Season 2
- E14 - A Step Forward
- E15 - Becoming Aware
- E16 - Their Time
- E17 - Reunion
- E18 - Their Determination
- E19 - Confrontation
- E20 - Another Chance
- E21 - Meaning and Role
- E22 - Morning of the Showdown
- E23 - Champions' Resolve
- E24 - Beyond the Right Answer
- E25 - Tenkyu
- E26 - Starting Line
E14 - A Step Forward
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[00:01] ---
Hozuki!
[00:10] ---
We aren't together!
[00:12] ---
No way... What should I do?
It's because he protected me!
[00:15] ---
I'd hate for it to end like this!
[00:19] ---
I'd absolutely hate it!
[00:22] ---
That's right.
[00:24] ---
What am I doing... not believing in
the decision I made until the end?!
[00:29] ---
It's okay.
[00:30] ---
The notes will definitely...
play where we want them to!
[00:34] ---
Wh-What is this?! They're playing
totally different than before!
[00:37] ---
I'm not alone anymore.
[00:40] ---
Don't you dare try and "match" our level, okay?
[00:44] ---
Just play with all you've got!
[00:46] ---
That's it. I'll lead in my own way.
[00:50] ---
Of course I will.
[00:52] ---
Once I found it, I couldn't not get involved...
[00:56] ---
...with the sound that sways
my heart so intensely.
[01:15] ---
What on earth... just happened?
[01:19] ---
"#14 A Step Forward"
[01:46] ---
Their performance got really good
halfway through, didn't it?
[01:50] ---
The audience is super excited.
[01:52] ---
I-It's okay! We can still
outdo them! Right, Mio?!
[02:03] ---
Mio...?
[02:06] ---
Mio is laughing out loud?!
[02:08] ---
I've never seen that before! How creepy!
[02:10] ---
Don't roll around in a place like this!
Hey, it's our turn next, you know!
[02:14] ---
President...
[02:17] ---
I can give my best performance ever today.
[02:23] ---
The first half and the second half...
[02:25] ---
It seemed as if they were played
by two different schools.
[02:28] ---
Then they showed their real
ability in the second half?
[02:32] ---
Their tone was quite different from
what I expected. It was profound...
[02:37] ---
You look happy, Ousuke.
[02:39] ---
What? I do?
[02:41] ---
Sen... Their performance was
kinda amazing, wasn't it?
[02:46] ---
Yeah...
[02:48] ---
Hey! Don't be so impressed, you stupid Haru!
[02:50] ---
Compared to us, they're nothing!
[02:53] ---
What? But--
[02:54] ---
Shut up!
[02:55] ---
My goodness... I feel like
I saw something very incredible.
[03:00] ---
They did a great job
recovering in the second half.
[03:03] ---
I feel like their performance lifted my spirits.
[03:06] ---
We were able to witness someone's growth.
[03:10] ---
We're lucky to hear a performance like this.
[03:13] ---
Their performance was great.
[03:17] ---
Chika did a good job... though he
worried me at the beginning.
[03:22] ---
Would you like to use this?
[03:23] ---
Thanks, Mom.
[03:25] ---
What?
[03:26] ---
Are you okay, Kazusa?
[03:30] ---
I'm not okay.
[03:32] ---
I can't accept a performance like that.
[03:40] ---
I'm sorry!
[03:43] ---
What?
[03:44] ---
Hey, what's going on?
What's up with you three?
[03:47] ---
Ah, well, Kudo was actually...
[03:54] ---
Since I've been having a bad case of diarrhea,
[03:57] ---
I couldn't focus and
dragged you down. I'm sorry.
[04:03] ---
I-I knew about it,
but I didn't tell you guys.
[04:05] ---
Same here.
[04:06] ---
Don't tell such an obvious lie.
[04:09] ---
M-Mr. Takinami!
[04:11] ---
What? A lie? What're you talking about?
[04:13] ---
--Ow!
--Whoa... It looks worse than earlier.
[04:15] ---
--Whoa... It looks worse than earlier.
[04:18] ---
Chika! Your hand...!
[04:19] ---
Oh, no! What happened?
[04:23] ---
Could it be from that time...?
[04:25] ---
He hurt himself in the restroom.
[04:28] ---
What?
[04:29] ---
Since he didn't look well,
[04:31] ---
I threw him into the restroom and
told him he didn't have to perform.
[04:35] ---
Then he snapped and hit the wall,
injuring his hand.
[04:38] ---
It was so lame that even I can
understand why he wanted to lie.
[04:42] ---
You bastard...!
[04:43] ---
Hm? Am I mistaken?
[04:46] ---
Y-You're not... mistaken.
[04:51] ---
Jeez... How lame!
[04:53] ---
That's our Chika!
[04:54] ---
You're so funny, Chika!
[04:56] ---
Stop playing around and
go get your hand treated.
[04:59] ---
I know already!
[05:01] ---
Now, you guys pack up the instruments.
[05:05] ---
Sorry. I got thirsty, so I'm going
to buy something to drink.
[05:08] ---
What? Ah... Sure.
[05:10] ---
Whoa... Hozuki sure can pack up fast.
[05:13] ---
K-Kurata...
[05:14] ---
Is Chika's injury really...?
[05:19] ---
Yeah, really, I hope it gets better soon.
[05:23] ---
When it does, let's play together again.
[05:28] ---
Yes.
[05:31] ---
"First-aid Station"
[05:33] ---
It'll require one month to heal.
Actually, it might take longer than that.
[05:37] ---
Huh?! One month?!
[05:39] ---
Why?! It's just a sprain, right?
[05:41] ---
Don't take it lightly. Because you overdid it,
it's gotten quite a bit worse.
[05:45] ---
Don't use that hand for a while.
Once the swelling is gone, start rehab.
[05:49] ---
Wh-What about the koto?
[05:51] ---
Don't play it, of course.
[05:53] ---
"Shock"
[05:54] ---
I'll heal it up in three days!
[05:56] ---
Good luck with that. Okay, you can go now.
[05:59] ---
Let's see... The one he's always drinking is...
[06:03] ---
"Strawberry Au Lait"
[06:08] ---
Are you looking for something?
[06:10] ---
What? U-Um... I-I'd like to buy the tasty
strawberry snacks. All of them!
[06:19] ---
"Concession Stand"
[06:22] ---
Ah... Kud--
[06:24] ---
Hey you, wait!
[06:26] ---
Ugh!
[06:27] ---
What, you again?
[06:30] ---
What do you want?
[06:31] ---
I heard your performance.
What the heck was that?!
[06:35] ---
You were unorganized and terrible
in the first half. I couldn't stand it.
[06:38] ---
It seemed that you recovered
quite a bit in the second half,
[06:41] ---
but a piece is a piece when you
play it from the start till the end!
[06:46] ---
I can't accept that kind of performance!
[06:49] ---
As I thought, you're not worthy
to play the koto with Satowa!
[06:56] ---
You're saying that again?
Today's performance was all my fault.
[07:00] ---
And, I've said this many times,
[07:02] ---
but Hozuki plays with us because she wants to.
[07:05] ---
It's not for you to decide.
[07:08] ---
Is that all? See ya.
[07:11] ---
It's you guys' fault!
[07:13] ---
Huh?
[07:14] ---
Satowa's performance today...
[07:19] ---
That's... That's not how
her performance should be!
[07:24] ---
Huh?
[07:25] ---
Those tones weren't hers!
[07:28] ---
They used to be sharper
and more honed before!
[07:31] ---
They sounded strong, noble, and always solid!
[07:35] ---
I admired her tones so much, but now,
they've been defiled by you!
[07:39] ---
Because she plays with
unskilled people like you guys,
[07:43] ---
Satowa's tones became halfhearted!
She's not as good as she was before!
[07:48] ---
If you stay in this puny club,
you'll only get worse.
[07:53] ---
Why...? Then does it mean that I
should be facing the koto like I used to?
[07:58] ---
Continuing to scream all by myself...?
[08:02] ---
Your koto... is like a weapon to me.
[08:07] ---
They've become gentle.
[08:11] ---
What?
[08:13] ---
It's not that they became halfhearted
or that she became a bad player.
[08:18] ---
It's just that her tones became gentler.
[08:21] ---
I like her current tones a lot more than
[08:24] ---
her tones when I first heard them.
[08:43] ---
I'm not asking you what you like.
[08:47] ---
You don't know anything about tones!
[08:52] ---
They've become gentle.
[08:55] ---
I already... know that. You don't have
to tell me 'cause I already know that!
[09:02] ---
From childhood, Satowa's tones
were enveloped by solitude in some way.
[09:07] ---
They were irresistibly beautiful.
[09:10] ---
They were so beautiful that they
made her unapproachable.
[09:13] ---
They were transcendent to me.
[09:17] ---
But I was wrong...
[09:19] ---
I've never heard her tones sound so gentle,
brilliant, fun, and happy before.
[09:27] ---
Tones like that...
[09:30] ---
...would never have been born
playing with me.
[09:35] ---
Damn. She just said whatever she wanted.
[09:38] ---
Whoa! You?! How long have you been here?
[09:42] ---
I've been here from the beginning.
[09:45] ---
What do you know about my tones?
[09:49] ---
What, you were listening?
Sorry, I only said what I thought.
[10:01] ---
Th...
[10:04] ---
Thank you.
[10:09] ---
Thank you.
[10:20] ---
Chika!
[10:22] ---
There you are!
[10:24] ---
This is for you!
[10:26] ---
Huh? Wha...?
[10:30] ---
Hey, Chika. Is your hand okay?
[10:33] ---
Hm? Wasn't Hozuki just here, too?
[10:35] ---
Ah! You went ahead and bought snacks
already?! That's not fair! Give me some!
[10:42] ---
No way.
[10:43] ---
How stingy! Since when
did you become so petty?!
[10:46] ---
Shut up.
[10:58] ---
That concludes all the performances
by participating high schools.
[11:04] ---
My goodness... I never expected to see
this many high-level performances.
[11:09] ---
I'm glad I was able to listen to them.
[11:12] ---
After hearing them, I started questioning
if it was okay for us to give marks.
[11:18] ---
There's nothing we can do about it.
[11:20] ---
Since this is a competition, we have
to decide the ranking no matter what.
[11:30] ---
Kudo...
[11:32] ---
Yeah.
[11:33] ---
"Stare..."
[11:34] ---
"Stare..."
Is the person behind us your friend?
[11:36] ---
"Stare..."
A total stranger.
[11:37] ---
Hey... What's your name?
[11:39] ---
Definitely no!
[11:41] ---
Then give me your contact info.
[11:42] ---
No!
[11:44] ---
Then can I come hang out
with you at your place?
[11:48] ---
Four-eyes! Help me!
[11:49] ---
What?!
[11:51] ---
Your tones are... interesting.
[11:55] ---
Your tones, I can understand.
[11:58] ---
What?
[11:59] ---
I can see the accumulated
training behind them.
[12:03] ---
They're refined, very beautiful tones.
[12:07] ---
But your tones are mysterious.
[12:10] ---
They're unrefined, but for some reason--
[12:12] ---
Hey, Mio! You wandered off again!
[12:15] ---
Everyone's sitting over there. Let's go.
[12:18] ---
No. You sit here, too, Uta.
[12:21] ---
Jeez...!
[12:23] ---
What does "unrefined" mean?
[12:25] ---
Well, we're now going to announce
the results of this competition.
[12:31] ---
Ahh... I'm so nervous.
I'm scared of hearing the results.
[12:34] ---
Stop it, Kota. I don't wanna
catch your nervousness!
[12:37] ---
Hmph! How pathetic! If you're a man,
you should remain calm!
[12:42] ---
You sure seem manly.
[12:44] ---
Shut up! You picking a fight?!
[12:46] ---
We heard many high-level,
memorable performances,
[12:51] ---
which made this competition an amazing one.
[12:54] ---
Judging was difficult, especially
the best performance award.
[12:58] ---
Well, enough with the introduction.
[13:02] ---
We'll now move onto announcing the results.
[13:09] ---
First, I'll announce the seven
schools out of all 33,
[13:12] ---
one from each prefecture, to receive
the award for outstanding performance.
[13:16] ---
Then, I'll announce the school that won
first place, the best performance award,
[13:19] ---
out of those seven.
[13:22] ---
The first outstanding performance award
is for Tokyo, which goes to...
[13:26] ---
...Meiryo High School.
[13:30] ---
Great.
[13:31] ---
Ousuke.
[13:33] ---
We did it!
[13:36] ---
Yep.
[13:37] ---
Next is for Ibaraki, which goes
to Eidai Fuzoku High School.
[13:43] ---
All rrrrrright!
[13:46] ---
Whooooa! Sen!
[13:49] ---
Did you hear that?!
This is the level of our ability!
[13:52] ---
Don't be so conceited just because you
have cute girl members!
[13:55] ---
S-Sen!
[13:58] ---
Stupid idiot. What an embarrassing guy.
[14:01] ---
--Oh, shoot... My heart is pounding
so hard that my body is swaying.
--For Tochigi, the award goes to
Ichihara Yamaoka High School.
[14:06] ---
I can't breathe...
[14:08] ---
--Ahh... I hope we get chosen.
--For Gunma, the award goes
to Kuriyama Daiichi High School.
[14:13] ---
Ahh... Oh boy, oh boy...
[14:14] ---
--For Saitama, the award goes
to Ezawa High School.
[14:16] ---
--It's nerve-racking, isn't it, Mio?
--For Saitama, the award goes
to Ezawa High School.
[14:18] ---
Not really.
[14:19] ---
We're not gonna lose.
I don't wanna lose... not to Tokise.
[14:24] ---
It'll be fine.
[14:26] ---
We'll win.
[14:28] ---
Fumi...
[14:31] ---
Of course we will.
[14:33] ---
And lastly, for Kanagawa.
[14:36] ---
I'm more nervous than when I'm by myself.
[14:40] ---
We did everything we could do!
[14:44] ---
The award goes to...
[14:50] ---
...Kanagawa Prefectural...
[14:53] ---
...Hakuto High School.
[15:00] ---
What?
[15:01] ---
We did it!
[15:04] ---
Haku... to...
[15:06] ---
"Tokise High School
Kanagawa Prefectural Hakuto High School"
What about the school going after us?
They're from Kanagawa.
[15:10] ---
They're the ones who played right after us!
[15:14] ---
We did it, Mio! We won the award!
[15:20] ---
Do you now feel like telling me your name?
[15:29] ---
We didn't get chosen...
[15:30] ---
Oh, you guys didn't get chosen? How lame...
[15:33] ---
Hey, Sen!
[15:36] ---
Sorry.
[15:40] ---
Well, it was a natural outcome.
[15:43] ---
With a mistake like that,
they can't win a competition.
[15:46] ---
Hakuto High School... It's the school
that performed right after Tokise...
[15:51] ---
Well, that's understandable...
given the kind of performance they gave.
[15:58] ---
What...? What just happened?
[16:02] ---
Hakuto? Who's that?
[16:05] ---
How could we lose
to an unknown school like that...?
[16:08] ---
And, as for the best performance award,
actually, it'll be awarded to two schools.
[16:14] ---
Meiryo High School from Tokyo
[16:18] ---
and Hakuto High School from Kanagawa.
[16:22] ---
I know this is unusual,
but both schools are equally excellent,
[16:26] ---
so we'd like to give the best
performance award to both schools.
[16:31] ---
No way! The best performance award?!
[16:33] ---
We did it!
[16:34] ---
The same level as us...
[16:37] ---
Well then, we'll start the award ceremony now.
[16:40] ---
--This can't be happening.
--Those who are receiving the award...
[16:43] ---
Himesaka has been in first place
all this time in Kanagawa.
[16:51] ---
Kazusa...
[17:12] ---
What's happening...?
[17:15] ---
The back of my throat feels uncomfortable.
[17:19] ---
Hard to breathe...
[17:22] ---
It feels damn hot inside my body...
[17:25] ---
...like it's burning.
[17:29] ---
Takaoka, are you gonna go talk to Chika
and the others before you leave?
[17:33] ---
Ah... No, I'll go home. They probably
don't want me to talk to them right now.
[17:37] ---
I don't think they mind.
[17:40] ---
But well, let's go home, then.
I'll take you home.
[17:43] ---
No, thank you. I'll be fine.
[17:45] ---
Oh, don't be so reserved.
[17:46] ---
No, really, I'm fine.
[17:47] ---
Let's go home, Haru. What're you doing?
[17:50] ---
Ah, well, I was wondering where they were.
[17:53] ---
You mean those guys from Tokise?
[17:55] ---
Y-Yeah. I thought I wanted to
make friends with them.
[17:59] ---
Huh?! Don't talk nonsense!
[18:02] ---
We'll see them again anyway...
[18:05] ---
...as long as we continue to play the koto.
[18:06] ---
Sen...
[18:08] ---
Enough about that!
We have to go home and practice!
[18:10] ---
We don't have the luxury to take a break!
[18:12] ---
Dammit! We couldn't even
be first place in Kanto
[18:15] ---
when we're aiming to be
number one in nationals...
[18:17] ---
We'll definitely be first place next time!
[18:21] ---
Do you feel a little calmer now?
[18:24] ---
I'm okay.
[18:31] ---
This will make us stronger.
[18:41] ---
Hey, Mio! Where're you going?!
[18:47] ---
Looks like things are getting
more and more interesting.
[18:58] ---
Guys...
[19:00] ---
As expected, it's not
so easy to place, is it?
[19:03] ---
Y-Yeah. I thought we worked very hard,
but we were too optimistic.
[19:09] ---
I should've... I should've practiced
a lot harder than I did.
[19:13] ---
We were talking about nationals
when we're at this level...
[19:16] ---
I feel very embarra--
[19:18] ---
It's not embarrassing!
It's not embarrassing at all!
[19:23] ---
It's true that today's result wasn't
what we wanted,
[19:27] ---
but we performed the best we could at the time.
[19:30] ---
There's definitely no need
to be so hard on ourselves!
[19:34] ---
Takezo...
[19:37] ---
It's not working... My words aren't enough.
[19:41] ---
I mean every single word, but...
[19:44] ---
...since I play the koto with them,
my words aren't...
[19:47] ---
Stop looking so dejected.
[19:51] ---
Mr. Takinami...
[19:53] ---
What'd you expect? You guys
messed up during the competition.
[19:57] ---
It was a natural outcome.
[19:59] ---
Like I said before, why do you--?
[20:00] ---
--To be honest, I never thought that Mizuhara
would become the trigger
[20:02] ---
--What?
--To be honest, I never thought that Mizuhara
would become the trigger
[20:04] ---
for making a comeback.
[20:06] ---
Nor did I think that Kudo could play
all the way through with that hand,
[20:09] ---
or that you guys could
recover big together like that.
[20:14] ---
You didn't give your best performance today.
[20:19] ---
It was better than your best.
[20:22] ---
What...?
[20:25] ---
I liked your performance.
[20:28] ---
It was a good performance.
[20:31] ---
You guys can become even better.
[20:36] ---
My bad. I can only say what I think.
[20:50] ---
I'm so frustrated!
[20:53] ---
We'll win next time for sure!
[20:56] ---
I'll... I'll practice more
and more to get better!
[21:00] ---
Next time, I'll perform a lot better than today!
[21:04] ---
Our next competition is
the national qualifier, right?
[21:08] ---
Yeah.
[21:09] ---
We're definitely gonna go...
[21:12] ---
...to nationals!
[21:21] ---
Let's go for sure!
[21:25] ---
Yep.
[21:31] ---
All right! We'll make it happen!
[21:32] ---
Ahhh, okay, okay. Good luck.
[21:34] ---
Let's go home already.
[21:36] ---
You're not telling us
to quit dreaming today, huh?
[21:40] ---
I don't say things that I don't think.
[23:38] ---
Next time, "Becoming Aware."
[23:41] ---
"#15 Becoming Aware"
E15 - Becoming Aware
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[01:30] ---
"Koto Club"
[01:33] ---
"#15 Becoming Aware"
I came in for some reason even though
we don't have morning practice today.
[01:38] ---
We lost yesterday...
[01:41] ---
...to a school whose performance
we didn't even hear.
[01:45] ---
You guys can become even better.
[01:54] ---
Hm? It's not locked?
[01:57] ---
Ah...
[01:59] ---
Why are you here?
[02:00] ---
Why are you here? I told you guys
there's no practice today.
[02:04] ---
Yeah, we know.
[02:06] ---
But we've practiced koto
day in and day out all summer.
[02:09] ---
So we don't know what else
to do with ourselves now.
[02:12] ---
Guys...
[02:13] ---
Jeez... This is no different
from any other day after all.
[02:17] ---
Our next competition
is the national qualifier, right?
[02:20] ---
Which piece are we playing?
[02:21] ---
We can practice "Kuon" more,
or maybe learn a new piece?
[02:25] ---
Wha...? You guys are all here?
Don't you have anything else to do?
[02:30] ---
Mr. Takinami?! Why're you here?
[02:32] ---
Never mind.
[02:33] ---
Well then, here.
[02:37] ---
"For School Festival"
Sheet music?
[02:38] ---
It's a medley of a bunch of pieces
that are popular these days.
[02:43] ---
Your next performance is
the school festival in September.
[02:46] ---
Play this piece for that.
[02:47] ---
What?
[02:48] ---
You guys have a serious lack of
experience performing in public.
[02:51] ---
As a first step, grab any chance
to gain experience.
[02:56] ---
Say something.
[02:58] ---
You sound like a club advisor.
[03:01] ---
That's because I am your club advisor.
[03:03] ---
Suzu...!
[03:04] ---
But an arrangement of popular pieces?
Where'd you find sheet music like this?
[03:09] ---
I didn't. I wrote it.
[03:11] ---
Oh, that makes sense.
[03:13] ---
It even has koto notation written in.
[03:16] ---
Huh?!
[03:17] ---
You wrote it?!
[03:17] ---
Y-You mean you wrote it?!
[03:20] ---
Who else could it be?
[03:22] ---
But it's a music piece.
And it even has koto notation!
[03:25] ---
I thought you had no
experience with the koto!
[03:27] ---
After two years of being a koto club advisor,
[03:29] ---
I can at least read and write a koto score.
[03:33] ---
Oh, is that right?
[03:35] ---
Wow...
[03:36] ---
If even a non-koto player like him can do it,
maybe we can already do it, too.
[03:39] ---
No way!
[03:41] ---
You guys really are idiots!
[03:42] ---
Mr. Takinami, what on earth...?
[03:44] ---
Enough about me. More importantly,
that score has three parts.
[03:47] ---
First and second koto and the 17-string.
[03:51] ---
I made the 17-string part simpler.
[03:54] ---
So this time, instead of Hozuki,
you play it, Adachi.
[03:58] ---
What? Me?
[03:59] ---
You have a good sense of rhythm and power,
so you're probably suited for it.
[04:05] ---
There's a little less than
a month till the school festival.
[04:07] ---
We've got enough time.
[04:09] ---
So we'll also decide on the piece
for the qualifier during this time.
[04:12] ---
I'll look for one, too, but Hozuki,
[04:14] ---
you're more familiar with koto music,
so let me know if you find something.
[04:18] ---
Well then... practice that piece, okay?
[04:22] ---
What? Huh? What the heck is going on?
What happened to Suzu?
[04:27] ---
I-I don't know.
[04:30] ---
"For School Festival"
[04:31] ---
"For School Festival"
But...
[04:34] ---
And one more thing.
[04:35] ---
Make sure you finish your summer assignments,
[04:39] ---
or you'll attract the vice principal's
attention again,
[04:41] ---
and then you might not be able
to perform at the school festival.
[04:44] ---
What assignments?
[04:46] ---
We had assignments?
[04:47] ---
Eeeek.
[04:50] ---
You don't have to worry, Takezo.
[04:54] ---
We've got the ultimate secret weapon.
[04:58] ---
What?
[04:59] ---
"Math I"
Thanks for helping us again!
[05:02] ---
I'm sorry that I tagged along, Takaoka.
[05:05] ---
No, actually, I appreciate it.
[05:07] ---
I can't handle them all by myself,
so it'd be great
[05:09] ---
if you could help me teach them.
[05:12] ---
At any rate, I didn't expect Takaoka
to be their secret weapon.
[05:17] ---
Tetsuki is super smart.
[05:19] ---
It's thanks to him that we
were able to get into Tokise.
[05:22] ---
He got the highest score on the entrance exam.
[05:24] ---
What?!
[05:25] ---
Okay then. Let's start with math.
[05:28] ---
Alrighty.
[05:30] ---
"Math I"
[05:36] ---
Hey, Tetsuki.
[05:38] ---
It looks like the math textbook
isn't doing well right now,
[05:41] ---
so let's work on a different subject.
[05:42] ---
It's your head that's not doing well.
[05:46] ---
"30 minutes later"
[05:49] ---
Math is scary. Math is scary.
[05:52] ---
I'm hungry.
[05:53] ---
That's too soon!
[05:54] ---
I mean, what's the deal with X and Y?!
[05:56] ---
Aren't they trying too hard
to hide their identities?
[05:58] ---
They should live more confidently!
Are they shy or what?!
[06:00] ---
We just aren't that into you, you know!
[06:03] ---
--I-It certainly isn't easy to teach them.
[06:03] ---
--The hell with X!
--I-It certainly isn't easy to teach them.
[06:07] ---
I wonder how Takaoka does it...
[06:09] ---
--Stupid idiots! What's their problem?!
[06:10] ---
--So you guys are just gonna
turn your backs on X and Y, huh?
--Stupid idiots! What's their problem?!
[06:11] ---
--So you guys are just gonna
turn your backs on X and Y, huh?
--Stop messing with us!
[06:13] ---
--So you guys are just gonna
turn your backs on X and Y, huh?
--I don't get it anymore!
[06:17] ---
T-Turn our backs on...?
[06:19] ---
They've been forced to conceal
their identities since birth
[06:24] ---
and live in solitude, unable to reveal
their true selves to anyone.
[06:28] ---
And you guys just turn your backs on them,
saying, "Who cares?"
[06:31] ---
Poor things.
[06:35] ---
Since birth...
[06:37] ---
In solitude...
[06:39] ---
Poor X...! Poor Y...!
[06:41] ---
We're sorry!
We're not gonna leave you alone!
[06:45] ---
I'm not gonna give up on you!
[06:47] ---
What?!
[06:49] ---
Mr. Tetsu! Tell me how I can
save X from her solitude!
[06:53] ---
Mr. Takezo! Please teach me this!
[07:05] ---
It's kinda nice... to spend time
like this for a change.
[07:11] ---
All right! We're done with English, too!
[07:15] ---
Tetsu.
[07:16] ---
What?
[07:17] ---
I'm hungry. Dinner!
[07:22] ---
Let me help you.
[07:23] ---
Ah... Thank you very much.
[07:26] ---
Well then, could you wash those vegetables?
[07:29] ---
Okay.
[07:34] ---
At any rate, you really are smart.
You're good at teaching, too.
[07:39] ---
Yeah?
[07:41] ---
Yeah. Couldn't you have gone
to a better high school?
[07:44] ---
Why did you come to Tokise?
[07:46] ---
Well...
[07:47] ---
No reason in particular.
[07:50] ---
It's close to my house, and it seemed
more fun at Tokise, so...
[07:53] ---
That's all.
[07:55] ---
I see.
[07:56] ---
Hey, four-eyes!
[07:58] ---
If you're in the kitchen, too,
there's no one to teach us!
[08:02] ---
What? Ahh, sorry.
[08:03] ---
You're still calling him "four-eyes"?
[08:07] ---
Shut up.
[08:08] ---
Oh, but there was one time
when you called me "sir."
[08:11] ---
What?
[08:12] ---
Though it was a while back. Remember?
[08:14] ---
You wanna get hurt?
[08:17] ---
But well, with all said and done...
[08:19] ---
If there's something you
can't solve on your own,
[08:21] ---
let's all think about it together!
[08:23] ---
Mizuhara. Don't feel like you
have to rush yourself.
[08:27] ---
...I feel like you really are
the club president.
[08:29] ---
What?
[08:30] ---
It was a long time ago,
[08:33] ---
but like the time like when Hozuki
told us about her situation...
[08:36] ---
I... have been excommunicated
from the Hozuki school.
[08:39] ---
Hozuki...
[08:41] ---
Thank you for telling us!
[08:44] ---
It was probably what she wanted
to hear the most at that moment.
[08:48] ---
It's incredible that you said
those words so promptly.
[08:52] ---
I can't say things like that, so...
[08:59] ---
What? A-Are you crying?
[09:02] ---
No! It's the onion!
[09:04] ---
You haven't even peeled it yet, though.
[09:07] ---
Let's go back to studying already. Jeez...
[09:10] ---
I'll be fine, so please go help them.
[09:13] ---
S-Sorry.
[09:16] ---
Kurata.
[09:18] ---
Thank you.
[09:20] ---
What?
[09:21] ---
When Chika told me that he was
going to join the koto club,
[09:25] ---
I thought it'd be tough for him in many ways.
[09:27] ---
I thought he'd be rejected by the club members.
[09:32] ---
But I was wrong.
[09:36] ---
Kurata.
[09:37] ---
Thank you for preserving the only place
where he could get over his hardships.
[09:49] ---
That's my line.
[09:54] ---
Kudo is a new member of the koto club!
[09:58] ---
It's only natural that he'd be in the club room!
[10:00] ---
We're members of the same club, after all.
[10:03] ---
I don't want to lose my precious friends
or the place I belong,
[10:05] ---
so we are going to play this piece
till the very end.
[10:08] ---
I felt like I should tell you all this.
[10:10] ---
What will you do?
[10:12] ---
Will you quit?
[10:13] ---
Let's make this... our best performance yet!
[10:20] ---
Whoooa! It looks yummy!
[10:24] ---
Thank you!
[10:25] ---
Wow! It's yummy!
[10:28] ---
Tetsuki's curry is the best curry.
[10:31] ---
Thanks. Actually, I wanted
to let it stand about a day, but...
[10:35] ---
I'll eat it again tomorrow.
[10:36] ---
What? Are you guys staying over?
[10:38] ---
Is that a problem?
[10:39] ---
Well, it's not a problem, I guess.
[10:42] ---
Seconds, please!
[10:43] ---
That was fast.
[10:47] ---
The son of Kaoru Takinami
and Tsukasa Yukimori?!
[10:50] ---
So I heard.
[10:51] ---
You know about them, Takezo?
[10:54] ---
What?! You guys don't know them?!
[10:55] ---
He's a world-renowned conductor,
and she's a piano prodigy!
[10:58] ---
Are they famous?
[10:59] ---
They are. Even I know about them.
[11:02] ---
Having them as his parents,
he must have quite a good ear for music.
[11:08] ---
So someone like that, who's always
listened to super high-level music,
[11:11] ---
said our performance was good, huh?
