E12 - The Road to Best in Japan 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] C     Anne-chan! SIGN    Combined Japan     High School Cup [00:11] An     Thank you. [00:14] C     Cool Kurusu! [00:26] C     Anne-chan! [00:29] An     Cool Kurusu! [00:34] Comm     Kurusu Anne sends it in one! [00:38] Comm     She's on a mission here. [00:40] Comm     How many routes will she     send before she's satisfied? [00:43] Comm     She even one-shots Problem 8,     which nobody else has even cleared! [00:47] Nak     She's good enough to cruise through     the prelims, but she's going all out. [00:53] As     It's awe-inspiring. [00:55] Comm     Meanwhile, Group B is on speed climbing. [00:58] Comm     Here we have one of the climbers to watch,      Hanamiya Girls' Uehara Jun. [01:02] Comm     As one of the fastest     speed climbers in Kanto, [01:05] Comm     will she be able to break Kokureikan's     stranglehold on the top spots? [01:10] Pa     On your marks. [01:12] Pa     Ready. [01:18] Comm     Quick! [01:19] Comm     Uehara zooms up the wall     with astounding speed! [01:23] Comm     She clocks in at 12.10 seconds.     That's a great time. [01:28] J     I couldn't match Kurusu Anne     or Takahashi Mimu, huh? [01:32] Ki     Even Uehara-senpai couldn't     beat them in speed? [01:37] Ku     Troix! [01:42] Mas     Fast and curious! [01:45] S     Even the cream of the crop in     Kanto can't catch Anne-san. [01:51] C     Anne-chan! Perfect! [01:51] Comm     Kokureikan's Kurusu Anne sends the problem! [01:54] C     Cool Kurusu! [02:00] C     Anne-chan! [02:02] (Flashback) K     I'm going to beat you and win the     Combined Japan High School Cup! [02:08] (Flashback) An     You what? SIGN    Iwakakeru! SIGN    Wall 12 The Road to Best in Japan [02:20] Comm     Here are the prelim results. SIGN    #1 Kurusu Anne Kokureikan     #2 Iwamine Chinari Kurikawa     #3 Fujita Masumi St. Caterno     #4 Benibana Hifumi Kokureikan     #5 Uehara Jun Hanamiya     #6 Takahashi Mimu Kokureikan     #7 Kasahara Konomi Hanamiya     #8 Kumagai Chigusa Kurikawa     #9 Sugiura Nonoka Hanamiya     #10 Samura Rina St. Caterno [02:23] Comm     The following 20 climbers     have made it to the finals. [02:27] N     Yes! We all made it through in the top ten! [02:30] K     But the team rankings... SIGN    School No. Name Total Points SIGN    Kokureikan SIGN    Hanamiya SIGN    A1 Kurusu Anne A2 Benibana Hifumi A3 Takahashi Mimu SIGN    E2 Sugiura Nonoka E3 Uehara Jun E4 Kasahara Konomi [02:33] J     Kokureikan are way out in front. [02:36] N     We're gonna overtake them! [02:37] J     Got it. [02:38] K     Okay... [02:41] J     Konomi? [02:42] J     You okay? [02:44] K     Yeah. [02:44] J     Let's go. [02:46] K     Yeah. [02:47] J     Whoa! [02:48] J     Hey! [02:49] J     Uchimura? [02:50] U     You didn't have to jump out of your boots... [02:52] J     Can you blame her? [02:54] U     "This time, I will win." [02:56] U     "Let's meet in the finals," I said... [03:00] U     But we're going to have to postpone that. [03:03] U     You'd better win! [03:05] U     Or else you'll have hell to paw... [03:09] K     Yeah... I gotta put in everything     I've worked toward, [03:13] K     and make sure I leave with no regrets. [03:15] J     Listen, Konomi. [03:18] Hif     Are you okay, Anne-san? [03:20] Hif     W-Well, it just feels like     you're going harder than usual. [03:26] An     I'm drilling it into their thick skulls. [03:28] An     Try as they might, they'll never     even be fit to lace my boots. [03:33] An     Those scrub climbers will     learn their lessons, [03:36] An     and it's gonna hit them so hard      they'll never feel like climbing again. [03:41] An     Oh, but you girls are fine. [03:43] An     You're Cool Kurusu in my book. [03:47] Hif     Anne-san... [03:51] Comm     Whoa! [03:53] Comm     Thunderbolts and