1 - Sprouting Dive Start!

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[00:09] Haru
    The water is alive.
[00:12] Haru
    That thought always went
    through my mind in the past.
[00:17] Haru
    The water really is alive.
[00:19] Haru
    No matter how much your
    body grows and changes,
[00:22] Haru
    it envelops you just the same,
[00:25] Haru
    as if it were a living thing.
[00:28] Haru
    But...
[00:32] Haru
    For how long?
[00:35] Haru
    There was one other thing I
    used to think about a lot...
[00:45] Haru
    If I'm a prodigy at ten
[00:47] Haru
    and a genius at fifteen,
[00:49] Haru
    after I hit twenty, I'll be...
[00:56] Haru
    Makoto...
[00:57] Makoto
    Morning, Haru-chan.
[01:06] Makoto
    Hey—
[01:11] Makoto
    Not nice, Haru!
[01:14] Haru
    You're here to swim, aren't you?
[01:15] Makoto
    Yeah, but still...
[01:28] Makoto
    I swear, sometimes it seems like you
    can't survive out of water, Haru-chan.
[01:34] Haru
    I keep telling you not to call me "Haru-chan."
[01:37] Makoto
    Come to think of it, you always used to say
[01:40] Makoto
    you couldn't wait to be an ordinary person.
[01:42] Makoto
    Do you still feel that way?
[01:45] Haru
    I...
[01:47] Makoto
    Oh, yikes!
[01:48] Makoto
    See ya, Haru! Good luck!
[01:51] Haru
    Thanks.
[02:02] Haru
    An ordinary person...
[02:07] Ikuya
    I'm never going to be an ordinary person.
[02:10] Hiyori
    What are you talking about?
[02:12] Ikuya
    It's a saying.
[02:14] Hiyori
    Don't even worry about that, Ikuya.
    You're not gonna turn ordinary.
[02:18] Hiyori
    You're Ikuya, you know.
[02:21] Ikuya
    Is that a compliment?
[02:22] Hiyori
    Of course!
[02:24] Hiyori
    What? Did I make you mad?
[02:25] Ikuya
    No.
SIGN    Episode 1: Sprouting Dive Start!
[04:08] David
    Rin, aren't you leaving?
[04:11] Rin
    I'm gonna swim a little longer.
[04:12] David
    Okay, have fun.
[04:15] Rin
    Thanks. See you tomorrow.
SIGN    Rin-senpai Pyunsuke!!!
SIGN    Just woke up from hibernation!
[04:26] Rin
    Those guys never change.
SIGN    Hidaka University
[04:51] Asahi
    H-Hey, aren't you...
[04:55] Asahi
    Nanase Haruka?!
[04:57] Asahi
    D-Do you remember me? We used to...
[05:03] Haru
    Asahi?
[05:04] Haru
    Shiina Asahi?
[05:07] Asahi
    That's right! I'm Asahi!
[05:09] Asahi
    It really is you, Haru!
[05:10] Asahi
    I haven't seen you since our
    first year in middle school!
[05:13] Asahi
    Talk about a coincidence!
[05:15] Asahi
    Hey, c'mon. You could
    look a little happier...
[05:18] Asahi
    But I guess that reaction is typical Haru.
[05:20] Asahi
    You haven't changed a bit!
[05:22] Haru
    Neither have you.
[05:23] Asahi
    I've definitely changed!
[05:25] Asahi
    I'm a mature man now, I'd say.
[05:27] Asahi
    Oh, by the way, do you
    remember Shigino Kisumi?
[05:31] Asahi
    He's at this university, too!
[05:33] Haru
    I did know that.
[05:35] Asahi
    Man, for real?
[05:37] Asahi
    Wait, did you go to high school with him?
[05:39] Haru
    No, different high schools.
[05:42] Haru
    His younger brother came to the Iwatobi SC,
[05:44] Haru
    so I saw him again there.
[05:46] Asahi
    SC?
[05:52] Haru
    Are you still swimming?
[05:54] Asahi
    Huh?
[05:55] Asahi
    Yeah, of course I am.
[05:57] Asahi
    I'm on my way to my first practice here.
[05:59] Asahi
    What about you?
[06:01] Asahi
    You quit the swim club
    after I moved away, right?