[11:14] ---
That makes me feel extra happy.
[11:20] ---
I'm happy for you guys.
[11:24] ---
All right! I'm getting fired up!
[11:26] ---
Let's hurry up and finish the assignments!
[11:29] ---
Okay, then, Tetsuki.
Let's exchange assignments.
[11:31] ---
How about I deck you instead?!
[11:38] ---
"Impatient"
"The only one practicing
with a cardboard koto"
[11:41] ---
"September 1"
[11:44] ---
Completely healed!
[11:45] ---
Are you serious?! It's only been
two weeks or so, hasn't it?
[11:49] ---
Don't underestimate my healing power.
[11:52] ---
If you aren't careful, you'll hurt it again.
[11:54] ---
Oh? It's been a while since
the last time you wore hair down.
[11:58] ---
Wh-What? Is that a problem?
[12:00] ---
No, it doesn't matter either way.
[12:03] ---
Is that so?
[12:04] ---
Why are you upset?
[12:06] ---
I'm not. This is how I usually am.
[12:10] ---
Well, with a majority vote, it's now decided
[12:12] ---
"Okonomiyaki Takoyaki Waffles Churros Crêpes"
that we'll do a waffle booth
at the school festival!
[12:15] ---
And we're going to decide on
the roles now as well.
[12:23] ---
I can't believe we're even on
the shopping team together.
[12:26] ---
I'm sorry.
[12:27] ---
Why are you apologizing?
[12:29] ---
Why do I, of all people,
have to be with boring people?
[12:33] ---
Hey, Miyu!
[12:34] ---
What? You know, you've become
really mellow lately.
[12:38] ---
You used to make fun of Kurata
by calling him Nadeshiko, too.
[12:49] ---
I'm sorry.
[12:53] ---
No problem at all.
[12:54] ---
Why're you laughing?
[12:55] ---
Well, you've said harsher things
to my face, so...
[13:00] ---
Besides... I know what you're like now.
[13:05] ---
So don't worry.
[13:09] ---
Oh... shoot...
[13:11] ---
I feel like...
[13:13] ---
...crying...
[13:15] ---
Hey, what's with that reaction?
Don't tell me you--
[13:18] ---
Saeki.
[13:20] ---
Your ability to pick up
on things needs some work.
[13:23] ---
Huh?! I don't wanna be told that
by a boring guy like you!
[13:25] ---
You don't know what you should
or shouldn't say, either.
[13:28] ---
You seriously piss me off!
[13:30] ---
A Japanese-style cafe?
Your class will be doing that?
[13:34] ---
Serving things like matcha au lait
and hojicha latte?
[13:36] ---
And strawberry daifuku!
[13:38] ---
Strawberry daifuku?
[13:40] ---
Chika insisted and it became
part of the menu.
[13:43] ---
Who has an idea for the menu?
[13:46] ---
Strawberry daifuku!
[13:50] ---
The class got noisy, saying like,
"Kudo suggested strawberry daifuku?
[13:53] ---
How're we supposed to react to that?"
[13:56] ---
What about you guys' class?
[13:58] ---
A classic--a haunted house!
[14:00] ---
Anyhow, I could see the three of you
participating in the school festival,
[14:04] ---
but Chika, too? I'm surprised.
You'll perform, too, right?
[14:07] ---
Yeah.
[14:08] ---
Before I played it, I thought it was
probably a lame medley.
[14:11] ---
But then, it was actually a super cool piece.
[14:13] ---
Yeah. Not only are
Mr. Takinami's parents amazing,
[14:16] ---
but he's no ordinary person, either.
[14:19] ---
The other day, too...
[14:21] ---
These are music CDs and DVDs that
I don't think you normally listen to.
[14:25] ---
As a first step, listen to all of them.
[14:27] ---
What?
[14:28] ---
This is an inordinate amount...
[14:30] ---
This is only a fraction
of what I carefully selected.
[14:33] ---
The amount of music you guys come
in contact with is overwhelmingly small.
[14:38] ---
Listen to a variety of excellent
music as often as possible,
[14:41] ---
and learn various sounds and expressions.
[14:43] ---
Absorb them into yourselves.
[14:45] ---
Develop a great deal of musicality.
[14:47] ---
When you do, playing the koto
will become a lot more fun.
[14:52] ---
Well then, make sure you listen to them.
[14:54] ---
Um, Mr. Takinami! You're not going
to help us with our performance?
[14:57] ---
After you finish those CDs and DVDs.
[15:01] ---
So we've been listening to that
music all day long, every day.
[15:05] ---
Sounds like you guys will get busy again.
[15:08] ---
Don't feel so lonely, Tetsu.
[15:10] ---
We'll make sure to go over
and eat with you sometimes.
[15:12] ---
--Don't come.
--Ow!
[15:14] ---
Anyhow, I was surprised earlier.
[15:16] ---
I thought Kudo was scary,
but then, he likes strawberries?
[15:20] ---
When it was decided, he looked happy.
He's super cute!
[15:23] ---
C-Cute?
[15:26] ---
Satowa. What's Kudo like during club?
[15:30] ---
What? Wh-What's he like?
I think he's just normal...
[15:34] ---
There are more guys than girls
in the koto club, right?
[15:38] ---
Is there anyone you like, Satowa?
[15:40] ---
What?! N-No, there's no one like that!
[15:43] ---
Really?!
[15:44] ---
Hey, I got a boyfriend over the summer.
He's from another school.
[15:48] ---
You did?! I envy you!
[15:50] ---
Wh-What's this conversation?
[15:52] ---
Is this what girls normally talk about?
[15:55] ---
I-I can't follow it at all.
[15:58] ---
"Koto Nut" "Club Activity Nut"
[16:00] ---
"Koto Club"
[16:01] ---
Yeah, it's normal for the number
of couples to increase after summer.
[16:05] ---
We're high-school girls in
the flower of youth after all.
[16:08] ---
I didn't realize girls are like that.
[16:10] ---
Hiro... Do you think I'm a little off?
[16:15] ---
I don't get those kinds of topics at all.
[16:17] ---
Aww, you're so cute.
[16:19] ---
It's okay. I like you
just the way you are, Hozy.
[16:22] ---
I-Is there... someone... who, um... y-you like?
[16:30] ---
What?
[16:32] ---
There's no one.
[16:34] ---
What was that pause for?
[16:35] ---
S'up?!
[16:37] ---
Oh, Sane. Are you by yourself today?
[16:40] ---
Well, Mittsu and Kota are on cleaning duty,
so I left them behind.
[16:43] ---
I wanted to practice sooner, so...
[16:45] ---
I get it. You're playing
the 17-string this time, so...
[16:48] ---
I feel a little pressure,
[16:50] ---
but I'm happy about
being entrusted with this.
[16:53] ---
I feel like I'm being given some credit.
[16:55] ---
So, I'm sorry to bother you again, Hozuki,
[16:57] ---
but please instruct me
on the 17-string today, too!
[17:00] ---
I'll work you hard.
[17:01] ---
Thanks!
[17:03] ---
This atmosphere makes me feel comfortable.
It's more suited for me.
[17:10] ---
Is there... someone... you like?
[17:15] ---
Focus! We're gonna go
to nationals for sure!
[17:19] ---
I should follow Sane's example
and practice hard!
[17:22] ---
Hm?
[17:23] ---
Hey, shopping team! Can you go shopping?
[17:27] ---
Here, this is the shopping list.
[17:28] ---
Okay.
[17:30] ---
Well then, shall we go?
[17:31] ---
What? Just the two of us?
[17:33] ---
The other two aren't around, so...
[17:36] ---
If you don't want to, I can go by myself.
[17:38] ---
That's not what I meant.
[17:43] ---
Hey, why am I feeling restless?
[17:46] ---
I don't get it.
[17:48] ---
When I think about it, we've been
alone in his room before, right?
[17:52] ---
It's just shopping. A piece of cake.
[17:54] ---
Hm?
[17:55] ---
Hiro?
[17:58] ---
What...? This voice...
[18:02] ---
Ah! I was right. It's you, Hiro!
[18:08] ---
I heard you've been complaining
about me to your friends?
[18:11] ---
Hiro! I heard you've been harassing Minami
[18:14] ---
because you don't want her
to steal your man, right?
[18:16] ---
What's with that? You're the worst.
[18:18] ---
What a coincidence! It's been a while, huh?
[18:21] ---
Mi... nami... Naoya...
[18:26] ---
Are they your friends, Kurusu?
[18:31] ---
Is he the guy you're dating now?
[18:33] ---
N-No.
[18:34] ---
I still hear bad things about you.
[18:38] ---
Are you still doing
the kind of stuff you did to us?
[18:41] ---
I didn't do anything to you two.
[18:44] ---
I told you that... so many times.
[18:47] ---
You said that and never gave us
any word of apology.
[18:52] ---
Why do I...?
[18:59] ---
Sorry, but we're in a hurry, so...
[19:02] ---
Let's go.
[19:07] ---
You should be careful.
If you trust her, one day, you'll--
[19:16] ---
You needn't worry... since I'm
a better judge of people than you.
[19:34] ---
Kurata... Kurata!
[19:37] ---
My hand... Hand!
[19:38] ---
Ah, yeah. Sorry.
[19:41] ---
U... Um...
[19:44] ---
Well then, let's go finish shopping.
[19:50] ---
Oh, no...
[19:52] ---
Shoot...
[19:54] ---
My heart... Don't beat so loudly... Don't!
[20:01] ---
Hozuki, what're you making?
[20:03] ---
Wh-What am I making? Can't you tell?
[20:07] ---
The menu we'll put out outside our classroom.
[20:10] ---
"Green Tea 150 yen"
"Hojicha 150 yen"
"Matcha Latte 150"
Hmm...
[20:12] ---
What's this?
[20:13] ---
Drawing of a teacup.
[20:15] ---
And this?
[20:16] ---
S-Strawberry daifuku.
[20:22] ---
Amazing...! You're such a great artist.
[20:27] ---
What? Kudo laughed?!
[20:30] ---
"Orange"
[20:32] ---
What're you doing?
[20:34] ---
What? Ah...
[20:37] ---
N-Nothing.
[20:39] ---
Really, what am I doing?
[20:42] ---
Anyway, isn't this base board too distorted?
[20:46] ---
I got scrap wood, so...
[20:48] ---
I'll fix it for you. Give me the tool.
[20:51] ---
Hey! A nail is sticking out there!
[21:01] ---
Whoa! S-Sorry!
[21:04] ---
Don't get it wrong! It was,
you know, that! An accident!
[21:07] ---
I meant no harm!
[21:09] ---
Well, I moved forward suddenly, so...
[21:16] ---
What? Hm? Why?
[21:20] ---
I-I'm sorry!
[21:21] ---
Ah... Hozuki...
[21:24] ---
I made her cry...
[21:31] ---
My face feels hot... What should I do?
[21:37] ---
It feels hot...
[21:48] ---
Look! Mine looks super scary!
[21:50] ---
Let's put more fake blood!
[23:38] ---
Next time, "Their Time."
E16 - Their Time
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[00:08] ---
I-I wonder why it feels awkward in the room...
[00:12] ---
You needn't worry... since I'm
a better judge of people than you.
[00:17] ---
Kurusu.
[00:19] ---
Y-Yeah?
[00:20] ---
About the rehearsal for the school festival...
[00:24] ---
Are you feeling sick by any chance?
[00:27] ---
Kurusu?!
[00:28] ---
H-Hey, are you okay?!
[00:31] ---
I'm fine. I'm fine.
[00:33] ---
P-Practice! Let's practice already!
[00:35] ---
O-Okay.
[00:41] ---
Crap... It feels more awkward than I thought.
[00:45] ---
Though it was an accident, it seems like it
bothered her enough to make her cry.
[00:49] ---
But if I sincerely apologize, I'm sure she'll...
[00:52] ---
Hozuki!
[00:55] ---
Why did I turn my face away
from him so obviously?
[00:57] ---
If I had said, "It wasn't a big deal"
just now, like I always do,
[01:01] ---
things could've gone back to normal.
[01:04] ---
Grrrr! Are there any naughty kids?
[01:07] ---
We're gonna eat you!
[01:08] ---
Just kidding.
[01:10] ---
Did you get scared? Did you?
[01:11] ---
We're gonna wear these costumes for our
haunted house at the school festival.
[01:14] ---
--Wow, cool...
--Look at Chika and Hozuki.
It was so shocking that it dazed them.
[01:17] ---
--You guys are your usual selves
and I think it's really good.
--Look at Chika and Hozuki.
It was so shocking that it dazed them.
[01:19] ---
--It was a big success!
[01:19] ---
--Huh?
--It was a big success!
[02:51] ---
"Koto Club"
[02:52] ---
"Koto Club"
"#16 Their Time"
[02:54] ---
"#16 Their Time"
Oh, shoot! I made another mistake!
[02:57] ---
We're not really together at all.
[02:59] ---
Ahh... That's enough.
Let's call it a day. Dismissed.
[03:03] ---
What? Why?
[03:04] ---
Poor-quality practice lowers your motivation
and nothing good comes of it.
[03:08] ---
If you want to practice, go ahead and do it
individually. But don't play together.
[03:12] ---
It's because I couldn't focus...
[03:14] ---
I'm sorry!
[03:16] ---
It's probably because
I'm not good at the 17-string.
[03:19] ---
I think we lack unity because I can't
lead you guys like Hozuki can.
[03:24] ---
What am I doing being distracted
when they're working hard?
[03:29] ---
Especially when Suzu is finally motivated...
[03:32] ---
I'm being so terrible at
sensing the atmosphere.
[03:34] ---
Let's practice!
[03:35] ---
Hiro...
[03:37] ---
I wasn't focusing earlier. I'm sorry!
[03:40] ---
I know what Suzu said,
but we don't have many days left.
[03:43] ---
So let's play together!
[03:46] ---
Yeah... Let's do it.
[03:48] ---
All right! Let's do it!
[03:50] ---
--Well then, let's try from the start again.
[03:51] ---
--This is no time to be distraught
over something like that.
--Well then, let's try from the start again.
[03:53] ---
I need to focus on
the school festival right now.
[03:55] ---
I have to hurry up and get rid of these
feelings that can disturb the mood.
[04:02] ---
Are you feeling better now, Kurusu?
[04:04] ---
What? What're you talking about?
[04:06] ---
Well, you were acting a little strange
when we started practice, so...
[04:10] ---
Oh, that. Since the school festival
is nearing, I was a little distracted.
[04:14] ---
I'm sorry.
[04:16] ---
Yeah? Okay then.
[04:18] ---
Sorry that I worried you.
[04:20] ---
I'm sorry.
[04:21] ---
What?
[04:22] ---
It's true that I got shaken up,
but I was the one who moved suddenly.
[04:25] ---
So you're the victim here.
[04:28] ---
I'm sorry for acting strange
over a mere accident.
[04:32] ---
Hozuki...
[04:32] ---
Okay. Everything's settled now.
[04:36] ---
Well then, see you tomorrow.
[04:38] ---
Y-Yeah.
[04:42] ---
What? It's good that it's been resolved.
[04:45] ---
Yeah. Something kinda
doesn't feel right, though.
[04:50] ---
I can talk to her like I usually do, right?
[04:53] ---
H-Hey.
[04:55] ---
Good morning.
[04:57] ---
Ah... By the way, Hozuki--
[04:59] ---
I'm in a hurry, so...
[05:03] ---
What?
[05:07] ---
She probably can't help it...
[05:09] ---
...since it bothered her enough to make her cry.
[05:12] ---
Even if her head tells her to act normally,
it probably takes time.
[05:16] ---
Dammit! If only I had quicker reflexes...
[05:20] ---
I don't think that's it.
[05:22] ---
Anyway, why don't you give her
a little space for now?
[05:24] ---
Things will probably go back
to normal with time.
[05:28] ---
"Koto Club"
Hozuki. Do you already have a shortlist
for the national qualifier?
[05:33] ---
"Koto Club"
Yes. I brought a few pieces.
[05:35] ---
Wow, this is great! Lots of pieces here.
[05:39] ---
I'm interested in this one.
[05:41] ---
Hey, Chika. You should check this CD out, too.
[05:44] ---
Yeah.
[05:46] ---
What's the titl--
[05:49] ---
Let me see the one you have, Sane.
[05:53] ---
With time, things will go back
to normal. With time...
[06:02] ---
"Tokise School Festival"
[06:05] ---
"Haunted House"
Come one, come all!
We're doing a haunted house!
[06:09] ---
Ah! Hiro!
[06:11] ---
Kota!
[06:12] ---
Wow! Cute costume!
[06:14] ---
You look good in it!
[06:16] ---
Thanks. Oh? You guys are wearing
different costumes from the other day.
[06:19] ---
The girls in our class turned them down.
[06:22] ---
They told us to wear these.
[06:24] ---
Y-You look good in them.
[06:28] ---
I'm sorry I'm late!
[06:31] ---
Oh, I'm sorry, Kurusu... for having
you go pick them up by yourself.
[06:36] ---
H-He looks cute...
[06:38] ---
...not!
[06:39] ---
Kurusu?!
[06:40] ---
H-How frightening a school festival can be.
I'd better not let my guard down.
[06:44] ---
You look good in that costume. You look cute.
[06:47] ---
Do you wanna get hurt?!
[06:48] ---
Sorry!
[06:49] ---
"Japanese-Style Cafe"
"Green Tea 150 yen
Hojicha Latte 150 yen
Strawberry Daifuku 200 yen"
[06:55] ---
Thank you for waiting.
Here's your matcha latte and--
[06:57] ---
Wow! You're cute!
[06:58] ---
Huh?
[06:59] ---
Hey, why don't you leave this place
and come hang with us for a while?
[07:02] ---
I'm sorry, but I'm busy, so...
[07:04] ---
What's the big deal? It's just for a little bit.
[07:06] ---
Please let go of me.
[07:07] ---
Sure. I'll let you go after you
tell me your name.
[07:11] ---
Wha--?
[07:11] ---
Owww!
[07:13] ---
I'm Chika Kudo. A Virgo born on
September 2nd. Blood type O.
[07:17] ---
Anything else you wanna know?
[07:20] ---
N-No, we're good.
[07:25] ---
I still can't...
[07:27] ---
I can't look Kudo in the eyes.
[07:30] ---
My face still feels hot.
[07:32] ---
Why...? What do I do?
[07:35] ---
I just want things to go back to normal...
[07:37] ---
Are you okay?
[07:39] ---
Shut up, stupid.
[07:41] ---
You stupid Tetsuki.
[07:42] ---
He's really feeling down, huh?
[07:45] ---
2-A is serving waffles!
[07:48] ---
Glad that I picked the barker role.
This way, I don't have to see Kurata so much.
[07:54] ---
Welcome!
[07:55] ---
Ah, excuse me. Is Kurata here?
[07:58] ---
Ah, yes, he is.
[08:00] ---
Who's this?
[08:03] ---
Takezo!
[08:11] ---
What?! Mashiro?! Y-You came?
[08:15] ---
Yep. I came because I wanted to see you.
[08:18] ---
You look cute in that costume.
[08:19] ---
Oh, stop it. You could've told me
that you were coming.
[08:23] ---
I wanted to surprise you.
[08:25] ---
I haven't even been gone that long,
but you look so much more mature now!
[08:28] ---
Well, that's...
[08:30] ---
I-I'm sorry.
[08:31] ---
I'm so surprised by your sudden visit
that I don't know what to say.
[08:42] ---
Actually, we're going to have our koto
performance at 12:30 in the gym.
[08:46] ---
Really?! I'll come!
I'll definitely come hear it!
[08:49] ---
Wait. Were you able to get
permission to use the stage?
[08:52] ---
If I remember correctly, you need
more than five people to get it.
[08:56] ---
There are seven members
in the koto club right now.
[08:58] ---
Seven... members...
[09:01] ---
No way... That's incredible...
[09:02] ---
That's amazing, Takezo.
[09:05] ---
You must've worked really hard. That's amazing.
[09:07] ---
Well, I didn't do anything special.
[09:10] ---
You did a good job.
[09:17] ---
Well then, see you later.
I look forward to your performance!
[09:20] ---
Okay!
[09:24] ---
Ah, Kurusu! Shoot, I should've
introduced you to her.
[09:28] ---
That person was the previous
koto club president.
[09:31] ---
Since I was the only first year in the club
last year, she was very nice to me.
[09:34] ---
It doesn't...
[09:35] ---
What?
[09:36] ---
It doesn't have anything to do with me.
[09:40] ---
You're... right. I'm sorry.
[09:44] ---
I really hurt his feelings just now.
[09:47] ---
Far from getting rid of
my feelings towards him,
[09:49] ---
I got jealous and took it out on him?
[09:51] ---
What am I doing? I'm so terrible!
[09:54] ---
I knew very little about Kurata
when we were first years.
[09:59] ---
When I was tricking and hurting people,
[10:02] ---
he continued working hard
on his club activities
[10:04] ---
while being called "Nadeshiko."
[10:07] ---
And I was just looking down
on him with the others.
[10:10] ---
I know nothing about their history
that led to that conversation, either.
[10:14] ---
But even so, if I'm still
allowed to take part...
[10:18] ---
Kurata!
[10:18] ---
F-Forget what I just said. I was just
taking it out on you. I'm sorry!
[10:23] ---
That person is someone dear to you, right?
[10:25] ---
I'll do my best in the performance
[10:28] ---
so that you can be proud of
the current koto club!
[10:31] ---
So... um...
[10:34] ---
Kurusu.
[10:37] ---
Thank you.
[10:42] ---
Listen! The previous club president
is here to see our performance.
[10:45] ---
So let's give it everything we've got!
[10:46] ---
President Takezo's president, huh?
[10:49] ---
Then she's like our super president.
[10:51] ---
We'd better do a good job.
[10:53] ---
Yeah. I'll try very hard.
[10:54] ---
You don't have to try so hard.
[10:56] ---
Let's enjoy our performance on stage
to the fullest. That's what she told me.
[11:01] ---
It'll be fine. I'm borrowing a line
from the previous club president,
[11:05] ---
but performing on stage is
a reward for our hard work.
[11:10] ---
So we can just enjoy it to the fullest.
[11:13] ---
It does have something to do with me.
I was already connected to her.
[11:17] ---
When I was the only club member,
her words were my support every day.
[11:23] ---
So I'm really happy
[11:25] ---
that the day when we, the current koto club,
can play for her has come!
[11:37] ---
Next is the performance by our koto club.
[11:40] ---
This is great... There really are seven members.
[11:43] ---
On top of that, there are so many boys.
[11:58] ---
Wow... Aren't they good? They look like
they're having fun performing.
[12:03] ---
Yeah.
[12:04] ---
During practice, some of them looked
like they were feeling uneasy,
[12:09] ---
so I thought they'd be really distracted
during the performance, but...
[12:14] ---
I guess the most important thing
for all of them must be the same.
[12:21] ---
They really are... an interesting bunch.
[12:29] ---
Seriously! You guys were so cool!
[12:32] ---
Really?!
[12:33] ---
I-Is that right?
[12:34] ---
You're so good!
You stayed together very well, too!
[12:37] ---
I found myself totally drawn in!
It was really amazing!
[12:39] ---
Yaay! I like you, Mashiron!
[12:42] ---
She hasn't changed.
[12:47] ---
Okay, guys. Don't monopolize her.
[12:51] ---
She and Kurata have a lot of catching-up to do.
[12:54] ---
Kurata. Don't worry about us.
Go on and talk with her.
[12:57] ---
What? But...
[12:58] ---
Just go.
[13:00] ---
Kurusu... right?
[13:01] ---
Ah, yes.
[13:03] ---
Thank you for everything.
[13:05] ---
Takezo must feel at ease
having someone like you
[13:07] ---
as the club vice president.
[13:10] ---
I'm not sure about that.
[13:12] ---
She really is cute.
[13:15] ---
Well, then... Thanks.
[13:16] ---
No problem! Please take your time!
[13:19] ---
She's such a nice person.
[13:20] ---
Yeah.
[13:21] ---
Was that okay?
[13:23] ---
Huh? W-Was what okay?
[13:27] ---
Nothing.
[13:31] ---
Suzu! Come with me!
[13:33] ---
Hiro?
[13:34] ---
Wh-What the heck?
[13:41] ---
I was really surprised by the number
of members as well as your abilities.
[13:45] ---
Thank you very much.
I'm happy to hear that from you.
[13:50] ---
At first, I was really worried that I
might not be able to keep my promise
[13:53] ---
to protect the club.
[13:55] ---
But I was very lucky to find good friends.
[13:58] ---
Also, the words you gave me
helped me so many times.
[14:04] ---
Really?
[14:06] ---
To be honest, I was regretting...
[14:09] ---
...saying things to you like, "We'll leave
the club to you," and "You'll be fine."
[14:14] ---
What?
[14:15] ---
I thought I said very selfish,
cruel things to you.
[14:19] ---
When I saw you alone in
the clubroom on our graduation day,
[14:24] ---
I thought that from then on, you'd
have to recruit club members
[14:27] ---
and do activities as the club
president all by yourself.
[14:29] ---
I thought you'd be worried,
and that it would be a lot of work.
[14:33] ---
I thought that I might've bound you with
words and driven you into a corner...
[14:39] ---
...and that I might've forced
the "end" of the club on you.
[14:43] ---
That's so terrible, isn't it? It means
that I didn't have complete faith in you.
[14:48] ---
Really, I'm sorry.
[14:49] ---
Oh, that?
[14:51] ---
"That"?!
[14:52] ---
You don't have to worry about things like that.
[14:55] ---
Whether you had complete faith in me or not,
[14:58] ---
it doesn't change the fact that
those words from you gave me power.
[15:06] ---
You totally are a club president now.
[15:08] ---
Oh, please stop!
[15:14] ---
S-Suzu... Um... You're aware... right?
[15:19] ---
Aware of what?
[15:21] ---
You must be aware!
[15:23] ---
That's why you said what
you said earlier, right?
[15:25] ---
Did I say something?
[15:27] ---
I'll make sure...!
[15:29] ---
I-I'll make sure that I get rid
of these feelings.
[15:32] ---
I'll make sure that I won't cause
trouble for the club! So...
[15:36] ---
Why do you have to get rid of them?
[15:38] ---
"Why"?
[15:39] ---
Because when everyone is working hard
at the club, if I'm distracted,
[15:45] ---
that's selfish. That's no good.
[15:47] ---
Honestly, I really don't see what's
selfish about liking someone.
[15:54] ---
I don't get the whole causing
trouble thing, either.
[15:57] ---
As long as we're alive, we cause trouble
and others cause us trouble...
[16:01] ---
...romance or not.
[16:03] ---
Hey, Suzu... What're you saying?
[16:05] ---
Nothing special. I'm just saying
what I think, that's all.
[16:09] ---
If a club goes down just because
one member has a crush on another,
[16:13] ---
it just means that's the level of that club.
[16:16] ---
If you want to do something about it,
turn "that" into power.
[16:22] ---
Is it okay to turn it into power?
[16:24] ---
Is it okay to have feelings like that?
[16:40] ---
"Koto Club"
[16:41] ---
"Koto Club"
All right! Done putting the kotos away!
[16:43] ---
I wonder if Hiro and Mr. Takinami
are coming back here.
[16:46] ---
Probably. He said he wanted to talk to us
about the piece for the qualifier.
[16:51] ---
Then let's go around to the booths
and get some food while we can.
[16:54] ---
Sounds good!
[16:55] ---
Then I'll wait here for Hiro and Mr. Takinami.
[16:58] ---
Then we'll get something for you, too.
[17:01] ---
Thanks.
[17:02] ---
Let's go, Chika!
[17:04] ---
I feel lazy, so I'll wait here, too.
[17:08] ---
Chika! Don't take the easy way out!
[17:10] ---
Shut up! Go already!
[17:12] ---
O-Oh no... What do I do?
[17:14] ---
Ah... On second thought, I'll go with--
[17:16] ---
Hozuki...
[17:18] ---
Excuse me...
[17:19] ---
"Excuse me"?
[17:21] ---
Um...
[17:28] ---
Can you tell me... what I need to do
to make things right with you?
[17:34] ---
It's just... I really feel bad about
making you feel so uncomfortable.
[17:38] ---
I wanted to apologize,
but you've been kinda avoiding me.
[17:42] ---
So, um...
[17:43] ---
I am... truly sorry.
[17:48] ---
Oh, Chika! We ran into
Mr. Takinami right outside!
[17:55] ---
Wait, wait, wait!
[17:57] ---
Why'd you close the door like that?!
[17:58] ---
Well, I didn't wanna
interrupt your conversation.
[18:01] ---
It's too late! You're here to
talk about the piece, right?
[18:05] ---
The shortlist for the national qualifier...
[18:07] ---
Oh, did you listen to them?
I'm thinking of choosing one of them.
[18:11] ---
I don't think they're quite right.
No to all of them.
[18:13] ---
What?
[18:14] ---
Hozuki. Bring in all
the koto recordings you have.
[18:19] ---
Um... What specifically was the problem?
[18:22] ---
There's no piece among them that can
take you guys to nationals. That's all.
[18:27] ---
But difficulty-wise, I think all of them
are good enough for the--
[18:30] ---
It's not a matter of difficulty.
[18:32] ---
So, for that reason, play this
until I've decided on the piece.
[18:36] ---
It's a piece for practicing hand movements,
so it's not fun or anything, though.
[18:40] ---
Tell Kurata and Kurusu about it, too.
[18:43] ---
To them, the next qualifier is their
last chance to go to nationals.
[18:49] ---
What?
[18:50] ---
What're you talking about?
[18:52] ---
They're second years.
Why is it gonna be their last chance?
[18:55] ---
Oh? You guys weren't aware?
[18:58] ---
The qualifier takes place
either in fall or winter.
[19:00] ---
And the actual nationals take place
in the summer of the following year.
[19:04] ---
So even if they get past
the qualifier as third years,
[19:07] ---
they can't go to nationals since they'll
have already graduated by then.
[19:12] ---
If you lose in the next qualifier,
they won't be able to go to nationals.
[19:17] ---
So to them, it's their last chance.
[19:21] ---
Thank you very much for coming today.
[19:24] ---
No. Thank you.
[19:26] ---
You're gonna participate
in the national qualifier, right?
[19:28] ---
Yes.
[19:30] ---
With the current Tokise koto club,
[19:32] ---
I feel like nationals are
no longer a pipe dream,
[19:34] ---
even though we were nowhere
near it when I was in the club.
[19:37] ---
You were third years, and yet,
you aimed for nationals for me.
[19:41] ---
That alone made me happy.
[19:43] ---
Even if we had passed the qualifier,
you couldn't have gone to nationals,
[19:48] ---
but you still tried hard with me.
