     No! It's Oak Diamond! [20:15] Announcer     What a win! [20:21] Miku     Hooray! [20:25] Kikumi     Yes! [20:27] Yu     Yes! [20:28] Eri     Wow! [20:30] Yu     Great! SIGN    Oak Diamond [20:32] Announcer     A clean win for Oak Diamond! [20:34] Announcer     They've won a major prize! [20:39] Shun     You did it, Kirarin! [20:49] Kishino     Thank you. [20:50] Akari     We've got a long way to go. [20:55] Kikumi     Next it's your turn, huh? [21:00] Kikumi     What's wrong? [21:08] Yu     Welcome back. [21:10] Yu     How was Oak Diamond? [21:12] Kuji     Just great. [21:14] Kuji     They're timid, but they've      built up some guts. [21:16] Kuji     It shows they trained them properly,     instead of just spoiling them. [21:21] Kuji     That Kazanami kid's good. [21:24] Yu     Shun's a genius. [21:27] Kuji     Well, he's good. But he's no jockey. [21:31] Kuji     Yu. He's not like you at all. [21:45] Kuji     Want to go get some      meat tonight? [23:35] Amane     Useless...