[06:04] Asahi
    And you never replied to my letters...
[06:07] Haru
    Sorry.
[06:08] Haru
    But I started swimming again in high school.
[06:12] Haru
    I'm heading to practice now, too.
[06:14] Asahi
    Wow, really?
[06:15] Asahi
    That means we'll be on the same team again!
[06:18] Haru
    Yeah.
[06:21] Coach
    I'm Coach Tsukamoto.
[06:24] Coach
    The new first-years will be
    practicing with us as of today.
[06:28] Coach
    And let me warn you right now
[06:30] Coach
    that you're not going to have time to
    celebrate that you're college boys now.
[06:33] Coach
    You won't have a spare moment to
    waste on part-time jobs or parties.
[06:36] Coach
    Stay focused at all times.
[06:39] Coach
    We will now have the first-years
    introduce themselves
[06:43] Coach
    and swim their best stroke, one by one.
[06:46] Coach
    Are you ready?
[06:47] All
    Yes, sir!
[06:51] Wilson
    Rin, you're still here.
[06:53] Wilson
    Good timing, actually.
[06:56] Rin
    What is it, Coach?
[06:57] Wilson
    I want to introduce you to someone.
[07:00] Wilson
    Rin, this is my friend, Mihail.
[07:03] Mihail
    Hi, Rin-kun. Wil has told me about you.
[07:06] Rin
    Rin-kun?
[07:07] Wilson
    He used to live in Japan.
[07:10] Mihail
    Those are some nice muscles...
[07:13] Mihail
    Glad to know ya, Matsuoka Rin-kun.
[07:17] Rin
    Nice to meet you, too.
[07:19] Coach
    Next!
[07:20] Haru
    Nanase Haruka.
[07:22] Haru
    I specialize in free.
[07:25] Asahi
    Hey, Haru, are you still saying
    that "I only swim free" thing?
[07:30] Haru
    No, I do other strokes during practice.
[07:34] Haru
    But...
[07:37] Haru
    When I'm swimming for real, it's always free.
[07:48] Asahi
    Man, Haru's amazing!
[07:50] Coach
    I see.
[07:56] Mihail
    Cho-very good, Rin-kun!
[07:58] Wilson
    Cho-very...?
[08:01] Mihail
    It's Japanese slang for "amazing."
[08:04] Asahi
    He went into the turn while accelerating!
[08:06] Mikoshiba
    Nice kick!
[08:31] Suzuki
    That was incredible, Nanase!
[08:33] Inada
    I saw you swim the freestyle
    at the nationals last year.
[08:37] Asahi
    What? You went to the nationals, Haru?
[08:40] Asahi
    Our team just missed out on qualifying.
[08:43] Haru
    Really?
[08:45] Kiryuu
    I'm Kiryuu Isana.
[08:47] Kiryuu
    I swam at the nationals
    in the 200m freestyle.
[08:50] Unida
    I'm Unita Hikaru. I'm from Hokkaido.
[08:53] Suzuki
    Everyone calls him the King
    Salmon of the Okhotsk.
[08:57] Unida
    "Salmon," even though
    Unita has "urchin" in it!
[09:00] Haru
    That's pretty impressive.
[09:01] Hikaru
    Hey, you're supposed to laugh at that!
[09:03] Mikoshiba
    Yo, guys. High school and college
    are two different worlds.
[09:07] Mokoshiba
    Don't get careless.
[09:09] Both
    R-Right!
[09:10] Mikoshiba
    First up is next week's newcomer tournament.
[09:13] Mikoshiba
    First-years from all the strongest
    college teams in Kanto will be there,
[09:17] Mikoshiba
    so don't let your guard down!
[09:19] Coach
    Hey, Mikoshiba!
[09:20] Mikoshiba
    Yes, sir! I'm coming!
[09:22] Inada
    Mikoshiba-senpai's swim
    style is all about power.
[09:25] Inada
    I've seen him in tournament races.
[09:28] Asahi
    Haru, you already know
    Mikoshiba-senpai, right?
[09:31] Haru
    Yeah. We went to different high
    schools, but he helped me out.
[09:34] Asahi
    Hey, by the way, what's Makoto been up to?
[09:37] Asahi
    Is he doing okay?
