E18 - How I Win

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SIGN    Inter High
SIGN    Day 3
SIGN    Team Tournament Semifinals
[00:22] Referee
    Spirit!
[00:23] Shido
    Get lost.
[00:34] Referee
    Spirit!
[00:39] Shibakiyama
    Something seems different about him.
[00:42] Shibakiyama
    Do you have something to do with that?
[00:44] Shunkai
    I didn't do a thing.
[00:46] Shunkai
    They say boys can grow quite a bit
    over the course of three days.
[00:51] Shunkai
    But sumo bouts can end in a flash,
    and the boys in it grow just as fast.
[00:56] Shunkai
    Tennoji, Kuze, and Hinomaru...
[00:59] Shunkai
    An ace's growth can spur
    the rest of their team.
[01:03] Shunkai
    Everyone shares the same desire to win.
SIGN    Ryugeji High School
SIGN    (Fukuoka)
SIGN    Eiga University High School
SIGN    (Saitama)
[01:06] Shunkai
    But only one school can come out on top.
SIGN    Odachi High School
    (Chiba)
SIGN    Tottori Hakuro High School (Tottori)
SIGN    Bout 18
    "How I Win"
[02:41] Announcer
    The team tournament, semifinal.
[02:44] Announcer
    On the east side, Odachi High School.
[02:47] Announcer
    On the west side,
    Tottori Hakuro High School.
[02:49] Guy
    Good luck, Dachi High!
[02:51] Sada
    Looks like the crowd's backing Dachi High.
[02:54] Araki
    Yeah, but in terms of ability,
    Hakuro is in another league.
[02:59] Mamiya
    Yeah.
[03:01] Mamiya
    The aikido practitioner, Enoki Shintaro.
[03:03] Mamiya
    The giant juggernaut, Shuto Masaomi.
[03:07] Mamiya
    The Mongolian sumo wrestler with a diverse
    set of techniques, Batmönkh Batbayar.
[03:11] Mamiya
    Plus national treasures Kano Akihira...
[03:14] Mamiya
    and Tennoji Shido.
[03:17] Sanada
    If the defeat of their ace Tennoji
    had gotten to them,
[03:20] Sanada
    they may have been easier pickings.
[03:22] Sanada
    But from watching their quarterfinal bouts,
    it seems like it hasn't.
[03:25] Araki
    Dachi High doesn't stand a chance, do they?
[03:28] Kanamori
    There are no absolutes in competition.
[03:30] Kanamori
    Dachi High has Onimaru's
    spirit running through them.
[03:35] Kanamori
    When that spirit erupts,
    it may well decide this match.
[03:39] Announcer
    First bout.
[03:41] Announcer
    On the east side, Ozeki-kun.
[03:43] Announcer
    On the west side, Enoki-kun.
[03:49] Ozeki
    I don't know anything about
    what's in your heart.
[03:53] Ozeki
    But...
[03:54] (Flashback) Kirihito
    It seems Enoki started sumo wrestling
    in middle school.
[03:58] (Flashback) Kirihito
    He was in the same middle school
    sumo club in Osaka as Tennoji.
[04:01] (Flashback) Kirihito
    He most likely enrolled in Hakuro
    because Tennoji was going there.
[04:05] Ozeki
    I think I understand why
    you're so worked up right now.
[04:10] Ozeki
    And I get how much Tennoji means to you.
[04:19] Referee
    Spirit!
[04:23] Kanamori
    Aware of Ozeki’s physical advantage,
    he changed his charge's angle and timing.
[04:30] Sanada
    I knew Ozeki had the inferior technique here,
[04:34] Sanada
    but he seems to be losing
    in fighting spirit, too.
[04:36] Kirihito
    Captain!
[04:38] (Flashback) Ozeki
    On the third day,
[04:40] (Flashback) Ozeki
    Hakuro will be heated and wild
    instead of calm and collected like now.
[04:44] (Flashback) Ozeki
    They'll be going all-out.
[04:46] (Flashback) Ozeki
    Not because they're worried about us,
[04:49] (Flashback) Ozeki
    but because Eiga High and Kuze Sosuke
    will likely be waiting for them in the final,
[04:54] (Flashback) Kirihito
    and they'll want to give Tennoji
    a shot at a rematch.