[19:50] ---
If we were actually able to get
the ticket to nationals for you,
[19:53] ---
that would've been cool, though.
[19:55] ---
Even so, I was really happy.
[20:01] ---
Their last chance...
[20:03] ---
If we should fail, that'll be it.
[20:07] ---
No way!
[20:09] ---
Among the first years who joined the club,
there's a very skilled player.
[20:13] ---
Then practice.
[20:15] ---
The other first years and Kurusu
are rapidly getting more skilled.
[20:19] ---
They practice very hard.
[20:21] ---
If you don't want it to be
the last one for them,
[20:24] ---
practice like crazy for the next two months.
[20:27] ---
So I don't want the next
competition to be our last.
[20:30] ---
Do it efficiently, frantically, and devotedly...
[20:33] ---
...so that you can think with confidence
that no one practiced more than you did.
[20:37] ---
Even after all that, nationals
are still hard to reach.
[20:40] ---
With those guys...
[20:42] ---
...I'll give it everything
I've got until the very end.
[20:45] ---
Yep!
[20:47] ---
Good luck!
[20:48] ---
Hey!
[20:50] ---
Chika...
[21:01] ---
Hozuki. Actually, you don't have
to bring in the music.
[21:04] ---
What? But...
[21:06] ---
I'll drive, so let's go
to your place to grab them.
[21:09] ---
It's a school festival day.
It should be okay to step out.
[21:11] ---
Okay. That'd be great since I'd like
to know which piece you decide on
[21:14] ---
as soon as possible.
[21:16] ---
Kudo. This practice piece
uses the hirajoshi scale.
[21:19] ---
Here's the tuner.
[21:23] ---
Thanks.
[21:30] ---
Their last chance...
[23:06] ---
Dammit. None of these sound good.
[23:16] ---
"National Koto Competition"
[23:17] ---
"National Koto Competition"
I found it.
[23:38] ---
Next time, "Reunion."
[23:41] ---
"#17 Reunion"
E17 - Reunion
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[00:00] ---
All I wanted was to get it back...
[00:04] ---
...just like that time.
[00:07] ---
It was something that I swore
to protect with everything I had,
[00:11] ---
no matter how people might see or shun me.
[00:13] ---
"Hozuki School"
no matter how people might see or shun me.
[00:17] ---
No...! Don't go there, Mom!
[00:21] ---
Don't push me away!
[00:22] ---
Don't isolate yourself!
[00:25] ---
I'll work hard with you!
[00:30] ---
In the end, this is all I've got.
[00:36] ---
So I staked everything... on my sound.
[00:41] ---
I thought I could get it back.
[00:43] ---
I thought I could still reach her
if I desperately reached out.
[00:46] ---
I believed... in my sound.
[00:52] ---
Your koto... is like a weapon to me.
[00:56] ---
A weapon...
[01:07] ---
I haven't had that dream in a while.
[01:09] ---
Why now, when I haven't had it lately?
[01:12] ---
So to them, it's their last chance.
[01:16] ---
Oh, it was because it reminded me...
[01:19] ---
Since I feel so comfortable where I am
right now, I've been avoiding thinking...
[01:23] ---
...about the fact that my time with them
will definitely come to an end someday.
[01:28] ---
When that happens, once again, I'll...
[01:31] ---
I'm afraid of being alone again
after all this time? How pathetic...
[01:38] ---
I'm just gonna focus on going
to nationals right now.
[01:42] ---
To nationals with everyone...
[03:14] ---
"Koto Club"
Ah! Kurata!
[03:16] ---
"#17 Reunion"
Oh, Kurusu! Are you about to go
practice on your own?
[03:19] ---
Yeah, kinda.
[03:21] ---
Me too.
[03:26] ---
What am I doing?! I made my
own rules yesterday, didn't I?!
[03:30] ---
K-Kurusu?!
[03:31] ---
It's okay to have feelings for him,
[03:33] ---
but I won't tell him how I feel
until we retire from the club.
[03:35] ---
I won't let him notice my feelings!
[03:37] ---
I won't cause problems
for our club or performance!
[03:39] ---
I'll strictly observe these three big rules!
[03:42] ---
But there's one... just one thing
that I want to ask him.
[03:45] ---
Hey, are you okay?
[03:46] ---
K-Kurata! Do you like the previous
club president, Mashiro?!
[03:50] ---
Wh-What?! Where'd that come from?!
[03:53] ---
H-He's really rattled. Does he, after all...?
[03:57] ---
Well... yeah... I do like her.
[04:01] ---
I-I see...
[04:02] ---
It's okay. It's okay.
[04:04] ---
This was to be expected.
I'll work super hard on club stuff.
[04:07] ---
But it's like I respect her as a person.
[04:10] ---
I think it's more like I admire her
rather than that I like her romantically.
[04:14] ---
But why'd you ask me that question?
[04:16] ---
I see.
[04:19] ---
What? What was that about?
[04:22] ---
Oh? You're here, too, Hozy?
[04:24] ---
Hiro... Takezo...
[04:27] ---
Argh! Dammit! They beat me to it!
[04:32] ---
I was so sure that I'd be the first to arrive.
[04:35] ---
Hey...
[04:37] ---
Wow, that's some serious bedhead!
[04:38] ---
How'd you have to sleep in order to get that?
[04:41] ---
Shut up! It's a fashion statement.
[04:43] ---
Huh? Why don't you stop saying
dumb things and get ready already?
[04:47] ---
You're the one who started it! Dammit!
[04:50] ---
We're back to normal now.
[04:53] ---
Oh, everyone's here, huh?
[04:55] ---
Suzu!
[04:56] ---
I decided on the piece for the qualifier.
"Yaegoromo."
[04:59] ---
What? "Yaegoromo"?
Are we going to play a classical piece?
[05:03] ---
It may not be suited for our--
[05:04] ---
A classic? It sounded like
a modern piece, though.
[05:08] ---
I saw you play it in this.
[05:11] ---
Oh, that! I've watched it, too! I heard it!
[05:14] ---
What?
[05:15] ---
Seriously?! We can play that piece?!
[05:17] ---
What? You know this piece?!
[05:18] ---
Whoa! Cool! What kind of piece is that?
[05:21] ---
Th-This isn't "Yaegoromo."
[05:24] ---
We can play any piece but this.
[05:26] ---
Why?
[05:27] ---
This is a solo.
[05:29] ---
I'll change it to be an ensemble.
[05:31] ---
But a piece like this can't
reach anyone's heart!
[05:35] ---
We can't go to nationals, either!
Anyway, we can't play this piece!
[05:39] ---
Have you listened to your
performance properly even once?
[05:44] ---
But well, if you say so...
[05:46] ---
In any event, you guys all go
to the audiovisual room now.
[05:50] ---
The DVD from the last
music festival has arrived.
[05:53] ---
Listen to your own performance as well
as Hakuto's, the school that won.
[06:00] ---
I'll play Hakuto's performance first.
[06:03] ---
Hm? What's with this formation?
[06:05] ---
Why is he sitting up front all alone?
It looks like he's the star.
[06:08] ---
Well, he is actually the "star."
[06:12] ---
That's him.
[06:15] ---
What's this?
[06:17] ---
Why...?
[06:19] ---
It's not flashy at all, and yet,
his sound just flows into my head.
[06:25] ---
This is what Hakuto's performance is like.
[06:28] ---
A classical piece?
[06:30] ---
I don't like classics that much
because they make me feel sleepy,
[06:34] ---
but that piece was kinda...
[06:36] ---
This had the least frills of any
performance I've ever heard,
[06:39] ---
but I was really drawn into it!
[06:42] ---
Their pauses and tempo...
[06:44] ---
It's like their sounds build up quietly,
[06:46] ---
with just the right splash of color at
the right time as if it was all calculated.
[06:51] ---
Hakuto doesn't have the impressive
togetherness that Himesaka has
[06:55] ---
or the flamboyant impact that Meiryo has.
[06:58] ---
But their performance is as if it's
the "right answer" to this piece.
[07:03] ---
"Right answer"...
[07:04] ---
I don't like to use those words for music,
but I kinda get what you mean.
[07:08] ---
They make a classic sound so entrancing...
[07:10] ---
They must understand the piece quite--
[07:11] ---
No, this isn't a classic.
[07:13] ---
I hear Hakuto's playing an original piece.
[07:15] ---
An original?
[07:17] ---
On top of that, I think it was written
so that the sound of this guy in the middle
[07:20] ---
could be brought out in the best way.
[07:22] ---
It was written entirely so he
could be the core of this piece.
[07:25] ---
The structure of the piece...
The sounds of the other parts...
[07:28] ---
They are all calculated and arranged
[07:30] ---
in order to help his sound
further stand out and shine.
[07:34] ---
It looks like Hakuto's got
a very good composer.
[07:38] ---
A composer...
[07:41] ---
And in order for you to go to nationals,
you'll have to beat them.
[07:48] ---
But their performance is the right answer,
right? How can we beat that?
[07:53] ---
You guys just have to surpass the right answer.
[07:55] ---
Huh?!
[07:56] ---
"Right" doesn't necessarily mean "best."
[08:00] ---
Next is your performance.
[08:03] ---
Your performance is rough
and relies on momentum.
[08:06] ---
You're unskilled, too.
[08:08] ---
But you're capable of putting
your emotions into the music.
[08:11] ---
That's your biggest weapon right now.
[08:14] ---
"National Koto Competition"
And this piece seems to have the best
potential to bring out that power.
[08:19] ---
Since this was originally a solo,
[08:21] ---
I'll consider the balance of your power,
as well as sound quality,
[08:24] ---
and change its composition to best suit you all.
[08:28] ---
I recommend this piece,
but the final decision is up to you.
[08:33] ---
Up to us?
[08:35] ---
What should we do?
[08:44] ---
Of all pieces, why did
Mr. Takinami pick this one?
[08:48] ---
This one...
[08:56] ---
Kudo...
[08:57] ---
I'm gonna have my lunch here, too, today.
[09:03] ---
You said you heard this piece before.
[09:05] ---
Yeah, when I went to your place that time.
[09:08] ---
Without asking me?
[09:09] ---
I did get permission... but you were asleep.
[09:12] ---
I like her current tones a lot more than
[09:16] ---
her tones when I first heard them.
[09:23] ---
What did you think
when you heard this piece?
[09:29] ---
It hurt... Or rather, it was very stressful...
[09:32] ---
It can't be... Why...?
[09:35] ---
I wanted... I just wanted her to smile again.
[09:40] ---
...because your tone sounded like screaming.
[09:49] ---
Wh-What?
[09:50] ---
I asked Takinami to give me
the audio data from that DVD.
[09:54] ---
You haven't listened to it yet yourself, have you?
[09:57] ---
No, but...
[09:59] ---
I don't know what this piece means to you,
[10:03] ---
but it won't be scary
if we listen to it together.
[10:07] ---
Entry number 13, Satowa Hozuki.
[10:13] ---
This is what I sounded like?
[10:15] ---
All my sound could express at that time
was the pain and suffering I felt?
[10:25] ---
What a terrible tone...
[10:28] ---
The feelings that I wanted to convey
aren't in this piece at all.
[10:34] ---
There was no way my feelings
could've reached her.
[10:37] ---
Right...
[10:40] ---
Right...
[10:43] ---
Hozuki...
[10:44] ---
Thanks, Kudo.
[10:48] ---
I'm fine now.
[10:53] ---
Mr. Takinami!
[10:57] ---
"National Koto Competition"
So this piece can really take
our current team to nationals?
[11:03] ---
That's up to you guys.
[11:10] ---
So this is the piece that will be
the basis for your next piece.
[11:13] ---
And--
[11:17] ---
Oh, no...! I can't help but cry.
I got goose bumps and they won't go away!
[11:24] ---
This was my third time, so it wasn't really...
[11:27] ---
But can we give a tear-jerking
performance like this?
[11:30] ---
Well, um...
[11:32] ---
To tell you the truth,
I played this piece hoping
[11:35] ---
that people would smile after listening to it.
[11:37] ---
So...
[11:39] ---
No, you don't have to force
yourself to smile. I'm sorry.
[11:43] ---
I put the wrong feelings into this piece.
[11:47] ---
Since we're going to play it together,
[11:49] ---
if possible, I'd like our performance
to be more positive, just like this club.
[11:53] ---
Yeah... So don't try to play like
the performance you just saw.
[11:58] ---
I'm gonna change its motif big time.
[12:00] ---
What?! Then why did you have us listen to it?
[12:03] ---
It was engraved in my heart big time.
[12:06] ---
It was needed.
[12:07] ---
In order to give a positive performance...
[12:09] ---
In other words, in order
to properly express "yang,"
[12:11] ---
you also should have an expression of "yin."
[12:15] ---
If you do, you can express a piece a lot
more deeply. Especially with this one.
[12:20] ---
What?!
[12:21] ---
Anyway, I wrote the score,
[12:23] ---
so make photocopies
and bind them for everyone.
[12:25] ---
Start practicing it after school today.
[12:27] ---
You wrote it in just one day?!
[12:29] ---
Suzu! Don't tell me you pulled an all-nighter?!
[12:32] ---
I didn't. There's no way I'd cut my sleep.
[12:38] ---
Th-Thank you very much!
[12:41] ---
There's still some time before
the teachers' meeting.
[12:45] ---
Seriously, in just one day? He's amazing!
[12:48] ---
"Math Preparation Room"
Can I take a quick look at the music?
[12:51] ---
Of course!
[13:04] ---
How are the parts assigned?!
Which part am I playing?
[13:07] ---
Oh... Let's see... You'll play...
[13:09] ---
"17-string: Adachi
Kudo"
Oh... Let's see... You'll play...
[13:10] ---
"17-string: Adachi
Kudo"
What?
[13:11] ---
Whoa! All right! The 17-string!
[13:13] ---
Me, too!
[13:14] ---
What? Two people on the 17-string?
[13:17] ---
But don't we only have one 17-string?
[13:20] ---
Ah...
[13:21] ---
Jeez... Like students, like advisor.
[13:25] ---
What nerve you have.
[13:28] ---
Here's the 17-string you wanted to borrow.
[13:30] ---
Sorry. I really appreciate it.
[13:33] ---
Gee, Suzu. When'd you ask her to let us borrow it?
[13:35] ---
"Solo: Satowa Hozuki
First koto: Takezo Kurata
Michitaka Sakai"
Gee, Suzu. When'd you ask her to let us borrow it?
[13:39] ---
The introduction starts with my solo.
[13:54] ---
Is this... the introduction part?
[13:57] ---
Wow... It's so cool!
[13:59] ---
This is the same melody as
the one we heard this morning.
[14:02] ---
So how it's played and the arrangement
make it sound this different?
[14:11] ---
Her tone changed again.
[14:13] ---
It's become stronger. It reverberates
even more than before.
[14:18] ---
So she continues to improve even more?
[14:23] ---
Sane. Teach me the 17-string.
[14:25] ---
What? I'm teaching you?
[14:27] ---
You have more experience
with the 17-string than me.
[14:30] ---
Y-Yeah.
[14:31] ---
Hozuki. I forgot to ask you this before,
but what's the title of this piece?
[14:35] ---
Er... I haven't decided on it, yet.
[14:37] ---
So that's why you lost sight of
the emotion to put into it, huh?
[14:41] ---
Hurry up and decide on the title.
It's unconvincing without it.
[14:45] ---
Okay.
[14:46] ---
What do I do? I'm really bad
at coming up with titles.
[14:51] ---
Look, Chika. These are
the strings of a 17-string.
[14:55] ---
And it seems better to sit closer to
the middle than with the usual koto.
[14:59] ---
Sounds reverberate better that way.
[15:01] ---
I see.
[15:02] ---
Now, practice it until it becomes automatic.
[15:04] ---
Got it!
[15:16] ---
Whoa...! Awesome!
[15:18] ---
It sounds somber! The bass sounds cool!
It resonates in my gut!
[15:22] ---
So she was playing this
without much difficulty, huh?
[15:25] ---
I'm not gonna let her increase her lead.
I'll definitely catch up to her!
[15:32] ---
Hey, let's go use Granny's place
to practice again starting today.
[15:36] ---
Oh, you two'll have to take turns every
other day practicing at Ms. Nishina's place.
[15:41] ---
--Huh?
--Why's that?!
[15:43] ---
Because we borrowed one 17-string,
[15:46] ---
she said she had only one other 17-string
there that she could let us use.
[15:50] ---
So you two can't practice at the same time.
[15:52] ---
Then we just have to take this 17-string
with us there every day, right?
[15:56] ---
I can't let you carry around
a borrowed instrument like that.
[15:59] ---
So focus and practice efficiently
as much as you can when you can use it.
[16:03] ---
Dammit. It can't be helped.
[16:05] ---
Since we can't practice together
at Granny's place,
[16:07] ---
we'll need to find time somewhere else.
[16:09] ---
We'll skip classes, Sane!
[16:11] ---
Yeah, it can't be helped!
[16:12] ---
You guys really are idiots.
[16:15] ---
I'm sorry, but there's a place I have
to go today, so I'll see you tomorrow.
[16:19] ---
What? Oh, okay.
[16:23] ---
It sure is rare that Hozy isn't coming
to after-club practice.
[16:26] ---
Yeah.
[16:35] ---
"Hozuki School"
[16:40] ---
Oh?
[16:41] ---
Well, well... What an unusual visitor...
[16:46] ---
Ms. Dojima, and...
[16:48] ---
My granddaughter Akira.
You've met her before, though.
[16:53] ---
I'm sorry.
[16:54] ---
So what brings you here?
[16:57] ---
You disgraced the Hozuki name
and were driven out.
[17:00] ---
I came to talk to my mother.
[17:03] ---
What about you, Ms. Dojima?
You're practicing at this late hour?
[17:06] ---
No. Akira and I have become
the grand master's live-in apprentices.
[17:13] ---
Live-in apprentices?
[17:15] ---
Not only did she lose her husband,
she also lost her heir.
[17:21] ---
Someone needs to stay
close by and support her.
[17:25] ---
She'll have to start thinking
about her new heir, too, so...
[17:31] ---
Anyway, Satowa, you came to talk
to the grand master, right?
[17:35] ---
Why don't you come in?
[17:37] ---
Wait, Akira. She is--
[17:40] ---
Even though she was excommunicated,
she's still the grand master's daughter.
[17:44] ---
Besides, she's still a high school student.
[17:46] ---
It'd be sad if she couldn't
come inside the house.
[17:48] ---
You truly are a very kind person.
[17:53] ---
No, it's not like that.
[18:02] ---
Ah... Grand Master.
[18:08] ---
It's been a while.
[18:10] ---
What are you doing here?
[18:12] ---
I want you to leave.
[18:14] ---
Wait, Mom!
[18:18] ---
I came to ask you a favor.
[18:21] ---
Hmph. Don't tell me you want to come back?
[18:25] ---
How could you after what you've done...?
[18:28] ---
I joined the koto club at my high school.
[18:31] ---
I'm still playing the koto there.
[18:35] ---
But we need one more 17-string right now.
[18:39] ---
Could you let me borrow one of the school's?
[18:41] ---
You've been excommunicated
by the Hozuki School
[18:43] ---
and play the koto in a school club for fun.
[18:46] ---
And now, you want to borrow a 17-string?
[18:49] ---
I've never heard anything so shameful!
[18:52] ---
I'm talking to my mother.
[18:54] ---
Wha...?
[18:55] ---
If I remember correctly,
you have your own 17-string.
[18:59] ---
I need one more.
[19:02] ---
There's no instrument here
that I could lend you.
[19:05] ---
Leave.
[19:06] ---
So to them, it's their last chance.
[19:10] ---
That's just natural. What nerve you've got.
[19:13] ---
To start with, is that the kind of attitude
you show when you're asking for a favor?
[19:16] ---
This is why a child with lots of problems is--
[19:23] ---
Please...
[19:26] ---
I can only think that you're insane.
[19:29] ---
You're doing this for a mere school club...
[19:31] ---
You'd better not be plotting something...
[19:34] ---
If you don't mind, I can lend you my 17-string.
[19:38] ---
That would be okay with you,
right, Grand Master?
[19:41] ---
Since it's my instrument?
[19:42] ---
Wait, Akira.
[19:45] ---
You don't mind?
[19:46] ---
No. I have one that's not being used.
[19:50] ---
Besides... I can't stand seeing you
in such a pitiful state.
[19:56] ---
Thank you very much.
[19:59] ---
No.
[20:01] ---
It is nothing short of shamefule
[20:02] ---
if I cause trouble for my apprentice
because of my own daughter.
[20:07] ---
Just take whichever one you wish.
[20:09] ---
In return, don't ever come here again.
[20:15] ---
Thank you very much.
[20:21] ---
No matter what I'm told, I'm not
gonna give up on Mom anymore.
[20:26] ---
I won't, until my true sound
reaches her... Never...
[20:32] ---
To think that she's still playing the koto...
[20:35] ---
We must make sure that
[20:37] ---
there isn't the slightest chance
for her to come back to Hozuki.
[20:41] ---
Right, Akira?
[20:43] ---
Yes, Grandmother.
[20:53] ---
Whooooa!
[20:55] ---
It's a 17-string!
[20:56] ---
All right!
[20:58] ---
Hozuki! Where'd you get this?
[21:00] ---
I borrowed it from my mom.
[21:02] ---
What? From your mom?
[21:04] ---
Is it okay, Hozuki?
[21:06] ---
Wasn't it hard to borrow it?
[21:09] ---
Not really. I just borrowed an instrument.
[21:13] ---
Is that... right?
[21:15] ---
More importantly,
you two need to practice more.
[21:18] ---
I don't want you to hold the others back.
[21:21] ---
Yeah, you're right. Thanks, Hozuki.
[21:24] ---
"Not really"? There's no way
that's true 'cause it's the home
[21:28] ---
where she was excommunicated and driven out.
[21:31] ---
Let's practice as hard as possible!
[21:32] ---
Yeah!
[21:33] ---
Squeeze!
[21:35] ---
"Koto Club"
Wh-What're you doing, Hiro?
[21:38] ---
"Koto Club"
Nothing! Let's practice!
[23:09] ---
"The 36th National Koto Competition"
[23:12] ---
I won't forget about that day...
[23:15] ---
I'll never forget that performance.
[23:20] ---
"Program"
[23:22] ---
"Akira Dojima"
"Satowa Hozuki"
[23:23] ---
"Akira Dojima"
"Satowa Hozuki"
Never...
[23:38] ---
Next time, "Their Determination."
[23:41] ---
"#18 Their Determination"
E18 - Their Determination
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[00:00] ---
"Teachers' Room"
[00:00] ---
"Teachers' Room"
Mr. Takinami. Um...
About the title of that piece...
[00:04] ---
"Tenkyu"
"A bow in the heavens"... "Tenkyu," huh?
[00:08] ---
Yes. I originally thought of "Rainbow,"
but I thought it might be too obvious.
[00:13] ---
Why "Rainbow"?
[00:16] ---
I-I thought that the rainbow
that comes after the rain
[00:18] ---
is kind of like our smiles...
since there are seven of us...
[00:22] ---
"Hahaha!
Seven club members"
[00:23] ---
"Hahaha!
Seven club members"
"Rainbow (a bow in the heavens)
Seven colors...?"
[00:27] ---
A rainbow with seven colors, huh?
[00:28] ---
That's good.
[00:30] ---
On second thought, I'll change it!
[00:32] ---
Wait, wait. I really think it's good.
But I want to change just one character.
[00:35] ---
From "bow" to "cry."
This is still read "Tenkyu," so...
[00:36] ---
"Ten (sky) kyu (bow)
kyu (cry)"
From "bow" to "cry."
This is still read "Tenkyu," so...
[00:41] ---
"The heavens cry"? So this piece
really does give off a sad impression?
[00:47] ---
I didn't say that.
[00:49] ---
Tenkyu with "cry" is the rain that falls
even when there's no cloud.
[00:53] ---
This is just my impression, but I think it's like
the rain that falls from a clear blue sky.
[00:59] ---
People cry for different reasons, right?
Not just when they're sad.
[01:05] ---
It seems like you understand
this piece a lot better than I do.
[01:10] ---
If I didn't, that'd be a problem.
[01:11] ---
Unless I understand it better,
I can't give you guidance, can I?
[01:20] ---
The title has been decided.
[01:21] ---
But what they still seriously lack is...
[01:25] ---
Mr. Takinami. Do you have a minute?
[03:01] ---
"#18 Their Determination"
[03:04] ---
"#18 Their Determination"
Oh? Are you gonna be
sitting behind me, Kurusu?
[03:06] ---
What?! You're sitting in front of me?!
[03:09] ---
I feel kinda bad that even our seats are close.
[03:11] ---
It's like we're constantly together
if you count our club time.
[03:14] ---
"Seating Rearrangement"
No, not at all! Rather, I'm happy!
[03:16] ---
What?
[03:17] ---
Y-You know, it's easier to
discuss club activities this way!
[03:20] ---
I'm happy in that sense!
[03:21] ---
Oh, yeah, you're right.
[03:26] ---
Th-That was close. Good thing he's dense.
[03:33] ---
Wow...
[03:35] ---
Thank you, God! I'll work hard
on club stuff! I'll work super hard!
[03:40] ---
My name is Dojima. I'm from
Ikuta Style Koto Hozuki School.
[03:46] ---
We heard that the daughter of our grand master
is a member of your koto club.
[03:53] ---
So if there's anything we can do,
we definitely would like to be of help.
[03:59] ---
"Koto Club"
[03:59] ---
"Koto Club"
"Tenkyu"?!
[04:01] ---
Wow... It sounds kinda pretty.
The rain that falls even when it's sunny?
[04:07] ---
Oh, Mr. Takinami.
[04:08] ---
What, not everyone's here yet?
[04:10] ---
Ah... Kudo and the others
are on cleaning duty, so--
[04:17] ---
Hello, Satowa.
[04:22] ---
M-Miss Dojima... Why...?
[04:25] ---
You know her, Hozuki?
[04:27] ---
I am Akira Dojima from the Hozuki School.
Nice to meet you.
[04:34] ---
Starting today, I'll be giving you koto lessons.
[04:39] ---
I appreciate this opportunity.
[04:42] ---
What?! K-Koto lessons?
[04:44] ---
And she's from the Hozuki School?!
[04:47] ---
Hey, Suzu! What's the meaning of this?!
[04:50] ---
This? It's exactly how it sounds.
[04:52] ---
That's not what I meant!
[04:54] ---
Whooooa! Chika! I'm gonna beat you today!
[04:57] ---
In your dreams!
[05:02] ---
Whoosh!
[05:06] ---
You idiots...!
[05:09] ---
So cool, we fell over like dominos!
[05:15] ---
Mr. Takinami. What're these students doing?
[05:19] ---
Oh, I'm sorry for the commotion.
[05:22] ---
They're koto club members, too.
[05:25] ---
You're kidding, right?
[05:27] ---
No.
[05:29] ---
Mr. Takinami, who's this lady?
[05:31] ---
Starting today, she's your koto teacher.
[05:35] ---
Huh?!
[05:35] ---
On top of that, she's from the Hozuki School.
[05:39] ---
I thought you were going to
give us guidance, Mr. Takinami.
[05:43] ---
I will... I'll give you musical guidance
on the piece as a whole.
[05:47] ---
But what you need the most right now
is to improve your technique.
[05:52] ---
No matter how outstanding one's musicality is
or how deeply it can touch people,
[05:56] ---
if their technique is inferior,
they can't win in a competition.
[05:59] ---
And unfortunately,
I can't teach you koto.
[06:04] ---
But we've got Hozuki. If she teaches us
like she has been, then--
[06:08] ---
I want her to focus on her own practice.
[06:13] ---
It's quite a burden to teach others
while you're playing.
[06:17] ---
You lose quite a bit of
practice time for yourself, too.
[06:21] ---
Or did you guys think that Hozuki doesn't
need to practice or something?
[06:26] ---
So, if you get it,
then start practicing already.
[06:30] ---
I'd like to know your abilities,
so I'll just watch today.
[06:35] ---
It's true that it's better to have a koto teacher.
[06:40] ---
But why does it have to be Miss Dojima?
[06:42] ---
What do I do if she's trying
to pull something on the club?
[06:45] ---
If something happens to
the others because of me...
[06:48] ---
Hozuki.
[06:49] ---
You don't have to worry about anything.
[06:52] ---
It'll be fine, so practice
as much as you'd like.
[06:56] ---
Mr. Takinami...
[07:01] ---
Now, you guys, too.
[07:06] ---
This is the sheet music for the piece
they're practicing right now.
[07:09] ---
Thank you very much.
[07:11] ---
I've never heard of this piece before.
[07:13] ---
It's an original piece, so...
[07:15] ---
I see... Then first I need to learn
about this piece, too.
[07:43] ---
"Koto Club"
[07:45] ---
So what do you think after
watching their practice?
[07:48] ---
Well... I'm disappointed that their
skill level is lower than what I expected.
[07:55] ---
It seems that Satowa has been
teaching them until now,
[07:58] ---
but her teaching must have been quite sloppy.
[08:01] ---
Huh?!
[08:02] ---
You sound pretty arrogant,
but are you really that good?
[08:06] ---
What do you mean by "that good"?
[08:07] ---
Can you play better than Hozuki?
[08:10] ---
I think teaching and playing
require totally different talents.
[08:14] ---
But well...
[08:15] ---
Satowa played the original piece,
"Tenkyu," and was disqualified
[08:19] ---
in the National Koto Competition.
[08:22] ---
And I'm the one who won first place
in that same competition.
[08:31] ---
Is that satisfactory to you?
[08:34] ---
"Nishina Instruments"
[08:35] ---
Arrrgh! Who does she think she is?!
[08:38] ---
"Is that satisfactory to you?"
[08:39] ---
She ticks me off!
[08:40] ---
I don't like her, either!
[08:42] ---
I bet she's planning to mess up our club,
just like I was before!
[08:46] ---
Kurusu. Calm down.
[08:48] ---
--If I remember correctly,
--Huh?! How can you be so calm, Kurata?!
[08:50] ---
--the first-place person in that year's
competition played "Mizu no Hentai."
--Huh?! How can you be so calm, Kurata?!
[08:53] ---
-- "Mizu no Hentai"?
--Doesn't her attitude tick you off?!
[08:55] ---
-- "Hentai"...?
--Doesn't her attitude tick you off?!
[08:56] ---
--It's about water changing its form
to things like fog or clouds.
--She kept saying irritating things
with a serious look!
[08:59] ---
--You have to sing too and it's technically hard.
It's a very difficult piece.
--Argh! She makes my skin crawl!
[09:02] ---
You sing, too, while playing the koto?
[09:05] ---
In that competition, if no one is worthy
of first place, then no one receives the award.
[09:09] ---
In other words...