lightning−very, very     frightening, just like these finals! [03:56] As     What? [03:57] Comm     Don't mind me. [03:59] Comm     Let's have Nakata-san explain how     the competitors will be ranked. [04:04] Nak     Sure. [04:06] Nak     Unlike the prelims, where a climber's     rankings in each discipline were added up, [04:10] Nak     here they'll be multiplied and the     smaller numbers will come out on top. SIGN    Speed Bouldering Lead [04:13] Nak     As you see onscreen, rather than the     ones who are average in all three, [04:16] Nak     climbers who specialize in even one     discipline will come out on top. [04:20] Comm     I see. [04:25] Comm     The Combined Japan High School     Cup finals are about to begin! [04:29] Comm     Climbers will compete in the     order of speed, bouldering and lead. [04:33] Comm     We start with speed− [04:34] C     Anne-chan! [04:36] Comm     Wow, listen to those cheers. [04:39] Comm     It's Kurusu Anne, who stands atop the     high school girls' climbing world! [04:43] Comm     In the prelims, she placed first in each     discipline and is currently the top individual. [04:47] Nak     Kokureikan are the favorites     to win the team title. [04:51] Ki     She's like a star. [04:52] S     Not just "like." She is the top     star of the climbing world. [04:56] Comm     She's up against a girl who picked     up climbing less than a year ago [04:59] Comm     but is already attracting major attention,     Hanamiya Girls' Kasahara Konomi. [05:04] As     She's a real hot prospect. [05:06] Nak     Hanamiya was the second best     team in the prelims. [05:10] Comm     Oh? Kurusu is approaching Kasahara. [05:14] Comm     Is this her way of showing respect     as a pro? Such a beautiful sight! [05:18] K     Can't catch me. [05:20] K     You can't catch me. [05:23] K     You'll cool, cool, cool     your heels far behind me. [05:28] An     Guys, give Konomi-chan     a big Cool Kurusu, too! [05:32] C     Cool Kurusu! [05:34] (Flashback) J     Listen, Konomi. [05:37] (Flashback) J     Don't take Kurusu Anne's bait. [05:40] (Flashback) J     You'll be fine if you     remember how you climb. [05:43] K     You're right, Jun-chan. [05:49] Pa     On your marks. [05:51] Pa     Ready. [05:55] Pa     Go, go! [05:57] Pa     Go, go, go! [06:01] Pa     Go, go! [06:03] Pa     Go, go! [06:04] Pa     Go, go! [06:06] Pa     Go! [06:15] K     That's my personal best. [06:17] K     But... [06:18] An     Can't touch me. [06:20] An     Can't catch me. [06:21] An     Can't chase me. [06:23] An     Left in the dust! [06:26] Comm     Would you believe it? Kurusu Anne has     posted another new personal best! [06:30] An     Someone once said... [06:33] An     "I'm going to beat you and win the     Combined Japan High School Cup!" [06:37] An     Or did I just imagine that? [06:40] An     Thank you, everyone! [06:42] C     Anne-chan! Cool Kurusu! [06:57] Comm     Here are the speed climbing results. SIGN    #1      Kurusu Anne [06:59] Comm     In first, by a country mile, Kurusu Anne! SIGN    #2 Takahashi Mimu [07:02] Comm     In second, another Kokureikan     climber, Takahashi Mimu! SIGN    #3 Fujita Masumi [07:06] Comm     In third, St. Caterno's Fujita     Masumi stamps her authority! SIGN    #4 Iwamine Chinari [07:10] Comm     Kurikawa's Iwamine Chinari slides     her large frame into fourth place! SIGN    #5 Uehara Jun [07:14] Comm     In fifth, the ever-reliable speedster,     Hanamiya Girl's Uehara Jun. [07:19] Comm     Skipped. SIGN    #10      Kasahara Konomi [07:21] Comm     Tenth-placed Kasahara Konomi did     her best, but she seems down! [07:25] J     Konomi? [07:27] K     Why'd I have to go and say that? [07:30] J     What? [07:31] K     I told Anne-san I'd beat her and win. [07:38] J     Isn't that obvious? [07:42] J     Because Hanamiya's gonna win. Am I wrong? [07:46] K     Jun-chan... [07:48] N     Yeah! We have to win! [07:52] N     I mean... [07:54] N     I went and declared to Sayo-chin that     I'd lead the team to victory as vice captain. [08:00] K     Uh... [08:01] J     You posted a personal best, right? [08:04] J     Maybe you couldn't beat Anne, but you     did your best in your worst discipline. [08:09] J     Be proud of yourself. [08:10] N     Yeah, yeah. [08:13] J     You and Nono-senpai were 10th and 11th.     