[05:00] Ozeki
    It's only natural you'd be fired up.
[05:02] Ozeki
    Tennoji means as much to you
    as Ushio means to me!
[05:07] (Flashback) Ozeki
    Let me fight the first bout.
[05:09] (Flashback) Yuma
    What's brought this on?
[05:11] (Flashback) Yuma
    You've never asked to go in first before.
[05:13] (Flashback) Chihiro
    You feeling all right, bro?
[05:14] (Flashback) Chihiro
    Is the pressure getting to you?
[05:17] (Flashback) Ozeki
    No, I just felt that bout
    would fire me up the most.
[05:22] Ozeki
    I know all that, so I won't
    let your feelings beat mine!
[05:27] Sanada
    Ozeki has the larger frame!
[05:28] Sanada
    He can grab the front of
    his belt and push him out!
[05:33] Araki
    Even though he got hold of his belt,
    his arm was pushed away!
[05:38] Enoki
    He's the bigger fighter. So what?
[05:42] Enoki
    I've honed this technique so that I can
    stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Shido-san!
[05:47] Enoki
    It's my turn to save him!
SIGN    Five years ago
[05:56] (Flashback) Shido
    Whoops, sorry.
[05:58] (Flashback) Shido
    Oh, if it ain't Enoki. You okay?
[06:02] Enoki
    Second-year Tennoji-san, the sumo club's ace?
SIGN    Club Resignation
[06:07] (Flashback) Shido
    What's this? You're leaving the sumo club?
[06:10] (Flashback) Enoki
    I joined because I was in a local
    sumo tournament in elementary school,
[06:15] (Flashback) Enoki
    and I really got into it.
[06:16] (Flashback) Enoki
    But when I started middle school,
[06:18] (Flashback) Enoki
    I found out our sumo club had lots
    of members, and skilled ones at that.
[06:22] (Flashback) Enoki
    I'm thin as a rake and Coach seems
    to focus more on the bigger kids.
[06:28] (Flashback) Shido
    I see.
[06:29] (Flashback) Shido
    To me, you looked like one of
    our most promising new recruits.
[06:35] (Flashback) Enoki
    N-No... you can't mean that...
[06:37] (Flashback) Enoki
    This is the first time we've spoken.
[06:40] (Flashback) Enoki
    You've trained in a martial art
    before, haven't you?
[06:44] (Flashback) Enoki
    Something involving grabbing.
[06:45] (Flashback) Enoki
    A-A little aikido.
[06:47] (Flashback) Enoki
    But not very much.
[06:49] Enoko
    I didn't tell anyone about that.
    How did he know?
[06:52] (Flashback) Shido
    You were a beginner,
[06:56] (Flashback) Shido
    but you already knew how to
    take a hit and move your feet.
[06:59] (Flashback) Shido
    I was also wondering
    why your wrists were so strong.
[07:02] (Flashback) Shido
    Your frontal defense is very unique, too.
[07:04] (Flashback) Enoki
    That's not...
[07:05] (Flashback) Enoki
    Everyone says I don't have
    a talent for it, and they're right.
[07:09] (Flashback) Enoki
    It took me six months to realize...
[07:11] (Flashback) Enoki
    I don't think I like sumo.
[07:16] (Flashback) Shido
    Some idiots look but don't see,
    and there's nothing you can do about that.
[07:20] (Flashback) Shido
    But...
[07:21] (Flashback) Shido
    You're the bigger idiot here.
[07:25] (Flashback) Shido
    It isn't the people around you
    who make you stronger.
[07:28] (Flashback) Shido
    You have to do that all by yourself.
[07:31] (Flashback) Shido
    Why don't you try doing
    some more aikido training?
[07:34] (Flashback) Shido
    It might end up making you better at sumo.
[07:37] (Flashback) Shido
    Well, the ball's in your court.
[07:40] (Flashback) Shido
    If you're set on quitting, go right ahead.
[07:42] (Flashback) Shido
    But if you ask me, I think you do like sumo.
[07:45] (Flashback) Shido
    I can tell.
[07:47] (Flashback) Shido
    If you get stronger, you'll like it even more.
[07:50] (Flashback) Shido
    After all...
[07:52] (Flashback) Shido
    I'm having a ton of fun with sumo.