[09:39] Haru
    He's in Tokyo, too.
[09:42] Saotome
    Aw, man... What if I can't follow the lesson?
[09:47] Makoto
    I could lend you my notes.
[09:48] Saotome
    Really?
[09:49] Makoto
    Sure.
[09:51] Makoto
    Whoops...
[09:53] Saotome
    Nagisa? Is that your girlfriend?
[09:57] Makoto
    No, he's a guy.
SIGN    A lot of kids joined the Iwatobi Swim Club as provisional members, but out of those...
[09:59] Makoto
    We were in the same club.
[10:01] [SONG] Text
    Three stayed in the club!
[10:01] Nagisa
    Wow, Mako-chan replies fast!
[10:05] Gou
    Was it okay to message him?
    He wasn't in class or anything?
[10:08] Rei
    Makoto-senpai isn't the type to
    reply to messages during class.
SIGN    Cool.
[10:13] [SONG] Makoto
    Hope it goes well.
[10:14] Nagisa
    Wait, that's it?!
[10:15] Rei
    Well, I guess he wouldn't know what
    to say when all you tell him is that
[10:18] ---
    we have three new members.
[10:20] Nagisa
    All right, then, let's
    give him more information!
[10:24] Gou
    Guys, come over here!
    We're taking your pictures!
[10:27] Three
    Okay!
SIGN    Hayafune Romio Best Stroke: Freestyle
[10:29] Nagisa
    We'll start with Romi-chan.
[10:32] Nagisa
    Smile big!
SIGN    Isurugi Shizuru Can swim any stroke!!
[10:34] Nagisa
    You're next, Shizu-chan!
[10:36] Rei
    Come on! Don't stiffen up!
SIGN    Kunikida Ayumu Manager
[10:39] Nagisa
    Next, Ayumu-chan!
[10:41] Gou
    Ayumu-chan, relax, would you?
[10:44] Ayumu
    R-Right...
[10:45] Gou
    So, Ayumu-chan, what's your favorite muscle?
[10:48] Ayumu
    Uh, I'm not really into muscles...
[10:51] Gou
    You don't like muscles?!
[10:53] Ayumu
    Given the choice,
[10:55] Ayumu
    I'd prefer someone with a little fat on them.
[10:58] Gou
    You're actually into fat?!
[10:59] Rei
    Is it me, or do these
    look a bit like mugshots?
[11:03] Gou
    They do...
[11:05] Nagisa
    Let's all take one together, then!
[11:07] Nagisa
    We might as well get into our swimsuits!
[11:10] Amakata
    It's certainly gutsy of you to ask me
    to take a picture of you in swimsuits.
[11:15] Amakata
    But very well. Since you asked,
    I'll take the best photo you ever saw.
[11:19] Amakata
    There's a famous saying that goes:
[11:21] Amakata
    "It takes a man, not a god,
    to capture a miracle shot."
[11:24] Amakata
    "Miracles don't happen, they—"
[11:25] Nagisa
    Okay, Sensei, we get it! Hurry up!
[11:27] Amakata
    Right, right!
[11:28] Rei
    Pay attention, everyone!
[11:30] Rei
    According to photography theory... eh?
[11:35] Gou
    Your eyes are half-closed, Rei-kun!
[11:37] Rei
    That is not beautiful. Can we take another—
[11:41] Nagisa
    And sent!
[11:44] Gou
    It's totally you, Rei-kun.
[11:45] Rei
    What's that supposed to mean?!
[11:49] Makoto
    That's so like Rei...
SIGN    Nanase Haruka
[11:54] Makoto
    Haru?
[11:55] Asahi
    Makoto, it's me.
[11:58] Makoto
    Uh, you're not Haru, are you?
[11:59] Asahi
    Aw, man! He knew right away!
[12:02] Makoto
    Who is this? Is Haru there?
[12:05] Asahi
    He is, and Kisumi's here, too.
[12:07] Makoto
    Um...
[12:08] Kisumi
    Hey, Makoto?
[12:10] Kisumi
    Bet you were surprised, huh?
    You were expecting Haru and got Asahi.
[12:14] Asahi
    Hey!
[12:15] Asahi
    Damn it, Kisumi! Why'd you just tell him?!
[12:17] Makoto
    Huh? Asahi?