[09:11] ---
Her ability has been proven.
[09:13] ---
In which case, she's perfect
for improving our skills.
[09:16] ---
Mr. Takinami said it'd be fine, too.
[09:19] ---
But what if this decision is wrong...?
[09:23] ---
Hozy! You don't have to force yourself!
[09:27] ---
If you don't like it, it's okay to say so!
[09:29] ---
You don't have to think that this is for
the best for the club or anything!
[09:32] ---
Ahh... Once again...
[09:35] ---
I'm always being saved by them...
[09:39] ---
There's no longer time to hesitate
[09:41] ---
or shrink away from Miss Dojima
and her grandmother.
[09:43] ---
So to them, it's their last chance.
[09:48] ---
Let's use her to the fullest.
[09:50] ---
What?
[09:52] ---
Miss Dojima's ability has been proven.
[09:54] ---
Mr. Takinami said it'd be fine,
so I'm sure she'll teach us properly.
[09:59] ---
Let's learn as much as we can from her
as long as she teaches us properly.
[10:04] ---
But if she doesn't...
[10:07] ---
...we'll just have to show her the door.
[10:09] ---
Whoa... It's the dark Satowa!
[10:12] ---
Are you really sure, Hozuki?
[10:14] ---
Yes. I also think improving our
technique is necessary, so...
[10:19] ---
Okay.
[10:20] ---
Kurata! What're you--
[10:22] ---
Continuing this discussion will get us nowhere.
[10:25] ---
Let's try a lesson with her first.
[10:27] ---
Otherwise we can't make a decision.
[10:31] ---
But would Chika accept that?
[10:34] ---
He's still practicing, so I'll go get him.
[10:41] ---
It's quite a burden to teach others
while you're playing.
[10:47] ---
Her teaching must have been quite sloppy.
[10:50] ---
I'm disappointed that their skill level
is lower than what I expected.
[10:54] ---
Chika! Why don't you take a break?
[10:56] ---
We've been talking about Miss Dojima, and--
[10:59] ---
Hey, don't tell me you're asleep while play--
[11:07] ---
Chika...
[11:16] ---
Akira. How was the koto club?
[11:19] ---
Most of them haven't even mastered the basics.
[11:22] ---
There's nothing to be concerned about.
[11:26] ---
Still, the only way to be certain
is to nip it in the bud now
[11:30] ---
no matter how small it is.
[11:31] ---
Make sure they clearly understand
the difference between their abilities
[11:35] ---
and that of a serious koto player.
[11:39] ---
And make her aware that there's no longer
a place for her to play the koto.
[11:46] ---
Understood.
[12:01] ---
How stupid...
[12:12] ---
Today, you'll first practice how to play
a single note firmly and carefully.
[12:17] ---
A single note?!
[12:18] ---
We're starting with something
as basic as that now?
[12:20] ---
You practice it because you can't do it.
Now, please play.
[12:28] ---
Are you taking this lightly
because it's just a single note?
[12:32] ---
Every performance is comprised
of a connection of single notes.
[12:40] ---
Play like this. Now, try it again.
[12:44] ---
Hozuki...
[12:46] ---
You don't have to do it, Satowa.
[12:49] ---
Well, it's important to go back
to the basics, so...
[12:56] ---
Next, play from the kin string
through the tenth continuously.
[12:59] ---
Please play them so that you give
every single note the same weight.
[13:04] ---
Make sure that the notes sound even.
[13:07] ---
Play them at a fast tempo and go
down the scale one note at a time.
[13:12] ---
Hm? This should be a simple pattern,
but the notes sound kinda muddled.
[13:17] ---
I can only hear muddled sounds.
[13:20] ---
That's enough. Let's move on.
[13:23] ---
This is a variation of two-finger picking.
[13:25] ---
Go up the scale from strings 1 and 5,
2 and 7, 3 and 8, and so on.
[13:28] ---
Once you get to kin, go down
the scale in the same way.
[13:32] ---
After that, play closer strings this time,
[13:35] ---
from 1 and 3, 2 and 4, 3 and 5, and so on,
and do the same thing but faster.
[13:38] ---
Please alternate and repeat this.
[13:44] ---
Is it possible that you all don't even realize
that your sounds are muddled?
[13:49] ---
You're not paying attention
to what each note sounds like at all.
[13:53] ---
You take each note lightly and feel like
you can play because it sounds okay.
[13:57] ---
If the volume of the sound
the paired fingers play isn't the same,
[14:00] ---
the notes won't be uniform.
[14:02] ---
"The volume of the sound
the paired fingers play"...?
[14:04] ---
You play each note at a different volume.
[14:08] ---
That's why they're not uniform
and sound muddled.
[14:10] ---
And because of that,
the rhythm becomes disturbed.
[14:19] ---
This is what it means
for the notes to be uniform.
[14:24] ---
Well then, everyone, try one more time.
[14:27] ---
H-Hey, Chika!
[14:29] ---
What is it? If you have a problem
with me, you can just quit--
[14:34] ---
Play one more time.
[14:36] ---
What?
[14:37] ---
I couldn't see it well because I was
sitting far away. So play one more time.
[14:41] ---
You should speak politely
when speaking to your teacher.
[14:46] ---
Please play it one more time.
[14:56] ---
When using alternate picking,
don't use just your thumb.
[15:00] ---
These notes sound muddled, too, when these
patterns are in the pieces we play.
[15:06] ---
I thought I was playing them okay,
[15:08] ---
but when I play them separately,
they all sound unclear.
[15:12] ---
That's enough. This is getting nowhere.
[15:16] ---
It's surprising that you're aiming
for nationals with your skill level.
[15:19] ---
Hey, you don't have to say--
[15:20] ---
You're not worthy of playing "Tenkyu," yet.
[15:23] ---
For today, please diligently practice
the basics we just went over.
[15:28] ---
That is befitting for you.
[15:36] ---
Hozuki. It's okay to practice "Tenkyu"
at Ms. Nishina's place, right?
[15:41] ---
Yes, of course.
[15:42] ---
Also, today's...
[15:46] ---
Chika. What were you thinking?
[15:48] ---
Why did you readily follow
what that woman said?
[15:51] ---
What? "Why"?
[15:52] ---
That woman looks down
on Hozy as well as the club!
[15:56] ---
She's right! You're the one
who'd normally get upset first. But...!
[16:00] ---
Because we're terrible players.
[16:02] ---
What?
[16:03] ---
Because we're terrible players,
she looked down on Hozuki and the club.
[16:08] ---
I wanna get better as soon as possible.
[16:12] ---
And I'm definitely gonna go to nationals...
[16:15] ---
...with everyone here.
[16:18] ---
I'll use everything I can to do so.
[16:21] ---
I think it was Chika who was the most
frustrated when she looked down on us...
[16:26] ---
...because he loves this club
a lot more than we know, right?
[16:33] ---
Argh! I said something stupid!
I messed up again!
[16:39] ---
There are things we need to do
before we complain!
[16:42] ---
Right!
[16:45] ---
"The 36th National Koto Competition
Best Performance Award"
[16:48] ---
Let's first hammer out the basics
thoroughly as "befits" us!
[16:58] ---
Kudo! You're quite early!
[17:00] ---
Yeah.
[17:02] ---
You're probably keeping your hand too flat.
[17:05] ---
No, not like that.
[17:07] ---
I'm fine.
[17:08] ---
What?
[17:09] ---
You don't have to worry about me.
Do your own practice.
[17:13] ---
Are you stupid or what?
[17:15] ---
What?!
[17:16] ---
You're worried about what Mr. Takinami said.
[17:18] ---
And you're honest to a fault, so you just
accepted it. I'm right, aren't I?
[17:21] ---
You really are stupid.
[17:22] ---
You called me "stupid" three times!
[17:23] ---
I'm going to keep being
involved with your practice.
[17:26] ---
But if you do, your practice time will--
[17:28] ---
Let me be clear. Teaching everyone
has never been a burden to me.
[17:34] ---
Not even once.
[17:37] ---
Now, move. The 17-string is hard
because the amount of strength you use
[17:41] ---
is different compared to the usual 13-string.
[17:47] ---
It's the same basics,
[17:48] ---
but depending on the player,
it really does sound totally different.
[17:52] ---
Hozuki's tones are strong but somehow soft.
[17:55] ---
And, how should I put it...
[17:57] ---
They are very clear.
[18:00] ---
Unlike my sounds, hers have
no unwanted noise at all.
[18:03] ---
It sounds like every single note has meaning.
[18:07] ---
I wanna play like this, too!
[18:11] ---
One more time!
[18:14] ---
Hold it right there!
[18:15] ---
It's not fair that only Chika
is shown how to do it!
[18:18] ---
Hozuki! Please show us how to do it, too!
[18:20] ---
You're too close!
[18:22] ---
Jeez... What're you guys doing?
[18:25] ---
Good. Things are going back to normal.
[18:28] ---
Well, I was the one who was most irritated.
[18:31] ---
But that's because you were
thinking about Hozuki the most.
[18:37] ---
That's why I thought it'd be okay
to accept Miss Dojima.
[18:43] ---
Oh, hey, guys. Got a minute?
[18:46] ---
What is it, four-eyes?
[18:47] ---
Well, about practicing the basics...
[18:58] ---
Four, two, three, four...
[18:58] ---
"Koto Club"
Four, two, three, four...
[19:00] ---
Four, two, three, four...
[19:01] ---
One, two, three, four...
[19:04] ---
Two, two, three, four...
[19:07] ---
--Three, two, three, four...
[19:08] ---
--What're they doing?
--Three, two, three, four...
[19:09] ---
--They said they made their own
arrangement of the basic practice.
--Three, two, three, four...
[19:10] ---
--They said they made their own
arrangement of the basic practice.
--Four, two, three, four...
[19:12] ---
--It seems that they are using the patterns
from "Tenkyu" containing the basics
--Four, two, three, four...
[19:13] ---
--It seems that they are using the patterns
from "Tenkyu" containing the basics
--One, two, three, four...
[19:15] ---
--so that it will help as much
as possible when they play it.
--One, two, three, four...
[19:16] ---
--so that it will help as much
as possible when they play it.
--Two, two, three, four...
[19:17] ---
--They all pitched in their ideas, like playing
the parts in order like a relay.
--Two, two, three, four...
[19:19] ---
--They all pitched in their ideas, like playing
the parts in order like a relay.
--Three, two, three, four...
[19:21] ---
--There are many others, too.
--Three, two, three, four...
[19:22] ---
--There are many others, too.
--Four, two, three, four...
[19:24] ---
--Interesting, isn't it?
--Four, two, three, four...
[19:25] ---
One, two, three, four...
[19:29] ---
Miss Dojima...
[19:30] ---
They haven't mastered the basics yet.
[19:33] ---
Don't move onto a more
advanced level on your own.
[19:35] ---
You all readily neglect the basics like that.
[19:38] ---
We might want to use today to correct
your attitude towards the koto fir--
[19:49] ---
Kudo! Since when could he
play it so clearly...?
[19:57] ---
Whoa! Amazing! How the heck did he...?!
[19:59] ---
As always, he surprises me.
[20:03] ---
We're not neglecting them.
[20:06] ---
His sounds are completely
different from before!
[20:09] ---
They weren't so different
from mine not too long ago!
[20:12] ---
Well, we don't have much
time left before the qualifier.
[20:15] ---
So could you start giving lessons
[20:16] ---
on "Tenkyu" while doing the basic practice?
[20:21] ---
Okay.
[20:23] ---
Well then, I'll work with each part separately.
[20:25] ---
Please practice on your own until your turn.
[20:29] ---
Satowa... You don't need any lessons, right?
[20:33] ---
Oh no, please give me advice
if you think of anything.
[20:37] ---
I give you advice? You must be joking.
[20:40] ---
I'm not joking. I heard that you won
that competition with "Mizu no Hentai."
[20:45] ---
I think that's incredible.
[20:50] ---
Can I ask you something?
[20:52] ---
Sure.
[20:53] ---
Why did you decide to do this piece?
[20:57] ---
Mr. Takinami suggested it.
[20:59] ---
I also thought it was a good opportunity
to finally face this piece.
[21:04] ---
"Face" it...?
[21:06] ---
I... see.
[21:07] ---
Um... May I ask you something, too?
[21:11] ---
What is it?
[21:12] ---
I heard that you're
teaching us without any pay.
[21:16] ---
Doing it twice a week requires
quite a bit of your time.
[21:19] ---
Why would you go so far?
[21:22] ---
All this time...
[21:24] ---
All this time... All this time...
All this time...
[21:30] ---
I haven't been able to see
the light since that day.
[21:34] ---
I just wanted to know what it was
[21:36] ---
that you wanted so badly
that you threw everything away
[21:38] ---
and even messed things up
for those around you.
[21:42] ---
What?
[21:43] ---
It's this club, right?
[21:45] ---
I want to know its value.
[21:48] ---
That's all.
[21:51] ---
I can't even remember the light.
[23:38] ---
Next time, "Confrontation."
[23:41] ---
"#19 Confrontation"
E19 - Confrontation
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[00:01] ---
My older brother would run back home
from school in the afternoon.
[00:06] ---
He would dash straight to his koto
and play his favorite pieces.
[00:13] ---
Mom would soon join him and the room
would be filled with fun sounds.
[00:20] ---
I liked that gentle time.
[00:25] ---
I really loved it.
[01:59] ---
"The Tsubaki School
First Performance of the Year"
[02:00] ---
"The Tsubaki School
First Performance of the Year"
"#19 Confrontation"
[02:03] ---
"#19 Confrontation"
[02:07] ---
Keishi's performance really does
put adults' to shame.
[02:10] ---
You two must be so proud
to have such an excellent heir.
[02:15] ---
Oh, well, um...
[02:21] ---
Akira. Did you like your
brother's performance?
[02:24] ---
Yep! I loved it!
[02:26] ---
Since I received a passionate encore from
my cute sister, I'll play another piece!
[02:30] ---
A song by the rock band that I'm so into
right now, with my special arrangement!
[02:36] ---
Yaaaay!
[02:41] ---
I'm so exhausted! Grandma's
scolding always takes forever!
[02:45] ---
It was a great performance, though.
[02:47] ---
I know, right?
[02:48] ---
Yep!
[02:49] ---
Will I be able to play like you?
[02:56] ---
You'll be able to play a lot
better than I can... Akira!
[03:04] ---
"First Place" "Best Performance Award"
[03:04] ---
"First Place" "Best Performance Award"
Keishi really is amazing! He gets first
place in every competition he's in.
[03:09] ---
I saw your brother on TV the other day.
I wish I had a big brother like him!
[03:15] ---
I'll enter a competition, too!
I'll be a genius, too!
[03:19] ---
I'll get first place in a competition
and shine like Keishi!
[03:25] ---
"Participation Award"
[03:26] ---
Participation Award...
[03:28] ---
When Keishi gets first place...
[03:32] ---
What's wrong with Akira?
[03:34] ---
She's feeling down because
she didn't get first place.
[03:37] ---
Akira! Let's play the koto together!
[03:39] ---
No. I'm a failure as your sister.
[03:43] ---
Akira...
[03:45] ---
Keishi. How can I be first place like you?
[03:51] ---
You know, I was practicing backflips
with my friends the other day.
[03:55] ---
What?! That's dangerous!
[03:57] ---
I failed many times and I
even injured myself a little...
[04:00] ---
...but I kept trying to do it, and I did it!
[04:06] ---
Mom! I'll enter the next competition, too!
[04:09] ---
I'll keep entering them until I get first place!
[04:12] ---
Since then, I've participated
in many competitions.
[04:16] ---
I wanted to catch up with Keishi.
I wanted to shine.
[04:21] ---
But what I started seeing after working hard
and becoming more skilled
[04:25] ---
was not me shining like my brother
but his true self and talent.
[04:32] ---
I came to realize that he
really was a true genius.
[04:36] ---
But still, he practiced and
worked harder than anyone.
[04:43] ---
So I thought, "It's okay that I'm not
a genius. I can still work hard."
[04:50] ---
Akira has been working hard lately, huh?
[04:53] ---
She finally got second place the other day!
[04:56] ---
I hope she can get first place soon.
[04:58] ---
It'll be fine. I'm sure she'll--
[05:05] ---
Akira! Grandma!
[05:09] ---
Keishi...
[05:18] ---
Then, all too suddenly and unexpectedly,
our parents were gone.
[05:28] ---
"Dojima"
[05:29] ---
"Dojima"
What?
[05:30] ---
What did you just say?
[05:32] ---
I said I decided to quit college
and start working!
[05:35] ---
But aren't you gonna succeed
the Tsubaki School?!
[05:39] ---
Forgive me, Akira.
[05:40] ---
I'm quitting koto.
I'll leave the Tsubaki School to you.
[05:48] ---
W-Wait a sec!
[05:50] ---
Why are you quitting koto?!
[05:53] ---
Hey! Keishi!
[05:57] ---
Why...?
[05:58] ---
The income from the Tsubaki School alone
[06:00] ---
is nowhere near enough
to support the two of you.
[06:04] ---
But Keishi is good enough to perform--
[06:06] ---
Things aren't easy in this industry.
It'll take a while
[06:09] ---
before he can start earning money.
[06:11] ---
Then I'll quit high school and work!
[06:14] ---
Don't be ridiculous!
[06:16] ---
You're the only one who can
succeed the Tsubaki School now!
[06:19] ---
Come to terms with that!
[06:20] ---
But to think that Keishi would quit koto...!
[06:22] ---
Keishi...
[06:24] ---
Keishi entrusted everything to you!
[06:27] ---
Are you saying that you're
going to betray his wish?!
[06:33] ---
What...? Why is Keishi the one quitting?
[06:37] ---
Why...?
[06:39] ---
"Mizu no Hentai"?
[06:41] ---
That's right. Technique, singing, expression...
[06:45] ---
It's an unsurpassed masterpiece on all counts.
[06:48] ---
I'll have you focus on this piece
for the next two years.
[06:52] ---
What?
[06:53] ---
Your current ability is nowhere near Keishi's.
[06:57] ---
Many of the disciples are unhappy, too.
[07:01] ---
So I'll intensely retrain you from
the basics using this piece.
[07:04] ---
After your ability has improved,
I'll have you get first place
[07:06] ---
in the competition that attracts
the most attention in the koto industry.
[07:10] ---
Then no one should have any more complaints.
[07:13] ---
First place...
[07:14] ---
Understood? Work hard...
on behalf of Keishi as well.
[07:20] ---
On that day... my days of devotedly
facing the koto started.
[07:26] ---
I worked frantically...
so that I could replace my brother...
[07:31] ---
...and so that the choice he made
wouldn't become a mistake.
[07:34] ---
I heard that girl from Hozuki will
also be in the upcoming competition.
[07:38] ---
What? Isn't she still a middle school student?
[07:41] ---
She is. What a conceited girl...!
[07:44] ---
Hozuki is the parent school that
the Tsubaki School belongs to.
[07:48] ---
The Hozuki heir was a girl
who was also called a genius.
[07:53] ---
I've heard her performance before.
It was indeed incredible.
[07:57] ---
Perfect... No flaws... Hard to approach...
It was a performance like that.
[08:05] ---
Akira. The competition is today, right?
[08:08] ---
I can't get away from work today
to go see your performance.
[08:12] ---
That's okay.
[08:13] ---
A-Akira... Um...
[08:14] ---
Sorry. I have to go.
[08:17] ---
If I get through today,
I'm sure something will change.
[08:23] ---
I'm sure the light is waiting
for me! I'm sure...!
[08:27] ---
Entry number 5. Akira Dojima.
"Mizu no Hentai."
[08:39] ---
She's good.
[08:45] ---
--# In Oyamada... #
[08:48] ---
--What a player... She puts such care
into every single note she plays.
--# In Oyamada... #
[08:53] ---
--Both her singing and
koto technique are so pure.
--# In Oyamada... #
[08:57] ---
--Every single note is beautiful.
--# In Oyamada... #
[09:01] ---
I wonder how much she devoted herself
to playing the koto to get here...
[09:05] ---
--# ...in the fog... I thought... #
[09:08] ---
--It's okay that I'm not a genius.
I can still work hard.
--# ...in the fog... I thought... #
[09:14] ---
--Then someday, I will...
--# ...in the fog... I thought... #
[09:17] ---
--I will be able to get there, too!
--# ...in the fog... I thought... #
[09:22] ---
# ...someone was making
their way through... #
[09:40] ---
I did it... I was able to give
my best performance ever.
[09:47] ---
I did it!
[09:49] ---
That performance pretty much
sealed first place for you.
[09:52] ---
That's not really...
[09:53] ---
Entry number 13. Satowa Hozuki.
[09:57] ---
"Yaegoromo."
[09:59] ---
The Hozuki girl...
[10:01] ---
It's amazing that she can play
"Yaegoromo" at her age.
[10:04] ---
But it's okay. I know her performance.
Even if she's a genius...
[10:20] ---
A single note was all it took...
[10:23] ---
The technique and expression I had attained
[10:25] ---
in the two years I devoted
myself entirely to koto...
[10:28] ---
Her single note crushed them all.
[10:31] ---
Wh-What's this piece?!
This isn't "Yaegoromo"!
[10:35] ---
This will get her disqualified!
[10:38] ---
I realized then... that no
matter how hard I worked,
[10:42] ---
I would never be able to reach that place.
[10:47] ---
The best performance award
goes to Akira Dojima.
[10:51] ---
See! Akira! They called you.
Stop being dazed and go up already!
[10:57] ---
What? That girl isn't first place?
[10:59] ---
You dummy. She got disqualified, remember?
[11:02] ---
Oh, that's right.
[11:05] ---
Wait, what kind of piece did
the first-place person play again?
[11:09] ---
"Second Place"
"Outstanding Performance Award"
"Third Place"
[11:12] ---
"The 36th National Koto Competition
Best Performance Award"
[11:13] ---
Will I be able to play like you?
[11:25] ---
Disqualified?! That's BS!
[11:27] ---
After giving that performance?!
Don't mock me!
[11:31] ---
"Participation Award"
Don't insult me!
[11:54] ---
I thought the light was waiting for me.
[11:58] ---
But what I found there was...
[12:01] ---
"The 36th National Koto Competition
Best Performance Award"
[12:01] ---
"The 36th National Koto Competition
Best Performance Award"
...an even deeper darkness with no exit.
[12:12] ---
A short time after the competition,
[12:14] ---
I heard that girl was excommunicated.
[12:17] ---
This is a perfect opportunity.
[12:20] ---
The heir of the Hozuki School is gone.
[12:24] ---
You can take that position!
[12:27] ---
That grand master of Hozuki isn't
capable in the first place.
[12:30] ---
And look at the state her daughter,
their only hope, is in.
[12:33] ---
The school is just an empty shell now.
[12:37] ---
Yeah...
[12:39] ---
What's with her?
[12:41] ---
I wonder why she doesn't get it...
[12:43] ---
Ever since Keishi left, the Tsubaki School
has been the empty shell.
[12:50] ---
How have I been playing the koto
up until now? How have I been facing it?
[12:56] ---
When talented people are rapidly
moving away from koto...
[13:00] ---
...why is someone like me still hanging onto it?
[13:04] ---
It hurts... It hurts... I'm exhausted.
[13:09] ---
I don't care anymore.
[13:14] ---
I joined the koto club at my high school.
[13:19] ---
Please...
[13:21] ---
What? A school club?
[13:23] ---
Talent, a big house, an outstanding future...
She threw everything away.
[13:28] ---
What's her problem?
[13:29] ---
How far will she go to insult
someone who's serious about--
[13:38] ---
I just wanted to know what it was
[13:40] ---
that you wanted so badly
that you threw everything away
[13:42] ---
and even messed things up
for those around you.
[13:47] ---
I want to know its value.
[13:50] ---
That's all.
[13:54] ---
Just kidding. I'm sorry.
I carried the joke too far.
[13:58] ---
Please forget it.
[14:06] ---
The value...
[14:08] ---
Just a single note...
[14:13] ---
That's all it takes.
[14:15] ---
You don't need to hear it.
You don't need to know.
[14:20] ---
You no longer need the light...
[14:23] ---
...because you're not capable
of handling it anyway.
[14:35] ---
Well then, I'll start with the 17-string part.
[14:39] ---
Start from the beginning.
[14:43] ---
That's not good at all.
[14:45] ---
The sound isn't clear. One more time.
[14:50] ---
This boy is very quick to learn.
[14:55] ---
He absorbs what I teach
as fast as I can teach him.
[14:59] ---
This boy is a typical hard-working type.
[15:02] ---
I think he's got good intuition,
but he's almost pitifully...
[15:06] ---
...ordinary.
[15:11] ---
Mr. Takinami is cruel to have
these two play the same part.
[15:19] ---
Well then, next is the second koto part.
[15:21] ---
Okay.
[15:27] ---
Stop there.
[15:28] ---
You're not putting the right
pressure on the string.
[15:30] ---
Press harder.
[15:33] ---
Harder. That's only raising
the note by a half step.
[15:38] ---
But I can't do it any harder than this.
[15:42] ---
Your arm is open and shoulder is raised.
You can't press hard like that.
[15:47] ---
Try not to press with just your arm.
Put your weight on it.
[15:52] ---
Close my arm and put my weight on it.
Don't raise my shoulder.
[15:59] ---
Good. Let's move on.
[16:02] ---
"Nishina Instruments"
[16:06] ---
Argh! Dammit! Since that woman
told me about this unclear sound,
[16:09] ---
I can't stop thinking about it!
[16:15] ---
What?
[16:18] ---
Wh-Wh-What're you doing all of a sudden?!
[16:20] ---
Well, I was trying to remember
how hard your fingertips were.
[16:24] ---
Even so, don't touch me
so casually, stupid! Perv!
[16:27] ---
Per--?!
[16:30] ---
Could she still be holding a grudge?
[16:34] ---
Hey, you're fine.
[16:37] ---
What?
[16:38] ---
You've been kinda quiet today.
[16:42] ---
I just had a sore throat, that's all.
[16:45] ---
Throat...
[16:48] ---
Here.
[16:54] ---
You really do like strawberries, huh?
[16:56] ---
Shut up. Got a problem with that?
[17:02] ---
Thanks.
[17:04] ---
Missy.
[17:06] ---
A koto teacher I know had
that DVD you were asking about.
[17:10] ---
Really?!
[17:12] ---
Thank you very much!
[17:13] ---
Hm? What's that?
[17:15] ---
Miss Dojima's performance in that
competition where she got first place.
[17:20] ---
I felt... that I should listen to it.
[17:24] ---
I'll listen to it, too!
[17:25] ---
Hey, let's listen to it together.
[17:29] ---
Wow... I'm kinda nervous.
[17:31] ---
I'm gonna play it now, okay?
[17:37] ---
Entry number 5. Akira Dojima.
"Mizu no Hentai."
[17:58] ---
Is something wrong, Satowa?
[18:02] ---
I listened to your
"Mizu no Hentai" performance.
[18:09] ---
I'm sorry!
[18:12] ---
What...?
[18:13] ---
At first, I thought you might
be up to something.
[18:19] ---
But after listening to your performance,
I felt very ashamed for thinking that.
[18:25] ---
I've never heard a performance so sincere
towards a piece and the koto.
[18:30] ---
To someone who gives
a performance like that, I was--
[18:33] ---
Please stop it.
[18:34] ---
Satowa. Please raise your head.
[18:39] ---
Please don't make me feel any
more miserable than I do now.
[18:47] ---
U-Um...!
[18:48] ---
That time... why did you do it?
[18:51] ---
What?
[18:52] ---
You were good enough to win first place.
Did you play a different piece
[18:56] ---
to purposely get disqualified
in order to stand out?
[18:59] ---
--It's not like--
--After that competition,
you don't know how many times I heard...
[19:03] ---
"Poor thing. Her performance was first place,
but the disqualified one was better."
[19:08] ---
"Poor thing," they said.
[19:10] ---
I don't wanna hear a compliment
from you after all this time.
[19:20] ---
I wanted... to get my mother back.
[19:25] ---
Sh-She was under all sorts
of pressure and changed rapidly.
[19:30] ---
At that time, I was invisible to her.
My words didn't reach her, either.
[19:36] ---
So... I threw a tantrum on that big stage
screaming, "Look at me, Mom!"...
[19:45] ---
...like a small child...
[19:51] ---
But in the end, all I did was
hurt her and mess up the school.
[19:57] ---
You said I wouldn't need any lessons,
[20:00] ---
but there are a lot of things
that I'd like to learn from you.
[20:04] ---
So I came to formally
ask you for your guidance.
[20:09] ---
The truth is, I knew it even before she told me.
[20:13] ---
That performance was not a game
or her having fun. I knew that much.
[20:18] ---
Ahh, that's right. She's only
a first-year student in high school.
[20:24] ---
She's about the same age as me
when I could do nothing
[20:27] ---
but be protected by Keishi.
[20:44] ---
Oh, her long-sought-after first place
has been totally eclipsed.
[20:47] ---
Even though she spent two whole years...
[20:49] ---
She'll never be able to surpass her brother.
[20:52] ---
Poor thing...
[20:54] ---
Where're you going?
Do you want to escape from here?
[20:58] ---
Even if there's an exit in this darkness,
all that lies beyond it is...
[21:04] ---
...an endless series of walls
that you could never overcome.
[21:15] ---
Um...
[21:17] ---
I studied "Mizu no Hentai" for two years.
[21:21] ---
But those two years were instantly
crushed by one single note of yours.
[21:29] ---
What are you saying I should teach you?
[21:33] ---
It's time... I put an end
to all my struggling.
[23:11] ---
Oh, Miss Dojima.
[23:14] ---
I'm sorry to tell you this so suddenly...
[23:19] ---
"Koto Club"
[23:19] ---
"Koto Club"
I'm going to quit teaching
your koto club as of today.
[23:38] ---
Next time, "Another Chance."
[23:41] ---
"#20 Another Chance"
E20 - Another Chance
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[01:30] ---
"#20 Another Chance"
[01:31] ---
"#20 Another Chance"
I'm going to quit teaching
your koto club as of today.
[01:39] ---
What's the reason?
[01:41] ---
I no longer feel like I'm
good enough to teach them.
[01:44] ---
You warned me about this
at the beginning, right?
[01:50] ---
If there's anything we can do,
we definitely would like to be of help.
[01:55] ---
I came to recommend
[01:57] ---
my granddaughter Akira
as your outside instructor.
[02:00] ---
Outside instructor...
[02:01] ---
This is Akira's career record.
[02:07] ---
By the way, she doesn't have to get paid.
[02:10] ---
What? But that's just not...
[02:13] ---
Teaching others is a great
learning experience in itself.
[02:17] ---
It's going to help her in the future, too, so...
[02:21] ---
What do you think, Mr. Takinami?