[07:57] Enoki
    I don't know how serious he was
    about stopping me from quitting.
[08:00] Enoki
    But I know this much...
[08:03] Enoki
    Those words Shido-san said to me
[08:08] Enoki
    are what made me stronger!
[08:10] Enoki
    If I'd quit, I would've sorely regretted it.
[08:14] Enoki
    Because... I do love sumo, after all!
[08:22] Enoki
    I've only come this far because
    I've been chasing after Shido-san.
[08:26] Enoki
    I know it's the same for you, Ozeki-san.
[08:30] Enoki
    But we're not the same, you and I.
[08:33] Enoki
    Unlike you, I've spent five years
[08:36] Enoki
    chasing after him in powerhouse schools!
[08:38] Araki
    He got both arms underneath!
[08:39] Mamiya
    He's in close!
[08:40] Enoki
    You can't beat me with
    your body and spirit alone!
[08:43] Enoki
    My sumo isn't that trivial!
[08:46] Sanada
    He's getting in low,
    and Ozeki's hips are high.
[08:49] Sanada
    It's no good!
[08:50] Sanada
    He can't push back.
[08:52] Kirihito
    You develop technique by
    facing numerous opponents.
[08:55] Kirihito
    The captain has trained
    on his own for so long,
[08:57] Kirihito
    he hasn't had the chance to develop his.
[09:00] Kirihito
    But for that same reason...
[09:01] Hinomaru
    That's it, Captain!
[09:03] Yuma
    Go!
[09:04] Kirihito
    ...his techniques will improve very quickly!
[09:08] Ozeki
    I was all on my own until this year.
[09:11] Ozeki
    Now, I have teammates who
    can help improve my technique.
[09:15] Ozeki
    I'll use this technique that
    my team and I worked on...
[09:17] Ozeki
    to seize my dream!
[09:19] Enoki
    We're gonna get Shido-san into
    the ring with Kuze Sosuke again!
[09:25] Enoki
    I won't go down so easily!
[09:29] (Flashback) Enoki
    I'll come out victorious tomorrow.
[09:32] (Flashback) Shido
    I can't do it on my own.
[09:36] (Flashback) Shido
    I'm counting on you, Shintaro.
[09:38] Enoki
    I'm gonna put it back on his face...
[09:41] Enoki
    The smile of a champion!
[09:52] Referee
    West side wins!
[09:53] Enoki
    Yes!
[10:10] Hinomaru
    That was great sumo.
[10:12] Hinomaru
    We've taken your feelings onboard.
[10:16] Hinomaru
    Leave the rest to us!
[10:18] Kano
    Well done, Enoki.
[10:21] Kano
    Let's keep this going.
[10:22] Enoki
    Yes, yes!
[10:26] Shunkai
    I see. So this is what the high
    school team tournament is like.
[10:31] Shunkai
    It really gets the blood pumping.
[10:32] Shibakiyama
    Both schools have a burning desire
    to see their champions triumphant,
[10:36] Shibakiyama
    which is what drives them forward.
[10:39] Shibakiyama
    Honestly, though, Hakuro
    is several degrees stronger...
[10:44] Shibakiyama
    But when that desire
    transforms into strength...
[10:48] Shibakiyama
    It can cause a major upset.
[10:54] (Flashback) Ozeki
    What's wrong, Mitsuhashi?
[10:57] (Flashback) Mitsu
    I'm wondering what path I'm on.
[11:00] (Flashback) Mitsu
    The more I practice these tricks,
[11:03] (Flashback) Mitsu
    the dirtier my sumo becomes.
[11:06] (Flashback) Mitsu
    Is that really what the team wants?
[11:11] (Flashback) Mitsu
    I mean, Hinomaru-san prefers
    to tackle opponents head-on.
[11:16] (Flashback) Mitsu
    I wonder if winning using trickery
    would taint his dream.
[11:22] (Flashback) Hinomaru
    You're the type of guy who gets on with it,
    not one that agonizes over things.
[11:26] (Flashback) Mitsu
    Huh? I-Is that how you see me?
[11:30] (Flashback) Hinomaru
    Sure.
[11:31] (Flashback) Hinomaru
    Kei, you need to realize that the
    reverse is a perfectly good technique.
