10 - The Backhand Grip Is Like This 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.) [00:01] nagi     I started badminton really     early in elementary school. [00:10] nagi     It was frustrating. [00:13] nagi     It was sometimes painful. [00:15] nagi     But it was fun. [00:19] nagi     "I'll become the best in Japan." [00:21] nagi     "I'll play on the world stage." [00:24] nagi     That's what I thought. SIGN    Hanesaki Ayano Aragaki Nagisa [00:27] nagi     But... [00:31] sign     No matter how I hit it... [00:33] nagi     No matter where I sent it... [00:34] nagi     The shuttle never landed on her court. [00:44] nagi     She was overpowering. [00:52] aya     I'm back. [00:57] uchi     Welcome back, Ayano. [01:07] uchi     Though really, I guess I'm     the one who just got back... [01:20] uchi     I hear you qualified for the Inter-High. [01:42] gm     Uchika-shan... [01:46] gm     You and Ayano have had a deep connection... [01:49] gm     ...through badminton for a long, long time. [01:55] gm     Won't you consider coming home? [02:05] uchi     I wonder if she's gotten good. [02:08] uchi     While I was gone... [02:12] uchi     Has she really gotten good? SIGN    #10 "The Backhand Grip Is Like This" [03:52] yu     They seem kind of... intense. [03:58] aya     Dang it... [04:00] aya     17-14. [04:02] tachi     That was close! [04:04] ri     Coach Tachibana was an     Olympic hopeful, right? [04:09] ri     But I wonder why Ayano-chan... [04:12] ri     ...suddenly wants to play him. [04:29] yu     21-17. Game, Coach Tachibana. [04:33] tachi     Boy, playing you is exhausting... [04:37] aya     One more game. [04:38] tachi     Nope. [04:39] tachi     I'm getting too old for this. [04:42] aya     No fair! You can't just run off! [04:44] aya     C'mon, let's play! [04:49] aya     How about you? [04:51] aya     Let's play. It'll be a dry run for the finals. [05:00] aya     It's hard to get real practice     against anyone else, you know? [05:03] aya     I bet you want to play me, too, Nagisa-chan. [05:08] ri     W-Wait a minute... [05:10] ri     You don't have to play each other yet! [05:13] aya     Riko-chan, you're so uptight! [05:16] aya     It's just practice. [05:19] riko     I know that. [05:20] riko     But... [05:23] tachi     Hey, everyone, over here! [05:27] riko     Let's go! [05:36] tachi     The boys' prelims are tomorrow. [05:39] tachi     Hayama, Isehara, this is     your final tournament. [05:42] tachi     Give it your best. [05:44] tachi     Okay. [05:44] tachi     Okay. [05:47] ri     Give it your best! [05:50] hay     Gotta say, getting paired against     one of last year's final four... [05:53] hay     I'm pretty unlucky! [05:55] tachi     You never know what'll happen in a match. [05:58] tachi     Just give him the best you have. [06:00] hay     Okay! [06:01] hay     Gaku, let's meet in the finals. [06:04] gaku     That's not possible. [06:05] gaku     We're in the same bracket.     We'd meet in the semis. [06:08] hay     I know that! [06:10] hay     You've got no sense of humor... [06:13] hay     Don't take everything     literally! It's just a joke! [06:31] riko     S-Still, it's amazing for two girls from     our school to be the finalists, huh? [06:36] yu     Yeah! [06:37] yu     And it means they're both     going to nationals! [06:40] riko     I just hope it's a good match. [06:44] aya     That might be tough. [06:47] aya     I mean, we all know that Nagisa-chan... [06:50] aya     ...doesn't stand a chance     against me now, right? [06:57] riko     Y-You won't know that until you play... [07:12] riko     Nagisa... Um... [07:14] nagi     I'm gonna stop by the gym teacher's office. [07:16] nagi     Head on without me. [07:24] aya     Aw, no fun. [07:38] nagi     Excuse me. [07:40] tachi     Hey. [07:44] nagi     What is it? [07:47] mi     How's your knee feeling? [07:50] nagi     It's a little tense, but it isn't     affecting me on the court. [07:55] tachi     You're already going to the Inter-High. [07:58] tachi     You don't need to push yourself. [08:00] nagi     Are you telling me to forfeit? [08:02] tachi     You can wait to face Hanesaki     on the national stage. [08:06] nagi     There's no guarantee we'll get matched up. [08:08] tachi     If you keep winning,     you'll face her eventually. [08:11] tachi     You're both capable of going that far. [08:15] tachi     Don't get so fixated on every single match. [08:17] tachi     Think about your future. [08:24] tachi     Well, give it a few days' thought. [08:27] tachi     Boy, am I hungry! [08:31] tachi     Well, see you later! [08:37] miya     I've told you before,     but he went really far. [08:41] nagi     He was in the running     for the Olympics, right? [08:46] miya     His knee was hurting, too. [08:48] miya     There was a big international match... [08:51] miya     But he was a shoe-in for the Olympics, [08:53] miya     so he chose not to participate,     