E13 - Those Who Form the Backbone 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.) [00:00] Sign     National High School Sports Tournament Girls' Soccer Division [00:00] Sign     Saitama Knockout Stages Game 1 [00:00] Sign     Saitama Knockout Stages Game 1 [00:00] Sign     Urawa Hosei [00:00] Sign     Urawa Hosei [00:00] Sign     Warabi Seinan [00:00] Sign     Warabi Seinan [00:34] Hanabusa     Yes! [00:38] Urawa     Yes! [00:39] Tenma     Good job, Ada! [00:52] Nomi     That was a crushing defeat. SIGN    Knockout Stages Round 1 SIGN    Warabis Are Defeated [01:05] Tenma     Number 4, Number 10, Stojković. [01:08] Tenma     You three idiots, sign these documents. [01:10] Sign     Club Application [01:10] Sign     Club Application [01:12] Tenma     Quit the Warabis and join our team! [01:15] All     Huh? [01:18] Chika     This is what you chose, Midori? [01:23] Midori     Chika-senpai... [01:25] Chika     What are you guys doing? [01:27] Chika     The Kanto Tournament, Nationals... [01:29] Chika     Good players need to be visible. [01:33] Chika     They need to stand out more     and generate more hype. [01:37] Chika     That's especially true of     women's soccer players. [01:39] Chika     So why'd you choose a school that's     perpetually stuck in the prelims? [01:43] Chika     You have so much talent! [01:45] Chika     Your style of play is enchanting. [01:48] Chika     The future of women's soccer is riding on us. [01:54] Chika     What are you guys doing?! [02:06] Sign     Farewell,     My Dear Cramer [02:06] Sign     Farewell,     My Dear Cramer [02:06] Sign     Farewell,     My Dear Cramer [02:07] Sign     Farewell,     My Dear Cramer SIGN    Those Who Form the Backbone [03:29] Nomi     Yesterday's match was tough. [03:32] Nomi     It was raining. I'm sure     everyone's exhausted. [03:35] Nomi     So no practice today. [03:37] Nomi     Tell everyone to get some rest. [03:44] Nomi     What's wrong? [03:45] Tase     Oh, it's nothing. Excuse us. [03:51] Miyasaka     Why are you so down in the dumps? [03:55] Miyasaka     We fought well yesterday, didn't we? [03:58] Miyasaka     Losing 2-0 against eight-time      champions isn't a bad result. [04:02] Tase     Yeah, I thought the same thing. [04:07] Tase     But Urawa Hosei only showed us a      brief glimpse of their real strength [04:11] Tase     in the last few minutes of the second half. [04:14] Tase     Our best was powerless      against Urawa's true system. [04:21] Tase     If they'd used it in the first half... [04:24] Tase     No, what frustrates me     most is that they didn't. [04:29] Miyasaka     We dragged out their max effort,     which they'd been saving for Nationals. [04:34] Miyasaka     You should recognize that. [04:36] Tase     But... [04:38] Miyasaka     It's always "but, but, but" with you! [04:40] Miyasaka     Obsessing over everything     is a bad habit of yours! [04:43] Tase     Do you think we can reach their level? [04:46] Tase     Can we get stronger? [05:55] Fukatsu     If you're kicking it as hard     as you can, you should stop. [05:59] Fukatsu     Maintaining good physical condition     is an important part of training. [06:04] Nozomi     Then you should've said that     when you got here, Panda Eyes! [06:08] Fukatsu     I thought it was necessary for     you to vent your anger, too. [06:16] Nozomi     Hey, Panda Eyes. Aren't girls     allowed to play soccer for fun? [06:24] Fukatsu     That's what you're worried about? [06:31] Fukatsu     Was it Number 26? The girl with the goggles? [06:34] (Flashback) Chika     The future of women's soccer is riding on us. [06:40] Nozomi     Thinking about the future or having a     responsibility makes it hard to breathe. [06:45] Fukatsu     It's the history of women's soccer     that made Number 26 say that to you. [06:51] Fukatsu     Women's soccer players constantly     feel a sense of impending doom. [06:57] Fukatsu     It's been a while since they had the     charismatic Naoko Nomi in their ranks, [07:00] Fukatsu     but they're still expected to get     