[12:19] Makoto
    Wait, that Asahi?!
[12:21] Asahi
    That's right, Makoto.
[12:23] Asahi
    Been a while, huh?
SIGN    Marron
[12:27] Makoto
    So your older sister runs this shop, Asahi?
[12:31] Akane
    It belonged to my mother-in-law.
    She ran it for ages.
[12:35] Asahi
    Yeah, so basically,
    it's my sister's shop now.
[12:38] Asahi
    Feel free to order anything you want.
[12:41] Akane
    You'll have to pay, though, of course.
[12:44] Asahi
    Man, Sis, you're so stingy.
[12:46] Akane
    You better believe it!
[12:48] Akane
    This is a business, you know.
[12:50] Akane
    Anyway, Makoto-kun, you sure have grown up.
[12:54] Asahi
    Looks like a grown-up now, doesn't he?
[12:57] Makoto
    I didn't recognize you, either.
[12:59] Makoto
    You grew up a lot.
[13:00] Asahi
    Yeah, well, you know...
[13:02] Asahi
    By the way, Makoto, Haru told me
[13:05] Asahi
    that you're majoring in sports education?
[13:07] Asahi
    You're hoping to be a
    swimming teacher, right?
[13:09] Makoto
    Yeah. I thought it'd be nice to teach
    little kids how fun swimming is.
[13:14] Kisumi
    Sounds just like you, Makoto.
[13:15] Makoto
    You moved to Kyushu after
    you left Iwatobi, right?
[13:20] Makoto
    Did you stick with swimming?
[13:22] Asahi
    Yeah, but I moved to another
    school later, Kazami High School,
[13:27] Asahi
    and they didn't have a swim club.
[13:30] Asahi
    I recruited members and started
    up a new one. It was crazy hard.
[13:34] Makoto
    Wow, you did that, too?
[13:36] Makoto
    We started a new swim club
    at our high school, too.
[13:40] Makoto
    Right, Haru?
[13:41] Haru
    Yeah, starting with fixing up the pool.
[13:44] Asahi
    Really?! Same here!
[13:46] Asahi
    That's really hard work, huh?
[13:48] Asahi
    It took forever to clear out all the moss.
[13:51] Asahi
    Hey, wanna see pictures?
[13:52] Kisumi
    Of the moss?
[13:54] Asahi
    No!
[13:56] Asahi
    Right here. These guys were
    my buddies in high school.
[14:00] Asahi
    And this was my team in Kyushu.
[14:03] Asahi
    We won at the junior tournament.
[14:06] Kisumi
    Eighth grade?
[14:07] Asahi
    Ninth, I think.
[14:09] Asahi
    And then there's...
[14:11] Kisumi
    Look how young I am!
[14:14] Kisumi
    Haru looks so young and innocent, too.
[14:17] Haru
    I'm still young and innocent.
[14:18] Asahi
    You can't say that about yourself...
[14:20] Kisumi
    And Asahi looks like a monkey.
[14:22] Asahi
    Don't call me a monkey!
[14:24] Kisumi
    Hey, look!
[14:25] Kisumi
    It's Ikuya!
[14:26] Kisumi
    I wonder what he's up to now...
[14:29] Kisumi
    Huh? What's up?
[14:31] Asahi
    Oh, just... I never got to tell Ikuya I
    was moving before I left our old school.
[14:36] Makoto
    Ikuya followed Natsuya-senpai
    to America from eighth grade up.
[14:42] Makoto
    I don't know if he's
    still swimming, though...
[14:45] Kisumi
    We'll never make friends like
    the ones we had back then.
[14:50] Kisumi
    Wasn't there some movie about that?
[14:52] Asahi
    Why are you trying to sound all cool now?
[14:54] Asahi
    And what do you mean by the
    friends we had "back then"?
[14:57] Asahi
    We're still friends now, aren't we?
[14:59] Akane
    Come on, you two.
[15:01] Akane
    Save that kind of talk for when
    you're doddering old geezers.
[15:05] Akane
    You're still young, so live
    your life while you can.
[15:08] Kisumi
    You're right.
[15:10] Asahi
    Live in the present...
[15:12] Asahi
    Which means you gotta dream big and
    aim for the global stage, right?