for his own health. SIGN    Winner Mr. Tachibana Kentaro For winning the 50th All Japan High School Kanagawa Prefecture Men's Badminton Singles Preliminaries, you are hereby presented with this award. [08:56] miya     Then another Japanese player     came out with a surprise win. [09:02] miya     The slot went to that player instead. [09:05] miya     That's when he retired. [09:08] nagi     You mean... [09:10] nagi     He was so worried about his knee,     he let his chance slip away? [09:14] nagi     Then... [09:14] miya     He's been through that same awful thing, [09:17] miya     and he's still telling you to be careful. [09:22] miya     I think he understands how     you feel better than anyone. [09:26] miya     Try to understand, that's where     his advice is coming from. [09:36] riko     What did Coach Tachibana want to talk about? [09:39] nagi     My knee. [09:41] riko     I see. [09:50] riko     If you have a choice,     I think you shouldn't play. [09:56] riko     Besides... Ayano-chan has been acting     more and more strangely these days. [10:01] riko     I guess I don't really want     you two to play each other. [10:12] riko     Sorry. I know it's still your choice. [10:16] riko     Forget what I said. [10:41] uchi     I see! [10:43] uchi     She was really good, then? [10:47] uchi     Oh, I know that. [10:55] uchi     Leave it to me. [10:57] uchi     I'll be in touch soon. [11:00] uchi     Godnat, Connie. SIGN    2018 All Japan High School Athletics Tournament Kanagawa Prefecture Preliminaries Badminton Boys' Singles Venue [11:14] nagi     Yes! [11:16] yu     Gaku-senpai's on fire, huh? [11:18] sora     Yeah. [11:19] sora     Isehara-kun! [11:21] sora     Give it your best! [11:23] sora     Gakkun! Fight! [11:27] hay     Those girls don't go to our school. [11:31] riko     He got some fan letters earlier, too. [11:35] hay     For real?! [11:36] yu     Gaku-senpai's really handsome, after all. [11:40] hay     I guess... Yeah, he's pretty good-looking. [11:45] hay     Nice smash! [11:46] hay     Get another point on that board! SIGN    Venue: Kanagawa Prefectural Gymnasium Isehara Gaku 1st Match 2nd Match [11:54] miya     Isehara-kun. [11:55] miya     Keep it up. See if you can conserve     energy through your second match, too! [11:58] gaku     Okay. [11:59] ele     Gakkun, fight! [12:02] sora     Big brother. [12:05] sora     Don't get cocky, okay? [12:11] ele     Was he... being cocky? [12:14] riko     No clue. [12:16] tachi     Follow in Isehara's footsteps, Hayama. [12:19] hay     Sure. [12:22] mie     Do your best! [12:25] tachi     Hey now, where's your usual passion? [12:28] tachi     I'll check you out in the early game. [12:31] tachi     If you hit him hard and get him flustered     early, you can open things up. [12:35] hay     Sure. [12:36] riko     After coming this far, what can     you do but give it your best? [12:39] nagi     He made it to the final four last     year, but he's still a second-year. [12:43] nagi     If you do your best and hang in there— [12:44] yu     You don't have to fight so hard! [12:48] yu     You don't have to fight so hard anymore! [12:59] tachi     H-Hey! Ebina? [13:03] nagi     Did I say something strange? [13:06] ri     I don't know... [13:09] hay     Wh-What the heck? [13:11] hay     I didn't... [13:30] nagi     Yu. [13:32] nagi     Sit here. [13:43] ump     On my right, Hosoi Shun. [13:46] ump     On my left, Hayama Yukiteru. [13:48] ump     Hosoi to serve. Love-all. Play! [14:03] riko     Nice one! [14:07] hay     Yeah! [14:07] mie     It's going great! [14:09] riko     He's really moving! [14:19] riko     Yes! [14:20] riko     He's got luck on his side, too! [14:22] nagi     He might just do this! [14:30] hoso     Damn it... [14:32] gaku     Yes! [14:32] miya     Keep it up, keep it up! [14:34] riko     His opponent is flustered. [14:36] riko     He should widen the gap as much as possible. [14:49] gaku     He got it! [14:50] nagi     Now! [14:52] hay     It's out. [14:58] hoso     Yeah! Got one! [15:01] ri     Wasn't that out? [15:03] nagi     No, it was on the line. [15:05] nagi     Now, the real match begins. SIGN    Hosoi Shun - Toho High School SIGN    Kitakomachi High School - Hayama Yukiteru [15:17] ump     Out. [15:21] hoso     Yeah! Got one! [15:23] sora     His voice gets under my skin. [15:26] nagi     Don't sweat it! Hang in there! [15:29] ele     His opponent's really good. [15:31] tachi     There's a reason he reached     final four in his first year. [15:35] ele     Do your best, Hayama-senpai! [15:37] ele     Fight! [15:41] nagi     Don't sweat it! [15:43] riko     You're still in this! [15:45] gaku     Don't give up! [15:47] nagi     Keep calm! [15:52] hay     Damn! I gotta change this momentum. [15:57] hay     Yes! [16:06] ump     In! [16:07] hoso     Yeah! [16:09] riko     He got it in. [16:11] gaku     Yukiteru! Keep your feet moving! Go, go! [16:15] riko     What's wrong? [16:17] yu     