results at international tournaments. [07:05] Fukatsu     How can they captivate an audience [07:07] Fukatsu     whose interest cools as quickly     as it boils over with excitement? [07:11] Fukatsu     How can they establish a     culture of women's soccer? [07:15] Fukatsu     It's an eternal problem. [07:17] Fukatsu     This country gets excited about sports     teams that perform well internationally. [07:23] Fukatsu     That's why they're expected to be strong. [07:25] Fukatsu     That's only natural for a      competitive activity, though. [07:29] Fukatsu     And the key to that is expanding      the pool of players to pick from. [07:34] Fukatsu     A sport is held aloft by its players. [07:37] Fukatsu     A fragile foundation cannot      support great heights. [07:42] Fukatsu     Increasing the number of soccer players [07:44] Fukatsu     is the quickest way to turn Japan into     the soccer superpower it should be. [07:52] Fukatsu     In other words, [07:53] Fukatsu     what matters is whether people     watching you get inspired to play soccer. [07:59] Nozomi     Nobody's inspired by me. [08:03] Fukatsu     You sure? [08:14] Fukatsu     You're fine just the way you are. [08:17] Nozomi     Huh? [08:28] (Flashback) Nozomi     You make it sound like we     won't ever make it to Nationals. [08:32] (Flashback) Chika     That's precisely what I'm saying.     After all, we're here in Saitama. [08:38] (Flashback) Nozomi     Then the answer is simple. [08:40] (Flashback) Nozomi     We lost today! It was a crushing defeat! [08:44] (Flashback) Nozomi     But we'll get stronger. [08:46] (Flashback) Nozomi     I made a promise to get     stronger and beat Kunogi. [08:53] (Flashback) Nozomi     It's no fun if there's only one strong team.     It's better to have several of them. [08:58] (Flashback) Nozomi     We'll end your supremacy. [09:05] (Flashback) Nozomi     We'll become stronger. [09:13] (Flashback) Sawa     I thought Non-chan and other soccer     players were different from me. [09:20] (Flashback) Sawa     But after experiencing my first girls'     soccer tournament, I realized something. [09:25] (Flashback) Sawa     They're all ordinary girls     who like soccer, just like me. [09:31] (Flashback) Sawa     I'm an idiot. [09:35] (Flashback) Sawa     I should've known that. [09:37] (Flashback) Sawa     More than anyone else,     I've seen how hard she works. [09:42] (Flashback) Sawa     I can't become like Non-chan     or the other players, [09:47] (Flashback) Sawa     but I can become me. [09:50] (Flashback) Sawa     I want to become the soccer     player that only I can become. [09:55] Sawa     And I want to stand on the     field with everyone else. [09:59] Sawa     I want to be useful to the team. [10:01] Sawa     I want to share happiness, joy,     pain, and sadness with the team. [10:14] Sawa     Huh? Su-chan, are you     training by yourself, too? [10:19] Sawa     Non-chan! [10:22] Nozomi     Sacchan! [10:23] Fukatsu     The grumpy one's here, too.     You guys were supposed to take the day off. [10:31] Sign     Heartthrob [10:31] Sign     Country [10:43] Tenma     Hey, pigtailed loser. [10:46] Tenma     When are you gonna     submit your club application? [10:50] Tenma     Chika's all depressed because     you won't join our team! [10:55] Midori     What? Chika-senpai! [10:57] Chika     I'm not depressed! [11:05] (Flashback) Chika     All right! [11:07] Chika     Midori, when you led Todakita Middle     to a third place finish at Nationals, [11:13] Chika     I was genuinely happy. [11:16] Chika     You turned what we built—what our     seniors built—into its best possible form. [11:23] Chika     You're a carefree otaku,     but you're also a great soccer player. [11:32] Chika     And I'd get to play with that improved     version of you again in high school. [11:38] Chika     Or so I believed. [11:41] Midori     I'm not frustrated about losing to Urawa. [11:44] Midori     Not in the slightest. [11:45] Midori     After all, it was expected. [11:47] Tenma     What did you say?! [11:50] Alice     Violence is wrong! [11:52] Midori     I mean, we don't have any third-years. [11:55] Midori     Our starting lineup's full of first-years.     