That's more than good enough. [08:17] N     Yeah. [08:18] N     Coming up are bouldering and lead.     That's where you shine. [08:22] J     Konomi. [08:23] J     You scaled the wall in your way,     and now it's our turn to scale ours. [08:28] N     Yeah, yeah. [08:29] N     I'm gonna overcome this, too. [08:32] N     To be best in Japan. [08:34] J     To be best in Japan. [08:36] K     To be best in Japan. SIGN    #1 Kurusu Anne [08:43] Comm     The competition in bouldering     was truly heated! [08:46] Comm     Kurusu Anne takes first place     because she used fewer attempts! SIGN    #2 Iwamine Chinari [08:50] Comm     In second is Iwamine Chinari, who made     full use of her height and reach! SIGN    #3 Fujita Masumi [08:54] Comm     In third, a last of— I mean, a     blast of tempest, Fujita Masumi! SIGN    #4 Uehara Jun [08:58] Comm     In fourth, Uehara Jun further     proves she's back for real! SIGN    #5 Kasahara Konomi [09:03] Comm     In fifth, another Hanamiya     climber, Kasahara Konomi! SIGN    #6 Kumagai Chigusa [09:07] Comm     In sixth, Kumagai Chigusa muscles in. SIGN    #7 Niijima Kaoru [09:09] Comm     In seventh, the zombie, Niijima Kaoru. SIGN    #8 Sugiura Nonoka [09:12] Comm     And in eighth, we have another     Hanamiya climber, Sugiura Nonoka! [09:17] Comm     Hanamiya's on the warpath! [09:18] Comm     And now, only lead climbing remains. [09:20] As     I can't wait to see what     they'll show us this time. [09:24] Nak     There's something in my eye... [09:26] Comm     Well, we've entered observation time. [09:29] Comm     In lead, they'll compete on how high they     can get within the six-minute time limit. [09:34] As     Climbers will clip their ropes to     carabiners set up across the route [09:38] As     to secure themselves while climbing. [09:41] Comm     If you can clip your rope to the     topmost carabiner, you finish. [09:47] Comm     Too bad! No St. Caterno climbers      could send the route! [09:52] Comm     But they did well. [09:55] Comm     Kurikawa High's climbers show     real drive and strength! [09:58] Comm     But they're having a hard time finishing. [10:01] Comm     Now we have Iwamine, who rose in     the rankings after bouldering. [10:04] Comm     Even she falls! [10:05] Comm     Great effort, though. She scores 32+! [10:10] Comm     Takahashi Mimu falls! [10:12] Comm     Kokureikan's climbers were steamrolling     through everything so far, [10:16] Comm     but even Benibana Hifumi has fallen! [10:18] Comm     Lead climbing is tough! [10:20] As     In the Combined Cup,     stamina plays a key role. [10:23] As     Benibana has scored 35,      and they're currently in the lead. [10:26] C     Anne-chan! [10:28] C     Cool Kurusu! [10:28] Comm     Now, Kokureikan High's final climber     is the Princess of Climbing, Kurusu Anne! [10:34] Comm     Listen to the crowd cheer her on! [10:36] Comm     She's had a stranglehold     on first place so far. [10:39] Comm     What kind of show will she put on for us? [10:42] Comm     It's said that her strongest     asset is her stickability. [10:45] Nak     Specifically, it's her     ability to secure each hold. [10:49] Nak     But that differs from climber to climber,     making it highly difficult to define. [10:54] Nak     I mean... [10:55] Comm     Okay, here we go! [11:01] Comm     S-So fast! [11:03] Comm     Kurusu's going up like a rocket! [11:05] Comm     