[02:24] ---
I was just thinking about finding someone
[02:26] ---
who can give them koto lessons.
[02:28] ---
So if you could help us, that would be great.
[02:31] ---
However...
[02:33] ---
...if I find you useless,
I'll ask you to quit right away.
[02:37] ---
Would that be okay with you?
[02:40] ---
I know I'm being rude.
[02:41] ---
But the instructor's compatibility with
the students and her quality as a teacher
[02:44] ---
will greatly affect their future performances.
[02:48] ---
I believe that our club can go to nationals.
[02:53] ---
My students have the potential.
[02:56] ---
So if they couldn't go to nationals
just because of an inadequate instructor,
[03:01] ---
it wouldn't be funny.
[03:02] ---
"Inadequate"?
[03:03] ---
That's fine.
[03:05] ---
It's okay to fire me the moment
you feel that I'm not good enough.
[03:15] ---
I did say that, but I don't think
you're not good enough.
[03:21] ---
But I feel that way about myself.
[03:23] ---
If the teacher can't teach with confidence,
[03:26] ---
it'll have a negative influence
on the students.
[03:29] ---
I see... Understood.
[03:31] ---
Since you're teaching them without pay,
I can't force you to continue.
[03:35] ---
I'm sorry to see you go, though.
[03:37] ---
But could you stay at least until
I find the next instructor?
[03:41] ---
I'll find someone as soon as possible.
[03:43] ---
Okay.
[03:45] ---
Well then...
[03:47] ---
Although it was a short period of time,
I'm glad we had you.
[03:51] ---
You've helped them improve
their skills quite a bit.
[03:56] ---
"Koto Club"
Thank you very much.
[03:59] ---
What was that? Sarcasm?
[04:04] ---
If anything, they all disliked me...
[04:17] ---
"Koto Club"
[04:26] ---
What...? Their sound is...
[04:37] ---
Miss Dojima?
[04:40] ---
Your sound...
[04:41] ---
It's only been a few days,
but your sound changed quite a bit.
[04:47] ---
You think so?!
[04:48] ---
Did something happen?
[04:53] ---
We listened to your performance.
[04:56] ---
We did think it might be a bit rude
listening to it without asking you, but...
[04:59] ---
I'm sorry.
[05:01] ---
But after we finished listening
to your performance together,
[05:06] ---
we all stood up without saying anything
[05:08] ---
and started practicing like crazy.
[05:12] ---
When we heard your performance,
we all suddenly realized...
[05:18] ---
...what it means to
"play every single note with care."
[05:23] ---
Miss Dojima! I can now play that spot
you taught me the other day!
[05:27] ---
Listen!
[05:28] ---
"Please."
[05:29] ---
Please!
[05:43] ---
--How was that?!
--The rhythm isn't right.
[05:46] ---
But I can see you're now putting
lots of care into the sound. I'm surprised.
[05:54] ---
All right!
[05:56] ---
You look happy, Kota.
[05:57] ---
I rarely get compliments from teachers, so...
[06:02] ---
A-After you taught me
how to position my arm,
[06:05] ---
pressing the strings became easier.
[06:08] ---
Thank you... very much.
[06:13] ---
I can even hear "stop" now,
even when you're not around.
[06:20] ---
Satowa...
[06:22] ---
U-Um... Could you give us advice
on our ensemble as well today?
[06:27] ---
We have been practicing it when you're
not around and during after-club practice.
[06:35] ---
But.... Um...
[06:39] ---
I-I'm not good at teaching, so...!
[06:43] ---
We stumble from the start
and can't play it well together at all.
[06:47] ---
But I don't know what to do,
so we can't move forward.
[06:51] ---
So... um...
[06:54] ---
Hey! Are you indirectly complaining about us?!
[06:57] ---
N-No! I don't mean that at all!
[07:01] ---
What are you saying I should teach you?
[07:05] ---
Even after I pushed her away like that...
[07:11] ---
You're right.
You're disorganized from the start.
[07:17] ---
Let's pair the solo and 17-string,
and the first and second kotos
[07:22] ---
and practice separately first.
[07:23] ---
In this piece, the 17-string is
the foundation and the solo is the key.
[07:28] ---
So first, please form a consistent core
with these two parts together.
[07:33] ---
"Core"...
[07:34] ---
Wow! You guys are over the moon!
[07:37] ---
If you consider the 17-string and the solo
as the "root" and "trunk" of a tree,
[07:41] ---
the first and second kotos are leaves
and blossoms that lend colors to it.
[07:45] ---
Depending on how the first and
second kotos are played together,
[07:48] ---
the expression of the piece
changes quite a bit.
[07:51] ---
The first and second koto parts
chase each other a lot
[07:54] ---
and have lots of interplay,
[07:57] ---
so you should also practice together.
[07:59] ---
Then after that,
we'll go back to the ensemble.
[08:01] ---
Well then, let's start with
the 17-string and the solo.
[08:05] ---
O-Okay.
[08:11] ---
Stop. The 17-string is being
influenced by the solo again.
[08:15] ---
Sorry, Chika. It was me.
[08:17] ---
I'm sorry! Can we try again?
[08:20] ---
I thought I nailed it after practicing hard.
[08:28] ---
Sorry! I wanna try that spot one more time!
[08:29] ---
Okay.
[08:31] ---
So just mixing in the solo
makes it this much harder to play?
[08:35] ---
Shoot... Considering the structure of the piece,
[08:39] ---
I paired the 17-string and
the solo without thinking much,
[08:42] ---
but...
[08:44] ---
...it might've put him
in a very tough situation.
[08:48] ---
This is a tricky bar with irregular eighth notes.
[08:52] ---
And the solo coming in
with triplets makes it even harder.
[08:56] ---
Can we try again?!
[09:00] ---
Dammit... I'm dragging them down.
[09:03] ---
Chika can play it without difficulty.
I don't want to keep holding them back!
[09:08] ---
Am I listening to the solo too much?
[09:10] ---
But I should listen to it, right?
Since it's an ensemble.
[09:13] ---
But it won't work if I get influenced.
I need to focus on my own sound.
[09:18] ---
I'm fine up to here...
[09:21] ---
Next...!
[09:23] ---
Dammit!
[09:25] ---
Sorry!
[09:26] ---
Should I ask them to let me
practice alone for now?
[09:29] ---
No. It's pointless if I can't
play along with the solo.
[09:42] ---
Oh, no... If this situation continues...
[09:44] ---
L-Let's move on for--
[09:48] ---
One more time.
[09:49] ---
What?
[09:51] ---
We'll try one more time.
[09:53] ---
Starting from the same spot.
[10:01] ---
I'm sorry, Miss Dojima!
[10:03] ---
Can I keep trying until I can do it?!
[10:13] ---
Chika! Hozuki!
Sorry, but play along with me!
[10:16] ---
Strawberry au lait.
[10:17] ---
I'll treat you!
[10:18] ---
One strawberry au lait per mistake.
[10:20] ---
You bastard!
[10:21] ---
Paplico would do, too.
[10:23] ---
You slimy bastard!
[10:28] ---
Keishi...
[10:28] ---
"Strawberry Au Lait"
Keishi...
[10:31] ---
How can I be first place like you?
[10:38] ---
"Strawberry Au Lait"
[10:46] ---
I failed many times and I even
injured myself a little...
[11:10] ---
...but I kept trying to do it, and I did it!
[11:16] ---
All right! I did it!
[11:20] ---
Sorry, Chika! Guess I won't be treating you
to many strawberry au laits.
[11:29] ---
Whoooa! Wh-Wh-Wh-What's wrong,
Miss Dojima?!
[11:31] ---
Wh-What happened?!
[11:34] ---
Well, it's... I'm sorry. It's nothing.
[11:42] ---
H-Here! A handkerchief! Tissue!
[11:52] ---
Um...
[11:54] ---
I do appreciate your thoughtfulness,
but I don't need this many.
[11:57] ---
Oh, o-of course!
[12:00] ---
Sorry!
[12:01] ---
Wh-Why did she cry out of the blue?
Is it because I'm so terrible?
[12:04] ---
I don't know!
Women often cry out of the blue.
[12:07] ---
Um... It's really nothing.
I just got some dust in my eye.
[12:11] ---
Oh, yeah?!
[12:13] ---
It's painful when that happens.
[12:15] ---
Don't scare us like that.
[12:16] ---
It was just some dust.
[12:19] ---
I'm sorry to scare you like that.
[12:21] ---
Well then, let's move on.
[12:43] ---
Hey... What kind of practice
are you guys doing?
[12:45] ---
We're practicing in two groups.
The 17-string and solo,
[12:47] ---
and the first and second kotos.
[12:49] ---
I see.
[12:56] ---
Ugh! I'm the only one out of sync again!
[12:58] ---
Sorry. To think that I still get out of sync
even when using a metronome...
[13:03] ---
Don't worry, Kota. You'll be fine.
[13:06] ---
Hm? What're you doing, Suzu?
[13:08] ---
I forbid you guys to use
the metronome from here on.
[13:11] ---
What?!
[13:12] ---
Oh, no! When my sense of rhythm
is already bad enough...!
[13:15] ---
Since your sense of rhythm is already bad,
this won't make much difference.
[13:19] ---
That's mean!
[13:20] ---
Besides, there's no metronome sound
included in the piece.
[13:21] ---
"Tenkyu"
Besides, there's no metronome sound
included in the piece.
[13:24] ---
"Tenkyu"
Don't desperately try to match the sound
that doesn't exist in the piece.
[13:27] ---
Match the others' sound.
[13:29] ---
That's the ensemble.
[13:32] ---
So...
[13:34] ---
Miss Dojima...
[13:35] ---
...and Hozuki...
[13:37] ---
Can you two show the others
a good example of an ensemble?
[13:41] ---
I want Miss Dojima to play
the 17-string and Hozuki the solo.
[13:44] ---
I wanna hear it!
[13:45] ---
Yeah! Me, too!
[13:47] ---
What? Um...
[13:48] ---
Well, these guys can get it quicker
by hearing music instead of an explanation.
[13:53] ---
So can you?
[13:55] ---
I'd like to ask you, too!
[13:58] ---
I-I'd like to play... with you.
[14:07] ---
Okay.
[14:09] ---
Come to think of it,
[14:11] ---
I've never seen Hozuki
playing with anyone else.
[14:15] ---
I wonder if it'll be different depending
on who she plays with...
[14:41] ---
Our sounds... expand...
[14:45] ---
They come together...
[14:46] ---
And a new sound is born.
[14:49] ---
We come to know each other.
[14:50] ---
And we accept and improve each other...
[14:55] ---
Ever further and deeper...
our sounds become one piece...
[15:00] ---
They become one world.
[15:26] ---
Mr. Suzu!
[15:27] ---
So the ensemble is... The ensemble
is all about an interchange of hearts?!
[15:31] ---
That's something you're good at, right?
[15:34] ---
Thanks to Miss Dojima's lessons, you're
getting better at facing a single note.
[15:37] ---
Your technique and foundation
are better, too.
[15:40] ---
You're now probably ready to practice
together, but don't just play together.
[15:45] ---
See the entire piece thoroughly.
Understand its flow.
[15:48] ---
Think how your own sound goes
together with others' in that flow.
[15:52] ---
Think about what your
sound means and its role.
[15:56] ---
What you say is always too difficult.
[15:59] ---
I don't understand it at all.
[16:01] ---
Agonize over it.
[16:02] ---
Agonize, think... and intently face it.
[16:06] ---
The more you do, the thicker and
deeper your sound will resonate.
[16:15] ---
Yeah! I'm getting fired up!
[16:17] ---
Okay, now get back to your practice already.
[16:25] ---
That's all for today.
Please put your kotos away.
[16:28] ---
Thank you for your lesson!
[16:30] ---
Hey, about the after-club practice today...
[16:32] ---
Yeah?
[16:34] ---
Um... Satowa mentioned it, too,
but what is this "after-club practice"?
[16:39] ---
There's this nice instrument shop
that lets us play there with their kotos
[16:42] ---
so we can practice after the club.
[16:45] ---
What? You'll practice more after this?
[16:48] ---
You practice early morning
and during lunch break, too, right?
[16:51] ---
Yes, we're immersed in koto.
[16:54] ---
But it's fun. A lot of fun.
[16:57] ---
You all must really like the koto.
[17:01] ---
So must you, right?
[17:06] ---
Welcome home, Akira.
[17:09] ---
How are things in the club?
[17:11] ---
Isn't it about time for the club members
to throw in the towel?
[17:14] ---
I investigated the club a little.
That really is a low-ranked one.
[17:20] ---
It's a haunt for delinquents. How disgusting.
[17:23] ---
I bet none of them are serious
about the koto anyway, right?
[17:28] ---
To think that girl is hanging out
with a crowd like that...
[17:30] ---
She sure has hit rock bottom. Right, Aki--
[17:37] ---
Akira?
[17:40] ---
I'm sorry, Grandmother. I'm exhausted today.
May I go to bed now?
[17:46] ---
Of course you may.
[17:57] ---
Hey, Chika!
[17:59] ---
Don't sleep there!
[18:02] ---
Hey, did you hear me?
You're gonna catch a-- Whoa!
[18:05] ---
Hey, you are up?
[18:07] ---
What're you listening to?
[18:08] ---
My own performance.
[18:10] ---
Say, Isaki. What do you think I lack?
[18:14] ---
What? Is there anything you don't lack?
[18:18] ---
Oh yeah, sugar.
You're always eating sweet stuff.
[18:21] ---
You stupid head.
[18:23] ---
Quit sulking.
[18:25] ---
You damn hag.
[18:26] ---
--What'd you say, you damn brat?!
[18:27] ---
--So when Hozuki plays with
someone at her skill level,
--What'd you say, you damn brat?!
[18:28] ---
--So when Hozuki plays with
someone at her skill level,
--I'm not that old!
[18:31] ---
it turns out like that, huh...?
[18:33] ---
It was really good.
[18:35] ---
It seemed Hozuki was having
an easy time playing,
[18:37] ---
and her performance was better
than usual as well.
[18:41] ---
Think about what your sound
means and its role.
[18:47] ---
"The Hozuki School"
[18:55] ---
You all must really like the koto.
[19:00] ---
So must you, right?
[19:03] ---
"Teachers' Room"
[19:04] ---
Mr. Takinami.
[19:06] ---
Miss Dojima. I thought you
didn't have a lesson today.
[19:10] ---
I'm sorry, but I need to talk to you.
[19:13] ---
Talk to me?
[19:14] ---
Yes, but before that, there's something
I'd like to check with you.
[19:18] ---
What is it?
[19:20] ---
How serious are you
about aiming for nationals?
[19:26] ---
When I met you the first time,
I thought you were serious.
[19:30] ---
But you don't come to see the practices at all.
[19:33] ---
And then, you suddenly show up
and give them advice like yesterday.
[19:37] ---
Are you doing things on a whim?
[19:39] ---
Well, I don't really care what you think,
but I am very serious.
[19:45] ---
I thought I wasn't needed
for practicing the basics,
[19:48] ---
so I just let you handle it.
[19:50] ---
Let me handle it?
[19:52] ---
You still taught them properly
without me being there, right?
[19:57] ---
I-I did...
[19:59] ---
But you're entrusting your
students with a stranger...
[20:02] ---
I feel you aren't serious after all.
[20:03] ---
For two years...
[20:05] ---
What?
[20:05] ---
For two years, you've seriously faced
a single piece and produced a result.
[20:11] ---
You even told me to fire you when
I feel you're not good enough.
[20:16] ---
With that kind of resolution, it's harder
to think of a reason not to trust you.
[20:24] ---
Is that all you needed to talk about?
Well then, I have a class to teach, so...
[20:28] ---
Please let me... be of help one more time!
[20:34] ---
I'm sorry. I just told you yesterday
that I was going to quit.
[20:38] ---
I know I'm really causing trouble.
[20:42] ---
I might not be good enough after all.
[20:45] ---
But please...! Could you give me
another chance?!
[21:08] ---
Thank you. Welcome back.
[21:15] ---
It definitely wasn't a waste of time.
[21:19] ---
The time I spent then is giving me
the power to stand here right now.
[21:27] ---
It was never a waste of time.
[21:31] ---
Hey, you. Have you seen Akira?
[21:34] ---
She went out early this morning.
[21:37] ---
What...? I see.
[21:40] ---
Don't tell me she is...
[21:47] ---
To be sure... Maybe I'll take action
before it's too late.
[23:38] ---
Next time, "Meaning and Role."
[23:41] ---
"#21 Meaning and Role"
E21 - Meaning and Role
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[01:30] ---
"Koto Club"
"#21 Meaning and Role"
[01:31] ---
"Koto Club"
"#21 Meaning and Role"
I wondered what it was about when
you told me to come in at 5:00 am.
[01:35] ---
You've been starting your practice
this early every day?
[01:39] ---
No wonder you're always here first.
[01:41] ---
Aren't you sleepy, though?
You're not exactly a morning person.
[01:43] ---
I wanna dive into my bed right now.
[01:47] ---
The ensemble by Hozuki and
Miss Dojima was incredible.
[01:51] ---
Yeah.
[01:53] ---
All this time,
[01:54] ---
I've been thinking that I should be able
to play like Hozuki by nationals,
[01:58] ---
but I might've been wrong.
[01:59] ---
What do you mean?
[02:06] ---
I feel we should find our own way
and stand alongside her.
[02:12] ---
"Find our own way"?
[02:14] ---
Takinami said something about
[02:16] ---
thinking about the meaning
and role of our sound, right?
[02:19] ---
Well, I still don't know the answer at all,
[02:23] ---
but I think it goes beyond just playing
each note with care and skill.
[02:28] ---
True. I thought... I had to
practice harder, too, but...
[02:33] ---
Chika... Seriously... I sometimes feel
like you're leaving me in the dust.
[02:38] ---
But... "we"... huh?
[02:43] ---
Okay!
[02:44] ---
Let's give a 17-string performance
grand enough
[02:46] ---
to match Hozuki's performance!
[02:48] ---
Yeah!
[02:50] ---
--First, we'll double our current practice time.
[02:50] ---
--Hey, Chika... I wanna make sure that I
stand alongside you, too, you know.
--First, we'll double our current practice time.
[02:53] ---
--Hey, Chika... I wanna make sure that I
stand alongside you, too, you know.
--Do you know how many hours are in a day?
[02:59] ---
You and Mizuhara are becoming
in tune for the second koto part.
[03:02] ---
Yeah! Kota has been practicing super hard!
[03:05] ---
You and Mittsu seem to be doing well
without any problems.
[03:08] ---
Mittsu's performance sounds
delicate and beautiful.
[03:11] ---
Yeah!
[03:13] ---
But... our first koto performance is plain.
[03:17] ---
What?!
[03:18] ---
It's kinda serious.
[03:22] ---
It's not a laughing matter! We're told
[03:24] ---
that the expression of
the piece changes depending on
[03:26] ---
how the first and second kotos
are played together, you know!
[03:30] ---
This has been bothering me for quite
some time... "Serious and boring."
[03:33] ---
What? It's not boring! It's cool!
[03:37] ---
What?
[03:38] ---
Being "serious" is cool!
[03:43] ---
So make the best of it. You guys on
first koto play with some serious style.
[03:48] ---
And we, the second koto,
aim to make it lively.
[03:52] ---
And...
[03:58] ---
Hey, Kurata! Are you listening?!
[04:00] ---
Yes, I'm listening! I'm sorry!
[04:03] ---
Oh? Miss Dojima! You're early.
[04:06] ---
Adachi...
[04:07] ---
Are you okay today?
[04:09] ---
What?
[04:10] ---
Your eyes. If you get dust in them again
[04:12] ---
or something happens,
please don't hesitate to tell us.
[04:18] ---
I'll probably be okay.
[04:20] ---
That's good.
[04:25] ---
Whoa! I'm the first here! Lucky me!
I can have Miss Dojima all to myself!
[04:29] ---
Please give me special training
until the others come!
[04:36] ---
You've been working very hard, Adachi.
[04:38] ---
You think so? But Chika works
a lot harder than I do.
[04:43] ---
He can play better and has
a better ear for music than me,
[04:45] ---
but he practices a lot more than I do.
[04:48] ---
Mr. Takinami was talking about
the meaning and the role of our sound.
[04:52] ---
I think Chika has a reason to feel this
is really important to him for sure...
[04:56] ---
But to be honest, my sound doesn't...
[05:01] ---
A-Anyway, I'll work hard so that
I won't hold the others back.
[05:04] ---
Your sound harmonizes very well
with all the others'.
[05:09] ---
What?
[05:09] ---
Mr. Takinami told me the reason why
he picked you for the 17-string.
[05:16] ---
The sound quality of our club
members are all different, right?
[05:19] ---
So if things go wrong, the music could
become completely disorganized.
[05:24] ---
But Adachi's sound harmonizes very well
with all those different sounds.
[05:27] ---
It connects everyone's sound very nicely.
[05:31] ---
That's why he assigned you the 17-string,
which is the core of the piece.
[05:38] ---
He said so, and I agree with him.
[05:41] ---
It connects... everyone's sound...
[05:47] ---
Thank you very much...
[05:50] ---
I'll work hard!
[05:54] ---
"Koto Club"
[05:55] ---
"Koto Club"
Sane.
[05:57] ---
Did you change how you play?
[05:59] ---
What? You think so? I can't tell
a difference myself, though.
[06:03] ---
It might be because I figured out
the meaning and role of my sound.
[06:08] ---
What? You did?! What is it?!
[06:11] ---
What? It's a secret.
[06:12] ---
It's embarrassing to say it myself.
[06:14] ---
--Don't "it's a secret" me!
[06:15] ---
--Satowa. Did you change how you play a little?
--Don't "it's a secret" me!
[06:18] ---
Yes. My index finger has always been weak.
[06:23] ---
I do think it's getting a lot better lately,
[06:26] ---
but after I heard your performance,
[06:28] ---
I realized I still had
a long way to go after all.
[06:31] ---
I'm having a hard time giving
every note the same weight.
[06:35] ---
If you'd like, please use this.
[06:38] ---
Play wearing this. I often practice that way.
[06:41] ---
Your total attention goes to your ears
and your senses get finely honed,
[06:45] ---
which makes it easier to
converse with your own sound.
[06:48] ---
You can have it, so try it
when you practice alone.
[06:54] ---
Thank you very much.
[06:56] ---
You're welcome.
[07:06] ---
I have to hurry up and move forward, too.
[07:14] ---
"Chika Kudo"
[07:15] ---
"Chika Kudo"
I have to hurry up and stand alongside her.
[07:16] ---
I have to hurry up and stand alongside her.
[07:20] ---
I have to... hurry up...
[07:26] ---
Crap... I feel kinda woozy.
[07:30] ---
Oh, good morning. I was finally able
to come in before you.
[07:34] ---
Four-eyes...
[07:36] ---
You've been practicing
this early every day, huh?
[07:39] ---
Not really...
[07:40] ---
I'm a total morning person,
so I wake up early.
[07:44] ---
Well, it's not convincing
when you look so sleepy.
[07:49] ---
Kudo. Aren't you overdoing it
with practice lately?
[07:52] ---
Hm? What do you mean? I'm not overdoing it.
[07:55] ---
Rather, I'm not practicing enough.
[07:58] ---
We've got only one month
before the competition.
[08:03] ---
His fingers...! Just how much
has he been practicing...?!
[08:06] ---
You're practicing too much!
[08:08] ---
I said it's not enough!
[08:09] ---
As it stands, we can't go to nationals!
I have to practice more!
[08:14] ---
I do get how you feel, but you're
still a first-year student!
[08:18] ---
So don't be so hasty.
[08:20] ---
You'll still have a chance next year to--
[08:22] ---
Next year won't work for you guys!
[08:28] ---
Next year... will be too late.
[08:35] ---
If you get it, move. You're in the way of--
[08:37] ---
I forbid you to practice!
[08:39] ---
--What?!
--Doing it too much is counterproductive!
[08:41] ---
Shut up! I can't get better
without practicing, you idiot!
[08:44] ---
I'm telling you to think about how you do it!
[08:46] ---
Shut the hell up!
[08:48] ---
--Hey! I said no practice!
--Let go of me!
[08:52] ---
Dammit! What are we doing?
We wasted a lot of time.
[08:57] ---
It was a good diversion, wasn't it?
[09:01] ---
There's something I've been wondering...
[09:05] ---
...about your sound.
[09:07] ---
Wh-What is it?!
[09:09] ---
Your sound... sometimes shines...
[09:12] ---
"Sh-Shines"...?
[09:14] ---
Yeah. Sometimes.
[09:16] ---
It shines...
[09:18] ---
...very gently...
[09:20] ---
...and warmly.
[09:23] ---
I've been curious what that sound
is about all this time...
[09:27] ---
But I think I finally know what it is.
[09:32] ---
That sound is your soul itself.
[09:39] ---
It's your soul itself.
[09:43] ---
Shoot! I said exactly what
I thought without thinking!
[09:47] ---
What the heck? You must've
hit your head or something.
[09:51] ---
I shouldn't have said that.
[09:54] ---
Hey, Chika.
[09:58] ---
You know sound? It touches people's souls.
[10:02] ---
And pieces of music are the souls
of the people who create them.
[10:07] ---
I don't know what this piece
means to you, but...
[10:11] ---
To tell you the truth,
I played this piece hoping
[10:14] ---
that people would smile after listening to it.
[10:17] ---
See the entire piece thoroughly.
Understand its flow.
[10:22] ---
Akira. We have guests,
so please prepare some tea for them.
[10:27] ---
Guests?
[10:30] ---
Mr. Takagi... The others are all senior
members of the Hozuki School, too.
[10:36] ---
Come see them later to say hello.
[10:39] ---
Make tea for the grand master, too.
[10:43] ---
Grandmother.
[10:44] ---
Is it okay... for me to sit in the meeting, too?
[10:51] ---
Sure. Come with me.
[10:55] ---
Hmph. I don't like the look in her eyes...
[10:58] ---
But she won't be able to do anything anyway.
[11:01] ---
Well, she can just sit there and watch quietly.
[11:05] ---
Since Akira is taking her time
shutting down that club,
[11:08] ---
I'll put an end to it for good.
[11:13] ---
What is this about?
[11:17] ---
"I wanna do it, too."
[11:21] ---
I called for this meeting in order to
discuss the grand master's daughter.
[11:26] ---
She was excommunicated after causing
trouble for the school before
[11:31] ---
and now, she is about to
jeopardize the school again.
[11:37] ---
"Jeopardize the school"?
[11:39] ---
Satowa belongs to a koto club
at her high school right now.
[11:43] ---
But it's only a koto club in name.
They're a group of delinquents.
[11:52] ---
Oh, I'm sorry. It was just anticlimactic, so...
[11:55] ---
That's Mr. Takagi's son...
[11:58] ---
I wondered what this was about.
[11:59] ---
The excommunicated daughter's club activities?
[12:03] ---
It's not something we, adults,
have to meet and--
[12:05] ---
Even if one of the delinquents has
gotten into trouble with the police?
[12:12] ---
"Strawberry Au Lait"
[12:13] ---
"Strawberry Au Lait"
Oh? Chika. Aren't you going to
the lunch-break practice today?
[12:15] ---
Oh? Chika. Aren't you going to
the lunch-break practice today?
[12:17] ---
That damn four-eyes forbade me
to go until my hand heals.
[12:21] ---
Your hand?
[12:22] ---
Oh, I get it. You practiced like an idiot,
right? Use your head at little.
[12:26] ---
Shut up.
[12:27] ---
Satowa. You're going to the practice now?
[12:29] ---
Yeah.
[12:31] ---
Well then, see you later.
[12:34] ---
Kudo...
[12:35] ---
Got a minute?
[12:36] ---
Huh?
[12:37] ---
Ahhh! What's going on?!
[12:39] ---
--Is he gonna confess his love?!
[12:39] ---
--I was worried about Satowa,
so I investigated the club.
--Is he gonna confess his love?!
[12:43] ---
I heard that one of the club members
named Kudo is a famous delinquent.
[12:48] ---
He got in trouble with the police
many times due to his violence.
[12:53] ---
Violence?!
[12:54] ---
It seems that his grandfather is a koto maker.
[12:58] ---
This is hard to believe, but he even caused
an outrageous incident last year,
[13:03] ---
attacking his grandfather's house
with his delinquent friends.
[13:07] ---
Attack?!
[13:09] ---
Rather than just a delinquent,
that sounds like he's a criminal.
[13:14] ---
Kudo did...?
[13:16] ---
I really wanna know what
kind of piece "Tenkyu" is.
[13:20] ---
"What kind"?
[13:22] ---
I wanna know what kind of situation
you were in at the time,
[13:25] ---
what you were thinking,
and who you created this piece for.
[13:33] ---
My granddad said...
[13:36] ---
...that pieces of music are "the souls
of the people who create them."
[13:44] ---
So I don't wanna play it without
knowing those things.
[13:47] ---
Actually, since I've been playing it
without knowing them,
[13:49] ---
I feel like something has been
missing all this time.
[13:52] ---
It'll be a story solely about my family.
[13:56] ---
Is that gonna help your performance?
[13:59] ---
It'll help a lot!
[14:05] ---
Okay.
[14:06] ---
You're saying that Satowa is hanging out
with such a dangerous boy?
[14:10] ---
Yes. Satowa must hate Hozuki
since she was excommunicated.
[14:15] ---
This boy and Satowa being in
a koto club together made me think...
[14:19] ---
...that they might be plotting
something like "revenge."
[14:27] ---
Play one more time.
[14:29] ---
We're not neglecting them.
[14:31] ---
I threw a tantrum on that big stage.
[14:35] ---
I-I'd like to play... with you.
[14:39] ---
Satowa's actions at the competition
severely demeaned the Hozuki name.
[14:44] ---
We must do everything to prevent
further damage to Hozuki's reputation.
[14:49] ---
We'll ask the school to disband the club
and have Satowa transfer to another--
[14:54] ---
How stupid...
[14:57] ---
What?
[14:58] ---
You couldn't hear me? I said, "How stupid."
[15:04] ---
Akira...? What're you--?
[15:07] ---
I've held my tongue as you talked,
but "revenge"? That's ridiculous.
[15:11] ---
How can you say things like that when
you don't know anything about Kudo?
[15:16] ---
You're the one who's plotting
something, right, Grandmother?!
[15:20] ---
You've been secretly snooping
around on high school students
[15:22] ---
and now you're just saying whatever,
whether it's true or not!
[15:25] ---
You're the one who is outrageous,
Grandmother!
[15:28] ---
Do you know this student Kudo?
[15:32] ---
Yes. I've been giving lessons
to that koto club.
[15:37] ---
The idea they're plotting
"revenge" is nonsense.
[15:39] ---
I see. Then--
[15:41] ---
Akira! You poor dear!
