# E1 - Welcome to the Pottery Club!
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GEVUZ8Z0P/welcome-to-the-pottery-club)
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**[00:04] him**
*Spring, April.*
**[00:10] him**
*My father and I moved from Tokyo...*
**[00:18] him**
* To this town known for pottery,*
* eels, and kappa legends.*
**[00:22] him**
* The summers are hot, but most*
* nights aren't sweltering.*
**[00:28] txt**
*This is Tajimi City in Gifu Prefecture.*
***SIGN*** Tajimi City, Gifu Prefecture
***SIGN*** Tokishirou
***SIGN*** Welcome to the Pottery Club!
**[02:09] sac**
Oh no.
**[02:11] sac**
The time.
**[02:12] tok**
You're right.
**[02:13] tok**
Himeno!
**[02:14] him**
Coming!
**[02:19] him**
I'm off now.
**[02:23] him**
But I'm so nervous!
**[02:28] him**
I'll come right home after school.
**[02:30] him**
I want to help with the
café as much as possible.
**[02:33] tok**
The clubs will be advertising, right?
**[02:35] sac**
It's not going to be that
busy on the first day.
**[02:39] sac**
There's no need to hurry. You should
make some friends instead.
**[02:43] him**
They don't have a home economics
club, so I'll just come home.
**[02:46] him**
Should I put the sign out?
**[02:47] tok**
Yeah, thanks.
***SIGN*** New café:
Tokishirou
Today's recommendation:
Tokishirou Blend Coffee
+ Shortcake
700 yen
**[02:54] him**
Today's finally the day!
**[02:55] tok**
Yeah!
**[02:56] nao**
Hime-chan!
**[03:00] him**
Ah, Nao-chan! Morning!
**[03:02] him**
I'm off!
***SIGN*** Tajimi Bridge
**[03:10] him**
What's in the backpack?
**[03:11] him**
It's a secret!
**[03:12] nao**
Aww!
**[03:13] hime**
It's a secret something
I'll use to introduce myself.
***SIGN*** Imagining
**[03:16] nao**
Clairvoyance!
**[03:17] him**
What's that?!
***SIGN*** Admission Ceremony
**[03:28] him**
I'm in group 3!
**[03:29] nao**
Group 4.
**[03:30] mik**
I'm in group 3!
**[03:32] mik**
You, too?!
**[03:33] him**
Yes, 3.
**[03:34] mik**
Nice to meet you!
**[03:36] mik**
You, too?!
**[03:36] nao**
G-Group 4...
**[03:37] mik**
Too bad!
**[03:39] mik**
Bye!
**[03:43] mam**
Next, Kukuri-san.
**[03:45] mik**
Yes!
**[03:47] mik**
My name is Kukuri Mika, I came
from To-to Middle school!
***SIGN*** Kukuri Mika
**[03:50] him**
*It's that girl.*
**[03:52] miK**
I have one younger brother and
two older sisters, Ikka and Nika,
**[03:55] miK**
but my name is not Threeka, but Mika!
**[03:57] miK**
In middle school I was in the fine arts club,
**[03:58] miK**
but I decided to join the
pottery club in high school,
**[04:00] miK**
so I'm really looking for
people who'll come with me,
**[04:02] miK**
so please come talk to me!
**[04:03] him**
*Yeah, she's quite intense all right.*
***SIGN*** Naruse Naoko
**[04:08] nao**
I came from Ta Middle School
and my name's Naruse Naoko...
**[04:13] nao**
I kind of just live life.
**[04:18] nao**
That's all.
***SIGN*** Toyokawa Himeno
**[04:22] him**
My name is Toyokawa Himeno.
**[04:24] him**
My dad's company went bankrupt!
**[04:26] miK**
Whaaa?!
**[04:29] miK**
Oh, sorry.
**[04:30] him**
It's all right.
**[04:32] him**
Anyway, since we had nowhere to go,
**[04:34] him**
we left Tokyo to move
to my mother's hometown!
**[04:37] mam**
I heard that your father
quit being a salaryman
**[04:40] mam**
and opened his own business.