[15:15] Kisumi
    Oh, nice one, Asahi!
[15:18] Makoto
    To reach the global stage,
[15:19] Makoto
    first you have to win the All-Japan
    Invitational Tournament
[15:21] Makoto
    and be selected for the national team.
[15:23] Haru
    But before that, we have
    the newcomer tournament.
[15:26] Akane
    That's the Intercollegiate Newcomer
    Swimming Tournament, right?
[15:31] Akane
    My husband said he was going to cover that.
[15:34] Makoto
    Cover?
[15:35] Asahi
    Oh, her husband's a sports writer.
[15:39] Kisumi
    Really? That's awesome!
[15:41] Makoto
    So that's why there are so many
    articles and photos hung up in here.
[15:44] Asahi
    Yep. And after that last tournament...
[16:04] (Flashback) Makoto
    Ikuya!
[16:10] (Flashback) All
    Haru!
SIGN    Iwatobi Middle
[16:15] (Flashback) Asahi
    Crap! We were so close!
[16:19] (Flashback) Makoto
    And we tried so hard...
[16:21] (Flashback) Ikuya
    It wasn't enough.
[16:22] (Flashback) Ikuya
    More... We have to practice more!
[16:26] (Flashback) Haru
    Yeah. Next time,
[16:28] (Flashback) Haru
    in next summer's tournament,
    we'll win for sure.
[16:30] (Flashback) Haru
    The four of us.
[16:32] (Flashback) Asahi
    Yeah!
[16:33] (Flashback) Asahi
    Let's start working for it
    right now with a training camp!
[16:37] (Flashback) Makoto
    Hang on, Asahi! Isn't it too soon for that?
[16:40] (Flashback) Asahi
    What are you talking about, Makoto?!
[16:42] (Flashback) Asahi
    I'm so pissed off, I wanna start
    busting my butt right this minute!
[16:56] Doctor
    It's looking much better.
[16:58] Doctor
    It should be all right to swim a little,
    as long as you don't overdo it.
[17:04] Sousuke
    Thank you.
SIGN    Restaurant Ichiyama
SIGN    Dear Rin,
[17:14] Kazu
    It's me.
[17:15] Kazu
    Hungry, Sousuke?
[17:17] Kazu
    Today's employee dinner.
[17:19] Sousuke
    Thanks, Kazu-nii.
[17:21] Kazu
    Oh, you're writing a letter?
[17:23] Kazu
    Did I interrupt?
[17:25] Sousuke
    Nah. I never get very far
    when I try to write letters.
[17:29] Kazu
    True. I suck at it, too.
SIGN    Dear Rin,
SIGN    Certain Victory
[17:34] Kazu
    Well, don't worry about the family.
[17:37] Kazu
    You can let me handle the restaurant.
[17:39] Kazu
    In the end, I'll be taking it over.
[17:42] Kazu
    It'll be my restaurant.
[17:44] Kazu
    I'll call it "Restaurant Kazuma."
[17:46] Sousuke
    You're even gonna change the name?
[17:48] Kazu
    Damn right.
[17:49] Sousuke
    What the hell, man?
[17:52] Nitori
    Nanase-san is in Tokyo today
    for a newcomer tournament?
[17:57] Nagisa
    Yeah.
[17:58] Nagisa
    He met up with some guys he swam
    medley relays with in middle school,
[18:03] Nagisa
    and now they're on the same college team.
[18:05] Nagisa
    I think their names were
    Asa-chan and Iku-chan.
[18:08] Rei
    But it sounded like he only
    met up with one of them.
[18:12] Gou
    I heard that the one
[18:14] Gou
    who's in the same college team with
    him now is named Shiina Asahi.
[18:19] Gou
    I think the one he hasn't heard from yet
[18:22] Gou
    was named Kirishima Ikuya.
[18:24] Sousuke
    Kirishima Ikuya?
[18:26] Momo
    You know him, Sousuke-senpai?
[18:28] Sousuke
    Yeah.
[18:29] Sousuke
    I saw him at last year's tournament.
[18:33] Sousuke
    His swimming was incredibly graceful.
[18:38] Rei
    The individual medley...
[18:40] Gou
    Individual, not the relay?
[18:43] Sousuke
    Yeah.