It must be that you're exhausted!
[15:46] ---
You must not know what you're saying.
[15:50] ---
No, I do know very well what I'm saying.
[15:53] ---
But you should take a second
look at yourself, Grandmother.
[15:56] ---
Wha...?!
[15:57] ---
It's true... that due to
the preconceptions I had,
[16:01] ---
I just assumed that the students
were not serious about the koto.
[16:06] ---
But I was wrong.
[16:07] ---
Kudo and Satowa, and of course,
the other members too,
[16:11] ---
face the koto very seriously.
[16:15] ---
They just purely love the koto...
[16:17] ---
...and want to become better at it.
[16:20] ---
You're the only one who cannot
always face the koto, Grandmother!
[16:26] ---
All you think about
are things like your position,
[16:29] ---
making the school famous,
and dragging others down.
[16:32] ---
Why don't you stop that and face
the koto for a change?
[16:36] ---
A-A-Akira... Who do you think
you're talking--?
[16:41] ---
Ms. Dojima...
[16:42] ---
That's enough. You put your granddaughter
in this difficult position.
[16:47] ---
Mr. Takagi...
[16:49] ---
Akira. Is this student Kudo really someone
[16:52] ---
who's going to be harmful
to Satowa or the Hozuki School?
[16:57] ---
I don't know what he was like in the past,
[17:01] ---
but right now, his attitude towards
the koto is very earnest and sincere.
[17:11] ---
I see.
[17:13] ---
What do you guys think? I don't think
we need to be concerned right--
[17:17] ---
Hold on a second, please!
Even if he's not causing problems now,
[17:20] ---
human nature doesn't change so easi--
[17:23] ---
That's enough!
[17:25] ---
No further discussion
on this subject is necessary.
[17:28] ---
Ms. Dojima. Please show them out.
[17:31] ---
You, too, Grand Master?!
[17:32] ---
Also...
[17:34] ---
I won't allow you to investigate
my daughter and her friends
[17:37] ---
and say whatever you like!
I find it repugnant!
[17:41] ---
Although I did excommunicate her...
[17:44] ---
...she's still my daughter.
[17:51] ---
Grand Master.
[17:52] ---
She feels that club and her friends
are precious enough for her
[17:55] ---
to even get down on her hands and
knees to ask a favor of me, right?
[18:00] ---
I think so.
[18:02] ---
Then that's fine.
[18:04] ---
The qualifier for nationals
will be held next month.
[18:07] ---
Satowa will perform, too.
[18:09] ---
Grand Master, why don't you come see it?
[18:13] ---
I no longer have...
[18:15] ---
...the right to do that.
[18:22] ---
Mr. Takagi. I'm sorry for behaving
like that in front of everyone.
[18:27] ---
That's okay.
[18:28] ---
I was relieved to find out
[18:29] ---
that Hozuki still has a young person
like you with such backbone.
[18:33] ---
I look forward to your successful future.
[18:36] ---
Thank you very much.
[18:39] ---
Hmph! Backbone, he said?!
[18:41] ---
That club is full of troublemakers.
I bet they'll cause trouble someday.
[18:46] ---
When they do, don't come crying to me!
[18:56] ---
So it was like that...
[18:59] ---
...up to the point when "Tenkyu" was created.
[19:03] ---
I see.
[19:05] ---
Got it. Thanks.
[19:10] ---
Hey, do you mind telling the others
what you just told me?
[19:14] ---
What?
[19:15] ---
I finally feel like I can figure out
how I should play that piece.
[19:19] ---
But stories about my family would only be...
[19:21] ---
It might irritate us if it were a family story
of someone we don't care about,
[19:25] ---
but it's different in your case.
[19:27] ---
Different?
[19:32] ---
We do care about you.
[19:37] ---
Well, I'm not gonna force you, though.
[19:40] ---
Why... is Kudo always like this?
[19:45] ---
Always...
[19:51] ---
Kudo. I'll treat you to a Paplico.
[19:53] ---
What?! Why?!
[19:55] ---
I just felt like it.
[19:56] ---
I wonder someday...
[19:58] ---
...if I could return...
[20:01] ---
...the same amount of warmth...
you gave me...
[20:08] ---
Someday...
[20:10] ---
"Koto Club"
[20:11] ---
"Koto Club"
There.
[20:13] ---
"Koto Club"
[20:14] ---
The spot where it livens up while
each part becomes the theme in turn...
[20:18] ---
Can you make those handoffs smoother?
[20:21] ---
Smoother?
[20:23] ---
So smooth that the listener
can't tell when they happened.
[20:26] ---
And, from there, it's like you'll
gradually show your own tone color.
[20:30] ---
You can sing to your heart's content.
[20:31] ---
Just make sure you lock down the tempo.
[20:34] ---
I see...
[20:35] ---
This is the best part of the piece,
so play with your sound
[20:38] ---
to your heart's content.
[20:40] ---
And Hozuki.
[20:42] ---
You play the start of the piece very softly,
but can you make it a little tense?
[20:47] ---
Tense?
[20:49] ---
You're probably doing it unconsciously,
but your sound is overall gentle.
[20:54] ---
You seem to completely deny your
performance from the competition,
[20:58] ---
but that sound had an incredible power.
[21:01] ---
Don't get rid of it. Make the best use of it.
[21:03] ---
By putting that sound in the piece,
the other parts will shine more.
[21:13] ---
Okay.
[21:17] ---
Sounds like it'll be an amazing performance.
[21:22] ---
I wonder when the last time was...
[21:25] ---
...that I felt excited like this...
[21:27] ---
"Keishi"
[21:30] ---
Thus...
[21:32] ---
...with each of us conveying
our feelings in our sound...
[21:42] ---
"Ms. Chiharu Hozuki"
[21:49] ---
...the qualifier for nationals...
[21:51] ---
...was about to begin.
[23:38] ---
Next time, "Morning of the Showdown."
[23:41] ---
"#22 Morning of the Showdown"
E22 - Morning of the Showdown
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[00:00] ---
"National Qualifier!"
[00:08] ---
I'm sorry, Takezo... for not being able
to get us a ticket to nationals.
[00:19] ---
I already know.
[00:23] ---
Since that day...
[00:26] ---
It's been a whole year...
[01:59] ---
"#22 Morning of the Showdown"
Good morning!
[02:01] ---
"#22 Morning of the Showdown"
Oh, good morning!
[02:02] ---
Breakfast looks like quite the feast today.
[02:05] ---
Today's the national qualifier, right?
You need to get fired up!
[02:09] ---
I'll come hear your performance.
[02:12] ---
What?!
[02:12] ---
What, you don't want me to?
[02:14] ---
Well, it's not like that, but...
[02:16] ---
I know you've been working hard from
early in the morning till late at night,
[02:21] ---
and yet, I've never heard
your performance, you know.
[02:25] ---
I'll come with your dad to root for you.
[02:27] ---
Dad, too?!
[02:28] ---
I'm glad that the qualifier is on a Sunday.
[02:31] ---
I don't have any plans today,
but I'm not going.
[02:34] ---
Hey, Takeru!
[02:36] ---
But if by some chance you guys make it
to nationals, I guess I could go.
[02:42] ---
Thanks, Takeru.
[02:48] ---
Kurusu?!
[02:51] ---
What're you doing here?
Did something happen?
[02:53] ---
Today we're meeting up at
the station near the venue, right?
[02:56] ---
Um... Well...
[02:58] ---
If you don't mind... um...
can we go together today?
[03:02] ---
I'm so nervous I feel like I'll end up
getting on the wrong train.
[03:07] ---
Hold on a sec.
[03:11] ---
You can have this.
[03:12] ---
Hey, your hands!
[03:14] ---
They're very cold! How long did you wait?!
[03:16] ---
I-I didn't wait that long, really!
[03:19] ---
Hm...? Aren't your hands cold, too?
[03:24] ---
To tell you the truth, I've also
been nervous since yesterday...
[03:28] ---
So I'm a little relieved now since you're here.
[03:33] ---
Let's go.
[03:35] ---
Chika. You got everything?
Do you have your plectrums with you?
[03:39] ---
Who'd forget their plectrums
when they're going to perform?
[03:43] ---
More people than you might think.
[03:45] ---
Oh. I'll come hear your performance
with Takaoka today.
[03:47] ---
What? With Tetsuki? Why?
[03:50] ---
Well, I heard he was coming, too,
[03:53] ---
so I thought I'd give him a ride... by force.
[03:56] ---
Are you trying to kill him?
[04:00] ---
See you later.
[04:01] ---
Chika!
[04:04] ---
Snatch that ticket to nationals!
[04:10] ---
Of course we will, dummy!
[04:18] ---
"Kao School"
[04:23] ---
The award goes to...
[04:25] ---
...Kanagawa Prefectural...
[04:28] ---
...Hakuto High School.
[04:38] ---
Kazusa seems unusually nervous.
[04:43] ---
What's the matter, Nene?
[04:45] ---
Listen! You'll be number one!
[04:48] ---
What?
[04:49] ---
Ask me "why?"!
[04:51] ---
Wh-Why?
[04:53] ---
'Cause I'm rooting for you!
[04:58] ---
You're such an angel! Thanks, Nene!
[05:02] ---
There's no way I'm gonna lose.
[05:05] ---
I'm gonna take you to nationals for sure!
[05:09] ---
That's right, Kazusa.
We, Himesaka, will never lose again.
[05:16] ---
Jeez, Mio! The bus is already at school!
[05:21] ---
It's still not...
[05:22] ---
What?
[05:23] ---
It's still not enough.
Power... I need to charge it.
[05:27] ---
Mio!
[05:29] ---
Hey! Suzumori!
So you found Kanzaki, huh? Good!
[05:33] ---
Mr. Yamamoto! But Mio says
he still isn't coming yet.
[05:37] ---
What? Why?
[05:39] ---
Photosynthesis.
[05:41] ---
Oh, I see! Photosynthesis, huh?
That sounds good! I'll do it, too.
[05:47] ---
Whoa! This feels good, Kanzaki!
[05:50] ---
You look like you're having fun again today.
[05:54] ---
Yep! I'm having fun!
[05:56] ---
Because the national qualifier
is finally here today!
[05:59] ---
I've been excited for months now!
[06:03] ---
That's something.
[06:05] ---
I couldn't go to the traditional music festival
because I got the flu, right?
[06:10] ---
Oh, yeah?
[06:11] ---
You don't remember?!
[06:14] ---
But seriously...
[06:15] ---
Thanks... for following me all this way.
[06:20] ---
I didn't really follow you, though.
[06:24] ---
What?!
[06:26] ---
Right, of course!
[06:28] ---
Whoa... I feel embarrassed.
Forget what I just said!
[06:31] ---
Mr. Yamamoto! Mio! We'll be late!
[06:34] ---
Oh... Sorry, Suzumori!
[06:36] ---
Now, get up, Kanzaki. Let's go!
[06:42] ---
Listen, Mio... The fact is, Mr. Yamamoto is...
[06:47] ---
Kanzaki!
[06:49] ---
Hurry up, or I'll carry you to the bus!
[06:55] ---
Yeah, that's fine. Carry me on your back.
[06:58] ---
What?
[06:59] ---
"Yamawa Station"
[07:01] ---
Okay, guys. We need to take a deep breath.
I heard exhaling is important.
[07:11] ---
It's not working! I can't calm down at all!
My heart is about to pop out of my ear!
[07:14] ---
Oh, no! Put it back!
[07:15] ---
Calm down! We can try acupressure!
[07:17] ---
My mom said pressing here on
our hands relieves tension.
[07:20] ---
I also saw on the Internet that it
helps if we admit we're nervous!
[07:24] ---
Okay, let's do both! We're nervous!
[07:27] ---
What're you guys doing?
[07:30] ---
Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Chika! Hozuki!
Don't scare us like that!
[07:33] ---
Hey, why are you already so nervous?
[07:36] ---
This isn't even our first competition.
[07:38] ---
That's exactly why we're more nervous!
[07:41] ---
On top of that, today... you know... um...
[07:46] ---
We can't fail... for sure...
[07:51] ---
If you're thinking like that,
you're gonna mess up.
[07:56] ---
Hey, you should give them
a little bit of hope.
[07:59] ---
It's shock therapy.
[08:05] ---
Is your mom coming to hear
our performance today?
[08:11] ---
No.
[08:12] ---
I sent her a letter and
mentioned today's competition,
[08:15] ---
but she didn't write back or call me.
[08:20] ---
I see...
[08:21] ---
But...
[08:23] ---
...it's okay. My current performance
and my performance with you...
[08:27] ---
This isn't the last chance for her to hear it.
[08:33] ---
--Yep!
--That's right!
[08:34] ---
Good morning, guys!
[08:36] ---
Good morning!
[08:38] ---
Are we all here?
[08:40] ---
We are!
[08:41] ---
Miss Akira will join us later, right?
[08:44] ---
Yeah. Okay then, let's go.
[08:46] ---
It'll take ten minutes to get
to the venue on foot.
[08:48] ---
U-Um, excuse me!
[08:51] ---
This may not be the right place to give
these to you, but I'll do it while I can.
[08:55] ---
What? What is it?
[08:58] ---
A-Actually, nothing. I'm sorr--
[09:00] ---
Jeez! Stop being so hesitant.
[09:02] ---
--Hey!
--Can I open it? I'll open it, okay?
[09:04] ---
Wai--
[09:11] ---
Are they... charms?
[09:13] ---
They're in the shape of a bridge!
And they have our names!
[09:16] ---
Did you make these for us, Hozy?!
[09:19] ---
U-Um... I-I-I'm sorry that they aren't
well made... Th-They look tacky, too.
[09:24] ---
I-I caused you trouble
because of my family stuff.
[09:28] ---
Well, actually, I made them wishing
that we could do our best today.
[09:32] ---
Hozy...
[09:33] ---
This is amazing! I'm so happy! Thank you!
[09:36] ---
These are filled with lots of love!
[09:38] ---
We're definitely gonna be okay today!
[09:41] ---
Thank you!
[09:42] ---
Here's yours, Mr. Takinami.
[09:44] ---
What? I've got one, too? Thanks.
[09:47] ---
Hozuki. Did you poke your
fingers with the needle?
[09:50] ---
I did, but my fingertips
are very hard now, so...
[09:53] ---
Oh, Chika? We need to
get going or we'll be late.
[09:57] ---
What's the deal with him?
He didn't even say thanks.
[10:00] ---
Kudo. That's the wrong direction.
[10:03] ---
Oh. He must be really happy.
[10:06] ---
Looks like it.
[10:07] ---
This might be the first time
someone's given him a charm.
[10:12] ---
This is crazy. It's a charm just for me...
[10:15] ---
Don't ever show your face
in front of me again!
[10:18] ---
We can just use him when fights get bad.
[10:24] ---
Shall we get going, too?
[10:26] ---
Hey, Granddad...
[10:28] ---
The koto club you created really is amazing!
[10:32] ---
I wish these days could go on forever...
[10:36] ---
Komaki! Hurry up!
[10:38] ---
"Monthly Hogaku Days"
Komaki! Hurry up!
[10:38] ---
"Monthly Hogaku Days"
We're gonna head out to the venue now!
[10:41] ---
"Koto for Beginners"
What? Please wait for me, Mr. Tsukaji!
[10:42] ---
"Koto: You can play it, too"
"History of Traditional Japanese Music"
What? Please wait for me, Mr. Tsukaji!
[10:46] ---
In any case, do I have to go today, too?
[10:51] ---
When I go to concerts, I fall asleep
in the middle without fail.
[10:55] ---
So I think it'd be better if you go alone.
[10:58] ---
Komaki!
[11:00] ---
Are you taking your job seriously?!
[11:02] ---
We publish a specialized magazine
on traditional Japanese music!
[11:05] ---
And you're one of its editors,
for God's sake! So act like one!
[11:09] ---
I got the job through my personal connections.
[11:11] ---
It's not like I'm interested
in traditional Japanese music.
[11:13] ---
I've heard enough!
[11:17] ---
Don't you think koto is kinda a tough subject?
[11:21] ---
Then today's work suits you very well.
[11:25] ---
What?
[11:26] ---
It's Kanagawa's qualifier for nationals.
[11:29] ---
Koto is tough? Difficult to approach?
[11:33] ---
This is way beyond that.
[11:35] ---
Today a bunch of high school students
in their prime battle it out!
[11:40] ---
"Tetsuki taken by force"
[11:44] ---
Whoa... So they're all our rivals, huh?
[11:48] ---
As expected, there are so many girls...
[11:50] ---
A total of 14 schools, was it?
[11:53] ---
Yeah. And the number of schools
that can go to nationals...
[11:55] ---
...is one.
[11:57] ---
Yeah.
[12:01] ---
Ugh!
[12:03] ---
Long time no see. I'm glad to see you again.
[12:06] ---
You...!
[12:07] ---
Oh? You don't remember me?
[12:09] ---
I made friends with you guys
at the music festival.
[12:12] ---
I don't recall becoming your friend! But...
[12:16] ---
How could I forget...?
[12:18] ---
You told me that my tones
were unrefined that time!
[12:21] ---
I found out later that you were
saying I sucked, you bastard!
[12:24] ---
Yeah.
[12:25] ---
Don't "yeah" me!
[12:26] ---
Let me tell you something!
We're not the same as we were then!
[12:29] ---
We're definitely gonna win today!
[12:31] ---
Kanzaki! You often disappear on me
when I look away for a second!
[12:36] ---
Everyone's looking for you over--
[12:38] ---
Whoa! Tokise High School!
[12:41] ---
Yeah, that's us, why?
[12:43] ---
Er... I'm sorry! Are you their advisor?
[12:47] ---
I'm Taishin Yamamoto.
I'm the advisor for Hakuto's koto club.
[12:51] ---
I'm delighted to meet you!
[12:53] ---
Well, thank you. I'm Takinami,
Tokise's advisor.
[12:57] ---
When I heard Tokise's performance on
the traditional music festival's DVD,
[13:02] ---
I was sooo moved!
[13:05] ---
What kind of guidance do you give them?!
[13:07] ---
Nothing really. It's all my students doing.
[13:10] ---
Wow! That's a cool answer!
[13:12] ---
Unlike the music festival, Tokise performs
right after Hakuto today, right?
[13:17] ---
I'll be rushing to hear your
performance after ours is over!
[13:21] ---
Thank you.
[13:22] ---
What? We're playing right after Hakuto?
[13:24] ---
Yeah.
[13:25] ---
Huh?! The heck?!
How come we didn't know?!
[13:28] ---
Why didn't you tell us, Suzu?!
[13:30] ---
We'd be the second to last performance.
That's all you told us!
[13:35] ---
What? Did I have to tell you that?
[13:37] ---
Does the order somehow
affect your performance?
[13:40] ---
Are you scared?
[13:41] ---
Oh... I guess maybe you are, huh?
[13:44] ---
--No way! Order doesn't matter!
[13:46] ---
--He's right!
--No way! Order doesn't matter!
[13:47] ---
Then no problem, right?
[13:48] ---
--You're damn right!
--Yeah!
[13:50] ---
What wonderful leadership!
[13:53] ---
My students give a very
good performance, too.
[13:56] ---
So please listen at the stage wings.
[14:01] ---
Mr. Yamamoto! Mio!
[14:03] ---
Oh, excuse me, but we have to go now.
[14:05] ---
See you later.
[14:07] ---
Let's go, Kanzaki!
[14:11] ---
Hey...
[14:14] ---
I'm not gonna lose, either...
[14:16] ---
...for sure.
[14:30] ---
Is she gonna come running?
[14:31] ---
Satowa!
[14:38] ---
They're serious... Everyone is
seriously aiming for nationals.
[14:42] ---
"Service Entrance"
[14:45] ---
Thank you very much!
[14:46] ---
Hey, Granny.
[14:48] ---
You'll stay and listen to our
performance today, right?
[14:50] ---
Actually, I have some business
to take care of after this.
[14:53] ---
What...? I see...
[14:55] ---
But, well... I'll finish it quickly
and come back.
[14:59] ---
You guys are already like my grandkids, so...
[15:03] ---
Chika, hurry up! The next school
will be coming in soon.
[15:06] ---
Yeah.
[15:11] ---
I still feel very upset about
not being able to have
[15:15] ---
my granddad hear my performance,
[15:17] ---
but I'm glad that I've got you.
[15:25] ---
We'll... take you to nationals, too, Granny.
[15:31] ---
Chika!
[15:33] ---
You guys are gonna be okay, for sure.
[15:37] ---
Go play to your heart's content.
[15:46] ---
"Tuning Room"
[15:51] ---
Kazusa.
[15:53] ---
Hozumi!
[15:55] ---
Are you doing okay?
[15:56] ---
Is there anything I can help with?
[15:58] ---
Ah, no, I'm okay. Thank you very much.
[16:02] ---
It's just that I'm kinda
more nervous than usual
[16:05] ---
since we're playing early, the third in line.
[16:08] ---
I see. That's just natural.
[16:10] ---
When you perform, all we, the support
members, can do is root for you,
[16:14] ---
but we'll be sending you
our strong spiritual power!
[16:25] ---
Well then, if you need anything,
just let me know.
[16:28] ---
Hozumi!
[16:30] ---
Let's play together at nationals for sure!
[16:35] ---
Of course!
[16:45] ---
Whoa... It's been a while since
the last time we were in a hall!
[16:48] ---
This place is smaller than
the one at the music festival.
[16:50] ---
The number of schools
performing is about half, too.
[16:54] ---
It's starting.
[16:58] ---
We are now commencing
[17:00] ---
the 32nd Kanagawa Qualifier for
Japan High School Music Competition.
[17:08] ---
Oh, wow! They're all high
school students! They're so young!
[17:12] ---
But as I thought, it seems there are
very few boys. How disappointing.
[17:17] ---
Only one school can go to nationals, right?
[17:20] ---
I wonder which school I wanna root for...
[17:23] ---
Mr. Tsukaji. Which school
do you think will win?
[17:26] ---
Don't make it sound so simple.
[17:27] ---
I really do want to say that the one
who worked the hardest will win.
[17:32] ---
But even if they worked hard,
there are always those who make mistakes
[17:35] ---
due to the nervousness and pressure
from performing during the competition.
[17:40] ---
Chemistry with the judges
is a significant factor, too.
[17:43] ---
Really?
[17:44] ---
It can't be helped since judges are human, too.
[17:46] ---
"Koto Performer - Hisako Midoriyama"
"Shakuhachi Performer - Yoshiharu Wada"
"President of Ichiei University of Music - Kai Asahina"
It can't be helped since judges are human, too.
[17:47] ---
"Koto Performer - Hisako Midoriyama"
"Shakuhachi Performer - Yoshiharu Wada"
"President of Ichiei University of Music - Kai Asahina"
Today's judges are...
[17:50] ---
There's an uptight person.
[17:52] ---
Well, as usual, it's reasonable to think
that Himesaka will be first place.
[17:57] ---
But the Kanto Traditional Japanese
Music Festival that I couldn't go see...
[18:01] ---
I'm curious about Hakuto,
who beat out Himesaka for first place.
[18:05] ---
The music festival's DVD...
[18:08] ---
...was broken by Komaki
before I watched it. It really hurt!
[18:11] ---
"Hozuki School"
[18:13] ---
The lesson took longer than I thought.
[18:16] ---
I have to hurry to the venue.
[18:22] ---
So she's still angry with me, huh?
Well, it's not surprising, I guess.
[18:31] ---
"Satowa Hozuki"
[18:33] ---
Excuse me, Grand Master.
[18:37] ---
What is it?
[18:38] ---
I'm heading out to
the national qualifier.
[18:42] ---
As I told you before,
Satowa will perform, too.
[18:46] ---
I'm driving there, so if you'd like--
[18:49] ---
Why would I go? She's been excommunicated.
[18:53] ---
I'm the grand master. It's improper
for me to go hear her performance.
[18:57] ---
It's not improper...
[18:59] ---
...because you're her mother
before you're her teacher.
[19:02] ---
You think I can say that I'm her mother?
[19:06] ---
I had my own problems to deal with,
[19:09] ---
so I turned my eyes away from her feelings.
[19:11] ---
I gave a look of contempt and strong
rejection to the scream from her heart.
[19:17] ---
I don't even have the right to call myself
her mother, let alone go to hear her--
[19:21] ---
Grand Master.
[19:22] ---
Forgive me!
[19:24] ---
What? Hey...
[19:26] ---
What're you doing, Akira?
[19:27] ---
I'm sorry, but I don't have time,
so I'm taking you by force!
[19:32] ---
I know this is none of my business
and I'm being selfish.
[19:35] ---
But... I'm so fed up...!
[19:37] ---
The shackles of the school.
The hardships in the past.
[19:40] ---
Being bound by them and watching...
[19:42] ---
...others be bound! I'm fed up with all of it!
[19:45] ---
What's the fuss?
[19:47] ---
--Hm? Akira. What're you doing this time?
[19:50] ---
--Good timing. Come with us, Grandmother.
--Hm? Akira. What're you doing this time?
[19:52] ---
What?
[19:53] ---
You should hear their performance, too!
[19:57] ---
A-Akira! You're being rough!
[20:01] ---
I just got my driver's license.
Please hold on tight!
[20:07] ---
"Program"
[20:08] ---
"Program"
"Kata..." "Kata..."?
[20:10] ---
"Kata kata"? What're you
trying to say, Kudo?
[20:13] ---
Well, I can't read the name of
the piece Hakuto is gonna play.
[20:16] ---
"Katakago"
[20:16] ---
"Katakago"
Yeah. I wonder what it is... "Katagashi"?
[20:19] ---
"Katakago." It's the name of a flower.
If I remember correctly,
[20:22] ---
it's an archaic word for katakuri.
[20:24] ---
Even the name sounds difficult.
[20:27] ---
Do you think it's another original piece?
[20:29] ---
Most likely. The same composer wrote it.
[20:33] ---
Let's see...
[20:34] ---
"Composed by Miyabi Tojo"
The composer is Miyabi Tojo.
[20:37] ---
Have you heard of the person?
[20:39] ---
No. I checked,
but I couldn't find anything.
[20:43] ---
It looks like Hakuto's got
a very good composer.
[20:48] ---
"Program"
[20:49] ---
Hozuki. Why are you so quiet?
[20:51] ---
Well, Himesaka is...
[20:52] ---
Himesaka?
[20:54] ---
I was thinking they're playing
another difficult piece.
[20:58] ---
Everyone, it's about time.
[21:00] ---
Club President.
[21:01] ---
Yes.
[21:03] ---
Everyone. We're finally at the qualifier.
[21:06] ---
We really went through a lot to get here.
[21:09] ---
We argued and fought the most this time,
[21:12] ---
and the mood was often bad, to be honest.
[21:15] ---
There are also members
who can't perform today.
[21:18] ---
But they helped the performing
members a lot as support members.
[21:22] ---
All of us were needed to come here today.
[21:26] ---
As the club president, I can proudly say...
[21:29] ---
...that we've practiced more
than any other school.
[21:33] ---
We'll win today with everyone here together!
[21:36] ---
Form a circle!
[21:38] ---
We are one!
[21:40] ---
We're the champions of Kanagawa!
[21:43] ---
Let's go!
[23:38] ---
Next time, "Champions' Resolve."
[23:41] ---
"#23 Champions' Resolve"
E23 - Champions' Resolve
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[01:31] ---
Himesaka Girls' Academy Koto Club...
[01:35] ---
"#23 Champions' Resolve"
A super prestigious school that went
to nationals for 10 consecutive years...
[01:40] ---
"Unshakable, absolute champions"
that stand unchallenged in Kanagawa...
[01:45] ---
That was just who we were.
[01:48] ---
It was our pride... until that day.
[01:54] ---
The award goes to...
[01:56] ---
...Kanagawa Prefectural...
Hakuto High School.
[02:00] ---
What? What happened...?
[02:03] ---
It can't be true...
[02:05] ---
We lost...?
[02:09] ---
"Himesaka Girls' Academy"
[02:10] ---
"Himesaka Girls' Academy"
Club President.
[02:12] ---
What is it, Wakaba?
[02:13] ---
To be honest, I don't think
we were inferior to Hakuto.
[02:17] ---
I think their piece turned out to be
more popular with the judges, that's all.
[02:21] ---
Yeah...
[02:22] ---
It feels like a fluke.
[02:24] ---
I disagree.
[02:26] ---
Yae.
[02:28] ---
Our loss wasn't a fluke.
[02:30] ---
"There's no way we'll lose
because we're Himesaka."
[02:34] ---
I think we lost because that thought
caused us to let our guard down.
[02:38] ---
Yeah, I agree.
[02:40] ---
We third years want to
get back at Hakuto, too.
[02:44] ---
But we'll retire after the performance
in Tokyo next week.
[02:47] ---
So we'll entrust it to the first
and second years.
[02:49] ---
The new club president will be Yae.
[02:51] ---
Okay!
[02:53] ---
Going to nationals 11 years in a row
won't be easy, but you can do it!
[02:58] ---
Yeah!
[03:03] ---
I didn't hear Hakuto's performance.
[03:08] ---
Right after Tokise finished playing,
I went to see him to complain.
[03:12] ---
I looked down on both Tokise and Hakuto.
[03:19] ---
Fumi... I...
[03:24] ---
I feel very... ashamed... of myself.
[03:37] ---
Don't look so miserable!
[03:39] ---
It's okay. You're lucky
that you noticed it now.
[03:43] ---
We can now face the qualifier
thoroughly prepared.
[03:46] ---
We won't lose next time for sure!
[03:48] ---
Fumi...
[03:49] ---
Now, brace up!
[03:51] ---
We'll practice furiously again
starting tomorrow!
[03:54] ---
Yep!
[03:57] ---
Girls! We received the sheet music
for the qualifier piece. Come get it.
[04:03] ---
"Three Paraphrases"...
[04:06] ---
I've never played it, but if I
remember correctly, this piece is...
[04:10] ---
A-A lot of string-pressing...!
[04:12] ---
On top of that, they're sixteenth notes...
[04:14] ---
Doesn't the picking in
the second half look crazy?
[04:16] ---
And we need to change the tuning a lot!
[04:18] ---
We have to be in sync with this many people?!
[04:20] ---
Shoot...
[04:22] ---
I feel super fired up.
[04:24] ---
Does everyone have it? Okay then,
I'd like to make a suggestion.
[04:28] ---
All these years, every member
played in the qualifier.
[04:32] ---
But you can't win like that anymore.
[04:35] ---
The era of Himesaka always
being number one is over.
[04:38] ---
So, like we always do for nationals,
[04:41] ---
I'll choose who will perform by audition.
[04:44] ---
I'll hold the audition one month
prior to the qualifier.
[04:46] ---
Considering the balance of first koto
and second koto, I'll choose 24 members.