Wait, she isn't just fast. [11:07] Comm     How can she be so stable? [11:10] Nak     Exactly. That's part of her stickability. [11:14] Nak     Because she secures each hold perfectly, [11:16] Nak     she can shift her body weight precisely     and avoid making reckless moves. [11:33] Hif     Anne-san, you can't go that fast... [11:36] Ki     Isn't that... [11:37] S     Yes, it's the last hold     Benibana could secure. [11:45] Comm     She extends her arm and secures the hold! [11:48] Nak     Stickability again. [11:50] Ki     It looks like a slippery hold, though. [11:53] S     Finger and grip strength. [11:55] S     She has the ability to turn holds that are     barely within her reach into secure ones. [12:01] N     Here's the most difficult part. [12:03] Comm     A dyno! [12:08] Comm     She hangs on! [12:09] Nak     Impressive. But... [12:11] As     She's moving way too fast     through this problem. [12:24] S     Incredible. She has a perfect     read on each and every hold. [12:30] Comm     Oh? [12:32] Comm     Kurusu has come to a halt. [12:34] Comm     She's almost to the top! [12:36] An     That hold's probably a front sloper. [12:38] An     I should go in both hands at once. [12:48] An     One last move. [12:56] An     The only climber to send     this route will be me, [12:59] An     Cool Kurusu! [13:07] Comm     Whoa, Kurusu falls! [13:10] Nak     Her dyno fell just a little bit short. [13:13] Nak     You'd expect her stickability     to make up for that... [13:16] As     But she seemed to be going full tilt     through speed, bouldering, and now this. [13:20] Nak     Even in a high school     competition, she goes all out. [13:23] Nak     Perhaps she was trying to surpass     her own physical limits here. [13:27] Comm     Right. She scores 40+, which     puts her comfortably in first. [13:31] An     Guys! [13:32] C     Anne-chan! [13:34] C     Cool Kurusu! [13:41] N     Jun joined, Konomin joined, [13:44] N     and the Hanamiya Climbing Team      grew so much. [13:47] N     I'm proud of our team. [13:50] N     We've done so well to get this far. [13:52] N     You two can hold your heads up high. [13:55] N     All that's left... [13:56] N     is for us to give this team's founder     and captain who was forced to withdraw, [14:00] N     Sayo-chin, the greatest gift of victory! [14:03] Bo     Yeah! [14:04] Ki     Good luck, Uehara-senpai! [14:07] Comm     Hanamiya Girls' Uehara Jun is here. [14:11] Comm     She has placed on the podium in speed     and bouldering competitions before, [14:15] Comm     but not in lead, giving the impression     that it's not her strongest suit. [14:19] Nak     That aside, she hadn't entered any     competitions in the last six months. [14:23] Comm     After failing to send any problems     in the Kanto Bouldering Championships, [14:27] Comm     she went into hiding for a while. [14:32] J     Watch me, Konomi. [14:35] J     I'll prove that my last six     months weren't for nothing! [14:41] Comm     Uehara's dazzling us all     with her dynamic moves. [14:44] Nak     Yes, she's looking good. [14:46] Comm     You can't tell she took a break. [14:48] As     She may not have entered any competitions, [14:51] As     but she must've spent these past     six months bettering herself. [15:01] Comm     You can really sense her inner strength. [15:04] Nak     There's zero hesitation in her moves. [15:06] S     After that painful experience,     Jun regained her style of climbing [15:11] S     and became better than ever before. [15:14] Comm     Kurusu currently holds the top spot. [15:17] Comm     How far can Uehara go? [15:50] Comm     She falls! [15:51] Comm     Too bad! [15:52] Nak     If only we could've seen her     last a little longer. [15:55] Comm     But still, she scores 36+! A great effort! [16:00] J     I wanted to go higher still... [16:02] J     