**[04:42] him**
Nice assist, Sensei!
**[04:46] him**
Actually, my dad is running a
café on Honmachi Oribe Street!
**[04:50] him**
The name is Café Tokishirou!
**[04:53] him**
There are over 400 mugs like
these in various colors,
**[04:57] him**
so you can pick whichever one you like!
**[05:00] mik**
*No way. That's...*
**[05:03] mik**
*There's no doubt. Every one of them!*
**[05:06] mik**
*That color usage... all of them are unique!*
**[05:08] mik**
*Since she has all of those...*
**[05:10] mik**
*it must mean she's a...*
**[05:13] mik**
Kindred spirit!
**[05:15] mik**
I'm in love! Be with me!
**[05:17] him**
*Be whaaaa?!*
***SIGN*** Game winning hit with bases loaded
That's the god of baseball...
***SIGN*** Mei Sports
Ichikawa
Huge Shock!
**[05:21] tok**
No customers, huh?
**[05:26] sac**
Regulars don't cheat so easily.
**[05:29] sac**
I'm sure we'll see some tourists
around lunch time.
***SIGN*** Tokishirou
**[05:37] tok**
Let's take it slow then.
**[05:46] nao**
Oh, so this is what you
meant by "be with me"?
**[05:49] mik**
Yes! This is the club room
for the pottery club!
**[05:52] him**
How is it this fancy?!
**[05:53] mik**
The inside is impressive, too!
**[05:55] him**
It's not your first time here?
**[05:57] mik**
I've actually been here
many times since last year!
**[06:00] mik**
The reason is that Touko-senpai is here!
**[06:03] him**
Touko-senpai?
**[06:05] mik**
Touko-senpai, we're here!
**[06:08] him**
Excuse me.
**[06:11] mik**
I brought an amazing girl!
**[06:14] mik**
She has a ton of super rare mugs!
**[06:16] mik**
Apparently, her dad's company
went under so he started a café!
**[06:23] him**
*This smell...*
**[06:24] mik**
I bet she is a Tokigawa Himena fan!
**[06:30] tou**
Mika-chan, I always tell you.
**[06:33] tou**
Please be quiet when I'm throwing
or you'll break my concentration.
**[06:37] mik**
But...
**[06:39] him**
Um, what is this smell?
**[06:46] him**
It brings back memories for some reason.
**[06:50] tou**
You know the smell of clay?
**[06:52] him**
No... At least, I don't
think I should know it.
**[06:55] mik**
See, I knew you were interested.
**[06:57] mik**
Show Touko-senpai those mugs, too!
**[07:00] tou**
Mugs?
**[07:03] tou**
There's no doubt.
**[07:07] tou**
They're all by Tokigawa Himena.
**[07:09] tou**
How did you get these?
**[07:11] him**
Huh? Oh, that's my mother.
**[07:15] mik**
But you're a Toyokawa, not a Tokigawa!
***SIGN*** Muscle
**[07:19] him**
T-Tokigawa is my mother's maiden name.
**[07:23] mik**
Amazing, I want to meet her!
**[07:26] mik**
Um, um...
**[07:28] mik**
This!
***SIGN*** Tokigawa Himena
***SIGN*** The world reflected in a cup
**[07:29] mik**
In our world, she's super famous.
I mean, she's Tokigawa Himena!
**[07:32] mik**
Every girl in pottery looks up to her!
**[07:35] him**
Really?!
**[07:36] miK**
What is she doing now? How come
she stopped making things?
**[07:39] miK**
Can I come to your house?
**[07:40] him**
Sure, but my mother's not there.
**[07:42] mik**
Oh, why not?!
**[07:44] him**
She died when I was four.
**[07:52] him**
Oh, you don't have to worry about it.
**[07:58] him**
I barely remember her.
**[08:05] tok**
Is it raining?
**[08:07] sac**
A real spring rain.
**[08:11] sac**
She used to say that she liked the
smell of the clay this time of year.
**[08:18] tok**
She certainly did.
**[08:21] tou**
This is your mother's work.
**[08:23] him**
We have a very similar one at home.
**[08:26] tou**
Apparently that was her seat.