[04:50] ---
It'll be based on your abilities.
Your year doesn't matter.
[04:54] ---
I'll choose a team to go to nationals.
[04:57] ---
What do you think?
[04:58] ---
Okay!
[05:00] ---
Okay then. That's decided.
[05:02] ---
Now, let's start practice. Get ready!
[05:08] ---
Hozumi! Why the gloomy face?
[05:12] ---
Rui.
[05:13] ---
Well, this piece seems really tough, so...
[05:17] ---
It's got a ton of string-pressing,
which I'm not good at.
[05:19] ---
On top of that, 12 members
will be cut by audition.
[05:22] ---
Why are you whining already?!
We still have time.
[05:25] ---
If we practice like there's
no tomorrow, we'll be fine!
[05:28] ---
This is the last chance for us second years.
We'll play together on stage!
[05:33] ---
Yep!
[05:35] ---
I think we should increase the practice time.
[05:37] ---
What're you saying, Kazusa?
We already have enough practice time.
[05:42] ---
Really? You can't play it well yet, Wakaba.
[05:45] ---
What? I've already memorized
the score perfectly.
[05:48] ---
But the way you play is rough.
[05:50] ---
Don't act so high-and-mighty!
[05:52] ---
I wanna go to nationals for sure!
[05:54] ---
In order to do so, I wanna do
everything we can do now!
[05:57] ---
Hey, you two, calm down.
[06:00] ---
We all want to go to nationals.
Let's work this out. Okay?
[06:04] ---
Hozumi...
[06:08] ---
Seriously, Kazusa really ticks me off!
[06:11] ---
I don't know if she's the daughter
of a grand master or what,
[06:14] ---
but she's always condescending.
Who does she think she is?
[06:18] ---
Also, she keeps praising this
Satowa girl from another school.
[06:23] ---
I bet she looks down on us.
[06:25] ---
I don't think so.
[06:28] ---
To me, she just looks very desperate.
[06:31] ---
She seriously wants to go to nationals,
[06:32] ---
so I'm sure she just spoke a little too harshly.
[06:35] ---
I'm seriously aiming for nationals, too.
[06:38] ---
Of course! I know that.
[06:41] ---
But you two are both first years,
good koto players, and aiming for nationals.
[06:47] ---
So I thought the two of you
fighting would be a shame.
[06:50] ---
Thank you very much for your concern.
[06:57] ---
That's sloppy! One more time, from the start!
[07:00] ---
Get the tempo right!
Make each sound clear and distinct!
[07:02] ---
Hozumi! You're not pressing
the strings hard at all!
[07:05] ---
That's just a half tone!
[07:06] ---
Not enough! Harder!
[07:09] ---
--Good practice.
[07:10] ---
--Good practice.
--Good practice.
[07:12] ---
Bye-bye.
[07:13] ---
Hozumi. Are you gonna keep
practicing by any chance?
[07:17] ---
Yeah. My skills aren't good
compared to the others.
[07:21] ---
I can't press strings hard at all, either, so...
[07:24] ---
There are a lot of string marks on your
left hand. Your fingers look swollen, too.
[07:28] ---
What? Your hand is like that, too.
[07:30] ---
Yours is beyond mine.
[07:32] ---
It's embarrassing that only
my fingers look kinda impressive.
[07:36] ---
I have to improve my skills, too.
I'll work hard!
[07:40] ---
Um...! Can I practice with you?!
[07:45] ---
Of course!
[07:50] ---
"Himesaka Girls' Academy"
[07:51] ---
Thus, a month before the qualifier,
[07:53] ---
we had the audition
to decide the qualifier team.
[07:56] ---
Next! First koto, Hozumi Tachibana.
Second koto, Rui Natsume!
[08:01] ---
Okay!
[08:03] ---
This is the hardest I've ever practiced.
[08:06] ---
So I'm sure I'll be okay.
[08:13] ---
Well then... I'll announce
the team for the qualifier.
[08:17] ---
I'll start with the second years.
[08:19] ---
Makimoto, Yokozawa, Aida, Sakaguchi,
Itofuji, Hara, Nishino, Sato,
[08:25] ---
--Watanabe, Oobayashi, Inoue, Ikeda,
Abe, Taniguchi, Iwasaki, and Natsume.
[08:28] ---
--Wow... Maybe all the second years will be--
--Watanabe, Oobayashi, Inoue, Ikeda,
Abe, Taniguchi, Iwasaki, and Natsume.
[08:32] ---
That's all. Now, first years.
[08:36] ---
E-Excuse me! All the second years
were called but Hozumi!
[08:40] ---
Unfortunately, Hozumi isn't
on the team this time.
[08:45] ---
Her hands moved well.
She practiced a lot, too.
[08:48] ---
But her string-pressing was still unstable.
[08:52] ---
That's the reason.
[08:54] ---
But... But to think that
only Hozumi is left out...
[08:57] ---
This is the last qualifier for us second years.
[08:59] ---
That's okay, Rui. It can't be helped.
[09:03] ---
She said it'd be based on our abilities
regardless of our year from the start.
[09:07] ---
I did everything I could. I have no regrets.
[09:12] ---
Hozumi...
[09:14] ---
Hozumi...
[09:17] ---
See you tomorrow.
[09:19] ---
Aren't you going home, Hozumi?
[09:21] ---
No, I'll stay a little longer.
[09:25] ---
I see. Then I'll see you tomorrow.
[09:27] ---
Yeah.
[09:37] ---
I'm the only second year who
wasn't chosen... How pathetic...
[10:00] ---
Hey, Wakaba! That hurts! Let go of me!
[10:04] ---
Are you stupid?
[10:05] ---
If you go talk to her right now, it'll only
make her feel more miserable, right?
[10:10] ---
She wasn't chosen because she wasn't good.
[10:12] ---
She couldn't improve enough by the time
of the audition. That's the reality.
[10:17] ---
How dare you say--
[10:18] ---
So...
[10:20] ---
...we'll go to nationals for sure.
[10:23] ---
If we do, there'll be another
audition before nationals.
[10:27] ---
All we can do for her now is
go to nationals. Am I wrong?
[10:33] ---
I thought you hated Hozumi.
[10:38] ---
I said she wasn't good,
but I didn't say I hated her.
[10:41] ---
The only person I hate is you.
[10:43] ---
Wakaba! I hate you, too!
[10:46] ---
But just this once, I agree with you!
[10:49] ---
We're gonna get the ticket to nationals!
[10:54] ---
We're definitely not gonna let things end here.
[10:57] ---
We're gonna create the path
that leads us to our next step...
[11:02] ---
...for sure...
[11:05] ---
Program number three.
Himesaka Girls' Academy.
[11:11] ---
"Three Paraphrases."
[11:23] ---
Himesaka Girls' Academy.
[11:26] ---
"Three Paraphrases."
[12:18] ---
Are you kidding me?!
[12:21] ---
Even though there's a lot of
string-pressing and tuning-changing,
[12:23] ---
they're doing it completely in sync
[12:26] ---
while they're playing
sixteenth notes seamlessly!
[12:29] ---
How can they move their hands like that?
[12:31] ---
How come no one knocks down
the bridges with this speed?
[12:37] ---
You girls are amazing!
[12:40] ---
Keep it up... Keep it up...!
[12:46] ---
Support member?
[12:48] ---
Yes.
[12:49] ---
When going to nationals,
non-performing members assist, right?
[12:54] ---
So I was hoping to assist in the same way.
[12:57] ---
That'd be great... But aren't you
pushing yourself, Hozumi?
[13:02] ---
I know I'm the one who didn't choose you,
but if it's hard for you--
[13:05] ---
It's hard... very hard...
[13:08] ---
But...
[13:14] ---
Hozumi! Good morning!
[13:17] ---
Rui.
[13:18] ---
Did you hear? We'll be practicing
a lot more from today.
[13:22] ---
I heard that Kazusa and Wakaba
went to ask the advisor directly
[13:26] ---
even though they don't get along.
[13:27] ---
What...? I see, those two did...
[13:31] ---
Hozumi. Make sure you keep practicing...
[13:35] ---
...'cause we'll play together at nationals.
[13:40] ---
I thought I'd regret it if I just kept
feeling down until the qualifier.
[13:45] ---
I'm lucky to have friends
who say things like that,
[13:49] ---
so I'd like to do all I can to spend
this time together with everyone.
[13:57] ---
They haven't messed up at all so far.
[14:00] ---
Incredible...!
[14:04] ---
That third movement is coming up soon.
[14:26] ---
Picking sixteenth notes. Half tones and
whole tones. Irregular string-pressing...
[14:30] ---
With this many people? Are they monsters?!
[14:33] ---
What's this? I didn't realize
kotos could be this incredible...!
[14:39] ---
We no longer let our guards down thinking,
"Because we're Himesaka."
[14:43] ---
We will win!
[14:46] ---
Incredible...
[14:48] ---
Oh... This is...
[14:51] ---
Yeah, without doubt...
[14:56] ---
These are the sounds that belong
to those who practice a lot.
[15:06] ---
Whoa... Very impressive...
[15:20] ---
Their specialization as a team
has always been staying together,
[15:24] ---
but to this extent...?
[15:25] ---
I never liked their performances before,
[15:30] ---
but their performance today was good.
[15:36] ---
Stupid! Stupid Chika!
Why're you casually praising our rival?!
[15:40] ---
If you praise them, we lose!
[15:41] ---
Shut up! What's good is good!
[15:44] ---
But our performance is better!
[15:48] ---
Takinami, you bastard!
What're you laughing about?!
[15:50] ---
Well, I just like this side of you, that's all.
[15:56] ---
Ah! Mr. Takinami!
[15:59] ---
Oh, you're Hakuto's...
[16:01] ---
Taishin Yamamoto!
[16:03] ---
Mr. Yamamoto. Are you guys moving
to the tuning room now?
[16:07] ---
Yes. My heart is already pounding so hard.
[16:10] ---
By the way, you instruct
the Hakuto students, right?
[16:15] ---
Yes, more or less.
[16:17] ---
Are you a music teacher?
[16:19] ---
No, I usually teach math,
but I love music, too!
[16:25] ---
I see... It's amazing that you can
give such a great instruction
[16:29] ---
when you're not a music teacher.
[16:31] ---
What?
[16:32] ---
I heard Hakuto's performance from
the traditional music festival on DVD.
[16:36] ---
I was blown away by it being so high level.
[16:39] ---
The piece, as well as the performance,
was perfectly calculated
[16:42] ---
so that the music would smoothly
come into listeners' hearts.
[16:45] ---
Oh, by the way, who's Miyabi Tojo,
the composer for Hakuto?
[16:51] ---
This person creates such high-level pieces,
[16:53] ---
and yet, no matter how hard I checked--
[16:59] ---
Did I say something wrong?
[17:02] ---
Oh, no...! It's not... It's not like that!
[17:05] ---
N-No one's said that to me before
about the performance and pieces,
[17:09] ---
so I'm just so happy!
[17:12] ---
What?
[17:13] ---
Hey, Mr. Yamamoto! We have to
hurry up or we'll run out time!
[17:16] ---
Oh... Sorry!
[17:17] ---
Now, let's go!
[17:19] ---
Sorry, Mr. Takinami! If you don't mind,
let's talk sometime soon!
[17:25] ---
Yes, definitely.
[17:28] ---
Math, huh...? That explains it.
[17:32] ---
No wonder I couldn't find him.
[17:37] ---
Kurata.
[17:39] ---
We need to go to the tuning room now.
[17:41] ---
Okay.
[17:43] ---
How pathetic, you bunch of scaredy-cats.
[17:46] ---
Hey, that's Chika and the others.
[17:48] ---
I wonder if they're getting ready now.
Do you wanna talk to them?
[17:51] ---
No, that's okay. I don't wanna
disturb their concentration.
[17:56] ---
Excuse me. Is that seat taken?
[17:59] ---
No. Go ahead.
[18:01] ---
Thank you very much.
[18:07] ---
"Program"
[18:08] ---
"Tenkyu"
[18:09] ---
"Tenkyu"
"The heavens... cry"?
[18:12] ---
I wonder what this piece is like...
[18:14] ---
Ugh! Calm down, my heart!
[18:17] ---
As expected, everyone's nervous.
[18:19] ---
I'd better get a grip so I don't catch it, too.
[18:21] ---
Hey!
[18:23] ---
What's with that scary look?!
[18:26] ---
Taking the stage is a reward for all the
hard work you've put in until now, right?
[18:29] ---
We should enjoy it
as much as we can, right?!
[18:32] ---
Kurusu...
[18:35] ---
Your hand is shaking.
[18:36] ---
Sh-Shut up!
[18:43] ---
Okay, guys! Let's check
the tuning quickly and practice!
[18:47] ---
--But Miss Akira isn't here--
[18:48] ---
--I'm sorry I'm late!
--But Miss Akira isn't here--
[18:50] ---
Miss Akira!
[18:52] ---
It's rare that you cut it this close.
[18:55] ---
The roads were busier than I expected.
[18:58] ---
--Well then, let's--
--M-Miss Akira!
[19:00] ---
Um... I made this for you, too,
so if you'd like...
[19:07] ---
You made it?
[19:08] ---
I-I-I-It's okay to throw it away!
[19:11] ---
Thank you very much.
I'm happy to have it... Very happy.
[19:18] ---
Come to think of it...
[19:19] ---
...where's yours?
[19:20] ---
What? I didn't make one.
[19:22] ---
You didn't?!
[19:23] ---
Jeez... Then...
[19:25] ---
Hey! What're you--
[19:30] ---
How's this? Now it's--
[19:35] ---
Wow! You two are like a couple!
[19:37] ---
A cou--?!
[19:38] ---
Chika. Your handwriting is terrible as usual.
[19:41] ---
Yeah. What terrible handwriting.
[19:42] ---
What'd you say?!
[19:43] ---
I'm jealous...
[19:44] ---
Stop fooling around and
get on with the preparation.
[19:47] ---
I know! Dammit!
[19:49] ---
That was... a happy look on her face... right?
[19:55] ---
Seriously, Mr. Tsukaji.
I really can't take much more of this.
[20:00] ---
It's true that Himesaka's
performance was amazing,
[20:03] ---
but all the schools after them
kinda sound the same to me.
[20:06] ---
You're so hopeless...!
[20:09] ---
But well, what she said
isn't necessarily wrong.
[20:12] ---
So far, Himesaka is clearly
the top contender,
[20:15] ---
and there's little difference among the rest.
[20:17] ---
Will Himesaka go to nationals
as they've done in other years?
[20:22] ---
"Program"
Or...
[20:23] ---
"Hakuto High School"
[20:25] ---
It's about time!
[20:27] ---
Get ready to go on stage, everyone!
[20:34] ---
Kanzaki. You get ready, too!
[20:36] ---
How're you doing?
[20:39] ---
Good.
[20:40] ---
Hey, it's rare that you say "good."
[20:43] ---
Really?
[20:43] ---
Yeah! You always say stuff like, "normal."
[20:48] ---
Listen, Mio... The fact is,
Mr. Yamamoto is...
[20:52] ---
What's wrong?
[20:56] ---
Photosynthesis.
[20:58] ---
You're like the sun,
so I'm getting power from you.
[21:05] ---
Taishin power!
[21:08] ---
Now you'll be fine!
[21:10] ---
You can give your best
performance ever today!
[21:14] ---
Weirdo.
[21:17] ---
Hey! Mio! Carry your
instrument yourself, okay?!
[21:22] ---
You carry it, Club President.
[21:24] ---
Don't be ridiculous!
[21:27] ---
I've never seen him smile like that before.
[21:31] ---
What? Advisor for the koto club?
[21:35] ---
It's been ten years since then...
[21:38] ---
And today is the last day!
[21:42] ---
Now... let me hear your performance...
[21:46] ---
I'll see if your ability to beat Himesaka at the
traditional music festival...
[21:51] ---
...is the real deal...
[23:38] ---
Next time, "Beyond the Right Answer."
[23:42] ---
"#24 Beyond the Right Answer"
E24 - Beyond the Right Answer
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[00:01] ---
When I open sheet music,
[00:04] ---
sounds rise up glowing
and create a path in the darkness.
[00:08] ---
I just move forward following that light...
[00:13] ---
So that I won't go off the path
and get swallowed by the darkness,
[00:15] ---
I just follow the path faithfully... faithfully.
[00:19] ---
That's the only way I know
to play the koto right now.
[01:55] ---
"#24 Beyond the Right Answer"
What? Advisor for the koto club?
[01:59] ---
Ten years ago... The first year
after I graduated from college...
[02:02] ---
After becoming a math teacher,
my dream job,
[02:05] ---
I suddenly became the advisor
for a club I'd never heard of.
[02:07] ---
"Koto Club"
The world of music was completely
unknown to me, not to mention the koto.
[02:13] ---
Oh, I see! I'm becoming interested!
[02:17] ---
What? You haven't even heard
a koto performance yet.
[02:20] ---
Yeah, but koto sheet music consists
of a combination of 13 numbers,
[02:23] ---
from one through kin, and symbols, right?
[02:26] ---
It looks like math, so I thought
it looked interesting.
[02:29] ---
Huh?
[02:30] ---
I casually started learning
about the world of koto.
[02:33] ---
Okay, I'll first listen to pieces called
"classics." There's a lot to learn!
[02:40] ---
What I found there...
[02:42] ---
...was a delicate, meticulous world
that seemed to be perfectly calculated.
[02:47] ---
It was indeed a math world that
I loved, with infinite potential
[02:50] ---
contained within only 13 strings.
[02:55] ---
Wow... I'm listening... to math right now!
[02:59] ---
After that, I was rapidly
sucked into the world of music.
[03:03] ---
And... finally, I started creating pieces.
[03:06] ---
They were unpopular among the students,
so no one played them, though.
[03:11] ---
Maybe teenagers like modern music after all.
[03:14] ---
But I like classics the most.
[03:18] ---
The number of sounds, how they're
assembled, and their timing...
[03:21] ---
They're beautiful and efficient.
[03:23] ---
Even after I was transferred
to a different school, I kept creating pieces.
[03:27] ---
And then... I ended up in Hakuto's koto club.
[03:32] ---
We got many new first-year
members this year.
[03:35] ---
Someone may play my pieces...
I guess I'm just kidding myself.
[03:43] ---
What?! This is my piece!
[03:52] ---
My piece... My world is coming to life?!
[03:56] ---
Yeah! This is how I wanted it to be played!
[03:59] ---
This is the perfected version of my piece!
[04:04] ---
Who are you?
[04:05] ---
Oh! Um... I'm Yamamoto,
the koto club advisor!
[04:08] ---
If I remember right,
he's a new member named Kanzaki...
[04:12] ---
I'm the one who wrote
the piece you were just playing!
[04:17] ---
Oh... I found the sheet music
on the shelf there, so...
[04:21] ---
You didn't want me to play it?
[04:22] ---
I-It's not like that at all!
Actually, I'm really happy that you did!
[04:27] ---
Thank you for playing it!
[04:30] ---
If you'd like, you can play other--
[04:32] ---
No thanks.
[04:34] ---
What?! Why?!
[04:36] ---
My sound is boring. I hate it.
[04:45] ---
Suzumori!
[04:46] ---
If I remember correctly,
Kanzaki is your cousin, right?
[04:49] ---
I wanna ask you something.
[04:52] ---
Both of Mio's parents work,
so he often spent time at my place.
[04:57] ---
My mom was learning koto,
so we started learning with her, too.
[05:02] ---
I think we were around six then.
[05:04] ---
I see. So you two have been playing
the koto for a long time, huh?
[05:07] ---
No wonder you guys are so good.
[05:09] ---
Not really... But Mio is special.
[05:12] ---
Mio can "see" sounds.
[05:15] ---
What?!
[05:16] ---
It's like he knows the right answer as to how
he should play or express the piece.
[05:22] ---
That's an incredible talent!
[05:24] ---
Yes, but Mio seems to hate it.
[05:27] ---
He says that the right sounds are boring.
[05:30] ---
The set-in-stone sounds are no fun.
So he hates his own sound.
[05:35] ---
He's been searching for
the "sound beyond the right answer."
[05:41] ---
Kanzaki!
[05:43] ---
Is it true that you can see sounds?!
[05:47] ---
Yeah. So what?
[05:48] ---
I want you to play the pieces I create!
[05:51] ---
When you played my piece the other day,
I was very... very moved!
[05:57] ---
It was like the world I pictured started
moving exactly the way I wanted...
[06:02] ---
It was quite a shock!
[06:04] ---
It's not good enough for it to
"start moving exactly the way" you want.
[06:08] ---
I have to go "beyond that"...
[06:10] ---
...or I'll never be able to be
moved by my own sound.
[06:16] ---
I'll make a piece that will allow you
to go "beyond that"
[06:21] ---
because I want to hear your
"sound beyond the right answer," too!
[06:26] ---
So... would you entrust
that talent of yours with me?!
[06:32] ---
No.
[06:33] ---
What?!
[06:34] ---
You scare me.
[06:34] ---
Kanzaki!
[06:37] ---
And so, here we are.
[06:39] ---
Oh, no... I-I-I'm so nervous!
[06:42] ---
You're the advisor.
You should act like one, jeez...
[06:45] ---
By the way, you're quitting your
teaching job after the qualifier, right?
[06:49] ---
What?! H-H-How do you know that?!
[06:52] ---
Everyone knows it. You're the only one
who thinks no one knows.
[06:56] ---
What?!
[06:57] ---
You're taking over your family's inn, right?
[06:59] ---
We also know you couldn't come
to the traditional music festival--
[07:02] ---
not because you got the flu,
but because your dad collapsed.
[07:06] ---
Are you really going to quit?
[07:12] ---
I made the decision after
giving it a lot of thought, so...
[07:15] ---
I see...
[07:21] ---
Grand Master. Let's go home.
[07:24] ---
No performance so far was that good.
[07:27] ---
At this rate, we can't expect much
from Satowa's school, either.
[07:37] ---
I'll go outside and get some fresh air.
[07:42] ---
I don't want to be here even a minute longer.
[07:48] ---
You should hear their performance, too!
[07:50] ---
You're the only one who cannot
always face the koto, Grandmother!
[07:55] ---
I know what she said, but I no longer can...
[07:59] ---
It's too late.
[08:03] ---
Oh, you came, too, Grandma?
[08:06] ---
Keishi!
[08:10] ---
Hey. We need to go
in five minutes. Get ready.
[08:14] ---
Aaaahhh! I-I-I-It's time!
[08:15] ---
Oh crap! Oh crap!
[08:16] ---
What am I gonna do? I can't breathe.
[08:18] ---
C-C-Calm down, Kota. Take a deep breath.
[08:21] ---
You calm down.
[08:22] ---
Hozy... Hozy...!
[08:24] ---
H-Hey, guys! After leaving this room,
we can't speak loudly,
[08:28] ---
so do you wanna form a circle?
[08:29] ---
Yeah! That's a good idea!
[08:31] ---
I wanna do it!
[08:32] ---
It'll give us power!
[08:33] ---
Oh, Mr. Takinami and Miss Akira, if you'd--
[08:35] ---
No way.
[08:36] ---
I'm okay.
[08:38] ---
Oh, it's kinda embarrassing.
[08:40] ---
This is fun!
[08:43] ---
Whoa... I feel...
[08:45] ---
...the warmth from the other guys...
It kinda calms me down.
[08:52] ---
Hey, four-eyes! Say something!
[08:54] ---
Oh, yeah. Of course.
[08:57] ---
Um... I want to continue playing
with you guys for a little while longer.
[09:02] ---
I don't want today to be
our last day playing together!
[09:04] ---
So let's play with all--
[09:06] ---
What was that for?!
[09:07] ---
Hey! Stop saying depressing stuff!
[09:09] ---
Say something to get us fired up!
[09:11] ---
If you're gonna do it, say something
you usually can't with all your might!
[09:15] ---
Shout it!
[09:18] ---
We're gonna go to nationals for sure!
[09:23] ---
Yeah!
[09:31] ---
Oh... Finally, Hakuto is next.
[09:33] ---
The school who won last time, right?
[09:35] ---
Yep.
[09:36] ---
If they give a performance that's
like the right answer like last time,
[09:39] ---
Tokise can win.
[09:42] ---
But if it's different from last time...
[09:48] ---
"Hakuto"
[09:51] ---
Okay, guys! Do your best!
[09:53] ---
You don't have to tell us. We will!
[09:56] ---
The pieces you create are plain,
[09:58] ---
but we'll prove that...
[10:01] ---
...they're actually amazing!
[10:03] ---
We'll get the ticket to nationals
as a farewell gift for you.
[10:06] ---
Look forward to it!
[10:21] ---
Program number 12. Hakuto High School.
[10:25] ---
"Katakago."
[10:26] ---
I've hated my own sound all this time.
[10:30] ---
It's the right answer,
but something is missing.
[10:32] ---
It's not wrong, but it's somewhat boring.
[10:35] ---
I've been searching for
this missing something...
[10:38] ---
But...
[10:43] ---
Thanks...
[10:44] ---
Thanks to all of you,
I can finally go to the other side...
[10:56] ---
What a deep first sound...
[11:14] ---
Is this a classical piece...?
[11:17] ---
No, if I remember right,
it should be an original piece.
[11:21] ---
What a tranquil space...
[11:25] ---
It's like if I exhale, people might hear it.
[11:29] ---
Frankly speaking, it's very plain.
[11:32] ---
It doesn't have the lively feeling
of high school students, either. But...
[11:36] ---
Again...
[11:38] ---
It's not like it's got momentum,
nor does it have a catchy melody,
[11:43] ---
but his sound just flows into my head.
[11:46] ---
I can't take my eyes off of him.
[11:51] ---
A performance that's as if it's
the right answer to the piece...
[11:57] ---
This is, indeed, incredible. This isn't
a performance by high school students.
[12:02] ---
But that's thanks in large part
to the piece itself.
[12:11] ---
The solo and the three other parts...
[12:13] ---
How the sounds are placed
and intertwined is impeccable.
[12:17] ---
Though it seems the difference in ability
between the guy in the center
[12:20] ---
and the rest is quite big,
[12:22] ---
the piece was solidly calculated
so that it's well-balanced
[12:26] ---
while making the solo stand out.
[12:29] ---
The tempo that makes
people feel comfortable...
[12:32] ---
The pauses that draw you in... To think
someone could create a piece like this...
[12:37] ---
How scary...
[12:41] ---
It's true that their level is quite high.
[12:44] ---
It's not just the piece.
It's amazing that they can express it.
[12:49] ---
But after hearing that performance
by Himesaka, something is missing.
[12:57] ---
I'll quit the koto.
[12:59] ---
What?! Why? You liked how
the koto sounded, didn't you?
[13:04] ---
I like the sound of the koto. But when I play,
it becomes a sound I don't like.
[13:09] ---
When I play, the sound of the koto dies.
[13:13] ---
It dies?
[13:16] ---
Listen, Mio. I don't understand it much,
[13:19] ---
but no one can play the sound
they want from the start.
[13:25] ---
Really?
[13:26] ---
Yeah, I think...
[13:27] ---
Then when will I be able
to play the sound I like?
[13:30] ---
That... probably depends on
how much effort you put in.
[13:34] ---
Effort?
[13:35] ---
Will playing a lot do? If I play all day long,
will it become a sound I like?
[13:41] ---
A sound that's free and independent
from everything, like water and wind...
[13:47] ---
A sound with life...
[13:49] ---
It'd make me happy if I could
create a sound like that...
[13:55] ---
But after a year, three years,
even five years...
[14:00] ---
In all that time, I was never able
to play a sound like that.
[14:03] ---
Mio, I think you're thinking too much.
[14:05] ---
You're very good. Have confidence.
[14:08] ---
Would you like to participate
in a competition?
[14:10] ---
Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!
[14:12] ---
Hey, Mio. Everyone praises your sound.
They say you're very good. So--
[14:17] ---
I don't care about "everyone."
[14:19] ---
I just want to create
the sound I like by myself!
[14:23] ---
Mio...
[14:25] ---
I feel kinda upset.
I don't know what to do.
[14:30] ---
I can always see the sounds, but they
never lead me to the place I wanna go...
[14:38] ---
I'm tired...
[14:40] ---
I'm exhausted.
[14:41] ---
I'll...
[14:43] ---
I'll make a piece that will allow you
to go "beyond that"
[14:46] ---
because I want to hear your "sound
beyond the right answer," too!
[14:50] ---
It was a shock... like a dazzling light...
[14:59] ---
The sound changed?
[15:01] ---
You create pieces by calculating?
[15:03] ---
That's right!
[15:04] ---
I don't like calculated sounds.
[15:07] ---
Then I'll make it sound
uncalculated by calculating!
[15:14] ---
How's this piece?
[15:16] ---
It's fine.
[15:18] ---
I'll rewrite it!
[15:20] ---
What?
[15:21] ---
I promised you I'd make a piece that
will allow you to go "beyond that."
[15:25] ---
So the piece has to be
something you want to play!
[15:32] ---
You can only play the sound
the way you see it?
[15:35] ---
Yeah. I don't know how to play
the other sounds.
[15:39] ---
The sound I can see glows
and becomes a path.
[15:42] ---
But the area around it is pitch-dark
and there's nothing there.
[15:46] ---
If I go off the path, I'm gonna
fall into the darkness for sure.
[15:51] ---
The moment you go off the path, though,
I think a new path is created.
[15:57] ---
And then, this time,
you will become the path!
[16:05] ---
What's this unnerving feeling...?
[16:07] ---
Hey, hey, hey...! The solo part has
been repeating only one sound.
[16:12] ---
And... just how deep is he
going to dive with it...?
[16:18] ---
I don't quite get what Mr. Yamamoto said.
[16:22] ---
They're disorganized.
Their sound is messy.
[16:25] ---
If I go off the path, I bet I'll be just like--
[16:39] ---
What...? What's with this sound...?
[16:42] ---
Their feelings are flowing into me...
[16:44] ---
...even though I don't know
anything about these people.
[16:47] ---
Everyone's smiling. They're happy and alive.
[16:50] ---
It's as if they themselves are the sound...
[16:53] ---
You will become the path!
[17:12] ---
Clearly...
[17:13] ---
...there's something happening... right now...
[17:23] ---
Mio...
[17:50] ---
Hey...!
[17:51] ---
What's going on?!
[17:56] ---
I'm getting dragged into it!
[18:04] ---
Ahh... Amazing...
[18:06] ---
This is amazing...
[18:08] ---
Within only 13 strings,
they're creating a boundless universe!
[18:13] ---
Hey, Mio!
[18:15] ---
This piece isn't just yours!
[18:17] ---
Don't forget about us!
[18:19] ---
I'm sorry, Club President.
It's just that I'm having fun.
[18:23] ---
I'll take you guys with me... anywhere...