On top of that, we only met last month. [12:00] Midori     You can't call that a team. [12:03] Midori     If anything, it's incredible we made it     that far, given the circumstances. [12:08] Midori     Chika-senpai, do you remember what you said? [12:10] Midori     We need to "stand out more     and generate more hype." [12:14] Midori     In that case, I'll build a team to rival Urawa. [12:18] Tenma     Oh, really? You think you can? [12:21] Midori     I'm on the team. [12:23] Midori     They've got me, and I've been watching     Chika-senpai this whole time. [12:28] Midori     Nothing beats standing out at      one of the bigger tournaments, [12:32] Midori     but a team playing their hearts out at      regional level generates more hype. [12:35] (Flashback) Nozomi     It's no fun if there's only one strong team. [12:38] Midori     The coals are already smoldering. [12:41] Midori     I'll make them famous. [12:44] Midori     I'm sorry, Chika-senpai. [12:47] Midori     I should've had a proper conversation with     you when you invited me to join Urawa. [12:52] Chika     Midori... [12:54] Midori     I'm sure the team you built for me is an amazing     team that would've felt great to play on. [13:01] Midori     But... [13:03] Midori     I want to try building a team for myself. [13:08] Midori     After all, when you were recruiting members, [13:11] Midori     and discussing tactics and systems, [13:16] Midori     you always looked like you     were having so much fun. [13:29] Midori     Hey, Chika-senpai. I'm so excited. [13:35] Midori     On this blank canvas of a team,     I can become anything. [13:45] Sawa     It's Son-chan! [13:49] Fukatsu     She came, too? [13:51] Nozomi     Soshizaki! [13:52] Nozomi     Pass the ball to us! [14:00] Tenma     Sounds like your apprentice     completed her training. [14:03] Chika     She's not my apprentice. [14:06] Chika     She's my opponent. [14:08] Chika     My greatest opponent. [14:15] Chika     You grew too much, dummy. [14:20] Chika     Goodbye. [14:33] Miyasaki     The first-years? [14:39] Miyasaki     The first-years have     already started running. [14:43] Miyasaki     You can't keep brooding like this. [14:46] Kikuchi     Captain! [14:57] Miyasaka     We'll get stronger, Captain. [15:01] Tase     Yeah. [15:03] (Flashback) Nozomi     We'll get stronger. [15:07] Tase     I'm sure we'll get stronger. [15:10] Tase     We'll get stronger. [15:21] Wakasu     It's a shame what happened at the Prefecturals. [15:25] Nomi     No, I was lacking in every way. [15:28] Nomi     I failed to lead them to Nationals. [15:32] Wakasu     Do you remember what I told     you after our practice game? [15:38] Nomi     Yes. That it's the coaches who nurture      talent, as well as allow it to rot. [15:44] Nomi     So I should abandon my pride and     give them everything I've cultivated. [15:50] Nomi     I should talk to them and learn. [15:53] Wakasu     That's right. Only by doing     that do we become coaches. [16:00] Nomi     Every day, while talking to them through     the ball, I make surprising discoveries. [16:07] Nomi     Just when I think all they're displaying is     the self-centered behavior of teenage girls, [16:11] Nomi     they show me plays that make     my eyes grow wide in amazement. [16:14] Wakasu     Just like you used to do, huh? [16:20] Nomi     I caused a lot of trouble for you. [16:24] Wakasu     The rougher the edges of the gemstone,     the more worthwhile it is to polish. [16:32] Nomi     I believe those girls are the future      of Japanese women's soccer. [16:38] Wakasu     Oh? [16:39] Nomi     And as someone nurtured by you     and Japanese women's soccer, [16:47] Nomi     I believe it's my job to coach them. [16:52] Wakasu     You're starting to look like a coach. [16:59] Nomi     Thank you. SIGN    Several Days Later [17:03] Sawa     Several days later, the newly reborn     