Damn Uchimura. [16:05] Comm     Next up is Hanamiya Girls' Sugiura Nonoka! [16:09] Ki     Good luck, Sugiura-senpai! [16:12] S     Good luck, Nono. [16:15] N     I practiced like crazy     with Sayo-chin for this. [16:20] N     I can do this. [16:21] N     It's true that tall people with long limbs     have an advantage in climbing. [16:27] N     But even without all that, [16:30] N     there must be a way for me to compete! [16:32] N     A pied à main really does feel amazing! [16:36] Comm     Sugiura's biggest asset     is her flexibility, huh? [16:40] As     Yeah. [16:41] Nak     You could mistake her for a gymnast up there. [16:43] Nak     However, this route could prove     quite stressful for a short climber. [16:52] Ki     Go, Sugiura-senpai! Go! [16:56] N     Stretch! [17:03] (Flashback) S     I'm going to work you to     the bone again today. [17:08] (Flashback) S     What do you do when you a     hold is barely out of reach? [17:11] (Flashback) N     I wish I knew! [17:14] (Flashback) S     Don't give up. There are options. [17:17] (Flashback) S     If you keep practicing grabbing holds     that you think are out of reach, [17:21] (Flashback) S     you'll start to see your range expand. [17:37] N     Yes! [17:43] N     Ta-dah! [17:45] Ki     A-Amazing, Sugiura-senpai! [17:48] S     Right? Nono is amazing! [17:52] Comm     Look at this! Sugiura hangs in there! [18:03] Comm     She's showing real fight! [18:05] Comm     She just won't take no for an answer! [18:08] J     Nono-senpai... [18:15] N     All right! [18:19] N     Huh? [18:20] Comm     No! What a shame! [18:23] Comm     She falls! [18:25] Comm     But she scores a 40! An incredible showing! [18:30] N     Sayo-chin! [18:32] N     All yours now, Konomin. [18:50] Comm     And now we have     Hanamiya Girls' final climber, [18:53] Comm     the new star who took the scene by storm, [18:56] Comm     the dark horse in this competition,      Kasahara Konomi! [19:02] K     I will climb this, no matter what. [19:05] Ki     Good luck, Master! [19:08] Comm     So far, she's shown what she's capable     of in both bouldering and speed. [19:13] Comm     I hear Nakata-san's speed climbing     camp paid big dividends? [19:17] Nak     Oh, I don't know about that! [19:26] K     All I had in life was puzzle games. [19:29] K     But then, I encountered climbing... [19:32] K     and broadened my horizons so much. [19:36] K     I even made friends,     teammates who climb with me. [19:39] K     Whenever I messed up or got down on myself, [19:42] K     Captain, Nono-senpai, and Jun-chan     dragged me out of the dumps. [19:48] K     It's only because they were there     for me that I made it this far. [19:55] K     I've met an opponent who     I couldn't beat at my best, [19:58] K     someone who was way out of my league, [20:01] K     and I let her get to me, but... [20:05] (Flashback) J     You scaled the wall in your way,     and now it's our turn to scale ours. [20:09] (Flashback) N     I'm gonna overcome this, too. [20:17] (Flashback) N     You two can hold your heads up high. [20:20] (Flashback) All     To be best in Japan. [20:26] (Flashback) All     I'm going to beat you and win the     Combined Japan High School Cup! [20:31] All     Hanamiya will win, I swear it! [20:34] All     Those words will not go down as a lie! [20:38] Ki     Go, Master! [21:34] Comm     She sends it! SIGN    Individual     #1 Kurusu Anne Kokureikan     #2 Kasahara Konomi Hanamiya     #3 Iwamine Chinari Kurikawa     #4 Uehara Jun Hanamiya     #5 Fujita Masumi St. Caterno     #6 Takahashi Mimu Kokureikan     #7 Sugiura Nonoka Hanamiya     #8 Benibana Hifumi Kokureikan     #9 Kumagai Chigusa Kurikawa     #10 Samura Rina St. Caterno SIGN    Team #1 Hanamiya Girls' High School #2 Kokureikan Girls #3 Kurikawa High #4 St. Caterno High SIGN    Iwakakeru! [23:35] All     Best in Japan!