20 - Fan Appreciation Day

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SIGN    Fan Appreciation Day
SIGN    Kitchen Ajihei
[01:40] yuki
    One draft beer and one liver and chives!
[01:43] bon
    Yuki-chan from Kitchen Ajihei in Ebisu.
[01:46] bon
    She's one amazing woman.
[01:50] yuki
    Twice-cooked pork, extra rice,
    and two servings of gyoza!
[01:53] yuki
    The place is full of regulars
    with crushes on her.
[01:58] reg
    She's way too pretty for a plain old diner!
[02:02] yuki
    Don't you want your usual liver
    and chives today, Ota-san?
[02:05] yuki
    Do you have a date now, maybe?
[02:07] reg
    No way! I'm going back to work!
[02:10] bon
    Some of them get a little
    bit out of their lane...
[02:14] reg
    I gotta find a way to get her!
[02:16] bon
    ...and pursue her with impure intentions!
[02:17] reg
    Yuki-chan, do you buy lottery tickets?
[02:20] yuki
    Nope! I heard you won one recently, though!
[02:26] reg
    If I had, I'd get the large helping of rice!
[02:29] bon
    But while some men can talk to her here,
    they lack the courage to ask her on a date.
[02:34] reg
    It's not like it's a snack bar or a club.
[02:37] bon
    But there's this one outrageous group
    that invited her out one time...
[02:41] bon
    The young salaryman trio.
[02:44] bon
    They took her to Jingu Stadium,
[02:47] bon
    where I was taking out the heart of the
    Tempters' lineup one after another...
[02:50] (Flashback) fb
    Oh! A drag bunt!
[02:51] (Flashback) fb
    First base scoops it up, to the pitcher...
[02:53] (Flashback) fb
    Whoa! Pitcher and batter collide!
[03:00] fb
    Not again!
[03:03] (Flashback) fb
    Strike! Out!
[03:04] (Flashback) fb
    What?!
[03:06] (Flashback) fb
    You damn blind ump!
[03:08] (Flashback) fb
    I'll beat you up, you moron!
[03:10] (Flashback) fb
    Yer outta here!
[03:12] (Flashback) fb
    I freakin' hate you, Bonda!
[03:15] fb
    We made eye contact!
[03:16] bon
    ...and it really made Yuki-chan mad.
[03:18] fb
    She's mad!
[03:19] tay
    I'd love to invite Yuki-chan out again.
[03:22] taka
    You really got it for Yuki-chan, huh?
[03:26] tay
    Well, I wouldn't exactly say that...
[03:29] mizu
    R-Really?
[03:31] tay
    I just want something platonic
    with the four of us.
[03:34] yuki
    One meat and veggies and two beers!
[03:39] mizu
    But where should we invite her?
[03:42] taka
    Inviting her for a drink is too suggestive.
[03:45] mizu
    Yeah, makes her think
    we've got ulterior motives.
[03:47] tay
    How about a group hiking trip?
[03:50] all
    Hiking?!
[03:52] mizu
    No, that's a pain.
[03:55] mizu
    So much preparation.
[03:56] taka
    Do people even do that these days?
[03:57] taka
    Let's pick something more laid back.
[04:00] mizu
    How about a friendly group
    trip to the ice skating rink?
[04:04] mizu
    Skating?
[04:06] yuki
    Skating?
[04:07] yuki
    I'm in!
[04:09] all
    Really?!
[04:10] woman
    Yuki-chan, are you sure?
[04:12] yuki
    Sure!
[04:14] yuki
    Yes!
[04:16] yuki
    Who dares wins!
SIGN    Ice Skating Rink - Meiji Jingu Park
[04:27] tay
    Why can't any of us guys actually skate?
[04:30] tay
    Hey, don't cling to my shoulder!
[04:32] tay
    What am I supposed to do? I can't stay up!
[04:37] tay
    Yuki-chan's the only one who can skate.
[04:42] yuki
    C'mon, don't stay there forever! Come on!
[04:46] yuki
    Y-Yuki-chan, no! Don't let go!
[04:48] yuki
    Hey, don't hog all the fun!
[04:50] yuki
    Don't leave me behind!
[05:00] yuki
    I haven't skated like that in so long!
[05:03] tay
    The men's division was pathetic.
[05:05] taka
    I can't believe she's such a good skater.
[05:08] yuki
    I'm a great skater, actually!
[05:11] yuki
    I've done it since I was a kid!