[18:44] Sousuke
    And his freestyle looked just like Haru's.
[18:47] Nagisa
    What?! Like Haru-chan's?!
[18:49] Rei
    Perhaps he was also enchanted
    by Haruka-senpai's freestyle
[18:53] Rei
    and decided he wanted to learn
    to swim that way himself.
[18:56] Nitori
    That would mean he's still
    swimming now, right?
[19:00] Nitori
    If he's at a university in Tokyo,
[19:02] Nitori
    maybe they'll meet up
    at the tournament today!
SIGN    Kanto Intercollegiate Newcomer Swimming Tournament
[19:23] Makoto
    Let's see...
[19:24] Makoto
    This must be it.
[19:27] Makoto
    Hey, Kisumi?
[19:28] Kisumi
    Makoto, what are you doing?
[19:30] Makoto
    Sorry... My train was delayed.
[19:33] Makoto
    Hurry up! Haru and Asahi's
    race is about to start!
[19:37] Makoto
    Right... Where are you?
[19:40] Kisumi
    In the audience.
[19:41] Kisumi
    I'm in the middle of the second level,
[19:43] Kisumi
    so if you head upstairs, you'll see me.
[19:45] Makoto
    Got it.
[19:49] Asahi
    It's been ages since I
    faced off against you.
[19:52] Asahi
    Hey, Haru, do you remember
    what I said in middle school?
[19:57] Asahi
    I'm gonna beat you one day for sure!
[20:00] Haru
    Did you say that?
[20:01] Asahi
    Yes, I did!
[20:03] Asahi
    At least remember the moment
    I declared war on you!
[20:06] Haru
    That makes this a battle spanning six years.
[20:09] Asahi
    Yeah.
[20:10] Asahi
    Back then, seeing your freestyle swim
    shook me up so much, I couldn't swim.
[20:14] Asahi
    It won't be that way this time.
[20:17] Makoto
    Oh, good... I made it in time.
[20:19] Kisumi
    Glad you made it.
[20:21] Kisumi
    I don't think I've seen Asahi
    swim since middle school.
[20:24] Makoto
    Same here.
[20:26] Kisumi
    Regardless of who wins and loses,
[20:28] Kisumi
    anyone who beats the designated time goes
    to the All-Japan Invitational, right?
[20:32] Makoto
    No, this is just a newcomer tournament,
[20:35] Makoto
    so no matter how good their time is, there's
    no guarantee they'll go to the All-Japan.
[20:40] Makoto
    Still,
[20:41] Makoto
    this is their first competition
    as college swimmers.
[20:44] Makoto
    It's an important debut
    for both Haru and Asahi.
[20:48] Voice
    Take your marks.
[20:56] Kisumi
    Asahi!
[20:57] Makoto
    Haru!
[21:00] Kisumi
    They're both so fast!
[21:05] Kiryuu
    That Shiina guy is an amazing swimmer, too.
[21:08] Unida
    What's up with Taka U's
    first-years this year?!
[21:11] Mikoshiba
    I can't afford to get lazy, either.
[21:16] Makoto
    They're gaining even more speed!
[21:23] Kisumi
    Amazing!
[21:24] Kisumi
    They're way ahead!
[21:28] Hiyori
    What's all that?
[21:30] Hiyori
    They're just inferior copies of Ikuya.
[21:39] Asahi
    Damn it!
[21:41] Asahi
    I'll beat you next time for sure!
[21:43] Haru
    I'll be sure to win next time, too.
[21:45] Asahi
    What the hell makes you so confident?!
[21:47] Asahi
    You seriously haven't changed at all!
[21:55] Asahi
    Huh?
[21:57] Asahi
    What is it, Haru?
[22:01] Haru
    Ikuya?
[22:03] Nagisa
    The cogs of fate are in motion at last!
[22:05] Nagisa
    And suddenly, a reunion!
[22:07] Nagisa
    Next time: "A Promise on a Shooting Star!"
SIGN    Episode 2: A Promise on a Shooting Star!
[22:09] Rei
    What feelings will pass
    through Haruka-senpai's mind?
[22:12] ---
    


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Created 2026-06-20 23:17:46 UTC by whimsee
Updated 2026-06-20 23:17:46 UTC by whimsee