[11:37] (Flashback) Mitsu
    But you never use it, Hinomaru-san.
[11:40] (Flashback) Hinomaru
    Ah, that's because...
[11:42] (Flashback) Hinomaru
    I wouldn't be able to
    do it with any enthusiasm.
[11:47] (Flashback) Hinomaru
    I like fighting head-on,
[11:49] (Flashback) Hinomaru
    and all my training's geared toward that.
[11:51] (Flashback) Hinomaru
    I'd never use a move
    I hadn't practiced in a bout.
[11:55] (Flashback) Hinomaru
    That would go counter
    to all the training I'd done,
[11:58] (Flashback) Hinomaru
    and I don't think it would help me win.
[12:01] (Flashback) Hinomaru
    But these past few months,
    you've been practicing the reverse.
[12:06] (Flashback) Hinomaru
    You've poured your heart and soul into it.
[12:09] (Flashback) Hinomaru
    It's no different from Yuma's
    strikes or Chihiro's fast feet.
[12:14] (Flashback) Hinomaru
    In terms of the reverse,
[12:16] (Flashback) Hinomaru
    you're a bigger specialist than I am.
[12:19] (Flashback) Hinomaru
    Be proud of yourself.
[12:21] (Flashback) Hinomaru
    You're thinking, worrying, and practicing
    your sumo for the sake of the team.
[12:26] (Flashback) Hinomaru
    Nothing could make me prouder.
[12:35] Araki
    He'll probably try a reverse.
[12:38] Kanamori
    Dachi High will want to avoid
    a second loss at all costs.
[12:41] Kanamori
    If Mitsuhashi has a trump card up
    his sleeve, now's the time to use it.
[12:45] Kanamori
    But...
[12:47] Sada
    Against an opponent who
    knows his whole move-set,
[12:49] Sada
    how can he successfully pull off a reverse?
[12:53] Mamiya
    By the way, Sanada-san, I saw you
    talking with Mitsuhashi yesterday.
[12:57] Mamiya
    Were you giving him some pointers?
[12:59] Sanada
    Huh? I just answered his questions.
[13:03] Referee
    Hands on the ground.
[13:13] Referee
    Wait!
[13:14] Referee
    Not yet!
[13:16] Guy
    A false start.
[13:17] Guy
    Of course it was.
[13:18] Guy
    That shrimp didn't even have
    his hands on the ground.
[13:22] (Flashback) Mitsu
    Sanada-san, you jumped the gun when you
    faced our captain in the prefecture prelims.
[13:28] (Flashback) Mitsu
    Did you do it on purpose?
[13:30] (Flashback) Sanada
    Yes, I did.
[13:33] Referee
    Not yet!
[13:34] Guy
    Another false start?
[13:35] Guy
    What are you playing at?
[13:39] Yuma
    Coach, what's he doing?
[13:40] Kirihito
    I never told him to do that!
[13:43] Guy
    Let's get on with it already!
[13:45] (Flashback) Sanada
    You want to know why I did it?
[13:47] (Flashback) Sanada
    It should be obvious.
[13:49] (Flashback) Sanada
    It's because I'm weak.
[13:52] (Flashback) Sanada
    I'm weak, so I wanted to
    drag him into my zone.
[13:56] (Flashback) Sanada
    It didn't matter what anyone
    thought of me. I wanted to win.
[14:00] Referee
    You'll do it properly this time. Understood?
[14:02] Mitsu
    Yes, sir.
[14:03] Mitsu
    I'm sorry.
[14:04] Guy
    How many times is that now?
[14:06] Guy
    Are you doing this on purpose?
[14:07] Kano
    Shuto!
[14:09] Kano
    Stay calm.
[14:12] Shuto
    I won't do anything.
[14:14] Shuto
    I won't let his tricks rattle me.
[14:17] Shuto
    I'll just wait for him to make a move.
[14:22] (Flashback) Mitsu
    It didn't matter what anyone though, huh?
[14:25] (Flashback) Mitsu
    I see.
[14:28] (Flashback) Mitsu
    I agree.
[14:32] (Flashback) Chihiro
    Leaping backwards at the charge?
[14:34] (Flashback) Mitsu
    Yes.