[05:13] yuki
    That's why I came today!
[05:14] tay
    That's mean! You made it
    sound like you couldn't!
[05:18] mizu
    You've shamed your three male companions!
[05:21] taka
    But I feel like we stumbled into
    a closer relationship to Yuki-chan!
[05:24] mizu
    Now, which of the three of us...
[05:27] mizu
    ...will make Yuki-chan ours?
[05:35] yuki
    Hey, there are a lot of people
    in the park today, huh?
[05:39] yuki
    I wonder what's going on...
[05:41] tay
    It's got to be a rugby match.
[05:44] tay
    And the Spiders are having fan
    appreciation day today at Jingu Stadium.
[05:49] tay
    Fan Appreciation Day?
[05:53] yuki
    Hey, you want to go?
[05:55] tay
    Huh? But it's the Spiders...
[05:57] tay
    You're a Tempters fan, aren't you?
[05:59] tay
    Yeah, but I wanna go there again!
[06:02] tay
    Though I just went there the other day.
[06:04] tay
    The other day? You went there recently?
[06:07] yuki
    Yeah, I went with a friend
    during the Climax Series!
[06:11] mizu
    The Climax Series?
[06:13] yuki
    I sometimes get tickets from customers.
[06:16] yuki
    It was the final match, too!
[06:19] taka
    Oh, the one where the Tempters won
    thanks to a run walked in?
[06:22] yuki
    Yeah!
[06:22] mizu
    Lucky you, Yuki-chan!
[06:24] yuki
    Yeah, it was just the best!
SIGN    Meiji Jingu Stadium
SIGN    Fan Appreciation Day
[06:32] mizu
    So many people...
[06:35] mizu
    It's like a temple festival outside.
[06:38] mizu
    Is this how fan appreciation day is?
[06:40] taka
    Oh, we can get in for free? Sweet!
[06:42] yuki
    Come on, let's go in!
[06:47] yuki
    I'm reliving the excitement of that day!
[06:57] yuki
    This is it! This is the place where...
[07:01] (Flashback) ann
    The Tempters win it!
[07:04] (Flashback) ann
    Yuki?
[07:05] (Flashback) ann
    Yes! Yes!
[07:07] yuki
    I've always been a fan of the Tempters,
[07:10] yuki
    but getting to see them win
    in person this year
[07:13] yuki
    has made me fall in love with them even more!
[07:17] yuki
    It really was exciting!
[07:21] mizu
    If only I had seen Yuki-chan's excitement then!
[07:29] mc
    It's time for the Spiders' players
    East versus West game!
[07:34] wom
    We've divided our players into east and
    west teams based on their birthplaces!
[07:42] wom
    Yeah!
[07:45] mc
    The Eastern Army's commander is Terasugi.
[07:47] mc
    And the Western Army's commander is Shiina.
[07:52] mc
    Shiina here!
[07:53] mc
    Terasugi here!
[07:55] mc
    Now we'll explain how the game works!
[07:59] mc
    It's bleachers hide-and-seek!
[08:03] mc
    Four of the players will hide in
    the stands alongside you, the fans!
[08:07] mc
    First, from the east!
[08:09] mc
    Ohno!
[08:11] mc
    Kato!
[08:14] mc
    Nitta!
[08:15] mc
    Akiba!
[08:20] mc
    Now the players from the west:
    Sakai, Kawasaki, Inoue,
[08:26] mc
    Maeda, Kamayatsu, and Segawa!
[08:30] mc
    The six of them will also enter the stands
    and search for the four east team players!
[08:35] mc
    They're only allowed to hide
    along the first base line.
[08:40] mc
    Six players from the west,
    please close your eyes!
[08:43] mc
    No peeking, okay?
[08:47] mc
    Now, the four players from the east...
    get hiding!
[08:57] mc
    He's coming!
[08:57] mc
    Come over here!
[08:59] mc
    Let's see. Where should I hide?
[09:02] ---
    Over here!
[09:03] ---
    Ohmigosh! Ohno!
[09:03] ---
    Come here!
[09:05] man
    But that's not all there is to this game!
[09:08] man
    We also have two players
    participating in special costumes!
[09:11] wom
    Please come out, you two!
[09:14] bon
    Coming!
[09:16] bon
    What? Who is that?
[09:17] bon
    Wow!
[09:19] bon
    And who are these two players?
[09:25] ---
    Is that...
[09:26] ann
    No spoilers, people in the stands!