[18:27] ---
There are only 13 strings.
[18:29] ---
But even so, I can now go wherever
I want, to the ends of the earth...
[18:44] ---
I heard that Mr. Yamamoto is going
to quit teaching after the qualifier.
[18:48] ---
His dad collapsed.
[18:52] ---
Let's make sure our last performance
for him is a good one.
[19:01] ---
Hey, Kanzaki. Do you know what
kind of flower a katakago is?
[19:06] ---
No, I don't.
[19:07] ---
It's a flower that can't bloom
one year, three years,
[19:12] ---
or even five years after budding.
[19:20] ---
Even so, it keeps growing
little by little every year
[19:25] ---
and finally blooms after
almost ten long years.
[19:32] ---
Say, Kanzaki...
[19:38] ---
It's been ten years since we
came to know the koto, huh?
[21:32] ---
It was like something awakened
in him at the end...
[21:37] ---
So you can play the koto like this too, huh?
[21:40] ---
Oh, crap. I'm getting nervous again
after hearing Hakuto's performance...
[21:44] ---
Seriously! Why do we have
to play after Hakuto?
[21:47] ---
Rhythm... Rhythm... I hope I can
stay together with everyone else.
[21:51] ---
I hope my fingers move okay!
[21:56] ---
Everyone is so nervous.
I have to say something.
[22:01] ---
What?
[22:05] ---
We'll be fine. We don't have
to worry about anything.
[22:09] ---
We'll be fine if we just play
like we always do.
[22:11] ---
Takezo...
[22:18] ---
Because we've practiced...
[22:20] ---
...more than anyone for sure!
[22:28] ---
If our club president says so,
then it must be true!
[22:30] ---
Hey, Kudo!
[22:32] ---
You'll be fine.
[22:34] ---
You survived my tough lessons.
[22:38] ---
So please play to your heart's content today.
[22:41] ---
Miss Aki...
[22:43] ---
Tokise High School.
Please proceed to the stage.
[22:46] ---
Okay!
[22:47] ---
Don't forget.
[22:50] ---
What's important isn't
going to nationals itself,
[22:53] ---
but why you want to go to nationals.
[22:55] ---
Don't forget that.
[22:57] ---
Why...
[22:59] ---
...do we want to...
[23:01] ---
If you lose in the next qualifier,
they won't be able to go to nationals.
[23:06] ---
So to them, it's their last chance.
[23:10] ---
I don't want it to end yet.
[23:12] ---
I wish it could go on forever.
[23:15] ---
Next year won't work for you guys!
[23:18] ---
Next year... will be too late.
[23:21] ---
We're gonna go to nationals for sure!
[23:38] ---
Next time, "Tenkyu."
[23:41] ---
"#25 Tenkyu"
E25 - Tenkyu
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[00:00] ---
We'll be fine.
[00:02] ---
Because we've practiced...
[00:04] ---
...more than anyone for sure!
[00:07] ---
You'll be fine.
[00:09] ---
You survived my tough lessons.
[00:12] ---
Don't forget.
[00:14] ---
What's important isn't
going to nationals itself,
[00:16] ---
but why you want to go to nationals.
[00:19] ---
So to them, it's their last chance.
[00:23] ---
I don't want it to end yet.
[00:25] ---
I wish it could go on forever.
[00:27] ---
Next year won't work for you guys!
[00:30] ---
Next year... will be too late.
[00:33] ---
We're gonna go to nationals for sure!
[02:07] ---
"#25 Tenkyu"
[02:14] ---
I can't believe it! What kind
of performance is that?!
[02:18] ---
It's evenly matched with ours...
though how it was done was quite different...
[02:25] ---
Judges' votes will probably be split, too.
[02:28] ---
What's with these high-level performances...?
What's happening?
[02:32] ---
Himesaka and Hakuto...
Only one of them can go to nationals...?
[02:36] ---
You gotta be kidding me...!
[02:37] ---
It was amazing...
[02:39] ---
It's like Hakuto was amazing in a totally
different way than Himesaka.
[02:43] ---
Yeah... they were... I bet the judges
are gonna have a hard time deciding.
[02:49] ---
With music, how do they
decide which one's better?
[02:51] ---
The difficulty and degree
of perfection of the piece?
[02:54] ---
Yeah, they're important. But when schools
are at the same level for both,
[02:59] ---
I think it'll depend on
what each judge values...
[03:04] ---
Do they value an aesthetic of staying together?
[03:06] ---
Or do they value how
the sound was expressed?
[03:27] ---
Honey! Takezo and the others
are taking the stage!
[03:30] ---
I wonder if he'll be okay?
He often makes mistakes at critical times.
[03:36] ---
Calm down, dear.
[03:38] ---
Good, Granny. We made it back just in time.
[03:41] ---
Yeah.
[03:42] ---
Takezo...! Everyone...! Go for it!
[03:46] ---
This isn't like me. I'm getting kinda nervous.
[03:50] ---
They'll be fine...
[03:53] ---
...since they've practiced like crazy.
[03:56] ---
Mr. Tsukaji!
[03:57] ---
The next school has five boys! This is amazing!
[04:02] ---
To think that they're playing
after Hakuto... I feel bad for them.
[04:06] ---
Honestly, I don't even want to hear
the crappy performances coming up.
[04:10] ---
It's likely that either Himesaka
or Hakuto will win anyway...
[04:16] ---
Tokise...
[04:42] ---
Program number 13.
[04:49] ---
Tokise High School.
[04:59] ---
"Tenkyu."
[05:12] ---
The words I repeated
so many times in my head...
[05:16] ---
Your koto... is like a weapon to me.
[05:23] ---
How pathetic... that I'm afraid of hearing
my own daughter's performance...
[05:29] ---
I never understood it. I couldn't face it.
[05:34] ---
But now...
[06:15] ---
Ahh... That's right. This is it.
[06:19] ---
This is completely different from that time.
[06:34] ---
A single note...
[06:36] ---
I have to work hard, too.
[06:38] ---
So that you can always
have a smile on your face.
[06:46] ---
How can she play...
[06:48] ---
...a sound like this...?
[06:52] ---
Satowa...
[06:54] ---
She's already in a class of her own.
[06:56] ---
But there's no way that
the others can match her sound!
[07:22] ---
Is this really possible...?!
[07:24] ---
This can't be happening...
Those vulgar delinquents can...?
[07:29] ---
You're not worthy to play
the koto with Satowa!
[07:41] ---
If you consider the 17-string and the solo
as the "root" and "trunk" of a tree...
[07:47] ---
...the first and second kotos are leaves
and blossoms that lend colors to it.
[08:13] ---
Hold on a sec...
[08:15] ---
What the heck is going on?! This sound...!
[08:19] ---
It's not just the solo part...?!
[08:40] ---
Their sound is completely different
from the other schools.
[08:43] ---
The care they put into each note...
How it resonates... The others are no match.
[09:26] ---
Who are these kids...?
How did they become like this?
[09:31] ---
Just how much time...
did they spend practicing?!
[09:45] ---
I liked your performance.
[09:49] ---
It was a good performance.
[09:52] ---
You guys can become even better.
[10:03] ---
So I don't want the next
competition to be our last.
[10:07] ---
With those guys... I'll give it everything
I've got until the very end.
[10:13] ---
I wanna get better as soon as possible.
[10:16] ---
There are things we need
to do before we complain!
[10:23] ---
That sound is your soul itself.
[10:27] ---
It's your soul itself.
[10:47] ---
After suddenly losing someone precious to me,
[10:50] ---
I had to protect that which was left behind.
[10:54] ---
I thought I could somehow
manage it... and overcome it...
[10:59] ---
...because I had my daughter.
[11:03] ---
But I was weak.
[11:07] ---
I was weaker... a lot weaker than I thought...
[11:11] ---
...that I let go of...
[11:14] ---
...the only light I had.
[11:16] ---
I thought I'd quit...
[11:19] ---
I thought there was no point in playing
the koto anymore if I couldn't help Mom.
[11:29] ---
But...
[12:24] ---
The theme moves from part
to part every two beats!
[12:28] ---
High-level techniques are used
at important spots.
[12:31] ---
But they play in a way
that we pay no attention to them
[12:33] ---
by completely hiding the difficulty
of their performance.
[12:36] ---
That's how music should be.
[12:39] ---
The highlight scene
for each part is starting now.
[13:08] ---
Oh... I'm so happy...
[13:11] ---
I'm having so much fun!
[13:14] ---
I want to play... a lot, lot while longer...
with these guys...
[13:18] ---
You could just play alone.
[13:20] ---
The sound you get when you play
with friends you've spent time with...
[13:25] ---
You just can't produce it on your own.
[13:28] ---
You're damn right, Granddad.
[13:30] ---
I understand it now.
[13:32] ---
Good. Now, the last part.
[14:45] ---
Hm?
[14:45] ---
O-Oh...? We finished, but...
[14:48] ---
No applause...?!
[14:50] ---
W-Was something weird...?!
[14:57] ---
Guys! It's blacked out,
so take your koto and leave the stage!
[15:01] ---
O-Okay.
[15:29] ---
N-Now?!
[15:50] ---
The applause started at
a weird time, didn't it?
[15:53] ---
Yeah, it happened after the blackout.
[15:56] ---
I wonder if our performance
wasn't that good...
[15:58] ---
No way!
[16:00] ---
I think our performance today
was the best one ever.
[16:03] ---
Takezo...!
[16:06] ---
Everyone! Good job!
[16:08] ---
Miss Aki!
[16:10] ---
Mr. Suzu!
[16:13] ---
Was our performance bad?! How was it?!
[16:17] ---
Please be honest!
[16:22] ---
Why are you... looking so worried...
[16:27] ---
...after giving such a wonderful performance?
[16:33] ---
Right, Mr. Takinami?
[16:36] ---
Yeah. It was so-so.
[16:38] ---
Now, get a move on already.
[16:42] ---
So it wasn't that good after all!
[16:44] ---
Takinami, you bastard!
[16:46] ---
Mr. Takinami! You're stubborn.
You should be honest and say--
[16:51] ---
I'm always honest.
[16:55] ---
Having watched them
all this time, it's obvious
[16:57] ---
a performance like that is
nothing special for them.
[17:08] ---
Hozy. Is something wrong?
[17:11] ---
Oh, no... I just feel kinda listless
now that we're done...
[17:15] ---
Oh, yeah. Me, too.
[17:18] ---
But now, we just have to wait for
the results, huh?
[17:24] ---
Yeah.
[17:28] ---
Dammit! Dammit!
Tokise High School was good!
[17:32] ---
I cried, too!
[17:34] ---
I'm scared! What's going on? Why?
[17:39] ---
"Dazed..."
[17:40] ---
It was... a very good performance.
[17:44] ---
Not just performance,
but the piece was incredible.
[17:47] ---
I created my piece in a way
that allowed Kanzaki to stand out
[17:50] ---
and balanced his role with the others.
[17:53] ---
In contrast, Tokise's piece was constructed
[17:56] ---
to make sure to bring out
the characteristics of each part.
[18:00] ---
Dammit... Today is the last day for me...
[18:04] ---
...and yet, I'm already itching
to write the next piece.
[18:09] ---
Takaoka... I need more tissues.
[18:12] ---
Well, mine's all gone, too. Seriously,
how much do you have to cry?
[18:17] ---
What?!
[18:18] ---
Hey, are you okay?!
[18:20] ---
I-I'm sorry. I'm just so deeply moved...
[18:23] ---
Takaoka. Give her some tissues.
[18:24] ---
Like I said, mine's all gone!
[18:26] ---
"Service Entrance"
[18:31] ---
Well then, kids, good work today.
It was a good performance.
[18:35] ---
Thanks, Granny!
[18:37] ---
Thank you very much!
[18:40] ---
Okay, then. All the performances
are finished now,
[18:43] ---
and there's some time before
the results are announced.
[18:46] ---
What're you guys gonna do?
Just head to the hall?
[18:48] ---
Well, I don't know.
[18:51] ---
I'm thirsty.
[18:52] ---
Oh, then let's go buy something to--
[18:55] ---
U-Um, I'm sorry, but can I
step out for a moment?!
[18:59] ---
I-It looks like my mother came
to hear our performance, so...
[19:02] ---
Um... Sh-She may've gone home,
but just in case...
[19:09] ---
I'm sorry. I know this is personal--
[19:13] ---
Why didn't you say so sooner?!
[19:17] ---
He's right, Hozy!
[19:19] ---
You should've just let us
take care of your koto! Jeez...!
[19:23] ---
Hozuki's mom! Please still be around!
[19:27] ---
Sorry! We'll all go and help her!
[19:29] ---
What? Do they all have to go, too?
[19:32] ---
Mr. Takinami...
[19:35] ---
We should go, too!
[19:37] ---
Huh?
[19:43] ---
Okay! We're gonna split up and find her!
[19:45] ---
What? You know what Hozy's
mom's face looks like, Chika?
[19:48] ---
No! But I should find a
grand-master-looking person, right?!
[19:52] ---
What?!
[19:53] ---
Sh-She's wearing a kimono.
[19:54] ---
That's it!
[19:58] ---
Guys! If you find her, ask her
to stay and contact Hozuki!
[20:03] ---
Text or call Hozy!
[20:16] ---
If I remember correctly,
she was sitting around here...
[20:26] ---
Dammit! I hope she's still around...
[20:43] ---
I can't find her... Maybe she really is--
[20:48] ---
"Hiro"
"Sorry, Hozy.
I couldn't find her over here."
[20:54] ---
The only place we haven't
looked is backstage...
[21:22] ---
What... am I doing...?
[21:25] ---
There's no way she'd come here...
when she's got no business here.
[21:30] ---
What did I expect...?
[21:35] ---
Satowa...
[23:38] ---
Next time, "Starting Line."
[23:41] ---
"#26 Starting Line"
E26 - Starting Line
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[00:04] ---
Satowa...
[00:19] ---
Good...
[00:20] ---
I was looking for you...
hoping that you'd still be around here.
[00:27] ---
I heard your performance.
[00:33] ---
I'm sorry...
[00:34] ---
What I did to you...
[00:38] ---
...can never be undone.
[00:40] ---
It left a deep scar in your heart.
[00:44] ---
I know very well that it cannot be forgiven.
[00:48] ---
So I don't have the right
to say this to you now... but...
[00:53] ---
...would you give me one more chance...
to properly face you?
[01:01] ---
S-So did my feelings...
[01:05] ---
...reach you this time?
[01:08] ---
Did I... do it right this time...?
[01:13] ---
Did they really reach--
[03:34] ---
Hozuki...!
[03:37] ---
I'm so happy for you!
[03:38] ---
You idiot!
[03:40] ---
Hey, Kota!
[03:48] ---
Seriously, Kota!
Why did you have to jump out like that?!
[03:52] ---
I'm sorry, Hozy... for ruining your
long-awaited reunion with your mom!
[03:57] ---
No, not at all...
[03:59] ---
Rather, I feel embarrassed.
[04:01] ---
On top of having you look for her,
you saw me like that.
[04:05] ---
I'm sorry.
[04:06] ---
--What're you saying!
- It's not embarrassing at all!
[04:08] ---
--U-Um, Hiro...
--What're you saying!
It's not embarrassing at all!
[04:10] ---
--How lively...
--U-Um, Hiro...
--What're you saying!
It's not embarrassing at all!
[04:13] ---
You really do resemble Hozuki.
[04:17] ---
If I remember correctly,
you played the 17-string...?
[04:20] ---
Um, I'm Kudo.
[04:22] ---
I see... So you're the one...
[04:25] ---
Well, you and the other boy played
the 17-string wonderfully.
[04:31] ---
Thank you for supporting my daughter.
[04:37] ---
Well...
[04:38] ---
It's more like she's been leading us
all this time... Ma'am.
[04:42] ---
Leading and supporting are
two different things, right?
[04:45] ---
No wonder she cherishes
this club as well as all of you.
[04:56] ---
Thanks.
[05:01] ---
Oh, I'm so happy for her.
[05:03] ---
Yep, yep.
[05:04] ---
Well, all that running and crying
has made me parched.
[05:06] ---
Chika! We'll play rock-paper-scissors
to decide who'll get us drinks!
[05:09] ---
O-Okay.
[05:10] ---
Grand Master.
[05:13] ---
Akira...
[05:14] ---
Thank you for bringing me here.
[05:18] ---
Well, I'm sorry for taking you by force.
[05:21] ---
Okay, guys. Ready?!
[05:23] ---
--Rock, paper, scissors!
- One, two, three! One, two, three!
[05:24] ---
--The kids in this club are just as you said.
--Rock, paper, scissors!
One, two, three! One, two, three!
[05:29] ---
They are.
[05:32] ---
Damn! I suck at rock-paper-scissors
for some reason.
[05:39] ---
Whoa!
[05:40] ---
Wh-What're you doing?!
How long have you been standing there?!
[05:44] ---
Hey, what're you looking at?!
[05:45] ---
What?! I'm not really looking at anything!
[05:48] ---
I just came to buy some drinks.
[05:55] ---
I bet you think you outdid us.
[05:58] ---
Hm?
[05:59] ---
To see you're relaxing
and buying drinks like that...
[06:02] ---
You must think that you guys are first place.
[06:07] ---
And you don't think you're first?
[06:10] ---
Being in sync meant everything to me... to us.
[06:16] ---
Bing in sync was supreme and beautiful...
[06:19] ---
That's what music meant to us.
[06:23] ---
But then...
[06:26] ---
I heard you guys' performance.
[06:29] ---
Now I feel like all that focus on
just being in sync... seems stupid.
[06:36] ---
What're you saying?
[06:39] ---
"Just being in sync"?
[06:41] ---
It's not like that at all.
[06:44] ---
You guys played perfectly with that speed,
with that many people.
[06:48] ---
I genuinely thought that was pretty cool.
[06:54] ---
But... we're still gonna win.
[07:02] ---
I-I said...
[07:06] ---
...you were not worthy to play
the koto with Satowa.
[07:10] ---
I take it back.
[07:12] ---
It pains me to say it...
[07:14] ---
I don't even want to admit it...!
[07:19] ---
But your performance today was... really good!
[07:25] ---
Damn straight!
[07:30] ---
He ticks me off! Don't people normally
say "thanks" in this situation?!
[07:38] ---
We will announce the results
and hold the closing ceremony now.
[07:44] ---
We request that the participating
schools return to the hall.
[07:50] ---
Thank you all for your performance today.
[07:54] ---
This year, we heard so many good performances
[07:57] ---
that we thought this was nationals.
[07:59] ---
It made us judges very happy.
But at the same time,
[08:02] ---
it made it unprecedently
difficult for us to judge.
[08:07] ---
Well... only one school
can go to nationals, right?
[08:11] ---
Himesaka, Hakuto, and Tokise...
[08:13] ---
They are all good enough
to have a shot in nationals.
[08:17] ---
But if we have to choose one school...
[08:20] ---
...I feel Tokise... might be the one after all.
[08:24] ---
Their skill level is most satisfactory,
and more than anything,
[08:28] ---
I've never been so moved
[08:30] ---
by a performance from high school
students before, to be honest.
[08:34] ---
I was purely moved and thought,
"How wonderful music is."
[08:41] ---
I disagree.
[08:43] ---
People these days really
only play modern pieces.
[08:46] ---
It's true that they have beautiful melodies
and easy to understand motifs,
[08:50] ---
so it's easy for them to remain in your heart.
[08:52] ---
But it's not that hard
to play that kind of piece.
[08:57] ---
I recommend Hakuto.
[08:59] ---
They should get high marks for their
selection of piece and performance.
[09:04] ---
What do you think, Mr. Wada?
[09:06] ---
Well... I was moved the most by Tokise, too.
[09:12] ---
But considering that this is a competition,
I'd choose Himesaka.
[09:16] ---
Their skills and ability to be perfectly
in sync, I think, is worthy of first place.
[09:23] ---
Mr. Matsunaga. What's your opinion?
[09:27] ---
If it were possible, we would want
everyone to go nationals.
[09:32] ---
We seriously thought so.
[09:34] ---
However, things like competitions are cruel.
[09:38] ---
We have to assign a rank to all of your
hard work and the resulting performances.
[09:46] ---
We have to choose one school
that can go to nationals.
[09:50] ---
Well then, I'm now going
to announce that school.
[09:54] ---
I think this school is the only choice.
[09:58] ---
They were clearly in a different league...
[10:01] ---
...in terms of what we call music.
[10:05] ---
I do get what Ms. Midoriyama means, too.
[10:09] ---
But their excellent performance
wasn't due to the fact that
[10:12] ---
it was the kind of piece
that people like to hear.
[10:15] ---
A truly wonderful performance
can go beyond experts
[10:20] ---
and reach those who don't know much about koto.
[10:25] ---
Its heart can reach even those
who speak a different language
[10:28] ---
and live in a different culture.
[10:31] ---
I think we should properly shine a light
on a performance like that.
[10:37] ---
The 32nd Kanagawa Qualifier for
Japan High School Music Competition.
[10:41] ---
The school that receives first place
and goes to nationals is...
[10:51] ---
...Kanagawa Prefectural Tokise High School.
[10:59] ---
All right!
[11:00] ---
Whoooa! Seriously?!
[11:02] ---
Really?! Seriously?!
[11:04] ---
H-Hozy! We're first place...?!
[11:07] ---
I-Is it true?!
[11:09] ---
Is it true?!
[11:10] ---
Yes!
[11:12] ---
--Isaki! They did it!
[11:13] ---
--Nationals! They're going to nationals!
--Isaki! They did it!
[11:16] ---
This is incredible...
[11:20] ---
Really...?!
[11:21] ---
Nationals...?!
[11:32] ---
It didn't... end here...
[11:35] ---
We can keep on going...!
[11:36] ---
Chika! We did it!
[11:38] ---
Kudo!
[11:56] ---
We're all going to nationals!
[12:01] ---
"Congrats!"
[12:05] ---
Hey, guys! Good job!
[12:07] ---
Isaki! Tetsuki!
[12:09] ---
Mashiro!
[12:11] ---
Congrats on winning! You guys are amazing!
[12:13] ---
It really was a good performance!
[12:16] ---
You see that, Isaki? Just like you told me,
we snatched the ticket to--
[12:21] ---
Attaboy!
[12:23] ---
You did a good job! Good boy!
[12:27] ---
S-Stop it, you dummy!
[12:29] ---
Oh, don't be so shy!
[12:31] ---
Good boy, good boy.
[12:33] ---
Mashiro, you came, too, huh?
[12:35] ---
Of course! I happened to sit next to Isaki,
so we came to know each other.
[12:40] ---
Congratulations, Takezo!
[12:42] ---
It's amazing! You're going to nationals!
It's just amazing!
[12:45] ---
Thank you so much for such
a wonderful performance!
[12:49] ---
Mashiro...
[12:53] ---
Now we're done for the time being.
[12:55] ---
You've had composure from
the start till the end, Mr. Takinami.
[12:59] ---
That's incredible.
[13:00] ---
You must be joking, right?
I've been nervous all this time.
[13:04] ---
What?
[13:06] ---
If by any chance they couldn't go
to nationals with that performance,
[13:10] ---
it'd be because of my arrangement of the piece.
[13:13] ---
Th-That's not...
[13:15] ---
Pieces that are easy to listen
to sometimes aren't taken seriously.
[13:21] ---
So I'm relieved from the bottom of my heart now.
[13:25] ---
This is the first time I've heard
you express any sort of worry.
[13:29] ---
Why do you look happy?
[13:31] ---
What? Well, I didn't mean--
[13:32] ---
Akira!
[13:38] ---
Ah... So... he came...
[13:44] ---
You did it! You guys're going to nationals!
[13:46] ---
Seriously, I was moved to tears
while listening to the performance!
[13:49] ---
They're amazing, as can be expected
considering who their teacher is!
[13:53] ---
What am I gonna do? It was so sudden
that I don't know what to say...
[13:57] ---
Excuse me! Are you Tokise High School's teacher?
[14:00] ---
I'm Akira's older brother!
Thank you for being good to my sister!
[14:03] ---
Oh, hello. I'm Takinami,
the advisor for the club.
[14:07] ---
She's the one who's been good to us.
[14:09] ---
You are Miss Aki's brother?!
[14:11] ---
Whoa! You resemble her!
[14:13] ---
Well, I was surprised when you performed,
[14:15] ---
but there really are many boys!
It seems like a lot of fun!
[14:18] ---
Yep! It's fun! Miss Aki is a
super tough teacher, though.
[14:22] ---
Hey!
[14:23] ---
Oh? So she's tough, huh?
[14:25] ---
M-My lessons aren't particularly tough.
[14:27] ---
But... if it wasn't Miss Akira who taught us,
[14:32] ---
I don't think we would've gotten
the ticket to nationals.
[14:35] ---
Thank you, Miss Akira.
[14:38] ---
Yep, yep. I'm glad it was you, Miss Aki.
[14:41] ---
Yeah!
[14:46] ---
Hey, Miss Akira's brother?!
[14:47] ---
I'm giving you a hug for Akira!
[14:49] ---
What?!
[14:50] ---
I want a hug from her.
[14:53] ---
No way! I won't allow it!
[14:55] ---
Your performance was innocent,
earnest, gentle, and warm...
[15:00] ---
I could tell from your sound
that you really like the koto.
[15:05] ---
Akira. Thanks for inviting me today.
[15:09] ---
I was really glad to hear your current sound.
[15:19] ---
Thank you... big brother...
[15:32] ---
Oh, my dear little sister!
[15:34] ---
Hey! Stop it!
[15:36] ---
Kazusa. We have to get going.
[15:40] ---
Kazu--
[15:43] ---
I somehow knew...
[15:46] ---
...from the moment I heard
Tokise's performance...
[15:49] ---
He had faith in their sound
all the way till the end.
[15:54] ---
But I...
[15:57] ---
Don't cry! Don't cry! Don't cry!
[15:59] ---
I don't have... the right to cry.
[16:04] ---
Hey. Just how long are you
gonna stay there like that?
[16:07] ---
You're not the only one who feels--
[16:11] ---
Kazusa.
[16:13] ---
Let's play together at nationals for sure!
[16:17] ---
--Hey, Kazu--
--I'm sorry!
[16:19] ---
I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
[16:22] ---
I'm sorry. I'm sorry!
[16:24] ---
I'm sorry. I'm sorr--
[16:28] ---
What're you apologizing for?
[16:29] ---
There's not one single reason
to apologize, right?
[16:32] ---
You gave such a wonderful performance.
[16:36] ---
I'd like to thank you all for trying
so hard for us support members.
[16:42] ---
It's okay. You can start again from here.
[16:53] ---
You can start building up again from here.
[16:58] ---
Guys... I'm sorry.
[17:00] ---
You practiced so hard...
[17:03] ---
...but I wasn't good enough. I'm really sorry.
[17:06] ---
Hold on a sec!
[17:07] ---
Stop it. Why are you apologizing?
[17:11] ---
Rather, we have to apologize.
[17:14] ---
We said we'd get the ticket to
nationals as a farewell gift for you.
[17:17] ---
We're sorry that we couldn't make it happen.
[17:19] ---
What're you saying?!
[17:21] ---
You guys played my piece so wonderfully!
[17:25] ---
That alone made me really happy!
[17:28] ---
So all I feel is appreciation for you.
[17:32] ---
It's just that if I had been
more of an expert in music...
[17:39] ---
M-Mio?! What?! What's wrong?!
[17:42] ---
I was going to win today.
[17:47] ---
I wanted to win...
[17:49] ---
...because for Mr. Yamamoto,
Club President, and others...
[17:52] ---
...this is the last day.
[17:55] ---
If I had become able to perform
like today long before,
[18:00] ---
things might've turned out differently.
[18:04] ---
Everyone... might've been laughing right now.
[18:10] ---
I'm sorry.
[18:13] ---
Hey, stop it.
[18:15] ---
If we're talking blame, we've been depending
[18:17] ---
on your performance all this time
even though you're a first year.
[18:21] ---
How can we apologize?!
[18:26] ---
Everyone! I forbid you to apologize!
[18:29] ---
I won't apologize anymore, either.
[18:31] ---
What exactly do you need to apologize for?!
[18:33] ---
It was the best, top-level performance
you've ever given!
[18:37] ---
I'll be proud of your performance
today for the rest of my life!
[18:42] ---
When I saw... your sheet music
for the first time...
[18:47] ---
...it looked like a starry sky
and I thought it was pretty.
[18:51] ---
I like the pieces you create.
[18:56] ---
I'm glad that I was able to play them.
[19:03] ---
Thank you.
[19:08] ---
We gotta get going. You got everything?
[19:11] ---
Yep.
[19:26] ---
Tokise High School!
[19:28] ---
Hey, Kazusa?
[19:31] ---
Make sure you win!
[19:33] ---
You're going to nationals after beating us!
[19:36] ---
So make sure you win first place!
[19:38] ---
Or I won't forgive you!
[19:41] ---
Of course we will!
[19:55] ---
That was a heck of a way to root for you guys.
[19:57] ---
Whoa!
[19:58] ---
Congrats on winning first place.
[20:00] ---
It's upsetting that we lost, but...
[20:02] ---
...good luck with nationals.
[20:07] ---
Thus... with much joy and heartbreak...
[20:11] ---
...the Kanagawa Qualifier came to an end.
[20:16] ---
"Land for Sale"
[20:26] ---
"The 32nd Kanagawa Qualifier for Japan
High School Music Competition"
"First Place"
[20:57] ---
"Land for Sale"
[22:31] ---
"Kanagawa Prefectural Tokise High School"
[22:33] ---
"Koto Club"
[22:35] ---
Argh! Dammit! I made a mistake again!
[22:37] ---
"Temporary Title"
Argh! Dammit! I made a mistake again!
[22:38] ---
Hey... Isn't this piece really tough?
This isn't good.
[22:43] ---
I still can't figure out how
this piece is going to sound.
[22:46] ---
Jeez... Didn't you guys say that
a tougher piece would fire you up?
[22:51] ---
"Temporary Title"
Mr. Suzu is evil!
[22:53] ---
Mr. Suzu is evil!
[22:55] ---
Then do you wanna ask him to change the piece...
[22:58] ---
...saying that it's too hard?
[22:59] ---
No!
[23:00] ---
Are you kidding me?! This is a piece of cake!
A piece of cake!
[23:04] ---
Well... Shall we practice the ensemble
performance for the new students first?
[23:08] ---
The club presentation day
is coming up soon, so...
[23:10] ---
All right! Let's get fired up!
[23:13] ---
Are you guys ready?!
[23:14] ---
Yeah!
[23:16] ---
Ready?!
[23:17] ---
“Aim for 1st place in the nationals!!"
One, two...!
[23:21] ---
“Aim for 1st place in the nationals!!"
"#26 Starting Line"