***SIGN*** Want to try?
**[08:48] him**
I want to try.
**[08:55] tou**
What should we make?
**[08:57] him**
Something easy like a bowl?
**[09:00] tou**
Got it.
**[09:01] tou**
Start by wetting your hands.
**[09:06] tou**
Support the clay with both of
your hands, like you're wrapping it.
**[09:09] him**
Okay.
**[09:14] him**
It's cold.
**[09:16] him**
But I like the slippery feel.
**[09:20] tou**
Now we'll push down with our thumbs.
**[09:25] tou**
Like this.
**[09:27] him**
It's harder than I thought.
**[09:30] tou**
Next, let's widen it to the size we want.
**[09:33] tou**
Let's put a touch of strength
into our middle fingers
**[09:37] tou**
and pull it up.
**[09:41] tou**
I think that will do.
**[09:43] tou**
Now try to push it out with your right hand.
**[09:47] him**
I'm nervous.
**[09:50] tou**
Yes, that's it!
**[09:51] tou**
Now gently let go.
**[10:00] tou**
Nice.
**[10:01] tou**
That was quite good for your first attempt.
**[10:02] him**
Really?
**[10:05] him**
I'll fix the part that's a bit crooked.
**[10:08] tou**
I wouldn't do that.
**[10:16] mik**
It was looking so good.
**[10:18] nao**
Too bad.
**[10:19] mik**
I guess talent isn't genetic.
**[10:24] tou**
That's fine.
**[10:26] tou**
It wouldn't be any fun if you could
do it perfectly from the start.
**[10:30] mik**
Will you come again?! You should come!
**[10:32] mik**
Please come!
***SIGN*** Tokishiro
**[10:36] him**
But the café...
**[10:42] nao**
Hey! You should join the pottery club.
**[10:46] nao**
You seemed to enjoy yourself.
**[11:02] tok**
How was school?
**[11:04] him**
It was fun. I advertised our café, too!
**[11:07] tok**
Great!
**[11:08] him**
And I made a weird friend.
**[11:10] sac**
What do you mean by weird?
**[11:14] him**
How did the café do?
**[11:16] tok**
So so, I guess.
**[11:22] him**
Anyway...
**[11:24] him**
Would it be okay if I joined a club?
**[11:28] him**
Of course. I'll help out with
the café as much as I can.
**[11:31] tok**
Oh, you found something good?
**[11:33] tok**
Of course it's fine.
**[11:34] tok**
You have to do things you like.
**[11:36] him**
Yay!
**[11:37] him**
Then I'll join tomorrow on a trial basis!
**[11:39] sac**
What club is it?
**[11:41] him**
The pottery club!
**[11:42] him**
I guess Mom was amazing!
**[11:44] him**
They taught me quite a lot already!
**[11:57] him**
Dad?
**[12:13] him**
What's wrong?
**[12:15] tok**
Nothing, I'll be right there.
**[12:22] tok**
I always thought this day might come.
**[12:28] tok**
Even if she gets completely absorbed into it,
**[12:31] tok**
I'll make sure to watch over
her properly this time.
**[12:33] tok**
I won't let her get sick.
**[12:39] him**
I don't like that Dad's not happy for me...
**[12:44] tok**
Sorry for the wait.
**[12:50] tok**
Sakura tea is for celebrating departure,
**[12:54] tok**
with a wish that something
new may blossom.
**[12:56] him**
You mean...
**[13:01] him**
It smells nice.
**[13:04] him**
It's good!
**[13:05] tok**
Yeah?
***SIGN*** Mini Mini Pottery Club
**[14:25] mat**
The girl with the bobbed
hair is finally ready!
***SIGN*** God
***SIGN*** Matsudodeiemon
**[14:27] mat**
She's going to learn all about pottery and—
**[14:31] mat**
Wait... are they sightseeing?!
**[14:32] mat**
What is this?!
**[14:34] mat**
Next time: The Pottery Club is Paradise
***SIGN*** Next time
***SIGN*** The Pottery Club is Paradise
**[14:37] txt**
You too will see the pottery star.