[09:32] ann
    That's Shibuya and Bonda, right?
[09:34] ---
    Yeah.
[09:34] yuki
    Bonda?
[09:35] yuki
    That sounds familiar...
[09:37] yuki
    He's a middle reliever. A southpaw.
[09:41] yuki
    He's the pitcher who walked in
    the only run in the last game!
[09:47] (Flashback) fb
    That's ball four!
[09:49] (Flashback) fb
    He walks a man in!
[09:51] (Flashback) fb
    The Tempters get a run to take the lead!
[09:56] yuki
    He's the one who gave us the win!
[09:58] taka
    Yuki-chan, are you grateful to Bonda?
[10:01] yuki
    I sure am!
[10:03] yuki
    Though I never thought that
    run would give us the win!
[10:07] man
    Now, our two costumed players
    are also entering the stands.
[10:10] man
    Shibuya-san! Bonda-san!
[10:13] man
    Come over here!
[10:14] shi
    Where should we hide?
[10:16] shi
    Hey, there's space here!
[10:18] shi
    There's space here!
[10:19] shi
    Now, the four uniformed
    players have finished hiding!
[10:29] man
    Our two cosplayers are the only ones left!
[10:32] man
    You'd better hide soon!
[10:34] shibu
    Yeah, yeah. We're on it.
[10:37] bon
    Let's see...
[10:39] shibu
    Natsunosuke, over there!
[10:41] shibu
    Here we go.
[10:43] bon
    Sure thing.
[10:44] bon
    Excuse me. Sorry about this.
[10:52] shi
    I'm sitting next to a real cutie pie!
[11:00] bon
    Yuki-chan!
[11:01] bon
    Wh-What's Yuki-chan doing here...
[11:04] bon
    on the Spiders' fan appreciation day?!
[11:23] bon
    Wh-What's Yuki-chan doing here?
[11:27] bon
    And she's making eye contact
    with me for some reason!
[11:32] bon
    Those are those guys from Ajihei!
[11:35] bon
    Did they invite her out again?
[11:39] men
    Shibuya and Bonda are sitting next to us!
[11:42] man
    Well, is everyone ready for
    bleachers hide-and-seek?
[11:46] woman
    Western Army, you may begin your search!
[11:49] shi
    Okay, go on! Find them all!
[11:52] shi
    You got it!
[11:56] shi
    Where could they be?
[11:58] shi
    Where are those guys hiding?
[12:00] man
    There are a lot of fans
    wearing Spiders merch today!
[12:05] man
    It'll be hard to find those uniformed players!
[12:16] bon
    B-But why has Miss Yuki-chan
    been staring at me?
[12:22] bon
    Is she thinking "Bonda's so attractive"?
[12:26] bon
    Or is it because some players sat next
    to her for the beachers hide-and-seek?
[12:30] bon
    Pretty much everyone else is staring, too...
[12:34] yuki
    Um...
[12:37] bon
    Yuki-chan's hand...
[12:39] yuki
    Could I shake your hand?
[12:42] bon
    Sh-Shake my hand?
[12:44] shi
    Sure thing.
[12:52] shi
    Are you four friends?
[12:54] yuki
    I... I guess...
[12:58] bon
    Akira talked to Yuki-chan?!
[13:01] shi
    Is one of you her boyfriend?
[13:07] men
    No, not at all!
[13:09] yuki
    We're just acquaintances!
[13:13] bon
    A-Akira! How can you say something so rude?
[13:17] bon
    These guys would never cross
    the "customer and waitress" line!
[13:21] bon
    I found Kato!
[13:24] bon
    He was right here!
[13:25] bon
    Yeah, great job, you guys!
[13:28] bon
    Five left!
[13:29] bon
    I found Yukio over here!
[13:32] bon
    He found me!
[13:33] bon
    The Western Army has found
    two of them already!
[13:36] bon
    I found Nitta!
[13:39] bon
    He found me!
[13:40] bon
    Hey, he found Nitta!
[13:43] bon
    It appears Nitta has been found as well!
[13:45] bon
    Now, including the cosplayers,
    three players remain!
[13:48] bon
    Can they find them before
    the time limit is up?
[13:52] yuki
    Um... Excuse me...
[13:54] shi
    Yes?
[13:55] yu
    I'd like to shake hands
    with Bonda there, too.
[14:01] bon
    You know me?
[14:02] yuki
    Of course I do!