[14:35] (Flashback) Chihiro
    So you momentarily confuse him
    and force him to react suddenly.
[14:40] (Flashback) Chihiro
    It's not a bad plan.
[14:42] (Flashback) Chihiro
    Our intel on Shuto says he gets sloppy when
    a bout doesn't go the way he expects it to.
[14:48] (Flashback) Chihiro
    If you can take advantage of that,
    you might find a way to win.
[14:52] (Flashback) Mitsu
    Will that really be enough?
[14:55] (Flashback) Mitsu
    If I faced Shuto in 100 regular bouts,
[14:59] (Flashback) Mitsu
    I don't think I'd win a single one.
[15:01] (Flashback) Mitsu
    So I need to make bout
    number 101 an irregular one.
[15:08] (Flashback) Mitsu
    What would annoy you most
    if your opponent did it, Kunisaki-san?
[15:13] (Flashback) Chihiro
    Well, there is something that'd probably
    tick off anyone who takes sumo seriously.
[15:18] Referee
    Spirit!
[15:19] (Flashback) Chihiro
    And that would be...
[15:28] (Flashback) Chihiro
    Someone who doesn't give a damn.
[15:34] (Flashback) Mitsu
    Please don't tell anyone what I'm planning.
[15:38] (Flashback) Mitsu
    They'll get mad.
[15:40] (Flashback) Mitsu
    Yeah...
[15:41] (Flashback) Mitsu
    If it doesn't enrage my own team,
    it won't be enough.
[15:46] Chihiro
    Don't worry, Hotaru.
[15:48] Chihiro
    Your team understands your resolve.
[15:51] Mitsu
    No respect, no ideals,
    no audience or sympathy.
[15:56] Mitsu
    This hell I've created...
[15:59] Mitsu
    is my irregular 101st bout!
[16:02] Sanada
    He got Shuto to lose his temper.
[16:04] Sanada
    Is that what Mitsuhashi was going for?
[16:06] Mitsu
    This was just the first
    arrow I'll use to win.
[16:09] Mitsu
    And this is...
[16:11] Mitsu
    ...the second!
[16:12] Kirihito
    Clapping in his face!
[16:14] Kirihito
    What a time to do that!
[16:15] Kano
    Shuto!
[16:17] Mitsu
    If he looks away for a moment,
[16:19] Mitsu
    I can reach it...
[16:21] Mitsu
    A battle I can win!
[16:24] Mitsu
    I don't care how it looks.
[16:25] Mitsu
    This is the technique I've practiced.
[16:27] Mitsu
    My three arrows!
[16:29] Araki
    Mitsuhashi got behind him!
[16:31] Mamiya
    You're getting better.
[16:33] Kanamori
    But what's he going to do now?
[16:35] Kanamori
    Do you have some secret
    for moving that mountain?
[16:38] Chihiro
    You don't need anything special, Hotaru.
[16:41] Chihiro
    Those stomps you did while
    watching Hinomaru are a pistol
[16:45] Chihiro
    that is slowly but gradually
    getting you closer to your ideal!
[16:50] Chihiro
    You've trained hard enough to be
    able to push him over half a rope!
[16:57] Both
    Go!
[16:58] Mamiya
    Push!
[17:00] Kirihito
    Win!
[17:01] Ozeki
    Mitsuhashi!
[17:13] Mitsu
    Sumo gods, you probably
    don't like me very much.
[17:18] Mitsu
    You even hate someone like Hinomaru-san.
[17:21] Mitsu
    So yeah, I've never cared one bit
[17:24] ---
    about sucking up to you!
[17:27] Mitsu
    But no matter what anyone
    says, I need this win!
[17:29] Mitsu
    For Hinomaru-san...
[17:31] Mitsu
    For my team!
[17:42] Araki
    Who won?
[17:47] Referee
    East side wins!
[17:51] Kirihito
    Yes!
[18:05] ---
    No way...
[18:07] Ozeki
    A protest?
[18:08] Kirihito
    After all that?
[18:10] Kirihito
    After all the work he put in?!
[18:13] Kirihito
    Please let the ruling stand!
[18:19] Referee
    Simultaneous landings! Restart the bout!
[18:31] Kirihito
    Mitsuhashi...
[18:33] Kirihito
    Don't tell me...