Bathroom break. [16:24] tachi     Your opponent's tired, too. [16:26] tachi     You gotta hang in there. [16:28] hay     He sure is good, though! [16:36] gaku     Well, I should get to my match. [16:38] sora     Good luck, big brother! [16:39] miya     Fight! [16:40] gaku     Sure. [16:54] hay     Look at him, posturing. [17:00] hay     You've got your third match next, right? [17:02] hay     I know you can make it... to nationals. [17:06] (Flashback) hay     The backhand grip is like this. [17:13] (Flashback) hay     Great! [17:14] (Flashback) hay     Raise your index finger a little more. [17:16] (Flashback) gaku     Like this? [17:17] (Flashback) hay     Yeah, yeah! [17:19] (Flashback) hay     Now I'll teach you how to serve! [17:21] (Flashback) hay     First off, there's a short     serve and a long serve. [17:37] (Flashback) coach     Isehara! [17:39] (Flashback) coach     What was that all about? [17:40] (Flashback) coach     I told you to hit a round-the-head,     not a high backhand! [17:44] (Flashback) coach     If you get in the habit of taking     it easy, you'll never get far! [17:46] (Flashback) gaku     Okay. [17:47] (Flashback) coach     Also, you're changing the direction     your racket faces too early. [17:50] (Flashback) coach     You need to hold it until the last second,     or you won't beat strong opponents. [17:55] (Flashback) coach     Your eye line, too. [17:57] (Flashback) coach     If you always look in the direction     you want the shuttle to go... [18:01] hay     No matter what you tried, [18:03] hay     you always picked it up right away... [18:06] hay     I'm kind of a clod, so I just     couldn't get the knack. [18:09] riko     He's getting tired! [18:10] hay     I thought, "I guess you've got talent." [18:10] miya     Move, move! [18:14] hay     But... I have it, too. [18:17] hay     A talent called bullheadedness! [18:24] nagi     What's wrong? [18:28] nagi     Did something happen with you and Hayama? [18:47] yu     Senpai... [18:50] yu     He was in the park     practicing on the way home. [18:55] yu     I knew he was working hard, so... [19:01] yu     But when I saw him working     so hard on badminton, I... [19:06] yu     For some reason, I felt so frustrated... [19:11] yu     It was painful. [19:17] hos     Oh, yeah! [19:26] ump     Game. [19:27] ump     Match won by Hosoi. [19:30] ump     21-17, 21-13. [19:33] hos     Thanks! [19:37] hay     Thanks! SIGN    Boys Third Round (Quarterfinals) SIGN    Isehara Gaku [20:08] hay     Too bad, huh? [20:11] gaku     I'm going to keep it up in college. [20:14] gaku     Badminton... I had thought     this would be the end of it, [20:19] gaku     but now I want to keep it up a bit longer. [20:23] hay     Sounds like a good idea to me. [20:38] hay     Hey, is this usually the way you take home? [20:41] yu     No. [20:48] hay     Thank you. [20:57] hay     It feels strange to do this when it's over. [20:59] yu     Hayama-senpai! [21:00] hay     Wh-What?! [21:02] yu     I... I liked you! [21:05] hay     For real?! [21:06] yu     But I don't know if I do anymore. [21:10] yu     I realized... [21:12] yu     The reason I wanted to     encourage you might be... [21:16] yu     ...because you showed me the     point of playing badminton. [21:22] yu     Um, it's hard to explain. [21:24] yu     Um... I really have no talent at badminton, [21:29] yu     so I thought there was     no point in playing it. [21:32] yu     But you showed me that that doesn't matter. [21:35] yu     That the struggle itself means something. [21:37] yu     That that made it cool... [21:40] yu     Do you think that means I like you? [21:44] hay     Um... [21:46] hay     I think it might mean you like badminton. [21:49] yu     Oh! I see, was that it? [21:53] yu     Thanks a lot! [21:55] hay     S-Sure... [21:56] yu     See you later! [22:03] hay     Maybe I'll keep it up, too. [22:12] riko     21-14. [22:13] riko     Ayano-chan. [22:15] aya     Thanks. [22:16] sora     Thank you... very much. [22:20] aya     Wanna play? [22:22] aya     I bet you won't. Your     knee seems pretty wrecked. [22:26] aya     Not that your knee would     make the real difference. [22:34] nag     I'm playing in the finals. [22:38] tachi     There's no need to rise to     Hanesaki's provocations. [22:43] nagi     When I lost to her in the All-Japan Juniors, [22:46] nagi     it's because I gave up in the end     and stopped chasing the shuttle. [22:51] nagi     In that moment... I lost to myself. [22:56] nagi     Fighting her means fighting     the person I was back then. [23:03] tachi     Well, I figured you'd say that. [23:09] nagi     But I won't push myself     past what I can take. [23:13] nagi     So please, coach me! [23:17] tachi     Give it your best. [23:19] miya     I'll be rooting for you. [23:44] uchi     I hear you played Connie. [23:50] uchi     Once this tournament is over, [23:53] uchi     why not leave Japan with me?