[14:04] mizu
    Because we just told her, of course.
[14:08] bon
    Miss Yuki-chan, Tempters fan,
    knows Bonda of the Spiders?
[14:19] yuki
    Good luck next year!
[14:25] mizu
    Yuki-chan?
[14:28] bon
    Her reaction to Akira and her reaction
    to me were totally different!
[14:33] yuki
    Hey.
[14:34] yuki
    Seeing him up close,
    he looks kind of familiar...
[14:39] yuki
    Is it my imagination?
[14:43] yuki
    Oh no!
[14:44] yuki
    I guess they'll find you if
    I act this way. I'm sorry.
[14:48] shi
    What's with this girl? Is she a fan
    of Natsunosuke's or something?
[14:52] bon
    I... I shook Yuki-chan's hand!
[14:57] yuki
    I'm sorry.
[14:59] yuki
    I'm such a huge Tempters fan!
[15:02] yuki
    Bonda-san is the one that
    sent us to the Japan Series,
[15:06] yuki
    so I just got so happy!
[15:09] taka
    Y...
[15:10] taka
    Yuki-chan?
[15:13] yuki
    I won't wash this hand today!
[15:15] both
    Yikes...
SIGN    Yikes
[15:17] sign
    Yuki-chan, how could you?
    That's an awful thing to say!
[15:22] yuki
    Oh no! What did I just say?
[15:25] yuki
    I'm sorry! I'm sorry, so sorry!
[15:28] yuki
    That was really insensitive of me!
[15:31] yuki
    I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!
[15:34] tay
    Yuki-chan's actually pretty scatterbrained.
[15:37] bon
    Hey, it's fine. Don't let it bother you.
[15:41] bon
    Anyway, we're hiding right now,
    so don't be so conspicuous, okay?
[15:45] bon
    Oh no!
[15:47] bon
    Just pretend you don't see us, okay?
[15:52] shi
    Hey, Bonda.
[15:54] shi
    I wasn't trying to do this, but we ended
    up next to a real cutie pie, huh?
[16:01] bon
    Yuki-chan is a hit in Akira's heart!
[16:05] bon
    Well, Yuki-chan really is cute...
[16:09] bon
    But you'd better not make a move, okay?!
[16:12] bon
    Not that he really could,
    given our situation.
[16:16] shi
    Hey, is it okay for me to make a pass on her?
[16:20] shi
    It doesn't matter to me
    what team she roots for.
[16:24] bon
    What are you saying?!
[16:26] se
    I found Akiba!
[16:29] ann
    Akiba has been found!
    Please come down to the field!
[16:34] shi
    Oh no! I'd better hurry before we're found!
[16:38] shi
    So you're a Tempters fan, miss?
[16:40] shi
    That's fine. We get lots of them at Jingu.
[16:44] shi
    H-Hey...
[16:45] shi
    Y-Yeah...
[16:48] shi
    Thanks for coming to our appreciation day.
[16:50] shi
    I hope you have lots of fun.
[16:54] shi
    All that aside...
[16:56] shi
    The Tempters are good,
    but I feel fate has brought us together.
[17:00] shi
    Please cheer for the Spiders
    in the future, too.
[17:03] yuki
    R-Right... I guess I can.
[17:06] shi
    And if you do come to cheer for the
    Spiders, I'll give you some great tips.
[17:12] yuki
    What are they?
[17:13] shi
    May I?
[17:15] shi
    Mumble, mumble, mumble, mumble.
[17:17] yuki
    What? Really?!
[17:19] shi
    Yes, yes!
[17:21] bon
    What did he say?
[17:23] shi
    And one more thing!
[17:24] shi
    Mumble, mumble, mumble, mumble.
[17:27] yuki
    Really?!
[17:28] shi
    Right? It's true! And then...
[17:31] shi
    Mumble, mumble, mumble, mumble.
[17:34] ---
    Akira...
[17:35] yuki
    Is that true? I'm so surprised!
[17:38] shi
    And here's a little trick...
[17:40] shi
    I don't share this one with amateurs.
[17:43] shi
    You're really going to like this!
[17:46] shi
    Mumble, mumble, mumble, mumble.
[17:49] shi
    Mumble, mumble, mumble, mumble.
[17:51] bon
    Akira's gone from zero
    to hitting on Yuki-chan!
[17:55] bon
    I know his record with women...
[17:58] bon
    With that woman, he did this...
[18:00] bon
    With that woman, he did that...