Warabis began building up our team. [17:14] Nomi     Twenty push-ups if she     takes the ball from you! [17:26] Nomi     You're helping her too slowly! [17:27] Fukatsu     The counterattack's coming! [17:29] Fukatsu     Slow her down! [17:30] Fukatsu     Switch to defense quickly! [17:34] Yamada     Wow, look at that. Echizen's playing soccer. [17:38] Takei     Not only that, but that     position seems to suit her. [17:41] Namek     She's really good at defending. [17:46] Nomi     Girls, listen up. [17:49] Sign     JKFB Interleague [17:49] Sign     JKFB Interleague [17:49] Sign     JKFB Interleague [17:49] Nomi     This June, we'll be playing     in the JKFB Interleague. [17:54] Tase     Interleague? [17:56] Miyasaka     It's a league for high schools      from Tokyo's suburbs. [17:59] Nomi     For better or worse, [18:01] Nomi     since we lost in the first round,     we've got some time on our hands. [18:05] Nomi     We'll use this time to build the backbone of     our team, gain experience in the Interleague, [18:09] Nomi     make adjustments where needed, and mount      an assault on the Championship prelims! [18:15] Tase     Championship prelims... [18:23] Tase     Let's do it, girls! [18:25] All     Yeah! [18:29] Nozomi     I see. [18:31] Nozomi     I'll get to experience     that excitement again. [18:35] Nozomi     Incredible players I've never     seen before are waiting for me. [18:43] Nozomi     I wish I could play right now! SIGN    June SIGN    First Game of JKFB Interleague [18:52] Nomi     We've done everything we can. [18:55] Fukatsu     You mean I did. [18:57] Fukatsu     It's ridiculous. [18:58] Fukatsu     I can't believe you decided to become a     coach when you're so terrible at tactics. [19:05] Sawa     For these past few weeks, Coach Fukatsu     patiently taught the team about tactics. [19:13] Sawa     And we're about to take a new first step. [19:23] Miyasaka     Come on, Captain. Do the cheer for us. [19:25] Tase     Huh? [19:30] Tase     When we lost to Urawa Hosei at the     Interhigh prelims, I was frustrated. [19:37] Tase     I was so, so frustrated. [19:39] Tase     But more than that, I felt miserable. [19:43] Tase     After all, we lost to a team     that was holding back. [19:48] Tase     I was about to lie down and give up. [19:52] Tase     But when I looked up, all of you were there. [19:56] Tase     I'm glad I get to play soccer with all of you. [20:05] Shiratori     What a wonderful sentiment. [20:08] Shiratori     The Swan accepts your feelings. [20:11] Kishi     You're so embarrassing. [20:13] Tase     What? [20:14] Komurasaki     You're so pure, Tase. [20:16] Tase     Huh? [20:16] Kakogawa     A romantic and a crybaby. [20:20] Okachimachi     You make it sound like this is the end. [20:24] Miyasaka     We're just getting started, Tase. [20:29] Tase     Yeah. [20:34] Tase     I want to play soccer with all of you. [20:38] Tase     So let's win. [20:40] Tase     Let's play more soccer. [20:43] Tase     Let's go, Warabis! [20:45] All     Yeah! [22:20] Nomi     I'm relieved. [22:21] Nomi     If we'd lost this match... SIGN    6 Years Ago [22:24] Nomi     it would've meant the end     of women's soccer in Japan. [22:28] Nomi     We must become stronger. [22:31] Nomi     Since it's a competitive sport,     it goes without saying, [22:34] Nomi     but I want to achieve positive results     and capture people's interest. [22:40] Nomi     I want people to recognize the     problems women's soccer is facing. [22:43] Nomi     And I want people to know [22:46] Nomi     that girls can play soccer, too. [22:51] Nomi     That you have lots of     friends all over the world. [22:55] Nomi     I can't become better than I am. [22:58] Nomi     You'll be the ones to surpass me. [23:01] Nomi     I know I'm asking a lot,     but please keep playing. [23:06] Nomi     Protect the league. [23:08] Nomi     Protect this environment where girls can     enjoy soccer like it's the most natural thing. [23:30] Nozomi     Soccer's more fun when     everyone's playing together.