[18:34] Kirihito
    When he fell...
[18:36] Mitsu
    Please don't try to stop me.
[18:39] Mitsu
    Leaving the ring now won't solve anything.
[18:42] Mitsu
    As long as I'm in the ring,
    something good might happen.
[18:48] Referee
    Hands on the ground.
[18:51] Chihiro
    Hotaru...
[18:54] (Flashback) Mitsu
    It doesn't matter what I have to do.
    I want to bring home a win for the team.
[18:59] Referee
    Spirit!
[19:01] Chihiro
    But you can't leap around anymore...
[19:03] (Flashback) Mitsu
    I'm on this team to
    make it the best in Japan!
[19:07] (Flashback) Mitsu
    Just watch.
[19:08] (Flashback) Mitsu
    Someday, you'll be really thankful when I win!
[19:13] Referee
    Bout over.
[19:14] Referee
    West side wins!
[19:19] Mamiya
    Two losses for Odachi. It's do or die now.
[19:22] Mamiya
    And their next opponent is...
[19:25] Mamiya
    National Treasure Okanehira
    AKA Kano Akihira.
[19:28] Mamiya
    Hakuro's number two behind Tennoji.
[19:31] Kanamori
    Which means he's also the number
    two high school sumo wrestler.
[19:37] Kano
    You don't look happy about winning.
[19:39] Kano
    That turn, that clap, and that leap...
[19:43] Kano
    He must've trained pretty hard.
[19:45] Kano
    He loves sumo enough to
    give it everything he had.
[19:49] Kano
    But...
[19:50] Kano
    If you can't win, it's meaningless.
[19:53] Kano
    You only get praised for your
    hard work after you've won.
[19:56] Kano
    No matter what path they took to get there,
    the winner's path is the right one.
[20:01] Kano
    You won.
[20:03] Kano
    Just be glad that you did.
[20:06] Announcer
    Third bout.
[20:07] Announcer
    On the east side, Kunisaki-kun.
[20:10] Announcer
    On the west side, Kano-kun.
[20:14] Mitsu
    I'm sorry, guys. I'm sorry!
[20:19] Chihiro
    So you still can't win a bout, Hotaru!
[20:23] Referee
    Hey, now...
[20:24] Chihiro
    I've got pretty sharp ears,
    so I caught what you were saying over there.
[20:29] Chihiro
    It's true what you said...
[20:31] Chihiro
    Competition is all about rejecting
    your opponent and affirming yourself.
[20:36] Chihiro
    Hotaru trained hard to win,
    but he couldn't pull it off.
[20:41] Chihiro
    He's never won a bout.
[20:42] Chihiro
    If you go by results, it doesn't
    matter if he's here or not.
[20:45] Chihiro
    He'd have the same tally if he just sat out.
[20:48] Chihiro
    But you know, when I'm by his side,
    seeing just how hard he works,
[20:54] Chihiro
    I know his efforts aren't meaningless,
    and I won't let anyone say they are!
[21:00] Chihiro
    Hotaru, I'm grateful.
[21:03] Chihiro
    If I were in your situation...
[21:06] Chihiro
    As a newbie, would I have
    put the team before myself?
[21:09] ---
    Would I have tried to get a dirty win
    against the best team in Japan?
[21:15] Chihiro
    I'm a genius.
[21:17] Chihiro
    Winning is like breathing for me.
[21:20] Chihiro
    But today, you reminded me
[21:24] Chihiro
    how cool it is to work for your win,
    regardless of how it looks to everyone else.
[21:28] Chihiro
    Dachi High is facing elimination,
[21:31] Chihiro
    but we're not giving up.
[21:32] Chihiro
    We won't let his hard work go to waste.
[21:35] Chihiro
    You'd do the same, right?
[21:37] Chihiro
    You're all fired up to show Tennoji
    he's not on the wrong path.
[21:42] Chihiro
    Hinomaru's path and Hotaru's path
    aren't meaningless.
[21:46] Chihiro
    And I, along with Hotaru's fire
    which now burns inside me,
[21:50] Chihiro
    am gonna win and prove it to you!
[23:24] Chizuko
    So this is a wheelchair
    meant for sumo wrestlers...
[23:28] Both
    It's huge.
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