[18:02] bon
    And that time...
[18:04] bon
    And those two at the same time...
[18:06] bon
    What if Yuki-chan falls for him?!
[18:09] ---
    Mumble, mumble, mumble.
[18:10] bon
    I was thinking of Yuki-chan
    as a potential wife!
[18:14] bon
    Akira, there's no way
    you're that serious about her!
[18:19] bon
    Maybe I'm overthinking it...
[18:22] bon
    But this is bad!
[18:25] bon
    I'm a worse marriage prospect than him!
[18:28] bon
    Akira made double what
    I did this season: 36 million!
SIGN    36 million
[18:32] bon
    Akira could make her much happier than I can!
SIGN    18 million
[18:36] se
    Hey, there! That's Akira and Natsunosuke!
[18:42] se
    What's with those costumes?
[18:44] shi
    Oh, he found us!
[18:46] se
    I can't believe you put those on!
[18:48] man
    It seems our cosplay pair
    has finally been found!
[18:52] shi
    Yeah! We found 'em all!
[18:55] shi
    And we made it just before time was up!
[18:58] shi
    Shibuya and Bonda, please come down!
[19:02] shi
    See ya!
[19:14] ann
    Now it's time to ask the players
    questions submitted to our webpage!
[19:19] ann
    It's the "You Wanted to Know" corner!
[19:21] ---
    We'll pass the mic along to the player...
[19:24] bon
    Hey, Akira.
[19:25] bon
    What were you muttering into that girl's ear?
[19:30] shi
    Playboy Shibuya Akira
    has lost his stuff, I guess.
[19:34] shi
    I didn't make a single pass.
[19:37] shi
    I passed on a little gossip, that's all.
[19:39] shi
    I don't have confidence in myself right now.
[19:44] shi
    I got three wins and four losses this season.
[19:46] shi
    For a rotation pitcher...
[19:48] shi
    Actually, I couldn't even hold
    my rotation slot.
[19:54] shi
    If I'd been in rotation, I'd have gotten
    twenty-five or twenty-six games this season,
[19:58] shi
    but they only had me start fifteen.
[20:02] shi
    I was on fire in the early season, too.
[20:07] bon
    Akira pitched complete games in all
    of his first three starts this season,
[20:11] bon
    and his ERA was an incredible 1.00.
[20:13] bon
    But he lost all three.
SIGN    First Game
    vs. Wild Ones
    Tonoyama
[20:17] sign
    Each time, he was up against the
    opposing team's ace and lost to them
SIGN    Second Game
    vs. Carnabeats
    Mera
[20:21] sign
    because our team's batters
    couldn't get a single run.
SIGN    Third Game
    vs. Tempters
    Tada
[20:24] sign
    Then as the season went on,
    he lost his rhythm...
[20:30] shi
    My contract's probably going down next year.
[20:32] shi
    It's hard to go after a girl
    when I think of that.
[20:38] shi
    By the same tack, you got injured
    but still contributed to the pennant win.
[20:43] shi
    You have a chance at
    getting a better contract.
[20:45] shi
    I didn't even appear in the Climax Series.
[20:50] shi
    Next year, I'll be twenty-seven years old.
[20:54] shi
    This might be my do-or-die season.
[20:58] shi
    I won't have time for women.
[21:00] shi
    I'm gonna do my best!
[21:04] bon
    Akira...
[21:05] bon
    Yes, it's all about the money pitch!
[21:08] bon
    There's money buried under the pitch.
[21:10] shi
    Well, I did manage to figure out
    where she works, at least.
[21:16] shi
    Those three salarymen said,
    "We're regulars at Kitchen Ajihei in Ebisu."
[21:23] bon
    O-Oh no!
[21:24] bon
    Y-You're sure it wasn't Yoyogi?
[23:01] bon
    Natsunosuke here!
[23:03] bon
    Wow, what a celebration!
[23:04] bon
    Color Commentator Toku-san just got engaged!
[23:07] bon
    But unbeknownst to him,
    he's been fired! It's awful!
[23:13] bon
    I try to let him know ASAP,
[23:15] bon
    but he's on a pre-wedding trip
    with his girlfriend to Guam,
[23:19] bon
    and I can't get in touch with him!
[23:22] bon
    Next time: "Marrying While Unemployed?!"
[23:24] bon
    Seize tomorrow's success and today's money!
SIGN    Marrying While Unemployed?!
[23:27] bon
    Money Pitch!